The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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THE INDEPENDENT
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Famous Fighting Fifth Celebrates Anniversary
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Tin- "Kljt'itiiiK l'ilili" regiment, organized under Secretary or Wnr JtMiei>on Diivi.-., is cell hinting Its sixty-sixth
anniversary. TIiIk photograph was taken at Murfn, Texas, and shows llie colors of the regiment, ami little Jaeic
Wheeler, son of Major Wheeler, adjutant, saluting them, '['his regiment was commanded by Hubert E. L«e, Albert
Sydney Johnson, General llood anil (ieucral Fitzhugh Lee.
Victimized in
Buying Jewels
Americans Often Tricked in the
Purchase of Gems From
Swindlers Abroad.
COULD DO BETTER AT HOME
Poorest Possible Gems and Flimsiest
Kind of Jewelry Offered to Gul-
lible Tourists at Ridicu-
lously High Prices.
New York.—Large sums of money
were lost annually before the war by
credulous American tourist** victimized
t y Irresponsible foreign dealers in
precious and semi-precious stones. Not
much was heard of thesis losses out-
Life of Juliana of Holland Not
Like Fairy Tales.
Because Some Day She Will Be Queen
She Must Study More Sub-
jects Than Other Girls.
manner
make It their business to he ready
with a 'gold brick' for American tour-
ists in the form of Jewelry 'bargains.'
| A not unusual performance of these
men Is to hurst into tears because
their necessities require them to sac-
rifice family heirlooms. If the price
side of the Jewelry trade, howevtr, for ls considered too high by the prosper-
the travelers, when shown that they ti^ customer, the assertion is usually
had been the victims of misrepresent- | lnn(lc ,lm( „ stm h|Kl]er prl(.0
lion, usually had little to say about |,wn offered only a little while before,
their experiences. Now that foreign j jt js not sa|(] |lmVL.V(.ri t|lat Ull3 ljf.
travel, Interrupted by the conflict,
^ives promise even of exceeding the |
pre-war mark, losses incurred in this
way become still larger unless the
warnings given to prospective tourists
are heeded.
The chances of deception on the
part of the foreign dealers referred to,
according to Julius Wodlska of this
city, are greatly enhanced ut the pres-
ent time by stories, most of them ex-
aggerated, of the great flood of won-
derful gems and jewelry set loose
throughout Europe. In this guise some
of the poorest possible gems and the
flimsiest kind of Jewelry are already
being offered to the gullible traveler,
rind when sales of this stuff are made,
Mr. Wodlska asserted, the prices ob-
tained by the seller nre ridiculously
high.
"It is a curious thing," he continued,
"that, wiille Americans are every-
where accredited with being the most
discriminating buyers of precious
stones and the better grades of jew-
elry in the world, many of them can
readily be victimized abroad. These
unfortunate persons ape easy prey for
wily dealers who seek their customers
In the hotel registers of I'aric, Lon-
don and similar other nig European
cities.
"In the half century that 1 have been
nssoclated with the jewelry Industry 1
have frequently heard men and wom-
en, on the eve of going abroad, as-
Pert confidentially: 'We are going to
buy our diamonds and jewelry on the
Other side.' Tin y did to their later
sorrow. They found that their 'bar-
gains' made a very sorry showing
when compared with Jewelry manufac-
tured In this country. In fact, most
of the stuff they had bought at high
prices, and had paid duty on In addi-
tion, was of such a character and qual-
ity that there was no demand for It
here. The money Invested In It would
have bought something a great deal
better right here at home.
"In no case were those purchases
made from responsible jewelry houses
in the Kuropenn cities. Tilery exists I to I he American gem-buying public,
in Europe, however, a large number I "In every European city there are
l easy money Individuals of suave responsible Jewelry houses of the high-
ami pleasing address who j est repute, and if .vmericans prefer to
buy Jewelry abroad they will protect
for was made by a relative or friend,
or that it was made at the request of
the seller to enable him to say truth-
fully that he had had such an otter.
Alleged Crown Jewels.
