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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
BRITAIN WEAK.
| IN AIR, CHIEF
| w A r N S

r ONDON. -Britain's air forces
have steadily. deteriorated
until today she is practically
defenseless in the air against at
least one power, declares Maj.
Gen. Sir Frederick Sykes, M. p,
former Director of Civil Aviation.
THE war left us with the finest
flying service in the world" lie
clared General Sykes. 1--WE are
now aerially defenseless against
at least one power. In war the
air must strike before the army
and the navy and will immediate
ly suffer heavy casualties.
''All is not well with British
air power. The experience Of the
past five years emphasize the fact
that it is by research and opera
ton that progress can best be
maintained. Yet real aeronautical
progress has been practically at a
standstilI since 1918.
"In European warfare it will
be impossible, until air superb
ority has been gained, 3or fleets
to move, armies to mobilize and
operate, or for the organization Of
reserve resources of material and
man-power to make Roadway.
1.-THE percentage OF fighting
men in the Royal Aair Force is
small; only a fraction Of the total
air establishment do any day-by-
day work in the air. We have no
reserve of trained personnel TO
fill the gaps.
Vast supplies of aircraft ma
terial must be promptly torthcor1-
ing. The British aircraft in
dustry, the greatest and best
equipped in 1918, has shrunk to
attenuated, ill-nourished proper
tons, while that of France has
been retained at a considerable size
I'm war there will only be
time to carry on in production
with designs which have been pro-
duced and tried out in peace.
Comparatively little has been
done in this important aspect,
while operational experiment also
is stagnant, America has taken
the lead in experiment and
France in operation"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
LAST RESTING PLACE OF
FORGOTTEN SHIPS

A LONG goodly stretch Of the
~ west bank Of the Hudson
River, just north of Wee
hawkeli, n. j., is to be found a
typical graveyard-the last resting
place Of forgotten ships, says
Scientific American. Here, vessels
that have done good service in
their day and have fought their
way through wind and weather for
many a long year, have found
last resting place. It is weird
and miscellaneous gathering Of
derelicts, q veritable museum OF
types of all periods and of every
manner of construction. II there
is any future life for these vessels,
it lies in the salvage which is
taken out OF them; for their iron
is recast or reworked, to do serv-
their timbers also are used for
even to shelter man once more
from the milder mischances of
wind and weather upon the shore,
trove is the copper and brass
which find their way into arts too
numerous to mention.
Perhaps the most appealing
among these works are the fine
sailing vessels which stand there,
gaunt and stiff, like fine old aris-
tocrats Of former day, with their
graceful prows lifting high above
the water. With the coming Of
the war, these old sailing ships
found a use; and from out of
harbors here and there along the
coast, came to do service as
freight carriers. Their period of
service, however, was short, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
GARRETT p. SERVISS
ON VISION
Marvel of Two-eyed Sight Is Theme of
Celebrated Scientific Writer.
By Garrett P. Serviss.
Eminent Astronomers and Authority on Subjects

on SuUJccGS Oh SCleHbAlAC 1HtcFN4t.
is fixed upon the pencil, the por-
trait disappears from behind the
pencil and comes into sight on
the wall off toward the left, yet
the same phenomenon never ap.
pears on the right Of the pencil
at least that is the case with my
eyes, and I doubt not with yours.
Although we have two eyes,
each Of which makes an indie
pendent image Of the object looked
at, we do not, ordinarily, see the
object double because there is a
power of coordination which en-.
ables the eyes to adjust the two
images so that they affect like
parts of the retina in each eye.
When this adjustment is perfect
the nerves of vision produce g.
single impression in the brain.
But II the images In the two eyes
are not adjusted the object ap-
pears doubled.
Lack of adjustment, either
temporary or permanent, Is often
caused by disease, or strain, or
some similar cause. Not infre-
quently one eye is longer sighted
than the other; then perfect adj
justment Of images is not at
tanned at the same distance Of
the object. The left eye, per-
haps, viii see distant objects
more clearly, while the right eve
Is superior for nearer vision
The Stronger Eye.
Sometimes the muscles, or
nerves. controlling the adjustment
Of the axes of the. eye-lenses may
be more effective in their action
on one side than on the other.
One eye may, also, be stronger
in visual power than the other.
TO return to our case: The
fact that the position OF the pro-
jected image seen with the right
eye alone is Identical with that
which it occupies when viewed
by both eyes simultaneously, while
the same does not occur with the
left eye, shows that the right eye
forms a clearer and stronger
image of the object than does the
left eye. There is not perfect.
adjustment, and in the combined
image, when both eyes are open,
the action of the right eye
dominates.
When / saw the face OF Con
fucius through the image Of the
pencil, the appearance was caused
by the left eye seeing the face at
the same time that It saw the
pencil, while for the right eve
the face was totally concealed
behind the pencil. And when, on
focusing the eyes sharply on the
pencil, the face moved off to the
left, the cause was inability Of
the left eye to adjust itself so
that the image Of the face coin
cided In position with that OF the
pencil, although it was able to
s1iperpose the two images when
the focus was heightened by fix
ing the attention on the face on
the wall.
Binocu1ar vision is really one
of the marvels OF our physical
and mental makeup. and with q
little thought you can try many
fascinating experiments upon 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
WORDS FROM.
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN

