The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-05-18

recommendation of the committee; but
the delegates, In accordance with their
economy program, voted out of ex.
istence the powerful general board OF
temperance and social welfare of which
the militant bishop has been the head.
This board has long been recognized
factor In national politics. In recent
report on Its activities Bishop Cannon
called for Methodist drive for new
national prohibition law and challenged
the church to make the wet and dry
issue test of every candidate for
public Office.
According to the vote of the confer
ence all future pronouncements made
In the name of the church ION great
social questions of national or interna-
tional Importance, must be made
through a collaborative statement OF
the college of bishops, rather than
through individual boards"
A TTORNEY GENERAL CUMMINGS
feels that the forces Of the De
partment of Justice are inadequate to
cope with the gangsters, and will ask
congress for about $2,OO00O0 in excess
of the $2S,7OO,77S authorized the de-
partment for the fiscal year 1885.
Next years appropriation is the low
est granted the Justice department
since the war.
With the additional money the at
tOrney general contemplateS purchas-
ing for the divisions agents fleet OF
high-powered automobiles, few ar
mored cars and ample guns and am
munition. Likewise the force of in
vestigators will be added to, and there
is possibility that the divisions "a
field offices will be increased.
XITILLIAM 81. WOODIN, who was
w President Roosevelt's first secre-
tary of the treasury, has passed away,
succumbing to the throat affection
that forced his resignation from the
cabinet last December. In his death
the country loses a business man of
the highest type and a gentleman
who had the respect and affection of
all who knew him. He became presi-
dent of the American Car and Foun-
dry company In 1916, and also was
president of the American Locomotive
company. His interests were varied,
for he was musician, composer, art
lover and student of government as
well as leader in industry. He was
long a personal friend of Mr.. Roose-
welt and, though a Republican, was
one of the first selections for the
Presidents cabinet.
EXACTLY SO years from the day
II Admiral Dewey destroyed the
Spanish fleet in Manila bay, the legis-
lature of the Philippines accepted the
new offer Of the United States for the
independence of the islands as en-
bodied in the Tydings-McDuffie act.
Under the terms of the measure,
the Filipinos will obtain complete in
dependence in 1916. During the inter-
vening years commonwealth govern
ment, to be set up probably next year,
will govern the Islands.
With acceptance of the act the Fill
ipinos ceased to be nationals Of the
United States and became subject to
the rigid immigration laws. Only so
may enter this country yearly. The
status of an estimated 10000 Filipinos
in the United States as well as the in
ternational status of the entire island
population during the transition pc
riod remains in doubt, due to the word
ing Of the measure.
CHURCHILL DOWNS, in Louisville,
~ provided some $1,000 lovers of
horse racing with the annual spectacle
of the Kentucky derby. The great race
was won by the favorite. Cavalcade,
owned by the Brookmeade stable, with
Discovery and Agrarian finishing Sec
with consummate skill by the veteran
jockey Mack Garner.
MAJORITY and minority reports OF
INl the investigation into DR.. Will
liam A. Wirt's 'red plot" stories were
made to the house, and they were just
what had been expected. The major
ity Of the committee held that Wirt's
charges were untrue and that his COM
panions at the famous dinner party
did not make the statements he had
attributed to them. Representatives
McGugin and Lehlbach, the Republican
minority members of the committee
characterized the investigation as
Reputation of all precedents" and in
dicative Of intentions to suppress all
information" which might directly in
volve the brain trust.
THE senate by reclamation accept
L ed the conference report on the
1884 revenue measure, which provides
for an increase in taxes of STAT, 000.-
600. The Couzens amendment for a
10 per cent increase in income tax,
which the house rejected, was cut out
WHEN the senate committee on
w privileges and elections opened
the hearings on the demands that Sem
ators Huey P. Long and his political
..,,,,,,,,z,,,,z.s.,s follower, John 81.
AE Overton of Louisiana
9s - sy be deprived Of their
Ss seats. the political
Ss groups that have been
III seeking especially to
GUST the "Kingfish" re-
manned In the back
ground and left 1t to,
$3:: fho uomap of oui.