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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - December 15, 1920, Washington, Iowa Nato for want too a thro Tho to mint journal Hod Columna the evening journal fair Forth Ami Thor Day. Ltd Nittoli Chun or in or pc in Burrt volume 28 Washington Iowa vol in Ksida y even inc december 15, 1920 251romania Effie tens War league votes it on All armaments Pomo Nally i am Tennal Opalm. Iii to interim go it on record at favouring limitation for next two years. Move i the u. S. Senate torah Ofiara solution rotting far a Fly a curb on Amana Britain and Japan Danial oppo aaa Ryan. Plot to kill Constantine two us Apoc carrying bomb and passport to Lue trn arrested at Milan. Purls in in two greek carry in passports for Law the and to poseur inn of hand. Hare let in or relied fit Milan rays a dispatch to the Matin. It is believed in the italian City the dispatch say the men had plotted to attempt to Zauft Slot former Kin Constantine of Greece. Iai Cern Lier 14.�?former Kin t Ona Tantone of Greece Queen Sophie and he other members of the Royal party left Here on the homeward Jour hey to Athens without ceremony. Collection of taxes is still i billion behind pm of a refunding into inn to Law Bonds the cer-t111. nearly $8,500. , and the aril a of of War savings Stamps and Victory notes. The prof toes of the i to Mattiee their Man. However met w Ith the disapprove al of doctor Thomas Aho told the cow my it that the pm rate of the Treasury appeared Hufi Orient to provide revenues to take cure of the maturing . Hut who warned that the Treasury estimates fur taxation could stand to red Ort Ion of the program i were to ire carried the Mali. I reds Rise his capitals Bureau unable to audit returns under Complex Law declares expert Geneva. I to. It. The Assembly of the league of nations went on record a favouring the Elaml Matlou of Orma Fumita by the pm Iwers for the next two years by agreement among them. The Ham of the commute # report was adopted after it had been modified so Asti take the form of u recommendation. Fran a Bra Xii. Ollie Greece Roland hour Mia and Uruguay voted against the clause. United states make a move. . I,.�?a Resolution requesting the president to open be got Lull ooh with great Britain and Japan Tor an agree me it to red in no Val building program fit per cent for the nest five years was introduced to be Senate by senator Borah Hep Ai Minim. Beater Oraha Paa tetum Ware tarred to no of dim relations it Emmeh tee without debate. Top Resolution declares it to be tile opinion of ingress that the United states would make such a reduction of an agreement could be brought about and asserts that tit navies of Groat Britain and Japan Are the Only 4nes of Power sufficient to require american attention. Ureal Britain the United states. Italy and Japan wit understood to have agreed to this arrangement Japan after persuasion. Franco refused assent but Hope was expressed thai its ate Proval would he Given later. Quot a represent nth e and official of the japanese government says the Resolution a has advised tin world that the insane government cannot sons edit even to consider a program of disarmament on account of the naval building program of the United senator Horah said privately that in introducing ills Resolution be acted Only upon his own Itil lathe. But that several senators had expressed their Hearty approx al of his Plum tin Idaho senator also said that he would urge Early action on the re w flirt Ion by the foreign relations committee. Opposed by Secretary Daniels. When senator bomb offered Iii Resolution Secretary Daniels was before the Bouw naval committee strongly opposing such a proposal a it would in a Blunder almost equal to a crime a said the naval Secretary a for la United states to enter into an Alliance w Ith Guy two or three nut ions either to Husi twid or curtail naval building or for any either purpose. It would certainly make for suspicion among the other nations of tin or. Daniels told the Bow naval cow Mitt that a Chain was Only a Strong As its weakest link that lie had recently returned rom u trip to Alaska and to the Pacific a whore we have far Flung interests Aud i believe that the United states should not be dependent on any nation but should have a Navy equal to any in tile Gorman envoy arrive la brat. Bio Janeiro. Bill dec relation Between Germany and Brazil which were broken off in april in. Were resumed when Georg Alfred Lelin Gorman minister to Bragi. Arrived Ber 1917 returns unchecked auditing under existing regulations Nae become be stupendous that the internal Revenue Bureau be Way out _ he declare. Communist attempts ire said to Havo caused riots la Prague and but a a Imda is Ria dec. i rumoured that disturbance have of nor cd in Prague Tim capital of re Echo Slovakia and Belgrade tit capita of Yugoslavia after attempts to establish r Hui Nisun let government la fete i countries. Government May seize u. S. Coal mines senator Kenyon sees no other Way of ending profiteering evil. 20 French slain in ambush Bady of troop attacked near Deb i Syria forty Ara wounded. Paris dec. 1ft body of French troops w a i ambushed near de hot Syria on the night of december 8, losing 20 men kilted Aud having 40 others wounded. Premiere leg use informed the Cabinet Council to this effect at the meeting of the Council presided Over by president i Berend. Mam ism abut weas Vilna Boa tat last Ora boreas Quot of Yra ape of Altos mid Neutral Powers Arrie. London dec. 15.