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Evening star., 1935-02-04
CLOUDS SCREEN
ECLIPSE Of SUN
Scientists, However, Say
Little Could Have Been
Added to Data.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The sun and moon staged one of
their infrequent spectacles Sunday,
partial eclipse, but the spectators
were scant.
Although fog and clouds of varying
density obscured the phenomenon over
most of the Nation, scientists were not
disgruntled, for little would have
been added to scientific data, they
said, even if visibility had been Of
the best.
The moon obscured 40 per cent of
the sun at the climax during the
morning. Only in sections around St.
Louis, was the eclipse reported as
clearly visible, and in other scattered
sections glimpseS of the occurrence
were visible.
Philadelphians were able 10 see
the eclipse with the naked eye when
thin clouds dimmed the brilliance of
the solar body at the climax Of the
event, and in Atlanta, Ga, observers
saw the moon blot niche from the
sun, but haze clouded full vision.
New York, Chicago and Boston
alike were overcast by skies impen-
etrable for study of the spectacle
Harvard University astronomers took
one photograph and observers al
YerkeS Observatory, Williams Bay,
Wis, we're accorded brief flash.
Even in sunny California, the
overcast skies prevented a view of
the phenomenon. Astronomers, who
classed the eclipse as "unimportant," "
expressed little disappointment be-
cause of adverse weather conditions.
From DR.. Philip Fox, director Of
the Adler Planetarium at Chicago,
came the heartening information that
another identical eclipse will be visi-
BILE in "18 years plus l012 days"
Evening star., 1935-02-04
DR.. HUGO JUNKER DIES;
FAMED PLANE INVENTOR

BY the Associated Press.
DESSAU, Germany. February A.
DR.. Hugo Junker. pioneer aircraft
manufacturer, died last night on his
18th birthday anniversary. His death
occurred in a Munich hospital, where
he recently had undergone an oper-
alton.
DR.. Junker would have celebrated
today the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the day on which he was granted a
patent on his first metal motor plane.
The celebrated German inventor,
whose aircraft and engines are in use
all over the world, retired from active
participation in his business about
two years ago.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
BY ANNE GORDON sUYDAM.

BY ANNE GOkDON SUIDAM.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PENNINGTON, N. j., February A.
One after one surprise witnesses for
the defense come to the stand under
the conjuring hand OF Mr.. Reilly. He
seems to have grubbed for some OF
them under moldy logs and In damp
caves.
One after one they are revealed
by the blistering tongue Of Mr.. Wilentz
as nightmare figures, while Mr.. Reilly
blandly reaches forth his hand and
draws from mysterious sources yet
another of these weird specimens OF
human nature.
Mr.. Wilentz at a press confer
ence characterized them briefly as
"phoneys." and announced that he
intended to break them down and
show them up, no matter how greatly
1t should prolong the trial. Before
they came to the stand he had the
low-down on many Of them, so that
they did not come to him as the COM
plete and sometimes distasteful sur
prise which they were to the rest of Us
oCNohcC Vi tlAC CAJl dOi hotAA e
of the case, WilentZ himself undertook
investigations which he would ordi-
narily have left to his subordinates.
He ransacked the Hauptmann home,
even climbing to the attic, from
whence the tell-tale support of the
kidnap ladder was supposed to have
come; he studied the house and
grounds Of the Lindbergh estate with
meticulous patience; he traced and
followed the routes taken by DR.. Con.
don and the mysterious John on their
trips to st. Raymond's and Woodlawn
Cemeteries.
But above all he and his henchmen
concentrated their attention on the
many witnesses who came to him or
wrote to him offering to testify. He
saw many personally. he investigated
the records and regulations of all who
seemed plausible, and from these, by
tireless pruning. he selected the small
Evening star., 1935-02-04

safety teachers at
the Ambassador
Hotel swimming
pool Thursday, it
was announced
today.
The instruc-
ton courS e
Thursday is part
Of the Nation
wide campaign
against water ac-
cidents, which
has been carried
out by the Red
roS S over a
period of 20 years,
and is designed
Evening star., 1935-02-04
Hauptnann Witnesses Termed
''Phoneys'' by Attorney General
Wilents Had Opportunity to Study
Pasts of Those Testifying for
Defense-PIans Trip to Florida.

