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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-12
ELIZABETH AssAuLrER SENTENCED.

ELIZABETH, Jan. 12.-John Balogh,
who was arrested here a few days ago
after holding four policemen at bay for
several hours. was yesterday sentenced
to eighteen months in State Prison by
Judge Atwater. Fe was charged with
~atrocious assault.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-12

Kuldja, which is the capital of the
province of the same name, is one of
the most important trading posts in
Chinese Turkestan. It has a popula-
ton of 10000. From 1871 to 1881 1t vas
under Russian rule.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-12
NEW PAPAL LEGATE TO
u. S. MAY BE MGR. AVERSA.
He Is the Pope's Representative
in Brazil,

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.--From Rome
comes the report that Cardinal Fal-
conlo's successor as papal legate to the
United States may be Monsignor
Giuseppe Aversa, the pope's present
ambassador to Brazil, who is in Rome
comforting with the pontiff.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-12

She was first told in letters that
Violet had been slain In the place. Since
then she says she has dreamed this
was true almost nightly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-12

The mutineers, in command of Gen
eraI Lang and Brigadier-G General Yant
Sian Sui, have burned the school at
Kuldja, killing ffty-seven Manchu boys
who were pupils. General Ii has seized
the arsenal and all the public BUILD
ings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-12

The police have several times
searched the house and say that there
is no indication that n one ever
entered it. They also have searched
the river banks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-12
SLAUGHTER OF MANCHUS
CONTINUED BY MUTINEERS

ST PETERSBURG, Jan L.
usUTINEERs from the mpenaIst army, who put 400 Manchus to the
M wore are today in control Of x udJa and Jarkent. in Chinese Tmke-
IVA san, N have mas@cred all Of the civil authorities. according to
telegrane received here.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-12
WILL DIG WHERE DREAMS
REVEAL HER DAUGHTER LIES
CHICAGO, jan. IL.

~ CHICAGO, Jan. n
FRS. ANNA BUHHLER, having several times dreamed that the body o.
WI her missing er-daughter Violet is buried near a hut o n the north
AA branch of the Chicago river, II. determined to max q personal nvss
tsation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10

grounds is Cheval Paar. lying from to 13
miles onshore at depth of to S1k fathoms.
and extending about 6h miles from north to
south and ~ miles from east to west
Probably the most remarkable feature OF the
Ceylon pearl fisheries Is the extreme uncertain
ty OF the supply of pearlbearng oysters, SO
that from early times. and doubtless from the
very beginning. the fisheries have been most
unreliable and intermittent
1t is a matter of record that during the nine
teenth century there were only 36 years when
hshfng was possible. Mentioning only the
longer periods Of cessation. it may be noted
that there were no fisheries in the years 1921
to 1928. in 1888 to 1854. in 1864 to 1873 and in
1892 to 1900
1t was this last long series Of recurring fall
ures that induced the Ceylon government to
secure the services of eminent English
biologist for comprehensive investigation of
the pearl-oyster grounds and of the causes for
the disastrous failures The result was that
great deal was made known concerning the
conditions OF life of the pearl oyster. and for
the first time information was afforded the
government by which the industry might be
placed on stable basis. Forthwith in spite
OF vigorous protest, the government leased
the pearl fishery to private syndicate and re-
tired from the business from which It had been
obtaining large but not steady income
AS we study the life of the CeyIon pearl
oyster. two points of transcendent Importance
are disclosed: "a The molusk is prolific to
to an overwhelming mortality. which at times
completely nullifes its productiveness
The numbers of oysters produced are abso-
lutely beyond comprehension few years
ago. on one paar FIVE miles long and two miles
wide small pearl oysters were ascertained to
be present to the number of 10000 per square
yard. In places forming layer over the bottom
nine inches deep; diver, who was down
only 30 seconds. brought up 1925 young oysters
by actual count. This condition of the grounds
was determined in November by the govern
ment inspectors; In December of the same
year no oysters whatever were found-all had
disappeared as II by magic. On another bank,
known as the Periya Paar, scientific experts in
the year 1902 estimated the number OF young
oysters at one hundred thousand million but so
Insecure was their existence that on inspection
a few months later IT was found that all had
been swept away
This destruction is due to a variety of
causes. but principally to two: physical agen-
cies. such as the burying OF the oysters by
sand, which are ordinary responsible for only
TO per cent OF the mortality and animals
particularly fishes. of which various kinds and
sizes feed largely on the pearl oysters and are
SO charged with fully 80 per cent Of all the
losses to which the young and fullgrown mol
lusks subject.
Up 10 few years ago and for more than
a century before, the British officials In Ceylou
had absolute control of the fishery and de-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10

