The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-08-23
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WASHINGTON

Washington-Mexican situation to
come before cabinet.
Washington-Mrs. Harding to leave
White House and make home at
Friendship, suburban residence of Ed
ward Beale Mclean, near Washington.
Washington - President Coolidge
has spent much of his life on Yer
mont farm and he indicated that he
intended to introduce farm hours at
the White House.
Washington - Attorney General
Daugherty, after conference with pres.
ident, announces government will not
appeal from decision in Southern Pa
cific-Central Pacific case.
Washington-Secreta Of State c.
E. Hughes confers with General
Enoch Crowder and asks Cuban con-
gress to defer action on legislation
deemed injurious to American inter
ests.
Washington-The federal govern
ment moved to avert an anthracite
strike by inviting representatives Of
both the operators and miners to con-
fer with the coal commission here i'm
mediately. A telegram conveying the
invitation to both sides went forward.
1t was signed by coal commission Of
fiCials after they had conferred with
President Coolidge.
Observation-Disclosures between
the United States and Mexico, look
ing to the recognition of the Oregon
nv,f oh
but none Of the results attained will
be announced until John Barton Payne
and Charles B. Warren, the American
commissioners, return to Washington
| from Mexico City, it was announced
at the state department.
observation-disclosures Of the
presidency at the present junCture are
so great that President Coolidge does
not expect to leave Washington this
summer or resume the vacation in
terrupted by the death Of President
Harding. He recognizes, 1t was said,
that there are many details Of the Of
fee with which he is unfamiliar. The
quickest way to become acquainted
with Them he feels, is by staying here.
Notwithstanding blooded riding
horses presented to President Harding
by Harvey s. Firestone soon will be
returned to Mr.. Firestone's stables in
Ohio. One, Harbel, was Mr.. Hard
ings mount for several weeks two
years ago when on advice Of his ply
stefan he took up horseback riding.
He soon gave up riding in favor OF
golf, but later he entered Harbell in
several horse shows and won prizes.
Observation-Disclosures heat caused
ITO prostrations among those in the
Harding funeral procession from the
White House to the capitol, in the
lines of spectators along the route and
the crowd awaiting entrance to the
rotunda to view the body. First aid
stations and hospitals, reporting that
this number was given treatment, said
none was in serious condition. The
heat was particularly oppressive, due
to the high humidity.
Washington-Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
proved herself an able nurse. Return
ing from the Harding funeral ceremo-
MES at the capitol, Mrs. Edward T.
Clark, wife of the presidents secre-
tary, collapsed from the heat in the
| corridor outside the presidential suite
in the New Willard hotel. Mr.. Clark
ran to her side and with the assist
ance Of others carried her into an adj
joining room. Hearing Of the Incl
dent, Mrs. Coolidge rushed from her
suite to Mrs. Clark's side and was ad-
ministering restoratives when an army
doctor arrived. Mrs. Clark soon re-
covered.
Domestic
SCOTS Bluff, Neb.-Snow was re-
ported to have fallen for five minutes
at point on the Gerin-Fort Laramie
irrigation canal west of this oity.
Scott City, Kan.-Thirty-five persons
were injured, three severely, and
thousands of dollars damage was done
by tornado that almost wiped out
Leoti, town of 400 inhabitants, IS
miles west Of here.
Chicago-Fire destroyed two build
ings and approximately $4,000 BUSH
els Of wheat and other grains at the
plant of Albert Schwill & Co., -four
| and malt manufacturers, with loss
estimated at $35O,OOO. Nearly a half
hundred engine companies fought the
blaze which endangered four other
buildings and two grain elevators with
capacity of 100000 bushels.
New York-Declaring that Presi-
dent Harding had intimated that war
time prisoners whose sentences he
committed were not to be deported,
counsel for the Industrial Workers Of
the World obtained writs of habeas
corpus from Federal Judge Goddard
staying the deportation of five men,
bers Of the organization who were
brought to Ellis Island from the fed.
eral ponitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kan.
Gary, Ind.-Beginning at once, a
unit Of blast furnace workers in the
| great Gary mills of the United Steel