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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

q. Morley, In charge Of the Carnegie
Institutions researches IN Middle
American archaeology. that these
monuments may have been Of as
Economical value to the inhabitants
of Copan.
Observations were made, as result
Of which Prof. Wilson predicted that
the sun would set behind the western
monument on April 8 and again on
September 10, that is, once on Its pas
sage northward and once on its re-
turn southwark. Upon these data ana
some other material, DIR. Spinden, also
of Harvard University, was able TO
reach a day-for-day correlation OF
MAYA and Christian chronology.
which, IL they do not agree exactly
to the day, as now appears probable,
developed the Importance OF certain
dates in the solar year.
April 8, 1t Is believed, was the ON.
cial beginning Of the agricultural
season for the Maya, and Il hypotne-
cation may be further permitted = is
probable that the gigantic sundial az
Conan was created for the express
purpose OF aiding the ancient priests
in determining exactly when the agri-
cultural year began. At least, expert.
rnents carried out in accordance with
Prof. wilson's prediction Indicated
that such was the case.
Test Carried Ont.
Dr. Morley, accompanied BY John
lindsay. OF the department Of ter
restriai magnetism Of the Carnegie In
stitution: Joseph Linden Smith, the.
famous painter Of archaeological sub
iects: Dr. Thomas Cam Of the Uni
ye1,sity or Liverpool. and r. "A.
Franks, IT,, OF New York City, visited
Conan With fssA seka Of Instruments
I For determining the exact hour when
the sur, would set behind the western
monument. as sighted from the ono
on the east.
/ Minute observations indicated thai
the Spring date believed to mark the
j beginning Of the Maya's agriculttra'
/ season would be about T:30 O'Clock
on the evening OF April 3. Equippet
4 with thermometers and other instru
nnents. the group took up positions
hah ,d he eastern monument AMI
1 eagerly awaited the zero hour. Thu
4 annointed time arrived and yet ~
4 shark Of light appeared behind tn
monument on the opposite hills.
i Seven-thirty-five licked by and still
Il nothing happened. followed by 7:46
Then, exactly at TAT o'clock, small
i spark appeared directly over the I'll
4 81 the monument. Quickly It grew
4 and the predictions Of PROF. Wilson
i were justified. It was, In fact, thu
setting sun. The American scien
fists HAD figured To within III minutes
IT the exact time for the suns ap
lpearance, 50 accurately did theil
IcaIcuIations square with the pre-
il historic sundia1 that was operating
during the very dawn of the Christian
Il era.
Thus the arcIeolog list and, Ia thil
Instance, washington archeologi
lis showing us that even this 4nechan
n icaI modern era might well take som,
lessons III genius from civilization
that passed Into oblivion centuriel
II ago. But they lett behind them IN
u delible records Oh their greatness
Il craven iii hardy stone, which are Jus
now coming to light again AZ though
Il To verify the pr0verb tllat there reall.
Is nothing new under the sun afte
ssAee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
BY HENRY w. BUM.
RHE following Is q brief sum.
mary Of the most important
news OF the world for the

| ~ n 31x1 40AtOWA4AA - - ~ so 4eSAAAAes
mary OF the most important
news or the world for the
seven days ended July II:
The British Empire.-Says Winston
Churchill at the lord mayors BAN
Quet:
.sUnderneath the confusion and gem
eral industrial check OF the coal stop
page there are signs Of q distinct ana
even strong revival Of trade. the
exports for June, despite the general
strike, despite the coal stoppage, de-
spite lower prices and complete cessar
ton of coal export. were only $4,000
900 less than In June Of last year.
But Job himself would be optimistic
at the lord mayors banquet.
Miss Gertrude Bell is dead. For
some years she had been secretary 20
the British high commissioners Tor
Irak, sufEiciently modest official POI
sition. Actually, the popular desig-
nation OF her was not inapt: namely.
the s'Uncrowned Queen OF MesOpo.
tanlia.'' Her extraordinary knowl-
edge Of Arabistan. her mastery OF
Arabian dialects and Arabian culture.
and her uncanny understanding OF
the Arabian psychology, combined
with her magnetism, brought the Wild
sheiks to her feet and made King
FaisaI himself her very humble ser
want. A veritable Diana OF the chase,
one OF the great line Of explorers.
scholar, subtle diplomatist, natural
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ACCURATE SUNDIAL DISCOVERED
SHOWS SKILL OF ANCIENT .MAYAS
Astronomical Feats of Long Heralded People Up.
held by Finds of Smithsonian Experts
in JungIes of Yucatan.

