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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
CAMELs IN THE U. 8.

In 1855. Jeff Davis. while Sec.
rotary of War, introduced camels
into the arid regions Of the south
west. the first lot Of fifty animals
arriving in Texas and being dis
tributed among the posts along the
line from ''Santone" to Ell Paso
del Norte.
In the following year forty more
arrived, and were used by the
military throughout what II now
Arizona and New Mexico.
The first tests held during rainy,
muddy weather were very success.
full, and 1t was believed the trans.
portation problem Of the Great
American Desert" was solved.
But dry weather lessened the en-.
thusiasm over the supposed con.
quering Of the desert, the stones
and rocks cutting the spongy pads
that form the animals feet to
shreds, and their use was reluc-
family abandoned. as no means Of
affording protection was found
shoeing, as In stock. being impos.
sible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
GARRETT P. SERVISS ON LUNAR
HORIZONS AND SCENES /
Some of Things Man Might View If He'
Made Visit to the Moon.

smaller diameter OF the moon,
whose radius is about 1 1850 miles.
against nearly 1000 for the earth.
On the larger earth the surface
drops, or rounds off, only eight
inches in a mile, the amount OF
depression increasing with the
square of the distance, so that in
three miles it becomes nine times
eight inches. or six feet.
How Moon Rounds Off.
But the moon rounds off about
Pa feet in a mile. so that at
distance of only 1.56 miles the
amount Of depression becomes
six feet. AS we stand gazing
from the sands, our lunar Car
thaginian friend points out
white speck resting on the blue
horizon and rubs his hands Joy
fully.
zone Of my ships" he says.
laden with diamonds from Ari.
starchus, that wonderful island
over in the Oceanus Procellarum."
(Oceanus Procellarum m q 8
Ocean Of Tempests."D
How high is that sail above
water?" we ask, brooding our
mathematical fancies.
"a hundred feet"
Let me see, let-me-see." we
murmur, figuring. "Eye-height. s
feet, depression 2.44 feet to hull.
therefore distance of horizon 1.56
mile. Sails height 100 feet, there
fore It's distance beyond horison
Ga miles, which added to 1.66
gives 1876 miles for distance Of
ship from shore. Why, on the
earth its distance would be over
fifteen miles,
The rich merchant only smiles
and rubs his hands. I'll take
you up in my airship to my place
in the mountains" he says.
There is only room to remark
that on the sun, the depression
Of the horizon would be only
about one-fourteenth Of an inch in
q mile!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
To Buy Russian Bonds
And Make the People Payf Hardly.

All the little people in France, good republicans loving
liberty also loving profitable investments invested their
In the bonds of the Russian Gar
occurred them that their love Of liberty would
spread Russia and that the bonds would be
pretty cheap investment
Now the French trying to French Russian
bond oneha the value of their bonds the
be made by the French and the French bank
even basis
That will put another strain French credit the French
budget and the franc
In this country there is little fearful which
would could arrange have the United States Govern
en from their the Russian bonds foohy bought
by American bankers
We have Government with tender spot for high finance
but it ism likely that shall 60 quite far that.
Our would buy lame horse that honest
farmer bought from gypsy There better for
buying lame bond foolish banker bought from the Gar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
ID. G.. DRUGGIS rs NOT
LAW VIOLATORS
Bill Price Writes of the Unfairness of Whole
sale Accusations Against
Good Men.
By BILL PRICE.

