Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-03
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

Prince William of Sweden, who ar
rived in New York recently after
travelling through Central America
incognito, sailed for Europe on the
steamship Adriatic, which carried g.
420 passengers.
by Olaf H. Lamm, Swedish consul
general at this port. His name did
not appeal on the passenger list.
Many theatrical persons were on
the Adriatic, among them Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. Fl. Sothern, Elsie Janis, Marc
Lasky.
Jimmy Wilde, Of England, worlds
f1yweight boxing champion, sailed
with has wife after a seven months
tour of the country. Sheriff David H.
Knott was another passenger.
Senator France (Rep., Md urged
in the senate that congress stay in
the executive every one of those
enormous powers which were con-
ferred for the period of the war"
"By denying peace, for which the
representatives Of the people have de-
clared," said Senator France, the
president in effect arrogates to him
self, in violation of the constitution,
the power to declare for war"
1t was the kaiser's power to make
war which alone made him an en-
peror instead of a president, the SEN
ator continued, adding that President
Wilson had assumed like authority.
President Wilson nominated Mrs.
Annette Abbott Adams, OF san Fran
cisco. now United States attorney for
the northern district Of California, as
first assistant attorney general.
Mrs. Adams will have charge or the
enforcement of tax and customs laws,
the war risk, pure food, quarantine
and Adamson acts and also Will nave
supervisory control over federal
prisons. Activities Of the department
in connection with the Vo1stead pro.
hibition act, formerly in charge OF
Mr.. Frierson, will be transferred 10
another assistant, according to At
torney General Palmer.
Mrs. Adams will be ordered to
Washington from San Francisco i'm
mediately upon confirmation Oh the
The president also nominated Will
liam G. Frierson, of Chattanooga
Tenn, now an assistant attorney gen,
eral as solicitor general of the united
States.
Rv a vote of 6 to the senate. agri-
c,1Iture committee ordered a favor
able report on the McNary bill pro-
vidine for an export embargo on
Those supporting the bill were
Senators McNary, of oregon Capper'
of Kansas; Kenyon, of Iowa, and Nor
ris. of Nebraska, Republicans, ana
Harrison, of Mississippi, and Zen
drick, of Wyoming. Democrats. sen
ators Smith. of Georgia; SMITH, OF
South Carolina, and Ransdell; OF
Louisiana, Democrats, opposed 1t.
Before taking final action the COM
mittee amended the measure so that
it would not affect sugar sent to
the United States by foreign, coun-
tries or their nationals to be re.
fined. Early senate consideration OF
the bill is planned by Senator Nc
Nary.
To prevent a constant time mix
IN caused by the courthouse clock
running or central time and the city
of ChiIlicothe, Ohio, running on day
light-saving' time. a third hand will
he added to the dial of the court
time by daylight-saving schedule.
The old hands are painted black.
Although council legislated day
jight-saving" time. the county COM
courthouse clock.
The third hand was the compro-
mise.
Herbert Louis Samuel will as
sumo his duties as high commits
&ioner in Palestine July l. according
TO an ammo uQc6m6AL maze by CllS
Jewish spondence bureau. He
will leave for Palestine June 20:
The authorities in Palestine have
appointed a new council for the COM
munity of Jerusalem. It will con-
sist Of six persons, Jews, Moham-
medans and Christians. Each sect
will have two representatives..
The president of the council is Y
Moslem, Raghed Biz Nashahli. and
the vice president is David Yelliu,
president of the Hebrew academy.
At attempt to enforce the United
States prohibition regulations on the
American passenger steamer Martha
Washington led to disorder on board
that vessel when one of the ship 5
officers endeavored to take from a
coal passer a bottle Of whisky al
legged to have been in the mans pos
session.
According to message from War
saw Lieut.. Harmon c. Rorison, Will
mington, N. c., q pilot in the Kos
ciusko aerial squadron, has been
missing since he began a flight I'M
dertaken to obtain a report concern
ing the Bolshevik lines on the south
ern front in the Ukraine, several
days ago. Polish military authori-
ties believe he either was shot down
Or forced to land inside the Boil
r''o--ik lines.