Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-01
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

Information received from Paris
| relates large quantities of arms and
munitions were discovered by French
cavalry entering Hanau, east OF
Frankfort, according to the Temps
The material was labeled Army OF
| the West" Numerous plans relat-
! ing to maneuvers also were found
/ purporting to cover military opera
lions against France through the
zone occupied by the American army
at Coblenz.
Two hundred and fifty cannon have
been discovered at Koen1gsberg
East Prussia, by the interallied COM
mission, according to advices re-
ceived here.
The rivers and harbors bill was
passed by the senate at Washing
ton after it had been amended so as
to make the total $24,00O,0OO as
against $12,000,000 in the house bill
and $20,000,000 recommended by the
senate commerce committee.
The measure which was approved
without record vote, now goes to
conference, where a sharp fight is
expected. Both the senate and the
house agreed to the general prin-
ciple of a lump sum appropriation
. rather than specific grants for the
various projects. No new work was
authorized.
At the request of Senator Reed,
Democrat (Mo.), Senator Harrison
sought early in the day to amend
the bill SO as to make the total
27,000,000, but this was defeated,
proposed $24,000,000. which was &C
cepted after long discussion, the vote
being "a to %.
No decision as to where the sum-
mer White House will be established
has been made yet by President Will
son, and it was stated that it prob
ably will be the middle of May be-
fore any move is made toward CLOS
ing the executive mansion here for
the summer.
Since it became definitely known
that the president would not use the
home of Charles r. Crane, at Woods
Hole, Mass. there has been no in
timation from the White House as
to which of hundreds of homes that
1t is expected, however, that
eventually some establishment in
the northeast section will be selected
by the president on the advice of
Admiral Grayson, his physician.
According to news received from
Washington, Representative Charles
A. Nichols, Detroit, collapsed at his
home here, while at dinner with his
mother and died within a few min
utes. Death was said to have been
due to heart failure.
Mr.. Nichols was elected to congress
from the Thirteenth Michigan dis
trict in 1914, having previously serv-
ed as secretary of the Detroit po-
lice department for several years
He was unmarried, and was forty
four years of age.
News from Seville, Spain, relates
that Narelito, the famous bull-fighS-
er, after having been congratulate ted
by queen Victoria following his bril-
the Queen a bouquet. Thereupon the
queen presented him with a platinum
SCARF pin studded with brilIiants ard
Sapphlres.
The totem poles are going. These
quaint monuments of vanishing
race that have made the coast OF
British Columbia and southern Al
aska famous are fast wasting under
the influence of wind and weather
. once the designing and construct
ing OF totem poles flourished among
me Halda:' and to lesser eXteNt
was long befoI. he white man in
Vaded the Pacific northwest
Fea! totem poles with the history
or tribes and families carved =; 70
lAelr odd structures are no longer
made and each year sees some Of the
cider ones dis2ppear
Some are still standing in their
original positions in the village Of
WltWanG9. on the Skeena river, Some
OF these are said to be 30 years
The break between Frank H. Hitch
G GE and Colonel cooper, Proctor,
New York, over management of Ma
ior General Leonard Woods cam
pai2n. instead of being patched up.
was further widened and no settle
ment of the controversy is looked
tor until next Sunday, when Colonel
Proctor will confer with General
Wood in Chicago
A difference of opinion over cam
pal@n methods which has existed for
4 long time is becoming more acute,
and friends OF General Wood are be-
coming CONCERNED over possible harm
ful effects it may have upon his
campaign. 1t was admitted today by
friends of General Wood that the
trouble may reach such STAGE with
Ill a few days that, if not ir.mcdi-
ItGl% checked, il may even get be-
yond General Woods ability to bring
tbout harmony.
General wood siaoa in the CON
,'J'5 - wa ar. Hitchcock, accord
ing TO the latters friends.