New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1928, Page 12

“Ancient Sun Dial of Mayans Is Revealed - R The high place astronomy held in the civilization of the ancient Mayana {s revealed by th excavation The sketch ghows how from the pyramid, which was the “observatory,” at Uaxactun of a gigantic sun-dial. the sun was visible at solstices and equinoxes over one of three temples which completed the dial. Above 1re the ruins of one integer of the structure, which has been unearthed by archaeologists of the Carnegie (nstitution at Washington, directed by Dr. Sylvanus G. Morley, (left.) Washington, Feb. 3 (#—Excava- |seen from the point of observation, cssential architectural a gigantlc sun-dial d the time of the equi- ion of the ulements of hich marl ioxes and solstices, a mighty monu- | ment to the ancient Mayan civiliza- fon in Central America, has been wompleted by archaeologists of the Jarnegie Institution of Washington. The work has been in progress three years under the direction of D, Sylvanus G. Morley, whose ac- cognt of the third field season, re- cently completed, discloses progress ip‘the effort to recapture the lost knewledge of a highly civilized peo- ple who were thriving in this hem- | isphere when Christ was born. Ceniering their activities at the Ol Empire city of Uaxactum, in the northern part of the depart- ment of Peten, Guatemala, and at the New Empire city of Chichen Itza, in northwestern Yucatan, Mex- ico, Dr. Morley and his associates not only have completed excavation of the huge sun-dial at the former place but have finished work on the magnificent Temple of the War- riors at the latter, Oldest Mayan Cit, Uaxactun is the oldest Mayan city yet discovered, its dated heirogly- phic monuments establishing that it was inhabited as early as 68 A. D. and as late as 630 A. D. Chichen Itza was the “capital” of the Mayas during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Its monuments date from 331 to 1448 A. D, They include, in addition to the Temple of the War- riors and other evidence of advanced | architectural and artistic develop- gent, am astronomical observatory which does not differ greatly in de- sign from those now in use. "The huge sun-dial at Uaxactun, hy means of which the Maya priests were able to regulate the agricul- tural activities of the people by de- termining the seasonal changes, was constructed in the principal plaza or court of & section of the city which the investigators have designated Group E. Three temples, identified | as F I, E II and EIII, and a pyra- mid, E VII, were principal elements of this remarkable architectural calendar. B Observation Places L*Tt would appear,” says Dr. Mor- | ley, “that the ancient Maya priests used the stairway ascending Pyra- 14 E VII as a point of observa- | tfon for sunrises, and that Temples RY, E II and E III were 80 located with reference to Pyramid E VII that the sun rose behind the north- orm front corner of Temple E I, as Snappy New Spring Styvles Come Here Tomorrow! See these Hats. surprised at the wonderful Styles and Values. hat is new and was intend- Perfectly Fitting Models for Women and Misses ed to lon the day of the summer solstice, | June 22; behind the middle point of | Temple E II on the days of the ver nal and autumnal equinoxes, March 21 and September 23, respectively; and behind the southern front cor- ner of Temple E III on the day of the winter solstice, December 22." The excavation of Pyramid E VIIT brought to light a series of enor-| mous hunfan Leads molded in stucco, cach eight feet wide and eight feet high, which formerly decorated all four sides. Many of these heads, however, have been destroyed by the luxuriant tropical vegetation of the last 13 centuries. The archacologists also discov- ered, buried beneath the sanctuary of Temple E II. a covered pottery vase holding a human figurine, seven inches high and painted red, |so crudely executed in mud and | stone that it appears to date from the city’s earlist period. }NEWIN[]TUN CENTER 'HAS NEW CHAIRMA {Yoters Fail to Reelect Erwin Head of Fire District Newington, Feb. 3.