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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
On Marrying Aviators.

1t Is noticed that the dear girls are
marrying aviation lieutenants more
than any other class of soldiers. This
Is not because so many of them are
killed, but because the service is the
most romantic. and if there is any
thing n well-balanced girl likes more
than anything else 1t is romance. And
to have husband who sails the blue
skies and goes hiding in the clouds
makes a girl very proud. She has n
right to be. He is looked upon as a
superman who gets beyond the domain
of gravitation and wanders in the re-
gions where the angels are supposed
to fly. When such one gets back
to earth and sits with his wife before
the cordial fireplace, and talks to her
If stars, sunsets and dreams, could
there be more delightful company
Who would not be an aviator and face
all the perils of aviation for such an
experience? No wonder the govern
ment has more aVlators than It wants.
Ohio State Journal
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
Worlds Biggest Wireless Station.

Japan is to have the greatest wire
less station in the world, according to
a report to the Japan Advertiser. II
will be built in Fukushlma prefecture,
says the department of communica
lions. and will cost 100000 yen (S430-
0O0). The dispatch station will be at
Hibarigahara, near Hariamachi. and
the receiving station will be at Hose
ya-cho. Survey work has been start
ed by engineers of the department.
The direct distance between the new
Office and San Francisco is 1900 miles,
while that between the Funabashi of
fee and Honolulu is $3.50 miles. Serv-
ice will not be opened for two years.
The new Office will communicate direct
with San Francisco without relay In
Hawaii.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
LIKE OTHER ORIENTAL TOWNS
Joppa Since Earliest History Has
Been More or Less the PIaythIna
Of Conquerors.

In the tribute lists of Thothmes III.
king Of Egypt, who held his court on
the banks of the Nile, some 1900 years
before the Christian era, there figured
the town of Joppa. Thothmes III was a
mighty warrior. He fought no fewer
than seventeen successful campaigns
In Syria, twice captured Kadesh and
was one Of the greatest builders and
administrators Egypt had ever known.
So, although nothing is certain about
the matter, he probably captured Jop-
pa and laid tribute on the Inhabitants,
who then, as today, built their houses
over the rounded hillock" which, from
the sea, forms a gracious landmark.
That was 3,400 years ago, and every
now and again during all those cen.
turtles, the old city, which looks out
over the Mediterranean toward the
coast of Africa, away beyond Egypt,
has stepped into and out of the history
Of the world.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
WHEN MAKING OUT A CHECK
Take Time Enough to Write LegibIy
and Be Sure Amount is indicated
Clearly In Writing.

Do you know how to write a check
so that 1t cannot be successfully tam
pered with? Experts declare that
carelessness in that small matter is
responsible for the loss of millions Of
dollars annually, the loss falling some
times on the individual and sometimes
on the bank. There are mechanical
devices TO prevent the raising Of
checks, but their use is not general,
partly because of the expense, but
more particularly, probably, because 1t
adds one more TO the multitude Of
things to be done.
For those who are daily taking
chances William G. Pengelly, hand
writing expert in. recent paper of.
fers some valuable advice in the draw.
Ing Of checks. His first suggestion is
TO take enough time for the process to
be sure of doing good Job. In filling
In the space for the amount in nu-
merals, write In legible figures, begin
ming close to the printed dollar mark:
don't leave space for the insertion of
another figure. Then write the amount
In words, preferably beginning with a
capital, at the left-hand end Of the
line; don't write it so that the amount
stands in the middle of the line: hay.
ing written the amount properly, draw
a heavy line from the last letter to
the word Dollars" at the right. As
he says, block the words In" so that
additions cannot be easily made either
at the beginning or at the end. When
the words are written clearly and with
an initial Of unmistakable identity, the
check-raiser has little opportunity for
his work.
Another safeguard Mr.. Pengelly sug-
gests is the writing of the amount of
the check, either in figures or words, in
red ink, above or within the signature
at the bottom. In his experience he
has found this to be a successful safe
guard against fraud. But the all-im.
portant things are legibility of hand
writing and proper location of the
written amounts. Don't be in a hurry
In writing a check. 1t is haste that
makes trOuble.-COlumbus Dispatch.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
FRIENDSHIP HARD TO EXPLAIN
Scientists Unable 70 Account for Com
panlonshlp Of Australian Death
Adder and the Rat.

