Harmony of View Biggest Problem in Revising Taxes
The Associated Press reports Republican leaders in the Ways and Means Committee began revising the 1918 revenue law, aiming to finish by next week. Key issue is determining tax cuts, with debate over transportation taxes and whether to repeal excess profits tax, raise cigarette levies, or introduce new taxes. Committee expects corporate returns to fall by about 150 million dollars next fiscal year under the revision.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ways and Means
Treasury
Supreme Council Discusses Silesia and Hints At Data
Paris reports the allied supreme council adjourned its first session after debating the Upper Silesia issue. It postponed a full view until hearing from Gen. Leroy, head of the interallied commission, and other specialists tomorrow. Premier Briand welcomed U S representatives whose counsel could aid agreement. George Harvey, U S ambassador to Britain, responded with cordial appreciation.
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Associated Press
Paris
Allied Supreme Council
Leroy
Interallied Commission
Upper
Sitesis
Briand
United States
George Harvey
Great Britain
America
Brland
Tax on Advertising Urged as Revenue Source
United Press reports Washington lawmakers on the Ways and Means Committee discussed a possible tax on newspaper magazine and billboard advertising as part of revising the tax law. A Treasury yield estimate for such a tax has been requested. Proposals also include raising postal rates on second class matter to help cover a projected 70,006,000 dollar deficit in the post office department.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Post Ofice Department
Mob Sets Fire to London Lumberyard Over Unemployment
In East Loates, London, a crowd of about 100 unemployed laborers stormed a timber yard advertising 50 jobs. They destroyed a stock of lumber valued at 1,000,000 pounds before authorities and a fire brigade intervened. mounted police cleared the scene.
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Associated Press
London
Aus
East Loates
New Clues in Thorsdale Murder Investigation
Des Moines reports evidence gathered by assistant county attorney James O'Brien and former chief of detectives James MacDonald. They aim to present findings to the Pike County grand jury reconvened today in hopes of indicting a man not currently under arrest for the murder of Miss Sara Barbara Thorsdale near Valley Junction months earlier.
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Ted Prete
Des Moines
Aux
James O'Brien
James MacDonald
Sara Barbara Thorsdale
Valley Junction
Peik County
O'Brien
MacDonald
Delfevre
Strong Replies To Burglars Break Williams Critic
Washington Aug . Strong replies to charges that the federal reserve system discriminated against agricultural interests in credit control were begun before a congressional commission by Benjamin Strong governor of the New York Reserve Bank He said the bank would meet John Skelton Williams ex comptroller on his grounds and dispose of the assertions He explained inflation in 1917 18 and the need to supply funds for war production He noted war necessitates the choice of evils and that expansion was unavoidable while economy could not meet the necessity Burglars robbed the Schuneman drug store safe last night taking cash and checks from the weekend receipts. The safe door was opened and the burglars used a basement window to gain entry. Police found no definite clues to the amount stolen or the exact list of checks taken.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve System
Benjamin Strong
New York Reserve Bank
John Skelton Williams
the Treasury
Strong
Williams
Reserve Bank
New York
Gov. Strong
United States
B. W. Schuveman
Schuneman
McKeown Hit With Courtmartial Death Sentence in Ireland
Irish Parliament member McKeown of Longford and West Meath facing death sentence by courtmartial. His crimes described as blacksmith turned nationalist figure, called the chivalrous blacksmith of Ballinalea, sparking Sinn Fein resentment and public admiration. Fellow IRP member Frank Cartr was released.
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McKeown
Longford
West Meath
Ballinalea
Sinn Fein
Frank Cartr
Say White to Seek Ohio Governorship
Democratic leaders close to the Wilson administration say Chairman White of the Democratic National Committee would run for governor of Ohio next year. White was stated to be out of the city when the report circulated.
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Say White
Ohio
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Chaiman White
Democraticational Committee
White
Negro hotel porter dies after fall in shaft incident
George Johnson, 49, a Black hotel porter, was fatally injured when he fell about 20 feet into a freight elevator shaft in the hotel basement. He landed on cement and suffered fatal injuries. The accident occurred late Saturday night, authorities said.
