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PART THREE AUTOMOBILE AND WANT AD . SECTION. The Omaha Sunday Bee PART THREE AUTOMOBILE AND WANT AD SECTION. VOL. XLIX NO. 31. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1920. 1 C SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS Lessened Respect Shown Toward Women and Girls, Is Claim; Divorce Courts Filled With Couples Dishonest With Each Other Prudence of Guardians Should Dictate Admittance of "Pals" to Inner Circle . . , Influence of "Chums" In Opposite Sex Depends Uponjndividual Character and Will May Be Used to Greatest Advantage for Good or Evil General Ten dency at Present toward Loss of Moral Respect Blame for Everything Wrong Should Not Be Laid to Recent War. Defenders of American woman hood have nocked to the standard in answer to the question, "Arc Women Slipping?" But the majority of answers from readers of The Bee continue to car- ly.the general admission that there isa tendency among the modern feminine sex to slip away from the old standards of refinement, when it was a difficult matter for men to break down the outer portals of Her inner self. " , Now, however, woman invites fa miliarity, the majority of readers believe. But they contend that this new action on the part of the femi nine sex may be turned to either good or evil, depending upon the in dividuals concerned. More contributions are invited. Put the Loafers to Work. '"Are rfaa girls slipping? No, Mr. Editor, no. I am employed on one .of the most prominent' business streets in the city. Every morning from 7 to 8 I see young, healthy, happy girls." in groups of two, three or , four, locked arm in arm, with lanch boxes or parcels, 'slipping' along the icy sidewalks, talking. iCning, going 10 tneir piaces 01 empio.-nent "In thai daily hour I see hundreds of them passing my office. I see street cars crowded to capacity with young girls, all slipping in the right direction. In very few instances I see a young, healthy, fine-looking. chap escorting them. "If they are slipping the other way I don't know much about it, as I don't know where ft is, but I do know that if some of these fellows with red neckties and paper collars and cigarets in their mouths, stand ing, on the corners and passing re marks trying to attract the attention of these young girls, would hustle out and put their time to better use there would be no slipping the wrong direction. '"No, sir. I don't believe the girls are slipping.- R. J., Omaha." From One Who Knows. "In 'answering your question, 'Are, our women slipping,' I should ssy yes, they are, as I am one that has found out in the last two weeks that women of today do no longer care for their children or homes. "It is public dance halls, car rid ing, chop suey houses, and other things, instead, of their homes and children. ' "They, think they are right in Style if they are riding around in some bootlegger or crook's car and out until all hours of the night in stead of being home where they be long. " ( 1 "And I do hope that some of these mothers and daughters get next to themselves1 and wake up , because when they get down Sat on their backs, and can't move, then they can see the mistake they have made and wish they were home with their babies and husband. "But then it is most always too late. It may be all right for the time, but we all know that we all get old and some day those feet are going to re fuse to dance, and all we have left is a wreck. "I have never seen one yet that beat old John Barleycorn or good times, so let some of these women wake up. "One that has been through the mill, "A. M. S.. "Omaha." Watch Early Twining. "Reluctantly approaching to ven ture an answer to this broad ques tion, I am inclined to admit that I am not an authentic authority, but I shall answer, 'No.' , ! "However, I wish to say that from observation, early training, surround ings and environment have much in fluence in molding character for good or evil in after years. "None would deny happy, frivol ous girlhood from enjoying a few flounces, frills, feathers and orna ments in harmony with becoming modesty in an effort to further beau tify her frail, girlish person. "Prudence exercised by guardians should dictate the admittance of 'pals' to the hearth for companion ship. The steady hand that 'rocks the cradle' and guides the steering wheel with safety in the crowded thoroughfares should also guide the destiny of budding womanhood. ' bamson pitted his giant strength against a weak woman and lost his hair, his strength and both of his eyes! "It is recorded that kings have lost their crowns, and heads, too, to delicate, fragile females. "Numerous other instances are evidenced, where mere man has been made the meek and lowly 'goat' by the alert 'female of the species'. But the valued services of devoted mothers, wives and sis ters of this country have