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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13
Scientists Visiting
Volcano This Week
Pan-Paciic Congress Brings Up Many
Interesting PrOblemS-Origin OF
Races Big Mystery Waters OF
Islands To Be Charted

HONOLULU, fagust 6--Dr. Will.
vey, of Washington told the scientific
congress yesterday that it was hoped
the survey may be able in the near
future 10 send one or more of Its YES.
sells to complete the charting OF the
waters along the Hawaiian Islands.
He said that there were sections of
the Hawaiian coast 20 miles long still
ursounded.
Discussion before the congress has
tailed to definitely establish the orr
gin of Hawaiian fauna and flora. The
answer to the question depends, ac-
cording to the scientists, on solving
the problem whether Hawaii ever has
been connected with America or Asia.
Scientists attending the convention
are rather taken back to discover how
little is known, scientifically about
these Islands.
DR.. Frederick Wood Jones, profess
sor OF anatomy at the University of
Adelaide, Australia, today told the
delegates: 81 believe we will end
this conference with a feeling that
we know very little about the man
in the Pacific. If anything is done
as an outcome of this congress, it
should be in regard to the races OF
Polynesia"
DR.. Gregory said: "The big van
ishing problem of the Pacific is the
Polynesian. The influenza epidemic
removed half of the Polynesians, 1
have been told, of four islands in the
Pacific where the last words of the
native dialect have been spoken. 1t
is a big problem and one which must
not be delayed by lack of co-opera-
ton"
Delegates to the congress today dis
-sed the origin of the Hawaiian
far and flora. f. Muir entomolo-
gis. OF the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association, declared that a definite
solution of this question will decide
whether the Pacific islands were a
part Of the ancient continent or pure
ly an oceanic formation. He said
that a study of the insect life on the
islands tends to prove that they are
oceanic.
DR.. w. A. Bryan of Hawaii Univer-
sity said the marine fauna seems to
have come from the Indo-Pacifc. Dis
GUESSING the theory of a great sub
merged continent, DR.. Bryan said he
believed hat ultimately it would be
found that there had been a general
submergence of the whole region in
the Pacific.
The scientists leave Honolulu Sat
urday for a trip to Hilo and a visit to
the volcano of Kilauea.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13

the new feature. The heroine is Joan
Gray, played by Dorothy Phillips, who
arrives in the iniquitous mining town
of Dawson City during the gold
fever. Enticed to the town by the
proprietor of the notorious dive Joan
is compelled to choose between him
and the wicked crowd which infests
the place.
Abhorring Gold Dust Baker, the
proprietor, Joan chooses the crowd
and offers herself in marriage to the
highest bidder. And she is won by
Jim Blood, the Cuix, so called be.
cause he is despised by his associates
as a drunken brute. But his heart is
pure gold.
This picture a photodrama of the
Canadian wilds and the bleak, snow
blanketed waste of the Yukon that
Will live long in memory.
Mabel Normand
when Doctors Disagree" is the in
triguing title OF Mabel Normand's new
Goldwyn picture. The vivacious
comediene strikes the high spots OF
fun and originally in the pieces be
cause it is a genuine farce.
Miss Normand is Mile Martin, ac-
companying her father on her first
railroad journey. On the same train
is a worthy young carpet layer who is
fleeing from an imaginary crime. Arm
ed with a Doctors pass, he pretends
to be a physician. He is too scarced
to respond to Miles Establishments,
SO she hits upon a way to enlist his
professional services. Feigning tooth
ache she begs her stingy parent 10
summon a doctor. Instead, her father
forces a wad of chewing tobacco into
her mouth. A sharp curve, a sudden
lurch and-Millie swallows the "medi-
cine Then the doctor" has to come.
He orders an operation, the train is
rushed to the next station and Mile
is hurried to a sanitarium, with the
mock doctor ong, too. The
ensuing went. liable in the
extreme, and Miles escal from the
knife is miraculous.-Adv.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
DEVELOP NEW ISSUE

