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pile of gaily colored volumes on
the table. Fat little Peter Rabbit
books and Mother West Wind
stories for the baby, merry DR..
Doolittle and Raggedy Ann for
S-year-old Martha and Jimmy, the
twins; Treasure Island and half a
dozen other tales Of high adven.
ture for Steve and Mildred, the
older children.
Look at them!' snorts GRANDPA,
mot a real substantial, uplift.
ing story in the lot Not an
ounce of spiritual instruction.
just lot of weak, sentimental,
melodramatic TRASH. How's a
youngster going to grow into a
respectable, law-abiding citizen
reading stuff like that? Now
when / was a boy"
When Grandpa was a boy chill.
dren's books were few and far
between. But such as existed
We're certainly strong meat for
babies. No fly.by.night fiction for
that sturdy generation. Great.
grandpa had cut his teeth on
those books and his papa before
him. They were the boiled down
literary extract of Puritan ideals
and morals. DIR. Terman and
Margaret Lima in their book,
"Children's Reading" tell about
those rock-ribbed masterpieces,
Here iS the advertisement pub.
lished In 1850:
"A MUSEUM FOR YOUNG
GENTLEMAN AND LADIES
or
A private tutor for Masters and
Misses, containing a variety of
useful subjects; and in particular,
Directions for reading with elo-
quence and propriety =" An
account of the solar system
Rules for behavior :
The Seven Wonders of the
World Dying words and
behavior Of great men. when lust
quitting the stage of life; with
many other useful particulars. ali
in a plain familiar way for vouth
of both sexes =" All interpreted
with letters. tales and fables, for
amusement and instruction. and
illustrated with cuts"
This would seem heavy enough
fodder for any juvenile reader.
but the good American father
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-10
"AFENTION of the law Of gravi'
WI tation in last nights paper


Uk tation in last nights paper
brought to mind several questions:
Suppose that in the center of
vacuum one yard square is a
piece of gold six inches square;
will the gold remain suspended.
or will the attraction of the
earth pull it to the bottom?
'In case the earth does exert
an influence upon the gold. what
would be the result of the follow.
ing supposition? Let the attrac.
ton of the earth be nonexistent,
and place another piece CT gold
two inches square half way be-
tween the first gold and the edge
of the vacuum; will the large
piece exert a , pull on the smaller
piece?-J. T.. Cleveland Trust
Company. Cleveland. Ohio"
Gravitation is not stopped by
vacuum, or by what we regard as
a vacuum. Exhaust closed
chamber to the very last attain
able degree. and still gravitation
acts through it. and in it with
undiminished force. Just so 1t
acts with undiminished force
through a plenum, or what we re-
gard as a plenum, for instance.
mass Of gold. So it acts through
the whole earth. Two huge balls
of lead placed at opposite ends
of the earth's diameter would
draw upon one another with pre-
cisely the same force as IL the
earth were not between them. At
the same time. of course, both
would experience the attraction
Of the earth drawing each toward
the earth's center of gravity.
There is no hiding away from
graviation and no means of
shielding it off.
Gravity Unchanged
So your six-inch cube OF gold in
the center of your cubic yard of
vacuum would be drawn to the
bottom, or to the earthward side,
just as if 1t were out in the open
air. In your second case, we must
consider that If the earth were de-
prived Of the power of attraction,
undoubtedly everything Of which
the earth is composed would also
lose that power. including the gold
in the vacuum. so that there would
be- no attraction between the two
pieces.
If you imagine the gold in the
vacuum chamber to retain the
power Of gravitation after the
earth had lost it, then the two
pieces Of gold would very slowly
draw one another together. But
even when the earth draws them
both, they still have the same
tendency to be drawn together.
The celebrated "Cavendish Expert.
ment" demonstrates this by show.
ing the attraction upon one an
other of lead balls, the amount Of
which, compared with the earth's
attraction upon the same mass,
gives the ratio of the weight of
the whole earth to that Of the
balls.
Since by Newton's law gravita.
ton is a property pertaining to
the very nature of matter, it
would not be logical to suppose
that the earth alone could be de.
prived Of It. And it would be, IL
possible, still less logical under
Eeinstein's theory, which assumes
that gravitation is an inherent
property Of "Space.Time," or of
the universe" made up of space
and time.
What Is Vacuum?
But, let us think a little about
the thing, or nothing, called a
vacuum. We can assume the ex.
istence OF an absolute vacuum,
but we cannot make one. When
we exhaust" tube, or q closed
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Observation-Disclosures
Continued from First Two Columns)

