The Tomahawk., 1924-05-15
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NEWS OF WORLD
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Washington


signed by the two warning Honduran
factions to compose differences that
have caused civil war.
Washington-The house postoffice
committee adopted amendments to
the postal salary bill granting in
creased pay to third and fourth class
postmasters and rural mail carriers.
Washington-Secretary Wilbur Of
the navy declared in favor of an Amer
ican navy not only equal to any other,
but dominating one along lines not
restricted by mutual agreement"
Washington-A suit which would
test the rights of the Russian soviet
government to recognition in courts
here was filed by the Lehigh Valley
railroad, seeking to prevent further
proceeding on a claim for damages
brought by the Russian government.
Washington-Packer and whole
salers get 76 cents out of every dol
lar paid by consumers of meat to
retail dealers, 10 cents pays the deal
ers' expenses and cents represents
the dealers profit, the department
Of agriculture announced in making
public survey Of 143 retail meat
stores.
Washington - Gasoline production
continued to climb in March, figures
issued by the bureau Of mines showing
an output of 743,24S,292 gallons, a
new high record for all time, or an in
crease Of 100000 gallons over the
previous top mark. Stocks on hand
at refineries April / totaled 1871 ,404,-
667 gallons an increase of more than
2O0,000,O00 gallons on hand the previ.
GUS month.
Domestic
Youngstown, Ohio-Thomas r. Mar
shall, former vicepresident Of the Uni
ted States, declared he would not be
president If they handed 1t to me-"
Richmond, Va.-Mrs. Mary Boiling
Lee, widow Of General w. H. F. Groom
ey) Lee, and daughter-in-law Of Gen.
eral Robert E. Lee, Confederate leader,
died, aged 7S years.
Memphis-All hunting trophies of the
late Paul Rainey, noted big game hunt
er, were presented to the city Of Mem
phis by Mrs. Grace Rainey Rogers, his
sister and heiress.
Kingman, Ariz.-Belief that the
name of Thoma e. Campbell, former
governor of Arizona, will be placed
before the republican national conven-
tion as vicepresidential nominee was
expressed.
Yuma, Ariz-Thirty automobiles
with 100 eastbound travellers are
stalled on the Yuma Indian reservation
west Of here across the Colorado river.
hoping for relaxation of Arizona foot
and mouth quarantine regulations.
Chicago-Since Chairman Ben w.
Hooper of the United States railroad
labor board announced he would not
be a candidate for reelection, choice
Of the board is expected to fall on for
mer Governor Edwin P. Morrow Of
Kentucky.
Philadelphia-In sight Of scores Of
passersby, the months old baby of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Model was kid.
naped from its coach in front Of it's
home In West Philadelphia. A woman,
who suddenly darted from the middle
of the sidewalk to the doorway of Mo.
del's hardware store, lifted the infant
into her arms and fed.
Cleveland-Three men, prominent
IN the sheet metal workers union,
probably were injured mortally in
an explosion in an automobile In
which they were driving away from
the labor temple, here where they
attended q conference. Two passen
gers in a passing streetcar were cut
by glass from the windows shatter
ed by the blast.
New York-Branding the letter
which his wife had presented to Su.
preme Court Qustice Geigerich as
downright forgery" Beverley Har.
ris formerly vicepresident of the Ma.
tional City bank, stated he would
do all in his power to prove the de-
ception and punish the guilty. The
letter in question was said by Mrs.
Eleanor e. L. Harris to have been
written by her husband but a few
hours before a jury awarded him q
verdict In his annulment suit against
his wife.
New. York-Contribution of more
than $1,00O,O00 by John D. Rockefel
Ter, ST., through the Laura Spelman
Rockefeller fund of the Rockefeller
Foundation, to cover the entire ac-
comulated liability Of a proposed
secretarial retirement fund was an
nounced at the eighth annual CON.
vention of the Young Women's
Christian Association. The gift
may reach $2,0O0.000. according to
Mrs. Lewis H. Lapham, a member of
the national board, who made the
announcement. y
San Pedro, Calif.--More than 400
officers of the battlefieet will be
shifted to shore duty and to stations
in Asiatic and European waters i'm.
mediately after the completion Of