The Tomahawk., 1921-09-15
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Washington
Washington-Prepa for adj
vancing upwards of a billion dollars
in agricultural and live stock credits
under recent legislation, have virtually
been completed, officials said. ,,.
Washington-Assemb of President
Harding's unemployment conference in
Washington by September Is, or by
the twentieth at the latest, is planned
by the administration, Secretary HooV-
or said.
Washington-A new note calling for
protection of American interests in
mandate territories has been sent to
the Allied powers by the United
States, it was officially announced at
the state department.
Washington-The country's mer-
chant marine is falling far short of re-
ceiving it's share CT American ocean
freights, according to the Federal Re-
serve boards survey of the shipping
situation during August. made public.
Washington-In preparation Tor
the Christmas trade nearly $l,OOO,OOO
worth of toys we're imported during
July, the bureau Of foreign and dom
este commerce announced. OF the
total value of S9SS,220, Germany's
amounted to $4,000.
Washington-A proposal that the
railroads reduce freight rates on
grain and hay Is per cent and that
railroad labor agree to a cut OF per
| cent in wages to make the rate re-
duction possible, was submitted by
| Clifford Thorne of Chicago, general
counsel for the American Farm Blu
reau federation, in argument before
the Interstate commerce commission
in the grain and hay rate investiga'
ton.
Sporting
Atlanta. Ga:-Bill Brennan OF Chlca'
20 knocked out digger" Brown of
Australia, in the first round of sched'
uled ten-round heavyweight bout.
Uniontown, Paw. F. Fetterman,
driving a Deusenberg car, won the 225-
mile automobile race at the speedway
here. His average speed was 1913
miles per hour.
South Bend, Ind-Tommy Gibbons,
light heavyweight of St. Paul, scored
technical knockout over Dan
O'Dowd of New York in the third
round of a scheduled ten-rOund bout
here.
New Orleans-Pete Herman Of New
Orleans, bantamweight champion OF
the world, won the newspaper decision
over Charley Ledoux, French bantam
weight champion, in ten round no
decision bout here.
Newark, N. J.-Pete Herman OF New
Orleans, worlds bantamweight cham
pion and Roy Moore of Minneapolis
will meet in a Is round bout at Madi-
son Square Garden, September %, Tex
Richard announced. .
Chicago-''Tex". Richard, promoter
of the Dempsey-Carpentier cham
pionship boxing bout, was indicted
by the federal grand jury on charges
Of transporting moving pictures of
the match in violation of the federal
law
New York-Further action to de
crease heavy purses offered boxers
was taken by the New York state
boxing commission, which recently
ordered that participants in bouts be
paid on a percentage basis instead O.:
fiat guarantee
Denver-King Richly Of Oshkosh
| climbed Pixies Peak in Hudson SUI
per Six in 10 minutes, 16 is seconds.
He won the climbing contest over
eight other entrants. The distance IS
Is miles. The record for the peak
climb is Is minutes, "a seconds. =.
New York-John Wilson of Bos-
ton and Bryan Downey of Cleveland
both still claimed the title of middle
weight boxing champion Of the world,
despite the fact they had their second
fling at settling ownership q the
crown in Tex Richards big arena at
Jersey City. IN
Domestic
Sedalia, MO.-Seventeen tank cars
| of a Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail
road train plunged into the Grand riv'
or when bridge collapsed, due to
weakness caused by high water.
Nogales, Ariz. Twenty United
States soldiers will leave Camp Steph-
en- D. Little for Ruby, Ariz., as per-
manent protection to this little border
town against raids of Mexican ban
dts.
New York-Senator ~Philander c.
Knox of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Knox
| have sailed on the United States Line
| steamship George Washington for
four-weeks' vacation in England and
| Scotland. -.
Chicago-Lieutenant James Vanat,
| ia, known as the richest member OF
Chicago's police force, and six others
| including vicepresident of a bank:
were arrested on federal charges in
connection with the shipment OF
$4O0, 900 worth of whisky from Cincin-
natl to Chicago. 49,
Charleston, w. Va.-Without the
firing of shot or the shedding of q
drop of blood, the federal troops