Animals Hoard
Winter Stocks
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Many Different Ways in Which
They Provide Against Long
Cold Season.
MAN USES HABITS OF BEES
Earthworm* Drag Leave* Into Th*lr
Durrow* to Provid* Food and
Comfort for Wmt*r—Why
Honay I* 6toi*d.
New York.—There are hinny differ­
ent way* In which nnlmul* meet the
winter. Many go Into wittier quarter*
und, reducing their expenditure to u
minimum, lie low until the »prime cull*
them again to action. Other», like the
wolves, continue to live dangerously,
«imply ahiirpcnlnK their wit* and In-
creasing the keonn*** of their hunt­
ing. Some, like the ermine und the
ptarmigan, don a white drees, which
ia both atife und com fort u hie.
Other* »olve the problem by a
change In habitat—notably the migra­
tory bird*. There are several other
aolutlon* of the problem, and one of
these I* to lay up store*. to hoard,
to eave. Many animal» do thl* Inside
their bodle».
Habit Is Acquisitive.
A beginning ol storing muy be
looked for perhaps In activities like
those of earthworms, which collect
leaves und drug them down Into their
burrows, ul once making (hem more
comfortable und providing a supply
of food for n rulny day. It Is surely
the acquisitive hublt thut they huve.
these earthworm*, for more than four­
score leaflets were taken from one
burrow.
With Insects we find nn Inclined
plane of storing that lend* up to the
climax Illustrated by hive bee* und
by some of tiie unt*.
Among the
solitary bee* the mother makes a
store for the brood which «lie never
survive« to see; among humble bees
the «tore Is begun by the mother, but
continue«) by her worker children un«l
In some kind* at least a part of the
society survives the winter; In some
tropical b*M there are permanent
societies und Imperfect combs; In th*
hive bees there nre permanent societies
and perfect combs.
The elaborate storing >f hive bees,
carried to such perfection under men's
care. Is to begin with, connected with
surviving the winter—I. e„ with per-
munence. nnd witli the survival of the
mothers ere their offspring grow up.
with the possibility of «octal
tradition.
It Is lm|Muudhle to think of storing
without a vision of Solomon's ant.
••which, having no guide, overseer, or
ruler provldeth her meat In the sum­
mer and gntbereth her food In the
harvest.” And. is among bee*, we find
.*11 grades among ants from those that
do not store at all lo those that make
u fine nrt of It.
According to recent studies of the
common
Mediterranean
harvesting
ant. the seeds which are collected nre
kept for a time dry and ire eventually
put out tn the rain to germinate. This
has the advantage of bursting the
hard seed coat« and In some cases of
starting processes of fermentation.
At a certain stage, however, the
ant» kill the embryo plant by biting
at It, and the need* are dried again In
The dried seeds of some
the eun
cloverlike plants, for Instance, nre
then taken hnck Into the nest nnd
chewed Into dough. This Is dried once
again In the sun In the form of little
biscuits, which are eventually put Into
the cupboard.
Culture for Molds.
It Is likely that different kinds of
seeds receive different treatment nnd
In some cu»es it seems thut the stored
material is not eaten nt all. but Is
used ns a culture for molds of which
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Sheeted Klansmen Appear at a Funeral
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the ant* are very fond.
It I» an
IntcreKtlng fact that the uae of mold*
—reminding us of man'» muMliroom
bed»—I» practiced by a number of
quite unrelated animal*—namely, cer­
tain ant», termite», beetle* ind mite».
Among backboned animal» It I n dif­
ficult to find convincing Instances of
Htorlng until we come to bird» and
mammal». Apart from the numerous
hint» that «tore f<><al In their crops,
sometime* ■<> exuberantly that they
can not fiy, there are aome that may
tie »nld to lay up nutritive «uving»
out »Ide of thcnmalve*.
In the burrow of the hamater
several «tore chamber* are made and
grain a* well hh hay I* aecumulatad
In conNldcruble quantity. The little
»now mouse that thrive* all the year
round at a high altitude on the Alp*
make* «tore* of chopped gra»» und
gentian roots. There are many other
example* of storing, but theae ex-
ample* »how that the thrifty habit
ha» taken firm hold In many different
corner» of the animal kingdom.
The largest turtle within the mem­
ory of old timer» at the Fulton fish
market. New York, I* thl* ZTAt-tamnd
reptile from Coat a Idea. Thoma* (Mi-
lane, bolding tdrn ifo. 1» curing for the
turtle now. But very soon the soup
kettle will get him.
