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The Washington times., 1918-10-23
Boomerang a Marcel In
Good Hands


because Of their possession Of the
boomsrang when white men frrR
visited their continent He point.
ed out that the Australians MA,
their swords, like their boomer
angs, out Of q hard, tough Wooa
and that Il was always their Gus.
tom to follow unVarngiy the grain
Of the wood, and to let the shan
Of their weapons be determined bT
the natural bends Of the spSSks oue
Of which they were formeA
General Pitt-River's own colIeo-
ton shows evidence OF quite care
ful work In the shaping Of some
OF these strange weapons, and that
contfadicts the assumption that
the makers never experimented 70
determine what was the form best
calculated 70 give the movamentS
that they specially desired The
simple fact that the savagss had
two PRINCIPAL kinds Of boomeranR.
one only Of which had the properly
Of returning toNthe thr0wer, Is
enough to show that they must
have exercised some choice and
put some. thought and intelligence
into their work.
For instance, they used the ~
turning type Of boomerang IN
hunting ducks and water birds,
evidently because they could thus
avoid the loss Of their weapons,
which, II they aid not return,
would be likely to fall into impene-
trable morasses. A returning
boomerang thrown at q flock Of
birds would kill some and yst
come back to the throWer.
He says: The class Of boom
erang dat On the under side (and
convex sbovel, when thrown to
catch the afr on the nat side, rises
precisely the same as q knite when
q boy runs forward with the
string. When the protective move
ment ceases the boomerang begins
to fall back, and It's course In fall
ing viii be BY the line OF least 70
sistance, which b In the direction
OF the edge that lies obliquely to-
N8LA lAlC tAAONGIs ~ VII Nl140
fore fall back In the same manner
that . kite, when the string is sud
denly broken, II seen to fall back
q short distance. But the kts has
no movement u rotation 10 cause
It to continue IA the same plane oe
descent, and 30 Il falls IN fantastic
curves. The boomerang viii Dc
the same II II loses its rotation,
but IL this continues II win fan
back to the feet Of the throweR."
This is one Of the simplest q
the movements performed by
bo0merangs. Some Of the more
astonishing ones have been hdi-
Gated In the reference to the
stories Of early explorerA To ex-
plain thea ell . special analysis
would need to Be made Oe each
case, but enough has been said to
show that they obey perfsctiy den-
mite physical laws. and are very
far from being abSurditiea
The Washington times., 1918-10-23

Can you give us an article On
the boomerang7 ] can md no
scientific book on II To me q
boomerang IL simply an ab-
surdity.-J. =. K, Chicago"
THE boomerang was q print
tive forerunner Of the aero
plane, although nobody
OWNED its signineance In that
way. II its movements are an
alyEed 1t viii be found that they
repeat automatically some Of the
eVolutions Of the most daring
aces. Each wing Of the aeroplane
is, IN itself, q huge boomerang,
though. unlike the real boomer
anG, II cannot act independently,
but Is constrained By the control
exercised over it by the pilot
through its structural connection
with the other parts Of the flying
machine. II Q giant could take
. separate wing Of an asroplane
By one end and hurI II away with
. swim Whirllng or rotating mo-
tion, It would behave IKE some
Iorns OF Ine boomerang.
Secret Disclosed.
The secret Of the peculiar move
ments Of the boomerang, which
sometimes appear uncanny, lies In
the reaction Of the air upon is
curved and inclined surfaces,
which are held In certain positions
with reference to the direction Of
flight by the stabilizing tendency
Of its rotation.
The boomerang was widely
known In ancient times, and, as
far as history clearly shows, was
. discovery Of savages accidentally
made in their experiments with
throwing weapons and developed
BY them without any scientific
knowledge of the mechanical laws
In operation The civilized world
Of modern centuries first obtained
q general knowledge Of the exist
ence Of boomerangs from the re-
ports Of the early navigators and
explorers Of the south seas, who
found these weapons in use among.
the Australians.
To dart away from the hand Of
the thrower with the speed Of an
arrow, sweep gracefully around In
q wide curve, and suddenly trans
hx an enemy by swooping upon
him from behind; or apparently to
pursue q bird in erratic flight,
strike It down, and then return on
its course, to fall at It's masters
feet-such stories seemed too won
derful to be true. Yet they had
In them far more truth than IN
Vention, and the boomerang was
really a weapon Of much value TO
savage tribes, though they used
II more in the chase than In war.
Pitt-RiVer's Theory.
General Pitt-River, EAo has
made one Of the most valuable col
lections in existence Of ancient
savage implements and weapons
Of war, refused to attribute TO the
Australians any inventive powers
The Washington times., 1918-10-23
Writes Problems Pitfalls Workers
Especially for Washington Women

