The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11
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washington - PrOductlOn OF meat
this year exceeded last years figures
by 1,5OOO00,OOO pounds, according to
estimates made public by the Institute
Of American Meat Packers.
Washington - The cost of living
was one-ffth less in September of this
year than it was in June, 1920, when
the highest point in living costs since
1913 was reached, bureau of labor sta
tistics show.
Washington reciprocal copyright
arrangement has been agreed upon by
the United St.tes and Canada. Under
the arrangement, citizens of the Unit
ed States may obtain copyrights in
Canada under the Canadian copyright
act, which also becomes effective, and
at the same time all benefits of Amer
lean copyright laws are extended to
Canadian citizens.
ashington-Designs for two air
ship tenders fitted with mooring masts
to secure rigid airships of type rep
resented by the Shenandoah have
practically been completed in connec-
tion with the plan for an Arctic expe-
dition by aircraft next summer, the
navy department has announced. The
plans for this type of ship are the first
ever definitely made.
Washington-Wages of farm labor
were higher last year than since 1920,
the department of agriculture report
ed. The average rate, with board, was
s33.18, and without board, $4691 a
month. The rates in 1914 were $21.05
and S29.SS, respectively. Day wages
of harvest labor with board averaged
s2.45 last year. compared with $1.55
in 1914
Domestic
Chicago = Damage estimated at
s1,000,00O was done by fire at the
Whiting plant of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana.
Fort Smith, Ark. = First efforts to
extinguish a gas well fire in the Alma
Ark, field, by flooding the surface
opening of the well with live steam,
had failed to conquer the flames.
Chicago = Six families missed their
anticipated New Year dinners at home
when fire swept through an apart
ment building on the south side. The
damage was estimated at $4,000.
Atlanta = Search for the four con-
victs who made a daring escape from
the federal penitentiary here had been
extended over wide area but Off
Gals admitted they were on "cold
TRAIL
New York John d. Rockefeller,
Jr., has published his first book and
will receive royalties at the regular
rates. The volume, entitled THE
Personal Relation in Industry" has
been issued by Boni and Liveright
Louisville = Taps have sounded for
Adrian T. Kendall of Shively, KY,
who was reputed to have fired the last
shot of the war between the states.
Mr.. Kendall, for 33 years an active
member of the Louisville bar, was
buried in the cemetery at Shively.
Baltimore : The sidewheel steamer
Emma Giles. with 35 passengers
aboard, was rammed by the freight
steamship Steel Trader in a heavy
fog off Sandy Point, Chesapeake bay
The passenger vessel was badly dam
aged, but no one was injured
Chester, Va. = Three distinct earth
quake shocks were felt here in the
Boyce section of Clarke county, near
here. according to reports. The re-
port said the houses were shaken,
fishes ratified and many residents were
badly frightened. No property damage
has been reported.
Vaudeville, lathe Laundry, shoe
shop. bakery and printing office of
the Chinchuba deaf institution at Chin
chuba, near here, were destroyed by
fire. Bucket brigades managed to pre-
vent the flames from spreading to the
dormitory. There was little excitement
among the 81 deaf and dumb children
in the dormitory when they were
aroused an hour before daylight and
all left the structure without injury.
Effingham, Ill. - Christina Meeker,
aged IS, an employee of glove fac
tory at Sigel, had her entire scalp
torn off when she was attempting to
shaft. Her hair caught in the ma
chinery, removing the scalp from
above her eyes to the back of her
neck. She was rushed to hospital
where the scalp was replaced. 1t is
thought she will recover.
Pawtucket, R. 1.-The old Slater
mill estate, including the first cotton
mill established in America, has been
purchased for $4,000 by the old Slater
Mill association, which will convert
the mill into textile museum. The
estate includes, in addition to the cot
ton mill established on the banks of
the Pawtucket river in 1880 by Sam
uel Slater, four stores, three story
brick mill more than 100 years old and
q structure formerly used as a brass
foundry.
Brookline, Mass. = George E. Henry
of Winchester, philanthropiat and one
of the prisoners who revoAutionized
the lumber industry in New Hamp-
shire, where his family owned the
entire town of Lincoln, valued at 3d.
100000. died of heart disease here.
New York James Montgomery
Fiagg, artist, has announced his en-
gagement to Miss Dorothy Virginia
Wadman, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert Wadman 3f Mamaroneck. NJ
Y. Private announcement was made
by Mrs. Wadman al birthday party
given her daughter by an aunf. MiB
AIth is c. Norton @ass,