but vital few whose word seemed to
him uncontrovertible.
With the detective aid OF the State
police he was able to discover in ad-
vance the identities Of most Of Reillys
so-called surprise witnesses" to un-
earth their sometimes dubious pasts,
and to reduce them on the stand to
either inepitude or i1credibility.
So far only three Of Reilly's alibi
witnesses have been unknown to
Wilentz, and by stringing out his
cross-examination with obviously re-
dundant questions, he was able to 60
prolong their testimony that they
were unaccountably still In the chair
and on the spot when court adjourned
for the day.
No one could seem more regretful
more genuinely apologetic than Mr..
Wilentz is to find that the hour OF
4:30 O'Clock should have rolled around
with his cross-examination, still IN
completed.
His voice, his words, his hands all
deprecate the unforeseen necessity Of
holding the witness over until the next
day or possibly until the following
Monday. He bows to the Judge, he
sympathizes with the jury for their
enforced incarceration, and even as
We are lulled into the deluSion that
all this by-ply Is really a natural and
regrettable development, his spies are
ferreting out the histories of ElverJ
Carlstrom and Peter Sommer to con-
found them at their next appearance.
All this delicate maneuvering, this
ingenious prolongation Of testimony
by means Of impressive technical dis
cussion. probably does not seem obvi-
Gus padding to the jury. and even the
omniscient press has been heard &c
mutter at the unnecessary repetitious-
ness Of the prosecutors questions. But
when court convenes again there is
no more hedging on the prosecutor q
part, as he darts with deadly direct
ness on the immediate subject and
tears it to shreds.
In preparing his case, Mr.. Wnent1
Evening star., 1935-02-04
CARTER GIVEN POSITION

George H. Carter, former public
printer, has been appointed assistant
to the president of the Lanston Mono
type Co., Philadelphia, and entered
upon his new duties today.
Mr.. Carter will retain his home here
at 1861 Crescent place, returning each
week end.
Carter, appointed under President
Harding, was succeeded in July by
August e. Giegengack.
Evening star., 1935-02-04

contracts. The suits were filed in an
effort to restrain enforcement of the
cancellation order.
After holding that the applications
for an injunction were properly dis
missed by the lower court because the
complainants had remedy at law
afforded by suit in the Court of
Claims" the opinion of the Appellate
Court stated:
What has occurred in these cases
amounts to a breach of the contracts
by the Postmaster General. Whether
properly or improperly preached can
not be determined in this action, but
remains to be established in the ap-
propriate action at law"
Associate Justice William Hitz filed
q notation stating he concurred in
the decree, but not in the opinion of
the court.
The Government was represented
In the case by United States Attorney
Leslie c. Garnett and his assistants,
David A. Pine and John D. Fihelly
while Attorney William j. Donovan
appeared for the airline companies.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
BULLET WOUND FATAL
Colored Man Dies at Hospital 2
Hours After Fight.

Clarence Yancey, 20, colored, of the
1000 block of Sherman avenue, died
last night in Freedmen's Hospital from
a bullet wound in the chest received
during a fight with another colored
man, seven hours earlier, in the 2200
block of Eighth street.
Police shortly afterward arrested
Albert Preston, SO, colored, 2200 block
of Eighth street, and held him for
action Of the coroner In connection
with the shooting.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
Will Lecture on Greece.

Miss Florence A. Stone, former resi-
dent Of Greece, will give an illustrated
lecture on Rural Greece" at the
women's City Club tomorrow at 4:45
pm. Mrs. William L. Corbin, book
hour chairman, will introduce Miss
Stone.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
CONCEALED BY CLOUDS.
Local Astronomers Get Only Fleeting
View of Eclipse.

A partial eclipse of the sun, sched-
uled to have been visible in Washing
ton beginning at 1921 am. yesterday,
was concealed by heavy curtain of
clouds, so that local astronomers got
only a fieeting view of the phe-
nomenon
Evening star., 1935-02-04
COURSE DESIGNED
T0CUT ACCIDENTS
Life e-Saving Teachers to Be
Given Red Cross Instruc-
ton Thursday.

D. Melville Carr, field representative
of the life saving corps of the sAmeri-
can Red Cross, will conduct a one
day special training course for water
Evening star., 1935-02-04
School 1900 Years Old.

Cathedral School at Canterbury the
oldest English school in the world, has
an unbroken record of more than
1000 years.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
The only truck at any price
shuf gives YOU all these features

NEw LOAD DISTRIBUTION for better brdking.
more uniform tire and brake weM.
NEw DRIVER ColuoRr. drivers compdrt-
msnt completely lined. triple ventilation
system. instruments grouped directly in
front Of driver. adjustable seat
Evening star., 1935-02-04
AIRMAIL DECISION
UPHELD, BUT ACTION
is RULED BREACH

(Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1935-02-04

NEw, QmcK.sfoppMo. RD-cooiEp BRAKEs.
longer life between adjustments. will not
"fdde." Drums viii not "bell-mouth."
NEw CLUTCH. lower psdal pressure at
idling speed. plate pressure increases
by centrifugal force Gs engine speed
increases. minimizing slippdgs. Larger
diameter. More friction surface.
NEw DnEcrEp.FIow CRANxcAsE VENrr1A-
rYoN reduces cerrosion and oil dilution.
Evening star., 1935-02-04

THERE'S SURE way to find out whether truck will do
the job you expect Of it. That's by testing with your own
loads. your routes with your own driver at the
wheel. You find out EXACTLY what the truck will do
under your own operating conditions.
Ford extends ON invitation to ALL truck operators
whether they own one truck one thousand trucks to
make this test without obligation. Ford dealers
have such complete confidence in V-s Performance V-8
Reliability, and V-s Economy that they are ready and
wlina to place 1885 Ford We Truck at the disposed Of
any responsible operator.
Evening star., 1935-02-04

NEW cooImc EFFICIENCY. largsr radiator.
larger wuter pump impellers.
s0-HoasrpowER We Truck ENGINE. uses no
more fuel thdn -four"
iow-cosr ENGINE EXCHANGE. sGvss time.
saves money. An exclusive Ford feature.
FuIl-rloAfiNa REAR ALE. struddls.
mounted pinion.
Evening star., 1935-02-04

Ask your Ford dedler to orange onhe job test tor
you. Borrow his deonsrotor truck. Use it in place Of one
Of your present units Of greater capacity
and keep track Of your costs Then compare Vs Economy
and Performance with your present equipment Let your
experience prove the superiority Of We speed V-s
power and Vs acceleraon. Consider the Ford Lowcost
Engine Plan and other exclusive exchange privileges that
assure welcome savings in maintenance costs.
Then look at the prce You will be convinced once ond
for all that the 1895 We Truck is this year than
ever AMERICAS GREAT TRUCK VALUED
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
PREMIUM CAS-
SALES BETTER

The tide for premium gasoline
has turned, and the outlook for
1885 is good" j. C. Taylor. sales
manager Of Ethyl Gasoline Cor
poration, owned jointly by Gen.
eral Motors Corporation and
Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey, reports. He said:
"Since the late summer
months Ethyl sales have been
showing an increase. Recently
several of our major licensees
have voluntarily improved their
Ethyl gasOlines over our mini.
mum standard, and are now
making determined efforts, with
intensive sales and advertising
drives, to capture the premium
gasoline business in their re-
Spective markets.
'"This Is q clear indication
that the oil industry is reawak.
eninE to the value of the pre-
MUM market. The use of lead
in regular gasoline has progress
Sively increased since year and
q half ago when the product
was introduced, and as result
it is estimated that over IS per
cent of the gasoline distributed
in the United States now con.
tains lead"
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
U,S.BOND TRADE
SETS RECORD

The achievement of the United
States Treasury Department in
effecting a substantial reduction
in the average interest rate on
outstanding Government issues, in
face of the heavy borrowing and
refunding operations which were
accomplished in 1884, was the out
standing development of the Gov
ernment bond market during the
past year, according to C. j. De-
vine & Co., Inc.
There are many factors in the
present banking and credit situ-
alton which point to a continu-
ance of this policy Of reducing in
terest rates during 1885.
Because Of the record-breaking
refunding and other operations
carried on by the Treasury during
the past year, the volume of busi-
ness transacted in Governments in
the over-the-counter market sur
passed all previous records. The
total volume for 1884 approx
mated $72,0Oo,0O0,OOO, or about
two and one-half times the total
debt now outstanding, and COM
pared with a turnover of some
$50, ,000, 900, 900 for 1888.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
SPEC|ALT|ES Up
ON IRREGULAR,
DULL CURB
By THEODORE KOSLOW

NEW YORK Jan. 2 U.N.S0.
The Curb Market was a generally
indecisive affair today, with stocks
fluctuating irregularly as traders
adopted waiting attitude pend
ing reading of the Presidents
message to Congress. Turnover
also tapered off to virtually a
par with the subnormal sessions
Of last month, while only a hand
full of issues showed more than
fractional price changes.
Sherwin Williams attracted
some demand in the specially
section, rising a point to 87R.
Gains of like extent were chalk"d
uL in United Shoe Machinery and
Pittsburgh Plate Glass, while Ford
af Canada A duplicated its 1884
high at 1884, up y point net.
Utilities were generally steady
to firm. Consolidated Gas of Bal.
simore moved up u point to 53A.
Hiram Walker stood out in the
alcoholic list with a gain of u
point to 26.
Metals did little.
Atlas Corporation eased "a to
e2s among the investment trusts,
while International Petroleum was
down rs at 81 in dull oil section.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02