servation chamber in the top, was in
effect an astronomical observatory.
So Mr.. Ricketson made series Of OBJ
servations on the setting sun through
small, stone-lined passage in the
tower. a passage feet long by 21k
feet wide and " high.
Found Data Tailed.
BY sighting along the passage. he
observed day by day the northward
journey OF the sun. finally, on
March 81, the day Of the vernal equi-
nox. he found that his line OF sight
exactly bisected the suns disk. That
this could scarcely be the result of
chance was proved when other lines
of sight, taken through other pas
sageways in the same tower, yielded
other astronomical data of similar ma
ture and equal Importance.
These small passageways, most OF
them far too small to admit q human
body, were in reality definite lines of
sight, lenseless telescopes, so to
speak, fashioned by the ancient Maya
priests to enable them to make accu-
rate astronomical calculations. And
SO the CaxaSol was found 10 Ne q pre-.
historic astronomical observatory
the oldest strtlct ire Of its kind on the
American continent, as least.
/ Additional primitive scientific ar
rangements were found at Uaxactun
! another Maya. city, which ffourishet
/ from 68 AID. to $50 AID. 1t wa.
j here that the gigantic "sundial' wa.
4 discovered, consisting OF four nonu
ments and three temples. As the SUI
assumed positions behind these mark
| ers, the Maya priests knew when TIL,
equinoxes and solstices were due. Blu
these were not the only services rem
dered by this ssundial. "
Other Discoveries Made.
Two additional temples and two aid
iitional monuments were found. Oh
serYation disclosed that the sun wOuls
rise behind the southern temple ami
monument OF this group on Decem
Der %, and behind the northern. pal
! on June 81. the dates OF the White
and Summer solstices. Here, then
| was an entire accurate arrangemen
| for determining the longest and short
est days OF the year, and the day
! when night and day are b
equal lengtl--a splendid astronOm
ical achievement without instrument
AL Copan. j. city the Maya reare,
III Guatemala, final proof Of tn
4 ancients scientific superiority wa
/ found. High on the side Dc the East
ern Mountains, due east Of tn
Acropolis at Copan, there stood
monument, reared on e platform an,
/ painted red. on the crest OF tn
i western Mountains, due west cf TIL
A Acropolis, stood similar monument
Prof. Robert Wilson Of HarVars
University, sugsested 10 Or. SylyaEsl
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Women Of Mysterious Sahara Tribe
Enjoy Unusual Freedom of Action

q
q well developed script when their
daily life calls for no need Of writing
Is, Mr.. Rodd points out, exceedingly
remarkable.
Though Mohammedans, the Tuaregs
are homogeneous and women occupy
a position Of independence, very un-
usual In desert tribes. They choose
their own husbands and are the re-
positaries of learning and the art Of
poetry. They teach the children to
read and write and the lore of their
people. They have man friends who
are not relatives. give evening par
ties to recite their poetical effusions
and enjoy independent property rights
as well.
The early history Of the People Of
the Veil, as classical writer's called
them, seems to be lost pretty COM
IpleteIy and scientists cannot agree
on the basic facts In its reconstruction.
More Investigations are needed, acs
cording to Mr.. Rodd, to clear up the
mystery OF the origin Of this little,
studied race
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
BY HAROLD X. PHILIPS.

