The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-02
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Washington - Farewell speech OF
Colonel Harvey, American ambassador
at London, endorsed by administration
officials as a virtual exploitation" of
the policies of President Coolidge.
Washington Sensational testi-
mony against Colonel Charles R.
Forbes, former director Of the veter-
ans bureau, involving charges OF con-
spiracy and graft; dope and rum
plots, given before senate committee
by E. H. Mortimer of Philadelphia.
Washington President Coolidge
was called upon to select one of two
bears for presentation to the National
Geological park The bears, grizzlies,
from eorthern Mexico, were brought
to the White House by R. B. Pearson,
an old frontiersman. who said he spe-
cializes in roping wild animals.
shington-Tentative approval OF
plans to expend S1,500,000 in perma-
nent improvements at the Ellis Island
immigration station was given after
a conference between Henry H. Cur
ran, immigration commissioner at New
York; w. w. Husband, commissioner
general of immigration, and Director
H. NJ. Lord of the budget.
Washington Next conference on
prohibition enforcement to be con-
Quoted here in January by Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
when alternatives of enforce or modi-
fy' will be insisted upon, if state and
federal agencies have not succeeded
in the intervening trial period" in
compelling obedience to liquor laws.
Washington-A complete set of ma
rine maps and charts and other infor-
native data required by government
advisers to the modern merchantmen
will go to the Royal Japanese hydro
graphic office on the transport Ar
come, due to sail from Hampton
Roads. The equipment, a gift from
the United States navy, is intended
to replace that lost in the earthquake.
Secretary DENLY notified the naval at
tache at Toxic that the shipment was
enroute.
Domestic
Phoenix, Ariz.-Edward Rosser, for
mer well known baritone and compos-
er, died here after an illness of sew
eral years. Mr.. Rosser was the son
of Professor Reese Rosser, ST., Phila-
delphia choir conductor.
New Notwithstanding a new rec
ord for typewriting speed, an average
of lat words a minute for one hour,
Albert Tangora, Paterson, n. j., won
an official contest at the opening of
the National Business show.
Cleveland = David L. Rockwell,
Cleveland, announced he had accepted
the post of national manager of a
movement to make William G. Nc
Adoo, former secretary of the treas
ury, the democratic candidate for the
presidency in 1924.
New York-Arthur H. Fowler, for
20 years clerk and bookkeeper in the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel drugstore, died
last week and when his will was read
it was found he had left an estate OF
$4,000 to 40 of his fellow employees
of the hotel.
Bend, Ore.-After killing his sister
her baby daughter and his three chill
dren, Eli Chase, farmer living II
miles north of here, near Deschutes
set fire to his home and then ended
his own life by shooting himself
through the head with pistol.
Bakersville, N c. Indictments
against II residents Of the Spruce
Pine section, charging them with riot
ing and conspiracy in connection with
the recent wholesale deportation Of
Negroes, were returned. Capiases were
issued for 70 other persons.
Chicago-A total of 1,218 saloons
believed to be selling moonshine OF
real beer, still are operating in Chi
cago, Chief of Police Morgan Collins
announced after receiving reports
from police captains of all districts
which he requested two days ago.
New Orleans-The United States
circuit court of appeals affirmed the
verdict of jury of the district cour
of northern Alabama, finding five mel
guilty of flogging Ben Walker of Pei
ham, Ala, and sentencing them to five
years Imprisonment and fined $10l
each.
Detroit, Mich.-Eleven men were
burned, seven seriously, in an explo
sion in the boiler room Of plant No. II
of the Fisher Body corporation. The
cause of the explosion is undetermined
although the theory is expressed tina
bursting steam pipe resulted in the
men being scalded.
Fayette, Mo.-A. L. Mckinney of To
peka, Kan, and Jefferson City, Mo.
an organizer for the Ku Klux Khan
departed from this city on orders of /;
delegation of prominent business men
The departure of Mckinney followed
the circulation Of reports that HI
would form local branch of Klal
and initiate members at the cour
house.
st. Louis-Two sisters were mar
ried to two brothers in the presence o
two sisters of the brides who had mar
ried brothers, and a brother of thu
brides who had married sister o
the "other brother"
Tulsa, Okla. - Rosa Ponselle, cele
brated soprano o. the metropolitan
Opera company, was slightly injure'
when she struck her head on the ele
vator cage as she stepped out into tn
lobby of hotel here. The artist wa
unconscious for several minutes from
the blow, but when she regained he
senses she declared she felt no ill ei
fects