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Diagram of Room Where Seances
Were Held.

7, III, IN, Nv, V.-Cameras q and I
stereoseopie).
a.-Seat of Prof. Richet.
b.-Seaf of Mime. Bison.
A.-Flashiight apparatus.
B.-Wardrobe leading to the cabinet.
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l. III, III, ~, V.-Cdmeros q and ~
stereoseopic).
o-Seat of Prof. Richef.
b.-Seat of Nine. Bison.
A.-Fiashiisht apparatus.
B.-Wardrobe leading to the cabinet.
deceased son and other facts connected
with the sitters.
81 will establish first OF ALL" says Pro
fessor Richet. that the parsonage in ques-
ton is neither an image reflected on a
mirror, nor a doll, nor a lay-fgure. In
fact, 1t possesses all the attributes of life.
| have seen It leave the seance cabinet,
walk about, go and come. have heard its
breathing and its voice; have touched
its hand several times; that hand was
warm and jonted. I have been able,
through the drapery with which the hand
was covered to feel the wrist. the bones
Of the wrist and Of the metacarpus, which
yielded to the pressure Of my and-clasp."
Professor Richet gives this astonishing
description of the manner in which Bien
Boa, the mysterious Arab personality was
created out OF nothing in front of his very
eyes on one of the many occasions when
he appeared
81 saw, as it were, white luminous ball
floating over the ground; then, rising
straight upward, very rapidly, as though
issuing from a trap-door, appeared Bien
Boa. He appeared to me to be Of no
great height; he had a drapery and,
think something like a caftan with a Cir
die at the waist. He was being born. so
to speak, out Of the flooring outside the
curtain (Which had not stirred). The cur.
tain is nailed to the wall so that a living
person in order to leave the cabinet by
that way would have no other means than
to crawl along the floor and pass under
the curtain. But the coming out was sud-
den, and the luminous spot on the floor
preceded the appearance OF Ben Boa out
side the curtain, and he raised himself
straight up, developing his form rapidly
in straight line.
"Then Bien Boa tries, as Il seems to me,
to come among us, but he has limping,
hesitating gait. ] could not say whether
he walks or glides. At one moment he
reels, as though about to fall, limping
with one leg, which seems unable to sup
port him Il give my own impression).
an, ,.,.,., - A-..-.... u..n,- -
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body hut those he knew could have entered
the room II his we're not a supernormal
apparition there remained only the fan.
tastic possibility that he girl, Marthe
Beraud, produced II by trickery. This was
incredible because the apparition was often
Of great size clad in voluminous robes
and wore whisKers, while Marthe was Otter
in view OF the sitters.
And then he asks, why should pure
Continued on Merit Pd1eJ
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Of the medium.

apparitions occurred in kiosque in the
grounds of the Villa Carmen, at Algiers,
the residence of General Noel, a we'll
known officer Of the French army, and
his wife. The person through whom the
supernormal apparitions showed them
selves was Mademoiselle Marthe Beraud
nineteen-year-old girl, who had been en-
gagged to the Generals son, Mahrice
The death of this young man. who was
greatly beloved, had led the family to
think about the possibility OF communicate
ing with the dead, and the young girl
showed a tendency to fall into frances.
The sttings were attended by the Gen.
eral and his wife; Gabriel Delanne, an en-
gineer; two members of the Noel family,
a retired military officer and Professor
Richet. All we're of good social or pro-
fessional position and beyond suspicion of
fraud.
The medium sat in a cabinet in the
corner Of the room formed by a heavy
curtain hung on pole across the angle.
The wall behind was solid. The only win
dows in the room were blocked up by
canvas and heavy curtains nailed over
them. The girl was accompanied by
negro nurse named Aischa. During the
experiments the two could be seen
through the opening in the curtains sit
ting side by side
Professor Richet says that he satisfied
himself by repeated examinations that no.
body could enter the room unknown to
him.
Before every sitting" he writes, 81 ex-
amned the room minutely and thoroughly
the canopy, the curtains, the chairs Gift
ing them up, bath and an old trunk
which were in a corner of the room-and
| am able to certify that no one was hid
den in the room when the seance began.
Moreover, as the curtains over the win
dows were securely nailed to the wall, as
there was no trap or secret panel in the
walls, am in all gertrude able to affirm
that no one could enter the room during
the seance."
'The sittings," says Professor Richet,
were held by the light of candle placed
in red Photographic lantern which stood
on shelf at height of six feet nine
inches above the floor
Red light is commonly used in such ex-
periments because Il has the lowest rate
of vibration and interferes least with
psychic apparitions. These manifesto
tions are, in the opinion of some investi-
gators. due to unknown vibrations and
hence a high rate Of vibration, such as
sunlight or white light, checks or inhibits
them. It is rarely that any apparitions
are seen by daylight or a strong white
light, but such instances are reported
These experiments were begun about
four O'Clock in. the afternoon and lasted
until about eight o'clock.
The most startling result OF the expert
ments was the repeated apparition OF an
Arab soldier, wearing long burnoose and
helmet, who called himself "Bien Boa" and
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tons Coming
Out of the
Mediums
Mouth
Straight
Through the
Netting Which
Covered
her Face.

