DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
STILL INTERESTED
11 PRES. WILSO
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CROWDS ABOUT LONDON
CHEER HIS APPEAR
ANCE. ATTENDS A STATE BANQUET
Official Diplomatic World Repre
sented at Gathering in Buckingham
Palace Conference Had with Lloyd
Georgu and Balfour.
Loudon. Tho environment ot Presi
dent Wilson's second day In England
wns quieter than that of tho first day.
Tho only ceremonial event was a state
banquet In Buckingham palaco, which
was notablo not only as a Bpcctaclo
such ns probably no other court In
Europo ean provide tho setting for,
not that tho thrones of llussla, Gor
many and Austria have disappeared,
but from tho roprosentutlvo charnctor
of tho. men summoned to meet tho
lioad of tho American govornmont.
Boaldo tho members of the royal
family, tho official world was repre
sented by tho foreign ambassadors to
tho court of St. James, tho heads of
tho government, present and past
chiefs of tho army and navy, colonial
officials and mombers of tho royal
household. There also woro present
dignitaries of tho church ot England,
representatives of universities and
men high in tho worlds of literature,
art and Journalism.
Prosldont Wilson escorted Queen
Mary Into tho banquet hall, while King
Gcorgo gavo his arm to Mrs. Wilson.
Confers with Leaders.
Tho day wan chlofly a working day
with tho president. Five hours woro
taken up by two conferences with
David Lloyd Goorge, tho British prlmo
minister, and Arthur J. Balfour, for
eign secretary, on poaco problems.
This was tho fulfillment ot tho main
purposo of tho president's pilgrimage
to London.
For throe hours In tho morning
President Wilson sat with Mr. Lloyd
Gcorgo and tho foreign secretary be
fore an opon flroplaco In tho presi
dent's apartment In Buckingham pal
ace. Tho second mooting was In tho
cablnot room ot tho promlor's rosl
donco In Downing streot. Tho two
sessions woro broken by a luncheon
at which Mr. Lloyd Gcorgo gathered a
dozen loading British statosmon of tho
consorvatlvp, llboral and labor parties.
Unveils Washington Portrait.
Thoro was a plcturosquo Incident
nftor tho lunchoon when President
Wilson unvollcd a portrait ot Goorgo
Washington, prosonted to tho pre
mier's resldonco by Lord Albormarlo.
Tho lntoreut of Londonors In Presi
dent Wilson continues high. Crowds
outsldo tho palaco and in Downing
Btroot nwnllcid his coming all day,
notwithstanding tho rain and choored
his ovory appoaranco. Each tlmo they
Haw Prosldont "Vyilson thoy demanded
a speech, but oach tlmo tho president
shook his hoad nogatlvoly.
Tho newspapers woro flllod with tri
butes to tho prosldont, which undoubt
edly havo boon tho cauBo of a height
ening In his porsonal popularity In
London.
It Is oxpoctod that another groat
gathering will wltnoss tho progress ot
the president to tho gulldhalt to ro
colvo tho addroBS ot tho lord mayor.
PREDICTS SPREAD OF "FLU."
New York Health Official Says Dis
ease will Increase.
Now York. Tho wolcomo glvon tho
returning fleets by millions ot Now
Yorkers will causo a largo Incroaso In
tho number of influenza aud pneu
monia cases, Health Commissioner
Copoland prodloted. "Thoro Is no
question but that thousands In a physi
cal condition which would render thom
easily suscoptlblo to tho so-called
Spanish lnlluonza and kindred dis
eases lined tho shoros of tho rlvor
and tho streets to soo Uio big re
view," ho Baid. "Tho bad woather un
doubtedly will havo its effect."
More Men Arrive.
Now York. Tho TJnitod Statos
transport General Gorgas, which left
Bordeaux on Docomber 13, arrived'
with 14 officers, sovon enlisted men
and 22 civilians. Aa tho ship was
loadod with returnod ammunition aha
anchored In Gravosend bay and th
passenger.! -nera brought aohoro In
boats.
Jap Envoys Start East.
San Francisco. Tho Japanese peace
conference under Baron Nobuakl
Maklno that arrivod hero from tho
orient departed for Now York. The
party is bolng taken across tho conti
nent by the stato department in a
special train aud will leave Now York
for Franco J&nuury 4.
Rumored Knlser Has Been Slain.
Paris. Rumors that the former
emperor of Germany has been assas
sinated becamo currout in Paris, not
ably in tho chamber of deputies, Thoro
Is not tho Bllghtcat confirmation of
tho report up to tho present.
