The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-20
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings of the Week
Condensed for the Benefit
of Busy Readers.
Washington

has signed the army appropriation
bill, carrying $330,1S0,000.
Washington Vicepresident and
the charity inaugural ball the night
Of March next, it was announced
here by those in charge.
Washington-Henry H. Gilfry, 81
years old, parliamentary clerk of the
senate for AZ years, is dead at his
home here He was a former resident
of Oregon.
Washington-President A. B. Cum
minis (rep., Iowa), of the senate
named Senators S. P. Spencer, (rep.,
MOI, and w. H. King (dem. Utah),
as tellers for the senate at the count
ing of the presidential electoral col.
lege ballots.
Washington military courtmar-
tial of the district of Washington ex-
onerated Major Furman E. Mccain
mon of charges of being $4,000 short
in his accounts as military attache
of the American embassy at Santiago,
Chile.
WESTINGHOUSE successful have
been trials of the Flettner rotor ship
in European waters that the Ham
burg-American line has placed an or
der for 10 rotor cargo ships, the COM
merce department has been Informed
by the consular service.
Washington-Guests ofs President
Coolidge on an overnight cruise down
the Potomac on the Mayfower includ-
ed Representative L. ]. Dickinson
(rep., Iowa.. leader of the house
farm bloc, who has been prominent
among the critics of the recommends
tions of the Presidents agricultural
commission.
Washington-A standard form of
contract for building construction, de-
signed to eliminate unnecessary
costs and embracing clause for ar
bitration of disputes arising from in
definite contracts, as adopted by rep
resentatives of eight technical and
industrial associations who met at
the department of commerce.
Domestic
Marion, Ills.-The Williamson coun-
ty board of supervisors selected Tom
my Thornton of Herrin, klansman,
to act as the new deputy sheriff in
that city.
New York-Creation of a special
department of the New York Stock
Exchange to investigate attempted
frauds through worthless securities
has been announced Services of the
bureau will be available, without
cost, to any person in the United
States.
Topeka, Kan.-Preliminary hearing
Of Jonathan NJ. Davis, former COVER
nor of Kansas. and Carl ]. Peter son,
former bank commissioner, which
was to have been conducted here has
been postponed. Davis and Peterson
are charged with accepting bride
for pardon.
New York-Consolidatio of 81 of
the largest outdoor advertising COM
panies of the United States into a
new corporation to be known as the
General Outdoor Advertising Com
pany, Inc, has been announced. The
combined business of the merging
companies for 1925, it is estimated.
will exceed $30.000,0O0.
Seattle-Colonel r. NJ Watkins,
director here for the United States
shipping board, said an effort will be
made to sell approximately 325 wood
en- vessels lying idle in Lake Union
here, built during the war, to Ameri-
can buyers at $4,000 each, less sum
estimated to be necessary for recon
ditioning for service.
Boston-Brigadier General Lewis
j. Mackenzie, head of the Knights
of Pythias in Massachusetts, died of
pneumonia at his home here. He was
the senior brigadier general of the
order in the country and had held
his rank for Is years. longer than any
other person. He was born in st.
Stephens, N. B., in 1855.
San Diego, Calif.-Magdalena bay,
on the lower California coast will be
the base from which the Pacific fleet
will strike at the scouting fleet
bound from the Atlantic coast to "at-
tack" San Diego and other western
seaports. officers of the fleet have an
nounced. The scouting feet, under
Viceadmiral Josia Mexican, will sail
from the Canal Zone for San Diego
February 25.
Hazard, Ky.-Dr. NJ. j. Kingins, who
vert to the mining town of Alias,
two miles from here, to bring a min
er's sick infant to the hospital was
shot and killed by the baby's father,
Elisha Sloane. The baby was starv-
ing. according to word sent by DR..
Kingins by the Hazard Christian
church. A short distance from the
Sloane home, the father met the ply
stefan, who was on horseback with
the baby in his arms. Sloane sur
rendered to authorities
Hollywood, Calf. Joseph M.
Schenck, producer, was elected presi-
dent of the Motion Picture Relief
Fund of America, recently organized
to take over m otion selief work form
erly handled by the Actors Fund of
America.
Kansas City-The University of
Missouri Glee Club ION the first an
nual contest concert of the Missouri
Valley Collegiate Glee Club Con-
test Association here with 255 points.
Ames was second with 249 points.
University OF Nebraska third. 226
points and the University of Kansas.
fourth, wftk ga point5.