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The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-12-12
Christmas Eve
By Barbara Erwin, in Chicago Pos.

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It'd winds breathe low that winter night7
~ And tranquil under clear moonlight,
Did earth just move in slumber's depth,
While shepherds silent vigil kept,
And far in howell, hut and town,
To sleep the weary laid them DOWN.
Did lambs break silence in their beds,
Or was the very air aflame
While stars were wheeling overhead
With that new woodworking name7
Did culver of an angels wing
Athwart the light swift ripples flingf
Did rock and grass, frost-riven tree
Feel something Of their ecstasy,
And burst anew in leaf and flower,
As at rich summers fertile hourl
Did shepherds throw their crooks away,
Each one himself a king that day,
While over Msry's modest head,
The great light gathered, broke and spread,
Til all the world shone white and gold,
A wondrOus glory, power untold7
Did unborn seedlings, deep in earth,
Perceive that radiance, know its WORTH
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-12-12
DIR NATIONAL EMBLEM

The United States adopted the eagle
as her national emblem in 1888. 1t
is also the ensign of Germany and
Russia
Evening star., 1924-08-21
SCIENTISTS WATCH
MARITAN CONTINENTS
SHIFTING ON SPHERE
(Continued from First Page.)

termine the temperatures and the
condition of atmosphere on the planet
in an effort to ascertain the possi-
bility of human habitation there, they
point out.
The work is progressing. with the
aid OF the CoblentZ radiometer, whose
measurements of electrical currents
are reputed to be the most sensitive
achieved by man, less than billionth
Of an ohm.
Prof. Slipper believed sensational
results may be obtained from the OBJ
servations during the recession Of
Mars in October, rather than at the
height of the planets proximity to
earth next Saturday. Intensive study
since March at the institution here.
regarded by astronomers as head
quarters" for observation of Mars
because of it's locality, has enabled
the scientists to establish the time
of seasonal changes on the planet
corresponding to those of the earth.
The astronomers have long known
of the yearly waxing and waning of
polar caps as the supposed water
vapor is deposited as snow or ice at
the North or South Poles and. when
Martian spring comes, melt beneath
the more direct rays of the sun.
The melting of the ice caps is ac-
companied by a progressive change
in appearance of the territory sur
rounding the caps. Streaks develop
like lines on a Photographic print i'm
mersed in the developing solution.
These streaks and areas darken- The
ground color of Mars, as seen in
telescope, is a bright ruddy hue.
Evening star., 1924-08-21
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
PICNIC AT MORGANTOWN
More Than zoo Enjoy Day of
Sports at Shore Town of
MARYLAND.

More than 200 representatives OF
the electrical industry in washine.
ton, with friends and families, took
part in the first outing Of the Eiec-
trio League of Washington at Nor
gantown, Nd, Tuesday.
Prizes for winners in the various
athletic contests were awarded to the
following: Miss Cline woolfender,
Miss Jeane Shul1, Arthur Carroll, jr !;
Philip Mangan, Mrs. B. E. Dement,,
Mrs. C.. B. Handy, Mrs. J. A. Meal
wee, Mrs. r. r. ShulI, Stanley Came-
ron, Bancroft Foley, A. H. Trimble,
H p Foley, Harry C. Lease, J. A. Nc.
Alwee, c. b. Handy, A. F. e. Horn,
Maj. Robert p. Parrott and L. T.
Souder.
The committee which arranged the
outing was as follows: General chair
man. L. T. Souder; chairman athletic
events, H. P. Foley; chairman notices
and programs, r w. McChesney;
chairman of transportation, F. T.
Shull, general committee members,
II. c. Lease, B. T. Foley, Paul West,
Will Rogers, R. p. Harrington and
J. A. NcAlwee.
Evening star., 1924-08-21

