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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

vASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 10.-The sun
Nv is variable star. The light and
heat which it gives off vary in
amount not only from year 20 year, but from
day to day.
This fact has been established by observa-
tons made at the station which the Smith
sonian Institution maintains for the purpose
at Calama, Chile Dr. G. G. Abbot, the we'll
known astro-physicist, who has just returned
from a trip to Calama and other points in
South America for the Smithsonian, believes
that most important scientific and practical
results will follow from the work in the
study of solar radiation which is being done
at Calama.
Although this observatory was only estab-
lished in July, 1918, remarkable use has al
ready been made Of it's observations by the
weather department of tse Argentine. The
head forecaster of this apartment is an
American, H. H. Clayton, who formerly was
connected with the Blue Hill Observatory in
Massachusetts, and was pioneer in the study
of the atmosphere by means of balloons and
kites.
MI Clayton has been getting Geographic
reports of the observations made at Calama,
and has been using them in forecasting the
weather. Not only has he succeeded in pre-
dieting weather changes with an accuracy
which has seldom been attained before, but
he claims that these fluctuations in solor rad1-
alton really control the weather, and that in
order to predict it with perfect accuracy we
have only to study the variations of sun heat.
This conclusion, when it is officially offered
to the scientific world with Mr.. Clayton
evidence in support of it, promises to create
something of Juror. Every important ma
ton in the world maintains elaborate sci
entific organization, like our weather bureau,
for the sole purpose of predicting changes in
the weather. The business of the world
waits upon these weather predictions. Ships
do not sail when storm warnings are dis
played Farmers depend upon the weather
bureau in harvesting their crops, and lii pro
tecting them against frost and food Rail
roads time their shipments of perishables in
accordance with what the weather is predict
ed to be. And millions of persons who are
planning to spend the day outdoors, look at
the weather forecast the first thing IN the
morning.
AS everyone has noticed weather fore
casts are frequently in error About twenty
per cent of the time a rain storm arrives
when it was not expected, or frost appears
where the forecasters said it would be warm
In making their forecasts, the meteorolo-
gists use every scrap of evidence avallable-
They study the winds and the clouds and the
amount of moisture in the air
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15
THE REASON WHY
HOW DID MEN LEARN TO TALE


Talking and the words used came INTO
being through the desire OF men 10 COM
municate' with each other. Before "oros
became known and used man talked to those
about him by the use Of signs, gestures ana
other movements of the body. Even today
when men meet who cannot talk the same
language they will be seen trying to come
to and understanding by the use of signs and
gestures and generally with fair results. Inc
need of more signs and gestures to express
constantly increasing number OF opJects
and thoughts led to the introduction OF
sounds or combination of sounds made With
the vocal cords to accompany certain signs
and gestures. In this way man eventually
developed very considerable faculty for ex-
pressing himself. Sign by sign, gesture by
gesture and sound by sound language was
slowly developed. A man would be trying to
explain something to another by sign or
gesture and to make it more clear would make
a sound or combination of sounds to put
more expression into his efforts. Finally the
other man would understand what was meant
and he would tell some one else, using the
same signs, gestures and sounds. Later on
it would develop that to express thus any GER
tain thought, act or the name Of thing, all
of the people in the community would make
this same combinat ton of sounds, signs and
gestures to express the same thing. Finally
the gestures and signs would be dropped and
it was found that people understood perfect
ly what was meant when only the sound or
combination of sounds was produced. That
made a word. All the other words were
made in the same way at time, until
we had enough words to express all the Or
binary things and the combination Of words
became a language. The children learned
the language by hearing their parents talk
it, and that is how men learned to talk
From the Book of Wonders, published
and copyrighted by the Bureau Of Industrial
Education, Inc, Washington, D. G.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15
Il Needed Safeguard.

