The Ely miner., 1924-03-28
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings of the Week
Condensed for the Benefit
of Busy Readers.
Washington

and Robert Anderson, group chief OF
prohibition agents in Nebraska, have
been asked to resign "for the good Of
the service"
Washington and graft
cause Of dismissal of 796 revenue
agents, inspectors and deputy collec-
tors in the last three years, according
to testimony of Assistant Commits
sioner Nash before senate committee.
Washington-The supreme court
advanced for hearing on Nov. 10 the
appeals Of railroad companies ques-
tioning the authority of the interstate
commerce commission to fix tentative
valuations of their properties The
case is regarded as exceptionally i'm
portant
Neutrality-suspicious. champions hope
full of presidential approval of bonus
bill in form passed by the house. Sub
stitute bill introduced in senate by
Senator Reed Smoot, providing for in
surance certificates payable only at
death.
Washington-Repor that republican
national committee deficit was made
good by Sinclair oil stock turned over
to Attorney General H. M. Daugherty
and Will Hays for the purpose by
Harry Sinclair, leads to issuing Of
subpoena for Mr.. Hays to appear before
senate oil Investigating committee.
Washington-An invitation is being
conducted into the administration Of
the district office of the Veterans bu-
reau at San Francisco, in charge of
Major Louis T. Grant, Director Hines
announced. The director said certain
newspaper articles rejecting on the
reputation of Grant in connection with
alleged smuggling operations" had
been looked into and it has been found
he had been given an unconditional
pardon" for certain offenses.
Washington-Mrs. Coolidge will be
one of the honorary sponosrs for the
Women's Law Enforcement conven-
ton which viii open here April 10. As
sociated, as sponsors, will be Mrs.
Harding, Mrs. William H. Taft and
Mrs. Thomas A. Preston, Jr, widow
of Grover Cleveland. Mrs. Herbert
Hoover will be president of the con-
vention, which will attempt to mobo-
lize sentiment among women for law
enforcement through club work and
other local means.
Domestic
New York-Seven confessed marco
Fio apd r,,y, op,uooIorc orroctad n, fho
raid which resulted in the seizure of
the British steamship Orduna, receiv-
ed light sentences before Federal
Judge Edwin Garvin.
Livingston, Mont-President Cool
idge was formally invited to officiate
at the formal opening of Yellowstone
park, to take place at the northern
gateway at Gardiner, Mont, June 20.
The Livingston chamber of commerce
extended the invitation.
Denver-Insanity will be the de-
Tense Of Fred Jansen, confessed wife
slayer, who secreted the body in a
trunk which was found at Ogden, Utah.
His lawyer said he would ask the
court to appoint commission OF three
slienists to examine Janssen's mental
condition.
Jersey City-The names of persons
who get their shoes shined, buy ice
cream, delicatessen store food, news
papers, drinks, or anything else in this
tity on next Sunday will be taken by
the police for violation of the Sunday
blue laws" according to orders is
sued by Chief Batetrsby to 200 of his
patrolmen.
Peoria, Ill.-When an electric curl
Ing iron fell into bathtub on the edge
of which she sat, Mrs. Clarence e.
Smith, wife of a manufacturer, was
shocked into insensibility and nearly
drowned. She was unconscious for
two hours. Those who heard her
scream and rushed to her aid found
her gasping for breath in the over
flowing tub.
Birmingham-W. B. Ford, former as
sistant prohibition director, John Will
son and Lee Murdy, former federal
prohibition agents, were sentenced to
six months Imprisonment and fined
800 each by Judge w. 1. Grubb in fed.
eral district court here. They were
convicted ON charges of conspiracy
to violate the national prohibition
laws.
Memphis, Tenn.-Clarence Saunders
began in United States district court
the presentation of his side of his con
troversy with Piggly Wiggly corpora
tion over his right to organize 9
new chain store system and operate 4
under his own name. He had mar
shalled an array of witnesses to sup
port with their testimony his conten
tion that the corporation of which h,
formerly was the head cannot enjoiI
him from using his own name as {
part of the name of his new enter
prise.
Dermont, Ark.-A woman parachute
Jumper was killed and two men were
injured when the airplane in which
they were flying crashed into tree
top.
New York-Slander suits for 500
600 were filed against Representatiy
Ogden L. Mills by Schuyler NJ. Meyer
former state senator, and William N
Chadbourne. president of the Leno,
Hill Republican club, for his accuse
tion that they were offering to ali
Senator Hiram Johnson while profess
ing to support President Coolidge TO
the republican presidential nomins
tion