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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
GARRETT P. SERVISS EXPLAINS
NATURE OF GRAVITY
It Is Force Tending to Produce Motion and,
When Resisted, Becomes Pressure

the sail; a distinction that has to
be retained for clearness Of think
ing.
The nature Of the distinction
may be made q little more evi.
dent by returning to the case Of
the weight resting on the table.
Imagine the table to be suddenly
removed, or destroyed, leaving
the weight unsupported. Gravity
Is a continuous force. always pro-
ducing motion unless it Is ef-
fectually opposed, and so, as soon
as the resistance Of the table is
removed the weight begins to fall.
Thus the pressure instantly repro
duceS motion, or translates itself
into motion.
Next, imagine the weight de-
stroyed while the table remains
in position. Except for a slight
recovery through internal elastic
ity from any reformation that
the pressure may have produced
in its surface. no motion Of the
table results from the removal of
the weight. Its resistance ceases
because there is no longer any
thing to resist. Does not this
contrast plainly indicate an e.
sential difference between pres.
sure and resistance?
There is equivalence Of effect,
without identity of agent. Re.
sistance is a sleeping force only
called into exertion by an active
force moving against 1t.
Some ambiguity may appear in
the postulate that water presses
upward and sideways as well as
downward, but this statement only
means that the internal effects of
the force Of gravity on the water
are, on account Of the mobility of
b the liquid, distributed equally in
all directions. The upward pres
sure ceases at the surface Of the
water because there an eQuilib-
rum Is attained. Put a cork at tn Z
bottom Of a vessel Of water, and il
shoots to the top, being pushed
up by the transmitted force Of
gravity, but above the surface of
equilibrium there is no pressure
on the cork.
Such discussions have great
educative value, because they
serve to fix the attention upo.l
the causes and methods Of opera
ton concealed behind the phe-
nomena of nature, promote oriei-
nal thinking and train the reasoh-
ing powers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
ABOUT WOMEN OF COURAGE:
FLORA MCDONALD WAS ONE

; no particular political or religious
convictions. What she had done
was merely to help one in dis
tress.
From that time she was re-
ceived at court and was the init
mate friend Of the aristocracy of
England. But after four years
Flora returned to Scotland, where
she married Allen Mcdonald.
In 1776, on account of finan-
cial difficulties, the .McDonalds
removed to South Carolina, which
was then a refuge for Scottish
refugees.
But peace was not to be found
here, for the following year Flora
found herself once more in the
storm OF war and, true to her
country, she supported her King
as she had loyalty aided her
Prince.
Captain Mcdonald was taken
prisoner by the Americans after
the battle of Moore's Creek and
once more Flora found herself a
fugitive. Her house was pillaged
and her plantation ruined.
Immediately after Captain Nc.
Donald's release, he with Flora
and their family sailed for Ene-
land. During the voyage they
encountered French sloop,
which gave battle. The Brave
Flora stood on the quarter deck
and encouraged the sailors.
However, the latter years of
her life were quiet and happy
ones, and when she was laid to
rest wrapped in shroud made
of sheets in which the Prince
had slept, over three thousand
people followed her bier to the
little cemetery on the Isle Of
Skye, where she Is still wor.
shipped as q real heroino.
Copyright. 1924. by NewapApag
Feature Service. knc.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29

Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession
All wish to live long, but not to be called old.
he that is not gallant at twenty, strong at thirty rich
at forty and experienced at fifty, will live be
gallant or strong or rich prudent.
The web OF your life is of mingled yarn good and ill
together.
The lion may be the king of beasts but lucky for him
ne doesn't 1--we in the climate which breeds grizzly bears
life without afriends is like life without a sun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
WORDS FROM THE LIPS OF WISE MEN

YHEY have short lent that money to be repaid at
by the pattern.
you write
Letters without virtue like pearls in the dunrhil
Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty
well as by the abuse of power
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29

r N 1745, during the rebellion in
Scotland, when the Pretender
Il Charles Edward was rising in
favor, he was at one time in great
peril and 1t was a woman who
saved him. This is the way It
happened.
After the battle Of Cullodefi,
the Prince was in hiding in the
mountains of Rosshire. From
there he sought refuge on the
Island Of South Uist with the
Laird Mcdonald.
But 1t was necessary for him
to escape from this very danger
Gus place.
It was Flora, the daughter of
q lesser laird by the same name,
Captain Mcdonald. Of Armadale,
of the Isle OF Skye, who helped
him.
In company with an officer,
Flora Mcdonald went to dark
cavern where the Prince was in
hiding. With her she took a
dress for him to wear and a pass
port for herself and a serving
woman whom she called Betsy
Burke"
At nightfall they embarked in
n small boat from Uist for the
Isle of Skye, but encountered
such storms that the boat was
almost capsized. But Flora never
once lost her courage--not even
when they were fired on by a
company OF soldiers on the Isle
OF Skye and were forced to
change their course and land in
another part of the island.
4, Finally Flora arranged for the
Prince to embark for the Isle Of
Raasay, but Flora went to the
Tower Of London charged with
treason to await trial for her life.
After a time It was through
the aid Of the heir.apparent that
Flora was released. for she had
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29

