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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
DIAMONDS AND NATIONAL IDEALS.

As early az 1900 distinguished
said 1t may he safely said that
100000 900 worth of diamonds are
owned in the United States. and a
comp ilation just made by the National
City Bank Of New York shows that
the value o. diamonds imported since
1890 is sos. 100000. This alone
would bring tire total value Of the
diamonds Of the couatry above the
billion dollar line. but when II is re-
membered that $4,000, 900 worth
Of the diamonds imported since 900
came in the uncut state and that
their value was doubled by the cut
ting. process which occurred within
this country, Il il apparent that the
aiue of the stock in The country is
considerably more than si.oeS, 900
600 10 va, nothing Of the further
fart that prices Of diamonds have in
creased materially during. the war,
About onc-half of The worlds
diamonds are~ now apparently owned
in the. United States An estimate
made in 1900 hv ,he authority above
quoted put he value 81 the world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
WILSON, LLOYD-GtORGE,
CLEMERCEAU KEY men

f'sris Det 3i-Tbe outcome of the
debates in the chamber OF deputies ia
re- sardcd rs settling the fact that three
t,eatt-u t1l- decide the worlds peace;
President Wilson, Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau,
whatever this new triumvirste
agrees upon util he done hut how far
they uil1 be able 10 agree is another
matter.
Whatever two ~ Them decide. Is
likely 10 nre,sn and. in this connec-
tion. President Wilson's remarks about
concord with tho British statesmen
are doub'y houeful
Premier clemeneesu i 4 E : d
clearly during tho debate when re-
fusina to explain ~t.he French peace
terms. tnat The conference would be
q give and -talte affair.
Concerning international guaran
tres" he said II will state that. ii
France is allowed to organize her
+ own defens.. because she does not
wish 70 endure another invasion. she
Will acrehf AL additional guarantees
! "l'urthcrtlore," continued the pre-
b wtCr. II the guarantees demand the
sacrificing of military preparation
France wttl accept that with Joy
since she doeS not wisN 70 impose use
lea sacrifices rnon the country"
This first authoritative indication
, o. the French position m ertts tho
closest study since the chambers vote
NJ confidence gives Cteruenceau a free
hand. The threstened onnosition has
cnllar@"d cornnletely. Since the ciec
tfon2 have. bccn postponed until aftei
far' hiliaati on,. perhans 10 the middle
~ next sum r1er. Clemercesu's author
}tV is established equally strongly a
tthst of 7 Vi George
Both prime ministers favor strons
xt,.a ~, % Sn
It must be admitted that rresiden
Wilson'S nosition regarding most o
|, the crucial points has not bee
STRENGTHENED
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

s People OF the United states have
n diamonds, according to recent
iIurss which bring 10 attention again
bis trade almost forgotten by the
aerai public in the stress Of war
kins
~ pcrtatiou Of diamonds into the
IVA. states show $ marked change
finE the war period Prior to 1914
~ two thirds or the diamonds lnr
ted were eiassed a. cut but not
while only about one-thlrd OF
total value VAS chased as uncut
diamond cutting Of the world
y. carried on prior % the war
Jelsy In TIE Netherlands Belgium
- France. and thai industry was,
tssurxe- entirely suspended IN Bel
N, il, considerable part in France,
Tfi aiso materially affected in The
xherlAnds. As a consequence the
m al cut diamond imported into
Enited states dropped Jom
ee.8ge5 in -aI3 10 SIS coo 900 In
~ "a ts.oep, 900 in 1sl5 BY 1915
n1cui diamonds began plainly 70
~ place OF the cut diamonds
NJ ampGrta tlons and in 1918 for
I'M time showed greater value
Spprtz than those classed as gut
NJ set In the very --latest
sh& eight months ending With
n3ahNr. 1918. thhe imports o.
o1amofds amounted to $40.
III ana the group "cut but not
900
xaius or the diamonds in the
etstss at the present time !"
nxly MORE THAI $1,000 900 600
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
CALVES.

