Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF

New York-May Day passed with
out serious disturbances anywhere
in the United States.
Tallahassee, FIa.-FIorida senate
postpones final consideration of
measure to forbid bodily punishment
of prisoners in that state and sup
porters of stopping use of strap are
beaten in test vote.
London London Star describes
United States supreme court decis
ion prohibiting foreign ships from
bringing liquor inside the three-mile
limit as high handed piece of AFRO
gance toward foreigners.
London Command of all the
seas,' is the ideal set forth by First
Lord of the British admiralty in
House of Commons, defending gov
eminent proposals to develop Singa.
pore into strong naval base.
New YOrk-Samuel GoIdwyn tells
federal trade commission that pro-
fessional jealousy of Charlie Chaplin
prompted Mary Pickford to ask $780,
900 week in 1917, after she learned
Chaplin was getting 100000 year.
Essen.-Dr. Gustav Krupp Won
Bohlen Und Halbach, president of
the Krupp works, is arrested and
sent to Jail by the French, charged
with being implicated in the rioting
at the Krupp works several weeks
ago.
MOntreaIECanadian cabinet coun-
sci decides that Mrs. Florence Las
sandra must hang at Fort Saskatche-
wan, Alberta, today for completely
in constable's murder, the first wo-
man in "a years to be hanged in Can
ada.
New YOrk.-An international |
agreement between nations to re-
strict the manufacture and sale of |
firearms is recommended by police |
heads from all parts of the world |
at the international police confer
ence.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras. - The
American women held here by police !
as Clara Phillips, Hammer murder
ess," is baked in her attempt to es-
cape from Jail when the police learn
Of plot made withs everal students
to aid her.
BaltimOre.-After dancing contin-
uously for 1877 hours, Evelyn Ming,
John Davis and Harry Talbotte, of
Baltimore; Aubrey Gilbert, Wash
ington, and Warren Mills. Columbia,
S. c., quit as joint holders of the J
new record.
Washington Attorney General
Daugherty declares that government |
in thirty days will start vigorously
to enforce the law as interpreted by
supreme court to stop American and
foreign ships from carrying liquor
within three-mile limit.
Fort Worth, Tex. - Methodist |
evangelist at Forth WORTH, Tex, con-
ference declares that pious attacks
against authority of the Holy Script
ures and fundamentals of the faith
are constantly made in schools and
colleges Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south.
New YOrk.--Reports thta recent |
cuts in gasoline prices and depressed |
prices of oil stocks are the result of
fight for domination between the
Standard oil group and independent |
companies, ar edenied by W. c. Tea
gle, president of the Standard Oil
company, of New Jersey.
Chicago -Leander Hamilton Nc |
Cormick, grandson of inventor Of |
reaping machine, announces estab- /
lishment of foundation for advanc- |
ing science of characterology, mil
lions for endowment to be available !
only after death of second genera
ton in Mr.. McCormick's family, it !
is declared.
Macon, Ga.-E. H. McMichael, leg
islator from Marion county, is in |
dicted by Bibb grand jury on a
charge Of criminal libel. The Incl |
dent follows the appearance before
the grand jury Of w. A. Grassland, |
federal highway engineer for Geor-
gia, and w. r. Neel, state highway |
engineer. The Indictment is the out |
growth of an attack made by Nc
Michael on Mr.. Grassland, the feder. |
al highway engineer, in an article |
published early in March in various
newspapers of the state, in which
Mr.. McMichael charges Grassland |
with grating through the state hing |
way department.
Co,,o+ox No1con'. RoJ,,