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Evening star., 1923-04-22
New Ocean Facts.

p ECENTLY there was completed a
six-year examination of the
| American part of the Pacific ocean
The work. conducted under the super
vision of an expedition from the Uni
versity of California, may be briefly
summed up as follows:
1t was found that the influence OF
the Japanese current, to which the
alluring climate of our Pacific coast
has so long been attributed. is a de-
lusion. The current stays at homo
on its own side OF the Pacific.
Thousands of soundings and tests
were made to find the variations In
the sea as regards temperature, light.
salinity, gas content, movement of
currents. and so forth. Great valleys.
deep beneath the ocean surface and
revealed by the soundings. A few
miles west of Catalina. for example.
there is a submarine valley into
which q mountain a mile high could
be dropped and still leave room for
ships TO sail safely over its summit.
The tops of the submerged mountains
Of Catalina are as high above the
ocean floor as the Sierra peaks are
high above the Owens River valley
The great submarine depths are very
different from surface waters. TWO
hundred feet down there Is scarcely
per cent as much light as there
is three feet below the surface. Thir-
teen or fourteen hundred feet below
the surface the temperature, winter
and summer. is about A degrees
Fahrenheit. although on the surface.
few miles west of the Coronado
Islands. the water varies in mean
monthly temperature from a mini
mum of OF degrees to a maximum OF
6S degrees.
1t has been proved that as a result
Of the displacement of surface waters
by prevailing winds and consequent
changes OF pressure the colder waters
from the depths Of the sea come
yelling up along the California shores
and play a great part IN producing
the cool summer temperatures that
are such a blessing to the coast
is that the water just ofrshore from
Point Dune. at the northern end OF
Santa Monica bay, is nearly 10 de-
grees colder than that in the open
channel over toward Catalina island.
At the same time the water along
the bathing beaches of Santa Monica
bay will be nearly 10 degrees
warmer than the water closer by at
Point Dune. The reason is that from
Point Dune. Point vincente and
Point Fermin submarine cliffs and
mountain sides go plunging down
, beneath the sea until within a short
distance from the shore a depth
of 1000 feet is attained From
those submarine valleys colder waters
constantly rise. How greatly sur
face water may vary in tempera-
ture within short distance is shown
by the fact that when the water at
the mouth Of the harbor Of San Diego
bay has a temperature OF ga de-
grees, the shallow water In the bay
off Nationas City may register so
degrees. A curious fact is that a
difference of several degrees has
frequently been observed in the tenn
perature of the water in samples
taken not sixty feet apart, near the
Coronado Islands.
Evening star., 1923-04-22

and the view over the valley at our
feet.
X :: x K
T DON'T believe I have ever seen a
more motley gathering. In fact
The Motley Gatnerers' would have
| been a good title for the picture.
Doug. of course, was immaculate in
a new pair of chaps that had won
the first prize at great rodeo, But
Tom Geherty was made UP like an
engineer on the Santa Fe, and Edward
Knoblock looked like a cross between
fox hunting squire and the driver Of
a Ford. Benny Zeidman was attired
in a purple smoking jacket, cowboy
boots and huge hat. And I lent a
touch of the effete East with my
hite f1annels and straw hat.
BY the time the bacon and eggs
had been sunk without trace, the sun
began TO show itself from behind a
mountain on the other side of the val
ley, and Doug started a realtors spiel
ON the advantages of buying prop
erty in the neighborhood.
Five years ago this was bowling
Wilderness" he told u.s. Now look
at it,"
Yes, yes" interrupted Knoblock,
surveying the scene. sit reminds me
SO much of the Riviera-it's SO Diff
ferent.
Fortunately the arrival Of fapjacks
prevented any of US from drooling
further. and as we shivered in the
California cold (and the cold in Cali
| fornia exceeds that of a Follies' girls
hearD we slowed away cake after
cake while the sun mounted higher
and higher. And 1 must admit that
have never had breakfast that
tasted better. The cold morning air
for New York morning paper it was
| complete.
This Is the life, isn't it?" said
Doug, swinging himself into the
saddle.
'I agree with you perfectly" I re-
piled, helping myself to another flap
I, jack.
But, Of course, like all rites, the
sunrise breakfast had to come to an
end. When we all finally admitted
that there wasn't room for another
! men from the Algonquin started out
over a mountain trail and Miss Pick
ford and I stepped in the waiting car
and drove back to her home. And as
| settled back in the luxurious cush-
ions I breathed a silent prayer OF
thanks to the gods and godesses that
southern California was sufficiently
civilized to have wonderful roads
even IL they lead nowhere.
Did you really enjoy the sunrise?"
| she asked me with a merry little twinkle
| in her eyes as we wound around the
road down the mount2inside.
! We'll, the hapjacks were wonder
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Wax and its Origin.

