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tons have been made in Chicago
and in New York, and today regu-
lations are already in effect which
make the electrical refrigerator
as used in multiple systems quite
safe.
The electrical refrigerator used in
most homes consists of a smaller
apparatus usually placed in the
cellar and the amount of the gas
and the position of the apparatus
do not create the hazards that exist
in multiple systems as used in great
apartment houses.
The rate of death from cancer
continues to increase. 1t is the COM
mon belief among statisticians and
physicians that this is a represen-
tation of the fact that people are
living longer than they used to live
and cancer is essentially a disease
of advanced age.
Throughout the world this prob
lem is being studied more than any
other. All highly intricate technics
of modern chemistry, physics and
biology are being applied to these
Investigations.
The results have been of great
interest in showing the background
of the growth Of cancer, but the
specific cause has not yet been es-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-27
Oil Drop

DR. MILLIKAN'S famous expert
~ ment is sometimes called the
oil-drop experiment He built a
device in which a tiny drop of oil
was allowed to fall between two
metal plates which were electrified.
The rate at which the drop fell
could be measured and was found to
depend upon the identification Of
the two plates.
Electrons, obtained from the dis
charge of radium-for the Beta rays
of radium are electrons-were al
lowed to pass in the vicinity of the
oil diop.
If the oil drop captured an cleo
tron, it became negatively electrified
and it's speed changed as a result.
If it captured two or three cleo
irons, there was a. Correspondingly
greater change.
From these observations, Millikan
was able to calculate the electric
charge of the electron.
The layman who imagines that
every great scientist is a very old
h4oAl WIN O. IOilS, HllbC UcdIQs CdIe-
less about his dress and bashful in
public, has surprise in store for
him when he sees DR.. NIillikan.
The 61-year-old DR.. Millikan
looks As. He has a powerful ply
sique and forceful manner. He is
one of the best platform orators in
the country. His voice is resonant
and clear. And he is smooth
shaver.
DR.. Millikan was graduated from
Oberlin college in Ohio, later OBJ
tanning his Phi. D. at Columbia
university. He continued his studies
in Europe, returning to America to
become professor of physics at the
University of Chicago.
At present he is at the California
Institute OF Technology where he is
chairman of the institutes execu-
tive council and director of the Nor
man Bridge Laboratory of Physics.
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that agents have been forbidden the indscrminate
Of firearms and that the administration is opposed
vigorously to such governmental lawlessness.
Nevertheless, the federal government usually in
ssts keeping the out Of the state courts and
succeeds through defending the cuprits in the federal
courts, in freeing them. So in this latest Downey
case, in others, there is the familiar conflict be-
tween the state and federal authorities.
The states attorney in Buffalo has formally pro-
tested to the United States encouragement the
fuSal Of local federal authorities to permit the state
authorities to function when there is every evidence
that crime has been committed.
Whatever the facts in the Downey case are deter
mined to be by thorough investigation it is time for
Washington to realize that the pledges of the Presi-
dent against criminal enforcement" of prohibition
are worthless unless federal agents be made to
respect and observe the administrators declared
policy.
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TT SEEMS TO ME By HF BFo9S

OFTEN I have advanced the
~ theory that there can be a
certain kinShip between a news
paper columnist and a clergyman.
Each Is in a sense a preacher, but
for this holiday season I am going
to do a story instead of a sermon,
This particular story have printed
before. My excuse for introducing
it again is that I like it.
The host of heaven and the angel
Of the Lord had filed the sky with
radiance. Now the glory of God was
gone and the shepherds and the
sheep stood under dim starlight.
LET us now" said the eldest of
the shepherds, "go even unto Beth
lehem, and see this thing which
has come to pass, which the Lord
hath made known to us"
The city of David lay behind far,
high hill, upon the crest of which
there danced a star. The men made
haste to be away, but as they broke
out of the circle there was one
called Amos, who remained.
Come" cried the eldest Of the
shepherds, but Amos shook his head.
They marveled and one called out:
cit is true. It was an angel. You
heard the tidings. A Savior is born"
"I heard" said Amos. II will
abide"
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of Amos, the little shepherd of a
hundred Sheep"
Amos Story
NEEEKNESS fell away from him.

