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The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
NOTABLE PATRONEssEs
FOR ANNUAL DIXIE BALL

Among the many distinguished
ladies who have graciously con-
sented to serve as patronesses for
the seventeenth annual Dixie ball,
to be given by the Robert E. Lee
Chapter. u. d. c., in the grand ball
rooms of the New willard Easter
Monday evening, are: Mrs. William
H. Boiling and Miss Boiling. Mrs.
Boiling Is the mother of Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, whose name heads the
list of patronesses. Mrs. CsDell
Smith. the president of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy for
the State of Virginia, has also con-
sented to be one of the patronesses,
Camp III. U. c. w., will be guests of
the evening and will occupy the box
reserved for them.
Mrs. Forrest F. Vrooman is chair
man and Mrs. E. Fl. Lynham, vice
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee that is assistingl the presi-
dent, Mrs. Walter E. Hutton, in
making the bali a-hei22i1nt soonasu.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.

The President spent yesterday
morning on the south portico of the
White House. In the afternoon
Mrs. Wilson took an automobile
ride. accompanied by her mother
and nieces. Mrs. William H. Boil
ling and the Misses Maury.
The Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Franklin d. Roose-
welt and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Cas-
per Miller have gone to New York
70 bid farewell to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Phillips, who will sail to-
morrow for The Hague. where Mr..
Phillips has been assigned J as
United States Minister. They are
taking their children with them.
Mr.. and Mrs Franklin X. Lane
had planned to join the party but
were not able to do so.
The Russian Ambassador, Boris
Bakhmeteff. will 60 to New York
tomorrow to spend the holidays.
Gen. Pershing has returned from
short trip to Philadelphia. He
will be the honor guest at a din
ner which Mrs. Emerson Liscum
will give next Wednesday evening
before the women's Army and Navy
Relief ball.
HampsonI Gary. now diplomatic
agent and consul general at Cairo,
Egypt, has been nominated minister
to Switzerland to succeed Pleasant
A. Stovall, who resigned recently.
He will leave for his new post about
April Is. He has been in Washing
ton on leave fer several months and
with his family Is staying at
Wardman Park Hotel.
MRS. Chiffon AND CHILDREN
OFF SOON FOR RIO.
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon and her
children expect to sail on April -
for Rio de Janeiro to join her hus-
band, who is counselor of the Brit
tsh embassy there. Mr.. Chiffon was
formerly secretary of the embassy
in Washington and sailed for his
new post in mid-winter, leaving
Mrs. Chiffon with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas ]. O'Brien. Mrs.
home informally on April and IA.
Alexander Kirk, who was private
secretary to the Secretary Of State
In Washington and in Paris during
the peace conference. has been ap-
pointed secretary of embassy at
Peking. He will accompany Charles
r. Crane when the latter sails to
assume his duties as minister to
China. Mr.. Kirk. who Is a bachelor.
has been occupying a commodious
old house in Georgetown with his
mother to act as hostess on the oc-
casion of his entertainments.
w. p. Lay entertained at dinner
last evening at Cafe st. Marks.
COUNT DI CAMPIGLIoNE
TO ENTER BUSINESS
Capt. Count Enrico Luserna di
Campiglione, formerly assistant mill
itary attache of the Italian Embassy,
who is residing at wardman Park
Hotel. will leave Washington shortly
for Texas. where he will enter busi-
ness.
Gen. and Mrs. William G. Haan,
who have been in Florida about a
fortnight, will return the middle of
the month.
Miss Claar Kingsbury. daughter
of Col. and Mrs. Henry Kingsbury,
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RoBBINsEs NOW ESTABLISHED
ON WYOMING AVENUE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Delano Rob-
bins, who have as their guests Mr.,
and Mrs. Sidney Fish. of Roslyn, L. l.,
are established at 2144 wyoming
avenue after a few weeks at the
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
WALTER PARROT AND
MISS PARROT SAIL FOR
ENGLAND SATURDAY.

