The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
TOLD IN AFEW WORDS
Kernels Culled From News Of Moment
In All Parts of the Worid-Of
Interest to All the People
Everywhere.
Washington


Endorsement of President Hardings po-
licy of hiring high salaried experts to
untangle the government from the
100000 shipping tiasco.
Washington-The nomination OF
Frederick l. Cox of New Jersey to be
a member of the I. c. c. was ordered
fayorably reported by the Senate in
terstate commerce committee.
Washington-By vote of 70 to ~
the Senate adopted an amendment to
the federal aid road bill reducing from
$10O,QO0,0O0 to s75,O00,0O0 the amount
available for construction in the next
year.
Washington - Legislation creating
IS federal judges at large was recon-
mended to President Harding and to
the judiciary committee OF the house
and senate by Attorney General H. M.
Daugherty.
Washington-An appropriation OF
100000 was authorized by the senate
to enable the secretary of agriculture
to provide clerical and other assistants
for the enforcement of the packers
control act.
Neutrality-suspicious. to the pro-
posal to authorize retirement OF Ser
geant Alvin C. York, of Tennessee
World war hero, with the rank and
pay of captain, developed in the SEN
ate military committee.
Washington-Secreta of the Treas
ury A. w. Mellon denied that he has
resigned or has any intention of re-
signing. Mr. Mellon said he supposed
the report grew out of the situation in
volving tax legislation.
Washington-The shipping board
deficiency appropriation bill carrying
$4S,50O,OO0 for use by the board this
year and with the elimination of all
restrictions as to what salaries might
be paid officers and counsel, was
passed by tho senate.
Washington-Ther republican tax bill
was passed by the house after the
democrats had tailed in an effort to
have it recommitted for elimination of
the provision reuealing the income sur
tax rates above 30 per cent. The vote
was 274 to 125, with only slight split
in the party rauks.
80
M. Daugherty hiss started an investiga-
ton to find what becomes Of liquor
seized by government officials. In re-
viewing many prohibition cases which
had come to his desk, Mr.. Daugherty
said, he had begun to wonder what
became of the vast quantities of alco-
holic beverages seized by the govern
ment in the prosecution of bootleggers.
Sporting
New York-A Wall st. broker placed
a wager of $500 at even money that
Yankees will capture the American
league baseball pennant
Chicago-R. A. King of Delta, Colo,
holder of the Hazard doubles trophy,
won the American amateur doubles
championship in the beginning of the
second cap trap shooting tournament.
St. Paul-Mike Gibbons and Mike
ODowd are matched to box fifteen
rounds to decision at Wichita, Kans.,
Oct. IS. Weight to be 15S pounds at
8 O'Clock. Gibbons is to received $780,
600, O'Dowd $4,000. :<@"h, -
Forest Hills, N. Y.-Mrs. Molla Blur
stedt Mallory, conqueror OF the French
marvel, Suzanne Lenglen, retained her
| title as the American national tennis
champion here when she defeated the
California star, Miss Mary X. Browne,
at 4-6, GA, 81. ...'
Domestic
Cumberland, Md.-Four. workmen
were killed when the sides Of trench
they were digging collapsed and buried
| them. One man was saved. r. 49,.
Pensoneau, Ill.-Adam J.. Fries,
aged So, reputed to have been the
| heaviest man in southern Illinois,, is
dead. He weighed over 400 pounds.
| Barnstable, Mass.-A mob CT nearly
200 men and women carrying ropes
| stormed the Jail here threatening TO
lynch three Cape Verde Island Negro
! prisoners charged with highway rob-
berry and an attack on a young white
| woman at BuzEards Bay. - .
| New York-Sylveste Crockett, Ne
gro, attempted suicide in Tombs
prison by setting fire to his clothing
| which he had first saturated with kero-
sene. The act occurred in room used
, to house prisoners about to be finger
| printed. - ..;. w.
New Tork-Lew Fields, actor and
manager, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in federal court, giving his
liabilities at sS2,1G6 and his assets as
| $10,500. +. .5as ?.
New York-Another reduction in
! wages by the United States Steel cor
| poration from 81 cents to 80 cents an
hour, effective Aug. 20, has been an
| nounced. p. ?. .,'zs =.
| Chicago-For the second time with
in a month, the home Of Ferdinand
| Winkler has been bombed, the second
bombing throwing Winkler, his wife
and child from their beds and = reck-
ing the front of the house.