Round Up Gang
of Shoplifters
“Dashing Dora” Leader of No
torious Band of Fashionable
Benin Robbers.
LUur OVER MILLION DOLLARS
Every Step of Pollc* Investigation of
Gang Results In Fr«sh Sensa­
tional Disclosuras — Eight
Are In Cuetody.
000,000 in value. Most of the prop­
erty was disposed of In Holland,
though a considerable quantity Is be-
lleved to have found Its way to
Britain, France nnd America.
Charlottenburg police station
sembled a great warehouse. There
were piles of china and leather goods,
Jewels and other valuable articles,
wblch were taken chiefly from a lux­
urious six-rooin apartment occupied
by “Dashing Dora.”
This woman
now forty-four, who has been twice
divorced. Is married *o a youth of
twenty.
"Dashing Dora's" home was raided
by policemen just as the seven crimi­
nals were discussing a New Year's
present for “the flrm," consisting of
two limousines with a liveried chauf­
feur and footmen to assist them In
their “profession.”
Dora and her
woman accomplices, who lived like
princesses, mixed In the Idghest so-
clety.
She Is considered the most
brazen and cleverest of light-fingered
crooks on record.
The list of booty carried off by
her gang includes n priceless antique
porcelain set of 178 pieces which was
lifted piecemeal from an Unter den
Linden shop in four visits. An easy
job for them was a gold coffee set of
thirty-two pieces valued at $5.000.
This was carried off In one visit.
Special Belts Used.
Dora and her friends were equipped
with specially constructed leather
belts fitted with innumerable hooks
to which they attached valuables ns
they passed through the shops.
The incident which led to the raid
on Dora's home illustrates the gangs
audacity, They fell under the suspl-
cion of a salesgirl at one Berlin lux-
ury «hop. but they bluffed the man-
ager Into an humble apology.
The next day the husbands of the
two women visited the shops, indig­
nation personified, nnd, flashing 1,000
mark notes In the face of the manager,
they Insisted on a written a|>ology
from the salesgirl and the manager
himself.
Tills was given, but the
manager was afterward struck with
the youth of the husbands as com­
parer! with their wives. He telephoned
for the police, and tiie gang were ar­
rested.
Berlin.—White slave traffic, the
morphia habit and the practice of
blackmail were Joined to theft, fraud
und kleptoiuunia in the "Dunse Maca­
bre" of the bund of Berlin shoplifters
led by "Dashing Dora.”
Every step of the police investiga­
tion of the activities of this gang,
eight of whom are In custody, re­
sults In fresh si-nsatlonal dlnchwures.
Several members of the bund plead
that they are addicted to the drug
hublt and are nut responsible for their
act*. Mrs. Foerster, one of Dora's
"dashing" daughter*. Is In the hospital,
suffering from morphia polaon. Her
husband wns arrested as he was In
the act of concealing stolen property
valued at several thousand pounds.
Louise Morvlllus, tier sister, has
been released from custody In order
thut she may go to her sick child,
but not before she had confessed to
the police that for years she lias been
n white slave for her husband, Frank
Morvlllus. who is director of the Ger­
man disposal board.
Further raids have been tnnde by
the police on the luxurious homes of
"Dashing Dora" and her accomplices,
and the enormous pile of stolen goods
at Charlottenberg police station has
received considerable addition.
Confiscate Bank Accounts.
The bank accounts of the gang,
which amount to many thousands of
pounds, have been confiscated.
Morvlllus has pleaded that his
mother In law Is the victim of klep-
tomunlu.
It has been alleged against Morvll-
lus thut he heavily bribed the pollce
In order to avoid arrest.
Members of the gang, who were
caught with $200.000 worth of •tolen
goods In their possession, have ter­
rorized the largest Berlin luxury 249 CHILEAN QUAKES IN 1920
stores for many years, nnd their dep­
redations are estimated to exceed $1,- Occur 35 Hours Apart on Average, Re­
ports Seismological
Service.
Spanish Ambulance in Morocco War
Santiago.—Two hundred and forty-
nine earthquake shocks were recorded
in Chile in 1920, according to a report
Just published by the national seis­
mological service. The average inter­
val between shocks was 35 hours, while
in the year previous a shock was reg­
istered every 28 hours.
Tlie greateat seismic activity In 1920
was the area embracing the Aconcagua
and Maipo valleys. In which the prin­
cipal cities are located. The most pro­
nounced schock was recorded on July
20, the center of which wns in the
Aconcagua valley.
