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The Washington times., 1923-10-22
GARRETTP. SERVISS ON
A VISIT FROM MARS
Between Planets as Ether Contains No
Resisting Medium Through Which to Fly.
By Garrett p. Seryiss,
. and Writer ON Scientiflc Tonics

FAMOUS ASTRONOMER anu WrlLer on
I'm the belief that the fol-
lowing hypothetical question
may be made to serve useful
purpose for readers / ask you
to answer it:
Assuming that the planet
Mars is inhabited, that a Mar
tan scientist has invented and
perfected an airship which
easily, dependably and indefi-
nitely is capable of making ] 900
miles an hour, that 1t has been
supplied with a battery Of in
Interchangeable engines sufficient
to drive the ship from Mars
to the earth, and that 1t has
been manned, equipped and sup
piled with necessary stores. ac-
commodations, facilities and ac-
cessories for the entire journey,
what obstacles would be encoun-
tered and what conditions, II
any, would he and his assistants
face to make trip to the earth
impracticable or impoSsible?-S.
F. s., Columbus, Ohio.
"HE form of this question re-
minds me of the speech Of
a lawyer whose client had
stolen and made away with a
neighbours COW: Gentlemen Of
the jury, on your solemn oatns
now, assuming that the complain
ant never had a COW, how could
you convict my client of stealing
it?" The question, like thu old
legal form Of conveyance, IS con-
trived with the aim Of shutting
out all obstacles in advance. But
the assumptions made simply
show what the real obstacles are.
In truth, the primary assump-
ton appears to be based or
misrepresentation of the nature of
the problem of interplanetary in
gines to drive it are assumed.
But an airship is driven. like q
vessel at sea, by the reaction Of
a resisting medium. Now, the
space between the planets con-
tains no resisting medium. To
traverse it, projectile force, or
such a force associated with
gravitation, would be needed.
Three Miles a Second.
Theoretically 1t would be pos
sible to provide the projectile
force, since we know how much
would be required to set an OBJ
ject free from the control Of any
particular planets gravity. In
the case of Mars force giving a
velocity of about three miles q
secondary five or six times as
fast as a high-speed military pro-
tectile-would be sufficient. Some
Overplus would be needed to make
up for the retardation caused at
the start by passing through the
Marian atmosphere, but the Mar.
tan engineers could calculate it
The Washington times., 1923-10-22
WORDSFROM!
THE LIPS OF
| WISE MEN
wv HERE there is no hope,
" there can be no endeavOr.

wv HERE there is no hope.
W. there can be no endeavor.
He that loses his honesty. hath
. nothing else to lose.
Familiarity begets coldness.
When you give, give not by
halves.
He who loses money loses
much; he who loses a friend loses
more, but he who loses his spirit
loses all.
Poverty is the reward of idle
Small brooks make the greatest
noise.
He who loves sorrow will al
ways find something to mourn
over.
The brightest of all things the
sun, has its spots.
OFT the victor triumphs but to
fall.
Whoever is not too wise, is
wise.
Great braggers, little doors.
It is better to keep peace than
make peace.
There is nothing so well done,
but 1t may be rnended.
To forget wrong is the best
revenge.
Never raise your own praise.
To be happy Is not only to be
freed from the pains and dis
eases Of the body, but from an
xiety and vexations Of spirit
not only to enjoy the pleasures
of sense, but peace Of conscience
and tranquility of mind.
With books, as with compan.
ions. 1t is of more consequence
to know which to avoid and
which to choose.
Copyright. 1928. by Newspaper
Feature Service, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1923-10-22
Gasoline Price Cutting
Pleasant, But It Won't Last.

The gasoline price has travelled from the West the
East cut of three cents by company followed by
Others viii probably bring real fighting The public win
congratulate itself for few days. weeks months in
. silly way
Then with the little killed off and the big talk
ing the public win have the pleasure of paying for
all the loss in higher prices twice over
Better than price cutting based the effort of big
panes to choke the little to steal the market from
each other would be all round fair prices estab
lshed by public investigation and enforced by public
thority.
The price Of coal gasoline and other public necessities
should be to accident Of commercial battles or
deals
The Washington times., 1923-10-22

