davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10

brought It to the earth. 4t
may have taken birth In the flres
of Sirius, or Vega. or Altatr-or
of our own sun.
It may be q fragment OF Q
blown-up world, once q member
of the solar system. 1t may have
been blown out of an ancient
volcano on the moon. There g
something to be said for and
against each of these supposi.
tions-but the lretorite remains
an unsoIved mystery. It reveals
everything except the meaning nf
what 1t shows. It resembles q
language made up of familiar
words which nobody can make
sense of.
while so carefully noting the ap.
pearance and shape OF the meteo-
rite he saw, did not more de-
finitely indicate its course with
reference to the stars among
which it passed q distance Of 80
or 40 degrees. Y At 9:45 p. m. on
July 81, in the latitude Of Chi
cago, the brilliant star Vega IN
the Lyre was a little east OF
the zenith, and to an observer
facing east the large and con-
spicuous constellation OF the
Northern Cross. in Cygnus, was
not far above the point from
which the fireball started.
From Milky Way.
It must have fallen apparently
from the Milky Way, below the
Cross. Inclining southwark, 1t
would pass near the bright star
Affair. or the sharply marked little
constellation Delphinus. the Dol
phfn, and it probably disappeared
among the stars OF Capricorn.
The fact that it disappeared
without exploding into several
parts, as often happens, may indi-
cate either that 1t was q very
small boy, like an ordinary, shoot
ing star, which was consumed by
the heat of its friction with the
air, or, IL it was body too large
and solid to be thus burned up,
that it passed out Of the atMcs-
phere at the point where It disap-
peared.
1t has been supposed that me-
teorites do, occasionally, dip into
the atmosphere and pass out OF 1t
again without having their veloc-
ity sufficiently retarded to bring
them to the earth. With regard
to this, it is interesting to remark
that the direction in which this
body was moving was nearly OPP
posite to that in which the earth
is travelling in its great journey
the whole solar system toward the
border of the consultations Lyra
and Hercules.
There should be society of me-
teor and meteoric observers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
Five Billions for irrigation
Why Not?

Somebody shocked because the advocates Of irrigation
by the National Government suggest spending five billions
within few years putting dry desert land
brilliant paragraph writer says:
ony five billions! The national rgators are too shy
Make it a hundred!'
Yes make it hundred billions by all means amount
is required for irrigation and the country in the centuries
ahead spare (which it
No money be spent wisely than money spent
to supply water fertility and to soil dry and useless
without the water.
Five billions like good money but it ism t
very much IF IT Is WELL SPENT The nation that can
talk gbly about ping up baehps instruments of DEATH
at ten millions apiece the nation that give that fortune
Of thousand millions individual-CAN WELL AFFORD
TO SPEND BILLIONS ON IRRIGATION, WHICH Is THE
IMPROVEMENT OF THE EARTH.
The greatest Of wealth that we know Is WATER
The water is drawn from the salt ocean, scattered the
land by the clouds The rain pous Great Lakes
And this water worth many times five billions rushes out
into the ocean, where it lost taking with through the
mouth Of the Mississippi and other great the valuable
soil worth many millions
Before the of lakes rivers run back to the
ocean human ingenuity should take all that is needed
scatter the dry fields Even the fields we call
fertile need more water, and ought to have il.
The hay crop of this country could be doubled without
extra labor expense there unlimited the
growing Of grass.
Farmers impoversh paying thirty and forty
dollars ton for fertilizer But the fertilizer without the
water useless and with irrigation water would not cost
half a ton.
When the Government spends its millions and billions on
irrigation it will be doing the REAL WORK of the human
this earth Our work develop the earth
make it into beautiful park fertile every inch irrigated and
cuvateda park in which human beings may live together
in peace and plenty, in harmony and friendship.
This work going be DONE and the rriga
ton help along The day will dollar will
be spent for rifle bullet battleshp lawyer Emua-
ton will replace competition everywhere Contests between
men will be contests Of the mind each struggling help
himself but to help the whole of humanity by adding to the
wealth and knowledge Of the race
This rich country with its great lakes its
tunes its vast tracts of land irrigation and that will
repay irrigation with ten dollars for ought lead
task Of identifying this earth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
CHILE AN ODD
MIXTURE OF
OLD AND NEW

