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Evening star., 1930-12-07

is dealt in freely on the streets Of the
principal cities, in bars of various sizes
and in pieces of varying weight. Hun
dredS of millions of ounces are believed
to be boarded by the natives, and vast
quantities are used as ornaments by
the women. In fact, the family wealth
is usually represented by the silver
ornaments worn by the wives. In
China banks carry large stocks as a
note reserve, and silver is used freely
as a medium of exchange by mer-
chants and natives and is boarded to
some extent, although not nearly so
generally as in India.
Origin Of Sterling.
Outside of the consumption of silver
by India and China and its use in coin
age, statistics indicate that arts and
manufacturers In the United States and
Canada used last year about 40,000,O0O
ounces. OF this the most important
is the sterling silver industry, followed
in order by chemical industry, silver
plated ware, jewelry and miscellaneous
industries. The chemical consumption
Is largely for motion picture films,
photo paper and photo engraving, as
well as for backing mirrors, making
medicines and plating solutions, while
the greater part of the sterling silver
Is employed by the arts and manufac-
turers.
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ages before iron was employed. Ac-
cording to HerodotuS, the Lydians made
coins of silver as early as 700 B. c. The
development of coinage, however, and
its use as a medium of exchange was
until recently slow process.
CeIlini Led Way.
In the middle ages, when there were
few convenient facilities for banking,
savings were turned into silver. Dur
ing the sixteenth century there came a
definite demand for skilled workers in
the precious metals In consequence,
Italy developed many gifted silver
smiths, first among whom was the il
luStriouS Benvenuto Cellini. Their
elaborate style of silver designing con-
tinued in favor for half a century,
yielding only to a more sober Greek
art form initiated at that time by Eng
lish artists.
With the coming of the eighteenth
century the output of the American
mines threw large quantities of silver
into Europe, so that it was within the
power of the rich to indulge themselves
in the many luxuries of this kind which
the fashion of the day required. Prior
to the reign of Queen Anne silver tea
spoons were rare in England and it was
only about 1850 that they began to
supersede those of wood, iron and pew
ter. In America wooden and pewter
spoons were in common use even after
the Revolution. In Old England, when
one was invited to dinner, 1t was the
custom to carry his knife and spoon.
Although a type of fork had been
known in the Byzantine Empire, as far
back as the ninth century, forks did not
come into general use in Europe until
long after the establishment of the knife
and spoon.
Since 1860 the world production of
fine silver has risen from $4,000, 900
ounces to 250,000,000 in 1929. The
United States, Canada and Mexico
produce about three-fourths of the
worlds output, and for many decades
India and China have absorbed about
two-thirds of this production, greater
part of which is used as a medium of
exchange. In India silver Is said to
represent the wealth of the masses. 1t
Evening star., 1930-12-07
TRUST VIOLATION
CHARGED TO PENN
Railroad Ordered to Dispose
of Wabash and Lehiuh
Stock.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Violation of the Clayton antitrust
act was charged to the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad yesterday by the Interstate
Commerce Commission in ordering it to
divest itself of holdings in the Wabash
and Lehigh Valley Railroads.
The Pennsylvania was instructed to
dispose of the stock, acquired through
its subsidiary, the Pennsylvania Co,
within six months.
The commission said the Wabash
held 231 1923 shares of Lehigh Valley
stock and that the Pennsylvania indi-
rectly through its holding company, ac-
quired 675.800 shares of Wabash and
S65,039 of Lehigh Valley.
Competition Lessened.
1t held the effect was to lessen COM
petition between the Pennsylvania and
the other roads.
The railroad opposed the order or
the grounds that the PENNSYLVANIA Co
was not common carrier but an in
vestment company.
In denying the Pennsylvania motion
to dismiss the complaint for want OF
jurisdiction, the commission said it was
"clear that the Pennsylvania Co. actec
solely in behalf of the PENNSYLVANIA
1OdLAOch IA O41CSS JldllodCGlOIlS, III ana LIldl
the two corporations together consti-
tuted but a single party in interest"
Legal Title to Stock.
I'VE assume that the former holds
legal title, as a corporation, to the &C.
quired stocks, and must, as q separate
legal entity, take part in the diveStment
ordered" the commission said. THAT
these acquisitions of stocks are withir
the intended prohibitions of the law we
have no doubt"
Commissioner Aitchison dissented
The Pennsylvania has indicated through
its president, w. w. Atterbury, that il
would contest the order in the courts.
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NATIVE SILVER ORE
SHOWNAT MUSEUM
260-Pound Mass Obtained
From Mines Near Cobalt,
Ontario.
BY JESSIE G. BEACH.

