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Buys Romantic
, Dcslys Diamond
Com WVJpliing 102.69 Carats
Vo Worn ly Ileaulies of
' Ancient Chinese
Cmirt,
v , Shanghai, China, Dec. 21. Worn
by the be autiful Ciby Dcslys,
French actress famous (or her won
derful jewels and the heart she had
broken, and having a romantic,
mysterious history, the largest dia
mond in China, which has been en
display in a local jewelry store, has
been purchased by a wealthy Chi
nese of lV-kin whose name is not
Vnown.
I The marvelous
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stone, weighing
measurinor more
tlian an inch in width and liavintr a
depth in proportion, arrived from
Paris recently. .
The fame of the stone was abroad
in China soon after it arrived, but
the scintillating jewel, in its blue vel
vet box, was brought forth for only
a favored few to see.
The jewel is centuries old and is
said to have been worn in the jew
eled turbans of famous court
beauties, shone as the eye in the
forehead of a goddess in a temple
in Egypt and to have played a part
in the wars of the ancient world.
Whatever its mysterious past the
next chapter of the towel will be
written in ancient Pckin. Whether
it will, be worn by the wife of a
wealthy odiciai at social functions
ttended bv the cosmopolitan for
eign residents or on the slim little
band of a beautiful concubine hidden
from the public eye is unknown.
The purchaser of the diamond
made one visit to the store, in
spected the jewel and purchased it at
once. The diamond was sold for
$50,0(10 and, according to the man
agers of tlie firm of jewelers, would
have sold for $175,000 if the color
;had been perfect and the shape,
which was slightly square, round.
The Chinese are the great dia-
mond buyers in Shanghai. The Chi
nese women are mad about wondcr
vful jewels and wear large diamonds
in rings, bracelets, hair ornaments
and in dangling earrings. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are in
vested by the Chinese in diamonds
every year, and the more expensive,
more nearly perfect in coloring and
larger the stone the more certain the
jewel is of immediate purchase.
Discovery Supplants Air
Tanks' for Altitude Fliers
Parir.; Dec. 24. Flight to rarified
altitudes and even to the moon is
now possible for human beings with
out being equipped with special
breathing tanks, through a discovery
by Dr. Bnyeux, which has been com
municated to the Pasteur institute.
.An injection of oxygen replaces
the artificial respiratory tanks hither
to in use.
Dr. F.aycux has proved the feasi
bility of his discovery by its use in
the Alps,. -where he ascended 18,000
feet without the slightest difficulty.
TWENTY-FOUR LESSONS IN PIANO PL AYI N G---S E'V E N TH LESSON: A MAJOR
(GKOVE'S MISIO SIMrUFIER)
(Copyright, 1920, by W. Boot! Grove,
Kcranton, l'a.)
Lesson No. 7
In thin, the seventh lesson of tho series of
homo Illustrated lemoni for th piano or organ,
tho chord Is nlven for tho key of A. which to
tho n-latlvo key of V aliarp minor. It should
bo learned from tho char; and then ic-nss or
oloa on other munlcal Instrument may bo
accompanied on tho piano or organ without any
further musical education,
Tho msthod of usln this chart to oxtremely
simple and presuppoaea no previous knowWJut
on tho part of tho pupil. When tho 14
lessons are complete, if you follow thorn all, you
will bo able to play tho chords of overy key of
muHlo and will have acquired a sound baal on
which to build up a musical education,
" INSTRUCTION Place the chart upon the
keyboard of piano Ot organ so-that tho small
white letter D with a duali above It, at tho bot
tom of the chart. Is directly over the key D o
tho keyboard, Tho white and black spaces will
'then correspond to the white and bl.uk key of
tho Instrument. (Such of the three horizontal
serlee of letters represents chord, liegtnnlng
with tho upper row, play tho white b tter with
the left hand and pluy tho three black letters
with tho rik'ht hand, maklna the ntut chord.
Then, In tho aanie way play tho notes Indicated
In the second horlsontal series, then those In tho
third and bck to the tlmt, forming a cowple
nient of i hoids In A Major,
The fliBt thliiBS necessary to become a good
player aro puilenco and practice, During the
lime before the nest lemon, the chord shown
should be played over and over again until you
memorise It and can play It without tho chart.
Memoiiio the letters also. You will find that
he to re long you will be able to play simple
accompaniments in this key to any melodies you
or your friends may simr.
If you wish to go further In studying, learn
the Angering of tho seale shown on the staff
In each" chart, upper note played with right
hand, lower with left hand.
Kvery triad In black letter la marked 1, I, 5.
Alway read It so, no matter In what vertical
trder the notea may be written. Note that the
small letter D with a dash above It muM not bo
played.
NEXT LEHHON F Sharp Minor, tne reie..
of the key of A Major.
Ijfflifjt Key of AJ"hree5harps,every FCfrG made Sharp.
