The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-11-14
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Washington
Washington-The American repre-,
sentatives to the forthcoming Paris
conference on the ALLEGATION Of repara-
tiOns payments will be instructed to
protect the interests of this country,
1t was declared at the White House,
The United States has claims against
Germany for the maintenance of the
American Army of Occupation on the
Rhine and for damage to American
citizens and business firms as a result
of the war.
Westinghouse jury in Circuit
Court awarded $500 damages to
Miss Ethelyn Chrane in her suit
against former Representative Manuel
Herrick of Oklahoma, because of
statements he made which she charged
reflected on her character. She was
formerly his stenographer. The state
ments were made in a declaration by
Herrick filed in support of suit he
has brought against Miss Chrane for
$4,000 damages for alleged breach of
promise to marry him.
Washington-The American steam
ship West Momentum, which sends
States weather bureau at regular in
tervals, has reported that swarm of
bees settled on one of it's booms in
front of the bridge on a recent trip
from Yokohama to Portland, Ore.
Captain L. Getting. who was on the
bridge, said they remained on the
boom for several hours. This is the
first case known to Captain Getting
of bees swarming on any part of a
deep water vessel.
Washington-Wars in which the
United States has taken part since
1890, exclusive of the World war,
have cost the nation more than &c.
S36,000,000 in pensions. Pensions for
the Civil war totaled about $6,427 ,000,-
600, it was shown in figures announc-
ed by the interior depar tment, while
those growing out of the Indian wars
amount to $25,O00,000. Pensions for
other wars included SAG, 100000 for the
war of 1912; S7O,00O,000 for the war
Of the Revolution; $56,0O0,OO0 for the
Mexican war, and $126, 100000 for the
war with Spain.
Domestic
Miami, Fla.-Republicans will have
an official standing in future primar-
les in Florida, it is said here by John
Scott, former member of the republi-
can executive committee.
Fairmont, Neb.-Governor c. w.
Bryan, narrowly escaped injury near
here when an automobile ran head
long into his car at a turn in the
road between here and Sutton, Heb.
New York-A family of five persons
died in a fire which destroyed a
Ghetto tenement Eleven other fami-
lies occupying the building were TAX
en- down ladders by Iremen, flames
having cut off access to the fire es-
cape.
Houghton, Mich.-The two members
of the crew of the steamship Glenly-
on, ashore in Siskowit bay, Isle Roy
ale, who put off from the ship in a
lifeboat, have been rescued by the
coast Euard crew from the Portage
Lake ship canal.
New York-John w. Davis, defeat
ed democratic nominee for president,
will return to the practise of law in
New York after holiday to be spent
on cruise in the Mediterranean, it
was announced by his secretary. Mr..
Davis will leave in a few days to
visit his former home at Clarksburg,
w. Va.
Amherst, Mass.-Ro5ert Frost, pro-
fessor of English literature at AM
herst College, has rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect in the fall of
1925. Mr.. Frost, who is one of Ameri-
cas- foremost poets, has taken this
action so that he might accept an un-
usual fellowship in letters at the Uni
versity of Michigan.
Chicago-Otis Skinner, one of the
greatest actors on the American stage
is seriously i'll in his apartment at the
Drake hotel. Several days ago he
was stricken with inf1ammatory neurit-
is while playing at Birmingham, Ala,
and was forced to canoe. all engage
ments for three weeks.
Galesburg, Ill.-After winning a 40
mile race with death when he was
rushed from his parents home here
to a hospital at Iowa City, where he
was operated on for removal of some
paper which had lodged in his wind
pipe, Harold Albro, IL months old, sue
cumbed to pneumonia.
Miami, Fla.-John Ash ley, famous
leader of the Ashley gang of outlaws;
Hanford Mobley, his lieutenant, and
two unidentified members of the gang,
were shot to death in a gun fight
with Sheriff Merritt Oh ST. Lucie
county and six deputies. The death
of the outlaw and his followers wiped
out of existence a gang which for
years has terrorized southern Flori-
da.
Norfolk, Va.-Lieutenant S. E. Gin
ter, pilot, and Chief Petty Officer A.
O'Donnell, member, had a narrow es-
cape when the gasoline tank of the
giant bombing plane which they were
using in target practise burst into
flames while they were high in the
air over Little Bay. They succeeded,
however, in making landing and ex-
tinguished the flames before they did
material damage