SEPTEMBER 1. I932

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obtained. The cloudy weather made

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about these bands for years.

Weather Bureau at Toronto.

Valuable data. on temperature changes during the eclipse was ob- , {tamed by A. J. ccnnors and An- gram from gclgnflfig data, mm‘; have mm drew Thompson of the Dominionfhesd of Leander McCormick Ob-

thst heavy-clouds infolfored- They never stop trying. "I have

gambled and lost," reads a tele-

Ur. Stanley Mitchell,

servatnry of the University of vir-

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harlottetown the free letter car-

to the public and this is evidenced by the excellent postal service whim: is being given the people this Province. We might cite an in- stance of this in our excellent mail delivery, inaugurated during your

0F CITY lEABIII-I

Stars and Rovers play the third game oi the City league play-off tonight at-il.30. The brand of bail being played deserves a larger at- Itendance than the boys are getting. ‘Ilhe batteries for tonight's game will be for the All Stars, Goss, Ayers and McDonald; for the Rov- ers, Carboneil, Carson and Francis.

BIG LEAGUE BALL RESULTS

Wara thon Swim

him-go Blagden, Young Law Student Sets World’s Record Ir- Winning The Event-George ,Young Injured- And Narrowly

‘Escapes Drolving. A ~

my Jack Hambletoll. Canadian Press Staff Writer) ' QORQNTO, Aug. ilk-Triumphant We; the cold waters of Lake On- W10 and 109 oi the world's best ‘wlmmers, George Samuel Blagden, w“ Memphis,‘ Tenn., law stu-

rier system in the city was put in operation and many other im- provements were made which have been fully recognized by our citiz- ens and the public generally, Mr. Whear was appointed Post- master and Assistant Post Office Inspector on Feb. 33, 1904. The present Charlottetown Postofficc at that time being under construc- tion, following a fire which had destroyed the previous building, a temporary office was located in the Rogers building, now occupied by Fennell d: Chandler. Subsequeitly, on April 1, i911, when the office of Inspector was separated from the Post Office department, Mr. E. Hackett was appointed Postmaster

term of office.

We feel that 1e cannot allow this occasion w pass without giv- ing some tangible expression, in a small degree, to the good will in which you Me held by all the mem- bers of the staff, and would kindly ask you to accept this gift as a symbol of this expression.

In conclusion may we convey to yourself and Mrs. Whear our hen wishes for future health and hap- piness and that you may be spared many years to enjoy your well earned superannuation is the wish oi the entire staff.

(Signed)

J. J. Duffy, A. Bert Davison (on

behalf of postal staff and letter

ginia, who tried some of these self- [some difficult shots today. “The disappointment is keen, but we shall start and make preparations for the next eclipse."

them valucless. _ Tribute to the assistance given At Malot Que. the scientists was paid by Prof. F. MAGOG_ Que" hum 314-“ h W, J. M. Stratton, director of the ob- n,“ that an the anon involved m servatory at Cambridge, who head- ‘thy; attempt u, Md mutual), w ed the British eclipse expedition, our knowledge o! ‘h, “h. m, “an the largest here. Similar sentiments and the “mm h" been ‘nutmed of appreciation for Canada's help-‘hy the cmudsf- and n,“ E M “he” to m9 "Emmi "trmwme" 'Stratt0n leader of the British were expressed on many sides. lemme expedmon‘ “t”, the “both Besides the British expedition, ive attempt today to record the to- there were groups from many - m can“, o; the m“ h,“ ‘Si; “MWIWW- ‘mm "Him Prof. Strattnn paid high tribute and wmmentfl EW°P°- to the Assistance‘ given by his MED)’ 0‘ Q16 UD-“Cd Kingdom 88- Canadian and British colleagues 1 tronomers left here tonight and and gave than“ to we National‘ xiii stlail for home within the next new,” Department. u“ Damn,“ i w w" other‘ Wm remain m ment of customs, the officers of the

0n Board Richelieu

On. board S. S. Richelieu, Lake St. Peter, Que" Aug Iil-(By ‘the Canadian Press)-0ne thousand Montrealers had a perfect view of the eclipse.

