Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-30
Whatever Has Worried Man
kind in Past Is Settled by
PronOuncement of PhiIa-
deIphia Meeting,
FATHERLESS CHILDREN
EASILY PRODUCED
Nerve CenterS of Plants Are
Same as in Animals, Ac-
cording 10 Sharp From the
WlIds of India,

Philadelphia, Dec, ga wild,
range of subjects. including "a cray.
ing for the supernatural" and
american economic and social prob
lens arising out OF the European
war We're discussed at the numerous
meetings of scientists held here today
In connection with the convention OF
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science.
How sex Is controlled by diet and
fatherless offsprings. produced in the
rotifier, a lower organism, was de-
scrbed at a meeting Of the American
Society of biologists BY DR. David d.
Whitney of Wesleyan university.
New Theories Advanced.
DIR. j. II. Cunder Bose of the Uni
versity of Calcutta, who came from
India To attend the convention, DEM
onstrated at meeting OF the Bota-
nical Society OF America. some of his
experiments with the nerve centers
OF plants. He showed plant nerve
tissue to correspond with that of ami
mails and demonstrated that plants
acted upon the sensitive nerve move
ments in the same manner as upon
animals.
DR. Tom w. Williams Of Washing
ton. ID. C., who discussed "The era
wing for the Supernatural" at Joint
meeting of the American Psychology
ical association and the Southern So
cicties of Philosophy and Psychology,
declared that the condition which In
duoes this craving may be physical
one, as an effect on the body juices or
a microbal poisoning as In the case
OF DE Maupassant, whose morbid feel
inss he Interpreted INTO a second self
OF supernatural order. DR.. williams
declared that the craving may also
be partly due to upbringlng In spirit
ualistic beliefs.
DR.. + w. Shipley, Washington
university ST. Louis, was elected
president of the council Of the Arch
geological Institute of America at
of that body.
Troubles of ArchacoIngists.
AT joint meeting with the Amerl-
can Anthropologioal association. AL
iison V. Armour reported on the re-
covery of $4,000 from the Italian
government for breach of contract
made by Turkey with the institute
Tor archaeological research work at
Iyrene, in Africa, Cyrene falling into
he hands of Italy, which interrupted
he excavations after the first year !
He also said that Turkey and Greece |
would not permit the taking out of |
heir dominions of any articles recov- |
'red through archaeological research |
md that the French had been given |
| practical monopoly of archaeologic- !
II research in Persia.
Working in so-called bad air. does
not decrease efficiency, according to
The results Of experiments described |
BY Prof Il. l.. Thorndyke. Columbia
university, at the meeting of the
american Psychological association.
Professor Thorndyle said that the un-
feeling caused by stuffy |
'ooms is probably the result of the
heat rather than Of the carbon diox-
de In the air. He said that although
Efficiency is not decreased 1t does not
'ollow that there Is no bad effect on
he health If a person should habitu-
llly work In an illy-ventllated room.
Problems Of the War.
The experiments were made with
Idults. Whether the efficiency of
'hldren is affected has not yet been
determined.
Discussing the "American economic
md social problems arising out of
he European war" before the social
md economic science section, Charles
Serrill, former United States min
ster to the Argentine republic, adj
'ocated the abrogation Of all treaties
With European nations that cramp
nd hamper attempts to build up a
merchant marine. He declared for
he repeal of the interstate commerce
ct forbidding the railroads to grant
preferential rates on goods bound for
he seaboard for shipment abroad and
or that clause In the sherman anti
rust law which forbids "combina-
ions TO fight for our share of the
World trade.
John Franklin Cr0well Of New York
aid that the best lesson that we can
earn from wars is how to remove the
that cause wars. One Of !
he causes of war Is the assumed right
( one nation TO tell how the ships ;
( another nation shall float on the
Ugh seas he added.