The Monmouth herald., June 23, 1922, Image 3

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Sees Real Gem
Market* of Paris
Postmasters General Are Rescued From a Cellar
» a ra ra
In Dingy Restaurants Brokers
Negotiate Sales Over Wine
and Coffee.
25 SHOPS ON ONE STREET
A m erican T ra v e le rs A dvised to L eave
T heir Je w e lry a t Home— W ays of
E uropean R obbers— Many
W ork on T rain s.
R escued from th e oblivion of th e b asem en t o f th e post-office in W ash in g to n , th e jm rtra lts o f 50 p o stm a ste rs g en er­
al of th e U n ited S ta te s sin ce th e fo u n d a tio n of th e g o v e rn m e n t h av e been in s ta lle d In a g allery of th e ir own on th e
first floor of th e poetofflce d e p a rtm e n t. C h ief C lerk M cM ooney Is show n h an g in g th e p o rtra its . B en jam in F ra n k lin
w as th e first p o stm a ste r g en eral.
Drop in World
Trade in 1921
a p p ro x im a te ly »118.000.0n0.no0 in 1020,
an d »-i0.tlUl.000,000 in 1013.
C u rre n c y More S table.
W hile c o m p ariso n s ot w o rld tra d e
In 1021 w ith th a t o f e a rlie r y e a rs a re
re n d e re d difficult by reaso n of the
flu c tu a tio n s In th e value of th e c u r­
ren c ie s in w hich th e co m m erce of c e r­
ta in c o u n trie s Is m e a su re d . It h ap p e n s
th a t th e c u rre n c ie s of th e 25 c o u n trie s
E x p e rt S a tistic ia n G ives In te re stin g fo r w hich 1021 figures a r e now a v a il­
a b le show less v iolent c h a n g e s d u rin g
A nalysis of W orld In te rn a tio n a l T ra d e
th e p a st 12 m o n th s th a n th o se of c e r­
— F all In M a n u fa c tu re s G re a te r
ta in o th e r co m m ercial c o u n trie s w hose
T h an In N a tu ra l P ro d u cts.
tr a d e figures a re not y e t a v a ila b le In
sufficiently co m p lete form to ju s tify
New Y ork.— T h e d iscu ssio n s a t th e th e ir Inclusion In th e ta b u la tio n here
E u ro p e a n econom ic co n feren ce In ses­ p re se n te d o r to re n d e r p o ssib le n com ­
sion a t Genou have a ro u se d a n in te r­ p a riso n o f th e ir 1921 to ta ls w ith th o se
e st In th e su b je c t of In te rn a tio n a l o f 1020. In m ost of th e E u ro p e a n coun­
tr a d e as It co m p ares w ith p re -w a r an d tr ie s fo r w h ich 1021 fig u res a re Avail­
im m ed iately a f t e r th e w a r periods.
able, th e c h a n g e In th e p a st y e a r In
Mr. O. 1*. A u stin , s ta tis tic ia n o f th e th e v alu e of c u rre n c ie s h a s been less
N atio n al C ity h ank of N ew York, p re ­ m a rk e d th a n in e a rlie r y e a rs a n d in
p a re d th e fo llo w in g In te re stin g s ta te ­ m any ca se s th e y e a r h a s show n d is ­
m ent o f w o rld tr a d e c o n d itio n s a n d the tin c t Im p ro v em e n ts a n d th is Is also
ta b le of im p o rts and e x p o rts of 25 of tru e of th e c u rre n c ie s o f th e n o n -E u ro ­
th e p rin c ip a l n a tio n s of th e w orld p ean c o u n trie s w hich It h a s been pos­
w hich acco m p an ies th is a rtic le . Mr. sib le to Include In th e acco m p an y in g
ta b u la tio n . In th e m ere m a tte r o f a
A ustin s a y s :
Stated Value Shows Decrease of
Approximately 34 Per Cent
Over Preceding Year.
