Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-24
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

it's received during the day amounted to over
$4,000, 900. A hundred gold and red scrolls
in the form of congratulatory messages from
the president, the premier, members of the
cabinet and others, adorned the walls.
Marconis statement that within the pres
ent year vocal communications, transmitted
without wires, will displace the cumbersome
wire system of today, has provoked consider
able discussion. prominent official OF, the
central telegraph office smiled when asked
his opinion. The managing director of a
cable company, mentioning that statements
similar to Marconi's copied up from time,
! said "All can do is to wait and see."
The card system will be re-established in
Italy for the necessaries of life under the
same conditions as during the war The diff
fculty of obtaining transports, the scarcity in
supplies and the high rate Of exchange caus-
ing this decision. Cards, therefore, will be
required for bread, rice, maccaroni, coal, lard
and fats.
Premier Lloyd George, has offered the
ambassadorship at Washington to the Earl
tOf Reading, the former ambassador there,
says the Pail Mall Gazette, but he has de-
clined the appointment s&
Petitions to place the name Of Governor
Edwards, of New Jersey, on the Democratic
ballot in the presidential preference pri-
mary, April 20. were filed with the secre-
tary of state today.
Franklin K Lane, retiring secretary of
the interior, will become an executive of the
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport
company and the Mexican Petroleum COM
pany when he re1inquishes his official posi-
ton, it was announced here today by E. L.
Doheney, president Of the two companies.
Mr.. Lanes salary it was reported will be
approximately $4,000 annually.
Despite further depreciation in European
exchange exports of raw cotton from the
United States in January, according to de-
partment of commerce reports today,
amounted to 929,671 bales, valued at $194,-
965,353 which exceeded the former high
record set in November, 1919, of 924,751
bales worth 1881, 3O9,272, England usual
was the largest purchaser. -@
President Wilson nominated John Gar
land Pollard, of Virginia. as member of
the federal trade commission. Mr.. Pollard
will succeed Joseph E. Davies, of Wiscon-
sin, who quit some time ago, .,..5...
Appointment of a Virginia man to the
trade commission encourages southern mem
bers to hope that in filing the vacancy on
the interstate commerce commission the
president will go to. one of the southern
states Mr.. Pollard was one of the Original
Wilson men, supporting the governor of
New Jersey in his efforts to obtain the
Democratic nomination for president.
Great Britain is we'll ahead of the allies
in obtaining German dyes, of which 800 tons
already have been sent to England.
The English committee of ten dye users,
which has gone to Germany under the au-
thority OF the board of trade to purchase
100000 pounds of dyestuffs, includes rep
resentatives of the board, as well as expert,
CvnI oO4b A1c
tile and the paint and varnish trades. Their
purchases will be in addition ito the 1900
tons to which Great Britain is entitled under
the repaTttion clauses of the peace treaty.