HONOLULU, August THE Rus.
sin administration at V~ladivostok is
reported to be negotiating for the dis
posal of oil and coal interests in north
ern Saghalien to American and Brit
ish capitalists. 1t is feared in Toxic
that the concessions are already made.
This will create another issue be-
tween Japan and Russia according to
a cable from Toxic to the Nippu JiJi.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13

euddhists Plan Americanization-
Bishop Y. Tmaura, of the Honowanii
Mission, announces that the Buddhist
priests throughout the Islands will
attempt to educate the older Japan
csc in American ideals inasmuch as
the younger generations are more
familiar with Americanism. The con
ference of Buddhist chiefs which is
in session here is considering plans
for the establishment Of night schools
on all of the Islands for the teaching
OF the English language.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13

Million For Dental clinie-Former
Governor Carter and Mrs. Car
ter have decided to establish a million
dollar dental infirmary in Honolulu
for children of the Territory as a
memorial to Mrs. Carter's father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A.
Strong, of New York. 1t is expected
that a temporary building will be
erected shortly. The permanent
Jul investigation of possible sites and
the Territory's needs.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13
SELDEN ROBINSON NOW
FIRST ENGINEER OF MAUI

Selden Robinson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Robinson, of Paia, and
brother of Foster Robinson, the base
ball twirler, is first assistant engineer
of the Matson liner Maui.
His cousin, Arson Robinson, son Of
former Senator and Mrs. w. T. Robin
son, of Waikiki, Maui, is also employ
ed in the engineer department of the
Maui and expects to pass his examina-
tons for an engineers papers the
early part of next year.-Hilo Tribune.
Gasoline Goes Up-The Standard
Oil company has raised the price OF
gasoline in Honolulu from 25 to 2Sh
cents. The tanker Drake has arrived
and the shortage is over.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13
Maui Clothes Cleaning And
Dyeing Works Association

From August 1, 1920, the following charges will be
made for all work done by members of the Maui
Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Works Association:
CLEANING CLOTHES pYEINe CLOTHES
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13

term expired in June. He had served
2 years.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13

HiIo Magistrate Reappointed-Chief
Justice Coke last week reappointed
Judge T. e. M. Osorio as district
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-13

Our stool is large and mil shipments are
May we serve you?
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-02
cSufren las Flores9
A. NJ PS S

En- los cfrculos cientificos de Paris
han 1lamaGo vivamente Ia atenci0n los
experimentos que leva a cabo VI. l..
Chassaigne para demostrar que las flo
res pueden sufrir los mismos dolores
que afectaT a los seres hunlanos.
Los expe"inentos raalizadoS han con
Tencido a ". ChassaiCne de que el dolor
no es attribute exclusive del RENO ami
NAL. V aflige tambien a las piantas.
Ell experimentation tonic una mimosa
= IA expuso q IN acci0n del alo Las no
Jas Sc crisrarOn como 81 sufriesen un
drIor intense E,fecto puramente mccain
co. dicen los escepticos. prueba de sersi
nilidad z NJ Chassigne puesto
que el fen6meno no Sc p%resenta GUAM
do la planta SO halla bajo Ia influen-
cia &c IN aresteslco.
II, Cha,saicne ha repetido 81 expert
merto con E1uchas distintas especies
botanicas. siempre con Ell mtsmo result
tado.
Sc arguye-dice NJ. Chassaigne-que
las plantas TO pueden sufrir porque
carecen de nervios.
Pero hay que tener en- rents que los
ffsio!ogos modernos va empieZan a
nreguntar cue cosas son los nervios.
Muchos sostiener que los nervios no
son mas que Ia rrolongacion del proto-
plasma. moIificado y adaptable para Ell
oesempefo de las necesarias funciones.
Por este puedc c~onsiderarse el proto-
plasma de les plantas como un sistema
~nervioso r~udimentario. Yo espero dejar
% comprohaao de toda duda con mis-
experiuentos.'
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-02
Rapiidas

