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MINERS PLEDGE PEACE WITH CAPPELLINI'S REMOVAL
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Washlnsrton. Jan .54.—Elastem P«.: Cloudy nnd warmer Sundoy; Monday unsettled and colder,  ponsibly  rain or
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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JAN. 25, 1925
The    Only    Sunday    Newspaper Covering   the   Wyoming   Valley.
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REQUEST LEADER TO QUIT
rvlinbis Approve PcaoC^crrns j But Demand Retirement Of District No. One President i
ASSAIL CAPPELLINI
Charge Him With Neglect! That Kept Pittston Workers Idle For Nine Weeks
RIVAL QANDIDATES
Olving their approval to the settle- , ment of tho Plttston strike, hut keep¬ ing    up    their   flghl    against    certain union offlclals, delegates from (Itly-twoj local    unions    of , the    L'nltcd    Mine \ Workers at a meeting in Ihia city la.>t j iilqht   adopted   resolutions   demanding! the   resignation   of   District   President j RinalJo   Cappelini.     Tho   fiery   young j leader of the  miners Is n-skcd to quit , olTlcc   "for  the   best   Interests"   ot   the | union.     The  demand  will   be  offlclally forwarded  to  dLstrict  headquarters  al Scranton,  it was announced following the  nteetlng.
The flfty-two locals sent their dcle- gnte^ to Union hall la-st nigiy under less menacing conditions than a week ngo when strike clouds were lieginning lo gather. Last night there w.is no talk of strike. Instead tho general mine committee men representing nil Ibe large anthracite producing com¬ panies were  in  a conciliatory mood.
After approving the action ot their exerutlve board Inpreventing a gen¬ eral strike nt all collieries In the dLs¬ trict, the delegates turned their atten¬ tion to fhe agreement which -will send 1C.O0I1 miners bark to work at I'lttston roUierles of the T'ennsylvanla Coal Company tomorrow. The terms of settlement were given unanimous approval.
Some of the original grievances ngalnst the conduct of President Cap¬ pelini were revived. -\s a result the delegates adopted the following reso¬ lution:
The Resolution "'Whereas, the employees of the I'ennsylvania i.:oal Company had to lay down their fools on November 24, ]i»:4, through then egleet of our dis¬ trict president in not giving their grievances the proper attention or consideration.
"Therefore, bo It resolved that we, the members ot tho general mines committee of District No. 1. request tho re.slgnatlon of President Cappelini for tho best Interests ot the United Mine  Workers  ot  America."
Tho miners through their publicity committee thanked tho Sunday Inde¬ pendent for assistanco In presenting iheir grievances In such a manner that a general strike was averted.
Although no oOlclal announcement was made of any consideration l»ing given district politics, it la known that some of the delegates wero ready to take some action. CTppeiinl's term as leader Is drawing to a clo.so. Nomina¬ tions for district president will be made some time In tbe spring and the election will take place at the district convention in June.
Oappelllnl hns not yet snid whether he will be a candidate for reelection but It is likely beyond a doubt that he wiii again permit his nnmo to go be¬ fore the miner.s. His enemies fire cast¬ ing about for somo strong opponent nnd their sentiment at presCTit seems to lie divided by two men long promin¬ ent in union affairs.
Other Candiihtes Ono of these Is Willinm .1. Brennan of Heranton, defeated by Cappelini at the last electeion. Hrennan recently threw down the gnuntlet to union of¬ ficers by refusing to be transferred ns national org.ini/.er from the local field to the Pltlsburgh district. He return¬ ed during the week from nttsburgh where he Is reported to have told In¬ ternational Vice President Phil Mur¬ ray that he would raUier be removed fiom office than leave the local terri¬ tory. His action is constnied as mean- lag that he Is already a candidate.
The other likely candidate is David Fowler, iils-o ot Scranton, and o former member of the State Legisla¬ ture. Fowler has been an organizer In the West Virginia flelds lately. His friends claim that his career as a fighter for union principles makes him H good candidate. They claim that If ?Iectcd Foivler would nt once be'recog¬ nized ns the chief spokesman tnr an¬ thracite miners at the wage negotia¬ tions scheduled to start with coal operators during fhe coming summer. At pre.sent the miners are looking for a trl-district leader to take fhe place mnde vacant by fhe elevation cf Thomas Kennedy of Hazleton to the post ot international secretary-treas- iu«r.
