'Heavy Water’
Now Available
To Chemistry
Price of New Substance
Takes Drop
Experiments to Produce
Valuable Health Aid
Being Tried
“D20” or deuterium oxide, as
“heavy water’’ is now known, can
now be purchased commercially
for use in laboratory experiments,
and because the price is not out of
reach for many institutions and re
search organizations, interest in
this extremely interesting chemi
cal is expected to be higher than
ever, it was declared yesterday by
O. F. Stafford, professor of chem
istry. Professor Stafford recently
won national attention with his
research project here which in
volved the concentrating down to
heavy water of 10,000 gallons of
ordinary water. His concentrate,
about 50 gallons, was sent to the
bureau of standards at Washing
ton for final processing.
The use of heavy water in re
search is steadily increasing, Pro
fessor Stafford says. One of the
most recent is an experiment that
involves using the heart of the
heavy water, or deuterium oxide,
atom to bombard atoms of sodium
and other salts in an effort to im
port artificial radio-activity. There
is some hope that in this way a
radio-active sodium can be pro
duced which can be used in human
therapy, and diseases may be treat
ed by injections of this fluid into
portions of the body.
When Professor Stafford began
his project nearly two years ago
“heavy water” had recently been
discovered, and its value at that
time was placed at about $150,000
per quart. A year ago it was still
valued at about $70,000 and diffi
cult to obtain commercially. An
nouncements received here within
the past few days, however, quote
the fluid at $20 per gram for 100
per cent concentration and much
cheaper for lesser concentrations.
Recently Dr. Harold Clayton
Urey, professor of chemistry at
Columbia university, New York,
was awarded the Nobel prize for
the work he has done in research
on heavy water. With others Dr.
Urey in 1932 discovered heavy hy
drogen “mass 2" which is just
twice as heavy as the common
“mass 1” water. Since water is
composed of 16 weight units of ox
ygen to two of hydrogen, the
“heavy water" actually weighs
more, as the ratio then becomes
16 to 4.
The "heavy” water is obtained
by treating ordinary water by elec
trolosis, and it exists about one
part heavy water 5,000 parts of
ordinary water. In designating the
new fluid, the symbol “D” is used.
Thus water is known as “H20”
and heavy water as “D20."
Critique
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coming-'bd.fck and thrust up like an
iron dike through the solid layers
of the sane and understood. The
moment of self-searching, of stand
ing tinder the oaks at night and
asking—What? Who? What am
I? . . . ”
Deeply philosophical, and final
ly at the conclusion reaching a
bitter pessimism:
“We have no reason to hope or
believe, but do because we must,
receiving peace in its sparse mo
ments of surrender, and beauty in
all its twisted forms, not pure,
unadulterated, but mixed always
with sour potato-peelings or an
August sun.”
"Now in November I can see our
years as a whole.”
—A. L. R.
rpHE HOUSE BY THE SEA by
JOHAN BOJER; published by
D. Appleton-Century Co., reviewed
by Velma E. McIntyre.
A war book that pictures the
“sideline" nations those who su
perficially sympathized with the
warring countries, but who held
their breath in fear that the com
bat which they secretly cheered
would cease —is the Norwegian
author, Johan Bojer’s. “The House
and The Sea. The title is the key
to Bojer's idea of huge mansions
being erected with money won by
speculation on the ships that were
exploding at sea.
It is a combination of a philo
sophical novel and a satire, that
reveals the war spirit of neutral
peoples during the world war. It
shows how they went ‘wild’ over
possibilities for speculation, fur
nishing boats and ammunition that
aided in keeping the struggle alive,
and at the same time individually
cringed inwardly at thought of the
price the world was paying for
their increasing wealth.
This is Bojer’s latest book, pub
lished in 1934, and is his eleventh
contribution to contemporary lit
erature. He is author of “The Last
of the Vikings,” “The Emigrants,"
and “The Great Hunger,” published
in 1919, the book which established
his name in America. The author
was born at Orkedalsoren, near
Trandhjem, Norway, and his ex
tensive travels throughout Europe
have been responsible for his acute
understanding of European peoples
and conditions. Velma McIntyre.
QUHEN MARIK MAV VISIT U.S.
(Copyright, 1934, by the Asso
ciated Press).
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov.
20.-- Dowager Queen Marie of Ru
mania hopes to visit the United
States again some time soon, bring
ing her grandson, young King Pe
ter of Yugoslavia, with her.
BERKELEY, Nov. 14. (API
Threehundred million stars are go
ing to have their pictures taken,
some of them perhaps for the first
time as the result of a $05,000 gift
to the University of California to
day.
