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New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
PROPHETS ON \ PICNIC
Members of Arh Grot.o Motor to yaiesyiile saturday Afternoon and
 Have Gal. Tin. a, uisrt'. Gro,e.

ysiesviile Saturday Afternoon and
 Have Gals fime a, Uisrt's Grote.
 Members of Axis Grotto M. Q. M. P. F. R., motortd to uiert's grove near, Talesyille Saturday and enc joyed q picnic which was q double occasion. It was the annual outing Of the Grotto and at the same time the birthday. anniversary of Mon. arch, sherEood II. Rasmond.y.
 The afternoon was given over to various events, prizes being awarded the winners. The reaults were as follows: sHoop raee,a prize. umbrella, won, by Haro,d Nelson; lonS, Iehs race. prlzee straw | hat, won Nby Arthur r. Groth; red. white. and blue race, prise, auto ehamois, won by Charles sehenk;4 opera glass race. prize. fountain pen. won by Fred Miller; Troll 'em bones race. prize. fern basket, won by wilfred Hart man; shoe srrsmbls.Sprize, belt. won by P. ". Lucas: auoits prize, two pair of hose for each winner, Will liam Lorch and William Howerth. A baseball game played between the Swedish members of the club and a team picked from those whose an- cestry was of a more cosmopolitan type, was won by the swedes. The score is said to be secret but t is rumored It was somewhere In the neighborhood of 7s to 7s. Vic Lar son accepted a box Of cigars on be- half of the winnerA Mfr. Larson was captain of the Svede team. #
 Supper was served at o'clock. Harry, A. Traver was in charge and 12s men were served in less than 10 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
STREET FIGHTING REPORTED

Berlin, June s. LP,-The Sofia cor respondent of the Montag Morgen reports that street fights have taken place in the Bulgarian capital, re- sulting in the death of seven persons including a member Of parliament and the wounding Of hundreds. The home Of a peasant party leader was dynamited.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
DRI-M CORPS WINS CUP

The '. Nj. T. A. and B. Fife and Drum corps Of this city pas awarded a silver cup as the first prize for best playing at the field day e1er. cises given under the auspices of tho Plainvllle Fire and Drum corps Sat Urday in Plainlille.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
PRINCE HAS HOLIDAY

Durban, Union Of South Africa, June 2. Pl-Free of official func- tions for three days, the Prince of Wales is spending a holiday here. Today's program included a round of golf and polo game. Tester- day he attended church an dplayed golf,
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
Special Notice

Moose State Field Day Saturday afternoon and evening, June 1S,, at scheutzen and Quartette, Club Parks Entertainment and dancing at both places. Adinission'to parks free. :. Everybody Telcoms
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
RODY IDENTIFIED

Stamford, June s. Pt-The body of man who died from heat pros trstion Saturday night vas identified today as that of John Pappa of saltwater Road. The man had been picked up unconscious on the street in the Afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
Special Notice

Moose State Field Day Saturday afternoon and evening, June i5, at scheutzen and Quartette Club Parks. Entertainment aud dancing t both places Admission to parks ,ree. Everybody welcome.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
AVIATOR IS KILLED
Another Suffers Broken Arm When Airplane Crashes from 500-Foot
 ------a~t- Altitude in Texas.

San Antonio, Texas, June 8 R,- Lieutenant E. L. searl, Jr., Brooks field instructor. who recently came here from Manila, P. l., was killed and flying cadet Roy A. Strickland suffered a broken arm, cuts about the face, and body injuries when a plane plunged down today.
 The men were In a hrooks field instruction ship. Witnesses said that the machine went into nose dive at an altitude of about 300 feet.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
BELGIAN MISSION COMING
Former Premier Thcunis Will Head Delegation to Discuss Debt in Washington.

