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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The examination for teachers will
be held in the court house i'm the
village of Ithaca, April 2s, 29 and
30, beginning at o'clock a. m. each
day. Write the Commissioner for
bulletin No.16 il interested.
Howard Potter,
93-3c Com. Of Schools.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
THE BARE-kNEED GIRL
With Due Salaams TO Whittier.

Blessings on thee, little girl,
Bare-kneed miss with brain awhirl
With thy rolled-down shadow hos
Where the deuce are all you
clothes?
Oh thy red mouth, such sight,
Smeared by lip-stick day and night
With your talcum and your paint,
Cobweb blouse that almost amt;
To the heart, dear, you give pains
Hasn't Mother any brains?
From Detroit Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
WHAT THE TEAMS ARE DOING

Following will be found the reports of the
Monday, with the
cure
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14
POLICE ON SANITATION

Tuesday evning the city commits
sion appointed James Campbell, one
of the members Of the police force
as a special police on sanitation. II
will be the duty Of Campbell in this
work 10 cooperate with the health
officer, in closing up such places as
the health officer may designate be-
cause of health conditions, etc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14

Strand-Today and tomorrow
Charlie Chaplin in "The Kid. adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14

Strand-Today and tomorrow
Charlie Chaplin in "The Kid."-ad'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09

the information was ELECTED that
while at the camp she had learned
20 swim, even accomplishing a dis
.ance Of so feet before she left
A short distance from this home,
Mrs. Dufie was hailed with cries Of
'.Lo. Mis- Dufie! 10. Teacher"
ooh. hello. Gazella," called Ms
Duffie tc a girl who. grinning imp
ishly. was coastng down hill In a
wagon.
my mother went away and left
me at home to clean the house, /"
vouchsafed the young lady.
We'll, Is this the way you clean
house?"
oh, I'm all done" said Gazella
airily.
Farther on there came another
call-this from a girl OF eight. Rose
by name.
Rose" explained Mrs. Duffe.
was one Of our few cases OF home
sickness. She cut her toe while she
was there, and that, combined with
her longing for home and mother.
caused so much discomfort all the
way around that we finally had 20
send her home. 1 remember one
night-in fact, 7 don't think 1 shall
ever forget 1t. or the one phrase Of
Hungarian that I learned then.
Roses toe hurt her-it was nothing
serious-but, big as she IS. she in
sisted on having someone stay with
her. SO I rocked her TO sleep. Each
time that I tried TO lay her down. she
woke and started again the wall that
she had kept up all evening.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09
Mine Layers and Huge Under
sea Warriors of Other Ma
tiOns Are Needed.

WASHINGTON. oct g. The
American navy is seriously lacking
in the latest type Of submarines. ac-
cOrding 10 information made public
recently by the navy department.
con paper the United States has
142 submarines. but many OF them
are considered obsolete.
Types Of submarines in which the
United States is lacking include
the mine layer and the huge feet
submarine.
The announcement was regarded
as one OF much importance By offi-
Gals here, who are known 20 be
opposed 10 any possible suggestion
for cutting into present building
plans OF the war department
The United States has no mine
layer types at all. but has three fleet
submarines of the so-called WIPE
under construction. These three
boats are government-design ed and
are the last word in their class.
They are building on the ways al
the Portsmouth. y. H. navy yard.
They are about 1000 tons surface
displacement. 34O feet long and have
a surface speed OF p knots.
Foreign Navies Lead.
Foreign navies. though. have ex-
ceeded even this development. the
German navy having built. during
the war. undersea boats OF 2.20l
tons. The British navy today has
another type in which we are lack
I ing. the so-called M-type OF subma.
rine, which mounts powerful. large.
| calibre guns. The American nsvJ
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09
BY GRANT LEWIS.

