The Tomahawk., 1922-08-10
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings Of the Week
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WASHINGTON

Washington
Washington-Secret of Labor
and Mrs. Davis have started something
new in cabinet dinners. Instead of
giving the customary formal annual
dinner in honor Of the President and
Mrs. Harding at their town house in
Washington. Secretary and Mrs. Davis
have announced that the dinner will
be given at Moose Heart, ILL.,, Friday,
August as, where they maintain q palar
tial residence.
MISUNDERSTANDING that the Ku
Klux Khan may be made the issue in
q contest over a senatorial seat was
seen by members Of the senate cleo
tons committee, who have had their
attention called to the senatorial cam
paign in Texas. Committee members
have been informed that contest to
prevent Carl Mayfield being seated if
elected may be begun.
Washington-A chorus Of emphatic
noes" from members of congress
greeted the British debt cancellation
proposals. There was every Indication
that there has not been the slightest
weakening of the positions taken all
along by American legislators that the
American people expect Europe to re-
pay dollar for dollar, plus interest, the
$11 900, 100000 war debt.
Westinghouse searching investiga-
ton into soaring gasoline prices has
been opened formally in the senate.
After weeks of closed sessions spent
in collecting and tabulating valuable
information on all phases Of the gaso.
line and oil industry of the nation, the
special senate subcommittee is pre-
pared to summon witnesses.
Neutrality-suspicious. E. Plumb, orlgl-
nator of the plumb Plan," and attor-
ney for the 16 standard railway or
CARNATIONS is dead. Death came as
result of complications following an
operation.
Washington-Senator Ransdel LA,
democrat) charges opposition on the
part of Great Britain to the ship sub
sidy bill and asserts that vote against
the bill is vote to aid British and in
lure the United States.
Domestic
New York-Anna Mullen and Kath-
crime Flemming, 13-year-old girls OF
New York tenements, are living the
life they have dreamed about. They
slipped on to the Majestic, the largest
ship afloat, and the vessel was 500
miles out before they we're discovered
hiding in a life boat. Wireless mes
sages said they had been placed under
the care of the matron, with the stand
ing of regular passengers.
New York-Business failures for the
week ending July 27 number 1857
which compares with 371 last week;
800 in the like week Of 1921; 153 in
1920; IS in 1919 and 155 in 1918, &C
cording to Bradstreets.
Richmond, Va.-SenatOr Claude A
Swanson, close friend of Woodrow
Wilson, has won the Democratic sena
torial nomination by majority OF ap'
proximately $4,000 over Ex-Governor
Westmoreland Davis.
Fort Smith, Ark.-One man was kill
ed and another fatally injured in
riot in the Missouri Pacific freight
yards at Van Buren,, six miles east OF
here Both men were employed as
strikebreakers.
Lansing, Mich.-A proposal to rec
ommend to the next legislature that a
tax be levied on gasoline was voted
down here by the general tax hearing
20 to IT. Automobile clubs opposed
the proposal as an added tax burden
on industry.
Columbia, Mo.-To be able to read
without the aid of glasses, although
she is eight years beyond the century
mark in the journey Of life, is daily
habit with Mrs. Lemuel Shadrick. OF
this city.
New York-A bricklayer and a
carpenter fell from the fifth story or
building under construction at Crotona
Park north and Prospect avenue, the
Bronx, and were killed.
Kansas City, Mo-Out on the Paci
fic coast, so miles from Portland. Ore.
the Long-Bell Lumber company Of
Kansas City, is laying out model in
dustrial city in connection with the
opening up in another year OF 70,OO'
acres Of fir land.
Monmouth, Ill.-The majority o
members Of almost one hundred so
cieties in the Young Peoples Chris
tian union of the United Presbyterian
church are giving one-tenth OF the1
income to church purposes, the Rev
James A. Crosby of Elmwood City, ia
general secretary of the union, toll
members Of the organization here.
Annapolis-The court of appeals de
cided that the 100000 soldier bonu
bill passed by the last legislature
unconstitutional, holding that the rel
erendum clause attached is in viola
ton of the state constitution.
East st. Louis, 1ll.-Two men he'll
up the Tricity State bank at Madison
and escaped with about $4,000 afte
compelling the assistant cashier an
a customer to lie face downward o.
the floor.
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