Washington. June P)-An off cial commission appointed by the Belgian government to negotiate with American authorities for the settlement of the war debt owed the United States will visit this country in July.
 The Belgian government advised Washington authorities today that the commission would be headed by former Premier Theunis and the head of the Bank of Belgium.
 Premier Theunis is not now in Belgium and the departure of the commission for the United States will wait his return to Brussels.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
Special Notice

Sons Of Veterans Auxiliary will hold public Whist Wednesday night, June TO- at Jr. o. L. A. M. hall Hungerford Court. Playing will start at s.S0.-adyt
New Britain herald., 1925-06-08

Germany and France are shaded by rows of fruit trees, some of which are state owned.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
MARVELLOUS NEW MOTOR FUEL y
FOUND In OLD GERMAN PATENT
Almost Undecipherable Key Worked Out by Thomas
Deehanty, Department Of Commerce Chemist.
Du Points May Build Plant TO Make ''Synthol.'

specify the conabina ton or The most
desirable metals for various produc-
tions. 1t referred to pressureS of
more than five atmospheres' and To
temperatures of more than 3oo de
grees centigrade."
No Specific Wording.
There was nothing specific and
nothing needed to be, for under the
American patent law a product can
be patented and the process general
lied
America is one of the few countries
permitting this and it was this loop
hole in the law that enabled the Ger
mans to make a mystery of their
patents. But research was started,
and under the generalization of the
patents new discoveries are being
made every day. --
A legal fight over the processes has
been impending for some time between
Patart, the Germans and the Ameri-
can interests, but with the discovery
of the secrets of the key patent here,
legal authorities say there is no doubt
tosthe American rights.
The $500 German patents came into
the hands of the Chemical Foundation,
Inc, a non profit making association
formed under the trading with the
enemy act to handle them, for the
lump sum of s250,00o. That was at
the rate Of little more than $50 each
though no figure was set on any one
patent.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
HOOVER GIFT LIBRARY
HAS 44,500 BOOKS
Nearly All Languages Represented
in Collection of War Volumes
Given to School.

By the Associated Press
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Calf.
August s.-The Hoover War Library.
endowed by Secretary of Commerce
Herbert c. Hoover at Stanford Uni.
versity has received 44,500 books and
pamphlets. in nearly all languages.
Every one bears in some way on the
World War.
The largest number, 10000. are
printed in Russian; 10000 are in
French, 5000 in English. The rest
are divided among Hungarian, Italia n
and other languages.
The library was founded in 1919.
Many of the items, printed or out of
print, are irreplaceable, 1t offers stu
dents facilities duplicated nowhere and
paralleled only at the Musee de la
Guerre at Paris.
The program of the institution calls
for procuring all important official
documents of every nation throughout
the war and during the reconstruction
period. Three-fourths of this material
already has reached the library. The
manuscript collection includes $1,000
reports and communication bearing
on conditions in Europe during and
after the war. This file is supple.
mented by copies of private papers
of men who We're active in world
affairs of the time. The library has
collected from each country involved
d file of newspa pers in sympathy with
the government, together with those
of two opposition papers, representing
the Left and the Right.
Mr.. Hoover was graduated from
Stanford in 1895. He Is n member of
the board of trustees.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
TOXIC IS SUFFERING
QUAKE AFTERMATH
Most Children of Slums Are Under.
nourished or Diseased,
City Reports.
Correspondence OF the Associated Press.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press
TOXIC. July 10.-The effects of the
great earthquake and fire of 1923 are
still felt by the children of Toxic. In
vestigators of the child welfare section
of the Toxic municipality report that
more than SO per cent of the children
under Z years of age in the slum
quarters have been found TO be un-
healthy either because of under-nour-
tshment or diseases of various kinds.
There Is every indication, says the
report, that the situation will become
worse unless immediate steps are
taken TO care for those housed in the
temporary structures in the poorer
sections of the city.
The most immediate ca use of the
unhealthy condition Of the children, p"
said Eimstsu Okazaki, head of the
child welfare section, lis the fact that
they have not been fed so we'll as they
were following the great earthquake.
This was especially the case during
the period when the city was begin
ming 10 be rebuilt. Just before that.
the children in the slum districts had
been fairly well fed with supplies sent
to them by relief orga aniZations all
over the world. Later. however. ma ny
POOR families were thrown on their
own resources. In addition, the pres
ent Unemployment situation, which
has led to an almost total lack of
work for wives of laborers. has still
further depleted the incomes of the
poorer families.
Another cause for the poor health
of the children, is that they have been
forced to play in the ruins of HOMO
and FukaEawa. and much of what
seems sand and solid ground is in
reality nothing but the ashes of the
buildings in those suburbs. All green
growing things in these districts had
been destroyed by fire and the wind
raises the dust for the children to
breathe"
Evening star., 1925-08-09
FARMERS UNIONS
URGED BY EXPERT
High Birth Rate Held Cause
of Conflict by N. l.. Taylor
at Politics Institute.
Ry tn. Assocrstcd Press.

