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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
HAS
MUCH BUILDING
In Both Real Estate and Build
Ing Borough IS Active
By Special Correspondent.

KEYPORT, Aug. -13.-Several new
houses are in the course of erection
in the borough and contracts for sew
J eral others are about to be given out.
The demand for houses here greatly
exceeds the supply and although new
houses are being built as rapidly as
possible, persons who are DESTROYS OF
renting are unable to do SO as in most
cases the houses will be occupied by
the wners.
A very attractive home is being built
for julius kalma, the local florist, on
Main street, opposite Karl Mathiasen's
home. Mr.. Kalma's home will have all
modern improvements. He also plans
to remove the greenhouse now in the
real of Mrs. e. Conover's home on
Main street, to his property. Mr.. Kalma
has been conducting the greenhouses
for several years and has purchased
the ground from the line adjoining
Charles Kruser's house to the railroad
track in order to remove the houses as
soon as possible.
Work on Herbert Browns house on
Broad street is rapidly progressing.
Charles r.. Dawson being the c%ontrac-
tor. Work is also rapidly progressing
on the Mrs. Minnie Maurer house on
Atlantic street. Cherry m Crosby are
the contractors for this building, as
they are also contractors for the ].
Arch MaeEwan house on Maple Place.
Work on the MacEwan house was
started this week and will be rushed as
fast as practical as Mr.. MacEwan and
family desire to remove there imme-
diately upon its completion.
The G.. Beverly Towles house at Oak
wood Park, occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
EdworI Smith ic nudaropipu axtapCiyo
alterations which among other things
include the addition of a new and up
to-date Kitchen and a bedroom. The
house is on the waterfront in a very
location and when completed
will be a most attractive home.
Work on the bungalows which were
by the Aeromarine company
to be converted into homes for the
employees is progressing. One bunga-
Is finished and contains all up-to-
date improvements. The bungalows
will be rented Immediately upon their
completion and besides containing up
to-date improvements they are very at
tractive homes.
Work on the houses on Atlantic and
Church streets being erected by Con-
.racstor Erwin is also progressing, one
house tbeing practically finished. The
house Being built for A. L.. Huylar on
sttceet Is also nearing compile
ion and when finished will be occupied
~ Mr.. and Mrs. htlylar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13

The month of August is a "stickler'
and seems to take the pep" out or
things but the real estate question does
not appear to be affected. In 1act
things are more active just at the pres
emit time than they were a month PACK
or even two months. The city
records and real estate dealers nave
reported that transactions and trans
fers are more frequent than ever Pc
Tore. Possibly this little splash Is just
an inkling of what is yet to come.
MANY are closely watching the price
list of Real Estate with view to jump
ing into the market as soon as favor-
able opportunity offers. 1t Is hoped
that the present activity will hold OUT.
The Jump is encouraging and 1t Is eva
dent that the price of property a
Increased enough to give the investor
q good return on the amount or money
Invested.
Alpern & Company report the fol-
lowing sales having taken place since
Wednesday. August 9Th, 1919. 3.
The modern six family apartment
house at $40 High street, sold to David
Levine from Morris J. Giuck- frice
$4,000.
A two family dwelling at 3s7 Rec
tor street sold to ]. Krezchmar, Tor
xIn&TiJ OWiSo ~
A store and dwelling at 410 New
BRUNSWICK avenue sold to Leroy Stark,
formerly owned by Morris Hershman.
Price $1,000.
A two family dwelling at 500 WASH
ington street sold to Morris Hershman
formerly owned by Rocco Tiriolo
Price s 1000.
Alpern & Company also report the
- o I~t- - -x.ro 49, 81 tn K~AnNA
Price $4,000.
J. Kreielsheimer & Son have report
ed the following real estate transac-
lions through their offices on Smitf
xtreet, during the past few days;
Smith Street
Two story frame building, a fiat anc
4 store, was sold by Mr.. Picone O
Easfon, Pennsylvania. to David Wilson
David Wilson later sold the same build
ing to Mr.. Lensky.
Raritan Manor
A single frame family house wa
purchased for $500 from Mr.. Mungei
By Mr.. Little.
Smith Street
Three lots on the western end OF tn
street. were purchased for a consid
GRAFTON Of $1,000 by Mr.. Jolvich r
Mrs. Frabie of Stapleton. Staten Island
Record OF sales and transfers a
the City Hall:
Hal Avenue
Block Bid, lot 11S-114, from Rosi
Bopas to Joseph Massopust and Ale.
Maciowski, through Massopust Broth
ers.
Jeffries Street
Block asa. lot 1920. from w. c
Arnold TO vicktovya Kominck through
Comegy Brothers.
Groome Street
Block 244A, lot los, Jog, 10T, los
from Hanson Realty Company to Pat
rick ]. Burke, through Thomas I
Hanson.
Block 244A. lot los. from Patrick
Burke to Mary Kovalsky. throuel
Peter clauseD
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
SEVERAL. NEW BUILDINGS ARE NOW
WELL UNDER WAY; AGREEMENTS
ALSO COMPLETEOFOROT OTHERS
To Start Work on Building In
Pulaski Avenue Shortly
TEN HOUSES STARTED HERE
Contract Madc for New Home
In Neutrality-suspicious. Ac-
tIvities Reported Nearby

