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Washington
Washington Archbishop Fumazonl
Biondi, apostolic legate to the United
States, and his secretary, Dr. George
Leach, called at the White House to
pay their respects.
Washington—Representatives of all
branches of the lumber industry and
of lumber users have concluded a
conference at the commerce depart
ment by agreeing on a set of standard
sizes and grades for lumber which
•will be applied nationally after July 1.
Washington—" Senator W. E. Borah
of Idaho is not a candidate for the
presidential nomination of any party,”
he said in discussing a prediction of
Frank E. Johness at Boise, Idaho, he
would soon announce for president on
the progressive ticket.
Washington—Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, accompanied by Albert Beriss,
secretary and treasurer of the metal
trades department of the Federation,
and William J. Spencer, secretary of
the building trades department, will
leave for Panama within a week on
an organization mission.
Washington—Police of Philadelphia
will have a year of the kind of direc-
tion Brigadier General Smedley D.
Butler has been giving to the United
States marines. General Butler has
been granted leave of absence for one
year, to enable him to accept the post
of director of public safety of Phila
delphia.
Domestic
Pittsburgh Theodore Roberts,
Bcreen and stage star, is critically ill.
Chicago—Chicago and Cook county’s
deaths in automobile accidents for
1923 will total more than 700.
St. Louis —‘‘Dickey” Hennessey, a
member of the notorious "Egans Rats,”
a gang of gunmen, was killed when
his automobile collided with a tele
phone pole.
New York A wood carved copy
of Leonardo De Vinci’s painting, ‘‘The
Lord’s Supper,” was presented to thr
city by the Oberammergau Passion
Players, headed by Anton Lang.
New York—Albert E. Guimares, who
figured in the Dorothy King murder
case, and three associates in various
stock selling enterprises were convict
ed by a federal Jury of using the mails
to defraud.
Oklahoma City—Rt. Rev. Theophile
Meerscheart, bishop of the Catholic
diocese of Oklahoma, Is seriously ill at
a hospital here. Due to his age, 76,
the bishop’s condition is said by hos
pital authorities to be critical.
Warsaw—The president has asked
Ladislaw Grabski to form a cabinet
to succeed tliat headed by Premier
Mitos, which resigned. It L expected
that the new ministry when it is
formed, will give considerable atten
tion to financial reforms.
Jacksonville, Fla. —John D. Rocke
feller, Sr., accompanied by N. W. Da
vis, his private secretary, and other
members of his personal staff, passed
through Jacksonville en route to Or
mond Reach, Fla., where he will spend
the season at his winter home.
New York —Announcement was
made of the formation of a new or
ganization designed to crush “the
principle of censorship” to be known
as the “national council to protect the
freedom of art, literature and the
press.”
Santa Monica, Calif. —William D.
Fowler, aged 28, and Dewey Light
foot, 28, air reserve lieutenant and
sergeant, respectively, were killed at
Clover field here when the plane in
which they were making a practise
flight crashed to earth from an atti
tude of 400 feet.
Chicago—Sir Henry Thornton, Amer
ican born president of the Canadian
National railways, the world’s largest
railroad system, with 23,000 miles of
line, has arrived in Chicago to inspect
the terminal facilities of his road here
and to be the guest of honor at the
annual dinner of the Indiana society
at the Congress hotel.
St. Louis—Gustave Vollmer and Jo
seph Tuenr, local patrolmen, were sus
pended, stripped of their uniforms and
placed in jail on charges of burglary
after quantities of stolen goods were
found in their homes. A third man,
Joseph A. Banker, who admitted haul
ing the loot for the policemen, also
was placed under arrest on a charge
of receiving stolen property.
New Orleans Surgeon General
Hugh Cummings of the United States
Public Health service, in a letter to
Dr. Oscar Downling, state health offi
cer, offered to provide a glass cage in
which to incarcerate George Beaure
paire, Negro inmate of the national
leproßarioun at Carville, La., while he
Is being tried in criminal court here
for murder. An electrical device for
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communicating with the Negro while
undergoing examination, was discuss
ed by officials.
