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The New York herald., 1922-12-27

The work Of PAsTEUR wrought prac-
tical benefits from the beginning.
His study of fermentation was OF
great value to the makers OF beer
and wine. His study of the devastat-
ing silkworm disease brought back
to prosperity trade threatened with
ruin. His work with anthrax, the
cattle scourge, reduced the mortality
of sheep and oxen due to that disease
from 10 per cent. to less than l per
cent. He-aEY. said the value Of
PAsTEUR's discoveries was equal to
the money indemnity paid by France
to Germany after the war Of 1870.
1t was when he carried his prin-
ciples so far as TO perceive that mi
crobes might be isolated and then
weakened by artificial culture that
he hit upon the possibility of using
the weakened organisms to inoculate
against the stronger natural germs.
This discovery he applied to an
thrax and later to rabies.
. His Successful study of germs came
at just the right time for LISTER to
apply PAsTEURs principles to medi-
cine. American scientists and ply
sicians had proved the efficacy Of
anssthesia, immeasurably widening
the field of surgical practice, but
until LISTER began treating wounds
with germicide deaths from infected
tissue held back the benefits an@s-
thesia was eventually to confer on
humanity.
TO the race PAsTEUR gave great
gifts from a life in which work was
the dominating thought. Eminent
friends begged him to give less time
to what they at first conceived to be
scientific folly. But he did not heed
them, and on his deathbed, at 73, he
turned to his students who were
gathered about him and inquired
querulously, what are you about?
What are you doing? II faut travail
ler"-[one must work..
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
Mythical Dutch Estates.
Official Warnings to Heirs OF An
neke JAMS and Others.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD You
printed on April 9, 1922. special cable
dispatch relating to legacy left to the
seventh generation Of descendants OF
Anneke Jams, the property being land
in the interior Of Dutch Borneo and the
Fiji Islands. A Detroit newspaper on
October 20, 1922, printed similar arti-
Gle, stating that Anneke Jans's prop
erty was to be the cause OF legal
battle for its distribution among her
heirs, and further that ''in addition to
the land in New York city there is
trust fund of s4o.ooo.ooo now held by
the Bank of Holland. to be divided
among the seventh generation or Its
descendants.
+ Being interested and Incidentally one
of AnnelSe's descendants, 1t occurred to
me to write and inquire at the fountain
head. namely, the Bank Of Holland, to
which I addressed my query. but taking
the precaution OF sending 1t in care OF
the American Minister at The Hague
In due time reply came in the shape
of n pamphlet which our legation at
The Hague had prepared. 1t is headed
Estates in Holland" and contains re-
ports from Ministers and other United
States officials in Holland to the Depart
ment of State in Washington.
All unqualifedly contradict the state
| ment that any legacy or trust fund
exists in charge OF the Dutch Govern
ment. The letters, covering a period
of twenty years, from 1878 to 1898. all
cite cases of persons in this country
who somehow have received notice OF
Immense sums to be paid them. Mr.
Downes writes:
"I most respectfully request that our
ycountrymen be warned anew against
the perfect folly of spending time
or money toward the collection o.
what are known as old Dutch es.
tates The Anneke Jams estate. tbs
Cronkheit or Cronckheit or Kronkheii
estate. the Van Cot estate, tn,
Van Dussen estate, the Webber es
tate. the Brandt estate. the Merger
| (Metzger) estate, these are some of the
fancy titles supposed to represent mil
lions, actually representing nothing
| These estates do not exist: they are
myths. wili-o' -the-wisps. fakes. The
Bank of Holland, in which the un-
claimed millions are alleged to be de-
posted. does not exist. Careful inves-
tigation induces the belief that these
estates originated in the brain OF some
rascally epeculator or speculators. who
imposing on human credullty. found
many victims and feeced them most
probably"
Mr.. Newell writes: AT the present
time MAY 4. 1881 the webber oil
Anneke Jams estate Is the most popu.
lar OF these mythical estates
George Corey. Consul. writes: 81
sincerely hope that your report TMr
Newelsl 20 the department will be such
as to stop the innocent parties in Amer.
lea from living on the hopes Of large
estates in Holland"
All this testimony should put an END
to the seventh generation story.
ANNERE's DESCENDANT.
BRoNxvILLE, December rs.
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
Sonnet to a Teacher.

