FI HKItG shipped an open hand
down upon the Inlaid desk top.
“Listen!" he stormed: "this
thing's gotta be stopped If we
have to fire everyone on the lot—you
hear me, Garrison?”
The slighter of the two men across
from him grimaced wryly and said:
“Perfectly, J. I..; you're in good
voice today. But I don't think can
nlng people’s gonna help much.”
The producer gave him a belligerent
glare.
“Oh! So maybe you’ve got some
smarter Ideas you’re keeping secret?"
The third man squirmed impatiently
forward In his chair, lie was large
and loose-limbed, with soft white
hands that commenced to Mutter ns he
spoke:
“For heaven's sake lei's not waste
time squabbling! Please remember
that these dances that have been rav
aged front me were creations of nty
very soul. I tell you it's frightful!'’
“Nuts!” said Garrison, “that's just
a lot of hot air, Cheval. What really
counts Is the fifty grand we've lost by
having tlie stuff stolen."
Flberg grumbled emphatic assent.
“Sure—now you're talking Eight
colossal sets for these dance numbers
In the Inst three months, and what
have yve got? Ten reels of Him In the
nshcan Phooey!"
Petulantly the dance director asked:
“But how do those vile Minsky
brothers have the audacity to—”
“Never mind that," Garrison cut In
“The Important point Is that every
one of those numbers came nut In a
Minsky show just before we were
ready to release, which means that
somebody at this end's playing a little
double cross."
I'iberg eyed him shrewdy and In
quired:
"Yes? So who?"
"If I had that answer.” the pub
liclty man snapped, "would we be sit
ting around here stewing our brains
over it? I’m only trying to show you
how we’ve got to tackle the thing."
Garrison rose, shoved his rhair back
and walked to the door.
"Think I’ll toddle along,” he remarked
laconically. "You gentlemen don’t
want me In on a private light. See
you later, J. L. If Cheval swoons,
there’s some smelling salts In my
otlice.”
He went across the lot toward sound
stage 5. It was there that all the
elaborate spectacles which never
reached the screen—at least under the
Zenith trademark—had been staged
The most recent of them, he knew
was now being rehearsed by Clieval s
assistants, and some vague hunch
urged him to pay a visit.
As he entered the building, a man he
didn’t know approached him, heading
out.
The fellow wore a light overcoat,
and beneath it something bulged. See
ing the publicity man. he attempted to
slip hurriedly past. A furtiveness in
the movement attracted Harrison's no
tlce.
“Hey—Just a minute,” he said,
grasping the other's arm; "let me see
your pass, if you don’t mind."
The man put on an offended air.
"Pass?" he echoed stiffly. “I'm
sure l don't understand. I'm a guest
here.”
"Everybody who comes on the lot
from outside," Harrison told idm, “has
to have one, unless lie sneaks 111.
What’s under your coat, by the way?"
Without replying, the fellow tried
to jerk free. Harrison held on and
pulled him toward the door. When
they were outside he halted again and
snapped:
“Now, listen; either you come clean
on what you're doing here, or 1 turn
you over to the studio police ns a
trespasser. Whieh'll It be?"
The man ceased struggling and
smiled a trifle. “Very well; here you
are. Nothing very desperate about
this, Is there?"
From tlie folds of Ins overcoat he
withdrew a camera.
The publicity man gave a triuni
phant snort and seized it, exclaiming:
"Well, well! So you’ve been snap
ping yourself some pictures, eh? I
suppose they're just for the family
album?”
“Perhaps,” lie fellow replied blandly.
He was still smiling, confidently, and
seemed to be enjoying the situation.
“And of course,” Harrison pursued,
••you don't happen to be in the employ
of Minsky brothers?"
The oilier nodded without hesitation.
“Yes, I am; why?”
“Because then you’re going to have
the unique honor of a little interview
with Mr. Joseph Fiberg. Won’t that
be nice?”
“Very. Pm at your service."
Fiberg and Cheval were in the throes
of heated argument when Harrison
threw open the producer's oliioe door.
Both men turned nnd tliolr words died
at the sight of the stranger. Then
Garrison led him forward, saying:
"Here's something ought to Interest
you, J. I.. Allow me to present Mr.
X. I met him coming out of sound
stage 5 with a hidden camera. He
admits taking shots of the stuff nnd
that he works for Mlnskys. How does
that sound for a hot tip off on our mys
tery?"
Before Fiberg could respond, the
man in the overcoat was speaking.
"Ah—this Is indeed a pleasure, Mr.
Fiberg. And this other gentleman?—
may I know—”
"Paul Cheval,” cut In the dance di
rector haughtily, "Is it of any par
ticular moment to you?"
"Most decidedly. I'm fortunate In
finding you both together. I'd planned
to seek separate appointments hut our
friend here seems to have helped mat
ters along in a hurry."