70 Happy  Years In  Married. Life
Surrounded hy thrlr children pod grandchildren, a happp reunion will f.iko pli-.ce today when Mr. nnd Mrs. Thomas .Stapleton celebrate their seventieth wedding anniver¬ sary at their home at Tamnqua. Amon,-; thn guests will bo John Stapleton and family of 1 Park avenue, this city. A notable fea¬ ture of tho anniversary Is the fact that ilr.atli has never entrre. 1 lln Stapleton family and aa a result all of the children who ble.s.sed the married life ot the nged couple will be  present.
Air. nr.u Mrs. tltapleion nre weii^ known here, having bren visitors al intervals nt the home of their son on Park avenue. For many years the elder Mr. Stapleton was prom- intntly ideiitlP.-.d with tho anhfra- '.'ite industry. He excavated fnr many ot the slop'-.s that nre still in use nt tho collieries. In 18.18 he waa called here to d rive the l'''isher slope, which Is one ot the landmarks In the swamp section of Sugar  Notch.
Tho elder Mr. Stapleton Is 53 years old. whllo his wife Is three years his Junior. Both aro In good health. Tho children who will gnth- rr at tho homestead In Tamaqua today are John iSlapIeton ot this cily; Klla Stapleton nf Trtniaqua; Ilev. Tliomas Stapleton. rector of SI. John the Unptist Church nt Manayunk, Pliiladrlphl.a; Kliz.abeth and William Salpleton, nt home; Hev. Elmer Stapleton, rector ot .-It. Simon and Jiide's Church at liethlehem; Dr. Edward Stapleton, 1 dentist ot Phlladelfihla: Mrs. Jo.seph O'Connor ot Mahanoy City, ai^d Mrs. Oscar Miller ot Atlantic Cily.
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GLENN YOUNG KILLED BY ANTI-KLANSMAN WHO PA YS WITH LIFE
lng th« mine riots which brought the ' llttlo  town   ot  Herrln     Into    national prominence.
A  Clean-up Slan
"Young,   known   as   a  cold   tempered
,two-gun   man.   was   Impoi'tcd   by   Ihr
Khin faction ns sheriff in the Stirling
dnya    that followed the mine war, nnd
immediately set out on a campaign of
llrrrin. Tils., Jan. 24—Glenn Young, "bloody Willi.imson county" Ku Klux leader and liquor raider, was shot and killed, and two deputy sheriffs wound¬ ed. In a revival nf the warfare between Klan and antl-Klan symriathlzers here tonight.
Young w.as. shot and killed by Oi a Thomas   when   they   met   In   front   of
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bittle Thomas was shot and died trom | i^^^^ bootleg joipfs "id emi-inp irh"* his wounds.    A  former policeman who , ,^„,, ,^|jj„„n,pn' charged  waa a virtunl
reign of terror.
came to the nld of Thomns, was also wounded. .More than a hundred shots were fired.
Young was p.arading the m.iln .strerts of Herrln with several com¬ panions, nil heavily armed, when Ihey were accosted by Thomas.
After 11 heale.d argumejit Thomas opened flro and Y'oung fell mortally wounded.
Deputy sheriffs were cnlled to the scene and succeeded in breaking uii thn gangs that gathered following the .shooting.
Feeling  follnwdng  the  shooting  vrss tense  with  hoth   Klan  nnd  r.ntl Klan | li'ctions  arminir.   and   Sheriff  Calllgan mobilizing his force to thwart  fuidhrr outbreaks.
Shooting of S, Glenn Young marks anolher bloody Incident In the long list of crimes that have marked the hislnry  of  Williamson  Cnnnly  follow-
The nntl-klnnsmrn united and form¬ ed nn oreanlz;ifion to oppose Young and hLs followers. Kighting followe,! and finally Young ami his wife wen- shot ns they wero motm-ing toward Kast .It. Louis. Young was seriously hurt but recovered and later retiirned to Williamson county nfter the Klan riots a few months ngo.
Ora Thomas, the man reported to have killed the Klan leader, wns one of the bluer enemies be mado during his days as sheriff.
When he smoke ot battle cleared away .Sheriff (Inlligan put his men to work removing the injured.
