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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
HOW
PELLY PAID
BY WILL T. AMEs


Because some thousands of ships
that should have been carrying the
products Of one people to the markets
Of another were rotting ON the floor
of the sea, sent there by the Germans,
and because In consequence freight
rates were so high that it paid better
to take mad chances with the lives OF
sailors than to lay vessels up for re
pairs, the Twin Sisters dragged
iangle of loose plates through West
indian tornado for fourteen hours, and
then, after screaming for aid till her
wireless broke down, iammed her nose
under and went to the bottom in tho
midst Of bowling darkness.
Five days thereafter Fenton Pelly,
dressed in the completely new clothes
that had replaced the outfit he lost
in the Twin Sisters, called at the home
of Constance Brand, bringing her the
story of sunny Frank Sudburys tragic
end.
They had known each other long,
these three-ever since Constance was
~ phIii ~ ihN EAtNhAAtitAi eNilppi hiiNit
she taught, and the boys, older by a
year or two, played the part of rivals
for her favor. Later, in their grown
up time Pelly had taken it rather bad
'ly when Constance, spurred by his per-
sistence, had told him fatty that her
choice OF Frank Sudbury was dellber-
ate, irrevocable and quite beyond his
undoing.
Fenton sneered 4 little at her choice,
for already he was a seagoing man
with an engineers papers, while Frank
had not yet found himself. Then came
the war, and Frank, serving in the
navy, by the time it was over had dis
covered that his lines Of life lay on
blue water too.
That's how he came to be second
officer of the freighter Twin Sisters
that night when she went down in the
tropic storm, and how Pelly came to
be the bearer Of the tldings, for fate
had shanghaled them into the same
ship.
Constance, white faced, dry eyed,
cllnglng to her woman's pride and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
JOHNNY NOW IN "TRAINING"
Wife of Absent Minded Veteran viii
See That the Course He ls
Taking Is Thorough.

"Johnny" did not come marching
home, at least not to the wife awaiting
his return in an Iowa town, after a
certain fighting division returned from
France. The wife waited and won
dered. Comrades of the man returned.
To the waiting wife they had little In
formation to offer, except to say that
Johnny" had been wounded in battle,
that he had recovered and had come
home on transport.
''If disabled soldiers are given train
ing at the hands of the federal board
for vocational training" unused the
wife, "and Johnny was wounded, he
may ask for training, and-well, l will
just write to the board asking them to
notify me if Johnny does ask for
training"
A letter to the board brought back
information that Johnny" slightly
disabled, was about to take course
in training, The wife gathered a few
clothes, boarded train and within a
few hours walked In on Johnny"
Here is the place to insert few
stars exclamation marks, interrogation
points, quotations galore.
There was reunion. District voca-
tlonal officers will not talk. They
smile, but refuse to answer even the
most innocent questions. Their re-
ports do not Indicate o sudden with
drawal from training of any veteran
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
tFh&3 4 BIG SOUVENIR SHOP
VIRTUALLY the city's Sole Industry Now
Is the Getting of Money
From Tourists.

The future of Ypres Is stln uncer-
tain. No one knows at present to
what extent the town will be rebuilt as
It was. All that Is certain Is that the
former population OF some $4,000 souls
are now for the most part at Paris
PLACE and Blankenberghe and that
most OF them are anxious to return
home"
There are more than a thousand
people living in Ypres today, but these
are mainly Adventures from Brussels
and elsewhere, who have been attract
ed by the chance of making money out
Of visitors, says the London Times. A
new Ypres is rising among the ruins
of the old, but 1t Is a wooden Ypres,
Of a character altogether repulslve to
all who realize that quarter Of Il mil
lion lives were given to defend the
salient which takes its name from the
town.
The new Ypres is a place Of cafes
and restaurants, of mobs of picture
postcard hawkers, OF pleasure wagons
and omnlbuses, of souvenir hunters
and noise. There is a so-called Brit
sh tavern" In the grand palace itself,
and the road to the Menln gate is lined
with places of refreshment. In the
town and its vicinity there are 1876
cafes and restaurants, and everywhere
among the tumbled heaps Of brick and
plaster, stone and Orders men are ca
gerly hammerlng and building to In
crease the number.
The Belgian government has shown
itself very willing to consider oil rea-
sonable proposals in the way Of con
serving the ruins and OF erecting me-
MORALS. 1t has declared that the re-
mains Of the Cloth hall, cathedral and
adjacent buildings will be left as they
are. 1t has allotted to the Canadians
certain sites by the Menln gate It has
promised a site for the erection OF an
English church. There has been talk
IF preserving the whole of the remains
Df the town MS q memorial.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
AlrpIans Saves Taxpayers Money.

