The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
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Washington diocese, died at his home
here after several weeks illness.
shington-Chemical warfare SER
vice demonstrate that poison gases
are effective in preventing and some
times curing tuberculosis, influenza,
paresis aid other diseases.
Washington Announcement at
White Houes that president will not
make aggressive campaign for world
court, being content to let people de-
eide issue, pleases republican leaders.
Neutrality-suspicious. government is
prepared through her representatives
on mixed claims commission to admit
that cash assets confiscated from
American interests in Germany shall
be repaid dollar for dollar.
ashington-American and Next
can commissioners who are to discuss
adjustment of international differences
are to include disposition of sovereig-
nty of Saraalz, near FL Paso.
Washington-United States army
chaplain, courtmartialed for disloyalty
during war and later pardoned, seeks
to clear his record through habeas
corpus proceedings.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. given
to women leaders in efforts to boycott
sugar to force down price by President
Harding, who lets it be known, how
ever, that government cannot official
ly sanction boycott.
Washington = The administration
proposal for American membership in
the permanent Court of international
Justice was discussed by President
Harding with Henry Lane Wilson,
former ambassador to Mexico.
Washington-The cost Of living in
the United States last March was 6S.S
per cent higher than the average OF
the year 1913, according to compu-
tation announced by the federal bu-
reau of labor statistics based on retail
commodity prices and housing costs in
80 cities.
Washington - The debt funding
agreement with the government of
Finland was formally executed and,
pending ratification by congress, be-
comes tentatively operative. The set
Element is the first negotiated with
foreign nations which borrowed money
from the United States during the war
to be placed in actual effect. Pay
ments under the agreement VIII be-
gin June Is.
Washington-A campaign for the
erection here of Memorial Monu-
ment to Our Mothers" will be launch
ed In making this announcement
the Federal Council of Churches said
the Mothers Day international associa-
ton which has adopted Mothers day
button was sponsoring the move
ment.
Neutrality-suspicious. to his desk
after an absence of nearly two months
in Florida and North Carolina recuper-
ating from illness, Attorney General
H. M. Daugherty was prepared to take
up President Harding's request for a
ruling as to the executives authority
to order the use of naval vessels in
combating rum runners, and the gov
ernment's sugar suit, filed recently In
New York.
Washington-A general reorganiza-
ton of the plan of handling parcel
post packages which would revolution
ize the whole service is under fnvesti-
CATION by the postoffice department.
1t would provide for the sorting and
distributing Of the larger packages at
warehouses adjacent to railroad sta
lions and possibly for special types OF
railway cars to carry them. Y
ashington-Attoreny General H.
NJ. Daugherty says law as interpreted
by supreme court barring foreign
ships from United States with liquor
will be vigorously enforced at end OF
80 day period prescribed in ruling
President and cabinet. discuss compli-
cations. may ask congress to permit
foreign ships to bring in liquor under
seal.
Domestic
New York-Heralded as "the last
watch on the Rhine" q American sol.
diers and four German war brides ar.
rived on the U. S. S. President Fill.
more.
Cleveland-French military authori
ties had a plan for the separation OF
the west bank of the Rhine from the
rest of Germany in 1918, soon after
the armistice, Major General Henry
T. Allen stated at the annual banquet
of the American Foundrymens asso
citation.
New York-Testifying at the fed
eral trade commissions investigation
of charges that the Famous Players
Lasky corporation is a motion picture
trust, w. l.. Sherry, former vicepresi
dent of the Paramount Pictures cor
poration and owner Of picture ex
change here, told how he lost stock
valued at 100000 and became indebt
ed to Famous Players-Lasky for $15,
600 after the alleged trust gained con
troll of Paramount.
Youngstown, Ohio = Albert Kish
Youngstown, athlete and claimant oil
the worlds endurance dancing cham
pionship, upon completing 1872 hours
of continuous shuffling, at one min
ute after midnight was forced to stop
Mayor Reese issued an order forbid
ding continuance of the performance
Salt Lake City-Snow which melted
as fast as it touched the ground fell
in Salt Lake City for about an hour
At Ogden, Utah, and Pocatello, Idaho
Falls, Idaho, similar unseasonal snow
was reported. Snow at this tiIne o.
year in Utah and Idaho is rare hap
pening.