The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-07
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS ARE
TREATED BRIEFLY AND
SPICED TO THE TASTE
Congress Gone But Did Not
Finish Work
MIR. Wilson Sails For France Again.
Cyclone Strikes Alabama Town.
Ex-U. S. Marshall Is On Trial
April FL For Victory Loan.

April FL For Victory Loan.
1t is announced that the new Vic
tory Loan will be put on April Fl, and
Secretary Glass is still undecided
whether it will be a note or bond form
of issue. A short while ago it was
announced that notes had been deci-
ded upon Whatever the form SOL
diers with war material will be used
to advertise it.
Ex-U. S. Marshall John M. Barnes,
of Thomson, is on trial for the MUIR
der of his brother-in-law, j. o. j.
Lewis. Mr.. Barnes killed man
number of years ago, and had a very
high temper. The evidence published
is strong against him. Some of the
most prominent lawyers are fighting
in the case.
Congress came to an end by the
statute of limitation on March 4th,
leaving dozens of the most important
bills unfinished. The republicans spent
the last days in a filibuster to prevent
action on important bills in order to
force the president to call an extra
session of congress at once. This
the president has refused to do, and
in statement puts the blame square
ly up to the republicans. The fall
uret of some of the bills will seriously
embarass the government, but in this
country today, there are few voters
so ignorant as to be fooled by any
such PARTISAN trick.
Before Congress adjourned, Sena-
tor Lodge of Mass. had read into the
record the names of 38 republican
senators and senators-elect who were
opposed to the League of Nations in
its present form. This was intended
to give pause to the proceedings OF
the peace conference, but Mr. Wilson
knows how little these 38 senator's re-
present the feelings of the people of
America, and Mr.. Lodges effort will
go for naught, other than to brand
himself and some other senator's as
partisan obstructionists who care
more for personal political advantage
than for the welfare of humanity.
Mr.. Wilson sailed for France on
the steamer George Washington on
Wednesday. He will not get through
there for several months, and it must
be quite a relief to him that ne has
not an insurgent congress on his
hands in this country while he is
away. Being in the habit, however,
of looking after dozen troubles at
the same time, Mr.. Wilson may get
lonesome with congress off his mind.
One thing is assured, though, con-
gressmen will not forget Mr.. Wilson,
and to his everlasting credit, large
number of them will spend their time
thinking up mean things to say about
him. But the people know 'em both.
A cyclone struck the little city or
Eufaula, Ala, on Wednesday night
and six deaths are reported, the Meth
odist minister, Rev. W. P. Dickinson,
and other prominent citizens being
among the number 1t swept the BUSH
ness section of the town and did DAM
age in excess of half million dollars.
Other towns in the wake of the cy-
clone suffered and it is thought other
lives were lost.
One of the Atlanta public school
teachers was arrested this week on
serious charges preferred by little
girls, pupils of the public schools. Al
though he protested his innocence the
witnesses were so numerous that he
was held under the charges.
The Fire Chiefs car in Atlanta,
which was formerly driven by Johnny
Abbott, collided on Sunday, with a
car driven by DIR. E. l.. Griffin, result
ing in the death of the doctor. No
blame was attached to anyone, but it
is probable that the chiefs new driver
is not so competent as Johnny Abbott
was for daredevil driving.
C. E. VanLoan, the popular author,
died in Philadelphia this week, and
his father in California also dropped
dead on learning of the death of his
son. Van Loan was humorist and
writer of much ability and was a
prominent member of the younger lit
erary circle.
Ex-President Taft suggests that the
League of Nations plan and the treaty
of peace be bound together or merged
into one. In this shape he says no
senate or other body would reject It
because they dare not. Mr.. Taft has
been more than an able supporter CT
the cause and in just so large meas
ure has advanced his own standing
as an honest statesman in the eyes
of the people.