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New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
THE QUEENS STATE
4 CROWN. Reproduced by
permission Of Messrs. Cas-
sell e Co. From q painting
by Cyril Davenport
(Copyright)

British crown jewels is the Kohl.
Moor, which issin Queen Mary's state
crown. The name means mountain
of light. 1t was found in the dia-
mond fields Of Golconda in southern
India, and was first heard of in the
possession of the King of Golconda.
The Emperor Shah Jehan, who was
at that time the Great Mogul of
Delhi, got it by a combination of
bribery and theft. 1t was first seen
by European in 1865, when in the
possession of Emperor Aurungzebe
at Delhi.
Bad Luck Followed 1t
In 1889 Nadir Shah, King of Per-
sia, invaded the Punjab and cap
tured Delhi. Mahmood Shah, the
Great Mogul of the moment, hid the
Koh-i-Noor in the folds of his turban
and Nadir Shah had to make love to
all Mahmood Shah's wives before he
could discover the secret of the hid
ing place. But, having learned
where the great diamond was kept,
| Nadir Shah gave a great banquet at
which he swore eternal friendship
for Mahmood Shah and insisted on
solemnly sealing the oath by trading
turbans. In the brief space of time
required for the exchange, Mahmood
Shah's hair turned from black to
white.
Nadir Shah went back to Persia
and was murdered by an Afghan of
his bodyguard named Ahmed Shah,
who took the Koh-i-Noor to Afghan
istan and founded the Durani
dynasty. His grandson was deposed
and fled to Lahore, where the Maha-
rajah Runjeet Singh, the Lion of the
Punjab, gave him asylum in exchange
for the Kohl Moor. The British East
India Company thereupon con-
quered the Punjab and seized the
koh-l-Noor as part of the spoils of
war. So much bad luck had fol-
lowed possession of the diamond that
the East India Company was afraid
to keep it, and it was sent to Eng
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
~ ENERAL NIvELLE, who
IT has seen so much fighting,
and especially such hard
fghtinp at Verdun in 1916.

and especially such hard
fighting at Verdun in 1916
does not believe that wars are at an
end by any means. In fact, he thinks
the next war is fairly close at hand
and that America will be one of the
principals, struggling against one,
three or four antagonists. This be-
lief on his part was brought out by
question on the League of Nations.
Are you in favor of the League of
Nations?"
The General answered with an
extremely expressive shrug of the
shoulders and a simultaneous rails
ing of the eyebrows. But he hastily
corrected himself. "For the future, -
he said; mot now. The world is
not ready for it. The best league
to-day is firm bond of alliance be-
tween nations who have a traditional
friendship and mutual interest in
keeping the peace. Washington was
right when he insisted that the best
guaranty of peace is to be prepared
for war. And show it," he added
with swift forward thrust of his
chin.
"The world is not far enough ad-
vanced," he continued. "There are
too many conflicting interests. A
League Of Nations to-day would soon
become two alliances within the
league, the old balance Of power.
with the smaller nations selling
themselves to the highest bidder and
changing their allegiance as the in
terest Of the moment dictated.
Il am asked what about Russia
and Bolshevism. Bolshevism is not
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
| COLONEL BLOOD, who
~ attempted to steal the
cro1On jewels IN the reign of
Charles II

great antiquity. Later in the year
he gave it to Edward the Black
Prince for helping him win the bat
tie of Najera. Edward bequeathed
it to his son, who afterward became
Richard II. Its next appearance is
in the reign of Henry V, who wore
it at the battle of Agincourt. Rich
ard III wore it at Bosworth Field,
but after his defeat hid his crown
with the ruby in it in a hawthorn
bush. Some one whose name has
not been registered found the crown
and Henry VII was crowned with it.
The ruby led a humdrum existence
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
A Look at the levels

