The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-04-04
l>POT SHOTS AT CURRENT
NEWS OF STATE, NATION
AND ACROSS THE WATER
lBurleson Raises Wire Rates
Twenty Per Cent

Columbus Gets Big Officers Camp.
Barrett to Leave Farmers Union.
Millionaire Indicted for Fraud.
Mexican bandits continue to make
raids across the border and United
States troops have just followed
party across into Mexico, recovering
stolen cattle and killing number
of the raiders. The government of
Mexico seems unable to properly
police the border and nothing remains
but for our troops to chase down
bandits when they get across the
line into Mexico.
An Atlanta gambler was shot and
killed in a hoted there Wednesday
night, and although able to speak
when found, he refused to disclose
the name of his assistant. 1t seems
that the gambling profession is well
recognized in Atlanta, for this par
ticular man was not guest of the
hotel, and had only few minutes
before he was shot been ordered
away by the house detective. Some
arrests were made and it is possible
that the guilty party may be found,
but there is always considerable re-
luctance on the part of the guests
at gambling parties testifying about
such affairs, either by reason of the
gamblers code of silence, or because
self preservation is the first law of
nature.
A story is being circulated that
ex-senator Luke Lea, of Tennessee,
who was colonel of the Hath Field
Artillery is in France, with number
of other officers, made an attempt
to abduct the ex-kaiser from his re-
treat in Holland, and succeeded so
far as to get admittance to the castle
where he was staying but were unable
to get away with him. These stories
will have to be taken with a grain
of salt. At this time a captain who
4 told some most wonderful tales of
his heroic adventures is being court
martialed for lying, among other
charges.
Chas. S. Barrett, for some years
the head of the Farmers Union, has
been to Europe to put forward the
claims of the farmers before the
peace conference, and has just re-
turned. 1t is said that he will re-
. sign as president of the union and
devote his time to the specific inter
ests of the cotton farmers, having
learned in Europe much that he
thinks can be applied with great profit
to the industry in this country. Just
the exact nature of this work has not
yet been disclosed.
The government will establish at
Columbus, Ga, the largest officers
training camp in the country. 1t
will be known as Fort Benning, the
''West Point of the South" The
grounds will cover nearly all of the
county of Chattahoochee, and will be
provided with permanent quarters
for 1000 officers. This will give
great boost to the city of Columbus,
which, although a good town has been
off the beaten paths of travel and
commerce Only few years ago one
of it's newspapers claimed that it was
the Largest town on the face of the
earth whose inhabitants had never
seen a pullman car"
Atlanta car lines have at last got
ten a six cent fare approved. Con-
sidering the action of the government
in the mater of rail rates, wire rates,
and other things, we presume this
rate it not unreasonable. We trust
that the car company will not delay
necessary improvements now any
longer than may be required to get
the men and material.
Postmaster General Burleson, con-
tinuing to exercise the power con-
ferred on him as war measure"
Z raised telegraph twenty per cent on
April 1st. This is no April fool state
ment, but cold hard fact and the Post
al Telegraph officials, who have just
Vbeen separated from their properly
by Mr.. Burleson, assert that it will
touch the public up for another $780,
100000. The public however, being
used to it, and also being helpless
in the matter, will come across with
the money as usual.
1t is now stated that only the Rain
bow Division will be privileged to
march in parade thorough the city
oAWashington and the other divisions
Viii be somewhat reconciled to this
if they are mustered out any sooner:
Holding the men and the additional
expense. is given as the reason for
cutting out the parades.
William ]. Oliver and nine of his