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to the greater thickness Of the atmosphere through
which radiation has to pass
VT IS easy to see what possibilities lie in sun
power machinery. The quantity Of solar heat
which arrives at the outer surface Of atmosphere
has been figured by Dr. Abbott of the Smithsonian at
7.I7 British thermal units per minute, for every
square foot Of surface A British thermal unit, or
b. t. d, il is commonly expressed is the amount
Of heat needed to raise pound of water one de-
gree Fahrenheit in temperature.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about solar
radiation Is that passes through o3oooooo miles of
space between the and earth the temperature of
grade which Is even colder the Fahrenheit scales,
commonly used in this country. Only 70 per cent
Of the suns radiation produces any effect the eye,
and il Is not until the radiant energy bits some
teria body that II is converted into heat The best
body for causing such conversion is painted dead
black And curiousy, again. the absorption, Of solar
energy by the atmosphere Is greater in the summer
than in the winter by per cent. This is supposed
to be due to the fact that there is greater amount
of water vapor in the air in the summer months.
The rule is that the greater the humidity Of the at
mospher the greater is the amount of heat stopped
BY il. thus preventing the heat from reaching the
earth. Y S.a,-..-.
Although the theoretical power value of the
heat reaching the surface Of the earth is not less
than 5000 horsepower per acre. must not be thought
that anywhere near that power be obtained
converted into mechanical power which con-
troll B., any present methods Even the heat from
coal poorly converted under the best mechanical
arrangements which we have today
For example. the heating value of good coal Is
about IAsoo b. I. us per pound, which Is equiv
alent to rz76o horsepower hours per ton. The best
results now obtained by means of d boiler and steam
engine deliver only about I47o horsepower hours at
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the place where It is usable With internal com
bustion engine. run by gas the heat efficiency is
about as per cent and in the of Diesel oil
gines, which under very high compressions,
heat efficiency Of 81 per cent has been obtained.
This is the efficient form of engine so far de-
vised 1t is largely used in certain kinds Of station
ary power plants and in ships. The German subma-
rines, for example, were driven on the surface by
Diesel engines and the cruising radius was thus
made larger for the same amount of fuel that it
would have been had the boats used any other known
form of power plant!
TN turning the suns heat into steam, by direct
i process, the efficiency by methods so far used
has been 4o.I per cent, compared to about IS per
cent which be obtained with coal fred boiler.
Making coal FIRE boilers, however, is an art now well
understood, and making boilers is a relatively
art which may be improved when the de-
mand comes and the cost Of coal scars of reach
of manufacturers. 1t is known that the heating
value Of two and one-half of bright sunshine
for hour is equivalent in power to ton of coal.
This discovered in Egypt. In Europe it
figured that the wood fuel produced of
land in year, which amounts to boting up the
sunshine in form which is readily usable by man,
was equivalent to at least ton Of coal. 1t ap-
pears that plants store up chemical energy, be-
tween and 2 per cent of the solar radiation which
shines on their leaves, which would indicate that old
Mother Nature herself not greatly interested in
the efficiency Of her plant life, conservator of
the suns power.
Everybody knows the story that Archimedes set
the Roman feet under Marceus FIRE, by the use
Of the suns rays. This in the year 2I4 B. C.
Archimedes used mirrors erected the Shore which
threw such concentrated heat on the enemys ships
that those which did not catch FIRE had to put out
from the shore to get beyond the intolerabe con-
eentration Of rays w .,,.
skeptics who doubted the plausbility Of ssch a
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ecent Tilt Win Senator Lodge, Mississippian
Resolution to PreOent Disarmament Secrecy