Moonshine Makes Rabbits
Defy the Whole World
Two chair» adjusted to a pack-saddle on a mule, form this queer ambu­
lance, used by the Spanish army In Morocco to transport soldier wounded In
the fighting agulnst the Insurgent Moor*.
Pasco, Wash.—Officers Investi­
gating n story sent by a Pasco
correspondent
concerning the
prevalence of rabies among rab­
bits have found that the police
in making a raid Just outside the
city, dumped several barrels of
corn mash out on the sagebrush
covered prairie.
The embryo moonshine at once
became the diet of hundreds of
rabbits. Crazed bunnies ran pell-
mell Into standing automobiles
frantically gnawed at telephone
posts and did some dancing.
Many people concluded that
the rabbits had rabies.
Appearing suddenly and mysteriously, six white-sheeted Ku Klux Klansmen placed a cross of red roses on the gray*
of H. IL Turley, ex-soldler, who died In the strwts of Birmingham. Ala., after having been, it is alleged, turned away
from the hospital door*. Tiie crowd maintained an awed silence during the presence of the Klansmen and Immedi­
ately after the last volley by th* firing squad the white-garbed figures vanished as mysteriously as they had com*.
Victims Rush to
Meet Swindlers
Worthless
Certificates
Are
Eagerly Grabbed Up by
Innocent Dupes.
OIL STOCKS STILL SELLINS
Modern Inventions Help Crooked Sales­
men Unload Stock on Unsuspecting
Buyers—"Wildcat” Brokers
Make Fortunes.
New York.—In years gone by, the
gold brick artists and oil stock sales­
men were so successful that P. T.
Barnum once remarked that a “sucker
I* born every minute.” Today, with
modern Inventions and a public Just as
eager to be “stung.” the “sharpers”
find the birth rate even higher, and
their profits are bo much the greater.
It has been estimated that In the
last year more than $800,000,000 has
been thrown awdy by the people of
tiie United States on “wildcat” schemes
that range from oil stock to making
metal from horses’ hoofs and extract­
ing gold from sea water. According to
statistics, there are more “suckers” in
the country today than Mr. Barnum
imagined.
During the last year, hundreds of
stock brokers have been arrested in va­
rious cities for selling “wildcat” stocks,
in many cases, however, the “brokers”
were tipped off that they were being
watched and, like the Arabs, they
folded their tents and silently stole
away. With them went the money
of ministers, department store clerks,
stenographers, telephone operators.
housewives, and staid business men.
There are at the present time, it
Is estimated, approximately
1.000
"bucket shops” in the United States.
If these 1.000 shops are to remain
open, they must have $100 a day each,
which* in a year of 300 days, means
an income of $30,000.000 annually for
office expense alone. This is to meet
the expense of wire and ticket services
and blackboard boys, with the gullible
paying the cost.
A Favorite Trick.
A favorite trick of the bogus stock
salesmen is to secure from the tele­
phone list or directory the names of
physicians, ministers, and school
teachers. The salesman makes a call
and. by bls persuasive voice, Is usually
able to sell at least ten shares of a
certain stock for $1 a share. A few
days later another agent calls and
offers $2 a share for the stock, but
the buyer. Instead of reselling, buys
more stock from the second salesman.
The slick salesmen then disappear
and the buyer realizes that waripaper
Is much cheaper than the paper be has
purchased.
A mushroom bucketshop In Philadel­
phia a year ago played a wonderful
game while It lasted. Out of the tele­
phone directory the operators took
2.000 names, and to these addresses
they sent trade letters. To 1,000 of
the addresses these so-called brokers
stated that a certain stock was due
for a sudden rise. To the other 1.000
persons went similar letters stating
that this self-same stock wns due for
a fall. In this manner, the bucketshop
keepers made 1.000 friends who
thought the brokers knew what they |
were talking about when the stocks |
did go up.
This was followed by -
telephone calls for orders and many i
shares were purchased. The 1.000 per- I
sons who were told the stock would
go down were not bothered again.
The following day out went 1.000
letters to the ones to whom the “guess- |
right” letters had been sent. In this
instance, 500 letters predicted nn ad­
vance In the stock and to the re­
mainder went word of a decline. This
left 500 customers who would by this
time swear by the “prophets.” When
the list was completed, nnd the brokers
had made n nice haul, new names were
tnken from the telephone directory and
the process repeated.
Prominent Name* a Factor.