The practice Of conveying prisoners
to jail by alrplane was begun In San
Francisco recently when Ivan Gates,
police aviator Of the San Francisco
department, flew across the bay to
Alameda and returned with James NJ
Kelley, who had been sentenced to six
months In Jail. Kelley, who was
brought across with no handouts on
says he enjoyed the trip across the
bay, though It was rather short--Iess
than five minutes. The alrplane went
mp 5000 feet. Chief OF Police White
says: "Thnk what saving It Will be
II we can send plane to Reno or
Los Angeles for man and have him
back in few hours. Now there must
be long, expensive trip by train, with
stop over night at hotel"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
UNSP0ILED TRIBES OF AFRICA
EnsIlsh Traveller Pays High Tribute to
Morals and Behavior Of Negroes
Whom He Met.

Summing up seven years Of travel in
the interior Of Africa, where the ma
tlves are "uncorrupted by alcohol,
European morals, and the love Of gain
either by fair means or fraud" an
Engllshman Mr.. q. To-day, speaks
very well indeed Of the Africa. pegr0.
In two crossings OF the Congo Free
state he met no tribe that "wns not
naturally good-tempered, and, IN most
instances, hospitable and trustful'
Customs OF course are different In
land where one may know the tribe
to which a man belongs by the design
that has been painfully embossed on
his skin. The traveller tells of tribes
where all the women who would be in
the fashion paint themselves red from
top to toe. and are so fond Of the color
that IL gift Is given them they Inn
mediately paint 1t red also, Cannlbals
he met and people who live in houses
the door OF which looks like a window
and others, remote from the inventions
Of civilization, who transmit compll-
Gated messages over long distances by
signals on a wooden gong. Odd human
beings, as the rest Of us hear of them;
but the traveller left them with regret
looking down from his steamer on the
crowd gathered when he was leaving
the Congo, among whom there was
not one who was not my friend"
"Deke" was his name among the ma
tiyes, and as he steamed away, there
stood his "denr black friends, waving
their hands, cloth, branches, and any
thing that came to hand, and shouting
In the native tongue, 'Good-by, Deke;
don't forget us.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05

courage, with fingers that were blood
less where they grlpped the book In
her lap, listened without a word oil
sign. Pelly was respectful, unimagl
native, bit stolid as always. He
talked along in a monotone, as II he
had rchearsed the tale over and over,
on his way TO make easier the break.
ing of the news.
"At the last" he said, Though we'd
been expecting It for hours, the end
came sudden like. She preached to
and twisted herself all out Of shape
like n rotten stick; you could feel the
slump under you when those old rivets
began to go. It was just like the tear
ing Of wOrn-out rag. She ripped wide
open and the whole Atlantic ocean
came in. OF course It was case Of
piling into the boats and getting away
from heT--lf we could There were
nineteen people In our company, and
four bOats-mOre than enough. Six of
us got into one OF them and got It
into the water, right side up by good
luck. Something happened to the
other boat on that side Of the ship, for
II came down tail first, as near as we
could see, and dumped the crew into
the sea.
1.-THE lights were burning - they
burned to the last, for the electrical
plant was on the main decls-and I
could make out Franks white sweater,
the only one on the ship. He was IN
that boat. When the boat came down
by the run we put about and headed
for the spot. The sea was running
in enormous great swells, with very
little chop.
"Those men shot out from under the
lee Of the ship like chips, and we con
tiTved to get them all except Frank.
He was swimming and managed to
get n. close to rs as I am to you.
reached out both hands to grab him
and he threw up his arms and went
down"
That was the story II made IN
Constance Brands lonely life the DIFF
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
Posturaduate Course.

A maldservant In the home Of tho
poet Wordsworth, told caller who
asked to see her masters study, that
he studied In the fields. No one car
read Wordsworths poems without
realizing that however much he owed
to books, he owed more to nature. No
matter how many Diplomas you may
take, your education will not be com
plete TIL you have taken a postradu-
ute course In the open.--Glrls' Com.
panion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
UnkInd Remarks.