SCIENTIFIC ropes OF Popular 1nCefeSl
; from their knowledge of the dem
sity of that atmosphere.
If the projectile started from
the earth it's initial velocity would
have to be about seven miles a
second. This Is because Of the
greater strength Of the earth's
gravity. Apparently, then, 1t
would be much easier for the
Marttans to come to us than
for us to go to them.
Would Have Big Fall.
It would be still easier for an
inhabitant of the moon to go
voyaging by projectile.. The grav-
ity OF the moon is relatively so
small that a velocity of about
mile and a half per second would
suffice to set the voyager free.
Once free, like the voyager from
Mars, he would only have to so
direct his course at the beginning
that he would fall within the
gravitational control Of the earth,
which would draw him down to
It's surface. upon which he would
strike with velocity of almost
seven miles a second, unless he
could contrive some method of
slowing up his fall or of breaking
its effects.
So, while 1t would be easier for
Marian or a Lunarian to start
on trip to the earth than for
lis TO start for Mars or the moon,
yet, on the other hand, they
would have a much more serious
rail- TO provide against on their
arrival than we would have at
the end Of our journey to visit
them.
No Air to Breathe.
AS to obstacles encountered in
the open space between the plan
cts, they would arise mainly from
the absence of air to breathe,
and Of heat to prevent freezing,
Something approaching to abso-
iute zero would be encountered
In open space. Whether this
could be successfully provided
against inside hollow projectile,
either by means of some heat
producing substance, or by trap
ping the suns rays and convert
ing them into heat, Is a practical
~ unanswerable Question-one
for Jules Verne solution.
The main reliance of the adven.
turers In the projectile would be,
should suppose, upon chemis-
try, advanced beyond any point
as yet attained in terrestrial
laboratories. 1t seems certain
that chemistry could, for a limi-
ted time, provide food and dis
pose Of waste.
1t may be added that, theoreti-
cally (but upon scientifically
sound theory, an amelioration Of
the adverse conditions of starting
from and landing upon a planet,
as described above might be OBJ
tanned by applying the principle
Of the repeating rocket expert
mented with by Prof. Goddard
some time ago. The rocket would
be propelled by dynamic reaction
even In empty space. It could act
against gravity O. falling.
The Washington times., 1923-10-22
The French Don't Love Us
Not Violently, at Least.

Celebrating five minutes, French jury acquits young
Engman who stole thirty thousand dollars Amer
Express Company The French lawyer said boys be
boys, and the American company was making too much
money in France specializing in exchange hurting the
Anyhow the American Express Company much money
The jury said: "Not guilty"
The French do not love they did when ex
changing platitudes about Lafayette here
However an American jury acquits rich young gentle
man who confessed to killing pennless sailor giving
excuse declining to testify We hardly criticize French
jury for acquittng young that robs rich Ame
The Washington times., 1923-10-22
Once-Overs
Copyright 1929 "a Service Inc)
YOU CAN BE HAPPY AS A FAILURE IF YOU HAV]
INITIATIVE.

INITIATIVE.
Sometimes you wonder the struggle you are making to
live well and do your duty liberal loyal citizen ia
worth the effort
You see other apparently taking life easy having
little but still being contented and free the cares and
anxiety which you experience.
At times you tempted to let down and become as
these easy-gong
Do not try it.
You would not be happy, and you would kill your
initiative energy would be weakened and YOU would
lose your ambition to advance.
If you have no pride, desire to get ahead and 90
ahead, that is thing.
But you whit for the good opinion of others
you will not be happy and conented living as failure
Failures have to live close to the cushion.
Not that there not apparent failures who are
really successes from another standpoint the truth
known
But the failure who has lost his and deserted the
struggle for place in the world the respect of his
fellows, is the sort for you
Buck up. old man, do not let your desert you
The Washington times., 1923-10-22
SAP AND SALT
by Bert Moses

Piety and progress don't mix.
God seems often to separate
couples that the courts won't.
knowledge Is something you
still possess after you give it away.
Your own anger is righteous in.
dignation, while the anger Of
others Is nasty temper.
To be In a perpetual hurry is q
sure sign that you will be among
the last to arrive.
Hez Heck says: 1.-THE trouble
with sex II that civilization an
Nature disagree a. to what 1t II
good ter"
(CODyright. 1SSS, PrsmisH Syndicate Inc.
The Washington times., 1923-10-22
THRUSTING GERMANY
INTO RUSSIA'S
ARMS
By HERBERT KAUFMAN.

