The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-22
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Washington
Washington-Hearin on President
Harding's recommendations for rural
credits legislation begins before the
senate committee on banking and cur
rency.
Washington-Approximately 1900
900 pairs of new trench and field shoes
were sold for S1.S3 pair by the
quartermaster department of the Uni
ted States Army.
Washington-Nearly half the exports
Of corn from the United States in 1921
or 5S,5S2,S06 bushels-went to Can
ada, according to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
Washington-A subsidy for -Ameri-
can producers, Industrial and agricul-
tural, was proposed by Senator Brook
hart, Republican, Of Iowa, as an
amendment to the administration ship
ping bill
Washington-Farm credit legisla-
ton received in Congress an impetus
which both Republican and Democrat
ic leaders said insured legislation in
behalf of agriculturalists during the
present session.
Washington-The interstate COM
MERGE commission approved the appli-
cation of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul railroad for a government
loan of $10,OOO,0O0 for the purpose of
taking up securities of like amount,
maturing Jan. l, 1928.
Washington-Expen of $780,
100000 among famine sufferers in Ger
many and Austria by the United
States government was urged upon the
House by Representative Newton, Re-
publican, Minnesota, who introduced g
resolution to that effect.
Washington-The fourteenth census
resulted in the establishment of some
new records by the government. The
work was completed in shorter time
than ever before, more data was fur
nished and the cost was less than Con-
gress appropriated for the purpose.
Washington Opposition to a bill
sponsored by the department of JUS
tice which would authorize establish
ment at Camp Grant of an industrial
reformatory for first offenders was ex-
pressed at hearing before the house
judiciary committee by a delegation
from Rockford, ILL.,
Washington-Unlo less some reduc-
tons are made by railroads in rates on
agricultural products, Secretary Wal
lace of the agriculture department tes-
titled before the Interstate Commerce
commission, there will be a general re-
adjustment of industrial and agricul-
tural production in the United States.
Washington Midshipmen Bruce H.
Robinson, appointed from Arizona,
and Stuart H. Hawkins, appointed
from Massachusetts, were ordered dis
missed from the Naval academy,
President Harding having approved
courtmartial sentences resulting from
the recent hazing cases at the acad-
envy.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Knut-
son, Republican of Minnesota, charged
in the House that probably IS per
cent of the documents now in the in
vestigation of war frauds had been
removed from the files of the Depart
ment of Justice before the Republican
party took over the administration in
March, 1921
Domestic
-Bituminous coal trade in
general remains about the same as
last week, still varying widely in diff
ferent sections.
Streetman, Texas-Streetman was
quiet after the lynching of a Negro,
and the burning of the only Negro
hotel.
Peoria, Ill.-Alphonse Barrett, all
state tackle, has been elected captain
of the Bradley football team for 1923.
Barrett's home is in st. Cloud, Mimi
East ST. Louis, Ill.-Mrs. Albert Lii
ley was divorced for the eleventh time
III oO col OAO Adb IudfI leu IL
times, the first husband having died
Nerthfield-G always a con-
tender to be reckoned with in basket
ball, should have one of it's strongest
teams this winter.
Lennox, S. D.-Elaborate prepare
tions have been made for the annual
corn show in Lennox, on Jan. 10 and
20.
Beresford, S. D.-Work of crawling
the King of Trails south from Worth
ington to Beresford was commenced
this week.
Artesian, s. D.-Temporary consol-
idation of the Methodist and Presby-
terrain churches of this place, to ex-
tend over period of one year, have
been effected.
Marion, Ill.-The march Of several
hundred armed men, driving before
them through the streets of Herrin six
blood-stained prisoners and then later
finding of 20 bodies, was described to
the jury by several witnesses at the
trial Of five men in connection with the
riot