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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-01
there any chance Of getting into com

! there any chance Of getting into com
| munication with themg
I We know what the stars are like
because we have one under close-at-
hand observation. We call II the sun
All the stars are blazing suns. But
doubtless most. il not all, OF these
suns have planets OF their own. Many
OF those planets are presumably in
habited by intelligent beings. with
whom we wonid nightly like TO talk.
Near. And Yet So Far
The star nearest the Earth is Alpha
centaurie-yisible only in the skies of
the Southern Hemisphere Observed
through pair OF good field sIassas- I,
~ seen 10 be in reality Il pair OF stars
each Of which. as a matter OF fact. is
several times the size of our own SIM
Alpha Centauri is so far distant
from Us 'hai a ray OF light starting
lsren la,ss tha a.. source today weAld no4,
reach us Tor more Than four years.
Light travels $4,000 miles a second.
radio message goes at the same rate
Ii ne had been in regular commune.
cation win Alpha Centaurl by such
means The folks out there would now
"e getting news OF the first Invasion
OF France.
onf ncSt nearest celestial nefchhor
= nearly twice ss far away MS Alpha
NeA'aH1i Astronomers call II "6l
tYsni and i, is likewise : pair Of
sums zach Of hem smaller thsn our
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-01

coming rom Aars Is based anon OBJ
served phenomena whteli might eqna-
~ sEppor; a theory bat Venus is The
source Of the rad,ogralnS iresumai,!y
ne latter are pure Imagination. but
we shohld remember thAi Mars : al
most certainly un!nh4mlea owlng TO
lack OF atmosphere ana Intense cote
"hefcas conditions on venus are
known TO he such ma people like our
selves miglU live tharc
tarth's Sister Planets
Mars is always talked abou rs the
planet win when NJ should e. iafo
comm unlca'!on. Bul IS u 'nnable Cd
Probabilities seem 10 be against siich
an assumption Apparently there IS
iittle water on il; md water rs fhe
funda mental necessljs for tho summon,
of pianl and animal lifo. IL is aboi.t
80 e09.e6o u,ilrs more distant from
re sun nan We are ANA hcnce ,nDst
be fr.ghtfu'ly cold.
ON The other hand. the'pa,net Mer.
curry, which Is nearest the sun is 50
hcf iha' the 'emperat on is sur
face must he ~ any lime ahove the
botAng pa 81 water surely IT caa
harhor no forms II life such Is Ne
are acquainted wth.
How shout Senrs? There IL di-
ftersiit propos.lson ller dgstan,e from
fife SIN " Dn@-'Nl!sd ic!ls ffjsSiI 59I,lss =
she receives from thsi iam.nary twice
a. aGeh heal As W do hui lhe e.
feci . 'is 'aes bo 4s-eeahiy reduced
ny {@e 9eEsS e!o4as waleh ~ all inez
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-01

terrestrial globe. and being plent:fnliy
I supplied with water. there is no rea l.
son that we know or why she should
NOT possess A uxuriant vegetation and
u yaG.Sh fauna The latter may even
include beings Ike ourselves
n iaterpianetary communication Is
ever established, the chances are that
tfre first messages will be exchanged
be- Ween the Earth and Venus.
Beyond The Gap or Space
Four little planets Mercury, Venus.
Earth and Mars--cirele about the
sun Four very big ones--Jupitev.
s1inrn, Uranus ana Neptune--do the
same thing. bul far distan. from The
central orb. Between the two groups
Is an immense gap OF space
The notion OF trying to communi-
cate with Jupiter five times AS far
from The sun as We are) would be
absurd. inasmuch as that mighty
planet. l.5oa times as big a. the
Esr'h is a Burning mass only half
extingal.. he'd sHa in d semi gaseous
condition. with The other hree il ~
much The same way; they are unfln.
ished worlds Tha, they ever will be
inhabited soena more than doubtful.
;naslssmuch As even Jupiter. The nearest
OF thE!G 10 the sua. Obtains FROM liz,
latter only one tmenty-tsfth Of The heat
we gel from that source.
one OF J0piter's four moons is 8 600
miles In dsame1er--as large as the
planet Mercury. Il may concesvab!y
6e inhabited. deriving warmth from
1he bot planet around which il re-
wolves.
THA- tar we hnve been considering
onls ;he Selsr system @hica Ys a very
sms4 far "A he mechanism, II the
Z nfNAren tlNA. hnsti ZIG 1880
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-01


