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Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02
Bv WILLIAM F. RIaGE.


The present month of November
seems to make strenuous attempt
at breaking the uneventfulness of
many of its predecessors, since it Of
fers us more or less completely an
eclipse of the moon, an eclipse of the
sun, and an eclipse of bright star.
Eclipse Moon November z.
The eclipse of the moon comes
first, November 7. It Is only small
one, only lo per cent of the moons
diameter being obscured, and as it
takes place near the time of sunset
it may easily escape our notice alto
gether. The eclipse begins, that is
to say according to the usual tech
nical expression, the moon enters
shadow at ass p. m, but as it rises
for US only at SOS, we will be seven
minutes late. The sun sets at S:l4.
At 5:44 the eclipse will reach its
maximum and the moon will present
the appearance shown in Figure !.
The eclipse ends, or the moon leaves
shadow at $50 and it leaves the.
Penumbra at 7:55.
Eclipse OF Sun November ~.
On November J the moon will
be opposite the sun and so nearly
ON the straight line that joins the
sun and earth, that it will dip a
little into the earth's shadow. Two
weeks later, November %, it will
have swung half way round in its
orbit about the earth and be on the
suns side of the earth, and again
so nearly on the straight line men
toned before as to pass centrally
before the sun. The moon is neces-
sary to every eclipse. When it is
opposite the sun and full, and then
passes through the earth's shadow
more or less completely, it is itself
ecGpsed, but when It passes be-
tween US and the sun and isA new,
and, then appears to hide or cover
portion of the sun, we say the sun
is eclipsed. Without the moon,
then, we could not have an eclipse
of any kind.
The moon does not always, when
it is full or new, cross or even
come near the straight line that
joins the centers of the earth and
sun, because the plane Of its orbit
is somewhat inclined to that of the
earth. so that it generally runs
north or south Of this line and there
by avoids an eclipse. Twice a year,
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Is feet, III inches and IA feet 4l.3
inches, while the maximum semi
diameter of the sun is 10 feet 10
inches and the minimum semidia-
meter of the moon is u feet 40.8
inches, according to Buchanan in
his Theory OF Eclipses, page %.
Figure S gives the data for the
end of the eclipse. The full lines
marked at the bottom from $40 to
o:20, give the times. while the
broken lines from S 80 E to S 40 E
give the position angles counted
from the suns south point toward
the east, and the dotted lines B 20
L to B 80 L give them as reckoned
from the lowermost or bottom point
towards the left West of the line
Eclipse ends at Sunrise" the eclipse
will not be visible.
A study of these three maps as
they apply to Omaha will tell US
that the sun will rise for us Novem-
Der % at 7:21 a. m. already 81 per
cent eclipse, so that its appear
ance sthen will be very much like
the diagram marked 30 on figure 4.
The middle of the eclipse will be
at 7:4l, when the sun will be most
obscured, 68 per cent, or figure 3,
will tell US. The sun will then look
like figure s. N. E. w. are three
of the suns cardinal points, T is
the top, B the bottom and L the
left point. We see from this figure
that the eclipse will be of consider
able size for US at Omaha. Finally,
figure S tells us that the eclipse
will end for us at 8;58, or more
exactly at 8 O'Clock, 81 minutes,
5623 seconds at the Creighton OBJ
servatory, and that the moon will
draw away from, the sun at a
point S. degrees to the east of its
south point, or 81 degrees to the
left of its bottom or lowest point.
If we have a telescope, we
should point it at the sun and catch
the image it makes on a white card
held beyond the eclipse. No dark
glass is then necessary. If we do
not have telescope, the best way
to observe the eclipse is to punch
hole with a lead pencil through
piece of cardboard, hold this to
the sun, and then catch the image
this makes on white card held
from about five to 10 feet away
from the hole. This is much bet
ter than the time-honored smoked
glass.
The third event of the month the
eclipse of bright star will occur
on November 81. These eclipses of
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02

exceptional proportion between the
size and distance of our moon can
hardly be due to chance. 1t is
scarcely necessary to add that with
out this proportion we would yet
be in total ignorance of the very ex-
istence of the suns corona.
The solar eclipse of November, "a
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02

