The Tomahawk., 1921-02-17
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Washington
Washington Prohibition Commits
sioner John F. Kramer ordered cen
sus of all liquor in the possession It
wholesale druggists.
Washington-Official reports show
the United States in 1920 exported
I'LL steam locomotives, valued at
$53,629,S47, against 752 in 1919.
Washington Vicepresident and
Mrs. Thomas Marshall will visit Eur
ope next summer, sailing from New
York in May, it has been learned.
ashington-Samuel Gompers re.
ported his belief that the present gov
eminent of Mexico is composed OF
able men of integrity and initiative"
Washington-The joint resolution
directing the stopping of enlistments
until the Regular army is reduced to
175,000 men was passed by the House
over President Wilson's veto.
Washington-The famine situation
in China has reached such crisis that
Is 100000 people may die unless imme-
diate help is given, according to in
formation received by the State de-
partment.
Washington-The house passed a
$13,OOO,OOO soldiers hospital bill and
the $1OO,OO0,0O0 road fund appropria-
ton, but the bill permitting partial
payments to railroads under the guar
antee act was voted down.
Neutrality-suspicious. efforts to enact
soldier bonus legislation in this ses-
sion of Congress will be made by Sen
ators Penrose, Pennsylvania, and Nc:
Cumber, North Dakota, both Republi-
can members of the Senate finance
committee.
Washington-Regula of the coal
industry to prevent prices rising too
high or going too low was advocated
before the Senate committee consid-
ering the Calder coal regulation bill by
DR.. George Otis Smith, director of the
Geological survey.
Washington President Wilson
plans to go into virtual seclusion for
a time after March 4. He will deny
himself to all callers except immediate
members of his family. it is said, and
a very few intimate friends. For pos
sibly six months his friends believe his
life will be wholly taken up with re.
creation.
Sporting.
Los Angeles-The Is round bout be-
tween Jack Dempsey, heavyweight
champion, and Jess Willard. former
champion, scheduled for March II,
in New York, has been Indefinitely
postponed, Dempsey announced.
St. Paul-Everett MCGOWAN, st. Paul
speed sensation, took another clean
sweep in his race toward the Amer.
lean championship. Ben O'Sickey,
picked as McGowan's most dangerous
opponent until he meets Bobby Nc.
Lean, was the victim.
New York-Jack Britton is still the
welterweight champion Of the world.
The veteran defended his title success.
fully from his old rival, Ted (Kid)
Lewis. The rivals fought out the Is
rounds with neither showing any dis
astrous effects of the contest.
New York-The "Undaunted," three
masted schooner yacht, owned by
Francis R. Mayer, commodore of the
Atlantic yacht club, has been entered
in the International Yacht race for the
championship of the aeas" cup offer.
ed by King Albert of Belgium, it was
announced here. The race is to start
July at Sandy Hook, N. j., and will
end at Ostend, Belgium,
Domestic
New York-More than 10000 worth
of narcotics have been seized in ship
raids.
Little Rock-The Arkansas senate
passed bill providing capital punish.
ment for bank robbery.
Omaha, Neb.-Police sent out on
hazardous missions are to BIZ equipped
with bulletproof steel jackets. Police
Commissioner J. G. Ringer decided.
Chicago-Sacred cows may be all
right in India, but Melody farm is no
place for them, in the opinion Of J..
Ogden Armour. The packer returned
a sacred COW given him to the original
owner. Too wild, Armour said.
Jefferson City, Mo.-After a heated
debate in which discussion covered
the subject of gambling in all its
forms, the lower house of the Missouri
legislature voted to send to engross.
ment the Bolts 'anticrapshooting
bill. 90
Pittsburgh, Kan. - Alexander NJ.
Howat, president of the Kansas Goa!
Miners union, and five members Of
the unions district executive board,
were arrested charged with violation
of an Injunction forbidding them 10
call strikes.
Chicago-The American committee
for relief in Ireland announced tina:
100000 persons in Ireland are in dire
want.
Seattle-The Seattle city council