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peared recently which used as their bases the inventions in the museum.
 The police of the world might well be in a furore over the alarming im- plications involved here-except for one important consideration. Most of the murder methods suggested by mod ern scientific explorations have equally effective uses as preventives and de- tector5 of crime.
 For example, there is the highly sensltlzed electric eye" which Freder- lck Irving Anderson, mystery story writer, wove into story for a popular magazine. This "eye" or photo-electric cell works somewhat like an electric light run backwards s'-that is, cur rent IS evolved when light falls upon the cell The cell is almost as sensitive 10 color as the human eye, and piece of green glass before the bulb of the "eye" makes it responsive to green light, and only that green which can pass through the glass.
 Anderson, in his story entitled Gulf Stream Green" arranged the "eye" with a green filter so that only certain rays Of green light from a green dress would set the light in operation. He would connect it, he decided, by wiring with a trigger under a huge and heavy vase over the un- suspecting girl victims head. The vase, quietly released by the work lngs of the sensitized "eye," would
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
 TRAPPED

Burglar Would Have to Cross the Tell-tale Beam of the "Electric Eye"
 to Rob Safe Thus Protected. THE discoveries of modern science
 may not be an unmixed blessing.
 Out of the mass of new knowl edge that is piing up about the laws of electricity, about the subtle reactions to food of the human body, about chemistry and dynamics and microbes, has appeared the frightening possibil- ity that the murderer of the future may have at his command instruments for the utterly perfect crime beyond all chance of detection!
 Indeed, the crime prevention and punishment arms of society have just begun to be aware of the scores of bizarre and ingenious methods of de- struction which may interest the per son of homicidal intent. It is curious fact that New Yorks Museum of Peaceful Arts should house several of the more startling ideas for clueless and scientific murder.
 Through the staid portals of this in- stitution, dedicated to the peace and comfort of man, have walked a number of detective story writers in recent months, lured by the rumor that there were to be found scores of embryo plots for fiction. They were not mis- informed, and gripping tales have ap-
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and brought the guilty man to justice. It is sooering to think how difficult it would have been to solve such a prob lem in real life.
 Ninety-two per cent of the volume of balsa wood is air, yet it is suffi- ciently strong to withstand loads of l,500 pounds per square inch. It is used as insulation for refrigerators, for life rafts, as Stream lining" for air planes, and as sound absorbent
 From another of the Museums ex- hibits MT. Reeve drew the plot for a story In which one of sciences most recent and extraordinary devices was used, not as tool for evil, but as the means of bringing the criminal to jus tice. This was the astounding "Cob- lentz Thermopile,' an instrument SO incredibly sensitive to heat that it is able to register the blush on woman's face!
 In fact, it was originally devised to chart the temperature of the moon and stars and only accidentally was the other faculty discovered. The thermopile proves that "the blush un- seen' is no mere figure of speech. It will register the flush of cheeks regardless of race or color. In the Reeve yarn 8 colored maid was proved guilty by her reaction, invisible to the eye, be- fore the thermopile.
 The principle of this amazing in- strument can be quite simply de- scribed: it's basis lies in the fact that an infnitesimal quantity of heat will produce a feeble electric current when directed against the junction of two different metals. Many wires, con- nected with many different kinds of metals, thus engender current strong enough to make itself evident when ex- posed to the heat of blush
 Other writers have visited the Mu- scum, which offers vast mine of ma terial. Of course, the most frequent query of the scribes was: "Is there a poison so subtle that it might evade detection in an autopsy"
 There Is in existence one-and only ene-such poison. It stays without a
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certain common diseases. Of course. after Dr. Gettler's solemn warning which you must admit has ample iusti- tcatlon-that poison's name must not appear on this page. But, for the benefit ot unsuspecting detective story writers who have never thought of 1.-the "per- feet polson' is known. An overdose tasteless, kills and cannot be traced,
 But there are even more subtle and devious poisons, which would stagge, the imagination of a super-Borgia These are available as a result of the vast new array of facts about foods and what they do in us and to us There are types of people, for ex- ample, who are hypersensitive to pro. teins. For them death could be pro. duced by especially prepared diets of proteln-bearing foods. Such q mur. der could not be brought about. how. ever, by anyone except an expert chemist, and 1t is doubtful if even he could achieve it, because of the diff fculty of discovering accurately tbe reactions of any person to proteins.
 It is also conceivable that some fantastic fctional murderer might lay ms victim low by the stealthy eliri nation, of the life-maintaining vita mlns A and D, essential to bone for nation and tissue building, from the victims diet.
 The officials of the Museum of Peaceful Arts would be the first tn he mortified if they thought ther. was any chance of the amazing contriv- ances and substances on view there being put to criminal use. They would know, of course, that nearly all murders are committed in the heat of frenzy when such far-fetched schemes are never thought of, and they would know that the mentality so dwarfed and warped as to coldly plan a scientific murder" usually carries out its maniacal plan in some way or another and usually paws the price to society because of th. deranged nervous system that invari- ably makes fatal slip in execution.
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of colors, in addition to white, contain the essen- tial green which would have set the "eye" to work-there can be no doubt that a murder device could be operated on similar principles.
 However, the concom- itant feature of the "eye" is that it can be installed in homes and stores as a thief de tector. Anybody pass ing before the sensitized cell would immediately set a current in opera tion. This feature of the "eye" is now being tried out experimentally. It has s11rreccfullyr heep
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used to count the passing automobiles through the Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River, connecting New York and New Jersey.
 Another literary visitor to the Mu- scum of Peaceful Arts was Arthur B. Reeve, creator of the Craig Kennedy" detective yarns. MT. Reeve drew
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

