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Officials Say There Is No Intention To
Rush Decision Concerning U. ,
S. Dry Policy
"m.cuC uiTcarfiKeruGes To Take Action
London.—The British government,
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| Washington.—Efforts wil be inaug
urated soon by treasury officials to rec
oncile the proposed prohibition regu
lations with the position taken by the
five foreign powers which have ex
pressed their views to the state de
partment in connection with the re
cent supreme court decision barring
liquor from American territorial wa
ters.
Every evidence was given of a de
sire on the part of this government
to temper the rigidity of the dry
law’s new construction in the interest
of the comity of nations and that
there may bo no unwarranted interfer
ence with international intercourse.
Treasury spokesmen declared they
were willing to construe the court de
cision as liberally as may be legally
and safely done in meeting the stand
of England, Spain, Italy, France and
the Netherlands.
It was stated clearly that there is
no intention to rush a decision through
concerning this government’s policy.
There wil be informal discussions be-
although of the opinion that the Ger
man reparations note provides a suit
able basis for discussion, will not in
terfere in face of the flat rejection
of the proposal by che French and Bel
gian governments.
Attitude Of Turk Means Collapse
Lausanne.—The collapse of the Sec
ond Near Eastern peace conference is
viewed as imminent by many compe
tent observers. The collapse of the
parley recently when it is resumed
would be no great surprise to allied
representatives here who declare that
the stand taken by Ismet Pasha, the
Turkish nationalist envoy, imperils
the conference. The Allies, backed by
the United States, insist that Turkish
tribunals obtain permission from al
lied consuls before a foreigner is ar
rested or brought to trial.
Payroll Bandits In Bold Hold-ups
New York.—Payroll bandits perpe
trated attacks on four persons enter
ing or leaving banks with funds, es
caping with nearly $7,000. One of
the robberies ended in a pistol battle
In which one bandit was killed by a
tween officials of the state and treaB- policeman after a running fight through
ury departments and the diplomatic west Broadway, and one of his two
representatives here of the powers companions was captured. The oth-
which have taken exception to the ers escaped with most of the $4,700
court’s decision in so far os it applies 'which they had wroBted from Joseph
to foreign ships. These conversations Schepp, paymaster for a produce
may lead to some sort of an interna- house. About the same time, Miss
tional understanding resulting from Louise Garbarini was robbed of $1,311.
the weight of international law on the ch | n08e Band Hurls Eighty To Death
points at issue. | Shanghai.—Shortage of food in the
Jv The now regulations are to become!. bandit stronghold at Paotzuku before
operative Juno 10, but slight hope the kidnaping of a number of foreign-
Is entertained that a definite and per
manent policy may be worked out by
that date. hTe use of the medicinal
•liquor exemption as a means of meet
ing foreign laws requiring Bliips of
their nationals to carry liquor for
rations, is still being discussed among
officials. None of them, however, will
admit that a definite decision has been
reached to employ them. * President Clara Phillips Back In United States
Harding has been made thoroughly i New Orleans.—Hurtled from dreams
acquainted with the situation, but no of wealth and power in a Honduran
ers from the Shanghai-Pekin express,
May 6, caused the brigands to throw
80 Chinese prisoners to death from
one of the mountain cliffs, according
to\ information received from Father
William Lenfers, German priest who
has made several trips to the outlaw
. headquarters.
formal expression has yet come from
the white house.
Ninety Billions In Marks Are Seized
EBsen, Germany.—The French au
thorities have seized ninety billion
marks from the ReichBbank here. They
took this action because they needed
money to pay certain bills, and the Ger
mans refused to furnish it, declaring
there was not so much money on hand.
Farmer Member Opposes Combine
DesMoine, Iowa.—E. H. Cunningham,
appointed as the “dirt farmer’’ of the
federal reserve board, is opposed to a
farmer-labor combine in politics, he
3ald, at' a luncheon in hie honor, be
fore leaving for Washington. Although
ho will represent farmer groups on
the reserve board, he said he would
?eek no more advantage for agricultu
ral interests than they deserve.
palace to the immediate prospect of
a dismal cell in the San Quentin pen
itentiary, beautiful Clara Phillips, the
amazing former chorus girl convicted
of the brutal “hammer murder’’ ol
Mrs, Alberta Meadows in Los Angeles,
has been brought back to the United
States.
