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The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
Domestic

Debbs Ferry, N. Y.-Hanging head
down from a balloon. John Smith of
Yonkers, fell from a height of
1000 feet into the Hudson river. He
was rescued and will live.
New York-A new type of railroad
car for shipping milk in bulk, which
eliminates icing the use of milk
cans, was demonstrated here to city
officials. 1t has nine removable con-
tainers, each encasing vacuum tank
of 900 gallons capacity. Milk is kept
at the temperature at which it is load
ed.
Los Angeles-A safe deposit box in
a Los Angeles bank holds the famous
$150,00G Kermanshah Persien rug over
which the peace treaty at Versailles
was signed.
Chicago-The Anti-Saloon league
asked Secretary of State Emerson to
withhold from submission to the voters
of Illinois the light wine and beer ref
erendum in the November election.
Acknowledgement of the Milwau-
kee Presbytery will undertake a two
year evangelism campaign, according
to an announcement at the close of a
two-day conference here
DenVer-A resolution urging that
America join England in warning upon
Turkey was passed by the Presbytery
Of Denver, Massacre of Christians was
the. cause of the action.
New York-The rundown brick
house on the lower East side where
President James Monroe died while
visiting his daughter, Mrs. James L.
Gouvereur, is to be saved to posterity.
Youngstown, Ohio-Former Justice
]. H. Clarke of the United States su-
preme court denies he had resigned
from the bench to seek the democratic
nomination for president
Kittanning, Pa.-An 81 year old
Civil wal. soldier, father of 20 children,
took the witness stand on his own
behalf and testified that he shot and
killed David Spear Moxon, mine SUI
perintendent, because he believed that
Moxon had wronged his daughter. The
old man, Andrew Davis, was remanded
to jail to stand trial for the murder.
Chicago--The Womens Christian
Temperance union seeks to keep Sun
day from being commercialized Miss
Anna Gordon, world and national pres
ident Of the organization, said, in deny
ing published reports that the union
had issued Sabbath observance
pledges of blue law scope.
New Haven, Conn.-Henry NJ.
Crooksr, Civil war veteran and be-
heved to have been the last living pail
bearer of Abraham Lincoln, is dead in
: his eighty-second year. He was born
in Vestel, N. Y.
Saranac Lake, N. Y.-Catharine
Doty, aged 16, saved four persons
from drowning when she and four 9TH
ers had fallen in their automobile from
80 foot bridge.
West Palm Beach, Fla.-The hear
ing in the suit by the three children
of Richard Croker to have his win
adju1ged Illegal was crntiDued III til
Oct IL.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29

there will be no, objection to the reso-
luton and 1 move it's adoption.
Mr. Clarke of New York. / would
like to ask the gentleman question.
Does it include mice?
Mr. Ireland. No; it is not con-
templated within this resolution to in
clude the effort at exterminatlon OF
our pet rodents; those are cared for in
another way.
Mr.. Garner. understood from the
reading that it only applied to the
Senate. uaughter.)
Mr.. Ireland. No; there are a few
bugs in the House. Uaughter,)
The resolution was agreed to.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29

Cleveland, Ohio; Louisville, KY; Chi
cago, Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich,
Indianapolis, Birmingham, Ala, Nash
vile and Memphis, Tenn, and others.
In Chicago, for example, the army
appropriation slice was felt with the
relief from duty of Lieut.. Seeley A.
Wallen and Lieut.. o. N. Taylor of the
r. o. t. c., it was learned from Maj.
Frank L. Beals, head of the high
schools cadets. They were on the re-
tired list.
"The lack of appropriation takes
away two of our officers, although we
really are short" said Major Beals.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29

~ REAT BRITAIN is building up
NJ large stocks of gold In the United
States to meet the interest on the
British war debt to this country due in
October, according to a report to Sec
retary Hoover.
The British gold reserves In Eng
land are being depleted, advices from
Consul General Skinner at London to
the commerce secretary declared,
while foreign trade reports show that
out of total of over $42OO0,0O0 of.
gold imported in July about $4,000, ,O00
csms from England.
Great Britain. according % Consul
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
SAY U. S. SHOULD HELP
Sulgrave Institute Members in Mime
apoIis Conserned Over War.

apoIis Conserned Over War.
Minneapolis of Great Britain
for what they described as her lonely
position" in the Near East and insist
ing that she would maintain her stand
against the Turk, unsupported if neces-
sary and at all costs, IA representa-
tives of the Sulgrave institute of Eng
land, whose purpose is to advance
friendly relations between English
speaking peoples, arrived in the Twin
Cities.
'If Turkey gets across the Darda-
nelles, she will again be the cat
among the pigeons" declared Harold
Spencer, editor and author. Even
tually the pigeons will pick out her
eyes, but she will cause a great deal
of havoc before that
Great Britain is ready to stand
alone against the Turk to save mil
lion Christian lives in southeastern
Europe. She is not asking anybody to
help her.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
KING CONSTANCE ABDIcATEs
Athens Ministry Falls When Soldiers
RevoIt-MartiaI Law Declared.

