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The New York herald., 1921-04-10
RADIUM IS IMMUNE
AS ROBBERS LOOT
Gift of Gram to Nine. Curie,
Valued at 500, Pro-
tects Itself.
KEPT IN GLASS TUBE
Radiation Is So Powerful
That Exposure May
Cause Death.
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KEPT IN GLASS TUBE
PURE PRODUCT is RARE
Presence Of Foreign Substance
Makes 1t a Difficult Mat
ter to Weigh.

The gram of radiuU, about as big
as a peanut and valued at 100000,
which a committee OF scientists and
women are planning to present to
Mime. Curie, discoverer of radium, will
not be stolen. unless some pickpocket
undertakes his health and his fingers.
He may literally get his fingers burned
Off, DR.. Francis Carter Wood director
OF the Crocker Cancer Research Lab
oratory at Columbia University, said
yesterday.
DR.. Wood told many interesting facts
about radium and explained in simple
language how it will be bottled" and
tested by the United States Govern
ment after it has been extracted from
500 tons of carnotite ore and trans
ported
Wonderful stories," said DR.. Wood,
have been coming out of Paris con-
cerning the way In which the gram of
radium to be presented to Nine. Curie
by President Harding is to be meas
ured, and elaborate descriptions have
been cabled over of imaginary platinum
tubes in which the radium is to be in
cased.
"All this makes a good story, but the
fact is that radium is not kept in plat
mum tubes. but in simple glass ones,
sealed up tightly so that none of the
gas which the radium gives off can es-
cape. The reason for the sealing of the
tubes is that the gas, If it is breathed
In any quantity, is quite destructive to
the white corpuscles of the blood and
may even cause death.
Then, to protect any one who Is to
handle the substance. the glass tube in
which the radium salts are packed
metals enclosed in cylindrical
shaped lead bottle with a heavy lead
cap screwed on the top 1t looks much
like case for a stick of shaving soap.
For ordinary purposes in the han
ding of small quantities of radium
about one-quarter inch OF lead gives
pretty good protection, so that one could
carry the bottle about for a few hours
without risk, though some of the radium
rays penetrate even this thickness of
lead. Larger quantities, such as
gram, give off so much radiation even
through one-quarter inch of lead, that
IL the package should remain for any
length of time near the human body at
least one-half inch of lead would be
necessary for protection, and 1t would
be extremely unwise TO carry the radium
in ones pocket for more than a few
hours
80 Nine. Curies treasure when il
is handed TO her will look like small
amount OF tooth powder sealed up in
glass tube about one-quarter of an inch
In diameter and an inch long, enclosed
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Won should have those to serve you'
and in accordance with our customs
YOU may select any or all the females
from the retinues OF the cnleItainS
whose metal you now wear.
| thanked him, but assured him that
could get along very nicely without
assistance except in the matter OF pre-
pairing food, and so he promised 10
send women to me for this purpose
and also for the care Of my arms ana
the manufacture of my ammunition,
which he said would be necessary.
I finally chose front room on the
third floor, because this brought me
nearer to Dejah Thoris, whose apart
ment was on the second floor OF the
adjoining building, and 1t flashed up
on me that could rig up some means
Of communication whereby she might
signal me in case she needed either
my services or my protection.
My thoughts were cut short by the
advent of several young females bear
ing loads of weapons, silks, furs, jew
els, cooking utensils, and casks OF food
and drink, including considerable loot
from the air craft. All this, it seemed,
had been the property of the two
chieftains / had slain, and now, by
the customs of the Thanks, it had be-
come mine. At my direction they
placed the stuff in one of the back
rooms, and then departed, only to re-
turn with a second load, which they
advised me constituted the balance
of my goods.
Finding that l must assume respons-
Utility for these creatures, whether
I would or not, / made the best of 1t
and directed them to find quarters on
the upper floors, leaving the third
floor to me. One of the girls charged
with the duties of my simple cuisine,
and directed the others to take up the
various activities which had formerly
constituted their vacations. There
after / saw little of them, nor did !
care to.
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CHAPTER VII.
Love.Makino on Mars.

