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New-York tribune., 1922-05-28
A Meteor Heavy Enough
To Shatter a Skyscraper

Ahnighito, or the tent to employ the Eng
ilsh equivalent, had it reached earth this wear
instead of ten thousand or more years might
have shattered the Woolworth Building or sunk
the Majestic "spurios versenkt'
When it was suggested to Professor Hovey
recently that meteorites offer reasonable ex-
planatlon of the failure of some ships to reach
port he was at first amused and skeptcal, but
then he sobered and agreed:
at might happen. 1t might happen, true
enough"
Strangely enough meteorites have favorite
alighting place in North America. and it is
more than likely that there are acres of the
ocean that exert an attraction for these wan
derers equal to this region of the southern
Appalachians, where the states of Kentucky.
Virginia. Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia
and Alabama adjon A circle with d radius
Of 800 miles drawn about Mt, Mitchell, North
Carolina, as a center will include nearly half
of the known meteorites of North America
Twenty-Five Of these, or nearly half of the
known falls of the continent are observed
falls, and it would seem possible at first that
many of the meteorites in this area might
have come from single shower. This would
reduce the number, but the writer has made
ite and its geographic relation to those Of SIM
liar character without finding any support for
such view. Not only does the area contain
a large number of observed "falls" but the
finds" embrace variety of types larger than
any known to be produced by single shower.
AS regards population in the area conditions
are only moderately favorable, since the area
is not very thickly settled Meteorites are su-
perabundant in this area. This seems to leave
little doubt that some force tends to bring
about their concentration here. 1t is note
worthy that this region includes the highest
SUBMITS of the Appalachians and this suggests
either the presence of an extra gravitational
force or that purely obstructive effect has
been eXerted by the high peaks Studies of the
gravtational effects of mountain masses in
dicate no force seemingly sufficient to affect
the fall of meteorite though some such force
may exist. Magnetic influences may also be
suggested Next to the massing of meteorites
about the southern Appalachians (the Black
stone, Va, fall of May II may be included in
this area by stretching the radius of trihe),
the most striking grouping seems to be within
the borders of Kansas.
Meteorites nearly always take the name of
the town nearest which they fall. Out in Ar
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

posed principally of an alloy of iron and nickel.
second, there are "siderolites' or ironstone
meteorltes These a nickel sponge or
mesh, the lnterstices filled with STONY suh
stance third, there are "aerolites' or stone
meteorltes, but which nevertheless USUALLY
have grains Of iron and nickel scattered in
their mass
1hese are the substances that have been
found IN meteorites which are also found in
'he earth: nlckel-ron, olivine, chrysolite, pyr-
oSenes, feldspar, diamond, graphite. HYDRO
caroons' cohenite, pyrrhotite, tridymite chrom-
he, magnetic, osbornite, lawrencite and glass
but certain other substances have been
found IN these bodies that have never been en-
countered elsewhere in the arth. These have
been named mashelynite, schreiberste mois-
sanlte, trol1te, daubreelite and oldhamite. each
substance, obviously, taking the name of it's
dlscoverer. It is these new substances that give
the constantly waged search for new meteorc
bodies such a glamor Of fascination A sci
entlst is always lured to make further investi-
cations by the hope that sometime he will en-
counter substance perhaps a philosonher's
stone, that may explain our very existence.
and the lay mind, at least, likes to toy with the
idea that there may turn up the fosszed re-
mains of some form Of life that has existed
elsewhere than here on earth.
The heaviest weighing meteoric mass known
TO have andel on earth is Ahnighito, an iron
meteorte weighing more than thirty-six and
halt tons, which was brought from Cape York,
Greenland, by Admiral Robert f. Perry. In the
same fall" were two other heavy bodies that
were named by the natives who discovered them
the dog and 'the woman. For generations
these metal masses furnished the Greenland
ers with material for their knives and other
hunting weapons. All three Of these are to be
seen in the foyer of the American Museum
of Natural History.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