which fishing Is to be allowed, (3) OF specify
ing the number of boats on each area and the
number of days that are to be devoted to the
fishery, and a. of making an Official valua-
tion of the prospective pearls in order that the
fishery may be advertised.
News that fishery is to be held travels as
by wireless telegraphy throughout Ceylon.
India and other parts of the east. and at the
prescribed time 10000 to 10000 people gather
in few days on strip OF desert sand. with
the Persian Gulf one side and the jungle
on the other, at point convenient to the
pearloyster grounds.
1t readily be understood that the pearl
town is place Of intense activity from the
moment the government agent opens the fish
cry The extensive business connected with
the mere existence of the people would alone
be sufficient to give great hustle and life: but
added to this are the special industries de-
pendent the various phases Of the pearl
fishery.
AS as the fishery is over the entire
place seems to dissolve in day as II by magic
the people hurry to their homes. the pearl town
lapses again into solitary sandy waste and
the beasts Of the Jungle take possession
Marfchchukaddi may spring into being the
next season, but may remain non-existent for
many years.
There is no particular style OF vessel spe-
cialy required in the pearl fishery. and
sequently we find great diversity of rigs.
depending largely on the regions from which
the divers come narrow singlemasted canoes
with an outrigger. square-sterned luggers.
large sailing lighters, three-masted canoes
and clumsy doneys Some of the larger YES
sells carry 65 men, OF whom about half are
actual divers and the average crew of the en-
tire fleet is 80 to 35 men.
Owing to the boisterous seas and strong
winds of this region. the fishery can be CON
Quoted only during period Of few weeks in
March and April when the northeast monsoon
has waned and the southwest monsoon has not
begun The fishery is thus of briefer dura-
tion than any other pearl fishery OF import
ance. and is characterized by a strenuousness
that is quite foreign to the east.
The fishing boats start for the grounds soon
after midnight, SO as to be ready for work as
soon as daylight comes. about 6 a. m. They
take positions about the government vessel
moored the particular ground selected
anchor. and remain actively engaged until
noon, when the entire feet sets sail and starts
Tor the shore AS there Is crowd of pearl
merchants eagerly awaiting an opportunity to
speculate. there is considerable rivalry among
the diving boats in the matter of reaching land
and dischargng their catch as soon as pos
sible and consequently one witnesses some
wild scenes of excitement when the oysters are
being unloaded in the surf and the natives are
rushing into the kottus with their catch.
Except for a loin CLOTH the divers are naked
Their fingers are covered by flexible leather
shields to protect them from the rough corals
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10

wonderful profusion and variety of
precious stones; II such surrounding
waters did not yield the most re-
splendent pearls
Ceylon has long been celebrated for
Its sapphires. rubies. cat's-eyes. moon
stones. opals. amethysts. carbuncles,
and emeralds; but none of these, nor
all Of them combined, have given to
the island the fame and the romantic
setting that have been conferred on
II by the product of the limpid waters
tnat bathe Its coral strands and sandy
oeaches. The poetic name Of Ceylon
today is THE Pearl on India's Brow"
colombo. the principal city of mod
ern Ceylon, is stopping place for all
the steamers plying between Europe
and Asia and Australia, and is there
fore visited by thousands of tourists
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
WHAZ H4Es4HW0 70 cSZzR7 I0R TE Hs117 o1QZ7D5

