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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23
omens Of Good Luck.

It has been explained that we need
to be prepared for bad luck, but that
good fortune does not require to be
guarded against.
All the same, II would certainly
add to the cheerfulness OF life In gen
eral IL lucky omens were more widely
known, says writer in London Tit
Bits. How much brighter things look
to us IL we have reason to hope that
something good Is coming to usl
Everybody, Of course, knows that
It Is lucky to pick up bit Of iron or
coal. SO It is to pick up a pin II
Its head Is toward you; II not, let 1t
lie.
II is a sign Of good fortune to put
on some garment inside out, but only
II II is done by accident and the gar
ment is allowed to remain reversed
during the day. William the Con
queror put on his mail shirt back to
front on the morning of the battle
Of Hastings, and we all know what
luck he had on that occasion.
II you find your keys or other steel
articles rusting, do not be annoyed
about 1t; It only shows that somebody
is putting money by for you.
1t is luck TO be followed home by
n stray dog. Stlll better Is It II
strange cat comes to stay at the house.
Speaking Of cats, pesslmlsts, Of
course. assert that when It tears the
furniture with Its claws It Is a sign
Of rain; but others hold that she is
Scratching luck" to her masters
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23

After nearly twenty-five years Of ar.
gument and discussion about the
abatement OF the cotton nuisance,
the city commission of albuquerque,
New Mexico, has ordered the cutting
down Of all female or cotton-bearlng
cottonwood trees within the city
limits.
A large proportion of the shade
trees of many western cities are cot
tonwoods, writes Aldo Leopold In the
American Forestry Magazine of Wash
lngtOn. The individual trees are Of
two sexes and the female trees bear
annually a most prolific crop of cot
ton, which acts as mechanical irri-
tant to sufferers from hay fever, and
which during the months Of June and
July filters the streets, screen doors
and plasterlng with unsightly masses
Of soiled cotton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL
GAMBLED WITH GRIM DEATH
Adventures Who Sought Wealth In
the klondlke Left a CHASTITY
Trail Of Tragedies.

The old overland journey from Ed
monitor, Alta, to the Klondlke was a
trail of tragedies. A weather-beaten
skeleton of an old wagon of the prairie
schooner type, the woodwork rotted
and only fragments of the wheels re-
naming, recently was found In the
rugged Lizard river country. On a
piece of tattered canvas that once had
been the wagon cover, printed In black
paint In letters foot high half eff
faced by the rains and SHOWS of years,
were the words "Klondlke or Bust"
Many stories are told by old-tlmers
of the argonauts who found tragedy
instead of gold on the north trail
which began at Edmonton. Thou
sands Of men from all parts of the
world flocked to the town In 1906 dur
ing the Klondike rush. They QUILTED
at the Hudson Bay company two-story
frame store which then was consider
ed the greatest store In western Can
ada. Today, when the company has
thrown open all Its lands to farm set
Element and is centering Its energies
on the fur trade and general merchan-
dlsing, big modern department store
rises on the site of this ancient EN-
porlum in the heart OF Edmonton.
Turning their faces toward the Yu-
kon, the gold seekers struck out on n
perilous journey Of 1900 miles across
an untracked wilderness of forests,
muskegs, mountains and mighty rlv-
ers. OF the thousands who started,
only few ever reached their destl-
nation. Many turned back dlsheart-
ened to Edmonton Many beat back
to civilization by way of the British
Columbia coast. Still greater num-
bers were swallowed up in vast I'M
known northern land never to be heard
Of again. They gambled with death
who travelled that trail.
From time to time in succeeding
years the bleaching bones Of the ad-
venturers who followed their dreams
over the rim of the world, the bat
tered relics of old camp outfits and
the wrecks Of wagons and pack sad
dies have been found in lonely north
em places, grim reminders Of the old
days when men went mad for gold.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23
NOTICED.

j. Wolfson, the tailor at Gaithersburg,
Nd, desires 10 inform the public that he
has laid In full stock Of oyercOats 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 10 clean. press and dye
mems and ladies suits. All work guar
anteed and satisfaction given. Give me
call. Prices reasonable.
nov 2i-2m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23

The people Of the Virgin islands
are begging to be Amerlcanized. Now
that they are under the American flag,
they have a right to be dissatisfied
with the old Danish laws and customs
One Of these makes II necessary for
a man to have an Income Of $500 a
year In order to vote. This law gives
only about 300 people in the Islands
a chance at controlling legislation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23
Strictly Correct.

