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"Animal Chlorophyl."
THE green coloring matter contai

THE green coloring matter contain
L ed in leaves and other parts of
plants, and known as chlorophyl,
serves as a light screen through
which only certain spectral colors are
able to penetrate and to affect the in
ternal organism of the plant. A some
what puzzling fact is that some in
sects, such as the green grasshopper,
possess a similar coloring matter,
and the investigations of several
scientists have shown this to be iden-
teal in physical properties with the
chlorophyl of plants. That its chem
ical constitution is the same remains
to be demonstrated. 1t is also a yet
unsettled question whether animal
chlorophyl", serves like that of plants
as a color screen to shield the inner
organism of the insects. protecting it
from the influence of certain colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08
Photography of Words

DEvAUX CHARBONNEL. tn g
- French scientist, has photo
graphed the variations Of current in
a microphonic circuit by the aid of a
Blondel oscillograph- The photo
graphs are reproductions Of the syl-
tables pronounced by human voice.
and it is expected that they will be
Of use in the solution Of various prob
lens in telephony. In studying the
impression made by syllables the
experimenter found that each syllable
is composed of 80 to 40 complete vi
brations The beginning and the end
of the sylIables are modified by the
impressions of the conscnants, but
the notifications cover only four or
FIVE periods, so that each syllable has
20 to 80 regular vibrations CORES
ponding to its vowel. The method
permits the study of the higher har-
monies, which give character to words.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08
His "Wild Oats"
THE Congressional

THE Congressional Record records
the fact that President Harding
is accused of sowing wild oats"
Senator Helm, democrat, of Alabama,
made the statement that in the north
west oats were selling for about II
to 20 cents a bushel, and then, refer
ring to the republican administration.
said: "And by their fruit We shall
know them"
Senator Caraway injected: Mr..
President, in the interest Of accuracy
only. let me suggest that when the
senator from Alabama said that we
should know the republican party by
its fruits he meant that we should
know them by their oats"
Senator Heflin: THAT Is right, by
the price of oats now. 1 heard Of a
case where some fellows like Abe
Martin said the other day that Sam
Lomax broke his back shouldering a
dollars worth Of Harding, OATS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08
AROUND THE CITY.

TX IHEN sirens and whistles and
NV joy bells were clashing out
jamborees Of welcome to
the new year, you may have
caught the tread of Friend Twenty-one
on his way out of the world. And he
wasn't shambling along like the
broken-down old year the comics
make him. was he? You could tell,
somehow, that he was marching
bouyantly, like a soldier through with
foreign service and on his way home
to be decorated by the great COM
mander-in-chief. And didn't you wish
and wish you could follow him to
where the by-gone centuries live and
overhear what they have to say about
US? Anyhow:
While We are getting acquainted
with Babe twenty-five and making
and breaking our good resolutions, it
is comforting to know that a years
change makes no alterations in the
friends we love, and that together we
may travel and travel the great road,
regardless of time, until-until We
come to the Turn in the Lane.
X X \
TT was gay old Christmas time,
with the shops straight from
fairyland, and with Santa Claus dele
gates walking the streets as If they
owned the town.
Here is tiny something about two
Of those Sandstone on 7th street and
the other on 14th-both parading upj
and down and all around, Haunting
their red cotton and white jute with
every pretense of the rollicking fun
and generosity that Father Christmas
stands for-but:
Under the gay nonsense two lonely
and forlorn old men, without a penny
to buy a gift, and knowing no one in
all the world from whom gift would
come.
The holly has its thorn.
LSO, the Christmas tree: It was a
pretty tree, in public school.
And on its dazzling branches hung a
RllL lOE ctCly CiiIlu-DuI OhC. hSA
was a reason-the other pupils had
parents to give them money to buy
little presents for each other, but If
you are an inmate of a home for de-
pendent children and cannot make the
tiniest gift, you cannot expect to re- !
ceive one. You may hope, Of course, !
and as the merry time went on it may
be that tho neglected child shared In
the bubble Of joyousness that greeted
the reception of each glamorous par
eel that had grown on the tree, think
ing her own turn might come. But
1t did not-Santa Claus had failed her.
And that is all there was to it.
except that you know what that hurt
will mean to that child so long as
ever she lives. Because q thing like
that Is indelfble. 1t gets tucked on
a back shelf Of the mind. to lie for
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STERLING HELLO DESCRIBES FAMOUS
LUXURY TRAM FROM PARIS TO NICE

