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The sun., 1916-10-01
California; Big Year,

According to the report Of the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Exchange, Call.
fornia never guve US more citrus fruit
and received more for II than dur.
ing the season Of 1915-l8. Trains car.
ried out of the State 44,473 carloads
Of oranges, grapefruit and lemons,
and brought back to It more than
Si1 100000 Of money.
As oranges are the principal citrus
product of California the statistician
has been making some careful calcu.
lat!ons on that fruit for the growers
He reports that for each family Of Eve
Rersons the consumption Of oranges Is
two dozen month In the navel
orange, or winter. season, and half a
dozen n month In the Valencia, OF
summer, season. Boosting has brought
the consumption Of the Valencia up
To that standard. Other fruits had
the preference In summer, but the
Cnlfornlans by skilfully exploiting
orange Juice as rival Of grape Juice
/. in prohlbltive communities and OF
V"hn Barleycorn everywhere have
cI\Ytrd an increasing demand for theiI
fine vslencios
Raising citrus fruit 10 only part Of
the sport, selling II to an advanta n
Is the important part Of tho game
once the Californian marketed biz
product on his own hook. Now more
Than siXty'seven per cent Of thu
States crop Ia handled through IN.
Fruit Growers Exchange. q non
proht, cooperative orgnn,znt tion. Per
lops IN no other OF the worlds agri
"nI'ural products Is there q moro com
,et" marketing service.
California sod more lemons las
The sun., 1916-10-01
THE EPRODUCT7ON OF PRECIOUS STONES
DURING THE WAR.
George American Imports Diamonds Kea
Our Enhanced Buying Power.

In newly issued monograph on
THE Production Of Precious Stones
for the Year 1915" DR.. George Fred
erlck Kunz shows some Of the mani
fold effects Of the war upon the worlds
traffic in Jewels. The greater part or
his discussion Is naturally devoted to
diamonds. and he commences with a
note Of the increasing tendency among
women to choose gems whose colors
shall harmonic with their hair, eyes
and oompiexions Is well as the gowns
they wear. Only the diamond and
pearl are suited to all colors and
shades. Deep hued stones contrast
well with pale fabrics. rubies may be
worn with pink and white. amber en-
hances bun or blue tones. With %
much of hint to feminine readers the
author proceeds to weishtier matters.
Tho diamond trade has been hedged
about with . thousand restrictions
since August, 1914. The object Of
Great Britain 10 to prevent rough dia-
monds coming into the hands Of the
Germans. To relieve the situation for
the FrSnoh diamond cutters It has
been provided that interested parties
shall address their requests to the
French Embassy in London. along
with . formal engagement Of non-ex-
portation. This must be countersignsd
by the Chambres syndicales to which
the applicants belong. The English
sellers have to lay tho matter before
the Diamond Export Committee.
American importers arc required TO
sign an agreement not to export rough
stones. directly or Indirectly. to any
country At war with Great Britain.
Any rough diamonds exported to the
United States from Holland or else
where must be consigned to the Brit
ish Consul-General IN New York. In
dustrial diamonds sold to persons out
side New York must be intrusted to a
person in the city Of destination chosen
by the British Government. Failure
to>agree to these conditions may make
It impossible to secure the release Of
the stones by the British Consul.
Nevertheless and In spite Of the
rlsors Of the British embargo the i'm
ports OF precious stones into the
United States have increased tremen-
,dously OF late. due to the great amount
Of money that has poured into this
country and war profits which have
multiplied the wealth Of certain classes
OF the population. Or. Kunz presents
an illustrative table OF imports and
says on this point:
"A striking illustration OF the ex-
traordinary recovery Of tho market
for precious stones is given by the
figures for imports into the United
States in May. 1916. compared with
those for the same month In the years
from 1898 to 1915. II will be noted, in
comparison with the record figure of
over 100000 for last May. that a
total OF over 100000 has only been
twice realized-in 1918. owing to the
stimulation Of buying In view of the
approaching rise IN the rates of duty.
and In the great boom period Of
1906"
The sun., 1916-10-01
Old Days In 0eorgia.