While fellow citizens were be- moaning the fact that dense clouds hung low over Montreal, blotting out aview of the amazing pheno- menon, 1,000 passengers on board this steamer had no obstruction in. prevent them watching the mcon

Biagden sported to pass the Can- adian and assume the lead.

Next Gianni Gambi, swarthy son of Italy, went after Spondor and took the second berth which he never relinquished. Marvin Nelson, the Fort Dodge, 1a., kid, passed Spondor and took third place, only

AMINO“ IIAGUE

lient, tonight swam his way into who and a fair-sized fortune by pinning the Canadian National Ex- hibitions 15 mile marathon here.

New World's Record

m g day of thrills, a day in which p crowd estimated at more -than 102,000 alternately cheered and groaned, Blagden took the lead be- fore the swim was half over, ‘fought pif all challenges, and set a new ‘world's record for the distance of seven hours, 19 minutes, 52 3-5 sec- pnds. He collected $7,500 in cash for his day's work.

Here is the order of finish: tceorge Blagden, Memphis, Tenn.,

hours, 18 minutes, 52 8-5 seconds,

to have the sturdy Port Colborne lad come back in the last three miles of the swim to again assume third place and hold it to the end. Nelson managed to hold fourth position, slipping home three min- utes ahead of Bill Goll, the sing- ing New Yorker, who had tried hard all day. Then, far behind the rest, came Harry Glancy,'Cincinn- ati,wbo beat Clarence Ross‘ of Chi- cago in the final stretch to take the sixth and last money position. But at that Clancy was lucky, for John Hawkins, Skaneatles, N.Y., had been in sixth position up to the last mile, only to be forced to with- draw there.

Detroit .................. 5 10 '

I-Iogsett, Uhle and Desautels; Freitas, Mohaffey and Cochrane.

Bt. Louis s 8 6 Washington '7 l2 0 Gray and Ferrell; Thomas, Weav- er and Maple. ‘

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York .. Chicago .'.-............. 10 19 2 Fitzsimmons, Bell, Gibson and Hogan; Hermann, Warneke, Tin- ning, Smith, Bush and Ifartnett, Taylor.

Phllflidelphia ............. 4 12 i1

merits. A SorryOrowd

The much advertised complete efillliloe of the sun came and went off on its 200 year absence from

ing in trail cf thrills and disap- pointment. On the north shore of the St. Lawrence from Montreal to Quebec weather conditions for ob- observing the solar phenmnenon were excellent. but on the south shore in the territory stretching to

clouds obscured the moon's trip across-the sun and only transitory

the Quebec area visited today leav-l

9”" "P ""0""! "l" 0‘ lnsirii-‘nenhitsge Club oh whose golf links

the apparatus was set up, and all ‘who had helped to make the ex- gpedition possible.

"Professor G. H. Henderson and ‘Professor J. H. L. Johnstone, of Dalhousie University did weeks of work in preparation for our arrival and have been helping us nobly ihere for the last foatnlght,“ he de- yclared. '

At Amos, Que.

AMOS, Que., Aug. 31—'I‘he eclipse set all the indian husky dogs in

the United, States border denselmis w,” howum They km ,,

up through the period or totality until the light was normal again.

crawl slowly across the face of the sun.

The Richelieu left Montreal shortly after noon, steaming down the St. Lawrence to a point four miles below Sorel where anchor was dropped, the captain finding an excellent spot just as the sun's surface was half covered. As dark- ness desoended on the lake decks

lng akyward. A brilliant red sea- plane hovered overhead and the lake was dotted with smaller craft from Sorel.

Amateur and professional photo- graphers took hundreds of photo- graphs during the 100 second per- iod of darkness and the dimness

and Mr. Whearreccived the-ap- pointment of Inspector, which po- sition he has oapably and satis- factorily held up to the present

carriers respectively).

Fran Inspector's Staff

time.

