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Evening star., 1921-08-04
400 SING REQUIEM
At CARUSO'S BIER
Patrician and PIebeian Alike
Pay Last Tribute to
Noted Tenor.

By the Associated Press.
NAPLES, August 4.-Patrician and
plebeian Naples gathered early today
at the basilica Of the Church Of San
Francisco di Paola in anticipation of
witnessing the funeral of Enrico Ca
russo. the world-famous tenor, who
died here on Tuesday. The edifice,
situated in the southern part of the
city, near the hotel where the great
singer breathed his last. was decided
upon as the last scene In the drama
of the tenor's life late yesterday.
after King Victor Emmanuel! had
given permission that it might be
used for this purpose.
AS soon as word reached Naples
that the basilica had been set apart
for the funeral. workmen were en-
gagged to construct great PLATFORM
to accommodate the 400 singers Sc
lected to assist in the last requiem:
erected a large catafalque on which
the coffin would be laid.
United State. Omcials There.
Representatives Of the king and
the royal family, the Italian govern
| ment, the municipality and the pre-
| lecture were appointed to attend the
| services, and the United States, in
Wnlcn country CdTuSo rose ~ ms
greatest triumphs in the lyric art.
| had instructed officials to appear al
| the funeral. 49,
! The crowds. which, on Tuesday, hled
before the bier of the dead singer
were eclipsed yesterday. when thou-
sands gathered at the Hotel Vesuvius
to pay their last respects to Caruso
So large was the throng that II "as
deemed advisable to remove the oooy
| from the death chamber to the hall OF
| the hotel, which was changed TOT .ne
| occasion into a chapel. About the
friends and admirers Of the dead man
and the hall was transformed by theH
into a. bower of exquisite beauty
| Titta Ruffo. the Italian baritone, VINO
! has in recent years achieved iame II
America, arrived during the day Ano
innate friend Of Caruso. and insisteo
upon helping to transfer the pooy u
| the temporary chapel.
Asks Home BE Sealed.
Mrs. Caruso has made formal appli-
| cation to the foreign minister, asklne
that the Italian ambassador at ASH
! ington be instructed to seal the rev
York residence of the late singer
pending a decision regarding the dis-
nosition of his estate. 1t has been
renorted the court here has decided 10
seauestrate all of Caruso's properly
uotu Mrs. Caruso's claims in behalf OF
| her daughter are adjudicated:
The district Judge of this city. upon
request of Mrs. Caruso, has sealed the
apartment occupied by the deao
| tenor in the Hotel Vesuvius. I'M :
step was taken to safeguard the dead
Stnfe It IS reported here that caruso drew
! a will some years ago. bequeathinR
his whole estate, according to Italian
| legal procedure. to his brother and
two sons. In the meantime ne was
married in the United states ana the e
birth of his daughter Gloria brought
new element into the situation. She
according to Italian law. is now the
onIy legal heir, except for fraction
of the estate which the law grants
the widow.
PRAISES q. s. DOCTORS.
Evening star., 1921-08-04

their daughter Gloria, his two sons
by previous marriage, Rudolfo and
Enrico; his brother. Giovanni. and his
stepmother.
''Caruso spent his earnings like
wildfire." Mr.. Sperco said. He never
got more than $4,000 a performance
for singing at the opera here. know.
because l always saw the checks. He
never refused the appeal for aid from
a fellow countryman. He had lots of
appeals and always appeased them
with 800 bills. His income tax in
1919 was $170.000. Last year it was
$165, 900"
The exterior of the Metropolitan
Opera House. where Enrico Caruso
was leading tenor for eighteen sea-
sons. was draped in heavy mourning
as mark Of sorrow brought by the
death Of the noted singer. The black
Evening star., 1921-08-04
Fl JAPANESE INDICTED.
Charged With Conspiracy in Ha.
wall Strike Violence.
ty the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, August 3.-Twenty-
one japanese. many of them promi.
nent, We're indicted here yesterday on
charges of criminal conspiracy in
connection with violence incident to
the strike of sugar plantation work
ers last year.
SIX of the indicted men surrendered
six others were arrested at Hilo, Is
land of Hawaii Three are known
to have escaped to Japan.
The eliminating act of violence
during the strike occurred June 8,
Evening star., 1921-08-04
ALIENS TURN TO CANADA.