~ HILE, thatNlong, narrow coun-
try which lies west Of the
~ Argentine, in South America,
bounded on the east by the Andes
and on the west by the Pacific, 10
a strange mixture of modetn save.
zation and medievalism
In the morning it is medieval,
in the afternoon modern. And
the distinction Is best shown by
the women. IL you should hap
pen to arrive in Santiago, the
capital. that beautiful semi-troDi.
beautiful mansions and splendid
public buildings, set in valley
guarded by a ring of snow-capped
mountains, you will observe that
all Chilean women wear a black
garment which covers them from
mead to foot, leaving an opening
for the face, but completely con-
ceahng the hair. In a way 1t re-
sembles a nuns costume, but 1t re-
veals the figure much more eff
fect1vely than a nun would de-
sire. This garment is called tho
manta." 1t is worn by women
OF wealth and half-breed and In
dian women alike.
In the afternoon you will find
that the manta has vanished from
the fashionable streets and mod
ern Chill Is revealed.
The manta Is garment brought
to Chill from OLD Spain. It is ex.
ceedingly useful, as 1t enables u
woman to leap from bed, wrap her
SELF In 1t with q few deft twists.
and be on her way to mass with Il
minimum Of delay. Attending
mass every morning IL the Gus
tom OF all female Chill. The men
pave even less inclination to go TO
church than mon in more Northern
countries.
Copyright. 1923, by Newspaper
Feature Service, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
LUCY LOWELL SHOWS NEW SIDE
OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS.

: EAR MISS LOWELL:

XIII EAR MISS LOWELL:
when I read your
article on the Desirable.
ity Of Big Families 1 rejoiced
that there is at least one woman
brave enough to voice my senti-
ments.
II thought it best to divorce
a selfish and far from donlesti-
Gated husband and have been
having a hard time since to Sc
cure weekly alimony for tho
support Of my little son with.
out whom life would be nothing.
People who talk of large fami-
lies these days are foolish. /
am in constant uncertainty as to
whether / shall receive a check
each week, and for that reason
] have to do the worrying besides
going out to work.
so much for Justice and wom-
ans rights!
IL. W."
wish that I could have a long
talk with L. w. and help her,
perhaps. to shift her viewpoint
Just a bit!
To begin with, I do not stand
against large families. / believe
a sizeable group Of brothers and
sisters reared in an atmosphere
of health, education, culture and
affection the most marvellous in
stitution in the world.
1t Is the craze for bringing
child after child into homes where
there is not one condition upon
which they may build q successful
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN

WY e must pray for fortune,
w but we must provide our
w selves with wisdom.
No man can be brave who con-
sidefs pain to be the greatest evil
OF life nor temperate who consid-
ers pleasure to be the highest
good.
Man carries under his hat a
private theater, wherein a great
er drama is acted than is even
performed on the mimic stage,
beginning and ending in eternity.
Every mans nature is con-
cealed with many folds Of dis
guise.
The more virtuous any man is
the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
Friendship throws a greater
1uster on prosperity, while it
1ightens adversely by sharing in
its griefs and anxieties.
Men ought to bear with great
est difficulty those things which
must be borne from their own
fault.
We take more pleasure in what
we have long wanted than in
what we are constantly obtaining.
No one can speak well unless
he thoroughly understands his
subject.
He who looks upon a true
friend looks upon sort Of copy
of himself.
There is 20 house so strong
that 1t may not be leveled to the
ground by internal hatreds and
dissentions.
The well-trained mind delights
in what is good and recolls from
what is bad.
It is a primary law Of friend
ship that we expect from our
friends only what Is honorable
and that we do only what is
honorable.
Copyright. 1929, by Newspaper
Feature Service, 1nc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10

needs powdering before class Is
over, but you'll have to make
the best of It,"
Nothing is more dissconcerting
to a teacher, he said, than to try
to store a girls mind with the
facts concerning the American re-
public while her hands are en-
ployed manipulating a powder
puff and looking glass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
Weddings Scarce

ONDON.-Lower Halstow, in
Kent county, considered by
connoisseurs to breed the prettiest
girls In the south of England,
has not heard the sound of we'd
ding bells since August last year,
and local worthless are much per-
turbed.
The Rev. Olive, Lower Halstow's
vicar, hints that the possible cause
Is bashfulness on the part of the
men folk of the village, but unro-
mantle statisticians explain the
absence of wedding bells by point.
ing out that the birth rate Of
girls has been much lower than
that of boys within the last twenty
years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
A Bit BeIated