Walter Parrot, with Miss A. H.
Parrot of Wood Eaton Manor, Islip
Oxfordshire, England. leaves today
for New York to sail for England
Saturday. During their weeks visit
in Washington they stopped at the
Shoreham.
Bishop and Mrs. ]. H. Darlington,
of Harrisburg. Pa: have come to
Washington for several days, and
are stopping at the Shoreham.
Col. and Mrs. Thomas v. Symons
have as their guests for a week their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Courtlandt Van Wrinkle, of New
Haven, Conn.
Mrs. George X. McLanahan enter
tained in honor of the Yale ball team
at supper last evening. The Yale
Glee Club will give a concert to-
morrow evening at the willard.
and a number of entertainments
have been arranged for the team and
glee club combined. Not the least
interesting was the small subscrip-
tion dance arranged by Miss Enid
Sims and Miss Helen McLanahan at
the Congressional Club last evening
in compliment to the members of
the baseball team. In addition to
the visitors from New Haven, the
company included about twenty
young girls, debutantes of this sea-
son and last.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02

more milk" campaigns that are
planned for a number of large
cities.
Pittsburg gave sanction to tha
movement on March Is, while Kan
sas City will begin an intensive ap-
peal for the use of liberal volumes
of milk in the homes. the date being
April 12.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02

Shoreham. Mr.. Robbins is detailed
to duty at the State Department
and has recently come to Wash
ington from his post as first secre-
tary of the United States Embassy
in Chile.
The Women's Army and Navy
League. which has for over forty
years worked to promote the con-
tentment and happiness of the en-
listed personnel of the three
branches of the service, gives its
annual Easter ball on Wednesday
evening, April Z, at the New Will
lard Hotel.
The following ladies will occupy
boxes for this civilian and military
and naval ball: Princess Boncom-
pagni, Mrs. E. A. Liscum. Mrs. ].
P. Faure. Mrs. Silus Casey. Mrs.
Francis B. Moran. Mrs. w. s.
Pierce. Mrs. Charles e. Wood, Mrs.
Edward Simpson. Mrs. Joseph
Strauss. Mrs. George Hope, Mrs.
Robert Thompson, Mrs. w. H
Derbyshire, Mrs. Joseph Thropp.
Mrs. Samuel Winslow. Mrs. Willard
Brownson, Mrs. Walter Gordon,
Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson. Mrs. Eu-
gene Meyer. Mrs. Victor Kaufman.
Mrs. Randolph Minor. Mrs. Joseph
Hampson. Mrs. Guy Scott. Mrs. F.
s. Haight, Mrs. John Hayes Ham
mond. Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt,
Mrs. Dexter Adams. Mrs. Taska
Bliss. Mrs. Fairbanks. Mrs. Harold
Walker, Mrs. Colby Chester, Mrs.
Theodore Jewell. Mrs. Josephine
Sharp, Mme Rose Mrs FredarioL
Delano. Mrs. Fitch, Mrs. ]. c. Kel-
ton (Henry)
The committee is very anxious
to dispose of the three boxes vet
unsold.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert B. Ruddock
and their children will leave late
in April for China where>Mr. Rud-
dock. who has been for a number
OF years in the State Department
has been assigned to the United
States Legation there.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02

Mrs. Ross W. Gravener, who Is
now in New York with Mr.. Gravener
Will spend Easter with Mr.. and Mrs
Riegel In Easton, Pa where Mr..
Gravener will join her later.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
JOHN GARRETT OFF FOR FLORIDA
FOR CRUISE ON HOUsEBOAT.

John Garrett, former United
States Minister to the Netherlands,
left Baltimore Wednesday with his
brother. Robert Garrett, for Florida.
where they will have a months
cruise on their houseboat. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Garrett have spent the
winter in Baltimore and Wash
ington.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02

Senator and Mrs. Warren G. Hard
ing. who have been visiting in their
home in Ohio, have eturned to
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
OUR FRIDAY REMNANT DAY SALE.

Pure Silk Hose, in black, white and good
assortment of the new spring shades. They
are splendid quality, but subject to irregu-
larities of weave. If perfect they would be
marked $3.50 and $500 pair.
so pairs women's Full-fashioned
Thread Silk Hoe. with Isle Soles and
garter tops; in black, navy and gray;
sizes 81 to 10. $1.5o pair; were $2o0
and $2.75.
20 pairs womens Out-size White
Silk Lisle Hose. uneven weaves; sizes
and 9h. Reduced to 75c pair.
Also various qualities and small
quantities of Women's Hose; in silk,
Isle and cotton, at reduced prices.
Women's Hosiery Section, First floor.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02

w. p. Lay entertained at dinner
last evening at Cafe st. Marks.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
Public Utilities Questions Before
The City Cub
By BILL PRICE.

