The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 07, 1936, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
THE MI8UNDER6TOOD EAGLE
(By 'BrurfC^Je linings)??"
When the American pioneers Hint
drove their slow-moving oxen across
the plains, it wus not uncomiuon for
them to see an eagle perched upon
some rocky crug or soaring in flight
far over their heads, The-sight per-'
hups ch6ered them in their urduous
enterprise, for the eagle had become i
symbolical in this country-of the nob-;
ler virtues to which men aspire and;
of the larger freedom which their
fathers had won for them.
A century has passed, and the pioneers
have long since driven their
last ox-cart into the face of the setting
sun, and with time and thev pioneers
has also gone the eagle. A nation
has allowed the living representative
of the national emblem to become
so nearly extinct that the average
Amegipan will never see the bird
which Is shown upon the national seal
except In some museum. The, little
of survivors each year becomes
fewer in numbers.
The near extinction of the eagle Is
die consequence not so-much of public
indifference us of misrepresentation
and deliberate persecution. The
fantastic and incredible stories related
of the eagle are legend. No other 1
animal or bifd, perhaps, has been ho j
villified by tho story-teller. Many
have actually been led to believe that,
the eugle is capable of attacking and
carrying off living animals and even
human beings and devouring them upon
some lofty crag.
Such stories are almost entirely j
lacking In truth. The eagle when full
grown weighs from eight to ten j
pounds. The enormous wing spread;
of several feet gives the bird, his large
appearance and accounts for some of
the stories of his prodigious strength; '.
yet as a matter of fact the eagle is
incapable of carrying off more than
his own weight.
Two species of eagle remain in the !
United Stated. The golden, eagle is,
sometimes guilty of forays against'
small fowl and animals. The bald I
eagle, which is the national bird, is1
entirely inoffensive in his habits, hecause
of the great similarity in the
appearance of the two species, however,
the bald eagle .has often been
accused of the sins of the golden
eagle, and, being the less wary of |
the two, has suffered by far the most j
for the ^unsavory reputation of his
brother bird.
By nature the bald eagle is neither
wary nor cunning. His chief characteristic
is a sublime indifference which j
lias made him a comparatively easy '
prey for those who have listened to ,
and believed the many foolish stories
concerning him and have warred up-,
on him as an enemy of mankind. It
is not yet too late to make amends
to the eagle for this misrepresents-.
tlon of his true character.
But if the eagle Is to be saved from j
extinction, immediate steps must be!
taken to afford him protection. Today;
of the larger birds nativ^ to
America, the bald eagle, emblematic
of liberty, is tEe only one which is
unprotected by law in many of the
states. Legislation is now the only
\ means by which tWTOagle can be secured
from the malice of those who
desire his blood.?Our Dumb Animals.
Harvard Observatory astronomers
report that Nova Hercuiis, which Eared
up last year and is now growing
dimmer, appears to be getting hotter
as it fades.
Earthquakes originating deep in the
| earth offer new proof, according to.i
Rev. J. B. McElwane, of St. Louis university,
that the earth's center is solid.
TAX RETURNS
Notice is hereby given that the Auditor's
Office will be open for receiv
ing Tax Returns from January 1st,
1936, to March 1st, 1936. All persons
owning real estate or personal property
must make returns of the same
within said period, as required by
law, or be subject to a penalty of 10
per cent.
The auditor will be -'at the places
and on the dates mentioned below In
persons for the purpose of taking tax
.returns:
Blaney?January 31st.
All persons between the ages of 21
and 60 years, inclusive, are required
to pay a poll tax, and all persons between
the ages of ?1 and 60 years,
inclusive, are reqtdrCd to pay a Road
tax, unless excused by law. All
Trustees, Guardians, Executives, Administrators
or Agents holding property
hk.charge nausjt return tmme,
Parties Bending tax returns by mall
must make oath to same before some
officer and fill out the same In proper
manner or they will be rejected
B. E. SPARROW,
Auditor Kershaw County. *
39 sb.
