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Evening star., 1932-10-15
Eye Sees a Million COlOrs
Bureau Of Standards Experiments With Human
ability to Discriminate Differences Due
to Mixture of White Light

versity of Iowa, so that individual differ
ences in perception are eliminated from
the results. The observer looked at two
fields" both illuminated by light of the
same wave-length. Then white light
was added to one until DR.. Tyndal
could discriminate a difference Then
the wave length of the illumination oi
the other field was changed until the
two were the same once more. Thus q
quantitative measure of the effects oi
white light admixtures in terms oi
wave-length was obtained. This was
repeated thousands of times for the va.
riouS pure spectrum shades which the
observer was able to discriminate.
Some curious differences were found
for discriminatory changes in the differ
ent color ranges. Changes in the blue
and yellow fields could be detected with
the addition of very little white light
but as more and more was added tht
detachable differences became farther
and farther apart. Much more whit,
light had to be added to red and greer
before color differences could be dis.
eliminated.
Hurting the Eye"
This explains, according to DR.. Judd
why red flower or a red dress are 81
conspicuous SO That they are sometime
described as hurting the eye" On,
gets the pure spectrum color which ha.
not been modified and softened by tn,
small amount of white light mixee
with it.
Altogether, it was stated, these ex
periments have shown the existence O
literally thousands of color difference
which would be encountered in natur,
and which are largely responsible TO
the almost infinite variety which greet
the eye, but which could not be fount
by experimenting merely with wave
length differences.
All these color differences, it i
pointed out, would be multiplied man,
times by another factor-that of tn,
brightness or darkness of the field il
which the color change is Disseminated
The color of a red rose obviously i
quite different at twilight than at noon
day. The number Of discriminator,
steps here is so numerous that it battle
investigation.
So. DR.. Judd says. it is safe to sa!
that the number of perceptible color diff
ferences runs easily over a million
Actually, he says, it is probable that an!
physical change in the source of tn
color stimulation of the retina may pro
duce q perceptible difference, II on
looks long enough anu under ideal con
dttiouS,
Evening star., 1932-10-15
A Frenchman Entertains
M REYNAUD SPEAKS TO PRESS

I'm private drawing room on the
fourth floor of the Mayhower Hotel
Yesterday afternoon was pretty
i bunch Of dahlias. Opposite the
flowers, with the delicate fingers OF
his immaculate hands pressed together,
tip to tip, sat Paul Reynaud, lately
minister OF justice and vice president
of the council in the Tardieu ministry
the representative of the Republic of
France at the convention Of the Ameri-
can Bar Association and the laying Of
the corner stone of the new Supreme
Court Building M. Reynaud was talk"
ing for publication. Around the room
sat more than 20 representatives Of
the press, courteously attentive. The
dahlias presided over the meeting
Member of Inner Circle.
M. Reynaud belongs to the inner
circle of French national politics. In
the colloquial phrase, he Is IL the
know" If he we're so minded. he
evitably. would stir the world to awe
struck interest. But the responsibili-
ties are so serious. the risk so great.
M. Reynaud is a diplomat. 1t not
within his purpose to agitate the in
ternational public. He is toile. for
peace, and he acts well his part. His
countenance Is serene.
He tells how in 1919 he campaigned
for economic harmony between F'rance
and Germany, and he admits THAI he
still believes rapprochement dsslr-
able. The nations are neighbors; Why
should they quarrel?
Just now, for the moment he Is
private person and is on private jolr-
ney. He has been studying the eco
nomic and political situation in the
United States and Mexico for two
months. He has been trying to anilyze
current events in the Western World.
But he says: 1T is not easy. Nothing
is easy at present" He is asked / he
will make any formal report OF his OBJ
servations when he returns home.
smile accompanies the reply: Il shuld
be surprised if my friends did aot
question me- That would be something
new, something very new"
Conditions Not Happy.
Conditions in France were not happy
when he left early in August. "Ulem-
ployment does exist, unfortunately. But
there were no special signs of improve
ment. France is like other countries.
You cannot speak of depression 81 al
fecting only one country. 1t affectsall"
In the Spring NJ Reynaud ws in
Java, Indo-China and elsewhere. il the
East. He explains: In those laces
there are financial troubles. too-even
in Bali The dancers there were carm-
ing. but the crisis was acute"
Recovery anywhere will help very
where, he believes THE natiors are
embraced in one solidarity, if it le but
the solidarity of misery. l believe in
this solidarity. But. of course, there is
movement toward isolation in some
quarters-an enormous economic mis-
take"
The question is suggested: Gould
Evening star., 1932-10-15
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.


