Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1925, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ECLIPSE IN'BRONX . GRAND SPECTACLE Awe-Inspiring Corona Fea- ture of Weird Color Display. By the Associated Press. BRONX, N. Y, January 24.—The two-ring celestial circus—total eclipse of the sun—was successfully per- formed all its brilliant glory at 8:11 am. today, precisely as astron- omers predicted it would. cloud ened the passing moon before the sun’s disk attendant phenomena th dow band and served by streets and housetops in the northern section of he metropol upiter visible arlet col adding to corona and Venus at night splashed nd sun were n, the the of shadow of ross the of the w total eclipse overed land- minutes be- totality a sn visible about e and after the Lastx 20 Seconds. )se lasted for abou entists had forecas ght Iy descend- nning the was a bla dancing ch like a drop: sparkling heralding the appearance ona of the awe- Like Blow-torch Flame. of outward reddish rim huge, subsi All seemed the colers tull m the spectrun from the Like the blow-torch they nd ed, in a fringe at times extended the width of | the moon beyond the edge of that fey planet it seemed like many minutes, rather than a onds, that darkness aturated e ar except for that small portion hung the dazzling circle of colorful fire Then slowly the shadow bands ap- peared the opposite side of solar-lunar conjunction. Baily's beads spread their orchre crescent again— feature o pectacular ecli bout whic of tror sided, ch regathe few minutes urned into uct it burst gushed whic! where sed g ik spl. mor the f did reverse super: evolving to full-moo: Twilight slowly be again. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Partly cloudy and warmer tonight; tomorrow 1 gettled and warmer; minimum tem- perature tonight about 27 degrees; moderate southwest winds. Maryland Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow rmer, with rain n: moderate ng. and warmer tonight; 7 cloudy and warmer; moderate south and Southwest winds West Virginia—Partly cloudy and warmer tonight; tomorrow unsettled, probably rain or snow; colder in west portion Record for 24 Hour: —4 pm, 2 inight, 18; noon, 26 Barometer—i pm., 30.68; 12 midnight, 8am, noon, Highest temperatur at noon today; lowest temperature, 15, occurred at' 7 a.m. today Temperature same date last Highest, 40; lowest, 30. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of the water at 8 am.: Great Falls—Tem- perature, 32; condition, very muddy Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ) invisibility by dor of su and the spec inal stages, looki in the initial pha arter moon gradually proportions. ame dayllight acle of ural — and unsettled in extreme southwest >W part Thern; 4 am 30.62; i 4am 8 pm., n 30.61; 26, occurred year— o Today—Low tide m.; high tide, Tomorrow—Low 07 p.m.; high 05 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 7:21 a.m.; sun sets :20 p.m Tomorrow—Sun rises, sets 5:21 p.m. Moon rises 7:17 a.m.; sets Automobile lamps to be half hour after sunset 2:02 am 7:45 am. a tide, 2 tide, 8 and 2:13 nd 8:11 p.m. a.m. and 41 am. and 5 7:21 am lighted o Weather in Various Citles, Temporature. Stations, Weather. *+amemoiy: pinsa WoUIH oMo' s ase 30.12 80.60 - 3050 Abilene, Tex. Albany Atianta Atlantic C Baltimore Birmingham Bismarck Boston Buffalo Chicago e Clear Clear Clear, Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt.cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Rain Cloudy Pt.cloudy 30,43 30.14 30.38 30.34 3008 23 30.12 30.23 30.00 30.08 30,30 30.34 30.04 3008 30.40 10 Galveston Helena .. Huron, 8. D, Indianapols. Jacksonville, Kansas City 80 30,04 30.00 30.62 30.00 IS0 30.50 29.98 30,62 v 80.12 30.24 30.0% « 30.02 30.20 2908 30,04 30.10 50.62 Pt.cioudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Raleigh, N .C S. Lake Ci Cloudy Pt.cloudy Spokane Pt.cloudy WASH.,D.C Clear FOREIGN. 8 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) Stations Temperature. Weather. London, England 36 Clear Yaris, France 30 Cloudy Vienna, Austria 20 Cloud Berlin,' Germany. ... 5 Cloudy Copenhagen, Denmark. 