WAUGH ne Two tle thngs play together Little Dorothy
Adams aged five thinks it just too cute too Under Mama
Adams able uteage Dorothy is "a Regular Little Woman
even at five She knows what little boys are for Yes in
deed Little boys "sweetes." All little girls have
And then when little girls stop being little girls and grow
to be big girls they have and sweees with lots
OF money just like they do in the movies In the meantime
al cunning little baby vamps put their best hair rib
bons and giggle at their little boy sweeties
No. these are not the vicious vaporings Of hardboed
newspaper hape This accurate cross section Of the
mind OF little Dorothy Adams, and about million other lit
tie Dorothys now growing up in my country tits of thee
And rude indeed the shock which young Dorothy re-
ceived when in answer to her statement m your sweete
MA "a
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do not love each other Unless hampered in their natural
expression by lota fool adults they devote short periods
other and exceedingly snappy periods kicking biting
scratching and splitting upon each other know whereof
speak And I'm right here to say that if there anything
human and friendly and sympathetic in treatment of
brother man it due to the fact that the little boys played
with kicked my shins instead of being sweeties and
kicked theirs even harder also spit Which probably
how got to write this department
Such Is normal youth No, I'm not being funny I'm
telling you And unless youngsters have that sort Of youth
about their maturity. If you want your little girl to grow
into something worthy the of womanhood let her be
tombo until she's ten And act your if she tries
be "baby vamp''
aturess yndoat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
By ELSIE ROBINSON

young Bill roared, "Y'AINT NEITHER"l
For Bill is real he kid and female love,
outside his mothers, is as abhorrent to him
as castor oil or bar Of soap.
And right there roar with Bill This
business, so dear to fool mothers, Of en-
couraging little boys and girls to be
"sweeties" should be banned by law, CEN
sored by the church and forbidden circulation
under the pure food act. Of all disgusting
perversions Of healthy young animal play, this
is the worst. do not advise ducking stool
for the mothers who encourage it, but l
strongly recommend spanking station, and
I'll pay for part Of the machinery if someone
will get Congress to indorse the movement
Normal little girls and boys under ten do
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29

Kindly settle raging dis.
pute. A claims that a table
resting on the floor is in a
state Of equilibrium because
the force Of gravity, acting
downward, il equal to the up
ward resistance of the floor;
B claims that the table Is In a
state Of equilibrium because
the force of gravity and the
force pressure) of the floor,
acting upwards, are equal.
Does the floor offer resist
ance, or does it exert a pres
sure?" r. s.
r HAVE no fondness for dis.
cussions that tend toward
Il metaphysical distinctions. an
tithetical definitions. or word
splittings. But while your rag
ing dispute" may seem, at first
sight, to be of that kind, yet 1t
involves a real distinction in the
meanings OF two much-used
terms, and is worth serious con-
sideration.
To put the question a little
more clearly before the minds
eye, let US slightly change the
arrangement of the object con-
cerned. For a table resting on
the floor substitute q weight
resting on the table. This in no
way changes the relations of the
forces in operation. Gravity pulls
downward upon the weight, and
the table opposes its fall, thus
thwarting the effort Of gravity.
Gravity Is q force tending to
produce motion, but the motion
being arrested, pressure takes
it's place. In withstanding the
pressure the table exercises re-
sistance. Resistance, then, Il a
force which, unlike gravity, tends
to stop motion. Here we have a
real and fundamental distinction
Of meaning.
It is true that we do speak Of
counterbalancing pressure in such
cases. but that Is only q way to
clarity the, idea Of reaction. Ac.
ton and reaction, we say are
equal. We sometimes carry this
out with such assertions as that q
sail presses against the wind with
the same force with witch the
wind presses against the sail,
Mechanically this IL true yet
there always remains a distinction
in our minds between the pressure
Of the wind and the resistance OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29

