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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28

The marriage Of Miss Rebekah Will
mer to Mr.. Scott Thropp at the
Church of the Epiphany on wednes-
day. and that of Miss Alexandria
Ewing to Mr.. NewboId Noyes yester-
day in ST. Johns Church. with the din
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-01
How Old is the Earth?

development OF the earth. And that does
not cover the entire period of the earth's
existence. either.
1t only begins where geology begins
that is to say. with the first recogniz-
able rocky crust OF the globe. Geology,
properly speaking. knows nothing Of the
earth before It began automatically TO
record it's history in it's solidifying rocks.
All the fiery ages which preceded that
time belong to astronomy, not to geology.
And yet astronomy. adding its quota Of
earth history to that of geology. makes
the sum total a quarter, or a tenth part,
of the amount that geology demands for
its part alone.
And then. archaeological evolution. or
the doctrine OF the gradual development
OF living species out OF remote ancestral
forms. backs up the demands OF geology
for time, and yet more time until. IN
some instances, the acquisitions call for
not loss than q thousand million years.
Through all that illimitable expansa Of
ages. they say. the earth must have been
growing up In might" II could not have
got along SO far with less.
Occasionally there is a concession made.
OF a screw relaxed. In ,the calculation on
one side or the other. Thus the as
tronomers have sometimes been willing
TO stretch their calculated limit out to
fifty million. or even hundred million.
years and, on the other hand. the geolo-
gists have. on occasion. cut down their
estimates within the hundred million
limit. Thus J. J. Jolly, basing his ealcu-
latlon on the quantity OF salt contained
In the ocean. and the time that would
be required for II 10 get there. leached
out OF the rocks. has estimated the seolo-
Rical age OF the earth at s0.0oo.Ooo years.
and Prof. @. r. Becker. using a similar
calculation. has reduced the age TO e.
10000 years.
There was a great Frightening up OF
countenances among the cslculators OF
the earth's age a few years ago when
the amazing properties Of radium were
( discovered. The disputing astronomers
and geaologists approached each other
smiling. with outstretched hands. and
congratulations were exchanged, because
the former thought that q way had now
been found 10 give the latter all the time
they could possibly think OF asking for.
and the geoiSgists were re3Olced because
all the while they had been keeping half
OF their claims up their sleeves The
great reconciliator was thought TO be the
agent radium, unsuspectediy existing IN
the sun from tho beginning Of time and
unostentatiousiy but most effectfvelJ
supplying radiant energy from no visible
or ealculable source. thus secretly filiine
the solar pockets and enabling the profit.
gate god OF day to stretch the period OF
his squanderings over hundreds OF mil
lions Of years. during which he would
otherwise have lain chained in the dun.
geon OF absolute physical bankruptcy.
But the radium hypothesis of solar
radiation has been sleeping Of late II
may have q good basis. but before n car
be accepted a larger proportion OF fact
to theory will have 10 be offered.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-01

each way of calculating. according to
the different assumptions adopted as
bases for computation. The astronomical
results are nearer in accord with one an
other than the geological ones, but this
arises from the fact that the astronomi-
cal method is simpler and based upon a
smaller number Of assumptions.
The astronomical calculations begins
with the assumption that the earth can
not be older than the sun, since, what
ever precise theory OF the origin OF the
solar system is adopted, the sun has to
be regarded as the generator OF the sys-
tenn. Treating the sun as a heated body
lat present in a compressed gaseous
state). which is gradally cooling off and
eondensing through radiation, It IS pos
sible. on physical principles, to trace It's
history backward as well as forward.
This has been done by Helmholtz. New
comb and others. with the result OF show
ing that probably not more than 2O.0OO-Os
or 100000 years ago the sun was vast
mass OF rare nebulOus matter. expanded
over the entire space now included within
the orbit OF the most distant OF its plan
ets-Neptune. II that is 50. and II the
earth was formed out OF portion Of the
same nebulous matter that eventually
condensed into the sun. then the earth's
total age cannot be greater than 3.O0O,OOc
years.
The same method OF calculation shows
that within from 100000 TO 100000 year,
to come the sun will have grown so dense
that II can no longer radiate heat as II
has been doing hitherto. and when tho
sun Is distinguished the earth viii be I'M
inhabitable.
So much for the astronomical aspect OF
the problem The geological aspect IL
quite different The Goolcgis. caunot loi
moment becontent with the exceed
ingly limited number OF million yesrs
which the astronomer allots 20 him az
representing the utmost possible duration
OF the earth.
He demands at least four times 5000 900
years. and some biologists demand even
ten times 25.OOO,0OO years. a. a comfortable
] and suitable chronological stage for the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-01
Little
Boobies Pa
ny WILLIAM F, KIRK.