Then he goes to-
ward the opening
of the curtains.
Then, without,
as far as I believe.
opening the cur.
tains, he suddenly
sinks down, disap-
pears in to h e
ground, and at the
same time a sound
Of clac, clac is
h card, like the
noise OF a body
thrown onto the
ground. A very
little time after.
ward 1.-TWO, three
or four minutes)
at the very feet OF
the General, in the
opening of the cur.
tains, we again see
the same W hite
ball (his head p on
the ground d; II
m o cunts rapidly.
quite S tra' & hit.
rises to the height
OF a man. then sud.
denly sinks down
to the ground, with
tn e same noise.
clac, clac, Of n
body falling onto
the ground. The
General felt the
shock Of the limbs,
which, in falling,
struck his leg with
some violence.
Several times,
for instance, three
times on Thurs
day, August "a, 1
saw him plunge
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himself straight into the ground. He sud-
denly became shorter, and under our eyes
disappeared into the ground; then raised
himself again suddenly in a vertical line
The head, with the turban and the black
mustache, and, as 1t were, the indication
Of eyes, grew, rose, rose, until 1t nearly
reached even higher than the canopy. At
certain moments Il was. obliged to lean
and bend, because OF the great height
which 1t had assumed. Then, suddenly,
his head sank, sank right down to the
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Astonishing Assertions of
Distinguished French
Address to the Academy
Presents
Spooks and
Spectral
Coming Out

traordinary experiment which convinced
him that this apparition breathed and
gave forth carbonic acid gas like human
being:
ION Friday, September l. Marthe and
Aischa were seated behind the curtain. In
front of the curtain were the usual sitters:
General Noel, Nine. Noel, NJ. D.. Paulette
B., myself. Nine. X, Maia B. had pre-
pared a bottle containing some clear
baryta.water, and arranged in such a way
that by blowing through a tube made of
india rubber It was possible to make the
expired air bubble in the barytawater.
After the production Of several phenom-
ena, the details OF which will not enlarge
upon. Bien Boa asked to be permitted to
try the experiment OF the baryta.
AT the same time he bent forward. out
side the curtain, and. through the opening
he thus made in bending forward. | dis
tinguished clearly Aischa seated far away
from Bien Boa and Marthe. l could not
see Marines face very well; but recog-
nized the skirt and the chemisette she was
wearing, and ! saw her hands. NJ. De-
lame, who was nearer the cabinet than !
was, affirms he saw Marthes face.
"Bien Boa bent forward. as said. The
General took the tube OF baryta from my
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hands and handed II to
Bien Boa. VINO tried II
blow through II. During
the whole time this ex.
pertinent was going on
| distinguished clearly
the entire form OF
Marthe, who was seated
far in the background.
NJ. Delanne remarked
aIour to me that he dis
tinguished Marthe com.
pletely: and, as the CAP
ital point OF the expert
ment lay precisely in a
thorough and complete
view of Marthe, all my
attention was devoted
to her. At the same
time we heard Bien Boa
trying hard to blow
through the tube, but he
did so badly and his
respiration instead OF
passing through the
tube. passed outside 1t;
consequently there was
no gurgling or bubbling
OF the water.
"For some time Bien
Boa made fruitless ef.
forts, and we heard his
blowing. Then the Gen
eral explained to him
that he must make the
liquid bubble. which can
only occur when the ex.
pired air is made to
pass through the tube.
Then al last Bien Boa
succeeded: he blew
strongly. and ! heard
the glougl'u which last
ed for about half a min
ute Then be made a
sign with his head that
he VS. farigued and
could no go on any
longer and he passed
the tube OF baryta to
me I deserved that the
liquid had become quite
white.
More than nine flash
light photographs were
tatken of the apparition
by Professor Richet by
means Of a chlorate Of
potash and magnesium
flash. At some sittings
five persons took a
flashlight at once. thus
reducing the possibili-
ties of fraud.
With great elabora-
ton Professor Richet
explains how he sat.
isfied himself that no.
knew could have entered
we're not a supernormal
remained only the fan.
that he girl, Marthe
{ by trickery. This was
the apparition was often
d In voluminous robes
while Marthe was Otter
ers.
SKIS, why should a pure
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The Ghostly
Emanations
Taking on the
Hazy Outlines
of a Ghost as Ii
First Appeared
at the Curtains
of the Cabinet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
IN
DIVORCE PROBE
To Be Heard Beginning At
10 A. NJ, Tomor-
row
Committee of Seven Will Submit ITS
Report to Bar Associa-
ton of City

