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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09

r N Irish stories are found fire.
quent reference to the rock
l. of Cashel, but tourists who
visit Killarney, Giants Causeway,
Dublin and Belfast seldom in
clude Cashel in their itinerary.
Nevertheless, Cashel is one Of the
most interesting places in Ireland
because of the survival here of
Irish history.
The town itself is little more
than village of three or four
thousand souls, though 1t is still
the See of Bishop of the Roman
Catholic Church.
The so-caled Rock is really a
small mountain which rises alb
ruptly from the plain to a height
of three hundred feet. It's sum-
init is occupied by the most in
teresting collection of ruins in
Ireland, which include the re-
mains of st. Patrick's Cathedral,
a round tower, Cormac's Chapel
and an ancient cross. The chapel,
which is said to have been erect
ed by King Cormas Mccarthy, in
the twelfth century, combines the
ancient form of stone roof having
chambers between the pitch and
the vault with the richest Nor
man decoration. The cathedral
was built in the thirteenth CEN
.ury with lancet windows and
POINTED arches and contains many
interesting sculptures and tombs.
In small cemetery nearby,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09
WEIGHT OF MOON = BY GARRETT P. SERVISS

Of miles beyond our direct reach,
Is weighed. Let us see, for in.
stance, how we can weigh the
moon.
Weighing is merely a process
OF comparing. We have a stand.
ard weight called a pound. and
we weigh" other bodies, larger
and smaller, by comparing the
pull Of the earth's gravity upon
them with its pull upon the stand.
ard pound weight. The more the
earth pills them the heavier they
are.
This simple fact tells us at
once how we may go to work to
weigh the moon. Its weight de.
ponds upon the gravitational pull
upon II. as compared with the
gravitational pull upon the earth.
But m this case II IN not the
pun Of the earth that 70 are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09

right angles to the line between
the earth and the moon. But
seen from the earth, and referred
to the earth's center las all astro-
nomical observations are). the
direction of the sun is shifted
toward the moon. by a very small.
but measurable angle, which
amounts to ga seconds Of arc.
Now, we know that the semi.
diameter of the earth as seen
from the sun must be s.s seconds
Of arc.
The ratio, then, OF the earth's
semi.diameter to the distance by
which the center Of gravity of
the earth and moon Is shifted to.
ward the moon is 1854, which
equals l1.S of the earth's semi
diameter or 2,SS0 miles. But the
earth is the man and the moon IL
the boy. and their weights must
be inversely as their distance
from the point Of support, which
are respectively ESQ and about
237. 500. or a. S2h 70 l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09
HAVE a letter from a man

r HAVE a letter from a man
who asks whether "these
statements regarding the
space, and the weight of the
earth. are merely theoretical or
have they been proved to be ex.
act?"
His skepticism is uncalled for.
Owing to the unavoidable mac.
curacy of human eyes and hands,
the exactness Of the statements
referred is not quite as great as
the interest and beauty of the
methods on which they are based.
but still they are among the most
certain Of the facts constituting
human knowledge.
There is nothing at all mys.
terious. or even puzzling in the
method BY which q heavenly holy
hundreds Of thousands Of millions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09

Here is enlarged picture Of house fly He is
more powerful than this much magned picture makes him
million times a million their way here today
Warm weather. fast coming will speedup their arrival Each
one will have six legs and six feet Each foot cup shaped
20 that he can cling to smooth surfaces
Each foot in each tiny little cup will carry dirt disease
And in cases. death.
TODAY, NOW, Is THE TIME TO STOP HIM.
see to it that filth garbage waste is exposed
Starve him
Second windows and doors should screened Do not let
few get in and lay their eggs They breed generations
In
Next keep all food covered and have mosquito net over
thousands Of germs from their cuphaped feet that bring
disease
Get this fellow now before he gets you or yours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09
BY LUCY LOWELL.
DOR little moth!