~ ENAToR PAT HARRISON, of Mississippi. is
the Democrat who is going to lead the fight,
- j so far as his party Is concerned, for public
sessions Of the coming conference for the lin
ita,on Of armaments. Senator Harrison is the light
horse cavalry OF the Democrats in the Senate. He
plays stonewan Jackson to Senator Underwoods
Robert E. Lee.
In rather unusually serious Senate there is
nothing more entertaining than the smiling and in
gratiating urbanity with which Senator Harrison
rises at every opportunity to make guerilla raid
across the aisle into the Republican lines and make
little ammunition to store away in the Congressional
Record against the time next summer when his party
win be fighting to regain control of Congress. Once
IN while something the Senate Is doing reaches
down to some deep conviction in Senator Harrison's
breast On such an occasion he will fight with as
much earnestness Mississippi bearcat. But for
the most part he waits for time when Senator
Lodge or some other Republican leader has his back
to the wall party ISSUE or something that can
be made . party issue. ~: - T.
Then Senator Harrison unfolds the length Of his
lean figure from the depths Of his Senate chair and.
with smile that Is like ripping wave on his
agreeable counenance proceeds to throw knives that
almost trim the whiskers of his pnioned victim He
does Il all with gentle irony, with mock sympathy
and an caboateness Of consideration for his oppon-
en such that the gallery has come to smile in pleased
expectation whenever the Mississippi Senator arises.
ss vi course SENATOR LooSe mhBnt nave Haue sae
escape from Senator Harrisons making Democratic
issue Of publicity for the coming conference by say
ing that he could not tell yet just what degree of
openness II would be possible to achieve, he could
undertake to guarantee that it would be more open
than Mr.. Wilson's Paris conference But Senator
Lodge is not the kind of who makes that
kind of If he were, Senator Harrison would
NOT seek so many occasions to have fun with him.
Senator Lodge made elaborate and serious reply,
and to q large extent a good reply. He said in the
rst place that the method Of procedure is for the
conference itself to determine after it assemblies. and
that il isn't courteous for the United States Senate
10 try TO foresta it. In the second place. he said
that Senate appropriation bill, providing for the
expenses Of the conference, ought to be unconditional
and that Senator Harrisons amendment, calling for
secrecy, was bad form or worse.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
By Mark Sullivan

Z INALLY. Senator Lodge made a reply that
i specious. 1t was the sort of argument that
Senator Harrison in his slangy way might effectively
have called "old stuff" 1t the familiar debating
device OF stating, your opponents case what really
is not your opponents case at ALL and then triumph
ing the of straw. Senator Lodge said:
ITO say that the conference shall meet in
committee that they shall hold conversations;
that delegation shall not talk with
another or another delegation to say that some
agreement cannot be reached without being printed
verbatim in the newspapers is Of course, to propose
a system which everybody knows is impractcable"
Now, Senator Harrison is not saying that the
delegates to the disarmament conference Shall never
met in committee He is not saying that "they shall
never hold conversations" He is not saying that
zone man shall not talk with another man, He is
saying any of the things that Senator Lodge says
he is saying Senator Harrison is not saying these
things and nobody else Is saying these things. No
body is demanding that the disarmament conferenc
shall be any more open for example than the United
States Senate; and in the United States Senate all
the things that Senator Lodge pictures necessary
are done every day. They arc properly done and
inevitably done. r,'
If the disarmament conference should decide to
have its sessions open as are those Of the United
States Senats should adopt the Senate procedure
their procedure, then that would satisfy and more
than satisfy everybody who is arguing for publicity,
and still the conference would have, as the Senate
has, executive sessions which secret, committee
meetings which secret caucuses Of half or more
Of the body which are secret, agreements between
individual members which secret. All these things
happen in the United States Senate. They happen
in every other body where men come together. They
proper and desirable. If any denies that they
proper and desirable he must at least admit they
are nnpreyentabe.
There are some who demand that the sessions Of
the disarmament conference shall be open the
sessions of the United States Senate. There are a
few who demand that they shall be more open
than the Senate, for there inside the Senate
and outside of who would demand that the Senate
should never have any executive sessions and who
would demand that party caucuses should be public.
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Tut the great mass OF the demand for open
ID sessions of the disarmament conference comes
from persons who entirely reasonable. They ap-
7recate that there must be cautious feeling OF the
way the part Of the delegations to the conference.
They realize that some points Of view must be put
forth tentatively with the expectation Of changing
later They realize that some decisions must
be tentative, and that othr decisions taken from day
to day will be contingent larger decisions to be
taken later. They realize that respects all these
things there must be abundant opportunity for in
formal negotiation the part Of the conference as
whole and the part OF various groups within the
conference
But those who concede all these things are dis
turbed at something in the atmosphere of Washing
ton which seems to partend resistance to the demand
for reasonable openness in the conduct OF the
conference. This atmosphere on the part of Wash
ington probably proceeds from Of courtesy
toward. the other governments more than anything
else. The diplomats from other countries by their
traditions, not hospitable to open sessions
the American point OF view is. 1t is easy to how
official America might hesitate to force upon
other countries degree of publicity not in accord
with their traditions If there is time yet, and if
the proper initiative and leadership for such an en-
terprise be found, there should be organized
effort build up demand for open sessions in
Great Britain, Japan. France and Italy, great
is the demand in America. Innovations are always
met with reluctance by statesmen and the degree Of
publicity which ought to attend the sessions of the
disarmament conference will only be achieved by
public pressure.
In the Senate discussion of the subject Senator
Harrison withdrew his proposed amendment. The
substance OF the amendment was moderate and was
phrased in reasonable terms. 1t merely said: "That
the delegates representing the government of the
United States every effort and their influence
for open sessions Of the conference" The reason
Senator Harrison withdrew it was that amend
ment to appropriation bill, it a sort of tl/ny
which has to be frowned upon. Later on, after
the of Congress, Senator Harrison will intro
duce his amendment again in the form of resou-
ton of the Senate standing by itself If he does it
may we'll pass. He will have the aid OF some i'm
portant Republicans.
Copyright. 1921. by N Y Evening Post. Inc.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-10
Lowell Chamber
Commerce Loses Out