iona, near Canyon Diablo, is Meteorite Noun
tam, and scientists expect that eventually
there will be uncovered there the largest mete-
orte that ever struck the earth This So
called mountain is really butte, 200 or 300
feet in height rising from a plain. 1t is ten
miles south of Canyon Diablo station on the
Santa Fe Railroad. Climbing the rock-strewn
sides Of this interesting hill brings one to the
edge of bowl-shaped depression in the earth
that is GOO feet deep and mile across. Here,
according to Indian tradition and the theory of
scientists, a giant meteorite, as large in cir
cumference as the rim of the bowl struck the
earth in ages past. The Moki Indians whose
homes are near by, have kept alive for count
less generations the story of the fall of a blaz-
ing star ages ago, appalling the savages who
were dazzled by it's fierce light and shaken by
the trembling of the earth. If the theory of
the scientists is correct, the great mass plung-
ing itself into the earth forced up the edges of
the crater just as embossngs appear when
pebble is dropped into soft mud Strata of rock
displaced and clouds Of steaming dust and
sand were sent into the air, only to fall back as
a grave covering for the great body shaft
more than 200 feet deep has been sunk into the
center of the crater by mining company that
HeCiueQ lldl PlOlCaDle operations might De con-
Quoted if the main body Of the meteorite could
be reached. They pushed their work all the
harder when it was discovered that iron frag-
ments contained diamonds. There is still
vast amount of research work to be done at
Canyon Diablo, and until it is finished none can
say what cosmic secrets are hidden in that
great dish.
New York State was the target for mete-
orte just about the time the Civil War was
brewing. The only portion Of this heavenly
visitor found is now in the possession of
the state at Albany. 1t is stone and weighs
four ounces, though the parent body undoubt-
edly weighed great many tons before it
consumed by fire shattered by an explosion
This meteorte is known to scientists as Beth
lehem" The story of its encounter with
the earth is preserved in one Old account as
follows:
"On the morning of August II, 1859, at
seven o'clock and twenty minutes or there
abouts, thermometer 73'. air still and the sun
shining brightly a meteorc body Of great
size and brlliance observed throughout
large portion Of western New England and
Eastern New York, which, exploding violently,
threw down to the earth at least one fragment
Of its mass in the vicinity of Albany. New
York.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

expected to write a million-dolar accident
policy against this form of death and not
charge more than ten cents annually plus
the cost of the paper and ink in the receipt
But, even so, some one some day. some
where is going to gain distinction through
that form of extnction-that is if there is
enough of his spirit left after the encounter
to send ouija-board message to tthe Missing
Persons Bureau.
According to Professor Edmund Otis Hovev.
curator OF geology at the American Museum
Of Natural History. there are records of only
about 6s5 meteorites which are represented in
museums and private cabinets Others are
lmbedded IN the earth, of course but they
never have been found. Contrasted with this
limited number is the estimate of astronomers
and other scientists that between ten and a
hundred million meteorites enter the atmos-
phere of the earth every day and through
cremation by friction against the air are dis
posed of as efectualy as dust that is absorbed
by vacuum cleaner.
In the recently published Outline of
Science, edited by J. Arthur Thompson, it is
said that meteorites in so-called empty space
swarm like fishes in the sea. Like the fishes
moreover, they may be solitary or gregarious
The solitary bit OF cosmic rubbish is the mete-
orite A social group of meteorites is the
essential part of a comet. The nucleus, or
bright central part of the head Of comet
consists of a swarm, sometimes thousands of
miles wide. of these pieces of iron or stone
This swarm has come under the suns gravita-
uonal influence and is forced to travel round
II. From some dark region of space it has
moved slowly into our system. 1t is not then
comet for It has no tail But as the crowd
Cd neteorites approach the sun the speed in
creases
They give off fire vapor-like matter and the
fierce flood of light from the sun sweeps this
vapor out into ever lengthening tail. What
ever way the comet is travelling the tail always
points away from the sun.
Prof. Chamberlain, one Of the most widely
quoted students Of infinity, once wrote that
'meeorites have rather the characteristics of
the wreckage Of some earlier organization than
OF the parentage of our planetary lystem."
Which is scientific manner of saying that he
believes the ether to be choked with the rem
nants OF exploded worlds rather than that the
Planets Of this little corner of the universe
that is called the solar system grew, as tiny
SNOWFALL started downhill grows, by accretion.
those craters the moon revealed even by
the telescopes that are rated at five cents
look by the street-corner astronomers who
own them may have been made by meteorites
splashing into the surface Of our relatively
near planetary neighbor, although there
ether theories to account for these broken,
o1bble-like markings. But this much scien-
lists can tell US: the reason the earth is not
Ntted with millions and millions of projectiles
from the outermost ends of space is that cush-
ION Of air that envelopes it.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

man being or
o t h er animal
b e n e struck
down by an OBJ
served fall Of a
meteorite. Re-
ligious minded
persons m i & h t
be inclined to
attribute this to
Divine VIII, but
III o I e eartnly-
minded persons,
such as insurance
actuaries, pos
sossed of the sta
tistics applicable
to the problem,
would be more
likely to lay it to
the law of aver
ages. AS a mat
t e r o f fac ,
Lloyds Of Lon
don, who will
cheerfully insure
a pr % S p e c tive
parent against
twins might he
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

BY BOYDEN SPARKES
illustration by Albert Leuerinq

rHE people of tidewaer Virginia were enormously Disturbed
the night of May II by that swep eure,v
their skies leaving wake
though giant dwelling space had Acked cigarette
,,,t into universe.
Just before was due to smash out of existence
the population of Blackstone, there was -
all the thunderclaps of entire summer had sounded
oceher The meteore had exploded into
ss hamesy Since the BEGINNING of b;sor
has been recorded of a hl-
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28
4 Meteor That ArriUed
In q I Thunderclop