wife, sod Pa TO Ma last mite, do you
remember that yung man all Of your
club wImmen was raving about last year.
that ying poet MANNED Sylvester sylvanis
or sumthlng like that?
Yes, sd Me-, he rote sum divine poetry.
We used 20 read Il at our wimmen's
meetings. He was up here at reesttal
one mite n you remember, Ma sed.
Yes. sod ia, remember. Just beefoar
he went he nicked me for n ten spot. You
toald me that he was not the kind OF a
poet that wud think OF getting pay for
his entertaining. but motifs, sed Pa, wen
I asked him out In the hall IL l dident
owe him lltteI sumthing for his re-
sitashuns, he was quick enuff 20 say
Ton Dollars.
What about him now7 Sod Ma.
Well. sed Pa. he has gone crazy
have Jest been reedlng peece about
him IN the sunday paper. He Is in Mid
dietown in a bcoby hatch, sed Pa, & he
ia ritenng moar poetrey than he used TO
rite wen all you club ladies- thought that
no was the dlvlnest thing ever sum
OF the peeoes he rites now are the limit
sed Pa, The moar think OF 1t, the
moar I reckon that he was bugs whom
Il ne coiul mere. I 0luenl NnIlk ms fptNle
sounded sane in them days, sed PA
oh, how can you say that? sed Ma,
DIdent no rite the most butiful stanza
about vilets, the one that went
| Vilctsl ! kiss yure purpel bloom
| Hero In this ghost encircled room
| And Fare me forth into the gloom.
How cud anything be moar divine than
that? sod Ma
Well. anyhow. sed Pa he In a plain
loon now. This is sum OF the poetrey he
Is riteing in the asllum. Here is one TO
his keeper;
oh, keeper OF mine,
| With yure bald SPOT,
| Why shud | whine
At my sad lot?
| l see shad
| Dee-vour a flea.
| am not mad.
| But soon shall he,
think of ~ iuuch geenyus going rong?
I dare say sum woman break his bart &
that isswhy he had to go & git crazy.
feel sad enuff to weep sed Ma! Jest
motifs, she sed. how he hasent forgot hts
wunderful gift OF meter eeven IL his
words seem littel inco-herent
Yes sed Pa. Here IL another of his
latest masterpeeces;
They say that I am mad. keeperi
q yet am not mad:
feel the rain beat on my brain
Il As when was q lad.
/ smell the tender fragrance
OF garlic and wild lcclss.
And hope to be DISCHARGED from here
Inside of q few weeks.
Tho poor boy, sed Ma. lie Is RELY OFF,
isent ho7 Lots OF poets got that way
doant thay7
No, sed Pa. not II thay doant ree-sit,
poem1 at wimman's clubs.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-01

mass, is this age
calculated III. H.
", Scotia, N. Y"
There are two
different ways of
calculating the age
OF the earth. the
geological and the
a 8 { r o n o micaL.
Their results do
not agree, whence
the vast cloud of
uncertainty that
covers the whole
subject. Moreover,
the results vary
enormously. in
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-01
SS1he= Bees. Home Ma8azime:*P a8e;
The Answer
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

