Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-24

In connection with the opening of Roose
welt Memorial week, four military avlators
flew to the grave of the late Theodore Roose-
welt at Oyster Bay Tuesday and dropped two
wreaths upon the grave.
Fuller E. Galloway, of LAGRANGE, Ga, has
left the round table conference in Washing
ton because of i'll health, and President Will
son has designated Owen V. Young, of Schen-
ectady, n. Y, to take his place as one of the
representatives of the public in the indus
trial conference.
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, has
anhounced that the number of state guards
men who have been guarding the city OF
Boston since the police strike there has been
reduced from 5000 to 5000 men
Concrete evidence Of German colonization
plans for Mexico was revealed in Mexico CITY
this week by the announcement OF an enter
prise for the irrigation of 100000 hectares OF
land in the Fuerte river valley in teh state
of Sinaloa where thousands of German emil
grants are expected to buy small parcels OF
land on 20-year payment plan
Soldiers and sailors and mounted policemen
and patrolmen had a riotous fight Monday
night in New York when the soldiers, rein
forced by citizens, stormed the Lexington
theater in an effort to prevent the presenta-
ton of German opera. The protection Of the
police enabled the management to carry for
ward the evenings program despite the pro-
tests of the crowd. Mayor Hylan at first for
babe the German opera performance but later
rescinded his order. The question now is
whether or not the government has the right
to suppress opera sung in German until after
the ratification of the peace treaty. The opera
management has declared it will take the
matter into the courts if necessary. The
American Legion, which requested the ban
on German opera, contended that the per-
Torrance of German opera was for propa-
ganda purposes.
Following the death of Jerry, Hurley and
John Davidson, of Columbus, o. in Atlanta
after they drank some wood alcohol sold to
them for corn liquor. Police Chief James L.
Beavers has ordered a rigid campaign against
all whisky selling. He declared that per-
son causing death through the sale of wood
alcohol is guilty of murder and would be
held on that charge If caught.
The supreme council Of the peace confer
ence has decided to intrust to the military
authorities of the allied powers the duty of
liking date for depositing Publications of
the treaty OF peace with Germany, which date
Will mark the coming into force of the con-
ventlon, according to the Echo de Paris
/. For the first time in years Knoxville.
Tenn, is without street railway service the
nearly 2oO employees of the Knoxville Street
Railway and Light company having gone on
strike The strike is a sequel to the refusal
or the company to grant an increase in wages
from SO, 38 and 40 cents an hour to 55, go
and 90 cents an hour demanded by the men,
Express teamsterS in every CITY east OF
Chicago may strike as result of the refusal
of the railroad administration to deal with
New York strikers unless they return to
work, according to Michael J. Casual, first
vice president of the International Brother
hood of Teamsters.
'The word to strike is being passed along
to every local in the east said Mr. Casual
The unions involved include about 80 900
men.
Complete returns compiled in Buffalo, ~
Y, on recent primaries show that the Com
munits party appearing on a ballot in Buff
falo for the first time and running on plat
forN calling for the Soviet form OF govern
ment, polled an average of less than 400
votes for its three candidates. The total
vote cast was $4,000.
Count v Macchi di Cellere, Italy's ambas-
sador to the United States since 1913 died
Monday night in Washington, D. c. just as
he was about to undergo operation in the
emergency hospital there. He was ifty-three
years old.
The Chattanooga, Tenn. post of the Amer
lean Legion of World War Veterans is de-
handing investigation of the charge that
bodies of American soldiers are buried side
by side with those of German aliens from
the internment camp at Chattanooga; and
the post has announced through it's COM
handing officer that the matter will be taken
to congress if the alleged condition is not
remedied.