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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science Editor

Associated freSS SCIENCE EullOf
NEW YORK, June 15.-Evdence
that there is no such thing as an
electron, basic unit of matter, is
claimed by DR.. Felix Ehrenhaft, IA
nous refugee Viennese scientist.
He is returning to England after
seeking vainly for 9 months in the
United States for a grant of SIS, 00O
to demonstrate experiments calling
for a new conception of the nature
of the physical universe.
He wanted the money to set up
here the apparatus which Nazis
seized when they invaded Austria.
In Vienna, Ehrenhaft was director
of the Institute of Physics of the
University of Vienna. His house
guest book had the signatures of
great scientists from all countries.
Although he is a Catholic, his
grandfather was Jewish and he was
forced to leave. In the crisis, DR..
Max Planck, German, Aryan, one of
the 10 foremost scientists of this
age, went to Vienna to lend Ehren-
haft the protection of his great repu-
tation.
Ehrenhaft was invited to France,
England and Brazil. He went to
England, where members of the
Royal Society welcomed him. One
Of his English sponsors is Prof. John
Plesch, whose wife is the daughter
of the founder of the L. G. Farbenin-
dustrie, Germany's huge chemical
company.
England's entry into the war clos
ed much of her pure science re-
search, even in medicine. Prof.
Plesch thereupon financed DR.. Ehr-
enhaft's visit to the United States.
Nine months here failed to produce
private financial help and DIR. Ehr-
enhaft is returning to England.
His great skill is in measuring
the minute and all but infinitely
small forces in the atomic world. In
his Eivnna laboratory he has sat for
hours, his eye to a microscope, like
an astronomer studying a star. But
his stars were particles %(spheres)
smaller than bacteria floating in air
and moving so slowly that hours or
days of observations were needed.
He and his observing staff worked
eight-horr shifts.
One of the forces which he mea-
sured, and with results different
from all the rest of the scientific
world, is the charge on an cleo
iron.
No scientist ever has seen an cleo
iron. But many have measured a
tiny electrical charge, which is GER
tainly associated with some mystic
rious and invisible, but uniform,
entity.
First evidence of this entity came
from the common commercial proc
ess known as electrolysis. 1t became
apparent by averages that the cleo
trio current flowing during a cleo,
trolysis is composed of equal, ele.
mentary charges. The charges came
to be known as electrons, and
thought of as minute particles of
electricity.
When DR.. Robert A. Millikan, now
head Of the California Institute of
Technology, measured this electron
charge on a single particle, and
moreover when his measurement
confirmed the average which came
from electrolysis, the Inseen electron
was accepted as a reality.
But DIR. Ehrenhaft who in 1910
had first published the method used
by DR.. Millikan, did not accept Mil
likan's figures for the charge of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
Viennese Scientist
Says Hectrons Do Not Exist

Ian election. In his own labora-
tory he found many different
charges. Some were only a tenth
as strong as the "unit' election
charge. Other charges of varying
strength were scattered all along
the gap.
Therefore, he proposes diff
ference picture of the Atomic
world. It is not made UP of
fundamental units or particles of
waves Of electricity, he postulate.
Instead, electricity is Invisible into
smaller and smaller units, down to
infinity.
If he is correct, and the cleo
iron, instead of being a unit of
electricity, is a package composed
of small bits of dressial of this
material, then someone will have
to solve a new mystery. That will
be why negative e~lecticity so fire.
quently gathers into just this size
packet and into no other size.
The solution may be a step to-
ward understanding the greatest of
all physical mysteries, which S
the unknown law of the nature of
matter and energy.
Two other discoveries about a
new effect of light on small part
icles we're reported by DR.. Ehren.
haft. These particles are not atoms
but big enough to be visible under
microscopes. 1t makes no differ
ence what the particles are made
Of, whether liquid or metal.
The experiment uses tow cleo
trified copper plates, one a b O
the other, with an air space be-
tween, and a microscope fixed to
watch this space. The area be-
tween the plates is an Homogen-
eous electrical field.
In this space all kinds of I'M
charged particles slowly float
downward pulled by gravitation.
But let a strong beam of light
shine through the space, and the
action of the falling particles chan
ges. About half of them rise. The
other half fall.
A falling particle may reverse
its direction, and a rising particle
may do the same. The explanation
is that the light induces formation
of electrical poles in the particles.
The particles r attracted by one
or the other of the plates (elec-
trodes).
The action of the particles is
even more striking if magnetized
plates are substituted for the cleo
trified plates. In the resulting no.
mogenious magnetic field between
the plates, all unchanged particles
fall.
But again when strong light
shines on them, about half begin
to rise and half to fall. If the
beam is narrow, the rising parti-
cles 60 only to the upper edge of
the beam and stop there. The clus-
ter in the air as if lying on a roof.
DR.. Ehrenhaft's explanation S
lIldt Tile uSnl makes Ine parL1cleS
single pole magnets. All magnets
ere, however, supposed to h a
two poles. DR.. Ehrenhaft says the
experiment proves the impossible
is true, and that single pole mag
nets exist.
The explanation is the same for
the particles in the electrical field,
except that the poles are electri-
cal.
The single poles, whether mag
netic or electrical, are either north
of south, and the particle moves
toward the electrical plate or mag
netic plate of opposite sign. Re-
veral in direction, DR.. Ehrenhaft
thinks, is the proof that particles
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
PILOTS GOOD AT so

