Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 30, 1922, Page 7

By Edwin E. Slosson Scientist nd: Author The most important scientific-ev- ent of the coming year, so far as can be foretold, will be the confirmation’] “of relativity. Already- the evidence is in nahd: Director W. W. Cnmpbell of the Lick Observatory has 'returned. to Cali-: fornia with preuous plntes that may settle the question ‘which is right in regard to gravitation—Isdac Newton or Albert Einstein. ‘He'says' ‘they are good negatives and likely to prove—Something. But what they will -proye will not be known to the warld until the images of the faint stars surround- ing the eclipsed stars.are ‘measured with.the micrometer to a thousandth of an inch to'see apait than -when the ‘sun’ ig ot ‘in their ‘midst. If they are so separated: , and tp the righ amount, it'will show Einstein was right when he-said ‘in passing near a heavy.-body.- like . the its s'.ralght _¢path toward the “sun. To get these féw photographs the American astronomers had to travel across - the Pacific ‘o " Australia and up the west coast of the island con® tinent to 2 phy: in:thedeseit known' as Wallal. ' Why fln{ they go‘there? Because it ‘was in the desert=—and therefore lxkely to besclear weather during theisix mm\)tes of total ec- lipse. Other astronomcm went farther and fared worse. The British, Gér- man and’ Dutch astrofiomers, chose Christmas Island, “in the - Indias ocean, as their observation point for the eclipse of September and it hap- pened to be 'a cloudy day, so ‘they had to return without any evidence on the Einstein theory. . = Triple, Test Tinstein, like Portia‘y suitors, has to pass a three-fold test. ..He pre- of -cther drift. - This gave the dig. _concerting’result- that there seem@d to be no_ ether at all. Y dicted, besides-the deflection of light ‘rays passing by the sun, . that -ligh rays proeeeding irom. the sun:would havad their! waves: So- lengthened that their spectzal lings‘ would be shoved towardithe red-end Here the evidence ig cunfhcfing Some astronomers say' that there is such a’shift.-“Others find none of 4He. sort. required.” “This: question s |* being most thoroughly: tested by Dr. C..E. St. Juhn at _the Mount Wilson bservatory. The: third test; -or. rather the first in point’of time, ‘ig the:famous ex- penment made’ ‘By " Michelson and: orley in 1886 to determine the rate “Einstein: interprets this to mean Jthat’ everythmg shortens as.its speed incrcnscp, that at a. velocity 6L 161, 000 niles a second a fottrule weuld ‘shrink ‘to six inghes ‘and & ‘wateh would lose*'thirty“minutes -an -hour. 1915 that a ray of light from a star{: 7 pples - Still Fall ] Profeséor D. C. Miller of Cleve- land is’now repeating the Mlchelson ‘and ‘Morley experiment: on a‘more éxtensive:scale and with: more’ exact f apparatus, but his results s0 far are inconclustve. But we;may expect all three of these rucial experiments to hnng out corvincing - evidence Wxtlu year for or against .the theory. “If the theor; ‘it does not mean, as some have hast- 1ly concluded that ‘‘gravitation will | Be abolished.” No-“Apples will’ still £all from trees. So will boys,:if! thny do mot hold on tight. But it means that boys in col]ege will have to_study. geometry of four or more dimensions instead of plain land simple Euclid that they make/| such a fussigver now. And 4i means that. we. elders will have: to try to adjust -our inelastic minds’ to ideas more revolutionary than ‘those that were ‘introduced-‘into the world by Copernicus. and Darwin. TOM SIMS SAYS You:people who'have the tlme and wherewith to think must realize. New |, - Year '10@@@”@3” “been - wrong: 1921 yegrs. i3 i In ‘the past have solmenly sworn to ntop certain things. In the future we should solenmly cortain thmgs It, is slmply 4 ‘case nf atmosphere overcoming” the hemisphere, the pos- itive taking. .the place, of .the nega- tive, or a klmfllt uomething — During these pan 921 times the difficulty. has béen i finding.simple things to swelr tostart doing: Tt is easy to locate slmple things not to do- You could swear mnot to mnke a million and live up. to: it in:spite of all 1;|cllna§.|ona to-ithe' contraty. ! ki You' could swear off shootingele: phants, and, without -an. uncommon streak of bad luck, you shot no ‘ele_ phants. 5 ¥ [T You could . swear oft smokmg, which you had -to do if you got any cigars for Chirietmas._ You couldrgwen ‘off cussing. tl'affie cops “and not break it-more « than -once or perhaps jnst half” that often. Finding simple thmgs to swear not t6 do ‘has been’ a3 easy as convineing a girl she is the'exact image “of a movie star. e, But finding sihipfe things to swear to do has been asihard as conyincing a bow. legged girl she'” is - knock-| Willigm Rounseville ~Alger, noted \ 5 Umtanau ¢lergyman and author.