The Monmouth herald., October 06, 1922, Image 3

W ashing A w ay
Big M ountain
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TO FELLOW WELSHMAN
H o b a c k Canyon Highway, Trail of Romance, Dedicated
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Move _ . 7,000,COO Yards of Dirt at ® death-
Here m i 1 l 1 l l i u r u ««»d
Uu through
ViVirw
II I a
. i .t
t h&i
Rio de Janeiro to Make
re m a in s o f K stucio.
“ N ow th e old c h u rc h m u st com e
Room for Suburb.
p ik t
TD ADD 35 BLOCKS TO CITY
H igh-pow ered Pum pa W ash D irt Down
T h ro u g h F lu m es to th e S ea—
M ountain Now D isap p earin g
H as In te re stin g H isto ry .
N ew York.— K io de Ju n e rlo is to
h av e u new su b u rb an d to m ak e room
fo r it 7,UtAi,UUU cubic j a r d s o f d ir; a re
to be c a ta p u lte d in to th e seu. M odem
sc ien ce h a s once m ore m a d e la n d
w h ere th e re w as open s e a ; sliced off
e rock-ribbed, rock gird ed hill th a t a
c ity m ay h a v e b e tte r v e n tila tio n and
sa n ita tio n . S ince 1507, a c co rd in g to th e
L ite ra ry l»igest, th e sem uins of tlie
fo u n d e r o f Itlo de J a n e iro , K stucio de
Sa. h a v e re s te d on th is hill, so tliat
It Is re g a rd e d by th e devout us no th in g
» sh o rt o f v andalism . B ut d e sp ite th e
o p p o sitio n of th e ch u rch , a com bined
co u n sel o f m edical an d h o u sin g e x ­
p e r ts h a s p rev aile d , an d in less th a n
18 m o n th s 65 blocks o f good b u sin ess
p ro p e rty a n d a 20-block p u b lic p a rk
w ill s tre tc h alo n g th e new se a w all,
b u ilt to keep th is m ost recen t su b ­
u rb from slip p in g in to th e ocean.
S a y s th e N ew Y ork T im e s in an
a rtic le on th e s u b je c t:
“A lthough tld s ad d itio n to R io de
J a n e iro is o ften culled a su b u rb , it
sh o u ld
be
d e sig n a te d
an
an­
nex, fo r it lies no t fa r fro m th e cen ­
te r o f th e city an d c lo se to V erm elha
beach, w h e re th e e x p o sitio n is b e'u g
h eld. T o c o n tin u e th e w ork on th e
new fill-in, begun in th e e a rly p a r t of
th is y e a r, big pum p s w hich cu rry off
Hie d irt w ill hav e to o |ie ra te o v e r t h j
to p s o f som e o f th e e x p o sitio n b u ild ­
ings.
W ork of E ig h t Y e a rs to T a k e Two.
“ F o r p ro te c tio n a g a in s t tire it h as
b een p ro p o sed to m ak e co n n ectio n s
w ith tlie d isch arg e lines a t co n v en ie n t
p o in ts. A ccordin g to en g in e e rs any
b u ild in g could be flooded In te n m in­
u te s . In th is w ay th e m a ch in ery w hich
Is th ro w in g sea w a te r a g a in s t th e d irt
n n d rock on th e h illto p , w a sh in g it
d o w n th ro u g h flum es to th e sea, w ill
s e rv e a d o u b le purp o se.
"Y e a rs ago th e w o rk of rem oving
tills hill w a s s ta r te d by n a tiv e con­
tr a c to r s w ho u sed m ule-draw n c a r ts to
c a r r y th e d ir t nn d sto n e to th e sea
w all. In e s tim a tin g tlie cost o f th is
w o rk it w a s fo u n d th a t it w ould be
so m e th in g lik e 75 c e n ts a cu b ic y a rd
nn d w ould tu k en eig h t y ears. W ith
th e high-pow ered p u m p s now In sta lle d
it w ill not co st m o re th a n 25 c e n ts a
cu b ic y n rd a n d w ill ta k e less th a n
tw o y e a rs .
