Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1928, Page 21

FORD PLANTATION INBRAZIL IS IDEAL Great Industry and City of .5 Fair Size Now in "5~d the Making. BY A. M. SMITH. Written Exclusively for The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance. BOA VISTA, Fordlandia, November 3.—The waterfront of the Ford plantation, 90 miles above San- tarem, on the Tapajos River, occupies one of the most beautiful of the many attractive sites on this great river which joins the greatest of the world's rivers, the Amazon, at Santarem. On the entire journey up the Tapajo: ene nas the impression of traversing sreat lake, for the average width of the fwer through this distance is 5 miles. widening out at places to more than 7 miles. The water is clear blue, in happy contrast with the yellowish waters of the Amazon. Twelve-Mile River Front. While one side of the nearly quadri- | lateral area of the 4.000,000-acre planta- tion comes close to the Tapajos, only 12 miles of the riverfront has been pur- chased by the Ford Motor Co. from the small owners who for many years have lived in their scattered huts on the river | banks, finding their chief nicome from wild rubber trees nearby. In the center of this 12-mile stretch. on the east bank of the river and at a point where the stream is at least 5 miles wide, the Ford plantation water- front rises abruptly to an elevation of 50 feet within 100 vards of the water’s edge and continues on a sharp up-grade Brazil, | | A. M. LOOMIS, | Member of Potomar Grange, who | chairman of the entertainment commit- | tee of the National Grante of the Pa- trons of Husbandry, mecting here this month. A supply of malaria germs end dis- triouting them in multiplied Bumb: At Ben Vista there had been an epi- | demic of malaria one manth by the tree and persistent use of qui- nine Senhor D2 Costa had clearcd up the dissase in the camp. Teday there are ro active ca: the plantation. He believes that if THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. 1. SIX SEWER CONTRACTS I COSTING $34,000 GIVEN | eact at a cost of $24.304.52 and a serv- MOLLY PITCHER 3Heroinc's Name Prl | Practically every one of the thou-| sands of commemorative stamps issued |bv the Post Office Department, with i the exception of the Lindbergh stamp, which came out at a “popular mo- ;ment,” hes met with protest in one | form or another. | This disclosure came about when a | letter containing indignant protests against the “insult” to George Wash- | | ington involved in the issuance of the | Inew “Molly Pitcher" stamps was re- |[rrrl‘d to postal authorities by The Eve- {ning Star. | Officials at the department explained that the stamp was printed in com- pliance with an act of Congress in- atructing that special stamps be issued i« | to commemorate major events of the | | Revolutionary War. | i Took Mate's Place. | Molly Pitcher took her place in the ranks of American heroines when, dur- iim{ the battle of Monmouth, N. J., in {1778, she saw her husband killed as he | was abgut to fire a cannon aimed at | the approaching British forces. Ac- PROTEST TO POSTAL OFFICIALS, George Washington at Request of New Jersey Group. STAMPS BRING nted Across Face of | coréing to witnesses, Molly took the | cannon torch from her husband's hand and fired the gun while he was dying. She continued to fight throughout the | day and was commissioned a sergeant in the Continental Army by Gen. Wash- ington in recognition of her gallantry. Two Representatives and a group of citizens from New Jersey recently asked the Post Office Department to print a| stamp commemorating the memory of | the State's outstanding Revolutionary heroine. They specified the type of veral weeks ago. Follows Specifications. Postal officials insist that the stamp was printed in strict accordance with | the specifications of the New Jersey | group. and that there was no intention | whatsoever of casting any reflection on George Washington. The protests will be ignored, it was indicated. in view of the fact that nearly all such stamps are similarly eriticized TALY OBSERVES | Weekly Examinations. | | Dr. Fallis also plans to institute | weekly examunations of all laborers on | | | they can be freed from hookworm and | malaria, are given sanitary conditions | to ground varying from 100 to 200 f»st.