- kneed. Realizing the terrible shortage of simple things to swear to do we are, giving away a free list. This list is so enéy a collegé grn‘d-A uate can grasp it. PR — We even venture to say your boss could understand some of the minor suggestions. —cr It is the only-1923 list of swears that will stly sworn _we flunk. ' ‘Swear that_you will go hu.ngry if you have nuthmg tos" awhile. That you will letit get dark every night just after dnsk That you wull bdy the: coal dealer Jjust what he asks you to pay. That you will get wet if you stand in the rain long enough. —_— ¥ why it was elected. Th;t, o matter how mad, yoo will | refuse to lick Jack Dempsey. ¢ B . That. (unless you are too rich) you will pay. your taxes. 5 e —_— That you will let perpetual motion «remam a secret. 'l'hnt you will let” your colds get well of their own accord., That you will wear what the style mnkers say ‘wear. U S m 19‘23 NewYears Whut'do the stars foretell for NEA service asked Evan- } elmc S Ad;ms, world famous as- ‘Here is her story oi the influences; which will preside over the nations. of the world for the 1942 CONFLICT PREDICTED Here are the predictions made by Miss Adams which were later justified: By Evangeline S, Adams The ye_ar 1923 will be of material £ 'l’hroug\hout the year Jupiter will be in the slg-n Scorpio, which augurs iwell - for any enterprise having.to "do ‘with liqulids,. chemicals or drugs. 0il ‘wells will show profit, ship- ping will_ be ' stimulated, those en- port and export bus- iness will. meet with success. She predicts a great con- flict for the United States Condnlons “also favor those in- ‘the so-called *‘wet” move= ment, sothat prohibition agents and iy rs will have to be increas- ‘ingly 'vigilant.. * Policical ‘chiaos will continue abroad until this country decides to_cooper_ Rsstnctmn and depression - will ‘pre- Avail in::China’ ~and . India. howevet, will issue no brighter con- *'~There will be no settlemient of the irritation between capital and ‘labor. T ‘pital will,s ow increasing dis-sat- abor leaders and lab- .There will be, however,. determined- strides toward achieving the brotherhood of man. The United, States will be mater- sful than iany other country, as President Harding is un- der .better influences than any other ially more su King’ George is under the influ- crice of ‘the merve-wracking Uranus S0, his country will continue in great The year of 1923 will be as a rule a iyear of last struggles, preluding the appeu ceof new ideals and a new and“stronger race of people. Chlldren born in this year will Day of the -)apanese ANUARY in Japan is the month of rest and festival; rest after hard work and harvest; of the year. Before the end of the old year pine branches are set up by the guteways, shrines of gods, hearth, well' and. other places. These pine branches, signifying constancy, are hung with a straw ring made to Imitite a Jewel, with rays of light radi- ating from it, and stuck with a dried sardine, a leaf of evergreen, pieces of paper and a bit of edible seaweed. These rings are al8o put on almost all representative articles of furniture and kitclien Implements, and this is sald “to let them take one year.” Tl festival of “going over the year,” or “Toshikoshi,” is sometimes called “Toshitorl,” or “taking the year,” and is a busy time for the housewife. She has to cook many dif- ferent dishes, all of which have pros- perous significance besides her regular rice and bean soup. When food Is ready geds are served first, but only in mfniature. Lights are put before them; sake liquor Is offered in a pair of small vases, which, by the way, I have often seen used for flow- ers in America. Before the gods on the shelf they hang highly colored leaflets, each with a lucky meaning. One is the god of fortune under aun ~Bemid11 [ Property Credite - -Fae 13 93 é TOWN OF ALA! - Tiptal ’l‘uxnll-\eolly Ao Distrlcts County, Town or Village o 8hoot District Levies ‘(RBtes. of Taxation on Money and Credits 10 :.