" T h e m a te ria l to be m oved Is 15 p e r
c e n t rock nnd 85 p e r cen t d irt. T lie
ro ck w ill lie rem oved by ste a m sh o v els
nnd th e d irt by th r e e pum ps. O ne of
th e s e p u m p s w ill ta k e c a re o f fo u r
h y d ra u lic g ia n ts, each w ith a .T’.i-in c h
s tre a m a t tlie Aozzle. T w elv e o f th ese
g ia n ts w ill shoot th e e a rth from tlie
to p o f th e All to th e fltl-ln. A se a w all
th r e e m iles long nnd a b o u t h a lf a m ile
w ide h n s h e m co n stru c te d to receiv e
th e d eb ris.
“C lose to th e new la n d b eing m ade
a lo n g ttie w a te r fro n t w ill s ta n d tlie
p e rm a n e n t U n ite d S ta te s em bassy
, b u ild in g now u n d e r c o n stru c tio n by a
N ew Y ork firm .”
B ecam e O ne of th e S tones.
T lie m o u n tain now d is a p p e a rin g h as
tin in te re s tin g h is to ry , w e a re told.
T h e w rite r sa y s o f i t :
“ In tlie y e a r 1555 a F re n c h m a n a r ­
riv e d w ith a b a n d o f H u g u e n o ts in
th e B ay o f Itio d e Ja n e irp , a n d h e re
In th is lan d lo ck ed h ay tlie first IYot-
e s ta n t serv ice In th e A m ericas w as
s a id to h av e been h eld by t ’ ese
w a n d e rin g sailo rs.
T o expel th e se
F re n c h m e n , th e P o rtu g u e se g o v ern o r
a t B a h ia sen t h is nephew , K staclo de
Ra, to fo u n d a se ttle m e n t on G uana-
b o ra bay. In 1507 Sa w as k illed by th e
F re n c h . T h e little v illag e he founded
w a s th e n m oved to th e to p o f th e hill
w h e re th e C hurch Rao S e b a stla o w as
b egun in th e y e a r o f K staclo d e S a 's
dow n to m ak e room fo r th e g row ing
city . T h e d is tric t a ro u n d it h a s de­
g e n e ra te d u n til M o rro d e C itstello is
sa id to be in h a b ite d by tb e poor, tlie
s h iftle s s an d tlie vicious. T h e slu m s
o f B io d e J a n e iro a re u su a lly on i s.e
b ills, fo r th e ric h do n o t lik e to vvulk
— in fa c t, w ill n o t w a lk in tb e h e a t
a n d tb e r.un.
“ In lSJfi*. a f te r th e fa ll o f th e m on­
a rc h y , rem oval o f tlie c a p ita l w a s con­
sid e re d to som e o th e r locution on ac­
c o u n t o f yellow fev er. T h is d isease
bus been c le a re d o u t c f th e c o u n try ,
a n d u s a tis fa c to ry sy ste m of s a n ita ­
tio n in sta lle d . T h a t c e rta in p o rtio n s
o f tb e h ill slu m s w o u ld not su b m it to
tlie u su a l h e a lth re g u la tio n s lias been
a so re poin t. S o jo u rn e rs on M orro de
G a stello h a v e been a law u n to th e m ­
se lv es in a m easu re, u n d it is only
w hen m o d ern scien ce is ta k in g th e ir
hill fro m th em th a t th e se feudal
d w e lle rs a re a t la s t being fo rced to
•pitch th e ir te n ts ’ w h ere they w ill not
be a u ienuce to th e c ity ’s h e a lth .”
Firemen Cut Hole in
Chimney to Save Man
W hen R am uel G iron, tw en ty -
se v e n y e a rs old, o f T re n to n
Ju n c tio n , N. J., ju m p e d dow n a
ch im n ey a t id s hom e w hile
d re a m in g . It re q u ire d an e n tire
co m p an y o f T re n to n firem en to
re le a se him . G iro n re c e n tly w as
re le u se d from a n in s titu tio n an d
it w a s w hile d re a m in g th a t th e
h o sp ita l g u a rd s w e re c h a sin g
him th a t he fled fro m his bed
to th e roof. H e ju m p e d In th e
chim ney, b ecam e fa s t, a n d th e
firem en w ere a p p e a le d to. A fte r
tr y in g to p u ll th e m an out w ith
ro p e s. It w a s fo u n d n ecessary
to c u t a h ole in th e chim ney.
