The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
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Washington
acknowledgements court criti-
cized by National Women's Trade
Union league for holding women's
minimum wage law in District of Col
umbia unconstitutional.
Washington = Harding administra-
ton has undergone no change toward
League of Nations; president lets it
he known that there will be neither
a front door nor back door approach
to league by United States.
ashington-President Harding ex-
pected to approve sending fleet of 80
naval subn arine chasers after rum
fleet off Atlantic coast as part of an
aggressive prohibition enforcement
campaign soon to be inaugurated.
shington-President Harding re-
turns from vacation with executive
business piled up. Expects to start
on speech-making trip and Alaska in
10 weeks.
shington-President Harding's
decision in prospect on tariff policy
promises to have important bearing
on republican party platform in 1924,
executive revision Of tariffs without
reference to congress the issue.
Washington-United States Cham
Der of Commerce recommends sup
plementing immigration restriction
law by adding per cent quota to pres
ent per cent, the added quota to be
admitted by process of selection.
Neutrality-suspicious. of American
citizens against Germany and Ger
mans totaling $1,1S7,736,S67 will be
presented to the mixed claims COM
mission, Robert c. Morris, the Amer
lean agent, announced.
Washington = Secretary of the
Treasury A. W. Mellon, reporting in
come tax collections for March this
year under reduced surtax rates $780,
100000 in excess of last year under
higher rates, claims justification for
his advocacy of still further reductions
in rates; declares high income taxes
Z defeat their own purpose.
Domestic
Chicago-William j. Higgins, spe-
cial officer at the union station for 80
years and friend of hundreds of nota-
bles, including former Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft, is dead here.
Cleveland-Miss Helene Mayer, age
81, was crowned champion long dis
lance dancer. In dancing so hours
and 16 minutes she wore out six pairs
of stockings, four pairs of shoes, three
orchestras. four piano players and
danced approximately SO miles.
New York-The body of John Black
we'll Cobb, capitalist, was found in his
stateroom on the train from Hot
Springs, Ark, on its arrival at the
Pennsylvania station. Cobb, who lived
at Stamford, Conn, for many years
was vice president of the American
Tobacco company and director OF
the United Drug company.
Birmingham, Ala.-Fire starting in
a pile of oil waste Quilted the store
rooms of the Packard Birmingham
Motor Car company, destroyed nearly
100 automobiles, according to j. l.
Akin, chief of the Birmingham fire de
partment. The loss will reach $500, 900
New Yo:k-Smashing the window
of Silverstein's jewelry store on up
per Broadway, two well dressed young
men seized $4,000 worth of jewelry
and escaped in a taxicab.
New York-Opposition to the ordi
nation of women as Methodist minis
tiers was decided upon in close vote
with many delegates refraining from
expressing an opinion, at the session
of the New York annual conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church il
the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopa
church.
New York-Narcotic drugs an,
opium pipes, some exquisitely carved
valued at $2,500,000. were burned il
the furnaces at police headquarters
The opium, hasheesh, heroin, NOR
phine and other drugs seized in las
years raids by the narcotic squad, wa
included.
Colorado Springs-Word has bee
received here of the death aboar
train at Lajunta, COL, of Mrs. Eliza
beth Morgan Swift, of Broadmoor, ma
tional vice-president of the Girl Scout
of America.
Evansville, Ind.-After thinking tn
matter over, he decided it was bes
''to put the old man out of his misery,
George Virgin, aged 81. declared wheI
arraigned in city court charged wit
the Staying of his father, John Virgin
aged 70, a paralytic. Virgin entere
a plea of guilty and was bound owe
to. the circuit court without bonds.
Boise, Idaho-Frank E. Johnese,
Idaho state chairman of the progre
sive party, said that Henry Ford
name will not be entered ON the Idah
primary bal,et until "he has mad
himself clear on certain planks of OF
platform"
Nashville, Tenn.-After QUAR-
with his wife, Rev. Billie Watkins, 70
mer baptist minister, threw his 1 We;
old baby out Of the house into IL
yard, breaking it's neck and killir
it instantly.
Chicago-William 2. Foster, who's
trial on charges of violation of II
Michigan anti-syndicalism law endt
at st. Joseph, Mich, when the Jul
disagreed, rold an audience gathers
to celebrate the jury's action. he d
not believe the prosecution will
able to convict a single con1muni
who attended the convention in BE
rien county last fall.