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The Washington times., 1922-12-31
HOT WHEN IT'S COLD;
SHOULD Be, ANYHOW
Scientist Declares Sun Is
100000 Miles Nearer
in January Than July.

The closer you move to the fur.
mace the colder you get.
A paradox, but nevertheless true.
when the furnace is the sun. Jan.
uary l actually will be much colder
than was July 1-yet on New Year
Day the sun will be 5000, 900 miles
closer to the earth than it was in
July.
The reason for this phenomenon
is that. although the sun is nearer
In winter, its rays strike us in an
indirect manner. Owing to the
angle Of obliquity at which they
fall the earth receives only a small
portion Of their warmth.
Such was the explanation of
Prof Asaph Hall, of the Naval
Observatory.
Another official Of the observa.
tory said: This apparent marvel is
due to the fact that the path of
the earth around the sun is not a
true circle, but an ellipse. An ell.
ilpse has two centers, or focal
points, and one Of these points oc.
cupied by the sun Is 5000, 900 miles
nearer the earth than Ii would be
II the sun were at the exact center
OF the long diameter of the ellipse.
The earth Is opposite the sun
focus on New Year Day and ought
to get at that time the most heat
from the sun, but 1t doesn't.
Figure 1t out for yourself
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
WANT FINAL WORD
LEFT TO VETERANS
Only One Service Man On
Highest Court of Bureau,
investigators Claim.

DR.. George A. Dunigan. who was
wounded in action, is the only one
of five members of the central of.
flee board of appeals, the court of
highest resort in the Veterans Bu.
rcau, who saw service in the world
war.
This was the announcement last
night OF veterans who are waging
bitter fight to compel the bureau
to give former soldiers priority in
appointment and who feel that the
disabled are not getting the proper
treatment because OF the higher
power OF large groups who never
wore the uniform in the late war.
When a claimants case Is not ad.
justed satisfactorily by the review.
ing board his last chance is with the
board Of appeals. and the veterans
think they should be more strongly
represented there than in having
only one-fifth of the force.
Furthermore, II was reported last
night, the board of appeals is now
more than 1000 cases behind in its
work. As usually only the most
desperate cases are brought along
to that tribunal. II was pointed out
that the failure OF the board to func,
ton up to date is keeping hundreds
of the sickest men suffering for
want of decision.
A movement is now under way to
form a super-board, which would
have power over the board Of ap
peals. but the veterans are most in
sistant in their determination to
have doctors from the service moved
up to the important posts on this
all.powerful court.
Col. Forbes, director, and DR.
Scott, executive officer have an
nounced their purpose Of favorine
the veteran in desirable posts, sc
those who want the former service
man in the bureau are citing the
conditions that exist in the person
mel and work Of the board OF ao
peals as justification Of their claim
that the veteran Is not getting the
proper proportion Of appointments
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Wants Guard Officers
To Get Equal Allowance

Representative Frothinghari Rep)
OF Massachusetts, has intro.
duced in the House a bill granting
national guard officers the same
communication Of quarters while par.
ticipating in encampments, maneu.
vers or other exercises, to which
regular army officers are entitled.
The bill is made retroactive to
July I. 1922. The Comptroller of
the Treasury ruled against the
claims to equal rights made by
national guard officers and the ad.
jutant general of Massachusetts Is
pressing for a change in the law.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Naming of New Supreme
Court Justice Expected

The nomination of a successor to
Justice Pitney. who has rendered his
resignation. TO take effect January
1, is expected to be sent to the Sen.
ate by President Harding within the
next few days. Retirement Of
Justice Pitney created the fourth
vacancy on the Supreme Court bench
which President Harding has been
called upon to fill.
The names Of Governor Nathan I.
Miller, Of New York, recently de.
feated for reelection. and Chief
Justice Robert Won Moschzisker, of
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
have been mentioned as SUCCESSORS
tc Justice Pitney. Governor Miller,
however. has indicated that he is not
a candidate for the appointment.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Prospects Bright
For Business Here,
Association Feels