THE increasing importance OF
wakes for industrial purposes has
been an interesting fact of recen,
years. The list Of things for which
wax is used is long and constantly in.
creasing. In the main, commercial
wax is obtained from plants, from the
mineral oils, such as petroleum, and
, from bees. But there are some other
sources.
Many plants have a thin film OF
waxy material that covers the leaves
and stems to protect them from too
rapid evaporation. Although the wax.
producing plants are comparatively
abundant, they have been but little
utilized, chiefly because the methods
used were not commercially profitable
The future is sure to see an increased
Interest in their production. The
paraf1n of commerce, SO widely used
at present, is obtained from petrole.
um. shale oil and Ignite. Today pc.
troleum Is the chief source. although
only certain kinds of oil produce
marketable quantities.
In obtaining paraffin from petro.
leum a freezing mixture is applied
which reduces the temperature of the
oil sufficiently to separate it into
crystals.
Ozocerite is an interesting wax
found in a solid state in beds of coal
or associated bituminous deposits. I,
is related to paraffin and when pure is
Of similar color and texture In 1888
traces OF ozocerite were found in a
meteor by Stanislas Meunier. Bees
wax is a wax Of very high quality
The comb wax is carefully saved and
shipped by the beekeepers to the
market. During a recent year the
United States imported 2,6s5,ss2
pounds of beeswax
Spermacetti is q white wax OF
crystalline structure obtained as q
solid precipitate from the head oil OF
the sperm and bottlenose whales and
also to lesser degree from shark and
dolphin oils. Thus commercial wakes
are obtained from each Of the three
great kingdoms Of nature-the ami
NAL, the vegetable and the mineral.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
MISS MAMIE sURIoKI JlNCLED ME AT MY TELEPHONE

Friendship on the erd OF his hipp. ]
know OF no such.
Yet hope is stronger than liquor
Quotation from Lord Bryanr so at
hour Of 7.66 sharply took Cousin
Nogi under my sleeve and Sally 4th
to home of Miss Mamie Furioki who
is married While walking there
under the sweet evening of Spving,
I enjoy following wisedom from
Nogi:
Togo. how l adore TO see the
moonshine."
HUSKY" This from me. Who
knows what? Everything you say
Hon. voIstead hears it. Moonshine
shall not be, mentioned even by
poets"
what shall I call it, if anything?'
he ask out. turning pale yellow.
you might call it Lunar Ray-but
be sure you know a good druggist be-
fore mentioning it,"
DO you think Hon. Dry Man are
efficiently sober tonight to give me
a permit for this song which / learn
to write from Correspondence School
of Poetry?' he ask to know.
am disabled to reply. so Nogi
make following sing-song to the sec
ond-hand tune Little Brown Jugg:
when 1 was Young the kerse OF
Drink
Filled each gutter, pail & Sink
& Vice went crolling like Bugg up
& Down the Little Brown Jugg.
30 my Sakes! Lou & I.
Little Brown Jugg was full OF Rye!
o my word! We acted ruff! =.
Little Brown Jugg was pretty dan
gerous influence in the American
and Japanese home. by golly!
But now at last has came the Time
When Whisky is a SINFUL crime :
& Little Brown Jugg sets on the shelf
containing What you make your
Self. ...-
20! o! O. Just hear the smell.
Let us set & watch it Swell
The Jug that once cantained Old Tom
Has now became "a dnnamite
Bonn. --'
T DID not assimilate that song he
i sing because it sound kind of il
legal & had nothing to do with Party
we was going to at home of Miss
Mamie Furioki (married).
At lastly we arrive to that dear
home, and we had scarcely buttoned
the electricity at door when I heard
the sound of noise. Something had
escaped from Mr.. Barnum and was
behaving loosely inside Furioki par
Ior. It gave me feelings of one desir-
ing to go home.
20 Togo & Nogi, how ] worship
seeing your holla Miss Mamie Furi-
oki, opening door with Christianity
on her face.
1--WE adore you also" negotiate.
"but before entrance, Miss Mamie
Furioki (married) will you kindly
to explain what sort Of mammal that
Is howelling & growelling through
your nice happy homer
20 such good news!" she ollicute.
shaking hands with herself. "I SUI
prise youi My Husband has got a
new Radio!!"
"Will 1t be named after it's mother
or its father?" I ask for Lucy Stone
expression.
Maybe when it gets older it will
stop squeaking," snuggest Nogi while
Evening star., 1923-04-22
RUHR PROBLEM
FROM THE INSIDE