Thomns was taken to a hospllal but died before reaching the operatnur table. Six. others were admitted o I I.r hospital. 'I'hysldans say some of them may die.
Back Is Lashed; Cuiv For Theft
In a bltlns cold wind. Homes Fox, ageil 22. ot 'WllmlnKton, Del, received twenty lashes across hiB bare baclc from a whip In th<» bends ot Warden l,ench of New Castle. Delaware workhouse, ye.stenlay morning ns part of hLs sentenco for iiri aking nnd entering four homes In Wilmington and for disposing of the stolen loot in this city. In ad¬ dition to the whi|iping Fox mu.«t ser\'e fivo years iiiiprisonment.
Fox shivered as ii loose cont drap- rfi n^'^r his rhoulder" w-n- remnvo;i, 1,1c. i.„,^a.. *"if-'¦,^. "J^r"'' 1''" *,r.,.i nnd the w'.iip wns npplied. The tempenittire was just nhove freez¬ ing, the thermometer dropping "Ight .degrees during the flogging, owing lo the eclipse.
'I'lie man had entered tour homer in   Wilmington  between   December IK and .Ianuary  1  and brought  the loot lo this cit.v whero ho dlsiio.sed of it in pawn shops nnd fo several Individuals.     He   wns   nrrested   In Wiliiilngloii   alMiiit   Hvo   weeks  ngo and   brought   to   this  city  la.st   Sat¬ urday by Wilmington cily defectives nnd     Delaware     Stato     Detectives. More Ihan $11.nnn In jewelry which the   man   had   disposed   of   wns  re- I covered  by  the  detectives  together I with a fur coat vnlueil nl  $r>nn, V /
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MANY MILLIONS THRILLED BY SPECTACULAR ECLIPSE
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IN PERFECT VIEW
Every Facility Put Into Use To Study The Spectacle High In Heavens
E BY STATE POLICE'
Much Liquor is Confiscated And One Man Is Faced By Charge Of Bribery
PAYING TOO ICH I REVEAL IDENTITY LAINT   OE BANDIT HELD BY STATE POLICE
Internal    Revenue    Bureau'Charged With Daring Holdup Says   Income   Taxpayers     And Said To Have A Long
BYHEARTAHACK
His Passing Marks Fifth Tragedy Among Men Once Associated In Local Affairs
Aren't Making Allowances
HANOVER SEIZURE
aying  more Ir  1P2I   In-
I Tour saloons in Edwardsvllle were i raided yesterday afternoon by State polico whose testimony showing vio¬ lation of the Iirohibition law resulted In each of the proprietors Iieing held under ball for court. One ot the de¬ fendants was made to face an addi¬ tional charge of offering a bribe through his alleged attempt to buy his way out. IJesIde tho four arrests the authorities also announced the seizure of a largo cargo ot supposed Jiigh powered Iieer while being transported through  Hanover Town.shlp.
The raids at Kdwardsvllle, together with the nature ot the case against each man, follow:
Saloon of John Burba, HSS Main streeT. Ono gallon ot whiskey and a pint Ixittle of the same liquor con¬ fiscated.
Saloon of Joseph Leshnock, 574 Main street. One pint of distilled liquor aad two pint bottles ot whiskey. Saloon ot .-^nlhony Kumitis, 209 Grove street. State police declared they had tnade a previous purchase of liquor here.
SiJoon ot Joseph rickitowski, 252 Grovo street, Pringle borough. Police reported having purchased liquor here.
These raids were made by Corporal Frank Hintze. aided by Privates Mus- selman nnd Newman. They were sent to the West Side borough following complaints that moonshine was fladlng a ready .sale In mnny of the sn'ioons there. At none of the places did tho raiders encounter ;my trouble.