�?concentration of soviet to Ops Are occurring in the direction of Vilna. Consequent on the a arrival of troops of the allies and new to Powers in Vilas says a dispatch received from that City by the lithuanian legation Here. Get year for perjury. Kewaunee via i tee. Kerndl Gians an attorney of this City. Who pleaded git Ltd of a Feury was sentenced to Ane Vona at Waupun by circuit court judge Grace Here. Overseas Trade shows a increase reaches unprecedented total of by 1,875,424,000. Penrose against leagues senator Doe not like Harding idea for world association against idealism. Almost half of it carried in american boat. Secretary of Commerce reports. Washington la. 13.�?nearly one half of the nations record breaking Over sent Commerce in the last fiscal year warn carried in american ships. Secretary of Commerce Alexander show in ids annual report. The Oversea. Trad reached tile unprecedented total of $11,875,424, $5,071.995.9im of it was carried in american owned vessels As against $308,839, to oar ride in american Birt Toms the year before the Vur. The total volume of imports and exports by land and sea was $18,349, 061,009. Nearly $3.ooo.000,000 above the previous record est Ablahed in the tis a1 year ended june fit1919. Imports for Tim last year amounted to f5,288.631,, As compared with $8. 005.720.000 for the previous year und almost $8, too for the fiscal year of huh. The vain of exports for the la St fiscal year aggregated $7,950,-429.000, an increase of approx Nataly $009,009,099 out the previous year unit a $2, ,000,900 Over 1918. Or. Alexander Tilso Sli Vvs that during tile inst fiscal year the american Fleet was increased by 070 vessels of i 3.416.000 Gross tons and that on last june 30 american shipping comprised 28,188 vessels of 16,824,000 Gross tons. Washington dec. 15.�?the Treasury department estimates that a More than $1,090,000,000�?� is outstanding in unpaid taxes i Vocalise of the governments inability to audit the returns or. Tirana 8. Adams of the Treasury staff testified of a hearing on taxation before the House ways and Means Muttee. Because of la Complex nature of present Revenue Law doctor a Luru add a the internal Revenue Bureau hts been unable to Complete tile checking up of tax returns for 1917. He saw no immediate Hope of making Hie audit current with the Tux returns flied. Can Baa a Way out. The teak of auditing the tax returns and of tracing evasion and other cases of failure to a All taxes due. Doctor atoms said Haw be Coom so stupendous that the internal Revenue Bureau see no Way out at present. He declared he would Quot thank gel of the Revenue machinery does not break Down in two years under the Burden of any addition to its Job of tax the Treasury representative s state Echt was made in connection with an a explanation of his attitude in opposition to a general mules tax. Ile be a sieved that while a general tale tax would yield great returns the administrative Burden entailed would be too great to carry. Encounter Snag on War debt. 11 Mise ways and mean committeemen have encountered a stumbling Block in their efforts to devise a method for disposing of that part of the nation s War debt�?$7,300,001mn wlm maturing in the next two and a half years. Believing that the $4,000,000,000 annual tax Levy proposed by the Treasury would be insufficient to cure for the Ordinary operating expenses of the government Aud to cancel the Treasury certificates Natl Victory notes soon to mature chairman Fordney proposed Germany shows a baht irn Nide protest at Clearing arrangement for paying War debt condition Calleo hopeless private interests to control of production and distribution unable to prevent repetition of present deplorable condition. Washington. Dec. 15.�?sharp Nelll risk a it of the National Coil Industry with implied threat of drastic legs san thou by emigre to meet alleged evils of profiteering and speculation a com j von pm i the partial report of Tho Cor Arlotte on production and reconstruction. Submitted to the Senate. In general the report which asked j Power to allow Hie committee in con. Notifies nations of cannot Mott monthly payment As agr do gun onto Fod or a Ted. Production and distribution of Coal in. Up the of efforts by some Are actually unable to prevent a continuance or repetition of Tim present deplorable situation and that it is the duty of Hie government to take such reasonable and practical Steps As it May to remedy the government administration of the production and Distri Botlon of Coal. The committee sold a should be a last resort a but for the present it was recommended that operators wholesalers jobbers and retailers in the Industry be required to file full and frequent