Tesla Saves His Tower

Pays Judgment and May Go Ahead Trying to Talk to Mars.

New York, July 14. — Nikola Tesla, electrical expert, who hopes to hold communication with the dwellers in Mars, has settled the debt of $1,100 on the big steel tower that was to be put under the sheriff’s hammer in Suffolk County, L. I., Monday.

After Tesla acquired some 200 acres of land at Wardenclyffe, L. I., he spent thousands of dollars in erecting the tower and other buildings. The foundations of the tower are said to extend, well-like, to a depth of nearly 100 feet. It is through electrical vibrations from this tower that Tesla believes he can send messages to Mars.

He owed Dr. James S. Warden, founder of Wardenclyffe, $1,100. Dr. Warden sued, got judgment, and placed the judgment in the hands of Sheriff Wells for collection. Tesla paid the money and the sale is off.