The Tomahawk., 1924-04-17
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NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings Of the Week
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Washington

WaSh1ngt0n-Senate tax Dill moor
porates important features Of Mellon
plan, but is not acceptable to the ad-
ministration.
Washington-Balanc of trade in
United States favor in 1923 was $685.
100000 but only $19,O00,000 when in
visible exchange Is considered.
Washington-The nomination Of
Harlan F. Stone to be attorney gen.
eral, succeeding Harry NJ. Daugherty,
was confirmed by the senate.
Observation-Disclosures women's po-
litical organization, for Woman's
Committee for Political Action, began
operations in the capitol, Offering what
Is described ar the first political pro-
gram ever drawn up by women.
Washington-Frank A. Vanderbilt,
who has announced his determination
to retire from various industrial d.
rectorates to conduct his citizens
research bureau, made public letter
If encouragement from William Jen-
nings Bryan.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of all con.
struction work on the eight Ameri-
can military cemeteries in Europe
by May 80. was forecast in reports,
which showed that 30,409 American
war dead rest in the burying grounds.
Washington A favorable report
was made by the senate Territorial
committee upon the bill providing
that Porto Rico shall have the eight
after 1892 to elect it's governor and
giving the insular legislature the
right to impeach.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W. E. Borah,
possible choice for temporary chairman
Of republican national convention,
summed up import Of Teapot Dome
and other scandals in an address in
which he said good would come of dis
closures and scored secret contribu-
tions to party committees from large
interests.
Domestic
New York-The Goodwin Pictures
corporation, the Louis B. Mayer Pro-
duction, Inc, and the Metro Pictures
corporation will be merged, Marcus
Lowe, head of the Metro, announced.
Cahokia, Ill.-Two workmen were
killed instantly and one seriously in
jured in an explosion at the Lubrite
Refining company's plant when tank
used in distillation process exploded
from an undetermined cause.
st. Louisa surplus of gasoline as
large as that last November, when
the price was greatly reduced, exists
in the United States at present, L. v.
Nicholas of Chicago, president of the
National Petroleum Marketers asso-
citation, said at the opening Of the as
sociations convention here.
Cleveland-Eleven women, nine
patrons and two employees, were car.
ried down ladders by firemen when
smoke from a blaze in an empty west
side theater filled the rooms of a
beauty parlor on the upper floors.
One woman tainted. The property
damage was small.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of Walker Muir
Of New York, who was to be hanged
for the murder of Henry Lavoliette.
shot in an alteration over hunting
dogs, was stayed when Muir's coun.
sci alleged that the indictment was
illegal "as it adds another count to
the count Of murder" The case will
be heard this month before the high.
er court.
Taylor, Ark.-"Clean up the town"
Is the slogan adopted by Arkansas
first woman mayor, Mrs. George w.
Brown, who was commissioned as the
chief executive officer of this town.
Only one vote was cast against her.
She will serve with an aldermanic
board composed Of two women and
three men.
New York-Federal Judge Winslow
granted temporary injunction re.
straining the Live Poultry Dealers
Protective association, Inc, and % Of
its officers and members from con.
tinuing operation. Violation of the
Sherman antitrust act is alleged. The
association, according to Assistant
Federal Attorney A. L'Esperance, Jr.,
controls about 90 per cent Of the poul.
try business in this city, which is
said to be worth more than $5O,00O,.
900 year.
Chicago-The high school basket.
ball championship of the United
States, captured by Windsor, Colo,
has taken the biggest step westward
since the beginning Of the national in.
vitation interscholastic basketball
championship tournament by the Uni.
versity of Chicago in 1913. 1t is only
continuing the march westward unin.
terrupted, but twice since the start Of
the tournament, having been won by
Kansas City, Kans., which was, at
that time, the most westward point of
the title.
Chicago - Modern transportation
will enter into competition with the
camel in the desert. DR.. Paul Harri.
son, of Moody Bible institute, mission.
airy to Arabia, has left here with a
new motorcycle. The camel Is too
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