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The Alamance gleaner | VOL. LV. GRAHAM, IS, C., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1929. NO. 3. |llj^ ===? L..... IHJ HAPPENNINGS OF THE WEEK ilBlllA >?????? i f am m?k. AV- W i 1 -J _ ... Ntffo ntvltn Uh ; CURRENTEVENTS Engagement of Anne Mor row and Lindbergh?Do l ings of Congress. By EDWARD W. PICKARD JUST as be was landing at Hasans on his re torn (light from the Canal Zone, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's en gagement to Miss Anne Spencer Mor row was announced by the yonng lady's father, Dwlght W. Morrow, am bassador to. Mexico. The colonel de clined to talk about It to the reporters. It was understood In Mexico City that he would fly there late this month and that, though no plana bad been made for the wedding, It might take place this spring. Anne la twenty-two years old and si variously pretty. She Is a graduate of the Cbapin school in New Tork and of Smith college, and while In school showed ability to write quite good poetry. When Colonel Lindbergh was In Mexico City as the guest of Ambassador Morrow he took Anne for several short flights, but her sister Elisabeth also was his passenger, and the gossipy reporters were uncertain then as to which one might become his fiancee. Colonel Lindbergh bad no sooner landed at Miami from his Central American trip than he started out again on two rescue flights. The first was over the Florida keys in search of a plane from which two persons were taken by a ferry boat after It was forced down; the second was made to try to find Pilot Harry Rog ers, who had gone In search of the first plane and was himself missing for a time. Concerning the Panama mall route be had Just inaugurated, he said: "There Is not a great deal to be done before dally service can be In augurated between Miami and Pan ama. Better facilities for commnnl catloo are being Installed and other faculties to aid flying are being put into condition to augment the service." ? As to passenger traffic between the North and South Americas, Colonel Lindbergh said It was not planned to haul passengers "until the most min ute dOtaUs of transportation and com munication have been worked out." THERE Is now no doobt that Hoov er and Curtis were elected Pres ident and Vice President of the Unit ed States last November. Congress In joint session last week received and counted the electoral Vote and Vice President Dawes announced that the tally sheets showed the Republican nominees had received 444 electoral votes and the Democratic nominees 87. Thereupon he formally declared Hoov er and Curtis elected. These pro ceedings were supposed to be solemn and stately and the Vice President bad requested that there be no ap plause or other manifestation of ap proval or disapproval, but the sen ators and representatives soon broke leope and Indulged In gales of laugh ter and vigorous applause, enjoying especially the confusion and mistakes of some of the tellers and declining to be sobdved by General Dawes' gavel hammering. PRESIDENT COOLIDGK feel* that ? the major work of hi* admlnlstrm tloO I* ended and already la parkin* np hi* belongings for return to hi* home In Northampton, Mass., where he probably will reside for at least a yefr. Be and Mrs. Cool Id ge expect to fcpsve the White Boose the after noon of March 4, Immediately after the lnSngsral ceremonies, and because *f the Ulnea* of Mrs. Coolidge's moth er thgy will lose no time In starting northward. On Wedneaday the President signed the ttfll for the building of fifteen cruisers and one airplane carrier and approved' the appropriation of funds to begin the construction of these res sals at once. Naval officials and adequate navy advocates In congress hailed the ap proval of the bill with enthusiasm. Secretary of the Navy Wllbor ex pressed gratification. In bis opinion, the construction of the fifteen ends France Would Cot Auto Speed to Stop Deaths Paris.?With a million motor ears on the node, the toll of fatal acrf taa baa grown at a rata which alarms dm French authorities, and the proposal has bean pot forward to ?aba a national speed limit ot 60 Hlapsttro aa boar, slightly less than forty wllespcr boar. ^ ^ ^ 6a? ararapw opSTw than In ?f of Itnoi, ini -^lM ^ ?? Huuk^ mo vcgiuuui| ui a wume sale replacement program which will result In the modernization of the fleet and eventually In an American navy second to nond. Representative Fred A. Britten, chairman of the bouse naval commit toe, said his committee will begin new , bearings next fall to determine bow | many more ships should be authorized as replacements for the rapidly age ing battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines in the battle and J scouting fleets. DRKSIDENT-ELECT HOOVER had * been expected to remain to FTdr Ida until a day or two before the In auguration, but last Wednesday he' announced