Continued from First Two Columns)
ing place. shoot down enemies that what it was
that killed them.
And eventually proud man learned to make the big
Bertha that exploding Paris from distance
of seventy miles.
Men haven't always used their intelligence WELL On the
contrary they have often used meany and miserav to
kill and swnde each other
But at least THEY HAVE USED THEIR BRAINS
That's than the gorilla did, And that's more than
the young gentlemen do whose attention is devoted to goas
Of the prize ring instead of being devoted developing their
thinking powers
Look at this gorilla young gentlemen and learn that mere
muscle little An unframed African savage can shoot
this monster dead borrowing the intelligence of the white man
the rifles and the explosive bullet.
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a REAL HEAVYWEIGHT FROM THE BELGIAN CONGO

Talk about heavyweights your Dempseys and Tunneys
John suvans and Jeffries here heavyweight cousin
Of those przeghtng gentlemen according evoutionists
that could take twenty of them ring and play with them
like many baby dolls.
Dr. Akeley great hunter killed this heavyweight
horribly half human creature in the tropics of Africa
You its sze compared with African savage When
alive this gorilla stood feet in height and its chest
heaven knows what certainly less than
eighty inches. ~.
It that chest drum brighten its enemies pound
ing it's heavy fists the hollow chest and the sounds
used communicate with other goras off the forest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-10
WISE SAYINGS

Nothing Is pleasant that is not
speed with variety.--Bacon.
Dare to be true; nothing can
need a lie.-Herbert.
When person is down in the
world, an ounce of help is bet.
ter than pound of preaching
Bulwer.
Difficulties strengthen the mind
as labor does the body.-Seneca,
Dependency is ingratitude; hope
ID Gods worship.--H. w. Beecher,
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LISTEN, WORLD!
By ELSIE ROBINSON

and m o t h e r
looked upon even
this with sus-
picion as being
far too frivolous!
A book fav-
order by the
founders of this
country was en-
title d Last
w ords a n d
Dying EXPIRES.
sionS Of Han
nah Hill, Aged
Eleven Y e ar S
and Near Nine
Months.
Gradually the
dying words"
grew less III .iu.
venile literature
but the moral
element stoutly
held it's own
until compare
lively &C g n t
paarS ALWAYS
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~ r A n D = A
" STERN has

N "A IN ~ I "a
u STERN has
been looking at
some of the
books the young
sters received at
Christmas and
he doesn't think
much Of them.
weak, vicious
stuff" t h a It's
h o W Grandpa
Stern rates mod.
ern books for
children.
II do believe, "
says he. that
most of the Gus
sedness of the
youngsters of
t o d a y comes
from reading
this kind of
tommyrot.
IL o o k a I
them!" he snorts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-10
LAW OF GRAVITY =

chamber, we simply take out, as
far as possible, the air and other
gases that it contains. But If we
could get out everything Of that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-10
By Garrett P. Serviss

nature, would an absolute vacuum
remain? Probably no: for what
we call "the ether" is unaffected
by our process of exhaustion: con-
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EIRNISHED ROOMS.
WHY PAY MORE?

for housekeeping rooms not as convenient
to market and all cars: Elec., phone. bath
same floor: nicely arranged: single IN K.
rms So laos Sth ST. NV. Call after nm.
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TABLE BOARD.

DELICIOUS home cooking fresh vegetables,
homemade breads and desserts. Dinners.
1913 week. 3l4 A ST. ne. Lincoln 5765.
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RENT ROOMS--FURNISHED.
fCnutiruah

T01 EYE 81 SE-rwo furnished rooms;
liRht Housekeeping; gas electricity; @oo
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Afar,1e
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WANTED-TABLE BOARD.