The human eye can distinguish more
than a million colcrs
Such is the conclusion from recent
experiments at the Bureau of Standards
on the ability of the eye to discriminate
differences due to mixture of white light
with pure colors.
Color primarily is a function of the
wave length of light. Radiant energy
within the wave-length range of from
approximately 400 to TOO millimicrons
or -millionths of a millimeter, is
visible. Beyond 400 millimicrons comes
the invisible ultraviolet light, x-rays
and the mysterious cosmic rays. When
the wave-length is longer than zoe
millimicrons the result is the invisible
infra-red rays, radio waves and heat
waves. Mixture of all the colorS in the
visible scale gives white light. such as
sunlight. The color of an object Is due
to the visible wave-lengths it cannot
absorb. Thus pure red object has
absorbed everything except the rec
wave-lengths, which it reflects back te
the eye.
Change in COlors.
With each change of wave-length, ex.
plains DIR. Deare B. Judd OF the Bureau
of Standards colorimetry laboratory
theoretically there should be a change
in color. A wave-length of 699 millim1.
| crons should yield q slightly different
color than TOO millimicrons, for example
Thus the number of color shades Woult
be practically infinite. Actually, how
ever, careful experiments have shown
that under laboratory conditions there
are only about 200 shades to which tht
eye is sensitive between the extreme
! visible red and the extreme visibit
violet. In nature, he believes, possibly
1000 color shades might be discrim-
mated.
But, DR.. Judd points out, pure color!
actually are seldom encountered II
nature. They all are mixed with whitt
light. Any white light mixture mus
produce a change in what the eye see'
and this is largely responsible for tht
enormous diversity of colors encountered
in the material world.
The object of the Bureau OF STANDARDS
experiments was to find how much whit
| light must be mixed with pure shade
before the eye is able to detect a differ.
ence. It varies, Of course, with differen
persons.
All the observations here were mad'
by Prof. @. p. T. Tyndan Of the Uni
Evening star., 1932-10-15
GETS $53,307 LEGACY
Mrs. Evelyn M. selfridge Remem
bered in Sisters Will.

Mrs. Evelyn M. selfridge, 1906 Thirty
fifth street, receives $53,307 from the
estate Of her sister, Miss Christine Mer-
riman, who died in December, 1880
according to report of the New York
State Transfer Tax Department made
public yesterday.
Another appraisal report in New York
disclosed that Emile Simoni, 1896 Irving
street, Is left $21,703. from the estate
of his mother, Mrs. Josephine .Simoni,
who died IN oct0bet. .t93l.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
THIRD RALLY PLANNED
BY CATHOLIC STUDENTS
Mission Crusade to Be Held To-
morrow Afternoon at Uni
yersity.

The third annual rally of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade will be held
at pm. tomorrow in the crypt OF the
National Shrine of the Immaculate Con-
ception at Catholic University. More
than 1000 members of the organization
are expected to attend.
Paladin medals for outstanding
achievement in the crusade will be pre-
sented by the Most Rev. Pietro Fuma-
soni- Biondi, apostolic delegate to the
United States, who also will preside at
solemn benediction. Right Rev. Msgr.
William D. OBrien, president OF the
Church Extension Society OF Chicago,
will preach.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
GUARD REUNION
Gen. Glassford and Gen. Stephan
Will Speak Tonight.

