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The Washington times., 1925-07-30
By Garrett P. Serviss
Noted Astronomer. and Writer on
Scientific Topics of Popular
Interest


Interest
TIME resemblance between the
4 huge craters formed by the
explosion of great shells in France
during the war and the so-caIied
volcanic craters or the moon has
revived, with additions, an old
theory which ascribed the forma-
tior of the lunar craters to the
downfall in some long-past age Of
a great number of meteorites OF
enormous size. Gilbert, Of the
United States Geological Survey,
strongly advocated this theory
thirty years ago.
1t has even been suggested that
the moon was once surrounded by
meteoric rings resembling those
of Saturn, and that these rings
DESTROYED by the periodical falling
of their components upon the ICON,
n process similar TO that which
some have thought may he causing
the gradual disappearance of the
rings of Saturn.
The revival of the theory IN its
latest form is due to A. c. Gift
ford, Of the Hector Observatory
at Wellington. New South Wales.
The characteristic form of
moon crater is that of an e]e-
waited ring raised above the gen
eral level of the lunar crust, and
encircling "a depression that SINKS
farther below the crust than The
ring rises above 1t, while in the
middle of this roughly circular
depression energies an Irregular
mass bearing considera BILE ressm-
blance to the volcanic nipple some
I mes formed on the sunken floor
OF the crater of Vesuvius during
the quiescent period following
great eruption.
According to the VOlca mic tho
ory OF the lunar craters. these
relatively small central eleVa
tions, which never attain the
height of the vast surrounding
wall. were formed, like the nip
pies in Vesuvius. by slight
outbreak of volcanic force occur.
ring after the main explosion
that threw up the greater outer
ring. But there is a fundamen-
tai difference between the lunar
craters and those Of terrestrial
volcanoes. in that the former are
cavities or sink-holes surrounded
by elevated rings, whereas the
. terrestrial craters are forflcd on
the SUBMITS, or high on the
flanks, of mountainous masses
consisting OF material elected by
the volcano, and gradually piled
higher by successive eruptionS.
On the other hand, as Gif.
ford points out. the lunar craters
are strikingly like the cratera
formed by the INT shells IN
France, where the earth throwa
into the air by the explosions
on falling back to the ground
formed ring around the cavity
a little higher than the surround.
ing plain.
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the time to care whether do or
not. It's nothing but work, work,
work, work. I see the otner
women sitting around in the az
ternoon all dressed up or going
window shopping, but my work
is never done. l finish the day
in the same house dress be-
gan it in. and I've gotten so dis
gusted. Elsie. that l don't care
any more whether the dress is
clean or not. know you are
going to bawl me out for saying
that, but If you had ever done
homework you would understand
''The girls who go to offices
have the easy time of 1t. They
have an eight-hOur day and time
afterwards to play or study and
make something of themselves.
NV younger sister lives with US.
She is only two years younger
than l am, but she looks ten.
She is taking up correspondence
course in designing after office
hours and does a lot of reading,
too. | used to like to read, but
never open a book any more.
There isn't any time. wish
you'd tell me of what use women
like me are on earth?"
I HAVE done Homework,
Sophie. and | DO know how it
feels to finish the day, in the
same house dress that I began it
in and not care whether the
dress was dirty or not L know
the dreadful CRIME of discourage
ment that settles over womans
spirit in life like that. But
also know that IT'S USUALLY
THE WOMAN'S FAULT.
There's no reason why
healthy woman shouldn't care for
two children and her husband
and still have leisure to play and
study and develop herself
I'm giving today homework
schedule contributed by one OF the
readers of this column. Read her
schedule over and think about
1t. Maybe it won't fit your needs,
but couldn't you devise one that
would? Ask your husband 10
help you. His work is schedules
he's an office or
bench man Maybe he could give
you some pointers that wOul'
surprise you.
DEAR ELSIE:
/ have three little girls, six.
five and two, have a sixFoom
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
By ELSIE ROBINSON