Archaeology seems bent upon knock
Ing the conceit smack out of
khis rather sell. satisfied modern era
we have manufactured. And the lat
est demonstration OF this aspiration
comes not from the mausoleum of
some Egyptian pharoah, but straight
from the messy depths Of Yucatan's
5ungles. striking at the very heart of
our observation-disclosures achievement.
A little group of scientists, care
fully digging the dust of centuries
from the deserted metropolis which
Americas greatest aboriginal culture
builded about the dawn of the Chris
xian era, have unearthed an amazing
structure which has been definitely
proved to have been an astronomical
observatory. and q series of monu-
ments which probably viii tale prec-
edence as the worlds largest sun
AiaI
The site Of this discovery is at
E.hichen TIA, the religious capital Of
the Maya civilization, and it was I'M
earthed by Psychologists from the
carnegie institution Of Washington,
which has tust ISSUED the omcaaA an
snouncement of the And. 1t solves
Zoo. the mystery that heretofore sur
rounded the origin Of the amazingly
accurate calendar the Maya created
which compares favorably with oui
own calendar.
Noted for Skill.
1t had long been known that this
Maya people were for their times
the first six centuries of the Chris
fian era--one Of the most highly
skilled nations Of the world In the
science Of astronomy. They let
painted in hieroglyphic manuscript
Or engraved upon numerous monu
naents astonishing records OF eclipses
The eouinoxes and solstfces, revo'u
tions OF the moon and Venus, true
measurements Of the length OF the
solar year and other Astronomical
calculations TO puzzle learned scien
fists of the present time.
They possessed no powerful lele
scopes with which they could reacf
far out into the heavens ana pierce
their secrets, no compaSses 70 snow
them true north, nor sextants. nor tnt
either instruments Of precision tnaa
help the modern scientist make ~
determinations. Yet their calcuia
lions were found to be accurate g FL
amazing degree. To solve THIS riduie
khe Carnegie Institution conductet
special Investigations ~ connectioI
with its general research program ~
Ehichen TIA.
! IN 1895 o. d. Ricketson, jr.. b
khe !. institutions staH conducted
Etudies IN round tower called tht
Caracol. 1t had long been suspected
! ki,ak 4lis structure. with It's two con
\ centric passageways and interior
kpfrak stairway leading ~ 2 small Oh
q * e & &
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tan receives his viziers and bis
French counselor; sometimes he visits
the palace dispensary to make sure
that his wives and children are re-
ceiving proper medical care; 1 pm,
luncheon; he squats on a mattress be-
fore q low, bare wooden table and,
after ablutions. eats with his fingers
a dish Of chicken, In oil. and a bit Of
spiced roast mutton: he then drinks
some tea Favored with mint, or a.
bowl Of milk: $50 PM prayers; I:40
PM. siesta; 4 pm, conversation or
auto ride with. his chamberlain, his
friend from childhood; sunset. pray
ers. then supper: pm, his majesty
retires to his apartments, adjoining
the haren.
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The Story the Week Has Told