THREE LADIES desire. board for the Wi
ter near Connecticut and California SITS. 4
dress Box 443K Star office. 81
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ATTRACTTVF FRONT ROOM

1868 California n w Cool. clean, quiet.
honelike: all conveniences: near Ambas-
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NORTHW FST-ROom and Sleeping nOrch.
for girl in new home with i other girls;
kitchen privileges. Call Adams 74lS after
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o32 9th ST SE--Two large furnished
rooms for rent; gas and elec for lh.k'' no
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

TAKOMA Garden APARTMENTS--HOM HOMIE.
like. residential tyne: living rm.: bedrm., sun
for the housckceprr: high.
shady location: the brightest best, most sight
1y apartments anywhere for the money :;
adults; $50. 81 Elm ave; open daily till
q II m Ghpnheri 245S
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RENT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

ANACOeTTA-l120 Chicago st.-3 rooms,
screPned porrh; S35; or . rooms, porch; ;S931Y9
Convenient St. Elizabeth's, navy yard BOIL
ing Field New house; ami; near car
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CAN YOU IMAGINE

renting a newly furnished room in an g.
story fireproof elevator building Opposite the
Mayflower Hotel and with telephone III
the room and all-night service at these rates
Single-Sl0 to Sl4 per week;
$40 to $50 per month
Double-Sl4 to $50 per week.
$50 to S,i5 per month
Daily tariff. So so. single: 80. double
Rooms equal TO any hotel in Washington
Club Showers.
DE SALES CHAMBERS.
1r3H De Sales 81 Phone Main 3TN7
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RENT ROOMS-FUR. OR UNFUR.

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Ing apt. new home: one room. kitchen. bath
and poreh: heated garage: ladies or young
married couple preferred; convenient w. K.
r buses: reasonable.
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ROOMS AND BOARD.

NEAR CAPITOL AND LIBRARY, 100
furnished rooms: private family; all home
conyeniences and privileges: eongenial sur
roundings, breakfast optional: reasonable.
All
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

The new and imposing State capitol
was built from the sale of some o
the lands. Oil has been produced al
most everywhere in the land reserves
In coming into the Union Texas also
reserved the right to divide herself
into five States at any time she might
choose to do so. From time to time
there has been agitation for division,
and the argument has been made that
the creation of five Southern States
instead of one would give the Demo
Gratis eight new members Of the United
States Senate. Only a short time ago
extreme western Texas was thinking
of seeding" because the Legislature
would not appropriate for a West
A. and M. University. There is no
possibility of a division, however, at
any time, for Texans are proud of
the bigness and power of their State,
and then, too. there is the contention
that when Texas seeded from the
Union in 1861. the old treaty which
gave her the right to divide possibly
was made null and void. Nevertheless,
Texas, which in her days as a repub-
lie boosted navy of her own, has
the distinction of being the only State
to come into the Union under treaty
of annexation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
Test Crackers-and-Milk Diet.

More than 1000 children in public
schools of Scotland are being given
cracker-and-milk treats" in an eff
fort of the Scottish Board of Health
to determine the nutrition value of
the foods. The tests are being made
in seven cities, and will continue for
eight months. In one school in each
city the pupils will be given a daily
supply of whole milk, in another
skinned milk and in a third crackers
containing the same number of
calories as in the whole milk. The
children are being weighed and meas
ured periodically.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
WEST POINT GETS
NAPOLEON'S GUNS
Laurence Benet of Washing
ton Gives Brace of Old Pts
tolls in Memory of Father.