"As for tilleged crown Jewels that
may Ik? offered them. American tourists
should keep In mind that, while gems
of great value doubtless have been
sold as lost by their owners In vari-
ous countries, anything possessing real
value and merit is bought up by the
legitimate merchants with capital
enough to do so. Itcally valuable ar-
ticles and stones are not peddled
around by Irresponsible dealers. A
great many of the gems handled by
these dealers are known to the trade
as 'rejects,' which because of their
poor quality are entirely unacceptable
The Eng Daw-Yd Pagoda, Burma.
their own Interests if they will patron-
<J*repar*<1 bv th* National OeoRraphlc So-
ciety. Washington, 1>. C >
While there Is a considerable
amount of unrest in many parts of
India proper, the people of Burma,
which ls governed as u part of India
and yet is geographically separate
from it, secin to be living contentedly.
Geographical and social conditions and
the economic situation flowing from
them undoubtedly have much to do
with titls. Burma knows little of ttic
fear of famine or the pinch of poverty.
Its lands are productive, it is rich in
mlneraTs, it Is not over-populated, and
it is free from the elaborate caste sys-
tem which is a tremendous handicap
to India, both socially and economi-
cally.
Kipling and practically all other writ-
ers about the East have pointed out
repeatedly that It is difficult at best
for westerners to understand the ori-
ental peoples. If the observer from
the West wishes to tackle this iidinit-
. , „ , , . , tedly difficult problem by easy stages,
ize only dealers of that kind. But. i r,i , , , , .
.. .. . . ' 1 perhaps he could find no better place
even If they do, where Is the economy? j to slnrt llunlm „ mlml|t,r |(f
After they have paid the Import duty j Bensl.s |s u,ss „f a p||f ,„..ween
on their purchases rnd the premium ,lfe „m, customs of tlie Burmese,
i. r insurance against loss or theft. i ,i «• > w? . ,i m ,
,. ... .. . " . . ' j and those of the West than will be
they Win fl Id that they would have j foun(I lf th„ cornp„rlso„ Is made with
done better by buying In tl.is country. I other (,astorn
Not only the price, but the quality, of m f . u
1 ' luttinjr, in 1 he Indian is in most cases a sober
Individual. The lower castes must
the merchandise would be in favor of
American-made goods."
Princess Is Kept Busy
take life with desperate seriousness
because of Its hardness and the diffi-
culty of clinging to It. The higher
castes are sedate and given to specu-
lative philosophy. The Chinaman Is
an enigma. His emotions are difficult
to fathom. The people of the Mo-
hammedan countries are marked by a
quiet dignity.
The Burmese Love Life.
In contrast with these other peo-
ples of Asia, and almost alone among
them, the Burmese are frank, open,
happy—lovers of life. Their women
The Hague. — Twelve-year-old
schoolgirls lu America, who some-
times think teachers are mean, or
that their mothers make them work
too hard, and who long for the life
of a princess, would find they had
only to study the more and work the
harder if they led the life of Princess
Juliana of Holland, whose twelfth
birthday anniversary was celebrated
recently.
Far from being the princess of fairy
tales, who has nothing to do but sleep
on silken-covered rose beds, cat choc-
olate drops and play with gay lit le
page-boy courtiers, Princess Juliana
has to study French history, aritlmie-j Fort Thoi
tic, geometry, algebra, geography. Howe of C>ii.i
drawing, grammar, voice culture and i.ecn the \
violin. j in the I n
In addition to this, because of her said, clipped
royal position and the fact that she while she \\;
will be a queen some day and the en route fro
Up to the last year Princess Ju-
liana attended a small school at the
palace with a number of little girls
of the I Mitch nobility. Now, however,
she is having private lessons because
she must learn things in a shorter
time than other children of her age.