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Three Die; When
| Fast Train Wrecks
Bunbury, Ha., .Inn. 31.?laboring In
flve-bolow zero cold, rescue workers
rempved the lust of the casualties
today .from the Heading Company's
fast night express train, which plung<
od 30 f?et killing ut least three and
Injuring between 25 and an.qtffcMCg.?
Speeding through the night on its
run from WliJimrosport to New York,
the express "VViHiamsporter" hurtled
from the north end of the span last
midnight, down to the bed^ of' an
ubaudoncd canal, not many feet front
the Susqu^haiutu, itself. '
The dead were:
Dr. Gqy Hothfuss, 32, of Williamsport.
Washington Danshaw, Tama<|ua, the
fireman.
William Ramp, Tampqua, the engineer.
Dr. Hothfuss and Danshaw were
found dead in the wreckage. A broken
neck killed thfc engineer In a hospital
a short time later.
The . injured were rushed to the
Mary H. Hacker Hospital in Suubury,
crowding that institution to such an
extent that many of those hurt wore
laid in rows on the floor. The hospital
said 33 victims were being treat,
ed there, but gave no indication of
how many were seriously hurt.
The locomotive plunged from the
tracks just as ,it reached the end of
the bridge at Clement station, directly
across the river from Sunbury.
Witnesses told of hearing a blast
and of seeing a blinding glare as the j
train pulled onto the span, leading
to reports the boiler had exploded.
No definite cause could be learned in
the first investigation, however.
The bridge is at the foot of Blue
Hill, a 400-foot peak towering abovp !
the Susquehanna, It curves at this
point over the highway and canal bed,
and then straightens out for the
stretch across the river. It was at
this curve that the crash occurred.
The locomotive, in its drop, ripped
off two spans of the bridge, slid along
the. canal bed for several feet apd
finally stopped, battered and crushed,
at the very brink of tho frozen river. H
Behind it, the baggage-mail car luy
across ^ the highway, Its contents
strewn around the vicinity. The three
passenger cars stood upright In the
canal bed.
A light snow was falling lis the
train pulled into the curve lu the
bridge. Hubbard Beck, a nearby resident,
peered through the storm at the
lights of the cars as they sped along
the span. Suddenly, he said, the locomotive
seemed to come -to a complete
stop. The flare of shooting
flame followed. Then the train plunged
downward. Tearing down one of
the piers of the bridge, the locomotive
plunged 30 feet into the canal,
dragging the mall and baggage car,
and two of the sleepers with It.
The first cars crashed on their sides
wtfcb terrific force. Those in the rear
| fell across the Susquehanna trail,
main, state highway leading to Harrisburg.
The canal parallels the Susquehanna
river at this pointy its abandoned
bottem running but a few feet from
that stream. . t
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Driver Cleared
Of Milton Killing
Bishopville, Feb. 3.?Judge G. B.
j Green, Anderson, in opening the
spring term of court here this morning,
congratulated Lee county on Its
apparent lack of crime. There were
only ten cases on tho docket. Solicitor
Frank A. McLeod, of Sumter, was
the prosecuting attorney.
The case that attracted the most
interest was that of P. W. Amerson,
school bus driver, who lives near
Wisacky, changed with the death of
Rush Melton, also a resident of the
Wisacky section. According to evidence
submitted Amerson shot Melton
in self defense when Melton went to
Amerson's home and accused him of
pushing his son off the school bus.
Melton Is said to have attacked him
with a knife. Amerson, who is a cripple,
went Into his house and got his
pistol and put it down on the door
step. He asked Melton to leave but
Melton again attacked him and Amerson
reached for his gun and fatally
shot Melton. A verdict of not guilty
was given by order of the Court.
Court adjourned at 4 o'clock after
disposal of sevoral minor cases.
I Following a recent examination of
103 law students for admission to praci
tice -tn North-Carolina; only 26 of the
students were licensed to practico.
How Calotabs Help Nature
To Throw Off a Bad Cold
Millions have found in Calotabs a
most valuable aid In the treatment
of ooldk They take one or two tablet*
the first night and repeat the
third or fifth night if needed.
