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II count only sunny hours"
-Sundial motto.

The bird bath, the pool and the sun
dial are fighting It out for honors In
the modern garden, with the latter TAX
ing q poor third place, but there Is no
reason why this picturesque old instru-
ment should not stand hrst.
Yet 1t has been neglected and one will
md hundred bird baths to one sum
dial In city gardens. and probably twenty
times as many lily pools. Probably Q
the modern temperament.
Maybe its notices, since earliest times
an inseparable part of 1t. one with its
time-teliing qualities, are Of necessity
too staid. too moral. too grave to suit
us moderns, who so pride ourselves on
being poppy"
The favorite motto, however, Ia the
one quoted above. and surely it is gay
and joyous enough for any one. Prob
ably the reason why 1t Ia found upon
so many sundials today Is just because
Of It's optimism.
Some of the old notices, on the other
hand, use the very fact of the dials
uselesSnesS in the night to point out
moral lessons to humanity. One motto
Is taken from Ephesians, iv.26, Let not
the sun go down upon your wrath"
The answer of the carefree modern
would be that there is no occasion for
this, because he Is not ut all wrathful
and therefore In under no necessity OF
being reminded constantly Of something
which he does not possess.
A variation of the motto given at the
head OF this column Is. Il count not the
hours unless they be bright" (Horus
non numero nisi serenus). Most of the
notices on modern sundials are either
In English or Latin. Dials came to
English-speaking nations through the
Romans. who in turn got them from
the Greeks.
The Greeks got them from their East
ern neighbours. Sundials were known
to the Egyptians, Chaldeans and the
Hebrews. From the thirty eighth chap
ter Of Isaiah, eighth verse, comes the
following: Behold. will bring again
the shadow Of the degrees which Is gone
down In the Sundial of Ahaz ten de-
srees backwards" That was about TOO
Be, and ever since then the sundial
has furnished q pleasantly complicated
matter of speculation for mathema teal
minded persons.
Those who are not Of such . nature
simply accept the sundial as q pleasant
piece of garden furniture. 30 called. one
which graces q yard and furnishes q
small amount Of amusement to children
Children always are interested in
sundialS. They may be seen any day
examining the one on the hill at the
south side of the lion house at the
National Geological Park.
There Is something about a sundial
which excites the imagination of boys
and girls. Perhaps 1t is its primitive
form. barking back to the days when
mankind had small body Of assembled
lore.
Experimenting with the inclination Of
the style" Of the sundial must have
been one Of the first outdoor sports Of
man. Even before the earliest astrono-
mers put their minds to IT. men had
discovered that an upright pole In the
earth, with a circle around II on the
ground marked Of with stones at in
tervals, could tell them the time Of day.
Later the astronomers fixed the in
clination by calculation. Amateur
mathematicians still can get q great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC }. HAsKIN.

The resources Of our free Information
Bureau are at your service. You are
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Frederic j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. c.
q. which State has more broadcast
ing stations. California or New York;
v. 8.
!, A. New York has more. California
hes 40 and New York 81.
q. Did woodrow Wilson ever play
foot ball at Princeton2 Did he coach
the team after he was graduated
A. woodrow Wilson did some coach
Ing in 1889 for Princeton. but he never
played on the team. President Wilson
was graduated from the university In
1879.
q. How much does the ordinary ca
nary bird .weigh?-C. z.
A. A normal canary weighs approx
mately z ounces. However. one may
weigh less, or 1t may weigh as much as
4 ounces.
q. What Is Texas Guinans real
Names. 3.
A. Her name is Mary Louise. She
took up the Texas because she was born
In that State.
q. What is the name Of the game
something like bridge in which one
bids to lose tricks?-H. q.
A. NADIA Is such a game. Bids are
to lose z, 8, Q. or 10 tricks. II player
thinks he can lose IL. he bids nil If
he can lose IL. he bids grand nil, and
to lose IS, he bids nada.
O. Where Is the paper made in which
cigarettes are rolled? What il II made
of?-M. w.
A. Practically all the cigarette papers
In this country come from France
which makes the cigarette paper for
almost the entire world. These papers
are 50 thin and light that 1t takes sew
eral hundred of the little sheets that
70 around the cigarette to make an
ounce. While commonly known ~ rice
paper, this paper 10 not made from rice,
but from max and hemp trimmings,
only new material being lised. The fax
and hemp 10 cut into small particles,
thoroughly mixed and ground almost to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