Photos by Ewing Galloway.
 ALL SET Part of the War Fleet of Gau, Proud Monarch of Bilwa, Is Shown Above in Its South Sea Navy Yard. The Men of Bilwa Are the Champion Warriors of the Solomon Islands. At Left Is Shown One of Chief Gau's Men, in Battle Regalia With His Shield, Hatchet and
 Long Spear.
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several ideas for stories from the
 exhibits and his chat with the
 officials in charge.
 He was particularly interested
 in the sample of balsa wood, lightest of known woods, and the most porous, and went home to concoct a detective thriller of more than ordin- ary ingenuity. His tale involved young couple, recently married, who took as a roomer the wife's former suitor This man murdered the hus- band by erecting partition of balsa wood between the cellar billiard room and the garage. He ascertained when the young man would be engaged in his customary game of billiards and
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quietly left the motor Of his car run ming.
 Carbon monoxide gas, deadliest of fumes, penetrated the porous balsa wood partition and whisked out the young husbands life. Detective Ken nedy the Reeve hero, solved the mys- tery by a complicated reasoning process
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Tv7HILE the diplomats of the W greatest nations in the world
 convened in London recently to discuss reduction of naval arna- ments, Gau, Chief of Bilwa, Solomon Islands, was launching new canoe, the queen of his fleet
 While the mighty nations of Eu- rope and America do not care a great deal about the navy of Bilwa, the very sight of the huge laced-wood canoes under the command of Gau strikes terror into the hearts of the Solomon Islanders.
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trace, leaving no clue for the most thorough-going medical examiner. 4 reporter for this newspaper had been meditat- ing upon the fantastic murder stunts suggested by exhibits at the Museum of Peaceful Arts, and he began to think about the perfect poison"
 At the New York City Nor gue,M MT. Alexander Gettler, re- gently resigned chief toxicol- ogist, revealed the name of that poison, adding hastily, But whatever you do, in no case print that name!'
 Curiously enough this nor- bidly efficient drug can be ob- tained at any drug store, with out a physicians prescription, because it is a necessary ad- iunct to the frea+noep+ oe
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All the canoes of the fleet are dec orated in mother-of pearl. They carry a hundred men, and often travel as far as hundred miles out into the open sea.
 And the men of Bilwa have a repu- tation of which they are extremely proud. They are the champion war riors of the Solomon Islands, which amounts to saying that they are the foremost warriors of the still prini- tive world. They use the same weapons that their ancestors used thousands of years ago.
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by the "eye"-wired trigger? This sec ond device was the one which he finally selected to do away with his unsuspecting, imaginary victim in his fanciful crime story.
 Although the best scientific opinion has questioned whether MT Anderson's device would work exactly as it did in his story-since several combinations
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CORRECTIONS

