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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
LAW AIDS SCHOOL CHILDREN
Michigan Athletic Board Has $74, 300
on Hand to Buy Athletic
Equipment.

The Michigan athletic board OF con-
troll, in it's first year of supervision OF
legalized boxing and wrestling under
the Dafoe bill, has $4,000 on hand
ready to purchase athletic equipment
for the rural schools. Thomas w.
Bigger, chairman, announced receipt
of a check for $4,000 from Floyd
Fitzsimmons, promoter of the Jack
Dempsey and Billy Miske bout at Ben
ton Harbor Labor day. Bigger said
when Dempsey stepped into the ring
at Benton Harbor It meant baseball,
a catcher's mask and a football for
every country school in Michigan.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
Former New York Society Lead
er Becomes Adviser to
Emir FeisaI.
MORE POWER THAN CABINET
Resigns From American Red Cross
and Takes Up Work Among tho
Arabs, to Which She Expects
to Devote Her Life.

Chicago.-Six years ago Mrs. Anna
L.. Fisher was an ordinary American
woman. Her sole claim to distinction
lay in the fact that she was prominent
in society>in New York, where she re-
sided.
That was before the war. Today
Mrs. Fisher is a captain in the Ara
bian army and the power behind the,
throne in the regime of Emir Fe1sal.
The story of Mrs. Fishers Sudden
rise to greater power in the Near East
than is exerted by the League
of Nations was brought to Chicago BY
e. M. Newman, who met her while on
his recent tour of the Near East.
Mrs. Fisher, interested in philan-
thropic work even before the war, en-
listed early in the Red Cross for serv-
ice in Armenia. There she came
in contact with the Arab, when Emtr
Feisal, son Of Hussein, king of Arabia,
raised a great army and drove the
Turk from Armenia. The present
ruler Of the Arabs Immediately be-
came interested in this intelligent
American woman dHu SOuSAI ACA az
vice on the many problems which con-
fronted. him in his struggle to put
Arabia on q firm basis.
More Power Than Cabinet.
It was not long before Mrs. Fisher
was possessed Of more power than
any member of the cabinet. She re-
signed from the Red Cross and began
her work among the Arabs, to which
she expects to devote her life. Mrs.
Fisher was promoted to the full rank
Of captain in the Arabian army and
after the occupation Of Damascus by
Feisal, Joined him in his new capital.
She has since been his most intimate
adviser.
1t was as result of Mrs. Fishers
advice tt6t Feisal retreated to the
mountains when the French threat
| ened Damascus with destruction and
later went to England to demand that
! .l1 promise made him during the war
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
Key Ceremony in London
Tower Centuries Old

London.-Few Americans who
have visited the tower of Lon
don have ever witnessed the
ceremony of the keys, though 1t
has taken place nightly for
many centuries.
The yeoman porter, with an
escort of guards, still nightly
locks the gates. Behind him
still walks "a varlet at two
pence night to, carry the Keys"
) and, broad daylight or 10, fol-
lows the bugler with the Ian
tern.
."Halt, who comes there?" de-
mands the. sentry.
"The keys" replies the yeo-
man porter.
"Whose keys" asks the SEN
try.
king Georges keys ~ the
answer.
At the end of the ceremony
the yeoman porter takes off his
hat and says "God preserve King
( George" and guard and escort
; reply, "Amen." Then the band
or drums and flies play "God
Save the King" and buglers
sound the Last Post"
4 f P 3 +. o.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
Millions From Italy Alone Are Re-
ported to Have Booked Pas
sage for United States.
POOR COME FROM MANY LANDS
Forsake Their Own Soil for the Dream
of America-Hordes That Returned
to Homeland After War Arc
Floc<ina Back.

