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Evening star., 1922-02-19

first rays of dawn were stirring in the
sky when I went to the bedroom that
was now mine and flung myself into
bed. ! was asleep instantly, and 1 did
not waken until the following afternoon.
The purpose Of this paper is not to
make public my own story. but the story
of John Kelvin. Accordingly, / shall
spare my private speculations upon that
peculiar Xn fluid. X. of course. repre-
sents the unknown quantity; this fluid
was the unknown. raised to the nth
power!
For two days 1 worked getting, my
cousins laboratory in shape to serve my
own purposes. Upon the afternoon of
the second day was called to the tele-
phone by an unknown person who gave
his name as Professor ScofieId. I had
never heard the name, but answered the
call.
rs this Professor Neville" asked a
Evening star., 1922-02-19
Heat From the Earth.

MANY scientific men believe that
A'A the enormous internal heat of
the earth may be utilized for some
practical purpose.
1t is not merely matter of getting
steam: it is a question Of the quanti-
ty of steam that can be had. In the
northwestern part Of the United
States water has been drawn from
wells and used to heat buildings. The
Pittsburgh and Wheeling wells are
capable of heating the water left in
them overnight, but even IL their
depth were sufficient to turn the
water to steam it would require so
many hours waiting as to rob the
process Of all commercial value. In
other words, there would not be the
slightest difficulty in obtaining steam
from the interior Of the earth, be-
cause that involves only little extra
labor in boring into the hot area, and
it is almost as easy to bore 10000
feet as 5000: but in order to give the
steam commercial value q method
must be provided for dropping the
water to the hot area. allowing it time
to heat. and yet having it returned
to the surface as steam without in
terrupting the flow.
Two holes. 1t is pointed out. might
be bored into the earth 10000 feet
deep and perhaps fifty feet apart.
There would be a temperature far
above the boiling point Of water.
Then, II :.ery heavy charges of dyna-
mite or ome other explosive were
lowered 10 the bottom of each hole
and explided simultaneously a suffi-
cient cot lection might be e establish-
ed between the two holes. The rock
would be Icracked and dssured in all
directionS and shattering it thus
around ENe base Of the holes would
convert the surrounding area into an
immense water heater.
The water poured into one hole
would be heated and turned into
steam. which would pass through the
second hole to the earth's surface
The pressure of such a column of
steam would be enormous, for. aside
from its initial velocity, the descend
ing column of cold water would ex-
ert pressure OF at least 5000 pounds
to the square inch, which would drive
everything movable through the Sec
ond hole. The problem is therefore
a mechanical one, concerned chiefly
with connecting the two holes. This
accomplished. the water heater would
operate itself and establish a source
Of power that would surpass any
thing now In use.
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was large, powerful man. his face
interruptions but dominating: at the
first glance I dlsliked him, yet found
him strangely attractive.
"Ill be frank with you. Kelvin" he
said. giving me a cigar and taking one
himself. Il am making experiments
which are not altogether in my own
power to control. I can control the
TRANSMISSION of organic tissue, but am
working upon deeper subject-the
TRANSMISSION of cell life. to be exact"
I knew nothing of his science, and
said so. He nodded and stroke his chin.
II can make my object quite clear by
stating an extreme case, Kelvin. Sup
pose. for example. that were to alter
your right arm into living branch Of
a tree"
At that I felt a thrill OF premonitory
fear, but laughed at his supposition.
Impossible ~ I said. "A tree branch
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Gigantic Seisrnographs.

