The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-06
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Washington
Washington The nomination of
William S. Humphrey, former repre-
sentative from Washington, to be a
member of the federal trade commits
sion, has been confirmed by the SEN
ate.
Washington-Dr. Kate Waller Bar
rett, national president of the Flor
ence Crittenden mission and Virginia
state regent of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, died at her home
at Alexandria, Va.
Washington-The senate ratified the
International sanitary convention
signed Nov. 4, 1924, by delegates OF
the United States and various Latin
American republics at the seventh
Pan-American sanitary conference,
Havana. The convention sets up a
sanitary code to max, effective meas
ures for protecting public health.
Domestic
Reno, Nev-Substitution of shoot
ing for lethal gas in execution of con-
demned persons is provided in bill
introduced in the Nevada legislature.
The measure has the Endorsement of
the warden of the state prison.
Santa Fe, N. M.-The measure
which sought to lift the bars against
aliens in New Mexico and permit
colonization of Japanese with the
right to lease farming lands was
killed in the house o. representa-
tives this afternoon Al to /.
Austin, Texas-Governor Marian
Ferguson signed the Webb bill legaliz-
ing cotton futures contracts in Texas
and prohibiting bucketshops in con-
tormity with federal law. The law
will permit Texas exchanges to deal
in cotton and other contracts on flu
ture delivery for the first time since
1907.
Lakehurst, N. Assurance that
the dirigible Los Angeles would make
at least one sustained flight during
here from Germany last fall, was CIV
en- by Captain George w. Steele, COM
mandant at the Lakehurst naval sta
ton. The time of the test has been
set for between May 20 and June 20.
Miami, Fla.-Lieutenant Eric Mel
son, one of the pilots in the army
round the world fight, received a tele-
gram from the war department at
Washington offering him the supervi-
sion of the new airplane assembling
plant at Santa Monica, Calf, recently
founded by the government. Lieuten-
ant Nelson, here on leave, will accept
the offer he said.
Carson City, Nev.-Overriding the
recommendation of Warden Denver
s. Dickerson, former United States
superintendent of federal prisons, the
bill to abolish the use of lethal gas
in executions was reported unfavor-
ably to the state assembly by the
poison committee. The committee
held that it is an effective and pain
less method of execution.
Hampshire, Ill.-Three will killed
when limited train speeding west
on the Chicago & Milwaukee railroad
struck the automobile of William Bau-
man, "a, assistant cashier of the State
Bank of Hampshire, on the State
street crossing. Bauman died less
than two hours after the accident in
an Elgin hospital. His wife and 8.
year-old niece, Joan Doty, were killed
instantly.
I,
ers of the American Legion announced
the selection of the subject for the
Legion's 1925 national essay contest,
open to all American school children
between the ages of IL and Is. 1t is:
why has the American Legion, COM
posed Of World war veterans, dedicat.
ed itself, first of all, to uphold and
defend the Constitution of the United
States?"
Bryn Mawr, Pa.-Helen Taft Man
ming, daughter of Chief Justice Will
liam Howard Taft, was appointed dean
of Bryn Mawr College. She will take
office in September. Mrs. Manning
and her husband, Frederick j. Man
ming who leaves Yale this year to be-
come associate professor of history at
Swarthmore College, will move to
Bryn Eawr early in the autumn They
have two children.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-With the denial
of the governments petition for 60
day postponement of the Teapot
Dome naval reserve annulment suit
by United States District Judge T.
Blake Kennedy, the case will go to
trial here on March 9, the date orig
inally set for it's adjudication. The
government had petitioned the con-
tinuance on the ground that it would
not be in possession on that date of
evidence essential to its contention
that the lease of the Teapot Dome
reserve was granted to the Mammoth
Oil Company through collision be-
tween Harry F. Sinclair, oil operator,
and Albert b. Fall.
Philadelphia-Dr. Charles Bingham
Penrose, IS. prominent Philadelphia
physician and scientist, and brother
of the late Senator Boies Penrose,
died suddenly of heart trouble in his
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Sheridan, QuadrSplets were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Stephens.
They were named John, Jean, Jane
and June. The boy weighed 8
pounds, while two of the girls weigh
ed 31z pounds each, and the other
81 pounds They have seven other
children