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Other Tables

4 BOUT half Of the handbook"
IA is occupied by the mathenlati-
cal and general chemical tables just
discussed.
The rest Of the book is divided
irko the following sections Proper
ties Of Matter, Heat. Hygrometric
and Barometric Tables, Sound,
Electricity and Magnetism, Light,
Miscellaneous Tables, Laboratory
Arts and Recipes, Photographic
Formulate, Measures and Units, Wire
Tables, and Problems. There is an
excellent index.
An examination Of any one Of
these sections serves to illustrate
how much exact knowledge an en-
gineer must employ today.
Let US, for an example, turn to
the section On light. We find 161
pages Of tables, among them the
following: Photometric Standards,
Standard Candles, Standard Wave
Lengths, Index Of Refraction, Re-
Election Of Light by Glass in Air.
Pigments and Dyes, and others.
The laynaan is likely TO have one
Of two reactions to such informa-
ton. One is that. science is elini-
mating the poetry Of life. This is a
wrong attitude.
Exact knowledge may destroy a
certain type Of imaginative activity.
But it pass the way for finer flights
Of the imagination.
The layman who can see that
these scientific tables are in them
selves a kind Of poetry, has the
right reaction.
For in these tables are the cities
and the industries of the present
and the promise Of new wonders
for the future.
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xTALE university seems to

XTALE university seems to be
i coming of age. The alumni
weekly is out with an editorial
against Tap day, which calls the
barbarous and juvenile exhibition
of bad taste and worse manners.
It will be an excellent thing If the
whispered injunction, GO to your
ROOM no longer sounds among New
Haven elrns. And it will be an even
better thing if the senior secret So
cieties go along with the ceremony.
Yale is not, of course, the only
educational institution which fos-
tiers a Rotarian spirit among its
undergraduates. The whole fra
ternity system seems to me a sort
of feeding school for development
of the clan Of joiners.
It is reasonable enough the
youngsters in college should get to-
gether for conradeship. This is not
by any means the sole factor in the
fraternity system. I doubt that it
is the most important phase in the
motivation Of budding together.
College fraternities exist chiefly
because of the thrill which some en-
joy in being admitted to a place
from which others are excluded.
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Aren't We ALP

NATURALLY, it would be unfair
IN to Identify this spirit solely
with college life. It functions in the
clubs of business men and in various
fraternal organizations.
Something of the same spirit
anirnates the speakeasy system. The
man who can get through the
locked door prides himself on the
fact that others who do not know
the ropes or the headwaiter must
stand outside.
But at New Haven the senior
secret societies went far beyond
other colleges in maintaining
mystery and ezclusiveness. Once
upon a time it was the custom for
Yale man to leave the room if
anybody CHANGED to be so indiscreet
as to ask him whether he belonged
to Skull and Bones or Scroll and
Key.
These organizations are main
tanned in great tomb-like structures.
And there used to be a legend that
even the plumbers. and the car
penters who had penetrated into the
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was propelled toward the bottom of
the cellar. After that we picked him
up and carried him to the second
step.
Still blindfolded, he was called
upon to leap over some imaginary
obstruction. When the floor came
up to check his giant effort we re-
garded the ensuing tumble as very
con1ical.
OF course, not all the rites were in
any such farcical spirit. The ritual
was filled with rolling phrases and
VOWS Of great solennity
I remember the language seemed
to me most impressive. In fact, 7
wrote it myself.
Copyright. 1881 by The Tirnes)
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Here Is PROGRESS

A N autogyro lands in the back
"A yard of the White House
coming to a dead stop within ter
yards from where it first touched
the sod, and then takes off with q
run Of less than 300 feet.
Such performance means more tc
aviation than a new speed record.
Aviation is not handicapped by a
lack of speed half as much as by
the difficulties Of landing and TAX
ing of.
The large size airports now re-
quired means that they can not be
located within convenient distance
of our larger cities, and that much
Of the time saved in flying must be
wasted in taxicabs.
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Taking Care of Those Who Do
Not Fit Is Part of the Price
We Pan for Eficiencu