The letter that follows will interest fathers and mothers
and may enghten others who know little about the feelings
Of great crowds Of people whose voices seldom heard
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29

! wish every father and
mother could have heard the
speech that / heard Colonel
Hayward, the United States
District Attorney, make at my
church in. Brooklyn last Sum
day night. 1t was raining
heavily, hard to get to church
for people that, like myself,
have no Limousine" But /
know there are millions Of
fathers and mothers in this
country that would walk through
any storm to hear man talk
on the side of law and decency
and against whiskey, as Col
oneI Hayward talked that night.
We have heard so much about
'fbOOtleg kings" drinking par
ties and whiskey in Washington
that it did our hearts good to
hear that young man, who was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
LISTEN, WORLD!

"HE poet that pulled that line about
spring Sand young men n love had
u never met little Billy Jones. Billy
Jones is only seven, but he knows his eggs.
Life is real and life is earnest, with lotta
hair on its chest-for Bill And love has no
place in his program-none whatever. A
dead cat or fresh baked pie are topics Of
vital interest to his emotional nature but
girls NIX!
Having met Bill, we will now PUNK our
selves right into the midst of May after
noon with Mrs. Adams and little Dorothy
Adams calling on Bills mother-and Bill
Bill isn't present because he wants to be. Bill
looks just about as pleased as an angle worm
does at fishing party But Mrs Adams
and Mrs. Jones think "it's just too cute to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29

hear that young man. who was for your information.
that the feeling Of American fathers and mothers
ts not understood by the average politician.
In his Brooklyn Speech to which the above writer refers
Hayward was able show that the whkey sellers do
not have it all their way. He said:
DIR. BUTLER ANSWERED
zone Of the papers In announcing that would speak
here tonight said would Dr. Buffers speech
at the Missouri Society. It not necessary for
j come here to answer him.
1.-THE conviction and real punishment Of Kesser and
Eweetwood kings of the bootegger with host Of others
Of lesser Importance the padlocng Of hundreds Of saloons
the and voluntary closing Of thousands Of others be-
fore the slow but inevitable processes Of the law the seizure
Of great numbers of boats and automobiles and finally the
seizure and libel Of great liner the Orduna
have all answered Dr. Butler. -
There many opinions among decent, lawrespecting
people the wisdom Of the vOtead and its various
proviions There Is disappointment everywhere that while
prohibition succeeds in taking beer from working men, It does
not take champagne from rich wskey from growing
boys and girls among whom its use has increased enormously
But there question in decent American mans mind
to the duty Of all public officials and good czensTo
ENFORCE THE LAW stands until it is changed by the
same power that made it.
Politicians that have read Colonel Haywards speech were
interested especially in the attack that Colonel Hayward
prominent Republican candidate for the Governorsp made
Governor Smith, equally conspicuous candidate for
the Presidency the Democratic ticket.
Concerning Governor Smith, Colonel Hayward who spoke
ana " TRfEN S1ss cE r rilH SALOON
up in Albany is who has done more to encour
age dsobeence to the law than Dr. Butler Governor
Smith tried to knock the props completely from under law
enforcement by repeating the Mulan-Gage law.
Recently have noted that he is trying to convince
Southern Democratic delegates that he is dry. This is
only amusing But Dr. Butler isn't Governor Smith He
hasn't behind him twenty fiveyear record champion
Of the saloon He is president Of great university His
influence is great His students from the four
ners Of the earth.
HE SINCERELY HATES PROHIBITION I hone
I chat he sincerely loves respect for law
1T is often said that prohibition has accomplished no
good prefer to take the statements Of the Salvation Army
and other welfare workers.
"In tell you one thing it has DONE IT HAS BAN
1SHED THE SALOON DR.. Butler and Governor Smith
should give credit for this well for their recent con-
version to the Anti Saloonorce for do they both say
they firmly against the loon that has gone for
/ ever and must never return?
"But we believe that7 They have both been long
IN the public andI without fear of successful CON
taGction that neither Of them lifted his finger or his
voice before prohibition to mitigate the evils Of the saloon
Youmay look through their many speeches to end
You Will not find one word against the saloon before pro-
hibiton. [" r.
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such q good soldier in the war,
say that laws can be enforced
and that he intends to enforce
them.
What is to happen to our
boys and girls when powerful
men like Doctor Butler, head
Of great University, denOunce
prohibition, and say it cannot
be enforced?
Is this generation Of young
people to be at the mercy Of
bootleggers and poisonous whis-
key?
Won't you say something in
your newspaper about Colonel
Hayward's speech? Yours sin
cerely,
A BROOKLYN MOTHER.
p. S.-Please do not print my
name and address, which / give
for your information.
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Prohibition Laws CAN Be
Enforced" Says Colonel
Hayward

