The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
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Washington
Washington - Karl Thiele, who has
been serving as surveyor general for
Alaska, was appointed to be secretary
Of the territory of Alaska.
Washington-The veterans bureau
accepted site for million dollar vet
Grams hospital on MarQuam hill, Port
land, Ore.
Washington = Announcement was
made at the White House that Win
field Scott, Of Oklahoma, will succeed
w. s. Metcalf Of Kansas, July 1, as
commissioner Of pensions.
William D. Mitchell Of
St Paul became acting attorney gen.
eral after being solicitor general only
four days. He took over the attorney
generals duties with the departure OF
Mr.. Sargent for New England to res
ceive degrees from Tufts, Middlebury,
Norwich and Dartmouth.
Washington = Cooperation Of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
with the war department in holding
the defense day muster July has
been offered by President o. e. Brad
fute of the federation and accepted by
the department. Fourth OF July pic
mics under auspices Of the farm organ
izations were suggested as offering
, opportunities for muster tests.
Washington - immigration quotas
for all foreign countries for the year
beginning July 1, will be the same as
those proclaimed by the President on
June 80, 1924, the state department an
nounced. Pursuant to provisions Of
the immigration act Of 1928, Secre-
taries F. B. kellogg, ]. ]. Davis and
Herbert Hoover have reported to the
President that there have been no ter
ritoria changes necessitating any mo-
difications In the present quotas.
Domestic
Admission, Ala. - Former Governor
Thomas E. Kilby announced his can
didacy for the United States senate,
to succeed Oscar w. Underwood.
Denver = Three thousand social
workers from all sections Of the Unit
ed States and from Canada and Mex
leo assembled here for the annual
meeting Of the national conference OF
social workers.
Glen Cove, N. Y.-Winfeld Hall, the
estate of the late Frank w. Wool
worth, founder of the chain Of five
and-ten cent stores, was cold at pub
lie auction for s395,000, fraction Of
its original cost, which was approx
mately s2.000.00O.
st. Louis-An ingenious method of
smugglings narcotics to addicts was re-
vealed at the city Jail. Between the
pages OF small Bible mailed to a
prisoner was found $500 worth of NOR
phine, when guard discovered 10
pages glued together and the drug Sc
creted in the hollow center.
Cape Girardeau, Mo. = Pearl Bay
finger, 20 years old, and Grace La
mer, rs years old, both Of Golden,
H., were burned to death and John
Hunter, st. Louis, Mo-, was injured
when an airpane in which they were
riding fell to the ground and burst into
flames.
Alhambra, Calif-The bodies OF
Myrtle Ross, retired circus perfor.
mer, and of Snowfall" French
poodle, team mates in a high wire act
of two decades ago, were cremated to
gether near here and their ashes
placed in the same urn In which they
will be returned to Syracuse, N. Y
the birthplace of Nine. Ross.
Denver-Rees C.. Wider, "a years
old, who bought Lookout mountain
near here and developed as place Of
dwelling for mountain lovers 10 years
ago, was borne by friends on his last
trip to the famous peak. His ashes
were to be scattered to the winds over
the mountain, In fulfllment Of his dy
Ing wish.
Detroit, Mich. = A party Ct 1900
residents of Louisville and vicinity
passed through Detroit en- route tc
Windsor, Ont, for the expressed pur
pose of sampling Ontario's "A beer
Several newspaper men who accom-
panied the party said the comment OF
the visitors was that the beer "is jus,
like the stuff we get out of the fau
Get at home"
New Haven, Conn.-Thomas B
Sweeney, Jr., Yale junior Of Washing
ton, d. c., was fined SIS and costs fol
technical violation of the Connection,
aviation law. He was arrested on com
plant of the Yale Athletic Associa
I ton which said he had flown an air
plane as low as 80 feet from the roo
of the Yale field grandstand during the
Yale-Princeton freshman baseball
game on May %.
New Haven, Conn.-The right o.
the United States coast guard to seize
boats outside the 12-mile limit wal
denied by Federal Judge e. 8. Thomai
in decision in libel case. Judge
Thomas, replying to claims OF the
United States district attorney tina
this government had right to SEIZE
vessels of its own registry on the, higi
seas, said he failed to see the force o.
the contention.
Rock Island, Ill. - The executive
council of the Modern Woodmen o
America, meeting at the main offices
here, decided to hold the Quadrennia
head camp Of the organization, SEIZED
uled for the week of June q, In Chi
cago instead CT Milwaukee. as hat
been planned.
New York - "Eili ELL" called tn,
foremost hymn of the Jewish race,
was declared to be probably Of Amer
lean origin, by Judge John c. Knox
in Federal District Court, but Jacol