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Today S Science
BY DAVID DIETZ

INCREASING importance Of molybdenum in in
i dustrv is one of the most interesting features Of
the changing world picture. According to Arthur
D. Little. Inc, chemists Of Cambridge Mass, mOlyb-
denum may surpaSs tungsten in Importance.
This will come as a surprise to many persons to
who molybdenum is unfamiliar and awkward
name family remembered from high school chem
istrv DAYS as one of the chemical elements
Moybdenum is a metal resembling tungsten IN
many ways, but possessing only half its weight. At
the present time tungsten, which is used for the
flament of electric light bulbs, steel alloys and
elsewhere is about twice important nduStrally.
But the experts Of the Little organization report that
new uses are being found for molybdenum with such
rapdity that this situation soon may be reversed.
This is Of particular significance to America be-
cause this country produces about four-hths of the
worlds supply of mOlybdenum. The remainder comes
from Norway and Canada with the Norwegian pro-
duction under the control Of British capital accord
ing to the best available reports Most Of the tung-
stem supply of the world comes from China and
Burma the United States producing only per cent
PRODUCTION Of molybdenum in America in 1888
L was 40 per cent higher than any previous figure.
The production in 1884 10 per cent higher than
that in 1888
Molybdenum is finding its greatest use in the
manufacture Of iron and steel alloys. There are
few steels which use the metal as the chief aoying
ingredient but in most cases. it is added in only very
small quantities. The important thing however IS
that these small amounts, sometimes amounting TO
as little one-quarter OF l per cent have tremen-
dous effects upon the nature and behavior Of the re-
sulting alloy.
1t is claimed that molybdenum is particularly
effective in providing a steel which will have a fine
grained micro-structure after heat treatment COM
bned with increased ductility and tensile strength
II GENTLY, the molybdenum became COMPETE
n tor of tungsten in the field Of high-speed cut
ting-tool stees This field provides the chief
market for tungsten.
The standard steel in this field is known the
1841 because it is steel alloy containing ID parts
tungsten four parts chromium and one part vanad-
dunn.
1t is reported that alloy containing some
tungsten, but moybdenum we'll will duplicate the
performance Of the 18-4-1 alloy. The new alloy,
known as 3-2-4-l contains eight parts of tungsten,
two OF molybdenum. four Of chromium and one OF
vanadNm-
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board to launch a terrific TRADE
at the entire Administration. Far
ley would just be an incident to
the Kingfish.
CENATOR PAT M'CARRAN of
~ Nevada interrupted Senator
Carter Glass during the debate on
the work-relief bill the other day,
and during the course of his re-
marks referred to the peppery Vir-
ginian as "the learned Senator"
Il wish I were learned" shot
back Mr.. Glass. And I might be
induced to believe I was learned
had not the Senator from Nevada
made it a habit of speaking of
some other Senators as learned
whom I know are not learned"
TWO things stood out clear cut
l. the Presidents message to
Congress urging another two-year
lease Of life for the NRA.
l. Despite Mr.. Roosevelt's asser-
ton that the NRA has rendered
useful service and its abandon
ment is 'unthinkable," he was not
willing to say that it had grad
uated from the experimental
stage.
2. Politically. Mr.. Roosevelt con-
siders the NRA issue so dynamite
loaded that he does not want to
go into the 1886 campaign saddled
with sole responsibility for its rec
ord during the next two years.
This explains the vagueness and
ambiguity of his message-in
which the only definite recon-
mendation was the suggestion that
the NRA be continued for another
two years.
Aside from this, Mr.. Roosevelt
dumped the whole problem in the
lap Of Congress. This fact is real
lied fully on Capitol Hill.
The result is going to be a fierce
struggle. particularly in the Sen
ate. where a large bloc is fully
convinced that the Blue Eagle
should be killed and will leave no
stone unturned to bring that
about.
Outside Of Congress, it is not
generally known that no legiSla-
ton is necessary to kill the NRA.
All that is necessary to accom-
pliSh this is to prevent action until
June is. when the existing act
automatically expires.
NRA foes are thoroughly aware
of the powerful position this gives
them in the fight. If they can
stave of vote until the tag end
Of the session. a filibuster might
kill the NRA by default.
CHECK up another aspirant for
~ 1886. New York'S hulking.
socialite Representative Ham Fish
has been Smitten with president
tits and is quietly grooming him
self to enter the Republican race
at the right moment. Ham has
secured the services OF a publicity
man and passes up no chance to
be quoted.