TT is honorable to excel in the
desire for knowledge and
u learning.
The whole merit of virtue con-
sists in the practise of virtue.
We have not been born for our
seles alone, but to assist one an
other.
The foundation Of Justice is
good faith.
We must maintain q true and
answering adherence to prom
ises and covenants.
Strictness of law is sometimes
extreme injustice.
In honorable dealing we must
consider what we intended. not
what we said.
Let us remember that justice
must be observed even to in
feriors.
In acts Of wickedness there is
nothing greater than that OF those
who, when they deceive. so man.
age that they seem to be yirtuous
and upright men.
The fundamental principles OF
justice are, first, that no injury
be done to anyone, and secondly,
that 1t be subservient to the pub
lie good.
Copyright, 1928, by Newspaper
Feature Service, 1nc.]
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
ELECTRICITY SEEN CURE FOR
BOIL WEEVIL

of the sun, natures own process.
With electricity still in it's in.
fancy, as applied to plant germina-
ton, and with the success of the
experiments so far conducted Tar
beyond expectations, Hibben. con-
tends the belief plants will actually
sprout, grow and mature by cleo
trio attraction, is no longer a
theory but an accomplished fact.
In his experiment for raising
flowers ordinary incandescent lights
were used, he explained. There
was no element of radio nor of
the ultraviolet ray. The success
of the experiment depends en-
tirely upon the discovery If some
basic principle which will cause
the atoms or molecules, probably
some minute element of proto-
plasm, in the seeds to respond to
the intensive power Of electrical
attraction, the electrical expert
continued.
when the basic principle is once
discovered" said he, 1.-THE working
man can plant beans in the eel
lar at night and eat them for
luncheon the next day."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
OLD SMUGGLING DODGE
WORKED ON WIFE
Texas Woman Buys Imported Goods Made in America.