FIGURES FROM 25 COUNTRIES
Bobbed Hair Was Worn In
Egypt 2.3C0 Years Ago.
P h ila d e lp h ia .—An
e x a m in a ­
tio n o f “ S lau d ," la te s t acq u isi­
tion of th e P h ila d e lp h ia C om m er­
cial m useum , h a s disclosed th a t
sh e h a s bobbed an d curly h air.
A ru m o r th a t th e h a ir h ad s t a r t ­
ed to grow rev ealed upon ex­
am in a tio n th a t It w as Ju st a s
long a s It w as when sh e a rriv e d
a t th e m useum sev e ral w eeks
ago, show ing no tendency to
grow
beyond
th e
approved
len g th .
H ow ever, It w as sn id to hav e
d isclo sed th a t bobbed h a ir w as
in sty le — a t least, am ong th e
e lite —In T h e b e s 2.800 y e a rs ago,
fo r “ M aud” Is a w hite-faced
m um m y, and is believed to hav e
been a p rie ste ss o f th e tem ­
ple.
“ M nud” Is a trifle h nggnrd an d
sh o w s h er te e th , b u t In s p ite of
h e r m ore th a n 2.0(H) y e a rs ' sleep,
h e r h a ir h a s lost none o f Its
cu rl.
It w as ex p lain ed th a t th e nam e
of M aud had been b esto w ed tem ­
p o ra rily upon th e m um m y until
su ch tim e ns It m ay be a s c e r­
ta in e d
w hat
th e
an cie n t
p rie ste s s' re a l n a m e was.
- V
tr a d e figures, c o u n try by co u n try , su g ­
g e sts th a t th e 1921’ re d u ctlb n occu rs
in n la rg e r d e g re e In m a n u fa c tu re s
tluin In th e n a tu r a l p ro d u c ts, w hich
hud begun to show d e c lin e s In prices
I n M illio n I»< ll r tr s ; R e d n e e d t o U . S. C'u r r e n r y Ht l ’a r Valoffi o f t h e R e s p e c tiv e
In th e clo sin g m o n th s of 1920. In th e
C o r r e n r i c « in W h i c h O ffic ia lly S t a t e d .
ca se o f th e U n ited S ta te s, th e ex p o rts
TOTAL EXPORTS
T O TA L IM PO R T S
o f finished m a n u fa c tu re s show n fall
M illio n D o lla r s
M illion D o lla r
191 S
1920
1912
1920
1921
1921
o f p ra c tic a lly 50 p e r c e n t In v a lu e In
A rg e n tin a
....................
«482
860
467
996
«122
1921 w hen co m p ared w ith 1920, w hile
\ out r A lia
.......................
719
«7«
«1«
266
»*«
B elg iu m
................. ^ . . ..............
1 ,7 1 0
1 ,3 8 0
975
2. 4 ? 0
1 .9 4 9
717
m a n u fa c tu rin g m a te ria l show s n re ­
B razil
................................. ..............
957
914
327
1.142
933
31«
d u ctio n o f 47 p e r cen t, a n d foodstuffs
1 .3 0 1
C an ad a*
........................... ..............
670
799
35«
1 IT
1 .3 3 7
ir«
C uba
..................................... ..............
131
674
35«
166
783
33 p e r cent. In th e U n ited K ingdom
1 ‘e n m a r K
....................... ..............
«42
22?
«3(1
171
«••
>»#1
sta te m e n ts, th e e x p o rts o f m an u ­
180
60«
174
167
423
i n
e * r p i
.................................. ..............
697
«62
F in la n d
........................
699
7«
662
fa c tu re s In 1921 show n fa ll o f 48 p er
F ran c«
........................... ................. 1 . 6 4 2
4 .6 3 «
1 ,3 3 7
4 .1 4 3
9.631
6 ,1 9 2
cent, w hile th o se o f th e g ro u p “ food
1 ,4 2 0
1 .0 9 1
.............