Mr.. Wilson responsible for the pre-
mature" ending of the war.
THE French people had always
L understood that since the Ger
mans were spared the shame and
sufferings of defeat the security of
the French frontiers would be as
sured by triple alliance of England.
America and France and that French
interests would be still further pro-
tected through the creation Of the
league of nations. But all of these
dreams fell short of reality. All that
the French people had feared came
true. Already overtaxed and paying
$40 per capita while the Germans had
paid only S14, the French citizen was
obliged to contribute to the recon.
struction of his own countryside laid
waste by a vanquished foe Small
wonder that France resented the
early close Of the war and besought
the administration to take such ac-
tion as would be necessary to force
the Germans to meet the obligations
of the Versailles treaty. 1t was the
only hope of reducing taxes in
France.
Mr. Brands ministry was over
thrown because it had delayed that
action too long. Mr.. Poincare, his
successor, was chosen because OF his
reputation for firmness and because
it was believed that he would take
more drastic measures to insure q
settlement. Therefore it is, not
astounding that an Overwhelming
majority of the French people enthu
siastically supported the Poincare
policy of occupation when the Paris
conference during the early days OF
January proved a failure.
Such is the history of the occupa-
tion. But it must be borne in mind
that the French people are just as
weary of the war as the American,
and British people can be. They are
quite willing to support the occupa-
tion of the Ruhr so far as there is
no need of calling old classes of SOL
diers to the colors and so far as the
occupation can be made to pay. The
Frerctl people do not want to go
beyond this point.
These facts may account for the
feeling of uncertainty of the man i'll
the street which did not exist at first.
1t is said that the results obtained
afer three months of occupation are
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Evening star., 1923-04-22

the mountain top in the motor.
81 was afraid there wouldn't be
enough horses" she explained diplo-
matically. although later / discovered
that Doug had todd her to take me
up in the car. There's a new road
and Well be up there almost as soon
as they are"
Although 1t was pitch dark when
we started, before we reached the
summit the first streaks of dawn had
enabled us to see each other, and
when we stepped out Of the motor we
saw Doug and the other breakfas st
guests standing around the fire, with
their horses parked (does one park a
horaeD nearby.
AS soou as we Joined the group the
cook and his helper. who had been
sent up with another car an hour
before. began serving the bacon and
eggs which were frizzling over the
fire. And as the hot coffee brought
me to life--it was freezing cold, and
vas thinly clad-I surveyed the party
Evening star., 1923-04-22
DY KARL II. KITCHEN.

~ NE of the charges invariably
brought against Hollywood
by highbrow critics is that 1t
is a community without ira
ditions. But that is because its crit
les do not know the capital of Moro
MIA. Hollywood has its traditions
it's lcgends-its folklore. To be sure.
its folk songs are cafeteria-eating-
dirgcs, but it's ten years of celluloid
activity have developed legends that
are handed out to the visitor with
all the JUNCTION of German professor
relating the lore of the1orelei.
The best of these Hollywood leg
ends concerns beautiful girl from
the south--the winner of beauty
contest held by the leading newspaper
in her native state--who came to
Studoland to take her rightful place
upon the silver screen. Having been
hailed as the Mary Pickford of Mem
phis, the young woman. armed with
letters of introduction from the local
exhibitors. arrived in Hollywood
chaperoned by her father and mother,
for her doting parents had heard of
the naughty, wicked film life, and
were determined to protect their
lovely child.
The first week they were in Holly
wood they waited in vain for the
Evening star., 1923-04-22
BY GEORGES LECHARTIER.
Editor of the journal Des Debats.
PARIS. April Is, 19

