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The Washington times., 1921-05-15
LIGHTNING LASTS
TENTH Of SECOND
Flashes Depend on voltage" Of
Thundercloud and Flow Of
Electricity.

you have noticed that rain clouds
are dark, sometimes black, shading
OF to lighter portions. The dark
sections appear darker than the rest
because they contain more moisture.
Hence they contain a greater amount
of electricity than the lighter por-
tons, are under higher electric
pressure or voltage, and there is an
unstable equilibrium, until finally
the accumulation of electricity at
one such point becomes SUFFICIENT to
overcome the resistance of the inter-
vening air, and there is a lightning
fash and the voltage Is equalized.
There are really three things
which make up the lightning flash
the electric pressure or voltage Of
the thunder cloud; the current or
flow of electricity in the discharge
given in 'amperes,' and the duration
of the discharge. All these three
quantities multiplied give the energy.
There are several ways of esti-
mating the electric pressure, or VOLT
age of the thunder clouds. which give
harmonious results. The current in
the lightning fash amounts to per-
haps 10000 amperes, more OF less,
with a duration probably OF about
.0001 of an ampere though some
lightning flashes. mainly low-press-
ure ones, may last much longer.
1.-THE human eye, of course, is not
capable of measuring any such in
finitesimally short duration OF time,
and the fash is seen merely because
the eye retains an image il receives
for a fraction of a second-about
one-tenth of a second. The effect
produced on the eye by lightning
fash would be about the same
whether the fash lasted a tenth of a
second or was of 100 times greater
intensity. but lasted for only ono
hundredth as long.
The Washington times., 1921-05-15
ELECTRIC GRILL MOTHER
TO BROOD OF CHICKS

In California, baby chicks are ex-
tensively raised-so many. in fact.
that mother hens task Is often taken
over by a brooder. Mr.. Blank en-
larged his brooder house in order that
he might raise more chicks, and at
that time he installed a coal oil burn
er to provide the required heat.
One day while he was away from
home the stove exploded, but, very
fortunately his wife was near enough
to extinguish the flames before the
chicks persisted. The stove was a
wreck, and the weather was cold so
that there was danger of losing about
one hundred dollars worth OF week.
old chicks.
Mrs. Blank saved the day, for she
thought of her three-heat electric grill
which was such a quick little heater,
so she soon had 1t placed under the
hot water tank and kept the place
warm for the chicks. That happened
in February, 1920, and to cate, the
electric grill has been a foster mother
to I 800 baby chicks and is now tend
ing and keeping warm alb out zoo more.
This little grill has been mostly on
high heat for the past sixteen weeks
in the brooder house and Mr.. Blank
expects 1t to hold out for this sea
sons run, which will be for 1000
more chicks.
The Washington times., 1921-05-15
DARK CLOSETS ENDED
BY ELECTRIC SYSTEM

Blessed, in the thoughts Of the
housewife, is the architect who plans
the wiring of a house so that dark
closets are lighted automatically by
the opening Of the door.
She does not have to grope around
in the dark to find the lamp and turn
the current on As the door is opened,
It closes a switch and the closet Is
instantly flooded with light. When
the door is closed, it automatically
shuts off the light.
The convenience of this appeals to
every housewife. The switch is not
expensive and can be installed by any
qualified electrician IL it was not in
cluded in >the original wiring ar
rangement of the house.
Incidentally. it may be added that
the location of the light in a closet is
worthy OF some thought. Obviously,
it should be placed where it will ar
The Washington times., 1921-05-15
DOUBLEDAY CO,
/. FEATURE WIRELESS
D. c. Electric Firm Is Keeping
Abreast Of Heavy Demand
For Radio Apparatus.

Washington boasts Of a headquar-
tiers for wireless equipment said to be-
second to none in this country. With
respect to completeness of the stocks
of equipment and In personnel of the
experts in charge. the Doubleday-HilI
Electrical Company. It's Twelfth
street northwest, has sought to keep
abreast OF the leading firms y. n
Hall, thoroughly proficient licensed
operator with years OF practical ex-
perience In wireless, Is in charge Of
the department.
Here the most improved equipment
produced by such firms as de Forest.
Clapp- Eastman, Murdoch and Grebe
are to be found At their fullest and
best. affording a choice capable Of
supplying the need Of amateur and
professional alike. 1t is now planned
by this arm to install complete out
Mt for the transmission of music by
wireless, the latest popular develop
ments along wireless lines. Already
the de Forest wireless phones are on
display and attract q great deal Of
attention.
The Doubleday-Hiii Company issues
a large, interesting, instructive and
up-to-date atalog on wireless appara-
tuS and equipment which affords un-
ending interest to those interested in
the advance OF wireless equipment
These booklets are distributed free upon
Thse booklets ar distributed free upon
application.
The Washington times., 1921-05-15
All FOON YELLS
IN NICK OF TIME
Cops Come, Beat Up Ex-Convict,
Find 81 800 Brooch in One
q of His Socks.

