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Evening star., 1915-05-30

the minds of certain more prudent
ones, certain reserves ought to be made.
Spain might rejoice in a Spanish-born
discoverer. for example, but what proof
existed that the Colons of Pontevedra
were equally of Hebrew race? Nothing.
it seemed. but their relations with the
Fontarosas and the strong argument
of exclusive intermarriages
Well, even this objection seems to
fall.
Searches of the learned through the
Spanish archives of the period disclose
other witnesses.
Martyrs. as it were. have waited
through the centuries to give their
testimony
At Tarragona, July 1s. 1889, on occa-
sion of the great auto-da-fes, were
burned alive Andrea Colon. his wife,
Blanca Colon, and his mother-in-law.
Francesca. convicted of having "ob-
served the Hebrew rites. ceremonies
and feast days"
Even the learned Henry Vignaud.
president of the society of American n
lists, whose residence is Paris, and
Evening star., 1915-05-30
An Ample Reward.

THE rincess Pierre Troubetakoi-
Amelie Rives. the American novel;
ist-tells story of a Russian soldier
This soldier. at the end of the winter
campaign. was invalided home. and his
aged master. hearing that he had done
well in the trenches. said to him:
Well Ivan. I have had good reports
of you Tell me why reward you'd like
me to give you for your splendidly
patriotic work
BARN. said the mujhik, If you'll
give me enough silver roubles to
stretch from one ear to the other, I'll
be content
".But that seems very small re-
ward said the old count.
Its enough for me, barin'. said the
mujhik, with a laugh, and, lifting the
long hair that fell upon the left side
of his face, he showed that his left
ear was missing-he had left it on the
battlefield of Starry Sambor."
Evening star., 1915-05-30

left-hand figure, to see A thinly dis
guised portrait of Columbus himself.
Who are the two others-generous
dreamers. prisoners of promise from
out of the little book of DR.. kayser-
ling? Their inward gaze is toward
the isles" of prophecy
Surely, the isles await for me. and
the ships of Tarshish first. to bring
thy sons from far Usaiah. lt:9.)
ITO recover his people from the isles
of the sea- I'D. xi:1L)
In this view. what is not the profound
significance of the very first lines of
the log book of Columbus, addressed to
their Spanish majesties, in which the
admiral begins thus:
when. in this same month of Jan
uary, after eXpelling all the Jews from
your realm and territory. your Spanish
ma jesties gave me mission to under
take. with sufficient crew and equip
ment, an expedition
Mystery. Mystery.
And to the isles he shall repay re-
compense." STERLING TTEITIG,
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penter Takes Trip Through Parana River Basin

used between courses. The same fork
takes Its turn in conveying food
from the plate to the mouth. and IN
fishing olives and cucumbers from the
mixed pickle hottie. There are some
women who are really expert in get
ting their food TO their lips with their
knives. have hecn watching tho
process. and SO far not n drop Of blooh
has been drawn. just opposite me sat.
a girl of eighteen. who spears ~ th--
olive dish with her wooden toothpiclJ.
ard thus transfers the fruit TO her
mouth
The men smoke cigarettes through
out the meals. and nearly every one
polishes his plate with his napkin.
don't blame them for that do that
myself. The most of tn" people have
better stomachs than have. and some
times ! can hardly sit out the meal
For instance. the man who sat beside
me at breakfast this morning ate hts
eggs raw. His first order brought two.
which We're redolently bad He mad"
a wry face and sent back for others
broke the raw eggs one after another
into glass. and then stirred them NJ
with his fork and drank the stuff
down.
But let me tell Won what we have at
our meals The first breakfas Il. served
as soon you come out of your cabin.
It consists of cup of black coffee and
hunk of dry bread There is n plate
Of butter before you which YOU may
eat or not as you please. The first rea
meal comes at 1880. It is called
almuerzo: It begins with cold meats. a
slice of bologna sausage with green
stun on top. Then follows n soun, after
which comes the beef and bones that
were cooked in the soup. Sometimes
the soup has also veseta hlcs and you
get these with the beef The next
course is some other meat or chicken
cooked Spanish style. and after that a
mutton chop or beefsteaS with pota
toes on the side. The almuerzo usually
closes with fruit and black coffee.
Dinner is served at $50, II is
known as comida. II is much the same
as the almuerZo. except that there is an
extra course or so aud \ dessert. 4
very fair wine is served with these two
meals without extra charge. The cook
ing is not good from an American
standpoint. Nevertheless the passer
gers seem to be pleased one Of them
who sat beside me at dinner today ami
ate every course asked me if ever
had as good a meal as that in our
country. 7 replied that I thought II
likely, but 7 could that he did not
believe. AS for my stenogra pher. a
young American who cannot stand
Spanish cooking. when he heard the
above he remarked, sotto voce: AS
good meals that in our country. |
should like to hit him in the bean.'
FRANK g. CARPENTER.
Evening star., 1915-05-30