New York Once again suffering.
congested Europe is piping it's worn
and motley peasantry to the United
States Not a record of ancient ma
tions is in existence which can tell a
tale Of such flow Of humanity.
From Italy is heard the report that
no less than 1000, 600 have booked pas
sage for the dreamland.
Wherever a liner docks In Europe
sweaty peasants, burdened with
striped and shapeless baggage, wind
their way into the steerage.
In every nation the poor are forsak-
ing the reality of their own soil for
the dram of Amerlca-frce, golden
America.
When the war was over there was q
scampering for passports and flock
ing back to the homeland of fmmi-
grants of pre-war days, Polish, italian.
Czecho-Sl Irish and British-all,
hungering for q breath of mother soil,
departed.
But it is not what once it was-over
there. And they are coming back, dis
enchanted. These form goodly part
of the steerage population.
Block Ellis Island.
The tide of immigrants has swelled
week. by week, until last week the
brusque but kindly gates by which all
asplrants for entrance must pass
clogged and choked.
Five giant liners attempted to UNI
load their, human cargoes on the is
land at once. The dikes were down, as
1t were, and Ellis island was damned.
So an embargo was imposed. For 4s
hours no bright-eyed immigrant climbed
down on the island from steerage
gangway.
Those that had landed. were packed
into the marrow sleeping Quarters. The
island is tight little island In any
event, and the quarters were never
meant to accommodate thousands.
A curious body might tip-toe into the
quarters ut night. They are sleeping
tight. against one another, legs flung
out and twisted one dyer the other IN
IN indecipherable tangle. -.
Gawky boys, gay kerchiefs muffler1ns
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
COBB VS.. RUTH

Fans used to compare Hans
Wagner and Nap Lajoie. Both
have passed out of the game,
with the question unsettled.
Now up comes Babe Ruth to
challenge Ty Cobb for the pre-
miership Of individual leader
ship. It was a hard matter to
determine which was the SUI
perior, Wagner or Lajoie, but
there is not so much to argue
over in the case of Cobb VS..
Ruth. Cobb is master mind
of baseball, good in all depart
ments; Ruth is a slugger alone,
depending upon Drawn to make
him the greatest long-distance
hitter of the time, and no doubt
of all times. For all around ex-
cellence, Ty Cobb stands out as
the best ball player of all time,
challenged only by Wagner
Richard Guy, in Pittsburgh
Leader,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
COAL HEAVlNG HAS KEPT
NAVY GRlDlRON MEN FIT

Heaving coal into the furnaces
of the battleship South Carolina
has been the unique means by
which the midshipmen of the
football squad have kept in con-
dition this summer. They
worked at It steadily during the
three months Of the cruise to
Hawaiian and other Pacific
points, according to Commander
George 81. Laird, who had
charge of them during the
period, and were in need Of no
other kind of training. The
football men were kept together
or the South Carolina, but had
no opportunities tor shore prac-
tice. except at Honolulu where
the party was ashore for three
afternoons and had some kick
ing and worked at formations.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
FEDERAL AID TO
oBSTRUCT POOLS
President Johnson of American
League Says Help of Con-
gress Is Needed.
BETTING IS RUNNING GAME
Different Methods Tried to Eradicate
Evil, but None So Far Has Been
observation-disclosures Sport
Needs Protection.

Congress is to be asked to enact q
law that will make betting on a base
ball game, major or minor, peniten-
tiary offense.
This was announced by President
Johnson Of the American league, who
believes that will be the only method
by which gambling can be prevented
from running the national sport. john
son has done many big things for
baseball and he hopes to be success
full in this because he firmly believes
federal intervention is the only meth
cd of combating the evil, writes Oscar
Reichow in Chicago News. The fact
that pool slips are distributed broad
cast over the country, either by mail
or express, and that the telegraph
and telephone lines are used in theOa-
ton wide operation Of the system, lays
baseball gambling, President Johnson
believes, open to attack by federal
Jaw.
Sinister Forces at Work.
Many different methods Of dealing
with the gambling evil have been pro-
posed in the last few years, but none
that has been tried has succeeded.
There have been a few arrests of men
and boys at ball games, but the big
menace-the pool selling-has never
been attacked and remains an active
and rapidly growing menace, nation
wide in its scope
"More than a year ago I asked Con-
gresham Mann to introduce bill
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
Formulation Center Has
Shifted East Eight Miles

The center of population OF
the United States for the new
census again will remain In
Monroe county, Indiana. But
it will be located from six to
eight miles due east Of Bloom
ington, the old location.
Ten years ago the population
center was located first by CEN
sus experts on a farm eight
miles east of Bloomington.
Markers were erected, but three
weeks later the census bureau
fixed the center on a factory
site, within the city Of Bleom-
ington, where It has remained
until now.
Twenty years ago the center
was near Columbus, Ind, and
this win be the first time in the
history of the United States
that the drift has been east
ward instead Of westward.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
SIGNED AS FOOTBALL COACH
Fred HoIteamp, Former Ohio Star, to
Have Charge Of Mississippi COL
leqe Squad.

