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a nt? TWO THE NEWS-PALLABTTTI WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1931 THE EDISON Letters From The People Column la Open To Signed Communications J)nly By the Man Who Knew Him Best COMPRISING THE EVENING NEWS Vol. 51. No. 156 THE DAILY PALLADIUM Vol. 34.

No. 24 worshiped the Golden Calf, but gave his life a ransom of service to his fellow man, filled the world 'with life and light then came back as from the realm beyond the sea and ahed the glad tidings of life and light-it is glorious over there. It fills men's hearts with cheer and courage, hope and trust to the living God. It makes leadership of such great flocks so much easier that I know their, prayers will be ascending to the throne of God. Thanking Ian for so great a life and personage at was lived by the world's, own Mr.

Thomas A. Edi As Told By WILLIAM JOSEPH HAMMER, His Lifelong Associate, To Willis J. Ballinger Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc. al1 BY WILLIAM JOSEPH HAMMER Lifelong Friend and Scientific Asso Tb AasMlatea Proa It exclailrtlv an title th as far resablioatlon it all ciate of Thomas A. Edison, as Told to Willis J.

Ballinger am a is patches credited to It oot ether. win ritc4 la this psaer ana abe th heal am published herein. all right tl (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) rtsskll cation special mm rMarrea. One night at Menlo Park, light was son. past born into the world real light.

End Sincerely thanking you for service, I am, your fellow citiien, BOB MILLER. -Watervllet. Mich. ed was the annoying tyranny of the fluttering wick and the danger from fire of the sputtering gas lamp. But TEKMS OF 8UB3CEIPI10N mall la Berrien and Van Burtn counties pr ear $4.00 Six months I.

so the nativity of incandescence as a usable light was unattended by any solemn wise men. You might have Tore month 1.25 On mourn .40 thought they were.collegians. It was in 1880. And on the memor Rata tor subscription lor postal tont 1 (measured (rom Benton Harbor:) able night the hands of the cIock HEAD OF HOTEL CHAIN SUCCUMBS (By Associated Press) NEW, YORK, Oct. 28 John McAn-tee Bowman, president of the Bowman Blltmore chain of hotels, died On year 5.00 Six montha 3.00 pointed somewhere between 10 and THE GREAT EDISON The News-Palladium: By way of thankfulness, comment and inspiration: This being Sunday, the one day ot all other days of the week, set apart by Christian nations to celebrate, to rejoice, to feast, to be thankful and to meditate on those things that God the Father, through his Son, Our Savior, has done for us.

On this day, He arose from the grave, conquered the last enemy of man which is death, and bore witness there a life eternal. The Father did not only put the longing in the heart of man, but also filled that longing, because Our Savior lives, so have we now life eternal, life without end. So with Mr. Edison, he has entered that fuller life. The past week has been a real Edison week.

I wish our nation would set Sunday, October 18, apart, as Edison Sunday for all time, to remind us how wondf Father has used him, to meditate on his great works and his life of inspiration. I would like to take this way of thanking, the press, especially The News-Palladium, for its efficiency in keeping us posted on Mr. Edison's condition during his illness, also for all comments on the life and work of this great genius. It has been a great inspiration to me as I know it must have been to all others. I also feel grateful to Dr.

Herbert S. Howe for making public the conversation he had with Mr. Edison-asking him what he thought of the future and eternal life, and Mr. Edison's reply he did not know whether there was a life eternal or not and Three months 1.80 12. A worker mounted the steps ot One month the laboratory three at a time.

His name-was William -Joseph-Hammer Rates for subscription for postal sonea and 4 (measured from Benton earlyodayJn post- graduate hospltaL I One year 16 00 six months J. so Tare months 3.00 every minute. The Hammer collection set a useful fashion in the technical world. When the Bell people beheld it they wondered why something like that hadn't been done-for the telephone. Those connected with the development of the telephone were along in years.

Soon they would be dead. So a wonderful collection of the history of the telephone was made. Today this is being done with all inventions. To Major Hammer was Intrusted all the tests and records of the incandescent lamp when Edison was pondering on the problem. That is why Hammer rushed upstairs the night the first successful commercial incandescent lamp had been created.