Following the battle with the air.
ships, the community remained within
the city for several days, abandoning
the homeward march until they could
feel reasonably assured that the ships
would not return; for to be caught
on the open plains with cavalcade
Of chariots and children was far from
the desire of even SO warlike q people
as the green Martians.
During our period Of inactivity, Tars
Tarkas had instructed me In many OF
the customs and arts of war familiar
to the Thanks, including lessons In
riding and guiding the great beasts
which bore the warriors. These crea-
lures, which are known as thoats, are
as dangerous and vicious as their mas
tiers, but when once subdued are sufii-
GENTLY tractable for the purposes of
the green Martians.
Two of these animals had fallen
to me from the warriors whose metal
wore, and in short time could
handle them quite as well as the ma
tive warriors.
NY experience with Woola deter
mined me to attempt the experiment
Of kindness IN my treatment OF my
thoats. First I taught them that they
could not unseat me. and even raped
them sharply between the ears to i'm
press upon them my authority and
mastery. Then, by degrees, / won
their confidence in much the same
manner as / had adopted countless
times with many mundane mounts.
In the course of few days my
thoats were the wonder of the entire
community. They would follow me
like dogs, rubbing their great shouts
against my body in awkward evidence
of affection, and respond to my every
command with an alacrity and docili-
ty which caused the Marian warriors
to ascribe to me the possession Of
some earthly power unknown on Mars.
On the seventh day following the
battle with the air craft we again
took up the march toward Thank, all
probability of another attack being
deemed remote by Lorquas Ptomel.
During the days just preceding oui
departure ! had seen but little Of De-
jah Thoris, as had been kept very
busy by Tars Tarkas with my lessons
In the art Of Marian warfare, as well
as in the training OF my thoats. The
few times / had visited her quarters
she had been absent, walking upon
the streets with Sofa, or investigating
the buildings in the near vicinity OF
the plaza.
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or the metal from my dead carcass
will 90 to a better man, for such IL
the custom of the Thanks.
81 have no quarrel with Tars Tar
kas; together we rule supreme the
greatest Of the lesser communities
among the green men; we do not WISH
to fight between ourselves; and so
if you were dead, John Carter, should
be glad. Under two conditions only
however, may you be killed by US with
out orders from Tai Hajus; in person
al combat in self-defense, should you
attack one of US, or were you apple
hended in an attempt to escape.
"As a matter of justice l must warn
you that we only await one of these
two excuses for Kidding ourselves OF
so great a responsibility. The safe
delivery of the red girl to Tai Hajus
is of the greatest Importance. Not
in q thousand years have the Thanks
made such capture; she is the grand
daughter of the greatest of red jed
daks, who is also our bitterest en-
envy. l have spoken. The red girl
told us that we were without the
softer sentiments of humanity. but we
are just and truthful race. You may
&C."
Turning, / left the audience cham
Der. So this was the beginning OF
Sarkoja's persecution! l knew that
none other could be responsible for
this report which had reached the
ears of Lorquas Ptomel so quickly.
and now l recalled those portions OF
cur conversation which had touched
upon escape and upon my origin.
L Sarkoja was at this time Tars Tar
kas' oldest and most trusted female.
| AS such she was mighty power be-
| hind the throne, for no warrior had
| the confidence of Lorquas Ptomel to
such an extent as did his ablest lieu
tenant, Tars Tarkas.
However, instead of putting thoughts
of possible escape from ny mind, my
audience with Lorquas Ptomel only
| served to center my every faculty on
this subject. Now, more than before.
the absolute necessity for escape. In
| so far as Dejah Thoris was concerned,
was impressed upon me. for l was
| convinced that some horrible rate
| awaited her at the headquarters OF
/ Tai Hiatus.
AS described by Sofa, this monster
/ was the exaggerated personification
| of all the ages of cruelty, ferocity,
and brutality from which he had de-
scended. Cold, cunning, calculating;
he was, also. in marked contrast to
most Of his fellows. slave to that
| brute passion which the waning de-
mands for procreation upon their dy-
ing planet had almost stilled in the
Marian breast.
As / wandered about the plaza lost
in my gloomy forebodings Tars Tar
kas approached me on his way from
the audience chamber.
"Where are your quarters, John Car
teri" he asked.