Charlotte, N. C.—Dqinage estimated
at from $500,000 to SBOO,OOO was done
here by a fire in the East street mer
chant’s section.
Gloucester, Mass—While her blind
husband groped his way to within a
few feet of her, Mrs Albert Parsons
failed in her efforts to heat the fire
from her blazing clothing and was
fatally. burned.
Cleveland President Coolidge’s
campaign headquiarterß will be located
at the Cleveland 'hotel in the republi
can national convention An June if
tentative arrangements, said to have
been made, are approved.
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Sports
Chicago--The American association
club ownoru adopted a schedule of 154
games, opening April 15 and closing
September 28.
Chicago—Joe Cantillon, for 14 years
a successful manager or the Minne
apolis club, became vice president
when thav organization was re-organ
ized by Mike Kelly and Fay Murray,
the principal owners of the club.
Minneapolis Earl Martineau, half
back on the University of Minnesota
squad, has been honored by a place
on Walter Camp’s first all-American
team. Camp speaks very highly of
the Minnesota star in his review of
the various candidates.
St. Louis—Joe Stecher, of Dodge,
Neb., former world champion wrest
ler, wants u match with Ed (Strang
ler) Lewis, world’s heavyweight cham
pion wrestler. “I am ready to deposit
$15,000 to be paid over to Lewis the
minute the match is made,” Stecher
announced. "I have developed such
strength that the famous headlock of
Lewis will not bother me," Stecher
declared. "I am stronger than I used
to be,” the ex-champion asserted. His
appearance did not belie his claim. He
now weighs 210 pounds.
New York—The best 1924 4 year old
American horses will have a chance
to meet Epinard, champion 3 year old
of France, in open competition in the
United States next summer, M. Pierre
Wertheimer, his owner, announced at
the close of a series of conferences
with American turfmen. Originally it
had been planned to match Epinard
against Harry F. Sinclair’s Zev, cham
pion Americun 3 year old, but it was
understood this plan had been modi
fied to give other horses on this side
of the Atlantic a chance to meet the
French horse.
Foreign
Moscow —The Moscow government
is hopeful of a reply from President
Coolidge to Foreign Minister Tchitch
erin’s note asking resumption of
friendly relations between Russia and
America.
Berlin—Dr. Andreas Hermes, form
er minister of finance, is to make a
visit to the United States at an early
date. The foreign office, however, em
phasized that Dr. Hermes is not pro
ceeding to America in any official ca
pacity.
Stockholm —A week of feasting and
revelries in honor of the arrival of
the Crown Princess Louise of Sweden
was concluded with an elaborate en
tertainment in the famous town hall.
The high building in the twilight was
surrounded by a wall of flashing
torches.
London —The coast guards along
the English channel and other agen
cies are continuing their search for
Lawrence B. Sperry, the American
aviator, but so fur without being able
even to determine the cause for the
fall of his baby airplane into the
channel last week or obtain any fur
ther clue to the airman’s fate.
Geneva —A Chinese officer ha l
just obtained a pilot’s certificate at the
military aerodrome at Dubendorf,
near Zurich, has bought on behalf of
the government a number of fast
airplanes and two hydroplanes, which,
after being tested, will be shipped to
China under convey of Chinese offi
cers . It is understood that Chnia has
decided to form an air fleet and will
buy more machines 4n America later.
Rheims, France —The Rheims Co
operative society for the reconstruc
tion of Rheims had a general meeting
under the presidency of the Marquis
De Fouighac. The marquis, in outlin
ing fourth year of the work of the
society, said that 180,000,000 francs
had been spent in Rheims in the pres
ent year, and that if the state was
able to continue the work the recon
struction of Rheims should be complet
ed within five years.
Paris —One of three Americans —
Brand Whitlock, former ambassador
to Belgium; Charles D. Warren, form
er ambassador to Japan, or Norman
H. Davis, former assistant secretary
of state —will be asked to preside
over the special commission which is
to be created by the League of Na
tions to inaugurate a new and inde
pendent inquiry on the controversy
over the port of Memel, on the Baltic
sea.
