The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-16
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Washington

Washington
Washington-Indian was chos-
en- for the next convention of the Ma
tional Education Association, and
June 2S to July was selected as the
time, it was announced at the associa-
TONS headquarters.
Washington = Canadian Commits
sioner La Po.nte and Secretary c. E.
Hughes signed a treaty between the
United States and Canada for the ex-
tradition from. one country to an
other OF citizens charged with viola
tiol of narcotic laws of the United
States and the dominion.
Washington - President Coolidge
recommended to congress the appro-
priation of $4,000 for defraynig the
expenses of the inaugural ceremony
ON March 4. This is $4,000 less
than the amount appropriated in
1920. The proposed sum has the ap-
foyal Of the joint congressional COM
mittee and Budget Director H. M.
Lord.
Washington - Charles H Wells,
leader of the American group taken
from Wrangell island by soviet
transport, is dead at Vladivostok, the
state department has been informed.
Death resulted from pneumonia.
Wells, resident of Nome, employed
| by an American trading company,
was understood to have boarded the
Russian ship Red October voluntarily,
taking along the IL Eskimos of his
party.
Washington-An amendment to the
| soldier bonus act to permit World
war veterans to obtain cash for in
surance certificates at their current
value at the end of three years was
introduced by Senator A. A. Jones
| (dem., N. NJ Cash value, of the
certificates would be figured on the
basis of ordinary tables in use by old
line insurance companies. Under the
law at present policies cannot be
cashed until 20 years after the date OF
issuance.
Domestic
Canton, Ohio-Noah w. Beck, sc
years old, Wheeling, w. Va, and
Mrs. Hannah Hester, 70 years old
of Alliance, Ohio, were married here
Mechanicsville, N. Y.-Fire destroy
ed the Strand theater building here
causing a loss estimated at more
than 100000 The Grand Central
hotel and eight stores in adjoining
buildings were threatened for time
] Long Beach, Calif-Svaine Sher
dahl, "a years old, landscape gardener
who is credited with much of the
beauty of Lincoln park, Chicago, is
| dead here. He was a native of Swe
den.
Sacramento-Both the senate and
assembly of the California legislature
adopted the resolution ratifying the
| child labor amendment to the federal
constitution, adding California to the
list of states which have taken this
| action.
Cleveland-Mrs. Mary Anne Rudd
80 years old, sister of John d. Rookie
/
had been an invalid for nearly q
years. Her death makes Mr.. Rookie
Teller the only survivor of three boy:
and three girls, among when he wa:
the oldest.
Denver-Denver was awarded the
1926 convention of. the international
Rotary Clubs, Roy o. Sampson, secre
tary of the club here announced. Ten
tative dates for the convention have
been fixed as June 1919.
New York-Bernard Baruch has
made gift of $4,000 to the United
Daughters of the Confederacy to en-
dow biennial prize of $1,000 to bs
offered to northern universities fol
research in Confederate history, Mrs
Livingstone Rowe Schuyler has an
nounced. The prize is named after
Mr.. Baruch's mother, Mrs. Simon Bar
UGH, who for many years was an hon
orary sustaining members of the or
ganization.
East Bridgewater, Mass.-A fissur,
In the earth, two inches wide and Al
/ feet in length, was discovered her,
after the earth tremors which affected
eastern Massachusetts and southern
New Hampshire. A theory that tn,
assure on top of hill was due to ;
frost crack" appeared to be contra
dicted by the fact that the winter il
this section has been extremely mile
and the ground has not been frozen.
New York-The expenses OF thu
League of Nations for the presen
year will total $4,371,9 1868, according t.
figures compiled by the secretary-gen
eral of the league, and made publ
by the League of Nations Non-Parti
san Association. Fifty-five nation
are contributing to this years e1
penses of the league, the figures show
with Great Britain as the larges
contributor to the amount of $411,47S
Salt Lake City, Utah-George II
Dern, of Salt Lake City, a Democrat
was swori. in as governor of Utaf
succeeding Charles R. Mabey, republ
can Mr.. Jern enjoys the position
of being Utah's second non-Mormol
governor since statehood.
Indianapolis-Tho Kennedy Q
Hazelton. Pa, president of Distric
No. Limited Mine Workers of Amer
| ca, was appointed by President job
L. Lewis as. successor to William
Green. who resigned as secretary
tressur of the miners internationa
/ union to accept the presidency of tn
American Federation of Labor.