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An EctopIasnic Mystery.

Fifteen savants of the University
of Paris have completed an investi-
cation of EVA c., spiritualistic me-
dunn, whose reputed capacity to pro-
duce ectoplasmic phenomena has been
the subject of great interest among
believers and non-believers alike.
Their report does not say mo" to the
claims of her adherents, it does not
indorse them as established in fact.
The conditions under which the
seances were held were all that EVA
herself asked. There were the dark.
cuTtained cabinet, the dimmed lights
and all the standard mediumistic
properties which. it seems, are as es-
sential to ectoplasm output as to the
production of those rappings. table
tippings and other marvels on which
tangible answers to the solemn ques-
tion Of life after death appear to
hinge.
/ All these EVA had. She went into
the traditional trance sIumber ac-
companied by the customary groans
and stertorous snortings incident to
that physico-psychico status. She
even introduced some variants of the
orthodox trance manifestations.
Although asleep, she was yet SEEM
ingly very wide awake. She ad-
dressed remarks to the learned scien-
lists in the dusky shadows close to
the cabinet, and these remarks were
not reyerent. The formidable bat
terry of savants trained on her did not
overawe her in the least. She spoke
to several OF them with iocular ia
miliarity. She consoled them with
facetious remarks about their having
to sit so long and so often without
anything happening. "It will do you
good. little one" she said to one OF
the grave servitors of science; ''it
makes you take rest" To another
who seemed restless she remarked,
We'll. you have sat down at last!"
And all this while she was in a mes
meric slumber!
In the course of the seances some
thing stuck out of the mediums
mouth an inch or so. When one OF
the savants flashed a pocket electric
light on it>she drew it back. All the
learned doctors of science could say
about it was that it was moist and
that it was gummy. Whatever it
was, EVA seemed to be able to chew.
it and to swallow it as well as to
regurgitate it. If it was not ectoplasm
1t was the best EVA was able to pro-
duce in the ectoplasmic way in the
series of seances running through
three months. The verdict of the
board of savants was that in all that
concerns the existence of an ecto-
plasm physiologically inexplicable the
experiments were entirely barren of
positive results.
This leaves the question as to the
ectoplasmic phenomena just where 1t
was. But that EVA is a cheerful
and able person remains, definitely
established. She had demonstrated
that much as medium in Algiers
long before she went to Paris. But
that was before ectoplasm had be-
come one Of the fashionable psychic
stage properties.
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Educated Public Sentiment Is Re,.sr

To THE New York HERALD: Put II
In the School Books" Is splendid. though
should like TO see Put N In the Re-
viscd Statutes" instead.
Might y not be made a criminal Of
fence punishable by fine and irnprison-
ment' Tor any member OF Congress TO
vote for or 10 any way attempt to Sc
cure the passage Of bill in which his
private interests are concerned: requir-
ing or all members of both houses OF
Congress fYU disclosure. in a manner
provided. ofHny pecuniary interest. d.
rect or indirect, In any measure pending
before them?
Perhaps such bill might be drafted
for introduction in the Senate by Pat
Harrison or some one else who might
be selected A. r. w.
New YoRK. August IL.
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ltshcd by the Bank
An offciaI report OF the Ameri-
can War Department states that the
recent world war was undoubtedly the
bloodiest which has ever been fought
and that ''the total battle deaths were
greater than all of the deaths in all
wars for more than one hundred years
previous" f4
Over 7.50o,0o soldiers lost their lives
when in action or as a result of
wounds received in battle, nearly H.
100000 more were wounded, and over
100000 were reported missing or, in
prison, Thus the total casualties were
just under $4,000 900. about SIS per
cent. of the 57,4oo.ooo men mobilized.
There were nearly 100000 men
modified on the side OF the En-
tente. France provided nearly 20 per
cent. of these--just 20 per cent. OF
her population. During the period OF
Rrssia's active participation in the
war she had moro men mobihzed, but
these composed only about per cent.
Of her population. France led all of
the Allies in the percentage OF her
men called to the colors.
The battle deaths on the part of the
Entente Allies were 4.s04.000. 1895 per
cent. OF the men mobilized. France
lost lin battle or as a result Of wounds
nearly 1S1s per cent. of her modified
men, a greater percentage than in the
case Of any other nation. Russia lost
nearly Is per cent. of the men mobi-
lized but much smaller percentage
of those whom she might have mobi-
lized. Great Britain came next with a
loss of IL per cent. of her modified
forces.
On the other side the battle deaths
were 2,750,O00, not quite Is per cent.
of the modified forces. Germany lost
100000 men, 16 per cent. of those
mobilized.
Further details are given in the
following table:
COST OF THE GREAT
Killed. Wounded and
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Cochecton Forever.
Protest Against Changing the
Towns Ancient Name.