6 2 2
1.5 7 2
1 ,1 6 4
7 8 2
In d ia
B r.•
.................
1 . 7 2 41
1.7331
701
1 .0 4 9
4« 3
1 .6 0 »
Italy
. ............................... ..............
a n d d rin k ” show n fall of b u t 27 per
7 «7
S IS
«12
1 .1 4 6
971
Ja p a n
................................
cent. In n e a rly all th e c o u n trie s o f th e
901
1.140
1,239
«84
661
N e th e rlan « 1 a
.............. .............. 1 . S 7 S
12«
236
10«
167
111
247
N ew
Z ea lan d
. . . ..............
w orld w hose ch ie f e x p o rts n rc m an u ­
• 94
2011
«141
102
623
N o rw ay
...........................
fa c tu re s, th e p e r c e n t o f red u ctio n In
6
4
1
5
1
1
4
9
1
1
«
8
«
66
P h ilip p in es
.................. ..............
61
69
30
6 S
34
1921 Is fa r g re a te r th a n th a t o f th e
..............
2«
1
5
«
171
241
194
. ...
239
19 «
,4 p a l n
................. ................
c o u n trie s w hose c h ie f e x p o rts a re a g ri­
139
«16
904
219
2«9
_______
237
j
S w e d e n ...........................
c u ltu ra l p ro d u cts. In th e 10 p rin cip al
441
24«
631
150
S IS
..............
371
S w itz erla n d
..............
4« 1
Î5 5 t
2841
203
S23
29«
U n
9 . A f r i c a . . . . ..............
c o u n trie s In w hich m a n u fa c tu re s form
6 .2« 9
2 .6 6 «
..............2 . 2 0 «
9 .4 0 6
«49«
3 .4 2 2
a la rg e p e r cen t o f e x p o rts, th e fall
6 .2 7 «
2 .4 6 0
4 .3 7 9
2 .6 0 9
1 .0 8 0
............. 1 . 7 9 3
U n ited
S ta te «
. .
66
90
84
T4»
61
U ru g u ay
........................ ...............
off In th e ir a g g re g a te e x p o rts In 1921
is 38 p e r cent an d In th e 10 c o u n tries
1 1 .3 0 «
«4.206
t i . 014
1 5 .1 6 t
2 3 .5 6 6
T o t a l ..............
3. D e p t , o f C o m m e r c e .
| Decem ber
2 E s t i m a t e b y U.
• F i s c a l y e a r fl«ur**».
w hose rh ie f e x p o rts a re a g ric u ltu ra l
1 N ovem ber a n d Decem ber e a tim a te d .
estim ated .
p ro d u c ts, th e 1921 re d u c tio n Is h u t 20
p e r re n t w hen co m p ared w ith 1920.
W orld In te rn a tio n a l tr a d e in 1921 com parison of tr a d e value» in 1921 T h e w hole w orld w as com pelled to buy
w a s only ab o u t tw o -th ird s a s m uch in w ith th o se o f th e im m e d ia te ly p re c e d ­ food an d m a n u fa c tu rin g m a te ria ls In
s ta te d v alu e us In th e Im m ediately p re ­ in g y e a r th e rec o rd p re se n te d by th ese 1921, w hile th o se w ho d e sire d to econo­
ced in g y ear. Official re p o rts o f th e 25 c o u n trie s m ay th e re fo re be looked m ize In th e ir p u rc h a s e s o f m a n u fa c ­
1921 Im p o rts a n d e x p o rts o f 25 p rin ­ upon ns a fa irly c o rre c t p ic tu re o f th e tu r e s w ere b e tte r a b le to do so th an
cip al c o u n trie s of th e w orld a g g re ­ a c tu a l eh an g ea In th e to ta l v nldntlon In th e m a tte r o f food o r even m a n u fa c ­
g a te , w hen tra n sfo rm e d to U. S. dol­ of th e tr a d e o f th e c o u n trie s included tu rin g m a te ria l, an d hen ce It h ap p en s
th a t th e p e rc e n ta g e of re d tietlo n In
la r s a t th e p a r v alu e o f th e ir res|iec- In th e tab le.
