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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05
Extends Mankind'S Vision

EXten0S MankInd'S Vision
pRAGG'S work with the x-rav
ID extended the vision of mankind
into a field which previously had
been closed to him. The most
powerful microscope will not reveal
q particle less than 1000 times the
size of the average molecule.
1t seemed that atoms and mole
culeS would be forever beyond the
vision OF mankind.
Bragg, however, developed a tech
nique by which X-rays, which are
shorter than light rays, could be
used to locate the positions of
atoms and molecules. Of course
they do not make it possible to
see" these things in the literal
sense of the word.
Bragg used the polished face of a.
crystal to reflect beams of X-ravs.
Reflections were obtained only when
the beam struck the crystal at GER
tain angles.
Bragg showed that the reflections
took place from the individual
atoms in the crystal and that it
was possible to calculate the loca-
ton of the atoms from the angles
Of reflection.
A most important outcome of his
work has been the demonstration
OF the universally of crystals. It
now is known that all solids with
the exception of few substances.
are composed Of crystals.
They escaped attention before the
X-ray technique was DEVELOPED.
because the crystals were so small
and because they were thrown to-
gether in such a helter-skelter way.
This discovery Of Braggs already
is finding important applications in
metallurgy and industry. It now is
realized that the properties Of many
alloys depend upon the kind OF
crystals formed, their shape and
size and the way they are thrown
together in the alloy.
It is realized that such properties
as weight, tensile strength, electrical
conductivity, elasticity, and other
properties, can be explained in this
fashion.
Consequently, with the passage
OF years, the work Of Sir William
Bragg and his son will become of
greater and greater importance to
the world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05

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.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05
SCIENCE
Sir William Bragg's Work
With the X-RGy Greatly
Has Increased the Vision
of Mankind.
BY DAVID DIETZ.
THE audience was a study il

THE audience was a study in
4 contrasts. More than nine
tenths Of it was composed of boys
and girls Of school age. The re-
matnder consisted of a group OF
some of Americas and Europe's most
distinguished scientists.
But there the contrast is ended.
For 1t would have been difficult to
say which part of the audience was
evlncing the greater interest or
having the better time.
The occasion was a children'S lee
lure by Sir William Bragg during
one OF the conventions of the Brit
lsh Association for the Advancement
OF Science.
Bragg, director of the Royal in
Stltutlon Of London, has a reputa-
tlon for his ability to explain the
complex facts Of science to chill
oren, and the other eminent sci
entiSts present at the convention
llao Shpped into the lecture hall to
see how he did it.
ana Chere they sat, broad smiles Of
interest and approval lighting I'D
tner faces, as Bragg blew soap bub-
pies and stilled the waves on a
immature lake with oil as an cleo
Vilc ian blew up terrible storm.
AND Bragg, obviously having as
gooo a tlrnes as any one in his au-
alence, used the soap bubbles and
the miniature lake and other tricks
to get across facts about atoms and
molecules and crystals and the wav
ChlS interesting universe Of ours is
put together.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05

There is no solution for us except to take up our
belt another notch And it must be big notch to
take Of that s1135O0O0OO annual federal deficit
this year. The only big budget cut possible is in that
dl5,0OO,0O0 annual outlay on the army and navy.
President Hoover made great speech. But the
world viii not heed mere words Only action counts.
Let us start the reduction we talk so much about
If We the largest, richest, and mghtiest nation
in the world, will not cut our navy certainly weaker
nations not be expected to lead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05
Remarkable in Many WAYS

S1S1AOIG Is remarkable in MANY
- ways. He is one Of the worlds
greatest authorities upon x-ravs
having technique by which x
rays can be used to chart and To-
cate the positions of atoms and
molecules in the crystals which
compose solid matter.
He also has it to his credit that
he succeeded in raising a son as IA
nous as himself. His son, Professor
W. L. Bragg, has been associated
with him in most Of his researches
OF recent years and the two are
frequently referred TO in the litera-
ture of science as "the Bragqs"
Bragg is fairly tall and rather
heavily built. He has a rather
broad face and a heavy mustache
The mustache would Go Justice to
sheriff of the old wild west DAVIS
The Royal Institution, of which
Bragg now is director. is one of the
worlds great research centers. And
strangely enough, it is an organiza-
ton which always has been inter
ested IN the popularization of sci
ence.
1t was founded in 1899. Two Of
its early directors were Sir Hum
phry Davy and Michael Faradav.
Faraday became its director in 1926.
Faraday instituted the custom of
having a series of lectures for chill
dren delivered each year at Christ
mas time.
The custom has been continued.
the most famous scientists in Great
Britain devoting their time to the
giving Of these lectures and the ex-
periments to accompany them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05
Honesty Is Lacking

