Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1930, Page 25

, of these early finds, it was believed that " peal to the imagination few hold a more NATIVE SILVER ORE SHOWN AT 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 plece serving better to illustrate the occurence of silver in nature is a lump of green vol-, canic rock 3 feet long by 2 feet high, exhibited nearby, displaying in | bold relief a vein of native silver aver- aging 8 inches in width and estimated to contain 190 pounds of pure silver. | To explain how, through the miracle of nature, a vein of silver is thus de- | posited it is necessary for one to im- 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. It 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 Mineralogical Fund. This material is considered one of the prized accessions of the year, for although this rich sil- ver 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 llsn‘ 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 a hilly topography has, un- | fortunately, long served as a barrler 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 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 world's richest silver-producing areas. Of all the objects in nature that ap- prominent place in art, mythology and poetry than the precious metals. In biblical times gold, silver and copper were in constant use: naturally efiough the first metals used because they oc- cur in the native or pure state. The first known mention of silver | dates from about 2500 B. C. Refer- ences to it may be found in the records of ancient Egypt, Chaldea and Assyria as well as through the accounts of an- | clent Greece, Phoenicia, Rome and Byzantium. Silver was well known | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, HUGE MASS OF SILVER ON EXHIBITION A 260-pound mass of native silver which has been placed on exhibition at the | TRUST VIOLATIO CHARGED T0 PENN Railroad Ordered to Dispose | of Wabash and Lehigh National Museum. ages before iron was employed. 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 a slow process. Cellini 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 1760 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, it 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 29,000,000 ounces to 250,000,000 in 1929. The United States, Canada and Mexico produce about three-fourths of the world’s output, and for many decades India and China have absorbed about two-thirds of this production, a greater part of which is used as a medium of exchange. In India silver is sald to represent the wealth of the masses, It Ac-l is dealt in freely on the streets of the principal cities, in bars of various sizes and in pieces of varying weight. Hun- dréds of millions of ounces are believed to be hoarded 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 s a medium of exchange by mer- chants and natives and is hoarded 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 40,000,000 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, &s 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. 66 MILES ON 1 GALLON | - NEW AUTO GAS SAVER | Walter Critchlow, 3544 A Street. | Wheaton, IiL, has patented & new Damp Alr Gas Saver for all autos. 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We Repair —all makes of sewing ma- Guaranteed work- Stock. | By the Associated Press. ! Violation of the Clayton anti-trust act was charged to the Pennsylvania | Rallroad 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 231,329 shares of Lehigh Valley stock and that the Pennsylvania indi- rectly through its holding company, ac- quired 675800 shares of Wabash and | 365,039 of Lehigh Valley. Competition Lessened. It held the effect was to lessen com- petition between the Pennsylvania and | the other roads. The railroad opposed the order on the grounds that the Pennsylvania Co. vestment company. In denying the Pennsylvania's motion to dismiss the complaint for want of Jjurisdiction, the commission said it was “clear that the Pennsylvania Co. acted solely in behalf of the Pennsylvania Rallroad in these transactions, and that the two corporations together consti- tuted but a single party in interest.” Legal Title to Stock. ), “We assume that the former holds | legal title, as a corporation, to the ac- quired stocks, and must, as a separate legal entity, take part in the divestment jordered,” the commission said. “That these agquisitions of stocks are within | the intended prohibitions of the law we | have no doubt.” Commissioner ~ Aitchison dissented. The Pennsylvania has indicated through its president, W. W. Atterbury, that it would contest the order in the courts, Boston Educator Dies. NEWTON, Mass., December 6 (#).— Rev. Dr. Willlam Edwards Hunf | 86, president emeritus of Boston | versity, died today. of Hillsboro, Il ni- He was a native He leaves a widow, L D _C, was not a common carrier but an in- | Tax Foreign Stars Playing in U. S., Is Issue Up to Actors Proposal Will Be Voted on at Meeting of Equity Association. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, December 6.