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considerably bigger than golf balls Some
Of these are reproduced, actual size, on
this page.
The velocity of hailstones is often ire
mendous, as proved by the fact that, even
when striking obliquely, they will some
times pierce panes of glass with clean,
round holes like bullet-holes
Hail is far more destructive to, crops,
and especially vineyards, in Europe than
in this country. 1t is the greatest dread
of farmers in the Summer time, and vari-
GUS expedients are adopted to combat it.
One of these is the ringing of church
bells, preventive method that has been
popular for centuries, and is still in use,
although the Pope has forbidden it.
More highly approved are "paragreles"
tall poles topped by iron spikes which
are set up in the fields or erected upon
buildings. These have been in common
use in France for more than a century,
though scientific inquiry has failed to
show that they have any value for the pre-
vention Of hail
Nowadays, in Europe, much greater eff
ficiency is ascribed to "hail cannon" The
continuance is small mortar, to the muz-
zle of which is attached a sheet-iron fun
mel. There is no projectile. Explosion
of the charge sends aloft whirling ring
of smoke and gas, which, sailing upward
through the air, with a whistling sound,
is supposed to discourage and dissipate
threatening clouds.
In London the most trying manifesto
tions Of the weather-at least for non
English people-are the heavy fogs which
frequently blanket the city so heavily that
it is impossible to see foot in front Of
ones nose even in the middle of the day.
The British weather experts have recently
been making a study of the cause of these
heavy fogs and also their effect on. the
human nervous system. To do this a
strange contrivance, which collects the
moisture from the fogs, mist or rain
trickles through rubber tube and into a
large glass bottle. The bottle is large
enough TO hold all the moisture that is
likely to fall during period of ten days
Then the contents of the bottle are ana
lyzed TO see what impurities the fog and
mist carry through the air and into the
lungs of all people exposed to it. Also on
the quantity Of the moisture that is col
elected can be based future calculations as
to the signs which warn of approaching
fogs how much moisture actually falls in
year, and other valuable deductions
This new device is pictured on this page.
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mating layers Of clear ice and snowlike
ice. To study its history in this way is
very interesting.
Sleet occurs only in Winter, when con-
ditions are such that the atmosphere near
the ground is much colder than above.
Rain falling from above is frozen as it
passes through the cold layer, forming tiny
pellets or needles Of ice which cause the
wsyfarer to turn up the collar of his
coat to protect his face.
One often hears about big hailstones
In Natal, April II, 1878, some fell that
weighed pound and half, and banged
their way through corrugated iron roofs
as if the latter had been paper. At
Cazoria, in Spain, June IS, 1929, houses
We're actually crushed by hailstones
weighing four and a half pounds, as al
ready stated. And recently a surprising
Off-season hail-storm showered the town
Of Nyack in New York, with hail-stones
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branching lacework that composes most
exquisite designs, such as jeweler might
delight to copy.
Snow is not always white. In 1896
black snow fell over considerable area
in Utah. Investigation proved that it was
just ordinary snow stained by decayed
vegetable matter which a storm had car
ried up in the air. 1t was found TO con-
tain particles of decayed grass, ashes,
and various other foreign substances.
Samples of black snow that fell in Indi-
ana and Kentucky were bottled and sent
to the Weather Bureau. 1t was found
that the ccloring matter was finely-divided
dried mud.
Two inches of ice will sustain a man.
Three inches means safety for crowd
OF skaters, and people are not usually al
lowed to disport themselves on park lakes
in Winter when the thickness is less than
that.
Three inches will sustain properly
spaced infantry troops. Six inches
represents safety for heavy guns in
transport. Eight inches will support
battery Of artillery, stationary. Twelve
inches will uphold great multitude or
an army Of soldiers. Upon fifteen inches
OF ice military railroad can be built and
operated.
Most people do not realize that ice is
as much kind of rock as granite or
marble But il is rock that has a very
low melting point, and in its molten state
we call it water.
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The Weather Bureau has
collected some remarkable
records relating to snow
flakes, which unquestionably
attain amazing size on occa-
sions. In 1887, near Fort
Keogh, Montana, flakes fell
that were described as
"larger than a milk-pail."
One of them measured fif-
teen inches across by eight
inches thick. A mail-carrier,
caught in the storm, testified
that each snowflake as it fell
covered an area of several
square inches.
1t is thought that small
flakes may overtake big
flakes, thus adding to the
size of the latter. At Rich
mond, March 25, 1900, snow
flakes fell which individually
could hardly be covered by
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scribed-is the freezing OF rain-water
upon the wire or twig.
Hail, on the other hand is rain that
freezes going up. Rarely does a hail
storm occur in Winter. II is always in
cidental to a thunderstorm, and is usually
a warm weather phenomenon.
Hail appears TO be formed in the violent
updrsft of air at the front Of a thunder
storm. A storm Of that kind is char
acterized by swirling air currents which
catch hold of the falling rsindrops and
hull them up again TO great heights, where
the temperature is below freezing. A
drop thus formed may make several
journeys, alternately up and down, at one
time gathering a coat Of snow sloft, at
another coat Of ice from the rain below,
until at length il falls to the ground.
Hence il is that q big hailstone, when
cut in twain, is found to have a structure
resembling that of ar onion, with alter
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At Chepston, England, January z, 1887,
snowflakes three to four inches in diameter
seemed to be composed of hundreds of un-
damaged crystals set together at all
angles.
At Berlin, January 10, 1915, there was
a brief fall of snow in the late afternoon.
Many of the flakes were three to four
inches in diameter, and fell faster than
ordinary ones. These huge snowflakes had
the form of round or oval disks, with
edges TUNED up, and during flight they
rocked from side to side. Some of them
turned quite over. =
The Weather Bureau says that the
heaviest snowfalls in the United States
occur in the Cascade Mountains of Wash
ington and Oregon, and the Sierra
Nevadas of California. There in the Win
ter time snow accumulates on level
ground to a depth of twenty-five or thirty
feet, and is often twice as deep as that in
canyons and gulches. In the high Sierras
a total Winters snowfall of sixty - sixty
five feet is not uncommon. At Tamarack,
Cal, a mile and half above Sea level,
seventy-three and a half feet fell during
the Winter of 1906-7.
II the average person were asked in
what latitude north of the equator the
most snow falls, he would probably say
the Polar regions. But that is not so.
The line of maximum snowfall is in the
United States, crossing this country well
below the British boundary This is illus
trated by the fact that the Northern
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Diagram Showing How
Of Air ( in Front
OBJ and Hus Them Up Through the
the Below Freezing and the
They Fall Downward Where Is Warmer
ally After Many Trip. Up and Down They Fall the Earth the Form
OF Hastone of
Of Ice and snov and Why When t /. Cut Two, 1t
Looks Like a Sliced Onion.
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surrounding mankind v
know very little about
is the weather. In spite of the
spend in maintaining the Weatf
the daily weather predictions Z
edly misleading a large part o
But the Government Weather
studying, experimenting and in
all the time, and some day W
point when the daily weather
Of fair and warmer" will no
to be "wet and colder" A
very important and rather surpr
about the weather have been
recently.
We hear about ''hailstones
hens eggs" and as a matter of
stones have been found which W
or five pounds. We, in the Unite
the midst of a Winter snowst
pity the poor Eskimos of the
wonder how they survive Il
snowdrifts of the Far North
has been discovered that more
and the drifts are deeper in
States than around the North
sometimes look at a snowflak
surprised to see one as big as
but the Weather Department h
gated and discovered snowfall
as pancakes.
How thick must ice be to SAT
a man, or a crowd of skaters,
on horseback? The Weather
Bureau has experimental with
all that and many other inter-
esting things.
Once in a while Jack Frost
stages a spectacle. People get
up on clear Winter morning
that follows a storm, look out
Of the window, and behold a
scene like Fairyland. All the
trees are clad in ice, which
glitters in the bright sunshine
with an almost binding dazzle.
Nothing imaginable could be
more beautiful.
But there is another side to
the picture. The morning
newspaper says that wires are
down in all directions. Tele-
graphs are disabled. Trolley
lines are out of commission.
The wires, weighted down by
ice, have fallen.
No wonder, indeed. In the
Bell Historical Museum, New
York, is a plaster cast of a
short section Of ice-encased
telephone wire that measures
eight inches in diameter. The
original ice-clad wire weighed
three and one-fifth pounds to
the linear foot. A great storm
in New England, in February,
1898, did that.
Sometimes, after a "sleet"
storm, trolley wires are coated
inches thick with ice, and
pendant from them are fringes
Of long icicles. Nothing could
be prettier.
But it isn't sleet at all. 1t is
frozen rain.
The Weather Bureau says
that sleet is rain that freezes
coming down. Striking a tree
branch or a wire, it bOunces
off. What makes the So
called Silver thaw''-the gilt
tering coating of ice above de-
scribed-is the freezing OF
unon the wire or fwir
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
EDDIE bowen
WILL MEET
BELMONT
o'Day Clashes With Sharkey
as Added Feature for
Barracks Program

