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The Washington times., 1925-06-18

point requiring q case. than the
furniture makers and painters
seized the opportunity to make
them, as well, objects OF decorative
beauty. Thus, In the famous col
lection Of Miss Belle Skinner are
found such rare pieces as spinet
of 1879, decorated by no less dis
tinguished an artist than Peter
Paul Rubens; the actual spinet Of
Marie Antoinette (1778), with ex-
quisite decorations by christophe
Huet, on cream.colored lacquer. and
the virginia. made for Nell Gwyn
in London in 1868.
Another specimen In this collec-
ton Is one with the ,undersido Of
the lid painted In q charming pas
toral by Francis Boucher, and
another with the underside Of the
Md in gorgeous red lacquer, with
gold chinoiseries.
The similarity in shape between
these beautifully decorated narpsi-
chords Of an earlier age and our
grand pianos Of today suggests the
stimulating possibility OF our own
creation Of some pieces for Inu-
The Washington times., 1925-06-18

seums and collectors for the future
by interesting a few decorative ar
lists as Everett Shinn. Warren
Davis, Carton Moorepark and Rob
ert Chanler in painting fine, mod.
ern pianos.
The Nell Gwyn virginia. Is cited
by Karl Freund as one of the
first examples Of real conformity
in the design OF q musical instru.
ment with contemporary furniture.
for the decorated case rests on. a
stand Of true CARDIGAN character.
THE CONNOISSEITR.
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struck chords succeeded the hand
struck chords OF harps, lutes. psal-
teries, dulcimers and other stringed
instruments Of antiquity.
The end of the Seventeenth CEN
fury saw the rise to popularity Of
the virginia." term applied,
often carelessly, to almost any type
of keyboard stringed instrument.
Many OF these instruments were
quite small, in fact, portable, and
the mechanism Of their key action
was in q distinctly experimental
stage. The name is supposed 70
have been give in honor OF Eliza
beth, though this origin is dis
puted.
Following the virginia. came the
clavichord, an instrument Of tone
too faint and delicate to satisfy
either musicians or audiences. 1t
was succeeded by the spiTleL and
the harpsichord, which held the
stage until the advent Of the
piano in 177S.
No sooner had the mechanism Of
the early spinets and other key
board instruments developed to a
The Washington times., 1925-06-18
.'DARDANELLA AUTHOR
ENTERS RADIO GAME

CHICAGO. June 1s - Johnny
Black. composer Of '.Dardanella. /"
has been engaged BY Broadcasting
station WHIT here as studio di-
rector.
Blacks first success was Oar
daneIla" --but II took him three
years to sell it to q publisher.
When 1t was finally published
Black was with q musical comedy
company in South America. and Il
was only through q legal suit last.
The Washington times., 1925-06-18

the United States and Canada is
believed to be the first in history in
which an organized church body
has come to the defense Of a
teacher Of science or believer in the
results OF research which are in
conflict with the creation and evo-
luton theories of historic Chris
tianity. From Calico down through
time, countless pioneers in scien-
tific discovery have been oppressed
by the organized church, Mr..
Strong declares.
It is significant that the first
move In the opposite direction
should come from the churches
known as Unitarian; which resist
all external authority in religion
and have just celebrated the cen.
tenary OF the organization OF their
British and American associations.
The Washington times., 1925-06-18
PIANO TRACED
FROM EARLY
DAYS
Connoisseur Tells of CIaVichord
and Spinet, Forerunners OF
Modern instrument

The art Of the interior decorator
and the interest Of collectors is now
claimed by the plano; by the for
mer as a piece OF period furniture,
by the latter for its value as an
antique and excellent piece of
craftsmanship.
1t is a fascinating depression for
the antiquaire, the study Of the
early forerunnerS of the modern
piano, and a fascinating study for
the musical dilettante to follow the
technical evolution which took
place from the time when key
The Washington times., 1925-06-18
Lover Shoots Woman

MT. CARMEL. Pa, June h.
Mrs. Mary Rushin. forty-two, widow
with seven children, the youngest
OF which IL three years, was shot
in the right hip by Joseph Bronicln,
q disappointed lover, II Il alleged.
He is in jail, awaiting the out
come OF the injuries. He met the.
woman on the street last night.
spoke to her, then opened fire.
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CUT SHORT TRIP ABROAD
FOR SERVANTS FUNERAL

j. PHILADELPHIA, June 1s.-Miss
Eva Riley. colored, forty-five. who
for fourteen years was in the
service Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
Chandler, Is dead here.
The Chambers who had planned
to stay aboard for three months,
cut their stay short by a month,
to reach home for the funeral of
their faithful servant.
The Washington times., 1925-06-18
CHURCH LAYMEN
GET BEHIND
SCOPES
Unitarian League Will Be Rep
resented by Their Presi-
dent at Trial

