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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
12
The report outlines figures and statements by Attorney General Palmer and Dr Barnes on Lever Act prosecutions and profiteering, arguing existing laws could enforce penalties while outlining wheat price relations. It discusses presidential plans, congressional timing, and international wheat price comparisons amid inflation concerns.
The readable fragments discuss spending millions on housewives and schools to buy food through schools. It questions value, taste, and palatability, mentioning goats and sacrifice of quality.
The Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee delayed immediate action on the Kennyon Kendrick packers bills to license packers and curb food prices. Public hearings were set for August 18, with Gronna proposing 60 to 90 days for hearings while Kenyon urged prompt action amid rising living costs.
A Senate hearing hears Sen. Gronna and Sen. Harris press for hard measures to curb profits and control costs as labor, rail, and packers face scrutiny. Packets defend profits, while lawmakers demand action to prevent a revolution if prices stay high.
President confronts rail cost crisis as labor unions press for government purchase and operation. National Chamber of Commerce reports 99 percent against public ownership in referendum. Senate committees study railway wage effects while strike ballots loom. Public financing, rates, and political influence cited as key issues touching 18 to 20 billion dollars needed for purchase and operation.
Rail shop workers walk off in Columbus and Chicago amid expanding actions. Regional directors in Washington seek guidance as Atlanta area leaders consider arbitration. The strike spreads to Norfolk and Western routes with 15,000 more workers affected.
The assembly passed a road crossing signpost bill by a 6 to 8 vote after a reluctant speaker’s aye. A similar bill without enforcement teeth failed earlier. Two other measures advanced include deferring road fund distribution until September 10 and $5,000 for weekly pin money for老 soldiers at a home. An increase to 20000 for the negro Normal and Industrial school at Albany was approved, drawn from fertilizer tax fees.
August 6. Judge T Gower in Cordele grants petition to the county commissioners to divide parts of Houston county by action of the court. The petitioners claim the county is within discretion, and residents say the plan lacks posting and sufficient case.
Georgia Portari, Auguste Macon, Rene and Co mbus Will. ba.present. At 2 lunc! hed as the tentative date. The program as now planned is an all day affair with breakfast luncheon a golf tourney and a banquet at night all at the Brookhaven club. Business sessions will be held in that morning and in the afternoon is seen ft The purpose of the affair is largely to bring about co operation and co ordination of the various clubs and their work all over Georgia. During the luncheon an earnest appeal for a prompt response to the Confederate reunion fund was made by General No By Forrast.-Jra who wes a guest and by the Rev. M. Ashby Jones Rotarian.
A fragment notes rising tensions in Washington as rail workers threaten action and a political standoff between Democrats and Republicans. It cites potential transportation disruptions if demands are unmet and hints at a broader national political confrontation.
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