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The Washington times., 1922-10-31
GARRETT i. SERVISS ON
ODDITIES IN SCIENCE
Finds No Evidence to Support Statement
That Length of Day Has Changed
Since Earth Became Solid. .,"

from the outside, would be much
more susceptible to the effects OF
the passage of confessional waves.
The force of the shock communl.
Gated through the earth would de-
pend upon the character of the
ground and the geological struc-
ture Of the underlying rocks.
When He'll Gate, near New York
city, was blown up with a tre-
medous charge of dynamite very
remarkable differences in the in.
tensity of the shock In different
parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn
were noticed. These evidently arose
from variations in the character
and condition OF the rocks. In some
places people felt as IL they ware
being jerked from their feet. and
in other places, not more distant.
there was almost no shaking.
"If. as astronomers claim. the
dark areas on the moons surface
are great depressions filled with
shadow, and not material Of q
darker color than the surrounding
parts, why are those areas just as
distinct and sharply defined at full
biOoIi "IiSU lne Sun Is 5HlIllIfk NeT-
tically on its surface?
Also, please explain why the
under side Of cumulo-nimbus clouds
is flat. e. J. s., S. s. Coast, Bos-
ton.
You. with many others as I have
found, are under a misapprehen.
sion with regard to what astron-
cmers mean by shadows formed on
the moons surface. The broad,
dark areas, called in astronomical
literature "maria." or Seas" are
not shadows. but permanently dark
regions, whose sombre tint may. as
you remark, be due to the color OF
the surface. In some places, II has
even been suggested. these dark
tints on the moon may arise from
vegetation.
Personally I think 1t 10 more
likely 10 be caused by the quality
OF the ground. The only shadows
on the moon. except that cast by
the earth during a lunar eclipse,
are to be seen in the interior Of
the "craters," or "ring-mountains,"
such as Archimedes. Copernicus.
Tycho. and so on. and alongside Of
all mountains and elevations that
are Illuminated by sloping sunlight
When the light falla vertically
upon these formations the shadows
disappear.
Toe levelness or fatness Of. the
under side OF cumulus and cumu.
10 nimbus clouds is a result of the
manner in which they are formed.
A cloud. as you know. is condensed
atmospheric moisture. The con-
densation occurs at an elevation
where the temperature reaches a
point low enough to change the In.
visible aqueous vapor into visible
cloud. In the kind Of weather in
which this class OF clouds forms the
condensation temperature. n
found at nearly the same level over
wide areas-hence the flatness Of
the clouds. the under surface OF
the clouds. which are formed from
ascending currents Of moist air.
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
Middle Class Revolution

The Fascist kind of revolutionary body starting
revolution in the MIDDLE of the social pile instead
the top or bottom.
The revolution at the top individual sezng power
csl..i the coup detat which succeeds quite often.
The revolution at the bottom everybody worked
particularly well in France The middle class bourgeois
revolution entirely and be working
Morris Hquit said would work. when he recently
from Italy The Fascist revoutionsts seems to set
ly will do it.
Mr. Weeks Secretary of War; says the nation is drifting
toward unpreparedness Why not further say the
nation is UNPREPARED? 1t lacks SUBMARINES lacks
FLYING MACHINES, and TRAINED MEN for both!
It spent billion in for flying machines, and got
nothing It spent six hundred millions for wooden boats that
cannot now give away quandered millions upon millions
trying get in hurry what should have prepared slowly
And 1t will probably do the thing over again.
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
Chicks Shipped Afar.

Through Ohio, Indiana and
Iowa hundreds Of thousands Of live
chicks. but few days out OF
their shells, are shipped to Man.
itoba. Canada, every spring. The
seasons are so late up there, says
Consul General Britain, In a state
ment to the Department Of Com.
merce, that 1t is difficult to pro-
cure fertile eggs in sufficient
quantities early enough to supply
the demand for young chickens
and to produce birds for breeding
purposes. The snow remains on
the ground until April and the
chickens cannot get out on their
runs until late. and in order TO
obtain young chicks at an carly
date. large quantities are I'm.
ported from this country as early
as March. Heated cars keep the
youngsters warm, and generally
speaking the loss In consequence
of the long haul and bad weather
Is insignificant.
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
Decreases in Child Labor Are More
Apparent Than Real,
Says Expert