"Say, just what Is this?” Fiberg
asked blankly.
"I’ll come to the point at once. My
name Is Fletcher; I'm with the law
Hrm that represents Minsky Brothers.’
He pointed to the camera and wen’
on:
“With these pictures as evidence, we
purpose to tile Immediate suit ngains' j
Zenith studios for one million dollars i
damages. I thought you'd like to know
about it”
There was a second of stunned
silence. Then Cheval, In a strained
voice, cried:
“This Is enough! I've listened ta
all the Insane mouthings I can stand
for one day."
He flung toward the door, but the
man called Fletcher was there before
him and blocked the way.
"One moment, please. Kvldcntly this
is a surprise to all but yourself. I’d
thought it might lie more complicated.
You see, Mr. - well. Cheval—the
little lady who worked at Minsky's
as a chorus girl nnd furnished yon the
details of tlioir dances has made a
complete statement."
To the producer, whose face was
slowly deepening in hue, he added:
“According to nt.v Information, Mr.
Klherg,you’ve been rattier badly duped.
Tliis man whom you’ve engaged as a
dance director appears actually to be
an ex vaudeville hoofer named Izzy
Mnntlovski, and the girl I spoke of his
former partner."
Once more the room was momen
tarily soundless. Then the lawyer’s
voice, with a new tinge of amuse
ment. said:
“What you do with him’s not my
affair, of course; but may 1 suggest
discretion? Alter all, publicity about
this might prove quite embarrassing—
eh. Mr. Garrison?”
Finds Stars of Pleiades
Group Move Independently
Proof tlml each star In the Pleiades
cluster moves Independently of other
stars in that group has been estah
llshed by Prof. Jan Schlit. head of the
Columbia university department of as
tronomy. This contradicts previous
observations indicating the Pleiades
constitute a star cluster In which mo
(ions of Individual members are exactly
alike, according to a correspondent In
the Chicago Tribune.
Professor Soli lit compared recently
completed photographs with similar
views taken by the same photographic
telescope 67 years ago. He and his
assistants were able to measure up to
0. 0003 of a second of arc per annum
the velocities or motions of Individual
members of the Pleiades with respect
to each other.
Although the theory that there Is
motion among individual stars of the
Pleiades and similar groups, has ex
isted for a long time. Professor Schllt
explained, the motion was so silent
that its existence has never been
proved.
The accuracy of tlie Columbia cal
culations. he said. Is n result of the
long period of time over which the
measurements extend.
In making those measurements, he
pointed out, the university is carrying
forward a project started In 1808 by
1. ewis Morris Rutherford, founder of
the Columbia department of astronomy,
lie was tlie first astronomer to prove
that positions of stars could be mens
ureil more accurately on a photo
graphic plate than by the eye through
the ordinary telescope.
Rutherford took more than 3,00b
pictures of constellations with a photo
graphic telescope which he built in
1S08.
A Fippenny Bit
A fippenny bit was a Spanish halt
real, a silver coin taken at 1-10 of a
dollar. The term was used in Penn
sylvanla and adjacent states. Re
fore an net of congress, February 21
18."7, caused the adoption of decimal
coins and the withdrawal of foreign
coinage front circulation, this coir
passed currently for fi'4 cents, and
was called in New England a four
pence ha penny, or a fourpenee; In
New York a sixpence; In Philadelphia
and Virginia a fip, and in l.ouisi
ana a picayune. A bit was a small
silver coin with n value of about 12%
cents. The term was often used lit
referring to the Mexican real.
Let Our Motto Be
GOOD HEALTH
BY DR. LLOYD ARNOLD
Professor of Bacteriology and Preventive
Medicine, University of Illinois,
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NO MAN TOO RICH TO EAT
CABBAGE
Down through the ages the rich man
ns n general rule has disdained to eat
tile tilings mm
were so common
that the poor mnn
could have them
lie seemed to think
that he lost caste
If he ate common
food. If grapes
were abundant In
his own territory,
then his pnlnte
found the flavor
"coarse,” and he
had to senu tor
- those from another
territory. And so with everything.
There must he expense either In the
gathering, the transportation or the
preparation. Otherwise, why be rich?
The early r,reeks and the early Ito
limns were a fairly healthy people.
They used many herbs. Then they
waxed rich and herbs became too or
dinary. So scurvy developed among
them, not among the rich who got
ilielr fruit juices, hut among the slaves
In tlie.r households, who were fed only
upon the scraps.
Anil a curious thing happened.
When the slaves got the loathsome
scurvy, their employers drove them
out of tlicit houses, and as there was
no other place to go, they took refuge
In the mountains or the forests. There
they hud to live upon whatever they
could Hint— wild plants, roots, herbs,
fruits, with an oeensionnl morsel of
snake, scorpion, toad or worm for
Havering.
