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June, 1914, and June, 1931 June 28 is the seventeenth anniversary of the murder of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand by'Bosnians who had been instigated and trained by Serbian military authorities and were unrestrained by the Serbian civil government. The latter was aware of the assassination plot for at least a month before the fatal day. This murder of the Austrian heir-appar-ent touched off the European powder-house. In 1914 we were sorry for “poor little Serbia.** She had been bullied, albeit not without some justification, by Austria-Hungary. Moreover, many Serbs lived tinder Austrian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia wished to free her fellow nationals from the Hapsburg and to bring them all together in a Great Serbia. The “rights o£ small nationalities’* was one of the main slogans of the World war. President Wilson spoke for these repressed peoples with a fervor and eloquence which rocked the w-orld. For the liberation of no people was there more enthusiasm than for, the freedom of Serbia. After the war, Serbia was permitted to build the Great Serbia, which emerged on the map of of postwar Europe as the Kingdom of Yugo-Slavia. But in creating this kingdom the Serbs took in many Croats and Macedonians. Did the Serbs remember the manner in which they had suffered at the hands of Austria and respect the rights of the Croats and Macedonians? Hardly. They have ground their new subject nationalities be- ; neath their heels with greater severity than Austria ever treated Serbs. ■ '“The International Committee for Political Prisoners, headed by men like Clarence Darrow, Judge Julian Mack, Sinclair Lewis, Arthur Garfield Hays, E. C. Lindemann, Jerome Davis, Sherwood Eddy and others, has issued a letter, based on careful first-hand information, which reveals the state of “small nationalities’* in the Yugo-Slav kingdom on the seventeenth anniversary of the first stroke in the war for human liberties: "It is notorious that thousands of Croats and Macedonians are held in Yugo-Slav prisons under incredible conditions solely for their effoi ts to obtain national independence. Hundreds, if not thousands, have been killed. All efforts by minorities in Yugo-Slavia to agitate me cultural or political autonomy are treated as illegal. “Complete suppression of all rights of agitation has forced these movements underground, and has led to terrorism by the oppressed as well as by the 'lolice. “Professor Einstein and the French League for the Rights of Man have protested to the Yugoslav government relative to the murder of the brilliant Croat scientist, Professor Milan Sufflay, and the failure to arrest his murderer. “Trustworthy information coming to us from those who are the victims of persecution in Macedonia (a land divided among Greece, Bulgaria and Yugo-Slavia), states that only in Bulgaria are the political rights of these people respected. Although they have a highly developed spirit of nationalism and demand autonomy or independence, both the Greek and Yugo-Slav authorities have met their demands by trying to impose on them their own national cultures. “Since 1918 all Macedonian schools and churches have been closed by the Yugo-Slav authorities. The use of the Bulgarian language (which is the Macedonian tongue) is forbidden, and even possession of a Bible printed in Bulgari&n is ft crime. “The inhabitants of this part of Yugo-Slavia are subjected to a constant l-eign of terror, because they must support an armed force of Yugo-Slav soldiers. Macedonia, with a population of 1,000,000 inhabitants, must support a • police force of 11,000, whereas the rest of Yugoslavia with 12,000,000 inhabitants has only 4,000 policemen. There also is a standing army of 80,000 men in Macedonia. All civil and military offices are filled by Yugo-Slavs. The Macedonians r are dominated by an alien and tyrannical governL_ ment. “We desire to join our protest to that of Professor Albert Einstein, Heinrich Mann, and the French League for the Rights of Man against the unpunished murders said to have been committed by an organization known as Young Yugo-Slavia. “On behalf of interested American citizens as _ well as on behalf of the thousands of Croats and ** Macedonians in the United States, we desire to enter our solemn protest against the violent repression of their nationiist movements.’’ Was it for such as this that millions died, tens "Tof millions were maimed and starved, and billions : *of dollars shoveled into the war hoppers? I * ■ -- ■ ■

