The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-03
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Washington

Washington-With Secretary Of La
Dor ]. ]. Davis returning to Washing
ton to confer with representatives Of
the International Plasterers and
Bricklayers' unions, labor department
officials summed up their proposals
for settling a dispute between the two
organizations to end the strike called
this week by the Plasterers' union.
Washington-Miss Lucy Minneger-
ode of Washington, director of nurs-
ing service of the United States pub
lie health service and pioneer in
the American Red Cross nursing SER
vice, has been awarded the Florence
Nightingale medal by the Information
al Red Cross committee at Geneva.
Domestic
Chicago = E. B. Finegan and J. H.
Skillen were appointed assistant
freight traffic managers Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway.
Easton, Pa. = The death toll of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad wreck at Rockport Sag, June
Is, was brought to 4S with the death
Of the Rev. DR.. John Hanson, a Cath
Ollie priest.
New York Irving Bachelor, au-
thor, will marry Mrs. Mary E. Sollace,
widow of Frederick A. Sollace, at the
brides home here. Mr. Bachelors
first wife was Miss Anna Detmar
Schultz of Brooklyn, whom he married
In 1893.
Baltimore - ]. Albert Cassidy of
Baltimore was elected supreme die
tator Of the Loyal Order of Moose
In annual convention here. He sue
ceeds Willard ]. Marakle. who be-
comes supreme past dictator. Cassidy
was formerly supreme vice dictator Of
the order
Chicago = Walter Krauser, who
In the county fail stabbed and fatally
wounded Bernard Grant, under SEN
tence of death for the Staying of
policeman, was recommended held to
the grand jury on charge Of murder,
after coroner's jury had deliberated
less than a minute.
Chicago = j. Ordway Webster, air.
mail pilot, was injured, probably fat
ally, when plane in which he was
making trial tests in night flying
plunged 200 feet to the ground and
caught fire, at the haywood field
here. Leo Natzki, a spectator, who
went to his rescue, was severely
burned
Chicago = John W. Worthington,
the wolf of La Sale street." was
ordered brought from California to
Chicago, regardless Of his state OF
health. Worthington was sentenced
here In 1923 to serve two years in an
Atlanta penitentiary, but has evaded
going to prison On the plea that he
was near death.
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-Representa-
dves of insurance marine companies
are here with a crew of men, attempt
ing to locate the steamer Lakeland,
which sank about seven miles east Of
the Sturgeon Bay canal last fall.
Divers VIII be sent down within few
reason why the boat went down.
(. Cihcago-Women are the safest
automobile drivers In Chicago, accord
ing to Miss Esteile NJ. Larson, chief
statistician In the Office Of Coroner
Wolff. "Out of 285 fatal auto acci.
dents in Chicago during the first five
months of 1926" she revealed, "only
three involved women drivers"
Omaha, Nez.-John w. Mahan Of
Helena, Mont, was elected national
commander and Atlanta, Ca, was
selected for the 1925 convention city
by the Disabled American Veterans
OF the World War at the concluding
here. Mahan was selected to succeed
Frank J. Irwin of New York. Miss
Estelle Patrick, Wichita, Kan, was
elected national commander Of the Dis
abled American Veterans of the World
War Women's Auxiliary.
Chicago-Dr. Douglas Clyde MacIn-
tosh, Dwight professor Of theology in
Yale university, was awarded the
Bross foundation prize of $4,000 for
the best book on the relation Of
science and religion, offered by the
trustees of Lake Forest University,
Lake Forest, Ill. 1.-THE Reasonable
ness of Christianity" the prize win
ming work, is development Of the
thesis that fundamentally there Is no
conflict between Christianity and
science but that religion, morality and
spiritual growth are essential func-
tions of intellectual advancement, Of
which scientific inquiry is the We
hicle.
Los Angeles = Mrs. Clara B. Cor
man, who as Clara Smith Hamon, was
acquitted on the charge Of murder
ing Jake Hamon, oil millionaire, at
Ardmore, Okla, in 1918. was granted
an interlocutory decree Of divorce
from her husband, John w. German,
film director. She alleged mental
cruelty. The Germans were married
in November, 1921. They separated
last November.
Columbus, Ohio = The mute appeal
of clusters of white crosses is to
be used by the state of Ohio on it's
highway system in designating
points where traffic fatalities have
occurred, so as to impress upon motor
lists the necessity Of driving carefully.
Chicago - gift of 100000 from
the Lehman family, former owners of
the Fair department store. recently
acquired by s. Kresge, will be shared
by some $50 veteran employees of the
store. Some Of the older employees
participating in the award have been
in the stores service for more than
40 years