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Evening journal., 1919-10-02
TrcurFN STRIKE

PHILADELPHIA Oct. 2.-Coastwise
tug transportation companies are
threatened With a tie-up as a result VI
strike OF lugmen working on COAST
wise vessels In New York. where the
walkout order was announced, at least
100 vessels are tied mp.
Among the larger firms here effected
are the r. W Mann Company. the South
ern Transportation Company and the
A. : Hughes a sons Towing and TRANS
pOriaiiOn Company. 10 was said a 10
per cent. increase vas offered, but the
men struck FOR more.
Evening journal., 1919-10-02

and ,inlng hemlock The magnitude
Of these wonders Of nature is impress
sive
Traversing the Magic Driye-that
wonderful automobile road which
winds in and out TO a long distance
and carved from the very rocks them
selvcs-may be seen the proud ship Of
state Tower 'of Babel. Jacobs Ladder
C0unterfeicr's Den. Smugglers Rum
way the Devils Bedroom and Paradise
Evening journal., 1919-10-02

Ailfts
The history OF Panama Rocks reads
like chapter from Wonderland. In
the old days this spot was "A rendezvous
for robbers, smugglers and counter
feiiers. Surrounded by an almost inn
penetrable forest extending on an sides
for many miles, they could easily leave
their hiding places under cover OF dark
ness and escape TO a more hosptablc
CLINE.
Evening journal., 1919-10-02
MILK CANNING PLANT.

FREDERICKSBURG. Md. Oct. IA
branch factory Of condensed milk
company Is TO be established In Caroline
county. The nrm having purchased a
icn-acre site al Greensboro from orrell
& Smith Work win be started ct once
ON a brick building. 2j0 by ii5 feet. The
plant Will have q capaliiy of aWop1
pounds of milk per month and VIII De
in operation some Time IN January
Surveys Of the section indicate mat
this quantity of milk will be produced
before long IN the northern end of INC
county without serious Interference
with the milk-cOOling stations.
Rooms may be rented and houses
win be sold at good proilt through inc
Want Ads Of this newspaper.
Evening journal., 1919-10-02
MRs. MARIIN IMPROVES.

Mrs. Lee j. Martin. No. 230J MASH
ington street. who recently underwen.
an operation for appendicitis at The
Womens Hospital. Philadelphia, is d0-
ing nicely and expects 10 be out soon
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
That Sweet Tooth

4 SPECIES of ant with an inordi-
nately sweet tooth, whose da-
structive faculties are almost Hunn;sx
IN their backdoor methods Of ons,s.
tion, is thus described In "Ths Detrai,
Sunday News:
"one Of the greatest pests ths,
haunt our orange groves is the Ar
genuine ant, and yet it never soss
near the trees, Every bit of the dam
age II dees is done Indirectly, n
seems that 1t has very sweet tseth
and ia ahnermaily fond ef a hansv
aew that is seefeted by certain mealy
hugs and scales that are mess injusi.
Gus, and IL will 60 to any leasths "a
protect them from being destroyed a.
harmed IN any way.
I'm Louisiana they have diseevsysa
wey Of trapping these anita, rhsv
construct nests and when they ali
eengfegate there, as they will IN yasnv
weather, they can destroy them.
"ln California they kill tbem w,,s
poison syrup. When they are once
gone 1t is easy enough to des, v,,h
their friends"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Rustless Steel
So 'hE romance Of rustless steel, one

..'THE romance Of rustless steel. one
of the most recent metallurgical
triumphs," writes "The Scientific Amer
ican," "is given increased prominence
with the removal Of control. The new
metal, with bright surface and able
to resist the corroding effect of air.
water and acids without staining, was
discovered just prior to the outbreak
of the war, and was Immediately COM
mandeered by the British government
for use in airplane construction and
for purposes where strength and dura-
bility, combined with rust-resistine
qualities, were invaluable.
Tho steel is Sheffield invention.
and was CHANGED upon largely by acct
dent. A local metallurgist, Mr.. Harry
Brearly, author of numerous standard
works, was experimenting in the arma-
ment shop to find means of prevent
ing erosion in gun tubes. After some
of his experiments he noticed that
certain pieces Of chrome steel had not
suffered from corrosive influences un-
der conditions which would have
rusted ordinary steel. He followed up
this clue. and what Is known as stain-
iess steel was eventually worked out
and added to sheff1eld's matallurgioal
Nlumnhs, IT was applied te maRufaet-
uFihe cutlery"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Not So Sick