at work. Arizona and the District
OF Columbia were the only units
to show increase.
Decreased in Cities.
Child labor decreased proper
tionately in most OF the sixty
eight cities OF over 100000 popu-
lation, only six showing increase
in the proportion OF boys, with
three showing increase in the
proportion OF girls In the cities
of $4,000 to 100000 population
the proportion of working boys
in 1920 was larger than in the
cities Of over 100000. A compari-
son Of the girls at work shows a
small proportion in favor of the
smaller cities.
One of the most significant de-
CrCases in child labor was in mines
and Quarries, in which category
are included oil. gas and salt wells.
From a total of 5000 in 1910 the
total dropped to 1913 in 1920. Cur
iOusly enough, however. the num-
Der OF girls in this category rose
from seventy-on in 1910 to 146 in
1920. the increase being largely ac-
counted for by an increase of sew
enty working in coal mines.
The encouraging decreases in
child labor figures DR.. Edwards at
tributed in part to increased legal
restrictions. more stringent COM
pulsory school attendance laws and
the better enforcement of these
classes of laws.
1T Is probable. also" he wrote,
that the greater popular disap-
proval of child labor decreased
the tendency to employ children"
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
By Universal Service.

ny S"vOfbnt ScTNtNc.
LONDON.
m HE proposal Of A. E. Cook,
. Labor member of the Bath
City council. that doctors
should be allowed to put an end
to patients who are suffering
from incurable diseases, is dealt
with in the article below by the
Rev. G. A. Studdert- Kennedy, the
padre" who became so immense
ly popular during the war. The
writer won the NJ. C. during his
war service, and the nickname Of
"Woodbine Willie" was conferred
on him by the "Tommies" in the
trenches. He says:
THE modern traffic in wild
ideas seems to know no limits;
1t has even undermined the foun-
dations OF st. Pauls. and the
dean, in desperation. has taken to
eugenics. which Is the EXTREMIST
form OF Bolshevism. The Boil
shevist slays without scruple the
people he does not like. The
eugenist would not even allow
them to be born.
And now A. E. Cook, in the
kindness and goodness of his
heart. comes along with the pro-
posal to put people in extreme
pain out Of their misery.
What the eugenist and the
'Cookist'-to coin another ism
do not perceive is that literally
the whole fabric OF civilization,
such as It is. depends upon the
doctrine Of the sanctity Of the
individual human life.
Anything which aims at that
aims at the very foundations. AL
ready the power Of the doctors,
and its corresponding responsible
ity, is awful to contemplate.
III they are to be burdened
with this extra responsibility,
who would be doctor? And
who would want TO live with
the possibility OF such a tyranny
and its abuses hanging over their
heads like a threat?
Anyone who has visited the
sick and stood by the death bed
Of those whose departure from
this life is attended with pro-
longed agony must have enormous
sympathy with the spirit of pity,
tenderness and humanity which
lies behind Mr.. Cooks proposal:
but often in this life shrinking
from the duty of being cruel that
we may be kind only leads us
into the error of being kind to
be ultimately cruel.
ANY measure whatever which
strikes blow at the peculiar
sanctity Of human life will give
rise to cruelty rather than to
kindness in the long run.
"It is doubtful whether the
pains of the body are really the
most terrible pains; and II you
are going to allow people to put
an end to their physical misery
by death there seems to be no
logical reason why you should
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
By Lucy Lowell

a ND 40 our little sisters OF
"a the Orient are emerging. a
IA bit slowly, but surely you
may believe, for what women in
the mass acquire they don't give
up!
They are getting out from be-
hind the shadow OF mascu,inity.
1t happened to take the form OF
matrimonial servitude for them
and IL so obscured the road ahead
that not one could see beyond
where her grandmamma, five
hundred generations removed, had
lived.
So they cast down their gaze,
the ivory Colored, almond-eyed
maids. and the rose-tint damask-
checked maids. and the milk
white maids with the grace OF
Lilith in their bodies. All
gazed downward respectfully. and
fetched and carried and did the
bidding OF their lords-and waited!
And the thing they waited for
came about.
We who have had such a little
way to go, smiled approval when
we heard how the small prima
donna OF Japan defied the com
mand of her husband. Indeed
shed not remain at home and
cook and sew and forget about
the remainder OF her career mere
ly because his whim dictated that
she should.
1t didn't seem so much to us
after all, Why, we defy our hus-
mand every day Of our lives and
they expect 1t! Still 1t Is different
in Tokyo. Perhaps the little
singers courage does point to a
scrapping Of traditions.
We smiled again at the aston.
ishing story OF the girl from Bull
garia, who. while frankly admit
ting that her country is not ready
to give It's women their fair share
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
Chemistry Beats Typhoid.

