The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
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Washington

ators in brief filed with coal conhis-
sion charge mine workers union with
acts nf violence.
Washington-Depart of justice
abandons plan to seek annulment OF
sugar contracts on futures on New
York Coffee and Sugar exchanges.
Washington-Tariff commission to
consider advisability Of investigating
production costs Of various common
ties under flexible tariff law provision.
washington - Venezuelan legation
here protests report that President
Gomez through loans from American
bankers, has imperiled finances Oh MS
country.
Washington-Senate gold and silver
committee to investigate metnods 10
relieve situation in prospect soon
when government ceases silver pur-
chases under Pittman act.
shington-Woodrow Wilson, DEM
ocratic leaders say, will not De last
ditch fighter against conditional world
court participation; democrats to
vote for Harding participation plan
rather than none at all.
Misunderstanding Attorney Gen.
eral Seymour says no immunity mas
been bought for prohibition law vio-
lators and that if government agents
have accepted brides they will be pros
ecuted.
Washington-Patent office here, dis
covering that Germany invented arm
ored tank before war, wonders no"
imperial government permitted Eng
land to surprise her with tanks IN ac-
ton.
Washington-Both republican fac
tions in controversy pleased by presl-
dents speech on world court. Advo'
Gates pleased by his determined stano
for court; others gratified that ne
does not regard it paramount over 90
nestle issues.
Washington-District Attorney Cor
don was expected to complete his pres
entation of the governments case IN
the trial in the District of Columbia Su
preme court of Charles w. Morse, MS
three sons and four others on charges
of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment on war time contracts
Observation-Disclosures of the inter
state commerce commission requiring
railroads to begin sale Of interchange
able mileage books at 20 per cent re
duction on regular passenger lar'
rates on May Is were revoked, and tn'
effective date of the mileage book
sale postponed until January 1, 1924
Washington = Secretary OF wa
Weeks announced that he had allotte'
anproximately S4O,000000 of tn
SIG 10000 appropriated by congress
for rivers and harbors. Nine hundre'
thousand dollars is allotted to the MIS-
sissippi river between Cairo, Ill., an
ST. Louis, and the same amount 10
the upper Mississippi above st. Louis
Washington-Secreta Weeks PROF
ably will not accompany to Alaska Tn
congressional party which leaves NeN
York for a trip to the Pacific coas
nv way of the Panama canal. He
to leave the party at San Franclsc
and return East overland, stopping O
at various army posts and camps IL
inspections and addresses.
Domestic
Moorhead. Miss.-Five persons wer
injured, a score Of plantation tenaI
houses wrecked and other residence
damaged by a wind and hailstorl
which swept over this section.
Lancaster, Ohio-Attacked by Nv
prisoners who sought to escape fro
tbe Fairfield county Jail, Sherl
Charles Speriky shot and killed !
stantly one of the men, Trafford BIZ
gard. former convict, and wounde
the other, Roy Babbitt.
Bisbee, Ariz.-Three copper mine
employed by local leasing compaI
were killed when huge boulder, es
mated to weigh at least so ton
crashed down on them as they we
preparing to start to work on the 8
foot level of the Southwest mine.
Miami, Fla.-The Tamiami pathfin
ers. who pushed their way throut
virgin territory of the lower Flori'
Everglades, have reached Miami aft
an IS day struggle to get seven au'
mobiles through the muck.
Omaha-In recognition OF his SCI
ices to the American army by the
vention and perfection OF the g
mask used in the war, DR.. Karl CO
nell, major, medical corps, o. s.
was decorated with the distinguish
service medal.
Chicago-Nearly 500 men and wo
en- were under arrest here, havi
been seized in series of raids. T
raids resulted from police campai
to clean up the city. AS result
the raids the cid" was clamped tig
er on Chicago than it has been
decades, according to police.
San Francis o-Clarence B. Hicl
naval seaman, who was held here
der a charge OF murder in connect
with the beatinr to death OF Raj
Alfred G. LaFee, April 4, was releas
from custody by Pr"ce Judge Lyle
Jacks for want OF evidence. He v
return to the navy.
Columbia, S. C.-Eight barracks 8
nine smaller buildings at Camp ia
SON were destroyed by fire declal
by Captain John Faucette, camp &C
mander, to have been of incendi;
origin. The fire was extinguished
the campfire department after nea
three hours effort.