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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16

again in six months. Meanwhile
the earth has moved to the oppo-
site side of the sun, a straight line
distance of lS5,764,OO miles. They
were filled with astonishment to
tind that in many cases this dis
tance vanished or appeared to be
exactly zero, or naught.
Finally after 8 "a centuries of
increased accuracy In instruments,
and of arduous labor. they found
that star, Alpha Centauri, had a
parallaX, a displacement in space
due to the annual motion of the
earth, Of S-& second or S-4 inch on
our circle on the plain. Then by
simple rules of trigonometry it was
at once found that this nearest
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Stars Whose Distances We Know
Facts About Our Astral Neighbor Discovered by Continued
Study Of Our Astronomers
F acts About Our

n WILL YOU kindly give list
Of all the stars whose
x distances have been de
termined (sbout 45), together with
their distances and times for the
transmission of light therefrom?
A. The list Is no longer A6 or 80
stars whose distances are thought
TO be known with any degree Of
accuracy. Modern celestial pho
Biography has brought the list down
10 II whose parallaxes are greater
than one-hfth Of one second OF are.
The word parallax must first he
explained. A circle contains 1895
coo seconds, 1850 minutes or 800
degrees Go out to fiat plain free
from distractions. such az trees
and houses, and draw an accurate
circle whose circumference is I'm
length 1895. 600 inches. almost 2O1-2
miles. Make marks one inch apart.
then each division would be one
second Of arc. Then stand in the
center Of this circle and the divi-
sions could not be seen without n
powerful telescope
Go into space deeps to the near
est star, take along the great tele-
scope from up hero turn around
and look back toward the sun and
earth. or course, the earth would
be invisible Then tho distance
from the earth TO the sun. 92.SS2,-
Geo miles, would be just equal 70
thrce-qusrterS of an inch on the
circle.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
KEEP MISSIONARIES AT HOME.

Editor Atlanta Georgian.
In answer to your editorial
about child labor, I gathered
from what YOU wrote that YOU
desired a few suggestions on the
subject. l make SUGGESTION
that the States quit sending
missionaries TO China and other
foreign countries and do a little
missionary work at home. II
the United States would clvilizc
its own citizens first she would
get along much better as a whole
OF course. she Is not going to
do this She wants TO appear as
a philanthropical country, and
she IS doing II, but at the savri-
fee of her own citizens. / was
talking with a recruiting officer
the other day and he told me
that 80 per cent of the men who
applied for enlistment were turn
ed down on account OF iLiteracy.
The United States will be cor
rupt until she passes ID law
whereby "a poor man can mako
a living ana support a family.
Until then this country is going
on just as il has been only K
viii finally get woIse
J h JACKSON.
CC'EmDia, ). G.,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16

The distance from the earth to the
sun as seen from any star ex-
pressed in seconds Of arc is called
the paraIlax OF the given star From
the center distant Sl-4 miles, try
80 measure With d surveyors in
slruments S-4, IL. 10, Ito, I-lu0,
200 of a division on the distant
circle, with accuracy then the task
would be less than the herculeau
work of astronomers since the in
vcntiun Of the telescope in \. u.
1910.
No two surveyors could dgree III
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16

