Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-30

The public schools on JuS " o. uS6oh 'AAS
new school year with shortage or approx
mateIv $4,000 teachers. This estimate was
made by the National Education association
on the basis of missionaries sent to 3,4oo
district and county school superintendent IN
all states.
To meet the acute shortage, due in large
part Commissioner of Education Claxton
saws to the low salaries paid, it is estimated
that approximately 65 900 teachers were. en-
ployed who were below the standard require
ments existing in the various school ulstrlcIs'
Vale university will confer the degree Of
doctor of laws upon Cardinal MERCER at
special convocation October 2. Plans for the
reception of Cardinal MERCER have been COM
pIeted The last time special conVocatlon
was called was fifteen years ago. VINCE NO
university conferred a degree upon Lord
Kelvin
Tomasso Tittoni, Italian Foreign Minister,
has resigned because of the Fiume incident,
according to an announcement by the Gior-
male dItalia.
The London Evening News says that as
the result of a consultation by the CABINET
with Viscount French, the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland another attempt will be made by
the government to settle the Irish question,
and that Viscount French will retain his Of
fee.
Kijuro Shidehara, newly appointed AM
bassador to the United States to succeed Wis
count Ishii, is planning to leave Japan on
board the Siberia Maru on October IL for
San Francisco.
A movement is on foot in Hungary to re-
store the monarchy with the former Arch
uke Francis Joseph Otto, eldest son of form
er Emperor Charles, as king, according to
Budapest dispatch to one the Swiss newspa-
pers. The former emperor would be named
regent, the dispatch adds.
Japan is planning officially to invite China
| to confer on the Shantung situation after
Japan has ratified the peace treaty. This fact
was announced in Toxic by officials, who add
| ed that Japan naturally could not compel
China to accept the invitation.
Japan" said one official, lis anxious to
| settle the question of the restoration of
Shantung as quickly as possible, but If China
declines to negotiate Japan will be obliged to
allow the present conditions as to Shantung
| to remain unchanged"
American interests will have a monopoly
of the steel works in Europe when they have
acquired the Skoda factory. Steel plants at
Vienna and Dusseldorf, larger even than
Krupps, have already passed to American
possession. The Skoda works are at Pilsen,
| in Bohemia.
Japanese commercial agents are being
sent throughout Europe booking orders for
Japanese goods on easy terms and pling up
an immense volume of business.
Money backed by the Kolchak gold reserve
| is being printed in Stockholm and will be cir
| culated in all regions of Russia and Siberia
not occupied by the Bolsheviki.
Libere Paris newspaper which has con-
| Quoted all airplane delivery from Paris to
| Deauville daily all summer is arranging to
continue and expand air deliveries through
| out the winter.
| The British postal censors examined 630-
| 100000 pieces of mail during the war and
| held 100000 on the ground they would
| have aided the enerny.
The British war office offered the Irish
town OF Nenagh, in county of Tipperary two
| German field guns as souvenirs. The town
council accepted the offer on condition that
the guns be in good order and that a supply
OF shells accompany them.
! "Riot and commotiOn" insurance is the
latest thing in preparedness. In the last ten
days merchants and others in Pittsburg, Pa,
| have taken out riot insurance policies for
more than 100000, 900. The steel strike is
the cause