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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-24

d & 'es "s'' I'VE !" s'''a 's'''' me
Ii so, is il possible for those in
the spirit world to communicate with those
left behind them on this earth? Just as
communication between distant points on
our earth is a matter Of delicately con-
structed instruments. so also communica-
ton from the spirit world to our own earth
must be accomplished through scicntf-
cally constructed instruments OF even
greater ingenuity and much more minute
delicacy than the telegraph, the telephone
or the wireless apparatus.
This is the belief of Thomas A. Edison,
the foremost inventor Of modern times,
who has recently stated that the problem
OF receiving messages from the dead Is 4
problem of pure science, and that he is en-
deaYoring TO perfect an apparatus which
will make it possible to record messages
from the spirit world IL there are any
spirits and if they desire to communicate
with us. 1t is Mr.. Edison's belief that only
through some specially constructed scien-
tific instrument will n message ever como
from the realms of the departed, and that
it Will be from some spirit Of dead scien-
expert or physicist-that the first messages
Will come.
The present method Of receiving pre-.
tended messages from the dead through So
called spiritualistic mediums" Mr. Edison
regards as absurd Some of these mediums
are barefaced frauds, OF course. but he
thinks that many Of them are self-hypno-
tizcd enthusiasts who really believe that
they are in touch with the spirit world.
The appliances Of the mediums" are
clumsy. unscientifc and worthless. No
80 from spirit land can ever come
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with them full knowledge Of the in
strument which Mr.. Edison hopes to
perfect. Thus n distinguished scien-
list like Mr. Edison himself, upon
reaching his spirit abode. would
he perfectly familiar with the qualities OF
the instrument and would know what
forces we're necessary to set in motion to
operate the recording apparatus Of the
machine.
The wonderful new invention-as yet
unnamed-which enables us to see in the
dark, to detect by their bodily heat alone
the presence OF bodies or objects which
are entirely invisible to the naked eyes,
was developed by Samuel o. Hoffman. for
merry of the Science and Research Divi-
sion of the United States Army. 1t rem
dered effective service during the closing
weeks of the great war. and If it had been
perfected earlier 1t would undoubtedly
have played leading part in the defeat
of Germany A means Of locating troops,
trenches, artillery, ETC., available to one
side alone, would have given that side
preponderant advantage in the war.
AS has long been known, every object
emits large quantity Of radiation, only
small part of which affects the eye. This
radiation is the ordinary dark heat, such
as is felt on bringing the cold hand an
inch or so i'll front Of the face. While of
the same general nature as light, 1t has
quite different properties. Hardly any sub
stances are transparent 10 1t, rock salt
being the only one easily obtainabie. Glass
is particularly opaque, so that ordinary
optical instruments are useless. However,
sharp images can be easily formed by
using concave mirrors of ordinary dimen-
sons, as the actual wave-length OF this
radiation is sufficiently small 1/250O inch)
to obviate trouble from diffraction.
The apparatus consists of concave mir
ror mounted on tripod. This mirror
concentrates the objects infra-red radia-
ton on the blackened surface of a thermo-
pile, consisting Of minute wires OF bismuth
and silver soldered together. This black
ened junction becomes slightly heated as
the radiation Is concentrated on It, The
resulting electrical current, flowing through
gavanOmeter mounted on another tri-
pod, indicates the presence Of something
warm"
Mr. Edison is not yet ready to divulge
the details Of his invention or reveal tho
exact principles involved in its operation.
lie has, however, said enough to lead to
the belief that he plans to accomplish this
modern miracle by means Of wonderful
spirit wireless"-an adaptation to COM
munication between the world of the living
and the world Of the dead OF the wireless
;eiegraphy now in use on this earth.
Support OF this view Is given by Mr.
Edisons expectation that the first spirits
to avail themselves of the means of COM
municotion he will offer them will be men
ard women "lo. during their earthly
carers teiesraphers or scientists. be-
ca! Sort II the use Of delicate instru-
ii, Is SIS. 'DAcrful electrical currents. 1t
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tract the attention of mankind
on earth. He would have TO overcome
tremendous difficulties, no doubt and
