NATURE’S HUGE MEDICINE SHOP Tacna-Arica Dispute Calls Attention to Resources of Chilean District. Washington, D.C.—“What are Tacna and Arlca—besides a controversyT" The question arises because a de rision Is pending on whether or not a plebiscite Is to be held In Tacna—e question that has hung Ore since the “nitrate war" of 1883. The National Geographic society says: “TacnR, at present, Is the northern most province of elongated OhUe and has an area about equal to that of Massachusetts. Tacna also Is a city, the capital of the province of Tucna, whose 14.000 people comprise half the population of the province. "Arlen, the port of Tacna, once was a thriving city of some 30,000 people. Then it shipped out Important prod ucts—ores, alpaca, wool, barks, and chinchilla skins. Today It has fewer than 5,000 residents and Is Important principally as the salt water terminus of the railroad that cuts across the lower Andes from La Paz, Bolivia. An other railway runs to Valparaiso, 987 miles to the south, not a long trip In a country of magnificent longitudinal distances. “The term, Arlca, as a regional des ignation has disappeared from the map; the province which bore that name has been merged with Tacna. "Volumes have been written about the Tacna-Arica controversy—a con troversy that had Its historic origin exactly 100 years ago when the Repub lic of Bolivia was born. “A glance at a map will show the geography of the dispute. Tacna Is Bolivia's closed corridor to the sea and It Is the Alsace-Lorraine of Chile and Peru. Rlee in Lonely Grandeur. Tacna Is mountainous, but that easy description gives a false picture. The Andes do not project a series of ranges Into the province, but extend a pla teaullke cordillera, with aolltary peaks rising here and there In majestic grandenr. Once their crests were vol canic caldrons, now In their old age they wear their graceful caps of snow. ‘These older mountains contribute wisdom, as well as dignity, to the scattered children of the valleys. In the Irrigated districts of Tacna sunset Is the time fixed for transferring the water from one section to another. But In a valley, below the sharp rise of the Inclosing hills, the Instant of sun set may occur earlier at the western end of the valley, “After the sun has set In the low lands It continues for some time to light up the snow-clad mountain peaks. Therefore the ancient agricul turists agreed that sunset occurred when the sun ceased to Illuminate the snow-crowned mountains. And, to this day, the farmer folk of Tacna look to their monuntalns for the benign good night signal. "The Sama river Is the northern boundary of Tacna and the Sama val ley yields grapes which have made the name of Moquega, the bordering Peru vian province, famous among connois seurs ; and helped swell the world's raisin output to the point where the distributors began to Inquire whether you had your iron today. "And now that science has traced goitre to the absence of the tiny regu latory quantities of iodine your system needs, certain American cities call upon the Chilean littoral for Iodine, dump It in their municipal reservoirs, and perform another modem miracle of preventive medicine. “Nitrate of soda Is virtually a Chile monopoly and many of the tiny plants occur In Tarapaca, along Tacna’s southern border. Whether the world uses swords or plowshares. Chile’s nitrates have a ready market—they enrich the aoll and they help make ex plosives. “Iodine Is a by-product of extracting nitrates from the caliche rock. The nitrate establishments limit their pro duction to every sixth year so the market may not be overstocked. Provides Druq Store Supplies. “Tacna yields sulphur and borax. There, also. Is grown the coca plant, source of cocaine, which thousands who have had the toothache call blessed. This plant has peculiar leaves. The upper surface, deep green, smooth and velvety. Is unlike the under side, which la light green with a band of paler color on each side of the mid rib. “Tacna and Its northsm and south ern neighbors not only comprise one of nature’s greatest wholesale drug warehouses, but It was from Machu Plcchu, the ancient city of the Incas to the north, In Peru, that the world's greatest grocery staple, the potato, originated. This seat of a marvelous agricultural system was explored by a National Geographic society expe dition led by Hiram Bingham, now United States senator from Connectl cuL" 2 Hours, 26 Minutes New Motorless Flight Saint Remy de Provence France.— Lletenant Thoret, the French aviator, carrying a passenger In a regular army airplane with the propeller locked and sealed, remained aloft 2 hours and 20 minutes. This breaks the record for motor less flight with a passenger, satab Uahsd by Lieutenant Thoret at Biskra, Algeria, last year, by more than one — Miss Zurretta Doty will entertain the Utopian Art club at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mosley, 1886 Rose street, Thursday night, Feb. 26. LINCOLN NEWS Mr. Guy Wiley went to Omaha last Wednesday where he met Mrs. Susie Trent, and together they wert i > Council Bluffs, lu., and vprp unite in marriage by Dr. P. \V. Dntts <. Zion Baptist church of Omaha, f,;r. and Mrs. Wiley were er*n»-*>>me,l a', dinner by Mr. and Mrs. D. Tf. Oliver following the ceremony. Mrs. Wiley joined her husband here Sunday to spend a few days, after which she returns to Omaha to prepare to re move to Lincoln to live permanently. Mrs. M. L. Todd returned home last Monday after spending some weeks in New Brunswick, Mo., on account of illness of her mother and brother. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Adair enter tained the Utopian Art club last Thursday night at their home on No. 13th Street. Rev. H. W. Botts and Mr. N. Ross addressed the club on Abraham Lincoln. It was a profit able meeting. ! Mrs. Mary King entertained the Mission at her home last Tuesday night. Sick reports are as follows: Mrs. ! Lee Dean, Mrs. M. Loving, W. R. Clark. Dr. F. W\ Botts of Omaha visited j his brother, Rev. H. W. Botts, here j Tuesday. — Ed J. Griffin was in Omaha Mon- j day on business. Remember the annual George1 Washington program and entertain ment at Mt. Zion Baptist church Mon day night, February 23rd, given by the Utopian club. The several churches held their us ual sendees Sunday which were well attended. SOUTH OMAHA A Valentine birthday party was given by Miss Margy Chinn Saturday evening at the residence of Mrs. Fan nie McCoy at 2924 R street, who chap eroned the party. The evening was ipent in games and music. Refresh ments of all kinds were served. Those •)resent were Misses Luellen Morgan, Freedie Morgan, Ruthie Smith, Ella May Smith, Pearl Benford, Sarah Moore, Alberta Starms, Nellie Lig gons, Alice LeDelle, Gracie Newsome; Messrs. Roy Howard, Milton Ford, Eugene Chinn. _ SING BURLEIGH’S SONGS New York City, Feb. 13.—Forty members of St. George’s choir, white, which last year introduced an innova tion in religious services by singing ! a group of Negro spirituals composed I by Harry T. Burleigh, a member of the choir, repeated the program at the vesper services recently. ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH 25th and R Sts. O. J. Burckhardt. Pastor. 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