~ Hines has new;s developed spe-
Gal kind of Oxygen -breai n NJ -.
s4rdics Tor balloons. by which II Wi,
e rendered practicable 10 ascend 10
s@sshix IN he atmosphere never hlh-
srto attained by man.
We are told that an ar,eunt Is IA
- mace 10 reach IN Inns ass a. high
= eieNafion as pos bic. and thence Ia
1o wireless messages 10 NJts. in IN.
sOpe mat they Wal .sicst q repi4.
0Nt. OBVIOUSLY the sending OF RADIO
messages over many millions or rot,es
ois'ance musi require extremely.
0~efiui apparatus. SUCH a. no BAL.
o0a ccusc GARY. The atnfospAeta ~
- oar any way. and If we ever sur-
40 10 talking 70 he stars hy wire les.
- tning Ei,i be accomplished i,y~sn
asiAlis,ion OF adequate SIZE niantea
y the earth.
nv FFUGefis ~ ~ ~ IN II iii W -
~ Al space as ~e understara the
natter. u filled With seml-inAreyia.
NQsf.siet called .'ethef.* Through
hsS ether radio messages are ,rsa.a,ts.
4bis. What We call wsreiess ~
tew inseution IN me intascs or trS
Development. WHY shna.a We no,
1eHE some DAY 70 use isfuF cosnnaln3-
4IiOo Nith ofher ~ofIaS. Z
Ebss worids7
d Tho notion 20 widely eireu ste,i re-.
M141v 4haf wisAi1es -.ess4.-7- $3.50
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-01

borhood of 25,oeg, light-years.s In oth-
ct words. ray az light, moving 13S.-
1000 miles a second, would take $4,000
years to cross il. As we xzxs up
through the Milky Way we are look
ing through the disk edgewise-
which IS why the stars appear 20
thick They are not really any clossr
together than in other parts e the
heavens.
Strains The Brain
II Is an accepted truth Ia logic. ~
well az Ia mathematics. that swnsfe
thing becomes Infinitely tmpscbxbia-
i must be regarded as Impossible. TO
suppoD that the speck Of star-dust
which we call the Esr,h Is the only
hedy in the Universe that is tenauted
eby conscious and reasoning beings II
Fin view Of the facts here set forth. A.
Infinite iinprobability. Hence we ~
take 1t for granted. beyond tho al
est peradventnre Of doubt, that
worlds than ours are inhtbft464
the overwhelming likelihood
billions on Billions pr ttem
cupied by living add thai
lures. e>
Shall We ever Be- able
cate with any OF them
seems more than douh
Is distant from the
miles. and it takesx
light ray to
luminaryk,.s1we
time repaired
from Arcturus,
he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-01

durt
and the rae.ss the
is rin-Chef
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-01
What Expectancy Is There
That We Shall BE Able To
Communicate With Dis.
tant Spheres In the Void of
Of Outer Space.
fly REM. HACHE

HALL We talk to other worlds
Inc Government Bureau Of
Mines has new, developed spe-
The Washington times., 1920-02-15

the minority must naturally possess There is an unconscious
England for Natures
mmutable and the matters systematically
else the younger periods OF le without
being there anxiety a
the point OF view and action of Of the
generation in England.
In America they worry plenty
the women feel themselves
effort obtain mate-they need
That what makes them successful when they
Europether which
the
Of bs whites lie their continent
valuable which the beginning
Indians and wild beasts and later their
fought of their scarcity.
IL assured by dog breeder)
careful environment sheep instinct
other breed
sayi-and will then display II naturally Therefore
reasonable that being placed pedestal by
should produced
their superiority the Of country where this has
been the casef
England. II is the who have always
this evolved that
belief their
and value have the same charm which the American
q superioriy-it
real; then Anything assumed
ashated really
The Washington times., 1920-02-15
Q1le maslltuqtp,l
QfulRa-3oents

rich confident something
asking something
dinners lavish
and dverng surprises and the Great who
Of not being bored Ill fed And they have
excusiveness which
their natural
things showered broadcast? .es.t
Given attractive wealth. adaptabiliy q
social ambition should
be that blood and vitality general
things society way-by wit
the capabty Of feeding and entertaining others
made Of atrus phanthropss seeking give
receive!
English beginning emerge dnidence
though
again But the American achieve
could diminish their numbers
hunt instinct could then sleep!
Trace everything back you arrive
explanation be afraid truth
wounds vanity!
Individual goodlookng Engshwomen
confident Americans and Amer.
debut these beings Of few many AZ
nation of sefconhdent
The Washington times., 1920-02-15
No. X.-Where Anaeri.
can Women Excel.

