Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-06
THE REFEREE
(By Albert AppIe)

Inca
Tichapata, Inca chief in Peru,
watches fish swimming in a river.
From them he gets an idea for an
invention, an improved paddle wheel
which he says would carry a ship
across the Atlantic ocean in two
days. Tichapata catches a steamer,
arrived in New York to interest capi-
talists in his invention.
This Inca chief is a university
graduate. He builds canals, is an
expert at repairing sugar plantation
machinery, and travels in his home
country on a bicycle of his own in
vention. The bike has revolving
wings. Tichapata is Christian.
Compare him with his sun-worship-
ing ancestors, and you realize how
the white mans civilization is pene-
trating to the far corners of the
earth. An Inca chief, riding a BIZ
cycle and crossing the ocean to con-
suit bankers, is the most startling
item in today's news.
Peru
From Panama tc the coast near
Lima, Peru, is a steamer trip of six
days. An airplane line will be built,
cutting the time to two days, includ-
ing stop overs. q Captain Walter
Simon tells about it. He's head fly
ing man in Peru, born in New Or
leans, still an American citizen.
Simon says Peru is far ahead of
us in organization and plans for
adapting the airplane to commercial
use. Take that with q grain of salt.
But it does illustrate how the Latin
American countries are coming to
the front. A gorgeous civilization is
in the making down there.
Flying
The worlds airplane speed record
was broken recently by Sadi Lecoin-
te, French aviator. He flew 233 miles
an hour. Few of us would care to
so that fast. More important is the
news from Dayton, Ohio, where a
helicopter flying machine rises
straight up in the air to a height of
Is feet and remains aIoft nearly
three minutes. The Importance Of
this achievement is that the helicop-
ter is the foreru2ner of popular
priced flying flivvers that will
eventually e use as extensively as
autos are now. BY rising straight
up and descending the same way, it
does away with the necessity of a
long field for taking off, and land
doors will be il the roof.
Adrenalin
A baby is born dead in New York
DR.. Philip Mininberg injt is adrena-
lin, heart starts beating, baby lives.
Adrenalin, most powerful heart
stimulant, was discovered by a jap
anese scientist. A similar chemical,
secreted by the adrenal glands at
tached to your kidneys, is what
keeps you alive. At least, you
couldn't live without it.
The hur an body is a chemical ma
chine. Scientists are learning more
and more about it as they study the
endocrine glands. NJ. Brown-se-
guard, original gland doctor, was
laughed at, thirty years ago. Time |
proves he was ri t.
Germany
Germany's crop of bread grains |
last year was 46 per cent less than !
in 1918, reports our Department of |
Agriculture. This shortage, along |
with a decrease in meat animals, is |
as important as any news out of |
Germany.
The European situation will be !
regulated to considerable extent by |
whether the Germans are we'll fed |
VI oi4oSl ilOuIlSilSus i6 oLOHldCIl ~
more important to the Germans than
most races. Keep in ind tat hun
ger has been the greatest force in
shaping history.
Meat
Meat eaten by Americans in 1922 |
was equivalent to $50 pounds for |
every man, woman and child. That's |
more than half a pound a day for |
each groWn-up, allowing for babies |
and young children who get little or
no meat. Big meat consumption |
indicates high national prosperity,
compared with other countries. |
Health side is debatable.