London —The British postofTloe has
shipped the English Christmas mails
on board the American steamer Levia
than, which sailed from Southampton.
The Cunard steamer Scythia sailed
from Liverpool, but, as it is a slower
boat, the Leviathan was chosen to be
the representative of Santa Claus.
This is the second time the Leviathan
has been selected by the British post
office in preference to a British vessel
for the quick delivery of mail in the
United States.
Paris —M. Clemenceau is resting
comfortably in his home . here after
an automobile accident on the Nantes-
Paris road, in which he was cut about
the face by flying glass. His physi
cians state that he requires a week’s
complete rest. He joked with mem
bers of his family despite his physi
cian’s orders. He is finding great
difficulty in speaking, owing to his
deeply cut lip and a plate which has
been placed in his mouth.
Bucharest —The cabinet has approv
ed a decree restoring limited freedom
of trade in the petroleum industry
under governmental supervision so as
to insure priority for domestic users.
The exportation of crude oil still is
prohibited, but refined products may
be shipped abroad under an export
tax of 89 lei for 100 kilograms. Dom
estic prices must not exceed those of
the world market.
Dortmund, Germany—Former Em
peror William won a suit agafcst an
editor over a etwy that the former
kaiser caused auicide of a young
officer in 1895
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THE TOMAHAWK, WHITE EARTH, MINN.
All tie Slate
Ceadensod Storks of Happenings
of the Wwk in Miiumou
Duluth —Postmaster Thomas E. Con
sidine will seek the reappointment at
the local station on his record of the
past four years. His term expires
March 2.
Marshall —Fire at Clarkfield de
stroyed the old gi*de public school
building, together with the stAicture
nearby which housed the school lib
rary.
Ely—Because of the fine weather
that has been enjoyed here this win
ter, work on the now SBOO,OOO high
school will be completed before the re
quired time called for in the contract.
Willmar —C. M. Babcock, state com
missioner of highways, was given of
ficial recognition by the village coun
cil at Raymond, when a new street
that has been laid out in the village
was named for him.
Red Wing—Fire which broke out in
the three story building of C. A. Bet
cher, caused damage estimated at
SIO,OOO. Jake Krueger, fireman, was
painfully bruised when an explosion in
the tannery threw a door against him.
Benson —Lloyd and Ernest Sather
were drowned when the automobile in
which they attempted to cross Scan
dinavian lake, 18 miles north d? here,
broke through the ice. Lloyd was 17,
Ernest 19.
Granite Falls The question of
whether or not the city of Granite
Falls shall be bonded for $35,000 for
the construction of a pure water sys
tem and extension of water mains to
all parts of the city will be brought
up at a public mass meeting.
Duluth— Fifteen thousand safety
pamphlets are being distributed to the
school children of this city, urging
parents to teach safety. The pamph
lets are being distributed through the
boys’ work committee of the Duluth
Rotary club.
Rochester Word has been re
ceived by B. V. Snodgrass of the high
school faculty from officials of the
Central Interscholastic Press associa
tion, that the Rochester high school
1922-23 contest conducted by that as
sociation at Madison, Wis.
Watson —Carl W. Strom has been
chosen Rhodes scholar from lowa and
plans to leave in October, 1924, to
study at Oxford, England. Strom, a
graduate of Luther college, Decorah,
lowa, is the third Luther college
alumnus to receive a Rhodes scholar
ship. At present he is studying aft
lowa City at the state university.
Little Falls— A. H. Vernon, former
state commander of the American Le
gion in Minnesota and practising at
torney here, will, with Mrs. Vernon,
leave the latter part of the week for
Los Angeles, where they will spend
the winter and possibly make their fu
ture home.
Duluth —“People will be driving over
it by this time next year,” is the way
Mayor S. F. Snively expressed himself
after an inspection with representa
tives of #ivic bodies over the proposed
boulevard extension. A scenic high
way from the eastern part of Duluth to
Jay Cooke park and Fond Du Lac is
the program that Mayor Snively ex
pects to put through and complete
next year.