Though scientifically regarded as
"the most dangerous and probably the
most deadly" Of Australian snakes, the
death NJ Ter has to its credit many
everyday proofs to the contrary; so
many. indeed, that some are inclined
10 class II as comparatively harmless,
the reasons for such opinion being:
~ the small size of the creature, re-
dGclng the risks of its being inter
fered with inadvertently; (2) its anna
billy; 90 the fact that unless the
sensitive membrane at the end of the
tail, to which the curved spine is the
eliminating point, is trodden on or
otherwise lnsulted, the chances are
that there viii be no active resent
ment.
Many years ago a locality In Aus
iralia suffered from a raid by bush
rats, which congregated In great num-
bers. Similar plaques have often been
recorded from the western downs; but
the coastal visitation was singular, for
1t was associated with death adders,
which seemed to be on good terms
with the rats. One of the settlers was
growing sweet potatoes on a fairly
large scale for pig food, the pillow be-
In used for the harvesting Of the crop.
Seldom was furrow run for the full
length Of the field without turning
both adders and rats.
Suddenly the rats migrated. and
then the death adders disappeared,
fey Of either being seen for a decade
when the association between them
"aS 'Ea'n sensationally illustrated
The daughter of g settler rose at
darn, and with others ran off to the
vr~ table garden for salads for break
fat. While she was looking for a
serihly cucumber, rat was disturbed
Snd almost Immediately after she was
bitten by death adder which had lain
inert at the very spot whence the rat
had fled. The child recovered, while
the deceptive snake, which will not
submit to have its tail saluted even
by the airiest Of treads, was killed
This illustrates afresh the singular as.
sociatlon between an adder and q rat
Why and for what purpose does this
apparent amicability exist7
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
Caves Bear Traces of Old Conflict.


Only 20 miles from Phoenix, an
lrizona man, Joseph Yberri, in explor-
ng three caves on the edge of gulch,
came upon the traces of an old con-
flict, whose cause and date are still
mystery to the community. Observ-
ing that one of the caves was protect
ed by a breastworks of stone and tim
Der, he entered and discovered, among
scattered saddles, spurs, and cartridge
shells, eight skeletons. Seventeen more
were found In the other caves, but
there was no clew to show how these
men had persisted. A sack Of tobacco
was there, and empty -four bags, coffee
cups, and pals which bore labels indi.
eating that they were on the market
no longer ago than 1908. A Mexican
herb, such as the Papago Indians car.
ry, was found.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
ST Mlhlel PARTY

One infantry company at the end
Of several hours advance found that
1t had cut off several score of Germans
in n wood. The Germans didn't show
any fight. Most of them didn't even
exhibit enough nerve TO come out and
surrender. When 1t came time for the
captain TO make his periodical report
to his battalion L. c., this sentence
Concluded the message he sent back:
"Have about hundred friendly
troops in woods on my right."-Paris
Stars and Stripes
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
NJ O IT I . D.

OfficeIBoard County Commissioners.
Rockville. Nd, Sept 5, 1915.
Ordered this day by the Board of County
Commissioners of Montgomery county that
the road, known as the Jacksonville Pooles-
Vile road, leading from Jacksonville to
Poolesville be closed to public travel until
further notice. The object Of closing this
road is TO reconstruct same, and all per-
sons are hereby warned that they travel
said road at their own risk
JOHN r. LEWIS. President.
BERRY E. CLARK, Clerk.
sep 15-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
EIuxls Also In the Game.

Several weeks ago my aunt stirred
up the family by suddenly clipping with
n young man with whom she was ac-
Quainted. A few days later little Ell.
eanor visited grandmother, and, find
ing II dull. was asking to be allowed
to play with the family's poodle. She
was told that aunty took Fluxie with
her. She came home greatly excited
and before she was fairly within the
house exclaimed, "Oh, muvver, Fluxie
Hoped, too."--Chicago Tribune.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
FARM FOR SALE
CHHAP.

