The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-12
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events in the Nation and State.

I Little Rock. Ark. - Fire which
started in furniture store destroyed
| a business block, with loss OF be
| tween 100000 and 100000.
Marion, Kan.-Former Governor e
w. Hoch of Kansas died at his home
here. Death was unexpected and was
due to heart disease. He had been In
Ill health for several years.
Portland, Ore.-Union painters were
back to work after two weeks
strike. having gained an agreement
with the Master Painters Association
for five day week at the present
wages.
Topeka, Kan.-Postponement of the
trial of former Governor Jonathan M
Davis and his son, Russell. on bribery
charges, until September, was agreed
to by opposing counsel in court.
Miami, Fla. - Plans to found Uni.
versity of Miami with an endowment
of $15,000,000 or more were an.
nounced here by William e. Walsh. OF
Miami Beach, president of the board
Of regents.
New York-Johl Wolcott Adams, so
years old, widely known illustrator
and descendant of the Adams family
which gave two presidents to the Uni.
ted States, is dead. An operation for
appencitis resulted fatally at hospi-
tai here.
Salem, Mass.-The inventory of the
estate Of the late Senator Henry Ca
bot Lodge showed total of 81 ,249, 1875.
The personal estate was given at
81, ,370.27, principally in stocks,
bonds, contracts with publishers for
his books.
San Francisco-Many of the $4,000
Indians in California do not have suf-
flcient food and disease Is rampant
among them, Charles Elkhus, chair
man of the Commonwealth Clubs In
dian section declared at conference
between the club and Senator Hiram
Johnson, Congressman Scott Leavitt,
Congresswoman Kahn and Congress
men Raker and Carter.
Miami, Fla.-Three men were killed
and fourth badly injured in an air
plane crash near Hialeah. The dead
are Hugh Beckett, Wallace Ford and
Harold Ibach, the latter pilot of the
machine.
Milton, Mass.-Louis A. Coolidge,
former assistant secretary Of the
treasury, former treasurer and direc-
tor Of the United Shoe Machinery
Corporation and a prominent member
of the republican party in this state
for score Of years, died at his home
here.
Los Angeles-May Akin, picture
actress, whose engagement to Edwin
Carew, director, was announced some
time ago, is en- route to Culiagan,
Sinaloa, Mexico, to establish her resi-
dence preparatory to filing divorce &C
ton against Thomas L. Armstrong.
Chicago business man.
Los Angeles = The Los Angeles Elk
aminer says that Seth Marshall. one
of the principal owners Of the Arrow
head Springs hotel. near San Bernar-
dino, has sold his interest to the
Blankenhorn Syndicate, and William
G. McAdoo, former secretary Of the
treasury, for consideration In excess
Of 100000.
Sports
Ringside, Polo Grounds, New York
Tommy Gibbons Of st. Paul was
eliminated as contender for heavy
weight honors when Gene Tunney of
New York knocked him out in the
twelfth round of their scheduled 10
round fight here.
Atlantic City, N. IA record for
consecutive shots in marble game
was set during the second day of
playing of the National Marble tour
nament when 10-year-old Johnny Cam.
beas of Youngstown, Ohio, clicked of
10 "commies" defeating Sam Vein
stein of Cincinnati
Latonia, Ky-Captain Hal, owned
by A. A. Kaiser and piloted by Jockey
Mack Garner, won the $4,000 added
Inaugural handicap feature Of the
opening day program at Latonia. Hal,
Price Headley's Hopeless, neglected
in the wagering, proved best of the
other 10 starters and finished second
Foreign
Sydney-The labor party made sub
stantial gains In the New South
Wales elections and will probably
have a clear working majority.
London-King George has appointed
the Earl of Oxford and Asquith {
knight of the most notable Order OF
the Garter. Lord Oxford, who thus
succeeds to the vacancy caused by
the death Of Lord Miner, is the sec
ond former premier so honored in re
cent years, the other being the Ear
OF Balfour.
vienna-Chancellor Sperl has beer
forced to close the main building o.
the University of Vienna, because Of
the behavior of Pan-American under
graduates, who seized and dragged
about all bobbed haired girls stu
dents, exhibiting banners saying
mo respectable German girl bobi
her hair" Police made numerous
arrests.
Paris - Lucien Guitry, famous
French actor, who played opposite
Sarah Bernhard for many years and
who was a member of the famous
family theatrical trio, Is dead. HI
was generally considered the creates
contemporary artist on the French
stage. Several times 1t was an
nounced that he would go to America
but fear of the voyage prevented.
London = DR.. w. w. Campbell
president Of the University Of Califor
/ MIA and noted astronomer, is en- rout,
here from America to deliver the an