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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
HUSBAND, SUED, SAYS
DEAD WIFE LIVES
Third Mrs. Fish Charges That
Collar Buttons Make Sec
mario Writer Swear.

Mrs. Minnie Truesdcll Fish asked SUI
prcme Court Justice Pla,zek yesterday
for alimony. pending u suit for separa-
ton from Howard 4. Fish, scenario
writer and director for a film company.
The worst things Mrs. Fish said about
her husband were that he swore when he
had trouble with his collar or collar but
ton and suggested that she get "A divorce
because he couldn't endure matr1inony.
She also said he used her money T. BUY
sI5 worth OF cigars every two weeks.
Justice PIa,zek awarded 500 Il month
alimony. ,
In his defence Fish said he had good
rea son for leaving home. one was h
n wife. who. he thought. had been dead
twenty-cight ears. had just
that She was alive and demanded sup
port. He said shat he had TO give her
81 "a week. Fish asserted that the sug-
restion that there De n divorce came
from his wife, who wrote MN OH Mo-
vemher 10 last. al follows:
W can never live together again. SO
why prolong the agony. ] think a di-
yorce il the proper thing under the cur
cumstances and I'd like IT right away.
The couple were married on June b.
1919, 1t WAS the third matrimonial
venture for Fish and the second Tor nus
wife. who has Il daughter II years old
and a son -. She divorced "A previous
husband in Sioux Falls, :. D..
Ell have been pecked and picked nj.
mos, from the day OF my marriage,
said Fish. My wife wouldn't let me
drink beer IN the house and then tound
fault with my smoking a pipe. with the
result that she smashed II n day on
the stone steps. She insisted that !
ta,e ND Christian Science ON the nrst
dav Of our marriage and nagged me
night and day to drop everything else
and take il up. I did 80 for one or TWO
weeks to satisfy her. and finally threw
tho hooks away in disgust"
Fish said that his defence to the sun
would be that he had a wife living when
he married the plaintiff. lie was mar.
r,cd thirty-three years ago at the age or
10 10 Clara Frazier. at C%onneautv'ile.
pa He heard twenty-cight years 2
chat she was dead. and married again In
i3o3. lie TOOK his second wife TO his
old home at C~onneautville on his honey
moon, and still heard nothing from the
first wife. The second wife died IN 1910.
Wife No. l did not reappear nntii last
November, when she sent word from
P~ittsburg that she wanted support.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
PARK LION CUB IS SOLD.
BOatOn Man Buys One for q House.
hold Pet.

The first of the four lion cubs born
In the Central Park zoo last October
was sold yesterday to ". Nelson Slater
Of Boston. Mr.. Slater has been stopping
at the 81, Regis for two weeks and a
few days ago struck II bargain with
Head Keeper Bill Snyder to take n cub
back To Boston with him yesterday.
Niger. the only male I'm tho litter that
Helen bore last fall, was tho cub Mr..
slater o away. lilo Is a lusty young
specimen and has shown signs OF becom-
ing nearly as fine an animal as his
brother. Akbar, the king Of the zoo. The
price Is rumosed to nave been $50.
Mr.. Slater told Rill Snyder that he has
made several hunting trips to Africa.
After each he brought back u lion cub
TO Juno a hobby, II kept them az his
house pets. In place Of cats or dogs, until
they grew tn u size that endangered the
bric-a-brac. Than they were presented
TO the Boston 200.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

Ii Is expected tina a resolution may
be offered tomorrow asking the pro-
ramme for an explanation
about the advertisement.
The Rev. DR.. Clarence True Wilson,
general secretary of the Temperance
Society. said that on the first attempt
the society influenced 500 wspap 10
exclude liquor advertisements. Later,
this number. he said. Was increased to
1900. He declared that last year more
thar half of the newspapers Of the coun-
try excluded all liquor advertisements,
a resolution was passed reafhrming
action taken last year tha mo transfer
should he made into the conference
without an equivalent transfer out" The
Rev. W. f.. Palmer Of Paterson stated
that II was time to work out some system
OF promotion for the younger CONFER
ence members.
Five candidates viii be ordained as
elders and nine as deacons. II was re-
ported to-day. by Bishop Wilson Sunday
afternoon.
The Rev. Dr. George c.. Vogel of the
Newark district said that the reports of
the churches Shove more than loo
probationers and "A net gain OF over 1000
IN membership during the past year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
SIX GIRL RIDERS
COMPETE AT POLO
Only Mi>lIap in Exciting Game
Is Di>mOuntimG Of Miss
Buchanan.

