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lions, as known IN the niteu states
The lines dividing them are too shadow
10 be understood abroad.
These Costa Rican parties in the pres
ent campaign have some points in com
mon one of these is w. J. Bryan, Sec
retary OF state under President Wilson.
All the groups are in active competition
To show Their disapprOval, not of the Sec
retary of state personally, but of a recent
policy of his. There is nothing discour-
teuus or offensive about it, Mr.. Bryan
rarely has been the leading figure in
campaign where there were so few per
sonalities. or where he was so completely
behind the scenes But when. by his pro-
posed Nicaraguan protectorate. he plunged
into thu. waters of Latin American diplo-
macy and struck bottom SO near the sur
face he projected himself into the Costa
Ricau presidential campaign. The tenn
porarN Withdrawal of the proposed treaty
has not kept the subject in abeyance here
or in Nicara qua. which expects it to be
;aEeu up again and submitted TO the Sen
ate.
The earthquake which SHOOK down Nh
CaInegie's Central American Peace Pal
ace at CartaSo few years ago caused
less continued agitation than has the
Eryan protectorate proposal.
While in the United states. for the time
being, the subject is forgotten. ii is very
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. NJ + fourteen
years ago one o;
the country ia
nous physicists
at that time pro-
fessor OF phS sizes
in the University
Of Chicago. start
cd on a vacation
trip 10 Europe
On the way he
stopped over in
Washington and
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of weishts and measures yet il recog-
nizes the meter and like other non-metric
countries has decided exactly what rela-
ton the standard meter bears 10 the
standard yard. inch and foot; hence the
standard meter is a working basis for all.
e once in ten wears. or whenever de-
sired each country sends its copy Of the
standard meter back to Paris for com
parison with the original But that Is
merely for checking purposes. AS mat
ter Of fact DR.. Strattons bureau has
arrived at a point where it can duplicate
any standard OF length with exactness
without recourse to the real thing
Physicists" explained Dr Strattou re-
Gently. have always striven To- refer
standards TO something III nature. and
now that has been done with the stand
ards of length. The standard Of length
has been determined in light waves. and
if all the standard meters and yards We're
10 he destroyed they could be reproduced
accurately by means of light waves. SO
We are Independent now. even of the
standards at the International bureau
Nevertheless, the standards al the in
ternatioual bureau in Paris are guarded
with extreme care. They are locked in
vaults that can be opened only by two
keys. One of these keys is kept by the
president of the bureau; one by the di-
rector. AT the biennial meeting these
vaults are opened. but only III the pres
ence OF each of the people with the keys
No one has yet calculated what would
happen if one of the keys would be lost.
The catastrophe, as DIR. Stratton has eX-
planned would be by no means so serious
as il would have been before the light
wave plan was worked out.
But there are many other matters OF
fundamental Importance taken up by the
international bureau. All standards used
in scietific work are now on an interna-
tional basis. No country would think of
taking an important step in matters per
taining to units and standards of meas
uren-ent without considering very care
fully what is done in the others. In fact,
the international bureau is fast becom-
ing the clearing house for this sort of
scientific work. and is a very necessary
factor in bringing about international
uniformity.
OF hand. the average Nan would be
likely to say that the sole function OF Il
bureau of standards is to keep the
standards of length and mass so that
weights and measure officials the country
over might have something to which TO
refer their copies and determine their
accuracy. But that lis really an insight
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meter in your apartment TO Keep chech
on the amount Of electricity yoa con-
sumo. To what standard IS TINS hete.
referred? The gas meter is someW- "a
Illuminating gas and bad illuminaun-
gas. Who is to fix the dividing polnt
between the good and the oad ousht
not quality TO be measured. too
Cement Is a material the use Oh "iIcl
has increased enormousiy-one must not
saw imIneas,lrably. since the bureau OF
standards will undertake to m@asiife any
thing. and discountenances F1e De o.
that word as Inaccurate. j he Old ne'ts-
ure of cement was the barrel aud the
pound But builders know that one bar-
rel of some cement MAS worth Two o.
another Who is to estatlisl the Stanuard
y. quality?
" hen the old colu1t. woman chaws the
end of q bolt OF aingham she conteu-
plates PURCHASING. sils is api'!yin@ ciuc3-
" her only recognized test of quality ol
the goods There should be some more
scientific ;irthod. ought not oua!lty 10
be 'standa:i2 i2e,.: And Y hat is qralitY
Then too ,hcre ar lots Of things IN
mechanics that need more definite der
nition WHAT is u horsepower? What IS
an ohm: Text books for years ii' e
given defirit.ons. but they have peth
HuctuatirG non-exact and non uniform
And the question always arose in the in
quirinS mind: Where did the text book
writer get his information?