? How do Oalotahfi help Nature
throw off a ooldt iPfrst, Calotabs is
* on# of the most thorough and dependable
of all intestinal ellmlnanta
thus cleansing the lntestlnStraet of
the germ-laden mucus aad tottnea,
[;.lr^J-: ' . jfe*
Second, Calotabs are diuretic to the
kidneys, promoting the elimination
of cold poisons from the system. Thus
Oalotabe serve the double purpose of
a purgative and diuretic, both of
which are needed in the treatment
?fo2otaba are Quite economical;
only twenty-five cents for the family
package, Tien cents for the trial
package. (AdrJ
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Icelandic 'Lady in Native Costume.
Prepared hy tho National Olographic Society.
Washington, l),. O'.-WNU Service.
T11K 1 toy a I Dutch Airline Is
studying proposed routes which
will link the Netherlands with
the Faeroe islands itntl Iceland
vlu Groat Britain. According to reports
from The Hague, the proposed
route is intended to .be a link in the
chain which, not many years hence,
v^K|.U^he extended westward to the
Ln!tedvstatvs along the northern route
investigated by Colonel Lindbergh.
The Faeroes are a group of 21 small
islands, sprinkled over a small area
about 2..11 miles oil' the northern tip
.of Scotland. When the Islands were
first settled has caused a guessing
contest, among historians. At Thorshavn,
tho capital, a city tTf about
2,(XX) inhabitants, the wooden build
ings on strong stone foundations,
topped by turf roots, take the traveler
hack a thousand years ago when
Norsemen settled there. On some of
the southernmost islands, however,
live dark-haired, dark-eyed people.
riiorshavn, rambling about the
shore of the Island and up the hillsides
beyond, is a busy port. There
are a few narrow streets winding between
houses, but off these are mere
paths leading to the- "suburbs." Ponies
have not been displaced by niitomo- I
biles, or even by wagons and carts
so that there is no demand for goon I
roads on the islands, and there are
none.
However, the Faeroes, although ofT
the popular tourists' routes, do not en
tirely live in ages past. In some of
the villages electric light bulbs throw
their bright rays on paths that Viking
feet once trod; telegraph wires are
strung above ancient chimneys1; radio
towers throw their shadows upon turfcovered
birch bark roofs; phonographs
play for the entertainment of quaintly
costumed men and women who sit on
furniture that was built by the owners'
ancestors before Columbus sailed
west; and the staccato put-put of modern
motors emanates from fishing craft
thatare patterned after those of Ylklng
forefathers.
Mep Wear Native Garb.
In Jhe village streets and throughout
the' Islands, meh wear their native
costumes. Buttops are numerous on
their hip-length ' coats, but the gar
paents are clasped only at the throat
so that the shiny brass buttons and
fancy embroidery work adorning their
vests Is visible. Knee-length breeches,
long, brown hose, soft-skin shoes,
adorned with buckles, tied to the ankles
with white thongs, and a floppy
cap complete the masculine costume.
Many women have forsaken their
voluminous drosses, white aprons'witn
gaudy stripes, and colorful shawls.
Kuropean fashions have won them,
and frequently even the native costumed
wo^inji will be' seen wearing
high-heeled shoes.
Trnvelers are amazed at the lofty
homes of many of the Islanders, particularly
on those Islands which are
rimmed by sheer cliffs, rising more
than (KM) feet from the sen. Some
Islands have home-made elevators, but
many Islanders scale the rocks as a
"human fly" scales a modern building.
Tho cliffs appear Insurmountable hut
they are sources of life to the Faeroe
inhabitants. The ledges, from sea to
summit, are the nesting places of
myriad birds which forms an Important
part of the Faeroe diet. Native
hunters, with ropes tied securely
about their waists and long-handled
nets In hand, descend the cIHTg and
return with severnl days' supply of
food.
Iceland Not a Frigid Land.
