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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-18
HEAVENLY BODIES
By Garrett p. Serviss

Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics Of Popular
Interest
TT would certainly seem that
4 anything so conspicuously in
sight and so grandly impressive
as the armament Of the stars
ought to be known to everybody
at first hand. So far Is this
from being the case, however,
that great efforts have always
had to be made to spread popu.
lar knowledge Of the heavenly
bodies and their movements.
They are continually before all
eyes, and 1t requires no great
intelligence or application to
watch them understandingly, yet
it is found necessary to corral
them In the form of miniature
mechanical exhibitions, as IL they
were wild inhabitants of an
African jungle only to be made
known to the world at large by
realistic stuffed figures in a
museum.
Perhaps the most successful of
all these attempts to initiate the
heavens and the celestial move
ments is that which has lately
been achieved at Jena, in Ger
many, at the Zeiss optical works.
A large dome-covered building,
called a "Planetarium," has been
erected on the roof of the optical
works, capable Of seating nearly
900 persons. The inside OF the
hemispherical dome is about so
feet in diameter, making it's
center rs feet above the specta-
tors heads. A still larger build
ing, with dome rs feet in
diameter, is being erected in a
\park at Jena.
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at the proper relative speeds in
their orbits. the moon travels
around the sky, showing all of
her phase in regular succession.
and the sense of stiffness and OF
immensely characteristic Of q
clear starry night impresses the
spectators to a remarkable de-
gree. The projection apparatus
is so accurately adjusted that it
includes the effects OF the pre-
cession OF the eQuinoxes.
About q dozen Of these plane
tariums have been, or are being,
erected in German and Austrian
cities, and the American Museum
Of National History in New York
is considering the erection of one
of them in its new astronomical
hall, Mr.. G. Clyde Fisher, of that
museum, having been sent to
Europe to study the question of
the desirability of importing this
invention for public instruction.
America has advanced to the
forefront in astronomical discov.
cry, but has fingered behind in
popular presentation of the sub
ject. In that respect we have
been led by Europe. In the nine.
ties of the last century, was
concerned, with the aid of Mr..
Carnegie, in an attempt to bet
ter the situation in that respect
through what were called 1.-The
Urania Lectures" which / gave
during two years in many of the
large American cities. These
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DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL

LiterntILre Of eNce

IE future grows from seeds Of thought planted b
literature.
mnaon Of the writings Of Rousseau Votsire end Thomas
Paine
The tales Of Homer Ulysses The Great Stone Face
Of which moulded and shaped the character q M
The emphasis Of literature time becomes TIE emphasis
The literature II the past has been filled with Walter
SCOTS and Rudyard Kipings with men who sang the
glories Of the battlefield.
Laureates Of have been many singers OF the
Of the Peacernen too few.
shift emphasis the building Of literature Of peace
where beneactors of mankind presented IN their true
heroic mouId-w be pussant IA making peace than
all mechanical means known to
Men seek the pearl Of great u LIFE personal
yndcation feeling that they embcdy the qualities pre-
sented to them heroic.
The literature Of the past has pictured 81
red-blooded Of peace anemic and unineresting
has presented physical primary virtue intel
lectuaI and moral courage as subordinate.
Tn the time Of Peter the Great threefonrhs Of the chill
dren died of smallpox Now edems Of this dread disease
practically unknown This was brought about BY scien
One 81 the great heroes Of Peace vas Pastsur
whose discoveries bacterology are said 70 have saved
more actual money France in few years than the
whole Of the Franco Prussian debt
Yet per Of the people who know the main
events the lives Of Alexander the Great who
crucfied thousand prisoners IN place and Caesar
who 70 fame the corpses Of 100000 men even
know the birthplace Of this great benefacto Of mankind
The life takers have been gIorified; the life
ignored.
the heroic IN the men Of peace.
This demands d greater, subtle art.
The of spectacular colorful; they move
rapidly their gestures the stage Of the world large
sweeping, operate.
The Of ce-of science and thoughtful study
unflashing lacking interest," their activity IS slow
moving cautious, and only time demonstrates the magn
tude of their work
one Is the landslide; the other the glacier
Always the greater artist required the true
dramatic character Of the glacier.
Educators fighting against Ignorance scientists fighting
against disease preachers fighting against evil
the small and often lLt stage Of the everyday all the
many sagas of
Virtues and strength Of character peace pursuits are
less eyidenony they associated with as spec
tacular conditions.
Realistic What Price Glories and 1.-THE Enemies, are
stripping the tinsel from warfare
But combined with this trend Of writing that isilusons
the glamor Of war needed literature showing the heroes
OF peace IN the full attractivenes Of their heroisn
For there is inescapable truth Hinton words sThe
only way to abolish war is to make peace heroic
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VEGETABLES
WITH SPOON
nEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-

