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RFD CLOUD. NEBRASKA, CHIEF iH"iwmwwmwi min I I X-Ray Tube Is Aid to Science Dr. Lillicnfeld Discovers Principle That Puts Roentgenology on New Plane. - EXPERTS PLEASED WITH IT Scientists Who Have Experimented With New Tube Believe With Doc tor Llllenfeld That It Make Roentgenology Exact Science. New York. Hy tliu Invention of an X-rny tub based on a comparatively simple principle, roentgenology prom ises, for the first time Binee Roentgen discovered tliu mysturlous rays that bear Ills name, n quarter of a century ugu, to lio an exact science. The In U'titor Is Dr. Julius Lllllenfeld, pro. feasor of physics at the UnlverHlty of Leipzig, lie Is ulso Inventor of the N-ruy tube that Im.s been In general use In Europe for tliu last decude, and which from now on will he supurweded by his uion recent discovery. Ex Iiertfl who buve experimented with I't uelleve as be does. Doctor Lllllenfeld Is In New York, having arrived from Europe a few weeks ago. Ho has already given a public demonstration of his new tube in tliu precunei of 1'rof. George Pe gram and Professor Davis at thu de partment of physics of Columblu uni versity and before thu New York Itoentgen society. Doctor Lllllenfeld explained the principles of his Invention to a Times reporter. He said his discovery was not only of Intetest to thu medical pro fession and physicists, but to makers of wireless and all audlon apparatus mid amplifying devices. "In order to explain the principle of this now tube," said Doctor Lllllenfeld, "it will ho necessary to recapltuluto tho history of X-ray tubes and to tell Jie manner In which X-rays are gener uted. What Electrons Are. "Let us begin with thu electron: It I tho smallest known component of tnnttcr and Is always associated with an unvarying unit charge, of negative electricity. Tho atom of hydrogon Is tho sniallest atom known. Yet an electron Is but 1-2000 port of the by drogen atom. These electrons arc al ways In motion. It Is supposed by somu'thnt chemical atoms consist of collections of electrons having orbital motions In n sphere of positive eloc trlllcotlon. Others ascribe them to disturbance of the ether. "An electron striking any matter, target or surface produces X-rays. Tho electrons must have speed, and, 'Jndeed, they movo with Incredible m. (Pidlty. They nre negatively charged ipartlcles of electricity. There are three factors, therefore, connected with the production of X-rays. They ure electron, motion and the target." Doctor Lllllenfeld pointed to a knlfo iiludo. "Tho electrons associated with that piece of metal," ho continued, "are be neath Its surface and aro retained there hy somu superllclnl force. To -produce X-rays we must get the elec trons out of tho metal through tho co operation of some additional force Itoentgen used gas molecules, which weru imprisoned in his glass tube In n partial vacuum, to get the electrons out of the metal, which, In this case Ivus tho cathode by which tho electric current leaves, In contradistinction to Hie anode by which the electric cur rent enters, a vessel. The moleculo of gas Implgued on tho cuUiodo free- Ing tho electrons, which, In turn, flow to and Implgned upon tho anode or tar get, from which they were thrown off as X-rays which penetrated the glass tube unil scattered. "The method of producing X-rnys by the gas tube did not prove satis factory. "In 11)11 I made my first tube on a new principle. Thero was absolute vacuum in the tube, and I got the elec trons out of the cathode by means of applying heat to It. With the combi nation of tho heatud cnthoile nrxl tho extremely high vacuum, the electrons would fly to tho anode, or target, where they were given off as X-rays. "In IHJ.'I. Coolldgc, In this country, applied the same Iden to tho tube now In general uso here. New Method Discovered. "Two years ago I discovered n new method of effecting the release of tho electrons from thu cathode. This method has nothing In common with either of tho two older ones. I start ed tho electrons from n cold, unheated cathode In the presence of a high electro-static field. This actunlly pulls tho electrons out of the cathode. Thu sec ond distinctive characteristic of the new method Is the shape of tho ca thode. I use n sharp-pointed or sharp edged one, on the theory that tho lines of electric force aro