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Strongest Drama in
Business and Industry
Biggest Human Stories Found in Struggle Between
Capital and Labor, Says Former Governor of
Tennessee, Now on Railroad
Labor 'Board.
By EARL L. SHAUB.
Chicago, Dec. 24. What is the
greatest drama in the world?
In the opinion of Ben W. Hooper,
vice chairman of the Railroad Labor
board, the big hitman interest
stories of modern life are being en
acted in business and industry.
"It is in th's field," lie told me,
"that we witness the titajiic con
flict of immeasurable ' social forces
and see the heroic struggles of real
men and women."
This former governor of Tennes
see then related how he has been
gripped by the activity and intensity
of the labor situation since he be
came a member of the federal board
less than a year ago.
"I shall never forget the gripping
interest of the board's proceedings
the first time I participated in its
sessions," he said. "Coming from a
mountain section of the south, I had
rot been in intimate contact with
the problem of cap'tal and labor. As
governor of Tennessee I had dealt
with it in a legislative way, but was
never before afforded a 'closeup' of
the naked situation.,
"No scene' is more dramatic than
a labor hearing. On one side, of the
room sit presidents, managers, coun
cil and statiscians of great rail
roads. ' On the other are the officials
and experts of the unions. A strang
er could not distinguish between the
two groups, both being able, alert
and efficient Jjodies of men.
Problem Affects All.
"At such a meeting we have fo
cused the paramount labor problem
of the nation, a problem that touches
every man, woman and child in the
country.
"It represents the government's
experiment, designed to ascertain
whether the circumstances between
the carriers and employes should be
adjusted by the orderly process of a
judic al tribunal, or whether the
people should continue to suffer the
loss, inconvenience and misery in
cident to labor disturbances.
"As little as men think of it, the
ultimate success or failure of our
free institutions is wrapped up in
this question. On the one' hand lies
the hope of continued progress and
prosperity that have always come
out of the individual efforts of men
in a land of open opportunity. On
the other hand lies the possibility
of industrial demoralization and the
gradual descent into the bedlam of
bolshevism.
"What is more dramatic than
that?"
Mr. Hooper, who is considered
President Harding's spokesman on
the board, then corrected a popular
misconception regarding the work
ing of the board, which is divided
into three groups, one representing
the railroads, one representing the
unions and one the public.
"It is commonly believed," he said,
"that the railroad group always
votes favorably to the roads and the
labor group in the interest of the
employes. This is not correct. It
happens almost every day that one or
mere members of the railroad group
votes favorably to the employes and
that representatives of the labor
group vote in favor of the contention
of the carriers.
All Part of Pubb'c.
"This is as it should be, for these
men recognize that they are not on
the board as advocates cf the respec
tive disputants, but that they also,
in a high sense, represent the gen
eral public.
"After all, the railroad owners and
the employes are merely segments
of the public."
He also commented on the lack of
uniformity of plans and ideas among
the carriers.
"This particularly interested me
in our work on the shop craft
rules," he went on. "On practically
all rules of a general nature there
were wide divergencies of opinion
and proposal among the roads. One
carrier would agree to a rule in a
certain form and another ! would
stoutly oppose it in that form.
"This, I think, was creditable to
the men representing the roads. It
showed they were not committed to
a hard and fast program of irre
ducible demands.
"It was really a matter of psychol
ogy. The representatives of one
road, as it happened, were somewhat
liberal in their views, and those of
another road a little more exacting."
Filmland Folk Frolic in Fun for Their Xmas
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snow or a bitmg atx'os
generail presages tbe
Santa Claus, movie folk
in California are having a C!.. ji;iia
all their own today.
Instead of cladding themselves in
fur for a hike through the white,
the stars are either romping about
the green or enjoying Christmas
parties at the beaches.
What some of the more promi
nent luminaries in cinema land are
'oing today is shown in the accom
panying art. F'rinstance, Lois W'il
on reverts hack to the ancient Yule
ide custom of burning a berry
andle to commemorate Christmas
ay as illustrated in the upper right
;icture.
Hayakawa's Xmas.
"And the Three Wise Men, guided
r the Star of Bethlehem, brought
ifts to"
That's the beautiful story Sessue
layakawa. Jap star, is telling the
ittle kiddies gathered around him
as shown in the upper middle cut
The youngsters listen attentively
hut they're glad he's saying it wiih
tohby-horscs and drums.
In the center picture. "Polly"
Frederick is shown in her new role.
Sleek, Black Leopard Vampire Steals
Love of Spotted Denizen of Chicago Zoo
Chicago. Dec. 24. The furry in
habitants of the Lincoln park zoo
here are enjoying a most choice
morsel of gossip. The home of one
of the best cat families is disrupted,
and all brought about by the wiles
and charms of a vampire of the
iunpdcs. ,
For months Tcte, big spotted
leopard, had lived with his mate,
Nellie, and happiness reigned su
preme in their little home. Tete
never tired cf washing the face of
his beloved mate, and Nellie was no
less affectionate.
