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Zurich Herald, 1931-02-12, Page 6Varied Heat of Sun's Poles Einstein's Latest Theory Mottut \V kohl Observatory, Calif.—, suers; Dr. William \\-dilate Campbell i k t tarn ' ^ tit is presentetk and Dr, Callailles E. St. Jahn, ;ts�ta•ono- .� 11 11 e1 E t, )lig (i1 } 1 to astronomers by Dr. Albert i jli"_+'tew i finers of Licit Observatory; Arthur S.1 King, astrhphysiclst; Alfred H. Rev,' • jen Jan..30th afterhe had looked 1observer, and Ferdinand Ialerina11,1 *111ou.,h.the instrument+ of the world's l photographer of the- observtttvey staff." neatest. solar observatory hare. ! Accompanying Dr. Einstein was his • The north and south poise of the.i collaborator and companion, Dr. Will-, sun have adifferent temperature from ; ter Alayer of Berlin, that of the equator, or at least a• dif- i These latest ol),ervations were at ' :terenee iu tenlpet•atare exist:: between. the 65 -foot solar toiler in which ilr. • tile sun's poles and equator, the world- Einstein was enabled to seek the of-! 'nanous :physicist suggested, fent of t11e magnetic fields of sun This theory may e:splain some; :et -rPets. These spots are known to be , the Mysteries of the gigantic cyclones, tyclvnes in the solar atmosphere. 1 •tine sun spots, observed in the scar's Dr. Einstein studied the observe- a;tteoephere. tory methods ot pliuubin.rg the depths pr. J tnstelii suggested that were the of the sun's atmosphere and msaeur-' sun's poles either hotter or cooler Big conditions at different depths. The than its equator the similarity be- observations that the sun spot syr -1 tween the sun s cyclones and the loner were like earthly cycloues, be -1 storms ou the earth might be explain- cause their apparent origin at the; ed poles and direction of their travel was 3)r. Einstein`, visit to the observe-' similar to earthly storms, aroused the tory was perhaps this most momentous curiosity of the German natural sei.tnt-} event in his sojourn in southern Cali- fornia. it was a small group that gath- ered at the observatory. Thera were 1)r. Walter. S. Adams, tlu•ector, and Dr. Edwin P. Nubble, net. Based on this, he suggested cooler polar temperatures alight exist on the ` sun and offer the solution to the move -1 meats of these cyclones.—Tate Claris - two of the world's foremost astron- rian Science Monitor. World to Pay I Dr. Robb Advocates 3 Billions For ; Tomato Juice Diet ' Roads in. Year Contains Vitamin C, Which • Protects Scurvy, Minister of Health Points Out Ontario's Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. John Robb, is a tirm believer in the Jobless the healthfuluess of tomatoes—parti- A writer in the .N.Y. Herald Tribune cularly in the efficacy of the juice of makes the assertion that 1931 will be canned tomatoes in the Winter sea- son when the average diet is derief- the greatest year on record for road ant in Vitamin 0 as a protection building. He further declares that against scurvy and kindred condi- tendonly will the United States ex- tions. tend the highway construction pros The tomato," pointed out Dr. gram to the uttermost, but other iia- Is Hollywoods Most Robb, "is composed of an outer cov- tions 'throughout the world are plan- ening called the skin, It contains Serious Competitor ling to make vast extensions to roads. pulp, seeds and a large quantity of It is estimated by the 'United StatesToronto:—Tno.reased consumption of Department of Commerce that more juice. The valuable properties of British films throughput the British I i the tomato from a dietary and medi- Empire wonicl, ahuost imn}ediately, than $3,000,1100 will he expendedd' sinal point of view, are contained iu , Among the nations that will take place British incl Hollywood prodd. s the juice, anti the most important 1 on an absolutely equal footing, from part in the construction works are element in these dietary properties Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the financial and every other vier Ii lu�aly is a large prpportivu of the vitamin I point, said Arthur Lee. temeaicen re - Programs Will Be Extended to Uttermost by Many Nations to Aid Bushel of ate Pays Barber "I see by the pan..