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M a S terry of Vast
Power Now AL
most Within the
Grasp of M an
Rouses World to
N ew Vision
What Experts
Say of It
By JOHN w. HARRINGTON.

THE mightiest force ever revealed
to man Is almost within reach
of his ability to use it VIII
1t be 70 him benson or curse?
The startling statement of Sir Oliver
Lodge few days ago that the human
race is on the verge of bringing into
It's service the pent up energy Of the
atom has reused the world to the new
vision. His hope that men may not
seceive the mastery of the unutilized
power until they are morally fit to use
well brings us face to face with vast
Possibilities which had been manifest
only to the prophet and the seer. En-
pioyed Alright, atomic energy could
Jake the place of fuel: drive greater
engines than any ever planned; propel
me aerial navies and speed huge craft
beneath the waves. Again, 1t might
prove the petard beneath the throne
oi civilization; the fell destroyer of
he race which evoked it's aid.
Sir Oliver could not have chosen a
ume more opportune for this utter
ance, the effect of which has been to
sur the thought of the man in the
street. and the scientist alike. The oc-
casion was the centenary of the death
OF James Watt, whose steam engine
brought into play the energy OF the
u'oleeule which the new force of the
smaller atoms of which 1t is composed
seems meant to displace. Legend has
~ mat Watt, the boy. first realized the
Ii'an vlgor OF steam by seeing the lid
VI tea kettle rise and fall in the hot
vvapor' Who then would have thought
mat those swiftly moving molecules OF
water had within them the will to
orlVe the liner across the ocean ferry
OF TO endue the huge Corliss engine
win the strength Of herds OF horses :?
@ha comes science with the axiom that
~eHed within the atoms of oxygen and
hydrogen linked in the mystic bonds
" earth are forces as great as the
iSth which can remove mountains.
Research Points That Way.
The time Is ripe for the discovery of
.ne means to apply the power which
Iu'ks IN what we had been brought up
70 believe was the smallest thing I'm
.he universe. The research OF science
all pointing toward that realization.
Inc investigations OF Rutherford and
e@IaSay ana Thomson in England. and
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within 1t group of eight lime atoms
surrounded by those of the fiuorium.
II chemical science would only stay
put this arrangement ought to be
very comfortable one With the dis
covery of the so-called element radium
however, and of radioactivity every
thing was upset again and the tiny
atom became storm centre. Small as
1t Is. it now appears that the atom is
universe in miniature, a kind of
planetary system, and its component
parts are more like forces than actual
matter and are regarded as charged
with electricity. Hence they are
called electrons. The atom is con-
sidered therefore as a nucleus charged
with a positive current of electricity
and about it are grouped the negative
electrons. The atom is therefore an
abode OF restless electric energy. 1t
pulses with force. 1t is vibrant with
the movements OF the tireless cleo
irons, reaching out for new combina-
tons on the very rims of the parent
atoms and being thrust back again by
the depressing hand of nature.
Man has been permitted to watch
the display of atomic force, but so faI
not to control II. The emanations
from raflium are atoms or particles be-
ing thrown Off from the substance at
high speed, and delicate tests show
that some of these emanations really
are helium. an inert gas, and investi-
CATION also indicates that radium is
not an element in itself but in reality
uranium undergoing decomposition
The bonds of nature therefore con-
stantly are being broken by the truant
atom in its avid quest for chemical
pastures new.
The electrons are breaking away
seeking. new alliances and creating
disturbances in their tiny worlds
When man has so far advanced In his
powers that he can control and har-
ness this ceaseless rebellion he will
have at his command an agency
which. according to the view o.
modern science, is capable of colossa.
development.
The Possibilities Endless.
II radioactivity can be induced III
the radium compounds there Is reason
to believe that the same mysterious
force can be called forth from other
elements. Even those which seem pro-
sale enough may be made to radiate
qualities which will transform even
such base metals as lead into sub
stances aglow with unmeasured en-
ergy. One does not have to imagine
any new element in order TO carry out
this theory and 10 see before him that
era in which shall have success
fully tappsd The Internal snsEsy Sf tia
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statement that II a drop Of water
were enlarged to the size of the earth
