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The New York herald., 1922-04-23
Splitting Up the Soul.
Ectoplasm, Conan Doyle and the
Philosophy Of the East.

To THE NEW York HERALD: 1t Is not
apparent why the spiritualists use the
word ectoplasm as meaning combina-
ton OF matter and ether emanating from
the bodies OF mediums and claim that
this makes possible spirit manifestations.
Ectoplasm is defined as the exterior
protoplasm or sarcode of a cell, the en-
yeloping substance, distinguished from
the other more interior structure. Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle eargerly seizes Upon
this theory Of the spiritualists In Ms
defense of their theories, and he cites
s. Foster Damon, graduate student
OF Harvard University, who expresses
the opinion that the ancient alchemists
made experiments parallel with those
Of the modern spritualists
This parallel Is inapt and too wide.
The alchemists OF the Middle Ages were
the pupils of the Saracens. who In turn
had received alchemy from the Jews
and the HISTORIANS, both the Jews and
the HISTORIANS having learned IT OF the
Chaldeans and the Persians. The Asiatic
conception OF matter and spirit was in
its origin, as far as we are able to trace
It, the result of Hindu speculation ana
philosophy.
Plato may be credited with having
possessed knowledge of all the phi
losophies and theories which southern
and western Ask had produced. He
taught that man consists or two por-
tions. the soul and the body: that the
soul consists OF two primitive component
parts. a mortal and an immortal. The
mortal part was made by the created
gods, the immortal by the Supreme Be
ing. The spiritualists have probably
evolved their theory OF an ectoplastic
part or portion OF the soul from this
teaching OF Plato.
The spiritualists are not the first to
assign material qualities 10 the soul.
The early Ionian school. among others,
regarded the soul as OF material quality.
The Hindu conception of what we call
the soul was made by them very clear.
The soul is denominated an emana-
ton from that spirit from which all
created beings proceed. in which, having
proceeded, they live, toward which they
tend and in which they are at last ABB
sorbed, the Great One. Thus, the hrst
people to recognize the existence Of the
soul as In but separate from the BODY
laid the foundation for the hope, and
later the belief. that by the application
OF certain methods the soul could be
separated from the body temporarily.
and, further that the soul which has
permanently left the body, upon what
We call death, and continuing It's sep
aratc existence might by certain meth
ods and under favorable conditions be
made visible to us or that we might
communicate with IL.
This belief was introduced into Chris
tian Europe through the Jewish and
Saraeen nloh hemix.s The instance IL IA
miliar how an Egyptian priest. TO prove
his supernatural powers to Plotinus. OF
fcrcd to raise up the spirit Of Plotnus
himself in visible form. Plotinus's spirit
actually appeared and the philosopher
stood face TO face with his own Sous.
This was a familiar Eastern trick
rf the soul consists Of material part
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
Lying-In Hospital Week.
Help Asked for the Birthplace OF q
Tenth Of Manhattan's Babies.