Ernest and Henry go TO a minis
ter's home every day TO do little odds
and ends for him. One day Ernest
came home and said: Mother, me
and Henry were over to the minister's
house today" Ernest" / said. "you
should have said. Henry and T." TO
which he quickly answered. "Well, I
got there ahead OF him"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23

THE LIBERTY MILLING CO..
Montgomery county's largest Touring mills,
Daily capacity 200 barrels,
Germantown, Maryland.
Silver Leaf Flour
is made for those hOusekeepers who want
the best.
1t leads them all.
Bread, Cakes, Pastry.
Get it for your Christmas baking.
FEEDS.
Bran Middlings and Dairy feeds. Get our prices
Wheat.
We are the largest buyers of wheat in MOntgOm-
cry county we buy for our own milling needs; we
are not shippers therefore standard of high
prices are maintained. The market is stronger,
YOU should get in touch with us before selling.
The Liberty Milling Co.,
Germantown, MARYLAND
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23
Got Him WnrrvInn

Tom-You don't really Imagine that
girls actually propose sometimes, do
your
Dick-Well, all know is that this
In leap year ard some girls are getting
married who never got married before.
Boston Transcript
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23

BC,UOO to loan on first mortgage
CLIFFORD H. ROBERTSON,
Attorney-at-Law.
June 1871 Rockville. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-23
MONEY TO LOAN.

- From $500 to 50. 900 10 loan oh farm
security In Montgomery county, Nd.
FRANK HIGGINS,
Altorney-at-Law,
nov 2e-tf Rockville, Nd
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30
THE RIGHTS OF A STATE.

The old question of Estates rights" hobs up
again.
When the American colonies first were weld
ed together colonial jealousies interviewed to
give a prominence. almost sacredness, to the
rights of a state to handle purely state affairs
ss it pleased.
Gradually, the long list of matters regarded
as purely state affairs dwindled. But all the
time the one thing universally held as a states
right was the regulation of commerce within
the state. This, of course, carried with 1t the
right to regulate railroad rates within the states
borders.
When, the Interstate Commerce Commission
last summer gave railroads increased rates on
interstate business (always held within the COM
missions power)' several states refused per-
mission for similar increases in rates for purely
state traffic. This results in considerable con-
fusion. Interstate rates are higher than intra-
state (within a state) rates In SOM states. in
some states one may travel 500 miles within the
state as cheaply as he may travel 200 miles If
his journey takes him across the state line.
Naturally railroads suffered. They are not
getting as much of an increase as they hoped to
get. Naturally enough, too. they appealed to
the Interstate mme Commission for fur
ther assistance.
The Interstate Commerce Commission now
orders Minnesota. Arkansas. Illinois and other
states. to increase intrastate rates to the same
high notch to which interstate rates have been
boosted, The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion says the lower interstate rates ARE found
TO be unduly preferential of interstate pass
sngers. unduly prejudicial TO interstate pass
myers and unjustly discriminatory against in
terstate commerce"
This order. If upheld by the United States su-
preme court, removes from state regulation
every transportation line which crosses any
state line. 1t makes state railroad regulators
about as useful as the appendix is to the human
body.
This is what the large railway systems long
have desired. 1t may, or may not, be in the best
interests of passengers and shippers to have all
railroad regulatory authority in one body. That
Is yet to be proven.
But one thing is certain. the order. IL it
stands. buries one of the last OF the old states
rights family.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30

university. Whatever his status.
the women who advocate the Rog-
ers and Anthony bills claim that
discrimination against his wife is
unfair.
I'VE deny the American born wo-
man the right to hold a govern
ment job or to vote if her husband
is a foreigner, but If a girl from
Europe or South America comes to
this country and marries an Ameri-
can boy, Immediately we confer up
on her all the rights and privileges
of citizens without waiting to
inquire whether she knows what it
is to be an. American or even
whether she renounces allegiance to
her native land"
Women Of other countries are not
less interested in the citizenship
question than the women over here.
Canada and Australia are the only
two countries at present where wo?
mems citizenship is not altered by
an international marriage. In Eng
land and other European countries
there has been dissatisfaction felt
and EXPRESSED At the recent con-
vention held by the executive
board Of the national council Of wo-
men in Norway, representatives
from a number of countries de-
clared their intention of working
for a change in the citizenship laws
Of their countries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30
POLITICS IN POST OFFICE DEPT.