|and are properly nourished, the battle elevation within one mile from the| Will be won in the medical department | river. of Boa Vista. | On this sloping area. originally| As we approached the dock at Boa densely covered by tall trees and jungle | Vista, a temporary structure. we saw | growth. about 60 acres of trees have ! the river steamer, th» Tuchzchua, dL<»‘ been felled. leaving on the high banks | tharging lumber for the Ford building of the south shore many great trees for’ cperations. A lin» of native workmcn | parking and shade. The future homes | Was carrying the long. heavy hardwood | of the Ford executives of the plantation | boards from the steamer.” Some of | are to be built there. | these were apparcntly in robust . | health, some of unusual muscular de- | Sixty Acres Cleared. ! velopment. But many of th°m gave | The remainder of this 60 acres has | evidence of having lived. perhaps for been razed, leaving only.a few trees. | yvears, on a voorly select~d ciet. The Here will be built the warehouse, the | majority of them had suffered at some | sawmill, the power plant, the company | time from malaria or hookworm, or stores, ouarters for unmarried laborers. | both. i A site has bsen left for a factory in| As a lot of workmen. however. they the future, should it be determined to | pre: ed a fair apoearance of physical undertake at this point more than the | ability, and there is no douot of their | mere gathering and preparation of the | willingness to work faithfully and effi- | raw product ready for shipping. A site | ciently, provided they have capable | has been reserved for a public park, | overseers to show them what to do and with library, theater, school and ! how to do it. churches. | Fer curing raw rubber, extensive had nct been at Boa Vista two hours facilities will be required, and ample | befcre he made plans for the clearing space has been provided for this pur- | of a runway frem the river's ed; To- pose. iday he has the piling well driven, and | At present a_temporary house, 40 by | before the two lighters now on their | 60 feet, of light frame and thatched ' way up from the Lake Farge and the | men Mr. Chatfield, who was in our party, | b Nation-Wide Celebration to Mark 10th Anniversary of Victory Over Austria. By _the Associated Pre: | ROME, November 3.—Italy will cele- brate the tenth anniversary of her Armistice day tomorrow—her crushing victory over Austria in the battle of Victorio Veneto. of the final step in the century-long struggle to achieve a | united Italy. | That victory, by winning back the | City of Trieste, the Trentino and the upper Adige, rounded out Italy's fron- tiers and made her feel secure. On the occasion of this anniversary, Premier Mussolini sent the following message to King Victor Emmanuel: “May your Majesty. on this day con- to the tenth anniversary of victory, accept sentiments of homage and unswerving devotion from the | Fascist governmeant, the people and the armed forces of the nation. Bells to Toll for Dead. ecra reof and sides, is located on the brow of the hill toward the river. Near this is a small temporary structure, part native thatch construction and part lumber provided by the small temporary sawmill on the top of the hill. of native woods have been prepared for initial building operations. A larger sawmill is being shipped in. Season for Low Rivers. The small hous® of combination gtructure is the temporary home Raimundo Monteiro da Costa, who has charge of operations, under the gen- eral direction of Capt. Oxholm, who i compelled to spend much time up an down the river beiween Para and Bo: Vista, organizing transportation. At this time of ths year all rivers are low. The shallows at Boim, 2bout half way between Santarem and Boa Vista, offer no channel of greater depth than 14 feet. Hence the Lake Ormoc and Lake Farge are discharging cargoes to a great frame building, about 50 by 250 feet, costructed of heavy hardwood. Another 100 yards back of this struc- ture is the first unit of men's quarters, # long, one-story buillding housing about 100 men and provided with a dining room and kitchen. Close to the north end of this building is the temporary blacksmith and carpentering quarters. Hospital Near Completion. Inland and up the sloping grade 300 yards farther, at the top of the first abrupt grade from the river, is the first hospital unit, nearly finished. This | building is approximately 50 by 200 f In an sbrupt niche in the southel extent of the hill, which will be the site of the officials’ homes, and at a distance yards from the sandy beach of the i is th= old hacienda, “Boa Vista, the property of Senhor Francisco Fran- co until purchased recently by the Ford Motor Co., along with other small river- side holdings in this locality. The old hacienda was built many years ago by Senhor Pranco's father, who also