The green things of course cured the
scurvy, but, as they didn’t know that,
when they returned to the city, they
gave the credit to the snakes and the
scorpions and the toads.
Quacks and charlatans took up these
cures, and so through the centuries
there have been some weird broths
and stews recommended for the cure
of scurvy.
Nmv, though, there Is hardly a per
son who hasn't heard that vegetables
and fruits are very essential If we nre
to have a healthy, balanced diet.
There Is no millionaire—If any mil
lionaires are left—who Is so rich that
he can get along without the common
vegetables on his table, lie can’t ban
ish the cabbage family and not regret
It. and carrots and spinach and dande
lions come on his table, too. He has
learned that If you want to he healthy,
you have to obey the rules of health,
and one of those rules is—green vege
tables, and the more common the vege
table the better.
Indeed, the strange fact Is that now
the people In this country who use the
fewest vegetables are the farmers
who make their living from the soil.
This indictment does not hold true of
course for nil farmers. There are
many farmers who live most sensibly
and Intelligently. They set the best
table Imaginable. But to each of these
there are hundreds whose meals day
after day consist of bread and cereals,
meat, potatoes, beans. Jams, pie and
cake and coffee. They can go weeks
on end without having fresh fruit or
a single vegetable.
The automobile is undoubtedly part
ly responsible for this limited menu.
In the old days every farmer, no mnt
ter what his major crop was. planted
a kitchen garden. Or ntaybe his wife
did it. And from that garden went
bushels of carrots, turnips, rutabagas,
jnions, beets and cabbage Into root
cellars or deep trenches to give va
riety and taste to the winter meals.
There were barrels of apples. Celery
was laid out to blanch. In the fall
the kitchen was redolent with the
Iragranco of pickles preserved in vine
gar and spices.
Now what has happened? Since the
advent of the automobile, no one
wants to stay home to tend the garden
>r to put up fruit. The women argue,
'The runners do such a good Joi* ot
•mining, why should we bother?" And
•lie men say, “Modern refrigeration
cars have made it possible to ship
rreen vegetables from California or
Texas or Florida all winter now, and
they sell very cheaply."
This is all good logic and it would
be fine if it were carried through. But
the trouble is the money crop on the
farm doesn’t always bring in money,
and then there isn't the cash to buy
these foods from the grocer, for after
ill the grocer does charge more than
if you raised them yourself. And then
gasoline costs money.
It would seem logical that farmers
mil village people who mn.v have
■leun air just by stepping outside their
loors, should lie the nation's healthiest
leople. Hut it Is the city people that
have this distinction. And the reason
is chiefly—an abundance of green
vegetables in tbe diet.
Western Newspaper Uni"*'
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Junior Yachtsmen at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Prepared by the National Geographic Society
Washington. D. C.-WNU Service.
RECENTLY b Jury In Washing
ton, D. C., had to be quartered
four lu a room in a hotel be
cause of the influx of visitors
to the nation’s capital. The spring
lure of the city brings thousands of
travelers who swell the ranks of the
normal transient population.
Washington always has been a pop
ular convention city. Indeed, conven
tions here never cease. This or that
national group seems always In session,
l'he year around one secs crowds of
men and women wearing badges, carry
ing banners, following bands, touring
fhe city in big busses which flaunt
streamers telling who the pilgrims arc
nnd where they came from.
In vacation time school children hy
the hundreds of thousands Hock here
from all over the Union, remindful of
that children's crusade of ancient days
They crowd the city's more than 70
hotels, its 000 eating places, and miles
of rooming houses. Some visitors bring
tents or come by automobile nnd roost
on the commons beside the Potomac,
known ns the Tourist Camp grounds.
More than 500 national associations
have offices here, representing every In
terest. from the Chamber of Commerce
jf the United Stales and the American
Federation of Labor to the fanners
and Dyers and Cleaners.
Today private cars crowd the curb
like pigs fighting for nose room In a
trough. From every direction paved
•oads radiate Into Washington anil
streams of traffic flow In from dawn to
dusk.
But huge motor travel is notmng
compared with the crowds that come
by rail. All counted, at least Qve mil
lion visitors a year see the capital.
And 10,950,000 travelers use the Union
station annually, more than three times
as many ns all the whites In the Unit
ed States when the city was laid out.
National Museum I* Immense.
Nobody has seen everything In the
national museum. Nobody could. There
is too much. To see Its 13,000,000 dif
ferent specimens—at the rate of one
thing a minute, working eight hours a
day—would take more than 74 years!
This museum preserves all collec
tions of objects in science, history, In
dustry, and art belonging to our gov
ernment. It Is the storehouse for spe
cimens that range In size from the tini
est of shells ami Insects to airplanes,
automobiles, and huge skeletons of fos
sil animals. The whole has been val
ued at more than $120,000,000. Be
muse of its host of odd objects that
are the only ones of Iheir kind In ex
istence, the collection could not be du
plicated at any price.
