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New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Death No More Fearful Than Birth Sir Oliver Lodge Sa

tween souls united in affection, but
separated for a time by an apparent
ly impossible barrier. The barrier
is turning out to be not hopelessly
obdurate, after all; gradually it is
becoming probable that a large
amount of consistent and fuirly CO.
herent knowledge will be accumu-
lated"
His (Oliver's) youngest son Ray
mond, with whom he is supposed to
have got in communication in 1915,
was an engineer, who volunteered
for service in September, 1914, and
was st once given a commission in
the Sd South Lancashires. He went
to the front early in the spring of
1915 and was struck by fragment
Of shell in the attack on Hooge Hill
on September ID, 1916. He died
within few hours. He was edu-
Gated at Bedales School and Bir-
mingham University. He had a
great love for mechanical engineer
ing, and had he lived was to have
gone into partnership with his elder
brothers.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

composed which would not other
wise exist, from a seaSAell to a
cathedral, from blade OF grass to
an oak. Specific distributions Of
energy are caused, from the lumi-
Mostly of freely to an electric arc.
from the song Of q cricket to al
oratorio,
death is not extinction. Neither
the soul nor the body is extinguished
or put out Of existence When we
say person is dead we are using an
ambiguous term. He has passed
through the body and gone,' as
Browning says in 'Abt Vogler'; but
he is, venture to say, certainly not
dead in the same sense as the body is
dead. The body alone Dies
and decays; but there is no eXtinc-
ton even for it-only a change For
the other part there can hardly be
even change-eXcept change of
surroundings"
How is one to communicate with
the dead? BY producing vibra tions
in the air, says Sir Oliver. The real
message is from mind to mind, he
adds. The mechanical device is un-
important. But it has to be kept in
mind that when an object is moved
by direct contact with an operators
body, whether the instrument be
pencil or piece Of wood, uncon-
scious muscular guidance must be al
lowed for; and anything that comes
through of a kind known to or sus-
pected by the operator must be dis
counted Some people arc born with
the power to communicates 1t can
not be acquired if they do not possess
the inherent faculty; but if it al
ready exists, it can always be cult
waited, says Sir Oliver. He advises
those possessing it to 90 to reliable
medium and to lead as quiet and
peaceful life as possible.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

dunn, when her hand began to write,
and the following conversation be-
tween father and son was recorded :
Raymond have been here such
, long time, please tell father l am
here.
Sir Oliver-My boyl
Raymond-Dear father! Father,
il was difficult to say all one felt,
bat now don't care, ! love you.
l love you intensely. Father, please
speak TO me.
Sir Oliver recognize it, Ray
mond. Have you anything to say
for the folk at home?
RayInond--I have been there to-
day; spoke to mother | don't
know if she heard me, but rather
think SO. Please tell her this and
kiss her for me.
Sir Olver-She had rather vivid
dream or vision Of you one morning
lately. l don't know if it was a
dream.
Raymond--l feel sure she will see
me, but | don't know, because | am
so often near her that l can't say
yes or no to any particular time.
Sir Oliver-Raymond, you know
it is getting near Christmas now?
Raymond-I know. shall be
there; keep jolly or it will hurt me
horribly. Truly, l know it is diff
fcult, but you must know by now
that am so splendid. shall never
be one instant out of the house on
Christmas Day, Pause.) I have
brought Mr.. Myers, He says he
doesn't often come to use this
means. but he wants to speak for
moment.
Myers-Get free and 90 on.
Don't let them trammel you. Get
at it, Lodge.
Raymond-He has gone, tell my
father.
Sir Ohver-Has Myers gone right
away?
Myers have spoken, but I will
speak again. Tell Lodge I can't
explain half his boy is to me.
feel as if had my own dearly loved
son here, yet know he is only lent
to me.
Sir Oliver-Is Raymond still
there?
Raymond-Yes.
Sir Oliver-Raymond, DO you
know we've got that photograph you
spoke Of? Mrs. Cheves sent US it,
the mother of Captain Cheves; you
remember him?
Raymond-Yes, l know you have
the photograph.
Sir Oliver-Yes, and your descrip-
ton of it was very good And we
have seen the man leaning on you.
Was there another one taken of you?
Raymond-Four.
Sir Olver-Yes, we have those
taken of you by yourself, but was
another taken Of you with other
officers?
Raymond-I hear, father; I shall
look, but | think you have had the
one want you to have; l have seen
you looking at it. I have heard all
that father has said. 1t is ripping to
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Doesn't Act as Censor