2 dust. Then 1t is put through a wash
Ing process, crushed into q pulp and
rolled out into paper.
q. Who was the Jewess deS.cted by
Sir Walter Scott In "1vSasoe"f-
A. Rebecca Crate Of Philadelphia
served IS the model for Rebecca In Sir
Walter Seott's "1vanhoe." Her story was
MADE known by washington Irving at
the time Of her visit TO Abbotsford in
1917. Scott sent the first copy Of his
book to Irving with the letter, In when
ne said: How do you lie your Re-
becca? Does the Reheeca have pic
tured compare with the pattern given?"
q. Ii the Ottawa River In It's upper
course north Of Pembroke over 5000
feet deep?-c. z. T.
A. The department Of public works.
Canada. says: I'VE have In the past
received letters in regard to this in
quiry, but do not know how the runor
that the Ottawa River was 5000 feet
deep above Pembroke originated, as the
river has been sounded by this depart
nent and the deepest sounding we have
is only 2iS feet. There may be greater
depth in the Ottawa River below Penn
broke, but We do not know Of any place
Is deep rs 5000 feet"
q. How large are the cities Of Pam
ANA and Colon?-N. 3.
A. Panama City has a population Of
about 10000 and Colon about $4,000.
q. From, what country does the
United States receive neast Of the tap
ca?-H. N.
4. About sS per cent epo,es As.-
Java.
q. In what play was Lanrette Tay-
lor first associated with J. Hartley Man
ners?-M. G,
A. In "Tlfe Great John Canton" the
leading woman's part was taken by
young actress from the West. Lauretts
Taylor. Manners had written play
called Queen Of All Hearts" which he
read TO Miss Taylor. With her help It
was worked over into peg O. NY Heart"
as a vehicle for her. In the early days
Of the production Hartley Manners and
Laurette Taylor were married.
Q. what were the popular cut flow
ers In this country as far back as the
Civil Ward. D.
A. The flowers which appeared on
the market In those DAYS were. for the
most part the daphne. camellia, Adult
lon. Gala, sweet alysgura, heliotrope and
occasionally tea roses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03
Smith the Builder.

) Alfred e. Smith Is to build the big
Sest building Of them all In New York
city. In q measure II will stand as q
permanent memorial to the man who
grew great with Greater New York,
who went from q Ash market and the
lower East Side to the governors man
sion in Albany.
The announcement by the former
Governor of New York that he is to
head a corporation which Is 10 con-
struct $60,OO0,0O0 once building. 1000
feet high and with twenty more stories
than its nearest rival. seems to take
him temporarily, IL not permanently,
out of the field Of politics. As can
didate for ONCE 1t is doubtful that Mr..
Smith would be able to divorce himself
entirely from politics or that he would
ever cease TO. take very keen interest
In it and public affairs.
But there has been widespread in
terest ever since the close Of the prest-
Dental campaign last year regarding
the future plans Of the defeated DEM
ocratic candidate for that high once.
At one time he was strongly urged TO
be q candidate for Mayor of the City OF
New York, the greatest municipality in
the world. But apparently Mr.. Smith
gave the idea no encouragement and
an embryonic drive for his election was
allowed to die. Other friends suggested
he enter the list for q seat in the United
states Senate, with Senator Wagner
stepping aside to become leader OF
Tammany. Now the former governor
has definitely committed himself to .
business career. In these days Of steel
and concrete construction mammoth
buildings spring up in miraculously
short time. The Empire State Build
ing, which Mr.. Smiths new corpora.
ton is to put on the site Of the ole
waldorf Astoria Hotel, may well be
i completed and occupied long before the
next presidential campaign begins In
I 1882.
There Is still lingering belief or
the part o.. many Smith supporters that
the former governor may again enter
! the lists for the highest public ONCE In
/ the land. They saw him 80 into bust
ness once before after he had been de-
( feated for reelection as governor In
1870. He took charge of Q trucking
! business successfully. But two years
! later he was back in the thick Of thu
fray As Democratic candidate for gov
erior and was returned to the execu-
tive mansion. in Albany. 1t is probable
that . great building corporation
established ITO construct the projected
Empire state Building, will undertake
cther great building enterprises II II
makes success Of this venture. Ane
it Is likely that Mr.. Smiths servics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03
A Show. of Civic Defense.

