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BY DIR. A. @. d. CROMMELIN.
I'm tho London Dolly MaiD.


I'm tho London Daily MatD.
vrHn number Of tiny planets
whose orbits lie On the main)
- bstween those Of Mars and
yupitsr mounts up year by year,
ana now approaches 1000. The ma
1ortty Of them have no interest save
A the professional astronomer, but
N happens that three Of very special
t,esre~t have been under observa-
t,on In recent months- The first OF
these b Eros, which was discovered
~ Or. witt, Of Berlin. in 1898.
n v.s soon found that the orbit OF
this planet approaches that Of the
..rth within fourteen million miles.
sr much nearer than any ether
p,.nst. This makes It peculiarly
ADAPTED for determining the scale OF
the solar system. and In particular
the distance Of the sun. by means OF
simultaneous observations at distant
ebservatories.
II viii not make one Of tn closest
spproaches tin February, 1881; prep
srations are already being made for
utilizing that important occasion to
the utmost -a@nug
The much less close approach
tsome twsnty-eight million miles, at
the beginning Of 1901 has already
been used for this purpose, but the
coming event should give a much
more reliable determination.
There In q second method Of find
ing the suns distance from Eros:
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Solar Eclipses

LONDON, Jan. There will
be only two eclipses next year. both
of the sun. The first, in March.
will be partly visible from England,
but to observe the second, in Sep
TENDER, II will be necessary to voy.
age to the southern hemisphere.
The latter eclipse will be total for
an unusually long period, and will
provide another opportunity Of
proving Einstein's prediction OF the
DETECTION Of starlight near the suns
limb.
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rapidly along. gazing absorbedly IN
to space. He was either some new
kind of saint or the old style Of VII
lage idiot.
ALL HAVE PECULIARITIES.
Such people are perhaps a little
exceptional, but there was not ono
who did not have some popularity.
because their clothes had been gen.
orally obtained from twenty differ
emit sources. However, with the
easy complacence Of Russia, these
incongruities were accepted a. the
normal.
Curiously enough, one Of tho first
signs Of new industry was tho sud-
den appearance Of number Of
shoeblacks. They had all the para
phernalia, including the velvet
cloth to give a final polish, that
one finds at street corners in Now
York. I think. on reflection. they
had all come from there. Just a.
all the clever little Jewesses whom
saw in public offices. They could
tell you all about tho East Side of
Americas chief city.
These shoeblacks did quite q good
trade. and again the most extra
ordinary people came along for .
polish. Soldiers, with dirty urH
forms and coarse, big jackboots.
paid their penny for q polish which
suggested painting the lily. On
one occasion, while my own boots
were undergoing the process. I saw
two Riddles standing by. aged about
ten and eight, respectively. They
were badly dressed, and their boots
were both worn and torn. but to
my establishment they came calmly
forward and duly got "a shine"
Another curious incongruity was
the number Of painted girls one
began to see soon after the open
ing Of the Paris Mode shop. Their
faces were works of art and the
powder and rouge were laid on
without disguise. while their eyes
were set out in rims Of kohl. These
were not young women Of bad
character; they belonged to the rich
bourgeoise class. particularly Of
those who had made money by
profiteering. The young women Of
doubtful character. on the contrary,
dressed modestly and adopted un-
obtrusive manners.
PICTURESQUE CHAUFFEURS.
The droschky drivers, with their
high hats. their blue coats. top
boots and spangled harness. looked
as picturesque as Venetian Condo
liers, but their minds turned rather
to commerce than to art. They
were really most ferocious bandits,
who always began by asking three
times their proper fare For the
most part, they starved their
wretched horses, and 1t was . pity
to find that these brigands were
among the most comfortable citi-
zens of Moscow.
Now and then from out the midst
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of the sorry 3ades of the dro=cAs:
drivers ono saw coal black.
superb trotter. drawing . slight
carriage. and speeding In splendid
style along the street II may b
said IN explanation that the Com
munist government owns various
studs of horses. including some OF
tho finest bred racers in the world.
They are kept on . farm about
forty miles from the capital, and
this farm IN In charge Of an Irish.
American jockey. He has had sew
eral opportunities of leaving Rus
STA, but when he was warned to
