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The Washington times., 1925-11-30
GARRETT P. SERVISS ON
WEIGHING EARTH
Weight of Small Ball Equals the Force OF the
Earth's Attraction Upon It.

Of the mountains attraction az
compared with the attraction Of
the earth az whole.
Density Is Shown
This, you see, was a modified
form of our experiment, since,
instead of the mass Of, q cube Of
granite it compared that of q
whole mountain with the mass Of
the earth-for the attraction of
gravitatton is proportional to the
mass OF the attracting body. The
result Of the experiment gave for
the earth's mean density COM
pared with water ALL, which We
now know was too small. In
1882 the experiment was repeated
at the mountain called Arthur's
Seat, near Edinburgh, showing a
mean density of 5.32.
But, in the meantime, in 1898,
another dodge had been tried,
which proved to be an improve
ment. In this, called the Caven-
dish method, the comparison IL
made between the attraction of a
heavy ball (say of lead upon a
small ball, whose motion twists a
quartz fibre. BY the amount OF
the twist the force exerted on the
small ball by the large ball Is
ascertained.
The weight Of the small ball
equals the force of the earth's
attraction upon 1t. BY comparing
the two forces we get the ratio
of the weight, or mass, OF the
large ball to the weight or mass
of the earth. This method, in
later years, has been much re-
fined, and it shows for the, earth
a mean density OF about 5.627
and a weight Of about six sextil-
lions Of tons.
AS to weighing the sun that
IL too long a story for this time.
though the dodge for doing 1t is
not difficult, being turned by
simply comparing the suns force
of attraction with the earth's.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30

A LEADER in the Naval Acad-
IA envy at Annapolis, asks:
Would II be too much trouble
to explain how the earth and sun
were weighed: their weights, and
who first found them?
What do we mean by the
weight" OF the earth? We mean
the effect that the pull OF the
earth's gravity would have upon
the earth itself il the latter could
be suspended from a spring bal
ance and as we suspend ordinary
objects for the purpose OF weigh
Ing them.
But living on the surface OF
the earth itself, how are we GO
ing to handle it? The difficulty
In evident upon the slightest
thought, but there are several
lodges by which ii may be avoid
ed. The earliest of these that
was utilized is the dodge OF
weighing a part of the. earth and
from that deducing the weight Of
the whole earth.
You might try that plan your
self in an approximate way, by
Weighing a cubic foot of rock
and then multiplying the result
by the number Of cubic feet In
the entire globe don't know
how it will come out, but let US
lust try the plan here. A cubic
foot of granite weighs 1855 pounds
the globe being approximately
AZ, 900 900 feet in diameter, its
one-sixth of 3,1416x74, 900, zoo, 600
600 900 900 900 approximately.
This when multiplied by 165, the
weight of one cubic foot, gives ap-
proximately pounds, or three SEX
tillion tons. for the weight OF
the whole globe.
Half Real Weight.
Now, since the problem has
been solved by more accurate
methods. we know that this Is
onlv half the real weight Of the
earth. But that does not indicate
ANYTHING essentially wrong in
our method! 1t only shows that
we have been using round num-
bers, and that our unit a cuoic
foot of granite, does not weigh
as much as a cubic FOOT OF the
average substance of the earth.
In fact, the density OF granite
Is only half as great as the mean
density OF JnS 6dILHb LILO A~bLS'
being about SIS times the density
of water, which means that its
weight Is SIS times as much az
would be the weight of a globe
of equal size composed Of water.
Now, this method, in a more
accurate form. was first tried In
Scotland. In 1774, by the astron'
omer Maskelyne. There happen
en- to be a narrow mountain,
called Schehallion. which was so
shaped that IT was easy to place
observing stations on opposite
sides of the mountain. and close
to Il, where long plumbllnes
could he suspended, and their
direction carefully determined.
The attraction Of the mountain
mass drew the lines about slx
aecOnds ~ arc away from the
vertical direction that they WOULD
have taken n there had heen M
mountaln between ~ afferi them.
The amount ~ the displacement
waa prepnFtional - TIE foroe
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

