The Tomahawk., 1923-10-18

New York-Grover Bergdoll, draft
evader, intends to return to this coun.
try and serve his sentence, his moth
er Mrs. Emma Bergdoll, declared on
her return from Germany.
Chicago have been be.
gun by Professor Albert Michaelson
and Dean Henry Gordon Gale, noted
scientists at the University Of Chicago.
which may have bearing on the Elm
stein gravitational hypothesis. Basi-
cally, it was said, the scientists seek
to measure the influence of the velo-
city of light on the rotation of the
earth. with the consequent movements
OF ether
South Bend, Ind.-Fifty persons
lifted a streetcar off it's tracks while
a fireman crawled under it and res
cued Myrtle Laduke, aged Is, whom
1t ran down while she was on her
way to school, The fireman found
her head within a few inches Of two
heavy wheels. She had been drag
ged several feet. She was taken to
a hospital.
Birmingham, Ala.-After returning
an indictment against Warden ]. D.
Evans, charging assault and battery
and attacking Governor Brandon for
what was termed use Of the armed
forces of the state to block an in
vestigation of a mutiny at Banner
mines, the Jefferson county grand
jury, in its report to the court, urged
that the succeeding tody go to the.
bottom" of conditions at Banner.
Sports
Kansas City-Kansas City won the
championship Of the American asso-
citation. Not in years has there been
such a close race for the association
championship. st. Paul was beaten
out Of a chance to win the flag by a
margin Of two and one-half games
gained through determined squirt by
the Blues during the last few weeks
Of the season.
eapolis-Minneosta triumphed
over Ames by a score of 20 to II In
the first football game of the season
at Northrop Field, but the Gophers
were lucky to squeeze out with VIC
tory. The light but fast team from
Ames played a whale of game and
threatened to whip their heavier Ma
room and Gold rivals. The fact, the
Iowans carried the Gophers along at
such a merry clip that followers Of
Bill Spaulding's aggregation spent
some very nervous moments during
the last period Of play. They felt
much relieved when the final whistle
blew and the Gophers still were in
the lead by a narrow margin of three
points.
Foreign
Pola, Istria-The famous cathedral
here was damaged by fire, which
burned the organ and spread upward
causing the roof to collapse. Several
valuable art works in the structure
were damaged
London-A sharp earthquake was
registered by the West Bromwich seis-
mograph. The center of the disturb
ance is estimated to have been about
5000 miles distant in an unknown d.
rection.
Buenos Aires-A dispatch to La Ma
cion, from La Paz, says the Bolivian
government has issued a decree de-
claring that all oil concessions in b.
livia have leaped, except those of the
Standard Oil company, and the Jacob
Bakhus. 1t is asserted that the COM
panies failed to comply with the
terms of their concessions. The
measure affects more than 80 con-
Germs.
Berlin-Car fares in Berlin advanc-
ed from 100000 marks to 100000
probably again will be speedily raised
as 100000 marks was the charge
fixed when the dollar was quoted at
SOC, 100000 marks. The dollar quo
tation now has almost reached 1,000,-
0O0.0 900 marks.
Madrid - George w. Caldwell,
American engineer, who was build
ing fine new subway system in Bar
celona, has resigned and Is returning
home. He wished to lock out trouble
some workmen, who strike every
week, and close down the job until
they become reasonable. The Span
ish capitalists building the subway
preferred to drag alone.
Dakar, French West Africa-The
massacre of the garrison of French
post 60 miles north Of Timbuctoo was
revealed Armed natives, with an
estimated strength of 800 rifles, sur
rounded the camp Sept. 20, in the abb
sence of it's commanding officer, and
after a seven hour siege, exterminat-
ed the garrison, consisting Of GO Sene-
galese soldiers and one native non
commissioned officer.
Berlin--A new airdrome and central
flying station for Germany, on Tenn
pelhofer field, former Emperor Will
liam's palace grounds, were officially
inaugurated with flights to Munich
and Konigsberg. The station is fully
equipped with all modern appliances
and conveniences for air passengers.
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