stars by the moon are called occul-
tations, and are taking place contin-
ually because the moon 10 our near
est celestial neighbor and is always
passing between Us and the distant
and innumerable stars. But it is
very, very seldom that . bright star
or planet is so occulted. The
name of the star to be eclipsed on
November n is Beta Capricorni, and
its magnitude is only 80, so that it is
fainter than the Pole Star or the
stars in the Big Dipper, but it is the
brightest object to be occulted for
the next two years. Like 4 solar
eclipse, the occultation is not visible
over whole hemisphere. In the
United States only the southern and
eastern states will get to see it, so
that unfortunately we will have to
be satisfied with a close approach
This will happen at about $50 p, nj.
AS the moon will then be a beauti-
full crescent FIVE days old, the sight
will be worth looking at. A tele-
scope of some kind should be used.
More particulars concerning this oe-
cultation will be found in the writ
er's article in Popular Astronomy
for this month.
Besides the lunar eclipse. the solar
eclipse and the occultation of =
bright star, the heavens show forth
other glories in the morning skies
an hour or two before sunrise. All
the big planets will be there. The
most brillian. and lowest is Venus,
which will be farthest from the sun
November %. The highest and
next in brilliance is Jupiter. Be-
tween these two we have Mars and
Saturn, all four nearly in the same
line. The moon is nearest Jupiter
on the 18th, nearest Saturn on the
18th, Mars on the 10Th and Venus
on the 9th.
GYYN 1o11 NOON
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02
Clear and Interesting Explanation of
Wonderful Phenomena Without the
Moon There Never Could Be An Eclipse

Present of the Heavens During Long
No Telescope Card With Hole in It. Held the
SUM- Held Ten Away From the Hole Will Give
Smoked GNone Of the Other Solar Systems Have
AS For Reasons Explained by the Writer and
Easily Understood
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02

will be annular, as said. But it will
be visible as such out on line run
ming through the Gulf of Mexico
across Cuba and the widest part of
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Figure

The sun in mid-eclipse November
%, at 7:41,a. m.
A beautiful variety Of eclipses is
introduced by the fact that the
moon does not move about the
earth in circle, but in an eclipse,
so that it may change its distance
from us to the extent of 80 out Of
total of 100000 miles, that is,
about Is per cent. The suns dis
lance also varies, three out of 03,-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02

MOONS PHASES.
Full moon on the 7th at 5:35 p. m.
Last quarter on the 14th at $40 q. m.
New moon on the 22d at $50 q. m.
First quarter on the 3oth at 10:47 a. m.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07
H07g to Make A Woman Happy At
Christmas
BY HELEN ROWLAND
THROUGH A WIDOWS LORGNETTE

ed back with a sigh Of comfort,
that's just what 1 did! After &C
curing brain-fag trying to study
their personalities, and rushing
around from shop TO shop, like a
paranoiac, and going down TO buy
Persian kitten and coming back
with a cockatoo. or rushing in for a
book OF poems, and coming out with
kewpie doll, 1 gave II up--and left
dozen orders az the florists, And
II doesn't even matter II the cards
get mixed" and he sighed again.
luxuriosly.
why doesn't it?" demanded the
Widow suspciously.
Because, the inscription on all Of
them is exactly the same-and will
ut any girl like an umbrella"
chuckled the Bachelor.
"Oh, / know! cried the Widow,
clapping her hands enthusiastically.
Ito the girl who has Frightened
my darkest hours,
Go say what my heart would say,
sweet fowers.'
men AAAGE Al oil &c pAtaSEu- Sl4C
added, confidently.
"How-how on earth did you
know what ! wrote" exclaimed the
Bachelor blankly.
Because it's what you always
write" confessed the Widow. you
wrote it once to me-and l was
pleased"
And then, they talk OF 'woman's
infinite VARIETY" muttered the
Bachelor bitterly. they're all exact
ly alike"
And yet" unused the Widow,
picking up her knitting with an
enigmatic smile, "a man is never
tired Of exchanging one woman for
another"
Copyright, 1870
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07
Mrs. Solomon Says:
Being the Confessions Of the
700th Wife. Concerning
Sentimental Youth and the
Wild Damsels Of Babylon.
Copyright, 1912