that he had a lot of work to complete In Washington In prep1 aratlon for the new administration, and therefore wonld leave Miami for the national capital on February 18 or 19. The latter part of the week was devoted to a trip of inspection through the flood and reclamation dis trict of central Florida. The Edison birthday party at Fort Myers on Mon day was a great success and was mncb enjoyed by Mr. Hoover; but the weather was too blustery for good fishing on the west coast Secretary of Agriculture Jardlne re moved himself from the Hoover cab inet possibilities by the announcement that he had accepted a position as counsel for the Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, with his offices in Washington. CONGRESS was asked by tbe Pres ident to appropriate $9,210,500 for the construction of new public build ings In 92 cities scattered throughout the country. This Is the amount needed to meet building costs during the first year. Tbe projects when completed would represent an outlay of $46,760,500. Mr. Coolidge also ap proved budget bureau estimates for the expenditure of $48,000 to remodel and furnish the weather bureau sta tion at Mount Weather, Va, as a summer home for Presidents, this plan being In accord with his sugges tion made last fall. Mount Weather, near Bluemont, Vs., and about 00 miles from Washington, Is an 84-acre tract, high In tbe Blue Ridge moun tains, on which tbe weather bureau, until a few years ago, conducted some of Its most important observations. INTERNATIONAL experts selected to consider the matter of German reparations began on Monday in Parts the conference that Is expected to re sult In a revision of tbe Dawes plan, the fixing of the total snm Germany most pay and the subsequent evacua tion of the Rhlneland by the allies.' Owen D. Young, one of tbe unofficial American delegates, was tbe unani mous choice for chairman, and after the necessary ceremonies he lost no time In setting the commission to work. Germany had Its Innings first snd Dr. HJalmar ftchacht, president of the relcbsbank, presented his coun try's case In a wsy that seemed to make an excellent effect on all tbe delegates except tbe French. He was moderate and made no specific de mands bat Insisted Germany cannot continue to pay the annuities of two and a half billion gold marks provid ed for by the Dawes plan. He was questioned closely abont the tax bur dens of-Germany, which the allies as sert are less than their own. -He of fered to prove that this was mot true. Doctor Scbacht and his associates continued through .several days. Cor respondents said It was becoming ap parent that the French and German points of view were not so divergent as was feared and that the success of tbe conference seemed assured. THIS Is the most aerere winter Bo rope hai experienced (or many scores of years, and the suffering throughout the entire continent la moat grievous. Extremely cold weath er, deep enow/alls. Ice and furious storms prevail. Many human beings have perished, and the loss of lire stock la tremendous. Transportation Is disorganised In many regions and towns are suffering for food and fnet Harrowing stories of death and suffer ing come especially from central Bo nds. HAVING given Gen. Bramwell Booth his chance to be heard, as ordered hj the English courts, the hjgb council of the Salvation Army M. Anacher, president of the National Onion of Tonring Associations Al though the Frenchman Is supposed to, bo too exdtible to make a pond driv er. It Is notable that the proportion of motoring deaths la the country Is njgfh lower than In England, where the somber of cars on the roads Is ataWbe asms. Bond deaths In Etag lasc% 1938, for example, were dnfliflMNk franca French ?ototug authorities batters Mini toko 10 aepose nun as com manding general, and then elected Commlaaloner Edward John Hlgglna to mcceed him. The float count was 42 cotes for Hlgglna and 17 for Evangeline Booth, bead of the Army In America. General Hlgglna has been chief of staff since IBIS. He was born at Hlghbrldge In Somerset and educated at Doctor Horgan's school at Bridge water, Somerset Leon trotzky, with his wife and" two children, wu taken to Con stantinople on a Soviet steamship, secretly landed and confined closely In the Russian embassy. R was said the authorities feared he might be at tacked by "white" Russian refugees (hat lee numerous there. The cam paign against Trotsky sympathisers In Russia continues, the latest Incident reported being the closing of the Kron stadt naval academy and the expulsion of Its 3,700 students. Twenty of their leaders were arrested as Trotxkyltes. A Leningrad paper says the Soviet war commissariat discovered a. lack of loyalty among the students, who are openly discussing the possibility of a new Napeleon appearing In Rus sia to save the country from the hands of the Communists. REV. DR. E. S. SHUMAKER. super intendent