.HINA'S position as one of the s,c,,
nations Of the earth" does NOT
seem so hopeless if one considers
"hat her natural resources are.
No man." says "The World Ont
iooK' has computed them. There &.
enough coal in the one province Of
Shansi to last the entire world fo-
some hundreds Of years.
China has also great iron m,nss
ne copper mines of Szechwan and
unnan are very rich and NAV maka
CHINA the greatest copper producino
nation in the world. She is now nro-
duclng large amount of antimo,u
1nere are possibilities Of gold and s;l-
yer In North China and in the mo,n-
talns OF Eastern Tibet.
There are even unheard ~ nos-;
ollltles in Chinese agriculture Tba;r
land Is constantly enriched and ,rri-
gated, and after 5000 years the Chi
nese farms still average from two to
four crops a year"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

- - W. DoS al
Importance, have arisen
during the war. The engineering
supplement- of "The London Times"
says Of some of them:
"A number Of new manufacturers of
Photographic paper have appeared, and
though paper coating machinery suit
able for this work has been made for
many years, the number of machines in
actual use before the war was compara-
uVely small. The raw paper coated
With the Photographic emulsion is it.
sell coated in many cases with q sub
stratum of gelatine and baryta, and
los this purpose again refined and
delicate machinery is necessary.
Quite number Of chemical proc
s'ses put into practice when it be-
cane Impossible to obtain the pre-war
imports have required special ma
saiaery, but In many instances the
easm'cal manufacturer has had to
make do with bits Of apparatus and
machinery he has been able to pick up.
'aere will come a demand now, how
wsf' for new machinery based upon
'as experience OF the last two or three
'safs OF purposes Of this kind,
another instance Is seen in modern
s'fsS work, formerly carried out with
sFfsfs'ns OF the scientific instrument
ssteEs type. photographic work has
sssssaa entirely changed in character
ssf'hs 'he last three yeaFsi high ten
asa VaasfaFaeFs aFa fast taking tha
s'sss 81 Induction sails feF supplying
~ May tube with current, and spa=
'h messf generators OF transformers
~ bailt fef converting The sawn supa
w into current sutabla fer che pfifa-
~ Of the hIgh-tensIen transformer.
sas la'tsS, IN The aaes of fado-metai-
'7fseal research, may have a power
ahlRh a. 3 or kilowstts. Resistances,
.s"fhhoafds and controlling gear for
.ssss large installations have trans
''msd the instrument shopa Of The
"%aafaeturers into small electrical
'schsefing works. Moreover, there is
ss'y appearance Of apparatus Of con
s@sfssly higher power being used In
ss Immediate future.
o'fns amount Of attention is being
n ~ this country 10 such processes
nf5ing vegetables, and here again
.'saihery Of The mik-drying type has
s.s'ms requisite. This work has not
'a ssken up with any idea OF ccssa-
rsa after the war, and will probably
mfgssy expanded when engineering
n''ies bssome available.
% many small but growing indas-
IT Dertnan trade has beet secured
NJ. m's eo1ntfy. The pfoducts have
IN ~ fpshafaet0fed With ieaebinefy Of
' ludle,ously bome.made tbaf.
, eas tbs results bave Justified ths
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
{es, II Takes Pluck,
Hut One Arm
Can

