Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 90, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1924 — Page 2
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MARS IS ONLY 34,648,000 MILES AWAY SO HAVE A LOOK TONIGHT
By DAVID DIETZ Science Editor of The Times A<— JSTROXOMERS all over the world are praying for a cloudless night tonight. The reason is this: The planet Mars tonight will be closer to the earth than it has been for the preceding century or than it will be for the next century. Mars is only 34.645.000 miles away tonight. They are hoping that the view will throw much needed light on such disputed questions as to whether Mars has an atmosphere or whether Mars is inhabited. It is within the range of possibilities that tonight's work may solve the Martian question. * ■ REFERENCE to the accom panying diagram will show why the distance between the earth and Mars varies. Both the earth and Mars revolve
REWARDS SPUR POLICE ON TRAIL OF ELKS VANDALS , Prosecutor Also Says He Has Evidence for Grand Jury, Work of apprehending the vandals ■who entered the new Elks Club Bldg., under construction at Meridian and St. Clair Sts., and caused damage to metal doors and window *“ingr to the extent of SIO,OOO is progressing satisfactorily, according .tpori of detectives assigned to the case today. The reward of SI,OOO offered by the Dahlstrom Metallic Door Company, Jamestown. X. Y.. and an additional 1100 by the Bricklayers and Masons Union Xo. 3, spurred activities of police. John J. McNamara, business a£ent : for the structural iron workers, who | refused to sign aresoiution adopted by the Marion County Building Trades Council condemning acts of . vandalism and pledging aid of the council in running down the vandals, today refused to make any explanation. "I have not a word to say.” McNamara said. Sperlin Explains C. D. Sperlin. business agent for the Sheet Metal Workers' Union, who also refused to sign the resolution, said he only did so because he had no authortiy to do so from his union. ''Personally, I indorsed every word In the resolution.” Sperlin said. The Sheet Metol Workers Union, in a meeting on Thursday night, unanimously adopted a resolution similar in text to that of the Trades Council. The resolution pledged support to civil authorities in apprehending vandals in any acts of sabotage or violence. Prosecutor William H. Romy is making thorough investigation of the vandalism through his office, and states he expects to have evidence for the grand jury, which . convenes Sept 1. Editor Flajs Act Don Campbell, editor of the In- j Ciana Construction Recorder, official publication of the building contrac- ! tors of Indiana, commenting on the recent labor troubles, declared the act* committed at the Elks Club outrageous. “There is a national board of jurisdictional awards, created for settlement of Jurisdictional disputes, but it appears all over the country this board is disregarded by men of the locals, who seek to settle matters for themselves.” Campbell said. “There is no doubt that destruction of property in such manner and under such conditions will have a serious effect on the building situ-
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DRAWING OK MARS BY THE LATE PROFESSOR LOWELL. around the sun. The earth is approximately 93.000,000 miles from the sun. Mars is approximately 141.500,000 miles from the sun. Now in general. Mars and the
NECKS STRETCH TO SEE PLANET MAR ~ _ , Neighboring World Near Us Can Be Viewed After Sunset for Several Days, Astronomers Say,
There was Jackie Coogar.. Baby P,ggy. Fatty Arbuckle. Then comes Ringling Brothers Circus. But before that is Mars! Mars will give a free exhibition lasting all night, Friday. And incidentally. Mars will not come this way again for about 134 years. Mars will be closer to the earth Friday night than it has been since 1877. It is usually somewhere in the neighborhood of 200.000.000 miles away, but at present it Is kindly coming around to show itself off and will approach the earth as near as 34.000,000 miles! Thirty-Xine-Year Trip And what's a little distance like that? Its only equal to 13.600,0<*> trips around the Indianapolis speedway. And at the rate Joe Boyer traveled in the last race he would only have to keep his Dusie going for 14,158 days or about thirty-nine years. Mars is risible to the naked eye from a short time after dark until almost sunrise, according to Jol\n <\ Dean. Indianapolis astronomer, who has studied the planet for years. Appear After Sunset “Friday night Mars will appear in the southeastern part of the sky right after sunset and will he visible uniil sunrise," Dean said. “It is distinguishable by its bright reddish color. Its brightness will not lessen perceptibly for five or six days, as it is near the earth for several days.” ation if permitted to continue. Business men are not going to put their money into new building projects if they have the least fear they are going to 'ose from any such catises. It is easy to see who would be hurt the most.” The Indianapolis Building Contractors' Association, it is said, has called a meeting to discuss the matter. A mass meeting of the members of the Marion County Trades Coun cil wall meet at 2:30 Saturday for purpose of adopting the resolution passed by the executive council Thursday. CITY NAMED DEFENDANT Damages of SIO,OOO are asked m n suit filed today in Superior Court by Mrs. Hettie M. Hance. wife of John Hance, a farmer living south of the city, because of injuries she claims she received from riding in an auto over Shelby St. Indianapolis is defendant, because the street ''was negligently allowed to become out of repair." The plaintiff says there were many holes ;n the street, varying in depth from three to ten inches.
