Liquor ruling faces twelve mile limit compromise plan
A separated treaty approach may replace a single line twelve mile limit as Washington and allied governments debate extending search and seizure to beyond three miles. President Harding insists on enforcing the Volstead law while possible treaties may redefine coastal enforcement with foreign powers and the Haver ban affecting negotiations. Ambassador Jusserand met Secretary Hughes about the court ban on B
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Associated Press
Wellington
United Sias
Aftican
Washington
Hughes
Jusserand
France
State Department
Supreme Court
Bip Bauer
Averioga
White House
Harding
Congress
Public Health Service
American Coast Guard
United States
Heh
Hotches
Arasy Three Mile
Ten More Jitney Men Arrested On Vice Charges
A batch of thirty nine jitney drivers tied to the Georgia Railway and Power company faces arrest as plainclothesmen and a city council inquiry probe bootlegging and complicity with lewd women. Eleven named drivers were released on $100 bonds with hearings set for June 22 before Recorder George E Johnson. a special squad led by Lt W A Chewning continues the investigation with Atkinson and Wells providing lists.
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H. M. Atkinson
The
Georgia Railway & Power Company
City Council
Atlanta
George E. Johson
Wlen
W. A. Chewning
James I. Wells
Atkinson Mowlay
E. T. Nichols
East Pine Street
R. E. Stokes
Ivy Street
A. N. Holbrook
Litt Avenue
Mo A. Blazer
I. A. Cowell
H. Worley
Agreed Basis in Cotton Trade Reached by Conference
The international cotton conference reached an agreement to adopt United States official cotton standards as the basis for world trade. Signatures were withheld pending cable confirmation from foreign exchanges. The group adjourned to June 18 awaiting replies on adopting the standards and related questions.
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Associated Press
Washingon
International Cotton Conference
United States
Liverpool
Havre
Department of Agriculture
Cotton Exchange Grants Broadcaster Privilege to Hubbard Brothers
J L W Booth reports that Hubbard Brothers & Company, a leading New York cotton firm, received permission from the New York Cotton Exchange board to broadcast its daily cotton letter from Station WGM in Atlanta. This marks a rare concession after years of opposition to such broadcasts. Local Hubbard rep J L Vickery confirms the approval and notes the wire message to proceed.
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Constitution
Atlanta Constitution
New York Cottons Exchange
WGM
Cotton Exchange
Hubbard, Brothers & Company
New York Exchange
Board of Governors
J. L. Vickery
Hubbard Brothers & Company
Wg3e
Vickery
Colamu
Motion Picture Booking Circuit Ties Major Theaters
Atlanta theater manager Lewis Haase announces a new circuit uniting two large groups, A. L. Inge with Lee and J. J. Shubert, to show super pictures across the country with music and stage settings. The plan aims to keep theaters open year round, balancing road shows and elite film presentations as big pictures like The Covered Wagon and Notre Dame proceed to release. Atlanta's inclusion is not yet determined but expected.
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Lewis Haase
Atlanta
A. L.ingee
Lee
J. J. Shubert
New York
Ben Ha
Notre- Dame
D. W. Griffith
Haase
Atlant an Wins Freedom From Brigands In China
Roy Amergon, former Atlantan, led negotiations with Chinese bandits to free eight foreign prisoners from a Shanghai to Suzhou route. The Associated Press and The Constitution noted his selection by the U S government. The freed prisoners, including Americans Major Ranger and Leon Friedman, arrived at Tsao Chwang after a formal, ritualized release process.