To THE New YoRK HERALD: / want
to commend you for the position you
take in sustaining the name Of Cocns -
ton in preference to Lake HUNTINGTON.
Cochecton was my birthplace sorty-
six years ago. Ny father was born
there and my grandfather came shere
when he was two years old. Tie name
COLLABORATION any evidence OF egotfsm
lis a name associated with Cochecton
for more than century. a name re-
spected by old and young.
Cochccton was quite good enough for
the Caikins and ] think ii is equally
good for those who succeed us.
II. II. CALKlN.
BINGHAMToN, August 10
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Labor Union Logic.

To THE New YoRK HERALD: Accept
ing the statement of the shop crafts
strikers that but few men are now en-
ployed In the railroad shops and that
the rolling stock is In such bad shape
that fully year will beNrequired TO put
it back in condition. how can many of
them be injured by enforcement OF the
seniority rule?
II the rolling stock is in the condi-
ton the strikers say there will be
work for both new and old men. Thus
by their own showing 1t seems that
their chief aim Is to act the part OF
dictator.
Cannot the comparatively few union
laborites see that they are causing dis,
tress to a whole rfation--themselves and
their families included? z. \. TRACY.
ScARBoRo BEACH, Me-, August IL.
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Colonel BRYAN has his hair cut and
the country is told all about it by teIe-
graph. Colonel BRYAN has been obliged
10 20 without the great prize he most
ardently sought, but he may take COM
fort in the knowledge that he belongs
TO that small band of privileged char
acters whose every act is OF interest
to tens OF thousands Of their fellow
human beings.
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Cost of World War in Men and Money
Latest Statistics Of Deaths in Battle and Other Casual
ties Confirm the Statement That It Was
the Greatest of All Wars.

var and To-day copyrighted and pub
Is Trust Company.
quent years are estimated In per-
centages of the base price. Thus 1t is
possible to determine to what extent
prices were increased by the war de-
mand for commodities and especially
how they we're inflated by the great
increase in the currencies and other
credit facilities developed in financing
the war.
We have used these price index
numbers to reduce the war expendi-
lures Of each year TO the 1913 base.
That is to determine what the cost
of each years expenditure for aru1a-
ments and for paying, feeding and
clothing the soldiers Would have been
II prices had not advanced above what
they were In 1918. This estimate was
made separately for each nation en-
gagged in the war and then the figures
were combined.
The "boiled down" cost OF the war
as thus arrived at. what may be called
the pre-war gold basis cost. is $s4.-
oa5,ooc. 900; s5t.ss3.oo 900 for the En-
tente Allies and the United States and
s30.1s2 900, 900 for the former Central
Powers.
On. the side of the Allies the United
Kingdom led with an expenditure Of
over twenty billion dollars; then came
the United States with an outlay Of
fifteen billion dollars and then France
with twelve and one-half billion.
However, in addition to her direct
war expenditure France, due to the
fact that the heaviest fighting of the
war was on her territory. suffered
property losses ofiicially estimated in
1920 at 140.6O7. .000,O 900 francs. which
we may take to be about five billion
dollars gold; prices in 1920 being about
six times 1913 prices. Thus the gold
cost of the war to France plus the
property damages, say seventeen and
one-half billion dollars all told. was
equivalent to 3oh, per cent. of her
VAR IN MEN, 1af4-1eis
Kissing 600 omitted).
Fats q ice
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Judge MANcUso sentenced a gun
toting ex-convict TO three years in
State prison the other day, remarling
II hope this will be a lesson to other
cx-coEvicts who are carrying revoiv-
ers." 1t may be; and then again some
Intervention of soft headed sentimen-
taIity may free the gun toting ex-
convict before the lesson has a chance
to soak in.
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kinds and, above all. taxi drivers
are doing a profitable business. II
there is no particular reason why
Elkton should be a Gretna Green,
there is no reason why it should not
be, or why thrifty Elktonians should
not profit by the fact that roaming
matrimonialS expeditions choose TO
make a Gretna Green Of it.
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Thursday.