SiX o women played In an eXc.t-
ing indoor POLO game last night AT the
Durland Riding Academy. The teams
were the Crusaders OF the Durland acad-
envy and tho Red Birds NJ the Central
Park Riding Academy. Miss Dorothy
Buchanan Of tho Crusaders was dis
mounted in the second period. hut re-
mounted and finished out the game.
Their. were no other mislaps.
II VAS n brilliantly ridden and close
game throughout the two ten minute
periods. At half time the score was 3
to 2 in favor of the Red Birds. She
game was without handicaps and the
final scor, was ) TO ! IN favor of the
Red Birds. Each Of the winning team
won a silver cup. presented by the Dur
land Polo club. George G.. sherman, the
president. made the presentations after
the match. while the Crusaders lined up
and joyously gave three cheers and n
tiger for tn. Rcd Birds.
All OF the young women were well
tiiou't'h' ''''' W. NihHN VI INC ITl-
angles team served as referee and rode
II. :. Cheeseman's irish pay mount. IL,
W. Rose WAS timer and scorer.
The players were in polo suits,
breechcs II boots and blouses, the Cru.
saders in white. with green neckties, and
the Red Birds with crimson blouses. All
wore white helmets, except Miss Moehle,
who played bareheaded. but wore a
leather forehead guard to shield her
glasses.
zone Of our girls was hit in the face
with a mallct the other day" explained
the pretty poloist. $50 | thought it best
to wear "A guard
TIL Red Birds lined IN with Niss
Adele Leonard as NO, |. Miss Lillian
Schroeder AS No. . and Miss j. II. Moehle
as back. IN the Crusaders, Miss Doro-
thy Buchanan was No. !, Miss f.. X.
Marsh No. . and Miss Sophie Pond
played back.
After nip and tuck work up and down
the tanbark for nearly two minutes Miss
Leonard gained the first goal. Time was
up. with the ball in the Crusaders pos.
session, leaving the visitors @,ictors by
r to 4. The summary:
Red Birds. Positions. Crusaders
Miss I. Schroeder. 2 80, Miss y. Il. Marsh
Miss J. u Moehic. 3 -, Miss Sophia Pond
Red Birds--kioals earned. 3. Crusad.rs
GOALS earned, T., Individual goal-Miss
Buchanan. 81 Miss Leonard, .: Miss
Schroeder, .; Miss Pond, / Miss Moehlc, /.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
Want TNWOOD KEPT
FREE OF FACTORIES
Restriction Of Washinyto,
Heights TO Residential
Purposes Urged.
NEXT HEARING April. 1

Restriction OF Washington TIcirh,e y.
residential purposes, not only be,ap,.
the district lends itself to the cone,r,c.
ton Of first class residences. bu, a,.o
because Of The opportunities there for
park developments, was urged yes,erds,
upon the Commission on Building pis.
tricts and Restrictions 1t its hearing a,
the general Improvement plan recently
submitted to the Board Of Estimate.
Reginald Pelham Bolton, rerressr,.
ing the Washington Heights Assocla.
ton. commended the character Of the r..
strictions suggested by the commlssio,
and asked further hat the section slonv
Spuyten Duyvil Creek be kept free q,
manufactures and that nothing bs don.
to prevent the Joining of Inwood Far.
and Isham Park. A. II. Favour of In.
lnwood Land and Improvements tom.
pany protested against restrictions affect.
ing the shore front of the creek. n.
said a boat building plant had ALREADY
been erected there and that the proper,v
owners should have opportunity To- d..
velop their holdings.
Park Commissioner Ward favored thu
restrictions, saying that ''this section 4,
one Of the most valuable park assets ir
the whole city" ana that "Inwood IIu
Is being acquired at a great expense and
the lsham estate has just presented +,
the city land that Is now being developed
into a magnificent park which Will pr,y.
a great benefit to the city.
"If you allow factories to be bull. b..
tween these two Tarks,' lie continued.
you will destroy one-halt its value for
park purposes. 1t Is not good bushes,
and II is not good policy for the CIV.
Some day the whole park system Of g..
city will be connected and II this section
is not restricted YOU can easily zee hos
the city will suffer-"
Charles lehain. whose family made
gift OF the grounds to the city, wanted
10 know IL adjoining land owned D,
those who had made the gift vas % %.
left undeyeloped.
Il would not say that ansNetei ,hs
Park Commissioner. but IL remains
true from the city.s point Of view In
getting the very best use OF this splendid
gift"
Mrs. stephen B Ayros II l.5 Wsu
Fordham road said that although 81.
had no objection to the location ~ Ger.
az MINUS VI JUSTICES III bAthiIldli Val
ley h did pro.es; against such lic.
OF restriction as would make possible he
erection OF huge and uus.Rntiy cas
tanks.
At its i.eXt meeting. on April (, n.
commission will consider suggestions on
its tentative report dealing with that
section Of Brooklyn bounded by
Gowanus Bay, Buttermllk Channel Ess,
River. Bedford avenue. Eastern iark.
way, Prospect Park West and Fli;eeH,a
street,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

