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MARRIAGES..

oN-FHrTER-James II, 2z, and
Mary T., 22p Round Rook, N. J. The
Rev. r. L. Davis.
D-HENpERsoN-Chzrl A.. 81.
and Helen l.. 20. The Rev. 4. r. Will
ney.
CoLW WYZI-EMMA-Attiiio. 21. and Eliza
beth d., 20. The Rev. J. NJ. O'Brien.
CALLS Ross-yohn C., 80. and staiicsii.
NJ, 27, both OF Charlottesville. Va. The
Rev. John r. Briggs.
PEsrELL- -RODGERS-Wiiiiam A.. 20, and
Theresa NJ, 20. The Rev. Earle Wiiney.
GOBsON- ON-GILLEY-wiliiam C., ~. and
Vera ", ~ The Rev. A. y. Anderson.
DIsE-ROSS-Robert O., 70. and Airline M ..
2s. The Rev. u. d. Mitchell
BURTON -HANPSTATTER-Ea W, "a,
and Esther A. "a. The Rev. Il. Hez
Swem
MENsHALL-wEEDoN r., 22
and Bessie B., 20. The Rev II. r. Downs
TH-LAURANCE-John D., 80, and
Elizabeth II. ~. The Rev. John Weidley;
Louise. 23. both Of Detroit. Mich. The
Rev. James II. Taylor.
MAXwELI-MARTIN- j., 22, Lang
ley Field, Va. and Dorothy o., "a, st.
Louis, Mo. The Rev. T. ". Davis.
suLLivAN-FERRIE-Gilbert s., 81. Al
bany. N. ", and Anne. 2s. The Rev.
Wallace Radcliffe.
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ADVERTISEMENT.
Annother Big Sale Of Mems
Separate Trousers Commands Attention
Fredanders, 428 9th Street, Launch Big Buying Oppor
tunity For Men Who Appreciate Values.

Once again has the firm Of
Friedlander Bros, 428 9th street
northwest, concentrated its forces
for one big drive on high prices!
Another big >sale of separate
Trousers has been launched. and
when the values offered are known
buyers will come from every section
of the city and surrounding terri
tory to share in the huge bargains
that point the way to true economy.
The entire stock has been as
sembled in four great lots, and is
now on sale at these prices:
Trousers worth up to Sc, now $2.85;
Trousers worth up to $3.50, now
$3.98; Trousers worth up to $3.50,
now $5.35; Trousers worth up to
$40, now $6.35.
So great is the showing and so
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BIRTHS.

McCLENNON-Wslte II. and Ruth NJ.
boy.
CASEY-Robert r. and Mary T., boy.
CASPAR-John n. and Catherine ". girl.
NCROFT-NCharles i. ann Efs., bow.
GRAHAM-Walter -. and Elsie NJ. girl.
BASTIAN--Adolph @. and Nellie NJ, girl
HERN-Eppa II. and g,iliian r., boy.
RGST~-Harry L., jr, and Mildred boy.
RITINOS-Christoph and Alex
sndra, boy
GOODE-Hcnry and Mary, girl
NICHOLS-George and Lucille. girl.
Jones-Msuricc r. and Leons NJ. boy.
Frazier-Joseph ". and Mary C.. girl.
LEE--Harry p. and Jeanette. boy.
TIERNEY-Msrtin G. and Annie, boy.
MASI-Joseph w. and Mabel l., girl
SCHELI.--John II. and Christine H., girl.
UIME-Wiiliam w. and Alice, girl.
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GEORGE FRAAs,

George Fraas. for forty years SUI
perintendent of carpentry in the Capt.
tai Traction Company. died yesterday
at his home. 219 r street northwest.
He had been i'll for about fve months.
Death was due to a stroke OF paraly-
sis.
Funeral services will be held at his
residence tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. lnterment will be In Glen
wood Cemetery.
Mr.. Fraas was born in Germany
sevcnty-siX years ago. He came TO
Washington when young man. H.
remained with the street railway
company until nearly two years ago.
when he retired. He was a member
of the knights OF Pythias.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Louise
FrsSs. and two children, Martin J.
Fraas and Mrs. II. II. Sanders.
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VICTORY MEDALS WAIT
SERVICE MEN FREE
OF CHARGE

