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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-12
Remnants Geometry

A s proof OF his contention. Prof.
"a Bell cites the theory of relativ-
ity of Enstein and the recent at
tempts to describe the atom as
pulSating sphere of electric energy,
the so-called theory of wave me-
chanicS.
The development of Einstein's
relatively required the geometry of
Riemann. published in 1854. and the
theory of invariance developed in
the last half OF the nineteenth CEN
fury, chiefly by Csyley and Syl-
vester.
The theory of wave mechanics. al
though not yet ten years old, finds
its roots in a mathematical theory
developed in the early part of the
nineteenth century, the so-called
theory of boundary value problems.
Einsteins theory of relatively. as
Sir Oliver Lodge once said, better
might have been called a fundamen-
tai theory. For, contrary to the Oft
repeated, but meaningless phrase
that "EinStein has proved that
everything is relative" the theory is
Just the opposite.
II is an attempt to get behind
ordinary observations and measure
ments, which are relative to the OBJ
server, and to find out what in the
universe is fundamental.
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III NkE> Ms TN MI nv HAYWOOD
O%AAFAO ~ 4N1A p BROUN

THE late" James j. Walker has
a become an EEK" And if the
trial at Albany had been pressed in
its logical conclusion, it might even
have been possible to refer to
Jimmy as the mayor of New York
once removed.
But now is the time for all good
men to come to the question of 80
what?" BY dint of large expendi-
ture and logged effort certain earn
est individuals have removed the
playboy from the picture.
It was a famous victory. And
what good came of it? If you're
asking me I should be inclined to
answer Precisely nothing
In that high seat where once
James sat upon occasion, allowing
for stress and strain and the con-
fusion of daylight saving, there will
soon be the rather more portly fig
ure of Surrogate John P. O'Brien.
The Republicans have still to decide
which straw man they choose to
animate, and it is distinctly possible
that Morris Hillquit may make a
brilliant run for the Socialists.
And yet no realistic-minded re-
porter can get away from the strong
conviction that the Tammany con-
ventlon handed Mr.. ORrien not
only nomination, but an election.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was
bolt in dealing with James J. Walker.
is not quite up to the requirement of
Staying a dragon every day. Party
harmony has been restored, upon
the surface at least. and frankie
and Johnny and Herbie will pull for
the show. The strange bedfellows
OF politics are not inclined to kick
one another in the shins.
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the forces of righteousness had him
eight up and only nine to go, sixty
five to nothing and thirty seconds
to play, forty love and five to one,
but on each occasion Mr.. Curry has
come up smiling.
The trouble is that he knows his
business and. that the forces of
righteousness are such terrific
mugs in handling their own affairs.
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the people don't want it repealed.
The people should know that the
Constitution can not be changed bv
popular vote or by referendum. but
by two-thirds majority in both
houses of congress. followed bv rati-
lcation in three-fourths Of the
states.
SO if the good people do not want
the prohibition law changed, get
out and vote for the dry men.
Playing up the weakness of en-
forcement does not prove a thing
against the law. Prohibition is not
failure and will be enforced when
public officials take seriously the
oath Of Office.
c. c. HARSHBARGER.
Ladoga. Ind.
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GERMANS IN RETREAT
October II

ON Oct. IL, 1918, the Germans
~ fell back on Champagne front
from Laon to the Argonne and the
French drove forward on a seventy
five-mile front from LaFere to the
Argonne.
Americans and British captured
vast quantities of ammunition in
the Bohain region.
Germany replied to President
wilson's note, partially accepting
his peace terms. but asking for
mixed commission on evacuation Of
invaded territory.
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Traces Back to 1901
THE theory of invariance. deve