practised enough to play OF the cush-
ion without using a rest, an ordinary
hairbrush supplies quite an efficient
bridge.
Dealing cards Is easy. Hold tho
pack with the fingers, deal the cards
out with the thumb. Arranging your
hand is only matter Of separating
your hand into two packs, holding one
between second and third fingers, the
other between third and fourth, putting
the cards top and bottom Of their re-
spective packs with the thumb and first
finger. To play the hand, hold the card
required to be played with the lips
and draw it from your hand, then put
it on the table.
Tennis. cricket and soccer are onlv
matter of practice. Rugger floors
you, although If your side is a man
short you can be of some use as
forward
Driving a car is as easy as with
two hands. II you have lost your right
hand all that you have to watch is
that you have room to pass your hand
between your knees and wheel. While
you are changing gears there IS no
trouble IN steAdying yopr wheel with
your msa. .IIs I# llN
'uN the range there is no srouble
HAooFlng over q sandhae a pns-pypled
man Tlg4t'hanaad paa set az twenty
FSHH1a' leFf'hAN4ea az lf 'lsaa 30
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Nlmhll fuN Hs n hAt III yNht@ lti,
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hlalHl u apHp8t hp NJ Al siHah Fstvles
ga an pgdlNafg Hnebel bqh which holds
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'VF'' ''r tNffi P0' r"N tVt y IFU
ANd wtlle WITH heok geu can llft and
eaFfF many sFtelas BY aeFewius en
efe 'Nle mans teea sou san guide
them with q heek Feu eaN dlg, raw,
sHa eagpenteF aAd maAE etheF things
~ America q NFm has eet two armed
men RhetaeFaphed making evepY metep
Wh'le working teei et mAehine, Thep
then eut out eNe avn and fFem thai
faake efaphs Thus theE find out what
he eahhot DO easiiy with enc hand
They thei give him tool designed as
that he eah carry cut ths remainder.
to attach to hls stump.
when people atop trusting the one
armed man up with useless contrap-
tions, when they stop telling him that
he can't do anything with one arm.
when they stop sympathizing because
they think him helpless, then he will
become useful member of society.
There are two ways Of doing everv-
thing. Let the one-armed man find his
way and be happy"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

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Wqnn g seYen Weak5 a ltlb lQ The
slA hpRelaf wouli teauIfe Hfl
thfea Nnata
NAitpF tiayellluV far fau,leen and
q fsaetlna Neara wa gauld pass The
pihit AZ Venus RNd eightnpn yeats later
tho elhit ef MareVgF " Wa prarppleA
W. travel outward fenm iha eA,ih ia
lhe d'Feelien az Mars aAd the eNtep
plAnels lNslead vi inWAgA iha RNn
mare lhaN tWeNtF seten FeAra waulA
elarse hefefe tina ephlt of MNfs WeNld
he crossed Az afpiaNa Journey 60
jupltet W6uld hs a mallef ~ m6Fe
than 200 yeats to Saturn ABU veafs, Ia
Uranus nearly 1900 years and to Nep.
tuna sbout t,Boo years
"To cross The solar system Oh the
diameter OF Neptune's orbit would be
journey of more than 1000 years.
The sums attraction reaches far beyond
Nertune's orbit, however There are
comets belonging to the solar system,
compelled by the suns attraction to
accompany him on his travels through
space, that return periodically to the
immediate vicinity Of the sun from
regions far beyond the orbit of Neptune
and there Is also the possibility that
one or more undiscovered planets may
travel around the sun in orbits ex-
terror to Neptunc's orbit.
"When our airplane reaches Neptune
after journey of one thousand five
hundred years, it Is, as it were, just
clearing the ground for It's fight to
the stars. TO cover the intervening
space to the nearest star, travelled by
light in four and third years, an
airplane would require fourteen and
half million years. In that time
the solar system itself would be In
some far distant part of the universe,
for 1t Is speeding onward through
space at the rate of twelve miles a
second or about four astronomical
units q year"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

