The Tacoma times. [volume], June 07, 1918, Page 2, Image 2

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NOTHING HIGHBROW ABOUT ECLIPSE; CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND IT
Moon Slides In
j Between Us and
Sun; That's All
. The "total solar eclipse" book
md hy Dame Nature for South-
Brest Washington tomorrow is not
■t highbrow performance which
«ml» .hi aatronomer can under
stand.
A rhild can grasp Its important
Retails, if the child is old enough
to observe that a leaf casts a
Jlhadow when it cuts off the rays
fe>f the sun from the earth.
If a boy holds a baseball in the
•mi a round shadow falls on the
DiiiKrain -li<>»im- how rays
of (lie sun are si«>i |..il bjr 11..
--moon mo that <ln- -luiilow of
(hi- moon i* cast ii|><ui the
eurth.
ground. If the boy were to walk
filuiii; and mark the trail's shadow,
li would leave a brotnl track on
the sidewalk.
Will Sen Kail. Disk of Moon.
Toniurow afternoon, the moon
Vill creep between the earth and
the sun. It will cut off the rays
of light from the sun and will
jn ik.' a shadow on the earth.
If the shadow '■one which
touches the moon at its large end
tin'l the earth at Its small end were
■ huge pencil, it would make a
Sweeping curve of darkness I
across the United ItatM from the
fitate or Washington to Florida.
Persona standing in this path.
Diagram showing the sun
In e< li|i-.« as viewi <l from the
Mirth. Tin- moon is a blark .
<ti*k ujcainst the sun and
•bout it In a halo or corona i
<>f light with a ii<l streamer i
flaring from the side.
the track of totality, will
find the sun shut from their view
l\v the moon; that is, the sun will
Jbe "eclipsed."
Corona to Be Heem.
The observer will be looking at
the moon's dark disk laid on the
face of the sun. If weather con
ditions are good, people living in
80 cities and towns of the lulled
States will be able to see the fa
mous corona or halo of light
about the moon, and perhaps a
red streamer flaring from one
kide.
SEE YOUR
DENTIST AFTER
WORKINGHOURS
Or. Morion, proprietor ami inan;uier of tin' I [roadway |>en
(.ll Of fire, NJt)r§:
We liiiir dmngpii around our <>ffic« hours for the conve
nience of tlioM> who are working during tin- day, to take
immediate effect.
Office Hours
9 A.M. to 9 P.M.
You ran have your denial work cl»nq mow without intarfer
inn witji your work. Dr. Morton will give lita peiHunal
tiei'vtce iv the evening and makes thin arningetnont pnrely
mill simply dr" tlte benefit of the hundred* of shipyard
workers and others who cannot poe*ibly "Main dental
■..hi. c durinK tJm day.
W« no YOl'R WORK WITHOUT HCttTING TOO
Wo Use the Best Materials. All Work Carries < tar Guaranty
FRKK EXAMINATION
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work. |m>t loutli—
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$8.00
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Dental Offices
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UWK FOR SHOWCASE AT OUR NNTKANOP
The mysterious corona and
streamer which modern astrono
mers travel miles to study have
I interested maa since the begin
ning oi time. They appear iv un
dent Kgypti.ni and Assyrian art
on the "winged disk." This sym
liol of deity is considered merely
a sketch of a total solar eclipse.
Sifttit of m lifetime.
Total eclipses have always been
I lie most stupendous spectacles of
the skies, and yet it is .seldom that
a man has a chance to see more
than one in v lifetime.
Two of them occur in every
year, at least, but the shadow
often falls on the ocean or some
unfrequented part of the earth.
Sections of eis,'ht total eclipses
were visible in the United States
in the 19th century, and the same
number will lie visible this cen
tury.
Eclipses have careers and play
return engagements.
"The same eclipses run their
steady cycle."
The eclipse of 1!»1 s belongs to
Drawing <>f "winged disk,"
•iicient stniiMti <>r deity said
i<> i><- <forive<l from the sun in
eclip.se.
a series which gave a perform
ance 18 years ago, May 28, 1900,
and which will play a return en
gagement 18 years hence, June
19, 1»;56.
hast time, it was staged on the
Atlantic, the ends touching Mexi
co and Africa. Next time it will
be pulled off across southern
Russia and Asia.
Interval Culled "Saros."
The entlro circuit of a family
of eclipses covers about 1000
years.
Thn interval between appear
ances, 18 years and 11 days, is
called a "Karo.s."
The saros was used roughly l>y
tha ancients, often to prophesy
contusion to an enemy, but mod
ern astronomers have figured it'
out so exactly that they can
verify or discredit ancient histori
cal dates.
Th?y have proved that 'the
darkness of the Crucifixion" was
not an eclipse.
While ancient astronomers
rnnld foretell the date of an
eclipse, they could not, like
astronomers today, lay out its
plan on earth.
LJb^aiMH«taajsAJL|Ma^k^M
DOINGS OF THE DUFFS
SQUIRREL FOOD.
N. Y. Air Raid Feasible
(United PreM i..«-e.l Wire.)
l.o.Niiii.v, June 6.—Air raids over New York are by no means
improbable, the Pall Mall Gazette declared today.
More than two years ago. It was reliably reported the Germans
had constructed submarine seaplane carriers, designed to carry
scouting machines. These are believed to have been employed in
oue raid on the British coast.
Real Sub Offensive
(Foiled Press I,«-n»«yf Wire.)
LONDON, June 6. —The presence of the German submarines
in the western Atlantic la the beginning of a real offensive there
against American transports, was the authoritative opinion ex
pressed here this afternoon.