W rug JOT EUICLency.
NEW YORK, April 24.-Given
L aixplanes that would travel
IT'S miles an hour and stay up six
hours, it was only a question Of
time when some aviator few from
London to Rome between meals.
Captain Hawks is entitled to such
glory as belongs to the man who
hangs up new record. Otherwise,
his feat should be regarded as only
the natural result of mechanical
progress.
1t is possible that his record will
be beaten by sorae lucky pilot with
plane now in existence. That
means less, however, than the GER
tainty that it will be beaten by
some still luckier pilot with plane
Of the future.
Speed, whether in the air, or on
land, has ceased to be matter of
personal skill. The records Of five,
ten or twenty years hence are being
made in the laboratories and work.
shops right now.
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SCIENCE
NeU Handbook Shows Vast
Knowle dye Accumulated
6y Scientific Researches.
By DAVID DIETZ

NeD Handbook Sbo5OS Vast
Knowledge Accumulated
By Scientific Researches.
TWENTIETH century magic IS
Il based upon exact knowledge.
Skyscrapers, airplanes, new alloys,
and synthetic products are all the
products Of facts.
Mans mastery over nature ex-
tends to the limit Of the facts at
his command. Where his facts
give out, he meets defeat, q defeat
which the great army Of research
workers hope some day to turn into
additional victories.
How extensive and exact mans
knowledge of nature has become is
attested by a book which just has
arrived at my desk.
It is the fifteenth edition OF the
Handbook of Chemistry and
Physics, edited by Charles D.
Hodgman and Norbert A. LANCE Of
the faculty of Case School OF APP
piled Science. ct is published by
the Chemical Rubber Publishing
Company, Cleveland, at So.
The book consists Of 1926 pages,
Of fine print, all devoted to the
tabulation of facts. The book is an
invaluable aid to chemists and en-
gineers, research workers In gen
eral, and college students.
To the layman it is an awe-in-
spring testimonial Of the progress
Of science. For its tablets of fine
print represent the accumulation
Of thousands upon thousands OF
careful researches carried on in all
parts of the world.
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Questions and
Answers

What is the meaning of the state
names Ohio, California, Arizona and
Texas?
Ohio (Indian) means fine or good;
California Spanish a hot furnace;
Arizona (Indian) few springs, and
Texas (Indian) friends of allies.
What was the Tweed Ring?
A corrupt combination which, be-
tween the years 1865 and 1871, DOM
mated the politics of New York and
enriched its members from the pub
lie treasury. 1t was led by "Boss"
Tweed.
Who is the author of the saying,
put your trust in God but keep
your powder dry?"
Oliver Cromwell on a certain
occasion when his troops were about
to cross a river to attack the enemy
concluded his address with the
words: PUT your trust in God, but
mind to keep your powder dry"
What is the present address of
Nine. ErneStine Schumann- Heink?
800 Orange avenue, Coronado,
Cal.
What is the national anthem of
France?
1.-THE Marseillaise.
What are the nicknames for
Robert, Alfred, John and Paul?
The nickname for Robert, Bob,
Rob or Bert; for Alfred, Al or Fred;
John, Jack. Paul has no nickname.
For whom was the first perambu-
lator built?
1t was built in 1880 for the baby
daughter of the fifth duke Of De-
vonshire.
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BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEN
Editor. Journal Of the American Medical
Association and Of Hygeia, the Health

S1o6OCLdSAOA ebAtu VI AySOAaB WIG AAO01RA
Magazine.
MYTH the advance in medical
wv science and the gradual I'M
derstanding of the Importance Of
beginning care of the prospective
mother well in advance Of the
time when the child is to be born,
routines have been established so
that it is possible for any intelh-
gent woman to undergo childbirth
with less difficulty and with less
danger to her health than ever
before.
Just as soon as woman knows
she is going to have a child, she
should consult her family doctor
and arrange for her care until
after the child is born. A careful
physical examination made early
will permit the proper care Of the
teeth, the control Of infections,
the establishment of knowledge
as to what normal blood pres
sure and study Of the heart and
lungs which is absolutely neces-
sary for safety.
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MYSTERIES to a Few

