The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-07

10 year old girl.
ADMINISTRATIVE has been
selected as the starting place for the
1922 national balloon race. The start
will be made May 81, it was an
nounced. Ten balloons already have
been entered.
Chicago-Jake Schaerer watched
his worlds 1872 balk line billiard
championship fade into the distance,
but by nervy work he pulled his match
with Willie Hoppe out OF the fire, end
ing the third and final block of play
with 1900 points to the former cham
pion's 1,46S.
Northwest
Davenport, Iowa-Fire wrecked the
southeast wing of the Mammoth Glu-
cose plant here, resulting in loss of
100000.
Sioux City-By majority of more
than 1000, Rev. Wallace M. Shirt was
reelected mayor over Julius F. Ker-
berg, former postmaster. Short heads
the labor ticket.
Great Falls, Mont--Attracted by the
discoveries in the Kevirfeld, represen-
tatives of the oil companies are flock
ing into Sweet Grass arch, as the new
field is geologically known.
Roundup, Monte. G. Hopkins, for
mer sheriff; Frank Wilson, former
chief of police, and George Bennett,
who have been on trial here on a
charge of high lacking, were found
not guilty by jury.
Butte, Mont.-A new temple for the
Masons of Butte, to cost $125,000, is
to be erected in the near future, it is
announced. An auditorium, with q
900 seats, is to be feature. There will
also be dining room to seat 1000 per.
sons.
Charlotte, Iowa-Women who, de-
spite their challenge to the young
men voters that they should support
the women's ticket or cease counting
their daughters, were defeated for Of
fee in every instance, credit booze
and money" for their defeat.
Foreign
Emperor Charles of Austria is i'll with
broncho-pneumonia. His condition is
serious.
notwithstanding Peter Schabel-
ski-Bork and Sergius Taboritzki, who
attempted to assassinate Paul N. Mi
liukov, have made a full confession Of
their guilt.
Moscow-The population of Russia,
excluding Siberia. is 130,707,000, ac-
cording to recent estimates. The
town and city population is put at 16
per cent.
Panama-The first canoe trip
through the Panama canal was COM
pleted by H. j. dresser and ". c.
Gardner. They covered the 4S miles
in 10 hours and 55 minutes.
Paris-The cabinet completed selec-
ton of the French delegation to the
Genoa conference. 1t will consist Of
60 persons headed by Louis Baru GU,
vice premier and minister of justice.
Southampton, England - Represen-
tatives here of Henry Ford have
agreed to the purchase from the cor
poration of site for the erection of
motor factory to cost 100000 pounds.
Quebec-Fire destroyed the basilica
of Ste Anne de Beaupre, famous for
its shrine, but the statute of Ste. Anne
and the historical relics to which mir
aculous cures have been ascribed were
saved.
London-Premier Lloyc George has
his resignation ready unless the house
gives him a majority of 800 or more
when he asks a vote of confidence on
the governments Genoa policy, his
friends say he will quit
Moscow-The peak Of the fanine in
the Volga has been passed; hencefor.
ward conditions will rapidly improve
says Colonel William N. Haskell, di
rector of American relief administra
ton work in Russia, in statement
London-The Engineering Enlay
ers' Machinists federation has posted
notices locking out the members of IL
unions in addition to the Amalgam,.
ted Engineers union. The lockout IA
to take effect in one week, and will az
feet 100000 additional men.
Lisbon-Three Portuguese cruisers
left to station themselves at different
points in the Atlantic ocean to act as
a convoy for two Portuguese officers
who will attempt to fly in hydro
airplane from Lisbon to Rio de Jan.
eiro
Berlin-Forty-siX men were killed
and 100 wounded on the Germans side
in every hour the World war was rag
ing, according to an estimate arrived
at by General Won Altrock, statisti-
clan. This estimate was made from
study of official records.
Moscow-Red guards who fired into
crowd of parishioners obstructing
church doorway to prevent the execu.
tion of the decree for the confiscation
of church treasures, killed four per-
osns and wounded 10. The shooting
occurred at a provincial church.
London-Mount Etna is in violent
eruption, says Central News dis.
patch from Rome, quoting adyices
from Palermo Streams of lava are
flowing from all sides of the crater,
and the inhabitants of the village on
the mountain side have fed from their
homes.
Paris-If the Paris municipal coun.
Gil will not submit a plan for . new
stadium the French Olympic commit
tee will default the 1924 games to the
United States, according to Frantz
Reicehl, secretary of the committee
The Pershing stadium is unsafe, he
said.
Riga-The first contingent of Rus
sia's delegation to the Genoa economic
conference arrived here en- route to
Berlin. A monarchist plot to assassin
ate the delegates was anearthed by Sc
cret police and many arrests were