The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 08, 1933, Page SIX, Image 6
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WESTERN STATES IN
FIGHT OVER RIGHTS
?v. Amwnfr. *
Boundaries, Whter and Oil
Cause of Disputes.
Denv#r,?~Tho atHtua of disputes
among western stolen surrounding and
including Colorado has ,lot quite
reached the p</tnt where It may he aald
that all l?viul'et <?U the western front.
The quarrels renter around such
widely divergent things as water
rights, boundaries, truck Hocuses and
oil v- < ..I,
A parley among Colorado, Nebraska
and Wyoming over allocation of waters
of the North Platte river ad
Jour lied here recently In a deadlock.
With each state standing pat for what
It considered Its rights. F.nch state
wants n?oro water for new power and
Irrigation projects.
Colorado Mfcmia to Borrow.
Nebraska's claim 'to Platte river
waters conies under the general heading,
"tlrst come, tlrst served." 'I'h.e
corn und sugar beet growing state lias
received some court support to Its
contention that states nearer the headwaters
of tlie river cannot deprive
Nebraska of water after It already
had developed Irrigation projects.
Colorado wants to borrow some water
from tho North Platte near the
s'Surcc. wtolch is In Colorado, then pay
It back later, meaning down the river
farther, to Wyoming and Nebraska.
After starting la Colorado, the North
Platto winds through Wyoming and
that stnte wants its share for a big
power and Irrigation project near Casper.
Nebraska also wants to expand
Its uso of North Platte water by building
n power and Irrigation project
near North Platte, Neb.
A satisfactory settlement of this
tangle appears dlllleult.
Boundary Dispute.
Colorado and New Mexico still have
a boundary dispute Inherited from pioneer
times. Cov, Kdwtb G. Johnson
of Colorado gave economy ns a reason
for refusing to penult an appropriation
to eompietoon survey wlilcl.
would, perhaps, make it clear to some
residents along the Colorado New Mexico
border Just where they stood.
Fort Morgan, Colo., and, ScottsblutT.
Neb,, were hot spots earlier this year
In tho Nebraska-Colorado truck license
w^ir. Arrests were made at both
places of truckers of the other stivte
who did not carry licenses of both
states. Peace was declared when Colorado
passed rt reciprocal truck license
law to conform with Nebraska s.
The difficulty over all developed after
Governor Johnson, of Colorado, assured
.Gov. Leslie A. Miller bis state i
would use Wyoming oil; In preference j
to all other, for improving its road*. |
The Slnndanl~Oil Company of California,
however, claimed it ottered oil
to Colorado cheaper than Wyoming oil
could be obtained. Wyoming believes
that Colorado should prove its loyalty
to its sister stale by using its prod
nets. Colorndoans are divided on that
question.
Oklahoma Well Still
Produces Pure Vaseline
Lamar. < >kla.?A freak oil well
which came in ten years ago as a producer
of Almost pure vaseline Is still
pumping the heavy golden substance
and paying its u\vn handsome returns
today.
Perhaps, the only well of its kind
in the world, tjio well is a marvel to
veteran oil men, both as to the oil it
produces and Its life. Men who have
followed tho oil Industry in many
climes said they never have seen or
heard of a similar well.
The well was drilled in- at J,710 feet
on January 'JO. lUJ.'t. for production
estimated at 330 barrels a day. The
"vaseline well" still produces around
this amount, and still Is the only well
tn the area, other drilling attempts
have produced dry holes.
The strange kind of oil flowed over
the derrick for JtX) feet when the well
was drilled In. Hark green In color,
the oil turned a brilliant golden yellow
' when It struck the outside air. Analysis
showed it t<> be almost pure vaseline.
It was so heavy that it hung
from fences near the well like gum.
Because of its thickness, ordinary
pipelines \^ill not curry it. A special
line. With a stcaia pipe t>> heat the
almost solid lubricant, was used.
Just See What Happens
When Face Isn't Washed!
Sequoia National Park. < alif.
"Tommy." a small bov with a large
aversion to washing his face, crept
into his bed at Sunset Bock, where
his parents had camped. Tommy had
just finished a large pice of eake
with gooey coconut Icing spread thickly
on it. Along toward morning Tun
iny's sister woke up to see a large
brown hear -greedily lapping off the
icing ..n Tomms's face. A screech from
the "sister ami the hear ambled off.
leaving Tommy with stern resolutions
concerning face washing, now and
forever after.
(BRAZIL'S- CITIES
are Wonderful
Kin, Sao Paulo, Peruambuco
and Pallia Pictured.
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Prei?nr<(? ?>y N?tl<u>?l 0?-o?ihi.I.Ic Suctutr.