Lowell. Mass. Aug. 9.-Commis-
sioner Dennis Murphy won fight
with the Chamber Of Commerce Of
this city today in special election
called by Chamber of Commerce pc
tition for contract paving The vote
for contract paving policy was 9202
against 9S47, a difference of 645 bal
lots.
1t was the closest battle ever waged
here in an election, with the vote
split at 653S with only one precinct
missing. Wild DEMONSTRATIONS fol-
lowed the announc sment OF the re-
suit
The election was the elimination
Of a fruitless contest by the Chember
of Commerce to secure certain
changes in stree department meth
DDS. with Commissioner Murphy as
Stunning position of hands off toward
the advances of the business men.
: Waste of the tax payers money in
slipshod paving and street mainten-
ance methoGs was charged by the
Chamber of Commerce. recount of
votes is considered likely.
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Maloney- Gal!aGher

Augusta friends will be interested
to learn OF the marriage of Miss
Alice Jane Gallagher younee st
daughter OF Representative and Mrs.
Hugh T. Gallagher of Bangor. and
Lawrence T.. Muloney of Portland
which took place Monday morning
with nuptial mass in St Johns
Catholic church. Rev. William l..
Maloney of Sioux Falls. SD, a
brother OF the groom, ofticiated.
The bride was attended by her
sister. Miss Grace Gallagher, and
DR.. William j. O'Connor OF Augusta
was best man. Mr., Maioney is a
graduate of University of Maine AL
pha Tau Omega fraternity. He serv-
cd two years in the Navy. with the
rank of lieutenant on the l.. S. S.
Celtic. and is now chief engineer in
a manufacturing plant in Augusta.
The bride is Il graduate of Bangor
High. 1914. and prominent socially.
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the organization towards an esti-
mated cost of $500. the balance to be
supplied by popular subscription. A
committee composed of Messrs.
Mack. Hart, Macomber and La
casse have had the matter in hand
thus far and have done some excel
lent work. characterized by a bust
nesslike prompitudc that has
brought much favorable comment.
and the same fellows will take the
important remaining step of passing
around the subscription sheets be-
ginning Thursday morning
For the sake of the uniformed let
us explain that this "businesslike
promptitude" mentioned above is
merely Sunbeam Mack's special
brand of pep which has speed. en-
durance, and action all properly
blended in somewhat the same pro-
portions used in his far famed stock
in trade. Anyway the park is ours
and it Will be opened at once with
the toilets, running water, fireplaces.
and other conveniences. 1t will be
listed in the next issue of the year
book OF certain orga ANIMATION which
is listing such camps for the conven-
fence of tourists. The Chamber of
Commerce is now on it's second year,
the year of actual results.
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Believe Release
McKeOwn Long Step
in Irish Settlement

Paris. Aug. 9.-Optimism with re-
gard to the Irish negotiations was ex-
pressed today at the headquarters OF
the British delegation to the supreme
council. Prime Minister Lloyd
George regards the meeting of the
Dali Eireann set for next Tuesday as
the most important step taken thus
far in the negotiations. it was stated
today at the quarters of the delesa :
ton at the Hotel Crillon.
The prime minister is keeping in
close touch with Irish affairs and is
awaiting with deepest interest the
outcome Of Tuesdays meeting of the
Dali Eireann
British officials here express the
opinion that the release from prison
yesterday OF John J. .MCKeown has
greatly strengthened the probability
of final settlement of the Irish
question.
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COUNTRY CLUB NOTES