m HE flinging of wholesale
charges that Washington
l. druggists are violating and
conniving at violations Of the pro-
hibition laws Is not likely to win
favor for the prohibition enforce
ment officials who are engaged In
that sort OF work.
One of the worst human weak
nesses, and 1t seems to amount
10 still greater enlargement when
government officials are guilty, is
general Observation-Disclosures
reflection upon all when few
may be guilty.
We have received this letter
from DIR. A. w. HEALY, much
respected Washington druggist.
and it Is SO full Of hard common
sense that II Is worth reading:
Having read articles published
I'm your paper relative 10 u probe
being conducted by the local pro-
hibitiOn unit, feel as though
the druggists of this city are
being subjected to undue pub
liity by that office. l am i'm.
closing for your information =
few reports extracted from the
last issue Of the Drug Trade
Weekly. from which you Will
note the number OF permits re-
vOked by the prohibition Office.
I'm other cities. In comparison
to this. l insist that. to my knOwl-
edge. there has not been one IN
stance where a local druggist has
been deprived OF his permit. This
record should speak for the cal
iber Of men engaged In the drug
business I'm Washington. Our files
and records are checked frequent
Iy by the local prohibition Off
GERS and evidently there seems
TO be no foundation for such a
report being issued by that office.
IN a census were taken OF the
druggists engaged In the business
here, 1 am sure that 1t would be
found that the majority have
been connected with the business
for many years. and as far back
as one can remember l fail to
recall any surprising disclosures
connected with the business.
The druggists Of Washington
have more than cO-Operated with
the officers of the law in COM
pretending any would.be viola
lions Of the narcotic and liquor
regulations. In this statement
am sure the local pharmacy in.
soectOrs, Messrs. Saunders and
Evans. will uphold me.
Knowing that your paper In
yariably deals only with the truth.
I think that you will agree with
me that the druggists 81 Wash
ington are I'm line for high praise
for the manner in which the local
drug business has always been
conducted in the past I'm the face
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
California May Now Support Self
By Taxation of New Oil
Properties
Copyright. 1879. By Star Company.
Properties

leaving its disposal up to the
next legislature.
One of the strongest indications
of the wealth that the State has
by mere chance come into pos.
session of is found in the case OF
John Dow, gardener at the hos
pital.
Dow. who receives a salary OF
$50 per month from the State,
recently bought few acres In
the vicinity of the hospital. Since
the discovery of oil, the land. Tor
which he paid but a few dollars
per acre, has been leased by him
to an oil company on one
sixth royalty basis. The produc-
ton of the wells on his five
acres Is returning him $500 a
day, or an average Of $lS2,50o
per year. Despite his sudden &C.
quirement of riches. Dow stu
insists on keeping his State job
at $40 per month.
The oil which is being taken
from the new fields near the
State property is, said to be OF
fine quality and is selling for
$1.45 per barrel. according TO re-
ports received here.
Oil experts who have examined
the State property declare 1t Is
one Of the most valuable pieces
OF property in the district.
Many State officials here are
Of the opinion that the legisla-
ture will decide to retain the
property for the State, thereby
making possible\ the largest re-
turn to the treasury on oil that
may be found.
The hospital property il valued
at about 100000. Done good
gusher would repay the State in
six months for all original en-
penditures on the land, accord
Ing to State officials.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04

SACRAMENTO. Cal-The re-
cent discovery Of oil in the VI
cinity of the Norwalk State Hos
pital. which is located about 20
miles from Los Angeles, may re-
suit in the State reaping a reve.
nue. from its property which
would nearly pay the upkeep Of
the State government. 1t became
known here recently.
Gilbert B. Daniels, chairman
the State Board OF Control. de-
clared that the hospital property
is believed to be rich in oil de-
posits.'
Several oil companies already
have made overtures to the Board
Of Control to secure a lease on
the property, Daniels said. He
denied reports to the effect that
offers of purchase have been
made, however. The. capitalists
who are dickering for the land
have offered to lease 1t on q
royalty OASIS.
Oil was discovered in the
vicinity of the States Hospital
property several months ago. The
new oil fields, located in what ia
known as the Santa Fe Springs
district. have brought in gushers
yielding from 1000 to 1000 bar
rels per day. Some of the der
ricks are within a few feet Of the
States property.
The Norwalk Hospital property
comprises about 337 acres, and
because the land Is low and wet
the State has been much criti-
cized at various times for pur.
chasing the land.
Because Of the possibilities that
lie in State property 1t is believed
that the Board of Control will re-
fuse to take the responsibility of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
Skv Writing = Turkey 9 Trust sr n5yns By T. Powers
We Are All Hardened
Big. Things Leave Us Unmoved.

