Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1924, Page 5

MARS LIFELIKELY, | PICTURES REVEAL Photos Show Planet Has -Light, Heat and Air Some- what Like Earth. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, November An interpretation of the recent obser vation of Mars, when the planet was At its point to the earth “strengthens the probability that Mars fs fitted to support Robert G, Obser fornia, closest te A xplain, . the gre h areas in the Martian Summer is due to vegetation, then undoubtedly animal life, at least of low form, is present, for the two are always coexistent on our earth. | Life Not Improbable. 1 “This is not at all improbable, but | t cannot as yet be regarded as defi- | Iy established.” | | Aitken p conclusion that 1 water oh its | surface. but not ensugh water to cre- | ate any permanent ! Zreat lakes, and ha make the atmospl owWn At the heig mountain tops. ause of this relatively low of atinespher 1 fact 4 cives les: and heat | upon this 1 opinion has been smperature of Mars » probably far below eral agreement can be said to exist as to the pr form and interpretation of the finer details | of the planetary markings. ocean or even enough air to as dense as our | of our -« highesi | the Menasuring of Heat. “The decided advance made recent observation is along tw At the Lowell Obser at in conjunction eflecting telesc at radiation from whole and from the surface. 1 planet 600,000 absorption with the differ. dist miles, powertul measure the plan | it - dificul: ¢ prising that, numer -d at th rely in is that both ratfre ot a8 point, Obscrvatory at Fahrenheit, the Fia from 45 to 60 “Fven if the falls far lower in the an’ night this is | by no means an impossible tempera- ture for the support of life. put the Mars well the noon day above the Mount Wils ut 45 de s aff Observatory Results of Photographs. Mr. Aitken reviewed th otographs taken in light rts of the spectr s sensitive to red hers sensitive to orange and light, and on ordinary photographic | plates sensitive to violet light i The contrast between the red sen- sitive and the violet sensitive plates is remarkable,” he said he tographs taken with red lig A great amount of surface de a4 marked decrease in brightn the outer edge or rim of the p. disk and give the disk smaller than the on the ordinary plates by The others show no detail ex polar cap and do not ing of light at the oute disk. Now it has long been known that our own atmosphere does not permit light of any short wave| length to pass through it. In fact, the blue color of our clear sky is due to the scattering by the atmosphere of this short wave length light sults dif- n—that | nt veilow | o i Depth of Atmosphere, “By analogy we are led to the in- ference that the images of Mars on} the ordinary photographic pl. the images of its outer atmosphere, | whereas those on the red s sitive | plates give pictures of the true sur- face of the planet. If this is cor- rect it follows that Mars has a con- e y ter depth of atmos- re than had been supposed, pos sibly a depth of 100 to 120 miles. and that in its general qualities it may resemble our own. It will not be so dense as our own because the attraction of gravitation on Mars is only two-fifths as strong at the surface of the earth. The polar caps on the ordinary photographic plates will then be cloud or haze caps, which may cover a smaller true ice cap on the surface of the planet “This interpretation fits the ob- served facts well, and, taken in con- junction with the temperature meas- ures, strengthens the probability that s is fitted to support life ‘Further than this, we cannot g The nature of the so-called canals in dispute, but it m be. said tively that we have so far no oservational evidence that they are aertificial or that intelligent beings wxist on Mars. All stories of sig- 2als from Mars are absurd. REPORTS GOOD YEAR. Salvation Army Makes Progress in | District. Adjutant Ernest R. Holz and l)(htl‘“ officers of the Salvation Army of the | District are in New York attending | the convention of officers in the Hast- | ern territory. The adjutant is reporting to the as- semblage that the Army's work here during the past year i creased membership over the p year; more people attending se more meetings held and the c ble and relief work going forward with leaps and bounds. “Our methods of dealing with the| social problems are more orderly and | are producing more effective resuits,” the report states. “We have reason to fecl proud of the success achieved in the District.” The , conference, which opened in | New York last night, will extend un- til Wednesday. Reports from all scc- tions of the Eastern division will be read. The Washington territory has been praised numerous times for the progress made in the Army’s work in the National Capital. Adjt. Holz took to New York with him a letter from President Coolidge, which will be read to the 2,000 officers at the convention. Dl R Dr. Durkee to Speak. “Education for the Body” will be the subject of the lecture to be given by Dr. J. Stanley Durkee, president of Howdrd University, before the Social Hygiene Society of the District, Mon- day at 8:15 pm. Dr. Robert Scott Lamb will also deliver an address. The meeting Wil be at the Bethany Baptist Church, Rhode 1sland avenue at Second street northwest, and the pastor, Rev. Dr. Hugh T. Stevenson, will preside. General discussion will follow the ad- dresses. The public is invited. — e a day, if it is of the size ur“.