Show I WEIGHTS AND MEASURES i International Committee to Establish the Worlds Standard Chicago Oct 20 Professor A A Michelson head professor of physics at the University of Chicago has been made a member of the international committee o weights and measures This committee is composed of one member from each of the following nations na-tions France Germany England Russia Rus-sia United States Italy Austria sweden Swe-den Switzerland Spain Portugal Rou mania and Norway The membership of this body is for life ad the elections occur only when death or resignation causes a vacancy The vacant seat to which Professor Michelson has been elected was caused by the death of Dr Benjamin F Gould who has represented the United States since it was founded The purpose of the commission is to propose and cause the adoption of a uniform system of weights and measures I meas-ures for the world |