Many possibilites-some of them unpeasant-resde in
this tariff bill passed CALAMITY by Mr. Wilson Princeton
and by Democrats of large confidence and small experience
The certain result of a lower tariff is this: MORE
AMERICAN MONEY WILL GO ABROAD AND MORE WORK
FOR AMERICANS WILL BE DONE ABROAD
Not the ingenious mind of Professor Wilson get
away from that fact
FOss of Massachusetts, elected Democrat has gone
back to the Republican party, That is NOTHING.
He has moved his great factory from the United
Canada. THAT is SOMETHING.
The work that American citizens did here United
States for Foss will be done by Canadians They
will get the and the wage-nd the United States
will pay the bills.
Think that oUer!
Under this tariff manufacturers MAY forced to sell
goods cheaper And they MAY without actually los
ing money, Let us hope
If they lose they will stop manufacturing or like Foss send
their factories to country where labor cheaper money
be borrowed cheapl, where lower-and
they II bring the goods to sell here
Hundreds of millions of American that USED to stav
here will go out of the country under the tariff We may
feel the need of that later.
Merchants will able to sell some things more cheapv
They will from abroad product of labor that
costs less of other cheaper foreign conditions be
very nice-cheap shopping is delightF YOU HAVE THE
MONEY WITH WHICH TO SHOP
But for all work done abroad lose his Job
here. And losing your job is NOT delightful
And may in Office little later individual cap
able of checking the stealing without driving work and
money out of this country. Let's hope
Hitting wOrldngmen on the head with a club surely not
the ONLY possible method of discouragng trusts
They say low tariff free trade will discourage trusts
Possibly that is
If you take the tariff Steel WOOL etc. you may discour
age the steel and wool trusts, and
But when you do that, what happens?
Those discouraged trusts as first step
shut down their plants and discharge men.
Might it not have been possible discourage thevery
WITHOUT sending American work abroad-and sending
American dollars with it pay foreigners for the
We going to developments industry and new
political changes when this gay tariff gets to work
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
DR.. Charles F. Aked
Writes on
THE MISSION PLAY
And the Enthusiasm 1t Arouses.
Father Junipero Sierra in 1913.

Written for the Atlanta Georgian.

TT is greatly to the credit of
the proprietors of the Column
bia Theater, San Francisco, that
they ventured to offer to the thea
ter-going public the Mission Play
This pageant-play is sweet and
pure and charming-and deeply
religious 1t is greatly to the cred
it of the theater-going public of
San Francisco that on the opening
night a crowded house received the
play with unanimous approval and
fine enthusiasm.
The daring which produced the
piece, the crowded house, the pro
found enjoyment of it in all its
parts, are significant. These things
are immensely encouraging They
justify our belief In the essential
rightness of our common human
nature. They stimulate every
movement directed toward the
elevation of taste and the improve
ment of character. They lend fire
and wings to our conviction that
the great majority of men and
women at the present time would
rather have the good than the bad.
and rather do the right than the
wrong-the choice put squarely
before them. One remembers with
more than a thrill of satisfaction
that the best plays draw the big
gest crowds. Forbes-RObertson in
The Passing of the Third Floor
Back" and Maude Adams in Chan
tecler," and a dozen other good and
great performances during the last
year or two, and the vast crowds
which they have commanded dem
onstrate that there is no need for
theater managers to wallow in I'M
pleasantness. They can make
money while they are making men
and women happier and better.
II is the same all over America,
In the big cities and in smaller
places experience has shown that
the exploitation of female immod-
esty is not essential to a dramatic
success! One feels a deeper Joy
in living as one sees that the pest
things pay best.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Letters From the Readers of The Georgian

short block between the Grand
Opera House and the Piedmont
Hotel: and autoists will only find
II necessary to be on the alert
for pedestrians at regular street
crossings.
firmly believe II an ordinance
be adopted emhodyIng these sug-
geStions, autoists will find their
movements expedited. and pedes
trians will find the dangers which
they now encounter hourly.
greatly diminished
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
PardllaXes in

Makers of scrapbooks. paste this
IN, as no more impressive figures
are u the possession of man
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Herculean Work.

CIRCLE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16

his right in presenting his view
of this chapter of California his.
tory But is it the right view?
There certainly is another.
The colonization of California,
the historian tells us, was very
slow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Ladies and GentIemen---M Meet
Mr.. New Tariff
You VIII See and Hear Good Deal of Your New Friend
Time Passes, and the Better You Know Him the
More You Will Like Hiul-Perhaps.