7, every forecast of the makeup of the new
cabinet that Senator Harding will choose ones
/ he becomes the occupant of the White House
The name of Will II. Hays, chairman OF me fe-
nub,ican National Committee, is mentioned as
the next postmaster general. 1t seems to be the
natural thing for q new President to select ms
csmpaign manager to head the post office de-
ns1n,ent because Of the nationwide organiza-
,,on that the postal service affords. 1t Is a de-
,,,.r,,a pove 10 use the Post once Department
for political purposes.
The Post once Department under Burieson
has been the weakest part OF President Wilson's
administration and no doubt had a great deal 10
do with the unpopularity of the present Demo-
cratic administration Burleson has been the
n~oli,ieian of the cabinet and a sorry mess he
has made of 1t.
Ru, the history Of the Post ONCE Depart
ment has been practically the same in every ad-
ministration. The whole department has been
honeycombed with the most pernicious kind of
politics and the country has suffered as a conse-
ouence. Not so many years ago one of the great
national leaders declared that he could take the
handling of the mails of the country and, under
private operation, cut the expenses in half and
still clean up several million dollars profit.
One Of the greatest reforms that could take
place would be to remove the Post once De-
partment politics. The first step in this diree-
ton is to cease putting politicians in charge of
the department and let it be handled by a
thoroughly competent business man. Not since
John Wanamaker was Postmaster General un-
der President Harrison has this been done. To
appoint a man like Hays to this cabinet posi-
ton is putting the party before the welfare OF
the country. Let's get the Post ONCE Depart
ment out of politics.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30
TROLLEY AND THE BRIDGE.

Provision certainly should be made for ade-
quate trolley service across the new state high
way bridge to be erected between this city and
South .Amboy. The trolley service between the
Amboys is nothing 10 what it ought to be. but
II has been too long established to be abandon
cd. Hundreds Of people use these cars daily
In spite OF the jitney competition and It would
be a great loss to have them discontinued.
The matter is more or less complicated be-
cause the trolley company does not have a fran
chise over the whole bridge. 1t was forced to
build its own trestle for the greater part of the
distance across the river. using the public high
way only where the draw and spans were
erected. The fact that the trolley company
holds a franchise for even a part of the bridge
gives it some claim on the new. however. when
the present bridge is deliberately abandoned.
Whether It will be compelled to build its own
new trestle to parallel the new bridge and use
only. the spans and draw as at present Is the
mooted question.
But such . proposition would be forcing a
heavy financial burden on the trolley company
through no fault of its own. 1t invested a con-
siderable amount of capital in its present
trestle in good faith. believing that the bridge
with the spans and draw. which it has the
privilege Of using. would always remain where
they are. The War Department will not permit
two drawbridges so close together and. besides,
1t would be mos, undesirable. But for a trolley
company to finance such a proposition during
these times is a little more than can reasonably
be expected.
The new state bridge is going to cost about
3 ,00o.O 900 to build. With such an expenditure
the bridge ought surely to be permanent. To be
permanent. however. 1t should provide facili-
ties for trolley transportation.
The South Amboy Chamber of Commerce
shows Itself wide awake in calling attention to
the matter and using its influence toward
having the trolley provided for In the plans. The
Chamber OF OF this city ought to
lose no time in backir- up the South Amboy
chamber. While this Is to be a state bridge.
the interests OF the communities directly affect
ed certainly must receive proper consideration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30
THE BIG THING TO DO.