36 Cloudy 56 Part cloudy H Hamilton, Bermuda San Juan, Porto Rico.. Havana, © Coloa, ¢ Cloudy Clear, Cloudy Cloudy Eclipse Hidden in Ottawa. OTTAWA, January 24.—Low visibil- ity prevented citizens of the Domin- ion capital from witnessing the total eglipse of the #wm this morning. the | FURRED AND FEATHERED TRIBES WONDER AT SUDDEN DARKNESS Tom Cat Keeps Tryst on Back Fence, But Sun Spots Him. Champion Egg Layer Starts Setting as Way Out of Trouble. BY REX COLLIER. Samantha, champion egg la Center Market, has gone to se Unbeknownst even her feathered friends on poultry row, she suddenly decided this morning to take up clucking instead of cackling Samantha's only r ded to her neighbors, was that t instinct was too are those who rumors toda amantha would much rather eggs than hatch them, if stances arising this morning prescribed otherw Samantha _star usual way this m ng. to closest on, con strong are to But preading the effect there mean that lay circum- hadn't d day in the orning by climbing into a neat little nest that she had arranged in a pen down Louisiana avenue way. To all intents and pur- poses she was engaged in her daily pursuit of egg-laying. She gave no indlcations otherwise. That is, until this eclipse business began up among the feathere inhabitants of the shadows began, fall about signs of consternation Egg-laying in the ev ynstitutes an un of barnyard etiquet particularly wrong about it, but Is just not being done, that'’s all. And here was Samantha, most cultured of hens at Center Market, laying egg: at dusk! The quired Saman the occ Rock re forbears gosh-danged essing things nd As the rk warning, to showed ning or igencies of the moment quick thinking. Only tha would have been eq 51 The same Plymouth rcefulness that stood her in good stead when the British were ralding colonial hen- | houses came to the rescue First Felgned Sleep. Samantha clucked—hesitantly first, and then closed both feigned sleep. Nobody, she s would catch her laying eggs in dark. If any chicken inspectors c along, she said, he'd think she setting, and start no gossip. low and b before knew | here came day Samantha's dignity was ruffled the full r tion her dawned with the light, she gulped with mortification and her head seem- ed to be slightly at sea. She real she had been taken advantage of one whom she had always considered her most dependable friend—Old Sol | But, like the good Plymouth that was, she swallowed humiliation, assumed her usual of complacence and dignity, and con- tinued clucking. At a late Samantha still But As he hour this afterr was setting, wh feathered heads nodded between whispers. Perhaps, wh whol affair blows over, she will slyly con- vert her clucks into cackles. Onl time will tell To all appearances, however, Samantha is preparing for a bona fide visit of the stork. Samaftha was not the on customer of Old Sol who grievance today, efthe Thomas Cat, the feline shiek of Georgetown, is considerably chagrined y regular had a By the Associated Press NEW YORK, Janua 24 —Crowds of New Yorkers turned out early to- day to witness the eclipse of the sun People gathered in hundreds in parks, squares and at street intersections; they clustered on rooftops and in windows throughout the city. The largest early crowds were on upper Riverside Drive and in Van Cortlandt and Bronx Parks, which were con- sidered unusually good vantage polints, Just a minute after 8 o'clock shouts arose from groups on the mall in front of City Hall, who were among the first to detect the eclipse. Smoked glasses were passed from hand to hand, but with the naked eye at that time the niche made by the moon across the sun was plainly visible. The total eclipse was observed at 9:11 am., under perfect conditions. Activities in the bustling business sectlon were suspended when dark- ness descended On the East nationalities live MASONIC VETERANS LISTS NEW MEMBERS Association, at Annual Dinner, En- rolls Two Who Recently Became Eligible, Side, where many in close packed Nine new members were elected to the Masonic Veteran Association of the District of Columbia at its forty- venth annual dinner held at the New Ebbitt Hotel last night. They became eligible by virtue of being Masons for 21 years. The mew