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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-10
Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics Of Popular

Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics Of Popular
Interest
TOW dearly we have to pay
III sometimes for a momentary
oversight! In recent article
on the use that astronomers have
made OF transits Of Venus in
ascertaining the parallax land
hence distancel OF the sun, care
Iessly let the unqualified state.
ment run upon the types that
the time taken by Venus for one
is 5S4 days.
Any astronomer. reading that
statement, together with It's con-
text, would instantly understand
that 1t meant with reference to
period of Venus, whose length Is
684 days. But other readers
would be likely to suppose las I
know that one did that what was
spoken of was Venus sidereal pc
Rod, /. e., the time taken to go
once completely around the sun
ground of the. stars This period
is only 225 days, the similar pc
riod OF the earth being 1856 days.
But good, according to the old
maxim, often comes out Of evil,
and this very oversight may,
through its correction, serve to
set many readers to thinking Of
the important relations between
the movements Of the planets and
the coincident movement cf the
earth. We have here a beautiful
example Of relatively.
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A New Building for the
Recorder of Deeds

Representative Madden is due the thanks Of Washington
people for putting through the House his bill Tor new pd
ing for the Recorder Of Deeds Of the District
Assuming that the Senate viii also pass the DILL Y 20 pc
hoped that Mr. Madden win that appropriation Tor the
new building made at this session Of Congress ana not post
poned
Conditions In the recorders office have long been an out
standing instance Of Congressional neglect q the Weigny
interests Of Washington people Such situation would NOT
have been permitted by the voters of American CITY,
The recorders office has for been housed rented
noneproof building The space allotted has been 60 limited
that impossible enlarge the personnel TO keep the
up date there has not been room Tor attorneys
and others engaged in the important work OF papers
and transacting necessary business.
The result is that At time the recording Of deeds 70 prop
erty and deeds Of than behind Despite
all the recorder has been able the recording Of these
papers is eleven months behind uation that
is intOlerable and unjust
freproof building, to protect the rights and prop
critics Of District people is imperative and should pc con-
sructed without delay. With for larger working
force recording and should be brought up 70
date.
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VANDERBILT
FERRY

HoMMoDoRE VANDERBILT
~ was the golden luniinary Of
hts time, the founder Of dynasty
Of wealth. His parents lived ON
Staten Island, where he was born
In 1894.
At fourteen years Of age, Wig
orous. thrifty and fearfulIy long
headed. he was ferrying passen-
gers to and from New York In q,
leaky little boat and reddiing gar
den truck. Soon he built q small
schooner, then larger ones, and
went In for the coasting trade.
Before he had attained his
majority he was married and con-
Quoting his own business affairs.
wick. N. T., his wife added to the
family exchequer by running =
tavern.
With the advent OF the steam
boat he disposed OF his sailing
vessels. engaged as captain OF q
steamboat for q while (from
whence comes the "Commodore'1.
then he commenced building his
own ocean steamers. At tho
height OF his career az q ship
owner he had eighty-six vessels
on the Atlantic and Pacific waters.
During the rush Of the Argonaut1
to the California gold fields the
Accessory Transit Company, which
he controlled under charter from
the Government of Nicaragua,
transported about 1000 every
month across the Isthmus Of Pan
anna, employing his vessels on
both sides.
He long had Government con-
tracts for carrying mail, the ocean
postage at that time being from
twenty-four to twenty-nine cents a
letter. Many newspaper editorials
along about 1853 had a good deal
to say about the mail subsidies
and hint that they were the foun-
dalton OF the Vanderbilt fortune.
After the Civil War he disposed
of his mercantile fleet, and In the
next few years used the fifteen
millions he had acquired to sweep
into his ownership great railroad
systems. The greater part Of his
wealth was amassed in his last
fifteen years.
In 1853 Vanderbilt was engaged
in a desperately devious struggle
with Jay Gould for possession OF
the Erie Railroad-and he had to
admit that he had met his match.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-10

