Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-01
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

Information has reached here that
thousands of women and children
carried out a. food demonstration In
front of the residence Of the civil
Bread, we are hungry" was the cry
raised at first by hundreds and then
by thousands. The same words,
roughly written on newspapers
pinned to broomst ic We're held
The police tried by arguments to
get the crowd to- dispense. The
women, however, became more ana
more angry, and finally stopped al
the capital, throwing their bodies in
front Of street cars. Two motor cars,
the drivers of which insisted on ira
versing the thoroughfare, were
stoned.
Eventually, about 8 p. m. the
crowds were dispersed, after the
civil governor had promised that bet
ter supplies of bread would be avail
able later. The total amount oaked
only $4,000 kilograms. The usual
daily consumption of bread in Madrid
is $4,000 Kilograms.
A rider aimed at President Will
sons recent veto was attached to
the sundry civil appropriation bill by
the senate finance committee. It pro-
vides that no new government publ
cations shall be issued without con-
gressional authority.
In reporting out the bill the SEN
ate appropriations committee recon-
mended a total Of $440,213,00o for
governmental activities covered by
the measure. This was 1903, 200
less than appropriated for the same me
less than estimates submitted by
executive departments.
Increases made by the senate COM
mittee included $4,436,00 for inland
and coastwise waterways, 100000
for the customs service and $780,
600 for enforcement of the prohibit
ton act.
According to dispatches from
Honolulu the banking groups in the
interna tional consortium which have
arranged to advance funds for the
| play toward each other great patti
ence and tolerance, with the welfare
| of China the one principle In view,
Thomas w. Lamont, the New York
banker and American representative
in the banking group. told the cham
Der OF commerce in an address here.
Mr.. Lamont said the Japanese gov
eminent had insured the information
al bankers that it did not desire to
! set up fresh political claims In Man
churia and Mongolia.
Mr.. Lamont arrived recently after
an investigation in China and Japan
in connection with the consortium
company with Frank A. Vanderlip.
! also New York banker, who have
been visiting the Far East.
The senate bill providing for the
vocational rehabilitation of persons
crippled in industry was passed by
the house and sent to the president.
Under the bill the federal govern
ment and the states would share
| the cost, the state authorities to
! have direct charge of the work I'M
der federal supervision.
| Hungary will sign the peace treaty
presented to her by the allies, it was
| indicated in Budapest. Count AL
| bert Apponyi, who strongly opposed
! acceptance of the treaty, has resign
ed from the peace delegation.
On motion of Chairman Lodge,
senate at Washington without a rec
ord vote refused to recede from its
amendment permanent wartime
! passport regulations. The diplomatic
went back to conference, although
| the house refused to accept the
amendment.
King George V. is richer by $52,575
since jury in the supreme court
brought in it's verdict against Ernest
| Harrah & Co. The KING, as nead Oh
the British government, was plain
tiff. The verdict upheld Lis claim
that the defendants had broken
contract to supply $4,000 tons Of
scrap iron to Great Britain in 1917.
King George asked for damages
ant contended that the shipping stu
alton was such in 1917 that 1t was
unable to make shipments regularly
and that later, when the market
price fell, the British government re-
peared dissatisfied with the verdict
and gave notice of a probable APP
peal.