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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

nal, it has the effect of destroying
heterogeneous, such as disease
germs, and thus it favors the growth
of the animal. If the radium has
strong germicidal powers, however,
its long-continued application will
destroy the cells of the animal and
the main organism itself. But expert
ment has now shown that the radium
rays may be so modified as to ex-
ercise only a favorable effect on the
animals cells.
Other experiments have shown
that radium will greatly hasten the
development of plants. A tube of
radiUm of 100000 activity was bur
led in the centre of pot planted
with oats. A second pot was ar
ranged in the same manner, but
without the radium. At the end of
four days the plants from the ra-
diumized seeds were three times
higher than those in the unexposed
pot. but here was another enigma
The tallest plants were those which
we're farthest away from the tube.
The radium tube was then taken
from one pot and placed in the
other. Immediately the second
plants began to grow, and within
three days were taller than those in
the receptacle from which the ra-
dunn had been taken.
Professor Dawson Turner, in Great
ing gigantic frogs and other monster
animals, was especially. guided by
the experiments of Professor Reux.
of the Pasteur Institute, Paris.
Roux showed that the embryonic
cells of animals were capable Of
being influenced in an extraordinary
degree, so that the character of the
resulting organism might be entirely
changed. This was due to the indi.
vidual intelligence of the embryonic
cells, an entirely different thing
from the intelligence of the adult
organism. The intelligence of each
embryonic cell strove to do its nat
ural work in building up the com
plete organism. Roux manipulated
the embryos by means of knife and
needle. When one cell was sepa-
rated from its companion cells it
endeavored to do its normal work,
and it often went strangely astray
In the absence of its companions.
Thus body cell separated from the
head grew a head. A head cell
placed among the parts of another
egg resulted in a tadpole, with two
heads.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Frog Bred Three Times Its Natural Jiz
by British Scientist Points the LDay to
Cutting the Cost of LiOing in Three

food similar in taste to fine chicken,
and in many ways superior to the
choicest quality of beef Frogs are
very easily raised, and when they are
bred to a large size one leg will yield
dinner for a large family at very
small cost. probably not more than
ten cents a pound. Frogs are now
quite cheap, and when increased in
size they will become relatively
cheaper.
1t seems reasonably certain, how
ever, that the process can be ap-
piled to all the food animals, includ-
ing beef creatures.
A steer three times the normal
size will certainly represent a very
great economy in the production
of beef In fact, it has already been
calculated by the scientists of the
British Association that such an ami
NAL would cost one-third less than
the present type, owing to the econ
omy of feeding one animal instead of
three and the great saving of time.
At present an important item in
the cost of raising a steer is the
fact that the breeder must wait for
three years before the animal
reaches a profitable size for food
purposes. If the steer grew three
times as large in three years it
would be equivalent to a saving of
one-third in time.
After the successful application of
the process to many animals il will
doubtless be tried on man.
OF course, in its application to man
II must be considered in a very differ
ent light from the mere increase in
bulk.
A previous speaker at the British
Association, Professor Dickson, had
demonstrated that within another
century the food supply of Toe world
would at the present rate of con
sumption become insufficient to
keep the race from starvation. Pro
fessor Dawson Turner's experiments
showed that science would have at
least one way of meeting the deficit.
Dawson Turner's experiments we're
a continuation of those already be-
gun by Professor Roux. of the Pas
teur Institute. Paris: Professor But
Ter Burke, of Cambridge University.
and many Others. At an early period
after the discovery of radium il was
found that this wonderful substance
would promote growth under certain
conditions. If radium of a certain
strength be turned on a living ami
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

