Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 288, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1922 — Page 5

APRIL 13,1922.

INDIANA CENTER OF HELIUM GAS INVESTIGATION State Geologist Discovers Natural Supply Contains Valuable Sort. HISTORY OF PRODUCT Through one of its natural resources, this time natural gas, Indiana again becomes the center of unusual and even ■world-wide interest because of the possibilities of helium gas development. Reports are in circulation to the effect the Federal Government soon will appropriate several million dollars for the avowed purpose of investigating prominent sources of helium, and for providing the means of producing it in quantities sufficient to be used in military aeronauties. So certain appears this Federal program that the division of geology of the State conservation department, is besieged with letters from well drillers desirous of assisting the department in drilling wells, and from individuals convinced in their own minds that helium in large quantities exists under their property, and who it brought to the attention of the national Government. Natural gas In Indiana contains helium, says Dr. W. N’. Logan, State geologist. It also occurs in natural gases in Ohio, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Natural gas si being or has been produced in a large number of lodlnna counties among which are Jay. Blackford, Madison, Howard, Grant, Tipton, Decatur, Delaware, Shelby, Henry, Hancock, Sullivan and Pike. The total amount of helium which may be produced iu Indiana probably lies between 500,030 and 1,000,000 cubic feet, though a careful examination of the natural gases of the State will be necessary to determine its resources In that line. In the opinion of Dr. Logan. WHERE HELII'M IS TO BE FOUND. According to the State geologist, helium exists In the solar atmosphere

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and In the earth’s atmosphere. It has been found in the latter along with the rare elements, argon and neon. The amount in the atmosphere is estimated to be only one part by volume to 250,000 parts of air. There are other terrestrial sources of helium. It has been found In the gases issuing from hot springs, geysers and fumaroles. It Is associated with radio active minerals, being evolved by minerals carrying uranium. In commercial quantities helium has not been obtained from any of the above mentioned sources and none of them are promising. Natural gas is the chief source of helium. However, not all natural gases contain It and the percentage varies greatly in those gases which do contain it. Next to the hydrogen element helium is the lightest of the known elements, weighing only .1782 grain per liter. In the liquid form It has a density of only .15. It boils at the lowest temperature of any known substance, boiling at a temperature of 268.7 degrees below zero. By allowing the evaporation of liquid helium a temperature closely approaching absolute zero may be obtained —a temperature below negative 271 degrees. DISCOVERY WAS MADE JOINTLY. The discovery of helium should be credited In part to several scientists, says Dr. Logan. In IS6B, Janssen, the first of these, while studying the spectrum of the solar chromosphere discovered an orange-colored line which apparently represented anew element. Lockyer attributed the orange-colored line to an unknown element 1” the solar atmosphere and gave it the name helium, a word meaning “the sun.” In 1889 the American chemist, Hillebrand. while experimenting with radio active minerals, evolved a gas from minerals conta'ning unanium. The properties of this gas he found to be different from those of the known gases. Ramsey in 1895 evolved the same gas, and from a study of Its spectrum discovered the orange-colored line noted by Joussen In the solar spectrum in 1868. Thus terrestrial occurrences of helium was confirmed. The presence of helium in natural gases was discovered by I)r. H. P. Cady of Kansas University in 1907. Some people in the town of Dexter reported to the university the finding of a natural gas of peculiar properties. A natural gas which was not combustible and was

