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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-30
FORMER CONSUL DIES

FRANKLIN, Ind, Dec. S0.-The
body of Luther Short, 80, who died
Monday in Daytona. Fla, will be
brought here for burial, IL was
learned today.
Short, who formerly was consul
general to Turkey and a thirty-third-
degree Mason. will be inferred at the
Masonic Temple here, 1t was said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-30
THEFTs CHARGED TO MAUD

Melvina Coins. 81, colored, maid,
was slated on grand larceny
charges today. She is alleged to
have stolen clothing worth $45 from
her employer, Mrs. r. z. Laycock,
1852 WASHINGTON Blvd.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-30
ELECTRIC RATES PROTESTED

Formal complaint against the cleo
trio rates charged by the Indiana
Service Corporation in Roanoke was
made today by approximately fifteen
residents Of the village.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-30
BERKELL VISITS CITY
Players to Return Here Probably in
April.

Charles Berkell. manager and
owner OF the Berkell Players. summer
tenants at English's. was in Indian
apols today to get some scenery
and effects.
Berkell will open with last seasons
leads in Clinton, Ia, soon. coming
from there to English's probably in
April.
Mrs. Berkell has been or the
Pacific Coast in an effort to improve
her health. Her condition is still
pronounced unsatisfactory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-30
CHILD CAUSES CRASH
Tugs on Arm of Driver-Autos Col
lide-NO One Hurt.


lide-No One Hurt.
Clara Louise Singer, s, caused an
accident at Twenty-First and Della
ware SITS, late Tuesday when she
tugged on the arm of her brother,
G. A. Singer, 2406 N. Talbot Ave.
His auto struck a machine driven by
Mrs. Lee Burns, 4205 Washington
Blvd. No. one was injured.
Miss Grace Milton, IS, of 800 N.
New Jersey ST.. was injured about
the head and taken to the Metho-
dist hospital when struck by an
automobile at Meridian st. and
Monument Pl. The driver Richard
Duncan. 3d.. colored. 341 E. Louisiana
St., was charged with reckless driv-
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-30
BACK HOME AGAIN

An automobile reported found by
police belongs to:
Herbert Rails, SIG N. Gray ST.,
Chevrolet, MA, at Delaware and
South SITS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-30

Company, an Illinois corporation,
was announced today by Thomas S.
McMurray, State insurance commits
SiOnpr
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-30
INSURANCE FIRM ABsORRED

Absorption of the World Automo-
bile Mutual Insurance Company of
Indianapolis by the Atlas Casualty
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-30