He had been watching a lamp test for weeks and for over a year he had been tinkering away with Edison and others on this great Invention. The year Edison was born two1 inventors Gardner and Blossom took out patents on an incandescent lamp. Before that two Americans had showed Michael Faraday, the celebrated English physicist, a candelabra of 26 lights, each representing -a-state Union. But though incandescence had been studied for many years before Edison decided to make his lamp, all such products were useless for commercial purposes. Not only was the platinum used expensive, but It was a poor conductor.

It could stand but little voltage without melting. And through it the current shot too rapidly. What was needed to perfect the incandescent lamp was to secure a filament inexpensive, of high resistance to current so that more light would be given and in his hand he tightly clutched a small lamp. Searching out Edison on the floor he sped to his side with the momentous news. The word spread like wildfire an incandescent lamp had actually burned for 1589 hours undiminished! On month following an operation for gallstones performed October 12.

He was 56 years old. During the World war he was chief of the hotel, restaurant, dining car and steamship division of the United States food administration. Rates for subscription In postal xones 8. 6, 7 and 8, (measured from Benton Hsrbor:) Mechanics from the shops dropped On year $7.30 Six months 4.00 Three month i.M On month their tools and hurried to the laboratory. Then began a triumphant pro- mCKEftS cession.At the head walked Hammer trials and tribulations and washed their robes white In the blood of the Lamb of God.

Mr. Edison's Lord and Saviour in whom he believed, according to the testimony of young Mr. Firestone and the press he beheld- as Paul testified, a light from heaven far brighter than any light that Mr. Edison ever saw or invented, for it was far brighter than the noon day sun. So bright it blinded Paul.

When Mr? Edison beheld the Holy City that needs no sun to shine by day or moon or stars by night, for there was no night there, no wonder, then, after receiving that vision, Mr. Edison opened his eyes and looking up after seeing the glory of God, testified to Dr. Howe Oh it is glorious over there. Was not that service complete? service divine, a fit farewell for so great a servant of light. This greatest masterpiece his last.

He sheds eternal light through all ages where-ever the name of Edison is mentioned. According to the press a message of condolence and sympathy from so great a personage, the Pope of Rome, I do not think there is another personage appreciates so fuily as he Mr. Edison's greatness especially his last message to man when the scroll of time was rolled away and he was permitted to look over into eternity and come back and testify "i'tisglorious" over there. r. The pope, being a leader of so great a people, realizes in- these times of atheism, science, Socialism, Communism and man as God being Creator and all powerful, how as the children of Israel Of years ago, we today are worshiping the Golden calf instead ot God.

How God has been so good that all over the earth has produced in abundance. The sea, with fishes the air with fowl3, and the earth with coal and oil. He, God the Father," has made and created these conditions for all His children. Yet there are those who say if they do not fall down and worship the Golden Calf, they can have none of them. When such conditions exist it is hard to point them to the Lamb of God who tak-eth away the sins of the world for It causes so much skepticism, doubt, unbelief, and unrest for many are hungry.

There are little ones going unclothed, unnourished thoy are losing their insurance policies and homes and can see no light ahead. As I said before when such conditions exist. It is hard for a great leader to keep up the morality and faith of the living God in His people. When one sees so great a witness as Mr. Edison, who never from the cradle to the grave, fell down and holding aloft the mother of rays that THE IMPERSONAL GENIUS When all Is said about Thomas A were to light a globe.

By his side marched Edison, his face radiant. In serpentine style the marchers swept around the laboratory tables, started downstairs, wove In and out of the buildings. Edison, he seems more a natural force than a man. It Is that way sometimes with genius. Natural laws They sang.

They cheered. They function through It so that It seems almost like a machine, Impersonally yelled themselves hoarse. They clapped one another on the back. Instinctively they sensed drama. A religion of incandescence had been doing what It was made for.

it did not make much difference. It reminded me of the remarks of the Rev. French, then pastor of the M. E. church of Benton Harbor at theJuneral services of the firemen, who died In the Yore opera house fire.

