Evening star., 1921-04-27
BY the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERKELEY. Calf. April 27.-For a
month this summer the earth will en-
gage in a race with the periodic comet
Pons-Winecke and because it will have
no chance to win it will endeavor.
through astral influence. to "trip up" its
gaseous rival. according to a report
made public today by the observatory
Of the University of California. The
earth will not get into the race until the
comet has lead of between 12.000.0 900
and 10000 900 miles. but then it will put
everything it has into its test with
the comet.
The tripping up process or per-
turhation caused by the earth influence
will pull the comet away from its course
somewhat. but it will continue to plunge
along the coSmic speedway at an un-
diminished pace. 1t will cap its su-
premacy finally when. on June -. 1t
f1ips its tail so hard against its terres-
trial rival that the impact will send out
sparks. These will go down in the
record as a metcoric Shower
3..OoO.0oO Miles From Earth.
The comet at last calculation was ap
proNimately 81 1000. 900 miles from the
earth Its nearest approach will be .l32
of an astronomical unit. or 12.0oo.000
miles on June 1. and shortly thereafter
the race will begin.
At the greatest brilliancy observable
from the earth the comet will be of the
eighth or ninth magnitude. Nothing
greater than the sixth magnitude can be
observed by the naked eye. so the world
at large will see nothing of the visitor
until the tail-fiipping episode on June
%. However. the earth's attraction for
the comet may be so great that new
calculations may be necessary when the
race gets under way.
Any potential propheSies that the
comet Will do great damage to the earth
are out of order. the observatory states.
On the other hand the meteoriC shower
If il develops as anticipated. will prove
to be a harmless. if inspiring, spectacle.
Bank Teller Arrested.
CHICAGO.-Horace Grier. a teller at
the National Bank of the Republic
was arrested on federal warrant
charging him with falSifying his ac-
counts to the amount of S24 1000.
Grer has been employed by the bank
for twenty years. and was regarded
as a model emplOye.
Find Goods in Wntchman's Home.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. - Merchandis Sc
valued at $4,000. said to have been
stolen from one of Cleveland's largest
department stores. was recovered
watchman employed at the store.
The watchman was arrested on three
charges Of grand larceny
Parent Murder Case Opens.
RENSSELAER,. Ind.-After exam
lining thirty-nine men jury has been
obtained for the trial of Ralph Davis
farmer. charged with the murder of
his parents. whose charred bodies
were found in the ruins of a farm !
house near here last January
Plead for May Day Revolution.
ST PAUL. Minn.-Police are search !
ing for two unidentified men who last |
night distributed hundreds of hand !
bills in st. Paul calling on workers /.
to prepare for a revolution on MAY
day to overthrow the government
and establish soviet. The handbiIlS !
bore the signature The United Com !
munist Party of America ,
Will Fight Telephone Rates.
COLUMBIA. S C.-The Telephone .
Subscribe Association of South ;
Sarolina. with \. l.. NJ. Virgins of :
Hartsville. S C., as president. was or
ganized at meeting of telephone ;
in Columbia called to !
protest against the increased rates i
recently authorized by the state rail- !
road commission
Five Negroes storm Jail.
BIRMINGHAM Ala-F'ive negroes
stormed the Jail at Fairfield in an at |
tempt to releas" negro prisoner.
one of the attackers being killed by |