The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events in the Nation and State.

Killed Dy sentry from WnCm ne was
| fleeing, Tuesday night, it became
known at coroner's inquest here.
The sentry, Fred L. Jenkins, was ex.
onerated, officers at Scott field say.
ing he merely performed the duty OF
a soldier.
Sports
| Los Angeles-Among the long dis
lance applications received by Cover.
nor Friend w. Richardson for berths
on the newly created state boxing
| commission, the one from Leach Gross,
| former boxer, mailed in Rome, Italy,
is believed to be the winner. In his
letter to the governor Cross gave a
list of prominent Los Angeles bust.
ness men for references.
Foreign
| Tokio-A message of good will and
sympathy to the United States was
rendered by Tsuneo Matsudaira, new
Japanese ambassador to Washington.
| Geneya-Finland signed the League
of Nations protocol for the arbitra-
ton, security and disarmament, max
ing the 18th member state to arts CHI
its signature to date.
| Gibraltar-Leaflets written by :he
Spanish novelist, Blasco Ibanez, as
sailing the military government of
Spain, are circulating all through An
dalusia. They were brought by air.
plane from France.
/ Ac 10
volt in Esthonia, a new cabinet has
been formed, embracing all parties
except the communists, and headed by
NJ. Jackson, a leading figure of the
peoples party. a.-
Cairo-The Egyptian government
woke the national parliament, it was
announced, despite the petitions for
/ such convocation sent King Fuad and
the premier from parliamentary and
other quarters.
Berlin-Owing to the possibility of
cabinet deadlock, Wilhelmstrasse
is looking for somebody above party
politics. Officials said that such a
man is now sailing for Germany from
the United States, namely former Am
bassador Wiedfeldt, to whom chance
to form a government will be offered.
posite Westminster Abbey was the
scene of ceremonies concentrating
| the 60th anniversary of the abolition
of slavery in the United States (by
Constitutional amendment on Jan. 81,
1869. Many Englishmen and Amer.
leans deposited wreaths at the monu-
ment.
London-Premier Stanley Baldwin
| outlined the British governments in.
tentions for reversing the policy OF
the labor government, which, on the
ground that they were of protective
tendency, abolished a number of dn
ties imposed during the war on vari.
Gus commodities under the safeguard.
ing of the industries act.
tockholm-PremierH jalmar Brant
ing of Sweden is in serious condt
ton following complications develop.
ing from influenza, from which
friends have been anxiously awaiting
bulletins from his physicians. The
premier's illness recently grew worse
by stopping of the blood circulation
in his legs.
Honolulu The Japanese consul
general announces that, since the
new Japanese law became effective
December 1, 1924, not single baby
born in Hawaii has been registered
for Japanese citizenship. The records
show % born of Japanese parents In
that time, all of whom became Amer
lean citizens.
Berlin-President Ebert authorized
Chancellor Marx to investigate the
parliamentary situation in last at
tempt to form ministry. Chancel
lor Marx conferred with the socialist
and German peoples party leaders. A
four party coalition including the so
cialists appeared to be only re-
mote possibility.
Paris-Insured for $4,000, As silver
foxes arrived here from America for
farm which is to be the first at.
tempt to raise silver foxes in this
country. Henry Berney their owner
said: 81 have long felt that there
was a chance to start new indus
try in France with these animals. }
have studied them great deal, and
with any sort of luck, think will
make success of the venture"
Constantinople-A new assault on
the pictorial powers of Mustapha
Kemal Pasha, president of the Tur.
kish republic, was successful. In a
bye election at Brusa for the national
assembly General Nouredin Pasha, q
candidate of the new and morgan
lied opposition party, was elected by
23S votes against 1S1 in the electoral
college over Renal Emin Bey, who
had all the governments support be-
hind him.
London-The house of commons I'M
animously passed the second reading
of the bill ratifying the Anglo-Itali.
an Jubaland treaty. Lieutenant
Colonel L. C. NJ Amery, Secretary for
the colonies, previously had urged
that the bill. which was introduced
by the Macdonald government, should
| be passed as speedily as possible in
order to keep faith with a gallant ally
and enable the appointment of boun
| dairy commissioners.
Mendoza, Argentine-Thousand OF
residents in the province of Mendoza
spent the night in the open. fearing
recurrence of earthquake shocks
which rocked the city.
Tokio-Following continued pres
sure from the war and navy depart