Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-06
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF

) the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the
! Togo lAiSen kaiSha, large steamship
| companies, fail because latter de
manded larger share than n. Y. *
would grant.
WASHINGTON. - Treasury de
partment announces in report to
ways and means committee that re
fund of tax payments totaling $l23,
! 992, S2094 were made during past
! fiscal year.
LOS ANGELES.-Less than a six
| ty-day supply of gasoline is on hand
| in the United States, Paul Shoup
vice president of the Southern Pa
cifc Railway company and president
! of Pacific and Associated Oil com
| panies, declares.
SAN FRANCISCO.-George w
| Cox, 81, retired Berkeley millionaire
| is reunited with his, brother, Clinton
retired indianapolis lawyer, after
parting in Indiana fifty-three years
ago. Former crossed plains in Gov
cred wagon.
SALT LAKE CITY. Resolu lions
condemning Republican party for al
legged efforts to destroy candidacy OF
| William G.. McAdoo for presidency
and indorsing latter, are passed by
state Democratic central committee
WASHINGTON. - Treasury de
partment actuaries estimate tax bill
passed by house, will produce $44G,
! 100000 less revenue than present
law and $113, 100000 more than pro
posed Garner Democratic plan.
SALEM.-Ohio High and graded
schools are closed at GreenfOrd
Ohio, as a result of the resignation
of the superintendent of school ant
| the entire staff of teachers during 9
controversy involving the reading o.
the Bible in the schools.
Observation-Disclosures Cool
idge selects Samuel knight, Sar
Francisco attorney, as special cOun
sci to determine validity of title OF
Standard Oil company to holdings
| in the Elk Hills naval oil reserves in
! California.
NEW YORK.-Supreme court jury
returns verdict in favor of Beverly
| D. Harris, former vice president of
the Natioal City bank, in his mar
riage annulment suit against his
wife, Eleanor Elaine Lee Harris,
who, he charges, misrepresented her
family connections.
ATLANTA.-Case against Mrs
Asa G. Gambler, Sr., wife of wealthy
| soft drink .nanufa cturer, and w. ]
Stoddard and G.. w. Keeling, bust
ness men, charged with frequentine
an apartment where a small quaint
ty of liquor was found, is dis
missed.
NEW Representative OF
steamship lines declare they will OPP
pose order of Commissioner of I'm
migration Curran that all aliens ar
irving second-class must pass
through Ellis Island, and say en-
forcement of order will divert this
passenger trade to Canadian ports.
WASHINGTON.- President Cool
idge urges immediate grand jury in
VestigatiOn of charges, growing out
of the federal jury investigation in
Cnicago of the veterans bureau, that
two members of congress accepted
brides to obtain paroles and pardons
Of persons convicted of crimes.
M o S G Q W.-Trlal Of Alexander
Krasnotchekoff, one time Chicago
lawyer and former president of the
Far Eastern republic, charged with
misuse of funds of the Commercial
and Industrial bank and conduct
"unbecoming a communist" opens
here.
JERSEY CITY.-Bishop Joseph r
Berry, Of Philadelphia, tells New
Jersey Methodist conference that
every Methodist preacher has as
much right to belong to the I<u klux
Khan as to MasOns or Odd Fellows,
if he thinks it is a proper thing
to do.
NEW YORK.-District Attorney
/ Banton announces that Ralph Thurb'
err, prisoner in an Eslish jail, has in
Il confession implicated himself and
six others in the Wall street eXDlo-
sion of September 16, 1920, and says
extradition will be sought only after
a thorough investigation of the al
! legged confession.