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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - December 18, 1920, Washington, Iowa I i it Tom ism the Ming lourna1 few Oln num the evening journal in Frantt fair his Hurn to. Rur. It pro in of Light saw a. I mite portion. Del nth Row volume 28 Washington. Iowa hat Koay eve Xix i december 18 ,1120 number 262penalties up Relief for income tax delinquents i Jet cont of Normal in in Lhnn ill Ullon and 2 lit neb Ira 3,301,-000 Uit Doo Iii okla Nofle 8,100,000 mud i. And in Kansas mid in. Horatio w. Seymour dead will Brtown Chicago editorial writer expires in Mew York City aged sixty six. Urges tax on All Bank deposits general would Panli Urr the postmaster. Ask Tom in naval base. ii Lim for reporting on an investigation of site for a new House expected to eliminate to come penalties up to March 15. New York. Der. Winn Low Seymour editorial writer for Hie i new York world mid formerly con reeled with Odea to and Oiler Weet pm re new in a Era died Here sixty Nix year old. Ile was Effort to Avert disaster teared Many big busies concerns will be reread in the Wall unless Congress comes in their Flea at ones. Toast Daftar Hee in leu Lief for the Many Large Busine concern which Ware unable to pay their december in stall meet id the income tax seem to tie in sight. The Bouw Way and in Ca us committee practically has agreed to report favourably a Biti introduced by Edmond of i eur Oyha amp a whereby the penalty of 3 per Ca it for failure to pay the december instalment shall to eliminated and shall not a made to apply unless Tho amount it till unpaid by March to. Beeman Houston vigorously opposed any Extension of time to taxpayer when the matter wait unit proposed Elm ply because it was feared sum of discrimination could he made Mew those wha Arete really unable u9 Imi Aud those who naturally wants Aas the Money for other Pur hit Aith a Seeabar 13 now French government upheld rep. Treadway offers Bill making Levy of i of i per cent would bring billion. Chamber of deputies St Paris votes Confidence in it by 493 to �?�5 ballot. Consider Relief to Farmers id in until Jennii of asked by Tho Mono in u a it ii the work it k the into Nim ii Ken of Delaware. A re was required. Will pausing Relief Pacific Conn Ary 31 in to i committee al was a noun afer Ball port this mow National cot Chai her pans. Fac. 18, chamber of do Krutles voted Confidence in the gov eminent. 413 to to. Niter Dis caning the resignation of Andre Lefevr the War minister. Special appointed by the House to Ald grower a consider question of chocking prise de Clines through Tariff. Wosh Liitt Ltd a of a const of the How the country in Usi i trek dare it who a y will of United 8tatee Commerce meets month. T. 18, program for Relief a Bart flee throughout be undertaken at a meeting of the of Quot tonal rot Todi of Tho chamber of opt Ive of the United hts Tea to he Fri Here january 27 and 28. Harding in conference with Bryan reeled what opinion to expressed regarding the present practicability of Antei inn acceptance of the coven tit. Arriving Here Inte to the Forenoon. Bryan and Moat of the remainder of the Day aet aside for him on or. Harding appointment schedule. Pres. Wilson buys Home want Corn to feed starving children of Central Europe president elect confers with Wilson a former Secretary of state. Dos Moines Dee in defeat of mantra i Wrangell at Ming rectally threw i of non additional refugee under the. Rare of the near East Allied Relief and Allied Agene-., making a total of morn than 5o0,0ou destitute to utile or which 112,000 Are children in orphanages with at inapt another 100.000 Little children do pendent upon America for food in Washington pee. 18. Purchase Tbs it District nerved by the a Organ for president Wilson of the former at Ona. Pays $150,000 for the m. P. Fairbank residence will live in Washington. Germany in first default Berlin notifies allies government unable to meet the december payment. In Berlin. Dec. 18.�? Germany bae defaulted for the first time on her monthly payment of debtor balances to the allies provided for in Tim vermin in treaty the government Lui officially notified the inter lulled reparation com Tai mid on that Germany cannot meet Lier december payment to France. Great Britain and Belgium a established by the respective Clearing office under provision of Annex of to treaty paragraph sad the German government Points out that Der us by us gone its utmost Tau a Toni Batea a or in declare that it nose of the Attila Bon is fully realised Bela. U. B. Near without discretion. Indeed unless the government takes action a provided in the Edmond Reh nution some big concern will in forced to the Wall. The Treasury Del Art meat has at present no whatsoever and the 8 a cent a Nalty la already in effect. The Law i mandatory it provide that leu Day after the Lucerne tax hindi have been due and been unpaid la Collir of internal Revenue no ii Send out n mar it a Wop Axup mjg now finds it impossible to make the december Cash payment. Ship building record set 3,880,639 tons turned out by America in year la new peace time Mark. Washington. Dec. 18. A american shipbuilders broke the world s prewar record of launching during the lust local year according to figure Gien Washington dec. 18.