New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1930, Page 3

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930. NEW SUPERPOWER WADE FROM ATOM Scientists Told of Recent Dis- covery At California U. Berkeley, Cal., Sept. 20 (P—A new kind of atomic superpower was reported to the National emy of Sciences yesterday. It proposes to specd up atomic hydrogen particles to about 37,000 miles a second so they can be used as bullets to bombard and possibly break the atoms of other elements. Breaking atoms is onc long sought route to transmutation, and also (o “unlocking the power of the atom,” which means to find out cther breaking up atoms will release a lot of power that can b2 set to work running machinery. The apparatus is a University of California product, still incomplete, but reported because of its great scientific interest. It is under de- velopment by Dr. nest B. Law- rence, ate professor of phy and Bdlefsen The device is an excursion by new route into the long atomic power field. Other methods have required expensive, heavy equipment and high power. Dr. Law- | rence’s machine could be set on a chair and used with Jittle power. Shoot From Tube of electricity and magnetism to set the nuclei, or central mas: drogen atoms to whirling in widen- ing circles at constantly increased | speed until finally they are shot out | of the tube like a particle flicked | ifrom the tip of a cracking whip. | Their speed is equivalent to the en- produced by a one million volt N-ray tube. which is far greater than any ray power yet available, The significance of the 37,000 mile speed may be understood in compar ison with the “‘rays” of radium, part of which are atomic particles travel- | ing about 12,000 miles a second. | Scient have shot these radium | particles into cases and knocked out | small pieces of atoms, but they lacked cnough speed to break up entire atoms to any extent. [ What speeds of atomic bullets are | ded to break up atoms and put to | practical test the transmutation and | power production theories are not | known, but Dr. Lawrence said, “at | the speeds predicted we are getting into regions where interesting things | are likely to happen.” | The principle of identity, a new | scientific mode of study to solve | gome of the paradoxes of modern | physics was explained by Dr. Gil- bert N. Lewis ofthe University of California, world famous as a leader of scientific thought. 1t promises information about the | nuclei of atoms. In recent years | scientists have learned atoms are | composed of electrons surrounding a | central 1 This mass is the | nucleus and has mostly defied analy- | sis. L. M. Reichert of Stanford Medical | school told of transplanting sucg fully 50 amputated legs, the experi- ments show methods of preventing gangren Discovery of a hitherto unknown nerve food property in fats, attract- €d much comment. Dr. Herbert M. Evans who found it, was the discoy- | erer of vitamin E a few years ago. | Certain parts of fats which seem to be rich in the new nutritive sub- stance have been isolated but the substance itself has not been identi- | ficd. STUDENT NURSE BATTLING DEATH Drinker Respirator May Save Patients’ Life, Doctors Belieie Chicago, Sept. 20 (UP) — Miss | Frances McGann, 5, a student nurse who is suffering from infan- | tile paralysis, has been kept alive at St. Luke's hospital for six days and | nights by a “drinker respirator,” one of the most recent discoveries of | science, it was revealed yesterday at | the hospital, I The “drinker respirator,” only two of which are in use in the west, is the only thing that prevented Miss McGann from dying several days ago, physicians said. They he lieve she now has a fair chance of recovery. Miss McGann was placed in the aluminum, glass paneled cabinet when her chest muscles became | paralyzed, preventing natural breathing. It was the first test made here of the contrivance, which is the same as one used in San Francisco a few | weeks ago when a girl died because | the only respirator there was occu- | pied by a young man, whose life | was saved. RAILROAD HAS BUT ONE HANDGAR LEFT Thelt of Gopper Wire Furnishes Problem for Owners Aurora, 1lL, Sept. 20 (UP)—The | actual “rolling stock” of the and Illinois railroad consisted yester- day of one hand car. The entire railway system, except the hand car, was tied up by a thief who stole five miles of its copper wire, values at about $5,000 he cooperative farm organization which owns the railroad had its choice of awaiting the return of the wire or replacing it and the latter move was not favored because the road never has operated at a profit One year its total receipts amounted to $0.75 There was one other solution offer- ed, however, and it was thought it might be used. This was to sell the | rest of the power wire and use the money to buy a gasoline engine. The little railroad runs in Kendall and Grundy counties and is used by farmers in {ransporting grain to a main line, Turn About With scores of Broadway heau is Fair Play ties Hollywood-bound to play in | the talkies, these three comely queens of pulchritude came from It combines an alternating current | HOllywood to appear on Broadway! Shown here as they got their first glimpse of “this great big city of New York” that (left,) Ch sun-kissed beauty will grace . of hy- | they'd read so much about out in California, are Claire Dodd istine Maple (center) and Virginia Bruce. Their a forthcoming musical show. TRAPPER ASSAULTS