fUISDAY. DEC. 27, 1947
HZHALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH ALLS, OREGON
PAOC TRXCS
"Einstein's New Theory Would Be
Greatest Scientific Achievement
In History If it Could Be Proved
WIW YORK, Duo. n (" Dr. Al
bert Ilni4ln, whose theory of rela
tivity helped open up the whole vast
field ol atomic, research, hu put
forward an even more sensational
theory.
Ha calli it " generellaed theory
Ol gravitation.1
It U a mathematical description
of Uit mystery ol gravity tha com
mon force that keepa our leet on
the floor and rulea the movement
of the stars.
If It can oe proved. It will be
come a "uulverml law" and. In Ui
, view of oUier scientists, will aland
aa Uie highest aclenllllc achieve
ment of all time '
It would explain every physical
motion In the universe, from the
liuide of an atom to the enormoua
aalaalea of outer apace.
It would crown wlih aucceia the
life work of Einstein, who hu apenl
the lut half of nta 10 yeara looguig
tor the answer to thla ultimata prob
lem, known to acience aa the "uni
fled field theory.'
It waa revealed to the world here
yesterday on JO mimeographed
pagee a mixture of typewritten
worda and aqulygly mathematical
symbols that aven scientists hesitat
ed to Interpret. It waa the English
translation of Einstein original
Oermen.
Einstein describe It a en exten
sion of his relativity theory, and
as quirk to point out that he has
"not yet found a practical way to
confront the result of the theory
with esperlmental evidence" or In
short, to prove It.
When he published the "general
theory of relativity" In 1916. Ein.
slain suggested several actual lest
that could be made to prove his
Idea and which actually did prove
them In 1M1. But thla new theory
la apparently so abstract that Ein
stein could net think of physical
test for It.
Einstein himself waa not present
t ilia nubile announcement, which
waa made at the opening of the an
nual meeting if the American Asso-
elation for the Advancement ol nci
ence.
The Princeton university press
Doctor Soyt
Glaucoma, Common Eye
Condition, Very Dangerous
By EDWIN P. JORDAN. M. D.
Olaucoma Is one of the most com
mon and serious ciuwi of blind
ness. It U a particularly tragic con
titlon because eye specialist say
that It worst effect can be elimi
nated or at least greatly reduced by
early diagnosis and by starting
proper treatment promptly. In oth
er word this is a condition which
If neglected or If treatment I not
carefully followed Cause a progres
' elve losa of vision, not to mention
the pain and other uncomfortable
aymplomi.
There are several varleUea of
glaucoma recognised by medical
men. One of them la acute glau
coma which generally begins with
severe pain In one eye rather than
tn both. Both eyes water and the
affected eyeball looks Inflamed or
Infected. Swelling of the eyelid Is
common.
Pour MJor Type
la most cases the cause cannot
be discovered though It la often as
sociated with hardening of the ar-
Moonshiner's
r Death Charaed
As Murder
' ORAKTS PASS. Dec. 11 11 A
murder charge has been filed
against Prank Crawford Paul. 44, In
the gun death of a rural moonshiner
who at first waa believed A suicide.
Deputy Sheriff Louis Rlnguette
as Id Paul waa arraigned yesterday
and held In jail without ball In the
shooting of Bird McOuIre Wilson.
4, a neighbor In the Missouri fist
district south of hem.
Rlngiietle said Paul admitted he
had a rifle with him while drinking
with companions at Wilson's cabin i
Friday. The deputy eald, however,
that Paul Insisted he did not shoot
Wilson but that he had gone to the
cabin Baturday, placed Wilson's
- rifle on the body when he found
him dead and left without notifying
police.
The shrrlff reopened the case up
cn discovering that the gun on the
body had the trigger safety on a
locked position. Ollbcrt Baker. 34,
" es charged with Illegal operation
ol a moonshine still he admitted
, rperating In partnership with Wll
eon. . , , . ,
terles. Pour principal ginas are
usually described. These are trie
acute Inflammatory, the chronic In-
chronic simple types.
Olaucoma comes principally to
people between it and 10 and Is
little more common In women than
In men. The acute Inflammation
usually subsides and gradually be
come chronic. The so-called "abso
lute" glaucoma la merely the final
stag of a glaucoma which haa not
been successfully treated.
In this disease It Is extremely
Important to make a diagnosis and
begin treatment early. When this
la done the eye can be saved In al
most all cases. Certain drugs are
extremely helpful In the early
stages, though they may have to
be continued more or leas In
definitely.
Total blindness can occur. Por all
thee reasons, there arc few eon
dltlona known In which It la mora
important to make an early dlag
nosis, start proper treatment
promptly, and continue It without
let up.
The Dorter Answers
QUESTION: I have read about
people having a malignant growth
from small moles. Could you tell
me If this la truer
ANSWER: It 1 true of some
kind of moles and not of others,
It at often recommended that those
which can become malignant and
ar located on places likely to be
Irritated by rubbing be removed
This, however, should be done only
under the very best of advice.