DEAR MRS. BEECTMAN:
- What vegetable may be
eaten with a spoon. If any?
How are stewed tomatoes eaten
when served as a side dish?
How are peas eaten when served
as side dish?
(2) Are all vegetables served
to the left when in side dishes?
(3) When no vegetable is served
on the side and a salad is used,
is that placed to the left Of the
plate?
"a Where is a napkin placed
to the right or left of the plate?
X.
TNHE fundamental rule about
Il the eating of vegetables Is:
Whenever it is possible, eat veg
etables with fork. Nowadays
vegetables are usually served
without much juice, and as
general rule they are served on
the dinner plate.
Rarely do we now see vege-
tables served in side dishes with
a great deal of juice. Therefore
the fork is the convenient piece
of silver to use in eating vege-
tables. And this is the correct
thing to do
Now, what one likes and in
sists on doing in the way OF
serving vegetables is quite diff
ferent thing. And therefore it
must have a different method OF
attack" But it must be clear
that it is a personal choice
rather than that it is correct. II
you like your vegetables with
Juice and in side dishes, then
you must figure out for. yourself
what is the neatest and most
careful way Of eating them. And
as long as you eat them neatly
and tidily." No one can say you
nay! Use this, perhaps, as your
guide: If the vegetables are of
enough consistency, use your
fork. If they won't hold up un-
der the fork-urging, use a spoon.
Ut perhaps use d LOIh LII LiIO
more solid part and spoon for
the Juice"
Peas, string beans. cabbage,
controversial should be eaten
with a fork Except see above).
As a matter of fact, the more
one uses a fork for vegetables,
and the less one uses spoon,
the more "grown-up" will one
feel. Nowadays CHI lren graduate
fairly early from the spoon era.
(2) Yes. But have you tried to
change from the side-dish idea
of serving to the serving of vege-
tables on the dinner plates?
(3) Either to the left or the
right-but most hostesses prefer
to have it served to the right.
Indeed, it is easier to eat it from
the right.
a. A napkin placed to the, left
of the plate. The fresh napkin is
placed to the left of the plate
when the place is set. and the
used napkin is placed to the left
after the dinner.
Mrs. BeeclKman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readers.)
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SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

Buy friend and he will seize
the occasion to sell you.
God made a Garden, but it was
man who made golf courses.
Even a dime is high price to
pay for anything you don need.
An artistic temperament is not
considered much OF an asset in
banking circles.
Any man who can't earn a good
living is an ignoramus, no mat
ter how much education he has.
The average weight of a fash
ionable woman's apparel is lit
tie over a pound. most of the
pound being shoes.
Hez Heck says: More hus-
bands is shot than robbers, which
shows that marriage is list as
perilous as burglary"
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ously. We need them to turn
our primness and priggishness
and posing into a giggling
jest. We need them like we need
puppies and circuses and slap
stick comedy and confetti. And
it. is the wise wife who can SAVIOR
the precious quality that lies
within her Big Kid Husband.
And most foolish wife who re.
sents the caperings and fIirtations
of her overgroWn infant and tries
to crush his spirit.
Such wife had better take
look at her own spirit and see
If it's hard and dusty contours
are really as attractive as she
thinks they are.
the picture? There is. A Peter
Pan is a.. blessing, but not an
unmitigated one. You can't rely
on him in emergencies And he's
apt to forsake the most staid
business adventure for a wild
cat scheme.
No, you can't lean very hard
on Peter Pan. But ypu can love
him hard-and If you're great
enough Of soul that love will
compensate for all the added load
his responsibility lays upon your
shoulders. For therein lies the
supreme mystery and joy of mar
ried life-not in what 1t gives to
US. but in what 1t takes from US.
The proudest wives-the wives
who get the richest reward from
love--are not those who receive
the most solicitous and devoted
service from their husbands.
They are those whose husbands
need them most. The wives who
are mothers to their men, not
those who are pets and toys-the
understanding wives of the bald
headed Peter Pans, they are the
ones whom love rewards most fullx.
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We MOderns
THE greatest shock man can
i have Is to wake up and find
himself married to the woman he
thought he was fooling.
Age Cannot Wither-
Where are the jokes of yester-
The jokes that we sprang In
our bright, young teens?
You'll find them all, IL you'll look
right here.
In this years collegiate mag
azine!
1.-THE same old girl''-and the
same old line,
And the same old "wise stuff,
that Dad sprang, too!
You'll find them ALL, with
brand new shine,
Dolled up and made over to
look like new!
They've bobbed its hair, and
they've powdered its nose,
And they've cut off its skirts
above the knee
But, still it blooms. like a winter
That joke that we sprang in
in Nineteen.three!
And Grandad, sitting beside the
fire,
Chuckles-and feels like a boy,
once more,
AS 1t catches his eye in it's new
AZURE
The joke that HE sprang in
Eighty-four!
Alas, whenever woman
breaks a mans heart" there is
always some other woman wait
ing around, to "set' it and nurse
it back into working condition.
again!
A mans favorite alibi for wan
dering Is that his wife didn't
make home irresistible for him.
Somehow, after a man has tried
to teach his wife to drive a car,
he loses all his wholesome respect
for "woman's intuition"
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il coOtDA SOfik
THRO The FLOOR THE
LAO 600 ACTED /! i
By ELSIE ROBINSON
PETER PAR