Which May Be Future Basket Of Europe and the United
Makes Look
the Controlled Nonopoy4oua Cabin
BovN Mnions-Meas American RiverSte
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lumbus." adding that his father took
back the name of Colon.
And this is nothing-yet.
Continuing his searches in the ar
chives of Pontevedra, de la Riega I'M
earthed, living beside these Colons and
in continual relations with them.
Jewish family named Fonterosa, two
Jacobs, one Benjamin and one Susan
nah.
Now, the mother of Columbus was
Susannah Fontanarossa.
Calculate the chances again this
time. They are like the sands of the
sea against a mustard grain" Add to
them the mysteries of the Columbus
family and the well known troubles in
Spanish Galicia between 1444 and 1850
and the story is pieced out. Domingo
colon marries Susannah Fonterosa. in
Pontevedra. Their two elder children
are Cristobal and Bartolofheo-Colum-
bus and his brother. In the persecu-
tions between 14i4 and 1850 they all
parents and chiidren-fied from Spain
to Genoa, substituting the Spanish
name of Colon" for the Italian form
of Colombo; and you have the family
of Genoa. not Italians. but Spanish by
birth and Jews by race, certainly on
the mothers side" and doubtless on
the fathers. because they married ex-
clusively among themselves
With this, all the contradictions of
Columbus own account of himself are
explained.
Prof Kirk claims that Columbus,
faithful to his faith and race. con-
sidered himself to be even an inspired
envoy of Jehovah. Certainly. as will
he seen, he wrote his well known book
of PROPHECIES" But in no case could
he hope to aid his brethren in Spain, as
one of the then prosecuted Hebrew
race.
Genoa and his vaRueness as to details
of it. His son, Don Fernando, states
expressly that he did not know his
fathers birthplace. The act establish
ing their Spanish nobility is full of
reticences. 1t was usual. in such acts
to cite coilaterals, in case of failure Of
direct heirs. When II came to this
clause Columbus declared himself as
trusting to the Pope and the King Of
Spain. in case Of need. to discover his
legitimate heirs"
1t is remarkable. also, that not one
document or letter Of Columbus is
written in Italian. Not only his formal
works. but his intimate papers, mar
ginal notes. and even his correspond
ence with his friend. the ambassador
of Genoa. were, without exception. in
Spanish or in Latin
These and other discrepancies had
long been known. The supposition was
that Columbus claimed birth in Genoa
to exalt his family and benefit by the
prestige attaching, at that epoch. to
the mere title of Genoese citizenship.
Living with nobles he hinted at noble
birth. His son, Don Fernando. men
tions the ancestral tombs at Plaisance,
with our coat-of-arms carved on
them"-tombs which all agree never
existed And Don Fernando hastens to
add that his father did not wish their
noble origin to be brought out, desir-
Ing. as he did. to be known as the son
OF his glorious works
Mere vanity was supposed to be the
motive OF this laborious mudoing. In
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The painter is unknown. The subject
is unknown, without genealogy or
history. the three fine Semitic faces
bear above them, on a banner, the
words of Isaiah, Kill: And there shall
come forth a rod out of the stem Of
Jesus. and branch shall grow out of
his roots"
Obviously, they are portraits. OBJ
viously, they sat to commemorate some
joint hope And aaua pEstends in the
Evening star., 1915-05-30