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conferred on King Albert an extern
sion Of power for six months for
dealing with the fiscal and financial
crisis. The bill conveying the exten'
sion Is very specific, but the totalify
q. fiscal and financial dictatorship. A
new kind Of dictatorship this, a royal
one. Belgium Is fortunate in King
who may be counted on not TO abuse
his temporary accession Of authority.
An unprecedented honor 70 the good
King, this voluntary transfefence 70
him by the peoples representatives
OF their most dearly cherished pre-
negatives. 1t win be extremely IN
teresting to watch the course OF the
experiment. Should there be q. notable
recovery within the six months and
should this pc credited 70 the Eoyal
prestige prof0und enects OUTSIDE
Belgiun might well ensue.
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NJ the latter. A wreath Of roses was
,,Iocos78 ~ Aha fn.n& ~ the statue. and
3 y,1a,l,Ie nian11a with an inscription
thereon asking In q friendly manner
that the debt question be reopened. "
The newspaper organ, OF the veterans
published the same day q statement
to the effect that the appeal did not
contemplate change In the figures OF
the Berenger agreement. but only
addition thereof Of q transfer ana
q "safeguard,, clause.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Bishop
returned home Tuesday from
Mayor, Mimi, where they spent
Christmas with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lippert.
Harry Palmer, who is attending
the University of Minnesota, is
expected to arrive home the latter
part of the week to spend New
Years with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. G. Palmer in this city.
George Lisowski enroute from
Wilmington, N. D., to his home at
International Falls stopped in
Sank Centre and is visiting for a
few days with his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Bjone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Krause
of Rice Lake, Wis, were guests of
Mrs. V. Schmitt. "Wednesday of
this week Mr.. and Mrs. Krause
left for Westport for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Welch and
family.
Miss Doris Jardine of Rochester,
Mimi, spent from Wednesday I'M
til Friday in Sank Centre visiting
friends. On Friday Miss Jardine
went to Fargo where she spent
Christmas with her sister, Mrs. C.
r. Comrie.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-30


John Law made business trip
to the Twin Cities Wednesday.
Sigurd Holme made a business
trip to the Twin Cities Wednes-
day.
Miss Fay Parker made bust
ness trip to Greenwald Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Luedtke
made a business trip to Eagle Bend
Monday.
Peter Defoe of Minneapolis was
a business caller in Sank Centre
Wednesday.
L. p. Hintzen is spending to-
day, Thursday in st. Cloud on
business.
Clyde Thomas spent the Christ
mas weekend with friends in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Herman Nelson was din
ner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Myhre Sunday noon.
The Misses Thresa and Made
line Kalla spent Christmas at
their home in Albany.
Mr., and Mrs. G.. S. Bristol
and family spent Christmas at
Evansville with relatives and
friends.
Arthur Whiting of this city, re-
turned Sunday evening from St.
Paul where he spent Christmas
with his parents.
M. j. Fleming of the Herald re-
turned to Sank Centre Monday af-
ter an over Christmas visit with
family at Norwood.
Miss Marcia Parker of Wadena
spent Christmas in Sank Centre
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. V. l.. Burgess.
Arthur Bromen, who is teaching
at Lastrup, Mimi, is spending his
Christmas vacation with relatives
and friends in this city.
Anton l.. Bromen of Minneota
returned home Monday after
spending Christmas with relatives
and friends in Sank Centre.
Miss Gladys Clary of Melrose
arrived in this city Wednesday
for a few days visit with the
Misses Louise and Fay Parker.
Glenn Bohall returned to Mime
apoGs Monday noon after spending
Christmas with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. E. Bohall of this
city.
Miss Marie Haley of Park
Rapids arrived in this city We'd
nesday noon for few days visit
with the Misses Merle and Cora
O'Brien.
Miss Mildred Quoting of Min
neapolis spent the Christmas sea-
son at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Quoting of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kline and
little daughter of St. Paul spent
Christmas in Sank Centre with the
gentleman's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Anton Kline.
Miss Olga Houghton, who is
teaching at Tolda, Mimi, is spend
ing her Christmas vacation with
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Houghton of this city.
Miss Josephine Jasken, who is
employed at the City Steam Laun-
dry, left for her home at Ogema,
Friday, where she is spending her
Christmas and New Years vaca-
ton.
There will be a regular meeting
of the Woman's Auxiliary of Rob-
ert James Swift Post on Monday
evening, January 3rd, 1927 at 8
o'clock. All members please at
tend.
Asa M. Wallace spent Christ
mas at the B. j. Schramm home
at Willard. Jack Schramm has re-
covered from the scarlet fever
and the quarantine was lifted
Tuesday of last week. Mr.. Wal
lace returned to Sank Centre
Monday accompanied by Mrs.
Wallace who had spent two weeks
at, the Schramm home. 49,
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SAUK CENTRE HERALD