; Observation-Disclosures.
8:0O-s:45-Wash dishes, put
kitchen in order, inspect cooler,
make list of supplies needed. Dr.
der by phone or market later.
8:45.915-Bedro and bath
room work.
9:15-s:45-Light cleaning and
busting of living rooms, except
Monday postponed till later, as
washing or ironing is started at
this hour. -,
9:45-11: 45.Marketi or special
weekly tasks (see below.
11:30-11: 45-Rest.
I1:45-12:15-Prepar lunch.
12I5-1:45-Wash dishes, pre-
pare vegetables or dessert Tor
dinner.
1:45.5:OO - Mending, reading,
gardening, rest, recreation AT
this time | do a little ironing, SO
that after dinner l can sit and
embroider while my husband
studies or reads.
0O-6:0O-Prepare dinner,
6.00-7 Dinner.
7:OO-7 :S0-Wash dishes.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
MISUNDERSTANDING work, light
washing.
Tuesday-Ironing.
Wednesday, idweek cleaning
of kitchen. icebox. cooler, silver,
putting away clean clothes
Cleaning halls. stairs,
bathrooms.
Friday-Thorough cleaning of
either living rooms or bedrooms
every other week.
Saturday - Cleaning kitchen,
pantry, porch, icebox or cooler,
The schedule must be made to
fit the family, taking care that
the family is not made uncom
Portable by the schedule. Two of
my girls go to school, and as
soon as school is over l make
them change their dresses and
put on their coveralls, and then
they can play to their heart S
content in their sandpile. When
dinner is ready they put their
dresses on again and are always
clean for dinner. After dinner,
before bed, | give them .ntir
baths, so they are ready for the
next day.
hope this schedule will help
some other poor mother who is
never through as it has helped
me- | keep the little chart over
my sink in the kitchen.
Mrs G. Rs Il
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
GARRETTgP. SERVISS ON
.AiWAR BORN THEORY
Great Shells Of World War Resembed So-Called
Volcanic Craters on the Moon.

; 1t is not necessary to assume
that the meteorites falling upon
the moon were of an explosive
nature, for the speed with which
they would strike globe I'M
Shielded by an atmosphere would
suffice to produce an explosion.
Many would strike the moon
with a velocity as great as forty
miles per second. Clifford cal
with that velocity, if stopped
within one-tenth of a second af-
ter reaching the solid surface,
would penetrate to a depth of
two miles.
At the same time the tremend-
Gus temperature developed would
turn 1t into gas. the expansive
pressure of which, exertei in so
restricted space, would instan-
taneously shatter and eject the
! adjacent material of the crust. by
an explosion five hundred times
as powerful and much more rapid
than that which would result II
an equal mass of dynamita were
exploded within a cavity within
the lunar crust
Moreover the shape of the crater
formed by such an explosion, az
pictured by Mr.. Clifford, is very
similar to that of the actual for
nations revealed by the telescope
on the moon. But it we accept
this theory we must suppose the
lunar meteorites to have been OF
immense size, for the principal
moon craters are from thirty to
sixty or seventy miles in diameter,
surrounded by massive rings,
which rise hundreds and even
thousands Of feet above the sur
rounding plains, while the gigantic
cavities within sink three or four
miles below the rim. 1t would
be difficult to account fc.' the
origin of such meteorites The
velocity needed to produce the
effects described could not have
been acquired by a fell from
ring surrounding the moon while
a storm of such missiles sweeping
this part Of the solar system
would have overwhelmed the
earth as well as its satellite.
There is only one known scar
on the face of the earth aprar-
emily inflicted by a giant meteo.
rite, viz, the Canyon DiablO crater
in Arizona, and that is mere
pinkprick compared with the thous.
ands of enormous craters that
pit the surface OF the MON as
thick as the shell holes on a
French battlefield.
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
ORIGIN OF
BASEBALL

