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The Little River news., 1922-11-15
I ncAL PEOPLE VISIT
 AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
Say Great Work School sDOing and Attended Big Armistice Day Celebration.

A party from this place visited the Third District Agricultural School o+ Magnolia from Friday until Sunday on invitation of N. c. McCrary of this Ecity. who is one of the trustees of inc institution. Those in the party were: Mr. McCrary, Judge w. E. Trustworthy, John J. DuLaney and 0. T. Graves. They carried with them Arthur Smith, a local orphan boy, who was placed in school through the in
 terest of the Methodist Missionary So- ciety and Mir. McCrary.
 On Saturday the school gave it's an- nual Armistice Day Celebration and barbecue. A great crowd from lover the district, estimated at 5000, were served dinner, barbecue fashion, on the campus The animals that were barbecued were furnished from the herds on the school farm, the bread was baked by the school bakery, and the cakes, etc., were prepared by the girls domestic science department. It was a great success. Governor McRae made the principal speech of the day
 Senator John J. DuLaney, Senator Paul Grabrel of Little Rock and Oth- CTS made speeches. In the afternoon We saw the football games. Stamps High School defeated Magnolia High to 0. After that came the big game between the Aggies and the College of the Ozarks. The Aggies won by a score of 27 to 0. We saw the students snake dance on the field, and the night before the big game had the pleasure of attending big pep meeting of. the student body. While there We were the guests of the school, ate in the dining hall with the students and slept in one of the homes on the cam pus. We had great opportunity of associating with the student body. get ting into the spirit of the student life and observing the great work being None. The big thing that impressed Us was the character and class Of students that are being reached by this school. They are made up almost exclusively of sturdy farm boys ana healthy farm girls. There are 25O of them There 3re two large dormi- tories for boys and two for girls. They all eat together in a large dining hall and remind one of large and happy family. Speaking of families. MT. Me Crary seems to be regarded by the student body almos5 like a father. They all know him, and when he gets on the campus you soon find boys and girls all round him. You should have seen him down on the school farm the day before the barbecue with a large crowd of boys butchering goats. They killed nine, and as MT. McCrary is a master in butchering goats, he tool. the lead The boys soon caught on and the work moved lively. Six of the goats went to the barbecue pits, but .dr. MaCrary reserved three for a goat stew to be cooked according L.. his cwn recipe.
 The schoCl is reaching boys and girls who would not be able to go anywhere else on account of it's low
The Little River news., 1922-11-15
Most Powerful X=Ray Is
 Demonstrated in N. Y,

New York, Nov. 12.-The most pow erful X-ray apparatus ever built for the study of cancer, was demonstrated today at the Croker Cancer Research l. bratory at Columbia university to call the attention of the public to the subject of the treatment of cancer. During this week medical men in every part of the country will hold meetings and carry on propaganda to induce persons afflicted with cancer to obtain treatment immediately. More than 2O,- 900 persons year, according to Dr. Francis Garter Wood, lose their lives because of superficial cancer which could, in every case, be easily and painlessly cured, if taken early.
 The new X-ray apparatus, built on plans worked out by Professors Hull Coolidge and Davis, is so powerful that no one is allowed in the same room with it while it is producing rays. The machine will drive rays thri ugh a quarter of an inch of lead, foot of aluminium and a couble of feet oi brick. It will photograph the bones of the hand 6 block away. X-rays of lesser power used in the Crocker Re- search Laboratory have penetrated brick walls and concrete floors, fog ging" or partially developing photo graphic plates on the first floor when the X-ray apparatus was used on the third.
 Scientists wear lead armor when they enter the same room with the less powerful tubes. They take no chances with the new super-X-ray staying in another room and watching its action through thick lead glass which absorbes the most dangerous rays.
 The new X-ray runs On a 100000 volt current. It produces rays less than a fifth part of a billionth of an inch in length. The higher the volt age. the shorter the wave length. The shorter the wave length, the more deeply it will penetrate Because of the extreme short length rays which is produces. this machine can be useo with great effectiveness in killing can cer cells in the internal organs. Put it will kill other cells too. and until the technique of its use is developed. there is danger that it will kill a.v patient as well as the disease, so that for some months at least it will not De used on human beings, according to
The Little River news., 1922-11-15
WILSON SAYS WORLD
 PEACE WITH U. s.
Shame Will Be Ours If Strife Is Not Ended, Former President Tells
 Armistice Day Visitors.