CORRECTIONS
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middle should say = lunar phenomenon. instead Of solar a 1t il the
moon that causes the tides tD Phenomenon is1 the singular form instead
Of phenomena ti The girl has mo "souwester." which u q sailor
storm hat, not n coat. 90 The scrambled word Is BRAIN,
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
LOCAL

LOCAL
LOyola College (BaltimOre) vs.. Cath
ollie University, Clark Griffith Stadium
St. Johns (Annapolls1 ". Maryland,
Byrd stadium. College Park, Md 1880
GEORGETOWN W. western Maryland,
Baltimore Stadium. $3.50 p. m.
West Virginia State vs. Howard
Howard Stadium, 2:SO p. m.
American University VS.. High Point
High Point, n. C.
MARYLAND freshmen W. North Caro-
lima freshmen. Chapel Hi, n WIi,t.rv ii
0SanticO Marines W. Atlantic College,
at Norfolk. Va, S:lS 2. H..
Armstrong vs. Douglass High. Baiti-
msss; Gsrdo.s s:s' RisR E h. VS., Bowie Normal
Dunbar High VS.. stauntOn High
EA""' EAST
Columbia We. Dartmouth.
Army VS.. Harvard.
Wsvues6urr ". Geneva (night).
Fordham vs.. Holy Cross.
Penn State vs.. Lafayette.
Brown W. Yale.
Washington and jefferson ". Temple.
Baltimore q. vs. Mt. St. Mary's.
st, Thomas vs.. Buckneii.
Muhlenberg vs. Dickinson.
Gettysburg vs.. Lehigh.
Rensselaer, vs.. Manhattan. -
Boston College vs. Villanosa tat
Philadelphia1.
Missouri vs.. New York o.
Cornell VI. Princeton.
ClarksOn vs.. Providence.
Cooper Union W. Rider.
Johns Hopkins vg. Rutgers.
FairmOunt VS.. Shepherd College.
Pitt vs.. Syracuse.
Washington College vs.. swarthmOre.
Franklin and Marshall vs. Ursinus.
GlenviIle vs.. w. Va. Wesleyan.
Hobart vs.. Williams.
Amherst vs.. Worcester.
wesleyan VS.. Rochester.
Tufts VS.. BOwdOin.
Hamilton vs.. Buffalo q.
Lowell Textile vs.. Colby.
Mass. Aggies va. n. Y. City College.
Kenyon vs.. HaveFfoFd.
Wagner ys. Junlata.
Greensboro W. LlncOlH q.
Bethany vs.. Marshall.
Maine vs.. New Hampshire.
st. Lawrence vs.. Niagara.
st. JOseph's vs. Penn Military.
Bates vs.. Rhode Island.
Drexel vs. st, Johns (Brooklyn).
Lebanon Valley vs.. Springfield.
Allegheny VS.. Thlel.
Vermont Va. Union.
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the lead and was two up at the
turn. She increased her lead to
four up by the time the 14th
had been reached, and it looked
as If Mrs. Hill was going to be
beaten decisively.
Mrs. Hill, however, reached
down into her bag and extracted
some spectacular shots and won
the 14th and 18th holes and
halved the 10th.
Her squirt was futile, however,
when Miss Van VIE made a SEN
sational shot from a gully, laying
the ball within four feet Of the
pin for putt which she cupped.
Mrs. Hill had 50-foot putt for
a half. She made determined
effort to run it down but was
unable.
The Washington times., 1930-10-18