and travellers each year. But the pearl fishery
is so remote from Colombo that not one visitor
in ten thousand ever goes there
The pearl fishery of Ceylon and of India and
the Persian Gulf Is of very great antiquity,
and is thought to be the Oldest established
fishery now in existence. The Sinhalese rec
ords, going back to about $50 B. c.. Indicate
that the fisheries were then well developed
and there is to believe that they -four
fshed at least 500 years before. At very
early period the pearls brought the island into
prominence abroad and were in great repute
in Rome at the time of Pliny who referring to
Ceylon under the of Taprobane wrote
that 1t "the most productive of pearls of
all parts of the world"
From the most remote period of which there
is any record. 1t would appear that the pearl
fishery played very important part In the
history of Ceylon having had more or less
direct and intimate relations with every i'm
portant aspect of the civilization of the island
The information available clearly suggests that
from the earliest times the fishery was con-
Quoted In much the same way as In our own
day-the same methods of obtaining the pearl
oysters. of handling the catch on shore and
of extracting the pearls.
II is hardly necessary to state that the pearl
oyster of Ceylon. like the pearl oyster of other
lands. is not an oyster at ALL 1t is more nearly
related to the mussels than to the oysters and
1t differs markedly from the latter in having a
byssus, or bundle of tough 6bers by which
1T attaches itself to the bottom.
There are pearl oysters and pearl oysters
There are the huge thick-shelled species OF the
South Seas Australia, Philippines and Burma,
that are as large dinner plates and weigh
to pounds as they from the water;
there are the small. thin-shelled forms Of vene-
zuela, Japan, Persia and Ceylon. that are only
a few inches in diameter and weigh only few
ounces.
The large pearl oysters produce the mother
of-pearl of commerce. which is so valuable that
the fishery is profitable when no pearls
are obtained. The smaller molusks have little
value except for the pearls they yield.
The maximum size attained by the CeyIon
pearl oyster is only inches. and the shells are
so thin that they may be crushed between
the fingers of an average man.
Pearl oysters found on all parts OF the
coast OF Ceylon. but exist in sufficient abund-
ance to support important fishery only in
the Gulf of Manaar. which is large indenta-
tion between Ceylon and India. lying imme-
diately south of the line of giant stepping
stones known Adams Bridge.
The area of the pearling grounds is about
800 square miles. The bottom is for the most
part sand diversified by outcroppings OF cal
careous rocks which form fiat or slightly in
clfned lodges. on which the pearl oysters grow
Aggregations OF ledges constitute "paars" or
banks. which centuries ago received names
that are still applied
The largest and most important of these
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
UZEsREARLE1EJ LOOK
LZtE Rl14ZGAZ CREINS

tefmined when a fishery
should occur and what
grounds should be opened
to the divers. This deter
mination was based on an
examination of the various
grounds in the November
preceding a fishery, and a
preparatory inspection Of
the particular grounds Sc
lected In the following Feb
ruary. The advance inspec-
ton OF the oyster beds on
which 1t is proposed to per-
NIT the divers to work is
for the purpose ~ of as
certaining the approximate
number of pearl oysters
that may be taken. t2) OF
marking the areas on
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
~ C4RRNJXE RzRZ CNrzzeS
mo GCELRxzE7T RO7TCS

and shells. In order to facilitate tho
descent. each diver employs fiat.
oval stone. weighing 80 to so pounds
The stone Is perforated at one end to
receive a rope. and close to the stone
kind of stirrup is made in the rope
to accommodate the divers foot. The
stone is suspended at depth OF to Q
feet below the surface by means OF
cord attached to an outrigger
When ready to descend. the diver
places one foot on the stone. the 9TH
er on the rim of a rope basket attach
ed to a rope. initiates his lungs. loos-
ems the slip-knot holding the stone.
and sinks rapidly TO the bottom
There he at once disengages his foot
and quickly crawls over the bottom,
tearing loose all the oysters he can
reach and putting them In the basket.
When near the limit of his endurance.
he gives a signal with the basket rope
and is quickly hauled up by the
watchful attendant or "manduck.
with whom the diver is provided. The
helper has meanwhile pulled up and
secured the diving stone. and when
the basket is hauled in he culls the
catch from the miscellaneous refuse
that Is attached to the oysters.
The divers usually operate in pairs.
with common attendant and diving
stone. The descents occur at inter
walls of five or six minutes. The best
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
ZY,zHZ5 DzIzP N22H ZF R1RN1ly
GZZE WZzHACtH CZLP

s SOON as a traveller
sets foot on the shores
OF Ceylon he comes
under the subtle charm
of the land. and is
quickly imbued with
the feeling that 1t
would be most incon-
gruous II such a cli-
mate did not produce
the most luxuriant
foliage. the most beau
tiful flowers, the most
luscious fruits; II
such a soil did not
give forth the most
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-10
INTERNATIONAL
S(JllNYSQlOOL
LESSON
By u. o. SELLERS. Director OF Even
ing Department. The Moody Bible In
stitute OF Chicago.)
LESSON FOR MAY IL.
THE LAW OF LOVE.

LESSON rExr-Luks s:rr-ss: Rom. IL:
B-1o.
GOLDEN TExT-"Thou shalt love thy
neighbor ms thy seif."-Rom. 1919.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09