6(DAT 'er up step on it,"
ID Lets CO., Plav hall. No
American needs to have these
explained for any man, woman or
child will tell you that they mean
baseball the national game of
the United States.
Although this game is popular
in Canada and also in Japan, it
is always associated with the
United states. and some authori-
ties even go so far as to say that
il originated in Cooperstown N. Y,
i'm 1899. where Abner Doubleday,
a general in the United States
army. devised a scheme for play
ing It. There are others, how
ever. who declare that it Is ii
development of a game which was
popular in the fourteenth century.
In support OF the theory they
point TO an old engraving of this
period which shows two men en-.
gagged in this pastime. one pitch
ing the ball while the other, club
in hand. stands ready TO receive
II Bit the game these gentle
men were playing was not the
ga me called FOUNDERS.
The method. of obtaining runs
in FOUNDERS was much the same
as in baseball, but it was neces'
sary to hit the player with the
bali in order to put him out. IN
one other striking particular the
games differed. In the oideI
game the ball was tossed or
thrown to the batter instead OIL
being pitched
The first baseball club was
organized'in Philadelphia. 1t was
called the Olympic Town Ball
Club. The official birth of base
ball dates from September, 1879,
when the knickerbocker Club OF
New York met and drew up
formal code of rules, Whlch
formed the basis of the present
rigid system. The first match
game ever played was between
rival mines. both selected from
the Knickerbocker Club. it was
held In Hoboken,"N. J. The first
team to make twenty-one runs
was declared the winner. The
game lasted only four innings.
The game caught on with re-
ma rka BILE speed. and soon there
were more clubs organized around
New York. Others sprang up in
New England. The game finally
invaded the West. IT was only
natural that there should be some
differences In the game as played
In various places.
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
For Prickly Heat

EQUAL parts of vinegar and
~ water are sometimes used to
sponge the skin which Is covered
by prickiy heat rash; many others
like the starch bath made by
using one-half cupful of powdered
laundry starch added to a small
bathful of tepid water. After
either orc Of the above baths the
body should be lightly patted with
a soft towel and then the pow
der. already described busted ON
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
The Rich Know How

The Rev o. j. Kvae who beat Mr.. Vosead for Congress-
against Vostead Act because 1.-THE poor denied
what the rich get
poor, it is true, get pensive bootleg nothing,
while the rich have many of them well furnished cellars
But there nothing in that situation Intelligence
knows how to MAKE MONEY. It knows, also how
escape the most unpleasant parts of the law.
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
CoPHIE'S sick
- Of il.

NOI TIE y SIN
y Of it.
Sick of cooking
the same old
three meals Per
day. Sick of
" a s h i n e the
same old rompers
for the baby.
Sick of sweeping
rooms, mopplng
the floors, put
ting the beans to
soak, hanging up
a card for the
Ice man.
What am /
getting out OF
life?" she walls.
Il suppose | love
my husband and
my two children
as much as any
woman. but I'm
too tired and dis
The Washington times., 1925-07-30

two-story house.
with modern con-
We nj en- c G :, Of
course, but there
are quite a few
steps to take. My
brothe r stays
with US, which
adds to the work.
The following
daily schedule ID
the one 1 use.
There is one
thing I do every
Monday-send all
the sheets and
tablecloths IN the
laundry, which
urn 8 them
mangled. charg
Ing 81 for II
pounds.
6:307: 100 - Rise
and dress.
700 1880 = Pre-
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
AP:AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

1t Is easier to deceive people
than IL is to instruct them,
Those who can do everything
rarely do anything.
An upright husband is a sore
disappointment to jealous wife.
We sometimes forgive enemies,
hut never those who tell the
truth about us,
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
Diligence

The Judge Cheyenne who decided that the Teapot Dome
transaction all right refuses to give the Government
new hearing He complains of lack of diligence the
part of the Governments representatives
There lack of diligence the part of the gentle
the peoples oil Find what comfort
you can in that And there lack of judicial diligence
in finding good for setting the oil thieves free
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
Who Said 1t

Care that Is entered once into
the breast
Will have whole possession, ere
il rest"
Worry dominates a man once
il fastens on his mind. Zen John.
son says truly in The Tale OF
Tub"
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

Husbands-and Things Like That
THE longest moment in a wom-
i ans life is the pause be-
tween a mans first kiss and his
II love you!
A really chivalrous husband is
one who always gives his exwtfe
a glowing recommendation, even
when she has proven unsatisfac-
tory and fallen DOWN on the job.
A woman fastens on her sense
of propriety with a sound safety
lockout a man just hooks his
on loosely, in the hope that it
will give way at the first strain
upon it.
There are several kinds of love
as of lightning. The kind that.
thrills and electrifies but soon
passes without damage; the kind
/ like summer lightning that no
body takes very seriously, and
the kind that strikes deep-and
leaves a scar.
A woman gives herself to the
man of her choice-but no man
ever seems to feel that he has
more than LOANED himself TO
any woman.
A womans fatal crime in 1900
was to display a collar bone, q
crazy bone, or an ankle bone;
The unforgivable crime of 1925
is to show curve, a bulge, or
natural undulation.
Why is it that huband's pub
lie appearance" is always so
much better than the little 'pri-
vate rehearsals" he gives around
the house?
Every man would cheerfully be
a Sir Walter Raleigh If it cam.
to throwing his cloak down for a
pretty girl: the great feat would
be TO get him TO carry it to the
cleaners next morning,
Memory systems, may be use
full to a man: but the one think on
earth that every man is looking
for Is woman who knows now
to FORGET.
fuchsia blend of red and purple;
but he always insists that
wOman's should never be more
than a delicate shell pink.
The Washington times., 1925-07-30

