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The Washington herald., 1922-06-08
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SEX BEFORE BIRTH.

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rood DETERMINES
SEX BEFORE BIRTH.
Predeterminstion and regulated
Of sex before birth has been ao|
compiished Although ser determin
alton has not yet been attained d
the human species or the highe|
animals, Professor David d. Whit
ney. Of the University OF Nebraska
has been able 20 make a femab|
rotifer, a tiny water animal. proI
duce all males or females by simI
uly varying her food. BY isolatinll
the female. DR.. Whitney has sis'|
found that reproduction could b
carried on for Sle generations o|
approximately three years without
the assistance Of the male rotifet|
His experiments show that whei|
the female rotifer is fed upon 4
eolorless animal food called poly
toma all females are produced al
the two following generations. Blu
II the green scum known as chal|
amydamonas is used for food. tn
second generation n all femalef
but the third generation win run a.
high ss s5 per cent males
Under natural conditions Their
are many more females produce.
than males and the female has tn
greater part Of the reproduction q
carry on. The male is a small crea
ture having no digestive organs a
all and can sustain life only for d
day or two during which time h
Is very active. The female ts quit
large in comparison. about one-thir
the size OF a pin head with man,
small silken-like flaments abou
her head which she uses 20 prope
herself through the water At AM
time she may attach herself 20 som
stationary object snd become apI
parently 'lifeless Tne pond may Or.
up or freeze over but this does no
kill her: when conditions are sgaiI
favorable she continues her activity
Her body is like transparent Jelly
The digestive process carried oiI
there may be watched carefull.
under a high powered microscope
At times eggs develop within he
body: later they are deposited q
the water and hatch, producing IN.
young rotifers.
It Is definitely known that in IN.
reproduction OF swine there are IL
males produced 20 every 100 OF tn
opposite sex. and in poultry
males to every 100 females. Thi
goes to prove the existence OF som
/ influencing factor and this d.
whitney has succeeding IN solvinI
for the rotifer. Scientists believ
that to solve this problem for high
er animals. Il first must be worke'
out for the lower forms, and wit
this in view Or. Whitney began hi
work with the rotifer when q gradu
ate student at Columbia
DR.. whitney's next step will b
90 analyze the rotifer's foods 20 de
termine what mysterious substsnc
contained in them is the cause o
sex differences. Whether he vii
then apply his researches 90 high
er animals. DR.. Whitney refuses o
prophesy. He declares his re
searches are purely scientific.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

years and has come to be recog-
n!zed as one of the shrewdest
statesmen in Britain.
After being graduated from Ok
ford he first entered the foreign
service at Berlin as an attache.
Later he visited Athens and Rome
in a similar capacity
He. was named as a special en-
voy to King Menelik of Abyssinia
in 1897. A few years later he be-
came envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary to Sweden.
He has been decorated with the
order of St Maurice and st.
Lazarus.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

&c AfA hNoAAa - aANA
representative on
the commission to
revise the laws of
war.
T h ! S commits
zion is an out
growth of the
Washington arms
limitation confer
ence. IT will be
composed of rep
resentatives of
Fra n c e. Italy
Great Britain n.
Japan and the
United States.
Rodd has been
in the British dip
| o m a t 1 c service
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08
'eY" Schools to Graduate 152.

Of the Y. NJ. c. A. School Of Account
ancy and eleven members of the law
in the Mckinley High School. The
address will be by
Commissioner Of Education. John J.
tt cert. Judge Fenton w. Booth viii
present the diplomas william
Knowles Cooper, general secretary OF
the =. NJ c. A. win preside /,
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

grown out OF II
swaddling clothe
and thinks seri
ously Of attrsc
tive premises a
a business asset
Mere bulk nc
longer sat!sfle
the ambition o,
commercial en-
terprise.-
tThis Is th'
view OF Frank ]
Helmle. noted IN.
ternational srchi'
tect, who expresses
the opinion thai
architecture never
offered so desira.
BILE a career 70 th'
young man whS
T.s-. NW A.
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NONSTOP EXPRESS
DROPS PASSENGERS.

