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Artificial Waterway
With a History
Sandwich, Mass., Jan. 6.?The
Cape Cod Canal, the purchase of
which for $11,500,000 is now before
Congress on recommendations by
Secretaries Weeks, Hoover and Denby,
is nil artificial waterway with a
history. The project was conceived,
two centuries ago and at different.
times was the subject of various pro-1
posals, all of which failed of fruition.,
It was not until seven years ago the
canal was completed, cutting the
long arm of Cape Cod off from the
rest of Massachusetts.
The canal was constructed by the'
Boston, Cape Cod and New York
Canal Company, of which August
Belmont was president. It runs
through the towns of Sandwich and
Bourne. It connects Cape Cod and
Buzzards Buy, shortening th/e distance
between New York and New
England ports by some G5 mlies, and
so avoiding the graveyard of ships
on the ocean side of Cape Cod. It is
thirteen miles in length, with a width
\arying from 100 to 300 feet, and a
depth of twenty-five feet at lean low
water.
Eight miles of the waterway were
cut through land purchased by the
company, and five miles dredged
t h run wh cnvpinnipiil wof ore In n
depth of 25 feet in Cupe Cod and
Buzzard's Bay. The charter on which
the project was carried out was
granted by the State of Massachusetts,
June 1, 1899, excavntion was
begun June 22, 1900, and the canal
was npeoed July 29, 1914. The cost
of construction was estimated by engineers
at approximately a million
dollars a mile.
As a war measure the canal was
placed under the jurisdiction of the
railroad administration July 15, 1916,
by order of President Wilson and the
railroad administration operated it
until February 29, 1920. Since that
time except for a short period it has
bee% operated by the canal company,
although the government having instituted
proceedings to acquire it by
light of eminent domain, the company
claimed that the government by
that act became the technical owner.
Differences between the company and
the government over the exact status
of the waterway led to its closing for
three weeks in March, 1920. A con
gcstion of shipping awaiting passage
reusltedin and it was only at the
request of the Governor of Massachusetts
that the eanal was reopened.
After a jury trial in the federal
district .court the canal company was
awarded $1(5,801,201 as the price to
he paid by the government. This
verdict was set aside by the Court of
Appeals. Conferences subsequently
led to a tentative offer by government
officials of $11,500,000 which
was accepted.
During the war the canal was used
daily by the government vessels of
lighter draft. Its width and depth
would not permit the passage of the
large battleships.
In 1020, a total of 8,140 vessels
used the canal. These vessels registered
4,707,735 gross tons, and carried
1,903,18(5 tons of cargo, of which 1,304,170
was coal. There were 224
government vessels, 1,119 fishing ves\
sols, and of the foreign flag ships
there were seventeen British of 11,544
gross tons, one Norwegian of 1,817.
QUi COTTON COST
BY MAKING FOOD
Erutliern Farm Prosperity Absolutely
Dependent on Cutting "Cash Crop"
Production Cost Through Food
Making And Saving.
Atlanta. Georgia.? (Spedul?.?Th
co'tun larikiet* gut his "bumps'
n,:ain in lkJl bolween boll weevil, un
favorable seasons, food and grain buy
ing on credit. combined with a prici
on co'.tuii insufficient to 'pay hint out
Same old story, the same thing tha
has hap; oned three or four times it
the last dozen years," said H. G
JIa tings, President of the Georgia
Association, tin organization for statt
wide development.
"Wo might just as well face thi
fact that with the world wide finan
cinI and political mix-up in Kuropt
following the world war, there is ni
possible chame for using norma'
quantities of cotton at profitable price:
to u< if we continue to grow cottoi
on the high cost basis that we hav?
been doing.
"Cotton is the one best money croj
for the South, and probably alway:
will he The time of war prices h
over and the problem from now on h
to lawer cost of production and at th<
same time afford the cotton grower a
fair profit.