hail soma Ccniui among those in the
hail hogan 10 sInp "Amcrica" To drown
The noise and in a moment the whole
s,,nor,o, sorcc NJ nrennredness s,udents
~,a. m i,a foo, ~tbunderInr forth the
,n,bo,
~. a.. n,oro tho students
r..n.. I.iom, .,a,.. 20 uranu,o thinps
- s,.a oaaonr,,, aav, the mercury
~ nn.o.au. haga, IN hoiI un
" " .nn..m. 1,,.raaStor during "a
ae, .s .ns ,c.a,mocr in The con-
-. '%.' .so-. ana n.rticu,arIv ont
co".ss' ~ Nrae.., ,n., might have
Oh ,ne e.''pu" o.aa..y- &c .,ou,. a. any
uescenueuu-o Ellie hoan't hesn on
n.onnen. u"o poo.n
hauu wAs ese. .,rn ,.s .rooarsd aud
Wo"'en mo.ne.. Lncu. yvbere
uvnm.s ,o gs ,n,n,s waving comics
80 az C",, ama ,,rs,ng tha students 10
.uo - - !. ss,,,,ar LEW" Il, their college.
.aap .hn nonarai h,,,a acme
-. -. .ss ~hroricaiiv den,ed and
~. 49, .,nroa . iii h,,t tbese items
eoa.s we.0 ~ H.. =, "a.nait,c.I
eo"'pe''" NV
r.~uu,. p.a..s., ruvaaea
""'1
Ono student, Jacob Natapon. IL,
climbed to the pedestal OF the campus
fagpole. a rOstruIn sacred 10 SENIOR
classmen. Not only seniors but great
crowds OF younger students. none OF
whom seemed to be In ympath WIN
Jacobs nti-preparedness views yahkeo
him on the august pedestal n I'M
pressed upon jacob that he go away
way back and behave.
But the arguments or Leon ana JACOB
ana tne otner paci''s'S "e,c "a'n's
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

The Public Service Commission de-
cllned yesterday 10 lease "a the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Company for
storap. purposes line triangle at Fourth.
Atlantic and Flatbush avenues. Brook
Ign. commissioner Hayward thought il
better that this space bo used us "A shell
for passengers taking the surface
cars ut that point, Chief Engineer
Craven was directed to investigate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

