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The Washington times., 1936-08-07
POLICE CLASH
IN COED QUIZ

ASHEVILLE, N. c.. Aug. THE
feud between county and city po-
lice that has marked investigation
into the murder of Helen eleven
ger since her death, July Is, flared
anew today over release OF Dan
iel Gaddy, %, night watchman at
the Battery Park Hotel.
While Sheriff Laurence E.
Brown, of the county force, pre-
pared to free the watChman, city
officers waited to take him into
custody.
City and county authorities
have disagreed from the morning
the New York University student
was found shot to death.
Sheriff Brown, dissatisfied with
Gaddy'S explanation of why he
failed to punch his time clock
near the girls room at the hour
she is believed to have been slain,
has held him in Jail more than
three weeks,
The Washington times., 1936-08-07
Ground Fog Is Blamed
For Crash of AirIiner

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7 0.N.SJ.
While Federal and State inquiries
were presse today into the
events surrounding the crash of
the airliner City of Memphis
with the loss Of eight lives
Wednesday night, the investi-
gators indicated d they would
blame a thick ground fog for
the tragedy.
A. S. Koch, aeronautical in
Spector of the United States De-
partment of Commerce stationed
at Lambert Field in st. Louis,
said that farmers in the neigh
borhood of the crash seven miles
west of here reported that just
before the accident the plane
was flying low and appeared to
be turning back to the airport.
VOTE AMERICAN
Dern Holds Own
Secretary of War Dern was re.
ported in an unchanged" condi-
tion last night at Walter Reed
Hospital. where he is recovering
from influenza contracted on a
Southern tour.
The Washington times., 1936-08-07
MOTHER FAILS IN DEATH

NEW YORK, Aug. Tin view
Of thousands of men, women and
children at Brighton Beach, a
women fully dressed and with a
child in her arms plunged into
the water.
Two ifeguardS seized the
The Washington times., 1936-08-07

yoman as she held the child
beneath the surface.
The woman, Mrs. Rose Weis-
man of las Hedden Terrace, New
ark, N. j., said the child had de.
veloped a rash and that she
feared Disagreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

Three-piece living room suite upholstered
tor SAB: covering and new inside material
Included; made like new in finest tapestry
hnd friezette;. workmanship guaranteed
La France Upholstery Co, 2509 14th st.
NV. Phone Columbia 101T2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
BARGAIN,

English setter pups, whelped July II.
1856. Sired BY Huntstone Chief Sensa-
tion out of Miss Glory II. Chief is a
gorgeous blue Bolton and an excellent
gun dog. sired by CHI Sir Orkney Racket.
Miss Glory II is a very attractive orange
Bolton now being trained by professional
handler; she was sired by Oh. Pennine
Patron They are the result Of years OF
selective breeding; Strongly built ounI
make wonderful companions and excellent
gun dogs If given chance. Now offered
at less than the cost OF rearing Ok !.
generation pedigree furnished. Call at
1868 Oates st. ne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
POULTRY AND EGGS.

per hundred; B. Giants. $40: also starteo
chicks; all blood tested. l.. =. Beacn
Hatchery-at Norbeck. Md. Ashton Ito
BECK'S Blood-Tested Chicks. c3 leading
breeds. So per 100 and up. Ducks and pouits:
Also sexed chicks Free catalogue. BseK
Hatchery. Mt. Airy, Nd. State b. w. ".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

DOWNTOWN. 1919 K ST. nw-Attractivs
front corner room. Beautyrest mattress,
Immaculate. piano; one or two ladies. Met.
ropolitan $500 Ant 303
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

col TUCKERMAN ST. NW.-Delightfully
cheerful room. = exposures, IN private
home: gentlemen preferred; garage Il de.
sired Randolph :57lo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED.

BABY BED in good condition. Reasonable.
Wisconsin 2209-W.
BED ROOM. dining room, living room fur
niture wanted at once: contents apis. of
homes: also odd pieces. Adams 14I6:
CALCULATING MACHINE. portable. hand
be cheap for cash: state price. Address
Box 254-K Star ONCE.
CLOTHINC-Highest prices paid for mems
used clothing. Berman's, l122 Itn 81. NV.
Phone Metropolitan 1857. VIM can.
ONCE chair. Henry shatfoTd. public &C.
couiitar1t. lincoln O746.
FURNTTURE, russ, stoves, household goods;
positively hiEhest cash prtces. E0r Eess TO-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

