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THE BREVARD «IEWS,; BRE^^^ NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST t«, fftS. Ill cigarattes 10* They are GOODI TEST EINSTEIN THEORY photograph Slars in Investiga tion of Light Rays. Expeditions Will Go to Australia to Make Astronomical Observations When 8un Goes Into Tqtal Eclipse. Papeete, Tahiti.—Preliminary ob servations were made here in April and May by Dr. Robert JTrumpler, as sistant director of the Lick obser\’a- tory on Mount Hamilton, California, ill prei)uratiou for final astronomical observations in northern Australia to prove or disprove the part of Ein stein's theory of relativity which has to do with the composition and char acteristics of light Various astronomical expeditions will gather on the northern coast of Australia September 21 to take their obsei*\ations when the sun goes into total eclipse that day. Doctor Tnimp- ler's work here has been to photo graph, on a large scale, the stars in that part of the heavens where the sun will be on September 21. On the day of the eclipse, when the sun is totally obscured and the stars are vis ible, similar photographs will be taken on the same scale. Einstein’s Ibntention is that light Is not, as scientists hitherto have held, the very rapid vibrations of the all- pervading ether, but is made lip of electrons and therefore is a form of matter. If light is matter in any form, it will be subject to the law of gravitation, and it is to establish or di.sprove this point that tlie observa tions are being made here and in Australia. ‘ If Einstein’s theory of light is well founded, according to Doctor Trump- ler, tiie rays of light from a star in that quarter of the heavens passing by so large a mass as the sun will be deflected by the force of the sun’s gravitation and the star in question will appear on the photographic plate at a place slightly removed from its true position in a direction away from the sun’s disk. 'WORK BUYS FIRST NEW STAMP rostiuaster (Juuerai Work purchas ing the .first of the new special de livery stamps at the Washington city postoffice. The old stamp issued in 1002 presented a bicycle on its face. The new one shows a motorcycle. PASSPORT VISES EXPENSIVE CHURCH FOR YOUNG PERSOSi, Indianapolis Minister Sucpfssrul in Operation of Branch for the Boys and Girts. / _____ A jualor church, the membership of which is limited to persons between six tfnl sixteen yeafs old, with the preacher the only adult present, is be ing su(cessfully operated In Indianap olis. Ti e plan was inaugurated by Rev. N. S. Slchterman of Qi*ace I’resby- t^rian church, that city. According to Doctor Slchterman, there are 60 children ranging in age from &ix to sixteen yeirs wJ.o are members of the junior organization. They have th«fir,own rOqm for strvices, whicli are of 30 minutes’ duration, ami have their own officers. The plan was put into operation In January and Doc tor Slchterman is so pleased with the results that he expects soon to double the membership. Doctor Sichtermau said the idea of forming a Junior church developed from his experience in church v.’hile a boy. “My j^eopie came from Holland and settleii in a neighborhood of Holland ers in a small- Micliigan town,” he said. ‘‘Tlie churcli I attended as a boy also used the Dutch language and the ser mons sometimes lasted two hours or more. I well remember how tired and restless I would get as the time dragged on, for the sermon, while ap pealing to adults, was not such as would appeal to the child. "It was this experience which gave birth to the Junior churcli idea, and last January I started the organiza tion.” CAN GROW .NEW TUSK IN YEAR Discovery Is Made That the . Walrus May Prolong World's Vanishing Supply of Ivory. A remarkable discovery at the seal rookeries on Pribilof islands may pro long the world’s vanishing ivory sup ply. Last summer an obnoxious bull walrus was mauled by governmejnt seal keepers, and in tlie fight one of its long tusks was broken off. Tliis spring the same recalcitrant mammal returned, and to the surprise of both natives and attendants the tusk had grown out five inches, the end still showing the ragged edge of the break. It is now believed that an annual crop of this excellent ivory can be harvested by cutting off one-half of one tusk each year from the bull walrus. The one left intact is used by the mammal In digging clams and sea food. In a year the stub would have grown out enough to serve as a pickax, so the other tus’s could be sacrificed for the fancies of man. Walrus ivory Is in great demand In China and Japan, where It Is utilized for small carvings. Graphite and Siberia. i Extensive deposits of graphite exist In northwestern Siberia, on the leff hank of the River Kurelka, near the junction with the River Yenisei, 90 miles from the mouth of the latter river. The gi*aphlte area forms a hori zontal plateau, the*elevatIon of which varies from 20 to 30 feet above the normal level of the River Kurefka. The plateau contains two layers of graph ite, which is of a solid steel-gray color, soft and of an excellent quality for the manufacture of pencils. It Is lieved that in the future tliese graph ites will supply Russian demands and that large quantities will be available for export. The chief sources of graphite have been Ceylon, Bohemia, Germany, France