Fred Holtcamp Of Cleveland, promi.
nent as center Of the Ohio State uni-
versity football team for three years,
and twice chosen on the all-western
conference eleven, has been named
coach Of the Mississippi Agricultural
and Mechanical college squad.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
IS CANOE SAILING CHAMPION
Leo Friede Of New York Has Won
Event Each Year Since 1914-AI-
ways With Same Boat.

Leo F'riede Of New York, interna-
cional canoe sailing champion. has
won the race each year since 1914. He
sailed the Mermaid, the same boat ne
always won in, in the recent American
Canoe association race at the Thou
sand islands.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
SETS MILE TR0TTING RECORD
Worlds Mark Of 2:1oH Made by Miss
Ellen Todd at Kentucky State
Fair Races.

Miss Ellen Todd, owned by Albert
Pendleton, st. Louis, established a
world record for three-year-old trot-
ters on a half-mile track at the Ken
lucky state fair races, trotting mile
In 2 :1O1s. - -
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28
Alonu-Lived Flock.

Columbus, O.-When Mrs. Esther
Dohoney died, at the age of one hum
dred and two years, four children, the
youngest of whom was seventy-two
years old, were at her bedside.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-28


Callahan
the greatest
Theirs
captaned Of the leading varsity
Callahan princeton
and Capt.. j. Callahan of the Yale eleven
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-22

Zeak Firestouc and hi father
of Prcndergast, were here Mon
day. leak is selling ont all his
farming tools. His advertisement,
appears in this issue.
n 4 r
/ W. A. Breeder and W. s..
Vineyard of Caucy Greek, had
business here first of the week.
xrr
NJ. A. Woody of Route / was
here first ofthe week and had us
place his name on our subscription
list, Mr.. Woody recently pur-
chased stock of goods from G.
C. Clayton, located at the old
Spicer place.
Frr
J. N. Lewis remains on the
sick list.
- !
Trustee Charles +. Taylor is in
Ducktown this week, collecting
taxes.
FTr
Joe Lillard Of isabella, is here
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-22
MI. HERMON

Sunday School is progressing
nicely at Mt. Hermon.
Mr.. Parker remaing very low.
Miss Ressie Epperson is y1sTf
ing her sister, Mrs. Ernest Coins
Mr., Pryor Johnston called OIL
Miss Mary Gregg Saturday night.
Mr., Vernon Rose called on
Miss Viola Link Sunday.
Miss Bessie Link is very i'll at
this writing,
Mr.. Bill Cook called on Miss
Clemie Mcdaniel Sunday.
Paul FuIbright is visiting re-
latives at Etowah this week,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-22


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The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-08
PASTOR OPENS
VICE CRUSADE
Rev. John Straton's Easter Ser
mon Stirs New YOrk's Mayor
to Renewed Effort

New York, April THE limelight in
New Yorl1's vice crusade centered to-
day on the Rev. John Roach Straton,
pastor of Calvary church, whose
Easter sermon with its charges of a
wide open tenderloin resulted in a
fifth investigation being launched by
order of Mayor Hylan. The mayor
also announced he was planning the
formation of a committee to clean
up the city. Straton appeared today
before the Federal grand jury and was
quizzed about alleged violations of the
Volstead act, while he is scheduled to
tell about indecent dances tomorrow
before the regular state grand jury.
Society women and social workers ars
expected to testify also tomorrow.
These women. it was learned have
for some time been investigating con-
ditions in dance halls and cabarets.
Mrs. Grace Humiston, lawyer. who
came into prominence several years
ago when she discovered the body of
Ruth Cruger. is expected to be the
most important witness. 1t is reported
three society women will corroborate
her story of night life in the New
York's tenderloin.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-08
REVOLUTION is
ON IN GUATEMALA

