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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1834. V- x. Now an Expert ClaimsThat Secret Signs Prove Columbus a Jew And If They're Accepted by the Scholars, All the World's History Books Will Have to Be Revised to Bring Them Up-to-Date 'ifel f.tf-vitZ.* au Cryptic produced frbm "Wko Drawing of a Proposed Columbus Memorial for New York Gity.v Columnus?" By Maurice At Tap of the Smttll Square Unusual Syihbol Found in Many of the Discoverer's Letters. It Is the Salutation Be God," Written in' Cursive Hebrew, David Claims. Below, Specimen of the Long Mystifying Signature, Now as the Initials of a Hebrew.

Prayer for Forgiveness. A ND now a brilliant Ntiw York historian forward with what he terms "definite, unmistakable proof" of another error accepted as fact by the world's historians for the past five centurie.s! This scholar, who has spent years prowling through the archives of. the World's largest libraries, says he has positively proved that there never was an Italian seaman named Christopher Columbus Furthermore, he claims proof that the fellow who sailed into the setting sun back in the year 1492 to the first man to bump the prow of his craft against American shores, wasn't an Italian at all, but a a Cristobal Colon! For long there have been unsubstantiated reports that the world's edge of the origin and antecedents of the great discoverer might be faulty; From time to time Spanish have claimed Columbus a fellow countryman, and Beveral have suggested that his name as was. generally knowir-was incorrect. 'But Maurice David, the New York expert, is the first to claim positive proof of these suggestions and still further, that Columbus was a Jew.

His findings have the historians, and just what the final results will be is to say. He bases his claims on the fact that he was to decipher some hitherto undecipherable letters, and symbols in the writings of discoverer which prove his David's findings recently have been published in a book, titled "Who Was Columbus?" But this modest work has been released only to a chosen few, BO th 0 World at large is ignorant of its Conclusions. This is tne first summary, In his claims, David explains that probably the.error was es- tablished by discoverer himself. Although throughout, his life, according to David, the explorer.insisted on being known as Colon, rather than Columbus, yet he did everything possible to hide the fact 'that he was a Jew. He- even professed to be ah Italittn, David says, to further mystify any early historians who might have sought to check on his family connections.

In this connection the New York expert points out in his book that it was not unusual during the fifteenth century for Jews to pretend that.they were Christiana. that time the Spanish Inquisition was persecuting and burn- all Jews who were not fortunate enough to escape -to other lands. But Colon: (or Columbus)'while denying his religion, frequent appeals, for forgiveness in. his his son. And it was these appeals which, nearly 500 years later, have led to the revelation of.

his lifetime secret, according to David. lake inany another notable discov- this one came about accidentally. Sortie months ago David was requested to examine a series of letters, written by Their authenticity can. not be In 1892 they were published by the Italian government tinder the di Document! of Columbian Documents." found a copy of this publication In the New -York Public Library. In his first five minutes wjth the he was surprised to find a curious character at the top of twelve of them, all addressed to Diego, Columbus' son, he reported.

Frpm his long and varied experience as a student of language, David instantly recognized this peculiar character, or symbol, as the Hebrew salutation "Bpruch Be God," written in cursive Hebrew, that Closeup of the Same Crytotlc Signature from Another Letter. Scholars Offered Many Versibns, of What It, Meant Until Expert David Came Along and Apparently Solved the Mystery. ferens Shadai Shaial Adonoy Yehova MOlai Cheaed ohatud nah ittrt.fi- How Expert David Hai Deciphered the Mystical Signature. From This Chart It IB Apparent Thai the'Letters In the TrUtifcle Cofriijjond With the Initials of the Hebrew Wordi of the Prayer for ForglveHeti. At Left, the Letters and the They Represent trt Erlgllih Cbaractiri; At Right, in is, with the letters written According to David, this character can- 'not be mistaken; the same salutation is used today at the top letters writ? ten by many Jews.