paying Christians also join me In
my indignation against this per
Torrance.
1 refer to the child evangelist.
Every up and coming State has
at least one such. Usually it's q
little skinny, freckled girl with
knobby knees, or q little snun
nosed, fat girl with a giggle
little girls who ought to be out
in the back yard playing house
with their dolls.
But instead, they're sitting in
the house tapping up Bible verses
by the yard and being coached
and exercised In their stunts as II
they were so many religious fly
weights.
Then when they are properly
drilled and press-agented and their
circuit has been arranged, they're
stuck into pulpit after pulpit to
save souls at so much per night,
This thing, I protest, is neither
decent nor excusable.
ut Is an affront to God and our
much Wanted American civiliza-
ton.
1t is silly. disgusting, pitiful
and outrageous.
1t IL even more abominable
than the exploitation of children
on the stage or in factories.
It should be prohibited by law.
But the children love it, cry
certain indignant readers And
moreover didn't Christ say that
a little child shall lead them?''
Yes, the children may love It
Children love any sort OF an exhi
bition or spectacle. They seek
the limelight as greedily as so
many little monkeys, and with
exactly the same discrimination
or intelligence. And there il
nothing on earth worse for
growing child than the excite
ment and publicity of
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
Henry Lansburgh's Death
a Shock
q ShOCk

Henry Lansburgh sudden death will occasion deep grief
in this city He widely and possessed of wonder
full array friends who will be shocked at his sudden
demise.
Though he the head Of the great business establish
which bears the family NAME he found much time for
mixing with his fellow and intensely enjoyed the social
and fraterna relations in which he prominent figure
The friendship which thousands of good citizens held
for Henry Lansburgh indicated in the fact that ne twice
headed Amas Temple of Shrners being chief potentae
the time of his death His loyalty his friends rewarded
by their loyalty to him.
Henry Lansburgh possessed most kindly heart He had
given thousands of dollars aid others and harduck story
seldom failed reach his big heart and full pocktbook
His great love for his city shown in his liberal
support of all civic ventures and projects that promised the
upbuiding of Washington.
The death of this useful and energetic citizen will be sin
cerey mourned.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30

No little child can understand
1T. a child can catch the picture
Of His courage and His sweetness
but NO immature brain ca IN
grasp the adroitness Of his fight
against intrenched conceit ana
selfishness. greed and smug self
Righteousness. These are the
things that rot mems souls. And
ii needs q wise and fearless nlan
to fight such things, not some
foolish little baby In white dress
and s. new hair ribbon, who
mouths her texts as though they
were Mother Goose rhymes and
knows as much about life as =
young clam knows about avia
ton,
And as for Jesus Christ's esta-
mate of childhood
Jesus Christ didn't say that =
little child shall lead them. The
Prophet Isaiah said that. But
Christ did commend the sinpiicit
and Innocence Of childhood and
stated that of such was the king
dom OF heaven.
But he most certainly didn't say
that little children should lead Us
for rs per cent OF the collection
receipts.
1t Is also well to remember an.
other speech He made about little
children.
But whose shall offend one Of
these little ones which believe in
me, it were better for him that q
milestone were hanged about his
neck, and that he were drowned
in the depth Of the sea"
There can be no greater offence
against children than exploiting
their charms and whitening their
spiritual growth to satisfy the
greed and the morbid curiosity OF
humanity.
And this we are doing today,
with our pitiful little Child
Evangelists.
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
WISE SAYINGS

THOSE who speak In public are
better heard when they dis
course by a lively genius and
ready, than when they read all
they would communicate to their
hearers.--Watte.
If we did not f1atter ourselves.
the flattery OF other people would
not harm us.--IIa ROchefOucauld.
II riches Increase let thy mind
hold pace with them, and think
II not enough to be Liberal, but
Muniflcent.--Sir T. Browne.
One must be poor to know the
luxury Of giving. George Elliot.
To ne wOmanly IL the greatest
charm of woman. Gladstone.
There cRnnO, be q more worthy
Improvement ~ friendship than
IN ferVent opposition n the
Gins ~ these whom we pF0ieno 90
lave Dlshop 4. aall
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
Champagne and Beer