Some Bootleggers, to Their Sorrow, Agree With Him
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-14
Metodo Rapido
para Suprirl1ir
las Arrugas
De Ia Cufa de BeIIexal

Isl la mujer moderna solo supiese
que no es diffcil conservar ell con-
torno juvenil Y la tersura atercio-
pelada de la tez! Toda mujer de-
tesla la idea de una tez arrugada v
flacida. v casi todas han experiment
tado con alguna clase de remedio de
patente. con ell deseo de suprimir
dicho estado o de impedirlo.
En- realidad, el remedio mas eficaz
que eXiSte en- Ell mundo eS uno que
puede hacerse en- casa, en- muy POGO
tempo. T0meSe una onza (28 gra-
mos) de Saxolite pulveriZado puro y
diSuelVaSe en- un cuarto de litro de
bay rum, ingredientes que pueden
cOnseguirse en- cualquier droguerfa.
Aplfquese eSta solucion refrescante
la cara, todoS los dlas. Los result
tados son sorprendenteS instan-
taneos. Sc nota una mejorfa indu-
dable, a1n despues de la primera
aplicacion. Las arrugaS son menoS
manifiestas Y la tez da una senSa-
cion de firmeza y comodidad que es
de 10 mas delicioso.
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INSTRUMENTS MARAVILLOS0
iUTILISIMO PARA TODOSl

iNueve instrumentos distintos combinados
en- unoI Todos los que 10 ven Sc quedan
asombrados con 81. Un Instruments cienti-
fco raro curioso, interesantfsimo de gran
utilidad. Proporciona muchos ratios de pla-
Ger sus poseedores. COnsiste en- un doble
MICROSCOPIC para examinar las maravi-
las de la NATURALEZA: unos GEMELOS
de Teatro; un ESTEREOSCOPIO; un LEN
TIE para encender fuego: un LENTE de au-
mento para lectura; un TELESCOPE de
gran alcance; una BRUJULA; un ESPEJO
de bolsillo v un LARINGOSCOPIO para exl-
minar los ojos, nariz, garganta oidos. va.
necesita unoi precio, rs centavos con ms
truccones ilustradas. Tres, $500. NO dele
pasar esta oportunidad; pida enseguida es,,
te grandioso Instruments acompahando ell
importe.
RIVALLE MERCANTILE AGENCY
CAYEY p R
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REUMATlSMO Y SU CURACI0N

do a sus rigidas piernas la mas per-
fecta soltura y enderezado sus en-
corvados cuerpos. Individuos que
por amos han tenido a las muletas
por constantes compaiieras, sc han
deshecho de elias completamente
andan con la mayor naturalidad,
nerced este gran especihco de la
sangre. En- efecto, las
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-14