Riveters on a Strike.
Chicago. Ono hundred and fifty
rlvotors at tho Chicago Shipbuilding
company's plant at South Chicago
wont on strike for a 40 jur cent ad
vance in waga,
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MANY SLAIN IN BERLIN
SOLDIERS JOIN SAILORS IN RE
VOLT AT CAPITAL.
Entire Garrison to Join Mutineers and
Government Is Left Without Troops
Nearly 100 Killed.
London, Dec. 20. Tho Alexander
and Franzer regiments havo openly
Joined the revolting sailors In Berlin,
nml it is predicted In adtices sent from
Berlin Into Christmas night that nearly
theventlro Berlin garrison will support
them, leaving tho government without
trcops.
Many soldiers belonging to the Berlin
guard nnd a few of tho republican
guards joined the suitors, Vorwacrts re
ports. When these reports were sent a lnrgo
cumber of armed civilians were contin
uing to Join tho sailors, not only at
tho royal stables, but In the Koenlg
sthisse. This street, with nil Its houses,
was reported in tho hands of tho sail
ors, who wcro supported by the Spar
tnenns. They demanded that Premier
Ebcrt nnd Secretary llnsse resign nnd
bo replaced by Georgo Lcdebour nnd
Dr. Karl Llcbknecht.
Doctor Llcbknecht, tho advices add,
went to the chancellor's palace and
had u long conference with the min
isters, the result of which wn3 un
known. Further fighting was nntklpatcd, It
was mlded, as tho Spartucnns nnd the
Bailors had decided to attempt to
forco tho guards to return to
Potsdnm.
Nearly 100 persons wcro killed In the
street fighting which began In Berlin
Tuesday morning, according to the
latest reports from tho German enp
ltal, transmitted by tho Excbnngo Tel
egraph correspondent at Copenhagen.
The Republican guards tried several
times to take tho royal' stables and
tho headquarters of tho revolting sail
ors, but wcro repulsed.
PIPER ENDS LIFE IN CELL
Coroner's Jury Finds That Man
Charged With Killing Chicago
Girl Ended Life by Hanging.
Muskegon, Mich., Dec 21. The coro
ner's jury wrote finis to tho tragedy
that clnlmcd tho lives of Fredn Welch
man of Chlcngo nnd Mllo II. Piper of
Muskegon. Tho Jury returned a ver
dict stating that Piper had hanged
himself. The authorities are skeptical
of a story of Innocence which purports
to havo been told by Viper to n Mus
kegon friend nnd revealed by him after
Piper was dead. According to this
Btory tho Insuranco broker admitted
marrying Miss Welchmun, and traveled
about the country with her In an au
tomobile. But ho suld he did not
kill her. Tho murder, he asserted,
was tlh) work of tho crow with which
Piper and tho girl traveled. Thoy
killed her to keep her from telling of
a series of robberies they had com
mitted during their trip.
$16,000,000,000 IS LEFT OVER
This Sum Remains Unexpended From
War Appropriations, Con-
grccs Is Told.
Washington, Dec. '2D. More than
$10,000,000,000 of cash appropriations
and contract authorizations voted by
congress for war purposes will be un
oxpended, Representative Sherley of
Kentucky, chalrninn of tho house ap
propriations committee, nnnounced.
MONEY FOR U. S. FORCES
Senate Provides Month's Pay for Dis
charged Soldiers and Sailors
In Amendment.
Washington, Dec. 25. Tho senato
adopted an amendment to tho revenue
bill, providing for a bonus of ono
month's pay to all officers nnd enlist
ed men honorably discharged from
tho army, navy and niarlno corps
after November 11.
British to Cross Holland.
Brussels, Dec. 25. It Is reported,
horo thnt Holland has been Informed
by Great Brltnln of her Intention to
send supplies to tho British army of
occupation In Germany by wuy of the
River Scheldt and Dutch Lfmberg.
Hurley Decorated by China.
Peking, Dec. 25. Tho Chinese gov
eminent linn conferred the order of
Chlaoho, second class, on K. N Hur
ley, chairman of the United States
shipping board. Tho order of Chlaoho
Is confined to civilians.
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GASSED FOR 24 HOURS
TERRIBLE EXPEDIENCE IN AR
GONNE TOLD BY HEROES.
Soldiers Who Faced Fumes Return to
U. S. on the Transport Mongolia
Are Sent to Hospitals.
