Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-24
CURRENT EVENTS

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cession in semi-state was revived at
the second of the Ascot races since
the end of the war, which was at
tended by notable gathering of So
ciety. The display of fashionable
gowns worn by the women present
was unusually brilliant.
King George and Queen Mary, who
are entertaining a large party at
Windsor castle during the week,
drove upon the grounds in an open
landau drawn by four horses, with
postillions and outriders. They
the royal family and the royal house
| riages.
All drove over the famous private
turf road, nearly four miles long,
from the gates of Windsor to Ascot.
Word from washington states the
| government is willing to purchase
silver provided terms of the Pittman
act are complied with, Assistant Sec
told representatives of a number of
silver smelters. The director of the
mint is required by the law to pur-
chase at 81 an ounce silver produced
fl ON American mines and reduced
by American shelters.
Lloyd George, Britain's prime
minister, is an able French scholar,
language is not without interest.
The death of his father had left the
family penniless and the future
statesman was brought up in the
family of an old uncle, who was a
| shoemaker in a little Welsh village.
ing French in the village, and yet
young Lloyd George considered d
knowledge of French necessary to
his future success. The way he got
out of the difficulty was for his old
uncle and himself to sit for hours
| French dictionary and out of gram
mar the rudiments of the language.
The New York Times correspond
ent was informed at the office of the
sugar commission in London that an
American embargo on expectation OF
| sugar would not materially affect
the supply of sugar brought to this
country.
1t was said the amount of sugar
imported this year from the United
States would be equal to one week s
ration for each person in the whole
country, apart from the amount re-
quired for manufacturing purposes.
According to news from Geneva
the International Women's congress
given by Professor Eugene Borel, a
well-known international jurist and
professor of international law in Ge-
neva university. Lady Muriel Paget,
just arrived from the Balkan dis
tricts, declared that unless food and
medicines were sent Immediately to
some of the many feverstricken re-
gions in Czecho-Slovakia and else
where most of the population would
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only food the people had was bread
made from straw, earth and some
flour which cost 100 kronen per kilo-
gram. In her opinion the most prac-
teal solution of the food question
would be a system of worldwide ra-
tioning whereby countries which had
enough food should ration themselves
strictly, so that countries lacking
food might have an adequate supply,
Joaquin sorolla, of Madrid, Spain
the widely known artist, has comp1et-
ed for the Hispanic society of New
ish subjects ordered by Archer /
Huntington, founder and president OF
the society. The work has taken four
years of incessant labor, and repre-
sents scenes in Galicia, Sevilla, Elk
tramadura, Aragon, Navarro, Valen-
cha, Quipazcoa, Tataloni and CASTLE
The canvases are of large size
were painted from life and depict re-
gional dances, festivals and gather
ings typical of various d 1sfia
with his family, is going to, New
York this summer, taking with him
this work and about thirty portraits
of leading contemporary. figures IN
art, politics, science and literature In
Spain. These works are valued at
100000 pesetas.
Word from Copenhagen reaches us
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explorer, and Peter Frenchen, ms
cartogropher, are preparing an eXpe-
dition to visit the northern most
American Esqu1maux.
Ras ussen declared that the ex-
petition probably would be the long
est one he has ever made. He plans
to take provisions enough to last fVe
yeo~- but considers it more likely
the trip will last seven Fourteen
men will comprise the party.
The rapid spread of women's ac'
tivities in the United States, signal
comented on by leaders now al
Des Moines, for the fifteenth bien.
NAL of the General Federation OF
Women's clubs opening shortly. They
said they felt that the women were
in fair way of achieving through
the ballot the enlarged measure OF
activity they had sought for years:
| A solid weeks program Of subjects
that women of America are concern
e.. in has been laid out for the con-
vention The woman's standpoint
characterizes the program, which has
"Americanism" as it's keynote, Ar
entire session is given to thrift. I'M
portant conferences will pc held or
conservation, education, civics, com
munity service and on the broader
aspects of music, art and literature
Postal authorities, cooperating
with the department of justice, are
on the eve of obtaining in0lctments
Of several scores of individuals anc
firms on charges of using the mails
to defraud investors in various stock
swindling schemes, chief among
them being the sale of worthless oil
stock Postal agents from various
parts Of the country have testified as
to the result of Investigations made
in areas where many of the victims
of the swindling schemes live.
Word from Paris reaches us that
Italy's claims on Preparations paid by
t. Central Empires, including pen
sions, has been fixed at $4,000 00O,-
900 lire (normally about S12,12O, 00O,-
OOO), according to Rome dispatches
| to newspapers here.
Announcement is made in Mon
treal by the Canadian Wheat Board
that it is the market for 100000 bar
rels of spring wheat flour at $14.30 a
barrel in jute bags, delivered at
seaboard.
This is the first business in this
though the order for only half the
usual quantity the board has been
buying it will help to keep mills
| busy and tend to relieve the short
age of bran and shorts. 1t indicates,
also, that the board has disposed of
all stock on hand.
A dispatch from London states
that Major General William G..
Gorgas, former Surgeon General of
the United States army, has been
obliged to abandon his mission to
West Africa, where he was going for
the purpose of investigating sanitary
conditions. other members of the