the molecules therein would be about
the size of footballs. Exhaust all the
air that II is possible for a pump to
extract from under a bell glass and
produce what Is popularity called a
vacuum, and every cubic miilimeter,
of which there are about $4,000 in a
cubic inch, contains two billions of
molecules. The old science, therefore,
felt reasonably safe in considering the
atom a small part Of the molecule,
often as being the last word in little
ness. The atomic theory of Dalton
and his followers therefore assumed.
for the purpose of accounting for GER
tain reactions, that the atom was the
smallest portion of matter which could
enter into chemical change.
Models of Molecules.
AS we go so much to the conven-
tional text book and its diagrams for
our ideas of matter we are likely to
ignore the fact that matter has width.
length and depth. To grasp the new
ideas regarding the application of
atomic force 1t is necessary to get this
clearly before the mind
DR.. Henry p. Whitlock, formerly
State Mineralogist, and now the cura-
tor of mineralogy at the American
Museum of Natural History. has
adapted the work OF the brothers
Bragg, two well known English physi-
cal chemists, to the making Of
some very ingenious models Of
molecules, which he has fashioned
OF beads and glass, A sight Of
them would be especially interest
ing to those who would like to
continue their Investigations If this
subject. The next best thing would
be TO put In one OF those family relics
the stereoscope which stood on the
''whatnot," a drawing In perspective
of some Of these model molecules. II
the readers OF these lines able to
resurrect a stereoscope will place in
1t twin drawings of a molecrle, such
as shown in THE SUN to-day, they
can get a very clear idea OF the spaces
between the atoms of the molecule.
What, therefore, may seem to the
naked eye as being a solid substance
is composed In reality of minute
particles which are held apart by
mysterious forces. or are brought many
millions OF times into collision. Mat
ter Is in a state OF motion and not
In that Buddha-like repose In which
1t appears to be. The atoms of soda
and chlorine which make up the
chloride OF sodium or common table
salt. are really TAR apart or knock
ing against each other. The molecule
OF Faoride or lime. OF which DR.. Whit
look b. AlAa EaadA Q model has
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of such American scientists as Noyes,
HarIins and Langmuir. show the same
trend.
Often the novelist has a keener
sense than has the man OF science IN
interpreting discovery. Surely that
master of the research magnificent.
H G. Wells, has given us a picture
OF the possibilities of atomic energy
which should convince us of the i'm
portance OF the assertions of Sir OIL
yer Lodge and other distinguished
British savants.
Wells hints Of It in his early work,
THE War OF the Worlds" in which
he depicts the Martians coming to the
sack of our planet with the aid OF
deadly rays. He holds UP yet larger
mirror to the imagination in his "The
World Set Free" in which he lets
his fancy interpret the results. both
good and dire, which came from the
unloosening of the atomic force at the
hands of a spotty coated and absent
minded laboratory assistant In Lon
don. He carries his vision forward no
more than forty years and who knows
but what before that time much of 1t
may become like a twice told taller
The scientist novelist puts into nc
ton form the truism OF Lodge and
Kelvin, that so great is the energy
within matter that an ounce of sub
stance has within 1t the potency which
would lift a fleet from the bottom of
the sea to the dim mountain tops. And
thus Wells shows us the begoggled
Hosten setting free the force within a
pinch of bismuth with a great ex-
plosion OF gas, and with bandaged
hand going forth for a stroll on the
distant heath, all unmindful that he
loosed the genie from the bottle.
weIIs's Vision of War.
Fantastic as we OF to-day may re-
gard the Wellsian interpretations
the consequences, It follows-very
closely along the lines whtqh both
chemistry and physics have-~mapped
out for the display OF the energy OF
the atom, once It is set Free Affairs
among the earthborn go quickly. after
the we'll imagined discovery of Hos
ten. His invention Is neglected for a
time to be sure, but the leaven of the
new SCIENCE Is steadily at work.
The years pass by, and by 1885. as
the novelist would have It. Chancery
is called upon TO decide between the
clashing claims OF two atomic engines.
Then invention moves swiftly. How
was II that mankind could ever have
been content 10 burn coal, to break up
It's molecules with heaC and to scatter
the ashes of 4 sysrywhsEa and y fsui
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
BANQUET WILL Be
rendered DEALERS.
Memphis Nash Motor Co. to
Honor President of Big
Auto Concern.