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford su-
perintendent of police, and Maj. Gen.
Anton Stephan. commandant of the
District National Guard, will address a
reunion tonight of the District of Co.
lumbia Field Hospital Unit of the Rain
bow Division at the Arlington Hotel.
Drs. Clares Dollman, Joseph Began,
Ivy L. Pelzman and Harry F. Sawtelle.
officers in the Field Hospital Service
during the World War, will be guests
of honor
Evening star., 1932-10-15
PLAN MUSIC SERVICE
Foundry Methodist Church Will
Have First Program Tomorrow.

The first musical service of the Fall
and Winter season to be given at
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
will take place tomorrow. An elaborate
program has been arranged including
a group of violin solos by Harold Veo,
violinisS. conductor and composer The
vested choir of "a singers will be heard
as well as several additional soloists.
Those taking part in the latter capac-
ity will include Hazel Bergstrom Cake,
Philip Baxter, DR.. H. M. Dudley and
Justin Lawrie, musical director. Mabel
Linton Williams VIII be st the oreap,
Evening star., 1932-10-15
SCHOOL GROUP TO MEET
Paul Junior High Association to
Inspect Building.

E. A. Paul Junior High Home and
School Association will hold its first
meeting of the scholastic year Tuesday
night in the school auditorium.
short business meeting will be held,
after which parents will be conducted on
an inspection tour of the building.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
CANTOR WILL RUN
AGAINST ROGERS
Accepts ''PresidentiaI" Nom.
ination for Industrial
Show Voting.

Eddie Cantor has accepted the ''nomi-
nation" to run for President against Will
Rogers in burlesQue election designed
to demonstrate voting methods to dis
franchised Washingtonians at the eighth
annual Industrial Exposition of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce in
the Auditorium October "a to 90
Responding to the telegram of Harry
King. president of the chamber, notify
ing him of his selection as "candi-
date the comedian said:
Il am very grateful for the high honor
you have bestowed upon me. If elected
l promise to change the voting situation
in the District of Columbia. More so, il
am elected I will keep my promise
and everything else. Yours for the for
gotten District voter.
EDDIE CANTOR"
Voting Machine Loaned.
voting machine is being loaned by
the Automatic Voting Machine Corpora
tion of jamestown. N. Y, for the cleo
ton, which is sponsored by the Citizens
Joint Committee on National Repre-
Sentation for the District and the cham
ber's Committee on National Represent
alton. The exhibit will include also dis
plays of voting paraphernalia, balloting
equipment and data on the campaign
for national representation for the Dis
trict.
Five Scenes From Life.
The exhibit of the Washington Tuber-
culosis Association in the exposition will
consist of five realistic scenes from life
in the battle to save children from tu-
berculosis, it was announced by Mrs
Ernest R. Grant, president of the asso-
citation.
AS was the case at the 1881 exposition
section to be reserved in the Audi
torlum for an industrial museum ir
which will be displayed virtually every
product manufactured or processed in
the National Capital.
Plans also are going forward for the
color enlargement Photographic exhibit
ana contest sponsored by the Master
Photo Finishers' Association of the Dis
trict.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
Abyssinidn Ruler Opens LaiU Courts
 In Reform DriUe

ADDS ABABA, Aug. 1.-Pursu- ing his aim to westernize his back ward country, Emperor Halle Sel- assie is establishing regularly con- stituted judicial courts in Abys- sinia.
 Before the young monarch as cended the throne there were no regular courts. Justice was admin stered in a haphazard way by men having no knowledge of law or jurisprudence.
 Street courts" were in vogue for years. If man felt aggrieved against his neighbor, he could stop any two citizens on the street and demand that they hear his case and render justice. The citizens would sit down by the curb, hear the evidence and decide the case according to their fancy. These street courts still con- tinue throughout Abyssinia, but the Emperor is striving to abolish them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
CHICHAC0F BACK HER TRIP TO TULSEQUAH
Seaplane Brings } Passeng- CTS, 2 of Tn em
 Round Trippers

