The Tomahawk., 1924-02-28


ed to death, and Private Charles
injuries from which he died, in a fire
which destroyed two barracks build
ings at Camp Humphreys, Va, near
here.
Domestic
Chicago-With his wife at his side,
Rush E. Smith, an engineer, fought a
pistol battle with four highwaymen,
driving them off after he had shot and
wounded two of them.
New York-Irene Castle, dancer, ask
ed prosecutors to press charges of
J grand larceny against a Sea Cliff, N.
Y. jeweler, who, she alleged, pawned
! $1,000 pearl necklace, she asked
him to have appraised for her.
New York-After postponements, ru-
mors and reconciliations, Peggy Wood
at last has married John V. A. Weav-
er. Miss Wood is an actress and was
last seen in "The Clinging Vine"
Weaver is a poet and literary editor
of the Brooklyn Eagle.
New York-Failure to obtain third
of the $10,0OO,000 sought, due, it is
suggested, to lack Of confidence of
former contributors in the west be-
cause of current religious controversy,
will force the Presbyterian church to
curtail it's foreign mission work dras.
tically, starting April l..
st. Louis-The police crime cam
paign to clean up st. Louis has re-
suited in arrest and detention of l.
! 600 persons with a new days record
of $40 persons apprehended within a
Is hour period and 76 saloons, pool.
! rooms, dives and resorts raided
Marion, Ill-Attempts to work out
means for an effective civil govern
ment in Williamson county were re-
ported to be proceeding satisfactorily
| after the latest meeting of the citi-
zens' committee of 100 neutral civic
leaders who stayed aloof from the
| turmoil of the district.
Los Angeles-Seventy-se children
were spanked by public school teach
ers here last semester, according to
report to the board of education by
Mrs. Susan M. Dorsey, city superin-
| tendent of schools. A state law re-
quires teachers to report to the super
intendent all cases of corporal punish
ment as they occur.
Chicago-Eugene v. Debs, socialist
! leader, has been nominated by Victor
Berger Of Milwaukee as candidate
for the Nobel peace prize, it was an.
| cnnio1fSf "
headquarters. In his letter Of nom-
nation Representative Berger said his
| suggestion was made in recognition
! of Debs' long service for internation-
[ al peace"
New Haven, Conn.-An oddly shap-
ed gold ring, thought to have been
owned by British royalty and tallying
in detail with one which disappeared
from the English court in 1910. was
found by Charles Burns in the sand
near Thimble islands in Long Island
sound. of the Connecticut shore.
! Thimble islands are noted as having
| been a rendezvous of the famous Cap.
tain Kidd.
Los AngeIes-William G. McAdoo.
, lOk hCi oOSi Ctdhy VI ZIG u Coouiy Will
have the support Of southern Cali
fornia democrats II he elects to re-
main in the race for the democratic
presidential nomination, according to
resolutions adopted here at joint
meeting Of the Democratic Luncheon
J club, the Women's Democratic league,
and the Democratic Federation Of
Southern California.
Newton, Mass.-John w. McGrath,
"a years old, private secretary to the
late Theodore Roosevelt from 1912 to
1916, is dead. ....,
| st. Louis-In an intensive "clean
up the city" campaign, started early
last week under the personal super.
vision of Colonel Philip H. Brockman,
president Of theScity board Of police
commissioners, police arrested a total
Of 2,027 men and women in period
Of four days. OF this number, 400 ar.
rests were for traffic violations
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