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The Washington times., 1923-04-24
Garrett P. Serviss Explains How
Ancient Egyptians Measured
Time
By Garrett p. Serviss.
and Writer Scientific Subjects Of Popular Interest

NOGeu AStTOnOner ana writer on ~
Would you kindly throw some
light on how the ancient Egyptians
were able to arrange time in the
sothiac (dog starr cycle of 1,400
years or so? The information pos
sessed by these men of a far-off
day seems a bit marvelous-J. f.
r., La Jolla, Calf"
~ GYPT is full OF monuments
which show what, in ancient
A times, the astronomer priests
flor Egyptian religion was always
intimately associated with astron-
omy), made quite accurate obserVa-
tions of the equinoxes and the SOL
stices and by fixing the dates of
these they were able to measure
the length Of the solar year in
days.
A tall, straight obelisk, erected
on level plane, would enable them
to determine, by observing the
varying length of its shadow at
noon, throughout the year, the
moment of the summer and the
winter solstice--i. e., when the sun
was highest and when lowest. A
return of the sun to the same SOL
stice would indicate the expiration
OF years time.
There is reason for thinking
that great temples had their long
axes oriented toward the rising
or setting place Of the sun at one
or the other of the solstiCes. The
religious significance Of this
would be the influence over the
minds of the worshippers pro-
duced by seeing an apparently
miraculous illumination shining
out once q year from the holy-of-
holes, in the gloomy depths OF
the temples interior, where
brilliant beam from the sun would
fall, during only a minute or two,
not to reappear for a twelve
month.
The scientific significance would
be the determination of the length
of the year by the return Of the
solstitial beam. The fixed axis OF
the temple pointed steadily to the
place on the horizon where the
sOlstitial beam marked the end of
one year and the beginning of it's
successor
The great pyramids were also
oriented with much care, but
with relation rather to the equi-
nOACS lHdl Ine SOlSIlceS. Hey
stood four-square to the cardinal
points, so that the direction of
their northern and southern walls
was exactly east and west. At
sunrise at the spring equinox the
point of the shadow of the pyra-
mid would be in line with the CEN
ter of it's western face.
Thus it was not difficult for
, the ancient Egyptians to ascer-
tain by watching the sun that
the year was about 365 days
long, although at first they
made it only $50 days. 1t was
Sirius, the Dog Star, or Nile
Star, that finally enabled them
to discover that the real length
of the year was still about
quarter of day longer, or 1854
days. This came about, appar-
emily, from the fact that Sirius
rose heliacally, !. e., just ahead
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
SUN VAT SEN
PLANS COUP
IN CHINA
/" HE man who cut off 400, oOO,-

" HE man who cut off 100000
600 Chinese "pigtails" a dec
ade ago, but failed to abbre-
Vlate shirts by an inch each when
cotton was 40 cents a pound, has
again appeared on the political
horizon of the Celestial Empire.
DIR. Sun Vat Sen has executed a
coup in South China and is try
ing to come back with the aid
of the young Chinese, who refuse
to be bound by the customs of q
thousand years ago.
Ma 500, DR.. Suns personal rep
resentative in this country, and
editor of the China Review, as
serts his chief will soon be in
Republic Of China wisely from
ancient Canton.
Ma 500 has been unable to en-
list the sympathies of Secretary
Hughes, SO he is attempting to
get British capital out of London,
sufficient to swing the immense
Chinese see just ahead. He
ment of the North Chinese is so
tangled up and altogether SO re.
dictionary that its continued ex-
istence is impossible.
When DR.. Sun Vat Sen comes
across the Pacific to borrow Brit
ish gold he will spend some time
in the United States, where he
will tell the truth about his ma
tive land and the influences which
he claims are sapping its life. He
is expected to make one more ef-
fort to enlist the sympathies of
Secretary Hughes, after which, if
he is unsuccessful, he will warn
this country that its commercial
interests in the Far East are seri-
ously in jeopardy.
Sun Vat Sen is regarded as
visionary by the French, who
predict that after this trial at
restoration of his influence he
will be put in total eclipse never
to rise again. Ma 500 represents
him as the one hope of uniting
the factions into a workable mass
that will contribute it's part to
world continuity, industry and
peace.
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
A Priests Good Work
To Make Superstition Ridiculous Is to Kill It.