Racing along in an orbit just out
side the path OF old Mother Earth
an It's yearly spin around the sun is
a fair-sized sister OF the sphere on
which we live. 1t is a planet, like
our own earth. and in company
with several other planets, moons.
comets and its parent body. the sun.
form our solar system. Like the
Earth. this sister" planet (al-
though not bearing a sisters name).
has cooled off sufficiently 20 give
rise to the question whether or not
a. is Inhabited like our own. You
have one guess 10 name It.
Ever since Schiaparelli. the Italian
astronomer. by peering through a
telescope in 1882. claimed the dis
Covery OF faint, finely traced lines on
the surface OF Mars which DR.. Per-
Cival Lowell designated as canals in
1906. the world has speculated and
wondered II these markings were
the work OF people living upon the
planet. We're these canals artificial
and carried water TO irrigate the
land on which the Martians raised
their crops? And were these people
like ours? Were they giants or
small OF stature Were they super
men or pygmies in intelligence.
How did they dress?
The world was startled and OBJ
sessed with the mighty mystery.
Burning curiosity alike possessed
layman and astronomer. Books were
written and songs sung eXtolling the
dreamed-of Marian. Thousands OF
dollars we're spent in scheming some
means OF apparatus by which 10
signal 20 our far-off brothers. The
Consciousness Of the world was
awake TO the unsolved problem.
Were not the people OF Mars trying
% signal us?
World Awaits Discovery.
rs there any wonder why an as
tronomer tries 10 be the first TO
prove the theory OF inhabltauon on
Mars? What a mantle OF fame would
fall upon the shoulders OF him who
would be the first TO show proof OF
life existing upon that far-off
sphere.
Mankind loves 10 romance on I'M
certain things The more mystery
tlerc is envelOped about SUBJECT,
the more interesting ii becomes. Al
low a plot 20 arouse ones curiosity
"a 20 is ending and the reader will
\ conclude the final page. or the spec
tator wait for the last curtain. Our
Imagination Is awakened II we cau
pe made 20 speculate on the con-
clusion of a controversy. a solution
~ a problem or an answer 10 q
riddle
on Sept. Q Ben Ali Mscfee. an
American scientist. now at Villers-
Sur-Merf. France gave the Iuterna-
tional News Service written state
meut OK his plans regarding the
building OF a giant telescope for the
special purpose OF photographic
the planet Mars and by his EFFORT.
hopes 20 find the answer 20 the rid
die OF whether Mars Ike our earth
- Inhabited.
Wireslcsss Messages From Mars?
Two days prior 10 the statement
given by MacFee. William Maroon
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09

closely those experienced by our
selves.
Thus there are many points OF re-
semblance between the two planets
Mars and the earth; and therefore
Mars is the best hunting ground for
those who seek a planet with inteui-
gent inha bitants.
But Mars Is shown by every tele-
scopic photograph 70 have an at
,mosphere Of very little density. n
any. There are no clouds 10 be seen
by the use Of the most powerful
telescope now in use. That Mars
has no atmosphere whatever and II
would follow in consequence. no life.
is disputed BY the fact that the
spectroscope does show ''vapor
lines" when focused at the red col
ored' planet Whether or not these
vapor lines are due 20 the atmos-
phere on the earth's surface is a
question yet in dispute by astron-
omers. but the arguments so FAR
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09
American Navy is Seriously Hit
2 By Shortage of Sub Fighters as
Naval Holiday for World Looms

also lacks distance cruiser sabua-
rines
The navy considers that II IL high-
y important 20 the national dsfenss
that the United States construct at
least three each Of these last-named
types, II only for experimental and
development purposes. 50 that IA
any national emergency the govern
ment would be able 70 proceed on
larger scale with the types bet
suited 20 our needs.
L. 5 Has 40 Submarines.
The submarine force Of the Amer
lean navy today consists of 142 crafr
OF al types and ages. including
those authorized but sun under con-
strucuon. At present l01 boats are
IN commission. with Al on the wayk
The different classes OF boats are
designed alphabetically. c0mme1c-
ing with the FL. the oldest Ia the
service, built during 1sG0-1903. The
3. D. Z. and r classes. with four
lake-type N-boats. are now consid-
cred obsolete and are shortly 20 be
Withdrawn from service. The T.. *.
L and N and the other y types
have not a very wide radius OF ac-
ton. but are considered useful Ter
coast defense. The newer types.
represent a distinct improvement on
their predecessors. especially as e.
habitabnity, size and cruising radius.
which latter is from 1000 % 10. 900
miles or the = class there are
three groups the holland. Lake
and government type.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09