—Dissatisfied residents of the Center fire .district were present at the annual meeting of the district held last evening in the town hall and Richard H. Er- win, chairman since the organization |of the department, was ousted as chairman and a commissioner. Rob- ert H. Bray and Charles B. Russell | were elected new commissioners to | i1l expired terms and Mr. Bray was elected chairman. Mr. Erwin announced yesterday that there would be no business transacted at the meeting because the audit being prepared by ac- was not complete. The | countants, meeting was to have been adjorned | immediately to next week. A motion to that effect was made but there were objections, and it did not pass. On the first ballot for chairman, there was no choice but on the sec- ond, Mr. Bray recelved 56 votes to | 45 for Mr. Erwin. At this time a dis- pute arose as to the right of five men to vote because they had not been Franl New WITH TOUCHES OF STRAW made voters of the town. They con- |tended that they had the right and the meeting supported them. E. Welles Eddy was re-elected & | commissioner on the second ballot. Mr. Russell received 46 votes to 44 for Mr. Erwin as another commis- sioner. Harold G. Lucas was re- elected clerk by 13 votes. Oran Park- received 40. . In a contest for the position of treasurer and collector, E. A. Elliott was re-elected by one vote against Leslie N. Hale. A vote was passed to lay a tax rate at the next meeting of the district. A vote of thanks was also adopted for those serving as commissioners. The meeting was adjourned one week. The loss by Mr. Erwin of the p tion of chairman and also his status as a commissioner was a complete surprise. Mr. Erwin was the princi- pal organizer of the district when it |was first formed about four years |ago. He was elected chairman at that time and has held that position since then. jWoman Artist Goes ‘: Safely Through Tibet | Calcutta, India, Feb. 8 (®—Mlle. |LaFugie, a French artist, who has arrived in Calcutta after a seven months' tour of Tibet, is warm in | her praise of the hospitality of Tibet, {which has been the graveyard of hundreds of foreign travelers. Mile. LaFugie was accompanied only by an Indian bearer, and trave cled at the rate of 20 miles a day for months, quite unmolested. She |made many sketches and drawings, |despite prejudices of Tibetians |against pictures. She even persuad- ed a nun to sit for her, er EVERYBODY'S JOINING W/ECTO Christmas Club fomfi'z::h ome or all and winter. It's easy. Payis % I week, o¢ $4 8 mooth, ’ruhlt mow i gwasa dent Voms Homes. sizes. Heats 2 to 8 rooms for the cose of hesting one room. for complete detail A. R. HAUSCHULZ 111 Church Tel. 4420 SALE HIGH GRADE FELTS all s ’ A Fe,ts The Newest Colors $3.00 TOMORROW You'll be p: S Every sell at a higher price. S A Special ATURDAY Purchase at a e concession, makes this vent possible. The Quaiity, Style and Finish of these straw trimmings and felts reverls every hat as an out- standing value. | Parks, Stoets and Health Dept. BUDGET HEARINGS BROUGHT T0 CLOSE Programs Under Gonsideration | Prospects of a park on the Wash- ington school grounds, a municipal incinerator and extensive street im- provements became less bright when members of the board of finance and taxation last night made significant notations on their budget charts during the final hearings. Chairman Willlam F. Brooks of the park board outlined the plan for a new park on the school plot and then declared: “I think this is an unreasonable expenditure for what you will get out of it.” B Chairman Edward F. Hall of the board of finance and taxation de- clared in fayor of playground ac- commodations for the Washington school district and was inclined to give the proposal further study. One of the largest items of new work for the parks is that of $7,- 860 to rebuild the drive from West Main street to the G. A. R. triangle; $7,860 to rebuild from the triangle to Lexington street, and $8,200 from Lexington street to Vine street. The income from the Erwin fund will be $3,885. For new work in Walnut Hill park, $3,000 is asked and for maintenance, $18,426 will be needed On Willow Brook park it is pro- posed to spend $13,920, on Stanley Quarter park, $11,100 and on small parks $2,820. The complete budget is $124,672. Judge Willlam F. Mangan and Park Commissioner Paul