The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 17, 1936, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
Horse Holds Own in
Value To Farmers
The value of tin* horses and mules
on American farms is greater than
that of all cattle anil calves, and three
times as groat an the values of all
hogs and sheep combined, on January
,1, 1935, according to the figures recently
released hy the bureau of agricultural
economics, fulled States
Department of Agriculture.
I ho estimated mini bur of horses
and horse colts on farms January 1,
1935 was 11,827,000 head. There was
h decrease of 130,000 head or about
1 per cent for a year earlier. This
Is the smallest decrease in one year
since numbers began theJr decline
about twenty years ago. There was
a marked increaae In the numbqr of
colts raised in 1934 over those raised
in the preceding year. The estlmuted
number or horse colts fouled in
1934, still in existence on Junuury 1,
1935, was 092,000 head, 27 per cent
largest number since 1022. The value
per head of all horses and colts on
January 1, 1935, was $70.18 compared
^ith $793,155,000 a year earlier.
The estimated number of mules and
iolts on farms January 1, 1935, was
4,795,000, decrease of .130,000 head
or ubout 3 per cent from a year earlier.
There wits some increase in the
number of inule colts raised In 1934,
over 1933, but -this Increase was much
less marked than in the case of horse
colts. The value per head of mules
and mule colts on January 1, 1935,
. was $98.21 compared with $81.54 a
_ year earlier. This was the highest
value'per head since Junuury 1, 1921.
The total value of all mules on January
1, 1935, was $470,900,000 compared
with $401,596,000 a year ago.
These figures Indicate the great importance
of the horse and mule Industry
In the United States and emphasize
the need of exhaustive study of
ways and means of increasing the
efficiency or our animal power units
represented by horses and mules; for
horse and mules are atiimaL power
units, produced on products of thej
farm and maintained on farm products.
They are used principally for
power purposes in tilling the s^il,
planting and harvesting the crops,
drawing loads and for riding purposes,
although the. mares, and stallions and
jacks also do work In reproduction.
While tiic decrease on farms since
January 1. 1920. has been less than
9,oon,uoo there has been a decrease'
of more tlftn 1.000,000 horses and
mules used In non-agricultural work.]
The total decrease in horses and
mules from the peak in 1920 has
therefore been more than 10,000,000
head. In as much as it requires an
average of four acres per head to
produce and maintuin horses and
mules, the decrease of more than 10,000.000
means that over 40 million
acres, which formerly produced or
maintained animal power, Is now producing
surplus food products or sur,
plus raw material for clothing.
Th?> 27 per cent Increase In horse
colts foaled in 1934. over 1933, is an
indication that farmers are awake
to the situation, still more colts will
he foaled in 1935. but nt least three
years more will elapse before the
birth rate will equal the death rate,
and an increase in total horse and
mules begin. Prices on both horses
and mules therefore may be expected
to advance gradually, until 1910.
Hail, Rain. Wind;
Crops Injured
Serious damage to tobacco, cotton,
corn and other crops was done Mondaw
afternoon in Turbeville district
b\ a hail, wind and terrific rainstorm.
torn was torn to shreds, cotton
stripped and torn, some crops left
. flat on the ground and some at nn
angle of forty-five degrees, with the
flqlds filled with water. There were
lakes of water around homes.,.barns
and filling stations. '
A big porch on a nice residence on
the Manning road about four miles
out of Turbeville. was torn from the
house by the wind. Trees were broken
down and trucks and cars had to
half until tlio fury of the hall.' wind
and rain abated. A Herald reporter
was the first to pass over the dirt
road from Lake City to Turbeville.
being in part of the heavy downpour
and wind and saw two ears stalled
and also a truck that had been stalled
by the Ignition system being drowned
out.
Just inside the Sumter county line
on the road between here and Manning.
a porch roof was torn loose on
a two-story home, a smokehouse tin
roof curled up and an apple, tree
-?Xjvlsted off at the ground.
--3ftetoba<^o fields wore dotted with
big leaves lorn ofi by the' hail and
wind. , ...
Probably one-third of the tobacco
in the storm territory was a loss.
