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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1914-08-15

A near neighbor'' il sometimes .
very "close" neighbor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1914-08-15

When some fellows come back" they
have a cold storage look.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1914-08-15

~ GAINES IT,. Treasurer EDw T1DRMcroN, Secretary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
BAHAMA SHELLS FIND
INCREASING FAVOR IN
WORLD OF BUSINESS
More Than Fifty Distinct
Varieties Obtained in the
Islands Put to Profitable
Commercial Use.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Writlng from
Nassau IN the Bahamas, Consul W. H
Doty tells how some of the almost innu-
meraole varieties of shells in the islands
and the waters surrounding them are put
to commercial use. He says:
More than 90 varieties of the shells
optalnaole in the Bahamas in quantities
sulHclent for commercial use are of eco
nomic value. as evidenced by the large
orders received recently from Europe and
the United States Among these are rice
shells. so tiny in size as to make one
marvel how sufficient number could be
picked up to fill barrel; gold shells, mud
shells, cookies, bleeding tooth; pretty dec
oratlVe sun shells; eardrop shells, which
are exported TO Odessa, Russia to be used
as ear pendants; Panama or tent shells,
which resemble miniature encampments
and sell at $50 barrel; black snails,
which take high polish; conches--king,
queen. ivory pink lip and trochus or
turks cap-locally termed 'whelks; these
are but few of the assortment kept in
stock at the leading warehouse at Mas
sau.
The queen conch. which is especially
adapted for cameo carving on account of
having layer of brown with white ton.
and the pink lip conch, which has LAYERS
OF white and pink, are much sought for
only the lips of these two varieties are
exported, the demand coming from New
York and from Tore del Greco, near
Naples Italy, Ordinary conches sell at
cent; pink lip whole shells, from TO %
cents, and queens at 30 cents United
states currency (. o. b. Nassau
THE whelk or Turks cap. among other
shells, Is particularly valuable. as II has
a portion resembling the best mother of
pearl from which pearl studs, for in
stance could be made, 1t is estimated
that 100000 shells Of -this variety could he
obtained annually in this colony. Thes.
shells sell t. o. b. this point for ~ cents
each.
The labor here is cheap colored w,r,ep
receiving 20 to 30 cents. ordinary laboring
men oO cents. and white engineers 81 80
a day. This would tend to reduce ma
terially the expense of a button establish
ment, and IL is presumed the machinery
is not costly. In addition to button blank
making there ought to he opportunity
for the manufacture of souvenirs # many
types, shell baskets, bracelets, necklaces
and other shell ornaments.
1T appears that a Now York pearI
button machine manufacturing company
cutting plant at Nassau in the near flu
ture,
The recent interest shown in Bahama
shells by the American people is apparent
from the exports declared through this
consulate TO the United States, which for
the calendar year 1918 totalled Sl4, S65, as
with slOi5 for the preceding
year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
GEM SMUGGLING
MORE PROFITABLE
UNDER NEW TARIFF
Increase Of 25 Per Cent. in
Business of Defrauding
Government Since June
First, Experts Say.

The 20 per cent. duty imposed upon the
importation of diamonds has placed a
premium upon the smuggling of such
stones, in the opinion of diamond ex-
ports of this city. George A. Moore, of
j, f. Caldwell &c Co, believes that the
increase in diamond smuggling since June
has been at least 25 per cent, and that
before the end of sthe year it will have
reached so per cent.
a great number of arrests have been
made in this country recently, and they
show that the inventive genius of smug-
glers has been stimulated by the great
opportunities for large profits that are
offered under the tariff, a point which
Is well illustrated in one of the recent
arrests, where the smuggler had con-
cealed an extremely valuable consignment
of diamonds by imbedding them in the
plaster moldng of a large picture frame.
f. j. Berlet, of Maxwell & Berlet, was
severe in his criticism of the tariff, point
ing out that the Governments income
under 10 per cent. tariff was $4,000, 900
annually, while under the 25 per cent
tariff imposed on these stones a number
of years ago this income dropped to $780,
600, a fact which he attributes to the
large increase in smuggling and for the
reason that individuals purchased their
precious stones abroad, rather than in
America.
That the increased cost of diamonds
would decrease their sale to any marked
extent or that the war would lead to
any scarcity of the stones were ideas
secuted by both experts. who say that
the demand is steady and that there is
a sufficient supply in this country to
last for two or three years. Neither
of them believes that the war will lead
to the opening of an extensive diamond
cutting industry in America. They say
the cost of labor is too high to permit
competition with the foreign cutters If
the scene of that industry Is to be
changed they believe that London will
be the city to receive it, although they
doubt that the war will cause the per-
manent cessation of the trade in Bel
gium. where some 1900 cutters are en-
ployed.
The use of reconstructed and synthetic
stones as substitutes for such precious
stones as rubies and emeralds is thought
10 be probable by several experts. who
say that they have notived a growing
tendency in the buying of Jewels by
society women in this country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
HUNDREDS OF TITLED
ENGLISH MOURN FOR
KIN SLAIN IN BATTLE
Casualty Lists Include 797
British Officers - Out of
Proportion to Losses in the
Ranks.
LONDON, Sept. %.