Some fuel coal is better than other. NJ
what point does fuel coal drop from the
good TO the bad class. 1t must be meas
ured to find out. undergoing heat stand
ards and methods Of their use.
There is n multitude of these ques-
tions DR.. Stratton thinks they are
worth answering. He is answering them
constantly and the answers are proving
daily of value to the country. AS re-
suit of the bureaus labors, direct and ~
direct. the country is becoming standard
lied Manufacturers. mechanics. mef-
chants farmers. builders. buyers may
talk and contract in exact terms. Loose
ness of definition in these Things is uh-
economic,
In a more or less imperfect wa, since
the dawn Of civilization. governments
have recognized this fact. Greater eX-
actness is now dem anded The fXins OF
weights and measures always has been
one of the duties of constituted author
ity In this country each state makes It's
own laws on the subject. and, until the
bureau of standards campai7ned among
the states for uniform laws. standards
varied materially, although coming back
for the base. standards of length anu
mass to the federal standards-at first
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)STA RIGA is in
the midst of a po-
litical campaign. y
president is To be
elected the first
week III December.
There are three
candidates. a n d.
nominally. I n T q Q
parties, although
the parties are
groups rather than
political organiza-
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the latter's territory and 1t may be 100
years before there would be any need
of determining Costa Rica's constructive
damages in connection with the San Juan
river
Popular feeling. Notwithstanding the
safety valve afforded it in public demon
strations does not seem to haNe subsided.
1t is merely more subdued andD apparently
more intense. This is whaN makes the
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Costa Rica in the
Midst of a Political
Campaign President
10 Be Elected the First
Week in December
The Three Candidates
Secretary Bryans
Nicaraguan Policy
The Excitement 1t
Caused When Promul-
gated-Incidents of the
Demonstration.
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ector of Bureau Standards Trying Stanarize the Nation
E-rER>>. WHO OPPOSED

da.ys-of the republic, aud the, Treasury
Department had brought copies OF the
ftT!t.s. EJa. ia cds 10 this country TO
be. used ~ CUSTOM house appraisers iu
hs,ldline- ,inpor-s. These slapdaras
the prrpos, oi taking copies for thelr
Tho = e ...is sarion. Of the coast sur
vey ie.i,lo. s.. -,z..nand sor Instruments
81 !i,eG = ~. and. the work OF, making
and e..c...c.- thein fell on the custodian
Of 49, asnearGs Hence the adoption
- f.f survey. Of the -ofhcs. ~ ran
stiDi5 W.: sinai! appropriations and
.eA, e.s,;.yy r, in the face of grow
!..z.,l.,I,..:lt ,n the. part Of manVfactur-
,.ts s.a .tcn biologists for an EXTENSION
ce - sctfvities. until DR. Stfatton. and
! ee4eta, cage got busy in 1893.
.''IU.. wort. of the bureau, DIR. STRAIT
't.ia ext!a:n.d. few days before his
-, ..ture for Paris. groups itself
naturally under four heads
First OF these IL deriving and main-
ftainiag measurement standards The
..t,..,t,..rds OF mass and length are the
foun.iation for all. Some OF these we
I'D. Others we have had 10 derive from
tiennition. which II always difficult
There is the ohm. as an instance The
OHM is defined TO bf the electrical re-
sistante OF "a column OF mercury nav
ing :. definite size.
I'VE LaVe to prepare pure mercury,
ANA wien We get it, il cannot be used
e%cent in the laboratory; SO We make
woril,ng standards, wire ohms. OF ten
ohms hundreds and thousands, and use
n. electrical resistance in the same
way We use IA set of graduated weiShts.
4 b.- asnpere we have had TO study IN
the same way. The ampere is the unit
oI. measure of electric current. u is
n current sufficiently strong 10 do
certain thing. That certain thlne Us
the depositing of "A fixed amount OF
silver when run through silver soiu-
ton This we call the silver equiVaieht
of an ampere.
"f4aving our standards, the iarss
mart, of the work remaining lis in max
ing them useful. To that end We soush
the enactment in the states OF UNI.
form weights and measures law, ana
have met with the most gratifying re-
suits Our work is not 10 impose our
standards on the states, not 10 SIT up
here as an autocratic bureau cofnpel-
ling states and individuals 10 do cer-
tain things. We aim merely TO help the
states and the people 10 help them
selves The states in constantly IN
(Contlnued on Fifth Psgs)
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called on his old friend and townsman.
lyman } Gage then Secretary o. the
Treasury.