NEEEKNESS fell away from him.
AVE- He took his hands from off the
crook and raised them high.
II, too, am god" said Amos in
a loud, strange voice, and to my
hundred I am a savior"
And when the din of the angry
shepherds about him slackened,
Amos pointed to his hundred.
"See my flock" he said. See the
fright of them. The fear of the
bright angel and of the voices is
still upon them. God is busy in
Bethlehem. He has no time for a
hundred. They are my sheep. I
will abide"
This the others did not take so
aniss, for they saw that there was
a terror in all the focks and they,
too, knew the ways of the sheep.
And before the shepherds went
away on the road to Bethlehem to-
ward the bright star. each one
talked to Amos and told him what
he should do for the care Of the
several f1ocks.
And yet one or two turned back
a moment to taunt Amos before they
reached the dip in the road which
led to the city of David. 1t was
said, Eve shall see new glories at
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Sheep Quieted

MERE was much to be done
L. among the f1ocks and Amos
walked between the sheep and made
under his tongue a clucking noise,
which was a way he had, and to his
hundred and to the others it was a
sound more fine and friendly than
the voice of the bright angel.
Presently the animals ceased to
tremble and began to Craze as the
sun came up over the hill where
the star had been.
For Sheep" said Amos to him
self, "the angels shine too much. A
shepherd is better"
With the morning the others came
up the road from Bethlehem and
they told Amos of the manger and
Of the wise men who had mingled
there with shepherds.
And they described to him the
gifts: Gold, frankincense and myrrh.
And when they were done they said,
And did you see wonders here in
the fields with the Sheep"
Amos told them, Nov my 100 are
101," and he showed them lamb
which had been born just before the
dawn.
WAS there for this a great voice
out Of heaven?" asked the eldest of
the shepherds.
Amos shook his head and smiled
and there was in his face that which
seemed to the shepherds a wonder
even in a night of wonders.
ITO my heart" he said, There
came a whisper"
Copyright. 1929. by The Tines
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Gods WIFI
THE eldest walked back from the

TINE eldest walked back from the
Il road to the little knoll on which
Amos stood.
you do not understand" the old
man told him. I'VE have a sign
from God. An angel has command
ed us. We go to worship the Saw
ior, who is even now born in Beth
lehen. God has made His will man
fest"
at 10 not in my heart" replied
Amos.
And now the eldest of the Shep-
herds was angry.
with your eyes" he cried out,
you have seen the host of heaven
in these dark hills. And you heard,
for it was like the thunder when
Glory to God in the Highest came
ringing to us out Of the night"
And again Amos said, 1T is not in
my heart"
Another, then, broken in, Because
the hills stand and the sky has not
fallen, it is not enough for Amos,
He must have something louder
than the voice Of God"
Amos held more tightly to his
crook and answered, Il have need
Of a whisper
They laughed at him and said,
What should this voice say in your
carp"
He was silent and they pressed
about him and shouted mockingly.
Tell us now. What says the God
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Questions
and AnSzgers

Is there special name in base
ball for knocking fly balls to the
outfield for the fielders to catch?
1t is called fungoing, or hitting
fungoes.
To whom does the Isle of Man
belong?
England.
How long is the shortest auto
route across the continent from
New York to San Francisco?
The Lincoln highway which is
1924 miles long is the shortest AUTO
route across the continent between
the cities named.
Who were the thirteen baby stars
of 1876?
Lima Basquette, Sue Carol, June
Collyer, Sally Eilers, Dorothy Guilt
yer, Molly O'Day, Flora Bramley.
Ann Christy. Alice Day, Audrey
Ferris, Gwen Lee, Ruth Taylor and
Lupe Valez.
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Clash of Authorities
THERE has been more or less