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strength of character. My health
is perfect, the weather very bad
and very cold. Adieu, ma dOuce
annie, two kisses to the Little
King from me. You know all
the tenderness of the sentiments
of vour husband. NAP.
Zembin. November 28th 1812.
The King of Naples, the Vicer-
oy. the Prince de Neufchatel are
in good health - give news of
them to their wives-aS well as
the Grand Marshal, who is writ
ing, and all my aides de-camp.
Also give news of her son to Ma
dame MOntesquiOu.
TINE Beresina had been crossed
but at what a cost! The
Partouneaux Division had been
sacrificed at Borisow to cover the
retreat. The bridges were cut be-
hind Marshal Victor's army corps,
the last to cross the river. The
motley crowd of followers was
thus cut off; diSbanded soldiers,
stragglers, thousands of men of
every arm, in battered uniforms
with hardly human faces and hol-
low cheeks, the miserable jetSam
of a great retreat. Captivity
awaited them.
But what hint Of this tragic
scene is to be found in the En-
peror's letter sent from lila
(Iliaja)?
Mon amie-The 20 cOuriers who
are missing will, I hope, reach me
tomorrow, when j shall have news
of you, which : very much long to
receive. l have written to you by
express messengers. The weather
is very cold, my health is good.
Be cheerful and cOntented. Your
wishes will be granted sooner
than you think. Give two kisses
to my son and never doubt the
loving sentiments of your faithful
husband. NAP.
Ills, December 9th (1912).
Mon amie-I am sending you
MOnteSguiOu who will give you
news of the army. He will tell
you how well l am and above all
how much l love you. Ado, milo
bene. Tout a tot NAP.
Near MOlOdebchnO, Dec. 2 Q812).
Ma bonnie amie-YeSterday i
sent you AnatOle MOnteSquiOu
who will give you news of this
country. l thought you would be
very glad to see some one to
whom you can talk of what inter
estS you. Now the regular courier
will leave in an hours time. l will
answer 20 of your letters, for
am expecting 20 cOuriers in an
hours time. Ado, milo bene.
Your NAP.
MOlodetschno, December 3 QS12).
The news of this country
terrible to bear writing-was
nevertheless recorded on the same
day, and at the same place. Mo-
lodetschno (Mlodzieczno), in the
Bulletins de la Grande Armee.
Fhis is the most tragic of all the
records of the Russian campaign.
The thermometer had fallen
many degrees below zero. the
horses had died by thousands.
With cavalry inadequate to cover
the army or act as scouts at a
greater range than a quarter Of
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A dinner of alumni OF Teachers College
! "wednesday night he outlined his position and
said that America had always been divided between
the theories oC liberty and equality. He suggested
that Tho Declaration OF Independence was a dOcu-
mont which declared for equality The COnstitu-
uon took that back and set Americas steps in the
Va~ 0l liberty
Draa Russell contested that these are Two war
ruZ principle. For IustanCo. he intImated that II
every American home IS 10 have a bath tub 1t must
also accept The fact that Tho Federal government
has tine rieht To- cu each citizen just which hour
he must u-c BE-
In times of deep distress people naturally lean
toward equality When THINGS Gre better they talk
ol liberty.
Hr might have added that the declaration was
drawn bv desperate men each Of whom was IN
danger OBJ hanging Il The revolutionary cause were
lost Naturally jefferson and the rest did not split
hairs about personal liberty They were more con-
corucd with the fact that they were all in the same
boat And so they framed document dedicated 10
equality. After the war had been won the voice of
property privilege and Alexander Hamilton was
heard and a Constitution was drawn up 10 protect
the rights OF possesOrs against the threat Of the dis
inherited.
Itsa familiar radical trick 10 set somebody up
in "a public square TO read the Declaration OF hide
pcudeaCe during times OF turmoil. The reader gen.
orally gets arrested because some cop thinks he Is
reading au Ukase from Lcnn rather than the word
az Thomas jefferson. The policeman should not be
blamed because the declaration IS actually one Of
the most radical documents ever written.
Possibly Jefferson had his fingers crossed when
he composed Ir When he set down the theory that
"a mon are created free and equal it IS probable
that he did NOT have such suppressed groups as
NEGROES or women in mind. But there the words
And D. seems to- me that words may be even more
powerful, than The person who penned them.
