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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1919. SEATTLE INVENTION DRIVES BIG MOTOR Alfred M. Hubbard Demon strates Power Device. SECRET IS WELL GUARDED NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD SEATTLE INVENTOR AND HIS BAFFLING ELECTRICAL DEVICE. Young Man. Receives Offers of Marrlupro and Bids From Gaso line Motor Manufacturers. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 21. (Spe cial. ) Experiments even more baf fling than those witnessed by local electrical experts this week when Alfred M. Hubbard, 19-year-old in ventor, demonstrated his atmospheric nower generator, were shown today when the young man threw a switch into placo on a 25-horsepower elec tric motor and instantly the motor iumped into life, developing its full capacity of power. Skeptics present said the motor was connected by unseen wires. Hubbard hoisted the motor with a tackle and allowed those prese; 1 to make examinations and tests to as sure themseves that no wires ex IniifWd from the motor. The result of the demonstration was an even Krcater mystery regarding the young; man's discovery. If It is one. Hub bard went even further. He told how (he motor was made to operate, took it apart and showed those pres ent just what It consisted of. H would not tell, howeVer, how he had arranged the parts to change the polarity at the rate of 120 times a second, which he says is the secret of his invention. Ordinary Motor Used. The motor was an ordinary alter nating current motor of 25 horse power, equipped with the usual arma tures and fields. Hubbard's change in the motor was to insert six rods if manganese steel wrapped with wire in the head of each of the two armatures and a change in the wrap ping of the two fields. This is the s-amc principle which, he says, his small model works on. In the cen ter of the inserted wrapped rods Hubbard places a steel core which, when first put in place, is magne tijed. These rods and the steel core make up the physical construction of the power unit. Hubbard says the secret of his discovery lies in the wrapping of the coils. l..i July 4 Hubbard says he had a boat equipped with the 25-horsepower motor. With this power it was much faster than a gasoline en gine boat. He entered the races at Union City on Hood's canal. He won by a big margin. His success at tracted the attention of many boat owners who were curious as to the engine that drove his craft. Hub 1 iard told them freely, he says, of his discovery ahd Invention, knowing that the secret could not be read from an exhibition of the motor. Hubbard says his backers became alarmed at his free-handed manner of displaying his invention and in sisted that he dismantle the boat. Jiew Model Promised. Hubbard Is loath to give a public demonstration, as many here wa.. him to do, until he has completed his patents, he says. He will, how ' vt i', show his new model on its com pletion within the next two weeks. Hubbard's mail since his announce ment of the invention, has contained several bona fide offers from large corporations In the east now using gasoline motors, to adopt his device if it proves satisfactory. Hubbard smiles at these letters and replies courteously and remarks to his friends that the day Is not far dis tant when the writers will be forced by competition to adopt his device. Hubbard's smiles are not saved alone for enterprising corporation representatives' letters. He smile -. nt the experts and university pro fessors when they accuse him of hav ing a battery hidden somewhere in his device. Hubbard's mail also eontalns let ters from women, accompanied by photographs, offering proposals of marriage. Several attorneys have written offering legal advice. One letter offers the theory that Hub bard's device is operated by personal magnetism. While engineers have not yet given Hubbard's device their Indorsement, K-lentiflc circles here have been aroused to a discussion of age - old master problems of science. Theories unnumbered are offered to aocount for the performance of Hubbard's device, but Hubbard persists that he has told and shown all there Is to lell and see about it. Within the next two months, Hubbard says, he will fit one of his "discoveries" to an automobile. He says the device will continue in operation until shut off by a Bwitch, or if left running continuously, until the metal it Is composed of dipftitegrates. MURDER CHEATS WEDDING Ovcrsoas Veteran, Returning From I'iutieco's Home, Shot. SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 21. Will Jam C. AlcCullough, held up by three men and shot early today while on his way home from a visit to his fiancee to discuss plans for their wed ding next Wednesday, died in the emergency hospital tonight. McCullough was 28 years old, born in Victoria, B. C, and had served ovuseas In the navy during the war. : ' 1 1"" s& ' r NEW MILITARY PLAN FOR U. S. AGREED ON , 7 oi man pay triDUte to Horlick's Malted Milk Compulsory Training for Boys 18 to 21 Is Feature. ONE BIG ARMY PROVIDED JOHNSON FORCE FORMS JAMES S. STEWART TO HANDLE CAMPAIGN" IX OREGON. State Representative Accepts Offer to Manage Presidential Race in State. James S. Stewart, state representa tive, is to bo chairman of the Hiram Johnson campaign for president In Oregon. Selection of Mr. Stewart to bead the state