The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings OF the Week
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OF Busy Readers.
Washington

signed the treasury postoffice appro-
priation bill carrying s760,0O0,0 900, the
largest amount ever provided during
peace time in single piece of legis-
lation.
Observation-Disclosures of a letter
in which he was said to have advised
F. r. Lee, chairman of the federation
shop craft Of the Wabash Railway
Company that the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
had decided to terminate the railroad
shopmen's strike was denied.
Washington-A bill to promote pro-
duction and conservation of helium
gas by the government was passed
by the house. The measure contem-
plates acquisition of the gas especial
ly for use of the army and navy and
to storage Of reserve supply. Ex-
port OF the gas would be prohibited
Washington-The senate rejected
an amendment to the naval appropria-
ton bill by Senator w. H. King (dem.
Utah), proposing to withhold funds
to maintain the marines in Haiti.
Senator T. L. Oddie (rep., New, a
member of the congressional commits
sion which investigated conditions in
Haiti two years ago, said that Sena-
tor King was misinformed both as to
the purpose and the execution of
American Intervention.
Domestic
Wilkesbarre, Pa.-There will be no
general strike of the mine workers
Of District No. / in sympathy with the
1000 men now out in the Pittston
section, it was decided at a meeting
Of the general grievance committees
here.
Bradenton, Fla. Harold Gates.
travelling salesman of Tampa, was
killed here in pistol duel with ]. j.
Lamb. real estate dealer. The shoot
ing followed an argument in front of
grammar school over the custody
of an IL year old son of Mrs Lamb
Fairbanks, Alaska - Intense cold,
which started Saturday, caused the
United States postoffice here to close.
Heating facilities were inadequate to
keep the fingers Of clerks warm
enough to distribute mail. Thermo-
meters registered IS below zero,
breaking all records in this district.
New York-The typhoid epidemic
which threatened to reach alarming
proportions in New York two weeks
ago virtually has passed, Frank j.
Monaghan, health commissioner an
nounced. During the height of the
epidemic as many as 40 new cases
were reported for one day.
Mobile, Ala.-Signals from England
and France were picked up on a
wave length of 80 meters at Station
SAC here. Stations heard were Eng
lish 2-SZ and French S-SSC. The sig
nails from the French stations were
heard all over big room on a
twostep amplifier.
Galesburg, Ill-Retroactive from
Sept. /, 1924, engineers, firemen and
hostlers for the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad system, are to re-
ceive an increase in lay, according
to announcement made here by Man
ME Larson, general chairman of The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen.
New York-The state athletic COM
mission at its meeting decided to con-
duct lightweight championship
elimination tournament under similar
conditions to those which governed
the recent featherweight title tourna-
ment, provided suitable response is
received to invitations the board will
extend to all boxing centers without
delay
Topeka, Kan.-Former Governor
Jonathan M. Davis and his son, Rus
sell, charged with soliciting and &C.
cepting a bride in exchange for a
pardon for convict, waived prelimin-
airy hearing in the City Court I'm
less a special agreement is reached
for an early trial, their case will
come up on the regular docket of the
April term of District Court.
Austin-The first step to set aside
the impeachment of former Governor
James E. Ferguson was taken in the
state senate. A resolution introduced
by ]. Roy Hardin of Kaufman recited
that the results of the election in No.
vember indicated it was "the sense
OF the people of Texas that the Fer
guson name be indicated" and that
"all Disqualification incident to the
impeachment be removed"
Boston,. e. Virgins of London,
inspector. of line commissaries of the
Guatemalan division of the United
Fruit Company. was killed on Sioux
farm, Guatemala, by six robbers, the
office of the company here has an
nounced. He had been inspecting
commissaries and was returning to
headquarters with $4,000 when six
, men armed with rifles waylaid and
shot him, escaping with the money.
Manila-The United States destroy
ers Tracy, Smith Thompson and John
d. Edwards of the Asiatic feet left
for Shanghai as result of the fight
ing reported there between rival Chi
nese factions ether warships are un-
der orders to proceed to the district
In the event of their services being
required there.
Chicago-The 80 foot power yacht,
the Speejacks. in which Albert Y.
Gowan and his wife. now divorced,
made trip around the world, has
| been sold to Philip Wrigley, son of
William Wrigley Jr.. it was an
nounced hero-