II have selected none," replied.
sit seemed best that quartered either
by myself or among the other war
riors, and was awaiting an oppor-
tunity to ask your advice"
| "Come with me-" he directed, and to-
gether we moved off across the plaza
TO a building which I was glad to see
adioined that occupied by Soia and
her charges.
"My quarters are on the first floor
of this building he said, land the
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i
al Looked Down At Her, Her Beautiful
Face Upturned, and Her Wonderful
Eyes Opening Up the Very Depth
Of Her Soul"
there Is no record Of q Barsoomian re-
turning up the river Iss, from the
shores Of K0rus In the valley OF Dor.
Do not tell me that you have thus re-
turned! They would kill you horribly
anywhere upon the surface OF Barsoom
il that were true: tell me 1t Is not J"
Her little hands, reached up upon
my breast, were pressed against me
as though to wiring denial from my
very heart.
II do not know your customs, Dejah
! Thoris, but In my own Virginia gen.
tleman does not lie to save himself !;
I am not Of Dor; have never seen
the mysterious Iss; the lost sea Of
Korus is still lost, 50 far as ! am con-
cerned. Do you believe mel"
And then it struck me that / was
very anxious that she should believe
me. looked down at her: her beauti-
full face upturned, and her wonderful
eyes opening up the very depth of her
soul and as my eyes met hers I knew
why, and-I shuddered.
A similar wave Of feeling seemed
to stir her; she drew away from me
with q sigh, and with her earnest,
beautiful face turned up to mine, she
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JOHN IN LOVE.

Synopsis.-Che author tells OF his
acouaint lance with the hero OF one
OF the most remarkable adventures
ever recorded. From q manuscript
left by his friend he has wildly set
out the strange happenings which
brought together q brave Virginia
gentleman and Princess OF Mars.
In the Arizona hills John Carter,
mining prospector and ex-Confed-
crate soldier. fleeing from war
party of Apaches. takes refuge IN
a cave the atmosphere OF which
has : remarkable effect on him.
Yielding to his influence he sinks
into unconsciousness, his last
thoughts conferred on the glow from
the planet Mars. Awaking. Carter
realizes that he has. in some In
comprehensive manner. been trans
ported to Mars. He is captured by
Tars Tarkas and party OF Mar
tan, warriors. He IL conveyed,
prisoner, to Marian city. Three
days later feet Of warships from
the neighboring state Of Helium is
attacked by Carriers captors. the
green Martians. One of the air
ships is captured. Among the prs
oners is young woman OF race
different from the green Martians
and closely resembling the women
OF the earth. Carter ascertains
that the fair prisoners name Is
SDejah Thoris, granddaughter Of the
jeddak, or ruler, of Helium. Ac-
cording to custom she is doomed
to die by-torture. He fights for her
and assures her of his sympathy.
John learns the language and be-
comes q chieftain, though still a
nominal prisoner.
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. CHAPTER vi.
With Dejah .Thoris.


male guards who had been detailed to
watch over Dejah Thoris hurried up
and made as though to assume custody
OF her once more The poor child
shrank against me and felt her two
little hands fold tightly over my arm.
waving the women away, / informed
them that Sofa would attend the cap
tive hereafter. Sarkoja merely gave
Nc an ugly look and departed to hatch
ND deviltries against us.
soon found Sofa and explained to
her that l wished her to guard Dejah
Thoris as she had guarded me; that
wished her to find other quarters
where they would not be. molested by
Sarkoja, and I finally Informed her
that myself would take up my quar-
tiers among the men.
sYou are great chieftain now, John
Carter" she said, 4and must do your
bidding, though indeed ! am glad to do
Il under any circumstances. The man
whose metal you carry was young, but
be was great warrior, and had BY his
uromotions and kills won his way close
20 the rank Of Tars Tarkas, who as
Jon know. II second to Lorquas Ptomel
pnly. You are eleventh, there are but
ten chieftains In this community who
rank you in prowess."
~And II should kiln Lorquas Pto-
melr' asked.
rYou would be first. John Garter:
ost you may only win that honor by
ne viii Of the entire council that Lor-
uuas Ptomel meet you in combat, or
{ fhcuId he attack you, you may kill him
n self-defense, and thus win first
place"
l laughed, and changed the subject.