A rare specimen of native silver in
the form of a 260-pound mass has just
been placed on exhibition in the eco
nomic geology hall of the New National
Museum. A companion piece serving
better to illustrate the occurrence OF
silver in nature is lump Of green vol
canic rock 3 feet long by 2 feet
high, exhibited nearby, displaying III
bold relief a vein of native silver aver
aging inches in width and estimated
to contain 100 pounds of pure silver.
To explain how, through the miracle
of nature, q vein of silver is thus de-
posted it is necessary for one to i'm
agine the surface of the country slowly
upheaved by pressure from below when
the basic igneous rocks known as dia-
base were intruded into the older rocks
causing fractures to occur along the
lines of breaking. 1t was then that the
metal was deposited, for the water that
flowed through these contact zones was
not the pure liquid one is accustomed
to see flowing from a spring on the
hillside, but a solution heavily charged
with chemicals which combine, usually
by cooling, and result in the formation
of silver.
The procuring of these specimens by
purchase from the celebrated Keeley
Silver Mines near Cobalt, Ontario, was
made possible by the aid of the Roebling
Neurological Fund. This material is
considered one of the priced accessions
of the year, for although this rich sill
yer camp, which is the source OF so
much fine museum material, is located
in the nearby Canadian province, the
National Museum had hitherto been un-
fortunate in not securing an exhibit.
Rich Also in Timber.
In addition to its vast mineral re-
sources, the vicinity Of Cobalt can also
boast of another source of natural
wealth in the form of extensive forests
of spruce, balsam, birch and jack pine.
The dense forests of this vicinity COM
bined with hilly topography has, un-
fortunately, long served as a barrier to
the rich agricultural lands lying to the
north and it was in 1903 while build
ing a railroad through this region that
silver deposits were discovered.
Due to the high percentage of purity
of these early finds, it was believed that
the extent of the deposits was restricted
to a limited area, yet within less than
30 years Cobalt and vicinity has de-
veloped into one of the worlds richest
Silver-producing areas.
OF all the objects in nature that ap-
peal to the imagination few hold a more
prominent place in art, mythology and
poetry than the precious metals. In
biblical times gold, silver and copper
were in constant use; naturally enough
the first metals used because they oc-
cur in the native or pure state
The first known mention of silver
dates from about $500 B. G. Refer
ences to it may be found in the records
Of ancient Egypt, Chaldea and Assyria
as well as through the accounts of an
cient Greece, Phoenicia, Rome and
ByZantium. Silver was well known
Evening star., 1930-12-07
$4,000 IS RECEIVED
IN FIRST SEAL SALE
Initial Results Encourage Backers
of Campaign in Hope for
Reaching Goal for 1880.