Final arguments will be made be,
ginning at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing before the committee of seven
the Alexandria Bar Association
which committee made the probe into
divorce conditions here. The commit
tee will be ADDRESSED by John S. Bar
bour, representing Judge Robinson
Moncure and Attorney Frank Stuart
will also address the committee. This
will bring the investigation as far
as the bar association is concerned to
an end. Later this committee will
draft it's recommendations and will
be submitted to the Bar Association
of the city for ratification. The in
vestigation on the part of the Bar
Association of the city was begun
aobut the middle of last January.
The chief work of the committee
was an examination OF the records of
the court of all divorces granted dur
ing the past twenty one months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
CARVEY HEADS
ELKS FOR YEAR
Annual Election Last Night
Attended By Large
Crowd
Elaborate Social Session Planned Tor
Tomorrow Night-All Members
Urged TO Attend

Alexandria Lodge No. 75S. Benev-
olent and Protective Order OF tlkS'
at its annual meeting held last night
elected the following officers to serve
for the wear: DR.. J. J. Garvey, ex,
alted ruler; W. f. Moore, esteemed
leading knight; Howard D. Carter,
esteemed loyal knight; f. J: McDer-
mott, esteemed lecturing knight; j.:
Gettys Myers, trustee for a period OF
three years; George W. Bontz, Jr.,
secretary. :,
The newly elected officers will be
installed April 10.
The meeting last night was one
of the most largely attended during
the past year. The new officers OF
this lodge are planning an active
year and indications are that this
lodge will during the regime Of the
now officers make considerable prog
ress.
Plans have been completed by the
lodge for social which will be
given at s o'clock tomorrow night:
The entertainment committee Of
which E. j. McDermott is chairman,
has prepared an elaborate program
for the evening and all members
are urged to attend, as a treat is
promised them in the shape of a
novel evenings entertainment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
WORK
TOBE STARTED
BY MAY first
Report of City Doing It's
Part Submit =
ted .@" a..
TOILET CONTRACT SOON
Commerce Directors Seek to Have
North Washington Street Extended
ImprOved-Elect Four Members. :"

The construction of the highway
between the corporate limits of this
city and Fairfax Courthouse, dis
tance OF fourteen miles, will be start
ed not later than May /. Announce
ment to this effect was made yester
day afternoon at meeting of the
board of directors Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. The committee having
charge of the work from this body
reported that everything had been
done, as far as the committc was con-
cerned, the city having agreed to pay
its proportion Of the cos. of the in
terest charges and now nothing re-
mains to be done before the actua!
work Of construction. but to advertise
for bids, issue the bonds, and some
other detail work.
It was announced that the work Of
improving north Washington street
extended probably will be started this
spring. The Chamber, in addition TO
having the highway improved also is
endcavoring to see that sidewalks are
laid. This work, il is stated. will be
done under the direction of the State
HIGHWAY Commission and the United
States Bureau of Public Roads Jus:
now this road is much Travelled
thorougbfarc, many men employed at
the Potomac Railroad yards and the
Fruit Express daily walking to their
ploces Of employment over this road,
and the laying of sidewalks, it was
pointed out, would he big help I"
these men.
A number Of other matters OF IN
terest are taken up and reports sub
mitted and discussed.
Four new members were elected 10
membership in this organization.
They are as follows: Premier Clean
ers and Dyers, Alexandria Laundry,
Inc: 7. s. Blackwell and Charles u.
Welch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
City Council Tonight
report on White Way March 2S and
Final Action Early in April

