The Tomahawk., 1924-03-20
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings of the Week
Condensed for the Benefit
of Busy Readers.
WASHINGTON

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Washington American marines
landed at Puerto Cortez, Honduras,
and established a place Of refuge for
foreigners.
Washington-The senate ratified the
agreement between the United States
and Finland for the payment Of $4,000
600 Finnish war debt to this govern
ment in the next 81 years.
Washington-George T. Summerlin.
acting American charge to Mexico
City. was ordered to Rome to become
counselor Of the embassy.
Washington-The house passed the
senate bill which would authorize coin
age of 100000 50-cent pieces to COM
memorate the beginning of work in
1918 of the carving of memorial to
Southern soldiers on Stone mountain
in Georgia.
Washington-Award totaling $3.50
in favor of three Americans who lost
property in the sinking of the Lusi-
tania were announced by the German
American mixed claims commission.
Fifteen other awards aggregating $751;
O93 were announced.
Washington - President Coolidge is
considering appointment Of a farmer
to the vacancy on the federal trade
commission. Vernon V. Van Fleet, a
member of the commission, was called
into conference by the president for
advice as to the respective needs Of
ton on the commission.
Domestic
New York-Seven men, IA cases of
liquor, two speedboats and 5000 OBJ
scene books and pictures were car
tured by customs harbor agents.
New York-The body of Nine. Eu-
genie Bonner, once known as a prima
donna, was found in two room
East Side tenement.
San AntoniO-Mrs. Bertha Horchem,
member of an air circus, was killed
when her plane erumpled and she fell
1900 feet, her husband and $500 spec.
tators witnessing the fall.
New York-Activities' of the entire
New York Central system suspended
for one minute during funeral services
at st. Thomas church for Alfred H.
Smith, president of the lines, who was
killed when thrown from his horse.
Louisville, Neb.-Windows in prac-
tically every house here were broken
and the entire town was terrified when
powder magazine at quarry near
the city limits exploded. Store win
dows were broken and heavy property
damage to buildings were reported.
OVERWHELMINGLY 100000
automobile campers hit the trails Of
the country in 1923, the touring bu-
estimated. at the same time predict
ing a considerable increase in the
number of motor gipsies" this year.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren T. Nc
Cray, governor Of Indiana, pleaded
not guilty when arraigned in federal
court on two indictments returned by
the grand jury charging violation of
the national banking law and using
the mails in furtherance of a scheme
to defraud. He will be tried April 81
on the latter charge.
New York-A North Atlantic biz
zard accompanied by a 75-mile an
hour gale and alternating squalls Of
torrential rain and fiurries of moist
snow, swept over the Eastern sea-
board, paralySing shipping, seriously
interfering with telegraph communi-
cation and causing great property dam
age.
San Diego, Calif.-In accordance
with his previously expressed deter
mination to overlook nothing which
might prevent the complete success
of the army's world cruise, Major
Frederick Martin, commander of the
squadron of four planes scheduled to
undertake the greatest fight in the
history of aeronautics, announced
that he had postponed the start on
the first lap Of the flight.
Castle Gate, Utah-One hundred
thirteen bodies have been taken from
Mine No. of the Utah Fuel company
where 173 men were entombed by a
series of explosions last Saturday.
Sixty still remain within the mine
chambers. Helmet crews have pene-
trated the last of the lower workings
and have gone into the rises. Fresh
air men are exploring in entry eight
right where a number Of bodies have
been uncovered.
Chicago-A dogs frantic attempt to
effect the rescue of its mistress ended
in failure when Mrs. Mary Ramm died
in hospital here. The dog ran a quar-
ter of a mile to the woman's husband
and barked furiously for several min
utes to attract his attention, when
Mrs. Ramm fell in faint across hot
stove in a railroad construction camp
near Dixon, m. The animals barking
and wild dashes toward the house
were not needed by the man for some
time.
Detroit, Mich.-Thirty persons were
IN }urad twa huildinps wrecked and