ment made yesterday. said that astro-
nomioa1 research has proved beyond
doubt that Mars is habitable planet,
and therefore 1t 10 inhabited by vege-
table and animal life Of some kind. OF
that opinion he IL certain. All other
details are speculative, according to
his statement. 1t follows;
The observations Of astronomers
since 163S show that Mars rotates In
"a hours, 81 minutes and 22.67 Sec
onds: that the obliquity OF Mars
ecliptic Is about rs degrees. SO that
the seasons on our neighboring planet
are about the same as here, though
the year is nearly twice as long
6S7 days.
Mars has polar caps or ice and
snow which melt with the advance of
the Marian Summer and build up
again with the return of the Martian
Winter. We can see this very dis
tinctly in the several large telescopes
/ have used during the last 80 years.
And wonderful to relate. we can see
the clouds floating in the atm osphere
Of Mars. The clouds were distinctly
photographed in 1907, 1916, 1920 and
will no doubt be seen again this year
when Mars is unusually near the
earth.
Planet surely Habitable.
IF Mars has seasons, day and night.
clouds. ice and snow. and a sunlight
as favorable as that in the plateau Of
Thibet. the planet certainly Is habit
able. Therefore, 1t Is inhabited by
vegetable and animal life of some
Kind. but we cannot define the kind
of life that exists on Mars.
MARS and Venus are both habitated
besides our earth, and If we do not
admit that such worlds are inhabited,
we are compelled to hold that the life
upon our earth is an accident and a
mistake existing in violation of the
general laws of nature. A phiIoso-
pher cannot hold such views: there
fore. we believe life to be a general
pne nomenOn Of nature, existing
wherever worlds are habitable.
The chemical elements in Mars are
the same as upon the earth: the cleo
trical. atomic and mole cular forces
are similar in all respects; all physi-
cal conditions are the same: there
fore Mars and Venus are habitable
like the earth and. therefore. also
habited like our own globe. The
canals Of Mars most likely are vege-
tation banks along water courses
III any one ask IL we can signal to
Mars, We answer that we can, but
that the chance of an answer is slight
because we could not have answe red
such signal ourselves 80 years ago:
radio telegraphy was not then invent
ed. Alexander the Great, Caesar. Ma
poleon and Washington could have
used radio to advantage; the forces
Of nature were here, but Helmholtz.
Hertz and Marconi had not yet lived
and thus radio signaling upon the
earth is recent. 1t is unlikely that
the Martians could answer us. even
If we signaled them for a thousan nd
years. Hence the prospect of sig
Mailing to Mars is slight though some
kind of life certainly exists there
Evening star., 1924-08-21
SEEING MARS NOT UNLIKE VISIT
TOCITY, DISAPPOINTING At FIRST
Professor Hall at Naval Observatory Operates Per
sonaLly Conducted Tour for Washingtonians
Into Elements as Planet Nears Earth.

quiet, grass carpeted grounds OF the
observatory.
Pleasantly bidding his wondering
passengers good might. Prof Hall re-
turns to his faithful ship. rises once
more to the roof of the heavens, and
cruises in peaceful friendship with
his mates-the stars. To him many
of them are as familiar as Pennsyl-
vania avenue is to Washington
motorist, and he is on shouting terms
with thousands that his telescope will
not quite reach.
While he is floating through the
Skies his passengers have returned
home and, as they prepare for bed
probably ponder as one did upon the
many, many things this blase, self
satisfied old world has yet to learn
of the enhancing mysteries the
heavens have yet to yield to man.
Evening star., 1924-08-21

in October, 1896" said PROF. Frost,
when, although Mars Will be 20 per
cent farther away than 1t fs now. its
maximum altitude above the hori-
zon will be twice az great as at
present and when there will be less
atmospheric disturbance to interfere
with observation"
Last night the planet appeared as
a red-hot disk. the size Of a dime,
before the mouth OF the giant teie-
scope. A cap OF white. said to be
snow, ice or frost, was Visible at the
crest OF the orb. Dark patches.
supposed to be vegetation, were less
readily distinguished.
WILL PHOTOGRAPH MARS.
Evening star., 1924-08-21

Recently police OF the eighth pre-
cinct were told OF the almost total
disregard Of the regulation, and q
campaign to remedy conditions was
inaugurated
Policemen Downs was stationed at
the foot OF the steep grade this morn
ing to enforce the regulation He
arrested IL motorists before noon.
The persons arrested were required
to deposit 81 collateral each for their
appearance.
Evening star., 1924-08-21
WILL PHOTOGRAPH MARS.
Mount Hamilton Observers Hope te
Interpret Color Changes.

