The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-12
Domestic


Domestic
Chicago-After two days and nights
adrift on Lake Michigan, the power
boat Gem was towed into Lincoln
Park harbor with its owner, H. D.
Moreland, his two sons, H. D., Jr., and
Lester, and their cook, Miss Nellie
Parson, aboard.
New York-Arrangements are be-
ing made for burial at Lithopolis,
Ohio, of Adam Willis Wagnalls, one
of the founders and president of the
who died at the Northport, N. Y,
home of his daughter, Mrs. Mabel
Wagnalls Jones.
Yale, Okla.-Two unmasked BAN
dts entering the Farmers National
Bank here forced the president, cash
Ter, one of the directors and Gus
toner to turn their faces to the wall,
scooped up between $4,000 and $4,000
in cash and escaped after locking the
occupants in a vault.
Springfield, Ill-Four masked bank
robbers looted the Jefferson State
Bank, at the edge of Springfield. They
drove all employees into the vault
and escaped with an amount estimated
at between $4,000 and $4,000 No
shots were fired, but Vicepresident
Warren Lewis was beaten over the
head when he offered resistance.
White Rock, S. D.-Three residents
Of White Rock were shot and pain
fully wounded when they interrupted
five bandits raiding the Citizens State
Bank. Numerous shots were fired by
the bandits, who used sawedoff shot
guns with telling effects. When they
fed from town they carried with
them as loot $40 in pennies and few
bonds of undetermined value.
New York-Lieutenant William
Manning 80 years old, last survivor
of Perry's expedition to Japan, is dead
here after a brief illness. Lieuten.
ant Manning, who had been retired
from the navy for several years,
fought in the Civil war under Farra-
gut, taking part in the battle of Mo-
bile bay.
Philadelphia-In tests here prelimi-
nary to defending the Schneider cup,
International seaplane trophy, Unit
ed States naval airplane, piloted by
Lieutenant Ralph A. Ofstie. registered
an unofficial speed of 100 miles an
hour, 10 miles faster than the sea-
plane record for this country. The
navy carried off the trophy last year
at, Cowes, England, and will defend
it at Baltimore this year.
Los Angeles-Cancellati of an
other Doheny lease in the Elk Hills
naval reserve in Kern county is
sought in suit filed in federal court
here on behalf of the United States
government against the Pan-American
Petroleum Company. The plaintiffs
ask that a lease on Sections and
2 in the naval reserve be declared
null and void on the ground that it
was\ illegally and corruptly obtained.
Jefferson City, Mo.-Attorney Gen
eraf Jesse w. Barrett, in cooperation
with local Independent dealer, be-
gan a gasoline price war here with a
reduction of 1 cent a gallon in the
filling station price. The attorney
general obtained the cooperation of
Arthur Heisiner, an independent deal
e., and the cut in price from 1872
cents to 1872 cents was announced
Herrin, Ill.-Thirty-two warrants
charging murder in the first degree
we're issued against alleged partici-
pants in the pistol battle between al
,leged Ku Klux Klansman and anti
klansmen. With state militia on
guard following the bloody riot be-
tween klansmen and anti-klansmen
in which six were killed and seven in.
jured, one perhaps fatally, Herrin
wore business as usual look
Pasadena, Calf = Three hundred
million dollars is spent annually on
funeral expenses for the 1900, 00O
persons year who die in this coun-
try, according to figures given out by
]. N. Sletten, executive secretary OF
the National Organization of Funeral
Directors.
Buffalo, n. Y.-The house of dele
gates of the American Pharmaceuti
cal Association, in session here, voted
down the recommendation of Presi
dent H. v. Varny that the organiza
ton favor the establishment of gov,
eminent agencies to dispense alco
holic liquors.