The dry led by the AntiSaoon League demand
ban ALL liquor including supplies that thoughtful gentle
men purchased before the dry amendment passed Make
everybody what he has, and give up be poured down
the sewer made into commercial alcohol say the
enthusiasts
That would be prohibition with vengeance It would send
minds and Of best stOmach to live
abroad But such law won't pass The gentlemen in Con-
gros who have always get their supplies would
feel like the British lady who coudnt the right biscuits
for her dog In the second year Of the She said The
has ceased 10 be . Joke"
Prohibition would 10 be Joke the better element
could have what they want Bui they do get H. always
wl Rst NO beer for the workman but champagne for
he b0la Ne American motto and that ~ bolshovinm
nale Ne msst q -
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
LISTEN, WORLD!

such exhibitions
Nor can there
be any posi- bIs
moral value u
such affairs IS
little child can
enlla nate love and
inspire clean LIN.
ing and noble
sacrifices within
the narrow circle
Of its family In
But no lftfio
child can teach
n0bs II IA erred
discouraged sod
den men and w0
men the way 70
right eot1sne
No little child
can interpret 81
drive home the
subtle b II Z ! " q
b II i 10 so p h y ct
fsst,,.sef
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
v Helen Rowland

AACiGN ASUW -
Beware OF Horn-Rimmed spectacles
once upon time. I fell for
" man in horn-rimmed spec
tacles.
/ thought 1t was. the man--but
now KNOW it was the spec
tacleai
What is there about pair OF
horn trimmed spectacles that Is so
completely disarming, deceiying.
and reassuring?
'Horn-rimmed Spectacles make q
mans eyes look so wide and limo
cent and guileIess, that you feel
you could almost cuddle your
head on his shoulder and spill
your troubles all over his coat
lapel, at first sight.
Through those lenses. almost
any man looks just like your
"ideaI'--intellectua spiritual. fun
of lofty sentiments and delicate.
perceptions! And so soulfuE
They lend him such cultured,
thoughtful, highbrow look! You
could never suspect him OF being
a sheik. or playboy or girl
tamer--not in THOSE rims!
Gazing up into a pair of horn
trimmed spectacles Is like watch
ing the hands of magician-you
see such a lot OF things that
aren't there.
Gold-rimmed spectaclee, silver
spectacles and rimless spectacles
may suggest merely old age or
weak eyes-but horn trimmed spec
tacles are better than a certificate
Of character, a blameless life. and
a. university degree-when 1T
comes to- impressing a woman
They have that "Let-me-take-
care-of.you.little-gir expression
that goes straight to a woman's
heart and ties 1t up snug and
warm. Whether the wearer's
eyes be tiger-yellow, bandit-green,
or baby-blue, they inspire you
with perfect confidence. You'd
trust him with anything, from
holding your pocketbook or a.
mortgage on the farm. you'd
cheerfully sign over your life in
surance to him. He looks so
responsible!
But, beware! Always make a
man take off his flattering rims
and give you a glimpse OF his
real face, before you get your
imagination all tangled up or
your heart scrambled.
There are thousands Of per-
fectIy good and adorable men
wearing them-but there are just
ss many sheiIks walking around
behind pair OF horn'rimmed
spectacles IN there are wearing
patent leather hair or a curling
forelock.
Thia L. an age IT skiddinR taxi.
cabs. falling alrplanes. ptOmaine
poisoning. cycles, and earth
auakss but. In al this world full
~ perils and hannrda, there h
nothlna ~ dangerous az . pair
~ horn,rimmed apnrthnleo on the
fana ~ . peraonabls MAIL
The Washington times., 1925-11-30

~ ARENTHOOD is live topic nowadays. More people
than before in the worlds history seem 70 -
talking about the duties Of parents,
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
I'VE nothing
q gainat religion.

We n o ( b ! u 8
q against religion
i aim to be a
Christian myself
although the re-
suits aren't pain
fully apparent
BUT
I'm hornsWag-
gled Ii / can see
anything admir-
able or even ex-
cusable In q per-
Torrance which
il becoming pop
ular with certain
Christians q n d
which Is being
increasingly ex-
plotted In OUR
] churches. And /
h av e abundant
vid nc e that
any OF b Z +
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
PRESENT TO
FIANCE
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