THE theory of invariance, deveI-
L oped in the last half of the
nineteenth century. introduced the
concept of certain things remaining
unchanged in the ceaseless f1ux of
nature.
And this theory, in its turn. Prof.
Bell tells us, can be traced back to
the purely arithmetical work of
Gauss in 1901.
But though all branches of science
benefit by the advance OF mathe-
matics, Professor Bell points out
that mathematical advances are the
most important when the mathe-
mstician is inspired by the art of
mathematics rather than by any
prospect of ultimate usefulness"
However it may be in engineer
ing and the sciences" he saws. "in
mathematics the deliberate attempt
to create something of immediate
utility leads as a rule to shoddv
work of only passing value"
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Think Of Christopher Colum.
bus When You Speak Of
the Danger That Goes
With Changes"
NEW YORK. Oct. 12-speaking
~ of the danger which goes
with chance. Of the higher vkdom
which never @rocks the boat" and
similar ideas, what about Christie
pher Columbus?
His contribution to human
progress was based on utter defiance
of geography as taught by the
greatest scholars. Had he been
trained to think by them, instead
Of by sailors, would he have had
the inclination or courage to dream
the wild dreams he did?
There is peril in education when
it becomes slbservient to theories
or systems. Columbus was lucky
not to have fallen under its in
fluence, and the world was even
luckier.
This greatest of modern revolu-
tionists = grew up just ignorant
enough to be bold and magma
tive. His mind had not been stifed
with the folk lore Of fear. He
could look at the oval of the sky
with unmarried vision, or speculate
on the prospect of land to the
westward without being disturbed
by the wild tales of a "jumping-off
place
He could listen to the yarns of
yoyagerS without feeling that they
were the vaporings of lower,
illiterate class, and winnow them
without being bothered by the
sophistries of higher learning.
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SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-

Mathematics, Queen of Sci
ences, Is Foundation Stone
Of Scientific Structure.
THE foundation stone Of the SCI
a entific structure is msthemat-
les The engineer can build skv-
Scrspers or suspension bridges or
autos or airplanes because his laws
and formula are stated exactly in
mathematical terms.
And so. no one will quarrel with
Professor E. T. Bell for having
named his little book about maths-
MATES. The Queen of the
Sciences.
The book. 1873 pages long, is one
of a number of 81 books published
by Williams & wilkins in their
Century of Progress Series" to
commemorate the Chicago world S
fair. which opens in 1888.
DR.. Bell is professor OF mathe-
MATES in the California Institute OF
Technology.
In the opening chapter OF the
book. he tells where he obtained the
name for his book. A century ago,
Gauss. the great mathematician, as
tronemer and physicist, wrote.
Mathematics is queen of the sci
ences and arithmetic the queen Of
mathematics.
She often condescends to render
service to astronomy and other nat
uraI sciences. but under all circum-
stances the first place is her due"
Whether as history or prophecy.
Gauss declaration is far from an
overStatement." Professor Bell tells
us. Time after time in the nine
tenth and twentieth centuries, ma
ior scientific theories have come
into being only because the very
ideas in terms of which the theories
have meaning were created by math-
ematicians years. or decades, OF
even centuries before any one fore
saw possible applications to science. =
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Daily Thoughts

have blotted out, as a thick
cloud, thy transgresSion, and, as
a cloud, thy sins: return to me;
for l have redeemed thee
Isaiah APP.
Prudence is the knowledge of
things to be sought, and those to
be Stunned. Cicero.
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Health Magazine.
nOCTORS so often are asked for
IL "a simple set of rules for
health" that countless compilations
of hygiene rules have been the re-
suit.
The rules vary from a half dozen
to a score, but one set combining
thoroughness with brevity is the
work of Fisher and Fisk in their
volume How to Live" which now
has passed through some nineteen
editions.
These rules are as follows.
l. AIR
/. Ventilate every room you &C.
cupy.
2. Wear light, loose, and porous
clothes.
3. Seek outdoor occupations and
recreation.
4. Sleep outdoors if you can.
II. FOOD
5. Avoid oyereating and over
weight.
6. Avoid excess of high protein
foods, such as flesh foods, eggs; also
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ideals and opinions expressed
IN this column are those of
one of Americas most inter-
estinK writers and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this paper.-The Editor.
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The Next Best Thine