NEW YORK. May 1l-Into New
FORKS Chinatown. when the lights
burned low last night. came q Sing
Sing sandman-and thereby hangs
this tale:
Ole Mathison, alleged ex-convict
from the "city of silent men" at Os-
stniug, was in police cell to-
day nursing innumerable cuts and
decorations, bumps. and bruises, in
fncted on him by a detective who
had battered him almost beyond
recognition after Mathison's unso-
licited visit to All Foon. a Mott street
merchant prince.
All Foon. on the other hand. was
drcwsily rejoicing over the recovery
ora diamond brooch worth $500
drowsiiy. because All Foon had not
yet quite recovered from the effects
of the "sandman's sand" to-wit:
chloroform.
But to the senses of the seasoned
veteran from Opium Land the white
mans drug was not sufficiently
strong to keep him from realizing
what was happening to the precious
brooch while the sickeningly sweet
poison was lullfng him into no mans
land He yelled for help just as he
was losing consciousness. Three
pfainclothes men heard him. One
found Mathison, hatless, covering In
dark doorway. whittier he had fed
with the brooch.
Tho Sandman" proved wideawak-,
leaped at the detective with tiger
like swiftness-then ensued a terrible
battle, in which the officers night
stick rendered the final decision.
At the police station the prisoner.
looking like a soldier coming from a
front-line trench after lombard
ment had to disrobe. When it cams
to shedding his socks he baked. But
OF they came under the hefty jerks
of cops. From the depths OF the right
sock glittered the magnificent
brooch. In the left reposed two
ounces of chloroform.
Mathison. so the police say. then
confessed having trailed the China
man for DAYS. finally entered his
apartment through a window, hidden
under All Foon's bed, and, after An
Tooh had retired, gently applied the
ehloroform.
All Foon's yeip saved him $4,000 in
currency and $1,000 in jewels in a
safe that stood in the same room.
The Washington times., 1921-05-15
STORE WILL SHOW
CATARACT WASHER
soIomon's Shop Manager Says
1900" Machine Saves
Clothes and Expense.

Interesting demonstrations of the
1900" Cataract Washer will be given
al SoIomon's 1900 Shop. TOT Twelfth
street all this week
Concerning the merits Of this mod
ern household appliance, the manager
Of the 1900 Shop says:
The 1900 Cataract Washer win
pay for itself in . few months time.
First, IN the saving of money actually
paid out for an inferior quality OF
work done by hand. Second, in the
saving of wear and tear to the
clothes from the constant use and
abuse Of the rubboard. This 10 by far
the greater saving. Fabrics Of every
description are washed in the 1900
Cataract positively without injury
and will last many times as long a.
when washed in the old way.
This IL due to tho fact that there
are no interior working or moving
parts in the tub. The water and suds
ere forced over. under and through
the fabric as the tub swings back
end forth at the rate of about forty
strokes in each direction per minute.
Owing to the shape and the move
ment of the tub the water and suds
are agitated to q greater extent than
has heretofore been accomplished by
any manufacturer of washing ma
chimes. This makes II possible to
complete the washing process in less
time, with less power and at the low
Get possible expense.
The quality of the work turned out
by the 1900 Cataract Washer Is su-
perior in every respect to that done
ty hand or by the wide variety OF
washing machines that operate on the
friction principle. and which are de-
signed for quantity. not quality work.
TT has no cylinder to lift out and
clean and dry after each washing. 1t
is not necessary to wash the washing
machine after you have washed the
clothes.
The 1900 Cataract Washer Is sub
stantially built, and will give lasting
sa tisfaction for a lifetime IL properly
taken care of.
"A child can understand It, II Is
the simplest but most effective
washer on the market. 1t received
the gold medal. the highest award, at
the Panama Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco"
The Washington times., 1921-05-15
VACUUM CLEANER
BUSINESS IS BRISK
J. Watson Terhune Completes
Best Week in History of
His Activity.