WORKING SURVEYOR Thought Man Was Snapping His Photo As Gangster Chicago, Sept. 20 (UP)—Chris Longhini, trapper and woodsman from Gogebic county, Michigan has learned the difference between a camera and a theodolite, but it was an expensive lesson Chris, who is 24, came here re- |cently to work in a - factory, and learn city ways. The woodsman selected the news- papers as his textbooks. Many of the pictures he saw were of gang- sters. Always. he noticed, they had heir faces covered. He concluded there s son rt of a game be- tween the photographers and the gengsters and that the gangsters were it. * Walking along Michigan avenuc yesterd Chris suddenly found limself face to face with an odd looking thing on a tripod. Tt look- e¢ to him like fancy camera Jehind the tripod was a man, wav ing his arm: Chris grasped the situation quick- Iy. The man was a photographer and he, Chris thought, an honest trapper, was being mistaken for a gangster he concluded. With a bellow of rage, the woods- man charged, knocked over the “photographer picked up camer and smashed it to bits against a hydrant. Convinced in “camera’ wi “photographer” a surveyor, paid for the instrument. him $400. court that the Chris It cost PR Overnight News S By the As: Domestic Washington — Secretary cha Russian government with selling wheat short on Chicago mar- ket Olathe, Kas. — Court records dis- close Ruth Alexander married twice, divorced once, before marrying Rob- ert A iott. New York—Ewald and wife in- dicted with Healy and Tommaney on charges of purchasing judgeship. Elizabeth, N. J.—Prohibition agent killed when gunmen tack dry agents guarding confiscated brewery. New Bedford ~FFederal agents seize radio station alleged used for communication with rum t Falls, Mont.—Liquor seized as planes of National Reliability Tour are searched Cleveland — FEdward I Curtis, former Canton, Ohio, safety dircctor, fined $4,000 and sentenced to two vears as prohibition violator. Tyler, Tex. — Seventy-year-old man arrested for 46-year-old mur- der. 0 Virginia, Minn. — Bodies of two slain women found on isolated road. Detroit—Another killed. making ihird gang murder of Foreig Stockholm—Andrec’s diary dis- closes ice floe caused cnd of vain fight for life. Tromsoe—Remains of Andree, Strindberg and Franlkel taken aboard ship bound for final resting place in Stockholm. Moscow—Right, priests. execute ter-revolutionary activity. Brest—Ships wircless for aid as gale sweeps coast of Brittany. London—Conan Doyle will pro- vides $2,500 for spiritualistic organ- izations. Sports Philadelphia — Cardinals trim Phillies, increase lead Pine Valley, N, hoots 74 in practice. St Louis—Ralph year-old Dallas pro, ular 66 in open tourney Moitre reen Orcutt fain final round of anadian golf championship. Louisville—American nennant clinched for Louisville New England Boston—¥Employment in Massa- chusetts during August increased 1§ per cent in the number of wage carners over July, department of la- bor and industries reports. Bobby Jones Guldahl, 18- oots spectac- Central Falls, R. 1.—Chief of PO-XL K theodolite and the | Hyde | including two | ccused of coun- | —Helen Hicks and Mau- | association | |lice James McCarthy returns to of- fice after second suspension within |a year on charges that were never pressed Concord, N. H.—Albert W. Noone, 84 year old Peterboro manufactu er and democratic nominee for L. |'S. senate, asks for recount in demo- | cratic gubernatorial primary contest | which he lost by only 300 votes. | Springfield, Mass.—New England |and Western Air Transportation | company goes out of business be- |cause of lack of patronage. Southbridge, Mass.—Gordon Ly- | man Webber, 22, Enfield and New | York, arrested 45 minutes aftex holding up chain grocery store and | escaping with $115 | BELIEVE BUSINESS BOTTON REACHED \Government Authorities Expect Trade Revival in Near Future | | 1 Washington, Sept. 20 (UP)—Gov- ernment financial authorities believ- ed business recession had about | reached its low level and that no further declines may be expected. | Hopeful signs looking to trade re- vival have been discerned by federal reserve board experts, who are now preparing a report on the business situation In its monthly report published yesterday the federal reserve board emphasized the continued ease in the money market although it noted |a seasonal increase in August of |about $60,000,000 in currency in circulation. Even with this rise, money in ciculation was $300.000.- 1000 under the August average for the past seven years. It s learned the reserve board monthly business survey will com- | nient favorably on some increase in certain business indicators as com- {pared with carlier months this year President Hoover is still conside ing the list of prospective candidates for the existing vacancy on the re- serve board. A western commer- cial banker is believed to be the | most likely prospe Another va- cancy is expected next spring witi the probable retirement of George James, whose term expires then. WANT SUGAR RATE RAISED FOR CUBA Tarm Board Committee Submits Report On Imported Crops | i Washington, Sept. 20 (U'P)—An- other controversial storm was gath- ering around the American family | sugar bowl yesterday as the federal farm board contemplated the report of its newly-constituted beet and | sugar cane advisory committee. he committee was created this week with representatives of pro- du and manufacturers. 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