Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-08-26

lis bride, who was Miss Alice Sew \
olsheviki in famine area of Russia.
accompany the French delegation
President Harding has named two &
the American misunderstanding m
State Hughes and Senator Lodge.
That the administration will not nlaisA
the conference the occasion for lavish
expenditures is assured by its requess
for an appropriation Of only $200,OOe
for expenses of the meeting. OF
course the Republicans took advantage
of their chance to make comparisons
with the huge sum expended by Pres
ident Wilson and his peace commits,
sion in Europe.
Mr.. Dresel, our commissioner E
Berlin, has been busy negotiating tiAA
terms of the peace treaty with GeE-
many, and has run against seversk
snags among them renewed oppoSSs
ton on the part of Germany TO 8Sj
nit its sole blame for the war. Amer
lea reserves to itself all the advans
tages accruing under the treaty az
Versailles, and Germany demands sew
eral things, including restoration &C.
all German property seized In Amer
lea .or the proceeds of the sale or
such property.
The tax revision bill was introduces
into the house and the fight for itS
adoption began promptly under spe~
cial rule which provided for final ac-
ton at three o'clock Saturday after
noon. There was little doubt that the
measure would be passed almost as
reported, but there was a chance that
1t might be changed in one importanf
respect. Just before 1t was introduces
the Republican members of the house
in caucus ordered that 1t be altered
to provide that repeal of the excess
profits tax, substitution of an In
creased corporation tax and reduction
of the higher individual surtaxeS
should become effective on income or
the calendar year 1922 instead or
1921. This was not in accord wlth
the desires Ol Tic
which believed the party was commit
ted to a revision Of the tax laws
which would apply to 1921 income, and
it was thought the action Of the
caucus might be reversed. The DEM
ocratic members of the house also
caucused and voted to fight the tax
bill. declaring In resolution that II
is "subversive of the principle that
should govern taxation for the sup
port of this government" and that 1t
relieves profiteers and taxpayers or
large incomes from their just share
Of the load of taxation and leaves an
unfair portion of the burden to be-
borne by the people Of moderate
means" Fifty-two Democratic MEM
bers did not attend the party caucus.
Tn a majority report of a special
investigating committee filed with the
house of representatives last week.
Samuel T. Ansel, former acting judge
advocate general of the army; Col.
John f. Hunt and Col. G. G. Cresson
were charged with conspiracy in con-
nection with the escape of Grover O.
Bergdoll, the most despicabie Of the
draft evaders. Ansell, it Is charged.
was the master mind in the plot by
which Bergdoll, whose attorney he
was. was released from military prison
under guard to dig up a pot Of gold,
and the report recommends that he D6
~; iaiv IN fhn
of the nation "above whose safety and
integrity he placed gold" Colonel
Hunt is held directly responsible for
the escape Of Bergdoll because he
neglected to have him handcuffed and
adequately guarded; and Colonel Cres-
son is severely criticized for his 'pre-
tense of prosecution" of Colonel Hunt.
who was tried by court-martial. The
majority report was signed by Repre-
sentativees Luhring Of Indiana. Repub-
Iican, and Flood Of Virginia and
Johnson of Kentucky, Democrats
Chairman Peters of Maine and Near
thur of Oregon. Republicans, submit
fed a minority report dissenting from
most Of the findings of the majority.
The field Of athletic sports provided
q minor sensation In the breakdown
Of Suzanne Lenglen, famous French
tennis player, while she was contend
ing with Mrs. Molla Mallory, Ameri-
can champion, In the women's national
championship tournament at Forest
Hills. L. I Mile Lenglen. who had
landed only day or so before, was
suffering from severe cough and
after Mrs. Mallory had won the first
set and two points Of the second, the
French girl quit, weeping, and de-
faulted. It is believed that these two
remarkable players will have another
match before Suzanne returns home.