of the Indians Antl Saloon league, is now milking cows and cleaning their stalls on the state penal farm at Putnamvllle. He sud denly abandoned his long light against the sentence of sixty days on the farm for contempt of the Indiana Supreme court, and began serving his term. Sbumaker was cited for contempt In 1926 by Arthur L. Gllliom, then attor ney general, following his criticism of members of the State Supreme court in the American Issue, the Anti Saloon league publication. He was found guilty by a Supreme court vote of three to two. MISS BOBBT TROUT went op tn the air over Loo Angeles and re gained the laurels taken from her by Miss Elinor Smith of New York. Bob by not only established a new endur ance record for women aviators?IT boors 6 minutes 37 seconds?but also captured the women's night flying and distance records. Bobby Is twenty three years old and flies a Golden Eagle monoplane. PRESIDENT P0RTE8 GIL of Mex ico narrowly escaped death last week when his. train was blown np by dynamite In the state of Guana juato. The explosive had been placed on the track at a point where It ran ojer a bridge. The fireman was killed Instantly when the engine overturned, and two coaches were derailed. An other bomb, unexploded, was found fixed to tbe track. The attempt at assassination followed closely on tbe execution of Jose Toral, who mur dered General Obregon. and In official circles In Mexico City It was said to be tbe wort of tbe League of Relig ious Defense. Several members of that organisation were arretted near the scene of the explosion, and It was said a number of prominent persons would be taken Into custody. MOST notable of the week'* death* wa* that of Lily Langtry, Lady de Bathe, who wa* for year* the lead lo( beauty of the English stage. She pasaed away at her home Is Monte Carta The Jersey Lily, a* (be was known, wa* a food thongb not a great actress. and waa alao a derer the atrical manager. In the day* when King Edward waa the prince of Wale* and ber admiring friend she was prom inent In English social affairs, and She was also well known In the United State*. John ?, prince of the little state of Ucbstensteln and dean of rnllng moo arch*. died at a ripe old age and waa succeeded by his brother. n OME m en fete the beginning of the week because of the signing on Monday of the peace pact between the Vatican and the Italian state. There were Imposing ceremonies, gay celebrations and exchanges of rich gifts and decorations. The general feeling throughout the world Is thai Premier Mnaolini scored a great triumph In the negotiation of the treaty, settling an old and trouble some dispute with little expense to Italy. . to drive, even without the nerrartty of appearing personally at the lleenae , office, while In France all driver* moat paaa a teat Eipiaile. FU New Tort?Sometime* a fisherman can be too lucky. Loots Ko*towetsky*> alibi for high motor spaed was that he bad eaogbt three and wga la a harry home to beast to hla with. "One dot lar per fish," akaeed Magistrate Ma crory. "If* tacky hr yon that pea <Udat catch thirty. THE I FAMILY | :SLOGANj ?Abv D. X Wstahl TO THE Naylor family that Mon day morning did not seem differ ent from other Monday morn Ings. It was certainly a jangling, hnrly-burlylah morning, but not unlike others the Naylors had known. No one In the family felt that It was momentous. Certainly not Corlnue Naylor, the mother of the four. Why should abet How could she? She bad no time to be feeling, to be thinking about herself. There was arithmetic to be thought about, the rules for find ing the areas of trapezoids, because Tberese of the eighth grade had "for gotten all about the arithmetic" until eight o'clock Monday morning. Shoe strings had to be hunted up for Rob ert. bis Nature magazine collected be cause Miss Phelps must have them te day. Jerry had to have mother go over his violin solo be' was to play that morning at assembly. Florence could not make her hair "do" and a button was off the pink gingham dress she bad made up her mind to wear that day?and Florence's mind made up was like unto the Immortal law of the Medea and Persians. Lunches had to be packed and while they were being packed a thousand questions had to be answered, a dozen storms lulled. But at last the four were on the porch. Florence's Jacks had Anally been discovered and her tears, copious ly shed, because It seemed as If some body bad swallowed every one of them, wiped sway. Jerry's cap was on his head?actually I "Everybody got a handkerchief?' Corinne called as she did every morn ing. "Nope I" bowled Jerry playing catch with bis lunch. "Oh, I forgot," fourteen-year-old Therese mourned, her face flushed "That pongee one." Mother ran to Jerry's drawer, snatched sn Ink-stained square, found the pongee Therese must have, ran again to the porch. Pushing, scolding, laughing, they de scended the steps. Was It