Don't make the mistake Of trytnG 80
correct the mistakes OF friend
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

one OF tho terms required Of Ger
| |fSs.ns in the renewal Of 3hc arm'sice
ehat which forbids the country to dis
$500 Of gold, silver or securities pun
cls Or privately held. has been
|skthcr puzzline> but noF appears TO
|se clearly intended 10 conserve Ger
1asanss ability TO pay ;he cost Of the
M which thu snles demand. aod
Sxpcrt
uri,cr IN the i'ari-. journal d'S
E5ssbsss explains that the allies can
.,. hope that German viii ne aoIc
m pas more than y very small part
IN stne debt 10 lhem ~ hard cash
E2Exen as resa rds that amount ana
.snr ESPECIALLY as regards The resi-
ESf Tie debt, the crucial factor Of ter
8SSmu pavmeni h ina II must he made
i1Sr,a.s--in Brussels Paris. London
.,ne. New York is. in allied
pnes
Sas will not be enough For GERMANY
raise billions of marks from he'
y Z, country. 4upposi1lg NAL 20 u
osssble, because the rate OF exchange
ALREADY 100 severe against marks e
osanfi their transference INTO pounds
francs, ohNtopzt> reservation by
e allies OF German products 10 ae
10y part OF the debt Will have a str
HNr.iaer weakening effect on Ger
aanss foreign exchange. and he
13TacuIsy in resuming foreign com
6erce in The first Years after 'hfswa
llll prevent her from improving it il
nny way
For similar reasons Germany can
I6t count 90 raising money sbroA'
isans So that the only poasibl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

Washington, Dec. 31.---Railroad en-
plnNes throughout the country have
started a campaign To influence mem
hers OF >eonEraSs in favor OF govern
nr@tt owrership Of the railroads Cir
cu'ar letters end kilograms by the
score have been received by nearly
every senator from the headnuarters OF
the ernloves urging immediate action
o' .he question
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

MANY seeds OF Kindness are scAttsse4
in poor soil s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

themselves in brtlliancy, stars of the first magnitude. But, to make the thing more definite, the average bril- Hancy of these twenty stars is taken as the exact standard of first mag nitude. Aldebaran in Taurus is prac- ucally equal to this standard, put Vega, Arcturus, Capella and Altair are brighter, while Pollux, Spica, Antares, Deneb and Regulus, all up now, are less bright.
 But let no one think that the mag nitude of the star 1t appears to us is in itself a true indication of com parative size and true brill!ancy, l. e., intrinsic 1ight-emitting power. The apparent brightness of a star, as seen from the earth, is dependent upon two factors, the true luminosity and the distance. Two equally brilliant light-radiating bodies can look to us vastly different If their distances diff fer. The probelm of finding this true size" of a star depends upon measurement of the apparent or visi- ble brightness and of the distance.
 For example, the brightest star in the entire heavens is Sirius, the Dog Star, which is one of the closest stars to the earth, and it has been calcu- lated that its real luminosity is equal to about forty-eight times that Of the Sun, whereas Arcturus, which appears much less bright, is equal to no few CT than five hundred Suns. It takes light emitted by Arcturus one hun- dred years to reach us; that of Sirius makes the trip in a little over eight years. Capella and Arcturus are con- sidered to be of equal magnitude, but Capella is much closer to us of the two and is equivalent in Eighteenth ting power to about two hundred Suns. The number of examples could be much enlarged.
 The colors of the stars is another topic which arouses the greatest tn terest. Look at the deep-red Antares then at the pure-white -Capella. then at the bluish-white Vega, and then at the oraDge-tinted Arcturus. It was long ago suggested that the color Of a star was an indication of it's tenn perature and perhaps of its age and development. If we take any non- inflammable material, e. g., iron, and heat it up, it will soon become red hot, dark red at first, and pass grad ually through the brighter red to orange, then to yellow, to white, and finally it will appear a bluishwhite. In each case it will mean that in tho
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

some coSmic cataclysm and that therefore color was an immediate criterion of age, but 1t does not at present appear that stars of necessity cool as they develop: under certain conditions they may grow hotter.
 The grouping of the stars into con- stellations is entirely a matter of ac- cident. As a general thing stars in the same group are called by the same group name are not at all cen nected systematically. They are sim ply seen in the sGme direction in srace from the Earth; seen from a planet belonging to another star the fgroupings would be entirely different
 Most of the constellation forms have come down to us, though not
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Though we agree with James Rus sell Lowell fin his praise of June days. yet we wish to put in our claims for the equal beauty of the June nights. X single glance at our nine o'clock map will show the richness and splendor of the evening sky.
 The western half of the map con- tains no fewer than four planets. of which three are easily visible with She naked eye; hut the fourth. Nep- tune. is not to be observed without the telescope. The lowest down on the western horizon Is the giant Jupiter. farther up is tre brightest. Venus, and near the group of Leo. not far from tho first-maRnitude star Re Eulus, is Saturn. the planet with the rings.
 In addition to Regulus. the first magnitude stars to be seen are Cap ella in Auriga to the north. and Pol lux of the Heavenly Twins in the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