We have tariff law. Just passed by the Senate.
President Wilson says people have fight that has
lasted "a long generation"
Maybe they have. The frogs long prayerful fight
when they persuaded Jupiter send them stork king
place of the peaceful log
little the people AND President Wilson will
about the results of the tariff may found that
there something all old theory good
to keep the money the family and let FOR Americans
be done BY Americans rather than invite competition from
abroad.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16

neighbor our sun has is 275, 020
times more distant than the sun,
or In round numbers, 90 trillion
miles, now used as a yardstick to
measure stars vastly more distant.
Help of Photography.
Thus forty or fifty stellar dis
tances were measured under ex-
IRENE difficulty. Then came pho
Biography. The entire celestial vault
was photographed on 25,S7S plates
on tho same scale. Millions upon
millions Of minute dots, all images
of stars-suns-were developed on
the negatives. These excessively
minute dots can be measured over
and over in high power micro
scopes,
From many measures il was
found that no high degree of ac-
euracy had been secured by former
methods of parallaxes of stars of
less than Ia second, or lis inch
on the circle On tho plain
Here is a table Of stars whose
paTallaxes have been obtained by
the Photographic method, of more
than l-5 second. All others are
less, some far less and are beset
with errors, and are considered ten
tative only. But they nearly all re-
veal that these stars are farther
away than at first determined!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16

At the Columbia the theater be-
"A comes a church; the audi
ence is the congregation; the per
Torrance is a sacred thing. And
the best of all is that the people
are delighted by it.
The Mission Play tells the
story of the planting of the mis-
sions to the Indians of California
$50 years ago The heroic figure
OF Father JuniperO Sierra lives
again. He has been some time on
California soil when the play
opens, but with simple art We are
made to understand that he was
IN his Old-WOrld home. Professor
In famous university with the in
stincts of a scholar, a doctor of
divinity, a powerful and eloquent
preacher, the missionary spirit
burned hot in his soul. A career
of dignity, honor and triumph in
vited. But hardship allured. He
turned from the ambitions aud
prizes which Europe held for him
to a strange and solitary land by
the far Pacific, and to savage
tribes believed to be hostile, SUI
perStitious and cruel What glO-
ries upon glories waited for the
man who should brave their saw
ageTy, love them In their unloveli-
ness, and win them for Mother
Church,
The record of his conservation
unrOllS in picture and in pageant,
Mr.. Osbourne's conception Of the
great padre is perfect. The high
est praise must be accorded to his
work. 1t could not be better done.
From San Diego In the south to
San Francisco in the north. over
900 miles of mountain and desert
inhabited only by red men, Juni-
pero and his colleagues made their
way. Along FL Canine Real they
planted their missions. First of
the idealists of the Golden State,
we rejoice to do him honor Be
meath the crosses which he planted
Catholic and Protestant unite to
keep his memory green.
TT might be thought that ques-
L ton would arise in the minds
Of devout Christian people, and
more especially, perhaps, in the
minds of members of the Catholic
Church, as to the propriety Of
bringing upon the stage the priest,
the cross, the rite of baptism and
the passionate prayers Of hero
souls. | can only say that it was
all so beautiful, and so real, and it
was all done i'll such exquisite
taste, that | do not believe there
was a man or woman in the place
who found irreyerence in il.
A disputable point is reached in
the third act, which, by the way,
is the least impressive part OF the
play. Here We have the missions
in their ruin. And this part Of
the pageant is, if not denunciation,
at least protest against the Mex
lean policy which laid them waste.
There is another side OF the mat
ter. The author Is quite within
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09
WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES.

What has Virginia secured in the way of
power, honor or place under this administration
and with twelve representatives in congress,
some of them holding the most influential posi-
tons in that body?
One assistant secretaryship, the selection for
which made without the suggestion or know.
ledge OF a representative or senator or a man
prominent in our politics
Except in this one unexpected instance, when
ever it has come to an appointment of general
Importance and dignity Virginia has lost
Vindictive shrieking and shrilly lugrubrious
sQuallings at home have prevented harmony in
the delegation, caused confusion and perplexity
among members Of the cabinet, kept the senator's
and representatives in doubt There was
earnest desire to give Virginia the judgeship
recently bestowed in South Carolina Our repre-
sentativcs, their cars filled with Banshee Wall.
inEs and protests against everybody suggested,
were Intellectual So 1t will continue until the
end of the chapter and the filing Of every posi-
ton unless the delegation can get together and
agree on program and combine their strength
for what Is to be asked for the State and who
/ Is TO have her support. The present conditions
are ridiculous and humiliating the results of
malcontent clamor spelling council.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09
IMPROVEMENTS IN IYNCHTNC.