ly, ambitious living-and the
Boisterous Billy, whose name she
bears--the Big Kid, probably bald
headed, with the noisy ha-ha and
the stale line of jokes-the Big
Kid who wants to turn Bessie's
refined evenings into Rough
House Riots-who flirts with all
the girls and nudges all the boys
under the ribs and aims to be
The Life of Every Party.
See them? OF course. you can.
We've all known Bessies and
Headed Billy Boys. A lot
of them are going to listen into
this discussion for it's one of the
commonest in married life.
Now just wait and see what
outsiders think of your cuttings
up!' the Bessies are saying, with
complacent snorts. eve worn
myself out trying to tell you how
foolish you are and you never
would believe me. But now you'll
see
"Yeh-I suppose she'll bawl me
out" grunts Boisterous Billy,
guess I'm the worlds prize dunn
bell. all right. But gosh
But I'm not going to baWl out
Boisterous Billy. Rather, I'm
going to tell Grown-Up Bessie
that the first thing the Grown
Up mate should do in a situation
like this is to-
Sit down and envy the one who
isn't grown up!
mean it,
Yes. I know how SILLY they
are" and how embarrassing it is
to ''see them cutting up as if
they were fifteen, when everyone
knows they're fifty" and how
"exasperating it is to have hus-
band Tor a wife) who insists on
skipping and chuckling through
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The ingenious projection appar-
.atus that throws images of stars
and planets on the dome and
makes them more realistic.
were realistically illustrated with
stage settings showing scenes on
the moon. solar and lunar eclipses,
etc. Nothing of the kind had
been done here before, but-true
to form-the idea had originated
abroad, in the Urania Theater in
Berlin, ami our first transparent
scenery and electrical apparatus
were imIorted from Germany.
There are several Urania theaters
and many astronomical museums
now in vtrious parts of Europe
but none in the United States.
/ have. long advocated public
telescopes and observatories in
all our Icenters of population;
but since the invention of the
projection domes above described.
| think that this new plan should
lead all ithers. There are hun
dreds of American cities rich
enough AID intelligent enough to
desire an to have planetarium
as good Is, or better than, any
in EuropL
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SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

Architecture is frozen music.
Goethe.
Let your own discretion be your
tutor; suit the action to the word,
the word to the action.
Shakespeare.
The greatest vicissitude of things
among men is the vicissitude OF
sects and religions. Bacon.
Our countryi In her intercourse
with foreign nations. may she
ALWAYS be in the right; but our
country right or wrong.
Stephen Decatur.
II peace cannot be maintained
with honor II is no longer peace.
LORD John Russell.
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LISTEN, WORLD!