members are: Dan V. Vaughan, William H. Landvoight, Edward W. Libbey, Isaac B. Field, Robert J. Bell, Chafles W. Pimper, Willlam Henry Harrison, William B. Herbst and Arthur D. Fessenden. Addresses were delivered by Roe Fulkerson, grand master of Masons of the District of Columbia; Rev. Joha <, Palmer, grand chaplain; Gen. Nelson A. Miles and Dan C. Vaughan. There was an entertainment by the quartet, composed of Louis Annis, Robert Johnscher, George R. Cony- beare and Edwin Callow. The quartet was accompanied by Mrs. Margars Annis. The invocation was pronounced by Rev. John C. Palmer, grand chaplain. ( e maternal | furry | at| ble | othing | it | re- | | it | | trick like that,” situation | | when he was | an_Inclplent hoot by the light relapse air | | barrassment NEW YORK QUIET, POLICE ALERT, AS CITY WATCHES SPECTACLE Every Point of Vantage Crowded—Bitter Cold and Cuiting Wind Fails to Dim Enthusiasm of Woolworth Tower Spectators. Tpper lefy well known in Washington poultry circles, who went to sleep on job today during the eclipse. Upper right—Thomas Catt of Georgetown, whose wink was snap- ped by a photographer just as the eclipse was starting. Lower right—Mr. Wike Owl, who is wondering what made him wake up just at bedtime thix morn- ing. over the way things turned out this morning. Twillght In Georgetown spells romance and adventure to Tom, bringing visions of trysts on the back fence, vocal serenades in the moon- lignt, hurtling shoes, soft, strange purrs and clattering garbage can tops. The thrills of an unexpected night- 1 this morning sent Tom's spine urving upward and his fur bristling putward. He was most agreeably surprised, and forthwith began to slick himself up in preparation for stepping out. He Was agog with ex- itement, as the cats s Imagine the humiliation that Tom experienced when the light was turn- ed on again just as he was about to rub noses with Sally, who lived down The silver notes that chortled from his throat froze in their’ acks unromantic rays of a hard-hearted sun played peek-a-boo with him “Only a dog would play a catty friend hopped over a fence At the same time Mr. Wise Owl was having his troubles out at the zo0o As darkness fell about him his saga: ity told him it was high time E some hooting, but bewilderm clouded his scholarly haited in countenan the m of The vague air of uneasiness heavily over the city and A rooster in a Hyattsville solemnly swore off corn for the en- suing year. A parrott in a dow town pet shop also swore, but not off. Many similar instances of em- curiosity or hung hennery reported The National Capit victik of the eclipse, the What-ls-it, the strange South American animal at the zoo that combines the characteristics of dog, bird and barnyard fowl Taken completely by surprise, he was at a loss whether to crawl in his kennel, .hop on a limb and tuck his head under or go to roost wer s outstanding perhaps, was houses, the inhabitants as much interest as the wealthy residents of exclusive Fifth and Park avenues. Police in all parts of the city were held in readiness for any emergency In the skyscrapers, where hundreds of thousands of office workers ordi- narily are at their desks at that hour, the typewriters were silent. Motor- men on trolley cars and elevated trains %urned their attention for the time being to the eclipse. The sub- way felt the effect of, the big show in @ reduction of thé usual under- ground crowds hustling to work The Woolworth tower, the highest office building in the world, was crowded with spectators of the celes- tial show. Viewed from this height, the forest of spires below were bathed in a dull, silvery light as the eclipse ap= proached its max{mum. The spire spectators remained until' the final curtain of the spectacle, despite the bitter cold and the cutting wind. ORANGE, ACTOR-BOUND, HITS THEATER MANAGER The boys were whooping it up at the Mutual Theater Friday of last week, and it was amateurs’ night, too. A recitation was going on, “Th Shooting of Dangerous Dan McGrew. The lights went out, a shot was heard, the lights went on and an orange bounded across the stage. Jack Garrison, theater manager, could be seen limping around in rage. The