Baker remained calm and unruf-
fed, no matter what radical and
immoral theories were aired in the
plays which were put before him.
He held that he had nothing to do
with the philosophy of his pupils,
he was simply there to advise them
about play construction. One could
talk about polygamy all he chose if
only he was strict about peripety.
1t should also be set down to
Bakers credit that not only did he
make playwrights, but he unmade
some, as well. A vast number of
playwrights forget to write their
plays and they rail at the world be-
cause no manager will produce
these unwritten masterpieces. There
is certain satisfaction in baking
the commercial manager and all his
kind by simply talking about your
play and letting it go at that. But
Baker drags these plays out Of the
subconscious mind into the light.
When they arrive there the author
often decides that he is not play
wright, after nll, and goes to work
at some honest labor.
However, the real playwrights
stick through thick and thin. For
instance, Rachel Barton Butler, the
author of Mammals 8 Affair" wrote
the first draft Of the play almost
twenty years ago. She was unable
to gain even a hearing for it until
she came to Bakers class, in which
she worked over and revised her
precious script. Then she submitted
It in prize contest arranged by
Oliver Morosco, and not only did ii
take the prize, but another play
which she submitted was also ac-
cepted She had waited long time
for her success, bat when opportu-
nifty finally Knocked he fairly broke
down the door.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

come like this. Tell my father I
have enjoyed it.
Sir oliver-Before you 60, Ray
mond, I want to ask ser;ons o,es-
ton. Have you been let to see
Christ?
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Sir Oliver Convinced

In summing up his theories and
describing his outlook on the uni
verse Sir Oliver says:
II am as convinced of continued
existence, on the'other side of death,
as / am of existence here. It NAV
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

in an English AZ play. Indeed, a
class statistician once computed that
the odds were exactly two and one
half to one that any given character
would be ruined before the end Of
the second act.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
The New England Type

And yet there was nothing in the
personality Of Professor Baker to
explain all this. He was, and is, we
suppose, calm and sclf-possessed
man Of a distinctly New England
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

a terrific tragedy, and the other held
that it was bitter, mocking COM
edy.
1t was in these plays that some
body lit another cigarette just as
the final curtain was descending and
said, II wonder." But Life in gen
eral Jared much better than mar
riage. That took a fearful lam
basting from all the young play
wrights. 1t was simply stoned to
death with epigrams 1t was as
sailed with laughter, jeers and
heavy blows. After all, none Of US
was freshman any more, and per-
haps we had grown a little jaded.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
4 Great Lecturer

Grace, might and stability are
associated with the man and his ut
terances The background Of q
great scientific career that made him
an international figure before things
psychic were associated with his
name gives measure of weight to
all he has to say He has & singular
capacity on the platform. His man
ner is that Of the college professor
lecturing to his students-easy, in
formal, illustrative.
He takes invisible test tubes, re-
torts and bottles and weaves Il spell
Of magic around them until one
almost sees spun glass, soap bubbles
and spiders webs come into being
with the force OF h ) illustration.
In Britain he has long had the repu
ation Of being the most remarkable
Of scientific lecturers.
Sir Oliver was born at Penl1hull,
Stoke-on- Trent, in 1851, and studied
at University College, London, where
he afterward became assistant pro-
fessor Of physics. In 1882, on the es-
Enlistment Of University College,
Liverpool, he was appointed profess
sor of physics there. In 1887 he was
elected Fellow Of the Royal So
ciety, and q year later the Univer
sity Of st. Andrews conferred upon
him the honorary degree of LID.
He lectured az Buckingham Univer-
sity for nineteen years. For more
than q score of years he has been
closely identified with the work Of
the Society for Psychical Research.
Needless CT attacks and criticism,
he has made a profound study of
spirit phenomena. His psychic in
yestigations have had no connection
with any religious questions or with
spiritualism, In the accepted sense
of the word. He is emphatic on the
score that spirit phenomena, like
other natural phenomena, should be
studied from a purely scientific point
Of view.
1t was in 1915 that he startled the
world by declaring that his son, Ray
mond, killed In France, had communi-
Gated with him. He published the al
legged messages In a book named af-
Ter his son. For the last few years
ne has devoted most Of his time to
'ae study Of ether and the evidence
Of survival.
1t Is Sir divers freely expressed
opinion that ether Is the beginning
oi everything; that matter is made
ol ether. He works incessantly on
ills theory and on the structure of
The atom. His scientific prophecies
are that some time in the not dis
'ant future the atom will be under
s'ood, but not until men have the
sense and morality to use its power
properly, he says. Summarizing
some Of his knowledge on atoms and
The unseen, he says:
There are more atoms In thim-
o'elul OF water than there are thin
piefuls Of water in the Atlantic.
The universe has been in labor
10f hundred million years and has
p'oduced-us, We are a remark
NO!e product, and We arc behaving
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