In New York city Father dHereda Mexican priest,
amuses his friends by making spirit pictures many
you like kind like, without the aid of any spirits
ghosts demons.
This will perhaps Conan Doyle whose business
hbitng spirit photographs fraudulent course although
probably does not know it,
Father dHeredias work is useful Rdcule best cure
for all foolshness, including superstition.
The French government proved that governing Agers
many They found the natives under
OF magcans that did wonderful thngs-tricks They
hired the great French magician Houdn dead long ago.
sent him to show the latest magic the natives By
the time he had finished making the local macans ridiculous
the natives had lost all faith them and the French
ment was stronger.
Occasionally he used the strong electric way
that the magcans didn't like But the Algerian
joyed it.
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
People Can Fix The Price
of Sugar
Consumers Need Not Be at Mercy of Gamblers in This
Great Necessity.
OF Sugar

Mr.. Earl d. Babst president of the American Sugar Re-
filming Company has very kind things to say about the
part which the Hearst papers played stopping the sugar
panic which threatened develop in February after
tors the New York Sugar Exchange had boosted the
price Of sugar three pound
This is what Mr. Babst says:
IF the Hearst papers had not taken the they did
take in aang the February hystera Of the housewives OF
the country with regard impending sugar shortage the
situation would be far than is You people have
done real service"
people of the country do themselves greater
service than the Hearst did in urging them not to let
spectators stampede them into paying panic prices
The people do more than simply stop rise in the
price of sugar They drive the price back where should
Recall what happened On February Mr. Hoover's De-
partment Commerce issued report prophesying that
there would be sugar shortage Immediately the great
financial interests which had gotten options the Cuban
sugar CROP began up price sugar futures
that gambling institution known the New York Sugar
Exchange.
of the 3-centprice advance since February was
effected in the socaed Hoover days when the spectators
took advantage of false Government report Hoover
later corrected the story which his department had crcu
lated but the damage DONE
Now mark what this robbery each Of
individually The average consumption Of in the United
States hundred pounds for every woman, and
months the sugar gentlemen who did this trick on the New
York Sugar Exchange will take So away from each of
of US.
Do not imagine that they would be satisfied with this
$S00000O00 Sugar has risen from 10 per
pound retail The bulletins Of the sugar brokers conf
IDENTIFY prOpheyng that shall be paying Is per
pound That will additional $500000OO0 for the
sugar gamblers before the year is
It up the plain people of the United say
whether they will submit to this robbery It is you that
they sell the sugar The small drble purchased by each
individual family to make up the mighty stream from
which the profteers hope to make their haulage.
small restriction in purchase by each of will pro-
duce tremendous cumulative effect upon the gamblers
and buy less the retailer buys less from the
wholesaler the wholesaler less from the rene the refner
less from the spectators which have seized upon Cuban
crop. Down will go all sugar prices.
The spectators who in February bought 100000
options the Cuban sugar crop shaking for that
the Governments injunction will close the gambling sugar
exchange and thus the market for their options
Sugar ready tumble The people, restricting their pur
chases, will shake down. the thieves.
Go light buying sugar It your patriotic duty It
your personal advantage, for sugar is going down.
During the all skmped and saved sugar that
the allies might have plenty. Let aid
others but ourselves Let teach gamblers
they will forget Let drive back the price
cents where belongs Let reach and take back the
SOOOOooO of money that they think they have put
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
SAP AND SALT
ID. nj 49,
by Bert, Moses

Half-truths are worse than lies.
Most of our troubles are those
that never come,
All ancestors are alike in the
one particular of being dead.
The big demand is for Jobs
without much work in them.
Muscle excitement is good for
both the body and the brain.
A good bank account commands
more respect than a good reputa-
ton.
What is called confidence in
YOURSELF is sometimes nothing
but conceit.
No enemy is worth having un-
less his opposition stings YOU
into being a better man.
The judgment of women Is gen-
orally poor, as you have probably
noticed while looking their hus-
bands over
The popular Utopia is place
where there is as much as pos
sible to eat and as little as pos.
sible to do.
HeZ Heck says: Things taste
better in the fingers than they
do on a fork"
Copyright. 1929. nv Premier Syndicate
In0.
The Washington times., 1923-04-24