escape possible bad times he said:
"I cannot bear to think Of my
horses starving II 90 away. and
20. for good or bad, viii stay with
them to the end"
A MUSEUM OF CURIOsITIEs.-
The government gets up race
meetings occasionally with these
horses. and. although betting k
severely prohibited. that II reall,
the chief attraction to tho Rus
slams. The true Russian would
back his fancy with his last shirt
In the Lux Hotel in the Ters-
kaya I found an old acquaintance
Big Bin Haywood, head Of the I.
W. w.-installed AZ chief Of the
propaganda department He had
done his work well. for all the
streets in this quarter are pla-
carded with strongly worded ad-
Jurations to the Workers Of the
World to unite. In the window Of
one shop saw an immense sheet
with the letters. RED Russia,
Heart of the Worlds Revolution"
This would have been most Inn
pressive had not the shop been de-
serted and all its windows broken.
The ideal Ii there. II you like, but
there - something haggard In the
reality. So It was right through
and through this wonderful expert.
ence Of founding q new era
have said that I saw all these
wonders whenever I stepped out of
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Copyright 1917, ~ universal service ino.)
r ONDON, Jan. lit was never
dull in Moscow. To step out Of
the Savoy and walk along the
street was already to see q show Of
perpetual delight. The budding Of
the shops was like the Towering Of
q garden in spring. Every day
brought q new one. Here, near my
door. was q butchers stall set UP.
When I say stall. that is an inflated
way % speaking. as the whole outfit
consisted Of q big bearded black
guard who sat on his hunkers In the
gutter and held half a side Of raw
mutton on his knees.
Boolshops, however, began to APP
pear. but I discovered on inquiry
that most, II not all, Of the new
Russian books are printed in Ger
many. That IL only ono Of the hun
areds Of ways in which the Germans
are. quite iegitimately. exercising
their power upon Russia, and by
sheer intellectual force and organi-
sation throwing out . number OF
organic filaments which serve to
bind the two countries together.
But what struck me most Of all
was the incongruities of the place.
Here, for instance. walking In front
of me. II Q stylish. young woman
who. down to . certain degree OF
latitude Of her body. might have
stepped out of Broadway. That II
to say, she wore q hat and q Jacket
that looked to be quite Partisan. but
with a short dress she wore white
shoes and no stockings. She march
cd along. cool and unconcerned. and
her bare legs attracted me NOR
than the stylish get-up of her he d.
gear. On the right leg there were
two bites, and on the left one three.
STRANGE TYPES.
Here 10 another strange figure. A
young man comes across the street
without q hat; his hair IL brushed
back straight from his forehead, but
though long, 1t ends abruptly at q
certain level. He appears to be
student. Instead Of coat and vest,
however. he wears a flame-colored
something which looks like . wom-
ans blouse, except that instead Of q
graceful "v" shape opening, 1t II
buttoned high round his neck with
three buttons. 1t Is belted at the
middle, and It stands in striking con-
trast to q pair of drab trousers sur
mounting dilapidated tennis shoes.
No one except myself seemed to
take notice Of anything Of this sort.
but one individual certainly did
cause q few heads to turn round. He
was an extraordinary fellow, his
features looked to be Mongol. but
he had large full black eyes. A great
shook Of ooal-black hair hung like
q mane almost to his shoulders. In
stead of coat he wore q girls
sailor Jacket and q mans sailor
trousers. He had neither boots
nor stockings, but he walked
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She was only about four feet high.
but she was compact Of wisdom
and humor. She had heard Sir
Oliver Lodge lecture on spiritualism
In San Francisco. and a. she laughed
~ his IDEAS. not only was her mouth
wreathed in smiles. but from her
rolling shoulders, her whole being
seemed to be absorbed in amuse-
mont At the great scientists ex-
pense. All tho hardships Of Moscow
she took with the same humorous
grace. A dish Of boiled beans
amused her; tho hunk Of black bread
tickled her. and the raw salodka
delighted her.
One Of the strangest contrasts
was the sudden flight from tho
hunger-stricken, dead-looling city
to the fairyland Of Art. When the
opera opene dthere was . dazzling
display, worthy Of the glamor Of
the old imperial days. The ballet
was no less brilliant than Of yore.
In another thcater of states saw
Moliere played In Russian. and
played with splendid verve and
perfect art It was . curious sight
to So the full perfumed wigs Of
the days Of Louis XIV. the silk
stockings and buckled shoes: the