A really chivalrous husband is
one who always gives his ex-wtfe
a glowing recommendation, even
when she has proven unsatisfac-
tory and fallen down on the job.
The Washington times., 1925-07-30

Husbands-and Things Like That
TINE longest moment in WON.
i ans life is the pause be-
tween a mans first kiss and his
~ love you!"
The Washington times., 1925-07-30
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
When the Drama Is Over
By DOCTOR FRANK CRANE.

OUR chances Of great success IN life depend umateV
on how eou are able to answer this question;
= Can YOU keep on working just as hard after the
The Washington times., 1925-07-30

A mans past Is usually Il
fuchsia blend of red and purple;
but he always insists that
wOman's should never be more
than delicate shell pink.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
NIPPLE CONCERT COMPANY.

The Nipple Concert Company, which
comes to New Theatre on the night of
February 18th, as part of the Winter
Lyceum Course, is different from many
musical attractions.
With Earl H. Nipple. widely known
as THE Wizard of the XyIophone''
heading the company, are associated
musicians of outstanding talent and thor.
oughly experienced in concert work.
The evenings entertainment includes
popular and classical music using the
violin, piano. xylophone, saxophone,
cornet, trombone, drums and traps.
Press notices indicate the high char
acter of the Nipple artists and Manager
Dalke has provided a rare musical
treat for his patrons on the night Of
their Woodstock appearance.
The appearance will be for the bene
tit OF the Woodstock High School.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
GOVERNMENT GETS LAND
FOR SMALL AMOUNT

Two DEGREES of the United States
District Court of Lynchburg, Va, have
been admitted to record in the Circuit
Clerks office of Frederick county in
which the United States Government
has condemned and taken over large
tracts of land in Frederick and Shen-
andoah counties under the Weeks
Forestry Act, passed by Congress.
The land involved is part of the
Big Survey" in the mountains in the
southwestern part of Frederick county
and was formerly owned by w Crist
and others. The original tract con-
domination proceedings prices ranging
from "a to IS per acre were allowed
for the land, which has now passed
into federal control and will be pre-
served under the forest conservation
act.
A number of tracts of land in the
proceedings were not passed upon by
the United States court, among them
being a tract of Luther Brill, who
claimed his land was worth far more
than the government experts had fixed
Its value. This tract will be taken I'D
later by the court and testimony heard
as to its probable value.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
MOVERS WILLIAMS

Mrs. D. B. Sites, $50 East Market
street, announces the marriage of her
granada lighter, Miss Frances C. Will
liams, to Mr.. Virgil Meyers. The
ceremony was performed in Staunton,
late saturday afternoon by Rev. A. NJ.
Frazier, D. D., pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Meyers is a daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. James Williams, of
Broadway, but has spent practically
all her life with her grandparents,
Mrs. Sites and the late D. H. Sites, in
Harrisonburg. She is very popular
young woman and has many friends.
The bridegroom is SON of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Meyers, 457 East Wolfe street.
and for number of years has been a
valued employee of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
After spending few days in Staun.
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers will return
| to Harrisonburg where they will re.
side for the present with her grand.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. Meyers is granddaughter Of
Mrs. Sallie Clover Williams, of Broad
way and the late Samuel C. Williams
and has many relatives in Woodstock
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
DEATH OF DANIEL SHEETz

