Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, January 26, 1923, Page 3

PREDICTS LONG — LIFE FOR SUN Swedish Scientist Advances The- ory of Light Arising Through . Radioactivity. TELLS OF SOLAR CONDITIONS Dead Celestial Bodies May Flame Vp Again if They Wander Into Re- gions Where Production of Heat Takes Place, Stockholm.—"The sun can keep on shining at the present rate for another 86,000,000,000 years, and if human cul- ture is to perish it will not be for lack of sunshine.” This startling and whimsical statement was made in the course of a recent lecture by Dr. Svante Arrhenius, the Swedish author- ity on astrophysics, in which he ex- plained certain theories and discov- eries regarding solar conditions. ‘Suppose the sun were a mass of coul, id Doctor Arrhenius, in order tu Ulusirate his problem. “Giving forth heat energy at the present rate, It would then have years, or about half as long as the period of known human history. But since there were living things of some kind on earth at least 1,000,000,000 years ago, and since there has evi- dently been very little deterioration of the sun during that period of time, any theory of the expenditure of solar en- ergy must provide for upward of 100,- 000,000,000 years.” His Theory of Light. Though it is dificult to interpret Doc- tor Arrhenius in popular language, it may be of interest to state his gen- eral theory, Heavenly bodies begin as cold nebulous masses of hydrogen, helium and the so-called nebulium. Light then arises through radioactivity. The hydrogen is condensed to form the other two elements, helium and nebulium, and from these develop a whole series of heavier elements, the most abundant of which is iron. After this stage has been passed, the radioactive elements again resolve themselves into unstable elements and produce helium. This chemical process, going on in cycles, accounts for the lavish production of light and heat by the sun. What becomes of dead suns and stars? Doctor Arrhenius replied to this question that celestial bodies which have burned out may flame up again in case they happen to wander into nebulous regions where condensation and production of heat again takes place. Thus he explained the discover- ies of new stars, Doctor Arrhenius paid a tribute to the successful work of American as- tronomers, remarking wistfully that, in addition to bright skies, they are also favored by ample funds for research and experiment, RADIO SENDS BURIAL SERVICE Treatment Prescribed by Wireless Fails to Save Life of Skipper Stricken With Pneumonia, New York.—Capt. A. Matthews of the steamship Hatteras, bound for Bel- fast and Cardiff, was dead. Four days of constant exposure on the bridge in the gales of the Atlantic had caused him to succumb to pneumonia. There was no physician aboard. Treatment prescribed by radio from the Red Star liner Finland had been administered. Later came word by radio to James Ferrick, wireless operator of the Presi- dent Adams from Chief Officer George Bandell of the Hatteras: “Captain Matthews died this morn- ing. No Bible aboard; no copy of bur- ial service. Please wireless us burial service and prayer for the dead.” Purser W. G. Hughes of the Presi- dent Adams hurriedly brought a copy of the Episcopal prayer book to Opera- tor Herrick. Chief Officer Bandell wirelessed back at 12:30 that the prayers had been re- ceived. “Body buried at noon with usual rites,” he added. FOR A SUMMER WHITE HOUSE | Baltimore Lawyer Leaves $200,000 to the United States for Pres- ident’s Home. Baltimore, Md.—A_ provision to erect a summer White House for the use of the President and a provision to establish a public park in Baltt- more were made 4n the will of J. Wil- son Leakin, lawyer. The will was probated here in the orphans’ court. For purchasing land and erecting the summer White House, $200,000 Is left to the United States. to be within motoring distance of Washington. If the legacy is not ac- cepted by congress within 18 months after. Mr. Leakin’s death, the $200,000 is to become part of the residue of the estate. Bootbiack Is Rich, Says Wife. New York.—Alleging that her hus- band, Nicholas Leprete, a bootblack, has a net income of $75 a week, owns a handsome house and has a bank account besides, Mrs. Katherine Le- prete applied to Justice Callaghan for $35 a week allmony and $250 counsel fees. The trial of her sult for sep- aration is pending. Mrs. Leprete charged cruelty. TIT TE Saeed lasted only 4,000 | The site is | SAVED FROM JUNK PILE Famous Old Square Rigger, Glo- ria, Gets Stay of Execution. Once Queen of the American Merchant Marine and Holder of Scores of Sailing Records in Every Ocean. Seattle, Wash.