TT was a little
L letter, but I
imagine a fairly
large sized trag-
edy lay behind it.
What can a
wife do to save
the situation, it
ran, I'm a mar
riage where the
wife herself has
grown up, but
the husband has
failed to do so?'S
And she signed
herself, Bessie.
So / suppose it's
Bessie who is the
grown-up w f Q
with the little
boy h u s b a n d.
Can't you almost
see them, World?
Dignified. effici-
ent. C o m p o s e d
Bessie with her
hunpnr for order.
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Architecture is frozen music.
Goethe.
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nEE crime has to be concealed
" by another. Seneca.
The true purpose of education
Is to cherish and unfold the seed
of Immortality already sown with
in US: to develop, to their fullest
extent, the capacities Of every
kind with which the God who
made US has endowed us.
Jameson.
Eloquence may be found in con-
versations and in all kinds of
writings: it is rarely found when
looked for, and sometimes dis
covered where 1t is least ex.
pected. La Bruyere.
An ancient custom obtains the
farce Of nature. Cicero.
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NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
We NIOderIls
RoWland-
BY Helen

We MOderns
TINE greatest shock a man can
i have Is to wake up and find
himself married to the woman he
thought he was fooling.
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OF life.
But those same
skippers and
G h u 9 X Iers get
something QUE OF
life and put
something into 1T
that the Mature
Min d s ne yer
glimpse. They're
a blessed leaven
to the stodgy
mass Of A.Adult
R e SIP . q liability.
They're the Peter
Pans who have
never lost their
baby teeth and
have never learn
ed the meaning
Of tears
We need Peter
Pans. We need
them to keep us
from taking our
nnluna fnn aAri-
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On tn floor under the center
Of the dome is a most ingenious
and complicated projection APP
paratus, which throws upon the
darkened dome. overhead and all
around, down to the horizon,
realistic images of all the stars
visible to the naked eye, and OF
the moon and all the planets.
The stars are seen in their con
stellatfon groups, just AS in the
real sky, the whole heavens APP
pear to revolve. the planets move
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10
Jfnx of RedIegs

At the close of every major league
pennant race, the unsuccessful con-
tenders, can usually point to some
particular club that destroyed their
pennant hopes.
The New York Giants nave been
the jinx club of the Cincinnati Reds.
A succession of reverses, six in q
row, | believe, at the hands of Nc
Graw's club, was serious handicap
to the chances of the Ohio entry in
the National league race.
Chicago, likewise, has been tough
team for the st. Louis Cardinals to
beat. The Cubs also have troubled
the New York Giants.
However, the great success the
lowly Phillies have had against New
York has held the Giants back.
Many a pennant has been lost by
the ability of some inferior club to
consistently trim strong contender.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10
AMERICANS WIN
IN FIRST TWO
DAVIS MATCHES
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9.-Americas
hold on the Davis cup, emblem of
world tennis supremacy, seems secure
for at least another year in the
hands of her famous veterans, "Big
Bill" Tilden and Little Bill" John,
ston. Holding the ramparts today
against the challenge of France on
the courts of the Germantown Cricket
club, the two Bills" beat back the
invaders decisively in the opening two
singles matches of the challenge
round.
Tilden, in one of his rampant moods
overwhelmed the Bounding Basque"
Jean Borotra, ace of the Frencn
forces, in straight sets, 6-2, 6-S, 6-s,
in the concluding match after John
ston, overcoming more spirited resist
ance, had taken the measure of the
methodical strokeing Rene La Coste
at 60, GA, 0-6, 60. These two con,
vincing triumphs witnessed by coll
crful crowd of 5000 spectators, III.
Guiding the donor of the trophy at
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10
slunn of Giants

The recent slump of the New York
Giants in the final invasion of the
west, has put decided crimp in
what appeared, to be a very good
chance of McGraws club to come
from behind to win
1t is a known fact, that club
finishing at home in a tight race,
has certain advantages over the
club that is on the road.
Touring the country in sleopers
doesn't help the condition of any ball
club. And while playing on the
home grounds may not offer any par
ticular help to the players, still the
shouts of announcement from the
home fans is more pleasing than the
,jeers that usually greet a visiting
club.
1t is proven fact that no. major
league baseball club ever thrived on
criticism. Cheers have always been
a far better tonic than jeers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10
MANY BOYS TURN
OUT TO PRACTICE
FOOTBALL GAME