"Cost of making cotton is primarily
the cost of food, grain and forage
for the farmer, his family, his labor
era or tenants, and his work stock
Cutting food, grain and forage cost:
by home production will reduce cot
ton costs front one-third to one-hali
"Plant for an abundance of food
grain and forage, thus cutting dowr
store bills, and the lower prices fo
cotton will not hurt so much. We can
in)', with European countries so tbor
otighly disorganized, reasonably expoc
high pri os tor cotton for several yean
and we must make cotton at lowe:
cost, or else quit cotton growing.
"Most of us cannot ault cotton
hence the absolute necessity of food
Brain nnd loiage planting in 1922the
making on home acres of ever?
pounl! of food and grain needed to sc.
Us through.
"in this food production program
take the home vegetable garden seri
ously. Give the home garden a squan
deal,-ami it will surprise you in th<
c mount of healthful food produced. 1
lako; Ihe least giouad, can be plant
co the earli iJ, b.ints quick return,
ami if kept replanted and worked wtl
filuy by you all the season tarou*!*.'
Reiearch Work
for Orchard ists
Amherst, Mass., Jan. 0.?How to
know apple trees by their leaves and
not alone by their fruits bids fair
to become a part of the business of
the successful orchardist as a result
of seven years' research at the experiment
station of the Massachusetts
Agricultural college here. Systematic
study of the loaf characters of
young apple trees conducted by Dr. J.
K. Shaw, expei t nomologist, has en
abled him to announce a new methof
of identifying nursery stock that
promises to remove one of the serious
risks of fiuit growing. "For no
one who has not purchased and set
out a block of trees labelled 'Mcintosh/
only to find eight years later
that the supposed Mcintosh trees
were all Wolf River, a variety almost
worthless in New England, can appreciate
what it means to the fruit
grower to have the uncertainty removed
from the purchase of his nursery
stock," says a statement issued
from the experiment station.
This fall, with the supprt of the
Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association,
Dr. Shaw applied his identification
method to ,1,000 apple trees in
nurseries in this state. T~ the
amazement of the nursery men, he
threw out nearly ten per cctn of the
young trees for masquerading under
a false name.
Dr. Shaw's investigation involved
study of leaves of 200 varieties of
apple trees collected from orchards
of distant states as well as in New
England. He discovered that always
there were certain characterinvariable
in leaves of the same variety
and a great many points of
difference between leaves of different
varieties.
During his years of research he ap
plied his leaf tests to 1,100 young
apple trees as set set them in his
own experimental plots. Only one
tree turned out, when it came into
marking.
hearing, to be different from hi j
Dr. Shaw does not pretend that
anybody can identify fruit trees by
their leaves. But study will enable
the fruit grower to distinguish any
given variety in tl ? nursery.
Latvia Celebrates Third
Anniversary of Independence
Riga, Latvia, Jan. G.?The United
States is the only great nation which
has not officially recognized the Latvian
government. Latvia, on the
other hand, has refused to accept a
tentative proposal for conditional recognition
de jure by the American
government. This situation was emphasized
by the celebration just held
of Latvia's third anniversary as an
independent republic.
England, France, Italy, Japan, etc.,
all have accredited ministers to the
Baltic states, while America is still
represented by a commissioner and
several consuls.
The American attitude toward Latvia
is regarded here as a policy of
non-encouragement of division of the
old Russian empire.
Latvia's relations with Soviet Rus
sia are becoming more ?and yiorc
agreeable, and, while some fril?tion
still exists on minor issues, Lalvlnn
authorities say they now have no
fear of any military invasion on the
part of the Bolsheviki. The same is
held Irue of Esthonia and Lithuania.
Valuable Treasures Sold
Berlin, Jan. G.?Some of the most
valuable collections of paintings, renowned
libraries, statues and antiques,
as well as jewel heirlooms and
family treasures, have been sold anil
taken from the country in the rush
of foreigners to buy (Jerman goods
wnue me excnange vaiue 01 -me mars
was low.
The immediate effect of this iush
to buy on the German population and
resident foreigners has been a short
age of many necessities, and rapidly
rising prices for goods still available.
The fact that importations virtually
have ceased, owing to the low foreign
purchasing power of the mark, has
added to the difficulties.
