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A PEEK AT TOMORROW'S INVENTIONS
National Resources Committee Recommends Careful Planning to
Take Fullest Advantage of Scientific Innovations.
By WILLIAM C. UTLEY
OUR country might have pre
sented a vastly different
scene if, at the turn of the pres
ent century, the government
had been able to foresee the de
velopment of the telephone, the
automobile, the airplane, the
motion picture, rayon and radio.
Likewise, if we today can fore
see the future development of some
inventions we already have and
some we probably will have, then
we will be equipped to build for
ourselves and our posterity a fuller
existence.
This, according to the federal na
tional resources committee, is the i
reason for its recent 450,000-word
report on the “social implications
of new inventions.” The report, says
President Roosevelt, “holds out hope
that we can anticipate some of the
effects of major inventions and
make plans to meet new situations
that will arise as these new inven
tions come into widespread use.”
With this White House benedic
tion, it is expected that the recom
mendations of the laborious docu
ment will become a guidepost for
the co-ordinated, long-term planning
to prevent or reduce future depres
sions with their economic mal
adjustments and social upheavals,
that characterizes the New Deal.
Cites Thirteen Inventions.
To apply its theories, the commit
tee recommends that another com
mittee, to be known as the natural
resources board, be created. This
would be a sort of “technological
telescope,” which would constantly
peer into the future and predict
what scientific advances would be
made. Its qualified observers would
be commissioned to co-ordinate the
work of the many special planning
bpards which exist in 47 states, 400
counties and 1,100 cities.
This board and the many other
planning boards throughout the na
tion ought immediately to concern
themselves with the study of 13 in
ventions, the report declares. These
are the mechanical cotton picker,
air-conditioning equipment, plastics,
the photo-electric cell, artificial cot
ton and woolen-like fibers made
from cellulose, synthetic rubber,
prefabricated houses, television,
facsimile transmission, the automo
bile trailer, gasoline produced from
coal, steep-flight aircraft planes and
tray agriculture.
Dr. William F. Ogburn, director
of research for the report, tells a
few of the ways in which govern
ments, individuals and industries
suffered because they failed to fore
see the development of certain in
dustries.
“Highways are too narrow,” he
contends. “The metropolitan area
could have been planned better;
much crime could have been pre
vented. Industries could have been
located to better advantage.”
I Here he injected a little of the
political philosophy of the present
administration.
“The growing inadequacies of
small local governments could have
been foreseen,” he said, “and the
transfer of some of their functions
to a more capable centralized gov
ernment would have been facilitat
ed.
Century’s Most Important Invention.
“The question that naturally
arises is: Will the second third of
the Twentieth century see the rise
of such great industries based on
new inventions as was seen in the
first third? There may very well be
equally significant inventions during
the next phase of our national
growth os in the one just concluded.
“For instance, all are agreed that
one such invention is the electron
.tube, said to be the greatest inven
tion of the Twentieth century. Its
most brilliant form is the photo
electric cell, popularly known as the
electric eye.
“This eye sees every thing that the
human eye can see and more. It
is even said to be able to detect
certain types of counterfeit money.
It will distinguish colors better than
human beings can do.
“When it is joined with another
form of the electron tube, the vacu
um tube, it becomes able to act on
what it sees. Thus it sees a waitress
approaching a door with trays in
both hands and at once swings the
door open for her to pass.
“Unlike a human being, it does
not suffer from fatigue. For in
stance, in a factory it can watch the
tin cans go by on a belt, pick out
the defective ones, letting only the
good ones go by. This monotonous
work can be done without strain for
as long hours as the manager
wishes.
Find New Uses Constantly.
“That it will cause unemployment
is obvious, but it will also lighten the
tasks of the workmen. Indeed, it
brings the automatic factory and
the automatic man one step closer.
It may be used to regulate automo
bile traffic, to measure the density
of smoke, to time horse racing, to
read, to perform mathematical cal
culations.
“Hardly a month passes without
some new use of the photoelectric
cell being reported. Indeed it will
require decades to learn the many
things this versatile instrument can
do.