Iceland 8 name naturally suggests
to the prospective visitor that he will
find a frozen waste. And when his
map shows this Island to lie across the
very threshold of the Arctic ocean,
hard by the glacial coast of Greenland,
and JIOO miles farther n??rih than
bleak Labrador, lie is almost prepared
to come upon a laud of polar bears
and of fur-clad folk living in snow
Igloos.
Iceland Is libeled both by iii>inonclSture
and maps. On many charts
the roost rmportaot physical Tact In
its life does not api>ear. Up from the
south flows the warm Gulf stream to
enfold the island and work the mag'c
of whisking It, In effect, nearly a
thousand miles toward the hkjuntor;
so that IU climate Is not that of the
polar region, but of southern Cnnnd i
or northern United State*. /
Oo Iceland's coast* are thriving
town* with building* of *t??tte, gabled
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roofs and church steeples, busy
streets and electric lights. In the
streets are men and women garbed
much as are the inhabitants of ('open- j
hngen and (Ilasgow, Ottawa and
Minneapolis' '* One's eyes tell him that
here is the same clviliztalon that Europe
and America know.
And immaterial factors proclaim
the truth still more unmistakably than
do material tilings. Here, in this far
northern laud, a worthy national literature
and stable national institutions
were developed when much of
Europe was tloundering in the Dark
ages. Here the lamp of a Nordic
i Renaissance burned and lighted its
own region before the beacon o?vvtbe
T.alln Renaissance was held aloft to
| light the way for the world. This
northern light has never failed.
It is true that physically Iceland's
best foot is forward. Its most pleasant
aspect Is Its fringe of coast. Inland
it Is In nowise a pret.ty country,
though the distinction may lie made
that it possesses much scenery of
beauty?a weird, magnificent beauty
coupled with desolation; for,1 though
Iceland Is not tlie Icy waste that distant
popular fancy would make It, It
fared less fortunately at the hands
of another of Nature's great forces,
lire. The land Is actively volcanic,
and In the Interior, on every hand, are
the evidences of great fiery outbursts
of tlie past. To tourists It presents
none of those scenes which have made
other lands popular; no forests, no
rich meadows, no prosperous-appearing
farms with beautiful gardens.
Proud of Their Island.
In spite of adverse conditions, in
spite of earthquakes and volcanoes,
and the absefice of luxuries, the Icelanders
cling to their land with fierce
pride. v They have a national life
which Is different from that of any
other land In the world.
They feel strongly their one-time
glory and value highly the culture and
civilization that they built practically
without outside help and In which the
Iceland of today has Its roots. Not
only have they long ranked among the
most literate people In the world, but
they possess a broad knowledge and
excellent taste In literature.
The people of Iceland have a great
literature of their own In the old
sagas, and many of thelf modern poets
are especially gifted. Their folk
songs are popular throughout the country
and rank with the best of any
nation. '
Reykjavik, on Iceland's southwestern
| coast, Is the capital and metropolis
| of the Island.? I.ike- all other early
| settlements In Iceland, It was founded
j by Norwegians. Ingolf and HJorlelf,
two Norwegian chiefs who refused to
I recognize Harnld Hanrfnger. Nor!
way's first king, settled on the southj
ern shore of Iceland in 874.
As the traveler enters the Reykjavik
harbor, he sees little to suggest that
the city has been the capital of Iceland
since 1 Soo and for many years
has been the Icelandic seat of learn
ing. Everything appears to have a
! commercial aspect. The harbor is a
j parade ground for dingy, weatherbeaten,
commercial and Ashing craft,
the quays are lined with unattractive
j warehouses, and portions of the shore
, nearby ate white with codfish that the
J Islanders put out each day to dry.
Capital "City Is Interesting.
Once In the town, however, the plci
ture changes. More than one fourth
! of Iceland's 108.000 inhabitants live
in the gnudily-pninfed wooden and corj
rugated Iron houses that border wide
streets. American automobiles (there
j are about IKK) of them In t^e capital)
; are slowly taking Hie place of the
j little Iceland horses that not long ago
had only wheelbarrows ns their competitors
In the transportation field.
