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Which to Drown: Pavl0ff or Shaw?

cast OF countenance that reminded me
OF portraits I had seen of the late
Lord Kelvin. He showed lively in
tereSt in the explorations he was con-
Quoting, and he did his best to make
his points clear to me, without any
attempt to astonish me by any sudden
strangeness of statement or epigram.
matte gymnastics. He was pleased,
think, to get some one from outer
Europe again asking him questions.
He spoke Of the work Of other people,
and particularly Of Sherington, with.
out any note Of rivalry or attempt to
caricature; he spoke Of them as
collaborators and collateral explorers
in this great work of illuminating
some Of the obscurist inches of the
world Of reality.
Never in a moment in his talk did
he seem aware of anything beside his
subject. and least Of all was he aware
Of himself. He seemed in another
world from any thoughts Of personal
competition. He embarked upon no
praises Of Sherington. Merely he
spoke with respect and interest Of
+ his work. To have raised the ques-
ton OF whether he thought Shering-
ton or himself the greater or more
remarkable would have been like let.
ting a drop Of ink or mud fall into
glass of clear wine.
v X X Il
My sense Of the mans simple great
ness returns to me as I read this skill.
full, patient piecing together of fact
and inference and question, doubt
experiment and conclusion for the
third of a lifetime, which supplies the
matter of this book. And as I read
am reminded Of a vehement outbreak
l recently provoked in another great
man / know, man for whom I have
an admiration and affection at least as
strong as / have for Prof. Pavloff,
though my admiration is of an en-
tirely different quality-George Ber.
nard Shaw.
/ recently provoked in another great
the greatest of vivisectors-"these
scoundrels." Shaw called .them-and
! that, according to Shaw, it is his habit
to boil babies alive and see what hap.
pens. Queer that one fine man should
ing, wildly foolish denunciation Of
vivisection to which I refer, Shaw,
just to give his readers an idea of
what ViviSection meant, described one
of the villains as chOpping off the
paws of a dog, one after another, to
| observe its behavior, and as being
quite surprised to find that after. the
fourth operation there were no more
paws. And such like platform stuff!
| X X X n
1t is interesting to compare the real
ity of vivisection as it is given in this
book. For the most part the amount
of operation performed involved far
less temporary suffering for the ami
mails than lies at the door Of any "dog
lover" who has the ears of a Belgian
Griffon docked, and the vast mass Of
the experiments and observations re-
corded required as a primary condi-
! ton that the animals should be alto.
'gether calm and comfortable. The
/ distraction of even a slight pain or an
alarming or distressful circumstance
would have inhibited altogether the
delicate responses to stimuli upon
which this great mass of new knowl.
edge has been erected. know 1t will
outrage the dearest feeling of the anti.
vivisector to say this-it Is his pecu-
liar delight to gloat upon imagined
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"tortures"-but this book is available
for the judgment of the intelligent
reader. One dog Pavloff described in.
cidentally as jumping into the stand,
impatient for what any hearty anti
vivisector would no doubt describe as
it's torment"
But when set out to write this
article I did not intend to touch so
definitely as this upon the delicate
sensibilities of the anti-vivisectionist
probably the most indefatigable and
f1ercest of all epistolatory creatures.
That issue Is q little off my present
track.
had in mind the remarkable con.
trast OF these two eminent figures,
both in their way commanding my ad-
miration and both in their way very
sympathetic to me. come some.
where between them; in my humber
measure I partake little Of both. I
do not know what Pav1off thinks of
Shaw. probably about as much as he
does OF the "proletarian science" of
Moscow. But we have Shaws ringing
"scoundrel' for Pavloff properly on
record. / have been amusing myself
for some minutes with that amusing
game of the lone lifebelt." Probably
you know and play that game. You
put it in as problem rather after the
fashion of the Doctors Dilemma;
If "a" is drowning on one side of a
pier and "B" is equally drowning on
the other. and you have one lifebelt
and cannot otherwise help, to which
of the two would you throw it? Which
would save, Pavloff or Shaw?
4 X \ y
do not think it would interest the
reader to give my private answer. But
while was considering it / was mani
festly obliged to ask myself, "What is
the good of Shawl" And what is the
good of Pavloff? Pavloff is a star
which lights the world, shining down
vista hitherto unexplored. Why
should I hesitate with my lifebelt for
one moment?
To begin with the elements, so to
speak, Shaw writes English extra.
ordinarily well. l feel sort of bene.
fit of clergy attaches to that alone.
Pavloff translated by Anrep is rather
clumsy reading and doubt If that is
altogether the fault Of Anrep.
doubt If Pavloff is much Of a
writer. Sometimes try to write Eng
lish, and am always keenly interest
ed in the writing of English, and am
even interested in the writing of stuff
about the writing Of English, and
know enough Of the business to know
how beautifully it is done by Shaw.
And he walks about writing in a little
notebook, avoiding passersby with re.
markable skill, and willy nilly he pro.
duces. out of his head and out of his
vivid conceptions about life, shows for
the theater of the brightest, liveliest,
freshest quality so that there ia moth.
Ing like them in the world.
John Bulls Other Island" and "An-
drocles and the Lion" and Saint
Joan" float off from reality like vast
| soap bubbles, refiecting it in vivid
patches, curved and frightened, iri-
descent and delightful. And he talks
incessantly. and a larger proportion of
that talk than is found in the talk of
any one else on record Is fun of the
very best quality.
\ 4
! Moreover. he has invented q most
amusing personal appearances: he Is an
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BUSINESS MEMS COUNCIL
GIVES FARM AID OUTLINE
Nagel Presents Views of Commission
On Agricultural Problem After
Years Intensive Study.