Athens-A crisis is rapidly develop
ing. The king has proclaimed mar
tial law. Eight thousand troops at Sa-
lonica have revolted, insisting on
change in the government.
Sections of the army in the Aegean
Islands also have revolted. They de-
mand that the king abdicate. Part of
the army in Thrace demands that the
king join the army there.
The officers and troops who revolted
at Balonica have sent word to Athens
insisting on the Imprisonment of sew
eral of the former premiers, including
M. Gouraris and NJ. Straitos, who are
held responsible for the adverse cam
paign in Asia Minor.
A later report from London says:
King Constantine has abdicated in
favor of the Crown Prince.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings Of the Week
Condensed for Benefit of
Busy Readers.
Washington

ashingtOn-Senator H. o. Bursum,
New Mexico, introduces new soldier
bonus bill and will attempt to press it
next session.
Washington-An appropriation of
100000 for relief of Americans in
Smyrna, recommended by President
Harding, was voted by the senate 1t
must yet be approved by the house.
Neutrality-suspicious. conscriptions
of all individuals and property auto:
matically would follow future declar-
alton of war by the United States un-
der resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Royal Johnson (rep., S. d.
John will push for adoption of his
resolution at the next session.
Washington-Rev. Arthur j. Scan.
Ian of Yonkers told the national con-
ference of Catholic Charities steps
must be taken for the total abolition
of divorces.
shington-Treasury officials say
Great Britain will pay S50,000,OO0 in
interest to United States in October.
hington-Secretary of war sum-
mons prominent national guard Off
GERS to map out policy for guard or
ganization in national defense scheme.
Washington-The anthracite ques
tion vas declared by Secretary Hoover
10 be approaching solution both as to
distribution and prices. He said it
was reported that prices for hard coal
would, be be fixed on a basis of $S.40
to $3.50 a ton at the mines for stove
b coal, to which the freight rate and
handling charges would be added.
Wsshington-Representative M. e.
Rhodes, Missouri, asked for a con-
gressional investigation of delays
and determinations" in the veterans
bureau at st. Louis.
Washington Representative Oil.
yer, Democrat, Alabama, gave Repre-
sentative Dempsey, Republican, New
York, slap on the cheek in the House
during the hubbub which attends the
calling of the roll.
Washington President Harding
played golf for the first time since
Mrs. Harding was taken critically i'll
nearly two weeks ago. 1t was at the
advice of General Sawyer, his personal
physician, that he took to the links.
Mrs. Harding continues to show i'm
provement, it was stated.
Washington-Former treasury en-
ployees appointed by Elmer Dover and
dismissed under charges, accuse COM
missioner Of internal revenue and
other treasury officials of irregulari.
ties and demand investigation of their
bureaus.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29

THII federal trade commission is
4 sued a formal complaint charging
that the proposed Midvale-Republic-
Inland Steel merger is an unfair
method of competition, in violation of
the federal trade commission act. 1t
is similar to the recent complaint
against the proposed merger of the
bethlehem and Lackawanna Steel
companies.
In statement announcing the COM
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
SENATOR T. A. WATSON DIES
Noted Democrat and National Figure
Succumbs in Washington.

SuSSuHioS III WdSfllH9toHs
Washington-United States Senator
Thomas E. Watson of Georgia, died
suddenly at his Washington home.
Death was said to be due to an acute
attack of asthma, from which Senator
Watson had suffered recurently for
some years.
Although failing health had inter-
rupted Senator Watson's attendance
at Senate sessions frequently in the
last several months, he was in his seat
Friday when the Senate adjourned and
h.:3 friends believed that he vas then
showing improvement. He was strick-
en- suddenly after dinner and passed
shortly after 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. He was sc years of age.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
DAYS OF '4s ARE RECALLED
Randsburg, California, Becomes Mecca
Prospectors-Rich Ore Find.