Associate automobile dealers within
the states Of Tennessee, Arkansas,
Louisiana and Mississippi via be the
guests Of the Memphis Nash Motor
company at a banquet at the Hotel
Chisca Wednesday evening at Z o'clock,
when the local auto company has as its
honoFed guest Mr.. c. W. Nash, presi-
dent of the Nash Motors company, and
n OF the big men in the production Of
aircraft for Uncle Sam.
Mr.. Nash win be the principal speaker
OF the occasion in addition to being the
guest of honor. He has just concluded
his work for the nation and the allies
on the aircraft production board, of
which John C. Ryan was the head. Mr..
Nash was considered as being the most
prominently identified persons in the
production Of airplanes outside Of Mr.,
Ryan himself.
In edition to the dealers and dis
tPibutors of the four states, the local
company will have as its guests Of
fieials ana employees Of the concern. Ar
informal program has been arranged by
the committee in charge, Of which Noble
Bruce is the chairman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
lnstdls Machine
For Graining All
Parts OF Engines

j. B, Cook, OF the J, p. Cook Auto
Machine company, has returned after
several months service with the U. s.
marines and since his return has i'm
proved the equipment of the plant at
247 Poplar avenue considerably, The
Cook company has moved from its for
mer location.
Among the new equipment the Cook
company has added to its facilities is
a crank shaft grinding machine and the
second cylinder grinder. Mr., Cook has
also obtained rights FOR Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi for
the use Of the Lawrence patent process
which enables him to make repairs to
scored cylinders and cracked water
Jackets. This process is accomplished
by filling the scores or cracks with a
silver nickel alloy, which is fused cleo
trically with the cylinder wall
With these new additions Mr.. Cook
now has one Of the finest equipped
plants IN the South. and Is optimistic
over the prospects for the automobile
trade.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
Memphis Becoming
Distributing Point
For Big Territory

The convention OF more than 100 auto
dealers and retail distributors In Mem
phis during the present week marks one
Of the most notable gatherings OF its
kind In recent weeks. Dealers repre-
senting cities and towns within a wide
radius OF Memphis were present at the
conference, which was staged under Inc
direction Of Herbert Herff, general
manager Of the Herff Motor corpora
ton.
Following a business session, the 100
delegates boarded a special train for the
factory in Michigan, where an inspec-
ton of the factory was in order and
where these automobile dealers and dis
t%rihutors learned at first hand Of the
selling. manufacturing and distributing
plans for 1918, The trip to the factory
was made under the supervision Of Nj.
Hern and Waring Sherwood, who re-
Gently accepted the position Of adver-
poration,
The fact that 100 or more dealers and
distributors Of three we'll known and
popular makes Of cars gathered in Mem
phis Is in itself an indication of the
fast-growing popularity and Importance
OF Memphis as a distributing center.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
RECORD BATTERY
ORDER IS PLACED
Quality Motor Car Company
Establishes New Record
for Territory.

Two Of the largest battery orders
which have been placed In the South
IN some time and which established a
new record for the concern, have Just
been closed by the Quality Motor COM
pRny, Si5-Si7 Madison avenue, Five
der and another order for 300 batteries
was placed with another concern.
Mr.. Albert H, Gross has Just returned
from an inspection and business trip to
the factory Of the Prest-Q-Lite COM
pRny, at Indianapolis, Ind, and reports
unusual business activity in what he
declared TO be the largest battery nan
ufacturine plant in the world. The
Prest-o-Lits company, Inc, has only
Columbia Battery and the Union Carbon
companies and with It's control OF the
Eyeready battery plant Is considered
one OF the greatest industrial institu-
tons connected with the automobile
accessory trade.
The Prest-o-Lite people are putting
out the best battery this concern ever
manufactured" declared Mr.. Gross. In
speaking OF his trip. while improve
Prest-o-Lite battery the best on the
market, improvements nevertheless have
been made which add materially to the
long life and vitality of the power these
batteries and store and deliver when
occasion requires. The heavier plates,
! think, are one OF the most vital TIM
~provements, and the battery with a
backbone Is not TO be eSoelled on the
market.
Our sales continue at a record
breaking pace, orders already on our
books or already delivered exceeding so
OF 1918"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
Truing Up Wheels
Booklet Is Issued
By Goodyear Firm