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Associated Press
Oitumwe
George Johnson
Vinton Man Held in Robber Gang
Eugene Sharp, a Benton county man, arrested by the sheriff as alleged member of the Jones Welch gang. He is accused of taking part in thefts from Iowa Warehouse Company in Vinton. Jones, jailed as a state witness, named a fourth man. Sharp alleges loot included two 300 pound bags of sugar, 20 boxes of shoes, two leather shirts, with some goods moved by auto to a schoolhouse area and a flood county farm. He claims he received only $11. Sharp was driving a Moore-Young Construction truck when arrested.
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Sheri
Benton County
Eugene Sharp
Jones
Sharp
Murray
Miton
Roy Welch J
Shar
I Flood County
Herman J Marks
iSharp
House Pays Honor to Late Rep. James
The house adjourned after a five minute session today out of respect to the late Representative James of Virginia who died at his home Saturday.
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House
James
Associated Press
Washington, BD. C
Virginia
Town Lumn Coal Price Off Six Bits
United Press reports Des Moines Iowa coal prices fell six cents to seven dollars and seventy five cents a ton on the local market today from eight fifty.
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United Press
Des Moines
Ane
Arrest of Evanston Man Solves Mystery, Page One Debrief
Recounts say the arrest answers questions in a high profile shooting case. Investigators pressed a roundup of pawnshops, firearms outlets, and stores near the cottage scene as they trace the missing shotgun. Witness Madelynne Obenchain adheres to her claim that Arthur C. Burch, detained in Las Vegas, knew nothing of the crime.
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Bishop
Quayle
Lawrence
Kay
Los Angeles
Cal
John B. Kennedy
A. L. Manning
Criminal Investigating Department of the Sheriff's Office
Biscaill Uz
Madelynne Obenchain
Kennédy
Arthur C. Burch
Las Vegas
Nev
Chicago
Last tribute paid to three Waterloo war dead
A large crowd gathered at Lincoln Park to honor Sergt. Harry Marson Sergt. Eben A. Smith and Pvt. Charles M. Hudson, killed near Chateau Thierry, with sermons by local ministers and Legion officials. Services noted the July 1918 offensives that helped roll back German advances toward Paris, with hopes for peace and reduced wars. Remains were interred at Elmwood and Fairview cemeteries after military rites, with firing squads and taps.
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Lincoln Park
Harry Marson
Eben A. Smith
Charles M. Hudson
Waterloo
Chateau Thierry
Frank F.miles
Des Moines
Iowa Legionnaire
Paris
Mr. Miles
Sergt
Marson
Eben Smith
Pvt. Hudson
Abraham Lincoln
Bixey
Miles
Harding
A. C. Preston
Sergi. Marson
GD. Serrili
E. Luce
Sergi. Smith
Alt
E. L. Robb
Becker-Chapmann Post
American ‘Legion
A. A. Zimmerman
Preston
Carl Zellhoezer
GC. E. Luce
Clarence Dewey
Grace Messer
Clara Heald
Lincoin Park
Charles Hudson
Elmwood
Serst. Marson
Fairview
Becker-Chapman
King Marson
Robert Anderson Post
E. Hutcheson
George Leask
Joe Eagle
Fred Koch
William Koester
Gavlen” Green
Lewis Deits
Harvey Oleson
Joe Jacoby
Charles Reed
Merritt Birdenburgh
Rodney Fee
Frank Fortunski
William Bennett
Harry Guernsey
Roy Bennett
Robert Wagner
W. Balensiefer
World Briefs From Madrid To New York
Telegraph briefs report the annihilation of a Morro column at Mount Arruit in Madrid quoted from Sofia. The interallied commission calls for complete Bulgarian demobilization in two months and a volunteer army. War finance machinery may expand if congress widens duties. A sergeant named Love died parachuting at Ranton Field. Frear accuses a dye monopoly of pressuring cabinet members to maintain exclusive power. New York notes over 375 million in veteran aid and 400k POWs repatriated. 12 million pounds in Volga famine relief cited. Marguerite Harrison claims hunger in Russia. In Mingo County miners set terms for settlement in a mass meeting.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Vararro
Mount Arruit
Morocco
Sofia
Washington, D. C
War Finance Corporation
Congress
Chicago
Patrick Love
Aviation Corps
Ranton Field
Frear
Wisconsin
Penrose
Senate Fiance Committee
Chemical Foundation Company
Harding
New York
Bank of America
League of Nations
Mingo County
W. Va
Imass
DB. F. Morgan
Soviets Send Litvinoff to Riga Conference
Riga Latvia Aug 8 The Soviet government announces Maxim Litvinoff acting foreign affairs commissioner will go to Riga as authorized representative of both the Soviet government and famine committee to pursue general negotiations with America at the famine conference. Litvinoff expected to arrive tomorrow or Wednesday possibly with released American prisoners. Washington Aug 8 Americans imprisoned in Russia may cross the border today as they head toward the frontier per state department briefings.
