ASTOUNDING STORIES OF SUPER-SCIENCE SEPTEMBER 1930 [NOOK Book]

VOL. III. No. 3 CONTENTS SEPTEMBER, 1930

COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI
_Painted in Water-Colors from a Scene in "Marooned Under the Sea."_

A PROBLEM IN COMMUNICATION MILES J. BREUER, M.D. 293
_The Delivery of His Country into the Clutches of a Merciless,
Ultra-Modern Religion Can Be Prevented Only by Dr. Hagstrom's
Deciphering an Extraordinary Code._

JETTA OF THE LOWLANDS RAY CUMMINGS 310
_Fantastic and Sinister Are the Lowlands into Which Philip Grant Descends
on His Dangerous Assignment._ (Beginning a Three-Part Novel.)

THE TERRIBLE TENTACLES, OF L-472 SEWELL PEASLEE WRIGHT 332
_Commander John Hanson of the Special Patrol Service Records Another of
His Thrilling Interplanetary Assignments._

MAROONED UNDER THE SEA PAUL ERNST 346
_Three Men Stick Out a Strange and Desperate Adventure Among the
Incredible Monsters of the Dark Sea Floor._ (A Complete Novelette.)

THE MURDER MACHINE HUGH B. CAVE 377
_Four Lives Lay Helpless Before the Murder Machine, the Uncanny Device by
Which Hypnotic Thought Waves Are Filtered Through Men's Minds to Mold
Them Into Murdering Tools._

THE ATTACK FROM SPACE CAPTAIN S. P. MEEK 390
_From a Far World Came Monstrous Invaders Who Were All the More
Terrifying Because Invisible._

EARTH, THE MARAUDER ARTHUR J. BURKS 408
_Martian Fire-Balls and the Terrific Moon-Cubes Wreak Tremendous
Destruction on Helpless Earth in the Final Death Struggle of the Warring
Worlds._ (Conclusion.)

THE READERS' CORNER ALL OF US 423
_A Meeting Place for Readers of Astounding Stories._

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[Illustration: I saw the famous Science Temple with its constant stream
of worshippers.]

A Problem in Communication

_By Miles J. Breuer, M.D._


PART I

_The Science Community_

(This part is related by Peter Hagstrom, Ph.D.)


"The ability to communicate ideas from one individual to another," said
a professor of sociology to his class, "is the principal distinction
between human beings and their brute forbears. The increase and
refinement of this ability to communicate is an index of the degree of
civilization of a people. The more civilized a people, the more perfect
their ability to communicate, especially under difficulties and in
emergencies."

[Sidenote: _The delivery of his country into the clutches of a
merciless, ultra-modern religion can be prevented only by Dr. Hagstrom's
deciphering an extraordinary code._]

As usual, the observation burst harmlessly over the heads of most of the
students in the class, who were preoccupied with more immediate
things--with the evening's movies and the week-end's dance. But upon two
young men in the class, it made a powerful impression. It crystallized
within them certain vague conceptions and brought them to a conscious
focus, enabling the young men to turn formless dreams into concrete
acts.