Dayton tribune., November 19, 1925, Image 7

New Commander of the Fleet Take« Command
Philippine Islands
Have New Problem
Deserted Half-Breed Boy»
and Gini» in Sad Case.
»lì
Of Admiral Robinson.
*
h
Relics of Gods
Found in Italy
Discovered on Site of Sane*
tuary of Demeter.
Home
Interesting excavation» have
been undertaken by
Prof. Ettore
GabrlcL dl rector of the Pu I ermo
museum. on I he nite of the nncl-nt
sanctuary of Demeter Muloplioms nt
Sellnunte, near Palermo.
An enormous number of objects of
historical nnd artistic value have been
excavated, of these stone, bronze nnd
terra cotta votive offerings and decora
thms there nre several thousand. All
have lieen taken to the Palermo mu­
seum to he examined, docketed. stud
le«i nnd placed In order on the shelves.
Ilie work of removing these treas­
ures from the deposit where they had
been Imbedded on account of the filter­
ing of the ruin» of many centuries wss
»low nnd difficult. On.* very Interest­
ing lot consists of lanterns, with solid-
Ified <>ll Inside, which hn<| tA-en lighted
during ceremonials. Here, Just as nt
Eleuals, the rite wits proscribed, for
~
ut San I edro, Cal., to take over the cotumand. Inset I» a portrait
Plane la Destroyed
by Furious Bull
Solgnles, Belgium.—An Infuri­
ated bull vented Ils Ire upon a
disabled airplane recently and
when the animal concluded that
Its Job had been done the ma
chine was beyond repair. The
nlrplane carrying eight pnssen
gers from Paris to Briism-la was
forced down by n defective mo
tor nnd landed In a pasture 15
miles from Brussels.
The bull, aroused by the chug
glng of tbe motor, made straight
for It. while th« pilot Bnd pas
»engers Jumped out and made
their escape In a mad rush
across the field
The animal
charged the machine again »nd
agnin nnd kept nt bls work of
destruction until the pasnengers
got out of the danger zone.
HARD COAL SUCKED
FROM RIVER BEDS
Dredgers Profit From Waste­
ful Mining of Past.
Harrisburg, l'a.—Hard coal sucked
from the beds of three rivers, much of
It wnslied out as fine as sand by a
method similar to the principle of
panning gold, 1» In greater demand ns
lite result of the strike of anthracite
coal miners.
1 he "miner»" working the Susque
hanna, Lehigh and Schuylkill rivers
a.inually take approximately n half
million toils of hard coal from their
beds -coni picked up by these rivers
ns they traverse tbe anthracite coal re­
gions. The Industry Is the outgrowth
of careins» mining method» of early
SENATOR’S BRIDE
Cliff Dwellers’ Corn
Made to Grow Again
New York.—The well-known human
Vernon.
Utah.—Seed
from
nature, a» 1» pointed out every where
corn that grew In Utah long be
by every one every day, ha» not been
fore the advent of the white
reformed to any great extent by the
man Is yielding from two to flve
equally well-known civilization. Hu­
ears to the stalk, on the farm
man nature, In fact, seem» to be Ju»t
of Jefferson Hell near here.
• bout the «am« old thing, doing the
The «eed was found In an an­
same old bualnees at the same old
cient cave of tbe cliff dwellers.
stand. However, human nature seems
Twelve hills of the corn was
to be like fashions and morals In this:
planted but only two hill» grew.
It varies considerably with location.
Rome of the »talk» have at­
For example: It does not surprise
tained a height of »even feet
an American woman social worker in
while other» are maturing at a
the Philip,does to come upon a case
height of four. A peculiarity of
where an American has deserted his
tbe ancient corn Is that the
woman and children; American hus­
leave» are much wider than the
bands and fathers have been known to
ordinary corn, some of them
do the same thing In the United States.
reaching a width of flve inches
But It Is ruther startling to find the
It also yields a greater number
same kind of case In the Philippines
of ear«, about flve growing to
complicated by the sale of a girl of
the stalk.
twelve—half American, with blue eye»
•nd freckled face—traded to a Chlna-
man for a pig!
