Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
A GERMAN "BUSNESS' IN AMERCA-By Frederic j. Haskn

Whether not it a part of their pur-
pose the Germans certainly prevented SAINT An
drews from making its deserved develop
ment as a port The shipping board has temper
arily taken it over, to the timber in the CON
struction of the new merchant fleet. When the
timber has been exhausted Saint Andrews Will
be offered for sale at public auction.
Saint Andrews Bay is surrounded by wealth
of tradition and romance some of it historically
authentic. and some of it doubtful 1t was slight
ly out of the track of Ponce de Leon and Tristan
de Luna. the early Spanish explorers, and no
permanent settlements made its shores
until after Florida became member of the Union.
But, little than stones throw from the
Caribbean, in the day when rich gaeons sailed the
Spanish main, Saint Andrews Bay rendez-
vous for at least half dozen pirate crews. The
notorious buccaneer, Teach, or "Bluebeard,' used
to seek its snug obscurity when the fleets Of
France and England became too nimble.. The less
celebrated but equally picturesque Captain label
is supposed to have hidden his loot hard by one
of the banks during fierce thunderstorm, and
after killing the seamen who helped to bury it.
was killed himself by bolt of lightning.
Saint Andrews Bay is but an item, however, in
the list of unusual property to be disposed of by
Mr. Palmer. Though some of it is sure to find
ready market, the custodian is puzzled as to how
to reach buyers for a great part of it. For ex
ample A large quantity of pig intestines ship
ped from Shanghai seized in San Francisco
under the provisions of the trading with the
my bill Four hundred dollars worth of proprie-
tary medicines made in Lepsig seized n
Philadelphia. and in New York the department
took over 200 pounds of shooting gallery powder
The intestines which were imperfectly packed
unfit for any the custodian is aware of. and
for the medicines it is hardly to be believed that
there is American who is fool hardy enough to
take them with the knowledge that they had been
manufactured in Germany.
However. such cases not frequent enough
to be the rule Four boxes of astronomical in
struments of very rare quality, we're purchased
by the United States geOdetic survey and a
Der of horses and mules have been requisitoned
by the shipping board, purchased by manu-
facturer who was not so exacting.
A quantity of and valuable art treasures
offered for sale by the custodian. Among these
eight oil paintings from the collection of 4
wealthy German. They include Portrait of
Lady by Paul Terburg, valued by the appraisers
at $4,000 a price of $4,000 has been set on a
tapestry depicting the capture of Alexandria There
also two antique medallions of the sixteenth
century
Under the indext books and apers" is a col
lection of old manuscripts in Byzantine. Latin
Greek and German. and a modern German text
book valued at forty cents.
In addition there is a miscellany including 5000
empty beer barrels from Munich, valued at 81 per
barrel and four moving picture films of three reels
each, photographed for consumption in Germany.
Almost Toe Late" Her Sacrifice" and "Afyster-
ious Wireless" There is d packing box full of
bear hair, Overcoat weighing forty pounds
taken from an Austrian prisoner in Russia who
escaped to this country, four cylinder automobile
a cabe'apparatus, consignment of tortoise shells
and horse hoofs, two poplO ponies, 745 mahogany
logs and circus.