TWAS much interested the other
day to hear q young Wash
ington girl, about to be mar
ried, tell what she wants most to
have in her new home. Also, what
she Is determined not to have. II
you listen to prospective brides
carefully, you can easily make up
your mind whether or not you
would care to be q guest at her
home that is to be-
If she is emphatic in regard to
sunshine, and easy chairs, and a
piano, and even an open fire, l feel
sure that she understands comfort
and friendiiness and real hospital
ity, and know I shall accept the
first invitation that she gives me.
But if her souls delight seems to
depend on her curtains and por-
there's, and If she betrays a fear
that her best-beloved won't domes-
ticate well, but that his pipe
smoke will injure her drapefies, ]
NAV admit that she could pass .
housekeeping test but / know also
that / don't want to be her visitor.
A woman who says she doesn't
care for growing plants in her
house becaues they are 30 much
trouble gives one q cold, stranger
feeling, but one who bars out Gagged
song birds because cages are cruel,
thereby practically invites one to
step over her threshold and see
what is there.
A Wise Young Hostess.
The other day . girl said with
perfect seriousness that the one
thing she intended never to allow
in her house was company man
ners." / saw from this that she
understood what hospitality Is,
and that hers would always be a
home that friends would troop to
eagerly, and leave with regret.
She had had experience, Of
course, that taught her what COM
pany manners were like from the
"company's" own standpoint. But
who hasn't? Who doesn't remem-
. Der being a guest in households
where the company machinery got
dreadfully rusty in between times,
and worked only by jerks and
spasms and at critical moments
stuck and stopped altogether, to
everybody's embarrassment aad
anguish?
Households where the table
service, for instance, was a failure
for lack Of rehearsal, and you
could see the maid growing pan
icky, and father becoming mute
and stubborn, and the giggling
children on the point Of breaking
out into open mutiny.
DiscOmlOrts Of Visiting.
Or where the hostess entire
conversation was made up Of ex-
plantations and apology, and yol
The Washington times., 1918-10-23

to give up his familiar habits, and
Youngsters compelled to adopt
stin garments and ways that are
strange. Worse still, to realize
that oneself il the cause Of so
much family discomfort Is enough
to make one quite speechless and
70 lose ones appetite altogether
for the company dishes~ that
with 20 much effort are prepared
and set before one.
But what shall we do, women
say, IL we can't afford to keep up
. company standard all the time?
You may be sure that your
guests will be q great deal hap
pier, and a thousand times more
willing to come again, If you sim
ply drop the idea of q company
standard altogether.
What L. Hospitality?
Hospitality means leaving your
door always unlatehed. It means
keeping the pot boiling, and in
viting your chance guests to take
"pOt-luck" with you. A house
that Is clean and a household that
is happy are ready enough for
guests at any time. It's q joy to
be q guest when one is free to
come in and take ones seat by the
fire, and ones share Of the mush-
and-milk, or the turkey and truf-
fles, or whatever it may happen to
be, and when every member Of
the family just goes on acting
naturally, however many guests
arrive.
Perhaps you don't have open
fires and huge boiling soup-pots.
Never mind. You can be Just as
hospitable with a steam radiator
and an impoverished dish of maca-
roni. So long as your domestic
atmosphere is warm and inviting,
and your family manners are nor
mally good enough to be inspected
at q moments notice, you can Of
fer hospitality to princes.
OF course this system excludes
family grouches.
Don't Encourage GrOuehes.
Unless the rest of the family are
much more than ordinarily fasci-
mating, the presence of a habitual
crouch will make any home guest
proof.
Don't imagine that you can i'm
pose company manners on your
family crouch with that same
quick sleiRht-of-hand with which
you dust the piano while you an
swer the door bell. Or, if you do
succeed, they won't stay. Like all
artificial, flimsy things, they will
split at the wrong time.
The only safe way is to rule out
company manners with all other
pretenses when you begin your
family lie. -
The Washington times., 1918-10-23
Gypsies of Our Time Are
Fine TOnicS
By Mrs. Wilson WoodrowI