over? Oh. no. "Mother!" came back s calling ?olce, Thereae's. "Please have my scout dress pressed by four!" "And don't forget to water the chickens. I forgot I" howled back Robert uonnne i>ayior wuixeu up me sitrps. She felt suddenly weak, like titling down end crying. Bnt the porch boxes caught her eye. Water. And thoee chickens. Water for them. The porch needed a broom. And the house I On Monday momlngl It wasn't "Inter eating." Corlnne Naylor protested to being |ust a sort of derrick picking up. picking np, putting things away She might as well hare no mind, be only a pair of hands and a pair of feet, walking, picking op. banging up She was carrying a tray of porridge bowls to the kitchen when the tele phone rang. Uninterested, languidly, she took down the reeelrer. "Tea." at first In a small tired voice she said. "Wha-a-t? Me? Why?oh. met Just members of the dob? A surprise? Oh. yea, a One Idea. Bui I haven't for so long, not since Therese was a baby. My duty, yon think? Tea. I-I will. Tea. HI keep It a secret" Wltb a shaking hand she bang np the receiver. How could she? How could die? Bnt she had promised. With panic-stricken energy she at tacked the bouse. By noon, to her amazement, she looked about and found It all "straight" Now for a dress. But bow could Herbert Nay lor, wltb boll-weevil In the cotton everywhere, afford a new dress? 80. all afternoon she shopped, trying to buy a dress for no money. At last she found a piece of soft lustrous sil very white. That might do. It would have to do. 8he took It home. How aad-faced the four, to be sure I "Mother I" Therese met her at the door, blue eyes accusing. "I had to Iron my scout dress myself I I have to have It for the court of awards ceremouy tonight. How strange you forgot ItP "Mother 1 Motherr mis iu nor eace'e high wall, "I didn't find yon at bone and I couldn't get mj roller skates on?" "Mother I Too didnt water the chicken*. Tbey had to do with yes terday'* left orer water?" Robert eyed her sternly. "Mother! Can we hare dinner spang oo time? Mlaa Stefoer wants me to come to her house to do some duet* with Bob Temple." Cortnoe guilty and confused began to hurry attending to them alL As she worked she saw the dresa she bad to make In three days and still keep everything els* going. And despair tilled her. But the dress was achieved. The day came. The night came. The ear prise concert was opoo bar. To pet the four nod their tether read; was tome Jab. Tbereae waa to usher. Her pink crepe needed atten tion. Corlnne gave It what It needed, helped Therese Into It, patted, ad mired, comforted and atarted ber off. Tbereae said It waa moat Important that she should look well. Corlnne anxiously agreed. Robert and Jerry didn't see any sense In dolling all up }ust to go to a concert Bo she bad fun, Corlnne Naylor, persuading them to wasb behind their ears and black their shoes. The father of the four asked If she Wasn't unusually partic ular. And then be had to have the collar ot his shirt pressed because that laundry was confoundedly care less. And then Cortnne Naylor had a fright, a giant fright She said her dress was silly. She said she had no breath. She said she was tired, tired, tired. 8he could never do It But? you promised, said something. She pat on the dress, went down to Ber ber! Naylor waiting over the news paper. Uerbert said there was no harry, that the concert would prob ably be a great bore, anyway. Why did she take all the family like this! In the foyer of the junior blgb school building Corlnne raised her small white face to her husband. "I?1 have to help the president. Mrs. Nesblt," she said, and fled. Well, the surprise concert was a success. It was a success as a con cert, a success as a surprise. Severn) of the men had bad to be coerced Into coming. But the; bad not to be coerced Into applauding?especially their own particular surprlsers. Last of all came the Naylor family's torn to be sui prised. For again and again after her group of songs Corinee Naylor bad to be called back. She herself was probably the most sur prised one In that auditorium. Be cause she had not lost everything while she was taking care of four babies, their father, and a bouse. Uer voice was better, fuller, deeper?she knew things about the meaning of Schu bert; for Instance, she had not knosra when sbe was seventeeen. When sbe awoke somewhat from a dream of smiling faces, clapping hands and voices saying, "perfectly beautl ful 1" "?and one would pay a price to hear such singing In New Tork I" she found herself In familiar and yet on familiar surroundings. She saw the pictures, the chairs, the fireplace In her own living room. Or did she) And was that Therese laying ber moth er*s coat on the <hall table? But, yes. that was Florence's voice, surely trill Ing In ber father's ear. "Mother wot the prettiest, iituesi one. I knew her right away." "Tep," quoth Mohert wltb a big