I will never forget those re Certainly mechanical and electrl- cal laws functioned 'through Edison Bleeping millions, countless of the unborn, were to embrace its rayful ritual. His brain was a perfect instrument and his body seemed not to interfere, off In the passage of the current, and capable of standing high voltace The incandescent lamp was un as so many of our bodies do. He worked along steadily, quietly, surely. doubtedly Edison's greatest brainchild. But he did not regard it so.

He always maintained that his pre- without melting or breaking down. Platinum failed on all these tests. Edison began working on the in without fuss or emotion, his powers i under control and applied evenly to whatever he had In mind. But there A man owned a square piece of He wished to keep one-fourth of it for himself and divide the remainder among his four sons, each son to receive a plot of land the same size and shape as the other sons. The father decided, also, that his share must adjoin each plot belonging to the four ions, with an equal amount of frontage on each plot vHow did he divide the land) 28 candescent lamp in 1878.

In that year was far more than mechanics. he attended the transit of Venus Ex- Edison was a thinking machine who pedition In the west. He had gone there to attempt the measurement Hammer yon are better posted on my Inventions and patents than any of the men I ever had aronnd me. Thomas A. Edison.

of the heat of the star Arcturus, could control himself as few men ever could. He would calmly take hold of his mind and apply it to problem after problem, until every one was which is at one of the farthest points in the heavens. To do this he had devised what he called a "tasimeter. of all A uta mler accomplishment was his great solved or explored to his satisfac tlon. This sketch shows the scene of wild confusion as Hammer, bearing the light, and Edison at his side pa raded through the laboratory on that night in 1880 when commercial elec trie light was born.

Indlaartlan itrikra This consisted of a piece of carbon Jumbo dynamo. And his favorite in Uteintho NIGHT (when drua tarea He was not distracted like most of mounted in such a way as to be tre vention was the phonograph. 70fj fewitl BU Betl-aa. Hot an BU Bell-ans. Hot marks.

He said, "We stand in awe and wonderment how these heros could die so patriotically. God gives us grace as we need it. Now we need living grace and when our time shall come, God will give us dying grace." Mr. Edison's time had not come yet. He still was receiving living grace.

He still was interested in the earthly benefits of man. But thanks to Dr. Howe when he revealed to us a few days later Mr. Edison sitting in his chair, he went into a deep sleep or coma and after coming out of same looking up, said "Oh it is glorious over there." What a change into something rich and strange. His time had come.

Every earthly shore line was cut. There was nothing holding him now, for he had received grace according to his needs. He was just waiting for his eternal redemption. As I learn from the press Mr. Edison from his youth up Was an odd genius to one who did not understand him.

A mystic one who dealt in and with unseen fancies- and unheard voices to Who knows but that great mother of his for she must have been great closed.) Wbv not us. He had supreme power of con- mendously susceptible to heat. Tho Now Edison was not the inventor tests did not turn out very well, bu' of the incandescent lamp. Many peo water, Sure Relief! on the he fell in with centratlon. His mind was never scat- his thinking never short-circuited; it was always what Hindu pie have claimed that he was.

But Edison himself never acknowledged Bell-ans It. In fact he told Major Hammer psychologists call one-pointed. And FOR INDIGESTION always there was logical system, al ways luminous Intelligence playing more than once that he was not. What he did was to make the first incandescent lamp usable for commercial purposes. He was the father of the commercial incandescent of Edison, the world had relied on kerosene, candles, gas, whale oil and arc lights.

All were hopelessly lneffl. clent as compared with the Incandescent light. Many of them, moreover highly dangerous. Gas was particularly so. There was the danger of suffocation.

There was the inconvenience of leaks in the pipe, tho blackening of the ceiling and walls, pipes freezing in winter, the annoyance and cost of repairing pipes into Which water had seeped. And then kerosene, gas, candles Martinie Mortuary DR. H. O. BAETLETT Eye.

ear. nose and throat specialist lamp. Removed from Wells Mot Many people put the origin of the "We Serve To Please Von Dial 8303-6929 Edison incandescent lamp on October 21, 1879. But that was not the. Joseph, to SUITE 310.

FIDELITY BLDO. Benton Harbor Phone 8381 lamp. That lamp could never have over wnatever subject occupied his attention and plucking ideas from the ether for his Judgment to select from. He never argued, never quarreled, never got excited, never cared what other people thought, never tnter- fered with other people. He followed his own doing things in his own simple, kindly, far-sighted way for mankind.