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earth are closest to each other when they are in what astronomers call opposition. That is. when they are both on the same side of the sun and when a straight line ‘drawn from the sun to Mars passes through the earth. But the orbit of Mars is a flattened circle, and accordingly its distance from the sun varies. Therefore the distance between the earth and Mars at opposition depends upon tvhere Mars is in its orbit. If opposition takes place at what the astronomer calls aphelion—when Mars is farthest from the sun—it will be 63.000,000 miles from the earth to Mars. But if opposition takes place wh, n Mars is closest to the sun at what astronomers call perihelion —then the distance will be only 34.648.000 tniles. And that is just what happens tonight.
Dean disagrees with some asI ironomer'- who claim Mars is i :i----i habited. “If it is inhabited,” # said Dean. ' "the : nhabitants are certainly not j anything Ike human beings. Nature : does not produce things alike. It is too cold there for people like us to live. Years Twice as I/>ng The years on Mars are twice as ] long as the years a.s we know them, j according to Dean, hut the planet 1 turns on its axis every twenty-four i hours, as the earth does. So the j year there has about twice as many j days as ours does. “The length of the years causes , the seasons to he different ; from otirs.” said Dean. “They are j having spring there now. One can see. through a powerful telescope.' what is thought to be the southern polar cap of the planet. “The polar cap appears to be decreasing in size and is thought to be ice and snow as we have it in the earth's polar regions. “I don't think much of the Ideas of wireless messages between the earth and Mars." he continued. “It j is altogether too visionary. We have no reason to think they have de- ! veloped wireless. We have had it jonly a short time. I “I don't think Mars is any older 1 than the earth. According to Moulton's planetismal hypothesis the planet's were all created at the same time. So Mars, if it is inhabited, has j probably not made any more prog- | rrss than we have.” FIRIVI PREDICTS NEW PROSPERITY : Nordyke and Marmon Hiring 100 Men a Day, Increasing "sound prosperity,” with demand for real valuer., was predicted today by G. M Williams, ; president and general manager of j the Nordyke & M irrnon Go He said | his company has been adding 100 I men a day for the past week to speed production. Sales for the past two months have lieen 54 per cent larger than last year, he said. He predicted I fewer automobiles would be proj duoed in 1925. Too many were built In 1923, he said. Nordyke & Marmon’s extension program Includes expenditure of $4,000,000 for labor and $5,000,000 additional for material, Williams said.
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discussion over Mars 1 was precipitated by an Italian astronomer named Schiaparelli in - 1877. The first map of Mars had been drawn by astronomers in 1840. But until 1877, no one noticed anything unusual about the planet. Then Schiaparelli announced that he could see dark markings on the planet. He called them “canale,” Italian for “channels.” But the word was translated into
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pEjIRRD and sunburned, but oh. so glad they went, —.. "Real Silkers" today achingly wont about their daily tasks. All v.armed up to the occasion were the 2,000 employes of the Real Silk Hosiery Company at the picnic at Broad Ripple Thursday. Despite the heat, however, there was no end of fun. At 8:15 machine loads of employes and managers left the mill. 624 N. Noble St., in the wake of the Indian a polls Military Band, and boisterously waved good-by o the sweltering toilers of the town and “beat it" for tall tlm bers of Broad Ripple. Events of All Kinds The picnic was given under the auspices of the Employees' Mutual Benefit Association and under the direction of Arthur Zinken. assistant to the president and head of the department of industrial relations. Other officers of the organization are J. A. Goodman, president; W. C. Kobin, rice president and manager of the sales organization; L. L. Goodman, secretary and treasurer; H. V. Kobin, assistant to the president and production manager. Nothing was left undone for the enjoyment of this “day off,” and don’t think it wasn’t enjoyed a-
MRS. IVIORS' BODY ON WAY TO EAST McCoy, in Jail, Asks About ‘Tessie's’ Funeral, By United Press LOS ANGELES, Cal., Auk. 22. While Kid McCoy continues his inquiries about “Tessio's” funeral, the body of Mrs. Theresa Mors, for whose slaying the former fighter is now awaiting trial, began Its long journey to New York today. An expensive casket, concealed *n plain pine boards which protect their contents, held all that remained of the woman who, seeking romance and love, found death. The casket came to the railroad station unaccompanied by friends and without even the tribute of flowers. The body will be received in New York by Mrs. Mors' mother. Albert Mors, divorced husband of the dead woman, will remain here. LAW VIOLATION CHARGED Illinois Man Arrested After Serving Penal Farm Term, Everett Harvey, Du Quoin, 111., was removed from the Marion County jail today to Danville, 111., to answer to charges of violating the Mann white slave traffic act. Harvey was arrested at Putnamville, where he completed a term in the penal farm. Harry Wertz, deputy United States marshall, took Harvey, to Illinois on a removal order froin Judge George W. English.