G iro n w a s n e a rly su ffocated, bu t
w a s revived.
Ju d g e G eorge W . Muxe> o f S c ra n ­
ton. l ’a., on b o ard th e ste a m sh ip M au­
re ta n ia , Ju st b e fo re he set sail for
L ooking th ro u g h on e of th e m o u n tain ri»ck fo rm atio n * onto tlie o p en in g o f a tr a il o f ro m an ce— th e H oback C an­
K ngiand to b e a r to L loyd Geo- re from
yon highw ay th ro u g h tlie very h e a rt o f tlie W est of old-tim e tra d itio n , b etw e e n Rock S p rin g s nnd K em nterer, Wyo.,
tlie W elsh so c ie tie s of A m erica tlie
an d tla* so u th e n tr a n c e of Y ellow stone N atio n al p ark , th ro u g h th e Ja c k so n '* H ole region. T lie road w as officially
m essag e w hich lie is h o ljin g .
d ed icatisi by Gov. R o b ert D. C arey o f W yom ing a t a cerem o n y In w hich C o n g ressm an F . W. M ondell und o th e r
c ele b rities w ere p u rtle ip u u ts.
TAKFN
FOR
EVIL
SPIRITS
F ly ers. D riftin g A fte r F all Into Sea,
S h u n n ed by N ativ es of
B ritish India.
L ondon.—C npt. N c n n a n M acM illan
hns c ab le d th e D ally N ew s from C h it­
tagong, B ritish In d ia, a vivid acco u n t
of th e e x p e rie n c e s o f h im self and
L ie u te n a n t Mail ins a f te r th e ir a ir ­
p la n e b.nd fnllen In to tlie s*tt In th e ir
a tte m p t to co n tin u e a p ro je c te d flight
aro u n d th e w o rld s ta rte d by MnJ. W.
T. B lak e, nnd now d efinitely a b a n ­
doned.
T h e a irm e n wen* forced down by en ­
gine tro u b le . F o r .V) h o u rs they, d r i f t­
ed a b o u t In tlie sh a rk -in fe ste d w a te rs
an d th e ir d e sp a ir b ecam e co m p lete
w hen th e crew o f a n a tiv e b rig p assed
th em in th e e v id e n t b elief th a t they
w ere evil sp irits.
T h e n a v a l lau n ch w hich d u a lly re s­
cued th em w as on th e point of p a ssin g
also, th in k in g th e airm e n w e re n a tiv e
fisherm en.
Plan to Help
Indian W ards
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Health and Education to Be
Given Greater Consideration
by the Government.
RED GROSS WILL AID BUREAU
N u rse s W ill Show V alue of W e lfa re
W o rk on
R e se rv a tio n s — 20,000
C h ild ren N ot Now in School,
6,000 N ev er T h e re .
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tra in e d In n u rsin g nnd w e lfa re \ ork.
T h u s It Is hoped to la y th e fo u n d atio n
fo r n skfng c o n g ress fo r on a p p ro p ria ­
tion to en a b le th e b u re a u to em ploy
on th e re s e rv a tio n s w om en o f a h ig h ­
e r g ra d e fo r m a tro n s a n d g e n eral field
I service.
“T h e re is a g re a t o p p o rtu n ity ,"
C o m m issio n er B u rk e said , " f o r im p ro v ­
ing < hom e co n d itio n s a n .n iis In d ia n s
I and fo r tea c h in g s a n ita tio n and look­
ing a f t e r th e h e a lth o f c h ild ren . One
n u rse will tie s ta tio n e d on tlie F in e
R idge an d R osebud re s e rv a tio n s In
S o u th D a k o ta ; th e tw o o th e rs will go
to th e R outhw est, a n d w o rk am ong
th e d ifferen t In d ia n s in A rizona and
New Mexico.
W a sh in g to n .—F in n s to Im prove th e
co n d itio n o f In d ia n s, w ith p a rtic u la r
re g a rd to h en lth a n d e d u c a tio n , a re
b ein g w o rk e d o u t by C om m issioner
T ak a Up E d u catio n .
o f In d ia n A ffairs B u rk e w ith th e a p ­
"A n o th e r su b je c t th a t Is le c e lv ln g n
p ro v a l o f S e c re ta ry F a ll. An in c re a se
g re a t d eal o f a tte n tio n Is th a t o f e d u ­
in th e e s tim a te s fo r th e In II: n b u re a u
c a tio n —b u ild in g tip th e sch ools a l­
p ro b a b ly w ill lie a sk e d In th e n e x t In ­
re a d y In th e serv ice. In c re a sin g th e
d ian a p p ro p ria tio n bill.
