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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - December 23, 1920, Washington, Iowa Make Fotr waste Kiowa thru the of journal ulnar fled Olanta the evening journal volume 28 i a Washington. Iowa ii is Day evening december 23, iwo Ern Noli fait fight u4 nmn of Satot iat a a Central la re a a to Wifki number 2�iu. S. Treasury is very Low Tariff Bill passerby. The House measure would establish virtually prohibitory custom duties for ten months. Seeks to relieve Farmers vat stood in to is with Floe vat. Ing Brasset and Cam after a Sitter fight against maa Surso party line obliterated. Washington la 23v�?the House parsed the Wordney emergency Tariff Hill. Designed to relieve american agricultural and live Arock industries from the present Price depression by establishing virtually prohibitory custom duties for ten Moat i. The vote a is to is five voted present. The 1111 now go to the ornate where Republican leaders of the finance Commett have promised to expedite its consideration while Democrat plan to exert every Effort to Block its passage. What president Wilson will do with the Bill i problematical. Horne of the democratic Leader expert him to veto in Alf Amend Musof rejected. The we a pained by the House in the game form a it a reported out of Tim ways and Means co Tanjut. A efforts in Amend were rejected by Over whelming votes. A arty tines were obliterate leading the democrats Abo supported the Bill was representative Garner of Texas who will he ranking minority member of the Way amt Means com Hilt tee in the next emigres. Representatives Madden of Illinois be Baretti. New Jersey a member of the Way Ami mean committee Aud Sadi of new York were prominent among the republicans opposing the Bill. Repro end Atlee Treadway of Massa Chusett. Another let Public Ltd ii member of the Way and Means committee. Attacked the legislation but Vild be would give the Numier jibe Benefit of the doubt Anil vote for it. Bitter fight is waged. In an sate Tif the Hill followed one of the but term fights waged in the House in recent year. Though it was ale Parent from the out get that they were hopelessly in the minority tin oppo Penis stubbornly Eoo teat Ltd every Inch of the Way. Knocked Dow n by sheer j weight of Nulter As they attacked j each Niece is re ached Alo they came neck Strong every time. Henry a. Rainey of Illinois demo Erat. Who signed a minority report against the Hill single handed led the of a so Ion for several hour. Liefer accepting Relief. Lute in the afternoon representative Garrett Len Socrat of Tennessee sought to rally it Sqq a oink tit Ami then Cann out into the open with amendments Only to have them a bowed under. He charged the Hill was a political trick on the part of the Republican deafened to spilt the demo Rath party to the House ll1 said the Republican were backing tin Hill in anticipation of what they Wert going to do in the nest session. Titan population of the United Matos according to a at Hells commissioner of Indian affairs is Kourt As against we Prat ton years ago now Jug an increase of by Jet the Oneida Indian reservation near Here Lins a population of 2,657, commissioner Hells annual re sirt states j although no figure for last year Aru available he believes this car s total is a substantial increase Over that of i i to. Big Blaze at Venice cd am us meet far suffers $1,000,009 Zamig a Quick work by firemen save City from destruction Venice cal., dec. eat hinted at $1,000,000 was mused by a fire which burned for two hours on the amusement pier Here before it was brought under control by the combined Effort of the Venice fire department and two companies front Lott Angeles just a it was threatening to destroy the City. A number of person were injured one fatally. Lloyd George says league is necessary asserts there can be no Peaco until the u. S. Joint. Take Dublin City building bar nit was doing great things. The leagues Moat work he told probably Walh establishment of the Coart of Justice which Wolrid of a very determining effect on Justice la the Tongue of a Hon however. Could possibly he regarded As Complete until tin United state was included or. Lloyd George declared. Would execute bandits legislator to introduce Bill in mis. Souri be dirt Assembly to curb banditry. Won t disarm till All do Kau As City. Make Hank Neil burglary Leo the write i i session Aff pin 0scleras arms cannot be grounded�?1 it to t of urn British military forces occupy City hah and municipal offices of Irish capital. Dublin Der. Islam ult Ary forces pc a tip i the City Hull and municipal buildings in accordance with the demand on Moi Ling of general Boyd commander of the Dublin District who sent a notice to the Dublin corporation requiring Possession of the building. A lure Potton of the Public services will be disorganized a to other office have Bern obtained. Heat Rte were ponied Aud the erectile of Weto. Arri oui Early in fac tiny. When the City official arrived Only the town clerk Iii 11. Int and a two employee in his department were a Howell to enter. Wilson in shopping District a resident views Christmas throng and brightly decorated shop windows from Auto in Washington. Washington in. I23. A president Wilson went window chopping on f Greet viewing the Christine crowd. And the brightly de i rated shop from j until every nation was included a open automat Lite. Bee Oman n or by could he done Only by agreement did mrs. Wilton the president sin driven armament he declared was not a either Diss Mamont agreement or # clash cites work already dons by organisation. London. Dec. 23.