CCOpyrisht las. Star Company
Up to the Gates Of cleaning Pearl,
There came the spirit OF girl.
And to the white-robed Guard she said:
Dear Angel, am 1 truly deadH
Just yonder, lying on my bed,
1 heard them say Il; and they wept
And after that. methinks slept.
Then. when woke, saw your face,
And suddenly was in this place.
It seems pleasant place to be,
Yet earth was fair enough to me.
What is there here to do, or see?
Will see God, dear Angel, sayf
And is He very far away3"
The Angel said, "You are in truth
What men call dead That word to youth
Is full of terror; but it means
Only a change Of tasks and scenes.
You have been brought to u.s. because
or certain ancient karmic laws
Set into motion, aeons gone
BY us you will be guided on
From plane to plane and sphere to sphere,
Until your tasks are finished here.
Then back on earth, the home Of man,
To work again another span"
But Angel when will see G0d?"
after the final path is trod;
After you no more long, or Grave.
To see, or hear, or own, or have
Aught beside-HIM. Then shall His face
Reveal itself to you in space.
And you shall find yourself made one
with that Great Sun, behind the sun.
Child, go thy way inside the gate,
Where many eager loved ones wait.
Death is but larger life begun"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-01

please explain the methods Of de-
the age OF. the earth. From
what point in the evolution OF the earth.
from the vaporous to the solid-encrusted
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-01

The zouave jacket shown by Worth is OF
dark dull brick-red army cloth, with a
waistcoat OF cream cloth extending below the
jacket To the close-fitting yoke is gathered
the full skirt, the bottom Of which is turned
up and attached to a knee-length lining CIV
ing the effect of Zouave trousers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-20
U-BOATS WILL
RESPECT Law OF
SEA, SAYS JAG0W

Berlin, Sept. 19.-(Nia London).-The
German government will give its careful
consideration to the evidence concerning
the circumstances which attended the
sinking of the steamship Arabic. submit
ted by the American government through
Ambassador Gerard. Gottlieb Won ia
gow the foreign minister. made a state
ment to this effect in an interview Fri
day night with the Associated Press.
The minister said Germany could not
we'll repudiate the report of the comman-
der of the submarine which sank the
Arabic, nevertheless there was room for
a difference of opinion and Germany
would examine carefully the evidence
from Washington. He repeated the as
surance that enemy passenger steamers
which respected the maritime code would
not be attacked without warning, saying
explicit directions had been given the
submarine commanders. He said the
whole German government stood behind
this policy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-20
IMPORTANT MEETING
KENNEBEC Valley HIS,
A. A. HELD SATURDAY

Waterville. Me, Sept. 9.-1SpeciaD.
A meeting of athletic instructors
and managers of the kennebec valley
High schools was held at the Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. building Saturday for the
object of talking over and formulat-
ing plans for the formation of a
league for football, baseball and
track. Although it seems doubtful that
the league will get to going in time to
have a football series this fall, the
baseball series for next spring and the
track meet are now practically as
sured. All Of the schools except Gar
diner and Skowhegan We're represent
ed and the delegates We're enthusiastic
over the plan. The teams from each
of the schools would play with each
other school and it is probable that
arrangements could be made for the
awarding of a suitable cup for the
winner in each of the contests. The
further development of the plsn was
left in the hands of President AL
len and Secretary Fraser of the as
ISOLATION.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-20
joint INQUIRY
OF BULGARIA
AS TO STAND

Paris, Sept. 19-The Entente Allies
have presented a joint note to the Bull
garian government asking in effect that
it declare itself as between them and the
central powers. The note. however, is
not in the nature of an ultimatum.
Test Of Good Faith
The note, which was delivered to the
government at Sofia two days ago, was
sent in pursuance of decision by the
allied powers to test the good faith of
Bulgaria by submitting the recent con-
cessions made by Serbia with the view
of securing from Bulgaria a definite
statement as to her position.
Although the note does not fix a date
for a reply and is not an ultimatum, dip
lomats familiar with it's contents say
it is of nature requiring Bulgaria to
take a definite stand. 1t points out that
the allied powers are now prepared to
offer the Serbian concession on Bulgaria.
claims to disputed territory. and asks
Bulgaria if the concessions secured
through the joint Offices of the Allies
will bring about Bulgarias cooperation
with the other Balkan states.
l.,
Greece is not disclosed; but it APP
pears to be considered that Serbia's
concession should suffice to secure Bull.
garias adherence to the Balkan union
While exact limits of the Macedonian
| territory which Serbia comedies are
| ont known, the concession is believed
| to cover all the territory east of the
| Vardar river, with a possible neutra
zone west of the river Such conces.
sion would give Bulgaria territory
along her western frontier and would
leave Serbia an opportunity to expand
! northward and westward the territory
now controlled by Austria.
Regarding the agreement between
| Turkey and Bulgaria for the Turkish
| railway concession, the understanding
! here is that the arrangement had beer
made, but that the date for the trans
/ fer has not yet been definitely fixed
| 1t was first announced that the trans
/ fer would take place tomorrow, bu
this was later changed to Sept &c
and afterward was reported to hay,
been postponed to Oct. s.
| All announcements of dates for tn
transfer are considered premature ant
! a likely cause Of irritation at a tim,
when the negotiations have reached
| delicate stage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-20
DUMBA'S LETTER
Continued from Page y