Thirty-eight boys reported fer foot
ball practice Thursday and all seemed
in good condition and spirits A few
were absent because of injuries which
require a little rest
Clinton Cary, last years substi.
tute, is making a fine showing this
year and will likely be used in the
center and guard positions He has
lots of fight and has taken on some
weight during the summer which will
help him in handling some Of the
husky opponents.
Jim Mcguire, Seelcy, Causey Flore,A
Schlautzhauer, McKinnon and BoIden
are the best bets for the backfield
so far. These men are developing
into triple threat men and should
keep their opponents in the dark this
season.
For the end positions D. H. S. has
Franklin Red Sanders, -le1neck, Cary
Louis Sanders and Hohstadt These
men are getting to be great bali
catchers and it is certain they Will
be responsible for some nice gains
this season.
The boys were all assembled by
Coach Van Antwerp in the gymna-
SUM at o'clock last night. He lee
tured the boys on the bulldog fight
ing spirit they represent. Every can
didate a booster" was his slogan for
the year The various training rules
were laid down to the boys and every
one was encouraged to live up to
them.
The schedule this year will inc1ude:
Nogales, two games; Bisbee, two
games; Tucson at Douglas; Demlng
at Deming and an early game with
the alumni of d. H. S.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10
French Tennis Star Turns
Professional; Joins Pyle

PARIS, Sept. 9.-Paul Ferret French
amateur tennis start has turned pro.
He was tempted into the step by c.
c. Pyle, the American impresiario
to accompany Suzzane Lenglen on
her tour of the United States. He
began to twinkle in the sky of the
sports world only after the war. AS
yet he is only star of the second
magnitude, ranking behind his four
compatriots, who are now in Amer
lea seeking the Davis cup. Pauls
father is a prominent official of a
French racing club and heartily ap-
proves the step he has taken, the son
declares.
Ferret believes that tennis will soon
be as much professional sport as
golf, retaining at the same time
similar amateur division.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10
LEAGUE STANDINGS

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-The st. Louis
Cardinals and the cincinnati Reds
gained point on. both Pittsburgh
and Chicago today by doing nothing.
While the first' and second place
holders in the National league were
resting the Pirates and Cubs fought
to draw in a double header, with
Pittsburgh taking the first game, 2
to 1, and the Cubs the second, 10 to
l. The net result was the shaving Of
a percentage point from their stand
ing. The Cardinals still lead the
Reds by three games, with Pittsburgh
three points behind Cincinnati and
Chicago twenty points to the rear Of
the Pirates. The standing today:
Team wv. L. Pet.
st. Louis ............. 81 81 .587
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10

stake, Secretary OF War Dwight r.
Davis, gave America a commanding
edge in the championship. With only
one victory out Of the remaining
matches needed to clinch possessions
of the cup for the seventh. year In
row, the United States win pin it's
faith in doubles tomorrow upon the
team, Capt. Richard N. Williams and
Vincent Richards.
Their opponents will be Henri
Cochet and Jacques Brugnon, holders
of the Wimbledon doubles title. The
final singles contests will be played
Saturday with Johnston opposed to
Borotra and Tilden facing La Coste.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10

picture before the last home stand
arrives. 1
1t is a pretty safe bet there will be
numerous changes on the New York
Giants before the opening of next
season.
AS l looked the club over in the
south, it seemed to me that there
was no better club in the national
league. Yet there is a chance the
Giants may not oven finish in the
first division.
Failure of the pitching staff to
come up to expectations and an Off
year for so great star as frankie
Frisch, are few of the contributing
factors.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10
Billy
FAAAAS,s
@OAHA- =

While baseIunning in the major
leagues may not be a lost art, there
is no denying that the business of
stealing bases has suffered a de-
cided slump.
One need only glance at the aver
ages to verify such statement.
Back in 1920, Sam Rice, fleet out
fielder of the Washington Ameri-
cans, won for himself the title Of
Man O'War, by his great speed He
stole 62 bases that year.
In 1916, Ty Cobb led the American
league in stolen bases with SO, just
four shy of a century of thefts. On
10 other occasions he stole 40 or
more bases
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10

The New York Yankees, with but
II games remaining in the season,
trounced Boston 10 to 0, while De-
troit was beating the second place
Cleveland Indians again, to 1. The
Yanks, with an eightgame margin,
can lose eight of their remainine,-
games and still win the pennant event
though Cleveland wins the II they
have yet to play. The standing to-