THERE have been constructed
abroad two great seismographs,
the instruments which record earth
quakes. even when. the region shaken
is thousands Of miles away. One OF
them has q horizontal. the other a
vertical pendulum. The horizontal
pendulum weighs seventeen tons.
Four levers placed in series multiply
tho movements Of the ground twenty
two hundred timea This apparatus
Is 50 sensitive that it registers the
shocks transmitted to the earth by a
gas motor q mile and half distant.
The vertical pendulum weighs
twenty-six hundred pounds. and its
multiplying levers amplify the move-
ments Of the soil one hundred and
sixty times.
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CONTINUED from Second Page.1
moment, and nobody noticed the pair
sitting alone in the box. The race had
ended before they were disturbed.
Say, you young imps," demanded
William P. Greenaway. Il want to
know what you're up to-" He bore
down in the direction of the box.
thrusting himself vigorously through
the crowd.
you two. First you win a race from
me on a bet, and then you let me go
of on a tangent that makes me look
like fool"
why. daddy" Amy broke in. laugh
ing. I'VE can't help it if your tan
gents won't behave What have you
been doing?"
"WENr up to see Little Billy about
his patent on these-ah-hop-
pies. offered to buy 'em O. finance
to control his indignation-"what do
yo' suppose he tells me?"
No supposition was offered, and he
waited for none.
HE tells me the patents ah In his
name and the ha'ness makuh's. all
right, but trusteed to Geo'ge, heah.
Too sma't fo' me. l must admit. But
what 1 want to know now is about
that fool bet y'all made. What was
it. want to known"
George looked at Amy and she
nodded.
Well" said George. sit is a long
story. Do you remember telling me
at Fort Erie about your daughter,
your horses, and your business-bet-
ter men, better horses and better
business brains, and all that?"
Greenaway blinked acknowIedg
ment.
ITS this way" George continued.
Il told Amy about that. She said
those were her sentiments, too. L
ahem, l told her l was the man to
NIL all three bills. and she said I'd
have to show her. but SAID she'd talk
to me when L had some proof to
Offer"
Greenaway wagged his head in ad-
@~AAAA@A APPASNoA Va hiS )
course. But what was the bet:"
he demanded suddenly.
George hesitated, and Amy spoke
up: HE bet me that he could lick
you in the Tennessee. and make you
like it," she declared, a strange COM
mingled note Of embarrassment and
defiance in her voice.
Greenaway was dumfounded. He
gasped for breath.
"Well-well-say. see here" he
spluttered.
! .'Now. daddy" said Amy. taking his
hand and smiling up at him. He
looked at her searchingly and she
lowered her eyes in confusion.
"Oh. WELL" he said finally. Il might
as well 'fess up. I'm licked. good
and plenty. And for purposes of the
, a'sument, might as well say I
, like it. Young man." grasping
Georges hand, "go ahead and talk to
her. Yo' ah a smaht young fellow.
and a good hossman. Though l must
say y'all couldn't have beat me with
my own Bella mae without those
cussed hop-pajamas." He tramped
out of the box.
T- ana .pajamas." he flung over
his shoulder.
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Evening star., 1922-02-19
"Explanations In Order'
By Ring W. Lardner.

serned will say that the best man win
though IL they had give my blisters
time to heel would of made a sucker
out OF him and even with my blisters
I would beat the life out of him on
any other course. but on this course
when you go in the rough. why you
lay the ball out and count stroke
because the most Of the rough is for
ests Of palmettos which they's no
chance to make a shot out OF same
Evening star., 1922-02-19
cENAroR WESLEY L JONES of