gay and little appreciated Ambassador in England
Mr. Harvey reminds you that big things no longer noticed
He quotes the overthrow of the Polish Greek and German
the throwing out of the Caph by Renal
Pasha in Turkey important hundreds Of millions Of
the removal of the Pope would be to many
Christians
TO these he adds armed marching into
Rome taking possession of happening in six weeks
And nobody paying any attention
We certainly hardened and indifferent to important
Here in America Intellectual interest
least find murdered clergyman with murdered
lady beside him.
Harvey allows his cheerulness lead him into excessive
optimism He thinks the world tired Of killing that
great impossible for years. That's mistake KILLING
is thing of which human beings and wolves NEVER tire
produced SEVEN Years War; the THIRTY
Years War; HUNDRED Years War can't get enough
Of war in four years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04

of the uncaIIed-fOr responsibilities
which were thrust upon them.
ifOping that this will appeal to
your sound judgment and that
local druggists can look forward
TO some help from the Washing.
ton Times, / remain,
A. w. HEALY.
The Drug Trade Weekly states
that in New York about a dozen
retail dealers in drugs were de-
prived of their permits to sell
whiskey on prescriptions OF physi-
clans, while in Chicago, San
Francisco, Philadelphia, Mime
apolis and other cities the num-
Der whose permits were with.
drawn were smaller than In
New York.
Nobody objects when a bootleg
drug store" Is hit by prohibition
officials. It is true that In some
American cities drug stores have
been established since prohibition
became effective to connive at
whatever violation OF the law
they could get away with. 1t
may be true that there were
few such establishments In this
city.
1t is not right, though. that
reflection should be cast upon
as fine a body Of business men
as there is in the world-the
druggists of Washington. The
right thing would have been for
the authorities to have obtained
evidence against the few who
may have been suspected, had
them arrested. IL proof was SUI
ficient, and let them bear the
odium attached instead OF at
tempting to spread 1t upon 80
per cent of as useful and honora-
BILE citizens as are to be found.
1t is not forgotten by the pub.
lie that some of the most noted
bootleggers have been found
right in the ranks of the prohi-
bition enforcement regiments.
Doubtless there are still revenue
officials who are fattening on
their secret relations with boot
leggers, but when accusations are
hurled that the whole force IL
rotten, those who respect truth
and fairness refuse to take stock
in what is banded about. Hon
est, law-abiding. men and women
are in the majority in this coun
try, whether they are druggists
or revenue officials.
Men who are cognizant Of what
is going on are in agreement
that il is not at all necessary for
a thirsty citizen to pay a physi
clans prescription to get whiskey
at a drug store when he can get
it easily by a more direct process
Bootleggers are thicker in Wash
ington than automobiles and Just
about as active.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
ONCE OVERS
POPULAR WITH SICK.

She doctors wfeperhaps that is where she learned
what is called "knack with the sick
But she learned it by association with physician she
not personally conscious Of it.
1t took patient in a hospital to analyze her charm.
'She went into where person ill with
out changing something before she went OUT
How many persons would have thought Of it that in
valid gets tired Of the very of the surroundings
How many though appreciang this fact, act upon it
when they call persons who are illf
To straghen pillow or the bed cover to pick up some
thing the oor get glass of water to adjust the win
dow shade the lighting that is comfortable
put window up down the may be, to put book
within reach without asking the patient what wanted
Can you remember the things you wanted and hated
ask for when you were illf
Then be good Samaritan that your attention has
been called 10 it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
SAP AND SALT
BY BERT MOSES

Copyright. 1922. by Premier syndi-
cate, Incl
The best selling literature is
produced by writer's whose love
affairs were not according to the
Bible.
The ideal climate Is away off
some place where II costs a lot
to go and enjoy 1t.
Society cares little how you got
1t IL you only have lit.
The difference between popu-
larity and greatness is well shown
by the difference between Charlie
Chaplin and shakespeare.
Hez Heck says: Some men
amt got any more hope and am
bition ahead Of 'em than the next
meal"
Love" Is so elastic a word that
you can apply 1t to your regard
for woman a mince pie or q
boss race.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
BY Garrett p. Serviss,
Eminent Astronomer and Authority
on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.

