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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-30
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GATHERING AND MARKETING
THE LOWLY LITTLE MUSSEI

great value should be not less tha
one-eig ghth of an inch in diameter, and
in color should be white. pink. purple
brown or black.
Very often the mussel fishermen NM
pearls of perfect shape. but of a du
lead color. These are worthless and
are known as dead pearls"
Another product of the mussel de
serving mention is the slug" The
slug is always irregular in form, and
is composed of the same matter tina
goes to make up the pearl. although Il
does not possess sufficient brilliance TO
be clasSed as a baroque.
'Slugs" are employed in the manufac-
ture of cheap jewelry, and the price
for them ranges from 81 to $3.50 an
ounce.
Pearls. baroques and sIugs are
thought to be formed by the mussel
as a means of protection against irri
tation. A foreign substance. such as.
for instance. grain of sand. effects
an entrance between the shells This
irritates the mussel. and to protect II
self it envelopes the offending object
in a coat of nacre of varying thick
ness.
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Class M5Wnn1NG At The ENEWPoRT Never TRAH02l9 STA7ioN

sufficient inducement to re-enlist, of
two-ffths of the fittest. This created
a shortage of 1880 men to be filled
at cost of $3.50 apiece in money and a
loss which cannot be calculated In eff
ficiency; and secured efficiency is of
much more economic value than the
money to the navy in the operation of
the ships.
The sense of honor and duty among
these young enlisted men is very high:
the vast ma jority of them do not drink
afloat or ashore. Every effort that con-
scientious and capable men can make
is exerted to help them. The ships
are fitted with assembly rooms. where
they may receive their friends in port,
and there they have two hours or so
each day for study. Additional oppor-
tunities have been given to the better
educated to be appointed to Annapolis
and to general advancement in the
service through the grades of warrant
officers, and thence to the line.
The law making it possible for the
enlisted men to enter the academy
was passed, at the earnest solicitation
of the Secretary. at the last session of
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MERGE BUSINESS DYNAMO OF NATIOM SAYS ITS PRESIDENT