Nonstop air express liners whici
a German-Russian combine plans Q
operate in the upper air lanes ove
the 5000 miles between MOSCOW
and Vladivostok Will be eouippe'
with snail motorless glidini
plane which will permit the land
ing Of passengers at intermedist
points not on the schedule Of tn
big machine. The little glider vii
be lowered on tackle below the eK
press hull. and released for its in
dividual glide 20 its destination.
II the microscopic blood cells o
a healthy adult were arranged sid
by side they would make a EibboI
that would completely encircle tn
earth.
w d.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08
Qgen e! (omtAenezs1eMe w Z !!i 4 !!, ,1!l!!
OTHER PEOPLES VIEWS OF CURRENT INTEREST

communica aons will not be re-
turned unless specific request for such
return Is made and stamps inelossd.
Iet.srs ssould be typevritten when
ever possible. Communica tions s1.
tremely difieult to read will rot b
eensidered. No communications tlgnet
with fctitioui names viii be usss.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08
FINDS NEW APPEAL
IN ARCHITECTURE

The people Of the United state
have never been quite as ready e
listen TO the architect as they ar
today. This is particularly true
Industrial America. Industry ha
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08
Thanks Us for Editorial.

On behalf of the New Masonic
Temple Committee permit me to
thank you for the very able editorial
on that subject which appeared In q
recent issue Of The Herald.
Your interest in the matter is deeply
appreciated. JAMES A. WEST.
Chairman, Publicity Committee.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

Jack Dempsey wants 100000 for lighting
Harry Wills. We believe that is somewhat
over the amount Wellington got when he
fought Napoleon, but of course the cost OF
living has gone up some since then.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

One of the hardest stunts know OF is 10
sit down in June to write story for Christ
mas magazine The only thing harder is to
land the story.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

A woman VINO has been deported by fonr
other countries is now at Ellis Islard trying to
get in here. Pretty soon she will have no place
to 60 bu. the league Of nations.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

When woman can't decide whether to have
husband or career-the most honorable
thing to do is to let the man escape
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

After seeing a picture of Gen. Pershing in
that hat he received with his degree at McGill
University, we cannot believe the war was
fought in vain.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

Dentistry will be made painless by radio
appliance. But not if they the same radio
programs they are using now.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08

An English artist says the American
womans face is undergoing change. We've
noticed that ourselves repeatedly-and on the
same face. -r
The Washington herald., 1922-06-08
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

Sir James Rennell Rodd. former
British ambassador to Italy. will
Drf nhtak
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
NOTED AUTHOR.
NATURALIST is
DEAD IN WEST
Enos Mills Passes Sud.
denly in Colorado
Home.

Denver, Colo, Sept. 21. Enos
Mills, the naturalist and author,
died at his home at Longs Peak,
Colo. early today.
Mr.. Mills retired as usual at his
home last night. He awakened
early this morning, called his wife
and complained OF feeling ill. He
died a short time later.
Overwork and loss Of strength,
following an accident in a subway
car in New York last January, are
believed to have caused his death.
Wrote Many Books.
Mr.. Mills was familiarly known
as "the father of Rocky Mountain
National Park" In addition to
conducting Longs Peak Inn
known to tourists all over the
country, he wrote extensively fol
leading magazines and was the au.
thor of many books having to Dc
with birds, wild flowers and seen
cry protection and the development
Of national parks. He also wrote
Of animal life. He had climbed
Longs Peak, one Of the loftiest in
the Rockies. more than 800 times
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
HARDING SIGNS
new TARIFF BILL
II Made Effective, President Says
Measure Will Be Great Con-
tribution to Progress.

