Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-11
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

known as the American clauses by which
Switzerland would delay action until the
United States senate had ratified the Treaty
Of Versailles, part of which is the COW
enant of the League of Nations.
Speaking in the house Of commons, OF
tawa, Canada, recently, w. Feockshutt,
Unionist member Of Brantford and a promi-
nent manufacturer, expressed the opinion
that large part of the prevalent unrest was
attributable to the fact that peace was not
really here. He drew attention to the situa-
ton in the United States, saying that our
neighbors to the south should be told that
they had no right to involve the other nations
of the world in chaos while they fought out
their political battles.
Counterfeting has doubled in the last six
months, due to circulation or a greater num-
Der of government securities, including fed
eraI reserve notes, Chief W. H. Moran, OF the
secret service, told the house appropriation
committee recently in asking for increased
appropriations for rounding up counterfeit
ers Raising of federal reserve notes is one
of the most common acts Of swindlers, he
said
The Young Woman's Christian association
is beginning to broaden out. More than $751;
900 has been raised during recent drive;
$4,000 is the subscription for next years
budget. Inc campaign SOluS Ou INV 40 AOi
funds to meet current expenses OF the de-
partments during the next year. 1t is to be
hoped the day will not be far in the distance
when each small town will have Y. w.
G.. A. of it's own for the benefit of the young
women in each community.
At the request of the 'Compagnie Fran
caise du Tourisme, the Bank of France has
decided to issue special travellers checks,
called cheques de voyage, for the conVen-
fence of visitors to this country.
These checks which will be of 100, 500
and 1000 francs, will be purchasable In
all foreign countries at the current rate OF
exchange before the traveller sets out, and
will have the value of Bank Of France note
in Paris.
The object in issuing these checks is to
avoid exchange difficulties for tourists anu
the loss which frequently attend such trans
| actions
Two earthquakes occurred in the South
Pacific Ocean last Saturday, resulting in the
breaking of both South American cables,
according to information received recently
in Washington, D. G. NO further details
have reached here.
An examination of the seismo graphic rec
ords at Georgetown university disclosed that
both shocks were recorded there, the first,
which was of considerable intensity, at 1850
D. M Saturday, and the second at 6:48
p. m. The first continued until 2:25 p. m.
The centres of the disturbances were es-
timated at $500 miles from Washington.
A report on the breaking Of the cables
both Of which were south of Callao, has been
made to the navy department by the cable
companies.
Royalties received by authors, artists, cons-
posers and others cannot be classed as divi-
dends and subject to normal tax as well as
surtax, according to ruling by Internal Rev
enue Commissioner Roper at Washington.
Dividends subject to taxes paid by the
distributing company, being part of the
corporations profits, the commissioner ex-
planned, while royalties, constituting an ex-
pense of the paying concern, are subject to
taxes levied on those benefting from them.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The war depart
ment will pay all expenses connected with
the return of dead soldiers from Europe
This includes transportation by water and
rail, and the delivery of the body to the
home of the next of kin. The Bureau of War
Risk Insurance has ben authorized to pay
funeral expenses of American soldiers UP
to 500. -...-,.. -...........--,