More than woman. she, and more
than friend,
Who all her life unto the hill slope
clung
AS some proud tree that could with ease
ascend
The heights of farther vision. but that
hung
Midway In air, the better to discern
Those timid ones that follow from
below
Hers were the high ideals for which
men yearn,
And hers the helping hands that few
men know.
And like tree that garners wealth OF
birds,
Unto her hearts still house she gar
nered youth,
To build its nest of laughter loving
words
within the sturdy branches Of her
So that the world in passing marveled
To find in dignity so much OF song.
HELEN FRAzEE-BowER.
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
Mime. Bernhardt's Rest.

In her eagerness to live in har-
ness SARAH BERNHARDT fears even
the brief repose that MoLIERE knew
after he had concealed with forced
laugh the havoc of the cough that
racked the last of life out of his all
ing body. There was still time for
the comedian to be carried from the
scenes of lie Malade imaginaire" to
his home on the Rue de Richelieu.
Thus he died in his bed as Nine.
SARAH feared she might die after the
interrupted rehearsal.
Even the end of IRVING took place
too far from the footlights to satisfy
the energy of the woman who has in
vited death to come to her only on
the stage. The distinguished Eng
lish actor had time to lay aside
the vestments of the recalcitrant
Beckett and, following the expert
ence of MoLIERE, to retire to his hotel
at Bradford before the last call came.
EDMUND KEAN felt in a performance
of "Othello" the stroke that caused
his death, but he died two months
later far from the theater and its
glories.
The annals of the Metropolitan
Opera House contain one tragedy
that met the wishes of the artist who
would die on his own field of battle.
The basso CAsTELMARY, compatriot
OF Nine. BERNHARDT, drew his last
breath in the wings of the theater
after he had sung through part of the
opera of Martha" He had served
his profession long and creditably, if
without great fame.
Nine. BERNHARDT has never given
fate a chance to overtake her in any
hour of leisure. Her great Italian
rival, ELEoNoRA DUsE, returned to
the stage after more than ten years
OF repose. PADEREwsKI listened only
to the call of his country for five
years, then to return brilliantly to
the duties of his art. But the famous
French woman never paused in her
long career. She has again said in
her present illness that rest would to
her mean death.
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
Poland Buys Race Horses.

A symptom of the economic con-
dition of Germany can be found in
the curtailment of horse racing which
has been foreshadowed in recent
dispatches from the Berlin Bureau
of THE New YORK HERALD. All
through the war the turf was a
source of recreation to Germans who
were not in the field. The great
Grunewald course near Berlin, one of
the finest in the world in its appoint
ments, was maintained in all its pre-
war magnificence. Now some of the
best horses in Germany are being
sold to Poland.
The Imperial breeding studs, of
which the Kaiser was very proud,
were not affected by the war, the
breeding of horses proceeding under
the plans laid down by the expert
Count LEuNDoRFF. 1t was the lat
ter who said that a Derby winner
was none too good to help in i'm
proving the German war horse. Thus,
Ard Patrick, winner Of the great
English classic was bought by the
German Imperial Government for
SIZE, 900 and was employed to i'm
prove the quality of cavalry mounts.
SO were others of equally good blood
as the son of st. Florian and Nor
ganette.
Many of the best horses in Ger
many are passing to Poland. Not
only is Poland buying with judgment
in Germany, but at the recent sales
at Newmarket the fine horse Leigh
ton, by Roi Herode, was bid in for
the account of Polish fanciers at
$4,000. Leighton is an Irish bred
horse aud was a promising juvenile
Like most of the Irish horses his
bone is something beyond the ordi-
nary. This is a quality highly priced
in horses whether their destiny is
concerned with the racecourse, the
hunting field or industry.
Poland has long taken an interest
in the turf and some good racing
has been seen at Warsaw in the
past twenty-five years. EDoUARD and
JEAN DE REszKE after their retire
ment from the operatic stage main
tanned racing and breeding stables
and the chief prizes of the Polish
turf were won by them.
That Poland should be able tc
take the equine treasures of her once
opulent German neighbor is strik-
ing illustration OF the tremendous
changes that have been brought about
by war.
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
What the Unstable Mark Means.

