The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-29
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Washington

Washington-Henry R. Fletcher, of
Pennsylvania, now ambassador to Bel
GUM, has been selected by President
Coolidge to be ambassador to Italy.
He will succeed Richard Washburn
Child. who retired recently.
Washington-Early action by con-
gress on soldiers bonus legislation
sentative A. P. Andrew, (rep., Mass.
who declared "this belated settlement
cannot and will not be much longer
delayed"
Washington-Repairs to the airship
Shenandoah will require 10 weeks to
complete and cost $4,000, according
to report of the board of inquiry
which investigated thesrecent escape
of the big dirigible from its mooring
mast at Lakehurst, N. j. The ques-
tion, of responsibility for the accident
was not taken up by the board.
Washington The shake down"
cruise of the new light cruiser Tren-
ton, which will be commissioned about
April /, at Philadelphia, will carry the
ship from that port to New York and
thence to Trinidad, Capetown, Zanzi-
bar, Alexandria, Naples, Gibraltar, Ma
deria and back to New York about
Sept. 1.
Domestic
Lansing, Mich. - Nominating petit
tons to place the name Of President
Coolidge on the republican ballot in
the presidential primary April z, were
filed with the secretary of state.
New York-After postponements, ru-
mors and reconciliations, Peggy Wood
at last has married John V. A. Weav-
er. Miss Wood is an actress and was
last seen in 1.-THE Clinging Vine
Weaver is a poet and literary editor
of the Brooklyn Eagle.
New York-Failure to obtain third
of the s10,000,000 sought, due, it is
former contributors in the west be-
cause of current religious controversy,
will force the Presbyterian church to
curtail its foreign mission work dras-
tically, starting April 1.
st. Louis-The police crime cam
paign to clean up ST. Louis has re-
suited in arrest and detention of l.
600 persons with new days record
of $40 persons apprehended within a
Is hour period and rs saloons. pool
rooms, dives and resorts raided.
Quincy, nl-Mrs Martin of Pitts
field, ILL.,, aged 20, has probably the
distinction of being the youngest
grandmother in many states. Her
daughter, Mrs. William Van Buskirk.
aged Is, of Hull, H.. is the mother of
a baby girl. Mrs. Martin was married
at Is and her daughter became a wife
at the age of II.
Baltimore = William F. Cochran,
leader in reform movements, and re-
Gently elected member of the board
of directors Of the Antisaloon League
of America, acknowledged gift Of
$4,000 to William H. Anderson, form
er superintendent Of the Antisaloon
league of New York, under sentence
for third degree forgery.
Chicago-Eddie Collins is to be the
new manager of the White Sox If
Frank Chance, who is i'll at his Pacific
coast home, Is unable to go through
with the contract he has with Comis-
key. The announcement of the APP
pointment of Collins may come or it
may ride, along for a time until Chance
is better able to gauge the extent Of
his illness.
Marion, Ill-Attempts to work out
means for an effective civil govern
ment in Williamson county were re-
ported to be proceeding satisfactorily
after the latest meeting of the citi-
gems committee of 100 neutral civic
leaders who stayed aloof from the
turmoil of the district.
Los ADVERTISEMENTS children
were spanked by public school teach
ers here last semester, according to a
report to the board of education by
Mrs. Susan M. Dorsey, city superin-
tendent of schools. A state law re-
quires teachers to report to the super
intendent all cases of corporal punish
ment as they occur.
Chicago-Eugene v. Debs, socialist
leader, has been nominated by Victor
Berger of Milwaukee as a candidate
for the Nobel peace prize, it was an
nounced from national socialist party
headquarters. In his letter of NOM
nation Representative Berger said his
suggestion was made in recognition
of Debs' "long service for internation-
al peace
New Haven, CONAN oddly shap-
ed gold ring, thought to have been
owned by British royalty and tallying
in detail with one which disappeared
from the English court in 1910, was
found by Charles Burns in the sand
near Thimble islands in Long Island
sound, off the Connecticut shore.
Thimble islands are noted as having
been rendezvous of the famous Cap
tain Kidd.
Newton, Mass.-John w. McGrath,
"a years old, private secretary to the
late Theodore Roosevelt from 1912 to
1916, is dead.
st. Louis-In an intensive "clean
up the city" campaign, started early
last week under the personal super
vision of Colonel Philip H. Brockman,
president of the city board Of police
commissioners, police arrested total
of 2027 men and women In period
of four days. OF this number, 400 ar
rests were for traffic violations.
Many were released after a confine-
ment of 20 hours, while others were
docketed in the city courts.