-HE October lunation promises
Kaleidoscope time in political as
well as other avenues. Every
male6c planet is above the earth, show.
ing ascendency of the Interior forces.
Mars occupies the quarter that VIII
stir up the underworld and make crime
rampant: CONGREGATIONS will occur III
hospitals and penal institutions disgrace
will attach to those in authority thereof,
and the malcontents will be mueh III
evidence; looks as if a public funcuonary
goes behind the bars.
Saturn affects legislators; official
malfeasance will be brought to the sur
face. as also much illness in these circles,
if not an unusual death list.
Venus is strongly posted in the second
house wherein she will benefit legitimate
commercial enterprise, and general
increase of expenditures Will inluse new
life into domestic trade relations. and
Interstate affairs will be on the whole
satisfactory, with agricultural prospects
much brighter than the earlier part OF
the season gave reason to expect.
On or near the following days are
particular incidents:
October "A IdllIOdu tdldullIS III
prospect. the fire department unusually
busy, and excitable happenings in public
gatherings. public building disaster.
October Excitement on the market
the failure of financial house.
storm period surrounds these early
DAYS of the month. more likely in the
Southern States and the autumnal ele-
ments will be much in evidence,
Mariners had better take notice.
October 4-Very active for the social
world. with some function of this nature
to attract notice; may concern the
White House. A benefit to the navy,
tentative. or special appropriation
October Fine weather from this to
the 18th, a lower temperature and snow
furries in northern ATTITUDES on 10th
and 18th. A social scandal publicly aired
around the 18th.
October ia diplomatic imbroglio in.
terrelations at breaking point The po-
Htical horizon unusually disturbed. with
Uranus stationary in the heavens.
October 15-16-The public mind and
The meteorological conditions eQuipoised
under a Jupiter regime. 4 satisfactory
development in the financial world, mar
kets bullish. A public bequest announced.
October 19-Of pleasant social augury.
activity of that nature in higher circles,
duly attested by the Sunday publications.
October 22-Travellers on certain
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portant results for humanity. Per-
haps its first, or at least the most
obvious. value is that 1t will furnish
us with a means of increasing the
food supply and thereby keeping
down the ever-increasing cost of
living.
Even at its present stage of de-
velopment the experiment is capable
of greatly reducing living expenses.
Frogs legs are delicious, succulent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

1t was found that two eggs could
be amalgamated to form one gigantic
creature.
Professor Dawson Turner proceeded
upon the plan of applying the degree
of radio activity, which had already
been useful in stimulating plant
growth, to the body cells of the frog
embyro which had shown themselves
susceptible of great abnormal devel
opment in Roux's experiments.
After many thousands of expert
ments Dawson Turner succeeded in
obtaining combination that greatly
stimulated the body growth of the
frog. This process also appears to
be one that may be continued indefi-
nitely.
Each cell Of the embryo has the in
telligence to enable it to develop into
a normal part of the adult organism.
But when certain cells are activated
by radium they acquire a different
character and assume a dominant
force like man inspired by some
extraordinary ambition.
In theory it appears possible that
bAAAS hAoSONCAy may aPpllCu "
man. There would, of course, be
little advantage to be gained from
producing an enormous man, who
would help to gobble up the avail
able food supply. The desirable OBJ
ject would be to breed a man of in
creased brain power.
The stimulation of the body cells
of the frog would be replaced by a
stimulation of the brain cells of the
man.
Perhaps the discovery that
healthy animal can be bred with two
heads on one body may eventually
prove applicable to man. There is
an old saying that two heads are
better than one, and this ought to
be all the more true if we could
combine the two heads compactly
with one body
What might we not expect if we
could breed man with two heads,
one containing the brain of a Shake
speare and the other of an Abraham
Lincoln!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

~ROFESSOR DAWSON TURN.
- Err, at the recent meeting Of
= the British Association in Biz
mingham. England, made the aston
fishing announcement that by treat
ing a frogs egg with radium he had
bred a frog three times the normal
size of the species.
The application of this discov-
cry may have several very i'm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
AMERICANS LEAVE MEXICO
Ninety Per Cent Have Emlgrated
Since Wilson Issued Orders
To Quit Country.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 5.-Of the
fifty thousand or more Americans who
were in Mexico prior to the beginning
Of the present diplomatic difficulties
between the United States and that
country, only about five thousand still
remain within the boundaries of the
revolution-torn republic, according to
Information reaching the state depart
ment. About 1900 to 1.500 Americans
remain in Mexico City. The remainder
Of 5000 are distributed among the
towns of Torreon, Monterey, Guaymas
and MaZatlin.
Since the warning issued by Presi-
dent Wilson in his last message to
congress relative to the Mexican sit
uation no new instructions have been
sent to these Americans. It is stated
however that In the interval a few who
had left the country have returned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
MANUFACTURES
!. WILL Be BOOSTED
Commercial Assn Plans for
"Made in Ottumwa"
Week in 1914
DISPLAY ARTICLES
TURNED OUT HERE
Hundreds of Products Of
Local Industries to Be
Exhibited