OOIN HILLS HULL
- Her wings have been singed
n before, for she's circled the
light, round and round. for a
very. very long time as time is
measured for moths.
It's a brilliant light and 1t looks
ever so invlting-to dazzled eyes.
But it Is a false light, burning
without warmth or without any
thing save the power to destroy.
Round and round, with headlong
darts at the flame she has gone.
And each flight blackened her
flimsy wings a bit more so that
her wheeling became a trifle awk.
ward and she couldn't fly very
high.
And finally she was caught fair
ly and squarely and all but de-
stroyed. And the big. inquiring
eye of publicity was turned her
way and every reasonable normal
thing she ever may have hoped
for was forever out Of her reach.
When comes the hour that calls
for an accounting of Herself az.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09

1908 Highland ave.,
ithaca, N. 7.
Editor The Washington Times:
Dear Sir-Yesterday / met
n man who was violently CD.
posed to the soldier bonus. He
said: My boy, We all did our
share during the war, we all did
What we could, you loaned your
body and I loaned my money
Then, while his chest ex.
banded and his face flushed
with pride, he said. 4 bought
and still own one thousand dol
lars worth Of Liberty bonds. A
DatFiOtie soldier would not AK
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09

IS conducted on It's present by guess an bgosh
ment Ii fifty cent of marriages didn't end in
divorce they'd end in murder, which much messier and
more expensive for the State No. this language neither
TOO protane nor too extravagant to describe present
parties may be grossly ignorant diseased impecunous law
less totally untitled for any responsibility yet if they can
dig up License fee and paer pseudo religious ritual
they are permitted to and populate the country with
any sort OF human material they able to produce
WE WORK OURSELVES INTO A FRENZY OVER
THE QUALITY OF THE IMMIGRANTS WHO ENTER
THIS COUNTRY, BUT HOW MUCH THOUGHT DO WE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09

for a bOnus.' He was sincere.
"But this year he clipped $40
worth of coupons from these
Liberty bonds and has done so
for the past five years, making
a total Of 5000. In other words,
the Federal Government has
paid him a bonus of 5000 in
the past five years for the pa
triOtic loan of his money.
Nothing has been paid to ex-
service men during this time for
the patriotic loan of their bodies.
Sincerely,
"An Ex-Service Man,
IRVING w. INGALLS,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

GIVE TO THE QUALITY OF THE CITI-
ZENS WE'RE PRODUCING RIGHT HERE
AT HOME AND THE INSTITUTION THAT
PRODUCES THEM9 &c" NARY A
THINK!
That's how we marry in the year 1924
A. D. in the United States of America. That's
why we have divorce And our divorce pro-
ceedings are usually characterized by the
same fuzzy thinking and sloppy sentimental
ity we display in organizing marriage. Many
divorces are justified and beneficient in their
effect. BUT MANY MORE ARE SIMPLY
THE UNRESTRAINED DRAWINGS OF
BAD-TEMPERED ROWDIES OR VICIOUS
HOLD-UP GAMES WITH ALIMONY AS
THEIR OBJECT. Such exhibitions should
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09
Lending Money or Body
Quite Difference, as This Soldier Says.

Here is letter received from exservice man. It will
Interest those who lent their money to the Government in
time and those who lent their bodies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09

Couples who heave match boxes and bread knives by way
argument should be forced to remain in the original
instead Of being legally freed to raise hob all
horizon. And Judge Cabanns has done much uphold
the dignity Of the courts of America by refusing
a divorce such grounds.
Perhaps when a few judges follow this example
begin to realize that marriage is serious profession
and those entering it, desiring to leave it, should prove
their qualifications before receiving Federal sanction
Which might be little hard Cupid but if Cupid can
learn to stop throwing match boxes bread knives he
have to take his medicine.
(CopyriGht 1924 by King
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09
LISTEN, WORLD!

OUPPOSE Gent beans his Lady Wife with
match box and calls her rude and rue
~ tious names, is the score evened if the
Lady Wife grabs the bread knife and takes
after him on all sixG Judge George H. Caban-
mis-, of San Francisco town, says it is He has
recently refused to grant the plea for di-
vorce based on these grounds, and the bel
ligerent pair are still ramping wildly in the
meshes Of matrimony.
They've wrecked one home with their
bad tempers," reasons His Honor $50 why
turn them loose to bust up more homes2''
And by such reasoning and such decision
Judge Cabannis has made one clean, strong
stroke for sanity in this sorry muddle Of
divorce and marriage.
Divorce is inevitable as long as marriage
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-09

The suns pull upon the earth
and the moon is centered at that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17
Pielow Case Dismissed
by Judge Jacob Kalina
Judge Gordon Away on Vacation; No
Supporting Evidence, Kalina Says