Two novelties have been introduced In lynching
within the last few days In South Carolina a
negro pursued and knowing he would be lynched
If caught-having the public assurances OF the
governor Of the State that the operation would
have official sanction and assistance-turned at
bay, killed three white men, prominent citizens
and escaped In Georgia negro under arrest
for firing pistols and otherwise terrorlzing the
community" lynched while the sheriff was
asleep. Usually the sheriff Is "overpowered by
mob of unknown men"-although probably ne
Is on firstname and nickname terms with every
voter of the county-or Surrendered the KEYS of
the JAIL after heroic resistance, but with the
nuzzles of many pistols at his head" The citi-
zens behind the muzzles always are strangers or
impenetrably masked. In this latest Georgia
instance. however. the sheriff confesses that he
was peacefully dreaming while his jail was being
broken open and the prisoner committed to his
custody as representative of the vigilance and
protecting power of the law was taken out and
hanged. The officer assures the public that the
incident was not called to his attention until
several hours later when he woke from refresh
ing slumber.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09
STATUS OF WOMEN
THAT OF SLAVES
CHIEF JUSTICE CLARK, OF NORTH
CAROLINA, SAYS SO IN AD-
DRESSING FEDERATION.

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
NEWBERN. N. c.. May Sin an
address tonight before the North Car
DINA Federation of Womens clubs
Chief Justice Walter Clark, declared
that the legal status Of women in this
State is simply that of slaves. married
women not being allowed to own
property except upon death of their
husbands and likewise being unable
under law to make contracts or will
property. The chief Justice predicted
the coming of the day in North Car
DINA when the legal status of women
would be as favorable as that of men.
BY resolution adopted by, the fed,
Grafton the educational endowment
fund Of the organization was formally
named the Sallie Southall Gotten fund.
in honor of the retiring president of
the federation and in recognition OF
her work In directing its affairs Do
nations adding a thousand dollars to
tn fund were made by members pres
ent at today's session. Interest now
centers on the election OF president
tomorrow. Those most prominently
mentioned for the place are Mrs C. c.
Clark and Mrs. w. G. Rogers. of Char
lotte: Miss Adelaide Fries, of Winston
Salem. Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson OF
Greensboro. and Miss Edith Register,
Of Raleigh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09
WORKING BACKWARDS.

Curious and unexpected uses of the referendum
are proposed. Secretary Bryan suggests that
II be invoked to delay nearly two years final &C
ton In California on the antiJapanese measures
In another State the railway corporations are
busy securing signatures to call for referendum
vote on full crew" bill adopted by the legisla
ture. Thus the plan adopted to facilitate the
execution of the popular will is applied to OBJ
struct popular measures SkilfulIy the public
Is forced by its own contrivance to get in It's
own way The scheme designed to overthrow
that appalling and largely imaginary enemy of
mankind known as 1.-THE lobbyist and to crush
the legislator who defies or ignores the will of
the people halts anxious attempts to yield to the
supposed desires OF the people.
The trouble with good many of these new
political contraptious Ia that they have boom
erangs inside and are liable to hit several ways:
and the cureall is likely as not to be composed
largely of knockout drops disguised by favorite
lavors
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09