MONTREAL, August italian
steamship companies are beginning to
divert their passenger traffic to Canada
because of the United States restric-
tive immigration law. Local shipping
circles were advised today that the
Navigazione Generate Italiana had de-
cided to open a direct line between the
Dominion and Italy, and that its first
ship had left Naples for Quebec with
a number of Italian emigrants.
Evening star., 1921-08-04
WALES MAY VISIT CANADA.

LONDON, August canadian
Press).-The popular Prince of Wales
may be in Canada again in April or
May Of next year. The Daily Mail
states that his tour of India will con-
clude at Karachi March II. 1922.
whence the prince and his party will
return home by way of Japan, and
probably through Canada.
Evening star., 1921-08-04
SPENT EARNINGS FREELY.
Will Leaves Bulk of Estate to Six
Relatives,

NEW YORK. August 4.-According
\ notary, said he drew up for Caruso
:wo years ago. the bulk Of the tenor's
estate was to be divided equally upon
his death among his six nearest rela-
.iveA They are the tenors widow.
who was Dorothy Park BENJAMIN;
Evening star., 1921-08-04

draperies will remain on the opera
house for thirty days
A memorial mass for Caruso was
said yesterday in the Church of Our
Lady cf Loretto by the pastor. Father
Joseph Sillipigni
Evening star., 1921-08-04

1920. when the house of a Japanese
who refused to join the strikers was
dyEamited. The laborer, his wife and
three children we're asleep in the side
of the house opposite the blast and
were uninjureds
Evening star., 1921-08-04

Dainty Satin Striped
Hose, finished with
transparent thinness,
but very serviceable.
Also famous "Onyx
Hose in black, etc.
Evening star., 1921-08-04
for Silk Dresses
That Sold to $1,000

Lot of S5 very highest
class georgette crepe de
chine and silk dresses
in a big variety of this
seasons most exclusive
and highest class styles.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
AUZIZEYZW O
cOHW ROGNTCGY %

the official Betrothal Book mt Leyden
which relate 10 the Pilgrim fathers.
These are OF real historic value, be-
cause they supply legal particulars re-
speeding the b%etrothals and marriages.
First there Is the date of the betr0thal
and later OF the marriage itself and
the names of the officiating magis-
t%rates.'
A document relating Ia William
Bradford was also found by the Ley
den professor, and these three created
n sensation among those who had
gathered at Lcyden this summer 10
pay their tributes to the founders. In
the Boston Transcript, George II. Sar.
gent presents TRANSACTIONS of these
documents made by A. ]. +. Van Laer.
state archivist of New York, and aul-
thorlty on Dutch notarial documents.
The task Of translation was not easy.
as il Is said:
"The document which bears the
Robinson signature is an acknowleg-
ment of indebtedness, given by Brewer.
Robinson, and Jepson In behalf OF
Seigneur Jehan de Lalaing for the sum
Of seven hundred and fOrty-four gull
derS, thirteen s~tiyers. and three pence
on account of several years ccumu
lated interest, the last due on May
day. 1921. The three subscribers
promise to pay this IN May day, 1921.
without further delay, this agreement
being drawn up by the notary and
signed on January =, 1921, at his office
on the Breestraat, I'm the presence Of
the notary'S clerk, Jan Jacobsz. van
Tethrode and Willem Cornelisz. Ket.
q farmer bdrymnn' OF the mano OF
Iiljinsburch. ="
The late George Frisbie HOar.
United States Senator from Massa-
chusetts and n descendant of Roger
Sherman, "A signer Of the Declaration
Of Independence, tells Ia his auto
biography of Seventy Years" Q903)
how he recovered the history 10y Will
liam Bradford. the second governor.
containing the Mayfower Compact.
Just how it got TO England nobody
knows. but for more than a century
il had reposed in the library Of ths
bishop Of London NJ Fulham palace.
Senator Hoar armed himself with let
tiers Of Introduction In 1896 and made
n respectful demand on Dr. Temple,
then bishop 81 London.
DIR. Temple agreed that the precious
manuscript ought to be restored tn
American custody. hut suggested that
the request should he referred to the
Archbishop IL Canterbury and Queen
Victoria. So senator Hoar returned to
America and inspired the drafting OF
a formal request for the return of tho
manuscript in the name of the
antiquarian aud historical societies.
nr. Temple had in the meantime be
come Archbishop Of Canterbury and
cav his assistance. with the result
that the precious manuscript now re-
poses In the library Of the state house
of Massachusetts.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18