v a lu e o f m a n u fa c tu re s e n te rin g
A m ore d e ta ile d stu d y o f th e fall In th e
tlv e cu rren cie s, a p p ro x im a te ly »52,-
In te rn a tio n a l tr a d e In 1921 Is m a te ria l­
OtfO.OOO.OOO a g a in s t $79.000.000,000 in
ly g re a te r th a n th a t of food o r inanu
1920. a red u c tio n of a p p ro x im a te ly 34
SAYS HE STOLE HER
fa c to rin g m a te ria l.
p e r cent in s ta te d value.
T he p rin c ip a l c o u n trie s fo r w hich
1021 figures a re now a v a ila b le in clu d e
all of E u ro p e e x cep t R u ssia . P o lan d ,
■ G erm any, P o rtu g a l, G reece a n d th e
s ta te s form ed fro m th e A u stro -H u n ­
g a ria n e m p ire ; th e U n ited S ta te s.
C an ad a. C uba. A rg e n tin a . B razil a n d
U ru g u ay In A m e ric a ; In d ia, J a p a n .
A u stra lia . New Z ealan d an d th e P h il­
ip p in es In th e T r a n s p a c if ic a r e a ;
E g y p t an d th e S o u th A frican U nion In
A frica. T h ey a r e re p re s e n ta tiv e co u n ­
trie s . ty p ify in g th e g re a t In d u strie s of
th e w o rld ; th e European c o u n trie s,
th e U nited S ta te s anil J a p a n , th e
w o rld 's g ren t m a n u f a c tu r e r s ; C an a d a ,
C nha. A rg en tin a , B razil, U ru g u ay ,
E g y p t. South Africa», A u stra lia and
N ew Z ealan d g re n t p ro d u c e rs o f food
a n d m a n u fa c tu rin g m n te rtn l, w h ile th e
U n ited S ta te s a lso belongs In p a r t to
th is second group. T h e ir com bined
Im p o rts and e x p o rts fo rm ed tw o-tM rda
o f th e In te rn a tio n a l tr a d e o f th e w orld
In th e y e a r b efo re th e w ar. aggregnt
tiig In 1913 f 2 S.i«»).nnnono o u t o f a
w o rld to ta l of $4O,0Un.fl0O.n(W. A ssum ­
ing th a t th e s e 25 c o u n trie s still re p re ­
se n t ap p ro x im a te ly tw o -th ird s o f th e
w o rld 's tra d e , th e to ta l w o rld com
m e rre o f 1921 w ould sta n d a t sh o u t
rrsonn cmn noo In s ta te d value, a g a in st
TO
MIAMI
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n-
i
•
i
Tries Rattlesnake for Tu­
berculosis.
i
i
i
H y sh am . M ont.— Ila v lu g h e ard
from In d ian s In A rizona w hile
i he re sid e d th e re th a t th e b ites
of a ra ttle s n a k e w ould cu re tu ­
berculosis. G eorge B urke, a fo r­
i m er sailo r, now living here, de­
i lib e ra te ly let a ra ttle s n a k e b ite
• h is u n n sev eral m o n th s ago.
i B u rk e 's tu b e rc u lo sis h as alm ost
i
i v anished, b u t p h y sic ia n s fa m il­
•
ia r w ith th e c a se a r e glow to
i
a c c e p t th e sn ak e-b ite th eo ry .
T h ey believe o th e r causes, yet
i to he learn ed , effected th e cure.
