The Tomahawk., 1923-11-29
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Washington

| Washington The American con
sulate at Riga was robbed of about
$500 in cash, Consul John P. Hurley
cabIed the state department.
Washington Martial law and the
censorship have been lifted in the
devastated regions of Japan. A cable
| gram was received by the state de-
partment from Toxic.
observation-disclosures President Will
sons Armistice day utterances not
likely to change administration and
congressional attitude on foreign pol
| icy.
Washington Narcotic drugs val
ued at $500, 1000 seized by agents of the
narcotic division Of the prohibition
unit and declared unfit for medicinal
use, were destroyed here. At boot
| leg" prices they said, several million
dollars worth Of narcotic drugs had
been destroyed during the last six
months.
Washington President Coolidge
intends to remain on the job in Wash
ington. 1t was made plain at the
White House that he has no present
intention of leaving the capital for
any purpose prior to the converting Of
Congress and after that he expects to
be still more busily engaged, preclud-
ing any trips even though he might
like to accept invitations which have
been given him from various cities.
Washington-Senator j. T. Heflin,
(dem., Ala) announced in a formal
statement that he would ask the sem
ate to investigate "the activities OF
a certain nationally known republican
politician in land frauds, and the al
legged suppression Of the reports Of
the postal inspectors on the same"
He said complaints had reached men,
bers of the house and senate from the
agricultural sections. He refused to
mention any names.
Domestic
Milwaukee-The first four days Of
the deer hunting season in Wisconsin
have been marked with five fatalities,
according to reports received here.
This number excels the total reported
fatalities for the entire season Of 1922.
Chicago - Liquor interests through
out the country are watching the Grom-
mes & Ullrich trial here, in which a
dozen defendants are charged with
conspiracy to violate prohibition by
the dissolution of the liquor firm and
distribution Of rum dividend"
Sofia-In recent elections to the Bull
garian parliament, the voting pro-
ceeded with an orderliness and free
dom not recalled in Bulgaria's polit-
ical life. The results so far indicate
that the government coalition won
200 seats and the opposition At.
Indianapolis Warren T..
McCray's assets aggregate less than
$4,000, except for two or three items
classified as indefinite" it was stated
in a letter sent his creditors by a
committee appointed to administrate
his affairs for the creditors.
Austin, Texas - II Texas turkeys
keep on growing in size Texas cow
boys herding them may not be an
unusual sight, according to ]. Austin
Hunter OF the state department Of
markets and warehouses, whose re-
ports indicated the average Texas tur-
key weighs about Is pounds.
Los Angeles The Triumfo store
and postoffice near the Ventura-Los
Angeles county line on the main high
way was held up and robbed twice in
one day by three armed and masked
bandits, according to word received at
the sheriff's office here. The loss may
total several thousand dollars.
indianapolis Lieutenant Harold
Harris, commanding officer of the
Darling bomber, talked to his wife who
Is i'll in hospital, over new radio
phone device as the bomber circled
over the hospital I'm o. X" Lieu
tenant Harris said speaking through
the radio-phone, 81 hope you are get
ting along all right. Have courage"
Philadelphia-A resolution demand
ing that the United States join the
Court of International Justice was
adopted at the closing session of the
meeting of the American Council Of
the World Alliance for international
friendship through the churches.
New York-Each person in the Unit
ed States would have $15S IL the total
deposits in the savings departments
Of banks and trust companies were
divided equally among the entire pop
ulation, according to figures of the
Savings bank division of the Bankers
association.
New York-Emanuel H. Kessler,
known to federal authorities as Man
ME, king of the bootleggers," and his
chief co-worker, Morris Sweetwood,
bought impartial liquor for $4,000 and
sold it at profit Of $470.000, Assistant
Federal Attorney Clark declared in
opening the prosecution in federal
court.
Aurora, Ill. Apparently none the
worse for his experience, Dick Nc
Mahon's goat, which made meal on
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