ham actor's volce was stilled, although he escaped scot free. For it was Garrison the orange struck, and it struck him on the knee. With apologies to Robert W. Serv- ice, Policeman H. O. Hurd arrested Howard S. Gottwals, and charged him with disorderly conduct in the the- ater. Twenty-five dollars collateral was put up at the first precinct, and the case was continued in Police Court until today. Many witnesses were heard by Judge Robert E. Mattingly, but none could positively identify the thrower of the orange. “Were you there when Dan got shot?” Judge Mattingly smil- ingly asked each witness. They were Tom muttered as his| environs. | disgust | | tec | { all there, but nobody saw what hap- pened. The courtroom was convulsed. “Case dismissed,” ruled the court. ’ YALE OBSERVERS “GET GOOD PHOTOS Solar Prominences and Co- rona Seen at New Haven Under Fine Conditions. By the Associated Press NEW HAVEN, January 24.—The total eclipse of the sun was success- fully photographed at the Yale Ob- servatory, everything working to per- as per program, according to the Yale astronomers. All the features of the heavenly spectacle were clearly visib Perf ditions for the observation. At the period of total obscurity t un's corona and the brilliant streamers were plainly visible, both at the Yale Observatory and throughout this section ‘ew Seconds Late. - Prof. Ernest W. Brown of the Yale observatory, said that totality was four seconds late on the average. To- tality was flve seconds late at Ithaca, three seconds Poughkeepsie and flve second ew Haven. The experi of chasing an eclipse across the country by tele- graph and telephone was a success, Prof. Brown sald. Weather conditions Prof. Brown sald. Just before to- tality some cirrhus clouds took on beautiful colors. Some prominences were seen The corona appeared to be of the minimum type, the professor safd It would be several days, Prof Brown stated, before the results of the observations and the sclentific success of the photographs Is de- termined. It will be Is determined whet has been said prevailed here were perfect, ceks before It nything new the professor se 1w er discovered, Shadow Bands Appear. Shadow bands appeared one minute before and one minute after totality. They were not pronounced. Juplter, Mercury and Venus were clearly visible. Apparently no comet was seen, according to the information received here In the exchange of telegrams by the scientific observers stationed at various points, Middletown reported great success, East Hampton reported perfect ccnditions for color photo- graphs and Buffalo sald the color ef- fects were beautiful ughkeepsie reported of unusual shape Ithaca reported streamers a drop of 5 degrees in temperature during totality and sald that clouds, which obscured the sun, cleared away & moment before totality NEARLY FULL AT HARVARD. Slight Cloudiness Fails to Halt Ob- servers. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, January 24.— Visual and photographic work car- ried out at the Harvard Observatory in connection with today's eclipse of the sun was successful In spite of slightly cloudy conditions in the later stages of the eclipse, officials at the observatory announced From this point of observation the eclipse d 9% per cent of the dlameter of the sun In addition to the photographs a number of measurements of the con- tacts were made, from which valuable data will be prepared. CLOUDS HIDE SPECTAGLE. Observers at Longs Corners Find Eclipse Obscured. LONGS CORNERS, Ontario, January 24—The sun in eclipse today was un- able to penetrate clouds which hung over t section and the spectacle, whic nada’'s most noted astrono- mers had gathered to observe, was wholly obscured to them Observations were made, however, of magnetic phenomena, light inten- sity, radio reception, temperatures and barometric pressures, which the scientists hope will prove important when developed. - Take Photos From Airplane. CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 24— Officers of Grisard flying fleld here took pictures from an airplane of the eclipse of the sun today. Weather conditions were good for observation. Eclipse Oddities By'the Associated