The Tomahawk., 1920-09-30
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the treasury are still retained by in
vestors.
Washington-The allied govern
ments will owe the United States near
ly $12,00O,000,OOO for loans made to
them in the war by the time they are
scheduled to resume interest payments
in 1922.
Washington-E. M. Afford, assistant
to the director-general of the railroad
administration, was appointed director
of the division of liquidation Of claims.
He succeeds Max Phelan, who recent
ly resigned.
Neutrality-suspicious. of evidence in
the controversy between the Interstate
Commerce commission and the Min
nesota Railroad commission over rate
increases will be started at st. Paul
October 4, it was announced.
Neutrality-suspicious. S. Watkins, pro-
hibition presidential candidate, de-
clared in an address that he would
withdraw from the race If pledge of
support for the dry platform was OBJ
tanned from either Harding or Cox.
Washington-Government loans OF
$6O,0OO,O 900 to the railroads have been
approved by the interstate commerce
commission and certified to the treas.
ury since seven months ago, according
to testimony at commission hearings.
Washington-A new record for
months traffic through the Panama
canal was established during August
when 266 commercial ships passed
through the canal, carrying 1,O40,740
tons of cargo, according to reports re-
ceived here. Tolls collected amounted
to $936,2o9.
Washington-Relief from what was
described as possible destruction of
the livestock industry" through cur.
tailment of banking loans was sought
from the Federal reserve board by a
committee of livestock producers.
They asked the board to encourage
banks of the reserve system to aid
them financially in raising and mar.
keting their product.
Sporting.
New York-The boxing contest be-
tween Georges Carpenter, European
heavyweight champion, and Battling
Levinsky will be held in Jersey City
baseball park, Oct. IL.
St. Louis-"Babe' Ruth shattered
another American league record In the
New York-St. Louis game, when, in
the 18th inning he scored his 148th
run of the season. Ty Cobb has held
this season score record since 1911,
when he marked up 147 tallies.
Baltimore, Md-The p0st-season
series between the St. Paul team, pen
pant winners In the American associa-
tiQn, and the Baltimore, pennant win
pers In the New International league,
will be open here on October s. The
series will be the best five in nine
games.
Domestic
New York-Approximately 100000
boys in New York state from 16 to Is
years old were required to register un.
der the provisions of the states mill
tary training law.
Worcester-Resolut asking the
United States to free political prison:
ers and recognize the Russian soviet
government we're adopted by delegates
to the Jewish Cooperative society.
New York-Another instalment of
| $10,0O0,O00 in gold, to be applied to-
ward Frances half share Of the $780,.
OO0, 900 Anglo.French loan, arrived here
! aboard the French line steamship
Havre. -
White Plains, N VI. Milton
Smith, counsel for James O'Brien Of
Mount Vernon, has filed suit for $780,
900 against New York city for in.
| juries received In the Wall st. bomb
explosion. r..
| Sacramento, Calf-A warehouse of
the California Packing corporation In
the river front district of Sacramento
was destroyed by fire. Company Off.
Gals estimated the loss at about
$1,590,000.
Canton, Ohio-Henry Ford will not
stand for raise Of tire prices for his
automobiles, he said here while on q
tour Of manufacturing plants in this
section. '.If tire builders raise prices,
I can finance an Independent company
and make them myself" said Mr.. Ford.
"The time has arrived for downward
trend of price but not for decrease In
the scale Of wages" ~ -
Albany-Jail for not less than six
months nor more than two years will
be the penalty for landlords who re-
fuse to rent apartments to people hav-
ing children under terms of a bill In.
troduced In the assembly by Assembly
man, O. J. Smith of New York. The
bill would not grant an alternative Of
q fine. r.
Williamson, w. Va.-United States
troops on duty in the Mingo county,
West Virginia, coal strike region were
called upon to escort laborers from the
railroad station to Pond Creek, Ken.
lucky, where they will take positions
left vacant by striking miners.