faRlS, April
" HE Franco-Belgian occupation
of the Ruhr is now the
dominant question in Europe.
And to the unprejudiced OBJ
server there is a deadlock similar to
the trench warfare which followed
the battles of the Marne and of Aisne.
For the Tast three months the
French hav. occupied the whole of
the great industrial region of Ger
many, and the Germans have not sue
ceeded in forcing their withdrawal.
The general strike which Berlin had
heralded with much eelat has failed
dismally. Nevertheless. we have little
coal or money from Germany. Our
occupation has proved very expensive,
but it has cost the Germans even
more. We have suffered. but we
realize that the German people have
suffered even more from the hard
ships of the occupation.
In France Mr.. Poincare's foreign
policy has unquestionably the sup
port not only of the two chambers,
but in spite of some opposition and
uneasiness of the entire French ma
ton. In fact, we have always favored
vigorous policy almost since the
signing of the armistice. The French
have desired the occupation of the
Ruhr not from any militaristic de-
signs, but purely for reasons of ma
tional pride and interest. They have
never understood why the war
stopped before a single allied soldier
entered Germany. The memory of
their homes in ruins for the second
time within fifty years was too strong
to permit the acceptance of the rea-
son which was then gtven-the avoid
ance of further bloodshed.
The French have always felt that
the Germans would never recognize
their defeat unless they actually saw
the allied troops on their soil. If
the realization of their defeat were
not brought home to them, we know
that the Germans would never make
reparation for the destruction of
French cities and the regions laid
waste during the past years. Rightly
or wrongly, the French people held
Evening star., 1923-04-22

To Editor go. .... who frequently
advertise for Truth, Freedom & HUI
man Justus in his Lost G. Found Dept,
~ EAREST SIR:-Last Thurdy
p. m. Miss Mamie Furioki.
who married a gentleman
- which she met In Lucy Stone
League and therefore cannot remem-
Der his name. jingled me up by tale
phone for following sweet invitation:
20 Togo. we are giving rare treat
In my home address tonight ~ S
o'clock sharply doocome & bring
friends"
After that she hung telephone,
leaving my brain stranded. Such sud
den generously sound kind of boot
leg to me. Yet such case could not
be 1t. In this yr 1929 when persons
ask you to gin-meetings they do not
require you to bring friends. Not un-
lest Hon. Friend carries his own
Evening star., 1923-04-22

leading managers TO call and offer
ayers had never heard of the beauty
contest-some of them, in fact, had
never heard of Memphis So, after a
second week of inactivity, the proud
parents (they were gentlefolks) final
~ consented to allow their baby" to
visit the studios to seek employment
chaperoned by her mother.
For another week mother and
daughter haunted the studios for
part for the Pride of Memphis but
as Hollywood was overrun with en-
bryonic Mary Pickfords the casting
directors would not even engage her
as an extra. However. a famous di-
rector happened to see the mother
southern type" for the picture he
was making, he engaged her or the
bergasted that she accepted and the
following day became full-fedged
movie actress.
This forced the father to chaperon
his daughter on her visits to the
studios in search of work and, as
luck would have it. he was spotted by
q. director who needed a Southern
colonel type" for his production.
or course he accepted and a wire was
TO Hollywood to guard the angel
child"
Evening star., 1923-04-22

Mary and Doug Entertain on Mountain Top
With Flapjacks and Coffee ats AM. for Those
Who Are Classed as "Old Friends '-Celluloid
Community Has Already Developed Legends
That Have the Force of Tradition OF
the Prize Beauty Who Provided Jobs for the
Whole Family.
Evening star., 1923-04-22

ITO make a long story short, the
l. aunt no sooner visited the studio
than she was engaged as a type
And every relative who came out to
chaperon the prize beauty sooner or
later found a way into pictures. while
rne Mary Pickford of Memphis de-
spite her youth. beauty and golden
curls, was never able to get job.
I heard this legend half a dozen
times during my internment in Hol-
1ywood, and was even informed that
pre of the biggest companies on the
coast was planning to base a picture
on 1t. From which it will be seen
that the legends of Hollywood are
pretty we'll cut and dried.
However, the ways in which guests
are entertained by the distinguished
film folk are even more standard
lied" For instance, if you have~a
bowing acquaintance with Mary Pick
ford you are invited to visit her stu
dlo. 1f .You-4haEe - speaking ac-
Evening star., 1923-04-22

i i cranking machinery. At lastly
Hon. Horn clear. his throat again.
"Bammmmmmm. Screech! How
elllllll! Wirra -wirra. UOW" He say
that -ey-
What place have we now. do you
sippose?" require Miss Mamie Furioki.
Il am sure it is Ireland" This from
me.
Just then Hon. Horn spoke to call
me a liar:
This are the New Orleans Times
Picayune broadcasting AE.LO.U. and
sometimes w & to introduce First
Christian Church Choir in selection
When the Leaves Come Tumbelling
Down."
Then Horn choke and complete
| vacuum arrived.
"If them Leaves intend to tumbell
| why don't they do so?" require 5.
Sage, japanese grocer.
"They are like German marks per-
hapsly," negotiate. always falling
| yet what of it"'
But Hon. Husband took those rub
Der muffs from his ears go he could
swear better.
"By golly and all the liberty
| motorsg' he snarrel. Something
| must be wrong. Hon. Darling. what
had became of my screwdriver,
| soldering iron & electric monkey
wrench? Last night this Radio was
| in IxL candition. For three 90 hours
we sat here Listening to Holy City
Evening star., 1923-04-22

