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Wuhlnpton—A mor# (Vt^r mloatton of lha ahap« nf tk* »*iirth. |ono of tli«» tn»ka of th# gvo-phytlctl jUdenco* mndo ^ipcdallj dlffloult by tho amnll ktnture of man in rotation !to his planet and tho limitation tlius Imposod upon his ability to see much of it at one time, Is expected to re sult from work to be undertaken soon in ft deep underground laboratory at the bureau of standards. Apparatus Is now being Installed In this vault, carefully protected against the ordinary vibrations and disturb ances encountered close to street lev els, with which It is hoped to make that result possible by measuring the constant of gravity at Washington to a degree pf accuracy which will al ]o^ f^r an erypr of not more than one a nWUou, Used to Detsrmins Earth'* Weight. The work will be In charge of Dr. Paul K. yeyl, n9ted physicist of the **bureau mho has devoted years of cafe* ful observation In the same vault to determine the weight of the earth. ,Jbe nyw tusk Is expected to require several years and to provide a now standard for gravity meaaurementa over the United States The constant now In use wna estab lished at Potadam, Germany, more than tweoty-flva yean ago after eight 'Mrs £f qpe*e*rementa with extremely deltcsta lna?mmeol* to ascertain aa preciaeU as puaaibU at that tlwe the rate of arreierailoa of a falling bndy the pad of gravity The Gee* I ptijr«l< teta cwarteded that a fall- ^.1 ? •( »«-« tevH at the Kqaatoe iM he accaieeated K feet a la a varaam That. ap^le«l wits a aMthe^atteal Nvawila. karaaie. lad atm ** the e«aa4ard e# r«wpan aaware the gtaseare ef say the aeatee ef the earth, hat «e he*e te— The mmmmmf «f gaa*<a# at mt pmm* ■e t «he aae* * ae*i wpeae «f • ee r «*e ae aa • •aewwe*. The ■a geaae e# aweea**oeM<« * e «ae ‘ea •# «ie eae*% *%e bm weea w e» He aewe gee^wha the •eaaw *e** we ! >»eaie «f • *a » ewa tSMW hieS >aea aweeeeh»a aToewM a«eeee i ee % e*we the w •«•*' e*a at— W hath* aw a aaeaw^eaewet *e tea «f the vae^ee wee aee Aageae e eWMh »her»»*e*tae ‘Se aent a aerf thea • eee'ee aa *<*e*J -Owe «f the af the Bnoah t tfva party atataa that la t atari lea i he «'mm e will alag their a I Silt# to the Bn tier pehik. IMaaiey Baldwia. the former Brmah prime tuloletrr. sad MerlUa Clkawherlaia. former foreign try. are already taking music it ta exiiected that the next election «IU be like a music thstlral. Bicycle Built for Two^*^ Called Highway Hazan Boaton.—The bicycle built for two. that vehicle which spread delight all through the gay nineties, has been of- flcjglly frowned upon by the Massa chusetts governor’s committee on ^ Street and highway safety. The tan- ,oem tnScIiin^ has no place in this motor age and constitutes a highway tard, the committee ruled In 1s- ^ a 1^ 5? "don’ts” In connection 4 ^ the bicycling craze «1» Maasachusetts, ^— voTf;' h| ^ | T < t The Farmers’-Taxpaj THE HOUSE OF make* no glittering promise* of prosperity, but doe* promise is utmost endeavor to reduce taxes and that, under no circum stances will he vote for any measure that will increase taxes one penny. will work for every possible economy and to those money to the best possible He favors good schools and good roads, but not to the extent that the people should be sold out and driven from their homes for these things, as good and useful as they are. He favors indirect taxation and the removal of all taxes on lan& on which the farmer is living or is actually engaged in cultivating. VOTE FOR SMITH IS A V