A generous response to the first week
Of active campaigning OF the Wash
ington tuberculosis Association, through
the sale of Christmas seals, was re-
ported by Mrs. Joseph Sanders, chair
man of the Seals Sale Committee of the
organization yesterday.
With the goal for this years drive
set at $45,000, Mrs. Sanders reported
that tabulation of funds collected up
to the closing of the books last night
revealed that approximately $4,000
has been collected, representing 1,500,-
900 seals at cent each.
Although we are very far from the
goal Of our seal sale campaign" Mrs
Sanders stated, this volume Of seal
sales for the first full week of the cam
paign is well ahead of the correspond
ing period Of last years drive.
Beginning tomorrow we hope tC
have placed in all the important chair
stores throughout the city our self.
service boxes, in each of which will b6
found envelopes containing ten seal,
each, the purchaser being expected tc
drop dime in the slot for each en-.
velope taken.
by Wednesday with the help of g
number OF wornenS organizations anS
other volunteer women as individuals
we plan to have a series of seal SALE
booths in operation in all the largel
department stores and number Of
banks. The womens group so far re,
ported to our committee for this service
are as follows: The JUNIOR League, thu
American Association of Universitv
Women, the Senior Council of Jewisi
Women, the Junior Council of Jewish
Women, the Parent Teachers Associa
ton, Friendship House, Hadassah So
ciety, the tuberculosis Association
Twentieth Century Association, Star
mont Aid, Social Service Committee O
the Mount Pleasant Congregations
Church, Women'S City Club, Florenc
Crittenden Circle, and others still II
be organized"
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Commodity prices in Germany u
declining. /.
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INVITE PRESIDENT

President Hoover yesterday was in
vited to attend g. banquet to be held in
this city January to celebrate the
Tooth anniversary of the founding of
the first building and loan association
in this country in Philadelphia.
The invitation was extended by a
committee Of the United States Building
and Loan League, headed by William e
this city. The President was told that
during the century building and loan
associations have been operating in this
country their assets have grown to
So. 600. 900 900.
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Held in Auto Death,

ELKTON. Md, December 6 R).-
Clarence Teticolas, driver Of a moving
van, and his helper, James Powell, both
colored, of Baltimore, we're arrested
here today in connection with the au.
tomobile collision death yesterday of
Morris Adelamski of Richmand, va.
T. L. Lloyd, also of Richmond, who was
in the car with Adelamski, remained in
a serious condition today at a hospital.
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Boston Educator Dies.

NEWTON, Mass, December 6 (R.-
Rev. Dr. William Edwards Huntington
86, president emeritus of Boston Uni
versity, died today. He was a nativ,
of Hillsboro, III. He leaves a widow
a son and two dauPhterS
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Evening star., 1930-12-07
w. C. DURANT IS SUED
ON MARGIN ACCOUNT
New York Brokers Ask Court for
Permission to Dispose Of
Remaining Securities.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 6.-BenIannin
Block g. Co. stock brokers, brouRhl
suit in the Supreme Court today fci
$7l, 1857 against William g. DtIraut
automobile manufacturer, and several
others associated with him on stock &C.
counts.
Mr.. Durant,, the complaint alleeer,
controlled l6 accounts with the broker
age firm.
Among his associates named in tha
suit were Capt Edward v. Rickenback,
er, war ace; Catherine Durant and r
Randolph Hicks.
The petition stated the accounts were
established before October. 1880, and
were to be carried on q margin Of at
least 25 per cent. the brokers to hold q
lien on all securities deposited or pur-
chased In the transactions that fol-
lowed, deficit of $644, ,482 developed
the suit said, but the arrangements 70
meet 1t we're inadequate.
To protect themselves In their future
conduct in connection with the &C.
counts, the firm asked the court that
their rights and those of the defendants
be decreed Permission to sell the re-
naming securities held by the flrm and
to apply the proceeds to the indebteH
ness also was asked.
Commodity prices in Germany y
Evening star., 1930-12-07

Near Karachi, the principal airport of
India, has been erected q signpost Civ
ing the direction and distance to Lon
don, Bagdad, Delhi, Quetta and Bonn
bay,
The Kusko times., 1930-07-05

one time in his youngerdsdaysS Een Atwater was . national figure, hay- ing the reputation of being the strongest man in the United States He toured the country as the strong man of America far. a number of years and eventually was attracted to Alaska in 1885, where he has spent more than 50 years mining and pros pecting and trapping. But little ,-is known of the oldtimers family con- nections beyond the fact that he had two nephews in the Statea from whom he received letters occasionally
The Kusko times., 1930-07-05

