The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-09-06
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Washington-Navy program for
scrapping 20 naval vessels under four
power treaty now under consideration.
Washington - State appropriations
for welfare activities stimulated by
5000" legislation, according to sta
tistics of federal vocational board.
Washington-Reduce volume Of
bank credit and decline of wholesale
prices and production in basic indus
tries reported by federal reserve
board.
Washington-Senato Hiram John.
son left for his home in San Francisco
without making any announcement as
to his candidacy for the presidential
nomination.
Washington - Downward taxation
revision at next session Of congress
unlikely, though Secretary OF Treas
ury A. w. Mellon will review his rec
ommendation for pairing down OF sur
taxes.
Misunderstanding Secretary OF
the Navy Theodore Roosevelt de-
tends navy estimates in conference
with President Coolidge and refuses
to make drastic cut proposed by
budget bureau.
Washington-Furthe explanation OF
enforced resignation Of Arthur Powell
Davis as director of reclamation serv-
ice demanded of Secretary of Interior
Work by National Civil Service Re-
form league.
Neutrality-suspicious. 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.
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 busi-
ness with South America and Asia.
Neutrality-suspicious. 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-Revisio Of income
tax downward on all incomes, high
and low, to be recommended to the
next congress by Representative Mad
den, who is convinced by study Of the
question that immediate reduction Is
feasible in view Of economies effect
ed by the government.
Washington-Depart of Justice
agents will endeavor to determine
whether gold coin reported to have
been dug presently near Hagers-
town, Md, by a road worker is the
property of Grover c. Bergdoll, Phila-
delphia draft evader, now in Ger
many.
Washington-A small blaze in the
basement of the United States capitol
filed several of the lower corridors
with smoke, but was extinguished be-
fore doing any damage. The fire
started in a pile of cordwood, Fire.
men were able to put 1t out with the
use of the building fire equipment
about 20 minutes after it was discov-
cred.
Washington-George Harvey, am.
bassador to Great Britain, and Mrs.
Harvey are guests Of President and
Mrs. Coolidge at the White House.
No announcement of the visit Of the
Harveys was made through official
channels. 1t is significant, however,
that the ambassador came on the eve
Of Secretary Of State Hughes depart
ure for the West. The visit may be
regarded as a farewell call on the
President before the ambassador sails
for Europe.
Washington - President Coolidge
Is regarded by political leaders as
harder to nominate but stronger can.
didate for election If nominated than
President Harding would have been.
Contest for the nomination in which
Senator Hiram Johnson of California
will be his chief opponent, will be de.
cided in the west. President Coolidge
now assured of New England and the
south and probably will go into con-
vention with more delegates than any
other contender.
Domestic
Indianapolis-Thr persons are
dead and property damage estimated
at more than 100000 was done here
by heavy rain storm, accompanied
by lightning, throughout the state.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fighting abili.
ties of city fremen will be utilized in
combating the high price Of bread also.
II retail grocers refuse to handle the
product of proposed city owned bak.
cries, establishment of which is seri.
ously discussed in municipal circles.
Mayor Dahlman announced appoint
menr Of City Commissioner Hopkins,
Dean Noyes and himself as commit
tee to inquire into adbisability Of mu.
nicipally owned bakeries.
Tulsa, Okla.-Arthur Finley, consta.
BILE at Broken Arrow, was sentenced
to two years imprisonment in the
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