brother leer at bit father, "jour girl nil the beat looker, all right." "But, uow," said Thereto coming In with a glnaa of water which the of fered her mother on her throne, the beat blue chair, "we're got to plan how mother can take that cburcb posl tlon In the dt7 whlcb Uugo Wahl baum offered to ber." "No," began Cortnne feeling foollah Robert waa guilty of interrupting hit mother. "Ob. It can be managed," he aald In an unfamiliar deep voice "You can go In on the Inlerurhan every rehearsal night and ou Sundays we'll all go In tbe car and take eome flxln' to ent?" "Every Saturday I'll make a cake,' Thereae cried. "And we'll put our own buttnna In our shirts and we'll pick up and bang things up. won't we. Infants?" Her bert Naylor, looking with vast pride upon bla household, offered. "But hadn't you better skedaddle off to bed everybody, ao we can begin our new Job tomorrow?" Thereae. leading the way with a motherly arm around Florence, at the door called Imck: "l-et's have a family motto, a slo gan, you know, 'Pick up. hang up. wait on yourself.'" "All-ll right, fellows 1 Let's have It!" roaied Robert, seventh grade cheer leader. "One. two. three, go!" In a shrill shout It came, that new slogan for the Naylor family! "I'lck up. bang up. wait on your self!" And they put themselves to bed And tbey bung up tbeir clothes. A?? Dmbtfal A little girl wbo was wheeling her babj brother along the (Idewalk eat (topped by an elderly gentleman who began to talk to her about her little brother. "And how old la be7" waa aaked. "Oh, I donl know, bat we're had him a long tlma." the little girl re oiled wearily. Earliait P?? Pact iTie Bid alliance or leafne ol peace and frlendabtp ol which we hare any record waa confirmed by mutual oath by Abraham and AMmeMcb (kla? of Oerar) at a well due bJ Abraham? which had been edaed by Ahlotetfcb'a herdsmen. Hence the name ol the well. Bee rah-ha. "well of the oaAi." FkIiw mmm fin?n A cltar coatrine* l? ? greater com fort and worth more than ? great for tuoc gathered by dishonorable axons ?American HiprtM - AihWl i' CmmiP<dJi\ (Prepared by th? National Gaoaraphlc Society. Washington. D. CLt RUMOR from flme to time thai the new Turfctah regime It planning to aeU the Jewels amassed by the sultans, and that the Soviet government wishes to dispose of gems of the tsars and the Russian church turns attention to these and the other great collections of precious stones and treasure. The Turkish crown Jewels, for mnn> years hidden In the Green Vaults of Constantinople, nre among the world's largest collections The Sultan's throne Is of massive beaten gold studded with diamonds, rubles and emeralds set lo mosaic. It has been appraised at more than SI.1.U0U.0U0 Tew travelers have ever broken through the seclusion ot the treasure room to see the Jewels and only lately hare photographers been permitted to take pictures of the collection. There Is another throne of ebony and san dalwood. Inlaid with mother-of-pearl, rubles, emeralds and sapphires; a toilet set thickly etudded with tor qaolses and diamonds; and armor pistols, saddles, sandals, similars, tur bans, daggers, swords and canes all bejeweled. not to mention the long strands of pearls as large as cherries, rings, bracelets, anklets, and all sorts of other gorgeously designed Jewelry tor various uses. Some authorities claim the Russian honle ui Jewels Is the world's tartest The head of the tsnr mutt have tlearned mightily at royal functions with 32.800 carats ot diamonds and rows of pearls when he wore his best headdress. There ore other regal crowns of magnificent filigree work, artistically set with colored stones above a base of expensive fur. The famous Shah diamond which formerly hung In front of the Ten cock throne when It was In posses slnn of one of the mogul emperors of India. Is In the collection; and scat tered here and there among the gor geous array are dlamonda as big as walnuts, rubles and emeralds as large as pigeon eggs Inlaid golden plates, be Jeweled wall hangings robes swords scepters pendants canes staffs religious emblems, tapestries, and what-nots The famous Orloff diamond reposes In the handle of Catharine the Great's scepter. Jewels in Tower of London. The brightest apot within the frim gray walla of tlie Tower of London. If oof In tendon Itself, la the Jewel room where the crown Jewels of Great Britain are on exhibition. To reach the large glaaa case which Incloses the gems, one has to ran the gantlet of guards from the lowly but dlgnl Bed "beefeolers" (yoemen of the guard) to some of the picked guards of the empire. And should a ataltor attempt to lake one of the gems he likes moat, be would find that an no seen steel safe would Immediately en case the treasures, the door behind him would become fast, and the outer gites of the tower walla would clang shut to arert bis escapei Appraisers admit that t-1U.UU0.UW> Is a low