The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, September 08, 1932, Image 7
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1982
ST. LAWRENCE TAKES
ON NEW IMPORTANCE
A
Treaty Directs Attention to
Great River System.
Washington. — The St Lawrence
river, Canada’s natural highroad to
the West, takes on new Importance
since the recent signing of the water
way treaty between the United States
and Canada.
“With its live fresh-water inland
seas the St. Lawrence forms one of the
great river systems of the world,” says
a bulletin from the National Geo
graphical society. “While its basin Js^
third in size among North American
rivers, being exceeded by those of the
Mississippi and the MacKenzie, the SL
Lawrence drains in all some 530,000
square miles, an area nearly equal to
that of the Republic of Peru.
“The name ‘St. Lawrence,’ however,
applies only to the lower third of 4he
2,100 mile river system. Actually the
stream rises at the source of the St
Louis river, near the headwaters of
the Mississippi, in Minnesota, (lows
into Lake Superior, through the other
Great Lakes, and empties Into the
Gulf of St. Lawrence at Cape Gaspe,
Quebec. But technically the *St. Law
rence’ is that part of the main stream
which flows from Kingston, at the
mouth of Lake Ontario, to Cape Gaspe,
770 miles in length.
.t Unique Among Rivers.
“In several ways the St. Lawrence
is unique among large rivers of the
world. Easy-going, it does not dig up
much silt, and therefore has no allu
vial delta at its mouth. Its banks are
clear and sharp to the ocean’s rim,
and the channel at its mouth is deep
■enough to clear the largest ships
afloat. ..
“The St. Lawrence, in fact, may be
said to lead a very well-balanced life.
Five months during the year it works
diligently as Canada’s chief artery of
commerce. Then for seven months it
rests, all but the lower 400 miles being
closed by ice. Floods are almost un
known along the St. Lawrence. The
■Lreat Uhkes act as impounding, regu
lating reservoirs, and its own occa
sional lakelike expanses take tip the
excesses of its lower tributaries. The
dikes at Montreal and needed only dur
ing the spring and fall when infre
quent ice Jams cause the river to over
flow its normal banks.
“The St. Lawrence, in its lower
reaches, is a tidal river, like the Hud
son. but oddly enough its highest tides
are at Orleans island. (*50 miles from
the open ocean at Cabot strait. At Its
mouth the range is only six feet, but
at Orleans island, neioW Quetieo. Hie
spread is lb feet. Quebec has 1S*-_•
feet of tide, although the water there
is almost fresh.
“One of the widest of rivers, the St.
Lawrence below Quebec Is more like
a broad bay or long lake. The stran
ger approaching from Europe must
sail some distance up the St. Law
rence before he realizes that he is in
a river at all. At Point des Monts
both banks become visible for the first
lime, yet the river here is 40 miles
across and very deep. At its mouth
the St. Lawrence is more than twice
as wide. Even at Saguenay, halfway
between the gulf anti Quebec, it is still
20 miles across.
' Legends of French Canada.
“Historically, sentimentally and
seenicully the St. Lawrence is one of
America’s most famous and beloved
streams. Isnig before English settlers
had crossed the Alleghanies. French
missionaries ‘and fnr traders pushed
down the St. Lawrence and over the
portages to the heart of North Amer
ica. Today the tiny vilfages, wiiite
parish churches, and. the green patch
work fields of file desc^tTdantsr of these
French pioneers make the St. Law
rence valley seem more like a part of
Europe than America. Here is a land
of legends—‘the Dripping Indian,’ ‘the
Phantom Priest.’ and ‘the. Ghost ship’
—far removed from luisy Montreal,
< r annda’s largest city, which also
shares the hanks of the St. Lawrence.
“While vessels of any draft may as
cend the St. Lawrence to Quebec, the
next 1G0 miles to Montreal are open
only to ocean steameys which do not
draw more than 30 feet. Smaller ships
may ascend the river today to Lake
Ontario by using a combination of
short canals and open channels, hut
il*e locks are~narrow and the current
too swift for heavy commercial troflle
in many places. This channel is It
feet.
“With a 30-foot channel throughout,
ocean liners could ascend the St. Law
ronre to I.ake Ontario, where the new
Welland canal of the same depth -
could carry them to Lake Erie and the
other Great Lakes. Shipping direct
by this route na exporter in BiilYnln,
for Instance, would save more than 300
miles to Liverpool, in addition to the
cost of barge or rail shipment to At
lantic coast ports.”
Wins $1 for Rescuing
Boy From River Waters
Camden, N. .1.—“Gee, that's great!
I didn’t expect that!” • exclaimed
twelve-year-old Victor Soroken when a
park guard gave him $1 for saving
Robert Banks, ten, from drowning in
Cooper river. >
After a day of swimming Victor was
trudging borne when he saw Robert
fall into the river. He plunged in and
dragged the other boy ashore.