BIAS ADAMS MILL RID. Nw-Private
home. newly furn.; single room unlimited
phone; on bus line. near car; Jewish sem
tleman Adams 6163
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

NETHERLANDS. 1860 Columbia I'd, Apt.
403-Comfortably furnished bed room.
Two south windows. Employed lady. 500.
1880 ST. NW.-Large front room larsa
Closet. open fireplace. oil heat; suitable for
one or two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

SIS NW.-Large. front room. furnished
for light Housekeeping; clean. quiet house;
rna Of1a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

$50 NEVADA AVE Nw-Room with or
without board. nicely furnished; private
family Cleveland 1851 ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

3033 10Th ST. Apt. 2O2 Cat Col Rd)-
Ind floor large front studio room. newly
dec. beautiful maple furniture, unlim.
phone: very accessible: reas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

ORDWAY NEAR CONN AVE-Private
home: attractive front room; l or gen.
tlemen; reasonable; references exchanged.
Cleveland 1S5S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

1885 MILITARY RD.-Attractive room for
gentleman; private home. CHEVY Chase;
near bus; reasonable. Cleveland 1859. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

DUPONT CIRCLE QT67 Pl-Leree double
room adjoining bath. twin beds and beau.
tifully furnished. $40 80 month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

PLYMOUTH, 1886 18th ST. NV, Apt.
:A-Front room, 3 windows. large closet.
good heat, elevator: refined, employed
couple or men; reasonable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

1861 PARK RID. NV. APT. 32-Lsrse
room. twin beds, adjoining bath; conven-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

THE STANHOPE. Apt. 81, N J. ave. and
n.w-Cheerful room. next bath. for
lady. One block Govt Printing Office IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

5124 Bird ST NW-Nicely furnished
room. new house: reasonable; convenient
TRANSFORMATION
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21OS 18th ST. N.W.-Convenient location
for man: by the week or month: reason
able. Decatur ll03
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

Y17 B ST NE-Nicely furnished sleeping
room. 81 week; convenient to car line.
Atlantic lO1n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

1879 COLUMBIA RD-Front room twin
beds; Ink; next bath: couple. Adams
S4li All couVepiences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

WANTED-A nice young man rooner at
Apt. 405. 1919 G st. NV.
1924 ST NV. Apt. 81 large sinels
rms. S.: newly furnished. clean, unlim-
tied phone being installed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
RE-UPHOLSTERING.

1000 BUSINESS or personal cards printed
for only 81 so: 5000 for $500. Write TO
free samples. Ball Enterprises. pa Sth st
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

1905 r. /. AVE. N.W-Front room, twin
beds, c.h.w.. phone; gentlemen or employed
couple preferred: walking distance. IL
1853 MINTwOOD PL N.w.-Studio room,
private entrance: suitable for two; gentle-
men preferred: no other roomers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

EEsEAnfEM ysc d GhBs s4 mon ESs
showers: board optional So so weekly.
1887 COLUMBIA RD-3rd-fi back next
bath: clean. bright: convenient; employed
lady. Owner. Columbia l17O-J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

3O4 e CAPITOL NEAR CONGRESSIONAL Ii
brary) - Attractive comfortable doubts
room twin beds: So so week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

7l5 GALLATIN ST NV. - Room for
$50: for L, SIS: gentlemen preferred.
2l19 1st ST. NV large nicely turn.
front rms; ciean. complete Ink; gas
range teleDhOne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

924 SHERIDAN ST. Nw.-Laree. front
room. private porch: near car lines; SUIT
able for couple: reasonable rent. H.
LARGE. COMFORTABLE single or double
room twin beds: private home: convenient
location. Cleveland 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

5135 Sth ST. N.W.-Front room, End floor.
next bath; large closets: / block bus. . TO
l1S1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

sol ASPEN ST. NV rooms: near Wal.
yer Reed Hospital. block car: reasonable.
GeOTgla HH9I
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OODRIDGE-Attract., large. cor front,
room. near bath; single or twin beds; near
bus: reasonable 1888 18th ST. ne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

1904 p ST. NW-Large south room,
Semi-private bath: one or two gentlemen;
walking distance; reasonable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

large, front studio bed room. fireplace:
walking distance TO Govt. Offices. Also
small bed room. North 6n74.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

1851 CALIFORNIA ST. E.W.-Nice large.
Ink rooms. single and double bed rooms.
newly furnished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

1897 HARDWOOD PL. NW-Comfortabl
turn. room for gentleman: priv. home;
shower: garage: $50 mo- Columbia 1851.
IVY TERRACE. 1884 CONN AvE.-Dou.
Bile room twin beds Decatur 6344
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11