west, Spica in Virgo to the south, and Arcturus in Bootes. which at the map time will be found nearly over head. In the northeast we have the well-known triangle formed by the three stars, Vega in Lyra. Altair in Aquila. the Eagle. and Deneb in Cyg- nus, the Swan. It will be remember ed that the brilliant new star which flashed out so suddenly in 1918 was in this group of Aquila- To the south east is Scorpio, with it's principal ldminary, the red star Antares.
 When we observe the stars without the aid of any instrument, we note perhaps three things about them: the grouping into cancellations, the color. or tint, of the individual stars light. and the rela tive brightness, for which the astronomer uses the term magnitude. It is custo'Fary to call the brightest twenty stars in the heavens. though they differ greatly amongst
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23
THE TIMES: MNY g, 1919

emitted light a certain color predom- mates The color is dependent en- urely upon and is a true indication or tne temperature, and vice versa.
 while in the case of stars the prob lem IS not so beautifully simple, as we are not then dealing with an ob- ject of homogeneous composition, this classification according to color, developed into a classification accord ing to spectrum, is of fundamental importance In the science and un- doubtedly gives a division of stars into groups which have a true mean ing in stellar evolution. It used to be considered automatic that stars grad ually cooled off from a hotter state. to which they had been brought by
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23
without modification, from the an-

without modification. from the an- cient Greek and Babylonian astron- omers. or even their predecessors. The fantastic names are ancient, and the amateur may wonder how any one could see in the different groups what the names imply; but, with very few exceptions Corona Borealis, for example) there never was any in tention to fit a name to the picture. No ancient could ever have thought that the group 9c Orion looked like a hunter, or could have seen a lion in Leo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Bagshaw: T might have told him that if my reputation was as bad as his I'd be glad to lose it"
 His Wife: I'm glad you didn't prolong the argument You showed great self-control in not doing SOL
 Bagshaw: Tt wasn't self-control. I didn't think of it till after I got home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23
AN EYE OPENER.

Anxious Parent: Doctor. my daughter appears to be going blind, and she is about to be married"
 Doctor: Let her go right on with the wedding. If anything can open Ter eyes, marriage will"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

No matter what you want trv The Times Want Column
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-12
Odd Fellows

The flfth annual session of the az
s"cla'ion o. R"haltah assemblies met
in the city Of, Baltimore, September
1919, during the recent communi-
cation of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. There was a very large At
tendance Of representatives., and 1t
most pleasant meeting was held.
mere was an elaborate program ar
ranged for The occasion, and very
successfully carried out.
AT, Abe opening ceremonies on
monday morning. following the pre-
S"ntaton OF flags, there was an adj
dress OF welcome by Mrs. Mary
ttortsberg president of Maryland
Rebehah assembly and rcspons" hv
MIS-. Martha A. Prescott, Of New
hampshire, president of the aAso-
Clauon, appointment OF committees,
receipt of credentials, etc
There are three departments In
connection with the association
Patriotic. Good Lodge and Homo.
Special reports We're made by the
irpress NATIVE specially IN charge of
each .dep5rtWent, including a pro
cthm citing forth In most ~ -
teyssfitas sslaffphp th4zs .fe.afYfg4 y..- j, ~
we're quite elaborate, ard furnished
much interest entertainment. uuL
cation and pieasur" TO the assembly.
reports Of the pat riotir department
were made Tuesday afternoon on
program Furnished by Mrs. Lucy \
tllt past president of II /. report
OF good ludE" department on gro
gram furnished 10y Mrs l.ora L.
oloman. past president Of Virginia
Was made on Wednesday morning.
ana report al home department oa
program furnished by Mrs MAY
Hughes. past pre- sidpnt of Mobile,
WAS made ON Thursday morning
tuli "details OF these viii he made ina
the journals Of the association whoa
published. The meetings of the aS-
ISOLATION we're very largely attended
and much enjoyed by all present
The officers for the ensuing term
are.
President Mrs Martha a. Pres
cot. i+acouis, New Hampshire,
vice president Mrs. Hattie Reed
Whitaker, flcr1dersonv1lie, Nortl,'
Carolina, secretary, Mrs. Jessie A
hoiap9un Williamson. Michigan.
Treasurer, Mrs Myrtle w Tandy.
Jacksonville. tilincis: marshal Mrs
Mary T. supp, Michigan City, In
diana, Conductog, Mrs Jennie Poe,
Mrs Maria NJ Shanks. Winnipeg,
Manitoba, inside guardian. Mrs. Eva
\ Goodman, Townsend, Montana;
cutstde guardian. Mrs. Minnie r..
Raymond, Ninsted. Connecticut.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-12