WttMlttiivton. 1? C.-~WNU 8<irvU-?
CI: N SI'S enumerator* recently
have computed counting 42,IKU.OI2
people In llnull. While
the .state spread* over an area
greater than that of the United State*,
nearly every great population center
lien on the Atlantic coast.
There are ton Urn/Ulan cities with
more than loo.noo Inhabitant*. <>f the
lirst four, lth> do Janeiro, Sao Paulo,
l'crnn'tnhuco (Recife), and Kahla (Sao
Salvador), only Sao I'aulo Is inland.
Rio dO Janeiro, the capital, contributed
nearly l.oOO.OOO people to the census
enumerators' figure*. Amid all
ltia/H's amazing coastal yanorama of
verdant forests, mysterious rivers,
foaming cascade*, untrod mountains
and polyglot, populous towns,- ltlo remains
the very acme of human Interest^
As the traveler enters glittering
Rio and beholds the alabaster-like city
of palms, marble, mountains and color,
ho Is astounded. Hero- I* an Illusion
from an Arabian Nights dream, ft magic
superclfy never built by man. Look
?t those uinajslng mountain peaks thut
rise front the sea. They cannot be of
this world; they are unreal, like a
landscape on the moon pictured
through a telescope.
To enter thl* greut world port you
walk down the gangplank and straight
out Into a formal garden with a big
bronze fountain. This leads olT Into
a Fifth avenuedlke boulevard which In
turn llovyp into u wide, world-famous
beach drive, past embassies, clubs, and
more palms and geometric gardens.
Dingy (locks,?pawnshops, pool halls,
quick and dirty cafbs, cheap rooming
houses, touts and runners, dirt, smells
?all the trash and claptrap otjpniany
I other water fronts, are missing here.
Rising fully 1,200 feet and almost
stratghi out of the sea, Sugar Loaf,
i lofty sentinel of the Rio harbor, Is
easily the city's outstanding landmark,
Incoming air pilots, if half lost in fog
or rain, hail its familiar outlines with
grupts of relief. In a queer .aerial
trolley ?a dizzy trip which is a supremo'
triumph for tli^ nervous?you
can reach it* top.
I.ook at this spectacular city from
Sugar Loaf or auy high angle, and
you see how smoothly in mass, form
| and color it harmonizes with the shape
and shades of its terrestrial environment.
Yon observe that it is cohesive,
one work of art ; yet it is not a solid
city with a checkerboard pattern of
blocks and squares squeezed Into rigid
"city limits," like Leipzig or Indianapolis.
Sao I?uul. second largest of Brazilian
cities, is capital and business metropolis
of Sao I'aulo state. It is one of
the oldest cities In South America,
but its' ace has not deprived it of modern
commercial development.
Fifty years before the ('apt. John
Smith I'oeohontirs episode at Jamestown.
Va.. a Portuguese sailor founded
Sao I'aulo and married ti e daughter
of a native Indian chief. Enter
Jesuit missionaries established h
church at tin* settlement and held the
lirst religious service on the feast day
in celebration of the con version'of St.
V L J
Paul.
Sao Paulo's Swift Growth.
For three centuries Sao Paulo enJoyed
isolation, unfettered by colonial
laws of Portugal. It was about 1,000
miles from the Portuguese government
officials who were, at that time, at
Rabin. In 187f> the bnll of commercial
progress started rolling among the inhabitants,
and newcomers were Instilled
with n botmi spirit. In slightly
more than tiftv years the cltv has Increased
in population from 20,000 to
nearly 900.000. New streets that were
built were made broad and straight
and flanked with 'modern buildings.
The railway depot, municipal and
state government buildings, museums,
libraries, schools, and some of its new
business bu)M+ogs would be flattering
additions to many cities of the world
of the same size. Three huge public
gardens and more than fifty parks
break the monotony of the miles of
streets.
Sim Paulo might properly be en Met I
the city that coffee built. Many of the
palatini residences are those of coffee
"barons." In Sao I'aulo streets huge
trucks, heavy car's, and perspiring
men laden with sacks of c.dTee are
alwavs within eyeshot ' oflee was imt
Introduced into Brazil until two ceti
tunes ago. hut the price of coffee tmw
largely governs the rise and fall of Sa ?
Paulo's prosper.ty. W hile Ethiopia Is
the original home of coflee, Sao Paulo
state has adopted the greater portion
of the descendants of the original cof
fee berries. If all tin* i.dTec plant i
tlons in the state were In one plantation,
It would cover an urea as large
ns Delaware and Rhode |*mnd combined.