Editor JOHN HERAINo Of the Triton
Gazette laments the lost customs of
yors. They have disappeared from
Tiff county even as they have ned
from almost all places. Triton Is In
southern Georgia. east Of Ty Ty and
west Of Enigma, JOHN gets out the
Gazette every afternoon except Sun.
day. and doubtless prospers, but he
mourns the old days, the genuine 90
cialism that blessed the countryside.
Taking q column that might have
been devoted to q defence Of the
Georgian ADAMsoN. Editor HkRaINo
nils II with memories Of q community
cotton picking:
tho October sun was rust psspins
abovs ths distant pines and In the oisar
air Of early fall. the boys song rang. a.
he hurried 70 JIM'as
Tho boys name, ~ fancy. was
JOHN. he was ono Of the neighbors
glad 10 help JIM pick cotton: six
families In all. The babies were put
on q quilt In the shade. Two Of the
visiting ladies remained with Mrs.
jim to prepare dinner. but tho rest
went to pick cotton. JIM had only
ten acres-all he could cultivate alone
besides growing food for the family
Half an acre Of sugar cane rustled
In the autumn breeze. The pickers
split into groups:
Tn separating personal propinQuity
- usual prsdorn.nated. Two older men
would take adjoining rows and talk
crops or politics or tell stories a. they
picked. Two mothers would DO the
same. swapping neishborhood gossip and
occasionally stopping in . shade or fencs
corner to pas the snun boz for . con.
genial Dip. and an undisturbed social
chat"
The gold tipped cigarette had moi
yet come into fashion While the
ladies dipped snufr the boys ran pick
ing races, and there were
'alwayA Of course, the youth ant
maiden, to whom the semi-pr.vacy OF
the cotton neld gave golden opportunity
for those interchapses Of silly nothinss
styled nonsense by the older ones bul
which have 20 much to do with the mat
ing and psrps,uation Of the human race
True words, JOHN. those last. Gas
tles and cotton fields alike arc fillet
with this important nonsense. II
ever II stops there will be moss or
tho third rail Of the subway.
The folks dropped the cotton intc
big white homespun sacks a. soor
rs II was picked from tho bolls. wher
tho sack was fllled II went to be piled
on the piazzai
"At noon. tired end vsry hungry. n,
pickers gathered under tho big oak whsr,
the table was spread. laden with 500,
thingI The arst potato eustards Of IA
The sun., 1916-10-01
GREEcE,S TRUE HERO.
veniselos Has Again Proved Him.
self 0 Statesman in Q Great Crisis.