American occupation of the Philip­
pin«*» »Ince the Spanish-American war cent men and women and useful citi­
of 1898 has given the islands the ma­ zens—the bulwark of Americanism in
terial benefits of civilization. Ameri­ the Far East In years to come."
The American Guardian association
can administration has added to the
prestige which the nation now enjoys of Manila has annually expended from
both lu the Far East and the Near 115,000 to $20,<X<), contributed by
East. The Philippines, nevertheless, Americans in the islands, and bas been
have not entirely escaped that result able to care for about ISO boy» and
of contact between a dominant race girl». Now the demand» of the aitua-
and a weaker people which world his­ tlon have become too large for the
6,000 Americana to meet.
tory seems to show to be Inevitable.
Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood of the
Serious Situation.
Americans In the Philippines, in Philippines has asked the American
short, are now confronted by a serious people to co-operate by raising a fund
situation that has not hitherto attract­ of $2,000,000. This fund Is to be In­
ed public attention in the United States vested in the United States, through«
—the necessity of caring for several trust committee, and its earnings dis­
thousands of abandoned and neglected bursed through the American Guar­
dian association of Manila. W? Cam­
children of American fathers.
There are said to be 18,000 children eron F orbes of Boston, former gov-
of American blood among Rm 11,500.- ernor general of the Philippines, Is na­
000 people of the Philippines The tional chairman of committees formed
American Guardian association of Ma- throughout the country. Mrs. Kern,
nlla. officially incorporated in 1921 to authorized by General Wood, has
deal with the situation, bas 4,000 listed opened headquarters at 8 West Forti­
us in need of assistance. Of these eth street. New York city.
Sir». Edith Vanderbilt, widow of
George W. Vanderbilt, was married in
London to United States Senator Peter
Goelet Gerry of Rhode Islands Mr.
Gerry was dlvqr^ed by his wife in
Paris recently.
Charleston Dance Shakes *
Building» Out of Balance
Kansas City, Kan.—The Charleston
dance may shake the foundations of
public morality all It want« to, but
when It weakens the foundations of
buildings housing dince floors, it
ought to be stopped. . •_
This sentiment was embodied In a
report by the city building Inspectors,
after a survey bad . shown several
buildings thrown out of plumb by the
vibrations and gyrations of Charleston
enthusiasts.
Remembering that the Pickwick
club disaster In Boston was attributed
by many to the vibratory effects of the
dance, the inspectors here are eyeing
askance Increasing popularity of the
violent pastime In Kansas City and are
of the opinion that It should be banned.
U ben coal was plentiful and easily
obtalne«! little effort was made by op­
erators to save the small size» or to 2,000 are ’’desperate” cases where
utilize any that wug swept Into the prompt aid Is imperative If the boy»
culm banks.
These banks plied up are to be saved from vagabondage and
along the Streams In the vicinity o' the girls from Immoral exploitation.
the collieries and wnsherlca until thou­ Says Airs. Mary Frances Kern of Chi­
sands of ton» accumulated. Much o, cago and New York, who hns returned
this waste went Into the streams and from a first-hand study of the situa­
tion :
huge quantities of coal of good quality
"Foreign occupation always leaves
but small <n size were washed down
traces like this upon a country. It is
by the spring freshets.
a marvel that these traces are not
When the discovery was made tha.
Mr. Jeancon. is that of a people known
this coal was of value efforts were greater In the Philippine«, 10,000 miles
night. That »he was a popular*deify I»
from home as they are.
With the
to scientists as “basketmakers," who
started
to
recover
It.
The
metho«b
Greek
commandment
"Thou
ahnlt
not
3,000
Old.
shown by myriads of votive offering»
change« m the islands since American
constructed their bouses of poorly-fit­
remove thy neighbor's landmark.” wns most employed consist of the use of
placed on her shrine. Site
possession,
due
to
the
shifting
about
ted masonry and earth, and whose
suet Ion •pumps by which the coal 's
Denver,
Colo.