THERE has been more or less
H. conflict not only between state
and federal authorities, but between
state and local authorities ever since
this government was born.
Prohibition does not furnish the
only example of one set of officers
getting in the way of another set,
though it furnishes the most con-
spicuous one right nov.
Determination of our fathers to
create such a system of checks and
balances as would prevent tyranny
by any political unit, or subdivision,
has led to lot of unnecessary con-
fusion.
What is worse, 1t has led to in
Vulnerable loopholes by which no
one has benefited so distinctly as
the criminal.
What the federal government can
not do because of state sovereignty,
what the state can not do because
of federal sovereignty, what cities
and towns can not do because of
the state, what the state can not
do because of home rule, what one
group of officers can not do because
of the political alignment of another
group, and so on, ad infinitun, &C
counts for much of the trouble we
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Times Readers
Voice Vieze,s

Editor Times-I see in the paper
where that great American citizens
school board that goes into power
Jan. l went over to the city hall
and hired man who has been and
is in politics. If he is hired while
in a political job l would call him
a politician. So it looks like we are
going to have four more years Of
politics in the schools.
1t is a shame the way your paper
backed up that citizens ticket TO
have them jump right in your face
on their first decision. Oh, wen,
your paper never did pick win
ner. You can see how we people
felt when we elected Duyall and
then let him double cross us. sure
feel sorry for your paper in its mis-
fortune. JAMES J. CULLINGS.
a25 Broadway.
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Romance

TINE story of the electron is one
Il Of the most exciting romances
of modern science. DR.. Millikan
himself tells how in 1894, when he
was a student in Europe, he heard
an eminent scientist give an address
in which he summarized the
achievements Of the nineteenth CEN
fury.
The speaker said that he was
sorry for the physicists of the flu
ture because all the important dis
coveries had been made by nine
tenth century scientists, leaving
only details for future workers.
And then, DR.. Millikan tells how
on Christmas eve Of the next year
1895-he was present in Berlin at
the meeting Of the German Physi-
cal Society at which Professor Ront-
gen exhibited the first X-ray pic
lures, pictures of a hand showing
the bones and photos Of a pocket
book showing keys and coins
through the leather.
mere was pIOOl CildG CIlSl6 SVlll
was something in the universe to be
discovered. Professor Rontgen's dis
covery Of X-ray set the whole world
Of science upon a new line of re-
search and startling results came
with surprising rapidity.
In 1896, Becquerel discovered the
radio-activity of uranium. This led
in 1898 to the discovery of radium
by Pierre and Marie Curie. Mean
while the electron theory, the the
DRY that the atoms of matter are
composed of tiny particles of cleo
tricity, the so-called electrons, was
taking shape.
Sir j. j. Thomson, the great Brit
ish physicist, and the late H. A.
Lotentz, the great Dutch physicist.
formulated the electron theory. The
attempt to calculate the electric
charge of the electron was made by
Thomson in 1897.
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Why He Wins

Those who had expected that the county
officials the last throne of Coffinism, might
select new appointees for the coming year as
some concession to the popular uprising Of
November, fail to understand the motives,
the practices or the dangers of machine gov
eminent.
1t is true that a vast majority of the
people registered protest against Coffinism
less than two months ago, and more timid
boss might have attempted to trim his sails
against unfavorable winds.
1t is precisely because Coffin has never
been timid and has never tossed his faithful
to the waves that he has kept on winning,
year after year, while those who have
fought him remained on the outside.
The selections of Coffin for appointive
jobs have not been distinguished by any
great passion for public service nor any con-
siderable zeal for either economy or etfi-
cheney. On the whole they may be put into
the luxury class as far as service is con-
cerned. They rank in power and profits, not
as they give to the public any value for their
salaries but by reason of their fidelity to the
machine and their ability to secure votes by
personal appeal, activity in small groups the
spreading of poison and prejudice.
Politics is their real business and profess
sion. The public job is the side line and the
meal ticket.
These tactics finally produce their pen
alties. The people tire of useless burdens.
They revolt when the pack becomes too
heavy and the taxes begin to eat into the
raw flesh of industry.
For that reason the empire of Coffinism
has been reduced greatly in the past two
wears. His henchmen are no longer IN favor
at the statehouse Once they filled it. In the
city hall, he no longer gives orders TO
Duvall. The school board knows him not'
Only in the county does he still rule.
There is one sure way of graduating the
evils which grew and flourished under sys-
tenn of bossism. That is to give brand OF
government distinctly better than that
which came from the machine.
A boss can win by giving jobs to the po-
liticallv active and alert. A government that
obtains power through revolt against such
system can not thrive by the same method.
II can not build rival machine and expect
to have either public confidence or contln-
uation of power.
The same methods that let George Coffin
win, year after year, would mean a short END
to any administration that went into power
in opposition to him.
Between two rival machines the people
would probably prefer that of Coffin, who
knows the Job and never wavers from the
traditions of bossism.
Of course, if there be any considerable
number of voters in his own party who fear
the effect of his domination within their own
ranks and who believe that the principles of
their party are strong enough to stand with
out the assistance of patronage, they can
very easily take over control next spring
when new committeeman are elected.
Coffin wins inside the party ranks by
piling up taxes for his political army. The
opposition must defeat him by reducing
taxes and giving better service.
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Hurts Enforcement