SAN FRANCIsCo-R-F1ying is
not necessarily a young mans
trade, says DR.. Eric L%iljencrant7
OF Sanford university. Though con.
ceding that the speedier reaction
time of youths makes them more
adept at the controls, DR.. Liljen-
crantz says that many veteran pi-
lots approaching the age of so show
no sign of defects that would dis
qualify them for flying. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

Completely bomb-proof will be the
new archive building of Stockholm
Sweden, constructed on a rocky pro
montory with rooms blasted out OIL
solid granite to a depth of six sto'
ries underground.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
SHE WASN'T COCKSURE

CITY, Kans. -l5
mead of an Arkansas City hOug
hold a game cock fancier, had t.:
old bird that wasn't. much Of
fighter any more. He jokingly bt
his wife she could stew it il Jn
thought she could make it tender
She accepted the challenge AM
was happy over the right 600
job of cooking she did-util be-
husband discovered she had kle,
the wrong bird. She'd got a pr7
rooster for which he had Just pail
$25.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
STATES

The colonnade of Doric columns
which surround the large enclosed
hall of the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington r 48 in number and
represent the states of the Union. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
WORLDS SMALLEST DONKEY

A donkey belonging to a breeder
in Bristol, England, is said to be
the smallest in the world. Only two
feet six inches high, it weighs 20
pounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

The generator in modern motor
cars carries the load" at all driv.
ing speeds from Is miles an hour
to 'top"-alloWing the battery to
float"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

During the first two months d
1910, 108, 467, 400 revenue passenger
miles were Travelled by the dOmes'
tic airlines of the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

The platypus has a duck-liks bill.
four webbed feet, a fur coat i
lays eggs, but sdckles its young,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
PLANETOIDS AND ASTEROIDS

Many thousands of minor planets,
known also as planetoids and aster-
oids, move about in the space be-
tween the planets Mars and Jupiter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

Fishing is Alaska's greatest 10
dustry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

ANOTHER DUKE STAR
DURHAM-Eddie Smokes, Duke
first baseman batting 400, is be-
ing eyed by Cincinnati.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
Dem Women
In Meeting At
BOOk-Cadillac

