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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922
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PRICE FIVE CI3XTS
CHOIR GIRL SHOT
TRADE OF FEBRUARY
TINTS FUTURE BRIGHT
BETTER CONDITIONS FURNISH
"MORE HOPEFCIi PROSPECT."
FOES OPEN FIRE
MRS. J. L. HAMMERSLY
NATIONAL FEDERATION
FORMS TO SELL GRAIN
HOUSE OF LORDS
MR. CHURCHILL WEDS
MISS INEZ DEPEW
SCIENCE CREATES
LIGHTNING BOLT
Electrical Flash Rips Min
iature Tree.
HURT IN AUTO WRECK
SEATS FIRST LADY
TWO MACHINES ON BRIDGE
NEARLY ALL ACREAGE IN
COUNTRY IS COVERED.
CHICAGO WOMAN' BRIDE OF
STATE SUPERINTENDENT.
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RAMMED BY STREET CARi
IILEIHCHURCH
ON 4
POWER PACT
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Masked Assailant Fires
and Then Flees.
NO MOTIVE YET DISCOVERED
St.
Stephen's Pro-Cathedral
Singers Practicing.'
MISS FULLER, 17, VICTIM
?
Some Members Think Intruder Had
Planned Robbery and Shot
Because of Nervousness.
Miss TVillamene Fuller. 17-year-old
student of Lincoln high school, was
ehot through the chest last night by
an unidentified masked man or boy
as she sang in the choir of St.
Stephen's pro -cathedral. At Good
Samaritan hospital, where she was
taken, it was said her condition was
critical. The assassin escaped.
No motive was developed that
would indicate the assault was a
personal one upon Miss Fuller, who
is the daughter of Mrs. May Fuller,
469'a Jefferson street. None of the
15 men and women singing with the
wounded girl had ever seen the man
before he opened the church door, and
Mrs. Fuller was singing near her
daughter when the shot was fired.
From all appearances the Shooting
was wanton and probably due to ner
vousness on the part of the man, who
f, was believed to be a would-be robber.
Sunday Songs Rehearsed.
Under the leadership of Carl Den
ton, choirmaster, the- songs for next
Sunday's services were being , re
hearsed. The strains of the commun
ion servlca were dying away when
the door to the practice ro6m opened
and a slight boy or man, wearing a
dirty white handkerchief over the
lower part his face, stepped in
side. He wore an inconspicuous green
ep. a gray o --- su? Seemed- to
be nervous.
Tut up your hands," he com-manded.-accordlng
to a version given
by Mi6s Mabel McLay, 400 Hall street,
who sat next to. Miss Fuller.
"I thought it was a joke," said Miss
McLay. "The absurdity of the situa
tion struck us all and we did not
' make a move to co"mply with his or
ders. Then, his revolver, a smali
black one. spat toward us, he picked
up a hat, belonging to one of the
men in the choir, and fled.
"I do not 'think he intended to
shoot. He acted as if he were sur
prised, and my impression as he went
through the door to the vestibule was
that ho was very nervous and fright
ened "We still thought someone had
played a practical "joke on us for a
moment, Villamcne, sitting next to
me, slumped in her chair, clasped her
hands to her body and said: '
"'I'm hurt. I'm hurt.'
Girl Carried to Table.
"Not until she took her hands
away, and I saw blood on them, did
the reality come home to me. The
.men carried Willamene to a table In
the roar of the room, where we made
her as comfortable as we could, while
someone ran to a telephone and called
the police."
Other members of the choir sub
stantiated the story told by Miss
McLay. Some though a joke was
being 'played on the "choir,, while
others were momentarily paralyzed,
not knowing whether to be fearful
or to laugh.
"It Is my opinion that he intended
to hold us up, whoever he was," com
mented Miss .Claire Wilson of the
South Hampton apartments, "and that
when h'e stepped Inside and saw the j
men he suddenly became frightened,
pulling the trigger in his confusion
and haste to escape."
Dean Hicks ot Present.
Dean Hicks was not present at the
time of the shooting, but arrived just
before the wounded girl was sent to
Good Samaritan hospital. ,
In response to the call that some
one had shot a woman in church
Captain Inskeep dispatched motor
cycle patrolmen and Lieutenant
Thatcher sent a car of detective
For some reason a physician was
overlooked and officers were investi
gating the circumstances of the
shooting for a full ten minutes before
the city emergency physician arrived.
