Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-29
Washington

SentatlveS at Washington of Thomas
L. Blanton (Dem., Tex.), was called
for in resolution introduced by Rep
resentative Mondell, the Republican
leader
The Cunard line announces at Wash
ington that the Aquitania, bringing
Prime Minister Lloyd George and his
official party, would sail from South
ampton November 3, two days ahead
of regular schedule
Exemption of married men from
taxation on $1,000 of their income
when it is not more than $1,000 was
voted by the house at Washington
without a roll call.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
lifted the lid on the manufacture and
sale Of beer and wine for medicinal
purposes.
The Supreme court at Washington
ordered the reargument of the Wiscon-
| sin rail rate case December 5. This
case involves constitutionality Of the
| transportation act of 1920.
The Supreme court at Washington
| refused to review the conviction under
| Minnesota laws of A. G. TOwnley, pres
| ident Of the National Non-Partisan
league, and Joseph Gilbert, manager
| of the organization.
| The foreign loan refunding bill was
passed by the house at Washington by
vote of 1919 to lit. 1t now goes to
the senate.
| Gold production in the United States
during the calendar year 1920 fell off
by 500, as compared with 1919.
according to final statistics made pub
lie by Director Of the Mint Baker at
Washington.
confident the American people will
rally to the support of the railway la
Dor board If the brotherhoods persist
in striking in defiance of its award.
The administration bill for funding
$500, 100000 of railroad debts was re-
ported favorably by the senate inter
state commerce committee at Wash
ington, with amendments by Senator
Cummins, Republican, Iowa.
The government at Washington
has decided to retain approximately
5000 officers and men in the army In
the occupied region of Germany fol
an indefinite period.
President Harding at Washington
signed the document known as the ex
change of ratification of the treaty be
tween the United States and Germany
Senator Wadsworth of Now Yorl
was chosen a member Of the senate
foreign relations committee at Wash
ington, to fill the vacancy caused BY
the death Of Senator Knox of Penn
syivania.
A Washington dispatch says Ameri
can troops will begin moving out o.
| Germany Immediately upon the ex
change Of the notifications on tn,
| German treaty.
Immediate reduction of freight rate.
on basic commodities, coal, lumber
grain, hay, feed, fruit and vegetables Il
expected as a result of a conference q
the White House at Washington.
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Domestic
A check for $4,000 was sent t
Christy Mathewson, who Is fighting
tuberculosis at Saranac Lake. TIL
money was paid by New York baseball
fans at a benefit game for the forme
Giant pitcher at New York
Frank Fryer, his daughter, Mabel
and two unidentified women wer
found dead in an apartment at Cleve
land, o., asphyxiated by gas. TIL
quartette had been dead apparent
for several hours.
Luriel G.. Hayes, well-known evan
gelist, was killed at Davenport, Ia
while riding bicycle. Hayes rode int
heavy truck and was thrown unde
the car. He was seventy-five year
old
Preston Johnson, sixteen-year-ol
negro, is in a serious condition at e
gin, ILL.,, as the result of a "tar-ani
feather" party.
The United States Steel corporatio
declared at New York it's regular div
dends of LIZ per cent on preferre
and IL per cent on common stock.
A mob at Winnsboro, La, 1ynche
an unidentified negro who was cal
tured following the shooting to deaf
of Joe Kimball, white farmer. TIL
negro was hanged.