Ry tn. Assoclstcd Press.
VILLA MSTOWN. Mass. August
S.-The uuionizing Of farmers was
iudorSed al round-table of the In
stitute of Politics today by Henry
charles Taylor. chief of the Bureau
of Market and Crop Estimates of the
Department of Agriculture. He was
discussing how farmers might gain
a greater share OF the national wealth.
There is danger at this moment OF
conflict between farmers and cities
he said. Each person engaged in
the series of opera tions of distribu-
ton of farm products wants TO IN
crease his share OF the profits but
doesn't want others to increase the
cost of the products by increasing
their profits. 1t is as proper for
farmers to organize as ii is for
miners, plumbers and business men
10 organize 10 increase their gains
al the expense of others.
DR.. Taylor spoke of unmerciful
competition between farmers and at
tributed it to the high birth rate.
Two hundred thousand people should
move from the country to the cities
annually To keep the competition of
The farms from being too great. "
The increment due to more efficient
production were used TO better farm
NE instead OF being relnVeSted In
the farms there would be a shortage
of farm products, prices would rise,
more food would then be produced,
and At the same time the farmers
would have bettered their conditions.
The gradual return of southeastern
Europe as an important factor in the
European agricultural situation was
predicted by Prof. Edward +. Gay
of Harvard University at another con-
ference. He pointed out that Russia
has purchased more agricultural ma
chinery within the past two years
than 1t did in the 10 years preceding
the war. A prominent agricultural
machinery firm now is maintaining 230
instructors in the use OF it's machinery
there instead of the 15 instructors
stationed there before the war The
increase in agricultural machinery has
more than made up for the loss IN
RUSSIAN man power during the war.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
GEORGETOWN RAISES
STANDARDS IN LAW
Sitter Entrance Requirements In.
crease Enrolment at Hill
top School.

Midsummer registrations AT the
Georgetown University School of Law
point to an increased enrolment this
Fall. according to z university an
nouncement.
Having been graded as 4 class A.
law school by the American Bar Assc-
citation. the Georgetown school will
admit this Fall only those candidates
for the degree of bachelor of laws
who have completed two years col
lege work,
In connection with the sitter en-
trance requirements. announcement
was made at the university that Rev.
Michael Hogan, S. j., OF the Jesuit
novitiate at Poughkeepsie, win come
to Georgetown this Fall to assume
charge of the pre-legal course at the
college. Assisting Father Hogan will
be Martin ]. Smith, s. J.. who will
have the classes in special English
Others are to be added to the pre-legal
staff.
In anticipation Of the new program
at the law school, a full two-year pre-
legal course was inaugurated at the
college last year. More than 100 stu
dents took the course and registrations
thus far exceed that number by a
slight margin.
The law school term begins Septem-
Der IA. for the late afternoon classes
and September % for the morning
classes. The two courses are parallel.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
GIANT RESERVOIRS
OF ANCIENTS FOUND
Six Believed to Have Been Con-
structed $4,000 Years Ago
Uncovered in Utah.
Nv the Associated Press.


GOLD HILL. Utah, August S.-A
series of six immense reservoirs be.
feved TO have been constructed about
10000 years ago have been discovered
in Spring Valley. New, by members Of
the Cosmographic Society.
The reservoirs are triangular and
range from a few inches to so feet
in depth. The retaining walls are
about 500 yards long and are feath.
cred back into the hillside. The walls
are from 6 to IS feet thick and are
believed TO be composed of granite,
covered with debris.
The huge tanks overlook a once
fertile valley, where coal deposits
have since been found. 1t Is thought
by members of the society that the
reservoirs were used for irrigation
purposes.
Claims that the reservoirs resulted
from glacial action have been denied
by the Cosmographic Society, which
points out that no trick of a glacier
metrical masonry formations.
In a limestone cave in the noun
tslnside above the reservoirs mem
bers of the Smithsonian Institution
found several crude implements and
weapons, among which were several
arrow springs" a little wooden rod
with one end bent into a hook. The
arrow was placed into the crook and
the rod sprung after the fashion of
The catapult. The arrow spring" is
considered TO have preceded the bow
by several hundred years.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
PROMINENT ARTISTS
FIGHT OVER SALARIES
German Theatrical Stars in Rebel.
lion Against Pay Offered
y by Producers.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.