\Jghts of
O j WALTER
NEW YORK TRUMBULL
Joe has been for years The official
bootblack of a large magazine pub
lishing firm in Manhattan. Years ago
when the organization was further
downtown, Joe was chief of the shin
ers and when the business moved he
moved with it. He knew every foot
of the editorial departments. As be
comes a gentleman of polish, Joe.al-
wayg has had literary ambitions. He
Ancient As Found
Jefferson, Ore.—-What can be done,
or was done, with a 17-ounce bronze
ax wooden A. Kroechell. The an-
•cieot hatchet was found by excavation
workers here. It bean tbe figure “3.”
with Icltcn “T. C- CL V Jual below.
had ap Idea that, starting on a shoe
string, he could ns an autho^ reach
financial affluence. Customers, he
maintained, showed him not only their
soles but their hearts. But hard-
boiled editors could not see the pic
tures he painted with a shoe brush.
They kidded Joe in moments of leisure
and sushed him sternly when they
were busy. One editor put his foot
down firmly. To retain his patronage.
‘Joe had to promise not to mention the
subject of writing. One day he broke
the taboo, and the editor roared:
“This is too much! Never darken
my shoes again!”
But, after many years. Joe found
a listener who was sympathetic. “1
can’t wnte,” he told him, “but I have
seen much and I have Ideas." The
listener was just young enough to be
lieve him. So he and Joe went Into
partnership. Joe furnished the plots,
the other man did the writing. The
stories were accepted by the editors
who had laughed or sworn at Joe so
many seasons. Tltey were glad to
print them.. They were real stories.
A good bootblack apparently learns to
read footprints in the sands of time. '
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1 see by the papers that at Los
Angeles the Rainbow division pinned a
colonel’s eagle on the shoulder of Ann
Harding, in memory of her father, the
late Gen. George Gately. The Thir
tieth division should pin another
eagle on Miss Harding’s remaining
shoulder. It was the Thirtieth di
vision which General Gately trained at
Camp Sevier, near Greenville, S. C.
It was the Thirtieth division which be
took to France, hihI which referred to
him fondly as "Good G—d Gus.” and
would have bled and died for him. it
was later that lie went to the Rain
bow. And on his arrival that division
was richer by one tirst-class fighting
man.
* * *
Bob Sherwood. Arthur Sherwood,
Donald Ctfrlisle and Norman Steven
son came out of tin* Ritz amid started
to walk down Madison avenue to
gether. The shortest of this foursome
is Mr. Stevenson, lie stands a mere
six feet fotir inches. A~ studious look
ing little chap, who was strolling
along in an absent-minded manner,
bumped into the four guardsmen, took
one startled look, and scurried down
a side street in an evident panic.
Friends think it would be a great Idea
if these four friends could he induced
to show dachshunds at the next dog
show.
• * *
A black leopard is no gentle play
mate. One of these beasts with a cir
cus reached out and drugged a dog
through a space not six inches wide,
killing tbe animal before anyone could
do a tiling about it. The dog was one
of the best trained collies with the
show.
* • *
When (’nlvjn ('oolidge was Presi
dent. lie sent for a congressman who
had Introduced a certain bill.
“Is your bill going to get by the
house?” lie asked.
“Yes. Mr. President.” said the con
gressman. “We have all worked hard
on it and I think there is no doubt
it wijl pass the house.”
“Will It gel by the senate?’’—-
“Yes. Mr. President. I have assur-
anceS front powerful committee mem
bers and leaders. Yes. 1 think it will
get by the senate.”
“Well.” said Mr. CoolUlge, ^t won’t
get by me."
<& H::2. BcirSyndicate.—WXl! Service.
Heat Swells Bank Vault
Door; Cash Is Borrowed
• Macomb. Ill —The Macomb National
bank operated on money borrowed
from other banks and shipped in from
Chicago because the door of Its vault
was stuck. Heat expanded the vault
door and nobody could open it. There
was ample money in the vault to care
for the bank’s needs and it still was
safelv in “reserve.”
Giraffes Are Mute
Washington.--Despite the groat
lengtli of its neck and tongue, it is
said that the giraffe never utters «
sound even when in great distress.
This tallest of all animals apparent
ly is an absolute mute, necording to
the Smithsonian institution.
Texas Cops to Let
Women Do Talking
Houston, Texas.—Pity the poor
policeman. Regardless of what they
do or don't do. they may be con
sidered rude. _
Believing a policeman couldn't be
rude If he didn’t say anything, the
police department here passed a
rule that policemen were not to
speak when handing a woman a
ticket for traffic violation.
And now City Judge Fred Turner
reveals women violators think tbe
police are rude when they band ont
a ticket without a word of ^xplana
tion. And if tbe women are In
clined to bawl out the poli^emaq
be has to take It.