It the present moment in remark
able manner.
Il don't know what life is, but it
must be worth while Whence it
ones we know not, nor whittier it
oes. but while we live it we build
oneycombs and birds nests and
orth bridges and cathedrals; so it
ust be a good thing
Ether is probably more solid and
substantial than matter, which ia
porous.
"lf you lived on Venus you
wouldn't see the stars at all.
Everything in the way of plant
lfe strives to associate itself with
man. Roses, weeds, lichens and
nosses seem to be waiting their op-
portunity to came into existence, to
ret into touch with man and live on
ghis planet.
THE omnipresence Of the unseen
is one Of the great revelations Of
5cience.
s s s5ympa.hizes With Skep,ics
Sir Oliver is simple in thought and
in delivery. He uses metaphors
freely and quotes extensively from
the Bible and the poets. lie makes
Il point Of avoiding dogmatism. He
says frankly that he does not care
whether people accept his theories
or not. and confesses a certain SYM
pathy for skeptics, remembering his
own days of unbelief. At times he is
entirely orthodox, frequently refers
to the guiding hand of a superior
being, and believes in the miracles
Of the New Testament He has in
dicated a belief in pre-existence and
persists that he has definite and con-
vincing proof Of survival.
Is Sir Oliver century ahead of
his time? Has the cumulative effort
Of years of study and intensive re-
search projected him where others
will painfully climb by slow degrees?
He says himself that scientists
are nearing the peak from which
they can see behind the veil, and
that they will build a pathway for
the stumbling. He believes that
when the peak is reached the
prophets and the saints will be found
already there, having risen by in
spiration or intuition. The partition
between the incarnate and disincar-
nate is not real partition. 1t is a
veil of sense. Love bridges the APP
parent chasm. The other life is
screened from us but is not far from
us. 1t is all around us.
II am here to say that for myself
have proof that the disincarnate
are still existing" says Sir Oliver.
prefer 10 Cdli IL cNluSuCC, as
some Of you may not think it
amounts to proof. That my evidence
is conclusive Is a matter for legltl-
mate discussion, and l rather sym
pathize with the skeptics, for l was
skeptic myself in the '7os. l
regarded all psychic things as being
mere superstitions- But ! saw great
scientists whom I admired taking
them seriously, and l decided to
study them myself. After a few
months inquiry was convinced that
thought transference existed.
"What is life? 1t is not form
Of energy, nor can it be expressed
in terms of something else. Elec
tricity is in the same predicament;
it, too, cannot be explained in terms
of something else. This is true Of all
fundamental forms Of being. But
although life is not energy. any more
than it is matter, yet 1t directs
energy and thereby controls ar
fCCrOJUb no
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
First Raymond Message

On December II, 1915, Sir Oliver
was talking to Mrs. Kennedy, me-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
LIGHTER MATERIALS
NEEDED

Tho ideal lightweight must. how
ever. DO obtained in a scientific man.
ner by the use OF lighter materials
without sacrificing strength. This
would include aluminium. alloy stocls
and pressed steel Judiciousiy en-
ployod Tho design must from the
drawing OF the first line consider
lightweight principles so that every
part. no matter how small. win be
no heavier than Il ought 20 be 10 do
its work properly. The design must
either maintain or Increase the safety
factor Dead weight must be elimins
ated. Heavy forgings. castings. etc.
must give way tn lighter eonstruc.
ton where possible The spring sus.
pension must DO correct and not used
merely because Il Is conventional TO
do 80. The weight distribution over
the wheels and above and below the
springs must be correct. with the un.
sprung weight "a low "a possible.
Started at the right point with the
principles carried thru the chassis.
there viii be no need for power mere.
~ 10 drag around weight. hence the
power plant viii be smaller. Work
ing from this the clutch viii be
smaller and lighter also the rcmain-
iightcwight principles SO that every
system
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
TO CORRECT INSPIRING