•
I’a rls.— “Som e day,'* an A m erican
m an In b u sin ess In B aris advised. "1
w ill show you th e renl diam o n d
b ro k e rs' m ark et of B urls. It Is tuff. ns
you d o u b tless th in k , along R ue de la
Bulx. Ycu w ould n e v e r d ream It w as L
th e unoffielul ex ch an g e w h ere th e
sm a lle r d e a le rs m eet to tra d e . It Is a
very cheap-looking little r e s ta u r a n t In A m erican w om an, tu rn e d hack, saying
th e R ue L a fa y e tte . 1 go th e re som e sh e did not w a n t to c a rry all her
tim e s a t noon Ju st to w atch th e tr a il­ m oney w ith her, b u t w ould h id e It.
ing in. precious sto n es. T w o hard-look- W hen sh e cam e hack I a sk ed h er w here
“Oh. u n d e r th e edge
lug old chups w ill s it over tlie lr coffee sh e hid It.
an d cognac. O ne w ill ta k e o u t n d irty o f th e c a rp e t o f my room ,” said she. 1
le a th e r p u rse tied w ith an old g reasy m ad e h e r go hack a n d b rin g It along
s trin g a n d w ill lay d iam o n d s an d r u ­ e n d prom ise n ev er to do a n y th in g us
bles th n t m ak e y o u r h a ir c u rl on th e risk y a s th a t. O ne w ould th in k It Im­
ta b le b efo re them . T hey p e e r a t th em possible fo r a th ie f to get p a st all th e
th ro u g h m icroscopes, w eigh th em and m a n a g e rs an d s e rv a n ts th a t a re fo u n d
hnggle ab o u t th e price. All aro u n d one. by th e doors nnd on each floor o f ho­
on th e ta b le s, a re little p iles of p re ­ tels, h u t every day som e c a re le ss p e r­
cious sto n es an d th e w a ite rs a re a sk e d son Is robbed of Ids m oney In hotels or
to p ass them from one to a n o th e r and on tr a in s o r from ta k in g d rin k s w ith
” 1 h av e been
no one Is su rp ris e d . I hope to buy a p e rs u a siv e stra n g e rs.
good sto n e th e r e som e day , h u t th in k a ro u n d th e w orld tw ic e ,” said un
It w ill hav e to he by m aking frie n d s A m erican w om an, "a n d 1 h av e n ever
w ith a w a ite r, w ho In tu rn w ill m ak e lost a th in g . I n ev er ta k e Jew elry on
m e a c q u a in te d w ith one of th e my trip . 1 hove a ch e a p w atch nnd Ini
itn tlo n pins. My p a p e rs a n d tra v e le rs'
b ro k e rs.”
ch eck s an d le tte rs of c re d it n re rlgh*
25 S hops on O ne S treet.
F o r th e Jew el m a rt of th e w orld one on m e In my sa fety p o ck et. I keep my
h n s only to w alk alo n g lin e d e la d o o r locked an d I n e v e r show m oney
Bulx. w here th e re u re 25 Jew elry shops befo re stra n g e rs . In consequence th ey
It
In Its 250 y a rd s o f length, w rite s th in k I am not w o rth robbing.
L a u ra A. S m ith In th e In d in n ap o lts b rin g s g re a t pence o f m ind, I a s s u re
S ta r.
O ne could spend days, yes, you, und I w ish all A m erican o r o th e r
m onths, ex am in in g th e e x q u isite d e ­ kind o f w om en w ould follow my ex a m ­
sig n s of th e n eck laces, brooches, ple.”
tia ra s , crow ns, b ra celets, rings, a rtic le s
fo r th e to ile t ta b le nud th e th o u s a n d s
o f tiny Jew eled boxes used in so m any
w ays.