would be utterly helpless In trying to ap-
ply his scientific knowledge through any
Of the clumsy, guerile equipment of the
enthusiastic but ignorant splritualistic
medium" But he might be able to make
use Of waves Of ether or other forces in
the universe If MIR. Edison succeeds In set
ting up an instrument which would reg
lister calls from such a source. And this
is the task which Mr.. Edison has now set
his genius TO work at.
Already science has undertaken tasks Of
incredible delicacy which are in some re-
spects not unlike the problem which Mr..
Edison has before him. The heat of a
candle has been measured miles away.
The heat of the most distant stars has been
recorded. Not only this, but young stars"
are now distinguished from sold stars" by
instruments OF marvellous delicacy. Every
body knows that the slightest earth tremor
on the other side of our globe is recorded
by the curious little instrument called the
seismograph. In the Massachusetts Insti-
tute OF Technology laboratory is little
machine in which it is possible to weigh
the earth, and just as the war was coming
to an end an American scientist developed
an instrument which would give notice OF
the approach of a man in the darkest night
an instrument so delicate that the mo.
ment soldier stuck his head above n
trench hundreds of feet away across No
Mans Land the heat radated from his face
gave n signal inStantly
But of course, these various instruments
are Of no value TO a person who does not
understand them or who has not been
trained In the use Of them. II the average
lawyer, doctor or clergyman or business
man stepped into a telegraph office while
the operator was absent it would be i'm
possible for him TO make use of the in
struments TO send a message over the wire.
And similarly Mr.. Edison believes that it
is highly unlikely that anybody not tech
nically trained will be able to maize use OF
the forces Of nature and the Instruments
for controlling them after lie h. pissed
into the world beyond the grove.
II there is to be any commu ,cation from
the dead 1t must be assumed that the de-
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t il r ou g h such
childish parapher-
MALTA, he asserts.
II Mr.. Niarconi
or Mr.. Edison
himself were ship
wrecked on a des-
ert island IN the
middle Of the Pa.
cifc o &C an 1t
would be futile TO
try to establish
wireless connec.
lion with some
schoolboy outfit
in a backyard in
5 an Francisco.
But it might be
possible, w I h
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receivers and lofty aerial towers.
Such spirit wireless" as Mr..
Edison is now perfecting at his
laboratories in Orange, n. j., will
mark a new epoch in the history
of mankind. It's establishment
will settle for all time the ques-
ton Of the souls immortality. II
it proves that the dead do 1.-Two on
in world beyond the grave and
are able 10 communicate with us
when supplied with suitable
means, the spirit wireless" will
do away with the ouija boards.
the states. cabinets and frances
Of the mediums, and all the other
crude. unsatisfactory methods now
employed In the effort to pierce
the veil of death.
Will the earth soon be dotted
with spirit wireless" stations
where the dead may get in touch
with us as readily as our living
friends do over the telephone?
Will the new invention, perhaps,
enable us not only to hear the
voices Of the spirits, but to catch
fleeting glimpses Of their wrath
like forms?
These are questions which Mr..
Edison may be answering any day
now to the worlds everlasting
satisfaction.
If any one can solve this ages
old problem and give scientific
confirmation TO mans belief in
immortality, surely it is Thomas
A. Edison. In all his career he
has seldom II ever attacked
problem that has proved too much
for his genius. Although seventy.
three years old ho is still active
in mind and body and able to
work more hours at stretch than
most men in the prime OF life.
How better could he crown his
proud record Of service to- human!
ity than by perfecting a method
by which the spirits of the dead
can transmit whatever messages
they may have for the living
friends they have left behind?
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tract tho attention OF one of the
great, high-power, delicately con-
structcd wireless stations OF the
navy.
And so it is with disembodied
spirit in the world beyond the
grave who might be seeking TO at
tract the attention Of mankind
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Is also significant
that no refers to
the invention on
which he is at work
as an apparatus"
tho same term
which would be
used to describe a
wireless telegraph
outfit with its bat.
teries. tranSmitters
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05


