The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-03-13
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Washington
Washington-A bill for the incor
poration of the Grand Army of the
Republic was passed by the house and
sent to the senate.
Washington-The American dirigi-
bic, ZR-3, under construction in Ger.
many. will be completed and ready
for acceptance tests in April.
Washington-A motion picture film
entitled "A Tour of Alaska" showing
many scenes taken on the trip to the
territory last summer by the late
President Harding, has been released
by the department Of the interior, for
the use Of colleges, clubs and other
educational organizations.
Washington-Better terminal facil-
tiles for barge lines on the Mississippi
river are needed for their successful
operation. Secretary j. w. Weeks de-
clared at hearing before the house
commerce committee on the SDenison
bill to create a government corpora
ton to supervise inland waterway
necessity Of improving equipment'used
in such service.
Washington-Many people utilize
the 1-cent postal cards for their cor
respondence. The postoffice depart
ment is using 1883. 100000 this year,
and Is preparing to make almost
1,500,000,00 In 1925. They will cost
s815. 900 to manufacture and print at
the government printing office here.
Last year they cost 60 cents a thou
sand to manufacture; this year they
will cost Ga cents a thousand.
Domestic
New York-Prohibition agents cap
tured $4,000 redistilling apparatus
capable Of an estimated daily output
of 10000 gallons.
Columbia, 8. C.-Woodrow Wilson's
birthday, Dec. 20, will be an annual
holiday in South Carolina, under q
joint resolution of the general assem-
bly, sent to Governor Mcleod for his
signature.
have caught this city's "bobbed hair
bandit" in the person of Is year old
Dorothy Rodgers, arrested after an at
tempted holdup in which her male
companion escaped, following an ex.
change of shots with police. One po-
iceman was wounded seriously.
New York-William Bradley, one
time multimillionaire, builder of most
of the Broadway-Seventh avenue sub
way. the Homestead tunnel of the
Pennsylvania railroad and the Croton
siphon, died at his home here, virtual.
ly a pauper, it became known when
his will was filed for probate.
Jackson, Miss.-Under a strict inter-
probation of the law-if a bill intro
duced in the lower house of the Mis-
sissippi legislature becomes a law
a person would not be permitted to
unless he was attired in bathing
suit that covered the arms to the ell
bows and the legs to the knee.
Swarthmore, N. Pa.-Emma Jane
Nehl, of Chicago, was awarded this
years $4,000 prize by the Chautauqua
Drama board for the best play for
Chautauqua production, DR.. Paul M.
Pearson, secretary of the drama board,
announced He said the winner was
chosen after trial production of the
play Their Honor the Mayor"
Chicago-Samples of the sausage
II, ; at, hal; 80
sponsible for the death of five persons
at Sterling, Colo, a week ago, con.
tanned no sign of botulinus, the germ
which it was thought caused the fat
alities, DR.. j. c. Geiger, professor Of
bacteriology at the University of Chi
cago. announced.
Indianapolis-Harr o. Chamber.
lain, Judge of the Marion county cir.
cult court, was asked to act as special
Judge in the trial of Warren T. Nc
Cray, governor of Indiana, on an in
dictment returned by the county grand
jury charging embezzlement Of $685.
900 of the state board Of agriculture's
funds.
Chicago-A clue to Tommy O'Con-
nor, who broke Jail while unCer SEN
tence Of death few years ago, has
been found in the woods country at
Hurley, Wis, it was learned. Walter
Van Horn, deputy sheriff, was sent
to Hurley last week, it was disclosed
and reported that he had found what
he believed was evidence that OCon-
nor had been there and had gone into
the woods when news of his presence
there leaked out. 49,
Boston-The steamer Leviathan was
found to have suffered serious damage
from running aground last September