—
Colorado
has
estab
­
attributed
to
an
order
Issued
by
Zeus
came Hie goddesa Ceres of tin Itoman»
of our pioneers and to the Fillplnlza
principal art was that of basket weav­
drawn from the river tied» upon flat
lished Its claim to an extensive field of
and undoubtedly was considered very Mlllehlo«. the drend deity of the ghost
ing.
tlon of the insular government which
scows.
The
sand
Is
washed
out
and
valuable
archeological
ruing
through
powerful. Though there is no definite world whom the sinner had to placate.
forced great numbers of Americans
These ancient people were con­
the resulting product la a good grade
research work accomplished by J. A.
date In which tills rite was introduced And evidently In Sellnunte there were
from minor posts, many American men
quered and assimilated by the “post­
many
of
hard
coal,
much
of
it
Jeancon,
curator
of
ethnology
and
»ought
to
piense
him.
as
tine
..»
Into Sellnunte, from the decorations
basket makers,” who brought with them
were obliged to leave through sheer
■ archeology of the Colorado state mu-
In many cases there are also votive sand.
found In the courtyard of the sanctu-
necessity. Often they failed to re­
pottery, and possibly the bow and ar­
its use requires special blower at
i seum, and n party of students of the
ary It dates back to the Seventh cen offerings of the people of the coun­
turn. And, above all, death bas taken Colorado university. 'Mr. Jeancon head­ row, With the invasion of the people
tryside.
tacbments upon hollers, but muny resi
tury B. C.
very many.
known as the pre-Pueblos the racial
ed an expedition financed by the Den­
Heads Only Reveal Beauty.
dents of the region where the bulk of
City Founded by Greek».
"It is unfortunately true that the
change noted in the two skulls oc­
What 1» more Important In these oh. the river coal is recovered have found
ver
Cham
-r
of
Commerce
and
the
Col
­
Evidently when the city was founded
f illpino women w*bo have consorted
curred. Whether the two earlier races
orado State Historical and Natural
by the Greek colonists from Megara jects are the designs In terra cotta, fig the Installation of the apparatus an with American men have largely been
were ancestors of the present-day
History society.
Hatblen they built the sanctuary when uees of great variety and perfect In economy and use It In their homes
Pueblo Indians is not known, but Mr.
of the peasant class. Many of these
The two months’ work of the party
design.
Unfortunately none of them Public-utility plants make up the larg
they built the fortress. As was the
Jeancon believes the gire-Pueblos were
widowed or abandoned women, unable
was done in western Colorado at the
Is Intnct; only the head« remain ns est consumers. During the last feu
by the hardest drudgery to earn more
custom In ancient Greek communities
ancestors of tlie modern Pueblos, the
foot of Chimney Rock mesa, 22 miles
evidence of their great benuty.
years the quantity of river coal re
when, for one reason or another a
latter being of somewhat mixed origin.
than 50 cents a day. have taken new
west of Pagosa Springs, along the
Without doubt these nre the most covered has decreased as a result of
group which was dissatisfied with the
partners or drifted into immorality.
Principal Discovery.
Piedras
river,
and
revealed
ruins
of
Ini
port
a
nt
excavations
In
recent
yesrs
better
mining
methods
and Increased The boys are left to care for them­
home town decided to found n colony
The principal discovery of the expe­
cliff
dwellers
’
settlements
estimated
by
In
Sicily,
ns
they
throw*
ne
t
light
on
utilization of the small sizes.
the mnfter was discussed nnd the
selves. The girls are 'loaned' to rela­
dition was a huge circular pueblo, 85
the civilisation of the enrly Greek col­
The river coni "miner" Is not a tives or friends. This Is usually the Mr. Jeancon to be 3.<W years old. One
Oracle was consulted In regard to the
thousand
primitive
hbuses
are located feet In diameter, which at first out­
onies
throughout
the
Island.