“There are other such new inven
tions—inventions which will carry
the nation on to even greater
achievement during the years to
come.
“The full effects of artificial fibers
have not yet been felt. The influ
ence of the airplane has just begun.
“Even the familiar telephone will
have many new and profound ef
fects,'when long distance telephon
ing becomes more widespread, upon
■ the distribution of population be
tween metropolis and smaller city,
upon the physical separation of
; management control from produc
■ tion, upon remote controls in gen
eral.
Ci til.
Trailer May Alter Living.
"The telephone wire may be used
to record messages, bulletins, even
newspapers, in the home and office.
“Nor are the influences of the
very common automobile matters of
past history either. The new scial
and economic unit of population
called the metropolitan area, so en
couraged by the automobile, is in
its infancy, while the trailer may
be destined to change the habits of
living and working of vast numbers
of the people.”
Dr. Ogburn points out that there
is little advantage jn planning the
use or distribution of our natural
rcsurces unless we know what uses
technologists will And for them. We
must be able to foresee whether oil
will be made from cool, whether
plastics will take the place of wood,
whether alcohol will be used as a
motor fuel, whether more foodstuffs
will be produced chemically.
"The nation now faces the second
third of the Twentieth century," he
says. "What may be expected of
technological development?
"How far-reaching will be the ef
fects of the mechanical cotton pick
er? Will the surplus labor of the
South flood the northern and west
ern cities? Will the governments
One of the most important inven
tions which will be developed in the
next few years is the mechanical cot
ton picker, shown at left. Another
is television; a broadcast is shown
above.
plan and act in time, once the
spread of this invention is certain?
“The influence on negroes may be
catastrophic. Farm tenancy will be
affected. The political system of
the southern states may be greatly
altered.
“In another field, science has gone
far on the road to producing artifi
cial climate in all its aspects, which
may have effects on the distribution
of population, upon health, upon pro
duction and upon the transformation
of the night into day. ,
Talking Books for Blind.
“Then again television may be
come widely distributed, placing
theaters into millions of homes and
increasing even more the already
astounding possibilities of propa
ganda to be imposed on a none too
critical human race.
“Talking books may come as a
boon to the blind, but with revolu
tionary effects upon libraries and
which, together with the talking pic
ture and television, may affect radi
cally schools and the educational
process.
“The variety of alloys gives to
metals amazing adaptabilities to
the purposes of man.
[ “The use of chemistry in the pro
duction of new objects in contrast to
the use of mechanical fabrication on
" £he basis of power continues to de
velop with remarkable rapidity, in
5 the production of oil, of woolen-like
■ fibers, of substitutes for wood, and
■ of agencies of destruction.
’ “So the immediate future will see
the application of new scientific dis
| coveries that will bring not only en
ticing prospects but uncertainties
and difficulties as well.”
The report continued: “The air
conditioning developments which
t lower inside temperatures during hot
! weather may or may not within the
t next generation affect Southern
I cities and stimulate the growth of
* factories in warmer regions.
“Or again, tray agriculture, which
7 produces a high yield per plant when
5 the roots are suspended in a tray of
’ liquid chemicals instead of in the
soil, may or may not be used suf
* ficiently to be of much social sig
- nificance within the reader’s life
* time.”
y
r, Technological Unemployment.
The report said that while new
i- inventions often save labor and
y therefore cut down the number of
r jobs, their developments often re
o quire new industries, creating new
jobs.
s “The question whether there will
i- be a large amount of unemployment
i. during the next period of business
II prosperity rests only in part on the
f. introduction of new inventions and
i- more efficient industrial tech
n niques,” says the report.
“For instance, even if industrial
techniques remained the same, the
volume of production would have to
be greater in the future than in 1929
in order to absorb the increase in
the working population and keep un
employment to the level of that
date.”
