The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-08
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Neutrality-suspicious. s. Booth, for
mer solicitor Of the interior depart
ment, who recently was indicted here
with Senator 3. X. Wheeler Of Mon
tana on a conspiracy charge with
drew his plea in abatement
Washington Another controversy
growing out of the financial maneuv-
ers Of Charles Ponzi is to be consider
ed by the Supreme Court, which grant
ted an appeal in a case in which Har-
~ V. Cunningham, as trustee, Is seek
ing to compel the Merchants National
Bank of Manchester, N. H., to pay GER
tain funds to the Ponzi creditors.
Washington-Tha value of products
Of manufacturing establishments in
the state of Washington at factory
prices was placed by the census bureau
at 6.604, 53S, 900 in 1923, al increase
Of Ala per cent over the 1921 figure.
The average number Of wage earners
employed in 1923 was 1852, or A
per cent greater than the number In
1921.
Washington-The mails were open
ed to the two magazines published by
Harvard university undergraduates,
the Lampoon and the Advocate, which
were held up because Of the character
of some of their contents. Acting So
licitor H. j. Donnelly Of the ~postoffice
department, informed the Boston post
master that he should not refuse to
accept the magazines for mailing. He
pointed out, however, that persons
mailing them accepted full RESPONSE
bility for any violation of the law in
volved.
Domestic
Kansas City-Six FIVE passenger
airplanes will be put into regular SER
vice soon between here and st. Louis,
Omaha, Tulsa and Wichita, Ray Page,
president of the Lincoln Standard
Aircraft corporation of Lincoln, Neb.,
announced.
Chicago-A lost race Of men and
the ~fiercest tribe known to exist will
be sought in northern Africa by an
and led by A. w. Pond, graduate stu
dent of ~anthropology at the Univer-
sity of Chicago.
Louisville-Losses from fires in the
United States last year Appropriated
$500, 000, 900 according to Frank G..
Jordan, Indianapolis, chairman Of the
Joint fire prevention committee, re-
porting to the American Waterworks
Association in convention here.
New York-Services at Grants tomb
on Riverside drive, commemorating
the 103d anniversary of the birth of
Ulysses S. Grant, were attended by
more than 5000 persons. The pro-
gram was under the auspices of the
county council of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars,
st. Louis-To a greater use of auto
mobiles and buses is attributed a de-
crease of $1.445 ,193.7S in passenger
revenue shown in the 1924 annual re-
port of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company just made public. The num-
Der Of passengers carried decreased
10.5 per cent.
Clinton, OKLA boa constructor
hidden In a bunch of bananas was
shipped recently from a produce house
here to Lee Goddard, grocer, at Sayre,
Okla, undecided until 1t reached here.
The bananas were handled three times
by the Clinton produce firm, but the
snake remained concealed in the stalk.
New York - Brigadier General
George Pennington Borden, United
States army, retired, said by army Of
ficers to be one of the few survivors
of the Indian vars that followed the
Civil war, died at his home here. He
was 81 years old. General Borden,
after 40 years of active military SER
vice, was retired at his own request
In 1907.
Sacramento, Calif.-Governor Friend
W. Richardson has vetoed the old age
pension bill passed by the legislature.
The bill provided for an allowance Of
$50 a month to persons over 20 years
old who haye lived In the state Is
years and who are not inmates Of some
institution and who had no other
means of support.
Lexington, XIV. T. Barlow, 38
years old. a truck driver asked to be
relieved from duty for 20 minutes. In
that 20 minutes he slipped off his
o~veralls, which he wore over his
SUNDAY" suit, met his bride-to-be at
q magistrates office. was married,
took a short bridal trip in the truck.
left his bride at her home and re-
ported back to work before the time
was up.
Cave City, Ky.-Floyd Collins, cave
explorer, who lost his life when trap
ped in Sand Cave by a rock fall and
whose body was recovered after be-
ing imprisoned In the natural tomb
for two and a half months, was buried
in a small hill overlooking Crystal
cave. Crystal cave is IL miles north
west from here and was discovered by
Collins. About 500 people attended
the funeral.
Chicago-Chicago public school
teachers had their pay increased when
the city council passed a new salary
schedule for the instructors. The In
crease will aggregate more than $780,
600 the first year and about $4,000, 900
the afth veal Of its existence.
Miami, Fla.-The daughter Of VIII
liam Jennings Bryan, former candi-
date for presidency. was naturalized
as a citizen of the United States here.
She is Mrs. Reginald Owen, wife of
Major Owen, a British subject, and
lost her citizenship when she married
the major. several years before the
World war.