McCarl, who is the first occupant
of the new government position,
holds office for fifteen years and
can be removed only by & vote ot
Congress.
DARING AVIATORS TO
PHOTOGRAPH THE SUN
Snapshots Of Eclipse On September
10 To Be Made
.LOS ANGELES, August 25.—Th*
army aviation service will co-oper
ate with ustronomers /during the
eclipse of the sun September 10 1ft
an attempt to further the world*
knowledge of the solar system.
Lieut. John A. MacHeady^ holder
of several air records and one of the
aviators who recently spanned the
continent in a non-stop flight, will
fly nearer to the sun than any ob
server has gone for a similar pur
pose before. When MacReady pilots
his plene to an altitude of 20,000
feet, Capt. George Stephens, ‘‘crack’
army photographer, will take a, se
ries of photographs of the eclips*
and make other observation*.
Astronomers are preparing in
structions as to the kind of picture*
desired, and Captain Stephens, upon
landing from the plane, will turn his
plates over to the astronomers to b*
developed and studied.
Scientists of America, England,
France and Germany are gathering
at points of vantage in southern
California and Mexico to be on hand
for the eclipse. The total eclips*
will come at 12:54 p. m. September
10, and at the maximum will last
three minutes and 34 seconds. Th*
sun will begin to disappear at 11:2ft
a. m., and will be free from shadow
at 2:10 p. m.
LONDON HEARS SONG,
AND LONDON APPROVES
“Yes, We Have No Bananas,"
Makes Great Hit
LONDON, Auugst 25.—The Amer
icanization of London would now
seem to be complete.