1t may seem strange to the Amer
lean public to read the cable dis
patches telling of the terrific jump of
the German mark as it is described.
When the mark is on basis of mi
croscopic value a rise or fall not
iof a fraction of a cent but of frac-
tion of hundredth part of a cent
does not look sensational to those
who are not close followers Of ex
change fluctuations. But to men who
are trying to do business with one
another in German trade, whether
national or international, fluctua
tions Of a thousandth part of dol
lar in the value of the mark when il
is far down in the bottomless abyss
can be vastly more serious than fluc-
tuations of several cents would be il
the mark were near its normal value.
After all. the fall of the mark from
a normal of about "a cents to %
cents, say, while a loss of full 2
cents. would be fall of less than 8
per cent. That would be disturbing;
IL could be dangerous, but it need not
be utterly ruinous. But what IL can
mean for only twentieth Of cent
to fall out of the value of mark
sinking from tenth of a cent will
be realized II that financial disturb
ance is expressed in terms of another
money. A loss of a tenth OF a cent
in a mark from the value OF two.
tenths of cent would be as IL the
American dollar we're to fall to a
fifty cent dollar. or as IL the British
pound were to fall from about s4.S7
to about s2.43.
Anybody can understand what
would befall an American selling
81 100000 worth Of goods payable in
thirty days in American dollars and
then, because Of the value OF the dol
lar being cut in half before the thirty
days were up, getting only 100000
for his goods that had cost him to
make perhaps 100000.
In the same way anybody can COM
prehend what would happen to an
Englishman buying 100000 pounds
sterling Of goods. expecting to pay
100000 pounds sterling. or about
$500, 900 for them. in thirty days and
then being called upon at the end OF
that period TO pay for those goods
100000 pounds sterling. or about
81 100000, because meanwhile the
pound sterling has doubled in
value.
More drastic changes than that
have happened in the value of the
German mark within the year. 1t
fell from a value of six-tenths of a
cent in January TO a little more
than hundredth of cent in No
vember. That is as II the American
dollar. worth 100 CENTS IN January,
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
A New Textile Fiber.
The Wild Pineapple Offers a Substi.
fute for Flax and Cotton.

To THE NEw YORK HERALD: The fiber
known as arghau Is attracting attention
in England as possible Substitute for
fax and cotton. The facts In regard to
1t are as follows:
In 1857 Chief Justice Temple Of Belize.
British Honduras, drew the attention OF
the Royal Society of Arts to this fiber
and samples OF It, were submitted to
British spinners, who reported them to
be equal to the best Belgian fax, or In
other words the highest grade known.
These samples were hand cleaned by
Indians, and Il Is an established fact
that Indians in Central and South Amer
can countries have for centuries known
OF this FIBER which they have always
cleaned by hand.
We find. for instance, that mummies
recently discovered in remote caves were
wrapped in II. and robes OF the ancient
Incas at present In the museum at Bo-
gotta are made from the same fiber. The
Indians have always made use of 1t for
their finer fabrics fish nets. lassos and
other similar devices where great
strength, pliability and weather resist
ance we're required.
The plant which yields this fiber is
species of wild pineapple. of which
there are many varieties, which the bot
anists have named Bromelia ananas,
Bromelia karatas, Bromelia macrodontes
or Bromclia sylvestris, and 1 found in the
course of my Investigations that no re-
liable information can be obtained as to
the exact classification of this plant.
The natives of Central and South Amer
lean countries have named different va
rieties of this species penguin. pinuela,
maya. chivy-chivy and pita floja. the
last being as n matter OF fact the moro
common local denomination OF the plant
from which this fiber---which certain
British interests have named arghan--
is obtained.
This piaat- grows over vast tracts and
in almost impenetrablc thickets In the
countries IN question. from fifteen de-
grees north to fifteen degrees south OF
the equator, and II has been q great
drawback to the utilization of the land
upon which Il grows because OF the diff
fculty Of eradicating II due to the rapid
| ity with which n will close In again
over cleared section.
The leaf Is from six to nine feet long
and three to four inches wide at the
butt end, and one-quarter to three
eiqhths OF an inch thick In the center,
tapering TO the tips, which are quite thin
for the space of an inch on either side.
Each fiber runs the entire lepgth Of a
leaf and is divisible into en-tbousandths
OF an inch. The center thickness also
tapers toward the tip of the leaf. Along
the edges are many sharp. hook shaped
thorns pointing both up and down. maxi
ing the leaves rather difficult TO handle.
Although brought TO the attention of
the British more than sixty years ago
the vegetable lay dormant because there
was no mechanism to decortlcate 1t sue
cessfully and make 1t valuable COM
mercial commodity. Since the advent
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
EVENTS TO-DAY.

