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The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
Good judgment and tact,
For he told svelt girl she was
skuinea. AL EVERS

A woman who wanted a toque
And whose hubby had said he was
broque
Swiped his new overcoat
And just left him a noat
To say she had put it in soque.
III. Fl. HEGARTY
Carter Joy remarked when he saw
a picture of the Leaning Tower Of
Pisa that the feller that built that
silo sure mustabin drunk
"Speakin' of getting good service
outa tires" says Rex Goble, 81 saw a
roller towel in place in Prescott the
other day that | bet had travelled 20,-
900 miles and never had puncture
H. G. Mayabb says the meanest
woman he knows was a widow who
married again and every time she
gets mad at her old man she puts on
mourning for her first old man.
Milt Ferrell says he's glad the
drought is busted at last. He saws it
was 50 uIy Out Iilcf6 III DOIISy 1dTk
Hast year that neighbor of his'n who
had a hog before he could fatten her
up to butcher had to stake her out in
a mud-hole for several days until she
soaked up enough so she could hold
swill.
Jedge Miller says at a colored
baptizin' he went to oncet, the
preacher lifted one of the converts
he was baptizin' up outer the water
an asst him if he believed in the Lord.
No answer. He dropped him agin,
then raised him up and asst him the
same question. Still no answer. So
the preacher he ducked him in the
third time an hell him down bout
three minutes, then raised him up and
says: "Do you blieve?" ''Yassah,
blieves," says the convert. "Tell the
people here what you-all b'lieves,
commanded the preacher
"Bred'r'n m sister'n," the convert
said, "Ah b'lieves this darn fool am a
tryin to drown me-"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

For Sale-A piano by youngllady
with strong mahogany legs who is
going abroad in a strong iron frame.
Scranton, Pa, Times.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

Boy wanted by butcher for sau-
sage machine. Wabasha, Mimi,
Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

lowance they would make him on i
toward new one.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

Public notice. viii not be respon-
sible for any esponsibilities of my
wife. Harry E. Tertocha.
Public notice -Tertocha cannot be
responsible for his wife's responsible
ties because he likes his Ford and
booze too we'll Mrs. Harry Tertocha.
-Hckory, N. H, Times-Review.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

Bert Fair says the BARRIERS didn't
want to raise the prices for bobbing
hair and neck clips, but what could
they do when they had to go to so
much expense learning all about en-
broidery, tatting, ETC., so they could
talk intelligently to their tra@
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

Solution of Puzzle No. Ga
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

Dave Joy got pretty mad the other
day and quit his job. His boss had
offered to raise his wages and Davy
said he wouldn't stand for that-he
lost enough as it was every time he
laid off for a day.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

Solution win appear in next issue.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

Ed Haight says the handiest man
he ever knew was stonemason who
had only one hand He'd hold the
chisel in his mouth and hit himself on
the back of the head.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

"Some women are so economical
they can change wedding gown into
a divorce suit" remarks Dan Hogan.
Evening star., 1926-05-02

sphere Of radius as light years. which
is equivalent to 28.5 trillion miles.
Evening star., 1926-05-02