been press ed into action, representing almost all the commercial and industrial avocations and they rendered to the nation the highest possible standard of efficiency attainable under ad verse circumstances, overcoming as best they could the unaccustomed burdens, obstacles and. sacrifices which had to be met. "In the world's greatest cataclysm if some unfortunate sisters fell, and deserve the 1 ames attributed 'chickens,' 'vampires,' and 'sports,' some of the diplomacy and duplicity practiced can very likely be traced back' to willing partners and asso ciates the 'sterner male pals.' "The majestic, talented, Christian, American womanhood of city, state and nation, is a guarantee that a ma jority of our women shall not be permitted to continue to 'slip pro miscuously,' as they have been dur ing the past. 'The hand that rocks the cradle shall rock the world.' Someone has said: 'God'loves wom en, else He would not have made so many of them.' "JOHN J. NIGHTINGALE, "Cudahy Box Factory." Past Masters of Deceit. "I notice you invite discussion on the article, 'Are Our Women Slip ping?' My direct reply is, 'Yes,' and very much so. "While mother and father are looking for persons and places out side of their own home to reform, they arc unknowingly allowing their daughters to fool them with the idea that they are just very innocent lit tle girls. The average young girl of today is a past master of deceit, and her conduct would shock the modesty of the kind of a girl we used to look at a few years ago, whom we considered fast. "And it is not the poor girl to day. But it is the daughter of good families who are allowed to dress the most freakish ways and parade in public, and go to -public dances, with the sole ambition to grab a 'chicken hound' for a good time. The more girls this 'chicken hound' can ruin, the- greater he is sought by these .'dress parade' girls. "The first remedy for this condi- Are Our Women Slipping? Is the standard of conduct of the majority being lowered. Is becoming "pals" with their brothers undermining their morals? Can they withstand "sterner" temptations? Has woman's beneficent influence waned with the war? Were her self-effacing endeavors a fleeing phenomena of an unusual emergency f Does the "average" woman really care more for froth, frills and fop pery than affairs of the hearth, head and heart? fDoes the lessened respect shown them by men compared to that paid to their mothers prove the daughters less worthy? Does the fair sex no longer inspire courtesy, reverence and devotion? Is the race to be popular and clever snuffing out the ideals of our girlhood? , "The hand that rocks the cradle rocks the world," 'twas said. But a maid, today, takes care of the children while mother plays at bridge. "My Wandering Boy," in maidens' eyes, a hero is, his virtuous brothers raise cynic's sneers. It was not so when dad was young. ' Why the Change Today? Young men once were wont to worship women called them fairies, angels, queens. Now they term them "chickens," vampires, sports. Once regarded as superiors, they have now! become man's equal, with the "right" to ape his vices. Sweethearts used to plead with lovers pledging them to give up wild oats. But today that girl's "old maidish" who herself has never smoked, tasted cocktails, told questionable stories, seen risque plays, or bet on the races! Modesty was deemed a feminine virtue. Then why all this hub-bub about indecent apparel? Why should popfc, cardinal, school heads, employers, club women, welfare workers, need to score their own sis ters for their negligee costumes and the display of their persons? Discussion Invited. . - We have thought women religious given them credit for being more spiritual. Yet they now lead bands of crooks, "try anything once," and of all the church movements of history (like founding the many sects of Christendom), only one was given by a woman. Why is it? Were our forefathers misguiled knightly gallantj? Are women fallen angels or four-flushers? Is their new freedom hurting them? Are they deaf to the pleadings of conscience and God, care no longer for beauty of soul? Or have they grown to loath chivalry and sham, hence lay undue stress on reality? ARE THEY SLIPPING? Tell us. The Bee invites its readers of all ages and both sexes to ponder the above questions and then send in their answers to be printed. Ad dress all communications to The Letter Editor, Omaha Bee. Freedom of Speech and Action Tends to Lower Conduct of Majority of Women This Day and Age, One May Say Much More Than Ever Before and Still Be Well Thought of, Says "One Who Knows" But Woman Can Withstand These So-called Sterner Temptations Really 'Wants True Chivalry and Hates Shams Too Much Sham Nowadays. , ' ; tion is right at home. Mothers should know where their daughters are. You can't, take their word for it. I know of cases where little