Montevideo —Because a travelling
medicine show proprietor was arrested
and found not guilty of having “ped
dled” without a license, this city, it
was said, will soon have to stand two
suits for damages. The show man
ager will sue for $5,000 for malicious
prosecution and his company will also
ask for damages through loss of busi
ness.
Redwood Falls —A rousing meeting
of farmers, bankers, breeders and busi
ness men of Redwood county inaugur
ated the purebred sire campaign of the
Minnesota Holstein Breeders’ associa
tion here. A dinner in the armory
building brought town and country to
gether in passing the movement for bet
ter llvest <ck of both beef and dairy
types.
St. Paul —Organization of citizens
vigilance committees in every city, Vil
lage and hamlet in the state to aid in
better prohibition law enforcement’ in
Minnesota was advocated by S. B.
Qvale, Minnesota prohibition director,
in opening the state dry law enforce
ment conference of peace officials and
prosecutors in the house chamber at
the capitol building.
Austin Declaring agricultural con
ditions now are better than a year
ago and that the only way for farm
ers to get out of their difficulties is
by co-operative marketing, J. F. Reed,
president of the Minnesota Farm Bu
reau association and recently elected
vice president of the American Farm
Bureau federation at Chicago, ad
dressed the annual meeting of the
Mower County Farm Bureau federa
tion here.
Hlbbing—Boy Scouts of Hlbblng wjll
act as guardians of the new game pre
serve order by the state game and fish
commissioner. The new preserve is
located in the vicinity of the Boy
Scour camp at Island Lake. The camp
is lnsid% the territory ordered for the
preservation of game life.
Duluth —A resolution condomning
Secretary Mellon’s proposed tax cut
has been adopted by the eighth district
board of the American Legion and
copies will be sent to Senators Ship
stead and Johnson at Washington, ac
cording to announcement made by
herald V. Barron of Clvjuet. Min".
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Winona Louis Speltz of Altura
was re-elected president of the Wi
nona County Farm bureau at the an
nual meeting here.
Duluth—Northern Minnesota r»
ports the largest Christmas tree in
dustry on record.
Windom Owing to extremely
mild weather conditions prevailing
here many farmers are plowing and
seeding. The roads are in excellent
condition all over the country.
Duluth—The Installation of officers
of the Duluth Builders Exchange will
take place Jan. 23 at the Spalding ho
tel. A banquet will precede the instal
lation.
Northfleld —Carleton college again
will be host to a large number of Min
nesota ministers when the annual con
vocation of ministers of all denomina
tions will be conducted here Jan. 1-4.
Dodge Center—A meeting of Dodge
county farmers organized the Dodge
County Crop Improvement association.
Ralph Grim, university farm school
crop specialist, was the leading
speaker at the organization session.
Faribault—With approximately 1,200
members already signed, Rice county’s
youngest farmers’ co-operative organi
zation. the Rica County Co-operative
Egg and Poultry association, is already
an assured success.
Mankato —Almost $820,000 worth of
new building has been done in Man
kato this year to date. The new
Teachers’ college, costing $343,000,
represents the largest element of the
total
Minneapolis—F. A. Duxbury, member
of the State Industrial commission,
was chief speaker at the opening ses
sion of the fifth annual tw’o-day con
vention of the Minnesota State Hotel
and Restaurant at the Ho
tel Radisson.
Duluth —Probably six lake boats will
spend the winter in the Duluth-Superi
or harbor, according to local harbor
authorities. This is the smallest num
ber in many years. The official 1923
navigation season for Lake Superior
came to a close the 12th.
Waseca —The Waseca County Hol
stein Breeders association will be re
organized as the result of a decision
made at a meeting of Secretary Robert
Geiger of the Minnesota Holstein Frie
sian association with a number of
breeders here.
Mankato —Of 16 divorce decree*
granted in district court here, so far
this year, but one was granted to a
man. In most of the cases where
women were plaintiffs the charge was
desertion, only two being for cruel
treatment.
Duluth —Open competition for the
position of postmaster for this city
will be held Jan. 8, 1924. The present
term of Postmaster Thomas E. Con
sidine will expire on March 2, 1924.
The examination will be for term of
four years at a salary of $6,000 a year.