r IAVE you ever thought OF the
satisfaction which must be
felt by those wonderful peo-
pie who spring into social fame like
comets from quite obscure positions,
all through their own force Of pur-
pose! They are nearly always
Americans u they are women. be-
cause that sex In America possesses
a vitality and q tenacity unknown in
any other nation.
Englishwomen. because Of being
In the majority in regard to numbers,
have not that ingrained sense Of
superiority which carries all before
1t, and which women who belong to
countries where the females are in
The Washington times., 1920-02-15

TN America they haze need to uorry; =
there are plainly Of men to 80 round. and %
the feel Of hhsn.ssoss. and
need MS effort to obtain a n.sfs-<hsy .ssS -
s>srsiy s.srciss choice" ... 49,.
So when American feels she wants great posr
ton England she has money nothing her
obtaining It, for she will forth
vibrations from want OF belief her suitability She has
Queen among her why
We OF daughters tradcsmen from the
commercial centres
taking great social position and entertaining
land and short achieving fame becoming
rage They would never have the the belief
selves to try for this goaand
that extraordinary adaptaby
the customs OF different countries which
Americans '.I
- interesting things back to their causes Then
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-12

and oyercamo the most formidable
players ~ his native land and later %
the entire continent
During the war the younEster u said
a. have provided many an evening" =
amusement Tor the German officers At
the expense % their fellows who were
humiiiated by the stripping Ia innum-
cradle games az army headquarters
Speculation on the source ~ the
hos skin has brought most u those
Interested ~ him 60 no certain knowl-
edge on the subject lie has q prodig-
ious memory and delights IN Kiancing
az board on which the men are ar
ranged - tn game partly played ana
then golrg back ore two or three
years in hts experience and tollinE. the
occasion and circumstance ~ his pre-
vlous acquaintance with the problem
presented After recalling the time
and place ~ tho game as well as the
person with whom be played II the
youngster duplicates Il. play for play.
from the opening 20 the checkrrats IS
II was played originally
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-12
POLISH WIZARD
is NORMAL BOY
There i Nothing Unusual IN the Daily
y Life % tire Chess Marvel.


view ark, II Little samuel Rxes.
chewski foliah chess wonder ~ eight
ard one hair Years who has defeated
the most Formidable masters 81 the
eheeHered square wherever the same
iHplaygd m Europe and who II fufni.
laG two months engagement dem
oaetFatinE hls sklll 81 American ex-
uefta, has boen Ia training quarters
tas time since he arrived Ia thla
country
The child prodigy explains. through
q staff pf interpreters who translated
successfully from the younster's Pol
iwh into French 81 German and thence
nuaily into Engllsh that a chess PLAY
era training differs materially from
that undertaken by champions IN other
lines when they put themselves into
combat form
N clearing his intellectual decks for
action young samuel dos everything
else within his Juvenile capacity e1-
cept pAyinE chess Thus he 4 able 10
appear fresh and with an unburdened
brain whtn called upon 20 match tac-
firn with bis opponents whom he
habitusiiy takes on fifteen 70 thirty az
a ilma
50, Ia anticipation % q spirited tnt
with Some 81 the ration's foremost
champions the younguter h. running
the xafnut 81 youthful activity from
playing Indian 81 chasing ,attontaiia
IN The fields 90 ppcratlug ; miniature
railruad system and brsving the dan-
ser o. being soundiy seolded hy his
elders should one ~ bis 10Y locomo.
tivVa jump the tracks and mar the
polished parior floor
For YOUNG samuel away from
chess board Co perform on which has
been almost an ohsesaion 0lth him
since the aKe ~ three a q very normal
sort ~ little boy rather shy and back
ward with grownupR but with 4 taste
Tor diversion cut-of- doors which would
have entitled him 10 place 81 honor
among the associates - Tom SAWYER
ffluck Flnn and the rest % the
smanN had he been an American and
. contemporary of that noted society.
one 81 his favorite diversions since
coming % America has been In learn
Ina 60 drive . ns~ automobile acquired
for hm use,
AocordlaK TO Samuels father. who II
q played noted for his skill In Polish
chess circles. the boy first showed
aptitude for the game AZ the arc az
three when he was taught the various
moves % the chessmen. After play
ms through only feN games the boy
acquired such skill that his father
was No longer any match Tor him
creased apace az. one ~ one. he met |
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-12