Al rapido andar del caballo. IN il
nete cruzaba entire terrenos de nueva
simiente Y el humilde bohio que a pc
cos pasos del canine real eXlStia.
La camisa del g%uajiro empapada dc
sudor, flotaba al v~iento... Sus faccio
ncs llevaban impresas las ansias que
le 7dominaban.
Apenas Sc hubo acercado al bohio.
salt6 del caballo Y con asombrosa Ege
reza. entire en- Ia choza. sc acerco a
IN sill6n. donde des lnsaba un ioven
Que ~reflcjaba en- ST. cara deolLidad'
agotamiento. muerte.
-"padrecito-excnm6 al Yer entrar
al guajiro.-Has a~bandonado may TEN
prano Ia brcga.
-"pcmasiado Iarde querras decir.
nunca m. ha parecido u he traba-
jado rarto como hoy.
Y dirigi0 su vista a los surcos de
TERRA donde aun Sc vefan las dos pa
reias de bueyes y e. arado.
lila venido el doctor"'-(rapida-
mentc pregunt3.D
ST. dej6. este Dapel'.
- ltdNlSlO D3lt II q b"7N"H"
ciam6 mientras 10 arreha:aba.
-"iSin almorzar ....
-";Pobre hijo MO, tan bueno CO
mo ..!"-exclam6 desde Ia puer
"a. mientras montaba a caballo, y vo
lando mas que c~orriendo, sale a. ca
1nino zeal. cruza montaNas. wales
rios. en- vertiginosa carrera con el an
STA del padre u va en- busca de Ia
salvaci6n de su hiJo.
BESIDE la Iona, observa entire el To-
llaje las casas del pueblo.
Tn ligero rumor Sc escucha. I'm sll
Dido de vapor hiende e. espacio, es Ell
tren que da Ia Ultima sinuos!dad que
le conduce al pueblo.
FL tinete en- su trenesf de ganar
tempo, hinca los flares del animal,
que sintiendo el vertigo de- Ia carre-
"a. de Ia cuesta. del dolor. Sc con-
vierte en- furioso torbellino.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-02
Pienso en- la U1dd

p De septlcmbre de 1912. Ian
cy)-En este momento cHmp!o treh-
III ms tniiO r0cnIa G. la vida, ia
vim one So lie III itiHi" de coTnpo-
rerla. dondr q IQ!nrn : la concien-
cha Sc allan Y ayudan mutuamente'
Ia vida que tiene conciencia &c ser
uu micrcsmos : que presenta an
Ie dos Ia rcpetici6n en- miniature del
pocr,a universal Y divine. 81: Sc
horahre. Sc raturaleza, s. espfritu, s.
Ia imagen d. Dios. 81 lc que haV de
mas srande. mas cl@vado y de mas
bc!,o. OF todas las eSferas del Ser: Sc
u idea Y una voluntad infinita. una
reproduction del gran TODD. Y Sc to-
DO cs,o no Sirado NADIA. h~orrandot:
5e:ar,Fo cntrar Il Dos en- ii como el
aire On YIN e~spacio. rc5uci"ndo III Yo
rca:sta q 70 Sc mis- que 81 CONT
re"tc de laSsH"ia d:vina.
50 humit5e. rer.gi&" Y S.icncicso,
nara escuchar ell 81 fUHdo de Ii mis-
n. II yoz SIT. y ~pr"fuUGa: 5" esnt-
ritual = pUro pI"a entrar en- comun!-
caciGn con e. cspiritn puro. Eet.rat"
con frccuencia al S~antuuElo De u con
cicnc!c irtim@, vU".T" q "ntrar en- III
puntualidad de atono para enamel
bart, del csp:c.o. d"l tempo. de II
,,,,arIa. do las ~tentacioues y de Ia
disners!Gn: para escapa" lie t1is Or
SarOs. d. III rropia vida. este Is,
muere freCUentemcnte. o inier"dGa'e
on Drcscncia de eS;a mC@~te como
~prcraraci6n de IA Ultima muertc.
Cui-n pucda. sin estrcme""rse cor
sidc-"r ceEgcra. sorjc2, parilisis. trai
ciID y rl!ycria. Cuieu pucda. sin tenn
'bla~. ,omravecc. . Ia p~resencia de Ia
juS,!cia sobc~ana. csc se"a c! unico
que pueda decirS" 4 81 prop!o Que es-
IA rrcparaGo para !" En"f,e tot'i "
n2rc:al. Que icioS "st"H y" de elo.
qut diStante SO na1!h MI coE"|o" oe
este estoiciSno!
io"o ri "uo eS pr1cIs" lnteh'aT
~I-sncgarse d" TODD ]" que 80 nos HHe
d.. guitar. acen;."AO como IN pr"Sta-
' IN GonatIvo. Y no atcn"rS" mas
Gva 4 10 kan"r"o-iero' '"cer en- "h
Dies hu"no. naierHa!. que
u. e 500 f''a
t;Ca m4S Gne N0r n''Sl"a"' $" Pr
var mas GG" con d'1'r-
rS'e p"hN'.'"',.,'' - "''
L c~oav.'r;"". 81" N'!'' : Sy~~''"iN
,C&; r". n"c"S.a"d t'n":noS oe amor
.,t.an yulro-ah'eS sornos @csotros. hi
los de dos. rosotros ;umurlales Y so
ha-,ucs, Fue~,os como 81 muHdo. o
dlbjles como c'lSanilloI seCun que
nos representatives. 4 dos % n nos
o,ros mismos. que nos anoycmos en-
81 Ser 0 que eStennos solos.
r. purto de vista reiiE!oSo, ce una
religion activa y moral, esp!rItlal '
prOFurda. es o. un!CO que da a Ia
vida toda su diGnidad Y ene-gIa. Ha
CO invulnerable . invencible. 4 IL
terra no Sc 10 puede veneer mas
que Ell ell nombre dol cie!o. Todos
,as L'enes sc dan por ahadidura q
ouien no r"iera mas cue IA shoi"E
rta Cuanto So e desintresaH' $
IS mas fEerte y Q! munc" Sc P"he
. los pies de auuel a quien no pue-
lie seducir. :Por Qus? Porque eI es-
Dlritu es due1o de n materia y e.
mundo ~pertenece A dos. Amino ma
d!cho 4 voz celeste: ne Feh''oo d.
-r1vJO
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-02
La EnUidia Y Ell Odio