432 BUCHANAN ST. N.W.-Large front
room, two ladies or men students; home
privlieges, unlimited phone. ADULT family;
meas # deSIrad. pricP right
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19
The Seattle Lochinvar

T ATEST news from the hospital
IL is that Americas boy-sweet-
heart-the young Lochinvar out of
Seattle-is suffering from overwork.
A large number of traffic cops
around Washington are reported to
be in the same fix. The barkeepers
haven't sent in their casualty list
yet.
One of the big circuses is certain
ly overlooking gorgeous chance.
Think of the sensation-alone in a
steel-barred arena-Clyde Beatty
with ZiOncheck.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19
n Collection
Of Unusual
Facts
News
Oddities

A recent survey Of some 5000
dahlia names indicates that mans
chance of having new flower named
after him is about half as good as a
womans. And woman is about six
times more likely to be so honored
if she is married.
If a meager dozen of ants ceased
to grow in America, our commercial
beekeepers would have to go out of
business. Most flowers yield little
or no nectar, from which bees make
honey. About three fourths of the
supply is furnished by the clovers.
There are 1,20O natural lakes in
the state of Nebraska.
Food as well as drink for crops
now flows in some irrigation bitches
in southern California. A little am
monia gas is mixed with the water
and extensive tests have shown that
plants thrive better on this liquid
diet than on solid fertilizer.
Recent tests have shown that flies
are attracted by light colors, espe-
cially white and cream. They have
no real color sense, but a luminous
surface suggests the brightness and
warmth which they seek.
More than 100000 tin cans are
used in the United States each year.
Farm crops in every can.
There is no truth in the old belief
that cucumbers contain a poisonous
juice which can be counteracted by
soaking them in salt water. The
soaking merely wits and toughens
them.
Soviet Russia is reported to have
more than 1000 scientists working
on problems of plant improvement.
"Some like it hot, some like it
cold," the old nursery rhyme, seems
to hold for plants as we'll as for hui
mans. In Yellowstone park plants
have been found growing in the wa
ter of hot springs just 27 degrees be-
low the boiling point; and in the
polar regions other plants grow in
water at freezing temperatures.
There is no foundation for the no.
ton that sour cream contains more
butterfat than sweet cream. The
fact is that only butter of inferior
quality can be made from it-Coun-
try Home Magazine.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19
Shaned heads,

The setup will be different at
Philadelphia, the cradle of liberty,
although occupied at times by some
funny founding. There, when the
chosen mouthpiece offers a candi-
date whose second nomination has
been certain ever since his first
nomination, every patriot ON the
floor must be thrown by the as
founding shock into a happy deliri-
um, lasting until his legs give out,
his larynX splits and he can't think
of any more hysteria symptoms.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19
Movies Instructive

A University of California psy-
chologist finds evidence that children
and other people attending moving
picture shows are not passive and
mentally dormant, but do remember
a surprising amount of information
later-hence the movies are not
mere places of entertainment, but
play big role in teaching.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19
uJt%t o
dH~AR1
O.O1obb
WhinbD about
Political Conventions.

HOLLYWOOD, CALF
Il il This. month, being en-
gagged in the somewhat respon-
sible task of filling the most i'm
portant office in the world, the
accredited representatives of
two great parties will discharge
these duties by acting as though,
shortly before they were born, their
respective mothers had been hor-
ribly frightened by an intoxicated
tOe-dancer.
At Cleveland, if the delegates for
Zookus fail to behave like bowling
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19

uCl ' lISllS0 IVA
least forty minutes
following the men
ton of his last
name, they're trai-
tors to a sacred
trust. And if the
delegates for Cook
us don't carry on
longer and louder
and crazier than
the ZoOkus bunch
did, they'll never
again dare lift their
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19
Count Potocki
Is Newly Selected
Envoy to Poland

Count George Potocki, Poland's
newly appointed ambassador to the
United States, who arrived on the
new motor liner Batory's maiden
voyage. The count is an Oxonian,
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19
Lindbergh Minnesota Estate to Be State Park
Flyers Early Home
Will Become Shrine
Honoring Air Feats

On the ninth anniversary of Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh's nonstop
flight to Paris, WPA announced its
final plan for the project to make
the Lindbergh estate at Little Falls,
Minn., state park at an expendi-
ture of S23,777. The residence is
shown at right.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19
Scorns Shorter Name

Boise, Idaho.-Although his name
is Ed Garroguerricaechevarria,
Boise barber born in Spain didn't
ask to have it changed when he ap-
piled for final citizenship papers
here recently.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-06-19
Black Masked Bigots.