Frank Harmon. Homer Hendrick.
Ted Huffine and Clifford smith ties.
titled against Piclow.
Piclow had one witness, Frank
Oppie, former investigator Tor
Mayor Brown.
Smith charged Piolow rammcd his
car while backing away from the
crash. after knocking smaller car
across the sidewalk Pielow charged
two men in Smiths car were backing
out from the curb and hit his ear.
Smith was not in the car at the
time. he testified
Harmon and Huffne said they
saw broken liquor bottle In Pie.
lows car and smelled liquor on his
breath Piclow denied this. -Four
officers who Investigated the crash
were not called Two OF them told
chief seycryns after tho accident
Turn TO Page 0, Column u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17

that they know that Acting Judge
Jake" Kalina was on the bench when
Pielow was arraigned. And that Kalina
in the past has sat in at least one other
case where a conviction would have
proved embarrassing to some city of
ficials.
1t is important that they know that
five witnesses testified against Pielow
and that his counsel put one witness on
the stand. And that Kalina ruled that
these five witnesses had not submitted
evidence that Pielow either was drunk
or driving carelessly when his auto
crashed into three others and wrecked
them.
1t is important that they know that
the testimony of the four patrolmen
rushed to the scene of the accident, was
not requested in court This, despite the
fact that two of the men reported to
Chief Severyns that they found broken
glass resembling whisky bottles in Pie
lows car.
1t is important that the public know
these things SO that the public can ask
"WHY?"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17
WORLD AIRMEN.
START SOUTH
Small Crowd OF Friends to
See AviatorS Hop Off
BACK TO ARMY LIFE.
Planes Will Make Stops at
Three Coast Cities

A MERtCA's three round.thc.world
L flyers and their mechanics, who
have baskcd in the sunshine OF in.
terna,Ional publicity since early last
spring. hoped off from Seattle Fri.
day at 1910 for Santa Monica. Cal.
to retire into the obscurty Of routine
army life.
As tho three giant Douglas cruisers
were ready to start there were only
handful of friends TO bid tho air.
men farewell
Six months ago as tho men headed
north on the first jump of the cir.
cumnavigatlng trip, tho field was
crowded with hundreds OF cheering
persons. wishing them good luck.
Three weeks ago when tho men
returned to their starting point,
thousands pushed and damned each
other on the field to catch glimpse
OF the air conqucrors.
nut now inc lnNin"lN VI NlC great
feat Is growing cold.
Tho cheering crowds arc directing
their ovations at newer heroes. The
aviation interest has turned from the
airplnnc 10 the feat OF the ZR.3 in
crossing tho Atlantic and the trip OF
the Shenandoah from the Atlantic
coast TO Camp Lewis.
And 80 the sand Polntfiel Friday
was lonesome place when the air.
mon started south.
The three planes win land at Port.
land Friday night; at Eugene, sat
urday and at San Francisco Sunday,
The airmen were guests OF w r.
Boeing, of the Boeing Airplane com
pauy, az dinner Thursday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17
NO PARDON FOR
PETER MILLER
Governor Hart EmphaticalIy
Refuses to Release Him

Peter Miller, will not be pardoned
by Governor Hart.
The governor made that clear Fri.
day when asked by The Star IL he
would pay any attention to n recent
move on the part of Miller's friends
to obtain his freedom
''No! am not going to pardon
Peter Miller"
with that denial emphatically
given. Hart closed the interview.
Miller has served i6 years of 2s
TO 7o.year sentence at Walla Walla.
for burglary. lie has attracted wide
attention by his prison welfare work.
He has established library at walln
walla and is prison. librarian. acting
chaplain and night school teacher.
Chief of Police Severyns thinks
that Miller should be given another
chance,
i've bet on men like him before"
Seveyns says.
Captain OF Detectives Charles Ten.
nant says he should remain behind
the bars
"If released he would burglarize a
house in Tacoma on the way TO Seat.
tie" says Tenant.
A movement eto obtain pardon
for Miller was started recently. with
Chief Severyns backing Il,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17

bummonlnE haIf a dozen Chinese
merchants from below the line"
the committee succeeded only in de.
termininE
There Is no Chinese gambling
i in Seattle.
Ono Chinese merchant cared
q whether Mayor Brown was re.
elected or not tho past spring.
o-No Chinese arc paying protec.
- ton money 10 be allowed to
run lotteries.
There was only one bright spot
In the entire morning devoted 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17
INDIANS NEED
THREE WINS
Trio of Victories Over Port
land viii CinCh Flag

