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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1924
Page
6
In Paris on Armistice Day 1918 10000 mutilated veterans marched down the Champs Elysees to the Quai d Orsay to petition Premier Herriot for higher pensions as crowds paused at the sight of war’s grim toll. President Doumergue led a separate commemorative procession to the Arc de Triomphe.
A six year old conflict's end is marked by a solemn Paris procession of wounded veterans and blind marchers, escorted by families and wealthy donors. The crowd honors the fallen while radicals fail to disrupt. At Quai d’Orsay Herriot pledges pension action and veterans form a committee to draft a new bill.
A fragment notes that demonstrators, patriots, dispersed quietly after the delegation departed from the Quai dOrsay, with assurances of goodwill from the state and comrades.
The armistice day rites for Woodrow Wilson featured the George Washington post and a lone boy presenting a white flower at the home, with Bishop Freeman and Dr James Taylor leading prayers. Haston Thompson denounced peace without victory while Arlington ceremonies included Coolidge wreaths and a motherly tribute.
Memorial services and monuments were unveiled in Whitestone Queens and Millerfield Staten Island as Armistice Day observances took place across the U S. Hoover warned an armed peace is needed to avoid repeating civilization’s destruction while Chicago held a citywide tribute facing east with taps and a star spangled banner. Daniels urged Wilson’s peace plan and Canada unveiled a cenotaph in Dominion Square.
The ongoing probe into cotton futures raids pauses as four brokerage houses seek federal relief. Judges and Solicitors negotiate postponement to determine court jurisdiction while Georgia rules govern stock and bond handling. Plaintiffs deny bucketing and push for clarity between bucket shops and legitimate brokers amid public losses from raid aftermath.
Effective Sunday November 16, the Southland fast Florida train will depart Atlanta at 9 20 p m instead of 10 40 p m The Dixie Flyer Pullman train from Atlanta at 6 50 p m will be extended through to Miami Florida on the same date Central of Georgia Railway.
Plaintiffs allege search warrants used in raids were issued without basis and void. They claim conspir acy and trespass by all involved, illegal seizure of records, blocked doors, and kept customers from entering or leaving. B F Oastler criticizes the conduct and praises the Atlanta Commercial Exchange.
The speaker recalls years on the floor of the Xchidage and notes no future trading by its officers or on the floor. He cites futures as done by markets whose quotes were posted by the Atlanta Commercial Exchange, referencing the 1924 buy-a-hale movement caused by the NY and New Orleans Cotton exchanges closures.
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