Now York, Dec. 24. Hundreds ot
Illinois men In tho Thirty-third divi
sion wcro nmong tho victims of n g08
shell bombardment in tho Argonno
forest which started the night of Octo
ber 7 and lasted 24 hours.
Many of tho men who are recover
ing from tho noxious fumes arrived
on tho Mongollu, which brought 4,700
officers and men. They said it was the
worst gas "strafing" they had ever
experienced.
Nearly all the m.n gassed were bad
ly burned about tho body, and a num
ber said thoy had been blind for live
weeks. Many woro smoked glasses
and eye shades. They will bo sent to
hospitals near this city for special
treatment. Surgeons say thoy will re
cover completely.
The Ono Hundred and Twenty-ninth
Infantry, which hns ninny members of
the Third Illinois In Its rnnks, uppoors
to have been tho hardest lilt, Judging
from tho stories of the wounded men
on tho Mongolia.
The casualties of the regiment In
tho attack amounted to at least 50 per
.cent. Few of tho gassed men died,
however. The gas uttuck lasted so
long that the fumes finally filtered
through tho musks and the men fell in
their tracks.
Fifty men of Company F of the Ono
Hunilcd nnd Thirty-first infantry
fought their way through 200 Prus
sian guardsmen who had surrounded
them in the Argonne November 8 and
got back to the Amerlcnn lines.
This story was told by Corp. Elmer
Snuermun, 714 Cornelia avenue, Chi
cago, ono of tho fifty. Sauermun was
shot by a sniper. Tho bullet pierced
his left lung, glanced off n rib and
wont up Into his shoulder.
RUSSIANS BEAT THE REDS
Washington Receives Official Report
of the Defeat of Bolshevik Army
Foe Retreats Northward.
Washington, Doc. 25. Defeat of
the bolshevik army on tho Ekaterin
burg front In a decisive battle by an
army of loyal Russians wns reported
In nn official dispatch to tho Russian
embassy from tho Omsk government.
The message said that the disorgan
ized bolshovikl were retreating north
ward toward Perm and that this was
the first Independent action of moment
ngalnst tho bolshovikl and part of a
campaign that was expected to unite
some of the loyal districts of Russia
and Siberia. Much war equipment
and booty were captured.
ROB ANOTHER CHICAGO BANK
Crew of Five Bandits Take $6,000
From tho Dressel Commercial
Trust of Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 25. Five bank band
its In n black touring car held up and
robbed the Dressel Commercial Trust
and Savings bunk. 122 West Twelfth
street, and escaped with 0.000 or
more.
Harry Schoeti, the paying toller;
Miss Selllu Johnson, a clerk, and two"
customers wero In the building when
tho robbery took place. Four of tho
gang entered and with drawn revolv
ers forced tho bank employees nnd
customers Into the basement.
RUSS WAR LOSS ENORMOUS
Authoritatively Stated That Country's
Casualties Are 9,150,000
1,700,000 Dead.
Petrograd, Dec. 24. Russia's wnr
casualties ore authoritatively given
at 0,150,000, as follows: Killed, 1,
700,000; wounded, -1,350,000; prisoners
2,500,000.
12,000,000 Bar Foe Goods.
New York, Dec. 27. Nearly 12.000,
000 persons hnvo pledged themselves
not to buy goods niado In Germany, ac
cording to figures cited by Dr. William
T. Hornadny, at a meeting of the wom
an's national defense committee.
Add to British Navy.
London, Dec. 27. Five hundred and
seventeen ships have been ndded to
tho British navy since August. 1014.
The new vessels Include seven battle
ships, five battle cruisers, 20 light
cruisers, 17 monitors.
RIGID RULES FOR 'FLO
Regulations Sent Out By Stato Board
of Health In Effort to Crueh
the Epidemic.
Rigid regulation for this purposo of
bundling the influenza epidemic In
Nebraska havo been ( sent to local
authorities by tho stato board of
health at Lincoln. Hero are some of
tho regulations put out: In order for
tho family to bo released from quar
antine, the attending physician, nnd
when there is no attending physician,
the head of the family must make ap
plication to tho secretary of the coun
ty, city or village board of health, and
the quarantine Is not to bo released
until the board gives such permission.
For Contacts Four days after last ex
posure aifil exposure exists, when
qunruntlne of the promises as a whole
Is in effect. For Those With Dlsenso
Four days after the fever entirely
subsides. When the patient Is re
leased, others who have been In quar
antine are also released, unless nbw
cases have developed, but they can
not leave tho premises, except with
the permission of tho health board,
nnd anyone re-entering will have to
stay there until the premises are final
ly released. Anyone found guilty of
violating the quarantine rules shall be
lluble to a fine of from $15 to .$100.
