Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-05-14
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President Harding at Washington
ing recognition contingent on protec-
ton of American rights.
President Harding has ordered At
torney General Daugherty at Wash
ington to make an investigation into
alleged graft in war purchases by the
War department during the war.
Passage of the Knox resolution end
ing the technical state of war with
Germany is being delayed 'in defer
ence to the best interests of France
it was learned at Washington.
A resolution condemning President
Hardings action in the appointment
of American representatives to the al
lied councils in Europe, was intro
dyced in the senate at Washington by
Senator La Toilette, Republican, Wis
consin
Director General Davis at Washing
ton estimates the operating loss to the
government for the period of federal
control of the railroads at $1,2OO,OOO,-
900, not including the guaranty follow
ing the return Of the roads.
Reports are current in diplomatic
quarters at Washington that the Brit
ish government has decided to uphold
the contention Of the United States
for equal opportunity in mandate ter
ritories and for Observation-Disclosures OF
zap.
A winter wheat crop of 629, 2S4 ,OOl
bushels was forecast by the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington
basing it's estimate on the condition OF
the crop May i, which averaged oS.e
per cent normal.
Diplomatic moves for the return o.
| Grover c. Bergdoll, Philadelphia draf
| evader, from Germany are in progress
Maj. Gen. Peyton G. March, chief O
staff Of the army, informed the house
| at Washington.
John c. Cannon, anti-Thompsol
| leader of Chicago, was nominated b.
President Harding at Washington t.
] be collector of internal revenue TO
the First district of Illinois, including
| Chicago.
Senator Newberry returned to hi
seat in the senate at Washington FOL
lowing annulment by the Suprem
| court of his conviction in Michigan o
violation of the federal corrupt prat
year and a half
The United States regards the sitr
alton in Silesia as q purely Europea
question and will not become involve
in it, it was stated authOritatively 6
Washington.
Jacob Gould Schurman has been 81
lected for ambassador to China, say
a Washington dispatch.
President Harding, at Washington
has decided to accept the allies invit
ton for the United States to partiC
pate in the supreme council, repar
lions commission and conference
ambassadors.
President Harding, at Washingto
named E. Reilly of Kansas City to
governor of Porto Rico. Reilly is {
attorney and was one of the 'Origin
Harding men" in the Midwest.
The house at Washington REFUSE
to order an investigation of charg
that large numbers of negro
throughout the South were prevent
from voting in the last national ele
ton.
Charles P. Swope of Pennsylyan
will be appointed prohibition comm
sioner to succeed John f. Kram'
officials of the internal revenue bure
at Washington heard.
H. E. Wills, president of the FL
Tire and Rubber company of Sandl
ky, O., was found guilty of embezzli
500, 793 of the company's funds by
jury in Common Pleas court.
Joseph Decker, said to have q r
ord showing he had operated as
swindler and secured sums rangi
from $500 to S14,750, was senteno
at Los Angeles, Cal, to serve from
to A years in prison.
Charlie Chaplin film comedian, v
severely burned while playing a see
Angeles, Cal.
John T. Robinson, retired cir
owner. died at his winter home
Miami, Fla, of chronic bronchitis
was seventy-seven years old.
The American Railway Express
notified its $4,000 employees that
contemplates a revision in wa,
working hours and conditions, effect
June 1, says a New York dispatch.
The body Of Ethel Gavin. twel
four, school teacher of Glencoe,
was found banging from a tree
MelIen Wis