In haste to catch street car be-
fore the conductor closed the door, n
man dropped a two-pound package Of
sugar in the street The sack burst |;
the granulated cane was ruined. He
had to wait for the next car and to
hear what the vOx popull exclaimed
over the disaster. Here's some Of IT.:
"Just walt until his old woman
meets him."
Ellis crushed oats will taste foggy
for three weeks"
"Sweeten the corner where you
are"
Moral: Carry n basket.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
To Make Potato Flour.

Arrangements have been made In
Great Britain for the establishment
Of mills for the production of potato
-four, which 1t Is hoped will be on a
large scale. Although this industry
has been established on the continent
for several years It Is new one In
Great Britain. The British ministry Of
foods has for some time been conduct
ing experiments In potato -four, as
there has been an overproductlon of
potatoes, and the flour viii provide a
means for the consumption Of the over
supply.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
NOTICI.

j. Wolfson, the tailor at Gaithersburg,
Md. desires TO inform the public that he
has laid In full stock Of overcoats and
suits at reasonable prices. and has also a
fine line Of cloths and cassimeres, which
he is now ready TO take orders for suits
made in the latest styles.
He also has put In a steam presser. and
Is now ready to clean, press and dye
mems and ladies' suits. All work guar
anteed and satisfaction given. Give me
a call. Prices reasonable.
nov 2l-2m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
Il Was.

"The law amt nigh as flexible MS II
ought to bep grumbIed the landlord
Of the Petunla tavern. "There's n
whole lot Of cases that It can't begin to
cover properly"
"What is one Of them, for instanceT
asked the guest.
"Why, right here. tomorrow, life
insurance agent Is going TO be tried for
calling an oil stock seller liar, and
I'll be dod-blasted II see how, ac-
cordIng TO law, they can both be
stuck p'-Kansas City Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
The Strenuous Life.

This phrase originated with the late
Theodore Roosevelt. IN speech at
the Hamilton club. Chicago, in 1899,
he said: 81 wish TO preach not the
doctrine OF lgnoble ease but the doe
trlne Of the strenuous life: the life Of
toll and clf0r. Of lubOr and strife; to
preach that higher form of success
which comes. not to the man who de.
slres merely easy peace. but to the
man who does not shrink from dan.
ger. from hardshlps or from bitter
toll, and who out Of these wins splcn.
did ultimate triumph"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
Nntlce.

An Arkansas paper announces that
the postmaster at Batavia has received
a letter with no name or address on II,
and he would like the person It "a In
tended for to plcase call and get t.
Boston Transcript
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05

Artist Ito patrOn) Eyes, sir, am
welded to my art" PatrOn-"Well,
you certainly didn't marry for money.
London Mall
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-05
FARMS WANTED.

We wish to increase our list Of Mont
gomery county farms. Can represent
owners satisfactorily. References II de-
sired.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT COMPANY,
8l6 Connecticut Avenue,
Washington, T.. c.
II. W. HILLARY. President.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
y0F MOTOR DR|V|NC
4 LIKE CAME OF GOLF
pit Not Follow Hard and Fast
81 Set OF Rules, Says
S2eE - Eynnpf