Ano&ner of the Northlands out standing characters crossed the last divide recently at the Anchorage hos pital when Benjamin Atwater passed away. as the result of pulmonary pneumonia. He was S5 years old. At
The Kusko times., 1930-07-05

few weeks ago he came up the coast
 to Seattle on his way back to Fair hanks, apparently almost recovered. While. in the Puget Sound city he suf-
 fered .a relapse and was taken to a
 hospital. in a nunconscious condition, from. which he failed to rally.
The Kusko times., 1930-07-05

ESK0 TlMES. SATURDAY. JC taken out. Approximately 8,ge9 black dyed Pribilof Island skins sold flor more than $177, 7,999, while. 6,037 log wood brown dyed sxlcns sold for $1A1,- 877.6O. and four skins that were taken illegally sold for $16.5O. The skins sold are those. of the surplus bulls of the hepd,Aand ainre ( these bulls have no part in the propagation of the herd, the. increase will not be retarded. At the time the skins were sold for the United States Govern. ment there were for sale for the gov ernment of the Union of South Africa about 4,0OO Cape of Good Hope fur seal skins, while skins for other. ship pers from the Northwest Cape of Good Hope and Lobos islands were sold. The buyers of all these skins varied from the large wholesale buy CTS to the small buyer who is in the retail business, it was said.
 Dan H. Leach, who during .c0nl struction days was connected with the Alaska Railroad. was. Rravely in- jured short time ago in m automo- bile accident in California. He suf- fered fractured skull, severe. cuts and lacerations and a, hr1ken sixth vertebrae of the neck. The injured man was under treatment :: at the Dameron hospital in Stockton.. where his condition was considered serious.
 In recognition of the splendid ser- vice rendered to Anchorage during the several years Russell Merrill was engaged in flying for the Anchorage Air Transport, the Pioneers of Alas ka at Anchorage have launched . movement which has for it's objective the naming of the new municipal air. port after the lost flyer and the plac- ing of 8 memorial there. Pilot Mer- Till was a member of the Anchorage Igloo.
 The New York-Alaska Gold Dredg- ing Company, which has been oper- ating a dredge in the Bear creek sec tion of the Lower Kuskokwim for the past few years, is said to have shifted the scene of it's operations this year, to the Seward Peninsula country. The Kuskokwim property is reported to have been worked out, and it is under stood to be the intention to move the dredge fro mits present location to Candle creek, in the Nome section.
 George w. Hutchinson, president of the First National Bank of Fair banks and a pioneer resident of the died at Seattle few days ago, the result of a relapse from .al stroke of paralysis.
 George Hutchinson stampeded to Dawson during the gold rush days and went fro mthere to Fairbanks when gold was discovered there. He entered the employ of the First Nal tional Bank when that bank was es- tablished during early Fairbanks days and for a number of years past he had been president and one of the principal owners of the establish ment.
 The oldtimer suffered a slight stroke last year and was taken to the States by Mors. Hutchinson. He im- proved steadily in the south and aI e. 4 Ur n <,va v%vrNa ~,<,r,x, x>ao
The Kusko times., 1930-07-05


 John and Leo Reinken. formerly of Valdez have made rich mining find : at unalaska, according to an article recently printed in the Cordova imes. The article says:
 Last August, Leon and John Rein- ken. prospecting on the island of Unalaska, located large vein of |. complex ore that carries good values in. gold, silver, copper. lead and zinc. This vein shows on the surface for a : distance of approximately 400 feet and. is from IS feet wide at the lower end of the outcrop to 50 feet wide at the .pper end.
 Being situated at tidewater, with a good harbor. this shows promise of being. one of the largest producers to ;. the westward.
 Although very little work has .sheen dnne. on the property, it is evil dent that there is very large body G4of ore in. sight. Several hundred pounds -of. samples were token by the Reinkcn .hrothers and assays made, | and in all thesreturns from tas as- saycra very good values were given. The returns from numerous assays :, gave the following results: uv.u, from -$2N to $31.60; silver, ounces; : lead, 1.peracent; silver, 1.5 to 2.9 per cent; zipc,. 7to465 per cent. The low est assay showed $2O per ton.
 "The property is situated near the town Of una3Aska, in land-locked
The Kusko times., 1930-07-05