One of the greatest necessities for
planning in anticipation of the de
velopment of inventions arises in
; the time lag between the birth of an
invention and its full application,
the report declares. It points out
1 that for the 19 inventions voted most
useful and introduced between 1888
! and 1913 the following intervals
, were an average: Between the time
: the invention was conceived (which
' may have been centuries before)
and the first working model or pat
; ent, 176 years; from that point to
: the first practical use, 24 years
thence to commercial success, 14
[ years; and to important use 12
I years, making it roughly 50 years
. from th e first seal work on the in
vention.
! "The time lag between the first
development and the full use of an
invention is often a period of great
social and economic maladjustment
as, for example, the delay In the
- adoption of workmen's compensa
tion and the institution of ‘safety
first’ campaigns after the introduc
tion of rapidly moving steel ma
chines, the report said. "This las
emphasized the need for planning in
' regard to inventions.” * m
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THE COSTILLA rrMiuTV DEMOCRAT
GOOD TASTE
TODAY
by
EMILY POST
World's Foremost Authority
on Eiquette
@Emily Post
ABC’s in Manners:
Red Nails Are Tabu
CHOULD schoolgirls ever nse
bright red finger nail polish ei
ther in school or at parties after
school hours?
Answer: I think d® e P red bn ® er
rtail polish atmeimis on any one,
but on a schoo girl quit® as ba , d . as
vivid make-ur or if anything,
worse. Nails neatly manicured are
of course proper as long as the color
of the polish s not too conspicu
ous—especially while the girl is
very young.
t • *
Should Divorcee Have
Shoiver Time?
P) EAR Mrs. Post: Is it in ques
tionable tgsle to five a shower
party for a friqnd who is still young
but who is divorced and marrying
for the second time?
Answer: It certainly should not
be expected, but if some of her
friends want fery much to give a
shower for her there is no reasoD
against it.
ii • •
Wedding Requires “Tails.”
DEAR Mrs. Post: It is the custom
here in the deep South to give
evening weddings. In our commu
nity many of these take place at
home. In the case I am specifically
referring to the bride wan * s to make
the wedding at home as formal as
possible, and the iroom insists that
because the wedding will take place
at home the men should be allowed
to wear tuxedos instead of “tails.”
Will you give os your opinion?
Answer: Correctly, the men
should wear .“tails” absolutely.
Tuxedos are proper in small com
munities where few of the men have
formal evening clothes. It is true
that a house wedding may seem to
have less solemnity because we ,
know it is nos taking place on con- ]
secrated ground, but apart from
this consciousness of the fact a
house wedding can be just as cere
monious and beautiful as a church
wedding.
•; • i •
D a Hiss Sally
ist? Isn’t the form,
[iss Sally Brown,"
n most people al-
I 1 mm giving a i
ly, who is a young
friend of nne whose engagement
was just amunced, and the invita
tions are to (he most part going to
Sally’s owi friends whom I have
never met. in other words, I am
the strange and not Sally. Will
you explahthis?
Answer: To meet” is merely a
phrase use! to indicate a guest of
honor. Tht fact that she may be
known to a guest personally is not i
considered.
...
Light Evening Dress
\A AY ligkt colored evening
1 V dresses be worn in the winter
time? I don't mean velvets or any
of the heavier winter materials,
but am referring to chiffon and taf- ,
• feta?
Answer: I think this is a question
of fashion. At present dresses of ’
light colored thin materials are be- '
ing worn everywhere, and such be
ing the case they are particularly
suitable for young people. Clothes
In winter are somewhat more elab
orate in design and less skimpy in
their use of material.
...
Father Comes First.
P\ EAR Mrs. Post: I’m in a pre
1J dicameot and am finding it
very hard to decide the best way out
of it. I have a father, stepfather,
grandfather and a brother, all of
whom have been very good to me
always and of whom I am equally
fond. Whom shall 1 choose to walk
with me up the aisle at my wed
ding?
Answer: Your father, of course.
If you choose anyone but him you
would announce to everyone tha'
you care very little for him.
...
Note of Sympathy
\XT HEN i school friend’s grand
’ v parent dies, and one has often
stayed in this school friend's house
and therefore knows the family,
would it be nice to write a letter
to her mother when it is the father’s
parent who has died?