I a tte n d a n c e to th e ir fu ll ra p a c ity , an d
T h e A m erican B ed C ross, a t th e re ­
! stre n g th e n in g th e p erso n n el. An In-
q u e st o f th e In te rio r d e p a rtm e n t, re­
| ere n se in th e e s tim a te s fo r e d u catio n
c e n tly assig n e d th r e e tra in e d n u rse s
w ill he su b m itte d , in th e h ope th a t
to th e In-T an b u re a u fo r one y e a r, as
c o n g ress w ill resp o n d in view o f th e
th e first ste p In C o m m issio n er B u rk e 's
dem and.
p ro g ra m . In a d d itio n , p la n s fo r e n ­
“T h e In te rio r d e p a rtm e n t nnd th e
la rg e d school fa c ilitie s to e d u c a te 20.-
000 c h ild re n o f school ag e not now in In d ian b u re a u a re giving m uch a tt e n ­
school a re b ein g w o rk e d out.
Ap­ tion to h en lth c o n d itio n s a t th e se v e r­
p ro x im a te ly 6.000 o f th is n u m b e r be­ al In d ia n schools nnd upon th e d iffer­
long to th e N a v a jo tr ib e a n d h av e e n t In d ia n re se rv a tio n s, a n d th e p r e s ­
e n t policy is to tr y to h nve a t le a s t
n e v e r been to school.
one h o sp ita l on e v ery re s e rv a tlo .. w ith
W ill C urvey C onditions.
T h e n u rs e s a s s ig n 'd to th e In d ian a c a p a c ity sufficient to c a re fo r th e
serv ice, it w as sa id n t th e In d ian b u ­ alck, nnd p a rtic u la rly In d ia n s th a t nre
re a u . w ould su rv e y c o n d itio n s on v ery ag ed an d infirm a n d w ith o u t
re s e rv n tl m s an d d e m o n s tra te w h a t m ean s o r hom es w h ere th e y rn n be
m ay b e acco m p lish ed by w om en c o m fo rta b ly an d p ro p e rly e a re d fo r.”
War Veterans Going After Land
R alp h Tludson. D avid C e n te r. E v e re tt F n ig er an d Jo h n T h om pson (th e
la t t e r a n ac* In tb e B ritish flying co rp s d u rin g th e w a r), ex serv ic e m en of
H a m ilto n P a rk , a su b u rb o f C hicago, a re on th e ir w ay to W yom ing to ta k e
u p ex se rv ice m en s la n d claim s. T h ey a re tra v e lin g In a m ach in e o f th e
v in ta g e o f 1910. a n d th e y w a n t th e w o rld to know th a t th e y serv ed in tb e
la te w a r an d h a v e d e c o ra te d th e ir flivver acco rd in g ly .
Eloper Tells Wife
to Marry Rich Man
B ow erto .cn , F a .— W hen h e left
h is w ife to elope, it 1* believed,
w ith a six te e n year-old. C h n rles
L. M iller, th irty -th re e , le ft a n o te
sa y in g he w as w illin g to p ay th e
e x jie n se If sh e w a n te d to get a
divorce, a d v isin g h e r to m a rry
# a rich m an m -\t tim e arid «elid­
ing h e r lo ts o f k isses.
It ia th o u g h t th e y m ay h a v e
r r -----d th e li- rd e r # .to C * ta .¡ in
te rrito ry .
M iller left In a m o to r car,
w hich b e ab an d o n ed in _ Leb-
anon, w ith in s tru c tio n s th a t It
be tu rn e d o v er to h is w ife. A
w eek b efo re
he h a d sold hla
b rick ho u se in N ew B erllnvllle.
M iller h a s a son, C u rtU , th ir ­
te e n , an d a d a u g h te r, E dna,
nine.®
In fro n t o f h e r h o m e n e arb y .