We clip the following from the
Baltimore News OF IA day during the
Sovereign Grand Lodge communica-
ton. Miss II osabsch is "A resident OF
Baltimore, and the souvenir band
around her hair was furnished by
one of gallant members OF the Pa
rick Henry drill team which at
tended the Centennial celebration OF
the order and exemplified some OF
The degrees, to the great pleasure of
those members of the order who
Witnessed tho eeretuon3als,
Pretty Miss Kathryn Hossbach.
who wears in becoming fashion "A
Richmond Na.) souvenir band
around her hair. Is exhibiting
large silver watch which Thomas
WildeY used and no doubt drew from
his pocket 10 learn the time when
h. was founding American odd Eel
lowship in Seven Stars Inn a century
ago. Tho watch rests In glass case
at the odd Fellows Temple and
from behind the case Miss Hossbach
Is always willing TO tell the history
of The timcpiece. II was presented
by Mrs. James Young, widow pf
past grand master.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-12
Eagles W :

The grand aerie. =. the tvgh1aeth
annual convention in the. c1y At
Pittsburgh, Pennsyiy ania, o. Au-
gust ind, 1918. provided, BY z1ugu-
ton that the preparation IT - rag
Day ritual be referred to thu in
coming grand worthy presideak ana
hoard 81 grand trustees and auGhpr-
ne such grand oflicers TO call to<asen
assistance the patriotic h-cthran q
the order In preparation Of snzua. In.
accord with the spirit OF tho ponuQu-
ton referred to r. G. w. D~kCArN
Smith. of Spokane aerie No. 8 va
! eQuested by the G.. w. r. and nar8
cf trustees.to prepare Flag nuUncer-
cmony. The, ritual tnat w. pre-
pared by brother Smith In f0gusus>
to my request was submitted = the
hoard Of grand trustees a. theauasik
meeting, juno l. 1879 At IE9akI
City. Mo. By resolution stho 800
the same Was approved and NSuna-
Der eleventh named a. the Ulan
Day Of the order This wse -
RED by the g. W. n ~ the 1aoroG1fl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-12

The secretaries, scribes and
press committees Of the various
orders are requested 10 place
their notes for publication in
the hands Of the f'rsternal ed
ter By s O'Clock =. NJ every
THURSDAY for the following sun
da~ edition Of The Nirsinian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-12

At the recent National convention
OF the order held at Mooseheart.
Gov. Frank o. Lowden, of the State
OF Illinois. In an address to the con
Nention, said:
II want TO say to you today that
I look upon Mooseheart as one of
the great inspirational places upon
this continent. i want to say to You
today that more men and women
are capable OF renewing generous
thoughts OF youth: are more capable
of gaining An inspiration for better
service to the world at Mooseheart
than almost any place l know.
Il saw at that convention new
ideas taking form which would III
timately influence all the world for
better Anings. and have always
beG able to refresh my soul at what
and ! owe this order more than I
shall ever be able to tell.
The American people are against
tyranny in any form. and whether 1t
is the tyranny OF the crowned mon
arch, or whether it IL the tyranny Of
the mob. the American people are
equally opposed. and will with equal
courage and equal sacrifice fight
their foe.
And let ne tell you something.
this great order is fighting it more
effectively. whether they know it or
not, than any other with which ! am
familiar. They are fighting it when
they establish this great institu ton
for the boys and girls Of the mem
bers of the order They are lighting
II when they Introduce the spirit OF
brotherhood into the world. and en-
phasize that spirit. rs no one else is
fighting II. Cooperation. fraternity.
a closer human relation between the
men Of earth. those are the things
anarchy. The members in this or
ganization, are gotten together in no
spirit OF class distinction. No in
quify Ia made when a candidate
presents himaelf but one. and that
IT, is the candidate y man. Asking
whether no BE- rich or whether he
be poor, asking not what his oc-
cupation may be. discriminating
against no one upon any ground ex-
cept lack Of character, this order is
doing more to give practical ex-
preston 70 the great fundamental
truths Of democracy and equity than
am able 70 say. or that any one,
az l believe, would be able to COM
pute. And %. l am coming here
today, not 20 much to help you. AS
am coming here to get help from
you"
Riclunnnd hodge, No. $40, l.. o. o.
NJ, meets every Monday night at
o'clock ut its home. 10l East Frank
lin street. J. r. McCauley liz dictator
and e. n. Earman. secretary. as
= A-fa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-12
THE RIcHMoNp NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ocToBER Il 1918