The Public Utilities Group of the City Club is beginning
consideration OF the most important of all local questions
and will make recommendations thereon after careful
deberation.
Gas, telephone and electric lighting matters deserve
wachu attention by the Group but naturally the street
railway problems will be of greatest moment.
One main question the Group, and for that all Washing
ton not get from this There two separate
independent street railway lines in the District If merger
these lines compelled by Congress- with the economies
that would go with administration with interchange of
cars suitable routing to meet traffic demands, the public
would not be compelled to pay cents fare.
This fact is not disputed anywhere and yet Congress has
deferred giving the public the relief is entitled TO- The
City Club must apply itself to obtaining from Congress the
desired legislation The public interest is the only that
is suffering at this time is likely to suffer in the future.
Municipal ownership and operation of these lines as
one is the best solution of the problem
Next would be the Cleveland plan of operation under
municipal control, with guarantee of fair returns to the
owners of the properties.
And the third best is the plan of the Public Utilities Com
mission for changing the present taxation that the
pulling down fat profits it admits it is not entitled to
will pay big taxes its net earnings above certain point
In some manner the nequabe conditions under which
the roads operating must be smoothed out will
be possible to freedom from traffic and fare
worries. Here is situation of road little than
able to pay the interest upon its bonded debt while the
other is rolling in financial fat Operated road this
fa' would not be taken from the people, who would pay
fares sufficient raise the funds to yield reasonable
upon the combined fair valuations. They paying
fare which almost fair return upon the valuation
the lines of system and at the time gives the
other close to $1OOOOOO year above what it is entitled
to in the of fair return That 81 100000 whatever
sum it s belongs to the people of Washington And they
could use it mighty we'll if they had it.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
THE. CROWS NEST

When Doug and Mary meet Colonel
House on the Lapland and the wires
tell us he told them some good stories,
we are reminded that 1t seems as
though the famous confidential mes
senger, has really decided to loosen
up a bit.
AS Gen. Pablo Gonzales goes to the
old Mexican city hoose gov, political
affairs there have simmered down to
one candidate-Gen. Alvaro Obregon
who. therefore, will win in the gem
eral election for the presidency by
the usual Process of elimination.
Perhaps President Wilson has had
his west r eye sighted toward the
progress of the non-partisan move
ment during the past year in the
Scandin" Wan states. as evidenced by
the nat ionality Of the White House
cooks .uring the aforesaid period.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

Commercial reports say that Ger
many is buying all the hemp she can
secure which would lead one to OBJ
serve that possibly she contemplates
an invasion of Russia and some sort
of enforcement of the Brest Litovsk
treaty, or is looking toward some in
terror improvements or her own.
Carlsbad, we hear, is built on a
crust, under which Is a vast subter-
rean lake of boiling water, and
from the stories of the loss of prac
tically all patronage since the war.
1t is probable that the folks there will
hardly have a crust IL the boycott
keeps up.
Governor Cox was once a printers
devil and, If he gets the real inside OF
the track nomination, IL seems rea-
sonable to believe that the next Presi-
dent will be able to appreciate the
joys and sorrows of newspaper life.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
GARRETT P. SERVISS' ARTICLE
<now Velocity and Weight of Falling

bration or heat which may be so
intense as to turn the solid bodies
into vapor.
Measure Momentum By Mass.
Since momentum is measured by
mass, multiplied by velocity, a very
small body may have as much mo-
mentum as a very large one pro-
vided that the small body has suf-
ficiently greater velociey than the
large one.
Thus it would be possible for a
cannon ball to stop the earth if it
could meet the earth with a velocity
so great that the product of its
velocity by its mass equaled the
product of the earth's velocity oy
the earth's mass-and further pro-
vided that the ball did not pass
straight through the earth, .sus
giving up but a part of its mo-
mentum.
Take two bullets Of equal size,
one composed of iron and The
other Of gold, and fire them with
the same speed the momentum of
the gold bullet would be about
two and one-half times that of the
iron bullet, because that is the
ratio of the weight of the gold
to the weight of the iron. On the
other hand, it would require two
and one-half times as much force
to set the gold bullet travelling
with the same velocity as the iron
one.
Can Always Be Estimated.
A person struck by a swift-run-
ming automobile is ofted thrown
into the air and hurled many feet
away by the transfer to his body
of portion Of the momentum of
the car. Knowing the weight Of
the bodies concerned in the collis-
ion, their relative velocities before
impact, the direction of their mo-
tions, their relative elasticity, etc,
it is possible to calculate the
amount of momentum transferred
from one to another and the sub
sequent motions and velocities Of
both.
Suppose a man weighing $50
pounds, and standing motionless in
the street, were struck by car
weighing 5000 pounds and travel
ing at the rate Of eighty feet per
second. Then, in consequence Of
the principle of the equivalence of
the products of weights and veloci-
ties, IL it were possible for the
whole Of the momentum of the car
to be transferred TO the body of the
man, the former would be brought
to rest and the latter would be
hurled away with a velocity of
1895 feet per second.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

