New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 1, 1924, Page 12

) MARS ON DODRSTEP | OF OTHER EARTH As Conspicuous as & Book Agent 8 It Draws Nearer That red ball seen pended th traffic sig o wa danguron That's the plane i e ery way nearer, On August 22 1t er Varth t than » pending ¢ can Witne tanatel) able 1o sew the 2 most about reimal or mor Blining with a fi be & prominent ot naked eye, for & mueh le ot for the ger pertol tor 1t will glow brighter than Jupiter | § through the month « The figures g1 en able the layman to ga mate ideg of the relation the earth and to the sun. It must b remembared hawater that the astron omer n-leagy boots to acquaint himsAf nith & plan ot a hundred million or away, for such a distance is no than a hop, skip and tump in eom parison to the inconceliabla abyss be tween the earth and some of the more remote stars TWhen the ciphars run out too far, it 1s ecustomary to measure the distance in light vears, or the numbar of years 1t takes light at 186,000 miles a sec- ond to traverse the intervening ather, The pole star, or north star, for fn- stanece, which has been a friend to mariners since men went down to the sea in ships, is 45 light years away. Compared with that gap, Mars fs just ahove the radio aerial on the roof. The mean distance of Mars from the sun is 141,524,565 miles, its great- est distance 154,744,700 miles. 1In the solar system, it s the fourth planet in point of distance from the sun. The dnes not need save earth, which is third, has a mean dis- | § tance from the sun, based on a horf- zontal parallax of 850 seconds of an are, of 92,580,470 miles, The greatest distance that can ever | #4 occur betwaen Mars and ‘the earth is | § The least is 34,- | On Aug. 22 it will be | # 247,634,170 miles, 496,777 miles, only 34,651,200 miles away. At about this time it will also be near the sun, for the planet is in perihelion on Avg, 50, and is then only 128,324,430 miles £ from 014 Sol. This planet which will flery red in the eastern night sky next month holds a peculiar interest for earth-dwellers, Tts diameter, 4215 miles, being'a little more than half that of the earth, puts it in the cate- gory of a younger brother to our world. It is also believed to possess a surface and weather conditions simi- HOT WATER A PLENTY $5.00 INSTALLS HOFFMAN No. 25 | FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY L 171 ARCB ST, Tel. 1338 aF 10 thoss on th habited, and if a0 by snder if 1B people. Bt e e10n Pre | 8 shine so0 |8 | ‘Gas Water | C. J. Leroux | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1924 arin [ olad at s poles sse Buppositions sicut neighber is in what manner and 1o ieal Ms tuhe 1 ave lvd men to 'the stasiic olar While such pposed that 1he garers ew 10} e - - - - radio, be used 1o signal 10 the myth. aos and 10 ask them, onece for what purposs big ravals that are se plain: | through the teleseope speculation 1o ¥ 1o produce restits, it serves to Sallafy the dreamers whe cannel con- fAne their fantasies 1o bullding castie {1n 1he air of this sarth 1t is ne new thalg, either, to ditate over Mars. In Homan mythels o8y Mars, as the god of was, was one of the most ancient and important of they me LI S SE LE MEN'S SHIRT SALE Quality Shirts at Collar Attached materials, A Sales Event of Importance Looked Forward to hy Well Dressed Men of New Britain to secure This Extraordinary Price $1- Imported English Broadcloth, Oxfords, Soisettes and Mercerized Poplins, in Blue, Tan, Grey or White —all first quality in values to $2.50. are made of fine quality, long wearing, soft washing They are the coolest, smartest looking shirts for warm weather, embodying every improve- ment of custom construction. dinary values at $1.65 each. Neck Band Styles 65 These shirts They are extraor- Limit 2 to a Customer A HOST OF FINE DOMESTIC VALUES BED SHEETS Full bed size 31x30. Made of a heavy bleached sheeting. Priced for Baturday—Each BLEACHED MUSLIN 36-inch wide, tine bleached cotten for 15 sheets and ¢ases. For Sat, selling—Yd..... c INDIAN HEAD COTTON 40-inch heavy brown muslin, for sheets, cases, mattress protectors. Special for Saturday — Yard HUCK TOWELS An unusual value In & part linen ahsorhent towel. White and colored borders. On sale Baturday only e= BaCh ..evivrirenerens R 22¢ Excellent Dress Goods Values for Saturday FLOCK DOT VOILES In all the new summer shades, in jade, pink, navy, tangerine, orchid, tomato, with white dots. Guaran teed fast colors. Special for 29c €aturday only — Yard EMBROIDERED CREPES For blruses and one-plece dresses tan, green. orange with white embroldery. value $1.79 yard. Speclal for saturday enly -- Yurd IMPORTED DOTTED SWIsS Genuine 8t Gall detted Swisses 1 all the shades, with white hand tied knote Priced for Satnrday—Yard ieading PRESS RATIAFE Tn the ever pepular two.