- William Cook. foreman Of
W boiler department OF the IN.
Coest Steamship Co. goes GU,
- viii lot Of money In his
- be mar have q paddock
lenneat 70 Die pocketbook.
Nv Whils hs was entering tina
~ theatre Sunday night a
. re'ievsd him Of $40 In gold
- nilvss.
Jhat's Why.
~ cooh VS. with him at the
= BE said that her husband
- psytng Tor the theatre tick.
Dut BIZ money IN bio pocket.
= entered the theatre be said
~ someone touch him. but
= ~ any attention. His wife
- noticed : man who looked
- nes husbands shoulder az he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09
The Grente
Unhf1cwnW

x3t xtEfHt 0N OINA4sSI
The Average Mans not you or I.
Or 90 we claim.
We cannot. though we try and try,
Find out his name:
And yet for half that goes awry
He gets the blame.
We roast him for his taste In art,
And music. too.
Hls ethics In tho busy mart
We sniff at--'-phcwi"
In politics wo say his part
Makes things askew.
He keeps alive the rotten show.
Tho silly book.
Yet. though We wander 10 and fro
And look and look.
The Average Man We do not know
Nor find his nook
He Isn't ron or I or Smith
Ito THAT ~ cling:
He Isn't kny hin or kith
OF ali our string.
In fact. the Average Mans a myth.
There's no such thing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09

He plugged"
That's the only explanation We
have TO offer In this story about
Ralph Bridges. "a years old. and q
fine type OF ssatfle's successful
nswsboys. A year aud half ago
The star gave Ralph his present
corner ~ Second av. aud James ~.
He has taken advantage Of the Of.
fcrinx. and Al the present gait his
candidacy for admission 10 Easy
Street" looks promising. Out Of
the ef.so no takes In daily from .
until p. IN. The goes 10 school.
you know be has saved t1zo. His
father and mother are dead. and AL
tho while he was placing his money
In tho bank. be never missed turn
inE s5 OF II over 70 his sister reg
niarly zach week.
Hos one ~ tho Rain or shine
Brigade Of ncwsboys. and Jupiter
Piuvius. af bis worst. never sue
ceedsd In driving this rubber.
CARRIED lad of bis corner until all
his 'poip~rs" we're disposed Of.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09
WENT LEAP EAp-l YEAR
ONE BETTER

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Bro
Wondering that this In leap year.
Dan Cupid looked up and smiled
whom two young women called on
him Ia the marriage license bureau
here today and asked for the necce
sary papers 20 marry brothers The
Ksrls were Rose Miller and Mary
tiarfia OF this city. ana after salts.
faetoflly answering the questions
put to them they received licenses
TO marry Joseph and Harry Jung Of
lladdon Heights. N. ].
Why didn't the boys como for
the licenses" asked tho clerk.
Don't you know this IL leap
Year, replied one OF the girls.
Tho double wedding will take
place hero tomorrow. Il IL expected.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09

Grape fruit. cents each. sweet or
enxrs. is 70 10 cents dn1rn. xfapes.
20 cents basket apples. 81 boxs SNOW
eppisa. 10 20 Is csnts dozen, onions,
ts ppunds - cents. Yakima Burbank
~ N - nsd ryun sas.o 81 s,ns es,a,.
pound. rfanberfiess quarts IS cents.
lemons. 10 cents dnxan pounds bak-
ms powder. Is cents. lima beans. I
pounds 70 ecrtai lard pounns -
ssr s,s,, s,,.s'a ., s,ssk ssn,s povnS
rfrhinr spare ribs. pounds 20 cents.
rirki~t PORK. tfh cents pound. corn
isef. cents pound; shoulders of
spring lamb. 10 cents pound. neck
bones. pounds 70 oents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09

winssap apples. doxen Is cents
ofhnEer. 10 cents dozen. lemons. II
s ss"ss avash, 5000 sovsinE sspp~"
e cents Florida grape fruit, foi
- cents, pineappfes. Is cents. az
pickies 10 cents foxsn. picked pig.
feet. , for 10 cents, Norway mack
efei ~ cents. pirkfed onions. Z
cents plat. Iowa butter. J pounds
81. local butter. 40 cents pound: ioca
eggs. 30 cents dozen. spring lamh.
cents pound. club sausage. 10 cent,
pound. Eastern dry aalt pork. 4.
cents pound. lamb chops. IN cents
pound pot roast 10 cenfs pound
pork steak. 10 oents pound.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09
PUBLIC MARKETS


I J~lly. 10 cents glass. Missouri
H4rehum molnHaca. 20 cents quart
H4ii. maple syrup. 81 cents quart
H. cans 70 cents. with es-cant
x4fclnne. enfnneai. 10 cents sack
~ ~dinh potato pnunaHe, ~ cents per
H&ind. grape fruit. for ~ cents
Htnacs. dozen ~ cents. eggs. 20
e1<tn dozen; rib iamb chopF. 10 cents
pepnd. cooking apples. 81 box. smoked
salmon. 10 cents pound. creamery
butter 10 cents pound cream brick
peunas II cents: saifish. : pounds 2t
rfhtr Norway mnckerei, for 70
cents Holland macksrei. . aud Tor
IS cents suEnr. pounds 80 cents.
f1enh bread 4 cents loaf.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09
: HKEY FURTH'S COLUMN
What Stone & Webster Are Giving to
Seattle-Expert Mismanagement