on the backs of camels from the shores
OF Syria 10 the Indus banks. Those
ships must have been smaller craft
than now compete at Henley .vcstta.
and the fleets of both monarchs could
have been comfortably stored In the
bold Of one Of Great Britain's present.
day leviathan cargo boats. But the
little rude ships of those fsr-on ages
must not be dcspised. They were the
seeds Of an industry destined to be one
OF b greatest factors in the prog
ress Of ciyilizaii"n-Whitehall Ca
zette.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
MNAANW

h"alf-heartedly accepted by historians.
The upper signature Is given by DR..
II. NJ. Dexter in "COngregationalism
as Seen In Its Literature ClSS0) as
from a book in the British museum,
believed by the experts of that insti-
tuition To have belonged Ia him. This
book Is a pamphlet, "a Persuasion to
the English li%ecusants," by John Dove,
ID. d., printed In 1902. II Is presum-
ably by the same hand as the lower
signature, which is upon the title
page OF Sir Edwin Sandys' Relation
of the State of Religion" London,
1909 which belonged to the late
supposed that John Robinson once
owned the treatise. OF the new au-
thentic signature the London Graphic
saws:
"The ..eyden deed signed by John
Robinson, Of whose autograph DR..
Eekhof is assured, refers to a debt
acknowledged by Robinson, Thomas
Brewer, and William Jepson-the lat
ter being also well-known members Of
the Pilgrim community. Brewer pos
sessed money and position, and, jointly
with another. set up a printing press
in Leyden. Jepson Is described rs a
carpenter and merchant. They cove
nanted to pay seven hundred and forty
four guilders by a certain date. 4
later entry confirms the fact that The
debt was discharged before the period
mentioned. In the second document,
dated n week before the Pilgrim
fathers left Holland In the Speedwell.
William Bradford authorized two of
his friends who remained behind to
collect one hundred carOlus guilders
which were owing 10 him as q mort
gage by a Leyden citizen.
"Dr. Eekhof's discovery also dis
closed the will of John Roblnson's
widow. This was drawn up eighteen
years after the Pilgrim fathers
pastor had passed away. She re-
mained In the city, and az the time
of her death had four children. to
whom she devised her belongings. To
each aud all she bestowed something
OF value. Her son Isaac had gone out
10 New England with the Pilgrims.
had married aud settled there. To
his wife his mother ~bequeathed the
long cloak and skirt of black cloth Of
appearer.' To the son. who was y
in England. was given his
fathers Rhemish Testament.
"Dr. Plooii. Of Leyden. aud Dr.
Rendel Harris. Ryland's library. Man 1
have also collaborated in
other researches. They have issued a
fac-simile edition Of those portions %,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
New Expanding eulIet>

A new form Of expanding bullet
for blg-game hunters has been de-
signed. 1t Is for rifles Of .3O-calibre.
1t s%upersedes the old soft-nosed bull
lets to which there were many objec-
tons. In "A new bullet, the tip is
made of tlnplated gliding metal, and
upon impact is forced back into the
cover, expanding the point Of the
bullet. which is slotted in such a a
ner that it retains its pointed shape
until this Impact occurs. This is I'M
like the old sOft-nOsed bullets which,
from their nature, were liable to be
deformed by handling before they we're
loaded into a rifle. The weight of the
new bullet is $50 gr., which Is general
ly considered about the best shooting.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
JIndividualjsm.

You can give other people your adj
vice, but you can not give them your
experience. You can give them your
remedy, but you can by no mea
give them Its effect upon yourself.
Perhaps this is just as well, since
each Is to live his individual life and
make his own best achievement out
OF 1t. The man with the ten talents
could probably have taken care Of
those Of his fellow-servants as we'll
then there would have been no loss,
but also there would have been no
use for the other servants.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
Worlds Oldest Harp.