John. "He is an Englishman, and
he has been singing Tipperary' in
there for the last half-hour. Here.
walt five minutes and we're with you
for breakfast without shaving"
Beside the sunny Mediterranean we
sit in the long, open dining car over
fragrant coffee. excellent butter and
crusty little breakfast rolls. The
wagon-Hsa company. which had a
great reputation for it's cookery and
wines before the war, still preserves
perfection almost for it's early break
fast, no matter how the rest has
fallen Off for the moment.
1.-THE Jesse James hold-up did not
come off this trip" Complains the
American. "Over here in Europe
things are never UP to schedule"
We were rolling through Cannes.
an hour we were in the hotel
omnibus going through the streets of
Nice. Now, I don't guarantee that
the thing happens every day, no more
than a hold-up happens on the lux
ury train" But this is what we saw:
A terrific crowd was surging down
the Promenade des Anglais ahead of
our omnibus, bound for the Hotel de
rAngleterre.
Here, stop" cried John. Il want
to see this"
The hotel chauffeur wanted to see,
too.
what is it-what is it?"
Crack. crack!
Mon Dieu" walls a woman's voice,
"the man has killed a postman."
In a moments time we saw the
chief Of police of Nice, seated in the
"hurry-up" auto, holding an extended
postman's head on his knees and try
ing to force brandy into his mouth.
The man was dying with an automatic
pistols bullet in his heart.
A desperate Russian refugee had
knocked a rich old Russian lady on
the head to take her money and
jewels in her own luxurious fiat, but
her cries aroused the neighbors and
he fed. A gathering crowd chased
him. He made for the Promenade
des Anglais, which Is the boardwalk,
the most frequented spot Of Nice,
which shows he took the chance Of
losing himself in the throng. But
to do it he had to shoot. He got" a
policeman and continued escaping.
In France the postmen carry auto
matte revolvers and are Sworn" like
soldiers. One such saw the police
man downed and pulled his gun. He
missed the bandit, but the bandit did
not miss him. Turning an instant.
he put one projectile inio the police
mans heart. And he kept on escap-
ing. He got into a smart hotel. ran
through 1t and took refuge through
windows in the next-door house.
A crowd Of perhaps 5000 people.
rich folks of all northern nations
seeking climate. surrounded the house.
whence the bandit now and then by
unexpected windows took a shot at
this or that policeman.
The rich crowd was so excited that
it felt no danger from a chance shot.
Three hours the bandit held the
fort.
They got him out at last only by
gas bombs.
John" we said. you've seen your
hold-up"
But it is a sight one cannot count
on.
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-
1--WE got it," he said at last. Listen,
now. and follow my directions exact
ly. Go homo and do not mention that
you have seen me. Be very submissive
and humble. Tonight at the seance
give the jewels to Achison, just as has
been arranged. Then leave the rest
to me-"
But, monsieur" she protested in
quick terror, 'ff their plans are
thwarted they will know that I have
done 1t. They will kill me-
Don't be afraid" he encouraged
her. II myself will look out for you
and guard you. But, if by any chance
you should miss seeing me. go at once
to this house." He penciled an address
upon a card and handed it to her.
You will find there a lady who is ex-
pecting you, and all arrangements
made for your comfort and safety.
Now. remember" he enjoined. as they
rose, do nothing to arouse their sus-
picions. Carry on Just as I have told
you"
yes, mnsieur. But how can thank
you? I" Again her tears started.
Never mind that now" he said
afterward. although it is really who
should thank you. Oh, Marie, II was
ever able to do any small services for
your family when was at your house
in the old war days. you have paid
them back ten times over"
The group assembled in Prof. Ham
mersley's home that evening was
small, but carefully selected. It was
composed of men of more or less sci
entific attainment, whose attitude to-
ward the whole affair was speculative,
open-minded and yet either passively
or actively critical. The only out
siders," as they might be called, were
Achison and Dandy. who came in
rather late and together.
The room into which they were all
ushered was large and denuded Of
most of it's furnishings and orna-
ments. 1t had been subjected, Prof.
Hammersley explained. to the most
rigorous test conditions. The only
feature which offered the slightest
chance for trickery or concealment
was the curtaining off of one corner
with dark heavy velvet draperies, and
before the seance commenced this was
thoroughly inspected and examined.
Nine. Adelbron, whom the professor
introduced, was completely at her
ease. She was used to such gather
ings, and for the first half hour or so
she kept the little company baffled
and amazed by the display Of her I'M
usual powers.
She submitted without question to
every test. Clean states were tied to-
gether with cords and placed at dis
lance from her. When opened, these
were covered with written messages
to persons in the room in the hand
writing of departed friends. She wrote
automatically with both hands at the
same time, carrying on a conversation
with one or two persons the while.
She permitted herself to be bound
hand and foot and tied to her chair.
and then at her word Of command. a
table rose apparently Of its own vo-
lition and remained suspended a few
moments in the air. A vase Of flowers
on the mantelpfece was removed by
some force other than recognized hui
man agency and carefully deposited on
a cabinet at the other side Of the
room. ALI this was accomplished in
a Hood Of electric light.
Then the room was rk4ned, and
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The Mediums Miniature

