The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-15

Washington-War department re.
ports made public from the 81 civilian
military training camps, conducted in
July and which opened again this
month, show total enrolment of &c..
544 as compared to an original esti,
mated attendance of $4,000. The at
tendance at the camps conducted in
1921 was 11,000; in 1922, $4,000 and in
1928, $4,000. In this years camps the
Seventh Corps Area with headquarters
at Omaha, stood first in attendance
with 4,74S.
Domestic
Topeka, Kan.-The third largest
wheat crop in the history of Kansas
and the best yield to the acre since
1914 was reported.
Jackson, Mich.-Funeral services OF
Charles E. Townsend, former United
States senator from this state were
held here.
New York-Nine persons were in
5ured, three seriously, when stopper
flew from can of what was marked
"denatured alcohol in the lap of a
subway patron.
Miami, Fla. - William ]. Bryan an.
nounced that he had placed his es.
tate, Villa Serena, on the market and
purchased more modest place in Co.
coannut Grove, as his future home. be-
cause of upkeep and taxes.
observation-disclosures by General ]. J.
Pershing of an invitation to review
the parade of the G. A R. in connec-
ton with its annual encampment here
was announced at army headquarters.
New York-The International Union
Against tuberculosis, in annual con-
yention at Lausanne, Switzerland, has
selected the United States for its 1925
convention. Selection of city for the
convention will be left to the national
association.
Salt Lake City-Claron Nelson, west
ern superintendent of the air mail SER
vice, was declared responsible for the
death of Pilot w. F. Blanchfield, who
crashed while flying over the grave Of
his former mechanics at Reno,
August 1.
Niles, Ohio-Scores of persons are
believed to have been bruised and
beaten in pitched battle in the street
between about TAO men, said to be
members of the Knights of the FIam-
ing Circle, an anti-klan order, and
some 500 klansmen.
Lansing, Mich.-Appointm of DR..
c. NJ. Carson, as acting president of
the Michigan College of Mines, Hough-
ton, Mich, was approved by the state
administrative board He will be in
office until successor to DR.. F. w.
McNair is named.
Danville, Height labor union To-
Gals, some of their officials and other
$ individuals were named as defendants
in 100000 damage suit filed in the
federal court here by Miss Isabel Rus
sell, Cape Girardeau, Mo-, as an after
math Of the Herrin trials.
Observation-Disclosures A. Kullberg, %
years old, one Of the best known air
plane pilots in the country and who
during the World war, as lieutenant
in the British Royal Flying corps, bag
ged IA German planes, and Henry
bunker, "a years old, Hudson, Ohio,
were killed when a commercial air
plane in which they were flying went
into nose dive and crashed 1000 feet.
Fort Worth-Although an applica-
ton for a writ of habeas corpus was
denied DR.. Frederick A. Cook by Fed
eral District Judge James C. Wilson
Of Co
er and oil promoter, said they would
not abandon their efforts to obtain lis
release on bail bond pending final &C
ton on his appeal from a prison SEN
tence of Ia years and nine months.
New York-Twenty-fve thousand
dollars were appropriated at the pre-
convention meeting of the supreme
board of directors of the Knights of
Columbus, to the disabled American
veterans of the World war. The money
is to be used by the veterans organiza-
ton in maintaining its compensation
iaison service. The. convention prop
er opened with solemn high mass at
st. Patrick's cathedral.
Chicago-The twenty-fourth arrest
III the S1,0UO,UVU Union station mail
robbery of 1921, was announced here,
when a postal inspector left for De-
troit, Mich, where Samuel H. Dodson
former Chicago bond salesman, is be.
ing held for the robbery. Only one
more person rs wanted in connection
with the theft, and trial of the 25 sus
poets will be started in Federal Court
here IN September or October, federal
offieerh said.
New Orleans-Four men are dead as
result of being overcome here by gas
in a sewer and four other persons, en-
gagged in rescue work, were Frustrated
by heat.
Detroit, Mich.-An unidentified man
believed by police to have been one
of quartet of bandits who robbed
branch of the Continental Bank here
and shot and killed Patrolman William
G. Ashworth, was found in vacant
building in one of the residential dis
tricts. The mans body was found
about half mile from where the Do
lice found abandoned the automobile
used by the bandits.