What is said to be the oldest harp
in the world is preserved at the
Louvre museum in Paris. II was found
in an Egyptian tomb and is nearly f.
900 years old Others dating back g.
600 years have been discovered. while
the instrument was held i'm such high
regard by the ancient Celtic races that
harpers vere treated with v~eneration
and distinction. their lands being free
and their person sacred. The privilege
continued for centuries.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
Worlds Greatest Tunnel

In the Simplon tunnel under the
Alps. which is by far the greatest tun-
mel In the world. the quantity Of water
flowing out of the southern end. from
the many veins encountered 10 the
heart Of the mountain, amounted to
1900 gallons a minute. and fur
nished sufficient power 10 compress
the air by which the drills we're
worked, and to refrigerate the tunnel.
The necessity for refrigeration may
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
Resurrection Flower.

In Egypt is a plant called the res
direction flower. 1t Is see as a little
ball hanging on a fragile stem, re-
sembllng in color and shape Il shrunk-
en- poppyhead. Sleeping, but not
dead. the flowers are aroused by being
Immersed In water, and then supported
In an upright position. Soon the fbers
began to stir. Slowly they unfold,
until, with petals thrown back, II be-
comes a beautiful starry Hover, not
unlike an aster.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
Famous Museum.

The American Museum of Natural
History, organized in 1863. was housed
at first in the old Arsenal building i'm
Central psri. New York. The
stone of the first section erected in
Manhattan square vas laid by Pres
ident Grant June 2. 1874, and the build
ing WAS formally opened to the public
by President Hayes. Dec. %. 1871.
Since then seven sections have been
added and the institution is famous
throughout the world.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18

continued using It until ! had taken
eight bottles. Now l am very well and
can do my own homework. l can gladly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham'smedicine
to suffering women" - Mrs. BERTHA
LIERna0, R. F. D., Ravenswood, w. Va.
The ordinary day of most housewives
70 Q -ceaseless treadmill Of washing,
cooking, cleaning, mending, sweeping,
busting and caring for little ones How
much harder the tasks when some de-
rangement Of the system causes head
aches, backaches, bearing-down pains
and Nervousness. Every such woman
should profit by Mr.. Lisring's expert
sncs. Remember this, for over forty
years Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
has been restoring health.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18

this thin film Of rust and becomes
first black and then red. In the 1000
years since man discovered how to
undo iron rust and get the metal out
OF il lie has accomplished more than
In b millions Of years before. To
save a pound Of iron from c~orrosiOn
today Is as much a benefit TO the world
as TO produce another pound from the
one; in fact, a greater benefit. since
II takes four pounds of coal TO pro-
duce 0 pound of steel, and so coal
beds will be exhausted before the beds
Of iron ore.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
Iron White at First.

II Is a good thing for sur sense Of
sight that iron rust is red. not white.
Ike zinc and aluminium. metals much
like Iron In chemical properties. Other
wise leaves and flowers would all be
and men and women like walk
ing corpses. Yet iron in its pure state
is soft. ductile and white like silver.
Few Of US have ever seer II so. be-
cause as soon al 1t comes In contact
the air il shyly wells Itself with
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
Yoik Pigment.

1t is reported that a chemist abroad
has succeeded in isolating the yellow
pigment Of the yolk Of egg In a crystal
lime state, and finds that 1t Is
closely related to the xanthophyl Of
leaves. This is regarded as an i'm
portant scientific discovery. To ex-
tract four grains of crude pigment the
investigator employed the yolks Of no
less than 5000 eggs. The crystallized
pigment is known as lutein.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
IN ADVANCE OF THEIR AGE

There r many tragic stories Of
men who made great discoveries be-
fore their time. Their inventions
persisted. only to be ~rediscovered and
used In later ages. Archimedes, WHO
lived more than two thousand years
ago, designed and made a steam
engine which really worked. His idea
did not catch on, and the world had
to wait twenty centuries until steam.
raising the lid Of a kettle, led James
Watt 10 rediscover an old Invention.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
FRECklES s;si.; s!;;:!: s.! s'S;$S: 81;
Renders Skin Valuable.