Profes
­
miner
In
the
general
sense
of
the
choice of a lender.
first step toward their immoral ex­
In the Piedras river valley. On Chim­ ward appearance was nothing but a
sor Gabriel Is busily compiling n book word. He has no affiliation with the
ploitation when they attain maturity
Thus It wus thnt In Megnrn. capital
ney Rock mesa are 110 more houses, sagebrush-covered mound. Upon exca­
of Ills studies on what he hns exen- hard-conl Industry Itself. Each year,
at twelve to fourteen years.
of Mngnrl«. one mile from the sea. op­ vated.
including a three-story pueblo, all vation of this mound the pueblo was
however,
these
workers
dredge
out
posite the Island of Salamis, n number
Deplorabl» Conditions.
Professor Gabriel'« sucees.1 in exca­ coal valued at more than $600.000.
virtually untouched by Investigating found and in the center of it was dis­
of colonist» wished to go to the Island
covered what appeared to be a “civic
"American women In Manila, sup­ scientists.
vating ba» Induced the government to Shipments by dredgers along the Sus
of Sicily nnd found n colony, which
center," accepted by archeologists as
reconstruct the Temple of the Fort­ quebonna river were reported as con­ porters of the Guardian association,
Find
Two
Skulls.
they named Megnra Hyblnnn. From
having been the place where the tribal
ress. in a similar manner ns was ac­ siderably heavier during September break down and weep when they tell
Among the most important discover­
tlds first colony, other» wore founded
complished nt (Urgent!, when the col­ than usual, although the season had of girls of -twelve found locked In ies of this expedition are two skulls, dances and ceremonial rites of the an­
througl.... . Sicily, Including Sellnunte,
umns of the Temple of Jove were not been more than ordinarily suc­ chicken coops because they would not one of the round-headed type of the cient people were -practiced.
In 628 B. C. It begun I > r III In n t ly. nnd
In the surrounding country twenty
obey the demands of their masters; present Pueblo Indians, the other of
raised from the ground.
cessful.
from Its ruined buildings one enn see
girls of eleven blinded by disease; the long-headed type of their prede­ pit houses were excavated, all of which
thnt It was of great Importance nnd
girls of twelve traded to Chinamen cessors in that section of the country. had been constructed by the ancient
grandeur.
for pigs. Cared for and educated, The earliest trace of mankind in that dwellers. In one of these houses lay
But this stnte of predominance InMed
the skeleton of a man aged about sixty
these boys and girls will become de- 1
particular section of Colorado, report»
only until 408 B. C., n short two hun-
at death. Thé JSwk of the skeleton
dred years, when It was destroyed by
revealed Traces bf pyorrhea. With the
the Carthaginians, ns they feared Its
skeleton was found a broken heart­
competition. It wan partly rebuilt, but
shaped pot, characteristic of the pre­
Lash and Gun Constituted the United Stntes to this territory
never regained Its Importance, nnd was
Pueblo Indian.
about
1830.
Only Penalties.
for n second time destroyed lifter the
Another large pit house yielded a
They established here a complete
Punic war In 250 B. C„ when It was
stone mortar for grinding meal, with
system
of
government,
similar
to
the
left as the modern excavators found
Okmulgee, Okla.—The ancient whlp-
a few flecks of meal still adhering to
It.
ping tree and the old capítol of a American republic, but with much slm
It. An ancient burial ground yielded
pier
forms.
The present excavations are all the vanished Indian nation still are doing
parts of two coll baskets, apparently
I heir legislature was composed of
more Important, ns they throw light on service In this city.
made by coiling thin strings of clay
the
"house
of
kings"
(senate)
nnd
the
n city of which only the •tiere OUt-
ln tbe henrt of Okmulgee stands the
one upon the other.
lines of history are known.
council house of the Creek nation, "house of warriors.” The head of the
erected In 1878.
The Young Men’s state was the principal chief, elected
Feminine Figures Crumble.
Low-Flying
Scare
There are Innumerable tnnngrn • hrlstlan association nnd the chamber for four years by n majority vote of
heads, but the feminine ligure» have of commerce have their headquarters the mules of the nation. His assistant
Hens
Egg*
crumbled. One very Interesting slab in the building, and a bus line uses wns the second chief elected In the
Santa
Rosa,
Cal.