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Thnrcnn WcnL 10 Jail

COONER or later America Will catch up with the
- doctrine that an men are created free and equal
Obviously our schools and our newspapers and our
ccrcvmcn and radio broadcaStcrS are not vet ready
10 support the words OF jefferson. no matter how
often they may call upon his name IN vain.
It is a little rouICal 70 contemplate the fact that
within the next - months America various teach
crs here and there VIII be OblitCrated by shippers for
statements far more mild than those INDUCED in
bv forefathcTS. Whenever any teacher gets
little of the reservation he Immediately is attacked
us one serving the cause OF modern Russia.
This IS O curious form OF establishment and
SnObbshncsS- Even the isoauOniStS seem TO forget
that had some fairly competent revOutOniStS of
our own before Lcnin and Stain were born. 1t is
probably that the Russian leaders went farther
actual accomplishment than our native American
Reds. bur Ralph Waldo Emerson. IN spite OF his re-
probability held JO notions which would make the
hslr OF The average school superintendent rise like
The frettuI pOrcupine-
ThC-cou went 20 Jail and expressed surprise that
Ralph failed 10 follow him. Edward Bcllamy
preached doctrines which his son. a newspaper edi-
inr would reject much too hot 10 handle. and
Thomas Paine remained "A filthy little atheist"
down 90 The administration Of Theodore Roosevelt.
And 50 The declaration Will remain upon the walls
~ American schools even after its advocates have
been ,unCd ont as dangerous Reds And il will
suffice IN MS simple eoQuence to raise up a gem
Grafton o. defenders.
.C'rvrtSht. 1885,
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And we'll they may be.
More than one President has
come to grief through warning
with an irate Senate. AT stake is
not only Mr.. Roosevelt's work-re-
lief program, but his social secur-
ity measures. plus the banking and
holding corporation bills.
The President went to q good
deal of trouble before leaving
Washington to get some frank and
realistic information as to the
causes for his Senatorial troubles.
And the consensus of views ne
took away with him to null over
were:
l. That he is urgently in need
of more reliable and comprehen-
sive information of what is going
on in Congress. He is now de-
pendent practically entirely on the
Democratic floor leaders. who at
heart are none too friendly to his
legislative program.
,. That something must be done
about Huey Long. He has Sem
ators Joe Robinson and Pat Har-
riSOn. titular floor leaders. very
much on the defensive and no one
else has dared tackle him. AS
result. Huey has a free hand in
warning on White House legisla-
ton.
3. That the President must not
hesitate to fight openly and vigOr-
ouSly for his measures. Unless he
does so. the Senate will wreSt con-
troll of Congress from him and the
chances are he will never regain it,
Mr.. Roosevelt was reported to
be strongly impressed by these
suggestions. To at least one Of his
plain spoken confereeS he indi-
Gated that it was the first time he
had received such advice.
What he has decided to do now
remains to be seen.
TTUEY LONG has Administra-
II ton master minds almost
talking to themselves in the Sem
ate regarding his resolution to in
veStigate Big Jim Farley.
They don't know which way to
turn.
They have the votes in the Post
Office Committee-to which his
resolution is referred-to bring out
an adverse report.
But if this is done. Huey would
raise the hue and cry that the
Administration feared TO face
probe. Furthermore, there is seri-
Gus doubt whether the committee
could make its negative vote stick
in the Senate.
Republicans and ProgreSSives
would vote as bloc Cor an inves-
tigation and there are enough reg
ular Democrats. such as MaSSa-
chusettS' David !. Walsh. privately
peeved ar Farley. to make II A
close count.
The alternative 10 SuppresSing
the probe-allowing it to proceed
seems too disastrous for the Ad-
miniStrationiteS TO ponder.
Huey has amply demonstrated
that in such a proceeding he is
practically irrepressible. He would
use the hearings as a sounding
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The LovEL LETTERS Of NAPOLE ON t
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Supreme Disaster

L VEN in the darkest hours Of
L the campaign. Napoleon never
failed 70 write 20 Marie Louise.
Indeed. there could be no better
evidence of his fortitude Of spirit
than the letters written al the
time OF the crossing of Beresina.
The Beresina. its banks deep-set
with marshes. lay before the re-
treating army. the farther bank
vas held by Admiral Tchitchagof.
