Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

By decree OF Governor J. B. A. Robertson,
of Oklahoma, November 26 was state fuel
day in that state. Every citizen was urged
by the governor TO give over that date to
wood-chopping and fuel gathering to guard
against q greater fuel shortage in Oklahoma
One hundred and ffteen million gallons
of whisky, besides quantity OF other spirits
in bond in Great Britain, have been released
from wartime restrictions and may be dis
! tributed to all corners who can persuade this
dealers to sell. The announcement Of the re-
moval of the restrictions, made without
warning in the house of commons by the
| food comptroller, came a surprise to the
members, who greeted 1t with loud cheers.
The LIQUOR trade equally surprised and
was besieged by the public. Many orders OF
from fifty to a hundred dozens were placed
| Immediately.
Dr. I. L. Nasher, of New York, special
| list who has made an exhaustive study OF
| old age and is preparing book on his dis
| coveries has gone to Greasy Creek, Leslie
county, to spend several days with Jonn
| She'll 1872 years DID, the oldest person IN the
| world Dr. Nascher will study Shells mode OF
living, his diet and habits in an effort to
discover what has given him strength TO
withstand the stress Of years DR.. Nascher'@
findings will be embodied in his oo"S
Shell recovered recently ilUm severe at
|
we'll and hearty ever. He was 49, years
| old on September 3.
Twenty-Five alleged members OF the l. w.
! w arrested i'm Portland, Greg, November
IL following the shooting OF four former
! service men at Centralia, Wash, have peen
| indicted by the Mutomah county grand jury
charged with violation OF the state GRIM"
| inal syndicalism act. 1t Is said the lnulct"
ments are the first to be returned by any
/ grand Jury in which membership In the l.
! w W. is considered a violation Of criminal
= cvndicalism laws The men carried l. w.
| W. membership cards when arrested, 1t was
! said.
Opposing any settlement OF present-day In
! dustrial controversies that does not take into
: account the effect of such settlement on agri~
culture the National Grange convention, In
session at Grand Rapids, Mich, adopted reso-
lutions declaring that the farmer cannot be
held responsible for increases in the cost OF
living that will result from higher wages and
shorter working hours.
! eff industrial wages are increased and
/ hours of labor decreased" said reso-
| luton, the increase will still further de-
crease farm production and increase farm
| COSTS
Names Of $4,000 Canadians who were kill
ed in the world war will be inscribed on the
walls of a church which will be erected in
| Notre Dame de Grace, Montreal suburb. The
| church will be used by the combined con-
gregations of the Anglican church OF the
Good Shepherd and Trinity.
The famous pearl necklace which is sup
posed to have belonged to the CZarina NatalaH
| Narashkina, of Russia, the mother or Peter
the Great, is to be sold at auction In London
this week by order OF the former Russian I'M
perial family. The necklace Is made up Of
re rnafN ho6 RI
The biggest one weighs twenty-eght grains,
aand the total weight of the necklace Is 1000
grains. A reserve price Of $4,000 pounds
has been placed upon the pearls, 1t 10 under
stood.
Women may sit as delegates In the Repub-
lican and Democratic national conventions
and vote for the nomination OF a candidate
for president, according to an opinion given
| by Attorney General Brundage, Of Illinois,
The opinion reverses all practices in effect
since illinois became a suffrage state ana
may result in the election Of some women
delegates to the conventions OF both parties
next year.
The original letter OF Benedict Arnold to
Lord North giving his own account OF his
treason was sold last week in New YORK
to G.. d. Smith for $4,000.
Under protest, the three thousand mem
bers of Typographical Union No. 6, who have
been on strike for seven weeks in New York
City, and whose refusal TO work delayed and
halted publication of the leading periodicals
of the day. have voted to return to work. The
vote was taken in obedience to a mandate
issued by the executive council Of the Inter-
national Typographical Union, which threat
ened fine and suspension Of charter in case
of dsobedience.
The Daily Express, Of London, comment
ing on the United States senates action on
the peace treaty, says: "The buildings Of mill
itarism in Germany show the perils which
still threaten peace and civilization. They
follow so closely the action of the American
senate that we must there trace cause and
effect
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