The Tomahawk., 1923-09-27

cabinet meeting, the longest conducted
since President Coolidge entered the
White House, was devoted to discus
sion of the agricultural situation. Az.
terward it became known that Secre-
tary of Agriculture H. c. Wallace is
making a particular study Of the
wheat problem, and will report to the
president late next week, presenting
facts which are expected to enable the
executive and his advisers to formu.
late a constructive program along
sound economic lines.
Domestic
Colorado Springs-A blizzard which
struck the Cripple Creek district tore
down al telephone poles and left a
mantle of snow foot deep.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-Two more
bodies we're found at the scene of
the wreck of the seven destroyers at
Rondo
Summerville, Ga.-Thirteen per-
sons, 10 of whom were children, were
Injured when an auto truck plunged
down mountainshide, the machine
turning over three times.
Cedar City, Utah-Hundreds OF
Utahans gathered to witness the lay
ing Of the Harding memorial golden
rail at this town, the termination
point of the Cedar City Lund branch
of the Union Pacific railroad.
New York-The people Of the Uni
ted States pay more than $1,000.000 a
week for their chewing gum, accord
ing to statistics brought together by
the National City bank. The habit
of chewing gum evidently is growing,
for the output has doubled since 1914.
Detroit-The plant, real estate and
inventory Of the Liberty Motor Car
company was purchased at receivers
sale by the Columbus Motors company.
Te Columbus company bid 1925, 900 and
| agreed to assume a land contract Of
$S7.749.36.
Cleveland-Dr. C. N. Johnson, Chi
cago, was widely known throughout
the world as a poet, lecturer and dem
| fist, was chosen president-elect Of
the American Dental association by
| its house of delegates. He will take
office next year. Dallas, Texas, was
| chosen for the convention city in
1924.
Denver The Moffatt tunnel COM
mission awarded the contract to con-
struct the Moffatt tunnel through the
continental divide west Of Denver, to
Hitchcock & Tinker, Of San Fran
cisco and New York. The considera-
ton is to be $5,250,OO0 for the sos
mile bore.
Nashville, Tenn.-A hymn and q
benediction over the flower banked
grave Of MARY Doe" unidentified
woman whose body lay in mortuary
here for five days following the find.
ing Of it on the Murfreesboro road,
wrote perhaps the final chapter to
the mysterious death of the woman.
Kansas City, Nov. z. Foster,
radical labor leader, who was arrest
ed here after he had made a speech
In which he told of his trial in Michi-
gan on charge of violating the Grim.
tnal syndicalism law, was discharged.
He had been charged with disturbing
the peace.
Chicago Harold Loonix, a IL year
old schoolboy, was found with an
eight pound iron ball locked to his
ankles, a chain around his waist and
a rope around his neck, in front OF
his home. He told policemen his faith
er had imprisoned him IL the base
ment of the apartment house where
they live. The parents were taken
to a police station for questioning.
Newport News, Va.-An airplane
piloted by Lieutenant r. X. Stoner
was anchored to a moving airship at
a height of 1000 feet over Langley
field. The light, speedy plane was
travelling rs miles an hour when il
overlook the army dirigible CO, going
60 miles. The plane swooped under
the big bag and a stick dangling from
the airship was fitted into an eyebolt
on top of the plane which for some
time was held fast to its mooring.
Chicago-Thirteen hundred barrels
of alleged real beer and 500 barrels
of nearbeer were seized by federal
prohibition agents at the Joliet Prod
ucts company brewery in Joliet, Ill.
Ell Paso-Fred H. Baker, former
sergeant in the Confederate army ant
Indian scout for General Custer, dice
here at the age Of Ill years.
Hollis, Me.-The ashes Of Kate
Douglas Wiggin, novelist who dice
on Darrow-on.the-Hil near London
last moLth, were scattered on tn,
waters of Saco river here In accord
aRce with her wish expressed shor