Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-18

through the doors of New York City's
vacation ended early this week. In
Atlanta, there was a record break
| ing attendance on the first day, es-
timated at more than 10000.
Now that Japan is making a strong
bid to become one of the worlds
| leading nations, the Nippon govern
| ment has decided to find out definite
ly just how many people live there.
| Consequently, Japan's first national
census has been set to start Octo-
| her l.
| Uncle Sans military hospitals
treated 266,112 injured soldiers dur
ing the war, according to a recent
announcement at Washington. The
| figures show that the Huns pet IN
number of American fighting men
back from the firing line. The per-
| centage of deaths from this cause,
however, was comparatively small.
In spite of the trolley strike now
gripping transportation in Brook
Ign, a huge throng of some 100000
people went down to Coney Island,
New York's famous beach resort, one
night last week to enjoy the annual
parade of many kinds of gala fea-
lures. A wintry wind blowing
straight from the ocean failed to
stop the fun making.
Scotland has followed the style
of other countries, notably Italy, by
reporting an earthquake. People liy-
ing in the country of Perth were
shaken out of their beds and were
badly frightened by an ominous rum
bling noise when tremor occurred
| few nights ago.
Emma Goldman, the anarchist
whom Uncle Sam deported not so
long ago, did not receive the warm
had expected The Bolsheviki greet
| ed her and her Red associates with,
| out any manifestations of JOY, ana
| then put them all at hard labor on
a Russian railroad.
In response to an appeal for men
| and women to help the farmers ana
fruit growers of New, York and Con
recruiting offices of the American
Land Service were swamped Win
applications for jobs the, latter part
! Of the week. On Friday alone 5V0
| persons, mostly young men, applleo'
| places could not be given imme-
diatelv TO some Of these because the
apple picking upstate is not yet IN
| full swing.
| An aerial mail service, connecting
| Lismore, Casino and Tenterfleld IN
! New South Wales, has been def1nlte-
| ~ established. The initial flight re-
| ing at Casino, where mail was DENY
| cred and received. The distance by
road is about 100 miles of one. OF
the most beautiful and wealthiest
sections of the entire Australian con-
! tinent.
The state of Illinois has purchased
the old capitol in Vandalia and VII
n ntate paid $4,000 q for the HISTORIC
| building, and Fayette county will
| continue to rent 1t as courthouse
until q bond bill has been passed
for the erection of a new one. me
! rental money will be devoted to pre-
naring a museum. 1t was in this
building that Abraham Lincoln first
| served as a legislator and began ms
| career in public service, and one OF
the most picturesque stories OF the
| old building concerns him.
The former Crown Prince of Ger
/ many has applied to the Dutch gov
! eminent for permission to return to
| Germany. He asks as an alternative
that the government point out 10
him another residence in Holland.
The first bale Of sea island cotton
received in Savannah was sold at
| auction to the Espy Cotton company
at 81 a pound. 1T was J. grown ION on
| Valdosta. A bale of extra staple
upland sold in Savannah recently at
$3.50.
General Marie Emile Fayolle, re-
garded as having more to do with
the direct employment Of American
troops than any other French COM
government at the coming conven-
| ton of the American Legion in
Cleveland Marshal Foch, who was
unable to accept the Legion's inV1-
tation because Of unsettled Euro
pean conditions, requested that Cen
eral Fayolle be designated, and Pre-
mier Millerand and Minister OF war
Lefevre acquiesced.
British tobacco experts are await
ing the arrival of a big CONSIGNMENT
of tobacco which recently LETT quebec
pertinent will work out of manufac-
turing this in England for the Brit
ish markets.
General Pershing celebrated at his
home In Washington last week his 60th
birthday and, Incidentally. the ami
versary of the second DAY OF the pat
tie of st. Mihiel, the first all-Aneri-
can major offensive against the Ger
man army. Only members of his
staff and 4 few guests attended the
celebration.
Aside from California. the grape
growing industry in the United
States promises soon to become of
even greater Importance than III the
days before the making of wine was
prohibited, according to an announce
nent just made by the United States
department of agriculture. A big de-
mand has developed for grape prod
ucts and the shipments of grapes
last year were the largest for the
last four seasons under review.
So many war veterans answered
the recent call Of the United States
marine corps for the rebuilding of
the famous Fifth regiment that Ma
jor General John A. lie TeUne has
announced that another war regi- |
nent. the Sixth United States ma
rines. would be revived. with ranks |
filed entirely with veteran officers |
and, All tho 1nXi1i1TV nnitS Of |