Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-21
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Austrian Money
Only the money of Soviet Russia is now
cheaper than the currency Of Austria and
prices in crowns are rapidly approaching
the same fantastic figures as in rubles Or
the 12O,000,00O,000 of crowns in c1rcula-
ton on December 72,5O0,O 100000 have been
issued in ten moutha
Effective December 1, new Federal taxes
are calculated to yield about 100000
crowns, principally on public utilities and
the state monopolies. The increases range
from 80 to $50 per cent. Taxes on all spirit
uous and malt liquors are increased enor-
mous1y.
1t is is nearly impossible to estimate the
increased cost of food, varying as it does in
different parts of the city, but fats, milk,
bread other than the rationed article, white
flour, are not only far beyond the reach of
the average Viennese, but very difficult for
any one to obtain Firewood has advanced
100 per cent and coal about 80.
Thus far the government has refused to
consider an internal loan or compulsory
levy of foreign moneys and securities adj
vocated by the Social Democrats.
Efforts to reduce the enormously dispro-
portionate civil list composed Of 253, 900
civil servants and $1,000 pensioners, have
been abandoned, despite the fact that of a
total population of 100000, nearly one
fifth live on government pay. The civil
servants and their friends and families stood
as one man against it, and their opposition
was so powerful that the scheme was hope
less
It is now considered likely that Finance
Minister Guertler's plan for the abolishment
Of food subsidies may be delayed, as it Is con-
tended that it would result in such an ad-
vance in prices that the people, could not
buy bread.
Jobless Sailors
The English shipping slump is not only
responsible for the laying up Of many steam-
ers, but has created class of crews which
never come ashore if it can be avoided There
are so few ships now going into commission
that crew once aboard elects to stay there
on the return to the home port rather than
risk not being engaged again.
1t is asserted by officials Of the mercan-
tile service that one-fifth of the British sea-
men are unemployed, including 1000 captains
and ship officers Many of the latter have
endeavored to take subordinate positions on
vessels rather than not be- employed at all.
Many ships are said to be running at loss
in the hope of keeping the carrying trade
between certain ports in English hands.
Polly's Medicine
pounding her way through heavy seas bound
to New York from Antwerp steward tap
ped on the door of the ships surgeon and
announced that "Baby'' was awfully seasick.
''I,ll be right down." replied DR.. Gid.
dings. "That's strange" he said to himself.
Infants are seldom seasick."
On going to the stateroom the surgeon
found that "baby" was a gray African par
rot that could repeat the Lords Prayer
in English and in the dialect of the African
Congo.
'Polly sick?" asked the doctor.
"Dry, dry, dry squaked the parrot.
az suggest" said DR.. Giddings to its own
err, that you give Baby quarter of tea
spoonful of cognac every hour for twenty
hours
The birds owner, Miss Beulah Mcmillan,
an American missionary from the Congo,
who is an advocate of prohibition, made an
exception in the case of the parrot and the
cognac saved its life
When the Kroonland docked Baby was
well-and happy:
John ID. Pays
John D. Rockefeller turned over a checK
for $391,697.38 to the United States gov.
eminent last week in payment or the addl.
tional income tax which the supre i.ss couas
recently decided was due on the difference
between the par and market value OF the
stock of the Prairie and Illinois Pipe Line
companies.
These shares were issued to the STOCK.
holders of the Ohio and Illinois Oil COM
panies respectively, when these concerns
were ordered to segrate their pipe line
holdings
Hip Pockets
The Westchester Womans club, one OF tne
most exclusive social organizations In New
York state, has taken drastic action to elm
mate hip-pocket liquor traffic from the dance
floor and writing rooms, alleging that the
practice of young men visitors and members
of carrying their own" is having demoral-.
izing effect on the clubs social functions
The cooperation of the Mount Vernon police
department has been asked in stamping out
this habit.
The Westchester Woman's Realty club.
which controls the Westchester Woman's
club property, announced determination to
prosecute all who violate the club rules.
which provide that no liquor of any sort shall
be served on the premises. 1t was also can
nounced that persons suspected of violating
the rule will be subjected to search.
Home Brew
Vice President Calvin Coolidge, who came
gave out, in talking with newspaper men, a
few samples of his famous homely philosophy
Home brewing, jazz dancing and risqua
dresses merely are passing within OF fashs
ion," he declared. Home life in America toe
day is on higher plane than it ever vase
Just because there are more homes thar
ever, and therefore more unsuccessful fannie
lies than ever, it is foolish to believe that the
majority of homes deteriorating in theif
influence People should emphasize more tho
good things of life, not the bad.