The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-21
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WASHINGTON


taxes on automobiles, motorcycles and
automobile accessories was proposed
In bill by Representative Clacy
(dem., Mich.).
Washington = Archbishop Fumazoni
Biondi, apostolic legate to the United
States, and his secretary, DR.. George
Leach, called at the White House to
pay their respects.
Washington-Presid Coolidge has
announced that the administration ap-
proves and encourages the utmost pri-
vate charity for relief of the German
people.
on-Representatives of all
branches of the lumber industry and
of lumber users have concluded a
conference at the commerce depart
ment by agreeing on set of standard
sizes and grades for lumber which
will be applied nationally after July 1.
Washington-Police Of Philadelphia
will have year of the kind of direc-
ton Brigadier General Smedley D..
Butler has been giving to the United
States marines. General Butler has
been granted leave of absence for one
year, to enable him to accept the post
Of director OF public safety of Phila-
delphia.
Washington Recommendations
that a special bill be enacted to permit
General ]. j. Pershing to remain in
active service after he reaches the
statutory retirement age next year
has been forwarded by Secretary j..
w. Weeks to the senate and house
military committees. General Pershing
will celebrate his 64th birthday Sept.
Is, 1924, and under the law will pass
automatically to the retired list unless
there is special action by congress.
Washington-Miss Dorothy Louis
Roberts, high school girl of Harlan,
KY, is the winner of the H. S. Fire
stone four year university scholarship
for the best essay in the fourth annual
good road essay contest. More than
100000 high school students sought
the prize which was awarded by a
committee consisting of Secretary
Weeks, DR.. Albert Shaw Of New York
and Bishop William F. Anderson of
Cincinnati.
Domestic
screen and stage star, is critically i'll.
Chicago-Chicago and Cook county,
deaths in automobile accidents for
1923 will total more than 700.
olumbus-Inter-racia problems, in
GLIDING denunciation of the Ku Klux
Khan, occupied the sessions of the an
nual meeting of the executive commit.
tee of the federal council of churches.
Lansing, Kan.-Four prisoners es-
capped from the Kansas state peniten.
tiary here. 1t was the second delivery
within eight days, Ii prisoners escap.
ing from the institution Dec. 2.
Chicago-Reports of intimidation OF
800 Negro families, who were prepared
to return to the south on a special IL
linois Central train, were denied by
railroad company officials after the
number actually returning had dwin
died to mere handful.
New Orleans-New Orleans latest
mystery was solved when it was es
tablished that the vessel which burned
in the Mississippi river below here
was the st. Joseph, converted sub
marine chaser, owned by Peter Lama
ma & Co. of this city.
Brownsville, Tex.-William Franklin
and Miss May Gregory, British nation
ais of London, were refused admis
sion from Mexico or permission tC
cross the United States to embark al
New York for England by immigra
ton officials here
Chicago-Sir Henry Thornton, Amer
lean born president of the Canadian
National railways, the worlds largest
railroad system, with $4,000 miles o.
line, has arrived in Chicago to inspect
the terminal facilities of his road here
and to be the guest of honor at the
annual dinner of the Indiana society
at the Congress hotel.
Lansing, Kan.-Fifty guards and of
ficials of the Kansas state penitentiar!
are securing the country between her,
and Kansas City in the hope that the
il convicts who escaped would ven
ture from hiding under cover of dark
ness. 1t was reported at the prison
that no trace of any of the escaped
prisoners had been found.
New York-Albert E. Guimares, wht
figured in the Dorothy King murdel
case, and three associates in various
stock selling enterprises were convict
ed by federal jury of using the mails
to defraud.
New York-A wood carved cop.
of Leonardo De Vinci's painting, 9Th,
Lords Supper" was presented to tn,
city by the Oberammergau Passion
Players, headed by Anton Lang.
st. Louis-"Dickey" Hennessey, /,
member of the notorious "Egans Rats,
a gang of gunner. was killed whel
his automobile collided with tele
phone pole.
Amarillo, Texas-Snow driven by
biting wind has covered the Panhan
die. 1t is about three inches dee
on the level and is drifting badly. TIL
mercury is hanging around rs degrees
Train service is interrupted.
st. Louis-Gustave Vollmer and il
seph Tuenr, local patrolmen, were sus
pended, stripped of their uniforms an
placed in jail on charges of burglar
after quantities of stolen goods wer
found in their homes. A third mar
Joseph A. Banker, who admitted hau
ing the loot for the policemen, ais
was placed under arrest on charg
OF receiving stolen property.