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SEA OF CALCIUM IS SKY MYSTERY Comdl University's New Dean of Astronomy Is Studying Big Puzzle. SCIENCE'S VIEWS CHANGE Theorie« ef Evolution of Heavenly Bodies Reverse of Few Years Ago —Spectroscope Astronomer1« Greatest Aid. Seattle. Wash.—S. L. Boothroyd. pre feasor of astronomy at the University •f Washington, who leaves this June to become the dean of astronomy at Cerue 11 university, has been adding his bit. and an important bit It may prove, to man's kno«Tedge of his earth's big brothers, the stars. Many stars which to the naked eye or through small telescopes appear as single «tars are In fact two stars, cir cling about each other. It Is these double stars that Profes sor Boothroyd has been investigating. Part of his work has been done at the University of Washington and part at the Dominion government observatory near Victoria. B. C. Studies Double Stars. Professor Boothroyd has been study ing the spectra of two double stars Just barely visible to the naked eye. One is known as “Boss No. 4002" and the other as “H. R. No. 8808.” They are so far away that even big telescope« cannot separate the two stars that com pose them. The two stars which ap pear as one and are called the Boss No. 4002 are at least 3.000,000 miles apart, perhaps much farther, and still they are so far away that they seem one «tar In the telescope. The spectroscope is perhaps the as tronomer's greatest aid. It Is a simple little contrivance of lenses and a three- cornered bit of glass that makes a beam of light into a rainbow. The rainbow is divided by dark lines, and these dark lines are the pets of the astronomers. Each combination of lines tells the story of some one of the eighty-odd chemical elements present in the body producing the light. The brilliance of the spectrum and its lines indicate the heat radiated by the star. Professor Boothroyd states. “One of the double stars I have been observing." explained Doctor Booth reyd. “is floating in a sea of calcium. Calcium is a rare metal on earth. Im agine an atmosphere of metal so hot it is vapor and extending more than 3.- 000,000 miles! I am paying close at tention to this ealctum atmosphere. It may give us the clue to the solution ot several mysteries In connection with double stars." > Theories come and go on the birth and life of stare, according to Profes sor Boothroyd. Today's best hypothesis of the evolution of the stars is almost the exact reverse of the one which held sway a few years ago. Only Hazard a Guess. “The best astronomers hardly have a theory." said the Seattle astronomei “They dare not. They only hazard a guess as to the order of certain things in the life of a star. The most likely story of a star's life has it bom of nebulous vapor and dead as a tiny, shrunken old sun. “We now believe that somew here lilts and scraps of cosmleduet, the remnants of old stars and all the litter and trash of the universe collects and. after mil lions of years, becomes a nebula. A nebula looks like a knot of cotton tn the eye and like a cloud In the tele scope It 1« made up of tiny asteroids from the size of a brickbat to perhaps the size of a miniature planet. “Why this universal rubbish collects to form a nebula no man can even guess. But when the nebula has be come large, gradually the bits work to ward the center. Heat is generated Its generation might be said to result from the friction of the particles Rap idly the heat Increases and the whole mass becomes hot. In the course of a few million years we have a great bias ing sun, huge beyond man's best and biggest dreams." MATI RDAY, APRIL BB, IMI. FRIDAY, APRII. Ml, lIMil PAGB EIGHT ■r % PERIODS IN AGE OF EARTH I Figure« Compiled by Qwiogut Are Certainly lntere«ting Though Per hap« a Little Startling. A geologist describe« by means of a graphic chart the comparative lengths of the different periods of the age of the earth. He places the age of the