Austin —The annual report of James
Prevatil, scout executive, shows that
the Austin Boy scout enrollment has
grown to ten troops and 298 regis
tered scouts. During the year 1,270
jobs have been secured for boys
through the scout employment bureau.
Marshall —Some idea of the bounti
ful corn crop that was raised in this
section of the state this year may be
gleamed from the report of E. Nuese,
a farmer east of this place. He re
ported that he gathered more than
10,000 bushels of corn from a 166 acre
tract.
Waseca —D. M. “Marty” Coughlin,
former Notre Dame football star, was
honored by his fellow members of'Wa
seca post, American Legion, at the an
nual meeting of the post. Coughlin
who is now business manager of’ the
newspaper here was elected post com
mander.
Hastings—A widow and six children
won a verdict of $13,500 from a Jury
in Dakota county district court here
from the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad. Mrs. Edith Coogan,
widow of Edward Coogan, aged 30,
brakeman on the road, who was killed
by a freight train, was the plaintiff.
Virginia —A co-operative plan of
keeping the range paved highway open
all winter for traffic is offered. Pelli
can has approached different village
councils, offering to place in operation
a fleet of trucks and rotary plows,
working both day and night, to keep
the roads free, each council to pay a
certain amount for the service.
St. Cloud —Members of the St. Cloud
Chamber of Commerce have started a
movement for co-operation with the
St. Cloud unit of the Minnesota Na
tional Guard that, It is believed, will
spread to other cities. It is a auxili
ary to the guard, with membership
limited to the same number as there
are enlisted men in the headquarters
company of the Third battalion, 205th
infantry.
Austin —L. H. Marville, contractor
for Mower county’s highway construc
tion work this year, declares he knows
of no other county in the United States
that has improved so extensive a
stretch of highways this year. Mr.
Marvelle, whose opinion is shared by
the county engineer, A. C. White, says
he has kept in touch with construction
work of counties in 26 states and he
has not heard of any county where 76
miles of highway was improved this
year, out of 98 miles of road in the
county system.
Madelia —Dr. F. L. Bregel of St
James was elected president of the
Watonwan County Medical association
at its quarterly meeting here.
Thief Rive.- Falls —The new Great
Northern railroad station, built to re
place the pioneer structure erected 38
years ago, was opened to the public
with, elaborate ceremonies.
Windom —The Cottonwood County
Farm Bureau had their annual meet
ing at JeTers in this county with more
than 200 delegates present. The fol
lowing officers were elected: U. D.
Fisk, president: W. L. Frost, vlcepres
ident; L. H. Smith, secretary.
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A Haro Audience.
The taxes paid by people here below
Produce some grand displays of
varying worth.
It’s hard to give the crowd the kind of
show
That makes It think It’s had its
money’s worth.
COFFEE ARRIVES BY WATER
Chicago.—The arrival recently of a
cargo of coffee at the Clark street
dock of Reid, Murdoch & Co., marked
the first ofl*such shipments coming to
Chicago by water from the South
American coffee plantations.
The firm purchased . the cofTee in
Colombia, transported it by mule to
Girardot and thence entirely by water
from this point in the Interior of South
America to the heart of North Amer
ica where it was unloaded at the
docks of the company In Chicago.
This marks a distinct advance over
the former methods of transporting
coffee and hus affected a material
saving in cost.
In the future practically all coffee
will be shipped to Chicago by water
from Colombia, said John MacMahon,
vice president of the company.
Vegetables From Isle of Pines.
Some of the earliest of the fresh
vegetables that reach snow-bound
American markets come from the Isle
of Pines, which was once notorious as
a rendezvous for Caribbean pirates.
If “Who is this?” comes over the
telephone, the party you wish is prob
ably “not in.”
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London's Population Grows.
It had been estimated that the in
crease of London’s population during
and since the World war is no less
than 600,000. Vast numbers were at
tracted from the provinces by the lure
of plentiful employment and high
wages. Now, having acquired the taste
for London, they do not return, even
though employment is not now plen
tiful and wages are not what they
were.
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against.
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fective; possibly because it is so hard
to get one up.
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