The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
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Washington = Legality of flexible
provisions of tariff law to be fought
by industries and tested out in the
courts.
Washington-The treaty of arbitra-
tion between the United States and
Portugal which had expired by limi-
tation was renewed for another period
of five years. The agreement provides
for renewal without change in the
terms of the treaty.
Washington-Colone George Har-
vey, United States minister to the
Court of st. James, committed himself
for the first time as to his intentions.
Colonel Harvey denied published re-
ports that he had rendered his resig-
nation effective Jan. 1.
Washington-Gasolin stocks on
hand at refneries in the United States
on Aug. 1 amounted to 1,165, 1888, $40
gallons, constituting "a days supply,
at the July rate of consumption, &C
cording to figures of the interior de-
partment The total represents de-
crease of about 9SO00,O0O gallons from
stocks held July 1, when there was 80
days supply available.
Washington-All previous records
for loading Of revenue freight were
broken during the week ending Aug.
%, when 1,069,93 cars were loaded, it
was announced by the car service d.
vision of the American Railway asso-
citation The total exceeds the previ-
Gus record of the week ended July %,
by 2S,SSS.
Washington-Postm Lafond of
Little Falls, Mimi, is the first post
master in the United States to start
an early mailing" campaign for the
Christmas holidays, the postoffice de-
Christmas following so closely upon
Sunday this year, the department said
that the Little Falls postmaster is not
too early in getting the campaign I'M
der way and urges other postmasters
to follow his lead.
Domestic
New York-Secretary Hughes came
to New York to see his new grandson,
Richard Hughes Waddell, who was
born to his daughter, Mrs. Chauncey
A. Waddell. Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes left for Montreal, where he
addressed the Canadian Bar associa-
ton.
Valparaiso, Ind.-Valparaiso univer
sity will continue to operate regard
less of the discontinuance of negotia-
tons whereby the Ku Klux Khan was
TO have taken over the institution, it
was announced by President, H. NJ.
Evans.
San Francisco-Charact erizing the
world court as "hamstring" tribunal
without jurisdiction, Senator Hiram
Johnson declared in an address that
Europe was not interested in advice
from the United States, "but wants
aid in either money or men,"
Chicago-King Tut, as an arbiter of
fashions, has been returned to his
tomb, according to Oliver, designer of
women's clothes, and one of the ex-
hibitors at the convention of the
Fashion Art league, to be held here.
The orient, however, still will influ-
ence strongly feminine fashions.
New York-This city went into it's
pocket and started the Japanese relief
fund with donations totaling more
than 100000. The list was headed by
two subscriptions of 100000 each CIV
en- by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and
the Laura Spelman Rockefeller foun-
dalton.
New York-Discovery in Ferghans
worlds largest deposit of radium as
announced in Petrograd, will prove a
tremendous advantage to science and
a boon to the Masses" it was declared
at the offices of the New York Radium
Institute.
have swept the Ose canyon region of
the Santa Barbara forest for the last
week have burst all bonds and are
raging on the crest of the Santa Ynez
mountain, within three miles of Santa
Barbara. A dense smoke pail hangs
over the city and white ashes are
raining on practically every roof.
New York-For the first time the
steamship Leviathan was in the pos
session of the United States lines.
The actual transfer Of the great liner
from F. H. Gibbs. who reconditioned
1t, to the shipping board fleet, took
place.
New York-The coal strike may
make or mar President Coolidge's
chance for nomination at the 1924 re-
publican convention, in the opinion of
Frederick w. Upham, treasurer of the
national republican committee, who
let it be known on returning from
abroad that Chicago being the geo.
graphically logical place for it," prob
ably would be the scene of the next
republican convention. That city, he
said, is the choice of a majority of
the committee.
New York-Wage adjustments for
employees of the United States Steel
corporation, whose working day was
reduced from IL to 10 hours, will be
an increase of about 10 per cent, it
was indicated by Ebert Gary.
New York-Represontative w. r.
Wood of Indiana, Chairman of the re-
publican national congressional COM
mittee, who returned on the Le2ia-
than from Europe where he made
study of the immigration question, an
nouncee he would introduce bill at
the next congress doing away with
thu quota method in sistricting immi-
Erstion