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f8Y'q lNq lEq Npua ahheA' ia he
hNf pna snagVi ~ sse qhArh dis.
laNEa That raliifps The nlnsl gatenl
adjustment and HanlpIalIan af lha
leleseape ia Iueasufa accurately
NWe ara still one lshl Yaar distant
lFem Alpha ppNlauri lha naarost af
the hF'ght aafst A few ef iha slays
may NNW AppeAF sumeWhal hgiehlpp
thaN thep appeaF Va va $40 eatth, hat
e'ie majority Of The sisfs appeaf Just
as Na see than hefe an easlhi and t,a
farms 81 the considerations yamaln
practically unchanged IN appearance,
Eef we ara eAlg begInnng our laufaey
thseush The sldefeai uaivefse, and euf
pbsltioh IN the uhivefse has ahirtei
only lh q slight degree
"lf we should continue our journey
to thu Immediate vicinity Of Alpha
Centauri we would flnd that IL is not
like our own sun, single star, but Ia
binary star, consisting of two SUNS
in revolution around their common
centre of gravity. The distance of
this binary system from the solar sys-
tenn has been measured with consider
able accuracy, and is known to be four
and third light years.
Though there may be few faint
stars or non-luminous stars nearer TO
us than Alpha Centauri-and there Is,
In fact, ono inconspicuous star known
to be slightly nearer-the distinction
Of being the nearest Of the brighter
stars has long been held by Alpha
Centauri. AS our own sun continues
his journey through the universe the
two stars (our sun is q star just like
Alpha Centauri) will finally draw away
from each other after many ages have
passed and some other sun of space
will be our nearest star. The distance
that separates the stars from each
other probably average as great as
the distance from the sun to Alpha
Centauri.
within sphere whose centre is at
the earth and whose radius is five
parsecs, or about sixteen light years,
there are only about twenty known
stars. There Is, therefore, small
chance Of collision among bodies that
are so small in proportion to the tre-
mendous intervals of space that sepa-
rate them from each other.
"Thsre is ample room for the indi-
vidual stars to pursue their journeys
through space without interfering with
each others motion so long as thew are
as widely scattered as they appear to
be in this portion Of the universe.
That cur own sun has continued its
journey through the universe for some
hundreds of millions of years without
any catastrophe such as would result
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

~
can combine forces is strik-
ingly described by writer
in "The National Review"
Ohio commences his article by the
statement that "in the army diction-
sry you will not find the word can't"
Cne-limbed people, he affirms, "aoor't
have the word can't in their vocabu-
,ary" and one can we'll believe it
N a perusal Of the following hints
10 the one-armed person. To strike q
match, for instance, without any
outside assistance: "Take the box
between the third and fourth fin
GERS, the match between the thumb
and first finger Then strike the
match across the box instead of
along"
aTieing boot lace when laced
straight is TO put knot at one end
and pull it through the bottom eye of
the boot till the knot stops the lace
going through. Lace the boot up. Car
rs tho remaining end round the ankle
until Ii comes hRck TO tbs lacing. Then
lasysH It with o half hitch 90 tho be-
naping u the laee gping yonnd the
stkls- Nhell laped aFitarefosa, Gross
ia lga fAaa plAap one fapF ~ fAa
lbNs aHA SiA piil flhnt NiFH flp ptliaF.
4asA FAils Visa NRH plaeR q0Ap As4
lMHHHsAf Pm ~ NaSlliAl{ laRq flis
lEAANlfF shetland AHA' 'lliaf hhhlhNf
I'iYW||F l9Ri ltniN 'tHll llftN NfNlN'
hah lflR f4dfiA aNPlffilfla tilpHHn
EAAY l'fqiH pHpaY i5f0tA nNf'Nl "A
As .Rl Ny lAs 'li0l l',,G MR. Tl.ts
NeaA Nh 'f.aI 'N'5sY A5l 'FH0 iaHI
N ''''ffIaHA / vshIIs Aav VA fal Aa
% Enpni geAE ueph, pgpaa lhp ends,
TABS gHa sud ~ geuF mepth aud pull
ii sIsht aa sou san Nptlpa ihEs Is
sheFa the eaIlaf. pgap tha eud saN
haze ~ Fauf mouth, hasa II under aud
syeF lha ethaf sud Then tla aR eFil
Hafg tHptl pull II tight by paltlHs thn
eheF and ~ Feuf meVth Pass aaeh
lsesa sud through iha tHet iFem az
peslte sliea hew ease tha tia anA the
tslsF, whieh will FNli the hew tieht
"tHlllNe sauF neia FlAea the na'l
EsqAlFea rs te eut betweea the blade
Of lhe sessefs Hold the selssess ~
Fesitigh with the thumb Flaee tbs
ethef end of the SCISSORS between the
snees ard rtessi the nail Is cut
Drying your hands Is 81 simple mat
ter Take the towel by one end, roll
II round your hands, then move your
fingers about and It Is done.
Writing telegram on slippery
desk comes down to matter of using
Jour Ett(e finger as an anchor and
being able to use your thumb and first
dnger separately.
Most games present no difficulties
lake billiards. Until you have become
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