(RAVE ROOBY-TRAP
SINGAPORE, Dec: 17 (Al A
booby-trap mine exploded today In
the midst of mourners gathered
'. about a grave at Ipoh, capital of
. Perdak state, and killed three of
- them. Twenty ethers were wounded.
Police aald Communist terrorists i
hsd planted the booby trap, only
, two feet away from the grave. It
apparently waa an anti-lank mine.
Sea the Latest
Power Farming Methods,
John Dcere-Caterpillar Day,
Jan. 4
Crater Lake Machinery Co.
presented the paper. II 1 publish
ing It February as an added chap
ter In Einstein's own book, "The
Meaning of Relativity.'' Einstein I
now professor of malhematle at the
Institute for advanced study at
Princeton, a non-university group
for fundamental research.
At the sta.'t of his paper, Eln
stein explains hl aim:
I shall try to present an attempt
at the solution of this problem (the
unified field theory, which appears
to me highly convincing, although
du to mathematical difflcultlea I
have not yet found a way to con
front tlie result of the theory with
experimental evidence.
Beveral turns before. Einstein hu
thought he nad the answer, then
dlarardrd his Ideas a faulty. But
now his friends think he haa ac
tually discovered It, the magazine
Scientific American said In a paral
lei article.
He is said to have told close
associates that he regard 11 u hi
greatest achievement," the maga
una said, "lie Is reported to have
given eulhultle blackboard ex
planations of his equations.
But proof, If the theory can be
proved, may ure yeara, and any
practical use may take years
longer.
In earlier theories. Einstein linked
apace-and-time, matter-and-energy,
and gravitatlin-and-lnertla, aa all
parts of a single concept.
But one great force was leu out
clectromagnetism. Thla la what
create "electricity" and It Is, like
gravitation, an Invisible force field
that can act at a distance.
The new theory now Include elec-
tromsgneiUm, end It and gravita
tion are now viewed aa two forma
of one overall force.
In hu general theory of 1915. Ein
stein showed by mathematics that
gravitation and Inertia were equiva
lent. This theory wa proved when
astronomers w-re able to detect the
sun's gravity bending light from a
dlrianl star.
In the earlier special theory of
relativity In lo, Einstein had
shown that space and time. Instead
of being separate, were both parte
of a "space-time continual."
A one result of the IftOS theory,
Einstein wrote an equation saying
that matter could be converted Into
energy a fantastic amount of en
ergy.
It seemed only a scientific curl
oslty until some matter uranium
m.s ss turned Into energy 4S
vears later over Hiroshima.
No on knows what It will take
to prove Einstein' new theory,
Or how long. . or where.
Most Autos
Are Pre-War,
Says Wilson
WASHINGTON, Dec. J7 on The
head of General Motor figure that
around 64 to 00 per cent of autoa
now running are pre-war.
Charles E. Wilson, Disking that
estimate, added: "The used cars ar
atlll overpriced a compared to pre
warIf you put the dollar back In
It purchaalng power with relation
to a new car."
Wilson waa Interviewed by edi
tors of U. S. New and World Re
port, weekly news magazine pub
lished here. It copyrighted the ar
ticle. Hotter reel
Among other thing he said he
expects the next new development
In the automobile will be "the use
of high-octane fuel with more ef
ficient engines." Another way to
save fuel would be to lessen a ear's
weight, he said. "If you can take
weight out, make the ear Just aa
good a performer and Just aa con
venient for riding."
Wilson aald he doesn't expect any
radical or revolutionary changea In
rare In the next few years. He aald
also he doesn't expect there will ever
be a leas-than-11000 car again.
Cecil Gibbins'
Funeral Set
ForYednesday
LA REVIEW Cecil Olbbins,
prominent Westsld rancher, died
Wednesday, December 31, at Klam
ath Falls and the funeral wa held
In Lakevlew today, Monday, from
the Elk lodgeroom at 2 p. m.
Rev Omer Idso officiated and In
terment was at Rest Haven
cemetery In Eugene.
A veteran of World War I. Mr.
Olbbins haa been a Lake county
rancher for the past M yeara. He
was born July 16, 1800 at Center,
Ark, and waa b year of age.
Mr. Olbbins Is survived by his
widow. Marguerite Olbbins of Lake
view; one brother, Oscar Olbbins of
Ashflat, Ark.; two half-brothers.
Ous Callable of Hardy, Ark, and
Jeff Causble of Albany, Ore.; and
by two half-sisters, Mrs. Callle Ed
wid of Bcottsdale. Ariz, and Mr.
Minnie Buchanan of Center, Ark.
Strangers Survive
Chicago
CHICAOO, i Stranger are
showing Chlcsgoans how to get
across a street In one piece. Of
the 304 pedestrians killed In traffic
here In the first nine months of
IM9, only nine were from out of
town. Which caused Capt. Michael
Ahern of the trafflo force to conclude:
"Visitors, being unaccustomed so
our tralflo habit, apparently ok
serve greater caution whan cross
ing our streets."
Speaking generally, Wilson said
that 1990 should be another good
year for business. If nothing hap
pen to scare American buyers.
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