The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-22
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Washington-A. D. Lasker, chair
man of the shipping board, issues a
statement in defense. of Leviathan
trial trip.
Washington Administration Off
Gals convinced no legal bars to liquor
treaty; believe senate would ratify it
and determined to go ahead with
treaty plans despite criticism.
Washington = More than 250,000
acres of public land in six western
states were ordered thrown open by
the interior department for homestead
entry to former service men.
Washington = Plans for vigorous
sor to late Senator Knute Nelson de-
cided upon at conference between
President Harding and members re-
publican senatorial campaign commit
tee.
Observation-Disclosures Of 14th
and 18th amendments in south ex-
pected to become big issue at next
session of congress as result of dry
demands for enforcement of eighteenth
amendment in wet states.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. consolidation
of railroads was advocated in state
ment by Senator Couzens, Republic
can, Michigan, who said he had SUBJ
mitted questionnaires on the subject
to all the leading railroad men of the
country.
Washington-There are 5000 vacant
beds, in government hospitals for dis
abled veterans of the war, Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hines, director of the Unit
ed States Veterans bureau announced
in denial Of reports of insufficient &C
commodations. The problem now con-
fronting the veterans bureau, he said,
is making a survey in the different
hospital areas throughout the country
so that available beds may be ap-
portioned to sections where they are
most needed.
Washington-The Treasury receiv.
ed the first regular semi-annual pay
ments to be made by any foreign gov
ernments Of principal and interest on
loans made by the United States dur
ing the war. Great Britain and Fin
land, the former the largest debtor
and the latter among the smallest, be-
gan the reduction of their obligation
under recently negotiated settlements
which afford them 81 years to COM
plete repayment. Great Britain's re-
mittance, made in Liberty bonds, pur-
chased in the open market, amounted
to $e9.OO0,OO0.
Domestic
Los Angeles-Vera Steadman, mo-
ton picture actress, was granted a
divorce from Jackie Taylor, orchestra
leader, in superior court She charged
cruelty.
New York-A cashier of the Pull
man company and his body guard
were robbed of a $4,000 payroll by
six armed men as they were entering
the Sunnyside Works at Long Island
City.
Pocahontas, Ill.-Four armed men
in an automobile kidnapped John
Green, postoffice messenger, escap-
ing with mail pouch which the mes
senger was carrying containing a s4,-
600 payroll of the Pocahontas Coal
company
Omaha, Neb.-With 500 feet of track
washed out by the high water in the
vicinity Of Kennard, Washington
county, traffic on the Northwestern
railroad was demora1ized
Buffalo, N. Y.-The 1924 convention
of the International Association OF
Police Chiefs will be held in Mont
real, Canada, it was decided. Los
Angeles, Chicago and Houston, Tex
as, made spirited bids for the meet
ing. Chief William p Rutledge of
Detroit was elected president.
Newark-Because a bottle, three
quarters full of Scotch whisky, given
to jury trying three men in federal
court here for possessing liquor in
violation of the Volstead law, came
back empty, the district attorneys
office faces the problem of how to
try the same defendants convicted on
the possession charge on second
complaint, alleging conspiracy. The
Jury disagreed in the latter case.
Great Falls, Mont.-Vacant chairs
In the half filed banquet room which
greeted Alvin NJ. Owsley, national
commander of the American Legion,
at reception given in his honor by
the combined civic and commercial
and fraternal organizations, so disap-
pointed him that he called attention
to 1t when it came time to address
the gathering. 81 am disappointed in
the vacant chairs" he said. "And
there can be only one reason for 1t.
You business men know too little of
the American Legion and its power,
aims and purposes. This is the first
time since my tour that have had
to look at vacant chairs"
Cleveland-Alex Treschko, aged 20,
teur photographer and the author of
one of the most ingenious and danger
ously realistic limitations of federal
bank notes ever produced, is under
arrest here.
San Francisco-Tom Mooney, serv-
ing a life sentence in San Quentin
prison in connection with the San
Francisco Preparedness day bomb ex-
plosion in 1916, was notified of his
election here by local 764 Of the Mold
ers' union as a delegate from that
body to the unions national conven-
ton in Cleveland next September.