Several thousand Victory
medals are lying In the War
Department unclaimed. and the
army authorities want 10 know
"How cum?"
Every man who served In the
army during the world war is
entitled to a Victory medal. IL
Is an elaborate and beautiful
afrair--and II doesn't cost
penny. All that is necessary
10 get one is 10 produce a copy
OF your army discharge.
Former service men can get
a medal without delay. or any
cost, by taking their discharges
10 the army recruiting station
at So Tenth street northwest.
The army officers In charge
there promise there won't be
any delay-and no red tape.
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ADVERTISEMENT.

vast is the assortment of fabrics,
shades and sizes that it is a COM
paratively simple matter to match
almost any odd coat. There's
scarcely a man in town who won't
find in his wardrobe one or more
coats that he has been forced to
discard simply because the trousers
had worn out. Match them at this
sale and you'll have the effect Of
brand new suit at much. below
the usual cost of the trousers alone.
Don't hesitate a moment! Come
down and take your choice while
the selection is at its best. Jot
down the name and address
Friedlander Brothers, 42S 9th
street northwest-and speed on
YOUR way.
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Following an illness OF rve weeks
Mrs. Harriet s. Ryan, widow OF John
N. Ryan, lied yesterday at the homo
OF her daughter Mrs. Nan u. Street
l417 Twenty-second street northwest.
Infirmities OF age were the cause OF
death.
Mrs. Ryan was born in Madison
county, Va, June 20. 1882. She came
to Washing ton about thirty-five years
ago. She was a member of the Hall
Mission Congregation.
Five daughters and three sons sur
vive her. They are Mrs. w. III. Cor
den. Miss Agnes S. Ryan, Mrs. T. II.
Melton. Mrs. 4. L. Lewis. Mrs Nan II
Street, Robert l.. Ryan. Edward $.
Ryan and George G. Ryan, the latter
OF Seattle. Wash.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at . o'clock. Inter-
ment will be in Rock Creek Gene
terry.
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JAMES r, HAYES.

James FELTON, Hayes. "A Washington
printer. died Sunday night at his home
oil Tenth street northeast after an
extended illness. The body may be
viewed at the chapel OF w. r. Speare
Company, 12OS III street northwest.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed.
Mr.. Hayes was native OF Will
minGton. n. c. He is survived by his
wife.
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MRS. ANNIE A. LUCkETr.

Mrs. Annie A., Luckett. a long
resident of Washington. died yesterday
at her home, 6i3 Sixth street north
east, after an Illness OF one week. y, ath
was caused by pneumonia.
Mrs. Luckett was born sixty"n,e years
ago. Her husband is John Ely Luck,tt.
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Births, Marriages, Deaths

engineer at 81. Eli.abeth'r Hospital She
h survived by one dsis'rar. Mrs. Louis
B. Dlggins, four sons, Frank. Harry.
James and George Lucketi. and Two
srsndohildren. Catherine and Anna
Luckett.
Funeral services will be held in ST.
Jo.eph's Church on Thursday norning.
Interment will be In Mt olivet Cemo-
terry.
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MADAME SELIA

Egyptian paltDlst and Medium.
Gives true advice you can depend on In
business love. health. and family arairs:
tells the name of future husband or wife
and how to win tho one you icve; makes
up lovers auarrels or family troubles, re-
unites the separated and makes happiness
In your home. tells what business Is luck
lest for you and how to gain success In
anything you take In hand: II you are hav-
ing bad luck or trouble consult Nine. selia;
she can help you; satisfaction guaranteed.
Phone Franklin 237s-J. Special readings
soc. Daily and sunday sal 7th st. N. W.,
next to Eve at Opp. McCrorYs q 1Oc ri ore. .
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DIxoN-William Z. and Edna NJ. girl
FRANCIS-Mstthew j. and Mary e., boy
SNODDY-Lewis ID. and Eyeline. boy.
HARPER-George C. and Alice M. boy.
BRANDON-Fred and Mary, girl.
TYLER7~-Seott and Asmis. girl.
CROW-Cornelius and Mary, boy
HARRIS-John n and hsrish, girl.
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DEATHS.

KARR-wstson. IT yrs. 222s Nichols ave.
sHARPER-Alice r., 81 yrs, Good Hope
rd. and Ala. ave. Sc.
O'DAY--John j.. 81 yrs, Emergency Hosp.
DOwLING-Willism A. AZ yrs. Tubercu-
losis Hosp.
s., So yrs. Emergency
Hosp.
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MADAM MAVIS.