Despite the -war, tho loss of the
corn crop In u largo part of Nebraska
and the liberal response of this state
in subscribing to all war funds, the
people of Nebraska had almost $240,
000,000 deposited in state bunks on
November 1. according to a rep rt Is
sued by Secretary Tooley of the State
Banking Board. That amount of de
posits is only $10,000,000 below the
high-water murk for state bank de
posits In the history of Nebraska,
which was reached early In the present
year. It is $10,000,000 more than a
year ago. The number of commercial
and savings banks reporting to tho de
partment under the call for November
1 statements, was 034, an Increase of
14. The commercial deposits aggre
gate $235,500,000 and the savings
$4,300,000.
Nebraska voters at tho recent elec
tion approved the cnlllng of a consti
tutional convention by 9,000 votes In
excess of tho required majority of all
votes cast at the election. Tho consti
tutional amendment requiring full
naturalization papers before" a foreign
born resident can vote also was ap
proved by a margin of 11,000 votes.
Professor Fogg, Instructor of jour
nalism nt the University of Nebraska-,
left Lincoln for France to serve In the
college division of the government's
educational program, to be conducted
during demobilization of the Ameri
can expeditionary forces.
Nebraska arrnngeinents for partici
pating In the Armeninn-Syrlnn relief
drive, January 12 to 19, are well un
der way. During the week Amerlcn
will be asked to give $30,000,000. Ne
braska's share will bo $300,000.
For the third time tho date' for tho
dedication of tho new Dodge county
court house at Fremont has been post
poned. December 31 was the lust date.
The prevailing epidemic was the cause
of all postponements.
' Exemption of local county, city,
school and public Improvement bonds
from taxation to encourage Investors
Is advocated In tho annual report of
State Auditor W. II. Smith.
Tho stato board of control will ask
the next legislature for $125,000 extra
for new buildings and Improvements
In the fifteen state Institutions, it hns
been announced.
The Transmlsslssippl congress, with
representatives of agriculture, indus
try, labor and business, from eighteen
western Mates, will bo held in Omaha
February 4, 5. nnd 0.
A total of 105,000 head of hogs
were received at the .South Omaha,
market last week or 50,700 more
than tho corresponding week year
ago.
For seventy-two hours last week nn
embargo was placed on. hogs at South
Oinaha because of the glutted market.
In nn effort to stamp out the "tin"
nt McCook, medical Inspection Is being
taken In all public schools dally.
Public funerus have been prohibited
at Auburn ns Ono mensure to stamp
out the spreading of Influenza.
Since the completion of the new ho
tel McCloud at York, people of the
city are boasting of huvlng the finest
hostelry In Nebrasku outside of Omaha
and Lincoln. The .structure is six
stories In height and has all modern
conveniences.
The 2(!th annual report of tho state
banking board, Just made public, shows
thut there ure 72 building and loan
associations in tho state. Total assets
of the associations have Increased over
two and u half million dollars the past
year, the report shows.
According to un estimate of the
State Agricultural association 3,511,000
acre? of wheat have becu sown In Ne
braska this fall, compared with 3,015,
814 acres hist year.
Tho entire family of Martin Steff
ensmeler of near Howells has been
wiped out by tho Influenza, father,
mother and baby having succumbed to
the disease.
An airplane hangar is lxIng con
st rueted at Oniuhu to house pluno.s
that will bring mull to tho metropolis
oer the Woodrow Wilson postal air
way from Chicago westward.
Complete official returns of the re
cent election In tho state show that
Railway imniIsitoner Taylor rece'veil
the highest plurality of any state can
didate. He defeated E. C. Simmons
his democratic opponent by 20.2S3
vote. Next to the railway commis
sioner, IJ. W. Marsh, for state auditor,
hns the largest lead. Ho beat his an
tagonist by 2S.591. Governor-elect Mc
Kohlc's plurality over Governor Ne
ville Is 23,002, while Senntor Norrls
lias 20,300 over Morehead. Tho total
vote In the state was 225,717, which is
77,000 below the record-breaking voto
of the presidential election In 1010.
The eighth nnniinl convention of tho
Nebraska Irrlgatlou association, held
recently at Bridgeport, wns the largest
attended and tho most protltablo
meeting In the history of the tissocla
tlon. While irrigation was tho chief
topic of discussion, good roads eamo
lit for a goodly share of attention and
several addresses were made on that
subject. State seed inspection and
certification was indorsed and more
adequute laws for the eradication , of
Insect, rodent and weed pests wero
asked.