Verify. verify" sigheth the senti-
mental youth, there be three things
which 1 cannot understand;
The way of a woman in a tele-
phone booth.
The way of a damsel with her
hair
And the way of maid with her
first name.
For all the ways of a woman are
funny-but her pet names are be
yond my comprehension.
Alas, alas! Where is there ro-
nance, where is there sentiment,
where is there feminine mystery in
Babylon? Yea where the the
damsels OF yesteryear?
Where the the Doras, and Dollys,
and Mollys and Pollys?
where are the Pearls, and Ru-
bies, and Pansies and Violets?
Where are the jewels and flowers
and virtues-all the sweet, romantic
names which stirred the heart of
man TO dreams and visions? For
10, when I call Theodore upon the
telephone, she answereth:
" Yeah, this is Teddy
when l murmur sweet nothings
unto Barbara, she saith:
oh, call me Bobby
When ] say, is Jaqueline at
home?' her mother replyeth:
Yea, Jackie will be down in a
moment
when I indite a sonnet to Fran
ces, she inquireth If l know not that
those who love her call her
'Frankie;' ana sweet Wilhelmina in
sisteth that she will answer 10 no
name save Billie
10, OF fair 'Buddies' l know up
ward of seven times seven and OF
fluffy 'Berties,' an hundred and ten.
The fascinating Georglanna DON
meth riding coat and breeches and
becometh George while Geraldine
sporteth overalls and is Jerry
yet, in my heart, l yearn for one
damsel. unto whom, l can murmur
| 'Gladys!'-for one sweet young
thing. whom may call 'Clariss, or
Aline,' or Baby dollv
,
Oh we damsels of Babylon. and con-
slider the tender suscep1bilities of a
sweet, d-fashioned young man!
For what would ye feel. If men
called themselves 'Bob-ita, and
'Sam-aramis,' and 'Will-etta' for
short?
would ye find them more fas-
chatting?
GO to! How can a man sins
/ love songs. and dream roseate
dreams, OF his little brotherT
How can a youth play prince
charming to a princess in smocks
and boomers and short hair, who
calleth herself 'FreddIe?'
Verify, verify, I confess that thou
are cute and chummy, my beloved
but thou resemblest not my romantic
IDEAL
And. much as I admire and re
we're mine own sex. behold, II taketE
two sexes 10 make a world-inter-
esting!
yet. alasl Boys will be boys
and so viii girls, If they keep OF
trying"
Selah.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07
ANOTHER MEXICAN OUTRAGE.

VIII stenographers, off, &c boys and street car
conductors 10 demand pay? Certainly
their cost OF living Is destined go higher If the
report from Mexico concerning chice is true. The
Mexican government has raised the taxes that
greatly demanded product "a a pound, which
makes it almost prohibitive 10 American manufac-
turers. Producers here may be compelled to close
shop for a time. until there is reduction in price.
This seems direct blow good-fel-
lowship among nations. II just a time
when England and France reported TO have
CURED the chewing-gum habit from the Yankee
doughboy along with wen-feigned enthusiasm
for baseball and other American pastimes
they now surrender this common interest?
It is hardly possible, however, that even its cost
Illness will drive chewing gum from its hold this
country. And perhaps mutual suffering for the sake
OF acquiring the stuff that develops the Jaw will
simply bind the addicted nations more closely to-
gether.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07
Party PO70er' Under IgnObLe Leadership
CTo = group OF American senators

TT1n they who sit in mighty places. , \
To weld their wisdom into law, -
Re blind TO Visions that we saw
Revealed in smiles dying faces?
VIII they forget the grail sought
The faith pledged on fields Of Flanders
To stain their trusi with petty ISLANDERS
And sell the prize shat blood has bought?
God grant they know this Is the hour
When frantic zeal cannot atone
n seeds our sacrifice has sown
Must die-they prey TO party power
c L. CAMPBELL
26th Division A T. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07
BTPERTINENT.

