The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-11-28

"An of prevention is worth pound of cure ?
and in the operation of the Ellis Health Law you using
that "ounce of prevention" in the best possible manner
all those counties where it has been in for any
length of time will gladly certify.
From the trend of events it still seems likely
that the Allies will take the Kaiser from Holland and try
him for Of the crimes of the We in favor
of it, anyway.
Our Mexican problem will not "down" and it seems
that we may yet have work for army and
navy to police that most irresponsible of republics
We still getting the Philippine press stuff and
from what have read of it they make very good
in favor of their independence promised by this
country they capable of sefgovernment
Georgia colards have come into their own in this
section of the land while possums Eaters are also
ripe, but you just keep Mr. Possum for all we care
A fake phone message that the president was dead
broke up meeting which the president was speak
ing Sunday night in Atlanta and while there may not
be law to adequately punish the originator of the hoax
he will no doubt be sorry ne phone if they
catch him in this part of the country.
Since the postal employees have had raise of $3.50
to 5000 per year, and it dates back to July first they
ought to be in thankful frame of mind and do what
they can to improve rapidly decaying mail service.
England has taken the lid off, the sale of WhiSkey
for the first time since the war; and the stories of de-
hatchery enough to make the hair stand on end
us hope may be spared, brief season of the
deuge which the of whiskey stocks trying
hard to open up, before constitutional prohibition shall
become elective
However coal may become there is little dan
of freezing in the state of Georgia. which has
been blessed with wood supply in every county. Par
cuary fortunate are the southern yellow pine counties
in this respect Many citizens of that section still living
never saw piece of commercial coal until they were
grown.
Gainesville is struggling avoid becoming s'tank
town the railroads. while Marietta has already prac
tcay reached that point for barring the rather spas
modc service of the suburban line, should be even
worse off than Gainesville
We not help feeling that the organization OF the
farmers has been the most powerful factor checking
the radical tendencies of the labor led by violent
foreign agitators. We believe the farmers to be the
balance wheel of the nation and their organizations
of far different type from the common labor unions.
Calcium Arsenate appears to be the poison officially
doped out for the boil weev not think it is too
early in inquire into the supply farmers going
it to any great extent This is matter for the gov
eminent to look into now and avoid proteering later
Congressman Gordon Lee was down from Washington
for few days this week evidently looking after his
fences and trying to what effect any the passage of
special bonus bills have the minds of the people
We tell him that they do not look upon such things
with favor.
Express your Thanksgiving in the form of doing
thing for else and will guarantee that it will
be happy
i The temporary defeat of the League of Nations was
reflected visibility in the slump of the market
hope for the league revves will the cotton market
become stronger
The road bond question will be taken up by the county
commissioners next Tuesday and hope they will dis
pose of the matter by putting it up to the people.
We not understand why Vic Berger, the convicted
traitor wished to become member of congress when he
hates that body much he says he does In fact
not understand why he did long ago remove him
other country he likes than he does the
United States
With mali service suffering with a severe case of
general debility there signs that the express SER
vice also is suffering with of NEAR paralysis
With the newly organized American Legion standing
with the farmers of the land against the rabid disloyay
of the foreign born agitators this country we can
breathe freely with the knowledge that
ment still lives.
1t now appears that Al miles of the Georgia Coast and
Piedmont Railroad will be saved for service and will run
from Collins to Ludowci the rest of the road being
| iunked.