Made in Ottumwa week is the new
est project advanced by the CONNER
cial association and Judging from the
enthusiasm with which the scheme is
being discussed, bids fair to be one OF
the best advertising stunts for Ottum-
wa that has been hit upon by the as
sociaton. The plan was discussed at
the weekly meeting OF the directors
Tuesday and while at first 1t was plan
ned to hold it this year, 1t was later
determined to let 1t 60 over until 1914
when 1t will be held upon larger and
more pretentious scale.
The idea as explained by the pro-
moters of the made in Ottumwa week,
is to devote one week next year to the
display of the various articles manufac-
tured in Ottumwa This exhibit is TO
be made in connection with fall festi
val, homecoming or some other public
celebration that will attract people
from elsewhere to Ottumwa for the
occasion.
The scheme is bigger than appears
at first glance. for many do not ap-
prec!ate what large list of articles
are made In Ottumwa Many Ottum-
vans are not aware of the amount OF
industries or the varied character OF
manufacturing in this city. When 1t
is learned that there are about 100 diff
ferent manufacturing institutions large
and small in Ottumwa ii is easy to sea
that the exhibit must ssAturally be-
large. When 1t issfurther Iearned,
that these factories or industries make
from one to twenty-five various kinds
Of articles and products, one can see
that the SPACE needed for such an ex-
hibit will be quite large.
The plan of holding the exhibit this
fall was dropped because 1t was be-
lieved by the directors that II was
too late to ask The local merchants TO
sacrifice their store windows for this
purpose on account of the value OF
the windows for fall and holiday
trade by the time the show could be
put on.
Secretary J. N. Weidenfeller OF the
association has secured the necessary
data from the manufacturers and other
dn-a'ls essential to the proper hand
T. Of the exhibit.
IT is now determined to use the store
windows for some of the made in OF
tumwa products and such of these as
are too large and bulky to he placed
in window will be exhibited in tents
or Oh street corners during the nro-
posed homecoming and fall festival.
The arrangements while only in the
incipient stage as yet, contemDlate
the biggest boost effort ever made In
Ottrmwa to advertise the city and her
manufactures.
A booklet will in all probability be
Z inted showing the list of manllfac-
Z srs and the variety Of articles made
BY ne various concerns In Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
VOTE SUM TO AID
R0WLEY IN FIGHT
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION OF
FAIRFIELD OPPOSES CAPITOL
GROUNDS "GRAB."

