Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1927, Page 46

46 " EPIDEMIC BRINGS - ISLANDS TONOTICE “Facts About Aldutian Group Made Public by Geo- graphic Society. w | rings all lose weight under the potent The great steamship Leviathan hs some 10 or 12 pounds less n the moon is directly over it when it is near the horizon. milarly Bill Smith and his auto- mobile, little Willie Smith's teddy bear and Mrs. Smith’s dainty pearl car- influence of Luna. s a bulletin from ‘the Na- eographic Society dealing with moon's tide-raising force. r of ontinues the moon. THE EVENING ght. Leviathan Weighs 10 Pounds Less When Moon Is Directly Over Ship bulletin, “everything on which the moon shines directly down loses a cer. tain amount of its weight. need be no fear that we will go float- ing moonward; the downward pull of gravity which keeps objects on the earth’s surface is 10,000,000 times as great as the ‘lifting power' of the In other words, the greatest effect of the moon on a given object is to steal away one-ten-millionth of its wi n But there ase of large bodies, like the STAR, WASHINGTON, Leviathan, this fraction of the total welght 1s appreciable. But even the heaviest limousine would lose only the tinlest fraction of an ounce—between six and seven one-thousandths. This Would be equivalent to removing only three or four drops of gasoline from the fuel tank. “Pluck a single fiber from the fuzzy coat of Willle Smith's teddy bear and you would probably equal the moon's effect in reducing its welght. And arefully wiping the imperceptible dust from Mrs. Smith’s earrings would | no doubt quite outdo the lumar in- fluence on them.” “But in spite of the small effect of the moon's attraction on everyday ob- jects its total result on the earth is DGl very marked. Its most notable effect is to create the tides of the oceans, which in turn affect the world's sea- borne commerce, its fisheries, the sani- tation of its harbors and even man'’s sea-bathing activities, In years to come this moon force may be har- nessed to create power; already plans are under way for the construction of tidal power stations.” ey - A Family Tie. Answers, Londoa. mall Boy—Dad, what's a fam- ther—Mine. Every time I vou kids are wearing it. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1927 ITaft. Thinner, But Not Enough to Wear By the Associated Press. tically to himself as th: of the White House attaches. when he tried to slip it on after he'into the garment. Chief Justice Taft is getting thinner, but he has not trimmed down quite to the size of Senator Howell of Ne- braska, and he chuckled characteris- realization was brought home to him yesterday. Leaving the White House after a call upon President Coolidge, the Chief Justice accepted without argument a black topcoat handed to him by one But Senator Howell's Coat, Sorl—'le Returns It thad stepped into his automobile he | found that the size of his shoulders and the cut of the coat would reach no compromise. Turning back the lapel he found that he had walked off with the coat of Senator Howell, who was waiting to see the President, and in his usual good humor turned back to the White House, leaving the coat there with a dry comment that he would have {o go a little further before he could get I Harvest Moon Farmers’ Aid. 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