concentrated on mi? snarp point or edge of the cathode. This proved to bo tho caso In actual practice and tho electron wero readily pulled out. I might ndd that In thl method tho electrodes (cathode and anode) uro brought very closely together. "Tho application of tho principle Is not limited to tho production of X rays. It can bo applied to nil ampli fylng and audlon devices nnd for gen erating electro-magnetic waves for wlroless. The tube Is less expcnslvo than thu heated ones because It con tains no hot moments and, therefore, no transformer Is needed to supply bent." I CORKIER ITEMS News of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska. 3 Lay Bandit's Career tojlant in Skull Tncoma, Wash. Roy Gard ner, mall train robber, In tho federal penitentiary after two very sensational escupes from guards, may bo operated on to "reform" him, according to "Mother McColI, woman ngent of the Department of Justice. "I want to ho operated on nnd lead tho life God intended mo to lead," Gardner told Mrs. Mc ColI. . "Gardner Is n wonderful speci men of manhood," Mrs. McColl continued. "Ills tendency to crime Is caused by a deflection of tho cranium, and It Is possi ble that surgical euro will ellm lnntu It. "Ho is to bo X-rayed, nnd tho physician nt tho prison will sid to Los Angeles for X-rny plates which tiro Mild to show tho seat of his trouble." (j)-.-.-.......-....-.........,.....,..... --$, Where Railroads Are Not Wanted Afghanistan Years Ago Put Up "Keep Out," "This Means You" Warning. SENO ENVOY TO WASHINGTON Believed That Policy of Absolute Isola tion From Rest of World Long Followed by Moslem Kingdom Is to Be Modified. Washington. Tho arrival In Wash ington of an envoy from Afghanistan, now perhaps the most mysterious country In the world, seeking the rec ognition of his home land and the es tablishment of diplomatic relations with the United State1, seems to In dicate that the policy of absolute Isola tion from tho rest of the world long followed by this Moslem kingdom Is to bo modified. Light on conditions In this little-known region Is shown by the following communication to the National Geographic society from Frederick Slmplch and IJnJl Mlrzu Hussein: "The buffer state of Afghanistan, historic chock-absorber between Great Britain and Itussla In Middle Asia, years ago put up a 'Keep Out' sign, a 'This Means You' warning, to nil white men and Christians. The land Is 'posted' to use n poacher's phrase posted ngalnst trade and concession hunters, against missionaries, and against all military and political hunt era In particular. "Keep Out" Sign Up. "And the 'Keep Out' sign Is still up. Today the foreigner Is no more wel como In Afghanistan than he was a hundred years ugo. Forbidden Lhiisa Trying to Get Jobs for Ex-Fighters AUK? i?2lBBHIak. ssvlHla a SpfljflMflJMFjftJS!?.. . ififwj-i- - - . m mOV1 " tt KM K ft The Avlntlmi Plnl. .i' ('i,i,,,., i,. .....i.i . in...n, W """ " '"'iik u iicsperniu eiiort to secure em ployment for ex-soldlers, sailors and marines. At tho Princess theater four cx-servlco men occupied n box upon which was n sign stating that tho men wero looking for work. A Bpcaker appealed to the audience to try and secure work for theso patriots. Many of the audlenco were moved to tears and those who could not offer any suggestions us to where work could bo secured ottered money to the men. Itself Is no more exclusive thnn brood ing, suspicious Kabul, the capital of this Isolate, unfriendly renlm of fanntlc tribes, of rocks, deserts, Irri gated valleys, and towering uiisur veyed rouges. "For reasons of foreign policy, tho nmlr has long loft the necessity of secluding his little-known lund to tho grentcst possible extent from tho out side world. Only n fuw Europeans, mostly Rrltlsh, but occasionally also an American and now nnd then n few Russians or Germans, have had per mission to come Into this country nnd to sojourn for a while In Its curious capital. Hut even on such rare occa sions as when a foreign engineer, or n doctor wltoc survlccs aro badly needed, Is admitted by the graco of the amir, the visitor Is subject to a surveillance that amounts almost to Imprisonment. "No ambassadors or ministers, not even missionaries, ore permitted to reside In this forbidden Moslem land. "Today no other monnrch nnywhere wields such undisputed authority or is in closer touch with the