Two ten-round battles featuring
the popular Eddie Bowen and the
clever Terry O'Day viii be the
attraction at washington Barracks
next wednesday night. Bowen
cancelled two bouts in Pennsyl
vania in order to remain here and
train for this. show.
Bowen has been matched with
Joe Belmont, d Baltimore bantam
az long experience. The Oriole,
after wears absence from the
suuared circle. is back again with
.colors flying and promises trouble
for all comers. Bowen will be his
first oppoent in the District.
Belmont was moving them al
down d couple of years ago, de-
feating such well-known little tel
lows as Little Jeff, Terry O'Day,
frankie Murray and Nate Siegel
However, Bowen Is a harder punch
er than those lads named and Bel
mont will have to be careful.
The second ten-rounder will have
Terry. O'Day battling Nanny
Sharkey, the Baltimore Bantam who
lost to Bowen recently at the Bar
racks, after & wonderful resistance.
This contest looms up quite as i'm
portant as the Bowen-BelmOHt
mixup.
Jimmy Waterman, the Navy Yard
slugger, viii climb through the
ropes for six rounds against Frank
Trischnan, middleweigFt rapidly
coming to the fore in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
GENEWICH IS
RATED HIGH
AS HURLER
Young Boston Brave Pitcher
Suffers Through Poor
Backing