German householders complain they
are unable to replenish their linen
supplies, and even some of the smaller
hotels are short of sheets and pillow
cases. It is not uncommon for a
traveler who has run the gauntlet of
the Rhineland and border town hotels
to carry his own pillow and
sheets.
Food supplies in many districts are
reported exhausted, and shipments
from central German towns have
been ordered. In Cologne, Dusseldorf,
Munster, Wurzburg, Hanover,
Altona and Dresden districts shop's
arc reported generally empty.
Measures have been taken in a few
towns to prevent the sale of goods to
I foreiKners, except at very hiph
prices, but the regulations for the
most part are unenforceable.
Notice
Notice is hereby priven that on .January
12th, 1022, application will be
made to the Secretary of State for the
issuance of a charter to the Storm
Drutf & Manufacturing Company ot
Union, South Carolina. 1271-31
Card of Thanks
I desire to express my sincere ap
preciation of the kindness rendered
me this week when my home was
burned. I appreciate prreatly the financial
aid rendered by my friends. Mnj
each one of your receive compensation
in always finding true friends in the
day of need.
It A. K. Clark and Family.
Divorce In China
Shanghai, .Fun. 5.?Under the re'
L-ently extended divorce act of Great
lirituin, Mrs. Lena Singer, formerly
| wife of William J. Singer was granted
a divorce in the British Supreme
i Court of Shanghai by Judge Skinner
'i urner. This is the first decree of
' ?l>.vorce ever granted in a British
j court in China and in granting the
(derive late in October Judge SkinI
tier Turner said that parties who seek
the aid of he court in matters of the
! I nid must prove residence in China
and he added that the court would
demand the same degree of complete
evidence that Ihe highest courts in
Knglaiid demand. The decree in the
' Singer ^ase was granted on grounds
j of infidelity and cruelly.
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Spanish Troops in Melilla
Mel ilia, Morocco, Jan. G.?The
I Spanish troops in the region of Mei
lila are now engaged in operations in
; the territory belonging to the BeniSidel
tribe, whose territory measures
.'>34 square kilometers, over which
are dispersed a total of 11,00 inhabitants.
There are many strategic positions
in this territory?among them Ishafen,
Talusit, Imarufen, Texdra,
Kabdur and Ras Medua?each one of
which is liable to bring about a clash
of arms.
Among the chieftains enjoying the
; greatest prestige as fighting men is
Abd-el-Kadcr Bek-al-Lal, regarded as
an astute, intelligent leader. He took
a leading part in the training of the
Moroccan forces at Nadoi*. Another
leader is Tahar Hammir Bel Hadi,
who has a great reputation for daring
and bravery, while a third is Amar
Al-Lal, who possesses an equal record.
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Coal arid Iron
Companies Organized
Moscow, Jan. 6.?Three of the largest
coal and iron properties in the
I")onet/. Basin have been organized
into a trust by a Russian company
which has received a concession from
the government and been promised
a loan of 25,000,000 gold rubles, 01
their equivalent. This company is
called the South Russian Steel Com
pany.
Those companies were formerly operator
by English, Belgian and
French companeis and formed the
heart of the Ukrainian industry.
Young bittern show fear of mat
two weeks after hatching.
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Her Best Friend
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Zagreb, Jugoslavia, Jan. 6.? (The
Associated Press).?America is regarded
by Jugoslavia as her best
friend amng the big nations. England
and France, long ardent supporters
of the little Slav state, are
now strongly disliekd for their alleged
favoritism towards Italy, Hungary
and Albania. The Serbians feel
that the Allies have dealt very harshly
with Jugoslavia in all disputes
arising with the th.ee countries just
mentioned.
"Why," they ask, "does the Entetne
impost' such severe conditions
upon us in all these matters when we
have so loyally carried out the terms
of the Peace Treaty and have fulfilled
every request they have made of
us, even when it involved sacrifices?
Our great friends seem to have abondor.ed
us, at least they appear to be
in<!"Vront to our welfare, and we are
now content to work out our own destinies.
"The United States is the o.ily
country that is sympathetic and helpful
toward us. It is the only country
that understands our problems and
' struggles and that recognizes the justice
of our claims.
