The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-08-05
Northwest

northwest
Vancouver Canadian government
railroads will accept the schedule OF
wage increases granted to railway men
in the United States.
Butte, Mont.-Only six mining com"
panies operating in this district made
any money for the year ending May
81, according to the annual state
ments filed with the county assessor.
Vancouver, B. C.-The Canadian ma
tional railways will accept the sched-
ule of wage increases for railway
workers granted by the American Rail-
way labor board, J. D. Reid, minister
of railways, announced.
Pendleton, Ore. - After pursuing
blind leads and false clues for more
than 48 hours, every posseman search
ing for the five men who escaped from
the Umatilla Jail, after one had killed
a deputy sheriff, returned here.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jackson and
William Dunlop, said to be from Min
neapolis, were arrested here on COM
plant of man who said he was the
woman's husband. He came here from
Minneapolis and charged the woman
with bigamy. The police alleged both
are wanted in Minnesota.
Seattle, INSTRUMENTATION of one
million Japanese laborers into the
northwest for a stated period of time
to clear logged off lands now lying idle
was asked by Frank Torrance, White
River Valley farmer, before the house
of representatives investigation COM
mittee on immigration and naturaliza-
ton.
Ironwood, Mich.-In statement
published here, Mrs. A. W. McClaran,
mother of Lee V. McClaran, travelling
salesman, who was killed by James
Griller, alleged white SLAYER, appealed
to the people of Ironwood to prose-
cut Griller to the full extent of the
law. The statement recalls that Mrs.
McClaran's parents were killed by a
burglar in 1888 while the family was
living In Wisconsin.
Calgary, Alta.-Gen. Critchley, we'll
known in Canadian notary circles, has
recruited and taken into Mexico three
battalions of British and Canadian
war veterans to settle them on 1,O00,-
900 acre estate according to news re-
ceived here. The settlers, it was stat
ed, are organized on thoroughly mill
tary basis, including four fully equip
ped air squadron. The expenses are
met by the British government with
an appropriation of 100000 pounds
sterling.
Lansing, acknowledgements of a
wool pooling system similar to that
established in Michigan and few 9TH
err midwestern states this year on a
scale that will embrace practically all
the large wool producing states in the
country, thereby enabling farmers to
deal directly with manufacturers, is
part of the American Farm Bureau
Federation program as announced by
President J. R. Howard, at a meeting
of Representatives of midwestern state
farm bureaus at Lansing.
Chicago-Automobil accidents took
a toll of 10 lives in Chicago and vic
Unity in one day. There have been 265
deaths since Jan. 1, resulting from
automobile accidents.
Personal
MISUNDERSTANDING C. B. Ames will
retire Aug. 81 as first assist ant to the
attorney general. It became known he
had submitted his resignation to Presi-
dent Wilson and would resume his law
practise in Oklahoma City.
Tokio-Naval Lieutenant Kawage
committed Hari-Kari in his home at
Kamakura. The newspapers assert he
committed suicide in connection with
the recent disappearance Of important
naval papers at the naval station at
Yokosuka.
st. Louis-Major D. G. Jones, form
er mayor of Topeka, Kan, and for Is
years chief surgeon in the National
Soldiers homes at Leavenworth, Kan,
and Danville, ILL.,, died here after an
illness of several months. He was 80
years old.
Washington-The body Of former
Surgeon General Gorgas who died re-
Gently in London will be brought to
the United States on the army trans
port Pocahontas, the war department
announced that the transport has been
ordered to stop at Southampton, Eng,
on the return trip from Europe to take
aboard Mrs. Gorgas and the body Of
her husband.
Foreign
Paris-King Alfonso of Spain and
Queen Victoria have arrived here
from England.
Rome-Pope Benedict has named
Aug. 20 as knights of Columbus day
at the Vatican.
Tokio-Baran Takahasm, minister
Of finance, announced in the house Of
peers that a loan of 100, 100000 yen for
the south Manchurian railroad prob
ably would be foated in the United
States in the near future.
London-The City of Addna, in Asia
Minor, with a population of 10000
Christians and 10000 Moslems is en-
+;rolx ont off frorr, tho Ontci6o world