Of trade contemplated in the organi,
zation.
The association has likewise given
it's influence to the promotion OF
other good causes in which the
community as a whole has felt q
need.
Through it's board OF governors
and membership in general conven
ton extension work in Washington
has been generously given while
its officers and committeeman have
co-operated with unfailing fidelity
in joint committees Of civic bodies.
HOST TO CONVENTIONS.
The association has contributed
as host to many trade conven
tions.
Its committees have taken a keer
interest in the regulation of traffic
both street and interstate.
Realizing the importance OF
service to business, its board OF
governors and trade sections have
given much time to the develop
ment of methods by which the pub
lie could secure a greater measure
Of service from business and at the
same time protecting business and
the public from the effects of ar
unreasonable increase in the cost
Of doing business.
Through its executive committee
the association has done fine
service In protecting business from
parasites who. appealing in the
name of charity, philanthropy and
otherwise. have sought to impose
unreasonable burdens which ham
pers many worthwhile charities.
HOPEFUL FOR 1923.
The officers OF the organization
believe the year 1923 will present
an opportunity for even greater use
fulness on the part of business and
It's representative organiza ton
They feel that the business develop
ments OF 1922-and to many they
were OF an astounding nature-wil
be continued In the new year.
The completion OF the Washington
auditorium. which has had the un
ceasing assistance of many leaders
In the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, will in itself be a means
OF trade development the like ot
which has been best expressed by
business leaders out of Washington.
The big conventions which ar,
scheduled for Washington will Civ,
local trade leaders an opportunity I,
display their talents as servants o.
the public such as has never befor,
presented itself.
As Gen. Anton Stephan. president
OF the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, has said: '1t is not 4
question Of whether business will b,
big in 1923; rather. How can busl
ness best solve the big problem o
service that will confront every mer
chant and every manufacturer in tn,
District Of Columbia In 1928"
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
HAMMOND GIVES
$4,000 T0MARK
CR0SS-WALKS
Donation to Safety Council
Will Avoid Long Wait
on Governmental Action
WORK WILL BEGIN At ONCE
Commissioners Approve Pro.
posaI to Ask for $500
Congressional Appropriation

Washington Safety Council
will start the New Year by mark
ing the crosswalks at the busy
intersections in the city. The
sum of $4,000 has been given by
John Hays Hammond to start this
work imm ediately. Hammond has
made the donation to William F.
Ham, chairman of the council,
with the explanation that he be-
lieves implicitly in the work and
thinks it should not be hampered
by lack of cash.
BOARD FAVORS IDEA.
Mr.. Hammond's attention was
drawn to the need for money for
marking the streets through news
articles in the papers to the effect
that the District of Columbia II
without funds for this important
work. He called on Mr.. Ham to
express the view that the broad
white marks painted on the streets
are valuable as safety measures.
and indicated his willingness to
make a contribution Immediately TO
save lives and prevent accidents.
At the last meeting of the council
a committee consisting OF John J.
Boobar, Odell 8. Smith and Earl
Goodwin was appointed with instruc-
tions to take to Congress a request
that $1,000 be appropriated to allow
the police department to mark the
streets as they had been during
safety week. The committee has
obtained the approval of the Com.
missioners, and the item will un.
doubtedly be requested from Con-
gress by the proper authorities. but
II would not be available until the
end Of the fiscal year at least.
AVOIDS LONG DELAY.
Because Of the delay, Mr.. Ham.
mond has made his donation to be
effective Immediately. The money
will carry the council in this street
marking work probably for seven
or eight months.
In speaking Of Mr.. Hammond's
gift Mr.. Ham yesterday afternoon
said:
The Safety Council hopes that
appropriations can be made bv
Congress for the fiscal year be.
ginning July l. 1923, to continue
this work, as IL is manifestly
something that should be done at
public and not at private expense.
The Safety Council cannot fully
express it's appreciation OF the
public-spirited liberality of Mr..
Hammond in making this contrib.
ution. In the Judgment Of ex.
perts there Is nothing more es.
sential for the prevention Of &C.
cidents than the proper painting
OF traffic lines on pavements.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
BEST 'L|STENERS-|N
TO RECEIVE PRIZES.
Rev.. DR.. Charles Wood Invites
Reports of His Sermons
Via Radio.

