The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14
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Washington-Not taxing into ac-
count 2,124 contested ballots, which
will be passed upon later, the recount
of votes in the Iowa senatorial con-
test showed the following totals, with
20 counties complete: Brookhart
(rep) 1898; Steck (dem.) 117,147.
Washington-A national pilgrim
ege to Rome for the holy year in con-
nection with the tour of the National
Council of Catholic Men is being ar
ranged for representatives of organi-
cations of Catholic laymen. The party
will sail from New York September
10. and those arranging for the pill
grimage said they expected the larg-
est number of pilgrims ever to leave
the United States to make the trip.
Domestic
Detroit, Mich.-New York was select
ed for the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Aeronautics Association October
s, 8 and 10.
Chicago-Increase In the pay Of Gus
that of the postal service will be
asked by the frst national convention
Of customs employees, in session here.
New York-In an effort to save his
two pet Boston bull puppies, Walter
Myers of Rosedale, Queens, ducked be-
meath the railroad gates and was
killed by an express train. The two
puppies ran home.
Chicago-Charles William Clark, 80
years old, widely known baritone
concert singer and professor of vocal
music at the Bush Conservatory Of
Music here, died suddenly while at
tending photoplay. and his wife died
q short time later from the shock.
Oklahoma City-Earl Wheeler, Ok
iahoma City aviator, and an unidenti-
fed passenger were burned to death
when their airplane fell few miles
north of here. The gasoline tank ex-
ploded. e. F. Hubatka, on whose
farm the ship crashed, said 1t fell
about 800 feet.
New York-Police and prohibition
agents broke through two wooden par
titions and a concrete wall in the cell
lar of a garage and seized FIVE 100
gallon stills, 80 barrels and 500 FIVE
gallon cans of alcohol valued at $780,
600. Residents pelted agents and pa
trolmen with fruit and refuse.
New York-Terrified women with
sick children in their arms were for
chilly restrained from leaping into the
East river when barge carrying l.
l6S mothers and children, was in a
collision with the Lamport and Holt
liner Vandyk. The barge Is owned
by the st. Johns Guild hospital nur-
sery.
Aberdeen, 8. D.-Farmers of South
Dakota appear likely to get to 10
per cent more money than they did
last year. Based on present crop pros
poets and prevailing prices, the prod
ucts Of the farm marketed outside the
state are expected to run in excess of
$210,000,000. Last year they brought
s190,000.0 and in 1922 only s142,-
100000, according to figures Of the
state immigration bureau.
Davenport, Iowa Friends of
Charles w. Lau, retired farmer at.
tending his funeral here were aston
ished to hear the dead mans voice
speak the final rites. Prior to his
death, Mr. Lau had two addresses
which he had prepared inscribed upon
photograph records. One was de-
livered at the services at the home
and the other at the vault where the
body Is to be cremated.
New York-Collectors Of internal
revenue have filed In the federal
courts of Brooklyn and Manhattan
judgments for many millions of dol
lars Of unpaid taxes, chiefly income
lakes. owed by individuals to the
government. Among the judgments
were $6,0S6. and 1888 against Ethel
Barrymore, the actress; $23,5S8
against Francis K. Bushman, former
screen star.
Halifax, N. S.-Premier e. N.
Rhodes, after conferences with rep
resentatives Of the British Empire
Steel Corporation and the United Mine
Workers of America on the strike
situation in Cape Breton. said the
government had formulated concrete
proposals designed to effect settle
ment Of the strike which will be sub
mitted to the members of tina union
and the company directors.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-With the fan.
fare of oratory now but a page in the
Tennessee evolutionary history, the
battle against the anti-evolution law
dissolved here into simple determin.
alton Of the constitutional questions
involved. The fling of a petition with
John Thomas Scopes as plaintiff with
the clerk of the southern division OF
the eastern district of Tennessee fed.
eral court, seeking temporary order
enjoining state authorities from fur.
Their enforcement of the anti-evolution
law marked the first step.
Chicago report submitted to Cor
gas Memorial Institute by DIR. Harry
e. Mock is authority for the statement
that each year for the last SO years
the industrial demands of this nation
have resulted in a greater number OF
disabled men than the World war.
Detroit, Mich.-Mrs. William Nit
chell, wife of Colonel William Nit
chell. former brigadier general in the
q. s. army air service. is the mother
ST 10-pound baby girl, Lucy Trum
bull Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell has been
visiting her mother. Mrs. Sidney Mill
er. Colonel Mitchell is now stationed
1T Fort Sam Houston. Texas