NEW YORK, June 1s.-Charles
r. Strong, president Of the Uni
tartan Laymen's League, has been
appointed by the executive COM
mittee of that organization to act
as an observer at the trial Of ]. T..
Scopes, the Dayton, Tenn, high
school instructor In science, who
faces prosecution on July 10 for
teaching evolution. Mr.. Strong Is
secretary OF the Association Of the
Bar OF the City Of New York.
This action on behalf Of the lay.
men Of the Unitarian churches Of
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inr two years that 10 W. abs %
collect any royalties. He tinaIln
settled FOR SIS, 900.
''Dardanella" brOugh more than
ten million dollars into the cOkfera
Of the music industry
The Washington times., 1925-06-18

YOUR own thirst is Natures warning. You
don't need doctor to tell you that you
should drink pure water and lots of it. Here is
pure, clear, sparkling water, favored and sweet
ened with the things that Nature craves-much
safer than ordinary water from faucet or wayside
we'll The same delicious, refreshing dIink you
like so we'll is the drink that doctors prescribe,
and that hospitals and sanitariums serve.
The Washington times., 1925-06-18

REGULAR Clicquot Club is full of zest and
vigor. Pale Dry CIicquot Club is extremely mild
and subtle, delicately refreshing, and mixes well
with other drinks. Each comes inafull pint bottle,
with two full glasses of the purest, most deli
cious gngerae that the biggest ginger ale botters
in the world can make. Best of all, there's no
extra cost for full measure They cost the same,
and there's even rebate on the empty bottles.
The Washington times., 1925-06-18
Four-Poster Be-

Old Colonial design-in Mahogany; the
headboard is Of handsomely grained
Mahogany veneer; the posts and cross
rail solid Mahogany-and throughout
the construction is superior. SCR m
SPECIAL TCO
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
PRINCE 0F WALES HAVING BUSY TIME
His First Day in South America
 Is a Hustler

Montevideo. Uruguay, Aug, 1e R The first day of the South Aneri- can visit of the Prince of Wales was 2 busy one. From the time h" stepped from the British cruiser C,urlew at | o'clock yesterday morn ing until he retired late last night the royal visitor was kept busy ac knowlcdging the cheers of enthusi- astic Uruguayans and the introduc- tions of distinguished personages
 Normal life in Montevideo vas vir- tually abandoned throughout the day, for 1t seemed that everybody was anxious 10 welcome the prince. After an official reception at the government ralacc there was 9 luncheon rendered by President Ser rato; then an inspection of cattle show. where Wales displayed great interest in tho exhibits of horses and cattle. Later he was given 3 reception by the British colony al tho Park hotel. the prince dancing with enthusiasm unti, he left for his residence at the Taranco palace to receive delegation from the Brit fish Chamber of Commerce.
 During the evening he was guest
 of honor at an official banquet, after
 which there was a gala performance" at the Soils Soils theater. The pro gram came to an end with a ball al
 the Club Uruguay. Here Wales met
 most of the principal members of | Uruguayan society.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Canadian Wheat Exports
 Valued at 226 Millions

OttoVa, Ont, Aug. ] . Pl-- EXport of Canadian wheat for the 1e months ended July RI last amounted 10 146.95S15S bushels. valued at $co6,- 9To,571 For the same period end- ing July &1, 1924. total exports were 29?,4@5155 bushels, with a valuation of S%96.274446,
 Of the total exports 10 the United Kingdom, Canada's biggest wheat buyer, during the 12-month period, 74,S15.T1O bushels went through the United States and 4n,9SS.SS5 bush els through Canadian seaports.
 The statement issued by tho Do- minion bureau of statistics shows to- tal exports 10 the United States dur ing the l9 months ended July 31 lnHt of 3,tIl.4@s bushels. valued at $4 .51A,6l5 as compared with o2, | o40.5S4 bushels. valued at $9n.S0o,- "5S, in the preceding 12-month pc. 1 riod
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Scopes Sister Given
 a JOh al TarrvtoWn

New York Aug. 15 N)-Miss Lela V Scopes, who lost her position in the Paducal1, Ky. schools because she shared the same beliefs on evol- lution as her brother, John Thomas Scopes, is to teach at Highland Man or School for Girls at Tarrytown next year
 Dr. Eugene II, Lehman, head of the TarrytoWn sClcool, in announcing the appointment of the sister of the transgressor of the Tennessee anti evolution law. said sh" would receive s1 0n0 g year, She will teach in tho college preparatory department and live in the dormitorl with the girls,
 "ImmediatoIy I heard that Miss Scopes had refused to disavow eNo- lution as condition of rcapNoint ment to her place in tn" Paducal1 schools, l was impressed by the her' olsm of her position and decided should like 10 have her OH our teach i ing staff" Dr. Lehman said.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Colombian Air Fleet
 Is Making Fast Time