Joe Genewich, of the Braves, il
very able young man in the mat.
ter of pitching baseball. There are,
indeed, few among the young pit ch-
ers of the National League who are
as able. Had Joe been with first
division team last season he would
loom as large in the averages as
Yde of the Pirates. Keen of the
Cubs. and the two or three other
young. pitcnera whose record for
1924 tops his. AS 1t is, his record
is not as black. as 1t has been
printed. His average Of earned runs.
allowed per nine inning game was
5.22, az compared to 2.S3 for Yde,
but these figures 90 not accurately
measure the respective merits Of the
two pitchers.
Admitting that the earned run
average is the best gauge which
may be applied to a pitchers skill,
it isn't as Trustworthy as it general
ly is presumed to be. A base hit,
you may argue, is q base hit on
any club. but it isn't. Poking base
hits through raggeI infield such as
was thrown around Genewich last
year was much easier than poking
them through the Grimm -Maran-
vile Wright Traynor combination
that supported Yde or the Kelly
Frioch-Jackson-G Groh protection that
is afforded to Giant pitchers. The
Boston infield Of 1924 failed to stop
many ball that would not have
penetrated the first line of defence
of the Pirates, the Giants or one
Of the other high.grade teams Of
last year.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
MACKS MEET BIG SNAG
IN JIM POOLE DEAL

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May An
nouncement was made from the Of
fees Of Judge Lands here today
that Bill Bagwell, released by the
Philadelphia Athletics to the Port
land, Pacific Coast League, team,
was to report back to Philadelphia
again. Commissioner Lands re-
fused to sanction Bagwell's play
ing with the Portland club, and
has directed that another arrange
ment be made In the deal for First
Baseman Jim Poole.
Bagwells loss will be a sorry
blow to the Portland team, as the
hefty southpaw had batted heavily
in the few games he plyaed in be-
fore Judge Landis issued restrain
ing order early in the week. Duffy
Lewis, manager of the Portland
Beavers, had placed Bagwell on
first, a position new to him, but
his batting and fielding were of SO
high a calibre that the fans were
beginning to forget the loss of
Poole.
Lewis will now have to return
Rookie Babe Thomas to the bag
or seek a seasoned first baseman
elsewhere
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
CHARLEY TIERNEY WILL
COACH HARVARD LINEMEN