OCHer DOOleS OI mineral OTcS tndC VIII bear further investigation and will have engineers examine them this summer"
 John Pabloff, of Minook, died few weeks ago. He was the son of the Russian officer Pabloff, for whom Pabloff Bay, in Alaska, was named. The father piloted white miners into the Lewis, Stewart, Fortymile, Koy- ukuk and the Circle mining districts. The Big Ninook and the Little Mi- nook rivers were named after the father of John, who was 75 years old. John was sinking a prospect hole near the Melozi river when he was taken sick and laid for eight days in his blankets without fire or food. When found he was taken ti the hos pital at Panama, where he died 8 week later. All whites and natives in the vicinity attended the funeral.
 A dozen protests, based on Stewart Edward Whites "An Emergency Is Declared to Exist" appearing in the Saturday Evening 4 ost of April l-, have Deen received at the office of Governor George A. Parks at Juneau. All of them, accepting MT. Whites charges as true, urged the Governor to take steps to prevent extinction of the Alaska brown bear and to cease destroying game trout. Communica- tions were received from California, Michigan, Maryland, ennsylvania and New Jersey. California is rep resented by several writers. Only one of the writers, however, gave any in- dication that he ever intended to visit Alaska. All protests were turned over to the Alaska Game Commission to answer, since the game animals of Alaska are in it's jurisdiction. The United States Biological Survey has already issued a bulletin from it's Washington office pointing out the misstatements made by MT. White in regard to brown bear regulations.
 Even though no pensions are grant, ed and no increases are made in indi- vidual allowances now being paid per- sons receiving old age gratuities, the Territorial pension fund at the close of the present biennium will be few thousands of dollars short of actual it was recently re- vealed by Governor Parks. During the first year of the biennium, ending March 31, last, the snm expended was $85,47O. Of this $180 reverted, leaving a total of $84,890 for the final year. Pensions granted since that time wohld increase the payments necessary during the coming four quarters to $s7,840, whirh is $2,950 in excess of the money that is avail able. It is apparent that the number of new pensions to be granted during the next twelve months will be very limited, and only possible where ex- isting pensioners are dropped ~fron, the roll from death or other causes.
 The bill introduced in Congress hy Delegate Sutherland some time ago, providing for the granting of per- mission of Southeastern Alaska In- dians to sue the Government. for the value of lands and other possessions taken from them, is still pending be- fore the committee on claims, to| which it was referred, according tol recently received in Alaska from Mir. Sutherland. The Delegate says the telegram sent from by Thomas A. Marqquam stating that the bill had been killed n | was not founded on fact. ]
The Kusko times., 1930-07-05

harbar, with plenty of water for large ships, giving ideal transporta- tion facilities.
 From the results of the explora- tions by the Reinken brothers, they believe that the mainland and lands to the westward offer 8 virgin field to prospectors. They have discovered other bodies of mineral ores that will bear further investigation and win have engineers examine them this summer"
The Kusko times., 1930-07-05
Alaska Notes Gathered From .Territ0vixl
 Exchanges.

William. Pper, resident4 of -hes, near Faipbanks, was fined $1.0 in the commissioners. court recently for vii olationSof. the game law. Unable to able to -payathe fine, he is serving it putin the fAderal.jail. rlper was ar rested sby osGama Warden Sam O.. White at hisceabin nthe Chatanlka river, about. three miles .belo wOlnes. It. was alleged he. had shot COW moose from his cabin door short time. before his arrest. Portions of the carcass were said to have been found in. his possession, as wer~ fragments of two other moose.
The Kusko times., 1930-07-05

Eorecasting the development of Central Alaska on scale almost as great as that of the Fairbanks Ex- ploration Company near Fairbanks, a syndicate of Hollanders- have organ ganized the Dutch Exploration Com- pany. at Hague and have taken over optinns.on gold fields controlled by British . interests. Engineers will leave Holland for Alaska and start operations this summer, it is said. The British holdings are handled by Lemons-Foster, London, and are re- ported to be extensive placer areas near Fairbanks and in the Susitna valley region.