I had no particular desire to kill I,or-
auas Ptomel, and less to be jed
among the Thanks.
/ accompanied Sofa and Dejah Thor
- In search for new quarters, which
Ne found in q building near the audi
ence chamber and of far more preten-
lions architecture than our former
hsbitation. We also found In this
Building real sleeping apartments with
ancient beds Of highly wrought metal
swinging from enormous gold chains
depending from the marble ceilings.
The decoration Of the walls was most
sanhornte and, unlike the frescoes In
~ other buildings had examined,
portrayed many human figures 10 the
enanpcsitions. These were Of people
lllre myself, and. Of = much lighter col
. ~ than Dejah Thoris. They were clad
= graceful. flowing robes. highly orna-
,.eofed with metal and jewels. and
-eAeIr luxuriant hair was Of beautiful
eolden and reddish bronze. The men
Were beardless and only . few wore
nrms. The scenes depicted for the
net part Z fAir-skinned. falr-haired
eopls at play.
Desah Thorie clasped her hands
lfh a exclamation Of rapture q she
ned mon these magnificent works Of
& wrought by ! people long extinct;
Nile Sofa, on the other hand, apper-
tly did not 80 them.
We declded 10 use this room. o. the
oud liooe ana overlooking the plaza,
Dejah Thoris and Sofa. and an
q room adjoining and IN the rear
cooking and supplies then dis.
bed Sofa t. bring the bedding ana
food ana utensils as she might
telling her that would guard
Thoris until her return.
Sola departed Dejah Thoris
4 to me with faint smile.
= - $3.50. -. ~. x,nsvlA vna,r NIT
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aDeIah Thoris and Then Fell 20 Ex-
amining the Architecture and Deco
rations Of the Beautiful Chambers
Of the Building We Were occu-
pying,s
second floor also is fully occupied by
warriors, but the third floor and the
floors above are vacant; you may take
your choice Of these.
Il understand" he continued, shat
you have given up your woman to
the red prisoner. Well, II you wish
to give your woman to . captive, It
i your own affair; but as q chiefta!n
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II heard your challenge to the crea-
ture you call Tars Tarkas. and ! think
l understand your position among
these people, but what cannot fathom
is your statement that you are not OF
Barsoom.
I'm the name of my first ancestor,
them" she continued, where may you
be from? You are like unto my peo-
pie, and yet so unlike. You speak my
language, and yet I heard you tell
Tars Tarkas that you had but learned
It recently. All Barsoomians speak the
same tongue from the ice-clad south TO
the ice-clad north, though their written
languages differ. Only in the valley
Dor, where the river Iss empties into
the lost sea of Korus. is there supposed
to be different language spoken, ana,
except in the legends of our ancestors
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John 6shts with Fad.
lTO BE Continued


Specific.
A traveller who alighted from the
train in small Southern town was
greeted by a colored porter, who
shouted at him: Palace hotel, boss"
and grabbed the travellers baggage.
and the latter said: "Wait minute,
Rastus. Is this hotel American or
European And Rastus replied: II
dunno, boss. but think they's Irish"
San Francisco Chronicle.
The republic Of Haiti covers an area
about equal to that Of the state Of
Massachusetts, -. - -
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freed From
orture
afosskc Cleared He
Unset Stomach

sThe people who have seen me suf-
Ter tortures from neuralgia brought on
By an upset stomach now see me per
eectly sornd and well-absolutely due
10 Eatonic," writes r. Long.
Profit by Mr.. Longs experience, keep
1our stomach IN healthy condition,
fresh and cool, and avoid the ailments
hat come from an acid condition.
Eatonic brings relief by taking up and
carrying out the excess acidity and
eases-does 1t quickly. Take an Eatonic
after eating and see how wonderfully
Il helps you. Big box costs only q
tribe with your druggists guarantee.
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OxlDINE IN HOT WATER

Improves the appetite and ennehes the bleed.
A tablespoonful of OXlD1NE in half glass Of
hot water taken Few minutes before your meals
will have very noticeable effect your appetite.
Taken regularly three times day your system will
respond to its strengthening and inviGorating
Effect and will then no in position to successfully
combat the germs Of Grip Flu. Gods ana Malaria.