Ralhoa, Canal Zone, Aug. Ia tPl-- The squadron of Colombian eea- planes, which arrived several days ago on the way to Costa Rico. start d from France Field here at 9:05 o'clock yesterday morning and reached Port Limon, Costa Rica, at l1:4o a. III. The squadron. manned entirely by Germans, sci q new rec ord for this route, the flying time of which heretofore has been three and a half hours for American air men of the Canal Zone.
 The Colombian planes flew across inc water, a distance of approHi- mately @@5 miles, whereas the Canal Zone pilots take the land route.
 On the arrival Of tho planes at Balboa the commander, Captain Fritz Hammer. said the flight was dosieped 10 study the possibility ot establishing a permanent air route between Colombia and the United States.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Reorganization of Dry Department Speeds Up

Washington, Aug, lb Wl-~An ad- ditional touch of speed vas in evi- dence at ihe treasury today in the work of Assistant Secretary Andrews in perfcrting the prohibition re- organization plan to become effec- tive in a little moro than two weeks.
 A score of state directors and di- vision chiefs had been called by Mir. Andrews for conference today and il was his hope that he would com pete his conferences with dry en- forcoment officials Monday.
 These conferences have afforded the assistant secretary an opportnn. iity to obtain first hand information on tho enforcement situation and also have enabled him to give the dry officers his own views as 10 ef. | fcctiye means of enforcing the law
 Ii has not been Mr, Andrews do sire 10 complete selection of thf men to fIl tho 2t administrative posts to he created in this country i Porto Rico and Hawaii before con fnrrinE personally with the presen officers, II is now his h"lief, how ever, that he will he able to an nounce his appointments late neX week.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
French Socialists Open
 Their Convention Today

Paris, Aug. 15 (Pl-- Whether Socialists should accept office in 2 bourgeois administration is tho prohlom before the national congress of the Socialist party, opening today, The ron~rrss has special importanC" in view of tho effect which the at- titude of tho party will have in fu- ture on the ministry of N. Painlevo Leon Blum. tho Socialist leader is opposed to taking. being in favor of the party retaining it's in dependence. supporting the govern ment or not, as is a1iudgod riGht in tho interests of the party's rriNcI nles
 Paul Roncour and Pierre Ronau- del insist that the coalition of Jeff parties must he maintained at al ccsts. for. they say, it disaprcara ncr
 would ho followed hy roactionarl gov ernment
 The majority appears against th' holding of offico in the cabinet, hu' both sides are holding roSolutelv tr their viewpoints and the struggle i! certain to b. 8 hard one.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
RATTAN FORCES
 GO|NG ID PIECES
French Appear Successful All
 Along Front

FA7 French Morocco. Aug IS lF) Everywhere along the Franco Riffian fighting front the situation E eNcelient fer the French, while the RiNi9n forces appear to be go. mc to pieces, Without struggle tho column of Colonel FreydNnhurg occupied the whole of the Djebel Sdruar position, which was so for mldahlo that the French staff had heon hesitaIine for fortnight about attacking it,
 Dicbnl Sarsar was the base from which the dissidont trihosmon ter rorizod the tract Of country astride .the Ouezzan- -Souk El-Arba highway ! The French troops haze now com 1 pletoly cleared it and begun to es- tablish 3 permanent line of defenses lcininc tho Spanish line which will make impossible future incursons by tho rcholnous tribosmen.
 Tho ccnecQuorces of continued succcssful pressure Is beginning tc show on every part of the line Hastily gathering thoir haIf-reareG crops and driving their focks t' rlaccs of safety, the dissident tribes
 mon arc showing less and less in cllnation to fight Even the Bran"' tribes, though necessarily worker
 nron by Ahd- E1-Krim's propa gand; is growing weary and appears 10 h'
 7pproaching tn" point where it |
 ready to negotiate for submission t'
 the French. Tribes in the war 7on
 friendly to tho Trench are bringing
 rack their focks and ro-oCcupyini the villages.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Four Men. Four Women
 Volunteer For Test