During that time the girl lay on a
table, surrounded by friends and
without medical assistance.
Victim Pale and Weak.
A hasty examination by the city
emergency physician showed that one
bullet, probably from a 32-caliber
revolver, had penetrated the right
side of llSe chest, rather low. Ther
was apparently an internal hemor
rhage. While waiting for medical
attention the girl became pale and
weak and her appearance, as she wa
placed upon the ambulance cot, wai
that of a person mortally wounded i
Reports from the hospital late last
night were that Miss Fuller was in a
critical condition. An x-ray exam
ination showed that the bullet, rang
ing slightly upward from point of en
trance, had lodged near the fourth rib
and that its location endangered no
vital organ. It was decided that an
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Monthly Business and Financial
Review Is Issued "by Federal
Reserve Board.
WASHINGTON', D. C, March 2. Im
proved conditions during February
have furnished a "more hopeful pros
pect" for trade in the coming months,
says the monthly business and finan
cial review issued tonight by the fed
eral reserve board.
Changes in the various industries
during the month, the board asserted,
have resulted in diminishing the ir
regularity and unevenness noted dur
ing the last year. Price stability was
evidenced by current readjustments,
the noteworthy advances in the'jjricea
of agricultural products in February
being offset by corresponding declines
In other lines of industry.
The readjustment process, the
board asserted, has apparently reached
the stage of inter-industrial price re
vision, the advance in agricultural
values tending to facilitate liquida
tion of loans at banks and the rapid
ity of movement of products to mar
kets. More satisfactory marketing and
price conditions have Included tobacco
and (Other products as well as grain,
the board said, although early reports
from the southwestern grain regions
have not been altogether reassuring.
The better outlook, the board de
clared, has been partly offset by labor
and other difficulties in the textile In
dustry resulting in reduced activity,
although fairly good conditions in the
New England shoe and leather in
dustry were reported. Some increase
in the activity of steel mills was
noted, but business in the chemical
industry was said to have received a
severe setback as a result of future
uncertainty. Distinct increase In non
ferrous metal production, especially
copper and the reopening of mines
long closed, was reported.
Little modification in the volume of
unemployment was seen, although
continued improvement in building
operations were said to have Increased
the demand for labor in parts of the
country where the surplus of unem
ployed would otherwise have been
larger.
BOOTLEGGERS ARE DUPED
12 Barrels of Sea Water Sold to
. -air lor lo,uuo. y
NEWARK. N. J., March 2. Boot
leggers who operate on the "whisky
curb" at Halsey street and Brantford
place were snickering today at two
of their fellows who let themselves
be taken In by a couple of city slick
ers from New Tor to the extent of
$15,000. (
The gentlemen from New Tork ar
rived with tales of an aged and cor
rupt sea captain who had 25 barrels
of smuggled whisky. The Newark
bootleggers accompanied them to the
cache, tasted the liquor, found It thor
oughly unconstitutional and paid
more than $15,000 for 12 barrels.
As they were carting it away one
of. the pair decided to take another
sample. He bored every barrel with
out finding anything more exciting
than sea water.
FIVE MOURNERS INJURED
Draperies on Coffin of Little Girl
Catch Fire From Candles.
NEW YORK, March 2. Five mourn
ers around the bier .'of 4-year-old
Angelina Zarcarese were burned
seriously today when the draperies on
the little coffin caught fire from
lighted candles in the Zarcarese home
in Brooklyn. Soon the whole room
was blazing. .
When the firemen arrived they were
driven back by the intense heat and
thick smoke. The five bodies of the
mourners lay on the floor.
Playing their hoses in front of
them and stumbling through the
smoke, the firemen finally were able
to reach and drag' to safety the five
adults and rescue the charred body
of the little girl from the blazing
coffin.
JUDGE ASHM0RE HONORED
Chelialis Gives Public . Reception
to Citizen 90 Years Old.
CHEHALIS, Wash., March 2. (Spe
cial.) This afternoon between 2 and
5 o'clock there was a public reception
to R. N. Ashmore, commander of Joe
Hooker post. Grand Army, of Chehalis
and Mrs. Ashmore, the occasion be
ing the 90th birthday of the judge.
