The Tomahawk., 1922-12-14
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berculosis rate is downward, the de-
partment of commerce said in report
showing about $4,000 deaths from that
disease in the death registration area
In 1921.
Washington-Heavy artillery OF the
United States Public Health service
will be concentrated on the gulf ports
and southern border states next sum-
mer to combat feared epidemic OF
yellow fever.
Observation-Disclosures during the
present year have added much more
substantially to their equipment for
transportation service than they were
able to do in 1921, according to re-
port made public.
Washington-The Democratic fill
buster against the Dyer anti-lynching
bill was practically crowned with
victory when the Senate adjourned as
a mark of respect to the late Repre-
sentative Mann of Illinois.
Washington Dividends Of joint
stock land banks would be limited to
six per cent and all profits in excess
of this limitation would be paid into
the national treasury under a bill In.
troduced by Senator Borah.
Washington-Dr. E.. c. Stakman OF
the University of Minnesota will be
the chief spokesman in behalf of a
100000 appropriation for the destruc-
tion of the barberry bush to prevent
black rust in the northwest.
Washington-The legislative death
of the Dyer anti-lynching bill, caused
by a Democratic filibuster, was Off
cially recorded when Republican lead
ers gave notice that the administra-
ton would abandon the measure.
Observation-Disclosures illegal acts at
tributed to the Ku Klux Khan fall with
in the police power of the several
states, the Attorney General has ruled
in reply to an inquiry, and the United
States has no jurisdiction over such
matters.
Washington - Behind the closed
doors of the Senate agricultural COM
mittee room a militant group OF pro-
gressive representatives of the Re-
publican, Democratic. Nonpartisan and
Farmer-Labor parties set to work on
a legislative program.
Washington Postal savings de-
creased during the last fiscal year to
such an extent that the postoffice de-
partment had to. sell $14 1000, 900 worth
of Liberty bonds to bring its reserve
fund with the United States treasury
up to the legal amount.
Washington-Predict wine and
beer legislation by the next congress-
the Association Against the Prohibit
ton Amendment, proclaimed its un-
qualified Endorsement of President
Harding's determination to go the
limit in the enforcement Of the VOL
stead act.
Washington-One man can get
drunk on a glass of 2.75 beer while
another man may carry quart OF
white lightning with comparative
comfort, Wayne B. Wheeler decided
in announcing that the Anti-Saloon
league would vigorously oppose any
move in Congress for the establish
ment of a scientific commission" to
determine what is and what is not
Intoxicating.
Domestic
Ames, 1owa-The Sigma NJ fratern-
ity house at Iowa State college here
was destroyed by fire.
Gainesville. Texas-Frank Sanborn.
aged II, said to have been kidnapped
from a public school at Milwaukee,
. four years ago, was found.
Lansing, Mich.-The coming legisla-
ture will be asked to appropriate 81
IN remaining hNnnQ
claims of Michigan soldiers.
Omaha-The American State Bank
of Omaha, capitalized at 100000, was
closed by J. e. Hart, secretary of the
state Department of Trade and Com.
merce.
New York-President Harding fav-
ors abolition of the 12-hour day, it Is
revealed in statement by him issued
by the Federated American Engineer
ing Societies.
Mobridge, S. D.-GeOrge Whitney,
year old son of Eugene Whitney. is
dead as the result of having his throat
cut on steel saddle horn as he fell
from the horse he was riding.
Utica, N. Y.-Caught in furious
gale, fleet of five barges, carrying a
cargo of $4,000 bushels of wheat from
Buffalo to New York, was torn apart
and practically destroyed on Oneida
lake.
Chicago-Prize chickens, valued at
$4,000, which Frank Gloecki, Mount
Olive, ILL.,, was to have exhibited at
the poultry show in the Coliseum,
were stolen from the Illinois Central
depot.
New York-Bradstreets reported an
Increase in failures and decrease in
bank clearings for the month of No.
vember. The failures reported totaled
1853, an increase Of 9.S. per cent over
the October report. -r
Hillsboro, Texas-George W. Gar
rett, representative in the state Leg.
islature from Hill county, was instant:
~ killed by the accidental discharge
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