THEORY ABOUT "IONS."

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 352, 5 February 1903, Page 3

THEORY ABOUT "IONS."

Dr. Jnoansi Looto Blakeu Some Interesting SoicrstfSc Knvcntifirattoß* at W«mcmS» HollL Dr. Jacques Loeb has returned to the University of Chicago after spending the 1 summer in further study of the action of salt and inorgafic matter within the living lias; been carried on in the tmtjp jtfjffi]l'<>i'- ' atory at Woods Ho'li. It clnsfHied of am investigation of what is Technically known to scientists as the ionization theory. For this work he gave up, temporarily at least, . the study of artificial production. He claims to have madesome important discoveries, but these will not he detailed by him until hie is ready to publish them in medical journals. "It would be interesting," • he said, "to know if. acid formation does not underlie in animals, as in plants, all phenomena of growth." Among other., thing's Br. Loeb has developed a' theory that "ions" are conductors of electricity. lons, by the way, are defined as substances simpler than molecules, which for many years were considered the,bases of chemical combinations. Hew Ballroom for Now Yorlt. Carl Berger, proprietor of Bellevue lodge, Newport, R. 1., and of an establishment at 7 West Thirty-sixth street, has options on three large sites just east of Fifth avenue, one on Thirtyeighth and the others on Thirty-mi nth. and Fortieth streets, and another site on the corner of Madison avenue and Thirty-fourth street, New York city. It is his intention to add.one more, to the fashionable dining places and ballrooms of New York. All the plans are made for this new house of entertainment, and the final selection of a site will be made within the next few days. Whitney Warren is to be the architect', and the building; is to be of ten.stories. , : There will be a. ballroom at the top of the hou.se, with a curved glass roof. Then is to be just below this a dining built to accommodate not niore thfin 250 persons. In addition there will be six large dining-roama for private parties. J :

An Inn<jnrftM<m.jT* The Union theologwal seminary at New York announces a set of courses this fall expressly for Christian workers who may not have preparation for the ministry in mind. The courses have New York residents particularly in view and are open to both sexes. They ,are designed for Sunday school 'superintendents and teachers, mission workers and any other laymen, whether engaged in Christian work or not, who may desire instruction of the highest grade in the subjects of the English Bible, methods of religious instruction or mission work. The classes'are specially designed to meet the wants of busy people. A separate class will be-formed for every course. ' Each class will have one lesson a week. A person may enroll for either one or more, classes at a time. The session will extend from November 1 to May 1, -divided into two terms o* tart* months each.

Waiter Girla Form l/nloa. Milwaukeewaiterfcirls have formed & unfon and with the Federation.6l Labor, fepre were only, 14 of them at the iintiarsß?|fJig, but they elected officers, paid tle»r du«i and were given a charter. Miss Clara McConnell, president of the Waitresses' union of Cleveland, was present to tell them howisuccessful the organisation has been) ther«, raising wages to more than double the old rate-and shortening the- hours.' The officer* elected are all (waiter girls at the Windsor hotel. LizftieMichaels is president, Josephine. Black Tide president, Martha Schultz secretary and_ Tina Stark treasurer. They intendl to establish a free employment bureasi at their head-* quarters. ' « . Speed of /IntomoMlw tu Bsrifu, The official speed "for automobile* iai Berlin has been, fixed at 9% mil** AS house*. ..—.-. - - : • i <l' - ; -" '*-■■ ■ ; " ' »;-> f JV