The Official Press Bureau has issued
the following announcement:
1T may be of some interest and COM
fort TO the relatives of the officers whose
names appear as missing or wounded
in the casualty lists issued by the War
Office after the termination of the re-
treat from Mons to know that letters
have begun arriving in London from
German hospitals, in which some of them
are found to be lying. Several OF them
appear to be at Paderborn, Westphalia. 3"
The British public. however. is pre-
pared to hear of great losses in the bat
tie now raging. The stories sent by
correspondents indicate that the battle
has exceeded in violence and stubborn
ness anything in modern history since
the struggle at Port Arthur. There are
stories of charges rivaling Balaklava. and
the casualty lists confirm the reports.
Casualties among British officers are
out of all proportion 10 the losses in
the ranks. Seven hundred and ninety
seven officers are among the killed.
wounded and missing. One hundred and
'''''N o'AIST'S nave pttn hll-eQ, 1sS
wounded and 27s are missing Many of
the missing probably must later be
recorded as killed or wounded despite to-
days official announcement,
The Coldstream Guards Regiment holds
first place with 81 casualties among its
officers corps. The Kings Royal Rifles
and the Suffolk Regiment have each had
p officers killed or wounded the Gordon
Highlanders %; the Munster Fusiliers
2' the Cameron Highlanders and the
Cheshire Regiment 70 each.
The field artillery has lost Sc and the
medical corps 50 officers Listed by ranks.
the names of colonies and lieutenant
colonies number 32, majors. IS, ana cap
tains, 246.
The homes OF many of the best known
families in the kingdom are in mourn-
ing. Lieutenant Wyndham of the Cold
stream Guards, killed in action. was the
only son of the late Right Hon. George
Wyndham, at one time Chief Secretary
for ireland. Lieutenant Lockwood. Of
thE same regiment was the nephew and
heir Of Lieutenant Colonel the Right Hon.
A r NJ, Lockwood one of the most
popular members OF the House of Com
mons. Saturdays list announced the
death of Lord Guernsey, the heir of the
Earl of Aylesford, and Lord Arthur Vim
cent Hay, heir Of the Marquis Tweedale.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
FIFTY LIVE CHICKENS
SENT THROUGH MAIL
BY THE PARCEL POST
Fowls Make Journey Safely
From Extreme Southwest
ern Part of Virginia to a
Point in Eastern Section of
State.

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. ga queer
assortment of articles have passed
through the Richmond postoffice by way
of the parcel post but the most curious
shipment yet received arrived a few
days ago in the shape of a peculiarly
constructed papier-mache coop contain
ing so newly hatched chickens.
This unusual consignment through
Uncle Sam attracted much attention, and
a few favored visitors at the Federal
building were allowed the privilege of
seeing the "biddies."
While it is strictly against the parcel
post rules to accept live fowls for ship
ment. this coop, about IS inches square
and divided into two compartments, with
sufficient openings TO allow light and
air, was allowed admittance TO the mails
at a postoff1ce in Russell County Its
destination was a point in Lancaster
County, a journey from the extreme
Southwestern portion of the State TO the
extreme Eastern.
The chicks passed through the Rich
mond office while being transferred from
one train 70 another. Despite their long
trip the half hundred chrning fuzzy
creatures Were in good condition, and,
barring any mishap. should reach their
destination in a. good snaps a when they
were mailed
Being a violation of the postal laws
the shipment would ordinarily have been
returned 70 the sender but when il
reached the hands OF Postmaster Thorn
TONS subordinates, and the error Of ac-
cepting II discovered, II was decided 10
allow il 10 continue 20 the end of its
journey, for fear the ChloEens would die
if returned 10 Russell County
However, Assistant Postmaster w.
Ross Sourhward said the department at
Washington will he notified and. no
doubt the action Of the postmaster IN
Russell in accoptin- tho COOP as mail
matter will he the subject Of inquiry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
NEW MOURNING SUGGESTED
FOR BRITAIN'S HERO-DEAD
London Times Advocates Purple
Band Instead of Conventional Black.

