PAGB POUT.
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Monday, Novebmer 28,
WAS NOT ENOUGH
HELIUMjOR ZR-2
Something to
Think A bout
Talla of Government's Experimenta
W ith Helium and Coat of Produc­
ing It In Experimenta* Stage»-—
Found in Three States.
"Lawrence, KaD.—All the helium or
oonexploeive balloon gas now avail­
able in the world would have been en­
tirely inadequate to lift the ZR-2, the
dirigible that was to have been the
nucleus of America’s air navy, accord­
ing to a statement by Prof. H. P. Cady
of the University of Kansas depart­
ment of chemistry. Doctor Cady dis­
covered that helium was a constituent
of the natural gas of Kansas, Okla­
homa and Texas, and performed no­
table experiments in the early days of
the World war in developing processes
for commercial production of helium.
Before the war, he said, probubly
not more than a hundred cubic feet
of this gas had been obtained in a
fairly pure state, and that was secured
at a cost of $1,700 to $2.000 a cubic
foot for experimental purposes. Total
production after extensive experi­
ments by the United States govern­
ment pr<»hab’y does not exceed 300,000
cubic feet up to the present, but while
the cost of production has been re­
duced greatly, still this cost, compared
IhS £55t 9Í hydrogen, commonly
used for inflating balloons, is tremen­
dously high.
Forced to Use Hydrogen,
“It is not strange, then," said Doc­
tor Cady, "that England used the com­
paratively inexpensive hydrogen for
the ZR-2. During ■ the experimental
stages the gas bag had to be emptied
at times to allow changes.in the struc­
ture. Practically the only place to get
the helium is from the natural gas of
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, and
thus far processes of reduction have
not been perfected. Only 1 per cent
or less of the natural gas is helium,
•nd this helium has to be refined to a
purity of 90 per cent or better before
It has the noninflammabjg quality de­
manded for safety in balloon construc­
tion.
“I am inclined to think helium never
will come into generakjise for com­
mercial airships, if such vehicles be­
come common. The limited quantity
of the material, its high cost and its
value in war balloons probably will
make it imperative for the government
to reserve all helium for its own use.’’
Doctor Cady explained that even the
best balloon covers did not prevent
entirely the escope of lifting gases, and
It is necessary constantly to supply
fresh gas. This is more true of hy­
drogen than of helium, but the wast­
age is there, and the continued opera­
tion of even a small fleet of war bal­
loons would demand a constant supply
of fresh helium. Experiments at the
University of Kansas showed that the
helium must be nearly 90 per cent
pure in ord«tr to be safe.' Similar ex­
periments in Canalla showed compara­
tively small explosions when mixtures
containing only 75 per cent of helium
Were ignited.
T
Big Winter Fair
. and
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Christmas Edition
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December 3.
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cover printed in three colors.
A_ GOOD
B E G IN N IN G
Beauty — I
don't 6ee w hy
there can’t be
self made wom­
en the same as
self made men.
Beast— Mebbe
there
w ill
in
tim e.
T h ey’ve
made ' a
good
start on the hair
and complexion.
Find Helium in U. S.
The attempts to produce helium in
Commercial quantities in the United
States date from 7916. The year be­
fore the English * government had
fought samples of gas from America
in its search for helium for use in air­
ships. The United States was not then
» t war and proceeded cautiously. Dr.
B B. Moore of the United States bu­
reau of mines, who bad received the
British communication, recalled that
Xkx'tor Cady and his assistant, D. F.
McFarland, had discovered the gas in
■cnusual quantities in .the mid-conti­
nent natural gas, and later Doctor
Cady and C. W. Seibel, also of the Uni­
versity of Kansas, were employed in
the plans for the construction later of
three helium plants in Texas.
Two small plants were completed in
March and May. 1918, and began the
production of helium. Their output
was not great¡. but 200.000 cubic feet
of helium had been produced and
touch of it had been compressed into
cylinders for shipment to France when
th e signing of the armistice made that
unnecessary. A third plant at Petro­
lia. Texas, near Fort Worth, was com­
pleted a few days before the armistice,
and experimentation was continued
there after the war until halted by
P ro b ata C ourt.
Reply
M. A. Barron to-C. E? From an~et
George Finley vs Big Bend Mill­ ux, lot on C lftrch street, Ashland,
ing Co. Objection to cost bill.
$10.
State vs. C. H. Owen. Verdict.
E. E. Kelly et ux to City of Med­
Real E sta te T ransfers
ford, lots in amended plat of Queen
City of Medford to George W. Anne addition to Medford, $1.
Dow, et ux, lot 2, block 3, Olson ad­
Joseph S W arren to M. E Horr,
dition to Medford, $500.
land in sec. 10, twp 39 S., R. 1 E.,
H attie E. Tighe et al to Claire P $10.
Sedley et al, lots in Sams Valley, $1?
J. M. Lofland et ux to L. M. Lof-
George R. Lindley (ex.) to H. A. land, part d. 1. c., 75, twp 37 8., R.
Kloepper, land in d. 1. c. 77, twp. 2 W„ $10.
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37 S., R. 2 W„ $1000.
