The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-05
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anu TeOTSdulLdIlOu VI tue lOCdl leu
eral prohibition unit, which took de-
finite form with the resignation OF
Clark M. Perry as director, United
States Senator Irvine l.. Lenroot dis.
patched to Washington recommends
ton for the appointment of Ray ].
Nye of Superior as Mr.. Perry's sue.
cessor.
Seattle-Facing a payment of ST..
145,525 March 1 for bond interest and
redemption, Seattle's Municipal Street
Railw ~ is to go on warran. basis
December 25. railway officials have
announced. Since the city acquired
the railway system in 1919 for ST.
100000 the lines have paid our OF
revenues s6,254,000 in interest, stated
officials, in addition to keeping up
expenses for repairs.
Indianapolis, Ind. Utmost sup
port" of the American Legion child
welfare program and the campaign
soon to be conducted for $5,000,000
endowment fund for World war or
phans and disabled veterans was
pledged by Legion adjutants from all
parts of the country a. the closing
session of their annual conference
here. Plans for the endowment cam
paign were laid before the adjutants
by National Commander James A.
Drain and o.her officials.
Sports
Chicago-General dissatisfaction
with the cloude championship of the
Big Ten football conference, won by
the University of Chicago this year.
may force the schedule makers to
make radical changes in their plans
when they meet here early in Decem~
Der. Coach Alonzo Stages Maroous
with only mediocre team, went
through six conference games unde-
feated and since every other Big Ten
team was beaten at least once, Chi
cago claims the title
Minneapolis-Min football
team played before an audience of ap-
proximately 139,500 persons in the
course of it's six home exhibitions,
which was more than twice the home
attendance last year, according to
figures compiled by Kenneth Wells,
assistant ticket manager. The largest
crowd witnessed the Michigan game,
when $4,000 persons came to the Me-
mortal stadium. Last years total at
tendance at the Gopher home games
was 63,059, and more than one-third
of this number came to the Iowa
game. the last Homecoming tilt on
Northrop field.
Urbana, Ill.-Harold RED" Grange,
all-American half-back and sensation
of the football season Just past, was
elected captain Of the 1925 Illinois
football team at a banquet given the
squad by the Campaign rotary club.
Grange has played two seasons with
the Illini, leading the Big Ten con-
ference in scoring both years and
scoring at least one touchdown in ev-
cry game that he has entered. 1t Is
the first time in history. according to
Illini athletic authorities, that a back
field star of the Grange magnitude
has been selected to lead an Illinois
team.
Foreign
Antwerp-The Ford automobile as
sembling plant, which supplies Bel
GUM, Holland. Germany, Luxembourg
and Switzerland was closed because
of the new Belgian tariff which, off
Gals of the plant say makes impor'
duties prohibitive.
Peking-The heads Of all diplomat
&c establishments here made officia
calls on Tuna Chi-Jui, "chief execI
tive" of the new central Chinsee gov.
eminent. Ferdinand L. Mayer, Amer
lean charge d'affairs, officiated for the
American legation.
Manila-A bill passed by the Philip
pine legislature, known as the immi
grafton law, under which the registra
ton fee on all Chinese residents Oh
the Philippine islands would be in.
creased from SO cents to $40, will be
vetoed by Governor General Leonard
Wood, he announced. The United
States attorney general ruled the law
was unconstitutional because of its
retroactive provisions.
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 72. 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.
vienne-An Ullstein dispatch from
Athens reports that the Jugoslayian
minister. NJ Marcovich, has been re-
called by his government and no sue
cessor named in his place. He called
on the premier, expressing deep re-
grets at leaving Athens, but he de-
clared no concern should be felt over
the recall and that new minister will
be named shortly. Diplomatic circles
here, however, feel that the recall
marks one more step in the develop
ment of the difficulties between the
two Balkan states. There is rumor
that Saloniki has more to do with the
departure of NJ. Marcovich than the
recent clash o-ier Macedonian minori-
ties.
Paris-Ambassador Jules Jusser
and win remain in Washington until
after January so that as dean of the
diplomatic corps he will present New
Years congratulations to President
Coolidge.
WeItevreden, Japan-The Dutch air