The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 16, 1923, Image 3
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WONDERFUL OLD ANTWERP.
Furnishes Striking Example of Man'**
Ingenuity and Pvraiatence.
Tho Belgian i>ort of Antwerp from
which, it has been announced the last
of America's "doughboys'' will sail
homeward, thus wilL become the last
town of the many from Bordeaux to
St. Mihiel and Cantigny to Coblenss, j
in which the American Expeditionary
Forces have played a part. The city
is tho -subject of the following bulletin
from tho Washington, D. C., head
quarters of the National Georgraphic
Society: ' ,
?'Antwerp might taken -as h cIhs- j
sic example of how physical, -econom- j
ic, governmental and religious devel- '
opments ? and plain luck ? affect tho ;
growth and prosperity of cities," says !
the bulletin, "Its history is. a sort of j
-t'pjc of the po6V but honest little* vil- '
luge that worked hard, attracted a
fairy godmother, grew up into riches
and power, was thrown ii}to rags by ?
an ogre and then 'came back ajl over
again. "
"An inconsequential inland villuge
On a sluggish creek Until .before the I
twelfth century, Antwerp suddenly]
was given by a sea storm a broad est
uary with a deep tide. A ridge of |
sand dunes, washed awyy, turned *i [
long, tortuous,, channel into a short
straight one. Through the years en
gineers constructed embankments,
bettering the channels. But still the
town remained relatively unimpor
tant because of the competition of
Bruges. Then Bruges' channel silted
up, and Antwerp twice the beneficiary
<>f luck, came into its own.
"In 1503 tho first foreign factory
was founded by the Portuguese. Oth
ers followed, and in a little over fifty
years the town had a population of
more than 100,000, and was one of
tho most prosperous commercial cen
ters in the world, with a hundred ves
sels borne in on every side. It soon
GENUINE
"Bull"
DURHAM
TOBACCO
matched tbe mantle ?>f old Venice,
us the world's bunking center, while
its ?!aily quota of ships reached &00,
"Kurope, north of the Mediterra
nean coiuilii.s, hn<l ni'\ .T lal'mc pos
sealed ft city ,so prosperous and splen
did as Antwerp . In the city merchant
? pvineos made their, millions of flo
n , thousand* of hundRomo dwell
ing were built; ehureheu and public
buildings were erect ed; and some of
the world's most notable works of art
wero. wrought. The cathedral, with
a great tower rising over 400 feet,
is an example of the best of Gothic
' ' liilortui o.
"One significant feature of Ant
werp's rapid development in the six
teenth century was the fact that com
mercial liberalism, individualism and
capitalism were somewhat more em
phasized than in cities that had grown
up ibeforo. The gild system was dy
ing. Old Antwerp can be looked
upon therefore as a kinsman to the
commerce-built cities of our own day
and our own economic system. For
eign merchants, becauso of liberal
laws and customs, found little inter
ference with their comings and go
ings and their various enterprises.
"Commercial liberalism led to reli
gious iiboralism. Then came the
Spanish conquest and Antwerp's pow
er was soon shorn. Religiou^ strife
led to the separation of Holland from
Belgium. The former rotainod con
trol of tho mouth of the Schekdt,
Antwerp's channel, and kept the once
powerful city from free access to the
sea for two centuries. During this
period of political and economic re
verses Antwerp went into eclipse,
while Amsterdam . grew at its ex
?jPfcttSOi; . ' ? ... .*
"Antwerp took its first step toward
leooyery when Napoleon, gaining pos?
vession ot' it, planned to build it up
anl make it *a pistol directed at the
heart of England.' He accomplished
little, but Antwerp advanced slowly
under the Dutch after Waterloo. In
1830 came the revolution which cre
ated Belgium and again Antwerp's
situation improved. But the Dutch
still controlled the mouth of the
Scheldt and charged a toll on ships
to Antwerp which operated like a
'differential' in favor of their own
ports. This economic barrier alone,
the Belgians felt was holding Ant
werp back from reaching its estate.