A brace of old-fashioned, muzzle
loading. f1intlock pistols, originally
owned and used by Napoleon 1. has
States Military Academy at West
Point by Laurence Benet of Wash
ington.
Mr.. Benet, now living in Paris with
his wife, the former Miss Margaret
Cox of Washington, is a graduate of
! Yale, class of 1884, and is a member
D of the Metropolitan Club, Army and
Navy Club. Sons of the Revolution
and other Washington organizations.
The case containing the pistols in
cludes also a silver mold for making
balls and a wooden ramrod. The mold
lis in the form of a pincers. The end
tof each handle is a hollow hemisphere.
giving. when pressed together, the
rounded pistol ball The pistols were
made by a manufacturer of Versailles,
the exact name not being decipher-
able. The pistols are exactly similar,
having 6-inch barrels and rather
short, semi-circular handles, which
are very finely corrugated. There is
some inlaid gold work, on the top and
on each side of the steel barrels. The
fints were held by mouthpieces which
tSSSIlDle the Knights III CHESS.
In Memory of Father.
In his letter presenting the pistols,
MIR. Benet said: II desire to present
these pistols to the museum of the
Military Academy in memory of my
father, the late Brig Gen Stephen
". Benet of the class of 1849" Gen.
Benet, whose portrait adornS the wall
of the museum, was professor of
ordnance and gunnery at West Point
from 1S61-1S64.
The history of the pistols, written
on very old and faded piece of ordi
nary paper, is in a Polish script, with
a French translation attached. 1t was
inclosed in the case with the pistols.
The English translation shows that
the pistols were once the property of
Duke Leichtemberg, a grandson of
Napoleon, to whom, presumably, the
great emperor willed them. An old
KuartermaSter of the duke and the
executor of the dukes will, NJ.
Mustard, then came into possession of
them. On January l, 1858. they We're
given to an unknown party. who, in
turn on October IA, 1870, gave them to
second unknown party.
Will BE Put On Exhibition.
4 The history then shows that they
were given to a Cyp Godebski, some
time between 1870 and 1895. Novem-
Der 90 of the latter year. this Cyp
Godebski presented them to NJ.
Edmond Tor Edourd) de Morainville, a
distinguished French aristocrat.
Finally. on April s, 1907, Mr.. Lau-
renee V. Benet purchased them from
NJ. Worthwhile, and on January of
this year presented them to the mu-
scum of the Military Academy
In accepting the gift, Brig. Gen.
Morch b. Stewart, superintendent of
the Military Academy, in a letter to
Mr.. Benet. said: 1T is great pleasure
to receive the Napoleon pistols. They
are very fine relic and will be a real
addition to the collection of afsns now
at the Military Academy. They will
$be placed in a secure case and will be
put on exhibition in our museum"
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BAND TO PLAY IN SOUTH.
D. c. Salvation Army Musicians to
Participate in Atlanta Exercises

The Salvation Army headquarters
band of this city viii furnish music
in Atlanta, Ga, February Z, s and 8
at the opening of the new Southern
territorial headquarters of the army.
Col. William Mcintyre. commander of
: hl1e territory. will be installed at that
ZINE.
The Washington branch of the army
will be represented in Atlanta by Staff
Capt. Ernest II. HolZ, commander of
the Potomac division; Ensign Robert
Rose, Capt. John Curran and Capt.
Willard Evans.
Commander Evangeline Booth, head
the Salvation Army, will be the
principal speaker.
The new territory of the army was
unofficially opened in Atlanta Janu-
airy /, Washington being included in
the new Southern section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
BURLESON GROWING WEALTHY
IN OIL. TEXAS REPORTS DECLARE
Former Postmaster Gen.
erals Farm Lands Are Pay
ing Big Royalties.
Lives in Same Manner and
Carries Same Umbrella
as in Days of War.
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

AUSTIN, Tex, January 29.-Accord-
ing to all the stories one hears here
abouts. Albert Sidney Burleson, Post
master General and political storm
center of the Woodrow Wilson admin
istration at Washington, has struck
it rich in oil"
Perhaps the one-time head of the
postal service is not yet an oil mil
lionaire, but he is we'll on the way,
and the royalties from his lands in
Reagan and Irion Counties are pour
Ing in each month in ever-increasing
sums. Despite the accommodating
wealth which has come to him, Mr.
Burleson has not changed in the least
from his spectacular days in the Will
son cabinet. He still carries his IA
nous old rOlled-up umbrella, still
wears his black felt hat and is living
a life of ease and comfort.
The Burleson mansion" situated
on a high corner of Austin. just
across the street from the new Ma
sonic Temple, was a show place in
its day, but its architecture like the
ancient umbrella, has a decidedly
antique flavor. The house is of
native stone with elaborate red brick
trimmings. The Burleson home is
not far from that of Thomas w.
Gregory. who was Attorney General
in the Wilson cabinet and still closer
Is the former home of Col K. NJ
House, the confidential adviser and
special ambassador of President Viii
son up to the time of their famous
break"
Houston Home i'm Same Ward.
Within the same ward here in
Austin also is the one-t time home of
David F. Houston, who was Score
tary of Agriculture and afterward
Secretary of the Treasury under Mr.
Wilson. Mr.. Houston had moved to
Missouri at the time of his appoint
ment to the cabinet, but this little
capital city of the Lone Star State
and the one-time capital of the re-
public of Texas claims the distinc-
ton of having furnished four of the
big figures of the Wilson days in
Washington.
Col House does not live here any
more. His home is used as a fra
ternity house for students at the
University of Texas. Mr.. Gregory
still lives here and practices law. Mr..
Burleson leads retired life and is q
sort of community sage. He does not
take an active part in the always
active politics of Texas, but is warm
personal friend of the new governor,
Dan Moody. Mr.. Burleson, who rather
likes the title of general which he
rated while in the cabinet, always has
been what is known here as we'll to
do. even in the days when he was
serving the district in Congress. He
has long been the owner Of profitable
farm lands.
cambridge Colby, one-time Secre-
tary of State in the Wilson cabinet.
is said to be partly interested with
former Postmaster General Burleson
in some of the oil lands. These lands
were opened UP out of the reserve o.
public lands set aside for the Uni
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