owned and passed on to the son the mere tensive property the river from Boa Vista. The building was made of tile and brick. with the old type of tile on the roof, broad verandas, six spacious rooms | and with a great open southern end for cooking connecting with the servants quarters. The view of the river, the green hills beyord, showing even at so great a distance the outlines of aneient glants of the tropical forest, is truly brautiful. Get Water From Tapajos. Water supply for the plantation base | will be taken from the Tapajos River One of the first tasks to be undertaken by R. D. Chatfield. construction engi- neer of the base, is the building of ¢ water intake far out in the river and a filtration_plant. use the water freely without boiling or filtration. Samples of the water have been analyzed and found free from bacteria. But it is tropical water, flowing very sluggishly, and subject to | a drainage intake during the rainy season, December to April, that causes it to rise some 13 feet above the Sum- mer level. The company will take no chances in provision of the domestic water supply. The natives along the Tapajos River On arriving here September 18 Dr. L. 8. Fallis immediately made the rounds of the living quarters of the employes. of which tnere are at present 150, vn- der the supervision of Senhor da Costa. Immediate steps temporary dis of garbage drains. Dr. Fallis will examine every man employed at the plantation, ad- ministering to every one of them cure for hookworm, which they may have in Incipent stage of development. Tsolate Malaria Cases. Any employe who shows an enlarged spleen, evidence of malaria, will be treated for the disease and isolated un- til cured. To prevent the recurrence Piles | and buildings lcro&J vere taken for safe, | | Lake Ormoc. at Santarem. with the | first load of freight arrive he will have a skidway built and a steam winch| | ready to make short work of unloading | | lighters. Laborers Well Housed. i Capt. Oxholm explained that the same | attention to proper housing will be giv- | | en laborers as is given officials of the company. On the property north from the working buildings of the plant, and | on !E: side of the town site opposite the homes of the officials of the com- pany, homes for the married laborers | will b2 built and furnished free to | hem. These will be built as rapidly as umber and carpenters can be obtained. | A company store, where family sup- | plies may be purchased, will be built | and stocked as quickly as possibie. The | general Ford plan of supplying the ne- | | cessities of life from this store at a| low cost to employes of the company | | will be the rule, Capt. Oxholm said. | This will be a new note in the econom- | ics of the rubber industry in Brazil. At present the laborers at Boa Vista g a wage of 3 milreis (about 37 cents) a day, with board and housing ! | and medical cere free. The wagz i5 high for such labor in Brazil. Workers Are Contented. ‘The result is apparently entire con- tentment on the part of the laborers. There appears to be onening a new era | for the “caboclo”—the common laborer | —who formerly led a precarious and gathering native fruits and verindicelly suffering from dissases of the Tropics. In Para, in the home Dionysio Bentes: on the streets of the | capital city of the state: at the river ports as we came up. Santarem, Gurupa, Aveiros, Boim, Boa Vista— there was everywhere the same turn- tion at Boa Vista. I have not heard any citizen of Brazil exoress doubt of | the ultimate success of the project. A great industry and a city of fair size |are in the making at Boa Vista. {Boa Vista for this hepeful prospect T shall indicate in another article. | *"(In his next article Mr. Smith tells iof a trip through the jungle of the Pord concession). (Copyright. 1978. by North American News- paper Alliance.) ACCUSED MAN FREED. Furniture House Men Chnrged: | George P. Smith Used Ax. “How could T swing an ax at a man as big as that twice without hitting| him?" inquired George P. Smith, col- | ored, testifvinz in his own behalf ves- terday while being tried for assault in | Police Court. |~ Two collectors of a furniture comnany | had testified Smith had ordered them out of his house when they attempted to remove some houszhold goods for | which it was claimed he had failed to | pay. Both of the men, each six footers, said they left without the furniture, but before thev got out of the yard, that | Smith rushed after them with an ax. { hit one on the jaw with his fist. ewung | twice with the ax. without striking any | one and