Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-28
Jail Door Stolen

Dover Plains, N. Y, is such model COM
munity for law and order that its privately.
owned Jail has become the eyesore Of the vile
lage In the report, made public, of the state
prison commission, the jail in Dover Plains
has been characterized as a disgrace to the
community.
The door of the private bastile has been
stolen by outsider. it is reported; most or
the glass in both windows is gone and the
running water no longer Is confined to the
pipes and faucets. The only light in the jail
| is furnished by lantern, and the report says
| that there hasn't been any oil in this lamp
in months.
A citizen of Dover Plains was asked yester-
day how such condition could exist in such
model city. what can you expect" the
citizen replied proudly, there's only been
one arrest here in whole year, and then the
prisoner was only in Jail three hours"
Queer Car Fare
Charles r. Crane, retiring American min
| lister to China, has started from Picking for
America, travelling by the way OF Siberia ana
Russia. He is accompanied by his son, John,
and the two are travelling on special car
stocked with nails, needles, toothbrushes and
medicines which will lie used en- route In lieu
| of currency.
Although Mr.. Crane did not receive direct
permission from Moscow to cross Siberia and
| Russia. he was unoficially assured the Soviet
officials would expedite his journey. When
| he departed on Thursday he expected every
| thing would be arranged when he arrived at
Chta, to which city he was accompanied BY
Captain Walter s. Drysdale, military attache
at the legation here. Albert B. Ruddock.
first secretary, will have charge of the lega-
ton, pending the arrival Of DR.. Jacob Gould
Schurman, the new minister.
Old Uniforms
! Old khaki tunics and trousers, observes a
correspondent of the Manchester eng. vi
Guardian, have made their appearance in
greater numbers in the streets during the
| last few weeks. The reason may be thas
money is very scarce and the. worker must
wear what he has, or 1t may be that the sight
| of the men of the newest army, who are now
so commonly to be seen in some Of our SUBJ
urbs, has moved certain of those who have
not again joined up to show a kind of fellow
ship with those who have.
It is tribute or an economy that would
apparently be impossible in Australia. Ac-
cording to letter received not long ago from
a South Australian soldier who spent many
months in a Manchester hospital, fine OF
100 pounds may be levied on a returned Off"
Ger or soldier who makes use Of his uniform
in civilian life.
The reason given by the writer is not thaS
oficialdom objects to the civilian use OIL
khaki as a kind of sacrilege; it is a much
more practical one. The real motive, de-
clares the Australian, is the protection Of ths
clothing trade in all its various branches
Even when dirty, khaki is durable. What
would become of the tailors if many men In
Australia went on wearing clothes which a
few years ago were given them by their coun-
| try for the special purpose Of wearing during
a particular trip to Europe?
German Grain
The compulsory delivery of $500, 900 tons
| of grain by German producers Of this years
| harvest is provided for in a bill adopted by
the Reichstag after stormy debate. The
Bourgeois parties, advocating the measure.
| were 5olidly opposed by the three Socialist
factions. The latter demanded a national re-
| serve stock Of 100000 tons which would
| amount to a continuance of the present sys-
tenn Of governmental control
The present action is the first step In abol-
ing official control and rationing of grain,
which, it is believed here, will be discontin-
ued permanently in 1922. The German pro-
ducers, by virtue of the bill, will be permit
ted to dispose CT their surplus stocks in the
open market after having turned in the re-
CURED total Of $500, 900 tons.
Getting Together
The provisional federal council OF the Gen.
tral-American union began functionang in
Honduras last week.
Vincente Martinez, delegate Of Guatemala,
as president of the council and Francisco
Martinez Suarez, of Salvador, as secretary.
The men already have assumed office.
1t issued a decree calling a national con-
stituent assembly to meet on July 20 to ar
range for the signing of the federal consti-
tuition on September Is, the centenary OF