-.. 49, A. N.... 90. A.. .,-L. A..
'",ae,"' W. ""''cs "" wv m.s". "o".
49, 'a,,"I 49,. ,... ~" ~.
u"ch 'oIec.,"n me.nous' ous 'oIu I'M
" vas "su"' W p'essn' VI" sp.e.y
NJ. oun' W.. sm'I ill., out 49, Nv" VII
q '''"S n0 !"
wv umo "m' .V"'" s " go.
'""s y" "a a. A.
-, ~" Wv ,r.N ~
e'n"","lns nun YOU use. Wnat aIo 's
'o"S..uen,st 70 YOU o,rr uso a.s,
au..s,, A. ,,n a.. 49,. a. ,h,r..
"s"'"'' Nv IN" we "'"' ~ """e'
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All, 49, W" "'
=, 80" - ... =
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'o'" '""' ""' VIC "'"'
- o.. an nm
" '"''~ )" ~"""
UT YOU will do II In this case for me-
Waite went on. I'll put you on Easy
Street for tho rest OF o u life. Ill give
You n check for $4,000. Here II is.'
That's no good ] said. You keep
It.
But he for, ed the check on mo and
then told me he wanted to meet me In
an hour and n half where we could have
another talk. I said | would see him In
the cigar store in Fifty-ninth street. near
lNlltn avenue. ana L went tUeTe 10 UVeet
him. went into n OF the two tele-
phone booths and when Waite rushed in
I've stepped INTO the other booth. He
jumped gu, and stuck a roll NJ bills at
i've. .Nas ~ s'a,eu y ....
49,. "".n SCI ~" v..i.o - 80
Mn"w VIA w w ~" ""''o "eP' e'u'-
"'s !, 'n'u ny na"us,
ror .'"us sah', nc saw, yer ,nat
sun, III me nuiu an" get u Sample ooW
10 'ne b'strlct Attorney ana ava! ne
went
l hNed up a sample Tor the District
Attorney. hut believe me II didn't have
any arsenic III II. wasn't playing
Waite's game. j never dreamed OF gotng
into such "A plant. When ] went home l
took n look at the roll he q forced on
me and I nearly tainted when ] saw a
lot of $500 bills and q lot OF 500 bills.
II made me nervous. / was so grouchy
toward my wife that she complained
about IL and told me 10 20 see n doctor.
went to n doctor but did so merely to
keen her from Worrying.
81 kent the money in a bureau drawer
In my house until got 40 worried 7
didn't know what 10 do Then 7 do.
c,ded ,o vo IN C~reepnor, 7. ard =
s,a ,.ed ,hera mil mi. ,norrin~ dor,t
Lnou, ,,,,,, >fr po,,or s,.n.o,.a aha,s
Iyai,. I'M, 7 rar.r sa,d an,,,ina % AZ.
,,,,,ar aho,, Voice. m,ono.a, - 49,.
49, s..SaIm,. a. p.s.,ns "'
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

John &, Iiackett. first Deputy sheriff
and right hand man To SheriN Smiin,
received last night "A gold dcputy's shield
studded with two diamonds from the vot-
ers of the Ninth Assembly district, whom
II" formerly represented in Albany ~,
presentation was made brfor. ls0 mon
IN the Buckley Assembly Rooms. sol
West Forty-irst street, by the Depu'y
Shcrin's successor in the Legislature,
Charles A.. Donahue. Other speeches
were made by Alderman John r. MrC'orl
Michael j. OBrien and George l., Forl'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
PERFECT BEING A NUISANCE.
Justice con - Asserts In Jr Ing 10
Patch Marital suit.

"A perfect human being wJuil 80 -
intolerable nuisance said supreme
tourt Justice CON yesterday viii" 'r'.
ing To bring about . rcconriilt'',u hr.
tween Mrs. Sarah simmons aud Henry
simmons. a travelling man NII" D.,
separation suit brought by Mrs m
mons was on trial.
My wifi. l. imperfect {. 'v'r,'.f =
replied simmons. she = t}rsIu. A.
quick tempered. easily provoked. r"iIs.d
to entertain my friends and hu lrss- ~.
sociates. and always wanted - know
where ] had been If | stayed ou' lats
At night
For these reasons Simmons sat- .
couldn't get along with his NIf.. W y
led Justice Con to remark ,Ntf : "
mons wasn't perfect himself dui tat
ne ought to overlook his wife. al, .ei
shortcomings. Tn. court gu.rt,d 4
separation decree 10 Mrs. simmons V IN
her husband refused 10 return g. N,r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

The young a failed Ia get what We
wanted. Student ushers reached for
him and after a mildly acute attack OF
ply steal protest, which soon passed. Mr..
Samson consented to he led out or the
auditorium. Nopody followed hin Just
then. excep. some usher reserves. who's
sole ambition seemed to be to see that he
had been thoroughly elected.
But once outside the Great Han the
usher Who had led young NJ. samson
out with the Intention Of continuing
to lead him un;il the office of the dean
was reached met up with trouble.
-Four OF tho flock OF outside disturbers
VINO had hurried to City College after
reading In the papers Yesterday morn
ing that a fracas was likely 10 ac-
company Gen. Wood : talk bounced on
the usher aud pulled Samson away from
the usher's grasp. During the brief
racket that followed just outside the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
CITY COLLEGE PACIFISTS
ALMOST FIGHT FOR PEACE
Socialists From Outside Add to Demonstration When
Gen. Wood Urges Military Training-Prepared-
ness Advocates in Majority.