Who Owns the Parties? The need for governmental control of presidential election expenditures has been shown clearly in recent years. Before another orgy of campaign contributions has come and gone, congress well might ' consider means of restraining the wasteful and dangerous methods of obtaining funds to which both major parties resort every four years. Both Republicans and Democrats must share condemnation for the system. The Democrats received A large part of their 1928 fund from one man. They itwe National Chairman Raskob $202,000 on his own -note and $495,000 on notes he has taken with other men as promise of reimbursement. The Republicans collected more than half of their $6,000,000 fund in 1928 from a few wealthy interests, "often found seeking special favors from the govern- ! ment. This is an unhealthy condition. Neither major party should be or feel under any obligation to one or a few men. Inevitably the small cotrie of givers expects to get something Some even give to both "parties. I That is only natural, politics being what it is. ' These contributors then exercise far too much influ-, • ence in congressional lobbies and at party headquarters. One does not have to be a cynic to infer that . contributors who give from SIO,OOO to $50,000 expect -to benefit in some way from their excessive generosity. At any rate, the public can not be blamed for its suspicions when an expert like Senator Dill that twenty-four of the large G. O. P. campaign contributors of 1928 later received from the : treasury department tax refunds amounting to , $114,000,000. Even if there is no connection between such con- - tributions and refunds, both the treasury department and the party angels are put in an embarrassing position by this system. When it comes to indirect favors accorded campaign contributors, the high protective tariff is no- • torious. If a collector of big donations, such as ; Grundy of Pennsylvania, does not get value received in a tariff boost, he not only feels cheated, . but says so. Moreover, these great expenditures are as wasteful as they are disturbing. The two parties spent -more than $10,003,000 in 1920 when victory for the . Harding-Coolidge ticket was assured. . In 1928, when Hoover was almost certain to win, she G. O. P. spent $6,000,000. Included in the payments which made up the Republicans’ 1920 deficit Sr - -v • *•- ■ *-*'■ -

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was $160,000 worth of unsavory oil bonds from Harry i F. Sinclair. In the last three presidential campaigns, when the result was in the bag before a vote was cast, the total expenditures by both parties reached $29,000,000. There are, of course, constitutional objections to be met in any plan for federal regulation. The supreme court has held that congress has no authority over the election of state electors. The Kenyon committee recognized this fact in 1920, but it recommnded remedial legislation, even if a constitutional amendment were a necessary preliminary. Theodore Roosevelt proposed governmental as- j sumption of part of the cost of presidential elections' twenty years ago, and William G. McAdoo revived the j idea in 1920. It is a subject worthy of congressional study. At least the worst evils can be curbed. A limit can be ; placed on the amount which any man or corporation may contribute. Congress might devise a system whereby each party would be allotted so much a voter say 25 cents—from the public treasury. On the basis of the 1923 vote, this would give the Republicans $5,250,000 and $3,525,000 to the Democrats. This should be more than enough for all their needs. Perhaps 10 cents a vote would be a better allowance. Whatever sum finally were fixed, such system would, to some degree, do away with mortgages of our great political parties by a few multimillionaires “Just as Good”? A good many people have been asking questions since the President’s Indianapolis speech about the new federal employment service, the just-as-good-substitute that was set up hastily after Mr. H cover pocket-vetoed the Wagner plan for organized Jobfinding. These questions are hard to answer because of the secrecy that has been thrown around the Hoover substitute. The President, while here, denounced the plan he rejected, as one which would have endowed “political organizations with the gigantic patronage of workmen's jobs” and would have brought about “the most vicious tyranny ever set up in the United States.’’ By inference this substitute plan has avoided these things. But the inference is all that inquisitive people have upon which to base an opinion. John Alpine, in charge of the President's employment system, carefully guards from the public the names of the men serving under him. He has refused, since the Indianapolis speech, to divulge any facts concerning its personnel. If there are many state directors like the one selected in Pennsylvania—a Vare job holder, said to have been fired from the state service by Governor Pinchot just before he received this new federal job—the administration reticence is not surprising. Meanwhile, just to keep the record straight, it is important to recall a few provisions of the rejected Wagner bill. Four months have gone since this measure was passed with overwhelming majorities by a Republican congress and it is possible in that time to forget. The fact that a Democrat was author of the bill may have left a hazy basis in many minds for a belief that politics was involved in the project. Asa matter of fact, the Wagner bill provided for appointment by the President himself of a director general at the head of the new employment service. Other officers, employes, and assistants of the service were to be appointed by the secretary of labor in accordance with civil service laws. To remove further the service from the political arena, the bill provided for creation pi a federal advisory council composed of employers and employes, to formulate and discuss problems relating to unemployment, thus “insuring impartiality, neutrality and freedom from political influence in the solution of such problems.” Mr. Hoover was not bound by the civil service or anything else but his own wishes in mailing the appointments he has made. If he believes he has saved the employment sendee from politics by releasing his appointees from civil service requirements, he is entitled to his opinion. Many will not agree. With 400 clocks in Windsor and Buckingham palaces, as it is reported, it's e3sy to believe they have some swell times there. Some women bleach their hair; others never say dye.