According 10 reports from Mrs.
Yvonne Greenlee, sole Negro wom-
an present at the meeting OF Dem
ocratic women; at the Book Cad
lilac hotel, Monday evening. Jan.
8, the Negro woman is not actively
interested in her political welfare
II her attendance at such meetings
is an indication Of such.
The Importance OF Newspaper
Publicity to Political Organization"
was the theme OF the meet with
Mrs. Elizabeth Lehman Belen, vice
chairman OF the Democratic State
Central committee and former mem
Der of the state legislature. presid-
ing.
Mrs. Virginia Baird OF Hastings,
Mich, discussed the main topic as
listed in the preceding paragraph.
Current State Political News"
was discussed by Mrs. Grace Win
slow OF Alma. Mich.
Current National Political News
was the topic of Mrs Celia Black of
Detroit and Editorials. State and
National" Mrs. Ethel Gibbons of
Decatur. Mich
Chairman Of the Resolutions Com
mittee was Mrs Gisfa-De Wits,
chairman of State Speakers Bureau,
while music was provided by Mrs.
David Kallman
Important among the resolutions
passed was item No. which called
for equal representation for women
OF all state committees Of the party
as well as equal representation in
the job field
Mrs. Greenlee, former secretary
to the director of Public Relations
OF the department of Agriculture at
Lansing, represented the Democratic
club at Thu. meeting and is planning
70 also attend the State institute
which will be held at Lansing, jan
uary 26 and q.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
Jas. Matthews
Named Group
PrexyFor 1910

FLINT, Mich.-James Matthews
was reelected 10 the presidency OF
the two-year-old most popular mems
club, the Sportsman. at its regular
meeting last week
Isaac Beck was elected to the vice
presidency. while DR.. j. D. Wilson
was made secretary; J. D. Shook,
treasurer.
The club was organized in 1887
with only a handful of men OF So
cial visior, j D. Shook, first presi-
dent. 1t continued under Shocks
guidance until the first half of 1899
when he resigned.
James Matthews was named to
complete the unfinished term OF
Shocks and elected 1910 president.
The club discussed the possibility OF
a real success for 1910 in club ac-
tivities; the maximum membership
of so persons and the clubs annual
affair.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13

Harden Starts New
Bowling League

Henry Harden, president Of the
Motor City Bowling league and nat
ional organizer announced the open
ing of another bowling league jan
uary is. The Twilight league,
subsidiary Of the present league will
start off with teams, All league
games will be played on the same
alleys as now being used by the
Motor City group. Cash prizes will
be given to the leading teams at the
end of the season.
A special meeting will be held at
the X. OF p hall, Sunday. January
IA at 2:30 p. m. Laws will be
drawn up and officers will be
elected. The season will be a short
one and will close the same as the
regular bowling season. Any teams
wishing TO Join the new league
may do so by leaving their entry
at Sans bowling alleys, Chene
street, corner Mullet.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
wayne Univ.
PROF T02BE
s SPEAKER
Second Speaker On 18th
Series OF Y.M.C.A.
Meetings

DR., Harrison B. Pagan, depart
ment of sociology, Wayne univer-
sity, and one OF the outstanding
teachers in the field OF economics
in the country, will be the speaker
at the Y Forum, pm, Sunday,
Jan. IA. DR.. Fagsn's subject will
be AN Appraisal OF our Economic
Outlook for 1910" and the forum
audience will be brought up to
date with the latest influences of
the European war and the present
political situation in America with
our economic structure.
This year marks the sixth con-
secutive year that DR.. Pagan has
been speaker at the Y Forum. 1t
was he who in 1888 brought much
clarity TO a situation new TO De-
troit when our city government is
sued script money during the period
OF the bank closing. Each year DR..
Pagan has traced major economic
developments, and in 1899 he
thrilled the audience with his pre-
diction of what the WPA program
would mean to the national income
and the raising of the economic
level of millions of people through
out the country.
This is the second meeting of the
sixteenth annual series Of Y Sun
day Forums which will bring to
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
CAGERS
WHIP CLASS A
QU|NT, 41.40
Victory Over Brewster
Team Earns Outfit
Detroit Chance