Augusta golfers will to go to Bel
grade Thursday to meet the Bel
grade Lakes Hotel players in a team
match. Play will start about = p.
NJ
The Maine Amateur Champion
ship tournament will open at the
Augusta Club grounds on August IL
and will continue through the 18th
and 18th. The qualifying events
will take place on the opening day
and match play will be in order the
next two days.
The exhibition professional match
es on Aug. 10. in which Duncan and
Mitchell will meet F. A. Gilman OF
this city and l.. H. Striley of Water
Vile. in the forenoon. and Alex CHS
holt of Portland and A. II. Finn of
Poland Springs, in the afternoon.
will be played at Poland Springs and
not on the Augusta links as a re-
cent item in the Journal might give
the impression.
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Republicans Vote
Clear Title for
NeWberry to Seat

Washington. Aug. 9.--Hepublicans
Of the Senate privileges and elections
committee today voted Senator Tru-
man Fl. Newbcrry, Republican, Michi-
gan. whose election il 1918 was con-
tested by Henry Ford. Democrat ic
nominee, a clea" title to the sea-, Dem
ocratic committee members all voted
in opposition and the long contested
case now goes to the Senate for final
decision.
The committee vote was to :.
The report 1i Chairman Spencer. Re
publican. Miss )uri. of the suh-conmIt-
tee which conducted the eXtcrdod in
Vestigaton. was adopted by Republi-
cans OF the full committee 1t was
understood to exonerate Sen. Ncwber-
ry Completely q. all charges. !rcludinc
that of improper use of large funds
in the campaign.
Republicans citing for Sen. Newber.
~ and to dismiss Mr.. Tord's contest
We're: Senator'S Dillingham;. Vermont t..
chairman: Spencer, Wadsworth, New
York; Watson. Indiana Edge, New
Jersey; Ernst, Kentucky: Shortridgc.
California;; AMI Bursum. New Mexico.
Democratic opponents were: Senator'S
Pomerene, Ohio; Walsh, Montana !:
King. Utah; aud Ashurst. Arizona.
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri.
was absent and understood to oppose
the majority findings
Presentation Of majority AMI minor
ity reports was deferred unit. Sena-
tors Pomcrene and Ashurst prepared
the Democratic views.
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WINTHROP

AS Miss Luella Beal, who has for
few years been making her home
in Portland, is not able to be in VIM
throp at this time, 1t has been decid =
ed that the Lucia Beal Association
will meet in Portland, at the Col
umbia hotel, Thursday, Aug. II.
Miss May Nichols is entertaining
Miss Devens of Bermuda for IL few
weeks.
Miss Frances Estes. who has been
visiting Miss Mary Putnam returned
to her home in Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 4. kimball and
Mr. and Mrs. George kimball of
Hartford. Conn. were guests Tues
day of DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Putnam
of Lewiston.
Mrs. Mary Longfellow is visiting
friends in Pennington. New Sharon
and Rangeley.
Mrs. Clara knight is visiting
friends in Monmouth for a time.
Pine Cone Association of District
No. II. will meet Wednesday. Aug.
10 at Jefferson with Mrs. Sarah
Weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Barr have gone
to Bridgton to attend the Bridgton
fair. They will be away several days.
Mrs. Margaret Foster entertained
family party at dinner Monday
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
f. II. Penniman, Mrs. f. NJ. PENN
man. Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Mabel
Keene, Earl Penniman and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Foster.
Mrs. George Carey of Bath, who
has been the guest of her sister
Mrs. Arthur Stilphen, returned to her
home Monday.
Miss Marion Horne was the guest
of honor at a shower party at Fair
field Monday evening, in honor OF
her approaching marriage. Miss
Horne was formerly assistant al
Winthrop High school and has many
friends here.
The marriage of John s. Raymond
and Mrs. Marcia Burns of Jay. took
place at Wayne, August I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Maxim went by
automobile to Portland Tuesday for
the day.
Mrs. Frank Bates and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Bates and two children
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Abel Snow