Although there are those who per-
Bist in being pessimistic about The
building proposition at the present
jimc, the continual reports of newly
started work, received weekly, would
Signify that just the opposite is the
case.
Net only in the city but in the sur
sounding suburban places is the "own
your home" idea taking a firm footing
md in spite of the high price of ma
terials at the present time those who
IRE now rent payers but anxious to
become the owners of their own homes
are losing little time in deciding upon
whore to build and having work
started.
Vacant lots in this city are fast be-
coming a thing of the past and the
real estate sales and transfers made
recently would indicate that more ae-
tivity is to be expected shortly.
A building agreement has been eh-
tered into between Roman Check and
Anton Ekreder for the erection OF a
two-story brick building at 1877 Pulaski
avenue, this city. J. K. Jensen is the
architect. The building, when COM
pleted will cost $1,000. The agree
ment calls for the payment of $500
when the first tier beams are laid;
$40 when the econd tier beams are
laid; $1,000 when the roof Is on; $500
when the first coal of plaster is on
and the balance when the building is
completed and accepted by the owner.
A two story building of block stucco
is to be erected in Tisdall place, Wood
bridge, by A. X. Jensen for George w.
Hoagland, the price named in the
agreement being $4,000. Payments
will be made in three installments, $500
when the roof is on, $500 when the
building has been entirely enclosed and
made ready for plastering and the bal
ance when 1t has been completely fin-
ished.
Twelve lots have been transferred
In this city during the past few days
for the purpose of erecting single fam
lily homes of the bungalow type. The
work of construction has already been
commenced on ten of these and efforts
will DO made to rush construction so
that they might be completed before
cold weather sets in. These buildings
viii be either rented or sold to re-
stricted persons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
GREAT GAIN IN
BUILDING LINE
increase is Shown In the Met
ropoIitan District

NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-Builders are
-axnanding their campaign in all parts
of the country.
Onerations are running close 10
|sS50sO0O,O 900 a month, breaking all oIa
high records. Reports Indicate ina.
the volume is sure to grow arger ana
~ promises to be maintained for more
than one year-possibly for three 10
five years.
Building and engineering projects
for the year to date approximate
81. 500.O 900, 900. This is 20 per cent.
above the total last year, which estap.
lished a new high record as a resui,
of the great war activities. Careful
sfatistics of the territory east of the
missouri and north of Ohio rivers, COM
niled by f. w. Dodge Company yester-
day. show contracts awarded from jan.
i to Aug. 1 for 1928, 22S,00o. THIS
compares with 81, 064,68S,000 for the
corresponding period last year, $99O,-
COS. 900 in 1917, $711,000,0 900 in 1915,
s5~0s2s3,OO0 / n 1915, $454,579,00 in
1914. s545,067, 900 in 1913, $4S2,577,-
900 in 1912, s477,227.0o0 in 1911
s526,425,000 in 1910.
New York's metropolitan district
shows $275,000 900 for the year to date.
To August, the exact total was S26Z'-
$4,000. This stands against $l56,oSs,-
90 in 1918, 1856, $50, 900 in 1917, $104,-
$4,000 in 1916, $~S7,661,0o0 in 1913
s~7S,413,OO0 in 1914, $181,254,0o0 In
1918. s146,e25,000 in 1912, $14S.3S0,-
900 in 1911, $~I65,524,0 600 in 1910.
The July total for this section was
6S,12s, 0oO-15 per cent. above the
June figures, $50. 092,0 600. The average
for July during the past five years has
been $2S,4S2, 900. This shows that cur
rent activity is 139 per cent. above
average. The volume for the year to
date in the metropolitan district is 167
per cent. above the ive-year average
for the corresponding period.
Although homes are needed more
than anything else just now to save
the metropolitan masses from rent
profiteers, builders of such structures
are not getting the loans necessary to
hasten their work, while nearly every
other type of operation seems to be
better supplied with funds. Among
projects placed under contract during
the week or submitted for estimates,
al factory or industrial buildings called
for $4,00S, 000;s12 clubs, hotels and in
situations or 81, 906, 600; 81 churches,
schools and theatres for $1.S06, 900: 81
public improvements for IS, $50, 900; AZ
stores, Office, loft or banking structures
for $4,000; 90 residential projects for
5 2,146, 900. At the same time plans
are In progress for 1877 residential OPP
erations, calling for $4,4o9, 900, a large
part being delayed on account of finan-
cial considerations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
Joy for PhlIateIlst