INTO a sour sOup-stock of religious
and racial hatred, stir a mess of
high-sounding titles, blood-curdling
OathS and foolish regaliaS, and
you've got a mixture with an ire
siStible appeal to parties whose av-
erage hat size is six and an eighth
and whose souls are aslOsh in the
bilge-water of bigotry. Presently
they're adding miscellaneous murder
to their mummery, as in Michigan,
whose sundry gallant heroes seem
about due to suffer prolonged at
tacks of short-haired paleness,
which is a disease brought on by
wearing close haircut behind
some high stone walls.
They say such organized intol-
erance-epidemics come in waves. but
did you ever notice that we never
have any of these waves when
America is at war? Then nobody
objects to putting Catholics or Jews
or negroes in the firing line. Nobody
questions their patriotism or their
fitness to defend the nations flag,
and, after awhile, peace comes, and
all of a sudden a lot of folks dis
cover that those of certain creeds
and certain color are unworthy to
be classed as citizens.
D ECENTLY in outlining the po-
IN litical high spots scheduled for
the next four weeks, the writer
failed to mention the Liberty
League.
The Liberty League will not hold
a convention, but will have tea on
the Du POnt lawn. There may be
speeches and perhaps snappy
prayer by the rector of the Church
of IS. Midas and Croesus, but Al
Smith will positively not speak.
having already learned the bitter
lesson that a fellow can pick an
awfully bad spot to make an awful
ly good speech in.
Sacrifices to Science
T LOVE dogs and admire them for
traits which so many human be-
ings lack. So, because some of us
joined a move to save impounded
dogs from possible mutilatiOn and
torture at the hands of unauthorized
agencies and guarantee for them a
swift merciful death a large num-
ber of folks seem to think we're
vivisectiOnists.
For one, I'm against weird eXper.
iment upon dumb brutes in the of
ten abused name of science. When
read that some gifted exhibition
ist swapped the vital organs of a
pelican and a hound pup, so that
the pelican went out in the back
yard and barked himself to death
at the moon and the pup choked try.
ing to carry half bushel of fish in
his lower jaw, | fail to see where
the cause of medicine has been adj
vanced. But since the war on dis
ease demands the sacrifice of GER
tain creatures that mankind may be
benefited, I'd rather that every
white rat in America should have
the bubonic plague twice than thai
my grand-babies should have it
once.
IRWIN S. COBB.
@-WNU Service.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-08-07
FRATERNAL
NOTICES

Ames Lodge of Elks No. log
Ames Lodge No. 106, I. B. P.
o. E. w., meets the first and third
Mondays of each month at the
Elks Rest, 14s Hyland Ave. No.
Geo. w. Hall, Exalted Ruler;
Thomas w. Galbreath, Financial
Secretary.
MinnetOnka Lodge No. 159-United
Brothers of Friendship
Meets first and third Thursdays
of each month at 582 Sixth Ave.
No., o. L. Benford, W.. M; Theo.
Woodland, Worthy Secretary, Hy-
land 8749.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-08-07
PREFERRED
MERCHANTS