Not only is the reindeer priced
highly for its flesh, but the skins are
valuable for glove-maklng. Tanned
with the hair on. they are very light.
and robes made from the soft tanned
skins with the hair on are for weight
probably by far the warmest covering
known. These might become ex-
tremeIy useful as automobile robes for
winter in colder parts of the country.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
Pleased With Beooinu Letters.

When the old shah OF Persia visited
England In 1873, some 5000 begging
letters were posted to him during his
sojourn. He vas much pleased with
them and felt highly honored to re-
ceive SO many letters, each of which
he treated as a compliment. He had
all Of them securely packed into a
trunk and dispatched to Persia. where
they were deposited In his museum
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
B0SCHEE'S SYRUP
Allays Irritation, Soothes and HsaIs
Throat and Lung inflammation.

The almost constant irritation of a
cough keeps the delicate mucous men,
brane Of the throat and lungs in a con-
gested condition, which Boschee's Syrup
gently and quickly soothes and heals.
For this reason 1t has been a favorlte
household remedy for colds, coughs,
bronchitis and especially for lung
troubles in millions of homes all over
the world for the last fifty-iive years.
enabling the patient to obtain a good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration In the morning.
You can buy Boschee's Syrup wherever
medicines are sold.-Advertisement,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
DON'T FEAR ASPIRIN
IF IT is GENUINE

Look for Name "Bayer" on Tablets,
Then You Need Never
Worry.
To get genuine "Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin" you must look for the safety
"Bayer Cross" on each package and on
each tablet.
The "Bayer Cross means true, world
famous Aspirin. prescribed by physi-
clans for over twenty-One years, and
proved safe by millions for Colds, Head.
ache, Earache, Toothache, Neuralgia,
LumbagO. Neuritls, and for Pain In
general. Proper and safe directions
are In each unbroken "Bayer" package.
Advertisement.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
A Contradiction.

Witness-He looked me straight in
the eyes and
Lawyer-There, sir, you've fatty
contradicted your former statement.
Witness-How's that?
Lawyer-You said before that he
bent his gaze on you. VIII you please
explain how he could look you straight
in the eye with a bent gaze?-Edin-
burgh Scotsman.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
Semirsmis' arIeet1

We learn that Semiramis. ASsyria's
imperious queen. 1865 D. C.. had a feet
OF 1900 ships. with which she con
quered the feet Of S~taurobates. 1000
strong. at the mouth Of the Indus. Bur
o wonder is abated when we learn
that the feet of Semiramis was carried
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
TRAVELLING Hint.

II there r bottles TO go in your
bag or trunk and you fear the corks
will come out, heat your sealing wax
In q flame and run the melted part
around the cork where IL meets the
glass. Thus 1t will be held In tightly
and only a smart twist is necessary to
remove 1t when you arrive at your
destination.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
Transporting Power Of Water.

The transporting power of flowing
water varies as the sixth power Of
the velocity. Thus IL the velocity Of
the water is doubled. its transporting
power is increased "a fold. This ex-
plains the effect Of q river In food In
carrying all things before Il.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18

A4Ao kllklAIIlilA8 thOIl 30
] was not able
to do my Homework.
j consulted several
doctors but none
seemed to give me
relief. /. read in q
about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
Compound so
y decided to try it,
and before the first
bottle was gone /
fns,nA ~vank an1s4f n~
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18

be judged from the fact that the heat
In the deeper parts Of the tunnel rose
as high rs $40 degrees Fahrenheit
when not artifcally reduced.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN.

ALL, with its garnered
harvests, reminds us of
Thanksgiving day
both the feast that has
become a national fix
ture and the thanks
that should form no
small part of the OBJ
servance Of the holt
day. And Thanksgiv-
ing reminds US Of the
Pilgrims OF the May
flower and the ter
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
SUFFERED SEVEN
LONG YEARS
Finally Relieved by taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Ravsnswood, W. Va "For seven long
years ! suffered from . female trouble
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18

Great Britain has somewhat more
than 100000 motor vehicles.