-.::,ot these modern varieties, ouzht to keep two doctors away, says ¥ @ weston Tramseript. | | platoon | tageous i The important | © ! prominent | school pho- | S | and | manager, | lodging fo i he would look after the woman. - THE _EVENING 1 PROGTORHEADS NATIVES SOBETY Succeeds lJesse C. Suter, President of Organization Since Founding. Heads Nati John Clagett electea lent rict of ction held night t ballot, by a close majority | se C. Suter. who had been| president of the since its or- | ganization. After Mr. Proctor's elec- tion by bullot the society voted make his election un ¥red mery we vice president and other officers we elected as follows: Miss Margar second _vice Louise T president; third v , recording secre- | o Miss Mary I ponding secretary: Hamel, treasurer, and . Morris. historian voted to have the sec- unanimous v for E both Miss Taggart and Hungerford, while the second ed t st | PLATOOH SCHOOL SYSTEM PRAISED Plan Explained to Parents,! Teachers and Educators at Rally. | viee unanimous sse C. Suter president was instrue vote and egates to the Federa- | Associations | e elec tion of Ci re Mr. Proctor society. and port for the y he recailed in of the last year. A resolution w thunks to the re president, Suter, who not only had been president of the soclety since its or- gunization was one of its princi- pal founders. He was praised in the resolution, which was introduced by Mr. Emery, as “having shown con- spicuous I in_the performance of duties as president.” resolutic ded retirin its Report. of the his re- | port | events | 2l read In this news <chool st | the platoon ation and ¢ roup of parent chool officers at a Na- ation rally, held | of the District acher Associa- | auditoriem of d Educ the tional under al newly led to the ented the lucation versity outlined of the elementary nd pointed out t is decidedly modern education, the full curriculum volutio platform and Mr. | gavel to Mr.| Proctor. his gavel was made out| of wood from a moss elm tree which | formerly stood at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue inder of the the “hool at the advan- | in giv- | urricklum sehool pupils program in- al humorous recitations ary - Seall, the singing of STAR., WASHINGTON, D. to!{ Gd. t consisted of iglish, religion and | afterwards, how- @ slump occurred W religion went out curriculum and was | conduct and manners. | J reteenth century iid, was given a| the school cur- produced America’s orators Washington the assemblage and the installation of new members. | The new members elected were Mrs. Jessie L. Mrs. Helen J utle: Char 1 Ward subjects rithmetic be explained. ion e school eplaced by The i declam William A Alfred Fisher. Patrick eph Ryan, Lola Y. Du Hamel, W.| laden Jackson, Louis R. Peake and| Mary J. Farring. i the tion. he rs. place in PRESENT TWO PLAYS. | Soiree Francaise Has Benefit for| French Children. Ruliet,’ an English | sil” wer, and it eagle riculum, spread Ge the sent-day ¢ reached its 1800, D, he said 1 about den full “Jomeo and farce, and “Un Coup de F presented last night in the Washing- ton Club at the Soiree Francaise for the benefit of the Orphelinat des Armes, an organization that has for the educating of home- children The affair was under the direction | of Mme. n. Bimont. who was | assisted by Mr well Downs and | Dore Walten. Members of Avant” danced a minuet. Mme. several songs Lazare offered and Mme. Poston, Park View only platoon “Organizing a “Public on School talk Co! ently comple »f the platoon school. Henr. k of the Takoma Park Home hool Association presided forme School, | school, | = Platoon Opinion and Costs as the subject M. Abders d an exhau acher “ash spoke P n Bel- Mme. several | Bimont TRAVELERS’ AID HELPS VICTIM OF AMNESIA, 85 appropriate solos gave a recitation. The following production of Fort, Barba tha | Frances | Anita Brown, | Rae Lew Busick. Helen | Kerr, Katherine Briggs and Margaret | Reese. Mrs. Downs played piano | | accompaniments. | The entertainment was given under | the patronage of Mrs. Hugh S. Cum- | Mrs. Wallace Radeliff | son McClintock. Mrs. Ernest Bicknell o ireenwood, Mrs Walker and Miss Fannie Boyee. took part play: ‘Woman Cared for Here Until Mem- ory Returned—Sent to - Niece. Tired, bewildered and dismayed, a woman of 83 vears stood before the Travelers' Aid Society desk at Union Station this week. 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Rooms Like Mother's, $100 in PRIZES Cross-Word Puzzle Contest See announcement in Sunday .?tar and Post ers Costs Nothing To Enter The Ehening Star DICTIONARY COUPON Five Store s In Washington Straw Hat Trade In Past 2 Years Has Big Increase Sol. the AMERICANS OBTAN COALN SBERA Soviet Officials Grant Con- cession to Kuzbas Col- ony Operators. silent partner of all straw-hat manufacturers, proved his worth during ‘the last two years by increasing the returns from the hot-weather headgear 13.7 per cent over the preceding biennfal period. The Department announced today that straw-hat production, exclusive of trimmed hats for women and children, was valued at $32,534,763 for the two- year period xince 1921. This figure, it was added, does not include figures for establishments produc- ing straw hats secondary prod- ucts nor statistics on trimmed hats or women and children of Commerce November 22 the Kuzbas colony at are to receive from et of land by 40 ning coal reserves estimated at 000,000,000 tons, New York rep- truly good and virtuous do not | resentativés of the Kuzbas announced €., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1924, the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics has determined upon this concession be- cause of the Impressive showing of the American engineers and other workers at Kemerovo, sald a statement from the Kuzbas offices. “It 1s estimated that Kuzbas has ‘made a profit during the present vear through the operation of the mines at Kemerovo and the production of coke and chemicals of about 1,000,000 gold rubles,” the statement, says., “In view of the enlarged program of Kuzbas a num- ber of American engineers wiil be en- gaged during the coming year. John W. Powell of Welsh, W. Va., left recently for Kermerovo to take the place of Alfred Parsons, jr, of Somerset, who 1l Americanize ‘the mines at Kolchu- a The property to be turned over to the Americans, Kuzbas officials declare, comprise the whole of the southern end of the Kuznetzky basin, including the coal mines at Kolchugina and Proko- | Peveky and the steel mills at Gueriev. A little learning may be is a dan- il that is told them of | toda Council of Labor and Defense of gerous thing, same amount of ignorance b JAPANESE TO ABANDON PORT ARTHUR NAVY BASE ‘Will Strengthen Ominato in Light of Flight Across Pacific by United States Aviators. Cortespondence of the Ascociated Press. TOKIO, November 4.—Dropping of Port Arthur as a naval base and the strengthening of the secondary base at Ominato, at the northern end of the main Island of Japan, are fea- tures of the navy's program of de- fense readjustment. 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