The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-02
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Washington-Henry Ford's boom Tor
president considerable factor in demo
cratic politics and mildly interests re-
publicans.
Washington-Produc of both BIZ
luminous and anthracite coal is
greater now than it has ever been this
season of the year, according to re-
ports of the Geological survey.
Washington-Offi here evince
growing concern over food shortage
situation in Germany aggravated by
Ruhr invasion; say Germany will need
100000 tons of breadstuffs by Sept. J..
Washington-Legisl designed to
stop "hasty and foolish marriages" and
TO make divorce harder, was intro
duced in the senate by Senator Arthur
Capper. Capper presented bill to be
known as the federal marriage and di-
vorce law, and a constitutional amend
nent, to give congress power to enact
such a law.
Washington-More than a dozen
livestock producers organization,
which filed complaints with the secre-
tary of agriculture that members of
livestock exchanges in Kansas City,
Omaha, st. Paul, Chicago, Fort Worth
and Portland were charging unjust and
discriminatory rates, have agreed to
by arbitration.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of State c..
e. Hughes report to senate on Amer
lean reparations participation and dis
closure that Senator w. e. Borah (rep,
Idaho) plans to offer second resolution
for world economic conference, will
precipitate anther discussion of admin
lstration foreign policy in senate.
Washington-Comm appointed
TO investigate labor conditions in
Hawaii reports Japanese parental
adoption" and picture bride" prac-
tises, a grave menace to national de-
Tense; urges their abolition by con-
gress.
ashington-Sufficien funds have
been subscribed by meat packers
throughout the country to assure the
establishment at Chicago Of national
Institution combining broad education
81 research, trade association and in
Industrial museum facilities, Thomas
e. Wilson of Chicago, chairman Of the
development plan commission of the
Institute of American Meat Packers,
announced.
Washington = The Minnesota ore
mines furnished 20 per cent Of the to-
tai iron ore shipped from Lake Su-
perior in 1922 and go per cent of the
total of the United States, according
to a report of the United States geol-
ogical survey just made public. The
mines in upper Michigan furnished 20
per cent of the lake shipments and 25
per cent of the grand total. The grand
total of ore is estimated at 1896, 900
gross tons.
Washington-Senate committee on
immigration to hold hearings on bill
introduced by Senator David Reed
(rep., Pa.), effect of which would be
to increase immigration from north
Euorpe and decrease it from southern
European countries, and the bill intro
duced by Senator l.. B. Colt (rep., R.
l.
relax restrictions to meet labor short
age Proposal to admit Armenian re-
fugees approved by senate committee.
Domestic
Chicago Mayor William Hale
Thompson announced he would not be
a candidate for reelection.
Ill
and two seriously injured aboard the
q. S. S. California, flagship of the bat
tie feet, when a hollow casting ex-
ploded in the ships blacksmith shop.
New York-Robert E. Tod, commits
sioner of immigration at Ellis Island,
has been decorated with the distin-
guished service medal for services DUR
ing his term as lieutenant commander
of the navy in charge of the landings
Of United States troops at Brest.
Denver-A woman was killed, two
men were probably MORALLY wounded,
and two others, one the husband of the
slain woman, and year old boy,
were shot when man believed to be
deranged ran amuck in a lower down.
town rooming house.
New York-Men's wooden garments
will cost more next fall. The new
price list of the American Wooden COM
pany, shows an advance of about Az
per cent over spring levels, but which
represents an increase of 12H per cent
over last fall. Staple overcoatings are
increased 16 per cent over last fall.
San Francisco-For the first time in
the history of California, perhaps the
United States, an injunction was issued
here restraining prison warden from
hanging a man convicted of murder,
when Superior Court Judge James M.
Treatt forbade the hanging Of Ulla
Mahammed, native of Afghanistan,
at San Quentin prison.
New York-Prohibition enforcement
agents raided the Cosmopolitan Drug
company and seized liquors valued by
them at $4,000
ST. Louis Following suggestions
that COW and pig be placed in the
municipal zoo, because many st. Louis
children have never seen either, Sup
erintendent of Instruction Maddox in
stituted poll OF sixth grade schools
and announced the following results:
OF 5,376 children questioned, 40 per
cent never saw a sheep, IT per cent
never saw pig, IA per cent never
saw mule and IL per cent never saw
Q COW.