Stomach Trouble for Q long. long
time before she found TOTO.
Read what she says:
~ hsvs sxpsriseesd such ws~-
dsrfui relief after taking oeiy TIVE
doses Of J.o-T-o that I an fully
convinced 81 ~ wonderful qvsiiH-
cations - . remedy. ! shall pass
my opinion along 10 other sufferers
from stomach trouble"
Like thousands Of other Testi.
moniais. this came entirely unso-
licited. but II is great tribute 70
the curative powers OF TOTO. tho
simple. effective remedy that brings
relief 10 stomach Sufferers In two
minutes.
n you are troubled with Indiges.
tion. Sour Stomach. Heartburn,
Bslching or other Stomach Trou.
bIes. you should try TOTO at
once.
TOTO is eold In Seattle by the
Bsrteil Drug Co. and Swift 4 Co.
Druggists. Free Sample upon re.
quest. at any 81 thes. stores.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

rifiing Northern Pacific freight cars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Women to Combat
Higher Food Prices

SAN JUAN. p. r. March b.-To
combat the excessive food prices pre-.
vailing generally. the women Of
Porto Rico have made n seasonal
chart of foods and their fair prices.
instead OF relying upon the dispu'
ins and delaying legislature 10 regu'
late prices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
National Appetite
for Jam Helps N. w.

Every time Yank ate Jam In the
army he helped the Northwest The
Jam heating appetite ---aiso spurred on
by prohibition-promis to make
berry growing ono OF the greatest
Northwest industries. This Ia the
opinion Of W. II. rauihamus. presi-
dent Of the Puyailup and Sumner
Fruit Growers association. who nd.
dressed the convention % small fruit
growers held at the Y. NJ. c. A..
Thnrpday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
GRAND LARCENY charge. will

be placed against Pietrc aentili.
Guslio Kenneth. Edo Ceochi. Casar~
orx. Rosnano Sailaxxi and oianto
Guis,ali In superior court. They wore
hound over from justice court Thurs
day. The sextet ir charged with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
THIS NURSE
KNOWS KEMEpiEs

A practical Hurss
surely has secess
to the best skin
OF many Physic-
ians. but Nrs 8.
NJ. Edc. q prsctic-
al nUrse In Cam
us. Wsshington.
- 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
French OPPOSE
ALLIED POLICY
Fear Germany viii Revive
More Quickly Than France
ny HENRY WOOD

PARIS. March 5s-The French
government takca the position that
tho European economy policy as
agreed to by i'rcmiers Lloyd George
and Sitti viii lead 10 the rehabiiita-
ton of Cormany'r industries more
quickly than Frances. according to
an authoritative statement today.
The governments position may he
outlined as follows
Germany's industries were little
affected by tho war. because German
territory was no, invaded extensive.
". Hence. German manufacturers
face q much ~azier prcbtrm than DO
the French for. the French assert.
Frances greatest industrial eities
were laid waste and her factories
wrecked with typical Tcuton thoro-
ness.
should tho proposed economic
policy be put IN cffe-t q rapid rise In
the value OF the German mark 10
sur. to follow. because German In.
dustry win come rapidly back toward
normal The French franc. on the
other hand. cannot inereas. IN value
until France has rebuilt her 10
vastatei areas and has her factories
again In operation.
SAY RUSSIAN Foley
~ MISTAKEN ONE
A. 60 Russia. the French feel that
tho policy of the allied prcmiers
show a lack Of knowledge Of the real
situation. Before Russian commerce
with outside nations can he d.vei.
cpod 20 any extent. tho French bold.
Russian railways must he rebuilt.
This. tho French assert. viii require
at least one billion francs and sta
months time.
And further. the French DO no,
believe that Ru.sla has extensive
stocks OF cereals and raw materials
to supply 90 other countries. Russia.
they point out. has not definitely
promised that she can supply food
stocks In any quantity. Tho sovi~ts.
they say. have rmpha rised that Eu.
rope needs manufactured goods. par.
ticulaFly farm hsaehinsry. and tina,
thsy stand ready to pay for these
products In gold and precious stones.
not In food stocks.
II the allies conclude peace with
the Soviet governments and prepare
for full resumption OF trade fela-
tons. they declare. France. Italy
and Great Britain will find them.
selves with another big consumer on
their hands. while that consumer wiil
not hs able. Immediately. at least. 10
supply those good. which tho allies
most need
Public ard pres joined with tho
officialdom IN conisnnlnx the allied
plan The newspapers &w Va II =
dangerous t~od~ne, TO deal with Eu-
rope az n whole. instead % letting
The vanauisbed pay the price Of what
the French consider thssr folly In
starting war.
The allied policy. as interpreted by
tho French. ls To make Russia tho
rranary ~ Europe and Germany her
wor kshop. To do this. the French
understand. Lloyd George and Nntl
plan To make p-~oa with Russia and
give her financial and economic Ala
and extend loans and credits To Ger.
many. This. thsy bclieve. y play.
lnx into the enssny's hands,
The French assers n would he
much better TO uus, 20 the United
States TO supply necessary materials.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
COUNCIL FAvORs JAZZ