The pacifsts amono tho p,udspfs If
,,,. co,,.~ A.. c.. - v..s
~ Wv o"'
'aine next moor TO hghtinG Tor peace our
ing the midday hours yesterday when
Maior-Cen. Wood delivered before the
''o Nv =" -''v GU
'""" 80"
MI" o'"ers J" 'he 'hst''"''oHS s'ea'
nail, his address OIL preparedness ana
the need OF military service In this coun-
try along swiss or Australian lines.
n general understanding among the
students that there was preparedness on
tn. part OF the faculty to dismiss any
arm swingers from the college and "a
demonstration by the bluecoats from the
10th street police station which left no
doubt that the cops were not too proud
to wade In roughly on any student who
tried to start something he couldn't fin
Ish combined to prevent "a riot around
the doors OF tho great hall and on the
campus.
Bu during n day OF ructions hat be-
gan as early as 8 o'clock in tho morning
and surged back and forth around the
castellated towers of City College the
small proportion OF paclfst students. less
han one-eighth OF the whole student
body. 80 the opposition. whom the anti
preparedness stud. nts know AS "militar-
.sts.' say, tried so hard to make up for
lack Of numbers with pep and agrees
s.veness that class work, especially from
the noon hour on, was dcmoralized.
S%OciaIists Invade College,
IA, -.
'ons ioreIoo" Waa "I..u Wv ar nI
"e"'''s s's"u"e"'s a''o"s s'uue''s. ."o
'ssui's Vi statements an" eou"'e' e'a.e,
i,e"ts. senerai CIRCULATING vi spec'ai
Ivy ,o'i.se eo''ioh OF inc soc'a'ist pa
per. the 'doi, ana inc distribution ot a"
ie''er u" an t"e GU,
uelts sieneo py Nihos ~" iihchot anu
others. Then there was an expectant
scramble at noon, not only by II stu
dents but by men and women SociaIlsts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
woms" Invalid Hangs Herself.

Mrs. Caroline IIil!man. 30. committed
suicide yesterday morning by hanging
herself from a beam in the cellar Of her
nome ~ 30 Dufiiold street, Brooklyn.
" nad been suffering from stomach
s"npne '"r several years and recently
became Respondent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
WAITE FORCED $4,000
ON Me-" SAYS EMBALMER
Kane Tells District Attorney Full Story of Deal for Doc
tored ~Fluid-Poisoner to Be Arraigned To-day
Three Girl Companions Questioned.

III. .u.,
"o'''"s S"a'" '"ouced
NY having $4,000 III large bills suddenly
and Unexpectedly thrust into ones UNI
willing fingers v,s ,,,s,rho, .. ni.,r,,,
"''orhcE swarm last evening by Eugene
"'N'r N"he' expert cmpalincr.
This hppcncd. Kane admits. on March
81. when pr. Arthur Warren waite WAS
i,,lo,i,. ,..,,~, ... g. $50.
..a.... .., '''''s ,'
"'''''e' WIN IL sample NJ cmbalming
huid containing arsenic. and SO deceive
the authorities MS IN the cause NJ John
T. ,,.c,,. ao,,,
."'.
rr., "a"c a'ohe' name said. wh"
,2-.,,u .,,m q p'ot TO- deceive Justice
"" s'", ur''en py '.ne "ad man rom
assnn Hs.Iy SUGGESTION 10 lastly the
'.anoi.s nu,d carlc rom waite. hahe
,N "s".u. SAYING nei'ncr no nor yes
~ gu! n 'Wc o'n'sts arguments or
49,, nu' cure III nus own mlnd' ne
WI" 'uck. swami ,na' ne would never
-. "''Se'i INTO 'rouo'e ny sucn a stupid
''rh. ~
:" "o "a'.e "'onG' so 70 speak.
curious 10 Sc" now rar ms frightened
.,..n "ou'u co. ana hhaiIE agreed nj
"''es ihs'siehce' 10 meet "alte NJ n
c!S'V store III fIftN-hintn street, near
.>ih'h avenue. Ana then waite appeared.
OUT or preatn. mar on cnd. eyes wild
roh OF DIS.
Kane says Ito WOs scared,
.ror ,.,.. u, ,,., -,.r a..
IN. W ."'V '.u, u, 'ne
n.ns n"' W. set " y, s".nu'" uvW'
80 D'''''t A''o'"es '"'e ""'s-
49,
.Nuo , u tci s.u' 'uuSc, na"c cor,
.'' $3.50 nu7.'''" " = '."''"
,"e' ! "'un, h"'W VIA ! was uo,nS.
: " Y 'Sca W ""..ns !ouns Io,.uncs
,""nl"," mo my n'se,s' u "u.'eIe"
ne. ana nclore ! 'ou'u SHOVE ,he uromey
'"rh at W"''e nc was GU. H"u sone' -.
me casn received IRON ". "aite VIII
nc surrendered 10 'hc pis'r'ct attorney
to-day by name. AFTER the emoaime:
nad nnished ms direct statement last
hlsht ne was permitted 10 go nome on the
assurance OF ms lawyer that ne WOMB
return To the criminal courts buiidlnH
TODAY Tor iurther QUESTIONING. rms
morning ne promises 10 lead Assistant
district Attorney pooIiilg 10 the spot
where ne ciched the casn. lie himed
yesterday that he had buried inc $s.ooo
roll near '~'reenpor'' l." H. "here ne spent
Iuesd'y ana "cdncsuay n'snt' out Mr.
''ooiine was liislnsu .hlnN ,nat 'ne
n'5"'! was NOT i"r 'rohi Names hon'e' a'
10 west fi'!-se'eh'h street
WV ''''' "e''"S WV" ""''e'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

