The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-25
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100000 for payment of clans filed un-
der provisions of the war minerals re-
lief act would be authorized in bill
passed by the senate
Washington - Jail sentences for
liquor law violators were urged in in
structions prepared by Attorney Gen.
eral H. F. Stone, for United States at
torneys.
Westinghouse resolution authoriz-
ing investigations by SPECIAL con.
gressonal committee Of all land grants
to the Northern Pacific railway COM
pany was reported to the house by the
public lands committee.
Washfngton-Lieutenant Command
er Louis c. Sheibla of the navy was
drowned in the Potomac river near the
Dahlgren proving grounds when an
irplane in which he had landed turned
over.
shington-Postmaster General H.
S. New said his department was not
trying to kill any attempt to raise
postal salaries, but did not agree with
what is called for in bills now before
congress. ...
Domestic
Norfolk, Va.-Eighteen wealthy refu-
gees from Yucatan, in the hands of
Mexican revolutionists, were landed
at Norfolk by the British steamship
Muneric.
Fort Wayne, Ind-Clara Kimball
Young, screen and stage actress, was
taken suddenly i'll during her per-
formance, and her condition was said
by physicians to be serious.
New York-Dr. Newell Dwight Hill
is, one of the best known clergymen
in the United States, has resigned as
pastor of the Plymouth Congregation
al church in Brooklyn, because of ill
health.
Roston-Governor c. H. Cox signed
bill repeating an act of the legisla-
ture two years ago calling for the re-
moval of John S. Sargent's painting,
1.-The Synagogue" from the walls of
the Boston Public library.
Chicago-The life of the American
Legion depends upon the passage of
an adjusted compensation act, for for
mer service men, Aaron Shapiro,
chairman of the national legislative
committee of the Legion, declared.
Louisville, Ky.-Following a break
down of wage scale negotiations here,
formal strike order affecting approx
mately 10000 miners in nearly 65
western Kentucky coal pits was is
sued at Central City by Lonnie Jack
son.
Boston-The emergency board of
the United Textile Workers of Amer
lea, voted to instruct all affiliated
unions to fight IL any attempt is
made to reduce wages or lengthen
working hours"
,Chicago-0n1y s79,655 will be avail
able to settle claims of creditors of the
Elgin Motor Car corporation, Argo,
Ill, it was stated in the receivers
final report filed in United States dis
trict court by Frank Wean, referee in
bankruptcy.
Chicago-Miss Grace Timms, a pub.
lie school teacher, was attacked and
severely beaten by one her pupils.
She had attempted to separate two
fighting boys. She suffered broken
leg, a broken ankle and dislocation
Of the knee.
Observation-Disclosures peak, "a active
volcano in northern California, was in
eruption for an hour and half, ac-
cording to a special press dispatch
from Redding. There was nothing
spectacular, the outburst being great
volume of smoke, but little ashes.
Chicago Commander Evangeline
Booth of the Salvation Army, was pre-
scented with a 100000 check at the
army's central territorial congress
here. Miss Booth said the money
would be used in defraying expenses
of home and foreign missions.
Herrin, Ill.-Charged with Illegal
vote gathering from beyond the city
limits, N. M. Bowen, Judge of the Her
rim city court, John NJ. Garavalia
president of the board of health, and
their chauffeur were arrested and
Jailed as the climax Of city election
in which the issue was khan and anti
khan.
Philadelphia-The fourth Of five
light cruisers of tremendous speed
built or under construction at Cramps
shipyard for the United States Navy
will be christened the Memphis by 5
year old Elizabeth Rowlet Paine
daughter of the mayor of Memphis
Tenn.
New York-Mary Garden, prima
donna, who sailed on the Aquitania
was accompanied to the pier by Will
lin H. (Big Bill Edwards, former col
lector of internal revenue, who recent
ly sponsored her application for first
American citizenship papers. Miss
Garden made her departure the occa
sion for another denial that she and
big Bill were engaged.
Cincinnati = Clarence Saunders
Memphis, Tenn, former president Of
the Piggy Wiggly chain stores, has
appealed to the federal circuit court
against an Injunction restraining him
from operating store in Memphis
similar to the Piggy Wiggly stores.
Kingman, Ariz.-The grand canyon
was photographed from the air by
cameramen in two army planes from
Rockwell field The planes covered
the mountainous country near Dia
mond Greek Captain Erwin and Lieu
tenant Sieferi pilots, will photograph
proposed dam sites on the Colorado
river