and the United States. The annual world production has been apprexlmately 120,000 short tons. Ths Modern Girl. If the mou -n girl is frwr than her predecessor, she is, like her brother, more self-poi- essed. Her range of experience aiid of information wider and her desire to know greater. Slie has seen more of the world and heard more of it, if not directly, then by the vicarious efforts of scores of ! agencies. She has no doubt broken | through many irrsitlonal taboos, but she is trying bard to replace them with standards more «uitable to the complexities of life in this generation. And if it is put to a male vote wheth er she is to return to the dress, man ners, temperament and mental out look of her eighteenth or even nine teenth century ancestor, there. will only be an insignificant minority to vote against her as she Is.—^Balti more American. Every Central European State Mulcts Passing Amerlowi $10 Frontlwv * Belgnv’e, ' .;;o-SUwla.—Collecting $10 gold from A;nerlc«a travelers every time a passport is vised continues to be one of rhe popular occupations ol officials of t be states of central Europe. Any An •‘can who wishes to visit one of tliV" countries must pass the frontiers of s»‘veral of the otiiers and at each frontier the charge is a head and every time he passes. One American business man withiii the past three months has paid $120 “But don’t b^ame us, blsyiie you. State department,” said a representa- j tlve of the Jugo-Slavia foreign otfice. **It Is a matter of reciprocity with us; we charge the same f^e as does the United States.” What has become of the old-fash ioned man who used to worry about the Einstein theory ? The writer who ^ays that knickers bring a woman’s U A into prominence ,|8 evidently cot ^ -an. Father Love vs. Mother's. Among some fishes the male as sumes all the care and anxiety of parenthood. And this is true of at least one or two families of btrds. Tlie male ostrich hatches the eggs and looks after the little ones. The greatest enemy of the eggs and young of stickliback fish is the mother her - !r. She not only has no affec- tioi ;■ >!• them whatever, but would eat one of them If she weren’t I>revented from doing so by the fa- '’’.er. In very few species of fisii do .he females care anything.for eitiier the eggs or the young. , Among fishes, therefore, the in stinct to save the young is not the wonderful mother Instinct found In the human or otlier higher species, but the father instinct.—Detroit News. Brought Home to Him. “What is r>aubsoii working on now?” “A picture entitled, ‘The Great American Deisert.’ ” “Whjit ir:i\e l»im that inspiration?” “H1.S cellai' Vvas robbrd.”—Clrming ham .4ge lie “i!Id. II.S.UNIVERSITyiN CENTBIiL EyROPE Suggested by Dr. Stepanek as Promoting World ~ Peace. SPREAD IMERIGAN CULTURE '^orld Union of Engineers Also Advo cated in Line With Marconi's Sug gestion of Promoting Peaee Through Science. Washington.—Establishment In cen tral Europe of a great American uni versity and library Is urged by Dr. B. Stepanek, minister to the United States from Czechoslovakia, who, to advance International peace, calls upon the engineers of this and other countries for united participation in world affairs. Doctor Stepanek makes an appeal for the formation of a world federation of engineers, and for an In ternational engiheerlng conference to deal constructively with the problems of civilization. Doctor Stepanek’s views, made pub> lie by the American Society of Me chanical Engineers, which, through Its official journal, stresses the need of engineering solidarity among the lead ing nations, are regarded by engineers as a significant diplomatic utterance supporting the efforts now being made in America, Great Britian, France and Italy to bring about closer relations among engineers. Closer Relations Among Engineers. Award of the John Fritz medal to Senator Gugllelmo Marconi has aroused fresh Interest In the Idea of a world union of engineers. Marconi’s expressed 'hope of promoting peace through science coincides, it was said, with action to devise a working plan of International co-operation between the engineers of America find Italy. John W. Lleb, vice president of the New York Edison company, has re ported, after a trip to Italy, that Ital ian engineers are ready to form such an alliance. Herbert Hoover, Prof. Comfort A. Adams of Harvard univer sity, Eugene Schneider of Paris and Sir Robert A. Hadfield of London are others who favored advancement of world peace through the united action of men of scifhce. Actively backing the project also are the prtsldents of the American Society of Civil Engin eers, American Institute of Minlnj^and Metallurgical Engineers, American In stitute of Electrical Engineers and the Federated American Engineering So cieties. Alfred D. Fllnn, secretary of the engineering foundation and chairman of the engineering division of the Na tional Research council. Indorses Doc tor Stenanek’s. suggestions “that a1L<^ early date there' should Die * an inter national conference of engineers, rather than of polltlclanfi and states* men, bound by tradition and self-seek ing nationalism-—a conference of con structively minded mei^ who could take fresh views of the w’orld’s con dition, deal scientifically with funda mental causes and suggest Impartial, far-sighted plans for continuing