Why MIR Secretary" he asked as
they forgathered. doesn't this govern
ment establish a bureau of standards? =?
At present We are compelled To so TO
Europe for most of our standards
The Secretary ntinated that he was
willing To take the bait and repeated.
Well. why doesn't this government es-
Jablish bureau of standards.
Thereupon the physicist proceeded 10
,elI him why it should leaving the ques-
ton of why ii shouldn't unanswered.
Mr.. Gage grew interested. The physi-
cist became enthusiastic in describing
the value such a bureau could return TO
the whole country for the investment.
And there and then the bureau of stand
ards OF the United States was CON
ceived.
Don't 20 To Europe urged the Sec
Ietars. we need YOU here DIR. STRAIT
ton. Stay and help me put this through
Congress
The physicist abandoned the European
"Trip and threw himself into the cam
paigu. Scientific bodies got in behind
him. The President and the administra-
ton helped. But these things can't be
done in moment. and it was not until
two years had passed that the Law was
approved providing for the creation of
ne bureau OF standards March g. 1891.
was the exact date. At that this was
lemarkably rapid work in securing the
establishment OF new arm of the gov
rTunent.
The physicist DT. Samuel Wesley
S-ratton, immediately was appointed di-
rector of the new establishment. He is
still its director, still as enthusiastic in
the idea of making the bureau of great
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COPIES Of the British standards-Tbrousn
to tbis countrs- from England soon afte'
the esta ahiishmert OF the repuplic.s "tatf9
"a il hi .ac- rs 10 the number q thst
inches in. q bnsllei. but Tn" del!lleF tuu
inch could De Ichnd lot coii'p"+ ''7"'' -
Washington
r. anci,lit Rcme tie staldards "f mess
urc.uent wee lsept b. the, pfieSf'3 - thes
capitol. and son'e copies 81 tht SD 70 .''>
~ y-a3sit rsre preserved IL q" ~"
~ I-e~r,,:7- So that the baiiains- fn
C.cnils client lyenuc Heigfss ma '1e W.
coad to TIE american temple OF hEFNr-FS,
:.lid Dr. stratJon O. the high priest -
He isn.t IT ail . pIiestly :oolirf- ssure,
Hq is a stocky susi.V Clica.s 49, mus
cular rs ? foot ban suarc and li::-s =
il ne had :. deadly isuncl III cacii .Et
I.ifty-fp,o Years old, he lCoks fcTt.y, Anc
taiks NJ times tWf6ty---:it othe!' Zines
abo,it iC5 one OF the fs1ocniznd ere
sCienl .sti al the woi'.d- do"Grate0 e'.s ~.
eral foreign goveruin- lti, MS =. -
not alvyays pedsntie r has "a 2piif'
cation Of the Amorica1 id.on, 9. Hhel
lie h:.d explained az a-strus'. t.a0Ey 2
nhvsics. he should .sek. DO 70, e,t me,
Steve no one would be snrer .ss
phvSjc@ isr WORK 20 lin is pn
That IS wiat niads. hun SO 81 a.s-,- 3 Is
a teacher Of ,lis loE.cd scfsnc or =" p
WAYS was Il teacher bGtGte' a. ~ 'ftoa
This job. save when he zc:@9d - a Ivy
lieutenant in the var with ;;raio. 70" ae
is teaching on larger g taiS- ''tt' III
America his pupils
He has s:ngula- faculty Of making
scientific facts clecT 70 ire lay mind as
he talks his blunt. mechaa ca' fingers ,'i-'
with j pencil stub. lie = telling you
about este blishiug the staa "a oasi tie
unit OF electrical rosst4ncc ard v .iie h.
is talking he is making "A picture Of an
ohm on pad for yo,i. - ----
Impossible 10 make a picture of am
ohm? you say.
Well. just wait till Dr. Stratton docs IL
for you and be will mstl- YOU believe; Of
course a deaf man would see only some
circles and squares on a sheet. but when
the doctor explains they become per
fectly good picture OF an ohm.
And the anlpeTe-the unit of electric
current strength He can make you SO
familiar with It you would recognize II If
il were masquerading as potentioineter
Prior to the establiShment OF tue
bureau of standards the nation mad got
along with an "oftice of weights ana
measures" as part OF the coast ana
geodetic survey. in the Treasury De-
.partmeat The first demand for stand
ards came with the establishment Of
custom houses pack in the very early
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Specia! Correspondence of The STAR.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rics October 10 1919
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ancient measures But there are many
new things in. this complex twentieth
century life that ought to be measured.