WE hear very much about
w the contagion Of disease
and very little about the
contagion Of health, and yet II
there is one there must be the
other. Everything goes by oppo-
sites; light, darkness; good. bad;
love, hate; sour, sweet II We are
thrown constantly with the sick
we are very likely to develop all
ments; whereas, II We are associ-
ated with those who radiate health
and strength we are almost GER
tain to feel like shouting with
King David, 81 shall leap over
wall"
II we spend much time with
those who are fretful and COM
planning, who have q long list OF
woes and no decent reteence
about retailing them, It Ii very
difficult to keep our own polse and
serenity and cheerfulness- Our
spirits 90 below zero In spite OF
ourselves. On the contrary, II We
are with those who are having the
best kind Of luck and the pest
Kind of a time, we become cor
respondingly lIght-hearted and
feel that we, too, are on the crest
Of the wave.
was talking to an officer OF
transport ship the other day, and
he spoke Of this very fact
Experience on q Ship.
Mental influences are strange
things, aren't they?" he began.
iHThere we are, q comparatively
small group of men (his boat does
not carry troops), and all cooped
up together for days at q time
with nothing to look at but the
sea and the sky, and no variation
of our regular routine. Now l
have seen this happen over and
over again. One man will get up
In the morning with a dark, deep
crouch. It's as catching as the
measles, and presently another
will begin to show grouchy symp-
toms and then another and anoth-
er until 1t spreads all over the
ship. Then upon another day one
man will come strolling out TO
breaskfast evidently enjoying the
top of the morning, and before
you know 1t we are all as merry
as grigs, laughing and kidding
each other.
81 often think" he continued.
that the people who do the most
good in the world are the ones
who get the least credit for It 1t
is usually said Of them, with many
headshakings, that they have no
serious purpose in life, or that
they are irresponsible or that they
have no idea Of making their way
Perhaps they haven't, but we can't
have everything, and what .
leayen their lAughtax and Apon-
The Washington times., 1918-10-23

taneous joy Is TO the stodgy mass
OF fears and dark forebodings."
A Girl's Narrafia
Apropos Of this, received q
letter In which q woman sets
forth the history Of q friend. She
describes the girls unfortunate
life as q child when she was shut
tied about between a harsh. In
different mother and { drunken
father. When they got tired Of
looking out for her they dumped
her into an institution.
Finally, when she was about A.
teen years old, the mother insisted
upon her marrying q man for
whom she did not care. She led
q miserable life with bis relative
who made q drudge. Of her, al
lowed her no freedom whatever
and did not give her enough % eat
AFTER a year or so, she ran away
and started out to make her own
living. She is still under twenty
and her biographer describes her
thus:
she never bothers about any-
thing. have seen her when she
has not had q cent in her pocket
and she has only Laughed and
started out to find something 70
DO. She always gets Il, too, for
she Is bright and capable; but she
gets tired OF these Jobs and won't
hold them. She Is always ready to
help anyone and has STAYED M
many nights with those who are
Ill. Much Of the money she earns
goes to buy flowers for the sick
and food for those poorer than she.
Every one loves her for her CHEEKY
smile and the words Of encourage
ment she gives to those in trouble.
Beloved TagabOnd.
Yet many blame her, because
she ran away from her husband,
and because she Is careless and
improvident- Now, Mrs. Wood
row, what do you think about it?'
She is evidently one Of the
worlds beloved Vagabonds," and
is, no doubt, excellent company.
The people who take no thought
for the morrow always are. They
are the children Of nature, 40
cepting everything as It comes,
and they are full OF the Joy Of
life. They are likely to be q thorn
in the flesh Of their families, but q
delight to their friends. Irrespon-
sible gypsies they are, who can
not be cribbed, cabined, or con-
fined. They wander along life's
highways, planting the flowers Of
their gypsy pattern as they 90.
Now and again they turn up at
our hearthstones and fascinate rs
with the tales Of their adventures.
II 1t were not for them life would
lose much Of its color and ro-
maneA
The Washington times., 1918-10-23
TODAY,S TOPIC
COMPANY MANNERS.

somehow sensed that behind every
door and curtain one member Of
the family was exhorting another
to behave nicely because there's
company"
Didn't it make you feel Ike run
ming upstairs to pack your bag
The Washington times., 1918-10-23

and catch the first train?
Nobody ever got any, pleasure
from seeing . family strain and
pretend TO q domestic standard
that 1t didn't bother about unless
company appeared. Nobody likes
to see q middle-aged father forced
The Washington times., 1918-10-23
The Greatest Warrior
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Copyright Is1a Star Company.

