The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-23
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Washing ton-Colonel Ernest E.
Bicknell, for many years prominent in
Red Cross work, has been appointed
vice chairman of the American Red
Cross in charge Of foreign operations,
it was announced. He succeeds DR.. A
Ross Hill, resigned. Colonel Bicknell
will serve without compensation, it was
stated. He has represented the Red
Cross on many important relief mis-
sions in the United States and abroad.
Washington-Several rare old state
documents including what is believed
the last officials letter penned by Abra-
ham Lincoln, written the day before
he died, were found recently in the
department of justice archives. Attor-
ney General H. NJ. Daugherty an
nounced. Some of the documents are
seeing the light of day for the first
time in more than 100 years.
Washington-Drug smuggling and
smuggling in general could be dealt
powerful blow by the government
through rigid enforcement of section
il of the LaFollette sesnen's act, Pa
trick O'Brien, legislative representa-
tive of the International Seaman's
union, stated Chinese and Mediteran-
mean seamen carry on the bulk of the
smuggling operations centered around
the United States, O'Brien said.
Washington-The Brazilian embas-
sy. after communication with its gov
eminent, announced that there was no
truth In recently published reports that
Brazil and Japan had reached an agree
ment for the migration of 100000 jap
anese to Brazil.
Washington-The terminal carrier
is made equally subject to suit with
the initial carrier for goods damaged
In transit under an amendment to the
Interstate Commerce act offered by
Representative Walter H. Newton of
Minnesota. Under the Carmack pro-
vision of the Interstate Commerce
act the initial carrier is made liable
for any damages incurred, although the
traffic may have been carried by two
or more roads before it reached the
point OF destination.
Washington-The country's imports
preliminary estimate by the Commerce
department, totalled 1924, O00,0 900, an
increase of approximately SIT GOO.
ashington-President and Mrs.
Harding expect to leave Washington
for their vacation in Florida. March 5
q "a
A more definite date cannot be an
nounced at persent, it was added.
Washington-Theb bureau of natural
ization announced the return Of the
last contingents of the American ex-
peditionary forces meant that the op-
portunity of World war veterans of the
American army to become naturalized
nuder special wartime legislation was
now Limited to a period of one year.
Washington-The Chamber of Com
merce of the United States was COM
mitted to oppose the establishment of
a federal department of education and
to the principle of federal aid for edu-
cation on the basis of states approp.
Rating sums equal to amounts fur.
nished by the national government, &C.
cording to the vote on a referendum.
Washington Secretary J. W.
Weeks has repudiated the action OF
the army intelligence officer stationed
at Vancouver barracks, Washington,
who sought the assistance of civilian
law enforcement forces in checking up
on activities of labor organizations
Senator Wadsworth (rep. N. W has
informed the senate. He read into the
record letters from Secretary Weeks
to Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, and tC
other labor heads, in which Mr.. Weeks
described the incident as due to the
youth and enthusiasm of the officer
who would be disciplined"
Domestic
New York-Agreement, between the
British and Czecho-Slovak govern
ments for the establishment of daily
air service on the London Cologne
Prague-Budapest section of the ali
route from London to the east, wa:
announced by Ales Broz, Czecho-Slo
VdKldQ CONSUL SeueTdl mere.
Williamson, w. Va.-Henry Ford, il
a statement printed after he had in
spected his coal properties in Yves
Virginia, declared that unless the
railroads furnish us with satisfactor.
service, will build the Detroit, Toledo
and Irontin railroad to this section
electrify it and haul my own COAL
Mines are working only two days ,
week because of an insufficient ca
supply, Mr. Ford said. He added tina
in event the ID. It. & /. is extended from
Ironton, Ohio, 80 miles from here, wv,
will develop the Ohio river just as W,
plan to develop Muscle Shoals, and us,
the hydro-electric power to run train
and industries.
Birmingham, Ala. - William B
Green, director of the Associated AID
ver;ising Clubs of the World, who ha
beaa missing from New York for i
ds rs, was located here and declared
his absence was caused by illness.
Chicago-Police were asked t
search for an Indian bride who cam
to Chicago from northern Wiscon
sin reservation two months ago, &C
cording to Albert Phellon. the hus
band, who is Chippewa Indian. Sh
disappeared from their home and Phe
ion was uncertain whether love TO
tile reservation had lured her back o
some misfortune had befallen her.