Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16

Georges Carpenter, heavyweight
| prizetignter of France, who made
himself an idol during the war by
mis- daring exploits as an aviator,
arrived in New Yolk this week. M.
Carpenter is hele for match with
Battling" Levtnsky
The people of England are be-
ing told that America is on the verge
of ruin on account of prohibition,
according to a British scientist Wis
iting this country. He declares that
the wet" interests of Great Britain
straights that have taken Uncle Sam
since the dry" law became effective.
He seems to think that America is
getting along in fairly good shape,
however, after few weeks spent
here.
United States Senator w. Murray
Crane, of Massachusetts, an old
war horse" of the Republican party,
has been i'll at his home in Dalton
FOR several days.
Caruso, the world-famous tenor,
who has been heard by thousands OF
southerners during AtlaHta's grand
opera seasons, was the featured sing
er at a Fiume Day celebration in
New York last vice.. More than 500
Italian societies we've represented in
the festivities.
The first international Girl Scoul
badge ever awarded, gold pin call
scented to Captain Vera Mp~~-iova,
chief of the Russian, Ct svouts. an
organization of G~~enty-o1e girls
among the refugee Russian children
Wadsworth, New York, under the
protection of the Red Cross. This
pin was presented by Miss Esther
Eaton, assistant national director OF
the Girl Scouts, in recognition Of
the services rendered by Captain
MuraViOva in forming the Russian
organization and for work done by
it in caring for the younger children
of the party helping to make cloth es
for them out of army biz nkets and
looking after their pleasure ~ the
long journey they are making to
Captain Vera, who is pretty
small for her age, is to continue the
orga nization of Russian Girl Scouts
1T Petrograd after, she reaches there
if 1t is possible. she says.
The death of Captain George Guy
nemer, the famous French ace, who
Years ago in battle in the air
near Poelcapelle. was commemorate
ed this week by all the aviation units
Of the French army. CAPTAIN Guv-
nerer's last citation was solemnly
read to the airmen.
Wall street betting odds on the
election in Maine showed a strong
chances for carrying the state. On
the general results the nrevailina
odds were 70 in favor of the
Pepublicon ticket. One WAGER of 81 :.
600 to, $1,000 was reported n1e ced
Harding continues to he to .
f1VOritn in tho +;oJ
with the potential backers of Gov
ernor Cox asking to I.
A cable message has hean received
N New York from the Rev. DR.. r. Vt
Condftt. stating that the Tinted
States revenue cutter Bear has snc,
c,eed"d for the FIST time IN two years
in kinr the ice pact ana IN
vac ching the Presbvte~iar noission A.
Point Barrow. A1o~'-n This ir tho
most .northe~1v mission Of the Pres
hyterf9n .chU~oh. @~1 co., 70 be
f9rthest north of any mission In
the world.
Thirty men were killed. scores we've
"ooonded and DAMAGE aroountine tc
$3.50 900 was dove bv tho e~---os,on
Of dynamite in Cn,1ao Paw. in per,,
last weak. Negligence in hand1in ..
the eTnlosive il decIo~ed to have
caused the accident. The work Of
'oad7n" Sims there has not been ma
lef'ally aHected.
Former Emperor William has do
c1ded 10 fence himself off completely
from his neighbors at Doom. HoI-
ana. At few places about his
mouse. where persons walking on the
grounds could be seen from the road,
the forme~ emneror has ordered the
erection of high fences. The work is
now being carried out.
With the ever-inc~eas inq sunn1v m
electrical energy furnished bv the
development of Switzerland's vast re-
sources in water power, considera ton
nf various electrically driven house
nolo appliances Is growing from year
20 Y"a". renOrtS Consul Francis r.
stewart, Berne. Tn to the nresent
time the use of washing machines in
switzerland has been very limited
end electrically driven machines have
been utilized Only in public laundries.
The hurried launching of lifeboats
from disabled vessels is usually at
tended by confusion and danger. An
eastern shfpyard worker has devised
a, new method of lowering the boats
that carries them forty feet away
from the ships side, lays them on an
even Keel, and gives them a forward
impulse. The small boat, instead Of
hanging in davits, rests in a cradle
supported by three parallel inclined
arms. which are pivoted near the
yater line and guyed by cables at
tached above.
Sugar cane infected with mosaic
disease near Thomasville. Ga, has
been inspected by w. C. Heron,
plant entomologist of the state board
OF entomology. He advises that as
the pulling out of stalks would be
too costly to grind the entire crop
into syrup, and next year plant seed
free from disease.