organization which will work for the nomination of the Cali fornia senator was made at a meeting of supporters Saturday night. Mr. Stewart briefly took the offer of the position under advisement, but accept, ed before the meeting adjourned. It was announced at tha'Close of the conference that a Johnson headquar ters will be opened In Portland within the next two or three days. A sec retary will then be Installed on the job and active work on behalf of the southern candidate will be started with a vim. Senator Johnson will spend about a week campaigning in Oregon, it was said. As nearly as can be determined at this time, his visit to the state will be made the latter part of January or the first of February. While at present living at Corvallia that his children may attend Oregon Agricultural college, Representative Stewart maintains his legal residence at Fossil, anda with his colleague, A. M. Wright, represents Gilliam, Wheel er and Sherman counties in ths legislature. k J trthnr M. Hunbnrd. Rclon, Huh bard'a invention an it npitrurs In its outside casing of brass with ter minal connections. RECLAMATION IS URGED i m IMPORTANCE OP WORK TO WESTERN STATES CITED. STATE ACT IS EXPLAINED a W. A. Marshall Speaks on Work men's Compensation Law. William A. Marshall, chairman of the state industrial accident commis sion, addressed the Sunday night meeting at Everyman's clob. 24 Couch street, on the operation of the workmen's compensation, act. Ha gave the 200 men present a detailed account of measures which must be taken to procure compensation after Injuries have bean received, and like wise explained the amendments which It is proposed shall be made at the coming special session of the legislature. The Rev. Father E. V. O'Hara gave another of his series of lectures on the Life of Christ. Educational and scenic photo pictures completed the programme. OPERATORS SHY AT PLAN (Continued Jrem First Fan.) HOPE FOR MISSING PASSES (Continued From First Page.) ; ling upon the ship and In the water fis the vessel was being pounded to pieces. The South Portland was lost October 19, 1903. with the loss of 22 lives, hitting the same rocks which the Chanslor struck Thursday. The Port Orford people have had a standing offer with the government for years of a site for a life-saving station and had pledged themselves to aid in every way possible the es tabllshment and maintenance of the station. It is expected that the re cent tragedy will lead to a renewal of the efforts of the people along the southern Oregon coast to get some action from the government towards protecting that perilous 200 miles of rocky coast from Bandon to Humboldt bay. ROSE CITY SIGHTS WRECK Trip Continued Arier Otljcr Ships Are Eound Standing: By. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. The Fteamer Rose City, which arrived here tonight from Portland, reported that on the trip south it had gone to the aid of the wrecked tanker J. A, Chanslor, but found other vessels already on the scene and so contin ued the journey, since it was unable to be of assistance. The Chanslor could be seen at a distance, her officers reported, but there was no sign of life aboard. dustry. The differentials themselves are not in dispute. Garfield Plan Preferred. "3. Furthermore, the findings of the commission contemplated by the Palmer-Lewis memorandum may be made retroactive without limitations as to time. "There are other important differ ences between the Garfield proposal and the Palmer-Lewis memorandum which have not been made clear to the operators up to this time. The operators repeat that they have never agreed to the Palmer-Lewis memo randum and that they still stand upon their agreement to accept the terms of the Garfield proposal. They will unite with all the well-thinking peo ple of the country so that, in the final conclusion of this matter, all Interests will be faithfully protected and served and a practical solution of the prob lem worked out." Attorney - General Palmer in his statement last night took exception to the statements of A. M. Ogle, chair man of the operators' executive com mittee, as made before the senate In vestigating committee Friday. Mr. Palmer said newspaper reports cred ited Ogle with declaring that the attorney - general had proposed a "surrender." This, Mr. Palmer said, was false. Mr. Ogle tonight responded to ths attorney-general's remark by refer ring to the transcript of the com mittee session. That document, it was pointed out, showed that the conversation mentioned took place before any proposal had been made by the government and that Mr. ogle's remarks were qualified. Association President in Letter to State Engineer Cupper Asks That Public Be Interested. SALEM. Or., Dec. 21. (Special ) The keeping alive of the Interest aroused In the work of reclamation throughout the western states is urged in a letter received here today by Percy A. Cupper, state engineer, from D. W. Davis of Boise, president of the Western States Reclamation as sociation. Mr. Cupper was a delegate in attendance at the recent reclama tion conference at Salt Lake City and is a member of the executive commit tee of the organization. "Since my return from the confer ence of the Western Reclamation as sociation, recently held at Salt Lake," (ays Mr. Davis letter, "I have been delighted to note the continued and keen