Abel Snow passed away at his
home on the Back road from SkOV-
hogan to WatervilIe early TUESDAY
morning, after an illness covering
several months. Mr.. Snow was the
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Snow
and was born rs years ago last April
Ihlrty-seVen years ago he was mar.
RED TO Miss Laura Churchill o.
Skowhegan and until the death o.
Mr.. SHOWS father, about 33 years
ago. they resided on the home place
on the Cross road from the Middle
road to Waterville and here Their
two older children. Clarence and
Daisy. were born. After the dean
OF Mr.. Shows father. they sold tbs
farm and moved to Hinckley, whal
was then Pishons Ferry. where
their Youngest child. Fred, was born
About 20 years ago they moved 70
the farm where Mr.. Snow passed
away. He was a very successfll
farmer and dealt quite extenSiveH
In cattle. buying ano selling. MI.
Snow is survived by his wife ana
three children. The two sons re-
side at home and the daughter, MISS
Daisy Snow, is 'employed in Oakland
The funeral service will be held al
the home Thursday afternoon at :
O'clock
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EAST-Sunday evening a very hap
py event occurred at Lcdgemont
whom Miss Margaret Leahy, one of
tho guests, was presented with a
beautiful and-painted china vase. The
affair was a complete surprise to Miss
Leahy. The presentation was arrang-
ed by John l.. Friend, who carried it
, off most gracefully. Mrs. West. the
delightful hostess at Ledgemont. en-
tered into the spirit. of the affair and
helped to make delightful evening
for all present.
Among the recent arrivals at Ledge
mont are Miss May Habhn and Miss
Helen Harrington Of Boston.
Mrs. Evelyn Ware and daughter
Betty. who have been visiting Mrs
Wares aunt Mrs Howard Yeaton.
left for their home IN Mystic. Ct.
on Tuesday Via Gardiner Boat. They
were taken by Perle Ainslie in his au-
tomobile to Gardiner and were also ac-
companied by Mrs. Yeaton as far as
that place.
DR.. and Mrs. Z. r. Robinson and
daughter of Portland We're Weekend
guests at f. Mumford's
Miss Louise Foster has returned
from the Central Maine hospital and is
al her home IA this place.
Misses Marie and Susie carr ara at
Ocean Point for an outing.
Mr.. and Mrs Perle Ainslic ana lit
tie son and Mrs. Wallace Hurdick and
two children We're callers at Fulton
Ainsli"'s at North Monmouth Munda Y
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BIG FIELD DAY TODAY At
ISLAND PARK, COBBOSSEE

Today is the day for the big Cham
her of Commerce field day. This out
ing is original in two respects: 1t in
PRODUCES the evening dinner in place of
The noon meal and it gives Augusta
her first taste Of Il real cabaret
The picnickers viii make the trip
by automobile for the most part and
those having spare seats are asked to
call tl- chamber office this morning
Tor passengers Those not accommo-
dated are also asked TO notify for ac-
commodations. Trolleys connect ON
the even hours, the first leaving at u
sharp.
First on the program is a series of
neld events scheduled for T. ". This,
includes potato races. sack races a
lat mans race and a 75-yard dash for
men. Frank london. secretary OF the
~. Will have ehayge of these races.
The events for women will alternate
with those for men. there being four
such events in charge Of Frank Hew-
ms. Frank saws he will be able to de-
eide on the sort of races to be run
when he looks his crowd over.
At O'Clock there will be a voIloI.
bail game bctW cen two picked teams
and indoor baseball for the women.
The volley bail game will be PLAYED
with the big lush ball with IL or 20
men on side. At the men will
Play fiVe-inuIng baseball game while
The ladies take sail down the lake
on the launch. At 40 there will be
swimming races with all hands in for
a general swim just afterwards. Pro
VISION for dressing has been arranged
for both men and women.
Supper will be at 6 sharp or nos
slbly little earlier as the cabaret
show may take longer than estimated
me show will be given During and
between the courses and consists in a
quartet series of poli>-ed dancing
exhibitions in charge OF Messrs. Klns-
man ana Hewins presenting a COMPANY
OF local girls il, song and dance spe-
claities of the highest order, and an
orchestra uhe White sisters) IN the
latest jazz These numbers will h..
given with the proper carnival shirt
ana the Oldest will feel young again.
while the youngest will drift off into
sweet dreams of happy hours and the
mystic sweetness of unsullied bliss.