Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-01

Il OLLI LII
Brief
PHILADELPHIA Charles
T. Wishart, of Wooster, Ohio, mod
orator of genera ASSEMBLY of Pres
byterian church in United States, is
in Pittsburg hospital with typhoid
fever.
AMALFI, Italy-King Victor
Emmanuel arrives to visit scenes of
desolation along coast caused by re-
cent landslides
VERA CRUZ.-Official reports
are received from General Gonzalo
Escobar concerning battle with the
rebels at Mafafa, where revolution
aries lost 172 killed and 1856 prison
ers.
HOUSTON, Texas. Twelve men,
including S. Phil Hopkins, former
husband of Peggy Hopkins Joyce,
actress, are indicted on charges of
using mails to defraud in connec-
ton with promotion of oil compa-
MES.
NEW YORK. = Mark Pickford,
Douglas Fairbanks. Charles Chap
lin and D. w. Griffith agreed to car
ry out existing contracts for distri-
button Of their pictures.
Observation-Disclosures of
justice advises treasury that it can
not levy federal tax on income re-
ceived b ymembers of five civilized
Indian tribes from tax-exempt lands.
MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y.-Lieu.
tenants M. T.. Elliott and Homer B.
Chandler make record flight of 31S
miles from Buffalo in two hours
and Il minutes, distance requiring
10 hours by train.
WASHINGTON. = Following res.
ignation of Harry M. Daugherty as
attorney general at request of Pres
ident Coolidge, White House says
successor is being sought who is
possessed of good acquaintance with
law and capacity For administration.
WASHINGTON. = Senator Nc.
Kellar, Democrat, Tennessee, offers
resolution authorizing investigation
of Secretary Melons connection
with certain commercial enterprises
during his tenure of office.
PARIS. - French cabinet crisis
ends when M, Poincare submits to
President Millerand the names of
reconstruction ministry which in
cludes but two members of old cabi-
net
WHEELING, w. VA.-Twenty-
c in, yYAla tn
mine No. 2 of Yukon Pocahontas
eight men are rescued.
LONDON.-Transpo strike is set
tied by grant of immediate advances
of pay demanded by men.
ATLANTIC CITY. - Harry M.
Daugherty, resigned attorney gen
eral, in formal statement at Al
lantic City, asks public not to be-
lieve the lies told by irrespon-
sible witnesses" before senate inves
tigating committee.
PITTSBURG-F Floods in Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and Maryland
take toll of thirteen lives and cause
millions of dollars property damage.
WASHINGTON - Members of
Daugherty investigation committee
plan to center activities on records
of department of justice in anti
trust prosecution, foregoing present
consideration of charges against Mr..
Daugherty personally.
ATLANTIC CITY.-Former At
torn General Daugherty declares in
statement he has no personal feeling
against President Coolidge and
pledges him support "at any person
al sacrifice"
WESTERVILLE, Ohio.-Dr. P. A.
Baker, general superintendent of
National Anti Saloon league since
1908, dies here.
NEW YORK.-Fred Stone, come
dian, speaking in campaign for
funds for new Broadway temple.
urges that New York build as many
first rate churches as it has theaters.
MELBOURNE, Australia.-Music
the Tribune Zenith station, is heard
distinctly here.
CHICAGO. Rev. Clifford J. Wing,
of Techny, H.. just back from Cath
Ole mission fields in China, says
China has more than one million
bandits, organized more effectively
than the government.
WASHINGTON.-The A. F. of l..
legislative committee makes public
q report rating immigration legisla-
ton first among nine outstanding
desirable pending measures and the
bill providing CONSUMPTION of labor
in national emergency the most
inimical matter ever considered by
congress.
WASHINGTON. - Senator Hale
announces he has information that
the British government had agreed
to modify its embargo on American
live stock caused by the outbreak
of foot-and- mouth disease in Cali
fornia so as not to apply east Of the
Rocky mountains.
MENICO CITY.-Charles B. War,
rem, new ambassador, begins inves-
tigation into alleged unwarranted
seizure of AmeriCan-owned proper
ties, safety of American citizens in
Yucatan and the question OF a Sec
ond collection of taxes from Ameri.
can citizens.
Rum Runners From
Cuba to Chicago Use