Teofastro crey0 que la envidia So
confunde con e odio. o mace de Il,
opinion va enunciada por Aristotle
les. 81 maestro. PlUtarco abord@ Ia
question. p-eocupandosa de estahle-
Ger diferencias entire las dos n2Slo-
mes. Dice que a prlmera vista sc con
funden: p2rccen brotar de IN NAL
dad. : cUando Sc aSoci2u tdrnanse
mas fUer:es. como las Intermediates
que Sc complican. .Ambas sufren del
bien y GUSTAV del nal agrno: per0
esta s~erneja1Za no hasta para confGn
dirl2s. 81 atendemos a sus dite~en-
Cias. Solo Sc ida 10 que Sc cree ma
10 o ~nocivo: en- cambio, tnda prospe-
ridad excita la envid.a. como cual-
Cuier re&plandor irril2 los ojos enfer
mos. So DUede odj.r 4 las COSaS V
= los arimaieS, solo Sc pue3e eCv!-
ia = los houbrs. FL odic n""d"
SCI :Uslo. ~rno;ivado: a cnv;d.a eS
siempre i~njuSta. ru"& IL prostCr:,"7
no dana a Made. Est2S @e.; DaS'o-
:es. como plautGS De ~ misma "s-
recjA. Sc nut:e1 y mortif!'an par eau
saS eIuivalenteS. - U3ia mi = los
ms perverSos : Sc eav.di2 mas a los
. mas r~.eriroriOs. P0r ESQ Tcm!Stu-
cles. dac!a CT 81 j~uyeutud Que aun
10 hah:a rcali29do iirgun acto bTi-
ilante. porque todavfl nadlc 10 enTi
: G!aba. Asl como las can-j-sias pros
! perln sohre los ~tr!Sa.os mas rubluS
: los roSaIeS mas f!o~recint"S. h "n-
gy:G;a a!Canza 2 los hoDhr"S mas ia
mosos nor su cara2ter ' por 81 vir-
tui. r. Cdio no es desr"mado por
n buana ~ IN mal2 fortuna. Ia cnFi
Ola $. In so! que iLm."l pcrDcn-
! d!cgiarn"nte - E~orlzoucc ,."si" e.
ms alto pu.ro del cio,0. reduce a
NADIA o 4 muy POGO l. somhra de los
nbietos que estan dehajc: asi. obscr-
g TIutarco. O. hri!'ar,r de IA clio
ria ach!ca Ia s0H0ro dc Ia enV!d!a y
IL haCe desanarecc".
Fl odio que clama Y asalta IS te-
mibla. "a env!dia quo Gala y conSpi-
"A es reDuCnante. Alcuu nbTo aGn!-
. rabla dice qu ella IS como las car
nes lie los hlesos. csc l.b"o oS Ia
S:hlia. cast de SECURE O debiera ser
20. Las palabraS mas crUe.es cue w
~ra!:-r;e a-oia a IN cara. no offender
81 90.
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-02