on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.
IT was very much interested in
your article on Horizons and
wish you had gone a little fur
ther and stated something regard
ing the horizons upon such bodies
as the sun, moon, etc. We had
quite a discussion on this point at
a small gathering, and would like
to know. other things being equal
with earthly conditions, what
would be the human eye-sweep
IL one stood on the shore Of a
solar or lunar sea-. A. s.,
New York"
VIZ ELL. let us pay visit to
" the moon as 1t hangs in
w the chill November sky.
Having precautionary gotten rid
of our earthly sensibility to cold
we shall not mind how low the
temperature sinks among the
lunar mountains and plains. Be-
sides, we may find II warmer in
the unclouded sunshine there
than we expected, provided that
we keep out Of the shadows.
Or. perhaps better, we may in
imagination, fill up the empty sea
basins Of the moon with salt
water and give It an atmosphere,
reproducing a state Of things that
may be pictured as existing ages
ago, when a Tyre, or a Carthage,
stood somewhere on the shore OF
Mare Imbrium, 1.-The Rainy Sea-"
and white.winged ships carried
the products of lunar mines, and
the riches of fertile regions now
lava buried and smitten with ever
lasting death, to the wharves OF
wealthy merchants, whose gorge
ously-clad daughters sometimes
gazed UP, through their silken
curtains, draping windows that
opened to the soft breezes of the
great Mare, at the vast globe Of
the earth, hanging like mighty
moon in the sky, it's broad face
yelled with clouds of wondrous
changing hues.
Imagine Moon Turning.
To justify this we shall have
also to imagine the moon turning
on its axis and enjoying a success
sion of short days and nights such
as the earth now has, and, for
our purposes we can disregard the
protest that such lunatic fancies
have so scientific sanction and are
contradicted by astronomy. They
merely constitute working
hypothesis intended to make us
comfortable during our visit to the
lunar world. Grant US so much
and the rest that we deal with
shall be fact.
We stand then on the marge Of
the Mare Imbrium, with the huge
range of the Lunar Apennines
towering close behind the shore,
and we may figure a magnate OF
the Lunar Carthage for compan.
ion. We look eastward across the
sea and our terrestrially trained
eyes are startled by the nearness
OF the horizon. From the sands
Of the beach our eye-level 10 about
six feet. From an Atlantic beach
we should see the sky meet tho
sea about three miles away-dis-
regarding atmospheric refraction,
which increases the distance. But
from this lunar stand the horizon
appears not much moro than n
mile and a half away,
The differences arise from the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
Red Flags Already
Lucky for England She Has Statesmen.

Red flags appear the Thames embankment in London
The Labor Parliament called to break up
angry march to the Tory headquarters in Downing Street.
Trouble didn't wait long before visiting the Victorious
Tories who Lloyd George points represent six million
out of fifteen million English voters only
Young Mountbaten in his modest speech explained why he
refused talk politics In the first place. he allowed
TO- said in the navy and in the second
navy prepared and ready obey the orders Of
government Glory, Liberal or Labor government
That's strong point in English satesmanship They have
enough that they safe they
resent MAJORITY Some politicians here have that to
learn, and they going to learn it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
A National Malady

An American ill in the Prison Hospital Vienna
It resulted from her paying her hotel bills Her
las diagnosed by the great vennese doctors path
illogical extravaganza the symptoms Of which the
limited spending of funds and the running up Of debts
perhaps natural that in Vienna Mrs Padleford should
be regarded insane But in America exravagance IL
wsngh universal that cannot afford to regard It
disease symptom Of lack Of mental balance. we
should would necessarily 90 record the worst epidemic
the country has known numbering victims far in
Of those suocumbing tubercuos We would then be known
- the land Of the insane. l..u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
More Women Eager to Join Lucy
Lowell in That past
Thirty Club"
Thirty Club"