I saw a girl last evening that
thought I knew, so I walked up TO
her and said: Beg pardon, miss.
but aren't you Marion Jones?" She
Indignantly replied: II should say
not I'm marrying Brown on Tues
day"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07

The German government, it is an
nounced. docs not intend 20 send
anyone OF special consequence as
ambassador 20 London or Wash
ington. o they are going 10 snub
Us that way. The mean things
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07

Sunday with morning evening daily
lions Is cents weekly delivered
second 8 beyond second
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07

From present fuel and temperature indications.
black diamonds viii make fine Christmas presents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-17
Commerce High Junior
Is Elected Captain
of Base Ball Team

Russell Snygg, a junior in the
High School of Commerce. was
elected captain of the 1920 base ball
team at banquet given in the
teams honor at the school Monday
evening. Snygg is also captain of
the 1920 foot ball team.
The banquet was attended by all
players, including athletic board Of
hcials. Coach Drummond of the
Commerce nine told of the hard
experiences the team had expert
enced before it entered the City
School Base Ball league, also by
winning the championship of Ne
braska
Speeches were made, during which
Coach Drummond said that the
school will continue to practice
base ball throughout the summer
months.
Principal Dwight f. Porter an
nounced to players that not one on
the team failed in any studies.
The following players received
their &C." which is indicative of
playing in two or more games
Frank Mahoney, captain; Russell
Snygg, captain-elect; Frank Roku-
SEX, Marion Gibson, Orlo South,
Harold Porter, Carl Lube. Chester
Lube. Abe Hathoot and Charles
Hathoot.
The High School of Commerce
will play twilight base ball during
the summer months. The team will
be coached by James Drummond.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-17

Just before Wladek Zbyzsko and
his manager Jack Curley, boarded
the train leaving Gordon, Neb., Sat
urday evening, enroute east, the
writer called their attention to Jack
Taylor's offer to throw Zbyzsko
twice in 80 minutes for $1,000 side
bet. Curley thought it over for a
few moments and finally decided to
accept the offer and made propo'
Sition that should make Taylor put
up or shut up after all his talk
about wanting to meet the big fell
lows in the game.
The offer to throw libby twice
in 90 minutes didn't set very we'll
with Curley and he offered to make
it $1,000 bet if Taylor and his back
ers cared to. More than that, he
will take the match for the Fourth
of July as preliminary to the
Stecher-Lewis match, the men 70
wrestle for nothing but the side
bet. This was in answer to Tay-
lor's offer to wrestle. in public or
private. In private match, Tay-
lor or "Zyb" would get nothing for
their work and in this way. they
won't either, except the winner,
who will get the side stakes.
"All that Taylor has to do said
Curley. "is to post that other 5000
since you already have his 500 for
felt and l will cover it just as soon
as you notify me. He needn't think
| will run out on it, for you have a
guarantee that | will go through
with it, for if l fail, you can collect
my share of the receipts of the
Lewis Stecher match, if Lewis wins
on July d." Since Curley, with
Zbyzsko and Carl Marhsi have
agreed to pay Lewis $1,000 for his
share, or so per cent Of the gross
receipts, providing he wins, this
guarantee is no small item.
/ will see to it, that Taylor is
notified within a week and get his
reply as soon as possible. That re-
ply will be published so the fans
may Judge whether Taylor's outcry
is pure bluff or whether he means
business. If the deal goes through,
Melady will have one Of the great
est preliminaries ever staged in any
wrestling show and at no cost what
ever.
When he had partially recovered
from his great delight, Pesek's
victory at Gordon, Mart Slattery,
the Shelton farmers manager made
it known to the writer that he is
after Caddock for a match, hot and
heavy. If Caddock will not accep.
the Gordon offer of $4,000 for it.
Mart says he thinks he can gel
some other parties interested in
such a bout.
Says Mart, 81 don't think Cad
dock, in fairness, can refuse John a
match, for my boy has beaten every
man that he has met in the last few
years, the pest that could be Sc
cured, among them and CaddocN
has met Stecher, Lewis, Zbyzsk>
and all the others, so | think he
should be willing to give Pesek d
chance now"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-17
JOE STECHER IS
MANAGER DODGE
BASE BALL TEAM
Famous Wrestler and His
Brother Play on the
Home Town Club,
Joe at First.

