The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
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Washington-The senate committee
on banking and currency report favor
ably bills relating to state taxation
of national banks.
Neutrality-suspicious. a packed court
room, Pierce Butler Of Minnesota took
the oath of Office as an associate JUS
tice of the Supreme court.
Washington-Plans for an attempt
in the Senate to pass the Bursum pen,
sion bill over President Harding's veto
were to have been abandoned.
Washington-The United States gov.
eminent has already done all it can
do to point way to solution of the
reparations crisis, it has been stated
authoritatively.
hington-Friendly cooperation
of several foreign governments is be.
ing sought by the United States il its
fight to stamp out the use of narcotics
in this country.
Washington-Profits averaging from
cent to liz cents are realized by the
Standard Oil company of New York
upon each gallon of gasoline produced
in its refneries.
Washington-The Weight filled
milk bill, designed to prohibit manu-
was reported favorably by the Senate
agriculture committee.
Washington-The House judiciary
committee will meet behind closed
doors to decide what to do about the
Keller impeachment charges against
Attorney General Daugherty.
Washington-The continued adj
vance in commerce and industry is
clearly shown" in final reports for
November received by the Department
Of Commerce and made public.
Washingtoh-The Anti-Saloon league
was granted permission by the SUI
preme court to file a brief as friend
of the court in the foreign and Amer
lean steamship liquor cases, soon to
be argued.
present comptroller of the currency,
will be nominated as governor OF the
Federal Reserve board within a few
days, according to information in. high
administration circles.
Washington-Pierce Butler, Jr., of
St. Paul, son of the recently appointed
associate justice of the Supreme court,
was admitted to practice before the
Supreme court on the motion of Sen
ator Frank B. kellogg.
shington-Permission was sought
from the Interstate Commerce COM
mission by the Minneapolis & ST. Louis
railroad for the issuance of 100000
600 in percent preferred stock and
$S,9S5,000 in 6 per cent bonds.
WashingtonjThat President Hard
ing will ask John Hays Hamomnd,
chairman of the United States Coal
commission, to succeed Secretary of
the Interior Albert B. Fall, was re-
ported in administration quarters.
Washington-Contro must be es-
tablished over the bedlam filling the
air from $1,000 radio transmitting sta
tions, Secretary Hoover told the House
merchant marine committee at hear
ings on the Kellogg-White federal
radio control bill.
Washington-Rates charged by the
railroads on fresh and dry-salted
meats in mixed carloads between Fari-
bault, Minnesota, and Rockford, I'LL
nois, and on dry-salted meats in car
loads from Fairbault to Chicago were
found unreasonable by the Interstate
Commerce commission.
Domestic
Spokane, Wash.-The Brotherhood
National bank of this city was granted
q charter by the comptroller of the
currency.
Grand Forks, N. Dover 100000
bushels of wheat has been delivered
to the North Dakota Wheat Growers
association for sale.
Chicago-Violette M. Anderson,
said to be the first Negress to prac-
tice law in Illinois was appointed an
assistant city prosecutor.
L1dysmith, Wis.-Ladysmith's two
lumber firms are giving employment
to approximately 1000 men in mill
and logging camps this winter.
New York-A lockout was created
by the closing of more than 300 chill
dren's clothing shops by contractors
seeking lower wage agreement.
New York-Nora Bayes' life's dream
has come true. She has baby. Al
though married four times, the mu-
steal comedy star had never been
blessed with motherhood.
New York-One of the finest collec-
tons of Italian old masters ever gath
cred in this county, has just been OBJ
tanned from the estate of the late Will
liam Solomon by Duveen brothers.
Denver, Colo.-Governor o. H.
Shoup submitted to the Senate of the
Colorado Legislature the Colorado
river treaty drawn at Santa Fe, N. NJ,
by representatives of seven western
states.
Chicago-The grand jury ordered a
thorough investigation into charges
that vice as q commerce has returned
to Chicago in such strength that it
is back to the good old days" of un-
deiworld normally.
Cihcago-Federal Judge James H.
Wiikerson in U. s. dis'-ict court here
denied a motion by attorneys repre-
senting 100000 federated shop crafts
employees who went on strike last July
to dismiss the bill introduced by At
torney GeneraI Harry M. Daugherty
on which che injunction restraining
the strikers from interfering with rail-
road TRANSFORMATION was based.