To THs NEW YORK HERALD: In the
financial plight OF the Lying-In Hospital
the oldest and largest maternity hospital
in the city, there is a challenge to the
pride OF every citizen of New York.
Citizens Of New York should be proud
of the fact that their city took the lead
in founding maternity hospitals as long
ago as 1899, whole century ahead
OF many other cities. They should also
be proud of the fact, l think, that
this Oldest institution. the Society oil
the Lying-In Hospital. has brought more
than 100, 900 babies into the world dur
ing the last twenty years alone.
1t was just twenty years ago, in fact
that the late J. Pierpont Morgan, recog-
nizing the need for better maternity
service, gave the hospital Its present
building. He gave the building as an
outright gift. believing that 1t should be
maintained as a community institution
by the general public.
The hospital, with the new building,
has done its part. 1t cares for about
one-tenth OF all births in Manhattan
and gives special instruction to hundreds
of physicians from all parts Of the world.
That the public has not done its part,
however. is evidenced by the fact that
more than seven-tenths of the cost OF
the hospitals service is being met by a
small group OF loyal and generous
friends, without whose aid the hospital
would be forced to suspend.
II il believed that an appreciation OF
this situation will bring wider support.
Accordingly, the officers OF the hospital
have set upon the week beginning April
"a as a period in which to appeal to
the public for voluntary contributions,
Checks may be sent TO w. Plerson Ham
ilton. treasurer. 307 Second avenue.
MORTON S. PATTON, vice-President.
NEW YORK, April %.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
An Episode of Railroad History
How Store Door Delivery Was Regulated to Death by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Hine before the Neio York Railroad Club.
side the zone OF free delivery. j trust
these frequent illusions to the products
OF horticulture will not convict me or
having single track mind. This Ital-
Ian filed complaint with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission alleging
discrimination. An exhaustive investi-
CATION followed and the railroads, as so
frequently, found themselves ruled in
the wrong
So drastic were the orders OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission ~ 60
the future practices in store door deliv-
cry and collection that the railroads
abandoned the store door delivery and
collection in both Baltimore and WASH
ington. An illustration OF the old prov
erb that IT is so easy to lead horse to
water but very difficult to make him
drink, just as it Is very easy to pass
laws about regulating railroads but
very difficult to force investors to put
funds in the railroads. So as institu-
tutions are the product of conditions
they become the victims OF hysteria and
emotion.
AS a result OF this experience the
railroads have been very wary-leery is
better railroad tcrm--of attempting
store door delivery for fear that the
service would he absorbed in the freight
rate and that they would be rendering
an additional service at an increased ex-
pense without a corresponding return.
However. in response to a natural law,
store door delivery is coming faster than
N,,o al li,,or
son is the necessary relief of congestion
at rail- heads, freight stations and in
city streets. Most of the cities suffer
from too many truckmen. No man has
an inherent right to become a truckman
unless the community needs more truck
men. Sooner or later the number of
trucISmen must be restricted by suitable
legislation.
IT seems harsh to the Individual but
so did it seem severe when, fifty years
ago, the shanty dairymen in the larger
cities had to be legislated out OF the
city and take their cows to the coun-
try. SO it will come about in this case !;
we will restrict the number of truck
men. And as no man has an inherent
right to become truckman by the SIM
pie process of owning a truck, so ship
per does not necessarily have the right
to operate his own truck to or from the
rail head or freight station. If in the
public interest it is necessary to restrict
these agencies to legalized few, that
must be done and will be done.
So history repeats itself, and under
the operation of natural law we shsil
soon see store door delivery and collec-
tion, in one form or another 1t is to
be hoped that those concerned will profit
by the lessons Of history and not take
too much for granted in inaugurating
this new service. The chief value of
history is to teach the lessons of the
past
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
Motifs Of the IrradIate April.
I.-vERNAL ARTISTRY.

i.-NEhNAL AhiiSihi.
These first-flowering trees.--
The naples with their selvage OF frai
crimson. and elms In aura ol
saffron delicate as drifted lily
pollen,
Spread their dotted nets OF blossom
against the yet naked chestnuts
and beeches of the pond shore.
Where through the tinted meshes the
ripples of the sun-smitten water
flash in the breeze like schools OF
scurrying silver minnows.
With what grace the Spring stipples the
darker woodland with these lumi-
nous clustered points of her ear
liest floweret hues,
Before applying from laden brushes and
lavish palette-knife the rich lay.
ers Of her maturer color,
m.-sUNsEr AFTER RAIN.
CLEAN,
The sunset is ornate as a greater gal
leon of the Spanish Armada under
full SAIL
With prov aElow with FURNISHED copper
shcathing, sdnd bulwarks and
castled decks ruddy against the
kindling fires OF the west,
While far aloft curve vast cloud-can-
vases of lavender dye, patterned
about their dazzling borders with
broidery of rose and beaten gold.
And all looming in majestic height
through a pearly haze like the
very ea-breath of romance.
II.--MoUNT MoNADNocK; MID-APRIL.
My morning walk toward Mount Mo-
nadnock leads through deep mire
and melting snow.
But the sun is cordial, and the sky
limpid+blue beyond terraces OF
cloud as white as apple-fiesh.
Newly tapped sugar naples beside the
road are surrendering slow drip
Of sap into the pals that hang
below the spouts inserted in their
sides
And seem to hold enduring arms above
the mute pain Of their piercing,
until the vessel that gathers the
yield Of the arboreal veins shares
in humility the mystic symbolism,
of holy Grail.
Now the road dips to a vale and ascends
the opposite hill with vigorous
suggestion OF some athletic bend
and-recover OF waist and shoul-
ders in a girls throw for goal at
basketball.s
And then from the newly surmounted
ridge yields at last the unimpeded
view of the superb mountain Itself.
Framed in pine-boughs green as CHS
eled malachite, and glinting in
the wash Of sun along their
needed fringes like drawn plati-
mum.
Surely this is the very aspect OF the
solitary purple massif and gleam-
ing crest of snow, above the pri-
NAL forests of it's base, that Alb
bott Thayer delighted to paint.
And perhaps his ashes that were strewn
somewhere on those high ledges
that he so passionately loved
Are even now mingling with the snow
nurries that fSom afar see trav-
ersing the vast indigo slopes in
undulant silver yelling of sun
smitten tissue such as no earthly
looms can weave
And that clings with austere caress oil
an eternal rapport to every rug
ged fold OF the lonely mountain
breast.
ELIOT WHITE.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
Blue Hens Chicks.