the American newspaper correspond
ent in London.
Acting Secretary Polk said tonigh,
that this memorandum would not be
made public for the present because
DR.. Dumba said that the original was
in Hungaria and that he could not
vouch for the correctness of the
translation.
Copies of all the documents taken
from Archibald are expected to ar
rive at the State department this
week. When they are received off
Gals will decide whether to take any
action against the Austro- Hunga rian
consul general, Capt. Franz Won Pa
pen, the German military attache here
and the Hungarian editor who drew
up the memorandum
Archibald himself is expected in
Washington this week to explain to
the State department his action in
carrying messages for a foreign gov
eminent while travelling under an
American passport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-20

Charles harrington, George G,
Joseph B. Reed. Clarence P. Thu,
William j. Stephenson, Charles
Drummond, ]. Walter Meyers. r
Smith, Guy H. Sturgis, Harry NJ b
low, William H. Murray. Albert
derson, Edward c. Reynolds Of s,
Portland. F. W. Walker of H,n,
George E. Tarbox of Brunswick A,
q. Staples of Lewiston, non. ~
Hodgsdon of Lewiston, H. S. Ma,
Cape Elizabeth. Hon. Edward ". ",
er of Brunswick, John Morrill, Of d
Hon. Frank j. Ham of Augusta. p,
!. Whitney of Gorham, N. N. Con-.
Buxton. Mellen Tryon of pownal u
True of New Gloucester, .Ailton p
with of Pownal, DR.. H. A. Lorba,
Bridgton, Howard Davies of Yarns
Hon. Carl E. Milliken Of Island \
Hon. Frank l.. Dutton of Augusta,
Bert NJ. Fernald of Poland. l. R. N,
| Of Brunswick, Fred 5. HAYDEN of II
ham, P. w. Jordan of Cane Elizsb
, Hon. Horace Mitchell of Kittery, I
Callahan of Lewiston. ". ". Johnso
Harpswell. Howard H. Jordan Of "
land, Charles Milliken of Augusta
ron Boyd of Augusta, Hon. WALTZ,
Perkins of Cornish, Frank j. Perkiu
Cornish. Hon. Harold NJ. sewall of B
John NJ. Glidden of Newcastle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-20
REPORT TORREON
NEARLY CLEARED
OF VILLA CONTROL

FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 19-Reports
that the evacuation of Torreon was
practically completed Friday and that
Gen. Villa is now at Chihuahua with
most Of his army were brought to the
border by foreigners arriving Satur-
day. Gen. Villas family was said to
have Joined the flight from Torreon.
1t was said 10 troop trains had
reached Chihuahua, bringing all the
artillery, horses, camp equipment and
what is left Of the Villa Army, to-
gether with the household goods Of the
officers and their families.
Reports among the refugees here in
dictate there is we'll defined plan
among the military leaders to wage
guerilla warfare against the Carranza
forces from Chihuahua City.
The arrival at Juarez of a cattle car
loaded with silver bullion revived
rumors that Villa was preparing to
ship to the border some of the loot
secured from Gen. Thomas Urbina,
whom Villa executed two weeks ago.
Villa officials. however, denied that the
car contained any of the Urbina loot,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-20
NATL DEFENSE
CONFERENCE IN
" ASH|NCT0N

