Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-22
CURRENT EVENTS

Prince henry OIL Prussia, Dy flOtOuS
gang of field laborers is told by the
Ost Pruessische Zeitung, which as
sGrts that it had the information di-
rect from Prince Henry's family cir
Gle. According to the informant,
some time ago gang of sixty men,
led by a private in a Hussar's unl-
form and wearing big red rosette,
invaded the Hemmelmark estate,
Prince Henry's Slesvig-H olstein
country seat, on the pretext of
searching for hidden arms. The in
vaders turned the place inside out,
said to the prince, Come, Henry"
whereupon Prince Henry was made
to run the gauntlet, suffering innum-
cradle kicks and blows. Afterwards
he was locked up in jail at BeroK-
ens-Ferde, where he was tortured
minutes with: Get up, Henry. Turn
on the light. Lie down, Henry" amid
the jeers and insults from his cap
tors. Many other SlesVig- Holstein
landowners have been the victims of
assault and i'll treatment by armed
gangs.
The state department will take no
action in regard to the reported re-
fusal of Great Britain to return the
Kentucky flag, captured by the Brit
tsh at the battle of the River Raisin.
from London, it was announced re-
Gently. The department notified the
office Of Senator j. Z. w. Beckham
that a cablegram had been received
from Ambassador Davis in which he
had been advised informally that Of
ficials of the Royal hospital at Chs
sea, who have the flag in custody,
find themselves unable to accede to
the request to return the flag" Mr..
Davis informed the department that
he would get an official statement
and forward it with full report.
England's royal family is confront
ed by the problem of secret love at
fair Of one of its members. The
story is that Princess Mary has an
unknown admirer, who has been
sending love letters.
His letters are said to contain ex-
pressions of admiration and OF the
deepest affection. A lighter vein runs
through them, but they are in the
main of a most ardent nature. All
the notes have been typewrittenr ana
there has been no clew which would
make it possible to trace the identity
of the author.
During the last week the mystery
has been deepened by the receipt OF
a gift package by the princess which
lace which has been valued at $4,000.
1t is believed to be from the author
of the anonymous letters.
The princess was greatly pleased
with the jewels, but, questioned by
her mother, she said she had no idea
from whom they came. The package
bore a Holland postmark.
Rear Admiral Henry Tudor Brow
nell Harris, U. S. N, retired, died at
miral Harris arrived there on the
steamer New York July 2, seriously
ILL., He was born in Hartford, Conn,
in 1916. His naval career began as
an active assistant paymaster IN 1909
and he served during the Civil war IN
honorably discharged in September,
1855. Five months later he was APP
pointed an assistant paymaster from
New York and later he became pay
master general and Sas placed upon
the retired list with TIN rank OF rear
admiral in March, 1909. HE saw
service on many vessels and n many
parts of the world. In 1900-1 he was
with the Asiatic fleet and then for a
like term in European waters. He
participated in the North China cam
paign and in the Philippine insurrec-
ton. His last active duty was as
chief of the bureau of supplies and
accounts The home of Rear Admiral
Harris was IN Washington, D. c.
More than a score of persons were
overcome by smoke and damage .es-
timated at 100000 was entailed when
fire starting in box of waste paper
in the basement of a three-story
building at SIG Nicollet avenue. Min
neapolis, threatened for a time to de-
by the fire department and two fire
walls, which turned back the flames,
prevented a serious blaze Twenty
girls owe their escape to H. Toyne,
sixty years old, elevator operator.
two trips to the second and third
floors and carried the twenty girls
/ to safety. He was on his third trip
to make a final inspection of the up
per floors to ascertain if there were
smoke which whirled it's way up the
shaft overcame him. He stopped
his car on the second floor. He was
found near his car, partly conscious,
by f1remen, who carried him out
The rat is responsible for more
deaths among human beings than
all the wars of history, according to
of the bureau of biological survey,
who calls the house rat the most de-
structive animal in the world.
Through the fleas that infest them.
rats are almost wholly responsible
for the perpetuation and transmission
proven also that rats are active, al
though not exclusive, agents in
spreading pneumonia plague. Only
the prompt measures taken by the
United States public health service
against these animals prevented dis
astrous epidemics of plague in San
Francisco, Seattle and Hawaii in 1909,
in Porto Rico in 1912, and in New
Orleans in 1914. "To combat the rat
suceessfully is largely s,,d building III ag
constructed as to exclude the animals
from shelter and food. When this
is done. individual and community
efforts to destroy rats will give sat
isfaction and lasting results. The
program may be regarded by many
as too expensive. Will it be too cost
ly? What do rats cost now? If half
the money now spent in feeding and
fighting rats could be expended in
wisely planned and well-executed CO.
it would be possible within a few
years nearly to rid the country of It's
worst animal pest, to reduce losses
from it's depredations by at least 80
per cent, and to free the land com
pletely from the fear OF buoon1c
plague"
Grasshoppers, which have been de-
vastat ting farm crops in Michigan,
invaded Traverse City recently: Thou
sands of the insects swarmed through
the streets. both in the residential
and business sections Damage to
crops by the insects has been est1-
mated as high as S1,OOO,Ooo:
In accordance with an act Of par
lament already passed, the Iord
chancellor announces that after July
Is women in England are liable to
serve on juries under the same con-
ditions as men. Husband and will will
not be permitted to serve on the same
occasion.
The City of Buenos Ayres, in which
most of the houses are without neat
ing accommodations, recently expert
nnnnd its second snowfall in thirty