were able to bring to his attention ad-
ditional proposals he was glad to ac-
cept.
When his estimates were ready our
committee made report with recon-
mendations to our members. They me
with cordial approval in all sections
of the country, and we found ourselves
in agreement on almost every i'm
portant improvement suggested. Out
of this has come most important
movement toward the evolution of our
Department of Commerce.
"At the recent meeting of the board
of directors of the chamber there was
appointed a thoroughly representative
committee to cooperate with the re-
Gently organized federal trade commits
sion. the new governmental body which
has been called the supreme court OF
business \ harmonious working to
gether of the two bodies is assured.
There is another function of the
Chamber OF Commerce of the United
States. 1t is the promotion of efficient
and helpful commercial bodies through
out the country Through Office
staff and field secretaries we hope to
give to our member organizations the
benefit of the accumulated knowledge
of common problems. and to assist a.
the formation of new bodies wher"
they are needed. This national cham
ber, through its Washington headquar-
ters. can become the clearing house Of
the lessons of experience.
ASHMUN BROWN.
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dishonorable, IL his conduct has been
bad.
BY making it possible only for hon
orably discharged men to enter the re-
serve, this act gives value to that
distinction; and as each re-enlistment
makes final entry to the reserve a more
valuable asset, strong inducement is
offered to the best men to remain in
the service. But If they determine not
to re-enlist, they can still. by passing
into the reserve where they will re-
main in touch with the service. give
the government. in case Of need. body
of trained Internationally the best
trained body of men that could be
found in civil life.
The number falling out of service
each year unfortunately is sufficiently
great to soon create a large reserve.
OF 1925 men who in 1910 made their
first enlistment, only 5.262-fewer than
half-earned honorable discharge; and
in 1914 at the end of their enlistment
only S.092. 58 per cent of that number,
re-enlisted OF 3.S41 men who in 1910
had re-enlisted, 2.149 received honor
able discharge, and of these 80 per cent
made their third enlistment.
This indicates, as far as the navy is
concerned. loss of more than half of
the carefully selected recruits of 1910
and loss to the service, for failure OF
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in the selection of recruits the num-
ber of re-enlistments is too small, al
though in the last two years it has
been steadily increasing, being s per
cent larger than in the previous twelve
months"
When a recruit is enlisted his pay, ST. so
month, and subsistence begin; his
transportation to the training station
is paid; he receives an outfit which
costs the government $50, and will
last him. II careful, for the next four
years With no return on his part. he
Is trained for six months: and when
at the end of that time he is sent
to sea he has cost the government
$3.50. and is only a raw recruit, not
to be compared in efficiency. either
physically or for alertness. with what
he will be at the end of his four
years experience.
II ne re-enlists he receives higher
pay; but the government retains the
picked valuable man and saves the
$3.50 otherwise necessary to secure
an inexperienced man to take his
place. If one applies the general
principles of economics he finds that
the government gains in both money
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serve until after four months after
discharge) shall receive s12 a year. be-
sides clothing allowance, when called
to active service In the navy.
Each reservist during times of peace
may be called to service. on an av-
erage, one month a year: during which
time he receives his former rating and
full pays and allowances. In time of
war all reservists may be called into
active service for such duty as they
may be able to perform. These are
the essential provisions. with a num-
ber of other safeguards and reasonable
conditions
A recruit. on going aboard ship. re-
ceives the rating of ordinary seaman
and in the next three and half years
has an excellent chance to work his
way up. How far he may go in that
time depends upon his education and
his own efforts. At the end of his en-
listment period he receives a dis
charge; honorable. If he has been of
high moral character, faithful and ef-
ficient in the performance of his duties:
ordinary, II he falls short of this, with
recommendation either that he be or
not be accepted for re-enlstment; or
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and efficiency by retaining him, and
it is with view to this end that the
bill makes greatest inducements to the
men who serve the longest.
The naval reserve bill provides for
two classes of reservists. The first
class consists of men who enlist in
the reserve within four months of
their discharge, and the second class
of those who enlist in the reserve
after four months and within eight
years Of such discharge.
In addition. the Secretary of the Navy
may transfer to the reserve any en-
listed man who may have completed
service in the navy of sixteen. twenty
or more years and has so conducted
himself that he is entitled to his hon
orable discharge. with one-third and
one-half pay. respectively, thus pro-
viding a graceful way of retiring these
men on part pay.
Members of the first class who have
served four years shall be paid $40 a
year; those who have served eight
shall receive $50 year. and those
who have served twelve. years. 500
year. All members of the second class
tthose who do not enlist in the re-
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Congress: and the first examination
took place within six weeks after its
passage. More than one hundred took
the examination, and with this short
notice five passed and are now at An
napolis. Two of these took very high
standing during the recent semt-an-
nual examinations.
Said an officer who served on the
fleet at Vera Cruz:
II wish every one could know the
sort of men that our crews are made
of. We never have any difficulty over
discipline, unless there is some terri
BILE accident. and then the trouble is to
keep them away from the place OF
danger. 1 shall never forget the SOL
emnity of the scene when the Montana.
the funeral ship. sailed through our
lines. All the men were very serious
as they stood at salute: but the feeling
was also one of admiration and love
for the brave fellows whose end had
come in the course of duty"
The act, by admitting only the honor
ably discharged, offers an additional
inducement to the men to earn that
grade, not so much for the sake of the
few extra dollars as to allow them to
join such an organized. patriotic body
of men.
The naval reserve will come under
the direction and management of the
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after Secretary of that department has
urged the cooperation of business
men. through national federation
such as the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States. with the department
i'll the departments effort to serve
commerce. Not until the organization
of the chamber was that urging needed.
There is no reason why that depart
ment should not be as helpful to bust
ness as the Department of Agriculture
is to agriculture. 1t cannot be unless
selves in it. utilize it's activities and
give it support.
'One of the first things the national
chamber did after its organization was
to appoint special committee on the
Department of Commerce, which, in CO.
operation with the heads of it's vari-
Gus bureaus. made a careful analysis
of the work already being done and
the possibilities of improvement AS
result. when Secretary Redfeld was
ready to make his plans for reorgani
zation and invited our committee to
confer with him on the subject, we
were prepared with definite sugges-
tions. which he was most willing to
consider. He had Ideas of his own
which he invited criticism. and we
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They looked abroad and saw where, in
the older countries. the need long ago
was recognized and supplied. in some
countries given governmental status
For half century the Deutscher
Handelstag. a union Of all the cham
bers of commerce of Germany, has ex-
isted. The great trade extension by
Germany, which began on large
scale about 1887. was promoted and
carried forward by this industrial
branch of the imperial government.
Federated commercial associations
have existed in France. Austria, Italy
and Switzerland nearly as long. I In
Great Britain are two large national
commercial bodies. the Imperial Coun-
Gil OF Commerce and the British Asso-
ciation of Chambers of Commerce
They furnish a means to make the
voice of business articulate in those
countries.
In this, as in all other countries.
there are three great elements in the
body politic-commerce, which includes
naturally industry and manufacturing;
agriculture and labor. The two latter.
through their organized bodies. long
have had means Of speaking nationally
10 the country and to the government
In their own behalf. Commerce, until
the organization of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States, has
not.
In a cropping way the business men
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FAHEY,