Mr. Whear took charge.

clerk in the Inspector's Branch, has been appointed in charge for the present as no new appointment can be made until Mr. Whear’s retire-

There are now only ten post- ‘masters holding office who were appointed previous to Mr. Whears} entry in the service. All the present l railway clerks were appointed since, We uh ;‘::.:::,*::.:°:;*:rz:: .5122 Post Office who was on duty when

Mr, A. V. Saunders, senior postal

From the staff of his own de- partment Mr. Whear received a magnificent silver handled walking cane, suitably engraved, Mr. Saund- ers, who made the presentation on. behalf of the staff, also presented Mr. Whear a handsomely engraved Meritorious Service Card from the Postmaster General, accompanied by the following letter from the Deputy Postmaster General:

From Postmaster General

Post Office Department,

‘Z500’ n” “u,” mm‘ In ....... . . . . . . . . . . . .. l z 0 Blhlililos were obtained of it 1n which preceded and followed It‘ ment becomes effective. Ottawa 1932. Gianni Cambi. Italy. ‘l hours. I4 Bet“:'“d"s"'l;l'_' a é y’ “Mg”? ¥h°“"°‘1' “m” Perm 00M Amateur astronomers. too, made Sir: ' minute‘, 37 second,’ "Dom, m ‘h’ mm“ o; n; m “m. ‘he l-B D0 e1‘. 0811011 B 110d 01ft ts ousands, saw many wudo_wengj‘ic obsewm Addresses and Presentation on m, MOM,“ o! your mkh

|_ Isador Spondor, Port Colborne, out, '1 hours, 80 minutes 3-5 sec- pnds, $700. , Marvin Nelson, Fort Dodge, 1a., ‘l hours, 88 minutes, 07 2-5 seconds, $500.

Bill G011, New York, ‘i hours, 41 minutes, 23 2-5 seconds, $300.

Harry Glancy, Cincinnati, eight

eclipse. Thousands of spectators, undecided whether to risk a glance at the sun in view of all the unex- pasted and rapid developments in the water milled uncertainly about the waterfront. Just as the eclipse was at its best, Young was removed from the water. That settled it. Few of the thousands bothered

Grace.

First game:

Brooklyn . . . . . . . . . . .. '7 14 0 Cincinnati 1 4 1 Clark, Shaute and Lopez; Suke- forth; Frey, Kolp, Johnson and Lombardi.

practically nothing. Probably the sorriest crowd of astronomers in the world tonight was the large group of scientists who ., veiled from England, the United States and all parts of Canada to Magog, where the period of totality was the long- est in the Quebec bandwne hun- dred seconds. The value in science

Qunsnc. aus- $1 — A paw“ which had been screeching in I private house durins ‘he "l"? smge of the eclipse stopped durins the totality period and -.. l-"d i0 doze. L A'l‘ BOSTON

BOSTON, Mass, Aug iii-The total eclipse raced through skies

tions advised and assisted by prof- fesors from McGill University. The great majority, however, were just plain, ordinary curious citizens who gazed through smoke colored glas- ses and bits of film at a sight they will probably never see again. Shadow Bands Observed At Louis- ville, Que.‘

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partment, Mr. Whear address, accom led by the gift of a handsome walnut smoking stand and set. The address was read by Mr. J. J’. Duffy, of the

In the presence of practically all the staff lof the Post Office de- yesterday was presented with the following

ment from the Post Office I dull‘! to express to you my appfeciflmm of the faithful service you have rendered to the Dominion during a period of more than twenty-nine years.

Yours very truly,

ARTHUR SAUVE.

(I l. tours. 1i minutes. 10 seconds. tioo. from then on to watch the-moon gm“ "m" of the observations made were de- ha“ m,“ mm m, moving clouds mursvnus Que, n.3, a, _ postal stair. while the presentation Ewsmmst" Gm" . - rooklyn 11 10 2 "bed M ' ' ‘ w“ m d h John Frederick Whear, Esq. move across the face of the sun. It P, so as nil for the agog camp. M“ shadow “ha, who" 6mm,“ um I 0 Y M1‘- A- B. Daviwn. , “rm, » cinnati 1o 16 a , Y- ' 5 1 1 h, . Thetribuies of the staffs of both A DI! o was a blazing hot day, and the drop » 1t was an u: xpectedly literal til now had been doubted were de- m °' a r °“"1°'- of fOllI‘ or five degrees 1n the mm- Thmmm- H°“"‘°h' Q“““‘- “w” at Ottawa i . hum, b, d ’ Charlottetown p a. 1 diipimmfll“ w“ 5mm“? '°' mas, Shaute, Vance and Sukeforth, fulfillment of the astronomers y o erve . measured and ' - - knowledged by ML mam,’ who