"a single fragment only of the meteor is
positively known to have fallen. This was
found in Bethlehem Albany County. n. Y.
and at point about ten miles west of Albany
The circumstances connected with the phe-
nomenon related by the person who noticed it
are as follows:
'Wha standing in the enclosure adjoining
his house his attention and that of his family
attracted by loud sound overhead, which
somewhat resembled thunder; and few min
utes after stone struck the southeast side of
wagon house, and bounding off rolled into the
grass. A dog lying in the doorway started up
and ran to the place where the stone fell When
picked up Immediately after it was found to
be quite and possessed considerable
sulphurous odor. The fragment in question was
small, about the size Of pigeons egg and
irregularly shaped. Nearly three -fourths of it's
superfcies covered with a black, non
lustrous, evidently fused crust, while the re-
malnder presented the appearance Of fresh
fracture and was of light gray color, and of
a granular or semi-crystalline texture Its
composition was apparently siliceous and not
metallic. This specimen was bought by the
regents of the State of New York and is now
deposited in the state cabinet at Albany. Other
fra gments are reported to have fallen in the
vicinity Of the Hudson, but careful inquiry has
thus far failed to discover them.
From the above facts it seems evident that
the meteor of August II was of immense size,
probably Of tons weight, and that it exploded
violently at no great distance above the sur
face of the earth"
AS said Lloyds probably would insure
anv one for million against death bv petfinr
hit by meteorite, for the price Of ride on a
bus, but still they better not write too many
policies of that kind, for time the earth
may go shouldering into mass with such
force as to rive asunder this planet and the
widows and orphans of their policyhoders
might swamp them.
Still, we said, they'll probably take long
chance on it if they are asked
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

echoes and violent concussion These sounds
have been compared by some to sharp and
heavy peals of thunder, to the report attending
the explosion of powder mill or steam boiler
and also to the rumbling of heavy carriages
on bridge.
THE estimates formed of its size are ex-
ceedngly discrcpant, some observers compar-
ing 1T to the sun, or full moon, and others to
skyrocket or the luminous bail projected
from a Roman candle. All agree, however,
that It's appearance, even in full sunshine, was
exceedingly bright and dazzling, the light be
ing at the same time Of reddish color SO
bright, indeed, was it at Stafford, Vermont,
locality nearly 100 miles north of the prob
able point of explosion, that the distance was
estimated at not exceeding one half mile from
the point of observation
Arizona republican., 1922-04-09
MAR|COPA COUNTY
BUTTER HIGHEST IN
TEST BY THE STATE

Maricopa county butter scored the
highest grade in the butter test con-
Quoted by the state dairy department
during the month Of March, according
to an announcement made yesterday
by Clarence Dana, state dairy COM
missioner, under whose direction the
test was made. Eighteen samples of
butter were used for the test and the
butter from one creamery in Mari
copa county led all others and was
declared to be the highest quality Of
the Is samples.
The butter, in pound samples. was
obtained in different parts of the
state by the dairy commissioner and
was taken to the state laboratory In
Tucson, where the tests were made.
Six of the samples taken came from
Maricopa county, seven from other
parts of the state, and five Of the
samples were imported from out of
the state, principally from California
and Texas
The butter was scored as follows:
Flavor, IS points; body. 2s points;
color, 15 points; salt, 10 points, and
style, points. One grade of Mari
copa county butter made score OF
50, which was the highest. A grade
OF California butter scored 94ih and
other MAricopa county samples re-
ceived scores ranging around 81.
Mr.. Dana stated that he was con-
sidering publishing the scores made
by the various entrants in the next
test, which will be held sometime be-
fore the summer is well advanced.
Much interest is being taken, Mr..
Dana said, in the milk contest which
the dairy department is conducting in
the state. Nearly every city in the
state, through it's health officers, he
asserted, is taking an active part in
the contest. which is to determine
which city IN the stale has the best
quality of milk furnished to ii
through its retail dealers. Samples
are being tested daily at the labora-
tory in Tucson, Mr.. Dana stated and
the grades scored. The results of the
contest will be made public early IN
May following the close Of the con-
test at the end OF April
Arizona republican., 1922-04-09
1sa.4s1 PER CENT PROFIT

How a man bought II million tubes
of chlorinate Of lime-water purify
ing bombs-from the army quarter
master base at Brooklyn. for the sum
Of $104 and then sold the tubes for
cent each, thereby making profit
Of 163.461 per cent. is told in the
Brooklyn Eague. The tubes serve the
purpose Of fireless. fireworks.
The man, n. Cohen by name, is
said to be a man of mystery" No
one seems to know anything about
him. not even Colonel Van Duyne.
quartermaster officer who sold the
bombs. Colonel Van Duyne refused
to tell the price paid for the bombs,
but a witness OF the transaction
made it public. the Eagle says.
There is no demand for the
bombs Colonel Van Duyne said.
1--WE want to get rid of them and
sell them at very low price. We
keep the sales price secret. 1t is a
rule we have.'
Arizona republican., 1922-04-09