And some of the prettiest tobacco in
thle section of the state was right in
the atom's path.?Sumter Herald.
Highway Bonds
To Be Marketed
Columbia, July Preparations
wore 111a<i?' today to sell $1,500,000 in
state highway bonds about July 22
under the recently enacted and tested
highway law,
State Treasurer JO. |\ Miller said !?<
awaited only an opinion from Attorney
General John M. Dunlel on whether
the lilghway com mission's request for
the sale wan in order before proceed'
Jug.
The legislature vested the authority
to issue tho bonds "solely" in tho
treusurer upon notice from the highway
commission that its finances warranted
floating the issues.
Tho present issue will be used to
match federal aid in paying for a now
road construction program.
It will mature from 1940 through
1949 ut the rate of $150,000 a year,
Miller said he looked for a fairly
low rating of interest to he fixed by
the bidding.
Sumter Man Is
Freed Of Charge
Sumter, July 11.?A jury late today
acquitted Ben T. Barwick, a lumberman,
on a charge of mbrdering Mayor
( lvde Geddings, of Plnewood, five
years ago.
The Jury deliberated 35 minutes.
Despite . a warning from Judge P.
' H. Stoll, the crowded court room began
a demonstration and hud to be
| silenced by officers.
A jirqwd of friends gathered about
the 44-year-old defendant to extend
j congratulations.
Mayor Geddings was shot to death
the night of April 15, 1931, while he
sat on the front porch of his home.
General News Notes
Italy will make a strong effort to
build its foreign trade up again, and
will send special commissioners to
leading commercial nations with that
end in view.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King of
the Dominion of Canada, will go to
Quebec to meet President Roosevelt,
when the latter visits Ivord Tweedsmuld,
the governor general of Canada,
on July 31.
Kperesentntive William l.emke of
North Dakota, Union party presidential
candidate, will next week argue
a case involving the second FTazierLemko
farm mortgage moratorium net
before the federal supreme court.
James H. Mauder, Rending, Pa.,
twice vice presidential candidate on
the Socialist ticket has quit the party
with a denunciation of what he terms
the party leadership's trend toward
communism.
Redwood City, Cal., lias a mystery
.death to unravel. The body of Junius
Cravens, movie art director, was
found Saturday at the foot of an
ocean beach cliff. The sheriff says it
looks like murder.
Members of the Automobile Manufacturers
association, New York, in a
preliminary announcement, say that
more cars were built this past June
than in any previous June in the history
of the association.
Thomas Meighan, famous screen
actor, died yesterday at his home on
Long Island, after an illness of some
weeks duration. His wife was with
him at the end.
Why a Chimney^Sweati
A sweating chimney Is caused In
most cases l?y lack of sufficient draft
to carry out the heated gases quickly.
If they remain In the chimney they
condense, resulting in a sweat that
runs down the pipe of the chimney.
Lengthening the chimney will usually
give more draft or It may bo necessary
to make an opening at the bottom that
may be opened and closed as needed to
admit enough air to provide sufficient
draft.
Why Umbrella ! "Gamp"
In his novel. "Martin Chuzzlewit,"
Charles Dickens gave us the character
of "Sarah Gamp." a disreputable
monthly nurse of the type now fortunately
extinct. This woman was famous
for her bulky umbrella ; and from
this "gamp" was tlrst used to denote
a clumsily rolled umbrella. Now. however.
It is often used of quite presentable
articles.?Answers Magazine.
Why Glata Magnifies
Magnification depends on the bend
lug of light in passing from one medi
nm to another, in the magnifying glass
the eye is placed near the lens and the
rays from a small object arc so bent
by it that they appear to he spread
apart and. to come from a much larger
object.
Why "Boycott" la So Callod
Boycott Is a species of organized
ostracism. It was first formulated by
I'amell. the Irish political lender, at
ICnnls on September 10, 1880,'and derived
its name from Captain Boycott,
an Irish land agent, against whom a
"boycott" was successfully employed.
Why Whit. Feather It Uud
The white feather la the slgty of the
cross-bred bird, therefore, the expreosIon,
"to show tho white feethfec" has
come to mean lack of pluck botongtag
to good blood. ^ .
ddotihfutuj Joumbm
Big Task for a Camaroun Hairdrasaar.