. formation originated, TO find two
sea-farin' gentlemen loaded down
with the Struggled" merchandise.
They were questioned and
cross-questioned as many Of their
successors have been. and there
in is revealed their method OF
operation.
The sea-farin' gentlemen APP
proach the housewife and spread
Ing their ''sealskin" coats, Irish"
lace, and "panamas' about lur.
ingly, give the little woman a
very confidential inside tip on
how they beat the customs assess
ments, therefore they can afford
to sell their wares at a ridiculous.
ly low price.
OF course the little woman has
always wanted a seal coat and the
lace might be used any time
and, besides, there was q hat to
compromise protesting hubby
: when he returned from the days
grind.
Beating the Law
With furtive glances about the
neighborhood that her rather
shady transaction might not be
observed, the wife snatches up
the bargain, chortles inwardly at
her splendid display of shrewd-
ness and retires to her daily duties
with surprising vigor.
The seafarin' gents proceed to
the next block and the same pro-
cedure is enacted.
But while hundreds have fallen
for the lure Of the bargain siren,
there Is no justice to be applied.
The sailor gentleman did beat
the customs officials-there's no
denying that, for they purchased
their seal coats and panamas in
Hoboken at about one-third Of the
sales price. The Belfast Irish
lace? Manufactured at the Bel
fast mills in Boston.
So after a very successful tour
of the State the sailing statesmen
have departed for other fields
while the little wife and the irate
husband have 1t out late into the
night.
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MORT WORTH, Texas.-The
ever susceptible housewife,
innocent target of desper-
ate book agents, indomitable door
to-door peddlers and the un-
quenchable mo family is COM
plete without one" opponents, has
again exemplified the utter fal1acy
of leaving the family bank roll
within reaching distance of her
bargain-hungry fingers.
Irate husbands, protesting UNI
der all the provisions granted a
taxpayer and a law.abiding citi-
zen, are demanding justice of the
government simply because the
little wife was able to purchase
genuine" Irish lace at one bone
per yard; Alaskan sealskin coats
at $140 and AL Panama hats at
$2.50-all manufactured in Ho-
boken.
Reverting back to original COM
plant of the oppressed bread win
ners, it is necessary to recount
the great smuggling expose Of a
Port Arthur housewife that re-
suited in a Statewide revelation
of the "bargain-of-the-age" cam
paign.
Bold "Smugglers'
The little wife down at Port
Arthur one eventful morning
called Col. r. II. Dunn, collector
Of customs for the Sabine Dis
trict, and proceeded to excitedly
relate her experience with two
very rough-looking smugglers."
Visions Of swashbuckling boo
cancers, pieces of eight and rakish
craft flying the cFossbones i'm
mediately displaced the ad valorem
duties, manifests and declarations
OF cargoes as the official collec-
tive ears grasped the word
"smugglers."
Revenue men FASTENED to the
address whence the startling in
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at the close Of the war many that
were not sold abroad found their
way to the graveyard.
Many types are included among
these old sailing ships. Among
beautiful vessels, the clippers of
the fifties and sixties, probably
the most perfect merchant craft
that were ever propelled by sails.
In their day, the best of them
surpassed the steamships in speed.
That was in the period when the
United States stood in the fore
front Of the ocean-carrying trade.
For many months one of the most
interesting of the derelicts was
the Granite State. which was
brought over here from across
the river, after being burned at
her dock, to be broken up for
the copper, brass, etc, that was
In her. subsequently, while being
towed north for final breaking up,
the Granite State caught fire
again and went to the bottom.
This representative of the old
three-deckers dated from the time
of sail power and the smooth bore.
Not far from her stands what
was once the flagship of the New
York Yacht Club, the Electra.
In her dismantled condition she
is hardly recognizable, and seems
to be a symbol of the familiar
tragedy which made her owners
wish never to see her again. Then
we notice the old floating dry
docks. dating from heaven only
knows how many decades ago.
And of course the lighter. that
indispensable element Of harbor
traffic, forms a conspicuous part
of the assembled ships.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
Mothers, Hear Ye

~ OLUMBUS, Ohio-"W m
have as much right to smoke
~ as men. but a baby has a
small chance to grow to greatness
in the arms of a shallow, artificial,
cigarette-smoking mother" de-
clared the Rev. DIR. Daniel +.
Rittenhouse, pastor of the First
Baptist Church here. sermonizing
on "Home Life"
ut is q sad commentary on
modern womanhood to read that,
in fashionable women's clubhouses,
the handsomest room In the house
is the smoking ROOM" continued
DIR. Rittenhouse.
Modern mothers often face
their tasks with burdensome dis
pleasure, instead of joy and glad
ness. All things being equal, a
baby's mother Is the best nurfye.
Every baby deserves a mother
who is glad and happy to mother
her own child" the Rev. DIR. Rit-
tenhouse asserted, urging good
home surroundings and parents
OF great faith in God"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22

