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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
PERSIAN GULF PEARLS.
Tho Divers Are Practically Slaves Of
the Boat Masters.

Bombay, noted for its pearl markets.
is not pearl producer. though the
gems are bought there for shipment
TO all parts of The world. The pearls
sold In Bombay come from the Bahrein
islands. small archipelago on the
western side of the Persian gulf.
which, although adjacent 10 territory
under the control OF Turkey. is gov.
erned by an Independent sheik under
special British protection. the British
government maintaining "A political
agent there.
or this group of islands only those
OF Bahrein and Maharak are OF any
size. Their Importance. however. Is
out of all proportion to their extent
for they are the great center OF the
Persian gulf pearl fisheries. which are
the worlds chief source Of supply for
pearls The sheik OF Bahrein is said
to nave a customs revenue amount
ing to about 100000 per year, which
makes him the richest ruler in the
Persian guilt The pearl fisheries I'M
der his control may IN sOOd year
bring TO his islands MS much as 81
100000.
1t is difficult for newcomers TO OBJ
tain the services of good divers owing
10 the system in vogue. which prac-
tically makes this class of men slaves
to the masters OF the pearlinS boats
The mems earnings in the majority OF
cases are insufficient TO keep them al
the year round. and consequently they
take advances from their masters year
after year to such an extent that they
can never repay their debt. When
diver elects 10 engage himself to an
otner boat the owner OF the latter has
to pay up the debt due to the former
master should he engage him.-ArSo-
pauL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
srkAwseHn,ss EASY TO GROW.


In all the territory east of the Rocky
mountains there is no strawberry that
one season with another surpasses the
Senator Dunlap. 1t is Of fine quality
and size, is firm and a good shipper
and a prolific bearer A bed Of straw
berries, whether Of this or some other
variety, is not hard TO establish. Good,
vigorous plants should be secured. and
before planting the roots should be
trimmed TO about two and Il half
inches in length and should be spread
somewhat when planted. The rows
should be three feet apart and the
plants from twenty to twenty-four
inches apart in the row, depending
somewhat upon the variety and its
tendency to spread The soil should
be rich. but care should be taken not
to use much manure in which there are
white grubs, as they will play havoc
with the vines later in the season. The
bed should be cultivated frequently
and he kept free from weeds. Bios
SONS that appear should he nipped on
tho first p
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
PAID TO GET THE GOODS.
Consequently He Felt That They Were
His by Right. 0e

tbs Dy tF9u1
A claim once made on the explorer
Cameron in the neighborhood OF Ca
boon, Africa. shows the weirdly pecul-
lar workings of the native Africans
mind. Some of Camerons possessions
proved unduly attractive to native,
and he determined on transferring the
ownership to himself. He accordingly
paid smother native $500 to procure for
him the coveted goods.
The assistant took the money and
did his best to earn 1t, but Mr.. Cam
eron had perversely locked up the very
articles that the fellows employer had
set his heart upon. The man could not
carry out his bargain. and neither did
be feel that he could part with the
money. Therefore he ran Off with 1t.
What more logical than that the man
who was the loser by $500 should ex.
pect the explorer to make the loss
good? This he assuredly did expect.
He went to Mr.. Cameron and told
him the story, demanding In the first
place the 5000 which he (Cameron) by
locking up his goods had compelled the
complainant to lose and, secondly, the
actual price of the goods themselves,
which but for these arbitrary measures
would now have been In his posses
sion. 1t is not stated that his expecta-
lions were realized.-London Specta-
for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
EARLY BANK RUNS.
The Dutch Fleet In the Thames Starte,
One In London In 1863.

The Dutch Fleet In the Thames Started
One In London In 1863.
The first run of which we have any
account In the history Of banking oc-
Cured in the year 1861. 1t was quick
~ stopped. AT that date the bankers
of England were the goldsmiths, who
had u short time before begun to add
banking to their ordinary business and
had become very numerous and in
fluential
In 1869 the Dutch feet sailed up the
Thames blew up the fort at Sheerness,
set fire to Chatham and burned some
ships Of the line. This created the
greatest CONSERVATION in London. espe-
cially among those who had intrusted
their money to the bankers. for it was
known that the latter had advanced
large sums to the king for public pur.
poses. and it was rumored that now
the king would not be able to pay the
money. To quell the panic n royal
proclamation was issued to the effect
that payments by the exchequer to the
bunkers would be made. as usual
In 1911 there was another run on the
London banks, when Charles ii. shut
up the excbeouer and refused to pay
the bankers either principal or inter.
est Of the money which they had adj
vanced, On this occasion many of the
banks and their customers were
ruined. -London Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04