With all this work, Juliana has I nre n°t secluded, but nre among the
some time for play. She is a plump, freest women iu the world. Both men
I falr-halred girl of the true Dutch type. Bn<* women are lovers of music and
She goes out in all weathers. j wearers of bright clothing. Because
£he is particularly fond of skating, of their spontaneity and friendliness
and when there Is Ice on the canals, they have been dubbed "the Irish of
is frequently seen there, skimming j the Orient."
along with her mother, the queen. | Burma is a country of many tribes,
Iler companions are very carefully ^ut practically all of them are of the
chosen for her, and she has bt
taught tint it Is not
nlty to make a "stage
ularitv. Government building!
gaily decorated in celebration
anal versa rv.
becoming roy-
play" fur pop-
were
of her
not even become drivers of vehicles In
cities because they feel that such a
calling entails a certain measure of
cruelty of horses. Vet their attitude
toward crippled and maimed humans
is the height of unklndness. Such un-
fortunates are considered to be in the
degraded classes along with the grave
diggers and the beggars, and are de-
nied association with the normal pop-
ulation.
One custom nmong the Burmese
that cannot fail to arouse comment
front westerners is the prevalence of
smoking and the peculiar turn it has
taken. Smoking is indulged in literal-
ly by men, women and children. Cig-
arettes and cigars of a huge si/ve are
preferred, often a foot or more In
length and with a circumference in
proportion. Children of all ages use
these gigantic "smokes," and it is not
uncommon even to see an infant In
arms puffing away at a huge cheroot.
The habit is not as injurious as might
be expected because the tobacco used
Is adulterated with a considerable pro-
portion of milder materials.
Their Marriage Customs.
Marriage in Burma Is not a matter
of great ceremony or ritualism. For-
mally eating together, usually before
witnesses, constitutes a couple man
and wife. Though the theory is other-
wise, a girl usually selects her hus-
band, and is given to him by her par-
ents. If a bride is dissatisfied with
her husband she may run away from
him and return to her parents. She
Is promptly returned by them, but may
repeat the procedure. After she has
run away three times and been re-
turned three times, she may leave for
good, It being assumed that it is im-
possible for her husband to retain her.
She Is then In effect divorced.
The rule works the other way about
also. If parents do not consider a
suitor eligible and prohibit a match,
the maiden litis only to run away to
him three times, after which the par-
ents must not interfere, but must con-
sider the marriage a thing accom-
plished.
Where Burma touches India proper
on the latter's eastern border, it is
bounded by Bengal and Assam. Farth-
er to the north it touches southeastern
Tibet. Along Its eastern border, Bur-
ma is in contact with China for a con-
distance. The Chinese at
certain extent \ one time claimed sovereignty over the
be found in / The lower part of Burma's
a, a more heav-1 '"'astern boundary is formed by French
Cutlcuri Soothe* Baby Rashes
That Itch and burn with hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially if a little of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum Is dusted on at the fin-
ish. 25c each everywhere.—Adv.
Beyond Cure.
Steve arrived late at his work near-
ly every inoruiii-, and the warehouse
manager took him before the manager
hoping by this means to cure him.
"This is a serious ea<e," said the
manager, with assumed sternness.
"What have you to say for yourself,
my lad'/"
"Aw II say nowt abeawt It, sir, If
yo' don't," replied Steve.
"H'm! Have you ever been up be-
fore me since you started working
I here?" continued the manager.
I "I mm ', sir," n piled Steve. "What
time do yo* mostly ei ut V"—Los An-
! geles Tim. s.
Catarrh
Catnrrh is a local (ti ise preatlv influ-
enced bv constitutional renditions.
11 ALL'S CATAHi:!! MKDICINE Is a
'1 n:. and Blood Purifier. By cleansing:
the Mood and building up the System,
HALL'S CA1 VRRH MEDICINE restorta
normal conditions and allows Nature to
dn its work.
All Druggists Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Strategy!
Mary Clare Is about hal£ past three
years old and she, like most little folk,
likes to visit among the neighbors. But
like all women, Mary Clare feels that
she must have a legitimate reason for
making calls.
Mrs. Blank who lives next door and
Is fond of Mary Clare, heard ti knock
en her back door. She opened It and
there stood the little visitor, with an
old rag she had picked up In the yard,
in her hand.