bT7HAT tearing sound from across is Germany
ripping at the The Rhineands have just
been snatched from the Reich. Intrigue wins
the day and probably loses it.
Lloyd George shudders in Louisville at thought Of
events that may follow fast upon revolution disnte
grafton and desperation
The bayonet thrust into the Ruhr may yet drive
beggared Inundated masses into Russia's waiting
arms.
Perhaps Itay's belated acceptance Of Belgiums in
dennity proposition shall postpone the disaster, but
willingness to retrace step temper single ult-
matum for the sake of world security.
Two years ago at Cannes, BRAND, Clemenceau and
Millerand inclined to agree with the then British
Premier that two-year moratorium necessary to
put Teuton in shape for the burdens Of the
Versailles Treaty.
The two years gone. Germany is plunging
straight toward the chasm and before week has
passed may be wrecked beyond repair.
Her fate be on Poincares bitter relentless soul.
Many thrilling and important news turns since
Saturday but they yield spotlight to the yonder stage
To understand better what's happening, suppose we
make brief transcript Of the cables.
The Washington times., 1923-10-22
Four Old Timers

~ EYMOUR, Ind. Fleetwood
Bros, 315 years of age," was
~ the heading of an interesting
story printed by the Nashville,
Brown County, Banner, recently.
The brothers are John, Thomas,
William and Dennis. Dennis Is
the baby" Of the family and IL
"a years Of age. William, SO, is
the oldest.
While In this city on a visit
they had their pictures taken to.
gether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
WANTED

WANTED--Bunch of lots or acrears line. W-25. e-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
"BLIND ADS"

In order to make it easier to reply to a blind" or keyed" advertisement, The Age-Herald will accept replies over the tele- phone and place the memoran- dunn in the advertisers answer box.
 If you wish to answer an ad- vertisement in this way, simply phone Main 4900 and ask for Classified Department. Give tho young lady the message you wish delivered to the advertiser . and she will do the rest. Simple enough, chi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED-FEMALI

HELP WANTED-FEMALE 66 WOMEN-Wanted during November and vass in the homes of Birmingham and take orders for Remington Portable Type writers, ideal and practical holiday gift for children as well as grown-ups liberal commission; earn easy Christmas money this way. Apply to Mir. Townes Remington Typewriter Co.,, 40s Lincoln
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
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Let The Age-Herald Classified Department help you out. We keep on file list of all our reg ular advertisers who have rooms, apartments or board and can save you lot of steps by directing you to just what you wanG
 This is just one of ths many things The Age-Herald is doing to secure more results for ad- vertisers and better service to readers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
REAL ESTATE-SALE K
HOUSES FOR SALE
SACRIFICED

FOR RENT-New, modern, 7-room sun-
 galow, Beech St, Arcola heat, hsrd- wood floors, or will sell equity $2,6O0; consider car and cash. balance $50 month Eborn Realty Co.,, 620 Lincoln Life Bldg Main 9172
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
LOT PICKUP

West End, well located. north central;
 S6eo cash, or half cash. P-25. care A&s- Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06

1120 CULLOM ST.-Complete furnished living room, dining room bedroom and kitchen. downstairs; private home; instan- taneous heater; heat, lights. water and
 phone. furnished; S55 per month. Main l65l-J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
HOUsEKEE ItOOMs

TRAINED NURSE-Away much of time
 would rent 3 very desirable rooms. com pletey furnished for housekeeping, to or trained nurses; private entrance an6 did location; convenient to cars: garage this Is opportunity. so don't let some. one beat you to it. Call Sunday. Mair 1T36-W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
NEGRO LOTS

Thirteen North Birmingham, central to industries. taken under mortgage: need cash; take the bunch at $150 each. Ad- dress N-25, care Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED-MALE

HELP WANTED-MALE 49 WANTED-Good experienced young lady
 typist.
 Capable lady charge office; stenogra pher high school graduates. stock boys. exp. tile settlers; marble setter. exp. white waitresses, $10 week. exp. shoe salesladies .. EXP. lady filter for altera ton dept. White short order cook. Italian preferred. Settled lady stenographer, $1O0 month. Midde-aged man take charge farm. Exp overall operators; plumber. White -coored Iaborers, s day, board. White -colored coal miners, loaders. strong colored railroad porters. Colored woman short order cafe cook. 2 colored men short order cooks. Colored woman cook pastry colored butler. Coored couple, 50 month room, board. Colored couple, man chauffeur, woman
 cook. Exp colored waitresses; colored walters Colored hotel hall boys; hotel maids. Coored boys-gir dishwashers; others. Producers Agency, 2119l2 2d Ave, N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
CTAPHONE OPERATOR