The Woman's Relief Corps had the
reception in charge and T. P. Price
post members and those of the Cen
tialia Relief Corps wers special
guests.
Many citizens dropped in to pay
their respects to Judge Ashmore, who
for more than 30 years has been a
respected and honored citizen of -this'
place.
WHISKY HIDDEN IN OCEAN
Smugglers Cheat Federal Agents
by Sinking Their .Wares.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 2.
Florida rum smugglers hide their
wares upon the bottom of the sea
when federal agents approach, high
treasury officials said today, explain
ing the enforcement difficulties there.
There are vast expanses of shoal
water and the practice of dumping
liquor out of rum-running boats has
become so common that the Florida
shallows were said to have become
almost carpeted with whisky. -
Senate Debate Regarded
as Only Skirmish.
TREATY IS GALLED "ALLIANCE"
Hitchcock Declares He Will
Back Other Agreements.
BORAH ALSO IN FIGHT
France of Maryland Is Another to
Attack Pacific Deal; Se
" cret Parley Charged.
WASHINGTON. D. March 2.
Fire on the four-power Pacific treaty
was opened in the senate today from
both republican and democratic quar
ters when it was called up for de
bate after ratification yesterday of
the Yap treaty. The debate, how
ever, was declared to be only a skirm
ish with the real fighting scheduled
for next week.
. Declarations against the four
power treaty were delivered today
by Senator Hitchcock - of Nebraska,
ranking democrat on the foreign re
lations committee, and Senators Bo
rah of Idaho and France of Mary
land, republican "irreconcilables" In
the Versailles treaty fight.
Plans Surprise Opposition.
Senator Hitchcock, who supported
the Tap treaty, said he would vote
for the naval limitation and Chinese
treaties also, but would not support.
the Pacific pact unless it was ma
terially changed. Senators Borah
and France declared their uncompro
mising opposition to the Pacific
treaty.
Plans of republican leaders for pro
ceeding with the four-power .treaty
apparently surprised the opposition.
When it and its supplement, the lat
ter defining scope of the territory
embraced, were laid before the sen-
Senator Lodge oijviassacnuseiLs,
republican leader, proposed that the
consideration be deferred at least un
til tomorrow unless some senator de
sired to discuss the treaties. Sir.
Lode said he did not desire to "force"
action and said he intended first to
hear . from the opposition. Senator
Hitchcock, who is to be absent a few
days, therefore took the floor and
launched the attack.
Treaties Called "Alliance."
The Nebraska senator declared that
the treaties constitute an "alliance"
and he also criticised vigorously the
apparent secrecy eurrouhding their
negotiation. It appeared, he declared,
that the principal object was to aid
Great Britain, in getting rid of the
"i Anglo-Japanese alliance
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Wife of Deputy District Attorney
Treated at Emergency Hospi
tal for Contusions.
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Mrs. Joseph L. Hammersly, 249 East
Fifteenth street, jvife of Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Hammersly, was
seriously injured when an automobile
driven by Walter D. Bealey, her son-in-law,
was rammed from the rear
by a WoodstocK street car. Mrs. Bea
ley, who lives at 710 East Madison
street, was shaKen and bruised and
her sister, Thelma Hammersly, 'sus
tained lacerations about the neck,
face and knees, besides being bruised.
The collision occurred as the Bealey
automobile was eastbound on the
Hawthorne bridge on the street-car
passage. A short distance east of the
bridge center Thomas R. Campbell,
917 East Kelly 6treet, auditor of the
National Hospital association, was
forced to stop on account of engine
trouble. There was no room for the
Bealey car to pass, so Mr. Bealey
stopped about seven feet in the rear
of It,
Mr. Campbell saidi that he was com
pelled to get out to crank the engine
and asi he was about to do so he
noted that an approaching street car,
that he expected to stop, was upon
them at a speed that rendered a col
lision inevitable. He said he was
unable to give warning, but vaulted
over the bridge rail. The street car
smashed into the Bealey car, pushing
it imto the Campbell machine, and
siioving them both ahead of It for a
distance of 15 or 20 feet.
Mrs. Hammersly was unconscious
when picked up, but revived in the
emergency hospital, where she was
taken for treatment. She was later
sent to Good Samaritan hospital when
it developed that she was suffering
from internal Injuries in addition to
contusions of the head.