BERLIN, July 1S.-The questions
what is a star in the theatrical
profession?" and who shall deter
mine who are the stars?" are only
two points of the many-sided contro-
versy between the German Theatrical
Association A and the performers, which
has gone into the courts. The asSo-
citation fixed s75 as the maximum sal
ary for prominent artists" and then
was instrumental in naming special
commission to determine what Is a
prominent artist" and who is entitled
TO the maximum salary.
In the first place, those who had
been demanding and getting more
than S75 for a performance rebelled
and, in the second place, the stars
refused to recognize the special com
mission.
The two sides went into court,
where counsel for the association in
rimated that the stars, so far rs their
profession is concerned, still were
living in the period Of imitation. iudg-
ing from the demands made by them.
These. counsel said. ranged from a
guarantee of 5000 marks and 30 per
cent of the proceeds up TO 1880
marks The latter amount was
named as the price for q performance
demanded by Nine. Jeritza.
AS sort of compromise the court
suggested that the salary limitations
for ''prominents" expire July 30 1926,
hut the association fatty refused.
Another effort to reach some sort of
settlement will be made in court at
a. later date.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
X-Ray to Register Paintings.

in an effort to devise A safe way
to register the works of great painters
so that limitations cannot be pawned
off on unsuspeotinG purchasers in fu-
ture, Dr.. Roger Grandersard of
France proposes to take X-ray photo
graphs Of the original Is and file three
copies in designated places where
they may be checked with the paint
ing under discussion years later IL
necessary. The X-ray will show de-
tails such as the texture of the cam
vas, density of the paint and other
internal markings, he maintains. 1t
would be comparable to the finger.
print system of keeping account of
criminals.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
M0ONSHINE KILLS BEES.
Attra cted to Stills by Sugar-Sap
of Poison Fatal.

BLUEFIELD, w. Va. August S.
Illicit distilling by the mountaineers
in West Virginia is killing millions of
bees every year. according to T. K.
Massie, president of the West Virginia
State Bee Keepers Association The
bees are attracted to the stills by the
sugar in the mash used in making
moonshine and die as soon as they sup
of the poisonous stuff, is the charge
made against distilling relative to bee
raising in this area.
, A newspaper man visited a still and
was surprised to see bees dead by the
thousands on top of the mash. At
that time the theory was advanced
by the officers that a wild honey
cache had been found and brought to
the still by the moonshiners and
placed in the mash to aid in the fer
mentation.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
PEACE OF WORLD LIES
WITH u. S., 0'C0NNOR SAYS
Strength of America in Balance
Would Assure Security. Father
of Commons Ayers.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
LONDON, July 22.-That there
would be no real security for the peace
of Europe or the world until the full
strength of the mighty American
arm" was thrown into the balance in
favor of peace, was contended by T.
=. OConnor. father of the House of
Commons" in an address on Future
Relations of England and America. +"
The first thing, he said, If two ma
tions were to work together, was to
understand each other To the cues
ton whether Great Britain understood
America or whether America under
stood Great Britain, he answered with
an emphatic negative.
so far as Europe was concerned, he
said, he looked with apprehension on
the future of peace, but he looked
across the Atlantic for great big
brother who will help us in the work
for peace"
Brttons must get out of their minds,
however. he said. the idea that Amer
leans are all children of England
Scotland Wales o. Ireland, and added
that an appeal to the spirit of the Pill
grim fathers was not an appeal to
the majority of the American people.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
Community CENTERS
ATTRACTING CROWDS
Central and Dunbar Provide Sports
and Concerts-Swimming
Proves Popular.