president HOOVER is right IN
l. declaring that business must
force peace, that the excessive cost
Of military establishments is put
ting an unwholesome strain on
trade, and that disarmament still
represents not only a vital issue,
but an unfulflled promise.
1t does not speak very well for
common honesty or common sense
that the twelfth year after the
war to end war" should find 70
per cent more men under arms or
in the reserves than there were
when the war began.
Bad as it may be for govern
ments to go on preparing for war
after they outlawed it by the KEEL
logg pact, it is no better for them
to persist in trying to collect enor-
nous debts from one another
when they can't pay their running
expenses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05

Inns never saw things like that, or
if she did she took them as matter
of course.
AN ELWOOD READER.
When was a young man the
people built churches and dedicated
them to God and kept them az
sacred places and you felt it was
a sacred place when you went there
to worship. Nothing put the wor-
ship Of God was allowed in the
church, but some Of the Churches
viii dedicate a house to God and
then allow everything in it that
viii make them a dime.
Then God forsakes that house
and some Of our preachers have
to write their sermons down for
God is not there to put the words
in their mouths. God saws. "Cive
your mind no thouglm when Won 90
in the house OF God. for He will
put the words in your mouth"
w. B. D.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05

We never shall get back our war loans; already
we have Cancelled them from Is to IS cents on the
dollar and will be paid only part Of the balance
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05

j. T. Parker's mustacIe he is mis-
taken. John the buffalo, Mr.. Hoo
yer!
"Reverting to your list of favor
tie people, my own favorites are:
Me, you, Plato, Aristotle, Jimmy De
Pew, Cervantes, pistachio ice cream
and Miss Helen Twelvetrees Cor is
it Thirteen? forgot my glasses)."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05
Daily Thought

AS Of whom his mother com
fcrteth, so VIII I comfort you; and
ye shall be comfOrted in Jerusa-
lem.-Isaiah 66:13.
The chief secret of comfort lies
IN not suffering trifies to vex US
Aughey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05
At Least Not Elephants

a LITTLE after the unusual
"A hour of 3 in the morning was
awakened by heavy tread on the
roof outside the penthouse window.
I looked in some surprise as I saw
a policeman pass.
Behind him there came another.
And both had their clubs tightly
clenched and raised as if ready for
immediate action. In a second the
door into the living room, parlor, art
gallery and studio opened.
I leaped out of bed prepared to
meet my fate. I didn't know Off
hand whether this would be the
vice-squad, although my conscience
was even clearer than usual.
also thought that possibly these
might be representatives in some
civic drive against dangerous rad
icals who have committed the arch
crime OF criticising Jimmy Walker.
In any case was prepared-times
being what they are-to sell my life
dearly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05

Humanity Lett Weaker
XXTORSE than the heritage Of
w armament and debt is the illu-
sionment that postwar prosperity
was real and that we Americans
can get it back with the right kind
of wisecracking and ballyhoo.
Considering the number of peo-
pie killed and crippled, as we'll as
the amount of property destroyed,
the World far must have left hui
mainly rather weaker at the end
than it was at the beginning.
Whether humanity has been able
completely to recoup the losses it
incurred between 1914 and 1918, it
certainly has not been able to DO
more.
In other words, the worlds buy
ing, producing and consuming pow
ers could not be much greater than
they were in 1914, yet we Americans
continue to kid ourselves with the
agreeable notion that we ought to
have about twice the foreign trade.
II
Be Proud of This Mother
DRYAN UNTIEDT'S parents
- might have cashed in on his
heroism.
Hollywood was ready to make a
contract and the crowd was ready
to pay for it. From a strictly
financial standpoint, it was an open
and shut proposition.
Many will say that the Untiedts
made a mistake.
They appear to be more concerned
with their boys future, however,
than with the idea of easy money.
Says Mrs. Untiedt, mother not
only Of the boy hero, but of five
other children, one of whom died in
the blizzard:
eve want him to be a real man
through his own efforts"
Now you know where Bryan IN
tiedt got some of his courage and
self-possession.
AS long as America has such
mothers, there will be no lack of
s11c1 I1OvS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05
AN ELWOOD READER.