Washington, April Benton Nc
MILAN, United States minister to
Guatemala has issued a proclamation
to the people of that country stating
that in view of the guarantees of con-
stitutional rights made by President
Estrada Cabrera the American gov
ernment firmly believes there is no
cause for starting a revolutionary
measure"
This was the first intimation to
reach the public here that a revolu-
tionary uprising was threatened in
Guatemala. Copies of Mr.. McMillan's
proclamation, together with that of a
proclamation issued by President
Cabrera were received today in Wash
ington. President Cabrera pledged his
administration to the freedom of po-
litical elections in 1922, to recognize all
rights guaranteed by the. constitution
and to give immunity to all from ar
rest for political reasons.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-08
RODMAN COMES
TODANIELS AID
Declares Navy Was Never in
Such Good Condition in Forty
Years AS In 1917
SAYS SIMS "INDISCREET"
Commander of Pacific Fleet Be-
lieves Letter to Daniels
Should Been Secret
SAYS SIMS "INDISCREET

Washington, April 7.-Testifying at
his own request before the senate
committee investigating the Sims
Daniels row, Admiral Rodman, COM
mander-in-c chief of the Pacific fleet,
today took direct issue with Admiral
Sims charges and criticisms. Rodman
declared the navy was never in better
shape in forty years than in the spring
of 1917.
Admiral Rodman told the committee
that Rear Admiral Sims letter to Sec
retary Daniels criticising the navy's
part in the war was "very indiscreet."
Admiral Sims indiscretion,' the
witness said, LAY very particularly in
his breach of confidence in making
public an intimate and confidential
conversation which should have been
held secret" He referred to Sims
testimony that Admiral Benson. former
chief of naval operations, told him
prior to his departure for London,
mot to let the British pull the wool
over your eyes: we would as soon fight
them as the Germans"
Had Admiral Sims letter been less
indiscreet," Admiral Rodman said,
''had he omitted reference to conver-
sations, which as 1 have said, he should
have held secret and confidential, had
it been couched in moderate terms,
such as are usually used in official
correspondence; had it been less an
tagonistic, it would no doubt have fol-
lowed the usual course of such COM
I'd 1nications, reos3ve3 5d- consideration
by the proper authorities and doubt
less some good would have come from
it.
His mention and the subsequent
publication of a certain admonition
which he states he received prior to
his departure for LONDON, no doubt
has had its effect upon the cordial
relations which heretofore existed be-
tween US and one of our closest allies.
In every expression of opinion which
1 have heard concerning it. both in and
out of the navy, it has received the
deepest censure."
Declaring that he appeared entire
ly at his own request to defend the
good name of the navy" Admiral Rod
man, who commanded the American
battleship squadron with the British
grand fleet during the war, told the
committee that the American navy
did it's full share most efficiently and
splendidly in helping to bring the war
against the Huns to a successful and
victorious conclusion"
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-08
ARGUMENT ON
BOIL WORM in
TEXAS HEATED
Farmers Along Mexican Border
Oppose Enforcement Quar-
antine This Year
Pests Now Infest Only Small
Spots But Are Threatening
Menace to Entire Area