The postage stamp collector, the
philatelist, is In a new haven Of Joy.
The changed world Is developing new
stamps and hundreds have already ap-
peared In this country.
One of the prettiest of the stamps is
from the new republic of Czecho-
Slovakia. Several scores of varieties
have emanated since the dual mon
archy, Austria-H Hungary, d~isintegrated
under war pressure.
Jugo-Siavia also Is In line with a
number Of new stamps that delight the
collector, and the Hungarian republic
Is printing % different stamps for
temporary use until a permanent Sc
ries al be decided upon. Esthonia
Is In line with at least four varieties.
Livonia has IL new stamps; Ukrainia
has a new series and the republic Of
Poland is offering unusual stamp
with 60 varieties.-Detroit News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
Lovely Women TO Be Lovel,er.

American women are growing more
beautiful and their loveliness II IN
creasing with every passing year, said
Howard Chandler Christy, famous ar
list, on the twenty-second anniversary
of the beginning Of his study Of the
American women
mThe American women. already the
fairest on earth, r destined to con-
tinue their progress in beauty until
they attain q degree Of loneliness lit
tie dreamed Of by the average male OF
today" he said.
Christy added that whether this
feminine progress will prove a boon
to the other side Of the house all de-
ponds on the viewpoint.
sThe reason Americas girls are be
coming more bewitching." he explain
ed, us because being beautiful Is an
art-and the American women are
Keeping ahead Of their foreign sisters
in the arts, like the American brethren
are In business"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
i~nstructino Grandpa.

u was talking to my little grand
daughter over the telephone the other
day." said an old man recently to a
few Of his friends at a hotel, "and
when I ended ! said. Here, Dorothy.
Is a kiss for you She replied. oh.
pshaw, grandpa Don't you know that
a kiss owe the telephone is Ike a
straw hat1 / said. Why, no. sweet
heart. how's thatT It's not felt. grand
pa, she sald."-Blighty Uondon).
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13

The second story has two good
sized chambers each with large
clothes closets also a sewing room
in front and a convenient toilet room.
There is an open balcony over sun
parlor with glazed door opening onto
it. The ceilings are full height in
the rooms, the roof cuts down on
each side giving a low appearance,
but does not cut the ceiling of rooms.
The first story is in hardwood and
the second story in Washington fir,
natural finish. The estimated cost,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13

exclusive of heating and plumbing
is $4,000 to $500.
The outside is veneered with a
dark Texture brick UP to the win.
dow sill course and above the walls
are succeed on metal lath, with
Pebble Dash" finish. The stucco i,
a light cream color and the cornice
and casing trim is painted white,
the roof stained green The founda-
ton is concrete and the basement Is
full and complete. There is a sep
arate chimney for kitchen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
Make the Best of Today.