A favorite trick of the stock swind­
ler*—that Is the mushroom variety
that bloom overnight, fleece the “In-
m»cents." and then depart either to a
prison cell or parts unknown—I* to
adopt the trade name of prominent de­
ceased bankers, or the name of a build- j
Ing In which they establish luxurious­
ly furnished suites. Then they sit back ;
and listen to the dollars clinking into '
their coffers from the pocket* of the
unsuspecting, who believe they are
dealing with the sons of the financial
wizards of a generation ago.
Any secret process to manufacture
anything is one7>f the favorite founda­
tions on which to construct a swindle.
It seems to cloak charlatanism and fur­
nish a tempting appeal to human
credulity. Not long ago a company
was formed in one of the large east­
ern cities to make cosmic bearings for
automobiles and airplanes. The proc­
ess was to be kept secret, it being
decided not to even patent the process
because of the danger of its being
stolen.
When the secret was revealed at a
directors’ meeting, after the proper
amount of stock had been disposed of,
ft read as follows: “To 100 pounds
of metal add four ounces of horse-
hoof parings, three ounces of borax,
two ounces of powdered glass, and
one ounce of sea salt After copper,
lead, and tin are fluid, put in horse-
hoof parings and stir well, then add
glass, borax, and sea salt combined,
then stir.”
A Good Formula.
Not the least amusing thing In rela­
tion to the formula was that It Is all
right. The company expected to make
the concoction at a cost of 18 cents a
pound, and sell It at 85 cents, but a
subscriber to the stock who could not
quite fathom where the horse-hoof par­
ings came in began an investigation,
despite the fact that he had been sworn
to secrecy. He learned that foundry-
inen throughout the country had been
using thl« formula for half a century,
and that the product could be sold by
them for 11 cents a pound, or 9 cents
cheaper than it cost the company to
manufacture it. The officials of the
stock company were arrested, but. It
Is said, they had taken in more than
$575,000 through the scheme.
“BEHEADED” MAN NOW 0. K.
Knife of Chinese Executioner Only
Wound* Bandit—He Get* Par­
don and I* Healed.
Slangtang, Kansu Province.—One
Wong Ah-nyl, not so long ago a cap­
tured bandit under senten«?e of death
in this little Chinese community, walks
the streets a free man today, and his
is a figure that commands a certain
measure of awe and respect due to
odd circumstances.
With six companions he was cap­
tured while engaged in a lawless en-
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Seattle.—When the long win-
ter nights—24 hours long. In fact
—prohibit almost any sort of
amusement to the operators on
the 2.000 miles of Canadian gov-
erament telegraph Une through
the Yukon, the "brass pounders"
play chess by wire. Two men tap
out their moves to each other
and other men “watch" the
games by listening in on the
Une and making the moves on
boards of their own.
This is vouched for by G. 3.
Fleming, district superintendent
of the Canadian government
Unes at Whitehorse, who Is in
Seattle.
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terprise and. In accordance with the
swift Justice of the Chinese, he and
the other six were promptly convicted
and led out to be executed. The
heads of-the six were quickly chopped
off, but by a mischance when the knife
descended upon Wong’s neck It did
not sever the head but merely Inflicted
a gaping wound. This was taken a*
a sign that some special spirit was
acting as Wong’s guardian and neither
the executioner nor any other dared
again swing the knife.
Wong was taken to the yamen of
the magistrate, who also was Im­
pressed, so much so that the official
not only granted the culprit a full
pardon, but he also gave Wong a let­
ter of introduction to those in charge
of the mission hospital. The Chris­
tian doctor in charge there restored
Wong to well-being and so he goes
about today a free man aud one to be
respected.
FORTUNE HELD FOR MISSING
Man Has Been Away for Eleven Year*
and It Awaits Him in Den­
ver Bank.
Denver. Col.—There are 11,000
honest-to-goodness American dollar*
lolling around the vaults of a local
bank that belong to Louis C. Casper,
but the young man cannot be found.
If Casper fails to put in an appear­
ance before Jan. 1, 1923, he will be
declared legally dead and rhe money
will be distributed among twenty-odd
cousins of the missing youth.
Young Casper disappeared early in
1916, on a day when his mother sent
him to the bank to deposit $1,000.
The money never reached the bank
and Louis has not been heard from
since.
In 1918 his mother died. Two year*
later his father died, leaving an es­
tate of $11,000. A Denver law firm
instituted a country-wide search for
Casper.
Blood Tests for Officers of Army
For the first time since 1917 armj office«» were subjected to blood tests
recently at Governor’s Island, New York. Failure to pas» successfully meant
enforced retirement from active service. Three hundred officer* underwent
the examination.