�? a tax of one fourth of on per cent on All Bank deposits is proposed in a Bill introduced by representative Treadway of Massachusetts a Republican in Ember of the House Way and Means committee. . Treadway estimated that such a tax would net a Revenue of approximately $1,000,000,000 annually. Tariff la discussed. Discussion of proposed emergency Tariff legislation to Check imports and the decline in prices of wheat and Wool with the possibility of it Extension to cover acor of other commodities a the purpose of a joint conference of member of Tho Senate finance and the House ways Ami Means committee. Although members of the two com minces appeared to be divided a to How far the Tariff program should extend with some advocating the entire a Lydof to of the Bree us to of the Underwood Tariff act. Chairman Fordney of the ways and Means committee Aid he favored Rushing through the emergency Protection for wheat and Wool and a few other commodities and letting other Thriff matters go Over for further consideration. Consider Farmer Relief. While the finance committees were considering the question of checking Price declines through a Tariff embargo the formulation of a policy for dealing with All pending Farmer Relief legislation was to be undertaken by a special committee appointed by members. the House who banded together to rest0r6 Aldrich Tariff a Retif Chen i a tax Quot native from lilo Tetrad neat Mac tut Ion in House it of Hington. Gives ideas on lea6ul arbitration treaties framed by common a form basis of talk at Marion Coolidge invited to sit in cat boat. Washington. Dec. a hepcat of the Underwood Tori Law Sud re enactment of the Faffle Aldo re Tariff cited flex abolished in 11113. Is proposed in a Resol it pm introduced by represent a the Begg Haft of ra1d for booze Home Here of Ilene it i. Fairbank. Sumo s Street Northwest a announced by it. W. Boiling the president s brother in Law. The hous will be the permanent residence of the resilient after by retirement from office. March 4. . Bolling said the House would Pas into or. J. E. Kirby director for Iowa and John w. Mace of the new York Headquarters after an All Day conference with a five workers at Omaha developed plans for securing and Foi warding from Iowa Nebraska and Kansas 300 Curt of Corn to feed the starving Refuge of the near East. Possession of its new owner a mry j . Not a v 0 k 1� to. J ports along the Mediterranean has la or before. Seize four first stops in drive to halt liquor running from last find suit filled with whisky. In the annual Rei a it of the commis rant of distraint. Within thirty Daj i Long or Quot of navigation made Public Here. J for concerted action to Ald the farm thereafter elector shall in com american ships Bull Alai document Era. Potted under the Law to for the Sale m Lurl a a he a Star a Tel 3.880,. To Deal with the situation arising of All to assets of a concern in older 036 Job the Rei Ort mild 8dding from the refusal of the Western Union to get the income tax due the j al Quot a a the Ami a under float new Telegraph company to accept from thin Lune 30, 1920, aggregated 3.808, member of Congress messages to he or nuent. It is one of the Tny in drastic Laws Chi the stat Iii a Book. Congress Hail a responsibility for the moment of helping the Busine men Over a tight place. The republicans in the House Hove sounded their colleague Iii tile semite and die impression is Gem al that both Hon a will pass the Edmond measure. Might a invade Quot big houses it will lie recalled that senator cutout and others issued n warning to taxpayer that no Resolution of Relief could be promised but hint a Liefer december 13, when it Walo the interest of the Treasury Deport Cut to urge the payment of every cent that could in raise. At present the quest iou is whether the government will actually invade tic properties of big business Bouse to rolled taxes or whether it will extend the period of payment until March 13 and charge interest for Tho time extended. All signs Point to Tho passage of the measure and though Secretary Houston Dow Given no intimation of his attitude it is not believed that he will al it it. For the alternative la either milking the government stand the loss temporarily or forcing receivership in Many important business houses. Tiler is no Promise however that any Extension will a granted after March is nor can Hie action of Congreve be regarded As a Prici event for the future. Ors tons. Two big fortunes Buerge in marriage charged to government account. Representative Ireland of Illinois chairman of the House accounts committee. A introduced u Bill to authorise local postmasters to pay Bills presented by managers of Telegraph companies for messages accepted from government Ogle is is. Tile postmaster Chicago Doc. Law first attempts to Stem the tidy of illicit