OAessa, Smyrna, Leipsic-iook =
Mount Cuba, Canterbury, Bombay rock
Henry Clay Factory, Yorklyn, Bear
Runs the whole gamut--little Delaware
Blackberry, Goose Point. Mispitton'
Shorts.
Rehoboth, Cannon-loud reports!
Gunbore, Redden, Oakel. Smith,
NAPLES, Bowers, Reedy-pith!
Omar. Marshy Hope. Frederica, Lewss,
Dagsboro. Dover, Blades-each news =
Riackwater, Angola. Henlopen--
All kinds of chickens from the Iitus
Blus Hen! MAURICE MORRIS.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
Daylight Saving Opposed.

TO THE Nv YORK HERALD And again
we are threatened with season of day.
light saving. which while It may benefit
few certainly Inconvenience many.
think It public nuisance and approve
or President TTarding's views
OLD New yonkEE.
NEW YoRg, April ~.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

A Japanese baseball nine defeated
the Indiana University team at Toxic
yesterday, and to-day every alumnus
of the university knows there is a
real japanese peril.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

Nobody ever accused New York OF
such deep interest in art as the
crowds watching the setting up of Civic
Virtue in City Hall Park betoken. Per-
haps Mayor HYLAN has revealed to us
our innate but suppressed yearning for
the beautiful I'm decorations.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication OF all news dis.
patches credited 10 II or not otherwise
credited In this paper, and also tho iocal
news published herein.
All rights OF republication OF special dis-
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
what the Leisure Glass Misses.

From The linn County Budoct.
Persons OF leisure are deprived OF a sreat
deal OF good company in business hours.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

New Workers pay four cents ton
for water. Gas is about as cheap as
water by volume but not--as you may
have suspected-by weight.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Too Much Inbreedinq

! Incidentally, it is to be regretted that
in recent Chamber of Commerce con-
ventions there has been less concentra-
tion on labor problems and a technique
for more democracy in industry. At
the Reconstruction Congress in Decem.
ber, 1918, held in Atlantic City under
the auspices Of the Chamber of Com
merce, hardheaded business men, fresh
from the enthusiasm Of the great war,
heralded the dawn of new era in re-
lationships between employer and work
err Later, at the eighth annual conven-
tion of the chamber, which was also
held at Americas playground, attention
was focused on efforts to make indus
try more attractive to toilers and to
attain better mutual understanding on
the part Of the various factors in trade
and manufacture. 1t is true that at
this meeting Matthew Woll, vice-pres-
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, an invited speaker, was hissed,
but the expression of dsapprobat tion
arose partly from the fact that he re-
mained inordinately long on the plat
form.
Hearing alien and unpopular ideas at
convention has its risks and it's dis
advantages, yet it would be stimulating
If business mems conventions devoted
larger share of the program to the
airing Of controversial and unfamiliar
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
North Carolina Prospects Good
Diversified Crops Will Prevent Serious Damage by
Boil WeeviI; Farmers Have Quit Com.
planning and Gone to Work