How is Robert getting on Mt col
Iege?' asked the minister. who was
being entertained at dinner.
"SpIepdidly." said the proud father.
who then went on TO tell Of his sons
varlons social. athletic and scholastic
successes. and the minister said it was
fine thing to be college bred
That evening little james. who had
been an interested listener, said, Papa,
what did Mr. Brown mean by college
bred?"
"Oh, that" said papa, who had been
looking over his sons bills. lis n four
years loaf"-i.adies' Home Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
SCRAPS AND A DINNER.
A French Chefs Feat With Food That
Had Been Discarded.


Had Been Discarded.
A year OF two ago I was chef In
country gentleman's household In Eng
land. The morning after my arrival |
looked around the kitchen garden, and
IN the dust bin that stood in the back
yard saw mixture of food that
could have been turned into first
class dinner.
In about four quarts OF milk that
had turned sour were swimming stale
half oaves, drumsticks of fowls, old
ham bones. cold boiled potatoes, trim
mings OF dough made for piecrusts.
cracked eggs, some old Goldfish and
some spoiled macaroni.
Next day found q second consign-
ment, very similar, about TO he carried
away and thrown out. stopped this
lot. sorted It out and with the help Of
a little stock. half II dozen eggs and
hare that had been shot on the es-
tate. served a seven course dinner for
family Of ten that night, and the
master of the household called me up
aud complimented me before the whole
family on the best dinner they had
had for year.
Afterward his wife sent for me and
told me that, though pleased with the
dinner, she feared l had been too ex-
travagant and said that her rule was
not to allow more than Z shillings per
head in housekeeping. 1t was a Sc
we're shock to her to hear had fed
the family on the sins Of the cook that
had left the day before, the cost being
not over ninepence per bead.-l'rom an
Interview With a French Chef in Ma
tlonal Food Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
Scotch Of panzia.

One of the largest Scottish colonies
OF the continent formerly existed at
Danzig. In the last decade OF the
fourteenth century number or Scot
fish knights iourneyed TO Danzig to
help In the crusade OF the Teutonic or
der against the Lithuanian heathens,
and one OF the city gates--now known
ms the Hohe Thor-was christened the
Douglas Thor. after Lord William
Douglas. VINO was slain there. London
Spectator.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04

snipwrecK ana drowning. Notices Of
"Cauls For Sale Within" were to be
seen recently in windows in the vicin-
ity Of the docks of both London and
Liverpool. but it is some time since
we have noticed an advertisement of a
caul for sale in the daily press. 1t may
be remarked that the sale of cauls, so
far from being very ancient custom.
is comparatively modern innovation.
The witcheraft or the middle ages de
clared against the caul retaining any
virtue whatever If parted with by gift
or sale TO any but member Of the
child's kindred.-London Lancet
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
The Struggle.

The road to eminence and power
from an obscure condition ought not
10 be made too easy nor a thing too
much of course. II rare merit be the
rarest Of all things 1t ought TO pass
through some sort of probation. The
temple Of honor ought to be seated On
an eminence. If 1t be open through
virtue let it be remembered, too, that
virtue is never tried but by some diff
Guilty and some struggle.-Burke.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
TANGLED UP In Boston.

Hank-Ever in Boston. Bill? Bill
Yep. Hank-Get tangled up any9
Bill-A little. ! stole pup from a
front porch. run two miles with him
and stopped to rest right on de same
front porch stole him from.-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
Different Views.

Binks-Oh, guess your rich aunt.
will remember you. Yon made n big
hit with her by going into mourning
when her cat died. Jlnks-True. but
listen. Now the other relatives accuse
me of poisoning the cat to get the OPP
Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04

'The English style OF hnmor differs
from the American" said the man
who Is ever studions.
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne. Where
we use chin whiskers 10 denote poll
tician the English usually employ side
whisk ers "--Washington Star
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
Inst Had to Talk.

Madge-Why don't yon think before
you speak. dear? Mariori,.lf / did
hat shouldn't have time 70 say half
what wanted TO say.-Londm Tele-
graph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
Rioht Out In Front.

do you believe in women In the
home coming TO the frontT'
You can't prevent 'em If there's a
wedding in the neighborhood.' -Balti-
more American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
Astronomy Versus Art.