That Joe Stecher does not con-
fine his athletic activities entirely
to wrestling is shown by the an
pended box score, of a base ball
game between Dodge and Snyder,
showing Anton Stecher, brother and
manager of the peerless one on
second base and Joe himself 1t
first base.
The Stecher boys are considered
star ball players, Joe aiding his team
to win Sundays game by slamming
out a two base hit. Anton reports
that Joe is the manager of the
Dodge team and that he will play
ball with his club right up to the
TIME he leaves Dodge for Omaha
for the big match with Stranger
Lewis.
His brother-manager says that
Joe does not fear any injury from
playing ball, that he has been play
ing the game so long, that he has
become rather expert in avoiding
injuries. Joe says it is a great game
to help wrestler get in condition.
The score of the game:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-17
ST. LOUIS MAN IS
MEDAL|ST FIRST
DAY OF TOURNEY
Clarence Wolff Turns in Card
Of 73 in Qualifying Round;
Omaha Man Is
Defeated.
By FLOYD BELL.

St. Louis, June l6.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Clparence Wolff OF St.
Louis, was medalist in the first day
OF the qualifying rounds of the west
ern open tournament today, with a
70. Richard Bockenkamp, the youth
who was runner-up, in the transmits
sissippi, proved that his perform
ance was no fluke, by turning in a
card of Is. James Nugent had a
card of 81 but comes with the first
"a. who will qualify.
Sam Reynolds of Omaha, was tied
with Harry Legg for time, but was
finally content with 70. Harry
Legg of Minneapolis, had card of
70 and played beautiful golf through
out the day.
The western golf officials were
highly indignant over the failure of
Chick Evans and Francis Ouimet 10
appear and claim that undue intlu-
ence was brought to bear upon these
men by the United States golf asso-
cia ton to encourage them not to
appear in the local tournament
The Sunset course is one of the
hardest in the entire country to
play. but despite this, the scores
we're the best recorded for large
tournament IN many seasons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-17
WILLARD QUITS
FO0L|NG;. KNOCKS
MEN ALL AROUND
Sparring Partners Told to
Look Out for Them
elves and They Get
Battered.

Toledo, June l6.-Sparring part
ners in Jess Wizards training camp
received a punching today that they
did not anticipate. The champion
informed them before the workout
he intended to eliminate all bur.
lesque from his training and that
they would have to look out for
themselves.
Jack Heinen was knocked ou,
twice in the first round that he
worked. A right hand cross to the
chin dropped him fiat and Willard
shadow boxed around the ring until
the Chicagoan recovered. Another
short right to the jaw little later
sent Heinen to the canvas.
Jack Hempel and Walter Mona
han also oreceived a battering dur
ing the six rounds they faced the
champion. After the work with the
gloves Willard shadow boxed at top
speed and wrestled.
Dempsey did no work with the
gloves today, but tugged at the
weights, shadow boxed and punched
the bag to satisfy the crowd which
stood in the rain to watch him 20
through his PAGES Manager Kearas
said tonight the challenger weighed
1875 pounds and that he would not
be permitted to do any boxing or
strenuous work until Saturday or
Sunday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-17
Wounded Men, Nurses
and Physically Fit,
in Camp Dodge Games

Camp Dodge, Iowa, June H.
Army nurses and wounded men viea
with physically sound soldiers for
honors in field day events held here
Monday under auspices of the Camp
Dodge base hospital.
As result of the great success of
tie recent track meet for wounded
soldiers only, held at Fort Des
MONIES, several novel events were
listed on today's program. In the
hope that the meet would be i'm
proved by feminine touch, -
nurses were included in the list to
take part in several events.
The feature of the mornings pro-
gram was base ball game with the
left-handed men opposing the right
handed men-all players having
stiff legs result of wounds.
In the afternoon the nurses came
in for their share of attention, par
t;cipating in a 30-yard dash, a rs
yard egg race, base ball throwing
contest, and putting contest.
For the wounded men the event
attracting the most attention was
a race between men with one ampu-
tation and men with two amputa-
tons, the former being on crutches
and the latter in wheel chairs.
A 35-yard hop for men with
a,nputations, a tugof-war, and a S.
yarc dash were other events for
wounded men only.
In addition, there were the usual
track and field events for physically
sound men, and a base ball game
between teams representing Camp
Grant and Camp Dodg.
The meet started at 9 a. m. and
was scheduled to run through the
day. ending with two dances. one
for officers and one for enlisted
men.
More than $50 persons were
entered in the thirty events and Des
Mo:nes merchants donated S1O0
worth of prizes.