girls as young as 14 years-old, who are fooling their parents and living the life expected of a party in a disreputable house. "You cannot expect the police to watch girls, when the mother al lows them to go any plJce they want to go. The police have enough to watch, when they look after the known indecent. "The public dance today is a shame and disgrace, far more degen erating than the open saloon, yet I know of cases where mothers have fought hard against saloons and worked overtime for women suf frage, with their own little daughters leading a life of shame unnoticed. This world would be a whole lot better if we would just look after our own family, instead of trying to reform somebody else's family. "The small towns are just as bad as the large cities. In fact, I be lieve the per cent is greater. The facts are unbelievable to one who is not in a position to know. "Look at the divorce court these days, simply caused by the marriage of couples who were dishonest to each other. How can a boy of aver age means marry one of these 'dress parade dolls,' who knows absolutely nothing of housekeeping and cook ing, and expect to live happily with them these days? It is impossible. "I don't blame the 'chicken hounds' very much; they don't have to make any effort to pick up this floating stuff. "Conditions are getting worse fast. It is time to start something to stop it, and the home is the place to start. Yours very truly, "H. S. NAGLE, , "St. Paul, Neb." "A Man" Takes Exception. "There always were and are a few 'slipping women' and, no doubt, al ways will be. Is it not a necessary evil in order that those who live by comparisons' will have an opportu nity to appreciate a real good wom an when one comes within their vis ion? If so, it is unfortunate that such should be necessary, but the 'slippers' seem to enjoy 'slipping,' and, like in everything else, they can quit whenever they desire. Others will take their places. "The 'war' should not be blamed in event of there being an increase in 'chickens, 'vampires' or 'sports.' We must blame the homes. If the moth ers do not possess the finer loving qualities it is hardly fair to expect the daughters to acquire such. Thank goodness, the world is full of splen did mothers and the real women of cur day arc not 'slipping.' Neither are the men! "I must take exception to the en tire article 'Are Wcnien Slipping?' as the writer is, I believe, attract ing attention to a class that is cheap and always existed. Possibly they are more noticeable at present be cause of the fact that the salaries and wages of today permit them to circulate somewhat more freely and possibly because our laws are not advancing with the, times. "At all events women are not 'slipping' women are still more re ligious, even though man may have started or begun all the church movements, you will admit the act was prompted by woman or. women. There are some church movements that women would not care to take credit for. Going to church does not necesarily make one spiritual. "Away from the glare of ' the 'bright lights' of Omaha in the home sections, will be found many won derfully good women and men. "Omaha has a population of over 200,000 and the class referred to as 'slipping' does not amount to 'a drop in the bucket.' "No, we have a great many good ones left. "A. MAN, - "Omaha." Merely Question of Will. "This day is an age of the world when one may say much more than ever before and still be well thought of. Therefore the conduct of the majority is , lowered. What one thinks they must also act. Their thoughts must have an outlet and one's-actipns are the only, source. No, becoming a really, truly, pal to some young man. is helping each other along. "Of course, there are the good and bad. The ones who are bad morally and are pals only, cause each other to Sink lower, for one must either rise or sink, there is no standing still. The ones who wish to do right lift each other to a higher plane, to better woman and manhood. ' "Yes; a woman can withstand these so-called 'sterner' tempta tions. Everyone has a will of their own. They can do whatsoever they desire to do. Some have a weaker will power than others, but if they will only say they can withstand a temptation, they can. Woman's beneficience has not waned with the war, that is not al together. Many see things as they were and try to do better. Yes, every woman w'ants' pretty things, no matter who. what or where she is. Many, I will admit, carry it to an extent past endurance, therefore their name is a bad one. One may dress in style and have their clothes made very simple, and simpleness adds, not detracts, from the beauty of the clothes. "Woman is what men have made her. During the war she was called upon to nurse the men, which she did to the best of her ability. The war is over and there are no more calls for help but the real woman has seen what she was and has awakened to the occasion of making herself better. 