''Truing Up Wheels Is the practical
little title of the first of a new series
OF tire conservation booklets, just issued
by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber com
pany, Akron, O., and which have been
received by Nelson Jones, vice-president
of the 1915" Tire company, local
agents.
In its message is shown the abnormal
wear that an automobile tire undergoes
when wheels are run out of alignment.
1t shows how humping into curbs, hit
ting bumps in the road, turning out into
cutters and similar strains are likely to
throw a wheel out Of true" and how
tires run on wheels that are badly out
Of line, travel with a skidding action
that wears down treads rapidly.
Tires on wheels that are in perfect
alignment encounter only one source
of friction-the grip Of the tread on the
road surface, In misaligned wheels
there is an additional source-the grind
ing Of the road at an angle to the
wheel. The result Is the same as II the
tire were held againse a revolving
grindstone-the tread grinds off abnor-
mally.l
Any observing motorist may see daily
many cars operating on wheels that are
not true" wabbling like a drunken
person, n at the same time rolling he
car owners' money away needlessly.
Tire men estimate that about n in
every three cars has one or more mis-
aligned wheels that are robbing their
owners of thousands of tire miles.
The only remedy for this condition is
to test the wheels frequently, particu-
larly after the car has suffered severe
bumps and jolts. The new Goodyear
booklet outlines a very simple method
by which any car owner may determine
for himself in a few minutes whether
his money Is being wabbled away by
a misaligned wheel, and how the saw
ings effected by the detection Of mis-
aligned wheels, often mount up as high
as 5000 miles in a single tire.
Copies nay be had by motorists upon
application to the 1918" company, local
Goodyear service station.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
Hudson And Essex
Private Exhibit Is
Big ShOW Feature

Hudson and Essex had a private ex-
hibit all their own and more than me
envious exhibitor remarked how easy
IT was for a prospect TO get In and
how hard 1t was for him TO avoid max
ing a purchase then and there" Is
the description made by Motor World
Of the big demonstration given the
Chicago automobile show recently by
these two popular cars.
The Memphis Motor Car company,
local agents, takes pride in the follow
Ing quotation anent the Hudson and
Essex exhibit which appeared in an
other section in the auto magazine;
"Of the many well-arranged exhibits
a feature Is that OF the Hudson Motor
Car company, Of New York, which
handles Hudson and Essex. The entire
Concert hall, a special room Of ample
dimensions off the main floor OF the
garden, was taken, specially treated as
to decorations, but carrying out the
same general effect az that Of the main
hall fitted up with comfortable chairs
and a couple OF st~enographers, and such
~conveniences as a visiting subdealer or
owner might appreciate. With this
setting. there were displayed 10 COM
plete Essex and Hudson cars, as well
as the chassis Of the new Essex, which
made its debut at Los Angeles, re-
appeared at Chicago and has a SPLEEN
did showing here
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
BUZZELL
WITH UNITED. MOTORS

b. @. Koether, chairman motor equip
nnent division, United Motors corpora
ment of Jonathan John Buzzell as nd
vertising manager,
Mr.. Buzzsll IL well known In adver-
Using and BUSINESS circles as the author
OF Letters That Make Good and
'sales Letter Writing" works which
are considered standard and authorita-
tive on this subject. Me was for three
years manager OF the advertising and
service departments OF tho Union Pa
per and Irvine company, of Detroit,
previous TO which he was for four years
manager Of q publishing and printing
concern In Boston.
J. l.. Hardig, formerly advertising
manager Of the Remy Electric company,
has been appointed assistant advertising
manager of the division.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
ESSEX SETS NEW
ECONOMY RECORD