Venus and the earth are both
travelling around the sun in the
same direction, and nearly In the
same plane, but the earth's mean
distance from the sun Is $4,000
900 miles, while that of Venus is
only $1,000 900 miles. Now, the
nearer a planet is to the sun
the faster it must travel in its
orbit.
The earth's speed is about 1876
miles per second; that OF Venus
IL about 21.9 miles per second.
But Venus has also a shorter dis
lance to go, so that she gains
rapidly upon the earth. Even II
she travelled at the same speed
an the earth she would get
around quicker, since her orbit
h shorter; but her seepd being
greater than the oarth'a, she
gains 10 much the more.
When she respective lengths q
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mother Of 3-year-oId wonder.
And IL said little wonder were q
baby mastadOn, she couldn't feel
more helpless. nor know less how
TO manage her.
Dear Elsie:
Here is . new one. Can you
tell me wherein i have failed In
the training Of my 3-year-old
daughter?
Before she was born I wanted
her more than anything on earth.
I have always adored her, but
she 10 depedent upon me to such
an extent that IL I were taken
from her by sickness or any other
cause, for as much as a. week,
am afraid she would almost die
Of q broken heart.
don't want her to feel that
way, for her own sake, for / want
her to grow up to be strong and
independent.
My husband has always worked
at night and my baby has been
with me constantly. She follows
me from room to room and on
the few occasions ! have left her
with some one for an hour or
SWO1 01EO mas CklSA I'LL SIG 0O-
veloped q fever. For this reason
have not asked any one to
keep her for me often. Not so
much for her sake as for the
sake OF the one keeping her.
She is an intelligent little thing
and when / ask her why she
won't stay without me, she says.
because I love you Sc. I'll
thank you for any help.
Mrs. M. H. b.
Dear lady, I am about to say
something that viii hurt you
very much. and perhaps anger
you, but 1t is said with the
deepest friendliness, because 1t is
the only thing that will help you
sor your little girl.
Before 1 say 1t, let me state
that / know that wonderful joy
OF loving and serving a little
child-and the consuming pride
Of receiving al little child's love.
I'm not some cold theorist writing
out OF q book know. And be-
cause l know so deeply. / ana
going to warn you against the
great danger which Is threatening
this precious baby.
You're afraid she'll die of
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We Can Stand 1t

Americans In France have been taking with traditional
good huor bes on Uncle Sam and his fat banron Little
digs the United States hardhearted creditor have
left them unruffled
Rut not 70 Mr. Herxick, Ambassador there He
FIT forced 10 call authorities to protest against
some Of the ditties sung halls which
less uncOmplimentary TO this country.
The offending ditties withdrawn.
While es af the States may be irritating at times
still be IN position that provokes them than
to be the object Of pity.
We are prosperous here and everybody Is happy. We
ought to be able laugh at joke ourselves even It
barb the point.
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SPEED OF VENUS
By Garrett P. Serviss

their orbits and their respective
speeds Id their orbits are both
taken into account, II Ii found
that IL We start from any particu-
lar, point, such a. conjunction"
OF Venus with the SUN (Which
means that the earth. Venus and
the sun are all In Incl, Venus
will come round into the same
POSITION again with reference to
the earth and the sun after the
lapse Of 684 days. In other words
it, takes Venus 58A days to gain
one complete lap upon the earth
In their concentric race around
the sun. This is called Venus's
synodic period, and was. Of course,
the period / had in mind In the
article referred to.
Evidently IL we can, as in the
transit observations. ascertain
how long Venus takes to move
over certain small portion OF
her orbit, then we can tell what
the angle represented by that
small portion Of the orbit Is by
dividing 5S4 days by the observed
time, for the angle will have the
same ratio to $50 degrees that
that time has to 584 days.
A simple diagram shows the
relative movement of Venus and
the earth from one inferior con-
junction" to the next. They were
thus in conjunction on February
z this year. The next similar
conjunction will occur In about
584 days: i.e., in September. 1927.
Venus, In the meantime, will have
made two complete trips around
the sun and three-fifths Of third
trip before overtaking the earth;
the earth will have made one
complete trip around and three
fifths of a second before being
overtaken.
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Revocation of Driving Permits

Congress is headed the right way giving Director Of
Traffic wide authority revoke the permits Of reckless
drunken and dangerous drivers in the District with appeal
only to District courts.
This power of revocal used wisely but firmly BY the
Director will 90 far toward making traffic conditions N
Washington safer viii be effective than light and
delayed court sentences for offenders When reckless
and careless who have regard for the law the
rights of other people understand that they viii be deprived Of
the privilege Of driving altogether they win begin 70 think
then change their methods to the good Of the
the law passed. it viii cost dangerous offenders
something take appeal to the courts and they VIII also
find that the courts do not sympathize with them
Let Congress this revocation law and likewise make
the punishment for many traffic offenses drastic
particularly in repetition Of violations that endangr human
lives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-10
ONCE-OVERS
MEANEsT OF SIMS