Inns never saw things like that, or
If she did she took them as a matter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
S..S: WTHT 1O8O Meters " ~ ~ KilOcycles
 Hartford
Hartford

4:15-WTIC synchronized with
 WEAF on 660 Ike. (See
 WEAF for program). 1:00 a. m.-Silent. 489.7 m-WICC, Bridgeport-6O0k 5:00-Ted and his Greater Gang. 5:3O-Jake's World in Review" 5:45-Kay Crosby. 5:S9-Correct time. 6:00-"Concert Cameos'. 6:16-"The Dream Girl". 6:30-Bob Emery's New Radio
 Gang, "The Young Yam
 kees'. 7:00-News. 7:l0-Baseball scores. 7:15-Ralph Nylund, tenor. 7:3O-Polis Folk music. S:0O-The Gossipers. S:15-Negro Spirituals. S:30-Lecture, Rev M. J. Ahern,
 $. J. Subject: Chemists
 in Convention. S:45-Macomber and Ross. 9:00-Orchestra. 9:30-Organ recital. 10:00-Varsitonian 10:30-News. 10:45-Melody Mirror. 11:00-Radio Spotlight Hour. 11:30-Orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17

Phillips Lord, known to a na- tion-wide radio audience as Seth Parker" started something when he told NBC-WEAF listeners re- gently that prosperity is just around the corner for those who look Tor 1t. You are thinking the right lines" was the concensus of hun dreds of correspondents from Cali fornia to Maine. A group of 400 youthful Florida business men sent Lord a good times" song which they said they hoped he would have sung over the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
On The Air To-day
GOLF BROADCASTS
 HEARD TONIGHT

Fifteen n-minute resumes of the most important matches of the Professional golf association tour nament, to be played over the course of the Wannamoisett Coun- try club, at Providence, R. l., will be broadcast over the WABC-Co- lumbia network by golf experts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September IF, IS and 19.
 We'll known newspaper and magazine sports writers will be heard during these three broad casts in presentations of summar- ies of the struggles for the crown now held by Tommy Armour.
 The resumes will be presented on Thursday, September IF, from 6:'15 to 6:30 p. m.; Friday, Sep tember IS. from 5:30 to 5:45 D. m., and Saturday, September 19, from 615 to 6:30 p. m., EDST.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
m:.... .s. WEAF x.,.sss :ss
New York

WEAF, New York 5:00-How We Got the Constitu-
 tion-F. Dumont Smith.
 former senator from Kan
 sas. 5:30-What Happened to Jane. 5:45-Mountaineers Music. 6:00-Rose Room orchestra. 6:30-Vaughn De Leath, con-
 tralto. 6:45-The Stebbins Boys-sketch 7:00-Nick Lucas, songs. 7:15-Dramatic sketch. 7:45-The .Goldbergs-sketch. ,S:00-Vallee orchestra; Ruth Et-
 ting, songs. 9:0o-Dramatic musicale; quar-
 tet. 9:30-Adventures of Sherlock
 Holmes. 1O:00-Rolfe orchestra. 1l:00-Jack Little, songs. 11:15-Jesse Crawford, organ. 11:30-Continentals music. 12:00-Black orchestra. 12:30 a. m.-Orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
m:;:.. :ss WDRC x.,ss,s... asss
Hartford

5:OO-Dr Cloyd Heck Marvin. 5:15-Orchestra. 5:30-World Bookman. 5:35-Program summary. 5:45-Orchestra. 6:00-Frank Ross, songs. 6:15-Orchestra. 6:45-Comedy sketch. 7:00-Kate Smith, songs. 7:15-To be announced. 7:30-Straus program. 7:45-Morton Downey, tenor. S:00-Pryor's band. S:15-Lyman's band. S:S0-Comedy in dialect. S:45-Dr Angelo Patri. 9:00-Rhythm Choristers. 9:15-The Melody Girl. 9:30-Grand Opera Miniatures. 10:00-Boswell Sisters. 10:15-The Columbians. Dance
 band with quartet. 10:30-The Metropolitans. 10:45-The Captivators. 11:00-Bing Crosby, songs. 11:15-Orchestra. 11:30-The Langlie Trio; Alfred
 Kettledon, tenor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
78O KtlOcyctes
WIZ
39S tieters
New York