This is the beautiful cup George
Ia Shell OF Long Beach presented to
the Mesa Rotary club for winning the
conferences attendance prize two years
in succession.
The Mesa Rotary club now has
an attendance trophy as their per-
manent property.
Although the club won the attend
ance cup for two successive years at
Long Beach in 1921 and again at San
Francisco in 1892, yet the trophy re-
mains in the possession of the win
ming club only for the year and is
relinquished at the end of that time
TO be contested for again.
When the Mesa club. less than a
Year old. won the attendance prize
at Long Beach in 1921 with 75 per
cent OF their Membership present at
the district conference George La
Shell of Long Beach promised the
Mesa Rotarians that if they won the
attendance cup at San Francisco the
next year he would present them with
a cup to be their permanent prop
erty.
La Shell had made trip all over
the twenty third district to work up
interest in the Long Beach confer
ence. then nearing. When he arrived
at Mesa he found but tNo or three of
the Mesa Rotarians who had intend
ed going to the conference. He did
such good work and the Mesa Ro-
ta.rians responded so heartily in send
in. IS per cent to Long Beach and in
winning the cup that he felt ex-
tremely grateful and proud of them
and promised them a cup for their
very own if they repeated at San
Francisco.
The Mesa Rotarians repeated. send
ing SIS per cent of their membership
to the conference and again winning
Arizona republican., 1922-04-09
WHY JOIN THE
FARM BUREAU
DIRECTOR TELLS
BY n. w. Moorhouse, Acting Director
Of the Department Of Research

Of the Department OF Research
H. w Afoorhouse. acting director
Of the department of research. in the
following article puts himself in the
place of the man who Is farming and
looks at the Farm Bureau through
his eyes:
When l join the Farm Bureau join
a county organization, state organ
ization, and a national organization.
My fee employs, in whole or in part
over $500 men and women who spend
their entire time working for me-
Forty-four OF these are employed by
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, 2e4 by the state organizations,
and the balance by the counties. All
OF them are at work figuring out
plans to make farming more profit
able. They are giving most attention
TO marketing, for / have been in
clined TO neglect that part of my
business.
I can raise my crops and take care
Of my livestock efficiently on a small
scale, but when it comes to selling
them I must deal with many big con-
Germs WHICH know much more about
marketing than | do. If / and my
neighbors are organized ION a big
scale, we can meet the packers and
flour millers and cotton manufacture
ers on their own ground and the bar
gains We make will be fair to every
body. The Farm Bureau which join
takes the lead in forming farmers
marketing organizations which put
the f.lrner on an equality in selling
with all other business men.
Helps in Legislation
The Farm Burean is looking out for
my interests through the state and
national legislatures. While | believe
that most of my problems should be
solved by economic methods rather
Arizona republican., 1922-04-09

good his word and sent a beautiful
cup the other day to be presented to
them.
Last Wednesday "a members of the
Phoenix Rotary club went over to
Mesa to attend the regular meeting
of the Mesa club and to give them
the cup sent by George La Shell.
Clarence n. Boynton, president of the
Phoenix Rotary club made the pres
entation.
The cup is a handsome trophy is
inches in height, and stands on a
mahogany base. On the cup is en-
grayed:
"Mesa Rotary Club
Winner of the 23rd District At
tendance Trophy. 1897 1929. Pre-
scented by George La Shell of
Long Beach,"
Arizona republican., 1922-04-09

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Arizona republican., 1922-04-09
FARM BUREAU NOTES
BY Bureau Publicity Committee

than political, there are some things
which the state can and should do to
benefit agriculture, because thereby
the whole nation win be benefited.
As an individual. | have neither the
information nor the influence to sc :
cure the passage OF desirable laws,
but as member OF the Farm Bureau
have both.
/ am not foolish enough to think
that my own part in the Farm Bu-
reau is done when | pay my dues.
When | employ men on the farm or
anywhere else, I.expect to supervise
their work and do my own work as
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I join the Farm Bureau for selfish
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me back much more than it costs, but
am glad that there Is an unselfish
side to it. / like to feel that / am
part of an organixa ton that is help
ing to make the world go around.
am not only helping my fellow farmer
to make agriculture more profitable,
but / am benefiting also my fellow
lRborers in all lines of industry. I
feel that in this severe readjustment
period I have helped ease the business
situation. In this day of radicalism
on all sides America is fortunate in
having an organization Of farmers
that is holding to the middle of the
road, and am proud to be a member
Of it.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-09
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