It isn't often a marathon crowd has quite so many thrills placed before it. It isn't often a marathon swimmer, and a favorite at that, nearly drowns in front of them all. ‘And it isn't often the two leaders of Toronto's greatest natatorial spectacle finish with but a few hundred yards separating them.

Young Almost Drowned

The near-drowning was the ac- Vaident which eliminated George Young, of Toronto, winner of the ‘Catalina swim in 1928 and the ex- hibition marathon of last year.

perature which accompanied the eclipse here was more than wel- come. But the water almost prov- ed the best. It almost beat Blag- den and everyone else. Exhibition oflicials had been doubtful until an hour before the starting time, for Tuesday night the water had been far below the 60 degrees required for the swim by the Ontario Ath- letic Commission. However, in the early morning hours, a south wind blew the warm surface water of the lake into shore, and an hour before the start it was definitely decided to start the event.

Picinich; Benton Carroll, Johnson and Manion, Asby.

CHICAGO STADIUM, Chicago,

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Aug. til-Max Baer, Livermore, CaL,

OTTAWA. Aug. Sl-Oloudy skies, dreaded enemycf the scientists who spent thousands of dollars and val- uable time in preparing for the hundred sewnd day-time dissip- pearance of the Queen of the Heav- ens, baffied the scientists who were scattered through the totality belt of eastern Canada and the New England States to, observe the eciips. of the sun today.

But in the capital of Canada, on the edge of the belt where the io- tallty was only 97 per cent, fairly good conditions prevailed for tho

forecasts of a “50-50 chance of seeing" the celestial "big show." While the spectators got an even break, there was a cruel reverse for the astronomers on side of the border in this 50- 50 sky, for it spoiled for very many of them the completely clear pic- tures needed fcr science.

The clouds moved about one dozen diameters of the sun during the minute and a half of total eclipse-a. heart-breaking pace for astronomers, but only a thrilling gamble for spectators. Some of the millions of onlookers saw the

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photographed; variations in elect- rical potentiality of the atmosphere were recorded and a four-degree temperature drop was recorded to- day by the Royal Astronomical soci- ety of Canada, Toronto and Lon- don, Ont, branches here.

The findings were outlined by E. J. A. Kennedy, Secretary of the Society. Bearing in mind that all findings had to be developed and correlated, so that little that was definite could so far be said, it could nevertheless be stated that the society's work at Lnuiseville could be termed quite satisfactory, Mr. Kennedy said. Any informa-

3lst August, 1932.

To John F. Whear, Esq, Post Office Inspector,

P. E. Island Division, Charlottetown, P. E. I.

retiring leave, from postal affairs, I" 0081" to sive expression in a small measure to the which you are held by the postal clerks and letter carriers of the Charlottetown Post Office.

W0 W181i you to know that in Your going we entertain a deep ap- preciation of loss, not only to the

Information having reached “g that you are about to enter on your

esteem in

thanked the members for their kind rcmembrances, referring to the cordial relations always existing and to their invariable co-opera- tion in the work.

Ottawa, Aug. 11, i932.

Dear Mr. Whear:

The Honourable the Poetmas‘ General has directed rne to send you the enclosed Meritorious Serv- ice card on the occasion of your retirement from service.