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not a supporter of combustion. When turned upon a fire in a stove it put the fire out. Upon investigation Dr. Cady found that this gas contained 82.70 per cent of the inert gas, nitrogen. He also found later that the Dexter natural gas contained 1.84 per cent of helium. The following year he published the analyses of thirty-eight samples of natural gases containing helium. The samples came from Kansas and other States. In nearly all cases the samples containing the hig. percentages of nitrogen contained the higher percentages of helium. USED MOSTLY FOR INFLATION. Hydrogen gas has been used almost exclusively for inflation purposes in aeronautics. The qualities which commend hydrogen for this purpose are its lightness or buoyancy and the economy and ease with which it may be produced. The principal disadvantages in its use for inflation are its high inflammability and its high percentage of wastage by diffusion through fabrics due to its lightness and high parabolic velocity, airships are in constant danger of ignition from lightning or engine, at all times, and, in, time of war, from incendiary projectiles. As an inflation substance helium has several advantages over hydrogen, in the first place it is non-inflammable and the air craft using it would be in no danger of ignition by lightning, engine flame or incendiary projectiles. The greater weight of helim reduces the wastage by diffusion through fabrics. There is a loss of buoyancy due to the fact that helium is nearly double the weight of hydrogen, but this disadvantage Is not as great as it would appear for the lifting or ascentional power of helium is 92.6 per cent of that of hydrogen. The isolation of helium from natural gas was accomplished by Cady by the use of liquid air to reduce the hydrocarbons to the liquid state and the use of cocoanut charcoal for absorbing argon and neon. The nitrogen is absorbed by the liquid hydrocarbons. Helium was produced only in small quantities for experimental purposes prior to the entry of the United States in the World War. When this Nation entered the war an attempt was made to find a non-combustible inflation material for observation balloons. The records showed that more than 90 per cent of the casualities resulting from the use of such balloons were due to the inflammable character of the inflation ma-

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terial. As helium was a gas meeting the requirements an attempt was made to obtain it from natural gases in Texas with the result that, when the Armistice was signed, 147,000 cubic feet of 93 per cent helium was stored in steel containers and on the way to our armies. Fossilized Spoor Found in Kentucky McKEE, Ky., April 13.—Tracks of prehistoric animals, one of which is fivetoed and 11 inches across, have been found in the rock on the summit of the ridge between the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers, near here. A three-toed track of abnormal proportions is nearby and on another stone plateau are the tracks of a herd of animals of great weight, Petrified tracks, believed to have been made my man, also have been found. In the same vicir few years ago was found a tooth , - size of a loax of bread. Striking Citizens Refuse to Visit Polls DAVENFORT, lowa, April 13. Although provided by law, there was no school election this week in Buffalo, a thriving town ten miles west of Davenport. The polls were opened at the required hour and Judges and clerks assumed their proper places, but throughout the day not a single voter came to vote. Toward evening the officials decided to call the election off and permit the present school board to hold over.

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Statement of Condition OF ' ' -Ml W! The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA. FAON THE 31st Day of December, 1921 GUSTAVUS REMAK, JR., President JOHN J. P. RODGERS, Secretary. Amount of capital paid up.... 51,000,000.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANT. Cash In office $ 21,236.93 Cash in banks (on Interest and not on interest! i. 843,807.20 Real estate unincumbered.... 210,000.00 Bonds and stocks owned (market value) 3,788,358.50 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior incumbrance) 100,000.00 Accrued securities (interest and rents, etc.) 55,295.60 Premiums and accounts due and iu process of collection 524.258.29 Accounts otherwise secured... 12,093.14 Total net assets LIABILITIES. Reserve or amount neoessnry to reinsure outstanding risks $2,827,0101) Louses due and unpaid 129,058.43 Losses unadjusted and la suspense 864.654.19 Bills and accounts unpaid.... 2,893.11 Other liabilities of the company 72,337.08 Total liabilities $3,305,853.00 Capital 1,000,000.00 Burplus . 642,189.66 Total $5,038,142.66 Greatest amount In any one risk 40,000.00 State of Indiana. Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I the undersigned, Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 31st day of December, 1021, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my (SEAL.) official seal, this Ist day of April. 1922. T. S. McMCRRAY, ,TR., Commissioner.