Note: Charles Nagel. former Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor. is chairman of
the Business Mems Commission on Agri-
trial Conference Board and the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States. After
q year of intensive study of the problem.
and its Recommendations are embodied in
- the following article by Mr.. Nagel.
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Moreover, he has invented q most
amusing personal appearance: he Is an
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BY WILLIAM HARD.

@ROSPECTS Of success in getting a farm
- relief" bill through Congress and in get
| ting the Presidents signature for it took
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CONTINUED on Third Pags.A .
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Cargoes Transferred.

Smugglers, under cover Of darkness
nowadays often make transfers OF
leads es whisky to inaeeent.leelsins.
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BY H.. G. WELLS.

HAVE before me as I write a
very momentous book. 1t is
entitled Conditioned .Ref1exes"
and it is by Prof. Pavloff OF
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CONTINUED on Page Nineteenl
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He was a brownish- faced, gentle bred
man, with brown eyes and q general
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farm RELIEF
NOW CAUSING
new STRIFE
Dissension Arises in Ranks
Of Recently Organ
lied Bloc

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-With
the problem of agricultural re-
lief already causing dissension
among the recently organized
bloc of Independent Republican
Senators from the West. it has
been made known that President
Coolidge, while not ready to dis
cuss a new farm relief bill, IL
studying the situation carefully
and hopeful that the measure of
the Administration can be ap-
proved and be enacted by the
next Congress.
The President went over the
subject with Senator William e.
Borah, who said ne felt certain
the President would leave the
problem to Congress rather than
embody ideas in the Administra-
ton bill
The block on which the West
erners have spit Is the equlixa-
ton fee proposed in the McNary-
Haugen bill which caused heated
controversy and later the veto OF
President Coolidge.
Several OF the Westerners are
in favor Of the fee-
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French Experts Test
New "Safe" Gasoline


PARIS, Oct. %. = Gasoline"
that won't burp-called Max
honine after It's Inventors as
serted to have proved its value
in many tests by Government en-
gineers but there still Is a fight
in Parliament on the supposition
that the new fuels trial results
are being suppressed.
Many aviators in France. as
elsewhere, die, burned to death
by gasoline flames. 1t is claimed
for the homeopathic fuel that
such accidents will be entirely
eliminated. It Is affirmed. also,
by its supporters that Makhonine
is an efficient dependable fuel,
capable Of replacing gasoline in
airplanes. II has for some time
been used by the French Line
on its small harbor boats and in
all its trucks and automobiles
with what are said to be very
sarisfactory rsvpltsf
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new HEAD FOR
ARC. CHOSEN;
ARRIVES SOON
Major Malcolm Elliott Ord
cred Here to Head
Road Commission