fectiveness of the German
and English fire in naval
engagements, and the fact that they
probably used different methods is
divulged in an article in "The Scien-
tif1c American" 1t says:
"Considerable discussion has been
going on in the British press of the
respective gunnery results in the Brit
ish and German navies, particularly at
the Battle of Jutland. Critics Of the
British methods claim that the sinking
Of three of Beatty's battle cruisers in
rapid succession proves that the Ger
man fire was more efficient An ex
planation Of this superiority is found
in the supposition that the German
salvos were 'bunched,' whereas the
British were, relatively, scattered
that Is to say, the British aimed to get
In one hit In every salvo, whereas the
Germans expected that some salvos
would miss, but that seve raj hats would
be made Ia each salvo that did land
I'm explanation Of the above it should
hs Htatea that no two guna Of the same
tgps or marx sho9F eNArFly allke lhis
IA dae ~ Allghl iNi aplaFsnlly ma
fl0MAbs aiAafeAeea ahah aelse e.
HaffFsf NJ HhalA fam II hraAaeaa
HRs ~ n Ness1t ta iAfhH HkHAa NaHp Ns
FAs alhh Wina aliAaapHFn NfNfRf 'HfagF
N lift hfHl 'Ann wa N'flMAa Nnf'
" EiratR RMaHgaH' ~ ~ 0Ylls iaH
MIA ny 'sIlANiuilf eakFfsh lllh tha
1I&FHll lA' a4'l'e FaIiie Apah Ihqligh
fliieEeNfea " lhe faspepllpa ehgfRaa
81 ppRHet WAY cause suna dspetslnn
IN fhlla 81 eplihtainn
HeNepef, lpl va sNppasa tbs eaihta
t'aN has heen wel aena Rnd that the
powder 10 faEg uniInlW Ia ihs eaae,
y the Alge Hndiae 10 eafleell aad
lha gun peaief eSpeftl sepaga sheta
9f q saita VII land az lha ship liand
bHt Y ranging u altleuit Aah ihe
sHN'pehIef "a Net dNte up "a farm,
'ls target VIII he missed aiteeeibep
ana hol q shet wili e8 heme Nav
IT "a these considerations that have
nisds suhhetg oticefs btefet te have
seihs dlspefsieh ~ thelf saves, fot
" the shets are spread But evet sev
efa hundred yards, The mean polnt
Of Impact does not have to be exarty
on the ship, In othet words, although
aim may be little long or short,
one or more shots will have rood
chance to land
The British favor-or at least, they
used to favor-having a certain amount
of dispersion In their broadsides.
Sir Percy Scott, the father Of mod
ern gunnery, and particularly of d.
rector-hring, once told the writer that
when he took over certain new
dreadnought, he did not calibrate the
guns closely, believing that he could
obtain better target results in this way.
I'm the earlier stages of every en-
gagement the German gunnery was
good; but as soon as the British got
on there was a rapid falling off
in accuracy. This may be explained
by the possibility that the German sys-
tenn of director-hring involved elabor-
ate electrical connections, the break
ing Of which by landing shells disor-
ganized the whole system. Or was it
that German nerves were shaken bv
the burst Of 1876 and 15-inch shells?
1--WE are inclined to the belief that
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

our sidereal universe. vast as It is
known to be, may be but unit in some
still greater organization and that
similar systems lie beyond the reach
of existing telescopes at unimaginable
distances Of a higher order.
"The mind of man is overwhelmed
by the thought of sidereal systems as
vast as our own lying far beyond our
ken. Whether or not such external
systems do exist and are with our own
sidereal system units In some still
vaster creation we cannot know.
"Ths distances of stars are almost
inconceivable to the human mind. They
ara computed by what is known as the
parallax."
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
S,oift as Light

