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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
DON'T WAIT FOR BREAKDOWN
Writer Gives Reasons Why Il Pays
20 Have Regular Times for
Physical Examinations.


Most people have had the experience
of going to doctor for an examina-
ton at some time In their lives, some
have had to go many times. Usually
they have gone because there was
something wrong with them, pain,
fever, cough, rash or what not, but
anyway, something for the doctor to
study, give a name TO and prescribe
for. But Imagine the factory manager
who walls for the machinery in his
plant to break down before be gives
thought 70 having 1t overhauled-how
long would he keep his job2 Is his
inGSiifhexy more important or more
liable to accidents than that of your
body? Don't you think 1t would pay
to have 1t overhauled before the break
down comes and to see II the machin-
cry is really being run efficiently?
In Hygeia, DR.. Haven Emerson. pro
fessor Of public health In Columbia uni
versity, gives reasons enough to con
vince the most skeptlcal that health ex-
amlnations pay, not only In Increased
health but also In dollars and cents.
ut has grown to be custom" for PEG
pie who employ men and women In
large numbers In shops and factories
"to have each new employee examined
to see IL he or she Is In sound health"
And again: "Many Of the unions are
requiring an annual health examlna-
ton Of their members. because they
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
ENGLISH LIST OF NOTED MEN
Measure Of Heroes az Attested 'by
Prices Recently Paid for Letters
and Signatures.

II the price which Engllshmen place
upon letters and signatures tells the
truth about noted men you may get a
good measure Of British heroes, OBJ
serves "Glrard'in the Philadelphia En-
Qulrer
The signature of King George III
stands at the bottom In a list Of SO.
He Is rated at three shlllings, which
is about 80 cents below anybody else
who Is quoted.
Two men who figured prominently
In Americas war for independence,
Lafayette and our own DIR. Benjamin
Rush, are esteemed far higher. La
fayette is described by the erudite Lon
don owner of these letters as Com.
mander Of Washington's army In Amer
lea"
Anyhow his signature Is valued at
just ten times that Of Brltain's king
of that day. Doctor Rush's Is quoted
at 80 times the kings.
Rush's letter was addressed to Doc
tor Currie, and mentioned HIS own
treatise on the origin Of yellow fever
In Philadelphia.
London rates LOwePs signature well
above that of irving and Distqelps
double that Of Gladstone. Darwin
ranks even with Doctor Arnold, to
whom Barnum wrote:
you are celebrity. I am a no.
tOrlety. We should meet"
A Kitchener letter Is held 70 be
six times as valuable as g Welltpg.
ton, but Lord Nelson Is six times as
good as a Kitchener.
Byron heads the column, and II his
signature tells the story. he must be
80 times as popular as George III.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
Schools in philippines.

The Philippine islands have total
Of STA schools, public and private.
with an approximate enrolment Of
100000, according to the bureau OF
education and the superintendent Of
private schools II is estimated that
the Philippines have population Of
100000 children Of school age.
Public schools alone number 7,841
and attendance reached a total Of
1,094,472 during the last year, while
private schools number 632 and have
an enrolment of 64.835.
Eighty-flve per cent Of the private
schools In the Philippines are religious
institutions, and only 10 per cent sec
ular. Seventy-seven per cent Of the re-
ligious private schools are Catholic.
while the remaining 8 per cent are
Protestant.
The public school system, In which
English Is taught, includes 24,878 teach
ers, 341 Of whom are Americans.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
DRAWING a Fine Line.

Many Indianapolis needy people go
to a certain charity worker for advice
as well as for aid. The other day n
colored woman came with lacerated
face. She told her story In plain Ian
.guage. Her husband had beat her
whenever he wanted exercise. She
wanted the charity woman to tell her
how to cure him Of the fault"
The charity worker looked at her a
few minutes. Then she said: "A man
who beats a woman needs pretty Sc
we're treatment. Have you rolling
pln9
For a minute the colored woman
stared at her. Then she caught at
what the other woman was suggest
ing. mo, amt got no roIlin pin"
she returned, but, lady, I has got a
razor."-Indlanapolis News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
Pictures and Appetltes.