Three hundred acres of land located be-
tween Jamestown and Seneca. Montgom-
cry county, Md. This farm is well located
about half of said farm is clear, balance
is in good timber, consisting of oak, chest
nut and pine, and is well watered but has
not been farmed for a number Of years.
Convenient to churches, schools and mills,
within miles of railroad and 2 miles Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and is
surrounded by some of the best farms in
Montgomery county. Will be sold on easy
terms. Apply to owner.
LEE OFFUTT,
may soft Rockville, Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10

EARMBRS BANKING and TRUST COMPANY
l. OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND.
PAlD UP CAPITAL $55,2OO.
Surplus and Profits $4,000.
Deposits $65O,OOO.
Q f. f. Z . H R O..
pnw inn = 49, ROBERT G. HILTON, Preiden Secretary.
R0y ARD PETER vlcePident DEETS Treasure,
NoLAND "OOTTOE
ALBERT NJ BoUlC ~ treasurer
D1RECrORs=
9 .nue l; Phillips Robert Hilton Edward r D.,
GiHh j.. Williams Teier
William Ttos n Do,hn' Thomas Dawson
-"'"D' Oaioy' M. Bouc
Fransactsa General Banking Business
Loans made approved Endorsements COllaeas or RAJ. E
INTEREST ALLOWED ON ALL DEpos,rs
interest at per cent monthly balances subject h obL I'm
and per cent Savings All interest % without notice
a"u July l. aud compounded thereafter u 70 January
Inc company acts Trustee, Executor
fI allowed BY the Orphans Court Absolute Guardian
iui administration above e guarantee for faith
kept free charge or trustee will be written and safely
~ SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
may l2-nov 'N0'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
NOTICE.

Office Board County Commissioners,
Rockville, Md, Sept 10, 1915.
Ordered this day that the Glenmont-
Colesville road be closed to public travel
until further notice. The object Of closing
this road is TO reconstruct same, and all
persons are hereby warned that they travel
said road at their own risk
JOHN r. LEWIS, Pres't.
BERRY E. CLARK. Clerk.
sep 29-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
NOTICE.

Office Board County Commissioners,
Rockville, Md. July 2. 1918.
Ordered this day by the Board of County
Commissioners that the road leading from
Woodside to the Linden road. and running
over the lines of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. be closed to public
travel until further notice. The object of
closing this road is to repair the bridge
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
tracks on said road, and all persons are
hereby warned that they travel this road
at their own risk.
JOHN r. LEWIS, Prest.
BERRY E. CLARK. Clerk.
july 5-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

r INVITE the attention OF Teachers, Schol
ars, and the general public, to a full line
OF fresh goods.
TABLETS, for Pen and Pencil, 10 variety;
Copy, Composition aud Exercise Books;
Lead, SlatsAn dColored CrAyon Pencils;
Inks, in allsiE ess d eolors;
Wards, Writings, Cranes and hutd's
hne Oorrespond ence Paperand Envelopes
Legal Foolscapand Bill Paper;
Blank Books 10 variety,
At WILSON'S DRUG STORE,
Opposite the Court House
sep 2T-V kockvn.e I'd
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10

Mrs. Kawler-But how do you know
what kind of people the Newcombs are
II you've never met them7
Mrs. Flstt-I have heard their phon.
ograph Standardization Evening
Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01

and experienced all the horror of that most ghastly sea crime. They were hours in the water, and as the bodies of women and helpless little children foated past them in the icy darkness of that night, both marked up a heavy score against the Hun which one, at least settled with his life.
 T mean to carry on some of the work my father left" Lady Rhondda said, "and the greatest of these is, l think, his scheme for the establish ment of a ministry of health. That I shall promote and further to the best of my ability.
 "The ministry of health will be quite different from any of the other minis tries now in operation. It will not I think, be administrative, because much of the work with which it will be con- cerned is now done by other depart ments. But it will inspire these de- partmerts; instill new ideas, send fresh blood coursing through their veins, until the whole social body is revivi- fled
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01
POLICE BAFFLED BY
 CAPITAL MURDERERS
Chinese Mission Head and Two As SStantS Shot to Death in
 Washington.