"oh, Mrs. Blank, don't you want
this?" she exclaimed Ingenuously.
And, of course, she was Invited in for
u visit.
Prophet Without Honor.
The office girl is not a I loonier, and
of course Is not expected to know
everything. And yet—•
On the occasion (if the municipal
concert, she was asked If she intended
going to hear "F.lijah."
"Elijah who?" she inquired.—In-
dianapolis News*.
Advice.
Here, younp man, iu a simple plan.
Go to it;
If it Is un-American,
Don't do it!
Strange—Passing Strange!
The city visitor was consulting the
oldest inhabitant. "How many peo-
ple In this town now?" he asked.
"Twenty-five, sir."
"How many did you have hist year?"
"Twenty-five, sir."
"That's strange. Aren't there any
babies ever born In this town?"
"Yes, sir. But most every time a
baby is born, somebody leaves town."
Anticipating an Order.
"Why did you throw those two
pieces of toast out there on the
grass?" asked the fat restaurateur.
"I wanted to see if ti couple of
quail would come around ami lay down
on 'em, sir," replied the white-capped
chef.
same racial strain. Slums, Karens,
Katchins, Chins and I'alaungs are
among those living in the outlying
parts of the country, though the j slderabl
Karens and to i
the others are
parts of lower Bur
All Serene.
"I notice they're on very peaceful!
terms with their n«xt-door neighbors."
"Yes; the two families don't speak
to each other."—New York Sun.
DON'T -
DESPAIR
If you are troubled with pains or
aches; feel tired; have headache,
indigestion, Insomnia; painful pas-
sage of urine, you will find relief in
Snips Sleeping Woman's Hair.
ivy.—Mrs. Waters
Fla., claims to have
f the meanest thief
one who
hair
ruler of Holland, no matter who her
husband Is. she Is taught etiquette,!
court customs and the strict rules of,
conduct upper aining to a princess, j
this
M
her
era I p
from her head
s asleep in a Pullman
i Jacksonville. Fla., to
•s. Ib>we reported that
tir, she was robbed of
of jewelry and $aou in
YANKS ARE BEST PAID
ily settled section which is most easy
of access to the outside world. It is
the Burmese, however, who constitute
the dominant element with the high-
est culture, and give color to Burma
ti- it is known to most westerners who
visit the land.
Che Burma of the Burmese, that is
lower Burma and the basiu of the
great lrrnwadd\ river, is a land of
pagodas, the shrines of Buddhism.
Thousands upon thousands of these
bell-shaped structures surmounted by
gilded spires and tinkling bells have
Cochin China and Siam; and to the
south and west lies the Bay of Bengal.
The total an a Burma is slightly
less than tin t of Texas our largest
state, while its population is in excess
of 1 L'.OOU.OOO, several million more
than that of our most populous slate,
New York.
Climate and Resources.
The greater part of Burma is in the
tropies and during half the year much
of it is very hot. This heat is espe-
cially trying to Europeans in parts of
the delta region where the humiditv is
t
COIDMEDAL
Second Lieutenant on Rhine Gets
as Much as Foch.
American Army of 15,000 Costs Ger.
many More Than 80,000 French
Troops In Mayence Zone.
Coblenz.—The pay of a second lleu-
t
Rhine Is equivalent at i r« sent rates
of exchange to that of Marshal Foch.
This may explain in part why the
American army of 15,0 R) men costs
Germany more than 80,000 French
troops in the Mayence zone. It ac-
counts also for the exaggerated state-
ment from German sources that Amer-
ica's fighting f< rce cost ticrmany more
than all the allied armies of occupa-
tion.
Marshal Foch's salary Is 33,000
francs. A second lieutenant In the
American forces in Germany receives
$2.120 a
bring up
draws
The
•ar, which extra allotments
i) about $2,300. At the rate
hange of 14 francs and ti half
dollar the second lieutenant
about 33,3f 0 francs a > ar.
buck private receiws a
month, u corporal $.">1.n , a sergeant
$(>.'1 and a technical sergeant $71.20.