Durirtg tho raid at the liurha saloon, however, it was alleged the proprietor offered $200 in cash to the offlcers if the ca.se ngalnst him would be drop¬ ped. The money was accepted. It Is said, and then Ilurba was placed under arrest on an additional charge. When taken before .Justice ot the Peace James Morgan at Kingston all the de¬ fendants wero held under $1,000 ball while Hiirba was required fo post $1500 bonds,
Tho beer seizure announced last night at Wyoming ban-arks wils made Friday at I.re Park and resulted in the arrest of Hen Novis of 884 Hm- nett .street, Luzerne. It was declared that he was driving a truck on which were loaded eiglil biu rcls ot beer and sixteen halt barrels. The stuff wiis conascated. Novis had to give $1,000 bail for his own appearance in court and an extra $1,000 for the release of the truck.' The testimony was heard by Justice Hess at Wyoming and was | presented by State Policeman .Mussel- i man, Fisher and Jones.       ' |
ST(»VK ('.\l!SF.S KIRK j
An overheated   stove caused a slight fire last evr-ning at the home of Henry Reese,   71   Custer street.    A  telephone, cull brought   No. 4 Hose Company and- fhe  blaze  was extinguiahcd  with only!
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IMPORTANT REDUCTIONS
Washington, .tan. 24.—The Internal Revenue Bureau today complained that mnny crltizcns are paylnj lax than required on thel comes.
This statement was i.ssued aa n re¬ sults of examination ot the returns made since January 1. which revealed that the taxiiayers are not taking ad¬ vantage ot one ot the mo.st impor¬ tant ot the new reductions.
The taxpayers know that new rates ot one-half the former normal rates are in effect, but apparently they do not know thnt they aro entitled to further deduct 2.1 per cent, of their tnx on "earned Income" under the new rates.
After the personal exemption and credit for dependents Is deducted, the tax Is compute—an the taxpayer pays only 7-'' per cent, of the tot.al due on en rued  in come.s.
Taxpayers arc a.sked to note these fac t.s:'
All Income for 1!I24 up to $5,000 is "earned net income" for the purposes ot computing this 2."i per cent reduc¬ tion. For example, a taxpayer whoso net income from salary was $2,000 and who made a profit ot $3,000 on a real estate deal has total "net earned Income" ot $5,000 in computing this credit.
Under some special cases, "earned net income" may reach the total of $10,000 for purposes of conniuting this deduction but no higher. A taxpayer with net income ot $15,000 c^an deduct 25 per cent from the tax on $10,000 of his return.
Taxpayers operating a business w-Iicre hoth person.al service and cap¬ ital are importnnt factors in producing income nro permitted to count as "earned Income"—subject to 75 per cent ot tho normal tax—up to 20 p»r cent of his share of the iiroflts from such business, the bureau pointed out. This 20 per cent, however, cannot in any case, exceed $10,000.
Record With Police CAUGHT IN CHASE
After cloaking their prisoner behind a blanket of mystery for ton days, Btate Police last night revealed thr identity of the bandit known as Earl Keral who has been held nt Wyoming barracks following a daring hold-up at Pittston two weeks ago. The prisoner is Earl Van Steenberg, mar¬ ried, formerly of Honesdale, the authorities declared. He hns a police record and served a term In the Kast- ern penitentiary.
An Investigation ot the man's rec¬ ord ha.s revealed that he was arrested In Wayne County in August, PJI9, by Sheriff N. It. Spencer for stealing Asil Jone.s' car trom Boyd's garage in Honesdale. Ho escaped .shortly nfter his arrest and went to Freemont, O.. with his young wifo to whom he hnd been married but a short time. Van- Steenborg wius finally caught at Hoss-| horse
FUNERAL TUESDAY
James M. Wilcox, aged 6S, chief clerk of tho city Department of Pub¬ lic .Safety, former owner of race horse stnbles and breeder of prize dogs nnd poultry, and a man high In Masonic circles, 'lied suddenly ve.sterday after¬ noon from an attack of heart trouble. His death occurred at the family home, 20 First avenue, King¬ ston, wdiere he had resided tor the last .several years.
Thn death nf Mr. Wilcox Is Ihe second to occur among persons con¬ nected with tho city Department of Public Safely In tho last several monlhs. His death .also follows closely on tho heels of llic sudden deaUis ot Uii-hnrd J. Healey, a former emplnyee an as.soclate In hor.so racing, and Thomas D. WJIliams, district manager of Moloney (lil 1,'onipany, who wns nn old friend ot Mr. Wilcox nnd a race cnthusinst.      On    Deeemlier    6,
vlllo, near Freemont, after engaging In a shooting affair with a farmer by the name of Simmon.s. who had en¬ deavored to capture him for the iiolice.
