Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-29
REWARD FOR SCIENTISTS.

THE TRI-WEEKLY s0LIPH0NE. Paragculd, Arkansas.
REWARD FOR SCIENTISTS.
AZ The meeting Of tile League Of Nations com
ittee on intellectual cooperation of the points
discussed the possibility Of securing to scientists
some reward for the discoveries they make. IL WAS
n pointed out that inventors take out patents on
their Inventions but man or woman making a no
table discovery such field as chemistry has no
Nav 81 profiting financially from that discovery
The case Of Nine Curie, Of the discoveries OF
radium was cited as typical of the way many sclen-
lists must struggle with hard Lying conditions IN
spite Of great contribution to progress and, IN
spite Of their ability for further important WORK.
Chemistry has done much for modern INDUSTRY, put
many 81 the professors laboratories who have worked
out the original discoveries remain in obscurity and
very moderate circumstances, unaided financially at
n least ~ the success OF their work.
Nj whether not the league committee Will be apie
10 o anything than focus public attention on the
s matter remains to be seen It has been said many
times that the greatest for high service the
opportunity to serve further It to say that
TIE discoyeres interest in his work should be enough
reward without adding financial success Yet the faet
+ remains that many good scientist could 40 sun
more for his science and for the human race if he
IL we're not handicapped by the lack of equipment and
physical comforts which dequate financial renumera
ton for his service would supply.
# TAKING THE PLEDGE
William D. Upshaw, congressman from Georgia
una former evangelist and anti-saoon lecturer has
plar to make prohibition reality In speech in the
45o1se the other day. called President Cabinet
Congress and other groups OF federal employees TO
fale u solemn pledge that they will never again build
p u -bootleggers barbarous business by drinking any
form any amount Of illicit liquors at any dinner at
Any function. or in any ballroom or back alley
81. when offcialdom has set this example to the
country he let the PRESIDENT call upon all oher
DubIic officials everywhere and with them all private
citizens to pledge themselves likewise to total ABB
stinence for the common good.
This proposal, and the zeal with which it is set
forth may bring broad smile; but is there not some
t1,i4, dna2
TO a casual observer, it looks as if the country
IS just about ripe for another temperance movement
the Murphy type which swept the country genera
ton ago. but greater in extent.
The public has getting pretty thoroughly dis
eusted with the evils of the bootleggng traffic To
most people, taking the pledge now would be an easy
Of pledges suppementing more drastic effort at
law enforcement, such voluntary movement might
be a powerful factor in drying up the country.
THE HUMAN TOUCH
"The troubles of the world are mainly economic.
We hear this on all sides Solve the worlds economic
problems--which is to say, its business problems
everything will clear up
II is at best no than a half-truth. Ask any
good business man in this country what is the most
vital factor his business and he VIII probably say
1.-THE Human Ractor.'
sEconomic law is often regarded something
self-operating. AS matter of fact every practical
person knows that the only way any such law ever
functions is through human beings Economic law is
handling property making living. Economic prob
lens human problems
This is worth remembering in international al
fairs as private affairs especially at time when
there is much said about America participating in
"a European economic conference.
The main thing for nations, for individuals in
adjusting their relations, first to under
stand and agree with each other human beings
Tile human in international affairs would soon
straighten out the business tangles.
nvrp prrr GUAM
Defeat Of the Dyer anti-lynching bill by fibuster
construed even by loading Republican newspapers
Democratic defense fillfu anagonism
to necessary sautary legislation These
company with thousands of individual Republicans
see III the fhuster only successful, If not audable
attempt to preveps the Republican majority in Con-
gress from robbng the Of their sovereign rights
ana outragng the Constitution make show OF
concern for the negro and Of gratitude for his vote
In this opinion they had the concurrence Of stanch
Republicans and excellent lawyers like Representative
ira g. Hersey Of Maine ann Senator William e. Borah (
IN idaho.
s.Lawyers from the North who have no possible
interest the crime OF lynching and who
not lie prejudiced in any way against this BILL said
Representative Herscy when dis
cussion in the House, .have presented to lawyer
like arguments unanswerable the
stitutionaty Of this BILL and at the time have
pointed out the awful consequences that must follow
the enactment OF this .tnwise measure. The whole
ssne Isl Congress deprive the states OF the right
0f conducting their affairs the CONSTITUTIONS?
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