SAN JOSE, Calf, August 21.-First
photographs Of Mars at it's closest
point to the earth in a hundred years
were taken at Lick Observatory, on
Mount Hamilton, 26 miles East of
here, Tuesday night, according to an
nouncement by Dr. Robert G. Aitken,
associate director of the observatory.
What additional information the
Photographic plates will give of the
planet and its possible vegetable and
animal life will not be determined
for some time, for, according to DR..
Aitken. the plates will r. ~uire con-
siderable study. comparison ..ith other
photographs yet to be made. and COM
parison with photographs taken when
the perihelion opposition of Mars which
occurred previously.
Paths to BE Parallel.
. August 20, when the planet will be
at its nearest point to the earth. is
mot necessarily the most favorable
thine for observations. according to
Dr Aitken, who pointed out that Mars
tand the, earth are travelling along
NEARLY parallel paths. and that the
distance between them will not vary
much for: a number Of weeks. during
which operations will be continued at
the observatory whenever weather is
Favorable.
4 Outlining the observatory's plan of
sprocedure. Dr. Aitken said:
I'm a general way our plan is to
photograph the planet on specially
Eprepared plates in light of different
swave lengths. that is. on plates that
are sensitized to lights OF different
colors. The object is to compare
these photographs taken. with light
OF different wave lengths to see
whether there is any difference in
the intensity Of the image in different
Meaning of Color~.
~If there is such difference. we hope
1t will lead to considerable informa- :
tion about the origin or nature of the
VAR ations in color on the different
example, certain colors may indicate
the presence of vegetation on the
planet
I'VE cannot say definitely whether
our hopes will be realized. 1t may
prove that the plates viii give us no
more light than we now possess as
to the nature of the color changes
on the surface of Mars. But the
plan outlined seems the most prom
ising for increasing our knowledge
Of condition on the surface of the
planet.
I'VE shall further see that meas
urements are made of the positions
Of the two little moons that revolve
about Mars in the same way as our
moon revolves about our earth. These
measurements will help in determin-
ing more accurately the orbits Of
these tiny bodies and in determining
the mass of the planet"
Evening star., 1924-08-21

for marriage licenses to be filed ave
days before issuance and places on
ordinaries the responsibility of post
ing applications for five days.
Under the law as construed by State
officials, no legal marriage can be
contracted in Georgia for Ave days
from August IS and none hereafter
until applications have been duly
posted for Ave days.
AS result of this decision six
couples were refused licenses here
yesterday.
Evening star., 1924-08-21
GEORGIA HAS CLOSED
SEASON ON MARRIAGE
New Law Requires Five Days No
tice for Granting License.
Many Illegal.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, August 21.-A
closed season for marriages in
Georgia Is in effect. If the Secretary
of State and Assistant Attorney Gem
eral have correctly interpreted the
act of the General Assembly amend
ing the marriage license law. A
statement by s. G. McLendon, Secre-
tary of State, in which 4. r. Gress,
Assistant Attorney General concurs,
says that marriages contracted since
August IS, when Gov. Walker signed
the bill are illegal
The new+iaw requires application
Evening star., 1924-08-21
SCIENTISTS SEE LITTLE.
Expect to Observe Mars Better
Two Years Hence.

WILLIAMS BAY. Wis. August u.
Although the planet Mars Will be
only 34,600,000 miles from the earth
during its present perigrlnations.
scientists win learn little that Is
new, according to Prof. Edwin B.
Frost. director of Yerkes Observa-
tory of the University of Chicago
here, and who is watching the planet
through the largest telescope in
the world.
I'VE expect to see the marking on
the planets face much more clearly
Evening star., 1924-08-21
ARREST IL MOTORISTS.
Disregard OF Stop Signal Costs Au-
toists 4R Each,

The stop" signs at Florida avenue
and Thirteenth street, where east
and westbound traffic il required to
stop before crossing the dangerous
intersection, scene OF a fatal traffic
accident several weeks ago, has not
brought the desired results.
Evening star., 1924-08-21
SURE OF PLANET LIFE
Capt. See Doubts, However Mars
Can Be Spoken"

SAN FRANCISCO. August 21.-Capt.
T. j. ]. See, professor of mathematics.
United States Navy. and Government
astronomer at Mare Island, in a state
Evening star., 1924-08-21

In Chinese cities streets are never
built straight, from spperstitious fear
that PROFESSIONS Of evil sparftS might
Qthefwtse enter aRd remain,
Evening star., 1924-08-21

35-inch Printed Gre
tonne or Challies, the
seasons most newest
designs.
Evening star., 1924-08-21
435c Mems
Arotex Soft CoNars
SITS Tots Fancy
voile Dresses

Fine, Sheer
voile and Dim.
ity Dresses. for Y
tots 2 to s yrA "
SILK embroid- :
cred ana fancy
odtoAo0 .....-
Evening star., 1924-08-21

All perfect quality, chambray
and linene; Oliver Twist and
button style; sizes 8 to 8. Con-
trasting collar and cuffs. Al
shades. Some khaki play suits
in lot.
Evening star., 1924-08-21