Cannon, 10th, Antrim, BINS.
Campbell and Fleck are the chief
backfield reserves.
A big surprise was the selectlon
of Greathouse and Steffanides,
gigantic crew men, as ends,
though much attention has been
given them lately, and Ingram
has been waiting for q chance TO
try them out. This chance has
come against the powerful r11n-
ming attack which marks Dukes
game.
Greathouse is the heaviest and
tallest man on the squad, 2O4
pounds in weight and six feet
four inches tall. steffanides
weighs 1SO and is more than six
feet tall. =.
Tomorrow will be a full day in
Athletics at the Naval Academy.
four contests being scheduled In
addition to the main event. The
others Soccer, Naval Acad-
emy VS.. L.ehigh: football, Naval
Plebe VS.. Georgia Military Acad-
emy; Cross Country, Naval Var
sity VS.. Duke; Naval Plebes VS..
Mercersburg Academy.
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
Today's Grid Games

Western Maryland Freshmen W. st
Johns Freshmen, at Annapolis, Md.
SOUTH
North Carolina vs. Georgia.
Virginia W. v. NJ. 1.
Tennessee W. Alabama.
V. p. I. vs. William and Mary.
Rice vs.. Arkansas.
Southern Methodists w. Baylor.
Mercer W. Chattanooga.
The Citadel vs. Davidson.
Davis ElkiHs vs.. FuRman.
Auburn vs.. GeOPgia Tech.
washington and Lee ~. Kentucky.
Louisiana ya. Mississippi Aggies.
Richmond We. Roanoke.
Oklahoma Va. Texas.
Texas Christian ys. Texas ARgies.
Birmingham-SOuthern vs. Tulane.
Spring Hill Va. Vanderbilt.
WNbeTfOrce va. Fisk.
King W. BInefield College.
tMexico city,.
Stetson ys. Centenary.
Union ve. Georgetown. Ky.
Livingstone We. North Carolina Col
WOfford W. Presbyterian.
Virginia Seminary vs. st. Paul
johnson G. Smith vs.. South Carolins
Hiwasse We. Tennessee Poly.
Hampton VI. Virginia State
Morgan College vs. Virginia Union.
MIDWEST
Carnegie Tech vs.. NotFe Dame.
Penn vs.. Wisconsin.
Florida vs. Chicago.
Marquette ve. Creighton.
Northwestern vs.. Illinois.
Colgate vs.. Michigan state.
Indiana vs.. Minnesota.
Michigan vs.. Ohio State.
Purdue W. Iowa.
Nebraska VS.. Iowa state.
Kansas Tvs. Kansas Aggies.
Ohio Wesleyan vs.. Cincinnati Q.
South Dakota State We. North Dakota
Kent VS.. Case.
ct. Olaf VS. CareltOn.
william Jewell VS.. DruPy.
Rose Poly vs.. Hanover.
Central VS.. Iowa Wesleyan.
st. Mary's Va. Kansas Wesleyan.
North Dakota Aggies vE. MOrningside
Lake Forest VS.. Northwestern College
Westminster VS.. Washington q. (St.L.)
Ohio U. vs.. Western Reserve.
FAR WEST
Washington State vs. GOnxaEa,
Utah Aggies VS.. Southern California,
Oregon state vs. stanford.
Olympic Club vs.. California.
Colorado Mines vs.. Colorado.
Colorado Aggies vs. Greeley.
whitman VS.. Idaho.
Washington University ve. Oregon.
Colorado College vs.. Denver.
Montana State vs. Montana.
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Two years ago. at Hot Springs,
Va, these two women contested
for premier golf honors, and
Miss Collett won by the large
margin of 13 and IL. Today she
ruled 2 to / favorite to de-
feat Miss Van VIE, but it is
safe to say that if she does dis
pose of her Chicago rival it will
not be by the overwhelming score
Of two years ago.
Miss Collett won her first ma
tional title in 1922. Since then
she has repeated five times
three Of them successfully. Her
opponent in the quarter finals
yesterday was Miss Billie Hicks,
usually a demon driver with her
woods. Against Miss Collet her
drives were not up to her usual
standard and she was outdriven
time and time again. Miss Col.
lett, too, was, hitting her iron
shots crisply and won the match
handily, S and 8.
Miss Collett perhaps turned
In her best performance Of
the week. She was out i'm
80, four under par when the
match endsd on the fifteenth
hole and two up at the
turn.
Meanwhile, Miss Van VIE and
Mrs. o. S. Hill. of Kansas City,
were waging a stubborn battle
which ended in a 2-to-1 victory
for the former.
BY winning the seventh and
eighth holez. Miss Wan VIE took
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
Pickups and
Putouts
BIZ GEORGE A. SIMPsON

