The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-18
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Washington

tlon OF the White House SOclal season
was conducted, with Mrs. Coolidge re-
receiving about 1000 guests in honor
Of the members of the supreme court.
Washington-Charles R. Forbes, for
mer director of the Veterans bureau,
through his counsel, James S. Easily
Smith, obtained permission from the
senate veterans committee to file
memoranda in reply to certain state
ments concerning Forbes made In the
report of the committee by its general
counsel, John T. Organ Of New York.
Washington - The United States
might find it advisable to put into law
a refusal to allow immigrants to enter
its territory from any country in
which young and able bodied men are
refused permission to emigrate, Secre-
tary Of Labor J. J. Davis suggested in
a letter to Representative ]. L. Cable
(rep., Ohio.
ashington-Additiona reports re-
ceived by the war department from Of
ficers in Europe show that gratifying
progress" is being made in construc-
ton work on American cemeteries. A
report just made public said the Brook
wood, England, cemetery sis complet-
ed with the partial exception Of one
small building" and "those who have
seen the overseas burial ground have
pronounced it dignifed, beautiful and
simple"
Domestic
ST. Louisa spectacular business
district fire caused $1,5O0,O00 damage.
Cambridge, Mass.-Faculty and un-
dergraduates of Harvard cast 1,471
votes for modification of the Volstead
act against LOAF votes against modifi-
cation.
Scranton, PA threatened strike
of $4,000 miners of the Hudson Coal
company was averted when matters in
controversy were satisfactorily adj
justed.
Santa Fe, N. MA jury acquitted
Carl Magee, Albuquerque editor,
charged with criminal libel of C. ].
Roberts, former state supreme court
justice.
Cleveland Close to 125 persons,
many of them women and children,
were driven into snow covered streets.
when fire destroyed home and dam
aged two apartment houses.
Ocean Park, Calif.-Fire, said to
have originated in small fish market
on the ocean front walk here virtually
wiped out the entire Ocean Park
amusement zone and caused damage
variously estimated at from S2,000.000
to 100000.
Houston, Texas - Two men are In
Houston hospsitsals seriously injured
as a result of a smashup in which
three cars figured in the first race at
the Gulf Coast speedway. The injured
are P. P. Stubtlefeld of Kansas sCity
and Rex Edmunds of Houston.
New York-Seifoullah Yousry Pasha,
named under the Egyptian declaration
of independence on Feb. %, 1922, to
be the first minister from that country
to the United States, arrived on the
Majestic. He was accompanied by his
wife.
New York-Ellsworth Bassett re-
signed as business manager for Mrs.
Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson, novel
fist, whose divorce decree recently was
vacated in Providence, r. l., after
charges Of irregularities had been
made
Lakehurst, N. APPROPRIATIONS for
the fight Of the giant navy dirigible
Shenandoah to the polar regions are
being actively made at the naval air
station here. Commander Frank R.
McCrary, commandant of the air sta
ton, and commander Of the Shenan-
doah, will select its crew for the North
Pole flight about May l.
Columbus, Ohio = William H. Nc
Cannon, former chief Justice of the
Cleveland municipal court, was pa
rolled from the Ohio penitentiary in
order that he may return to his home
In Cleveland to take the insulin treat
ment for diabetes. A sudden change
for worse in his condition prompted
hasty parole action by the board of
clemency on recommendation of War
den P. e. Thomas.
New York-A radio call for help
about 260 miles east of Cape Hatteras,
picked up and relayed by the steam
ship Eastside, was received by naval
communications. Available shipping
records show that the Italian freighter
Sorriso left Philadelphia Dec. 22 for
Lisbon and Marsesilles.s
Vaudeville, lathe Laundry, shoe
CHI hob ri ri- "a
the Chinchuba deaf institution at Chin
chuba, near here, were destroyed by
fire. Bucket brigades managed to pre-
vent the flames from spreading to the
dormitory. There was little excitement
among the 81 deaf and dumb children
IN the dormitory when they were
aroused an hour before daylight and
all left the structure without injury
Austin, Texas-The date for electro
cution of four men at Huntsville pris-
on was postponed until Feb. Is, to
give the new warden time to get ac-
quainted with his position, Governor
Neff announced. One of the men was
scheduled to BE- executed on JAN 16,
and the other three Jan. 1S.
New York-A seagoing brewery
aboard the steamship Albert BALM, Of
the Hamburg-American lines, is the
latest device in adding to the interest
OF east bound Atlantic travel. The
plant is in operation only on east
bound voyages as German made beer
Is taken aboard for each western trip.