Sheriff to City of Medford, lot 3,
J. K. Howard et al to H. A. Kloep­ block 38, Medford, $143.08.
per, land in d. 1 c. 77, twp 37 S.,
Sheriff to City of Medford, lot on
R. 2 W., $1.
East Main street, eMdford, $404.20
Queen Anne Addition Inc., to E.
Charles M. W olgamott et ux to ,
E. Kelly, lots in blocks 7 an d 11, D H. Cave, lot in block 2, Mingus
Queen Anne addition, to Medford, $1. subdivision to Medford, $700.
A. J. Potts et ux to Sarah W itham.
D. H. Cave et ux to T. J. Ferguson
lots on Riverside avenue, Medford, et ux, lot in block 2, Mingus subdi­
$10
vision to Medford, $10.
Est. Squire S Aiken. Petition, or­
der.
Est. W. H. A. Smith, Petition, or­
der.
Est. Eva Hockenyos. Final ,_Qr-
HERE is within all of us an
der.
Proof of publication.
ever-growing appetite which
Ets. Emma A. Adams. Final report
craves substantial nourishment
order
.
■ ...
for the soul.
A sumptuous table heaped with
palatable delicacies fails utterly to
C irc u it C o u rt.
Henrietta O’Connell vs. ’Wickluff
satisfy this hunger.
C.
B.
Rostel
vs. City of Medford. O’Connell. C ertificate of service.
With all our carnal gluttony we
find ourselveg at certain periods of Summons
R. S. M urray et al vs. C. E. P ratt
Mary Gomez vs. Edaw rdo Gomez. et al. Stipulation order of dismissal.
our existence yearning for spiritual
food.
Summons.
Edith Jones vs. Edyard J. Jones.
Wealth and luxury leave but an
Amy R. Thom vs. Lorenzo F. C ertificate of attachm ent.
emptiness; poverty and sorrow dis­ Thom. Summons.
Belle Nickel] vs. Effie May Terrill
tress and harden our hearts; the
world is a cheat—a bauble that eludes
us and leaves us in vagueness.
• * *
We may be talebearers, liars and
thieves, but In our serious moments
there comes upon us an overwhelm­
ing longing for something that will
appease our appetite, besides bread
alone.
We wish for the sustenance in
which Truth and Mercy are blended,
that our souls may be satiated, and
our fever cooled.
In ten thousand
delectable forms it Is spread out be-
for us, but we rebel against accept­
ing it.
Though we may be starving and
weak to the point of falling we re­
fuse to eat.
In our misery and weariness we
crave the everlasting Voice of Nature
to lull us to sweet repose, yet in
strange perverseness we fight to keep
awake.
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From all around us cqyitis- the call
to the feast.
I
It comes from the silent starry
nights; from the boisterous days;
from the shimmering silver stream s;
from the dancing leaves of the for­
ests ; from songs of birds and sigh­
ing winds, but our eyes are heavy
and our ears are dull.
Right at -our elbows is a dust-
covered volume filled with uplifting
encouragement and fatherly love,
intended for guidance to the very
happiness we desire.
But we let this great book lie in
a dark corner untouched while we
continue to stumble on and cry for
peace.
We refuse to open our eyes when
we ought to be wide-awake; we de­
cline to close them when we ought
to be asleep; we are wilfully head­
strong and insistent upon having our
own way.
\\ e see not the good, but stroll and
strut with evil.
We are human; but within each
one of us there burns the spark of
divinity, and not until this spark shall
of the Daily Tidings will be issued Saturday,
be fanned by our own hand into
flame, and kept burning by simple
It will contain between thirty and forty pages,
prayer and faith shall our hunger be
fully satisfied.
By F. A. WALKER
World’s Supply of Nonexplosive
Balloon Gas Would Not
NOT ON BREAD ALONE
Have Filled Gas Bag.
PROFESSOR CADY GIVES FACTS
COURT NEWS
C. B. Rostel vs. City of Medford
et al. Suit for damages.
E. R. Seely vs. W. E Croteau et
ux. Summons.
Emil B ritt et al. vs. Perry Gibson.
S tipulation decree.
Ola D. Sutton vs. Lydia A. Hans-
com et al. Afifdavit, default, decree.
Simonds Mfg. Co., vk Southern
Oregon Lum ber Co Objection to cost
bill.
Anna Cottingham vs Edw ard Cot­
tingham . C ertificate of service.
Mary Gomez vs. Edwardo Gomez,
C ertificate of service.
It will be the largest Christmas edition ever printed in
Ashland, both in point of number of pages, circulation and
general appearance. It will be well printed and z will be dis­
tributed over the entire county.
We hope to have one or two sections featuring the
Winter Fair, and will devote much of the space to boosting
that enterprise.
H E R AIM .
H e : W o n ’t you
be m y little tr e a s ­
u re ?
S he: A nd ca n
I be your tre a s u r­
er, too.
A SAD P R E D IC T IO N
Fortune T e lle r: You are going to
be visited by a dark lady.
Female Patron: Visited ! Oh, d earl
And I thought the new cook I hired
a t the intelligence office this after»
noon looked like a stayer.
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