Nebraska's army of four mlnuto
men closed Its work lust Monday, tho
Red Cross Christmas roll call being
tho last drive conducted. The Nebras
ka branch has, In over 14,000 address
es, reached over 4,000,000 people slnco
October, 1917. The men will be nlus
tereil out Jonuary 15-10, when tho
government will give a certlilcate of
service to each chairman and each
speaker, and a theater certificate to
each theater manager who has co
operated. Mrs. Margaret Muuzy, former Oma
ha nurse, who shot Dr. George E.
Spear during the peace celebration In
Lincoln, November 11, was found guil
ty of first degree murder by a Jury at
Lincoln. The verdict of. the jury de
signated life imprisonment.
Railroad crop experts estimate thut
more than GO0.OO0 tons of nlfulfa and
2,400,000 bushels of grain will be saved
by Nebraska fanners this winter by
feeding cattle on the pastures through
out the state. Pasture conditions wero
never better In tho stnte.
The Stato Board of Health has In
augurated a campaign for the suppres
sion of socinl diseases, which requires
a physician's report of every case to
the state health officer and which re
quires u person so registered to re
port regularly for treatment.
Teaching of foreign languages In
grade schools and other educational
'Institutions, If the parents of pupils re
quest It, wns recommended by tho
the state Americanization committee la
its report to Governor Neville.
The University College of Medicine
and Hospital, Omaha, Is ono of tho
grandest and most useful state Instltu- i
tlon.s in Nebraska. Dr. Irving S. Cut
ter is the dean, assisted by an able
corps of doctors aud nurses.
It is estimated that 11,000 more por- '
sons Joined the Red Cross in tho last j
drive than one year ago. It Is believed
tho final total membership In this
stnto obtained during the Christmas
roll drive will total nearly 85,000.
Resolutions adopted at the confer
ence of health authorities of the state (
at Lincoln, putting a ban on nil public
gntherlngs for pleasure, are aimed at
pool hulls, dances and lodge meetings.
Omaha citizens are advocating tho
erection of a new public library con
taining a large art gallery and an,
auditorium with a seating capacity of
2,000 to 3,000 people.
Fnnk A. Peterson, county attorney
of Lancaster county, has been appoint
ed ussistnnt United States district at
torney to succeed Howard Suxton, re
signed. A' meeting of tho Nebraska State
Bar association, scheduled to be held
at Omaha December 27 anil 28, has
been postponed because of influenza.
The paving laid at Kearney this
year gives the city about ten miles of
paved streets, practically all of which
wns laid In the past three years.
The' power plant of tho Lincoln
Traction company at Lincoln was se
verely damnged when a big boiler,
housed in tho building, exploded.
A suggestion has been mado that
citizens of Dodge county voto bonds
to erect a memorial to Dodgo county
soldiers on the site of the old county
jail at Fremont.
J. W Reinhardt, Lincoln, Insurance
mun, formerly of David City, has been
named deputy state auditor by Auditor-elect
George W. Marsh.
Considerable damage was done in
the northern part of the state last
week by a severe sleet storm, which
swept over tho district.
Crelgbton university nt Omaha has
been selected as a reservo training
camp, according to announcement of
tho War department at Washington.
Sixty million dollars are to be spent
on good roads within the state of Ne
braska and the money will be raised
by statewide taxation, according to
plans now being worked out by goodt
road enthusiasts ot the state.
The campaign at tho beet sugar
factory at Goring is progressing qulto
well, and is expocted to last until the
latter part of January.
For having discounted $20,018.70 In
worthless notes nt the German-American
bunk at Chalco, Sarpy county,
four agents of the Mutual Benefit
Health and Accident association of
Omaha were denied licenses to sell In
surance for a year by the state Insur
ance board. The hoard exonerated the
Insurance company on the ground thnt
the notes were taken aud ca'Jied with
out its knowledge.
REVENUE BILL
WINS IN SENATE
Designed to Raise $6,000,000,-
uuu in my ana $4,uuu,- 1tv
000,000 In 1920.
CHARGE ON LUXURIES IS CUT
Amendments Adopted Include Ono
Making Washington Dry and An-
other Gives Bonus to Fight- V
ing Men.
Wnshlngton, Dec. 20. Without even?
a roll call the senate Monday night
passed tho wur revenue bill, the Inrg-,
est tax measure in the history of tho
world, designed to raise $0,000,000,000
In 1910 and $4,000,000,000 In 102D.
