The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-27

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Representatives Will
liam FL. Rogers of New
Hampshire and Lister Hill of Alabama
said they would carry the matter to
the floor of the house and there re-
view the evidence the committee took.
In holding that Foulois should re-
ceiye more drastic punishment than
reprimand, Representative Rogers
made public a letter from Secretary
Dern to the committee. The letter
followed an official War department
statement clearing Foulois, whose
friends insisted he was being made a
scapegoat for the administration air.
mail blunder.
'It is affirmatively established"
Dern's letter read, shat General
Foulois violated the ethics and stand
ards of military service in making
statements before your committee
which not only were unfair and mis-
leading to the committee itself but
which also reflected upon the integrity
of his brother officers"
4 FTER three bloody riots in Oma-
L A has street car strike, in which
one man was killed and nearly two
hundred were injured, Gov. R. L.
Cochran of Nebraska took charge of
the situation. State troops were
called out to preserve the public
peace and the governor, meeting with
representatives of the traction COM
pany, the central labor union and the
strikers, ordered that the dispute be
arbitrated Immediately. He also or
dered all guards employed by the
company removed from the cars and
decreed that all paid organizers cease
their activities.
Cochran insisted the arbitration
agreement be effective for at least one
year and limited his military authority
might be invoked to enforce the agree
ment during that time.
IF either party" his statement said,
''in the future fails to observe the
conditions set down by the board of
arbitration and so is responsible for
return of conditions which will again
require military law it must take the
full responsibility"
Illinois National Guardsmen were
sent to Freeport where strikers at
the Slower Manufacturing plant had
fought with deputy sheriffs. Gov. Hen
ry Horner interviewed and basis was
reached for settling the strike, which
had been in force since May Z. The
men were granted wage increase at
least until September / next.
President Roosevelt succeeded in
averting the threatened strike of BIZ
luminous coal miners. Both the oper-
ators and the United Mine Workers
agreed to a truce until June 80, be-
fore which time it is hoped a new
wage scale can be formulated and
accepted.
EDWIN P. MORROW, former COVER
IL nor of Kentucky and Republican
leader prominent in state and nation,
died suddenly in Frankfort. He was
one of the most popular men in Ken
lucky and was noted for his oratorical
powers.
Another death widely mOurned is
that of Gaar Williams, whose cartoons
had endeared him to countless thou
sands because of their kindness, hu-
NOR and truth.
DLANS for spending the $4,000,0OO,-
L 600 work-relief fund are coming to
the fore rapidly and numerously. Rep
resentative Mitchell. Democrat, of Ten
nessee, has introduced bill requir-
ing the President to use S1,0O0,O0O,000
to help the durable goods industries.
By its terms factories supplying ma
chinery and materials would be reim-
bursed for losses directly attributable
| to hiring new men. Mr.. Mitchell thinks
his plan would aid in the production
of SS0,OOO,OO0,OO0 worth of durable
goods needed by private industry.
The War department filed a request
for S17.071, 1888 to finance the construc-
ton of SO army bases in Alabama,
| Arizona, Arkansas, California and
Kansas. The Labor department asked
for S400,000 for research designed to
aid the United States employment serv-
| ice in selecting and placing workers on
| relief jobs and in private industry.