The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-07-07
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which now goes to the president. 1t
carries appropriations of $2S9,000,000
and provides for $4,000 enlisted men.
Washington-Presid Harding sent
to the senate the nominations of the
following to be registers of land Of
fees: Walter e. Bennett, at Great
Falls, Mont. and John Widow at
Pierre, S. d.
Washington A constitutional
amendment which would give con-
gress power to regulate the nomina-
ton and election of senators and rep
resentatiyes, thus giving control over
state primaries, was proposed in
resolution introduced by Chairman
Dallinger of the house elections COM
mittee.
Washington-Preside Harding is
determined to take aggressive action
to end coal mine strike or bring about
resumption to full production OF fuel.
Failure to bring operators and miners
into conference will force him to adopt
drastic measures to protect the people
from a coal famine. Compulsory arbl-
tration or even government operation
of the mines will be resorted to if
necessary.
Washington-Pacific coast republi-
cans fail in their attempt to impose
duty on shingles, the senate by vote
of 40 to Is approving the finance COM
mittee amendment striking out house
provision for a duty of so cents per
1000 pieces. Shingles now go on the
free list with other kinds of lumber
placed there by the house bill.
Observation-Disclosures Senator Cor
nelius Cole of California, 100 years old,
visited the senate for the first time
in 25 years, discussed the issues Of the
day with energy and accompanied by
Senator S. NJ. Shortridge called upon
President Harding at the White
House.
Washington-Decision Of Represen-
tatiys Fordney of Michigan not to
seek reelection means the probable
elevation of Representative W. r.
Green of Iowa to the Craftsmanship of
the ways and means committee, at the
session following March 4, 1928.
on-Congressional action
on the annual army appropriation bill
providing for an average army for the
coming year Of $4,000 enlisted men
and 10000 officers was completed
through final adoption by the Senate
of the conference report on the meas
ure.
Observation-Disclosures Leach of Min
neapolis will resist with all his might
any plans of Henry Ford to get the
waterpower rights at the high dam in
the Mississippi at the Twin Cities.
Washingtcn-The first real split
among Democrats and the first solid
vote of Republicans on the tariff came
with the approval by the Senate 4S
to 10 of the committee rates of ~
cents a pound on live cattle weighing
less than 1850 pounds and 2 cents on
such cattle weighing more than that
amount.
Domestic ...
New York-Julius II. Schwartz, Lead
er of a ring of commercial swindlers,
was sentenced to four years in the At
lanta penitentiary.
Chicago-A little blackhaired IA year
old girl testified in Judge Hickman
Scanlan's court against her father, who
is on trial charged with numbering his
wife The girl was Lillian Condor. The
prosecutor hopes that her testimony
will send the defendant, Michael Con-
don, to the gallows.
Boundbrook, N. J.-Rear Admiral
George Washington Kline, U. S. N,
retired, is dead at his home here. He
was 5S yexrs old and retired year
ago. Rear Admiral Kline was gradual.
ed from the Naval academy in 1888.
Columbus-Ohio, the mother of
presidents, has this summer the iarg-
est flock of republican aspirants for
political favors in her history. That
means considerable, because Ohio has
never been backward.
New York-On conviction of re-
printing a blasphemous article in the
Russian language newspaper, Novaye
Russokoye Slovo, publisher here, Vic
tor Shinkin, aged 80, publisher of the
paper, was fined $1,000, the maximum
penalty, in special sessions court.
Windsor-A. Stuart Baldwin, aged
Sc, of Chicago, vicepresident of the
Illinois Central railroad, died sudden
ly of heart failure while enroute from
New York to Chicago on Michigan
Central train, the crew reported on
arrival here.
Fort Worth, Texas-Captain S. Burk
Burnett, widely known cattleman, oil
man and rancher, whose wealth is es-
timated in the millions, is dead here.
Tarrytown, N. with simple cere-
mony the body of William Rockefeller,
brother of John D. Rockefeller and one
of Americas wealthiest men, was laid
away in receiving vault in Sleepy
Hollow cemetery.
Punxsutawney, PA large crowd
of men, said . be striking miners and
sympathizers, went from this region to
Waller in automobiles, wagons and
afoot, and staged demonstration at
a number of working mines Reports
to county officials said that many of
the working miners walked out but
that three men who refused to quit
work were severely beaten
st. Louis-The plant of the William
]. Lemp Brewing company one of the
Oldest and largest breweries in the
country, was sold at public auction
here for $5SS,500 The property was
appraised at S5,000,000.