madame, bound as before, passed into
a trance. For a few seconds all was
silence, but presently there became
audible the strains Of faint music,
succeeded by distant Ginning as of
fairy bells.
Again in the darkness, madame be-
gan to speak. The voice which issued
from her lips was supposed to be that
Of her favorite control" and was a
shrill, childish treble. Then out from
the curtained alcove there foated
frail, ethereal forms. The cheeks Of
those watching were touched lightly
by soft, cold hands.
SUDDENLY. however the atmos-
phere of twilight and mystery
was invaded by sounds Of too ma
terial and violent a nature to be at
tributed to the denizens Of another
plane.
There was the noise Of brief al
tercation in the hall without; then a
door was hastily burst open, and the
lights were flashed on full, revealing
two men standing side by side. One
was a police inspector in plain
clothes; the other was Wallace Ram
sey.
Prof. Hammersley came forward
and Indignantly demanded the reason
for the intrusion.
The inspector cut him short. Sorry
to break up your party, professor" he
said, "but we have reason to suspect
that something is being pulled off
here that you don't know about"
He turned to the startled and some
what alarmed members of the circle.
Gentlemen, we understand that
valuable package has been passed I'M
der cover of the darkness to some
person in this room tonight. No one"
he turned back his coat and showed
his badge-"will be permitted to
leave. and I will ask all of you to
stand up. Whoever has that package
will hand it over at once. Otherwise
it will be necessary to search every
one of you"
They rose at his demand, and in
voluntarily each man looked down at
the chair in which he had been sit
ting and on the floor at his feet. Then
with a common impulse each thrust
his hands into his pockets.
With a startled exclamation Dandy
drew forth a carefully wrapped par
eel, and stood staring at it, his mouth
dropping open.
1--WE got it, Inspectors" His dry
voice was cracked with excitement.
There was nothing in this pocket
when came here. don't understand.
I'm pretty quick, but haven't an
idea when it was put there"
A focus for the astonished glances
Of the others, he came forward and
laid the package on the table.
The inspector ripped it open, and a
glory Of jewels poured out rubies.
diamonds, emeralds. and among them,
anonymously out Of place. was the
miniature in its dingy frame.
"The Kreminoff jewels!' Dandy
shouted. tive got description Of
each one Of them in my pocket. Wait
a minute" With trembling fingers
he drew a slip Of paper from his bill
fold, and he and the inspector began
to check of from it the stones in the
collection.
BEAT me to 1t, didn't you?" NUT
tered the inspector, ruefully, as they
bent over their task. you old fox,
pretending you didn't know how it got
into your pocket. You've made deal
with the gang, and you know it. Sup
pose there's no use trying to round
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08

THE Sunday Stars Special Correspondent
L in France Tells of Trip to Riviera in Order
to Escape the Winter Days of Paris-Food in
the Dining Car and PIG !" in the Bathroom.
Five Nations, All on One Train, Seeking a
Warmer Climate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08

Just one to eight pairs of
a kind; many styles in Not
tinghams, filet nets, voiles
and marquisettes. All 21a
yards long. CIoop pIIuL,
The New York herald., 1922-12-16
SCHRAFFTS RENTS IN
LONGACRE SQUARE
Fearing Plot to Be Improved
by Lessees.