1 Has Destroyed Faith. "The lessened respect which men show toward women and girls of today is due to the fault of a woman who has no respect for herself and, therefore, demands none from men. She has destroyed the faith men have in women and they have found so many who are like her they really begin to think they are all alike. '(Here is where a pal fig ures in. My 'pal' made me see this in a dark way which came to light after I had pondered over what he had said). "The hand that rocks the cradle docs rule the world. Real mothers allow no one to rock the cradle but themselves The mothers who leave their babies to a maid all the time deem these precious little ones a nuisance and wish them far away. God gave these dear ones to bright en the world. What would tHis world be. without babies? Would these women who leave, their babies have been in this world had their mothers done as they are now do ing? "No! For then maid were only for the rich and then these rich mothers gave at least three-fourths of their time to their babies. Now what are some women doing? De stroying the wonderful baby God , gave them with which to make themselves worthy of being called a woman and of deserving the love of a man who really cares for them. "I have never tasted a cocktail or bet on the races and in fact have done many things which compose your theory of an 'old maid.' I have many boy friends and they do not call me old maidish. I always en joy myself wherever I go and who ever I am with I always try to make them, feel as if they had known me a lifetime instead of only a ,few weeks, months, years, or hours, as the case may be.' "Yes, you may say, well no won der I am not called old maidish. I am respected by all who know me because I want to be respected, and my friends know it. Therefore a woman can be respected. It it a man's place to head a band of crooks toward the right not a woman's. ' "Are there any really, truly Chris tians in the world? They are on the outside, but in their hearts, no. No, in all women there is always some feeling of unrest if. she has done, wrong, but they try to kill their conscience and to deaden it to a certain extent of conviction which God places upon them, but they al ways feel that terrible unrest. Wom an really wants true chivalry; she hates shams, and the most of every thing is a sham now, and so, where the men are losing confidence, the women are also. The world is now in some respects better; in others much worse. "Men areas much to blame at women for the downfall. Why don't parents teach boys the things they do the girls? Boys are always well thought of, no matter what they do in the eyes of the world, but God knows I am not a fanatic, as you may have begun to believe, neither am I religiously inclined. I have been taught by the world itself what I have written. Not old in years, but wise through the teachings of experience, which is, after all, the best teacher. I have fallen, and ' those who knew me then, after they knew what I wanted to be helped me to rise from the mire. OncesI was what the world calls God's child. Everyone is God's child, bad or good. ' "I am only ' ' "ONE WHO KNOWS." Spirit Photograph of The ''Tweedale Case"-Husband Could Not See Figure His : : Clairvoyant Wife Saw, But Camera Got It Scientific Experiments Show That Electric Currents Can Be Stabilized Enough '' To Be Photographed Thought Photographs Made Through the Slowing r, Down of Etheric Vibrations Until They Are Solid and Tangible Enough to rr Reflect Light Waves, the Rays Being Similar in Character to Those Cast t'r Back From a Reflection of a Person in a Mirror Significant Fact Is That Figure Was Solid Enough to Prevent Photographing of Object Behind It. by -hereward carrington, - ph.d., Slembor f American and Royal Sorl-tlea for Fsyrhlcal Kmearoh, National tieojraphlcol Society, Etc. ' "Among all the cases of spirit photography which have been as certainly authenticated as such mat ters can be, none is more interest ing than the recent so-called "Twee dale Case." By the expression "as certainly authenticated as such matters can be," I mean that the facts have been established, that - purposeful fraud has been eliminated, the chances of accident reduced to a minimum and the facts explainable in no other way than the action or presence of some "spirit' or "supernatural" in dividuality. - The photograph was taken, injhis instance, by Rev. Charles L. Twee dale, vicar of Weston, Yorkshire, England, in his own home, with his own plate and camera. His wife, who is a clairvoyant, saw, first of all, a form standing behind the dining table, and described it to her hus band.. Rushing into the next room, he procured his camera and photo graphed the spot which his wife said the phantom's head occupied. . Affidavit Supports