The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 30, 1920, Image 15
Lassen P?*k'? Crater.
LaMen In Eruption.
HK possibilities of the air
plane In preventing and
fighting format fires ar?
very clearly shown In a
picture of an airplane flying over the
prater of the sleeping volcano LnSseiV
In California, taken by another air
plane photographing the one below,"
wl(l Senator (Jeorge K. Chamberlain
of Oregon, the other day In a debute
In the senate over an appropriation
Item in the sundry civil bill.
Well, the picture to which he re
ferred is giveif herewith. And It Is
lucky rof itre; aviators from Mather
Field, California, that they were, not
doing their pecking act a week or so
later. Lassen Peak, which hnd been
sleeping for months, suddenly waked,
?ont tip columns of s*oke and steatu
for thirty minutes and then settled
down for another nap.
fcassen Peak is the clowning touch
of Lassen Volcanic National park. It
rises 10,437 feet and its chief claim
to fame is that it Is the only active
volcano in the United states proper.
Our national park system contains
flte volcanic parks: Lassen Volcanic,
Crater i.ake, Mount Rainier, Yellow
stone iind Hawaii. Grater Lake National
park In Oregon contains the most .won
derful lake in ail the wdrld ? that in
the crater of Mount Mazama, a 16,00p
foot volcano that sank within Itself
Id the prehistoric past. Mount Rain
ier, 14,150 feet in altitude. Is a dor
mant volcano, with steam Jets Issuing
from vents In its Icy. crown. Yellow
stone's volcanic origin Is shown by
its geysers, the finest in the world,
and Its boiling springs, pools and paint
pots. Hawaii, in the Hawaiian ? is
lands, has three of the most impres
Blve volcanoes In the world? Mauna
Loa, which erupts every ten^jflears and
has Just finished a spectacular per
formance; Kllauea, with Its everlast
ing lake of molten lava, and Haleakala,
which litis not erupted for 200 years
and has a crater eight miles across
tnd 3,000 feet deep.
Lassen Peak until recently has been
quiet for 200 years. It Is, however,
so Interesting and important scien
tifically and so scenic that ..President
Taft made it a national monument in
1900. Then, In the spring of 1014 it
waked up from Its long sleep and
broke out In a series of eruptions
that were practically continuous. In
August, 1010, congress created the
peak and 124 square miles of its en
vironment the Lassen Volcanic Na
tional park. Four months later Las
sen ceased activity with its 212th
eruption. *The erater gradually cool
ed off and scientists predicted that
it would not resume operations for a
long time.
Th<? activity of Lassen aroused great
Interest all over the nation ; it was
the first thing of the kind in our his
tory. The spectacle was magnificent
because of the heavy columns - of
?moke. By March of 1015, lava had
filled the crater and had overflowed
the west slope for a thousand feet
May 22 was the climax of the many
eruptions. A great mass of smoke,
Mushroom-shaped, rose four miles in
to the air. At night, with this mass
of smoke and vapor lighted by the
crater fires, the spectacle was Impres
sive.
An exceedingly Interesting phe
nomenon was n blast of superheated
that swept down the valleys of
l ost and Hot creeks. This blast de
stroyed every living thing In Its path, ,
tor ten mile*. Forests were scorched
'o cinders. Snow fields were Instant
?y turned to water and the lower val
leys were flooded.
I.assen I'eak, the scientists seem to
think, is the last exhibit of activity
?a the volcimimu of the Cam ade range.
They say that In ancient days . the
mighty peaks of the Cascades that are
now crowned with snow and Ice were
monster volcanoes. Mount Rainier,
Mount K:ik?'r. Mount Adams, ^fount
St. Helens, Mount Shasta, and van
d Mount Mazama.
La?><*?n Volcanic, whether It sleejm
0r w?kes, is nn attractive national
park W|th ureat possibilities as a peo
ples playground. It contains several
f?ther fnlr stzed mountains and a 7?"
#Meet symmetrical heap of volcanic
Material railed cinder Cone. It hat
*r*e f orwtH and fine lakes and
. "mm*. There are hot springs, whlcfc
?" ~ * X" -
have ii local reputation at) baths. Con
gress, with Its usual lack of policy,
created Jhls park without appropri
ating money for Its improvement. The
Cftilforotan* have tired waiting for an
appropriation through the regular
channels, and one of their representa
tives recently introduced a bill for a
special appropriation for the Improve
ment and development of (lie park.
The two airplanes which co-operat
ed In the taking of this striking pic
ture were patroling National park and
the national forests on the lookout
for furest fires. There " are" "forests,
public and private, in this 'part of the
West valued at many hundreds of
millions of dollars. L,ast year, 0,800
flres were started in the national for
ests,, Approximately 2,000,000 acres
were burned over, with a loss of about
$4,000,000. In addition, It cost the
federal government about $3,000,000 to
fight these fires. Senator Chamber
lain argues* that airplane patrol Is a
necessity, as moving observers can dis
cover flres which would be long hidden
from stationary observers.
ONCE GREAT PORT MORIBUND
American Consul Describes Hamburg,
Former Pride of Germany, as
. a "Graveyard,**
Hamburg today may be described as
an Imposing monument to the dead
glories of the German merchant ma
rine, according to Consul General
Francis R. Stewart, who was detailed
by the American commission in Ber
lin to investigate conditions nt the for
mer premier German port for that
body. A -report from Mr. Stewart de
taillng the results of his inquiry has
just reached the department of com
merces ? ,s
"A sjiort trip through the harbor
quickly discloses what a graveyard the
port has become." the coilsul reported.