Wanted for immediate opening, good dicta- phone operator; good salary; pleasant sur roundings. Apply 2oo3 Jefferson County Bank Bldg.
 SALESLADY-Wan with strong per
 sonality and sales ability Apply Tues day afternoon between 1:3o and 2:S0; Wednesday to a. m., at New Colonial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
ROOMS AND BOARD
ROOMS WITHOUT BOARD

SOUTH HIGHLANDS-Bedr furnished d
 Tn ivory; adjoining bath: not water. 0riVate nome. AlaIn 40St,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
HALF ACRE

Near new Country Club, on pike, and Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
CASH PICKUP

Builders. here Is your chance. 20 lots, all elevated accessib ble to high and grammar schools, only $170 each; going to sell at some price; make offer if price does not suit: owner paid $500 each years ago. T-25, care Age-Herald.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-05-19
F.. B. YERGER,
Clerk.

Regulating the Construction Of
Roofs in the Town of RosedaIe, Mis-
sissippi, to Afford More Adequate Fire
Protection in Said Town.,
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council of the Town
of Rosedale, Mississippi, that, from
and after the date of the passage o;
this ordinance, no roof shall be con-
structed, within the corporate limits
of said Town, on any building, dwell
ing or other house, being built new,
or being repaired and equipped with
new roof, except that such roof be
constructed of metal, tile, asphalt or
other hard-surface material, and that
no roof shall be constructed in said
Town of wood shingles or other COM
bustible material.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance
take effect and be in force from ana
after its passage.
Adopted by the Mayor and Town
Council, in regular session assembled,
on this the 9th day of May, A. D. 1928.
J. L. WILSON,
Mayor.
Attest:
+. B. YERGER,
Clerk.
Nav 10 3W
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-05-19
May 10, 3w.


No little college struggling along
with 300 students when it would like
to have 1000 thinks that "too many
men go to college" The great uni
versities, numbering from 5000 to
5000 on their rolls, may be justified
in feeling that they have reached the
point Of saturation." More than six
or eight .brigades Of students may be
all that can be successfully marshaled
at one institution in the fields Of high
er education; and they certainly suf-
fee for a sufficient reservoir whence
to draw the winning football teams.
But when the monster seats of learn
ing are overpeopled, isn't it time fo.
another one to take up the overplus
Certainly college educations are desir-
able. When can anyone say there ID
enough culture on earth, and it ID
time to stop?
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-05-19

After Charlemagne's grandchildren
divided grandpa's estate, the suppos-
edly worthless lands Of Lothaire be.
came valuable, powerful. 1t got ~
the Netherlands could swing the bal
ance in a war between France and
Germany. So the rivals agreed to
split Netherlands into Belgium and
Holland. Switzerland won its own in
dependence. Gradually Lothaire's
kingdom broke up. The southern strir
joined the confederation of italian
states. Luxembourg was neutralized
This left Alsace-Lorraine, with French
and Germans both wanting it. Regu-
larly it changes hands, back and forth
And now the descendants of Charles
the Bold seem to think the Rhine is
their natural frontier. Plain old fam
lily wrangle.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-05-19
LOCKED IN ROOM
With HUGE SNAKE
Wife of Museum Director in Des-
perate Battle for Life With
14-Foot Python.
USES TRUNK AS SHIELD

Port Elizabeth, Natal.-Mrs. F. w.
Fitzsimmons, wife of the director of
the Port Elizabeth museum, does not
mind If she never sees python again.
The python was caught In sugar
plantation at Mid Illovo, Natal, and
sent to the Port Elizabeth museum.
Though not large, as pythons goa
mere IA feet long-it was a sturdy rep
tile, as thick as mans thigh.
Before installing it in cage in the
grounds, Mr.. Fitzsimmons had 1t
dumped into small room on the sunny
side of the balcony of his house. In
this little room was trunk used for
storing odds and ends.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons wanted something
from this trunk in the morning.
Door Locked.
While she was rummaging in the
trunk the wind slammed the door and
she was Mortified to find herself pris-
oner, for there was no knob on the In
ner side.
Presently the great snake, which had
been watching her intently, prepared
Tor attack, gathering up it's heu.y. sin.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-05-19
AN ORDINANCE
Designating and Establishing the
Fire Limits of the Town of Rosedalc
Missiesirn
n { IOD Z
+. B. YERGER,
Clerk.
May 10, 3w.