Associated Press
Column Popular
Among Students
“Resume of Today’s News,” by
Associated Press, leads the list of
Emerald columns read most by
upper-division students, according
to a recent vote taken in Dean Al
len’s classes. Hitchcock's “Day's
Parade’’ ranks second, only eight
points below. "Editorials From
Other Colleges” and Professor
Dunn’s “Old Times,” following
closely, tie for third place, with
“On the Bandwagon” and “Duck
Tracks,” only one point apart, tak
ing fourth place.
A survey, covering the freshman
classes of other professors, shows
an entirely different vote. Profes
sor Turnbull stated that the fresh
men who were asked to vote on
these issues bofer they had ac
quired the Emerald reading habit,
picked the lighter columns rather
than those of heavier content.
Professor Hulten remarked that
the upper-division vote might co
incide with any general vote of the
University, the most probable
changes being made due to the fact
that journalism students might be
susceptible to partiality concerning
those reporters whom they con
tact and know.
Emerald of Air
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lives of th^ Barbours. The time
element is continued one month af
ter the closing of the last book.
A brand new song penned espe
cially for him will be sung from
manuscript by Cliff Nazarro dur
ing his fifteen minute program to
night at 7:00. “Honey, Here’s to
You’’ is the title. In addition Na
zarro will present a selection of
the outstanding hit tunes of the
month.
At 5:00 Mary Pickford and her
stock company will present anoth
er dramatic bit in the series star
ring Miss Pickford. John Charles
Thomas, baritone, sings at 6:30.
Lanny Ross at 8:30, and the Town
Hall program with Fred Allen,
Lennie Hayton's orchestra, James
Melton, tenor and the Songsmiths
quartet will be released at 9:00.
All these programs over NBC to
night.
RELEASE OF MOONEY ASKED
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.— (AP)—
Raymond Moley, in open letter to
Governor Frank Merriam of Cali
fornia, recommends a pardon for
Tom Mooney "before the Supreme
court is compelled to enter upon
the task of establishing the legal
justification for a review of the
case.’’
RELATIVE VISITS ALLENS
Louis F. Elliott, brother-in-law
of Dean Allen of the journalism
school, came by airplane Sunday
night from New York City to see
his mother, Mrs. Charles F. Elliott,
who is ill. He is staying with Dean
Aljen and Mrs. Allen, his sister.
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Rosson Will Distribute
Free Tickets for Grid
Game With St. Mary’s
J^REE tickets tc the St. Mary’s
Oregon Thanksgiving day
grid game are to be given to ail
ASL'O members who make the
trip to San Francisco.
They are asked to present
their student body cards to
Hugh Rosson, graduate mana
ger, who will be at the Clift ho
tel in the bay city before the
annual contest.
Phi Beta Elects Lowell
Head of Pledge Group
Formal pledging and the election
of pledge officers were the mat
ters of chief importance taken up
at yesterday’s meeting of Phi Beta,
national music and drama honor
ary.
The new officers of the pledges
are: Metty Lowell, president; Gay
le Buchanan, vice-president; Ro
berta Bennett, secretary; Rhoda
[Armstrong, treasurer; and Phylis
Adams, historian. Miss Armstrong
was the new member to be formal
ly pledged.
Now members are planning a
tea on December 6 for active Phi
Betas and associates. No definite
plans have been made as yet, how
ever.
A short social program was in
cluded in the meeting. Bertha
Sheppard sang “A Winter Lulla
by.” She was accompanied by
Edythe Far at the piano.
PROSECUTION SCORED
CHOCAGO, Nov. 20—(AP)
Assailing the prosecutors for pro
ducing only ‘‘absurd theories,” de
fense attorney Charles S. Louns
bury told the Insull mail fraud
jury today that Samuel Insull and
his aides had proved their inno
cence by their own losses.
Lounsbury, opening the final de
fense plea in the hundred million
dollar financial trial, dismissed all
that the government charges as
"only one theory of accounting.”
Send the Emerald to your friends.
Subscription rates $2.50 a year.
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Five Members of Staff
in Theater Passes
Signe Rasmussen, Emerald re
porter, who wrote the most news
stories last week, received a pass
to the Colonial theater at the meet
ing of reporters yesterday after
noon. Dorothy Walker, received
one for second place in reporting.
Wayne Karbert and Dorothy Wal
ker tied for first place in head
writing. Darrell Ellis received two
passes for previous awards in
headwriting.
Reinhart Knudsen, recently ap
pointed news editor, anounced that
every year the freshmen print one
edition of the Emerald, electing
the editor who appoints the staff.
Knudsen gave a short talk to ori
entate reporters with parts and
personages of the campus with
whom they come in contact.
Duck Tracks
(Continued from Pane Three)
pened is that the Chi Psis did not
make an immediate protest about
the ineligible man but did so only
after discussing the matter with
certain Sigma Chi members, who
said it was perfectly all right for
them to do so, and that it would
not be detracting any from their
reputation as good sports.