From a flight to Tulsequah, E. C., the seaplane Chichagof, Pilot Anscel Eckmann and Mechanic Gordon Graham, returned yester- day forenoon to Juneau. The air craft brought three passengers. They were:
 H. Smith, Of Twin Glacier Camp, Taku, who came to town on a brief visi; Mrs. Bessie Hern, niece of Capt. II. s. Fraser Canadian Collector of Customs at Taku Riv- CT, and c. | MacFddyn, a mem Der of the Liard prospecting ex- petition, who has been at the party's head camp at Tulsequah.
 Mrs. Hern with her uncle, Capt. Fraser, and MT. MacFddyn were passengers On the Chichagof, when the plaLc went from Juneau tO Tulsequah last Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
AT THE HOTELS

Gastineau
 Allen T. Sherman, New York City; H. E. Miner, Colfax, Iowa Mrs. Raymond Heath, Sam Baker, Harry Townsend, Amos Berg, Se- attle; George c. Booth, s. c. Bow den, w. H. Galloghy, Detroit, Mich; E. G. Tyre, Toronto, Can ada; o. L. Davis, s. McMillan, Atlin, B. O.; L. Kane, Hoonah; MT and Mrs. George Taylor, Fort Yukon; J. N Gilbert, Port AL thorp.
 Alaskan
 G. Williamson, William P. Tho mas, Juneau; V. T. Walleler, w. s. Pekovicn, Funter; L. H. Smith Taku; M. Wall, Peter Seminos- ivh, Chichagof
 Zynda
 Charles Williams, Aux Lake: Mrs H. R. Elliott, Tenakee; MT. and Mrs. w. H. Wilson, Petersburg Bernice A. Christie, Mrs. George Corbin, Chichagof; MT. and Mrs, T, Yavr;scheff, Hoonah; Bertie Lee Keen, Edith Keen, Lurline Wil. kins, Dunsmuir, Calf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
PRINCESS LOUISE TO
 SAIL SOUTH TUESDAY

Having arrived at Juneau from Vancouver, B. C., at o'clock Sat- urday eyerlng, the steamship Prin- cess Lolise, Capt. A. Slater and Purser A. G. Barker, departed five hours later for Skagway She will be back here early tomorrow morn ing on her return voyage south.
 The vess els passengers for this city were MT. and Mrs H. w. Douglas, John Douglas and Mona Douglas.
 The Princess Louise carried a total of 50 passengers. nearly all round-trippers. She had 300 tons of freight destined for Upper Yu- kon River points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

Admiral Rogers scheduled to arrive at 6:30 o'clock to- ( night Q Yukon scheduled to arrive at 2 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. Princess Charlotte scheduled { to eirive tomorrow after ( Q noon CT evening. ( SCHEDULED SAILINGS { 0 Prince Rupert scheduled to sail from Vancouver Aug ( ust l at 10 p. m. zapora scheduled to sail from ( Seattle August 1 at mid night. Q Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle August at 9 a. m. ( Admiral Evans scheduled to ( sail from Seattle August ( at 10 a. m. Queen scheduled to sail from ( Seattle August at 2 p. m. . Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver Aug. s . at 10 D. m. Northwestern scheduled to e sail t:om Seattle Aug. at c 9 q. m. Princess Alice scheduled to . sail from Vancouver August . 13 at 9 p. m. . Norco scheduled to sail from c Seattle Aug. 15 at p. m. . SOUTHBOUNE SAILINGS . . Aleutian scheduled to arrive q at o'clock tonight and . sails one-half hour later. Prince Robert sche dule d souJhbound at midnight to- c night. 3 Princess Louise scheduled to ( arrive southbound at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning and sails 2 hours later. Admial Watson scheduled to q arriye at 1 o'clock We'd ( . nesday morning. LOCAL SATLINGS . Estebeth leaves every Thurs day night at D. m., for q Sitka and way ports. Q Pacific leaves every Thursday at 10 a. m, for Petersburg. . Rake and uav r,orts
 