I is seldom hat q monograph
artist writes me a letter and
- as this letter is SO fine and of
Evening star., 1925-03-17
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md, March IT (Spe-
ciaD.-Wtth Judge Robert B. Peter
on the bench and grand and petit
7uries in attendance, the March term
Of the Circuit Court for Montgom-
cry County began here yesterday.
William II. Warfield was selected
by Judge Peter as foreman of the
Grand jury and the other members
IF the body were drawn as follows:
Charles T. Dean, James w. McFar-
and, Thomas D. Darby, Merle T. ia
cobs. Franklin I. Marsden. Calvin
Bready. Lewis +. Hobbs, John M
Faulconer George W. Duvall, Joseph
:. Janney, Edmund 2. B. Margerum,
Thomas b. Lambert, Matthew Trim
bic, jr.; Roger w. Darby, George B.
Ren1sburg. James Grant, Lewis Kei-
ser, Frank L. Hewitt, Willis B. Bur-
dette, Joseph G. Watkins, James A.
Wartield and William J. Darcy.
In his charge to the grand jury
Judge Peter ongratulated the coun-
ty on it's freedom from crime since
the last term of court. Excepting
one homicide, he said, no serious Of
fenses had been reported, and he
saw no reason why the session of the
grand jury should not be brief. He
called attention to certain statutes,
as required by law, and cautioned the
jurors about that part of their oath
which required them to keep secret
what transpireS in the grand jury
room.
Immediately after Judge Peters
charge, the grand jury organized and
began the examination of witnesses
The petit jury is composed of Law
renee II. Price, Francis L. Blundon,
Claude II. Burdette, Henry G. Ray
Il. Cecil Allnut, Forrest King, Ed
ward Snowden, Thomas F. Chiswell,
William Z. Lynch. Robert L. Stanley,
Samuel a. Gloyd, Lewis b. f.
Graeves, John A. England, Alexan-
der +. Prescott, Snowden J. Athey,
Charles Jasper Price, George L.
Crawford, jr.; Titus j. Day, Reuben
Martin, Thomas o. White, John B.
Thompson, A. Ross Edmondston,
George e. Nicholson and Thomas F.
Hawkins.
Sheriff Clay Plummer and others
have purchased from the estate of
the late Nathan Cooke what is
known as the Nathan Cooke farm. on
the Frederick pike, half q mile north
of Gaithersburg, this county, for ap-
proximately s25, 900. The tract con-
tAins 212 acres and is considered one
CT the county's best farms
The home of the late Mrs. Hattie
Dwyer, on the Rockville pike, near
Rockville, has been sold to Morris G.,
Jeahy of Alta Vista for S3.5OO.
Both sales were made by w. Ernest
Offutt.
To revise assessments and hear an
peals from assessments made since
the last annual levy, the county COM
missioners will be in session every
day this week, at their office in the
courthouse in Rockville.
Evening star., 1925-03-17
STORY TO SAVE
MOTHER IS DENIED
"Sonny" Willis Admits Muir
der Confession Was Lie
! Concocted for Parent.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, March 17.-Harold
Sonny Willis, II years old who re-
emily confessed" that he committed
he murder for which his mother,
Mrs Margaret Willis, has been SEN
'enced to life imprisonment, late yes
erday confessed that his confession
Evas a lie, told to save his parent from
further punishment for her crime.
Ten days ago Mrs. Willis, convicted
layer of DR.. Benjamin B. Baldwin,
paving lost her appeal and facing i'm
Mediate removal to San quentin
i'rison, obtained a stay of execution
when her attorney, s. S. Hahn, said
re had evidence to show ii was
Iarold, not his mother, who had
illed the doctor.
A confession purporting to have
been made by the boy was brought
sorward and later corroborated by
Harold in several interviews. He
said he came home from school one
cay last April and found DR.. Baldwin
attacking his mother.
She cried out TO him to hand her
81 revolver, he explained, but when
he had the weapon in his grasp he
timed it at the doctor and pulled
he trigger. Then his mother sent
him out TO play ball, he continued,
and when he returned she told him
DIR. Baldwin was more drunk than
aurt. and had gone home in a taxi.
Evening star., 1925-03-17
RITCHIE FIXES HEARING
IN 'TARRING PARTY CASE
Any Opponents of Paroles for
Myersville Citizens to Get
Chance to Protest.
epeclsl Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star
BALTIMORE, March 17.-Before
acting on the recommendation of the
parole commissioner, Gov. Ritchie
wishes to give any one opposed to a
parole being granted the nine men
now serving terms in the house of
correction for rioting in connection
with the "tar-and-feather" party at
to be heard.
The governor has set Tuesday,
March a. for the hearing. The pa
role commissioner recommended the
mon be paroled after hearing at
which prominent residents Of Fred
erick County urged such action on
the ground that the men had been
punished sufficiently.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
oent. May &. O. at Des Moines. In.

ment, May 8, 9, at Des Moines, Ia.
 Among new features to be added this year Is the four-wall handball tournament, the finals of which will be played April 2S, 24, 2b, at Cleve- land, The national basketball free throw tournment, another new event, will be contested Feb. 2-l6, and is open 10 colleges. public schools, ath- lotlc clubs, Sunday schools and play grounds. This event has been en- dorsed by the Klwanis International and is being promoted with their cooperation.
 The basketball free throw contest originated last year in the Y, M. c. A. at Charleston, s. c. Within two weeks II states in the south were included in the Dixie championship. Individual finals resulted in q tie be- tween l.. M Sack of Vanderbilt Cni- yerSity, and k. II. Stephenson, a sail- or stationed at Hampton Roads, Na,, each scoring 63 baskets out Of f5 trials, Called to sea duty stephen son was unable to compete in the throw-of and the James Allan tro- phy was awarded to Sack. who shot G4 baskets. Southern '. NJ. C. A. Col loge nt Nashville, Tenn, won the team honors,
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
NAH JONGG POPULAR