On the morning set Blood arrived
with the supposed son and two COM
panions. They were admitted IN the
Tower without question and went to
tho Martin Tower Had they beer
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
THE KEEPER of the Jewel
house IN his state robes

pistol took so long to act that Beck
ham had plenty of time to duck and
drag Blood off his horse. The other
three were also caught and the whole
party was lodged in one of the dun
gcons Of the Tower.
When Charles II was told of this
attempt to steal the crown Jewels he
roared with laughter and made Blood
an officer of the Kings bodyguard
with a salary amounting to $12.5OO
year in money of to-day. This
clemency gave rise to the story that
the klng, being short of cash, had
hired Blood to steal the royal regalia
and pawn it. The more generally
accepted story, however, was that
the King believed Blood's tale that he
had lain out in the reeds near where
the King was accustomed to bathe
intending to shoot him, but that on
seeing the King in a state of nature
ne was so overcome by the beauty
OF the royal person that he was un-
able to pull the trigger, so had de-
clded to steal the crown Jewels in
stead.
Cromwell Sold Them
The greatest tragedy that ever
happened to the British crown
jewels was in the time of the
Commonwealth, when the Parlia-
ment' being utterly indisposed to-
ward kings, passed a resolution that
all emblems of royalty should be
totally broken up, the gold and silver
melted down and the jewels sold to
the best advantage. Under these
instructions the Black Princes ruby
was sold for 5000. The crown Of
Alfred the Great, made of gold wire,
melted down to 1914 ounces of gold.
AT that time gold was valued at
$3.50 an ounce and Alfred the
Greats crown brought $11,925. The
crown of Queen Edith, wife of the
Saxon King Harold, brought only
$500. The 00-year-old chalice of Ed
ward the Confessor brought $500
and all trace Of it has long since
been lost. The three state swords
sent to Henry VIII by the Pope
were sold for $50 each. These prices
arc all according to the value of
money at present. They should be
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
vn Jewels the Most Valuable in the World
At the Mercy Of
Thieves Till Recent
Years
land as loyal tribute to Queen Viz.
toria from the Indian army

land as a loyal tribute to Queen Viz.
toria from the Indian army.
1t is believed that after its srs
cutting the Koh-i-Noor weighed ooo
carats. but it has been reduced hv .
series Of cuttings to 106 1-e cara+s
Queen Victoria wore it as a brooch
but Queen Mary has it in front .,
her state crown. The Kohl Moor :.
supposed to bring bad luck tn srv
man who wears it, but to be harr,
less for woman. 1t was valued ..
100000 when presented to Oueon
Victoria.
The Stars of Africa
The four Stars of Africa were cu+
from the great Cullinan diamond
which weighed about IL pounds
when it was found in the Premier
Mine near Pretoria in 1904. Il wa,
insured for s7,5Oo,Ooo, but no pur.
chaser could be found for such .
huge block, and the Union govern.
ment of South Africa bought it for
S75o,O00 to present it to King Ed.
ward VII as an emblem of the entry
of South Africa into the British Em-
pire.
1t looked like block of rock salt
when it arrived in England, and the
experts said it would be impossible
to cut stone Of its size and shane
into one brilliant. They recommend
ed that it should be broken up into
four parts, and the work was done
by the Costers, Of Amsterdam. Ths
largest portion was cut into a pear
shaped brilliant and set in the head
of the Kings scepter. The next larg-
est portion was cut into a cushion.
shaped brilliant and set in the band
of the Kings state crown. The
other two portions are in the band
and the cross of Queen Mary's state
crown.
The largest portion weighs 516lh
carats, and the four portions to-
gether weigh 9s6 carats. Thus, in
cutting, the rough stone that weighed
3,025 carats lost more than two
thirds Of its weight in being reduced
to four brilliants, but the value Of
the four brilliants is estimated to be
the same as that of the original
rough stone.
Now Well Guarded
The present abode of the crown
jewels is the Wakefield Tower in
the Tower of London. 1t adjoins the
Bloody Tower and faces the Traitors
Gate. The walls of the Wakefield
Tower are more than eight feet
thick. There is only one entrance
and the windows are heavily barred
Under instructions from King Ell
ward VII a famous firm of builder
of safes was called in and they con,
structed to hold the crown Jewels
and regalia an octagonal steel case
ment with steel bars. 1t stands in
the center of the tower with an open
space between it, and the walls on
all sides, and is approached by
narrow flight of stone stairs. The
experts who built the easement be.
lieved that any thief who tries to
enter it will be either electrocued
Or guillotined, but innocent sight
seers may stand on the outside and
look in for sixpence.
During the war German air raid
ers made particular efforts to bomb
the Tower of London, and in 1917
after four bombs had narrowly
missed their mark the crown jewels
were removed to Windsor Castle,
whence they were returned to the
Tower when the war was over.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