. - No stated with Justice that Stone tho
ss uonopolcs that insure the utility business for ffy
dniss, y "g ARE STOCK MANrrurAroRs AND rRENzEp
sss hssn IN the puhlcutiy was dis
nube franchises hc seized through political
and that councils be ccaxed coeoed hribcd
On The lines tina, Of the other eafons OF his Bust
ys twenty years Webster have sucked up little
s,nsht unions emhsterd the public given lc
~ none, a. possible and piled stock issues stock
.ss.r The and making the sucker public
ca' r ~ REPUTATION rs NOTORIOUS.
the transportation field has become
.<s name a. In tho smetcr field
ns~s on m the field. tina
~ - Mccormick machinery field Their
an the that OF the other harons Of Big
rnfsir the public that
.s ~ by the persistent grabbing
, - male and by determined effort
- people gaining IN the slightest Degree control OF their
eefurn or civic resources
~ take They always have thng' Twenty
prus dividends alone nterest them and
Svs great paper capital and hsewd political
aIon thcy profits from Western cities annually
fasr latest scheme 70 moaopolIs al the Northwest sht
properties by lssue Of stock
value bonds By
f posskble these properties
~ ~ ~ oouiug Of tho municipal railway
~ mskss Miik street. sosssoshsts sone Webster
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09

A good many years ago Marie
Henry WAtierson and Col John Il.
Fellows. wandering about washing.
ton In search Of little relaxation.
came upon . senatorial poker game.
They both wanted 20 ait In. but this
was q game for big money aud they
were told to keep away.
However. Marso Henry and the
colonel were bound 20 get their 70
taxation aud they organized a two
handed game and played until .
O'Clock the next morning.
Then they guilt for breakfast. A.
they entered the hotel dining room
Marss Henry said: John. ~ ] fig-
ure Il. you owe mo = million dollars.
Now. John. TIL eaii II square n you
will buy the breakfast"
~iIenry.+ replied Fellows. ''you
arc a regular ShyIock. Tho dis
count isn't big enough. Saturday
Evening Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09

Brannisan---whst's the matter.
Willikin1
wfliikin-Msttcr enough. Ytu
know some time ago I assigned al
my property 10 my wife to---to
keep out Of tho hands of--of pso-
pie I owe money. you knowf
Yea"
well. she's taken the money and
beat it--says she won't live with
me because ! swindled my cred
TORS"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09
= tt*tttttttttttt
A aonnra couLpn.r nlpr ,

tttttttt 49,
4 A RoBeER COULDN'T RIDE 4
4 HIxBY. okla. Jan. o. 4
4 Walking into the Bank OF 4
4 Bixby here, n man with a gun 4
4 held up the cashier. Lipscond. 4
4 today. lie gathered up 500. 4
4 rushed out OF the bank and 4
= mounted a horse. However, 4
= Il was a Texas broncho. and 4
4 bucked. Tho man was pulled 4
4 from his horse by crowd that =
4 tho cashier called. lie was 4
4 found TO be o. G. Brock. dish 4
= waahor In a restaurant here. 4
4 Tho Tulsa jail holda him now. 4
4 4 4 4 4 y 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09

would night any attempt to extrndite
him 10 Canada
When Mcnamara was arraigned
today he asked for . continuance OF
bis case until next Thursday. Ills
request Was granted BEING unable
to furnish $4,000 bonds. no was
sent To the Tomb2
All attempts OF the detectives 10
make Mcnamara confess to the rob
bery charge have failed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09

! stood At tho box office. and she
gave the police . good description
of the man.
But those is0 "coid plunks" are
sim missing. and Mrs Cook says
she'd like TO see the police get very
busy on the case
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09

tho United States we're swindicd
out Of $4,000. 900 In 1911 by foTger-
les. according To Albert 8. Os-
borne. handwriting expert. and be-
cause OF ais announcement com
panies issuing forgery Insurance
have adopted the most stringent re-
stricflons.
The most drastic OF the new reg
ulations Is that no bank shall open
an account with anyone not per-
soually known to some officer Of
the bank or vouched for BY q do
position.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-09
WHITMAN COLLEGE
MUST PAY TAXES

WASHINGTON, Jan. es--rhe
United States supreme court to-
day decided against Whitman
college Of WaiIa WsiIa, Wash,
In the suit by that institution
against the state 10 secure a.
emptIon from taxation.
The college claimed exsnp-
ton by the terms Of Iss charter.