THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER G, 1919.
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GRAVITY HELD DUE
TO WAVES I ETHER
Mare Island Astronomer Lays
Claim to Discovery.
ITALIAN IS CONFIRMED
American Scientist Says He Has
Found Law of Density Where
Isaac Xeivton Tailed.
SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 5. Al
though it has been believed for more
than two centuries that ether is of
uniform density throughout space, its
density, as a matter of fact, increases
outwardly from all the heavenly
bodies directly as the radius. Profes
sor T. J. J. See, the government as
tronomer at Mare island, asserted in
an address to the California Academy
of Sciences here tonight.
"My researches on ether show con
clusively that gravitation is due to
waves in the ether and certain very
resistant bodies in the line of action
may thus introduce a slight screen
ing effect," he said.
In his address Professor See an
nounced that his researches on gravi
tation in 1917 and his latest re
searches on molecular forces con
firmed the claims recently put forth
by Professor Maiorana of Rome that
a screening of gravitation has been
shown to exist. '
Ntw Theory Developed.
"In 1917," said Professor See, "I
explained the fluctuations of the
moon's mean motion by the circular
refraction of the sun's gravitation
waves as they are propagated through
the solid body of our earth at the
time of lunar eclipses. Some months
back, before Professor Maiorana an
nounced his results, I found in deal
ing with capillary forces that quick
silver is very resistant to the waves
which produce molecular action and
this developed a new theory of the
depression of the mercury in capil
lary tubes.
"It seems absolutely certain that a
screening effect in gravitation is
shown by eclipse phenomena con
nected with the motion of the moon
and by the depressions of columns of
mercury in capillary phenomena. This
confirms Muiorana's claims that a
basin of mercury beneath a suspended
mass of lead may decrease the gravity
of the lead by a small amount."
In announcing the discovery of "a
fundamental law of the density of
ether in the celestial spaces and the
cause of molecular forces," Professor
See said ' the homogeneity of ether
had been taught by such eminent
philosophers as Lord Kelvin, Max
well, Poincare, Ledge and Larmor,
while Sir Isaac Newton in 1721 had
believed it to bo heterogeneous, with
density increasing outwardly from
all bodies.
Newton Fails in Proof.
Newton, however, was unable to
discover the law of the density or
to adduce proof of his opinion
whereas Professor See said tonight
that proof of his discovery had been
examined by leading American math
ematicians and "pronounced incon
trovertible." Professor See presented his find
ings that "the ether about the sun
and stars is filled with electro-j
magnetic waves with amplitudes vary
ing inversely as the distance, which
leads to forces varying inversely as
the square of the distance." This,
he said, "explains universal gravita
tion in the simplest and most con
clusive manner."
The concrete resuK of his discovery.
Professor See said, is to show that
ether is 219 times denser at the earth
than at the sun's surface, where it is
only two millionths of a millionth of
a millionth of the density of water.
"Although ether has such excessive
ly small density," said the govern
ment scientist, "it is able to transmit
the stupendous forces required to
keep the planets circulating in their
elliptical orbits. In the case of the
earth this force is the breaking
strength of a eteel cable 11 inches in
diameter on each square foot of
cross-section of the globe, as if the
earth's surface were almost covered
by such cables."
Uni Is Made of Particles.
Ltner is in reality a gas made up
of particles, Professor See said, 2,
0005100,000 times smaller than an elec
tron, which Professor Sir J. J.
Thomson of Cambridge, Kngland,
president of the Royal society, after
30 years' labor, ehowed to be 1760
times emaller than an atom of hy
drogen.
Professor See submitted tables of
the properties of hydrogen, helium
oxygen and other gases to show their
"mean free path," that is, the length
of trajectory between successive col
lisions of their molecules, to be about
one-half millionth of an inrh.
As compared with this . Professor
See calculated the free path of ether
particles, at nearly 2000 miles, about
the distance from San Francisco to
St. Louis. "But in addition to this
extreme length of free path," said the
professor, "ether particles have the
enormous velocity of 2o0,000 miles
per second, one-third faster than
light.
"It is by virtue of its highly elastic
properties, 1,148,770,000,000 time
greater tnan mat ot our air. In pro
portion to its density, that ether can
ewing the planets about the sun with
out disrupting itself."
Liquid Drops Explained.
In the, iatter part of his address
Professor See dealt with the molec
ular forces as due to short waves in
the ether. In this way he explained
the figures of rain drops, drops
dew, globules of mercury and the
round figure taken by shot and other
molten metals. The waves, he said,
always act to make the surface of a
liquid drop a minimal surface, which
is shown by mathematicians to be
that of a sphere.
"Capillarity, chemical affinity, sur
face tension, adhesion and cohesion"
were attributed by Professor See to
wave action. Heretofore, he said, the
mystery of molecular forces has chal
lenged the ingenuity of philosophers.