M iller sto p p ed h is c a r an d
p ick ed u p E d ith II. C lark aix-
teen , schoolgirl.
H e w ro te an
eig h t-p ag e le tte r to h is w ife be­
fo re leav in g hom e, w hich he
m ailed from L ebanon.
re a d ie d n p itch w h ere n group o f
young L aP Intn blood* sto le Into F o rt
T obacco on e night am i hu rtled tin* tin»
old brick co u rth o u se. In asm u ch as th e
county m u s t h e a r tlie e x p en se o f e re c t­
ing a new building, it w its urged sue-
| cessfully th a t It m ight n s w ell be b u ilt
In tlie new tow n, and it w as. T oday th e
few old m issio n s o f F o rt Tobacco,
th e ru in s o f tlie co u rth o u se, th e tum -
e rn b ra n c h to tin* p o rt w hich tin s a bled-dow n rem ain s o f th e h o tel and
city long b efo re W usnlngton w as even even p o rtio n s of th e m a rb le fo u n tu ln
p lanned. T o d ay no c ra f t la rg e r th an uro grass-g ro w n an d lonely— well-flt-
a sm all m o to rb o at cun get up a s f a r a*
te d to G o ld sm ith 's d esc rip tio n of tlie
R lu d cn sh u rg and, n fte r a d ry spell, d ese rte d village.
even such u sm all b o at i* likely to
D eserved by S tream .
ground.
F
ls
c
a
ta
w a y w as n p o rt on nn estu-
T h riv in g P o rt N e a r E x tin ctio n .
R lu d cn sh u rg w as n th riv in g p o rt of I a ry of tlie P o to m ac not fa r from
M ount V ernon. It is p e rh a p s th e b est
e n try , a g re a t tobacco shipping point.
p re se rv e d o f th e th r e e ty p ic a l lo st
It b o asted h o tels nnd w are h o u se s nnd
cities. It Would not be po ssib le to g et
n u m ero u s b eau tifu l colonial m ansion*,
even a can o e up tlie s tre a m w hich n
se v eral o f w hich still sta n d . T o d ay it
ttie old d ay s bore strips big enough to
is a v illag e of sm all p o p u la tio n am i
cro ss th e A tlan tic. P ta c a ta w a y Is a t
p ro b ab ly w ould h a v e d is a p p e a re d a l­
leust th r e e m iles from n av ig ab le w a­
to g e th e r w ere it n o t fo r tlie fa c t th a t
te r. T h e tow n Is som e llfteeti ntlles
it is n e a r W ashington.
front th e n e a re s t ra ilro a d an d , th e re ­
P ro b ab ly th e m ost in te re stin g o f tlie
fore, is a b o u t us d e se rte d a ghost of
lost citie s Is F o rt T obacco. O ld m aps
colonial
d a y s ns ciut he found.
of M aryland show tills p lace m arked
It h a s se v e ra l very b e a u tifu l m an­
w ith th e larg e s ta r o r c ircle as in d i­
c a tin g a n im p o rta n t c e n te r.
M ary­ sions. S om e of them s ta n d s ta rk ly
la n d e rs lean strongly on tra d itio n and em pty, w ith loose s h u tte rs hnnglng In
even to d ay th e m a p s show F o rt th e w ind. O ne or tw o a re still kept up
T obacco ns n second-class city. N ot iiy su rv iv o rs o f th e old fam ilies th a t
m ore th a n th re e fa m ilie s live th e re once flo u rish ed th ere, nnd a few a re
used ns te n e m e n t houses by negroes.
a t p re se n t.
F o rt T obacco, ohviousiy, w as one of T he sin g le tin y sto re nnd post office
tb e b u siest of tb e tobacco ex p o rtin g could not li r e w ere it not su p p o rte d by
points. It stood on a n e s tu a ry o f the th e su rro u n d in g co u n try , fo r tlie p o rt
P otom ac. F rom it ra d ia te d th e ro ad s w hich once hnd tn e rc h u n ts w ho se n t
p ecu llu r to so u th ern M aryland, ro a d s sh ip s to E n g lan d now lias not to e x ­
over w hich th e p la n te rs rolled th e ir ceed a h u n d re d souls.
