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

Iu0 City VI NEW 1OTh lOI pSImduSAl
injuries received when an automobile
in which she was riding with three
other persons on Feb. Is, 1924,
plunged over am unguarded embank-
ment in the Bronx and dropped 40
feet into Bronx park. All except
Miss Knoeller, were killed. She sued
for 100000. Three other suits to-
falling 100000 have been filed
against the city by relatives of the
other victims.
Sports
Newark-Mickey Walker, worlds
welterweight champion, stepped two
notches out of his class, and out
pointed Mike McTigue. worlds light
heavyweight champion, in a rather
tame 12-round no-decision encounter
ed in Newark armory.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-Tommy Glib
bons, ST. Paul light heavyweight, de-
feated Jack Burke Of Pittsburgh in
the sixth round of their scheduled 10
round no-decision fight here. The
round, awarding Gibbons technical
knockout.
Madison Square Garden, New York
-Paavo Nurmi, the Phantom Finn"
wrote the epic of indoor track and
| field history when he started his
American campaign with two spectac-
ular victories, in which he shattered
three worlds records and conquered
decisively the pick of his American
and Finnish rivals.
Foreigns
Tokio-Dr. Uyemura, regarded as
the leading Japanese Christian, who
toured America two years ago in the
interest of peace, died suddenly here
Tirana, Albania - Prosecution of
Bishop Fan S. Noli, former Albanian
premier, on charges of embezzling A.
600 francs of the public funds, has
been started by the government. 1t
also is alleged that Noli received 200,-
900 rubles from Moscow.
Chicago-Cyrena Van Gordon, opera
singer employed bodyguard to &C.
company her when she appeared in
public, following the receipt of three
threatening letters, each demanding
| $500. She said she also had received
several telephone calls making threats
against her life.
l. Partisan outbreak of lire in the
American embassy afforded Ambassa-
dor Myron T. Herrick an unwelcome
change from his diplomatic preoccu-
pations. The fire started in the SER
wants quarters Of the Mansion. The
| fire department responded promptly
and put out the blaze.
Hardin, Manchuria-B. V. Ostroum-
off, the former manager Of the Chin
csc Eastern railway, aud other Off
Gals of the company, arrested Chang
TsoLin had made an agreement
with the soviet government. whose
trial has been concluded with no ver-
dict, announced, have been promised
release
| Lincoln, Neb.-Hunting antelope in
a government mail plane proved an
expensive pastime for George Pome-
roy, pistol pilot, according to reports
from the state game wardens office
here. Pomeroy was fined $155 when
investigation disclosed that the avia-
| tor while making a regular mail
| flight from Omaha to Cheyenne de-
scended and shot one of herd of
antelope which he sighted from the
air
Geneva-Sir Eric Drimmon, secre-
tary general of the League Of Ma
tions, received a message from form
er Attorney General George w. Wick
ersham, of the United States, stating
he would be happy to accept the
leagues invitation to serve on the
commission for the progressive codi-
fication of international law. Fracti-
cally all IL members of this commit
tee now have accepted.
Belgrade, Jugoslavia = Documents
seized by the authorities at Agram,
according to the newspapers here, are
of such a nature that Stefan Raditch,
leader of the peasants party in Gro
alta, can be tried not only on politi-
cal, but also on criminal charges.
Among the seized papers Is said to
be memorandum to the Russian So
viets, containing plan fro the over
throw of the Jugo-slavia government.
Mexico City-Francisco Perez, al
legged to be the third of the assassins
of Mrs. Rosalie Evans, has been cap
tured by. police, according to dis
/ patches from Huejotzingo, Puebla.
Mrs. Evans, American born widow Of
a British subject, was killed last
August near here hacienda in the
state of Puebla. Alejo Garcia and
Francisco Ruiz were sentenced to
death in November for their part in
the murder of Mrs. Evans.
Shanghai-Police in the French
and international settlements arrested
six Italians, two Poles and Russian
woman charged with coutnerfeiting
. American $40 bank notes. Among the
equipment seized were large guam
Ltity of copper plates, complete en-
craving plant, cameras and large
quantity of completed and partially
completed bank notes. The plant is
, believed to be the one which has been
flooding the far east with counterfeit
American money.
Mexico City-Secretar.- OF State c.
E. Hughes will visit Mexico in Febru-
airy as the guest of President Gales
Secretary Hughes is expected to ar
rive here in the first week of the
| month. accompanied by several mem
bers of the state department.
Il Mexico City-The last rebel lead
or in the state of Vera Cruz surrend