Answer: Under most circum
stances you would write to the
>no.her, but if you know the father
equally well, then it would be equal
ly proper to write to him direct.
• * *
Mixed Strollers
\X7 HEN two boys walk home with
y y a girl from school, is she sup
posed to walk on the inside or be
tween them?
Answer: She walks between them
but a man should never walk be
tween two girls.
. • •
Or Needs a Hint
TS IT ever considered proper for
a girl to assist a boy with hii
coat?
Answer: No, not unless ho has a
broken arm or i» otherwise ilis
abled.
• wnu gorvtce.
what
Swins Cobb
thinks ablout:
The State of the World.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF.—
Up in Montreal a veteran
showman says he talks with
chimpanzees in their own lan
guage. I wish he’d ask one of
his chimpanzee pals what he
thinks about the present setup
of civilization.
Because I can’t find any humans
who agree as to where we all are
going and what the
chances are of get
ting there. In fact,
the only two who ap
pear to be certain
about it are young
Mr. Corcoran and
young Mr. Cohen,
and they seem to
hesitate at times—
not much, but just a
teeny-weeny bi t—
which is disconcert-
ing to the lay mind. , rvin s . Cobb
We are likely to lose
confidence even in a comet, once it
starts wobbling on us.
I’m also upset by a statement
from England’s greatest star-gazer
—they call him the astronomer roy
! al, which, by coupling it with the
royal family, naturally gives astron
omy a great social boost in England
and admits it to the best circles.
He says the moon is clear off its
mathematically prescribed course.
* • *
Cash Versus I. O. U.’s.
NLY a few weeks ago the front
! ” pages were carrying dis
' patches saying the adjustment of
Great Britain’s defaulted d*bt was
j just around the corner. Economists
! and financiers had discussed terms
of settlement. Figures were quoted
• —mainly figures calling for big re-
J ductions on our part, but never mind
j that. They were figures anyhow.
I Lately the papers have been
| strangely silent on the subject. Per- |
I haps you remember the old story
I told on the late John Sharp Wil
' liams, who frequented a game at
i Washington where sportive states
! men played poker for heavy stakes
i —mostly with those quaint little fic- ;
1 tional products called I. O. U.’s as
I mediums of exchange.
Early one morning a fellow sena
tor met the famous Mississippian
j coming from an all-night session.
“I certainly mopped up.” he pro- !
j claimed. “I won $3,000 —and what’s
j more, $8.75 of it was in cash.”
• • •
Autumn Millinery.
T UST as the poor, bewildered
J males are becoming reconciled
to the prevalent styles in women’s i
hats, up bobs a style creator in New
York warning us that what we’ve
! thus far endured is merely a fore
taste of what’s coming. In other
j words, we ain’t seen nothin’!
For autumn, he predicts a
quaint number with a slanted peak
I fifteen inches high, which, I take '
it, will make the wearer look like
a refugee trying to escape from un
! der a collapsing pagoda.
Another is a turban entirely com
posed of rooster feathers.
A matching coat of rooster feath
ers goes with this design. But in
the old days they used hot tar.
A third model features for its top
l hamper a series of kalsomine
i brushes sticking straight up. Nat
urally, the hat itself will imitate a
; barrel of whitewash.
But the gem of all is a dainty
globular structure of Scotch plaid.
Can you imagine anything more be
coming to your lady wife than an
effect suggesting that she’s balanc
ing a hot-water bag on her brow?
* •
“McGuffeyisms.”
'T'HE lieutenant-governor of Ohio
* urges a return to “McGuffey
ism” for settling modern problems, j
’Twas in a McGuffcy reader that
I met those prize half-wits of lit
erature —the Spartan boy who let
the fox gnaw his vitals; the chuckle
headed youth who stood on the burn
ing deck; the congenial idiot who
climbed an alp in midwinter while
wearing nothing but a night shirt
and carrying a banner labeled “Ex
celsior” in order to freeze to death;
the skipper who, when the ship was
sinking, undertook to calm the pas
sengers by—but wait, read the im
mortal lines:
. “We are lost!” the captain shouted,
i As he staggered down the stair.
i And then the champion of all—the
, Dutch lad who discovered a leak
■ in the dyke so he stuck his wrist in
i the crevice and all night stayed
there. In the morning, when an
. early riser came along and asked
> what was the general idea, the
• heroic urchin said—but let me quote
the exact languuge of the book:
“ ‘I am hindering the sea from
running in,’ was the simple reply of
the child.”