prog- ress.” Mr. Fllnn advocated a joint conven tion oi^ the great national engln^r- Ing societies In Europe In the sum mer of-1928'Iff'meet the engineers of all th^. countries ol? Europe for dis cussion of 6i:^H of the world problems as may be the most vulnerable to en gineering attack. For cn American University. In appealing for the establishment of an American university In central Europe, Minister Stepaneic said th^t It would ^constitute a center from which could be given out the best products of American culture, a souj*te of correct Information about America and American ideas. Through a world alliance of engineers, the minister thought, a constructive type of mind could be brought more effectively Into the service of the nations. Professor Adams predicted that ar tificial distinctions between nations would be removed by engineering science. Removal of the barrier of distance, he said. Is bringing nations so close together, and making them so Interdependent, that Intelligent co-op era tlon will make war Impossible. Racial and national antagonism, Piro- fessor Adams asserted, will give way to the progress of engineering science. NOT SO MANY DEAF AND DUMB United State* Census Count Show* That the Rate per 1,000,000 Popu lation Has Decreased. Washington. — Although the 44,885 deaf and dumb persons enumerated in the 1920 census was a slight Increase above the 1910 figure, the rate per mil lion of population decreased from 486 to 42.5, the census bureau announced. This decline, which also is reported In European countries, was attributed to advanced treatment for certain chil dren’s diseases which frequently cause deafness. Rat Attacks Sleeping Baby. Kansas City, Mo.—The screams of her six-months-old daughter, Alice, aroused Mrs. William T. Eiledge short ly after one o’clock In the morning. Rushing to the child’s bed, she found a large gray rat clinging to the baby’s right foot. Mrs. Eiledge shook the rat loose. With the child In their arms, Mr. and Mrs. Eiledge ran to a hospital. Em<!rgency tretttm^t was administered. The Mount Everest explorers have reached the liighest aHitude ever climbed by man, but are stiH 2,000 feet from the top. And, as vsuat, tte last 2,000 are the liardest. , ^ Eversharp Pencils ft In Working Togs For 50'(Cents you cao luy an Eversharp Penc^ with the same nec^sary features that go to make an sxpensive pencil. Tb» reduction an price is caused oni^ by the enameled oatside instead ^ sold or silver. In eolors of Red, Blue aoii Black it is awery attractive, economical pen> cH for everyiay use. Just the thing for the scdtool chii> drtn. FRANK D. CLEMEEIT The Hsdimark Jbwetar nTUlS PORTLRND CEMENT —peanonence isthe truest economy. The dirt toad is being replaced by^ coocrete—qpcn in cll weathers—practicallyelinatnating repairs, —guaranteed long life. As concrcte makes more permanent, most prc£table the avenues cf ooaimunication and transportaticn—it makes more permanent, more profitable, tiiove livable, the farau Your building material dealer can advtsetoa any building. l-Js calb Atlas ”tlie Sccn Jard by which aU other makes The Atlas Portland Ccmeet Company - - -- «-Plulade!'hia aUcthefcHaikes are SPECIAL 18-DAY OUTINGS s. TO Atlantic City, N. J. Niagara Falls, N.Y. (And other New Jersey Resorts) ' THE Southern Railway System will sell from the following] stations at rates quoted below: TO ATLANTIC CITY TO NIAGARA FALLS Asheville ....•...$24.10 Asheville .. ..; $33.95 Brevard 25.65 Brevard . ... 35.55 Flat Rock 24.90 Flat Bock 34.75 Hendersonville ... 24 90 Hendersonville 34.75 Lake Toxaway 26.45 Lake Toxaway.. 36.30 *Saluda 24.60 *Saloda 34.45 •Tryon 24.30 •Tryon b4.15 Waynesville 25.15 Waynesville 35.00 *Applies via Spartanburg. ATLANTIC OTY-DATES OF SALE Via Pennsylvania Railroad: July 6 and 18. Angnst 1. 15 and 29. Stop-overs permitted on retnrn trip, not to exceed 10 dbya; within final limit of ticket: NIAGARA FALLS—DATES OF SALE Via Pennsylvania Railroad: July 5 and 19. Angnst 2, 16 and 30. Stopovers permitted on refarn trip, not to exceed 10 days, within final limit of ticket: Via Pennsylvania Railroad, BofTalo, N. Y.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Harrisburg. Pa.; Washington, D. C. These tickets will be good on trains 12 or 16 out of Ashe ville only on dates shown above, and out of Washington only on dates following. Stop-overs will'not be permitted on going journey. Make your Pullman reser^tions early. For further information m to rates from stations not named above, apply to your local ticket agent, or address: J. H. WOOD, I>ivision Passenger Agent, Asheville, N. C. New York Cafe Meals Served at All Hours Prompt Attention To All Your Wants A Clean, Sanitary, Attractive Place to Get Your Meals 1 R^ular Dinner! Every Day From 12 to 3 fcM* only 50 cents. Sunday Dinner 75 cents. Main Street 6US ROMAN, Prop. No Fuss or Muss—no exposure^ Malrea the roof fire tj^htniog proofs roof that will last as loi% as the buildingi A-2 __M1LLER SUPPLY COMPANY J* A* MILLER, Manager Go to the BREVARD PHARMACY for Nunnally’s Candies, Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobaccos, I::e Cream and Soft Drinks. It is a pleasure to serve you. BREVARD PHARMACY J. B. PICKELSIMER, Fh. G, Prop. Telephone No. 1 Brevard, N. Warranty'Deeds at the News Office. rr^
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