Chrlstlanla, Norway, has a restau-
rant where the feast Of reason and
flow Of soul' ls nightly associated
with crowded tables. Norwegian
painter Of repute was engaged to dec
crate the walls of the dining saloon
When he had completed the work, he
could not obtain payment, and took
the proprietor to court.
The owner declared the pictures
were lnartlstlc and drove customers
away. He wanted the artist to pay for
erasing the paintings, and also to pay
for another to decorate the walls In
a more attractive manner Several
critics bore testimony to the excellence
of the work. While the court is con.
siderlng the question, the restaurant
Is crowded nightly with guests more
critical Of Its splctures than Of Its
vlands
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
The Real Divorce Reason.

One Of these solemn statistical re-
searches into the divorce question has
been completed back East, and the re-
searchers have announced with proper
lmpressiveness the result of their In
quiry. They announce eight principal
reasons for the prevailing instability
OF marriage. One reason Is:
"Fallure of contracting parties TO
regard properly the solemn bonds Of
matrimony"
The other seven reasons don't mat
ter.
All divorce researches so far have
been, In a sense, failures. That Is,
none Of them has yet discovered that
35 per cent Of all divorces result from
refusal Of the party of the second part
to appreciate properly the humorous
anecdotes told by the party Of the first
part.-Spokane Spokesman-Reyiew.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
STILL AFTER BoLL-WEEvlL
Department Of Agriculture Experts
Looking Into Another Scheme
for PexVs ExtA ffiSinatlon.

An attempt 70 attack the conquering
cotton boii-weevil by more subtle
means than have hitherto been EN-
ployed is about to be started by the
Department Of Agriculture. Such
crude methods as gassing and poison
ing having been ineffective, the insect
is going to be lured to his doom
through his Sense of smell. At least
such is the hope of the department
experts.
A research is about to be begun to
find out If there be any particular
odor or emanation from the cotton
plant which attracts the weevil. II
such is found, 1t will be studied until
the chemical substances which cause
Its action are Isolated. II Is hoped
these may then be made alphabetically
and used 10 lure the pest Of the cotton
fields from the cotton TO poison balts
or else to cause him to raise family
before the cotton Is developed enough
to furnish them with proper means Of
support. by Science Service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
The Elrat Violin.

1t is not known for certainty when
the violin was first introduced AZ the
instrument gradually evolved from the
"vlol" Of the Middle ages. The Violin
Is mentioned as early as 1900. Tradi-
ton says the first violin was made
BY one OF the Tieffenbruckers, a Ger
man family whose members were ia
nous lutemakers in Italy. However,
the earliest makers whose product has
descended to US In appreciable num-
bers are Gaspar Da Salo and Maggini.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
Remuneration Required.

The only sure way to command Q
good price is never to cheaper ones
stock in trade.
A Texas justice of the peace re-
celyed an inquiry from a neighbor-
ing city attorney in regard to a judy
ment that had been entered against
a certain client. He lnciosed a
stamped envelope for reply. Some
few days later he received a postal
card bearing this information:
"Your inquiry duly received. l beg
to inform you that my time is highly
valuable just now. Hay cutting Is most
nigh here, politics Is sizzling hot, and
automObillng is mighty fine. II you
would inclose a dollar bill 1t might
stimulate me some. paid ~ once
to a lawyer for answering a ques
ton, and all he said was No."-Chh
cago Daily News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER % 1924
! wlthered llttle imam, a trife shabby


In dress, and nervous In speech.
swell, WE'LL" said he, after william
had stated his case. From what
Edith has been writing me, Maria and
have suspected how matters stood.
Maria Is my wife-Edlth's mother. I'll
investigate you. If your character and
prospects are good, it'll be all right.
Edith is the one to be considered. BY
the way, you are college man, Did
you ever pay much attention to Amer
lean archaeology"
And Uncle John was OF, riding his
hobby. Investigations being satisfac-
tory In their results, the day was
named and William @. Ralston went
on to Boston to behold the dawn Of his
wedding day light up the gllded dome
above the Sacred Goldfish of the state
house.
81 The wedding was a quiet one and
took place in wilderness Of hair
cloth covered furniture In gone-to-
seed old house in a most respectable
but gone-to-seed nelghbOrhood.
Just before the happy pair started
on their wedding trip Eleanor got Will
liam aside and said: "Well, told you
you would get your heiress."
"Helress?" ciged william. "You told
me Edith had no money, and anyway,
man who would marry for money
Is a"
Eyes, know" replied Eleanor, 81
told you right; Edith has no fortune,
but, though you would not think 1t to
look at him, Uncle John has all sorts
Of money-and Edith Is his only child
And she was gone.
Well what Of it2 He could not love
Edith more because she was an heiress
and he could not love her any less
for It, And, anyway, money was toe
trifiing subject to be considered just
then. 1t only remains to be stated that
the marriage was most happy one
and William Is now Judge Ralston.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
Reason for Embarrassment.