OFF course, we could not make our
" proceedings quite as secret as
we wished, since it was necessary to
hold the meetings in rotation at the
houses Of the various members.
You could not quite enlist the
various parents into playing hosts
without letting them in on some
details Of the ritual.
For instance, it was necessary for
me to ask my mother whether we
could use the second best bathroom
for the afternoon and evenings.
This was the cell in which the
neophyte awaited the grave trials
ahead of him.
Later we improved the practice by
getting a large packing case and
placing it in the cellar as a con-
tainer for the current youth who
was about to be admitted to 1.-THE
Silent Nine"
Indeed, all the more important
work went on below the basement.
We had sliding seat upon long
board.
And on this blindfolded novice
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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-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this oaper.-The Editor.
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What were the VenezueT. .e.i

What were the Venezuela affairs?
The blockading OF Venezuelan
ports in December, 1902, by Great
Britain, Germany and Italy, for the
purpose Of enforcing their claims
against the government of Veneza-
Ella. One outstanding result Of the
affairs" was the pronouncement Of
the "Drago doctrine" that in the
collection Of public debts there
should be no commitment TO armed
force except as a last resort.
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every other nperiastic power in the past has been
destroyed by those who combine against her in self
protection.
The road to better Pan-American relations-diplo-
matte and commercially substitution of a Hoover
doctrine for the misused Monroe Doctrine or Joint
responsibility instead of Yankee dictatorship
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Daily Thought

And he saved them from the
hand of him that hated them,
and redeemed them from the
hand of the enemy.-PsaIm 106:
10.
Mercy to him that shows it, is
the rule.-Cowper.
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Is voting at a primary the same

Is voting at a primary the same
as voting at final election?
The purpose OF q primary cleo
ton is to select candidates for the
several parties To vote at a
primary one must declare his party
and vote only for the candidates Of
that party. At the final election
one may split ticket and vote for
any candidate desired The purpose
Of a primary is to select candi-
dates: the purpose Of final cleo
ton Is to elect men to office. The
two are quite different things.
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Views of Times Readers

of men so they might keep the
prices of their products up to the
world price plus the tariff. Yes,
there is but one way.
Just as the farmers have had to
accept the world price for their
products to keep all their lands
busy, so our manufacturers will
have to accept world prices for their
products to keep all their factories
busy. H. NJ. CHADWICK.
MorristoWn, Ind.
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HELP-DOMESTTC.

HELP-DOMESTTC.
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I DARE Vol

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The Washington times., 1931-09-28
THRONES.
HEAR SHELTON

Peace has descended upon the
congregation of the Mount Vernon
Methodist Episcopal Church, fol-
lowing two weeks of strife which
centered around the church trial
and acquittal of the Rev. Will
liam A. Shelton, pastor.
At two services of rejoicing
yesterday the exonerated clergy
man preached to throngs which
crowded the church to the doors.
Never in the history of the edifice
have such crowds gathered. They
assembled to show their conf
dence in DR.. Shelton, who won
vindication before a church jury
after serious charges had been
filed against him by his former
secretary.
DR.. Shelton, preaching at the
morning service, took as his sub
ject THE Cross" and showed
how in each life the symbolism
of suffering is apparent. In the
evening he preached on "The
Complete Surrender"
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Doug TO FLY OVER ANDES
Fairbanks and Party
Off to South America
in December

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. % U.SJ
Having gone around the globe.
Douglas Fairbanks is preparing
to travel up and down it.
Accompanied by Victor Flem-
ing, director; Charles Chuck"
Lewis, and others, the motion pic
ture actor will leave Los Angeles
in December upon an airplane
trip to South America, he said
today.
The party will follow the regu-
lar charted air lanes to Santiago,
Chile. Crossing the Andes Noun
tains, they will turn north along
the Atlantic Coast to the mouth
of the Amazon River.
If possible, that stream will be
traversed to it's source.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
EP|SCOPAL|ANS
STILL PONDER
DIVORCE:
Few Changes Are Expected in
Church Canons as Sessions
Enter Final Three Days