Ingratitude is one Of the meanest of sins
To forget the kindness and courtesy which has been
extended you at the time when you most needed 1t
sin of selfishness
To others should bestowing favors which
you forget is peculiar form of arrogance.
To pretend to be friends moment and grow cold
the is decetfulness advertising itself.
The sooner Miss Mr. ShallowPae gets this notion of
sweeping all obligations aside and getting his her own
way regardless of whom hurts the better for the
larty of that
If you welI-bred you cannot be ungrateful
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BY ELSIE ROBINSON

W4u about her.
From her earliest conscious mo-
nnentlong before her ''inteIli-
gence' really began to function.
she has felt the protection Of that
wall. She has felt It not IN an
ecstasy Of love, as you imagine.
but In ecstasy Of clinging as =
timid little animal might cling
to the burrow In which 1t il born.
You're not q Person to her.
You're Warmth. Security. Food,
Fun-you're the thing that al
ways understands her and givss
her what she needs and wants.
All the fierce instinct OF self
preservation In that tiny body Is
clinging to that protection. And
all the fierce, animal fear Of
strangeness or danger is fighting
against any withdrawal from that
protection.
If you let this continue, your
little girl win seem to you an un-
usually devoted daughter
But In reality she win be q
pitiful coward.
She will be unable to face life
for herself. And IL some hard
wrench does force her from you.
SIlS Will De uHa0l0 co COQ0 .W1In
life. That's WIN some OF the
young people who are the great
est joy and comfort to their
parents are the worst failures in
marriage or industry. and the
most tragic losses in the human
ranks.
You'll have to begin to put her
away from you. unless you wish
her to grow up terribly crippled.
She'll have to learn to sleep by
herself and play by herself. She
won't like it at first. When she
cries out against 1t, be honest
with yourself and remember that
you have inflicted this SUFFERING
on her by your blind devotion,
Pal. Then don't inflict more suf-
fering by weakening when she
does cry. Make her learn little
by little to depend on herself
and to seek amusement outside OF
your company. Give her play
mates of her. own age. Send her
to a Kindergarten as soon as you
can. 1t win mean suffering for
you, too. You must face that.
But IL you really love her, yoGm
pay the price to give her health
and freedom:
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SAP AND SALT
By Bert Moses

Woman's charm vanishes when
she becomes bold.
A girls complexion is rarely SO
bad as she makes 1t.
We work harder to fill our
pockets than we do to I'LL our
heads.
No business supplies less chance
for acquiring fame than under
taking.
Some people never behave them
selves until poor health subduea
their impure desires.
When n cuTTant Of common
sense comes along, most folks are
wearing rubber boots ana utafo'
ing on glanA. 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-10
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON.
81 Helen Rowland

