The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-09-19
CurrentEuents


Hundreds of lives are now known
to have been lost on the path OF the
recent gale along the coast OF the
Gulf of Mexico and the property loss
will run into the millions. Only the
great seawall at Galveston saved that
city from recurrence of the disaster
of the great food in which five thou
sand lives were lost.
The steel workers are scheduled to
go on strike next Monday and there
seems to be no way to reach any
agreement to prevent it at the time
this is written. The steel companies
are standing firm in the denial of the
demands of the workers, who are just
as resolute in their demands. The
economic loss to the country in conse-
quence of prolonged strike is meal
culable and will only add further to
the high cost of living against which
the workers complain.
The mixed time question has a
father of twins born in ThOmasville
guessing as to the proper date to re-
cord their birthday. With about three
different kinds of time in use in that
city he is in doubt whether they were
born on Monday or on Tuesday. But
with twins in the hQpse he will prob
ably have a high old time no matter
how the birthday is determined.
From all over the state comes news
of overflow attendance at the schools
and every institution of higher learn
ing is crowded with record attend
ance. In no instance is there decline
in the number of students seeking ad-
mission and in many cases they will
have to turn some away or provide
additional quarters and teachers.
The shoe retailers Of Georgia will
meet at Macon, Ca, at the Hotel
Dempsey, Tuesday morning, Septenn-
Der %, at 9 o'clock, for the purpose
of forming a state association. This
does not sound like cheaper shoes.
While taking visitors to the grave
of John Brown, the abolitionist, Will
liam Hughes, former Navy man, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed. Hughes had just pointed to
the party something Of its history
when the bolt struck him, and he fell
across the tomb.
The Bank of England has the priv
ilege, of selling beer. It was granted
to the bank in its charter of incorpOra-
ton under the great seal, dated July
81, 1894. The bank, under the cir
cumstances, could, if it liked, open
public house in Threadneedle street
or elsewhere, or could send drays
around and peddle beer from door to
door without violating any law.
The electric razor is coming. The
whiskers will not be electrocuted nor
burnt off by this new implement. The
electric is a little larger than the safe
ty. 1t is attached to light socket by
a flexible cord. The current causes
the blade to vibrate one-sixty-fourth
or an inch, 1000 vibrations a minute.
AS it is moved across the face it mows
away the beard without scraping or
pulling. 1t will be on exhibition at
the Electrical Exposition September
gath.
Jackson Barnett, full-blooded Creek
Indian, Of Marietta, Okla, a Baptist
layman, who has become rich from
Oil holdings, has subscribed 5000, 900
to the Baptist $75,0OO,000 campaign,
being the largest undesignated gift
yet made to the campaign.
Through the county agent Of Col
quit county, the farmers are getting
their first trees at wholesale cost from
the nurseries, thereby not only saw
ing money, but getting the best guar
anteed stock from reliable sources.