E v ery th in g h a s Its g a rla n d s,
m onogram s o r d esig n s of tin y sto n e s
sus|>eiided in a n Invisible settin g . B ut
such sto n e s! A little bit o f th e sun, of
th e m oon, o f a b rillia n t s ta r, of th e
h e a rt, o f n coal of tire, of th e ocean
d ep th s, o f th e g re a te s t bit o f v e rd u re
In th e h e a rt o f th e fo r e s t—th e se a re
en sh rin e d in th e d azzlin g Jew els d is­ Sale Will Bring in Return of Less
play ed a g a in s t th e n e u tr a l velvet hack-
Than Half of One Per
ground. T h e d isplay Is m ostly In th e
w indow s. C u sto m ers w ho go Inside
Cent on Outlay.
th e shops s it by g reen b aize ta b le s In
one o f a se rie s o f room s w ith th ick
c a rp e ts w hile th e gem s a re b ro u g h t up
from th e stro n g room s In th e b asem en t.
T h e diam ond ro b b eries In B oris seem
to be by sm ash in g th e w indow an d
g ru b b in g a s m any gem s a s one can be­ E ighteen M onths A llow ed fo r S c ra p ­
ping A fte r R atificatio n of T re a ty
fo re th e police a rriv e .
— P o rta b le M a te ria ls W ill
S p eak in g o f ro b b e rie s—a v ery vital
Be S trip p e d Off.
su b je c t fo r tra v e le rs — I beg o f you. If
you a r e a b o u t to s t a r t off on on ex­
ten d ed to u r th is su m m er, to leave y o u r
W ash in g to n .—T h e A m erican w a r­
fine Jew els a t hom e In som e sa fe de­ sh ip s to be serup|H ‘d In com pliance
posit nnd to tr r v e l s a n s valu ab les. If w ith th e te rm s of th e re c e n tly ratified
you a re going to v isit frie n d s o r to n av al lim ita tio n tr e a ty w ill brin g th e
sh in e fo rth a t som e fa sh io n a b le hotel U nited S ta te s less th a n h a lf o f 1
In A m erica, th a t Is d ifferen t. W ear all p e r cen t on th e d o lla r. T h e orig in al
y o u r finery, but ta k e th e p recau tio n of o u tlay fo r th e s e v essels w as In e x ­
co nsigning y o u r Jew els to th e hotel cess o f »500,000,000, w hile th e m ost
sa fe e ach n ig h t an d ta k in g n receipt th ey a re cxiiected to b rin g w hen put
fo r them . B ut lenve th em a t hom e If up fo r sa le ns Junk Is *2,500,000. T h e
you a r e s ta rtin g on a tr ip ab o u t fo r­ p ro b a b ility Is th n t th e net re tu rn w ill
eign c o u n tries.
be co n sid erab ly less, sa y s D onald Mc­
G regor In th e N ew Y ork W orld.
M any R obberies on T rain s.
A bove ull th in g s, fellow c o u n try ­
T h e very b e st p rice w a rsh ip s hnve
wom en, do not put y o u r m oney In y o u r been b rin g in g a t Junk sales, th is b e­
tru n k o r su itc a se an d lenve It In a ho­ ing b ased on figures from th e d isp o si­
tel. D o not leav e y o u r handling In tio n of v e ssels a t th e B hlludelphia
y o u r room a n d th e d o o r unlocked, as n avy y a rd s recen tly , is »5 a ton.
m any w om en I know In h otels do. T h e T h e re n re a p p ro x im a te ly 550,000 to n s
¡dace fo r y o u r re s e rv e fu n d o f m oney, of sh ip s to be sold, am i, If th is price
checks a n d p a p e rs is upon y o u r person. w ere to he m a in ta in e d , th e rev en u es
K eep them In y o u r su fe ty pocket. O ne w ould am o u n t to *2,750,000, out of
ev en in g we w ere going fo r n little w hich, o f course, Is to be p aid c ertu in
, stro ll w hen my com panion, a n o th e r ] c o sts of sule.
M iss W inifred (le ft) und K athleen
O 'M alley, s iste rs, of B ryn M aw r, have
s ta r te d on n h ik e from A tla n tic C ity
to M iami, F la. W hile on th e ir wny
they will sell p o sta l ca rd s, th e fu n d s
th u s collected p ay in g th e ir ex p en ses
nnd allow ing aid to r an Invalid b ro th ­
e r w ho w as g assed w hile serv in g w ith
th e A. R. F.
