The Ely miner., 1925-07-24
Domestic

Domestic
New York-New York university has
announced purchase of the entire east
side Of Washington square in Green
witch village as site for a proposed
$4,000, 900 school of education.
South Bend, Ind.-A permanent In
function to prevent cutting OF the Lin
coin highway for the construction of
drainage ditch was granted by Federal
Judge T. W. Slick against the ]. B.
Babcock Construction Co.
Roseburg, Ore.-Twenty-three forest
fires were reported as result OF
lightning storm, it was announced by
o. G.. Houser, central dispatcher OF
the Umpuquanal National forest. The
fires started by lightning began show
ing up and new ones were being re-
ported practically hourly during the
storm.
Chicago.-Baron Ago Nathan, Ger
man ambassador to the United States.
at luncheon at the Chicago club
presided over by Vicepresident Dawes,
praised the operation Of the Dawes
plan and thanked the people of the
United States for their generous con-
tributions to the rehabilitation OF
Germany after the war.
Boston-Superior Court Judge Lum-
mus has set the date for the trial OF
nine men indicted for manslaughter In
connection with the collapse OF the
fn0 TrI1u
which A persons lost their lives. The
defendants include officials OF the
club; contractors, an architect and
two employees of the city building de-
partment.
Pawkuska, Okla.-The Ku Klux
Klan of Georgia brought suit in State
District Court here against the Ku
Klux Klan of Oklahoma, seeking
s1.00o,O00 for damages, a complete ac-
counting of all the Oklahoma organ
ization's finances and an Injunction to
bar it from using any name OF which
"Klan" is part.
Toledo, Ore-Five men are under
arrest on charges of participating in
riot as a result of forcible expulsion
of approximately 35 Japanese who
were working in the Pacific Spruce
Corporation mill here. A mob OF more
than 200 citizens participated In the
riot. More arrests are expected to be
made as the sheriff's office has nearly
80 names of those who participated.
Idaho Falls, Idaho-Another land
slide in the Gros Ventre River canyon
in western Wyoming was reported by
Joe Markham, superintendent OF the
Jacksin lake water shortage reservoir.
The new slide is coming down into the
canyon at point some distance above
the two reported recently, Mr.. Mark
ham said, but he has no information
as to its extent.
Austin, Texas-Thrills aplenty Tor
a woman governor are mingled with
the cares of state, but the greatest
thrill thus far for Governor Miriam
Ferguson of Texas has been in review
ing .sher soldiers" When 2,200 sun
Drowned husky Texas National Guards
men paraded in their best marching
order before the first woman COVER.
nor, Mrs. Ferguson said she utterly
forgot she was commander-in-chiefa and
remembered only that she was
mother.
New York-Society was interested
In renewed reports from Paris that
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman is to marry
T. ]. Walsh, but no confirmation could
be obtained. This report was first
published in July, 1924, during the
democratic national convention In
New York. Mrs. Hartman was ar
active McAdoo supporter, and spent
considerable time on the platform oi
the convention over which Senator
Walsh was presiding. Senator Walsh
at that time ~eferrei all inquiries tt
her.
Lakehurst, N. 1.-THE dirigibl'
Shenandoah Left the naval air station
for Newport, r. l.. whe. she will TOW
aerial targets for the battleship Texas
in antiaircraft practice.
Sacramento, Cal-The first step to
ward the inauguration of private ali
mail service were taken here when ar
ticles of Incorporation of the Western
Air Express, inc, of Los Angeles wer'
filed with secretary of State Frank c
Jordan. Robert A. Morton, OF Lo
Angeles, an attorney and director 0
the corporation, announced that th'
company will bid for the air mail con
tract on the Pacific Coast.