pupils of the first and second grades,
also music by Miss McFarlane's
kindergarten band, preceded the
speakers, and regular business con-
cluded the entertainment.
The Hubbard Raymond Home and
School Association met April 19.
Charles l.. Kern, the president, pre-
sided. Two pictures donated by Miss
Hendley and purchased by her in Bel.
gium last Summer are to be framed
and hung in the corridor of the Ray
mond Scifool A third Is to be framed
and hung in the third grade Of the
Hubbard School. Plans were made to
hold two lunches, one at the Raymond,
May 5, and the other at the Hubbard.
May 10. The proceeds are to be used
for school and playground equipment.
The annual meeting of the Morgan
School Parent Teacher Association was
held April 20, at the school, at 8 pm.
The following off. ers were elected:
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president; Mrs
George G. Cornwell, vice president
Miss NJ. f. Moore. secretary; Mrs. M.
Kochenderfer treasurer; Mrs. l.. w.
Tilton and Mrs. V. Kelsey, delegates
to the District Of Columbia Parent
Teacher Association; Miss S. K. Kent.
chairman of entertainment; Mrs. w
r. Smith, chairman Of refreshment
Mrs. c. w. Williams. chairman of the
press, and Mrs. Arthur j. Davis, mem
bershiD chairman. DR.. Edwin n. c.
Barnes gave talk on THE Modern
Trend of Music Education" Miss
Gladys Price and Mrs. Lillian Brous-
seau sang several duets, accompanied
by Miss Athey. The lantern just pur-
chased by the association. as result
of four school luncheons, was demon.
strated. Refreshments We're served.
The Bryan Parent Teacher Asso-
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sphere Of radius as light years, which
is equivalent to 28.5 trillion miles.
The Planets.
At the first of the month there is no
evening star except Neptune. which
is not visible to the naked eye. Its
position in Leo is marked on figure |
On May l. however. Saturn becomes
an evening star Before that time it
rises after the sun has set. On May
it rises at 1:46 pm. After May II ii
rises before the sun has set. On May
81 it will rise at $50 pm. and set at
3:49 am. Saturn is now as bright as
any Of the stars we ever see except
Sirius. 1t is in the constellation Libra.
in the position marked on figure l.
Jupiter rises at am. May | and
at 12:10 am. May 81; on May 5 three
OF the satellites of this planet will be
out of sight. because either in front
it rises until 4:3S am. Eastern stand
ard time. 1t is in the constellation
CapricornuS.
Mars rises at a:l6 am. May / and
at liz am. May 81. II is in Aqua
rius and Pisces during the month.
Venus rises at 3:16 am. May l and
at 2:41 May 81. Ntnus. Jupiter and
Mars will be conspicuous objects in
the eastern sky in the early morning.
Mars is bright. but not the equal Of
Venus and Jupiter 1t lies between
them The relative positions of the
planets on May | is shown in figure 8.
There are no bright stars in their
vicinity. Venus is the brightest OBJ
ject in the sky except the sun and
moon. so it cannot be mistaken. IRA
nus is not visible to the naked eye.
If one looks at Venus on the morning
of May 5, Uranus may be seen close
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interesting TO know the luminositieS
Of many stars. so that we might see
what are the limits of luminosity and
What proportion of stars have each
luminosity. and how the sun ranks
with other stars in this respect. These
questions have been discussed anew
very recently by Prof. van RhiJn of
Gnoningen. Holland.
The apparent brightness of a. star
is indicated by its apparent ''magni-
talde." A star of the first magnitude
gives us 2.5l2 times as much light as
one Of the second magnitude. and a
star of the second magnitude gives us
2.5i2 times as much light as one OF the
third magnitude, and so on. For COM
barring luminositeS we compute the
magnitude that each star would have
if 32.6 light years away A light year
is nearly six trillion miles. This mag
ritude is called the absolute magni.
tlIde of the star. Van Rhijn was able
to investigate the stars between abSo-
lutte magnitudeS minus 4 and plus IA
\ star of absolute magnitude minus
gives out 1851 times as much light
as the sun. There are few scattered
stars which are brighter than this.
such as Rigel and Deneb, at c. figure
!. but not many.
The sun gives out 1866 times as
much light as a star of absolute mag
nitude plus IA. Such stars, therefore,
are very faint. and not enough such
stars can be seen to enable the inVeS-
tigation to proceed beyond this point.
The least luminous star known is the
companion to the star ProcYon, which
emitS only siX.one-h -thousandths
as much light as the sun. There are
probably many stars of less luminOS-
ity. and no doubt some. if not many,
which are entirely dark except as they
reflect the light of other bodies, but
we can make no definite statement as
to their number.
Van Rhijn computes the number of
stars of each magnitude betWetn
these limits which are to be found in
space of a million cubic parsecS:
II hat is. in a space of about 5000 900
cubic light years near the sun. There
is but one star of absolute magnitude
minus to about three times this vol
ume. OF magnitude minus 3 there are
about > to twice the volume, of mag
nitude minus ., ) in the volume men,
toned. The number increases very
Rapidly until we reach the magnitude
plus ,. which is nearly the absolute
magnitude of the sun, which provides
2.6?2 stars. There are 6.537 stars of
his magnitude or brighter in the vol
une stated The number of stars
fainter than this increases. but much
more slowly. Retween magnitudes 5
ana II there are $1,000 stars. a total
If about 1900 stars in the volume.
There are $1,000 stars OF absolute
magnitude II. Thus, although the
sun compares very unfavorably with
ne brighter stars, it is, neverthe-
less. above the average in luminosity.
There is not Il decrease in the number
of stars Of low luminosity, as was for
merly supposed.
OF the stars within these limits,
there is one star of some magnitude to
a space equal to the volume of
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The Emery lexington Parent
Evening star., 1926-05-02

