Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-21
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

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Friday was Georgia Press Day at the
Southeastern Fair in Atlanta, and the Geor-
gia Press Association held a meeting at the
fair grounds.
Chancellor David c. Barrow, of the Univer
sity of Georgia, has been appointed mem
Der of the State Board of Education by Cover
nor Dorsey to succeed Professor T. j. Woofter,
whose term has expired.
Asa G.. Gambler has contributed $4,000 to
the endowment fund of 1926, 000~ which is
being raised for Agnes Scott college at Deca-
tur, Ga. The General Education Board will
give $4,000 to the fund provided the re-
mainder of the amount is raised
Three men and one woman were seriously
hurt Friday morning when their automobile
crashed into the side of a troop train on the
Athens division of the Seaboard Air Line
railroad, at a crossing eighteen miles from
Atlanta. Those injured are J. B. Dothit
Pendleton, S. c.; J. NJ. Broyles and J. B.
Broyles, of Anderson, S. c.. and Miss Fannie
Broyles, of Anderson.
Basil Stockbridge commander of the
Charles D. Montgomery, Jr., post No. l of
Atlanta was chosen first commander of the
permanent organization of the Georgia branch
the American Legion of world war veterans
OIueI OulC0FS CHOSEN are Barry wright. of
Rome, vice commander; Kirk Smith Atlanta
secretary; James A. Bankston, Atlanta
treasurer. Delegates to the national conven-
ton in November will be Mr.. Stockbridge Ed
gar Dunlap, of Gainesville; Homer Watkins
Atlanta Walter A Harris, Macon; and Bow
Kin Wright, Augusta.
According to Japanese newspaners the
japanese government has decided to build
Two battle cruisers and twenty-four other war
SHIPS commencing the next fiscal year. Es-
inmates for these ships will be submitted at
the coming session of the Diet for approval
Ihe battle cruisers will be of the 40, 0OO-ton
class and their cost is estimated at 1876. OOO.-
600 yen (about $60,OOO,OOO). In addition
there will be three light cruisers. six DESTROY
ers' twelve submarines and. three river gun
boats. Disbursement is to be snread ovor
three years from the next fiscal wear Rni1d-
ing two battle cruisers is for the purpose of
completing the "eight-and-eight" SQUADRON
Whlch has been decided by Japan as neces-
sary Tor the defense of the country
Brigadier General Wlds P. Richardson of
the United States infantry, who went over
seas with the Tnirty-ninth division and who
was later sent to Russia on a special mission,
has returned to this country. He said on
landing in New York that 1919 American SOL
diers had died or been killed in action in
northern Russia and that eighty-two of this
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bodies of the 1919 dead soldiers have been
shipped home.
The"po!itical correspondent of The London
Evening News says there probably will be a
great change in Great Brita1ns naval policy
with the advent of Vice Admiral Sir David
3eatty as First Sea Lord in succession to
lice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, who re-
-igned last week.
Vice Admiral Beatty's friends, says the
correspondent, declare that he believes the
uture warship will be an oil driven submer-
Bile battle cruiser, and that the Admiralty's
ans may be shaped in accordance with this
.el1ef. The dreadnought will not be alto
ether eliminated, but it will be considered
[ secondary Importance.
Reports are current in Peace Conference
circles in Paris that the Peace Conference
may be replaced by Council of Ambassadors
presided over by Stephen Pchon the French
Foreign Minister, with Marshal Foch as his
adviser.
Three men were shot and one stabbed Fri
lay IN New York City in clashes between strik-
ing longshoremen there.