\ant: per $100.) B! h ol District No. Sghgol District .No. 40, M School District " No. — 30, Mills 108.6 Mill 175 ,:Name of:Person, That you will kiss any gxrl who wants you to kiss-her. . That the missing: link shall- stay missing as far. as.you are concerned. That_you . will.jump- when - your yilc tells you to iumb. Thnt you will ‘let Amundsen visit the North Pole for you. That you ‘will ‘never insist that 'thére be two mghts wnthout a day l} ween. That you will .be behind with your grocery lnll " That you will say this is the worst lflmkety ‘blank country. in the unis Vérse. even tho you know ° 1t m the best. . Our 99-year. gum'antee thut Done no matter hwfinely they are made goes to every, render- % But what_iwe stlrte’ out to say ‘was “Happy New' s Centemry of the buth of. Rev, Memorial, exercises will be held.in Chicago today for the 594 persons who perisheq in the Iroquois gheater fire, Dec.' 80, 1903. :Alfred E. Smith, who is in Al- bany: for:his inauguration as gover- tior of New.York, will be tendered a dinner tonight in celebration of his 49th birthday. : A three-day conference .of tlle Young People’s Socialist League has been calléd to meet at Fitchburg, Mass., today to emfect a_national organization. Awards ‘of scholarships to ex-ser. vice men, which the Y.:M. C. A..has been making for the past three years will eng: today, according to - an- niouncement of o....cials of the or- ganization. . -The law ‘partnership which has ex- isted between Woodrow Wilson and Bainbridge Colby since Mr. Wilson terminated ‘today, which fact is re- again tarning his attention: to puli— dence that the former -President is That you will let cnm{resx forget | garded in some circles as added evi- ties., Property Credits Anderson, John 50! mdlee, A.l l'l‘ed 1 Parkinson, John 2485 l’ana. Au e TOWN OF BATTLE ‘Wolkemon, A. Total 'l'llx Rate By School Districts Total Tnx Rate By School Districts Town or Village and Sclmol Disl!‘lu. Levies County, Town or Village School District Levies (Rates of Taxation on Money and Credith 30 cents. per §100.) School District No. 81, Mills 167.6 lncludinz State, nd S Including State, (Rates of Thxation ‘on Monny 30 cents per $100.) chool District No, Name of Person, School District No. School District No. SESS d Money Amt. i of | year. For -this purp Property Crcdns v 86 Name of Person, [e A me, Amh ew T, A l\(lorxon. Arth me, Joseph Jr. Bowman, A. A, . 4. F B e PRI Hylland, Oh Landro. " John po¢ TOWN OF BEMIDJI Total Tux Rate By School Districts County, Town or Village heol District Levies Taxation on Money and Credits Including: State, an Olsen, Curtis Olsen, Colbin Schoal District No. tired from the Presidency is to be sed !\:ungl of Person, Money Amt. K ¥ N ‘ - B auspicious gem, with a bagful of gold £0ins, coral and other preelous things. Artother has a bundle of edible sen- weed, which is ealled “kobu” The phrase “to rejoice” in Japanese is ‘“yorokobu ;" so seaweed (kobu) means | rejoicing. The last has under it a lobster A person doubled up with age reminds one of a lobster with its doubled up waist. So the lobster quite often Is picturesquely representative of “the aged of the sen.” When the family have bowed down before the gods they eat the great meal and a few rounds of snke ‘were ceremoniously served in former days, Once you have eaten this feast you have added one year; and a child born in December is said to be two years old right after this meal. I used to he reminded hy older people that I should be a better boy from the first of January, as T hod added one yeur during that one night, They say that one night of the thirty-first of Decem- ber is worth fifty days of-usual days, and those who go to bed early thiy night will grow old that much in one night. .Early on the first of January New Year's eallers begin to pour In, What do they say? With heads bowed down and hands on the sill, they mumble: “Congratulations for the opening of the new yenr; we received your favor, last year, and prn,\' that it will be con- tinued in future.” This phrase is so common that hoth sides speak at the sine time, and yet both are well un- derstood. One says, “Won't you come in?" *“No,” answers the other; “I have more houses to call” “I'hen come when you are through,” and the caller goes, If the caller should come in he is sumptuously feasted with food and drink. Superstitious people find omeéng and’ meanings in dreams, and the Japanese must have good dreams to begin the they put a plece of paper under the bed. On this paper a Japanese junk Is printed, load- ed with precfous goods, her salls out- spread, on her decks men busy with rigging and oars. A Japanese poem is’ also printed on it: ; Na ka ki yo no, "o wo ne fu ri no, Mi na_me sa me Na mi no ri fu ne no, O to no yo ki ka na. Translated roughly, this means: After a sound sleep of long night, Resting awake in bed, L hear a_cheerful sound OF a sailing vessel Gliding over