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PAGE TWO Helium as a Ball (By Hamilton P. Cady, Professorl As the of Chemistry, University of Kansas.) Washingtoi Helium, being an absolutely inert assigned to gas chemically and yet much lighter j by them a than air. is obviously an ideal balloon ; seemed bes gas. provided it can be obtained in "bit." The sufficient quantities at a reasonable asked to d figure and if it will stay in a balloon, volved in Helium is twice as dense as hvd'o- available s yen and hence has less lifting now- solubility ( or. but not as much less as this ratio ane, in liq would indicate. One gram of hydro- tures of tli gen displaces 14.39 grams of air, and for the Ilu therefore will lift itself and 13 33 in the test < grams in addition to itself So the balloon fal flotation of helium is 92.5 per cent of ?onte expo that of hydrogen. to determii The question of the ability of bal- iuni as pre loon fabric to retain helium was which was one which gave much concern llvdro- appreciable gen displaces 14..19 grams of air. ami a No to det since helium is able to diffuse through "< n might hot quartz much faster th in hydro- out formin gen. it would not be impossible t ?r We foun it to pass through balloon fabri as source wh fast as or faster than hydrogen, and and in use this would be very serious because wells at 1 helium inevitably costs mor- than Fort Wort! drogen. Fortunately, it turned ou> much 1<>\ that helium escaped only about a- gas. fast as hydrogen. hausted. T1 The question of its availability thr u ,)f> s? Srea turns on its prodttction in sufficient be lc quantities at a low enough price. A "?' :>i little over 12 y?*ars ago Dr. Dflivld W:1< I MeFarland and I found that the .1- ''Fes to aj most non-inflamable gas of the I?? .< - P ter (Kansas! field contained 1st pi-r m'S"d cent, of helium; and since there w? > " '" 'bins a g many wells, each able to viel 1 1 Hi.- Tlio Air O'tO cubic feet per day. here -a a - an I.inde Air abundant source of the gas. We m .do to in>t.ill an extensi\e investigation of other Forth Wor gases of tills country and Canada and helium Th concluded that all natiral - a-.. tion <'o i tain some helium, hut nowhere else whu:i have gases been found as rich .is n eessarv those of mid-eontinont fell, ospe - nl they ally it. certain portions of Kans s making cot When our country ento;ed the var l.itii- plan the Hr tish Government s i:riis!i I produce hi tha* our Government take up t : pro- '!l :,lU > ; Mem of obtainine helium for balloons. ?' about > The I?riti?h were then at w ork trvinf? 'Navy to use the comparatively poor pases ',1t: a laru of Canada. The problem was apparent- ' >' 'hp 'jin( ly a simple one and could he solved ^ third by the same methods used for the been erecte separation of oxvpen. nitrogen and <oss worke arson from the air. In fact, in some engineer ways it should be easier because the ~ difference boil po pQ er. Helium boils at :JkV> decrees (' JMMRj while the nitrogen and i?ethao? fljlgUUL12l which accompany it boil at l!?r? do- MBUj|I9 pje ml 1 r,4 In the air the hoilint: points ar. *|A Fire oxygen 1 S -j ; nitrepen. 1'' ?. : nd ar- IM eon. 1 op We were able to point tjjpga Ql. those nterested that tie prol.i. in was .implicated by the fa t that in our \porienro h?*liuin is :airl> - .Iv BtSSP sol \r. liouid n.,t ir.ii mis and that count (SBL^ ? / t * j V ***&. JmJm ' H | From 100 to 200 head oi Hi and Mares on hand all the | from St. Louis. Well soli sell or swap. Cash or ere The Sikes Comp Deaiers in Live Stock am Monroe, N. rrnnsc'ri for in the process MonHonit1!*) Killing present in too small quan- Mystory. queciably affect the tlota i?r cent of hydropcn could ' * harlotte Observer. 1 with the helium without NN ill the Harry Montgomery as whieh could be ignited. ('''' mystery ever be solved? , . . ,, This is a question which is Reduction Co. and the , , beginning to obtain considerab Products Co. were asked . . , . (illation in Charlotte, follow ill experimental plants at .. . ... recent action ot the county co th to trv to separate the , , .... . . ... sioners in offering a reward of ev d. l so I be Air l.educ. ,, . for the arrest and conviction i tses the ( laude process. , , , , ... slaver of the untortunnte youim ns to lack the flexibility . Although Montgomery has lor experimental purpose. . , (1- id tor over three months, a vc-e not suc( essful ;n . , though at the outset efforts at icentration 01 helium. The . . ti_ation ended apparently aga itter manv changes, did , , , , .. blank wall in every direction, -hlv concentrated helium . Known tliat tli( case has nevei arte quantities