It's flank was threatened by Witt
genstein, who was marching down
from the north along the left
bank Of the river. Behind ii was
Koutousof The army was hemmed
in. caught in a trap. and its sole
way Of escape led over the one
bridge spanning the Beresina at
BoriSoW.
The Dombrowski division which
held the bridge was diSlOdged by
the Russian Admiral, and fell
back on Ouinot on Nov. 81 Oudi-
not sent a dispatch from Bohr 10
inform the Emperor Of this dis
aster.
No news could have been more
tragic. more discouaging. Who
could guess from a reading of Ma
poleon's letter TO the Empress that
on that very day, at BOhr. he had
given orders for the burning of
the Eagles. lest they should be left
as trophies for the enemy!
Mon amie-I have had no let
tiers from you for many days, but
tomorrow or the day after ! shall
receive them all at once, the road
having been cut. The weather is
cold. You must have been very
anxious at not hearing from me
for several days. My health is
very good. Kiss the little king
for me and never doubt the sem
timents of your faithful husband.
NAP.
Bohr. November oath 1872.
The King of Naples, the VicerOy,
the Prince de Neufchatel the
marshal and my household are all
in good health.
A charge Of Oudinot'S troops
led by MarbOt's ChaSSeurs put the
French in possession of Borisow
once again, but could not pre-
vent the Russian grenadiers, COW
cred by the batteries at the
bridge head, from burning down
the bridge. Happily. the Emper-
or was now informed by two
cavalry generals, Colbert and
Corbineau, that there was ford
two leagues away. at Studienka.
The cavalry crossed the ford.
Naval pontoneers and sappers
built two open trestle-bridges at
this spot on Nov. 26: one of them
served for the artillery, the Other
for the infantry. These bridges
we're the salvation of the army.
On that day and the next, the
army marched past under the
Emperor's eyes.
A ND. as though the immin-
N ence of supreme disaster had
left his mind untroubled by the
least qualm of anxiety. Napoleon
wrote to Marie Louise:
BOrisOe. November 9th. 1872
Ma bonnie amie-YOu will nave
been many days without receiv-
ing any letters from me; am
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afraid you must have been very
anxious. The Due de SaSsanO, at
least, will have brought you some
news. 1 am nearing the time
when / shall receive all your let
tiers. My health is very good, the
cold is very great. Adieu mon
annie, you know how deeply | love
you. Give the Queen of Naples,
the Vice Refine, the Princess de
Neufchatel, news of their hus-
bands, who are in good health.
Tout tot. NAP
On the night of the 9th the
emperor slept in humble hut at
Zaniwski. The next morning
two-fold attack was launched
against the army; by Wittgen-
stein against Marshal Victor on
the left bank, by Tchitchagoff
against Oudinot, Ney and Dom
browski on the right bank. Napo-
leon remained with the Guard,
which was massed at Brilowa in
reserve. defending the two bridge
heads.
The Russian admiral was de-
feated; Wittgenstein continued his
attack till the following day. OF
the tumult of this battle we do
not catch the faintest echo in the
letter sent to Marie Louise from
the little town of Zembin (Sem-
bin) in the center of a swamp
crossed by the Wilma road:
Ma bonnie annie. I know that Is
cOuriers are awaiting me at a
distance of three days march.
shall thus find Is of your letters
there. | am much worried at
thinking OF the sorrow it will give
you to be so many days without
hearing from me, but / know chat
i'm an extraordinary occasion /
must rely on your courage and
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league. unable to join battle for
lack of artillery, the army plodded
on and on. Their heads were
bowed. all gaiety had left them;
they were continually harassed
by Cossacks who would nave been
incapable of pressing an attack
home against a company of Skin
mishers. Not a few we're taken
prisoner by these Cossack bands.
90 urgent was the danger that
- a sacred squadron" consist
ing of four companies with
Grouchy in command, had been
formed. mounted on the last sur
viving horses; its captains were
generals. its non-commisSioned Of
ficerS. colonies. 1t was the En-
peror's bodyguard, his ultimate
defense.
Meanwhile the author of the
"Soirees de Saint-Petersburg,
who personally witnessed the Rus
sian triumph. was drawing phil
osophical conclusions from these
events.
There is something miraculous
about what is happening today
thus Joseph de Maistre wrote to
the Barbonne de Pont. NO
poleon entered Russia with 400
900 men and 1000 guns at least.
Men and cannon. all have van
ished away. At the present mo-
ment there are 10000 prisoners.
