The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12
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SlOu uOlulHB UNCONSTITUTIONAL tue
standard loaf bread law of Nebraska.
Washington The house passed a
senate bill to make available $780,
! 900 for completion of the Veterans
Bureau capitalization construction
program.
Washington-A world fair in the
United States in 1880, with a congress
sional commission to determine its
site, would be provided for under a
bill prepared by Representative Bloom
(dem., N. W
MISUNDERSTANDING Of War ].
w. Weeks, with the approval Of Presi-
dent Coolidge, recommended to con-
gress enactment of legislation extend
! ing independence of the Philippine
islands at the end Of rs years, or in
1949
Washington - Secretary OF War
Weeks, with the approval Of President
Coolidge, recommended to Congress
the enactment of legislation extend
ing independence to the Philippine
islands at the end OF rs years, or in
1919
Washington-The senate judiciary
committee reported a bill by Senator
Selden Spencer, Missouri, for two ad-
ditional judges in the eighth federal
circuit. Minnesota and 10 other
states include the circuit The bill
will not be acted on until the short
session Of congress.
William NJ Butler,
campaign manager for President Cool
idge, declared national convention
votes, instructed or favorable to the
nomination of the president had
reached total of 1866, with SIS nee
essary for a choice. Senator Hiram
Johnson of California was given Is
votes, consisting Of Is in South Da-
kota and in Illinois, while Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette was awarded
20 of the 20 in Wisconsin. All other
delegates were placed in the Coolidge
column.
Domestic
New York-Madison Square Garden
will be dry during the democratic ma
tional convention, members Of the
convention committee announced.
San Francisco-Among the SIP pas
rived here from the far east were 100
Japanese picture brides.
Nogales, Ariz.-Governors of three
American and four Mexican states
planned to greet President Obregon Of
Mexico when he visits Nogales.
Columbus, Ohio-A movement to
make Ohio known as the state with
1000 900 rose bushes" sponsored by a
number of state civic organizations,
is reported to be spreading rapidly.
Special campaigns have been planned
by many communities to plant a
rose bush in every yard"
Cleveland William Montgomery
Brown, retired bishop Of the Protes-
tant Episcopal church Of Arkansas,
found guilty Of teaching doctrines not
held by the church, returned to his
home in Gallon Ito get ready for this
business when 1t comes up again in
October" Sentence is to be passed
then.
Newark, N. J.-George L. <(Tex)
Richard, Fred c. Quimby and Frank
B. Flournoy of New York were ar
raigned before Federal Judge Lynch
and pleaded not guilty to indictments
charging illegal transportation Of the
Dempsey-C Carpenter fight films. A
similar plea was entered by Fred G..
Quimby, Inc, a corporation, included
in the indictment.
Edwardsville, Ill.-Fire losses in the
United States in the last year amount
ed to 1915, 626,S00. or a per capita
loss of approximately So, according to
a report made public here by Simons
Kallerman, statistician for the Ma
tional Fireman's association. The
largest fires occurred In November,
when four fires caused damages Of
more than a million dollars each.
Belgrade-Seven were killed, Is
seriously injured and so slightly
wounded when communists broke up
a nationalist demonstration in the
town Of TroIvlje. The communists
stormed tho meeting and started a
free for all fight which police were
unable to Quell. The nationalists
have demanded that the government
dissolve all antinationalist organiza.
! tons.
Cleveland-The fourth triennal con.
vention Of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. considered by
President Warren s. Stone one of the
most important in its history, opened
q four weeks executive session here.
The convention will consider, among
other things, report Of a committee
working on plans for amalgamation of
the brotherhood with that of the
] Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen.
Richmond, Ind.-The question of an
acceptable form of worship, made an
issue inf article % Of the revised
statement Of faith, will not be settled
until the next general assembly of