ment will help in the general inter-
ests of science. The expenses will
be considerably reduced by the
elimination of the gigantic glass
mirror which would have been re-
quired but for the mercury dish
This dish will be kept rotating while
in use"
It was nearly two years ago that
Signor Marconi first announced that
he had received messages from the
planet Mars. He was disputed by
scientists. who said that his mes
sageS' were caused by atmospheric
disturbances
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09
Outdoor Vacation Plan Of Rescue Mission Needy Mothers and Children
OF City Success Swimming Makes Hit With Kids

ooh, yoy, yoy. yoy. Ms Duffe, on
yoy. 10Y. Joy. my toe. Oh. yoy. Joy.
Joy. etc. sd infalium.
a" Toy. as far AZ Z nave been able %
find means oh my Well. I rocked
that child until O'Clock ln the
morning before she finally went 90
sleep for good. I'm glad not many
OF the children get homesicki"
Bcvy OF Youngsters.
As she expressed this heartfelt
view. she rounded the corner OF a
little brick house. where she en-
countered a 5evy OF youngsters.
among whom were several who had
been out 20 the camp for a time
Emery, a small lad OF Is. who seem-
ed about OF the size OF u or 1s-
year-old boy. was preparing 20 go 60
work. He worked at a bakery. he
explained. but u was not nearly 80
much fun as building RATS Ike they
had done out at the camp. Theresa
and Gazella also expressed thc timid
opinion that they liked Il ell right
and that they liked the swimming.
too. even II they couldn't 90 out %
the raft
An italian family was next Wis
tied Various OF It's members had
been IN evidence along the way. but
e was not until "the teachers were
ensconced in state IN the front room
that the ensemble broke upon the
view. Seven children IN the family.
OF which six were present, and ssv-
eral OF the neighbor children. gath
cred FOR the entertainment. Tony
and Pete, boys OF seven and II, were
the ones OF the group who had been
out 20 the camp. and they. ike many
others OF the children. seemed 90 re-
member best the details OF their
swims Both boys we're accomplish
ed swimmers and divers and az
times caused no little amount OF
worry by swimming under water Tor
distance.
The omther spoke very little Ding
Hsh, and that was barely under
standable, but Il seemed that the alb
| scence from home OF even two OF
her seven had helped her out IN her
work.
An American home where trsrs
were four small children Was next
visited The father had been out OF
work frequently. and the mother had
been 81, SO that debts had piled up
in the way of grocery bills.
Milk a Real Treat.
Then you asked me and the chill
dren TO come out TO camp" said tbs
woman. AT first, l thought I
couldn't go. I've been married for
II years and never had a vacation
and never expected 20 have one.
We've had so much bad luck. But
my husband said I should go and
that he would try 20 catch UP some
on the bills while was gone with
the children. He did. too. and felt
lots better when I came back. The
girls liked 70 so much out there
they had the time OF their lives, and
got fat, TOO. Do you remember
Continued on Page Pr
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09
By MARGARET FREsHLEY.

