The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-29
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Washington

Washington-Ratific of the
liquor treaty between Sweden and the
United States were formally ex-
changed at the state department.
Washington-Desira of amend
ments to the present coinage laws to
permit the use of token money in
place of silver dollars was suggested
by treasury officials in discussing the
campaign just launched to popularize
the old silver dollar.
Observation-Disclosures Of redis-
count rates was authorized for the
Intermediate Credit banks by the
Federal Farm Loan board. The new
rate to financial institutions is 5 per
cent and to cooperative marketing
associations Az per cent. The rates
heretofore have ranged UP to 6 per
cent on some classes of paper and to
5R per cent on others.
Washington = A juniper tree not
less than 1900 years old has been
found in the Cache national forest in
northern Utah, near the Logan Can
yon highway, and is being protected
by U. S. forest service. Scientists
say it probably is the Oldest juniper
tree in the world. 1t is AZ feet high
and measures feet inches in dia-
meter near the ground.
Domestic
Chattanooga, Tenn - Chattanooga
traffic officers are no respectors of
persons. Governor Austin Peavy of
Tennessee was ordered to report in
police court for improperly parking
his automobile.
Madison, Ill.-Seven bandits held
up the Union Trust Company here,
forced A. z. Andross, cashier, to lie
on the floor, and escaped in motor
car with between $4,000 and $4,000,
all the cash on hand.
New York-Police are trying to de-
termine how two robbers, after bind
ing two men with picture wire and
gagging them, escaped with diamonds
valued at 100000 from the ninth floor
of the building at 10 Broadway, at
Maiden Lane, during noon hour.
Shreveport, La-Sheriff E. M. Rentz
Of Jackson parish was murdered at
Ansley, La, by three Negroes whom
he had arrested in raid on moon
shine still The Negroes after over
towering the sheriff shot him with his
own gun and made their escape.
Posses are searching for the slayers.
New York-Harry K Thaw may be
examined in the 100000 alienation
suit brought by Mrs. Madeline Helen
Modica against the Countess De Pr
igny, Thaw's sister, unless the coun-
tess admits that she visited Thaw in
company with Emanuel Victor Modica,
Mrs. Modica's husband, according to
a ruling by Justice Mahoney.
New York-Mayor John F. Hylan,
announced that he would not be can
didate for governor of New York state.
He said he would support the candi-
dacy of "a progressive democrat"
naming Lieutenant Governor George
r. Lunn, former Governor Martin H..
Glynn and Attorney General Carl
Sherman as possibilities.
Chicago-The plan of the National
100000 to be spent in fighting COM
mercial crime and fraud has been ap-
proved by the central division, the adj
ministrative committee and the adj
visory council. The central division
embraces the territory from the Appa-
lachian to the Rocky mountains.
ST. Louis, Mo.-The nations last
prisoner convicted of violation of the
war time espionage act, st. Louis sa-
loonkeeper, whose prison sentence was
recently committed by President Cool
idge, will be deported to his native
land, Lithuania, as son as a passport
can be obtained, it was announced
here.
Richmond, Va. = Senator Carter
Glass of this state informed the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce, it was
announced, that he was retiring to
his country home, near Lynchburg,
for rest upon the advice of his ply
stefan. Senator Glass had been men.
toned as one of the Democratic
speakers to be heard in different
sections of the country during the
presidential campaign.
Plymouth, Win the simple sur
roundings of the modest little farm.
house of his father where the most
of his youthful life was spent, and
where a year ago he took the oath of
office as President of the United
States, Calvin Coolidge received three
of the worlds wizards of industry and
invention They were Henry Ford,
Thomas A. Edison and Harvey Fire
stone, all of whom arrived wearing
Coolidge badges which they had OBJ
tanned at Ludlow, Vermont, where
they were initiated during the early
hours of the morning into the Cool
idge home town club. President Cool
idge presented.
Scranton, Pa.--Closing of small in
dependent anthracite operations due
to slack demand has made $4,000
miners idle, mine workers union Off
Gals said
Reno, Nev.-Charging desertion,
Dustin Farnum, screen star, was
granted divorce in the district court
here from Mary Elizabeth Farnum, to
whom he was married in November,
1904, in Chicago. Mrs. Farnum did
not contest the decree except to an
swer the complaint and make gen.
eral denial of the charges. The Far
NUNS have been separated II years.
the actor testified.