With this lead to work upon It was comparatively easy to' establish further proof of the discoverer's Jewish ancestry, David says in hid book. He found that nearly all of the letters were signed cryptically with a set of letters arranged in triangle. For years scholars had suggested interpretations of this uhUsual triangle) but none seemed, adequate. Suspecting the messages' which Were opened with ft Hebrew salutation might also be closed With one, David set out to decipher thla triangle, There was a further suggestion of a Jewish significance in that the tria'ngle has long been a Hebrew ejrmboK Without much effort, D'aVid says, he wai soon able to discover that this cryptic signature, which had mystified so many, was nothing less than the in- itials'of a famous Hebrew sentence, used by Jews especially on the Day of Atohemeiitt for seeking' from God! The letters were merely the initials of the Hebrew words: "Shadai, Shadai Adonoy Shadai Yehova Molai Chesed Nauthai 'ovbn, which, translated, mean: "Almighty, Almighty, Lord Almighty, Jehovah abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity, sin and transgression." And so that is the answer, according to Scholar David. But if this ia.

not enough proof that Colon (or Columbus) was a further facts have been uncovered by this eminent authority, he points out. It always been known that C6- Ah Early Engraving Which Was Catalogued "Cristoral Colon, Discov- orar of the New World." Note That Ha Was Called Colon Instead of Columbus. Scholar David Claims Proof That tho Former Was the Admiral's Correct i Name. ItirribUs, In his will, instructed his son to give a tenth part of his income to the poor, and that he also Ordered paid immediately after his death' one-half mark 'in silver to a Jew in the ghetto. is Scholar David's interpretation Of these provisions that Colum.

bus was following the usual practice of Jews. The tithing of the income is art ancient Biblical command, going back to the time of the Patriarch Jacob, and it has been held.forth aa essential for Jews ever since. Arid furthermore, it is an ancient Jewish tradition, followed religiously by all faithful JBAVS, that there must be paid from the estate of a deceased lifter a sum of money to a Jewish priest, or to a person designated by him: In the face of these findings, David is certain that his conclusions are sub- Reproduction of Famous By Velasquez of Queen Isabella, of Spain, She Financed the Great Explorer. staritJated. As for his statement! about the namti and nationality of explorer, he is backed by many other authorities.

There is the well-known Spanish scholar Garcia la Riega. He has denounced all of the documents seeking: to prove Columbus was an Italian palpable forgeries. He contends that Colon actually wan reared In Pontevedra, Spain, where many branches of the Colon family lived before and after the fifteenth century. And he also charges that Italians could never find any trace of tho explorer's mother'! family in their country while were many members of the'- family in Spain. He wrote! "This lineage these appear only and wen especially abundtat in the same town and At the epoch as his maternal name of F.dntefositi which was never found in Italy." Another-Spanish writer, Ibanez, also has claimed Spanish ancestry for Colon, and he even went so far as to suggest that he -was a Jew.

But he could not substantiate his clalma. ao the gave them little credence. wrote: The -third explication for bit is his Jewish origin. Many see in this visionary, the exaltation of the prophets and the warriors of ancient people of Israel. In his treatises he pleads for the epoch many thousands hid their ligion and changed their names." And BO, many authorities David has proven his case, In his hook David sums up the contention of the historians who have inclined toward other facts about the explorer's origin, and analyzes their claims.

Of course, some phases of the controversy will always remain a matter of interpretation. This Snake Charmer Doesn't Fake Wliy the Actor's Famous Wife Missed His Big Courtroom Scene A Staff Artist's Drawing of the Scene When the Count Killed Woman with His Kept on Driving. Cecile Sorel, Famous French Star. Her Noble Husbnnd Was Always in Her Supporting Cast, But She Didn't Appear When He Was Starred. HE gay and pleasure loving Count Gnillaume do Segur, scion of one of the most noble families in France, who has figured in one exciting episode after another throughout hia spectacular career, has been sentenced to spend, the next year in prison cell I'aa the result of escapade.