cENATOR WESLEY L JONES of
~ Washington state. although he
comes from the far north region.
never wears an overcoat and can be
seen on tho coldest days walking
along vigorously with the jacket of
his business suit unbuttoned. Re-
Gently when Senator L. Heisler Ball of
Delaware chided him that he should
nut ON his overcoat Senator Jones'
replied: "Tne last time L wore an
oyercoat caught Q bad cold.s
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INO the Editor: Well friends.
here / am In the sunny south
land and would not brag
same only that I seen n. Y.
paper the other day where 1t was
said that I was beat 4 up and to
play in a golf tournament at Belleair
and 1 suppose the same report was
wired to every paper in the country
as a man like l is bound to have
enemies and any way I feel like I
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TEN days after his departure I was
shaving one morning when made
an unpleasant discovery. Not only did
my beard appear to have thickened
considerably, but growth of thin hair
was appearing all over my body. On
the same day encountered an acquain.
tance, a former fellow foorman at the
department store, and he remarked with
some amusement that I must have ro-
ceived a bash in the nose. I went home
and was startled to perceive that my
nostrils did, indeed, seem to be thicker
exactly as though had been smashed
by a heavy fist.
That night my imagination went to
work, and stayed on the job. I did not
know what was happening to me.
Nevill had assured me that any bodily
changes would operate only locally, and
that his accursed cell-grafting would
function locally. and no further. Still,
he had also said that he had little
control over his experiments
From this minute began to be fright
ened. I wired him frantically at San
Francisco and received no answer. Day
by day perceived-or thought that
did, under the stimulus Of q frenxied
imagination-new changes in my body.
The nostrils, for instance, were certainly
widening and coarsening, yet no incision
had been made anywhere near my face !!
Moreover. I was becoming muscle
bound my muscles refused to function
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couldn't live if rooted in flesh. It must
! have soil and SO FORTH
''Of course" he assented. That, as
want to do is to use portions Of your
/ body as hosts for cell cultures taken
| from other animal life"
Use me for grating. eh?" said,
uneasily.
Something like that. It will be
minute work. causing very slight pain
it is the effects. the gradual results,
which 1 wish to keep under observation.
If these results are not good I can, of
| course. remove them by minor surgical
operations. Frankly. it will not be
pleasant for you. On the other hand, l
will deposit to your account $4,000
| before we begin. If you will bind your
self to this service for a period of six
months, and 1 will. Of course. guarantee
that you will suffer no permanent i'll ef-
fects from the experiments"
Ten thousand dollars for six months
! work. That was we'll worth letting my
self be curved up for. wasn't it. l
hesitated. none the less. We must have
talked over the business for an hour,
during which Nevilrs calm arguments
brought me to look upon the whole
thing as minor affair.
In brief, / consented.
The money was deposited that day to
my signature and might say here that
have checked out the money since
then without question. My signature re-
mains the same (fully substantiated-
Nevill). Upon the following day Nevill
procured an apartment for me in the
adjoining block, and we started to work.
I cannot affirm that for the first month
was greatly irconvenienced by his
labors. 1t began to look as though my
money were to be earned with aston
ishing ease. During the first week
Nevill made small incisions in different
parts Of my body; just what he did to
them I cannot say. However, they
healed rapidly, and nothing happened.
After fortnight he made certain other
incisions. These. too. healed, and again
there was no apparent result.
1t was at this juncture that he was
called to San Francisco to address a
scientific body. He gave me entire free
dom during his absence.
"Pll be gone little less than three
weeks" he said, before departing. mo
matter what occurs, don't do anything
to yourself. Kelvin! 1t may cause bad
results. Nothing much can happen be-
fore 1 return. in any event.
He departed.
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THIS interested me. In brief. came
to the very house in which ], now
sit, and interviewed James Nevill. He
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once in the street-it was late at
~ night-I donned hat and over
coat which gave me sufficient resem-
blance to q human being, and man
agsd to walk almost erect. This was
dfmcult, and stan remains difncult but
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Indiana Paiaras.

CONTINUED from Second Page.)
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would have required constant c.re.
my own upon each individual case, SEAL
ing these with my Cousins papers.
These labors carried me far through
the night. 1t was night of horror to
me, yet the work of destruction had to
be done It was perhaps an hour before
dawn when I had finished. To restore
my nerves 1 lighted a cigarette and ap-
preached the one thing in the place
which / had not yet examined-a small
square packing case watch stood in one
corner. 1t was marked "Phonograph
Handle With Care" I wondered. nat
urally, what on earth my cousin had
wanted with a photograph in this
chamber Of horrors.
Upon inspecting the wooden box I saw
that the lid was fitted to swing back. 1t
was very heavy. Opening it. I found
bot; lid and box lined with sheet lead
No phonograph at all. then! Seated in
this lead-lined box was smaller box,
made completely Of lead, with a hinged
top. This gave me the clue, of course.
Ny cousin had small supply of radium
perhaps borrowed from some scientific
source.
In the smaller lead box. however,
found no radium. Instead, there was a
vial which contained light amber fluid.
This vial was sealed against air. OBJ
served that in the dark it gave off a
very slight radioactive radiance. but its
nature was . complete mystery. It had
no label, Craven in the lead surface OF
the smaller box found the symbol
"Xn." Presently I restored the whole
as found it.
'.rd better leave it alone" reflected.
Perhaps I'll come across some papers
that have not yet turned up. II this xn
fluid is some discovery Of his I'll surely
flnA seano mention Of It somewhere"
This completed my examination. The
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13

