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The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-06

L. c. Berg of Ketchikan was a business visitor to Wrangell this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-06

Franklin Williams left on tn Yukon on a business trip to Juneau
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-06

A. o. Burke was an arrival from Seattle on the Yukon Monday
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-06
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
DIRECTION Is UPSET.
Radio Waves Vary as Much az
Eight Degrees During Test.

by the Associated Fress
WATERBURY,, Conn, January "a
The Bristol Co. radio-wave direction
tests conducted here this morning
during the eclipse by Prof. W. H.
Bristol and David Grimes, proved con-
clusively that signals faded out oefi-
nitely as the eclipse approached to-
tally and that the direction Of the
waves varied as much as degrees to
the West from normal.
Mr.. Grimes stated that the reception
from station WDAR, broadcast espe-
ciaiy for this test by Henry r. Neeiy.
instead OF being smpHned by the
eclipse, was diminished vary mate
rally, This proves, he said, that, con-
trary to their previous opinion, the
eclipse did not affect conditions SINH
lar to nighttime to the amplinca-
ton. but, however, that 1t erected
conditions similar to dawn and twi-
light as to direction as indicated BY
tho loop.
All conditions and results have been
recorded. and after the same have
been plotted it is expected that some
very important announcements will
be made OF interest to radio engineers
all over the world.
The Bristol Co. experiment. was
made as one of four which DR.. G. w.
Picard, well known radio engineer of
Boston, directed during the eclipse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24

Mt the Commerce Department during
the period of 95 per cent totality.
Harold Phelps Stokes. an assistant to
Secretary Hoover, noticed unusual re-
Elections on the wall of the room. and
looking up, saw a number of small
eclipscs reflected in shadow on the
west wall, caused, apparently by re-
fiected rays of the sun.
In many of the Government build
inGs employees left their desks for
several minutes watching the gradual
progress of the moon across the path
of the sun, while others went to the
roof of the high buildings occupied
by the Government. The roof of the
Atlantic Building, on F street near
Ninth, was lined with employees of the
Forest Service watching the eclipse.
Scores of the Government workers
took an hours leave of absence to
watch the eclipse from their homes,
but the greater number observed the
unusual spectacle from the windows
of the Government Offices. In every
department great interest In the
eclipse was noted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
NOTE VIOLENT ACTION.
Experts Find Change in Direction
Starting just Before Eclipse.
by the Assoc ,ated Press.

by the Assoc 'ated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January 24.-Ra-
dio station WDAR, Philadelphia, an
nounced a marked departure from the
direction of their tone wave had been
observed by radio scientists at Water
bury, Conn. imn ediately before and
during the first stages of the eclipse.
The statement. dated Waterbury,
Conn, given out by the station, READ
In part as follows:
"a violent agitation in the direc-
ton of the tone wave being received
here from wDAR by DR.. william II.
Bristol and David Grimes. radio
scientists, was observed at 7:4B am,
10 minutes prior to the eclipse.
The directional changes OF the
wave coming into the receiving in
strument were so rapid in their
changes at this time that II was I'M
possible to follow or measure them.
In the next Is minutes the asita-
ton decreased, leaving a fixed de-
parture OF three degrees from the
original course of the wave"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24


