New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-28
PRINCE, MINUS YODLERS,
PACKS HOUSE TO DOORS
His Highness Of Monaco Rivals
Fellow Chautauquan With
out Vaudeville.
TALKS ON 0CEAN0GRAPHY
Big Audience at Natural His
tory Museum Hears Scientist,
and Sees Rouge ct Noir"
Movies of Whale Hunt.

His Serene Highness the Prince Of Mon
AGO invaded the field of Secretary Bryan
last night at the American Museum of
Natural History and drew an audience
which would have done credit to his
rival Chautauquan. Without the aid of
single yOdler he held the attention of an
audience of. more than 100 for two
hours and a half. Many were turned
away at the door before the prince began
his lecture on oceanography.
The address was delivered under the au-
spices OF the New York Academy OF
Sciences. Moving pictures. including the
only film In existence OF a whale hunt,
and remarkable colored slides of mon
sters OF the 1eap were features Of the
lecture.
In his exploration of the depths OF the
seas the prince found many wonders. He
showed a picture and described the evil
deeds Of a monster which stupenes its
victims with Knockout drops before de-
Gliding on dinner From another hidden
nook the princes net drew "A fish which
boasts an equipment Of colored lights.
The illuminated inhabitant OF the ocean
follows the theories Of Paul Poiret and
indicates its moods i'm color When
angered it glows a fiery red If fed. this
color fades and becomes a light blue
Whether or not the gentlemen of his suite
were wont TO wager on these changing
reds and blues his hghness did not say
From the bottom Of the sea came all the
ugliest monsters. Judged from their pct-
ures they are opponents OF the open door
poncy. Each holds its mouth extended
and wears an expression of welcome until
the lucklcss Gnny visitor is safely inside
The prince told also Of fishes from the
lower levels of the ocean. from depths Of
three thousand and four thousand feet
who go out On nightly sprees To the upper
reaches OF the sea. Retrbution is rapid
FOR the luckless rcveller who stays away
from home until daylight II he does not
get downstairs in time ne blows up. The
speaker explained that this phenomenon
was due TO the difference In pressure at
various depths In the ocean. The fish Of
the oceans love- apartments are built to
withstand enormous pressure and when
they get in regions where this is removed
the insumccnty checked forces within
|
Just why night should check the work
inrs of thosa forces, the prince said. was
a mystery.
The sea. according To the speaker. was
the primal source Of all lie
The sea seems 10 be undoubtedly the
medium whore life appeared for the FIRST
| time" he said 1T was the sea which
first reached a temperature which would
make life possible. We find in the ocean
now an enormous amount of life and a
great number of species. ON earth We
have only one layer ~ lie. In the sea
there is life from the surface down In in
Vulnerable layerA"
lin highness showed moving pictures
| and explained In detail the various meth
DDS hy which he snatchcs knowledge from
the sca In his twenty-six years Of labor
he has almost completed a chart Of all the
mountains and valleys Of the bottom OF
the ocean. The only uncxplored spots are
| I'm the vicinity Of the poles
The prince said he had thrown thou
sands Of floats into the ocean 20 test tho
! currents Inside these floats there are
messages In almost every known language
asking FOR their return. Many Of them,
which were thrown in the ocean twenty
years ago. are still floating, but Il per
cent have been recovered from every cor
ner Of the world.
%ot content with exploring the depths
ard surface OF the sea. the prince has
| concerned himself with the winds Of the
| ocean. and recently has devoted much
attention 10 determining aerial currents
! Science" said the SPEAKER in summa-
/ rizing the reasons for his life work. has
not only a philosophical aspect, but must
| touch wherever possible on the welfare OF