New York Academy OF Medicine. Pasteur
Centenary. public exhibition, 10 a; NJ: to 40
p. NJ. to January IL. II West Forty-third
street.
National Association Of Teachers OF Speech
and Eastern Public speaking Conference.
Joint meeting. to December 20. New York
University.
Bishop Manning will speak At the Caths-
.raI of st. John the Divine at n service COM
memorating the thirtieth anniversary OF the
laying OF the corner s,1ns ns ad,ca a, wsich ise
A. NJ.
Music Teachers National Association.
Hotel Pennsylvania. 10 A. NJ. and =. M.
Society of Directors q PHYSICAL Eaucation
in Colleges. Columbia University. all day.
American Football Coaches Association.
meeting. Hotel Astor. afternoon and evening.
Dartmouth Alumni Association, luncheon.
Hoe, Pennsylvania. +. NJ; athletic council.
duner, Il. M.
rSwanis Club, luncheon. Hotel McAlpin.
II 80 p. M: Christmas tree, 2:30 +. M.
Association for Research In Nervous and
Mental Diseases. meeting, Hotel Commodore.
A. NJ to +. M
New York Tuberculosis Association, Chill
dren's party, 254 First avenue, p. M.
Association for Improving the Condition Of
the Poor. party for Grey Mouse Girls East
Side Settlement, , p. M.
,,v,c; wo9dsSw s;,o,S Wilson Foundation. luncheon
Bronx Board OF Trade, Christmas meeting.
Third avenue and 13Ith street, p. M.
Board of Education, meeting Park avenue
and Flfty-ninth street. p. M.
Bowery Mission. Red Cross Night. ,27
Bowery. l.. NJ.
stuyvesant Neighborhood House. ami
vcrsary dinner. Aldine Association. $3.50
l.. NJ
william A. Brady on 1.-THE American The
ater Versus the European Theater," Edu-
cationai Alliance, East Broadway and Jeffer-
son street, p. M.
DR.. VIII Durant on 'Elizabethan Eng
land" Labor Temple. Fourteenth street and
second avenue 30 y. NJ.
Dr. j. 6,nertenko on Contemporary Amer
lean Novelists," Society for the Advancement
OF Judaism. al West Eightysixth street.
s:15 +. NJ.
National Collegiate Athletic Association.
meeting, Hotel Astor. =. NJ.
Salvation Army parties for children,
Cooper Union; Bronx Castle Hall, 14s East
10th street; Laurel Gardens, 10 East ff6th
street Brooklyn Academy Of Music: each
from 1 10 3 +. M.
New York Navy Yard, restaurant, officers'
and employees party for children. evening.
Ninth Coast Defense Command. veteran
Corps OF Artillery. Veteran Corps Artillery
Post. review by Brig. .-Gen. william Weigci,
armory, 125 West Fourteenth street, sii5
+. M.
Brooklyn Institute OF Arts and Sciences.
dramatic reading of Edward sheIdon's .'Ro-
s.i5 r. NJ.
Catholic writers Guild. Christnas party,
Catholic Club, 100 Central Park South. $3.50
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
spotch to THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 26.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. Dec. &C.
World conditions and the activities of
wealthy Americans with desire for
travel in foreign lands are contributing
to steadying Of American foreign trade
which may keep pace with domestic
prosperity.
Practically the entire time Of the Cabi-
net to-day was given to discussion of
foreign trade and foreign exchange. Sec
retary of Commerce Hoover reported
that invisible exchange-the huge sums
spent In Europe by American travellers.
the sale of foreign bonds In this country
and the amounts sent abroad by immi-
grants--were setting the gold tide
against this country.
This has been wished for by Govern
ment economists for several years. Since
the world war the United States has
held most of the worlds gold supply.
Europe could not retrieve sufficient gold
to save currency depreciation and could
not build up any reserve OF gold.
Under the new tariff act both imports
and exports are increasing in value and
in quantity and they ar- growing more
nearly even. This means that foreign
countries are paying more in goods and
less in money, which helps to bring a
sterilization OF foreign exchange and
balance in the worlds gold supply.
The conclusion reached by the Cabinet
was that the tariff act, which became
effective September %, has been bene-
at to business.
Because of the change OF values and
rates on imports the Department OF
Commerce had Issued no table df imports
since the new law became effective. Sec
retary Hoover told the Cabinet that the
gold movement through invisible ex-
change and the trend toward imports
by this country from tropical countries,
with heavy American exports to Europe
and purchases by tropical countries from
Europe, were bringing an offset which
would soon mean the sending of gold
abroad. Theoretically, therefore, bal
ance will be reached in the movement
of the worlds goods in the next few
months.
Mr.. Hoover said arguments that high
tariff duties would so strangle imports as
to make 1t impossible fer foreign coun-
tries to buy from us were blasted by the
facts. He holds that invisible exchange
more than makes up the tariff difference
and that prosperity at home, increased
by proper tariff, brings reflex action
in foreign trade.
After the war exports and imports
decreased in value. But a change in
the trend of exports is now shown by
the official figures. In October last
they were valued at 1871, 100000. In
November S3S3,060 000o, only $3,000.000
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
Hoover Encouraged by European Trade
Tells Cabinet Invisible Exchange Is Adjusting Worlds
Gold Supply and Increasing Business.