Washington, Sept. 21.-President
Harding today signed the tariff bill
Of 1922, making the new rate ef-
fective at midnight tonight.
The bill was signed shortly after
II O'Clock in the presidents office
in the presence of Chairman Nc
Cumber of the senate finance COM
mittee, Chairman Fordney Of the
house ways and means committee,
a number of house members and
others.
Remarking that the measure had
been long in the making" Presi-
dent Harding, after he had affixed
his signature with a pen presented
to him by Mr.. Fordney, who said
he intended to keep it as a SOU
venir, said that 'if we succeed, as
l hope we shall succeed In making
effective the elastic provisions of
this bill, that will prove to be the
greatest contribution toward pro-
gress in tariff making in a cen
tury."
Treasury officials in discussing
the new act today said that al
though no reorganization Of the
customs service would be required
the stats of the customs offices in
a number Of the larger ports OF
entry would have to be expanded
to handle the increased volume Of
work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
REDUCE TROOPS
|. ON STRIKE DUTY
Troop E at Clinton, Ill, Ordered
Entrained; One Company
Stays ut Bloomington.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 21.-Adju-
tant-General C. E. Black this
morning reduced the state troops
on strike duty to one company,
that at Bloomington. when he or
dered the entrainment Of troop
"E" of the 1O6th cavalry, which
has been on duty at Clinton since
August z.
Under the direction Of Captain
Kenneth Buchanan, commander oi
troop "E" the fifty troopers en-
trained this morning and early
this afternoon will all be back al
Urbana.
Company II" 130th infantry ol
Salem, commanded by Captain ON
ar j. McMacken, is the outfit re-
naming at Bloomington. Their re-
moval is expected very soon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
new EVIDENCE
AGAINST MILLER
Physicians Committee Will Make
Report to Assistant States At.
tOrney Hamilton.

