Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-01
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

Notwithstanding the adverse action of the
Georgia legislature with respect to woman
suffrage, the suffrage leaders OF Atlanta are
determined that the women of the city shall
make their influence felt at the polls in the
forthcoming municipal primary. The city
executive committee has extended the right of
suffrage to women in the municipal primary,
and the suffrage leaders are anxious to snow
their apprecition by polling a heavy female
vote. .
AS a means of stimulating interest in their
cause. the suffrage leaders have been holding
a series of open-ar rallies, designed to en-
courage registration among the women Ihese
meetings are being addressed by Atlanta poll
ticians, some of whom will be candidates IN
the primary
Circulation already is rife in Washington
concerning the presidential candidates OF the
Democratic and Republican parties of 1920.
During recent lull in the house of represen-
tatives some of the talk turned to "favorte
sons" and Republican sentiment seemed to
favor Governor Frank Lowden, of Illinois,
and Senator Warren D. Harden of Ohio. A
representative from Illinois declared that his
state would present the name OF Governor
Lowden and urge his nomination.; ana the
representative from Ohio announced that the
Republican Buckeye politicians would stand
behind their senator.
Advices from London indicate that serious
injury has been suffered by the famous YORK
shire coal mines, as the result OF strike or
the pumpmen and enginemen. Many OF the
older shafts that had been flooded with water
have been ruined forever. Others may yet
be cleared of the water, but it is stated that
the product of these shafts will be water
logged for months. Strikers are still out,
but it is ntimated that the. differences may De
settled at an early date
The race question has invaded the United
States capitol, and threatens seriously to in
convenience members of the United States
senate. Senator Edge, of New Jersey, IN
using some of his senatorial patronage,
selected negro by the name Of Baltimore to
operate one of the many elevators in the SEN
ate office building. The negro had been at
work scarcely two hours when the other op-
orators, all of whom are white men, smut
down their cars and refused to work unless
the negro was removed The chief OF the
Elevator Conductors Union has taken up the
matter and hopes to effect settlement. He
himself admits to being a lifelong Repub-
lican, but declares that he is out OF the party
forever unless the negro is discharged. 1t
is believed that Senator Edge will find other
work for the negro, and that the senators
will not be deprived of the use of the ele-
vatOrs.
The state of Georgia is tagging far behind
in the collection of subscriptions to the
United War Work Campaign. Only one other
state in the southeastern department, accord
ing to announcement, is behind Georgia IN
the matter of paying up money that was sub
scribed to these several activities.
In consequence of this delinquency, state
leaders in the War Work Campaign have ar
ranged a "Speed-up' Week which began
Tuesday, and will continue through August
f. Durig tEis PERIOD especial efforts will
be made to induce subscribers to pay up the
money that they promised to donate last fall
for the care and comfort of Americas SOL
diers and sailors
The fact that the war is over does not re-
lieve a person from making good on their
subscriptions. Indeed, reports indicate that
the funds are more urgently required at this
time than even during the war. Both Presi-
dent Wilson and General Pershing have
issued an appeal to subscribers to pay up, and
these appeals are being used by the Georgia
committee to good effect.
John D. Rockefeller, the richest man in the
world, recently celebrated his eightieth birth
day. and on this occasion remarked that he is
the happiest man in the world He denied
newspaper reports to the %effect%that he was
lonesome. zz@sS<
~ have my health yet and that is best OF
ALL" said he. Some of my friends wanted
to go up to my place in the Pocantico Hills
to play golf with me on my eightieth birth
day, but we had planned this trip to LenoX,
Mass. Some of the newspapers have told
their readers that have indigestion and can
not eat solid foods. I careful of what
eat, but all things I eat agree with me- 1t
seems to me that have just begun to live
The house of lords has passed the second
reading of bill introduced by the lord chan
celor emitting women to hold public offices
and exercise public functions. The bill, how
ever, makes no change in the franchise as
affecting women.
American military police, armed with ma
chine guns and sawed-off shotguns, put down
strike of German workmen in CoblenZ, Ger
many, Tuesday in less than two hours aftel
the men had walked out merely by the11
presence in the district. The strike, aggre-
eating 500 Germans, was in BendOrf-On-
Rhine. 1t was called in conjunction with the
general strike in Berlin and other parts OF
Germany, Notwithstanding warnings issued
from American army headquarters. The mil
itary policemen were under command of Cap
tain William Dewhurst, of New York City.
Admiral Kolchak's armies are fighting the
Bilsheviki on four fronts that extend for T.
500 miles. A wireless message from Moscow
says that the Ukrainian Reds have captured
the town of Konstantinograd and that the
Poles occupied Tarnapol.
The first aviators' strike began in New
York last week when none of the aerial mail
pilots appeared at Belmont Park to take out
the Washington and Chicago mails Friday.
The aviators, most of whom are former army
flyers, asserted that since July Is, when a
series of heavy rains began there have been
fifteen accidents, two of which resulted fatal
~ for Pilot McCusker and Pilot Sanborn.
They said their present machines have a
minimum speed of 100 miles an hour and
"low visibility" being dangerous to both
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