Anticipating tomorrow's opportuni-
ties and regretting yesterdays failures
is scarcely a fair way to spend today.
1t Is dividing the present and bestow-
ing 1t upon two periods that have no
right to II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
Subscribers To The "Buid Now' Campaign

ALPERN e. CO.
Raritan Building. Smith Street.
BoYNToN & &C.
81 Smith Street
LUMBER &C.
Sewaren, N. ].
d BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS N
JoINERS OF LOCAL NO. IS
THOMAS BROWN
> ia Smith Street
uILD sasa Materials =
l. r. BBI
Lumber Yard, New Brunswick Ave.
CITIZENS BUnDTNG LOAN ASSOCIATION
100 A Smith Street
IRA R. GROUSE
4s5 State st.
W. J. LUMBER co.
~ 224 Jefferson Street
ELIZABETH HARDWARE COMPANY
1874 Smith Street.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Corner Smith Street and New Brunswick Avenue
FoRDs PORCELAIN WORKS
Lehigh Avenue, Corner Stockton street
FRASER BROTHER
40 Smith Street, Savings Bank BLDG.
Fg LEO
It's Smith Street
GRAHAM g. McKEoN
3Is Oak Street
ADoLPH ~GREENBAUM
ATT High Street
kkILI &c MCALlNDEtN ~
"a Smith Street
A. KeYEN
6S5 Sayre Ave.
rHos. Ian GAN LUMBER co.
451 State St
LARSON & FOX
173 Smith Street
ALBERT LEoN
Smith and State Streets
ADRIAN LYON
EOS Smith Street
N. J. TERRA GOTTA co
yxg 2 Catherine Street
NORTH AMBoY BLDG. s. LOAN ASSN.
PEOPLES BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION
40 Smith Street
PERTH AMBoY EVENING NEWS CO.
2s4 State Street
PERTH AMBoY HARDWARE co.
s13 Madison Avenue
PERTH AMBoY BUILDING LOAN ASSOCIATION
It's Smith Street.
PERTH AMBoY TRUST co.
Smith Street. Corner of Hobart
PERTH AMBoy SAVINGS srrTUTI
210 Smith Street
RARTrAN MERCANTILE CO
SOC Front Street
RARIrAN TRUST co.
State Street. Corner Fayette
oFE UNION
SAYRE q FISHER CO.
Sayreville. N. J.
SHEET METAL. UNION
Il. SCHRIMPF
Lewis street, Corner of Second
J. NJ.
so1-sos Sayre Ave.
STERN g. co.
1s smith Street
LUDWIG WOLFF
Smith Street. Corner Madison Avenue
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
AS Usual.

VIII you have another cup Of COT
fseg' the landlady asked the boarder
ae shook his head. sThe spirit is win
Ing, but the coffee Is weak.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-13
Members of the Building Trades
Association:

II
FRED G. CHRISTENSEN. 21s Madison Ave.
HANS DINNEsEN. 5S5 Barclay Street
A. EsKIN, 81 Madison Ave. l
L. GUTTMAN, 81 Madison Avenue. l
SIMON KIYAK SOS tombstone Street.
j. 40 Madison Avenue.
ANTON 80 State ST.
SMITH s. osTERGAARD. Fords. N. J.
H. J. A. LUND sss Park Avenue. l
N. G. MADsEN. ss4 Neville Street.
F.. wELKER 1855 Paterson Street. /
HENRY NIELsEN Fords. ". J.
{. 34o Maple ST. |
Cornice Makers
s. DIAMOND. sss Maple Street /
CHAs. sEEL & SONS. 1s1 Market Street
Electricians
NJ. J. DAHL. 1s5 smith street.
ALBERT CUTE. 1856 Smith Street
J. B. 1s8 Gordon Street
r. L. sCHUcK. sss Neville Street
HANS J. s27 Elm Street
Masons
G. c. CHRISTENSEN 1ss state street.
A. s. GREISEN, Amboy Ave-. Metuchen, N. J.
HAMS GREISEN, 1s1 South First st.
LOUIS LARSON, Ala Compton Ave.
GRACE 100 State Street
M. T. $50 Laurie Street
G. B. s22 KJ land Place.
w. q. Q-UACKENBUSH. 1ss Kearny Avenue.
5. c. sKIvERsEN. $50 Gordon Street.
HANS KROUGH, 270 Market Street.
]. N. wESTER. 21s Brighton Avenue.
WIN. c. WILSON. 15s Gordon Street
i F. wEsTERGAARD. 4s woodruff Place.
Material Dealers
FRED NEFFs ass Oak Street.
rAMEs r. BURNS, 1ss New Brunswick Avenue.
e d. BUCHAN. 1T4 New Brunswick Avenue.
WIN. HAFFNER. 1ss Madison Avenue.
HUMPHREY & RYAN. Woodbridge. N. J.
4 NJ. SMITH. SIC Prospect Street
GEO. w. 2s7 King Street.
rHAs SIMKIN, 40 New Brunswick Avenue.
mATTER so1 Market Street.
r cRoTHEN. 40 Smith Street.
LANES McALnSDEN. "a Smith Street.
r. ]. LARKN. EOS Market Street.
rAyrRrcE BoRIsKIN. sss Mechanic Street,
-Mu. ERNST & SON. 4e2 Neville st. e
q r. HUBBLE. to7 High Stree III
n KAss, $50 State Street.
n. LAuRsEN. sss Maple Street.
.. MARTIN. 2ss Hobart Street.
n ANGAARD 127 Madison Avenue. /.
. wEsrERGAARD. $40 Groom Street.
rr.pys SIS sayre Avenue.
= G SMITH. 1914 Hall Avenue.
: WRIGHT. N. J. Roofing Co. sls New Bruns-
wick avenue.
n a. 1. $50 Maple Street
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-28
.OURSLER GUILTY.
BERGMAN FREE