both English and French as canals. The battle was on at once. Other astronomers disagreed with Schiaparelli. It was not until 1886 that another astronomer agreed with him. In 1892 Professor Percival Lowell of Boston built an observatory at Flagstaff. Arlz., equipped with a twenty-four-inch telescope. He became the most famous exponent of the theory that there were canals on Mars and that Mars was inhabited.
plenty. The customary peanut races. dashes, baseball games for the girls who bad worn their trusty knickers and cracker eating contest! for the kiddies, filled the program with Joy unconfined, Immediately after a picture was taken of the entire group, six girls in fancy costumes distributed generous sized wash cloths which came in uncommon handy for mop ping heated brows the rest of s he day. The wash cloth girls were Misses Louise Acton, Pauline Ren fro, Helen Way, Fern Bowers. Gertrude Smith and Viola Chittenden. Miss Bowers and Miss Smith en-
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But the late Professor Barnard, considered the greatest authority on planets, although he used both the thirty-six-inch telescope at the Lick Observatory and the fortyinch telescope at the Yerkes Observatory, was never able to see any canals on Mars. Barnard, however, was able to detect certain changes in the general appearance of the planet with the change of seasons. Astronomers unable 'to see the canals say that the others see the canals as a result of a trick of
tertained with ukulele stings while this was going on. “Puts 1/eaven in Dough” "L. L —He Puts the Leaven in the Dough," said one of the signs hung over the “race truck." The reference, of course, was to L. L. Goodman, “their buddie and friend.'’ A large red and white banner over the band stand was a constant reminder of the spirit . of the occasion as well as that which apparently pervades the factory organization. "J. A, (Goodman). a perfect product is our pledge to you for the confidence you put in us,"
iy/^V\ PtPIHDjON CftRTB QND WARS IN OPPOSITION DIAGRAM SHOWING POSITIONS OF SUN, EARTH AND MARS. psychological optics"—their eyes show them what they want to see and not what really exists. I BRING DOGS TO POONDJS PEEA ' Dr, Conger Will Send Ambulance —Rabies Rare, I “Dog days” are with us once more. And today they called forth vigor- | ous protest from Dr. Elizabeth Conger, city poundmaster, over the treatment dogs are receiving. She said policemen are shooting stray dogs promiscuously, from fear of rabies. "If citizens or owners are afraid of dogs, let ’em call us and we’U | send an emergency ambulance or a I truck to take the dogs to the dog pound," she said. Law says a policeman has no right to shoot a dog except on request of the owner, or in case of emergency. Dr. Conger said if persons who owned dogs which showed symptoms of rabies would call Main 3489 or Webster 1511, the dogs would be sent for and kept under surveillance at the dog pound, 4400 Massachusetts Aye., until cured. She also asked persons who saw stray dogs to call her. "Rabies does not develop until ten to fifteen days after the first symptoms—frothing at the mouth—appear," Dr. Conger said. "I handle 5,000 dogs at the pound every year and T never have found
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f- _|ARS has a diameter of 4,200 liVll miles ’ about half the I 1 diameter of the earth. The planet has two moons, but they are so small that a large telescope must be used to see them. The planet rotates on its axis in 24 hours, 37 minutes and 22 seconds. It revolves about the sun in 689 days. Each season on Mars therefore, would be twice as long as on earth. There is considerable doubt as to the existence of an atmosphere on Mars. Spectroscopic evidence is against it. Clouds, however, are, observed above the planet, bqts many astronomers think they ari dust clouds and not water vapor - The planet has white polar caps which expand and shrink with the season. The astronomers who believe Mars is inhabited think they are ice caps/ Others think they are only frozen carbon dioxide. one case of rabies. I’m not afraid of the dogs.” Police went to the home of Fred Mossberger, 513 Coffey St., and shot a stray dag. believed mad. Dr. W. H. King, State health commissioner is investigating to determine whether there is an epidemic of rabies following shooting of a dog belonging to H. W. Hollingsworth, 1247 N. Pershing Ave. HEAT FAILS TO SWELL ARRESTS Only Five Arrested on Speeding Charges, Although the weather gave the desire to “step on it” and cool off, ! only five persons were arrested on speeding charges since Thursday, the turnkey’s slate shows today. Gratification of results in the campaign against speeders was voiced today by police officials upon learning that only ten persons have been arrested in two days for violating the speed laws. Those arrested on speeding 1 charges: Russell Meyer, 16, of 1423 E. Market St.; Marion Jackson, 34. colored, of 324 W. Twenty-First St.; Oliver North, 24, of 2227 E. Tenth St.; Harry Reinhardt, 17, 214 N. Tremont Ave.; Henry Otterback, 18, of 721 Union St.