Started as q method Of advertising
the annual base bali game between the
two defense departments of the District,
the annual iremen's parade in Washing
ton has become an institution which Is
highly valued by this community and
by q wide region surrounding the Capt.
tai. Yesterday this procession, viewed
by an immense throng Of spectators.
was In motion for nearly two hours. 1t
was an impressive. colorful and truly
inspiring demonstration. Il was par
ticipated In by not merely representa-
ton FROM the District Fire Depart
ment. the host Of the occasion. but by
representatives of seven different States.
The Immediately adjacent area Of what
IL coming to be called The Metropoli-
tan-CApital> district sent its best show
Ing Of firefighters. with a gay accom-
paniment of decorations and a lively
line Of comedy. Taken altogether. 1t
was Q most Illuminating demonstration
Of the progress that has been made In
recent years In the civic equipment Of
j the cities, towns and villages around
Washington.
One of the most striking features OF
yesterdays pageantry was the evidence
OF modern spirit and enterprise In the
equipment of these Alocsl FIRE depart
ments. The latest mechanism prevails.
None but the best is good enough for
even the smallest communities, This
Is the wisest economy. Fire Is the
worst enemy that organized society
faces today, and 1t can only be fought
effectively by eficient means. The old
hand pumper has gone into the museum,
to be brought forth only on such occa-
sions as yesterday. The steam pumpeI
has likewise passed into virtual oblivion.
The FIRE engine" Of standard type and
Of practically universal use Is the motor
punper, which is ut once q self-powered
vehicle and propeller Of water.
Year by year these annual Labor day
iremen's parades in washington are
featured by the presence Of the three
veteran horses, Barney, Gene and Tom,
o few years ago retired from active duty
and given honorable and restful ease OF
life on q District farm. Once a year
they are sroomed with especial care
and brought up to town and hitched
to an old-style steam pumper and tread
their mile or 40 at a slow pace. They
are getting rather feeble now, but with
good care they may be saved for an
either decade. to remind Washington
and its neighbors Of the good old days"
Of salloping steeds answering with al
most human intelligence to the sound
Of the gong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03
A.Sad Lesson.

As the annual moving season" draws
near in washington, when thousands Of
families will change apartments, OF
move from house to house, 1t behooyel
all to keep IN mind the sad lesson
which comes from Lufkin, Tex.
The I'VE children of widow found
In home into which they had just
moved, q bottle OF poison which ~.
parentiy had been left by FANNY
which previously had occupied the
farmhouse.
Deciding 70 play doctor" the chill
dren dissoifsd the drug IN water. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

inadequate, a very scrubby. touch upon
Schopenhauer. All that want to say
Is that he is readable. He is vigorous
and fortnight and vivid. One sees
what he says, sees 1t moving out in
illustration Of the existence roundabout.
Sees It as the indisputable source Of
all knowledge, the win Of man himself.
Even this Is not what want to say.
Here Is one exposition Of the wisdom
Of life. or of philosophy. It Ia one
that can be read with value, because
1t stirs 10 thinking--the crucial test Of
al reading. Thinking toward an end?
Yes, toward it--but the end Ii always
in advance, the unsoivable riddle. A
word for the Modern Library for max
ing available generally such robust
and rugged system Of thought, right or
wrong. Trle or false--it Is the pursuit
that count Counts Substantially, In
either reJs&1ion or acceptance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