the war cloud bursts. IT will give
short warning. The flood OF 1t will
oVerwhelm the world. We may re-
tire to our island. as the French
say. but our insularity will not
save us. America. across her ocean.
although she has stood apart. will
be as surely swept by the torrents
now as she was before.
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Continued From Page One
Clinton James. president District
Building Association Council.
More than 200 properties varying
In size from 10 to $50 acres are to be
found in the District on which
homes can be built. according to the
report OF the subcommittee on land.
The owners OF these properties were
reluctant to set a price ,on them.
Indicating that many would refuse
to sell. the report said.
Dealers Refuse Information.
DR.. John NJ. Cries. chairman Of
the building materials subcommit-
tee, declared the dealers in build
ing materials refused to reveal the
actual prices on materials both
wholesale and retail, and how they
compare with those in other cities
Throughout the hearing yester-
day there ran an undercurrent sug-
gesting there was something wrong
which the committee either was
afraid to make public or did not
desire to do 30. That the members
OF the general committee who in
private life have interests con-
Eected with the housing situation
will try to throttle a detailed re-
port setting forth the facts was in
timated.
A resolution was adopted as an
emergency measure advising the
District Commissioners that the
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
ENTERTAIN Chile
AND PERU LEADERS
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
Give Reception for Delegates
To Conference Here.

The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes entertained "a brillian nj
company at a reception last eve-
ming at the Pan American Union
building In compliment to the dele
gates to- the ChiIe-Peruvian confer
ence which opened in Washingt' /
yester day. Receiving with the
hosts were DR.. Carlos Aidunate IN
Chile. DR.. Melton Porras. of Peru,
and Senpra de Porras and DR.. Her
nan Veisrde. v,
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes rel
ceived their guests at the entrance
to the Hall of Americas which was
decorated with flowers and palms.
The guests strolled in the patio ana
out into the moonlit Aztec garden.
garden.
A section of the Marine Band
played in the Hall of the Americas
for dancing late in the evening and
supper was served in the map room.
The guests were presented by
Comdr. Capehart. one of the Presi.
dents aides. Mrs. Hughes looked
very handsome in gown of rose-
colored satin. the skirt OF which was
draped and the bodice arranged over
vest of cloth of silver. The
sleeves were angel effects of rose
coiored chiffon. About her throat
shs wore tight band of silver rib
bob adorned with diamonds and a
gold necklace.
Nine. Porras Wore grey satin with
trimmings of tulIe and panels down
the front and back of the gown,
both bodice and skirt of silver COL
ored Spanish silk lace. In her hair
she wore black PARADISE plume.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
SOCIETY ATTENDS
MEMORIAL BALL
Brilliant Costume Function
Given to Swell District
Quota.

wardman Park Hotel was the
scene of a picturesque gathering of
many Washington social leaders
last evening for the Victory ball.
given to swell the District of Co.
lun.bia quota for building the Vie.
tc-y Memorial.
1t was a costume ball. though
many of the guests wore conven-
tionaI evening clothes. some Cf
them going to the ball from the
reception which Secretary and MS
Hughes gave. The ballroom vas
decorated with flags which were
.Graped over the boxes and about
the WALL. Receiving the guests was
Mrs. Judah Howes Sears, chairman
of the ball committee, who wore 4
black w'vet gown and a green
wig.
Thcse Tho had boxes include 1
NJ. lie Breton, Ambassador from Ar
gentina; Mrs. W. Marshall Bullitt.
Mrs. Henry +. Dimock, Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mrs. w. Harry Brown.
Mrs. II. Wilfred Du Puy, Mrs. Ra-
fsel F.. Gown, Mrs. George D. Hope.
Mrs. Eugene Meyer. jr., Mrs. Harry
Wardman. Mrs. Charles BouShtun
Wood. Mrs. Sears. and Mrs, James
Francis Sullivan, of Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
THEATER OWNERS
CONVENTION ENDS
Z. : WITH RECEPTION
Members of Congress
guests at Closing
Event.

She annual convention of the
Nation Picture Owners Of America
was brought 80 a close at the
washington Hotel last night with
a reception and dance in honor Of
the members of Congress.
Entertainment was furnished by
several exclusive films, which
vIvidly portrayed the wonders of
nature. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Julian
Brylawski were the hosts.
* conference with the motion
picture producers organization,
headed by viii H. Hays. was pro-
vided for at the meeting yester-
day, when a resolution to that end
wss adopted This conference will
discuss ways and means of effect
ing reduction in firm rentals and
consider new contracts and ar
raagements that may be more
equitable and fair.
Oppose Com M unity Films.
Complaints were voiced in several
resolutions against various trade
papers for alleged falsifcation OF
Iaets regarding the value of GER
ta9F pictures and for uncalled for
artacks upon the motion picture
theatsr owners organization.
TIE Washington convention COM
mittee. headed by Mr.. Brylawski.
Wa thanked for the work il has
doae in handling the conference
ara for the splendid success Of the
entertainments.
The practise of showing films in
schools. churches. community CEN
tens and other tax-free institutions
was severely criticised and de-
cIafed to be unfair to the motion
pic4ure indusry. The matter was
referred TO the business relations
conmittee for action. The owners
we've urged to participate in all
movements tending to betterment
of Eivic conditions in their respec-
tive communities.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
NEGRO, IA, HELD
ION GIRLS CHARGE

