The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-02

country and the evidence seems to be
accommodating that some members OF
the /. w. w. or similar cult are re-
sponsible for these latest outrages.
Nearly every day now some county
in the state votes for road BONDS:
Since the Federal government has had
ND it's offer of $3.50, we have not seen
any report of defeated BOND issue:
Il seems only to be question Oh
! which ones will get roads first. Seven
counties during the last few weeks
have voted bonds to the amount OF
over three million dollars, While ~
others are to vote on the question IN
Nav. And what is most striking Is
the fact that in nearly every case tne
vote for bonds has been almost unan-
imous.
The superdreadnaught battleshlp
Tennessee. the largest fighting vessel
aAoat, was launched at the Brooklyn
Navv Yard on Wednesday, She car
ries twelve 14-inch guns and is salo
to be unsinkable-proof against Ior-
pedo attack. She displaces 5Z'5oo
tons. More than fifty thousand peo-
ple saw the launching.
A good portion of the boardwalk
at Coney Island, with its attractions
was burned on Wednesday. AS these
features have been duplicated already
in most of the pleasure parks OF the
country, it will be up to Coney to put
up something new in place OF the olu
catch-penny joints.
No action will be taken by Georgia
in opposition to the new ralSe u
nhone rates by the Postmaster-Gen-
eral. as decisions of the Supreme
Court are soon expected involving the
authority of the Postmaster-General
over rates of the wire lines, ana II Is
further believed that the government
will return them to their owners at an
early date.
An inquiry addressed to the fac
tories throughout the country deyei.
ans the fact that more than half OF
them that employed women IN place
If men during the war, will now re-
fuse to discharge the women to take
hack the men. 1t further finds that
most of the women are ANXIOUS 10
hold on to the jobs. In the Soutn'
however, the men have found many
new Jobs, and up to date there Is ho
enforced idleness.
Since LIQUOR has seen its day as
revenue producer, Uncle Sam mas an
axtra penny tackled on to the price
of the old five and ten-cent sou
drinks, which the dealer must pay
over to him as a tax. This means SIX
cents for a five-cent drink, so don't
forget YOUR pennies when you go TO
the soda stand. The dealer is charged
with the duty of collecting ana &C
counting for this tax, which will give
him a bit of extra work, but it is not
thought the public will make any
kick.
Last week the Postmaster-General,
evidently staggering under load OF
criticism. called the President for
authority to return the cable INES 10
their owners. Mr.. Wilson promptly
assented and orders have been issued
that at midnight of Friday, May 2nd
the lines will be returned to their
owners. Similar action in regard TO
the phone and telegraph lines woulo
have ended considerable friction that
has arisen in regard to the Postal
Telegraph lines, whose owners the
Postmaster General fired out OF their
offices some weeks ago.
An official report from the sur
geon general, issued by the war de-
partment, gives the total number OF
deaths reported in the army during
the war to date as 111,179. Of this
total 56,639, or 81 per cent, were
from disease, 43 per cent in battle or
from wounds received in battle and
per cent from other injuries. OF
the deaths from disease about 10000
have occurred since hostilities ceased.
The Italian delegates to the peace
conference, having walked out, are
now apparently considering ways and
means to get back to the table. 1t
is safe bet that they will get back,
and the best way to do it is to come
back and admit haste and bad judg-
ment in leaving.
MT. CALVARY
We are having some fine spring
DAYS and the farmers are making