Finally in a transaction that deserves
to rahk with the purchase of the
right-of-way for the Suez Canal or
our own Panama Canal, the Belgians
in 1863 bought free right-of-way
through the Scheldt for 36,000,000
francs. From that time Antwerp
forced ahead until just before the >
World War it was the greatest port of !
continental Europe Qxcept only tlam- '
berg. Since tho Armistice it has
probably reached first place on the
continent, while surpassed it) the
world only by New York, London and
Liverpool,.
"Before the World war Antwn p
was one of the most heavily fortified
cities in Europe and was considered
impregnable. The Belgian govern
ment and army retired thero to make
r resistance, and it became ono of the
first cities QQ whietl Zeppelins rained
bombs. Though the city was later
bombarded by Cierman siege guns and
the defenders driven out, arrange
ments made through the American
Minister prevented the destruction of
the city's cathedral and other irre
placeable monuments.
?in speaking of 'Antwerp' we tako
the old Flemish name, The Belgians
are interested in pushing to world
leadership the same city by quite a
different namo. The American first
abroad who has taken the English
equivalent* in his textbooks too se
riously is likely to wake with a' start
when ho findp himself not in 'Ant
werp' but. in 'Anvers.'/'
May Come This Way
Greensboro, (N. C.) police have
advised Columbia officers to look out
for a white ytmin who is reported as j
being clever in flashing checks. The
notice to the polico says the man, ;
who has several aliases, usually j
stops at a hotel for 30 or 90 days
is his method to get acquainted with
"nice fellows" who play cards. It
is his method to get ac uainted with I
clerks in clothing stores nnd show a '
bank book With fake entries, accord
ing to the tip. ; ' ' |
The -stranger is charged with
making a deposit for $50 and rais
ing the amount in the book to $500
to establish himself in the check
flashing business. The man of sever
al aliases is said to be 25 years old,
five*feet nine inches tall, weighs 140
or 150 pounds, has reddish hair and
when walking carries his head
"drooped in front.'*
Negro Loses Appeal.
Columbia, Fob. 8. ? The *upreme
court today dismissed the appeal of
Bradford Bo>vf, young Richland coun
tv negro, who, was sentenced to die
in the electric chair for an attack
upon a young white girl of this coun
ty. Boyd will be resentenced at the
next term of the court of general ses
sions in this county.
Boyd was the negro arrested in
Tamden and taken by way of Char
lotte to the state pc.nitcntiary for
safekeeping.
The Eaton hotel at Wichita, Kan- 1
sas, in which was tho barroom on
which Carrie Nation made her first
hatchet raid, was partly destroyed by
fire Monday night. i
"Vbu can beat theWeevil
Farmers in States where the boll weevil
first appeared have proven that cotton can
he successfully grown even in badly Infest
ed sections. If you are willing to faithfully
follow the i ules for woovil control, rules dis
covered by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture and vouched for by all county
and State authorities, you too can make
money this season on your cotton, despite
the boll weevil.
Remember, you can not neglect one of
these rules and expect Jo get the best of the
weevil. For the information of our good
friends who grow cotton, we briefly state
below the ten rules to bo followed. Tear
them out of this paper, and keep them ever
before you.
1. Grow not more than 8 or 10 acres of
cotton to tho plow until you learn for your
self how many you can handle profitably.
2. PrQpare land early. Break heavy lands
in the Fall, sandy lands earlier than usual.
3. Plant early, 'using delinted seed for
quicker germination and better stand.
4. Plant early fruiting varieties, such as
Cleveland, Cook or Kxpress.
5. Fertilize liberally, both to hasten ma
turity and to set unusual quantity of fruit.
You must depend on phosphoric acid for
an early crop. 8 to 10 per cent on sandy
soils and 9 to 12 per cent on heavy soils.
Apply when rows Are bedded, at least two
weeks before planting.
6. Cultivate crops every week or ten (lays,
especially during early stages, to promoto
growth.
7. Kill weevils when they first emerge
from winter quarters. They will first ap
pear in small areas near woocjs, haystacks
or shelter. Poison them quickly or pick
them by hand.
8. Gather and destroy infected squares.
When squares tlare open and turn brown
the young weevils are in them. This is
your chance to do the weevils the most
dan^age. Gather ail such squares, whether
on stalks or on ground, and destroy them.
9. Use calcium arsenate poisoning on
small acreage under advice of your county
agent. While the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
says this is the best method, you won't suc
ceed with it unless you follow instructions.