stantially unchanged, with Detroit
leading at 66 per cent.
Scrap prices, as measured BY
The Iron Age composite for heavy
melting steel, has advanced from
$11.58 to $11.75. This sensitive in.
dex has advanced every week save
two since it left the years law Of
$3.50 in October.
The dominant influence in the
current increase in activity in iron
and steel is the automotive indus
try, though farm equipment max.
ers. textile machinery manufac.
turers and others are contributing
to the bulge in mill bookings.
Ford'S production at Rouge Is
now 5000 units a day and its Jan.
uary schedule calls for 10000
motors. Ford'S assemblies of COM
mercial cars and trucks in Decern-
Der were the largest since June,
1890. Chrysler plans to produce
$4,000 units in January and 1000
in February.
Controversy Seen
In a market which has so MANY
encouraging indications, the labor
situation alone IS ominous. A de-
cision Of the steel labor board or.
dering elections in two Carnegie
Steel Company plants will, it Is
feared, precipitate a bitter contro-
versy. The announcement that the
executive council Of the American
Federation of Labor will convene
late in January to consider a
triple nationwide strike in the
steel, automobile and textile in.
dustries is also a disturbing devel.
opment.
Fabricated struc tural steel
awards of 16,525 tons compare
with 11,200 in the previous week.
New projects total 1925 tons as
against 7,400 a week ago. Structu.
raj steel contracts in December
totaled 31.500 tons, compared with
64,025 tons in November and 54,-
230 tons in October.
The Iron Age composite prices
for pig iron and finished steel are
unchanged at $17.90 a ton and
2.124c a h., respectively.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
Steel Rate Up to IL for Best
Rise in More Than Year

Production Of coke pig iron in
December, according to returns to
The Iron Age, totaled 1,034,983
tons or 33,387 tons a day as COM
pared with 956,940 tons in Novem.
Der, or 31,898 tons daily. The gain
in daily rate was as per cent.
Sixty-eight furnaces were in blast
January l, q net increase of eight
since December /. Total output
for the year was 15,9l8.549 tons,
as compared with 13.212,785 tons
for 1888, a gain of 2012 per cent.
In both pig iron and steel out
put recovery in this country has
Jagged behind that of other i'm
portant producing nations. Pig
iron production in the United
States in 1884 was 38 per cent Of
the record total of 1929. Last
years pig iron output in Great
Britain is estimated at 70 per cent
of 1929 production. The CORE.
spending ratio for Germany IS
approximately 66 per cent.
British production of steel in
gots and castings in 1884, with
December estimated, was nearly
SO per cent of 1929 output. while
Germany's production was 70 per
cent of 1929. The American out.
turn for the year, with the last
month estimated. was only 46 per
cent of the 1929 total.
Up 81 Per Cent
Turning from annual statistics
to current developments, the stu.
alton in this country is more en-.
couraging. Steel ingot output has
risen to Al per cent from 361a per
cent a week ago in the sharpest
advance in more than IL months.
Production has risen 10 points to
90 per cent in the Wheeling dis
trict, 8 points to IS per cent in
the Cleveland-Lorain area, 8 points
to so per cent in the valleys, 8
points to IS per cent at Chicago,
and l point each to Is per cent
at Pittsburgh and 81 per cent in
the Philadelphia district. Opera
tions in other districts are sub
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
Over1, 900, ,OOORailE Employees
Receive Second Pay Increase

Over 100000 railroad workers
all over the country celebrated a
rise in pay with the dawn Of
the new year.
1t was the second one-fourth
reduction of a paycut imposed
February l, 1882, which since
that time has cost these workers,
members Of the 81 railroad
brotherhoods. a wage loss esti-
mated at nearly $4OO,000,0O0.
The original cut, amounting to
10 per cent, was accepted by the
brotherhoods only after a long
controversy with the railroads
managements, which was re-
newed again last spring only to
be. settled by an agreement to
reduce the amount Of the slash
in three stages.
Want Six-Hour Day
Yesterdays payroll increase,
under the terms Of that agree
ment, comes six months after
the first one-fourth reduction of
the paycut. The final S per cent
will be restored April /, 1885,
at which time the brotherhood
employees will again be back on a
predepreSsion wage basis.
The brotherhoods. however. do
not intend to rest content upon
this basis.
In line with the Federal Ad-
ministration's policy of spreading
employment by a shorter work
week, representatives of the
brotherhoods say they are going
to continue their fight for a six
hour day at the same wages now
paid for eight hours.
At the same time they will
press Congress for the enactment
of the full crew" bill, which in
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
TREASURY BOND
LIST MIXED
AND DULL
BY SAUL LEHRER

