The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-04-18
Current Events

Current Events
The Southern League opens with
game between Atlanta and Chatta-
nooga at Ponce de Leon Park next
Thursday, and the fans will be happy.
When we got into the war it seemed
that all interest in organized bali had
gone from this country, but as warm
weather approaches, we feel the call
of the old ball park just the same, and
we are forced to conclude that base
ball is truly the great American sport,
and we should not be surprised to
see it attain like place in the affec-
tions of other nations, whose boys
learned to play from our boys cover
there"
The peace conference and all that
is in sight in Europe has brighter
aspect this week than last. Reports
Indicate that the terms of the treaty
have been agreed upon by the powers,
and they are now ready to call upon
Germany and her allies to sign them
Of course Germany is making "faces"
and spreading reports about what she
will not do, but we are inclined to
the impression that she will do just
what the French, English and Ameri-
cans ask her to do. 1t now appears
that much of the discord among the
delegates at the peace table that we
have been hearing so much about has
been exaggerated for effect by Ger
man sympathizers.
In Colquitt county on Wednesday,
road bonds in the sum of 100000
were voted, more than $500 votes be-
ing for bonds out of registration Of
1920 in the county, while less than a
hundred votes were cast against it.
Is Cobb not as good county?
Gradually opposition to the league
of nations has subsidized in this coun-
try, and now even the chronic kick
ers of the senate are only demanding
amendments, possibly excepting Reed
and Borah, and nobody expects them
to be satisfied with anything con-
structed by human hand or brain ex-
cept their own work The Republi-
cans have found that it is not a de-
sirable party issue, particularly If
they must take the opposition, so as
party they have about dropped it.
The Baptist Tabernacle of Atlanta,
DR.. Broughton's old church, is max
ing a desperate effort to avoid sale
by the sheriff, in order to satisfy
mortgage of little over. hundred
thousand dollars held by the estate of
the late James NJ. Smith Appeals
for help are being made over the
country, and more than fifty thou
sand has already been raised. Bap-
lists and others are now responding,
and it is hoped that very shortly the
debt will be cleared.
There is big strike on in the East
by the telephone operatives and Mr..
Burleson may find that what man can
not do, woman can. 1t may prove
that the telephone girls are too much
for the iron hand of our Postmaster
General to subdue. He is now trying
to induce them to return to work and
leave it to the action of the depart
ment to right any wrongs of which
they complain.
The latest reports from over the
country indicate that the coming bond
issue will be taken more quickly than
was hoped short time since. More
favorable business conditions and
sober second thought as to the rea-
condolences and necessity for the is
sue seems prevailing, and it is now
thought many localities will take the
quota assigned in single day.
The women Of Tennessee have at
last won the ballot, by action of the
legislature, ard this will only make
more keen the demand Of the women
of other southern states for the same
right. 1t must be APPARENT to the dult-
est politician that the day is soon
coming when it will be granted by
national legislation, even if the states
continue 10 deny it, and we expect
them to fall in line with the inevitable
soon.
State finances are seemingly in bad
shape. or possibly we should say at
low ebb. It will take all the money
coming in during the next month to
pay the teachers, and the veterans
pensions are due on the first. 1t