A TLANTA, Ga. - Belief that
"A electricity can be harnessed
4 n and used in the extermina-
ton of the greatest evil to South
efn agriculture today-the dreaded
boil weevil-was expressed by
Samuel Hibben, manager Of the
research department Of the West
ingh0use Electric and Manufacture
ing Company, who was in Atlanta
recently conducting a study or
the boil weevil menace in this
section.
"Time'll come when bottled
electricity will raise flowers, grow
grass, sprout seeds, and cause
practically any botanical element
TO terminate" said Hibben, "but
dearer still to the heart of the
southern cotton planters are the
possibilities of yoking electricity
10 the gigantic task Of stamping
out the weevil."
During the last year research
work conducted by Hibben has re-
suited in the actual growing OF
certain flowers and vegetables by
the sole process Of electric Undue
uon a. a substitute for the rays
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"I would appreciate a little
information on g. question OF
optics. II an object is held be-
fore the eyes with both eyes
open Il takes q position on the
: background at q certain place.
If the left eye is closed and the
object is viewed with the right.
the apparent position is the
same as with both eyes. IL the
right eye is closed, however.
the object seems to shift to.
ward the right Of the former
position. Please explain.-C. L.
e., Rochester; Pa"
y r is an interesting, though
not, I think, q very uncom-
mon observation that you
have made. In order to throw
more light on the phenomena I
win describe an experiment that
have just been trying. Before
me on the wall, at a distance of
six feet, is a small medallion por-
trait Of Confucius. If I hold q
pencil vertically before my. eyes
Doth openD at q distance OF one
foot, and SO placed that it is in
line with the portrait of Con-
fucius, see both the pencil and
the face of the Chinese philoso-
pher. But can vary this APP
pearance to remarkable degree
by simply changing the focus Of
my eyes.
II I choose a long focus, so
that the face is clear, then per-
ceive the pencil, not very sharply
defined, lying as vertical band
across the portrait, which seems
to be visible through it. But IL
/ shorten the focus Of my eyes
and thus sharpen the image of
the pencil, the face OF Confucius
Immediately flies off to the left
and a wide space Of wall appears
between it and the pencil. Focus
on the wall, and Confucius hur-
ries back behind the pencil and
shines through It!
An Experiment.
Now. keeping the pencil in the
same position, I close my left
eye, continuing to look only with
the right. find as you did in
your experiment, that the pencil
appears projected against the
same part Of the background
as when both eyes were open.
But now the pencil entirely con-
ceals the portrait, their angular
width, at their respective dis
tances happening to be about the
same. There is no longer any
face visible either through the
pencil or on the wall to one side
Of 1t.
Next. always keeping the PEN
ell unchanged in position, I close
the right eye and open the left.
Instantly the pencil seems to dart
Off about q foot toward the
right, as measured on the wall,
while Confucius with his almond
eyes pops into sight just at the
point where he was hidden be-
hind the pencil when the right
eye alone was looking.
One thing more should be men,
toned. Although, when Doth
eyes being open) the attention
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
EDISON'S FIRST LIGHT

be commercial for household light
ing. He, therefore, decided that
a practical electric lighting sys-
tenn must be patterned after gas
lighting. with which it would COM
pete. He, therefore. made an in
tensive study OF gas distribution
and reasoned that constant pres
sure system could be made SINH
lar to that of gas. The first
problem was, therefore. TO de-
sign a dynamo that would give
a constant pressure instead of
constant curren-.
After many experiments, Edi-
son was successful. and in 1879,
he made a dynamo which met
every requirement and, in the
same year, carbon lamp in
which the filament consisted Of
a carbonized pieca of ordinary
thread. On October 81, 1879, cur
rent was turned into the lamp
and it lasted forty-five hours be-
fore 1t failed. A patent was ap-
piled for on November 4 of that
wear and granted January 81,
1880. All incandescent lamps to-
day embody the original features.
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1 T the present time, accord
ing to "EIistorv Of the

A T the present time, accord
"a ing to a History Of the
4 n Electric Light" issued by
the Smithsonian Institution, there
are 100000 incandescent lamps
in use in the United States and
about an equal number in use in
foreign countries.
When Edison first began the
study. of the inoandcscent light
in 1879, there were several COM
mercially established arc-light sys-
TENS in use in the United States.
All these systems operated on the
"seIies" system, the only system
for distributing electricity known
at that time. In this system cur
rent generated in the dynamo
armature flowed through the field
coils, out to one lamp after an
other over a wire. and then back
to the dynamo. There were no
means by which one lamp could
be turned on or off without doing
the same with all the others on
the circuit. Edison realized that
while this was satisfactory for
street lighting, where arcs were
generally used, it never would
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-22
SAP AND SALT
-Rv Bert Moses

Bradstreet and Dun don't con
slider eccentricity much OF an asset
Losing your money over a woman
is nothing compared with losing
your head.
There is little hope for any one
who keeps his troubles in the re-
frigerator.
Each of us assumes the right to
be a fool, but we seldom grant the
same right to others.
The philosophy of a man with
good fixed income is sure to con-
tain a high percentage of optimism.
When bad luck is being dis
tributed, lazy people seem always
to be in the vicinity of the dis
tribution.
A lot of money creates desires;
a little money supplies needs.
Temptations always seem to run
in dangerous direction.
It's the "follow-up'' in both bust
ness and marriage that counts
most in results.
Honesty is one of the few
things that can't be hired. The
minute you pay for it, it Is gone.
A man with a genius for hard
work helps community more
than a man with a genius for
music or poetry.
Hez Heck says: Eye never can
say jist when an umbrella or a
baby carriage will be needed"
Copyright, 1923, Premier Syndicate, 1nOl
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-05-05