of the country sought to weld the dif-
ferent and widely scattered business
groups of the country into natlonaI
body After several abortive attempts
the true and democratic way was
found three years ago, and TINS cnam
ber was organized. The need Ior
cohesive organization of the business
of the country has been supplied;
."The Chamber of Commerce OF e tne
United States now has more than ooo
members in its organization. represent
ing over 100000 business firms ana IN
dividuals in every state and territory IN
the nation.
Now, what does 1t do? There is no
limit to what 1t can do, but. primarily, II
serves business There are, however.
three chief functions s-furnishing business
information and information concerning
the activities of the government IN its
several branches as they affect business
to the members: formulating the opinion
of business organizations on the great
commercial questions which are constant
ly arising and presenting this opinion to
the administrators and law makers OF the
government, and cooperating with gov
ernment departments that have to do with
commercial questions
"Under the first heading the chamber
furnishes weekly bulletins to members ad-
vising them as to the facts in the progress
of legislation affecting business, and In
regard to other matters Of government
Evening star., 1915-04-11
Tall Queens and Short Kings.

1T appears that various European
u monarchs are shorter of stature
than their queens. George v is several
inches shorter than Queen Mary. The
German empress is slightly taller than
the kaiser. and II is reported that when
they are being photographed together.
William sees that the queen takes .
seat while he stands.
The Car of all the Russias Is by
no means as tall as his consort. and
Alfonzo of Spain is head shorter
than Queen Victoria Eugene. The King
Of Italy barely reaches to the shoulder
Of his Nontenegrin wife. The Queen
of Denmark. too, is taller than her
husband.
Exceptions are the King of Norway
and the King OF the Belgians. The
latter. six feet two inches in height.
Is the tallest of the European mon
archs.
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Created by Recent
Act of Congress, New
Naval Reserve Is
Expected to Provide a
Trained Force for
Emergency Use De-
tails of the Plan En-
listments and Rewards.
The Scheme in Opera
tion-Our Present Un-
preparedness.