liquor that has been flowing into Chicago from new York were made today with the arrest of four men believed to be agents for no Eastern boots ring. The Ari est of two men two weeks ago on in inbound train after a Sample Case labelled a that Sarn pics Quot been found to 80 bottles of whisky Drew uie attention of the authorities to the activities of smugglers who have been purchasing Canadian whisky in new York for delivery in the Chicago Market. Prohibition Coumis loner Frank d. Richardson ordered ten agents to Board an incoming Pensylvani train at Englewood. Ret Ween sixty third Street and the Union station the prohibition investigators searched the train from end to end and sexed four in orters. The men were taken off the train at the Union station and brought to the Federal building for questioning. Marion. O., dec. 18, Jen Nung Bryan former Secretary of the state under president Wilson and for Many years in Earnest advocate of world peace won called into Marl ration by president elect Harding regarding the plan for in association of nations. The drat former official of the democratic administration to is summoned to the Republican president elect s Council table Here or. Bryan brought a fund of special knowledge by virtue of his experience in Tiego-1 tinting More than a score of arbitration treaties while he was head of the department of state. It was understood that these treaties constituted one of the principal subjects of or. Harding s inquiries. Root proposal recalled. Recently another former a Ere Tarj. Eritt Root suggested that arbitration treaties throughout the world might he amended so that All ibid Tui questions Lief Ween nations would be referred to the new league of nation court rather than to temporary arbitration Hoard. Go the possibility of making such amendments in the american Frau ties or. Bryan was in a position to give first hand information. Tile Bryan treaties also have been discussed funny times As furnishing in themselves a Baal for reaching a world agreement Iii the interest of i peace. 110,1 a a proposal that nations bind themselves not to go to War except by vote of the people has been another of or. Bryan s suggestions As a basis for a world i ague and it la known that or. Harding Bas considered it in i conference Here. It is assumed that to discuss the practical working of such an agreement was one of the purpose of the conference. Worked for Compromise. Hie former Secretary Una a the Price paid was not made Public but is reported to have been in the neighbourhood of $130,000. To of a built about four years ago and is of colonial Brick and Limestone. It is surrounded by grounds that take up nearly a Square and is raised Well above the Street level. I been provided by the British govern ment and distribution from these ports will be made to Tho various stations by United states army trucks while the Appeal is to the a humanity of the american people the experience of Louisiana is recalled in sending a shipload of Rico some years ago reuniting in Largo i orders the following season from nil a. A a j neighbouring territorial. This Dis shows War checks amount Albu Quot in of Corn ml8lu r us lev Houston reports twelve billion expended by Federal agencies and rail Board. In a steady demand for the product of old Western Fields through future years. Members of the american re drops near East Relief jewish War sufferers and Herbert Hoover s american Relief com Mitten will distribute the gifts of Iowa Nebraska and Kansas Farmers to the destitute greeks russians jews armenians and others in the territory. \ to comply with shipping regulations All com must to the washing is. In in my a a. N i 11 a i sink. Ikhi to i.1.1.t ii in \ it a Quot a or Vvs a or i to october 31 on ,t. R ,1 la .11.1 i Lek a a against to in accounts on Deposit with the i req Salt cd Ury a Ltd Ard i lot to Tai. Lacked the emergency a a it Fleck in by the pm Ermont it or Pofit Roog Xyth oars. Ash the Treasury in 19 8 instead of iting their funds with private Banks. Is now ready to Kaohiai. Humboldt county my Qadi in Ruel Comac to disc on a car had report from other no Dan allx Lam Lff lab i narc of Tjw a indicate the greats a t in Terest Aud activity. The need is org huge 8tocks of toys loft unsold on big stores shelves prices Are too High. Berlin. Dec. 18. Christmas Trade in Berlin which once was greater than at any reason during the year. Up to the present time in left huge stores of toys and other articles virtually intact on the shelves according to the managers of the City slant Ern Iowa a response is always Genera Ous. Hubert w Ayres is taken to prison advocate of the Versailles league but after unreserved ratification failed he entered the fight actively to secure democratic acceptance of the Republican reservation. At won not re Iowa City dec. 18 a off to i old Home in the Penitentiary Hubert w. Ayers the alleged automobile and Hugus Bond Juggler left Iowa City wednesday evening bound 7 a a a the manager Srroh atm traced Himl a mite. Quot of. In in a Quot Quot a thru four aute to