It's resulted. The War Finance Cor,
poratlon's credits have been of ines.
unable value in loosening up the sit.
uatlon, putting more money into circu.
alton, enabling the country banks te
clean up accounts and increase legiti.
mate loan possibilities"
The situation has now almost beer
cleared up, the banker said, and the
harvests of this fall should see the
payment OF all current obligations and
tha liquidation of almost 80 per cent OF
the old ones. Farmers have been
paying cash for this years necessities
IN large part, particularly for fertilizer
which is much cheaper. The lessened
labor costs and other expense items
insure them cheaper crops this fall. II
grown for seven cents pound. A
farmer can raise as little as half a
bale to the acre on his land and make
nice profit on it. Most of the, North
Carolina land raises at least bale
per acre.
The scouts and advance guard Of the
boil weevil invaded North Carolina for
the first time last year. This yea,
farmers expect about per cent OF
their crop to be destroyed. Mex,
year, after the weevil has accllma ated
himself, they would not be surprised
if from 25 to so per cent of the staple
should be lost. 4}
Recent rains for ABOUT three week,
have played havoc with the crops o1
many sections of the South. In the
Chattanooga strawberry region, which
had prospects for q good money crop
the rains held back marketing until
the berries were glut on the market
and raisers suffered heavy loss. Ber
ries were selling in Chattanooga, re.
tail, at two quart boxes for Is cents
The same series Of rains prevented
cotton planting in north Georgia
Farmers of Chattanooga County held 9
mass meeting May 10 and decided that
it was utterly impossible to beat the
weevil with such late start. What.
ever land is available will be put in
wheat and corn, but it is pretty late
for that.
The rains did not extend below At
lanta, and the large south Georgia
cotton region still expects to develop
q record crop. The Webber variety Of
cotton, which can be sown at the nor.
NAL time and natures several weeks
earlier than the old variety, is being
extensively planted. This variety pro
| duces what 10 known as "long-short'
staple, eQUal IN lenGCh TO the uSuAl
middling. It is depended on by the
growers in the race against time with
the weevil, and last year produced ex.
cellent results. With good weather II
lis in fruit by the last Of July. before
the weevil gets active.
One new invention which may boost
| the price Of the staple is that Of Mer
! Ger Reynolds, a Chattanooga cotton,
seed oil man, who has discovered :
means Of converting cotton lintsrs into
paper. The process is carefully guard
ed, but thu product i writing paper
| Of excellent grade, and blotting paper
An experimental mill has been con.
| structed at Chattanooga, which will
start operation July !. 1t is possible
! that the demand for linters. will boost
cottonseed prices considerably II The
plan proves sucoessful.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Standardization Is
Now Invading High
Grade Shoe Trade
One Big Manufactures Is
Enabled to Sell at a Re.
duction of 81 a Pair by
Simplification of Patterns

Standardization and simplifcation Of
patterns with the idea of reducing
prices and gaining in volume produc-
tion has at last invaded the high-grade
shoe trade, where style variation Of
later years has been conspicuous
feature. One of the best known pro-
ducers Of high grade shoes for men
lied shoes at a reduction Of 81 pair
from the price that such shoe would
have cost had not Standardization tao
tics been employed
The shoe is made il either high or
low styles and in pattern can be made
either a blucher or a bal cut. A wide
but the feathers are restricted to one
shade of brown and black, both fine
grain calf skin. The other specifica-
tions of the shoe, such IS stitching,
perforation across the toe cap, finish
Of the soles, ETC.. erc not subject to
any variation. r. shoe is sold on
regular terms, delivered in a standard
carton instead of the retailers own
carton as is so often the case in high
grade footwear, and is marked in plain
sizes instead Of the retailers own sys-
tenn Of size marking. The retailer has
choice Of having his own firm stamp
placed on the top facing or on the
shank, but cannot choose both.
ave have great hopes of this SHOE"
said an official Of the company. "We
booked substantial orders from Fifth
Avenue firms at our first showing. The
saving in overhead and production
costs is apparent at first glance. In
writing the order, for instance, we find
that by simply marking Standard shoe,
No. - on the order blank saves US
fully half an hour in comparison to
writing out complete order with de-
tailed specifications to suit the retail
er's fancy.
ain the factory the saving is multi
piled many times. One set Of specifi-
cations covers the shoe, and the various
workers are familiar with it and do
not have to refer to the order sheet for
eyery new lot Of shoes coming through
the works.
"By cutting down the choice of leath-
ers to two we can concentrate on them
and effect saving in buying our raw
stock. OF course, we shall continue to
make our usual line Of styled shoes, in
which the retailer, in order to please
the fAstidious customer, may select pat
terms, punchings, stitchings, finishes,
etc, in any manner he chooses. We
feel, however. that there is a place for
high grade shoe in which the nom
essentials have been eliminated and all
the essentials Of good shoemaking re-
tanned, in order that production costs,
and hence the price to the consumer,
may be further reduced. NJ
"Samples of the standard shoes are
plain and carry only one row Of stitch
ing-where the quarter is Joined to the
vamp-and one row Of stitching on the
lace stay. The top cap is plain, but
has one row os perforations where it
joins onto the vamp. No deviation from
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