Story. Upon the plate being developed a faint and somewhat Curious misty and jagged "head" was found upon it. Writing of the experience. Rev. Tweedale said: v . "It has been my privilege ' and good fortune recently to have a ex perience which has scientifically proven the reality, of clairvoyance, as "Will be readily perceived by the following particulars, set forth .in the form of an affidavit recently at tested in the presence of a commis-' sioner for oaths, by myself and the ether two witnesses. The affidavit follows: ,. " 'In the matter of a remarkable photograph,'- produced at Weston vicarage, near Otley, in the county of York. , "'We, Charles Lakeman Tweedale "of -Weston ficarage, Otley. in the county "of York, cleikj in holy or ders Marsraret Eleanor Tweedale. the wife of Charles Lakeman Twee dale; and Herschel Burnett Twee dale, the son. of Charles Lakeman Tweedale, both of Weston vicarage, aforesaid, jointly and severally make oath and say as follows : Beholds the Figure. "'Firstly. I, the said Margaret Eleanor Tweedale, for myself say that 'on the 20th of December, 1915, about 1:30 in the afternoon, my hus band, my son, and myself, were at lunch in the morning room, when suddenly I saw the apparition of a man, with a full head of hair, and a beard, standing on the left hand side of my son, and in close prox imity to the piano in the said room. I immediately cried out to my hus band and my son that the figure was so standing. I directed their attention to the figure, but they could not see it. My husband hasti ly left the room and brought in his camera, and took a photograph of the position where I still saw the semblance of a man. I produced the exhibit, marked A. which is a true copy' of the negative taken by my husband, showing the figure of the bearded man. Takes a Photo. "'Secondly. 'I, the said Charles Lakeman Tweedale, for myself say that on the 20th of December, 1915, I was present in the morning room of Weston vicarage along with my wife and son, Herschel, and that my wife drew my attention to a figure which she saw in the room standing by my son's side, and although I could not distinguish it I immediate ly brought in my camera and took a photograph of the position where my. wife still adhered that she saw the figure. The photograph marked as the exhibit A wa a true copy of the resulting negative. I swear that the negative, which I person ally developed,, was in no way tam pered with, nor did the plate leave my possession until it was de veloped. "Thirdly. I, Herschel Burnett Tweedale, for myself say that I was present in -the morning room at Weston vicarage aforesaid, on the 20th December, 1915, about 1:30 p. in., when my mother suddenly drew my father's and my attention to the figure of a man, which she saw standing on my left-hand side. Along with my father I was unable to see the figure which my mother said she saw. My father immediately left the room and brought in his camera and exposed a plate on the position occupied by the figure as seen by my mother. The exhibit marked 'A' was a true copy of the resulting negative. No other person was present in the room during the time the picture was taken, except our' three selves Charles Lakeman Tweedale, Margaret . Tweedale, Herschel B. Tweedale. "Sworn this 27th day of February, 1916, before me, Joseph Wilson, a commissioner to administrator oaths in the supreme court of Indicature in England. . . ' Print Is' Signed. "A print from the negative, signed by the three witnesses and the so licitor,4was attached to. the affidavit, and is the one referred to as 'the ex hibit marked 'A.', "My wife described the man as a little man, and said that the top of his head appeared to be abouf on a level with my. son's shoulder. . She saw the figure more during the time I was fetching the camera. My wife and son continued sitting at the table during the exposure. The pho'to graph shows my son seated,' in addi tion to the figure of the man. , "The plate was developed almost immediately after the exposure was made and did not go out of my pos session meanwhile. "The plate was taken from a new. box of quarter-plates, and haf not been previously exposed. "No person of similar appearance has ever been photographed by me, or has ever entered Weston vicarage during the time I have lived in it. "Neither I, my wife, nor- son rec ognize the figure shown in the photo. Camera -in Good Order. "The camera is in" perfect order and no image of this kind shows up on plates exposed in the same? cam era shortly before and after this re markable photograph was " taken, conclusively proving that the figure is not -formed by a "pin hole," "No . picture of a . similar figure Photograph of Dr. R , showing spirit faces in the background, his coat being visible through girl's dress. - . -. . - ' hangs on the walls, nor do we pos sess one. "None of us were thinking of