The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02
MOST Important
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings Of the Week
Condensed for the Benefit of
Busy Readers
Washington

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Washington-Steel corporation con
cludes its testimony in Pittsburgh
hearing.
| Washington Governor General
Leonard Wood will have backing OF
administration in Philippines row.
Neutrality-suspicious. L. G. Mutt OF
prohibition enforcement bureau. re-
ceives word Of big drug haul at
Prairie Du Chienne, Wis.
| Washington-Unitsd Mine Workers
ask coal commission to investigate
convict labor in Alabama coal mines.
Washington-Tariff commission to
hold second public hearing this week
in investigation under flexible tariff
provision.
Washington-Recogn Of Russia
still far of, Secretary Of State G. E..
Hughes indicates in, letter to Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers Of American
Federation Of Labor.
Washington Samuel Untermeyer
Joins forces of Senator r. M. La Fol-
lette in effort to place stock exchanges
under federal control.
| Washington-General J. ]. Pershing
leaves Washington on 10000 mile tour
to inspect summer training camps and
observe progress of new citizen army.
Washington-State Senator Buck Of
Illinois says Harding administration
should cease stressing world court
and prohibition and turn to fundamen.
tails.
Washington-The cruiser Milwau.
\ kee has been designated to attend the
Pan-Pacific Scientific conference which
will meet at Sydney, Australia, August
%. and in the course Of her trip from
Puget Sound across the Pacific she
will make a survey If the ocean depth
with the most improved types Of sonic
depth finder.
Domestic
Chicago-The prince of Wales will
receive a personal invitation to visit
Chicago next fall IL he makes an Amer
ican tour, officials of the Union
League club announced here.
| Topeka-Reports to the state board
OF agriculture indicate that Kansas
farmers intend to de crease their
wheat acreage this fall because of un-
favorable prices according to monthly
crop review.
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.-Wallace
O'Dell Of Tarrytown, N. Y, was nomi-
mated for president Of the National
| ,1
other offices, all of whom are expected
to be unanimously elected, are: Vice.
president, George Marble, Fort Scott,
| Kan; secretary, Herbert G. Hotaling,
st. Paul, Mimi, and treasurer, w. w.
Aikens, Franklin, Ind.
Port Huron, Mich.-Immigration Of
ficials are investigating the reported
smuggling Of immigrants into the Uni
| ted States in violation Of the quota
laws by way Of this port. State po-
lice patroling the st. Claire river in
search of rum runners saw IL persons
landing from a rowboat at Roberts
Landing here. The IL boarded a truck
but wer taken into custody at Anchor
| vile.
| New York-Rudolph Valentino,
screen star, whose rise to fame after
his appearance in The Four Horse
men of the Apocalypse" was cut short
by his breaking off relations with the
Famous Players-Lasky corporation, is
to act again. This time he will ap-
pear as star for the recently formed
Ritz Carlton Pictures. Inc, headed by
John D. Williams.
| Los Angeles-Twisting into a nose
dive after wandering from his course
in a dense high fog, Jack McGregory,
we'll known aviator, went crashing
1000 feet to his death on the jagged
rocks Of a canyon near Lake Tahoe.
Chicago-Proposals Of the Chicago
sanitary district for regulating the
water level of the Great Lakes through
"compensating works" in the st.
Clair, Niagara and st. Lawrence
rivers, have been favorably received
in Canada.
New York-Mme. Gamma Walska,
prima donna. wife Of Harold F. Nc
Cormick, Chicago millionaire, as quiet.
ly slipped out of New York as she
slipped in. The singer, whose at.
tempts at a comeback in Paris met
with a cold reception, left on the
Twentieth Century for Chicago, &C
companied by her husband and mum
ber Of servants. Nine. Walska left
without confirming the radio said to
have been signed by her on board the
Olympic, that she would fill leading
part in a new musical comedy.
| Los Angeles-Gaston Glass, motion
picture actor and former protect OF
Sarah Bernhardt, announced his re-
tirement from the screen until he has
been cleared Of police court charges
growing out of a raid on residence
in the Hollywood district several
weeks ago.
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