| Show STONE AGE MONEY ON ISLAND OF YAP Coins That Are Somewhat Hard to Steal Yap Tap you may remember Is a tiny almost microscopic Island that is part of the too Caroline group lying between between be be- tween Guam and the Philippines An Insignificant spot of ot land as faras farns far faras as ns size goes It caused quite a pother poth poth- er after the allies took It from Germany Germany Ger Ocr many after the war war It Is valuable n ns a cable station and as a relaying relaying relay relay- ing tug point for radio and a great many fists were shaken over it until until un un- un- un til UI its Us status finally was settled This was done in 1022 by a n treaty signed by the United States and amI Japan recognizing the Japanese mandate over the Island but hut securing securIng securing ing to tho the United States certain cable rights Nothing much was heard about Yap again until about five years lat later later later lat lat- er when the immigration bureau announced that th-at the Inhabitants of ot tho the Island were snubbing us At the time when immigrants from everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- where on the globe abbe were trying to L crash our gates the tile haughty Yap Yap- Yap Yap-I landers Joined with the snooty folk of Muscat Nauru and French To land and would have none of ot us The are now back In Inthe Inthe Inthe the news again under somewhat picturesque picturesque pic plc- circumstances The Chase National bank of at New York maintaIns maintains main main- talus In lt Its main office one of ot the largest collections of ot moneys of the world The hearted big and their coins weren't represented ansi and so to overcome this defect detect the Islanders Islanders got together and shipped the bank a n few coins three coins three specimens sped sped- mens of their money which Is called caned fel f el The money arrived a day or so zo ago aso practically In the form of bowl bowl- ders tiers It seems the Innocent Yap Yap- landers are aro also ateo a conservative outfit outfit out out- fit Lit and nd they still sun stick sUck to the old Stone age ase standards One coin sent sentIs Is about OO years old old Is 26 Inches In diameter ter and we weighs hs 1 O pounds pound It Is reported this coin coln has the value of ot an nn foot 18 canoe quarter one-quarter otan of ot an acre of land or about co co- co- co It Is said snit for Instance that when a n transaction Involves Involves In In- voves too great a sum to be moved conveniently the new owner simply chisels ls his mark on his money and leaves it In his neighbors neighbor's yard Until untIl until un un- til he can round up tIp enough help to tote It home Sometimes the money Is never nover moved and there Is la a record record record rec rec- ord of one ODe coin remaining at the same place for more than a n century Most of the Yap money Is in fn the form of disks of at quarried lime lIme- stones Some resemble millstones In shape and they weigh anything up to five tons There Is no rio mint minton on the island Islan-d. All the money comes In the rough from rom the Islands Is is- lands and the then shape it up p and give glye It a value Discovering Dis flis- covering limestone on Yap would be Just like discovering gold anywhere else Baltimore Baltimore Evening Sun Son |
