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

ually slack during the summer, were
brisk in July, $685. men having been
accepted up to July 20, Adjutant Gen.
eral Harris has reported.
Washington-Deter to go
ahead in the mapping out of policies
of the shipping board under the new
merchant marine act without awaiting
the appointment of new members OF
the board was made known by Admir-
al Benson, chairman of the board.
Washington - Telegraphing orders
for special elections in states of Next
co where such voting privileges have
been denied the public have been issu-
ed by the department of the interior
at Mexico City, the Mexican embassy
was advised. The elections are to be
by October.
Washington-Warni has been is
sued by the department of agriculture
to shippers of fruits and vegetables
that interstate shipments in package
form must bear a statement of the
quantity of each package. Some ship
pers, the department said, are disre-
garding the provision of the federal
food and drugs act which requires
such labelling.
Washington Instead Of being
swamped with applications for the
Victory medals, the war department
has received only $4,000 since June Fl,
when distribution was begun by the
army. The department had prepared
to issue approximately $4,000 day,
at which rate it would have taken
four months to complete the distribu-
ton. At the rate applications have
been coming in, however, it would
take almost six years to issue the med
ais to the men entitled to receive
them.
Observation-Disclosures Indicating the
entire national structure Of Italy on
the verge of collapse as result of an
untenable domestic situation. are en-
phatically denied by Italian officials
here. The conditions which are being
faced by the italian government, It is
declared, while difficult, are no worse
than those existing in other European
states and it is affirmed that the gov
eminent in Italy is meeting the seri-
GUS problems of the postwar situation
with as much energy and prospect of
success in their solution as are the
governments of other nations.
Sporting
,s,White Bear, Minn.-Jack Burke,
professional, at the Town and Coun-
try club, St. Paul, won the state open
golf tournament championship the
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Bear Yacht club course.
New YOrk-Jack Dempsey, worlds
champion heavyweight pugilist, IS
mot" averse to fighting negro boxer,
according to an announcement here by
the International Sporting club. In
reversing his attitude on tie color
line, the champion stated he is ready
to make match with Harry Wills.
Geneva, Switzerland - A young
French Red Cross nurse, Marguerite
Trnchs, is said to have established q
record for women by swimming
across Lake Geneva, from Evian d'Lut-
~. She WIS ten and quarters hours
in the wafer and was b-ieted by
rough seas from the middle of the
lake. Though the distance was only
about eight miles, she was obliged
frequently to change her course.
Domestic
Los Angeles-Gasoline has been so
scarce here that when train carry
ing 100000 gallons arrived from Okla
homa it was officially welcomed by
Mayor M. P. Synder and officers of the
80 NoJi
bia They met the train at Alhambra,
near here, and rode back on it.
Cleveland, Ohio-The program OF the
national encampment of the Knights
of Pythias here included a parade of
5000 men of the Nineteen Brigades of
the uniformed rank and 10000 mem
bers of the nonuniformed section, Ma
jor General William H. LOOMS of
Grand Rapids, Mich, and his staff led
the parade.
Boston-Payment in full of matured
claims and the investments of those
who wanted their money back was
made by Charles Ponzi, head of the
Securities Exchange company, who an
nounced by agreement with District
"A SSAoHSAASASAA
public participation in his internation-
al exchange operations, which he says
has melted him millions of dollars
within few months.
Fond du Lac, Wis.-Pat Riley, who
recently suffered from poisoning, is to
be committed to the state hospital at
Oshkosh He states that he\ drank 20
e,o11ons IF dande1ion wine within 10
days. A druggist, of whom the man
sought to purchase poison, became sus.
picious and substituted a harmless
mixture.
Belleville, Ill.-Fire of undertermin-
ed origin at Scott field, the govern
ment aviation station, five miles east
of Belleville, destroyed hangar, six
airplanes and several Liberty motors.
The damage is estimated at 100000
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