A LTOONA-The local police de-
"A partment has received a post
card from a man who asked
that his appreciation be given
to Daniel Anders, who was
formerly patrolman here.
The writer, who signed only his
initials, said that twenty-five
years ago he was in Altoona and
Anders took him home, gave him
a bed and breakfast and wished
him Good luck" in the morning.
He said he is now well off and
has not forgotten the kind act.
The card was forwarded to An
ders, who is now living In Parker,
Ind
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10

CHAMOKIN, Pa.-When the
committee selected the site on
which the new American Legion
home Is being built the members
did not realize what an appropri-
ate spot was chosen.
In front Of the building is indie
pendence street. On one side is
Washington street and on the
other Lincoln.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
Royal Author

STOCKHOLM - Prince Wilhelm,
~ of Sweden, has written q
play which has been accepted for
production at the Svenska Thea
ter.
1t has an African theme and
will be produced some time be-
6DUo GhEiAtHa&
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
listers Tribute

DELFAST.-The six counties
propose to erect a statue to
Sir Edward Carson in front Of the
new Belfast Parliament House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
Here's a Sample by Power

HERE'S THE KIND THAT GETS RUN OVER.
JAY WALKER No. 1.
This little picture made by Mr. Powers Democrat
good citizen mercess enemy of the automobile speeder but
also mild and wise critic of the "jay walker
DON'T BE A JAY WALKER
forget that the ordinary today dangerous
railroad track and MORE dangerous The locomotive
least keeps the track The automobile go anywhere on
che street.
Remember that you living In the automobile age
It IL just much your duty to make automobiling
venent and safe it the duty of the driver the
pedestrian safe.
The SIDEWALK belongs to you. The STREETS belong
automobiles under certain restrictions to crossings
speed, etc.
This type Of jay walker who turns around to say goodby
and walks directly In front Of the Of jay walker
that numbers hundreds Of thousands
DON'T BE JAY WALKER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-10
GARRETT p. SERVISS
ON METEORITES
Nationally Celebrated Scientist Urges Sky
gazers" to Keep Records Of All Falling
Celestial Bodies They See.
BY Garrett P. Serviss,
nler and Writer on Scientific TOpi

~ r. brought the earth Il
taken birth In the fres
Evening star., 1923-06-20
CONDEMN BOOK SALE
IN NAME OF LEGION
New York Posts Object to Plan
of National Head
quarters.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 20.--The New York
state department of the American Le-
gion objects to a book-selling project
which the national executive committee
of the organization has launched to
raise money for Americanization work.
he national committee has urged
purchase of Official Cncensored Source
Records of the Great War and Great
Events of the" Great World War" both
edited by Prof. Charles T. Thorne of
the College of the City of New York
Three per cent of the profits go to the
national committee
The state executive committee yes
terday sent out a notice to all posts in
its jurisdiction notifying them that the
sale of the two books was not approved,
and informing them that no proceeds Of
sales We're to be used for the New York
department or for the vetrans' noun
tain camp in this state.
Assistant State Adjutant Burns de-
clared that the state departments oppo-
sition to the scheme was caused by the
belief that it was commercializing the
name of the American Legion.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
WoR-Newark t4o5 Meters,.

Sis p.m.-Garden Hints; Anna L.
Dorsey, pianist.
5:35 p.m.-"Golf." by William Hicks.
5:45 p.m.-"Radio for the Layman,'
by A. L. Sorm.
5:59 p.m.-Baseball scores
p.m.-"ExGfcises," by Arthur L.
Taylor.
7:l5 to S:l5 p.m.-Karolyn Bassett.
soprano: Balabanow Brothers, ac-
cordions.
Sis p.m.-"A Cheerful Philoso-
pher," by Burr Mcintosh
Evening star., 1923-06-20

. WEAF-New York t48. MSters).
4 p.m.-Rose Becker, violinist.
. 4:15 p.m.--Nanette Kirby. contralto.
$50 p.m.-Sterling Male Quartet.
$50 p.m.--Lecture. "A Plea for Bet
ter Understanding Between the Folk
of the City and the Man on the
Land" by Jared Dan Wagenen, jr.
p.m.-Intimate song revue by Fred
Whitehouse, tenor
1880 p.m.-Emma Du Bois, trumpist.
7:40 p.m.-Dramatic recital by
Grace Sage.
Sto 8 p.m.-Wedn night dance.
8 p.m.-Sterling Male Quartet.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
wJz-New York t455 Meters).