Washington, April 7.-Hot discus
sion marked the progress of hearings
before the horticultural board today
on proposals TO impose a federal quar-
antine against the pink boil worm in
Texas and louisiana
Chairman Marlett, members of
the Texas delegation, which included
Governor Hobby and other officials,
had several exchanges over the fail
ure of the state and residents along
the Mexican border to make effective
the non-cotton zone originally estab-
lished against the pest. The Texans
asked for permission to grow cotton
in the belt this year with an agree
ment to abolish cotton in it next year
if the boil worm were found
''The trouble is with this sort of an
agreement Chairman Marlett said.
that it is what we have tried before.
We signed the people up to agreement
in the zone that if the worm did ap-
pear they would cease growing cotton
and now that it has appeared they
have considered that agreement a
scrap of paper and have gone ahead
to plant cotton. The lure of the crop
will be just as great next year as it is
now"
The Texans formally presented a
proposal that cotton be grown in the
zones this year under. strict inspec-
ton and quarantine, with the pledge
that meanwhile the legislature would
be assembled and that in 1921 the
growth of cotton in the infected area
would be totally prohibited
Representative Young, democrat of
Texas. supporting the proposal, de-
clared the federal government could
not put into effect a general quaran-
tine against Texas. This precipitated
more debate.
I'VE appreciate htf,e grounds upon
which the proposal rests" Chairman
Mariest So 4, .'but it means time lost,
an opportunity given to the pest to
sprea- all over the cotton territory
An entomologist in the audience in
terrupted to say that lone storm
could scatter it hundred miles,"
There is a pest spot including one
per cent of Texas Chairman Marlett
continued, that is a menace to the
other 80 per cent and yet the state
seems ready to stand as unit in pro-
tecting it,
One of the representatives from
Louisiana told the conference that the
infection in the state will be met by
mon cotton areas and that the
growers are not damaged a cent
w. E. Kinds, Alabama state ento-
mologist, presented a joint statement
for the experts of Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia and Mississippi, in which he
said all other cotton states would be
associated, declaring the Texas pro-
posal would make determination of
the pest impossible. Three years of
n-cotton growing in the infested
areas was recommended.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-08
MEXICO GRANTS
OIL CONTRACTS
Carranza Ends Oil War and
chOw~ Willingness - Do
Business With Americans
BANDITS ARE PUT OUT
Mexican Government Promises
Protection Equal to That
Granted Other Foreigners

Ponca City, Okla, April 7.-Mexico
has ended the oil war,
BY the granting Of a $500, 900 acre
oil concession to an American busi-
ness man, Carranza has shown him
self ready to do business with Amer
Mexican resources. He demonstrated
too, it is said, that it is possible for
Americans to obtain equal rights with
other foreigners if they will treat with
the Mexican government directly in
stead of with oil field or mining dis
trict bandits.
E. w. Marland, president of the
Marland Refining & Kay County Gas
companies, spent almost two months
in Mexico dealing with Mexican Off
cials. He obtained 100000 acres in
Sonora state and was permitted to
take over the Franco -Espanola Com
pany. holding 100000 acres west OF
Tampico on the Panuco river.
This is the largest oil concession
ever granted by the Mexican govern
restrictions imposed upon companies
of other nations by Mexico. The So
nora concession will run 20 years.
Marland will have all gas and oil
rights on the land and must spend L.
900, 900 pesos in development at the
rate of 100000 a year and pay a 10
per cent. royalty to the government.
Mexico has definite oil policy not
opposed to American oil companies
according to Marland. He says Eu-
ropean governments are already in
control of large part of the most
productive areas of Mexico and South
America and that they are increasing
their holdings against the weak COM
petition of Americans.
The failure of the United States
to establish a definite oil policy sc
that its oil producers may know what
to expect from their own government
before venturing into foreign fields
gives Americans a handicap says
Marland.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-08
MOBILE PLAYS
HERE SUNDAY
Southern League Club Will Meet
CushnOcs at Maxent Park
in Seasons Opener

The Mobile Southern League team
will play the Cushnocs at Maxent
Park Saturday and Sunday according
Manager Rogers of the local club last
night.
Arrangements for the game were
handled through President Logan and
Manager Bob Coleman of the Mobile
Club. Manager Coleman told Barney
Sheridan last night that he would
bring the following regulars with him:
Coleman and Pond, catchers; Fulton.
Haid, Utt and Lucknovic, pitchers;
Golvin, 1b; Allen, 2b; Mcmillan, SIS;
FeIber, 3b; Tutweiler. If; Mulvey, CT;
Ducote, rf President Logan will also
make the trip.
The Cushnocs will be strengthened
for the contest and will have the
strongest lineup possible to obtain in
the city All the old stars, includ-
ing Ellis. Eagan. Jeudevine, Moseley.
ct ais, will be on the field and Pen
sacola fans are already looking for
ward to what is expected to be an
exhibition.
Manager Rogers has gone to consid-
erable expense to bring the Mobile ag-
gregation TO the city and hopes the
fans will turn out strong SO that
equally as important contests can be
staged later in the season. The sup
port given this venture will almost
certainly determine the fate of fast
baseball for Pensa cola this season.