10. Destroy stalks early. Gather cotton
and immediately plow up or otherwise kill
the green stalks on which tho weevils feed.
Because of the part fertilizer plays in mak
ing the early crop which is so necessary,
you will want to be more careful than ever
to choose a dependable, reliable mixture.
Our 40 years experience gives to Royster's
Fertilizer a quality that wins the lasting
friendship of farmers who understand the
food requirements of plants. Look for tho
FSR trademark on every bag.
Write the Farm Service Dept.. F. S,
f< oyster Guano Co.; for froo advice.
Norfolk
Richmond
Lynchburg
Charlotte
W&ahinftton
Tarboro
Columbia
Macon
Atlanta
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ROYST E R
IS STILL I'NKXPUHtKD.
Spot in South Dakota Whore No
White Man Has Yet Gone.
Sn;i;r, S. D,, Fob. 10. Half a
I dozen miles southwest of this town,
j in the very heart of the Badlands,
Big Foot Wall stretches away to the
southwest and the northeast for
miles. Between this wall and the
pinnacles of Whitewater Wall and
bounded on the west by Sage creek
wall is an area of approximately
four square miles, No white man's
foot has ever rested there, so far as
can be learned.
The Indians call the plot "sichi
makoche," nyaning "Bad Place." A
lar^e scale map of Pennington
County, drawn in 1908, descries, the
plAee as "Badland bluffs and can*
yons, impossible of survey."
Occasionally one of the Dakota
(Sioux) Indian who will talk, tells
strange tales about thin particularly
rugged portion of South Dakota.
Deep canyons and gorges lead up to
spire like pinnacles and every at
tempt to follow their tortuous paths
thus far has ended in failure. ?aff
ling cul-de-sacs greet the explorer at
every path.
Chief Flaming Arrow, a veteran
of the frontier days, gives what
probably is the Sioux belief. Many
years ago, the chief said, before the
pale face came, there was the place
where dwelt the Wankinyan (Thun
der Bird) ?high in the pinnacles of
stone. This wall of rock kept out
unwelcome visitors, the chief contend
ed and added thut the-proteeted area
is rich in food, sunlight and warmth
and has pure cold streams i>f ronrting
water.
. The old chief said that perhaps, at
somo time, soryeonu may have found
their way into the place, but if so
they never returned.
Harrison to Die Today.
Columbia, Feb. 10. ? Governor Mq
Leod stated emphatically today that
he would not grant clemency for
Ira Harrison, sentenced to die in the
electric chair next Friday for his
part in the murder of .J. C. Arnette,
filling station proprietor, killed last
May.
Th' supreme court this week re
fused Harrison's appeal for a new
trial and ordered the date of Febru
ary 10, set by Governor Harvey in
a recent reprieve to stand.
Harrison was sentenced to die on
December 22, but the governor's re
prieve postponed the date to Febru
ary 16, Aand in the interim the su
preme court dismissed the appeal
and thereby closed all doors to the
man's escape.
Body Found in Creek.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 14. ? The
body of II. A. Grissom of Greens
boro, N. C., druggist, who disappear
ed Iho night of January 19, was found
late today floating in Thomas creek,
six miles from the place his sub
merged automobile was found the day
after he disappeared. The body wns
identified as that of Giissom's by the
clothing and a watch and chain.
The body was discovered by Thonvis
Ogilvie, a farmer,# who was going
down the creek on a long raft.
Since his disappearance Grissom
has been reported as being seen in
various places. He was in Jackson
ville the night of Januu y 19 with
Mrs. Grissom. whom hr left hero
whiie he started to A'.'.i-n'h. She re
turned to Grecns^oio by train and
he was to have wired her from At
lanta.
The next day his automobile was
found in the creek, but efforts of a
searching party to recover the body
proved futile, although the stream
was dragged and dynamited for sev
eral miles.
i, "Brave" Policemen.
' Macon, Ga., Feb. 13. ? Dannenberg
1 department store officials Into today
( after what they termed a "careful
| investigation," declared that the po
? lico who entered their establishment
! Sunday night in search of burglars
' engaged in a gun battle between
i themselves and their reflections in the
big mirrors in the store. Officials
further declare that there were no
burglars in the store at the time.