Van Stcenbrt-g, when taken to Honesdale, entered a plea ot guilty to the theft ot Jones' car nnd was .sen¬ tenced by Judge Alonzo T. Senile to spend five years In the E.a.stern peni¬ tentiary.
Van Steenberg's latest arrest follow¬ ed a tfirllllng chase over many miles of Ice-covered highways in the Pocono mountains. Troopers, who followed him, riddled the big Packard car ho was driving wilh bullets, bul thrir flre fniled to halt him. He was finally captured nt Stroudsburg but his two nllcged companions were not with him ut the time nnd ere still at large.
UU.I.S TWO UANDITS
Omaha, Neb., Jnn. 24.—S. R. Gul- Ilck,   grocT,   tonight   shot   nnd   killed
1924, Councilman I.,ewls P. Knlffen, head ot the Department of I'ublic Safety, employer ami personal friend ot Mr. Wilcox, died suddenly, while the deaths of Mr. Healey and .Mr. Wil¬ liams   havo  occurred   within   the   past
week.
Mr. Wilcox expired yesterday nfler¬ noon about 4:80 while sitting in a chair In the kitchen of his home. He was at liis desk In City Hall yesterday mornng until noon and be went home nnd spent .somo time chopping iec- fiom tbo steps of his residence and fixing Ihe battery of his automobile. Afler finlBliIng Ihese insks he : at In a chair and sUirted to tell his wife aboul the automobllo battery when he was fatally stricken. His wife called neighbors and summonrd Dr. Thomns Wenner, but Mr. Wilcox died within a few- seconds.
Ml-.  Wilcox  was  born  in  Hunf-svlIIe two bandits who nttemplcd to hold up ; on  November  10.   1859,  |the    son     of
Cover Sidewalk For Safety Sake
I'rnI rarled cold w-enther and the resBltant freezing of snow and slush upon the sidewalks of the city caused City Commissioner James Gibbon to issue an aiipeal last night to nil residents to apply the rule of safety and protect pedestrians by cohering sidewalks with either ashes nr sawdust. .Mr. Gibbon de- i-larrd that It has lieen next to Im- liossible to keep sidewalks entirely clear and that the only recourse is to tbo use of a covering that w-lll give .safe too'lng. "Act for .safety at once." .said .Mr. Gibbon. "Delay may mean injury fn someone."
his ftore. The bandits wore idenli¬ fled by officers at Fort Omaha ns Ar¬ thur Fay, Indlanoln, lown, and Nor¬ man  Keilv,  \an nurcn. Ark.
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1,000 STCDKNTS BUIINKP OUT Brooklyn. N. Y., Jiui. 24—Hcffly In¬ stitute, with a registration of 1,000 students, was destroyed by fire here tonight. Four alarms were soiindeil. Loss is estimated at  more than $150,-
PLYMOUTH BOY DYING
FROM SCALDS IN TUB
Falling Into a tub of boiling water, Arthur Elmer Jones, four years old, ot 130 Walnut street, Plymouth, re¬ ceived scalds yestenlny afternoon that may result in his death. Hu is in City Ho.spital In a critical condition. The youngster was at, play in the kitchen of his home and wliile mem¬ bers of the hou.sehold were engaged el.sewhcre he stumbled into fho hot »vater. His cries brought assistance and Dr. O. Ft. Drake was called to give flrst nid Tho boy is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jones. The batlirr is known in basketball circles as '"I'urk" Jones.
Samuel Allen Wilcox and .Miilllda Slg ler Wilcox. His father was a blnc-k- smith iu Hunl.svllle nnd the son wus apprentice,1 !o learn the ti-ade. AVhen ho was eightc^en Mr. Wilcox came to this c-lty and started a blarlismith shop In the rear of the car bam on East Northampton strcetin partner¬ ship with Dr. Waller Davis, the fntlier nf the late Dr. Walter Davis of South Washington street. Afler several years nt pai-tnership .Mr. Wilcox erected a nrw- shop in that vii-inity and went into business for himself. He retired from the business about fifteen years ago but It Is still kept going by his .son,   Earl  Wilcox.