Both groups agreed this was the
sportsmanlike thing to do and so
the Chi Psis filed their protest and
John Lewis, Sigma Chi intramural
manager, who had not been at the
game, phoned the Emerald and ac
knowledged the forfeit.
* * *
Therefore any way you look at it
the action was good sportsmanship
between the two organizations and
was truly exlempatory of the man
ner in which other groups should
handle any possible cases of dis
pute.
COED SLUGGER FOUND
• BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 20.—
(AP)—Chief of Police R. C. Pra
ter announced tonight an 18-year
old Boulder high school student,
held in the city jail, has been
named as the “phantom slugger”
who attacked coeds of the Univer
sity of Colorado here last month.
Mermen Seek
(Continued from Pctije Three)
such teams as Stanford and U.S.C.
for the coast crown.
The first meet of the tentative
schedule is with Oregon State on
February 2. For the remainder of
this quarter, Hoyman will hold
meets between two picked squads
as a means of determining the
strongest competitors for the Var
sity squad, which will be named
after the first of the year.
Tentative Schedule Announced
Four meets are scheduled to be
held here in Eugene, two in Seat
tle, and one open date remains on
the tentative schedule given below:
Feb, 2—O.S.C., here.
Feb. 9—Multnomah club,
here.
Feb. 16—California, here.
March 2—open.
March 7—Washington, Seat
tle.
March 9—Northwest meet,
Seattle.
Morse Calls Faculty
Meet This Afternoon
Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law
school, and president of the local
chapter of American Association
of University Professors, is calling
a special meeting this afternoon at
3:30 in the faculty room of Friend
ly hall for the reading of an im
portant committee report.
All members are urged to at
tend the meeting.
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Student Recital W ill Be
Given This Afternoon
The music auditorium will again
be the scene of a student rehearsal
this afternoon at 5 o'clock when
four music majors will present
their numbers. The program is as
folows:
1. Beethoven . Sonata,
op. 31, No. 2 (first movement \
Byrle Ramp
2. Grieg . Nocturne
Madelle Beidler
3. Handel .
Hear Me. Ye Winds and Waves
Aylward .... Beloved, It Is Morn
Don Carruth
4. Zecker . En Bateau
Paderewski . Scherzino
Dorothy Howell
STEAMER IN DISTRESS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.—
(AP) — The Russian steamship
Sverdlovsk was in distress and
called for assistance 120 miles east
of Cape Patience, Sakhalin Island,
Japan, at 3:15 p. m. E.S.T. today,
the steamship President Hoover
reported in a message picked up by
the Globe Wireless station here.
Send the Emerald to your friends.
Earth, Sun
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The most distant galaxy so far
found is aparently rushing away
from the earth at 24,000 miles per
second, which means that it is 240
million light years away. The uni
verse expands 100 miles per second
faster for every million “light
years” out away from the earth.
Prof. Shapley estimated the uni
verse started expanding perhaps
five billion years ago.
JAPAN ADAMANT
(Copyright, 1934, by the Asso
ciated Press).
LONDON, Nov. 20.—Japan will
decline to enter any separate agree
ment guaranteeing peace in the »
Pacific and the integrity of China
if there is no new naval treaty, it
was learned tonight.
U. S. PLAN TO BE CONSIDERED
GENEVA, Nov. 20.—(API- A
broad American plan designed to
halt secret arming of nations and
to prevent international terrorism
—both of which are threatening
Europe’s peace—will be brought
I before committees of the disarma
| ment conference in January.
MR. KNEEL AND
MANAGER
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finer, More Expensive
Tobaccos—Turkish and
Domestic — than any
other papular brand.
EDWARD KENT, ’36-GEOLOGY STUDENT.
Edward Kent knows the value of a full re
serve of natural, vibrant energy. And that’s
one of the reasons why he sticks to Camels.
In his own words: "It takes a lot of hard
work to acquire any thorough knowledge of
geology—and a lot of energy. It's tiring at
times, but like most of the fellows around
here, I have found that smoking a Camel
cheers me up .. . chases away all fatigue ...
gives me that 'lift' in mental alertness and
physical well-being which I need to be able
to go on working with renew ed energy.”
MISS EVELYN WATTS,
popular New York debu
tante: "The last Camel I
smoke at night tastes just
as good as the first in the
morning. Camels are very
mild, too. Even when I
smoke a lot, they never
upset my nerves.”
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working hard, I find that
a great way to keep up my
energy is to smoke a Camel
every now and again,” says
Prescott Halsey. "Camels
seem to bring back my nat
ural energy and chase away
all feeling of tiredness.”