The Essex, which has been creating
so much comment in automobile circles
recently, has added another notable
achievement to its record by averaging
20 miles to the gallon Of gasoline in a
115-mile test in San Francisco, accord
ing to word received by Frank N,
Fisher, of the Memphis Motor Car COM
pany.
This performances is all the more
notable because of the fact that I'M
medtately after the economy test the
same "a was driven over tho steep
California street hill in San Francisco,
being the only four cylinder a which
has ever accomplished this feat" Mr..
Fisher said.
Both these tests we're made with
the car filled with newspaper men, who
acted as observers. The start up the
hill was made at Battery street and
the "Trip ended at The Fairmont hotel,
Only two other cars have climbed this
hill officially in high gear. One was
a Hudson Super-Six and the other was
an eight cylinder machine,
AT the close Of the tests the diff
ferential was removed to verify The
fact that a stock gear ratio was used.
In fact, it was not only a stock car
throughout, but it had just been re-
csived from the factory. All brand
! ew cars are slightly stiff. and II iG
hundred miles that they levelop their
utmost power and efficiency.
In considering the meaning Of the
feat Of covering 23 miles on a gallon
Of gasoline 1t should be remembered
that the motor OF the ESSEX, although
It is only 20 inches in length over ali,
develops more than 80 horsepower. 1t
was this smooth flow or surplus power
which enabled 1t easily to conquer a
NIL which only two other cars nave
ever made in high gear.
"ExtreSne economy might be obtained
at the cost Of power or endurance, but
these two performances taken together
prove that in the Essex the utmost
efficiency has been obtained without
the sacrifice OF any other element es-
sential to a real auremobile.n
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
Ascot Sweepstakes
On California Track
Won BY ROdner Car

a Roamer, driven by Roscoe Sarles,
had the distinction to capture the 300
park speedway recently at Los Angeles
against a field Of Stutz, Merces, Hud-
son and several other equally we'll
known makes, not to mention several
other special makes which qualified
Word to this effect has been re-
eeiyed by, the. Ia B. King Auto COM
pany, which is the local agency for
the Roamer.
The Roamer took the lead in the
first lap and was never headed, ac-
cording to reports OF the sweepstakes
II finished one and one-quarter miles
ahead of its nearest competitor and
the race was won without a stop.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
BATTERY SERVICE co.
OPEN ON UNION AVENUE

the newest Of battery stations in Mem.
phis, has established its offices and
service rooms at 227 Union avenue and
has taken over territory rights for the
distribution Of the Vesta battery. The
Vesta battery, according to W, H. Dan
iels, is guaranteed for ls months.
Of W. II. Daniels, for many years rom
inently identified with the battery bust
ness in Memphis ana who has Just re-
turned from war service, and u. q.
Ashley, a prominent local hardware
salesman,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
Miller Rubber Co.
To Establish NeW
Branch In Memphis

The Miller Rubber company. OF
Akron, O., one of the leading tire con-
Germs OF the country, will shortly open
q branch office and distributing station
IN Memphis which will provide service
Ior four states--Tennessee, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Louisiana,
The new manager OF the branch Of
fees will be NJ, y. Elkln, OF uallatln,
Tenn, who has come here 10 open up
the branch, He will be assisted BY
J, A, Copeland, Of Dallas, Tex, as Of
flee manager. and four travelling sales
to tho new office.
In addition TO handling the celebrated
Miller tire, the company deals In tire
accessories and certain drug sundries
which are manufactured from rubber.
The offices will be located at 207
Madison avenue,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
MYERS BACK AGAIN WITH
QUALITY AFTER ILLNESS

After an illness Of several days with
the popular flu. Max Myers, In charge
of territory sales of the Prest-O-Lite
battery for the Quality Motor Car com
pany. has returned and is again greet
ing his many friends.
Myers VIII shortly resume his cam
nessse, Mississippi and Arkansas for
the company and expects TO place sew
eral large orders for the popular Prest-
O-Lite battery, which he declares are
selling like the proverbial hot cakes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
H0AGLAND WITH EMPIRE;
HUNTLEY IS IN ST. LOUIS

Fred q, HoAgland, for many years
connected with some OF the largest au-
tomobile dealers in the country, has be-
come affiliated with the Empire Motor
Car company, Of this city Mr., Hoag-
lands many years experience will be
Of great assistance TO the automobile
buying public In this locality,
W. L. Huntley, Jr, c. M Bishop and
+. p. Carpenter, officials Of the EN-.
pire Motor Car company, are attend
Ing the automobile show at 81, Louis
this week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-22
NEW AUTO REPAIR SHOP
is OPENED ON BELLEVUE

One of the newest, II not the newest.
addition to Memphis automobile trade
circles Is the A%nnesdale Auto shop. at
opened by Il H. F~riedlander and II. q.
Brignole, Both these young men have
Just returned from the army and
Friendlander was one OF the experts on
Uncle Sans aviation motors ct Park
field.