= n Incidental but distinctly useful recon-
: u mendation in the Presidents recent
4 = message was the plea for prompt &C
.tion on the bill now before Congress winch
If nassed would do much to stop speculation
and to prevent the fraudulent metnods ny
which our people are annually heeced OF MIL
lions of hard earned money. The reference
is to the measure looking to the regulation
of security issues, which has been framed by
men of the highest business competency for
the express purpose of protecting worthy en-
terprises as we'll as the public against fakes
and sWindies.
That such protection is needed, observant
bankers and merchants The country over Will
attest. Senator Capper, of Kansas, IS re-
ported as saying that the people OF his state
have put more money into dubious stocks
than into Government bonds" Geor-
g;, Eas had her share of gulling. 1t was just
:: month or 50 ago that the weekly press in
divers parts of the State was called upon to
y, LII turner's not TO part with their Liberty
Bonds fer worthless scraps of paper which
promised magical dividends. Repeatedly
during the war. period adventures were re-
ported plying such schemes in cities as we'll
as in villages and rural districts; and they
will continue at their vicious wheedling un-
til the law grips them
State authority as embodied in the social
ed "Blue sky statutes should be exerted to
the utmost. But there is manifest need Of
Federal supervision as we'll in order that cum
ming sWindlers who dodge from State to State
may be effectively dealt with, The sound
and honest enterprise that is seeking to at
tract capital is entitled to this safeguarding
measure, and the people themselves are en-
titled to it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

Mr.. Clayton believes that the variation OF
tie amount OF heat which the sun gives of is
the master key to the situation. Study solar
radiation, he says, and you predict the
weather with an accuracy which is impossible
by present methods.
DR.. Abbot examined all of Mr.. Clayton's
records and read d paper, which the latter
had prepared, setting forth his discovery and
his proofs. Dir. Abbot admits that he was at
first skeptical about Nh. ClaytOn's claim, but
says that he is now convinced there may be
a great deal in it,
If Mr.. Clayton's method is all that he
claims, its Importance can scarcely be eXag-
gerated, for perfect fore-knowledge Of the
weather would enormously increase mans
control over nature.
At all events true and thorough knowl-
edge OF solar variation is the first step. The
Smithsonian is perfectlng as it's Calama sta
ton the means for making these studies Of
solar radiation upon which Clayton's method
is based. During his stay there DR.. Abbot in
troduced a method which reduces the time
necessary for making the daily observation
from about fifteen hours to about three hours.
The instrument used for this purpose is
known a pyranometer.
The problem OF measuring the sun heat IS
a difficult one. 1t has engaged scientists for
a long time. OF course, the very existence of
life on the surface of the earth depends upon
the heat of the sun. SO far, there is no re-
liable evidence that the suns heat has dimin-
shed within historic times, but the Calama
observations show that it does vary, some
what unaccountably, and often the variation
amounts to several per cent within few
days.
1t is easy enough to measure the amount of
heat which reaches the surface of the earth
from the SUM- But when the sunbeams reach
the surface of the earth they have passed
through the atmosphere, and this is never
perfect medium. 1t is filled with varying
amounts of dust, moisture, clouds and other
things which impede or refract the sun
beams.
Heretofore it has been necessary to pass
the sunbeam through prism, breaking the
beam I'D into it's component waves of light, to
measure each wave length separately, and to
estimate which ones had been partly absorbed
in the atmosphere, and to what extent. This
process required several hours, and the re-
suits were often spoiled by clouds sprlnglng
up meanwhile.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15
TRAVELETTE
NEW YORK


1t is estimated that New York City and it's
'nvirons now contain ten million people Do
you sense the meaning of this statement? It
means that one-tenth of all the people in
these United States are either housed on the
tight little Island Of Manhattan or massed
on it's outskirts.
1t means that one-tenth of everything the
mighty United States of America produces
every tenth egg and every tenth potato and
every tenth bushel of wheat-must be rushed
there post haste, or oyergrown Gotham will
go hungry.
Up to this writing the country has never
failed New York. Its breakfast table is al
ways replete. To make this possible the
midnight express from Washington, the CAPT
tai Of the nation, carrying the elect Of our
proud land, every night pulls onto the side
track to let the food specials from the south
and the middle west go by. Otherwise New
York would not eat in the morning.
We out-of-town folks quite familiar
with cabbages and canteloupes and cucum-
bers, on account of being raised with them,
out we are always shocked at their astonish-
ing rise in value when we have to buy them
in New York.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