fascinating costumes Of the women.
and all the old courtly manners and
degrees Of Difference, presented to
people whose ideal was to reduce all
society to dead level of drab unifor-
nifty. Yet all the audience laughed
and applauded.
The incongruity did not end
there. Tho best seats were the
stalls. but they were not occupied
with what In New York is called
"the best people," nor even what
in Moscow could claim that des-
ignation. They were rather ILL.,
dressed and communicating peo-
pie, who had made money by spec
ulating in foodstuffs.
munist ideas by act of parliament
has resulted in producing q race Of
harpies who care for nothing but
gain at whatever hazard or by
whatever means. Those were the
kind who were sitting IN the most
expensive seats. Representatives Of
tho professional class among whom
had now q few friends-contented
themselves with tho back seats.
HARD FOR NOBILITY.
It 10 such people, and those Of
the old nobility. who find life in
the great Russian cities hardest
now. made the acquaintance of
one Of the aristocracy. The head
of the house Is an accomplished
man who, before the war. tried to
lead the Car and the aristocracy
In the direction Of liberal ideas
He II married to . charming and
highly educated woman. also one
Of the old nobility. and they have
two beautiful and we'll educated
daughters. At one time they were
worry rich.
One night . number Of woriSmen
took possession Of their house and
installed themselves IN the upper
rooms. Tho family conceded those
quarters to them, and retired to the
ground floor. Part Of that was sub
sequently taken from them; nov
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they iive IN . somewhat prsoar3eus
way IN three rooms Of their oncs
brilliant palace. They do not oom-
plain unduiy. and they are even VIII
ing to serve the government. - ths
lady said:
what can We dot We cannot
chop wood or do hard work equiva-
lent. for we are not strong enough;
but in the present system . higher
value 10 put upon work of that sort
than on anything that depends on
intellect and education"
Certainly I do not wish to Sc
the old regime restored to power.
nor. I think. did this charming
lady. but she put her finger here
upon a blot, which is both q wrong
and an absurdity, in the present
regime.
One of the least pleasing Of the
incongruities in Moscow was that
of the style in which the commits
sars drove through the streets.
Ordinary people, even the employees
of the government. walked, because
the practical droschkis were too
dear. Only profiteers could afford
to take them. but there were . few
cars. nevertheless, in the city.
ELEVEN AUTOS IN MOSCOW.
was told by an expert that there
were exactly eleven. but that seven
had browen down. Once broken
down. they were done for.
One Of my Russian friends, VINO
belonged to the government, called
for me one day to show me around
Moscow. We started gaily. but We
had not gone quarter Of q mile
before the car collapsed. That
was the end Of its official exist
ence.
II, however, there are only four
good cars in Moscow, they multiply
themselves by their activity. Some
times a car would como whiriing
along a crowded street At some
forty miles an hour filled with
a band Of workmen in leather
jackets. They were the aristocracy
Of labor in Moscow. and they
seemed to be all jolly fellows who
enjoyed life.
sterner cast. but still more disre-
gardful Of the safety of the citi-
Gems. Their cars hooted and
shrieked terribly. but even then
the populatio scattering alright.
edly right and left. had barely time
to get away.
Once I saw q poor old woman
within an ace Of being run down.
On another occasion one Of these
brutes nearly ran me down. was
in the middle Of a large space, and
not knowing which way he would
direct his erratic course. stood
stock still. He had abundant room
on either side of me, but he made
straight for me. and I was just able
to escape. He then swore at me.
And this would not be so bad
were not those people the cham
pions Of the religion Of Brother.
hood and Equality. carried to the
highest point. No brutal officer OF
the Gar was ever more tyrannical
or Indifferent to the rights OF
others than these whirling brutea
wrongly placed in authority.
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strongest was . man whom I Judged
to be an Engiishman. with . long
frock coat and . tall silk hat Az
saw him walking UP the corridor
stared ut him with amusement. He
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the Savoy, but the Savoy itself WIS
a delightful museum Of curiosities.
Some OF the most remarkable people
in the world seemed to have been
collected there, and one Of the
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HUNGER-STRICKEN FOLK
STILL WORSHIP ARTS
DESPITE FAMINE PERIL