Delaware. Ohio. which is the
seat OF Ohio University, was the
victim OF an epidemic Of typhoid.
Salt placed in cesspools and deep
vaults promptly passed into many
wells, Prof c. o. Higley reported
to the American Chemical Society.
As this was positive evidence that
many wells were polluted, chemi-
cal analysis of the water in CTS
wells in the city was made.
A city map was so marked as
to indicate the condition OF the
water in each well and posted In
public place. Also. apparatus
used in the chemical and bacteri-
ological analysis of water was
placed In a show window, where II
attracted attention and caused dis
use Of polluted wells,
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
Lucy Lowell Says Women of Orient
Have Thrown Off Matrimonial
Servitude
SerVltude

in politics, mastered that science
and was appointed diplomat TO
the most wonderful nation on
earth.
OF course she brushed aside
the customary mission OF her
country's womanhood. She would
not marry. And as one Is an ex-
ample OF many we must believe
that the Bulgarian women aro
acquiring a calm attitude toward
their men. emerging from the
frantic dash to cling to some
masculine neck and twine around
some masculine support
Oh, we American women are
glad-very. very glad! We smile
again and again and say Alta
girl" and feel the least bit su-
perior, perhaps, because we really
are the most advanced, aren't
we, and undismayed by masculine
favor or it's lack, and least in
clined toward silly femininely
emotional antics?
l wonder!
You see, I've Just finished read
ing about a silly girl who accepted
a necklace from a woman's hus-
hand and wore It to a gala night
at a big Chicago hotel. just as
you'd expect a silly girl to do.
Now the wife has emerged
about as far as any woman pos.
sibly can UP to date, what with
her education and social train
ing and the advantages that
wealth give. At least she has
emerged theoretically.
But when she saw the silly girl
and the necklace, she flew like a
tiger--or some other clawing cat
and tore 1t off and shrieked
and called names and the bell
hop and porters had to come
and take her away, and II all was
quite primitive and messy!
One being the measure Of the
whole-have we really emerged
as far and admirably as our little
sisters Of the Orient?
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
BY Garrett p. Serviss

solid the length OF the day has
greatly changed?"-E. r. c.,
Coldwater, Mich.
"HE use Of the word day" in
such cases is misleading, be-
u cause the period indicated
by that term is so intimately as
sociated with human affairs and
human history. This period is
measured by the time taken by
the earth to make one rotation on
it's axis. No known change in
that time has occurred since the
earliest recorded human history.
Theoretically, the rotation period
may have been very different be-
fore the earth became solid: but
then there could have been no
life upon the earth. We have no
Evidence Of a great change" in
the length of the rotation period
since the earth became solid"
Whatever is affirmed on that sub
ject Is of a speculative nature. 1t
may or may not be 80.
If the earth and moon are
both drawn toward the sun. why
don't they go there?"--L. b. NJ,
Superior, Wis"
For the same reason that n rifle
bullet fired horizontally. though
continually drawn toward the
earth, goes a longer or shorter dis
tance according to its velocity
before striking the ground. II
the resistance Of the air were re-
moved. as 1t is with respect to the
earth and moon travelling in space.
the bullet might go entirely around
the earth and become a satellite
TO 1t, being all the time drawn to-
ward the earth's center, yet, in
consequence Of its forward mo-
tion. never getting nearer the sur
face. A speed of about five miles
per second would suffice for that.
"On the explosion Of thirty-five
tons of dynamite at a stone quar-
ry approximately two miles from
the village where ! reside ] was
standing on a cement sidewalk at
home, facing the scene Of the ex-
plosion. l saw the flash, followed
in a few seconds by a terrific deto-
nation. / felt no tremor beneath
or concussion in the air. But a
large number OF people all declar-
ed that in their houses they felt a
violent shaking. and shared the
common impression that 1t was
due to an explosion IN their own
Easements. Can you explain these
singular factsT-P. H. B., La
Grange, Ill.
No conclusion in the air would
probably be noticed at a distance
Of two miles by one standing out
Of doors. A building, on account
Of it's size, and its hollow construc-
tion separating the interior air
The Washington times., 1922-10-31