To The EDITOR or The suN.-SF: Ir
the New York American Of September p
appeared an editorial article entitled
The Real Situation Existing In Greece
which charged THE SUN with Ignorance
- conditions in that country because II
I'D said The refusal OF Demetra-
cApoulos to form q Cabinet seems TO
leave King Constantine no alternative
but to turn to the popular hero veniEe-
los" The New York Ansertcdn's article
is 20 diametrically opposite to the truth
U hope there ID nothing else but mis-
conception In ~ that It provokes the
mirth Of those who know the facts
The Amertoon holds THE Sun Up to
scorn because It calls veniselos the na-
tional hero. He is denounced as a dema-
gosue. and King Constantine Is pro-
claimed the hero Of Greece.
After the victorious wars Of 1912 and
1913 against Turkey and Bulgaria re-
speotiveiy Greece had two national
heroes. Mr.. vsnissios ana the Kins.
When the European wAf broke out the
two men whom Greece had been proud
to see working together for her great
ness found themselves Of . different
opinion regarding the course Of Greece
IN the Pan-Europsan conflict vsniselos
advooatsd the immediate participation
sf orssos In the was q he ssAs Of the
Alliss and the King Advocated nsu-
traiity. Germany - tAs dhort sighted
popuiaos wAs tnvfndbiA Ths wonder.
f,l organization q The 1russians was
to orush svsrybedy. This fear became
stronger with the successes Of he Ger
mans on the battiensids Of 1915. The
orecian people hssitatsd more and
mora Notwithstanding the assurance Of
their great statesman that Germany was
doomed.
During 1915 conditions materially
changed. ana without going into details
I may safely say that there II no sane
mind to-day that doesn't foresss the
crushing Of Prussian militarism. Still
the King persisted In his policy Of neu-
trsiity. RumAniA entered the war. and
still his Majesty wanted TO remain nsu-
trail Il was . criminal neutrality die
tated By the ovsriord and betraying the
past and me future Of Greece.
II II now evident that the army. the
navy. the most prominent men IN Greece
and the people at large have como to the
support Of Mr.. veniselos IN his revolt BY
which the great man 10 TO saw his
country from the results Of the sinister
neutrality Of the King. Tho whole na
tion and the press support the Cretan
statesman morally and financially. and
the New York Awss,toa~ calls him a
demagogusi This is an open Insult to
every 0resk.
Our national hero 10 Mr.. veniselos.
We owe to him our greatness. Just "a
We owe cur Independence and very ex.
istsncs to the three protective Powers
France. England and Russia Further
moro We are under An eternal deb, OF
gratitude. love and admiration "a
France. and W have an eternal feeling
Of contempt for the supermen Of the
Kaiser and for the Buigar.ans
r. p. MEsTHINs.
NHw YoaK. September 80.
The sun., 1916-10-01

On Courage and Common Sense.

In his effort to render palatable b
old fashioned Democrats the oficial
record Of President WILSON. ex.Attor-
ney. General RICHARD OLNEY has
chided CHARLEs e. HuoHEs for his
failure to attempt to dictate to the
Republicans in Congress the course
they should follow with respect Of
che eight hour pay law. Hs writes Of
q "threat Of a strike within time too
short for due consideration Of neces-
sary legislation" OF the President's
acts he says:
TN comparison and in view Of the
sudden and extraordinary sxissncy
sprung upon the country. President wrI-
sows course was Characterised ~ 10th
courage and common sense
II Is not our purpose 10 question
me conclusion RICHARD OLNrY has ar
rived at in this matter. n q distin-
guished citizen Of the United States
resident In assachusetts can psf-
suade himself that surrender on the
threat Of a strike denotes courage.
and that the subordina tion Of the
rights and liberties Of $4,000. .00U
Americans to the greed Of 400. 900 rep
resents common sense. We shall not
quarrel with him. But we believe be
will not be dissn sntisfied with % II we
confess that more to our liking than
the qualities In WOODROW WILSON
which be denomina ties as ''courage and
common sense'' are those which In.
spired the author Of the subjoinsd
telegram:
'See that the passage Of regular
trains. carrying United States mails In
tho usual and ordinary way. 20 con.
templated by the ACT Of Congress and
directed by the Postmaster General, ID
not obstructed.
"Procurs warrants or any other avasi.
able process from the United etatss
courts against any and all persons en-.
gagged In such obetructions, and direct
number Of deputies or such posse - may
b necessary"
A strike wns actually in progress
when this message was transmitted
Congress was In session; q sudden
and extraordinary exigency" existed
Yet the Administration did not crings
before the strikers. or seek BY new
experimental. revolutionary legisln ton
to buy their obedience to the law. In.
stead. II performed with vigor and
foresight Its constitutional duties
and It will be forever to hie credit tina,
The telegram we have quoted vas seni
on June 2S. 1884. to the United States
District Attorneys In the Stute OF
California by GRovEa CLrvElANp's At
forney General. RIcHAaD OLNEY OF
Massachusetts
The sun., 1916-10-01
Funeral Notice.

