The Tomahawk., 1920-12-30
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Kernels CuIled From News Of Moment
In All Parts of the Worid-Of
Interest to All the People
Everywhere.
Washington


federal trade commission.
: Misunderstanding j. F. Niece
a Minnesota fuel commissioner probabl
will be summoned before the Calde
committee of the Senate in the inve
tigation of coal prices.
Washington-Full military honor
attended the funeral of Commander "
j. Terhune, former governor of San
os. The services were held in tn
chapel at Arlington cemetery.
Washington-The House Ways an
Means committee voted to recOmmi
for ratifying the Edmonds bill pre-
posing to defer the date when penal
ties become effective for failure to pa
federal taxes.
Wilmington, Del.-Charged with EN-
bezzling securities belonging to tn,
Hercules Powder company, Of which
he was assistant treasurer, G. F. East
man today was held in $4,000 bail
which he was unable to furnish.
| Washington-Authority was grant
ed by the interstate commerce com
mission for permanent consolidation
or the transportation business and
properties of the Adams, American
Wells Fargo and Southern Express
companies, into the American, Railway
Express company.
hington-Favorable action by
| Congress on the resolution asking i'm.
mediate amnesty for prisoners held
FOR violations Of the espionage act was
urged before the Senate judiciary COM
mittee by Senator France, Republican
OF Maryland, author of the measure,
and officials of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, headed by Samuel Com
pers
Sporting.
Toledo, Chio-"Bill" Clymer who
piloted the Columbus American asso-
clatlon team last season, has been
signed to manage the Toledo Amer
lean association team the coming sea-
son.
New York-John Conway Toole was
elected president of the International
Baseball league to succeed Dave Fultz,
who has acted in that capacity for the
past four years. Toole has been con-
nected with baseball as club attorney
for the New York Giants. He will re-
ceive $4,000 a year.
Los >Angeles-Entries for the nation
al winter air tournament to be held
at Long Beach, December Is, 26 and
~, under the auspices of the Aero
club of Southern California;, closed
with 16 plans signed for the 100 miles
scratch and 20 for the emile handicap
races, it was announced.
Domestic
New York-The largest shipment of |
American war dead to be returned on
one ship, 2,479 bodies, arrived on the
army transport Wheaton from Borde-
lux and st. Nazaire.
Cleveland-A terrific explosion
shook the home of Peter Treadway
md sent him to a hospital, police
ound it was caused by a barrel of
:ider and not a bomb.
Augusta, ky.-Thirteen persons
we're drowned in the Ohio river when
he United States steam launch Mar
aret, sprang a leak and sank three
niles below Augusta.
Charleston, w. Va-Sixteen men
re reported to have been drowned
'hen skiff, in which they were cross
1g the Kanawha river, overturned at
pring Hill, near here.
Washington-The Senate resolution
, revive the War Finance Corporation
measure of relief for farmers was
dopted by the House in amended form
nd by vote of PIP to 81.
Philadelphia-From the high water
lark of $4,000, the Hog Island ship
ard force of workers has been re-
uced to $500 and in about a month !
lese men also will be gone.
Hackensack, N. J.-Admitting his
'rce was too small to cope with the t
line wave, Police Commissioner En-
Il has offered citizens free use of n
le police safe to store their va-uables. o
New York-A congressional investi- q
ltion of the textile industry was II
ked in resolution adopted by the s
ecutive council of the United Tex
e Workers Of America which assem- k
ed here to consider the action of b
in announcing wage 8
is, effective this month. Il
Topeka, Kan.-Governor Allen has
ceived a challenge from Governor m
mn J. Frazier of North Dakota to "
bate In New York city on the indus Fl
al court law. He replied that he
mot meet the North Dakota execu- d.
e at this time. st
New York-President Frank J. Ma. CT
of the Detroit American league W
ID announced that he had signed m
y" Cobb as manager of the Tigers
next season. "a
Chicago-The city council unanim- ag
'ly adopted resolution conCemning M
at is termed 'the armed invasion of gr
land by Great Britain. to