Major Malcolm Elliott, Corps of
Engineers, formerly district en-
|gineer for the New Orleans Dis
|trict, has been assigned to duty
with the Alaska Road Commission
las its President, relieving Major
Douglas H. Gillette who will con-
|tinue on the Commission as En-
|gineer Officer, it was announced
today. War Department orders
the change were issued
early this month and Major Ell
lott probably will arrive here
within the next 80 days to as
sumo his new duties, Major Gil
lette said in making the an
|nouncement
The new President of the Com
mission is veteran of the
Spanish American War although
he is but 46 years of age. He
served in that war with CALI
fornia volunteer regiment and Ia
ter with regular army outfit.
He also served through the World
war and attained the rank of
Lieut.. Colonel in the Engineer
Corps of the National Army. He
was commissioned major in the
regular army in 1920.
With Major Gillette and Mai.
John G. Gotwals, former Engineer
Officer OF the Commission, Major
Elliott was assigned to duty in
Louisiana last Spring and coop
Grated with Governor Parker of
that State in flood relief work.
He had charge of field headquar-
ters at Baton Rouge.
Col. James G. Steese, whom Ma
jor Gillette succeeded as Presi-
dent of the Alaska Road Commits
sion will leave New York for Co
lombia, South America, in a short
time, the latter said today. He
is now general manager of the
Gulf Oil Company of South
America in the Colombia field.
The company controls several
million acres of oil land under
concession and leases and is
launching gigantic development
project which Col. Steese will
head. 1t involves the construction
Of A00 ,,,iIoc of ynipa 1;no uvb ~voes
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GLOOMY DEAN RAPS
ssIDLE POOR CLASS

LONDON. Oct. % Dean Inge
Of St. Paul's thinks the new idle
poor supported on the dole threat
en- to be greater menace to
Great Britain than the idle rich
Of the past.
"A new parasitic class Is being
created" writes Dean Inge in
The Evening Standard. "The dole
is the most mischievous and ruin
Gus devise for buying OFF revolu-
tion which was ever invented. II
was resorted to after the Napol-
comic wars In the form OF out
door~relief out Of the rates. And
the burdens on the land became
30 intolerable that farmers began
TO throw up their farms. At that
time The rsceivers Of the dole had
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IS TO SEEK
Z ROPACANDA
OF BRITISH
History Books in Chicago
Library Are to Be Scan
ned, Thrown Out

CHICAGO, Oct. 22-W. ]. Herr
man is the official big game hunt
err for Mayor Thompson. He has
mapped out plan for seeking the
British lion among the books of
the Chicago Public Library.
Herman is a sportsman, the
atre owner and trustee OF the Lii
brary. He has been named to
read history books in the library
to determine the accuracy OF
charges that British propaganda
is being disseminated in them.
Hermann says he is going 20
read the books and. then burn
those he condemns. He estimates
that there are 1000 propaganda
books in the library.
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BRAINS OF
RUSS DEAD
TO Be kept

LENINGRAD, oct. 22.-Death
VIII not bring privacy and peace
to the brains of illustrous citi-
zens of Russia II their kinsmen
submit to a plan approved by
the Soviet Government.
The plan is already partly in
operation and calls for the estab-
lishment Of a Brain Patheon
where the cerebral tissues Of de-
ceased celebrities will be kept in
glass bowls, attached to which
will be gold plates telling whose
brain It is and what the pecul-
iarities were.
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Gene TUNNEY
NOT ENGAGED
Ch a m pion Reported En-
gagged to Three Different
Girls Denies Il

POLAND SPRINGS, Maine, Oct.
22.-Gene Tunney declares here,
after two weeks vacation in
the woods that "any man who
marries while. he is champion,
makes a big mistake"
The statement was made when
Tunney was told he was reported
engaged to three different girls.
Tuneny said: II am engaged
to no one. Shortly after the
fight. they had me engaged to
girls. one in California, then one
in Illinois and now one in Con-
necticut. do not think that 1t
is fair to the girls. 1t must be
embarrassing. I do not contem-
plate marrying while in the box
ing profession. hope the next
time they pick out girl Tor
me, they will let me in on it,"
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May FORCE
DEFENDANTS
UPON STAND
Government Weaves Web
About Former Int. Sec
rotary and Oil Magnate

