The Washington times., 1910-05-08

20 q point I'VE miles or more above us,
~--tie tle+ strike atmospheric resist
I elces which drives them OF parallel 20
~ -lle-lil.- efelce or the earth for d
distance OF half UaV around the world
AT calcutta there IS another plant SINH
~ 70 t1is- and az this moment they
nave released the current also.
BY turning our 5faruetricaTy opposed
currents upon each other we uuiIifv the
SOAR aLLlaeton- Qr rather balance IT,
IN one hour we VIII De drifting r- zrz1a
and then our direction ana surrf de-
I-nas upon The state or tho balance
2 us o. minus, which we shall control
from this office
From that tiue until we are back in
ou~ orbit again. 7 shalt have TO SIT be
fore our iuduCt0-meter as "A CAPTAIN or
fli1t eitS FeioTe ms compass with con-
LICK and GerNes and the European OBJ
strva tories
Ten minutes later EIverson was shut
.n ms little room. with a Euard outside
trusted messenger and his bright young
laboratory assistant. The earth was
glairg away from its orbit as era refuIl-
ana as naturally as though & had never
Ion years
There were many who refused to be-
sleve that the earth was ON 81 It's or
1tt. ard who scoffed al the death the
caused II 10 corle nearer 1hs earth and
look as BIZ as caTtwheei q the sky
IN ten Gays Mars. too, loaned very
large, and steadily grew.
Despite the best efforts Of the govern
uent agents and newS1ao crs. there u-az
a great deal Of fear among the ignorant
and reports came Of wild ceremonies
among savage tribes In Africa and
ESla- Who were preparing IT. lEiUUsIy for
n judgment day.
As the earth approached Gars. EIver-
son thought best 10 attemrt 70 comm
nicate with its inhabitants. IL roSs7tTe-
= Ia d. rZr me- Ion 80
and the star Of scientists aXueriupnrcs7
day and night till they haC produced a
current which could penetrate the de-
fcusive screen of the earth and allow
lowing any current from Campus 10
penetrate.
When they feiJ sure that their signals
could be heard they secured a man who
had a very musical voice capable OF
me shades OF expression. and gave him
the task Of saying "HallOC," in the most
GENIAL pleasant and peaceful tone
which he could command Il was EIver-
sons idea that, in the absence OF any
language communication, IL would re-
assure the Martiaus simply TO be ad-
dressed IN a pleasant and peaceful tone.
kaie. the telephone expert, listened by
this mans side. on an extension re-
ceiver Of the wireless system
For TWO days the signaling was kept
UP. and then Kale heard inartcuIste
sounds which ne believed To he return
signals These sounds continued and
grew louder as they drew CIoSer- but
II was two days before they wers even
aTtfCulate.
Then by prearrangement. an exDerr
sinf JIist was summoned. and he listen
ed also. and sndeavOTed 10 construct
a system of meaning from the sounds
he heard. The voice was YER. CULTURAL
and bass. and was also very EXPRESSIVE
After one whole days study Of it. the
iingulst declared that Mars had evident
iy done the same thing the earth had
selected q voice expressive Of Cenia lifv.
in order TO express friendship -Four DAYS
later the linEuiSt announced that the
sound OF the Italian lanEua sc, and that
he hoped IN few more days 70 OK
change intelligent cOuversrst ton The
Marian voice showed intelligence by re-
peating the words addressed 10 il with
care and correctness
AT the end Of twenty-four DAYS Of
very hard work. at which time Mars
glowed ike a huge pale moon in the
sky. looming UP on the northern hOri-
zonr the expert linEIist. working under
ElTeTSOn's direction, announced that he
could hold conversation with Mars It's
scientists had been studying the earth
for centuries. They asked whether the
earth could do anything 70 help save
them frQm dropping into the sun. and
whether the earth had anything 10 do
with their catastrophe KaIe assured
them OF terrestrial friendship and SUE
ceeded in conveying the information -
the earth's mission