He never preached. He never tried to reform people. He was full of rare human wisdom, but never dispensed it until he was asked, and then without any interest In whether people accepted or rejected It. Such a man! to give to the world so great a bene able handicaps in the competition for a safe and luminous electric light. This kind of a -light had always to be burned standing straight upwards.

If it inclined at an angle it promptly burst into flames. If it were rocked a little, ignition resulted. The Incandescent lamp of Edison could be burned at any angle. It could be shaken at will. No ignition could result.

Now, not only were there arc electric lights in existence long before Edison began work on his Incandescent lamp, but incandescence was nothing new. Major Hammer spent 34 years collecting the history of the incandescent lamp. He sold his collection for $10,000 to the General Electric Company, which presented it to the Edison Illuminating Association. When Edison heard about the terms of the sale he remonstrated: "You can't sell that for $10,000. Why it's worth a good deal more than that." But Major Hammer, had agreed to sell it and today experts say that this collection, consisting of four cases 10 feet long, is well worth over $1,000,000 and getting more valuable been used for commercial purposes.

Edison had merely made a few improvements on early efforts to that lamp. It was not until 1880 that the factor of man knelt in prayer and and the arc electric light were liable to start a fire. Major Hammer made a tabulation of the number fires in New York City before the advent of the Edison incandescent some of the leading scientists of the nation. On the way back they suggested that all go and see "old man Wallace's laboratory in Connecticut." William Wallace was one of the pioneer figures in eectricity in the nation. He had a wonderfully well-equipped laboratory.

So they went to see Wallace. It was here that Edison was greatly stimulated in his ideas on incandescence. Wallace was pottering away on arc lights trying to Improve them. "Wallace," said Edison, "I believe I can beat you making an electric light. I think you are working in the wrong direction." Edison went back to Menlo Park and in 1879 the world was greatly startled to hear that Edison had solved the problem of the subdivision of the electric light by incandescence.

But the problem was still unsolved. The experiment of 1879 was simply one step to the rinal step. But the final step did not come until a year later. dedicated his life to the service ot alaaa God and man before he had ever seen the light of this world. Was it a wonder then that his life where lamp.

They were numerous and expensive as the following table shows. real product was turned out. The lamp of 1879 burned only 40 hours. It stood only a feeble candlejfower charge. It contained platinum and that metal was more costly than ever lived or heard of, radiated life, Fire losses in one year in New light and power on earth.

York City: Caused by Fires Loss gold. Edison had to discover how Kerosene 259 94,657.000 to extend the life of a bulb many-fold longer, how to substitute for platinum In the conducting of the How often then I would not dare to estimate, in a deep sleep, stupor or coma, closing his eyes In deep thought and meditation on some new creation, tired in both body and mind, he gave himself over, a good Pi Gas 110 128,174,000 Matches for 35 22,570,000 Candles 88 30,667,000 current and how to increase the can- Today and Thursday Arc electric light 7 550,000 dlepower so that more light could conductor to the powers that be. He Incandescent lamp 1 Insignificant be given off. The arc electric light had Insuper Up to the first commercial lamp heard a voice and received a vision do it this way. It was the voice of his God for he is the creator of all DEADLY MONOTONY Heywood Broun in a recent column remarked.

"When the Bolsheviks shall have built themselves a dozen Detrolts and two dozen Plttsburghs, and when the Japanese shall have broken down some more of their lovely temples to make room for gas tanks and filling stations, and when the French shall have changed all their best restaurants into dog wagons and cafeterias, and when the streets of Munich shall flow with tomato 'Juice "But Michael Darling I'm a Woman Now life, light and power. Not a Child!" LA Ait I Was it a wonder then when this body of his, tired, worn and weary Fifteen Years Ago I from its four score and four years' service to man, was moaning and The Benton Harbor board of edu cation will conduct a personal In groaning to go back to earth again? TA The spirit to the God who gave it. spection of the schools in the city to Three large cases, filled with hundreds of rare specimens for use- In geological research were presented to the Benton Harbor high school today by Mrs. George J. Edgcumbe, wife of the late Dr.

