Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-21
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

A terrapin, which, according to the
date cut on the bottom of the shell,
is more than siXty-one years old,
was found few days ago by James
l.. Zelles, at Stewartstown, Pa. The
date is 1853 and the initials L. z. The
latter correspond to those of his
grandfather, Levi Zellers, who often
cut dates and his initials on terra
pins.
One of the unique relics of Ameri-
can history still extant is the six
teen blade pocket knife which was
presented to George Washington by
Captain Samuel de Wees in 1884. The
knife was recently acquired by
George De Wees, of Chicago, a de-
@cendant of Captain De Wees. 1t is
quite likely that the knife was of
1hefiield origin, as the American cut
cry industry did not take real foot
'old until about fifty years ago.
Julio Maria sosa, editor of Ell Dia.
Monteviueo, Uruguay, was wounded
Sunday in the first duel fought under
the newly legalized dueling law. Ibis
opponent was Minister Of Public
Works Humberto Pittamiglia.
The men fought with sabres and
Sosa was slightly wounded in the
arm.
Pigs have been almost eliminated
from Philadelphia. And the few of
the porclne QuadrupedS that still re-
main are doomed shortly to follow
their brothers and sisters beyond the
city limits or to the slaughter house
Within three months $3.50 pigs
have been removed from the city I'M
der orders of the board of health and
at the Philadelphia stock yards be-
cause of the failure of their owners
to comply with orders of the board
The number of pigs remaining for
whose removal orders have been Is
sued is 207. In addition there are
about fifty pigs which, however, Di-
rector Furbush, of public health, as
serts will not be allowed to remain.
The complete elimination of pigs
from the city will be an accomplish
ment for which Director Burbush be-
gan to strive ten years ago, when
the number of pigs in the city. is said
to have exceeded 10000.
Major Cedric Fauntleroy, Of Chica-
Co., commander Of the Kosciusko
squadron in Poland, and in charge OF
air forces on the southern front dur
ing the recent Bolshevik offensive,
was decorated with the highest Pol
ish, military cross by President Pill
sudski recently. The president paid
high tribute to the gallant role played
by Americans in repulsing the soviet
attack against Warsaw. Others dec
grated were General Roswadowsli,
chief of staff, and General Stanislas
Halter, commander of the Sixth army.
One hundred and sixty accident and
injury claims were filed in Los An
geles a few days ago with the work
mans state industrial commission by
motion picture actors and actresses
who took part in a battle scene that
- Il. 49, lre.
claimants by far the larger number
are women.
Big game animals are increasing
on the four large game reservations
under control of the United states
department of agriculture. The report
of the chief Of the bureau of blologl-
cal survey shows a total OF 1868 bison,
274 elk, "a antelope and Il DEER an
increase in each species over the
number reported last year The num-
her of visitors to the big game res
ervations is also growing, says the
report.
Five million dollars will be spent
this wear in improving the main high,
WAYS of Canada through provincial
and Dominion government grants.
Two-thirds Of the amount is PENS
contributed by the federal authorl-
ties. This is the first year OF the
scheme. and, in view of the time oc-
cupied in preparing plans, the INITIAL
wears outlay will not be as heavy as
in succeeding years. The improve
ment scheme, however, is genera.
Every province from coast 10 coasI
has filed highway plans Tor appfoval
by the Dominion hlghWaySSi +i GMpei on or,
which the money is voted for the
purpose.
ro,u fraarro- a machine gun in
the form of a pistol, has been adopt
ed bv the New York police. Actlns
Cartain Charles Schotield, head OIL me
Police Training school ana co 1.dd
mander Of the riot battalloll' rec ~, r@4
the first consignment of the guns last
week.
Chicago has a candidate for the
Hail Gni1 of Fame for trees: 1t is a
giant white maple nine feet in CIR
cumference at the base, eighty leeL
high and estimated to be 1,oo'l Ses'i
old. l.. .,o coo1,
county forest preserve, near Glen
view' Ransome Kennicott, chlel
forester of the preserve, who recent
Nv examined the tree and computeu
lis age. found that, while the near5
was dead, the exterior was SCUM nu
and the tree capable OF s iaI fnngn 1.-The the
tree is the Oldest living thing IN
illinois, according to Mr.. Kennicott'
, The value Of the army air service
in time Of peace is b eel5eyed gy tea
clearly in the record army filters
have made in forest fire patrols
Six bases from which these pa pa
tween Nav 16, 1920, and July l,
1920, and in that time 6,2347O91
square miles of timber land nave
The filters on this work have
been in the air for 1885, hours ana
have located AGA forest fires.
When Louisville women go to the
polls to register October. and o. 1t
will not be necessary for them to
state their age specifically, ACCORD
ing to Martin Evans, clerk OF JeI-
ferson County Election commission.
Mr.. Evans declared last night that
the women. voters will only have re-, to 70
convince the officers at the polls
that they are 81 years old and
therefore. privileged to register.