WITS AOA0tG4WO A1S@~AAeA0AA
Bridesmaid and Best Man
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
IL Is 1t proper for 4 sister
and brother to be bridesmaid
and best man to their sister?
% Is 1t proper for the old
est brother at home or Oldest
married brother to give her
away? Her father is deceased.
6. q.
TT rs customary for the sister of
Il the bride to be her chief at
tendant, whether maid Of honor,
matron OF honor, or bridesmaid.
IL there is to be only one brides
maid.
And 1t IL customary for the
brother OF the groom mot the
brother OF the bride) to be best
man. If the groom has no
brother, then he chooses a cousin
or other relative or his best
friend. OF course. II his best
friend happens to be the brother
of the bride, then he would
choose him, If he had no brother.
From your question / cannot
make out If, In this case. the
bride IL choosing her brother as
best man. It IL the prerogative
of the groom to choose his own
best man.
(2) Usually the Oldest brother,
whether he lives at home, or not,
is given the honor of presenting
the bride in marriage, when the
bride has no father.
Giving Her Fiance a Present
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
II When a young lady be-
comes engaged. is 1t necessary
for her to give her fiance a
gift?
(2l Is 1t necessary for the
bride to give her bridesmaids
gifts, besides the maid of honor?
~ Is 1t customary for the
UluS 1IIU BIOOIH 10 SACIldnSS
gifts on their wedding day?
Thanking you for your kind
ness, ] am r. X. A.
"HEN a young lady becomes
w engaged, it is not necessary
for her to give her fiance a gift.
1t IL proper for her to do so, IL
she wishes to. but It IL by no
means necessary.
81 1t Ia customary for the bride
to give all her attendants gifts.
Often she gives them the same
kind OF gift. but sometimes she
gives her maid OF honor a hit
more consequential gift than
those she gives to her brides
maids.
90 II is customary for the groom
10 give his bride n gifi on the
wedding day And. as with ths
betrothal Eift. although n n not
exactly customary for the bride
90 give a wedding present to the
groom, n n, ~ course, proper Zoe
her "a do 80, n she wishes,
CAlra. naerhmnn will ~ SID n
ansWeF gnUtlnne 90 eI|qnellol
The Washington times., 1925-11-30
JUST 20 YEARS AGO
(Cud From The Washington Years Ago Today
By WILLIAM MOORE

Once more Uncle Joe" Cannon
was escorted to the Speakers
chair.
The first automobile press
agent got In his dirty work, SAID
he: Monsieur X, the famous
French explores. VIII use a-'rnl
In his expedition to discover tnn
south Pole"
Faces were haiiorod, hnltH
cracked and teeth removed nInlIa
during freefurall flnni When
the NJ. A. q. A. hankofhsll team
trnunrrd Cnrrnll lualltuin tn Ne
tuna ~ 20 a. NJ.
A fhe fhnntara i0llf lnlnI|
FraFa nnn~HF nnlanl fNH N.
nIaIfr and N|a Minis I||| |'||
ng.s y 80 l'.' saa tn''~
The Washington times., 1925-11-30

Thia IL an age ~ sklddinR taxi.
cabs. falling alrplanes. ptOmaine
poisoning. cycles, and earth
auakss hut, In All this world full
~ perils and hannrda. there h
noihina ~ dangerous a. . pair
~ horn,rimmed nnnrtnnlno on the
fana ~ q para0nabls manl
The Washington times., 1925-11-30

Football was doomed--at least
"wiseacres" thought so. Some oil
the newspapers declared the game
that killed on an average OF
twenty young man and injured
countless others each year II not
worth playing up"
.>IIIiam r. Glover. choirmaster
At Christ Church. Georgetown.
tried To pep up" the music IN
that aristocratic edlfice. The Rev
erend James ". W. Blake TOOK ek'
ception. Glover resinned ana 30
dld his choir,
"The honor uf helms rreaideni
noonnVolt'a double" ana \ very
dOuhtful one SOMEONE threw
houh ~ n man wnn lnlff = alIIN
lng resemblance ~ 2. o. Nnlf'af
HuIk
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-07
Ships Go Up In Smok.