After a night of carousing in the Paris clubs recently, the young' nobieman, who startled Continental society in his youth when he became an actor, set out to drive to his country estate. Careening wildly down a country road, he ran down a peasant woman and killed her instantly. He kept on driving until three flat tires brought his roaring car to a halt. The French newspapers gave the story much prominence, and his trial, in the small country court, brought many Paris fashionables. The Count was married to the famous actress, Ceciid Sorcl, Comedic Francaise star, and the spectators czpectcd to see her among, those present.

She disappointed more of that presently. Count do Segur, for once iri his life, at least, was sincerely repentant for his "I did not know what I was doing. 1 was just-gone," he sobbed, tears runnincr down his cheeks-in his jail cell in the small town of Pontouse. On the day of the hearing, when special policemen had to be called out to handle the large crowds of curious, the dapper young actor-Gouiit was led into court manacled to a filthy vagabond, who was charged with minor theft, The spectators gasped. "We wish," said the the- Count de Segur get the benefit of one privilege, that ot but the name he carries tnust not be an added weight.

He must be judged fairly, aa would be any. other man," His lawyer made an eidcjUent plea for the nobleirian, and after deep consideration the judge sentenced him to one year in prison, with an added fine of 500 francs and an order that he pay 2,000 francs damages to the husband of the woman he had killed. There was a ripple of applause when the sentence was passed, and thn spec tators claqued because they were pleased that the popular Parisian had gotten off so lightly. The vagabond who was brolight into court with him was sentenced to throe years in prison and deprived of his civil rights for five even though his was a much less serious offense. This courtroom scene attracted the newspapers almost as much as Count de Segur's marriage, some years ago, to the charming Cecile.

They had been Count Guillaume de Segur Snapped at the Telephone In His Luxurious Paris Aparlmnnt. He Appeared So Repentant In Court That He Got Off With a Light Sentence. friends for many years, since the CoUrit appeared in the play "Demi-Monde," In which Cecile was starred. Describing their meeting, the Count once said: "I went to her after the first act to ask what she thought of my acting. 'Just a bull was her remark.

I then understood that apparently I did not really belong to the theater. So I take the theater as a sport one does golf or driving." Regardless of how he takes it, Count de Segur has been a consistent 'performer, appearing in plays arid in the night club shows. But always he has been seen supporting the famous Cccile when she was starred. And that was why many commented when he was for once starred, in a tragic scene she failed to appear. Wo, this Isn't a Rhino's the of a Rattler's MoUth.

ThoSo Two Httbks Are tho Fatal I has lohg been known that many cat-nival and circus snake charmers handle only snakes which have been de-poisoned. However, there is at least one man who handles real, live, poisonous snakes every day. He's Otto Martin Locke, of Braurifels, Texas, and he runs a snake farm. It is his busihess to milk the poison from deadly reptiles and sell the venom to laboratories, Where It Is made thto serum for the treatment of snakebites. Locke has milked the poison from thousands Of many that he has mads a living out of selling the purified venom for thirty dollars nit ounce.

He also adds to his income by selling deddorized skunks and all manner of wild birds and beasts to whoever Witntfl to buy them. But main business is snakes. He knows iust how to handle rattlers ahd their deadly fangs to him are just as safe as the prongs of the fork at your dinner table. He throws a noose over the reptile's head, pins him to tho ground with his kneo and then pries open his mouth. Two quick snips with scissors and he has clipped the tips from the fatal fangs.

Then he milks out the poison. Sounds easy, but he advises you not to try it if you're an amateur. Locke has compiled many little Olto M. Locke, the Snake Farmer, And Some of His Live Stock. He Makes a Living by IVltlking the Man-Killers of Their Poiaon For the Market.

It Isn't His Faith That Saves Him, But His Knowledge of Reptiles. known facts about deadly reptiles. For instance, there ixre nineteen different species of rattlers in the United States and they're all killers. The adder is the most deadly looking, but not really harmful because he's such a bluffer. int.

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