Funeral services for the late Gen.
eral Strike. which died at Beethoven
Hall. 210 Fifth street, on Friday sve-
ming. will he held at the Hotel Cont.
mental tomorrow morning. W. B.
FIrzoERALn. the nearest relative, of
the deceased. announces that his cream
colored Limousine will be placed at
the disposnl Of those wishing to fol-
Low the remains back to work.
The sun., 1916-10-01

The fact that the department stores
send salesmen. designers and buyers
TO the Metropolitan Museum 70 &c.
!deas from the ancients for the trade
OF Tomorrow Is a little discourarinr
N the true believer In evolution. Mil
linery and haberdashcry modelled after
the styles OF q. c. 1916 may seem a
mockery to some believers In progress
but they may take comfort from tho
compromise theory Of the spiral course
OF the ascent OF man The AMEN
HoTEPs and THoTHMEsEs probably sent
their tailors to museums to study tho
fashions Of their remote predecessor.
Since ADAM delved and Evs span
there's been one woman. one man.
The sun., 1916-10-01
The Protestant Episcopal Prayer
Book.

That - strong effort b American
lie the Book of Common Prayer" will
be made at ths trisonial CONVENTION
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
In 81. Louis na1t month b asserted
to be he pam q shs hsvisieu Com
mittee. 80 far Il has bssn rsportsd
that damn" must b eliminated In
favor Of condemn" that he'll" must
give way to "placs Of departed spir.
it's" and that . number Of nsw pray-
ers for civtl functionaries Vim b
added, together with . special prayer
to BE- used on Independence Day.
The Bishop Of Pittsburs. - chair
man Of the Revision Committee, sx-
plains that the Church sseks b roach
a cosmopolitan population not At
tracted BY the Anglican tradition and
usage which now marx the ritual and
that there 10 need Of 'popularixing
that which has seemed 10 % many
Of our fellow citizens q cold, conven-
tional and formal worship." That the
form Of worship prescribed IN the
Book Of Common Prayer has seemed
cold" b q considerable number Of
those who have taken the trouble to
examine It With the oare that y its
due 10 surprising. II d. IN fact rich,
colorful and capable Of expressing the
loneinN, the sorrows, ths hopes, the
aspirin lions Of all mankind II may
be conventional and formal; but ita
conventions and it, formalities are
beautiful and illumina ding. not repul.
sivs and deadening.
So far as the proposed new prayers
are concerned, they are not submitted
for inspection. The idea behind them
appears to b. an expansion Of peti-
tons already included In the service
with the intention Of contributing by
length and isolation to their dignity.
But this Is a doubtful project; the
outcome may be unsatisfactory.
Concerning the splendid. forceful
English Of the Book Of Common Pray.
er there Is this to be said: no con.
vent!on Of modern churchmen pos
sesses the scholarship requisite to i'm
prove on II. and II its sonorous and
mighty phrases be delivered with the
elocutionary effect their splendid har.
mony and uncompromisins clarity
merit, there will b no complaint OF
them. even from the members Of q
cosmopolitan population.
The sun., 1916-10-01
The Eject Of War ON Student Life
In Germany.


