The Ely miner., 1924-10-17
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WASHINGTON

INC census bureau placed S4S,O3Z,9Z
as the value of radio apparatus and
tubes manufactured in 1928.
Washington-Postal receipts in SO
leading cities increased $2,625,615, or
lips per cent, in September as COM
pared with September, 1928, the post
office department has announced. The
total receipts in September were $685.
S97,72S, against $23,272,113, in Sep
tember, 1923.
Washington-The Texas rangers
have been called to aid in the work
Of stamping out, the epidemic of foot
and mouth disease in that state, it
was learned at the department of agri-
culture. These men will see that the
regulations to prevent the spread of
contagion laid down by the federal
and state experts are strictly adhered
to.
Washington-The navy's first all
metal airplane has completed success
fully its preliminary trials at Garden
City, L. l., the department announced.
Constructed almost entirely of the
same special alloy metal used in the
Shenandoah, the claim is made that
the new machine combines the light
ness of duralumin with the strength
of Steel" insuring greater speed, fas-
ter climb, AMI lower landing speed"
Domestic
officials and private detectives.
Quincy, Ill-Leonard Dean, 10 years
old, stunt f1ier of Hannibal, Mo-, was
drowned in the Mississippi river at
Hannibal, Mo, after making a dive in
to the river from a plane.
New York-A call for the thirty
sixth annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Railroad and
Public Utilities Commissioners to meet
in Phoenix, Ariz., for four days be-
ginning November II, was issued here
West Palm Beach, Fla.-Joseph
Schurig of Savanna, Ga, professional
diver and veteran seaman lost his life
in the presence of several hundred per-
sons, who had gathered to watch him
perform in rough sea.
Chicago - Charles L. Hutchinson,
founder and president of the Chicago
Art Institute, vice president of the
Corn Exchange National bank and
philanthropist, died at hospital here
after a short Illness.
Boston-James Lucey, of Northamp-
ton, President Coolidge cobbler-philo-
sopher friend, spent nothing in OBJ
tanning the republican nomination for
the legislature in that district, he has
reported
Chicago-The Prince of Sukothaf,
brother of the king of Siam and his
wife, the Princess Prajatipok, travel
ing incognito, are here for three
day visit Of pleasure.
Pittsburgh-Roy A. Hunt, vicepre-
sident of the Aluminium Company of
America, declared charges of monop-
oily and unfair practices, made against
the company by the federal trade COM
mission were "biased and unfair to
the last degree"
Aberdeen, Wash.-Saich Kondo,
japanese senior in Lincoln High
school, Tacoma, was awarded a loving
cup for the best essay on American
citizenship by high school student
of this state.
Camden, N. J.-Secretary Of the
Treasury Andrew w. Mellon, filed
protest against an increase in his
taxes OF $16S on So acres of land he
owns in the borough of Brooklawn,
n. J.
New York--A suntanned Canadian
voyager came unheralded to the
barge office at the battery. Forty
two days ago. George H. G. Smyth of
Toronto, 33 years old, left Sidney,
Cape Breton island, Nova Scotia, in
Is foot open canoe. He padded 1850
miles in salt water and claims to have
set record.
st. Johnsbury, Vt-Edouard ST. Au-
bin of Montreal, charged with at
tempting to smuggle Chinese into the
United States, and his sweetheart,
Emerilda Gagne, also OF Montreal,
charged with attempting to aid st.
Aubin in escaping from Jail, were
given leave of absence from the Gale
donia county Jail to be married.
Chicago Tony Kissane, recently
tried for murder and once under sus-
picion in the Rourdout mail train rob-
berry, was under arrest charged with
being the leader of gang Of bank
robbers and payroll bandits. With
him in custody were six men. who, the
police stated, were members of his
band.
Trenton, N. J.-After a long battle
which finally resulted in expressed ap-
proval of the child welfare amend
ment to the federal constitution, the
democratic state convention adopted
a platform in which the Ku Klux Klan,
the Volstead act and the Hobart en-
forcement act of the state were de-
nounced by name.
Conway, q edmund D. Bigham,
alleged slayer of five members of his
own family, was found guilty of the
murder of his brother. l.. Smiley
Bigham, by jury in Horny county
here. The verdict was returned after
two and one-half hours de1iberation
by Jurors.
Johnston City. Ill-Joseph L. Her
rington. for whose death his widow
and Robert Tate a miner, have been
indicted by the grand jury, was given
enough poison to kill 80 normal per-
sons, according to a report received
here from the chemistry department
of fbo Tl1ipoia TTuivsroifv