Professor-Has anything ever been
discovered on venusY Student--No.
sir. there has Motif the pictures are
correct.-Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
The Market In CauIs.

We believe that there is still some
market for cauls among sailors, who
retain their belief in the efficacy Of the
membranes as u protection against
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
Hapnv Indeed.

Romantic Reader - Did your last
novel end happily? Authorizes; the
publishers paid me $1,000 the day an
ished it.-New York Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04
A SPANKING Team.

Now, Tommy. this little story says,
The rich man had a spanking team
Now, what's spanking teamT"
II know. My pa and mas ONE
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04

what do you want. little boy?"
"Nothin'. ma'am. jest come to see
what might n got II hadn't "a lost
ny penny."-Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04

That action is not warrantabe which
either bushes to beg blessing or.
having succeeded. does not present a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-04

is most powerful who has himself in
bis own power
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
YOUTHFUL FARMERS
TO SEE PRESIDENT
Six Hundred Ohio Boys and
Girls Will Leave Tonight for
Philadelphia.

A rallv at Memorial Continental Hall
tonight Will close the fourth annual
visit Of the bov and girl farmers Of
Ohio to Washington. more than 6O Of
whom reached here early yesterday for
a two-dsy visit.
The final days program included a
reception et the white House by Presi-
dent Wilson this afternoon and visits
to the Corcoran Gallery of Art. the De
pa artment Of Agriculture. and the Ma
tlonal Museum. The three special
trains on which thev are travelling will
leave for PHILADELPHIA late tonight. and
after visiting that city aud New York
the young Ohioans will return home.
The states star corn grower Is with
the party in the person OF Dewey
HAYNES. seventeen years old. who
gathered l5b bushels of corn from one
acre last fall He shares honors with
the Corn Queen" who Is Miss Leelo
Jones. Of Cardington. Ohio. She put in
her own crop OF corn last season,
doing all the planting. cultivating. and
harvesting herself. and took 1929 BUSH
els OF grain from an acre.
women's brass hand from Marion.
Ohio. and a boys band from Scioto are
furnishing "home grown" music for
the party on the trim. and motion pict-
ures are being taken OF every feature
Of the excursion. SO all the other hun
drcds Of BOYS and girls OF the Buckeye
State NAV share In It's benefits.
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
DISTRICT W.C.T,U, TO
HOLD RALLY DEC. Z
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor,
National Organizer, Will Be
the Principal Speaker.

Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, national or
ganizer of the w. c. T. u. will be the
principal speaker at the opening rally
Of the National w. G. T. y. at Polrs
on the afternoon OF December IL. ac-
cordinG to an announcement made today
by Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton. presi-
dent Of the District w. c. r. u.
It Is expected that Mrs. Armor will
sound the keynote OF the w. C. T. Y.
campaign before Congress for "a dry
District and nation" She was president
OF the Georgia w. c. r. u. when State
wide prohibition was carried there. ana
Is known In many sections Of the coun-
try as the Temperance Joan Of Arc"
while in the South she is heralded a.
the Georgia Cyclone"
A number OF other national leaders Of
tho w. c. T. u. including Miss Anna
Adams Gordon. national president; MRS.
Sarah M. Hoge, president Of the w. G.
T. U. OF virginia. and Mrs. Ella A.
Boule. Of New York, vice-president-at-
large Of the w. c. T. u, will also de-
liver addresses.
Mrs. Shelton. of the District W. C. T.
w.. IL at the head OF the local COM
mittee completing the arrangements for
the rally.
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
To Have Perpetuauy
Way, Curling Hair

Perpetually wavy. curling hair Is now
within the means OF every woman to
possess. All one need do is to get few
ounces of plain liquid silmerine at any
drug store and apply a little Of It oc-
casionallv. This Is remarkably effecnve
in producing a beautiful curiiness and
satiny gloss which bear no evidence OF
artificial making. 1t Is neither sticky
or greasy. and 1t will not streak. stain
or injure hair or scalp in the least.
After one trial. the scorching. hair-de-
stroyinV curling iron will never more De
used, The best way to apply the sllmer-
inc is with a clean tooth brush, draw
ing this through the hair from root to
tin. II this is done before retiring look
into the mirror In the morning will af-
ford a most agreeable surprise.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
'PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLAYERS
By GARDNER MACK.
Helen Gibson Could
Run A Railroad
Train, She
Declares.
By GARDNER MACK