ACTON. Eng. March i.--The ooun-
ell has organized jazz and other
dances. including classes for begin
pera
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

Yer CstAs. CvsO ~ Isfisssaa
Ard as . preventive. take t.AfA-
TIVE BEoMo QrfSfNE Tablsts
Look for y W GROVES signature
on the boz. acc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

n rVquset ~ . sauIoruae e0"Sesu
for an invention to brand ~alnuis
without breaking them brought hun.
dreds of workable devices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
ByARD y. cAMERO~. 70. TIA,

iSth ave. ~. W. vas found dad In
bed Thursday afternoon By neigh.
borx. Death ~zs due Ia Internal
hemorrhages. The body was removed
20 the W. =. MayfleId undcrta king
company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

ADMIRAL LINE saiilnEs for Orr.
ent viii alternate out Of Seattle and
Tacoma in future
The Ordway new era., 1920-12-31
Man and His Cosmetics.

Comes now Il man writer to beau
ty department of an exchange who
confesses not only that he uses cos
metics, but also states many other
men do the same, have been doing 1t
for years and are doing 1t more and
more each year. But. he adds, men
are better makeup artists and their
dolling up is seldom detected.
Not only does this man make this
confession freely, and Indeed with
traces of pride. If not actual boasting,
but he believes It the duty OF both
men and women to improve their looks
when possible with beauty enhancing
devices, and the girl he marries must
be more broad-minded than his moth
er, who believes no girl has any ex-
cuse for using paint and powder. or
for touching up her hair and eyebrows.
Perhaps the man is only fooling, but
II these things be so, the increased
election expenses caused by allowing
women to vote will seem as nothing
compared to the increased expense of
beautifying humanity when men fol-
low the lead of women. A committee
should be appointed to investigate this
statement and, If 1t is found true, a
movement for the conservation of cos
metlcs will be In order.-Pittshurgh
Dispatch.
The Ordway new era., 1920-12-31
SPEAK GOOD WORD FOR PIE
scientists Give Comfort to Those
Fond Of oeIieaey That Is Dis
tinetiy American.

Among the many varieties of food
that have been attacked on the score
or indigestibility, etc, pie stands
among the foremost. Laymen, doc
tors, and even philosophers have
warned against the popular pastime
of pie eating.
Cake, the distant pastry relative. is
somewhat less likely TO form the sub
Ject of objections from the physlologic
critic, while puddings usually belong
to the immunes. or ut least receive
tolerant consideration. The proof of
the pudding-and why not also the
pie-is In the eating. Accordingly, a
number of astro-enterologists ut the
Jefferson Medical college, Philadel-
phia, reports the Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association. have come
to the defense of pie by actually de-
terminlng the gastric response to ii
and analogous foods In the healthy
human stomach
Direct comparison of variety OF
pies, cakes and puddlngs representa-
tive of American culinary art on the
same persons indicated that pies
cakes, and puddlngs somewhat more
readily than either" For those who
can think best in terms OF statistics 1t
may be stated that the average gas
tric evacuation time of digestion of
puddings was two hours and eighteen
minutes, against two hours and twen-
ty-seven minutes for pies; whereas
cakes followed in the wake with an
average record of three hours and two
minutes. Averaging the highest total
acidities, values were obtained for
puddings of 90, for pies of 80 and for
cakes of 90.
There Is no occasion to report here
the insignificant distinctions between
custard pie and lemon meringue, for
example, in their gastric behavior, but
1t must be admitted that mince pie,
so often regarded as an arch offender
of the digestive tract, requires n
rather long time (from 2A to 31L
hours) to leave the stomach. The nd-
dltion of ice cream to a piece Of pie
a unique American combination-does
not increase the burden Of the stom-
ach to any extent, and the conven-
tiOnal apple pie and cheese likewise
give a cOnservatlvely good report To
a few persons 1t may be consolation
TO know that angels food cake re-
NAMED distinctly longer in the stom-
ach than did devils food cake. or
course, time of dgestibility is not the
sole, complete test of the dietary
worth of food.
The Ordway new era., 1920-12-31
AlrpIane Compass.