Statistics az to students in the high
schools and universities Of Germany
appeared lately In the Medi.tntsche
kltntk. The brief record, which
brings rs up to the present summer
semester. holds the substance Of an
interlude In German history which
marks the end Of one chapter and the
beginning Of another As yet unfln.
ished. Whether the figures chanced
to be published at . time Of interior
weakness 10, Of course. not stated {;
but at least two Of the schools Of
Germany bear such signs Of tagging
life as are not seen elsewhere.
Alike In study. In manufacture, In
war. In efficiency itself. which wastes
the life Of the young. Germany has
an extraordinary vitality; and II is
not too much to say that, among these
many efforts. only In the universities
Ia the place Of this vitality taken by
the vivacity and industry Of women {;
In the universities and high schools
the nation shows tho clearest signs
Of the spur. Both schools have lost
the greater proportion Of their stu.
dents, but the number Of women has
Increased. OF $4,000 young men at
tho high schools $4,000 were students
during tho past year. while $4,000, or
81 per cent, were In the army. OF
the $1,000 university students 10000
remained at the universities. while
1900. or n per cent. were serving
their country.
II Is q consoling thought 10 Ger.
mans that 20 many were At for mill
tary service. It Is not said, only I'm
piled. that the work Of the army 4.
impoverishing. No other effect of
the war is so momentous rs this for
the interests Of the educated class /;
no way Of explaining the figures d.
ninishes their significance. The great.
est difference between the university
year 1014-1915 and the past year Ia
marked by the increase Of women stu.
dents. In the former year there were
900 women at German universities
there are now 1890. Of whom 200 are
serving the fatherland In various
ways. or these women 1900 are Ger
mans. There are $50 students. not
German, who come mostly from Aus
tria, Switzerland and America. Evi.
IDENTIFY It is no longer Teutonic to ex-
clude women; they now make up 0
per cent. Of the students, as compared
with A. per cent. In former years.
The Studies chosen by women are
matters Of interest. It is chiefly ia
serve the needs OF the empire that
German women enter the universities.
There are 1,l8O women studying medi.
cine; many others study branches OF
medicine. like dentistry and phar.
macy, and only small minority are
studying law. theology and sciences
which NJ German universities are
called philosophy.
The studies of the men are of the
same practical and significant kind
The selection Of medicine II marked
ana gives clue to the present lack
of doctors. Men are leaving classical
studies for physics, chemistry ant
physiology. Most Of the women ars
studying at the University Of Berlin
but even the new universities q,
Frankfurt and Warsaw have a con
siderable number.
Formerly there were many foreign
The sun., 1916-10-01
The Democratic campaign leaders.

The Democratic campaign leaders.
having asserted through their innuen-
tial organ. the World. that they were
beaten In Maine by the very effective
ness OF their own campaign. have now
made another amazing discovery They
say that WILSON will be reelected be-
cause thousands OF voters will refrain
from going 10 the polls Next,
The sun., 1916-10-01

The Democratic contention seem. TO
be that Mr.. HuoHEs. at present a pri-
vate citizen. should have attempted a
few weeks ago TO exercise that auto
cratic power over Congress that Pres
ident WILSON employs. This criticism
OF Mr.. HuoHEs is clearly the outcome
OF disappointment because he didn.
make a consummate ass OF himself.
The sun., 1916-10-01
1.-THE Motley Garb Of an once See

"The Motley Garb Of IN once Seeker"
The Democrats would fsin abuse
The citixsn array OF Hughes
They think II j. a witty barb
To say ne dons motley Sarb.
Yet other once seeker1 wear
Can scarcely with his cut compare,
II difYers much In two respects
From what thu President Affects.
Tho knees don't bag from being bent
To I.abor's threatening intent.
And on this best Of sturdy coats
The sleeves don't shine from writing notes
AcLANpSunoa wusou
The sun., 1916-10-01

new crop outs from Q quarter Of the
last beef Of the season the last Of the
summer preserves--ths late crop Of
spsokisd peas boiled with old bacon
and always ne Shicksn---in . half dozen
forms, and all Of them good"
Nobody had indigestion. OF course,
when the boys were looking, "some
Of the girls would blushingly lift a
pea at time on a fork, but when
the boys were gone they would gather
around the pot by the fireplace and
shovel them In with basting spoon"
Humanity Is frail; even Mr.. CRAM's
pupil may have succumbed secretly
to a common weakness when the peas
were good and the fork narrow:
spinner over. perhaps there was more
courtins by the tall sweep and the
pomeEranats bush out at the we'll Cos
sip and chat BY the older folks. and
then back to the joo again. for JrM's
neld must BE- cleaned By night. And
n WAA"
Next day i'm would Join ths others
IN q nAshbor's nsld A. the Georgia
people picksd cotton % also thsy
pulled fodd9. boilsd svrun rsalsd logs
and raissd heusea In thae DaraAiss
Of hoosse soclaliGm nooay vas nssd-
The sun., 1916-10-01
In all the talk about Janane.e In