FL tren sigue su rapido andar.....
va liega al cruce del canine. Ell ca
ballO junto a los rieles.
Chocan.... Suena IN erito.... Y ell
tren sigue su rapido andar. dejando
tras ST dos cuerpos c~onfundidos Ell
una masa informe de miembros.
........,
..'..'.'
La noche ha tend;do su manic. Ia
obscuridad 10 envuelve todo.... has
10 81 hohio solitario. go.
Tn cuerpo recostado en- ia ventana.
espera -. cspcra.
A. CAMPS S.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-05-13
Something for Not1imr.

"How much?" asked the man as he
stepped from the elevator i'm the Fed
eral building.
"Huh?" returned H.. N. WaGffefgh.
the elevator man.
"lIow muCh?" again asked the man
as he pulled large rotr 0f birls from
his pocket.
What for" Wad1efgh inquired.
"Why, for the ride up to the third
fioOr?" said the stranger.
Wadleigh thought he was being kid.
ded. so replied. "Oh, guess $3.50
will cover it,"
The man reached in his pocket and
got the amount.
Say. where are you from that you
have to pay for elevator service?" the
elevator pilot asked
MY name is Carl John Joseph
Aaron Peterson, and have lived in
South Dakota for ten years" he said.
my sisters child is going to be chris.
tened Carl John Joseph and I'm going
to be there came the detailed an
Swer.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-05-13

Iceland was settled long before
America had been discovered. About
l 100 years ago some Scandinavian
sailors were overtaken by a violent
storm After the ship had been tossed
about In the rough sea, they arrived at
the shore of Iceland. Later, when the
weather became calmer, they sailed all
around the land, and so knew that 10
was an island. But 1t was not until
about a hundred years later that n
Norwegian named FlOki. having heard
vlmors of the new land set out from
Norway to find and explore it. FlOki
did not fare very we'll In Iceland
which was largely his own fault. For
one thing, he did not make any hay
in the summer, so, Of course, all the
cattle he had taken with him died
in the winter for there was nothing
for them to eat. so, very much dis
couraged, he returned to Norway and
gave bad reports of Iceland. But II
happened that Haraldr, one Of the
many chiefs who ruled Norway, made
up his mind to conquer the other chiefs
and make himself king Of all. For a
long time there was fierce and bitter
warfare between Haraldr and the
other chiefs. But he was very strong
and rich, and finally succeeded IN max.
ing himself king. Then his former en-.
emles had to flee from Norway. Some
went to Scotland and Ireland, some to
the Hebrides and Orkney and Shetland
some went to Iceland,
That was the beginning Of the settle
ment of Iceland.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-05-13
TRACTOR WON'T JUMP FENCES
Some Of the Arguments in Favor OF
Its More General Use-Wlil Not
Bite, Balk, or Run Away

Some of the many arguments in IA
vor Of the tractor are given as follows
in Farm Life:
1t viii not bite, balk or run away
IT will not shy at loose scrap of pa
pc" in the road. It will not kick the
stall all night and keep the tired farm.
or and his wife awake. Ii will not crib
the msnger.
1t Will not break out of the barn at
night, jump the fence and eat your
neighbOr's cabhages.
1t will not lie down in particularly
moist spot in the barnynrrl, roll over
on its back and elevate its four feet
into the air
1t does not have TO he curried,
Sponged off or treated with, horse lini-
ment.
1t Is not addicted to, collie, cough,
heaves, SPAWN or wind.gall
1t will not snort in your ear or whisk
its tail in your face
1t will not "haw" when YOU tell 1t
to gee or vice-versa.
You do not have to pull on the lines
and holler your head off when YOU
want 1t to stop.
1t does not "up and die" just as the
spring work is coming on.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-05-13
NO LONGER MISTRESS OF SEAS
Great sritain's Supremacy Passing
Into New Hands, Says Ma
val Expert.