Freparnd by the National Geographic Society
WaahtnKton, D. C\?WNU Jiervlca
FOUMBAN, mandate of Cnme
roun, Africa, ' In astonishing.
The xJty stands upon a hill and
is surrounded by an elaborate
system of ancient trench fortifications
dating from the years of the Fuluh
raiders. The trees, which have been
planted along every street, give It a
wooded effect wholly absent among
the neighboring grass meudows. One
has an immediate Impression of order,
prosperity, civilization.
Many of the houses of Foumhan are
of sun-dried brick and are roofed with
native tiles or grass thatch. The compound
fences are neatly constructed.
The market, made of brick and tile,
is modern In type and perfectly clean.
At the center of the town Is an Imposing
three-story structure set In the
midst of elaborate gardens.
It Is the palace of NJoya, sultan of
the Bamoum and overlord of Foumhan.
Everything?order, bricks, and.garden
?Is Indigenous. Foumban existed when
the white man was no more than a
myth. Even now outside influences
have touched it only slightly.
The sultan and the majority of Ids
people are Mohammedans. In accordance
with the curious rule that people
of the African deserts and prairies
reudily adopted Mohammedanism, and
that the people of the African forests
almost invariably did not, the Rauioum
scarcely recall a time when the!r life
was not strongly influenced by the
Arabic belief.
In the center of the town, facing
the sultan's palace, is the mosque, a
frame building of strongly Moorish
type, even to the vertical stripes of
red and white paint. Here, every Friday,
the elite of the Bamouin gather.
Subchiefs Are a Proud Lot.
The many n'gi, or subchiefs, of the
tribe, some of whom exert far more real
power than the sultan himself, come
in from their districts, bringing with
them a string of dependents. They
make a striking picture. Nearly all
aristocrats of the Cnmeroun plateau
ride horseback and dress In immense
flowing robes covered with bright embroidery.
Some swathe their heads in
whito or blue turbans; others wear
the, characteristic floppy straw hat of
the Fulah cattle herders. All have aD
air of faintly contemptuous majesty.
They, the rulers, they fondly think,
are the pure-blood conquerors from the
North, and therefore the superiors of
the Indigenous peoples with whom they
have merged. As a matter of fact, little
trace of the Arab strain remains,
certainly so far south as Foumban.
The Bamoum, except for unusual
stature and the occasional appearance
of an isolated straight-featured type,
are distinctly .uOgrqJd,
The n'gi, when they come to town,
are followed, according to their rank,
by greater or less entourages. Several
male members of his family usually
accompany the n'gi, also mounted.
The horses are richly caparisoned in
red and green leather. The men carry
elaborate spears, with shafts of hardwood
and tlp,s of silver or native
bronze. Behind conies an Inconspicuous
rabble of wives, usually well-laden
with produce for sale at the week-end
market, and several depressed-looking
hurras, not quite ns heavily laden as
the women.
While the ceremony at the mosque
Is in session the women anil burros
sit respectfully about outside. When
the men come out, Foumban stirs with
unaccustomed activity, an activity
which continues untirThc country people
stray away home late the following
day.
Markets Are Picturesque.
All sorts of produce are spread out
in the market. There are leather boots,
scabbards, and decorated harness;
sujw?rb pieces of Bamoum embroidery;
rolls of homespun cotton cloth; carved
wooden household articles of every description.
Hardly less picturesque Is the food
market. First of all, there are thousands
of ears of tine Indian corn. It
grows everywhere on* the plateau.
More special delicacies range nil the
way from roasted termites' eggs to
crocodile steaks, things of considerably
less Interest to a white traveler.
More than a thousand |>eoplc attend
the market. The sounds, sights, and
smells of vigorous native trading give
an impression oi thriving, continuing
African life such ns one scarcely senses
among the less developed forest types,
particularly among the dreary, halfinvalid
creatnres of the Jnngle of
southern Cameroon. The favorable
climate, the mixture of type*, and,
above all, the remoteneae of tba ?orI
r ' _ e_ . ?" Wii
ruptlve Influences of white civilization
clearly show their effect.