where. Trade follows investment.
as England has dem0nstrated-to
her huge proiL
There Is another important ele-
ment 10 consider. Within a few
years we have acquired large mer.
chant feet. We must keep "a prof
itably employed The terms 81 the
Shipping BIN commit m definitely
10 an aggressive policy In the use Of
this new feet And II r. a source OF
qualification TO note that American
ships today carry % per cent Of eur
ocean-borns foreign trade The sig.
nificance OF this liea In the fact that
for sixty years large proportion
81 the profits Of American indus
tries has gone overseas In the form
~ ocean freight rates. marine In
surance premiums and banking com
missions The toll has aggregated
billions Of dollars
And whatever part we may take
In the future under a League OF Ma
lions or any other plan for main
tanning universal peace. II IL clear
that In view Of cur wealth and lead
ing position among the naueus OF
the world we cannot with self re-
spect. or even with safety 10 our own
interests. hold ourselves aloof from
the economic problems Of Europe
and other eountrieA
Il must be admitted. Of course.
thar there are serious dinicuities 90
be overcome before capital with be
able 90 now IN the needed smounts
into foreign investment The pres
ent home demand IL unprecedented
~ strong Billions arr needed In the
United states 10 supply equipnen,
for our railroads. 20 make up the de-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-12

@&N@A&s~NNWFNs
nciency In building operations that
the war created and 10 meet ether
urgent domestic demands. Ar invest.
ment OF about So. 900. COO. 900. or the
approximate equivalent OF the ma
tional debt Of this country. Il has
been estimated. Is necessary 20 re-
habilitate the basic national plant.
which includes the railroads. hcus-
ing. factories and public utilities In
general
There IA No longer any question
about the imperative need Cor re-
peallng the excess profits tax or Of
the practically universal demand
from al substantial business inter.
ests for such action. which would Sc
more material good. 50 far a. Ea-
rope Il concerned. than settling q Q
controversy as 10 whether or not Ne
shall enter the League OF Nations.
Even more vital than the reform
Ing Of our tax laws. however, Is the
transportation situation. The rail-
roads have rightfully been returned
90 their owners. under provisions
for ample Government supervision
and fair treatment to- the carriers
as regards rates But these favor
able factors cannot Immediately re
store the credit OF the railroads. and
they cannot supply az once the
freight cars. engines and terminal
facilities 50 impeatively needed to-
day. There n only one way. IN fact.
20 overcome the serious handicaps
confronting the carriers and that
is BY the full cooperation Of rns-
way managers. railway employees.
shippers and the public.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-12
r ny FRANCIS n. sIssoN.
Wee President Guaranty Trus
Company % Ness York


Wee prssldsnt ousrunty Trust
Company % Nes@ York
- - re are entering the Sec
NM end stage Of eur post
Wv war transition period.
The momentum OF
ecoBomic forces generated and &C.
tolerated By the war L. rapidly ex-
pending Itself. as 10 evident from
iessenlng Industrial activities In
many line2 Inflauon IL being ar
rested. the era % extravaEani ex-
penditures II endlng: devastated
Europe Il again beginning 70 pro.
duce. as shown by the rising tide Of
fmportA
Il would be well now 20 consider
the TREAD Of our foreign trsde. for
there II . close aud vital relarlsn-
ship betweep the state Of that trade
End domestic prosperity. II IL high.
~ significant tbat the value Of our
exports Cor the seven monthg %
riod ended with July should amount
10 eniy per cent more than the en-.
ports for the corresponding period
% 1919. whereas imports Increased
N value - Per cent The excess %
our exports over our imports for the
nrw seven months % Tits year was
rrsrricuily onty hair Of that for the
corresponding period % last year
while the decrease IN our ehor.
fuously favorable trade balance 10
altogelher wholesome. IN that % g
large extent u measures the reco =
ery Of Industries ia Europe and Is
evidences that Ne are Increasingly
receiving payment for goods IN
wooas rather than IN credit. which
Il gradually but materially affect
ing the TREND ~ prices IN this eoun-
try. n also serves 70 enli atientien
90 The vital fact that the Time u ap-
l,foachiug when America viii be
confronted with = contracted Euro
team market
When that happens there may be
serious ronaequeaeea " 10 the
meantime other markets for Amer.
iran prsdarts are nof found And
the hest wny for n % create new
markets ~ 20 unnnce new enter.
rrises and construction work IN
i.afia.America. China and else
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-12

New York has taken The place ~
London as the worlds rubber mar
kct
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-05-21
FOR GRADUATES

Nifty Novelty Goods for Gradu-
ateS.
Cliff SHIRE & F1THIAN.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-05-21