Prospectors-Rich Ore Find.
Randsburg, Calf. = Announcement,
coming almost simuit0n eously, of gold
and silver strikes in seven mines of
the Rand mining district caused a
repetition of early California scenes
here.
The principal street of Randsburg
was thronged with excited people.
Leases and properties changed hands
rapidly. Since the announcement of
the strikes, newspaper, brokerage
office and several small businesses
have been established
The mines in which paying ore was
asesited to have been found are wide
ly scattered over the Rand district,
which was the scene of gold rush
about 25 years ago.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
2so Million Marks saved-crops.

Halberstadt, Saxony-The technical
auxiliary corps, has been requisitioned
to supplant striking farm workers in
the Oschersteben and Halberstadt dis
tricts. Through their assistance near
ly 25O,O00,000 marks in crops have
been saved.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
500 Ton Motor Ship Sinks.

Manila-The 500 ton motorship
Sangse, loaded with lumber, foundered
off the island of Mindoro in the recent
typhoon. Its crew of 81 were rescued,
but the vessel is a total loss.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
Northwest

Fargo-The spring wheat crop, es.
TAINTED at 21S,000,000 bushels Sept. 1,
compares with 145,7S9,000 bushels in
1921 for the four states of Minnesota
North Dakota, South Dakota and Mon.
tana
Hecla, S. D.-John B. Hofer is being
held here, charged with one of the
boldest cattle robberies ever perpe-
trated in this section of the state.
Hofer is butcher and it is charged
that he has been stealing cattle from
ranchers in the section and butcher
ing them in their own pastures and
then hauling the meat to his shop.
Sioux Falls, S. D.-Rev. w. Blair
Roberts, Of Dallas, S. D., will be the
next Episcopal suffragan bishop Of
South Dakota, to succeed Bishop Will
liam p. Remington of Rapid City, who
has been elevated to the bishopric Of
eastern Oregon.
Neenah, Wis.-Cabbage growers Of
tbs section of the state are facing to-
tai losses so far as their crops are
concerned because of prevailing low
market price. Only 81 ton is being
! offered for cabbage, and on this basis
the receipts would not pay for the
cutting and hauling charges.
Menasha, Wis.-The first annual
| convention of the Fox river valley di-
vision Of the American Pulp and Pa
per Mill Superintendent's association
was held in this city with about fifty
mill heads of the valley in attendance.
Superior, Wis.-The wholesale price
of soft coal was advanced today to
$12 ton by some of the docks. The
companies which have advanced
prices are the Great Lakes Coal &
Dock company, the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal company and the Pitts
burgh Coal company. Prices last year
at this time were $1.50 to $4 a ton.
New shipments are expected daily.
Grand Forks, N. Drew ]. M. Pos
SINUS, pastor Of the Emmanuel Swe-
| dish Lutheran church here, has ac-
cepted a call to the Tabor Evangelical
Lutheran church, Minneapolis.
Platte, S. D.-A destructive fire that
originated in building at the rear Of
the Wilson Hotel here destroyed near.
ly two blocks of business houses and
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
passenger station.
Superior, Wis.-The Lake Superior
Teachers association will hold its an.
nual convention here Oct. lib. Elk.
Governor Harding of Iowa will deliver
the opening address.
Fargo-One of the best hunting
seasons in many years is facing North
Dakota hunters, according to reports
brought in by those who went out at
the seasons opening. Chickens, while
hard to- flush, are abundant. Duck
are plentiful.
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
Foreign


Peking-Ce changes in the cabi-
net, which have been under considera-
tion by the Peking government for
some time, were announced and are
believed to have an important bearing
on the relations existing between the
northern and southern republics. Sun
Tan-Lin succeeds lien Wen-Lin as
minister OF the interior.
Moscow-A contract with the Barns
dale corporation of New York, which
gives Americans concessions to oper-
ate in the Baku territory, has been
completed. The contract now awaits
the signatures and ratification of the
Soviet. Americans are given the right
to develop oil wells on a percentage
basis for period of Is years.
Mexico City-All travellers entering
the United States by rail from Mexi-
co must show certificates bearing con-
sular signature that they have not
ben in Tampico within six days of the
date Yellow fever in Tampico is the
reason.
Tokio-Japanese womanhood was
interested and surprised that the
bride of Prince Regent Hiro Hito will
wear a bridal gown of foreign style,
completely upsetting precedent and
establishing an example certain to
have wide influence on the national
costume.
Mexico City-The workmen's union
in the state of Puebla has demanded Of
factory owners that certain workers
be given employment. These are agi-
tators who have been driven out Of
other parts of Mexico, other Latin,
American countries. The union threat
ems general strike.
Riga-While the American relief ad.
ministration is distributing hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth of
medicines and supplies in Ukraine.
the soviet legation in Riga announces
that Ukraine has sent q large, com
pletely equipped medical unit to An.
CORA to aid the wounded Turks.
Toxic Japanese delegates to the
Pan-Pacific conference at Honolulu
have been asked to urge a free port
for Hawaii and abolition of coastwide
restrictions in all Pacific lands.
Manila Serious damage is believed
to have resulted from typhoon which
has swept over the Philippines. Two
small coastwise vessels were sunk in
Manila bay.
Paris-Belgium has accepted the
guarantees offered by the German
Reischsbank for payment within six
months of Germany's treasury notes,
the reparations commission AS been
informe,..
The Ely miner., 1922-09-29
Sporting