Young Unison had reputation to keep up.
He was regarded as great "wit."
So one morning when an unpopular profess
sor set the class to write an essay on "Man-
ners" Jimsoh sprang to his feet.
"May write on bad Manners?'" he asked,
amid filters.
certainly" replied the professor blandly.
Gust write about what you know best"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

madam" announced the new maid, your
husband is lying unconscious in the reception
hall, with large box beside him and crushing
a paper in his hand"
All" cried her mistress, in ecstacy, 'my new
hat has come -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

vTH1ERE were three lofty and steadfast
devotions in the life of the Iron Mas
IL ter who has ended his earthly reck
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

Even the profiteer will admit that some
other profiteer ought to go to jail.
All the old expressions will have to be
changed. You will have to airplane thing,
not railroad it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

a n incidental but distinctly useful recon-
~ mendation in the Presidents re0en'
4 = message was the plea for prompt &C.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

Maignelet, Of the French army, local notab1l1-
ties and thc entire population of Chateau
Thierry.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15
Pulling War Prices Doom.

"HAT wars come to an end four months
or so "after you begin to get twenty
cents a pound for your pigs is the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

Major General Robert L. Howe. A. E. F.,
laid the first stone of the new bridge which
is to be constructed over the Marine river at
Chateau-Thierry, funds for which were rails
ed. by the American society for the relief of
devastated France. The old bridge was
blown up by the American Third division the
night Of May 3t-June 1, 1918, to stop the
German thrust toward Paris. The laying Of
the stone the occasion for an impressive
ceremony, which was attended by Brigadier
General F. w. Sladen, of the Fifth DIVISION
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08

nlittee will go in rounding up prof.
tecfs and price fixers who are max
ing the cost of the necessaries OF
life almost prohibitive.
The report was quietly circulated
IN the wholesale district about clts1
ing time yesterday that the combine
which has been ruthlessly controlling
the food supply of Washington was
in danger, of, collapse, and that q
slump of prices was already in sight.
A Maryland farmer has sent a
communication to a Baltimore paper
in which he says:
"On July 81 l Semitic .tAei Baltl.
mere market five spring, lambs and
one sheep; yeaT old. The: whole
sale quotations. on. that day we're
Tic cents for lambs and 10 gents Tor
sheep. Simply because the man who
hailed the lambs for me dealt win
! the buyer, as an, honest man he paid
him, according to this bill. | re-
j ceiyd 10 cents a pound for the lambs
saai 5. ce,lts a pound for the sheep
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08

ton that it has definitely been es-
tablished that Charles Mcclure, en-
eineer of the Los Angeles Public
Utilities Company Board, prepared
and exploded the bomb in the Oscar
Lavler! behb case Mcclure COM
niitted suicide when confronted
with the evidence against him. This
bomb explosion has absolutely no
connection with anarchistic activi-
ties" go:
Lawler and his wife were severe
ly injured when bomb was ex-
ploded at their home in Los Angeles
last Sunday. Lawlcr was a former
United States district attorney
Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. s.-Chas.
|. Mcclure, suspected of dynamiting
the home off Oscar Lawler last
Sunday, and who was being quest
toned late Wednesday night, escaped
from his / guard, .leaped from the
eleventh floor of the Hall of Rec
| ords to the pavement and was xii
led.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
The. New York Sun in this con-

nection says:
Wages are not money. Wages are
the commodities into which a days
work will exchange. IT, to live. the
American people end 1lo,ooo,ooo
loaSes of bread and 100000
pound. of provisions a day, and the
production, through whatever cause
fell to 55,Oe0OOO loaves of. bread
and 100000 pounds of other food
you might raise average money
wages to S. day, you might raise
average money wages to $50 a day;
but that wouldn't add single gram
to the loaves OF bread needed or a
single ounce to the provisions. Inc
American people, on whatever money
wage would have to go hungry. 10
Increase is reward-which means to
reduce it's cost of living-manklnd
must increase it's production
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
LET US LOOK AT FACTS