K. Rogers came before the board in the inter- ests of an appropriation of $7,215 to complete purchase of bleachers in Willow Brook park. The bleachers are now held by the New Britain Athletlc association and part of the cost was met last year. ‘When the bleachers were pur- chased for Willow Brook park it was with the understanding that the board of finance and taxation would make the purchase this year. The health department's proposal that $125,000 be expended for erec- tion of an Incinerator received scant consideration, no comment being made, but several members of the board scratched industriously with their pencils. Board members were inclined to more favorably regard the proposal that $25,000 be appropriated for re- opening the isolation hospital. Dr. R. W. Pullen, superintendent of health, emphasized the need for the hospital and urged that the appro- exhibit of motor car ing satisfaction, and ers have found it. sitetone and texture. coachcraft. | BTANDARD SIX $865 TO 58 Elm St. Associate Dealer: There is a finer mode of motor- ing—you will be conscious of it when you view the Nash display. Thereis an inner circle of motor- They ride surrounded by excep- tional luxury—on deep-buttoned and tufted form-fitted cushions upholstered in fabrics of exqui- nut and walnut finish paneling in both knurled and straight grain, and inlaid walnut steer- ing wheels add style to Nash priation be given. A reduction was made in the gar- bage collection account, last year's figure of $38,000 belng cut to $30,- 135. An addition of $1,000 for the slaughterhouse maintenance was re- quested. Strect Repairs More than an hour was given to the board of public works for ex- planation of its proposals for street repgir. City Engineer Joseph D. Williams and Chairman Reginald Towers explained the budget. Streets on which it is desired to do grading work are: Corbin avenue, Pinehurst street to l'0sgood avenue, $7,500. Boulevard, Tunxis to McClintock, $12,000, i Carmody, High to Gold, $4,000. Linwood, Monroe to Shuttle Mea- dow, $1,000. Rhodes, Chapman to Market, $1,- 200. Myrtle, Burritt to Corbin avenue, $1,800. Glen, Buell to Mill street, $1,000. Farmington avenue, to Blake road, $1,000, East, Henry to Ellis street, $500 East, Ellis to South street, $3,500. Buell street, to complete, $1,000. Osgood avenue to Corbin aevnue, $12,000. Cabot street, $800. Concord street, $800. Mill street, $500. McClintock road, $600. Commonwealth avenue, Carlton to Tunxis, $1,000. Hillcrest avenue, Stanley to Euston $1,000. Slater road, West Main to Clin- ton, $6,000. Macadamizing It money is appropriated, maca- dam work will be done on the fol- lowing streets: Whiting street, John to Stanley, $4,000. Kelsey atreet, East to Rocky Hill, $6.000. Ash street, Maple to Vega, $5,400 Kelsey street, Rocky Hill to Chapman street, $5,500. Chapman street, Belden to Kel- sey, $9,000. Chapman street, Jubilee to Bel- den, $5,000. City avenue,' East to Market, $6,- 200. Ellis street, Cherry to Stanley, $11,000. ’ Cleveland street, Myrtle to Broad. $6,600. - Grove street, $4,700. Lyman street, $7,600. Vega street, Ash street southerly. $3,500. Curtis street, $4,000. Clinton street, $5,000. Brook street, S8outh Main to Lo- Broad to Lyman. Grove to Silver, Myrtle to Broad, Burritt to Bond, the Motor style. Nash own- san, 94,300, - Buell street, South sett, $7,600, . to. Base Crown street, Curtis to Smith, $3,- 300, Miller street, Farmington avenue to Burritt street, $13,300, Beatty street, Beaver to Sexton, 142,600, y West street, Short street and Peck street, from Willow to Stan- ley, $7,600, 8mith street, Broad to Martha, $6,000. Cambridge street, Kensington ave nue to Linwood street $5,100. Cariton street, Allen to Boule. vard, $15,000, Vance street, Park to Meadow avenue, $16,000. Andrews street, opposite fire station, $1,700. Paving Program The paving program as explained by Engineer Williams follows: Court street, Main to South High, $9,500, Corbin place, $9,000. Lafayette street, resurface, §11,- 000. West Main street, section, $37,600, Myrtle street, Grove to Curtis, $30,000. Broad street, Grove to Gold, $17,- 500, North $14,800, North $11,000. North street, Oak to Hartford avenue, $11,400 Washington