for the next 164 years, until it was
sold by the Puritans to an unre-
corded purchaser and afterward by
unknown routes returned to the
crown of Charles II.
AS Big as an Egg
1t is the size of a small hens egg,
and is set with a gold backing so
ancient that no jeweler will run the
risk of taking it off to measure the
stone accurately. In King George
VS. state crown it occupies the place
of pride in the front.
Probably the most famous of the
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
THE KINGS ROYAL
4 SCEPTER. From q copy-
r1ghted painting By Cyril
Davenport, used By pern7ls-
SION of CasseW & Co.

divided by ten to get the actual fig.
ures at the time of sale.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06
What a Jury Thinks About
CIIartford Courant)

A Vermont man is on trial upon the
charge of murderng his wife, the cir
cumstanCes being such that the jury
must either acquit him or else find him
guilty of murder in the first degree,
there being no chance, if the printed
accounts of the trial are correct, for a
compromise verdict
Vermont watches its juries with much
care, and. when court adjourned at
o'clock Saturday afternoon until p.
m. Monday, the twelve men were not
permitted to return to their homes but
were kept in the county seat in charge
of deputies. If they could agree to do
anything it was well and the first prob
lem was whether or not they would at
tend church Some of them desired to
do so, according to the deputies, but
one or two of them wore no collars
and several failed to bring a change of
clothing when they came to court, the
result being that the jury decided not
to attend church accompanied by
Chaperones.
Manchester, VT, offered few other at
fractions on Sunday, but at last the
jury found something which appealed
to it and which did not demand col
lars or Sunday suits and this POSSIBLE
ity was accepted. The twelve jurors
with their attendants walked five miles
to inspect herd of cows. Nothing in
the Vermont statutes prohibited this
and each one of the twelve men was
either willing or anxious to see what
they may have called, the CRITTERS"
1t was an eminently peaceful form of
recreation for the day of rest and glad
ness and the jury enjoyed it so far as
we know We wonder if any other
New England jury of late years has
spent day in that manner.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06
NEW HAVEN NEWS
(Mrs. F. L. Shackett, Correspondent

(Mrs. F. L. Shackett, Correspondent
Mrs Patterson is entertaining a sis
ter.
Frank Barrows spent Sunday with
his children.
George Goats recently lost a horse
from lock jaw.
Archie Phelps is in Messina, N. "
where he has employment.
Miss Wing of Bridport was the recent
guest of Mrs Philo Elmer
Jesse Grover has purchased a house
in Bristol where he will reside.
Mrs. Daniels of Chelsea is the guest
to her daughter, Mrs, Harry Peck
w. w Hubbard and vile spent Sun
day at their cottage at Long Point
Mr.. Angel of Cornwall has leased
Mr. Armstrong; store at Brookville
Mrs. Parker of Boston is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Charles Sawyer.
Mr. and Mrs, Leon Rowley of Bur
lington spent Sunday with friends here.
Mr. and Mrs Jay Leach and family
are entertaining their niece, Miss
Pillsbury.
Mr.. Parker of Ferrisburg was the
weekend guest of Mrs, Nettie Weston
and family.
Mrs. Fred Dean of Monkton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H Palmer of Bristol
were visitors in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Shackett and
Mr.. and Mrs R. d. Landon attended
the DeRue Brothers Minstrel Show in
Bristol.
Earl Swenor attended the circus in
Burlington with his aunt and cousins,
Mrs. LaFlam and family of North
Ferrisburg
Hasson Davis and VIII Bennett mo-
tored to Lake Placid on Sunday, Mr.
Davis mother, Mrs Jane Davis, re-
turned with them.
Edward Hallock had the misfortune
to fall through a trap door to the
floor below when working on the James
Davis farm and broke his arm.
Word has been received telling of
the death of Rev Charles H. Dut-
ton in Pennsylvania Mr. Dutton was
formerly a pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church here.
Mr.. and Mrs George Coats recently
visited his brother in Bridgewater
Mrs. Barnard of South Bristol kept
house for her niece, Mrs Coats, during
the absence of the latter
Mrs. Mary Roscoe is taking a trip
through the White Mountaina and
through Massachusetts, with her sister
Miss Hathaway and brotherin-law,
Mr.. Parsons of Adams, Mass. Mrs
Leda Wilson has charge of the post
office during her absence.
Benjamin Gordon whose funeral
was held last week from St. Ambrose
church in Bristol formerly lived in this
town. At one time he operated a
blacksmith shop and later he pur-
chased a farm which he sold and with
his family moved to New Hampshire
Musicians in town, possibly assisted
by some out of town talent, plan to
give a concert on Friday evening Aug
ust 9th. They hope for a large at
tendance and the proceeds will be used
to establish the Harry Barrows Memo
rial Fund to be used for the perpetual
care of Evergreen cemetery.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06
NO RESTRICTIONS ON
SALE OF APPLES
Farmers Can Dispose of Fruit as in
Pre-Prohibition Days