~ aNGRESS has just passed a far
N reaching act creating a naval
IL reserve. and Rear Admiral Vic
~ tor Blue. head of the bureau OF
navigation. believes and explains how
its operation will increase the efficiency
Of the personnel.
TT has the twofold object of form
ing an adequate body of trained en-
listed men and petty officers to man
our fleets if put upon a war footing"
said Admiral Blue. "and to multiply
the efficiency of the regular enlisted
force by offering attractive induce
ments to the best men to re-enlist. 1t
IL hoped and expected in this way to
change the composition of the regular
force, which now comprises two-thirds
of its men in their first enlistment and
only one-third of its men who have
been in the service more than one
term.
The establishment of suitable
naval reserve has been discussed and
considered necessary. not only by the
navy, but also by that great body of
thinking people concerned about the
protection Of our seacoast and Of our
isthmian and insular possessions Some
OF the brightest men of the navy. who
have for a long time been interested
in and working to increase the eff
cheney of the enlisted men. have made
scientific study Of this branch of the
personnel and the best methods to i'm
prove 1t. The ideal suggests itself-se-
cure the best men possible. treat and
train them In the best manner possible
and keep them in the service as long
as possible.
Our enlisted men are as fine a lot of
young men as can be found in any or
ganization. They are Intelligent. self
respecting and intensely patriotic. The
dmcere who have given most thought
TO the subject of this bill believe that
the highest value obtained from 1t will
be not the great reserve which will
eventually result, but, rather, the
greater number of establishments Of
the best men,"
Every effort is made to secure the
best recruits. but no one Is inveigled
into joining the navy.
Let one thing be distinctly under
stood" continued Rear Admiral Blue.
If any recruiting officer should hold
out any false inducements to q young
man to enlist in the United States
Navy he would lose his job and be
sent to sea duty at the earliest mo-
rnent. Not only would II be an unfair
thing to do, but there Is not the slight
est need Of 1t.
Look at the enlistment sheets, and
you will see that only one applicant in
six Is accepted. But with all our care
Evening star., 1915-04-11

TT HE gathering of mussels forms an
important industry in the middle
west. The mussel f1sherman's outfit
consists of boat and a pair of
dredges. A dredge is composed Of Or
binary gas pipe. whereto a number of
hooks are attached, each hook showing
four prongs.
Fastening a stout rope to his dredge,
the hunter drops 1t overheard. and, as
the boat drifts with the current. the
dredge drags along the bottom of the
stream The mussel lies with she'll
open, and when the prong of hook
strikes within the opening of the mus
sells two shells. the deluded mollusc.
under the impression that it has cap
tured something edible. closes down on
the hook with a viselike grip. After
floating for twenty or thirty yards the
dredge is pulled up and the remaining
dredge is dropped from the opposite
side of the boat. 1t is not unusual for
a fisherman to capture as many as 100
at a single drop of the dredge.
When the fisherman has as many
as his boat will conveniently
carry he rows ashore and undertakes
the cooking out" process. The mus
sells are transferred from the boat to a
tank that holds from 500 to 1000
pounds. Here the mussels are boiled
for one hour, process that loosens the
meat from the shell. The shells are
placed upon a platform. where they are
sorted and cleaned for shipment. The
price paid for the shells in ton lots
frequently touches the ten-dollar mark.
While the shells form the principal
product of the mussels. the fisherman
not infrequently has the luck of ind
ing a valuable pearl in his catch. A
pearl to be of first quality must be of
good luster and of a round. button or
pear shape. II they are irregular In
form, but have brilliant colors. these
pearls still have some value. An ir-
regularly shaped pearl to BE- Of any
Evening star., 1915-04-11