me seml-monthly meeting of City
council will be held tonight. The
"hlie way proposition will again be
up before Council However i viii
not be up for final action. 1t is un-
dertsood that when it is presents
to Common Council that body will sim.
ply concur in the action of the Road
of Aldermen at their last meer;ng
when they referred the measure to hn
joint committee on light, finance and
streets, the aldermen having added
the committee on streets to the list of
committees to which the matter was
referred.
This joint committee, then, at the
next meeting, which will be held
March %, will make their report. and
under the rules it will lay over in the
Board of Aldermen. Final action on
the ordinance, therefore, will not b.
taken till early in April.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
Historic Site to be Saved

The army appropriations bill pro
vides for Sl00 to care for the birth
place of George Washington at
Wakefield, Va, now said to be in a
condition of neglect.
The fence needs repairing. accord
ing to testimony before the APP
preparations Committee. and the site
is overrrown with weeds.
Washington's birthplace is 96
miles below Washington on the Poto-
mac River and cannot be reached by
railroads or automobiles. The site is
11.SS acre in area and can he reach
cd orly by ferrying down the river,
then inland by a dirt road.
The house in which Washington
was born has disappeared and all
that remains is small monument
marking the spot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
RUSH TOPAY
UNCLE Sam
INC()NE'T
Tomorrow Will be The Last
Day For Pay ~!
ment
25OO PAID THUS FAR.
Number of Persons Making Returns
Greater Than Last fear--Oftice
Open Tomorrow Night. ''.:

There was steady stream of
persons today at the local revnue
office having their income. tax re-
turns fixed up by the staff at that
Office which is located on the third
floor of the postoffice building. The
rush will en- dtomorrow night. All
those who fail to file returns by the
closing of the office tomorrow night
will be subjected to the usual pen
alties provided by law.
Thus far approximately $500
persons. most of whom are residents
of Alexandria, have filed returns
with this office. Officials, however.
defined to state whether or not
there was a dropping off in the re-
turns as compared with last year,
saying they would rather this would
come from headquarters. 1t was.
however, stated that the number Of
persons who made returns this year
is larger than the number filed last
year
Discussing the returns filed l.. 3.
Howard, division chief, declared
that the attaches Of the office feel
Sfaleiul lof Lnc pfOmDtneSS on the
part Of citizens in making their re-
turns, thus ohviating tn rush gen
orally encountered on the last day
or day before the closing. AS a re-
suit the six officials at this office
are able 20 handle the work. al
though they are kept busy from
the time of opening till the hour of
closing.
1t was stated by Mr.. Howard this
morning that for the accommodation
of the tardy ones the office will be
open from o'clock tomorrow morn
ing till are are Accommodated tomor-
row night. He urges all persons
who have not yet filed their income
tax returns to do so at once so that
thy will not me penalized for their
failure.
The local office force engaged in
the task of helping persons file
their returns is composed of L. 8.
Howard, division chief; G.. A.
Jones. assistant division chief: C. A.
Strauss, 3. S. Norman, E. D. Turner.
Jr., and Mrs. c. H Duncan. :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
Illustrated Lectures

Lieutenant Dennis Whittlc, NJ. c.,
British army, will deliver q very in
tercsting lecture on Historic Eng
land" at the Young Pcopks building
next Tuesday evening at o'clock. The
lecture will be illustrated By splendid
lantern slides from photographs mad"
BY Mr.. and Mrs. Whittlc during a
motor trip through England last sum
mer. Mr.. Whittle will also sing a
number of typical English songs
Everyone interested is cordially in
vited to attend this lecture, which is
being given under the auspices OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
WILL VETO THE
BONUS BILL If
TAXIS IGNORED
President Considers Mea-
sure Dead For This Ses-
sion of Congress
DRY ENFORCEMENT
Liquor Bill Goes to Attorney General
Haynes to Lose .Iob-Will Make
Test Case.