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Associated Press
Riga
Latvia
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
America
Lityinov
United Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
Drownings at Centerville and Nearby Rivers
In Centerville Alma Swanson 24 drowns while swimming with her brother Edward who dies trying to rescue her in the Chariton River. In Muscatine George Schultz Jr 12 drowns after wading beyond depth near the Mississippi River. In Storm Lake Fred Homes 42 drowns while crossing the Sioux River.
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Associated Press
Centerville
Alma Swanson
Edward Swanson
Coaliton
Mississippi
Sioux
Storm Lake
Fred Homes
Alta
Sioux River
Here
Lloyd George to Attend Washington Disarmament Conference
In Paris Aug statements claimed Lloyd George decided not to attend the Washington disarmament conference opening Nov 23. British delegation at the allied supreme council denied the report saying there is no truth and that the cabinet has not yet fixed the delegation personnel.
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Associated Press
Paris
Lloyd George
United States
Washington
Allied Supreme Council
Misahinston
Nev
Benny Leonard Injured Delays World Lightweight Bout
Benny Leonard the lightweight champion dislocated his right thumb during a Philadelphia gym workout and may be unable to fight Lew Tendler next Friday. Physicians say he will wear a cast for six weeks, and promoter reports the title bout is off.
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Benny Leonard
Associated Preas
New York
Tew
Philadelphia
Lew Tenfer
Leonard
Billy Gibson
Des Moines Tries to Restore Street Car Service
Des Moines considers resuming street car service with a proposed 7 cent fare. F C Chambers meets Chicago owner A W Harris to present terms for return of cars while buses would be displaced. Labor groups march to city hall demanding jobs and a new franchise, but city council offers no immediate decision.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
F.C. Chambers
Chicago
A. W. Harris
Des Moifries
Dore
Oil Shales Seen As Big Future Industry
The United States Geological Survey experts say Rock Mountain shale deposits hold enormous oil potential far larger than current wells. They caution that development will require huge investment, advanced mining and refining, and years before returns.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States Geological Survey
Rock Mountain
Scotland
Altho
United States
Oil shale industry revival ushers ordinary business prospects
The text notes a slow return on investment as economic conditions improve for oil shale development. It mentions that workable mining, retorting, and refining processes, along with established markets, should lead to ordinary business activity, with only routine concerns tied to the industry.
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Tisk
Youth, 17, Confesses Murder of Mother in Woods
Evansville Indiana August 8 Wille Deffendell 17 years old confessed to shooting and killing his mother Martha Deffen doll during a walk in the woods. He said the hammer struck a tree causing a discharge then he shot her again to end her suffering. The confession implicates his brother Dolly 22 in the case and fixes the date of the crime Friday July 22.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Ind
Wille Deffendell
Dolly
Martha Deffendoll
Wille
Man Falls Down Elevator Shaft at Packing Plant Injures Man
W. F. Sanford of 516 Him Street, an employee at Rath Packing Company, fell into an elevator shaft at the packing plant at 1:35 p.m. today. He was seriously bruised without broken bones or internal injuries and taken to St. Francis Hospital by city ambulance.
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W. F. Sanford
Him_ street
Rath Packing Company
St. Francis Hospital
Stone Drops 100 Feet and Kills Coal Miner
Ottumwa Iowa August 8 J J Lee aged 36 father of six died after a rock fell about 100 feet down a hoisting shaft fatally wounding him while he worked in a local mine. He was knocked unconscious and died within hours despite hospital transfer.
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Associated Press
Ottumwa
J. J. Lee
Lee
Cotton Will Dispose Of Black Hawk Farm Dispute
The will of John Cotton bequeaths 160 acres to widow Margaret Cotton along with a La Porte City lot, household furniture, one third of personal property, and 1490 dollars. Remaining assets divide among children Eber Ben Mary E and others, including grandchildren John E and John C O Reilly.