Washington Nov. 11.--Woodrow Wilson, Americas war president and leader of Democracy, tonight had emerged from his seclusion to lift anew the standard of the League of Nations as national political issue
 From the doorstep of his IS" street home, before a crowd of 5000 persons who made their third annual Armis- tice Day pilgrimage to the Wilson shrine the former president gave his first public utterance in almost three years. His message to those who showed an almost idolatrous worship of the man was to "carry on" his move ment for world peace.
 Declaring that the United States always stood for justice," Wilson ap- pealed to his countrymen mot to lose faith in the future"
 He warned that the shame will be ours" if America does not bring about permanent world peace
 The nation, he said, has remained contented with the armistice and has not moved forward to peace"
 The former president apparently was much improved man physically His cheeks were ruddy, his voice strong and steady, and his appearance showed a tremendous improvement over year ago. His mind apparently is active and his memory unimpaired for twice he drew the bitter lash of his scorn across the backs of the men who prevented entry of the United States to the League of Nations.
 MT. Wilson began his speech bare headed and thrust his cane into his coat pocket to show the crowd he could stand unaided. A little later midst an interruption by cheering, he replaced his hat, saying, If you will pardon an invalid putting on his hat will promise not to talk through it. .
 Hti1PS ioSS Ol EtHSuP.
 That the former president has not forgotten his senatorial enemies dur ing the League Of Nations fight was evidenced twice in his speech. Once he termed them a group who prefer red personal partisan motives to the hCaor of their country"
 Another time, in open bitterness. he described them as "puay persons"
 Wilson spoke in reply to a messa ge addressed to him by Henry Morgen- thau, former ambassador to Turke, who led the League of Nations pilgri- mage to the Wilson home Morgen- thau declared the gathering repre. scnted the millions of Americans who believed in Wilson's world peace plan
 Your principles are right" said Morgenthau. "The pledges will he kept"
 And Wilson interrupted him to cry hear, hear"
 The ncte of sadness which cbarar. terlzed the Armistice Day celebration at the Wilson home last year and the year before was missing this after noon, Morgenthau's single reference to Tuesdays Democratic victory not ohiy' brought smile to the former presidents lips, but gave the crowd chance to cheer enthusiastically They were happy as he.
 After concluding his speech the former president retired, later appear is at an upper window in response to persistent cheering. The crowd ling cred, however, until he again appeared to take his customary afternoon motor ride.
The Little River news., 1922-11-15
Is a Dangerous Process.

Extremely penetrating rays have been used with success in the treat ment of internal cancer, the body of tic patient being protected by lead except at the spot where the rays are applied. There is always dange. of killing the flesh and muscle which cover the affected internal organ and alsc of inuring other internal organs, as the short waves scatter and involve much tissue in addition to the diseas- ed area which is it's target.
 The safe use of other apparatus has been worked out, but for a long time the super X-ray machine will be used exclusively on rats and guinea pigs.
The Little River news., 1922-11-15
SALE OF DRINKABLE
 MEDICINES ILLEGAL
Supreme Court Monday Affirmed U. Leslie Case, Which Was Appealed
 From This County.

Little Rock, November 1.-The Ar kansas Supreme Court Monday morn ing in a decision rendered on an ap- peal from Little River county, dealt the sale of patent medicines, beef, wine and iron preparations and Jamai- ca ginger, death blow when it ruled that these liquids were intoxicating and persons guilty of selling them could be prosecuted for violating the prohibition laws. o. Leslie, druggist from the county, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary following his arrest and trial on charges of selling these preparations. The testimony al legged that several persons had been found Intoxicated after drinking the preparations.
The Little River news., 1922-11-15

The attorneys here have not been able to yet receive the opinion of the court in full the clerk of the court stating when called that the opinion was lengthy and would be supplied the attorneys as early as possible. Another Associated Press item to the Southwest American at Ft. Smith said:
 The Arkansas supreme court to- day rendered a decision which may affect practically every druggist in the state, when it upheld the conviction of o. Leslie, a druggist, from Little River county, for the sale of patent medicines of high alcoholic content.
 "The court, in it's opinion, held that such medicines are intoxicating liquors" and that their sale is in vio- lation of law, regardless of whether or not either the buyer or seller re-. gards the medicines as beverages"
The Little River news., 1922-11-15