Honored In Oilier
He waa a personal friend of the late I.cwls P. Knlffen and when Mr Knlf¬ fen became mayor he accepted a iiosi¬ tlon in tho c-ity health department. He contin^ied In this imsltinn until Mr. Knlffen wus elected head ot the Department of Public Safely and he liecame Mr. Kniffen's chiet clerk. Whrn David P. Griffifh succeeded Mr. Knlffen as head of this department, Mr. Wilcox was retained, ond four years ugo when (Councilman Knlffen w-as again elected to the department, M«-. Wilcox  remained In this capacity.
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RECORDS COMPLETE
New York, Jan. 24.—The sun and moon. In the thrilling phenomenon ot a total eclipse, cominande.l millions ot -\mericiins fo sinnd still --nnd weri' obe,\rd.
Never brf.ire has the hum of life In a w-nrk-day world been «o c-nncertedly Internipted: never befnre have the eyes of so many human beings tocu.sed upon nny spectacle an when the ob¬ literating black di.sc of the moon cut oft Ihe sunlight from the earth for a few fieri ing seconds.
And never was a lotal eclipse ' studied by si-lentlst.-i under Buch-fav-i oralile cnn-Iifions. • [
¦'A.stroiinmlrnl science ndvaiiceii I 1.000 yenrs tills morning," p.tIiI-grey-' whiskered old Davy Tndd. P;i)fe.i)spr ' Emeritus of Amherst College and dean ' ot  the   nations  nstronomerw.
Prof. Todd, RO yenrs ot »g^ wa.!* . with dlfflrulfy rfstrnlned from a-srend- j lng In an nlrplane to get a closer look j
at   the  eriipse. I
Wllile Todd remained on the ground, other sclentIsts  went   a   mile  Into  the | air  on   the   broad   back   of  fhe   navy I dirigible Los Angeles and trom a spe- | cinl    aerial    observatory   took    photo¬ graphs  and   Impressions   never   before possible.       Airplanes,    equipped     with \ giant   cJmern.s.    mounled    15,000    feet iilott    and    obtained    unprecedentedly clenr views of tho phenomenon.
Across a narrow strip ot territory In the iioitliensti-in seiiinn of tho TTnited States between I):02 nnd 9:IB a. m., darkness descenderl a fow hours after daylight had come nnd In Inestimable number ot persons witnessed tho flashing, leaping circlet ot the sun's corona nt the moment of totality.
In other sections of the Enst, Middle West nnd South where w-enfher per¬ mitted, n mere or Ie.ss total eclipse WIUS obsei-v-erl. But It w-ns only across a 100-mlIc strip from Minne.sota to the sen that tho phenomenon w-as view-cd In lis entirely.
Scares Animals Factories closed; business houses suspended work, wheels cen.sed to turn as fraffle hnlled. The eerie, purplish shadow of the moon fell nrrnss the earth and millions In towns and cities forgot everything in the wonder of the spectacle.
Animals reacted Bccording to Ihelr klnd; fowl refumed to ronst. Uilnking another night hnd come; dogs howled dismally In the semi-darkness; raffle nnd horSes were stampeded witli fright.
Hut man—once wont In hide In Riiperstltlous fear when the sun's light w-.xs blotted out In Ihis fashion -show¬ ed only eager Interest, sclentiflc or just plain, human Interest.
To the  sclent lst.s.  It  was an  unpar¬ alleled opportunity fo study the moon and   sun.     Astronomers  used  aircraft, radio, new* instruments nnd telegraphic time   system.s   co-opeintrd.     The   big obsei'vatorles of ihe Eiiftt  were  IInke:I by w-|re nnd split  si^rond  obsei-\'ntions were   mnde.      That    the   astronomers knew their .stuff wan attested  by  the j fact that the sun nnd moon pasesd In I fho millions of miles of space dividing I fheni   within  tw-o .seconds  of tlie  mo¬ ment    predicted    hy    scientists.      The eclipse    was    late—two    seconds    late. After all  the.se years.
Science I'rovr<I True To the man In fhe .street —or on the roof tops—If was the greatest show on earth. Ho had been told that such an eriirise w-ould not be visible in these parts for a couple of centuries.
Thousands made pilgrimage to the area of totality. Again the scientists w-ere iiplield when the iialh of the moon's shaddw* lay across exactly the territory prescribed for It by astron¬ omers.
In New York city, nenrly 1.OOO.OOO persons south of the Cnthedral of Sf. .lohn the Divine, movecl northward to get w-ithin the range of the shadow, whence the total eclip.se alone w-as visible.