Richard =. Lee sold for the Silver
Lunch Company and Nathan Daniels
their leases with the renewals at 1926
Broadway through to 1926 Seventh
avenue. two story building, a s6ox17o to
Schraffts. The plot which was leased
two years ago from George Fearing OF
Boston has been held by the Fearing
family since 1860 when the entire square
block was purchased by Mr.. Fearing S
grandfather for $4,000. II Is a coinci-
dence that the Nathan Daniels lease
which covers probably one-third OF the
block, called for an ann n-al net rental of
the same amount.
Schraffts contemplate the erection of
n new building on the site, which will
house another of their chain of candy
stores and tea rooms. The securing of
this lease by Schraffts marks their en-
trance into the Longacre Square district.
Mr.. Leo has been appointed agent for
the property.
Theodore Rogers Brill leased the four
story building 20o West Eighteenth
street to the Downtown Baptist Church; !;
also store in 317 West Forty-first street
10 NJ. Lokinos; store in 40 West Twenty
eighth street to s. Goldin &- Po.lack.
Henry Shapiro &, Co. leased store in
222 West Thirty-fourth street to Harold
Bersin, pianos and other musical instru-
ments. at an aggregate rental of $4,000.
The same brokers leased top loft TO
Irving Greenberg.
NJ. 81 L. Hess, Inc, leased the fourth
floor in 81 Broadway to Frank & Dunn;
fifth floor in 26 West Twentieth street
to Drachman- & Green, and the
fourth floor in l9 Madison avenue to
Hewlett & Hockmeyer.
White Goodman leased sixth loft in "a
West Seventeenth street to Tri Arts
Leather Goods Company; second lott In
$50 Broadway to Wiener Brothers; store
in 152 Madison avenue to Nader &
Stelzer; second loft in 473 West Broad
way to Livingston & Co.. and fourth
floor in 2l3 Fourth avenue to Edw. L.
Reinhardt.
The building 1I5 East Seventy-fifth
street, containing about $500 square
feet. now undergoing extensive altera-
tions. has been leased by the Elk Garage
Company, Inc, to the newly formed
Parkanlex Garage Company. at an ag-
gregate rental OF about $S30.000 Cross
& Brown Company were the brokers'.
Cushman & Wakefield. Inc. leased Of
fices in the Canadian Pacific Building,
Madison avenue, Forty-third to Forty
fourth streets. TO the Belgo Export Com
pany, Ltd. Of Quebec, Canada, one of
the largest manufacturers Of news print
paper in Canada; also offices to the
Findex Company and offices in go Madi-
son avenue to J. B. Collingwood.
Douglas l.. Ellimau &s Co, Inc, leased
store in the new apartment house cor
Ner OF Lexington avenue and Eightieth
street to Conrad and Lille koschat for
the sale of art needleworl.
). Edgar Leaycraft & Co. leased for
rho Rank of Ney York and Trust Com
pany the building lis Third avenue to
Koenig Bros opticians, for twelve years.
The lessees will alter and occupy.
The New York herald., 1922-12-16
MICHIGAN RAILWAYS
DECIDE TO REORGANIZE
Company Calls for Deposit OF
Thirty Year Bonds.

The 1ondholders' protective commit
tee of the Michigan United Railways
Company announced yesterday the re-
organization plan for the company and
called FOR deposits Of the first and re-
funding mortgage thirty year per cent
gold bonds. The chief features include
provisions that bondhoiders will receive
senior and first equity securities OF
par value equivalent to the full prin-
cipal amount and all accrued interest on
Tho bonds now held by them; so per
cont. CT the face OF their bonds in new
bonds Of the reor.anized company and
80 per cent. al the face OF their bonds
plus all accrued interest IN a per cent.
cumulative preferred stock OF the new
The plan provides also for the reduc-
ton OF interest charges against the
property. Under the terms of the new
mortgage additional bonds are available
to tie new company for financing addi-
tioas and betterments. Money 10 be re-
CURED BY the new company is supplied.
through the sale OF 100000
bonds at S5 and accrued interest. The
expenses OF the committee and OF the
reorganization are provided through the
sale OF securities Junior to those TO be
received by the hondholders.
The New York herald., 1922-12-16
APARTMENT HOTEL FOR
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
Builders Buy Site at Clinton
and Joroier1on Streets.