Dr. D. T. Rankin Quits Sanitarium
Milledgeville. — Dr. D. T. Rankin,;
for many years one of the leading phy.
sicians and psychiatrists at the Geor-1
gia State Sanitarium, haB resigned j
from the staff of the hospital to be
come a member of the staff of the
Allentown State hospital for the in
sane, Allentown, Pa., on June 16. Dr.
Roger C. Swint, superintendent of the
Georgia hospital, announced. The rea
son given for Dr. Rankin’s resignation
is the higher salary offered him by
the Pennsylvania institution, which the
Georgia hospital is unable to pay, and
an existing deficit of about $110,000.
Reinhardt May Receive $100,000
Canton.—Active preparations are be
ing made for the mass meeting here
in the interest of “the Capt. - A. M.
Reinhardt Memorial Fund’’ to endow
Reinhardt college, which was founded
by Captain Reinhardt in 1883. Presi
dent Ramsey C. Sharp is being assis 1 .
ed In the campaign by scores of ?**•-
zens of Canton, Woodstock,. H 1
Ground, Waleska and other poll,
throughout Cherokee county.
Flood Crest Passes Macon
Macon.—The crest of the Ocmulgee
river flood passed here recently, il
was announced by the weather bureau
the highest reading being 20.6 feet.
Flood stage is 18 feet. Flood warn
ings were issued for points south oi
this city. Railroads are operating
with difficulty. There were numerous
washouts, but no accidents were re
ported. Train service was maintained
with some delay.
Ford Offered Big Textile Site
Gainesville.—Citizens of Gainesville,
through the mayor and chamber ol
commerce, have wired Henry Ford of
fering to- donate 600 acres of land near
Gainesville if he will locate his pro
posed factory there.
Make Extensive Survey By Seaplanes
Washington.-—An extensive survey of
Alaskan territory from the air, with a
view to ascertaining data on airports,
air basee and general coast line in
formation of value to aviation projects,
will be made this summer by two Navy
OT seaplanes which will be attached
to the commission headed by Rear Ad-
mjrnl Chase U. S. N. Tire planes
will leave San Diego on May 26th, and
will base on the U. S. S. Cuyama dur
ing their operations in Alaskan waters,
(t Is expected that Information of value
to conservation and development proj
acts will be obtained In this manner
from the air interritory and over ter
rain that is otherwise almost inacces
sible.
Shipping Board Favors Big Offer
i Washington.—The shipping board
will investigate thoroughly the offer
of more than $1,000,000 received re
cently for the entire government mer
chant fleet, Chairman Lasker said,
and if the bidders back up their pro
posal "there cao be no doubt the
board will make the award to them.”
McAdoo Donates $1,000 For Projeet
Atlanta.—-Delighted with the Stone
Mountain memorial project, to which
he contributed $1,000, William G. Me-
Adoo, statesman and native of Geor
gia, paid high tribute to the plans ol
the association ' and' defended his ad
ministration of American railroads
during the world war, in an address
made to representative Atlantans at
the Capital City club. He left later
for Milledgeville, his boyhood home,
stopping at Macon for a few hours
after a day ve#r pleasantly spent Ir
Atlanta.
Kiwaniana Launch Drive For Children
Atlanta, Ga.—The Klwanls interna
tional convention which is meeting
here, with 6,000 delegates and visi
tors in attendance, turned its atten
tion to the promotion of a great cam
paign to demand a "square deal for
the under-privileged child.” ThiB is
to be the big aim of Klwanians the
country over during the next year,
and at a general business session
a number of speakers of national
prominence urged definite action by
the convention to this end.
Record Set Forn Panama Toll* Taken
Panama.—The Pnnamd canal tolls
tor the 26th of May wore $136,000. This
Is the first time they have exceeded
$100,000 for a single day. Twenty-five
ships passed through tho canal, includ-,
tag the Cunard liner Samaria, which
is completing a round-the-world - trip.
Azone Islanders Are Facing Starvation
New York.—The Azore islands are
threatened with famine, due to failure
of the Tide Water Trading company
to deliver $10,000 worth of corn, ac
cording to the Portuguese counsel-gen
eral, George de S. Duarte, who ap
peared at the district attorneys’ office
to lodge a complaint. He stated that
the corn, ordered two months ago,
never had been shipped. Acting Dis
trict Attorney Pecora began an inves
tigation to find why the company,
said to have received full payment had
not shipped the corn.