G. J. Edgcumbe. For instead or beer, then we shall at last be ready for the worst war that ever threatened poor humanity with, abso sitting there with his eyes- oloscd stance which in pure form has an Intense yellowish red color. It Is tasteless and odorless.

In nature it is found in many common foods such as carrots, pumpkins, yellow squash, yellow turnips, parsnips, lettuce, beans, eggs and oranges. The yellowish color of butter and of certain animal fats is also due to carotene. Carotinemia is, therefore, the presence and circulation in the body of a relatively large amount of car whether in the body or out of the body, as Paul said, he was carried lute annihilation." see that they are in good condition and propsrly cleaned before the coming of winter. This is a step that is taken each winter to provide I can't see all this nutty business about prohibition. The situation now is ideal.

People who don't want to sell liquor don't have to, and the wets get all they want to drink. But war Isn't the only evil to be from this gloomy devel for the time being, probably in the third heaven, and there he beheld the glory of God. The city four square and the river of life flowing sanitary conditions to keep down Ill opment. Monotony will be another nesses during the winter months. Dr.

C. M. Ryno returned from Chicago this morning, where he has out from under the throne of God. The 12 trees of life with leaves of otene. This coloring matter is de been spending the past few days.

posited in the skin, particularly healing for the 12 months of the dreadful result. Standardization, mass efficiency, wlde- spread travel and other new facilities for communication all seem to be eliminating the world's lovely variety. One of the problems we need to solve Is how to have the benefits ol the machine age without monotony. wnere perspiration is active. year.

He saw not- death there nor Guy Vandervort left today for Grand Rapids, where he will spend a years Dr. Edgcumbe served as president of the Benton Harbor college. The collection was first used at the local college, but when the college was closed nothing was done towatd saving the specimens. Today Mrs. Edgcumbe gave the collection to the Benton Harbor high school and it will be put into use at once.

A nationally known figure, the Rev. Purley A. Baker, general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league of America, will give an address Sunday night at the Bell opera house. Td Gov. Wm.

(Alfalfa BUI) Murray. The farmer of Jefferson's day was independent and could hold opinions. Steadily we are tending toward becoming a. nation of employes. James Truslow Adams.

The surest and quickest way to get decisions is by assembling Congress. Senator Joseph Robinson. any dying or crying for God had The white of the eyes, In contradistinction to jaundice, is never dis few days and attend a football game wiped away all tears' from their George Baccash has returned from colored in carotinemia. a short stay in Detroit. eyes.

Neither did he see any saying good-by for there is parting there. He saw the uncountable number of those who came up. through many I I William Wallace has returned The condition described is due to the consumption of a vegetable diot rich in carotene-containing foods. But More Eeal to Michael Than the from a short business trip In St Louis. Td Flesh and Blood Woman Beyond discoloring the skin temporarily it apparently doss not injure LARGEST CITY THEN WHAT? Dr.

Joseph A. Hill, acting census director and authority on population studies, says that by all methods of counting. New York exceeds London In number of Inhabitants. Greater the body in any way whatsoever. In his arms, Is the treasured memory of another woman, angry and hurt, who Jilted him when Tomorrow Torn Ligaments.

Twenty-Five Years Ago London is credited with 8,202,818, and strange rate lert a baby girl for Michael to rear. Small wonder that Michael Uvea thru the years on a dream of love Instead of on a warm reality! metropolitan New York with Georgie leads all states in the pro 424. Dr. Hill believes that a compari duction of turpentine and' rosin, with Louis A. Parks, driver for the Twin lis Td Td Td IS Td Td ft ft ft ft ft ft ft Td Florida second.

triaay evening. Mrs. Farmer was elected president, and Mrs. F. A.

0 (W UK0JM) City Creamery company, whose small son was named as sole legatee son based on population density would give New York the lead. On an area basis, New York within a radius of How his life is broken and then mended by an orphaned waif is the charming story of In the will of the former's father, 20 miles from City Hall holds 9,859,873 Sylvester Parks, of Eau Claire, vol persons London, within a radius of untarlly filed a petition to break the El 20 miles from Charing Cross, holds Sheldrick was elected secretary. UOWS-yata 'HEALTH will so that his brothers and sisters Td might have equal share in the 000 estate. only 8,912,017. Basing the count on political units, London county has inhabitants while the five boroughs comprising New York have The Benton Harbor high school Starting Thurs.