estl mate o' the value of the royal Jewelry. Ona of the moat striking pieces Is Queen Mary's crown. Lying on a white satin pillow, t. adntilates with many Jewels Including lbs famous Kohlnoor (Mountain of Light) diamond. Some of the smaller diamonds were cat from the Cnlllnsn. the largest diamond erer found. In the rough It weighed SAKftk carats. The Kohlnoor Is beUered by the Indians to bring an erO spell npon a masculine owner, hence; II la Queen Mary's atone. Fortunately the King wears the crown of England bqj a few nfnaten during.bis coronation ceremony. If |g a magnlBcent creation weighing flee ponnda?somewhat heavy tor comfort able headdress. The princes of India bars been col lecting Jewels for thousands of years and among them are soma of the most elaborate displays of gems. It was from India that the fa moos Pea coch throne was taken to Teheran. Persia. Shah Jahan. ooe of the great Indian Moguls, dally at on this solid gold four poster seat, dispensing Jos tles. The monarch's back rested J!EZ\J??lL paaeock* . tall, while overhead waa a pea in fringed canopy Hla turhnn was ablaze with diamonds, hla cheat bid den by ropes of pearls, and hla fingers literally wrapped In (old and precious atones. Baroda's Carpet of Paarta. The Carpet of Pearls lo the Nuzer bngh palace at Baroda. la one of the world famous jeweled creations. It Is 8 by 6 feet square. Resides the pearls, which form the larger part of the carpet, there are three large dia monds. 32 small diamonds. 1.209 rabies and MB emeralds which form a flower design In the center. Imagine an Eastern potentate sitting on the (or-, genua Peacock throne with bis shoal ders nearly stooped onder the weight of pearls, his legs snd arms arrayed In golden jeweled bracelets and ank lets. bis head crowned with more stones than some jewelers handle In many years, and with a Carpet of Pearls banging before him. The gaekwar of Baroda Is said to hare the largest collection of pearls and the malinrajah of Indore runs a close second. A royal wedding or state function attended by the Indian princes In tbelr jewels represents many mllllnna of dollars. At one royal wedding the ma ha ra jab of In dore wore a scarf of pearls rslued at ' M.BOtumo Eighteen of the pearls were set with carat diamonds This potentate also has one of the most be jeweled turbans In India which Is s mass of rubles emeralds and dla mnnda. No less Imposing are some of the religious collections of Jewels. Since the dawn of history people have been lavish with their gifts for religions purposes. ' whether they worshiped idols or an onseen God. Treasuras of Christian Churches. The marked enrichment of Christian churches began In earnest In Italy and the East In the Fifth and Sixth centuries and spread In early medieval times to France and other Western countries. Not only did the churches accumulate gold chalices, patens, can delabra and other small objects, but many had large screens of gold and silver, as well as fonts and statues. To a few of the churches altars of solid gold were presented, but later church regulations prescribed stone and wood as the only permissible ma terials for altars Precious stones also enroe Into use to ornament Im ages of the saints or as gifts to them. Thus the Sacred Baby of the Church of Ara Coell In Rome lias been given over a spare of many years a wealth r\9 fotrnl* The accumulation of treasure by temple* and churches and monaaterlcs haa not been unbroken. Time and time again these convenient stores of precious metals and precious stones bare been selted by conquerors. Pa gans bare looted tbe shrines of other pagans. Mohammedans looted Roman churches. Including St. Peter's In 846, and the churches of Constantinople In 14.13. Sancta Sophia, after tbe break between tbe Western and East ern churches, was sacked by Western Christians during tbe Fourth Crusade; and church vessel* were taken or de stroyed In many eases at tbe time of the Reformation. Russian church treasuries hare been among tbe richest In existence In late centuries. When Runs envoys were sent out by tbe then eeml-dvtllaed state In 987 to choose e national re ligion. they were most impressed by tbe weelth and rich beauty of tbe services at Sancta Sophia. Since that time Russian churches have been marked by their wealth of ornamenta tion. 8creens. reliquaries and cano pies of precious metals were to be found In all of the well-to-do churches. Probably tbe wealthiest of all re ligions Institutions la Russia was the Lavra or aupec-aasnastery at Kiev. Before the World war It had an an nual Income of half a million dollars and a well-stocked treasury. The sec ond most Important Institution, the Lavra of St Serglun. near Moscow, had treasure with a prewar snlas of about uzvooaooa At tbe cathedral of St Isaacs. 8t Petersburg, there was more than a ton of silver in the
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