The Tomahawk., 1923-10-18
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WASHINGTON

| WaSh1ngton-An earthquake, ap
proximately 5000 miles from Wash.
ington, was recorded at Georgetown
university observatory.
Washington-Albert e. Sartain, OF
Columbus, Ohio, has been selected to
be warden Of the federal penitentiary
at Atlanta, succeeding J. E. Dyche, re-
signed.
ashington-Secretary OF Agricul.
ture H. c. Wallace asks paper manu-.
facturers to form advisory committee
to cooperate in carrying out forestry
policies.
| Washington President Coolidge
sends War Finance corporation off.
Gals on mission to organize cooper.
alive wheat export agencies among
farmers
Washington-Counse for former
Assistant Secretary of War Benedict
Crowell pleading for quashing indict.
ment against him in war fraud case,
says department of justice covertly
indicted former President Wilson and
former Secretary of War Baker.
| Washington - Three cabinet mem.
| bers, Secretary Mellon, Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty and Secretary Davis,
are to assist President Coolidge in
his conferences here Oct. 20, with the
state governors on the question OF
enforcing the prohibition, narcotic and
immigration laws.
| Washi1 gton-A brief replying to
that of the Chemical Foundation, In.
corporated, in the governments suit
against that organization for recov.
cry OF seized enemy rye and chemi.
cal patents has been fled in the fed.
eral district court at Wilmington,
DEL on behalf of Attorney General
Daugherty.
Indian population in the last year was
reported by the interior department.
The number of Indians in the United
States increased from 343,159 to 344,.
300 in the year, gain of Liza to 344,.
nesota, the gain was 1923, there having
been 1854 Indians in 1923, compared
to 1926 in 1922. Montana had 12.-
64S in 1922 and 12,SCG in 1928. North
Dakota had 9,466 in 1922 and 9,607 in
1923, while South Dakotas Indian pop
ulation went from 23,44S in 1922 to
23,625 in 1928.
Washington - A plan Of profit shar-
ing adopted by Henry Ford for the
benefit Of employees of his railroad.
the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton, has
been approved by the interstate COM
merce commission. The corporation
was authorized to issue $1,00O,000 in
certificates of Indebtedness, to be dis
tributed among employees, according
to the terms of the profit sharing
scheme, and to bear varying interest
charge, depending upon the profits Of
the railroad. The plan is said to be
similar to others now in operation in
the Ford enterprises.
Domestic
Chicago-Federal Judge James H.
Wilkerson issued an injunction effec-
tive, Oct. 16, closing the Citizens
Brewing company Of Joliet, ILL.,, for
one year.
| Decatur, Ill.-Four men were in
jEred seriously when a cage in the
dropped more than 100 feet when a
hois,!ng cable snapped.
Chicago-Twenty thousand Chicag-
oans of German origin attended
meeting at the municipal pier at
which was celebrated the German rec
ognition of the principles of democ-
| racy.
Casper, Wyo-Bodies of j. F. Mar.
tin of Seattle, Wash, and E. F. Hines
of Douglas were recovered from be-
meath the wreckage Of the baggage
and smoking car of the Burlington
wreck of Sept. q, IA miles east Of
here, and brought to Casper.
| Chicago-A bean blower, which
penetrated his brain when he fell
with it in his mouth, caused the
death Of John T. Hume, aged 6, in
hospital here. Total paralysis set in
after the accident and continued un.
til death.
Newark, N. J.-Holding a tray OF
diamonds in one hand and knife in
the other, John Jocano ran through
crowded streets for several blocks
before he was captured by the po-
lice, charged with robbing a jewelry
store. He spilled number of dia-
monds in his dash. The stolen gems
were valued at several thousand
dollars.
San Diego-With three weeks of
detailed testimony on the Honda dis
aster incorporated in its record, the
naval court of inquiry investigating
the wreck of seven ships and conse.
quent loss Of % lives is preparing to
bring it's sessions to an end early
kwith the examination of witnesses
from the u. s. 8. Chauncey, one Of
the wrecked vessels and from two
ships farthest astern in the column
when the 18th destroyer squadron
grounded.
Marion. Ohio - Locomotive. No.
1888. which pulled the funeral train
of Warren G. Harding over the Kent