The Tomahawk., 1920-01-01
Washington

ton to $4,000, 900 granted !of eA'
penses said enu1nerators cannot make
living wage on the old per capita
basis.
The national capitals actual popula'
ton, as determined by police census
just completed, is 455,423, an Increase
of 10000 since 1917. The increase
caused by the influx of war workers
was not as great as generally was suE'
posed.
In the face of a growing security o.
sugar, more than 1,250,00O,0O0 pounis
of sugar, valued at nearly 100000
| were exported from the United States
during the first 10 months of the pres
ent year, department Of commerc
| report shows.
The transport Buford, known as tho
"soviet ark" which is carrying 249
reds" back to Europe, will land them
at either Helsingfors or Hango, Fin
land, from where they will be taken by
train to the Russian border, it was
learned from authoritative unofficial
sources here.
The miners are getting out coal fas-
ter than the railroads can move it.
Director General w. d. Hines indica-
ted in reports to the cabinet. An in
creasing number of coal cars is reach
ing the mining center, but the unusual
ly heavy production is slightly in ex-
cess of available car tonnage.
Threat of a strike Of 100000 rail-
road shopmen was considered temper
arily averted, when it was learned at
the office of the Railroad Administra-
ton that the proposed wage confer
ence between representatives of the
shopmen and the administration had
been postponed. The conference has
been put off until after the first of the
year.
Foreign
Lady Ramsay, formerly frfncess
Patricia of Connaught, gave birth to a
son at London.
Princess Hans Won Rather, motor
ing at Breslau, was shot in the arm by
an assaliant who escaped.
Thirty-five persons were killed or in
jured in a grade crossing train COLI
sion at Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey.
Women more than II years old
would receive the franchise bv bill
introduced in the Brazilian senate.
Captain Sir John Alcock, t"ans-At-
lantic flier, was seriously injured when
his plane crashed. Later he died from
his injuries.
Large numbers Of German naval Of
ficers are being employed by Swedish
shipowners and the government in
preparing bill to combat the move
ment.
An exchange telegraph dispatch
from Paris quotes Rome advices as de-
claring King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy
plans to visit the United States and
South America.
Bolshevik assertions that 10000
Japanese troops are stationed between
Vladivostok and Omsk 10 guard tie
trans-Siberian railway, are reported N
dispatches here from He!singfrrs.
Payments of Mexico's foreign debts
amounting to $5OO,0OO,0OO will be re-
suTaed Jan. 1, Luis Cabrera, Mexican
minister of finance, has promised, ac-
cording to representative. of Presi.
dent Carranza.
Mexican officials are contemplating
restricting the sale of intoxicating
liquors along the entire United States
border in an effort to prevent "unde-
sirable incidents" caused by nation
wide prohibition.
Newspapers say Prince Charles, the
Rumanian crown prince who entered
into morganatic marriage in 1918
and recently has been living in Mona.
stir, is reported to have attempted to
end his own life.
The cancelling Of passenger trains
in Christmas week led to wild disor-
ders at all the Vienna stations. Thou
sands of intending travellers broke the
police cordons and invaded the trains
which were jammed with persons.
many clinging to thu footb boards.
Sir Robert Borden, premier of Can
ada, will retain his office, although he
will be given an extended vacation
from official duties; necessitated by
ill health. Sir Robert had intended
resigning on advice Of his physicians.
He is considered one of the Domin-
IONS most brilliant statesmen and
long has been Identified with the prog
ress of Canada.
Domestic
Permission for Mother" Jones to
address steel strikers was refused by
Sheriff James Newkirk and Mayor
William G. Barber of Joliet, Ill.
Lieutenant Norris s. Bailey Of Wor-
cester, Mass, was killed and Lieutenr
ant e. w. Brandenstein was injured in
the collision Of their airp1anes at an
altitude of 1000 feet.
Major George Augustus Armes, rs.
U. s. A., retired, last surviving mem.
Der of the staff of Major General Win.
field Scott Hancock in the Civil war,
died in Ventnor, N.
Lieutenant Herbert Tuchborn
Mount .Yersod, N Y, and Private Allis
Ter L ffiA, San. Luis Obispo, Calf, wera
killed when their airplane fell 2,ooc
feet at :Riperside, Calf.