everyday life of his subjects. He personally runs his country's religion, Its foreign affairs, and ho even supervises much of Its commerce. He also owns nnd censors tho only newspaper printed In all Afghanistan. "From tho World war. though ho took no active part In It, the nmlr emerged with singnlnr profits. Ills old nnd once rival neighbors, Great Brit ain nnd Itussln, drawn together ns al lies In tho world conflict, left him a free hnnd. nnd In 1010 Grent Britain ofllclnlly recognized the polltlcnl in dependence of this much-burfeted buf fer state, to whose rulers sho had so long pnld n fat annuity. "With nn area of 245.000 squnro mllos, Afghanistan Is, next to Tibet, tho lnrgest country In the world thnt Is practically closed to tho citizens of other nations. Hut polltlcnl life nt wary, alert Kabul Is In sharp contrast to the meditative seclusion nnd classic aloofness of tho pious lamas at Lhasa. Amir Amanullnh Khnn, through bis agents In Indln and else where, Is In close touch with tho world's current events; end, ns tho last remaining Independent ruler of n Moslem country, now that the pow er of the Caliph at Stnmbaul Is bro ken, he wields a far-reaching Influence throughout the Mohammedan world; tfco, because his land happens to llo Just ns It does on tho map of tho world, It 1b plain that for a long tlmo to come ho will be an actlvo force In the political destinies of middle Asia. Wives Distributed as Gifts. "From the Persians the Afghans got the Idea of marrying more than ono wife; but, like thu Persians, too, they have found, to their dismay, that polygamy Is nowadays more expenslvn than exciting. "Sometimes, when tho amir wants to favor his faithful ofllclals with presents, or perhaps to play practical Jokes In certain enscs, ho distributes women among them; but these 'gifts' often provo so troublesome thnt no grent degreo of gratltudo Is nppnrent among the recipients. "Amir IlnblbuUah Khan (who was assassinated In 3010) had n hnrem of over 100 women, nnd nmong these, strangely enough, wero n few Ruro' peons. The present nmlr, Amnnullnh Khnn, lias but ono wife "Tho trndo of Afghanistan Is moved entirely by enrnvans and Is Inrgely In tho hands of Hindus nnd Tadjiks. There Is not a mllo of rnllrond In tho kingdom, tho nmlr fenrlng that steel highways would make lsolutlon Impos. Bible. Tho state has declartn war on tho Nebraska grasshopper. Leo. .J. Stuhr, secretary of the department of agri culture, returned to Lincoln from n Hip to Morrill and ScottsblufT counties where he laid out pest eradication rilu. trlcts authorized by the last legislature. The plan for killing the grasshoppers, which have nmdo Kansas and N braskit Infamous from nn agricultural standpoint for many years, Is to spread poison around every field of alfalfa In tup district. The poison will be ills trlbutod a width of eight feet, which, It Is believed Is a greater distance thnn the "hopplngest grasshopper" In Ne braska can hop. The farmers north and cist of Par nda, an Inland town about twelve tulles from Falls City, desire n more feasible way of getting their grain and stoe'e to market than the long haul to Shu bert or Falls City and are considering a pian or establishing n sort of ferry ocross the Missouri where they will have close connections with a couple of Missouri towns. The expense of such nn undertnklr.g Is being Investigated. a report circulated throughout Ne braska by the dally and weekly papers thnt the dlfllcultles between tlie Pnlon Telephone Company and Its patrons nt Rloomfleld has been settled mid ser vices again resumed is denied by of ficials of the company nnd others In close touch with the situation. At a mass meeting held August -1. patrons of the company voted to sHi-lt nmi present prospects for cnlllng off the 'strike" appear unlikely. A S25.000 bond levy has been voted for the rlprnpplng of the Missouri river at; the Peterson bend district, east of Tekiimah, where hundreds of ncres of vnluoblo land hns sllddcn Into the river since the first of the year. Tho work will begin soon and many acres ot good farm land will bo saved for the farmers In that district and perhaps check tho river from cutting its wav. In time, cleur through to the Nebraska bluffs. The Chapln-Colglns'er Construction company has appealed to thu district court from the order of the hoard of equalization assessing It for S.'O.OOO worth of brick which lay on the streets of Aurora, April 1 ready to be placed lu the pavement. The company, which bad the big paving contract, allege? that the brick are the property of tho city and not taxable to the contractor. The question Is an Interesting one to all contractors In the state and they ure watching Hi,, attempt to tax tho Chapln company. They declare thnt this never has been done before, and If the (iiapln company is taxed thev will nil have to figure on taxes on material on nil future Jobs. Approximately 121,000 nutoinobllo license tags were Issued to automobile owners In Nebraska during the first .