—Memories of the golden days of the clipper ship era stir- ring the hearts of Boston men have brought about a stay of execution for the famous old square-rigger Gloria of the seas, once queen of the American merchant marine and holder of scores of sailing records in every ocean. Condemned to the funeral grounds for the copper and iron in her hull, the Glory, as she is affectionately known by many a sailor throughout the ports of the seven seas, was being towed down from Puget sound to be beached when a telegram was received from Boston asking a reprieve. The Boston men plan to tow the old ship to Boston to rig her as she was in her heyday and moor her in Boston harbor as € monument to the American sail- ing ship, now fast vanishing before the | encroachment of the faster but less romantic steamers and motor cargo carriers, | The Glory, bullt in Hast Boston in 1869, was the last masterpiece of Don- ald McKay, premier American builder of the clipper ship age. In the early part of her career she made remark- able passages between New York and San Francisco and between East coast ports and Europe. Later, with the rapid development of ship construction, she fell upon evil days and became a coal and cargo barge. A few years ago the gallant old square rigger was con- verted into a floating fish refrigeration plant and warehouse, and early last year was sold as junk, Shipping men who inspected the old vessel said her hull today was as sound as when she slid down the ways 58 years ago. THE SLEEVE DOG ERNAT ENG The first sleeve dog show was held at Princes hotel, London, for dogs un- der six pounds, with “Tiny Kivai,” shown here, winning the championship cup. “Tiny Kival”’ was easily the best at the show, likewise being the small- est, and found little trouble being com- fortable in the cup awarded. JAPANESE NUPTIALS COSTLY Even in Poorest Famiiles Bride, Be- sides Her Trousseau, Must Provide Household Utilities, Osaka.—Even in the poorest families in Japan, weddings are a heavy item, as the bride, besides her own trousseau, is expected to supply certain house- hold utilities, such as laundry and medical apparatus. The League of Women’s Societies says that 400 yen ($200) will cover the marriage costs, and suggests that ‘pa- rents put aside 1 yen monthly from the birth of a girl baby, which, by the time she reaches twenty, the marriageable age, would, with interest, amount to 441 yen. * The league estimates her trousseau, including 15 wedding kimonos and obis (girdles), housekeeper books, laundry apparatus and medical apparatus, at 870 yen. With 30 yen, plus an equal amount from her fiancee, the wedding ceremony may be held. Penguin Drops Pebble at Feet of “Lady Love” London.—The social habits of penguins were described by Sur- geon Commander Murray Ley- ick, just returned from the Ant- arctic, who lectured here. He says that when the birds are mating, the males walk about in groups from nest to nest. When a male makes a selection he places a pebble at the feet of the hen, Then the other males fight him, and if his resistance is hardy, he is Jet alone and the — 8 Petroleum, HIS MISTAKD How many men does he employ? None. He works on a sal- ary like the rest of us. That's queer. I thought he must be the boss. I just heard him tell- ing another man that he hadn’t taken @ vaca~ tion in twelve years, PECULIAR ACTION OF TIDES Scientists at a Loss to Explain Rise and Fall of Sea Around the Society Islands, The peculiarities of the tides in the Society group of islands, in the South seas, were remarked as long ago as the days of Captain Cook. In reality, the rise and fall of the sea—which seldom exceeds 15 inches—can scarcely be called tidal, for it is not Influenced by the moon; high water comes invariably at midnight and noon, and at sunset and sunrise the water is always low, says a writer in Harper's. The local belief is that these so- called tides are due to wind; it is true that the mornings are usually calm and that the breeze springs up toward midday, to die away in the late afternoon. At 11 or 12 o'clock, then, an increasing surf breaches over the low barrier of coral and causes the sheltered waters of the lagoon to rise—a neat theory until one stops to think that the hours about midnight (when the tide is precisely as high as at noon) are among the calmest of the 24, and that the noon tide does not fall on days of glassy stillness, Owed Their Lives to Parrot. In the terrible earthquake in 1903 which destroyed several cities in Sicily, many people were imprisoned under the ruins of their houses, and were rescued only because they made their voices heard by rescue parties. In one case a volce was heard from & great pile of ruins crying, “Maria! Maria!” Several hours were spent by a band of eager diggers in removing overturned stone and debris, at the end of which a hungry gray parrot was discovered. In a fit of rage the men were about to dash the bird to Lits when one of them noticed a move- ment in the pile of plaster on what had been the first floor of a mansion. 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