Designating and Establishing the
Fire Limits of the Town of Rosedaic,
Mississippi.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council of the Town
or Rosedale, Mississippi, that the fire
limits of the Town of Rosedale. Miss,
same are, hereby designated and es-
tablished so as to include the follow
ing described land or territory in
said Town, to-wit:
Court Street, beginning at the in
tersection of Court Street with Levee
Street and running thence East to the
intersection of Court Street with
Main Street, including all land lying
within a distance of 100 feet fl ON the
South margin of Court Street, oe-
tween Levee Street and Maic Street,
and all land lying within distance
of 100 feet from the North margin
of Court Street, between Levee Street
and Main Street; the West side nf
Main Street, beginning with the in
tersection of the West side of Main
Street with Clark Street, and running
thence South to the intersection Of
the West side of Main Street with
Bruce Street, including all land lying
within a distance of 100 feet from the
West margin of Main Street, between
Clark Street and Bruce Street; the
East side of Main Street, beginning
at a point 147% feet North of the in
tersection of the East side of Main
Street with Clark Street and running
thence South to the intersection of
the East side. of Main Street with
Brown Street, including all land lying
within distance of 100 feet from the
East margin of Main Street, between
a point 1471a feet North of the inter
section of Main. Street with Clark
Street and the intersection of the
East side of Main Street with Brown
Street. Bruce Street, beginning with
the intersection of Bruce Street with
Main Street and running thence East
to the right-of-way of the Yazoo &
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-05-19
May 10, 3w.
AN ORDINANCE.

Regulating Traffic in the Town Of
Rosedale, Mississippi, to Prevent In
reference With, or Delay Of, the
Fire Trucks or other Fire-Fightins
Apparatus of Said Town While Res
ponding to Fire Alarm.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council of the 1o"r
cf Rosedale, Mississippi, that it shall
be unlawful for the driver of any mo-
tor, or other vehicle, in such vehicle,
to cross in front of, or pass from the
rear, any fire truck or other fire
fighting apparatus of said Town,
while such truck or other fire-fight-
ing apparatus is responding to fire
alarm
SECTION 2. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Town Council of the
Town of Rosedale, Mississippi, that
any person or persons violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding Twenty-Five ($25.00)
Dollars, or Imprisonment not exceed
ing Thirty 800 days, or both, within
the discretion of the Court.
SECTION 8. Be it further ordained
that this ordinance take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Adopted by the Mayor and Town
Council, in regular session assem-
bled, on this the 9th day of May, a.
D., 1928.
]. L. WILSON,
Mayor.
Attest:
F.. B. YERGER,
Clerk.
\
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-05-19

uous coils in readiness to deliver the
sledge-hammer blow that precedes Its
construction.
After trying to deter it with her
stick, Mrs. Fitzsimmons turned the
trunk on end and used it as shield.
Taking advantage Of Its confusion,
Mrs. Fitzsimmons clambered on the
trunk, flung open the little window high
up on the wall and shouted again for
help.
Scared Women.
The cook and housemaid came at
open the door. They brought in a
passing butcher. however, who re-
leased their mistress.
Next day the kaffir, who looks after
the institutions snakes-a big, strong
fellow-was sent up to get the snake
into a large mealie sack and take II
off on, a wheelbarrow to its cage. The
moment he seized the python's neck 1t
flung it's coils around him, pinnlng one
arm to his side.
Mrs. Fitzsmmons, hearing the serv-
ants shrek. ran up and calmly took
charge Of the crisis. Ordering the man
to grip the snakes head tightly with
his free hand, if he valued his life, she
gripped its tail and, by dint Of strenu-
Gus exertion, unwound it sufficiently to
divert it's attention long enough to en-
able the kaffir to break loose. Then
more helpers were brought and 1t was
secured at last.