The Tomahawk., 1923-09-13
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NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings Of the Week
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Washington

Washington Legality Of flexible
provisions of tariff law to be fought
by industries and tested out in the
courts.
Neutrality-suspicious. than 10000 YES
sells carrying an aggregate OF $4,000
900 tons of cargo and paying tolls OF
more than $76,500,00O, have passed
through the Panama canal in its nine
years of operation ending Aug. IA.
Washington - American exporters
warned by Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover not to neglect trade with Eu-
rope, the largest customer Of the Unit
ed States in their zeal to expand bust
ness with South America and Asia.
Washington-Pressur on anthra.
cite miners and operators to com.
pose their differences increased by
administration forces, which still
are optimistic as to prospects OF set.
Element before strike order becomes
| effective.
Washington-Erectio Of govern
ment hospital for insane World war
veterans on tract of land now part OF
Great Lakes Naval Training station
may be recommended by Director
Hines of the Veterans bureau.
Neutrality-suspicious. Brothers, Inc,
will relinquish supervision and con-
troll of the operation of the Leviathan
on the liners arrival in New York,
from its present transatlantic voyage.
In making this announcement, the
shipping board said it would be done
at the firms request and in accordance
with it's contract. Future operation
of the vessel will be in the hands Of
the United States lines.
Observation-Disclosures appeal
ing for funds for Japanese relief issued
by President Coolidge who is using
all means at disposal of government
to reach and assist the victims of the
earthquake, fire and flood. Communi-
cation not yet established and the fate
of those in the affected area unknown
alike to state department and Japan
csc embassy.
Neutrality-suspicious. the period of
official mourning for the late Presi-
dent Harding closed Sunday and the
flags, which have been at half staff
for a month, now fly at full staff, there
will be no immediate resumption Of
social activity at the White House.
The president and Mrs. Coolidge feel
too deep and personal a sorrow for
the death of their friend and the ma
tons chief executive, to have any
heart for formal festivities so soon;
and, besides, Mrs. Coolidge is in
mourning for her father, whose death
preceded that of President Harding
by but few weeks.
Domestic
New York-For the first time the
steamship Leviathan was in the pos
session of the United States lines.
The actual transfer Of the great liner
from F. H. Gibbs, who reconditioned
it, to the shipping board feet, took
place.
San Francisco-Characte the
world court as "hamstring" tribunal
without Jurisdiction, Senator Hiram
Johnson declared in an address that
Europe was not interested in advice
from the United States, "but wants
aid in either money or men,"
New York-Secretary Hughes came
to New York to see his new grandson,
Richard Hughes Waddell, who was
born to his daughter, Mrs. Chauncey
A. Waddell. Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes left for Montreal, where he
addressed the Canadian Bar associa-
ton.
New York-Representati W.. r.
Wood of Indiana, chairman Of the re-
publican national congressional COM
mittee, who returned on the Levia-
than from Europe where he made a
study of the immigration question, an
nounced he would introduce a bill at
the next congress doing away with
the quota method in restricting immi.
grafton.
New York-The coal strike may
make or mar President Coolidge's
chance for nomination at the 1924 re-
publican convention, in the opinion of
| Frederick w. Upham, treasurer of the
national republican committee, who
let it be known on returning from
abroad that Chicago being the geo.
graphically logical place for it," prob
| ably would be the scene of the next
republican convention. That city, he
said, is the choice of a majority Of
the committee.
Chicago Steamship service be-
tween Chicago and Europe by way of
the lakes and Welland canal is ex.
pected to be inaugurated Sept. 10, &C.
cording to information received at
the Chicago Association of Commerce.
The Otto Sinding, 1900 tons cargo ca.
pacity, is scheduled to sail on that
date for London, Liverpool and Man.
chester. The first cargo out of Chi.
cago will be made up of packing
house products, automobiles, clay,
talcum and machinery. - s.. 50
Roanoke, Va.-Three men were Kill.
ed and 20 were injured by an explo-
sion in the blast furnace of the Pu.
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