rorciano, Ore.-Hulks of four wood
en- ships built here during tho W.,
were burned in Columbia slough b,
NJ. 6arde & Son who purchased them
nioie tnan year ago from the I'M
seu states shipping board. Four 9th.
ers were burned last week These
e.en. SHIPS cost the government an
proslmately s7SO,oOO each, or a tota,
-. so'14o'oo9. They were bought bv
.ne 6arde interests along with Others
~ various Pacific coast ports. The
purchasers stripped all the brass ond
80 - ~ ana all fixtures and hardwood
~ Una any value from the vessels. Being
burned them. '"ey
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-07
How win Aid UnempIov.d

foo 49, warm firesides, hot cot.
ts o ana doughnuts will be furnished
sne unemployed who visit the boha
napced h. throughout the country fl.
m;,, ,ea by James Eads How, St. I,ou,s
ha .iionalre hobo, he has announces
of tho an us years national convention
tar, ne migratory workers. as Hoo
M M WIS tnem. will be held in Denv.s
hsoo II, date selected hs a as,.,
sleep in t n,any OF the delegates could
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-07
sryan Asked To Run Ao,,r

oacAson' Miss.-Charles w. BRYAN
laa,i ei governor of Nebraska, before
aeavins Tor Florida, after a visit r.
COUSIN T. S. Marshall. here said
Mo nas received petitions from peo.
p pae OF Nebraska asking him to he
1o9s a., candidate for governor in
~ 1t is too early for me 70 COW
cannot H.. VIII make the race, but I
hn .n out feel highly complimented
ss,d ,ne s., solicitations of my people. he
v,u' when | return to my office :
nn take up the matter and make M,
lecision then" o MAKE my
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-07
AGREEMENT MADE
At DEBT FARLEY
TERMS AGREED UPON TO COVER
A FIvE-YEAR PERIOD; BOTH
LEADERS COMPROMISE
Negotiations for Settlement Of Entire
Debt Will be Held at Later Date;
M. calIIaux 10 Pleased With
Conference

; MISREPRESENTATION for sc
: Ting the French war debt ended hel
" when French Finance Minister Cal
laux agreed to place before his go,
eminent a temporary arrangement
covering a period of five years.
The French finance minister did no
sign an ironbound agreement, because
he questioned his own authority to d.
so, holding that he was empowered
only to settle the debt in full.
Under the proposed arrangement
France would pay $4O,OOO,0OO year
for the next five years and would re-
sumo negotiations for full settlement
during that time when conditions
warranted. The payments would be
considered as full interest on the total
debt.
1t was explained by Secretary Mel
lon that if the French government ap-
proves the arrangement, a reopening
of the discussion as to permanent set
tlment terms would be obligatory on
the French.
Mr.. Mellon was disappointed that |
nothing more came out of the week
long conversations here, but he said
that better understanding had re-
suited.
M. Caillaux also appeared cheerful
even though he had failed to accom-
plish what his mission had set out
% do. The sessions apparently were
devoted to the effort to
'lace in effect an agreement which
you'd prevent complete disruption of
he negotiations.
The proposed arrangement was de-
cribed by Secretary Mellon as
temporary solution"
Finance Minister Caillaux in taking
,tlon of his government said: eve
ould have been as happy to reach
hnal agreement, which, within the
nit ne has Indicated" the French
mister of finance has been intrusted
sign. The arrangement you now
oppose bears a provisional charac-
which has not been contemplated
the government of the republic.
Consequently, being as DESTROYS as
are not to interrupt the negotia-
ms, which cannot fail to reach an
reement the minister of finance
do no more than to submit to his
leagues of the French cabinet in
u.s. the proposition which you have
de and he will do his utmost to
: you an answer as soon as pos
e.
ne mai French offer which was
cted' the statement disclosed pro-
~ france should pay 10000 900
ualiy for the first five years; $50.
OoO annually from the following
"a "a years, and s1O0.OOO,O 900 annually
tne nexy fifty-six years. thus
aolng the payments over sirtv.
years-there being important
itlons attached to this PROPOSAL
u rendered these payments nm
IN IN the view of the American
MISSION. The total payments Of. u
Implied return of the prin-
vi the debt and somewhat less -
per cent per annum. -
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-07

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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-07
FOREIGN

Several hundred workers at the
Cevera company textile mill at Mazat-
Ian, Mexico, are out on strike as the
result of the dismissal of an employee
reported to be an official of the union
there. AS result Of the walkout.
the mills are idle and it is not known
when work will be resumed. No dis
order has been reported.