By Sunday morning the peasants have
for the most part gone away, their
produce sold or favorably exchanged.
The aristocrats, however, remain. At
the sllghest provocation they will arrange
a parade, a sham war, anything
to vary the monotony of Isolated tribal
life.
Even the presence of white strangers,
for whom the rules of the pluteuu
have greut tolerntlon but very scant
respect, will serve for an excuse.
One Sunday noon recently a traveler
learned that word went forth that a
"play" had been arranged. The* eight
whites then In Foumban, only three
of whom resided there permanently,
sat with Sultan NJoya in chairs at one
end of the town square. The riders,
musicians, singers, standard-hearers,
and buffoons tnude ready at the other.
The "play," running true to the type
of innumerable similar displays that
take place in the larger towns of the
high prairie, began with an orderly
procession of all the unmounted men.
Drums, fifes, horns of many kinds, and
stringed Instruments came in the first
rank, playing warlike refrains. Before
them danced, somersaulted, and grimaced
several clowns, royal Jesters attached
to the sultan's court in much
the same position held by the court
Jesters of medieval Europe. Standardbearers
and a rabble of singers brought
up the rear.
The end of the square reached, the
marchers formed irregular lines at either
side, and, spears und standards,
lifted,- shouted greeting to the horsemen
who followed.
Charge of the Horsemen.
The square of Foumban is narrow
and a little more than 200 yards lonfc.
It was midafternoon of a golden tropical
summer. The vividly green (Tees
that skirted the plaza and the bright
red earth peculiar to the Foumban district
made a perfect setting. The
horsemen numbered more than 100, and
each was gowned in flowing robes embroidered
in every imaginable bright
color. All carried either spears or long
flintlock rifles lifted menacingly above
their heads.
There was a great shout, and from
the distance the spurred horses bore
down upon the spectators at full gallop.
The dust, the flashing spears, the
wild cries, and the blazing colors made
a thrilling sight.
In another instant the small, helpless
group of whites were cold with
terror, for the charge neither turned
nor abated. There was no time to
move.
When less than 6 feet away, each
man shouted, stood up In his stirrups,"
and reined in. Every horse rose up
on its hind legs, forefeet kicking, pirouetted,
and the line swept away at
the right angle. The cruel Hausa bit,
an iron circle that rings the horse's
tongue and holds in its upper side a
sharp prong that gouges the animal's
flesh when the rein is pulled, had
proved its effectiveness.
Later in the afternoon, the "play"
took the form of a series of weird traditional
dances performed In masks.
These masks, a fine collection of which
may be seen in the private museum of
Sultan NJoya, are of copper or wood
or a combination of the two materials.
Many, though deliberately grotesque,
show rare sculptural ability. Some
are enormous, some ridiculously small;
others have the shape of animals'
heads?horses, baboons, crocodiles, etc.
Sultan and HI# Museum.
One of the most unusual things in
Foumban Is the museum of Sultan
NJoya. But NJoya, a magnificent, 6foot,
black chieftain, with the smile
of a nice baby, is an unusual man. He
is himself, for one tiling, the Inventor of
one of the only two written alphabets
known to have been produced In negro
Africa a phonetic alphabet which apparently
lias nothing In common with
any other on the earth
The museum occupies a long room
at the top of the palace. It contains
a collection of carving, bronze*, spears,
beadwork. brass Jewelry, embroideries,
and textiles for which the curator of
. ?ny ethnological museum would give
an arm. *" .
NJoya nas gathered the things be
cause he admires them and because he
takes pride In every tradition of his peopie.
in other words, civilisation hat
not penetrated with its teaching that
all things.not manufactured In Europe
are therefore contemptible. It must
be added that the French ^iiimiih^
resident at Foumban, 14 Quer, devoted
ly and charmingly upholds NJoya in by
point of view.