SAAO OUOSONV0 Va y UPNAANA AAA~~~ D0Ss
OF the sun. at the time of the
spring equinox, which was also
the time of the beginning Of the
annual Nile flood, on which the
life of Egypt has always de-
pended. They reckoned the be-
ginning of the year from the
beginning of the rivers rise.
But after time the astrono-
mer-priests discovered that the
real moment of the solistice &C.
Cured later than 1t should have
occurred by the 365-day cycle,
and the variation was found to
be sufficient to make a differ
ence of one day in every period
of four years. Now, the time of
the heliacal rising of Sirius was
changed by the procession Of the
equinoxes although they did not
know the cause) by the same
amount, one day of every four
years. Then they made the
simple calculation that after the
lapse of 1850 years the 365-day
year and the other (the true)
year, indicated by the return of
Sirius to it's heliacal rising,
would start together once more.
This period of 400 years they
called the Sirian or Sothic period
the Egyptian name of Sirius
being Sothis), and the year cor
responding to 1t was called the
Sirian or Sothic year. The $685.
day year was the standard calen-
dar year.
Copyright, 1923. Newspap per Feature
Service, Incl
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
Once-Overs
Copyright. by International Feature Service Inc)
LACK OF TOLERATION PREVENTS MANY GOOD
FRTENnSuTp9
FRIENDSHIPS.

1t is difficult matter for husband and wife to find an
other couple both of whom congenial to both.
Usually the wife finds something to complain
of her husbands selection it may be that it is the
wife ~
Then friend husband returns the compliment far as his
wtes friends concerned be mean but Just be-
cause 1T is hard to find couple companonable to both
There should be effort made tolerate the companion
OF the who acceptable Lack of liberation prevents
many good friendships being established by men or women
who are congena to each other but the husband or
the wife concerned. -
You expect too much when you or hope to find vour
ideals embodied in both husband and wife
You will find a friend who wholly sa+isfootor,
to ALL Give and take should be the rule ''
Asa wife you expect that some of vour husband
friends won please and husband you expect too
much you demand that the husband Of your wife friend
be wholly pleasing YOU A
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
Ex-Chicken Thief
| Raises EN-

nOME, Ga.-Bill Martin sew
enty, who has served TWEEN.
AV ty of the last twenty-five
years in Jail or on the chain
gang, and is at present on parole,
has gone into the chicken rails
ing business, and other chicken
raisers of this section, far from
viewing Bills venture with the
CLASSY eye that a new competitor
might expect to receive. are wei
coming him to their ranks.
Also. they are signing with re-
lief
Most of his arrests have been
for chicken stealing. His first
sentence, a quarter of a century
ago, was for that offense. and his
most recent one was of identical
nature. He was patroled to the
Salvation Army, and officers of
that organization persuaded Bill
to raise his own chickens. They
also gave him funds to start.
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
Chickens Learn
Squads Right

~ ENTRAL SQUARE, N. Y.
Charles Caulkins, former
~ soldier, has a flock of eight
hens which he has perfected in
the intricacies Of the infantry
drill regulations.
By cunningly dropping corn
along the route he wanted the
chickens to follow in executing
a squad movement, Caulkins now
has them so well trained that
they will answer his command
of squads right or squads left
and even right or left oblique,
with the precision of trained
doughboys.
They come to attention prompt,
ly and snappily and can stand
"at ease" without a cackle,
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN
~ OMETHING like home that IL
not home il to be desired at
~ times-it is to be found in
the house Of a friend.

~ OMETHING like home that Ia
not home IL to be desired at
~ times-it is to be found in
the house Of friend.
Order is the sanity OF the mind,
the health of the body, the peace
of the city, the security of the
state.
The salt of patience seasons
everything.
He who performs his duty in q
station of great power must needs
incur enmity of many, and the
high displeasure of more.
Life has been compared to q
race, but the allusion still i'm
proves byaobserving that the most
swift are ever the most apt to
stray from the course.
Nothing is so great an instance
of i'll manners as flattery. If you
flatter all the company, you please
none-if you flatter only one or
two, you affront the rest.
The gradual departure Of all
deeper Specification from the word
ctvility has obliged the creation Of
another Standardization.
In all societies it is advisable
to associate, IL possible, with the
highest; not that the highest are
always the best, but because, If
disguised there, we can at any
time descend. but if we begin
with the lowest, to ascend is i'm
possible. In the grand theater of
human life, a box ticket takes US
through the house.
The best philosophy Is to do
ones duties, take the world as it
comes, submit respectfully to ones
lot, bless the goodness that has
given us so much happiness with
1t, and despise affectation,
copyright 1923, Newspaper Feature
Service, Incl
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
THE PRESIDENT WON'T
HEAR EN- PLAYING
"OVER THERE
By HERBERT KAUFMAN.

