Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-02-28
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White House but details of meeting
are withheld.
LONDON.-Athens' dispatch to
Daily Express says that Greek gov
ernment, headed by Premier kafand-
aris has fallen.
MOSCOW-The new Soviet silver
coinage is issued and Russians have
hard money in their pockets for the
first time since the war.
CHICAGO.-A call for a general
conference of the oil industry for
March 25 is issued by the Chicago
Oil trades committee.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass.-Senator
Capper asserts that the farmers re-
fusal to organize is putting many of
them out of business.
HANNIBAL, Mo.-Senator James
A. Reed declares that ''if the cabinet
is not purged soon, it will be time for
Coolidge to resign"
CERRO ASUL, Vera Cruz-Rebel
losses in operations around TuXparl
are placed at 250 killed and 81
wounded or made prisoners.
WASHINGTON-H of repre-
sentatives approves section of reVc-
nue. bill that would repeal ten per
cent tax on theater admissions OF
fifty cents and less.
LONDON-Affairs in India are
causing the British government
great anxiety, Lord Olivier, secre-
tary for India tells the house Of
lords.
PARIS.-Premier Ramsay Mac
Donald sends note to French gov
ernment on necessity of resumption
of interallied military control in
Germany.
WASHINGTON.-William J. Love
resigns as vice president of the
Emergency Fleet corporation and
managing director of the United
States lines
LONDON-Ninetee1 liberal mem
bers of parliament sign a manifesto
against the governments plan for
laying down five new cruisers AID
two destrOycrS.
WASHINGTON. = Mexican EN-,
bassy announces that General Espi-
nOza COrdoba's s federal forces defeat
ed rebel army under General Moran
in petroleum district.
VICTORIA, B. C.-Tremors of
moderate intensity, supposed to have
originated in Pacific, are recorded
on Gonzales Hill seismograph for
more than hour.
MEXICO CITY-President Obce-
son directs General Amaro to be il
an energetic campaign against
the rebels in Coalcon.an. under the
leaders Estrada and Dieguez.
FORT SMITH, Ark.-Ouster pro
ceedings against Andrew McGarry,
president, and all members of execu.
tive board of district No. q, United
Mine Workers, have been started.
O.-Government decides to
loan S0,000,000 yen to 26 Toxic in
surance companies to enable them
to pay claims arising from earth
quake and fire of last September.
WASHINGTON.-President Cool.
idSe has two-hour conference with
Mr.. Daugherty at the White, House
and the attorney generals opponents
declare that his resignation is near.
WASHINGTON President Cool
idge urges expeditions action by con-
gress in investigating northern Pa
cific land grants, in letter to Chair
man Lenroot, of senate public lands
committee,
MUNCIE, Ind.-Officials of local
ku kluX klan proclaim a break
with national organization and an
nounce plans for new national order
to be known as MOBILES of the klan
of the North.
ATLANTA.-<lan congress. called
by Edward Y. Clarke and his sup
pOrters, votes to establish a new or
der: The Knights of the Mystic
Clan" masking and secrecy are to
be forbidden, it is said
DECATUR, Ala.-Wiliam Jen-
ninSs Bryan attacks Senator Oscar
Underwood, of Alabama. and says
he would rather trust Governor Al
Smith, of New York, in White House
than the Alabama senator.
NEW ORLEANS-A. V. Coco, at.
torney general of Louisiana, an
nounced he will make no further
moves to prosecute cases az Rastrop,
growing out of the operations of
hooded and masked bands.
ST. Senator James A
Reed assails William G. McAdoo and
asserts that when oil disclosures are
fully known, American people will
be convinced of need of driving
from power every tainted man"
LAKEHURST, n. Y.-Plans for
polar flight of naval dirigible Shen-
andoah have not been abandoned
but merely postponed for year, Lieu
tenant Commander Zachary Land
sowne, commander of the ship. says.
NEW YORk-Governor Pmchot
declares here that Albert Bacon Fall.
with President Hardings approval.
had planned to have forest reserves
turned over to department of inte-
ror, as was case with naval oil re-
serves.
WASHINGTON.-Attorney Gener-
al Daugherty admits in letter to Sem
ator Willis that he dealt in Sinclair
oil stock before and after he entered
the cabinet, but denies that he mis-
used official information in these
transactions.
GENENA.-Councn of League of
Nations appoints delegation to col
laborate with Hungarian govern
ment in drawing up budget reform
and other measures necessary to put
in force schemes for restoration of
Hungarian finances.
RALEIGH, y. C.-Cau is issued
to Democrats of North Carolina to
meet TO form Daniels-for- President
Cluh. first detinita move of The State