Fortune In Gold Is
Buried In Iron Box
i ipton, la.?One hundred aod
twelve thousand dollars In gold coin,
gold and itflver certificates, and se'
curltlcs wuh discovered on tho Iwers
farm near hero, it was announced re<ently,
and relutivcB of three uged
bachelor farm owners, now dead, plan
a Hccond organized treasure hunt next
week.
Hurled In an old machine Bhed In
ujj J run box, tlifi liii'Lune. was discovered
lust week by Dou^s Voss, administrator
of the Henry Iwers estate,
who searched with court officials and
relatives. Several thousand jdollars
In securities were found hidden In the
house where the old bachelors lived.
It was learned that another Iron
box containing $88,000 In securities
reported to belong to the John Iwers
estate had been uncovered previously,
and the contents were taken to a
Davenport hank.
I he estate of tho three brothers Is
valued at $350,000. Authorities believe
that more money may be found hidden
on the farm.
It has been rumored for many years
that there was "a lot of money" bur-<
led on the 880-acre farm of the Iwer
brothers, but no indication of the size
of the fortune was shown until inheritance
tax figures were made public a
few years ago.
William Iwers died June 19, 1933,
leaving all of his property to his two
brothers. February 1, 1935, John died
leaving his property to Henry. Before
the estate could be closed, Henry died
on May 30, 1936. Under the terms of
his will, ail the property is left to
Louis and Margaret Voss of Snnbury,
cousins.
Voss and his wife were summoned
into district court by Judge H. C. Ring
June 20 for questioning.
We don't know how much it is
worth," Voss said. "We think there
is a lot of money there, but we haven't
really looked yet."
The search by court officials and
relatives of the Iwers followed.
The fortune has been moved to a
bank for safekeeping, and guards have
been placed on the farm to prevent
unauthorized treasure seekers from
digging.
Attorneys for other Iwers relatives j
Indicated they would file act'ion to
break the terms of the will.
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A GRAVE JOKE
(Yorkville Miscellany, 1851)
Many good stories are told of old
Rthan Allen, of Revolutionary mommy.
The following is not a bad one: i
He was one evening at a party
where his well known' courage was
the theme of conversation.
^He fears nothing," said' one.
And I would wager any amount
that he would not hesitate to go Into
the church yard across the way and
bring a skull from one of the tombs
there," said another.
The wager* was agreed upon and
one of the party suddenly left the
apartment, as Allen entered It. The
absent bon vivant procured a sheet,
whitened his face, and repaired to
| one of the vdults in question, with a
; view of frightening the old veteran
should he have the temerity to further
the wishes of the company.
Allen was made acquainted with the
nature of the wager, and without a
moments hesitation, said he would
["ring the required skull and lay tt
upon the table.
He went to the vault and laid his
hand upon one, when his concealed
I acquaintance cried out in a sepulchral
tone.
"That's mine!"
Very well," replied he and picked
up another, when the same voice
repeated?
"That's mine too!"
That can't be true," returned the
Imperturbable hero, "for no man can
[have two skulls."
Upon this he quickly left the vault
with the memento mori In his hand:
his friend following in hot haste, half
frightened out of his senses.
Allen, however, soonest reached the
room where he had left his companions
and placing the skull upon the
table, exclaimed:
There, gentlemen, there you have
t; but look at it quickly, for the fellow
is close behind me that owns it."
The man in the sheet immediately
came In, and the laugh was universal
against him. . _ ..
Body Found in River
MoBee. July s.-The body of Wilaon
Warr was found on Friday afternoon
?t 3:30 o clock In I.ynch's river by
, so"' 'Tame? Warr, and his soninlaw,
Alex Harper.
Mr. Warr left his home, about throe
miles from McBee, a week before. He
was not well. Membere of the family
searched for him until Friday, v
thJhMT15' Wa" ,ound ,6? W?? (rem
onrie.f? I PPo??es Lynches river
on United States highway L Barked
'rrrwa* **??? ?>?t n had
n ,n th? water several days.
. MM?* ?rea, certI
3,339, were gathered recently
Into national forest areas.
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Robert Moody Ig I
Held For Murder I
I Colle Robert Moody is b.lu
for munlor uflor a l.oH1|?K Jf '
Coroner'. jury ?ummone,| , ' ">?
