Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-10

was born in Tennessee and lived in
Texas. The South Carolina state fed
GRAFTON of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs made her it's president
Col. Leroy Springs, also delegate at
large, had this to say: Il am no squaw-
man. / am perfectly willing that Mrs.
Springs should stay at home. She is a
very nice woman and / like to have
her there"
nHIO'S shore Of Lake Erie between
~ Cleveland and Sandusky is drag
ging itself out of the ruins left by
devastating tornado which Saturday
killed more than 100, injured more
than 700 and caused property losses of
more than $3O,00O000. Lorain, steel
city of 10000, suffered most of the loss
Of life and property. Martial law was
established and aid was sent from
scores of cities. President Coolidge Of
fered federal aid For time there was
neither water, gas nor electric light,
and food was scarce. A meeting of
business men and bankers throughout
the state was held Wednesday in
Cleveland and inspection was made of
Lorain. Presumably the 125 wrecked
blocks will be rebuilt.
TRANSCONTINENTAL air mail
L service was put in operation Tues
day. when planes left New York and
San Francisco The schedule calls for
80 hours and minutes eastward and "a
hours and 45 minutes westward. The
maximum load is 900 pounds, or about
$4,000 letters There are three rate
zones, the postage being 8, Is and "a
cents respectively. The west-bound
plane strikes darkness just west of
Chicago and flies through the night to
emerge into daylight at Cheyenne.
Eastbound, the plane flies through
darkness between Cheyenne and Chi
cago. The flyers pass near Omaha.
An airway lighted by enormously pow
erful beacons guides the flyers.
CRIMINAL indictments we're re-
~ turned at Washington Monday by
a special federal grand jury Investigate
ing the leasing of the naval oil re-
serves against Albert B. FALL former
secretary of the interior; Harry F. SIM
clair and E. L. Doheny, oil operators,
and E. l.. Doheny, Jr. Four indict-
ments were returned The first named
Fall, Doheny, ST., and Doheny, Jr.,
charging them with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government in connection
with the leasing of the California re-
serve In the second Fall and Sinclair
were accused of conspiring to defraud
in connection with Teapot Dome lease.
The third indictment charged Fall
with accepting bride of 100000 for
using his official influence in the Cali
fornia leases in behalf of Doheny Sr.
The two Dohenys in the fourth indict-
ment were charged with inducing Fall,
in behalf of the Pan-American Petro-
leum company, by the unlawful and
felonious'' payment of 100000 to take
an unlawful action.
president COOLIDGE, making his
L first address since his nomination,
spoke Monday night before more than
1000 executive officers of the business
organization of the government and re-
iterated his program of economy to Sc
cure relief from burdens of taxation.
The President announced that he
would submit estimates of not more
than $4,000, 100000 for expenditures in
the fiscal year beginning July |, 1925,
and instructed the officers under him
to find a way to cut $83,OOO,0O0 from
their present estimates.
President Coolidge Gen. Charles G.
Dawes and Chairman Butler of the
Republican national committee con-
ferred Tuesday at the White House.
General Dawes will begin an intensive
6O-day speaking drive September 1.
His official notification of his nomina-
ton will be received July 20 at Evan
ston. The President will be notified
July "a in Washington, probably in
some big hall where thousands can
hear what will be the real opening adj
dress of his campaign.
TUESDAY the American exclusion
l. act went into effect and Japan
staged a nationwide demonstration, a
significant incident of which was the
cutting down by persons unknown of
the flag flying on the grounds of the
American embassy at Tokyo. At all
the Shinto shrines mass prayer meet
ings besought the ancient deities to aid
the 'insulted" japanese people. Anti
American meetings were held every
where.
'While grown men stood by wonder