Interest manifested in the pro posed activities of the organization. This has inspired me to address the delegates who were In attendance at the conference, asking that each one take upon himself to keep alive in his section the interest aroused In the work of reclamation. If we do thla there is no doubt great things may he accomplished. A united strength behind one programme that will be beneficial to all the western states cannot help but be felt by congress. "In Idaho we are keeping the peo ple alive to the necessity of reclama tion work. I believe that one of the strong contributing cauees to a suc cessful result of our big national pro gramme, should It succeed, will be the fact that all of the different states have local reclamation asso ciations co-operating' and co-ordinating with the larger organization." Senate Sub - Committee Outlines Legislation to Protect Nation From Outside Attack. WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. Legisla tion which would amount to a virtual reorganization of the army with pro tection from outside attack as a pri many purpose, and with compulsory military training for boys from 18 to 21 years or age as a leading fea ture has been agreed upon tenta tively by the senate military sub committee considering a permanent military policy for the nation. Sen ator Wadsworth of New York, chair man of the sub-committee, said to night that the legislation would be put In final form during the Christ mas recess of congress for presenta tion o the full committee. The legislation as agreed upon. Senator Wadsworth said, is new and bears no resemblance to the army re organization bill drafted by the gen eral staff and transmitted to the house and senate military committees by Secretary Baker. The committee's agreement, he said, calls for a per manent standing peace army of 280. 000, although the committee may pos slbly reduce this number In the final draft. The smallest possible stand ing army that will meet the demands of this country is the aim of the sub committee, he said. One Big- Army Provided. One big army composed of the reg ular army and a reserve or citizens' army is provided. Of the latter army the national guard would be a part. Youths within the prescribed age limits would be required to take four months' military training with either the regular army or the nasi. -mat guard of the various states being used for this training. Ths youths, however, would be given an oppor tunity to elect either, taking this training in a lump or of joining the national guard for a fixed period. during which they would receive the same amount of training as pre scribed for the four months' period. Upon completion of this training, the recruits would be placed In a re serve army for five years, but under no condition, Senator Wadsworth said, could the reservists be called upon to perform military service except in case of declaration of war. Service !Vot Compulsory. "While the bill will provide for compulsory military training," he said, "there will be no provision for compulsory military service." Another radical departure from the present military system will be the substitution of the term "service" for corps, provision being made for designating the quartermaster, judge advocate, ordnance and similar branches of service. Promotions, the bill provides, would be provided by eligibility, instead of seniority, se lection being made from a selected list. The sub-committee also plans to overrule the recommendations of Secretary Baker and General March, chief of staff, to have the chemical warfare service combined wKh the engineering corps and instead will make the former a separate service along with the construction and trans portation branches. Similar legislation also Is being worked out by the house military af fairs committee whose acting chair man said tonight will have its army reorganisation bill ready to be taken up in the house early next month. Under plans of the house committee, however, the peace army will In clude approximately 300,000 enlisted men and 18,000 officers. As now planned the house bill will maintain the present status of the national guard. It will also provide for a "plucking board." From across every sea and land nave come thousands of grateful letters to the Horlick offices, paying tribute to Horlick's Malted Milk. Mothers of contented babies, soldiers after a campaign, explorers back from the ice fields, high tension business and professional workers, invalidand the aged all tell of the different needs that Horlick's has filled. Horlick's has proved itself to be the ideal food for every age of Shakespeare's Seven. It is so complete in itself as to contain every element of nutrition necessary to sustain life even of the most robust and yet it is readily digest ible by the delicate stomach nf the infant and the invalid. 3d Age. "Then the sol. dier seeking reputation at the cannon's mouth" "Oars Barton of the Red Cross In her Stories of the Spanish-American War tells how Colonel Roosevelt asked the Red Cross to sell him some supplies for some sick men in his regiment, but she declined. 'We cannot sail them, bpt you caq have them for asking.' 'Oh, then I do ask for them.' 