5:00-Trend of the Times-Hor-
 ace M. Kallen. 5:15-String Trio. 5:30-Irma Glenn, organ. 5:45-Stock quotations. 6:00-Orchestra. 6:30-Talk-John B. Kennedy. 6:35-Orchestra. 6:40-Baseball scores. 6:45-Topics in Brief-Lowell
 Thomas. 7:00-Sketch-Amos 'n' Andy. 7:15-Vocal Trio. 7:30-Phil Cook, songs. 7:45-To be announced. S:00-DiXie Spiritual Singers. -Tin-Tin Thriller. S:30-Pickard Family, songs. S:45-Sisters of the Skillet. 9:00-Julia Sanderson and Frank
 Crumit, songs. 9:30-Concert ensemble; John
 Charles Thomas, baritone. 10:00-Dance orchestra; Frank
 Parker, tenor. 10:30-Clara, Lu and Elm. 10:45-Paris Night Life. 11:00-Slumber music. 11:30-Russ Columbo, songs. 11:45-Lew White, organ. 12:00-Mildred Bailey, songs; Trio 12:15 a. m.-Orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17

Helen Withers, young singer, will offer new and as yet un- named composition Of Dave Dreyer composer, whose protegee she is when they appear together before the microphone with Nelson Hesse, Columbia writer, in "Views and Interviews" over WABC and the Columbia network on Monday, September 2f. at 500 p. m., F. D. S. T. Miss Withers is discovery of Dreyer and of Irving Berlin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
New York

Vincent Lopez, director of or chestral music on the Woman's Radio Review daily program over an NBC-WEAF network, recently recovered two trunks containing valuable music scores which had been thought lost in an out-of- town fire.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-21
SeQbusc11 Self Closing Ikstand Sets for the Desk

two Senebusch Self-Closng Inkstands at a
moderate price, The set will pay for itself in ef-
ficiency and ink saving. Ink will not evaporate,
nor thicken with dust. Simple to fill, always
ready for use, lasts indefinitely.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-21

For more than 20 years Sengbusch Self Closing
Inkstand sets have been the standard of the busi-
ness world. Thousands are in use today in every
part of the country. Every desk should have one
Illustrated is one Of the many economical COM
binations-an attractive pressed glass set with
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21
TO MEET TOMORROW ON REINDEER QUESTION

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16, R)-- Further details of the controversy between reindeer herd owners in Alaska will be heard rext Tuesday February 17th. by the special rein- deer committee. functioning under the direction of Secretary Wilbur of the Department of the Interior.
 Ernest Walker Sawyer. Senator 'Kendrick of Wyoming, Represen- tatiye Leavitt. and Assistant At torney General Sisson will com prise the committee.
 It is expected that the parties involved will be present. at the meeting in addition to Delegate Dan Sutherland. The committee will then adjourn to convene after March 4th. at which time they will draw up recommendations to be } submitted to the Biological Survey and the Interior Department for settlement of the disputes.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21
ATTEMPT MOVE JURISDICTION

WASHINGTON. Feb. IS, (P-- A movement was made to trans fer control of the Alaska reindeer herds from the Interior Depart ment to the Department ef Agri- culture, by the Biological Survey. Although the idea was placed be- fore Secretary Wilbur of the h. terior Dept, and Secretary of Az gricuture Hyde. both they and Pres ident Hoover declined to make any public statements regarding g the Possibilities of such transfer
 The committee was adjourned. and Carl Lomen who accused the government of allowing the natiy- es to undersell bis company, will testify again Friday.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21
APPROVE BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. P-
 The Senate Finance Committee today approved the Veterans Loan Bill despite Hoover's serious ob jections. voiced in letter to Chairman Shoot. The letter in dicated that the president would veto the measure.
 Hoover said it would be necessary to float bonds to take care Of the loans which are estimated will reach more than a billion dollars.
 He stated that it was good for the veterans in distress. but was placing strain on the savings needed for rehabilitation of em- ployment, and that this measure which called upon the government for such vast sum of money was beyond the call of distress, and so. would. adversely affect the gen. eral situation now existing through out the entire nation. It will in my view, not only nullify the bene- fit to the veterans but iniict in jury to the country as whole" The committee were unchanged and
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21
CANNOT FORM CABINET