PARIS, May 20, 1915.
I'm this year of Panama Pacific in
terest the name of Christopher Co
lumbus, Colon or Colombo is hon
q ored all over America.
Most citizens will tell you that the
discoverer was an italian of Genoa.
but Quantities of people everywhere
discuss a sensational find of historical
documents which appear to upset
everything and honor a race hereto
fore unconnected popularity, with the
discovery of the new world.
Germany is the latest interested
In Washington Prot. H. C Kirk has
iavished rich erudition on "The Secret OF
Colum bus"
In Cuba DIR. Constantine de Horta v
Pardo has sent out a brochure to gov
ernments. ambassadors, ministers, con-
euls. institutes, academies and facul-
ties, in four languages urging them
ITO move heaven and earth" to make
known the facts to the civilized world
In Madrid the governmental Society
of Geography affirms 1t. Don Fer
nando de Anton del Omlet made a
grand story of 1t. and Don Enrique
Maria de Arribas y Turull lectured in
Spanish cities.
In France the grave Journal des De-
bats assures its readers that 1t mer-
its attention" The London Times de-
clared II to be almost conclusive" In
Buenos Aires Senior Juste f. AreaI
started bureau to propagate ii.
It is immense. 1t goes back TO an
dations of Christianity, In which the
restoration of Gods chosen people from
afar-"the iales'' OF mystery ....
In a word, CHRISTOPHER Columbus was
. Jew
The discoverer of this extraordinary
Spanish specialist. Don Garcia de Ia
Riega.
In the archives of his native town of
Pontevedra, while systematically cata-
1oguing the ancient papers, he came on
whole series of notaries acts, court
records, etc. dating from 1928, con-
cerninR Domingo Colon. Cristobal Co
lon. Baitolomeo Colon, Juan Colon
Blanca Colon. etc. citizens Of Ponte-
vedra, Spain Now, these are not only
the family name. but also the exact
given names of the dlscoverer and his
immediate relatives, the names of the
Colombos of Genoa
To calculate against the chances of
q coincidence, you must multiply, in a
Reometrical progression. all the given
names and family names in use In
Spain and Italy ut that period More
over, as all Americans have seen in re-
cent Photographic reproductions, the
name engraved on the admirars lead
coffin at Santo Domingo is "Cristobal
colon" colon" is Spanish, never
Italian. During his stay in Portugal
Ie N he ~
tion of santa Fe. previous to his FIRST
voyage. he thus signed. Again. his son,
Don Fernando. in the biography of his
father. explains that IL il be desired
20 LatInIze the name. IL should be
'Chrislophorus CoIonus' and not 'tCo-
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Such were the secret Israelite in
fuences which favored the enterprise
of Columbus. sustained him, pushed
him In the world. and even engineered
his favor with the most Catholic Span
ish soverefgns.
The evidence is contained in little
book, written In German, which fell
fiat at the time of it's publication. in
1894. Its scholarly author. one DR..
Kayserling, found Berlin publisher.
and that is about ALL
It's title Is christopher Columbus and
the Participation of Jews in the Dis
coveries of the Spanish and Portu-
guese.
In it. beside Isaac Abravanel. we have
glimpses of the German-Venetian bank
ers who, with their relations in many
capitals. sustained the explorers and
fostered their ideas, while taking no
credit to themselves.
Why? Just because of an idea.
Isaac Abravanel wrote a ''Commen-
tary on the Earlier Prophets"
Christopher Columbus own book OF
Prophecies is, an any one can fnvesti-
gate. collection of hypothesis based
on the same inspired Hebrew works.
we Jews dream so many dreams.
me. at my birth. that should be a law
giver to a people of strange speech and
a hard language"
They might be the words of Columbus
in the view taken of him by Prof.
Kirk. Such responsibility I leave to
DIR. Kirk, but Christian faith equally
looks for the restoration of the chosen
people. and. particularly. from the
isles" of prophecy - the very name
which Columbus and the world of his
day applied to America.
1t is the same mystery of the enig-
matical painting discovered in Belgium.
The best experts German and others,
agree that it was painted only few
years before or after the first voyage
of Columbus.
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Uncover New Evidence Discoverer Was

table listened when the Great Candle
was lit.
They came from behind the armies
of Sala-ud-Din, from Rome, from Ven
ice, from England. They tapped Sc
cretly at our door and talked with my
father at the wine. They brought news
of the wars. and the child heard the
meanly dressed ones decide between
themselves how. when and how long
king should draw sword against king
and people rise against people. Why
not? There can be no war without
gold and we Jews know how the
earth's gold moves with the seasons.
the crops and the winds. More than
once I saw peace or war decided by
the fall of a coin. spun between a
Jew from Bury and a Jewess from
Alexandria, in my fathers house in
Spain. Such was our power"
Evening star., 1915-05-30
sr..;., r,o,rssn,o,dence q, Tho Star

Special Correspondence OF The Star
PARIS, May 20, 1915.
ON this year of Panama Pacific in
terest the name of Christopher Co
lumbus, Colon or Colombo is hon
& ored all over America.
Evening star., 1915-05-30

lumbus." adding that his father too
back" the name of Colon.
Newark post., 1915-11-10
The Eternal City In Films