All notices for this column must be
received by noon on the Wednesday
preceding the Sunday on which pub
lication Is desired. Address Mrs. j. n.
Saunders, 1918 Porter street.
tional Theater will be May II, when
the comedy THANK u" will be given
by the stock company. The ways and
means chairman of the District Of Co.
lumbia Congress, Mrs. Louis Castell.
has distributed the tickets among the
school clubs so that every section OF
the District will be present. Many
associations are buying a box for the
officers and principal of the school.
and the other members will sit in
body in another part of the theater.
The delegates from the District to
the national convention in Atlanta
left last night on a special car. Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter, Mrs. G. w. Lady
and Mrs. Louis Castell We're three of
the delegates.
The John Eaton Mothers Club
will meet at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon in the Cleveland Park Con-
gregational Church, Thirty-fourth
and Lowell streets. Mrs. Alburtis
Will Tain Siiilpo anu IL
Willard Camalier will speak on
Dental Health"
The Jackson Parent Teacher Asso-
citation met Monday afternoon, and
Miss wilkins gave a talk on Pre-
school Work" The association voted
to send a setter to the Board of Edu-
cation recommending that the princi
pal of the Jackson, Miss Ossire, be
advanced from teaching principal to
administrative principal.
The name of the Brightwood Park
School has been officially changed to
Truesdell. The Truesdel Parent
Teacher Association met Monday
afternoon with the president, Mrs.
Mullenberg, in the chair. The chair
man of the moving picture committee
Mrs. Shankle, reported that ST. had
been cleared by the Parent-Teacher
Association benefit in the Park Thea
ter Fifteen dollars was sent to the
budget fund of the District Congress
1t was voted to have a school lunch
con June 3. The election of officers
will be held at the next meeting
which will take place on the evening
of May II.
Tho Emprv E'cktOotOn Parent
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Parent-Teacher Activities

Teacher Association met in the Eek
ington School April 16. A talk was
given by Mrs. G. w. Lady about the
activities of the District of Columbia
Congress of Teacher Associa-
tions. Another talk was given by DIR.
Hoofnagle on Dental Hygiene" +.
l.. Higgens demonstrated a machine
for visual education.
A meeting of the Langley Junior
High Parent-Teacher Association was
held April 90 The program consist
ed of several songs by the Boys Glee
Club Of Langley, a cornet solo by Roy
Wiseman, 9A-1, and violin solo by
Warwick Spates, SAB. A letter was
read from the Washington Railway
and Electric Co. saying the request
for a car stop on the far side Of 7
street and the near side of S street
had been granted. Mrs. Jorolemon,
chairman of the finance committee,
reported that a card party would be
held May at the Langley School.
The president appointed the following
as members of a nominating commit
tee to report at the May meeting:
Mrs. Carpenter, chairman; Mrs. Jo-
rolemon, DIR. Day, Mrs. kinnear, Mr..
Topper, Mrs. Wiseman and Mr.. Profe.
Mr.. Draper, principal, told or the attn
letc meet to be held May % at the
Eastern High School Stadium. He
explained that athletic events would
be given in the morning and that
competitive drill Of the winning
platoons from each junior high school
would be given in the stadium at 2
o'clock. Mr.. Henderson requested the
privilege of donating a cup to the
platoon of Langley winning the right
to compete in this drill of May %
Senator Cameron of Arizona told of
his interest in educational conditions
in Washington and his belief that
Washington schools should be the
best of the Nation. At the roll call
Miss Tennysons section. 7A1. won
the pennant
pre-school campaign day was held
in the auditorium of the Henry d.
Cooke School April % under the aus
pices of the Home and School Asso-
citation, with Mrs. w II. Ross presid-
ing. Miss Catherine Watkins, director
of kindergartens for the District 70
Columbia, and Mrs. G. w. Lady, chair
man school work gave talks on
the subject of pre-school education
as it now operates in Washington and
throughout the country. A program
of music and recitations by
Evening star., 1926-05-02
THE STARRY SKIES IN MAY
BY PROF.. SAMUEL G. BARTON