LONDON. Sept %.
There is a strong movement on foot TO
dispense with the orthodox form of
mourning in the, ,fevent of casualties oc-
curing in the British navy and army,
says the Times. a number of sugses-
tions have been put forward designed to
effect economies, although at the same
time in no way minimizing the respect for
the gallant dead. Recently we published
Lyttleton, which, in view of the interest
it has aroused, we reprint In full:
IF the country should decide 10 dis
pense with such mourning, the economic
effect will be to save a disturbance of
cash expenditure. Mourning will still he
bought for those who die natural deaths
but we should have a large additional and
artificial expenditure, temporarily i'm
hated by the heavy death roll of the
next few weeks, and the money so saved
will be available for the support of or
dinary trade, This Independent of the
weightier reasons for changing our usual
custom.
What I am advocating is something
that would be an appeal to all hearts for
sympathy in bereavement and II would
mean practically no expenditure. for the
simple narrow band Of purple cloth 10 be
worn on the left arm by every man.
woman or child who had lost a relation
in the war would cost practically nothing.
and the badge would he the same for ali
classes"
In few days we shall be receiving the
news OF great loss of life on the Continent
and al sea ones first thought Is a strong
conviction that for lives lost in such
noble cause the wearing of conventional
mourning would be unsuitable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
FRENCH ARMY REINFORCED
BUT FAILED, SAYS BERLIN
Kaiser's Troops Fooled Flank Move
ment, According to Report.
AMSTERDAM, Sept %.

ANS fsFDAh, sept ZE'
Advices received here today from Ber-
lin say that during last weeks lighting
the Franco-Brtish troops attacked forth
fed German positions between the Oise
and Meuse rivers. The French were sup
ported by their positions west of the
River Meuse. The German troops in the
east retired slowly in accordance with
a plan worked out in advance by the gen.
eral staff, 1t is related. until favorable
positions We're reached.
According to the dispatch the French
were reinforced by fresh troops from
Paris and the armies south of Paris and
Belfort. They brought up heavy guns
from the capital and Immediately put
them in action. The French had planned
to attack and flank the German right
wing. but that movement failed. Berlin.
reports. The French sustained heavy
losses
In the last three days the Germans
passed the offensive of the French right,
which was heavily reinforced The
Kaiser's forces also passed the centre
and main force between Beryanbac and
the fortress in the Argonne forest. Ver-
dun was attacked from two sides.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

Scott. He was later appointed com.
mander. When he came back to this
country he was appointed captain OF
the port of Philadelphia.
Captain Hughes widow came from the
same seafaring people as the flibuster.
She has two brothers living, Captain
Thomas A. Parkhil. a retired shipmaster
of Belfast, and James Parkhill, of Phila-
delphia.
She was with her husband on several
of his tiibustering expeditions. On one
occasion, when the United States author
tiles were suspicious of Captain Hughes,
she accompanied him when he left Phila-
delphia with cargo of arms and am
munition. The port officials, although
they had been ordered to watch him,
let him pass out the Breakwater when
they saw his wife on deck. She was sent
back when the Bahamas were reached.
General Nunez is aware of the serv-
ices which Mrs. Hughes herself rendered
the Cuban Government, and the Cuban
consul here is daily expecting a favora-
BILE reply to the letter he sent his Gov
ernment. In the meantime, the old friends
of Captain Hughes are assisting her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
CROWN PRINCE REVIEWS
ATTACK ON VEROUN FORTS
Flower of Army Assaults Forts on
Two Sides.

BERLIN, sept % ,By way Of The
Haguel.
The army under command of the Crown
Prince this afternoon resumed It's at
tack OF the great French stronghold al
Verdun. The flower of the Crown
Princes army, backed up by a great
number of biz suns, IS attacking Verdun
on two sides, according 10 an official
announcement this afternoon by the Ger
man General stan
Heavy reinforcements have been rushed
to the German forces composing the right
wing ana centre. II is believed the re-
sumption Of the Verdun attack and the
sending Of such large reinforcements Of
fresh troops 10 the rtsht wing and centre
may be followed bv an effort on the part
Of the Germans 10 attempt an offensive
movement all along the line
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
GREAT OIL GUSHER
JUST RUINED LUKE
HORIZONS PASTURE
But Two Acres of Spouters
Brought in One Hundred
Bucks a Day = Some
Southwest Tales.