then ran back in the house. | “Judge John P. McMahon evidently thought Smith's question well put, for | he dismissed the case, | | | DRY YOUR CLOTHES | has not forgotten in this day that your | | tory will be read. Then, and then only, siekly life, gathering a little rubber | where he could find the wild rubber | | trees, catching fish from the river, mak- | ing farinha from the mandioca plant, ! of Gov. | ing of hopeful eve toward the planta- | What, foundations there are here at | “Italy, under ths vigorous impulsion of the regime, celebrates the anniversary in a period full of vigor and material and moral energy, bound by the disci- pline and peace of all the people who | labor, advance themselves and bina themselves more closely around your dynasty and your majesty. The nation Majesty lived the glorious sacrifice of | war, imposed resistence to the end and | desired in 1922 (the year of the Fascist march on Rome) to revive the victory. From these memorable events which have occurred in the past 10 years, the government and the peopie draw a sure auspices for the future. “May your Majesty deign to accep: expression of my profound respect. Mussolini.” | The day will be ushered in with the tolling of bells in the early morning for | the 600,000 sons of Italy left on the | battleflelds of 10 years ago. Field masses will be sald or sung in every city, town and hamlet of the kingdom and at the conclusion of each mass the manifesto of May 24, 1915, announcing Italy’s entrance into the Great War on the allied side, will be read to the assmbled congregations. There will ensue a period of three min- utes’ silence; the late Marshal Diaz's famous bulletin announcing the vic- will come the signal for chzers. Corteges formed of the local vet- | erans’ federations, the associations of | war wounded and the orgenizations | will march to the monuments of the | fallen, there to lay flowers. The day in Rome will be marked by an imposing parade of the army, navy, air force, regular and Fascist militia, | with the veterans' sncietis. ending be- | fore the “Altar of the Fatherland” in the Piazza Venezia, where homage will | be paid to the Unknown Soldier. King | Victor Emmanuel and other members of the royal house will take part in this homage, and Mussolini, as chief of the government, will lead his ministers in a | body to the country’s altar. PREMIER'S HAPPY LIFE SECRET BELIEVED FOUND| . Baldwins Have Motto in Home | That Is Cited by Recent | Visitor. KIDDERMINSTER, England (P).— ‘The home life of Stanley Baldwin, Brit- ish prime minister, and Mrs. Baldwin has been a happy one, and the Mayor | of Kidderminster believes he has dl:.-i covered the “secret” of it. | On a recent visit to this city. famous | for its carpet manufactures, Mr. Bald- | | win ‘was presented with the freedom of | the city and his wife was given a carpet | weighing 200 pounds. The Mayor of Kidderminster, in mak- | ing the presentations, said he had dis- | coverzd the secret of the Baldwins' do- | mestic happiness when he visited their | home at Astley Hall. In the living room he found this framed motto: ‘ | “Retire each evening and survey The various actions of the day. Whatever has amiss been done, ‘Take care in future time to shun.” | | | MAGNOLIA TREES and $1.10 EVERGREENS These soon grow into handsome trees worth many dollars. We thip during ~ October and Fall Planting Pink white. Two Trees COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE - Beautify Your Home at Small Cost Noyember. ; 3 67-Year-Old Woman and Son’s Widow Die in Few Hours| et S wen |l Value in a Bedroom Suite LONACONING, Md., November 3.—Mrs. Margaret Trumbull Love, 97 Sold Regularly at $185.00 years old, and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Laird Love, 67, widow of James Love, jr., died within a few hours at their homes here early last night. Several years agn, James Love, jr.. and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert T. Love, died within a few hours. Mrs. Margaret Love was married in Scotland, coming to this country 61 years ago. Her death was hastened by the fracture of her hip in a fall. Three sons survive. Mrs. Elizabeth Laird Love was the widow of James Love, jr.. president of the Lonacon- ing Glass Co.. and a sister of the late Mayor William Thompson. FOR WAR VETERANS Donation to Disabled Soldiers One of Nominee's Last Acts Before Going West. One of the last acts of Herbert Hoover before leaving Washington on his Western trip was to contribute $100 to the District of Columbia Department, Disabled American Veterans, Depart- ment Comdr. Fred