MT. and Mrs. Mayo Robertson and Mr. and Mrs. Burton Walker spent Sunday at Richmond, the guests of Dr. and Mrs. w. k. Vaughan.
The Little River news., 1922-11-15

c H. Willett, who has been living north of Ashdown, has moved to Bowie county, Texas, living a short distance from TexarkaRa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

family Ii is now two or less, and the million and half young men killed in the war will make the babies stiu fewer. As it is new, there are nearly two million families which have no children at all, three million which have only one child. and two and a half million each of which has but two children. The population of Germany is increasing five times as fast. In 1872 France had about thirty six million people, and In the 50 years since then she has gained Cnly four million, while Germany. starting with the population France has at present. has made a gain of fifteen million souls and that inspite of her great emigration to America and other parts of the world
 In the first half of last year the births in France numbered only a little over four hundred thousand. as against one million for the year 1865. For long time the natural increase of the Germans has been more than a million per annum. You may re- member that General won Moltke once said that the Germains gained a battle every year over the French by the annual addition tc their pcpu- lation of one million souls. A mem ber of the French institute said not long ago that France is losing four army corps every l5 years.
 Saving the Babies
 These facts have stirred np the French government, the captains of industry the inteliectuals and even the peasants. Everyone ever here is now planning new ways for saving the babies and increasing the crop. Within recent years more than one sixth of all the babies born in the republic have not reached the age of F months. and one-third Of this sixth died during the first month after birth. The death rate of French infants within their first year is from E per cent to 20 per cent, or one baby in every five. six or seven Almost half of the illegitimate chiI- dren of France are abandoned by their parents, and tens of thousands of legitimate babies die through pre- ventable causes. The eministrv of health for this reason has opened a large maternity hospital and is pro Viding funds for another. It is giving allowances to convaleseent mothers and is doing much to safeguard babies against death and disease.
 France has some of the largest founding asyIums of the world There is one here in Paris which, un- the great orphan asylum of Moscow. babies than were slaughtered by Herod al Bethlehem. and 1t costs sey- eral million dollars a year to keep the little melodies alive. The institu- tion has been in existence for mCYa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

than two centuries. It was once man. aged by the nuns, but is now under the government There IS a little Moses basket, q sort of revolving tray, set in one of the windows, on which a mother can lay her baby and by whirl put it inside without herself being detected The child is then taken as member Of the insti- tuition. It is given a name. and if in any way the place of birth or the name of it's father and mother can be obtained these are put on a tag, a strip of parchment. which is tied around the child's arm.
 The babies are kept in the refuge no longer than is absolutely neces- sary, and then given away to those who will take them. or sent out tC board. Wet nurses are in great de- mand. and their railroad fares paid into Paris. There are always more babies than nurses and al one time every nurse was given choice of six babies. Some of the babies are kept on one cows milk" and goats and even dcnkeys add, to the feeding supply.
 Ie0.a00 FathcrIcss Children
 Since the war. boy babies have been in greatest demand. and the orphan children of France have been more than ever carefully nourished. Con nected with this branch of salvage has been the national executive com mittee of the "Fstherless Children of France, which sas been so much helped by contributions from Ameri- ca Since ISIS over twelve milliC n dollars has been sent here from the United States. and paid over to 2S6, ono orphans. Not one cent of the noney subscribed has been used for the expenses of local committees, nor fer those of the committee in Paris. It has all gone to the children. and T am told it. has saved great many lives.
 have visited the offices of the fnstitution. here in Paris. and talked with Madame se'ieman Ini, the ef- ficient director. She has the business thoroughly orsanized. There arc great rooms filled with card indexes each card bearing the name of child and the record of its family. of where his father was killed and whether he needs mGnev or not. Madame Selis man Lui told me that there are nine hundred thousand children who lost one or both parents by the war. and that 27 per cent Of these have since found some means of support. The money given the ornhans has come from America and the receipts are still about 1wenty-five thousand dol lars a month,
 Increasing the Crop
 And now let ma tell ynm some of the many methods that have been proposed or have been adopted to in- crease the population Of France In the first place I would say that do not believe that the lack of babies comes from natural causes, or a Latin disease. The T.atins, as rule, have fewer children than Anglo-Saxons. but when the French came to Canada they brought forth as many children as the famous
 "0ld woman that lived in shoe. Who had SC many children she didn't
 know what to do."
 As an Illustration of the birth rate of the French Canadians, the govern ment of Quebec some years ago of fered 100 acres of land to every father of family having l2 or more living children On the day appointed more than TOO claimants came forward to get the farms As 10 celibacy among the Latns, the old Romans had fines 4 yr bachelors and other measures to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

and it is marked M ade in Ger many" There are mere ba bies born over the Rhine every year than in this land of the Seine, and five times more hirt h S [ h . Il deaths.
 Moreover. { h e French birth rate is dropping. In the days of Napo- leon the number was four to the.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