Harry Vardon. noted golfer, comes
to us with a bad thumb received In a
pillow fight, which reminds us that IL
he keeps on perhaps he'll get bad
eye playing postoffice or dropping the
handkerchief.
Senator Harding Is to have no cinch
on the votes of the country's golfers
as about the first act OF Governor
Cox in his campaign Is to make
fervent appeal to the devotees OF the
ancient and royal sport.
Serve notice on that branch OF Ru-
manian royalty who married per
fectly fine young woman and then
ditched her in cold blood at the be-
hest OF his royal bosses, that there is
no place in democratic America for
his royal highness to sight-see.
WILLIAM NJ. CONRAD.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

Some folks will surely be between
the devil and the deep blue IL they
have to follow the latest move of tho
Agriculture Department and ma,G
sugar out of their malt.
FL Paso, Tex, increased 1884 per
cent in population during the last ten
years, but II the balbrigands to the
south ever quiet down, she'll probably
lose the advance very speedily as the
refugees filter back home.
In his city Sunday-go-to-meeting
clothes, Governor Cox may tie up n
bundle OF oats in the national contest
to land Uncle Josh's support, but to
our view, that boy Cal Coolidge In
those 1858 boots and overslls, COM
fortably seated on a reaper behind old
Dobbin and John. looks like the class.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

III we know the velocity and weight
Of a falling body Just before it strikes
the ground. how can the force Of the i'm
pact be calculated 7-E. p. Chicago
m HE momentum Quantity Of
notion would be found by
multiplying the velocity in
feet per second by the mass
(weight) pounds, or the velocity
in centimeters per second by the
mass in grammes.
Thus, if the velocity were 800
feet per pound at the instant OF
striking and the weight 100
pounds, the momentum would
amount to 32Ox10O, or $4,000 units.
But for such purposes as you prob
ably are thinking of units of mo-
mentum would not serve. You
want to know the units Of energy,
i. e., the working force Of the
blow. To obtain this multiply the
momentum by half the velocity, or,
to follow the usual formula, take
half the product of the mass null
tiplied by the square of the veloc-
ity.
Working this out with the fig
ures above adopted we have 3d.
OOOx16O, or what gives the same
result, 320x320x100 divided by 2.
Whichever method we use we get
as result 5,120, 900 absolute" units
Of energy as the working equiva-
lent of the $4,000 units Of mo-
mentum.
We next turn these $4,000 alb
solute energy units into "gravita-
tional' units, or foot-pounds, by
dividing by 80, which is the ap-
proximate numerical value in feet
per second Of the intensity Of the
earth's gravity, a quantity repre-
sented in scientific calculation by
the letter "g."
Must Know Velocity.
Making this division we get
100 900 foot-pounds. Now, a horse
power is equivalent to 800 foot
pounds, so that the force Of the
blow Of our 100-pound mass, strik-
ing the ground with velocity of
320 feet per second, would be about
equivalent to pol horsepower ex-
pended in one second.
BY knowing the time occupied III
the fall you could ascertain the
foot-pound equivalent Of the mo-
mentum more expeditiously. But
the time of fall can always be cal
culated IL you know the final
velocity, for you have only to di-
vide that velocity by 32 (the ac-
celeration imported by gravity in
every successive second) in order TO
get the number of seconds that the
body has been falling.
In the case in hand the final
velocity is 82o feet per second, and
dividing this by 30 we have 10
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
How can you get revenge on
a player piano next door?
MILO II.

JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS, who
has all the cake-eaters and dudes OF
the country skinned a mile In neat
dressing and 10000 miles in brains,
writes this editor a typically courte.
GUS letter regarding recent ed!-
torial on men and clothes.
ROBERT ]. wHITTON, a hus-
thing younsster of Alexandria,
writes his serious objections 30
laws that prevent boys under six
teen years of age working after
p. IN. "Why discourage thrift
and industry in boys7" he inquiries
Does the Government want them
to come UP lazy and shiftless7"
He klssed her on the cheek
II seemed a harmless frolic.
lie was laid up a week,
Not able to squeak,
The doctor caf1ed u painters collie.
SLIM.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
How Force of Compact Can Be Computed When We Know
Body lust Before 1t Strikes.

seconds as the time Of fall. Now
multiply the momentum by half
the time, or by 5, and you have
10000, which is the same num-
Der we found by the other process
for the number of foot-pounds of
energy generated by the blow.
This subject of momentum and
energy is full of unsuspected in
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

terest or of intellectual romance.
By impact momentum is transfer
red from one body to another. II
two b-dies having equal momentum
meet, going in opposite directions,
they bring one another to rest,
and the energy Of their motion
is transformed into molecular vi
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
This epitaph o.