Fairfield, Nov. Sat a banquet ol
the Fairfield Commercial association,
held last night, sympathy with the
fight being made by J. ". Rowley OF
Keosauqua and others against the cap
itol grounds extension grab, was ex
pressed and an appropriation Of $5C
was voted unanimously to aid in the
fight. The amount will be turned over
to Mr.. Rowley who has been put tc
considerable expense in assuming the
burden of the taxpayers fight. About
seventy-five were at last nights ban
quet among them being State Repre-.
sentative Powers who explained why
he had voted for the bill which author.
lied the expenditure of $2,000,000 for
the purchase of additional ground
about the state capitol in Des Moines
He asked to be excused from voting
on the appropriation.
Final Brief is Filled.
Des Moines, Nov. 81. c. Calhoun
and Walker & McBeth of Keousauqua
attorneys for the plaintiffs in the Row.
ley suit against the state to prevent
the enlargement of the capitol grounds
yesterday filed the final brief in the
appeal to the supreme court. 1t is
the fourth brief that the Rowley law
yers have submitted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
TABOO FREAK ADDRESSES
Postal Authorities Say Great Amount
OF Mail Is Improperly Directed
BY The General Public.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 5.--"F Freak
addresses on all mail matter will in
the future be frowned on by Post
master General Burleson and postal
officials all over the country, Mr..
Bur!eson has directed postmasters to
use every means Of educating the pub
lie in the correct method of address
ing mail.
The campaign was decided upon
when a recent investigation in Chica-
go showed that of 465,750 pieces OF
first class mail handled 2O4,930 or A
per cent were insufficiently or improp-
er1y addressed. 1t is estimated that to
supply correct addresses costs the
postal department about $4,000 an
nually in Chicago alone. This in
addition to the expense Of rehandling,
forwarding and returning large per-
centage of this mail.
The volume has increased to such
proportions as to seriously impair the
efficiency of the service especially
since the Inauguration of the parcel
post service Carelessness in address
ing mail is attributed by postal officials
to several causes among them being
the impression that postal clerks po-
sess a special aptitude for decipher-
ing "freak" addresses, the omission by
business concerns of street numbers
on their stationery and the failure Of
giving street addresses in advertise
ments.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
WAGE INCREASES
/ FALL BEHIND NEED
INVESTIGATIONS AT KANSAS CITY
SHOW THAT,LIvING COST HAS
MADE BIG ADVANCE.

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. 5.-The cost
of living in the region of Kansas City
has increased SO per cent in ten years,
while the wages of skilled workers
have been augmented a fraction more
than 26 per cent. according to con.
clusions reached by George A. Trayer,
agent Of the department of labor. Mr..
Trayer left for Washington today to
prepare his report after an extended
survey Of labor conditions and the cost
Of living in this district. Mr.. Trayer
said. final reports on the result of in
vestigations being made in forty Of
the larger cities of the United States
would be issued January 1.
For the unskilled laborer," Mr..
Trayer said, there has been almost no
change In wages. The supply being
greater than the demand, wages have
not increased"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
NEW YORK WOMEN
. WORK At ELECTION
TAKE ACTIVE PART ABOUT The
POLLS IN GREAT STRUGGLE
AGAINST TAMMANY.

New York, Nov. 5.-Women took a
more active part in election work here
Yesterday than they have ever done
before. Dividing the city into sections
some of the women supplied and man
aged automobiles which carried men
to and from the polls and others help-
ed to feed thousands OF hungry Watcn.
ers, while those who were not engaged
in ministering to the voters tried 10
take straw ballots to learn how the
men stood on the suffrage question.
Dorothy Perkins, daughter of Geo.
w, Perkins was one of the several
women who were conspicuous as work
ers for the honest ballot association.
Miss Perkins had an uptown head
quarters, acted as despatching agent
for more than a score of AUTOMOBILES
which were kept busy conveying law
yers to polling places where voters
challenged. ,
DR.. Mary Halton led band OF yel-
low sashed women who took UP their
stand in Columbia circle where they
induced fifteen hundred men to sign
for their cause. ID .y
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman was one
of the leaders among a group OF Wom'
en- who distributed 1,500 sandwiches TO
the men at work at the polls. The
most interested woman In the cam
paign however, was undoubtedly Mrs.
John Purroy Mitchell, who had shared
with her young husband his confidence
of election as mayor. While the re-
turns were coming in justifying this
confidence, Mrs. Mitchell was happy
hostess last evening at their home on
Riverside Drive, to party Of friends
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
EFFORT TO RUN
GAR IS FAILURE
Mob Of Indianapolis Street
Railway Men Hurl Rocks
and Bricks at 1t

