Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-07

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assistant for a violation of ordinance of the
city of Duquesne in holding public meeting
without permit, sustained in opinion
handed down in county court at Pittsburg by
Judge Kennedy.
sThe court found that the mayor did not
abuse his discretion in imposing the fine, and
in reply to the defendants contention that the
action of the Duquesne executive an
abridgement of their right to free speech, the
| court said
"The right of free speech is sacred one;
| it we'll deserves protection, but there places
and times and subjects at and of which, the
right of free speech, sacred thought it may be,
must yield to the greater one of the society
of the citizens G the commonwealth, their
homes, and their property.
| "The law of the land is that at such time
even the right of free speech must be sub
Servient for the time being to the police power
of the state, which is these cases is vested in
the municipality and by it in its executive
head"
Unless the United States supreme court re-
verses the Ohio state courts, the action of the
Legislature in ratifying the federal prohibition
amendment will go to popular referendum at
the November election.
The state supreme court has affirmed lower
| state courts in diSmiSSing the petition of
| George S. Hawk, of Cincinnati, against Secre-
tary of State Smith, in which Hawk sought to
compel the secretary of state to refuse to &C
cept petitions filed by the Ohio Home Rule
association calling for referendum and to pre-
vent him from placing the referendum on the
election ballots.
Officials and attorneys of the Anti-Saloon
| league have announced that they will appeal
the case to the United States supreme court
Should the highest court not decide the case
before the election the question will be voted
on. On the other hand, an overruling decision
| by that court would invalidate the vote, it is
asserted
Judge Robinson alone dissented from the
majority decision
ten-hour work day for all productive in
| duStrieS in order that farm labor may be ON
parity with all other forms of labor was de-
| manded at the conference of representatives of
! the State Farm Bureau FederationS of Mich
| gan, Ohio, Missouri Iowa, Nebraska and In
diana, at Indianapolis few days ago. Shorter
working hours only reduce production and in
creaSeS the cost of living the farmers said.
| King Albert of Belgium has decided to cut
Chicago and Milwaukee from the itinerary of
| his American tour on account of pro-German-
! ism. in those cities The decision did not
surprise official Washington. After the
mayor of Milwaukee had publicly declared he
| would not invite King Albert to that city,
| concluding his remarks with "To hell with
kings" official considered including the
Wisconsin metropolis in the itinerary.
80 tar as Chicago is concerned, the bitter
| campaign against Mayor THOMPSON on the
ground of disloyalty is still fresh in the minds
| OF officials in Washington. The newspapers
OF Brussels published the facts regarding the
| chicago campaign and they are we'll known
| to King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
Germany has a new escutcheon, from which
the HohenzOllern arms have been eliminated
| 1t consists of a black one-headed eagle on a
golden yellow field The new" eagle, which
has shed it's erstwhie imperial crown and col
lar, is not rampant bird, and would look
| dot 1Jnh 1iff
the color of it's beak, tongue and talons,
| which red.
Miss Hannah Jane Patterson, of Pittsburg
Pa. has been appointed temporary assistant
| in the office of Secretary of War Baker. She
| was awarded the distinguished service medal
! of the United States at the close of the war,
because of her work director of the wom-
| ans committee of the Council of National
| Defense.
The Prince of Wales, who is now touring
| Canada, will go to Washington in about a
month for visit of three days, but he will
not make tour of the United States, Mayor
Babcock, of Pittsburg, has been informed by
Chairman Porter of the house foreign affairs
committee.
Il am reliably informed" said Mr.. Porter,
chat it is the wish of the British govern
ment that the Prince of Wales upon leaving
Canada, should spend but three days in Wash
from whence he sails for Europe, and that
tour of the United States should not be
made"
Many casualties have resulted it is feared,
from the floods caused by excessive rains
throughout Spain, particularly in the city of
Cartagena, the lower part of which is under
water. First reports gave twenty-five casual
ties in Cartagena, and it is feared that there
have been many more victims, especially in
the suburbs. The waters swept merchandise
from the quays and caused great damage to
goods in stores and warehouses. Foodstuffs
are becoming scarce and warship has been
ordered to Cartagena to rep1enish the sup
plies of the city.
Damage from the floods is widespread, par
ticulary in the provinces of Valencia, Ali
cante and Murcia. Railroads are out in many
places Traffic in Valencia, city of almost
200 900 inhabitants, is stopped. Telegraph
and telephone wires down. No newspa-
pers are published in many places.
Four villages isolated, as we'll as many
farms in the open country, to which it is
impossible to send help.
After reading Mr.. Butt on the peace treaty
and Mr. Foster on his no-government plan, we
are convinced that some people have no sense
of honor.