Plants to resist drought sought in Asiatic deserts
US government botanists search Asia's arid regions for drought resistant plants to guard American farms. More than 1800 seed lots from Turkestan have been brought back, with arrivals from Manchuria and Mongolia. Expedition head Prof. Roerich notes persistence of ancient forests in dead sands and seeks tenacious vegetation for forage and erosion control.
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Turkestan
Department of Agrculture
Manchuria
Mongolia
Gobi Desert
Nicholas Boerich
Asia
Roerich
Great Plains
High Altitude Studies and a German Aviatrix’s Embarrassing Lesson
Researchers in Hamburg study fitness effects of extreme altitudes using a 10 person oxygen test chamber and handwriting analysis to track reactions. Fraulein Eli Beinhorn credits a vanity mirror for diagnosing a rudder issue caused by a loosened luggage lid and a coat entangled in the rudder during a Berlin to Capetown flight.
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Institute For Aeronautic Medicine
Hamburg
Fraulein Eli Beinhorn
Berlin
Capetown
Fraulein Beinhorn
Libraries In China Build Massive University Libraries
Construction began on the largest university library in China to serve 1,500 Nanking Central University students, with seating for 1,000 readers. Tsing Hua University in Peiping previously had 600 seats. The nation has seen rapid library growth in less than 25 years, with all universities and secondary schools now boasting libraries. Nanking University’s new library will be open to city students and the public.
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China
Nanking Central University
Tsing Hua University
Peiping
Nanking University
Unsinkable ship invention proposed by Portland vendor
Henry H. Stack a fifty six year old Portland newspaper vendor claims a design of pontoons instead of a hull will prevent sinking or rocking in rough seas He says he worked on war vessels at Bremerton shipyards in 1917 and has patented pontoon ship models needing funding to build a full scale sister vessel to sail the seven seas.
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Henry H. Stack
Portland
Stack
Bremerton (Wash
Seven Seas
France’s Third Republic Seen Through Its Many Governments
The record shows 98 governments in 64 years of the Third Republic and 26 since the war, with 10 in the last three years. The piece notes democracy as a strength but questions efficiency in governance.
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France
Tulse
Guess Right About the Head of the Firm
A stern woman entered the office asking for the firm’s head. The junior clerk relayed a positive verdict on her beauty and she was shown up. The head then revealed the visitor was his wife, prompting a wry remark from the clerk.
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Dryty
Cannot Be Explained by Augustine on Time and Matter
Augustine argued that time God spirit personality love and hate resist precise definition. He notes reality often eludes language and science as matter appears elusive though likely a force. Even the wisest cannot fully explain these concepts yet we must accept our limits.
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Augustine
Starvation and Food Intake Improve Mental Tests Say Us Universities
Researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan report that a mild period of starvation followed by refeeding enhances mental processes in test subjects. The study suggests cognitive functions recover with controlled dietary deprivation.
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Chicago
Michigan
Mediterranean Sea Sits Lower Than Atlantic Surface
The surface level of the Mediterranean Sea is lower than that of the Atlantic Ocean. This difference in sea surface height reflects regional oceanography and water exchange between basins.
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Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Loons Swim Speed Compared From Water
A brief note observes loons moving faster beneath water than on the surface. It highlights their underwater propulsion and contrasting surface skimming. The item emphasizes the bird’s swimming efficiency in submerged motion.
Rude Shock For King On Royal Yacht Steering
The King plans to steer his yacht at Cowes as a practical seaman and enjoys the task. A past incident with King Edward involved a humorous exchange when a destroyer captain offered steering lessons, prompting a stinging quip about being out of practice.
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Cowes
Edward
Edinburgh Youth Hostel Draws World Visitors
The Edinburgh Youth Hostel is described as an international house after a survey of its 1500 visitors since spring. Four hundred were Scots, 56 percent from England, and 18 percent from 16 other countries led by Holland, then Germany, the United States, Northern Ireland, Denmark and the Irish Free State. Other nations included Canada and many regions worldwide.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
England
Holland
Germany
United States
Northern Ireland
Denmark
Irish Free State
Canada
Quake-prediction claims disproved by Carnegie Lab
The Carnegie Institution laboratory in Pasadena debunked Reuben Greenspan of New York and others claiming earthquake prediction. Dr. Reno Gutenberg cited past attempts as unsuccessful and noted no reliable link between gravitational shifts and quake frequency, despite sensational July 30 predictions in press and magazines.
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Reuben Greenspan
New York
Carnegie Institution Seismological Laboratory
Pasadena
California
Reno Gutenberg
Greenspan
Turkey
Persia
India
Africa
German inventor tests water skis in Dover Harbor
Friedrich Walther, a German inventor, has been seen testing his water skis in Dover Harbor. The metal canoe-shaped shoes are six feet long and eight inches deep, propelled by two bamboo sticks with metal cylinders, offering a claimed five mph in normal conditions. He plans to walk across the English Channel in five hours once trained.
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English
France
Dover
England
Friedrich Walther
Herr Walther
Ornate London Lord Mayor’s Coach An Echo of Roman Trophies
The Lord Mayor’s coach, built a century and a half ago, features an Italian painted decoration with Roman trophies and figures like the globe, Serpent and Dove, Faith, Hope, Charity, Neptune, Truth, Temperance, the City Arms, Sword and Mace, Scales of Justice, the Tower, and St Paul’s Cathedral. Despite its lavish design, the coach lacks modern comfort, according to several Lord Mayors.
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London
Neptune
Tower
St. Paul's Cathedral
London area council runs 117 square miles with 4.35 million residents
London county council administers an area of 117 square miles with a population of about 4 350 000 and a rateable value near 300 million dollars presenting a large local government territory and fiscal base.
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The
London County Council
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