 Daily Empire Want Ads Pay
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
KREIsLER WRITES OPERA

VIENNA--Fritz Kreisler, violin ist, has turned composer. His first operetta, "Lissy" will be pro- duced here in December. It deals with the life of the Empress Eli zabeth, who was assassinated in 1898
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
MOTORSHIP NORCO TO
 BE GIVEN OVERHAUL

D. B. Feinmer today received radiogram from the Northland Transportation Company at Seat tie explaining the reason for can- ceiling the sailing of the craft, scheduled for tonight. The radio gram says that after IT consecu- tive trips without missing a single sailing, a boat cannot go on for ever without repars and attention to machinery, therefore we deemed it advisable to postpone sailing when other ships can serve Nor CO"
 The Norco will sail north on August 15. Freight consigned to the Norco on the postponed trip will leave tomorrow morning on the Alaska and will be discharged at the City Dock
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
HAS
 IS PASSENGERS
 OFF S|TKA RU N
Motorship Reports Good Wayport Business on
 Weekly Voyage

Eighteen passengers were brought to Juneau today by the motorship ESetebeth, Capt. Edward Bach and Purser Rotert Coughlin, from Sit- ka and way ports. The vessel re- ported a good wayport business, on her weekly voyage. She exper- fenced ar lneventful trip. Incom- ing passa 1eerS were:
 From Hirst-Chichagof Leo Young.
 From Cliichagof - Mike Wahl, Sam Samavich, D. F. Weightman. Mrs. R. Christie, Mrs. Geo. Cor bin.
 From Sitka-Mrs. J. c. Thomas, Mrs. E. Coss, Ed. Bennie, Mrs. O. Hansen.
 From Angoon-Mrs. J. Vaurstad.
 From Tenakee - Gus Messer- schmidt, MT. and Mrs. George Tay- Tor.
 From Fioonah-George Jones, H Hall, Mrs. L. Kane, MT. and Mrs. Larischeff.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
HALIBUT PRICE
 il AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Aug. 1.-The sehoon- CT Akutan arrived today from the western halibut banks with 36,000 pounds cf fish and sold for 5 and 72 cen5s Q pound
 The Aleutian arrived from the local banks with 45,000 pounds Of halibut selling for 5 and 111i cents. The National brought in 16,000 pounds and sold for 5 and 9h2 cents a pound The Reliance brought $500 pounds of halibut, selling for 5 and 101a cents a and $500 pounds of sable, selling for 2l@ cents pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
MOST OF THOSE ON ROBERT ARE
 ROUND TRIPPERS
Prince Boat Will Be Back Tonight on Return
 to Vancouver

With nearly all passengers aboard round-trip excursionists, the steam ship Prince Robert, Capt. H. Ned den and Purser J. A. Crawford Of the Canadian National Line, called at Juneau late yesterday enroute from Vancouver, B. C., to Skagway She arrived at o'clock and departed at H. She is scheduled to be back here at midnight tonight on her return voyage south.
 Tourists From Britain
 Distant travellers among the ex- cursionis5s are Frank Holt Mat thews and Hettie c. Matthews or Henley-in-Arms, England, and Eli ga Jane MacNab of Perth, Scot land.
 Also among the tourists is Ed ward s. Ellis of Los Angeles, spec ial representative of the general manager Of the Santa Fe Railroad system.
 British Columbia Officials
 John Anderson and James c. Brady O. Vancouver, officials in the Public Works Department of British Columbia, are through pas sengers. They are going to Atlin on an inspection trip.
 Four persons disambarked at Ju- neau. They were:
 Royal Shepard of H. R. Shep- ard & Son. Juneau agents of the Canadian National Steamship Line, Michael Podlovich, Wallace D. Simmond5 anG Joseph F. Statter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
TIDES TOMORROW
WILDWOOD