, Chicago, Sept. 21.-The commit
tee of physicians which investigat-
ed the affairs of William Henry
Harrison Miller as director of the
state department of registration
and education following his indict-
ment last spring on charges CT
trafficking in licenses and per-
mits, today made known its inten-
ton of delivering report of its
findings to Assistant States Attor-
ney Hamilton in charge of the
prosecution of the ousted director
according to the Chicago Tribune
The inquiry disclosed. the Trib-
une says. that examination grades
were raised, resulting in licenses
being issued to persons whose
knowledge of surgery and drugs
was insufficient to get them by the
examing boards.
Although a general average oi
rs is required on all subjects, with
a minimum grade of 60 on any ore
subject, cases were discovered, ac.
cording to the story, in which ex.
amining boards grades ranging
from 4 to 49 on individual subjects
were raised to passing grades, re.
sulting in the issuance of licenses
The committee consists of DR.. E
P. Sloan of Bloomington, president
of the Illinois Medical society; DIR
W. l.. Noble of Evanston, and Dr
W. A. Evans, former health com
missioner of Chicago and health
editor of the Chicago Tribune.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
ALTON SHOPMEN
ASK PEACE MEET
Issue Statement Announcing VIII.
lingness to Negotiate on vii.
lard-Jewell Pact.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Sept. PIX. ].
O'Brien and John Burke, of the
Chicago & Alton System Fedora
ton, No. 20, today issued the fol-
lowing statement:
I'm order to bring to an end the
existing strike Of employees on the
Chicago & Alton railroad, the Fed
Grated committee representing the
striking Shop crafts are desirous
of entering into negotiations with
any authorized representative of
the receivers with this purpose in
view, using the Willard-Jewell
agreement as a basis Of negotia-
tions or any other program that
has for it's object the bringing
about Of an amicable settlement.
"The Federated committee OF
Chicago & Alton System Fedora
ton, No. 20, therefore, desires to
make known its position"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
PEORIA BRIDE. !
Is, FINDS SHE
is NOT A WIFE
Letter Discloses Illus.
band Already Is
Married.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-Gail Wayne
Childs, rs, said to be the son Of a
wealthy real estate man at Mason
City, Iowa, was held under $2,5OO
bonds today pending investigation
of his marriage status.
Childs was married last week to
16-year-old Mildred Jones of Peoria,
who on the sixth day of her mar
riage found a letter in Childs'
pocket causing her to suspect he
had another wife and child.
Mildred, who broke an engage
|ment with another man said to be
a state employe, had her new mate
arrested and arraigned in the court
of domestic relations, where the
case was set for hearing Oct 6. She
is a daughter of Mrs. M. r. Jones
|of Peoria, for many years a state
employe at Springfield. and recently
in the federal service. Harvard
IPickrell, head of the foreign ex-
change department Of the First Ma
tional bank, is the girls uncle.
Relative "Spills Beans"
The letter which led to Childs
arrest purported to come from a
isister-in-law, who mentioned the
other wife, saying:
"She has not obtained divorce
and, anyway, l can't see why you
want to marry a silly young girl.,'
Police said the letter was post
marked before Childs' marriage te
j Mildred, and Mildred said:
II was so shocked l hardly knew
what to do"
Not Mason City Manl
Mason City, Iowa, Sept. 21.-Mrs
Ernest Childs, wife of a land com.
pany owner here, declared that thu
Gale Wayne. Childs held in Chi
cago for investigation of his mar
riage status, is not her son. Hel
only son is in high school here, SUE
said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 21.-The
plants Of the Ford Motor company,
in the Detroit district, closed last
Saturday because of the coal situa-
ton, thereby throwing 100000 Ford
workers out of work in different
parts of the country, will reopen
tomorrow morning. it was officially
announced today.
Orders for the re-opening of the
plants were telegraphed here today
by Edsel B. Ford, president of the
motor company, who is in Cincin-
natl. Mr.. Ford said cancellation of
the interstate commerce commits
sion's service order No. % had
made it possible again to obtain
coal.
The telegram read as follows:
Cancellation of the interstate
commerce commissions service or
! der No. %, has made it possible
again to secure coal.
Movement of coal to Detroit has
started and feel justified in start
ing the plants tomorrow (Friday)
morning.
Post notices calling the men
back to work and notify the news
papers"
Full Production Planned.
Executives of the company said
operations would be resumed al
Highland Park, River Rouge and
Dearborn, where the three largs
plants of the concern are located
at midnight tonight. Assembi.
plants throughout the country thai
were shut down with the parerl
plants also will resume as quickl,
as their men can be recalled.
1t is planned to put production
Immediately on the basis it was a.
the time of the closing.
The resumption is understood a
the Ford offices here to be a direc
result of a conference Edsel Fori
had in Cincinnati yesterday will
a group of about so coal producers
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
u. OFFICIALS
| INSPECT c. & A.
Unexpected Visit to Bloomington
Revives Rum0r Of Union
Pacific-Alton Merger.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Sept. 21.-Es-
corted by Chief Operating Officer
A. P. Titus, Superintendent G. ".
Seidel Of the motive power depart
ment and Chief Engineer II. =.
Douglas, = party OF Union Pacific
Off icials made an inspection OF the
local Chicago & Alton plant here
yesterday.
The visiting officials, four in
number, representing the mechan-
ical and engineering department OF
that company. arrived in Bloom
ington. accompanied by Mr.. Titus
and Douglas.
The coming of the party was un-
heralded and was a complete sur
prise to local officials. Nothing was
given out concerning the object Of
the inspection and the presence Of
the visitors started the usual ru-
mors about the absorption of the
Alton by the Union Pacific.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
TlERNAN TELLS
OF CONFESSION
MADE BY POULIN
Husband Says Defend
ant Offered Settle
ment.

South Bend, Ind, Sept. 21.-Di-
rect examination of Professor John
Tiernan, husband Of Mrs. Augusta
Tiernan, who charges Harry Pou-
LIN with the paternity of her ten
months old child, will be contin-
ued by Prosecutor Floyd Jellison
when hearing of the case is resum-
ed here today. Examination Of
Professor Tiernan, which was be-
2gun Tuesday, has been marked by
Interruptions during arguments by
contending counsel. Most of yes
terday's and part Of Tuesdays ses-
sion was taken up with wrangiing
by the attorneys over the admis-
sibility Of testimony concerning the
marital relations between the pro-
fessor and his. wife during a period
before the child was born, the tes-
timony finally being ruled out by
Judge Ducomb, on the ground that
the law prohibited the husband
giving such testimony in a case of
the character Of the present one.
Cites Wife's Absences.
Chief points brought out in the
examination of Professor Tiernan,
were denial by him Of the par
! entage Of the child and the asser-
| ton that Poulin admitted to him
the parentage and asked to make
=. a settlement Of the case by Of
fering to pay the expenses Of the
accouchment. He also told of fire.
quent absences of his wife from
home, ostensibly to attend church
Mrs. Tiernan previously had testi-
fled that she was with Poulin dur
ing these absences. He told thai
Poulin showed unusual attentions
to Mrs. Tiernan at dances and par.
ties which the two families attend
ed together.
Another incident recited by the
witness was a meeting on the
| street with Poulin shortly after the
I baby was born. Tfernan said when
| he informed Poulin of the birth OF
the child. the latter turned and
with scarcely a word strobe quick.
ly away.
Mrs. Poulin Next Witness.
Mrs. Mae Poulin, wife of the de
fendant and a witness for the state
will probably follow Tiernan OF
the stand today. Although sub
poenaed by the prosecution, sh,
has maintained throughout {
staunch belief in her husbands in
nocence. Only a few more witness
es remain to be called and official.
indicated that hearings may b,
ended at tOday's session,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
VET CONDUCTOR
ON o. RETIRES

