Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-11-19
Happenings
of the World
Tersely Told
Washington

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peal transportation taxes ON January
1, 1922. The house accepted the
senate amendment repeating all taxes
on furs.
| The American delegation in the
| armament conference at Washington
will resist to the last proposals of
Great Britain for abolition of subma-
rines and demands of Japan that Pa
cific naval bases be abandoned.
| Senate and house cOnfereeS at
| Washington struck from the tax re-
| vision bill the senate amendment that
| would have turned the light of full
| publicity upon income tax returns of
profiteering corporations.
President Harding signed a prOcla-
| nation at Washington declaring peace
with Germany. "he Presidents sig
| nature was attached to the document
without ceremony upon his return
| from laying a corner stone.
| The American naval construction
program, now progressing at only half
| speed because of reduced apprOpria-
| lions, will not be stopped unless
| definite international agreement is
J reached, says a Washington dispatch.
| In his speech on limitation of arma-
ment at Washington Mr.. Balfour not
only accepted what Mr.. Hughes pro
posed, but went still further. He put
| great stress on the unwisdOm Of allow
| ing as many submarines to the naval
powers as Mr.. Hughes allowed, and
| suggested in that direction lies
chance for drastic further reduction.
Secretary Hughes, in his opening adj
dress as chairman of the armament
conference at Washington, presented
American plans for naval Imitation
The chief feature is a naval holiday.
1t proposes that all capital shiphuild-
ing programs be abandoned
The. entire group of delegates to
the armament conference was dined
at Washington by President and Mrs.
Harding.
Americas unknown soldier was
buried at Arlington National cemetery
at Washington with his country doing
him impressive honor in elaborate
ceremony.
Woodrow Wilson was given an ova-
NV of his homo
S street at Washington.
Domestic
Three hundred and fifty striking hog
and cattle killers Of the Western Pack
ing company at Chicago returned to
work.
An earth tremor was felt by resi-
dents of Bakersfield, Cal. The shake
continued for several minutes, but
was not violent enough to cause dam
age. Two distinct shocks were felt.
Eight thousand anthracite mine
workers at six collieries of the Penn
sylvania Coal company near Wilkes
Barre, Pa, went on strike because, 1t
was announced, the company refused
to promote blacksmith's helper
Machinists' Mate Cotton was killed
when seaplane carrying him and
Lieuts. Steadham Acker and o. D.
Spaulding went into a tail spin at an
altitude Of 1000 feet at Pensacola,
Fla.
Sixty thousand garment workers
were called out on strike at New
York in protest against the piecework
system and an increase from Al to 49
hours a week, which was to be put
into effect by their employers.
Japan faces a deficit of 10000, OOC
yen for the present fiscal year, the
cabinet has been told by Baron Kore
kiyo, minister of finance at Tokyo
He said the figure might be ever
greater.
Long-nosed prohibition sleuths
smelled something funny In the Goa
| DlnS OIL the uTIieSS inner Prl10a q
New York. Investigating they dis
covered 90 cases of whisky, having
retail value of $4,000.
The next convention of the Ameri
can Institute of Architects will b,
held In Chicago. That city was select
ed by delegates attending the even
at Indianapolis. The next meeting will
be held In June.
The bodies Of Osmund Wallen, hi
wife and six children were foun,
burned to q crisp in the ruins Of thei
farmhouse. 20 miles northeast of Mad
ison, s. D. It is thought gas from
coal heater started the FIRE.
Two bandits held up the employee
Of the s. Plan Jewelry company stor
at St Louis, looted the safe and es
capped with Jewels sand to he value,
at $4,000.
Picketing Of 1900 garment shops b
striking workers began at New York