Washington. Aug. Is P,-Eieht George Washington university stu dents and graduates-or four of them womcn-volunteer and yes terday commenced a 6N-hour contin- uons stretch without sleep. to enable scientific observers to note their ac- lions driving automobiles,
 Professor Fred A. Moss, head of the university's department Of psy- chologv and chairman Of Secretary Hoover's committee investigating the cause of traffic accidents, will ob- serve phychopathic conditions of the sleepleSs drivers. with particular at | tentiou to their reactions al tho wheel and their powers of percepi | ton. Dr. Oscar P, Hunter actini dean Of the medical school. will tes' their blood respiration and othel i physical reactions.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
JAIL STRUCK BY
 LIGHTNING BOLT
Jaler at New Haven Stunned by
 Electric Shock

New Haven. Aug, i5 P'--A bolt of lightning during a thunderstorm here early last night came down on a tree on the south side of Whal- ley avenue, shot across and into the front door of the county jail and then disappeared along the fire alarm wires. The tree itself was little damaged The holt passed along one of the large branches and drowned the leaves, then shoot, ing directly across the street.
 Three Nearly Fcilcd,
 Jailcr Frank R. Baldwin and Stiles Stevens and Leon Babcoc were on duty at the jail. The threc were almost knocked off their feet when the holt flashed through the door, As quickly as it had enter ed the flash disappeared by way O the wires,
 The main etation of the inside fr' alarm system, housed in closet il tho office. apparently was not dam aged hy the lightning, but all of th' wires were burned out,
 Caused Fire Alarm.
 The flash sent an alarm into iir' headquarters and just as the fire mon were about to respond, t"le phonic meSsag" from the jail stat ed that there was no fire.
 Mir. Baldwin though somowha stunned by the lightning was ahl to telephone fire headquarters no to respond to the alarm. Then Nil Baldwin shut off the switch anl 'h ringing of bells inaide the la stopped The prisoners were con sidera hlv frightened when the heard the fire bell, but guard maintained order.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Macedonian Fighter Is
 Killed Fleeing Prison

Sopie. Serbia, Aug. l5 tP(-Serbian newspapers announce the death of AnEelko NidoIoff, for 20 years an active fighter in tfe ranks of the Macodonians. Two years ago Niko- loT was sentenced 10 imprisonment having received communication of the original death sentence.
 Recently when he was assigned 10 hard labor he escaped from the policeman vho was guarding him. taking the guards rife. After six days he ras recaptured, but in an other attempt to escape was killed during an interchange Of rife shots with the police,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Weather Improves as Time
 For Channel Swim Nears

RouloEne, France, Aug. 15 P}- Miss Gertrude Edorles hopes that she will succeed in her attempt to swim across tho English channel next week continued to rise as the weather conditions looks extremely promising, Tho New York swim ming star is doing easy training so as not to go stale before Tuesday, when she plans to start her swim. She is engaging a little road work and a daily swim of an honr or so with one or the other of the aquatic champions of the colony.
 Miss Edcrle's preparations arc under tho supervision of her trainer Jabez Wolfe, who is confident she will he able to beat the channel since there has rarely been promise oi such favorable conditions.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15

nounces three trains each day for Waterbury and Winsted, two each day 10 Bridgeport. two 10 Bristol, six to Hartford. two 10 Providence, one each day to Newport and Eos ton and three to Norwich and New 1 London
 The railroad mokcs no mention of New York on ifs schedule hut acknov vledges strong competition with the statement, Fare always as low as any other route"
 A dealer in "All kinds of rarnr rsdn to order" offers Cash paid | for rags and all other kinds of paper stock"
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
FLORIDA REALTY
 F|GHT CONTINUES
Sheriff Missing, Is Latest Angle
 in Thriller

Tampo, Fla, Aug f tPt---Rcrorts that deputy sheriff had disap- peared mysteriously from the west coast section of the Everglades, where feeling is tense between rep rcsentativcs of an eastern capitalist and old homesteaders, followed ru- mors today of threatened sviolence unless state or federal officials in- lervene,
 The little town of Marco, in Col Her county, where Barron c, Collier, New York advertising ma gt1ate, is carrying ont one of the largest de- yelopments in Florida, was seethine with excitement Armed detectives representing the Collier interest S were patroling the island. and w, C Williams head o( an org3 nization that purchased the town of Marco was leading an opposition organiza, ton.
 The Williams forces have appealed for federal or state intervention into what they said would he revealed as high handed" operations of z political ring and the activity of z organized liquor band.
 Golfers representatives In Nov York said the situation WAS being grossly exaggerated" although the, admitted some controvorsv har arisen over ownership of the land.
 In connection with Williams ap peal II was today learned that II feeling has been evident on Mare, island for three years and 1ared in to sudden prominence last vinte when a deputy sheriff disa rpeared No trace has been found of hin since.
 Sheriff ". R Maynard has take un his residence at the home of th local Collier representative. William charges, and is heading tho armc patrol.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
AMERICANS WE'D IN nULGARIA

Samakov. Aug. 15 Pl - This Bulgarian town recently witnessed the wedding of two young Amori- cans, the elimination of a short romance. The bridc was Miss Laura Siandish of Oak Park. near Chi cago, who, last spring started on a trip around the world with little thought it is said, of marriage. In Samakov she met John Stearns. 8 teacher in the American school, Their engagement was announced after short courtship. MT. Stearns is graduate of Harvard.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
pRJCFS HIGHEST.

