Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-27

research council provided that the
academy should furnish a site and
submit satisfactory building plans.
Friends of the academy contributed
a fund for this purpose and a site
in Potomac park, opposite Lincoln
memorial, has been purchased.
The national research council was
organized in accordance with an
in May, 1918. and has brought to-
gether all research organizations in
the country.
The anti-dumping idea has taken
strong hold on Canada. The Canadian
legislation which prevents merchan-
disc being sold in her markets at less
prices than in the country of produc-
been applied most frequently to I'M
suspecting American firms that sent
goods across our northern border.
By way of showing impartiality
Canada has now notified England
that Canadian securities are not to
be dumped upon the Canadian. mar
ket either no matter how profitable
the state of exchange may make the
operation for British holders At
about the same time, Canada added
freight cars to the articles she wants
to keep at home. The list already in
in dire need at a time when our
quadrennial political campaigns are
coming on apace. Opportunity
enough, congress is considering send
ing an American mission to treat
with Canada for the purpose of lib
Grating more material for neWsprint
paper.
Tailors in Springfield; Mass, who
have been asked to make alterations
in suits purchased by a large local
insurance company for it's employees
in an effort to meet living costs,
have refused to touch the suits, it
was announced recently.
The 165 employees to be supplied
therefore will depend on home help
in fitting. The 165 suits are all
that could be obtained of a big con-
signment sent to this country by the
Brltlsh government to be distributed
through big corporations. The suits
We're made for returned British SOL
diers.
Charged with attempting to mo-
nopolize the growing and sale of
Hawaiian pineaples, Swift e. Co. and
LIBBY, Mcneil & Libby. Chicago, and
Libby, Mcneil & Libby, Honolulu,
were cited by the federal trade COM
mission at Washington to answer
comlaints of unfair competition and
OF acquiring competitors stock con-
trary to provisions of the Clayton
act. The averments assert that the
companies acquire control of five
competing pineapple concerns in
Hawaii.
According to a statement from
washington, coinage of half dollars,
commemorating the centennial amt
Versary of the admission of Maine
and Alabama as states and the 3OOth
anniversary of the landing Of the
Fugrlms. are authorized in bills
PASSED unanimously by the house re-
Gently and sent to the senate.
A half million coins would be pro-
duced in observance of the landing of
me P1lgrims at Plymouth Rock and
100000 for each of the state cen
tennials.
Sugar will certainly soar high
above the present lofty prices, while
prices on all foods will almost sure
ly be increased. Such was the mes
sage of E. F. Bushnell, secretary of
Austin Nichols & Co., as the spokes-
man of the food products division Of
the American Manufacturers Ex-
pert association, at the regular
monthly luncheon, New York city, in
the Hotel Pennsylvania. Decreased
production in foods, said Mr.. Bush
nell, is responsible for the increased
prices.
1--WE have the machinery in this
country to increase our production"
he said, 'if only labor and capital
would get together So long as