5 p.m.-The Adventures OF Peter
by Florence Smith Vincen.
$50 p.m.-Silver Jubilee Talk.
6:35 p.m.-Song impersonations by
the child actress" Emily Files Boyle.
6:45 p.m.-"How to Make a Picnic
Out of Life" by Miss Anne L. Pierce.
Z. p.m.-Lt. y. Frank Butcher, ban
5ost.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
LOCAL STATIONS,
LOCAL STNTIUNS.
NAA-Naval Radio Station. Radio, Va.
Obs Mcters).

LOCAL SIAIlONSs
NAA--Naval Radio Station. Radio, Va.
(435 Mcters).
3:25 p.m-Complete live stock mar
ket comment.
3:45 p.m.-Weather bureau report.
4:05 pm.-Hay and feeds. crop re-
ports. special market reports.
sos p.m.-Dairy market reports.
1905 p.m.-Weather bureau report.
wIAY-woodward x Lothrop (S8o
Meters).
to pm-Selections on the re-
producing piano.
$40 p.m.-Bedtime stories; final
base ball scores; weather forecast.
wMU-DoubIeday- Hill Electric COM
pany t.0i MeterS).
to 4:30 p.m.-Base ball scores.
4:30 to $50 p.m.-Program of
music.
WIL-ContinentaI Electric Company
1850 Metcrs).
$50 to $50 p.m.-Phonograph Sc
lections.
WJH-White & Boyer Company :73
Mcters.D
to 4 pm.-Market reports and
musical program.
Evening star., 1923-06-20

p.m.-Base ball scores; dinner
concert.
$50 p.m-Address.
Gas p.m.-Dreamtime Lady.
p.m.-AddresS.
7:15 p. m.-Concert by the Little
KDkA symphony Orchestra
S:45 .m.-l5aseball scores; farmer
market reports.
Evening star., 1923-06-20

WDAF-kansas City (411 Meters).
4:30 to 80 p.m.-Concert.
to p.m.-Educational features;
musical program.
to 1880 p. m.-Concert.
12:45 to a.m.-"Nighthawk" frolic.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
wwJ-Cetroft (510 Meters).

SEQ p.n.-News Orchestra; Town
Crier: Mrs. Violet Hunter, pianist;
Miss Genevieve Zeinner, soprano;
Herbert Lamb. baritone
Evening star., 1923-06-20
wHAs-LouisviIIc 400 Metern.

3 to 6 p.m.-Concert by the Mary
Anderson Theater Orchestra; Just
Among Home Folks; Rialto Theater
organ.
$40 to 10 p.m.-Miss Myrtle Singer.
soprano, vocal and instrumental So
los; Mary Anderson Theater Orches-
ira; historical episode; base ball
scores.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
BY RADIO TODAY
Schedule of Wireless News and Entertainment.

7:15 p.m.-Current events.
1:30 p.m.-Clyde Newell, tenor.
p.m.-United States Navy Night
Evening star., 1923-06-20
wLW-Cincinnati tsos sIeters,.

S .m.-Rosemary Ellerbrock, plan,
list; Little Boy Blue; William Sto-
ess,. violinist, vocal and instrumental
solos.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
WIP-PhiiudcIph $500 Meter

WIP-PhiIndcIphia 600 Meters).
to o:45 -m.-Dance Orchestra
baseball scores.
to $50 p.m.--Bedtime stories
roll call
Evening star., 1923-06-20
KsD-st. Louis t546 Mctcrs).

9 pm--Recital by c. w. Williams.
9:45 pnl.--Rotary Club Band of In
dependence
Evening star., 1923-06-20
KDKA-Pittsbursh ,s:6 Meters).

wGY-schenectady (3S0 Meters).
Silent night.
Evening star., 1923-06-20

KYW-Chicago (345 Meters).
$50 p.m.-Bedtime stories.
8 to S:5S .nl.-Musical program.
e:0o p.m.-Special features.
Evening star., 1923-06-20

WGM-Atlnnta (420 Metersl.
Evening star., 1923-06-20

WOC-Dnvenport,I Iowa CASA Meters).
1880 p.m.-Sandman's visit.
1850 p. m.--Ba seball scores.
p. m.-Pipe organ recital.
~ .m.-Nusical program; Tour
;sts Road Renort"
Evening star., 1923-06-20

wBAP-Fort Worth (4-6 Meters).
1890 TO 11:45 p.m-Concert by z.
Clyde Whitlock and his violin en-
semble.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
wsB-Atlanta (42e Meters).
"DAF-Kansa

11;45 p.m.-Radiowl concert.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
WEAF-New York (48: Meters).

All programs scheduled for eastern
standard time.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
WJH-White & Boyer Company :73
Mcters.l
DISTANT STATIONS.