While scientists and millions of lay observers in tlie East w-ri-e rejoicing at file most favnrable weather conditions conceivable. Ihose farther west w-ere doomed to dlsapimlntment. In Minne¬ sota, parts of Michigan and western Ne-.v York where equally elaborate plans had been made to observe the ecllp.se, clouds Intervened and com¬ pletely cut off the spectacle.
In  a  link  of  laboratories extending eastward from Ithaca. N. Y., howe\-er, (Continued   on   Page   9    Section   1)
Dumb Creatures Show Some Fear
Residents nf Wyoming Valley were among the most fortunate of nil the millions who yesterday view-- ed Ihe sun In eclipse frnm the pass¬ ing of fhe moon betw-ern earth and fhe orb of cla>-. I';vef -^.-iint,. ••'-,). ..-.;.mV'»i»^--s \-,ero utile lo take good prints of Ihe natural phenomennn. and with clear weather prevailing there was veiy llttlo difficulty in noting the process b.v which day¬ light was suddenly obscun-d nnd the morning hour turudl fmiii briglitne.s.s to dusk.
Few ca.scs of untoward iiicldi-nt wei-e reported. One womnn, watch¬ ing tho eclipse nn West Market street without the nid of dark glasses, was mnde hysterical and had to be given first aid treatment, (lenrmlly the populace followed tho wnrning of scientists and henltli ex¬ perts and used .-nrioils mefhoiLs nf giinrdlng themselves ngiilnst the lienetiiitlng rays nt the solar body.
With man pasf tho stage ot siiperstitlon and having no fear of the eclipse, it was noliceable that animals and birds were thrown into confusion. Snowbirds nnd siuir- rows were found gathering In the high limbs of trees, their chirping slillril nnd their attitude Indlciifing prosclence of frnuble. Dogs skulked abiMil, sometimes howling. Clilck- eriH flocked Ingefhrr ns though Ihey fniirod nttark from nn invisible force. The plirnnmennu came quick¬ ly on schedule and passeij. Normal pursuits were al once resumed. In¬ dustry and business did all within (lie power of officials fo give all persons nn opportunity of seeing the big show at the root of the universe.
YALE UNIVERSITY
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Editor of Seventh Day Ad- ventist Publication Issues Denial Of Local Reports
VISITS THIS CITY
What the Srveiith Day .\dventlst be¬ lieves about the near approach ot the enel of the world h.as nothing whatever of connection with the total cclip.se ot tho sun yeslerdny, according to a statement m.ade last night to the Sun¬ day Independent by Francis II. Nichol, editor of ",Signs of the Times," the leading Aciventist iiublication. Mr. Nichol, a miiilstes nnd a scholar of many attainments, made a Iiiirrie-I vis¬ it to Wilkes-Barre on maiters of bus- Ineas connected  w-Ith  his  publication.
A report in one of the daily news- pajiers, indicating an AilvnUst pre¬ diction that the ecliiise was the herald of the world's end, aroused his imU)^ nation. Calling nt tho Independent offlce he lusked for a complete deniel. In lower California, he said, a branch of the Advent Ists had been ruled out of the church becnuse of radical statements. To these persons he Laid all blame for the rumors that Adven- lisls regarded the eclipse as tho flrst sign of the world's end.
"Adventlsts and many other good people," .said the Reverend Mr. Nichol, "see in this ay iiiutiy iniliciy tlons that tho second coming of Christ Is not very far off. But In no way do w-e connect tho eclipse with that tremendous event. National head¬ quarters attempted to guard all news¬ papers agnlnst publication ct the false report."
MRS.  KKKK.MAN  KNTEKTAINS
Mrs. Martin l-'rrem.an of Mallory Plnce. city, enli rtuined at a dinner and Mah Jongg party nt the Dre.sden last night. There were about flfty present und the affair proved a t bor¬ ou.gh succes.s.
Says Modern Knowledge Is Fxtenriprl Onlv A Little B\ Great Solar Event
QUEER HAPPENINGS
Ily riWJK KKNKST \V. IIROWN
Of the l)e|KirliiH'nls ot IMalliemalics and  .\siriiiiomy  ^ ale  I iiiversily
New Haven, Conn., |an. 24.—.\n- trnnoniical work now-a-days la less a matter ot imporlanl and sudden dis¬ coveries Ihan ot adding a few grains to the pile ot knowledge we already po.ssesa. I do not think that this pres¬ ent eclipse will he nny exception.