MINNEAPOLIS

Mrs. o. G. Dunlap and daughter,
Starr Laura, returned home last Fri
day after spending week visiting
friends and relatives in st. Joseph,
Mo-, and Des Moines, Iowa.
Don't forget the Annual May Ball
given by Anchor Hilyard Lodge No.
2. F. and A. NJ, Monday evening, May
14th. at Carville Hall, Lake and
Nicollet. The most popular young
lady selected by the audience will be
crowned the May Queen-Adv.
Mrs. Edith Moore, 710 Sixth ave-
nue. north, was appointed election
Judge of the third precinct last week.
Mr.. Chas. Gooch, 922 Minnehaha
avenue, has returned to the city after
spending several days in Sioux City.
Iowa.
Mrs. James T. Hughes, Jr., 1886
Clinton avenue, left last week for
Sparta, ILL.,, where she will remain in
definitely visiting friends and rela-
tives. Mrs. Hughes will also spend
several days in st. Louis, Mo.
The many friends of Mr.. Edward
Hammond are very glad to see him in
health again. Mr., Hammond recent
Ily underwent an operation. AS an
active man in church and civic affairs
his absence was keenly felt, but he
says he feels like boy again.
Mr.. J. H. Haygood, 242 Thirteenth
avenue south, is able to resume his
business affairs following an. attack
of pleursy.
Mr.. Martin Brown of the New-Way
Home Builders spent Wednesday in
Robinsdale on business.
Attorney w. T. Francis of st. Paul
spent several days here last week on
legal matters.
Charles Jones, son of Mrs. David
Brown, 726 Bassett place, participat-
ed last week In musical recital at
McPhail conservatory, where he is a
student OF the piano.
Mr.. r. j. Lynch of the Pantages
Tailors has just added stock of ex-
elusive woolens to his business. Mr..
Lynch is one of our foremost design
ers of gents toggery.
! Mr.. Chauncey Jamison is rapidly
recovering from spinal trouble in the
Naval hospital at San Diego, Cal. Mr..
Jamison Is a nephew of DR.. Judy of
the Judy laboratories.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred d. Williams of
Great Falls, Mont, have returned to
the city. They are residing at SAG
st. Anthony avenue.
| Don't miss the Annual May Ball,
given by the Anchor Hilyard Lodge
No. 2, F. and A. NJ, Monday evening.
May 14th, at Carville Hall, Lake and
Nicollet.-Adv.
Mrs. Lillian Burris, 7O9k Sixth
avenue north, is under the doctors s
care, suffering from a nervous break
down. Her friends wish her a speedy
recovery.
Mr.. VIM. Gillian and family of the
Gillian Cafe, Houston, Texas. is now
in the city. They are motoring back
to Chicago Monday.
The bazaar given by the Queen
Esther Temple last week was well
attended and grand success. Miss
Marjorie Emery won first prize, the
floor lamp, by bringing in $3.50:
Mrs. Lucille Shivers won second, SIS.
She brought in 1880. Mrs. Halle
Batum won the center piece.
The Daughter Elks will present
one of their extraordinary social af-
fairs at the South Side Auditorium
Monday night, May 7th. The Daugh-
ter Elks need no introduction in the
Twin Cities as they have established
a precedent for being the premier or
ganization for social features. They
do things differently in pleasing
way. If you miss this dance you will
miss one of the best affairs of the
season.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-05-05
DULUTH ITEMS

In Gary, New Duluth, a mission
organized under Rev. Charles HI.
Fountain. who is the able pastor OF
st. Mark A. M. E. Church. Services
will be held every Sunday afternoon
and Thursday night.
Honoring her husbands CD birth
day, Mrs. Henry Sullivan Merry en-
tertained few friends at dinner Sat-
urday night. Mr.. Merry received
and tokens from
many of his friends with wishes for
many years.
Mrs. Lucy McNeal is slowly recov-
ering from the shock of her husbands g
death. Her many friends hope for a
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Steele were