Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-31
CURRENT EVENTS

The frSt Dathtu'b In the united
States is said to have been installed
in Cincinnati December 2e, 1912, by
Adam Thompson. It was made of
mahogany and lined with sheet lead
At Christmas party he exhibited
and explained it, and four guests
later took plunge. The next day
the Cincinn1ta papers devoted many
columns to the new invention, and
it gave rise to violent controversy,
according to a writer in the Detroit
Free Press. Some papers designated
it as an epicurean luxury. others
called it undemocratic, as 1t lacked
simplicity in it's surroundings. Medi-
cal authorities attacked it as dan
gerous to health.
During the same year the. iegis-
Iature Of Virginia laid a tax of sac
a year on all bathtubs that might be
set up. In Hartford, Providence,
Charleston and Wilmington special
and very heavy water rates were
laid on persons who had bathtubs.
Boston In 1845 made bathing unlaw-
full except on medical advice. but
the ordinance was never enforced.
and in 1852 it was repealed.
President Willard Fillmore gave
the bathtub recognition and respect
ability. While vice president he
visited Cincinnati in 1850 on a
stumping tour and inspected the or
iginal bathtub and used 1t.
The largest and most powerful
battleship in the new Spanish navy,
the dreadnought Alfonso Trece, will
arrive in New York this month. This
shin is the first of it's sisters to
visit America since the Vizcaya
came to New York just before the
Spanish-American war.
The department of agriculture
tells the people of this country that
experiments in Louisiana show that
Chinese and Japanese bamboo may
be grown there and that the Guilt
walton Of some varieties may be
profitable
Mention Is made, for instance, of
Phyllostachys pubescens, which one
may eat as g. salad when the shoots
are six or eight inches above the
ground or which may be used FOR
a height OF from sixty to seventy
| feet in three weeks.
The bamboo, we are told, may be
used in building operations or fol
telephone poles or spars, hence 1T is
recomIn ended as a source of wealth
to those who live in SouthernsLouis-
lana. 1t may be profitable to them
but folks in the north feel that the
Louisiana residents will find it more
profitable to continue to raise sugar
cane and the price of sugar.
Fifteen million German people are
destined to die out in the course OF
years because of privations during
the war and inability to settle In
new lands through loss of the ma
professor. This Hun hygienist Is a
rabid member of the "Junker" party,
which still idolizes the ex-kaiser.
Quite a storm of protest was arous-
ed last week when the New York
state superintendent of prisons orr
dered that "The Sing Sing. Bulletin"
q newspaper published at the institu-
ton for twenty-one years, must be
discontinued. The paper was origi-
nally begun under. the name of THE
Star Of Hope" and was widely read
all over the country. In general, 1t
resembled "Good Words" the publ
cation issued by the inmates of the
Atlanta penitentiary.
So much public sentiment was stir
red up over the superintendent ac-
ton that the governor started an in
vestigation. At present 1t seems
likely that the order will be with
drawn and the prisoners allowed to
get out their paper.
Instead Of letting it's volcanoes
spread fear and destruction over the
countryside: Italy Is now NO Work EN-
Of these natural furnaces into indus
trial horsepower.
Somebody in America is killed ev-
cry thirty-f1ve minutes, day and
night, according to q report issued at
a recent convention of the National
Safety council in Atlantic City. The
danger is constantly increasing, the
report went on to say. Three times
as many people meet death in auto
mobile accidents as lose their
lives In alf~ the mines. factories, rail-
roads and other industries of the ma
ton, the statistics showed. The pre-
diction that there would be 10000
600 machines In this country by the
end of the year was made at the
convention. A
Prizes for moving picture stories
showing modern farming methods
have been offered by the department
Of agriculture in France.
South America is buying all the
American silverware 1t can get It's
hands on. There has been an enor-
nous increase in the volume Of bust
canal and Uncle Sam is taking care
Of profitable line of trade formerly
handled by England and Germany.
The Philadelphia mint, which is
the largest money factory in the
world, turned out the enormous to-
tai of 581,000,o00 coins during its
last fiscal year.
The American naval department
has officially denied rumors that
some inventive genius has designed
a torpedo boat that is able to leave
the water like flying fish and jump
over logs, other boats and any other
obstruction. It is admitted that some
civilian is supposed to be working
on such an acrobatie war vessel, but
as yet the navy men know nothing
about it.
The Canadian Pacific railroad has
given jobs to 1880 veterans of the
had left the road to volunteer for
fighting in France. All told, upwards
Of 1900 employees volunteered, Of
whom 100 were killed and 1000
wounded. Every man who yolun-
teered was given six months pay.
Telephones to the number Of 600,--
000<were added to the Bell system in
America last year, the head of the
company recently announced. This
was the greatest growth in the his
tory of the business and was record
ed in spite of the fact that the Bell
company is more than 100000 tele-
phones behind in filing orders.
English airrlanes transported 75,-
600 people last year with hardly any
accidents, and only one death.
When the department of Justice
recently announced that the names OF
all Americans would be published
cording OF the selective service rec
ords, it looked as If the figures show
ed a good many cases of apparent
disloyalty. When the statistics are
analysed, however, the fact Is estab-
lished that Of the 100000 Ameri-
90 xyhnt Wara BALLAD 1In0n IN rAQiS.