The community center activities Al
Central and Dunbar High Schools are
attracting large numbers of young
people and proving one OF the most
successful undertaken of the kind in
Washington. according TO the Com
munity Center Department, which is
directing the activities.
Throughout the Summer the swim,
ming and tennis at the two schools
have proved highly popular, as have
many band concerts.
The schedule for August at Cen.
trail High center, as announced yes
terday by Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy
director. includes three band concerts
in the stadium, which are to be free
TO the puhlic--the United States Army
Band playing Wednesday evening, the
18th Engineers Band from Fort
Humphreys. Va, Friday evening. Au.
gust p. and the Washington Boys
Independent Band, Friday evening.
August %. In case of rain on any
evening the concert will be held in
the auditorium AT Central.
Swimming Is Popular.
The Wednesday evening mixed
swimming for men and women is
proving so popular that 1t is an.
nounced all three periods on that eve.
ming will be given over to family
groups and others. Three one-hour
sessions are held during the evening
beginning at 80. with tickets on sal
promptly at Z o'clock. The director
announces that on Tuesday and Fri.
day evenings the first two perio,..
will be continued to be reserved for
women, and the third period for men
only, and the public is asked TO take
notice of this schedule.
The expenses of the Summer sea
son at Central are met partly through
the public appropriation and partly
through the 25-cent admission fee for
adults, and 10 cents for children,
these fees including instruction in
swimming and diving.
Children Are Trained.
Afternoon swimming for boys and
girls up to Is years of age is popula r
and hundreds of children are learning
to swim and dive under competent in.
structors. The two regular periods
are frequently augmented by a third
period, and the first group goes into
the shower room at 1:15, and into the
pool at 1870 o'clock, tickets being on
sale beginning promptly at l o'clock.
Afternoon sessions are Tuesday.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
each week.
The tennis courts are in consta MT
demand every afternoon and the use
of the courts may be had free OF
charge by applying at the Commu.
nifty Center Office in the Franklin
School Building. or to the instructor
in charge. at the courts
The Summer season of Community
Center activities will close on Sa,ur.
day, August %.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
385 Met Violent
Death in District
In the Past Year

Seventy-four persons committed
suicide and 81 succumbed to acci.
dents of various kinds during the last
fiscal year. according to the annual
report of Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt
submitted to the Commissioners yes
terday. There were 81 homicidal
deaths during the year.
OF the accidental deaths. So We're
due to falls and blows. 65 TO automo-
bile accidents within the District and
26 auto accidents just across the
District line; drownings, %: burns,
IS: illuminating gas, Is: electric rail.
roads. 10; gunshot wounds, s. There
were score or more of miscella neous
causes of accidental deaths.
The coroner also was called upon
to issue numerous, certificates during
the year in cases Of death from nat.
ural causes.
Evening star., 1925-08-09
"GUN-TOTINC" LAW
TO BE URGED In ALL STATES
Proposed Firearms Code for District of Columbia
Planned as Model for Entire Nation-Provides
for Radical Changes.

thought of civic leaders in the Cap.
ital, the proposed code, founded on a
set of regulations drawn up by the
United States Revolver Association
viii be presented for discussion to
the State Commissioners Conference
at Detroit August 25-31. It will be
discussed in all its phases and then
returned again TO the 1926 conference
for final action.
By August of next year it will
have been whipped into such shape
that 1t can be sent to Congress to
serve as pistol code for the District
of Columbia, and to the States to
clear up such discrepancies as now
exist in the State codes. The com
mittee believes it meets the views of
all the State police boards without be-
ing unconstitutional, and thus will Sc
cure the effect of a uniform national
pistol code without passage by Con
gress of Federal law
Evening star., 1925-08-09
Thrifty Dean Swift.
From the London Post

From the London Post
King William III taught me the
Dutch way of eating asparagus"
wrote Dean Swift in his journal
to Stella" What Dutch William s
method was we may guess from the
following story: 1t was about this
time of certain year that Dean Swift
was acting host to his Dublin pub.
Usher, George F'aulkener. Asparagus
was served and the guest asked for
a second helping. Swift, however,
pointed to the others plate, and said
Sir, first finish what is before you"
What exclaimed Faulkener, "eat
my stalks?" AYE, sir" replied Swift,
in his most impetuous manner; "eat
your stalks, or you will have no more.
King William Ill always eats his
stalks" When relating this story
Faulkener was asked If he really did
eat the stalks. To which he replied:
Yes, certainly; and If you had dined
with Dean Swift tete-a-tete you would
have been obliged to eat your stalks,
toOr'
Evening star., 1925-08-09
-.
ALDlE FAIR is SUCCESS.
pecisl Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ALDIE. Va, August S.-Judging
and awarding of prizes gripped the
attention of a large gathering here
today. marking the second and final
day of the largest horse show and
agricultural exhibit yet held in this
community.
Ribbon winners in all classes pa
raded at 1880 pm. Among the ex-
hibits exciting special interest during
the two days were those of the dairy
goats, which competed with a large
display of dairy cattle. Draft horses,
beef cattle, racers and poultry, prod
ucts and flowers were shown. Chill
dren were among the most prominent
exhibitors.