An elaborate picture adoption
of Hall Gaines powerful story
"The Eternal City," will be pre-
sented at the Newark Opera House
this evening, November tenth.
The photo dramatization of the
novel is of a very high order and
will mark a step forward in photo
production. The pictorial version
of the celebrated story presents all
the thrilling incidents and eli
makes, the romance and tragedy,
the elements of love and betrayal,
and the beautiful ideals and hu
manities of the original plot with
a wider range, in true colors, and
with bolder strokes than were pos
sible in the novel or play.
The picture was taken in Italy
and England in the exact locale in
which the action occurs. All the
scenes in the Vatican Gardens, in
the Castle of st. Angelo, the Coli
scum, the famous Roman Forum
and other historical spots in the
Newark post., 1915-11-10
Brown marauders of the wood,
Merrier than Robin Hood!
Wireless Messages Re-
ceived At Delaware

Professor Koerber gave an inter-
esting talk before the students of
Delaware College last Thursday,
November fourth, on the subject
of Wireless Telegraphy.
After tracing the history Of
wireless, from Farady, Maxwell,
and Hertz down to Marconi, Prof.
Koerber gave a detailed descrip-
tion of the apparatus used and ex-
planned the theory of it's operation.
Prof. Koerber has a complete
outfit in working order and he ex-
tended an invitation to all who
might be interested, to visit his Of
flee, where the receiving instru-
ments are installed, and he will
demonstrate their operation.
Time Signals are received from
Arlington daily, at noon and at 10
p. m. Messages are picked up
from ships at sea, and from the
various sending stations such as
Sayville, Tuckerton, and Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba.
Prof. Koerber and Prof. M. Van
G. Smith are carrying on some in
vestigations with the intention OF
perfecting some new apparatus.
The talk on Wireless was of par,
Newark post., 1915-11-10
Boy Receives Riley Poem

Paul Mcfarland, a pupil of the
public school, Salisbury, Md, has
been honored with a contribution
from the pen Of James Whitcomb
Riley. This distinction came in re-
sponse to letter sent to Mr.. Riley
by Paul, his teacher, Miss Rebecca
Satterfield having had the children
as a language lesson on "Riley
Day." compose letters to the be-
loved Hoosier poet whose birthday
they commemorated, the best one
of which was to be sent to the poet.
Paul's was sent and in reply came
the following lines and the poets
autograph:
Season halest of the year!
How the zestful atmosphere
Nettles blood and brain and smites
Into life the old delights
We have wasted in our youth,
And our graver years, forsooth!
How again the boyish heart
Leaps to see the chipmunk start
From the brush and sleek the suns
Very beauty as he runs!
How again a subtle hint
Of crushed pennyroyal or mint
Sends us on our knees, as when
We were truant boys of ten
Newark post., 1915-11-10
NEWARK POST NEWARK DEL, NOVEMBER TO- l9l

Imperial City, were reproduced
with the consent of the highest &C.
clesiastical and civic authorities.
The costumes of the Noble Guard
of the Roman Pontiff, of the Swiss
and Municipal Guards were made
after specimen costumes of these
organizations loaned by the high
est sanction.
ADV.
Newark post., 1915-11-10

ticular interest at this time be-
cause the Signal Corps of the Bat
talon is now working on the
code and expect, between now and
the time of inspection, to become
licensed operators and to be able
to send and receive their messages
by wireless.
Newark post., 1915-11-10
A DARK SUIT

is always in good taste for
dress-up wear. We have them
in all sizes for men and young
men.
Blue Serges, $40 to $25.
Silk lined, SIS to S25.
Black Thibets, $40 to $40.
Black Unfinished, SIS to S25
Silk Mixtures, SIS to $50.
Neat Worsteds, $40 to SIS.
Tuxedo Suits, $40 to S35.
Full Dress, $25 to $40.
Prince Alberts, $40 to $35.
Black and Brown Hats, Pat
ent Leather and Black Shoes,
Silk Sox and everything else
in Shirts, Ties, etc.
Newark post., 1915-11-10
Ks Leading Dry Goods Store
MEMS DEPARTMENT