The northwest corner of Joralemon
and Clinton streets. once the residence OF
.he late DR.. Samuel Talmage, a plot
i5xl3S, has been purchased BY Henry
Kornblum and Milton Ansorge from
the Sevencourt Realty Company as a
site for an apartment hotel Clarence
p. Waterman was the broker. The
builders are reported TO have paid $llO,-
900 for the plot covered by four story
and basement residence.
The new owners OF the property nave
developed a one and two family home
colony in the Kings Highway and
Ocean Parkway sections. where they
have constructed about 100 dwellings.
The Kings County Savings Bank at
Broadway and Bedford avenue has Sc
cured an option on an apartment house,
northeast corner of Eastern Parkway
ard Nostrand avenue on plot. S5xloo.
The property will be remodeled for oc-
cupancy by the bank. which has secured
permission TO move from the Williams
burg district to tn. new location.
Mr.. c. O'Brien sold for NJ. Dawson
1850 Carroll street, a two story house,
2oxl27: for L. a. Keator. 979 Park
place, three story detached dwelling,
4ox1c0; for Marie Britton. 2o2 New York
avenue, two story oWeHinS, Tor ~. Ep
stein. 364 Crown street, q two story
dwelling. and for John Murphy. 1e5
Washington avenue, a three story
dwelling. 16xt40. to builder who will
remodel into stores and apartments
A. NIshkln sold for j. Salomon to
Mrs. Rosenbaum q dwelling, 40x100, at
l6cS Forty-sixth street.
J. Lacov sold for NJ. Margartie Port
man. southwest corner of Avenue X and
East Tenth street. nine room house. COX
100, with garage.
The New York herald., 1922-12-16
News of the Real Estate World
APARTMENT SALES TOP
TRADING IN BRONX
NeW Flats in West Section
Soid-Other Deals.

Tho Jessup Holding Corporation.
Simon Levy president. resold to an in
vesting client of Isadore APPEL, attor-
ney, the new six story apartment house
northwest corner OF Jessup and Bos-
cobel avenues, on plot ilSx12ax irregu-
lar. The structure contains thirty
seven suites and seven stores and re
turns an annual rental of about s35 00o.
The property was held at 500 coo, and
was bought by the sellers q few weeks
ago from the builders.
Murray Maran purchased tho three
five story twenty-five family apartment
houses, 2l49 TO 2lo7 Clinton avenue, each
4SX112, and held at 10000.
Harry Calm, operator and builder,
sold to Joseph Guzy 90i to 916 East
lS0th street, also 2099 DAILY avenue,
southwest corner of 1S0th street, having
a combined frontage Of III feet on 1s0tll
street, consisting of two five story
apartments with ten stores, held al
sl75,0O. Philip Potash was the broker.
Richard Dickson sold for Edmund A.
Funke dwelling 66i East i65th street,
25xl20. The purchaser, Mary Ackerman,
will occupy.
G. Carlucci & Co.. with Goebel &c
kearns. sold to Ralph Di Scala u two
story frame dwelling, tax exempt. 2427
Barker avenue.
William L. Jordan Company, Inc, sold
for the Regas Realty Company, Joseph
Sager, president, southwest corner OF
Claremont Parkway and Fulton avenue.
a one story taxpayer with eight stores,
20 an investor
The New York herald., 1922-12-16
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

David II. Van Damn. operator. is the
purchaser OF Audrey Hall Apar rtments.
1910 ST. Nicholas avenue, recently report
ed sold.
The Lawyers Mortgage Club held its
annual dinner and theater party Thurs
day evening. After the dinner which was
served at T. NJ. the members attended
the Greenwich Village Follies.
Goodwin &c Goodwin. Inc. have been
appointed agents for the six story apart
inent. so West 1ilth street: also OF thu
Sunnycrest Apartments, Gil West 1lSth
street.
The northerly frontage on Tordham
road between University and Andrews
avenues. reported sold by the McCabc
family several weeks ago through James
J. Donovan, was purchased by the
Roman Catholic Church of st. Nicholas
OF Tolentine. which owns the adjoining
property extending from Andrews TO
University avenues.
Armstrong Bros. were the brokers in
the sale 20 Handy Bros. for the Balm
bridge Construction Company of fifteen
let's comprising the block front on the
enst side Of Webster avenue, IS feet
south of oO2d yreet, s5x about 600. The
new owners win improve this etc with
garage Messing 200 cars
The New York herald., 1922-12-16
MANUFACTURERS ASK
FOR MORE IMMIGRANTS
Would Increase Farm Labor
and Cut Living Costs.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.--1mmediste action
in the revision OF the immigration law
by the Federal Government TO eliminate
a shortage in farm and Industrial labor
and lower the high cost OF living Is asked
In resolution passed to-day by the
National Conference OF State Manufac-
turers Associat tions.
Suggestion Is made that tho Federal
Government assert the right and asslrnc
the responsibility of controlling and edu-
eating the immigrant during the period
of his alienage.
General opinion against any tam
pcrlng with the immigration law, Prof.
Il. A. Steiner Of Grinnell College. Grin
nell. Iowa, told the manufacturers.
william Butterworth. chairman OF the
meeting, said more unskilled labor has
left America In the last few years than
has come in. lie advocated rcstric-
tlon law which would meet the needs Of
the country and not be based on the per-
centage of citizens from other nations.