The sun is a star--the day star. Be-
cause of its nearness it appears to us
TO be far brighter than any other star
After the sun. the next brightest star
we see then is Sirius. which gives us
only one-two- hundred -billionth as much
light as the sun. The next fainter
star seen in the United States is Vega,
at A, figure /. To us Sirius is 3.77
times as bright as Vega. The next
'anter star is Capella, at E. figure l,
which is but little fainter than Vega.
Now, the brightness of the stars as
we see them depends not only upon
he amount of light which they emit,
hut also upon the distance of the star.
lSor a given star the apparent bright
ness varies inversely as its distance
from us; that is, if we place the same
star twice as far from us it will give
'is only a fourth as much light, and II
AIKEN three times as far away 1t VIII
@ive us only one ninth as much llGht.
BY this principle it is easy to tell how
mulch light we would receive from any
star at any distance as soon as we
know the distance of the star. We
are then able to compare the light
emitted by different stars. We usually
compare the light emitted by star
with that emitted by the sun. We
ca II il the luminosity of the star.
In the cases of the stars mentioned
above, for example, we find the lumi-
mostly of Sirius to be 2S.6; that is, at
he same distance Sirius would give
Sc times as much light as the sun.
y ,ega. the next fainter, gives out 81
times as much light as the sun, and
Capella gives out 1870 times as much
light as the sun. 1t is obvious, then,
hat the apparent brightness of the
stars is not a safe guide as to tht real
or luminosity of the stars.
In these eases, as in many cases of
the appearances are deceit
FIJI. for the luminosities are just in the
reverse order from that of the appar-
rnt brightness, for the very brilliant
sun is the least luminous of the four.
Now of course. il would be very
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BLACK OPALS COSTLY.
Price Up to 100000 Due to Scar
city at Source.

LONDON, May l R.-The owners
of black opals are extremely lucky
people at present. contrary to the ac-
cepted superstition, for the value of
these gems is rising as they become
more and more scarce. The mines in
Australia which produce them are
giving out and no new sources have
been discovered.
Some of the stones shown in Bond
street are priced at 100000 (about
$4,000 The largest of the stones.
the Princess Mary" which is the
heaviest of these gems in existence,
is on display.
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of gold fish for having the most
mothers present.

The Powell Johnson and Bancroft
Parent Teacher Association will meet
in the Mount Pleasant Branch Public
Library Tuesday at 2:3O o'clock. After
brief business meeting, at which
the question of separating into three
organizations will be discussed. there
will be q social, with refreshments.
Evening star., 1926-05-02

citation met April %, at which time
a report of the public meeting Of the
Board of Education was given.
The Kenilworth Parent-Teacher AS
sociation held it's monthly meeting in
the school April 81 at 2 pm. The
president. Mrs. G. A. Lingebach, pre-
sided. Mrs. Lingebach gave q talk
on the need of a playground.
A luncheon will be given May to
buy scar and towels for the school.
Miss Vaughan's room won the bowl
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beside it. They are closest at 10 pm.
May T.
(rhe writer will discuss topics sug
Sested by readers or answer questions
in this column IL the matter seems to
be of general interest, as opportunity
presents itSelf)
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Blessing of Many Faiths.

TOHN G. FLYNN, vice president and
y general manager Of Producers Dis
trjb,1ting Corporation, between fashes
Of his airplane visit to 30 cities from
coast to coast in IS days, dropped
note of interest in Washington.
Mr.. Finn, in an interesting talk to
his sales force, to which the press
was invited, spoke particularly OF the
successful consolidation Of the stan
lev Co. and the Producers Distributing
Corporation. praising especially the
work Of Cecil Be DeMille. who joined
this orga MIA ton about year ana a
half ago.
He called Mr.. DeMille the greatest
showman in the movie industry" and
In illustrat ton of this glowing tribute
told OF a recent piece of showmansnlp
arrange by that producer
lust before the opening scenes OF
"The King of Kings" were taken, and
with the full company OF PLAYERS as
sembled on the huge stage. Mr.. De
Mile asked the blessing on the work
of production, calling on priests ana
ministers of as many faiths as could
he gathered together in that vicinity,
among them a Buddhist priest and a
Jewish rabbi. Hundreds OF people wit.
ness the ceremony. which Mr.: Fl1nn
described as one Of the most impress
sive he had ever seen.
Mr.. Finn declares that Mr.. DeMlile
Is approaching this great suoJect OF
the life of Christ with the greatest
reverence. He says the story will pic
ture the Christ as the friend OF man
who trod the earth with tireless pa
tience, with hands outstretched to rich
and poor alike, rather than the divine
figure of biblical description.
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Wandering Players.

