The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
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Ol VICE COnSul hODeII luDTIe, anu, II
was announced, the department will
await further date before any official
action is taken.
WashingJon-Plans for a flight by
the navy dirigible Shedandoah to the
Pacific coast in October are being held
in allegiance here pending determine
ton of the condition Of the ship to be
developed by an overhauling at her
Lakehurst, n. j., hangar.
Washington-Navy ships designated
to safeguard the passage of the army
world fliers from Europe to the Labra-
dor coast WILDE in position by August
l, ready to render assistance in any
emergency. The departure of the
f1iers from England before that date
is not expected here, despite reports to
the contrary. Lieutenant Lowell H.
Smith, commander of the flight, has
been informed that the ultimate sue
cess of the world fight is to be the
first and foremost consideration and
that speed is a secondary object.
Domestic
Evansville, Ind.-Loss caused by fire
to the Sterling Products Company
warehouse may exceed the $650,000
mark, and first estimates of $1,000, 900
may be reached when a final check is
made.
Jackson, Tenn.-Two young women,
Lou Black and Vesta Morris, were
drowned when the automobile in which
they were riding with two young men,
plunged from bridge into canal in
a severe electrical and rainstorm.
Albany, Ind.-Trapped in bedroom
by fire resulting from the explosion Of
a coal oil stove, three children of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Bait, burned to death
at their farm house two miles south
of here.
Laramie, Wyo.-A forest fire of con-
siderable size is reported at Lake
Owen, on the Laramie, North Park &
Western railroad, AZ miles west of
Laramie. Men are being sent to the
scene of the fire.
New York;. Alexander Miller, a
playwright, shot and killed himself in
his home here. He was the son of
Louis E. Miller, editor of a Jewish
newspaper, and DR.. Helen A. Miller,
prominent woman physician.
New York-Sir Herbert Ames, finan-
cial director of the League of Nations,
who has been spending a two months
vacation fishing in Canada, has sailed
for Europe, announcing that the forth
coming meeting of the league in &C.
neva in September would perhaps be
the most important it has ever con-
Quoted. He said Premiers MacDon-
aid, Herriot and Mussolini were ex-
pected to attend.
st. Louis-Federal prohibition agents
under William c. Goshorn, acting
group chief, trailed and seized a cur
tanned truck which left the Schorr-
Kalkschneider Brewing Company here
with AZ half barrels containing 672
gallons of alleged real beer. Analysis
showed the alcoholic content of the
beer to 5.29 per cent, Goshorn said.
Six men were arrested in the raid.
Santa Fe, N M.-More than two
days after he was sentenced to Jail at
Las Vegas for contempt of court and
after Sheriff Delgado twice had re-
fused to honor pardons for him issued
by Governor J. F. Hinkle, Carl C. Ma
gee is at liberty under $4,000 bond.
The Albuquerque editor was released
following hearing on writ of habeas
corpus before the state supreme court.
Gardiner, Mont.-With total of
$500 visitors for the day, July % set
a new high record for travel in Yellow
stone National Park during the season
of 1924. OF this number, 1,S44 per-
sons made the trip to the different
gateways in 502 motor vehicles and
SIG came by rail. Both rail and auto
mobile figures were records for the
season.
Schenectady-General Electric radio
boadcasting station in this city, WGY,,
broadcast its regular program on
wave length of 1885 meters, said to
be the shortest wave length ever used
by any broadcasting station in this
country. While the program was 60
ing out on this short wave, it was
also broadcast simultaneously on two
other wave lengths and this is be-
lieved to be the first time that any
clSRliOh Hoo oSAI IiS SdLiO plOSi all Jul
on three distinctive wave lengths at
the same time.
New York-Len. ,thening of the
building season in the United States
to include the winter months was adj
vocated by Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover in commenting on the
report of the committee on seasonal
operations in construction industries,
appointed by him as an outgrowth of
the presidents conference on unem-
ployment in 1921. The secretary said
such a move would stabilize employ
ment and lower the costs of construc-
ton.
Philadelphia-The sweet singing of
sentimental ballad by an eastern
penitentiary convict and broadcast
from a radio station here won a pa
role for convict G 1412, who had three
years more time to serve on bandit
charge, it became known.
New York-The Leviathan arrived
with large passenger list, including
the Duke and Duchess OF Richelieu
and Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks.
Doug and Mary returned from four
months tour which took them to most
of the countries of Europe, where they
were sevora. tiues received by roy
atty