3 to p.m.-Market reports and
musical program.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
wMU-DoubIeday-H Electric COM
pany (.Gi MeterS.

to 4:30 pm.-Base ball scores.
4:S0 to $50 p.m.-Progr of
music.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
WIL-Continent Electric C0mpaI


$50 to $50 pm.-Phonograph Sc
lections.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
HEARINGS ARE
NOW ARRANGED
Bridge and Tunnel and Boule-
ward Bills to Come Up Next
Tuesday

TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 12:-Assem-
blyman William L. Vaughan, repre-
senting the second assembly district,
was home over the weekend from
Albany ana made known that he had
arranged for two hearings on bills
affecting this end of the island. The
hearings will be held on next Tues
day, February 20, and will be for
authorizing the appropriation of
$4,000 to make preliminary surveys
for a bridge or tunnel between Tot
tenville and Perth Amboy and to al
low tine extension and Improvement
Of the Southfield boulevard, before
their respective committees. Accord
ing to Assemblyman Vaughan both
bills nave a good chance of passing
both the assembly and senate.
The bill to make the preliminary
examination for the bridge or tunnel
is before the ways and means COM
mittee and the boulevard matter is
in the hands Of the committee on af-
fairs Of cities. Both bills are being
backed in the assembly by Assembly,
man Cosgrove and Assemblyman
Vaughan and in the senate by Sena-
tor Mark Allen, the Staten Island
representative in the upper house.
The boulevard bill involves two
matters, that of repeating the former
bill as introduced by former Assem-
blyman Frerichs and passed and the
other is to take the place of the old
bill without any mandatory part on
the city of New York to construct
the same. The bridge and tunnel bill
gives power to the state bridge and
tunnel commission to investigate the
proposed plan to connect Tottenville
with New Jersey for vehicular or
pedestrian traffic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
MOVE FOR NEW
CARTERET BANK
Report That Former Mayor
Hermann is Back of New
Financial Institution

CARTERET, Feb. 12:-Advance
rumors that plans are under way for
the formation of a trust company or
national bank in the borough were
confirmed by Maxwell Sosin, attor-
|tney, over the telephone to the Even
ing News this morning.
The new financial institution Is to
have a capital of 800, 900 and a sur
plus of $4,000, according to the re-
port. Mr.. .Sosin would not divulge
the names of the men Interested in
the proposed banking project, but
stated that they will be made public
within a few days. Plans for the Sc
curing of a suitable banking house
on Carteret avenue are also under
way.
1.-THE real estate deal In connection
with the banking house will be con-
summated soon" said Mr.. Sosin.
While direct information is not
available, those interested in finance
are of the opinion that former Mayor
Hermann, who is president OF the
Blazing Star Building & Loan Assoc
citation and also of the Carteret
Chamber of Commerce, is the direct
sponsor of the banking plan. Other
directors of the building and loan as.
ISOLATION are said to be financially
interested.
Observers here believe that the
foundation of the new bank IL the
direct result of the success which the
Blazing Star institution achieved.
| Over 1900 subscriptions were re-
ceived within few weeks of existence
of the loan society.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-12
COM. Thomson NAMES
COMMITTEES FOR PORT

TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 12.-Com-
mander August Thomson OF Beau
yais Post, No. 1875. American Legion,
has named the following committees
to take charge of the various events
for the post: Entertainment, Her
bert j. Bedell and Archibald Will
burn, chairmen; Emil Anderson,
George Arveson, Alfred Bruckman,
Charles Woglom; membership, john
Benning, chairman; Thomas Hol-
lowell, James Copeland, Joseph
Griffin and Miss Ray Scott; sick and
relief, Fred Koenig, William S.
Hayes, John Nuttall, George Staples,
Augustus G. Marscher Jr. and Wal
ter Stevents; basketball, John
Stake, chairman: David Paugh'
William Brown and Alfred Bruck-
man, Charles Walters, booking man
ager; David preacher, publicity
manager, and Warren Smith, scorer.
William S. Hayes has been named
the chaplain of the post.
At a recent meeting the final re-
ports of the football games were
received, which showed a loss about
equal to last year. The basketball
committee reported that the def
cient sustained earlier in the year
was disappearing slowly. Donations
from Huguenot Chapter, No. S8,
Eastern Star, and the Masonic or
| der were received and were turned
over to the building fund. A meet
ing of the board of directors of the
| post will be held tonight at the
| home of Archibald Wilburn, Main
street.