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

football season opens, university trus
tees announced.
Ann Arbor-Captain Herbert Steg
er, Oak Park, H.. Harold Steel, Sioux
City, and Edliff Slaughter, Louisville
received gold footballs from the Uni
versity of Michigan in recognition OF
three years service on the Wolverine
university.
Minneapolis, Minn.-The Minnesota
basketball teason will get under way
this week when the North Dakota
five comes to Minneapolis for the firsI
four practise titles scheduled for tha
Gopher combine during the next three
weeks.
Madison, Wis.-The resignation OF
Thomas E. Jones as head of the ath.
letic department of the University OF
Wisconsin was accepted at meeting
of the athletic council The resigna.
ton of Professor Jones was requested
in recommendation by the board of
regents by the "W" club, student
organization.
Philadelphia-The directors of the
veteran athletes of Philadelphia, at a
special meeting to arrange an 18th
annual championship night dinner un-
animously decided that Notre Dame
was the outstanding football team of
the 1924 season and that team will
be awarded a national championship
cup.
Foreign
Batavia, Java-Further earthquake
shocks have occurred at Wonosboro
Three persons were killed.
London-Adyices to the Lloyds
from Hamburg stated ar attempt to
float the liner Minnekahda of the
American Line failed.
Hanover, Germany-Bleached skulls
and bones fished from the muddy wat
ers of the river Seine were exhibited
in court here at the trial of Fritz
Haarman, accused of the murder of
81 boys.
Cairo-Lieut. Gen. ST. Joseph John
Asser, now governor of Bermuda, is
mentioned as the probable successor
of the late Major General Sir Lee
Stack, sirdar of the Egyptian army,
whose assassination led to the pres
ent Anglo-Egyptian troubles.
Riga, Latvia-Twenty Communist
leaders in the Reveal revolt were shot
after a court-martial, according to a
special dispatch from that city. The
Communists are reported to have
killed three army officers in their
beds, in addition to numbering five
others they had seized.
Edinburgh-At a conference recent
ly held in Edinburgh resolutions were
agreed to approving the draft of a
home-rule bill prepared by the Scot
fish Home Rule association. The bill
demands the establishment of Scot
fish national parliament in Scotland,
with full powers over all Scottish af-
fairs.
Christiania-More tnan 100 commu-
nists were killed before an uprising
at Reveal Esthonia was checked by
militia. After the reds had seized
several public buildings in a desper-
ate attempt at revolt, troops drove
them out with machineguns and
bombs after which {. state of seige
was proclaimed.
Toxic, Japan-Japaneses shipowners
have petitioned the government to
pass more stringent laws to protect
49,. a~o;nc4 INSTANTANEOUS THE shin
owners declare that SO many Japanese
are attempting to hide aboard their
ships, hoping to be able to smuggle
themselves ashore when the ships
reach an American port, that it is
hurting their business.
London-Lloyd George was elected
as seasonal chairman of the Liberal
members of Parliament after long
and lively meeting of the Liberal par
liamentarians. The election, which
was not unanimous, does not affect
former Premier Asquith's leadership
of the Liberal party. according to
party men.
Picking Chang Tso Lin, Manchuri-
an leader, accompanied by his son
and staff, departed for Tientsin and
his troops are Withdrawing from the
capital. Picking thus remains under
military control of the troops of Feng
Yuhsiang, the Christian general"
Feng has gone into temporary retire
ment in the western hills, contiguous
to Peking.
London -Vincenzo Gemito one of
Italy's greatest artists, who has done
sculptor work for half dozen
kings, has arrived in London almost
penniless, ready to start life over
again at the age of r. He declares
himself practically driven from his
homeland after professional jealousy
of rival artists made his life one OF
constant fear. He revealed how they
had him imprisoned in an insane
asylum for nine months 20 years ago
in order to quench his great art.
Mexico City-President Oregon re-
ceived in the ambassador room in the
national palace at the hands of the
japanese minister. the Choir of Chry
santhemum. high order, conferred
on him for notable service The EN-
peror of Japan sent his best wishes
for the prosperity of Mexico and sue
cess of the GALES government Presi
dent Obregon replied that he consid
cred the decoration symbol drawing
the two natl ons closer together.
Belgrade Communist students pro-
testing measures taken against two
professors in Agram University by the
ministry of education clashed with
police and a dozen were wounded.
Five policemen also were wounded.
Rome-Premier MussoIini predicted