As an inducement to his youthful
'listencrs.in' Ovc~ the radio, the
Rev. DIR. Charles Wood, pastor OF
the Church of the Covenant, yester.
day announced a series OF prizes for
the best reports OF his forthcoming
series OF sermons on the general
theme, Life Lessons from Great
Modern Painters" which will begin
tonight.
As the first prize, DR.. Wood will
present a life of Washington; sec
ond prize, life of Lincoln: and
third prize. a life of Roosevelt, or
books of similar choice. These re.
ports are to be sent to the church
not later than a week after the last
discourse.
The contest is open to all young
"listeneres-in." either over the radio
or at the church services, who are
not over fifteen years of age. The
sermon-topics for the proposed
series are as follows:
This evening THE Universally of
Prayer" based on Milet's 'The
Angelus;" January Divine Guild
ance,' with Hunts THE Light OF
the World" as basic theme; Jan.
uary IA, "Disillusionment," predi.
Gated on "Sic Transit" a painting
by Watts; January 21, Repentance
and Restoration" with Rossetti's
MARY Magdalene" as a basis. and
January 2S, Immortality and Real.
ization," with the theme being sug.
gested by THE Resurrection. :"
Burke-Jones' great religious master.
piece.
Tonight DIR. Wood will reiterate.
Just preceding his sermon, his bes:
wishes for "A happy New Year to
all the young competitors and to
all listeners-in, invisible and visi-
BILE"
DIR. Woods sermons have been
picked up" by radio audiences as
far away as Texas, Missouri. and
Massachusetts. DIR. Wood said yes.
terday: 1T Is a curious, not to say
creepy, sensation to speak to an
invisible audience. To some IL
might even suggest trial before
the medieval inquisition where the
prisoner saw no one but the masked
Judge, but every word he uttered
was taken down by skillful penmen
behind the curtains.
ITO know that hundreds or oven
thousands may be listening, while
no response Is perceptible by either
look or gesture, Is an unaccustomed
experience for a speaker. A num-
Der Of our Boy Scout troops have
told me lately that they listened in
every Sunday evening"
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Merchants and Manufacturers
Are Proud of Their Record
in Procuring Enactment of
bad Check Law" and Other
Legislation Beneficial to
Local TradeSmen.

As business houses complete
their totals for the year 1929 the
Association finds that it was a
highly satisfactory period.
PRICES BOUND TO FALL.
Business in Washington faced a
real problem in the year just clos
ing. Prices were bound to fall, and
they did. and then the merchant
and manufacturer were confronted
with a still greater problem-that
Of a high overhead. which gave
many misgivings as to the net re-
suit at the close of the year.
Larger business volume, which,
after all. Is the only pathway to
success IN any business, brought
profit to even those whose pessi-
mistic inclinations sensed a bad
year.
1t was In the consideration Of
problems affecting the dollars-and-
cents terms of business to which
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association applied itself during the
year. Through it's board Of gov
ernors. made up of one representa-
tive from practically every line Of
trade, and through as many trade
sections meeting from time to time
as the needs of those particular
lines demanded, the association
functioned as it has ever done for
the welfare of the business firm
itself, since firms and not indi-
viduals comprise its membership.
FATHERED BAD CHECK LAW.
Taxation and its relation to bust.
ness played an important part in
the years work of the association.
1t steadfastly encouraged a simpli-
fication of taxation and application.
Legislatively, it achieved a great
victory in the passage of the bad
check law for the District OF Co.
lumbia, a legislative child OF it's
own creation. That law is just an.
other addition to the list Of laws
which the council OF the associa.
ton has contributed to the District
of Columbia, others being the false
advertising law, the law regulating
fake auctions, and many other
forms of legislation designed to
promote equity in individual lines
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Carry Collateral,
Courts Warning

Police Court will hold forth as
usual tomorrow.
Both branches Of the court will
open at $3.50 a. m. and continue
until the current business is dis.
posed Of.
1t Is the urgent request OF the
courts that everybody who VIC.
lates the law between now and
Monday have the required collateral
in his or her pockets and not have
to be locked up on the first day Of
the new year for lack of few dol.
lars-and sense
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Urges Planting of Trees
As National Observance