81 want to say the peoPle are not
going to fold their hands while they
are starving"
This statement is credited to
Warren S. Stone, of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, while ap-
peariig before Congressional com
mittee.
L,.,.us look a few facts ce@..iIly in
the face, says the Baltimore Sun.
"Why is it that while the people
are starving movies, theatres. ex-
cuts: ,iis and al! otaer ferns Of
anu: ement are crowded With men
and women?
"WIy is it that while The People
ale starving it is impossible to g,t
new, cheap, expensive or moderate
priced AUTOMOBILE for immediate de-
livery?
"Why is it that while the people
are starving it is impossible on a
Saturday afternoon to buy box of
candy in a shop unless, you take
YOUR place at the end of long line
of humanity and patiently .ait
vtur turn :?
Why is it that while the people
are starving advertisements are
inucily and constantly to be
seen offering work at commencing
minimum wage of 46 cents per
hour?!
eve know that Mr.. Stone has the
welfare of the whole Ct these Uni
ted States every whit as much as
heart as any other self respecting,
honest American citizen. But as an
intelligent Individual he must real
ize that supremely silly statement
somtimes serves to stab comr;on
sense unfairly in thu back AMI the
free functioning Of ca,a., ;rla. hard,
horse gepse was never neeleG ha.f
So sorely as it is today"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
MUST INCREASE PRODUCTION

Senator Gronna may not be
right when he names working day
of IA hours as the thing which
straightway would knock the high
cost of living in~the head. But he
cannot be wrong when he declares
that cutting labor's production ex-
cessivcE by cutting labor's produc-
ing hours excessively must ihtensi-
fly the scarcity of all commodities
produced by labor and thereby must
make them dearer, whatever the
money wage Of labor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
BOMB HURLER'S GUILT
Washington. Aug S.-Charlas NJ

Washington, Aug S.-Charles Nc
CURE, an engineer OF the Los An
gels public utility board, has con-
'fessedi ''yhavitg prepared and
fArown thei bomb at the residence
of Attorney Qsdar Lawler, there,
the Department of Justice announ-
ced yesterday:
The statement said:j
"The Department of Justice.
through its agents at Los Angeles,
Call, has just received the informa-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08

the four great railroad labor brother
hoods, and the man who is credited
with forcing through Congress, in
cor junction with the, other brother
h"ods: the-.A,damsan. sight hpur5s day
'aw two WARS hgoI Il a3Ds IT,
a have not even heard a sugges-
TIA. among railrpad workers for =
strike should Congress refuse to grant
Government ownership" he said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
PRODUCE MEN STIRRED

Washington papers say there was
a stir among those who buy and
sell produce in the wholesale dis
ttict near Center Market yesterday
over an expose of alleged "price-
fixing"
There were whispered conversa-
tions among retailers along Louisi-
:,na avenue and B street in the early
morning hours concerning just how
far the Senate Investigating COM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-08
WILL, NOT STRIKE

Railroad labor contemplates M
strike in the event Congress refuses
% meet its demands for Government
ownership Of the railroad system
This was the assertion made today
BY A. B. Garretson, for years pres!-
dent of the Order of Railway Conduc
tnrs, recognized as power among
Evening journal., 1919-11-24
MUST REGISTER ALL
DELAWARE DEATHS

Delaware admitted 10 the Death Reg
stration Area" was the message flash
I'd from Washington TO Dover Novem-
Der IS, The significance Of this mes
sage lies In The fact that the recording
Of deaths In this state Is now being
performed In a manner that Is satisfac-
tory to the officials Of the Federal Cen
sus Bureau, OF in other words IN up
io-Clate and business-like manner. An
Jflcial test had been under way since
the FIRST Of The month and Delaware
was not found wanting. Hereafter
statistics relating to deaths In Delaware
viii be published in government bulle-
tins together with the statistics Of
other states that have reliable records.
No longer will the rest Of the country
Iook in vein FOR statistics regarding the
healthfulness OF our State.
The death registration area includes
over 50 per cent. OF the population OF
the United States. and with The eXcep-
ton Of West Virginia the entire north
eastern section OF the country is now
officially recognized as insisting upon
The prompt, complete and accuraee re-
porting OF every death. There are but
Is States that are not now included IN
The Death Registration Area.
Evening journal., 1919-11-24
Bowels Act SIurpish 2

irregular bowels often result in seri-
Gus sickness and disorders Of the liver
ana stomach. Make them act as they
should WITH Dr. Kings New Life pills.
Keep the liver active-the system free
from waste. 25c. a bottle.
Evening journal., 1919-11-24
HAVE YOU XMAS
BOX FOR EURCP[!
Red Gross Will Forward Gifts
That Are Received Be
fore Thursday