In a single .'ear more than
one and a quarter million pounds of
coffee are produced in the si?ie. There
are lu 'ie than seven Coffee trees for
every man. woman and < hi' 1 in the
state
Pernambuco It a Gateway.
More than mile* of railroadnow
u-o Sao Pa'do as a hub I he
railroad from Sao Pan to to Santos,
tie n'v's port on tie- .Wantm. ha iprri
nrtr Of the V ""1-t - a'**t
eei h.ghwavs. all!..-ugh .V- f.pkeej
per mile is si Igjol t _ In S| tniiej
>f sjinioiis tra.k- levvo-i cities
train* t:; ti-1 ciimb t - : * i m;i level al
Santos to i i-a: I v ' at Sr
I*.,In ono --'it : on tin
lino rises timrc than '.'O-'iu feCt.
Pernamhuco, third largest city, Is
the easternmost city of the western
hemisphere and is called tho gateway
to South America for Kurdpc South
America-bound aviators. Pernamhuco
state, of whl/d.i the city Is the capital,
and two other states, make up the
northeastern shoulder of their continent.
To Brazilians. the city is known
as Recife.
If a line were drawn from Pernamhueo
due north, It would Just miss the
western extremity of the Azores un|0
Intersect the latitude of New York city
nearer to Portugal than to New York.
Dakar, westernmost city of Afrlba,
is only hnlf the distance from Pernuinbuco
that Liverpool la from New York.
Pernamhuco noses into all direct transportation
lanes from Kumpeun and
North Atlantic ports that do business
with ports south of Pernainbuco. Slopping
from New York, Boston, or Bal/jtlinore,
or Liverpool or Lisbon;-roaches
I HU> do Janlero or Buenos Aires by
hassing pernamhiieo's harbor.
UMrtuy of its Inhabitants are descendants
of tho Dutch and Portuguese, both
of whom once claimed tho city and
surrounding country. Pernamhuco
owes much of its progress to the intluonce
of these races, who fostered
agriculture and commerce.
I Tho old section of Pernamhuco
shows Its Portuguese origin In tho varicolored
plaster-faced buildings that
line some of tlm narrow cobblestonepaved
streets in the downtown section;
while here and there steep gabled
houses and business structures recall
the quarter century of Dutch occupation
that began ten years after the Pilgrims
landed on Plymouth Hock.
Until a few years ago, largo oceangoing
boats bad to anchor far out in
the harbor. Up-to ?Uite docks were
constructed and railroads were built,
reaching into the productive hinter
v Moving Day in Brazil.
land. As a result, IVriuimbuco litis become
in a short time one of the important
gateways t? eastern Brazil.
Sugar. tobacco, Inmher, fruit, cotton.
rnj)ht?r and coffee that once graced tho
hacks of mules, now How Into the city
by rail in vast ipiuntities. More than
forty sugar mills in the capital city
attest the state's sugar production.
Textile mills, shoe, soap and lock factories
are also there.
Most of Rernanibuco'.s business Is
carried on in the old sectlotf kf
city. The city market perhaps^strikes
the fancy of Americans more than any
other feature. An abundance of rich,
luscious tropical fruit is everywhere
to lie seen.
Bahia Has a Fine Harbor.
Bahia, which contributes about 330,000
to the census figures, was the first
Portuguese settlement founded in Brazil.
To Brazilians it is Sao^Sfalvador.
According to the letterjj^of Arnerlgo
Vespucci, he anil hj>-^followers spent
several inonths^WAll Saints hay In
the neighbofdiwxl of Bahia during the
early years of the Sixteenth century.
Bahia was not officially recognized by
the Portuguese government, however,
until 1549 when the first governor general
of Brazil set up a colonial govern*
inent there. BtU^a was. the capital of
Brazil from thfHtime until 1703 when
the govemtnentuns removed to Rio
de Janeiro.
The harbor Bahia faces is one of the
finest on the east coast of South America.
Vessels from many world ports
are anchored offshore, while smaller
boats with local cargoes come and go
like "schools" of water beetles.
The traveler's lirst Impression of
Bahia. as he sails rp tho harbor>.toward
the city. Is that there are really
two separate towns.
A congested settlement Jingf the
shore line, while on a cliff in the hackground.
feet above the roof tops,
the fringe of another settlement Is
\ isihle.
In the narrow streets of the lower
town and among the bordering warehouses
half naked porters, perspiring
freely In the tropical heat, spend their
day* moving cargoes of coco.i, tobacco,
cotton, sugar, rubber and fruit*, all
products of Bahia *i!ito, brought to
the port by railroad trains and highwheeled
donkey carts.