The American Tree Association
urges people all over the country
to plant trees in honor OF the semi
centennial OF Arbor Day. set aside
in 1872, and to register them with
the association. Every one register.
ing n tree planted will be made a
member Of the association.
Charles Lathrop Pack is presi.
dent of the association. The organ.
ization, with headquarters here. will
send to each tree planter a GER
tificate Of registration for member.
ship. No dues are charged.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
c. w. Jurney is Named
COpeland's Secretary

Appointment Of G. w. Jurney, oi
Texas, as private secretary to Sena
tor-elect Royal s. Copeland, OF New
York was announced yesterday al
the Capitol.
Mr.. Jurney has been private sec
retary and close political associate
of Senator Charles A. Culberson oi
Texas for the past twenty years
Senator Culberson will retire from
the Senate on March 1.
He Is a lawyer and 10 wen Known
both in his homo State and in
Washington. Mr.. Jurney came tc
Washington from Waco. Tex, with
Senator Culberson. and makes his
homo here at the Congressional
apartment
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Past Year Sees
First Collision
OF Airplanes

THE year 1922 witnessed the
L first aerial collision in this
country when on December 6,
a Fokker scout plane and
Martin bomber collided In mid.
air over Langley Field. Va.
which resulted In the death OF
six officers.
The accident. according to-
officials. was the result OF the
inaccuracy Of various meters
attached to the planes and the
heavy cloud which temporarily
Obstructed the views Of both
pilots.
The crash occurred at a
height Of several thousand
feet. The planes crashed to
the ground i'm one solid mass
Of total wreckage.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Cupid Has Poor
Business in 1922

1t has been an off year for Dan
Cupid.
He fell short Of 251 direct hits
His targets numbered 5,2s1 for 1922,
while during 1921 6.070 licenses were
issued.
Col. william A. Kroll. special rep.
resentative Of the little god of trou.
BILE and happiness, stated that the
shortage lust naturally happened" /"
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Damages of $4,000 Asked
For Alleged Assault

William Brayshaw Of Wholesale
Row" and his manager. Arthur ID.
Jordan, were sued yesterday in the
District Supreme Court for $4,000
damages for an alleged assault and
battery on Joseph Witt. also Of
"Wholesale Row"
Through Attorneys Newmyer &
King, Witt claims that on Decem.
ber 20 he was attacked by Jordan,
who acted under orders from Bray.
shaw.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

Mr.. Cole comes
to the council
with a long ex.
peri EN- ce in
safety work and
he is expected
To outline a pro.
eiam for acci-
dent prevention
work here soon.
The success
attained by the
recent Safety
Week" led men,
b ers OF the
w a q h | n & [ o n
Safety Council
to a d v oc a { Q
a er m a n Q n {
safety campaign.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Church Spelling Bee
Scheduled for Jan. S

The spelling bee OF the Young
Ladies' Bible Glass Of the Western
Presbyterian Church, which was an.
nounced through error for January
2, will not be held until January
s. 1t was announced yesterday.
An opportunity will be given
everyone present to compete for
prizes. which have been donated bv
s. kann Sons and Company.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
STUDY COURSE ANNOUNCED

Announcement OF the courses to
he given at Sthe business High
School night school. beginning next
Wednesday evening was made at
the Franklin School yesterday. The
studies offered are arithmetic, Eng.
lish. shorthand. typewriting. book.
keeping. calculating machine.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Russian Relief Workers
To Meet at Lansing Home

The regular monthly meeting of
the Committee for Russian Relief
will be held at the residence of
Mrs. Robert Lansing. 1923 Eight.
eenth street. on Friday. January 8,
at IL O'Clock. DIR. Esther Lovejoy,
who has just returned from Europe.
VIII be the speaker. No notices will
be sent the members.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
GIVEN DIVORCE DECREE.

Mrs. Reata v. Wallis was award.
ed an interlocutory decree yesterday
by Justice Siddons. in Equity Court,
annulling her marriage Of July 25,
1917, to James s. Wallis. The WON.
an claimed that her husband already
had n wife and two children living
in Pittsburgh. Pa. when he mar
ried her, although she claimed he
represented himself as q widower.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
1922 AN EPOCHAL YEAR IN HISTORY OF CITY'S GOVERND

OPERATORS AT WORK the Operations building at Boiling
" Field recording the movements of all In the
The directed Capt. St. Clair Street. Be-
of the budng Observations of plane movements
the entire field made at the building.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Cole to Head
Safety Council

Announcement of the appoint
ment of w. G. Cole as executive
officer OF the Washington Safet,
Council was made Friday by officers
Of Aha ~
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

William +. Ham, president OF the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, is president Of the coun.
Gil
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19
"JAYsr RESPONSIBLE.
Many Automobile Accidents Due to
carelessness.