Rome, Jan. 2S,--Mah Jongg has caught on in the Italian capital with a vengeance, At Q recent tourna- ment 10 determine the Roman champion there were so many en- trants that preliminary sessions had to be held, ust as in q national ten- his tournament.
 Moreover. to see that the famous Chinese game moves in the best circles 1t is only necessary to read the names of the contestants, in- cluding numerous baronesses with hyphenated names. marquises and countesses, not to mention many men whose names arc by-words in tho Italian literary world.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
MEETING OF SCHOOL HEADS

The annual meeting and dinner Of the Connecticut Association of Pub lie School Suporintcndents will he hold in Hartford at tn" Hotel Gardc on Friday evening, February E at 6:30 o'clock. A program has been arranged for sIperi0tcn1"nts of schools and school committee nom bers and Chairmcn. secretaries and other members of school boards have been invited. Prof. r. F." Spauldjng of Yale Wi'l discuss the work of the educational code com- mission appointed by the last gen. cral assembly and pr. X. E, M"re- dith, commissioner of education will speak on "What's q School For,' Op- portunity will be given for discus sion. Community sIngng will he led by Mir. Brown supervisor Of mu- SIC in the New Haven schools. The officers of the association arc II. 0. Clough. Rockville. president; CarI W. Maddocks. D'np River. vice. prcsident: Ralph Jenkins, Putham' sccrctary-treaSurvr.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23

tcnsity Of the corona will make part of this observation.
 In addition to these major ob- scrvations, there will be the Fin stein theory to support or relute. It is his theory that the light ray of a star is bent as it passes the sun and Is attracted by it's mass.
 other Problems
 The chemical composition 0f the corona, whether 1t moves, whether it is a mass Of matter held to the sun by a sort of eIectro-magmetic force or whether it is merely an cX- pIosive flame from the sun - these arc some other points 10 clear up in inc study of the eclipse.
 The mystery of the atom, with it's immense energy, may also be delved into through the study of corouium.
 To learn all this is practically i'm possible in two minutes. Scientists have had only about 50 minutes all together. 10 study the eclipse and it's related phenomena, in the last half century.
 But every additional minute brings them closer 10 solution of the worlds mysteries.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
"K, THE UNKNowN'-LYCEuM

Maysvillc, the fiction town known 10 millions of readers. where the story Of "K," by Mary Roberts Rinchart, from which is made tho screen drama, "K, the Unknown" now at the Lyccum is symbolic of any place in the country and it's characters are true to life.
 Nirginiu Valli, whose work in "Thc Signal Tower" established her as n leading star, has the principal fc- male part.
 Percy Marnont, whose great work in "If Winter Comes" is well known here, has the part Of the mysterious "II" LcMoync, Margaret Fisher plays the part ot the woman whose ideals were submerged by her love for q man who was unworthy Of her regard
 Starting Monday for threc days the Lyceum will show on" of the big attractions of the month in "The Marriage Circle" This is picture produced by Warner Brothers and directed by Ernest LubitsclI. It is q stirring drama Of today, with bril- liant. scenes o' society life. thrilling " tense episodes anI a strong love Y, in
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23

seated in the customary chairs, were each ustrido q thoroughbred horse, drawn mp and held at the beautifully arranged table by grooms; and they ate from pan iers, held suspended by ribbonG from around their necks.
 This Is just ono of the surprises which lcaped out at the audience from the screen at the Palace the atre last night with the opening Of First Nationals newest feature, "In Every Woman's Life"
 There is an excellent vaudeville bill in addition to the phOtOplay that features the Revue Deluxe, q splen- did song and dance revue with five clever people in the cast. Others in- clude Del Ruth, the Kiltic clown and his tables: Russell and Titus, an eX- pert comedy couple; and Evans, Nero and Evans in comedy skit. Beginning Sunday night the big at- traCtlon win offer Cecil E. DeMille's masterpiece, "The Golden Bed"
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
FIVE BENEFITS AT CAPITOL.

