THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX. PORTLAND. JAM ART 2. 1f2I 3 i - 1; II 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. Combined in Hood's Sarsaparills, 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. Every large city has one newspaper which, by universal consent. Is the Want-Ad mediuTn of the community. tn Portland it's The Oregonlan. 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