The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-08-19
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Washington

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Northumberland D. Roosevelt,
democratic nominee for vicepresldent,
has retired from his duties.
Washington-Peace time records FOR
army recruiting were broken during
July, when 1921 men were accepted
for enlistment. July in the past mas
been a slack month.
Neutrality-suspicious. D. F. Hous-
ton announced new issue OF per
cent treasury certificates Of indebted
ness. 1t was announced subscriptions
of $150,0OO,OOO or whereabouts would
be sought.
Washington-New wage schedules
filed with the navy yard wage board
represent an annual increase or $780,
100000 for employees of the 43 yards,
according to an official estimate pre-
pared by the board.
Neutrality-suspicious. of 1897 $3.50 to
the Chicago Great Western railroad
and $4,000 to the Ann Arbor railroad
to assist the roads in purchasing addf-
tional equipment were approved today
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion.
Neutrality-suspicious. currency has
become so deprecated and farm prod
ucts so high in Hungary farmer can
pay a mortgage on his land by sale OF
one calf, according to report to the
department of commerce from Trade
Representative w. F. Urson at Vien-
ma.
Observation-Disclosures for COM
Wandering fuel oil and gasoline OF
the Pacific coast for naval uses is be-
lieved by Navy department officials
to have been removed through the
signing of contracts by the department
providing for approximately 80 per
cent of the oil supply and the entire
gasoline supply needed.
Washington-William Henry Camp
bell, a negro under arrest here charged
with the murder of Mrs. Gertrude Har-
rison Mann, has confessed, according
to the police, that he was the man who
attacked four women in and near
Washington last June, precfpitating
race riots which continued for several
days, or until regular army forces
we're called out.
Sporting
The Hague-Dr. Emanuel Lasker,
holder of the worlds chess champion
ship for twenty-six years, and Jose r.
Capablanca, the Cuban chess cham
pion, have concluded an agreement to
play match of twenty-four games for
the worlds championship. The match
is to take place in Havana in January,
1921.
New York--William a. Brady, thea
trical producer has announced that he
has been authorized by c. A. Cochran,
London fight promoter, to offer Jack
Dempsey $4,000 pounds to sign an
agreement to meet Georges Carpen-
tied in London in November or Decem-
Der of this year. Cochran, according
to Brady, is prepared to deposit TO-
900 pounds as a guarantee of good
faith.
New York--Tex Richard, whose
lease of Madison Square Garden for
ten years became effective recently,
announced some of his plans to make
the famous old structure the center of
the sport world at dinner to news
paper men in the Hotel Biltmore. He
declared that he will go after the best
bouts procurable in wrestling and box
ing, and any other sporting event
which popular interest demands.
Domestic
st. Louis--Plans for proposed cor
poration for maintaining and "devel-
oping foreign markets for American
products have just been approved by
the administrative committee of the
American Bankers association, Rich
ard 8. Halves, president of the asso-
citation announced.
San Francisco-The second lap of
the long sea journey from Siberia to
Petrograd was undertaken recently by
1872 refugee Russian children when the
Japanese liner Yomel Marue, chartered
by the American Red Cross and desig-
mated as the "Children's Ark weighed
anchor in San Francisco bay and
steamed for the Panama canal.
Oakland, Calif.-Two all metal air.
planes that left New York city on July
20 to blaze trail for transcontinen-
tai aerial mail service, have landed
at an Oakland flying field. J. NJ. Lar
sen, owner of the planes, delivered to
Postmaster Joseph J. Roseborough a
package of New York mail, constftut-
ing what was said to be the first trans
continental aerial mail delivery on
record.
New York-Settlement of difficulties
between coastwise steamship lines and
union teamsters, who refused to haul
freight to and from piers during the
coastwise longshoremens strike, was
announced by James J. Riordan, presi-
dent of the United States Trucking
corporation.
New York-Announcemen has been
made that a new unofficial record for
a transcontinental automobile trip
was established when fivepassenger
touring car carrying United States |
mail from San Francisco to New York |
arrived here after run of 4 days, II |