CHICAGO. March 30,-Thirty men and
women wero injured when two street
cars met head on In a heavy fog at
West Sixty-ffth street and Cicero ave-
u early to-day. II 10 believed that
several of the injured will die.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
Four Seats for SnOkcrs,

All signs OF spring do not come from
the weather man. The Public Service
Commission granted permission yester-
day 10 the II. u. T. to allow smoking on
the four rear seats of ito open caPs from
May l to October 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31

While you fellows from
college and prep school are
spending your recess in New
York, why not spend a few
moments in Spring out.
fitting?
You won't spend as much
for our suits as you would
with your college tailor.
Yet, you'll be just as We!
satisfied in every way,
Everything else for young
men hats, shoes, shirts
neckWear, underwear, no.
siery, trunks, bags, sultcascS,
Sporting goods in all stores,
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway B;oai2gP
at 18th St. The at sitG s.
Four
Broadway Corners" F!itl hy'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
ARTIFICIAL DIAMOND
IS AGAIN REPORTED
Geneva Scientist Is Said TO
Have Produced stone Which
Stands All Tests.
Special Cdbie Despatch to Tnr srN.


PARIS. March 3o.-.\ Geneva despatch
says that "A method of producing the
synthetic diamond, long so,sh by scien-
fists. appears 10 have been discovered.
The Geneva Tribune, speaking OF the
reported discovery, SAYS:
"Research work is being carried out
at the Geneva Laboratory of Inorganic
Chemistry on the separation OF carbonic
anhydr!des in the form OF snow by chic
rophylous pyridine in solution and other
nitrous organic liquids. In the residue,
besides free carbons of varying weight,
have been found very hard y very
heavy white tetrahcdral and o~ctohcdral
cry stalls which burned without leaving
ashes and were insoluble in aqua rcgia,
possessing, as far as the analyses made
up to the present show, all the proper
ties Of the diamond
Dr. George +. Kunz. who is generally
regarded as tho foremost gem expert OF
the world. Mas told yesterday OF the
reported discovery from Geneva. lie
said that from the facts contained in
the despatch ii was impossible to pass
an opinion on the value OF 1.-THE reported
discovery. He Was inclined to believe
that the results OF the experiments
would not prove satisfactory.
DR.. kunz explained that there have
been hundreds of reports OF the manu-
facture OF the synthetic diamond. A
French scientist, Henri Moissan. sue
ceeded in producing one-half carat OF
diamond dust after 800 experiments.
This dust was discerniblc only by micro
scOpic observation and its production
had cost 1000 times the actual value
OF a similar quantity OF natural dia-
mond dust. Moissan's disappointment
led him to give up tho search for a syn
thctic diamond. Since then. although
many scientists have reported the pro-
duction OF an artificial diamond. no one
has actually succeeded in even duplicat-
ing the French eNeprimenter's achieve-
ment.
The search for the synthetic diamond
has gone on in this country as well
as in Europe, DIR. Kun told of "A we'll
known American inventor. whose name
he would not divulge. who believed he
had produced "A diamond. II. brought
the stone to Dr. kunZ. who discovered
without delay that 1t was nothing but
"A salt crystal.