report with a Federal Agency. These reports should show the committee concluded a total tonnage produced or handled size and Quality thereof amount of tonnage contracted for sold on contract and at spot Sale. To whom and the prices made and received under contracts or Sale Quot the reports should be sufficient a to determine costs and profits and Hie corporate interrelation or the communities of interests of any Between companies producing and distributing in other Fields the committee said Quot a Ber exists a serious shortage of housing not Only in the great cities but in the smaller cities As Well even in the far West and South which la held to have deleterious effect upon Public health morals and Industrial growth. Labor conditions also were d i Hou Astel by the committee. Hite labor loafers. A the Naiad fraction and exploitation of some groups of organised labor claim Russia encroaching on territory bedtime of Bonk of font Exton Between two count Rich robber confesses col Ltd eel Man Cetin Akron admits robbery of mall at Omaha last month say ten people Bandit gang in roses to the Eva Tilv journal Vien a dec. Aln in adopting measures indicative of Tho imminence of War with soviet Russia Over the Possession of Bee Arabia. Mail thief u fwd Kim Khz special to the even be Toon. Chicago Der. a m _ in tone coloured of of com Ohio can Niemch Quot Fez Utlz is a to it us Hove file life i foreign Pill pm Berlin dec been proceeding tween Ute Genua or menu. With Abr the resell t which of Mon filly deft is no to a $0 say a Send official Ste Tentou issued 1 lie re. This arrangement was made under a Section Ltd of tile Venin ill treaty. Owing to the magnitude of the payment which have Peen Wade recently Germany Baa entered into communion Hon with great Britain and franc for the purpose of devising a different method of settlement. The negotiations have been without result thus fur but Are not yet terminated a in View of this a the statement adds. Quot the German Clearing office has been instructed to notify the Clearing office of mates Eta emd that for the present the settlement of accounts in the form hitherto prescribed cannot take place. General outlet head of the Allied control commission Here has informed tin German govern Moat that its explanations regarding the disarmament of Peoples guards cannot be accepted and has ordered the government to direct the destruction of a vers siege guns atom. He has declared these guns were kept in contravention of the Versailles treaty and in spite of the reiterated demands of the allies. To Law a Lux eat Iga Hon suggested go a eminent activities to bring about cooperation under regulation in his. A a a a a text Quot it Tah Quot a a a a Hie Bandit who Rig inhere lug Cost met pm but its thro item Bull revealed in new Lurk cloy. And has h1 jew Dollar Omaha Bali can nmn sin senators Raider of 5ew York Edge new Jersey and Kenyon. Iowa supplemented their findings with additional statement All of which agreed in asking special legislative attention to present methods of producing and distributing Coni. Been reported i a Otic oth a larger robbery lest month. Jet said that cities Quot the report mid a this has there were six White men one White spread to combination of employers woman Ami three Argroe in the who working together with such graft gang. Of a log labor Lea Dors hate combined the j fore mainly High prices. The depart meat of Justice to urged to Prada Cut i Itu Tao. By corrected while set Titor Kenyon declared that a if the matter i to go on i for one harsh a the remedy might be. Shin favor taking Over the senator Edge expressed a Tom. Eve my three supreme Prask Hla con Clad on that Quot the Coal Industry cannot bring order out of the prevailing chaos Ami give even reasonable Relief to the suffering people soil a. Williams Dias. Neenah wis., dec. 15.�?e. A. W11 Dent of the equitable fraternal Union died Here. I am ready to modify somewhat in this Cne. Of opposition to government intrusion into private Busine and to advocate legitimate a foal profiteering especially As it has followed the priority orders of the interstate Commerce commission has continued unchecked by Ute de i tart men t of Justice and is a National disgrace Quot the commute Auld lobs. Joint report. A goal speculation Abern permitted to monopolize the transportation facilities of the country. I retarding necessary construction and increasing the Basic Cost of manuf no i Titre and d str Botlon of commodities j n general. It has bled the Home owners Public utilities and industries. Calls condition helpless. A your investigation into the Coal sit nation has convinced us that the private interests now in control of. The fifty Nin motorcar burned. Kansas City. Mo., dec. 15.