IN al The Talk about Japanese IN
tent!ons toward this country and China
II is wen to bear in mind the fact that
the japanese are not a unit any more
than any other healthy nation. bu.
''many men OF many minds" Japa-
nese public opinion" has almost as
many factional elements as our own.
and large and energetic corps ot
volunteer spokesmen.
The sun., 1916-10-01

lSlo ..s.........s IA "a.
In the Union OF South Africa =.
export tax on diamonds was imnos.s
from May. 1916. The design 4. :.
place the burden upon the mos, pros.
able undertakings and more espec,aI,,
on the DE Beers Company An A..
monds found In the country mus ).
registered and a registration fe. q,
one-half Of 1 per cent paid on tho.
value. When exported this reg,,r,
ton value 10 taken an the STANDARD a.
duty. The duty is levied on tho ann
Of annual exports, but only In c.,s
the gross profits of the undertaken
as assessed under the mining t,,s
tion act Of 1910, are shown 10 hsy.
exceeded IS per cent. For every thr...
fourths OF per cent. over this a IA,
Of one-half Of per cent u inpo,ed
up to . maximum tax Of s per cen,
whi5h must be paid when the pros,,
exceed AN per cent. But when ,hs
tax 10 imposed II 10 payable on the
whole profits. not merely on the e1.
cess. A complicated levy! Dr.. Kun,
expresses the opinion that this can
scarcely be regarded as a Temporary
war measure, for the immediate 70.
turns will be comparatively small A,
compared with those that mus. h.
realized when the noodsates OF Dis.
mond expectation shall again h.
opened after the war.
In considering other precious store,
1t is noted that while In France q,
the present time az a war measrra
the importation Of precious stones Is
prohibited. pearls are still admitted
The object OF the temporary res,rc.
ton 10 to limit the supply OF luxures
but the exception accorded to pear,
which may seem Illogical. is due TO TIE
fact that Paris has become a great
distributing centre for these beau,,.
ful gems. so that a large export trad.
in them partly offsets the imports. and
the operation Of the pearl market thu,
becomes rather factor OF econorit
gain than one or economic loss
A notable feature of the active pear!
market In New York Is the steady
growth OF direct impo. cations from
India. The great Indian distributing
centre. Bombay. used TO trade amo.
exclusively with Paris and London
but as. owing TO the economic pres.
sure OF the war. the demand from
these markets has fallen OF consider
ably. the pearl shipments are now
often made directly 10 New York and
certain OF ~. Bombay merchants
have been enterprising enough 70 send
indian represented tives To this city 81
as to stimulate direct trade w'h n.
dia. The present New York import,
from that land are greater than a
any previous time.
OF particular interest 10 American.
Is the fact that sapphire never Ell.
toyed a more royal favor than !, D..
during the past year ard s.i,i con.
tinues TO do. st the sane tine u.
increased price has brorfh, out mary
old gems OF great beauty. usual re.
suit when higher prices can he realized
in the market The Mprt1ra mine.
which have yielded such sperdli ma.
terial In the past. are now he.ng
worked 10 their full l''n.' su. ccsi.t.
to the comparatively restricted rrotuc'
OF 1914. The lions share " tie "a. =
or American precious stones produce
has for the past few venrs Ao'orr.
lnd'sputahly to the SAPPHIRE.
The sun., 1916-10-01

Pink Fair T ! Sword ,T. c Dickey. A
l. Cooper and 7. y. Howell aie u com
mittee to arrange for the big horse swan
pers' convention, political rally and bar
becus :" he held In Murphy October IA
The sun., 1916-10-01

from the Phildf,iph,d Record
In honor OF his birthday anniversary
prisoners In the Northampton county 1aiI
presented warden Richard r. Pascos with
. bouquet and gave him . postcard shove,
The sun., 1916-10-01

BvrHAANN- -HolLwDo politely init
mates that he 10 delighted with the
amount Of Kultur possessed by the
Turks and Bulgar!ana