Harold O'Brien spent Christmas
with his wife at Walker, MINI.
Evangelist George l.. Budd of
Alexandria was Christmas Day
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Ives
Of this city.
Leo Schoenhoff of the Continen-
tai and Commercial National Bank
of Chicago spent Christmas in
Sank Centre with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Schoenhoff and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Deters re-
turned to their home in Long
Prairie Sunday evening after
spending Christmas in this city
with the gentleman's mother, Mrs.
F. Deters.
Mrs. John Cotton and little son
of Warsaw, N. Y, are expected to
arrive within a few days to make
a visit with the lady's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Jameson, and with
other relatives and friends.
MIR. and Mrs. Louis Ekenrod
accompanied by Grove Wills of
Eveleth spent Christmas in Sank
Centre with the lady's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Wagner and with
other relatives and friends.
Miss Hazel Spears, who is at
tending Maple Wood Academy at
Maple Plain returned Sunday af-
ter spending the Christmas holt
days with her mother, Mrs.
George Spears of this city. &
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Stewart of
Minneapolis returned home Sun
day evening after spending Christ
mas in this city with the lady's
father, S. P. Hansen ST., and
with other relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Boutell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Combs of
Chicago are expected to arrive in
Sank Centre Friday to spend New
Years with the former gentleman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bou-
tell. --
Dwight Hansen, who has spent
the Christmas season with his
father, S. P. Hansen ST., of this
city went to Minneapolis Sunday
evening for a, visit of a few days
before returning to his work at
Minot, N. D.
Miss Harriet Sweetman, who is
taking a nurses training course at
Rochester, Mimi, arrived ONE
Friday and is spending her noii-
day vacation with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. R. H., Sweetman
of this city.
Miss Flo Jones returned to this
city Monday after spending the
Christmas holidays in St. Paul
with her mother, Mrs. Jessie M.
Jones and sisters, the Mesdames
Irene Mcmillan and c.. J. Matti-
son and their families.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Quinn of
Melrose and daughter Miss Edith
Quinn, who is teaching school at
Prairie duChien, Wis, spent Tues
day of last week in Sank Centre
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boutell.
H. T. Nyberg returned to Min
neapolis Sunday after spending
Christmas in this city at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Cooper.
Mrs. Nyberg is visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper af-
ter New Years.
H. R. Chase, who has for the
past three months been an efficient
salesman in the local Consumers
Store, has been transferred to the
Little Falls store and on Monday
assumed his duties at that place.
The vacancy. left by Mr.. Chase
has been filled by Mrs. G. S. Bris-
tol, wife of the manager of the To-
cal store.
Mayor and Mrs. l.. W. Whit
son motored to Minneapolis today,
Thursday and will return Friday
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Mcclure and the Misses
Rose Donahue and Lillian Simp-
son, who will spend New Years, as
the guests of the Whitsons, and
Mrs. Edna Jameson. -.
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On account Of the death of An
ton Nathe the Ladies Of ST.
Pauls church have postponed the
card party advertised for Wednes-
day evening Dec. 20, to Monday
evening, Jan. 2. The public are
cordially invited.-adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-30

We will have a car of Purina
COW chow, chicken chow and
Chowder on track Monday and
Tuesday. Liberal discount on
ton lots if taken from car.-Cen-
trail MINI. Power & Milling Co.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-30

On account Of the death of An
ton Nathe the Ladies of St.
PauI's church have postponed the
card party advertised for Wednes-
day evening Dec. 20, to Monday
evening, Jan. 2. The public are
cordially invited.-adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-30

Henry Hansmann, who has been
employed at Mason City, Iowa for
the past several months arrived
home Friday to remain for an in
definite time with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Theo. Hansmann of this
city.