Just before the bill was placed on,
its final passage Senator LaFolleUo of
Wisconsin led an eleventh hour light,
to boost the levies on big incomes and!
wnr profits. He offered a substitute
bill which lie claimed would raise ap
proximately $0,700,000,000. It was i
voted down, 65 to 0, Senators Borah,
Norrls, Gronna. Nucrent. riFoUott.- I
and Vardaman casting the amrmntivtf
votes. )
Amendment i adopted Included on(j
by Senator Slioppard of Texas making
tho Reed law, prohibiting shipment ot
Intoxicating liquor into "dry" terri
tory, applicable to tho District of Co
lumbia nnd nnnflmt- liv Hnnnfm- Trnm.
mell of Florida providing for a bonus'
of one month's pay to all officers and,
enlisted men honorably discharged
from tho nation's fighting forces after; I
November 11. 1
Senntor Pomerene of Ohio tried to
get the senate to reverse its decision
practically to nullify' tho Burleson
postal zone system for newspapers and
magazines. His motion was defeated,
41 to 22.
Senntor KIrby of Arknnsas proposed
an amendment to prevent further
loans to the allies. Ills proposal re
ceived virtually no support and was j
shouted down by n viva voce vote. i
Tho revenue bill, hnving already; I1
passed the house, now goes to confer-
ence. j.
It Is not likely the bill will become a I
law much before February 1, lenders
predicted.
As the bill passed ' tho house last
September, it was framed to raise S8.-. '
000,000,000 on tho theory that the wur
expenses for tho fiscal year ending
J uno bu, 1019, would be $24,000,000,- v
000. The signing of tho armistice was '
followed by a reduction of the $24,000,
000,000 estlmnte to $18,000,000,000 and'
a consequent reduction of the bill to
$G,000,000,000. Democratic senators,
voting solidly, put Into tho bill a pro
vision fixing tho tnxes for 1920. at
rates expected to yield $4,000,000,000.
Tho main sources of revenue, under j
the provisions of tho pending bill, are
Incomes nnd war profits. These will
furnish approximately $4,000,000,000.
The remainder of tho $G,000,000,000
will como from the levies upon alco
holic beverages nnd mlscpllnninns
taxes.
By a vote of 38 to 32 it was decided
to restore tho tnx on luxuries and
semi-luxuries costing more than a cer
tain fixed price. The house voted a 20
per cent levy upon such articles. Tho
finance committee struck It out. After
repudiating the finnnce committee's
nmendment tho senate adopted an
amendment offered by Senator Len
root of Wisconsin reducing tho tax to
10 per cent. It was 'calculated that
the amendment ns it now stands will
yield about $100,000,000 revenue.
An amendment proposed by Senator
Thomas of Colorado levying a 100 per
cent tnx upon all campaign contribu
tions In excess of $500 wns adopted
by a voto of 34 to 2S. The amend
ment is designed to wenken the Influ
ence of "big business" In politics, ac
cording to its nuthor.
By a vote of 33 to 2S, the senato
adopted nn amendment by Senator
Johnson of South Dakota striking out
the proposed 5 per cent tnx on auto
mobile trucks, wagons, trailers and
tractors. The tax on automobiles and
motorcycles stands. Tho Johnson
niriendment. it was exnlnlned. wns s
framed in tho Interest largely of tho
farmers.
Bono dry prohibition for the Dis
trict of Columbia was adopted by a
vote of 42 to 18.
Taxes on tho Incomes of married
men with no dependent children under
tho senato .revenuo bill wquld be:
Income. 1918 tax. 1913 tax.
$3,000 GO I 4
4.000 120 til)
6.000 180 15
6.000 250 17t
o nnn rni ....
10.000 830 59 fa
15.000 1.670 . 1 S "3
20,000 2.630 1,99
00,000 11,000 9.19S
Wilson In Rome on January 3.
Rome, Dec. 24. President Wilson
will nrrlve In Rome on January 3, ac
cording to nn announcement made in
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Sent on Food Mission. JM
Madison, Wis., Dec. 27. .Magnus "
Swenson, head of the Wisconsin food
administration, hns been directed by
Herbert C. noover to sail for Europo
on Saturday to take up food control i
work in Europe. '
Chicago Jewelry Store Robbed. j
Chicago, Dec. 27. Four ineil robbed A
tho Iralson Jewelry company of gems (pR
valued at $100,000. The men entered im
uiu jewcHj biiiii in iiu: v-iniiiii sav
ings Bunk building, held up the plnco
and escaped,