Jeseph Dawson cOlored. "A pears
olds 1.o1I Franklin street northwest,
wa< held under $4,000 bond yester-
daS by Judge Mattingly in Police
court on A charge of attempting to
HSSfult s-year-oId Ruth LLeithieser
SlS Massachusetts avenue northwest.
Dawson will he given a preliminary
heartnC next Wednesday.
Dawson was employed as janitor of
an apartment house at 1914 Tenth
street northwest. and is alleged to
nav ent:ctd the child to his quarters
716 Kept her there several hours As
s'stRut Tds'rict A:tafney Ralph Given
rcrEsnSted postp-Hament in .-rde- 10
obtain the testimCny of medical ex-
peyts.
Lhe nolice record Of the crime
Thursday night erroneousIy gave
lnoS Massachusetts avenue instead of
lN1i Tenth street as the address at
whhh Dawson was employed
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
WAR HOVERING
ON GENOA, SAYS
SIR HALL CAME
Continued From Page one.

Continued From Page One.
seen to be acts of sheer stupidity.
Out of that came a mighty mis-
carriage. a monstrosity, an interna-
tional abortion. Such was the se-
cret treaty between Germany and
Russia. 1t was not So much a bad
act as a foolish one. But being
done. II was done. and there was
no help for 1t.
The British premier knew that
the money question which the Sc
cret traety had settled by anticipa-
tion was not the chief problem for
which the delegates had come to-
gether. That chief problem was the
peace pact which was to pledge the
nations not to commit acts of ag-
gression upon each other. To make
such a pact to the exclusion of two
nations which held two-thirds of
Europe was an impossibility
Concession to Russia.
Therefore he set himself to arrive
at an understanding which would
include these nations. To do so he
had to make concessions to the Rus
sian theory Of government, which
forbade the possession of private
property. y IOTnluld. dS W say.
had to be found to save the face of
those people who had committed
themselves to a ridiculous doctrine
which flies in the face of the first
acts of human nature-a doctrine
which has been put to the test
again and again for thousands of
years and has always broken down.
Hence. the memorandum to Rus
sia ANY man of ordinary sagacity
ought to have seen what was meant
by it. The French Premier elected
not to see. No matter what its
theory OF government might be, the
Russian Government must discharge
its debts and the debts of its prede-
cessors also. 1t must pay even il
ii had nothing to pay with.
Diplomatic language may have it's
various terms for the gentleman
in Paris" who from safe distance
thrust this ultimatum on Genoa.
For my part / have only one name
for him and II need not be written.
But there is some excuse for his
folly. Daily and hourly he was be-
ing deceived. He had no desire to
break with Britain. But through
the medium Of section of our own
press, he was being told that in
blockading Genoa, he was pleasing
our own people.
War Threatens World.
Never in the history of the Eng
lish press has there been a more
deliberate plot to override and in
suit the will of the British Parlia-
ment. They had the mighty power
and responsibility of newspapers
behind them to instruct the public
and influence the destinies of ma
tions. But they used it to awaken
prejudices and create an angry
world.
If France makes war now it will
be a war without a soul. The moral
strength which sustained her dur
ing the late war will leave her.
She will he fighting not for her
right, to live. but for far lower
things.
More. she will be warning against
a country which. whatever its past
crimes. will believe it is. fighting
for it's existence. Despair is a
mighty force. 1t was a Frenchman
(was it not Napoelon) who said that
with a single army of despairing
men he could conquer the world
If Genoa breaks down utterly,
the consequences will be now. II
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.housing committee was opposed TO
of railroad sidings at
thls time as proposed in a Senate
bill and as approved by the Com
missioners. 1t was held the exten-
sion would drive out a large num-
Der OF residents in the section af-
fected. TO seek homes at a time
when homes were at premium.
e. c. Graham made futile attempts
to prevent the passage Of the reso-
luton.
Mrs. Helmick said she expected
the complete reports of the sub
committee to be ready by Nav %.
Work will then be started on the
final draft that will go to the Dis
trict Commissioners.