-- ei's `' •n 0-00111, farmer of Fairmont, Minn.. to Albert Westergaard, barb , '"that a bushel of oats is good for a haircut." "O.K.." replied tire; scissors- expert. • Planets Mars and Venus Possess Form of Life, Scientist Thins Cambridge, Masa.--At ,eget two planets besides the Earth, Mars and Venus, may have life in some fortis, he the opieio l of Leog Caiupbell 'of the Harvard Observatory stall. It was absurd, he said in an re- cent interview to suppose that the • earth was "the only peopled planet.,, "Atmospheres as determined on :.\rens are found to be livable," he said. "The temperature In the tisicidla of the day Is - 60 degrees above zero i�'ithreeiteit. It ranges do'w'nward 100 degrees. The sante range exists on our planet, but the temperature . v Talkies Give British Films New Incentive Arthur E. Lee Claims Britain avha, Algeria. Gleet -e, t a . which protects against scurvy as' It 1 • B 1 �iulu the United I presentative of two of the tai 'est P,rf- does not ciroj 100 degrees in a single. day here no it 0113' on :liars." ' while i s1 e1 emphasized that. a ie it I Ca1sLs i 1 was quite possible that there was 1 some form of animal life on liars, it was uncertain if that Planet was stiit- able for the development of „inter ligeet" life. 1 it was 5(1001ly probable, be thought 1 that there was lite on Venus. Though'. the • telescope, he explained, lie pati � seen both these planets markings, formerly believed to be canals, but 1 now regarded as natural waterways lined with. foliage, Live Normally And Avoid Colds Medical Association Gives Nine Rules to Escape a Cold Nine rules for avoiding colds have been published by the Ainerican Medi- cal Association, as compiled, by Janes J, King, Colds 111 America probably cause, Mr. King asserts; a loss of more than a billion dollars a year; $01110 - thing which would arouse instant alarm if it happened Ila the stock mar ket but which the country allows to go on year after year virtually unchecked. •The first rule for avoidng this elaor- mous loss, Mr. King states, is to "keep all the organs working normally," and it is to 'help do this that his other eight rules are devised. "Get plenty of sunshine and fresh air," is the sec- ond rule. The third is to "eat suffi- cient and proper food." The fourth is to dress properly but not in clothes that are too thick or heavy. The fifth "The Gorgeous East" is to keep the body clean, especially Truth Magazine (London): Speak- the hands, as this tends to avoid in- fection by germs. The sixth rule is to tug in the House of Lords on the "eliminate the body poisons through evacuation of :Kandahar, just a mouth bowels, kidneys and lungs." The before his death, Lord Beaconsfield seventh, probably least known of all said; "'My Lords, the key of India is to the average layman, is to get rid of London: The majesty and sovereignty, any canonic helm infections of month, the spirit and vigor of your I'arlia teeth, gums o_ throat. These ire- ment, the inexhaustible resources, the quenty result, ilir. King states, in ingenuity and determination of your starting Hely evicts. The eighth prin- people—these are the keys ot- India." ciple is that the special vaccines re - They were the last public words of a centy developed for preventing colds statesman who was conscious that may be useful for people who are es - England was the trustee of an inherit pedally susceptible. The ninth rule auce bequeathed to leer. by Clive aud is to consult a physician promptly incl Warren ITastiugs, by Wellesley, by frequently iu the early stages of a cold so that the infection may be kept as mild as possible. British To Patrol 'Transjordan Border Jugorl Bulgaria, a 3, e g Vitamin C. l Dalhousie, by Canning, by Lawrence, I:ingaria, Porto Rico ani, Austria. tl •t lisle studios, Gaum.ont-British,,., and' by Havelock, by Metcalfe. • Having Poured into India for over two cen- turies the wealth of London to float milk, considerably lechuecl and the loans and build the railways; hav- •wltile Jugoslavia is prepared to ex- Hollywood's export ma.tket, ill non rug sent out to the Peninsula our therefore it. as particularly essential English speakin • sections of the peed $13,000,000. To relieve niacini greatest soldiers and most sagacious that our dietary clefiefeuey be taken lobe. This gave British studios, forg- statesmen, England is now told to ploylnent in the