With Mr. Campbell were his father,
Thomas K. Campbell, and his sister,
Eleanor, aged 20. The latter was
taken home in a hysterical condition,
but was not thought to have suffered
seriously.
Mr. Campbell asserted that the
street car was traveling between 20
and 25 miles an hour.
FIVE ROAD WORKERS HURT
Rock Bunkers and Bins Collapse
on Sheridan Highway Job.
MORO, Or. March 2. (Special.)
Five workmen were injured, two of
them seriously, this afternoon, when
rock bunkers and bins being set up
for the surfacing contract on the
Sheridan highway, between Moro and
Wasco, collapsed. The men were
placing, screens on top of the bins
when the plant gave way, due . to
weakening ef the foundation caused
by frost leaving the ground.
One workman suffered a compound
fracture of the leg and another's hip
was broken. The men will be taken
to a Portland hospital tomorrow
morning. ,
The King Construction company of
Portland, has the rock-surfacing con
Organizing Committee to Meet In
. Kansas City March. 9 to Ar
range Further Details.-
DENVER, March 2. Plans for or
ganizing a national federation of
wheat marketing associations oh the
contract pooling basis were adopted
by a conference of state associations,
covering practically the entire wheat
producing territory of the United
States, at a meeting here today.
The new 'federation, to be known
a3 the American Wheat' Growers,
Associated, will be placed in opera
tion as soon as the middle western
co-operative societies begin the actual
selling of wheat, it was announced.
The new organization will consist
of a board of directors selected by
the various state organizations. It
is to have control of export sales of
wheat and will co-ordinate the do
mestic activities, arrange plans to
provide finances for wheat growers
who are members of the organization.
establish a statistical department and
advise In the general operations of
the state organizations.
Plans for the formation of the fed
eration will be advanced further at
a meeting of the organizing commit
tee in Kansas City, Mo.. March 9.
Members of the organizing commit
tee are: George C. Jewett, general
manager of the Northwest Wheat
Growers, Associated, Portland, Or.;
W. C. Landson, representative of the
public, appointed to the board of tha
Kansas wheat marketing associations'
by the secretary of agriculture, and
G. D. Murley, president of the Okla
home Wheat Growers' association.
The first action of the committee
was to adopt a resolution declaring
at an end the antagonism which they
declared had existed between the
United States Grain Growers, Incorpo
rated, and the co-operative societies
of the various states. .
"Numerous accusations and charges
as to the methods and purposes of
each group have been made by repre
sentatives and agents of the others,"
the resolution declared. "All of the
associations herein represented must
recognize the good faith and high
purposes of all the various groups ia
organizing into associations the grain
growers "of America and we pledge
ourselves to conduct our respective
campaigns in conformity with tha
principles of fair play.
The resolution was signed by J. L.
Hull, 4jrect.r of the Nebraska Wheat,
growers' association; A. B. Parish,
president of the Colorado Whatgrow
ers" association; D. J. Murley, presi
dent of the Oklahoma Wheatgrowers"
association; W. F. Michael, president
of the Kansas Wheatgrowers' associa
tion, and C. H. Hyde, J. D. Pancake,
W. M. G. Eckhardt and V. H. Smith,
directors of the United States Grain-1
growers, Incorporated.
Organizations now represented In
the programme for the national fed
eration include nearly 20,000 wheat
growers, representing a production
of approximately 60,000.000 bushels
annually. In addition to these, in
vitations to participate in the na
tional organization when established
have been issued to state organiza
tions of Texas, New Mexico, North
Viscountess Rhondda
, Wins Easily.
OTHERS ENTITLED TO VOTE
Application Made by Only
One Peeress So Far.
SOCIAL REFORM ONE AIM
Changes in Divorce Law Favored
by Politician Who Now Is
Suing for Divorced
(Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
LONDON, March 2. (Special cable.)
Viscountess Rhondda, daughter of
the late war-time food controller, to
day received the privilege of taking a
seat in the house of lords as a peeress
in her own right. There was no op
position in the committee on privi
leges, which decided the case.