REASON Ta°nms ck

THERE are said to be more than 9,000 candidates for seats in the new parliament in Spain. The position must be something like the ancient and lucrative station of sheriff in the United States. Almost every general who participated in the World war has written a book about it that has aroused the animals, and now Europe is raging over Pershing’s memoirs. Sherman said: “War is hell!” It is when generals begin to write. tt a tt These Massachusetts statesmen are up against a hard proposition in their effort to get former Governor Smith to indorse Governor Roosevelt for the Democratic nomination for President, for the fine friendship that used to ripple between them is no more. a tt a VOU see, back in 1928 Smith, as a candidate for A President, lost the vote of the state of New York, while Roosevelt got it as a candidate for Governor. Os course, Roosevelt is not to blame for that result, but the mere event has served to chill the once friendly atmosphere. And then Roosevelt has been friendly with Tammany and it was Tammany that buried its blade in Smith because he ordered the investigation of crooked Tammanyites. tt tt X One of the most complacent business announcements of recent days is to the effect that Johnny Torrio will take over the far flung underworld enterprises of Mr. Capone, who ret.res temporarily as a captain of industry to serve the sentence which Judge Wilkerson hands him June 30. tt X tt THE Torrio announcement is about as impudent a defiance of government as one could imagine, and it is up to the United States to handle it without delay—and without gloves. If this element can run over us rough shod we should adopt the jolly fish as a national emblem, in the place of ihe eagle. tt tt X The people of most European countries are now calling us pet names because Mr. Hoover proposes to ease Germany’s financial burdens, but just wait until we fail to make the next concession they ask and then it will be “Uncle Shylock’’ again. XXX Two Yale professors wiy lead an expedition into the Himalaya mountains and western Tibet this summer. hoping to find the place where man originated. If they do find it it won’t prove anything, except that man displayed his sense in gating out of that country.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

M. E. Tracy SAYS:

It Is the Unknown We Crave, Whether in an African Jungle or in a Modern Laboratory. NEW YORK, June 27.—While the greatest nations wait tremulously for a moratorium, the little principality of Lichtenstein reports not only a balanced budget, but a surplus. In this connection, however, it is only fair to say that Lichtenstein has had a good year selling stamps to collectors and just won a SIOO,OOO law suit from the Austrian state railroad. While too much can not be said for law suits as revenue producers, the selling of stamps has proved very helpful to little governments on more than one occasion. Even some of the big ones have not hesitated to practice it when hard pushed. x x x Some Bull About a Cow OPEAKING of stamps, did you read what Postmaster-General Brown said to Mayor Curley of Boston? Mayor Curley has suggested that staking a cow on the $6,000,000 vacant lot where Uncle Sam was supposed to build a postoffice would “prove a real attraction” in Boston’s Fourth of July celebration. Said Postmaster-General Brown in his letter to Mayor Curley: “Referring to your desire to pasture your municipal cow on the postoffice site, it is my opinion that the department should not be required to do more than put up with your bull.” X X tt The World Moves Along LISTENING to the ratta-tat-tat of electrons discharged from a radium-painted watch dial over WEAF the other night, I was reminded of a bit of repartee which took place between two old sea captains forty years ago. Venerable and bewhiskered Capt. Brown was bragging about his spy-glass. “You know the Robinson house,” he said. “It’s a mile away from my place, and I have seen flies on its window panes with that there glass of mine.” “Gosh,” said equally venerable and bewhiskered Captain Young, “If I’d been there I could have heard them walk.” It sounded quite funny in those good old days when no one believed it was possible to hear what you couldn’t see. a x x More Wonders With Wire WITH instruments that not only make a heart-beat sound like a giant’s tread, but enable people to hear it thousands of miles away, what we took for granted forty years ago seems woefully out of place. Those electrons sounded like shot falling on a tin roof, yet they were so small that it would take billions to cover a pinhead/ The International Telephone and Telegraph corporation reports the discovery of a process whereby telephone conversations can be recorded on a magnetic wire, which either can be saved and stored away, or shaved and used over again. XXX Trader Horn Was Success IN spite of all the wonder-workings of science, commonplace things still hold their interest. Trader Horn’s death is treated as an event of world-wide importance, and rightly so. He was only an itinerant peddler, to be sure, rated rather low by the prevailing rules for success, and probably never would have been heard of, had he not met a lady of literary bent when he was 75. Some will say that the book, and the book alone, made him famous, but the book could not have been written without his life and experience as a basis. x u u We Crave the Unknown WE’RE all adventurers by nature, all born with a desire to rove, see things, and lead a carefree, independent life. That is why some of us want to be itinerant peddlers, while other go in for science. It is the unknown we crave, whether in an African jungle or a modern laboratory. The right to dream, experiment and achieve is and always has been the essence of liberty. tt X tt Creative Talent Counts SOME people confuse self-expres-sion with physical appetite or even perverted taste. True self-expression, however, has to do with creative talents. Games that are played according to a system leave little room for it, and so do arts that take no pride in workmanship or no advantage of the tools at their command. Archeologists excavating in Mesopotamia find sculptures, engravings and pottery that bear a curious resemblance to works which we consider very modern and very sophisticated. A New York headline writer epitomizes the story by saying “modern art 5,000 years old.” If modern art continues along the same lines it has been following, it soon will be 10,000 years old, because it is headed straight for the primitive, elemental and ignorant. How much money is required to start a checking account in a bank? Tlie amount depends upon the rules of the bank. Some banks require SIOO balance, others require less and others more, while some do not require any specified balance. What is the science of the study of birds called? Ornithology. Where are the headquarters of the American Library Association? At 520 North Michigan avenue, Chicago. Does a man lose his American citizenship by going to Soviet Russia and working in that country for a few years? Mere sojourn and employment in • the Soviet Union will not constitute : sufficient cause 'of abandonment of one's citizenship acquired by birth. What does the name Therese j mean? I It is derived from the Latin, and means carrying ears of com.