Despite all the ordinances, all the
law made and supposed to be oh
served regarding the proper rate of
speed to be maintained in the
city of Paris by automobiles, the
fact remains that there amt no
such thing" and that the non-ob-
servance goes on just the same The
autoists know there is a very remote
chance of their being apprehended,
and that they can have their own
sweet way just the same as if no or
chances existed, as if there were no
they can go on, like the brook, for
ever.
THE NEWS man has noted on
several instances accidents narrowly
averted where one of these speedO-
maniacs figured. He has seen them
come dashing down Pleasant street,
without sour ding their horns to
warn pedestrians of their approach,
and has seen them careen madly
into the side streets, seemingly
taking delight in throwing a scare
into the tiniid passer-by who has
just escaped by the margin of a hair
from being sideswiped. 1t is posi-
, lively dangerous to attempt to cross
street anywhere in this city with
out first offering up a silent prayer
for deliverance, and secondly and
thirdly keeping a good lookout on
all four sides at the same time.
Drivers seem to be possessed of the
insane desire to burn up all the gas
oline they can and to make life mis-
cradle for pedestrians, poor people.
who cannot fly, and who have TO
! walk in some way.
Unless there is g. more rigid en-
forecment of the ordinances aid a
return to sanity on the part of auto
drivers, it is but question of time
until some accident happens which
will be so terrible in it's consequent
ces that the entire community will
be shocked by it. We all know it
is pretty hard job for a small
police force to control these things,
and we hope the drivers themselves
will come to their senses, and OBJ
serve the laws.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-05-21
GET TOGETHER TOURISTS
HERE NEXT TUESDAY.

Paris will be visited next Tues
day by a "Get-Together" touring
party of one hundred business and
professional men, who will make a
two-day trip through Central Ken
lucky In the interest of good roads,
good Kentuckianism and good fel.
lowship.'
All cities visited by the Celtic
gether" tourists are invited to take
part in the trip. The tour is under
the auspices of the Lexington Board
Of Commerce and will be made in
pie sure automobiles, each hammered
identically with signs boosting
Central Kentucky
The trip will be purely in the in
terest of a greater Central Ken
lucky. No trade solicitation will be
permitted, and there will be no ad-
vertising vehicles in line. Speeches
will be made and songs sung carry
ing the theme of more development
in the Blue Grass Region.
Numerous entertainment features
to be used throughout the tour will
be carried by the boosters" includ-
ing a speakers bureau, a band of
iliuolC, community SluSluS anu
stunts
This is the second trip of the
kind mapped out by the Board of
Commerce. The first trip was made
last week through the counties
south of Lexington and the spirit of
the "Get-Togcther" tour met with a
hearty response from the citizens in
The communities visited.
The mOtOrcade conveying the
tourists will arrive here about
three o'clock. and will park near
the court hoVse. Addresses will be
made by several speakers, also by
, local speakers. At 3:45 the motor
oade will leave for Georgetown on
the return trip to Lexington. Mayor
January will be at head of the re-
ception committee, which will be
composed of representative business
men of the city. The Boosters will
be accompanied by the State Uni
versity Military Band. which will
render musical program during the
stay of the Boosters. The people of
Paris should turn out en- masse, and
give our neighbors rousing re-
ception.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-05-21
NEGRO STAGES BOLD DAYLIGHT
H0LD-UP.

Almost 1ivaling in some of its
features the tales of benditry told in
The daily papers was the bold day
light hold-up carried out in this
Wednesday by lone negro. Ac-
coTding to the story, the victim,
Young Clarence E., Hill, son of the
manager of the 'Drury Bakery, in
this city, was held up in broad day
ligat hold-up carried out in Paris.
tioas.
according to the story told by
Young Hill he had finished deliver
les of bread near The city limits of
Paris on the Georgetown pike, and
was returning to Paris, when, at
point near the old bridge, he was ac-
COsJed by negro who asked per-
mission to ride into town with him.
Nc- suspecting trouble Hill complied
and the negro climbed in the wagon
with him. They had not gone very
far, when the negro, according &c
Hill. suddenly presented a revolver
al his head, and ordered him to
drive back t. the old Coulthard
Mil pike. Having no alternative,
he complied. Arrived at lonely
spot on the road, the negro gagged
and tied the young man in tn"
wagon, after unhitching the horse,
and tying him to the side of the
road. He then appropriated the
contents OF Hills satchel, amount,
lng TO a good sum, and made his es-
cape. Gagged and bound, Hill re-
NAMED in his cramped position
anil nearly noon, when passers-by
discovered him and released him.
He then came to Paris and Informed
his parents and the police of what
Lad happened. He gave the police a
description of the negro, and a
search is being made for him. Hill
told an apparently straightforward
story and showed the ropes with
which he had been bound, and the
muller which had been stuffed iii
his mouth as a gag, as. evidence.