The feature vaudeville attraction lt the Capitol today and Saturday presents the Five Splnettis in their first American appearance. No bet ter or more unusual dancing has rver been seen than that offered by these five dancers. They arc called up-sido-down dancers," and this dancing in reverse positions Is only one of the features of their decided- ly different routine. A series of tall metal tables are placed upon the stage and the Five Spnottis stand on their hands and dance on the bottom of these tables, their feet cX- ncuting variety of steps in perfect rhythm with the music, Then they dance up and down ladders, eXccu- ting any number of difficult steps while ascending and dcsCcnding the ladders. Others include Herbert X 70. in a novelty offering that was well received; Hibbitt and Hartman in Before and After" comedy skit that is real Imaginable; Jean and Myrtle Moore in "Bits and Hits of Broadway" ip which they offer some excellent singing; and Bobby Barker & Co. in very entertaining act that we'll pleased capacity audiences yes- torday.
 The feature photopIay attraction offers popular Dorothy Dalton in The Moral Sinner" society drama with novel plot.
 BNEinuing Monday the Capitol will offer at great expense Mi1-Wintrr Carnival Week. a whole week of special extraordinary attractions and at no advance in prices. There will hr fl acts presented during the week with seven offerings each three days. Topping the bill for Monday, Tues jay and Wednesday will be the RomaS Troupe in an acrObaiic re- Nue of 1925, and NorriS Springlimc Eollirs, beautiful offering with Il hig cast. GalIerini and Sisters is another big time act that will be featured. The photoplay attractions will offer William FoN's "It Is The Law" for the first half of the week and for the last half Tob Mix will be seen in "Tc"tr,' with his horse Tony and Duke the dog.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
NEW BRITAIN PEOPLE IA VE FINE CHANCE
 70 VIEW TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
City Near Center of Path Which Sweeps from Minnesota Easterly to Sea-Duration of Tctality Two Minutes
 Fair Weather Necessary for Best Observation

that helpful scientific observations can be made. Outside, the phe- nomonon appears only as a disk crossing part of the suns face and partly shutting off Its light,
 Inside the shadow. this is only q preliminary to the real treat It takes about an hour for the moon 10 cross the face of the sun, then two minutes for tho time Of total eclipse and another hour or 50 for the moon to slide off again.
 At northern Minnesota, thI pre- liminary movement will be unob- served, for daybreak will witness the complete eclipse alr Ady ac- complshed. At about one minute
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY JANUARY 2a 1925
MAKING PLANS ID P0PULARIzE SPORT
Program for 1923 Is Biggest Line Of Competitions in World

New York. Jan. 23.-The program for the 1925 series of what is said to be the largest group of national and international indoor competi- tons in the world, was announced today by the Athletic Leagues Of the Y. M. C, As of the Cnlte1 States and Canada.
 These events, according to Dr. John Brown, Jr,. secretary Of the '. M. c. A. Athletic League Of the United States. will begin in February and extend over period of months
 Their purpose, Dr. Brown points out, Is 10 engage the masses, the &C., tive participation of thousands who ordinarily would not enter contests, and to develop in the individual an all-round ability. The plan largely does away with difficulties of time and expense involved In travel, while at the same time the rules and SCOT ing systems applied make possible an cmnontIy far competition among contestants who, in the case of many of the games, may be as far away from each other as the two ocCan6.
 February and March are to ge given over respectively to the senior and junior hexathlon competitions in which, last year, 27,S73 different mon and boys took part in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and eight Canadian provinces,
 Other events scheduled include: State bowling tournaments, Feb. 23; national bowling tournaments, March 20; basketball tournament, March @6, 27, 2S, at Detroit, Mich. inter- national all-round swimming tests for men and boys. April 1-June 15: swimming championships, April 5, 4, at Cincinnati, O.; volley ball tourna-
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
UNSATISFACTORY COINS
Silver Pieces Do Not Meet Re
 uuircmnn;S of Poland

Warsaw, Jan, 23.-3Oth consign- mrnts of silver coins ordered by Poland from the United States mint at Philadelphia and the private British mint at Birmingham were found unsatisfactory by the Polish government. The British royal mint, which promised 10 inspect the Polish coins minted by the private mint, sent one of it's directors to pollnd immediately after the re- port from Poland as to the unsa' is factory coinage reached England.
 The defective min'ing in England is attributed to the fact that the coins were struck from dies made in France not corresponding to British min'inF machinery. It has been decided that the defective coins will br wilhdraWn and the British mint will rrmint them with dies made specially for the purpose
 Poland is to suffer no loss through tn" affective mining of the first consignment of coins,
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
BRING FORTUNE
Old Sketches stored Away for Over 70 Years Total $170,S65 at an Auction Sale Held in London.

