Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-02
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| Three diIlSIlUillSHtS uSStSllCQ " lilOul-
| fy language of Walsh resolution to
annul naval oil leases.
| ASHIN GTON. - Republican
members of house ways and means
committee vote reduction in 1928
| taxes, payable this year and amount
of reduction may be as high as 25
| per cent, Chairman Green, of house
committee announces.
WASHINGTON. - Navy departt
ment orders light cruiser Omaha
and six destroyers to stay at Vera
Cruz until further notice.
CLEVELAND. Q. - Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair tells Democratic womer
that direct responsibility for the
Teapot Dome scandal rests with
President Collidge and the Republic
an party.
FRANKLIN, Pa.-Three persons
are killed and eleven hurt when Buff
fa1o-Pittsburg express Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, is derailed at flag
station, % miles south Of here.
Ell PASO, Tex. - Hipolito Villa,
brother of Francisco Villa, former
bandit leader, reported in the field
with General Manuel Chao, revolu-
tionary leader.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - William
G. McAdoo will take no part in Ala
bama presidential preference pri-
mary, according to letter received
from David Ladd Rockwell, chair
man of McAdoo committee.
TEGTJCIGALPA Coneress
fails again to elect president of Hon
duran republic. Eli
NEW YORK. associa-
ton of New York denies charges of
John r. Quinn, national comman-
der of American Legion that it con-
tributed to funds to fight soldier
bonus.
LONDON. - Negotiations look
ing to recognition of Oregon gov.
eminent in Mexico by Great Britain
are expected to begin soon.
WASHINGTON. - Woodrow Will
sons indisposition of past two days
is pronounced not serious by DR..
Sterling Ruffin.
MOSCOW. - "Krupskaya" Len
Inc, widow of Soviet premier, asks
that memorials to her husband take
form of endowments for nurseries,
schools, hospitals, ETC.. instead of
monuments.
HAVANA. - President Zayas re-
quested authorization of payment in
full of $361,71S owed by Cuba tc
United States for war materials
purchased during World war.
TAMPICO. - Torpedo boat de-
stroyers of the United States gov.
eminent have sailed, leaving port
without any American warships.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y. - Post
humos award of 1000 pounds ster-
ling has been made by trustees of
Benjamin Franklin fund to Charles
p. Steinmetz, scientist and inven-
tor, it is announced.
PARIS. Chamber of Deputies
adopts article limiting revision of
DANA ges allowed for war devasta-
ton to cases involving payments of
100000 francs at present value Of
franc
NEW HAVEN, Conn. For first
time in history, the Pope has or
dered struck commemorative
medal in honor of an American or
ganization, by dedicating a medal to
Knights of Columbus for welfare
work in Rome.
WASHINGTON. - Samuel Comp
ers, president OF American Fedora
ton of Labor, writes President OBJ
RECON of Mexico that he intends to
hold no communication with rebe,
group in Mexico.
WASHINGTON. = Republican
members of the house ways and
means committee approve surtax
and income tax schedules recon-
mended in Mellon bill, giving assur-
ance that tax measure will be re-
ported to the house without sub.
stantial change.
DOORN.--Former Emperor VIII.
liam is reported slightly i'll. but
condition causes no alarm.
WASHINGTON. = Representative
Hamilton Fish, Republican, New
York, introduces resolution that Har-
ry F. Sinclair be asked to return
from Europe and explain to con-
gress and the American people his
$4,000 loan to Albert B. Fall.
WASHINGTON. = Senator Pep.
per rebukes Senator Helm for the
latter's reference to Theodore Roose-
velt's connection with the Oil leases.
OKLAHOMA CITY.-Miss Alice
Robertson, former representative
from Oklahoma is dismissed as wei.
fare director of oklahoma Soldiers
Memorial hospital at Muskogee.
NEW YORK.-Mrs. o. III. p. Bel.
mont pays 100000 at public auc-
ton for abandoned Sands Point
lighthouse on Long Island. thus ac-
curing right of way that will bar
1nwelcome visitors from the Bel
mont estate.
SAN FRANCESCA Madame Mar.
garet Matzenauer, singer, is granted
final decree of divorce from Floyd
Glotzbach, Del Monte. Cal, chauf.
feur.
MANILA.-Eight religious fan.
atics have been captured in Gan
dara, province of Samar, governor
OF province announces.
MENICO CITY.-Federal cavalry
reaches Forth, near Cordoba, in its
advance on Vera Cruz, war depart,
ment announces.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Right Rev.
Frederick William Keator, of
Tacoma, Wash, Protestant Epis-
copal bishop of the Olympia, Wash,
diocese, dies.
JERUSALEM.-Fr attempts at
establishing what may amount to
Arab-Jewish entente cordiale were
made when representatives OF both
met in Amman, Jewish Telegraph
agency dispatch says
BUDAPEST. - Government mus.
ters large majority to defeat motion
to dissolve assembly, but it is con.
sidered unlikely that measures for
proposed League of Nations loan will
be passed.