Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-15
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Guarding the Mails.


employees being armed. Under the new ruiz
ing, postal employees engaged in the handling
of the mails are not required to secure from
county or state authorities license for car
rying revolver.
explaining the ruling, n A. McKew, act
ing inspector in charge of the Atlanta office
said that all star route and rural route car
riers could now carry weapons without the
necessity of securing the permit.
Commenting further on the situation In
spector McKeW pointed out that the maxi
mum reward for the conviction of a person
attempting to hold up and rob the mails had
been increased to $4,000.
Employees of the Atlanta office who han
die registered mail have been armed for some
time and since last May railway mail clerks
have been furnished with revolvers.
Exchange Notifications.
Notifications of the German-American
peace treaty were exchanged in Berlin FRI
day at the foreign office between Ellis Loring
Dresel, the American commissioner, and DR..
Carl Wirth, chancellor and minister of for.
eign affairs.
The ceremony which means a return OF
friendly relations between Germany and the
United States, took place at $50 o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t consumed less than five
minutes. The exchange of notifications was
to have occurred at noon, but, owing to nu-
merous other appointments, of Chancellor
Wirth, Mr.. Dresel was compelled to wait
summons firm the foreign office
This came by telephone late in the after.
noon and the American commissioner, accom-
panied by Frederick R. Dolbereare, secretary
of the American mission, motored to the
foreign office, where they were received by
DR.. Wirth and DR.. Hanil Won Haimhausen,
under secretary for foreign affairs.
$4,000 Bed.
When the Mexican revolutionists under
Emilio Zapata, several years ago, sacked
Of
all governments since the time of the 1ll-
fated Emperor Macmillan disappeared. This
was fancy bed, the property of the Empress
Carlotta.
When the heads of five American oil COM
panies visited this city recently, one of them,
Edward l.. Doheny, remarked that some
time ago he had purchased the prazed bed in
the United States.
Word has now been received tina. Mr.. Do
heny has sent it to the Mexican government
as a token OF good will. The bed is valued
at $4,000.
Helping Strikers.
A resolution proposing that $4,000 be
contributed monthly by illinois miners to
aid striking Kansas miners has been passed
at the annual convention Of Illinois mine
workers The money will be raised by
monthly assessment of $1.00.
The resolution provided that the assess
ment would be collected until the fight in
tee of three be appointed to assist in the dis
tribution of money.
1--WE are of the opinion the resolution
said, that the recent International conven-
ton made serious mistake when dealing
with the Dean and Reliance trouble in Kan
sas, as the action of the international con-
vention gave solace and comfort TO the enc
mics of organized labor, the sponsor and
champions Of the Kansas industrial law.
1--WE are of the opinion that the interna-
tional president, John L. Lewis, erred when
he removed from office President Howat and
the other executive officers of district NO.
IA, without even giving to them an oppor-
tifnity to comply with action of the official
convention"
The United Daughters of the Confederacy
have elected Birmingham, Ala, for the 1922
meeting. A resolution was adopted thank
ing former President Wilson for bringing
the war to an end"
Wage Cuts.
Notices calling for wage reductions for
railroad employees are expect d to be posted
by practically all of the class A railroads OF
the country within two weeks.
According to executive plans, the eastern
roads will post notices of Intentions to cue
the wages of all classes Of employees next
week. Western and southwestern carriers
are expected to follow the eastern lead.
The eastern carriers have already decided
,, post such notices next week on all roads
north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and
east of the Mississippi river.
Western executives have made similar
decision.
Before the notices are posted, however, ac-
cording to executives here, a committee or
the American association of railroad execu-
tives will confer with the interstate commerce
commission at Washington and discuss low
freight rates on basic commodities. 1t is the
intention of the carriers, it was stated, to
translate the reductions sought into reduced
freight costs in the hope of stimulating bust-
ness.
Following the posting of the wage reduc-
ton notices, which by law, must be served
80 days prior to the date upon which they
would become effective, the employees will
naturally appeal to the railroad board and
the roads will ask the board, individually.
for the cut Hearings will then nave to be
set and held before any action is taken.
But the progress that the board is max
ing with the working rule problems before IL
gives rise to the report that wage consdera-
tions can be taken up shortly after January 1.
Singer I'LL.
Lima Cavalieri, the operate star, Is so Ill
that her debut with the Chicago Opera COM
pany has been postponed two weeks, it was
announced Friday night
Madame Cavalieri has been forbidden by
her physicians to sing for two weeks" Mary
Garden, directress, said: "Her illpess cams
upon her suddenly"
Cavaleri was to sing "Tosca" here next
Thursday.
Hara's Successor.
Advices received from Toxic say that
Koretiyo Takahashi minister Of finance,
prabably would be entrusted with the forma-
ton of the new Japanese cabinet.