The screen's newest star is here in a grand comedy, successor to his initial triumph, "Shipmates." It's a real delight! football team clinched the cham 6,930,446. pionship of southwestern and cen 0 tral Michigan today by defeating the Lansing high school team by a score This seems to be a great triumph for New York. That proud metropolis may now glory in the undisputed unless London still disputes title or 57 to 0 in a downpour on the East man Springs gridiron. Sfoalb ifc N. Yak MCWIOR Paramount's Joyous Romance, Made For Everybody to Loce, Starring Paul Lukas, Charles Ruggles Dorothy Jordan Vivienne Osborne of "world's largest city." Miss Helen Downing gave the first What of it? You'll have to ask New ft ft ROBERT MONTGOMERY In His New Hit Halloween party of the season last evening, her guests being a company York.

8 VJS Or. lot Qaldtum Academy 4 Uidicm Turning Yellow Jaundice has been, until recently, the only commonly known cause for the yellow discoloration of the skin. Since the appearance of reduction 01 ruga school girls. Mr. and Mrs.

B. H. Fowler entertained the Robbins and Ricaby families at dinner yesterday. Mrs. Eliza Bass, accompanied bv ALSO fads and exclusively vegetable diets Tailored the new Gruen Culver! Here's a watch for youth! The Culver by Gruen! Trim tailored a distinctive watch of military smartness.

Finished in the new natural coin gold, this youthful watch is typical of the beauty, the accuracy, and the greater value-ner-dollar in all Gruen 1 Watches. ft nas been found possible to turn her daughter Fanny, left yesterday afternoon for Chattanooga, to Visit her son, B. C. Bass. the skin yellow otherwise -than by "MAN IN POSSESSION" "FUR FUR AWAY" PICTORIAL NO.

4 Fox Movietone News ft ft 0 Jaundice. Clyde Fields and Leo Baushke The trick is now turned by caro OFFICE ROBOTS Business men are destined to have robots instead of people as office assistants. At the annual business show In New York there were displayed 2,000 new mechanical devices to handle office work. The boss can pull open a drawer of his desk and listen to stock quotations. He can pull another and find a concealed wastebasket, mall chute or telephone.

He can have his desk ered with little buttons and have almost anything done, except thinking, JUst by pressing the right ones. There are automatic typewriters that will tene, a coloring substance widelv have returned from Chicago for a short stay. distributed in common foods. The Social Dozen held a business 0 The skin discoloration incidental to the use of certain foods was first meeting last evening at the home of Mrs. H.

M. Null, of Columbus avenue. reported in the latter part of the Ia.it ft Fill, and SAT. 0 Mrs. M.

L. Jones left this morning -With, Charlotte Greenwood century by a Japanese physician. for Goldfield, Nev. Mrs. R.

M. Jones He lound a number of cases where the skin had acquired a golden yellow stain, due to the consumption of accompanied her daughter as far as Chicago, where she will visit friends Jbwelub a orroniTKirra WARNER BAXTER IN, "THE CISCO KID ADDED coMrotMjAAMfaf3TONc (man ft ft METRO SPORT LEMON MERINGUE COMEDY Va I METRO mfl I SOUND I. in NJ5WS large quantities or Japanese oranges. The condition, designated as carotinemia, was particularly prevalent among diabetic patients, and amqng infants whose diet was rich in carrots. write letters for him In 50 languages and 150 face types.

It is easy to see how a lot of human friction might be avoided. And maybe a few salaries saved. But wouldn't a couple of good mechanics be needed to keep the machinery functioning? And how would business men get tired enoiurh to enfnv thplr cnlf ior a week. Chester Thayer, who is working in Chicago, spent yesterday with his parents here. A small party of young people were entertained Saturday evening at the Victor Oore home on Morton hill.

Club election was held at the O. N. T. meeting at the C. K.

Farmer home CALDWELL 1 MONKEY, 0 li-r- ft Nejxt CYCLONE KID Klw BUSINESS Added research established the full cause of this condition! It appears that carotene is a sub I 1.