Cyril Oursler, chauffeur, accused Of
violating the Reed amendment In the
transportation of 30 suitcases of whls-
ky from paduoah to Memphis on March
8, 1918, was found guilty "Wednesday
b. a Jury in federal court. Abe Cohn,
oul1ler's attorney, filed a motion for a
new trial.
Joe OLrsler, a brother OF Cyril Ours.
Ter, and Bud Guthrie, accused on the
same charge, were acquitted late Tues
day, when Judge aJohn 10. Mccall in
structed the jury to return a verdict
OF not guilty on the grounds of INSULT
cient evidence,
Joe oursier and Guthrie we're arrest
ed at Eads, Tenn, after 80 sultcases OF
liquor had been unloaded from a N, c,
a st. l.. train and was being trans
ferred to two, AUTOMOBILES
One car eluded the officers and a
running pistol fight ensued. Later the
cyril TIS oursIer' after his arrest the
next day, told s. II, Trexevant, United
States marshal, according to Treze'
wants testimony, that he carried hi;
when the a which got away at Ead'
was overturned, On the witness stant
oursler denied this and stated that hi
arm was hurt oranking a Ford, Tint
| conflict In testimony Is said to hav,
had considerable weight with the lur!
IN IinullG ouIhleT kulAN'-
Bob Bergman, accused OF transport
ing several s~uitcases of whisky from st
Louis to Memphis OF Aug, rs, 1919, wa
put on trial at the opening OF fedora
court Wednesday. A number OF wit
nesses, including train employees Of tn
Iron Mountain, testified that Berrymal
vas on the train with six or eight suit
cases. II, Harrison, brakeman on tn
train, said Bergman offered him
drink OF whisky when he came out Q
the Pullman the morning he was ar
rested.
Ben Hamilton, conductor; the negr
porter. and others testified that Der
ryman had a number Of grips,
Bergman on the stand denied tina
the liquor seized belonged 20 him an
denied having transported liquor fror
st. Louis In violation OF the Rec
Abe cohn, In his plea to the jur.
maintained that the ownership OF tn
Iiiauor seized was not proven and thu
II might have belonged to the neer
porter as far as the evidence adduce
was concerned, The case went to tn
The Jury in the Bergman case short
" after RECOMMENDING OF court Wedne;
dav afternoon returned, a verdict of az
a~uittai, Evidence apparently was M
sufficient TO provo that bergman ne
actually purchased the liquor In =
Louis as the jury asked for kfstruetie
on the point Just before the verdict WI
returned.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-28
Prisoner Walked
Out And Still
Is Walking On