D ies W ith th e F arm s.
huge hogsheads of to b acco . Its c o u rt­
house w as tlie p rid e o f th n t section,
T o rk to w n is ac ro ss tlie hay on th e
its hotel w as th e social c e n te r o f the V lrglnlu shore. Its fa te Is a ttrib u ta b le
co u n try . In its p u b lic sq u a re w as a to so m ew h at d ifferen t causes. Its wu-
m arb le fo u n tain an d Its w areh o u ses te r highw ay, tlie York riv e r, hns .iot
occupied w ide spaces. It w as nn Im ­ filled up, fo r th e c u rre n t nnd tid e n re
p o rta n t colonial p o rt. T o d ay It is not ex trem ely ra p id nt Hint p o in t. B ut
a p o rt a t ull. T h e re is no w a te r a t tlio w ash in g aw ay o f tlie topsoil ! s
F o rt T obacco. Tlie stre a m hns been Im poverished tlie fa rm s.
Y orktow n
filled in by erosion to such an e x te n t once w as tlie p o rt of e n try fo r P h ila ­
th n t its h an k s a re h u lf n m ile aw ay d elp h ia anil New Y ork, being reg ard ed
from th e tow n.
ns nn im p o rta n t place. T o d ay It lias
Now a D eserted V illage.
a p o p u latio n o f ¡Wio, linlf negro. Y'et
F o rt T obacco clung to Its tra d itio n s Its h a rb o r, tlie tnouth o f th e York riv ­
fo r som e y e a rs a f te r Its w a te r high­ er, Is one o f tlie m ost m agnificent in
w ay h ad d e se rte d it b ecau se It w as th is co u n try . D u rin g th e w a r th e A t­
tlie county scut. L n P lu tn , a new and la n tic fleet an ch o red in th e h a rb o r of
grow ing tow n gome th re e m iles aw ay, th e little tow n, anil a f t e r th e a rm is­
w hich h ad sp ru n g up w hen tlie ra il­ tice m ore th a n a th o u san d shipping
road cam e th ro u g h , w its Jealous of b o ard v e ssels w ere m oored th ere. T h e
F o rt T obacco’* co u rth o u se. L a l’lntn Im rbor Is 80 feet d eep .
B ut p ro g re ss mis tric k e d th ese citie s
argued th u t F o rt T obacco w as d e c lin ­
ing a n d h e rse lf gro w in g und p e ti­ Into oblivion. T h e v ery ac tiv ity and
tioned th e le g isla tu re to m ove th e | p ro s p e rity o f the e arly d a y s h asten ed
county scu t. B ut tra d itio n wns too th e ir decay . T h e m ore In d u strio u sly
stro n g an d th e co u rth o u se sta y e d at tlie p ln u te rs plow ed to p ro d u ce th e
w ealth on w hich th e citlea th ro v e th e
P ost T obacco.
T h e Jenlousy of L nF Intn w ns not m ore su rely w as th e ir lu te being
a b a te d anil, th e legend Bay*, finally sealed.
T ricks Cities
Into Oblivion
Prosperity and Activity of Early
Days Hastened Decay of
Once Noted Ports.
NOW ARE DESERTED VILLAGES
E rosion of L and. D ue to C u ltiv atio n ,
F ills Once N avigable S tream s and
D espoils Soil of Its
F e rtility .
W ash in g to n .—M en h av e been b u ild ­
ing cities an d d e se rtin g them front
tim e im m em orial. T h e u su al ca u se s
a re m ilitary and econom ic. C arth ag e ,
one of th e g re n te st citie s o f e a rly
tim es, w as u tte rly d e stro y e d n fte r tlie
F unic w a rs w aged by th e H om ans. V ir­
ginia C ity, Nev., w as d e se rte d heonuse
tlie m ining in d u s try w hich m a d e it
a s u b s ta n tia l m u n ic ip a lity lap sed upon
th e ex h a u stio n of th e lode. B u t h e re
In tlie E a st is n g ro u p o f c itie s w hich
have fa lle n from th e ir p rev io u s im p o r­
ta n c e by tlie o p e ra tio n o f th e fo rces
o f n a tu re .