Carpenters World Travels tCopyright. 1922. by Frank G. Car
 penter.)
 Paris, France. The ghost that frightens all Franco is baby. It's first name is Hans,
The American Jewish world., 1922-12-29
Contemporary Jewish Genius
JACOBSOFN
W. ALBERT ABRAHAM NICHOLSON OF AMERICA

sands of books and tens of thousands
of lectures; so in the case of Michel
son, comparatively few literary eff
forts, most of them inaccessible to
the average reader, have reached clear
around the earth. That he could write
books-and in many languages at
that's evident from this episode:
He was a delegate to a scientific con-
gress in South America but knew no
Spanish. But when he got there he
spoke Spanish and delivered his paper
in that language. When those pres
ent expressed astonishment and be-
gan to look around they discovered
that Nicholson had learned enough
Spanish during the few weeks aboard
ship to enable him to write his paper
in that language.
The International Standard Meter.
That the world has a standard of
length which makes it possible to
build locomotive in New York fit to
run on rails laid in China or South
America, or to make watch spring
in Elgin, Illinois, to fit a watch in
Siberia-it must thank Professor
Nicholson. Our measure of length
used to be based on the distance be-
tween the tip of the nose and tip of
the thumb of a king. Nicholson
placed it on foundation in keeping
with the standards of civilized So
ciety. He made meter which equals
a definite number of wave lengths of
lights in the spectrum as it is made
by the metallic element cadmium
(1.966.2427 of the green rays and
2.083.371.1 of the blue). This STAN
dard does not change, as the wave
lengths of light are the nearest thing
to the Absolute that we possess.
The InterferOmeter.
Though physicist primarily, some
of his most important achievements
lie in the field of astronomy.
Away back in the eighties, when
it was discovered that though the
microscope reveals organizms SO
minute that it REQUIRES millions to
piece together the length of an inch,
it was also discovered that there ex-
ist in nature other organizms in
fnitelv smaller even than that. A
KNOWLEDGE of some of them was very
important in the study Of disease,
agriculture, etc. Nicholson came
along and dropped hint which en-
abled biologists to measure them. No
thing, he said. could be so small as
not to reflect the light which shines
on it. All it was necessary was to
measure and study the reflected light.
This made the microscope reveal Sc
crets no microscope could reveal
otherwise.
A similar problem confronted as
tronomers. They could turn the tele-
scope on a star in the month Of jan
uary and six months later do the
same. The earth was now directly op-
posite of the point in, it's orbit where
it had, been six months before. The
line Joining the two points gave them
the diameter of the orbit; and they
used this diameter as base line. The
ANGLES the telescope made with this
line gave them two angles. They thus
had two anoles and line of a tri-
angle, of which it was a simple mat
J Continued on Page 1917
The American Jewish world., 1922-12-29

in the United States, among a null
titude of bronze admirals and gen.
erals.
The Nobel Prize.
A list of the honors and prizes
awarded him to date would fill al
most the whole Of this paper. How
ever, only one need be mentioned to
give an idea of the extent. The Nobel
Prize, awarded by the Academy of
Science, at Sweden, is considered the
highest prize in the world. No Amer
lean had ever received it for scien-
tific or literary work. Roosevelt had
received it, but not for intellectual
effort. 1t was for his skillful handling
of the Russo-Japanese peace pact.
And it was awarded for only part of
his work, for the invention of the
echelon spectroscope and for his mea-
surement of the wave lengths of light.
It carried a purse of forty thousand
dollars.
"Seven Cities Claim Great Homer"
In the Swedish Academy of Sci
ence he is considered German, the
claim being that he had come to
America grown boy, was born in
Germany (Strelno), and had received
his childhood training there, where
he imbibed the characteristic German
thoroughness, accuracy, passion for
abstract truth, and love for work for
it's own sake. tv
America, on the other hand, de-
clares that he2is not German but a
Jew, has received his boyhood train
ing in the high schools Of San Fran
cisco, is a graduate Of the United
States Naval Academy, etc.
Physics Department at University of
Chicago
Some years after his return from
Europe he was called to organize the
Physics Department of the University
of Chicago. 1t is said among men
of science that when Nicholson does
a thing it cannot be improved upon.
He gathered about him the best men
the scientific world afforded. The
result is that the Physics Department
at the University of Chicago is the
Mecca not only of men aspiring to
be physicists, but Of expert scientists
who go there in order to be under
the influence of Professor Nicholson,
directly or indirectly. His Physics
Department is one of the very few in
the United States. In the whole
world, for that matter.
Most Noteworthy Contributions.
It is impossible in the space at my
disposal to review all Michelson's con-
tributions to science. The fact to be
remembered is that they are not con-
fined to physics alone. Like Einstein,
he possesses a mind of universal
sweep, embracing many sciences in
addition to his own. He has the
vision Of poet and philosopher,
contributing to the Philosophical Ma
gazine, Nature, etc. However, he
leaves the comparatively plebeian
task of writing books to others, even
as Moses, Christ, and Socrates did.
AS in the case Of Einstein whose
Theory of Relatiyity filled a brochure
scarcely five pages but inspired thou