THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX. PORTLAND. JAM ART 2. 1f2I
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GERMAN SCIENTISTS
REVEAL NEW POWER
Unlimited Light and Energy
Released by Atoms.
SAVAAITS ARE MYSTIFIED
Process of Disintegration of Minute
Jfertiolcs Said to Turn Loose
Tremendous Electrical force.
Pub-
BT CVRIL BROWN.
(Copyright by the New fork World
llfthed by Arrangement.)
BERLIN, Jan. 1. (Special Wire
less.) Whether Doe of the greatest
practical discoveries and inventions
has been made In Germany is the
question that is beginning to attract
serious attention among sceptical
scientists, technologists and industrial
experts.
The object of this interest is the
claim of a well known Berlin civil
engineer, Willy von Unruh. that he
has discovered a "new source of
energy" and that he has succeeded in
"liberating light and power in un
limited quantities through the dis
integration of atoms." Professor E.
A. Krause is collaborating with Herr
von L'nruh in his researches.
Both men are still at work perfect
ing the alleged invention for the
disintegration of atoms and harness
ing the resultant energy. Certain
basic patent claims have been filed
by a patent engineer. Dr. Mintz of
Berlin.
As the inventor and his collaborator
are professional men of high stand
ing, there seems to be no valid
ground for the belief of sceptics that
..We reported revolutionary invention
ts a scientific hoax or fraud.
Demonstration Amazes Expert.
A small group of experts and scien
tists who recently witnessed a prac
tical demonstration of a working
model of the Unruh invention were
amazed and greatly Impressed. The
apparatus they saw was a medium
sized square box with no detectable
electric current supply, but yet it
generated sufficient current to keep
five 1000-candle power electric lights
burning for hours.
The visitors were not permitted to
satisfy their curiosity as to the de
tails of the apparatus, however. Herr
Unruh later said:
"I have demonstrated my apparatus,
which was completely transparent,
before various scientists and experts
who proved to their own satisfaction
that the machine was not fed by in
ternal storage batteries or an outside
supply of energy during an eight
hour test."
According io both Herr Unruh and
Professor Krause, the reason for their
secretiveness about the details of
their Invention is due to the fact that
it la still only in the successful ex
perimental stage. Improvements are
being worked out and the mystery
will continue to be closely guarded
until full patent claims have been
filed covering all phases and details
of the invention, as well as the po
tentialities of the atomic generator.
Mould l.rrnii Are Destroyed.
No questions are asked, however,
shout two other recent remarkable
discoveries. Professor Dulsberg of
the Bayer Aniline works recently told
a gathering of friends and fellow
scientists that his company had suc
ceeded in making a product whifch
would destroy the harmful mould
germs In seeds and at the same time
Increase their sprouting vitality.
He also announced that the Bayer
works would shortly place upon the
market a newly discovered product
which makes woolens absolutely and
permanently mothproof.
A discovery of great Importance
for the automobile Industry la also
claimed in another end-of-the-year
invention announcement. Count von
Soden. an engineer and director of
the gear factory of the Zeppelin
works at Fricdriehshafen. has Invent
ed an automatic gear shifting sys
tem for automobiles, wnicn it is
claimed can be worked by a slight
pressure of the foot on a pedal and
functions noiselessly, smoothly and
swiftly.
The titled inventor believes his de
vice Is destined to replace the pres
ent noisy, jerky hand and foot op
erated gear shift.
Ar.tf-Ereneh Feellna; Intensified.
The anti-French feeling in German
Semitic circles has been brought to
a head by the recent award of the
Nobel prize to Dr. Bordet of the Pas
teur institute, instead of to his Ger
man rival. Professor Albert von Was
sermann. for his discovery of the
Wassermann "reaction" test for a
social disease.
The Germans claim that the French
have sought to rob Von Wassermann
of credit by renaming his test the
"Bordet reaction." The French assert
that Von Wassermann's discovery
was based on merely one special case
of the albumen reactions discovered
by Dr. Bordet.
This caused the German claimant
to make known before the last meet
ing of the Berlin academy of medi
cine the crowning result of his six
years' work. He announced his dis
covery of the exact nature and scien
tific explanation of the reaction
Nnmi d after him which, though' a
practical success in 90 per cent of the
cscs on which it has been employed,
has heretofore been a complete mys
tery, baffling Its original discoverer
as well as the medical scientists
using it.
J might, without serious inaccuracy, be
J called an unusually determined man.
Toward the end of the campaign.
when leader after leader showed
signs of the nervous strain, and when
not a few of them more or less "blew
up," Harding himself, except In a few
sentences in one or two of his rear
platform speeches on the closing day.
never showed any sign of emotional
disturbances. During all the sup
pressed commotion that accompanied
the subterranean scandal, and in the
final explosion attending it, Hard
ing was the least disturbed of all the
campaign managers. He had the air
of taking the position that there are
some things a gentleman ignores, and
assuming that a falsehood cannot in
the end do harm to its victim.