Have Your Hand Read BY
THE GREAT EGYPTIAN PIANIST.
Tells your past, present and future; gives
names dates and facts known only to your
self. advice on business, love, luck, court
ship, marriage and divorce; in fact, any
thing pertaining to your welfare and hap
piness. Don't fail 10 consult this wonder
full EGYPTIAN. You will find true help.
s25 10TH ST ". w. RET u SIS.
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PROF. BELMONT.
MADAME LEON

PALM1ST-GIFTED CLAIRVOYANT.
II In bad luck and working under evil
influence and you are in doubt about your
future welfare. having disappointments In
love, trouble in family ansirs, consult the
Madam. Tells the cause OF your trouble
and failure who you Will marry and when
Her advice and influence will help YOU to
success and happiness. Readings private
and confidential Gours daily a. M, p.
M. except Sundays. sh2 eth ST. NJ w .
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PITcHER-Georse w. 81 yrs, toiS 7th st.
RYAN-Hsrriet s.. So yrs. i4I7 22d st. nv.
GELLOGG-Wilbur r., so yrs, st. Ellis
Hosp.
sULLivAN-MilIsrd r.. 5s yrs. Blue
Plains, ID. g.
EDWARDs-Rsy O., ~ yrs. 32io wsrder
pl NV
HEURETTY-Wm. s.. IL yrs, IT'S sth s<
wAsNEY-susie b., ss yrs. 7ls Md. ave.
ne.
BLoxToN-Estelle. IL yrs, Georgetown
University Hosp.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IL days. <osb sth st.
Hosp.
HASTIE-willism H., SIS yrs. sos q st nv.
HOWARD-Mary. 4C yrs, Providence Hoop.
SIDNEY-John H., 40 yrs. 2l4I Wyoming
ave.
RUssELL-Issbeile l.. 5s yrs. 1922 Ith st.
NV.
ROBINSON-Cornelus. 81 yrs. 5si Wise
ST.. Takoma Park
CURTIS-John H., So yrs, Tuberculosis
Hosp.
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MADAME LEONA.

This wonderful lady reads your past,
present and future life: tells how to sue
law. divorce; other snairs left hDud free.
Readings daily. aA2o 7th st. ~ W.
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ERNEST l.. COLE.

Funeral services for Ernest Lincoln
Cole, who was constructing and super
intending engineer OF the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company
for many years, will be held tomor-
row afternoon from Wrights chapel
Hospital.
Mr.. Cole, who was nfty-six years
old. lived at 1912 Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeast. He is survived by his
wife and four children. Stanley, Ray
mond, George and Mildred.
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NINE. PARKER.

Gifted Clarvoyant and Medium. can tell
you anything you wish to know in bust
ness, health or family AFFAIRS When and
whom you will marry, what TO do to be
successful In life, and how to win and hold
the one Of your choice. Satisfaction or no
charges 1911 st. N. w, bet. 18th and
18th
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DENNIS KERN.

Dennis Kerr, for more than thirty
years a clerk In the Pension Office.
assigned 10 duty In the Capitol. died
last night at his home, 1896 Clifton
street northwest. after an illness OF
nearly a year.
Mr.. Kerr was born IN washington
November ~. 1850. He Is survived by
three sisters. Miss Alice Kerr. Mira
Rosetta Lucas, and Mrs. Mary Dana
her, OF New York CITY.
Mass will be celebrated Thursday
morning at st. Paurs Catholic Church.
Interment will be In Mt. olivet Gene
terry.
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MRS. MARY ODEA.

Mrs. Mary O'Dea. for many years a
resident Of the District and active In
Catholic circles. died at 3 O'Clock this
morning at her home, $50 Eleventh
street northeast Complication of
diseases WAS the cause of death. She
had been i'll for the past two
months.
Mrs. O'Dea was born in County
Limerick, Ireland. seventy years ago.
she came to Washington when a
small child. She was deeply inter-
,sted in the work at Holy Name
Catholic Church. Of which she was a
member.
She is survived by three son, Steven
g., Nicholas +. and Lawrence O'Dea-
Mass will be celebrated in Holy Name
Church Friday morning. lnterment
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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EDWARD W. JORDAN.