-uMtn iiiontns or the current vear with fees aggregating ?2,7!J7.88U, according to figures on file with the state regis trillion bureau. This number, officials wild, Is almost ,.,pial to the entire "mount of 1020, when $2,700,11)2 was collected from autouiobl. t.,M1S(. f(ll,s Inking the number of license tags already Issued upon which to huso .... Miiiuiuiioiis, oirielnls of the Im IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SundaySchool f Lesson T Wy KBV. P. IJ. FiTZWATKU, D. D.. Teacher of English Ulble In the Moody liilild Institute of CiilciiKO.) (, 1921, Western Newspaper Union.) LESSON FOR AUGUST 28 FROM ASIA TO EUROPE. LESSON TEXT-Acts 16:6-13. OOLDEN TEXT-And lliey salil. bellev on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou slialt be saved, and thy house-Acts 10:31. ItEKEUENCE MATElllAL-Itom. 16:15 21. PRIMARY TOPIC-A Wonderful Dream. JUNIOR TOPlC-Paul Crosses Over Into to Europe. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC HeKlnnlnR- Work on a New Continent. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPKJ Puul Carries the Gospel to Europu. An nvcrqgc yield In Nebraska of win ter wheat, a com condition 14 points above tho 10-year average, lowered condition of oats and potatoes and n barley, crop second In the state's his tory ore forecast In the August crop report Issued nt Lincoln by A. R. An derson, federal crop statistician and tho Nebraska department ot agiicul turo, co-operating. Nebraska state taxes for 1021, based on the levy of .'$.. mills on actual valu ation, wll amount to $10,10S,07.". ns compared with a total of ?7,r.:i2,r.7." In 1020 ncording to figures given out l.v tho stnto tnx contmlsloner's office. This represents nn Increnso of $2,575,500, or approximately 37'yA pcr cent. Arcadia patrons, mostly rural, have requested that tho telephone rates be lowered and have backed the request up with an ngreement between 150 of tlie pntrons to have their phones ills connected providing the decrease Is not granted. Chris Flshllno, n farmer living six miles east of Lexington, while driving some hogs In his ynrd and earning n stick, stumbled and fell, running It Into the side of his face. The doctor did not get all the stick out and lock Jaw set In. C. W. I'ugsley of Lincoln Is In Wash ington to take up some special work requested of him by Secretarv of Agriculture Wallace In tho line of re organizing the department's division of publications Over 300 disabled veterans from 15 different counties In central and west ern Nebraska registered at Grand Is land nt the Y. M. C. A. headquarters for tho government's clennup squad to adjust compensation cases. Dodge County Hunkers' association will bold its fifth niiual convention In Fremont on August 24 when the banks of tho entire county will declare n legnl holiday on the afternoon of the con ference. Tho Nebraska Cement Plnnt nt Superior shut down for tho first time in over three years. They have stored about a million sacks of cement dur ing tho past six months. Damage estimated at $5,000 by Superintendent Chariton wns caused to the old power plnnt at the statu hospital for tho Insane nt Norfolk by a Are. Tho members of tho Rvnngellcnl church nt Dawson held n meeting Sun day and rnlsed .