The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
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ably bills relating to state taxation
of national banks.
Washington Having proclaimed
that eating of meat is healthful, the
department of agriculture took its
second step in the campaign to stimu-
late the use of meat as an aid to the
livestock industry.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. legislation au-
thorizing the foreign debt refunding
commission to offer more favorable
terms to the European nations may be
necessary before much progress is
made in the refunding process.
Observation-Disclosures of Russia in
the contemplated economic confer
ence or settlement will be the object
of the next step of Senator w. E. Bor-
ah and those who supported his plan
for a general world conference.
shington-Flaxseed is produced
chiefly in the North Central states,
the most important being North and
South Dakota, Minnesota and Mon
tana, according to reports of the Uni
ted States department of agriculture.
Washington-Federal Fuel Distribu-
tor Conrad E. Spens stepped out of
office, assuring President Harding in
a final report that, barring extreme
weather, the country has passed the
danger point of the fuel situation this
winter.
Washington-Deyel in the
oh nhcid CT in cd
statement by Senator Arthur Capper
head of the farm bloc, expressing fear
that if the legislation is enacted it
will lead to raids upon the treasury by
all kinds of industries.
Washington Investigation into
three recent railroad accidents which
took place at widely separate points
has disclosed that all were due to mali
ciOus tampering with railroad switches,
according to reports filed with the In
terstate Commerce commission by its
safety inspectors.
Washington = Administration SEN
ators under the lead of Chairman H.
c. Lodge of the foreign relations COM
mite began in the senate a deter
mined fight against the proposal OF
Senator w. E. Borah (rep. Idaho) for
a new international conference in
Washington to discuss economic con-
ditions and arnamet.
Washington = November business
conditions represented a continuation
of the upward trend in production, a
greater employment of labor which in
some localities was reported nearing
the scarcity mark, and a generally
healthy tone in trade, according to
the monthly survey made public by
the federal reserve board
Washington-The American Rail-
way association announced the ap-
pointment of Elmer Knutson, st.
Cloud, a brother of Representative
Harold Knutson (rep.. Mimi, as agri-
cultural adviser to enable the car ser
vice division to keep more intimately
advised regarding the transportation
requirements of the farming communi-
ties of the country.
Domestic
Toledo-The Del Mar apartments.
Toledo, was destroyed by fire.
Grand Forks, N. Dover $500, 0O0
bushels of wheat has been delivered
to the North Dakota Wheat Growers
association for sale.
Mer Rouge, LA million dollar
defense was being organized to fight
the states efforts to rid Moorehouse
parish of terrorist bands.
Cambridge, Mass.-The American
Association for the Advancement of
Science was shown a vest pocket
typewriter weighing one ounce
Chicago-The Cudahy Packing COM
pany annual report shows profits for
the year of 1921, 499, compared with
an operating deficit of $1,569,563 in
1921.
Watertown, S. D.-A total of II
persons were sentenced to Jail and
penitentiary terms in Codington coun-
~ district court for violating the pro-
hibition laws.
Superior-One of the most brutal
murders in the annals of Superior po-
lice history was barred when the body
Of Nick Tiff, aged 40, was found
hacked and battered.
Iowa City-The ban of silence has
been placed on everybody here who is
supposed to know anything about the
death of Roy C. Wertz, who was mys-
teriously shot in his home.
New York-Announcemen that Rev.
Oscar Haywood, national lecturer. of i
the Ku Klux Khan, had BEEN. 6a1sted
as an evangelist of Calvary Bapiist.|
church was made By the paetor..,. -. !
New York-The Organization khowp.l
as the Workers Party of America sent
a message to the communist interna-
tional at Moscow saying it's convention
had devoted itself to building revolu-
tionary movement in America.
Baltimore Orders for 5000 freight
cars have been placed with half a
dozen car builders by the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, it was announced at
the executive offices of the company.
Montreal-The tenth fire in Catho-
lie institution in the year was report
ed when the parish church of st.
Thomas d'Alfred at Fassett was de-
stroyed.
Boston = Major Malcolm Whether
Nicholson. recently SQUIRT martialed
for his criticisms of the regular army,
has been informed by the war depart
ment IT his separation ir.m the SER
vice