ST. PauI-With the winning of this
seasons Aemrican league penant, st.
Paul, under Mike Kely's guidance has
captured four penants, or one moro
than Minneapolis and leads the league
in that particular feat.
Chicago-A baseball players life
was insured for $125,000, when pol
icy was taken out by the Chicago
White Sox insuring the club against
the death of Willie Kamm, the sensa-
tional third baseman of the San Fran
cisco club of the Pacific Coast league,
who recently was purchased by Presi-
dent Charles A. Comiskey.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-12-16

undertakings revealed by tire un-
Irccedented number of commercial
failures in the countryside cost of
living shows a steady upward progress
month after month. The Republican
doctrine that high prices are at once
promoter and a proof OF prosperity
seems to be confounded by recent sta
tistics.
The monthly index number Of aver
age commercial prices, compiled by
Dun's Review as OF December I. 1922,
shows an increase Of 15s per cent over
that for Nuvcmbor-at the rate OF
1917 per cent year. Compared with
thc.ind number for July I, 1871
four months after President Uardiu-'s
inaugurauon-tho index number for
December 1922. showed an Increase
Of 1G per cent.
Nearly all commodities underwent
/ Increases in price. Tho largest in-
crease was in !aa1e.uf,a. which show
Cd an advance OF ga ror cent. COM
pared with November. There was
/ rise of ga per cent in te&tt,o ua-er-
ia's end clothing, which are excessive
LIZ protected by the prof-.ers' tariff
/ act.
/ pottery manufacturers G.; U'- .nyiri
] Wo:&crs in pottery plant. whose
4 ovuore or. members q tic rai,1
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-12-16
(No. 3S442)
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In the circsit Court of Buchanan
County, Missouri, to the January
Term, A. D., 1929.
State of Missouri, County Of Blu
chhnan, IS.
Thomas V. Waller. Plaintiff
vs..
Buchanan County, Mo, Merrill II.
Floyd and Smith T. Floyd If living
and IL dead the unknown heirs
deVisees, grantees, voluntary or
involuntary, of tho said Merrill II.
Floyd and Smith r. Floyd; Will
lam Harrington, guardian of the
heirs of George Long deceased,
and his heirs and assigns; Isaac :.
Waller, If living and il dead she
unknown heirs, deyispos, grantees,
voluntary or Involuntary, of the
said Isaac $. Waller; william
Flaney, II living and IL dead the
unknown heirs, devisccs, grantees,
voluntary or involuntary, of the
said William Flancy; James NJ.
Withers, If living or If dead the
unknown heirs, devisoes, grantees,
voluntary or Involuntary Of the
said James NJ. Withers; Cora
Critchfield; Cora Clausor Ham
lin ................ ....... l)CIenuanlS
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by his attorney, and it appearing 10
the satisfaction of the Circuit Court
that said defendants, Cora Critchtield
and Cora Clauser Hamlin and others
unknown defendants, are nOn-resi-
dents of the State OF Missouri, ana do
not reside therein, il is ordered that
said nonresident defendants be noi-
fled by publication. as required ny
law, that said plaintiff has commenced
his suit I'm this Court against said de-
PENDANTS by petition and affidavit, the
object and general nature Of which Is
TO quiet the title in tract of land In
the Northwest Quarter of Sec. 20, twp.
4 56. Range 35, described as follows;
Commencing at the Southwest corner
of said quarter section, thence East
almost a quarter tC where the South
line OF said quarter is interst Cted by a
draw coming from the north, thence
up said draw to lane coming from
the west, thence west along the south
side Of said lane to the quarter section
line, thence south to the point OF be
ginning; Fifty-six (56) acres in the
Southeast corner of the Northeast
Quarter of Section 80, Township So
Range 35, lying West of Public Road
and the Northeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter Of Section 30, Town
ship 56, Range 35, alleging that the
interest of the unknown defendants is
derived from the defendants named il
that connection. That unless the saiC
defendants shall be and appear at the
next term OF this Court to be beguI
and held at the Court House, in th'
City of st. Joseph, in Buchanan Coun
ty, State of Missouri, on the 1st day
of January, 1923, on or before the
third day of said term, to answer
plaintiffs petition, the same will b'
taken for confessed as TO them ant
Judgment rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered, that a cop!
OF this order be published in The st
Joseph Observer, newspaper pub
lshed in the County of Buchanan, fo
-four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion of which to be at least fiftCcI
days before the next January, 1923
term of this Court
true copy. Attest:
EMMETT j. GROUSE,
(SeaD Clerk.
BY Eugene Rosebug, Deputy Clerk
l.. r. Main, Attorney for Plaintiff.
G125)
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-12-16