JIMMY WALKER didn't get his
y vindication. He was induced bv
Mr.. Curry to take the next best
thing. He is going to get his band
ages and balm by proxy.
After all, it hardly can be con-
sldered singing rebuke for the
aonllnlStraSl sion which-was when
gentleman from the selfsame groun
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Labor-savng devices says President Hoover have
brought large increase in what popularity call
chronological unemployment And all the time de-
preston sufferers thought they were just "out of
job"
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struggle for control of the government in full
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A Golden Age

ME last 100 years, according To
4 Professor Bell, have been
golden age OF mathematics, in
which advances have been more
prolific than in any century in
history.
SO vast has been the increase
OF mathematical knowledge in the
last century that few men would
presume to claim more than an
amateurs acquaintance with more
than one Of the four ma ior di-
visions of modern mathematics. he
says.
So specialized have various fields
of mathematics become. he adds
that at the average mathematical
meeting, 1t is rare mathemati-
clan who can follow more than six
Of fifty papers presented.
Professor Bell has some caustic
things to say about the mathemat-
zeal training which the. ordinary
person gets in school. He points
out that the geometry taught is
2,200 years old.
The algebra is a little newer at
least one item being so recent as
the year 1853. Only the students
who go to college and embark upon
scientific or engineering courses.
make the acquaintance of calculus
although calculus has been called
the most powerful instrument ever
devised for scientific thought +
DROFEsSOR BELL believes that
i any bright boy or girl of is
could master the calculus in half
the time often devoted TO stun
bling through Book One of Caesars
Gallo War"
The reader who would like some
general notion of what modern
arithmetic, algebra. geometry. cal
culus and other branches of math-
ematics are about. will find Pro
lessor Bells little book well worth
reading.
He won't always find it as easv to
read as a detective thriller. but
most Of the time ne will find it
equally thrilling.
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BY DR.. MORRIS FIsHBEIN,

Editor Journal of the American Medics
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
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NOBODY knows for sure whether prosperity is just
l y around the corner but all know that winter
is the third winter of want and unemployment for
Evening star., 1932-05-18

The German consul general in New
York and Frau Kiep were honor guests
at dinner last evening Of Mrs. Charles
Sielcken-SchwarZ, who entertained at
the Carlton House, in New York. DR..
and Frau Kiep have a host of friends
in Washington, where DR.. Kiep former
ly was counselor of the German en-
bassy.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Mrs. Wyant, wife OF Representative
Adam NJ Wyant Of Pennsylvania, was
in their apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel last evening.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Daughter Of Treasury Official
Married at st. Patrick's Church.

A wedding of unusual interest in Off
cial circles took place at 8 o'clock this
morning in st. Patrick's Church, when
Miss Caroline Lowman, daughter of
the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. Seymour Lowman, became the
United States Coast Guard. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. DR.. Law
renee Sheehan, in the presence of men,
bers of the immediate families, and q
breakfast for those attending the cere-
mony took place in the apartment Of the
brides parents, at 2400 Sixteenth street.
The arrangements for the wedding were
charming in their simplicity. There
were no floral decorations in the church,
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Mrs. John w. Guider entertained in
formally at luncheon in the crystal
room of the Willard yesterday.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Mrs. Steele, wife Of Capt. George W.
Steele, U. S. N, Of Washington, Is at
the Sherry -Netherland, on Fifth ave-
nue.. New York, for a few days. Mrs.
Steele lived in Washington some years
when as Mrs, Du Puy, widow Of Will
fred H. Du Puy, she was one Of the
popular hostesses Of the Capital.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
SOCIETY
Mrs. Hoover Tonight Attends Function of
Iowa State Society. of Which She
Is an Active Member.