the billows. The poem in translation lose: th its neoks, hay: . pine groves and plum blossoms festival as an aus- picious beginning its | | power of calling up associations, Tt | | one can imagine himself living mei - Lot inland sea, hanging over from the'hilly- shores. the sur as yet below the horizon, and in the mist he can discern a vessel: gliding smoothly, 1eaving merry SONgs of sailers hehind to be carrled ‘away hy the Apring breeze, 6 A New Year’s Greeting ——————————————x By Emory J. Haynes HINK of an Egyptian pyra- T mid—the Sphinx, for ' in- stance, that stone ~forged head of a man. It stolidly stares out of sightless eyes over the wastes of sand. Now think of a big town clock in the foréhead of i that hard face. The hour hand i has been wagging around and yet around for all these centurles. And now it marks the beginning of another New Year. Does the stony face smile? No. Do the granite lips move to bid us, of this age, a« Happy New Year? . No. + If we speak up to the broken ears ' do they hear? Never. 21 Such a senseless, heartiess thing Is time. It knows us not nor cares for us. It has no_eyes to see us, whether we be Greeks, Egyptians or Yankees. As well might he the countless grains of the. desert sands, we and the generations gone before us. Our laughter and our tears are alike to time. If we living beings carve a clock on Its brows; If we renew its wheels as they wear out; if we wind it day by day and appoint our children to keep it going after us; if we make its Iron tongue strike the hours on a hell, It yet Is nothing to the sphinx of Old Time. We only are the living ones, Time is not alive. And If there were no living ear of man or beast on' the vast Kahara there would be no sound of the striking eclock. We speak in error of the New Year's coming. It is we living souls who come and go. . Time never comes, never goes; is not new, not old. Time is a fetixh, an imaginary thing, Man is all, In fact, since the soulless heasts take no note of time; and God's mensure s Eternity. What we do on New: Yenr's ddy is to take mote of our existence. Away back of ug are multitudés of human lives to whom we resl- ize our relation, We say back of us. Why not say hefore us? For they are the procession ~that passed this way. Are we the head of the column, or is it they who have gone hefore? In-either view we are all one. Tt I8 Humanity that 18 passing ‘over the earth. The Sphinx is nothing since it has no soul to see us pags, or to hear us ns we pause and toss our caps in the air hefore him in a New Year's festival, Instead of the pyramid let us look up to a Father. How: differ- ent the thought! FEyes has He and He sees us; ears, and He hears our thankful acclaims. Hands has He, which extend themselves to sustain us, to help the toddli children; to upbear the aged, “For*a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it Is passed, and as a watch in the night.” ‘]]\Vo think today of brotherhood. We nre consclous alike of' our mortality and our immortality. Life seems sweet and we are glad to be ulive, Life seems all em- ng, all conquering, for ie inve survived so many trials-and vet are living. In vain does one seek to put it in words, this mighty shout bf men into the faces of the aged stars and to the sunrise, “A Happy, New Year Tt is'a day of -tinkling bells and musfé with dancing feet. Yet poor Indeed must be the mind that ecannot also rise to say: “When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained. what I8’ man that Thon are mindful of him?" And so give - thanks. E GREETED WITH COLD WATER A quaint New Year's custom ob- srved In South Pembrokeshire. the Little England beyond Wales,” Is de- seribed in a London newspaper. Be- fween six and seven o'clock: on New Year's morning the householders idre nroused by a succession of!smurt taps ‘it thelr doors. On openln‘ them they ‘will be greeted by ong or more chil- dren, chiefly boys, armed ‘with ‘a little year, I cheerfully resolve to obey. nli or other evergreen plant. 'The greet- ing consists of the words, “Will you | tuke ! please frict would dream of refusing, for this s New. Year's water fin, No true native ‘6f the ‘dis- water is supposed to bring: good-Inek for the ensuing year.” 'If the: chil ‘request s granted, he send< a’ spr of fey water into the face of the én- tleman or lady of the hou-!e. with. lfie words, “I wish ‘yon"a ‘happ Year!" Every member of the hons hold nnist participate “in" thé iiek- bringing \vater, &0 the child’ ix'hrought [ up to the members of the Tamily ‘st j abed and the formula -is: repeated again,