Press. Yonkers and Ontario were first to tell of chickens going to roost. The Bronx, which gave its name to a cocktail, was never so popular ince before prohibition. Manhat- tanites, who, scoff at the less fash- ionable borough, scurried to it by the thousands. Lessees of the big electric signs that make Broadway the great white way. made the most of the opportu- nity. They saw that the juice was turned on about 9 o'clock, lest none forget, even for a few moments, that Jones Brothers make good ginger ale. The sun and the moon were the big circus, of course, but the spec- tacle of Venus, Mercury and Jupiter shining radiantly at 9 am. was a side show worth seeing. The planets, grouped close together, stood just southwest of the sun for a few mo- ments, and then hastened back into obscurity. Everybody watched for the famou: shadow bands and Baily's Beads, The bands, which became visible two op three minutes before the moon's black diso slid completely over Old Sol moved rapidly from southwest tg northeast, and were plainly visible as they flitted across snow-covered roofs and white walls. PR Al The entire cast and chorus fro: o i o ‘Earl Carroll's Vanities” will attend the opening of “The Rat" at Poll's tomorrow night.—Advertisement. Hotel Inn 604-610 9th St. N.W, 37 rooms, 38 weekly; $10.50 r ; with oller, ‘ahower: and” Iavators 102 Phe room. G0 per cent more. Rooms Like Mathors T e rurnace The furnace will not perform in high grade manner unless you feed it the bes coul. We are sure of the quality of our coal. EVERY OUNCE REAL HEAT Sea Gulls, Fooled By Sun Eclipse, Fly Away to Roost By the Associated Press. ELMIRA, N. Y., January 24—A great flock of thbusands of sea gulls which spend the Winter days foeding along the Chemung River here were fooled by the eclipse. As the moon blotted out the sun and darkness foll, the gulls rose from the river and started for Watkins, 22 miles distant, where they make thelr nightly roost. Before they were out of sight, the adow began to leave the sun, and the gulls turned about and returned te the river. 125,000-MILE GAS SPOUT SEEN DURING ECLIPSE New York Scientist Observes Boil- ing Mountain—Corona Changes Recorded. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 24.—Prof. B. Taylor, making telescopic observa- tions at the College of the City of New York, at One Hundred and Thir- ty-elghth street, Manhattan, said that at totality he observed mountains of gas bolling up from the corona to an eighth of one million miles, and that the contour of the corona was con- tinually changing. —_——— 10,000 ON MOUNTAIN. | Fine View of Eclipse Obtained at ‘Willimantie. WILLIMATIC, Conn., Ten thousand persons, among them members of two large excursion parties from Boston, viewed the total aclipse of the sun from Hosmer Moun- taln near here today, with the tem- perature registering at the zero point Conditlons for observation were per- fect. January 24— C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1925. OBSERVATION HELD AMONG BEST EVER Scientific American Expert Says Eclipse Records Will Be Good. By the Associated Press 5W YORK, January 24.—Today's sntific observation of the eclipse was one of the most success- ful ever made, according to a re- port from Dr. E. E. Free, head of the Sclentific American’s expedition at Last Hampton, Long Island, over a spocial telephone wire to the New York studio of station WOR. The corona, sald Dr. Free, was larger and more beautiful than had been expect- ed. Two prominences were visible to the astronomers at East Hampton Weather conditions were absolutel perfect, )r. Free reported, and a series of photographs and motion pie- tures was obtained, which it was ex- pected would be very good o far as s sei solar | entists could judge, he | sald, the Buffalo and ast Hampton | worked perfectly. “All of the as- | tronomers kept thelr heads,” he | added Dr. Free no Important an- nouncements the effect of the eclipse on radio transmission and re- ception would be made for a week. Radio reception was much louder and more clearer during the period of he eclipse, according to telephone re- ports from persons listening in on WOR. This station, co-operating with other radio stations and the Scientific American, had made elaborate plans for studying the effect of the eclipse on wireless Prof. & H University, one ast Hampton id Seldon of New York of the observers at Dr. Free said, re- ported a s as the ec all change in temperature pse went by CLOUDS HIDE ECLIPSE OVER IRON MOUNTAIN Scientific Observation There Large- 1y Lailure—Radio Tests Show Some Result. By the Associated Press. IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., January 24.