The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
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Washington-James Rankin Young
rs years old, former representative
from Pennsylvania and Civil war vet
eran, is dead.
Washington-The nomination of Jo-
seph w. Mcintosh of Illinois to be
controller of the currency was con-
firmed by the senate. Mr.. Mcintosh
succeeds Henry NJ. Dawes, who re-
Gently resigned.
Washington-The senate agreed to
conduct memorial exercises January
10 for the late Senator H. c. Lodge
of Massachusetts,, F. B. Brandegee of
Connecticut and L. B. Colt of Rhode
Island.
Washington-A plea for immediate
action by congress on tax reduction
was made on behalf of the American
Bankers League by Charles De B. Clai-
borne, its president, who called on
chairmen of the senate and house
committees Immediately concerned.
shington-Requests for an i'm
mediate appropriation of $275,000 to
be used in controlling reported out
break of bubonic plague at New Or
leans and vicinity was forwarded to
congress today by the treasury depart
ment.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of a federal
marketing board was proposed in a
bill introduced by Senator Arthur Cap
per (rep., Kan), Its purpose would
be to encourage and aid in the for
nation of cooperative marketing
clearing house and terminal market
ing associations"
shington-Oregon's appeal in the
case involving it's compulsory public
school law was advanced by the SUI
preme Court and will be argued Feb
ruary "a.
Washington Without committing
himself to any definite program,
President Coolidge indicated to a
delegation representing the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce that he
would sanction inaugural ceremonies
commensurate with the dignity of the
office into which he will be indicted
next March 4.
Washington-One hundred of his
co-workers in the construction of the
national cathedral Of the Protestant
Episcopal church on Mount st. AL
bans joined with two cathedral clergy
men in a funeral service here for S.
Charles Austin, CT Marshalltown,,
Iowa, head stonecutter on the build
ing, who died here after serious
operation.
Domestic
Columbus, Ohio-Former Governor
James E. Campbell, 81 years old, died
suddenly at his home here.
Kansas City-Edward Young Blum,
80 years old, general secretary of the
American Farm Congress. died at a
hospital here.
Bentonville, Ark.-Samuel w. Peel,
SO years old, former member of con-
gress and for many years active in
political and business affairs in Ark
ansas, died at his home here.
Charlottetown, P. E. IA shipment
of 100 pairs of silver black foxes,
valued at 100000 left here for an
Oregon ranch in special steel car
of the Canadian National railways.
New York;. P. Morgan & Co.
shipped S2,500,000 in gold to Berlin,
assigned to the Reichsbank. This
makes $12,500,000 shipped to Ger
many since the flotation of the recent
German loan.
Los Angeles-Thomas H. Ince, mo-
ton picture producer, who died here
last month, left an estate valued at
$1,666,0o0, according to his will, filed
for probate here. Ince's widow and
three sons are named as Eeneficiar-
ies.
Los Angeles-Mrs. Rebecca O1dfield
wife of Berena Eli Barney" Oldfeld,
former automobile race driver, was
granted an introductory decree of d.
vorce here. She alleged desertion and
infidelity. Oldfield did not contest
the case.
Asheville, N. C.-Mrs. Richmond
Pearson, widow of the former Ameri-
can minister to Greece, who died here
last September, died in hospital in
New York, according to advices re-
ceived by relatives.
Columbus, Ohio-Henry M. Dawes,
former controller of the currency,
was formally elected president of the
Pure Oil Company at meeting of d.
Dawes resigned his government post
recently that he would be chosen to
succeed B. G. Dawes as head of the
corporation.
Wenatchee, Wash.-Jimmy Fehlha-
Der, 13 years old, an orphan, of Spo-
kane, was killed by a cougar near
Brewster when he went to round up
some strayed cattle. Parts of the
boys body had been devoured. His
knife, indicating that he had put up
a fight, was found at the bottom of
the hill in the brush.
Baltimore-Theodore Frank Apple
by. representative in congress from
the third district Of New Jersey, died
at Johns Hopkins hospital Death
followed an operation he underwent
several days ago.
Scranton, PA meeting of the
general grievance committee of the
Pennsylvania Coal Company was con-
Quoted iii Pittston. but it failed to
end the strike of the $4,000 anthracite
mine workers. The recommendation
of the committee, sent here by Presi-
dent John L. Lewis, that the strikers
resume work at once was discussed,
but not voted upon.