The foHouf1g written BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox
the international marriage In Tours France Of hHs Jeanne Bonsrs
to Capt. EdWGrd KdDdH1gh Of the American E. F9
THE greatest warrior in the world
Is Cupid with his lance;
He stands upon Coumbia's shores
And hurls it into France
1t perces through two hearts at once.
And binds them with its power.
And every blood drop from their wounds
Becomes orange flower.
Then Cupid speeds to Heavens gate
And rings golden bell;
To Washington and Lafayette
He has a tale to tell.
Those lofty spirits, smiling, say
Your work praise commands,
Another link of love is formed
Between glorious lands"
The Washington times., 1918-10-23
Once-Overs
Copyright 1915 by International Feature Service Inc
COURTESY AND DIRECTNESS


COURTESY AND DIRECTNESS.
So you pride yourself your "hnesse"
Your diplomacy and tact proverba.
You maneuver for what want
In other words dealing with who must be handled
with gloves and you keep your hands covered.
Why not be American and deal with direetness!
It Is only unreasonable children who must be worked
IN order to get them IN line for what is right
accomplish much well what have set
out to do employ the bypaths the baedcOr route
Come into the stand grounds and
fight for the principles which right to
Don't "mealymouth" taking first side and then the
other trying which the wind blows seeking the vul
nerabe spot to strike
Be q
distance between
points, but be courteous about It
That is the Secre-cOurtesy and drenesA not fnssSe
The Washington times., 1918-10-23
Why Do Women Marry Men?
They Want to Hear All About Themselves.

Women today receiving higher salaries than ever
before in their existence. The following letter is from
woman worker who says that she sis making pretty
good living" and asks advice to whether she should
give up her position and her independence and get mar
Tied. She writes
'tI have two married sisters-and know that both
envy me my freedom and easy life the truth were told
"They have the worry and Of children ana they
hEve to bear their husbands worries well their hus
bands children.
"When my work is DONE it really is done My time
belongs to me, and do what like.
''Ther work and worries never ended. 1t is the
house. or the bills the children Always some one sick
or something they need
"I know you advise all women and all men to marry
But is not that Just general good, moral advice?
"TWENTYSIX YEARS OLD"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-24
DRIVE SOON
IS ISWASH|XGTONV|EW
Thirty Divisions of American
Troops Fresh and Ready
TO Strike.

Washington, Aug 81 Almost un-
varying success described IN today's dis
patches telling of the gent allied often
sive on the flfty-mile front stretching
from Scissors northward To the environs
Of Arras raised hopes in military circles
here for the most decisive defeat yet
administered 90 the Germans Obervera
were Of the opinion that General foeh'
whiting tactics of the last SIX weeks
have been so effective that opportunity
has come for a glorious harvest.
Absence OF any mention OF American
troops in the descriptions of the great
fight led 20 interested speculation as 10
the whereabouts Of General Pershing's
thirty divisions, which, according TO re-
cent announcement, arc 10 be included
in the first American field army. That
practically MI Of these units have com
plcted the training for which they were
bripaded with the French and British
has been known for some time. General
March, the Chief Of staff, in his inter
views with the press, has frequently re-
ferred 10 the return Of additional divi-
sions TO the American Commander IN
Chief
II has been thought, however, that
considerable number Of American troops
still are with The British 3d and 4th
Armies, and most military officers were
NJ n loss TO understand why they had
not been identified in the capture of
some Of the important enemy positions
overrun during the day Recent cvi-
dence of the mettIe of Pershing forces
made il certain it was believed that J
American divisions were with tne allied
troops, their locally tonight would be at
the apex Of the advance
The most interesting theory heard
was that the movement 0f American
divisions to tho sector signed 10 the
first American army II under wav I'll
the divisions heretofore with the Brit
lsh having been withdrawn for that
purpose and replaced by new units or
reorganized veteran organizations brought
mp from tho rest lillets.
Concentration at this time Of the
United States divisions on the all-Ameri-
can front. when the forward movement
of the more northern armies promises 50
much, could only mean that General
Forh has assigned To Pcrshing Some Inn
portaut task closely linked with tho major
strategy, in the opinion Of experts hero
This may be in the nature ~ thrust
in force TO prevent the detachment oi
reserves 10 stop tho gap IN Pieardy, or q
farreachinR drive on the German flank
as soon as he has got such a movement
we'll under way
Dispatches declaring that large
number Of new enemy divisions had been
thrown into the struggle against The
British gave strength to this theory.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-24
GIBBONS AND REED
WIN DOUBLES TITLE
Defeat Hawk and Adams in the
South Jersey Tennis
Tourney.