Ut has happened. not once, but
l. hundreds of times, that a sheriff
and the local police force have be-
come so interested in blocking each
other as to leave little time for law
enforcement.
Important as the simplification
of law may be, the Simplification
Of its enforcement machinery would
seem to be even more important.
Instead of simplifying either,
however, we go right on complicat-
ing both.
In most every other field, We rec
ognize the danger of haphazard
growth and call for a plan.
Not only that, but when plan
has become obsolete, or inadequate,
we call for it's revision.
No one would think of construct
ing, or enlarging factory without
consulting an engineer, or of ex-
tending a railroad or building a
hotel.
We have even come to the point
where we demand a certain degree
of city planning, not only to salts
fly our taste for the beautiful, and
our desire for convenience, but be-
cause of its practical advantages.
n q
When it comes to law, and law
enforcement, however, anything
like plan is the last thing we
think of.
In that connection, our one idea
is to go right on adding to the scrap
heap, without rhyme or reason,
multiplying regulations, duplicating
jobs, and creating such general
confusion that nobody knows what
his duty is or how to perform it.
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87qo AHt stT|t1e|
| ANNIVERSARY
.4|Est5
THOMAS CARTWRIGHT
December ~

0N Dec. 81, 1903, Thomas Cart
~ wright, English Puritan di-
vine in the time of Queen Elizabeth,
died at BarWick.
Cartwright was the storm center
of many controversies, for he dared
to attack the forms and ceremonies
of the established church, which
favored the use Of the ring in mar
riage ceremonies and the cross in
baptisms.
Cartwright was banished from
England, but returned without per-
mission and twice was imprisoned
He died in poverty.
Today also is the anniversary OF
the general exchange Of Civil war
prisoners on Dec. 81, 1868. The Fed
erals gave up 121 900 prisoners for
10000 from the Confederates.
On Dec. 81, 1776, congress gave
George Washington dictatorial pow
ers in military matters.
And on Dec. 81, 1850, news Of the
death of King George II reached
Boston.
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BY, DIR. MORRIS FTSHBEIN,
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.

0NE of the significant observa-
" tons of the last year was the
increased danger to the public of
toxic gases used in industry. Chief
among these are carbon monox-
ide, by-product of Illuminating
gas, and methyl chloride and sui
phur dioxide, which are chief sub
stances used in electric refrigera-
tors.
The electric refrigeration industry
has grown tremendously within the
last five years and represents one
of the greatest accessories to the
comfort of life in modern ciYiliza-
ton. Following reports of deaths
in various cities from leaking pipes
in electric refrigerators, the Amer
lean Medical Association appointed
a committee to investigate the ex-
tent of the hazard and to bring it
under control.
Furthermore, special investiga-
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the throne of God and you, Amos.
you will see sheep"
Amos paid no heed, for he thought
to himself, One shepherd less will
not matter at the throne of God"
Nor did he have time to be troubled
that he was not to see the child
who was come to save the world.
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SCIENCE
Famous Scientist VIII Weld
GGUel at Des MOineS Con-
ference of SaUantS.
By DAVID DIETZ-