has been appointed editor OF the
Society's ofiicial publication, The
Modern Woodman, to succeed the
late +. Q. Van Calder. The appoint
ment was made by unanimous vote
OF the Executive Council at It's Sep
tcmber session and Neighbor Harris
at once assumed his new duties. His
rrst copy" will appear In the No
vembar issue. however. a. the Oc-
toper forms were made up before the
appointment was announced.
Head Consul A. n. Talbot calls
upon the Modern woodmen OF
America to start '-c4" campaign
for 100000 members In two years.
the IA" signifying the number OF
months In which this il to be done.
and the slogan OF the campaign 10:
We can and we wifi" Anybody
who knows Neighbor Talbot knows
that he could not have selected a
slogan more expressive Of that great
strenuous leader of.the worlds big
gest fraternai insu rance society. Tic
boys will make good with that Tall
bot cry.--kablegram
Head Clerk A. N Bort issued and
forwarded to local camps during
July and August 1906 certificates,
placing $40, 600, 900 of additional In
surance protection in that number
of homes this summer. The month
OF September has added several
thousand more to this total,
Capitol camp, No. I2aOA. meets first
and third Monday nights in each.
month at l. O. O. F, hall, corner
Grace and Foushee streets. Clerk. w.
A. Dixon. 2e21 West Main street.
Richmond camp. No. 1887. meets
first and third Wednesday nights in
each month at Lee Camp hall, 514h
East Broad street. Clerk. c. l. Clarke,
ii South Davis avenue.
Church Htn cnmp, No. II7a2. meets
first and third Thursday nights in
each month at Marshall hall, 25n5
East Broad street. Clerk, r A.
Zones. s1s North Twenty-second
street
Evergreen camp. No. 1884. meets
second Tuesday night in each month
At Masonic temple. Highland Springs,
Stop. 80 Harry W. Hardy, clerk,
BOX 1913.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-12


he takes much interest, as he does
In all matters.
! The annual session Of the Grand
Temple OF the Pythian Sisters Of
Virginia assembled in one Of the la
dies pariors Of the Murphy hotel.
Wednesday morning. October 3. and
had a most pleasant and Interesting
meeting. continuing during the day.
The meeting was called to order BY
the Grand Chief and all the other
officers answered to their names
About sixty representatives were
present, all the Temples. except ono
being represented. The reports show
ed that the order to be in pros
porous condition. an increase in
membership having been mnde dur
ing the past year. A committee con-
sisting Of Mrs. Sallie Craery and
Mrs. FLORENCE Rowden. Of Richmond.
and Mrs. Elsie Vanvort. of Washing
ton. n. c., visited the Grand Lodge
OF Knights of Pythias assembled in
the same building and extended to
that order their best wishes. The,
Knights voted to the Temple the sum
Of one hundred and nifty dollars to
assist them In their work.
The following officers were elected
and installed for the ensuing year:
Past Grand Chief, Mrs. Mary Nit
chell. Washington. ID. c.; Grand
Chief. Mrs. Elizabeth Crowder. Pc
tersburga Grand Senior. Mrs. Marga-
ret Sacery, Fredericksburg: Grand
Junior. Mrs Mary Grant Ports
mouth: Grand Manager. Miss Kathe-
rine Ritter. whitewood: Grand NJ.
Of r. and c.. Mrs. Virginia Young.
Fredericksburg: Grand NJ. of F.. Mrs.
Julia HILL OF Richmond; Grand Pro-
tector. Mrs. Carrie Davis, Washington.
y, c.: Grand Guard. Mrs. Hattie
Armstrong. Norfolk: Grand state Or
Eanizcr. Mrs. jamie IIevensohn.
Richmond; Supreme Representative,
Mrs. Florence Bowden. Richmond.
The session was a most pleasant
and enjoyable one. and adjourned
Wednesday evening. most OF the del
egates departing for their homes.
Syracuse lodge. No. S, X. OF p.
meets every Monday night at 3
O'Clock at Pythian castle, sl3 East
Marshall street
Damon Lodge. No. Z. X. Of p,
meets every Friday night at the
Pyhian castle. No. 1907 East Broad
street. r. A. Hughes. K. r. and S.
Marshall lodge, No. II. X. of p.
meets second and fourth Tuesday In
Lee Camp hall. 514h East Broad
street
Myrtle lodge, No. IS. X. OF p,
meets every Thursday night at
Pythian castle. s13 East Marshall
street. J. T. Pattison, secretary "a
South Adams street
Tvanhoe lodge No. -. X. of r..
meets second and fourth Monday in
Lee Camp hall, SIAN East Broad
street