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BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor. Journal of the American Medical Association, and of Hygeia. tbe Health Magazine. /'■'v F all the ghouls who prey on mankind, the most pitiless and the most cruel are those who derive their livelihood through appeals to the unfortunate. After any discovery Is made in scientific medicine some quack is ready to adopt the discovery for his personal advancement. There was a time when those who suffered from handicaps of hearing were besought to purchase electric belts and bottles of alleged magical waters which they placed on themselves with the sign of the cross. Wire springs placed on the toes and fingers were sold and seemed helpful because they distracted attention from the ears. At celebrated healing shrines and in the offices of miracle men, those who were slightly defective made special efforts and felt that their hearing was improved. The psychology of suggestion is

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AT the Embassy theater the other night a curious thing occurred. The Embassy, as you all know 7 , is where they show topics of the day gleaned irom all over the world. The night that I was there the program was of a particularly militaristic nature. There w 7 as King f Victor Emmanuel reviewing a parade of some kind, Mussolini looking less fierce than usual, with a bandage across the bridge of his nose, reviewing a parade of boy Fascists. They showed a procession of French poilus transferring dead French heroes from their peaceful but humble graves to lie with Napoleon in the Invalides. a a # Too Many Parades ALL this was received in bored silence by the audience. When a picture was flashed on the screen showing a parade of veterans marching up low 7 er Broadway on Flag day one hardy spirit broke into a loud burst of applause. From the sharp, suctionlike plop-plop of his hands I had a vision of a large man, probably an Elk, rather prosperous, w 7 ith a happy home and family, and ab-

RUSSIAN CHURCH REPORT June 27 ON June 27, 1917, Charles R. Crane, a member of the United States commission to Russia, cabled from Petrograd a report of Russian church reforms.. His message said in part: “In the revolution that is taking place, the Russian church is making more rapid progress toward adjusting itself to the new conditions than the state. “It practically has been separated from state and is now managing its own affairs. More changes were made in the Russian church during May than had been made in two centuries before. “The process has been one of democratization. Every priest has had to have his position confirmed by a vote from the people of his parish. “Twelve bishops have been dismissed, including the bishop of Petrograd, and new bishops have been installed only after elections by congregations. “The physical property of the churches has been transferred from the state and is to be administered by the congregations, the clergy and bishops occupying themselves solely with theological affairs.'*