Professor See, who attracted the at
tention of the scientific world in 1917
by a treatise on the cause of gravita
tion, published in Boston, London and
l'aris. said the old world was so much
Injured by the war that scientific
progress for a long time to . come
would depend mainly upon America.
"We cannot expect any real light
from Europe," he said, "and the pub
lic should therefore accustom itself
to supporting American leadership in
rupted Senator Reed to warn him that
he was violating senate rules by com
paring reservation senators to
"hound dogs." Later, when Presi
dent Pro-tem. Cummins was in the
chair. Senator La Follette enlarged
upon the figure by declaring legis
lators had "laid down like spaniel
dogs at the crack of the executive
whip."
Vote Is 43 to 34.
The vote on the La Follette amend
ment was divided as follows:
For adoption Republicans Ball, Borah,
Caider, Capper, Cummins, Curtis, Ktkins,
FernaJd, France, FreMnghuysen, Gronna,
Hardinff. Jones of "Washington, Kenyon.
Knox, La Follette, Lodge, McCormick, Mc
Lean, Moses, New, Newberry, Norris, Page,
Phipps, Poindexter, Sherman, Wadsworth
and Watson -i).
Democrats Gore, Myers, Reed, Thomas
and Walsh 5.
Total. 34.
Against Republicans, Cole, Edge, Hale,
Kellogg. Keyes, Lenroot,, McCumber, Mc
Nary. Nelson, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling
and Townsend 13. Democrats, Ashurst,
Chamberlain, Culberson, Dial, Fletcher,
Gay, Gerry, Harris, Harrison, Henderson,
Hitchcock, Johnson of South Dakota, Jones
of New Mexico, Kendrick, King, Kirby,
McKellar, Nugent, Overman, Owen, Phelan,
Ransdell, Robinson, Sheppard, Simmons,
Smith of Arizona, Smith of Georgia. Smith
of South Carolina, Swanson, Trammell,
Underwood, Walsh of Montana, Williams
and Wolcott 34. Total it.
Of the 15 senators not voting, the
following were for adoption:
Republicans, Brandegee, Dillingham,
Fall, Johnson of California, Penrose, Suth
erland and Warden 7.
Against Democrats, Bankhead, Beck
ham, Martin. PUtman. Pomerene, Smith of
Maryland and Stanley 7.
Senator Shields, democrat, Tennes
see, did not vote and his position Was
not announced.
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CRIPPLED AIRSHIP.
Great Craft Finally Lands on Fir
Trees and Passengers Are Taken
Out in Carts to Firesides.
LONDON, Nov. 5. The story of the
adventurous voyage of the Zeppelin
"Bodensee," which narrowly escaped
destruction while carrying 30 passen
gers Monday night. !s told by Mrs.
Tower, wife of the London Daily
Mall's Berlin correspondent, who was
aboard the airship.
"Arriving from Friederichsafen at
Staaken," Mrs. Tower says, "the air
ship bumped violently, disabled the
motors and swerved into a crowd of
spectators, killing one and injuring
six. Then after repeated bumping
she suddenly rose to what seemed an
immense height.
"The accident had put out the lights
and we were in total darkness. Know
was falling and it was intensely cold.
All the windows were smashed. Cap
tain Fleming assured the passengers
if they kept quiet he could save the
ship. In two hours, by the extra
ordinary courage of the war-trained
mechanics, the motors were repaired.
but so little gasoline was left only
one motor could be used.
"After drifting hours with a dam
aged compass, the captain again
brought the ship over Staaken, in
tending to await dawn, but at mid
night he realized this was impractica
ble and after navigating for three1
hours in the darkness found a suit
able landing between Madgeburg and
Stendal.
"There , we descended very slowly,
finally alighting on the tops of
dwarfed fir trees which were thickly
covered with snow. Here the ship
rested. We were rescued at dawn.
Huddled in hay carts, we were taken
through deep snow to the village.
where we were fed and made warm.
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BAR EXAMINER REBUKES CLUB
FOR INVITING LANE TO TALK.
Attendance at Banquet Where Reds
Were Guests Is Said to Have Put
Official in Same Class.
TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 5. (Spe
cial.) Dix II. Rowland, member of
the state board of bar examiners,
wrote a scathing letter to the Com
monwealth club of Tacoma yesterday
taking it to task for having invited
W. D. Lane, councilman of Seattle, to
speak before it.
Mr. Rowland castigates Lane be
cause the latter attended the ban
quet given in honor of Hulet M. Wells
and Sam Sadler, Seattle "Reds," the
night they left for the federal peni
tentiary. Mayor Ole Hansen delayed
his resignation until he could be sure
Lane would not succeed him.
"Criminals on their way to prison
feted and dined! wrote Mr. Rowland.