Daniel w. Sheetz retired farmer ane
Confederate Veteran, died Sunday
morning at the home Of his daughter
Mrs. Ms& Hite at Lantz Mills. aftel
having been in failing health caused
by the infirmities of age. Had he
lived until March 18th he would have
been eighty-nine years of age.
He was daring Confederate soldier
having served during the entire wal
in Co. E. Eleventh Virginia Cavalry
For many years he had been faithful
member Of st. Paul's Reformed Church
at Edinburg. His wife who was be-
fore marriage Miss Harriet Jane Sibert
preceded him to the Heavenly home
thirty-one years ago.
Surviving are two children Mrs.
Milton L. Hite of Lantz Mills, and Mr..
Frank Sheetz of near Edinburg, four
grand children, Messrs. Lloyd and
Thomas Hite and Oden and Lester
Sheetz, of Woodstock, and seven
great-grand children.
Fun eral services were conducted by
the Rev. C. M. Arey at Union Forge
Church Tuesday morning at ten
o o'clock and interment was made in
Massanutten cemetery Woodstock.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
DEATH OF B. F. RODEFfER,

In the early morning of February
End, as the sun was leaving the East.
ern Horizon, the Death Angel came
into the home of Mr.. B. F. Rodeffer,
and claimed him as his victim. He had
passed the 9th mile stone, on his
earthly journey.
He leaves a widow, who before
marriage was Miss Emma Cook, and
three children, one son Walter of New
Free dom, Pa, and two daughters,
Miss Lucy Rodeffer, r. N, and Miss
Valley Rodeffer Of Wash ington, D. c.
Mr.. Rodeffer was an energetic
farmer, born and reared in Shenandoah
Co., and for the last 40 years operated
his farm near Jadwyn, Va. He was
a man of unusually fine memory, a
good citizen, and neighbor strictly
honest and upright in all his dealings
with his fellow man. Over 40 years
ago he united with the Lutheran
Church at Mt. Zion.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday by his pastor Rev. P. E
Shealy at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church
Fairview and interment was made in
the adjoining cemetery. Mr.. Frank
Fravel of Woodstock was undertaken.
A NEIGHBoR.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
ROTARY CLUB

The organization of Rotary Club is
the latest effort to put more pep into
public spirited citizens of Woodstock,
and create an atmosphere of cooper
alive effort for the civic and industrial
betterment of the community. Ro-
tarians elsewhere have done in.
valuable good in developing a higher
degree OF fraternaIism and while
Woodstock, numerically, will not nave
a Club of such proportions as Harrison.
burg and Winchester yet a limited
membership inspired with zeal for the
Towns good can accomplish wonders.
Col. Howard j. Benchoff, Arthur C,
Stickley and Harry P. Magruder were
in Harrisonburg during the week at.
tending a meeting of the Rotary Club
OF that place, and receiving such in.
struction as will facilitate the working
of the organization in Woodstock. The
local club begins with approximately {
score Of members.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
CLARENCE LEE BOYER

| Following a ten day illness from
pneumonia, Clarence Lee Boyer dieo
| at his home on Spring Street on Wed'
nesday, and his funeral was held io-
day friday at 2:30p. m. after services
| in the Woodstock Reformed Church.
He was consistent member OF the
Church of God, of near Maurertown.
Mr.. Boyer, who since the permanent
establishment of free delivery
service at the Woodstock post office,
had been the mail carrier, was young
man Of fine character, courteous and
affable, and possessed Of legion OF
friends. His untimely death was a
distinct shock to the community and
the heartfelt sympathy of the town
goes out to his family.
He was buried on the thirty flftn
anniversary of his birth and the floral
tributes were many and beautiful.
Surviving are his widow, who was
Miss Bashie Frye Of Mt. Jackson, two
small children, James Lee and Marie,
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Boyer
and one brother George w. Boyer all
of Woodstock.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
PAYING ORCHARD TAX

Thus far the response to the notices
OF orchard assessments to liquidate the
expense of cedar rust eradication,
recently sent out by Treasurer Joseph
D. Harpine has been very flattering.
and the disposition on the part of
orchardists to meet the levy made for
their protection is a matter of COM
meudation.
The orchard levy is as much a charge
or lien against the property assessed
Is other taxes and the amounts were
fixed by the Court on the acreage
furnished by the Commissioner OF
Revenue.
The outstanding amount was approx
imately $4,000 and when and as paid il
will be credited to the County fund to
reimburse the Board Of SUPERVISOR
for the amounts expended by it in
meeting payment Of Cedar Warrants
as issued by the State Entomologist
The payment Of these warrants wa.
mandatory under the law and wher
the entire tax is paid the whole cost o.
cutting cedars will have been borne b,
orchard owners.