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John Cotton
Margaret Cotton
la Porte City
Eber Cotton
Ben
Mary BE. Young
Eber
Bob
Gertrude E. O*reilly
Jdaughter
Zula R.smith
John E. Cotton
John C. O'Reilly
First African American Woman Earns PhD at Penn
Miss Sadie Mossell, a Philadelphia resident, earned the doctoral degree at the University of Pennsylvania June commencement, becoming the first African American woman to receive a PhD in America. She is the daughter of Aaron A. Mossell and niece of Dr. N. F. Mossell, with ties to West Philadelphia medical and Episcopal church leadership.
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Negress
Philadelphia
Sadie Mossell
University of Pennsylvania
America
Miss Mossell
DiaMond Street
Aaron A. Mossell
University Law School
N. F. Mossell
Douglas Hospital
West Philadelphia College
Benjamin . Tanner
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Ulster letters cheer Adams on Sinn Fein stance
Rear Admiral William Sims thanked Belfast comrades for their support after his London speech condemning Sinn Fein sympathizers in the United States. He noted American newspapers broadly back the Anglo-Irish view and said U S opinion could shape future Anglo American relations.
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William
Sims
Belfast
Union
London
Sinn Feln
United States
Ulster
Sinn Fein
Embargo on Wine Imports Expanded by Antibeer Bill
United Press reports the Senate widened the antibeer measure to empower the prohibition commissioner to halt wine imports once medicinal need is met. The Wil lis Campbell antimedicinal beer bill faces court testing if law passes. Senator Sterling aims to secure a final vote with support from wets who claim gains in votes over the weekend.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Prohibition
United States
Congress
Sterling
Child Seriously Injured by Fall from an Elevator
Joseph Youngblut, son of Mr and Mrs A B Youngblut, lives on a farm 10 miles northeast of Waterloo, was seriously injured about 9 30 p m yesterday when he fell from a grain elevator on the Ward Delancey farm nine and one half miles northeast of Waterloo just as a team of horses and wagon started up one wheel passed over his head He was brought to Waterloo for medical care and his condition remains serious.
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Joseph Youngblut
A. B. Youngblut
Waterloo
Ward Delancey
Joseph
Kenyon calls for probe of house furnishings prices
Senator Kenyon of Iowa introduced a bill urging the federal trade commission to investigate alleged resistance of house furnishing goods to follow the general downward price trend. The move follows complaints from farm organizations and echoes concerns about cost of living.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Kenyon
Iowa
Federal Trade Commission
House
National tennis stars win in opening round
The opening round of the singles tournament saw national champion Mrs. Biurstadt Mallorr and three California players Miss Mary K Brown Miss Helen Wills and Mrs. May Sutton Bundy triumph. Goss Mrs. E Cole and other players also won their matches setting a strong start for the event.
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Assocaten Press
Seabright
N. JL
Biurstadt Mallorr
California
Mary K Brown
Helen Wills
May Sutton Bundy
Goss
E. Cole
Woman leaps from moving train to visit cemetery
Miss Vivian Conline, credit manager for a New York department store, jumped from a moving electric train near Pleasantville cemetery eight miles from Atlantic City. Rescued uninjured, she said she intended to visit her father’s grave, believing it to be at that cemetery after recovering from a serious illness. Poland shows 400 distinct postage stamps after the armistice, Ukraina 175 varieties. Yugoslavia and Czecho-Slovakia each about Leo, and Finland 73.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Vivian Conline
Pleasantville Cemetery
New York
Poland
Armistica
Ukraina
Jugo-Slavia
Czecho-Slovakia
Leo
Finme
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J. E. Abbott
Japan
Tr. Abbott
West Side
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Montmartre
Vinton
Jones’ Storr
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Madeleine Obeachain
Beas
Britaln Calla
Hudson
Smith
Rocky Mountain States
Wood
Black Hawk Farm
Mexico
William Woolf
Klondike
Tulip
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Hon
Plains
Audrain County
Hlon
Tarrytown
Robert C. Clowry
Western Union Telesraph! Company
Springfield
Ill
Old Time Telegraphers’ Association
E. C. Newton
Little Rock
Ark
Sen. Kenyon
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