Opera Opens in Gorgeous Display OF Wigs and
PerukeS of Fourteenth ouis-Veritable Fairy
land OF Once Imperial Ballet Striking Contrast
to Horrors of Streets Slavic Temperament
Carries ON I'm Midst of TerTors That Engulf
Nation.
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COLONEL LYNCH FINDS
RUSSIAN WOMEN MODISH
DESPITE RAGGED SKIRTS

Pretty Young Things Saunter Along Barelegged,
Entirely Unconscious of the GroteSQueneSS OF
Their Apparel Russian Men Wear Amy Old
Thing to Keep Warm BootblackS Are Har-
bingers of Trade Revival Paris Shops Find
Rouge Sells Even to the Hungry.
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Rouge Sells Even to the Hungry.
BY COLONEL ARTHUR LYNCH.
Former Member Of British Parliament.

THIS Is the srth in series of articles Russian condi
tions By Col Arthur LYNCH former member of the British
Parliament ,oho has just returned from tao months v
IN Russia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-10

The 1921 figures mean that every
club in the two leagues averaged 2143
total bases, although not n single
club of countless thousands in the
majors and minors before 1920, could
climb to the 1000 mark.
Records Last Year.
In 1920, the year which ~signalized
the first wild rampage Of sluggery,
the Browns set the record by hammer
ing for 2,246 bases. The Cardinals
garnered the National honors that
season with 2,115. Those marks were
presumed to be unbeatable Yet
they lasted only IN year.
For in 1921 the Yankees banged out
2,437 bases, the worlds record, ara
the Cardinals hung up a new figure
for the National League when they
| gathered in 1920 sacks on hitting
| alone. In accomplishing their trick
the Yankees made 1876 hits which
included 285 doubles, 81 triples and
134 home runs.
Once upon a time the man who
could make $50 total bases in a single
season had his head circled with
/ haloes. Now the walloper who can't
punch out 800 or more is regarded as
d plh6I ClUDDOl.
Of all the hitters, Babe Ruth alone
has gone beyond 400 total bases IN
one year of labor. George Slslel
came within one notch of it in 1920
when his total was 399. Ruth mad<
that phenomenal score of 457 in 1927
through the simple process of 204 hits
which embraced IS singles, A doubles
16 triples and SO homers.
Ruth's Total Largest
Ruth has the greatest total base
average of any man that ever played
the game. His 457 in 1921, 3SS in 1926
and his better than 500 total base
work in 1918 and 1919 have given hin
an average of 326 total bases for his
entire career.
Ty Cobb has four seasons beyond
800 total bases-367, 1856, 324 and 302
His total base average for his entire
baseball lifetime is Psi, Sisler, wht
has gone better than 800 total base
twice, averages 253 for his career
Sam Crawford also averaged 253. La
joie's mark was 213. Eddie Collins i:
222.
Joe Jackson, n time slugger Of the
White Sox, is runner up to Ruth. H;
whanged out an average of 277 tota
bases during his nine years. Trii
Speaker has averaged 261 for IL sea
sons. Rogers Hornsby is the Nationa
League topnotcher in the matter o
total bases with 266 for SIX seasons
Honus Wagner once held the majo
record with 23S total bases for a base
ball lifetime. And now Ruth is aearl!
100 sacks in front of him and a hord'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-10
DANIEL BOONE HURLS
INDIANS TO VICTORY
OVER "WEDNESDAY

His names James, but it's a cinch
that big league fans will never learn
it.
He allowed but six hits to the Bos-
ton Red Sox at Cleveland Wednesday,
and enabled Speakers team TO win,
Z to g..
He'll be Daniel from his frs time
up to his last time out. For his last
name is Boone.
He is the new pitcher signed by
the Cleveland Indians.
Boone first attracted attention as a
ball player while with Alabama uni
versity, the institution where Joe and
Luke Sewell and Riggs Stephenson,
also Indians, laid the foundation for
their baseball fame. He was a stu
dent there when those three lads were
cavorting about the campus.
On leaving college Boone broke into
pro ball with the Atlanta club in the
Southern association in 1919 and that
year won Is and lost Z games for the
Georgian team. The next year, with
Atlanta, he won Is and lost IL games
Last year Chattanooga obtained hin
in exchange for third baseman Fred
Graft. Boone did well considering thai
he was with a taileqd team. He wor
II and lost 20 games for a percentage
above that of his team.
He played with Chattanooga this
year until signed by the Indians.
During his service with the South
ern Association clubs, he hurled three
one-hit games. His best year was il
1920 when he pitched one cne-hi'
game, two two-hit games, one three-hi
contest and two four-hit battles.
He was born in Northport, Ala, il
January, 1898. He stands six feet
! eight inches tall and weighs 49,
pounds. = Scouts say he has a goo:
curve and plenty of speed. Tri
Speaker believes all he needs is a bi
of big league experience to make hin
right.
Boone got a brief tryout with thu
Tigers last fall, working in two inn
ings against the Yankees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-10
YALE'S ROWING ART
IN LEADERS, HANDS