TO THE New YoRK HERALD; would
like to know the day of the week on
which was born, the date Of my birth
beins September 1, 1855. =
A HERALD READER.
New YORK, August IT,
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Making a Nation Suffer.
Labor Unions and Laws to Prevent
the Restraint of Trade.

To THE NEW York HERALD: If the
presidents and members of the boards
of directors of all the railroads of the
country combined and suddenly closed
all the roads. paralyzing all the indus
tries of the country and bringing suf--
fering to 1000. 900 Americans, or II
the owners of all the coal mines in the
country did the same thing. they would
Immediately be indicted. tried and heav-'
lily punished for violating the Sherman
antitrust law as a combination in re-
straint of trade.
Why. then. cannot the labor unions
be tried and punished for doing identi-
cally the same thing. and dissolved by
the court as a combination In restraint
of trade? They control their industry
throughout the country. which is Gers
tainly violation Of the Sherman law.
EDWARD TAILOR.
NEW YORK August L.
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The League of Nations plans for dis
arming were stolen from a messenger in
Paris railroad station.-Dispdtch "a
THE NEW YoRR HERALD.
This seems like stealing an empty
purse.
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4 Kansas Town Comes Back.

From the IYetrorc Spectator.
vetmore must be getting back to normal
A medicine show waA here all last week and
tno. nixhts this. Meek lnd made = kllinss
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II Sometimes Happens.

To THE New York Herald: In thc
editorial article entitled 1T Sometimes
Happens you certainly gave your read
ers another of your fine examples OF
real American fair play.
You say. besides other logical things
when three policemen out of ten thou-
sand get drunk and act up they bring
undeserved discredit upon the 1897
sober policemen who are patrolling their
beats. risking their lives in the pursuit
of their duty and bringing home their
pay to their families"
And how many persons are acquainted
with the marvellous fact that the said
9.997 policemen are guarding day and
night between six and seven millions OF
persons and many billions Of property?
b. A. RoNzoNE-'S
SortrH .TAMEsPoRr. August ~ Ss
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Who Pays the wagess /

To THE NEW York HERALD: Would
strikes be so frequent II workingmen
were willing to learn that wages are
paid not out of the employers pocket
but out OF production?
ALBERT r. GALLArIN.
NEW YORK, August ~. :
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THE MONEY COST OF THE WAR.

THE MONEY COST OF THE WAR.
Of the war to all of the belligerents
will ever be definitely known. Stats
tics such as would be required by a
public accountant in order to certify
to the correctness of statement are
not now available. Probably they
never will be obtainable.
Some of the nations which entered
the war no longer exist. The status
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitIsi
to the use for republication Of AL news dis-
patches credited to II or not otherwise
credited In this paper. and also <hs local
news published herein,
All rights OF republication Of special dzsv
patches herein are also reserved.
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pre-war national wealth. Englands
war expenses on a gold basis were
about 2S1a per cent.>>Italy's 15M per
cent. and Russias about 13 per cent,
respectively, OF their estimated pre-
war wealth. The table printed below
will be found to repay careful study.
THE CONTINUING BURDEN OF INTEREST
AND PENSIONS.
Great as was the money cost of the
war as shown by this table, it was
GREAT WAR. f914-1oi3
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Arthur Griffith.

SUNDAY. AUGUST 10, 1922.
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COST OF THE GREAT WAR IN MEN 1af41eis
Killed, Wounded and Missing 600 omitted.
Battle Deaths nc
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by the Bank
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28
new ULM BEATS
STATE FOR HEAT
STATE FftK HEAT
WAS HOTTEST PLACE IN ALL
NORTHWEST LAST THURSDAY
Vas ao WITH 1o2. tsei
n Es s..i S. =: - --:-2- ss7. II
SCHLEUDER'S THERMOMETER
GOES ITS LIMIT AND z
THEN BURSTS.