$21,000, with which to build n new church to replace the ono which wns destroyed by lightning n few weeks ago. It was voted to build n $110,000 structure on tho present site. Deor nre becoming plentiful In Thomas county, nccordlng to a letter received by State Oame Wnrden Oeorgo Koster from Jay Illgglns, for est supervisor nt Ilalsey. Illgglns de clnres that It Is a common sight In the woods thero to see does nnd fawns running about. Plans for reclaiming 108 acres of swniiip lnnd lying north of Carter lake, to be converted Into nnother Omaha Pnrk aro being considered by the Om aha Park commission. Miss Pearl Freemnn of Columbus received from relatives In Venango, Ph., a family heirloom, which Mio prizes highly a spinning wheel which her grentgrnntliuother used more than 100 years ago. Through all the years that have elapsed the device has been kept In tho family. It Is In a perfect state of preservation and serviceable still. renii predict that the number of tags Ixsucd for 1021 will be In excess of L'00,000. " ot Appointment of the American Log on relief f, committee to supervise i-Mwl will! .u,1" of ,,r,m,(lH tnm "' V.lHHMHM) Investment, fund allowed bv i it inst session of the legislature for sick and disabled soldiers, sailors, marines mid nurses of the world war has been announced by Rugene IIol land of Lincoln, chiilrman. The com mittee Includes L. R. Chadderdon, Iloldrege; W. It. Ollehrlst, annul Is- mid: W. H. Mcttoad Lincoln: P. H. Harrington, Wayne, and' IHrd Stryker, Omaha. 'Tire bugs" ore responsible for u Incendiary fires nt Henklema c- cordlng to n stntement appearing In n tflHllH ,...tl..... I... t. .. ... ..n... .. .iin.il v jravin nines, count v nttorney of Dundy county, to Attorney Oenornl Clarence A. Davis and State Fire Marshal Hartford. Him.u ..i..u for an Investigation by stnto author Hies of the fires. lie says In his letter that neiikleman has been u favorlto resting place for I. V. this summer. Hundreds of ncres of the best past ures In Orooley county nre lying Idle this summer on account of scarcity of cattle. The grass Is heavy and knee deep In most of the pastures and meadows for miles around. Handlers and fanners have been unable to ob tain money or credit to buy cattle to feed, although nuiuy of them have iiiHiinianeo or nirnlfa and com on hand. Martin L. Fredrlch, resident of Cass county for over 50 years, died from tho blto of u horse which he received several years ago. The horso was suffering from rabies. Mr. Freld rich had served In the legislature for a number of terms and had held sev eral county positions. Figures showing that railroads aro deriving more comparative revenues on freight rates on wheat and corn in tho middle west than on other products were mnde public by C A. Ross, rate clerk for the statu railway commission at Lincoln. The executive meeting nt York of the 10th annual state convention of the Nebraska rural mall carriers endorsed tlie resolution relative to the purchase of the It. F. D. news publication and Hrt operation under the association nnme. The Fremont Conunerclnl club hns purchased the site for the Fremont live stock pavilion to be completed by October IS the dnte of the big Hamp shire sale at that place. About $10, 000 will bo spent on the pnvlllnn. Tho Ak-Sar-Uen festivities. Septem ber 18-24 are expected to bring not less tluin 100,000 visitors to Omnhn this fall. As usual, there will he Mm tiin.n parades, each and nil having numerous new and unique features. Fire of unknown origin comnletelv destroyed the Jerry Pclsctu's barn near Ord. Several loads of hay, some corn, an nutomobllp nnd nil of Mr. Petscha's tools were burned. Tho loss Is esti mated nt $2,500. A $10,000 Duroc Jersey hog, "Sen sation Lender," by Old Sensntion, own ed by John Pnber of Scrlbner, died from Intestinal trouble. No In surance was curried on the valuablo animal. Six hundred ncres of wheat raised on summer fallowed ground hy Schmidt brothers south of Oskosli Is making about 42 bushels an acre. This Is tho record yield in this vicinity for tho year. The Baptist church at Fnlrbury Is Installing a .fl.OOO pipe organ. This Is tho fifth Falrburv church to lm equipped with pipe organs. Farmers about Pnxton nre up In nrms nil because pruirlo chickens aro becoming too numerous In that local ity and nre eating up the wheat. Tho most destructive hailstorm In years has Just visited Cheyenne nnd Miuhnll counties. Some late wheat i was destroyed nnd corn stripped. A ' twister accompanied tlie hall, and some buildings were unroofed west of Sidney. Too many flies, rugless floors, muddy walks, shabby buildings, broken bridges and rotten porches are In dictments charged against the statu home for soldiers at Mllford by W. J. Hunt of Mllfonl In a letter written to Cnv. S. R. McICelvle. Tho first rural paving contract In Jefferson county was awarded to Ilerge