"Tugs and lighters are tied up here
.and there, apparently forgotten. One
small cruiser rests, deserted, along a
pier; electric. cranes are motionless on
unused docks, floating elevators and
docks are mooted in rows, probably In
readiness for delivery to. the allies.
"The ~giant Bismarck (50,OOO-tOn
Haityburg-Amerlean liner) floats at a
" flttlng-out pier without a sign on board
and from a launch no new work could
be seen In any of the big shipyards.
Tied up to another pier In tbfe outer
harbor Is the former Atlantic record
holder, the steamship Deutsehlaiul, rel
ic of the war, painted a deep black
overall, with spats of white showing
foere and there where passing vcrpft
have scraped her sides, a grim remind
er of the gfories once held by the Ger
man merchant fleets."
Regular service is being .maintained
with Holland, England and North
America, and lines were about to start
service for Spain and South America,
but the "free port" Is apparently dead,
Mr. Stewart reported.
Political Shirkers in China.
An object lesson In the practical In
terest which the Chinese (or some of
them) do not take in municipal affairs
Is provided by a correspondent to the
Canton Times. The writer describes
progress which has been made In ft
southern village, solely through the
enterprise of a few leading men.
Among other new projects, this com
mittee Is desirous of establishing a fire
brigade, laying out a public park and
playground, and appointing a "paid
clerk" of public works. But the vil
lage community Is not enthusiastic.
Many are indifferent and will not at*
tend the meetings. "It is enough to
make the earhest cold-hearted," de
clares the scribe quoted.
Aiming to Please.
"Son?e people are playing the stock
market on suggestions culled ? from
the oulja board."
"Good enough," said the broker,
"No trouble to put In a fe*v oujjs
boards."
? fs It All-Wool? >
Anybody can tell whether materia)
is all-woo) or not, says the Littlt
Journal, by boiling a sample of ftt
In a Solution of caustic soda. What
ever portions do not dissolve are n *
wool.
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MRS. COX 18 BKADTIR l
Will It? Youiifffct Mtilron of White
House If Jimuiy 1m Kkfted.
Dayton, O., July 7,~- A strainer to
lift* at the national capital, Mrs. James
M, Cox would tw> tbo youngest matron
who haii graced the White House as
th# wife o t the president. if her hu?
baud. nominated for the presidency by
the Democratic national convention In
San Fmncljpoo early today, In elected
in Nov i'iuIht. She is In her 29th year
and looks many year* yoiifigeK
Mrs. Cox Is one or the most .bean
tlful women of tho middle w ? * ^ i
l'olmrs of emphasis l!i her beauty are
found In the masses of waving auburn
hair which she, wears simply eolffured
lb a graceful coll at the hack of her
neck and allowed lo curl softly over
the hrow and around the ears. Her
eyes ore brown and merry and unus
ually large. She has a clear healthy
complexion, with fresh out of door col
oring
Mrs. Cox was Mian Margarot Parker
Blair, daughter of ?M h and Mrs. Thorn -
aA l*. Blair, of Chicago. September 1.1,
1910, she was married to llie gbvernor
of Ohio at a garden wedding' lu the
home of Judge and the late Mrs. Bar
ton Payne, at lChnhurst, 111., In the
suliurhs of Chicago. Notables from
Ohio and the entire middle west at
tended the wedding and the bride re
ceived a fortune in gifts. ? -
Their first child, Thomas Cox, died
In Infancy, but they have a wee daugh
ter, Anne Baker Oox, who was horn
last November and will succeed baby
McKee, Qucntin Roosevelt and other
famous white house babies In the pub
lie adoration, if her father Is success
ful next November.
Mrs. Cox Is a college graduate and
Iwis considerable personal wealth. She
_hi- of average height and M.9 lllfli. &&C?:
ful figure of the athlete And out of
doors woman. ?She excels In skiing,
golf, tennis, swimming and . skating.
Her clothes are always fashionably
modeled along simple but effective
lines.
The first wife of t he governor, from I
whom he was divorced on account ofj
"Incompatibility," is the mother ;>of his
three older children, Helen, now -the
wife of Daniel Mahoney, her father's
associate in the ownership and manage
ment of the Dayton Dally News; "Jim
Junior," an eighteen year old student
at Culver Institute, and John Cox, a
schoolboy of eleven.
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And, the way to prove that
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Camels have a mild mellowness that
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They are always refreshing ? they
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Camels leave no unpleasant cigaretty
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An Interviewer askfri Mrs. Cox If.
' V. ' * \
she was n suffragist. Slie said "No"
"An aiiti, then?" "Xo." "Wlmt are
yoU, then?" am th<^ governor's
wife/' Slie gets credit for Wing a very
clever woman. But how contemptible
she must appear to those earnest prop
agandists ' who think that a woman
should have a positive opinion of her
own regardless of her husband on this
subject, and. of course, one opinion
only.?' Waterbury American.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS.
All parties indebted to the estate, of
R. B. Rollins, deceased, oft.Oassatt, 8.
"t . . ? ? . . ? ' ' ? . . ? *T> " ?
C;, Tire hereby notified to make pay
ment to the undersigned, and all par
ties having claims against the said
estate will present them duly attested
within the time prescribed by law.
ROBERT REYNOLDS,
PERRY D. STOKES,
JAMES STOKES,
Qualified Executors of the
Estate of R. B. Rollins.
Camden, S. C? July 16th, 1020.
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