such a figure at the time of its appari tion. ' "The gelatine film of the negative is entirely free from finger prints or any traces of melting or frilling and is perfectly homogeneous through out, and was naturally dried in the air. Nothing was accidentally inter posed during the exposure, nor did any of us interpose ourselves or move from our places during that time. ' "The ground being thus thor oughly cleared, we are faced with the fact that iny wife clairvoyantly saw the figure of a man, with a good head of hair and a beard, which fig ure neither I nor my son could see. "On a camera being brought, and a sensitive plate exposed on the spot where the figure was seen by the clairvoyant, a photograph showing a man with abundant hair and a flowing beard was obtained, which photograph was recognized by my wife, the clairvoyant, as being like the man she saw. Hides the Piano. "The camera is an optical and me chanical apparatus .devoid of im agination, which cannot be halluci nated. Thus the reality of clairvoy ance is photographically and scienti fically, proved. "And now for the last and not the least significant fact; the man's head in the photo completely hides' that part of the piano which lies behind it, conclusively proving that the man had a definite objectivity, although invisible to the normal vision of my self and my son. Charles L. Twee dale." This striking case, coming, as it does, from an eminently respectable source, and accompanied by such formal legal documents, must per force give us pause, for here is a case where no professional medium was employed. Spirits Near Living Man. There is one other psychic pho tograph made by Mrs. Dupont Lee, which I am able to produce here. It shows the profile of the Dr. R whom I have previously mentioned as assisting Mrs. Lee in making some of her remarkable photo graphs. . It shows a profile of Dr. R , the balance of the plate being filled with faces, most of which are strik ingly biblical in character. They overlap and crowd upon each other in a very odd manner. The girl in the front, to the right, seems to be wearing a mid-Victorian dress; and .this it will be seen, falls over the hands and legs of Dr. R , which are visible through the transparency of the dress. For this photograph a camera was used; but we understand it was taken and developed by Mrs. Lee herself, as were the others. . The final question remains: Are these faces, found upon the above plates, the faces of spirits of the de parted,, or . are they psychoplastic forms created in. sonic other way? And if so, how ccount for them? Indeed, we might as well say how account for the spirit photograph in any case since, as soon as we begin to consider the optics and physics of the thing more closely, it is not so simple as at first sight appears? ; If Not Spirits, What? The objection has been raised that, once granted the genuine char acter of these photographs. , ; we should no longer, hesitate to class them as spiritistic that is, that they present undoubted evidence of spirit return, since definite and recogniz able forms have appeared upon the plates. For, if these be not spirits of the departed, what are they? Our reason for hesitating, before accepting this view of the matter, is that recent researches in "meta- psychics" h?.ve shown us that, while external entities may exist, apart from the mind and body of the me dium, these entities are not neces sarily what they purport vto be, but are rather experimentally formed or created phantasms, and this has been demonstrated in a variety of ways. Among these proofs, we may cite late experiments in the projection of the astral Lpdv. the creation of thought forms, etc., which have thrown an entirely new and unsus pected light upon these hidden pow ers of man. These thought-images once cre ated, the further and logical . at tempt was to photograph them-ap- ' "arently with more or less success, i images of definite thoughts were , obtained upon photographic plates, : i:i response to the will of the sub ject br experimenter. Of course, the problem of account ing for thought-photographs still re mains! How is it possible or con ceivable for thought thus to impress a photographic plate, leaving upon it the image in the mind? Are thoughts more real, more objective things than we have been in the habit of supposing? Are "thoughts things," as the New Thoughters arc always con tending? - These new researches would indsed seem to prove it .When -we "visualize" or construct a mental picture in thought, we form a mental image which is, so far as vye know, purely mental, and com posed only of "such stuff as dreams are made of." How can such a mental image be ' projected outwards into space, and actually exist in the ma terial world? How can it affect a photographic plate, or any other in strument which can usually be in fluenced only by physical