earth arbitrarily at T2.MO.OOÜ year«, represented by a clock dial of 24 hours —9,000.000 years to each hour On the above basis the first six hours of the clock represent Azoic time, the earliest conjectural period of the earth’« formation—lS,OUO.Uta years; the next six hours Eoxolc and the next eight Paleozoic time 1S.OOO. tXX> and 24.000.00' years, respectively —periods of mineral and vegetable formations. In the next three hours animal life develo|>ed Miwogolc time 8,000,01k) years—that la. from the twentieth to the twenty-third hour. Thus the last hour of the 24—3,000.001» years of geologic time—represents Neozoic time, which Includes the ap pearance of human life In the Quater nary period. This last division of the 24 hours, the Quaternary period. Is shown ns only ten minute«—In other wonts 500. 000 years. The existence of human life on the earth, then-fore, bears the same relation to the age of the earth as ten minutes does to twenty-four hours. Rut since the period of writ ten history Is estimated roughly at only 0.800 years, this last division la not shown on the chart, since It w ould only be 12 seconds tn duration.— Scientific American. BEGINNING A Picture TOMORROW of Extraordinary MATINEE Merit and Appeal ! For Three Days <»* NO RISE IN PRICES EVERYTHING IN INSURANCE— Dependable companies and reas- Stott. onable rates. See T. M 102tf Buick Salesrooms FOR SALE—»Alfalfa seed, alsike clover, red clover and blueBtem wheat seed at Count's Feed Store 4«tf A WONDERFUL ROMANCE OF APPEAL z \v J Merchant sales books at Courier office. MEM today z "5* -*y.z I I I u TO YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE y /// 7 LANDSCAPE GARDENING — Your home grounds demand the atten tion of someone who can secure for them an ever increasing beau- ty. Consultation free, No. 186' 63 care of the Courier. FOR SALE—Apples, inquire at fruit warehouse or cold storage plant MWStf E. L. GALBRAITH—Real estate. In surance and plate glass liability. «09H G street, phone 2*. 40tf FOR SALE—4 0 acres, part er all; 30 acres under Irrigation; 15 In cul tivation. House barn, and wells. See owner. Ernest J. Smith, Jer ome Prairie, Rd. 4, Box 86-A, Grants Pass. MWS JOS MOSS AGENCY—Fire insur- ance, plate glass liabilty, insur- tf ance. 204 H Sixth street. A Master Play Better Than The Book! CUUT PRICE on 160-acre farm to close. Snap. Liberal ternis. Call at 71» D St., City. 71 L'tA D MAXWELL in Al condition. *525. Williams Garage and Cy cler/. 65 LOST—-Between Grants Pass and Applegate bridge on th£ Crescent City highway, lady's suitcase con taining miscellaneous articles Finder please return to 407 L St. «5 99 REPLETE WITH THRILLS AND FITTING CLIMAX TONIGHT—THEN GONE FOR SALE BY OWNER New four room house, 2 large sleeping porches, screened in, garden in, chicken house, woodshed, all new ly painted Electric range. *850. 612 Howard street, near high LIKES JAIL: WILL NOT LEAVE school. Will pay you to look at. 62 Man in a Pennsylvania Bastile Manip ulates Bail Law to Escape FOR RENT—4-room house on Rogue Freedom. River Ave., between Fourth and Fifth. Good well, M acre of land Bloomington, Pa.—The Columbia for garden. Key across street. 65 county Jail has a prisoner who likes the bastile so well he will not leave. CHEVROLET ROADSTER slightly I although his time is up. He Is John used, practically new, at a bar 11:00 — -Morning worship, ”A Mes Eck of Berwick, who was sentenced gain if taken at once. 9*5 Lawn to ten days in Jail for refusal to pay sage to Young Married People." ridge Ave., phone 348-R. 65 a tine of *10 for failure to secure a Evening, union meeting at the license for his dog. FOR SALE—A rebuilt storage bat Methodist church to hear W. J. Her Eck knew It was time to go home, tery for any make of car to close wig of Portland. so he asked Sheriff Hldlay to take out out from *10 to *25 at the Granta Wednesday, April 27, the Woman’s an appeal for him. He was then asked Pass Service Station, 6th and D. 60 Association will hold its monthly for ball, and would not furnish It so missionary meeting with Mrs. J. A. he will remain in Jail at least until Johnsrud, 1301 East A street. Sub the May term of court. ject is "Africa.’’ Delegates to Pres- "Sure I want to stay in Jail,” Eck I said. “I get three good meals a day. byterlal meeting at Ashland will re and the sheriff treats me right, I’m port. out of work, anyway, and I don't The usual midweek service on know where my next meal would come Church of the Brethren Thursday evening. from If I did go home, so I’m better Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preach Henry O. Hanson, minister. satisfied to stay here. It's warmer ing service at 11, subject, "Asleep hi nights than sleeping In a house with the Midst of Danger.” Bong service out any fires, too.” 7:30. Evening sermon 8 o’clock, St. Luke'« Eptacojacl Church Mother Appllee Hot Poker to Daughter subject, "Pilate’s Queet.” 8 p. m. Evening service. Quincy—A««erting she was trying on E street between 2nd and 3rd. Rev. Philip K Hammond to teach her nlne-year old daughter Vicar In charge. Bethea > I’rewbyterian Church to tell the truth. Mr« Effie Syrkel wa.- 10:00—Sunday school. The Sun arrested for applying a red-hot «tom <%urch of Christ poker to the child’« tongue The H1 day school la growing steadily. Come liiane society preferred charro» and Join ua in the study of the Word. A "Reaching beyond" attendance — |flt the Churches 0 BLACK BEAUTY FOR RENT—Five acres, with fam- ily orchard, small fruit and gar- den Five room house and out buildings. Inquire 1206 D St. 63 SIX WEEKS Duroc Poland China pigs for sale, *4 each. f. o. b. either stage at Williams, Ore. Cash with order. H. M. & D. S But ton. 62 ADAPTED FROM ANNA SEWELL’S GREATEST NOVEL KNOWN AND LOVED FOR FORTY YEARS IN EVERY PART OF THE WORLD WHERE BOOKS ARE READ - _......... r J t 1 Is expected in all departments of the Bible school at 10 a m. At the 11 o'clock service, W. J. Herwlg. lec turer for the Anti-Saloon league of Oregon, will give the address He is deserving of a large audience. Come and hear him Special music under the direction of Miss Trtiblood Christian Endeavor at 7 p m an Interesting leader, an interesting program. At 8 p. tn. the congregation will Join In a union service at the Metho dist church where Mr. Herwig will give his noted lecture on "America's Opportunity In World Crises " Newman M. E. Church Sunday school at 10 a m. Epworth league« at 1p.m. , In the morning at 11 o’clock the pastor Vlll preach on the theme "One Great (Barrier to Christian Progress " In the afternoon at 3 o’clock there RIVOLI will be a union meeting at the church for women and girls only, addressed by 'Mrs. Aristene Fells, supervisor of the United States Inti-rdepartmont al hoard of social hygiene In the evening there will be a union service addressed by Rev. w J. Herwlg, state superintendent of the Antl-Baloon league. Good music. A cordial invitation to all. First Church of tWirlnt Hclrnttat Christian Science services are held every Sunday In the W. O. W. hall, at 11 a. m. Wednesday evening meeting at 8 o’clock. The subject Sunday Is, "Probation After Death.” Reading room is open from 2 to 4 p. m. dally except Sundays and holidays, The public la cordially In vlted to attend the services and to visit the reading room. Ilapttat Church for all ! Bibln school at 10, classes St. Anne's Catholic (Yiurch age«. Morning service at 11. SiH-clal Sunday maraee at 8 and 9 o’clock "The! mimic by choir. Sermon on Rev. 8. A. Coupai, pastor. New World Movement,” by the pas tor. Brief called meeting at the Church of God close of the service. Young people’« meeting at 7 o’clock, led by A. L. Sunday school, 8:4*. Preaching Edgerton. At 8 the church Join« in 11 and 7:*0. Prayer meeting Wed lh® «“'on Anti-Saloon league meet- nesday evening. 7:20. The public la Invited. ">8 the Methodist church C. 'M. preacher. Ralph M Conrad, pastor.
