Jitney Arrests Tied to Vice and Whisky Claims
Three jitney operators were arrested by city detectives on vice and liquor charges after claims by M L Atkinson of the Georgia Railway and Power company. Atkinson alleged widespread vice among jitney drivers and testified before a council committee. Police expect about thirty additional arrests as the probe continues, with more affidavits and testimony to follow.
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Beavers
Warry M. Atkinson
The
Georgia Railway and Power Company
James L. Wells
Atkinson
Wells
M. I. Blazer
Calhoun Streeti EL
A. Caldwell
East Georgia Avenue
EL Worley
Berean Avenue
Power Company
Councilmanie
Atlanta
Big Tour to Tybee With The Constitution Planned
The Atlanta Constitution announces a personally conducted automobile tour from Atlanta to Tybee to celebrate the opening of the Savannah Tybee highway. Depart Wednesday morning at 7 a m from Atlanta, arrive Savannah next day. Mechanics and tire service, hotel blocks at reduced rates, newsreel filming by Sig Samuels and Pathe News, and a three day program of Savannah hospitality.
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C. J. Welloughby
Eddor
Highway Department
Savannah
Tybee
The
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta
Tybor
Constitution
Augusta
Intel Richmond
Moving Pictures
Sig Samuels
Metropolitan Theater
Pathe News Service
Salvannah
Granddaughter of Bryan to marry June 23
Announcement from Cocoanut Grove Florida notes Ruth Bryan Owen daughter of Major and Mrs Reginald Owen and granddaughter of Hon William Jennings Bryan will wed William Meeker son of Mr and Mrs Richmil Meeker. The couple, both graduates, will marry at the Meeker home in Baltimore and honeymoon abroad.
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Mimi
Fin
Ruth Bryan Owen
Major
Reginald Owen
Coconut Grove
Flu
William Jennings Bryan
Miami
William Meeker
Richmil. Meeker
Baltimore
Owen
Mickers
Meeker
Cape May
N. 2
City Budget Cuts Prompts Drastic Staff Reductions
Finance committee studies auditors Dawson and Edison plan to slash personnel across most departments to balance the June budget. Sanitary department and Grady hospital to bear the heaviest losses, with as many as five and six staffers facing layoffs. Police and fire excluded from the reductions. Continued on Page 9.
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Dawson & Edison
Finance Committee of Council
Rawson & Edison
Menberg
Police
Fire
Sanitary Department
Grady Hospital
Raul Cont Ued
States Cannot Bar Exportation Of Natural Gas
The Supreme Court held that states cannot prohibit inter state export of natural gas. Ohio and Pennsylvania challenged West Virginia over regulating gas flow across state lines. Justice Van Devanter delivered the opinion, noting interstate commerce is a national matter and asserting federal regulation ensures uniformity. Dissenting justices Holmes, McReynolds, and Brandeis disagreed with the ruling. The decision aims to protect commercial intercourse from insidious restraints and conflicting laws.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Holmes
McReynolds
Brandeis
van Devanter
Peggy Marsh Engaged to Minneapolis Publisher's Son
Peggy Marsh announced Monday her engagement to Thomas B. Wells of Minneapolis, son of a Harrier's Magazine publisher. The couple plans marriage after her previous marriage attempt.
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Ypris
Peggy Marsh
Thomas B. Wells
Minneapolis
Harrier's Mogdaine
Kansas court nixes state industrial court wage controls
The Kansas Supreme Court declares the state industrial relations court unconstitutional in fixing wages for packinghouse workers. Chief Justice Taft cites violation of the fourteenth amendment and the breach of property and liberty of contract. The decision notes private producers need not be treated as public utilities merely for selling to the public. Continued on Page 2, Column 3.
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Associated Press
Washinton
Kansas
Supreme Court
Taft
Charles Wolff Packing Company
Topeka
Iin
Rush of waters costs Oklahoma immense sum
Oklahoma City reports millions in damage as floodwaters from Kansas surged into northern and western Oklahoma. Hundreds homeless. no confirmed deaths. Train service disrupted. highways near a million in damages. Kay County losses blamed on Arkansas, Chickasaw and Salt Fork rivers. Willard conducted rescue efforts through rising waters. Kay City district submerged. seven dead reported in Kansas City area. floods blamed for tens of millions in property losses statewide.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nesbitt
Kay County
Arkansas, Chickasan
Salt Fork Rivers
Ponca City
Kartsas City
Associated Press
Thaunee
Up in the Clouds How High Can Humans Climb
In the Q and A column on the editorial page the newspaper notes that climbers have reached heights over four miles above sea level. A reader’s question prompted a Washington bureau reply, with instructions to send questions with a 2 cent reply postage to The Atlanta Constitution Information Service in Washington, D. C.