-tone calor combinations o 35¢ RATINE VYOILVS An imported twn.ply voile, embraidercd in check ratine. An ideal fahric for one.piece dresses #pecial for 690 Yard enlar far one.piece dresccs, saturday eelling-—Yard Reg “aturday value fhe SILK AND COTTON PRINTS In an exeellent aseortment of very protty cambinatiane, alen black and white 97c 15 8163, For Eaturday selling—Tard Value SPLENDID NOTION VALUES Rubher Honsehold Aprons— Fure gum rubber, asenrted Tady Sorority Hair Nets— Real human halr, double mesh nete, all colors except white and grev. Special for por. 19€ Raturday Navy, grey, | Reg. | $1,19: . 64c LINEN NAPRINS Pure Irish linen hemstitched napkins. fine round thread linen. For Sat. only 25C Each $2.75Doz, TABLE DAMASK 58-inch Mercerized Damask, in good assortment of patterns. For Saturday selling — Yard TABLE LINEN SETS Heavy linen damask, hemstitched cloth 64x70—#6 napkins to mateh Priced for Saturday only—gSet REMNANTS Stevens all linen dish toweling in good desirable lengths for dish and roller towels, at tremendous reductions, Made-of a Specials for Salurday From the Third Floor i yepeitms g oo 1 ] Traveling Bags--Made of genuine cowhide, rein. forced corners. Strong liming. Brass 4 49 ‘ lock and snaps. Special ............. » Boston Bags—\Made of black enamel cloth, large size. A bag for every day use, $l 00 2 . Special. .. Cut Glass Water Set — lLarge optic jug and 6 glasees, all cut in the daisy $l 25 . pattern. Epeclal ... Very Special DOUBLE PLAID BLANKETS Heavy weight wonl finighed, Size 70x80 Fxtra &pecial Curlex Curling Irons Electrie Curling Iron with cord and socket. Priced for Sat Ea. Children’s STAMPED DRESSES Dainty little play or school frocks stamped to embroider on colored lin- ene. Priced here at— 87c 59(: and 796 Ea.' MANY BERLINERS TURN DRY Berlin, Aug 1 Suranta are on the u and his the !!hr gods worshipped at Homs |sacred emblems, the spear and old, were believed to have dropped |, |trom some planet in the hesvens u.! this day the symbel omers to signify Mas spear and shield | rease 10 used by WSLTOR:|price of beer and other ale MBINE | drinks or 10 an increase of the pop meals withe w15 @ ation whieh desires ~TeMperaues 1es: ter in. Whether this is due to the high [ '@ olig | very mueh iatercsied e the pre® drinks, the authorities do not agres | Proprictors of the aleonolieas restan rante suy the Waierity of thelr eus are 10tal AbMAIRNE and are ue | Dition movement in fhe United States "Iam other parts of the worid - - - - - - " - THE HOUSE OF QUALITY, SERWIGE AND O ' Bavidson & - TWO EXTRAORDINARY RESS VALUES PRICED EXTREMELY LOW FOR SATURDAY SELLING GROUP NO. 1 400 Dresses PRICED AT $2.95 150 $ Made of Tricoshams, Broad- | cloths, Normandy Voiles, Society | Voiles, Hand-Drawn Voiles; all | very nicely made; all sizes to 50. cm= “Iwanta’”’ Creepers GROUP ONLY NO. 2 Dresses PRICED AT 7 45 Regular Values $12.75 Handsomely made of Pre- Shrunk Irish Linens, Hand-Made Imported . Voiles, Voiles and Imported Broadcloths, in all the new styles and sizes. Embroidered EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF and Suits Priced in 3 Distinct Groups at $1 49 Reg. Price $1.95 95 Reg. Value §1.49 $1.95 Reg. Price $2.95 An event that all mothers will welcome, especially of this well known brand of “Iwanta” Creepers and Romp- ers; very smartly fashioned in all styles and shades wanted. Can be had in all sizes to 6 years. Shop early and buy plenty of them. New SPORT BANDEAU Worn with bobbed or long hair, for tennis, golf- ing, motoring, hiking and all outdoor wear. In the net or bandeau style. Special for Saturday & 43c Miller’s BATHING SHOES A neat, snug-fitting bath- ing slipper, in all sizes and colors, Are priced 77 c here at ..... Ea Remember! Ladies’ LEATHER SPORT BELTS In the new popular wide belts, black, white, in plain and perforated styles, are priced here— 450 to $l Ea.