The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-04-28

for the transportation of 10000 tons of foodstufs
monthly" he said. From Novorossissk 125 cars
uaiiy were pledged. but latest advices show that
the uaily average OF ears actually supplied there
was 90 Similarly, from Windau we were to have
oo cars daily. but the average has been only D."
AS To the probability that the church treasures
are stun practically intact there is much skepcism
among jewelers. and diamond dealers. The Rus
sian crown jewels have almost certainly been loot
ed ana are now scattered over the earth. There
was no word of any footing when the Kremlin in
MOSCOW, where the glitterlng Jewels of royalty re-
posed, fell into the hands of the revolutonists.
The kremlin has been guarded by the Soviet gov
eminent. The condition of the great collection of
jewels In the royal treasury galleries is yelled In
official mystery.
Nevertheless, everybody knows that pearl neck
lace belonging to the collection was discovered
In the United States not long ago, having been
purchased for $4,000 by II Detroit automobile
manufacturer
South African papers in close touch with the
diamond trade state that $l0O00OO0 worth OF
stolen Russian diamonds were thrown the jewel
market In ten months in Iceland the crown jewel
collection OF Russia was particularly rich In dla-
monds. The diamond production industry has
been seriously disturbed by the large number OF
these gems coming out of Russia Some South
African mines stopped producing to await de-
mahd for their stones. That some of the jewels
which have So affected the international trade are
The Russian crown Jewel collection was consid
cred the most tasteful collection OF royal Jewels
In the world, ana probably the finest except in
pearls. The Oriental strain which the Russians
inherit from the Tartar Invaders accounts for the
Russian love for jewels.
The Russian church under the empire .vns y,h,
Is commonly called the Orthodox Greek or EAST
ern church; following the revolution of 1917 rho
church was dtStstabliShed ana complete relfgi,us
uoer,y was declared, Russia In Europe is divided
into 90 hishopries, In 1900 about 40 per cent ~
the population tS1."000o) belonged To the estnh
hshed church. The Greek merely r,,.,, 49,,
early history of the church The proper name *
Holy Occidental Orthodox Cathuli, Ar,s+,,i
church This Is the name of a group of rbur.h
which do not acknowledge the papni >,,rr.,n,,
The Russian church was established nhnut 1Ts1
As to the real value In money Of the tr,,,
OF the church In Russia there is no appr,xir1.,,r,
II Is the sheerest guess work That tho ,r
are many and valuable seems certain
But the value at these treasures has loSt r,,h,
IN the telling. There are many legends ,nu,,,r,,t,
THESE TREASURES and according to them M, ,,,
eonntry on earth has such vast treasures cop,.ra,
In its churches as has Russia In dfs,,,y,., v"
subject DIX words and many adjcctivrs ara no,
essary superlativeS are in demand n,s,r,,,t,,
necessarily vague, should 40 about Ike thl. '
We nave learned To compute treasure n, ,,,
W'"s as Ming N'lo'n"nS mines. the mines ~ m.
GoIconda, or In the lavish muguIfcpn,, ~ 81
or the queen OF ShebH-and Vet il is I,ts, Nt.
the treasures of solomon the out,,u, - ,,', ~ !"
i"r a whole century, or the gems That hs,,,,,o,
" g %'S "o, OF Snreas attendants all pat together
W"u'd equal Ia actnui value the hidden VIE, =,
'he great temples ana churches of ms ~ VI
Russian czarS always have been hoar,. .
P"''S, i"e very harharc Spleudor Of their ,,,rrts
tue atmosphere of extravaganza INJURY IN n.t,US
.ass' au,ocra'S have lived throughout rho ,o,
ha ,n ns,sS'rN AL have contributed TO the tang.
treasure ' S'''es OF rich