Bullets shattered several hundred
dollars worth of mirrors in addition
to damaging much wearing apparel.
A light was burning in the rear of
tho store when the police arrived and
as they entered the second floor, fac
ing a number of mirrors, their Shad
ows in tVie soft darkness presumably
had the appearance of burglars mov
ing about the store, officials said.
A verdict for $2,000 actual and $250
punitive damages was rendered in the
Greenville court Thursday in favor of
B. L. Evans against J. A. Cureton,
the case arising out of a collision of
the parties' autos, in which Evans'
car was demolished and Evans was
hurt.
The North Carolina house by a vote
of 53 to 50 has refused to pass
a bill to require the registration of
the membership of all secret orders.
The bill in understood to have been
[ fttmffl -*t tturK, K. K.
1 .
Mules! Mules! Mules!
Another car of fine, fat, sleek young
mules just Carrie in yesterday. We
havq the quality in this shipment as
well as the last. You would be sur
prised how cheap, we can sell you these
mules, after you see the QUALITY.
Come in and see them. It will be a
pleasure to us to show them to you.
Mules! Mules! Mules!
Springs & Shannon
KII.LEI) BY II1S SON.
Jury Finda Young Man Who Shot
Father Acted in Sell' Dcfon.se.
Florence, Feb. K.~ -After ho had |
been struck down by his father and
while the latter was advancing: upon
him with a piece of lightwood in his
hand, John Harris, Tuesday after- |
noon, shot ami instantly killed his
father, W. L. Harris, th<; shooting
taking place in the Harris home in
Kingsburg section. W. L. Harris,
the dead man, is about 45 years old.
lie served as magistrate at Kings
burg for a number of years and later
held the same office at Savage. At
one time he was commissioned as
special deputy sheriff, but Sheriff
Burch had cancelled this some time
ago on account of his behavior. He
is reported to have been under the in
fluence of "bitters" or other alcoholic
concoctions for several weeks. Dur
ing the day Harris is reported to
have made several threats against
members of his family and had been
watched carefully. Late in the aft
ernoon the man appeared to lose all
control of himself and attempted to J
strike his Wife and children with a big
piece of fat lightwood, the only |
weapon which he could place his (
hands. The son interposed and re
ceived the full force of the blow from
the bludgeon. It was only when his
father advanced upon him again,
however, that he seized the shot gun
and fired. Death came to his fat he:'
instantly. Other children of the fam
ily had fled from the house in terror.
The coroner's jury declared the
son was acting in self defense and
in defense of his mother. The dead
man is reported to have boon under
the influence of drink.
"ONLY BY FRIENDSHIPS/*
(.ate Congressman Left Farewell Let
tor.
? iV. - <1- ?? ? '?* ?
hos Angeles, Feb. t (>.-<? Life is hap
py "only by hardships" wrote Captain
Henry Z. Osborne, representative
from the Tenth California Congres
sional district, in a friendship fare
well letter ii few days before his
death at his home here Thursday, it
was revealed today.
Captain Osborne realized death was
near when he wrote the letter, ask
ing his son, Sherill B. Osborne, to
see its contents were passed on to his
friends to show his appreciation of
their "staunch friendships."
The letter read, in part:
"Life is made happy only by
friendships. My own life has been
a treasury, rich in friendships and
whatever I may be credited in ac
complishing has been because of the
true friends in so many walks of
life. They have been staunch friends,
true friends, and their confidence and
support have always been a comfort
to me.
"I have never counted as very im
portant^ among life's ambitions and
the accumulation of worldly riches.
Money is good only in its wise ex- .?
penditure and for others. But I al
ways felt that services for my fel
lows, so far as my ability lay, brought
me the greatest reward and I have
felt repaid that I have devoted my
life in public service."
/
Nine inches of snow fell in Itell
county, Texas, the first of this week.
In Jefferson county, near the gulf,
ten to twelve thousand head of cat
tle were reported as bVing frozen to
cleat h.
First Aid
To the Man or Woman, Hoy or Girl, Who
Would Accumulate Wealth Is a BANK
ACCOUNT. It teaches thrift, promotes
accuracy, prevents losses, encourages
systematic habits, and earns interest for
you. Save money when you have it and
you will have money when you need it.
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