There will be very enjoyable rally
held at Springfield school this Friday
evening. under the auspices of the
Mothers club. This club came into
existence for the original purpose of
purchasing a piano for the use OF the
present school, and of securing a new
school building. Both n these have
been accomplished the former pur-
chased for s400 and paid for, and the
latter now assured by the final action
of the council last Monday The en-
tertainment this evening will be IN the
nature of a celebration of the work of
the club. DIR. David Francis, of Third
Christian church. Will offer the invoca-
ton, and there will be ten minute
speeches by DR.. Chanler. Messrs. J. H.
Binford. former principal: John
Hirschburg, E. T. Folkes, of the ad-
ministrative board. and Mrs w A.
Burrows, president of the Federation
of Mothers clubs. In addition there
will be an attractive musical program
under the direction of the Corley COM
pany led by Mr.. Jackson and Miss
Reinhardt. interspersed by readings
Dainty refreshments will be served.
Patrons and the general public who
are invited are promised an enjoyable
evening.
The Mothers clubs of the city will
put on sale Saturday. May 10th. thous-
ands OF white carnations. which is the
national Mothers Day flower. at the
following stations: First and Broad,
Mesdames Spiers and Browning: Mu-
tual building. Mesdames Curry. Bowen
and Burrows, American National
bank, Mrs. Craig: postoffice Mrs Joe
Kesnich and Mrs. Reynolds. Church
Hill bank, Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Rich
ardson; Seventh and Broad Mrs.
Glinn: Cohen's store. Mesdames Rob-
inson and Moncure; Miller & Rhoads
Mrs, Tompkins. Miss Morton. Mrs.
Bernstein: jefferson hotel, Mrs. Hope,
Miss Bessie Johns In the afternoon
a number of young ladies will be at
the baseball park. The Springfield
Mothers club will be stationed at Oak
the Chimborazo Mothers club. will
have the flowers on sale at her resi-
dence. 1929 East Marshall. and orders
will be also taken by phone; Main and
Laurel. Mrs. Ambo1d; Lexington hotel,
Mrs. Anthony, Misses Marie Cheat
wood and Woody: Richmond hotel,
Mrs. Gay, Miss Hazel Cheatwood. At
the Administration building, sos East
Marshall the old high schooD. there
will be supply of boxes and flowers
kept on hand all day. and a messenger
boy will carry them to stations when
the supply needs replenishing A
liberal patronage of the public is
solicited both for the beautiful senti-
ment involved and the splendid uses
to which the proceeds will be devoted.
The prettiest feature of the annual
OF lakewood Memorial Day
is always the exercises at the wharf
in memory of those who gave their
lives in naval engagements for the lost
cause. This is under the auspices of
the Junior lakewood association and
this year will be specially attractive.
Rev Asbury Christian will preach
a special sermon at Union Station Sun
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09
CURRENT COMMENT
Welcome to New China.


There is welcome note of sincerity running
through the courtly phrases in which Presi-
dent Yuan Shi-Kat, of China, thanks Presi-
dent Wilson for his recognition OF the
worlds newest and Aslas first republic
The sole aim of the government which the peo-
pie OF China have established says Yuan, 'is
and viii be to preserve this form of government
and to perfect its working to the end that they
may enjoy its unalloyed blessings prosperity
and happiness within, through union of law and
liberty and peace and friendship without
through the faithful execution of all established
obligations
The administration wisely waited to extend
this recognition until the removal of all reasona-
BILE doubt of the general sympathy of the people
of China with the new regime. To have acted
precipitately might very easily have proved
embarrassing both for China and for ourselves
Overzealous friends OF the new China have
rebuked both the Taft administration and its
successor for not acting sooner; they forget that
international law has established well-defined
conditions prerequisite to the recognition of new
governments seeking admission to the circle of
the family of nations.
AS 1t Is, we are the first great power to ex-
tend the welcoming hand. The others still hold
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09
THE WINCHESTER OF THE BALKANS.

Our Virginia city OF Winchester which used
TO have breakfast with the Federals dinner with
the Confederates, supper again with the Federals
and a fight between the two all night, can sympa-
thize with the city of Scutari only the latter has
more variety. Within two weeks II has belonged
to Turkey and to Montenegro and has had an
interval OF belonging to itself and prospects
o. being possessed by Austria. Now 1t is in
charge of the European powers with its final
----s !ndeterminate, with possibilities before it's
much diversified population of being part of
republic, the capital OF new kingdom, a piece
Of province or the central part of general
war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09

that can be devised against the intermarriags Of
people of different races and the breeding of
human hybrids and mongrels of any kind. Aside
from that and from the questions of justice,
economies. treaties. war or the general public
good. II is for the policy of trusting the Ameri
can white people whole to stand on their
own feet; and believes they can meet success
fully and triumphantly any competition or rival
ry with which they may be confronted in any
field OF endeavor.