Blame for the greatest number Of
street and road accidents in which au-
tonobiles and pedestrians figure, is
placed upon the shoulders of the "jay-
walker" by NJ o. Eldridge, executive
chairman of the American Automobile
association. The public is entirely too
ready to blame the driver. Mr.. Ed
ridge declares, the first cry that goes
up, as rule, when such an accident
occurs, is that the driver was at fault,
when, as a matte. of fact, in a large
majority of cases the person injured
was to blame. Sr
Explaining chart summary of traf-
fic accidents in New York city, in
which the fault or tncapacity of the
proper party IS shown, Mr.. Eldridge
declared that while almost so per cent
of the causes Of accidents are unknown
the blame in the cases where the fault
was determined was overwhelmingly
placed on the injured one,
"Over certain period of time in
WHICH iIo-I dSCIuSutSi lINOANihS pr
vate automobiles occurred, the police
department of New York city found by
thorough examination that in $50
cases the driver of the car was to
blame" he continued. "In 3,16S cases
the person injured was to blame, and
in 1858 cases the cause of the accident
was unknown. With the heavy pre-
ponderance Of blame placed on the
person injured in the known causes of
accidents, it is but fair to presume
that the injured person was to blame
in more than so per cent of the re-
manning $,6SS cases. Basing this upon
conservative estimates.
During the same period Of time, in
which 1,2O9 accidents involving taxi
cabs, occurred, the cause for 81 such
cases was traced to the driver, while
437 cases were blamed on the person
injured, and the causes of TIA accidents
remained unknown.
"These figures emphasize the con-
tention that no traffic legislation is
complete until it provides penalty
for walking. If motorist is to be
fined for disobedience of a traffic sig
nal then the pedestrian should be fined
for jay-walking across the street, put
in the immediate vicinity of danger"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19

The Republicans OF the house on
Friday ousted from his seat Thomas
w. Harrison, Democrat. who has been
serving from the Seventh Virginia
district since 1902. The vote was 2O2
to 100. After ousting Harrison the
Republicans seated in his place John
Paul who will serve until March 4.
Harrison, as soon as he could be heard
charged that Republican patronage in
Virginia was a matter of barter and
sale, and tlat it was altogether in
charge o. Bascom G. Slemp, Of the
Ninth district, and National Commit
teeman from Virginia. He exhibited
I number of letters alleged to have
been written by Slemp and also large
number OF cancelled checks which he
said represented money that had been
paid to Slemp on account OF his acti-
vitics in securing Federal patronage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- Mrs. 3. r. Tillman, widow Of the
later senator, is critically i'll at her
home at Trenton.
- The Southern depot at Prosperity
Newberry county, was destroyed by
fire last Thursday.
= Erskine College and the Due West
Female College suspended. work last
week, a week ahead Of time because
so many of the students and teachers
were sick with flu and other ailments:
= Judge Mauldin having overruled a
motion of b. B. Evans to appoint q
board to inquire into the sanity of Ira
Harrison, sentenced to die on Decem-
Der % for the murder Of J. c. Annette,
of Columbia, Evans went before Asso-
ciate Justice Thomas 7. Cothran ask
ing for stay of execution until an
appeal from Judge Mauldin's decision
in the matter could be heard. Justice
Cothran took the motion under ad-
visement, for short time and over
ruled it.
Holding that conviction in q Fed
eral court of violating the prohibition
laws is no bar to trial in state courts
for the same transaction, the supreme
court of South Carolina on Saturday
dismissed the appeals of Arthur Mosl-
ly and Calvin Spencer, of Cherokee
county. Mosley and Spencer appealed
from sentences imposed in the circuit
court on the ground of former con-
viction in the United States courts.
Under decisions of the supreme court
the rule has been well established that
a single transaction can give rise to
more than one violation" thu opinion,
written by Chief Justice Gary, assert
ed.