stop short there, and no human
reason either.
II have known people in men.
tai agony and torment which to
a pitiful heart would have justi.
fled their being put out Of their
misery.
II am with you. Mr.. Cook, in
my heart, but my head says No.
1t will not do-you can not put
upon any man, or body Of men,
a responsibility such as that
without opening up the possibility
Of the most dreadful kinds Of
tyranny. We must do some long.
long thinking before we put our
signatures to this or any measure
which puts a man on a level with
the beasts"
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
Just Arbitration

sfeller, resting in sanitarum while newspaper
men sIround him, arbitration of the proper
iron out labor difficulties 1t will you get "the proper
sort The difficulty is that labor suspects sometimes with
re- that the arbitration is the proper for EN-
However, there way but arbitration Settling labor
disputes with gatng guns and bombs has gone BY Settling
them with nunctions convenient for the employers won't
!, Something else be tried
plan OF certain modern big corporations to charge
tie public SO much that they afford pay
70 stands it. 20 -
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
BY Karl NJ. Elish,
International News Service Staff
COrrespOndent.

SOshSopo"uN"ts
" HE marked increase in the
number of children between
ten and fifteen years old
who are at work, shown by CEN
sus figures for 1920. Just pub
lished, Is more apparent than real,
according to DR.. Alba NJ. I'D.
wards. census expert OF the De-
partment Of Commerce. The ques-
tion Of child labor remains a
problem, accentuated by the
Supreme Court recent decision,
despite the optimistic figures of
the census Of 1920.
Not Good Comparison.
The number Of boys and girls
at work in 1920. according TO the
statistics, complied as of January
l Of that year, was 1,06O,s5S. a
decrease of 929,367 from the 1910
figures. But-and here is what
largely nullifies the encourage.
ment Of the 1920 census-the 1910
census was complied in mid. April,
when spring planting operations
were at the peak, and farmers
throughout the country were beg.
ging for help. In January, how
ever, the number of farm laborCrs
is at it's lowest ebb.
1T is believed" DR.. Edwards
n-f ot al h.
enumeration was made in 1920
many children usually employed
as farm laborers were not then
at work and were not returned by
the census enumerators as gain
fully occupied. This appears to
have been true especially in the
case Of children living on the
home farm. The enumerators'
schedules show that consider.
able proportion of such children
were returned as neither attend.
ing school nor being gainful.y oc.
cupied."
Gain Inconsistent.
On the face of the census re-
turns, only 647,309 children of
both sexes were engaged in farm
work in 1920. as against / 1,434,42o
in 1910. But too many children
were enumerated as farm laborers
in 1910, according to DIR. Edwards,
who pointed out that. although an
increase OF 34.S per cent occurred
between 1900 and 1910 in the num-
ber Of chilrden employed on farms,
there was mo similar increase in
the total number Of persons en-
gagged In agricultural pursuits"
The decrease in the number OF
child wage-earners in 1920 was
widespread throughout the coun.
try. Both In cities and rural dis.
tricts the figures show marked
decreases. In only two classifica-
tions did their number increase
clerical occupations and public
service" - where their numbers
jumped from 537 to 1,130 and
II ,001 to s0,140. respectively. All
the States showed decreases in the
proportion of boys gainfully en-
ployed, with the District Of Co
lumbia standing alone with an In.
crease. In the proportion af Sirls
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
Artful Dodgers Use New Tricks to Rob
Careless In London

and make loud explanations and,
when they have crowd inter
ested, ply their trade.
Wallet have been
most successful during the sum-
mer season, when tourists have
crowded the narrow London
ct
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
Inventor of Postage Stamp.

Rowland Hill is credited with the
invention of postage stamps in
1887. As he directed the British
postal arrangements. he was prob
ably the first man to lick a gen.
uine postoffice stamp.
The Washington times., 1922-10-31

Scientist says music will take
the place OF liquor. And they
sell those hip-pocket size phono.
graph records ut the ten-cent
stores, too.
The Washington times., 1922-10-31
PADRE PROTESTS AGAINST PLAN
TOILET DOCTORS END LIFE

Labor Leaders Scheme END Troubles of Hopeessy Ill
Rouses Noted Minister.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-09
FINDS BUSINESS
BRISK In EAST
Goods Near Pre-War Level,
Stocks Complete, Liquidation
Past