TULSA Okla, Sept 22-Texas oil we'll
drillers are fond of telling the story of
Luke Horton. Of Wichita County. When
the discovery we'll came in on Luke's
place it came in spouting a thousand
barrels a day. Luke, who happened to
beat the rig. stood up with the drillers
and watched her cut UP for a few min
utes and he complained:
You have spoiled two acres of my
pasture"
Your PASTURE" snorted Buck Kelly.
"Ain't YOU in for an eighth of her worth.
100 bucks aday, and 30 wells on 200 acres
is $1,000 a day-that's the rent on your
pasture
Pete" said Luke TO his little boy. "go
tell your ma to get in out of the cotton
patch right now. Tell her to wait supper
for me, for m going to town and order
a house with 40 rooms and a quart of
diamonds"
HIS LAND COMES HIGH.
"Yas, sab, I'll sell this land, said old
Joe simpson when a buyer sought to pur-
chase his fee. but Is getting 5000 a day
from it right now"
How does $4,000 sound to your" VEN
tured the buyer.
Huh look heah. white man. you tell
me II deres anything biggern millions
en- I'll tel. you II Is Ewne TO sell you dis
Lam Erowled Joe, But the purchase was
never made as the Buyer left old Joe in
ignorance to die without ever counting
his money.
After the evil luck and the department
had cornered the Osages into the rocky
hills OF tho headwaters Of Bird Creek and
the Caney, the leaneSt acres OF the Indian
country the operator came to dot the
hills with derrcks The evil star of the
Osages had set and a fortune of green
oil pushed from the rocky ravines of
their country and the once despised Usage
came into the effulsence of $1,000 a year
for every man. woman and child.
But for oil field romance we must
yield the laurel branch TO our Aztec Latin
neighbors. Pioneers of the Mexican fields
know we'll the story Of the Peralta family.
In the old days wandering Gringoes
from the TuXpan Railway survey used
TO soiourn a Potrero del Llano hacienda
in the Beuna Vinta Valley and drink
Tqtive beer from Don Brau.ios meagra
store which with the surrounding acres
OF pasture and jungle made a compe-
tence sufficient TO supply Don Braulio
and his son with sandals and his comely
daughter. Guadalupe with cotton dresses
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
WAR WILL NOT KEEP
U. OF P. ENROLMENT DOWN
Registration Largest in University's
History Is Looked For.

Registration of students of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania began this morn
ing and will continue until Friday. when
the regular sessions begin. Officials of
the University do not think that the war
will have any effect on the registration
and look forward 10 a record enrolment
No students will be allowed 10 register
this 7ear without a Doctors vaccination
certificate. Those who have not been
vaCcinated within the last eight years
are required TO be revacclnated As a
result Of this order sore arms and
grouches are in vogue on the campus.
The engineeTing department will take
picture Of every student entering the de-
partment this year, The idea Is TO keep
a more accurate Identification system and
record of the students.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
TO MAKE CHILDREN FIREPRooF
Physician Suggests Solution for Their
Protection From Flames.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA pound OF
ammonium phosphate. a crystal powder
costing 25 cents, dissolved in a gallon Of
water was urged today by Dr. larles
Frederick Pabst Coroner's physician. as
a huid that will make clothing nreproof
and prevent many children from being
burned 20 death.
He has started a campaign to prevent
such fatalities
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN NAMED
DR., A. A, Stevens Succeeds DR.. A. A.
Eshner at the Philadelphia.

Director Harte, Of the Department Of
Health and Charities, 'oday appointed
Doctor a. A. stevens, OF sI4 South Six
toenth street attending physician at the
Philadelphia General Hospital
= Doctor stevens, who succeeds DR. A.
Eshncr, iol9 spruce street resisned.
has been associated for a number Of
years with the Philadelphia and Uni-
versity Of PENNSYLVANIA Hospitals and
Hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
NANCY HERo'S SONS KILLED
Nine. castelnau, Spartan Mother.
Receives News Calmly.

