The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
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Washington

the Irish Free State legation here
stated that mo famine in the ordin.
airy sense exists" in western Ireland.
Washington - The last of the cleo
toral votes determined by the Novem.
Der balloting was received from South
Dakota, by messenger, at the office
OF President Cummins of the senate
Washington-A 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 shiI
| 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-C. S. Corl, assistant
chemist of the Minnesota state dairy
and fruit commission, has been desig
| mated by the internal revenue bureau
as chemist to examine samples of de
| naturants for qualified alcohol at Min
| nesota plants.
by Henry Ford to the government OF
his research facilities and experts in
solution of the Muscle Shoals, problem
is considered by President Coolidge
as proffer that the government
might desire to accept.
Neutrality-suspicious. W. Stearns OF
| Boston, who is President Coolidge's
closest personal friend and has spent
most of the winter at the White
| House will sail for Europe late in
| March to spend two months visiting
Italy, France and Belgium.
Washington-"The excuses of mod
ern youth will correct themselves il
| given time and a more favorable and
consistent example on the part OF
their elders" Bishop James E. Free
man assured the thirtieth annual con
vention of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Washington.
Washington - President Coolidge
! signed bill authorizing the postmas
| ter general to contract for the carry
| ing of air mail The bill provides a
minimum postage rate of 10 cents an
ounce on all firstclass mail, and slip.
| ulates that four-fifths of the postage
shall be paid to the operator for the
| mail carried.
Washington-The national banks oil
the United States have set another
record, it was disclosed in a state.
ment by Controller J. W. Mcintosh
| placing combined resources of the
| 8,049 reporting institutions at $24,-
3S1, 2S1, 900 December 81, the. date OF
the last call. This is larger by near
ly $4,000, 10000 than on Dec. 81, 1928
Domestic
Fresno, Calif-Four men were kill
ed and another badly injured by a
premature explosion of dynamite al
camp SO of the Southern California
Edison Company, in the Sierras, 10(
miles from this city.
Waterbury, Conn.-Nicholas John
IS years old, called here king of the
| Gypsies," is dead. He was said tic
have been the ruler of 4S gypsy fami
lies scattered over this country
many of whom will come here to pay
homage to the dead leader.
| Boston-Ethel Leginska, English
pianist who vanished on the eve of q
/ concert engagement in New York and
who was found near that city Sunday
! is recuperating in Boston home
"that has no piano." her Boston mana
ger, A. H. Handley, has announced.
Topeka, Kan.-Preliminary hearing
of Jonathan M. Davis, former COVER
nor of Kansas, and Carl j. Peterson
former bank commissioner, which
was to have been conducted here has
been postponed. Davis and Peterson
are charged with accepting bride
for a pardon.
Chicago-The only evidence of a
definite disposal of the $4,000, O0C
estate of the late Edwin B. Jennings
eccentric Chicago reclrse, who died
in 1922, was thrown out in Probate
Court by Judge Henry Horner, who
declared a defaced document purport.
ing to have been a will of Jennings
would be considered as having been
revoked bp Jennings unless evidence
to the contrary can be produced.
New York-Employees of the Beth.
lehem Steel Corporation will be per-
mitted to subscribe, under the EN-.
ployees' saving and stock ownership
plan, for the Z per cent cumulative
preferred stock of the corporation at
500 a share, E. G. Grace, president,
has announced. AS an added incen-
tive to the employees to hold the
stock and continue in the employ of
the corporation, a special bonus is
paid by the corporation every year
for five years from the time the stock
is purchased.
Vale, Ore.-Loss estimated at about
$3.50, 900 was caused by flood at
Vale and surrounding country in the
Malheur river valley and along Bully
creek.
Galesburg. Ill.-Within few min
utes after being. awarded divorce
decree here IN the Circuit Court, Mrs.
Lillian Pentlaud. 33 years old, was
married to Albtn Johnson, 40.
Nelson, B. C.--Irwo lives have been
lost, railway iiSa has been closed
for the season, aud one house has
been demolished by Kootenay snow
slides 10 the last "a hours. following
thaW and rain.