Diagnosing Love
no TO, my Daughter. Say not
W unto me, that q damseI can
not be SURE Of any mans love.
For beauty may be simulated.
and pep may, be assumed; but the
symptoms Of True Love can no
more be hidden than the sympy
toms Of hay fever.
Go to. TIE tongue Of True
Lover waggeth not. but sWeiietn
and obstructeth his speech. II
forgetteth its Zine" and. loseth its
glibness.
The eyes Of True Lover sleep
not, neither do they rove, but re-
main fixed upon ONE image, ana
can "see' no other woman.
The heart Of True Lover
misseth" and "knocketh ike
unto a disordered engine. 1t ~
always In his throat, In his boots,
or upon his sleeve.
The feet Of q True Lover rest
not, neither do they wander, but
race back and forth along a
beaten path. even as q shuttle
driven by an unseen force.
The hair and the collar OF a
True Lover may become sorely
rumpled; but his TEMPER re-
maineth smoother than a Florida
promoters selling talk and softer
than, crushed velvet.
The patience Of a True Lover is
not strained by long hours or
waiting upon q windy corner.
His sweetness and forbearance ore
ineKhaustible!
The charity Of a True Lover
coVcreth q multitude OF whims
and caprices, and seeth only charm
and beauty where defects and un-
sightliness abound. Unto him a
crooked nose Is piquant, and a
blemish il a beauty-spot.
The nose of a True Lover de-
lighteth in sachets, and knoweth
not imported perfume from cheap
cologne. For, 1t is all INCENSE
in his nostrilG. But; an husband
saith, What IL that awful stuff
The shoulders Of True Lover
shrink not from powder stains,
and he rejoiceth secretly in the
grayish hue of his coat lape!.
But a philanderer Is more
cautious" and brusheth away the
evidence.
The knees of True Lover are
never fatigued and the crease In
his trousers IL sacrificed with the
smile of q martyr.
The legs Of a True Lover never
lag upon the way-but drag
heavily when he IL departing from
thee.
Yea, verify, verify. the diagnosis
OF love 10 a simple thing!
For these. its "aymptoms' are
palmer 20 read than an electric
sign and they vary not q tot or
title, while the Love Fever lnstUth.
oElaAhl
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y broken hear
because pf love
of you II you
LEFT her. she
won't die Of o.
broken heart tor
love mo { er
deaF but she win
live 3 broken life
because OF fear
unless you begin
to eliminate that
fear from her
nature.
nc Isn't love
that Id causing
these paxoxysrns.
It isn't love
that makes her
follow your every
footstep.
It's fear
Your love Tor
her has been 30
overwhelming that
IL has lllai1k n
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SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

He who comes up % his own
idea OF greatness must always
have had very low standard uf
II in his own mind.--fia9iitt.
A favor tardlly bestowed n 10
favor, for n favor quickly GRANTEES
a. more agrooahlo la4NIf~
Aununiua
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LISTEN, WORLD!
WKTE can discuss
ha cO1l4Dlf.

Is ssa s oosaDli
Gated mechanism
or on II e wv
Speed bile with
ease and efficien
We can explain
the innards Of the
most forn1id alDle
radio
We're experts
at boring through
mountains an Il
diving IN a y II
oceans and egtab-
fishing speed
records in the
air
But when Il
comes to under
stan ding the
tiniest pink atom
OF humanity we
founder hopeless
ly. Here, for en-
r. s- SO - -
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AMERELY TO breathe freely
Wk does not mean TO live,
Goethe.
For however often a man may
receive an obligation from YOU,
n you refuse \ request, ell former
tnVOrn are effnced BY this une
denial.--Pllny the Younger.
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A WORD AS
TO TIPS
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
II Is 1t proper for guests who
are invited to ones house for
dinner 0nfornal or otherwisel, to
leave tip for the hostess maids?
(2) Does 1t make any difference
whether or not the hostess maids
are with her regularly or en-
ployed just for the dinner?
A CONSTANT READER.
NJ @, No.
TEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Would you be kind enough
to tell me whether this paper is
the correct size for my hand
writing? NAE.
YOUR letter paper il in good
i proportion to your handwrit-
ing. Scotch granite paper IL very
rood looking, think, and you
have spaced your letter most ar.
tistically, with good-loOking and
even margins. You should have
no authorizations on your envelope
and IN the heading Of your letter.
The dear" IN my Dear Mrs.
BeeckmRn" should not he capital.
ICED. And the truly" IN Yours
truly" should not be- capitalized.
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DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
MiIitaru Nan as Police Officer
~ DR.. FRANK or ANE

RMR. BUTLER former police commissioning Of PhiIa
lV depha, recently slid gently Of Che first page
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The patience of True Lover IL
not strained by long hours or
waiting upon q windy corner.
His sweetness and forbearance ere
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-10

The charity Of a True Lover
covcreth a multitude of whtms
and caprices, and seeth only charm
and beauty where defects and un-
sightliness abound. Unto him
crooked nose Is piQuant, and a
blemish il a beauty-spot.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-06-10
FOR sALE-The Palmer house near mill. Inquire M. 0. Joh~aan.