Broad, $16,500. Hartford avenue, North, $21,000. Spring street, East Main to North. $8,000. Lake street, High to Grove Hill, $12,500. At the close of the meeting. Chairman Hall appointed a *prun- ing” committee consisting of Com- missioners Willlam J. Kelly, F. A. Searle, P. B. Btanley and Willlam |8. Bacon. Chairman Hall will mee\ {with them to work on budget cuts and their report will be made next week. No. ¢ replace brick street, Main to Tremont, street, Tremont to Oak, street, Myrtle to East Main to Public soclal service is ecosting England about $5,000,000 per day, as against a little over one-half mil- lion before the war. 4 WILE draws Motor Show attention to the charming exhibit of%Vask \ ()/ZASH is winning Show crowds by its charming You will notice also the charm of Nash Colonial interiorware, inspiredindesign by Early Amer- ican silversmiths. Nash colors are still another style note, ap- plied as they are by theNash deep- lustre process, which imparts depthand sheen to their beauty.’ Every Nashdetail is correct—fine Nash prices (They start Inlaid wal- factory.) in quality —and, furthermore, are amazingly low. at $865 and go no higher than $1990, f.0. b. the Nash is the style center, and the value center, of all the cars dis- played at the Show. Be sure to see this charming eshibit of the best in modern motoring. $1085 ——— F. 0. B. THE FACTORIES A. G. HAWKER SPECIAL SIX $1135 TO $1448 - ADVANCED SIX $1340 TO $1990 Tel. 2456 John B. Moran, 313Y; Church St. GITY INSPECTOR'S The office of the building com- mission was broken into recently and slight damage done by some one ‘whose identity has not yet been learned, Inspector Arthur N. Ruther- ford informed the commissioners at a meeting last night. A gate was broken, electric bells pulled off the wall and electric wires broken, the inspector related. ‘Whether the damage was done with malice or a crossed wire caused the bells to buzs until some one entered the room and ripped out the wire, the inspector could not say. Inspector Rutherford announced a policy of having the carrying strength of steel in all new buildings | tested. This has been done during the past month with C. B. Baldwin, a consulting engineer, and the re- sults have been satisfactory, Ruther- ford sald. Members of the commis- slon agreed with the plan and au- thorised the inspector to make it a permanent service, rather high and the service is war- ranted because of that fact. A recommendation that enclosed porches of temporary nature be per- mitted even though the porch is over the bullding line, was laid over for study. It was voted {o recommend to the common council that a $100 rebate- ment be made to Aaron Danielson who paid $200 for the privilege of moving two houses across Monroe street. The houses were purchased from the city with a proviso that they be taken off the lot, and while it was mnot so stated, it was Mr. Danlelson’s impression that he would be allowed to move them without paying further fees. TFACHERS' TEA POSTPONED The committee wnich has charge of arrangements for the Teachers® club tea which was to be held this afternoon has announced that the affair will be held on March 1 in. stead. The reason for the postpones ment was the fact that .there is #s0 much work for the teachers dur- ing the period when the second semester is opening. Officers and directors of the club will hold & meeting this afternoon. Connie Mack's real name {s Core nelius McGillicuddy. SATURDAY SPECIALS AT THE NEW BRITAIN MARKET CO. 318 MAIN ST. PHONE 2485 MORNING SPECIALS, 7 TO 12:30 Best Native Potatoes, pk Short Steaks, Ib. .. 39¢ 39¢ Smoked Shoulders, Ib. Best Pure Lard, 2 Ips. .. 17¢ 27¢ LEAN FRESH SHOULDERS .....Ib. 14 Loin Lamb Chops . ALL DAY SPECIALS Roast Pork ............. Rib Roast Beef Best Pork Chops . Fresh Killed Fowl ..... Fancy Roasting Chickens . Legs of Genuine Lamb . Boneless Pot Roast, Ib. ... 33c . 24c . 28¢ . 18¢ Irish Bacom, Ib. ......... 45c 014 Fashioned Bacom, Ib, .. 38c Wedgood Creamery EXTRA SPECIAL PARKSDALE EG Good Luck Oleo, Ib. Nucoa Nut Oloo, Ib. White Loaf Flour ... eesene . 33c . 38 Elizabeth Park Corn, Peas, . Ib. 3%¢ vvees Ib. 18¢ .. Ib. 35¢ .. Ib. 22¢ . 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