Probably none OF the perils of pic
ture players seem quite so real as
those that are connected with plays
that involve the handling Of rail-
road trains and deal with railroad
matters. Several companies have
made a speciality of such films and
some OF the scenes that have been
shown have had simon pure thrills
through almost their entire length.
No matter how accustomed people
become to railroad traffic there IA
always more or less Of thrill in
spired by train moving at full
speed.
While It has become a rather Or
dinary thing to see a man jump on
and off moving trains. be thrown
from a bridge to the roof Of
freight car or go through an open
draw bridge on a handcar, there arc
rather few actresses who have spe-
cialized in this particular sort OF
drama, drama; Among .,ot those ss,,.S who have:
Kalem Company. who believes that
she comes into this particular limo
Of work through hereditary ieanings.
Miss Gibson Is the daughter OF a
railroad engineer, and spent lot
OF S,,h her her nfsllfy f"l6y.r riding in an engine
II can handle the throttle with
anyone Miss Gibson declares.
There isn't any reason why should
fear to perform any feat that Is con-
cerned with railroad life. was
horn In the shadow Of a roundhouse
and brought up among the hustle
Of a switchyard. Often when I was
nn1v a I rnda In, hn 81
father . engine. and | was competent
as telegraphcr ,long before had
completed my schooling and was
able to work on the road myself.
Life IL just cluttered up with
perils.'' she said thoughtfully. But
! think the one which made mo
think ] was nearest to eternity was
the time I had to go over an open
drawbridge on handcar into a
river thirty feet below. came at
a terrible specd down a hill Just
before reaching the bridge. and for a
moment. as I looked across the
yawning space into which the car
that I had remained a sedentary tele-
graph operator. without aspirations
for q career of fame on the screen.
It's weird. all the things that you
can think of in a few seconds of
danger like that. But above all other
friends saving dolefully. I told you
So You sec. nv friends were never
enthusiastic ovc: the career I had
chosen.
There wasn't ANYTHING left for me
to do hut to hang on. though. and
keep pumping at the handles OF the
handcar. Then suddenly I reached
the edge Of the river; the next second
the w2.er seemed to rise up to meet
me. I know that J was frightened.
for ! had presence Of mind enough
to jump clear Of tho handcar. To
carry out the action of the story
had to swim hurriedly ashore and
rush to the switch to prevent box
car from takir.. the same disastrous
f,ier into the rl,ey" G. NJ.
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
KELLY WILL SUCCEED
DETECTIVE HOWLETT
Private at Central Office Is Ap-
pointed to Fill Denoted Mans
Job at Headquarters.

Private Edward J. Kelly. oersiied at
the Central Office, has been appointed
ON recommendation Of Major Pullman
to succeed Central Office Detectiva
Robert Hewlett. who has been denoted
and shifted to the Tenth precinct.
Ed" Kelly s the son Of the lsts
Lieut.. John r. Kelly. Of the police
force. He IL one Of the youngest men
around headquarters. where he has
been stationed for several years. at hrst
As q clerk In the office Of Major Syi-
vester and the office Of the late Inspec-
tor Boardman. and later as q detective.
sfv1ng most Of his time to the recov-
cry Of stolen bicycles and the prosecu-
ton Of bicycle thieves.
This work probably will be given to
0eorgs~9. Weber. precinct detective in
the Tenth precinct. In the event that
Kelly 10 promoted. Weber was recently
detailed at Police Court. where he has
been assisting Assistant District At
torney Ralph Given in the preparation
OF cases.
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
MAY KILL CAPTVES
IF FOOD RUNS SHORT
Germany Might Be Forced to Do
This, Writes Dr.. Heinz
Pethof.