T h e g re a t m ass of th e people o f th e
U n ited S ta te s, being d is trib u te d so
w idely o v er ttie e x p a n se o f th e new
te r rito ry o f tlie W est, la c k s tlie en v ir­
onm ent to c re a te a re a liz a tio n o f th e
a n tiq u ity of tlie E a s te rn sectio n . It Is
difficult fo r tlie limn in C h i c a g o to
realize th a t tlie e a s te rn A m ericans
h av e lived on th is soil fo r ns long n
period u n d e r th e B ritish ting n s tinder
th e A m erican— th a t th e perio d e x te n d ­
ing from tlie first se ttle m e n t o f th e
e a ste rn seab o ard tip to th e A m erican
R evolution w as ns long ns ttint from
th e R e v o lu tio n 'to th e p re s e n t day.
P ro s p e rity S a p s Life.
M ore th a n th re e c e n tu rie s of hum an
o ccupation
b rin g
about
cu rio u s
ch an g es in th e h a b ita tio n s o f men.
W hen tlie co u n try w as first se ttle d th e
soil w a s virgin nnd fo r th e m ost p a rt
covered w ith d en se fo re sts . T h e pio­
n e e rs b u ilt th e ir p rim itiv e houses on
th e h a n k s of stre a m s b ecau se th e
stre a m s w ere th e ir e a sie st roadw ays.
T hey felled the tre e s u n d p lan ted th e ir
corn nnd tobacco and, in th e co u rse of
y ears, p o rts sp ra n g u p by th e w a te r­
side an d becam e th riv in g cities. T h e
fo rm s reach ed f u r th e r an d fa r th e r
buck in to th e w ild ern ess, larg e u reas
being clea red o f tim b er.
S o u th ern M aryland fu rn ish e s an e x ­
cellen t ex am p le o f such developm ent.
Its soil is loam y an d w as ex trem ely
fertile. As. y e a r a f te r y ear, th e gently
rolling h illsid es w ere plow ed, tlie soli
w as loosened und th e ra in o f each
y e a r w ash ed It dow n In to th e stre a m s.
T h re e c e n tu rie s o f th is erosion g ra d u ­
ally h av e filled up th e s tre a m s . T h e
riv e rsid e nnd b ay sld e c itie s w hich once
th ro v e on tlie sh ip p in g o f th e p ro d u c ts
of th e fa rm did n«t k eep up w ith th e
erosion o f th e land. T h e re s u lt w as
th a t th e s tre a m s filled y e a r by y e a r
u n til th e ch an n els w ere clogged and
w h a t once w ere noble w a te rw a y s now
a re n a rro w creeks.
Soil and S tre a m s R uined.
T h is erosion, w hich w as despoiling
th e riv e rs, th e h ig h w ay s o f com m erce,
• Iso w as w ash in g off th e rich, fe rtile
to p soli. T h e re fo re th e land w hich
produced th e crops, th e ob ject o f com ­
m erce, d is a p p e a re d In com pany w ith
th e stre a m s.
It w as in e v ita b le th a t
th e rltie n should d eclin e w ith both
th e ir menn* of co m m erce an d tlie com ­
m odities of com m erce ta k e n aw ay by
th is o p eratio n of n a tu r a l fo rces set in
m otion by th e plow.
W hen tb e R om ans took C a rih a g e
th e y to r e dow n th e buildings, sow ed
s a lt upon th e site an d plow ed It u n d er.
T h e lo st cities o f s o u th e rn M aryland
no less hnve been plow ed u n d er. T h e re
• r e th r e e ex cellen t e x am p les of th ese
p laces. B iaileosburg, F o rt T obacco an d
F lsc a ta w a y .
G roup o f L ith u a n ia n s a t th e W h ite H ouse, w h e re th ey w ent to p re se n t
B lad en slittrg w as a p o rt to th e
w h a rv e s o f w hich cam e g re a t m e r­ P re sid e n t an d Mrs. H a rd in g w ith a h u g e b a sk e t o f flowers. T h e d eleg a tio n
ch a n t sh ip s from E n g lan d th a t sailed w as sen t by th e L ith u a n ia n s o f C hicago to pay tr ib u te to P re sid e n t H a rd in g
n p th e P o to m ac an d follow ed its e a s t­ fo r aid in g them In se c u rin g recognition o f th e L ith u a n ia n g o v e rn m e n t
Lithuanians Say It With Flowers