Edward w. Fordan, OF this city, died
IN Phoenix, Ariz., last Saturday. ac-
cording to word received here today.
While funeral arrangements have
not been completed, the body Is ex-
pected to be brought to Washington
for interment
Mr.. Fordan was twenty-four years
old and was a graduate of Mckinley
Manual Training School About four
years ago he went to Arizona for his
health. lie IL survived by his mother,
Mrs. Jennie Fsrdan. and his wife.
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MCMAHON on Monday. February -. 1891
at 1880 y. m, ANNIE NJ. MCMAHON,
wifc Of John Mcmahon. Funeral scrv-
ices from tho John R. Wright under
Wednesday. February l6. Interment at
GIcnwood Cemetery.
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DEATH NOTICES

LICkFTT. Entered into rest after a rhovt
illness on Monday. February ~. 1891. a.
1910 a. m. ANNIE A., beloved wife nf
John Ely Luckett and daughter Of the
late John and Margaret Holiorsn- Funeral
from her late residence, 81; Sixth street
mort hcast. Thursday morning at
o'clock: thence to st. Joseph's Church,
where requiem mass will be said In
t~rment Mt. Olivet. Relatives and
friends invited. york, Pa. papers please
\
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FOWLER TO WATCH
TYPHUS SUSPECTS
Advised of Presence Here of Men
Who Came on Ship With
Disease Aboard.

Health Commissioner Copeland. of
New York city. today asked DIR. VIII
J am C. Fowler. District Health officer.
90 keep under observation two. men
who were passengers on the steam
ship President Wilson. which arrived
In New York on February I with two
cases OF typhus
THE nrst ard second class passen-
gers were allowed TO proceed. but IL
is thought advisable TO have them
kept under observation after arrival
at their destinations" said commiJ-
sioner Copeland In letter to DIR.
Fowler.
The two men are Giovanni Lorren-
Letts, thirty-eight years old. and
said that Lorrenzetta was visiting
street northwest. Both men apparent
ly are visiting the same man, but give
two addresses
An investigation this morning dis
closed that Rafaele Lorrenzetta has
lived at both addresses. but has
moved TO another section OF the city.
Other families are living at these two
houses, but they state they are un-
acquainted with the two arrivals on
the President Wilson. The depart
ment is endeavorlng to locate Lorren-
zetta's present address.
Washington need not fear typhus
appearing here" DR.. John l.. Norris,
assistant health officer, said today.
This disease is bred only on places
OF Nth. Washington is a clean city.
and is therefore~slmost immune from
this disease"
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CLAIRVOYANTs
licensed by the District Of COlumsia
NrpnVEST FEfDN Al oT'fs Exfs
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ONE or THE WORLDS MOST DIsrIN-
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UMs AND LIFE READERS.
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Esyptisa ,pslmist. give t,ss saviss !.
tells who and when you'll marry s.d how
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business 70s tth st. N. w.
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MADAM FONEDA.

an in.isht Of human n.tsr. .nd born vita
a dousls veil 10 tell your past. present and
sspIs the name sf the one you win marry
and when. removes evil innasness end
S.lpsd others and csn help you; tells lust
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sos Tth st. N. w. Opposite oakA
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NINE. PARKER,

GIFTED cisiryoysnt and Medium. can tell
you anythlns YOU Wish 70 nnow IN oosi,
~Iom YOU will marry, what to do 20 be
Succession In iife. and how TO yin and bold
ehsrsss. i2iI E 81. N. W.. bet. 18th and
18th
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MADAM VASHTI
PIANIST AND CLAIRvOfANT.
SPECIAL READINGS

Tells you anything you wish TO know
about your past. present and future. OF
your luck, love, business, health and fam
NV affaiTs. Readings private Daily and
sunday. 7s7 9TH st. N. w. lnear Rfx1to.)
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MADAM DASHMAN

MADAM D'ASHMAN
cLAlRvoYANT, CRYSTAL 0AzER AND
CARD READER.
This eifted lady will tell your fortune on
love, marriage, divorce. changes. reunitss
love, happiness and business Frank. S3A
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INSPIRATIONAL LIFE READER.
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BRADFORD BUILDING-FIRsT FLOOR.
Doors North of Eye st.
NOTE CAREFULLY THE NUMRER
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ONE--rch and poor alike. PERFECT
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FOR POSITIVE RESULTS AFTER ALL
OTHERS FAIL SEE CARLETTA.
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NINE. JEANETTE,
sss H. STR n ET NJ w

susrantees TO read your entire life. past.
pr sent and future. She asks no questions.
Siyinr names, dates and facts on business
matters. love health and family snsirs
Tells the name Of who you WIN marry ana
what part OF tho country Is luckiest for
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MRS. G. I. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. daily.
1905 Park pl. ~ W. COL 5t42-J. over
looking Soldiers Home Prk.. 9th st. car.
PRIVATE READINGS GIVEN DAILY.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD.