'All right, what is on yourlist?' The list was Horlick's Malter" Milk, etc. Colonel Roosevelt slung the heavy sack orer h is shoulder, and trudged off through the jungle" (n these interesting extracts from, letters to us the story istold: 1st Age. "First the btt fantin the nurse's arms!' "Words (ail to express how grate ful I am to Horlick's Malted Milk. My babe was given up; it was said she would 'not live through the night. But the next morning it still lived, and while we anxiously watched It, a neigh bor persuaded us -to try 'Hoe lick's.' It was like putting oil on the wick of a dying lamps sha improved rapidly, and it now the joy of the house" 11 ACCUSED OF MUTINY (Continued From First Page.) V. F. Bailey or I.lnn County Dies. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 31. (8pecial.) Vern Francis Bailey, native son of Linn county, aged -2 years, died yes terday at the home of his father, J, H. Bailey, four miles east of Albany. Mr. Bailey was born at Waterloo and had lived near Albany for several years. He is survived by his father and several brothers and sisters. coat and every one In the galley was found shooting craps. When the transport reached Brest, because of the trouble with the crew, the ship commander ordered shore leave restricted. The crew broke out In open rebellion and declared they would go ashore if they had to fight their way. , Sixty men In a barge attempted to get ashore December 4, but wars forced to return at the point of pis tols by the ship's officers. A chief boatswain who hid aboard the barge escaped. Later several of the crew stole a lifeboat and went ashore. When two detectives learned that the fire-room force was going to let the nres go out a special guard was 4th Age. "And then the lover with his ballad" ' "Horlick's growth as a fountain favorite, has been marvelous. A constant stream of young couples In the afternoon and evening call for Horlick's Malted Milk, chocolate or plain. 'Horlick's' Is a fa vorite lunch hour drink around univer sities with the students. A glass making a meal, they find it very economical and healthful" 6th Age. "The eixth age with spectacles on nose" 'I am 50 years old, and consider it a for tunate day when a friend induced me to try a cup of Horlick's Malted Milk. I use it with benefit and pleasure two or three times a day. It is delicious and has done me a world of good" 5th Age. "And then the justice full of wise maws" "When I need an invigorator as the result of my work I drink a cup of 'Horlick . I have used it constantly for several years, and find it cannot be beat for weak stomach, as a diet. In fact, it Is all that is claimed for it" 2d Age. "fheh the school boy with . his shining morning face" "I raised five children on -Horlick's.' and they all love it still. It can t be beat as a nutritious lunch between meals for a grow ing Doy.or giryj Ote Original and Reliable ROUND PA CKA GE In at for ever V3 century 7th Age. "Last scene of ' alt that ends this eventful history" "I could not do without It. It surely Is a sleep producer and I am a nervous person, but Horlick's Malted Milk hasVaelped me greatly. I have learned by experience that 'Horlick s' Is as excellent for well people as for Invalids" UsWsTBXaBBBMsmsi m iii ism 1 1 sal Horlick's Malted Milk SmmpU Witt be mailed upon feeds of two HORLICK'S MALTED MILK COMPANY. 1 LwaIj? INE.W1 IU S.A- jjj gitalin M.cnaJ?UJM MS fa SWUStey pottage U.S. A. Avoid Imitations and Sobstitstes sent below. Another armed guard of soldiers was put aboard to prevent trouble on deck. After the fire room Incident, state rooms and lockers were broken open and looted of clothing and valuables. On December IS, Calkins was placed under arrest on a charge of stealing and taken to the captain's office. He Is alleged to have boasted that he was one of the ringleaders. He escaped after being locked In the brig. Calkins la said to have Joined the crew 10 minutes before It sailed from Hoboken on its last trip. He will be made the subject of a special investi gation, it has been stated. Six men are in the ship's hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. In flicted during the mutiny or in fights aboard the transport. According to an executive officer of the ahip, bolshevik and L W. W. agitators have been causing trouble among the crews in the transport service for some time. An official invoetlgatlon of the mutiny will be started tomorrow. Triple SPOKANE, for an Intensive membership cam paign were launched here this after- Alliance Kleots. Wash., Dec. 11. Plans noon by the triple alliance, an organ!- I bers gathered at the call of Walter aatlon of farmers, trades union men Thomas Mills, state organiser, ana and railroad men. About ISO mem- ' elected the officers. ALL THIS WEEK Brunswick Pathe and Stradivara Talking Machines Pathe anfl Okeh Records Pianos and Player Pianos You can do your Xmas shopping early or late, as we are open evenings. SOULE BROS. 166 10TH ST. Between Morrison and Yamhill The Last Moment Gift THERE'S still time to open Gift Savings Accounts at the North western National Bank as Christmas remem brances. Think how much longer a gift of that sort lives in the mind of the youngster. As the years go by he appre ciation grows greater. The Northwestern National Bank Northwestern Bank Bldg. Portland, Oregon 11 EVER" VOU'LL SAYSO TOO! DOUGLAS MacLEAN AND DORIS MAY in Mary Roberts Rinehart's SATURDAY EVENING POST Electrifying Comedy Cyclone 23 HOURS LEAVE" MDHsHifa - NEXT SATURDAY NORMA TALMADGE