Muao url took Mii i. Only the Rich can a 7or<i our the handcuffed prisoner Back to Hia arara this year. Here in a rocking Peu. The stale Board of parole re horse for too Marks which sold before called Ayres who broke parole. He warm the War for of Marks. It would Cost thus face another three years in n working miss Lolita Armour to be Bride of j. J. Mitchelljr. Chicago a most democratic heiress Well known for War work to wed banker. Winter wheat crop 88 pct. Condition is better than on Decem. Ber 1 a year ago�?40,600,000 area sown. Washington i Ltd. Th. Aren a own to Winter wheat ibis fall i 40,-803,000 acres which is 2.h per cent less than Tho revised area sown lust fall. The condition of the crap on december i a 87.0 per cent of a Normal compared with 83.2 a year ago 98.5 on december i. 1118, and 88.4, the ten year overage on Bluit Date. Tit acreage and condition of Winter salient Lulu uni Feti a thud Chicago i pc. 18.�?mr. And mrs. J. Ogden Armour announce the �ngage-1 Lieut of their daughter Lolita to John j. Mitchell or. This announcement heralds Lite Union of two of the largest fortunes in the United states. Miss Armour is known As Chicago s most democratic girl. J. Ogden Armour s wealth is con Are naively estimated at $30,000,1xx, ills daughter. Miss Lolita Ogden Armour. Has by inheritance and gifts received a sum said to be $10,000,000. Bart of her property is the is acres at sixty third Avreet and South Burk Avenue site of Hie White City amusement Park which Ber father convey and to her in 1017. Her Fiance is the eldest son of John j. Mitchell president of the Illinois Trust amp savings Hank and chairman of the Hoard of directors of the newly formed Illinois Mere Huntha Trust com a partly composed of the Illinois Trust a savings Hank the Corn Exchange i National bunk mud tile merchants loan a Trust company or. Mitchell is urn of the heaviest stockholders in the Texas Oil com j Pony Ami is a director in tin Pullman company the International Harvester j company the Peoples jus Light a i Coke company the Chicago Telephone company Aud till Chicago surface tucs. Man nearly his month s prison ment. Tho Johnson county grand jury indicts Ayre he will be recalled Here and tried on the Bond and Auto Deal not february when the grand jury meets to consider his Case. In the meantime the state instead of the county will watch Over him. Albania gets a i puce in league Little nation now a member of the league. State Banks barred motion of lord Robert Cecil prevail Over report of special Assembly committee. Geneva. Dec. 18.�?Albania elected ii member of the league of no Lions by the Assembly of the league Liege wih not participate in finance corporation unless Juv is changed Des Moines. Dec. of Iowa other than National Banks Are prohibited by Law from investment in the Stock of the $100,000,900 corporation organized at a conference of Bankers in Chicago last week for financing foreign Trad. The Edge act under which the is corporation is organised specifically Grants to National Banks the priv of investing five per cent of their capital and surplus in such a corporation according to d. He Mckee president of the Iowa loan and Trust company with attended the conference. A a there will undoubtedly be a request made to the next general Assembly to authorize Iowa state and to according Albania membership. He savlnk8 ban to buy Stock a a a Guch Here immediately after the linking of the session of the Assembly lord Robert Cecil although appointed to make a report on the admission of Albania to Tho league floor Ami declared he disagreed with the report of Tim committee which was Adverse asked tile Assembly to elect Albania a member. N. A Rowell of Canada also pleaded Albania s cause and he with lord Robert Cecil for the first time found support from other delegations of the British Empire of a contested Quen tion. Institutions and thai permission probably will be granted a he said. A every exporter and everyone interested in Grain is directly interested in such an undertaking and Iowa will be looked to for i or. Mckee does not expect Largo re ,. _ subscriptions of Stock to be made in a Legate Inman of India dwelt upon j0nva at Tajh time because of affairs the excellent impression Hie Adonis u thin the state. Sion of Albania would make upon to i a. A him sedans throughout the world. The latest govern but estimate Bene Vivian of France and Sig. It the Grain crop of Canada in Ken Sohnn xer of Italy rallied to the sup the yield of wheat nearly 4.600, port of the Cecil proposition. These bushels More than at the end of a factors broke Down All Opku Letlon and up Albania w As elected unanimously. The applications of Azerbaijan Hie Ukraine and Liechtenstein the Lime tyrolean principality for membership in the league were rejected. The total Field of Whai is now put at 293,361 too Bush is compared with 193.260,009 bushels for Ibio. The acreage yield of All wheat per Aero for the whole of Canada is put at 18 Bushel Coni pared with to bus in la last year 4

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