at a cost . . ... i . . entirely abandoned, and it is 1 on pet 1 cubic feet. .. . . . stood that there is yet hope lit Department is now erect... . , person who killed the young ma e plant to extract hcliutn , be brought to justice, le process. J , . . Various stories were told i experimental plant has , .... time of the killing, and all weri d at I'otrolia. using a pro. .iv. i m: . fully followed to theii source u d out by Not ton. brilliant ... ., . titne. Although no itumediat with a very thorough s It*- wito obtained, it was valuable LOOK POR I '!l1' been found and that the> THE RED BALL I ?ev?r I.e. n thoroughly traced mjm TRADE, MARK /Tm * .t 11 < 1 at the same time have ney, fTUUKlil Mty i-rnest Hunter, the nemo SLfmS 6 Ammunition ||jj vl Lorrain. ()?en, Montgo I . r|>fl > ' ' hea11. at lit -1 failed to id looting Kl?hl ?c5 T I I ntilicd ill open eou ~~~ turned loose after two grand U?r-*,^w?Nitne><*o I'd carefully all ti =tz? WotorOoi?- ^1 1' ' in ,h'" <aso H1< lu.ling t he I'ene n: .<i the girl that 1 This ended all against the only suspect wh aetnaily placed under arrest. All sorts ot stories were in la t on at i lie time and they quickly revived following the ; ^ tal of the negro, but, as at tb y / of the killing, none of them any definite trail \ A / - . Tme rocked along and inte \Q <0 I he ? ise apparently died y is again revived by ^ if t. i u the part ot the Meckb ^ I count} oohiinissjoncrs, of a f s _ 'o for information lead the arrest and conviction o W| "v II.. Mot,! w.i kil t'o .t i relay. \1 > 'J , w LHT' j \ i i park h\ road w it s\> ear I e.irt. Lorraine Owen, ' )w en ma. :it . ii.< I from t hf that h. was -hot In a nee: 1w i.s met on the road, running stock ng feet. l?v W 1! Wood ?l | dent of the \merican Trust < o I. rSCS, .?IIIIPS .' < i?I liv Mr. Wood was brought 1 i? h -a?l ! 11 .t rtc: s. w here she b . . story. Adlng on her story, the time, r resli thm night arrested Krnes 11 n neyro on suspicion and held ii ^ til he was turned loose by the pcti'd. Will jury. No other arrests lave e\i made in the case. i (lit. | Itcsolutions o I respect. Whereas <od in hVs wisdt removed from our midst one faithful members oTXIIeath I! "ti-t ( burcli. Mrs \\ A M< ilo-rcfoi ! I.e ^jAresolvii. 1. \ !? Aoui b *cinY, Inc. r ~ 7 That we recognizf^V^e r '!( i| to <all one of hi- ( h.lilNi him v hen )o willd \fllirlt'S. 3. hat we tender our liea sympathy to the le-reaved f.i I That a copy of these res( scut to the family, a copy lluptist Courier ami to the ! paper* for publication. Mrs. W. *C. Mrs. Ira Mac Mrs. Nell Sn Committer i THE LANCASTER " knowledge of thermodynamics I process is theoretically Bound. 1 m has never been able to finance 1 ? I V velopment. Norton is a prote Cottrell of the Bureau of Mine the latter insisted that Nort result of conferences in Bjven money to erect a plant 1 the main problem was pjant js now in operation, and the Bureau of Mines and ^ j,as a8 y^t produced helium pportioned to those who higher concentration than 16-1 t prepared to handle lheirlcenti its workings are being co University of Kansas was pUy lmproved and the fndic o the analytical work in- ar(, that it also will be successfu the location of the most encouragement of the Norton ji ouree: to determine the|is cottrel's chief contribution >r helium tn liquul meth- hellum probl?m. uid nitrogen, and iti mix-L Another man who contr e two; to prepare helium largely to the success of the i reau <?f Standards to use ^king was G. O. Carter of the :>f its permeability through Department, Bureau of Steat brio (we later also made gjneering. He had formerly be r'ments along this line ; soc iated with the Linde Compan ae the density of the hel- j believe that his advice and ? pared, t<> see if the neon ,?nce were most helpful. Ilurr always present had an head of the American Vniversi effoi-t on its flotation and periment Station, had general . ermine how much hydro- ,,f jj,e whole problem and wa be present in the gas with- efficient; but the man to whon ? an in da mm able mixture, bablv the most credit belongs d tint the best available William Hatnsey. who first sug ich was ready developed the use of helium for this pu on a large scale was the in our laboratory at the I' Vtrolia. Texas, supplying sity of Kansas my chief as: 1. Tin o ran o.pfi pei cent. -.\ -,s r. W. Seibel. 11. C. Allen, ver than the Dexter (Kan- Karigher 1* W. Bruokmiller but that supply \.a> ex- Kmii\ v. Berger were also very lie solubility was found to the matter. t that one-third or more ? ^ >st if efficient fractionation I y NEWS, LANCASTER, S. e. . 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