FLINT, Mich.-Ansry because in
stead OF meeting the Detroit Repre-
sentative team in the Midwest Bas-
ketbsll league they were sent the
Brewster Recreation Center Glass
A basket raiders. the Flint S ran
up Al points to the Detroit teams
40 and earned chance against the
Detroit Reps in a double-header
basketball game to be played at a
later date.
The Flint-Detroit game was played
before over 200 fans, In the first
period the Flint cagers went mad
and before the quarter was half
over they had is points to the Brew
ster teams goose-egg.
The spark of the Brewster Glass
A team was George Peaks. former
forward on the Detroit team, Peaks
was the spirit of Coach Gus Finney's
quint as he inspired his players to
tie-up the Flint aggregation in the
third period and later TO go ahead.
But the Brewster lead lived a short
life.
Also another former Detroit Rep
played in the lineup was Johnny
Robinson who has also changed uni
forms for that of the Center Glass
A. team. Robinson and Peaks played
the entire game After adding up
so man yscores in the first period
the Flint team took out the first
string men and put in a new team.
The game became so close in the
second quarter until the varsity men
had to be put back in at the end OF
the half.
Scouting the Flint cagers was
Coach John Glover Of the Detroit
Representative team, with two Of his
players, William Malone ana 80.
Johnson And after watching the
game John Glover was convinced
that the Flint boys could play some
nightly nice basketball. According
to Glover the Detroit Rep will have
to keep the heat going when they
play the Flint boys.
In the Flint basketball collection
are two all-state selections OF gone
by years, The two scoring stars are
brothers. Grady and Dodson Trusk.
Dodson Trusk is the coach of the
team and was selected for All-State
honors in 1888, while he was attend
ing Northern high school Grady
made the All-State grade in 1896
Branton Crane.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13


iva Nelson. Editn ROBINSON Lerlene
morgan gladys LOU, Lula moore
and Crane CROMWELL 4
The Clover Leaf club which is the
Clark School Girl Reserves, met at
the usual hour for their weekly
meeting.
A Dot luck was nlanned and three
new games were taught them nv
their adviser Mrs Vitula Brown
A grand time was had by all The
not luck will be given next Mon
day at the centerLTearle Rhonons.
president: Mrs yitula Brown ad.
wiser.
The Girl Reserves NJ Whittier
Junior high school are eivins
party at The Clifford Street center
Thursday night Jan. II from 7 m
til o Each girl will brinq one
guest Virginia Todd is nresident
and Mrs Vitula BROWN adviser
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13

Charlie Barnets recording Of
snake Believe Ballroom" is one
OF the best sellers on the Victor
record list and everywhere the Bar
net orchestra appears, requests are
numerous for their rendition Of this
tune.
Barnet, nationally famous as
saxophonist as well as an orchestra
leader. will play many Of the num-
bers recorded for Victor, when his
orchestra appears at Graystone on
Monday. January % through ar
rangements completed today with
Consolidated Radio Artists Inc
Notabls among the long list OF
Barnet records are such tunes as
always. Rainbow on the River"
"Tm An Old Cowhand." Empty
Saddles" Sing Baby Sing" ITS
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13

Love I'm After, an aeMizz" The
CAL From -Joe,s, "-@Sp esin,5"
''Knockin' At The Famous Door,"
Scotch and Soda" The Girl Be-
hind the Venitisn Blind" FStrange
Enchantment."
In addition to being a, popular
recording band Charlie Barnet's
orchestra is nationally known for
their many broadcasts on the NBC
and CHS networks. They recently
we're heard over the NBs netwarks
from the Rsymor ballroom in Bos-
ton and the Famous Door in New
York.
Barnet, as a swing ssxophonist is
regarded as one OF the best solo
artists in the radio and dance or
chestra field.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13

Subject: SHOULD the Citizens
North OF Eight Mile Road lncor-
porate?"
A letter written this week by
William l. Sheriff. to Rev, Robert
L. Brady. pastor Of Second Baptist
church. Detroit, challenges him to
debate the subject of incorpora-
ton OF a certain portion OF Eight
Mile Road follows:
1923 Beaubien Street
Detroit Michigan
January 9, 1910
Rev R. L. Brady
PIG Pennsylvania
Detroit. Michigan
Dear Rev. Brady:
This is to invite your attention to
a question OF vital interest to a
particular group Of our people and
of general interest to all,
The question is whether or not
the Negroes in the community north
OF the Eight Mile Road should
incorporate that community Senti-
ment for and against the idea is
very strong.
You have expressed yourself to
me as being against the idea. In
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
Harlem Labor Union
Enters Bronx Field