$200 a load at mill - one and two-foot lengths Call any transfer. Juneau Lumber Mills. -ady.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
REDS BUSY IN ARGENTINA

BUENOS AIRES--The newspaper La Prelsa says it has found 621 publications in Argentina printed in every language from Spanish to Arabic and Esperanto, melting the masses to violence and pictur- nig the coming of communism.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01
PRINCE GEORGE TAKES
 THREE FOR SEATTLE

Homeward bound from Skagway to Vancouver, the steamship Prince George called at Juneau Saturday night. She booked at this port three passengers, all for Seattle. They were:
 Mrs. Chris J. Bailey, Doris Mill ich and Mrs. J. K McDonald
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-01

Daily Empire Want Ads Pay
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-13
TAX SPENDERS BLAMED

Bad economic conditions are due in a large measure to the unsuitable appetites of tax eat. CTS, according to Colonel R. R. Mccormick, publishes of the Chicago Tribune, who urge, that this army of tax spenders and political payrollers be de- mobilized. In recent address he said:
 What can anybody say to q civilization brought to bank ruptcy after 13 years of peace, by the rapacity, not of conquer ing tyrants, but of an army of political job holders? Heaven be thanked that we are big enough and our influence is wide enough to conquer the po- IlLlcal lncuDuS which haS been leading us toward destruction"
 While it is true, as Colonel Nc Cormick says, that the peo- pie have the power to put a stop to much of the needless and reckless tax spending of which he complains, they do not seem interested enough to use their power.
 So long as we go on voting Or legislators whose only ob- ject is to tax and spend, the present extravaganza a n d waste by governmental agen- cies will continue.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-13
LAME DUCK" SESSIONS
 MAY BE ABOLISHED

With the recent adoption by he Senate of the Norris resol- l:ion which would end the so- ;alled lame duck" sessions of Congress, there appears a fair prospect that the unwhole- come practice of having the country run for varying periods by men who have been discard ed as lawmakers by their con- stituencies will be abolished.
 The Norris resolution pro- vides that newly elected pres idents shall take office on Jan- uary Is, following the Novem- Der election, and the new Cong resses would convene on Janu- ary 2.
 The principal difficulty confronting the measure is that
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-13
MORE SENATE COMEDY

If it did not seem so silly, the ,ecent squabble over the elect on of a president pro tenn of ne United States Senate would De quite funny. After dozens of ballots, that august body re- mains deadlocked on the quest ion as this is written
 It all came about because Senator. Moses, who was presi- dent pro tenn during the last Congress, once playfully re- ferred to the so-called Pro- gressives in his own republican party as "sons of the wild jack ass" Now these same Pro- gressives hold the balance of power and will not vote for him, and the democrats do not have enough votes to elect their own man, hence the deadlock.
 The amusing part is that Sen ator Moses holds the office of president pro tenn until his suc- cessor is elected, so he is still on the job and his wild" friends are wilder than ever because they can't kick hard enough to kick him out. So, many hours were wasted in fruitless ballot ing because of this sitlation.
 We said wasted, but on sec ond thought it occurs to us that the time spent in balloting
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-13
OBSERVANCE OF LENT

The Lenten season, which is observed by the Roman and Greek Catholic churches, also in some degree b y t h e Church of England, the Pro- testant Episcopal church in America and others, begins on Ash Wednesday, February 10, and will continue until Easter Sunday, March 27, a period of forty days, not counting Sun- days.
 In the early days of the Christian era the fast of Lent was observed for varying per iods, by some only one or two days and by others for longer time, according to the writings of Irenaeus, Greek Bishop of Lyons in the second century.
 Pope Leo l., in the fourth cen
 y, recommended the fast ot orty days as having apostolic authority. This period was talk en to commemorate the forty days fast of Moses, of Elijah. and especially that of Christ.