Thas art of motor driving, like the
Bme of golf. is n matter OF form
55$ys n d. Hunter. manager Harper
aerinnd Co, Inc.
!ibiost motor car owners are apt to
1&terpret tho statement, however. rs
Meaning that one must follow a set
Esshard and fast rules. The Same
:&eneral impression is in the mind of
tesbeginner in golf.
EForm does not mean that every
HStyer must drive the same way. The
gales themselves must be put into
operation In n way that will accom-
SSSiodate the physical possibilities OF
sae driver.
Van instructor may tell the be-
Ss1nner just how he should grip the
heel. or just how high he should
gold his hands on II. He may be a
driver and the position
8pggested may be the most efficient
~ thnt physical case. \ shor;-ar:ned
Eriver, however would be III at ease
fSf-inakinG his driving a bit OF hard
york rather than pleasure II he
5Should attempt To do the game thing.
fS'sThc motoriSt should first learn what
81 the right thing to do in handling
sSano wheel, shifting gears and apply
tag the brakes lie should study
SnorouEhly the results desired and
tSien adopt method of getting the
&AsultS which bcS; suit his own physi-
85ll condition. Good driving keeps
32oney In the automobile pockctbobk.
N"Easy starts and stops prevent uu-
Usual strain on the motor service.
Efansmissions. axle and tires. not to
decrease In the Consump-
Ton of gasoline and oil.
"A well-madc motor is a sensitive
Saece of mcchanism--it rcscnts abuse.
s5aitI II Is capable OF attaining great
Nasults when thinkingiy handled.
Parting motor car is a simple art,
although there are thousands who
never really acquire finish because
f3 their lack OF form. An expert
}frtrer begins TO set up a steady pull
In the driving mechanism from the
fsloment he slips into first speed until
His car is under fun Roadway.
Gs"Icarn to accelerate Simultaneous
81 with the letting in of the clutch
n ."AS Soon as YOU have the car in
EEh speed. assume natural com
sSrtablc position. The Overland
lesriplex Springs cushion car and pas
se.engcrs from the usual jolt and
'Sunce of bad roads. Avoid a high
sansion grip on the wheel Tho
sriyer who siouChcs in his scat mus;
~ constantly shifting: he cannot an
sly his brakes without sitting erect:
Ss must change his position to shift
Fears. Driving with him becomes
Sresome and then expensive rather
z3an pleaSurablc as ii should be"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
GOODRICH COMPANY PLANS
20 PER CENT EXPANSION
New Equipment and Machinery VIII
Cost I'm EXCESS Of SIO,-
Nuf, Ouu


Especial to The r1mcs- Dispatch.l
AKRON. OHIO. July 17.-One of
the largest building expansions in the
that OF the l.. T.. Goodrich Rubber
ton is in progress which will in
crease the size OF the plant 20 per
cent ana cost. with the new equip
ment and machinery in excess of $40
GOO. 600.
The new buildings will provide
space, making Il total of Ash 800
square feet devoted to the manufac-
and other rubber goods. Several
thousand additional workers Will be
required next year TO turn out the
INCREASED production planned.
The largest OF the new buildings
under construction is an cisht-s,ory
warehouse for raw materials with
$4,000 square feet of floor space
When completed it Will be the iarg-
est factory building in the city. The
second largest building will have
nearly 2oo,OO0 square feet. and will
be used exclusively for tire building.
Other new buildings being erected
include a giant water softcninE plant,
an electric current transformer sta
ton. 4 large refrigeration building.
OF Mill .
The contractors IN charge OF the
work are cramming weeks into days
Ing program durin. 1929. In spite Of
annoying delays in securing ma
tAr:als. they are going rapidly ahead,
working day and night. and it is cN-
pccicd that the program will be near
~ completed before winter.
y better idea of the extent of the
new construction can be obtained
from the fact that the added floor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: SUNDAY, JULY ls 1920 :

space alone Is larger than that OF
three fourths, of the rubber COM
panies of the United states. 1t en-
phasizcs the steady growth OF the
Goodrich Company since II was or
Sanized fifty years ago. many years
before any other rubber factory was
opened IN the Rubber City"
The original plant of the Goodrich
was building i0Nl90 feet. and only
thirty-livc employees were on the
first pay roll. Today this original
building could be tucked away and
lost in any one OF Il dozen of the
company's buildings. The force of
thir,y-iivc employees has grown 10
AN army of $4,000 men and women.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18

the average national mileage on one
pint OF gasoline was 3,.il2I miles, or
at the rate of 27.3 miles per gallon.
Twenty cash prizes ranging from
$50 to $500 were offered by the Frank
lin Company to the Franklin repre-
sentativcS taking out the larScs.
number OF passengers. The first prize
went to \. ID. Caldwell. of Chicago;
l.. Z. Phillips, of Lexington. Ky. was
second and III. \. Kirk. Of RENSSELAER,.
Ind. drew third place Fourth to
tenth places respectively went to II.
w. Cleveland. Waterloo. Iowa: III. NJ.
Seibold. Columbus. O.; W. Il. Hunter.
Lexington. NY: y. T.. Berry. Licking
ton. Ky; j. {. SocngScn. Aurora. Ill
Miss G. Il. Kelley. Dallas. Texas;
Lawrence q. Duke. Wcllsvillc, y. Y.
College 1ormItory Mt MFRS Hill.
MARS BALL. y. C. July III. r.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18

tie shippers were quick to build up
Dig nsets Of heavy-duty trucks.
atinS, sinEly and In great caravans,
are hauling thousands OF tons OF
SILKS. woolens ana other textile
goods daily, says the Pierce rrow
olncial. only heavy-duty truck
can be operated In this type OF work
wnich calls for steady. continuous.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
FRANKLIN CAR POPULAR
AT "SHOW-ME" MEETING
During Contest 3:.Gi5 Passengers
Were Given Test of Auto Com
fort and Economy.