Farmers in Vermont may dispose OF
their apples as they please for making
cider or otherwise, according to infor-
nation procured today at the office OF
the internal revenue collector. The in
formation came as the result of reports
circulated extensively throughout the
state to the effect that farmers could
not sell apples for the purpose of max
ing cider, The offices Of internal rev.
enue state that there is no more res
friction regarding the sale of apples
than there is for the sale of any other
fruit, or for grains or cereals which
might go into the manufacture OF
whiskey. The farmers are not held
responsible for what becomes of the
apples after they are sold.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06
WITH ROBBING
DEAD UNCLE'S ESTATE
Two Bristol Men Held in Burlington
for Loss of $4,000

lOi hOoo VI pOVVO
Elias and Dan Thomas of Bristol
are under arrest in Burlington charged
with embezzlement of funds from their
dead uncle, Mike Solloman, alias Mich
ael Sullivan, Syrian peddler who died
suddenly at his home in Bristol last
March, The charge is made by George
Younes OF Burlington as administrator
of Sollomans estate.
The action is to recover the sum of
$4,000 Solloman had been a peddler
in this country for 80 years and was
supposed to be worth around $4,000.
None of this money could be found
after his death Three empty pocket
books were found on his body and a
large cloth bag which Solloman used
to wear around his neck and in which
it is said he was accustomed to carry
large sums of money, was found slit
open and thrown behind some boxes
in his home. The two nephews of
Solloman were the only people who oc-
cupied the house with him, Although
it is said that heart failure was the
cause of his death it had not been
previously known that he had a weak
heart Solloman left a daughter, Mrs
Eva Shaloohay, wife of John ]. Sha-
loohay of Burlington 1t is in her be-
half that the suit is being brought
Elias Thomas was arrested in Win.
ooski Monday evening after informa
ton had been received that he wa,
planning to return to Syria He ha,
a wife in Winooski with whom he hat
not lived in recent years. Dan Thomas
was arrested Tuesday afternoon il
Bristol Both men are out on bail o.
$1,000 each
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06
Vermont Apples