—Attempts at observation of the solar eclipse at 8:03 a.m, central time, when the eclipse was total, was a failure at this point because of olouds. Prof. O. J. Lee of Yerkes Observ. tory announced, as totality vanished, that from the standpoint of observa- tion the failure was complete The only phase of the vast project launched here which reached any- thing resembling possible value was the radio, which, according to Dr. Frank B. Urle of the Elgin Watch Co.. registered a “very slight increase in its volume and clarity.” TEMPERATURE DROPS. Two-Degree Change at Yonkers During Eclipse. YONKERS, N. Y., January 24 Crowds massed on the hilltops had an unusual view of the eclipse shadow today as it glided across the brow of the Pallsades on the opposite side of the Hudson River. During the eclipse the temperature dropped from 7 degrees above to 5 degrees, and after the eclipse again rose to 7. Above the Palisades the sky was a flery red, exceeding the briliance of a sunset. The view of the sun's corona was unblemished. Chickens went to roost, as they have been reported as doing during eclipses since time tmmemorial Observe Change in Radio. PHILADELPHIA, January 24.—Ra- dlo station WDAR, Philadelphla, an- nounced that a marked departure from the direction of their tone wave had been observed by radio scientists stationed at Waterbury, Conn., imme- diately before and during the first stages of t Of Great Moment To Washington music lovers, and to Washington as a whole, is the season of Grand Opera at the New Wash- ington Auditorium, beginning Monday of next week, with the rendition of Faust, featuring Chaliapin, and other noted singers. Of no less moment is the satisfac- tion and pleasure that comes from knowing that one’s evening attire is fashionably correct, harmonizing per- fectly with the brilliance of the occasion. For every event, Woodward & Lothrop clothes achieve that de- sired ultra-smart correctness. Women’s Sections, Third floor. Misses’ Sections, Fourth floor. Men’s Sections, First and Second floors, Women’s Accessory Sections, First floor. PHENOMENON SEEMS LIKE DIM MOONLIGHT Thousands View Inspiring Sight From Hilltops About Westerly. | By the Associated Press. WESTERLY, R. L, January 24.—At mospheric condicions were perfect for the thousands of persons who came here from varlous parts of New Eng- land to view the eclipse. A few clouds which had dotted the sky after sunrise disappeared as the shadow ot the moon began to Impinge on the | surface of the sun. On hilitops and | in open spaces fn and about the eit | the throngs gazed through smoked glass at the great spectacle. They were impatient at first at the seeming slowness of the progress of the shadow. It was like a slow- gathering (wilight, but suddenly the surface of the sun was obscured and darkness fell. A few bright stars ap- peared, and when the corona spread its halo the effect as the watchers glanced over the snow-clad fields was 8 of & dim moonlight. The tempera- ture was about zero. For two min- utes this condition obtained. Then as the shadow passed and a thin cres- cent of the sun reappeared daylight seemed to burst on the viston. It was evident that the watchers | were deeply impressed | Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, who | had been expected, did not come, but | his son was here. — STREETS ARE LIGHTED. Darkness Descends on New York Suburbs. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., January 24.—The awesome sight of the tot eclipse of the sun was observed here and at various points in Westchester County today. Street lights were turned on as darkness fell in Mamaro- neck, Bronxville, Larchmont and other towns. Thousands viewed th spectacla ta