�?fifty-Fitne motorcar were burned when fire destroyed part of the Midland garage Here. Harding seeking a Middle course president elect plans International policy of administration. Atlantic pity n. J., dec. 15,-Sena-Tor Penrose fanned the Ila Mea of the Johnaon born backfire against the league of nations when he announced a thnh compares with 7.928,688 Iii 1914 that he so opposed to president elect Harding s idea for an association of nations. The senator is a a hitter Enders so far As the original league is concerned. A we Don t need an Alsoe Hytlon of lie said. A let us attend to our own business. There is no necessity for the association. Americana want to go along in the old fashioned Way. I oui foreign i Uuttu amp a a growth of american shipping bus been wholly in Tho foreign Trade a the Secretary said a much More than half of that growth having taken place since the armistice of november la 1918, and the increase of the last fiscal year being double that of any years before the armistice. This increase in tonnage would mean Little unless it stood also for an increase la Trade a _ believes he it not to encounter so Many difficulties another trip South in View. % Marion. Dec. 15.�?president elect Harding believes that he is not going to encounter As Many difficulties As he anticipated in reaching a a common ground of understanding on the International policy of the new to 4,000 io1 Wou in. By a if Trio la tax my her or 4 cd or Mere aft Ames for this Winter farm and Home Wek Jar. 2 to 8, the first to be Beld j in Tim e Yea s. Two Winters previously the general influenza epidemic in the stat caused abandonment of this annual Iowa state College a open boost this year in try d is All Hie Keener because of the Dehy. More than a Hundred different lectures demonstrations and Confer enc a will be held each Day of Tho week program dealing with every phase of farm and Home activities. This year however the farming pin Pha Aii will be on More economical production and better marketing. A More economical production is one of the bigger problems with which the Farmer has to Deal right now a says Dean c. F. Curtiss. A prices of All farm products have dropped far below the Point of profit. That situation May continue although we All Hope for a turn for the belter. Under the circumstances it la imperative that we find ways of reducing Costa of production. Our Short Coal be this year will help Iowa fat Mer meet this need by giving them the very newest and Best information about production methods and it will be wry much a a Orth the while of Farmers to every flight or the week a great mass meeting will he held with speakers of National prominence dealing with the big questions that concern r i culture and Home making. On thursday night Jan. 6, comes the customary Farmers ban Tepu Alienn administration. Ile made this Point Plain in a talk with news-1 Quel when 1,200 or More folks take paper correspondents. Despite the seats around a typical Iowa spread widely divergent views As to How this big America can Hest a spiny Lier part in farm and Home week is i furnished Lier of All tuition or other a _ ,. A a charges. I Here is Assurance of am efforts toward world peace w hich sen be it Oasis a Ruitu. For All wha Attar Harding is hound to receive from i come. The list of conferees that will appear in Marion he believes that i a Safe Middle course can lie found through which the ship of state can be steered with a minimum of danger. Tin president elect is of the opinion that the multiplicity of ideas present a by his conferees will in no Way Youthful burglar caught in the act mount pleasant. Is. Dec. 15. A Leslie Brown 28 years old was caught in the act of robbing their jewelry store Here by w a Jerico serve p. Confuse the. Issue but on the and Hig Hon it a amp Uli a returned sol other hand will enable Bim to choose Jer. From the Best in each plan offered. It is apparent that hem Tor Harding expects shortly to reach a determination on International question und that he will be prepared to bring the Marion conferences to a close shout Tim Middle of january when he j expects to leave on to Southern trip that will consume the time remaining to his . They surprised the burglar and while the son Quot covered a him with a shot gun the fat her bound him up. On him the officers found watches knives Forks and other things he had taken. Brown Cam to do Moines county from Siloam Springs Ark. Six i years ago and has been employed by m. K. Safer at Danville whet he now has his Home. Lee mix has the burning question of Cabinet up employed him the ointments senator Harding declined looked upon him As to discuss except to repeat that he Man. Past year and a Model Young had a made no offers As yet. All efforts to obtain any real indication of the makeup of the new Cabinet so far have been baffled by the Complete silence of the president elect which not even the most adroit questioning cud penetrate. Senator Harding sent a Telegram of condolence to senator elect Frank b. Willis on the death of the latter father at Delaware a he attended Church regularly and has conducted himself properly. The sheriff of Henry county May charge Brown looted a store at new London last summer and a Job at Salem some months ago As they Tiro finding Lap Robes suits of clothing and other things which Ute Young Man cannot account for. Brown was in the army and Stem ten Mouths in France to own 4 car

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