It was held that the laws passed in
1918 and 1919, the first allowing
women to vote and the second permit
ting them to sit in the house of com
mons, qualified Lady Rhondda for
membership in the lords. The com
mittee which rendered this ruling was
headed by Lord Donoughmore and was
composed of Lords Desart, Haldane,
Chelmsford, Hylton, W.reribury, Philli
more and Ask with. .
. Lady Rhondda Delighted.
After her victory Lady Rhondda
skid she naturally was delighted with
the decision, but would have to wait
for the lords to invite her to take her
seat. There was no doubt, however
that this would be done immediately,
as the committee has full power to
act in a case of this kind and its de
cision is taken as final.
The fact that Lady Rhondda was
the first to make application to jiter
the lords, although there are many
other peeresses entitled to the same
privilege, is an -. indication of her
character. She is greatly, interested
in politics, particularly in foreign af
fairs and social reform, for which she
has long worked. It is probable that
her first action in the house will be
to introduce bills covering the de
mands of the so-called "six-point
group." She is a leading spirit in
that organization, which is campaign
ing ror tne pa ,.;ge of six social re
form laws affecting the welfare of
women and children.
Divorce Law Reform Wanted.
The viscountess is ajso interested
in reform of the divorce law. This
has a personal bearing, as she is at
present attempting td divorce her
husband. Sir Humphrey Mackworth.
Despite her title, Lady Rhondda,
like her father, who died in 1918, is
better known in. British Industrial
circles than In fashionable - society.
She is director in 27 compan'es and
takes an active part in the manage
ment of a number of them. The im
mense coal fields which she inherited
from her father have given her the
J j title of the "Coal Queen."
jjuring ' tne war sue was, among
j other things, commissioner for wom
en s service in waies ana controller
for the recruiting department of "the
women's auxiliary army corps. Before
the war she was prominent in the
woman's suffrage movement as . a
leading militant. '
The eight other peeresses who will
be entitled to sit in the house of
lords are: Baroness Burton, 48, who
belongs to a famous family of brew
ers; the Countess Cromartie, 44, a
sister of the sensational dancer. Lady
Constance Stewart Richardson, who
will succeed her; Baroness Dorches
ter, who is 76; the Duchess of Fife,
31, daughter of the Princess Royal
and the late Duke of "Fife (she is
married to Prince Arthur of Con
naught); Countess Roberts, 52, widow
of the famous Earl Roberts; Baroness
Strathcona, 68, who succeeded to the
title of her father, of Hudson Bay
fame, on his death in 1914; Baroness
Wentworth, a direct descendant of
Lord Byron, who is divorcing her
husband, the Hon. Neville Lytton, and
Viscountess Wolseley, daughter of the
late field marshal.
Others Entitled to Seats.
Other English peeresses in their
own right who will be entitled to sit
In the house Include:
Baroness Beaumont, Baroness
Berkeley, Baroness Botreaux (who
also Is the Scottish countess of
Loudoun in her own right). Baroness
Clifton, Baroness Darcy de Knayth,
Baroness de Ros (countess of Dart
rey). Baroness Fauconberg and Con
yers (countess of Tarborough), Bar
oness ' Furnicall, Baroness Lucas
(Scottish Baroness Dingwall in her
own right). Baroness Strange, de
Mplines and Hungerford (Viscountess
St. Davids),' Baroness Zouche.
Scottish peers who have no English
title do not all sit In the house of
lords but elect a certain number to
represent them. The following Scot
tish peeresses in their own right will
in future be able to vote for such
representatives or be elected:
Countess Loudoun (Baroness Bot
reaux), Countess Seafield, Baroness
Dingwall (Baroness Lucas), Baroness
Grav, Baroness Herries (the duchess
Norfolk) and Baroness Kinlass.
Ex-Teacher In Lincoln and Lane
Counties Resident of East
ern City Last 12 Tears.
SALEM, Or., March 2. (Special.)
J. A. Churchill, state superintendent
of public instruction, and Misa Inez
E. Depew of Chicago, were married In
the latter city this afternoon.
Mrs. Churchill has resided In Chi
cago for the last 12 years, but prior
to that time she had made her home
in Oregon. She taught In the rural
schools of Lincoln and Lane coun
ties and was employed as Instructor
in the Baker schools for eight years
while Mr. Churchill was superinten
dent of the school there. She Is" a
graduate of the Oregon Normal
school.