Harding's relation to the country,
and the relation of our country to the
rest of the world, contain possibili-
1 ties that are almost literally beyon
an ordinary Imagination. Any ade
I quate observer, looking at Hardin
with the intentness that his positio
invites, is likely to find iustificatio
for confident hopefulness that Hard
ing has it in him to rise to th
greatest of these possibilities and liv
up to the opportunities.
Initiative Not Great.
1 say "has it in him" to do so. Th
only doubt implied is whether th'
potentialities that are within him
will flow out as abundantly as the
might from a man of less stati
temperament. Harding is not a per
son of great Initiative. There are
two types of executive. One keeps
the outgoing telephone wires busy
The other occupies himself more ex
clusively with the incoming calls.
One Is active in starting things an
putting them through. The other at
tends conscientiously to what is laid
before him for decision and action.
Harding is of the latter type.
Being the sort of man who func
tlons best in deciding among th
things that are laid before him, 1
follows that much importance Is at
tached to the channels through which
things will come up to Harding, in
the persons who will have access to
him. This is one reason why the
choice of his cabinet is important.
Cabinet Choice Painful.
Right now, I suspect. Harding
involved in the probably painful busi
ness of choosing between a cabinet
made up of old politicial friends and
associates, and one made up of men
of high character and proved ability
regardless of whether or not they
are sympathetic and comfortable to
his personality. Hc sees that he can
pick men who superficiallv will seem
to promise the ease and comfort of
an old shoe, or he call pick men who
at first may prats upon him pain
fully, but In the end will carry him
further, last him longer, and give
him a distinguished administration
In that choice Harding's destiny lies
This Is ihe Judgment of the same
men who believe that Harding has
in nim latently the possibility of ris
ing to any heights that may be ade
quately demanded of him. The men
who express this belief and hope fre
quently add:
"If he will surround himself with
the right men, if in choosing his cab
inct. Harding has the good fortune
to see the alternative In a clear light.
he can be depended on infallibly to
cnoose tne higher one.
E BANKS CUT
001 WAR PAPER
1500 Millions Decline to 1141
Millions, Says Report.
GOLD' LITTLE CHANGED
OREGON THRIFTY STATE
Stair Superintendent of Scboola
Return From Conclave.
SAI.K.M. Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.)
J. A. Churchill, Htate superintendent
of schools, returned last night from
ban Francisco where he attended
thrift conference of all state super
intendents west of th,e Rocky moun
tains. Imports at the conference
showed that the thrift campaign had
produced results and that one bank
in the city of San Francisco held de
posits of school children aggregating
$750,000.
Oregon, although uot at the head
of the iist with relation to thrift
work, has the distinction of being
first among all the states with re
gard to per capita sales of war sav
ings securities.
14 GET NEW YEAR JOBS
(Continued From First Page.
possibility. Hc has proved to be the
surprise of the list, and for several
days telegrams in his behalf have
been flooding the governor, and have
come from many parts of the state,
both eastern and western Oregon. He
has the support, among others, of E. J
Adams of Kugene, former member of
the commission. PoIIman also nan
very strong support.
Two new names placed before thr
governor in telegrams today were
P. D. McCully of Joseph and Mars
Mayer of Mosier.
HIDING IS REAL LEADER
C-nt in ued From First Page.
sesators who are supposed to com
pose "the senatorial oligarchy" de
plore the decision which they fear
Harding is gqing to make. They
would like to sec the decision go a
different way. They would like to
advise Harding against it. But none
of them is sufficiently sure of his
footing to do so.
I NM-iNi.it. Is I nique.
This particular decision, to be sure.
Is mniue snd not typical. To tell it
m if it were typical would give a
false view of Harding. On ordinary
aubjecas the republican senators will
always have easy access to the new
president's mind. The particular In
stance is a cabinet matter, and has
other aspects that make it Intimate
and personal.
But while not typical, the incident
will serve to illustrate what is un
questionably the fact as it exists to
day, namely, that Harding is the
leader and that the republican sen
ators know he is the leader. Harding
Is confident in his leadership, and
the senator are deferential in the
role of advisers.
The truth Is that Harding, with all
his genuine courtesy, with his almost
tender consideration for others, and
with his very marked personal un
selfishness, nevertheless has a decid
ed mind of his own. and in essential
ma.iirs kewa, s follows iu Harding t
McNury Back Bonus Bill.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 1. (Special.)
Allan Carson adjutant of Capitol post
No. 9, American Legion, last night re
ceived a telegram from Senator Mc
N'ary pledging continued support of
the soldiers' bonus bill. Senator Me
Nary's telegram was in reply to mes
sages sent to Washington by local
ex-service men urging Oregon's dele
gation in congress to stand by the
bonus bill.
Read The Orogonian classified ads.
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Blood Medicine.
Tn spite of the increased costs and
great scarcity of important roots,
herbs, etc., the standard of quality
and the quantity of Hood's Sarsapa
rtlla have been faithfully maintained
and are today the bame as hen this
medicine was first perfected and of
fered to the public.
