The Tomahawk., 1923-12-27
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Washington - Archbishop Fumazoni
Biondi, apostolic legate to the United
States, and his secretary, DR.. George
Leach, called at the White House to
pay their respects.
Washington-Repre Of all
branches of the lumber industry and
Of lumber users have concluded a
conference at the commerce depart
ment by agreeing on a set OF standard
sizes and grades for lumber which
will be applied nationally after July l..
Washington-"Senator w. E. Borah
OF Idaho Is not candidate for the
presidential nomination of any party"
he said in discussing prediction Of
Frank E. Johness at Boise, Idaho, he
would soon announce for president on
the progressive ticket.
Washington-Samue Gonpers, pres
ident Of the American Federation Of
Labor, accompanied by Albert Beriss,
secretary and treasurer Of the metal
trades department of the Federation,
and William J. Spencer, secretary Of
the building trades department, will
leave for Panama within a week on
an organization mission.
Washington-Police Of Philadelphia
will have year Of the kind Of direc-
tion Brigadier General Smedley D..
Butler has been giving to the United
States marines. General Butler has
been granted leave Of absence for one
year, to enable him to accept the post
Of director Of public safety Of Phila-
delphia.
Domestic
Pittsburgh Theodore Roberts.
screen and stage star, Is critically Ill.
Chicago-Chicago and Cook county's
deaths in automobile accidents for
1923 will total more than 700.
st. Louis-"Dickey" Hennessey, a
member Of the notorious "Egans Rats"
a gang of gunner. was killed when
his automobile collided with a tele-
phone pole.
New York-A wood carved copy
of Leonardo De Vincrs painting, "The
Lords Supper" was presented to tho
city by the Oberammergau Passion
Players, headed by Anton Lang.
New York-Albert e. Guimares, who
figured in the Dorothy King murder
case. and three associates in various
stock selling enterprises were convict
ed by federal jury Of using the mails
to defraud.
Oklahoma City-Rt. Rev. Theophile
Meerscheart, bishop of the Catholic
diocese of Oklahoma, is seriously i'll at
hospital here. Due to his age, 76,
the bishops condition is said by hos
pital authorities to be critical.
Warsaw-The president has asked
Ladislaw Grabski to form a cabinet
to succeed that headed by Premier
Mitos, which resigned. 1t ic expected
that the new ministry when it Is
formed, will give considerable atten-
tion to financial reforms.
Jacksonville, Fla.-John D. Rookie
feller, Sr, accompanied by N. w. Da-
Wis, his private, secretary, and other
members of his personal staff, passed
through Jacksonville en- route to Or
mond Beach, Fla, where he will spend
the season at his winter home.
New York-Announcemen was
made of the formation of new Or
ganization designed to crush "the
principle of censorship" to be known
as the national council to protect the
freedom Of art, literature and the
press"
Santa Monica, Calif.-WiTliam D.
Fowler, aged %, and Dewey Light
foot, %, air reserve lieutenant and
sergeant, respectively, were killed at
Glover field here when the plane In
which they were making a practise
flight crashed to earth from an atti.
tude of 400 feet.
Chicago-Sir Henry Thornton, Amer
ican born president of the Canadian
National railways, the worlds largest
railroad system, with $4,000 miles Of
line, has arrived in Chicago to inspect
the terminal facilities of his road here
and to be the guest of honor at the
annual dinner Of the Indiana society
at the Congress hotel.
st. Louis-Gustave Vollmer and Jo-
seph Tuenr, local patrolmen, were sus.
pended, stripped of their uniforms and
placed in Jail on charges Of burglary
after quantities Of stolen goods were
found in their homes. A third man,
Joseph A. Banker, who admitted haul
ing the loot for the policemen, also
was placed under arrest on a charge
of receiving stolen property.
New Orleans Surgeon General
Hugh Cummings of the United States
Public Health service, in a letter to
DR.. Oscar Downing, state health Off
Ger, offered to provide a glass cage in
which to incarcerate George Beaure-
paire, Negro inmate of the national
leprosarioun at Carville, La, while he
is being tried in criminal court here
for murder. An electrical device for
communicating with the Negro while
undergoing examination, was discuss
ed by officials.
Charlotte, N. C.-Dapage estimated
at from $4,000 to $80O,OOO was done