Vermont has a young apple orchard,
10 years old, of 100 acres in West Ad-
olson, nine miles from Vergennes on
the shores of Lake Champlain, that is
said to be duplicating the wonderful
records established by those world
famous districts, the Wenatchee val
lev in Washington and the Hood River
valley in Oregon The Vermont or
chard is a model which points the way
and demonstrates what can be done
in the state with the application of
scientific methods to apple production
and that is what has enabled the Pa
ciic Northwest to produce $4,000 cars
of commercial apples a year in recent
seasons.
Experts declare the Champlain val
ley has every natural advantage for
an ideal apple seCtion-just as have
Hood River and the Wenatchee val
ley-with the very valuable advantage
over the Western district of proximity
to the markets. 1t costs the Western
grower about 70 cents freight to lay
down a box of apples in New York
City 1t costs HMM recent years
SIPS a box to produce, pick, pack
and load that box on the car for ship
ment In other words, he faces an
overhead "cut of pocket" cost of 50 a
box and yet he is competing success
fully with Eastern apples in their own
markets.
Western apple land runs in value
from $500 to $1,000 an acre while good
land for apple production in Vermont,
it is declared by the Burlington Free
Press, can be had at from S35 to $50
an acre By scientific methods the
Western grower has evolved a large
apple with high color, two big sell
ing" features, and he has perfected
cooperative selling organizations that
have not only overcome the natural
handicap of distance from the consum-
ing market but are actually getting
more money for the grower than the
Vermont grower gets for his fruit.
Advertising, of course, has a lot to do
with it, but advertising is not the ex-
elusive privilege of the Western grow
er, although thousands Of them gladly
contribute cents a box annually to-
wards general advertising fund.
This is not the place to discuss the
relative merits of Western and Yer
mont apples. The WesteIner will in
sist his are best if eaten at the proper
time and the Vermonter knows posi-
lively his are far superior The fact
remains that the West is not only
producing more apples but is selling
more for more money than the East
is doing The Western growers in re-
cent years have made money. The
writer personally knows one-a former
miner-who has netted about $4,000
annually for several years from IA
acresl Why can't Vermont duplicate
thatI Rutland Herald
Mr. Satler of Baltimore, Md, a
guest at the Caspian Lake hotel in
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06
GRANVILLE NEWS
(Mrs. H. E. Ford, Correspondent

Ambrose Turner was in Bethel for
the weekend
Clyde Campbell has purchased new
Chevrolet car.
Mrs. Llewlyn Perry and children are
visiting her parents in Royalton.
Quite few from here attended the
Nellie Gill play at Rochester Saturday
night
Mr.. and Mrs George Parrish visited
their daughter, Mrs Brown in Warren
recently,
Two State trucks have been sent here
by the State to repair the road froim
Granville to Warren,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06

not over five feet long, when he hook
ed something that seemed strong and
after 10 minutes of exciting work he
landed a lake trout that Measured SO
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06

inches and weighed 10 - pounds. Tru-
man Orcutt landed a l0-pound trout
the same time
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06

Men are never so likely to settle a
question rightly as when they discuss
it freely. -Macaulay
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-06

Mr.. Satler of Baltimore, Md, a
guest at the Caspian Lake hotel in
Greensboro. was recently trying his
luck on the lake with a little steel rod
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-12-04
Fair Co-Eds Making Themselves Useful

rHICAGO.-"Sh 'em up? Mani
~ cure? Shampoo this evening?
Next!'
No. ladies' and gentlemen. we are
NOT In a Clark street barber shop
this evening We are touring the
Shorwell boarding establishment at
$50 University place. Evanston. which
caters exclusively 10 the young wom-
en- who came here TO heighten their
eyebrows 81 Northwestern university.
On the srigii, we have Miss Jessie
Wall, senior. member of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma sorority, voted the
most beautiful girl ut the eiection
last spring. Her assistant Is Miss
Beatrice coog. sophomore. ri Beta
PHI both expert shampooists. They
charge the surprisingly low sum Of
% cents for shampoo. They are
taking up nanirnring and water wav-
ing. and next week viii offer the coed
criinp- ats.e cents q throw.
Nn the left we have Misses Virsinia
Howelis and Miriam Hamilton boih
seniors sud Kappa Kappa Gamnas.
as intrepid pair Of brush wielders rs
ever. graced shoe shining parior. For
Is cents they will give yon the mir
ror gloss. 4 shine 50 slick they say
all the flies il Evanston are wear
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-12-04
Fairl .awver, but Court Said Poor Hubby

the defendant. David r. Masiersoa!
Masferson accepted file correction
and thereafter the examination went
along smoothly.
lyon say yon left the defendant
while he was out on baii?' he asked.
Eyes. replied Mrs. Masterson.
did you leave him because he was
on baif;"
..Yes"
Your husband. the defendant
.tpointing TO himself), has been out on
ball before. hasn't he?"
Yes"
How often?"
$50 many times | can't remember
Samuel Press, attorney for Mrs
Masterson. then put the husband on
the stand and said:
you were convicted of perjury in
Indiana? How many times!
81 can't remember. the times were
so numerous. was flied before the
same Judge fifteen or eighteen times
for melting TO riot In connection with
il street car strike in Indianapolis,
carrying concealed weapons, assault
and battery. perjury and other things.
That seemed to settle It.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-12-04
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