DENVER, Colo, Sept. % U.SO
Controversial problems which
confronted delegates to the fif-
tieth general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church when
they convened here almost two
weeks ago still faced them to-
day as they prepared for the
final three days of sessions.
The attitude of the church on
divorce, the American missal,
barring of citizenship in this
country to persons with religious
scruples against war. motion pic
lures and literal Interpretation
of the Bible are among the lead
ing issues.
Compromise Rejected
After a three-day debate, the
house of deputies passed a COM
promise divorce canon, only to
have the conservative house of
bishops tacitly reject it's proposal
and begin consideration of a
canon of it's own.
There is little likelihood that
the present canon, which pro-
hibits remarriage in the church
Of any divorced person except the
innocer; party in an adultery &C.
tion, will be changed.
The Movie Issue
The resolution which made the
"talkies" an issue was introduced
in the house of deputies by the
Rev. G. Floyd Rogers of Ashe-
vile, N. c. He asks the church
to petition Congress to "enact a
law for Federal supervision of
motion pictures in Interstate
Commerce, establishing higher
moral standards to be applied be-
fore pictures are filmed by means
of a Federal commission"
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Women Hear League
Aide on N1tiOn0Litu

Miss Alice Paul, member of
the League of Nations consulta-
tive committee on nationality,
who has just returned from a
conferen in Geneva, was
greeted with an ovation at a
tea held yesterday by the Ma
tional Woman's Party at their
headquarters, IA B st. N. E.
At the tea Miss Paul reported
that the first commission of the
LEAGUE has strengthened her COM
mittee. She further reported
that the League has decided that
the committee should remain in
existence until the problem of
nationality among women is set
tied.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
GOLD ISOLATION
FACES j. s.,
FRANCF.
Denmark Ready to Follow As
Norway, Sweden Ape Britain
In Suspending Old Standard

LONDON, Sept. % UN.S0.-
Unless something is done quickly.
the United States and France
run the risk of finding them
selves sitting high and dry IN
financial isolation on bags Of
cornered gold amounting to near
" three.fourths of the worlds
total supply.
Following the lead of Great
Britain, Norway, Sweden, and
Egypt were off the gold standard
today.
other smaller powers previ-
ously had taken the same step
and the belief exists here that
within a short time only the
United States, France, Holland
Czecho- -Slovakia, and POLAND,
whose currencies are linked with
the French, will be operating on
q gold basis.
Danes Ready to Act
Norway and Sweden, in dra-
matte sessions of their state coun-
cils Sunday night, followed Brit
ain in suspending the gold stand
ard and tn financial authorities
of Denmark, which has already
barred the export of gold, were
to meet today to discuss similar
action.
Germany, Austria, and Hun
gary are desperately clinging to
the gold standard and fighting to
save their gold reserves, but it
is doubtful If they can long hold
out.
In the Balkans. currencies are
officially pegged at par, but on
the "black bourse" transactions
are considerably below the Off
cial rates.
The collapse of the gold
standard in the Scandinavian
countries was attributed partly to
the depreciation of the British
pound, due to the close trade
and financial relations between
Norway, Sweden, and England,
and also to the recent failure of
Sweden to obtain new sustaining
credits in the United States and
France.
Gold Exports Banned
The governments of both Nor
way and Sweden prohibited the
exporting of gold, and in Sweden
the National Bank raised it's
discount rate from 6 to per
cent.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
DUNBAR SCHOOL
HAS WEE FIRE

A small blaze in a third-floor
club room of Dunbar High
School, First and N Streets
Northwest, today brought several
companies of firemen and police
to the scene, but the fire was
extinguished with little damage.
Shades and curtains went up
in smoke at one end of the room.
The cause was undetermined but
it was thought possibly due to a
cigarette left on the window
ledge.
Principal Walter L. Smith said
the bell ending the days first
class was about to ring when the
firemen arrived. The class was
held overtime to prevent confu-
sion or panic.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
NURSES MEET.
OCTOBER I

A Southern Maryland District
meeting of the Public Health
Nurses will be held in Washington
october II, it was announced to.
day by Miss Hermine Badenhoop,
of Rockville, chairman.
Mis- Katherine Kirwan. execu-
tive secretary of the Maryland
Children's Aid Society will speak.
Social workers of the rural sec.
tions wifi be invited also.