Canada buys about half the slippers
sent from the United States to all
other countries.
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CHAPLIN'S ATTORNEY
REVEALS NO SECRETS
Wife's Counsel Gets No Data of
Stars Finances Despite
Subpoena.

BY the Associated Press
Los ANGELES, January 29.-At-
torneys for Lita Grey Chaplin today
failed to gain any information of
Charles Spencer Chaplins financial
affairs or assets from Lloyd Wright
attorney for Chaplin Studios, Inc.
when he appeared under subpoena (,
make a deposition in the case.
The reading of a printed paragraph
to the effect that he refused to answe
was Wright's only reply to more than
zoo questions put by Lyndol Young,
chief of Mrs. Chaplin's counsel. Any
other answer might be revealing privi
legged secrets" between attorney and
client, 1t was stated.
Among questions which Wright de
clined to answer was one asking or
what authority he made statements
as purported agent for Chaplin and
why he sent checks for 5000 as eigh'
weeks milk allowance" for the Chap
lin children.
Attorney Young declared he would
bring contempt proceedings Monda,
to force Wright to reveal why he had
refused to state his knowledge as
ordered by the court In AUTHORIZING
he deposition by issuing the subpoena
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
LINCOLN RITES PLANNED.

Services concentrating the birth
OF Abraham Lincoln will be held at
the Lincoln Memorial February IL
under auspices of the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion, commandery of
the District of Columbia.
VVarfous patriotic organizations have
been invited to send representatives
10 the brief services, during which
floral tributes will be laid at the
shrine. The Marine Band will play.
Arrangements for the ceremony are
being made by a committee Of which
O. A. C. Oehmler is chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
STOP PROFANITY AIM
STARTS IN KENTUCKY
Influences That May Prove De-
moralizing to Youth" Are
Target of Movement.

by the AsSOc1R&eQ fress.
GEORGETOWN, Ky. January 90
The national stop Profanity Associa-
ton" has been organized in this little
college town. The movement was
originated by DR.. II. II. Roberts of
Georgetown and has for its object
prohibiting of the publication and sale
of immoral literature. prevention OF
immoral and suggestive movie plays,
and 'all other influences that may
prove demoralizing to youth" Pro
posed laws governing these subjects
would be presented to State legiSla-
lures under the program.
Pledges have been mailed through
out the country in an effort to make
the appeal nationwide, it was said to-
day.
Persons affiliating with the associa-
ton must pledge themselves not to
use prOfane language and to forego
the telling of unclean stories for the
period of one year. The pledgers also
must agree not to permit prOfane
language to be used in their presence
and not to purchase or read any OBJ
scure or salacious literature.
The movement was said to be spon-
sored by the Royal Springs Council,
No 169, Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics. The State junior
order and the national junior order
have been asked to indorse and sron-
sor it.
Canada buys about half the slippers
sent from the United States to all
ut her
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versity Of Texas. The discovery of
oil. with the accruing royalties there
from, has made the State university
one of the richest educational institu-
tons in all the world.
Public Land Is States.
Texas is one western State in which
the Federal Government has owned
no public lands. When Texas Joined
the Union in 1Y45, she reserved all her
lands to herself The State, for a time
land poor, has become land wealthy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

upon a young white girl and was sen
fenced to serve is years In the State
penitentiary here this afternoon. The
Jury deliberated 81 minutes. Judge
Thomas b. Finley imposed the max.
lmum penalty the law allows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
Gets Is Years In 81 Minutes.

WENTWORTH, N. c.. January 80.
P)-Paul Settle, 2s-year-old negro.
was found guilty Of attempted attack