In future Judge Guthrie, when hear
ing, argument In habeas corpus cases,
Will have a regular court deputy on
hand to watch prisoners, he says. He
said so several days ago when Arthur
X. Cordell escaped from the court right
In the presence Of his attorney, Ralph
Davis. and Walter Hoyle, detective,
who brought him over from the police
station and delivered him to the court,
fCordells wife later was released on the
writ but was rearrested Immediately on
the warrant which was sworn out after
Cordell and bis wife mad petttioned fol-
the writ of habeas corpus,
Attorneys say that when a prisoner
Is brought over from police station at
the time he Is seeking freedom by the
habeas corpus route, when he enters
tho court and the cas Is begun he IL
no longer under the supervision of the
police officer. but In custody. OF thu
court and should be looked after and
watched by the regular court deputy
sheriff.
Hoyle had no further jurisdiction over
the prisoner after having obeyed the
habeas corpus writ by letting the court
have the body OF the prisoner, and there
was no officer OF the court on hand
to take charge Of him.
Cordell and his wife were charged
with stealing a diamond from a room
in the Peabody hotel. Mrs, Cordell re-
turned tho diamond to the police Tues
day. Cordell Is. still at large, n fugl-
tive from justice,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-28
MRS. GAv|N'S WILL
HELD TO Be VALID
Contestants Counsel Quits
Case Because Forced
to Trial.

A jury in the First circuit court We'd
nesday held that the will OF Mrs. Mary
A. Gavin, deceased widow Of Michael
Gavin, was valid, after receiving per-
emptory instructions from Judge ]. p.
Young. The decision was based on the
fact that A. d. Knipmeyer. attorney
for George p. Humphrey, who attacked
the vii, withdrew from the case when
Judge Young refused TO continue same
for a second time,
The estate. amounts to approximately
$3.50, 900. Mrs. Gavin bequeathed all
real estate and personally TO her nepn-
attacked the win, charging that Mis-,
Gavin was not In a mental condition 70
execute a will and that she had peeil
unduiy influenced In Its execution. me
will was probated and certified 70 lhe
circuit court for contest by aumpnrsshy ny
calendar 40 DAYS ago. Mr.. Knipfneyer
Tot a continuance until Wednesday. on
fhat day ne appeared in court. and
asked for another continuance. Judge
Young refused-on the. ground that NJ
case had been swapped 70 near sngt ~
asmueh as both client and attorney
we're in court he saw no reason for an.
cther eontinuanee, Mr.. knipmeyei
then withdrew from the case, wneTe.
upon the Judge ordered him to remair
in, the court room; After tne tS 5eFy COMB wss
Ths iadge then charged the jury that
inssmuch as the prepayment Of the vii
ha1 stated its case and the defendant
hsS moi. there was no statement o.
Sact and the Jury should return q YER
diet in favor OF the propenent
stycns cart. q, 4, Fttzhugh and Nc
nee A Gardner, Of Greenviile, Miss,
arpeared A counsel for the p~roponent
K Xnypmeyer. attorney FOR Hum,
phrey. probably will appeal the case.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-28
WAR INTERRUPTS TRADE
IN COSTLIER PEARLS

CHICAGO, May 2s.--Coming down
through the ages Is the expression, IA
pearl of great price" 1t has now be-
clare that milady who owns pearls
must treasure them more highly than
ever because Of their increasing
scarcity,
What causes the scarcity7'' a lead
ing pearl importer vas asked.
THE war" he replied gravely, and
when his %questioner seoffed and insist
ed that neither soldiers, horses, air
planes, tanks nor ships consume pearls,
he replied; -
you are quite right; but the war did
consume men and ships; Il upset 18th ~
and not until the. whole history Is writ
the Orient, the chief source Of supply
Of pearls, was convulsed,.
Some. Of the best pearl fishermen In
the world fell on the west front IN
ish massaeres throughout Persia de-
moraliEed the whole region OF the Per-
sian gulf, a prolific source OF the finest
pearls.
plots and insurrections, Of which
the Singapore rebellion was h most
serious. forced a cessation Of e mi
nor maritime activities. The Englisf
were compelled to establish the most
| stringent rules and use the utmost pre-
| caution, because an apparently harm
less pearl fisherman's boat might carry
almost anything sinister.
I'VE In the United states are so far
away from 'India's coral strand and
| the mysterious far East that we do not
realize the wars effect In that part Of
the world. But the fact remains tina
| Blink for more than four years, n has
the vigilance yet been relaxed"