c Gardner of Lincoln, at S2.fl I per square yard. The work Included u distance of about 800 feet, nnd eighteen feet wide, along the stato highway u mile west of Fa'lrbury. Tho material j used will he cement. Tho Multitude of His Mercies. For tho Lord will not cust off for ever: but though ho cnusu grief, yet will ho havo compnsslon according' to. the multitude of his mercies. For ho doth not nfflict willingly nor grlovo tho children of men Lamentations Word of Lord Wag Precious. And tho child Snmuel mlnlstorcil unto the Lord before Klj. And the word of tho Lord wns precious la those days ; thero wus no open vision I I Samuel, 3:L I. Forbidden by tho Holy Spirit to Preach the Word (vv. 0-8). We have here n lesson on dlvlno guidance. Thu Inclination of Paul and his companions wus to turry In the provinces of Aslu preaching thu word, but contrary to their Inclination they were hurried along. They "might have reasoned "Whnt difference would It make as to where we preach, just so the Gospel Is preached?" Though seemingly small, thu question as to whether the Gospel should ho prenched among thu people In tlu Rust or In the West has determined the entire history of the church. Had they preached among thu people In tho Rust, Christianity would never have become worldwide. On tho other hnnd. hy laying hold upon thu Grednu Intellect and combining with It this push and energy of tho Romans, It became worldwide. In the guldnnco of the Spirit we find Illm Just ns ac tive nnd ns faithful in closing doors ns In opening them. "Thu stops a well as tlie steps of a good man am ordered of the Lord." We ought to ns truly recognize God's hand In the; "shut-Ins" as well as In the "open outs." II. Called to Macedonia (vv. 0-12). A vision wns given to Paul of u man from Macedonia pleading for help. This was the solution of the mystery of closed doors about them. There Is. a negative and a positive side to tho Spirit's guidance. If we will noto both we shall be able to dutermltm with n surety the proper course of ac tion. In order to be led might we must bo sure that we are willing to be led, pray definitely for leading, nnd then render wjlllng obedience ns fast as the light comes. As soon as the? dlvlno way was known they rendered Immediate obedience. III. Tho First Convert In Europ (vv. 13-15). The missionaries went to Phlllppi. The Jewish element In this city was: very insignificant; so much so that they could not afford a synagogue; therefore the devout people weru ac customed to worship at the river side. To this humble gathering Paul came nnd preached to the women gathered there. A certain woman from Thy ittlra believed his message, and wns baptized. Lydla was a woman of wenlth, culture, nnd wide experience, nnd yet she had need of Chlrst. The steps lu Lydln's conversion are worthy of note: 1. Attendance nt the plnco of prayer (v. 13). This Is the case with most people who nre saved. 2. Listened to the prcnchlng of tho word of God (vv. 12-14). Tho Instru ment used by the Holy Spirit In the conversion of sinners Is tho word of God. "Fnlth cometh by homing, nnd benrlng by the word of God" (Rom. 10:17). 3. Her heart wns opened by tho Lord (v. 14). Regeneration Is n su pernnturni work. When tho Gospel is prenched the Spirit of God makes It living and nctlve, opening the sin ner's heart for the reception of Christ. 4. Sho wns baptized (v. 15). It Is natural for the ono who believes In Christ to desire to be baptized. 5. Her household also believed (v. 15). Thus we see that her's was a typical conversion. IV. A Spirit of Divination Cast Out (vv. 10-18). As tho missionaries went out from day to day to the place of prayer they were accosted by n young woman pos sessed by u spirit of divination. Sho was owned by a syndicate of men who derived large gains from her sooth saying. This net of tho woman be came a great annoyance to Paul who, in tho namo of Jesus Christ, com manded tho evil spirit to como out. Here Is n case of a spiritual medium. a fortune-teller, being freed from de monlncal possession. Many men to day nro making money by tho degra dation of womanhood, and they resent all efforts to destroy their Infernal business, even try to destroy those who Interefero with their business. Hero ns everywhere Satan blocks the way ns tho Gospel of Christ is car ried Into new fields, but the Lord h again trlumphnnt. I ij 1