Kochi announced last night, as the nominee’s aid in the annual Forget-Me-Not campaign, No- | vember 9-11. Mr. Hoover was quoted as having said in a letter transmitting his check: T need not repeat my attitude toward all veterans and toward the disabled men | in particular.” The §100 donation made by Mr. Hoover, it was announced, matched a similar contribution made by him to the Minnesota Department of the veterans’ organization while visiting Fort Snelling Veterans’ Hospital on his campaign tour. Cpmdr, Kochli said that 50 girls are needed to assist in selling forget-me- nots in Washington during the cam- paign Friday and Saturday. Among the organizations which have | pledged workers to the drive are thei Junior League, the American Women's Legion, the Washington School for Sec- retaries, the Starmont Aid, Veterans' Bureau, Gold Star Mothers, American War Mothers, United Spanish War Veterans' Auxiliary, Girl Reserves of the Y. W. C. A, Calvary Baptist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Women's Relief Corps of the Depart- ment of the Potomac, Francis Scott Chapter, D. A. R.; the committee on co-operation with veterans' orcaniza- tions of the District Federation of Women's Clubs, the Overseas Women's Leazue and Jane Delano Post, American Legion. % b Push Anti-Religious Books. MOSCOW (#).—Henceforth all gov- ernment_run bookstores throughout the Soviet Union will disp'ay anti-religioto books in their show windows, Emelyat| Yaroslavsky. secretary of the Communist party and chairman of the “Godless” Society. and Artem Halatov. head of the state publishers, addressed a eircular letter to the bookshops telling them to push the sale of antj-religious literature. APERHANGING —distinctive in character that will beautify the home. Let Us Estimate George Plitt Co., Inc.! Painting—Paperhanging—Upholstery Phone . 718 13th St. Sturtevant Blowers For Burning Buckwheat Coal FRIES, BEALL & SHARP 734 10th St. N.W. FOR $ 1 g 10 POSTPAID Three to five year trees are 10 to I cnen Hign " Norway epruce: n*"spruce, A A oryithR. ORIENTAL POPPY Brillian diameter; plants, $1.10. HARDY CARNATIONS | Contracts for the construction of six | ¢roet northeast at $2.287.78. sewers, Invoiving expenditure ot more| The A. McCandlish Co.. than 834,000, were awarded by the Dis- | awarded contracts for the construction trict Commissioners yesterday. The M. Cain Co., Inc., received con- Ml The Wright Company— Furniture of Enduring Quality €. NOVEMBER 4, 1928—PART 1.’ tracts to bulld sewers in the vicinity of | streets to cost $1,607.89 and another | and Twenty-sixth streets northeast at Pifty-third- and Blaire | ice sewer in Benning Oklahoma avenus and iween Calvert and Where Unusual Values are Usual This slogan is more than a slogan, for it typifies the policy of The Wright Company of selling Fur- niture of enduring quality at prices that emphasize sound values, made po: and underselling. FurnitureforEveryRoom atQOutstanding Savings! | of a service sewer in McGill terrace be- 21 streets north-| at Twenty-third place and E street | 31,716.41. | nortneast at a cost of $1.425.28. | road between| W. A. Pate, ir. was given a contract | Twenty-fourth | to build a ssrvice sewer in Twenty- eighth street Letwean T and U streets was | at a cost of §1.424.65. | G. B. Mullen Co., Inc., won the con- tract for constrnetion of a service sewer Twenty-eighth in Perry place he'ween Twenty-fourth gk Fines of $75 were collected by officials of the Ulster Road Race in Ireland from owners of cars which arrived late for the starting of the event, the fines being $10 for the first hour and $5 for every succeeding hour. 1] Inc., on Convenient Terms ible by careful merchandising 7-Piece Dinette Suite 50 A four - piece Bedroom $ 50 _ Suite, of the newest design; 37'___ in walnut veneer. A French Vanity, Chest of Drawers with deck, large size Dresser and Bed of unusually good design. A conspicuous value at the sale price. CONVENIENT PAYMENTS Sold Regularly at $159.00 A suite of the newer type $ —ideal for the small apart- 1 17 ment or home. In two-tone walnut, with graceful lines and slight decorations most appealing. A 48-inch Buffet, Canopy-top China Cabinet with large drow ers, Pedestal Extension Table and four Chairs up- holstered in neat check velour. CONVENIENT PAYMENTS Extension Dining Table " Regularly $27.50 195 Highly appreciated in the modern home for its utility as well as handsome appearance. Extension Dining Table in mahogany finish; a new design with massive legs. Convenient Payments Solid Mahogany Martha Washington Sewing Cabinet Mattress