W om an P aid fo r Old Lots.
S edulla, Mo.— M rs. M ary L each, a
w idow , seventy-six y e a rs of age, re­
ceived re c en tly a le tte r c o n ta in in g »75
In cu rren cy . T h e le tte r s a id :
“ M rs. L e a c h : I found a p ock et book
c o n tain in g ab o u t »20 w hen a foolish
hoy. Now hack to S edalla, found your
n um ber, so h ere It Is hack, w ith good
in te re s t. H ope fo r forgiveness. B lease
let m e h e a r from you th ro u g h th e
n ew sp u p er w hen you receive th is. It
w ns supposed th is w as y o u r m oney
w hen found, tr u ly hope th is is O. K.”
U. S. Plans to
Junk Warships
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE OF PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES,
1913, 1920, 1921.
,
HIKING
TOTAL WILL BE $2,750,000
Giant Aerials of Arlington Station
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PLAN TO BOOST WEDDING FEE
London C h u rch es E x p ect More A ltar
M arriage*, Due to Civil
In crease.
L ondon.—C ivil w edd in g fees hen-
a re sh o u t to h e In creased , nnd the
c h u rc h a u th o ritie s, a la rm e d a t th e
grow ing p o p u la rity o f re g is te r officers
n re expe<ted to seize th is o p p o rtu n ity
to in d u ce b rid a l co u p les to com e to the
a lta r.
A ccording to th e r e g is tr a r general
civil w edding fe e s h a v e not been a l­
t e r e d sin c e th ey w e re first lived, about
six ty y e a rs ago. a n d now b e proposes
to In tro d u c e a bill in to th e ho u se of
com m ons w hich w ill give him th e pow
e r to In crease them .
T e a c h e s 70 Y e a rs; ReUree.
G eneva.—” B ;ipa" Mala«, w ho w as re
p itted to he th e o ld e st sc h o o lm aster
In th e w o rld on th e a c tiv e list, h as
G eorge K. I-o ch iatto , ag e d tw en ty - Ju st re tire d on hla w e ll-earn ed pen
tw o, w ho is c h a rg e d hy h is w ife w ith slon. aged n in e ty year*.
s te a lin g h e r aw ay a n d m a rry in g h e r
H e h a d been a te a c h e r fo r sev en ty
L o rh ta ttn h as b ro u g h t s u it fo r *50.900 y e a rs a n d a b se n t front h is d esk only
a g a in s t th e g irl's fam ily , c h a rg in g for tw e lv e day s th ro u g h illn ess d u ring
th e m w ith a lie n a tio n o f h e r ffectlona th a t long p e rio d
A view o f th e g ia n t a e ria ls th a t a re a p u rt of th e equipm ent <>f th e pow ­
erfu l s ta tio n a t A rlington. *'a., w hich la know n a lik e to a m a te u r an d p ro fessio n ­
al ra d io o p e ra to rs. T h e A rlin g to n s ta tio n la looked upon as one o f th e m ost
com plete In th e w orld.
R e a r A d m iral D avid \V. T ay lo r,
c h ie f co n strticto e of th e navy. Is a t
th e head of a sp ecial b o ard of a d m ir­
a ls stu d y in g th e b est m enus o f dispos­
ing o f tl*e w arsh ip s. T h e b o a rd is
about read y to m ake Its re ia irt, recom -
ii p i ding a |ila n fo r th e d isp o sitio n of
th e vessels fo r th e b e st In te re s ts of
th e g o v ern m en t und in com pliance
w ith th e t e m i v o f th e tre a ty .
S trip Off P o rta b le s.