—
Low-flying
air­
sump manner.
of yellow tufo, equal In artistic value one corner for an office,
planes are playing such havoc with
There
wn«
a
high
court
nnd
n
dis
I lie building nnd Its grounds occupy
to any Ims relief of the Acropolis, rep­
tlie chicken business in Sonoma coun­
resents Proserpine when carried to the a block In the center of the business trlct court, ench district having n pros
ty that the county board of supervisors
district. Among the numerous trees editing attorney, a Judge nnd a com
lower regions by Adoneus.
1» to be appealed to In an effort to
It Is the oldest, possibly the earliest, on the grounds nre two where the exe­ puny of light horsemen, who were In
force an increase of the altitude of
representation of the fable of Proser­ cutions nnd the legal wlfipplngs took the nature of mounted police.
the machines. The roaring air motors
The council house belongs to the city
pine nnd nt first It was thought to be place.
and their great hawk like shadows de­
n
tablet commemorating symbolic
The Creeks had no Jnlls. They had of Okmulgee. Efforts nre now being
moralize the chicken flocks, poultry
dance».
Further Inspection proved only two methods of punishment — mads nmong the remaining Indians to
men say.
The chickens scurry for
move the building to n national Indian
thnt It told In n series «if designs the whipping nnd shooting. The punish
cover and suspend nil egg laying ac­
park
planned
near
here.
story of Pr< serpine. Though neither ment for robbery, for Instance, was 50
tivities until they have regained their
in the Hind nor the Odyssey Is this laahes for the first offerfse. 100 lashes
composure, which usually takes some
tradition related. In the whole of an­ for the second, nnd death for the third. Spanish Town Jails All
time.
cient Sicily the story whs linked with In cases of execution, the condemned
Bakers
the worship of Demeter, Proserpine's Indian whs tied to the tree nnd shot
Weighs 625 Pounds
Calahorra, Spain—This town of
mother.
Damage suits were settled In cash,
New York.—Justice Rlegelmann, in
about eleven thousand hns plenty of
»Among the statuettes are hundreds work or 50 Inshes on the bare back.
Brooklyn Supreme court, permitted a
flour, but nobody to knead nnd bake
i"ced In the snnctunry to Zeus MIU
Tbe council house Is a two-story It. All the bakers are In prison. The
witness to testify while standing in-
chlos, the Greek counterpart of the god building of nntive sandstone. On the
Mend of occupylpg the witness chair.
Jupiter, He was the accepted god of first floor were the departments of were sent there for having refused to
The witness was Mrs. Amanda Sie­
the sky by nil Greek» long before the government; on the second, the legis­ »ell bread at a price fixed by the mu
bert, 625-pound "Jolly Irene” of a
nlclpallty.
Homeric nge. He was allied to Deme­ lative hnlls.
George Campbell Carson of San Francisco, veteran mining engineer and
Coney Island sideshow, who had
The authorities threaten to seize the
ter, the enrth goddess, and hence hl»
inventor, seen above in his laboratory, has Just won the final victory In his
The Creeks were one of the flve bake shops If the bakers, when they
come to corroborate her daughter’s tes­
effigie» were placed In her temple. He civilized tribes moved by the govern­
suit against fifteen great copper companies for $20,000.000 for Infringement
timony In asking a decree, under the
are
released,
still
refuse
to
comply
of his smelting and refining process. The United States Supreme court has
was the god of boundarle», and th’ ment from the southeastern part of
Enoch Arden law, from Carl Noble,
with the price scale.
decided the case In his favor, affirming the decision of the lower courts.
who, she »ays, disappeared in ’1920.
Ruins Yield Relics
of Cliff Dwellers
Archeologists Find Objects
Years
CREEK INDIANS USED NO JAILS
FOR THEIR LAW OFFENDERS
Twenty Millions in His Grasp
Planes
From Laying
as Profiteers