—A step to tax foreign stars apvearing on the American stage 5 per cent of their sal- aries has been taken by the executive council of the Actors’ Equity Associa- tion. It is to be voted on at a gene: meeting, probably January 12. The council has suggested, however, a second amendment to its constitution which would allow “stars and featured players” to go directly from one Amer- ican engagement to another without the customary six months’ wait between engagements. Equity cfficials said the latter pro- posal was an attempt to encourage in- creased productions, thus giving addi- tional' work to American actors and actresses who would make up the sup- porting cast for the foreign stars. The old rule of six months layoff still would apply to minor players and foreign companies. One unfavorable reaction to the pro- posed tax was registered today by the English actress, June, who in private life is Lady Inverclyde. In a letter to ale London Express she criticized the 3 One of her suggestions, that the American managers of foreign stars be compelled to pay the 5 per cent tax, un- doubtedly will be carried out, Equity officials said. The tax merely will be added to the salary the American pro- guc:; intended to pay, the officials be- eved. INVITE PRESI‘DENT President Hoover yesterday was in- vited to attend a banquet to be held in this city January 3 to celebrate the 100th 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 Bullding and Loan League, headed by William E. Best of Pittsburgh and C. C. James of this city. The President was told that during the century building and loan assoclations have been operating in this cfluntr‘\)' t(}))‘;‘lr assets have grown to ! Do ikMBER 17, 1930—PART ONE. $15,000 IS RECEIVED Initial Results Encourage Backers of Campaign in Hope for Reaching Goal for 1930. A generous respohse 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 year's drive set at $45,000, Mrs. Sanders reported that a tabulation of funds collected up to the closing of the books last night revealed that approximately $15,000 000 seals at 1 cent each. 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 year's drive. “Beginning tomorrow we hope to have placed in all the important chain stores throughout the city ' our self- service boxes, in each of which will be found envelopes containing ten seals each, the purchaser being expected to drop a dime in the slot for each en- velope taken. “By Wednesday with the help of a | number of women's organizations and other volunteer women as individuals we plan to have a series of seal sale booths in operation in all the larger department stores and a number of banks. The women's group so far re- ported to our committee for this service are as follows: The Junoir League, the American Association of University Women, the Senior Council of Jewish Women, the Junior Council of Jewish ‘Women, the Parent-Teachers’ - tion, Priendship House, Hadassah So- clety, the Tuberculosis Association, Twentieth Century Association, Star- mont Aid, Social Service Committee of the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, Women's City Club, Florence Crittenden Circle, and others still be organized.” & oy . Held in Auto Death. ELKTON, Md. December 6 (#).— Clarence Teticolas, driver of a moving van, and his helper, James Powell, both colored, of Baltimore, were 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 condif today hospital IN FIRST SEAL SALE| has been collected, representing 1,500,- | | “Although we are very far from the Charity Worker MRS. JOSEPH SANDERS, | Chairman of the Seals Committee of | the Washington Tuberculosis Associa- tion, which is engaged in its annual campaign to raise funds for tubercu- losis work through the sale of Christmas seals. SUSPEND MORE POLICE ¥ IN TRAPPING OF WOMEN Commissioner Acts Following Tes- Trump Up False Charges. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 6.—While an Appellate inquiry into city magistrates’ courts continued in secret today six more police were suspended on charges that they acted with a “vice ring” to extort money from arrested women. Police Commissioner Mulrooney an- nounced that the six suspensions, which followed eight last Thursday, resulted from testimony by “Chile” Acuna, ex- | police informer, that 28 members of the Police Department had paid him to trap women on trumped-up vice charges. Near Karachi, the principal airport of India, has been erected a signpost giv- | ing the direction and distance to Lon- ]g:n. Bagdad, Delhi, Quetta and Bom- o4 timony Officers Paid Man to || Tuc Heenr €o. The $Store of Practieal Y Y T Y P Y PV VP YYYYYYYYYY You might like a ftrick cigarette lighter, your wife a fur coat, perhaps the children something else again . .. but you can bet a practical dollar the whole family wants W. C. DURANT IS SUED ON MARGIN Accou®: New York Brokers Ask Court for Permission to Dispose of Remaining Securities. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 6. St in “the Gupreme Gout todey suit_in the $71,367 agalnst Willam C. Durant automobile manufacturer, and uvg others associated with him on stoek counts. Mr. Durant, the eol'nghlnt controlled 16 accounts the age firm. Among his associates named In sult were Capt. Edward V. Riel 3 er, war ace; Catherine Durant R Randolph Hicks. ‘ ‘The petition stated the accounts Wepe established before October, 10'0,"% were to be carried on & margin ‘of least 25 per cent, the brokers to hold a lien on all securities deposited or pur- chased. In the transactions thab fel- lowed, & deficit of $644,482 3 the sult sald, but the to meet it were inadequate. To protect themselves in their fature conduct in connection with the 8e- | counts, the firm asked the coum their rights and those of the defe be decreed. Permission to sell the re- maining securities held by the firm and to apply the proceeds to the indebte” ness also was asked. Commodity prices in Germany ¥ declining. 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