When the Govern
ment Asks "What Does
Business Want and
What Does 1t Need?"
the Chamber Is Ready
to Supply the Answer
Its System of Referen-
da on National Busi-
ness Questions Evokes
a True Expression Of
Opinion - John H.
Fahey, President of the
Organization, Tells Of
Its Ends and Pur-
poses-Hopes to Do for
ConmerceW What Other
National Organizations
Have Done for Agricul-
ture and Labor.
Hn00 81 HAT is the use of the
o0MM chamber of commsrc. Of
WV the United States?"
1t was a blunt, even q
brutal. question to put to John H. Fa-
hey Of Boston, president of the organi-
zation, And still. 1t is just the ques-
ton that great many persons all over
the country are asking.
Although business men the length
and breadth of the land are showing
clearly that they take the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States Sc
riously. that they regard IT as truly
representative and wonderfully help
ful. the whole body of people may not
Who is TO blame them il, basinR their
Judgment on the name, they classify
the organization as merely another
resoluting body? In period now pass
ing the ponderous resolutions Of the
average municipal chamber of COM
merce ranked. as a true expression OF
actual business sentiment, along with
the thoughts on commerce set forth In
the graduating essay Of business high
school student.
The average chamber Of commerce
onos was perfectly willing to pass reso-
lutions on any subject under the sun
at the behest OF any member-and let
him draw the resolutions himself-and
forward them solemnly to Congress OF
TO = state legislature As the opinion OF
the business interests Of the commu.
nifty. There they Invariably went ia
. swell the accumulation Of useless pa
psrs. beiag measured at their exact
value.
fhis 10 net true today. Commercial
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department which VIII cooperate with
the local members to make the associ-
alton attractive. Places for socisl
meetings. recreation and entertain
ments VIII b. provided. Perhaps prizes
for athletic contests. drills and shoot
ing matches Will he given. In a gen
erai way these Will be managed by the
men themselves
Evening star., 1915-04-11

)NGRESS has just passed a far
reaching act creating a naval
reserve. and Rear Admiral Vic
tor Blue, head of the bureau of
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
METHODIST CHURCH
Morning service 1890 a. m.
Sunday School. ~ M.
EpWOrth League 700 %, m.

EpWorth League 700 p. m.
Evening service, 500 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Thursday, 500
o. m.
Next Sunday is the day set
aside by the President and also by
the General Conference of the
church as Mothers Day, and it
will be observed by the churches
of all denominations throughout
the land. The morning service
will be devoted to consideration
of this subject, with sermon ap-
propriate to the occasion. 1t is
hoped that all friends of the
church will make an extra effort
to be present.
A cordial invitation is extended
also to the other services of the
day. The Sunday School is held at
IL noon, the Epworth League at
! p. M, and the evening preach
ing at p. m. The topic for the
League will be, "A prophet who
wrote nothing, but did all kinds of
Things" The references are
found in the two books of Kings.
and have reference to the life Of
Elijah.
On Monday evening, May 10,
beginning at 8 o'clock, an election
will be held in the church for the
purpose of electing one. delegate
and one reserve delegate to the
lay electoral conference which
convenes at Fargo at the time of
the annual conference in October.
All members of the church over
Fl years of age are entitled to
vote at this election. o. A. Leach
is Judge of election, and R. M.
Cughan and G. H. Zillgitt teliers.
At the invitation of the Civic
Improvement League Sunday,
May Is, will be observed. by the
churches of Wahpeton and Breck-
enridge as Civic Sunday. At the
morning service the subject of
civic Righteousness will be con-
sidered. This in an important
subject and should command
good hearing. The evening ser,
vice of the same day will be in
charge of the Epworth League i'm
honor. Of the anniversary of the
League.
On Sunday morning, May 90,
the annual memorial service I'M
der the auspices of the G.. A. r.
and w. R. G. will be held in the
Methodist church. This will be
union service, the congregations
Of the several churches uniting
and the pastors participating.
Further announcement will be
made later.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
Hollands Abode Of Peace.

Zeist. in Holland, is best known az
the abode Of peace. The religious COM
munity of Moravians has been settled
there for over century and hall.
Its gray. sober looking buildings stand
IN their own we'll cultivated grounds,
within which the members lead q life
IT Quaker-like simplicity. There is lit
tie display even Of the goods they
make. particularly their tinwares,
which are sold in small rooms that
have no likeness to shops except for
The plain counter that runs across
them.-London Chronicle.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
TENNIS oLGs NOTES

The Wahpeton Tennis club has
received its charter. The paid up
capital is $3.50, or rs shares Of
$40 each.
The courts used last year will
be rebuilt and kept in good con-
dition during the summer. The
lots ON which they now lie will
be purchased by the club.
Officers of the Club will be
elected in the near future. Owing
to the removal of several of last
years members the Club will con-
slider a few more applications for
membership.