State after state is lining UP to give a bonus
TO the soldiers who fought in the World War.
Those that have not already acted will prob
ably do so when they meet this year. In view of
this fact it would seem far more fitting for those
ex-soldiers who are carrying on an agitation at
Washington in favor of another bonus from the
federal government for themselves. to devote
their time and energy toward securing relief
and proper care for their wounded and disabled
comrades who. through government red tape
and ineficiency, or worse, are being sadly
neglected. Let's get the fellows who are un-
able to help themselves cared for first. after
that, perhaps. some way will be found for rails
ing the necessary money to give a federal bonus
10 all those who wore the uniform of Uncle Sam
during the late war.
To pay such a bonus would necessitate the
raising of something like $500. 900. 900. When
the government is already at its wits end to lind
out how to raise money to meet the present
tremendous expenses. how could it possibly a.
nance an additional two-and-a-half billion dol
lars? Bonds are out of the question when our
Drssent Liberty bonds are selling away below
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30
PENNY POWER.

More than one man has dwelt upon the power
q 'the penny.
And. it is as true, that millions have derided
the power of a penny. a penny has no
power they insist. And, to prove their case.
they point to what one can buy with a penny.
They labor under the delusion that all one may
do with a penny is to buy something with it.
Buying Immediately ends the penny's power.
Rather, it transfers its power TO another per-
son.
Saving a penny, however. utilities the penny's
power.
That this is beyond question is Demonstrated
by a statistician who recently completed some
interesting penny figures. He found that If a
penny had been invested at Ave per cent. inter-
est, the day Columbus discovered the New
World. that penny. with compounded interest
today would be
34.944.019.71.
Never again belittle the power of a penny. 1t
has power, all right,
The lack Of power is in the makeup Of the
man who never learned that il he took care of
his pennies the dollars would look out for them
selves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30
O. How are glace fruits prepared

g 6: r. r." r s'a'' fruits prepared
A. For glace fruits. grapes, sec
tions OF orange and candled cner-
ries are generally used Select a
| cold clear day. Put two cups sugar,
ono cup boiling water. one-eishth
teaspoon cream of tartar in smooth
saucepan. stir. place on stove ana
heat to boiling point. o until
| syrup begins to discolor. which VIII
be 210 degrees F. Remove sauce
pan from fire place In larger pan
of cold water to stop boiling In.
| stantly. Then place in pan Of hot
water while dipping fruit.
pieces on oiled paper.
@. How many immigrants arrived
in the United States last year from
Denmark ?-I. C. A.
A During the fiscal year ending
june 80, 1920. s,137 immigrants
came to this country from Dem
mark.
O, Are there references to a C
that Jesus Christ lived and was cru
| Gifted in profane literature?-H. b.
C..
A.Among the historical referen-
| ces to Jesus Christ which are I'M
| disputed, is that made by Tacitus'
| the Roman historian. who on speak
| ing of the Christians said, .Ihe
| originator of that name had been
executed in the reign of Tiber1us, by
| order of the administrator. Ponuus
| PLATE" This may be found IN the
Annals of Terevat. Reference TO
| Christ is also made in the "Antiqu,-
ties of Josephus," a Jewish histo-
rian. who was contemporary with
Christ. but this passage 10 declared
by some to be a forgery.
@. Which race cad In numbers
the white or Yellow &C.
ulation of the world are available
Il seems that the Monaghan race is
mere numerous than the Caucasian
race. The Mongolian numbers
about 655, 900. and the Cauca-
sian or white race, 645,000,0 00.
@. Who said my country Right
or wrong, my country?"-I. ] Il.
A. The quotation should be "Our
country! In her Intercourse with
foreign nations. may she always be
in the right: but our country, right
or wrong" This was a toast pro-
posed by Stephen Decatur at Nor
folk. in April. 1916.
@. What kinds OF lamps were
Betty Lamps" and who used
them? 20. E. NJ.
A. The lamps which the Pill
grims brought v e on the May
flower were known as Betty
Lamps" and we're OF Dutch origin.
They were made of iron and brass
shaped like a pear. but nat on top
and bottom. The earliest form was
known as the open Betty" or slot
lamp.
@. Did Lincoln ever say that he
would prefer not to destroy slavery
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
MNCE PIES.