Chicago, Sept. 21.-Conductor W.
L. Hippert, for 56 years employed
by the Chicago, Burlington 4
Quincy railroad. and brother-in-
law Of H. e. Byram, president OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, made his last trip today.
He goes on the company's pension
list at the age Of II. He made his
last trip between Chicago and
Galesburg on the Fast Mail" train
which left Chicago at O'Clock
this morning.
Mr.. Hippert was born in Phila-
delphia. He was first employed by
the Burlington route as brake
man, then as yard-master at Gales
burg and Chicago. and as freight
and passenger conductor. He mar
ried sister of Mr.. Byram, and re-
sides in Riverside, suburb.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
TEACHER CALLED
ON JURY; SCHOOL
CLOSED job BOY!
(By Consolidated Press. }

4 10y SousOiIudtcu IIcoo.J
harrisburg. Pa, Sept. 21.-The
req hill school near Dauphin is
closed for a week. The teacher,
MISS Marion Minsker, was
arawn for service in the GRIM
inal court.
But the pupils will not bene-
nt The teacher announces that
the school will continue for an
le1tra week next spring. Miss
Mnsker has an ungraded school
Iol ~ pupils. Among other sub
'ects she teaches is civics.
| i didn't ask for exemption
,tom jury service because be-
neved that my experience would
give me real first hand informa-
uon In the functioning of courts
ana that this would prove an in
lsaid.
Miss Minsker is believed to
pe the first teacher in the Unit
~ States drawn for jury service
oufing the school term who did
lsot claim exemption because OF
her work.
incidentally most of the 40
cmidren who attend the school
Alnk she is the greatest teacher
= the United States-at least
ior this week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
Plants Of Ford Motor Company Reopen Fr;da,
Edsel Ford at Cincinnati
Wires Order; N0lu Possible
To Get Needed Coal SupplI

Just what arrangements were
made to obtain coal were not made
known here.
The closing Of the plants last
Saturday, styled in business cir
cles as an industrial strike" on the
part of the manufacturer against
certain brokers whom he charged
with demanding excessive prices
for coal, threw approximately TO-
600 Detroit men out of work.
Henry Ford Approves.
Henry Ford approved the plan of
his son Edsel for the reopening. A
few minutes later he left for a rail-
road station and departed for the
south to visit various coal fields.
1t was assumed at his offices that
he desired personally to make ar
rangementS for an uninterrupted
flow of coal to Detroit.
Mr.. Ford issued a public state
ment several weeks ago announc-
ing his plans to close Sept. 16, in
which among other things he as
sailed the interstate commerce
commission, charging that body
had permitted profiteering in coal
to exist.
Affects 10000 Other Men.
The revision of the commission's
rules pertaining to coal distribl,
ton permits the sending of coal t.
automobile plants previously
claSSed as "nOn-essential cou.
cerns."
The reopening will bring back te
work-benches in addition to the
Ford employees approximately 12C,.
900 others on the payrolls of &C
cessory companies and machine
shops.
Lima, Ohio, Sept. 21.-Henry
/ Ford passed through Lima, south
| bound over his road, the Detroit
Toledo & Ironton, at 2 o'clock thi:
afternoon. Neither he nor his sec
retary would discuss the proposed
opening of his automobile plant'
tomorrow.