DISPATCHES from London suggest French inclination
moderate demands Germany in proportion inter-
allied debts cancelled. Poincare doesn't who
pays reparations.
Any nation with spare pound of flesh invited to play
Samaritan.
The key for the Ruhr shackles is in pocket The
United States whenever ready European peace
Judge Gary discussing his recent trip abroad that
countries yonder look to for moral suppor-AND FUR
Their FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
They've had both until it hurts all American iu
Gold Star mothers and shattered doughboys would
say that we did not shirk duty to humanity.
Famshed homeless millions from Belgium to the street
called Straight know the measure of mercy. And
official gratitude itself in territorial ockouts for
Yankee investors, communist plots against the Republic
contempt OF Washngon pleas for moderation the Rhine
land and tempered justice at Moscow and in nsoen crit
icsms from the continental press
Downing street and the Quai dOrsay of mind
nothing but the Chester concession
The league would be delighted turn its hot chest
nuts but the powers all plums to themselves.
President Harding guest today Of the Associated Press
won't hear the band play Over There when he rises to
speak Popular opinion still turns 100000 thumbs down
on another trip Of Innocents Abroad
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
Isolation, Self-reIinnce and EIbO1D Grease

YEAR ago the hope of stable business lay In the
cancellation of foreign loans Prosperity hiding
overseas, and wouldn't return until brbed with
mtted debts.
Customers informed couldn buy without funds
And without subsidized foreign markets. would In
the crib wheat mold in the elevator cotton beg for
takers mills operate at undercapact and railroads collide
with bankruptcy.
despite croakng prediction Lady Bountul found the
way back.
Now industry seeking workers not orders Contractors
comb States for help High wages beckon South
field hands to manufacturing ceners. One hundred
thousand negroes have started North, and employment
agents are promoting greater hegira
Judge Gary unable to furnish demanded rails and sruc
steel wuly at Congressional bars and pleads
for lenient immigration laws.
Automobile calculations approach the 100000 mark
while freight and locomotives ceaselessy from
equipment shops
Dividends replace deficits and Jeremiahs wall changes
to overexpansion. IS
for us.
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
Winas SILL Bother Us.

TOUR more martyrs to progress. Capt W. r. Lawson
r. with five passengers, sailing over Dayton plunges into
the Miami river One escapes. Two of fifty seaplanes
purchased from the Navy Department set out from Langley
Field Va 60 awry and must land in the ocean off Long
Island. No fatalities.
Wings still bother Native genius put the first ship in
the air but Europe flyer Passenger service be-
tween London has better record of safety than
land traffic
Most of us will stick the ground while aviation proves
ent to get there risk life and limb for million
dollar minutes.
The Washington times., 1923-04-24

ORE priests take the road to martyrdom
MI Tkhon head of the Greek Catholic Church, will be
AVA tried however much the world protests Russia
cepts otracm advice Madmen believe that the
twentieth century will compacenty surrender the servants
of God to fanatic fury Trotsky and his confreres msread
tomorrow if they dream that Christendom will admit
;mpety to the family of nations Time will show that
Rutschavitch did not die in vain.
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
eau White Ways Us. Cool, White Sheet

TN all walks of life folk weak and hayward SIN
finds ready listeners throughout the entire social range
but while shops and factories and offices contribute taer
pro share of wantons when considers the
the hungers the denas which they sufferthe hardshps
they endure-the drab, monotonous lives they velt is
splendid tribute the integrity of working women that so
few go wrong.
Persons who continually babbe about the pitfalls that lie
in their paths overlook the important fact that dlenes
is the root trouble and that busy people find least
time for temptation -,
Girls drag their aching bodies out of bed in the chill
gray dawn keep busy until dusk and reach home after ten
hours of activity tagged that the Gay White
Wav can offer attractions equal to the COOL white
sheet.
The Washington times., 1923-04-24
SsUOrds and PIOustares.

