The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-08-16
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Washington-Controv in Phili-
ppines against General Leonard
Wood was carefully planned by native
leaders, officials believe.
Washington-Senator D. l. Walsh.
chairman Of democratic senatorial
campaign committee. warns demo
Gratis to ignore international issues
and turn to domestic questions.
Washington Army regulations
made public provide that reserve Of.
ticers on active duty shall be entitled
to medical attendance and hospital
care in exactly the same manner as
members Of the regular army.
Washington-While the present
members Of the cabinet remain in Of
fee without further action by the new
President such is not the case with
the diplomatic missions abroad. They
stand without legal authority to con-
clude in the name Of the President
the negotiations they may have in
hand.
Neutrality-suspicious. of sympa-
thy poured in on Secretary Hughes
from all parts of the world expressing
the sorrow Of governments and high
officials at the death Of President
Harding. The communications came
both from foreign capitals and
through the members of the diplomat
ic corps stationed in this country.
Washington-The United States
now has no vice-president. Calvin
Coolidge, elected as vice-president
when Warren G. Harding was elected
president, has become the chief exc
cutive. But no one becomes vice
president. Charles Evans Hughes,
secretary of state, Is next in line Of
presidential succession. The duties
performed by the vice president, con-
sisting solely of presiding of the Uni
ted States Senate, will be taken over
by Senator Albert B. Cummins Of
Iowa, president pro tempore of the
Senate. But Senator Cummins does
not become vice president. He re-
mains as a Senator with a vote in the
upper branch of Congress.
Washington-More than 33 per
cent of the 511,383 farmers reporting
cooperative sales of farm products
in 1919 were in six of the north
central states, including Minnesota,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas
and Nebraska, the United States de-
partment of agriculture has found in
an analysis of census reports. In
Minnesota, 1884 farms reported CO.
operative selling; Iowa was second
with 1880 farms; Wisconsin fourth
with 42,104 farms, and Kansas fifth
with 1864 farms reporting COOP
erative sales activities.
Domestic
Kansas City-The youngest con.
fessed murderer in the history of
Kansas City was held in a detention
home here. Oscar Harris, year old
Negro boy, told authorities he pushed
Johnny Dixon, his 8 year lod Negro
playmate, into the Missouri river,
where he drowned.
New York-Robert e. fireman,
wealthy Ithaca manufacturer, refused
when he returned on the Majestic, &C.
companied by his attorney, to affirm
or deny that the courts of Paris had
divorced him and Irene Castle. Mr..
fireman returned to America two days
after Mrs. Castle, but the dancer was
absent when the big liner locked. Mr..
fireman said he would rather not
talk about the divorce.
New York-Dr. William J. Mayo of
Rochester, Mimi, who returned on
the Adriatic after attending the con-
gress of the International Society of
| Surgery in London, said no positive
cure for cancer had been demonstrat-
ed at the congress. But" he said,
81 was present at some experiments
in Liverpool which are very, very
promising. am not stating a cure
has been found, but the results OBJ
tanned in the recent experiments are
promising indeed"
Mexico City-Mobilizatio of the
federal forces in the state of Durango
and their cooperation with the mill
tary forces in adjoining states in an
effort to capture the bandit leader
Juan Gatindo, and force the release
Of Robert A. Newman, who was kid
| naped by the bandits late in April,
was ordered by President Oregon in
telegram to General Anatolco B.
Orteoa, chief Of military rations in
Durango.
Manila-In a pitched battle between
Moro fanatics and constabulary at
Lanao, 80 Moros were killed and
three constabulary wounded. Latest
reports to Governor General Wood
state Major Santos, in command of
the constabulary in that region, sue
ceeded in dispensing the Moro bands.
The cause of the battle is not definite
ly known but 1t is regarded as posi-
BILE that one or more Moros recently
returned from Mecca, organized the
band for the purpose of driving all
Christians from the Lanao Lake dis
trict
| Philadelphia-One fireman was in
jured six overcome by smoke in a
| Are that sWept the plant of L, Martin