UCY LOWELL'S suggestion
that business women and
~ others who have left flap
per days behind them form a
Past Thirty Club" continues to
arouse interest among women.
Scores of letters, most Of them
favorable to the idea, have been
received by Miss Lowell. A few
Of them follow: ..1
Dear Miss LOWELL think you
have hit on a wonderful idea in
your suggestion for a club of
women past thirty. I am a "wom-
an past thirty myself. I earn
a salary as private secretary to
the head of an insurance corpo-
ration. sufficiently large to enable
me to have luxuries and to pay
my own way to concerts, theaters
and amusements I like best
vet I am lonely and unhappy in
New York, and am debarred from
many pleasures I would enjoy
simply because I lack compan-
ionship and friends.
I am sure there are hundreds,
perhaps even thousands, of SINH.
larry situated women past thirty
In New York, who will equally
welcome your suggestion.
shall watch eagerly the fur
Their development. Of the idea.
With best wishes for its sue
cess, sincerely yours. A. p.
man protest against your article
in which you state that a smooth
skin outweighs experience in the
woman worker and sparkling eye
outbids wisdom.
I am at the head of a depart
ment which employs twenty wom-
en- stenographers and clerks. I
hire younger women because they
work faster and more willingly
than the older ones. never
have employed a girl because
she was pretty. The older ones
are set in their ways and they
want more privileges, time off
when they are not feeling right.
whereas the young ones stick
It out. It IL a cold business
proposition, no sentiment. OF
course we prefer the ones that
dress well: they make a better
looking office.
We take on young men in pref.
erence to older ones for the same
reason. When a woman is past
thirty. she should be married
and in q home.
Please don't say we men are
to blame. We only do what bust.
ness demands.
Very truly yours.
c. J. II.
Dear Miss LOWELL am thirty
five and look twenty-five. not be-
cause I wish to. but because I
must to hold my job. Am an.
other Of the Past Thirty you
wrote about. I. too. would like
to wear fiat heels. and let out
my waist. Am experienced and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04
PREVENTS EAvEsDRoPPING.

A telephone mouthpiece has
been invented which gives to the
ordinary desk phone all the pri-
vacy Of q booth phone, II not
only TRANSMITS whispering sounds,
but effectualiy screens the voice
30 that a person standing near the
speaker Ia unable to distinguish
the words spoken, hearing only an
indistinot murmer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04

Dear Miss Lowell - Happy. in
deed, to join your AFTER Thirty
Club" also to help organize.
Please publish soon the when
and where meeting, for our after
thirty hearts are oft heavy with
loneliness, and our minds asking
ever the same question. what Is
the end to be-what-what?
Yours, with gratitude,
M. c. r.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-04

efficient, but always in competi-
ton with the office flapper.
Please organize your club soon
and count me q member.
z. H., Montclair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-24
EASY TO ODARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
You Can Bring Back Color
and Lustre With Sage
Tea and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and sulphur. no one can
tell, because it's done so noaurally, so
evenly. Preparing this mixture. though.
ut home is mussy and troublesome. At
little cost you can buy at any drug
store the ready-to use preparation. i'm
proved by the addition OF OF other in.
gredients called "Wyetth's Sage and
Sulphur compound" You just dsInpen
. sponge or soft brush with II and
draw this through your hair. taking
one small strand at time. BY morn
ing all gray hair disappears, and. af'
ter another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully darkened
glossy and luxuriant.
Gray. faded hair. though no dis
grace, is a sign of old age. and as we
all desire q youthful and attractive APP
pearance, get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
ond look years younger. adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-24

Davis OF Cicinnati who have been the
guests OF Mrs. Stanley Marsh during
the past six weeks. left Monday for
California where they will spend the
winter months.
Miss Marguerite Walleastesn, who
Is specializing In voice at Kidd Key
college at Sherman, will return home
Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving week
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs A. w.
Wallenstain, 321 G street. southwest.
+ + 4
Bixby Club Enetertsined
Members of the Bixby Club sntoysd q
very pleasant evening. Thursday a,
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Ever.
ett, sl5 Bixby avenue, which vas prst
tily decorated with large vases OF vel.
low chrysanthemums.
In the games of the evening. prizes
were won by DIR. J. l.. Cox, Mrs. ]. G..
Abernathy. DIR. Abernathy and Mrs
True.
A salad course was served to the
following guests:
Mrs. viii N. Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. F.. A. True.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. Adams
DIR and Mrs. J. L Cor
DIR and Mrs. j. G.. Abernathv
Mrs. w. o. Everett
+ + +
HAD YOUR APPLE TODAY NO,
IHONE THE APPLE MAN, QUICK.
4os. ~ 5. WASHINGTON. WE DE.
LIVER. sds