International Justice Court Plans Advance from Paris Meeting
Associated Press report outlines Paris council action on creating a permanent International Court of Justice. It notes proposed organizing committee of seven to eight eminent jurists, and Elin Root as American member pending ratification.
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First Skirmish In Prohibition Fight Judicial Ruling
January 27 report from San Francisco notes Judge Frank H. Rudkin denied a habeas corpus petition in J. Le Dion case, marking the first test of the eighteenth amendment. He ruled that the amendment and the national prohibition act were in force on the date in question, within Congress and states' powers. The wine interests' attorney argued against, but the court upheld prohibition.
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Government Criticized for Unloading Surplus Tomatoes
Delegates at the joint convention of the National Canners Associations criticized the government for unloading surplus canned tomatoes at a critical period. D. L. Stevenson of Baltimore said selling tomato products below cost has harmed production, despite the industry's wartime support to supply the army and navy.
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Polish Foreign Minister Visits Lloyd George in London
Paris January 27 Stanislas Patek the Polish foreign minister has gone to London for a conference with Premier Lloyd George. The talks center on Poland evacuating territories in Russia not allotted by the peace conference. Poland has refused to abandon these lands citing ethnological claims and strategic needs against Bolshevik threats.
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British premier Lord Grey denies meddling in U S election
New York Jan 27 British government cable message declares it is untrue that Lord Grey acted to support a U S presidential candidate or favored any one candidate while in America. The release denies any advocacy or influence by Grey in the race.
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Federal Council of Churches revises Sunday school loss
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America corrected an earlier statement issued last night reporting a 3,500,000 drop in Sunday school membership since 1916. Revised figures now show a loss of about 500,000 scholars in the period.
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Soldiers say hospital care is failing to meet guarantees
Washington January 37 Representative Johnson Republican South Dakota charged that sick and wounded American soldiers are not receiving legally guaranteed treatment. He blamed neglect and officials including Carter Glass and Rupert Blue for misusing funds and failing to staff and equip hospitals, citing overcrowding and dark hallways and a cramped veterans’ building shown in a photograph.
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Six families in every five in the United States have a telephone
A humorous census style note asserts more households own telephones than exist, suggesting a playful overstatement about widespread U S telephone access and technology adoption.
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