London, Jan. 93.-After being stored in two wooden chests at bank for 70 years, q collection of etchngs including 300 by IIem- brandt, saw the light of day at auctions in London recently and realized $l70,S65
 The highest individual price paid for a Remembrandt was slS,000 for "Arnoldus Tholnix" Three others entitled Christ healing the sick" Christ before Pilate" and "The Three Crosses" each brought s5,775. Dutch buyers eagerly competed with English collectors for possession of these almost forgotten works of the old master.
 The collection had been made in
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23

boundary lines Of the shadow band, will Do noted so that scientists may have more specific data from which to forotcn future eclipses more ex- actly. For this the help of inc lay observer who happens to be at or near the boundary of the shadow band Is sought.
 The American Astronomical so- ci"tE with headquarters In New York; has called for such reports from every one who happens to make this observation.
 4, The difruscd light of the sky. as result of the total eclipse, it's strength and extent, will also be ob- served by scientists. The light in-
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23

at sunset a short way west of Scot land.
 For 100 miles across this band, tho sun will be plotted out complete ly ny the moon, for an interval of two minutes. Outside, to the north and south. the sun will be seen only in partial eclipse,
 This band of totality is nothing moro than the shadow of the moon on the earth, like that of a cloud that momentarily shuts out the sun.
 It is within this 100-mile band
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
BY ISRAEL KLEIN a n I1nnnIc nn tho Nynat a

TL UT uVPUlIS UT INv WNaINeF,
 If tho sky is clear. tomorrow morning, more people will be able to observe q total eclipse of the sun than have ever had this oppor- tunity before.
 This eclipse, beginning about t2O miles west Of Duluth Minn., will race over the populous area of northern Michigan and Wisconsin. southern Ontario, diagonally across New York, Pennsylvania, New Jer- sey and Connecticut, Then 1t will go on. at the speed of 2,000 miles an hour crossing the lanes of ocean liners until 1t will leave the earth
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23

after 8 insthe morning, central standard time. Duluth will he en- ycloped by this shadow,
 The time of this totality will grad ually get later as the sun rises and tho moons shadow races eastward, until about l3 minutes past ?, cast rrn standard time, it will leave the American coast.
 To study Corona
 In the two minutes allotted them for observation of the total eclipse, scientists and other observers will he working fast to collect as many photographs and as much irtorma- ton as possible. Among th" phc- nomena they will look for ani study, in this connection, will be:
 l. The suns corona a mysterious poarly light that seems 10 shoot off from the dark disk of the moon, but actually is stream of burning gases and other elements reaching 2,o00,OOO and more miles away from the sun.
 One of it's mysteries is an "le- mont called "coronium," gas that seems 10 rctutc the theory that all elements known to exist on the sun can be found on the earth. For though this is known to exist on the sun, by it's presence in the cor ona. it has not been discovered on earth.
 Shadow Bands
 .. Mysterious shadow bands soon about five minutes before and after q total eclipse are anoth"r source of scientific investigation. These ap- pear as wayy bands of light and shadow on the landscape.
 The light bands are about three inches wide and are separated by shadow bands of about a foot wide. They always have waNy appear ance. with a distance of about two feet between the crcsts of the waves.
 Those bands are not seen at every eclipse, and may not hc seen to- morrow. No one knows what causes them, although the theory is that they arc due to atmospheric mo- ton.
 Want Lay Help
 3. Exact time of the eclipse, Dspo-
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23

the early part Of last century by Edward Rudge of Abbey Manor. Evesham. whose outlay Is believed to have been little more than S2.000.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
CHEAT SHOW AT PALACE.

TNe tlblc was arr0Ngod in NOrse- shoe fashion and piled high with flowers. The guests. q gay society group Of fifty, al" and drank mer- riIy. and it might have been just another one Of hose elaborate din- ner pa.firs which the movies stage tor our entertainment, favo for one fact:
 The guests, instead of being
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23

side the band the sun will he seen only in partial eclipse, as shown by tho shaded surface touching the earth. Outside this, no eclipse will be seen.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23

The path of the total eclipse is shown by the shaded band on the map running from northern Minne- sota to the Atlantic coast. The dia-
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23

gram illustrates the how of an eclipse. The moon coming between the sun and earth throws a conical shadow the trail of which is called the shadow band on the earth. Out
New Britain herald., 1925-01-23
Want Lay Help

3. Exact time of the eclipse, 'sp"- cially at the northern anu southern