although clusters OF roses from the gar
dens OF the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Low
man at Elmira gave an effective set
ting for the wedding breakfast.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She wore a rose beige crepe
gown trimmed in fox fur and felt hat
to match. She carried no flowers. Her
sister, Miss Catherine Lowman, was
maid Of honor in a gold-color crepe
gown. Lieut.. Comdr. Adrian r. Marion,
y. S. N, brother of the bridegroom,
was the best man. Mrs. Lowman,
mother Of the bride, wore q lowered
chiffon gown.
After a wedding trip through South
ern mountains Lieut.. Marion and his
bride will return to washington and
will be at home at 200l Sixteenth
street.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs A. Marshall Lowman,
brother and sister-in-law Of the bride,
and Miss Carrie Smith of Elmira, Mrs.
John H. Schwab OF Williamsburg, Pa;
Mr.. Jacob Schlager Of Boston, and
Mrs. Adrian r. Marion and Miss
Adrian Marion Of Norfolk.
Mrs. James Gibbon Carter announces
the engagement Of her daughter, Aud
rey Virginia. to Mr.. Marion Ava Crosby
son Of the late Mr. and Mrs. Milton A.
Crosby. Of Georgia. Miss Carter Is the
daughter Of the late Mr.. Carter OF
Richmond. On her mothers side she
is descended from Capt. Louis Lanier OF
Georgia and on her paternal side from
Maj. James Gibbon Of Virginia.
Georgia, where several generations OF
his family lived. He has been engaged
In business for the past six years in
Tampa, Fla, where he now makes his
home.
June.
Former Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels were guests at
dinner last evening of former Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Carl
Vrooman, who entertained at the Shore
ham in honor of DR.. Frank Buchanan
of Switzerland, president of the oxford
Group now meeting at the Shoreham.
The company, which also included Mrs.
Daniels sister, Miss Bagley, later at
tended the meeting Of the group.
Mrs Joseph Letter and her daughter
Miss Nancy Letter, are at Hot Springs
Va, where they will be joined later by
Mrs. Letters mother, Mrs. John R. Will
liams, Mrs. Ormsby McCammon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Hartman.
Mrs Hoggatt Clopton entertained in
formally at the dinner dance at the
Shoreham Hotel last night, her honor
guest being Col. r. G. Ballard Thurston
of Louisville, KY, who Is attending the
Sons of American Revolution Congress.
Col. Thurston is past president of
the Sons Of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Clopton will entertain a small
company at tea this afternoon in her
apartment at the Shoreham Hotel.
DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Ramsay again
are In Washington. staying at the
Shoreham after being in Geneva
through the Winter. Last evening
they had as their guests at dinner, DR..
and Mrs. James Brown Scott and the
president Of George Washington Uni
versity and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
who were their guests later at the
meeting Of the oxford group which
was held at the Shoreham.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

completion, giving an effective back
ground for the gayly colored tents and
booths in the grounds on the Wisconsin
avenue side. Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man and Mrs Henry Curtis Morris are
chairmen in charge Of the fete and
Mrs. T Percy Myers is in charge of
tickets. In case of rain tomorrow the
party will he held Friday.
Mrs. John Howard is chairman OF the
refreshment table, assisted by Mrs. w.
F. Sewers and Mrs. Hewett Wells, and
the children's flShpond will be managed
by Mrs E. S. Perot and Mrs. James Ell
wood Jones, chairman, with Mrs. Will
liam Mcclellan Ritter, Mrs. John Mar
shall Mrs. Edgar Snow, Mrs. George
Maurice Morris and Mrs. Frederick Car
ter assisting.
Mrs Tuckerman and Mrs. Henry Par
sons Erwin have loaned ponies for the
children to ride and the decorations
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Representative and Mrs. Edward L.
Stokes of Pennsylvania have returned
to Washington for few days stay and
are at Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Mai. Gen Smedley D. Butler enter
tanned q small company at luncheon in
the crystal room Of the Willard yes
terday.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Festivities to Benefit
Clubs and Organizations.