Philippines there is care of by. supplementing our regular ing ahead in recent months till they 6,0011,000 ready for road work. diet with some food or food accessory stand aside, and leave questions of "One hundred and ten nations and rich in Vitamin C. Nothing in this are to clay the American's most sere' vital importance to the safety .and ^tit o , the best chance theS1 1 •psperity of the whole Empire to be d li According to the official report, Ar- gentina will pay out $200,000,000, Can- ada and Japan a least $10,000,000 each, 'Duriug the \\'inter mon is t i Gainsborough, in' an interview-. Here. aurin 0 in the ordinary human diet, lutroclttctiplt of sonata to Pictures, especially that part represented h1 . , 1 , said Mr. Lee, had greatly restricted tui is, political subdivisions of the world will spend at least $2,000,000,000 on roads and road construction during 1031, ac- cording to an estimate made by auto- motive division of the Bureau of For- eign and Domestic Commerce," says the statement by the Department of Commerce bulletin. "World-wide iin- .z•estigations disclose the feet that in the majority of countries of the world road building has been stimulated as a measure of ullenlploymeut relief, and US a consequence world highway-bud- gete were larger iu 19;10 than in 1029, and are expected in 1031 to be larger than ever before. "That history repeats itself.. in this rasped at. least is attested to by re- cent findings in India, Asia and other places where ancient roads have conte to light built many years ago; Chinese Children Grade 95 Per Cent. connection is superior to tomato """"`j juice," declared the minister of have ever had to break the Hollywoo health. "A fortunate fact ill this hold on film entertainment 111 I3ritis cvuntriee. . connection is that vitamin C 1I1 tomato juice is adequately protected by the presence of fruit acids, so that the heat required in the process of canning is not sufficient to mate - ,As far as Canada is concrned. there have never before boen •iS many good pictures available as Viers are at the present time. Their quality is dally reduce the vitamin C content demonstrated by the fact that a dozen of the juice. British films have already been book - "Orange juicer has long been leeug- ed in New York and moa•e are 10 fol- nizeci as an excellent protective law, Some of these have not.jt been against scurvy, and its use during the Winter months for infants artificially fed, has become common. We know now that tomato juice is equally as good as orange juice for this our - pose and it has the advantage that -C.P.R. Net Earnings the required amount of juice may be Exceed Last years shown generally in Canada, Mr, Lee is a former Canadian who ha, for years been engaged Mettle de- velopment of British ftlni distriht on, taken for the infant and the balance of the can, when we serve calmed tomatoes, may be nsecl as an excel- lent food for the family. "Tate important point to be noted is that our regular diet requires a Toronto. --- Five members of a supplement to provide in the Winter shown in the earning, report issued Chinese family, children of the Rev. for the deficieucy in vitamin C. To- recently. The gain in profits Was mato juice adequately supplies this macre up partly by all increase -in groso deficiency." Another of Those Laments Like a Lamb! The. Girl: "So you've seen Dd *, Oh, for the clear dead days that were and the tinges I used to know, darling? Did he behave like a lapis)?" As I listened clown hi Finnegan's place Suitor (grimly): "Absolutely! 3JJs'ei•y to the tales of the long ago! time I spoke he said 'Ball'! b°' 1 Long Trousers Will Usurp Plus -Fours Caps Making New Bid For Popularity Panatnas Still Rank First in Hath New Yorke -Knickers, according lc the Fifth Avenue stylists, are slip- ping out of the goit'er's wardrobe, Long trousers are due to come back to the links. That is to say tor those who litre to be different. The whole' idea (the stylists' idea) is Haat the mashie wielders don't really nee•cl knickers now, The rough, for which they were de• signed, on most courses, no longer is so rough that trouser legs are likely to -emerge with satin guards of thistle burrs and dry twigs. Already plus -fours ere ifot as brtgg as they used to be. Caps are increasing