The Tomahawk., 1922-03-16
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Washington


oral argument in the supreme court.
Washington-An increase OF more
than $9O,OO0,Ooc in the PUBLIC debt dur
ing February was announced by the
treasury.
Washington-Fifty destroyers and
60 auxiliary ships have been sent to
the dry docks by Secretary OF the
Navy Edwin DENLY to save fuel.
Washington.-Nomi Of F. e..
Scobey of Texas to be director OF the
mint was confirmed by the senate. Mr..
Scobey succeeds Raymond # Baker,
whose term expires March 10.
Washington-More than $2,000,OOO
was paid into the United States treas
ury during 1921 in royalties accruing
from the production of oil and gas on
government-owned lands in the West.
Washington.-The budget bureau
was preparing an exposition of the
economy achievement effected since
Inauguration of the budget system, for
transmission to the house appropria-
tions committee.
Washington.-The McNary bill ap-
propriating $35O,0OO,OO0 for develop
ment of irrigation and reclamation
including swamp lands draining was
reported favorably by the senate irri-
cation committee.
Washing,ol--Hearin on ship sub
sidy legislation probably will COM
mence before the house committee on
merchant marine and fisheries and
h1 to ia a
in the week of March 13.
Washington-Resolu approving
the policy of the administration for
aiding the nations merchant marine
were adopted by the National Mer-
chant Marine association and present.
ed to President Harding.
Washington-Decrea in the size OF
the house from 1876 to.217 members is
proposed in a reapportionment bill in
troduced by Representative j. D.
Clarke, (rep, N. W. The new men,
bership would be effective March 3,
1928. ".- ~
Neutrality-suspicious. for distribution
of cables taken over from Germany
under the Versailles treaty, we're pre-
sented to the ambassadors of Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan by
Acting Secretary H. P. Fletcher of the
state department.
Washington.-Extens of civil
service laws to government agents en-
forcing the Volstead prohibition law
was proposed in bill introduced by
Senator Sterling, Republican, South
Dakota, who had charge of the VOL
stead bill when it passed the Senate.
Domestic .-
New York-Dr. George Harris, presi-
dent emeritus of Amherst college, died
at his home here. He was 7S years old.
Chicago-Four Chicago labor chiefs
were acquitted following trial on
charges to extort graft from contrac-
tors. - -.
Chicago-Tong war aared up in
Chicago's Chinatown resulting in the
killing of one and wounding of two
others.
Denver-Plans for the organization
of a national federation of wheat mar.
keting associations on the contract
QOOlluS UdSlS "0I0 e1uOpICu W q SOAA~
ference of state associations. -
Indianapolis.-The Rail-Miner De-
fensive Alliance, formed on the eve Of
the threatened coal strike April 1,
was ratified by the international ex-
ecutive board of the United Mine
Workers.. -.~. ~ S't. ..-
Chicago-David Strauss, guard in
the Cook county Jail, was found not
guilty of charges Of aiding Tommy
O'Connor, Chicago gunman, in his es-
cape from the county Jail here last
December. n r.: s
Frederick, Md.-Summoned from
her seat at the family table where a
meal was in progress, Miss Artaa Jen-
kins, aged II, was shot and killed by
Harvey Garrel, who, according to p6-
lice, was a rejected suitor. s.s .s:
Los Angeles. Several hundred
friends greeted w. G. McAdoo, for
mer secretary Of the treasury and di-
rector general Of railways, when he
arrived here with the intention of max
ing Los Angeles his future homie.
San Antonio.- -Assassination of sew
eral American citizens in the Tampico
oil region is reported in dispatch
received by La Prenza, Spanish Ian
guage newspaper in San Antonio. It
was reported that the Americans met
their death at the hands Of the rebels
operating in that region.
New York.-Reaction following the
war was blamed by the Save Life
league for the large number of sui
cides in 1921, of which 10000 were
estimated to have been committed in
this country.
Chicago. go.-Acceptance by the gov
ernment of Henry Ford's offer for the
Muscle Shoals project in Alabama was
urged in a resolution adopted by the
Chicago Federation of Labor.
Waveland, Ind.-Fred Morgan, aged
16, shot and killed himself at his Lome
after posse had pursued him there
following his attempt to rob hard