II ok lor to InvootlKUlo lh? I
Wilbur,, Taylor, thirty.#,,,. ^,h ?
employee of tbo Hpn?Ka
Who .llod Saturday mornl#,
to tho Lam-aster hospitui after I
ing been hit over (he head with ? !; ;
hroom handle yielded b> \.,Lt W
Chief Motherahed capture! <h,> tnrt.r-?
Saturday two mlle? below KerslZ \
and brought him to Lancaster, wher! ^
he waa lodged in the county jaii k! Im
HUton Dlat'km0n and po,lc? off^r :
The tragedy took place between ^
6:30 and 7 o'clock Saturday n.ominK
in Brooklyn. According to witness*
who testified at the inquest, Taylor I
was sitting with another man on th
running board of Dewey Small'* car I
talking to several men on the side. IJ
walk when Moody walked up behind I <
him and gave him a terrific jjCk with
a broom handle, over the loft aide I
of the head. Mr. Hunter, u barber I
was standing in the door of hie ehop I '
and saw the. blow; other witnesses H
heard it and saw Moody discard the I I
broom handle and walk away. Taylor I I
who was not at first thought to be I '
fatally injured, asked who had hit
him and insisted on returning to hla<B
house for a gun. He was pursuaded 1 !
from this purpose and driven home In
the car of Dewey Sihall. When it be B
came apparent that he was in a critical
condition he waa rushed to the
local hospital, but died en route. I
Witnesses said that they had no I
indication' that Moody intended to I I
strike Taylor. They knew of no trou- I
ble between the two and were at a B
loss to account for the murder. They I
stated that although there had been B'
a little drinking in the crowd there I I
was no drunkenness. Under question- I \
ing from Coroner Hegler they recall- I
ed that iry the car earlier in the morn- I
ing the two men had cursed each dth- fl
er rather mildly, the altercation aria- B
ing when Taylor told Moody to move fl
his knees away from the throttle and I
the latter retorted that where his I j
knees were was no business of Tay- I
lor's. The witnesses, and apparently I
Taylor himself, promptly forgot the I J
exchange of words.
Among those testifying at the in- I
quest were Dewey Small, L. C. Christ- I
mas, J. F. Miller, Mr. McManue and I j
Mr. Hunter. I
Moody is from Lancaster. Taylor, I j
the son of W. R. Taylor, recently 'fl
moved here from Easley. He is sur-.'^fl
vived by his widow and two children.-1
?Lancaster News. | j
SCIENCE NIBBLE8 j
An electric gas-filled tube, emitting B|
germ-destroying ultra-violet rays and B
which is said to. greatly Increase the.fl i
length of time food products will keep I
by destroying bacteria causing Bpoil- I |
age, was recently demonstrated in I
New York. J
The National Geographic Society; B
ha? announced that an aerial expedl- ?
tion will map and photograph Mt. B
McKinley, Alaska, the highest peak in I j
North America. The mountain's sum- I
mit is 20,300 feet above sea level. ;
Dr. Walter R. Mills, of Yale medl- B
cal school, recently testified before a I
Washington, D. C., court that man I j
reaches his peak of physical efficiency I t
j at 22 and then declines i j
One billion germs can be produced I j
from a single organism in the labors- I i
tory in one day, It was brought out ?
at the recent Chicago meeting of the I
National Association of Insecticide I j
and Disinfectant Manufacturers. | J
After conducting experiments on I j
tiny pigg which have digestive sye- I j
tems very similar to those of small I |
babies, scientists at the University of IJ
Vermont claim cow's milk in its nor I j
mal form is a more efficient baby food I }
than the same milk in a number of
prepared forms.?Pathfinder. ! j
Dr. Jamison To Sail j j
Greenwood, July 2.-~-Dr. A. T. Jam!
son, head of Connie Maxwell Orphan- I j
age here, will sail from New Tot* I j
Friday for London as a delegate from Hj
the United States to the InternaUo* fl ;
ftl Conference of Social Workers. ! j
* " ! 'j
Rioting Nationalists and police!? I
Paris on Monday resulted in injun* S
to almost 100 persons.