The public Is regaining normal pur-
chasing power.
This Is the opinion of J. watson
Terbune, for the past three years dis
tributor for the Ohio electric vacuum
cleaner in the District OF Columbia
and northern Virginia Terhune's Of
fices are located in the Maryland
Building. 1910 II street northwest.
Terhune has reason a-plenty for his
statement. Looking up from his
books yesterday afternoon, he smiled
and replied to q reporters query As
to business: I've just completed my
best week in the history of my bust
ness. District wives are certainly
waking up to the value of q vacuum
cleaner. The same thing is true of
my Virginia territory" he continued.
The Washington times., 1921-05-15

It is generally conceded that the
housekeeping is unexcclled. the Gull
nary arrangements very good. the
cuisine of SURPRISING excellence. In
addition to modern electrical illumi-
nation, what of the electrical equip
ment in this home of national inter
est? -.
The Society for Electrical Develop
ment Is indebted to Lieut.. Col, C. o.
Sheriff.. corps of engineers, office of
Public Buildings and Grounds, for this
authentic account OF electrical equip
ment in the White House:
One automatic passenger elevator,
one automatic dumb waiter, one
The Washington times., 1921-05-15

vacuum cleaning machine. with neces-
sary pipes leading to all rooms. halls
and corridors; one electric plate
warmer, one electric water pump, one
electric ice cream freezer. one cleo
trically operated cooling plant in the
Executive office. six exhaust rams TOT
ventilation. two sets Of storage bat
teries for house telephone. bells and
annunciator; one electrically operated
Are alarm system.
The Office of Public Buildings and
Grounds IL charged with the care, re-
pair and maintenance Of the White
House.
The Washington times., 1921-05-15
Items Of Interest and Gossip of Electrical World

The Ohio electric cleaner is built
on the air principle. and has a small
spiral friction brush which acts
! SereIy as an accessory for picking
up hair, thread. lint and other surface
litter. The Ohio weighs slightly
more than eleven pounds. and Is the
only cleaner on the market with an
automatic switch. This switch makes
the Ohio shock proof.
The Washington times., 1921-05-15
Mayor Resumes His Duties.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, May IL
Mayor Cleveland M. Seibert, of this
city, who has been attending the ses-
SION Of the West Virginia Legislature,
at Charleston, was brought home seri-
ously i'll, following a collapse in the
Charleston courthouse a week ago
He Is now able to attend to his duties
again.
The Washington times., 1921-05-15
Electric Devices in
White House Include
Pump, Cooling Plant

The house is product of human handicraft but the
home is creation of the heart!
Drums sefevident truth and there is no home in
this whole nation in which much interest centers in
the White House. s.,
The Washington times., 1921-05-15

ford a maximum of illumination. and
where none Of the contents OF the
closet will come into contact with IL
A good position is on the Wall imme-
diately above the door. BY this ar
rangement both the floor and the
shelves will be illuminated
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-05-28
PREPARE FOR M. S. c. w.
HOMECOMING WEEK
Young Women in Eight COun-
ties VIII Spread An
nOuncement.

Columbus, Miss, May 23.-Eighty
students of the Mississippi State
College for Women in as many coun-
ties in Mississippi will represent the
college and Columbus as county pub
licity chairmen for the big Columbus
centennial and home coming celebra-
tion the week Of Oct. IL to %.
These young ladies will represent
the publicity committee Of the CEN
tennial commission, of which v. B.
lines is chairman, and through them
a personal invitation will be extend
ed to the thousands of former stu
dents and graduates of the college to
come back to Columbus for the big
centennial celebration. The college
will have a large part in the centen-
nial program, one or two days hav-
ing been set aside for the institu-
tion. 1t is expected that hundreds
of former students will take adyan-
tage of the opportunity to come back
to their alma mater and renew
friendships of other days.
Miss Mary Lee Maui has been
named to represent the college in
Lincoln County. She is a daughter
of Hon. and Mrs. J. A. Maui, Of
Brookhaven.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-05-28
INSURANCE CASE Is
SET FOR JUNE l3
Appeal for Insurance Companies
for Time Granted; Heavy
May Docket.