The customs house, depot and offices
of foreign firms Interested in Bnhln
commodities also are In the" lower
town. Most of?Rnhla's cocoa, the largest
exportable product of Bahia state.
Is shipped to the 1 nlted States
Upper P.nhia Is reached by elevators,
steps and winding roads. Here and
there in the narrow streets of tins portion
of the city, skv blue and delicate
pink houses, some of whose plastered
; fronts are deeply pock marked, take
the traveler hack a century or two In
? l'.ahia's history. But within a stone's
< throjv of these districts there arc wide
modern thoroughfares, lined with fine
L shop*, hank*, theaters, office ar. I gov
? eminent building*. A park or a gar
* den now and then breaks the monotony
of the solid row* of masonry.
"Shop Early and
Avoid Accidents"
Charlotte, l)?c. 3. -^Shon early and
avoid accidents" might be a suitable
slogan to not only stimulate business
but preserve life, limb and property
as well, according to D. 11. Lasley,
safety director of the Carolina Motor
Club. "The pro-Christmas rush in
down-town areas when crowds jam
[the streets and intersections, tends
to increase the already dangerous
traffic conditions in our cities," he
says, "and we can reasonably ascribe
the heavy congestion of motor vehicles
and the crowd of last minute
shoppers to be a prolific cause of
many yule-tide accidents. Pedestrians
with their arms full of bundles, their
minds on shopping lists rather than
| traffic hazards and n many instances
accompanied with children who gleefully
admire all window displays of
^oys, are in many instances inviting
hazards." A
"Nearly one-ihalf of the nation's
motor vehicle accident victims are
pedestrians and contrary to popular!
belief the pedestrian oftimes is the
contributing factor to the accident, j
This record coupled with Christmas
hazards challenges all pedestrians to
cross streets only at intersections and
to refrain from all jay walking.
"Early shoppers have the advantage
of not only avoiding shopping
jams but have ample time to select
the safest typcvtoys for cMUdren.
Much solrow can easily be avoided if
more care is exercised in the selection
of safe toys. For instance sharp
knives, tin horns with sharp edges,
air rifles, tool kits with sharp pointed
instruments, cap pistols and firecrackers
are all dangerous weapons
in the hands of small children.
"A recent safety publication print-1
ed the following: 'Under the cate>
gory of fun, is listed the practice of |
celebrating Christmas in the South
with fireworks. Despite the educational
work done in the last decade
to banish fireworks, several serious
injuries were reported last year.'
"It is not intended to 'take out of
Christmas any traditional pleasure,
but to the contrary stimulate a safe
and sane Christmas consciousness
whereby the joys of Christmas may
not be marred by a tragedy.
"Shop early, shop safely, walk
safely and drive safely."
Mosquitoes Are Not Guilty
Ten convicts in the Mississippi state
prison will receive their freedom for
submitting to the bites of mosquitoes
which had previously bitten monkeys
infected with the so-called "sleeping
sickness" that is baffling physicians
of the Middlewest and South. The
experiment was made to test the theory
that mosquitoes carry the germs
of this disease, but no symptoms of
infection have been noted so far in
the ten men who were selected from
among fifty volunteers, and who considered
thenujjlves lucky the way the
test turned out. Had they taken the
disease their freedom probably would
have done them no good.
Albert H. YViggin, former head of
the Chase National bank of New
York, denies the charge of William
Fox, movie magnate, that he sent
word to President Hoover to "mind
his own business." Wiggin says that
the charge made by Fox was "absolutely
and entirely false."
QUEER LOAN REQUESTS
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All Sorts of Weird Proposals to Use
Uncle fSam's Money
Portland, Ore."? Obtaining loans
from Uncle Sam on public works prol
jects seems to be a favorite pastime
' of dreamers, inventors and would-be
billionaires.
Some of the ideas for putting to
work the public works dollar rival
those of Jules Verne. Here are a few
made public by the northwest district
PWA board.
One militarist suggested construction
of a fleet of concrete battleships.
Thousands of men would get work
building the dreadnoughts, which the
inventor guaranteed to float, anil
America would "rule the waves."
Another wanted to build a steel
tower a mile high, containing 48 platforms
each named after a state. A
runway for motorists would lead to
the top.
The owner of a broken-down circus
wanted a government loan to refinance
his tent show. .He offered three
elephants to Uncle Sam as security.
A mathematician wanted a rocket
ship constructed* for a trip to the
moon. Much money could be spent
and science possibly benefited.
A town of 4,000 residents wanted a
loan to build a maternity hospital
equipped to handle 1,000 births a
year.
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The state of Colorado has bought
$1,000 worth of gold paint with which
to gild the dome of the state capitol.