The Jugoslavs feel the Allies were
' especially severe with them in the
' recent Albanian boundary dispute.
' They assert that England ordered
1 certain territory, especially in the
' Lake Ochrida region, given to Albania
because Britihs business in1
terests had secured from the Albanians
important concessions in
that area, and it was vital the terri'
tory should remain, in Albanian
' hands.
They aftirm also that England and
France have beeri favoring Italy in
, that country's territorial and strategical
' interests in Albania, to the
great detriment of Jugoslavia. The
Jugoslavs feel they got the "thin end
of the horn" in the Fiume bargain,
and they also got the worst of it in
ihe various territorial, economic and
political disputes in which Italy, Hun
gary, Kumania ana AiDania were involved.
"The Allies," said a patriotic Serbian
business man, "have alienated,
if they have not forfeited, our friendship.
In our disputes with Hungary,
Albania, Bulgaria and other of
our late enemies, the Allies have ruled
against us. They have shown
greater regard for the interests of
those who opposed us during the war
than they have for us. We are getting
rather tired of it all. You will
not be surprised then, if I tell you
that somehow we Slavs feel that our
real interests, our real future destiny,
lias in joining hands with Russia.
W? believe Russia will one day
rise out of the ashes and regain all
_ its old strength, power and influence.".
Shorthand was first suggested by
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Isaac Pitman in 1887.
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The Trail of the Dinosaur
t Holyoke, Mass.p.Jan. (5.?The trail
of the dinosaur in the Connecticut valley
is to be preserved if present plans
are carried out. In the red sandstone
of "Dinosaur Ledge" at Smith's Ferry.
on the bank of the Connecticut
River, are the three toed prints and
the ail marks of the mammoth reptile
that lived millions of years ago. The
chambers of commerce of llolyoke and
Northampton are working on a petition
for legislative action looking to
preservation of the ledge, by its inclusion
in the Mount Tom Slate Reservation.
Dr. Kdward Hitchcock, late president
of Amherst College, discovered
the ledge, with its two acres or more
< 1 reptilian footprints, nearly ad years
ago. Some of the finest specimens
were removed and placed in the col
lege museum. Kasily accessible from
the slate highway, the ledge has been
visited by thousands and it is desired
to protect its markings from damage
i I y vandals and sauvenir hunters.
Prof. W. J. Miller of Smith College
.-.ays that the three toed footmarks,
varying from three and four to la and
111 inches in length, were made in
flood-covered mud that hardened when
the water receded. This was overlaid
prhaps thousands of feet deep by successive
deposits during the Triassic
period. In succeeding geological ages
I eiosion of the overlying strata exposed
the tracks again to the light,
o perfect were the impressions taken
bj the mud that ripple marks left by
the receding waters arc clearly visible.
Dr. W. D. Matthew, curator of the
American Museum of Natural HisMAUI
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ticut Valley dinosaur footprints date
back to the beginning of the sure of
reptiles. During the whole of this
age, estimated at ten million years
or more, the dinosaurs were the dominant
land animals, as the higher
quadrupeds had not appeared in force.
The dinosaurs are supposed to have
disappeared eight millions years ago.
Relatively few remains have been
found of the aninfals that made these
footprints. Part of a skeleton is preserved
in the Yale Museum and complete
skeletons have been found ir
Germany. Remains of the dinosaurs
of the later Creaceous period, largei
and stranger looking than those of tin
Triassic, are less rare.
There were numerous species of tin
Triassic dinosaurs. Some reached j
height of 2-r> feet according to geolo
gists. Some walked nearly erect or
the hind feet, using their long tail as
a support. / In appearance they art
1 1 _ - ul_ j a :
u> navi1 rr.srniiMru ^ixmiivh
lizards.
The climate of the Connecticut Val
ley when these monsters roamed th<
earth is said by Prof. I<oomis of Am
herst College to have been something
like that of Arizona today, hot anc
dry, though not tropical. Some of th<
dinosaurs are supposed to have beer
carnivorous, while other species sub
stated upon plant life.
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England in 3000 B. C.
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