My Aunt Jemima used to rise when wintry
weather came. and make the grandest old
mince pies! She was a queenly dame; she
had blue prints for pies and cakes of old
colonial times. compared with which our
modern fakes in cookery are crimes. My
Aunt Jemima bakes no more, no more with
me she dwells: she journeyed to the other
shore. where she is wearing bells. There's
no one now to make me pies like Aunt
Jemima made; the housewife to the grocer
HES for mincemeat that's decayed. oh. now
and then a female cries. You're talking
through your lid, for 1 can make as gor-
geous pies as eer Jemima did. Come, eat
with us tomorrow eve, and ! shall have a
pie that will your yearning soul relieve. and
squelch your hopeless sigh" And l loom up
for grub on time. beneath that DANES roof
tree. and find her mince pie is a crime. just
as l knew 'twouId be. Then l must like a
statesman lie. to save her from despair. and
l assure her that her pie was right side up
with care. I'm homesick for the old time
plans. old days, serene and sweet, wher
housewives didn't open cans for everything
we eat: when stuff like mincemeat wasn't
timed. or sold in paper sack. but all my
sighings are as wind-the old ines don't
come back.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30

in the struggle to prevent the seces-
sion of the southern states?-E. d.
s.
A. In a letter to Horace Greeley,
dated at Washington, August 22,
1862, Lincoln said: "A!y paramount
object in this struggle is to save the
Union, and is not either to save or
to destroy slavery. If l could save
the Union without freeing any
slave, / would do 1t; and if | could
save it by freeing al the slaves, I
would do IL: and Il l could have It
by freeing some and leaving others
| alone, 1 would do that
@. Where are the schools for
navy aviation mechanics located
NJ. E. r.
A. The Navy Department says
the schools for aviation mechanics
for naval service are located at the
Naval Training Station, Great
Lakes, Illinois. and are open to men
| already in service and to new re-
cruits who enlist for not less than
three years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30
WOMAN ON POLICE FORCE.

There are a great many reasons why a police
woman should be appointed in Perth Amboy;
there seems to be no apparent reason why such
an appointment cannot be made except politics.
In a cosmopolitan city like Perth Amboy
common decency, II nothing else. calls for a
middle-aged, motherly woman to be on duty at
police headquarters when women prisoners are
confined there: h e'also should have full powers
for general police work throughout the city.
Other places are having women made mem
bers of the police force and Perth Amboy ought
not to lag behind. Now that women are placed
on an equal footing with men In all political and
civic affairs it is only just that they should re-
ceive this recognition.
The Woman's Club. an influential body of
women who have already done a great deal for
the city, are backing the agitation for the ap-
pointment of q police woman and the endors-
Jment OF the directors OF the Chamber of Com
merce has been secured. We know of no public
sentiment against such an appointment. This is
surely one of the things that can be done to ad-
rance the interest OF Perth Amboy during the
coming year without increasing the burden of
the taxpayers for. 10 we mistake not, there are
vacancies to be filled on the force as it now
exists. For the welfare of the city and to add
to the efficiency OF the police force the next
appointmnt should be a woman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-30

AuAC lSl<uh says
Any Wife can tell you that she would have
a whole hall full of umbrellas If she lad all of
hers that her Husband took down town and
never brought back.
A man doesn't fall hopeiessIy in love with Z
girl until he gets the idea that there is no
chance to get her.
There may be some rapid stenographers on
earth. But we'll bet that the Recording Angel
holds the record for speed.
The more children a woman has the more
she believes that she can help them by worry
ing over them.
And, bull-leeve us, a man would have to go
some to lead a Double Life on a single salary
cpese days.
Even a tight wad Is willing to give two for
one when he is swapping kisses with a pretty
girl.
At that. we expect that the real object of the
Sabbath Observation zealots is to add 313 Sun
days to the number already on the yearly calen-
dar.
1t doesn't take a very heavy whip or a very
big pair of spurs to drive a man to drink these
cays-providing he knows where the drink is.
When a Fly sees a friend Hopping around in
the middle of a sheet of paper Mr.. Fly has to
butt in and see what's doing. And Men are just
like Flies.
One thing we like about a prize fight is that
when the principals are through they are
through. They do not force. an encore on you.
A Husband is an animal who gets mad at the
weather and takes his crouch out on his wife.