. _ The show place of the capital is the
- City Square. Here in the center of
a grassy plot rises the statue of Thorwnldseh,
the Icelandic sculptor, which
was presented to the Icelanders by the
city of Copenhagen in 1871. Overlooking
the square Is the huge stone
; Althing's house, where the Althing,
j which corresponds to our congress,
t meets every two years; atul the
Reykjavik cathedral, a stone-structure
I with h wooden tower which was built
In 1847. It Is not much larger than
-the average-sized church In this country.
:J ; : The
buildings of the Iceland university,
which was established In 1011,
the museum, and the library am In th*
eastern portion of the capital city.
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n. C. CAMPAIGNS TO
PREVENT ACCIDENTS
Program Inaugurated in Local
Chapters to Cut Down Farm
and Home Accidents
[ Tho American Red Cross has launched
i a nation-wide campaign to eliminate
huzards in the home and on the farm
| that now take au annual toll of nearly
I 35,000 lives, according to a recent state
ment by James L. Fleser, vice chairman
In charge of domestic operations.
I'Every Red Cross chapter is belli;
asked to play a part in this campaign,' .
Mr. Fleser said "Hazards in the vnri
oub communities will be pointed out
The children in our schools through
out tho country will bo given a list ot
| tho home hazards and nsl<?<i to enroll
I parents <>1* relatives in the tl-lit against
1 them."
, Nearly live million men union, and
j children were temporarily disabled in
the homes of America last year by Ac
cldents, officials of the National Safei.t
i Council have revealed Most of lite ac
cidents In which persons were killed
; and injured could have been prevented
j according to this safety agency, this
j fact alone largely motivating the Red
j 0('o88 drlvo for accident elimination.
Active cooperation of social, civic
educational, veterans', and other groups
has been secured. Red Cross inspection
forms or home check lists will be dls
tributed to homes where there are no I
children with the help of thoso or
ganizations.
Duo to Inaccessibility and lack of
compensation coverage, little or no
pioneering lias been done in the field
of farm safety, the Red Cross states
However, more people were accidental
ly killed In agricultural pursuits Iobi
year than in any other occupation, mak
ing the need for safety education and
farm hotpe inspection apixirent.
Other agencies now active In the accident-prevention
field point to the fact
that, because of Its nearly 13.000 chap
ters and branches, the Red Cross has
a unique opportunity to successfully
promote a project of this nature.
Home accidents Injure many more
than do automobile accidents; they kill
nearly as many, claiming an average
of about 80 lives daily, in terms of dollars
and cents, for the practical minded,
home accidents cost more than $1,000
per minute.
Acotd$nyL_qf_j|ll types art Public
Enemy No. 4. Only three diseases causs
ss many deaths each year, heart disease,
cancer, and cerebral hemorrhage.
The home Is not ths pises of safety
It Is commonly supposed to be," said
Mr. Fleser In commenting on the new
Red Cross service to tbs community
"The Red Cross, as a part of Its char
tered obligation to prevent death and
alleviate suffering, is conducting this
humanitarian program, to cut down the
mourning toll of avoidable personal In
Jury and death in the homes of the
country."
- The annual Re<| Cross rPlLCft.M, ruq_
nlng from Arm.stlce Day to Thanks
giving Day. is one of the means of
backing such a campaign All citizens
of the United States are offered the op
port unity to join and assist In the work
of the organization
One Man's Investment Experience
Some time ago a man surveyed his
. investment experience during two genorations.
His first Investment was in real estate.
Hard times, came along, taxes
soared, and values depreciated. He
was forced to mortgage it?and eventually
the mortgage was foreclosed.
This Investment was nearly a total
loss,
His next Investment was in a small
business. It did fairly well for a
while? then a better product came on
the market. The business went to
the wall. This investment was a total
loss.
His third investment was in securities
that were regarded as flrst-slass.
However, changed conditions proved
otherwise?the securities declined in
value and finally became worthless.
This investment was also a total loss,
During this time,- other savings he
made shrank to about ten cents oil
the dollar.
One Investment not only held its
value, but appreciated. That investment
was a life insurance policy.
