The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-09-05

Sentinel under the able edtorship of our friend John
Herring also editor of the Triton Gazette Pat Griffin
of the cambridge Post-Searchlght also assumes editor
ship of the Grady County Progress while Ralph Meeks
of the Carroll Free Press has bought the Calhoun Times
This absolutely Cordele Cairo and Calhoun about
the best editorial talent that be had anywhere, and
we most heartily congratulate the three towns named and
without the least reflection upon the editors for they
that without the least reflection upon the former EDITORS
for they were all good.
Having known Crawford Baggs longer than the people
of Atlanta have known him. wish to assure them that
they made no mistake when they elected him councilman
from the seventh ward on Wednesday.
AS this winter approaches it said that thousands of
Negro families the north trying to get back south
where they belonged Once back again you be pretty
sure they here to stay
Old George Washington said "The credit the saving,
and convenience of this country require that great
roads leading from place another should be straight
ened shortened and established by law pretty PLAIN
statement from a fairly able man.
So much being said of Shantung and so little known
of it, that many of readers will appreciate
the article which have elsewhere in this ISSUE clipped
from the Dearborn Independent.
Has anything been of September Morn this year?
Cooper,
dered and his body cast into ditch See Rev. 1910
"He that klleh with the sword must be killed with the
Sword"
The current issue of the Georgia Good Roads Bulletin
pays Just tribute to the honor of number OF good men
who were active in the framing and passage OF the new
state highway laws Constructive legislation is always
tedious and requires much skill and hard work, while
it's promoters rarely recognized after its benefits be-
come operative We wish to add word of approval
to its commentator of the work of Craig Arnold Morton
Turner Julian Smith and Charles Strahan.
1t would seem that the day has passed when it will do
anv good to write editorials about the danger OF grade
crossings either for the purpose of having the railroads
eliminate them or the automobiles observe caution in
approaching them for each week the report of accidents
at the crossings are more numerous.
AS the president swings around the circle predict
that the heads of senators in Washington VIII gro"
dizzy as they attempt to keep eye on him.
Those senators most opposed to this country having
anything do with the peace treaty or the league OF ma
TONS are the anxious to nerpose IN oehaI OF an
Irish republic so the friends of Ulster are asking the
IT, s Senate to hear their side of the Irish question:
We note by the Congressional Record of last Friday that
Senator Lodge shocked by the proposal of certain
American newspapers advertising that they Will puOlsh
Ludendor story of the which said to be anoher
piece of German propaganda
Jack Patterson publishes Prof Snider's picture IN a
recent issue says he is willing to back him up against
he Atlanta weather bureau any time.
The Gainesville Tri- County Advertiser KNOCK
rs Column every weak and in order to give both sides
chance suggest that they establish Boosters Bench
somewhere in the paper
The Meter Advertiser has started local political
dope" column early the season IS 1t is pretty
we'll filled with candidates and prospective candidates
Hon S. G McLendon seems to be making an active and
efficient secretary Of state but it is more than we ex
pected of him.
Everywhere the schools opening and the children
are hockng in to their books by the thousands Never
before has the country had children in the schools
and still in many communities there some for whom
there is no room Money invested in education Is being
banked at big interest and matter what the cost OF
labor and material behooves community to pro-
vide school houses for its children.
We are free to admit that forecast of the work OF
the last legislature somewhat in error, for 1t did pass
many good bills and only few that waste OF time
lot Of good time wasted the capital removal BILL
and whole lot on the suffrage BILL which ought to have
been passed hour instead of being defeated ate
whole term of wrangng and the state time law passed
that VIII still nave