The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-07-06

Superior, Wis. Twenty-four ore
carriers left the Superior-Duluth har-
Dor for lower lake ports In the "a
hours. The cargoes totaled 100000
tons. The only other boats to lead
her in this period were the E. e.
Loomis and Duluth. which left with
package freight and the Dalrymple
which left with grain. In the same
period % boats arrived light for ore
and grain.
Detroit, Mich.-Backed by Henry
Ford. plant for the low temperature
distillation of coal, whereby ton OF
coal is expected to yield as high as
10 gallons of motor fuel as by-prod-
uct, is under construction at the Ford
factory at Walkerville. Ont. This an
nouncement was made by Wallace
Campbell, president of the Ford Mo-
tor company of Canada. The factory
will cost, 1t was said, approximately
$500, 900.
Scranton-A demand for 20 per
cent increase in the contract wage
scale with an increase of dollar
day for all men paid by the day was
presented to the anthracite miners
convention here for adoption and sub
mission to the mine owners.
The list of demands drafted by the
conventions scale committee follows
the general lines Of the demands for
mulated in January, 1922, and fought
for five and half months last year.
Delegates to the anthracite conven-
tion planned to act finally on the list
of demands pertaining to wages and
working conditions.
Sports
States open golf championship to take !
place July at Inwood, Long Island,
have been announced to be $50.
Among the well known professionals
entered are Gene Sarazen, Walter Ha-
gen, Joe Kirkwood, Jim Barnes and
Jock Hutchinson.
New York-World series contend
ers aren't decided in July, but unless
somebody takes fall out Of one of
the New York clubs pretty soon, an
other private setto in the nations
metropolis will be served the fans
this fall. The Giants ave hit another
winning streak.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Dow Walling,
21-year-old hero of Washington's vic
torious eight, winners Of the annual
intercollegiate regatta, was suffering
intense pain from the infected knee
which, for three days pending the
event, threatened to keep him In the
hospital instead of at the stroke seat
of the "huskies" shell. Walling had
to be lifted from the Washington boat
at the finish of the race when. the
western crew came in ahead of Navy,
leading Columbia, Syracuse, Cornell
and Pennsylvania, in the order
named.
Foreign
London-Andrew Bonar Law has
sufficiently improved in health to be
able to leave London for a resort on
the south coast. It is authoritatively
stated that there has been a slight
but distincly favorable result from hhe
treatment the former prime minister
recently underwent.
Dublin-Thousands march in the
biggest military parade in Dublin
since the establishment of the Free
State. Troops representing all
branches of service and accompanied
by several bands, marched from the
army headquarters the government
buildings, where President Cosgrave
took the salute.
Catanla, Italy-The crater of Mount
the streams of lava are rapidly de-
creasing in volume and speed. The
situation in the afflicted district grad
ually is becoming normal. The peo-
pie have resumed their ordinary work
and many are engaged in reftting
their dismantled houses.
Paris-The French avitor who
hope to fly over the north pole, &C.
cording to Excelsior, is Lieutenant De
Payer. The officer plans to make his
trial base at Virvin bay, Spitzbergen,
which is 100 miles from the pole. 1t
is hoped that the expedition, which
will employ two planes, will be able
to start next summer.
Edinburg-The Glasgow Weekly
Record has been ordered to pay Miss
Hetty King, music hall artist, $4,000 |
for printing an interview in which she
was made to criticize American audi
ences for dullness and unresponsive-
ness in consequence of prohibition.
She testified that she gave no such
interview and asserted that it was In
complete contradiction of the facts. |
She sued for $4,000.
Budapest-A putsch engineered by |
former Premier Friedrich to put the |
late Emperor Charles oldest son on |
the Hungarian throne has been dis
covered. Fifty leaders are in prison,
but the more prominent involved |
were released on their own recogni- |
zances. The putsch was not aimed |
at Admiral Regent Horthy, who is le-
gatimist himself. but to unseat the |
moderate Bethlen cabinet. The po-
lice discovered correspondence with |
former Queen Zita, who approved of !
the plan.
Athens-General Fangalos, COM
mander-in-chief of the Greek army, |
has resigned. He is succeeded by |
General Mayromichalis, minister Of |
war. Reasons of health are given as
the cause of General Fangalos' retire |
ment
Lausanne-The Albanian consul |
general has issued a communique say !
ing he is authorized to deny reports
that revolution has broken out in |
Alba MIA and that the army has hean