These satellites are, Of course, in
visible to all but the most powerful
telescopes. and only to these at short
periods separated BY moro than two
years. In order to see them even
through the 21-fncA telescope Of the
observatory, 1t u nsnsssary to blot out
the light from Mars By placing q bit Of
red glass over the spot where It would
be visible to the human eye. Then
they are visible as tiny speckS in the
heavens.
But the minutes had grown into
hours and the time for our return to
the earth has long passed. The floor
begins to sink. the stars seem to fade
into the distance and even the fam
ing personality of Mars. blaxing hum
dreds Of times brighter than the other
units OF the universe 1T present,
grows dtmmer and DINNER. Prof.
Hall opens . door and once more the
~0yAGnaEo-Aa1-xAa0aaaxoH<o <Ao
Evening star., 1924-08-21

Ginghams and per-
Gales, straightline and
panty styles; organ
die trimmed, 81.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
PIERRE S. DUPONT PROPOSES
CHANGES IN INCOME TAXLAW
TOCET$97OOOOOFORSCHOOL
OUTSTANDING FEATURES
OF MR.. duPONT'iS PLAN

Amount needed to build the public of
The General Assembly program leaving
SUBSEQUENT General Assemblies
The Assembly to do the following things
appropriate $15OOOOO from the
i est ana sinking fund on that amount bonds;
10 ISSUE in 1926, State bonds the $2OOOOOO
~ appropriate $374OOO for the
tion; - " ~ 0'-"
Ihe school districts which to provide 2Og5
S @ amount needed the State supplying the other
"oud De IN accordance
OO aislc may bond up to so of its
era Assembly expected solve the problem in one
@ oo"ng General Assembly, 1927, satisfied with the
naming bonds F - o ""0ie u '"e re-
II the $55OOOOO complete the work shah
will 0 N'N's 40r AOrV years
$2475OO interest at 4k%
oIoOO for the retirement bonds
'oOOO to accumulate a against the deterioration M
the schools with a rebuilding in the future
rms is sound business method followed in great
s874OOO
Mr. duPonts plan for raising this revenue is:
on the 500 of valuation; '' - ~
Corporation franchise corporation invested ia,
~ e ne same same a. as under present law;
graduated income tax which filing fee unnec
essary and allowing only exemptions:
(a) On dependent and on minors:
(b) The real schools of 5 cents On e sOo %
assessed Will deductibIo iUo @AOO o
real only. e IrO" 'ne same
The osetting of capital losses will no 1onear b
out capital losses will continue capital gains
10 accomplish the collection these taxes nonnaron
State Tax Collecting will need ample eoninrn+ r an
rom the State General from the school tavesS
the cost OF which will % of the total amount
from corporations individuals 00-e0'eU II
The schools to be should be plain bu os ondr- -
~ - @ 10 keep down the repairs The money
must be divided arbitrary Der nun boets
pt in accordance type of school PC "a p pass a
costs Of construction. esiy anu sns local
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
WILL BE VISIBLE IN DELAWARE

When the moon passes between
the earth and the sun on the morn
ing of next January "a, Delaware
will just miss being in the area of
total eclipse.
At 9:08 a. m. Delaware will see
the sun SO per cent Obscured, Just a
thin crescent in the heavens. A path
of total blackness, approximately
125 miles wide, will sweep down
from Canada, passing over a section
of New York State, a slice of Penn
sylvania, with Wilkes-Barre and
Stroudsburg just outside the south
ern line, and part of Connecticut,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
The eclipse will start at 1853 and
will end at 1920 a. m.
This will be the first time in the
memory of any living person in this
section that total eclipse has oc-
CURED so near Delaware.
Millions May See
The total eclipse will be seen by
more millions of people than any
such occurrence in the past, as the
strip of darkness passes over the
most thickly populated area of the
United States. The line of total
darkness will cross through Central
Park in New York City.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
MILFORD COUPLE BEEN
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Mr.. And Mrs. Thomas D. Pierce
Will Celebrate Their Golden
Anniversary Next Tuesday.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas D. Pierce
who reside on South Walnut street
will celebrate their golden anniver.
sary next Tuesday, December 2Srd
The event will be quietly enjoyed BY
the bride and groom of half a cen.
tury ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce were
married by the late Rev. A. A. Dins-
more, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Milford, on December %,
1874. He was assisted by Rev. ].
Smith, of the Lincoln City Methodist
Episcopal Church. Mrs. Pierce be-
fore her marriage was Miss Josie
Van Zandt.
For several years past Mr.. Pierce
has been retired from active busi-
ness. He formerly owned and opera
ted the Milford Steam Laundry, and
after selling it bought a small farm
at the northern entrance to Milford
where he erected a home. He operat-
ed a truck farm for several years,
inally selling it and building a home
where he now lives on South Walnut
street. While they will have no cele-
1ratiOn on a large scale of their
golden wedding anniversary, Mr..
ind Mrs. Pierce will probably be
risited by large numbers of their
riends on the anniversary of their
marriage. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce
njoy good health and are very ac-
i've. The Chronicle extends to them
7ishes for many more years Of hap
y married life.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
TWO Held FOR COURT
IN CRUSADE ON DOPE
State Highway Policemen Make
Rich Haul In Night Raid
At Dover.