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SAUNDERS BROKE AGAIN
Founder of Piggly Wiggly To Clone
Out For Third Time
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 28.?Clarence
Saunders, who twice dotted the country
with chain grocery stores?then
lost the millions ..they made him?has
come to the end of a third venture.
Me announced yesterday that his
main street store would not open tomorrow,
thtvt its stock and equipment
was for sale to pay creditors, all of
whom he said Would be protected.
In a four-cqlumn newspaper advertisement,
the former small town
grocery clerk and millionaire said adherence
to the N'RA had increased his
costs so much the company's reserves
were weakened.
"I'm not blaming the NRA or anybody.
I am simply stating facts," the
ad said.
Charles C. Jordan, the Anderson
contractor 51) years old, who was con
victed in the federal court there for
using the mails to extort money by a
child kidnaping threat, drew a sentence
of two years in the Atlanta
penitentiary. ' He was declared sane
by the state hospital, and his defensfe
was that he was compelled to Write
the threatening notes at the point of
a pistol by two other men, strangers
to him.
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All previous records were broken
when the Columbia fire department
answered 83 alarms in the month of
November.
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Traces Roses Back
20 Million Years
I.euestt rv, Knjthind.?Roses were
jjrowinjr <>n the earth as long as
jnn?K)t*x> years ncn. scientists at
the British association convention
were told.
The authont> for this sluleiujupt
was ?'hal los Chamber Win
llurst of f"atnl'to'ire uiii\- rsify lie
is author of "The Orchid Stud
Book."
Get Ready For Winter Driving
Her# are the things to check, as advised by the engineers of the
Standard Oil Company of Now Jersey,
rpHK above illustration shows
the motorist at a quick glance
Just what he should do at this time
to preparo for the winter driving
season These rules have been
prepared for him by the engineers
of the Standard Oil Company* of
. New Jersey after a study of winter
, driving requirements. Ho
, should clean his cooling Bystem
thoroughly, t, Before putting in an
x anti freeze the drain cock should
* he tightened, all rubber hose must
he free of cracks and flaking,
greasy or worn fan belts should be
replaced. The water pump should
ho lubricated and repacked if
necessary.
Inspect the spark plugs and check
for the proper gap. replacing any
plugs that have gone more than
10.000 miles. Clean and adjust the
ignition distributor, lubricate the
gu aerator, clean the fuel pump
howl and adjust the carburetor for
cj/id weather driving. Put in the
proper grade of oil for winter drlv
Ing, flush out the gear cases and
refill transmission and differential.
s. Next to ignition the use of the
right *oil is the most important
reqorsite for satisfactory winter
driving. The Society of Automotive
Engineers recommend an oil of the
viscosity of SAE-20-W. This is a
good lubricant and is light enough
to promote easy starting in cold
weather.
Motor fuel specialists' recommend
a fuel that has a balanced
volatility, one that gives quick and
easy starting, a rapid warm-up
with a minimum use of the choke,
quicks acceleration in traffic and a
maximum mileage?In other words
a motor fuel that assures smooth
performance. Careful selection of
the motor fuel will provide these
desirable features and will do much
to enhance the pleasure of 'winter
driving. The Esso station experts/
advise every motorist to devote
some attention to his automobile
before the real winter driving
arrives.
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Buying Power of Hogs
Articles Farmers Buy
I9I4_
i9ao_
1930
I933!-^<1
F1r*t montM
Cost In Terms of Hogs.
(100 pounds each)
QASED on the fair exchange rela^
tlonshlp with prices of things
farmers buy, hogs during the past
decade have had materially less purchasTng~power
than they had In the
pre war period. In 1933, It took about
eight hogs to buy what three hogs
would buy In the 191014 period as
Indicated above. In all the years
since 1920 21 (excepting In 1925-26
wtfen there was a temporary reduction
In hog supply) the purchasing
power of hogs hu been on a general
downward trend.
In 1932, the fair exchange value
of hoge waa $7.75 per hundredweight.
The prlcee of things farmers bur
averaged slightly above their prewar
level. But the actual farm price
of hogs In 1932 was only $3.47 per
hundredweight, or $4.28 below fair
exchange value.
Fair exchange value means the
pre-war price for hogs only when the
price of things farmers buy is at
the pre-war leveL If the prices of
thin^t farmer* buy become Uoudju
their pre-war lerel, then the fair exchange
ralue will be double the prewar
price of hogs.
The corn-bog production adjustment
program under the Agricultural
Adjustment Act seek* to raise
| hog prices to the curfont fair ex
change ralue. This may be done by
bringing production into better balance
with the most profitable demand
through a reduction In
25 percent in hog production and 20
percent in corn acreages