A good aviator knows not only how to
ny. but when to use parachute. The
exhilaration of air travel Is not allowed
to obscure the really important con-
sideration of making q safe landing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Palestine newspapers are permitted to
resume publication and public interest
may 1ind relief in the opportunity to
forget, momentarily, controversial per-
plexities and return to the crossword
puzzle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

A popular President when he goes out
of ONCE becomes q favorite Of the maya
zines and need not fear oblivion so long
as he has his trusty typewriter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Brooklyn boy who has qualified as q
bullfghter is getting much better re-
suits In the Spanish arena than the
bears have been getting IN Wall Street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Assassination has asserted itself Is .
factor in Chinese politics. Cowardice a.
well as courage is called into action
when war Is undertaken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Keeping order in the air is new and
serious responsibility. Col. Lindbergh Is
ready, evidently, to undertake his share
Of police duty In addition to stunt
flying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Labor day brought out some splendid
pageantry. appealing not only by In
trinsic beauty but rs an evidence Of that
most valuable civic influence, pride in
chosen occupation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

The Law Of averages asserts itself in
climate. After a chilly August, septem-
Der provided sudden encouragement for
the straw hat market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Sovations TO snowden are reminders Of
the old remark that peace has It's
victories.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Nolida

Holiday.
Labor day used to say.
Lets take time to shirk;
For a while we'll all be gay.
Then wen 90 to work"
Labor dayl on your way!
We must learn anew,
since q glorious display
There Is work to do!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

AS he goes from place to place,
Trotsky continues to assert himself as q
movie and o talkie.
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War Preparedness.

From the omaha world-Herald.
II preparedness leads to war. there
should be some fighting on the Man.
churian border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03
Dog Day Season.

From the Toledo Blade.
ANY season is doc days to the man
who has to exercise q dog at the end OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03
Rars Crook Plays.

From the PittsburEh Pest.0asetse.
Crook plays are being barred from
thing like the Goals that formerly went
TO Newcastle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Did you enjoy your vacation tripT'
Rather" answered Senator Sorghum.
"oet some new ideas?"
mo. Arrived at the CONCLUSION that
golf in one part of the country is pretty
much the same Is In another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Mewher of the As.ociated Press,

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication Of all rewS die-
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper ana also the local rews
publighed herein. All rights OF publication Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Jud Tunkins says . dollar bill be-
Gins to look so little that he wouldn't
be surprised If in few years 1t was
rated merely as car fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03
IiteraFy DispIay

Toward the classics now We look
with attention insecure.
! Big boy with the pocketbook
Has been making literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

'Don, I'll proud and naughty" said
Uncle Eben. mo matteFShow elegant
yoh car d. It cen have ut tire"
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MotoriaIly Speaking

N1OtDFAaAAy ORChHes
Engine troubles cause delay;
Tires are far from strong.
seems that on . holiday
Everything goes wrong!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03
natural Grace.

"Your daughter is naturally grace
full"
eyes. whenever she swats a ny, you'd
think she imagined she was Helen
wills"
"Avarice," said Hi Ho. the sage Of
chinatown. "ieaves man sadly over
burdened with things he cannot hope
to enjoy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