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Slow-
ly but persistently the special
Government oil counsel is weav-
ing web by which they hope
Albert B. Fall or Harry +. Sin
clair, or both. will be forced to
take the witness stand in the
oil conspiracy case trial in the
District of Columbia Supreme
Court.
The Governments plan of cam
paign began to develop clearly as
the Governments counsel again
blocked the defense counsel in
repeated efforts to explain away
or weaken the Governments case
by carrying the prosecution wit
nesses on cross examination be-
yond the field opened by direct
examination.
Lawyers for the defense be-
came most persistent in cross ex-
animation of X. c. Head, former
Government Geologist, about the
report he made to Fall, when
the latter was Secretary of the
Interior, that there was no inn
mediate danger of extensive
drainage of Teapot Dome.
Government counsel stipulated
the report offered was only to
show such report had been
made to Fall who commended the
danger of drainage was the inn
polling cause for leasing Teapot
Dome to Sinclair.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Woman
will make flying leap into the
realm of commercial aviation II
the transatlantic fight of Mrs.
Frances Wilson Grayson is sue
cessful.
Undeterred by the threat Of
autumn weather on the Atlantic.
Mrs. Grayson, young American
business woman. blonde and blue
eyed, insists that her flight will
be made.
The ultimate object, she says,
is the entry Of her partner, Mrs.
Aage Ancker, and herself into
the field of commercial flying
Already she and Mrs. Ancker,
wife OF Danish sportsman, have
formed the Ancker-Grayson Air
craft Corporation to demonstrate
her faith in the feasibility of
trans-oceanic flying. Mrs. Gray
son says that she will fly across
herself first. Later. she says. her
corporation hopes to act as sell
ing agents for airplanes.
For this reason THE Dawn"
giant two-motored Sikorsky am
phibian plane. was rushed to
completion. Wilmer Stultz. vet
eran pilot, has been entrusted
with guiding the big machine
when it takes of from Old Or
chard Beach, Me. Brice Colds
borough. navigator. and a former
chief radio operator in the navy,
Is the third member OF the crew.
Every effort has been made to
have "The Dawn" safe for ocean
flying. Propelled by two Wright
Whirlwind engines. 1t is capable
OF taking off or alighting on
either water or land. 1t is built
to be seaworthy. IL equipped with
radio and Is said to have cruis-
ing radius of 1000 miles
Mrs. Grayson insists emphatic-
ally that she has no intention of
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ALLEGED SLAYER PAGES CELL WHILE
JURORS PLAY $780, AFTER REACHING
VERDICT; TOO BUSY TO Make REPORT

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Oct. 22--
w. C. Allen paced cell in tne
County Jail last night, nervously
awaiting the verdict of the jury
which tried him for the Staying
of j. H. Cox at Taft, last April.
Judge Deny called the Bailiff
and told him to inform the jurors
that they would be locked up for
the night unless they arrived at
verdict.
The jurors informed the Bailiff
they had reached a verdict but
were playing 800" and wanted to
finish the game.
The jury finally "came in" with
a mot guilty" verdict.
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the courage to bring the pernicl-
Gus system to a sudden end. Now.
no government would dare to do
anything OF the kind"
In discussing the dole-takers.
Dean Inge says: They will not
emigrate. for no country in the
world makes things SO comfort
able for the 'Won't-Works' -
England does. 1t is not easy to
see how any remedy for this ter
ribie evil Is to be found. Whole
classes are going down under
the burden. and making no aud
ible complaint. It Is like the
state Of things under the Roman
Empire. when the middle clalss
met their fste In dumb resisna-
tiOp. (
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GREYHOUND RACING SEEN
FOR FIRST TINE IN PARIS

PARIS, Oct. 2:.-Greyhound
racing-old as the sport is-will
be seen for the first time in Paris
soon. A few whippet races have
been held on the Riviera. but the
greyhound has not yet been seen
in public contests.
One of the indoor bicycle
tracks is being arranged with
kennels and the rail on which
the mechanical rabbit will be
sent ahead of the dogs. The
French Canine Federation has ap-
proved the plans and will super
wise the contests
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Industrial Workers An
nounce Continuance
of Picket Forces
PLEA IS MADE TO
GOVERNOR ADAMS
County Commissio ners
Fearful Of Results
More Arrests Made