We wish to call your attention
to the list of merchants listed here
They are the concerns who will
you keep your community news.
paper operating.
AAIbu & Erickson Sales Service. 2oS2 wesi
Broadway
Acme Cleaning. Pressing and Shoe Shining.
$50 Sixth Ave. N.
DR.. w. ID. Brown. 40S Tribune Annex
Barney's Lunch. 700 9Th Ave. N.
Ben's Eat Shoppe, 1874 E. Franklin.
VIM: Behring's Service Station. $40 E
Bells Cafe. 2o7 Srd st. S.
B and B Laundry, S041 4th Ave. S.
B. and G. Grocery, 1928 E. Franklin
Brown Clothing Co.. sos Nieollet Ave.
Cannon Shoe Store. Ala Nieollet Ave.
Carlson Bros. BAG E. 3Sth St.
Chicago Cleaners & Dyers. Ss4s Chicago
Ave.
R. Christensen Shoes, 1888 18th Ave. S.
Empire Soap & Chemical Co.. lis
Plymouth Ave.
Foreman & Clark. sos Hennepin Ave.
Florsheim Shoe Co.. a South 9Th St.
r. N. Jones Motor Co., low LIennepIn Ave
Keystone Bar. 644 9Th Ave. N.
Al Knutsen. S752 4th Ave. S.
nepin Ave.
Markers Arcade Liquor Store mo. y Loeb
Arcade, South Fifth st.
Nelson's Liquor Store, 1s4O E. Franklin
Ave.
Nash Food Market, 1901 9TH Ave. S.
Neal Funeral Home. 2435 4th Ave. S.
Nicollet Loan Co.. 435 Andrus Bldg.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., pa S.
Fifth St
o. K. Service, All E. 3Sth St.
Pat Patton, 1888 Fourth Ave. S.
Packard Motor Co.. 1415 Hennepin.
Royal Barber Shop, $40 Sixth Ave. N.
Stephens Buick-Pontiac. 1915 Hennepin
Ave. or liz East Lake St.
Southtown Meat & Grocery, $3.50 Fourth
Ave. S.
Sumner Sweet Shop. 642 Sixth Avenue N.
Tabour Realty Co.
Twentieth Century Cleaners, 4O6 E.
3Sth st.
w. 81. Taylor, Pence Auto, &c. 6434.
WoOdhead Motor Co., AIT E. Lake st.
Westinghouse Refrigerators, 642
9Th Ave. So.
Woodland Mortuary, l103 LyndaIe. Ave. N.
DR.. w. 81. Wright, 63S 9Th Ave. N.
Mcdonald Gilfllan Motor Co., 1S01-11 Hen
J. Kaeppel. 500 3rd Ave. s.
Holt Motor Co., 1901 Harmon Place.
Masters Dress Shop, 1225-27 E. Franklin.
Grodnik's Tailors & Clothiers, 400 Nicolle'
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-08-07
CORRECTION

A recent social item in this paper
regarding the auto trip of Mr.. Sam
Massengale and Mrs. Bessie Pierce
was incorrect. The article stated
that "Mr. and Mrs. Sam Massen-
gale was accompanied by Mrs.
Bessie Pierce" 1t happens that
there is no Mrs. Sam Massengale.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-08-07
CLASSIFIED ADS
GOOD OPPORTUNITY

Wanted, Christian, colored couple
for experienced part time janitor
work, firing and cleaning in ex-
change for two furnished rooms,
2216 Fourth Ave. So.
Furnished rooms for rent. Cheap.
407 Bryant Ave. N.
Business Opportunity. For rent,
equipped kitchen and lunch counter
and dining room in tavern doing
good business. Good proposition
for reliable and competent party.
Call in person, 1400 s. Third st.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-08-07

Choose the suit you wont from our huge
stock Single and double-bredsted models IN
ploin or sport books Cool. porous. all-wool
Tropical Worsteds . =. the much wdnted beach
cloth . =. the Increasingly popular Popins.
Snort in every inch Of their qudlitY fdbrics ...
ond toilored lines . =. . Foreman & Clerks high
standards Of workmanship have been main-
tuined in the tailoring Of these outstanding
worm weather suits.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-08-07
Mems Summer Stacks

Cool. comfortable. costly Numbered. Scr1torized.
Checks, ploids, stripes. Black and white, tom ond
white. ETC. Excellent for oil sport weo. They
Ue outstanding values at these featured low
prices.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-08-07
Medium Weiqht SUI

Com be worn the Yer round. All tailored to Fore
mon & Clerks rigid specifications. Light or dGk
shades worsteds. tweeds HGnels. gdbUdines
-. in models md sizes for every individual pre-
ference. A genuine money sGvings Of $40 on your
FEC suit is more thm sosm with us 4. E. It's q
reGitY.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-09
Measurement of Time Is
as Old as Time Itself

! Times measurement goes back to
the beginning of time itself. AS for
modern time measurement, its begin
nings are considered to be tangled up
in the mysticism, superstition and sun
worship of the Chaldeans. says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. This ancient
people originated the week of seven
days from the sun and moon and the
five planets: Venus, Mars, Mercury,
Jupiter and Saturn. These were their
gods and they worshiped them. SO
they set aside one day each week for
the worship of the sun. another for
the moon and so on. The sun was
their most important god and its day
Of worship was called sun day from
which we get Sunday. The moon was
the next important god and It's wor-
ship day was called moon day or Mon
day.
The Chaldeans divided the time re-
quired for the sun to traverse its path
through the belt of the ecliptic into
the IL considerations of the Zodiac. In
this way they evolved the IL months
of the year. They also divided the
day into IL hours and then the hour
into smaller units.