BERLIN tvia Amsterdam. Dec. l.
Peace talk has been taken up by the
press throughout the empire. In Sig
nifcant statement Dr. Solf. the Inn
perial colonial secretary. says that Ger
many asks mo more than an honorabie
peace with the guarantees Of happy
future" This view meets with general
approval The most violept war ORGANS
are Joining In this kind OF comment. al
though they insist that Germany seeks
peace "only for reasons of humanity"
The Vossische Zcitung says:
1--WE gladly associate ourselves with
the honest aspiration for n speedy peace
to which the Norddeutsche AllGemeine
Zeitung recently gave expression on be-
half OF the government. This. however.
was an expression not OF weakness. but
OF the humane sentiments of a strong
Drastic threats arc contained in the
tenth issue of the Deutsche KrieR-
schriften. which publishes an article BY
DIR. Heinz Pothoff. leader Of the pro-
and former member Of the reichstag:
There Is no doubt" says this article.
that the German general stan Is deter
mined to resort to extreme measures.
the verge Of actual starvation. 1t Is GER
tain that the general stan will do any
thing rather than allow the victorious
German armies to be called home from
France. Russia. and Belgium owing to
the lack of food
The staff will adopt the severest
measures rather than submit to peace
dictated by starvation. Extreme re-
prisals are within our reach. II neces-
sary. we must expei all inhabitants of
the territories occupied by our armies
and drive them into our enemies lines.
III necessary. We must XIII hundreds
Of thousands Of prisoners now consum-
ing our supplies. II would be friGhtful.
but II IL Inevitable II there Is no other
way Of holding out"
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
NOVEMBER BALANCE
HITS HIGHEST MARK
United States Sets Another
High Record for Months
Trade.

The United States had q trade bal
ance OF s1s3.5S2.s2S for November. ac-
cordinE to statistics made public to.
day by the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce OF the Depa Il ment
OF Commerce.
Imports for the four weeks OF No
vember were valued at sl25.2S+.e73.
while exports were worth sSoS.s27.59J
for the asme period
The value OF exports shipped dur
ing the last week OF November was
s75,3Oo.os3. as against imports valued
at S32.937.ali. showing an export ex-
cess Of &42,362.l79 for fve days.
Cotton exported during the week
amounted to 6s.S39 bales. making a
total since August I OF l.772.ss2 bales
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
Petworth m. E. Church
Cornerstone Is Laid

The cornerstone Of tho new Petworth
Methodist Episcopal Church. New Hamp-
shire avenue and Varnum street. was
laid Yesterday afternoon with impressive
ceremonies. the exercises were In charge
Of the District Of Columbia Grand Lodge
OF Free and Accepted Masons. with
Alexander Grant. the grand master.
presiding. Tho dedicatory address was
made by the Rev. DR.. Joseph M. NJ.
Gray. pastor Of the Grand Avenue NJ.
Il. Church Of Kansas city. and formerly
pastor of Hamline NJ. f. Church Of this
city.
In the stone. which was placed BY
the Grand Lodge Of Masons. were de-
posted . Bible. church records and 9TH
er documents. O.5ers participating in
the exercises were the Rev. DIR. W. l..
Mcdowell. District superintendent Of
the Methodist churches of Washington
the Rev. DIR. Lucius c. Clark. OF Ham
line church; the Rev. J. Alvin Camp
bell. Of Wallace Memorial Presbyterian n
Church. Of Petworth, the Rev. q. Ellis
Williams. pastor OF the new church. and
members Of the official board. Music
was furnished by the Berwyn band and
q vocal quartet.
The new structure will cost So. 900. and
is expected to be ready for occupancy
in the spring
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
President Wilson Host
To College Classmates

President Wilson was host last night
to fifty eight members Of the Princeton
class OF 20 at a dinner at the White
House. The dinner was served at =
large horseshoe-shaped table in the
state room. the President sitting at
the curve At the Presidents wish the
affair was entirely informal. II was a
dinner given by Tommy" Wilson as
his classmates knew him when they
were graduated thirty-six years ago.
College songs were sung and reminis-
cences OF college days exchanged. The
President proposed toasts to many mem
bers Of his class and all his guests
Joined in proposing toasts to the Presi-
dent and his fancoe.
Among the Presidents guests were
Cyrus Mccormick. Cleveland II. Dodge,
Robert Bridges. J. r. Pitney. Drs. Her
man Woods. f. p. Davis. and A. ]. p.
Mcclure.
The Washington times., 1915-12-01
Clothing for Poor Asked
By the NeedleWork Guild

An appeal for clothing for distribution
among the poor has been issued by the
First Needlework Guild OF Washington.
Donations may be sent to 20s * street
northwest.
officers OF the guild have been elected
as follows: President. Mrs. Richard c.
Dean: vice presidents. Mrs. Julian
James. Mrs. George n. Reaie. Miss Vir-
Einia Miller Mrs. Winfield Scott Schley,
Miss Gilliss. Miss Wilkes, Mrs. John O..
Evans. Miss Kibhey and Albert 7. Sal
ter; secretary. Mrs. william Quigiey
recording secretary. Miss Kate 3. Bur
CESS: treasurer. Miss Fannie @. Child..
and chaplain, the Rev DR.. q. C. F.
Brattenahl.