In Great Britain fear is being felt
that the trident Of the ocean Is pass
ing into new hands. This at least Is
the note sounded by Archibald Hurd,
the naval expert, writing in the Lon
don Daily Telegraph.
1T is an arresting fact" he says
that, judged by the strength of it's
battle squadrOns in active commits
sion. this cOuntry's supremacy has at
least temporarily passed away.
THE United States hes. now in com
mission 81 battIeshipS, and Washing.
ton plans to have 20 next wear. tina
reduction in number being balanced
by the increased power Of some of
the ships now approaching compile
ton
I'VE have in similar state of read
mess 80 battleships and 5 cruisers,
and, in accordance with the order
published with reference to reduction
to Il reserve basis, our INSTANTLY ready
battle force will fall at an early date
to is ships, no of them forming the
Atlantic fleet and the other 6 cruising
In the Mediterranean. 1t may be some
what, Of an affront to our national
pride That we should have reached this
secondary position at sea"
Mr. Hurd consoles himself with the
reflection that the British admiralty
is saving money.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-05-13
General Pershino as a Grammarian.

General PerShing, according to Ever
EFT T. TOmlinsOn, parsed himself into
the United States army. In The Story
Of General Pershing" we are told
that: Eighteen applicants took the
examination and PerShlng won, though
by only a single point, and that was
given only after he and his competitor
HigginbOtham, had broken the tie by
each diagramming the following sea-.
tence: I love to run
''Higginbotham's solution:
"T-SubjeCt.
"'lOve"-predicate
"'tO run'-infnitive phrase qualify
ing the meaning Of the verb.
"PerShing'S solution was as follows: !:
"P-Subject.
lOye'-predicate
Ito runs the object.
"The commission preferred Pershing's
diagram, and thus by single ppirt
he won the competitive examination
and received the appointment.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-05-13
CROWN JEWELS IN AMERICAN
Strong Belief That Precious Stones
Belonging to Former Reionlng
Families Have Come Here.

Vague and exciting rumors are
abroad that some Of the famous crown
jewels Of Europe are being smuggled
into the United States and sold secret
ly. The staff of the collector of the
port of New York has been increased
to almost double Its former size to
make war on the jewel smuggIers.
number of large diamonds recent
ly have been sold in the city to mil
! lionaires' families. This information
has reached the authorities but the
| sales We're engineered so adroitly that
no action was deemed wise. Where
| these large stones came from is an
enigma. That they were not previously
owned in America seems certain, and.
as there IS no record of their having
passed through the custom house. the
inference is that they were smuggIed
in from abroad. How the smugglerS
did the trick is a question the secret
service SO far has been unable TO
answer.
II it is true that the European
crown jewels have been smugged into
this country, it Is believed the thieves
will cut them into a number of smaller
gems before selling them. SuCh proc
esS would completely hide their iden
tity. One of these historic diamonds is
worth a fortune in itself The Orloff
of Russia cost Prince OrlOff S75OO0O
in the eighteenth century, and today,
when the demand for diamonds is
greater than the supply, 1t would be
worth several times that. Good dia-
monds now bring from $3.50 to $500 |
a carat.
The crown jewels of Russia, Ger
many aid Austria mySteriOuSly disap- !
peared in the disasters that overlook |
the reigning houses Of these coun- |
tries. 1t was reported that the czarina |
saved the Russian gems by smuggling /
them to relatives In Hesse-DarmStadt. |
This rumor was never verified and so |
far as is known, the jewels have not
been found in the German prinCipality
since the end of the war. Many believe
the gems were stolen by revolutiOnists,
and sooner or later will be sold in
other countries.
1t is thought the German royal fam
lily secreted the German crown jewels
before the kaiser fed to Holland, and
that Kaiser Karl took the Austrian
jewels with him into Switzerland. But
this is not certain. All the world
knows is that the crown jewels of both
nations have disappeared, leaving no
clews by which they can be traced.