The Tomahawk., 1919-06-26
Domestic

invaded by the army worm, one Of the
greatest destr0yers of crops. One
week ago the worm was found at
work. Today there are many fields
Of corn and grain in central Illinois
that are complete losses, according to
a Decatur (Il.) dispatch. .&..ss ~
All American troops which crossed
to the Mexican side at eleven o'clock
Sunday night had returned to the
American side, a report received at
military headquarters at Ell Paso. Tex.
stated
Five armed bandits held up the West
Cleveland CO., bank and escaped In
stolen automobile with currency esti'
mated at $5O,OOO. Two of the robbers
stood guard over six customers and
four clerks.
Chancellor James B. Newman at
Tenn, held that the recent
act of the legislature giving women
the right to vote in city and presiden-
tial elections was unconstitutional.
The Kansas legislature in special
session ut Topeka unanimously ratified
the woman suffrage amendment to the
United States Constitution.
The Fourth battalion Of the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry, Fifth and Seventh
cavalry, and a battalion Of the Eighty
second artillery crossed the Rio
Grande at Ell Paso and occupied
Juarez. There were approximately
5000 American troops on Mexican
soil ten minutes after the order for
their crossing was given. The reason
given for the movement was Ito pre-
vent firing from the Mexican side on
Ell Paso."
Postmaster Floyd James, twenty
seven, married, was shot and Instant
ly killed by Deputy Village Marshal
Bennie Jarvis Mt Herrln, Ill. #
Fl. L. Walker, who slew and buried
Henry Ottersky five miles west OF
Houston, Tex, May 26, was given the
death penalty by jury.
In order to be present when the
prince Of Wales ''rides the goat" upon
the occasion of his initiation as a mem.
Der of the Masonic order, three prom
inent Masons have sailed from New
York on the Mauretania. They were
Judge william s. Farmer of Syracuse.
grand master of the state of New
York; Judge Kenworthy, grand secre-
tary, and Supreme Court Justice
Townsend Scudder, past grand mas
ter. ~.
With the arrest of Charles F. Mas
of Chicago federal authorities of both
civil and military investigation de-
partment's believe they now have In
custody the entire coterie Of the gang
Of fOrgers and cOunterfeiters who have
more than $I0O, 900 on fraudu'
lent 500 subtreasury checks. Most of
the members of the gang were federal
prisoners in Fort LeavenwOrth, where
they used government printing presses.
r The Twenty-fourth infantry Of the
United States, consisting of 1,675 men,
arrived in Ell Paso, Tex, from Colum-
bus, N. NJ, under command OF Col.
Arthur G. Hadsall. The transfer OF
the Twenty-fourth infantry from Co
Do i, ~ InA ifuoV nV.
planned, but conditions south Of the
border are presumed to be the rea-
son. The Twenty-fourth consists Of
negroes. e-. gI#.
The 6O-foot pleasure launch Mary
Francis, with So persons, mostly chill
dren, on board, turned over In the
Warrior river, three miles above Tus-
caloosa, Ala. Eighteen persons are
known to have been drowned and Is
others are missing. -s
Organized labor went on record
against wartime prohibition and in
favor of the exemption Of 2x per cent
beer from both the wartime prohibit
ton act and the federal prohibition
amendment, in a resolution adopted by
the American Federation Of Labor at
Atlantic City, N. ]. The resolution was
carried by vote Of 26.475 to 4.OO5.
The bodies Of 20 persons who lost
their lives Sunday when the pleasure
launch Mary Francis capsixed at Holt.
on the Warrior river near Tuscaloosa,
Ala, have been recovered.
Secretary Wilson Of the department
Of labor, addressing the convention
OF the American Federation Of Labor
at Atlantic City, N. J., counseled organ
lied labor not to participate In the
proposed national strike for the nber.
alton Of Thomas Mooney. convicted OF
completely In the San Francisco bomb
clot.