in popularity, especially in white or natural linen. White flannel trousers are by long odds the current Florida resort fash- ion. Here again there Is a neat die. Unction. Most white flannel pants wearers probably will appear in the striped variety—the hotel trade, as one Firth Avenue clothier called it. The really well-dressed man (mean- ing, presumably, the chap who has a villa), • will .wear them pristine plain. Panama hats are first in popularity, chiefly in the optimo shape, with plain black bands. White felts are lirnit- ed but smart. Sennas will remain in the perennial standard among straw hats. Men's spring sults, says Amos Parrish, fashion counselor, will rank thus: Coats—Two button, plain t'rull back, from 29 to 30 inches ions, with' notch lapels; the same in three•battoll style, worn by many with only the middle button at the waist buttoned; Jerusalem. --A step toward bring- six-bdtt.oued double-breasted, with ing to an eucl intertribal raids along ,peak lapels, worn by many with only the frontiers of Transjorclan and the two buttons buttoned, the middle Nejd is seen 111 the formation of a outside and the invisible inside dress for 1 a handful: of Indian dale- special desert police force under the ,button, 'settled ?y . whose authority to speak directionirection 01 'Calitrin 'Gl ibb, Mee1104. , :C plot s- -Lrght' anti '•medium gray,s.. gates, oui.stantliilg, faits iiiicl cllo•rolate browns next, and, of course, blue, Light ialues, greens and pastel browns and tans are a limited fashion, Eating of Starchy Foods on the Wane Urbanite, 111.—Prof. P. D. Converse of the University of Illinois finds that from 1899 to 1927 the pea: capita con- sumption ot wheat and rye flour, corn meal, and rice declined from 334,2 to 209.3 pounds. The consump- tion of pleats is up from 156 to 159.2 pounces. A great increase has been noticed in the ase o1 canned goods, that of fruits from 2.rpounds in 1899 to 9,9 in 1927, and canned vegetables from 10.3 to 25,1. Fresh fruits are now used in greater quantities, due most- ly to the better methods of refriger- ation which are now available. A decline In the amount of butter used is more than made up by this,' increase in the consumption of oleo•. Montreal. ---An increase of $1.,008,:: 251 in the net profits of the Canadian Pacific Railway for the month of De- eember, 1930, as compared with the corresponding month of 1929, is T. K. Mali, a minister of the Church of All Nations, here, newcomers to Canada, learned the English lan- guage, and then headed their respec- tive classes at public school. Joseph, the eldest, not only headed his class but was the only pupil out of 200 who wrote departmental entrance ex- aminations to get 100 marks in every subject. The four other members of the family secured 90 per cent. ele'll in their examinations. In the presence of 400 parents of the pupils, Joseph was presented with a gold medal signaling his attain- ment at the examinations. "They studied intensely." said Principal Lit - t1' ."They slid not go out as much es the average Canadian boys and girls. In short. they put every bit of energy into their 0e11001 week." It was only two years ago that the fautily canoe from ("hint to Toronto. The rapidity with which they learn- ed the •3inglish language is still a matter of gossip in the i-inmbcr Bay di'rri(t of Toronto. Sun Pays Surprise Visit earnings and partly by a cut 11) work- ing expenses. . Of the plight of the travelling sales- man shy who came to the crowd- ed inn. Of the eyeling octogenarian; of the oldest elder's sin. Of the Scotelhman's birthday prosenht: of tate piccolo player crumb, Of the prosperous Irish immigrant and his refuse -collecting cilium, 01the cleric and the phonograph re- cord, and many and many 0 i more, That kept ale aroar with laughter; till any ribs were strained ancl' 001'(1. 