Mr. Churchill has been superinten
dent of public instruction In Oregon
for nine years. Prior to that time
he was at the - head of the Baker
schools for many years.
After passing a few days in the
east and middle west, Mr. and Mrs.
Churchill will come to Salem, where
they will make their future home.
The marriage of Mr. Churchill and
Miss Depew came as a complete sur
prise to the former's friend here.
When Mr. Churchill left for Chicago
a few days ago he gave out the In
formation that he was to attend the
annual convention of the superin
tendents' department of the National
Educaional association
MOURNERS AROUSE WIFE
False Report of Death Declared
Circulated by Husband.
NEW TORK. March 2. Mrs. Thodias
McGovern complained in city court
today that her husband sent out a
report of her death, which caused
their home to be filled with mourn
ers last night and kept the door bell
ringing incessantly as messengers
delivered floral pieces and messages
of condolence.
She said her husband, an elevator
operator, abused her, drank heavily
and squandered money on other
women and that she got a summons
for his arrest last Tuesday. He sent
out yesterday word of her death and
fixed the funeral hour for this morn
ing, she said. McGovern promised to
reform and was given a suspended
sentonce.
HAIR TONIC FINE IS $100
False Advertising Penalty Is. Im
posed by New York Court.
NEW TORK, March 2. A fine of
$100 for falsely advertising that a
tonio would re-grow hair was im
posed today by the city court upon
the Jules Ferond company, incor
porated. During the trial the company called
20 witnesses with bushy locks who
swore they were bald before using
the hair grower. The complainants
were members of the public health
bureau.
HOME WAGE BILL PASSED
Married AVomen to Have Control of
Earnings as Housewives.
TRENTON, N. J., March 2. Married
women would have control over wages
earned by them within the home by a
bill passed today by the lower house
of the New Jersey legislature.
The bill, prepared by Margaret
Laird, assembly woman,' now goes to
the senate.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, fit
degrees; minimum temperature, 3'J de
grees. TODAY'S Haln; southerly winds.
Forrlg-n.
Political crisla has Indon agog, rage 3.
House of lords seats first lady. Page 1. t
National.
Plan to reorganize government develops
strong opposition. Page 2.
Trade of February brightens future. Page 1.
Senate foes open fire oa four-power treaty.
Fage 1.
Republican triumphs in year reviewed.
.Page 2.
Porto Kuan throws house into turmoil.
Puee 17.
Cash limit Is $50 under United States
bonus. Page 8.
Domestic.
National federation to sell wheat being
formed. Page 1.
Science creates bolt of lightning. Page 1.
Plckford Jury gives verdict In Mary's
favor. Page a.
Purtfie Northwest.
Superintendent Churchill weds Miss IneJ
Depew of Chicago. Page 1.
Deficiency appropriation measure fails In
Seattle, rage a-
Sports.
James John tied with Benson as result of
defeat of wasmngiqn. .rage 1.1.
Kenworthy to Join Beavers to train.
Page 14.
Harry Wills knocks out Norfolk. Pagau.14.
Winged-M defeats South Parkway, 37 to 18.
Page 15.
Commercial and Marine.
Twenty thousand tons of wheat sold by
locaj exporters. Page 24.
Chicago wheat market strong on heavy ex
port business. Page 24.
Slackening cavies uncertainty In wool
market. Page 24.
Every dredge of Port of Portland fleet
working to maximum capacity. Pugs 10.
Railroad bonds strong In New York mar
ket. Page 25.
Xew York money somewhat easier. Page 24.
Portland ana Vicinity.
Auto Interests want law change. Page 20
t73 523,812 profit of parent phons com
pany In 19-1. Page 13.
Mrs. Joseph L. Hammersly hurt In suto
accident. Page 1.
Laurelhurst circle exempted from resi
dential restrictions in deeds. Page V.
Fraternal societies organize antl-alien labor
federation. Page 8.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 24.
Choir girl Is shot while rehearsing in St.
Stephen's pro-cathedral. Page 1.
Dr. Villers, new pastor, welcomed by White
Temple. Page 4.
Portland s. dcuArsfsers numbered at 5000.
ENERGY MILLION HORSEPOWER
Ability to Multiply Strength
5 Times Claimed.
DR. STEINMETZ INVENTOR
Experiments Aro Expected to Aid
In Development of Arresters
for .Real Lightning.