the face of the sun and dfmmed the
daylight. General Supt. Sinclair of
the Potomac Electric Power Co. re-
ported an increased peak consumption
during the approximately half hour
of semi arkness OF about 5000 kilo-
watts. the average increase for
cloudy morning. Yesterday. at am,
the peak of consumption was As. 900
kilowatts, he said, while today at the
same time the peak was $4,000 kilo-
watts. 1t would be impossible to es-
innate from these figures the cost of
today's eclipse TO light users of the
District, he said, because of varying
rates.
Many Autos stop.
The sha dows were not dense enough
on the downtown streets to require
lighted automobile headlights or
parking lamps. Many drivers pulled
their cars up to the curb during the
period of darkening and Joined the
army of Ipoon-struck sun gazers. No
accidents were reported as resulting
from drivers shifting their glances
from the street to the sky, but numer-
Gus collisions between pedestrians
were noted while interest was at its
height.
President and Mrs. Coolidge did not
take advantage of the scientific facil-
tiles at the command of the Govern
ment here for viewing the eclipse,
preferring the more popular methods.
The President was content with
large piece of glass. smoked at one
side, closely resembling in size the
window panes on the upper floors of
the White House. A survey of the
windows disclosed that no panes were
missing. however Mrs. Coolidge had
a much smaller piece of glass, also
smoked.
There was no more interested spec
tator Of the phenomenon AT tne
white House than Paul Pry, the
Presidnets airedale. Paul and ROD
Roy the White House white collie,
insisted on accompanying their mas
ter and mistress to the east grounds,
and RAUL. true to his last name, mani
tested great curiosity in the expedi-
ton His interest won for him
special view of the eclipse through
shaded glass held In no less distln-
guished a hand than that of the wire
of the President of the United
States.
Mrs. Coolidge, much amused. lifted
Paul to his hind legs and held the
glass over his eyes with some diff
GUILTY due to the CANNES all-consum-
ing curiosity as to what it was all
about. BY considerable coaSing and
pulling, however, Paul Pry got a
glimpse.
Although many thousands of Gov
eminent employees viewed the eclipse
from the offices of the Government
buildings in which they work, the
temporary shading of the rays of the
sun just after reporting time in the
Government departments this morn
ing caused no serious disruption in
the ordinary routine of Government
work.
Chief clerks reported no unusual
number of tardy employees, while in
a few of the departments. notably
the Commerce and Labor Depart
ments, many of the employees report
ed for work early armed with
smoke ed glasses, and viewed the
eclipse from the points of vantage
offered by the high placed windows
In the Government buildings facing
east.
An unusual phenomenon took place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24

pose of fixing fares. mission
had considered the two =. perties as
a single transportation unit. and that
it had not been unfair to the public.
When the earning capacities of the
two companies were taken together.
he said it was found that they now
are earning 5.4 per cent on the valua
tions found in 1914.
Transfer Point cited.
Mr. Ham told the committee also
that the Commission has ordered the
Issuance OF transfers from one line
to another, in some cases free, and
in others with a charge of a cent
or two.
Senator Jones Of Washington said
that he believed law should be pas
ed authorizing the street railway
companies to merge, since they do not
now have that power under the law.
Representative Keller said he would
favor such a law, provided il con-
tanned proviso that if the roads had
not voluntarily merged within tive
years, the Government would take
them over and merge them.
Perhaps the roads would not be
making money two years from now"
suggested Senator Jones, and would
be unwilling to commit Congress to
aking them over at that time when
that might be the case. If at the end
Of two years we find we desire to
pass a law to take over the roads,
then we can do 1t. But | think we
can wen give the roads a chance to
see if they cannot get together in
merger"
Charges Discrimination.
Mr.. Arnold testified that the Public
Utilities Commission was not giving
the bus companies a square deal and
that there had been discrimination
against Washington Rapid Transit Co.
in the matter of granting applications
for additional lines. He mentioned
particularly the Wisconsin avenue
situation.
Mr.. Ham asked that he he allowed
to reply, inasmuch as the Washingto
Railway & Electric Co. had the eXclu-
sive traction line on Wisconsin ave-
nue.
The bus company" he said, wants
to reap the benefit of years of pioneer
work of the traction company. Our
company built up the suburbs of the
Capital and now the buses want to
go in with their short haul and take
the cream of it. At the same time
the bus is able to promptly abandon
lines that do not pay which the
street railway companies are unable
to do. No one with a sense of Justice
will say that that is fair"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
AWATORS TAKE"
CRESCENT Of SUN
$1,000 Feet Up, They Obtain
Negative of 100 Mile Moon
Shadow.
By the Associated Press