The electric company installs a current
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-16
'But the flag Of trucey" re cried,

"But the flag Of truce?" re cried,
dropping his weapon.
ut Is not meant to cover such propo-
sitions as yours. AS for the treasure
you shall have it when you can get 1t.
AS spoke he sprang behind the tree
and motioned to his men to fire. but
was too quick for him, and we were
safely within the cave when the sound
of the reports came to us.
"Now what is to be done?" said my
little mistress.
"The next move" l answered. lis
with them"
"Shal we go further back into the
cave?"
NO." replied I'VE will stay here
for the present"
We were not long left in suspense,
for could hear them breaking through
the woods and rushing toward the
opening. Missiles in the way Of weap-
ons there were none in the cave, but l
picked up skull that lay on the floor
and hurled it out Of the opening into
the unseen crowd below. A shrek told
me that had hit some one, but saw
at once that the game was one l
could not play. The white men had
some skill at warfare They had post
ed covering parties to protect the
workmen. l crept cautiously toward
the entrance, where l could see them
working hard, piling up the stones to
enable them to get at us, while back
Of them stood others with drawn bows
and presented weapons.
didn't come off unscathed, for as l
sprang back after having thrown an
other skull and taken my look an ar
row hit me in the feshy part Of the
arm. My mistress noticed it instantly.
The stone head had broken off. and 1t
was the work of an instant to draw
out the slender wood shaft 1t was not
bad wound. but it was painful. The
next thing she did amazed me beyond
measure. for before l could prevent 1t
she had put her lips to the wound.
"What mean your" | cried. when
could recover myself.
1T might have been poisoned" she
said, quietly looking at me with lumi-
nous eyes. land l cannot have you
diev'
was amazed, astounded even. at
her hardihood in sucking any possible
poison out Of that wound in my arm at
so great risk to her own life, If the
weapon had been envenomed. And l
was most profoundly touched too But
had had my lesson. viewed it as
done out of common humanity and to
preserve a life useful to her-nOthing
more. Meanwhile, in my turn. | took
such hasty precautions for her safety
as could. babe her rinse out her
mouth thoroughly with cold water and
then with the strong spirit Of which l
still had in my flask.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-16

a moment. If had not possessed Il
| would have given years Of my life
for that light which threw faint
illumination about the place.
There opposite me, where | had sta
toned her, protected by niche in the
cave from the I'll in of rocks which had
beaten me down, was my mistress,
safe and unframed. l stepped toward
her and with a low cry Of thankful
ness she fell into my arms. I soothed
her for q moment and then turned to
the other occupant Of the chamber
The entrance was blocked up, the rock
had settled down. PmbalPs legs were
broken and his back as well. 1t was
impossible to release him-what lay
upon him ed tons and tons.
You numbering hound!' I cried
"you have brought this upon u.s. But
he would only plead for water, disre-
garding my reproaches.
| was for killing him with my cut
lass, which picked up, but she would
not have it So She filled half cocoa
nut shell with water and brought 1t
to him. She bathed his brow and gave
him some to drink. 1t gave him tenn
porary relief. but his minutes were
| seconds.
"Godr' he cried as his eyes caught
the CLEAN of the gold and silver; 1.-The
| treasurer He stretched out his hand
toward it and then stopped. Il am
| undone." he choked out with a fearful
scream. "Mistress!''
"Yes?"
"Forgive"-
Indeed, she forgave him, I make NO
doubt, but her forgiveness came too
late, for his head dropped-he had. been
looking sideways-and his face buried
itself in the wet sand.
"Is he dead?" she asked, awestruck-
I nodded. No closer inspection was
needed to establish the truth OF that
fact.
And we, too, shall die" she said.
shuddering. I'VE are buried here In
the bowels of the earth, in this treas
ure lined prison.
1.-THE earthquake which closed the
mouth of the cave may have opened
| the other end"
1T is possible" she answered. but
| not likely"
| "And, besides, you remember the
running stream on the other side,
which we did not fOllow?
YES"
ut must run somewhere"
! "Well?'
| where water runs man and woman
may follow
lat least 1t will do no harm to try.
Come them" said l, extending my
hand to her and holding the lantern
before me for pitfalls.
| (To be Continued
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-16


trusted me apparently as .litt',' as
trusted him, stood the wretch, limball.