indianapolis. Ind, Nov. 5.-The first
street car to be moved since the trac
tion employees strike was called Fri
day night was deserted in the streets
today after strikebreakers had run il
less than mile through constant
hail of bricks. One strikebreaker was
taken from the car badly hurt.
Four other strike breakers and a
number of patrolmen were less serious
ly hurt by the down pour Of missiles
that came from roofs and windows
from the time the car left the barns
until II was abandoned.
Conditions became SO dangerous for
the strikebreakers that they lay down
on the floor of the car and after a few
minutes, as sign Of surrender, threw
the controller and all their arms into
the street. They were then taken in
charge by strikers and policemen and
latter taken to jail. The car was al
most entirely wrecked. When the cal
left the barns, no policemen were on
it, but 1t was surrounded by patrolmen
on foot and mounted.
The conference which began early
in the day between the peace author.
tiles was still in session when the
rioting took place.
Fourth Death Reported.
Thomas Carlton, the union chauffeur
who was shot during fight at the
Louisiana street car barn late Monday
died at the city hospital today. This
makes the fourth death as result of
the strike.
The police as soon as they learned of
Cartons death, arrested Chas. Fisher.
strikebreaker from Chicago, and
charged him with murder. Fisher
was arrested Monday on charge of
assault and battery with intent to kill
and released on $1,000 bond, signed
by an official of the street car COM
pany,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
Ar TER RUNAWAY HUSBANDS
Charities Body President Makes Plea
For Federal Law To Stop
Wife Desertion.

La Crosse, Wis, Nov. 5.-Mrs.
Catherine l.. Van Wyck of Milwaukee,
president Of the state conference on
charities and corrections, in conclud-
ing today her annual report, argued
strongly for federal fugitive husband
law similar in operation to the Mann
white slave law. She would have the
national government pursue the run
away husband and send him to the
federal penitentiary wherever he takes
up residence in another state. AS an
accompanying remedy she urged legis-
lation absolutely stopping if possible,
the practice of tramps riding on trains,
as she said that practically every
tramp was runaway husband.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
Hen MESSY WANTS
10 DISCUSS GRAFT

Albany, N. Y. Nov Gov. Glynn
today received a telegram from John
A. Hennessy requesting an audience.
The governor Immediately granted the
request and Hennessy was expected
here this afternoon.
The governor expected that Hen
messy would lay before him some of
the results Of his graft inquiry and
suggest further Investigations.
'Any evidence that Hennessy has
will be given most careful cOnsidera-
ton" the governor said, Il desire,
however, to deal with facts and not
conclusions
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06

Kiev, Russia, Nov. 5.-The verdict
in the trial of Mendel Beiliss for the
ritualistic murder of the Christian boy,
Andrew Yushinsky, is expected from
the jury about the end of this week
According to Russian law, the yer.
dict of q majority of the jury Is valid
and in the event of the jury being
equally divided. the prisoner gets the
benefit of the doubt
Elaborate precautions have been
taken by the authorities for the pre-
vention OF disorders IN case Beillss
should be acquitted. On the day on
which the jury gives its verdict lines
Of police will be drawn around the
court house and no person who is not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06

Ritualistic Murder Case
to be Decided BY Jury Soon

connected with the trial will be al
lowed to approach.
The closing stage of the cross exam
nation Of Father Pranaites, the
Catholic priest from Turkestan, who Is
the principal witness for the prosecu.
tion revealed the fact that he could not
even translate titles Of the treatises
he himself had quoted as the source
Of his anti-semitic allegations.
Counsel for the defense of Beiliss
quoted chapter and verse in court to-
day with the object of showing that
the priests allegations had been taken
from early mis-transalations.
The speeches of counsel for the pros.
ecution and defense began late today
They will occupy at least three days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-06
HOT WORDS PASSED
BY CONGRESSMEN

Washington, D. c., Nov. 5.During q
wrangle in the house today over the
absentee question Representative Don.
avan, democrat Of Connecticut, de.
clared Republican Leader Mann had
violated the law in not objecting to
leaves Of absence and Mr.. Mann re.
torted that Mr.. Donovan was a Sian.
derer of the house and ought to
resign"
Representative Hull acting demo-
cratic leader, stopped the hostilities by
aGjourning the house.