The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events In the Nation and State.


ton of New Jersey. was fouLd dead
In his apartment with bullet wound
in his head. An investigation, police
said showed that Whiting had killed
himself
Harrisburg, PA contribution of
$4,000 from the United Mine Workers
Of America to the American Red Cross
for Japanese relief work was announc.
ed here by John L. Lewis, president
of the miners.
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.-Mayor Hy.
Ian of New York city for whom grave
fears were felt in his battle against
an attack of pleuro-pneumonia is
again on the road to health and Is re-
ported to be making excellent prog.
ress.
Fort Worth-The doors of the Tar
ant county Jail swung open to Miss
Ethel Quinn and Jack Waynock, after
they had served exactly three days
sentence for violation of love in
junction which was issued to restrain
them from speaking to each other.
Columbus, Ohio-Albert Doltoff, one
Of four prisoners who escaped from
the Ohio penitentiary was shot and
killed by Marshal Crister Of East Co.
lumbus near the Columbus reserve de-
pot. His three convict companions
escaped into a cornfield.
Sports
VnrI-Thn hot Of 70 ftUn
champions is on again Benny Leon
ard, lightweight king Of the world,
and Johnny Dundee, Nearer of the
featherweight crown, VIII meet in the
Yankee stadium September %. Dun
dee appeared before the New York
state athletic commission and re-
versed his stand of a week ago when
the bout was ordered postponed.
Ringside, Polo Grounds, New York
Jack Dempsey retained his title of
heavyweight champion of the world
by knocking out Luis Angel Firpo of
their scheduled 15-round fight here
Dempsey had narrow escape from
losing his crown. The champion ex.
perienced the unpleasant sensation Of
being on the floor twice during the
short time that the fight lasted, So,
600 witnessed the fight.
Foreign
Berlin-A dispatch to the Tageblatt
from Dresden says new clashes have
occurred between unemployed and
the police and that five arrests have
been made.
Lisbon-The Bank of Portugal rails
ed it's discount rate to 9 per cent.
Commercial and Industrial associa-
tons are urging the government to
take measures to improve the finan-
cial situation.
Geneva-The budget commission of
the League of Nations decided tenn
porarily to relieve Japan of the pay
ment of it's dues as member of the
league and also of the expenses of
affiliation with the International La
Dor bureau and the Permanent Court
of International Justice.
Osaka-The Japanese government
has proclaimed 80 day moratorium
for payments falling due from Sept.
1 to Sept. 80. The moratorium is in
applicable outside the zone of the
disaster.
Mexico City-Jesus Salas, confess
ed leader of the band which ambush
ed and killed Francisco Villa and four
of his companions in the outskirts of
Parral last July, has been sentenced
to 20 years Imprisonment. He re-
fused to reveal the names of his ac-
completes.
London-The Japanese embassy an
nounced that in the newly constructed
Japanese cabinet, Baron Kenjiro Den,
besides being minister of agriculture
and commerce. also holds the portfolio
of justice and that XII Unukai, besides
being minister of communications,
holds the portfolio of education.
Mexicall, Lower California-Terri-
fic storms and small tidal wave that
drove in from the Pacific and caused
great damage in Lower California
last week have wiped out the fishing
village of Jose de Cabo, according to
wireless advices. The towns 500 in.
habitants are believed to have es-
capped.
Osaka, Japan-It is reported here
that Prince Milo was carried away
with the tidal wave that engulfed his
villa at Kamakura The body of his
daughter was washed ashore. Count
ess Yoshikawa, widow of Count Yosh-
ikawa and mother of Count Yamagi
sawa, member of the house of
peers, was crushed to death.
London-Unless Premier Mussolini
promptly evacuates Corfu and ceases
quibbling over the Interpretation OF
the council of ambassadors award and
adopts a reasonable attitude in Italy's
dispute with Serbia over Fiume, the
assembly of the League of Nations
will be appealed to and the appeal
will have the united support of Great
Britain and France.
Hamburg-The late Empress Aug
usta Victoria's yacht has been sold to
New York by way of Ostend. The
purchaser is Mr.. Houghland of New
York. The late empress, who died in
exile in Holland and is buried at
Potsdam, used the yacht for many
years in her voyages from Kiel to the
places on the Schleswig coast where
she passed her childhood
Venice-Giacomo Polacco, widely
known antiquarian, has been arrest
ed on a charge of having sold cope
of the 18th century, embroidered in
gold, to an American. 1t is said the
American sent the cope to the Uni.
ted States.
London-Bobbed hair, which is