Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-01
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Abandon Treasure

Abandon Treasure
The third attempt salvage the 100000
gold and silver cargo of the Ward line steam
er Merida, sunk ten years ago off the Vir-
ginian Capes, has failed, it is admitted at the
office of the H. L. Gotham corporation, which
financed the salvage expeditions.
Bad weather has been RESP onsible for the
failures, according to officials of the salvag-
ing company. At each attempt severe storms
swept the scene of operations, carrying away
the tackle and compelling the salvagers to
scurry to the nearest harbor for their safety.
The project has been abandoned until next
| spring at least.
Ten years ago last May, the Merida bound
| ON Havana to New York, was struck in
| fog by an American mail liner and hole was
ripped in the side of the Merida large enough
| to permit tug boat to pass through. She
! sank in twenty-five fathoms of water. The
passengers and crew were rescued but the
cargo went to the bottom. This consisted of
! twenty-five tons of silver bars, six kegs of
gold coin 100000 in gold bars, and 400
tons of copper and jewels.
! Planes VS.. Ships
|
of the navy, declared Vice Admiral Sims,
president of the Naval War college, Sunday.
'The battleship has no defense against air.
planes and no offensive power against air.
plane carriers which have speed enough to
keep away" he decided.
| II heartily approve of the disarmament
| program, because if the tremendous cost of
the 1915 building program is saved and a
small portion of the money is expended on
Inif nlo orrSnr +Io 6nfn cSEya y,cr%L
the navy will be greatly increased
| New Planet
! The discovery of new planet in the group
of asteroids which revolve between the orbits
| of Jupiter and Mars, is announced by DR..
| hartman director of the observatory of the
| University of La Plata.
| The planet is of the fourteenth magnitude
and is seen at present from this latitude in
the constellation Cetus, which lies south Of
the great square, of Pegasus, now visible
in the evening sky.
Lady Cops
Women traffic cops made their bow to
the New York public this week. At all in
tersections in the vicinity of public schools
women police reserves were on duty. They
were called out to replace $500 patrolmen
who are on duty protecting milk wagons DUR
ing the milk handlers strike.
II Most of the women reserves are house,
wives, but among them are business women,
lawyers and physicians.
Whistles are the sole weapons of the vol
unteer force All wore uniform consisting
of a dark blue jacket and skirt, with light
blue vest, and semi-military cap. Permis-
sion has been granted for the use of UNI
brellas in case of rain.
Receipts Slump =
Tax receipts of the government during the
fiscal year, 1921, decreased nearly billion
dollars as compared with the previous year.
while the cost of collection increased 80 cents
for each 500, according to the annual re-
port of the bureau of internal revenue made
public by Commissioner Blair
Collections by the bureau during the past
fiscal year totalled 5,O00,765, against
IS, 407, $50 PSI, for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1920, decrease Of $S1, 579, 1876, or Is per
, cent.
The cost of administering the internal reve-
nue. laws for the year the report said, was
$40,2O3,716, or 81 cents for each 800 COLI
lected compared with SIS cents for the proceed.
ing year.
Included in the expenditure, however, was
$6,899,4 for the admnistl alton of the pro-
hibition and narcotic laws, and $4,000 for
the enforcement of the child labor tax law,
which, deducted from the total leaves $685.
| 1743O9, or an equivalent of u cents for
each $100 in taxes collected.
OF the total taxes collected during the past
year. income and profits taxes aggregated
s3,228,137, 673, compared with $3,955,936,-
OO3 in 1920, and miscellaneous collections to-
tailed s1,366, 863,O91 gainst $1,45O,644,14S
in 1920.
Georgia Forests
The forest reservations of north Georgia
may not become national park, but Secre-
tary Wallace, of the federal department of
agriculture, regards favorably proposal to
use them for recreational purposes.
The department of the interior, which is
interested with the agricultural department
in the question, suggests that survey should
be had before a definite decision is reach
ed. II the north Georgia forests are given
a national park status it is suggested they
would be under the interior department
rather than the agricultural department.
J which latter department has jurisdiction
over forest reservations.
This information has come to Senator
} William J. Harris, who had presented to
both departments the suggestion of ma
tional park in Georgia. The memorandum in
connection with the plan was made public
Saturday night by Senator Harris office.
Decision of the best course to pursue to
obtain a national park in Georgia hinges on
the st; tus of lands being acquired in
the state for forest reservations under the
Weeks law Secretary Wallace informs Sena-
tor Harris that the government to date has
acquired less than 20 per cent of the acre.
age comprising the areas within which pur-
chases under the Weeks act have been
authorized by the national forest reservation
commission. Representative Gordon Lee, Of
this commission, and Senator Harris is CO.
| tive With 4; r,