Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1925, Page 36

36 PLANDEAD SEA 5K - 1S VATERPONER Siphon From Higher Ocean Level Held Capable of Elec- & trifying Palestine. Among the many schemes for the development of Palestine, one of the most original and ambitious is that liz the Dead Sea as a source ¢ power. at first sigh We are u power from moun and lakes, but the Dead 3 E 300 feet below the ocean level for u seem a startling tion d to getting to 3ut on second thought we theoret] san get po >wn to the ocy power from running down from the ocean— provided that we can find a lower place to put it in en if we could find a sink at low level in which to run the waste water, there would have to be some pumping arrange. ment to life out the water as fast as it runs in, and this would require more power than could be got out of the water wheel. Capacity 600,000 Horsepower. Now the Dead Sea forms just such and an adequate ago installed by is already in opera supplied with power by station of the solar syste: he sun sucks up the River Jordan as rapidly as runs in, and the en- gineers late that if as much w as this or more were siphoned from the Mediterranean, it* would be continuously evaporated from the expanded surface of the sea and the ked sands of {ts shore. This is ex- pected to provide over 600,000 horse- power for the electrification of the Holy Land. The French Academy of Sclences, before which this scheme was pre- sented, considered also the power possibilities of the other dub-sea sinks of the world ly the Salton Se: y and certain sec- that fm- * from an we water water run can likew was formed, or 1, about 20 years ago by from the Imperial Irrigation nd the Alamo and New Rivers, been slow ng up ever The 6 feet below e Gulf of In 1917 its was square miles. It is, re, about as large as the Dead Sea, but only a sixth as deep below sea level. The evaporation rate at Salton Sea is about half that of the Dead Sea, the total theoretical horsepower obtainable by running into the Salton Sea from the Gulf of California, 90 miles distant, water that can be evaporated away would not produce over 35,000 horse- power. But it s useless to talk about the project anyhow, for the Califor- nians would lynch any one who pro- posed to turn the Salton Sea into a salt sea permanently, when it could be better used as farming land. They are determined that no more water shell be run into their sink. Sahara Plan a Fizzle. The idea of making a sea out.of the Sahar. d in the Jast century, not f s of p wer, t to open up the heart of Africa to igatlon, make a seaport out of mbuctoo’ and ameliorate the cli- It was argued that it necessary to cut through a nar- n of north Africa and let in the waters of the Mediterranean, which would form there a_second Mediter ranean, surrounded by fertlle shores and flourishing cities. The British protested that flooding the Sahara would dlvert the Gulf Stream into the Straits of Gibr: ar and leave England as cold as Labrador. But both the hopes and the fears vanished when some one took the trouble to look at a topographic map | of Africa and observed that the | everage altitude of land proposed to | be submerged was over a thousand | feet. Only a very small portion of the is below sea level; certain was | s in southern Tunis and en oases in eastern Libya, were only from 50 to 100 the Mediterranean. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, SEPTEMBER 12, 1925—PART T. IPROVES CZECH’S FARMI WITH IDEAS GATHERED HERE Agriculture Attache, Dr. Rudolph Kuraz, Does Novel Work. Has Found U. S. Methods Of Greatest Value to Homeland. Dr. Rudolph Kuraz, whose novel assignment to Washington five years ago as an “agricultural diplomat” aroused international interest, has been recalled to Czechoslovakia and while temporarily attached to the home office will use the latest ideas and scientific _knowledge of the United States Department of Agrl culture in an effort to make 10 blades of grass grow where only 1 grew before. Dr. Kuraz holds the distinction of being the second agricultural attache ever gent here by any forelgn gov- ernment. Countless military, naval and commercial attaches had pre- ceded him, but ‘the arrival of a “farmer attache” was hailed as the dawn of a new diplomacy which has already proved of inestimable value to the young Czechoslovaklan re- public. “I have learned much from obser- vatien in the United States which has and will continue to be of great benefit to the farmers of Czecho- slovakia,” asserted Dr. Kuraz when seen at the legation here. “The present government s devoting the greatest possible atten. tion to Internal development. While neighbor nations are dreaming of military greatness to be brought about with arms, the Department of Agriculture at Prague is eager for the day to come when the nation will raise greater crops and use all waste land to advantage, thereby making the people happier and more pros- perous. Great Progress Made. “Great progress has already been made in agricultural line: Dr. Kuraz added. “The start was made with land reforms and an effort was made to place the fertile fields in the hands of those who would culti- vate them, and to create a body of free farmers out of an intelligent and progressive peasantry. The old es. tates e been broken up to a large extent and the owners compensated to the full value except where the land former ruling confiscated. 1l_parties—Conservati was owned by family, this being Modernize Your Home Have Us Wire the House and Furnish New Modern Fixtures You'll Doubly Enjoy “Electrically” Made “Waffles” Make them right at the table and serve “Piping Hot.” Guaranteed Electric Waffle IRONS. 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He became a close personal friend of the the late Secretary Wallace, and first came in contact with Secretary Jar- dine while visiting farm experiment stations in the West. His flattering comments on the work done by the department will make every officfal and sclentist blush with pride. The research work and reports covering all farm problems have alike won his approbation. Many of these reports have been forwarded to Prague for use by university stuf dents familiar with English, and some reports have been of such value that they have been translated into the Czech “language for general distribu- tion among the farmers. Of course, the difference in climate and soil con- ditions must be considered, but Cen- -_— e E SN E NS EEOENENENEEEENENEEENES Jacquard cut velour. chair. Regularly A Saving of Regularly Less 159 Discount, forobe and full size Bed. Regularly A Saving of tral Europe raise: many of the same crops that are produced in the United States that the information in many instances has proved of the greatest benefit. As Czechoslovakia is 48 per cent agricultural, it becomes apparent what a wide appeal these new farming ideas make, especlally when they pertaln to saving labor, in- creasing crop ylelds and making life easier and more remunerative for the farming population. “I am convinced that the United States Department of Agriculture is the greatest organization of the kind in the world,” Dr. Kuraz declared. “It was a revelation to me to find | such a noble spirit of co-operation among s0 many scfentific workers. ‘The more I saw and learned about the activities of the department, the more 1 became convinced that it is a department rendering real service to all the nations of the world.” Incidentally the Department of Agriculture officlals state that Dr. Kuraz has done much to put little Czechoslovakia on the world map. He Has shown a rare sclentific knowl- edge of his work and has furnished facts about his home country regard- ing its economic and agricultural status, as well as natural resources, which have aroused at the department Consisting of three pieces — Davenport, Wing Chair and Arm- o 3165 $229.00 $64.00 tho keenest desirs to give real help to the new natlon. Every new nation is very dependent upon international friendships, and Dr. Kuraz has gone far in establishing such contacts, offi- clale @ssert. And he has been very alert to see where any {nnovation in the way of plants or machinery will benefit his fellow Czechs. Studied Abroad for Years. While Dr. Kuraz is not a ‘“dirt farmer’'—no more so, in fact, than most of the Secretaries of Agriculture in this country—yet, he has done a great deal of experimental farming. He knows vastly more about the breeding of plants than about the wielding of a hoe or the handling of e plow. 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