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only beginning to be understood. Everyone has in his home or family someone who is slightly hard of hearing. If some slighting remark is made about him he may not hear the remark. Let the patient be three rooms away when the same remark is made and he will seem to hear it even if said in a whisper. It is recognized that our senses are seldom keyed to the highest pitch, and that on occasions they can be keyed to greater intensity by simple suggestion. On such simple suggestions are based the miracle healings of chronic hardness of hearing that have been mentioned. As science has advanced those W’ho are hard of hearing have begun ix) be reached by appeals for the use of radium and the X-ray and all sorts of modifications of physical therapy, notwithstanding the fact that the scientific evidence for such treatment is but slight. Innumerable hearing devices hardly worthy of the name are still promulgated to the handicapped because their promoters know that the sick man grasps at any offer of help.

solutely snug in his belief that he was one of God's chosen few living in the fairest country in the world. He clapped for about half a minute very vociferously. Then, as no one else joined in, he gradually subsided and with one very weak, very surprised, plop he became silent. The Old Changeth THEN, a moment later, they showed several views of the Red Souare in Moscow, with Stalin reviewing the Red army. This was received by the audience in a way which surprised me. About half the people in the theater applauded. Several hissed very loudly and definitely. The rest were silent. Some few laughed. Every time Stalin was projected on to the screen the same thing happened. It seemed to be a sort of game to see which side would win —the applauders or the hissers. If either I Ir. Mellon or Mr. Pish had been in the audience, I greatly fear the effect would have been fatal for them. It looks as if both these gentlemen will have to find a new game. Red baiting seems to be fast falling into the limbo of worn out and forgotten pastimes. Os course, as I have said before, I’m not a Communist. But it seems to me that this is a healthy attitude. The citizens of America—or maybe it’s only New York—are growing up. They no longer fear that-tra-ditional bewhiskered, bomb-throw-ing symbol of Soviet Russia. They look upon Russia dispassionately. a a u Peace Fads AND, on the other hand, it is apparent that not every one is ready at the drop of the hat to go into ecstasies of applause every time the Stars and Stripes are shown. Ycu could almost feel the urge of some of the audience to get to their feet when “The Star-Spangled Banner,” was being played. But the fear of seeming conspicuous or childish deterred them. Also I was tremendously pleased to note the reaction of the audience to a speech by Premier MacDonald of England. He spoke glowingly and at length for the cause of peace. Every one listened to him attentively. Ramsay MacDonald has a distinct and striking personality. He speaks well and he looks well. His peculiar and fascinating Scotch burr only enhances his appeal. When he was through there was loud and prolonged applause. Immediately after General Ludendorff made a speech in German, which was later translated by his wife, in which he, too, pleaded the cause of peace. But he was frank to say that he

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Regardless of all that can be done through scientific education of the public, through the work of the federal trade commission or any other governmental body, such devices continue to be promoted in farm papers, in the country, indeed even in the metropolitan press, and particularly over the radio. There is money in their promotion. We can hardly be a civilized country until some means is found for control of. such exploitation. Airplane flights for the healing of deafness have resulted only in the deaths of many children whose loss of hearing was not hysterical, but the result of congenital disease or severe infection. These children had lost their hearing as the result of infection from disease; through destruction of the nerves associated with hearing; by inherited infection, or through anomalies of the organs of hearing. These forms of deafness can not be cured by any power of suggestion, which is the basis of the airplane method.

Ideals and opinions expressed In this column are those of one of America’s most ~interesting writers and are presented without regard to their agreement or disagreement with the editorial attitude es this oaper.—The Editor.

didn’t believe it possible to avert a European war in the near future. And it seemed to me that he rather looked forward to another combat. It would be a good idea to take the Ludendorffs of every country, give them a biggish plot of ground far away from civilization and let them fight it out among them. In this w r ay they could be kept occupied and happy, and the rest of the world could go about its business quietly and effect everlasting peace in a businesslike, dignified manner. (Copyright. 1931. by The Times)

Questions and Answers

Why was the Pope called “The Prisoner of the Vatican?” Can that term still be applied to him? From 1871 until 1929 the popes remained voluntary prisoners within the Vatican as a protest against the seizure of papal lands by the Italian government. The money which the government offered for these lands was not accepted. Anew treaty was negotiated in 1929 under which the pope became the temporal ruler over Vatican City and since then he has left the city on several occasions. What Is the origin and meaning of the name Poe? It is from the Latin pavo meaning a peacock. What is the value of a California gold quarter dollar dated 1849? It is cataloged from 75 cents to $1.25.

