The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
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Washington

Endorsement of President Harding s
world court proposal by the senate at
this session.
Washington-Whils senate holds
postmortem over dead ship subsidy
bill, Chairman A. d. Lasker of ship
ping board prepares to sell govern
ment ships to highest bidders.
shington-Secretary of War ].
w. Weeks views forthcoming flight Of
army airplanes to Porto Rico as fore
runner of regular air service to Pa
mama canal zone.
misrepresentation of the
Minneapolis city council met represen-
tatives of Henry Ford to ask to be
shown what Ford proposes to do if he
is granted the power rights at the
Minneapolis high dam.
Washington-The navy entered
three flying boats in the competition
for the Jacques Schneider aviation ma
rine trophy, valued at $4,000 francs, to
be staged near the Isle of Wight next
summer. This is the first time the Uni
ted States has entered the event for
the prize offered by the Royal Aero
club of France, won last year by the
Royal Aero club of Great Britain.
Washington-The United Staes gov
eminent paid Norway $12,000,000, the
amount awarded by the international
court of arbitration at the Hague, in
settlements Of claims growing out of
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the war.
MISUNDERSTANDING of Labor ].
j. Davis declined an offer to "star" in
a movie production of his book, 1.-The
Iron Puddler." Marcus Loewe, motion
picture producer, had volunteered to
weave a scenario from the book for
the films contingent upon Davis acting
the hero role.
shington-Damages amounting
to $4,000 are sought in a suit filed in
the District of Columbia supreme
court against Senator T. H Carawy Of
Arkansas by Harry A. Wallerstein, a
veteran bureau employee, for injuries
alleged to have been sustained in a
clash on street here several days
ago. The encounter grew out of an
argument on a streetcar.
Washington-The nations sweet
tooth has grown enormously as meas
ured by the manufacture of confec-
tons and ice cream, the total value
of which was more than $500, 000, 900
in 1921, according to statistics made
nuh1io NV hf copcuc huroon
Washington Secretary Herbert
Hoover has accepted an invitation to
address the National League of Wom-
en- Voters in it's fourth annual con-
vention at Des Moines, Iowa, April
S-14, the league announced.
Washington-The sword carried by
General Richard Montgomery of the
Continental army when he was killed
in an unsuccessful attack on the de-
lenses of Quebec, Dec. 81, 1775, was
transferred to the national museum in
behalf of its owner, Miss Julia Barton
Hunt, whose family owned Montgom-
cry place on the Hudson, where Gen.
eral Montgomerys' wife died.
Domestic
New York-Supreme Court Justice
Guy approved Incorporation of the
Carnegie Endowment in Europe, Inc,
designed "to hasten abolition of inter.
national war and to encourage peace
full, settlement of international differ
ences."
Lexington, Ky-Warren Middleton,
Paducah, KY, student at the Univer-
sity of Kentucky, was indicted for the
killing of Joseph Self, nightwatchman
at the university.
Marion Hl.-Completion of the jury
in the second Herrin mine riots trial
was possible when court reconvened
here. Eight jurors have been chos-
en-.
New York-A billion nickels were
paid into the elevated and subway
turnstiles of the marlborough Rapid
showed it's mileage had more than
doubled since 1905, and that it's pas
senger traffic had tripled in that
same period.
New York-Captain Arthur Tod
Hudgins who piloted the first steam
er through the Panama canal, died.
Caspera, Wyo.-The body of Roy
Carey, aged 8, for whom 1913 Boy
Scouts of Casper carried on an organ
lied search, was found frozen in the
ice of a small pond within block
of his home.
Chicago-On the door of downtown
office building suite appears the let
tering Ford Presidential Club of ILL
nois headquarters, national committee,
county central committee" In charge
was Patrick E. Mcdonnell, 18th ward
republican, formerly connected with
Mayor w. H. Thompson's organiza-
ton.
Chicago-A campaign for $1,000
900 fund to assist canon deValera and
the faction in Ireland which is de-
manding the establishment of a repub-
lie, was launched att meeting of dele
gates from several states.
Chicago move was inaugurated
here to have 1000 American business
men send 1000 letters and cablegrams
TO the president and parliament of
France. urging them to change their
attitude toward Germany and give that
country the same terms Of payment Of
separations as the United States has
extended to Great Britain in the debt
nwed this country.