OXIDINE tones up the entire system. Begin tax
Ing IL today. 60c q yoar druggists. Adv.
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The French liners France and La
Lorraine arrived with gold from
France consigned to banking insti-
tutions whose estimated value was
placed at 50.s49. 900 francs.
The France had fourteen casks OF
ingots for the EquGable Trust Com
pany OF New York. valued at $780,
600 francs two cases of bars for the
Irving National Bank, valued at $780,
600 francs; nifty cases OF ingots for
the American Express Company.
valued at l5,240.000 francs. The La
Lorraine had 1877 cases of ingots for
the Irving National Bank OF New
York. valued at $4,000. 900 francs;
forty-seven cases of ingots Tor the
American Express Company. 1880,
900 francs: one case of Turkish gold
coins. 260.0oo francs, for Goldman.
Sachs & Co.
Gold from Holland brought on the
Nieuw Amsterdam amounted to fye
boxes OF bars for Sutro Bros. one
case of gold bars for the Bankers
Trust Company, and two chests Of
gold for Zimmerman e. Foshay. The
steamer King Alexander from Greece
brought two cases of gold coin,
valued at si1,l97, to the National
The steamer HelIas from Colombia
brought twenty-four bars of gold
valued at $4,000, to william Schsll
& Co. She also brought two cases
for the Royal Bank of Canada, and
four bars for the Commercial Bank
OF Spanish America.
The Grace liner Santa Tecla ar
rived with 500. 200 in Colombian gold
and one box OF gold dust fol the
Mercantile Bank OF the Americas.
The same liner brought III bags of
gold and silver ore. 400 of which
were consigned to the American
Metal Company. The MORO Castle,
from Mexico, brought four kegs AMI
one case OF silver coin for ). 3.
Smath, and one case OF currency for
the Bank OF New York.
The gold brought to this country
by the Aquitania, on her last in
bound trip, was valued at $3.50, 900
and was consigned as follsws: Ma
tional City Bank, eight boxes: Equi-
table Trust Company, six boxes, and
Kuhn, Loeb & Co, twenty-nine boxes.
All the financial Institutions named
are located in New York.
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GOODRICH NOTES SPECULATIVE.

NJ. A. s.--Kindly advise me in re-
gard to II. r. Goodrich Company
per cent convertible notes. Do you
think they will be paid in full at
maturity, April 1, 1887 l bought
FIVE of them in $1,000 denomination
at 9sA, having been advised to do
so by friend. They are now
quoted under 30. Is the conversion
privilege of any value?
Answer--The Goodrich notes were
issued in the amount of $4,000, 600
April 1, 1920, and the Offering price
was 9s.
That they have declined or 3
points is not significant of any weak
ness in the Issue. Almost every other
corporation note or bond and stock
has declined in the process OF read
iustment TO current interest rates and
the state OF the Investment market
whether these notes will be paid
of in cash at maturity Is matter
that cannot be decided now. Much
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the total a score Of other items which
vastly increase the total
The expenditure for maintaining
the White House executive office and
its work is the smallest item in the
list of expenditures as given by the
Treasury Department This item Is
but $3.50, 1929. II Is the only item in
the list below 81 1000, 900.
Congress cost the Government a
total of s1T.41O,00O under the head
ing Legislative establishment"
Payments by the Government to
the railroads as a result of Federal
control of the nations transportation
systems cost in excess Of s72s, 5ss. 900.
This is one OF the biggest items in
the list Of disbursements
Among the departments on which
comparatively small sums were
spent were the Labor and State De-
partments. The latter cost more
than s7,e05,000, while general over
sight by the Government of the ma
tons industrial peace cost in the
neighborhood of sS.067, 900.
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DeIoIe the war, comparatively ~
tie OF the German output, particularly
textiles, was handled through the
commission houses of New York and
other OF our seaports.
Now. however. the limitations Of
German resources In capital and raw
materials make the factoring rela-
tionship more attractive to the Ger
man producers, which accounts for the
fact that the negotiations for such
relationships we're instituted largely
by the Germans themselves
While the extent to which particu-
lar classes OF German textile products
will be handled here depends upon
the tariff schedules. II Is considered
certain that a wide range of such
products will compete with American
goods of similar character
Unless prohibitive tariffs are i'm