An out Of door vacation Tor 29s
mothers and children-most persons
o. organizations when confronted
with a problem such as this would
be. % put It, mildly. nonpluss yet
this same program was succe tully
worked out this summer by the .ty
Rescue mission at It's summer camp.
the season for which has just closed.
J. required the untiring efforts Of
Ray A. Bird. his wife, and their as
Histant, Mrs. Marie Dufie. and a.
Mr.. Bird states IN a report OF the
summers work. $50 gallons OF milk,
600 pounds OF n eat. 800 dozens Of
eggs. 40 loaves OF bread. $50
pounds II butter. and many fresh
vegetables from the two and one
half acre garden OF the camp. but
the relief given TO the poor OF the
city seems well worth all that II
cost
The camp was built by the mem
bers OF the local Elk lodge. Aug. IA,
1916 at Chain ODakes, the con-
s,ructiou OF the building being com
pleted I'm one day. and since then,
mothers or children OF the city who
would otherwise be unable 20 en-
5oy any sort Of vacation. have been
entertained az some time during the
GUNNER months. usually for a Pc
Rod OF two weeks. There was no
charge for room or board, and car
fare 10 and from the camp was paid
for those who could not AFFORD even
this small amount.
Twenty Sleeping Rooms.
There are 20 sleeping rooms in
the building, accommodating from
three TO six persons each. A varying
number OF persons were taken 20
the samp with each group, but IT
was seldom that IL was not filled 20
capacity.
The schedule maintained at the
camp was as follows
Rising bell at $50.
Breakfast at 700.
Following breakfast, the womeT
and older girls washed and wiped
the dishes. and prepared the vege-
tables for dinner. the boys presid-
ing at the wood pile, and cleaning
up the camp. This work seldom
took more than an hour.
Games and other forms Of recrea
tIon were In order until swimming
at 9:i5, which was quite the mos
popular OF the attractions.
Dinner at 1900. and during tn,
noon hour Bible verse wa
learned
Following dinner there was {
period OF supervised play for tn,
youngsters. and then the Who'll,
camp went In swimming again.
Supper at 500 preceded by de
yOtlons.
Some form of entertainment
reading or story telling, took VI
the time until the good might bel
sounded at s O'Clock for the children
and at 9 o'clock for the adults.
The regularity OF all activities. tn,
healthy outdoor life and wholesom
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09
LOOe Of Mankind for Ro11anci9 Uncertain Things Serves hcUe
TO American Scientists in Their Desire Sole the MYSTERIES

made known through ]. T. c. Mac
Beth. London manager OF the Mar
conf Wireless Co, Ltd, that he had
again received wireless messages Of
n strange character which he be-
lieved came from the neighbOring
planet. According 10 Macbeth, the
famous inventor OF wireless tcle-
graphy is frankly won over TO the
belief that inhabitants on Mars have
been signalling 10 Earth by wireless,
with wave-lengths almost 10 times
that produced by the most powerful
station on earth.
And. those who are wont to scott
at the theory OF inhabitation Of
Mars and speak OF the proponents Of
the theory as misguided dreamers,
pause. and hope success Will award
the efforts OF those scientists who
are determined not 10 give up until
they meet with some success. Per-
haps the results of their efforts TO
photograph or signal Mars will
show positive proof there are signs
OF inhabitation or. at least. obtain
proof. Just as positive. TO negative
the theory and conclude the contro-
versy which has so aroused the cur
iosity Of the world.
Telescope 80 TT. I'm Diameter.
Prof. Macfee. in his statement, pro-
poses to use an abandoned mine
shaft in northern Chile on the west
coast OF South America as the site
OF his lmprovised telescope. \ large
dish. so feet IN diameter, containing
a small lake of mercury. will be
placed at the bottom of the shaft
4 The dish will be rotated at a speed
/ fast enough TO form a concave re-
Hector and will converge the ray:
OF light. which VIII be received over
surface OF so feet in diameter. OF
| thousands OF times larger than the
Largest lens used in any telescope.
| Prof Macfee sets forth his views
as follows:
The giant telescope which I an
planning TO erect in Chanaral, Chile
for the study OF Mars is no new in
vention. Rather IT IS the grouping
of several new and original ideas
which Will make it the most power
I ful in the world.
The revolving metal dish, filled
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09