�? David Lloyd George the prime minister presiding at a luncheon Given in the House of \ commons for the British and Dominion delegates to the recent league Ltd it nations Assembly in Geneva declared the league would never achieve reel Progress until All the nations were represented. There could be no real peace de dared the prime minister until Coin tuition id armaments ceased end before disarmament was possible All the nations Mutt be in the league for All must March together. Would have averted War or. Lloyd George said he was glad to know that All were doing something. He asserted that of the Geneva Assembly had estate la Angust. Blk tit Arr would Hare Hen tiap crawl the. He was sanguine there would me no obstacle to Quot Germany adm Ion to the league of Khe manifested a intention to fulfil her obligations. The was no rive Labouring for the association of nations Ami for the establishment of peace the Prim minister declared and on the other hand erecting Grout armament in Hitler to Force other nations into ii which had More to do starting the late War i Imti to i most any other individual Force. . Lloyd George said the nations could not Toke the risk of to warm Ament it from Jackson o Donnell is u dec. Is a Hill to i Iii Hway Rol try Ute punishable by lured it the next Ltd legislature Etc a a so ii Talve Cert a min Uncel or. In the Hill. Payment my fixed fiume under blockade by i Hie italians regular troops move against Adriatic port Battle expected at any time. Sesser Etc Rhonnel relationship to the j King. Thu Signor Bonoll. Who i a j social tat Tom is himself theoretically n 1 of in of the Laon sith. Longworth Ion a will suit Contin of Congo Cayman seeks fourth of $7,000,000 Marcus Ward estate. Rigorous Campaign ordered repayment by Teutons put at 25 millions. Slowly Down one Side of the Street Vav Iii is the cd feb artery of the Cap ius # hoping District in Back up the other few in la hurrying crowds of shopper recognising tile thief executive. Coal graft grows As quiz goes on Senate committee gets direct evidence of profiteering. Harding backs Flag plan president Slect endorses proposal to Havo stars Ard stripes at top of Christmas Tress. Dayton it dec. 23.�? Warren f. Harding president elect Haft Udorse ii proposal to have the stars Aud stripes placed at the top of Christmas tree a a National custom. In a letter to Richard it Fowler of this City the next Chiel executive wrote a i am sure that anything i might say that would have a tendency to As Wert americanism and promote Rover once and respect for our Flag will he most pleasing to me. The idea which you have originated appeals strongly to me. it Combine with a very Beautiful custom a lesson Iii tiling which could he done secretly Anil behind Lowd doors is Tuut he done in Sinh a any that a a Ryont knew. To that the agreement once arrived of. Would by respected. Sees agreement or clash. . Lloyd George said All nution must reach a common agreement not to Start again disastrous rivalry in Amia Bien to which must inevitably end in a dash. The league Dias already done much the Prim minister asserted. For one thing it a raise the status of labor throughout the world and tit Tabor experts figure amount that can a collected from former enemy. Brussels dec. 23.-uaym#�t by Germany of Bod masks in Gold a re or if #tbm�-1 poo which experts and Delegate to the second financial conference in Cesti Here Are working. This amount Alt Tough fur window what a authorized by the treaty of Varna tiles is considered by them collectable Only on it Mitlon that later Muny i help i along the line suggested by the German delegates. Allied experts in secret individual report the sat dance of which he come to Light recognise Germany # Rod nor it la and delegator generally Ore in Jere Ltd by argument tha Germany is an a solvent creditor who must he maintained As a going concern. I to extent to which tract fulfil linear re the versatile treaty May be waive however depends upon the allele a governments in fore which recommend Bons have Leen made by the various delegation. Tile conference adj a Urnel at noon until january la. Before adjourning the Allied exit toil the German delegates tiler was a Good Prospect of reaching an agreement on the Concession no a by Germany Ami Indi Intel that with Ronal need Good will on both sides a Glutton of the reparation problem Woald be in sight it i iring the january session to a Nurto t legionaries and the pea i dents of the insurgent leaders stronghold Given 4$ Houri to got out. Udine dec 23.