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MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1920
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THE HUBBARD INVENTION
Several weeks ago announcement
was made that a 19-year-old boy had
invented, in Seattle, something that
would revolutionize the use of elec
tricity, in that his machine drew its
energy from the air. That it is being
taken seriously in Seattle is .shown by
the following from the Seattle Post
Intelligencer:
“The Hubbard invention, is so great
an incitement to speculation and sci
entific castle-building that it creates
its own doubts and suspicions. The
cricumstance of its development, by
a boy in his teens, with no precocious
scientific knowledge, throws a glamor
of the unorthodox about the whole af
fair, gives it a tinge of romance, and
recalls very vividly the breathless
hopes of the past that have vanished.
The world has been startled, joyed
and disappointed all too many times
hy the first announcements of inven
tions the perfected development of
which would revolutionize the condi
tions of existence for it to be anything
but beneficently skeptical. The safe
and correct attitude is one of doubt.
“Nevertheless, here is the young
fellow and his device, visibly doing
what he claims for it, while men far
more skilled in electrical science and
general physics than he are puzzled.
Hubbard thinks he has a free energy
machine; Father Smith thinks not, but
asserts that the device is probably as
practically wonderful as if it were. If
it is not a device for utilizing the va
grant energies, there is the theory of
the conservation of energy that needs
some bolstering, or there is need for
the assumption of radio activity in a
new guise. Hubbard’s device gives
eff energy continuously and without
any appreciable diminution; the nor
mal loss is not present, there is no
thermal waste. These statements are.
of course, subject to the conclusion of
more severe tests than have as yet
been made of the apparatus; they are
so far only apparently true. .'
“It is only some twenty years ago
since M. and Mme. Curie discovered
radium, and while every year since
the discovery has added to our knowl
edge of radio activity, as yet we know
really nothing about it. The subject
is capable of indefinite expansion, and
it is within the bounds of legitimate
guesswork to hazard the opinion that
Hubbard may have hit upon some new
manifestation of this activity.
“The consequences of the Hubbard
discovery, if its supposed character is
sustained by further scientific investi
agtion, are almost incalculable. It is
certain to create severe economic dis
turbance, as all revolutions do, mak
ing necessary the scrapping of enor
mous values in present-day power ma
chines, wiping out industries that
have every evidence of permanency,
and forcing industry to the adoption
of new methods, with innovations in
numerable.
“The enormity of this mass of pos
sibility is so imposing as to inevitably
produce conservatism. As the Hub
bard device stands, it is awe-inspir
ing, fascinating, but not convincing.
The conclusions that must be* drawn
from its apparent qualities are stag
gering, even intimidating, but the ob
server instinctively withholds assent.
It may be the wonder of the age; it
has every outward appearance of be
ing this—but then, again, it may be
only a scientific curiosity, an odd and
unknown application of some known
principle of limited value. Time and
test will tell.
Eugene Traveller, who is accused
of robbing Anton Jelieh, was placed
under arrest at Nenana last week. At
a hearing before the U. S. Commis
sioner he was bound over to the grand
jury and bail bond was fixed in the
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sum of $2,000, which the defendant
has up to the ‘present time been un
able to obtain. It was brought out
at the hearing that Jelich had been
drinking and had a roll on bills on his
person. About midnight he returned
to his rooms, and the prisoner was
seen coming from the apartments by
a number of witnesses. The robbery
occurred in the Arctic block.
K. OF P. NOTICE
Installation of officers tonight. A
full attendance of members is re
quested. C. P. MICKELSON,
K. of R. & C.
TA* NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
town taxes for the town of Cordova
for the year 1919 are now due and
payable to the undersigned at his of
fice. Taxes will be delinquent on
Monday, February 9, 1920, at 6 p. m.,
and thereafter a penalty of 5 per cent
will be added. THOS. S. SCOTT,
Town Treasurer.
Dec. 24, 1919—Jan. 7, 1920.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR RENT—Two - room furnished
house. Apply Paul Bloedhorn.
LOST—Gold link cuff button with in
itials “J. C.” Return to Times office
and get reward. 12-2t
WANTED—To buy or rent one female
canary for breeding. Call 29-2. 10-tf
FOR SALE—Drop-head Singer sewing
machine, for $25. Inquire P. O. Box
192. 10-tf
WANTED—Leather couch, in good
condition. Apply Times office. 8-tf
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LOST—A monogram watch fob,, with
two small diamonds in setting. Re
turn to Times office and receive re
ward. 8-tl
FOR RENT—Nicely furnished apart
ments for bachelors. Phone 185—
2 rings. 7-tf
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WANTED—Two tiemakers; good tim
ber; 40 to 45c; ties to be put in
bunches not less than three in a 3
bunch; parties will batch. Apply j;
Harry Christie, Mile 19. •:
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FOR SALE—Lake view Hotel; 14 fur
nished bedrooms, dining room,
kitchen, store room, sitting room; •:
also 80 chickens. Will sell cheap $
if taken at once. Owner sick and
must leave. 3
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FOR RENT — Bachelor apartments. :j:
Phone 185. 3-tf ;j;
FOR SALE—L. C. Smith typewriter; |
first-class condition, $40. See Cor
dova Adjustment Co. 27tf 3
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See :j:
Dooley.
GOOD board and room at Lakeview. 3
POOL
TOURNAMENT
IS NOW ON
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Julius Ronnig
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Harry Johnson
THREE PRIZES
FIR8T—SUIT OF CLOTHES
SECOND—PAIR OF SHOES
THIRD—STETSON HAT
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FRED M. SCHAUPP
SANITARY PLUMBING
Steam-Fitting, Marine Pipe and Tank Work
Sheet Metal Work
SECOND STREET, NEXT DOOR TO FEDERAL JAIL
PHONE 72
CLEANING
T. N. HUBBERT
Tailor
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pressed in when we have the ma
chine for renovating your clothes?
It costs no more and the satisfac
tion is great. Suits Made to Order.
New Woolens Just Arrived
/Ccross from Blum-O’Neill Store
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Bar fixtures
Safe, etc.
• Three pool tables
And large lot of equipment
Furnishings of 1 0 rooms complete
Kenny Holden
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THE TAILOR
Opposite Kenny
Holden’s
Phone 188
SHOE REPAIRING
DIMON NICKALOfF
Currier Building,
C Street. P. O. Box 986.
Keist Furniture
Company
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Is the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
We Sell Goods on Commission
Next door to Alaska S. S. Office
LAUNCHES
PIONEER AND SWAN
Wm. J. Crooker, Owner and Mastfer
REGULAR TRIPS TO KATALLA |
FREIGHTING AND TOWING
To All Parts of the Sound
Phone 57—2 Rings
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JUST RECEIVED!
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
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‘ Good Roasters
JOEFREY '
Phone 22
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