We a o II and
Mems
Our Mems Corduroy Sheep Skin
Mems Red and Alwool Underwear
Shirts Drawers Union Flannel
Our line of Gents Furnishings
will be convinced
a line o
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-03


sandstone, 1imstone and Clay. Then.
too, she has vast mining Interests
bttuminous coal o. which she mines
enough g IN q year to keep every fam
" IN her own boredrs warm during
me winter months for q generation.
!tsnag q tremendous coke industry.
iLnnrmerable coke ovens adding pic.
tnresQue note to the scenery 81 her
mining districts. ~ r. 3
Wheeling and Clarksburg boast 4
large percentage Of the states indus
trial plants. Among these cities'
manufacturing concerns Is the Hazel
Atlas Glass Company. Advertising,
has made their Atlas E.z seal pre-
serve lars known to housewives the
nation over. It has been the iriyi-
lego of advertising HEADQUARTERS to
have worked with this concern In the
sbatgn. :. ~ 8, 81
Another progressive westhvifginia,
concern Numbered the YaIuedi
clients Of advertising head auarfers Is,
the Huntington Lumber ana Supply;
Company, which markets sectional
portable houses and which recognizes
the trend ofsmod ernsine rciiahd ising Ii
adyertisfngward. = z i,.s,i
4 At this time West virginia;s petrol-
cum q being ptpedA to the Atlantic
sseaboard IS being ipiped ito the Attain,
tic seabeaId refined and through IT'D
by-products used to drive motors, to
lay the dust on roads over which they
travel and to, remove travel stains
from the facesSof passengers. SO on
I'D infnitum. Long trains Of cars
loaded with coke and coal from West
Virginia wend tiieif way east, west
and south toll blast furnacesLa gas
producing plants. From these ugly.
poetical-looking materials modern
chemistry, rivaling the alchemy Of
the Arabian Nights. has produced del
icate perfumes, brilliant dyes. to say
nothing Of ammonia, roofing and paw
ing materials. VIII West Virginia be
In position to get her share Of the
constant demand for such articles7
Kanawha package salt is a POSSIBLE
tty---why not reality? The public
isI just ready to buy West Virginia
apples as they are to purchase those
of Oregon or New York.
West Virginia has raw materials
to burn. She has enough lumber pc
troleum, coal and natural gas to
warm thingsinp considerably and ad-
vertising will do its share toward
keeping the fires Of prosperity aglow.
Advertising headquarters Is ready
to do its part in stocking the fires and
watching the steam guage when West
Virginia says the word. 81 8 !!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-03
when state Gets walmed up.

o. o. ~ HaA -
When State Gets Warmed Up.
N. w. Aver and Son Advertising
Company, OF Philadelphia and three
other large cities, says Of West vir-
ginia: Z.
in 1871 Thomas Jefferson. return
, Ing to the Old Dominion after jour.
ney into the wilds adjacent to the
headwaters Of the Ohio river, told
of q burning spring" in the Kama
wha valley. in what Is now West vir-
glnia. That wasn't the first evidence
Of things warming up in West vir-
gfnia, for us early us 1892 the ven
turesome Scotch-1rish settlers from
Did Virginia and Pennsylvania crossed
the mountains and started to SQUAD
bic with the French for possession Of
the land. There were more or less
regular ructions from that time on.
for,the hardy settlers who developed
the land didn't pull very well in ilar-
mess along with the Virginia planters
with their slaves and European cul-
ture. Thus they kept things pretty
we'll ..het up until the new state was
created in 1868.
Jefterson's burning spring. was
natural gas. and today West Virginia
4 lsfamed for the rich reservoirs of this
product, which serves In the dual ca
pacity, of fuel and an illuminant,
In her northern and central portions.
And In the same regions are her Inn
gsense deposits Of petroleum, salt,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-03
THE DAILY
] NOV ELET (
-E--llsg 2 lfillIIT77INI
THE HERO.
THE HERO.
Consider now the ankle watch,
Which seems! to be
a thing we hear a lot about
And never see. !. ~. &, y

Whats! What! I" roared the big
man, in a.voice of thunder. who's a
are!" replied the little man
firmly. :
What! wha-at.!lo yelled the
big man in voice of thunder and
You heard what I said,. retorted
the little man. /" And II you give me
any more ofsyour cheek I'll-1.ll do
something to cut you of short, I tell
you" 10 !.
"What!!! what!!!!'- doomed the
big man, and his face grew black as
two aces of spades, but the little man
wasn't cowed in the least. He made
a mocking face.
"Dou you dare me?" he asked.
Yes, I. dare you, you little SWIVEL.
ing shrimp, you sawed-off, hammered
down, squeezed-together. con-
densed-"
There. was a sharp click! q s,s....3
The little man had hung up, cut
ting the big man of short, Just as he
had SO fearlesslyt threatened. I,