Triton, Feb 9.-Reid Cory,
manager and buyer for Wade-Corry's
retail store, just back from New York
says business conditions are surpris-
ingly good in the metropolis and busi-
ness apparently is back on a normal
basis Buying was easier and more
pleasant than at any time in the last
several years, stocks being complete
and prices on majority Of items
near the prc-war level. Mr.. Cory
says jobbers are anxious to sell but
are not giving away any goods, nei-
ther are they profiteering. Liquida-
tion apparently is over and prices
are about on normal basis. Some
lines are still high but those are due
for tumble. The general feeling
is optimistic and prospects for busl-
ness arc. good
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-09
TO HEAR FORD'S
CHIEF ENGINEER
House Committee To Quiz w. B.
Mayo Monday-Army
Officer Testifes

WASHINGTON, Feb, 9.--An-
nouncement by Chairman Kahn, Of
the house military committee that W..
3. Mayo, chief engineer for Henry
Ford, will testify Monday, opened the
second days inquiry into Ford's offer
for the Muscle Shoals plants.
Maj.-Gen Williams, chief of army
ordnance, today gave in detail the
reasons for construction of the nj
trate plants. Referring to the War
rior river power plant and sub-sta-
ton, he declared in his opinion
that was a "moral obligation" on
the part of the government to give
the Alabama Power Company the
right to purchase those properties be-
fore they were disposed of to any
other private interests.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-09
SKYADs

Clever advertising men, are prepar-
ing billion-candlepower searchlights
for projecting advertising words and
pictures on clouds over New York
City at night.
This elaboration of the old-time
magic lantern, they claim, will be
visible 100 miles away.
Ad men, publicity agents and
pfopagandists are at work. With wire
less telephone rapidly coming into
common use, they probably are get
ting ready to clutter the air with their
messages about pills, contraptions and
candidates.
One more reason why the govern
ment is wise in restricting the send
ing OF wireless messages to licensed
stations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-09
Messages and Letters Written By Actress To Slain
Movie Director Turned Over To
District Attorney

Los ANGELES, Feb. 9.-Central-
lied investigation at the district at
torneys office of the mystery sur
rounding the murder Of William Des-
nond Taylor, film director, was ex-
pected to begin today following the
alleged discovery and turning over
to that official last night Of messages
and letters written to the director
by Mabel Normand, the actress, who
was among the last persons to see
Taylor alive and who admitted visit
ing him at his home few minutes
before his death,
Miss Normand, who once searched
the Taylor apartments for her letters,
and who is said to be i'll as result
of a collapse at the Taylor Funeral
Tuesday, has been quoted as saying
her onlp desire@to regain possession
of the letters was founded on fear
that some of tde phrases would be
misunderstood. She said she felt a
2tADiiS IAtSAiNollII u 11I EbiiE GIiEClOI, Dub
there had been no serious love affair
between them.
A second handkerchief found its
way into the investigation. when
about tae same time detectives said
they found the letters in boot in
a closet in the Taylor apartments.
Henry Peayy, Taylor's negro house
man, has suddenly found handker-
chief bearing the initials IN. M. M. /"
A handkerchief previously reported
found near the body shortly after
the murder was discovered, but
since said to be missing, was alleged
to have borne the letter IS"
The police charge the leaders of
the motion picture industry here are
attempting to block the inyestiga-
lions. Stars who spoke freely have
been hushed, they say. Giddy par
ties in the fast road houses resorts
have been Cancelled The lights of
the white light cabarets no longer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-09
ULSTER FRONTIER
A LINE OF STEEL
new KlDNAPINCS
Specials And Regular Constabu-
larry On Guard Following
Wholesale kidnapping

BELFAST, Feb 9.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-Ulster's frontier was
virtually line of steel today follow
ing raids yesterday in which many
Unionists were captured and kidnap-
ed. Forces of specials" were on
guard as well as,heavy contingents
of regular constabulary.
AdditAonal kidnapings occurred to-
day in county Fermanagh. Four
class "B" special constables were
kidnapped in Rosalea district and TAX
en- in the direction of Ballybay,
where it is believed the other prison
ers are beng held.
1t is stated that the persons kid
naped today aggregate nearly 200.
They include Rev. J. Donnelly.
Sir James Craig, premier of Ulster,
issued manifesto to the people of
Northern Ireland yesterday after
noon, declaring the British govern
ment was responsible for the days
kidnapping outrages because of the
demobilization of the special con-
stabulary following the Irish truce.
The kidnapping incidents of the day
declared Sir James, would strengthen
the Ulstermen's determination that
what Ulster has she holds