The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-29
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events In the Nation and State.
Sports

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coded by a left to the jaw. Lodge had
to be carried to his corner.
st. Paul-Dave Shade of California
outpointed Billy Wells of England
by clear margin in their 10-round
fight at the Auditorium, the American
carrying off the honors in six rounds,
three going to the Britisher and one
being even.
Foreign
Honolulu-Fire did damage esti-
mated at $4,000 to the Elks club
house at Waikiki.
Rome-The Rome newspapers an
nounce that M. Yourenev has been ap-
pointed soviet ambassador to Italy.
NJ Yourenev formerly was minister
of public works. Lately. he has been
Russian representative in Latvia.
Paris-A decree prohibiting exporta.
tion from France Of cotton and wool
has just been published. Most of the
combed wool produced here, is sold
abroad, and 1t is feared number Of
factories will be forced to close.
Havanna-Fires in four sugar plan
tations In Camaguey province have
caused an estimated loss of 11,0000,000
pounds of sugar cane as it stood in the
fields. Investigations are being made
on the theory that some of these fires
were of incendiary origin.
Tokio-More than 10000 Japanese
at mass meeting adopted resolu-
tions demanding at once the resigna-
tions of members of the Kiyoura min
istry, and then paraded the streets,
passing before the Peers club. Police
reserves were called out, but the DEM
onstration was orderly.
Paris-The shah of Persia is on the
Riviera trying to sell $1,000,000
worth of crown jewels, according to
reports from there. This balance Of
gems was left to the youthful ruler
after the Teheran government decid-
ed to sell all the royal baubles to get
funds to build railways in Persia.
London-Regulations have been is
sued in the Province of Constantinople
according to the Daily Mail, making a
medical examination compulsory in
the cases of all persons intending to
marry. The physicians report must
be accepted by the municipal authori-
ties before marriage will be allowed.
New York Criminal charges will be
filed against Tex Richard if during
the impending investigation Of the
charges made by Tom O'Rourke any
evidence is found that the government
was defrauded of tax money by the
alleged speculation in tickets for the
Dempsey-Fi fight last summer.
Paris-The librarian of the Nation
al library in Paris, while rummaging
through some books, discovered cas-
ket containing the heart of Voltaire.
1t had been in the library evidently
since 1864, completely forgotten. The
key is missing. The casket will be
opened and verified in the presence Of
the minister of public instruction.
Vienna-After a demonstration in
the Rinkstrasse, 10000 bank employees
disconnected with the salaries, voted
a partial strike against four great
viennese banks. The association of
bankers announced that if the strike
is not over in three days they will
dismiss all employees and attempt t.
maintain service by havign officials
do the work Of the strikers.
Warsaw-A conference of the Baltic
foreign ministers, called to settle
points in dispute between the various
states, ended with no concrete results
reached. None of the three principal
questions were settled. AS regards an
arbitration treaty, M. Enkell, Finland,
said he had no authority to sign such
a convention. Poland made numerous
reservations on the subject of cooper
alton with the League of Nations.
Paris-Jules Tantot, the most pros
porous theater owner in Amiens, who
died, willed that his body be accom-
panied to the cemetery by the Amiens
brass band playing recent popular
tune Tantot was carried to his rest
ing place to the tune of, Eyes. We
Have No Bananas" The movie and
music hall owners will declared that
he had made his money by popular
tunes and he would not let 6lneral
music escort him to the grave.
Paris-The German merchants re-
markable faculty in marking up prices
as the mark fell taught the French
retailers the tricks of the trade. The
newspapers and the public are COM
planning that many stores already
have anticipated premier Poincare's
taxes, and, instead of raising prices
from to 5 per cent, as the econo-
mists say is justified, they are showing
up the selling figures from 10 to so
per cent.
Paris-The length of skirts worn by
fashionable women this spring will
depend somewhat on personal prefer
ence, judging from styles exhibited at
the opening of the racing season at
Longchamps Sunday. Some of the
models who paraded in the bitter
breezes wore skirts falling only three
or four inches below the knee, while
others were about the same distance
from the ground. 1t was remarked
that the new short skirts are little
wider than when the vogue was at
its height.
Budapest-The fall of the Hungari
an crown 20 per cent below the Austri.
an crown, or to 10000 for the dollar.
is creating something of panic.
Paris-Colette, French novelist,
says that women must paint the in
side of their Inns and their fnngues IL