New Ulm holds the record as the
hottest place in the Northwest. And
why not? We lead in most things,
why not in heat?
Talk about your Central America !,
Cuba or Porto Rico for heat all those
places have very little on New Ulm
Last Friday was the hottest day for
some years and the hottest June day
for many years, the official reading
given out by Alex Henle, New Ulm's
weather man, being 102 degrees Fab
renheit: This is the record for the
Northwest, including Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, and Montana.
Minneapolis Paper Mistaken.
One Minneapolis paper which is in
the habit of claiming everything for
Minneapolis came out with The claim
of the heat record for last Friday, but
with only SO degrees reported as the
peak in Minneapolis, that little town
will have to take a back seat away
back of New Ulm.
Schleuder's THERMOMETERS Full.
The thermometer under the awning
at Schleuder's jewelry store became
full right, sort Of ''crazy with the heat
1t had reached just exactly SO 1-2
when Victor H. Schlueder took it in
his hand for closer reading, when the
bloomin' old thing just up and burst
and registered all over Mr.. Schleuder's
shirt front.
History repeats itself even in the
matter OF heat. Last year, June 23rd
exactly the same day as this year, the
peak OF a heat wave was reached fol.
lowed by very cold rain which was
followed again by more heat. Last
years heat, however, was not as in.
tense but Of longer duration.
Mercury Drops AZ Points.
According to Mr.. Henle, the mercury
dropped Al points last Friday regis
tering as low as S. degrees Friday
night, which goes to show that if New
Ulm is quick to get all ''het up'',
gets over it just as quickly. n.
1 The temperature since last Frida.
has been very cool and pleasant.
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28

fifteen feet or so, being found at a
depth OF between 20 and 25 feet.
The body was taken directly to John
Il. Forster's undertaking parlors.
Funeral Last Saturday.
The funeral was held last Saturday
from the German Lutheran church,
Rev. c. j. Albrecht preaching the fu-
neral sermon, full Of comfort and sym
pathy for the bereaved family and their
friends. The entire neighborhood
showed their deep sympathy by at
tendance at the funeral which is pro-
nounced one of the largest funerals
for years. The numerous and beauti-
full floral offerings were also silent
tributes Of sympathy which showed
the deep feeling of the community.
The pail bearers were Joseph Kunz,
Edward Lindeman, Gustave Baumei-
ster, Raymond Huhn, Roland Fie-
meier and Clarence Meidl.
Six Other Children.
Besides the grief-stricken father and
mother, six other children remain to
mourn the loss of the youngest in the
family: Frank and Harry of Orange,
California; Mrs. John Maurer of Sioux
Falls, S. D.; Ed. Of Lafayette, MINI;
Mrs. Tillie Drill of Courtland and Ella
at home. The latter, Is years OF age,
is now the youngest.
All the children were present at
their little brothers funeral with the
of the two boys in Califor-
MIA who could not possibly attend on
account of the distance.
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28

nj no . + = ! -E ; Ia
was q mistake and that Brooks had
never lived at the Schmidt home, and
that the only connection he had with
7 the e family came thru his owa family,
q wife and several children, whom
Brooks had left destitute and whom
the Schmidts had befriended. He
had never lived with the Schmidts,
not even for a day, although he had,
at one time appeared at their house
and asked for a meal, saying he had MT
q cent of money. Mrs. Schmidt had
fed him and he had in return helped
to pack up some household effects as it
happened the family was Just then
to move to New Ulm. In
this way the impression was given
that he came to New Ulm with the
Schmidt family and that is what
was reported to the Review. At the
request Of friends Of the family we
make this correction, hoping that
any injustice done the family by the
will be set right.
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28

f55
Next Friday, July 7th, the ladies
Foreign Missionary Society Of the
Congregational church will meet at
Rosebank Farm, the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Massopust Of West
Newton. Il.
Rev. G.. g.. Holm and son Roland
are at Grand Rapids, Mimi, where
they are making arrangements for
summer cottage on tie shores Of Lake
Pokegama. Mrs. Holm and children
expect to leave for Grand Rapids next
Wednesday, and will spend the re-
mainder Of the summer months there.
Rev. Holm will spend month with
his family at the lake, and then re-.
sumo his duties in the parish here.
Charles Ruemke arrived in New UIm.
from Langmeade, Canada, on Monday
evening to visit at the home Of his
brother, Henry Ruemke and family
residing on South Minnesota street.
Mr.. Ruemke has a homestead in Cam
ada where he has been for the past
twenty years. Five years ago he
visited IN New Uln, but has not been
here since then. Mr.. Ruemke expects
Ito 60 to Lamberton today to make i
short visit with his mother, Mrs.
Charlotte Ruenke, and on Friday will
leave for Minnea polls to visit at the
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28
SHOOT AT HUNTERS REST.