Schopenhauer is more likely to be
read by the general reader. by the UNI
academic man and woman, than any
other OF the philosophers. This for
the very good reason that he is more
easily understood. The great average
has no power to follow the two-faced
habit Of words as they grope and dodge
and turn tail in the long and devious
quest Of the soul and the deep hidden
meaning Of human existence. Neither
has the great average time for this pur-
suit, nor taste for It. 30 the whole
dialectical to-do Of Plato and Aristotle,
of Spinosa and Kant and Hegel and
the rest, leaves him cold from lack Of
points Of approach and contact. But
with Schopenhauer 1t Is different. Here
is q fortnight man who appears to
have thrown away much OF the bulk
of abstract ideas and to have fashioned
q world mainly out Of himself. himself
inside and outside, rs he has met ana
weighed this personal entity In It's like
nesSes to others of his kind, In its rela-
lions to the natural world Of which he
and the rest are making shift to get
along. gloomy world. Almost hope
less It looks from where Schopenhauer,
1.-The great pessimist," stands. And no
wonder. 6chopenhauer made his world
out of the odds and ends left after the
great Napoleonic era-poverty, no work,
young men largely killed OF, despond-
ency . general emotion. Then at
nome-hated by his mother, unloved by
the girls with one or another Of whom
he was as matter of his own nature
constantly entoiled and without requite-
ment. An ugly little fellow. who natu.
rally would see everything In the black.
mesa Of night or Of he'll. But he could
think-think of what the other philos-
ophers were trying to get at. And, save
for gesture Of respect toward Kant, ne
went his own way, creating world
out Of the human viii, the urge OF life.
the irresistible drive TO achieve, within
and without, tn draw the world into
himself and there in the laboratory OF
his own driving desires and urges ana
will 10 create al there Is To the outer
werld. Then, flnaily, defeat. A very
New Britain herald., 1929-10-04
FLETCHER URGES
 SHIPPING PROBE
McCarl Charges Of Low Prices
 May Start Inquiry

Washington, Oct. 4 (P)-Investiga ton of the charges made by Comp troller General McCarl that the ship- ping board had sold it's fleet at lex ceedlngiy low prices" and to "irre- Sponslble companies" was advocated today by Senator Fletcher, of Flori- da, ranking democrat on the com merce committee.
 Few members of congress had had lime to study the report, but the suggestion was advanced that Me Caris proposal for legislation to place the corporation's activities un- der scrutiny of his office, called for an investigation,
 Most If not all the members of lhe house merchant marine commit tee, which probably will be called upon to begin action on the report were out of the city, and mean while the attitude they might take was not indicated.
 Chalrman Jones of the senate com merce committee chose to Withhold comment on the report, which en- bodied an audit of the corporation's transactions for the last ten wears and detailed losses in the sale of shlps and dry docks, handling of loans, and settlement of claims ont of court.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-04
WATERBURY MAN
 DEAD IN SEDAN
Pistol ClutChed in Hand Leads
 to Suicide Theory

Waterbury, Oct. 4 LP) - F. B. Webster, 4G, of III Randolph ave- hue, manager of Swift t& Co.,, where he has been employed for more t1an 50 years, was found dead at 11:3O o'clock this morning, seated in the rear of his sedan, a .32 caIibrc re- Nolyer clutched in his right hand with a bullet through his right temple.
 The body was discovered by Con- stable Charles R. Fossett, of Chcsh- Ire, seated in the car parked at the junction of Alexander avenue and Morton street, just off the Mcriden road in the Brentwood section.
 No reason for suicide has been offered by relatives and friends of MT. Webster, who all state he was Tn the best of health and spirits. Mr. Webster was one of the best known business men in this city. The off cial finding as to cause of death has not been made.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-04
ATTACHMENT FOR $50

Lena Levy of New York city has caused an attachment for $750 to be filed against Samuel Hatoff of this city to satisfy a judgment for SG20.40 awarded her in the munich. pal court of New York city on Sep tember 27, 1926. Nair & Nair rep resent the plaintiff, and the papers were served by Constable John Recor. The writ is returnable in the city court the third Monday in Oc- tOber.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-04
Father Bojnowski Better
 After Siege of Illness

After an illness of almost three weeks, Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski, pas tor of the Sacred Heart church, will he in condition to leave his bed on Wednesday, according to Dr. J. E. Martin, who has attended Father Bojnowski during his siege of ill., ness.
 Father Bojnowski is resting com fortably and is regaining his health rapidly. His sickness was caused by the formation of several carbuncles on the right thigh which were lanc- ed by the attending physician.