4 USTRIA drops her beggar's whine, substitutes work
~ for woe, begins to reclaim lost ground and is
mended for $120,000,0 900 national Loan
Mussolin convinced that blood can't be squeezed from
obdurate Teuton turnip cuts military budgets tears the
uniform from his puts them into overas, and is
bringing Italy the hurdles
Britain remembering the of guneas and pence,
loom and foundry There's hardly gap between
trphammer.
Map over wherever despair and confusion exist peoples
serving passions and demagogy not opportunities.
Beggars yonder all horseback and behind guns.
Any financial crutches send them WILL before, De
whitfield into weapons.
Five years after armsce unfed and esourceu kingdoms
or republics confess civilization that they haven
pounded their swords into plowshares.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-05-31
AL sPADER VISITS ALASKA

Al Spader came north two weeks ago on the S.S. Queen as a passenger to Sitka. He started south again last week. stopping off in WrangeIi for few days to visit his old 'tilli- eums here. He sailed south from here on the S.S. Princess Mary Tues day. MT. Spader stated that he was surprised to note the many improve
 ments that had taken place during the three years since he left here. He said that he did not know where he would go after reaching Seattle; that this is a big world, and all though he has travelled most of the time for the past three years he is not yet satisfied and expects to be on the go for some time to come. Dur ing the past six months Mir. Spader has travelled in Mexico and Canada.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-05-31
Chief Titus and his three children

Chief Titus and his three children were burned to death at the Salcha Indian village near Fairbanks re- gently. They were asleep in the Ti- tus cabin when the fire started and probably were suffocated by sthe smoke Fhe wife of the chief, who was in a nearby cabin, discovered the fire but it had gained such head way that nothing could be done to extinguish it or to rescue the unfor- tCnates inside. As direct result of the cremation the federal authori- ties have arrested Fred Clinton. John Plaudit and John Axton and they are now in the federal jail
 hargad with violation of the drv law. It is said an investigation of the fire disclosed the fadt that Chief Titus had been acting as agent for a moonshine outfit and the fire is at tributed to the oyer-indulgence in the product of the illicit distillers
 When these facts had been learned by the investigators they set out to find the source of supply and were rewarded by the capture of a com plete outfit, together with $50 gal Ions of mash and Is gallons of mule.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-05-31
Memorial Day Was fittingly
 Observed

Memorial Day was fittingly ob- served in Wrangell by an excellent program, and the decoration of the graves of dead soldiers. The day was one of bright sunshine-an ideal day for paying tribute to, the na- tion's dead.
 The Redmen's hall was we'll filled. The American Legion and the Boy Scouts occupied seats together on one side of the hall. and a good-sized chorus from the Ladies Auxiliary occupied places near the piano.
 The program was begun with the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.
 The opening remarks were made by Post Commander w. R. Nevill, and followed by Meditation, cere- mony in which the Legion members. with bowed heads remain for few moments in silent meditation in memory of their departed comrades
 'The Little Green Tents. was beautiful recitation by little Beat rice Palmer, niece of Merlin Elmer Palmer, who made the supreme sac rifice in France. and for whom the local post of the American Legion was named
 F. H. Gray, representing the Sons 'of Veterans, spoke feelingly on the significance of Memorial day.
 An appropriate recitation was given by Miss Catherine Matheson, after which Mrs. M. o. Johnson fav- ored the audience with solo, Speed Our Republic
 The address of the day was deliv- cred by the Rev R. J. Diven, D D. Dr. Diven gave a splendid address which was we'll received At the conclusion of the address the audience joined with tn Ladies Auxiliary in singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
 The benediction was pronounced by the Rev. H. P. Corser. The march to the cemetery was led by the band followed by Merlin Elmer Palmer Post No. 6. American if.Scgfofr T-he Boy Scouts marched behind the Legion, and then came he citizens.
 At the cemetery the Post Comman- der took charge of the impressive | ceremonies. The graves of dead sol diers and sailors were strewn with flowers. The firing squad in charge of Stephen D. Grant, fired three vol leys over the graves, America was sung and the Rev. MT. Corser gave the closing prayer, Victor Jaynes sounded taps.