Washington, Feb. 1--With only one
 rIcw 10 follow. Washington police to-
 dny sought to clear the mystery sur rounding the shooting to death of Dr. Chinese educational mission to the United States, and his two assistants, C. II. JISie and Ben Sen Wu, all Chi nese Of the highest caste, at the head quarters of tho mission in the fash lonablo Mount Pleasant residential district. The bodies of the three men were found late yesterday by Kong l-l, a fellow student of HSie and Wu at George Washington university, who called at the missions headquarters 10 ascertain why the two had been absent from classes
 The sole cleW the police said to- day. was the description given by Ii or the Chinese who met him at the door when he went to call on Dr. W onS "wednesday. According to the ponce the stranger told Lii that pr. " ong was not at homo. The three men apparently were killed some time Wednesday. All had hccn shot the head. Persons living near the headquarters of the mission assert that they heard several shots fired several days ago but diSagree in thcir reports to the police as to the time.
 Officials at the Chinese legation
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01

Much magnificent work has already in mills and factories, and the ministry of health will help on this work In every way possible.
 'The question of wages will also fall under our eagle eye. So far as mems work is concerned, the trades unions look after their interests pretty well, but women's work falls very far short of what it ought to be.
 "But our greatest hope in the es- tablishment of this new ministry is that it will have the finest effect upon the health of the children. My father loved children. He would have had all legislation fixed so that no matter in what position it was born a little child should have the best possible chance for life.
 Our present infant mortality Is ap- palling. It is dreadful tc see the vast age of the stream of new life which our country needs so urgently either being dried up or so tainted at it's source that it is rendered useless.
 "One of the first things my father did was to, safeguard the food of the children. Had he lived he would have done much more, for he thought that the real wealth of the country lies in it's little ones. I think so too. If the children are strong. healthy and happy they are the true source of national wealth.
 The future of the country is in no peril when, growing up every day,
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
 MAY SETTLE CLAIMS
Many Colonial Questions, Puzzling COnfcrCcS, Will Be Settled After
 Peace is Signed.
Peace is Signed.

Paris, Jan. 31, (By the Associated Press) s)-No official statement of the details of the "compromise plan" for the government of the former Ger man colonies by mandatories has been made, but it is understood that the use of the wold "colonies' ill off, clal statements does not limit the scope of the plan to former German territory. It may also apply to such territories as McsOpotami0, Armenia and Palestine.
 Chinese and Japanese claims to
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01
w@ X Financial
WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS

Wall Strcet.-LaCking impulse from any quarter, trading in stocks today dwindled to insignificant proportions. Issues in which the shorts are believed to have d particular interest were heavy, investment shares recording Ettle change. Reactions of one to five points were made by oils, hide and Leather Pfd., Maxwell Motors, New York Air Rrako and Ohio Gas, the latter showing acute weakness on announcement of new stock issue. Iy $. Steel lost a fraction, and Brook lyn Transit hardened, leaders in general rallying slightly at the end. The closing was irregular. Sales ap- proximated 100000 shares. French government , 1-2's at the high record of 1O5 3-16 impartcd Grmness to the bond list
 New York Stock Exchange Guota- aae Nchs furnished by Richter & Co.,, B@inem bers of the New York Stock Elk change.
 Fcb 1. 19l?
 High Low Close Am Agri Chem ...1OOA 10oH 1ooA
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01

tenements sometimes, but mons so powerful as to withstand determined legislation.
 We want decent homes for the people places where the sun can shine, where the clean air of heaven can blow. The sQualid surroundings in which many of our people are com pelled to live have an intensely degen- erating effect. Pride, self-respect, per sonal cleanliness all these things which go to make decent men and women f1utter and die in a place where human beings are crowded together. six in one room. Where alleys and stairs are dan1 and noisome health is absolutely impossible
 '"The first duty of the minister of health will be to get in touch with the housing commissioners and strengthen their hands. He can take things up where the commission left off, can act on suggestions embodied in their reports, get at the lessons con veyed by facts and figures, and do the bold and iconoclastic work which is needed to bring about reforms.
 Work hours, conditions of labor in shops and factories will also come under our jurisdiction, for nothing is so essential to a nation as to insure that its vast industrial army Is working under decent conditions. It may not always be possible to have beautiful factories, though some employers are in [S T least we can have healthful places.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01
Routing Out the Sums