Sometimes misfirtng Of your en-
CINE may b. due 20 a faulty spark
plug. loaky valve or broken piston
rings. II your intake manifold Is
struck by cold air. that win cause
the mlSfirsng. as viii the other morr
obvious causes. In this case No. ?
cylinder will be the one at fault be.
cause the cold air win chill the front
side OF the intake manifold at the
first branch. thus condensing the
mixture and carrying tho fluid into
the combustion chamber OF No. :.
To correct this. cut out a piece
OF old tin large enough TO cover tho
front branch OF the intake manifold.
Punch a hole thru the tan. remove
the first manifold clamp. slip tho TIN
over tho stud. bend Il around 10 as
20 protect the manifold from tho cold
air coming from the ian and keep u
warm with air from the exhaust
manifold. and tighten the clamp
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
ny II. A. TARANToUS

There is an old Spanish proverh,
In the kingdom OF the blind the
oneeycd man Is king" which Illus
trates very clearly tho relative val.
ues by which we move and act and
1.-Two Among bogEars dollar h
. fortune. on Fifth ave. among the
SO, 900 Rolls. Royees. tho $4,000
Ercwstcrs and $4,000 Ps,ekards,
even our best $4,000 cars seem
cheap. Likewise In the engineering
world and also among motorists gen.
orally n s.5oo.pound ear would he
considered really light In weight
compared with some OF our 5000.
and 6.ooo-pound cars Where then
IL our unit OF flight wcishtG- or
when is n car a lightweight car -
e>rtainly not when it IS compared
wnh n 1000. pound or s.0o0 pound
car. but when IL is compared with
the extremely heavy ones omitted.
For purposes of arriving at some
useful result. We may use for obtain.
Ing the average those cars weighing
$500 pounds or under IN five passcn.
ger touring form. ready for the road,
The average OF all the chassis ON the
market. including even the heaviest
cars. Is slightly over $500 pounds,
and emitting the heavy ones. over
$500 pounds. we find that the aver.
age weight Is something Ike s.S6o
hounds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
EXPERIMENTAL.
MODELS LIGHT

Among those cars arr some that
weigh slightly under 1900 pounds
for a five passenger. but they are
very few. A lightweight car then
would be light compared with the
average weighing $3.50 pounds. The
ideal lightweight car, believe.
should weigh 1000 pounds for five.
passenger. 50 that We have to work
with the limit 1000 pounds and 2.ss0
pounds. one a fairly true average
and the other weight which has
been closely approached In actual
productions. abroad and In expert.
mental models. here
The s.Ss0-pound car shows around
10 and IL miles per gallon. about
1000 miles on tires. Its life Is some
thing like five years and the repairs
frequently attestcd 10 by the over
crowded service station all over
the country. The more nearly the
car weight approaches 1000 pounds
and scientifically lightweight de-
sign employed. the more nearly do
the life. economy and other figures
approach the IDEAL The l goo pound
car. the ideal lightweight car. viii
show around 40 miles per gallon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
THREE MODELS SEEN AT UNITED MOTORS DISPLAY

In the display of tho United Mo.
tors Co. tho show. gocr viii find the
Cole. REQ. Dart and Roamer passen.
ger cars. and the REQ speedwagon
and bethlehem trucks. Manager
Rock win have personal charge Of
tho exhibit and has arranged several
interesting demonstrations Of the dlf,
fcrcn models shown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
Light Car Predicted
by Noted Auto Authority

true economy when you use tho
eomparisonl. IL will show 200 miles
ON a set Of tires extremely low cost
per mile compared with 1000 milesl
and II viii without question ride
easier. live longer and cost less to
operate than the car Weighing s.S6o
DOuuds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

Tho number os passrug~s sutosno-
blics In wisconsin Increased 10 per
cent and motor trucks 40 during The
past year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

In Southern California 6s.i33 en-
ameied metal autoguido signs arc
scattered over an area OF To.3ss
square miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04

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