The date for the trial of the suit
of State Revenue Agent Stokes v.
Robertson, asking for nearly one
billion dollars damages against the
fire insurance companies was set
for Monday, June 13, 1921 by Cham
cellor V, ]. Stricken yesterday. An
appeal was made to Chancellor
Stricken by ]. B. Harris and H. v.
Watkins, counsel for the insurance
companies asking that the hearing
of the case be postponed. Attorneys
for the state revenue agent, Clayton
and Chalmers Potter, declared to the
court that they were ready now for
the case to come up.
In granting the appeal of the in
surance companies, Chancellor
Stricken said that he thought it best
to put the case off until later in the
May term of the court because the
time that it would take up would
interfere with the other cases on the
docket. The insurance companies in
asking for the delay stated that they
wished more time in which to pre-
pare their side. Fearing that 1t
would be impossible for the case to
come up at this term Of the court,
the revenue agent asked Chancellor
Stricken not to delay its hearlAg.
The May term of the Chancery
court convened yesterday, and the
session nronniSaS IN he an lInu-11pllv
busy one. No cases were heard Gs.
terday by the court, the day being
devoted to taking UP motions in
various cases, looking after minority
matters and other business of a
similar character such as usually
confronts chancery term on the
opening day.
Phone 81 for the best in printing
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-05-28
MAS0NS CONFER De-
GREE ON NINETEEN
Elegant Luncheon Served Mem
bers in Beautifully Rehabi-
litated Quarters.

Brookhayen Lodge r. q A. M,
held special meeting on Monday OF
this week, opening promptly at $500
p. m, conferring work in the Fell
low Crafts degree, ninteen candl-
dates being in waiting to be passed.
Notices had been mailed by the Sec
retary notifying the members Of this
special meeting, called by Worship
full Master WI. Finney, to keep up
with the many applicants being re-
ceived, also announcing lunch" In
the new banquet hall at $3.50 p. m.
that the work might be continued
in the evening.
A good attendance Of members
presented themselves to witness the
team work by members selected to
NIL these important stations in the
Lodge. and promptly at half after
six, the lodge was called to refresh
ment and Worshipful Master asked
all to repair to the new dining hall
to enjoy a rest and lunch" for a
few minutes.
No greater surprise was ever de-
picted ON the faces Of the brethren
as they filed in the hall to their re-
'spective seats, and beheld before
them tables set for a feast, with its
immaculate white damask cloths and
napkins of Masonic design, bsauti-
full new glassware, and china. each
piece bearing the name ''Brookhaven
CONTINUED on End page.)
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-05-28
WOMAN WOUNDED BY
FORMER BOARDER
Husband Shoots Assailant at
Hattiesburg - Mail Car
rier's Wife May Die.

Hattiesburg, Miss, May 26.-Tra-
gedy entered the home of J.. s. Nose
ly, mail carrier of this city, this
morning at 6:15 when Casey e.
Jones, a former boarder at the Nose
ly home on Fourth Street, sneaked
into the house while Mr.. Mosely was
out in the garden working, and nred
two pistol shots at Mrs. Mosely, both
taking effect, one in her neck and
the other in her left arm. She lies
near death at the South Mississippi
lnirmary.
AS Mr.. Mosely came running in
at the shots, Jones grabbed up one
of the little Mosely children, to pro-
tect himself from the husbands ven
geance, but Mr.. Mosely shot him in
the head with load of birdshot from
shotgun that was at hand, the
wound knocking the invader of his
home unconscious.
Police officials rushed to the scene
and Mrs. Mosely was taken to the
hospital, where her wounds are be-
ing treated, and where her condition
is regarded as most serious. Jones
was taken in charge by city and
county officers, and taken to the
Methodist Hospital, where his
wounds are not regarded as being
necessarily dangerous, except for the
fact that he may lose his left eye.
His entire face was covered with
blood from the shot, but only few
of the bullets took effect.
Many rumors are current as to
the cause of this tragedy, but Mr..
Mosely, who is prostrated by the ca
tastrophe that has ovettaken his lit
tie home, has no statement to make.
1t is understood on good authority
that Jones, who has been an employe
of the Hercules Powder Co., had of
late made himself a nuisance at the
Mosely home, and had left or been
ordered to leave some time ago. At
ter he had left, complaint was made
to the police that Jones was seen
carrying deadly weapon, and ex-
hibiting the same.
Warrants were sworn out for his
arrest on these charges, and police
had been seeking him for three days,
and it was understood that he was
in hiding. 1t also is had on good
authority that Jones had threatened
the life of Mrs. Mosely, and return
ed this morning to carry out his
threat.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-05-28
BAD WRECK ON THE
GRAVEL PIT ROAD
UncOupled Part of One Train
Runs Down Grade Into
One Following.