Regularly $35.00 $102 A fortunate purchase brings this opportunity to save on this downy‘mattress, made of soft silky Kapok and noted for the restful comfort it provides. You will want to take advantage of this unusual value. Convenient Payments L4 Davenport-Bed Suite Sold Regularly at $175.00 A suite of the most at- tractive type for the living $ 50 room. The Jacquard velour = in rich colorings is most pleasing. A comfortable Davenport which may be converted into a bed; with a Fireside Chair and Club Chair complete this suite. CONVENIENT PAYMENTS “Cash and Carry” Sale Card Tables 1 Governor Winthrop Mahogany Desk Very Low Priced '3 Sold Regularly at $69.50 A Governor Winthrop Desk, of genuine mahogany, ' designed with careful attention to the details found in the original of Colonial days. The automatic slide is a feature. Highly valued in well-appointed homes for its stately beauty and charm. CONVENIENT PAYMENTS Metal Cane-End Day- Bed Underpriced! § 1 3 .95 Regularly $18.50 A Metal Day-Bed with cane ends, complete with cretonne - covered pad. Its simple adjustment ‘nakes it an easy matter !0 open up into a com- fortable bed when the Regularly Because of the low price we cannot make de- livery, and must ask you to carry them away from the store for one dollar cash. Strong, durable, with rigid locking de- vice. Choice of three colors—red, green and A chance for early Christmas shop- pers to select a splendid gift for the home at a real saving of five dollars. Solid mahogany, with sewing com- partments practically arranged for the use of the housewife. ENIENT PAYMENTS 28 Regularly $39.00 No up-to-date home should be without a kitchen cabinet. This useful piece of kitchen furniture is equipped with all labor and time saving devices and is complete with practical glassware. Made to last. of malaria at the plantation. the doctor | and his staff will not only supervise the | drainage and cleaning u> of iwo small | creeks, one on either side of the main ! Selected 5-6vrs.$1.10 Tan 811 With Culture FREE—6 EVERGREENS, 3 to 5 year | , above selection. FREE with each | l';r:;e.r l:‘ $5.50 and over. This Week Only. unexpected guest arrives. INDCORS Any Timen] Day or Night With ! Convenient Payments building site, but will keep an on the condition of the people for miies up and down the Tapaios Rive:. In our journey up the Tapajos in the launch Hilda two days ago Capt. E, Oxholm, general manager of plantation operations, put in at_a native home about 20 miles below Boa Vista. Here we found the entire family, grandfather and grandmother, sons daughters and all their children. had been through a severe siege of malaria. Dr. Fallis left them a gensrous quantity of quinine. Natives up and down the river, as well as emploves on the plantarion. are grateful for any relief from malar which is likely to strike any time person rho has ths disease visits the regien. Such a visit gives the malaria mosquito — the female Anapheles —a chance to begin the business of getting r the BUTLER CLOTHES DRYER | Think how much nicer it it ta dry || Clothes richt on ‘the Cailing ot || Kitchen. Lanndry or Bath. the elathes tizht 10 the ru 1| wine ‘that won't come ofr. " i ot Pull the Pulléx Rope and i r and_elothes are up by the w (See illustration.) the the Just elasp ess clothes here are 43 the a It Write for Colored Booklet and new low prives. || Butler Laboratories, Inc. 2 | A. H. WEBBER Sole Distributor 1523 L St. N.W., Washington Reom 101 Deeatar 407 Directions. RHODODENDRONS iz is redd)sh purple and bicoms in May. Over 1 ft. high 2 Plants for RHODCDENDRONS of pinkish white flowers in July RHODODENDRONS in May. high. 2 Plants for & Colorado Blue Spruce rich. glistening blus, which flashes and form only a faint idea of the mi fice) tree. 2 Trees (4 years) (Max Over 1 e glory The Fischer Nurseries com F.. (Catawhiense) oversrean leaves and lacse clusters @1 10 (Carolimanuin) to dark pink afd bloom w The plant tarives best in partial shade or o The which is an_intense’ steel blu nt beauty of this trul One of our most beautiful ‘e evergreen flowering shruns. The flower Grows well in shade or sun. imum Rosebay): Large plant with dark ft. high. 2 Plants for ... The flower shades from light h great profusion full sun. Tl gt of the Blue Spruce is in its foliage. e H toliage of & sparkles in the sunlight. 'y marve Dept. E Convenient Payments Convenient Payments cheerfully ar- ranged on any rurchase. Terms Ar- ranged as you wish— either week- ly or month- ly payments. 905-907 7th St. N.W. Add 15¢ for Packing and Insuranes WHERE UNUSUAL VALUES ARE USUAL " [