NEW YORK. Jan. l2.-As a part
Of the new program for 1910, the
Harlem Labor Union, for the first
time. extended its scope Of opera
tons beyond the area commonly
termed Harlem. stretching from
Ninety-sixth street to the l55th
street between Nicholas and
Fifth avenue-when on Tuesday q
number OF workers in Bronx bust
ness establishment signed labor
contract with the Race controlled
union.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
Toledo News

ssssilant last week ,, They shall
have a rose. FIRST we will pm
a rose on Mrs. Msrgie Davis. the
well known culinary artist OF the
Indiana. and one on Mickey
Meeks, who is always ready TO lend
a helping hand TO those that are
down and out
WOMAN FINED
Grace Howard, So, of Vance
street. was hned SIS and costs by
Municipal Judge Harvey 5Straub
this week whsn she was found
guilty OF keeping a disorderly
house. She was arrested this week
by members OF the morals squad.
Two girls and man. arrested in the
place and charged with visiting
were each assessed costs.
ARRESTED IN RAID
James Brown, "a, Of 43l Belmon:
avenue, was arrested by Patrolmen
joseph Swiontek and Peter Ruble.
Mr.. Brown was charged with keep
ing a gambling house. Four other
men were picked up in the same
raid on the charge Of gambling.
BACHELOR PARTY
John Wright of haywood avenue
gave bachelor dinner last evening,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Herbert Barnett OF 444h Pine
Wood avenue. died this week after
an illness Of several months.
The boy died early Sunday morn
ing in a police ambulance en- route
to Mercy hospital. Surviving are
his mother. a Mrs. Annie May Hop
son. Toledo, father. H L. Stevens,
Paducah. Ky, his grandparents Ed
ward and Mable Barnett. Toledo;
and great grandmother. Mrs, Annie
Harris. Toledo.
Services were held Tuesday at
1870 pm, in Central Baptist church,
Chase street Burial took place in
Forest cemetery,
INJURED IN CRASH
Mrs. Ida Briggs. 80, OF 30l Avon
dale avenue, received a bad shoul-
der injury in an automobile col
lision at Washington and Thir-
teenth streets this week. She was
treated at the Mercy hospital.
The Rev. T. Oscar Chsppelle,
448lla Avondale avenue, driver OF
the car in which Mrs. Briggs was
riding, told Patrolmen Allen Rel
yea and Steve Bach he stopped his
automobile al the intersection to
avoid a traffic snsrl where il was
hit in the rear by Community
Traction company bus. Mrs Briggs
is recovering.
IDENTIFIED
Two youthful robbers captured
recently after the shooting of a
gasoline filling station attendant
during a hold-up attempt were
identified this week in a police
lineup as the bandits who robbed
an attendant at the Daty Oil COM
pany. l4l5 Mama street. of s24 on
December "a
Several persons had viewed the
suspects before they were identi-
fled.
The prisoners Henry -Jones-,f9,- of
Pinewood avenue, AMI Ray Stevens,
10, OF Hamilton street, were bound
over to the Lucas county grand
jury Saturday on robbery charges,
BRIEFS
Miss Letitis Davis ard Howard
Fletcher are reported that way
about each other and wedding bells
are in the offing James Wiley,
IS, OF Division street and Glodeen
Douglas, %, of Chicago, were
merged this week also Lawrence
Flsgg. Indiana avenue, and Char
leen p. Troy OF Woodland avenue p.
It's a boy for Mr. and Mrs, Frank
Jones OF Pinewood avenue Also
a boy for Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Miller
OF Avondale avenue. Raymond
McNare OF out Stickny way and
Miss Marionette are engaged ac-
cording TO reports and will be made
as one after graduation . John
Downy has asked that it be reported
in this column. that now he is back
to work. he will endeavor to pay
up all old debts Loveless Can
ron, OF Dorr street, has returned tt
this city after a short visit to Biz
tmingham, Ala. go. Mrs. Zula Robin
SON the charming waitress of thu
Indiana Lunch. is back after a triI
to Chicago where she visited friend
and relatives. Ben Downs is re
ported on the sick list as a result o
an alteration with an lucknow
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13

Rumania has begun construction OF
a new port at Tasaul which will be
30 times as large as its present Black
sea port OF Constantza.