SCHENECTADY, N. T., March
(By the Associated Press.) Schenec
tady has a modern Jove who sits oa
his throne in a laboratory of the Gen
eral Electric company and hurls thun
derbolts at will. He is Dr. Charles F.
Stelnmetz, electrical wizard, who an
nounced today he has succeeded in
producing and controlling an indoor
thunderstorm, with all the character
istics of its natural brother except
the thunder clouds.
At a demonstration of his lig-htnlns;
generator a few days ago the familiar
forked tongues flashed through the
laboratory with a deafening crash.
splintered a large block ot wood, hurl-
ng the fragments 25 feet, and ripped
a miniature tree from tip to has.
The bolt carried tho energy of 1.000,
J00 horsepower about one five hun
dredths of the energy of natural
lightning bolts Dr. Stelnmetz estl
rates, and lasted for the one hundred
thousandth part of a second.
Aid In Kaperlnirnis) Ksprrted.
Dr. Stelnmetz hopes his apparatus
will contribute largely to the devel
opment of lightning arresters, as It
provides an opportunity for the study
at close range of the phenomenon tliat
Beniamln Franklin began to investi
gate, years ago with his kite, string
and key.
His experiments have convinced
him, however, that there ts little like
lihood of man's realizing his dream of
harnessing thunderbolts and mnklns; ,
them work. Despite their tremendous
energy, he saw their life Is so short i
that, harnessed, they would be worth!
only a few cents each.
"In our lightning generator," h
said, "we get a discharge of 10.000
amperes at over a hundred volts; that
is. power of over a million horse
power, lasting for a hundred thou
sandth part of a second. This plrca
us the explosive tearing and shatter
ing effect of renl lightning, so that,
for instance, a piece of .small tree ex
posed to th discharge is mechanically
torn to pieces. A piece of wire struck
by the flash vanishes In dust.
"The difference between llghtnlnqr
energy and ordinary electric current
Is similar to that between a pound
of dynamite and a pint of gasoline.
"The pint of gasoline contains more
energy and can do more work than
the pound of dynamite, but the pint of
gasoline gives off Its energy slowly,
at a moderate rate of power, while
the pound of dynamite gives off Its
energy explosively, all at once, at an
enormous rate of power, and thereby
locally tears and destroys."
Home Wreck Causes Inspiration,
The inspiration to produce artificial
lightning came to Dr. Stelnmetz two
years ago when he arrived at his sum.
mer camp on- the Mohawk river to
find the heavenly visitor had preceded
him by a few hours and left the caiip
In sad disarray.
The lightning had struik a tree
ovc-hanglng the camp, and after tear,
ing some of its hark it had Jumped
to the camp, where it divided. One
branch passed to the ground through
a post, while the other tore Its way
through a window, Jumjied to thu
lightning circuit and made a tour of
the house, splintering a screen, a
looking glass and a bed In which Dr.
Steinmetz might have been sleeping
had be arrived 24 hours earlier.
Instead of bemoaning the dain;iK,
Dr. Stelnmetz got busy Willi a Yim-
era, a tape line and a notebook, and
collected "evidence" which he says
was of Inestimable, value In the pro
duction of bis lighting generator.
(.renter Ilolt Held Possible.
If he wanted to, Dr. Stelnmetz said,
ho could cut loose an artificial light
ning bolt that would do as much dam
age aa did the one which assailod hia
camp. But "he is content with pro.
ciuclng one flve-hundredth as muoh
"kick." Producing the larger bolt
would Involve great expense, and the
bolt jiould be too dangerous to ob
serve at close quarters.
Dr. Stelnmetz' generator consists
essentially of -a hlh voltage con
denser in the form of 200 glass plates.'
These are arranged in two rows. In
groups of 60, and are capable of
holding 120,000 volts of electricity.
One end of the double row of con
densers corresponds to the thunder
cloud In the sky, in which an elec
trical current is gradually stored up
and Increased by the conglomeration
of the rain drops, as Dr. Stelnmetz
has shown. The other end of the
condenser plates corresponds to tha
earth.
When the tension of the stored alec,
trie energy becomes greater than the.
generator will hold, the dischnruH
take's place, the lightning flHh. tho
thunder rolls represented by a loud
snapping sound and the boil strikes.