Bedbugs The presence of the bedbug in a home is not necessarily any indication of neglect or carelessness, because this troublesome insect may gain access to the . best kept homes in spite of the adoption of all reasonable precautions. Getting rid of the insect pest quickly . and. effectively is then the problem of the housewife. Our Washington Bureau has ready for you a bulletin giving all the facts about the characteristics, habits and methods for eradicating bedbugs. Fill out the coupon below and send for it: CLIP COUPON HERE Dept. 133, Washington Bureau, The Indianapolis Times. 1322 New York Avenue, Washington, D. C. I want a copy of the bulletin BEDBUGS, and inclose herewith 5 cents in coin, or loose, uncancelled, U. S. postage stamps, to cover return postage and handling costs: - Name Street and number City state I am a daily reader of The Indianapolis Times.

.JUNE 27,1931

SCIENCE BY DAVID DIETZ

A Scientific Theory Never Is Complete, So There Is Nothing Unusual in the “ Revamping ” of Einstein's Ideas. A NUMBER of readers write Ur ask about the present status of the Einstein theory and of Prof. Einstein himself. These readers are somewhat” mystified by the fact that the Einstein theory seems to be undergoing some revisions and that the goodprofessor himself seems to take thoj whole matter so calmly. The situation is a good exampleof the difference between the'prog--ress of science and certain other, human activities, as for example,! politics. What is happening to the Ein-. stein theory is exactly what Ein-1 stein and every other scientist ex-' pected to happen. It is exactly - what has happened to the other ] theories of the last century or so. ‘ The only difference is that tha - spotlight of public attention has H been focused for several years udcu " the Einstein theory, whereas such. theories as the Bohr theory of the atom have been permitted to de- ■ velop in comparative quiet. The point is that a scientific the- • ory never is complete. It is an attempt to explain some natural phenomenon on the basis of observed facts. It stands to reason that as knowledge of facts grows, the theory 7 must be enlarged to meet the new facts. What is happening to the Einstein theory is the-best proof needed of the theory’s vitality. a xr a Einstein’s Fame THE layman should be particularly careful about being misled by the type of critic who is fond of calling Einstein a postwar phenomenon. One critic even insisted upon regarding him as a sort of German plot to upset what little equanimity was left the world after the big war. Few reputations in the world of science ever have been so well established as that of Einstein. Had the great German physicist never touched relativity, he still would have gone down in history as one of the greatest scientists of tii* twentieth century. Einstein has been known to the public since 1919. He has been known to the world of science since 1905. Many of the phases of his relativity theory have withstood the test of twenty-five years of research and testing. In 1905, Einstein published four monumental papers. One was the special theory of relativity. The second laid the foundation for the quantum theory, a theory which in the opinion of many authorities, is fully as important as that of relativity. This second paper dealt with the so-called photo-electric effect and laid down the thesis that light consisted not of waves, but of little bullets or “quanta.” The third paper laid the foundations for modern theories of cosmogony, the theories concerning the evolution of stars and of the universe. This paper, on the inertia of energy, laid down the thesis that matter was convertible into energy. The fourth paper, dealing with the so-called Brownian movements, is one of the best mathematical proofs of the reality of the modern atomic theory. O tt tt The Changing Atom TURNING to the past, we see a great succession of famous names. Modern physical research had its start with Galileo. Later came Newton. Newton’s own greatness did not detract one bit from ! the fame of Galileo. The work which Newton began reached its climax in the studies of a group of scientists on the continent of Europe, among then Lagrange, Laplace, Euler, D’Alembert ard others. The fact that these men carried on from the point where Newton left off did not detract from Newton’s stature. And so, the fact that others are carrying on the work of Einstein is ■ not to his discredit. Rather, it is to his credit that relativity should prove so stimulating and useful a theory in the realm of science. Let us turn for a moment to the field of atomic theories. The Lang-muir-Lewis model of the atom was supplanted by the Rutherford model. The Rutherford model was, in its turn, improved and extended by Bohr. Many scientists subsequently modified the Bohr theory. Among this group w 7 as Sommerfeld. More recently the Schroediner model has begun to supplant the Bohr model. This is the natural way in which science grows. Each experimenter adds to what his predecessor has done. Therefore new developments and even changes in the Einstein theory are not causes for astonishment. They are what should be expected.

Daily Thought

A wise son maketh a glad father.—Proverbs 10:1. True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born in tha tongue, is weak.—Ben Jonson.