The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 01, 1936, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
SEABOARD AIR LINE INAUGURATES ELECTRIC CARS
Through passongor train service between
Charlotte and Wilmington in to
bo inaugurated on Sunday, May 3, on
tho Seaboard Air Man Hallway by
tho extension of present trains IS and
14 now operating between Hamlet and
Wilmington and tho elimination of
tho connecting mixed train between
Hamlet and. Charlotte.
Under the new ached tile, train IS
Ih to leave Charlotte at f>: 30 a. in.
* iiiHtead of 2:15 a. m., arriving Wll/"'ffllimton
12:25 p. m., whl^> train 14
Ih to leave Wilmington at 4:20 p. m., ^
arriving Charlotte 11:05 p. in. instead
of 12:45 a. m. Connections are made
at Monroe and Hamlet with trains
for points north, south and east.
Tito establishment of the now service
provides u daily rtfund*trlp betwoon
Churlotto, intermediate pointh
and Wilmington without change of
traltiH. an well as offorhiK holidayhouud
travelers a direct, convenient
service to Wilmington and tlie soashoro.
The now service is made evep more
attractive due to the use of the
streamlined. Diesel-electric power car,
which produces u smooth, clean ride
totally free from objectionable- locomotive
soot, smoke and cinders
The rate for daily travel on the
new train and in coaches on all Seaboard
trains is only a cent and a half
per mile. In addition, the Seaboard
has low week-end faros from Charlotte
and intermediate points to Wiltu
lug ton, good going pit Friday, Saturday
and Bungay morning trains,
and returning from Wilmington as
lute as Monday following tiio date of
sale.
A streamlined, Diesel-electric' locomotive
similar tb the one on the
through train, between Charlotte and
Wilmington is also in use on Seaboard
trains Numbers 21 and 22 between
Hamlet, Charlotte and Kuthorfordton,
while modern gas-electric
equipment is daily providing fine local
passenger service on trains 29 and
30 between Monroe and Atlanta.
First Break Fatal
At Devil's Island
Han F'rauclsco, April 27.?Sharp-1
shoot In# guards killed Joe Bowers,
40-year-old convict, today, when Bowera
attempted to escape from Alcatraz
federal prison, the American "Dovll
Island" in San Francisco hay. _
Bowers was half way down a precipitous
slope of the "rock" wlion tb^e
guards opened lire. He fell the rest
of the way and hla body disappeared
beneath the waves.
Kven had he escaped the gunfire
the convict would have had to awlra
a mile of treacherous currents to
reach the mainland.
Guards who trnin almost dally on
the rifle range for Just such an emergency,
saw Bowers as ho started down
(he ledge.
A launch put out from the prison
wharf and picked up the body.
It was the first attempted break
from Alcatraz since the bleak prison
was turned Into a federal penitentiary.
Bowers took the "long chance." He
skirted the wall and attempted to
drop into the bay. Ho was slithering
down the rocky slope when the
marksmen calmly raised their rifles
and blasted him.
Warden Johnson said Bowers never
had a chance to beat the elaborate
system of protection uround the prison.
The convict's nock was broken
and he had a shot in the right side
and shoulder.
Bowers was serving 2f> years for
robbing the mails. Ho was an Austrian
by birth and was transferred
to Alcatraz from Leavenworth penitentiary
on December 4, 1 34.
Some of the nation's most desperate
outlaws?<Jeorgo (Machine Gun)
Kelly, Harvey Bailey, A1 Capone and
Albert Bates?are confined in Alcatriwz.
They have never attempted to
escape although they were hard to
keep in other institutions.
Bowers' demise marked the third
death in the prison. The other two
resulted from natural causes, according
to prison records.
One of those assertedly lay behind
ji recent revolt More than 100 prisoners
rebelled in the prison laundry
but quickly were brought back under
discipline. Johnson said the rebels
nought privileges which the. government
refused to give.
Other reports were that the demonstration
arose over the death of a
prisoner who allegedly was denied
proper care.
The Island prison lies just inside
the Golden Gate in San Francisco
bay. Formerly. 11 \\as used as a prison
for incorrigibles in the United
States army.
Tlie department of Justice took over
the island for the confinement of convicts
regarded as trouble makejs in
other institutions. The "rock" is 12
acres of bleak stone, concrete- nnd
v
tool-proof stool.
Bowers' break occurred shortly after
the arrival of one of New York
city's most notorious characters Count
Victor Lustlg, international
counterfeiter and adventurer. Ho was
convi^reT! in New York city of coun
forfeiting
When a Spanish-American woman
was stopped by national guardsmen,
patrollng the martial law area along
the southern state line of Colorado,
and asked If sho could show evidence
of financial responsibility, replied that
she could, and reaching into hor "first
national bank," displayed a roll of
bills containing more than $6,000. Sho
waa admitted.