Lands Survivors
(United Press Leased Wire.)
NORFOLK, Va., June 6. —Capt. R. R. Qouldnmn ot the 3-masted
s.-hooner Edward R. Baird, Jr., sunk by a German submarine north
of Cape Charles Tuesday, and the six members of the crew this
afternoon were landed here by an American destroyer, which picked
them up an hour after they had taken to the boats.
Capt. Gouldman said the sub marine when half a mile off aent
■ :olid shot thru his foresail and signaled him to heave to. The
captain and five members of the crew of the U-boat boarded the
schooner, gave Capt. Gouldman and his crew 15 minutes in which
.to abandon the ship, and placed bombs alortgside the vessel, and blew
her up, after seizing her papers.
Big Liner Missing
AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 6.—A ten-thousand-ton liner, with
85 passengers and a crew of more than 120, due at a West indiun
port yesterday, has failed to arrive there, according to advices at
the company offices today.
After Profiteers
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jane 6.—The senate today opened the
drive on war profiteers. It unanimously passed the Borah reso
lution calling on Secretary McAdoo to furnish all information on
profiteering, together with a list or ail concerns making more than
15 per cent
On Eve of Revolt
<( nltrd I'rru 1.-».<■<! Wire.)
HIJINi:, June l».—Austria
is about to uii'litk" an evperi
i'ik n similar to (lift) of ICiin
si;i, when tlie c*ar was do
t.liroiii-'l, in <onlint: to stftto
m.-iiis today of travelers re
liirnin^ from Viennn.
They declared it is significant
that innumerable attempts have
been made against military works,
la tbe Adriatic district, Slavs
have destroyed mines in the porU
and canals of Dalmatia and on the
Croatian coast. In Bosnia, Hun
garian patrols have been massa
cred and railways seriously dam
aged.
The food situation is very se
rious and the government haa
Sprinkling Rules
Tacoma Water
Supply Company
Because of the riryness of the season and
the imminence of a shortage of water, the
Tacoma Water Supply Company has found
it necessary to restrict the use of water as
follows:
a. Automatic sprinklers may be used
ONLY between six p. m. and eight p. m.
b. The use of hose for sprinkling WHEN
HELD IN THE HAND ONLY AND WITH
THE NOZZLE ATTACHED is not restrict
ed during the day or from 6 a. m, to 9 p. m.
The company requests its patrons to
strictly observe these necessary regulations.
Dated June 7, 1918.
TACOMA WATER SUPPLY COMPANY
By T. L. Keeley, Manager.
Friday, June 7, 1918-THE TACOMA TIMES— Page Two.
posted decrees in the region Iromj
Qfmta to the .sea declaring that!
revolt, desertion or complicity in
military transgressions are pun- 1
i.Jialilo by hanging or shooting.
The bungomasters of Munich, ]
GrefoUl and DesMu have been ini-'
prisoned for profiteering. At'
Munich the burgomaster narrowly j
escaped lynching. A mob which j
charged he had filled his resi
dence with government food,
stormed the house but he had fled.
They seized the food and sold it
at huge war profits.
The food in some parts of Ger
many ib growing worse, it is re,
ported. At Cologne, a mob at
tacked an unguarded food train,
completely emptying it.
This Must Be Nome Beau.
Now Benny Can Have a Fried Kgg When the Engine Gets Well
tf==ln the =\
1 Editor's Mail |
RICHT, SAYS HE
EDITOR THE TIMES:
I wish to congratulate you on the stand which you are taking
as expressed in your article of Wednesday relative to the boys of
Camp Lewis, regarding their loave of absence.
As far as 1 can see, it appears that our boys who have volun
teered should be permitted to come to the city at any time when they
are olf duty. I do not believe that they are to be treated like
prisoners, according to the whime of the officers of the staff.
The boys volunteered to serve their country and have made
all the sacrifices that can be expected of them, and the least the
officers In command can do is to see that they are content in mind.
Allowing them to come to town once a week only is a very
distasteful arrangement to them, and it is as you say—they are
treated like cattle on the one day they are permitted to come to
town because of lack of transportation.
This should be rectified at the earliest moment by the sta-ff
in charge, and 1 tru:-t all of the newspapers will take up the fight
as you have.
Hoping to see a change Boon, I remain,
Yours truly,
923 Pacific aye. BENJAMIN BRICK.
SUMMER fl,
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EDITOR TUB TIMES:
Of late you lime published a number of letters pro-Sinn Fein.
This is a poor way to use up our fighting spirit when we are at war
with two first-class powers.
Most of our Irish friends are in America to stay, their children
and their children's children.
Americas interests come first. Each English soldier is taking
the place of some soldier we would have to send over if he were not
there.
We as Americans are not going to be at losgerheads with our
powerful ally, England, because some want to "kick the king's
crown into the Boyne," and others are opposed.
It is a wonder to me that some of our patriotic Irish —and there
are plenty of them here, both Catholic and Protestant —don't bawl
out these trouble makers.
This Irish question is giving a chance for indirect German prop
aganda to the extent that It embitters some against an ally and
makes others half-hearted about the war because we are fighting
on the same side as England.
We have no time for side fhows. Those of Irish dweent must
forget their old world prejudices and consider these questions from
an American viewpoint. D. E. M.
Oppose Booze
il niicil Press linfil \\ Irr.)
SEA.TTI.iE, June 7. —The state
convention of the Federation of
BY ALLMAN
BY AHERN
Women's clubs. In session here,
held its last meetins today.
Among resolutions passed by the
federation was a request directed
to President Wilson that no grains
be used for the manufacture ot
alcoholic beverages.