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m THE "WAR TAX". IS UP TO PRES. WILSON TO DECIDE Washington, Sept. 15. Launching of an internal revenue "war tax" bill which will get undivided Democratic support was President Wilson's prime task today. Democratic Leader Underwood of the house and Democratic chieftains favoring and apposing the proposed three per cent tax on freight con fered at the White House. An an nouncement of the president's views was expected later today. Definite action is planned at a caucus of the house Democrats tonight. The president faced the job of practically deciding the taxable items himself, although in his "war tax" address to congress he "left "the de tails" to the two houses. Increasing opposition in his party to passage of any tax bill at all was regarded as a serious insurgent movement o o HOW ABOUT JUNKET EXPENSES In spite of the pleas of her four companions on the European junket, Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, sup't of schools, still insists on returning the $1,500 expense, granted for the trip, to the board. Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton, John D. Shoop, Lewis E. Larson and An gus Roy Shannon, who were on the trip with Mrs. Young, and who were also allowed $1,500 each, are not at all in favor of Mrs. Young's idea. They've been urging her not to go through with it At the same time Att'y Thos. J. Sutherland is still threatening to bring suit against the five unless they return the money, which he says be longs to the "school children of Chi cago." o o STUDENTS ENLIST London. Indian students at Cam bridge University have offered them selves in a body for service. Flags and handkerchiefs have taken the place of flowers with the street hawkers. SEVEN PEOPLE SUFFER FOR THE ACTS OF THREE When Lind Lafounte, Montus But ler and J. C. McKinney set out on May 29 to hold up C. C. Wilkins in his store at 127 North av. they did not believe that seven persons would be punished for the crime. Seven are getting their daily measure of hard ships because of the robbery and four of them are innocent The three men were caught and got from one to fourteen years in the pen for the robbery. The four, and they are women and children, are sentenced perhaps as long and perhaps longer to poverty, worse than prison. Last night Lind Lafounte's grand mother, his blind sister, Mrs. Butler and her two children were sent to the Home of the Friendless. - o o KIDNAPPING STILL MYSTERY BIG AUTO USED Half a dozen residents near 60th and LaSalle sts. saw a thrilling kid napping Monday morning when ' a man in a large auto pulled a scream ing and resisting girl into the ma chine and escaped. Mrs. Alice Bach, 6005 S. LaSalle st, heard the girl's cries for aid and rushed to the curb as the man drag ged her into the car. As Mrs. Bach approached he drew his arm about the girl, stifled her screams and with his free hand drove the auto off in high speed. The girl is unknown, the auto number was unseen and the af fair is still a mystery, as the police have no clues. INDIA TO AID BRITISH ARMY Simla, India. The viceroy has re ceived from the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maharajah of Bikanir warm hearted offers of- assistance with their troops and themselves in person and all the resources of their states. Remarkable expressions of loyalty are printed in many Indian news papers, and deep regret is expressed thatthe Indians cannot carry anna,. tjfej yv-k : MZmmMimmmMim