�?flume, the stronghold of Apt. Gahr Itle do Anion Nuto the insurgent italian Leader la being besieged by regular italian Force. General Udvig Lia. Commander of the regular troops a Given d Annunzio s legionaries Ami the residents of flume 4$ hours in which to get out of the town. Flume will la completely shut off at six of clock fill evening by in Iron ring of a Tribin or and Alpine try Ops. Orders rigorous blockade. Bonus dec. 23.�?general a Villa. Commander of the italian regulars surrounding flume has ordered a rigorous blockade of flume and the islands of Yegella a be Aud Hun Marco. Tha newspapers unanimously Eon Damn the Tutu do of d Annunzio. They approve the government demand that the treaty of Rapallo be respected. Fighting soon exp acted. Loudon. Dec. 23.�?italian government forces commanded by general a i Glia Aud Admiral Millo have fatal lib he i a close blockade of flume by Laud Aud sea and it seems possible that lighting May be reported at any time. Not Only has the City of flume been i it opiate a from the but de world but the Island of arb san Mam Ami veg Llyl. Which recently Wert occupied by d Annunzio legionaries have heed blockaded. Rendition of recognized Gravity have Britten since rapt. Gabriele do an Fuji zoo announced he would resist end a re Emerit of the treaty of Rapallo in answer to tut ultimatum sent to him by general Ca vigils. He has declared he will tight against enforcement of the treaty until his demand Nee met. Hollowing his giving Royal consent to the treaty of Ita Pallo signal Honor were conferred by King Victor Kui a Figuei on foreign minister Storza Aud minister of War room who were prominent in negotiating tile treaty. He Fonfe Sertl on them the Collar of the Annunziata to Der the higher ii Atlhia decoration which give it to deficiency qf2bilu0n i is forecast Cincinnati dec. 23.�?cincinnatian# interested in the suit flied in chancery court in Newark n. J., attacking the clause in the will of Marco l. Ward Widen provides $.1,000,000 for a Home for a respectable bachelors and widower Quot Ore mis Mary l. Long Worth and or Richard Kerfoot according to attorney who represent the Cincinnati heir. In the event judgment i rendered in favor of the plaintiff miss would receive one fourth of the a tote which i valued at $7.0b<m#>. I Longworth is Secretary of treads by Hay govern a second Cousin of congressman Nacho n Atu fax i r Ista i transaction will show Short age a it of is 1 00,000,000.00 Houston warns Las Longworth. Gen. Barry Dies suddenly men must find new source of Revenue am add no burdens special to the evening journal Washington d. Co Dee. A Ris its deficiency in the Federal Gmo eminent # fiscal will reach a total of ,ibb, this fiscal year. This shortage wan forecast today by Sec Hary Houston in an address on the soldiers Donna fail now under consideration. Hie fun log a Brief illness which his physician government to faced with the Abs ohm not be it Vel would a serious. Lute necessity of finding no Gen. Barry a 76, a native of Coon is of Revenue with which to to Cork Ireland and i id been Gover its exp ases. This must be done be further declared without any View Burden. Governor of United states soldiers Home at 8awtelis, cal., succumbs suddenly. cal., dec. 23.�?Gen. Pat Rick Henry Barry governor of the i United state soldiers Home Here. And known As n Leader of the grand army of Hie Republic died at by residence on the Home ground follow-1 nor of Ute sow Tel in Home since 1913. No Cabinet 10b Fob Hughes free Dent tract Harding Dent i to former Juat Ioe. .1 Tua a Marion. O., dec. 23.�?presidentelect Harding denied published statement that he had offered to Charles Evans Hughes the appointment of Secretary of state in his Cabinet. A i find tills one of the most Complete bits of Holiday fiction writing that has yet been brought to Ray he told correspondent at i Home Here. Int. A Ray is fatal to doctor or. Charlet e. Hershman physician and banker of Alliance neb., succumbs to Shock. Alliance. Neb. De. 23. An investigation revealed that Shock received when lie iou cd cd two electric wires while treating a patient with an a Ray machine caused til death Here monday of or. Charles e. Hershman. Physician urn Bank president of Alliance. Few jobs Are Ift in great Britain drop Mug arc dab. the Many in qty Fries state department of agriculture Kerning appropriations made by the state or buildings on the state fair grounds the amounts expended by the state Board out of fair receipts for improvements and the Moanta paid out in premiums by the Iowa state fair Secretary Corey has compiled a statement showing a number of these rems. In the past Nineteen years the total state appropriations for buildings. Lands and repairs has amounted to $703,500. The amount expended from state fair receipts for improvements total 626,. The total expended for improvements during the past Nineteen years amounts to 91,213,590. The state Board has paid out in state fair premiums the past Nineteen years a total of $1,017,830. The maintenance of the state fair grounds and buildings amounts to approximately $20,000 each year and this is paid out of the receipts of the state fair. The operating expense of the fair i paid out of state fair receipts. The Tota expense of the Iowa state fair in 1919 was $219,080 and for 1920. $299,287. Indians in u. S. Now 336,337 annual reports shows 31,387 Errata for last Tan Yawara. In. Aah us Ivy a Iii Quot government forced to pay $11.50 a ton for fuel that coat $3.50 at the mine. Washington. Doc. 23.�?direct evidence of profiteering in of coot i Mous quantities of Goat to tin United stat govern Pleat was obtained by the Alder investigating committee when ii wow shown that it a Pun Hanes made for the quartermaster s department of the army during the past three month a a oui which coat $850 a ton at the mine was sold to the government for $11 a ton plus a commission of 50 cent u ton to the several purchasing agents. It is estimated that Hie Coal companies and agents made millions on the transaction As the original contract made wit i the army called for tint delivery of 1,000,000 toil Ami More Thun half of this amount was delivered. Senators a Alder Edge and Kenyon. Who heard this testimony wore amazed at the details of the transaction. They sharply criticized col. A b. Wentz president of tile National Coal association and of to Stonega Coke and Coal company who was tin principal purchasing ugent Aud who furnished the evidence to the committee. Colonel Wentz told tile committee that the contracts were made at tile suggestion of Secretary of War Baker who believed a shortage in Ute bituminous Supply was imminent and demanded immediate delivery of at least in Khz tons to Supply the army s needs dining the coming win i or Lack of work stirs the British people. Belated Danders save Bank a Monet Burlington. Dec. 21�?dancers. Tinkering with a stalled automobile saved the Oakville state savings Bank at Oakville la., Twenty Miles North of Burlington from being Tho roly looted by robbers Early saturday morning. Frightened away after they had broken into ten safety Deposit boxes no attempt was made to blow the Safe containing the Banks funds. Only $1,100 or $1,200 in Bonds were secured from the rifled boxes j. F. Creighton cashier of the Bank said saturday. A i think the robbers Wero scared away when they heard the explosion made by a motor car that wan stalled in the Street in front of the Bank his morning a or. Creighton said. Quot borne boys who were coming Home from a dance had trouble with their car and when the Machina backfired i believe the thieves ran or. Creighton said he a unable Cabinet la assailed As idleness grows threatening privation to thousands. London dec. 23. Extreme anxiety la Felt by the by Lii a people Over condition of unemployment and Iii some Quarter the opinion is held that Ute ctr Toft is More serious limn any of its predecessors. This pessimism is reflected in editorial co Mem relative to government proposals to relieve distress Ami there is a fretful tone in some comment which further equip Maizes forebodings Over tin prospects of the Winter. It is predicted ism in spite of All Elds that May lie devised the next few months May bring privations to Many to Teli the eve it to of Bonds Tak it thousands. In from the safety Deposit boxes and Premier Lloyd George outlined i declined to give the names of the plan for relieving Tho unemployed in Box owners. I have not pc co his tin Tunis of com Pons Aud new spa to see them All he said. Per give him credit for doing what a crowbar was used to Force a Ever is possible by resorting to make was to uni front door of the bask shifts which Are admittedly palliative. One of a Battery of safety Deposit a a a boxes was blown open Aith Nitro no. 0-w.paih.w ii for tin Lacer in a cd Lhnn Wuh a a cry owl a Fri a it inure s plan in my hug that it ,l0 a brr hint boars wore levered is better Thau the Effort of All previous away Flora the nest of boxes sad governments to meet critical conditions forced open. In the labor world. tile other bund Many newspapers attack the Cabinet for doing too Little too much or the wrong thing. They assert the government is merely a buying off trouble for the present by mortgaging the future hoping Winn the crush comes that la pro of minister will not be no one in the Village of 506 inhabitants heard the explosion when the first Box was blown Opan. Tbs discovery that the Bank had bran robbed was made by c. E. Creighton a brother of the cashier when be passed the Bank about 7 o clock saturday morning. To saw the Foff Bur lying on the Street and entering the Bauk fou off Tbs a Reckett ,

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