L. j. Shaw. of the Atlantic Motor
Company. Richmond. announces that
3e.Gi5 passengers were carried In
Franklin cars during the national
show thc-Car Contest. which took
place from June to ~. One feature
of the contest was Il gasoline economy
test. Each passenger was shown how
far Il Franklin would travel on Il
single pint of gasoline. the liquid be-
ing placed in II bottle in plain view
and the regular supply from the tank
discontinued. Four hundred and
fifteen Franklin representatives In all
parts of the country participated in
the contest. and when the returns
were checked up IL was found that
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18

Shippers. however. have been agree
tuai experience that motor trucks
maui their raluablc loads not only
moro speedily but moro chcaply.
minimized
Theso advantages were so apparent
and the savings effected throus h
elimination OF production DELAYS
showed up so remarkably that tex
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18

- of Mars lin College. announces
'hat all the plans have been complet-
"a Tor the erection OF u $4,000 dor
nitorS on the college grounds in
madison County. 1t is to be four
story building
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
Changes From State to National.

"ARSAW. y. c.. July 17.--The an
pearahce of the First National Bank
oi warsaw. chartered with $4,000
capital stock. does not materially in
crease the banking facilities OF tho
Town The First National is the con
version of the Citizens Bank OF War
""W. which under It's old regime was
" ~ STATE banking institution. J. Il,
Is "EEahs continues president and L.,
~ Grady cashier. "'" L.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
THEFTs OF SILK CAUSE
SHIPPERS TO USE TRUCKS
Textile Industry Secures Faster aud
Cheaper Delivery with Conn

Cheaper Delivery with Conn
parntlrcly Small Loss.
freight shipments of silk and other
textile goods are Increasingly bccom-
ing so hazardous through loss by
theft that shippers are using motor
trucks more and moro for this pur-
pose. says an official OF tho Pierce
Arrow Motor Car Company. One in
sCrance authority places the loss by
silk thefts I'm the New York district
In fact, the railroads Mt times have
refused to accept silk for shipment
because of the epidcmics OF robbcrics
and to discourage shipments. they
have raised the tariT to an almost
prohibitive figure.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18

The most phenomenal sales
record ever made - due absolutely
to the greatest mileage for the great
est number of users.
That is the strongest guar
antee ever written" for tire quality.
1t assures as nothing else can that
in every Gillette Tire you ever buy
you will secure satisfactory mileage.
There's even" excellence uniform
ity of quality -and mileage that can
be had only through the exclusive
Gillette Chilled Rubber Process AN
advanced method of manufacture
that toughens rubber as iron is
toughened when changed to steel. There's
unparalleled road resistance-absolut
dependabity or no tread or fabric
separation. No deterioration due to weather
conditions nothing but wear quality. All.
ways your moneys worth in mileage. Trv
them OFT. Put couple on your Car now.
See how much longer they wear-better
they serve. And how much you save in cost
per mile. All sizes. Cord fabric and non
skid. Gillette Rubber Co., Eau Claire, Wis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
Buy one Gillette Tire

Buy one Gillette Tire
tWo-three or a set.
You will get maximum mile
age at minimum cost from
every one of them.
buy a thousand Gillette
Tires-or thousand sets. You will
get the same thing. Most in mileage
tor your money.
You don't have to trust to
luck. It's never case of a good
tire or two-then bad one. Everv
Gillette is the best a tire can be made.
There is but one standard of QUALITY
the finest. There is but one length
OF service-the longest.
That's what brought world
tame to Gillette Tires before thew had
been on the market twelve months.
Customers were soon num-
bered by hundreds of thousands.
They obtained better service and
more Of it than ever before. Thew
come. back. Rebought. Obtained the
sane'klnd of service. The result was
the second year sale of Gillette
Tires was greater than the second wear
sale OF any other tire ever produced.