Miss Margaret Mccormack will arrive he me for the summer vaea tion on the Northwestern next Mon day from the Forest Ridge Convent of Seattle where she is student.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-06-10

Born-To Mr and Mrs. Harry Ferguson on Monday, June 6, a son.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-06-10
DR. OWEN HAS NEW SERIAL
 IN ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE

Announcement is made in the current issue of the St. Nicholas magazine of the first instalment in the July issue Of a new serial story, Camping in the Alaskan Wilderness, by Dr. Robert J. Diyen of Wran- gell whose stories have been favor ties of St. Nicholas readers since the publication of the first ones some two years ago.
 The new story deals with the ad- ventures of six boy scouts and their leader in that vast, unpeopIed re- zion north of Mt Mckinley. Game abounds in this wilderness and the lads see a great many animals at close range, too close, in the case of bears! The story is illustrated by the we'll known illustrator, F. D. Phares.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-06-10
Grand Fourth OfIE July Celebration
 For Wrangell

There was a gathering of citizens at the town hall Tuesday night in response to a call from the Mayor for a meeting to take steps for the celebration of the Fourth of July.
 Judge I'm mas was chosen as chairman of the meeting with J. ". Pritchett as secretary.
 A. E. Gurr. E. A. Lindman and H. R. Coulter were appointed gen eral committee with authority to appoint all the subcommittee nee essary for a successful patrik tic celebration of the Nations birth day. i.
 The general committee met the following day and named sub-com- mittees as fellows:
 Finance Committee: J. c. Grant chairman. A. sorset, L. Mccormack
 Sports Committees A. Sorset, chairman, Jack Mcbride, H. D. Kyle, Neil Grant.
 Publicity Committee: A. W. H. Smith, chairman. D. Coehrane, J. ". Pritchett.
 man, chairman.
 Marshal of the Day: ". D. Grant.
 Program Committee: Mrs. W. ". Mclaughlin, chairman.
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National Fsrest Timber for Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska, up to and including June 20, 1926, for all the dead timber, standing and down, and all the live timber marked or designated for cutting on an area of about 20 acres at the head of Whale Passage at the north end ( f Prince of Wales Island Tongass National Forest, Al aska, estimated to be 100000 feet B. M. of Sitka Spruce and 20,000 feet B. NJ. of Hemlock sawtimber and 5000 linear feet of Hemlock piling. No bid of less than $1.50 per M feet B. NJ. for Sitka Spruce; $1.00 per M feet B. M. for Western Hemle ok sawtimber; l cent per lin ear foot for all piling up to and in cluding 95 feet in length; and l F cent per linear foot for all piling over 95 feet in length will be con- sidered. $300.00 must be deposited with each bid to be applied on the purchase price, refunded or retain ed in part as liquidated damages, according to conditions f sale. The right to reject any and all bids re- served. Before bids are submitted full information concerning the tim Der, conditions of sale, and the sub mission of bids should be obtained from the Forest Supervisor, Ketchi- kan, Alaska.
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Churches ST. PHILIPS CHURCH
SUNDAY. JUNE 13. 1o26

SUNDAY. JUNE 13. 1o26 10:15 A. M Morning prayer and
 interpreted sermon. 11:30 A. M. Church School. 7:30 P. M. The seoCnd of the his torical lectures. Theme, "Our Coun- try's Adolescence.
 Rev. H. P. Corser, Rector
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-06-10

Consolidated Mining & Smelling Company has proved itself the peer of all trading stocks on the Cana dian exchanges in the past year. The shares are s25 at par, and have sold at nine times that figure in the past few days. On December S1st, 1924, the stock was selling at 50, by June 30 it had risen to S4, and now is around 225 The market advance in II months is around $S5, 1000.
 Consolidated Shelters owns the Sullivan mine in British Columbia, the worlds largest lead-zinc mine
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-06-10

Mike Knowles, who drove into Valdez last winter from Teikhel with a dog team in which was a young black wolf, is off wolves for ever, according to news received from Teikhel. The supposedly tam ed denizen of the wild was not SC tame as he appeared and after he had bit his master and dragged him around for a considerable spell, Mike turned the animal loose. He says the animal was too much for him, though he has driven dog teams for twenty years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-06-10
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SUNDAY. JUNE 13. 1928

SUNDAY. JUNE 13. 1926 10:30 Morning Worship-Thlinge 12:00 Sunday School 7:30 Evening Sermon: THE CHILD AND THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN"
 A cordial invitation is extended to the general public. Strangers are urged to oe me out and get ac- quainted, and the church is surely a desirable place in which to form new friendships.
 Robert Joseph Diven, D. D.,
 Minister