and generating apparatus. Is slowed
in the smaller truck. whose name IL
"Desdemona, because. her driver
asserts. she needs much choking"
On arriving At a willing spot the
actors pitch their tents and erect the
fence as their part of the task. and
repair to make up. The stage hands.
in many instances college undergrad
yates, erect the stage and set the
scenes. The two sides and tailboard
of the truck serve as the stage.
propped on iron legs strong enough to
support dancing feet. A roof. curtain.
proscenium. wings and a canvas sky
appear almost miraculously. The cleo
trician rigs a wire from the little
truck TO a miniature switchboard.
which allows its master to sprinkle
colored light upon the whole. There
Is also An arrangement for dimming
or for spot lighting. Movable steps
permit Of entrances and exits.
The actual acting is done from
many levels. the arrangement Of steps
either on or of the stage allowing
this. The drivers seat may be an
altar. table. wall. door or window: the
tailboard the stage apron. or part Of
the room: the steps below II a stair
way. window or doorstep.
Having completed their one-night
stand, the troupe moves on. following
the motor trucks in four personal
cars.
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by the Associated Press.
COME five centuries ago a strange
covered wagon drew UP in a
square Of a small European village,
tagged by a struggling group Of chill
dren attracted by it's bulging sides
covered with odd markings.
One side was let down. a painted In
terror was disclosed, and a trumpet an
nounced that a performance of In
teresting nature" would shortly be
given before such audience as might
throng the square.
Today a similar group OF travelling
players Is doing the same thing on the
roads of New England. Starting on
their lark" each Summer from Madi
son, Conn. the past four years, the
"Jitney Players" as they call them
selves. wander the highways. present
ing their playbills wherever an audi
ence gathers to be entertained.
The idea is that OF Bushnell Cheney
a Yale man OF the class of 1921. With
him is a troupe Of IL eager players.
Some are college graduates, others
have seen former service with the
Theater Guild. the Neighborhood Play
house, the Provincetown and Glouces
ter groups. or the American Labora
tory Theater.
These modern travellers have sub
stituted a motor fleet for the oriRina
show wagon. Their largest truck
called "Jezebel." carries the property
the canvas fence which incloses their
out of doors theater, the sleeping
tents. cots and what not. Personal
dunnaEe. together with the electrical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

EUROPE has frequently become
- much perturbed over what has
been termed an American lnVa'
s,on"-sometimes commercial, OFTEN
industrial and not infrequentiy per
tanning to a sudden flood of American
nlavs or stage celebrities.
At the present moment, as Ine..e.
~ fact. unless the state Department
has acted within matter OF nours'
england is waginG a bitter ana one
sided war against jazz artists IRON,
the United States. Paul Specn. any
nan bernie aeem to he the particuiar
cheers Of the determination OF IN
tirht little isle to bar them from NS
chores. .n+;t,ed ~
~.isa similar wall over the sudden
;rNux Of Swedish talent oent upon
c;nena activities. OF course anna ~
Nilsson has long been Recognized az
~. reirnins beauty of scandinavia
oriein TO win a place of distinc'iDn ~
silent drama In this country. 1here
ars however. others.
Ein.r Hanson. often referred 10 az
the Swedish John Barrymore, w, w.
n..ds Corinne Griffith's suppor.ine
n..t IN Into Her Kingdom Firs'
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A French Classic.

THE last Of this month at the En-
pire Theater, New York; the
Charles Frohman company will pre-
sent THE Captive" with Helen
Menken and Basil Rathbone IN the
leading roles. It was adapted by
Arthur Hornblow. jr.. from Edouard
Rourdet's La Prisonniere." a notable
success Of the French theater, which
has been likened to a Greek tragedy
in it's lofty grandeur. and some
French critics have gone so far 81
to compare it with Racine's "Phedre.
the premier classic OF the French
theater.
In Paris La Prisonniere" has
been running at the Theater Femina
since last March, with Mile. Sylvie
and NJ. Pierre Blanchar in the lead
ing roles. It has repeated its Paris
success also in Vienna. where 1t was
produced by Max Reinhardt at the
Josefstadt Theater. with Heller
Thinning and Ernest Deutach.
The American production OF THE
Captive" will be staged by Gilbert
Miller
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CuEsAPEAKE BEACH.

ch.saneake Beach closes its Iorine,
.nsn, season today. Speclai
.rntn. viii b. run and all of the board, board,
w ws,S smusements will remain open open
viii N. last train leaves at 10 o'clock
tonight :, ,bo Anal dav for
nosnts the resort will remain
nj, Winter sets in. catering
epe orIsrlv 10 fishine parties Every
Pa.uH .r tor q month there will he nsn
sns excursions. and fishing supply
ing Nil, remain open indefinitely.
tn. chesapeake Beach RAILWAY WI.
,n trains daily. and heated coache:
rJii he kept at the beach station a,
Wight for the convenience OF All "'e"'
Nshermen.