Simple? I’ll tell the world!
Nothing could be simpler except an
authority on hydraulics who figures
that, when the Atlantic ocean starts
boring through n crack in a mud
wall, you can hold it back by using
one small Dutch boy’s arm for a
stopper.
IRVIN S. COBB,
c Western Newapuper Union.
i Bamboo Largest of Grasses
The giant bamboo is doubtless the
i largest of the grasses. The arun
dinacea grows to 100 feet high and
the variety Tulda to 70 feet high.
There are other very high varieties.
They're Cinches to Sew
VfES, the sewing bug will get
* you, if you don’t watch out,
young lady! And when it does
there will be a hum in your life
(and we don’t mean head noises).
Right now is the time to begin;
right here is the place to get your
inspiration. So all together, girls:
it’s sew, sew, sew-your-own!
Inspiration Number 1.
The vivacious model at the left
is the number 1 piece for your
; new autumn advance. It calls for
! taffeta, embellished, as you might
expect, with grosgrain. You may
I use vivid colors too. Milady, for
; Fashion has gone color mad this
' fall. Reds of every hue, bright
blues, lavender, warm browns, all (
: are being featured in smart ave
PRIDE
By Frank A. Garbutt
DRIDE can be a man’s greatest
1 asset or it can be a fatal weak
ness. Which is it with you?
How often have you heard some
pompous individual proclaim, “It
is evident you don’t know who I
am,” or words to that effect. You
can be sure that there is a man
with a false pride who doesn’t
amount to much, even to himself.
| It is a safe bet that he is self
; important, overbearing and that
! he will selfishly take any unfair
advantage that less belligerent
and less disagreeable people will
let him get away with.
! The man with the right kind of
: pride will not push himself for
ward, will not take advantage of
any position he has been able to
create for himself and does not
consider that he is entitled to any
special consideration.
When we see a man whose pride
is publicly in evidence we can be
sure we see an inferior individual.
When we see a man who is prop-
I erly proud we see a man who is
retiring, unassuming and trust
worthy, whether he be rich or
poor.
One man’s pride will cause him
to live beyond his means in order J
to impress his neighbors. Anoth
er’s will cause him to starve rath- |
er than accept charity. Discard (
| false pride.—Los Angeles Tribune.
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LIFE, S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher
lalsh Us exercisesll" ,# * *
J
nue shops along the Rue de la
Paix.
Morning Frock.
For most of us, each day de
mands that a little work be done.
Sew-Your-Own appreciates this
and the need for frocks that are
practical, pretty, and easy to keep
that way, hence the new utility
frock in the center. Five pieces
are its sum and total: seven morn
ings a week its cycle. Any tub
well fabric will do nicely as the
material try one version in
printed rayon.
Tailored Charm.
The waistcoat used to be a gen
! tleman’s identification, but, alas,
! like many another smart idea,
i womankind has copped it. Here
you see an attractive example of
' this modern contraband. Not only
j does it have suavity, but it is en
! tirely feminine, as well. The ex
quisite waist line, sweet little col
j lar, and puff sleeves, make this
| a number you can’t afford to pass
up.
The Patterns.
Pattern 1363 is designed for
sizes 12 to 20 (30 to 40 bust). Size
14 requires 3% yards of 39-inch
material, plus 18 yards of ribbon
for trimming, as pictured.
Pattern 1354 is designed for
sizes 34 to 46. Size 36 requires 4*s
yards of 35-inch material.
Pattern 1252 is designed for
sizes 12 to 20 (30 to 38 bust). Size
14 requires 3 7 a yards of 39-inch
material.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, ll*.
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in
coins) each.
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