A bad wreck occurred on the gra-
vel pit line Of railway running east
Z miles Thursday afternoon at 1900
o'clock. Two cars loaded with gra-
vel were completely demolished, as
well as a caboose, these Immediately
afterwards catching 1re and be-
ing completely destroyed, the collis-
sion as well as the FIRE also badly
wrecking one of the engines Of the
two trains which went together. The
track was torn up for a distance of
a hundred feet. 1t was only by the
sheerest luck that there were no per-
sonal injuries attached to the smash.
The gravel trains were coming
into Brookhayen, one closely follow
ing the other. Just out of town and
the other side of the old Pearl River
mill site, the forward train lost its
caboose and three gravel cars, they
having become uncoupled in some
way. The first train steamed on in
not knowing that part of its load
had been lost. The last section fol-
lowed on up the grade past the Pearl
River site and then slowly started
back the other way toward its sister
train coming in, gaining speed with
each second down grade. The sec
ond train, as is the custom on ac-
count of the grade, came around the
curve just beyond Pearlhaven with
the throttle wide open in order to
make the pull with its long load OF
heavily laden cars UP the strong
grade.
The engineer and fireman, as the
curve was rounded. saw the inevi-
table disaster coming at them only
six hundred feet ahead. Both jump
ed and landed with safety as the oc-
Cupants of the caboose running loose
had just done few seconds before.
The concussion of the crash that fol-
lowed was tremendous. The engine
OF the west bound train was deraiI-
ed a foot, while the caboose was
nothing but mass Of splinters and
really unacceptable but for Its
cupolaI which was left intact and
thrown 15 feet to the side of the
road-bed. One of the three cars at
tached to the caboose was badly
smashed and throwA OF the track
several feet, while the one following
1t was careened on one end with the
other high up in the air, entirely of
the track and middle ways of the side
of the first gravel car. The third
car was rammed half way through
the first gravel car that was hit, this
car being pulled out by an engine
before it caught FIRE.
A fire, alarm was turned in from
Pearlhaven, but on account of the in
accessibility of the place where the
wreck occurred nothing could be
done by the iremen, nor large
number of spectators who went out
to view the scene,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-05-28
STATE WINS POINT :
IN TELEPHONE CASE
Attorney General Held Cumber-
land Company Had Slept
on Its Rights.

jackson, Miss, May 25.-Attorney
General Robertson and other lawyers
engaged in the Cumberland Tele-
phone rate case have returned from
Yazoo City where they appeared yes-
terday before Federal Judge Holmes
to argue against the injunction filed
by the telephone company restrain
ing the state and others from inter-
fering with the enforcement Of the
orders increasing rates by the rail-
read commission, and express them
selves as well pleased with the action
Of Judge Holmes In renanding the
case to the Circuit Court, as asked
BY the attorney general.
There was quite an array Of ie-
gal talent as besides General Rober-
SON the state was represented by his
assistant General Fred lotteries,
and Judged. Morgan Stevens, chair
man Of the Committee of Nins''
Eamed by the statewide mass meet
ing held here two months ago and
Hugh ". Wall, or Brookhaven, an
other member Of the committee. The
telephone company interests were
looked after by George Butler Of
Jackson; Judge Stone Deavours. Of
Laurel; A. s. Bozeman, OF Meridian;
and Mr.. Smith Of Atlanta.
The state took the position that
the telephone company Is barred
from ASKING hearing in sae Federal
Court, because It has nc original ju-
rtsdiction and because they had SLEPT
cn their rights in not asking for the
removal OF the cause before ding
their motion TO yacste the writ Of
certiorari issued by Judge Potter.
and Judge Holmes took that yiew Of
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-05-28
THURSDAY
FORTUNE TELLERS"
starring
MARJORIE RAMBEAU

A photoplay that throbs with
the pulse of human emotions
and grips the heart with its
graphic, human characterize
tions. Also Showing
A Rolin Comedy and Fox News
lie and 3sc.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-05-28
FEATURE
UNIVERSAL JEWEL
OUTSIDE THE LAW"
PRISCILLA DEAN

Supported by LON CHANEY
The most amazing American melo-
drama ever screened. Will keep
you guessing from start to finish.
Also showing a Century (Univer-
sal) Comedy Seeing is Believing"
28c and 55c.