The Tomahawk., 1922-09-07
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Washington-After months OF redu'
ton and reorganization the postwa
army had been cut almost in half wit
enlisted strength reduced to $4,000 a
demanded by congress resisted In val
by the president, General J. J. Perst
ing and public spirited citizens, leay
ing only 10000 men to defend the I'm
ed States.
Washington-Congress is becomin
increasingly FESTIVE over strike stu
! alton and apparent uncertainty Of ad
/ ministration in dealing with it; gen
eral feeling is that coal strike may b.
adjusted within few days, but if no
that government operation woult
amount to surrender to the trade
unions and in the end would settle
nothing.
Washington-So1dier bonus to b.
passed by senate soon, expectation be
ing that it will be disapproved by the
president and fail to pass over his We
to.
Washington Dissatisfaction over
flexible provisions of the tariff bill
growing among protectionist members
of congress, Representative H. w
Watson, Pennsylvania, among those
opposed and advocating American val
uation plan.
Neutrality-suspicious. travellers
preparing to urge before interstate
commerce commission the issue of
interchangeable mileage books at re-
duced rates.
shington-Loadings of coal to-
tailed 21,866 cars on Friday, August
Is, which was the largest number
loaded in any one day since the strike
of coal mines began on April I, &C.
cording to announcement of the Asso-
citation of Railway executives.
Washington-Officia totals of tax
collections for the fiscal year 1922,
made public by the bureau of internal
revenue, show that there was a fall
ing off of $1,397,905,97S from the pre-
vious year.
Washington-Argent government
notifies state department it will re-
nounce British cable monopoly: opens
way for Miami cable to South America.
MISUNDERSTANDING Hoover has
received cable from Consul Sample
F0rbus at Paris that France, by legis-
lation and executive order, has been
compelled to go back to war bread.
poor wheat crops and an estimated
shortage in the next wheat harvest of
about 100000 tons is given as the
reason.
Washington-Use OF naval facilities
which will include radio apparatus will
be made by Secretary Hughes on his
trip to Brazil, acting Secretary Of
Navy Roosevelt has announced. In
Mr.. Roosevelt's opinion considerable
saving could be effected by their use
over private corporations.
Domestic
DuQuoin, Ill.-Virtually every mine
in the Illinois coal fields is expected
to be in operation with production
by about forty thousand miners in
these districts going on at normal
rate.
Denver-Ten persons were injured
in automobile accidents in and near
Denver. Five of those hurt were rid
ing in sightseeing car south of Den
ver, when the machine turned over
rounding a curve.
st. Louis-Fire which originated in
the factory of the Theiling-Lothmann
Manufa curing company caused dam
age estimated at $125,000.
Loretto, Pa-Mrs. Esther Munhall
G. ol,x ~
Schwab, brother Of Charles M. Schwab,
steel magnate, died at the Schwab
summer home here.
Baltimore-Three are dead and 20
injured as the result of automobile
accidents. Samuel L. Trott was killed
when his machine crashed into
truck being used by pleasure club.
San Juan, Porto Rico-The United
States public health service will send
DR.. F. C. Smith of its tuberculosis
section to Porto Rico to make pre-
liminary survey of the extent of the
disease in the island.
Indianapolis, Ind.-A reward of ST.
900 for the arrest and conviction of
persons who were responsible for the
WICK VI d Dig EOuI AAOA6At ~ Ct
Clermont, small station 10 miles
west of here, Is offered.
Pittsburgh-The Pittsburgh Coal
company, the most important mining
corporation in the Pittsburgh blum
inous district, has announced its resig-
nation from the Pittsburgh Coal Pro-
ducefs' association.
New York-Sir Aubrey Briscoe, re-
Gently plain "Briscoe, American ranch
owner" returned on the Liverpool,
with Lady Briscoe, after disposing Of
the property in England to which his
assumption Of the baronetcy entitled
him.
Elizabeth, N. J.-Four persons were
burned to death in fire in tenement
house which the police believe was OF
incendiary origin.
Clarksburg, w. Va.-John Drysdale,
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