Ocean CITY, \ J., Aug "a The win
ners of the first title to be decided IN the
South Jersey championship tennis OF the
Ocean CITY Yacht Clubs courts tourna-
ment. the men 5 doubles, are 4. l.. Reed,
of the Belfeld Country Club, and Paul
Gibbons of the Cynwyd Club, who Paul
Gibbons. Of the Cynwyd Club, who won
over DR.. p. B. Hawk, of Cynwyd, and
Forrest T. Adams, the former Atlantic
City champion
For the first two sets the contest was
one Of the closest yet seen on these courts,
but in the third set Gibbons and Reed
cot off to an early lead and easily MAINTAIN
cd II to the end. To facilitate the day 5
program only two out ofSthrce sets were
nlaycd in this championship contest.
Doctor Hawk put up his usual strong game
and his running mate did fully as well.
Reed and Gibbons were later congratulate
ed upon their exceptionally fine team work.
Another struggle that aroused the en-
thuslasm of the spectators was the mixed
doubles. which were brought down to the
semifnal round Mrs Robert Herold,
who holds the South Jersey title for wo-
men. and Arthur Reed won from Mrs.
Carey Potter and William MacMurtrie,
Mrs j. L. Streblg and Paul Gibbons, in an
exciting contest, won from Mrs. ;. Full
lerton Weaver of the West Side Tennis
Club and A. P Hawes, of the Philadelphia
Country Club. They thus qualify for the
mixed finals today.
In the womens singles, Mrs. Robert
Herold defeated Mrs Wainwright, thus
qualified to meet Mrs Weaver or Mrs
Strebig in the finals, which match will be
played today
e fekS= me Fs,rsa
the manv followers of the game here viii
be the one tomorrow afternoon between
DIR. p. B. Hawk and A L. Reed for the
men s singles title for 1918 The women 3
sprnifinal singles and the mixed doubles
final will be played today. Summaries:
MEMS CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES
FINAL ROUND.
Paul Gibbons and A. L. Reed defeated
DIR p B. Hawk and Forrest Adams,
6-2, 40, 6-2
womENs SINGLES.
sEMIFINAL ROUND.
Mrs Robert Herold defeated Mrs Glenn
ent r Wainwright, 6-2, 6-3.
MIXED DOUBLES.
sEmIFINAL ROUND.
Mrs Strebig and Paul Gibbons defeat
ed Mrs S. + Weaver and A. p Hawes,
6-l, 6-3
WOMEN S DOUBLES.
FINAL ROUND.
Mrs c. Potter and Mrs. c. X. Vain
wright defeated Mrs Robert Herold and
Mrs j. ID. Strebig, 80, 6-l, 6-2.
Mrs. Robert Herold and A L. Reed de-
feated Mrs. Carey Potter and William
MacMurtrie, 6-3. 3-6, 64
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-24
WORLDS SERIES DATES.

Chicago. Aug "a Professional base
ball players were made happy yesterday
when Secretary Of War Baker instructed
General Crowder 10 delay until September
Is enforcement Of the work or fight order
as II affects these mon. Incidentally
President Ban Johnson. Of the American
League. said last night that details for the
worlds series, arranged at the special
meeting Of tho National Baseball Com
mission in Cincinnati, probably will be
announced today The games, according
to the tentative plan, will begin Septem-
her
Chicago has practically won the Ma
tioual League penrant. rs yesterdays VIC
tory gave the Cubs lead Of 1919 games
over New y ork. the runner-up. The cur
failing OF The season has resulted in an un-
cert aintv rs to the number Of games the
clubs in both leagues will play. There
is possibility that Chicago could be
nosed out, as IL games remain on lts
schedule
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-24
SIX BILLIONS TO ALLIES.
Their De bit to United States Con
tinues to Grow; Money
Stays Here.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 24.-Pay-
ments to the Allies since the United
States entered the war yesterday passed
another billion-dollar mark and stood
at s6,0S9,064, $50. This represents the
aggregate of checks actually drawn on
the Treasury and paid, as distinguished
from credits established, or agreements
by the United States Government to
make loans, which now amount to S6,
692,040000
All credit accounts are open, and are
being drawn on periodically by the govern
ments to which they are extended, ex-
cepting that to Russia which has
unexpended balance of s137 900, 900.
Technically, this is still available, but
the Bolsheviki government has never
presented any demands for payment
Credits now established for the Allies
are as follows:
Great Britain, S3,345, 900, 900: France,
S2,065, 900, 900; Italy, SEQ, 100000; Rus
sia, 1926, 900, 600; Belgium, $l54 ,250, 900;
Greece, SIS, 100000; Cuba, $4,000, 900;
Serbia, SI2 900 900