James F. Fulbright, Democratic con-
gressional nominee, carried the dis
trict over Edward Hays, by 2,8S3.
Reed ran LASS behind Flbright and
Hays trailed Brewster by 652.
Joe Manloye, Republican nominee
for Congress, carried the Fifteenth
district, composed of Barry. Barton,
Jasper, Lawrence, Mcdonald, Newton
and Shannon counties, by 4,032 over
Frank II. Lee, Democratic nominee.
Brewster carried the district over
Reed by ASH. Reed ran COS votes
behind Lee and Brewster ran II
ahead OF Manlove.
Brewster carried the Sixteenth con-
gressional district, composed Of Craw-
ford, Dallas Dent. Iaclede, Maries,
Phelps, Pulaski shannon, Texas,
Webster and Wright counties by II
votes. Thomas L. Rubey, Democratic
congressional nominee, defeated Phil
! Bennett CRepD by s,s31. Reed ran
2,261 votes behind Rubey and Brew
ster ran 1851 votes ahead Of Bennett
Reed carried the state outside OF
st. Louis city ana Jackson county
| Orcluding Kansas City, by l,472.
A. T. EDMONSTON.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-12-16

Take the Electric Line to
KANSAS CITY, LIBERTY AND
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS
Shortest route, ulic..-st .ilne, best
service. Trains Iraye oth and I'D
mond stress. Local every hour start
ing 5:35 ~. 20 1885 =. m. then 9:oj
s:l ll:2N p. IN. Limited train 10 a
~. and IN.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-12-16
TRYING TO KNOCK OUT
LODGE LEADERSHIP
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to capture the place. Senator Curtis
Is as much a favorite with the eastern
rcactionarics as either Senator Lodge
or Senator Watson, and some Of these
friends share his resentment at what
they call a move TO "doublo-Cross"
both the present leader and his un-
dcrstudy.
Federal TaNCs Higher Than in 1919
Republican claims that federal tax
alton has decreased under the Hard
ing administration arc challenged by
the statements Of the National Indus
trial Conference Board, representing
a large number OF American manu-
flcturcrs. This organization contends
that instead Of reduction OF taxes
there has been an increase compared
with 1919
In the United St1tas federal taxes
alone to,aloI $I925.oo0ooo in 1919
and ln 1921 reached "a total Of &t,i3o.-
100000, which appeared 90 be a de-
crease Of liz per cont inc report
OF tho conference c0n'"H's' however.
that inasmu'h as the 1921 dollar ""'
~ pur-Aasir" power oil 2'.o p'r cent
I'Hs man The 1919 d'lIar' ie@erH ''N''
in 1921 were actually - per cent
/ l9h'r tHaN IN i'i''
Tnr national induS'r.ai ''A''''h''
wn~ rot 'oncerne' II 'h.H report WIN
partisan politics. SO II al" hn' take i''
trouble 10 point out tnat q '",l"'r'' ''
a'miniy'ra'ion was IN power IN I'i'
4 The h7rdin" administration 'aN' 'n''
4 c"Air"I o. the EoNorllae II IN i'@l'
q tr'lI'C, Growing More Numerous
American business has not yet r.
turned 90 the normally" It eTp"r
fenced under ei1ht Years of-remo
cratic administration OF national ai
fairs. with on" a month of 1922 re.
manning, a record OF commercial dis
aS''r without nar2ii"I IN ~" history "
! tn" country mas alfr'8E 't'h 2t'aIn''
fr"dSr'eiS report on tne suoJe'