Washington. — Paper currency of
high denomination has notably in
creased In the last three and one-half
years. In outstanding $100, $500,
$1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 notes the
net gain has been $732,108,550. Out
standing $5,000 and $10,000 b'llls de
creased $148,135,000, while other high
denomination paper gained $880,333,-
500 between January 31,y 1920, and-
June 30, 1932.
Neither the treasury nor the fed
eral reserve has analyzed the paper
money data to the extent necessary
to determine the exact reason for the
tremendous gain in the $100, $500 and
$1,000 bills. Hoarding and the use of
money in large units by gangsters,
racketeers, bootleggers and other il
licit gentry have been advanced as
factors in the large amount of out
standing bills in the $100 to $1,000
group.
Laid to Hoarders.
Recently at the Institute of Public
Affairs at the University of Tirginia,
Edmund Platt of New York, vice pres
ident of the Marine Midland corpora
tion and former vice governor of the
federal reserve board, was asked
whether he thought $1,000 and $10,000
notes were “money” In the sense of
useful circulating medium and why
they were issutnl by the federal re
serve system. Mr. Platt said that the
only issue of $1,000 notes by his bank
he could recall had been one which
was sent to Cuba. Mr. Plait under
stood that the bills were to be used
for belting on horse races.
Robert Warren of New York assert
ed that $10,000 hills were used in
stead of gold by those who, lacking
confidence in banks, have withdrawn
their money\from deposit and trans
ferred it to safety deposit boxes to
the amount of-about $2,000,000,000.
In determining the amount of hoard
ing. treasury and federal reserve ex
perts have considered the require
ments of business and the amount of
currency in circulation. On this basis,
hoarding lias been estimated as run
ing from $1,'00.000,000 to $2,000,000.-
000. including the abnormal volume of
money maintained in vaults by banks
to meet emergencies. On June 30 the
total amount of money in circulation
was $5,095,041,717, or an increase of
$874,0<X).0uO during the year in the
face of declining business. Circula
tion at the end of the 1932 fiscal year
was $048,000,000 higher than June 30.
~ 192:1, amt $1.174,000.000 higher-than
June 30, 19:!0.
Use Smaller Bills.
Considerable doubt is expressed in
Washington whether criminal elements
make great use of banknotes of above
$1,000. Normally, they use “more ne
gotiable’’ money. Not much change in
their hanking habits has been noted.
Nevertheless, $100, $500 and $L*H»0
hills may he used to a considerable
extent in the bootlegging business.
Hoarders of large sums undoubtedly
use hills of $100. $500 and $1,000.
Between January 3f, 1929. and June
30, 1932, the largest gain in outstand
ing hills was that of the $100 denomi
nation; it was $441,240,300. The $500
lulls increased $177,100,250; the $1,000
hills, $201,987,000. In $5,000 hills
i her*- has been an increase of $13.-
noo.ooo since January 31, 1930; in the
last six mouths it came to Si.ooo.ooo.
But from 1929 to this month a net de
crease of $48,505,000 is recorded.
Five and $2 hills decreased. The
reduction in “outstanding $10,000 hills,
as shown by treasury books, was $429,-
630,000. . However, of * tluit amount
83:50,000,000 was accounted for by the
retirement in May. 1929. of a reserve
in gold certificates maintained in the
New York assay office, bringing the
actual decrease in the $10,000 bills to
$90,630,000. As these bills were sent
to the treasury for redemption they
wore retired.
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Ancient Swedish Manors
- Are Now Roadside Inns
Stockholm, Sweden.—Old Swedish
manor houses, formerly seats for the
landed gentry, in many cases have
been turned into inns and boarding
houses for motorists, according to the
Royal Automobile club. These road
side hostelries are becoming quite pop
ular.
The spring weather has been good
this year for the roads and they now
are in excellent condition. Owing to
the favorable Swedish rate of ex-
ehange. a record number of foreign
visitors bringing their own ears is ex
pected this summer.
OLD FASHIONED
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
awaits you at HOTEL SAVANNAH
A distinguished hotel in
the hearr of the business,
theatre and shoppinq district
“Of historic Savannah*•
fireproof%)oms
Same Family Pastors in
Swedish Parish 350 Yrs.
Kristdala, Sweden.—For 350 years
Kristdala parish, in the Swedish pro
vince of Ostergotland, has received its
pastor from the same family! The
first reverend was named Duraeus
Meurling, and his descendant. Dr.
Erik Metirling. today holds the same
office. In honor of this, two memorial
plaques were uirreiled on Kristdala
churchyard in the presence of the
Swedish minister for cults and educa
tion and the bishops of Ltnkoping and
Vaxjo. .
Saak* Gets Gloss Eye
London.—When the l^ndon. Zoo’s
pH** Madagascan boa constrictor lost
an eye in an accident not long ago.
an oculist was called in to see what
cult Id be :ie. The remedy was sim
ple; the snake now has a glusx eye 2
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