A bottle of Hood's Sarsaparflla will
average to last three or four weeks,
while others last but a week or two.
and some even less time.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is effective as a
blood purifying and tonic medicine
and also after the Flu. Grip, fevers
atid other debilitating, blood-poisoning
diseases. It purifies the blood,
creates an appetite, and makes food
taste good. Adv.
Increases in Capitalization of Mem
bers .Responsible for Jump From
87.4 to 99.8 Millions.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 1. Holdings
by federal reserve banks of paper
secured by government war obliga
tions declined from nearly 1500 mil
Jions at tne opening of the year to
1141 millions on December 31, said
the annual review issued tonight by
the federal reserve board. At the
end of the year, out of a total of
-(19.1 millions of discounted bills.
about 42 per cent was composed of
paper secured by united States war
obligations, against 67 per cent of a
total of 2231.2 millions held on the
first Friday of the year.
The .gold reserve, according to the
review, shows little change at the
end of the year, as compared with
the condition 12 months earlier. Al
though considerable gold was ex
ported to South America and to the
orient early in the year, it is ex
plained, gold shipment from England
In anticipation of the maturity of the
Anglo-French bonds on October 15
were responsible in a measure for a
subsequent recovery, so that on
December 30 the amount was only
3 millions below the total shown
on January 2.
Banks Incrrae Capital.
Increases in capitalization of exist
ng member banks and accessions of
new mem serb were responsible in
part for an increase In the paid-up
capital of the federal reserve banks
during the year from 87.4 to 99.8
millions. This corresponded to an
increase of over 411.0 millions In cap
ital and surplus of member banks.
Changes in the condition of the fed
eral reserve banks during 1920, ac
cording to the review, reflect to a
large extent the changes in the credit
policy originated about the last of
1919.
"Preferential rates on paper se
cured by liberty bonds and victory
notes." the review continued, "were
abrogated by some reserve banks and
raised by others to a level more
nearly approximating the rate level
for ordinary commercial paper. In
the case of paper secured by treasury
certificates the rates adopted were.
in most cases identical with the higher
upon rates ftxeu by the govern
ment, thus holding out no induce
ment to the member banks to carry
these securities among their own in-
stments and use them as collateral
for loans at the federal reserve banks,
but rarher providing a stimulus to
place them in the hands of ultimate
investors. The results are seen in the
gradual decrease of the amounts of
war paper held during the year by
the reserve banks.
High Kate slow Borrowing.
"Early in the year the federal re
serve banks ra ised tneir aiscoun'.
rates -on commercial paper, but the
influence of the higher rates is seen
in retarding the progress of borrow -
ngs rather than in restricting them.
In fact, total federal reserve bank
holdings of discounted bills on Decern
ber 30 of 27191 millions is 487.9 mil-
ions larger than at the beginning of
the year.
Holdings of bills purchased in
open market show an almost uninter
rupted decline for the period under
view. From a total of in4.t BUI-
ions at the beginning or. me year,
decline of 255.7 millions on Decern- j
ber 30 is shown, the decrease of 31S.9
illions being due largely to the In- :
creased demand for this class of bills .
bv savings banks, trust companies. ,
also corporate and individual invest-
ors. So appreciable ohanges are
hown in the amounts and classes of ,
United States bonds held.
"Net deposits of the reserve banks I
show a general downward tendency
for the year, the December 30 total
of 1604.2 millions being 246.9 millions
below the corresponding total at tne
beginning of the year, decreases In
reserve and net deposits reflecting
reductions in demand deposits of
member banks, especially during the
latter part of the year.
Expansion Almost Uninterrupted.
"Federal reserve net circulation
after the usual contraction at the
beginning of the year, when a return
flow of notes issued during the noil
day season occurs, shows an almost
uninterrupted expansion from the
minimum amount of 2844 millions on
January 23 to a maximum of $3404.9
millions on December 23. The total of
3344.7 millions on December 30 marks
a reduction of 60.2 millions for the
week, but an expansion of 34o.t mil
lions from the beginning of January
note expansion rather than growth of
deposits accompanying the increase in
the borrowings of r.ember banKs
Federal reserve bank notes circula
tion shows a practically steady de
cline from 259. millions on January
2 to 177 millions on May 14, but since
that date an increase to 217 millions
on December 30 is noted.
"During the early part of the year
the federal reserve banks lost gold
largely through export to South
America and to the orient, and on
March 26 total aold holdings were
1935 millions, marking a reduction of
128 millions from January 2. Since
that time, partly as a result of gold
shipments from England in anticipa
tion of the maturity of the Anglo
French bonds on October 15, there has
been an Increase in gold reserves, the
total of 2051.3 millions on December
30 being only 3.3 mill ions below the
total shown on January 2.
Kducator Dies on Train.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Dr. Henry
A. Bumstad, professor of physics at
Yale university, who had been on
leave serving as chairman of the Na
tional Research council, died on
ttain last night. comitK here from
Chicago. He wa 50 years of age.
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