The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-01
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Washington
Washington-War department an
nounces air service will attempt coast
to coast fight from sunrise to sunset
next month.
Washington-April report on i'm
ports shows trade balances still grow
ing against the United States.
Washington-Navy department an
nounces that extensive survey of
Alaska will be made by airplanes this
summer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of ma
jor details of President Harding's trip
to the Pacific coast and Alaska are
completed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and con-
servatives fight drawn battle in Al
legislatures over extension of direct
primary system.
Washington-Civil service commits
sioner says former Governor F. o.
Lowden's criticisms of civil service
were polite oratorical exaggeration."
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. G.. H. Moses,
chairman of the republican senatorial
campaign committee, urged President
Harding to take hand in Minnesota
senatorial contest.
Washington-Action on IL treaties
negotiated at Central American con-
ference here several months ago pro-
ceeding slowly because of opposition.
Washington = Southern statesmen,
alarmed at Negro migration north
ward, seek northern European immi-
grafton to meet labor shortage in
south
Washington-Five nations have now
filed protests with the state depart
ment against enforcement of supreme
courts ruling barring liquor from for
eign ships within three mile limit.
Washington = Announcement was
made at the White House that Robert
c. Morris, agent before the German
mixed claims commission, is retiring
"at the insistent calling of personal
professional affairs"
Enthusiastically H. C. Wal
lace told the American Wholesale Gro
GERS association that the worst of the
farmers troubles are over and that
agricultural conditions are better than
at any time in the last two years.
shington-Former Governor F.
o. Lowden of Illinois tells national
conference of social work that states
spend quarter of income on institu-
lions for detectives, thousands of
whom could be cured if treated in
Observation-Disclosures bureau here
makes public cable from Manila stat
ing Governor General Leonard Wood
had denied report that American con-
gressmen had accepted money for
sponsoring cause of Philippine indie
pendence.
Washington-The government car
ried its legal fight against alleged
sugar gougers to the supreme court
when a motion was filed appealing
from an action in the district court in
New York, refusing an injunction
against the New York Coffee & Sugar
Washington-Detailed plans for the
development proposed by the Ford
Motor company on the Mississippi riv-
er between st. Paul and Minneapolis
were filed with the federal power COM
by engineers and attorneys
representing Henry Ford, with an ap-
plication for permanent license COW
ering the project. 1t was estimated
that the development would produce a |
maximum of $4,000 horse power.
Domestic
Carthage, Mo.-Streams were out of |
their banks, train service was at q |
standstill and highways virtually were
as the result of a cloud |
burst which flooded Easements and |
first floors of approximately 100 homes
and business buildings here.
Ell Paso, Texas-Physicians attend
ing Mrs. Clara Wales of Ell Paso, said |
her daughter has a good chance to
live. The child is the goth born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Wales. All the others
died at birth or soon after.
Mount Lake Park, Md.-Mary E.
Rooney, "a years old, and four other
who rushed into burning cot
tage to save the aged womans life,
were burned to death before a fire |
which started in an adjoining house,
was brought under control.
Chicago-Plans for the establish
ment of military and naval training
school with a complete college course,
to be known as the Roosevelt military
and naval institute, on tract of gov
eminent land near the Great Lakes
naval training station at North Chi
cago, became known.
Tallahassee, FLA conference
committee agreed upon bill to abol-
Ish the county convict lease system In
this state and will report to both
Houses, following which it is expected
that final legislative prohibition
against the practice will be enacted.
January I, was the date agreed on by
The committee as the time when the
aw should become effective.
Boston-Governor Cox sigs ed bill
imposing a tax of 2 cents a gallon on
gasoline used by motor vehicles.
Chicago-The Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad notified the railroad
abor board that it had made an agree
nent with its maintenance of way en-
,loyees, affecting 10000 men, granting
bremen increases Of from 81 to $40 a
month and 1 cent an hour to other
Chicago-One employee was fatally
INJURED and five others were hurt,
some seriously, in an explosion in
laboratory of the plant of Bauer &
Black. manufacturing chemists.