The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-18

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eliminate Tiny" Jim Herman from
the ranks of contenders for the heavy.
weight championship in their fight at
the Kenwood Armory, the plasterer
knocking out his Omaha rival in the
second round of bout scheduled for
10 rounds. After flooring Herman
twice in the first round and being
dropped himself just as the bell ended
the session, Fulton came back with
vengeance in the second round and
stretched Tiny" out helpless on the
canvas with ripping left hook that
landed flush on the point of the chin.
Foreign
Paris-The Paris bourse may be
closed to all foreigners, only French
citizens being permitted to trade, be-
cause Of the depreciation of the franc.
Manila-The Philippine government
initiated extradition proceedings
against Lucio Torralba, Filipino, who
is accused of embezzling $500, 900 from
the Yokohama Specie bank here.
Paris-The frontier between the
Palatinate and unoccupied Germany
was closed except for railroad traffic
and food supplies, by order Of Gener-
al De Metz, Rhineland commission
delegate.
Toxic = The home office has issued
official figures on the recent earth.
quake and fire as follows: Dead and
missing, $4,000; injured, 10000;
houses destroyed, $780,; houses par.
TALLY destroyed, $4,000.
Brussels-"It cannot be denied that
we fought for America and that we
saved her; consequently we are entitl.
ed to expect effective help from her."
said the social senator Henri La Fon-
tame in the debate on Belgium's for
eign policy.
MISUNDERSTANDING before a foreign
trade conference, Leonid Krassin, for
eign trade commissar, announced that
in his recent stay in London he car
ried on negotiations for loan to soviet
Russia amounting from $a0,000,000 to-
$50, 100000.
FOhANO AL AhtOhoO SOio WofS
throughout Venetia, for tie first time
in hundreds of years, has frozen the
lagoons and canals in Venice, some to
such thickness as to permit people
to walk across the street" Gondola
service is tied up.
Toxic - The police after suppress
ing the Japanese newspapers that pub
lished accounts of the unsuccessful
bomb throwing at the imperial palace,
have released the story with formal
statement that Korean had hurled
the bombs, which failed to explode.
Moscow - Contrary to reports in
the foreign press that Premier Lenine
is visiting Czecho-Slovakian mud
bath resort, the premier remains in the
vicinity Of Moscow. 1t is declared that
his health shows improvement. The
Petrograd Pravda says Lenine recent
ly went hunting twice in one week.
Dublin-John Finnerty, the Amer
lean lawyer who is representing the
claimants Of Irish republican funds in
America, interviewed Eamonn de Va
lOId anu f1uotkh OtdCh III jail ACl . W Q
liminary to taking evidence in the
case before the American consul gen.
eral here in accordance with the New
York supreme courts order.
Anacona, Italy = Earth shocks con-
tinue here, and most of the houses are
unsafe. The serious conditions are
aggravated by heavy rains and the
homeless are susffering severely. The
militia and Red Cross are making all
speed with their supplies of tents and
huts, but these are not yet sufficient
for the afflicted population.
Milan, Italy The Italian aviator,
Perrin, over whose fate much anxiety
was felt, has survived a thrilling ex-
perience. He left Sestacalende, near
Milan, plotting a chaser hydroairplane,
intending to proceed to headquarters
at Pola after stop at Venice. He was
found in the upper Adriatic still pilot
ing his machine, which safely had rid
den the heavy seas for four days.
Manila - Discussing the resolution
introduced by Representative ]. A..
Frear, which calls for congressional
inquiry into his administration, Gov
ernor General Leonard Wood declared
he would welcome such an investiga-
ton, and, he added, 81 hope they'll hew
to the line and let the chips fall where
they may" General Wood denied that
any of his staff had investments in the
Philippines, with the exception of one
constabulary officer, who owned few
shares in a sugar plantation.
Berlin-For the first time of Ameri-
can welfare in Central Europe, letters
from President Coolidge and Secre-
tary of State C. e. Hughes will be
read to German children. The United
States liner America brought food and
clothes bundles for the German chill
dren at Bremerhaven, where the town
authorities, with solemn, old fashion
ed ceremonies, win distribute the pre-
sents from America among f200 chill
dren. In the course of the ceremony
Mr. Coolidge's letters, as well as let.
tiers from Mr.. Hughes, will be read
to the children guests.
Manila-Lieutenant Osborne Wood,
son of Governor General Leonard
Wood has announced he will leave for
the United States in February and
says he expects to resign from the ar
my. Lieutenant Wooe recently was
reported to have gained nearly ST..
100000 through stock speculation.
Sofia, Bulgaria-King Boris, with
the approval Of parliament, pronul-
gated decree granting amnesty to ~
former cabinet ministers charged with
responsibility for the second Balkan
war and failing TO associate Bulgaria