An entirely new kind of compass.
for use on airplanes, is the invention
of a German named Bamberg. 1t de-
pends for Its operation upon the cleo
trical resistance of selenlum, which
varies with any change in the in
tenslty of light falling upon 1t.
The bowl of the compass contains
two electric bulbs. directly opposite
each other, which throw their rays
through lens whereby the rays are
concentrated upon two selenium cells
mounted on bridge extending across
the top of the bowl.
The compass may be mounted on the
tail of the airplane, so as to be at a
distance from all disturbing magnetic
influences, the position of Its needle
or pointer being made known to the
pilot by an electrically connected In
dicator in front of him.
The Ordway new era., 1920-12-31
Leather From Rabbit skins.

According to American Consul Nor
process, said to be unknown hitherto
to the tannery trade, has been discov-
cred by an Australian for making
leather from rabbit skins and recover
ing the fur as by-product in felt
making. A company has been formed
In Sydney to turn this discovery to
practical use, having established
works capable of handling about 1OO.-
900 skins week. The leather has
already been utilized In Sydney in the
manufacture of boot and shoe uppers.
hand bags, gloves and other articles.
Scientific American.
The Ordway new era., 1920-12-31

pleasure IL the gift is result of her
handiwork.
Little Plum cakes.-Measure four
cupfuls of flour, one cupful each of
sugar and butter, one teaspoonful of
mixed spices, and one half teaspoon
full of salt. Beat the butter to a
cream; add three well beaten eggs,
one-half pound of raisins, the seGdless
kind, and one half-pound of currants.
Add to the flour mixture and beat
hard for ten minutes. This will form
stiff paste. Dredge flour on tin
baking sheets and drop the batter the
size of n walnut on them. Bake in
brisk oven.
Seed Cakes.-The old-fashioned seed
cakes which our grand and great-grand-
mothers enjoyed have not lost any of
their deliciousness. Wash one cupful
of butter in one-half cupful of rose
water, then cream 1t and add two cup
fuls OF sugar. Beat four eggs and
add to the first mixture with three
tablespOonfuls of caraway seed and
three drops of the oil of cinnamon /;
add one-half cupful Of boiling water
with one-half teaspoonful of soda nnd
half teaspoonful of salt. Add four
cupfuls of flour and, If needed, n lit
tie milk. Drop on buttered paper or
baking sheets In balls the size of nut
megs and bake in a moderate oven.
This recipe dates back to 100.
Cider Cake.-Cream one cupful of
butter. add two cupfuls of sugar. one
fourth teaspoonful of salt and one tea
| spoonful of cinnamon and allsplce
mixed; add three well beaten eggs. a
| cupful of cider and one teaspoonful
of soda. Mix with three cupfuls Of
| flour and bake in loaf in a moderate
oven. Cover with brown sugar FROST
ing. This cake was a great favorite
in 1896.
The Ordway new era., 1920-12-31

bers OF the family. made to feel al
home seated at the table with Marcia
flushed, radiant, kindly as always and
more lovely than ever.
New Years eve-how royalty the
old church bells rangi A slide across
the safe bound ice of the river, a deli
cious moment as, all equipped, Mar
cIa's hand rested in his and they
glided over the smooth, shining sur
face as of yore.
Half mile from the others, in a
swift sweep down the river she STUN
bled and he caught her in his arms
and insisted on her resting on an old
log. He seemed in some dream of
dellrious delight. n magic force i'm
PEELED him to speak at last.
Miss Burton" he began.
"Surely we are old friends, Bruce"
she interrupted, with reproachful
wistfulness.
"Yes, Marcia" he corrected himself.
~ have n letter ! found in a book at
your home. Was 1t an answer to my
own in that long ago?" and the words
that explained all came from his lips
in impetuous rapidity. "See, have
not opened It," he added.
He rendered 1t to her. Her face
had grown colorless, but only from
the startling discovery of the delayed