with mercury, from reflection of
which photographs will be taken. is
not my invention. 1t is 80 years old.
It was abandoned some time ago,
however.
The metal container with mer-
curry will be so feet in diameter and
viii rest az the end Of the teles-
cope at the foot of the mine shaft.
II viii enable us 10 dispense with
glass mirror reflectors.
AT present we are only drawing
up the plans for the telescope which
viii be built in Chile 1t will be sunk
in convenient mine shaft which
was found near Charanal by my
friend. Prof. Todd. It is 800 feet
deep and will contain the barrels OF
the telescope. When sheathed, the
diameter Of the telescope Will be so
feet wide.
Mars will be nearer TO earth in
1924 than at any other time in 100
years For several months in that
year Mars will be at it's zenith di-
our telescope will be erected.
believes Illle FlNlStS InerP.
Although Mr.. Macfee is number
ed among those who believe that life
exists upon Mars and that the planet
is probably inhabited with beings
having more than the animal intel
ligence, he does not agree with Sig
nor MarcOni that It Is possible for US
to set up wireless communication
with stations possibly set up and in
| operation on that planet.
i believe that we will be able to
prove that life exists upon Mars. Ii
! has already been shown that Mars
/ has a surface resembling iron ore.
1t may be impossible TO commune
cate with the planet. but I believe
that the only possible method is by
flashes of light.
Il do not believe that il is pos
sible TO communicate by wireless, for
J the electrical waves would lose
| themselves in the different atmOs-
presses that intervene.
Sounds which Prof. William Mar
conf recently reported were regis
tered and which were believed by
/ him 10 come from Mars must have
/ come from some other planet near
or the earth than Mars II they came
from any planet at all
While I will not attempt 20 COM
municate with Mars I shall take
| thousands Of photographs. They
viii be snapshots with a speed OF
nine one-hunGredths OF a second
With Mars az the zenith. Mars viii
be reflected upon the mercury.
which. n. turn, will reflect il into a
| praxinoscope at the tops OF the shaft
which Will throw It back into the
camera focused at an angle Of IS de-
grees.
Close-ups of Mars.
The remarkable feature OF Mr..
Macfees proposed experiment
which Il is planned 20 have in op-
Grafton in 1924. when Mars will be
within 100000 miles OF the earth
is the photographing OF the image
OF Mars as reflected and magnifled
by the lake OF mercury. The first
magnification. he says. will bring
Mars ts a theoretical position or only
500 miles away. This photograph
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09

negative the existence OF q dense at
mosphere upon the neighboring
planet
All photographs OF Mars show an
extremely white disc upon Mars
poles, a grayish coloring over that
part OF its surface which oorrespond
10 the earth's temperate zones. and
visible black markings, irregular IN
shape. IN a belt com pleteIy sur
rounding the planet midway between
the poles. These black markings
are the tropics OF Mars and they ars
supposed 10 represent vegetation.
while the white spots a. the poles
the scintillaung reflection OF frozen
particles OF carbon diOxida The
poles OF Mars are believed 20 have a
mean temperature OF about 100 de-
grecs below zero. The grayish col
oring, indicating the temperate
zones Il follows. are vast sections OF
the planets surface covered with
glacial fields OF ice and snow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09

atmosphere. The ground is covered
with a nitrate soil and is void CT all
vegetation. Another reason was that
Mars VIII be directly over that spot
several times.
Il am confident the experiment
viii be a success and that we Will be
able 10 prove that life exists upon
Mars. II is possible we may be
able 10 throw light upon the habi
tation OF the Martians and the mys-
terious markings upon the face Of
the planet which astronomers have
long thought 10 be artificial canals.
Il Will have Prof. Todd Can Amer
lean professor OF astronomy with
me and the expenses viii be divided.
I expect the American navy depart
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09

known codes, would result in the es-
Enlistment Of communication be-
tween this planet and Mars, If Sig
nor MarcOnTs messages come from
there.
Mars Seasons Like Ours.
Mars is 1920 miles in diameter,
less than half the size of the earth
in mass. At its nearest approach to
the earth it IS approximately 10000
900 miles away, about one-third
the distance from the earth to the
sun. It's orbit is exterior 10 that Of
the earth and varies quite consider
ably from an exact circular form, so
that the planets distance from the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09

Marconi, however. by further
testing has found that his signals
are interrupted regularly. regardless
OF other interference. Signor Mar
conf and other scientists now claim
that the messages under iscussion
come from another planet. because
the wave length IS almost 10 times
that produced BY The largest OF our
most powerful stations According
10 Macbeth. who spoke for Marconi.
the inventor has picked up waves
estimated at $50 600 meters. when
the largest waves our radio Stations
can produce are 1900 meters.
MIR. Macbeth said he believed It
only a question OF time before in
ventive genius, IN deSiphering IN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09

is then photographed through
lens magnifying $4,000 diameters
and bringing the surface of Mars to
within a distance theoretically Of
only a mile and a half
He says:
I'VE shall obtain an initial mag
MITIGATION Of $4,000 and the pictures
will he remagnified upon another
screen $4,000 times The first pic
ture will shows Mars about 800
miles away theoretically and the
away.
"Chanaral, Chile. was chosen on
account Of the wonderfully clear