I'VN IlEAJN- Sept. 22
Two sons OF General lie CasteInau hero
Of the fighting about Nancy have been
killed in cattle and he notified his Wife
today that a third had been wounded
Nine. de Castelnau took the news
calmly.
II had four sons IN the field she saiI
Il shall not see them again My husband
alone viii return, He has no right 10
allow himself to be killed"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
PARISIANS REJOICE
AT REPORTED SAFETY
OF RHEIMS TEMPLE
R estoration Possible,
T h ou g h Bombardment
Broke Windows and Ruin
ed Decorations.
PARIS. Sept. 90.

PARIS. Sept. 22
Widespread rejoicing was caused in
Paris today by reports indicating that
the famous Cathedral at Rheims had
escaped irreparable destruction under
the German bombardment of the town
and can be restored. though seriously
damaged.
The magnificent windows are all
smashed, according to officers who ar
rived from the front, and ruin has been
spread in the interior by bursting shells,
but the walls stand unbroken. though
Scared in many places.
Among the superstitious hope of ulti-
mate French victory in the war is in
creased by the fact that the statue of
Joan of Arc, which stands before the
facade, escaped serious damage.
LONDON, Sept %.
That there is an intention on the part
IF the German military experts to en-
deavor to raze the entire city of Rheims
is believed here. 1t is claimed the Cen
eral Staff now realizes the great strategic
mistake made when the Germans with
uLeN lIOIn lndt CITY anu lHdt lltS are
willing to go to any length to retake it.
In describing the conditions in Rheims,
the Daily Telegraph correspondent says
that there is hardly house in the neigh
borhooo of the cathedral that escaped
damage Continuing, he says:
The masonry of the cathedral is
Clipped and MANY of the carved fig
ures and gargoyles have been broken
off. In the doorway still stands the
crippled beggar-crppied in lS7O-who
has remained at his post through a
rain of flying splnters and dust,
pebbles and glass Fifty shells found
lodgment in the interior, but the stone
work withstood the concussion of their
explosion.
The building can probably be restored.
according TO this correspondent, as the
shell fire seems no longer to be directed
toward IT, but, of course, its priceless
decorations are ruined for all time.
ROME, Sept % (By way Of Paris.
When informed of the destruction OF
the Cathedral OF Fheims. Pope Benedict
XIV said he could not believe it possible
in such a civilized epoch as the 10Th
TO be PLUNGED back to the time
Of Attila"
The Pontifs requested that Cardinal
FerIatl ask Cardinal Annette, Archbishop
Of Paris, for full particulars, as tele-
grams for Rheims are not accepted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
NAPoLEoN's CHESS BOARD LOST
Stolen From Compiegne Castle,
French Wounded Report.


A chess board used by Napoleon was
stolen from the Compiegne Castle, ac-
cording to information brought here by
wounded French soldiers The castle
was not damaged.
A number of pieces Of tapestry donat-
ed by King Charles and the Cardinal
Of Lorraine to the Cathedral at Notre
Dame at Rheims have been destroyed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
10000 PRUSSIANS FLEEING
Fugitives Seek Safety From Russians
at Frankfort -on Oder.

From Berlin comes the announcement
by the Wolff Bureau that in the neigh
borhood of Frankfort-on-Oder 10000 East
Prussian fugitives have bean brought
there.
Evening star., 1914-11-24
The Literary Pendulum.
From the Metropolitan.


The pendulum (that hard-Workeo
literary metaphor) has swung q very
long way in the last fifteen years IL
has reached from romanticism to real
ism and is now on the backward
stroke. At its uttermost swing II
touched the sex literature that has in
undated US these last two years and
left us wondering whether romance
was really dead or we had simply mis-
laid the key.
1t was not that we resented realism
OF the facts of life. 1t was simply that
we failed to find any romance in the
stark facts themselves unrelated to
any bigger beauty or significance back
of them. 1t seemed-at this ultimate
point of the pendulum's swing that
any literary philanderer could get an
audience by revealing a new set of
horrors, and it seemed wholly impos-
sibie to safe the appetite of the read
ing public for tobasco sauce and pi-
But the jaded taste reacts quickly.
The normal balance of the mind is
never quite lost, and the good, reliable
middle taste of the general reader is
not unlike the subsurface of the sea.
unruffied by sudden storms and un-
attracted by the moods of the moon.
A few soothsayers among the publish
ers and writer's knew that the fashion
in current novels was bound to react
from the dull lines of gross reality to
the fairy folds and gracious curves of
idealism.