Washington, Sept. 19.-Great prepa-
rations are being made for the confer
ence on national defense, which will
be held in Washington. Oct. Al, imme-
diately following the Grand Army of
the Republic encampment The con-
ference on national defense, TO be held
under auspices of the National De-
Tense League, and in which the Navy
League, National Rifle Association and
affiliated defense organizations will
participate, promises to be as large a
gathering as the G. A. r. encampment.
Thousands of the Grand Army veter-
ans have written to the National De-
Tense League that they will remain in
Washington after the encampment to
attend the conference on national de-
tense.
Announcement was made today of
the appointment by Representative Ju-
Illus Kahn of California, chairman of
the National Defense League. of a
citizens committee of prominent
Washingtonian who will have charge
OF local arrangements for the confer
ence. The press committee of the con-
ference, announced yesterday by Chair
man Frank B. Lord, president of the
National Press Club, includes practi-
cally the whole membership of the
congressional press gallery and all Of
the leading newspapermen of the ma
tional capital. The speakers program.
now being completed, will include the
most prominent men in the country,
and will be announced in a few days.
The conference on national defense
which will be the first national gath
ering ever held in the United States
TO consider the problem of defenses
for the nation, will, it is expected,
Rave an important bearing on the ac-
ton to be taken by Congress at the
reXt session regarding increases in
the navy, army, coast defenseS and
! National Guard. Every phase of the
national defense is to be considered
at the conference.
Letters have just been sent out by
the National Defense League to 1000
mayors Of cities throughout the coun-
/ try, asking these officials to head
/ delegations from their cities to the
conference, and thousands of individ-
ual invitations have been sent out by
the National Defense League, the
/ Navy League and the National Rifle
| Association TO their members and
citizens generally, to attend the con-
! ference
! Any citizen Of the United States, it
vas announced today at the National
Defense League offices, is cordially in
vited to attend the conference, with
out any other invitation. Those who
wish to participate in the conference
are asked to send their names and adj
dresses to the National Defense
League, Riggs building. Washington,
D. c., in order that they may be en-
rolled as delegates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-20

Lynnfeld, Sept. 19.-Citing the In
come tax adopted by the Wilson ad-
ministration as specific example of
the inability of the Democratic party
to enact legislation which will impose
an equitable and even taxation
throu ghout the country and not i'm
pose unjust burdens upon the New
England and Northern states, Senator
Lodge Saturday at an outing OF Lynn
Republicans vigorously attacked the
policies of the Wilson administration,
ascribed to the Democratic leaders the
responsibility for the general business
depression which has prevailed and
predicted that the end of the European
war would raise such havoc with
American industries that conditions
would he much worse than have been
recorded.
From the figures available for 1914
the senator said, Massachusetts paid
into the national treasury. because Of
the income tax adopted by the Wilson
administration 100000. A further ex
animation of the records provides the
very satisfactory information that
the state of Mississippi paid sos, 900 A
very creditable record in comparison
with the $4,000, 600 paid by Massachu-
sets.
This one illustration shows what
the Democratic system is 1t is to take
from New England and the Northern
states the protection of their indus
tries and to spend the money derived
from the North in the states in the
South and in the east of South"
Paid by the North
I'm all the income tax brought $50 CO.,
900 TO the nation. OF this sum $40 oo0, 600
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-20

Gay Holmes of Belfast, former Bel
fast High and University of Maine
athlete. had a narrow escape from
death Friday. his life no doubt being
saved by his athletic training He is
employed on the State highway con-
struction work in Waldo. A tall tree
was being removed from the highway
and was still standing after several
blasts of dynamite. Holmes climbed
the tree to attach tackle, and was
nearly so feet from the ground when
the tree fell. Holmes. would have
been crushd beneath the trunk had he
not by a great effort managed to get
onto the upper side as the tree went
down. He was unconscious when
picked up and remained so for some
time from the shock and jar. but no
bones were broken. He was also cut
and -hEnised