011, take me back to the good old • days, when I listened with care- free brow, To the • gay lade telling the barroom • jokes thi: my daughter tells me nalar! To Northern Regions ---Barna Ireland—London Opinion. attlrl, \\"ash. The natives and white. people of Point Barrow on tate trireme northern coast of Alaska •were in a high state of excit moth t on ,lanuary 21st, when a fiery, red bail poised 'hesifant.ly on the horizon Prince to Visit Santiago Santiago, (Vile. --The Prince of Wales will spend two days in Santiago and two days in Vino. del Mar during for 1f1 Minutes and then disappeared, 1 his South American tour, it was an - Most • of the town's population crowded to the hoose tops or to the 1ulhllnit of the nearest snow drift to Patch the first sight of the sutra they 1101 had in. about two. months. A laounced recently. President Carlos Ibanez will welcoine the Prince of wales and I'riilce George at Los Cer- Ti.11os- Airdrome wlhen the two arrive here by airplane from Anlofagasta 011 blizzard of several days' duration February 23. stepped at the approach of the sun and there was an immediate lnodera- 111 fortune is erten an tuconti float of tetttlieratttres );emus. •Ovid. the Indian 1110850S etas not even been examined. Swamp Water Is Changed To Guard Birds' Health Salt Lake City, Utah. ---Changing the water occasionall; to keep the occupants healthy is as essential in a bird refuge as in a gold -fish bowl, it has been discovered. Soon It will be possible to "change the water" at will over 30,000 acres of marsh land in the Bear River migratory bird refuge. An elabor- ate system of ,likes and spillways costing $350,000 is being built to eu- able game wardens to release stagn- ant water and fill marshes with fresh of departure and the exact time of ar- ivater front the Bear River. rival at the terminus. Thousands of birds died in the re- _w^_ tugs pteviottsly from disease that Birds Roost onHousetops , developed because site swamps were Dogs Yawn at Rabbits successfully maintained order in the large desert areas oZIrak. The scheme involves the construc- tion of three new frontier police posts wands will be garrisoned by the desert police and serve as the bases for the mobile force. Late Trains Clocked For Paris Commuters Paris. -When Paris commuters tell the boss their train was late they have to produce documentary evidence in support. Every time a train from the suburbs is delayed, officials ;give out slips on which are shown the time and place not drained, Tauana, Alaska. --This is the winter The- lustoh'y teacher noticed that: of 31111011 game, Ptarmigan are so young Snaith was hack in class after a plentiful that the birds fry into town long absence through illness. "I'm glad to se you here again," be said. "You'll have a lot to make up, Ilow long have you been away?" "Since William the Conqueror lauded, sir," replied Smith. and are found roosting on housetops mal'garitie. in early morning. Snowshoe rabbits romp in the streets toe common. for A Rack for Covers the sledge dogs to bother to chase. Pot. pies yid roast game are regular entrees here, Kaye Don To Attempt Speed Record «rs «E ' 45 to .111`,5 11i1gi shit it 10 1(1,11(`1 i repaired at i)erby',' h"tri,?,ilid. 110 1`le,11,i ," 1 , 1' '1 -... 11.'01., .1.n: ,, 1: it'll 11.10 b(1+111 1'ee011ditioue11 .'111311 t':'aft is redly for Kaye "Don to make speed atIentpt Olt Lough. Neagh. + 1t is very annoying to have to waste time hunting for the cover you Want for a saucepan, but many housewives have just this trouble. There is no- thing to hang covers by, Somethnes they are arranged against the wall on the basis of a shelf, but a large as- sortment of covers will take up eohl- siderable space and this is not al- ways available. There are cover racks to be had which cast be hung on the closet door or on the side wall of the closet and these will hold all the covers,, male tug it possible to get the cover yen desire without the loss of a minute, One 'woman never used the rack 111 the range oven intended to be placed ander the roasting pan, so she put this. in one corner of the shelf and site finds it is a space and time saver as a cover rack. Hoop -Skirts and "Baby Cars" A lesbian expert says that hoop skirts are comhhg back. And just its the popularity of the miniature car, apartment and various forms ot sport has reached its zenith, Can You picture the promised situation? —The Christian Science Monitor. Perfumed notepaper is very pop. u1ar. Tradesmen are said to be seutl. ing mit 1)1118 delicately scented ,rltb forget -iii e-a1ot. There is an awful period 11i the life of a piece of furniture, When, atter being middles; ed, it becomes old, bui net old enough to be an atitititte.