Four games TO 60 and the Seattle
Indians must win three Of them 20
absolutely cinch the Coast league
pennantl
San Francisco and Los Angeles
have five battles remaining on their
respective schedules and II they
should win all OF them and Seattle
lose two out of four we're nosed
out.
with a two-game lead threo-out-
of-four Victories over Portland would
cinch the flag for the Indians.
Seattle has taken the measure OF
Portland three straight times, and
Mt their present gate Seattle fans
can't see how those Indians can
lose.
The season winds up Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17

placid Oriental denials that every.
thing south OF Ye8ler way Is not
as pure rs Sunday school ses.
sion
This was when venerable Jim
Wong. 7Ol King ST.. was asked
whether he had ever run lottery.
Eyes, ] run a game a long
time ago" Jim said, expression.
less. II run Il In basement
I rented from Ralph Nichols.
That was years ago"
you didn't rent il from me"
said Nichols. you rented IL
from my company"
Jim. who belongs 20 Kwong ong
Nun Yuen Co. said he didn't care
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17
8 ESCAPE FROM
SHIP ATTIRE
Seattle Schooner Burns Off
Tacoma; Man Injured

TACOMA. Wash, Oct. l7.-Des.
truction OF the Sound freighter
Chaco by fire Thursday afternoon
off Point Richmond. in the entrance
of West Passage. almost cost tho
lives OF eight men and women, who
made up the crew. The ship sud.
denly burst into flames. which were
fed from oil tanks OF the Diesel
engine, and the crew hurriedly
launched the single llfeboat. which
almost capsiZed with it's heavy
load.
Tho life pat was half filled with
water when the crew were rescued
by the launch OF John Ingies OF
Gig Harbor. and brought TO tho
Point Defiance pavilion.
Tile ship burned TO the waters
edge and the hulk disappeared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17
E. J. Brown, L.
Called to Con
Investigation!
Just Leaving Town as Nichols Finds
Him; but He'll Hurry Back; China
Boys mo Savvy"

EDWARD J. BROWN, JR. son of the mayor was called
II by the city council efficiency committee Friday 10 tell
next Tuesday morning what he knows about the methods
used 10 raise his fathers campaign funds at the last city
election.
Chairman Ralph Nichols of the committee, tried TO get
Brown to testify Friday The mayors son. who also
his campaign manager said however that he leaving
town and would not be back until Monday.
He told Nichols he willing to help in the investigation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17
STAR REPORTER
SPOILS SECRET
PROBE PLAN
Insists on Being at Meeting;
Talk on Minor Matter
BOYLE ISN'T PRESENT
He Waits Outside for Mrs.
Baker; Misses Her