NJ H1LE the American GOV.
" ernment chooses to hold
aloof from official debates
whether at Genoa or at The Hague
on European--and more esrecia)lv
notwithstanding riddles, private
cltlzens at home have felt no similar
urge t oremain inarticulate. AT the
tenth annual convention of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States held here this week, men Of
business sought in a free inter-
change of opinions to discover tho
effect of European conditions on
American trade.
discussions at the convention were
raised above the plane of mere tall
Dy the fact that several princinal
spokesmen for the Administra tion mr..
Etlclpated at the mass meeting Of fe1d
marshals and privates of industry.
president Harding and Secretary
Hughes, who made addresses. sedu.
lously avoided complete restatement
OF the American position, particularly
in view of intimations made at the
White House on Tuesday that the door
to further negotiations regarding
American attendance at European
economic conference had not been
closed by the rejection of the invita-
tlon to take part at the Hague meet
ing.
Secretary Hoover, who, with Mr..
Hughes, is held largely responsible for
the Administration's present Russian
policy, was less restrained in his re-
marks before the Chamber of Com
merce delegates. He reiterated in plain
language what Secretary Hughes ex-
pressed in the tongue of diplomacy in
declining the Hague invitation.
Business men warmly approved Mr..
Hoover's formula for the readmission
of Russia into the society Of nations,
for it was essentially commercial-or
if you will, capitalistic--in its nature.
Recognition of the rights Of private
property and of the sanctity Of con-
tracts constituted a sine qua non for
recognition, Mr.. Hoover remarked.
Pure idealists will perceive in Herbert
Hoover's remarks strain of material
ism, and none of his supporters can
deny the charge.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Italy Overcoming
Fuel Handicap by
Hydraulic Plants
Enabled to Reduce Purchases
Abroad by Rapid Develop
ment of Water Power;
U. S. Capital. Interested

Special Foreign Financial Correspondence
ROME, May 6.-Although a poor
country in the industrial sense, with
out coal and with few raw materials,
Italy has, within the last few years,
had good results from her efforts to
free herself of this handicap, and
reduce her coal purchases abroad.
Before the war the average annual
purchases abroad were about eleven
million tons, four-fifths of which
were in England. The construction
of waterpower plants, however, is
gradually working a change in this
condition.
Official reports just issued chow that
in the last ten years, capacity ~ power
plants within the country has in.
creased from about 100000 to l,ls1.797
horsepower, or an average of 3.44
horsepower for each 100 Inhabitants.
In these figures are not included 381..
IA horsepower to be developed by
hydraulic plants now in course of con-
struction, nor the water power in
''sOSS ASW 0Aoei'S 'Sto oAHeNcu aILeT CNe
war.
The hydraulic plants are more nu.
merous in northern Italy because of
the mountainous character Of the
country. American capitalists recently
have become interested in a Piedmon.
tese Company.
Ed note--J. e. Aldred, of Aldred &
Co., q short time ago acquired import.
ant hydro electric interests in northern
Italy at cost, it is said, of from $685..
100000 to $4,000, ,000.]
The industry which uses the greatest
amount Of power is the Italian Electric.
Chemical Society. It's plants on the
Pescara River develop 4O,48O horse
power. The highest fall used, not only
in Italy, but perhaps in Europe, is one
in the Alps, near Lake Arno. It il
1920 meters high. The fall furnish
ing the largest amount of water for
electric power is one on the Ticinc
River, with a how of $500 liters .
second,
Efforts are being made to encourage
domestic and foreign investment In the
electrical industry. 1t is estimated
that production Of power will reach
an annual total Of 10000 ,O0O, 900 kilo-
watt hours within ten years. At pres
ent about one-tenth Of all power pro-
duced 60 for lighting and an equal
amount for transportation, the rest ID
consumed In industrial plants. Elec.
trical appliances for household use are
not yet generally used in Italy.