MADRID, Feb. IT. (P-Short!y after Sancheti announced late ye- terday. his failure to form new government. King Alfonso called Melquiades Alvarez, another cons.i- tutioual revisionist to the palace.
 Alvarez is the leader of the re- formist party and for many years in the past defended the King for being democratic monarch. but after the fall of the De Riviera dictatorship, he blamed the King for it's acts. He has recently been a strong supporter of the constitu- tional movement to determine the future of the Spanish government
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21
ACCUSE SLAVERY IN ALASKA

MEXICO CITY, Feb. IS, (P,-- The newspaper universal Graf co" published today, protest against alleged virtual slavery" in which five thousand Mexicans were said to be held in Alaska.
 The paper printed reports from California Mexcans charging that Mexican laborers contracted for work in the mines and forests of Alaska. are obliged to live under unhumane conditions.
 The paper further stated that contractors find an easy means Of obtaining labor thru MeH'cauS stranded in California by enticing them 10 Alaska with promises which are not fultilled.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21

new cabinet. He promised the King he would report on the success of his endeavovs late today. It is believed he will be able to form new cabinet. He was head of the liberal cabinet in 1915 and was premier again in 1922, but Was expelled from Spain for en- mity toward Primo de Riviera. and then later charged that the King had violated the spanish con- situt;on in permitting de Riviera to carry on dictatOsip. He was thea imprisoned aboard a warshtp at Valencia n 1929 aud court martialled seditiou. The fnd!ugs of the court marta! were held secret Dut it $ believed he was found not guilty De Riviera re fueed to accept the coArt's ind ing8 and continued to hold him. up to the time the dictatorship fell and he was released.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21
10 STUDY THE ARCTIC

WASHINGTON. Feb. IT. LPj--- The House Foreign Affairs Commit tee approved the resolution appro- priating thirty thousand dollars to enable the United States to parti- cipate in the international pro- gram for observing polar pheuo- mena.
 Tie expedition would observe electrical. auroraul and meteoro- logical conditions for the develop ment of communications and trans portation especially by air.
 A similar program as carried out in 1882. with fourteen expedi- tions. including two from the r. $. to Point Barrow.
 Twenty-six nations have already arranged to send expeditions to 21 Arctic stations. The Norwegians will go to Little America" Byrd's former base for exploration. The United states proposes to occupy a station near Fairbanks Reports W Il be made in 1892.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21
TUESDAY fTELEGRApt4tSs>
AIRPLANE NEWS

Graham of the Airways in the Standard plane returned today from Eulato, carrying as a passenger C. J. McGregor of the Nome Weath- CT Bureau, in addition to mail and express. after having taken Mrs. Ross J. Kinney to that place from Nome, where she vas trans ferred to a plane piloted by Ed Young of the same company. and who then flew her into Fairbanks. Graham also picked up a pass enger at Unalakieet and flew her to Nulato. He stopped at Unaia- kleet enroute back to Nome.
 Graham of the NAT reports re- pairs nearly completed to the damaged ski on the big Stinson plane of that company at Hot Springs. He is scheduled to take off for Nome tomorrow or the next day, for Nome, weather permit ing.
 Pilot Ross. it is reported took the passengers aboard the disabled NAT plane from Hot Springs to Fairbanks. in the No. Stirson plane of that company which was ready to fly at Hot Springs.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21
BILL GIVEN TO HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Feb IS, lP,- The second deficiency bill carrying dtty-nine million dollars to cara for eNgenoies of the various gov ernment departments and ailot- ting sixty-nine million. nine hun dred and forty thousand dollars for public buildings outside of the District of Columbia, was giv- en to the House by it's appropria tions committee Among the items approved for passage was ten thousand dollars for the Ketchikan Post Office and Court House.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21

had been seen al Long Baech and Santa Anna. and other communi- ties, with man of the general appearance of Linda caused a sea arch for him to be instigated.
 He disappeared from Seattle be- fore officials had encountered his wife's body in the back yard of his home. He has not been seen nor heard of since. although officers have traced down numerous false clues.
The Nome nugget., 1931-02-21
DANGER STARVATION

CALGARY. Alberta. Feb. Is, (4r Danger of starvation among four hundred prospectors. who flecked to stake gold claims in the Living ston foothills, is feared by Inspect or J. o. Scott of the Lethbridge police, who made a week end sur yey In that region. He reported no casualties yet. but stated that the majority in that region were very lightly equipped. Scott and several others are contemplating another trip. and will be fully out fitted and carry additional supplies,