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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1924
Page
11
London and Tokyo clash at the League of Nations over opium controls with Japan denouncing British export restrictions while Britain insists on full investigative rights. Delegates from India and Japan spar over certificates and free trans shipment amid tense remarks and calls for mutual trust.
Delegates from Japan faced criticism as Britain refused to recognize Japan issued import certificates due to scandals involving high officers in the Far East. The British delegate Malcolm Desevigne cited reasons without naming individuals, signaling a broader issue of trust in certification practices.
The chamber urged repeal of taxes and criticized government operation in favor of private initiative. It called for a detailed budget and a comprehensive survey by United States Army engineers of inland waterways to coordinate with other transport agencies and to propose a definitive development plan and schedule of priorities, aiming for budget clarity on the president's program and costs.
President Coolidge says the United States will become a major food importer within 25 years as demand outstrips supply. Some argue land reclamation could support a triple population, while others expect natural growth to solve the farm problem. A Romanian rabbi staged one of history’s most elaborate weddings for his daughter with 10,000 guests and vast meat provisions.
AVALUBLE butter product from Atlanta produced and packed locally by the Tuno Packing Company. The advertising praises fresh Georgia grown Spanian peanuts and a distinct nut flavor. It urges buyers to choose Tuno Peanut Butter for a real fresh, wholesome spread.
Delegates gather in Atlanta for the North Georgia conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, five days of sessions beginning Wednesday. Bishop A V W Darlington of Huntington presides with plans to discuss presiding elder changes, pastor moves, and reports from church boards including Sunday school and hospital work.
A Sunday fire on an Erie railroad pier in Jersey City damaged merchandise stored on the wharf and a loaded freight car. Two firemen were injured as flames threatened nearby sheds and disrupted suburban rail and ferry service between Jersey City and New York. Three alarms drew the full city fire department, sparking fears of wider destruction after a prior big fire in Gammontown last Friday.
Rosella Richardson, a white woman from a Byerly area home, leaped 40 feet into an old abandoned well containing about three feet of water. She landed upright and remained 40 feet below until rescue at 2 am Saturday. Her family reports recent erratic behavior but she suffered only cold exposure.
Owens Valley residents protest Los Angeles water diversions with a blockade at the aqueduct head gates. City officials seek civil court action while Sheriff Colting requests state troops to avert bloodshed. Governor Richardson hopes local authorities will handle the dispute without troops as Independence reports tension near Lone Pine.
The Los Angeles Aqueduct project sparked a long conflict with Owens Valley ranchers and irrigation firmsover water rights. Dams, diversions, and partial land purchases raised lawsuits and threats to agriculture. A 1920s dynamiting, kidnaping of LA attorney Hall, and grand jury probes marked ongoing tensions as talks for settlement continued with no firm agreement.
The Sacred Heart parish opened a new parochial school at 320 Courtland Street in Savannah during a Sunday ceremony led by Bishop Michael J. Keyes. The $100,000 facility includes a grammar and high school with a capacity for five pupils, teaching by Sisters of St Joseph. Speakers praised the project as a model of church cooperation and moral education for Catholic children.
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