The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-10
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Washington
Washington-An increase of more
than $9O,000,000 in the public debt dur
ing February was announced by the
treasury.
Fifty destroyers and
so auxiliary ships have been sent to
the dry docks by Secretary of the
Navy Edwin DENLY to save fuel.
Washington-Chair Butler OF
the house naval committee indicated
that he was figuring on a total of u.s..
500 enlisted men for the navy.
Washington-Produc of gasoline
in the United States reached a new
record figure in 1921, with an output
of 5,513,549,31S gallons, according to
the bureau of mines.
Washington Of the Navy
Edwin DENLY announced that new
device had been developed by the navy
which made it possible to measure
ocean depths hitherto unknown.
MISUNDERSTANDING on ship sub
sidy legislation probably will com
n,ence before the house committee on
merchant marine and fisheries and
the senate commerce commission early
in the week of March Is.
Washington-Resolu approving
the policy of the administration for
aiding the nations merchant marine
were adopted by the National Mer-
chant Marine association and present
ed to President Harding.
Washington-Decrea in the size OF
the house from 435 to PIT members is
proposed in reapportionment bill in
troduced by Representative ]. d.
Clarke, (rep., N. ". The new mem
berBhip would be effective March 8,
1928.
Observation-Disclosures of the house
from northwest states are preparing
to obtain passage OF the STEVENSON
bill fixing the grades for spring wheat
in the event Secretary of Agriculture
H. C. Wallace fails to grant any con.
siderable portion of the relief sought
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. General Beach
in letter recommended prosecution
of employment agencies which are Eek.
plotting the people and preying upon
the unemployed" in connection with
prospective operations at the, Muscle
Shoals, La, power and nitrate projects.
Washington-Oppo to the four
power Pacific pact grew more formid-
able following an important powwow
of democratic chieftains at dinner
given by Joseph P. Tumulty to for
mer Governor James M. Cox of Ohio,
democratic presidential nominee in
1920.
Domestic
New York-Dr. George Harris, presi-
dent emeritus of Amherst college, died
at his home here. He was Is years old.
Columbus, Ohio--Robbers today rob
bed Tilltop branch of the Citizens
Trust & Savings bank of between 3d..
600 and $4,000.
New York-For the first time in the
city's history New York's gross re-
ceipts and expenditures, both exceed.
ed 81, OOo, 600, 0ee in 1921.
New York-George w. Perkins, fin.
ancier, who died June 10, 1920, left an
estate of $5,2O7,o72 according to an ap.
praisal filed in surrogates court.
New York-Two scows loaded with
bottled whiskey were seized in West
Chester creek and the seven men COM
posing the crews were placed under
arrest.
New York = The Chicago Grand
Opera company closed its five weeks
engagement in New York and left on
10000 mile tour with Philadelphia as
the first stop.
Denver-Plans for the organization
of national federation of wheat mar.
keting associations on the contract
pooling basis were adopted by con.
ference of state associations.
Chicago-David Strauss, guard in
the Cook county Jail, was found not
guilty of charges of aiding Tommy
O'Connor, Chicago g1nnan, in his es-
cape from the county Jail here last
December.
Okmulgee, Okla-A fist fight be.
tween Governor J. e. A. Robertson,
Oklahoma, and James G. Lyons, Ok
mulgee oil operator, climaxed the
stormy grand jury investigation OF
Okmulgee state bank failures scandal
Chicago-Last hopes of averting q
strike of coal miners in the east and
midwestern fields vanished when John
L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers, called off the peace
conference, which had been scheduled
for March 2, at Cleveland. Failure oil
operators to respond to the invitations
sent out for the Cleveland meeting
were given as the reason.
Washington The postal service
would be required to provide weekly
pay for all employees under bill intro
duced by Senator Lodge, Republican Of
Massachusetts.
New York-Alfred d. Lindsey, alleg
ed to have obtained more than $1,000,
900 from society women, was arrested
in Overlook, Pa, according to al
nouncement by police.
Nashville Charles Fl. Petre, Ton
Christmas, Otto Stevens and John Nc.
Clure were electrocuted at the state
prison all in the space Of Is minutes
for the murder Of George Lewis Of
Knoxville. on May 80, 1921