Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-21
.Electronic Theory
OF Late DR.. Abrams
Declared Unfoundec

NEW YORK, Aug. l9.-Ihe cleo
tronic reactions theory Of the late
DR.. Adams, of San Francisco, was
pronounced unfounded in a report
by a special investigating committee
Of the Scientific American, made
public Monday. The report followed
year of inquiry.
The committee which brought in
its condemnatory report consisted OF
DR.. William H. Park, director of the
bureau of labor of the health depart
ment; DR.. Walter C. Alvarez, of the
University CT California; Robert (.
Post, president of the EngleWood
hospital. and J. Malcolm Bird, and
Austin c.. Lescarboura, editors OF the
Scientific American.
partys platform as demanding at
tention.
lie dwelt particularly, though, on
agriculture and charged the Repub,,
licans with changing the farmers
condition from prosperity to adj
versity." Their policy, he said, OF
reducing the higher surtaX schedules
on incomes and removing the tax
from the profiteer had shifted the
burden to the shoulders of those
least able to pay and caused injury
to the farmers.
The farmer, he continued, needs
the high tariff rates reduced so as
to enable him to buy in a compe-
titive market at home and remove
the restrictions which have in
iuriOusly affected the foreign market
in which he sells his surplus prod
ucts.'
Support or the federal reserve sys-
tenn, lower rail and water rates, de-
velopment of a deep waterway sys-
tenn from the Great Lakes to the
Atlantic ocean and gulf, water
power, cheap fertilizer, more uni
form warehouse laws, cooperative
marketing legislation, an export
marketing corporation and the bene-
fit Of the newly proposed reclama-
ton act were listed as other needs.
Discussing war, Governor Bryan
declared the Democratic party would
endeaVor to secure world dlsarma-
ment by international agreement and
seek also an international referen-
dunn on the subject.
War uganda, mobilization
demonstrations of civilian and in
dustriaI resources, he deplored as a
great economic waste, misleading
and unnecessarily inflammatory."
Friend of Working Man
The Democratic party had no prin-
ciples, no policies, nor plans that it
could not submit 10 women s cOun-
ell, he said. Protection Of the child
and the care of mothers were essen
10 L1n
asserted, had a major part in the
adoption of the child labor cOnsti-
tutiOnal amen dment.
The nominee recalled that Ark
ansas, a Democratic state, was the
first state to ratify it.
Labor must be dealt with humane
Iy, Governor Bryan asserted adding
that the Democratic party has al
ways been the laboring mans friend,
not to secure his vote, but because
the nation cannot progress unless
he progresses"
Strict public control and conser
walton Of natural resources, develop
ment Of Muscle Shoals, recovery of
the country's oil reserves and other
parts Of the public domain, which
have been fraudulently or illegally
lea sed or otherwise transferred to
private interests" were advocated by
the nominee. The Democratic plat
form pledged itself. he added to
respect and enforce the constitu-
ton and all laws
The farmers, middle classes and
wage-earners, he asserted, had been
placed at disadvantage as a re
suit of the failure Of the Republic
an administration to enforce the law
against conspiracies in restraint Of
trade or illegal combinations" Some
middle western states, ne continued,
had been forced to enter the com
mercial field, Ito protect the public
from ths assseAeAsesb!s profiteers." -