BOSTON, May 1.-Charley Tier
ney has been appointed head line
coach for the Harvard football
eleven and has accepted. He was
at the practice at the Harvard
stadium yesterday and will be in
full charge Of the line men next
fall.
Tierney played on the victorious
Harvard eleven of 1921. He was
one OF the tackles and the Crimson
won against Yale 10 to 3. He also
played center in the second half Of
the game against the Ellis in 1920.
HaVermeyer was injured and taken
out. Harvard also won that year,
8 to 0.
Tierney prepped at Boston Col
lege High School and went to, Bos-
ton College for one year. He
transferred to Harvard in 1919, but
was ineligible and played on the
famous team Of ineligibles that fur
nished practice against the varsity
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
HUBBARD " ILL
PERI FORM IN
MEET
Olympic Broad Jump Cham
pion Will Feature Howard
University Games

DeHart Hubbard. Americas .
Olympic running broad jump cham
pion. and joint holder of the fifty
and sixty yard dash records. VIII he
seen in action at the Howard Uni
versity open championship meet to-
morrow.
Hubbard needs no Introduction
to track enthusiasts. His consistent
broad jump records stamp him IS
the worlds best performer in this
event while his recent sprint ac-
complishments at Ohio State ana
Penn relays class him with the
best sprinters in this country.
Hubbard is also classy hurdler
and the management is to be con-
graduated upon securing him to
demonstrate his ability in the 100
ward dash, the I2O-yard hurdles and
the running broad jump against q
fast field, including Ned Gourdin,
the Harvard star, and former
worlds record broad jumper.
There will be 200 athletes show
ing their wares in this meet under
the keen direction Of the best track
officials in this section. The Wash
ington public viii have a rare OPP
portunity to see the country's best
track athletes compete in all the
standard track and field events.
Handsome trophies and medals
will be awarded the winners Of
first, second, and third place hon
ors. Lincoln University looms az
contender for team point honors
while Howard track squad, under
their faithful captain, III. O. Bright,
will make strong bid.
The meet IL sponsored and man
aged by the department of physical
education OF Howard University,
under the direction of Louis l..
Watson, director and track coach.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
Traffic Cop Keeps EN-
Moving Over Links
At Del Monte

DEL MONTE, CAL, May L.
In order to facilitate play in the
California golf championship
tournaments held on the Del
Monte courses during Septem-
Der q golf course traffic officer
win be placed in charge of the
links.
When players are congested
on a certain tee he will at once
go to this tee and will then
have them drive off in four
some instead of twosomes. from
this tee. This will cut down
the waits on short holes.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
turn Up
REAL STARS IN
CLEVELAND
Cy Young Heads List OF
Famous BaIIpIayers Who
Uncovered There

The glory of discovering Cy
Young strictly belongs to the Cleve-
land club. Then the club unearthed
Mig Cuppy, Jack Powell and Bobby
Wallace. Next to finding Young
the greatest discovery was when the
club brought Addie Joss to the sur
face who became one of the great
ones Of the game. Earl Moore was
also brought out of obscurity by
the Cleveland club.
Vean Gregg. in 1911, was given
a chance to show his worth In big
league. company by the Cleveland
management and Vean did nubly.
Willie Mitchell. by his unusual abii-
ity to strike out batsmen attracted
the attention of the Cleveland club
management and was signed in
1910.
Then came the great Stanley Cow
eleskie in 1915. 1t was with the
Cleveland club that the Polish
Wonder" won his spurs, also the
reputation of being one of the
greatest hurlers of the game.
George Uhle was taken off the
sand lots somewhere in Cleveland
for that great hurler and batsman
was reared in that virtuous city.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
''WHITE CARGO" STAR IN
PRACTICE WITH GRIFFS

Before today's game at the bali
park, one very proud individual will
don the uniform of the Washington
team and take part in the practice.
This proud person is none other
than Cornelius Roddy, who is ap-.
pearing at the President Theater
in the leading part OF "Witzel."
In former years Roddy and Bucky
Harris were chums together when
Roddy played in the Southern
league. Harris has sent Roddy a
uniform down to the theater. 50
Roddy will be at the ball park
bright and early to practice with
the team.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
GEORGETOWN ATHLETES
TO GET GOLD SHOESIES