Because nobody could see all, only
some of the most Interesting things are
! set out for public exhibition. These
include line examples ol ditTerent kinds
of animals, well kn iwn historical oh
jects, pictures, weapons. Inventions,
vehicles, and series of specimens of va
rlons kinds that have interest and at
traction.
Natural History txhimts.
In the Natural History tiall, the
groups of large animals collected by
the Kousevelt African expedition are
the most |iopular exhibit. I.lous, water
tuilTul >, zebras, and others, arranged in
Ii.'elike manner, with the vegetation of
their native tiauius as background,
shew die types of mammals met on
that historic hunt. Thousands of otli
er specimens, large and small, from
this same expedition repose in moth
proof storage cabinets in the museum
Inborntoiles, where they are the basis
uf scientific research.
lu tic. fossil halls is the skeleton ol
a huge dinosaur, an extinct reptile ot
the Cretaceous period, u specimen 8g
feet lung, and so arranged that visitors
may walk beneath It. and so gain a
clearer Idea of Its vast size. Such skel
etmis are found embedded in stone, s i
that the hones need to tie chiseled out
caroluly by hand. With this great
heart appear many other fossils of hi
zorre and unusual type. I'not prims
fossil 174>d in stone and many millions
ol yeart old give Indication ot life and
movement by creatures otherwise
known only from hones
One hill I shews only minerals Here
is the original nugget that started the
gold rush to California In 1849, a bit
of metal smaller than one’s fingernail,
hut one of great historic Importance.
A great collection of coins and med
als begun by the Treasury department
Is deposited In the National museum
and forms an exhibit highly attractive
to the numismatist A tine collection
of postage stamps Is arranged In spe
cially designed cabinets.
One hall In the Arts nnd Industries
building shows man’s use of power,
from Its primitive beginnings. Here
are engines that the visitor may oper
ate electrlenlly by pressing a buiton.
and so exnmlne the operation of the
driving mechanism of an auto and oth
er machines. Textiles nnd their man
ufacture form an absorbing show.
Historical Relics and Art.
And one secs, loo, the original Star
Spangled Manner, historical relics of
Washington, Lincoln, and many other
great Americans, a collection of
swords, one of firearms, of woods, mu
sical instruments, timepieces, typewrit
ers. nnd curiosities so varied that nny
visitor Is sure lo find somewhere some
thing to hold Ills interest.
In the Natural History building Is
the nencleiis of a national gallery of
art, for which a separate building Is
planned. It includes rare paintings by
old masters, as well as many of recog
nized merit by modern artists: sculp
tures niinlnlmes. ceramics, metalwork,
ami carved Ivories. Tills collection has
been valued at ten million dollars.
No wonder thousands of people a day
flock here! Yet they see so little—of
the whole. The hulk is guarded In Inti
oratories. In constant use for scien
tific studies, therp flows from here s
steady stream of new facts and Ideas
of scientific Interest, most of which ul
timately have definite application to
the welfare of man.
Among the world’s great storehouses
of knowledge Is the Library of Con
gress. It has nearly live million books
and pamphlets, accumulated from the
ends of the earth. Including nearly ev
ery book printed In America and the
most prized of foreign publications.
The most complete collection of Itus
slan and Chinese literature Is pre
served here.
Other libraries have become pre
eminent In special subjects, such as
those of the State department, (he pat
ent office, the army medical museum,
the bureau of standards, the geological
survey, etc.
There are more than 200 libraries In
Washington, where students are always
welcome.
Center for Education.
American education finds a focal
point In the Interior department. Its
office of education gathers data from
all parts of the nation. Through ex
periment and experience, It converts
its Information into aid and advice giv
en hack to state, county, and municipal
school officers.
Think what It means to students to
have access to the researches of the
American Council of Education, the
National Academy of Sciences, the Na
tional Itesearch council, the National
Education association, the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers, the
National Geographic society, the Car
negie Institution of Washington, the
Carnegie Institution for the Advance
ment of Peace, and many others
On the stalls of the embassies and
legations are trained and obliging dip
lomnts, not only learned in the political
and economic backgrounds of their o\<*n
countries, hut reflecting the social nnd
artistic cultures of the nations which
they represent.
nr art galleries besides the National,
there is the Corcoran, exhibiting the
work of prominent American artists
ami sculptors. It also houses the fa
mous Clark collection of old masters
and other items of Knmpean urt. The
Freer gallery also illustrates this com
hlnatlon. with woks id .lames McNeill
WITstler ami oriental sculptures, paint
.ugs. bmnr.es. Hnd lades There are
also In Washington private galleries
open to students d the arts.
In such an atmosphere It Is natural*
that seats ot higher learning should
develop. Five universities now give
to Washington the largest proportional
student population of any city in the
country.