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Washington
New York Avenue
N. W
Washington, D. C
Atlantic City Mayor for a Day to Speak at Kiwanis
Hal Crawford, who served as mayor of Atlantic City for a day during a holiday trip, is the Kiwanis guest of honor this afternoon at 2 30. He will recount the adventures and reception he and Miss Samuels received during their weeklong stay at the resort and the towns visited on the return from the convention.
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Atlantic Fate Servier
Hal Crawford
Atlantic City
America
Katie Samuel
Atlanta
Hal
Kiwanis Club
Miss Samuels
Bical
Atlanta Ki Waniang
Kiwanis
Motors
Drinking on Seas Has Difficulties Passengers Find
London June 11 passengers and steamship clerks report trouble with new thirst tickets issued for the Majestic voyage to meet U S ship liquor laws. Passengers must forecast cocktails wines and liquors for the trip under penalty of losing the price of the lot if their stated consumption is unmet. The system proves unworkable as many cannot predict exact amounts.
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London
Majestic
United States
Half of Fortune of Gould Sought by Divorced Wife
Edith Kelly Gould files suit in French courts seeking division of property. She lists four real estate pieces valued at 21 000 000 francs and demands half of the remaining estate, reportedly worth 10 000 000 dollars. Her attorney says this recognizes the 1919 divorce. Gould married Florence Encaze on February 20 last.
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Paris
Associated Press
Edith Kelly Gould
Frank J. Gould
Alr
Gould
Mr. Gould
Florence Encaze
Allies Planning to Invite U S to Conference
Paris reports that the United States may be invited to a general conference on reparations as France argues the whole issue hinges on what England and America owe in war debts. Poincare’s note hints at a joint allied reply to Germany and potential shifts in Entente unity amid Ruhr tensions.
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Paris
United States
France
England
America
London
Poincare
Ruhr
Germany
Divine Sarah Jewels Bring Big Sum At Auction
Sarah Bernhardt stage jewels sold at public auction in Park on June 11. Despite modest intrinsic value, the sale drew a broad crowd and the total receipts reached 96 780 francs, reflecting strong financial interest in the famed actress's memorabilia.
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Associated Press
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
Credit Men Begin Convention Here With Meeting Today
Rival factions claim victory in the par clearance dispute as the supreme court decisions in Georgia and North Carolina are awaited. Atlanta Reserve Bank counsel declines detailed comment, citing pending full text. Georgia case upheld the lower court, but implications depend on the full opinions. Two thousand delegates arrive for the National Association of Creditmen 1923 session at city venues with speeches, rituals, and welcomes from state leaders.
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Supreme Court
Georgia
North Carolina
Hollips Randolph
Inn Randolph & Parker
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Constitution
Atlanta Reserve Bank
L. R. Adams
Country Bankers’ Association of Georgia
National
All State Bankers’ Protective Association
Casera
Country “Bankers
United States
National Association of Creditmen
City Auditorium
J. B. Mitchell
St. Marks Methodist Church
Atlanta
Hardwick
Walter A. Sims
H. E. Moody
Association of Creditmen
C. W. DuPuis
Citizens’ National Bank of
Cincinnati
Ohio
John L. Norvell
Huntington
W. Va
J. K. Orr
Hoke Smith
J. EK. Orx
J. K. de Shoe Company
Apun
Atlantang
Woman's Club
Robert Morris Association of Bankera and Credit Men
National Association
Credit Men
William Tonke
Cleveland
Missing Two Years, Cordele Man Says He Was Shanghaied
Cordele Georgia June 11 Missing for more than a year and believed dead by relatives here George M Rogers Cordele fertilizer salesman who disappeared from Pensacola Florida in December 1921 telephoned relatives here last night from Selma Alabama that he was on his way home and that he had been kidnapped and held prisoner aboard a foreign vessel for more than a year Rogers escaped he said over the telephone and while returning home became ill and remained in a hospital several months We had a wife and two children here.
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Cordele
George M. Rogers
Pensacola
Fla
Selma
Ala
Rogers
The Sea Breeze Explained by Ocean Wind Patterns
Residents near the sea or Great Lakes know the sea breeze as a refreshing east wind. On hot days cool air rises from the water, drawing in air from the land and creating a breeze that sharpens with land water temperature contrast. Stronger breezes occur where coastal waters are cooler, such as New England shores versus southern coasts.
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Atlantine Ocean
Great Lakes
North Atlantic
New England
Weather Report States Showers and Thunderstorms Ahead
Official forecast notes showers and thunder storms for Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington area with fair conditions afterwards. Records show high around 70 and low near 70 with mean near 76, rainfall data and humidity figures are listed for the period, indicating recent moisture and atmospheric readings.
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Washington
Erecast
Georgia
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Atlanta Constitution Classified Advertising Dept
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Jess Willard
Kay City
East
White Star Liner
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Randolph
ADAMS
H. M. Lord
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Charles F. Brooks
American Meteorological Society
Mom
Official Weather Report
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