forces? This is, indeed, a great and as yet a partially unsolved problem! . ' Only Rational Solution. The only rational, solution con sists in believing that thoughts are in a sense more real, more actual more material things than we have been in the habit of supposing. , Thoughts must possess mental energy; this mental energy probably sets in' mo tion certain vital, nervous currents in the brain and nervous system, which in turn affect the surrounding ether and thus create ether vibra tions and other, disturbances in the environment of the medium or psy chic. These vital radiations, as we have seen, have been photographed, and it also seems probable that the mental image can directly affect the ether, setting up In it certain strains and swirls and modifications which are direct thought photographs. Doubtless each human brain is sending out every minute countless etheric vibrations that radiate out ward into space. In telepathy these waves operate possibly something like wireless telegraphy. They im press solid objects. They can be re flected by a mirror just as when we "see" a solid object in a mirror we don't really see it, but' only other vibrations which have been re flected by the glass, the real object being a long distance away. Photographing Currents. t It is the same with thought. At times it can be made solid and ob jective enough to reflect light. Then it can be photographed. Professor Le Bon in his laboratory has alreadv shown us that it is possible, by pure ly physical means, to stabilize elec tric currents so that they can be photographed. For the time being he "created" matter at the points of electric needles. Possible thought photographs are much on this same order; both depend upon a slowing down of the etheric vibrations, to the point when they become solid and tangible, as they are said to do in the case of so-called materializa tions. " 'It is possible we are on the eve of discovering how to effect the trans formation from a visible to an in visible state by the occult use of the willl Couldn't Photograph Dead. The story was once related to me of a lady who strongly objected to having her photograph taken. One day she died She was laid to rest in her coffin, where she remained two days. On the second day a photograph of her was taken by the local photographer. Next day she was buried. Two ' days later the photographer came around in a great state of excitement, saying , that, although he had carefully de- veloped his plate, not a mark not a trace of the face was to be found on it! Where the face should have been was a blank space! Now the possible explanation is that the still active will of this person was being exercised in some occult manner, to the end that she intetfered with the light rays coming from her face suf ficiently to prevent its image being recorded. I do not for a moment advance either the case or the theory as "scientifically established;" mere ly give it as an example, illustrating a possibility which may one day be demonstrated. Whatever the interpretation of the facts, however, the conclusion to be drawn from this mass of evidence is that genuine supernormal photo graphs have been taken, and that thought forms have apparently been obtained, as well as so-called "spirit photographs." This branch of psychic investigation is one of the most interesting in the whole field, and I earnestly hope that my read- . crs, and all those interested in oc cult and psychic studies, will try ex periments of this natnre for them selves and note the results. (Copyrlaht, 1W0, by tbo Bell 7dlcU Inoorporated.) (Cbntlnutfl Naxt Sunday.) Marse Henry Grieved at Conditions He Finds In Cuba During Trip Louisville, Ky., Jan. 17. "Marse Henry Watterson, widely known at former editor of the Louisvilli Courier-Journal, regretfully writes that he has returned to Florida to spend the winter, from Cuba, where, he asserts, three small rooms in a Havana hotel, without meals, cost $38 a day, which, he asserts, is "pre posterously impossible." Milk punches, he says, cost 80 cents and cocktails 50 cents. "That is what prohibition in the United States has done," says "Marse" Henry, . with three exclamation points behind the statement Mr. Watterson, the Louisville Times said in its introduction to his letter, "despite the wits of the American press, never drinks a ju lep and cares little for liquor in any form," but 'the great protagonist of personal liberty did look forward to the theoretical pleasure of observing free men take a drink whenever they felt like Jit" Poincare Bents Modest Home ' Taris, Jan. 17. President Poin care has rented an extremely mod est house where he will make his home after his retirement from of fice next March. -It was formerly used by the British Y. M. C. A. and brings an annual rental of $1,600 Mme. Poincare is personally supervising the decorating of he new homq