Then along came Theda, the vam
pire. Theda, a glossyTskinned black
leopard, was given an "apartment"
next to that occupied by Nellie and
Pete.
Theda promenaded before Pete,
purring, slinking and neglecting not
one of herieminine wiles. And Pete
fell hard.- No longer did he take
pleasure in washing the face of his
spotted mate. The neglected Nellie
languished in her corner of the little
home, but Pete had no thought for
her grief.
Soon the caretaker noticed the de
veloping romance and after some
time had passed, and Pete's love fo'r
Theda continued to grow, it was de
cided to give Theda a home in the
Pete-Nellie domicile. Nellie liked
this arrangement not a little, and
sought to use force in making her
objections known, but Pete intro
duced "cave man" methods into the
handling of his irate mate and, after
she had received a couple of cuffs
that sent her flying across the cage,
Nellie resigned herself to her fate
and gave Pete up.
The caretakers are now looking
for a new home for Nellie, while
Pete and Theda are caressing one
another as only leopard lovers can.
Panic Looms in
' Chinese Finances
Shanghai, China, Dec. 24. Lead
ing Chinese bankers and business
men of this city feel that the fail
ure of the Chinese government to
sign the new loan agreement with
the American consortium group cov
ering the two wine and tobacco loans
amounts to a repudiation of three
Chinese bond issues now largely
held in America and a complete sac
rifice of credit there.
Pekin's financial muddle is the
chief topic of conversation among
th foreigners and the Chinese. The
only explanation is that the Pekin
government is desperate md, hoping
to prolong -ts existence, is willing
to sacrifice foreign credit in the ex
pectation of securing other loans,
either native or Japanese, to cover
the American loans and still leave
a surplus.
The effect on Chinese bankers is
very bad, since they fear that this
revelation of the government's disre
gard of its obligations will prompt a
local panic. i
Women's Dean Has
Rigid Propriety Code
Columbus. O.. Dec. 24. When are
the morals and ideals of , co-eds above
reproach?
When they do not kiss promiscu
ously, do not dress immodestly, do
not dance improperly, do not smoke,
do not go to "petting parties," do
not drink, nor consciously lie or
cheat, do nothing they . would be
ashamed to tell their families and do
not break the rules of any institution.
She bel:eve& a gjrl undermines her
womanliness if she does any of the
above mentioned things.
'In so doing is the girl not forfeit
ing the esteem of friends whose ideals
are high that she may gain in the
field where lower ideals prevail?"
Dean Conrad asked.
"The question, then, resolves itself
into the individuals problem, and, if
the girl considers, admiration won by
doing these things worth admiration
lost by so doing, it becomes the girl's
own problem."
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A Merry Christmas
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!' Hppy and Prosperous
- New Year
Santa Claus, and is saying "Merry
Christmas" to her little crippled
friends with gifts. Betty Compson
generally plays Santa Claus herself
to poor kiddies on. this day. She
uses her purring limousine to dis
tribute goodies in the slum districts
about movieland. According to the
lower picture, Dorothy Phillips still
believes in Santa Claus as she :s
seen praying to him for some pretty
presents.'
Reports from the land of paint and
cinema art state that 4-year-old
Richard Headrick has had both of
his stockings hung up before the
chimney since Thanksgiving. Lionel
Belmore will spend today at the
home of his director, R. A. Walsh,
further information from Santa
Claus reads.
Thomas Ince, noted director whose
latest production, "Hail the Wom
an," promises to be the screen sensa
tion of the season, will lead his play
ers in Christmas carols at evening
service, 'tis said.
Herbert Rawlinson's goin to de
part somewhat from the regular
Christmas spirit and take a snappy
swim in his pool, he said His will
be an athletic Christmas. It re
mained for T. Roy Barnes, that
gloom chaser, to concoct a kid's
game of having some of the movie
folk hang up their socks. Only Lila
Lee and Walter Hiers followed suit,
a wire fronvfilmland states.
Agnes Ayres fainted three times,
Dame Rumor reports, while reading
her list of Christmas obligations. It
was longer than a democratic ballot,
according to a picture of the star
going through the list
Doris May spent three days look
ing for Christmas presents for her
husband, Wallace McDonald. She
bought him a checkered tie that he
may wear f he's inebriated to a
race between Chaplin and a cop, a
press report states, .
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ssex Announces
Lower Prices
Effective December 24ih, 192i
Prices of All Essex models including t
Coach are reduced as follows:
Touring Car .r..T. . .$1,095
Coach 1,345
Sedan 1,895
f. o. b. Detroit, Mich.
GUY L.SMITH
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