MITCHELL FIELD, n. Y. January
2i-An airplahe directed from the
ground by DR.. David Todd. professor
emeritus of astronomy at Amherst
College. landed today with twelve ex-
posures of the racing shadow OF the
moon taken during the eclipse from
an altitude of $4,000 feet.
The flyers. Army aviator and a
civilian cameraman, reported they
also had obtained perfect photo
graph OF the crescent of the sun in
partial eclipse as 1T was reflected on
the tranquil waters of Long Island
Sound.
Dr. Todd said these pictures OF the
moons shadow and the suns crescent
were the first ever to be taken.
shadow Ioe Miles wide.
The flyers said all the photographs
should develop perfectly. ana show a
shadow OF the moon, perfect circle
Of darkness 100 miles In diameter,
with a rim of flashing scarlet, snapped
as it slid toward the Atlantic at
speed of nearly one mile n second.
The exposures were made when the
airpiane was above Poughkeepsie,
approximately so miles from Long
Island Sound, from which point the
aviators said they had circle OF
VISION EVV miles III olnhhcNO'i "hiNH
included the city of Philadelphia.
A temperature of two degrees above
zero and a 75-mile wind from the
North was encountered as this plane
took Off when 1t reahced its cell
ing of flight, 5000 feet, over Pough-
ksepsis, the airship'B thermometer re-
corded Is degrees above zero.
Mercury Drops 3s Degrees.
During the period OF totality. the
flyers reported, when the moons re-
neoted circle of darkness was rushing
along beneath them, surrounded by
ordinary daylight, the mercury drop
ped to 20 degrees below zero.
Lieut.. Gerald C. Mcdonald piloted
this Night. D. w. Goddard, civilian
scientist, was his observer ana pho
toErapher.
Awful, inspiring, tremendous, grand,
beautiful" were some of the adjec-
tives they used in describing their
experience.
Prof. Todd, who is 20 years old and
has Travelled over the earth to greet
eclipses, said conditions today were
the best he had ever seen. and he
hailed with boyish glee the arrival
of the airplane with what he later
called These first authentic records
OF the moons shadow highly i'm
portant addition to our scientific
knowledge OF ecllpses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
SHORT RADIO WAVE
TRAVELS WITH SUN
Signals Come at Dawn, Fade
During Eclipse, Strengthen
as Light Returns.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 2l-From
tests made Of the behavior of the
ether of the air during the total
eclipse today, officials of the Radio
Corporation OF America deducted that
short wave length follows the sun;
that static Is not entirely a local con-
dition, because IL was affected by
general conditions. and that a long
wave, irregular before the eclipse.
became noticeably regular during
totality.
Short waves Of as meters and long
waves of $50 meters, sent out from
WGY at Schenectady, were picked up
at the Bronx laboratory. DR.. A. n.
Goldsmith, chief broadcast engineer
in charge, said:
The short wave could not be heard
until just before sunrise when It
came family. AS the sun appeared
the waves grew stronger. AS the
short wave lengths increased the
static increased. During totality the
short wave was blotted out, and con-
ditions were exactly the same az be-
fore the sun rose. When the eclipse
ceased the short waves and static re-
turned as the sun appeared.
THE long 3S0-meter waves were ir-
regular before the eclipse, but becs me
noticeably regular during totally
AS the sun began TO shine again the
irregularity increased and the static
returned"
ELECTRICAL conditions were more even
than at night because they were con-
trolled by one focal point-the sun in
cclipse-rather than by all points OF
the horizon. DR.. Goldsmith added. He
described them as generally favor
able, half way between the best day
and the worst night"
The tests were registered with a
device known as a fading recorder,
which autom atically noted the chang
ing conditions on paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
ALESSANDRl DECIDES
TO STAY FROM CHILE
President, Learning of Overthrow
of Military Junta, Believes Re-
turn at Present Inadvisa BILE.