A gigantic monument is being
planned. to be erected at Mos
COW. 1t will be wrought in cap
tive bronze, as ancient inscrip-
tons put it.
Il commend to your admira-
ton this man who never convened
a Council Of War, who boosted,
what is more, that he never took
any mems advice, and on this oc-
casion had the notion of conven-
ing three Councils of War-mere-
Iy in order to contradict them.
That, Madame, was his ruin, but
our salvation"
Mon amie-I have just received
your letter of the oath. am much
distressed at all the anxiety you
are going through and which will
last another fortnight at least, my
health, however, has never been
better. You will have seen in the
Army Orders that things have
(nOt?) gone as well as / would
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have wished. yet affairs are not
going badly just now; the weather
is bitterly cold. In a few days
time | shall make up my mind
about your journey for the pur-
pose of meeting again soon. Live
in hope and do not worry.
Ado, milo bene. Tout tot.
n.
December 8th (SmOrgony, 1922
A FAIRS are not going badly
"a just now" What is to be
understood thereby? On that day,
Dec. 5. at headquarters at Smor-
gony (Smorghonie) the emperor
assembled the chief leaders of the
Army in view of an important
communication the King Of Ma
pies, Murat, was to take over.
with the rank of Lieutenant Cen
eraI, the supreme command of the
Army, of the ghost of an army.
AS for himself, the emperor
would vanish in the course of the
night. InCOgnito, under the name
of Due de Whence, so that no one
might be tempted to hold the I'M
successful warrior as hostage, he
travelled by way Of wilma, War
saw. Dresden, Leipzig and May
ence; he was on his way to Paris.
where a post-chaise landed him
on Dec. 10.
Il had gone to fight men in
arms, not angry Nature, he OBJ
served in his exile at st. Helena.
It defeated their armies. But I
was unable to conquer fire, frost.
numbness and death. Fate was
stronger than T."
In Paris he joined his doux
amour, his bene, his bonnie Louise.
who, it must be stated plainly, had
lived in anguish from one end Of
the campaign to the other.
"A single day without a letter
suff1ces to drive me to despair"
she wrote to her friend, Victtoire
de Poutet. whom she told of her
JOY after Napoleon came back: Il
am sure you will share the hap
piness it has given me to have
him back after an absence of
seven months"
MOnday-Uprising in Germany.
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Nationale; in all other countries by
United Feature Syndicate. Inc. Reproduc-
ton either in whole or in part prohibited
All rights reserved)
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An embargo has been placed on
the shipment of arms from this
country to either republic. To lift
this embargo from one and not
the other-as the league has done
in favor of Bolivia - would be
violation of neutrality, which this
government wishes to avoid.
Coming on the heels Of dis
patches announcing Argentina's
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s.drred The possibility o. saving nothing at all about
academic freedom on the ground that II might be
dangerous.
OF course. So Is interesting 10 note that the
question of Soviet influence is rather irrelevant.
Tho rtal point is whether American educators are
willing ~ 60 back 70 the American dream as ex-
pressed lv Thomas jefferson In the Declaration Of
rrrr r.udruce
.rs. Atlantic CITY with an increased respect for
Dean Russell of Teachers College He Is by no
manner of means radical and yet ne had stood
rrllarr0l-.v Dv members % his faculty who are
under ERE.
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EuEnough
BY
WESTBROOK PEGLER

TT has been long time since Mr.. Roosevelt pulled
i a rabbit out Of the hat and the unhappy suspi-
cion begins to dawn that he has run out OF rabbits.
That would be very bad because the act still has
a considerable time run and the customers might
become bored and start walking out or uttering
diSparaging remarks. For that matter, a number
of the customers have actually been edging up the
aises lately not running be sure, but certainly
on the move toward the nearest exit and remarks
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| COVER THE WORLD

By William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON March "A League of Nations invitation
w
will
policy neutrality Paraguay
the authority hardly
altered result Of the branding
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P054I1.V ne most DISAPPOINTING
thing in the whole convention al
Atlantic City was the namby-
PANTY resolution which the COM
mit-ee brought IN upon the CUES
ton OF academic freedom In effect
the decision was that the school
euperinteuCents favored academic
freedom but that they had not
The slightest intention Of doing
anything about IL. The excuse was
that the convention did not care
~ commit itself into an espOusal
Cf Moscow doctrines. Indeed one
~ the committee men went TO the
length OF c0nfessing that the
supcuntendents had gravely con-