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MEET CIUDAD TRJILLO^
Possibly You Would Recognize It
Quicker By Old Name Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo, the oldest settlement
of white men In the Western
Hemisphere, and for nearly four and
a half centuries known by the name
which Columbus gave it, has been rechrlBtenod.
Founded In 1496 by Bartholomew
Columbus, brother of Christopher,
the capital of the Dominican
Republic Is now to be called Cludad
Trujlllo (Trujlllo City) In honor of the
nation's president and dictator, General
Itafael Leonldas Trujlllo Molina.'
"Studded with monuments of the
days of the conqulstadores yet throbbing
with the life of the present, the
city stands on the south coast of the
second largest West Indian Island, recently
renamed Hlspauiola," says a
bulletin from the Washington, D. C.,
headquarters of the National Geographic
Society. "Out of the mouth
of Ozama river, where this bustling
modern-port grows today, once sailed
Columbus, Cortez, Plzarro, Ponce de
Ix?on, Valazquez, Narveaz and other
adventurers bound on thrilling voyages
of discovery to the west, north
and south.
"The traveler today finds old
churches, city walls and the ruins of
ancient palaces scattered among modern
homes and business establish,
ments. Monuments and relics of the
I early days suffered at the hands of
narrow-vlsionod citizens and lazy
builders. For generations the easily
available stones of the old buildings
have been usod to expand and to repair
this cavity ST fluctuating fort-1
unes. Towards the end of the last
century, a concessionaire was even
permitted to use stone from state-!
owned ruins as filling material in harbor
improvements.
"A tew of the numerous early buildings
are outstanding. First, there is
the 'House of Columbus' (not Christopher.
but his son, Diego) which occupies
a height overlooking the Ozama
river. Built in the first quarter of
the 16 century and harshly treatod by
nature and treasure-seeking vandals,
its heroic walls still reflect the lost
grandeur of the old days.
The stout masonry of the 'Tower
ot Homage' still commands the entrance
to the inner harbor. The tower)
and the terraces below it. which were
built before 1510, are the oldest fortifications
erected by white men in
America.
"Ancient Santo Domingo was ringed i
by a massive, battlemented wall at
least 20 feet high, built in 1527. Numerous
sections of the wall remain
nearly intact today, though the moat
that surrounded it has disappeared.
1 ravelers are always shown the
cement-encased coiba tree stump to
which, according to tradition, Chistopher
Columbus'hioored his ship. It
j now stands on one of the busy docks
'along the waterfront.
"The most treasured relic of the)
jelly's ancient cathedral, which dates
.from 1;>14, is a casket supposed to
j contain the remains of Christopher
Columbus. A Spanish claim that the
great admiral's dust and bones lie in
_ Seville has less tangible evidence to
support it; - Though the dispute is not
| settled, the fact that the remains in
Santo Domingo's cathedral were found
in a casket engraved with the discov,
erer s name and title, strengthens tho
belief that Columbus still rests where
bo wished to rest.
I ' Rumors persist of treasure hidden
t in tho walls and under the floors of
j old houses. Some finds of considerj
ftblo value have led to the multiplication
of these tales. One house has
beeir all but torn to pieces by successive
tenants, each of whom believed
he would be the lucky discoverer of
a fabulous store oF jewels, plate and
?old coin.
"After many revolutions, occupation
of the republic, from 1916 to 1924, by
United States Marines ushered in a
period of peace and increasing prosperity.
The city has far outgrown its
old walls and is being modernized
rapidly. Telephone and electric lighting,
new buildings, roads and shiny
streamlined automobiles have dispelled
some of the old romance and substituted
comforts and conveniences.
With a greatly improved harbor, trade
and travelers should come in Increas-i
ing volume.
"The ancient monuments, however,
which are half the city's charm, are
being protected and restored. Since
the devastating hurricane of 1930, the
city has been largely rebuilt. New
dpeks, parks, hotels and shops greet
the visitor. Broad highways connect
the capital with the principal cities
of outlaying provinces.
"Westward along the coast towards
the Haitian border and north over the
mountains to the Royal Plain and
Puerto Plata, the traveler discovers
the great scenic and climatic variety
of the hinterland. Rugged, irregular
mountain chains, running east and
west with numerous offshoots, give
the country the appearance of a
crumpled piece of paper. The first
gold found by white men in America
was mined among these hills. The five
main ranges are interspersed with
numerous fertile plains, great and
small.
Sugar production is the largest Industry
of the new Cludad Trujillo and
of the whole country. Industry, both
in the capital and in the country at
large, is mostly limited to the preparation
of the great agricultural staples?sugar,
cacao, tobacco, coffee
and fruits?for the?""markets of the
world. ^
"The Dominican Republic is an independent
sovereign state, with the
limitation that the United States appoints
a General Receiver of Customs.
