Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-04-03
1t is claimed by Nikola Tesla that

1t Is claimed by Nikola Tesla that
while he was experimenting recently
with iong-distance space-sig mailing,
his instruments persistently recorded
signal that could not have originat-
ee ON the earth and must have come
from some point outside. He believes
that it may have been an attempt on
the part OF intelligent beings in Mars
to communicate with us. Mr.. Tesla s
claim is supplemented by similar
one by Mr.. Douglas, who has been
watching the planet from Percival
Lowell's observatory in Flagstaff, Ari-
IONA. The latter reports that he saw
a row of luminous points suddenly
flash out on the dark part OF its sur
face. The signal Git signal it Beg was
repeated more than once. Opinions
differ touching the character of these
manifestations. Flamarion, the great
French astronomer, considers that
they were nothing more than sunlight
on clouds or very high, perhaps isolated
mountains. "There is" he says,
nothing intentional in this-nothing
human. But we have quite another
impression, if We regard the globe OF
Mars, and especially if we examine
with care care all the details of the
Marian maps. The geographical
network OF the canals is so regular, so
remarkably designed-for these i'm
mense straight lines start visibly from
regions where water is concentrated
and finish at fixed points of distribu-
tion-that the more we examine the m
the less we I'D them natural and the
less we can resist the idea that these
lines represent photographic system,
judiciously conceived for the fertiliza-
ton OF a globe very advanced in its
evolution and on which water has be-
come rare and precious vital element.
The following pathetic appeal to
Laura Morgan, who disappeared so
mysteriously from Colfax on the even
ing OF March IL, after she had been
suspended from school for period OF
one day, has been made by her family
and the press is asked to give it wide
publication. Mrs. Morgan makes
special request that exchanges copy
the appeal, in hopes that her daughter
if living, may see it and be returned
to her. 1t reads as follows: "To Laura
Morgan, from her family-Wherever
she is, and we pray that she is safe,
to let her know that her unaccount-
able disappearance has caused keener
suffering that she can realize. We
ask her in kindness to us who love her,
to let us know in some sure way that
she is alive and we'll. Oh, Laura! Can
you see your mother grow thinner
and sadder day after day as no tidings
come from you and not realize the
suspense? If you are safe and do not
wish to return we will not compel you
to come back. Ii you are ready to
come back we will be only too glad
to welcome you home. God grant
that you may see this and at least let
us know that you have come to no
harm.-Mrs. Morgan and family"
The town is full OF strangers many
looking for land and business locations
the latter being scarce on account OF
there being not single vacant build
ing. New houses are going up in every
direction but none for rent. Ritzville
is having phenomenal and substan-
tial growth. A fair crop this season
means at conservative estimate five
million bushels of wheat which with
reasonable market price will make our
present prosperous times in this local
ity better than ever.