Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-09-17
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The internal revenue bureau at
Washington announces collection of
S12,OOO,OOO in delinquent luxury and
nuisance taxes.
The senate finance committee at
Washington rejecting Secretary OF
the Treasury Melons recommends
ton decided to continue the excess
profits tax in effect until January l,
1922.
The federal government at Washing
ton will endeavor to locate and take
possession of the $685. pot of gold
which figured in the escape of Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, draft Stacker.
The senate finance committee at
Washington appears likely to accept
the house revenue bill without impor-
tant amendments despite administra-
ton recommendations.
John J. Pershing, general of the
armies of the United States and chief
of staff at Washington, is going to
France to confer the congressional
medal of honor upon the French un-
known soldier dead.
A minimum of $3,2000O0,0OO must
be raised by internal taxes through
the revenue bill, the senate finance
committee will report when the SEN
9 reconvenes September q, Repub-
an members agreed at q conference
n Washington.
Proposals for repeal of the excess
profits tax and reduction of the in
come surtaxes were attacked at Wash
ington by Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska, in the first statement on taxes
to come from the Democratic side.
Republican members of the senate
finance committee at Washington ask
that relief be given the small taxpay-
er before big business is relieved of
the excess profits tax and the tax on
large incomes is reduced.
Appointment of Lewis Ell. Carris,
formerly of Newark, n. J., as director
of the federal board for vocational
education, was announced by the
board at Washington.
Domestic
Railroad shopmen of the six fed
Grated shop crafts unions in Chicago
and vicinity will hold a meeting at
Chicago to determine what action
shall be taken on the wage cut of last
July
Jealousy growing out of the girls
attention to another youth was be-
lieyed the motive for the alleged STAY
ing at Terre Haute, Ind, of Louise
Willoughby, seventeen. Roy Parse,
also seventeen, is held.
D. Van Dorm of Des Moines was
two women, were injured when the
automobile driven by Mr.. Van Dorm
crashed into another machine four
miles from Dubuque, Ia.
Two armed bandits entered the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
way passenger station at Davenport,
Ia, and held up and robbed Andrew
Paulon, the ticket agent, and took
$3.50.
Thomas W. Murphy, driver of Peter
Manning, 2 100 worlds champion trot-
ter, issued a challenge at Syracuse
n. Y, to race Single g., / 80, Ed Al
lens famous PAGER, for a side stake
of 100000.
For the fourth time since the Grand
| Army of the Republic was organized in
1866 it will convene in Indianapolis
| September % to % for it's annual
| meeting.
Deputy United States Marshal u. L.
| Anders was shot and killed by Sam
Cote, Hot Springs (Alaska) farmer
and Cote later in the day was slain by
| a posse of several Hot Springs men.
With rain or snow in many parts OF
the state, and unseasonably low tenn
| perature, Montana is having the frs
| autumn storm of the year. The Rock
| les near Helena and the foothills are
| white.
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| Three armed bandits held up the
| Beech Grove State bank of Beech
| Grove suburb at Indianapolis, forced
three employees and two customers o.
| the bank into q back room and es
capped In an automobile with approx
mately $4,000.
Fire destroyed seven buildings III
the center of the business district a
Russellville, Ala, causing an estimated
loss of 100000.
The German mark fell to the low
est price in its history at New York
| less than l cent-0O93 to be exact
The pre-war value Of the mark wa
"a cents.
Ed Rierson, Thor, Ia, died at For