DENVER. Colo. Oct. 22.--A
plea for the mobilization OF the
Colorado National Guard to deal
with the |. w. w. strikers is
contemplated by County Commits
sioners who conferred today with
Gov. William Fl. Adams, after
abandoning the idea Of hiring
100 Deputy Sheriffs to patrol
the mines In the strike area.
l. w. W. leaders announced
picketing will be resumed despite
the law against it and the many
arrests already made.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oct. 22--
Psychologists here for a World
Psychological Symposium, heard
chemist vision the day when a
living being may be artificially
produced in a chemical laboratory
and personality changed by use
of chemical compounds"
The visions were portrayed by
Edwin Slossons, based on recent
laboratory discoveries of chemists
and psychologists.
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Liuing Being May Soon Be
Artificially Produced By
Compounds, Chemist Claims

THE chemist of the future will
turn from his humble task of pro-
viding conveniences of life and
gain control of life ITSELF said
Slossons. HE may mold sta
tue and give it character as a
sculptor molds his clay. He can
turn his attention to proportion
compounds that contribute to hui
man welfare and woe, and slim
ulate virtue"
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STOCKS AGAIN
ON RAMP ACE,
n. Y. MARKET

NEW YORK, Oct. %. - The
Stock Market, which suffered a
series of reactionary chills all
week. had another sinking spell
at the opening today because of
its inability to digest the large
volume of selling orders that
poured into the market over
night.
Early losses today ran from
fractions to Z, with United States
Steel common, General Motors
and General Electric all touch
ing new low levels.
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TsUO Dead as
Result of
Dice Game

BLUEFIELDS, w. Va, Oct.
22-Jeff Amburger, aged IS
years, died in a hospital last
night at Dante. the second
victim of a quarrel over a
rs cent coin in a dice game.
Amburger's life long friend,
Zeb Turner, Virginia Deputy
Sheriff, fired two shots which
resulted in Amburger's death.
Turner was killed by Ambur-
ger, who lay wounded in the
road. Amburger raised up
and shot Turner through the
heart.
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MANY WEALTHY
ARE KIDNAPPED
Rich Chinese Bankers, Mer.
chants, Professional
Men, Are Held

!. SHANGHAI. Oct. ga reign
of terror has swept the wealthy
Chinese districts of the interna-
tional settlement during the last
4S hours as the result of kid
mapping of rich Chinese mer-
chants, bankers and professional
men. The authorities are unable
to cope with the situation be-
cause the families of the victims
are fearful Of reprisals and re-
fuse to supply information.
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INSURRECTION
IN NICARAGUA
Conditions in Northern Part
Are Reported Bad
Americans Leave

MANAGUA, Oct. %. - Condi-
tions in the northern part OF
Nicaragua are getting from ban
ditry into state of insurrection
say reports from Government
sources published in a local news
paper.
The reports agree with ac-
counts given by American en-
gineers who have been forced to
leave the region after many years
spent there.
The number of bands of So
called insurrectionists is in
creasihg.
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NINE GUARDS DARED

WALsENBURG. Colo. Oct. %.
Women heading the l. W. w.
picket force in the coal fields.
today dared mine guards to start
something, as they hurled stones
at them.
The men remained IN automo-
biles while the women took the
offensive.
Forty persons were arrested.
They sang the /. w. w. song
Solidarity" almost constantly.
Mining is practically at a
standstill.
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WOMAN ENGINEER

URBANA. ILL.,. Oct. 22.-The
first time in its history the Uni
versity Of Illinois has woman
student in the engineering col
lege. She is Grace Wilson, of
Urbana, studying to be an cleo
trical engineer. She enrolled this
summer.
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Patrick Kicks Woman
In Mistake for Wife

LONDON, Oct. ~. Patrick
Woodman, laborer. today was
sentenced to eight months Inn
prisonment for what Ne called 4
mistake. Mrs. Ruth Kerrfdge
testified Woodman kicked her
violently.
Il mistook her for my wife, !"
Woodman explained r. the court.
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BULLETIN-oLD Or

BULLETIN-0LD Or
CHARD, Maine, Oct. o.
After a second false start for
Copenhagen, Mrs. Grayscn
said: I'VE Just could not fly
down in the winds" After
the plane flew IL miles out,
it returned this morning. It
was only able to rise a few
yards above the water. Mrs.
Grayscn said she might leave
again late today but she
does not like to fly two
nights which would have to
be done, if she successfully
reaches the other side Of the
Atlantic.
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o'MARA IN HOSPITAL

Ike O'Mara entered st. AIMS
hospital yesterday afternoon for
medical treatment