The Tomahawk., 1923-07-26
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Washington-General J. J. Pershlng
will make tour of summer military
camps over the country beginning
with an inspection of the New York
National Guard camp at Peekskill.
| Washington - Representation was
made to Mexico City by the state de-
partment for the immediate release OF
N. A. Newman, Chicago, who accord
ing to consular reports is held for
ransom by bandits.
Washington-George Harvey, Amer
ican ambassador to the court OF st.
James, who has been on leave in this
country for several weeks, will return
to his pest at London in a few weeks,
1t was said at the state department.
Washihgton-The department OF
agriculture estimated on the basis OF
reports from it's correspondents and
agents that the stocks in wheat in the
country mills and elevators on July l
totaled 36,45S,O00 bushels, compared
with preliminary July estimate OF
S,756, 900 bushels.
Washington-The cruiser Milwau-
kee has been designated to attend the
Pan Pacific Scientific conference which
will meet at Sydney, Australia, August
23, and in the course Of her trip from
Puget Sound across the Pacific she
will make a survey If the ocean depth
with the most improved types Of sonic
depth finder.
Domestic
Chicago-The suit for 100000 dam
ages pending for months here against
David Gage Joyce, millionaire lumber
man, filed by Edward e. Esch. auto
mobile dealer, was dismissed.
Newark-Giovanni Parillo, aged Is,
messenger, was killed and five other
persons were injured when two Hud-
son and Manhattan electric trains col
lided head on near the Harrison sta
ton.
Atlanta-Unanimous opposition to
the bill to repeal the Georgia prohibi-
| ton law was expressed by the house
temperance committee, voting to re-
turn an unfavorable report on the
| measure.
Cleveland-The body of Lieutenant
Louis ]. Roth, pilot of the navy balloon
| A-6698, found in Lake Erie off Port
Stanley, Ont, and brought here by
hydroplane, taken to Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, it has been announced.
Topeka, KAMA number Of persons
| nj f,,JI1 hnt cnrinI1C1v
bruised and damage Of several thou
sand dollars was caused when a train
OF the Carl Hagenback-Wallac circus
| crashed into a tractor at Elmont,
eight miles northwest of Topeka.
New York-For the first time in
history American artists have been
asked to exhibit at the second biennial
exposition of fine arts, to open at
Rome, Nov. 4. Frederic E. Triebel.
sculptor, has been chosen high COM
missioner of the exposition.
Indianapolis-Leas Of the building
and land occupied by Valparaiso uni
versity at Valparaiso, Ind, to the Sock
laboratories of Chicago, will not
result in the closing of the institu-
tion, according to its president, DR..
H. M. Evans.
hiladelphia-Samuel Walter Wash
ington, aged 20, a descendant of Gen.
eral George Washington's two broth
ers, John Augustine Washington on
his fathers side and Colonel Samuel
Washington on his mothers side, died
at Charleston, w. Va. Samuel Walter
Washington was a lawyer.
Chicago-The 100 children and their
nurses who on Monday raided the Illi-
nois Sportsmen's club and took forci-
BILE possession after a caretaker had
fred 30 shots over their heads, lost
the second stage of the contest. Su.
perior Judge Denis e. Sullivan grant
ed an injunction against them.
Olympia, Wash.-Declaration that
he would not send troops to Benton
Junction, near Seattle to protect a
convention of the Ku Klux Klan un-
less the civil authorities request such
action was made by Governor Hart
in a telegram to Luther I. Powell,
Seattle, King Kleagle Of the Klan in
the Pacific northwest domain.
Montgomery, Ala.-One Of the re-
suits of the investigation Of alleged
outrages in Florida prison camps
which resulted from the death Of Mar
tin Tabert, North Dakota youth, will
be to make the subject Of the leasing
of Alabama. convicts one Of the most
complex matters to come before the
Alabama legislature which convened
for its summer session.
| Brookings, s. D.-Extensive field
work for barberry eradication has
started in South Dakota, AZ men un-
der the direction Of Lynn d. Hutton,
state leader, having gone into the
field in their assigned territory. OF
the AZ scouts, six are employed by
South Dakota, while the other S6 are