Now that the boys have brought
much renown to their institution,
they are to be given gold track
shoes, these Georgetown University
athletes are. The shoes will be
presented to the runners at the
Georgetown dinner at the City
Club in May. There is no provision
in the giving, for guarding the
shoes. 1t will be every man tor
himself after he gets that shoe and
starts home.
The dinner will be held on May
IA. 1t is planned as a pep meet
ing by the Georgetown Alumni Club
here. Lou Little and other lumi-
naries of the school will be there
to tell how they got~their start
in life.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
U. S. TENNIS STARS MAY
COMPETE IN FRANCE

PARIS. May 1. The French
Tennis Federation sent official in
vitations to William T. Tilden, Will
liam M. johnson and Vincent
Richards to compete in the French
championships opening at ST. Cloud
on May 27.
Among the French stars entered
are Lacosta, Borotra and Cochet,
who viii go to Wembledon after
the French tournament. Mile.
Lenglen will play in the singles.
doubles and mixed doubles at st.
Cloud.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
Chicago Nine to Tour

CHICAGO, May 1.-Permission
for the University Of Chicago base.
ball team to tour Japan next au.
tumn was granted today by the
faculty board of athletic control, A.
A. Stagg, athletic director, an
nounced tonight. Waseda Univer-
sity recently extended an invitation
to make the trip, the fourth that
a maroon team has made to the
Oriont
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
FIvE-MlLE
RUNNERS TO HAVE co

The Aloysious club will stage the
third of its series of five-mile runs
Sunday at the Georgetown Univers-
ity track. The boys are taking
their trips in this fiye-miIe affair
to be In trim for the South Allan
tics which will be held June s,
under the .Aloysiol1s auspices, at
the Central stadium.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01

Fair Ones viii Watch
Pennant- nt-Raising
Without Cost

Today is Ladies' Day at the
Clark Griffith Stadium, even
though the American League
pennant is to be raised to the
breezes in triumph by President
Clark C. Griffith and his fight
ing Griffmen. Every fair one
will be admitted to the park
without cost, with or without
escort.
During the season ladies will
have free entrance to the park
every Friday when the world
champions, are playing at home.
And It begins today.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
Fighters Take Rest

CHICAGO, May 1.-For fighting
on the field at the opening game OF
the season in Minneapolis. Eddie
Ainsmith and Johnny Butler, OF
the Millers, and Joe Guyon, OF
Louisville, have been fined and
suspended by President Thomas j.
Hickey, of the American Associa'
ton.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
Giants Get Him

LEXINGTON, Va, May 1. -
Walter E. (GuO Lindberg, captain
and star left-hand pitcher of the
Washington and Lee team. has been
signed by the New York Giants and
will report for duty June 3. In
five starts this season Lindberg
pitched his team to victory over
Roanoke College, Virginia Poly
technic Institute, Virginia, Buckuell
and Cornell.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
EWELL GROSS FAILS TO
HANG ON IN BIG SHOW

BOSTON, May 1.-The Boston
American League baseball club an.
nOunced today that Ewell Gross,
shortstop, had been released out
right to the Minneapolis club of
the American Association. He will
leave for Minneapolis tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
MOHAWKS MEET TODAY
FOR PRACTICE WORKOUT

The Mohawks are asked to turn
out at $50 tonight for a workout,
and also they are asked to be on
hand tomorrow. There is a game
Sunday with Congress Heights on
the latter's diamond. It is billed
for 2:3O O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
GoNzACA HAS NEW COACH
TO SUPPLANT SULLIVAN

Zube Sullivan, giant coach Of the
Gonzaga High school. will be no
more after this current school sea
son closes. Zube, although highly
successful with the Irish, decided
to give up the. job. He viii be
succeeded by a man who Is said 70
be nationally known.
The Washington times., 1925-05-01
CENTRAL VERSUS TECH
IN HIGH SCHOOL ROMP

Central and Teck, after laying
off each other for a lengthy time,
are to resume hostilities in the
Central stadium in the interscholas-
tic baseball league. The game will
begin at 8 o'clock or thereabouts.