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Leader
comes from the northwest where they
are born with two big dukes and the
instinct to use hem.
Some interesting drama will be en-
acted next spring at New Haven n
Gales Ferry when Leader starts ap-
plving western rowing methods TO the
Yale squad.
Leader is a strict disciplinarian and
the lack of discipline is said to have
sunk Yale rowing to the bottom OF
nearly every river they have been on
in two years.
Yale needs a rowing leader and they
seem to have acquired one in name
and in disposition.
Conditions prevail in athletics at
Yale that perhaps do not exist in any
other big university of the United
States. The captain of the variE4s
teams is regarded almost as superior
ITO the coach and his judgment and
opinion outrank the coach with the
committee.
The senior societies at Yale also
throw an intense political factor into
athletics. particularly in crew work.
Several good coaches at Yale have
failed because of the influence of SEN
ior societies in getting blue bloods"
into the shell, instead Of more capable
members of rival organizations.
Yale's policy has been to place ath-
letic coaching in the hands of Yale
alumni and this is said TO have had
the wrong effect. Practically all of
the coaches nave been former Yale
stars and most OF them members of
n of the senior societies. Their
ormer society affiliations worked
sometimes almost to the point of dis
examinations.
Rows between the team captains and
the coaches have been frequent, es-
pecially in the rowing and two of the
deposed coaches claimed that they
could have produced great crews il
they had been allowed TO have their
own way.
Failure at football is said to be the
result OF the inability of Tad Jones
to divorce society politics from the
gridiron.
Leader, having no political affilia'
ton at Yale and being of a dominant
personality, might succeed where MS
predecessors have failed.
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Webster Plays at Abingdon
For Second Game of Season

ARLINGTON, Aug. 10.-Webster will
play at Abingdon Sunday afternoon for
the second time this season. Abing-
ton won the decision in the first meet
ing, s to z. The two teams are evenly
matched and the Arlington manage
ment expects one of the largestcrowds
of the year to turn out to witness the
game.
Any team desiring games with Alb
ington is requested to get in touch
with Harrie Jarrett, Centerville, R. R.
A, or call >Centerville, phone I'M.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-10
PUSHED BACK
WHILE CARDS DIVIDE
GAMES WITH BRAVES
tBy Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The veteran
George Burns daring base running
gave Cincinnati the deciding run in its
second straight victory over the Giants
8 TO 2 and sent Georges former team
mates back into second place, two
points below the st. Louis Cardinals,
who divided a double-header with the
Boston Braves. Burns staged his spec
tacular stunt in the fifth when he
caught Pep Young mapping and dashed
from first { second on a short fly to
right field, later scoring on Harper's
single.
Captain Dave Bancroft, whose poor
fielding has been disastrous for the
champions in several games recently,
tossed two runs to the Reds in the
second and third innings with wild
throws. The Giants outhit the Reds
II to 5, Kelly knocking out his third
homer in two days, but Couch was in
%yincible in the pinches.
Divide Double-Header
The Cardinals were unable to solve
Frank Miller and were blanked by the
Braves 5 to 0 in the first game, but
although outhit 2 to 1 in the second
managed to win 6 to 3, with the aid of
! Kopf's three misplays.
The Yanks and Browns remained a
game apart, as both won the final
Clashes of the intersectionaI invasion.
A rally off Walter johnson gave ST
Louis W. run and an SO victory over
Washington. Babe Ruth poled out his
twenty-frst homer and was robbed of
another by a great leaping catch by
Cobb, while the Hugmen pounded
Ehmke and made it three out of four
in the series.
Boone, a Southern association re-
cruit, held Boston to six hits in his
first start for Cleveland and the In
dams won 7 to 5. The Athletics even
ed the series with Chicago by punching
! hits off Faber in the seventh and
eighth to win 4 to 8.
Alexander twirled Chicago to a 6-5
victory, the second straight over Brook
Ign, but had a narrow escape in the
ninth, when a rally yielded the Robins
three runs.