WasNNefoN. Aug 15 0H7-Th6 s00- era) level of wholesale prices for Jnly reached fine highest mark since Fohruary 1H2L the labor statistic bureau of the lahor department to- day reported. The price of 4D4 com mo1itics rose from 15T4 in June to 1929 in July or gain of 16 p'r cent. Farm commodities showed in- crrasos in prices over the preceding month.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
WILL TOUR NEW ENGLAND

Washington, Aug. 15 P}-Mabe1 Walker Willebrandt, assistant attor- rey general in charge of prohibition prosecutions, will spend her vaca- tion of three weeks beginning August 17. on chautauqua tour of four New England states. speaking on Courts Crooks and the Constitution"
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
MRS, J.P. MORGAN
 FINALLY SUCCUMBS
Stricken With Strange Malady
 Several Weeks Ago

Glen Cove, N. T., Aug, 1b F- Mrs. j, P, Morgan. wife of the inter. national banker. died at noon yester. day in her Long Island home from "cardiac collanse" after being i'll of sleeping sickness for two months,
 Husband Ari, esI Late
 No relatives were at the bedside Mir. Morgan. informed at his Wall street office that his wife was very i'll. left before noon by train for Glen Cove. He WIS met at the sta ton and rushed by automobile 10 Ithe Morgan country home at Ma tinecock Point on East Island, which lies q short stance off the main land of Long Island, He reached his home three hours after his Tife's death.
 Mrs Morgan was stricken June 14, while attending church srevicHs' She was removed to the Morgan cot tage at Matinecock Point, on East Island, isolated from inc mainland ot Long Island,
 Notified while on his yacht in the sound. Mir. Morgan hastened 10 her bedside and remained there during the noAt 1? days until the doctors Iannounce the crisis had been pass led,
 Failed to Rally
 r was not, however, until 3 month after the attack that 1t he- came known the patient had re- gained only partial consciousness and her Improvement, referred to in the doctors statement. ras yer, slow,
 Mrs. Morgan vas Miss Jane Nor ton Grew of Boston before shs married Mir Morgan in that city 1T ; 1890.
 The Morgans had four children : Iunius Spencer, Jane Norton, Fran , ces Tracy and Henry Sturgis. Th> 5 married names of the daughters ars . Mrs. Paul c. Pennoyer and Mrs George Nichols. E Remained At Home s Although it would have beer , easy for Mrs. Morgan to have talk l en q leading part in New Tork' , most exclusive society. she ha' = always given the greater part 0
 her time to the domestic duties c ] her home and to the careful rear 0 ing of her children. She was 1 great lover of flowers and za' 9 much time and thought to thei 3 cultivation st the Glen Cove es
 tate,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
pISF U1URED' l FOR TWO YEARS !
 Large, Red Pirar.os Broke Ont
 l Lost Sleep, Cut.cura Healed,

| suffered from large, red Tin- pies that broke out on my face. They bothered me a great deal and sometimes could not sleep on &C., count of the irritation, My face was dishgurcd by the eruption3, and the trouble lasted about two yea7S,
 "I tried other remedies but they did' not help TIC. ts6an ua-7s cuticura Soap a;,d Oin@msn, and in a short time Icorld 9ec an improve ment. I continued the tre9'mcnt and now I on GOT rlCis'% healed, V CSignedl Sancel Singer, 54 Spring St., Boston, Mass.
 Use Cuticuro Soar, Oj7tmea'and Talcum h promote aud raaintain skin purity, skin comfort ard skin health; the Scc7to clcan5n,th, 0int- ment to heal, the Talcum to powder. Soar .s- Ointment - ar! f5c Ta'-lrl -'e Sold everyuhsre SsnrIa o-~H .-ec Al 're 8. C1dcurs Labtrh:oHHs 0srl T. '''''f7. 'iasS'
 EHs- Cuhoura Shaving Stick 25s.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-15

A collection of etchings executed hv Queen Victoria more than Sn years ago. now are heinz exhibited in London for the first time.