Statement of Condition OF The Phoenix Insurance Company HARTFORD, CONN. 30 Trinity st. ON THE 31st Day of December, 1921 EDWARD MI ELI GAN, President. JOHN B. KNOX, Secretary. Amount of capital paid up.... 53,000,000.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANY. Cash In banks (on interest and not on interest) $ 1,703,871.23 Real estate unincumbered... 672,134.42 Bonds and stocks owned (market value) 19,163,441.00 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior incumbrance) 144,130.00 Accrued securities (Interest and rents, etc.) 148,024.45 Loans on c011atera1.......... 100,000.00 Cash in office 1.615.02 Advance payment, purchase of stocks 2,000.00 Premiums snd accounts due and in process of collectioii 1,9.8,787—7 Bills receivable 7,612—2 Reins, due from other cos. on paid losses 140,380.72 Total net assets ..........$24,014,028.33 LIABILITIES. Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 9,511,356.21 Losses adjusted and not due 297,406 84 Losses unadjusted and in suspense 1,380,239.86 Bills and accounts unpaid... 100,130.00 Other liabilities of the com- „ pany 300,099.75 Total liabilities . - $11,589,342.60 Total $24,014,028.33 Greatest amount In any one risk 250,000.00 State of Indiana, Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I, the undersigned, Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above Is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 31st day of December, 1981, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement Is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my (SEAL.) official seal this Ist day of April, 1922. T. S. McMURRAT, JR., Commissioner.

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Statement of Condition OF THE Firemen’s NEWARK, N. J. 780-786 Broad st. ON THE 31st Day of December, 1921 DANIEL H. DUNHAM, President A H. HASSINGER, Secretary. Amount of capital paid up $1,250,000.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANY. Cash in banks (on Interest and not on Interest) $ 373,427.97 Real estate unincumbered.... 1,066,190.34 Bonds and stocks owned (market value) 6,232,942.82 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior incumbrance) 1,394,950.00 Accrued securities (interest and rents, etc.) 45,962.79 Premiums and accoutts due and in process of collection 841,301.54 Accounts otherwise se.urod.. 63,687.18 Total net assets $10,517,442.64 LIABILITIES. Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks $5,021.870.58 Losses unadjusted and In suspense 1.187,020.90 Bills and accounts unpaid,... 12,000.00 Other liabilities of the company - - 228.180.10 Total liabilities —— Capital 12250.000.00 Surplus —2.540,871.06 Total - $10,517,442.64 Greatest amount in any one risk - $ 462,605.00 State of Indiana, Office of Cemmlsslonei of Insurance. I. the undersigned, Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 31st day of December. 1921, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original etatement Is now on file In this office In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix m T (SEAL.) official seal, this lat day of April, 1922. 1 T. a McMURRAT, JR., Commissioner.

Statement of Condition OF TUB New Brunswick Fire Insurance Company NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. 70 Bayard et. ON THE 31st Day of Deoember, 1921 OH AS. D. ROSS. President. E. B. WYCOFF, Secretary. Amount of capital paid up..,.$ 300,000.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANY. Cash In banks (on Interest and not on Interest) $ 46,267.43 Real estate unincumbered.... 200,000.00 Bonds and stocks owned (market value) L 221.272.00 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior Incumbrance) 213,810.00 Accrued securities (Interest and rents, etc.) 9,028.41 Other securities 10,394.33 Premiums and accounts due and In process of collection 62,946.66 Total net assets 8LT53,719.03 LIABILITIES. Amount due and not due banks or other creditors.. .$ 413,361.63 Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 419,785.25 Losses unadjusted and in suspense 211,629.67 Bills and accounts unpaid.... 33,500.00 Other liabilities of the company ....................... 2,192.18 Total liabilities .$1,080,468.83 Capital ... 600,000.00 Surplus ... ....—X..—....—.... 173,250.40 Total ........$1,753,719.03 State of Indiana, Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I, the undersigned. Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above la a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 81st day of December, 1921, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement la now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my (SEAL.) official seal, tbla Ist day of April. 1922. T. S. McMURRAT, JR., Commissioner.

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