See comets due
Throe comets—those most myster
ous of all heavenly wanderers—are
due for a visit to the general vicinity
of the earth and sun this year, the
United States naval observatory has
announced Astronomers throughout
the country are preparing for the ar.
rival of the derelicts from the great
open space of the universe, and expect
new discoveries of scientific value.
The list of the 1U24 comets pre
pared by the naval observatory. In
cludes Encke and Tempel, the first In
November, and Tempel, the first of
December, In 1925, six comets are due
in March, July, August and October.
The naval observatory is yet un
able to determine the brilliancy and
visibility of the visitors. They were of
the smaller variety of heavenly
strangers on the last trips to the sun,
but years of wandering in space may
have vastly increased their volume—
or brought about their diminution.
Should one of the great comets
known to astronomers hurl itself In
to the earth, it is believed the seas
would boil and tidal waves would dash
against the mountains; polar ices
would melt and fires and suffocation
sweep the globe, according to scien
tists at the United States bureau of
standards.
Scientists frequently have specu
lated on destruction of the earth by r
comet, but bureau of standard experts
declared that the probabilities of such
a catastrophe are highly remote. The
earth with its 8,000 miles of diameter,
a tiny star in the infinite expanses of
the universe, is a poor target for the
memets rushing through space at
more than 7,200 miles an hour.
Government observers explained
that should the earth pass close to
the head of the comet a great amount
of gas probably would be absorbed,
resulting in material alterations in
terrestrial climate.
‘If the head of a comet was to
strike the earth, or even come close,
it would produce most disastrous re
sults,’ experts of the bureau said. “A
considerable proportion of the popu
lation might be destroyed. The diam
eter of the earth’s 180,000 mile orbit
would be changed, and the length of
the year might change.
“Nevertheless it is thought that in
the untold ages of the past, eumets
have collided with the earth. Sur*i an
explanation has been advanced to ac
count for that curious gash that
forms the valley of the Dead Sea and
the Jordan and whose continuation
has been traced across the Red Sea
into Africa.
EARTHQUAKES DRIVE SHARKS
TO SWARM IN MANILA BAY
Manila, .June 18.—Fishermen have
reported an unusual number of sharks
in Manila bay in recent weeks, and
some scientists believe that the many
earthquakes experienced in the Phil
ippines and adjacent islands have
driveji the sharks into less disturbed
waters.
It is saifl that in the days when
Dewey's ships were lying in the bay
near Cavite, “swiming call” for the
crew was sounded each day, but now
crews of the American fleet are for
bidden to swim in the deep water un
less they remain within the wire
screening at Canacao bay, where the
Cavite naval station is located.
LIVES WITH GERMAN
SHRAPNEL IN LUNG
Salisbury, June 18.—Joseph Niclio.
las, a Salisbury boy, who was wound
ed in service in France, is now in the
M alter Reed hospital, Washington,
and Mrs. Nicholas has gone there to
be with him. Mr. Nicholas still bears
in his lungs portions of shrapnel and
the wound is giving him considerable
trouble. Recently he has been in the
Dteen hospital, hut some days ago was
transferred to the Walter Reed insti
tution. '
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