TIES MONIES, Dec. 27.-When
IL the eighty-sixth annual meet
ing OF the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. Amer
ica's largest scientific organization,
is called TO order here tonight, one
Of Americas most famous scientists
will WELD the gaveI He is DR.. Rob-
ert A. Millikan of the California
Institute of Technology, this years
president of the association.
II one set out to make a list of
names Of scientists who will be as
well known 100 years from today as
they are now, DR.. Millikan's name
would be one of the first to come
to mind.
For DR.. Millikan pioneered in two
important fields of scientific re-
search, establishing thereby the ex-
iStence of two of the best spectacu-
lar and startling facts in modern
science.
In 1909, DR.. Millikan isolated and
measured the electric charge upon
the electron, the fundamental par
ticle out of which the atoms of mat
ter are constructed.
He not only proved the existence
Of the electron, but proved that all
electrons were alike. For this &C
complishment, he was awarded the
Nobel prize in physics.
III 1925, he proved the existence
Of the cosnlic rays, mysterious rays,
thousands Of times shorter than the
rays of radium and thousands Of
times more penetrating, rays which
enter the earth's atmosphere from
coSmic space.
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Where are the hottest and coolest

Where are the hottest and coolest
places in the world?
The highest natural temperature
was at Azizia. a desert village in
italian Tripon, about twenty-five
miles from Tripoli City, where a
sheltered thermometer in 1922 wss
officially reported as reading 1864
degrees Fahrenheit. The lowest
temperature ever recorded was SO
degrees below zero Fahrenheit at
Verkhoransk, Siberia, close TO the
Arctic Circle.
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Borah Is SkeptiCaI
THROUGH an ardent dry. Senate

THROUGH an ardent dry, Senator
Il Borah refuses to be optimistic
He thinks that the federal prohibit
ton forces ought to be reorganized.
Acknowledgement Mitchell dis
agrees, though admitting there are
some weak spots, while DR.. Doran
says that if those now in charge are
unable to enforce prohibition, it
can't be enforced.
All Of which suggests that what
you can't prove by figures, you can
prove by opinion.
Meanwhile, we have another dry
killing as a part of the Christmas
festivities, with clash between fed
eral and state authorities as to
which shall handle the case.
1t was just one more of those in
Vulnerable instances where coast
guard had suspicious, where a boat,
told to halt, did not obey, and where
no liquor or struggled goods were
discovered after the shooting was
over. Also, it was just another in
stance of that growing conflict be-
tween state and federal authorities,
which the eighteenth amendment
has done SO much to accenuate.
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Daily Thought

An hypocrite with his mouth
destroyeth his neighbor: but
through knowledge shall the just
be acknowledgements 11:9.
.
Hypocrisy is no cheap vice; nor
can our natural temper be masked
for many years together.-Burke
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This is the third of six articles in
which DR.. Morris Fishbein, editor of
the Journal of the American Medical
Association. and the nations outstanding
ICES the accomplishments of the past
year in the field of medical science.
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COMMUNISM appears to have
~ seized on Christmas as a day
Of demonstration, not because
Christmas means anything to Com
munism, but because it means so
much to other people.
That is typical of Communistic
philoSophy-prosperity by making
rich men poor; spiritual regenera-
ton by the destruction of faith;
freedom by class tyranny.
Still, the Communists have little
on us when it comes to making
queer uses of Christmas.
If they employ it to sheer at re-
ligion, we employ it as a yardstick
for prohibition.
No deaths in New York this year
from poison hooch, though more
DRINKS were carried to the hospital.
Drys take it as sign of success,
vets as a sign of better liquor.
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Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one Of Americas most inter-
eSting writer's. and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-The Editor.
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SAYS

Instead of Simplifying Lar
and It's Enforcement, IVe
Go on Making 1t More
Complicated.