BY the Associated Press.
MILAN. Italy. January 24.-Presi-
dent Arturo Alessandri of Chile, to-
day received from the Associated
Press the first news of the overthrow
yesterday of the Chilean military
lunta government. He said that he
aid not believe 1t advisable to re turn
home now.
Persons conversant with Chilean
politics are of the opinion that Ales-
sandri's return is not yet feasible be-
cause the military party, which over
threw him, might again take over
power which they are said to have
Telnquished yesterday. 1t is not be-
neVed that another change in the
government would take place with
out bloodshed. Political observers
recall that the military groups in
Chile have been inspired by the old
German army methods and traditions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
Eclipse Starts Capitol Barber
On Mad Career With Razor

Apparently laboring under an
hallucination that the eclipse of
the sun marked the end of the
world, E. c. Washington, a negro
barber employed in the Senate
wing of the Capitol, ran amuck
early today with a razor, and be-
fore he was captured, after an ex-
citing chase by Capitol police, he
slashed one of the officials of the
building on the face.
The barber. who is commonly
known as WASH" met Richard H.
Gay, superintendent of Capitol en-
gineers, on the steps leading into
the shop, with the assertion, Now
I've got you where 1 want you"
Mr.. Gay, attempting to pacify the
man, replied, Il haven't done any
thing to YOU" at the same time
trying to back away. Washington
10 alleged % have grabbed Gay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24

and made a pass at him with
razor. INJECTING a slight flesh
wound on the side of his face.
The scuffs continued until the
barber felled his opponent with a
blow to the face and started away.
Announcing ne had an enemy on
the House side OF the Capitol, the
barber started through the corri-
dor to get him" A call had been
sent in to the sixth precinct ana
Washington was captured on the
House side OF the Capitol. He is
lodged in the sixth precinct sta
tion for observation, bat 1t is un4
derstoed that Mr.. Gay will prefer
charges Of assault with a danger
GUS wea pom against him.
Washington has been around
the Capitol for many years and
nothing peculiar has been noticed
about his action until the eclipse
began this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
U. S. OFFICIALS GRAT1FIED.
Arrest of Bergdoll Chauffeur Good
News Here.

Department of Justice officials ex-
pressed qualification today over the
surrender at Philadelphia yesterday
OF Eugene Stecher, chauffeur and
companion of Grover Cleveland Berg
doll, the draft evader. in his escape
from military authorities to Germany.
Although no Federal warrant has
been issued for Stecher, Department
OF Justice agents were instructed
several years ago to detAin him II
he should return to this country, in
the hope that information could he
obtained from him about Bergdolls
activities,
As 10 Stecher's action yesterday,
Assistant Attorney General Donovan
said the case probably would be han
died entirely in Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24

shadow, were a dozen astronomical
expeditions There were visitors from
less fortunately situated institutions
also at Wesleyan, Vassar and Cornell.
A party of Cleveland scientists went
to Buffalo. There were observations
at Iron Mountain, Mich. and Will
liams Bay, wis. Radio flashed the
time of the shadows trip across New
York State. In all, 10 fixed observa-
ton stations trained telescopes,
studying such things as the exact
course and diameter of the moon. the
Einstein theory. the materials COM
posing the corona, and seeking new
comets and new elements In the sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
FirstDaytin,eR ndiol
Reception From US.
Reported in London
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILA DELPHIA, January 24-
Radio station WIP, Philadelphia,
announced receipt OF a cablegram
from station 2L0. London, Eng
land, as follows:
Report reception of wIP SIP
am"
The message, according TO sta
tion oficiais at WIP, meant re-
ceipt of the first transatlantic
broadcast in daylight. They at
tributed it to the effect of the
eclipse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24

Minister Negotiating
With London Bankers.

BUCHAREST, January 24.-Private
advices received by financial houses
here indicate that Finance Minister
Bratiano's present negotiations with
London bankers are likely to result
in $4,000, 900 loan for the betterment
Of Rumania's railroads. The proceeds
Of the loan would be used to purchase
equipment In England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
Sky Clear of Cornell.