"And that, too, for an offense against
the government itself! Mr. Lane's
conduct on that occasion was an in
suit and affront not only to the court
but to the government itself. I am
amazed that any Tacoma organiza
tion should ask Lane to be its guest.
He should not thus be honored. He
should be made to feel the merited
contempt of the public for his un-
American, disloyal and anarchistic
conduct."
Signing of Protocol Agreeing
Carry Out Provisions of Ar
mistice Desired by Allies.
BERLIN', Nov. 5. The note of the
supreme council calling upon uermany
to send to Paris delegates to sign
protocol agreeing to carry out cer
tain unfulfilled provisions of the armi
stice regarding surrender of railway
material, agricultural machinery, etc.,
and to make compensation for the de
struction of the fleet, has been re
ceived here.
The note calls for the surrender of
five light cruiser?, floating docks and
small destroyers as a penalty for the
destruction of the warships at facapa
Flow.
PARIS, Nov. 5. (Havas.) The
treaty of "Versailles and the peace
settlement with Germany will Become
effective. It 13 asserted in well-informed
circles, in Paris, on November
28. The signature of the protocol
and the exchange of ratifications be
tween Germany and such allied and
associated powers as have then rati
fied the treaty will take place on that
date, it is reported.
1'ATtIS. Nov. 5. The first meeting
of the council of the league of na
tions, will be held in Paris, the su
preme council decided today. It did
not, however, fix a date for the gathering.
It was agreed that the council ot
the world body would consider at this
meeting only matters which must be
passed upon immediately after the
formal ratification of the uerman
peace treaty.
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Corporal Thomson fought through
the battles of Larraine. Bacarat
Champagne-Marne, Alsne-Marne, St.
Mihiel, the Meuse-Argonno and then
marched into Germany with the army
of occupation. He was discharged at
Fort Russell, Wyo., May 12.
Enlisting in the 2d Idaho infantry,
June 27. 1916, Corporal Thomson also
served on the Mexican border, came
back to Tacoma and then joined the
colors again when the war with Ger
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months had passed.
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PHARMACISTS SHUN UNION
Portland Branch Against Affilia
tion Willi U. S. Federation.
Members of the Portland branch.
American Registered Pharmacists, de
cided last night, by unanimous vote
not to affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor. This action was
taken as a result of agitation which
has been carried on for the past sev
eral weeks. Otto Hartwig, president
of the state federation of labor, was
to have addressed the meeting but
was unable to be present.
The association likewise adopted
resolution asking the state examining
board to refuse to issue certificates
to pharmacists from other states un
less they pass the Oregon examina
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O. H. Scheetz was elected president
oi me association for the ensuing
year. He succeeds K. H. Hatch, who
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"Greatest Kid in World."
TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 5. (Special.)
One of the war heroes who fought
through every battle In which Yan
kees matched their steel with the
Huns and came through without
scratch is Corporal Harold Thomson,
of Tacoma.
Some time this week he will receive
the distinguished service cross which
he won for a heroic exploit at Lan
drese-Et-St. Georges, October 16-18,
1918. And he won t talk about it.
But the official citation which
caused General Pershing to order the
awarding of the coveted cross recited
how Corporal Thomson took four men.
crept to a commanding position flank
ing a strong Hun force, silenced the
foe by direct fire and captured 20
Wife, Held Pending Inquiry of
Shooting of Police Sergeant,
Released at Seattle.'
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 5. (Spe
cial.) The $25,000 necessary to re
lease Charles E. Koselius from the
county jail pending his trial for the
murder of Guy L. Carleton, police ser
geant, whom he caught with his wife
in the same automobile Sunday night.
will be deposited at once, his attor
ney, John F. Dore, said today.
Although Roselius says the shoot
ing was accidental, the backbone of
his defense is expected to be the "un
written law."
Roselius is being held In the count v
jail with six other alleged murderers.
His wife, held pending- investigation
of the shooting of Carleton. was re
leased from custody yesterdav.
When Roselius was arraigned Tims-
day he was given one week to plead.
Judge A. W. Frater set bail at $25,000.
"We will get the 125,000 bail in the
police department," Dore said today.
Funeral services for Sergeant Carle.
ton were held at Butterworth's to
day. Rev. Dr. W. A. Major officiated.
The body was cremated.
CARLTON BREEDER WINS
W. B. Ayer Takes Championship at
Spokane Show.
SPOKANE. Wash., Nov. 5. (Spe
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W. B. Ayer of Carlton, Or., cleaned up
all championships and firsts in the
milking Shorthorn class of dairy cat
tle at the Western Royal Livestock
show today. H. D. Bennett of lone.
Wash., was the only other competitor,
and he was entered in only three
classes.
Foothills . Teoman wan adjudged
grand champion and Foothills Corpo-
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B. A. Nathman of Gervals Dies.
SALEM, Or., Nov.' 5. (Special.)
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