rows & camera supplies. 1t can
tanned so many Wires that | was sure
it was connected with Edison some
where. 1t had Horn with its mouth
wide open as if to speak. 1t had one
of those Switchboards which enable
Hon. Telephone Operatress to get
your number wrong Is times out of
II. Taken all together this was a
Radio Or SO it seemed to me.
20 so delightful" l narrate. while
we are waiting will somebody please
to tell me complete Hystery of Radio
and why it radiates? Do it get its
name from a radiator maybe? If so,
where is its steam?"
"Hushy," That from Miss Furi-
oki's Husband who set pushing but
tons in circles while pulling out cleo
trio strings and looking more & more
morbid.
"Wurrrrrrrr. wah, Weeeeee"
That from Hon. Horn, which just
awoke.
"Oh Joyful exclam Miss Furioki
HE have got Medicine Hat at last.'
"Hooooooooo. coma -trrrrrrr," ne
gotiate Hon. Horn. This are Medi-
cine Hat Daily Telegram XYZ broad
casting Eddie McCandle, boy soap
rano, in selection. When the Leaves
Come Tumbelling Down.
Silence is heard.
20 taffy." groweil Hon. Husband
cranking up buttons. pulling out cleo
tricity. putting it back again, turning
out lights. turning the on, shaking g
Hon., Box to see if something is loose
again. "Shavings & sugar. We had
Medicine Hat and now it is lost.
Where can it be?''
II have forgotten which State it is
in" This from me.
IF you would go there & find out"
snuggest Hon. Husband peevly, per
hapsly we might cantinue this Con-
cert without talking about it"
Evening star., 1923-04-22

~ NE of the charges invariably
brought against Hollywood
by highbrow critics is that 1t
Evening star., 1923-04-22

Continued on Sixth Page.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
TO AID SANTA CLAUS

The German government has de- cided to aid the cause of Santa Claus for persons desirous of giving rail- road tickets for Christmas presents. "A form of "baby bond" has been is- sued by the state railroad adminis- tration to meet the demands of the public for practical holiday gifts in view of the unsettled conditions pre- vailing in the country. Railroad of ficials announce that these baby baby bonds, which may be purchased for as low price as one gold mark each, are on sale and may be used at any time for buying railroad tickets.
 The government suggests that the bonds given as Christmas presents would be acceptable to thousands of persons, many of whom may not have the opportunity to use railroad tickets until the spring or summer when the vacation period begins. The idea Is to encourage thrift in useful giving at Christmas and the new year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
APPLES ATTRACT CROWDS

American and Canadian apples re- tailed in the streets of Berlin bring 1,4O0, 1000, 100000 paper marks, or one gold mark, forty pfennigs per pound. Boxes of Jonathans from Salmon Arm, British Columbia; Wenatchee, Wash, and Payette, Idaho, along with the Arkansas Blacks from White Salmon, Wash, and winter bananas from Hood River, Ore, are attracting great crowds, but not many buyers, as few persons these days can afford to pay the price for this beautiful fruit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
Charging Wife With Habitual- ly Flirting With Spook,
 Husband Wins Divorce

BERLIN, Dec. 2o.-Alleging that his wife habitually flirted with male ghost. Herr MAX, a cigar mak- err applied for a divorce here and got 1t. Max charged that his wife thought more of spiritual affairs generally than she did of her house. hold and family. He. averred that when he came home for supper after hard days work he often found Frau Max and other women sitting about a dark room communicating with their favorite spirits.
 These seances, Max informed the judge, had been gong on for years and he was heartily tired of them. He related to the court that on one occasion, after prolonged seance, he found a photograph of himself with needles poked In his ears and pins stuck in his eyes. Frau Max contended that her admirer, a male ghost, had picked out her hus- bands photographic eyes because Max frequently abused her
 Max was awarded the custody of his daughter, who testified that the ghost conversations her mother was in the habit of indulging in had got "on her nerves.