For downright safety, it would seem
that life insurance tops the Jist foi
the savings of the average man.
The editor of the Republican, Scran
. ton? Pa-? telegraphed the governors oi
five states on Sunday that more thai
2,500,000 tons ot anthracite coal is Ji
storage there, and that mine operaton
th2 <^^VprtPtothr^Sl,P ?U
Painless Denistry
Formula Given World
New York, Jun. g7.~~Humuntty rereived
an Inexpensive formula today
designed to take the pain out of the
process of filling teeth.
Although a fortune possibly was
within the grasp of th<v discoverer,
Dr. Duroy U. Hartman, Columbia University
scientist, ho olccted R> release
the formula to the dental profession
without charge as '"my humble contribution
to humanity."
A basis patent for the formula is
controlled by a unit of the university,
but Dr. Hartman Hnld^its use would
be given free to the world.
| lie disclosed the secret formula last
night. Dentists ranked, it with the
. /f/
demonstration of anesthesia in surgery
in 1K46.
Dr. Hartman, who spent eighteen
years in research work before ho
found the formula, gaVe all of the
dentists present u copy of ii and told
them a manufacturing concern had
already started to rush it into producl
ion.
Negroes Convicted
Of Careless Fires
T. Roy Minis, who is Sumter County's
Forest Hanger, reports the conviction
of two negro men, Lent June
and Hltynh Martin, in Magistrate Gaillard's
Court In Dalzell on Saturday,
February 1, on the charge of setting
tire to the woods. The trial was attended
by sixty citizens of the surrounding
territory. ,
The Ure occurred on January 22 and
burned over the lands of 11. K. Bouiimii
near Dalzell. June and Martin
stated that they built the tire to keep
warm while cutting fuel wood and
went home for dinner, leaving the tire
burning. Before they came back, the
lire had found itB way Into the woods.
This was due to carelessness on tho
part of the men, and a warrant was
sworn out by Ranger Minis before
Magistrate Galllard. The evidence
was obtained from the Ranger and his
County Warden C. E. Freeman.
The evidence being so clear, both
men plead guilty. Magistrate Gaillard
assessed the meh with the minimum
fine of two dollars each and
warned them against appearing before
him again on a similar charge.
? -Of-the "many causes of forest fire#
in this part of the state Incendiary
fires are among the moat numerous.
The county organizations that are ac
lively engaged In work concerned with
the prevention and suppression of
fires take this opportunity to request .
the cooperation of the citizens in
their work.
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Salesman Makes
Use Of Pigeons
Charleston, S. C., Feb. 4.?Robert
8. Sehirmer carries a crate of thirteen
carrier pigeons as he solicits orders
for rice and other oommodities
among merchants of lower South Carolina.
He attaches the orders to the
bird's legs and liberate* one in each
town as he completes his round of
visits.
Not only does the pigeon boat tho
mail and transport the orders cheaper
than telegraph, but it induces larger
orders. Sometimes a skeptical merchant
will tell Sehirmer if he can
use the pigeon and get the goods de'livered
that afternoon he'll take five
more sacks of! rice or two or three
more cases of canned -goods.
Gets Arm Twisted Off
Bishopvllle, Feb. 4.?Wash Childers,
miller for the Bishopvllle Milling company
here, had his right arm twisted
off at the elbow this morning at about
8 o'clock when it yiM caught in a
belt.
Mr. Chlldors was up on the second
floor and was trying to put a belt on
j a grinder. The belt became wrapped
I around "his right arm and twisted U
i off. He walked down to the first floor
, and was then rushed^ to the McLeod
j infirmary in Florence, where he is re!
ported as doing remarkably well after
| his harrowing and painful experience,
j Mr. .Childers has been in charge Qt tho
t ; milling here for many years and was
j recognized as k master in his profession.
i
r The post office department will
i move the government's store of gold
i from the vaults in Washington to the
? vaults at Fort Knox, Ky? and for the
t job will receive approximately $400,.
k $00. The amount to be moved la approximately
$$,000,00$,000.
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