lower than when the Harding Admin
istration came into power.
Buying power of European countries
will be increased as their gold balances
are increased and as they produce goods
which can be sold in this country. The
gold movement is now at or near par
ity. Settlements have been made for
several months without shipment of gold
to America, even in settlement OF inter-
est charges on the foreign debts.
Government economists feel that de-
preciation Of foreign currency will cease
as soon as foreign countries begin to re-
cover gold. They cannot foresee the day
when the United States will not have
a sufficient balance I'm trade to offset
invisible or visible exchange. Conse-
quently the extravagances OF Americans
abroad In their purchase of art treasures
or luxuries will be offset because Europe
must purchase homely manufactures or
food from the United States In equal
value.
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
Edgar A. Poe Square Again.

Boston has restored the name of
Edgar A. Poe Square TO the street
intersection where for more than
twenty years was found the Hubs
sole public recognition OF the fact
that the author OF "rhe Raven" was
q Bostonian by birth.
The obllteration Of the name Of the
poet and the substitution therefor OF
the name of soldier of the world
war were the acts Of the city admin
istration which preceded the>one now
I'm power. Why the change was made
has not been explained. There we're
other ways Of honoring MATTHEW f.
RYAN besides erasing the poets name
to make room. for that OF the soldier.
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
Third Avenue Plans.
An Elevated MOtOrway and a Four
Track Subway Proposed.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The two
problems with which we are confronted
are lack OF subways and lack of street
surface.
A material addition to the first OF
these would be new four track sub
way in Third avenue. Then II the pres
ent elevated structure could be turned
into viaduct for automobiles we would
have a very excellent addition to street
surface at hand without great expense
connecting the extreme northern and
southern parts OF the city. Suitable
ramps for entrance and exit might be
built at the wide streets which occur at
about every ten blocks. B.
NEW YORK, December 26.
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
wealth in Maine Fur Trade.
From tho Lswiston Journal.

AS for the fur trade In Maine, careful
estimates place n money value OF million
on this business. To be sure. this II thrice
tho figures reported by the State Game De-
partment. But tho official totals do not
give the catch on thousands OF farms where
the boys do their own shooting and trap
ping: nor do they include many thousand
dollars worth Of furs shipped directly out
OF the State without check on them. Many
a farm Is worth far more for the furs Il
bears than for the garden stuff II raises.
The state Is rich in slsunks, for instance,
which Is one OF the most valuable ''crops''
we have. Muskrats. though not so plenti-
fu. when dyed form the fashionable "ttua-
SON. seal. Minks and raccoons and woa-
sells and foxes with a few fisher and other
game constitute the bulk OF this wealth.
The New York herald., 1922-12-27
JERSEY CITY'S BUDGET
INCREASES SI,7S4,47O
Commission Holds Crowfh Of
Town Jusfifies Raise.

The Jersey city budget for the flscal
year 1929 was adopted yesterday by the
Jersey city Commission. II calls for
the expenditure OF s11,7sSsss,bss an in
crease OF s1,7s4,470.2s over last year.
The increase is Justified. the commission
held, by the fapid growth of the city.
The amount raised by regular taxes last
year was Ss,7f4.20t.47. and anticipated
revenue from this source for tho coming
year lis sf0.7s3.9ss.b9. The remaining
amount is expected from special taxes,
such as marriage licenses. bus taxes.
bank taxes. &c. Last years revenue
from special sources was .50s.50s.07.
The tax rate 'ast year was ss4.4s a
$1,000. The anticipated rate for the
coming year is s36 a $1,000. The
County Board of Taxation will meet to
fix the rate early in January.