FL reumatismo es una dolorosa
peligrosa Affection de la sangre.
:Sufre usted de ella? En- ese case
vamos a demostrarle, siempre por
medic del ejemplo, que las Pill
DORAS DEL DIR. LOVETT han
puesto en- pie a persoi1as que han
estado postradas de esa enferme-
dad durante meses y ados, han da-
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70 creo que Ia idea de sostener en-
un plano alto las profesiones en- un
pals, es de importancia extraordina-
ria, por 10 que estoy SECURE que una
vez que presenteis una ley debida.
mente documentada, sera recibida con
agrado por parte de los Legislatures
por ell pueblo en- general.
vuestra labor es de importancia ex
traordinaria. No Sc trata simplemen-
tete de realizar una obra mecanlca.
ell ser humane esta tan intimamente
relacionado en- todos sus organos que
cuando Sc toca uno ell acto Sc reheja
en- los otros. E.
Cuando los hombres que vosotros
nombreis Sc dirijan los ciudadanos
que no han tenido, oportunldad al
guna de profundizar en- estas mate
rias, hablandoles con sinceridad, con
respecto a la importancia de vuestra
profession, Y a los beneficios que
pueden derivar poniendose en- manos
de un dentista experto para que les
conserve sus dientes, entonces Sc con-
venceran ellos de cuan dificil es ese
trabajo, porque en- el la mano obedece
al cerebro que ha recibido los bene-
ficios de I'M curse universitario. Guam
do vosotros hayais hecho esta propa-
ganda, entonces los ciudadanos mis-
| mos Sc sentiran convencidos Y Sc cen
vertiran en- defensores de vuestra pro
fesi6n. De suerte que es para garan-
tir no una clase, sino para garart1-
ell bien de la comunidad, que deben es
tas profesiones mantenerse en- un pla-
no alto, debe impedirse Iue bajo e!
amparo de una autorizacion puedar
cometerse errores trascendentales en-
la vida.
Ahora bien, vuestro trabajo debe
inspirarse en- algo que lame las con
ciencias. Yo no creo que deseais una
lev exclusivamente para vuestro be
neficio personal. Si vosotros al pre-
parar ell articulado de la Ley, tenels
ell pensamiento puesto en- algo que os
garantice contra Ell trabajo de los de-
mas. entonces yo puedo aseguraroS
desde ahora que perdereis la batalla
No hay pueblo mas practice que e.
americana, la vez, en- mi opinion
mas idealista, mas soiiador. A mi jul
clio. Ell exito de los Estados Unidos
estriba en- que sus hombres siempre
han tenido sus pies bien puestos er
la TERRA, pero han conservado su'
nentes elevadas para poder penetral
en- la inmensidad de los cielos. 81 a
deliberar. ten6is en- cuenta, al pal
que vuestro bienestar personal, Ell ser
timiento de que realizais una m1sloT
social entonces os aseguro ell exlto
que sera para ell benefcio vuestro
del pueblo en- general. No simplemen
"a nutrieron los dentistas sus cere
bros nara realizar trabajos mec@ns
cos. para pasar una cuenta y coDral
ma buena cantidad de dinero, 81 1u'
tambien para aliviar y correglr 10
defectos fisicos de sus semejantes. Z
dentista debe sentir, por ejemplo, un'
satisfaction inefable al pensar en- u
nifio que estuvo padeciendo de un'
enfermedad en- la boca, hbre al nj
de los sufrimientos materiales a VIZ
! tud de SUI esfuerzo. En- su imagina
c;6n vera ell cuadro del nifio r1sue
: no. feliz, estudiando con la mente de
peiada. Todo debido su obra. iOu
} noble mission es 6sa! Para realizari
i (ContinGa en- la pag. 10Y
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HOTEL WASHINGTON

PRINCESA No. 2. SAN JUAN, P. r.
Con 18 habitaciones muy frescas y
c6modas, cerca del Correo, Corte Fe-
deral, Bancos y Muelles de la ciudad.
Sc admiten abonados a precios modi-
cos. Telefono No. 937. Apartado No.
1910. JUAN REYES GOMEZ, Pro-
pietario.
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Ell. MUNDO

tes acopiados Sc dirige al Goberna-
dor a la Legislature, no solamen-
te les presenta el proyecto de ley va
preparado, sino los precedentes eE que
Sc basa Y las opiniones de abogados.
jueces profesionales, Y todo clio
Sc ajusta al progreso que ha alcSnza-
do la ciencia en- nuestros dias, yo o3
aseguro que triunfareis. No basta te-
ner buenas ideas. Es precise conver-
tirlas en- hechos. Hay que traducir-
las en- cosas reales. Y no basta que
prepareis I'm magnifco proyecto.. Es
necesario ir la Legislature ven
Ger todas las dificultades que ALI Sc
uresenten. Asi, de esa manera, OBJ
teniendo ell auxilio legal, 81 fuere ne
cesario, es que podreis vosotros con-
seguir que Sc apruebe Ell proyecto que
hayais presentado a los Legislatures
de Puerto Rico. Nuestros legislado-
res realmente atienden todas las cues
tiones que Sc les presentan. Existe
en- Puerto klcO una gran pueAd Ao'
10 que pasa es que la mayor parte de
los problemas son nuevos. Ha sido es-
te ell motive por ell cual nuestra gene
raci6n ha tenido que soportar gran
des luchas, y Sc ha visto veces obi
gada a actuar mas que por un COMO
cimiento exacto, por una vision de las
ccsas Es virtud de un estudio y
de una discussion noble, sincera, pro-
funda, como Sc llega la justa reso-
luci6n de los problemas.
Figuraos, sehores, la ayuda que pue
de cada uno de vosotros aportar con
vuestra intehgencia y buena fe para
benefcio de vuestra profession. De suer
to que la tlnica recommendation que
puedo hacer en- este dia con respec-
to al mejoramiento de la Ley, es que
nombreis un comit6 competente que
Sc encargue de hacer este trabajo, pa
cientemente, sin precipitaciones, Sc
guro de su labor.