Where, oh, where are Mike
C0ppOla, Of Georgetown, and
Bob O'COnnOr. of Catholic Uni
versity?. And no news of
Jack McAuliffe. former Cath.
Olic U. head football coach
and athletic director. Eddie
LaFond, freshman football
coach at Catholic u, wears
suspenders to keep him on the
bench during a heated game. y.
Angus LamOnd and Bernie
Cassassa, of Central High, and
Carl Monk" MacCartee, of
Tech, are members of the st.
Johns freshman team of An
nap0liS. Doc DOugherty, who
for years was coach of the
Navy b squad and one of the
Navy's chief scouts, is now an
assistant coach at st. Johns
.. Helen Hicks calls Virginia
Van VIE "GinO" :. Willie Watt,
the sandIOt baseball umpire, is
back from the American Legion
convention in Boston, where
he saw Boston College beat
the QuanticO Marines. Watt
was enthusiastic over Pressly,
the, Marines center Bill
Wood, the bowling mOgul. and
frankie Baxter, assistant
trainer of the Griffmen, tried
their luck at Laurel yesterday
-. doc" Green came back
from his Minnesota camp in
time to attend the South Da-
kota.G George Washington game
ut the stadium last night. :.
Heinie lavish, former George
Washington and Georgetown
player, and Tony Sylvester. golf
pro at the BannOckburn Club,
was also on hand,
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
|NERCURYMEETS
QUENT|NS

Mercury's eleven will try for
It's second consecutive victory in
Capital City League unlimited
competition tomorrow when the
Quentin football team is met at
Silver Spring, 3 o'clock. In a
preliminary feature Petworth
Pennants are to meet the Colum-
bia A. C. All players are re-
quested to report at the club
house, / o'clock.
Mercury in its league debut
last Sunday plastered q defeat
on Alpha Delta Omega, 13-O.
The southwest clubmen are
now organizing an unlimited
basketball team and will soon
open negotiations for a schedule.
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
AnucOstiG Eagles
Feted at Banquet

Anacostia Eagle baseballers
were feted by Anacostia. citizens
last night. Clark Griffith, presi-
dent of the Washington baseball
club. and Walter johnson, man.
ager, were principal speakers.
Members of the Eagle team
were presented with baseballs
autographed by Griffith and
johnson, and donated by the
Thompson Brothers, furniture
dealers in Arlacost1a.
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
MOhGlUks to Drill
Tonight for Game

The Mohawks will hold O spe-
cial workout tonight at Z o'clock
on the Navy Yard field in prepa-
ration for tomorrow's game with
the 1rvingtons at the Clark Crit
filth Stadium. Coach Ed Abbey
requests all players to attend,
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
SLUGGING PAIR

Babe Ruth and Lou GehriR
share the honor of hitting tha
most home runs during q world
ssE&es With four circuit smashes
credited 70 each
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
INTERESTED?