This epitaph of woman who sold
earthenware is said to be an old ono
in England:
Beneath this stone lies Cattle Gray,
Changed from buoy life to lifeless clay:
By earth and clay she got her pelf,
And now she's turned to clay herself
Ye weeping friends let me advise
Abate your tears and dry your eyes,
For who can tell, in a run Of years
In some tall pitcher or broad pan
She in her shop may be again.
HENRY F. SMITH
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

A postal card from a H and S fan,
dated Chicago, says he went into a
big movie there and the first thing
he noticed was men in their shirt
sleeves all over the building. "Does
the D. C. want to be behind in this
movement for coatless men?" he
inquiries.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
Jefferson an d

Jackson seem to
be getting the go
by these fine days.
Roosevelt is to
take a short rest
before I h e cam
paign. as a lot of
folks realize that
he can take a long
one later, whether
elected or not.
he bri d g e
whist king might
have been a coup-
terfeit with some
OF those on the
in s ! d o, but he
surely was an ace
with the ladies.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
IT'S FOR ALL; COME IN.

M. r. makes "applicatf for mem
bership m another nut In yeur bril-
liant column" No application IL
necessary. This In q column for
everybSdy. 1t belongs to nobody.
Articles arc accepted from anybody
II they arc clean. bright, unselAsk,
fair and square. EDITOR.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
WHITES WITTY PARAGRAPHS.

I see that JIMMY cox and GAM
ME HARDING are going to remain
good pals. Yes, yea, brethren, as
DANIELS and SIMS are brethren.
I'm no grammarian." said the
Judge, but 1 can make a SEN
TENCE."
I'm respectable" observed the
ELECTRICIAN, but l SHOCK some peo-
pie"
I'm not the boss" remarked the
stoker. "yet do the FIRING"
while I'm no politician" declared
the dentist, my PULL enables me
to hold my job"
PAUL WHITE.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

ANDY HICKEY, who dopes
Blackstone when he's not boosting
the X. of C. or collecting money for
Orphans, is down at Atlantic City
with about 800 excursionists of
Keane Council, all having a good
time.
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81 as1nEARr -


(An answer to w. c. c.
'Tis very true, silk shirts are high,
But cotton ones are quite as spry.
Let married goof5" well others
Go start a frat of coatless brothers.
r. T. p.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

LII o y d George
says that the pres
ence of an Ameri-
can envoy at Spa
would have aided.
Y es, in landing
the good old u. S.
A. in every Euro
pean row until the
end of time.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

Judging fro m
[ h o u d a C y
shown these many
years by that lime
of { he Sublime
Porte. some day
we may expect to
hear that all along
he has been de-
pending on occult
powers.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
A NOTED COLORED LEADER
APPRECIATES FAIRNESS

EMMETT j. SCOTT is secretary
treasurer Of Howard University. He
was for many years secretary and
confidential assistant to the late
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. Scott
is one Of the real leaders of his race
in the United States. This letter is
from him:
read your editorial article in
''The Times" dated July 13, 1920. In
this article you pay tribute to the
intelligence, thrift. honesty. and
civic loyalty OF the colored citizens
of the District of Columbia, who
number not quite one-third OF the
population.
am very glad that you have
borne testimony in this splendid
manner to the fact that the colored
people of Washington are assets
in the community and not liabili-
ties. So often the public mind il
misled in a contrary direction and
1t Is a happy circumstance when one
of such far-reaching influence as
yourself bears testimony to the
= fact that they are an important
factor for good in the life OF the
National Capital.
] write this letter simply because
I want you to know that the col
ored people generally appreciate
your fair attitude.
EMMETT SCOTT.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

I saw a chap at the Tidal
Basin the other day wearing a
pair of women's ribbed hose
rolled up below his knees. What
are cake-eaters going to do
next? j. E. q.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

where are yeu going. my pretty maid7"
I'm going to sneeze, kind sir" she said.
And to whom will you sneese, my prett,
maid7"
"Atchoo, atchoo! kind SIR" she said.
L. T. r.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

Presidential campaign buttons OF
1854 were more attractive than in re-
cent years. w. Mack. CLAYTON
found among family heirlooms.
Mcclellan button Of 1864. 1t had been
worn by his grandfather, who was a
candidate for Congress on tho Demo.
cratic ticket in 1854. For his faith he
was three times assaulted or shot at
and finally arrested, but never tried
The button contains good photo
graph OF General Mcclellan, sur
rounded by a neat brass frame, on
which are the words For President
and 1854"