Treasury, Suspends Silver Purchases
Washington. — Announcement ,-waa
made "by the treasury of a suspension
of silver purchases under the Pittman
act until It qan be determined definite
ly whether the estimates of offers al
ready accepted exceed the 200,000,060
ounces which the law authorized the
government to buy. The onouncement
means that the government has prac
tically concluded another phase of its
war-time financing through the re
placement of almost all of the silver
loaned to Great Britain in 1318 tf
stave off a threatened rebellion.
St. Paul, Minn.—The forest fire situ
ation in northern Minnesota is becom
ing critical, W. T. Cox, state forester,
says. More than 500 men were com
bating the flames in more than a dozen
different districts, according to reports
to Mr. Cox. For the most part, the
fires are “light fires,” running in the
tall grass and'Sfhall growth on cut-over
land.
East Point Fire Costs $160,000
Atlanta.—Fire which raged in the
main business section of East Point
and for a time threatened to spread to
disastrous proportions, razed the large
structure of the Marlon HaVfrer Cotton
Oil company and required the combin
ed fire fighting apparatus of three ad
joining cities to bring it under control.
Thef ire caused an estimated damage
to the oil company of approximately
$160,000, covered by insurance, Mr. Har-
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per said.
Convict Labor 8upply Diminishing
Atlanta.—If the Inflow of convicts
continues to diminish and the outflow
of convicts continue to Increase in the
next twelve months os they have in
the past twelve months, many county
convict organizations in Georgia will
have'insufficient men to keep their op
erations going, it wad predicted by
Gajptaln Goodloe Yancey, secretary of
the prison commission.
George W. Murphy Named On Board
LaGrange.—At the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Dixie Cot
ton Mills, held at the mill offices in
LaGrange, George W. Murphy was
named as a member of the board of
directors. He has been superintendent
of the Dixie Cotton mills for the past
six years and under his management
the mills have enjoyed unprecendented
growth and development.
Proposes Mortgage Levy On Property
Berlin, Germany.—Mortgaging of all
property in Germany to the extent of
10 per cent for tho purpose of paying
preparations to the allies has been pro
posed by Chancellor Cuno. With the
presence of the French in the Ruhr
leading to Communist and terrorist ri-
3ts, Gennan government experts ex
pect to rush through the new guaran
ty plan with all haste to remove for-
sign bayonets from its soil. The meas
ures provides for payment of a mil-
iioi) gold marks to be derived from in
terest on property mortgages.
Joseph ..W. Folk Dies In New York
Washington.—Joseph W. Folk, 63,
former governor of Missouri and once
a leading figure in Democratic party
politics, died in New York, having 1
been in ill health for some time, in
formation of his death was received
at the law office he has maintained
here i'er ceveral years. He passed
away at the home of his sister, Mrs.
James A. Webb.
Growers Plsn For “Victory Week”
Albany.—At a meeting of all field
service men, council chairmen and or
ganization chairmen of the Georgia
Peanut Growers’ Co-operative associa
tion held here recently plans were
made for “Victory week,” May 22-29,
when it la expected that the minimum
requirements of permanent organiza
tion will be completed. Each county
of the twenty-five In the preliminary
organization was taken up for a detail
ed report on the work in it to date,
and suggestions offered for complet-
ng all the quotas.
Watering Whiskey Is Fraud Charge
Philadelphia.—Matthew F. Griffin,
former secret service operative in
Philadelphia, was recently sentenced to
six months Imprisonment for conspir- naval science and'earnest devotion to
Denby Cites Need Of Naval Defense
Newport, R. I.—Warning that the
navy must be kept ready for defense
‘in a world full of menace” has been
recently given by Secretary Denby, in
an address to the graduating class of
tho naval war college. At no time in
the nation’s history, he says, has there
been greater need for “close study of
acy to defraud fhe government. Grif
fin and seven others were convicted on
March 22 on a charge of plotting to
r'ubst|iule water lor alcohol and whis-
k:y under gover:;--fcor-5 .
duty. It is a day when naval strength
is a vital necessity and a full grasp
by naval officers of world possibilities
highly Important. We think in terms
of hope for continued peace.!’
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