John Hauenstein j.. was high man
at the Sunday morning shoot at Hun
tter's Rest, making a score Of 1872 on
the King target. Helnuth Blauert,
a new man managed to connect with
the leather medal. 4'sepp' Klaus was
second lowest man and Dr.. Albert
Fritsche second high. The following
scores were made:
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28
new ULM TURNER'S
WIN HIGH PLACE;
ST. PAUL ALONE . LEADS THE
LOCAL GYMNAsTs IN
CONTEST.
WALTER ENGELBERT AND HUGO
scHLEUDER, JUNIOR, STAR
INDIVIDUALLY.

New Ulm Turner's returned here
Monday noon from the big meet at.
st. Paul with the second grand prize.
This is doing remarkably well and I'll
New Ulm is greatly pleased with the
splendid showing made by our gym
1lasts.
# The big meet was held at Phalen
Park in St. Paul last Sunday, gym.
nasts from Minnesota and North Da-.
kota competing for athletic honors
before a crowd Of 5000 people. Some
Of the costume dances and drills are
said to have been the finest witnessed
in st. Paul for many years. In the
number Of people participating, this
years meet holds the record for thirty
one years, this being the first annual
event under the auspices Of the United
Gymnastic and Athletic Association.
More than $50 men, women, boys and
girls took part in the drills and exer-
cises.
Program Of Drills.
Z Sundays program was. devoted ex-
clusively to the. drills and marches and
the mass drill Of $50 athletes was an
impressive sight. The ranks Of the
gymnasts under the command Of vii
liam Mueller went through the exer-
cises in perfect order, keeping time
with the music Of 8 Columbia, the Gem
of the. Ocean, played BY the Mime
sofa State Band. II. s;3s
st. Paul Wins First.
The st. Paul Turnverein won the
first grand prize with the New Ulm
Turnverein winning second. New Ulm
also had the second largest delegation
The mems allaround athletic honors
were won by the st. Paul T Turnverein
with New Uln second and the st.
Paul K. Of G.. third.
New Uln Boys Win.
The boys all around competition
was won by the ST.. Paul Turnverein
with New Ulm second, Kaysees third
land the st. Anthony Turnvereih
fourth. The New Ulm Juniors {Zoeg.
ling) made a hit. Walter Engelbert
/ won second place in individual work
in apparatus and field work, Huge
4 Ischleuder, Jr., getting fourth place
Armin Scheman and Eugene Tauel
tied for 7th, Dietz 9Th and Harold
/ Forster 10th.
New Uln Girls Also. .tsy
The New Ulm girls did their share
as well as the boys, getting second ii til,
4 young women's class, with st. Pau
first and the Palace Play grounds third
J. Iii view Of the fact that the Ney
/ Ulm teams instructor was taken sicl
quite q long lime ago, . great dea
Of the credit for the good showing !
no doubt due to the Individual ehthu
siasm Of the members and also to I'll
untifing work 81 7 Thhomas Pfaender an
Miss Aleen Setter who have led j
classes since Mr.. Leibold was incaps
! citated. sssf
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28

Miss Martha Redeker Of Salt Lake
City, Utah, enjoyed few days visit
at the home Of her aunt and uncle, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Redeker of this city
last week. She had previously spent a
week at Minneapolis Miss Redeker
was very fayorably impressed with
Minnesota's natural beauties and she
speaks very enthusiastically Of those
surrounding New Ulln. She departed
for home Monday. ...#s
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28

"A. SchakeI and son Wilbertt; IT; drove to
New Ulm Saturday to attend the fu-
neral Of Henry Grussendorf held last
week. n Mr.. Schakel was a. resident OF
New Ulm few years ago. He now
resides with his family near Carlos,
Minnesota, where he is engaged IN
truck farming. He drove home Tues
day morning. q
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28

The local postofice will be closed all
day on Tuesday, July 4th. Windows
will be open between the hours Of
eight and nine o'clock in the morning.
There will be no deliveries made by
carriers either in the city or rural.
New Ulm review., 1922-06-28
CELEBRATE AT SLEEPY EYE,

July 4 at Sleepy Eye means "high'.
time" this year, for our neighbors
are planning to celebrate in a most
unprecedented manner on that day.
The program is being planned under
the auspices OF the Sleepy Eye base
ball team and the members Of the
band. Baseball games, sports and
races will constitute the afternoon
program, and band concert will be
given at the state park in the evening
besides a varied and fascinating dis
play Of fire. works.