paths in exactly the same intervals
of time. This caused scientists to be-
lieve that it was impossible to detect
straight-line, uniform motion with
reference to ether.
Then Einstein stepped in with the
bold assertion that Michelson's expe-
riment had unveiled a new law of ma
ture, namely, that the universe was
so constructed that it was impossible
by physical means to detect absolute
uniform, straight ahead motion.
If that is true, it follows then that
all we can observe and know is the
relative motion of material bodies in
the universe. Hence the name of the
principle Of RELATIVELY.
Some of the other striking asser-
lions of Einstein are that there is no
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universe where there is no matter,
that space is spherical, that mass
changes according to surroundings,
that light is affected by gravitation
and therefore must have weight, and
that it is possible to look at an object
in two different directions and see
the same object.
On the basis of Einstein's calcu1a-
tions, the radius of the universe, as
Stunning it to be a sphere, is one mil
lion times ten millions times as large
as the distance of the sun from the
earth. It would take ray of light,
which travels at the rate of 10000
miles a second, one billion years to
go around the universe and back
again.
An Editors Opinion.
Speaking of Professor Nicholson
in a recent issue of the American,
Arthur Brisbane, the editor, adj
dresses the following pertinent re-
marks to Mr.. Ford:
Professor Nicholson graduated
from Annapolis and later started
teaching mathematics there.
"He was first to measure, within a
millionth of an inch, the wave length
of certain metallic substance, thus
making it forever unnecessary to
measure again the earth's circumfer-
ence or to worry, if an earthquake
should destroy the meter of platinum
that the French keep far below
ground as standard of measures and
money.
"By the way, Professor Nicholson,
whose correct measurement of the
speed Of light gives to astronomers
their yard stick for measuring the
universe, is a Jew, son of Jewish
father and mother that lived and
helped build up this country in the
far west, where he was born.
s'That might interest Henry Ford,
another very useful American, who
las been made to believe, by false
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awarded the Nobel prize for his in
genious and epoch-making achieve
ments of measuring the velocity of
light, added to his brilliant record
recently by making public the results
of his latest experiments.
Professor Nicholson measured the
mean density of the earth, proving it
to be about equal to that of solid
steel. He also perfected device for
measuring the diameter of stars by
the so-called "band interference"
method.
This method was successfully ap-
piled at the Mt. Wilson, CAL, obser-
vatory in measuring the size of the
star Alpha Orionis in the constella-
ton of Orion. It is much simpler
than the parallax method of measur-
ing stars hitherto used by astrono-
mers, and has been acclaimed by
leading scientists as an achievement
of great Importance.
It is of interest to note that it was
Professor Michelson's experiments
which led another great Jewish scien-
fist, Professor Albert Einstein of
Berlin, to the discovery of his theory
of relatively with which the whole
scientific world is now preoccupied.
The two brilliant Jewish savants,
working at the two opposite ends of
civilization, are in a sense the leaders
in the whole modern science of
physics and cosmology, pushing the
newly discovered facts to the far
thest regions of potential knowledge
and unlatching the door to new dis
coveries and new conceptions Of the
universe. Einstein and Nicholson
complement each other and present a
most notable example of Independent
yet virtual cooperation.
A Finite Universe.
AS is known, Professor Einstein
recently read a paper before the
Prussian Academy of Science in
which he advanced new argument
in support of the assertion that the
universe may be finite. The gist of
this argument is that if the mean
density of matter concentrated in
stars is found to be greater than zero,
then the space of the universe must
of necessity be finite, for the density
of stars is the ratio of their mass to
the space they occupy.
Since mass is finite, the quotient,
or density, can be finite only when
the space is not infinite but also fin
tie. The problem before the astron-
omers is, therefore, to determine
whether or not the mean density of
stars is finite. Now, Professor Mi
chelson's latest device to measure
stars may help scientists to solve the
problem postulated by Einstein.
1t was also Professor Michelson's
investigation in another field which
enabled Einstein to PROFOUND his
striking theory with reference to
curvilinear motion. In 1887 Michel
son, assisted by Morley, tried an ex-
pertinent which opened the way first
to a restricted theory of relatively
and later to Einstein's theory.
The experiment consisted in split
ting a beam of light into two parts.
One part was diverted sidewise from
a transparent mirror while the other
was allowed to pass through it, and
then to have both parts reunite after
their trip.
If one had gained on the other by
even a fraction of the time of vibra-
tion of single light wave the fact
could be detected, in spite of the fact
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