This officer supervises customs collodions,
and controls interest and
amortization payments on tho three
Dominican bond issuos. The recoivershlp,
first assumed In 1905, Is
to last until the loans are repaid.
Basic cnrrency of the Republic is the
United States gold dollar. Only about
$200,000 In Dominican coin still circulates."
PUCKS IN ALLIGATOR GRA88
D0E8 NOT MEAN THEY EAT IT
Wild ducks may feed among water
plants, but that does not always mean
they eat the plants.
A Southern duck club manager, who
urged the Bureau of Biology Survey
to introduce alligator grass in other
regions as a food for ducks, was told
this grass crowds out desirable plants
and Is almost worthless as waterfowl
I food. But he Insisted the ducks at
his refuge were feeding on alligator
grass. Six of the ducks were killed.
Their stomachs showed no trace of
tills grass. Their principal feed had
been diatoms, seeds of bulrush,
switchgrass, and wild millet.
tl is difficult, says the Bureau, to
see what wild ducks eat, as they usually
feed with heads under water or
even with their bodies submerged.
The best way to find out is to examine
contents of ducks that have
been killed.
Karl Constantlne of New York, addressing
the annual convention of the
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
in Philadelphia, told the
members that the industry must "set
Its own house in order if it wishes to
prevent ultimate governmental supervision."
Advises Sanitation #
Against Coccidiosis
Disunion, April 26.?Warm weather
and rainy days usually bring cocci*
UIobIh, uapeclally If the chickens are
brooded on ground that was used for
brooding last year, nays P. H. Good*'
Ing, extension poultryman, advising
thorough aanltatlon an a safeguard
against the disease.
Coccidiosis la caused by tiny parasites
that cannot be seen by the naked
eye, Mr. Gooding explains. These
paraalteH, or coccldla, may live in the
ground from seaBOn to season and
for this reason chicks should not be
allowed to range on the same ground
two years In succession. Neither
should chicks be allowed to rauge
with the laying flock, as most hens
are carriers] of coccldla.
The symptoms of coccidiosis are
usually drooping wings, sleepy appearance,
and the chicks are pale and
unaemic looking. Bloody droppings
occur and the chicks rapidly lose
weight.
The least Indication of the presence
jof this disease calls for a thorough
cleaning of the house immediately
and for practicing strict sanitation.
All the dirt and refuse from the floor
should he removed. The floor and
walls should be thoroughly disinfect*
J ed with lye or one of the coal tar
I preparations. Then when the house
Is dry, clean litter should be supplied
and the hoppers and fountains cleaned,
scrubbed, and disinfected before
replacing the chicks. Hitter should
be removed every other day for at
least two weeks.
Trials conducted at several experiment
stations show that cleaning Is
about the only thing that aids in
checking this disease. It was thought
for a long time that feeding a large
quantity of milk would aid in checking
coccidiosis. Some investigators
are now advising not to feed milk in
large quantities because milk has little
or no value in checking the disease,
and a high milk ration will
cauBe a watery diarrhea which creates
an ideal condition for coccldla to
develop.
Clock Dating To 1410
Found In Gotham
New York, April 25.?An old French
alarm clock that was an heirloom before
Columbus discovered America
has been found on an antique dealer's
shelf here, where it had collected dust
for 20 years. It is believed to be the
oldest clock In the world in working
condition.
I)r. Daniel W. Hering, 80-year-old
curator of the James Arthur collection
of clocks and watches at New
York University, who says he is probably
"the oldest clock curator In working
condition," found the rare old
iron clock \that had been passed as
rubbish hxythousands of antique collectors.^
When he bought It he didn't
know its real value. It was only after
careful cleaning and studying it that
he djspovered the name "de Vic".engraved
on the dial and found the
worn huahings that gave evidence of
many repalrlngs for 260 years before
pendulums were placed on timepieces.
Dr. Herring is convinced the clock
was made "not later than 1410."
The clock, the equivalent of a
Rembrandt discovery In art, is operated
by a weight pulling down on
a balance wheel? a "dancing devil."
It still keeps faily accurate time.
The name on the dial indicates it
was made by Henri de Vic, clockmaker
to French royalty, Dr. Hering said.
The many repairs are evidence to the
aged curator that it was made before
the Dutch physicist Huygens first
hung a pendulum on a clock in 1656.
THOSE "BAD" COLDS AGAIN
Lincoln Ellsworth, it will be recalled,
has been romping around over
Antarctica for some months, part of
the time sleeping on the ice under a
sort of pup-tent, yet, from all reports,
his health has been excellent. It has
been remarked, however, and is undoubtedly
true, that when he returns
to New York, ho will probably come
down with a heavy cold, which most
likely will confine him to his home
and make him miserable in the manner
usual to the affection.