T don't think there is any depart ment of life in which the ministry of health will not be interested. Take housing, for example. In every city in the British Isles there are large areas which should be condemned A min- istry of health would stamp out the slum. I know, of course, that there are powerful interests behind the slum
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01

Tsing-Tao, left for ad1usf nations, and the same orders matia and AIbai and Jugo-Slavia a plan by the conanf charge so that a repo14 before President WilsSe The sccretariat has name of this body to hs sion on the society of nations erence to the wishes of{ nunH delegates who regarded the use ! word league" as indicating an ancc for offensive and defensive poses.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01
The late Lord Rhondda at his desk when he was food controller of Great Britain

means of making money, but for its own sake.'' she said to me- And she, who so easily might have led a life of ease and luxury, got up early every morning, went down to her fathers office at the docks and put in as heavy days work as any man who had to labor for a living. She spent her time between Cardiff and London and found life full of interest. rich and absorbing
 At this time Lord Rhondda's name not yet a titIe--was one to ces1iure with in the world of commerce. He was the head of some of the biggest enterprises in our island. He controlled railways and docks and owned coal mines. And eagerly following his lead came his daughter. She was further in his confidence than any one: he re- spected her judgment. To an eXtraor- dinary degree she had inherited his energy and marvellous aptitude. and when, in 1915, he went to America sho managed many of his affairs. Durino mat time, when she purchased the HerrIck estates in Monmouthshire fo,. sum of fl50,000, she completed 2 record deal for woman
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01

were unable today to give any motive for the crime. No effort, the police report, was made at robbery and val uahic papers belonging to- tho Chi nese government were left untouched.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-01
Survivors of Lusitania

The country, however, deeplv i'm mersed in the war. was caIlino fo,, women to release men for the fightin,- inc A leader was wanted who could show results-a woman who could i'm spire her sisters to the realization of the country's urgent need. All eyes turned upon Lady Mackworth, and when Sir Auckland Geddes in the
 House or Commons stated, Tt gives me pleasure to announce that I have prevailed upon Lady Macl1worth to accept the post of chief controller of Womens national service work" there was not a dissentient voice.
 When it was first decided to utilize wo1nen's services during the war there were only q few women here and there seen ln uniform, Before long the streets were full of them In their neat uniforms of khaki or navy blue these girls became as familiar in the national life as our sailors and sol diers. There was no women's army in 1915, but in 1918 1t was 500,OOO strong. What a mighty tribute not only to the splendid patriotism of Brit ish girls but to the organizing genius and power of their leader!
 Lady Rhondda is now on the board Of directors of some forty companies. She has worked toward the reorganiz. ing, under British interests, of some of the biggest Hun concerns in the country. This was a. project to which her father gave himself with great earnestness. The late Lord Rhondda had no love for Germany. He went to America on an important mission in 1916. His daughter accompanied him They returned by the Lusitania
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Humors of a ''Charity Ball. With
Kind Provision for Lonely
Ladies
By Deems WELLER
Sketches by Alexander Rosenfe1d

tary zone, and the errand boys in our Office
skated around with gauze pieces over their
faces looking like masked bandits on rollers.
and every place of amusement in Washing
ton was closed, even the churches That
water and was afraid to catch my own
breath. didn't want any company then,
not me, but before-listen, I'll tell you
about it:
am not what you would call beauty, I
admit myself, but Pm talker when get
going. Maybe l amt got your baby blue
eyes, and I'm not one Of these silky.
yellow-curled kids-cmphasis on the perox-
debut can do my one hundred and