NEW YORK. Jan. 2 GN.So
A slightly irregular movement of
prices characterized the bond
trading in the first session of
the New Year today.
United States Government
bonds were quiet and featureless
with only minor changes occur
ring in the list. Treasury IS of
1948 were unchanged, Treasury
IS of 1866 were lower, Treasury
3As Of 1946 were unchanged, and
the Treasury 3bs were higher.
Second grade and more specu-
1ative rail liens were dull at the
start. North Western convertibleS
were unchanged as were the ST..
Paul IS and the adjustments.
High-grade investment rails,
utilities and induStrials did little
in the forenoon trading holding
around their best levels. Medium
grade rails gave a similar per-
formance.
Foreign issues were dull and
steady.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
CITY BOND RISE
SPECTACULAR

No branch of the securities
business has experienced greater
changes within the past year
than the municipal bond field,
Lehman Brothers reports. The
financial recovery of cities
throughout the country has been
accompanied by a swing in the
prices of many municipal bonds
from the lowest to the highest
levels in their history.
In the early months of the
year only municipal securities of
the highest grade were saleable
at any price and there was liter
ally no market for second or
third grade municipals.
In the latter part of 1884
some of the high grade mu.
nicipals were selling above United
States Government securities,
while certain second and third
grade bonds had recovered from
so cents on the dollar to around
par. Municipalities with unim.
paired credit standing we're able
to borrow at record low interest
rates.
The causes underlying this rise
in prices have been based not
only on an improvement in the
intrinsic value of the securities,
money market conditions and the
scarcity of other new issues of
securities, but also on the very
real improvement in the financial
position of municipalities through.
out the country.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
COTTON GOODS

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 Q.N.S).-The
coarse yarn cloths market started 1885
in a comparatively quiet manner. with
only occasional lots of goods being sold
at unchanged prices. Mills were not
pressing goods on the market. and. in
fact were in strong a position that
there seemed little likelihood that any
selling pressure would develop for some
time. There was widespread agree
ment that a good buying movement will
develop within a week or two. and
most traders expected this movement to
carry through February at least, and
to bring higher prices on many con-
strnctions.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
Cubans Will Paw
On Series G Bonds

Interest on Republic Of Cuba
Series &c" 512 per cent bonds
dated July /. 1927, will be paid
January at the rate of $3.50
per $1,000 principal amount, I'm
der Secretary Of the Treasury
Martinez announced on the behalf
of the government.
The notice stated that in the
absence of coupons covering this
interest, bonds should be trans
mitted either to j. P. Morgan g.
Co., here, or the National City
Bank at Havana, paying agents,
for stamping notation Of payment.
Coupons due Tuesday on Bonds
OF Series "H." "I'' and ~" Of the
same issue should be presented
for payment in the uSuel manner,
the announcement added.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
Exchange Seat
Brings 100000

Arrangements have been made
for the sale of two New York
Stock Exchange seats, the first at
sos, 900, unchanged from the pre-.
vious transaction, and the second
at 100000. up $4,000 from the
previous sale.
The membership Of Arthur A.
Blaicher on the commodity ex.
change has been sold to John j.
Julian for another at $2,S50, an
increase Of $3.50 over the last pre-
vious sale.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02

eggplant, Al bushel baskets lima beans,
90 bushel baskets okra, 3 refers ga atsD
strawberries, EOS 3N-lb. crates tomatoes
California; crates avocados
Pennsylvania-124 S-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
MaryIand-7S 2-lb. baskets mushrooms.
Mixed Vegetahles--48 crates,
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Jan. 2. UN.s).-Butter-
Receipts 1O,O49 tubs; steady; old cars,
s. new, 9; extras, 3lAc; standards,
29Ac: extra firsts 291a @30Ac; firsts.
27% @2s%c; seconds, 2S027c: specials.
S1& 632l4c.
Esgs-Receipts. 2,115 cases; steady.
Old and new cars, none; current, $50
&c; fresh extra firsts, less than cars.
31hc; cars. Size; fresh firsts. less
than car, 2sc; cars. 2shc; dirties, 10
62Ohc.
Cheese-Twins. 14A 614hc; singls
daisies, 150I5Ac; Longhorns. 150
15Ac; young Americas, 15@15hc.
Live Poutry-Turkeys, 20c; toms, ~
@lSc: hens. so csc; sprineers, isaac;
roosters, 10c; ducks, lG21c; geese, 10
q 17c.
Potatoes-Receipts. IS carS; on track,
127; L, S. shipments, S6S; Idaho, Rus
sets, $1.521a a 1874; Wisconsin. Round
White, SO9S7i2c.