AS a result of the raid on dope
sellers made by State Highway Off
GERS Powell, King, Bonifacino and
Hoch, last Thursday night, Neal
Rolsal and Mary E. Rolsal, both ne
groes, were each held in $4,000 bail
for the February term of court, Neal
ROlsal for the possession of drug
and the woman, for selling. Both de-
MED the charges, but at the hearing
it was disclosed that ROlsal on the
appearance of the officers, tore from
a string about his neck a package
which when pick up by the officers
was found to contain several cap
sules Of cocaine.
Mary Rolsal denied that she had
sold any cocaine or heroin, but Cor
poral Powell, produced two mark
ed" one dollar bills, which were TAX
en- from the stocking of the woman,
with other bills, which had been Civ
en- her by Clarence Morris for four
capsules of cocaine.
Another box was produced by Off
Ger Bonifacino, which contained sew
eral hundred capsules all filled with
dope and valued at $1,000.
Horace PembertOn and Isaac Swig-
get, both negroes, were held in $500
bail each as material State witness
es.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
EXPECT CHANGES
AMONG PASTORS
Transfers May Be More Numerous
Than Usual In M. E. Confer
ence, Is Report.

There are reasons for expectins
many changes in pastOrates of the
wilmington Annual Conference. AT
the next session, which will open in
McCabe M. 3. Church in Wilmington
on March Is, with Bishop Wilbur P.
Thirkield, presiding. For a number
of years there have been comp9ra-
lively few changes among the mas
tors of the larger churches on the
Peninsula, and, according to the
views of many of the ministers "this
looks like a moving year."
The reason for expecting this ia
not that there is any real dissatis-
faction with the pastor, or that the
pastor is tired of his charge, but the
Wilmington Conference has always
been opposed to an indefinite term
for the pastorate. Many ministers of
the Conference believe it far better
that changes be made at stated in
tervals, for the good of the church
as well as of the pastor.
1t frequently happens that some
individual pastor may have this no
ton at other times, but unless there
is a change equally as good as the
one he is holding he naturally pre-
fers to remain and wait for some
thing to turn up. This is likely to
happen next March, and many of the
ministers, although they have been
invited to return and have accepted
The invitation, may not feel adverse
TO yielding to the will of their SUI
Deriors and make the change at time
when there are number of good
)ulpits open to them.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
KENT COUNTY AGENT
AIDED FARMERS IN
MANY WAYS THIS YEAR
The Annual Report Of Russell E.
Wilson Shows That He Has
Been Active.
POTATO CROP INCREASED
Certified White Potato Seed Caused
A Boost Of 300 Per Cent In
Yield This Year.

Some of the important activities of
the Kent County Farm Bureau dur
ing the past year in which new
strldes forward have been made
through scientific investigation and
experiments are stressed in the an
nual report of Russell E. Wilson,
county agent. The report, which
comprises one hundred pages with
Illustrations, covers not only all ac-
tlVlties during the year but the work
oone IN lime surveys, certified pota-
to seed propagation, cooperative or
ganlzatlon of various agencies and
tomato canning operations which
are among the newest in the line of
progress in agronomy in Kent coun-
ty. In his comment on lime require
ments in order to sweeten sour soils,
Mr.. Wilson says:
"A lime requirement survey of
the soils in Kent county was COM
pleted during the year under the di-
rectlon of the Department of Agron-
omy of the University of Delaware
cooperating with the county agent.
The county was covered giving the
~@SSASACAA anu C4pGIlm6uL SIdLlOu
workers an idea OF the lime require
ments of the different types of soil. |
This information served as a supple |
ment to the soil survey map of the |
county as published by the Bureau
Of Soils of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. Approximately 100 sam
pies of soil were tested for their
acidity and the reports furnished
he farmers. Although this survey
completely covered the county, it
loes not show the lime requirements
or each individual farm. In view of
his fact, the Department of Agron-
my will run an individual test for
my farmer who will make applica-
ion for this assistance. Gas lime is
ne of the indispensable factors in
Increasing production of crops the
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