Festivities to Benefit
Clubs and Organizations.
The program for the ball and cabaret
under the auspices OF the Women's
Committee of the National Democratic
Victory Fund Friday evening at
o'clock at Estabrook. the Rock Creek
estate Of Col. and Mrs. Arthur O'Brien,
is under the direction of Mrs. j. Bor
den Hartman, general chairman, and
Mr.. Joseph p. Tumulty Dancing will
commence at 9 o'clock and cabaret
numbers are to be interspersed between
the dancing. Those who will appear
include Miss Jeanne Densmore, who
will dance; Mr. Edwin c. Steffe, winner
of the local Atwater Kent addition
contest, and Mr.. j. F. M. Bowie tenor
will sing. accompanied by Mr.. George
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Evening star., 1932-05-18

and Mrs. Arthur Kidder. Their other
guests were DR.. and Mrs. Merton A.
English. Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Snyder.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Dulaney, DR.. and
Mrs. Arthur 3. Crane. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Leisenring and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Brock
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Representative Patrick J. Carley Of
New York has been joined by Mrs. Car
ley in their apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1932-05-18

THE President and Mrs. Hoover
were the guests in whose honor
the Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde entertain
Evening star., 1932-05-18
House OF Mercy TO Benefit
nv Garden PARTY af Cafh~Nral

I1OuSc Ot IWcfCy 70 Dcnent
BY Garden Party at Cathedral
The annual garden party for the
benefit Of the House of Mercy will be
held tomorrow afternoon after q lapse
OF several years and will resume its
former popularity. The party will be
given, as formerly, in the Cathedral
Close, the great Cathedral, now nearing
Evening star., 1932-05-18

have been planned by Mrs. Roy Neu-
hauser. Nine. Zaza and Mrs. Penhal-
low have charge of the fortune telling
booth, while the Boy Scouts will fur
nish the music.
The party will begin at o'clock and
will continue until o'clock.
Mrs. Dwight G. Howerth went to Bos-
ton today, where she will be the guest
of Miss Mildred G. Walker until next
week. Mrs. Howerth, known through
her writing as Dorothy Fletcher How
erth, will share luncheon honors at
luncheon Monday with DR.. Otto H. F.
Vollbehr, whose collection of rare edi-
tions of old books recently has been
placed in the Congressional Library.
They will be entertained by the presi-
dent of Wellesley College. Miss Ellen F.
Pendleton, who viii accept the rare
fifteenth century volume which Mrs
Howerth will present to the college, her
alma mater. The volume was given to
Mrs Howerth by DR.. Vollbehr and Is
Bartholomaeus Platina's Vitae Pom
tificum," printed in 1481 by the then
foremost printer and publisher, Anthony
Koberger Mrs. Howerth will return the
middle of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Busch came
to Washington yesterday from their
home in New York TO spend few
weeks and will entertain at dinner this
evening at Wardman Park Hotel, where
they have an apartment.
Mrs. John w. Guider entertained in
formally at luncheon in the crystal
room of the Willard yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. James G. Mckay enter
tanned at the dinner dance at the
Shoreham last evening in honor of Mr..
Evening star., 1932-05-18

DR.. and Mrs. James G. Mckay enter
tanned at the dinner dance at the
Shoreham last evening in honor of Mr..
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
HE OPERATES ON HIMSELF
Noted Surgeon Rests
Well and Is Due
to>Recover

KANE, Pa, Jan. 8 GN.S0 .
DR.. Evan O'Neill Kane, noted sur
geon, rested comfortably in the
Kane Summit Hospital here today
following the second serious opera
ton he has performed on himself.
He went under his own knife for
hernia operation yesterday and
will recover.
On February IA, 1921, DR.. Kane
removed his own appendix in an
operation that astounded the
medical world.
Attended by another surgeon
and three nurses, who held him in
half-Sitting position. the doctor
performed the second operation
yesterday. A local anaesthetic
was used.
He complained only of a slight
drowsinesS when 1t was completed.
Not once did he show a trace of
nervousness and only once did he
make an expression Of pain.
When the anaeSthetic began to
wear off, his features contracted
in pain.
Threatened Strangulation in
duced by the hernia. an internal
rupture. necessitated the opera
ton. which was witnessed also by
his son, Phillip.