U n d e r th e p ro g ram w hich Is likely
to he recom m ended th e vessels nre to
lie strlptH-d of p o rta b le fu rn ish in g s,
n a v ig atio n
In stru m en ts,
g u n s an d
sim ila r eq u ip m en t a n d sold to th e
h ig h e st b id d er. T hey u re not all to he
p u t up o t one tim e— not, a s m ight np-
p e n r on th e su rfu ce, b ecau se of a
d a n g e r of In ju rin g th e Junk m a rk e t,
h u t r a th e r to kt-cp from g lu ttin g th e
sh ip -w reck in g m a rk e t w hich, in A m er­
ica, la sm ull.
M uch m ore tim e th a n com m only la
sup p o sed la allow ed fo r th e d isp o si­
tion ol th e vessels. T h e tr e a ty pro­
v id es th a t th e w a rsh ip s n re to lie p u t
out o f serv ice a s such w ith in six
m o n th s a f te r th e ex ch an g e o f rn tltl-
c a tlo n s betw een tlie pow ers, and th a t
a f t e r th a t a y e a r Is ullow ed fo r th e ir
Anal b re a k in g up, o r, a lto g e th e r a
period o f 18 m o n th s from th e tim e of
th e ex ch an g e of ra tific a tio n s.
Just
w hen th e ex ch an g e w ill ta k e p laça
nobody know s n s y et.
T h e re cen t
ratific a tio n of th e navnl tr e a ty hy th e
U nited S ta te s S e m i t e Is only a p a rt o f
th e p ro ced u re. T h e o th e r sig n a to ry
p o w ers— G ren t B rita in , Ja p a n . F ra n c e
a n d Ita ly — m u st n o tify th e W ash in g ­
ton g o v ern m en t o f th e ir ratific a tio n ,
nnd It m ust he p ro claim ed b efo re th e
ix-rlod fo r d isp o sin g o f th e w a rsh ip s Is
to s ta r t.
T o J u n k T w enty-S even W arehipe.
In a w ay th is Is re g a rd e d na fo r tu ­
n a te by th o s e c h a rg e d w ith th e d is­
p o sitio n o f th e w a rsh ip s, because, Ju st
a t th is tim e, th e Junk m a rk e t Is a t a
very low ehh.
In all, th e U nited S ta te s la to d is­
pose o f 27 w arsh ip s, 10 of w hich n re
co m pleted an d 11 p a rtly hullt.
"T h e navy w ill, o f course, rem o v e
a ll fittin g s th a t can he used on o ilie r
v essels,” R e a r A d m iral T a y lo r e x ­
p lained.
“ F n ro ltu re , fo r in stan ce,
w ill he ta k e n off. F u rn itu re does not
la st long nt sen. a n d th e navy la b u y ­
ing o r b u ild in g f u r n itu r e all the tim e.
All t h j n av ig atio n In s tru m e n ts will
he rem oved, n s w ill l»e o th e r in s tru ­
m en ta o f use only a b o a rd b a ttle sh ip s.
As fo r strip p in g th e sh ip s m uch be­
yond th is point, ex cep t fo r th e guns,
I can n o t see how th is la a d v isa b le
“T h e Junk th n t w ill corne off th e
vessels w ill he copper, b ra ss, c e rta in
m ach in ery , su ch n s sm all e n g in es and
m a te r s ; p lita h ln g . w hich Is of high
g ra d e , a n d a arcxll am o u n t o f WfMHl.
Blit m o re th a n hi) p e r --ent o f every
b a ttle s h ip Is steel.
'•T he s h lp -w ro k in g In d u stry In th e
U nited S ta te s la very sm all. We h av e
n e v er h ad m any sh ip s to scrap . H o w ­
ever. th e N avy d e p a rtm e n t la try in g
to In te re st som e o f th e sh ip b u ild in g
com ps »V s In th e b u sin e ss no th a t th e re
m ay he th e g re a te s t possible n u m b er
of b id d e rs w hen th e s h ip s a re put up
fo r sale."