Fort Pirce, Fla, March l4.-In-
formation came ashore from the
houseboat in which the President is
taking a 10 day vacation in Florida
waters yesterday afternoon that ne
will veto any bill for a soldier bo-
nus which does not carry tax as
the source of revenue.
1t can be stated with official con-
sent that the Administration now
regards the soldier bonus legisla-
tion as virtually dead, so far as the
present session of Congress is con-
cerned. That this attitude of the
Executive means the death Of the
bonus efforts is regarded as certain,
as it is not assumed for minute
that the Senate will override the
Executive, no matter what steps
the House may take.
1t was also announced today that:
The prohibition enforcement di-
vision of the Treasury will be trans
fclred TO the Department OF nus
tice, and its complete reorganization
is to be made an outstanding fea-
ture of the general overhauling of
the administrative machinry of the
Government.
Attorney General Daugherty had
ordered the seizure of the British
merchantmen Grayson Ruby, known
20 be rum runner, off the Massa-
chusctts coast and that an interna-
tional test will be made.
The President, will make an off
cial trip TO Alaska between July s
when he attends the Marion cen
tennial, and August IA, when he
will be the guest of the Order of
Moose at Mooseheart, Ind.
The President feels little or no
anxiety over the fate of the four
power treaty now under debate in
the Senate, his information being
that the votes for ratification are in
sight.
The Presidential party sailed 70
ward Palm Beach last night. 1t will
leave that city by train tomorrow
night for st. Augustine, and will
remain at that resort until the end
of the week before proceeding to-
ward Washington.
Although the Administration
present attitude on hOnuS legislation
had been well understood by those
accompanying the President on this
trip, it had not been clearly outlined
until members of his party came
ashore here today while he himself
golfed on the Fort Pierce links,
There can be no question now
that Mr. Harding is prepared to
overrule Congress on the proposed
."pawnbroller" compensation bill if
that measure is sent to him for ap-
proval. Nor can there be any ques-
tion that he expects to be upheld in
case Of veto by the Senate. 1t is
regarded as possible, even likely.
that the House would muster the
necessary two thirds to override an
Executive vote.
As the situation is viewed from
the Administration standpoint,
therefore. there will be no sold
ier bonus before the coming election
unless Congress reconsiders the
sales tax proposal and enacts a bill
lcvying such tax as means of
meeting the borus outlay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
TRAIN HITS TRUCK

Hamilton, Ont, March 14.-Five
men were killed and nine others in
jured seriously today when a truck
in which they were riding was
struck by Grand Trunk passenger
train near Merritton.
The dead are: James Harrington,
Brantford; Samuel Mcmillan, S. Bur-
CESS and L. Howe, all of st. Cathe-
rines; and L Lownes, Toronto.
Fourteen linemen, employees of the
Hydro Electric Power Commission
of Ontario, were on the truck, which
moved onto the crossing in front Of
the train.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14
Sunday School
Elects Officers

The Teachers and Officers Associ-
alton Of the Methodist Protestant
Sunday school last night elected the
following oticers for the ensuing
year:
+. W. Ebhardt, superintendent
(sixth year,.
Howard Arnold, assistant superin-
tendent.
Mrs. Charles Jet. superintendent
primary department.
Mrs. William 7. Penn, superintend-
ent home department.
Mrs. +. w. Ebhardt, superintendent
cradle roll department.
Frank W Deeton, field superin-
tendent.
Thomas Simpson, secretary emeri-
tus of school.
Milton Penn, active secretary OF
school.
Hammond Newton, assistant secrc-
tary Of school.
Paul Lindsey, secretary OF assoca-
ton.
Norman Roberts, treasurer.
Miss Julia Lindsey, pianist.
Miss Ethel Allen, assistant pianist.
Robert ]. Ayers, chorister of school.
The school is in a fiourlshing con-
dition, and we invite all people not
identified with any other to jon this
school. The pastor, Rev. Robert
Browne. teaches the adult Bible class.
The Bov and Girl Scouts of the
Sunday school. under the direction OF
Scoutmaster Paul 0 Weierback, went
upon hike to Dripping Springs sast
Sunday, tree-studying and map-mak-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-14

ing TO be used in second class scout
test. They then visited the green
houses of D. G. Grillbortzer, where
the life of the fnsr was explained by
Mr. Weierback. who is florist and
landscape gardener. The Girl Scouts
will meet this coN61g Friday in the
lecture room of the church at 3:lb p.
M and the boys Friday evening att
D. m. All arc invited to join.