I take great pleasure in sending this card as a mark of the Depart- ment's appreciation of your long years of faithful service and I

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301108- B11 mltatmdmfi I'm/ml“ m Th0 5"" defeated Em“ Samar’ 308w“ my watchers‘ N0 scientific 01;“ °°'°n5 ‘tamed between ma-‘esuc tion developlnfl from research here sifaflffeln :01? rfijlsgcigerfalsljgost‘ Okfxe mist you may enjoy a “you-earned

M“ today.‘ grind, nod just finish- _ heavyweight challenger 1n a ten vations were scheduled for 0t W“. clouds, a color spectacle sometimes would wuhhgly be shared’ he add_ me Inspector o! this m ' rest.

ad the fifth lap, more than half of cgmg m, b1; pmhgg u the round battle tonight, with the bell but the National Council had co- considered more beaumu, m“ the ed- have alwa a h vision you You" sincerely’ F [the swim behind him, and was in grgggg-gmu-hhgd 501d ggekerg mo}; robbing him of a knockout victory. operating parties at various strat- background or starry ‘kw Others Tho duration o! totality was m1 most symgathsy 03rd to us‘ the ut- F‘ J. GABOURY. Jiith position. He had started to m the water and then the with. egic points throughout the area of had the lesserthrln ouyeuow 810w‘ seconds. The party made eight a“ m an matte b cons deration, Deputy Postmaster Genet“. lmake his drive for the leadership. drawais began. Swimmer after total eclipse. as clouds blotted out. m, dunmed mums o‘ the corona through its tenth“ andrs rought to your at- Ulbeu he plunged headlong into a swimmer-and not all of them were R. Meldrurn Stewart, director of the corona. “d mm“ cloud banks elghtdnch telescope with camera . your decisions have -- __ ‘heavy float marker and sank iin- the pluggers—were taken out. ‘rne thg Dominion Observatory, and KR. reflected mo" ugh; than ‘uuaL attachmexhh Hundred, o, mm. alwa" been lmPAftlB-lly and kind- (g- conscious before the eyes of the two Pfltghgrdg, man}; and stamey t E, Delury, assistant director, were Even the astronomers w,” were plumes were taken ly rendered. We feel sure that it (Associated Press) spectators. Without hesitation, o; Buflalo, were removed. Dozens stationed between 5t, Alexis and St. lucky would mushy not know m. several white sheets were placed ha: been the experience of each TOKYO, sept. I-(Thura- a‘ swimmers ahead and behind Youns of others among them some of the ‘ qahrm, Que" new. muisvme, where days even sometimes mt months on the Bro-um in a norm and south an every clerk, to at some time or dayl-Large hands of Chinese l’ i T051194 to his 88811-011100. Wllllfi strongeathn the continent, fell early l N their efforts were reported as en- whether their greatprojectoflearn: direction in order that apparent at- “her- m m‘ °m¢° “ifeer. 589k this guerrillas descended on Muk- numerous others plunged from prey to the cruelly cold water. In “my 5uc°e5gfm_ 173,01.“ from ‘ha, mg mo” about the sun,‘ In" had mospherlc dlsturbmces repcrted by sympathetic aid in solving his pos- den today for the second time ',"

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nearby boats to the rescue. Con- Iiderable difficulty was encounter- ld before the sinking swimmer iould be helped into a boat and rushed to the hospital. His side and legs were badly bruised from the impact, but he recovered quick- ly.

A Day of Surprises

It was a day of surprises. Blag- dcn had been figured "in the mon- ey." but not even the bravest of the rXprrts had counted on him to win. ‘Jack May, Honolulu, who placed third in the two-mile amateur ‘Jhflmliionship here Saturday, had assumed the lcad shortly after the

spots the temperature was around 65 degrees. In other spots, it was not much above 60, if it reached even that high. And swimming from warm to cold belt and vice- versa proved fatal to the hopes of many. There wem few left in af- ter the first six had finished, and those few were quickly removed when all hopes fled.

Anderson Drops Out

Warren Anderson, Sydney, N. S, one of the stronmt swimmers in the race, was forced to drop out with less than a lap to go. But it wasn't the water that beat Ander- son, it was an arm which went

The eclipse has faded into obliv- ion, the air pageant is over and the next big event is the Labor Day gpgrig, The sports mmittee handling the Union events and Mr. Ray Pcndieton, looking after the open entries, report a 80011 1'05" ponse from athletes, but urge those

and send their names in at once.

WATER SKI-ING

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