WIDELY advertised and called
w for tho apparent purpose Of
probing the charge Of bribery
against onn member, Mayor
Browns secret session With the
civil service board Friday morn
ing broke up when a Star re-
porter appeared nj tho meeting
and insisted on being present
during the hearing.
Instead Of discussing the
charge, tho board and tho mayor
took up the standing OF an ob.
srurc ernpioyc In tho city build.
ing department.
Tho msyor ordered the meeting
Thursday aud declared Il would BE-
secret lie intlmatcd n was 20 Ect
20 thu bottom Of the charges made
last Tueaday night before tho clvil
service hoard b. former natecilYe
John Majswak that a certain ~. H.
FiemlnE had offered 20 get him his
job back thru the payment ~ $500.
Tho meeting was called for .
o'clock. but did not get under
way until 10. Chairman Frank
Boyle was absent from the meet.
inE thru misunderstanding. he
said.
when the meeting was called.
a Star reporter entered IN. room
and demanded he b. allowed 10
stay Ho was permitted 10 re.
main Tho mayor then took up the
matter OF Tho standing OF Thomas
Irving. superintendent Of building
construction. whose civil service
rating ~ under a cloud.
Tho mayor said that irvinE'r rating
must DO cleared up right away. M he
has been offered n job IN California,
Both the mayor and Mrs. Donna
Baker and II. l.. Bolton. the two
commissioners present, were Wis
lilly uneasy at tho presence Of
the newspaper man.
After the rating matter was dis
posed Of. tho mayor dismissed the
two members. 4 few minutes later
Boyle rushed In.
II have been doubc-crossed."
said Boyle. They left me wilt.
Ing Mt the church while they
slipped In the back door.
want you 10 understand that I
was hero and WIS not afraid TO
attend this meeting
Boyle then explained that Com.
missioner Bolton had called him on
the phone Thursday evening. ex.
pressing doubt az to tho wisdom OF
tho commission meeting Friday at
tho mayors request
II told Bolton would meet him
in his room NJ the Seward hotel at
ss45. was there. but Mrs. Baker
was afraid 70 attend tho meeting
She called ms on tho phone and
when wc tod her VIC were going
over. she asked me 10 wait for her
nj the entrance TO tho courthouse,
I had been standing down there for
the last hour feeling like fool"
Tho mayor admonished the
civil service commissioners that
they are paying entirely too
much attention 10 affairs which
concern him alone.
II want you people 70 understand
that / do my own thinking" the
mayor said when I asked you to
meet here. out OF courtesy you should
have been on time. | want action in
this Irving case at once, as we will
lose a valuable employe unless II is
taken"
Tho mayor told members OF the
commission that they should pay
no attention TO tho 'rurid headlines
and morbid rumorB" concerning
graft and corruption
Il have the utmost confidence In
this commission, and will have after
IL reaches its conclusion" the mayor
aid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17
"Policemen Just Laughed"

POLICEMEN laughed az her when appealed them 20
her husband drinking Joint Washington
Mrs Crawford the city councils
efficiency committee Friday The committee Mayor Browns
investigating department
Mrs Crawford slight midde-aEcd woman said
nesday. October
ing the and the Columbus
hotel Washington q. She followed him in.
"A told out and
Nichols MY husband a gold chain
he would get drunk and lose his money.
II out and told two policemen standing
that they selling drink them to helm me
set my husband They laughed at me
Later my husband had bottle OF whisky
The money-al OF 81, and the gold gone"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB

The office holder who becomes
suddenly active just before elec-
ton time.
Seattle milk mss not the old-timl
blue tlngo TO h.
Bootlcggers arc crowding the milk
men away from the pump
Tic 81 Paul baseball team may
play tho winner Of the coast pen.
nant n Los Angeles wins. ven
have 10 get o preacher 10 cover the
st Paul Versus Angels" series.
w DIARY
(Dct0ber isI
To b.iimes, and 10 the office. where
bnsg al the day. and In the evening
home. and 10 reading Tie biography Of
Weber 4 IieIds in The -aturndy Eve
ming Post. tie most interesting series
,tsT read In that journal. and the
funnirst- and anon TO reading The
White House Cook Book. and did see -
new recipe for clam chowdsr, which did
please me greatly, and shall try II soon.
And 30 TO bed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17

was elected or not. He admitted
that China boys" play a little
dominoes and checkers but said he
forgets where.
Indicating TO what steps he may
Turn 10 Page 8. Column a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17

who was mayor. never played the
lotteries and spent his time tend
ing 10 his own business.
Chin Toy a dapper young Chi
nese Of the zee Shong Co. Ig+
Fifth ave s., was accused az
Tuesdays session by II. @. Behene-
man. a Brown campaign lieutenant.
with bringing $500 In cash into
Brown headquarters as a campaign
contribution.
Toy told the committee Friday
that ne never went near headquar-
tiers and didn't care whether Brown
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17

THE charge Of reckless driN'
i ing against Edward Pieiow'
former police sergeant was as
missed Thursday afternoon by
Acting Police Judge jacob ia
lima.
Police Judge John y. Gordon was
out OF town. He returned Friday
The ease was prosecuted by Assist
ant city Attorney J. Bruce Mac.
Douean. Frank Preston. regular 20.
lice court attorney was also out OF
town.
Pielow was charged with crashing
into three automobiles in front Of
the Van siclen apartments two
months ago while trying 20 park his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-17

Lady Of house-If you love work
az you say. why don't you find
5ome2
Hobo-Alas, madam. love Is blind!
~ IL peculiarly appropriate That
lot Of these mnsilv novels are run
az cereals.
Lecturer says small apartments
are conducive 70 domestic harmony.
Sure! Wives can't pull their arms
back 70 throw