If we were to travel from the earth
to the stars with the velocity of light
we should find.
"At this speed, one hundred and
eighty thousand miles per second, we
circumnavigate our globe in one
seventh of second, reach the moon
sun In eight minutes. In little over
four hours we pass the orbit of Nep-
tune and are started on our journey
to the stars penetrating further and
further into interstellar space.
"For year we travel and reach not
single star though we are speeding
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
1--WE Ways 0f Making
tRe Big Guns
Speak

the comparative immunity of the Ger
man battle-cruisers, of which only
one was sunk, was due more to su-
perior protection than to better gun
merry. The High Seas Fleet was built
for service in the North Sea, ths
Grand Fleet for possible service in
far distant waters. Coal capacity
asd berthing space were sacrificed in
the German ships for elaborate cub
division of the hull, heavy side amor
and complete armored decks"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Skunks
ssSKUNKS become quite contsn.oa

"SKuNKs become quite contented
when domesticated and the ob;ec.
tionable odor that has made this
animal offensive, yet which saves n
from Its many enemies, is rarely on.
countered on a fur farm" saws
"The Argonaut."
"The odor Is noticeable univ us
the skunk is put on the defensive. ana
on fur farms 1t is easy to avoid sre...
ing its anger and excitement IN shs
point where 1t Is obliged to use ito on,.,
means of defence for It's own ttesse.
ton skuhks are as playful as kittens
and always better natufed.s
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27

Y An AfIlfle dWeIIiae HF0a me-
lg0lS. n M HIIIIbA HIaIsA
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EalP II HBH HlIlS4 Az haQH aHRtas
tialelf HFlsef huHatad saafs Ii
feaeh NapEuIle, EHa iiast dIsIaht al
Tho tlaiials patt Oh Miss t.awIas
article fven "lhe i1leeirea tlShotI
nenlef" follows
Hlha uult at measuyemaut smpinyea
for distances heYpHa The solar pYstam
ia e'lheF The light year pr mapa 10
sanity iha pasaea Whieh appears Ia
bs rapidly faplaeng the ilght Feap
smeHg aslfeRemefsf A ilisht seas
Ia the dlslanee that leht, With TIA
Thlte But aimest unimaslNahie veiseitF
bf 10000 mlies n seeend travels Ia a
year. 1t is equal IA teuhd numbers
to $4,000 tines the dstancs from the
earth TO the sun or approximately
,ooo,ooo,OOO miles.
"The parsec Is equal to three and
twenty-slx hundredths (92e) light
years, and It Is approximately 100000
times the distance from the earth
to the sun. 1t Is 'the distance of a
star with the parallax Of a second a
fact which its name conveys to us. In
other words, at the distance Of one
parsec tho distance from the earth
to the sun, the astronomical unit
would subtend an angle equal to one
second Of arc.
"This angle Is spoken Of as the
parallax Of the star. The larger the
parallax-that is, the larger tho angle
that the astronomical unit or radius
Of the earth's orbit subtends, viewed
from the star--the nearer the star is
to US. The fact that there ia no
known star within one parsec, or three
and twenty-six hundredths light years,
of the sun shows the immensity of the
scale Of the universe Of stars.
The nearest to the earth of all
celestial bodies is its satellite, the
moon. So near is the moon that if
we should make on some great plain
model of the solar system in which
the astronomical unit, the distance
from earth to sun, would be 400 feet,
the distance between earth and moon
would be only enc foot
"On the same scale the most distant
planet Neptune would be two and
one-quarter miles away. In round
numbers the moon is distant from us
sixty times the distance from the
earth's centre to its surface, or 240,-