The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-11
THOUSANDS SEE.
SUMS ECLIPSE.
Seattle Is Not Thrown Into
Darkness by Phenomena

UNITED PrcAHl-As the vast solar
laboratory into which southern
California had been converted for
the purpoM OF viewing the eclipse.
broke up today. scientists tailed
the results u their tirelcaa efforts
ana the expenditure Of Thousands
OF dollan.
While admitting that the Califor
MIA fog prevented them from obtain.
ms any Worthwhile Photographic re.
suits. with the possible exception ~
pictures aviatom flying four miles
high may have obtained, reports
from the parties stationed In Mexico
were OF uniformly good results.
However California parties did
achieve these results
/. A display OF rosy,colorod hydro.
gen guH WIS recorded by Prof :,
A. Mitchell OF the University OF
Virginia, stationed az Lakeside
Scientists take great intervsl 10
the discovery OF new gas forIna'
lions. as the valuable helium was
first observed on the sun during nm
eclipse and later observed IN smaller
quantities ON earth)
g An interesting demonstration Of
the effect OF tho sun on the eaflh'H
magnetic conditions. which may
have an important bparing on fu'
ture charts and compass work. was
made by Capt Ault OF the Carnegie
institute Of Washington During
totally he noticed distinct dip In
the magnetic needle and found that
the electrical conductivity OF the air
decreased 10 per cent
J, Scientific calculations OF the
time OF the eclipse made years ago
wcrV. one second OF. the moon Oh.
securing the sun one second before
the appointed time
While diseouraging reports came
IN from nearly all the scientific
parties that Nmnincd on terra
frmn. there are Htili hopes That
when the films taken By army ayi
atora are developed. some valuable
pictures OF the sun IN ECLIPSE viii
result. Fifteen planes took the air
AZ various points along the line Of
totally ana nearly all reported that
they had obtained photogra b =
which should prove excsilent
Lieut. John A. MacRcady. famous
aa tnnncontlnsnthl flyer. reported.
however. that his trip over Lower
California was failure. saying that
the fog was thick at $4,000 feet.
YERBAN1Z. Durango. Mex. Sept
II. 49, Observations OF yesterdays
eclipse, made hers by American
scientists. headed by DR. Miller. were
most satisfactory and complete. the
doctor Informed the United Press to.
day
MEXico CITY. Sept. II The
observatory at Taeubaya reports
having made excellent pictures OF
the suns eclipse.
ToRREoN, Mex. Sept. IL
f-slNAhkFhiHA VI AtAN nAh Nabif"
were entirely satisfactory. DR. LII.
d.ndorff. head OF the German exps
dition. told tho United Press today.
Just nj tho most important moment.
when the sky was ohscured. DR..
Ludcndorff stated, tho clouds broke
and perfect pictures were secured,
NEW YORK. Sept. IL Police
hio,tcrs showed an increase in ar
rests for pocket picking during the
period when partial eclipse OF the
sun was visible here.
COMFY ISLAND, Sept ii.-Thou
sands OF bathers hastily left the
beach when the eclipse began. fol.
lowing a report that n tidal wave
would follow
COLUMBUS. o.. Sept. 1.-THE
first intimation that a brown beer
bottle shortage exists came in Co.
lumbus with the heavy demand for
dark glass thru which 10 view the
suns eclipse.
SAN DIEGO. Cal. Sept. ii.-Raln
which started Immediately following
yesterdays eclipse Of the sun here
continued today. Some were In.
ciincd 10 attribute Il. at least in
part. ms an accompanying phenom.