Back Of him. beneath the Trees, ! dis
tinguished Glibby and a number OF
the crew. nearly all Of them. should
Judge and back Of these were massed
the savages. Pimball had Il white
neck cloth tied to the muZzle Of his
gun.
"Say what you have to say and be
quick about it." said. but he looked
past me and took off his hat with a
profound sweep.
Good morning, Mistress W!lber-
force" he cried.
turned in hurry and found that
she had stepped out by my side. The
two Of us presented fair mark for
any weapon. One might have escaped,
but hardly two.
"Get back" cried harshly.
II stay where you are" she answered
firmly "See, I too am armed" Her
little hand lifted heavy pistol.
81 can talk with the two of you just
as well as with one" said Pimball.
"Talk on and be BRIEF" I returned,
seeing that there was no use arguing
with my little mistress.
"You have found the treasure" he
began; there is no use denying it. We
have it from our savage friends that
the things are there. In years gone by
they sacrificed here and on the cone
yonder; but for generations the island
has been taboo. The white man has
broken the ban and we are here to take
the treasure"
'Indeed!" said sarcastically, where
at he turned pale with anger but still
mastered himself.
1--WE offer you," he continued. safe
ty. We cannot take you with us, but
we will leave you here on the island
after we have taken the treasure, and"
his eyes turned from me to my COM
panion, IF you are willing to give up
the woman l will enroll you with our
following and we will all get away
together on the Rose Of Devon
"What of the ship?' I asked.
It was a hard thing to control my
temper, but wanted the information.
'She was badly stove up but not en-
tirely wrecked. We fought the saw
ages, conquered them, made them our
friends. We can get away in her and
you can navigate her or we can do
without you for that matter and make
shift to get back to the South Amer
loan cOaSt ot loaSt'
$50 you offer me free passage and
my share Of the treasure If I will give
up Mistress Wilberfore, do you p
'aThat is it." answered Pimball, "Eh,
mates 2" whereat deep chorus OF APP
prevail came from Glibby and the men.
And this is my answer" | said
furiously. leveling my pistol at him.
Get back. you villain, or you will have
looked your last on life"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-16
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Cave Of the Treasure.
rATE had withdrawn by this time
M to the back of the outer
w cave. Indeed, that was the
only safe place for US. for
constant succession Of weapons was
thrown through the opening. We need
ed no further warning to keep out Of
reach Master Pimball was showing
himself something Of a general. He
was keeping us away from the en-
trance, and with the great host Of men
at his command he was building up
the broken down heap of stones which
would presently enable them to come
tous
considered what was to be dole. l
had four loaded pistols and. therefore,
four lives in my hand. No man could
show his head in that entrance with
out receiving a shot. After that !
could account for a few more, perhaps,
with sword, ak or naked fist. hNt IN
the end they would inevitably master
me. Unfortunately. the entrance was
broad enough for three or four. or even
more. to enter abreast.
Should I open the battle there or re-
treat into the inner cave and wait!
was the question that had to be de-
cided.
Perhaps the latter would he the
safer plan. but l had a strange unwill-
ingness to adopt it. 1t would be like
burying ourselves, for once within we
should never get out alive. except as
prisoners. so long as they had the out
er cave And l could never dislodge
them from it. There was not much
more chance of getting out alive from
the outer cave, for that matter, but
still it seemed so. We could at least
see the sky and the sunlight. Should
we stay there or go further into the
wall?
l decided upon the former course.
l explained to my mistress that l
would keep the outer cave as long
as could, begging her to retreat
to the inner chamber. She demurred
at first, but when spoke to her per-
emptorily at last-God forgive me-she
acceded to my request humbly enough.
I thrust the best pistol into her hand
and told her to reserve it for herself
in case her capture was inevitable. but
not to pull the trigger until the last
moment; and promised her faithfully
that l would not foolishly or uselessly
jeopardze myself, but that after had
made what fight could would join
her, if it were in any way possible.
She hung in the wind awhile, seem
ing loath to go when all had been said
between us. Finally she approached
me, laid her hand on my arm, and
looked up at me. -
master Hampton" she said softly,
there we be, lone man and woman
among these savages and murdercrs
with but little chance for our lives.
take it. l am sorry that struck you
on the ship. and-you may-kiss me
goodby."
With that she proffered me her lips.
could face a thousand savages. a
hundred Pimballs, without a culver OF
the nerves, but at these words and
that prefer my knees fairly smote to-
gether before this small woman. /
stood staring down at her.
You were oyereager once to take