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Roy Anderson
China
Roy Amergon
Anderson
United States
Emory University
Atlanta
David Anderson
Emory
Thomas W. Connally
Louis Dennan
Montague Boyd
V. Moore
Stewart R. Roberts
Charles A. Sheldon
Lauren Forman
John W. Denton
Skinny’ Andderson
Tsaochwang
Associated Press
Suchow
Tung Hsing
Tso Chwang
Paotzuka
Tsdo Chwang
Shanghai
Roland W. Pinger
Manila
Leon Friedman
Chicago
John B
Powell
Hannibal
Lee Solomon
San Francisco
R. U1
Rowlatt
Birmingham
England
Trientsin
Fred Elias
Emile Gensburger
G. D. Musso
Rome
Italy
Tsililo
Tsao Chwang
Long
Parker Urges Businessmen Into Politics For America
Governor John M Parker of Louisiana told the National Association of Credit Men at the Baptist Tabernacle that U S businessmen must take a more active role in politics to safeguard progress He blamed Europe for warlike maneuvers and called the disarmament conference a Farce He urged greater public interest in elections and criticized both parties for deceiving voters He warned that business and farmers depend on laws and urged patriotic support for business people in politics Continued on Page 3 Column 4
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America
John M. Parker
Louisiana
National Association of Credit Men
Baptist Tabernacle
Europe
Parker
Question to the Constitution Service Bureau for Washington readers
A call invites readers to submit questions to The Constitution Service Bureau at 1922 New York Avenue NW Washington DC. Staff will provide authoritative, free answers to answerable queries excluding legal medical and religious advice. Include name and address, two cents postage, for a personal confidential reply.
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Washington Service Bureau of the Constitution
Constitution Service Bureau
New York Avenue
N. W
Washington, D. C
Safety Council plans launched by civic leaders
Atlanta leaders formed the Safety Council at a chamber of commerce meeting to cut deaths and injuries from automobile accidents. Mell St. Wilkerson appointed an executive committee and future meetings with National Safety Council officials were set. The drive aims at broad educational programs, with ministers, schools, and businesses joining to reduce traffic hazards.
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Safety Council
Atlanta Safety Council
Chamber of Commerce
Mell St. Wilkerson
Presidents’ Club
C. L. Smith
Chicago
National Safety Council
Education Board Seeks To Reclaim Brown Property
The Education Board protested a city council move transferring the Joseph M. Brown tract on Washington Street and Woodward Avenue from the schools to the park department. Commissioner Hancock led a unanimous vote urging rescission and a special committee to confer with the council school committee to restore the property to the board. The session also approved free admission for Goldsmith School-area children within half a mile of the city limits, amid annexation talk.
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City Council
Washington Street
Woodward Avenue
Joseph M. Brown
Park Department
Board of Education
John T. Hancock
Brown
Fifth Ward
Goldsmith
J. Allen Couch
Hancock
Kiwanis Club Promises Hal Crawford College Education
Hal Crawford, a 10 year old from Grant Park, was promised a college education by the Atlanta Kiwanis club after his week in Atlantic City. Club president Sherrard Kennedy declared the pledge during Hal’s keynote at the luncheon, praising his ambition and character. Hal and teacher Miss Katie Samuel attended as guests of honor, sharing his Atlantic City trip and experiences with fellow delegates and Kiwanis members.
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Hal Crawford
Atlanta Kiwanis Club
Hal
Katie Samuel
Grant Park
Constitution
Atlantic City
Kiwanis Club
Atlanta
Credit Men’s Association
Offering to Quit Ridley Accorded Confidence Vote
A large Atlanta congregation voted unanimously to support Pastor Caleb A. Ridley after he offered to resign amid withdrawal of church fellowship. Ridley blamed Ku Klux Klan prejudice and said he would not resign until it benefited his church, while ministers defended him and warned against internal division.
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Ridley
Atlanta Baptist Ministers’ Association
Caleb A. Ridley
Central Baptist Chirch
Ehitech
Board of Deacons
Atlanta Baptist Association
Dr. Ridley
The
Brethren of the Ministers’ Association
Baptist Ministers’ Conference
Charles W. Daniel
First Baptist Church
Rale
L. Carswell
Atlanta Baptist Ministers’ Conference
False Weather Proverb About Wet and Dry Moons Debunked
A columnist debunks the old adage that the moon’s horn orientation predicts rain or drought. The piece notes astronomical causes drive moon position, not weather, and urges comparing beliefs to actual weather records. It cites a local weather report and cautions against superstition in reading moons.
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