Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1935, Page 9

Washington Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. “CHINESE CLOCK BUILDER.” HE Hon. Cs:l Walker, special| attorney in the Insurance| I Division, Veterans’ Bureau, col- | lected stones from every State tn the Union and almost every country on earth to build a sun dial on his estate in Arlington County. In the course of construction so many friends came to him with ad- vice that he decided not to build a | sun dial. Instead, he planned a Chinese water elock. 5 “For two reasons,” Mr. Walker says, *nobody can tell me how to build a Chinese water clock. The first reason is there is no such thing as a Chinese water clock—so the second reason doesn't matter.” NEW TO THE STAGE. There are a score of people on the stage down at the Washington Auditorium who have never stood back of the footlights or worn grease paint in their lives. They are employes of the Co-ordinating Division, F. E. R. A., and the Audi- torium stage represents their office since the building was taken over by the Government. * X X X PARADOX. S!LVER SPRING, MD., and Rosslyn, | Va., are virtually on the District line. But for the end of the street car tracks and the bridge, there would be nothing to denote the end | of the District and the beginning of the neighboring States. Farther away from Washington in Maryland are Bethesda and Seat Pleasant. Farther in Virginia are Ar- lington, Cherrydale, and Clarendon. Yet it costs 3 cents to send & letter from Washington to Silver Spring or Rosslyn and costs only 2 cents for | & letter to Bethesda, Seat Pleasant, ' Arlington, Cherydale or Clarendon. The explanation? Uncle Sam makes & 2-cent rate for “local” letters orly. Bethesda, Seat Pleasant, Arlington, Cherrydale and Clarendon are branches of the Washington post office, hence “local.” ‘The others are independent post | offices and beyond the “local” cate- gory. o A BLOTTER? “A blotter,” says the Rev. Ray- mond A. McGowan, associate direc- tor of the Social Action Depart- ment, National Catholic Welfare Council, “is an instrument you are always looking for while the ink s drying.” ko INCIDENTAL DRAMA. “J WISH this guy would make up his mind,” growled the desk sergeant at the ninth police precinct as he “ok’s” a lookout for a 35-year-old husband who had been missing for a day. The man had been reported mis- ing by e tearful wife who pleaded | with police for his quick return. They obediently started a search which resulted in the receipt of an incidental at police headquarters which read in part as follows: “He is located with his former wife, Present wife notified.” The incidental foiled to relate the emotions registered by wife No. 2 when she was informed of her hus- band’s whereabouts. ‘THE WHY OF ODD SOCKS. 'HY some persons persist in wear- | ing odd socks at all times,was | told by Maj. Ernest W. Brown, super- intendent of police, reminiscing about some of the older members of the force long since passed away. It was when the name of James THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1935. Newkirk, mentioned as “one of the bravest” of the force, who performed duty on the Bowery during the days when the late Lieut. Kelly was in cam- mand of old No. 6, now No. 1. 1t was related that Newkirk had his constituents under such perfect con- trol that it was not necessary for him to use knock-down and drag-out meth- ods when he wanted to put one of them behind the bars. Passing the word along the Bowery that a particular individual was wanted at the station was all that was necessary. Delivery of the mes- sage assured compliance. . When death claimed the policeman with an enviable record and his body was prepared for burial the under- taker called attention to the fact that odd socks were on the feet of the corpse. Newkirk, one of a number who escaped an Indian massacre, it was explained, survivors to thereafter always wear odd socks, and thus his body went to the grave with the feet so covered. LI CHOICE IN SIGNS. “Relax in a taxi” is the latest sign to be stuck in the windows of some local cabs. Paradorically, pas- sengers are warned by signs on the inside of cabs to “watch for sudden stops” and “please hold onto straps.” * ok * % CURIOUS PEOPLE. THE United States Information Serv- ice, which answers all queries regarding the Government and many more besides, answers 296 inquiries a day by telephone, telegraph, letter and personal call. e NO SINCLAIR DEBATE By the Associated Press. PASADENA, Calif. September 2.— Upton Sinclair has set at rest reports he had challenged Gov. Frank F. Mer- riam to a debate on economic issues. A man purporting to be the E. P.| I. 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