Medical scienco has done practically
nothing to eradicate the common
cold; what little has been done is for
alleviation of the more severe suffering.
A Somewhat fatalistic attitude
appears to exist?a cold must run its
course. Infected persons go about unrestrained
Infecting many others with
their coughings and sneezings.
The cold. In addition to Incalculable
personal misery It causes and the
deaths it loads to through lowering
human resistance to other diseases,
results in untold financial loss. "Out
with a cold" is the commonest story
in business, and those in with a cold
are reduced in usefulness, often" to
the ?ero point or lower.It
seems to be Just another of those
things like bad weather?"everybody
talks about It but nobody does anything
about it."?Portland Oregonlan.
Spray Peaches For
High Quality Fruit
Clems oil, April 26.?Spraying or
dueting peach trees during spring
and Bummer 1h essential to the production
of high quality fruit, says''-W.
C. Nettles, extension entomologist, advising
home orchardlsts and commercial
growers to keep up the fight
against peach insects and diseases.
Ton control the curculio, brown
rot, bacteriosis, and scab, "four sprays J
properly applied are generally suffi-1
clent, these belpg petal-full spray, 1
shuck-split spray, two weeks after
shucks* drop and four weeks before
variety begins to ripen. 4
Borne effective sulfur preparation
for the control of the brown rot and
scab is the first need. Self-boiled
lime-sulfur was originally recommended
but growers are now largely using
commercial substitutes.- Drymix limesulfur
sprays have been recommended
in other states. Growers having
scab losses during 1936 should spray
thoroughly and timely, using more
spray per tree than formerly.
As further protection zinc sulfate
may be added to all sprays to aid in
prevention of bacteriosis and arsenical
injury; acid arsenate of lead for
curculio control; and hydrated lime
to prevent spray material from burning
the leaves and the fruit.
Arsenate of lead should be added
to the first, second and fourth sprays,
one pound to 50 gallons of. water.
Peach growers generally add hydrated
lime (an essential practice) to
the spray tank at the rate of at leasfr
five poundB to 50 gallons, but since
different combinations are used, it is
well to follow directions and precautions
given by manufacturers of commercial
peach spray materials.
Sulfur is necessary in the third and
fourth applications and should be i
added to the second if there was a
heavy infection of brown rot during
the previous year. - I
Jarring, picking up drops, and cultivation
are very valuable and economical
proctlces in controlling the
curculio especially during outbreaks
of this insect.
Farmers Assisted by
Government Loans
The 1936 crop season in on?and
133 of Kershaw county's farmers are
planting and getting ready for the
harvest with the aid of the federal
government's rural rehabilitation program,
according to B. P. DeLoache,
county supervisor for the Resettlement
Administration.
Loans to these 133 farm families
total $44,976.37. This is an average
per familiy of $338.16 below last
year's average of $353.53 by $42,071.14.
This difference reflects a substantial
improvement in the economic position
of many of the county's farmers
in the opinion of Mr. DeLoache,
who pointed out that the whole benefit
never will be told in figures because
of the additional values measured
only in terms of relief from human
suffering and of improved business
conditions locally resulting from
an increased number of earning farmers.
"Of the total number of farmers on
the program this year," Mr. DeLoache
said, "95 have continued on the program
from last year. Their diligence
and honest attempts to come back
have been demonstrated in their
payments on the loans advanced to
them on that program. Now this
year is bringing them as well as others
who have been added to the roll
new opportunities."
Since the rehabilitation office was
established in Kershaw county, Mr.
DeLoache said, 157 farmers have been
aided by the program. He said, the
work of the county advisory committee,
composed of J. B. Zemp, M. B.
Burns, Mrs. Shelby Truesdale and R.
E. Stevenson, of the Farm Debt Adjustment
committee, of which W. T.
Redfearn is chairman, and of W. C.
McCarley and Miss Margaret Fewell,
country agricultural and home demonstration
agents, has been invaluable
in giving this assistance to those farTho
United States is now ranked
first in commercial aviation and flftlj
in combat plane st rongth by an authority
on the subject Great Britain
la rated as being lint in combat
planes with France, Russia, Italy and
the United States following in order,
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Fire Destroys
Old Home
On Sunday itforning about 2 o'cloC"^!
(Ire destroyed completely a house 01
the west side of town occupied by |
Krnest Hunter ajul family, who wen I
ablo to save but very little of thir J
furniture. The house, known as the 1
Folsom house, having been owned by
the late S. T. Folsoui, was one of the I
oldest houses In the town, and was I
owned by T. J. Floyd. Kershaw Kra
Funeral rlteB for Louis McHenry 1
Howe, private secretary and close 1
friend of President Roosevelt, were
held at the White House in Wash 1
ington on Tuesday. The PreaifUtt
and Mrs. Roosevelt attended the body
to Fall River, Mass., for burial. :
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