The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-01-06
Big Happenings of the Week
Condensed for Benefit of
Busy Readers.
TOLD IN A few WORDS
Kernels Culled From News OF Moment
e In All Parts of tho World-Of
Interest to All the People
Everywhere.
Washington

Standardization Wilson cele
brated his sixty-fourth birthday receil
ing numerous messages of congratula
tion
Observation-Disclosures of the Amer
lean Historical association arrived
here for the opening session of tn
organizations thirty-fifth annual meet
ing.
Observation-Disclosures John J. Per
shing, in telegram from Roslyn, N. Y
accepted an invitation to serve a.
grand marshall of the parade for thu
Inauguration Of President-elect Hard
ing.
Observation-Disclosures of forms
for filing income tax returns for 1926
will begin January 3, the bureau Of
internal revenue announced. Collect
ors for each of 81 districts will stimuli
| taneously release six classes Of forms
on that date.
| Washington A constitutional
amendment to prevent the issuance OIL
any tax exempt securities by the feder
al government, the states or any coun
ty or municipality was proposed in the
| House by Chairman McFadden of the
banking committee.
Washington-The Borah proposal to
have the United States take the leader
ship in negotiations among the princi-
pal world powers for gradual disarm-
hment will be brought to the fore for
early action by the senate unless some
unexpected opposition Develops.
Washington-The yacht Mayflower
on which American presidents and
cabinet officers, as we'll as notables
from nearly every nation on earth,
have ridden, caught fire at her wharf.
The crews and officers quarters were
practically destroyed. Damage was es-
timated at 100000.
Sporting.
New York-Edouard Horemans, the
Belgian billiard player, will meet
George Slosson, one of the leading
American professionals, at Boston on
January 6, and 8.
Detroit, Mich--Definite word has
been received from Ty Cobb that he
would be in Detroit the latter part of
January to be the guest of honor at
banquet celebrating his acceptance of
the managership of the Tigers. Plates
for 600 are planned.
New York-Norval Baptie of Bath
gate, N. D., defeated Don Baker Of
New York in an ice skating match for
the professional speed championship.
Skating on an indoor lap track, Bap-
tie won two events-the 440 yards in
42A seconds and the one mile in 3
"a is seconds.
Domestic
Fall River, Mass.-A holiday drink
ing bout caused the asphyxiation of
four persons, in the opinion of officers
who investigated the deaths of three
ment and woman in tenement here.
New York-Valuable heirlooms,
them a gold medallion believed
to have been originally the property Of
Mary, Queen of SCOTS, were stolen
from the apartment of E. c. Kavanagh, |
a connoisseur
San Diego, Calif-The former Ger
part of the World war is reported to |
have played havoc with shipping along |
the Irish coast, is to be destroyed by |
the United States destroyer Wickes |
Jan. 2.
Mount Morris, N. Y.-Three children
and woman were burned to death |
and two other children and their faith
er narrowly escaped the same fate at
near here, when the home |
of William Barrett was completely de-
stroyed.
New York-One boy was killed and |
several others were injured in the ex-
plosion of a bomb at Sterling Place |
and Rogers avenue, Brooklyn. The po-
lice report that the explosion occurred
soon after the boys found the bomb
and picked it up.
Martinsburg, w. Va.-The Interwov-
en- mills, employing 1900 persons, an
reduction in wages Of 20
per cent The plant, recently CLOSED,
will reopen January 3. The new scale
will be approximately 60 per, cent
above the prewar scale.
Uniontown, Pa.-Albert Smith, 10
years old, of Fairhope, son of real
- IdL0 OpSl dlO1, Oh AACA . Ia |
connection with many mysterious fires
Turing the past several months, in
which more than $1,O0O,OOO worth of
was destroyed, accompanied
state troopers in an automobile to the
scenes of thirteen of the fires. Fay
,tte county authorities say he admit
ed having knowledge of all of them.
Detroit, Mich.-Mistaken for a thief
Is he was hurrying to his church with
cups under his arm, Rev.
Harry G. Miley, pastor of St. Pauls
english Evangelical church, was stop
red and badly beaten by crowd. The
Minister was knocked down twice and
licked by members of the crowd be-
ore he could make his identity known.
Scranton, Pa.-Four men we're killed
md two injured in an explosion in the
messing and packing mill of the Du-
,ont Powder company at Belin village,
lear Moosic, seven miles from here.
rhe force of the explosion was felt all