For those relatives and friends Of Rec
Gross workers abroad. the American
Red Cross will undertake 20 transport
Christmas boxes TO Europe, provided
the boxes are in the hands Of the Bush
line, Brooklyn. by Thursday, Thanks
giving Day. The regulations under
which the boxes will be received fol-
low:
Each box must be 6x6xis in., outside
measurements. and Of heavy card
board, corrugated board or such other
material as will insure delivery OF the
box in perfect condition at the Atlantic
seaboard.
Not more than two such boxes will
be delivered 10 any one Red Cross
worker In Europe.
The contents Of the box must be gov
erned by The attached regulations.
Each box shall bear the full address
Of the consignee and Of the sender,
plainly written or printed.
They should be addressed 10 the con-
oA5AAIIf III ware VI tlc 4AAcfltdu lttQ
Cross. Warehouse No. 81, Bush Ter
minal, Brooklyn, New York, and should
bear the inscription, Christmas Box"
Packages must be sent TO reach
Brooklyn by November -.
Boxes should be sent by parcel post,
special delivery or express.
Boxes should be submitted. before
being sent. to the local post office au-
thorities TO make sure that they viii
be accepted for the mails.
Boxes should be 80 packed and
wrapped as 90 permit easy opening for
inspection II necessary.
Boxes must be limited IN weight 10
1fty pounds.
The American Red Cross will DO it,
utmost 10 see that these boxes are de-
.iyered 10 the European PERSONAL, and
win furnish courier service from
Brooklyn 60 destination, but It assumes
no responsibility for the condition or
bhe loss OF the boxes and it does not
guarantee delivery.
The boxes will be packed in standard
packing cases at Brooklyn and shipped
10 Paris from which point they VIII
DO distributed.
Evening journal., 1919-11-24
A COLD RELIEVER
FOR FIFTY YEARS
DR.. Kings New Discovery has a
successful record of half
a century

tn ME-TRIED for more than fifty
years and today at The zenith Of
- its popularity When you think
Of that, you are bound TO be convinced
nat DR.. Kings New Discovery does ex-
actly what it is meant 20 do-soOthes
cough-rsw throats, congeslion-tor-
nented chests, loOsens phlegm-psck.
and breaks the most obstinate cold and
grippe attack.
Or. Kings is safe for your cold. for
YOUR mothers cold, for the kiddie's
cold, cough, Group. Leaves no dis
agreeable after-effects. Coo. a bottle at
our druggists.
Evening journal., 1919-11-24
NAME "BAYER" ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN

The "Bayer Cross" is the thumb
print Of genuine "Bayer Tablets Of
Aspirin" II protects you against imi-
tations and positively Identifies the
genuine Aspirin prescribed by ply
siclans for over eighteen years.
Always buy an unbroken package OF
"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" which con
tains proper directions TO safely re
lieve Colds, Headache. TOothache. Ear
ache, Neuralgia. Lumbago, Rheuma-
tism, Neuritis, Joint Pains, and Pain
generally.
Handy tin boxes Of twelve tablets
cost but a few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer" packages. Aspirin
is the trade mark Of Bayer Manufacture
n Monoaceticacidester OF Salicylicacid
Evening journal., 1919-11-24
DIR. n,nE IN NEW m,MpsaunE.

DR.. Edith Rabe. Of the United States
Public Health Service. who has recently
concluded successful series OF health
conferences IN Delaware. Is now lee
turing In New Hampshire. Her last
conference IN Delaware, at Wyoming.
was featured by a large attendance OF
women from Wyoming. Camden and
FELTON,. So many requests have been re-
ceiyed that the Delaware Red Cross and
The state Board OF Health may ask Dr.
Rabe TO nm a return engagement in
Delaware