We mny, perhap.s, get a little more knowledge about certain things In connection wllli fhe coron.a nnd w-e m.ay make some of our present know I- edgo more certain. But In any case whatever is dune will not he definitely kiiov,n for some time since Ihr photo¬ graphs whicli have been made h.avo to be very carefully stii'lied.
In tho knowledge we shall get ot the po.iitlons of tho moon during tho eclipso we shall add another grain to w-hat wo know of ita motion. With additional oliser\'ations, which nre be¬ ing made, wc have a very full knowl¬ edge ot Us motion during thase two mlniitrs. This will aid us in calculat¬ ing its positions In the future.
Tho light that came out during totality was somewhat greater than w-as expected by most of us. Usually it is reckoned that an eclipsed sun givJs about 03 much light as the full mixin. It was certainly greater on this occasion, though how much wo shall not know unlil the measurements have been studied thoroughly.
The corona Itseif was fully up to ex¬ pectations. It was of the type known as "minimum." Sever.ol streamers show-ed and promlnrnces w-ere seen with the glasses. Personally. I waa running my Instrument which was not behaving very well and 1 only got a chance lo glance np for a secoa-l or two at it. But even this short view impressed itself as no written de¬ scription ever could and those who hnd the privilege ot watching It during the full two minutes will. I believe, never forget what they saw.
No III Effeils
Washington, Jan. 24.—The tot.al eclipse ot tho sun will not cause earth¬ quakes and there Is no .sclentiflc Imsis for statements that general weather disturbances will follow the sky s phenomenon. Father Fnincis A. Torii- doif, siesmogrnph expert at George¬ town University observatory, said to¬ night.
"There is no psychological relation¬ ship between the earth's body and the eclipse, so far as scientists know." Father Torndort said, "and the a.'-scr- fion that earthquakes and general weather disturbances will follow is without  sound scientific basis."
MRS.
ELLEN WILLIAMS IS CALLED BY DEATH
Mrs. Ellen Roberts Williams, aged aliout 110. for many years a resident of East End, died last night a 6 o'l-Iock at the home, 534 East .Vurthampton street, Georgetown, of complications. She w-as an active member of St. An¬ drew's M. E. Church on Sherman streef. li''or almost a quarter century Mrs. Williams resided at East End. but was also widely knnw-n and respected throughout the volley-. She Ls surviv¬ ed by her husband, William C. Wil¬ liams, nnd tw-o sons, Denam and Rich¬ ard Roberta, nnd a brother and a broiher und sister in Wales.
0(1(1   Happenings
At Waltham, Mass.—Four carpen¬ ters, gazing at the celestial phenome¬ non from the roof nf a garage, tailed fo notice the huilding was on fire until flames darted through the roof.
At Ncv London, Conn.—Hundreds ot College girls turned their attention to tho dirigible Leva Angeles when It sailed by and nearly missed the big show In the sky.
At Ottawa—,Vn unknown man left a note explaining the eclipse looked like the end ot the world to him and com¬ mitted .suicide by drowning.
At New Brighton, Pa.—Gcorgs Cross was walking across a railroad ti-estle and .missing a tie, tell info the river and was rescued after the celes¬ tial show  was all over.
.\t Philadelphia—Harry Doefner ne¬ glected to watch Ills wallet nnd ban¬ dits collected his $700 payroll and es¬ caped.
Af Sayre. Pa.—Townspeople were startled when a huge fiery cross of the Ku Klux Klan blazed up on top of a hill  in their line of sight.
On Board SS. ParLs.—M. Kmile Daeschner, new French ambassador lo Washington, remarked that It wa a good omen for a man to stand undi r an eclipse of the sun and that "pei haps" it forecasts, a solution of tli-i debt problem.
MRS. ANN LABL'U.V
The funeral of Mrs. Ann LabiidA will take place tomorrow moming at 9 o'cloek from her home at 184 Juck- j son street, Edwardsvllle. A requiem I miuss will be .solemnized In St. An- ! thony's Slovak chni-eh. Interment wlH ' be at Courtilale.
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