ITHACA, N Y, January 24-The
eclipse of the sun was observed by
scientists at Cornell University here
today under conditions they described
as ideal. The eclipse was total here
from s:0s:40 until s:fo:s0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
Officials Injured
By Bomb in Hands
Of Girl anarchist
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, January IA dis
patch to the Evening News from
Kusla Lumpur, Straits Settlements,
says two European officials were
injured today when a Chinese sirl,
believed to be an anarchist, ex-
ploded a bomb. The girl, who was
seriously hurt, admitted she had
logged the governor, buA .,ithout
success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
Sharp Quake in Toxic.

BY the Associated Press
TOXIC, January "a sharp earth
quake of 10 seconds duration was felt
here at $40 pm. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
BERGDOLL'SA|DE
BROKEN, GIVES UP
Chauffeur'S Action Seen as
Feeler on Draft Evader's
Behalf.
By the Associated Press.

DF the AsNoclsted Frese.
PHILADELPHIA. January IL
Tired of being q feguitive, he said.
Eugene Stecher. companion and
chauffeur of Grover Cieveland Berg
doll. notorious draft evader, yesterday
surrendered to the Federal district
attorney here. Today he was in
Nova mensing prison, in default Of
$4,000 ball. charged with aiding and
sbetting the desertion OF a member
or the American military forces and
with hsrboring and concealinE such
fugitive. The maximum penalty for
the onense is 10 years imprisonment
or $4,000 fine. or both. No date has
been set for his hearing.
On the verge of a. nervous break
down and with his hair turning Krav
from worry. he said. Stecher walked
into tho ofice of the United States
district attorney, accompanied by a
lawyer. and gave himself up. He
said that he had returned from Ger
many 10 DAYS ago and that he had
seen Rersdoll at Eberbach few DAYS
before sailing for this country. He
declared that he had repeatedly urged
the millionaire fugitive to return TO
the United States and face the
subject had caused them to separate
two and a half years ago. Since
then, he said, he had lived with his
wlfe, who came to Germany, and that
ne had earned his own living. Mrs.
Setcher did not accompany him back
to America.
Relates Flight story.
After relating the details Of his
night at the wheel of BergdolTs rae
Ing automobile, which started here in
May, 1920, and took the two men half
way across the continent and into
Canada, where they sailed from Que
bee for England, Stecher told Assist
ant United Ststaes Attorney Deininser
that he was glad 1t was all over.
From the beginning" he said, I've
been wanting to come back and get II
over. but ] didn't know just how to
go about it."
Despite Stecher's denial, some Fed
eral officials expressed the belief that
his return was lin the nature of a
feeler" for Bergdoll, who was said
to have wanted to surrender for some
time. Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll, mother
Of the fugitive, said that he had prom
Used to come back before the last
election" but now said he did not
know when he would return, II ever
Mrs. Bergdoll added that Grover was
living in Eberbach; that she had re-
ceived letter from him a few days
ago. but that he had not mentioned
anything about returning TO America,
or of Stechers plans to surrender.
She declined to state whether she
would assist Stecher in his legal fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
TEN MILLIONS SEE
ECLIPSE AT MINUTE
OF TOTAL DARKNESS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-24
THOUSANDS TURN
FACES TOWARD
EASTERN HEAVENS

CONTINUED from First Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

of research he has discovered the
manuscript Of Les Miseres,' novel
written by Victor Hugo more than 10
years before the appearance OF Les
Miserables, or more than three-quar-
tiers of a century ago.
Except for the last two chapters,
Les Miseres' was ready for publica-
ton when Victor Hugo was sent into
exile, which drove all thoughts of fin
ishing the novel from his mind. The
manuscript was thrown aside and not
even looked at for 10 years. Hugo
then took up the manuscript. read it.
was dissatisfied and decided to re
write the whole story. Les Miserables'
was the result.
Exile had caused changes in Hugo's
mind and it had it's effect on his story
so that while Les Miseres' has the
basic theme of Les Miserables' there
are essential differences in the two
works. The earlier novel. it is SAID
will read like a new book. In Les
Miseres' there is none of what is usu
all called the love interest, and Co
settle, one of the famous figures, does
not appear. In other words, Les