The French poilu at Mayence lias to
be content with To centimes a day, a
corporal receives DO centimes and n
sergeant 2 francs.
With the rate of exchange about 00
to 05 marks to the dollar, the Ameri-
can soldier In Germany draws a Wirier
salary than many of the high German
city officials.
The American soldier In the Coblenz !
area lives better than the average1
bourgeois family of cither France or
Germany.
There never has been a soldier In
any army who litis bad at his disposi-
tion the organization of welfare which
the American soldier on the lthine en-
Joys- Officer® suy the boys here are
having as such.
Although prohibition does not exist
In Coblenz the correspondent has yet
to see a drunken American soldier In
tile city, yet payday, the dread of the
military police, has come and gone.
The Germans seem to bear them no
a nine sit \ and they are popular with
the frauleiiiR and spooning might be
added to the outdoor sports w hich find
favor with nianv soldiers.
■qtr.r-
and
Alaska to Supply Print Paper.
Washington.—There is sufficient
pulp wood in Alaska to furnish per-
petually one-third of the print paper
consumption in the United States,
l olonel «.reelcy, ch'ef forester, an-
nounced after a survey. This could
be put down on the Atlantic tea board
on a basis of between o'j and 4 cents
a pound, based on present rail freight
rates, and practically 1 cent a pound
by wuter, he said.
mi
r. |
Owing to the good food and care
now provided In English prisons, It
Is said the Inmates usually put on
flesh and become much healthier*
been built. Many of them have fallen , high
j into decay, but otln rs are built each feet
year. They are the symbols of the
hold which the Buddhist religion lm
upon the people of Burma. It is their
• belief that the surest way of "a
ing merit' and achieving holy n
' ter death is to erect a pagoda
very feu Burn se who are ahh
add to the country's forest of pa:
spires fail t« do s...
No Aristocracy, Few Pcor.
j There arc no noble elas-es an
the Burmese, no aristocracy, few
I are very wealthy, and few very i
I While the caste system as a system
does not exist In the country, there
I are several classes of people who are
! looked upon as degraded by their vo-
i cations and with whom practically no
Intercourse ls bad by the majority of
i the people. Unfortunately, too, these
i (lasses are hereditary. They are the
grave diggers, the descendants of the
former pagoda slaves and the beggars.
The general attitude toward these un-
fortunates ls one of the contradictions
I In Burmese character; and there nre
' ( thers. Their religion requires klnd-
i uuss toward animals, end Burmese will
in some sections more than 20
•et of rain falls each year. There is
•nsiderable loss of life among natives
i some parts of the country from
.lust as India has its
ch officials and others
• hot season. so Burma
at Ion, Mnymyo, onl\ 12
indalay, but nearly 2.400
This summer capital
possible for Europeans to
rigors of the Burma cll-
snal;< s spider
wild animals.
Simla to whi
journey in tin
lias Its bill st
miles from M;
feet higher.
The world's standard remedy for kidney,,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles and
National Remedy of Holland since 1696.
Three sizes, all dru, .;ists.
Look fur the name Gold Medn! on every bo*,
and accept no imitation
Cuticur Soap
S mparts ——
; I he Velvet Touch
:r p ?5l-, Ointment 25 ac! 50c. Talcum 25c
" PARKER'S
HA1K BALSAM
li' -novryl I -.MCI MiwllairFalling
..y- 'S Kertorcs Coh'T and
^ Beanty to (.liny Hnd l aded f~Fair
i'au ti'.' : v
i. 1 the
Burma's mineral wealth has long
made It one of the treasure houses of
the Orient. Cine of the richest silver-
zlne-lead ore bodies in the world Is sit-
uated In the northeastern section.
Mop'k. a short distance north of llan-
dnlay, largely supplies the world with
rubies. Silver and precious stones
were among the things most highly
prized in the old Fast. T'.ut Karma
also possesses modern treasures: tung-
sten. a necessity In art age of steel and
electricity; tin, essential in perform-
ing the world's sanitary work and in
equipping Its households; and i«?tro-
leuiu, the fuel of today.
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