Capt. Reds Randall is arrang-
ing Sunday games for his 1885,
pound football team. Call Metro
pclttan 244A
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
NEW COLE CLUB

A new golf club has been de-
signed by Horton Smith, golf pro.
It Is o scoop-faCed nibhck, espe.
cially effective In getting out o.
traps .,..., " -
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
SAYS ITALIAN
REMAINS
NOVICE.
BY JACK DEMPSEY
he Carnera bubble" has gone

Dy VAN&A AVA@AS4@ 1A~
The Carnera bubble" has gone
bust.
Jim Maloney's decision victory
over the giant Italian was the
surprise battle of the year.
Maloney has grown q bit an
cient. He has gone too fat. His
career through several seasons
has been eccentric. with the tend
ercy to slip-and slip. Once q
really formidable battler, Jim
seemed to have burned out before
his time and when he went into
the ring against Camera there
probably wasn't one human IN a
thousand who figured he had a
real chance.
First of all. Jim wasn't
tuned up" He hadn't bat
tied since spring. So he yielded
to Camera so far as fitness
was concerned. The Italian
had the edge on him in prac-
ticaliy every physical way: s.
pounds In bulk, about seven
or eight inches i'm height,
more than that in reach and
years in the matter of yOuth.
Jim Maloney carried into the
ring little more than experience
and a stout Irish heart. He
seemed like. pigny in front Of
Camera and it was felt that If
the Italian couldn't flatten him
with solid punches ne must
through sheer weight and mighty
strength, maui Maloney down to
feebleness in the closing rounds.
Camera answered the bell with
even his severest critics through
many months convinced that he
was a mighty good warrior; that
he rated just back of Stribling
and Sharkey and that he had q
chance with either one. He
climbed through the ropes after
the final bell as merely an ex-
p1oded phenom.
Accounts I have read Of
the fight really surprised me.
They stated that Maloney,
the smaller man-Maloney,
the "fat boy of Boston" who
was supposed to be washed
up-carried the battle to
Camera. They tell of Car
nera's utter confusion in
front of MalOney's charges;
of his crude defense, his i'm.
ability to land with any fire.
quently and his lack of power
when he did put over few
stiff wallOps.
As a result of the Maloney
bout. Camera must be showed
off the pedestal where so many
enthusiasts had placed him. He
was overrated by the public. The
worst thing, SO far as his future
is concerned, is that his handlers
must have overrated him. too.
They undoubtedly figured Primo
was good enough to beat "a
sucker like Maloney."
But he wasn't.
Finally tested in what the boys
of Kingdom term "a real shooting
match" with fading but cour-
ageous Irishman.
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
ATHLETIC FAMILY

Joe Ruddy. veteran of the New
York Athletic Club. has three
sons and two daughters, all Of
whom have earned places in the
record books.
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
SEVEN GAMES
IN LEAGUE
GROUP
Mohawk-Irvington
Grid Line-ups
At Griffith Stadium, tomorrow
afternoon, 2::30 o'clock.

M0hawkR-Abbey CD, Brlg8s k1l,
Langhenry T1. chaIkley t2sC' Brown
n4l. Dewey 90 Clark az; l.,, Sa.ry @
ii5j' Houston (1s). HensIey.. schwartz-
Trvinxton-E. RyscavaEs (1sl, Mac
hampr (24), Healy (21l,, Norris 15l,
scarlet (s), Hahn (2s), McMalnS 90,
Glenn Spring (l1). valton (1s), Boucher
(22l, Interieri (2s). Tussey CO).
Sunday is "Sandlot Day" for
teams around this section. And
for the reason that it Is the only
day In which they can get in
their games.
Tomorrow another interesting
program Of games are carded
featured by the usual Sabbath
| attraction at Griffith's Stadium
and the Capital City League en-.
counters on gridirons all around
the city.
The Stadium attraction lists the
Mohawks against 1rvingtons in Q
game at 2:3O. Seven contests viii
keep teams in two sections OF the
Capital City League busy.
The Mohawks have scheduled a
powerful opponent this week. AND
especially In view Of the record
! for the early season OF the irving
tons, who, by the way, hail from
| Baltimore.