Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-28
Fortified Man

The find probably will be sent to the
Smithsonian Institution for more critical ex-
animation. About six years ago wing and
legbone Of a prehistoric animal were taken
from the Coz swamp. Experts asserted that
these were genuine remnants Of prehistoric
animal.
Winged Visitors
Flocks of Chinese and Monaghan pleas
ants seeking food and shelter, are attracting
visitors to Seattle's parks.
The birds are mingled about fifty to flock
and respond readily by coming forth and
picking up grain if the giver steps back
about fifty feet. There has been heavy SHOWS
and severe cold in all the foothill country
about this city, and the custom of the park
commissioners feeding other wild birds regu-
larly in the parks and along the boulevards
has enticed to civilization the pheasants.
Beautiful birds they are, with long flow
Ing tails, notified wings and peculiar whor-
thing cry. Numbers of them roost on the over
hanging boughs Of the giant fir trees in
Woodland Park and the yellow and scarlet of
their plumage against the green and brown
OF the trees makes possible easy detection
Last week the commissioners scattered
fifty bushels of mixed whole grain that the
forest and upland visitors might not miss
their native breakfasts covered with deep
snow. Other Puget Sound cities report the
same visitation of pheasants and one poul-
tryman near Everett phoned here that about
100 pheasants were daily eating grain with
his white chickens.
AT night some of the wild birds actually
went to roost with the domestic fowl Pheas-
ants have been protected for years in the
northwest, with but six weeks open sea-
son. They have multiplied until they are fa-
mll1ar to summer touring parties, but in
winter it is rarely they venture so close to
the noise and hustle of city life.
Useful Wreck
When the old battleship Massachusetts,
was sunk off Pensacola, Fla, last year by
coast artillery gunners it was thought she
was total loss, but the ingenuity of boot.
leggers has revived the old fighters useful.
ness.
The vessel at low tide is lying in only
about fourteen feet Of water and part of the
hulk projects above the surface. Prohibition
enforcement agents, noticing that tn. vicin-
lty suddenly had become a popular fishing
ground investigated.
they found that rum-runners from the
| Bahamas had been storing their cargoes in
the hulk before speed boats and fishing
craft removed them to the mainland No
Hquor was actually found but the sIeuths re-
ported that the old warship smelt like dis
tiIIery, while hundreds of whisky labels. bot
lies ana empty cases were found.
Long Chase
dog belonging to Henry Keller of
Coallac, Mich, started red fox near the
city limits and disappeared north After two
days message came from Mackinaw City
tnat hunter had shot fox pursued by
oog with Henry Keeler's lame and address
on the collar plate. Keller went to Macki-
nav City and recovered the dog and the
hunter gave him the fox skin for souvenir
1t is believed the dog pursue, the fox the
entire $50 miles to the straits
Old Cup and Saucer
John Howle, of Wetumpka, Ala, who has
recently returned from a trip into Texas,
oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and several
other states, brings back an interesting story
or excavations near Wilberton, Okla
1t is said that much treasure buried by the
Span1ards $50 years ago to save it from In
dian raids is being dug up.
Howle has a hand-painted china cup and
saucer that is believed to be more than $50
years old. They were found buried in a COP.
per kettle with other dishes and valuables.
Several different persons are said to have
found thousands Of dollars in gold, valuable
JeWelry, etc. Howle saw several of the places
where the treasure was being dug up.
Sears-Roebuck Loss
The annual statement of Sears-Roebuck
& Co. for the year ending December 81,
1921, shows loss from operations Of $751;
435, 468 compared with a net profit Of $12,-
S34,003 in 1920.
The loss included sharp writing down Of
inventories, the value decreasing from
$105, 071,243 at the end of 1920 to $780,
445,83 at the end of 1921. Net sales in 1921
were $159,034,518 compared with $685.
856,872 in 1920.
The company was enabled to assume it's
operating loss without wiping out it's surplus
primarily through a gift of 100000 in
common stock and purchase Of the $4,000
600 Chicago plant by Julius Rosenwald, the
president, according to the statement.
North Carolina Census
North Cardinals population of 2,559,123,
as determined by the last census, included
1,783,779 white persons, 1853, 406 negroes
and 1887 Indians, Chinese. Japanese and
others classified as non-white the census
bureau has announced. OF he white popula-
ton, 1,665,379, or 93.4 per cent, were ma
tives of the state 111,301, or 6.2 per cent,
were born in other states outlying pos
sessions, and 1909, four-tenths o. one per
cent, were born in fore .gn countries. The
negro population was comprised of 714,-
49, or 93.6 per cent, native born: Asset,
or GA per cent, born in other states or pos
sessions and 81, or less than one-tenth Of
on, per cent, from foreign countries.
The percentage of native residents Of
North Carolina, the bureaus figures showed,
decreased from 94.7 in 1910 to 93.4 il 1920,
and the percentage born in other states and
possessions increased from five % 6.3 per
cent.