had always been accused Of doing
eccentric things, but didn't realize
the truth Of II until one Sunday. I
roomed Just across the street from the
church / attended. I went 10 church
without nm umbrella. When the serv-
ices were over II was pouring outside.
Having on a perfectly respectable I'M
dersklrt, turned my suit skirt over
my head. Half way across the street
a little boy rushed up to me and
shouted Teacher, you've got both
your skirts over your head l"--Ex-
change.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
In China.

They had printing presses and other
modern improvements" In China
when our ancestors we're running
around dressed In blue paint.
Now China Is adopting many hui
name and sanitary measures: To pro
mote higher standards In industry the
Chinese Chamber OF Commerce In
Shanghai recently approved a set OF
regulations in which the following are
included: There shall be no employ
ment Of children under twelve years OF
age; one days rest In every seven;
sanitary conditions improved; safety
devices installed for machinery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
Only Two Deaths In 100 Years.

In oxford county, Maine, there IL
a big stock farm which takes In sew
eral smaller farms. On one OF these
there is a small private burying ground
which has only two graves.
The owner Of the stock farm came
up from Boston one summer, bring
Ing with him cook who had never
been In that part Of the country before.
On her first afternoon Off she went
for walk round the place, and on
her return the manager asked:
swell, Mary, how do you like ltT
II don't know yet" said Mary.
But II seems to be very healthy
climate. / walked through your Gene
terry Just nov and sec there have
been only two people died here In the
last hundred years" -Everybody's
Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
Honor Memory Of Byron.

Recently the grammar school Of
Aberdeen unveiled statue Of Lord
Byron, It's most distinguished pupil.
who died a hundred years ago.
The poet went north In 1892 and DO
came pupil Of the grammar school in
1896, continuing there for three years.
The places where he spent his vaca-
lions as a schoolboy are much visited
By admirers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28
Makes Demand for Cotton Cloth.

The cotton cloth used In the manu-.
facture Of bags for the cement trade
last year would make strip thirty
inches wide and 1900 miles long, or
one that would reach two-thirds
around the earth at the equator. In
order 10 maintain the necessary stock
Of 200,000,000 sacks, the cement In.
dustry yearly orders approximately
30,O00.000 new sacks, consuming 10000
bales, or 100000 pounds Of cotton.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-09-28

THE LIBERTY MILLING CO.,
Germantown, Maryland.
silver Leaf Flour
Is strictly the highest grade of Patent flour it's
title high i'm price, but we'll worth it's cost in good
baking returns
DrOp Flour
Is h;eh-grade Family -four, much above the
avaraoe sO-called Straight -four.
FEEDS.
W. are headquarters for feeds, the volume OF
FOOD nroduced. With feeds in any quantities al
..o~s 81 hand assures our patrons OF good SER
vice at lowest prices.
Wheat.
We are the largest buyers of wheat in Montgom-
o.v county: we do not buy wheat 10 ship; we ouy
eoy omr own milling needs; hence high standard
NJ nrices are maintained.
we sUnAt yOssr tr~"e.
The Liberty Milling Co.,
Germantown Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-29
eat AND CHATTER CLUB" HIT
Prominent Smyrna Folks Assemble on
Beautiful Lawn of ]. E. DeFOrd

Last Thursday evening about two
dozen of the towns prominent ladies
and gentlemen met on the lawn of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. DeFord and after
a bountiful repast, organized a So
ciety known as "The Eat and Chat
ter Club. The following officers were
elected for season of 1923: Mrs.
Frank Postles, Big Eater; Mr.. Frank
Postles, Judge; Mr.. J. Frank Webb,
President; Mrs. F. K. Webb, General
Manager, (of Frank; Charles Sudler;
Treasurer; Mrs. Bert Clifton, StenOg-
rapher, otherwise known as private
Secretary); Mr.. Edw. Porter, Secre-
tary; Mrs. Edw. Porter, assistant in
charge, (Of Ed Mrs. J. E. DeFOrd,
Hostess; Mr.. ]. E. DeFOrd, Manager
of Sports, (such as Base Ball &C.
! The following were made directors
for the ensuing term. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hynson, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Cole, Miss Edythe Beck, Mrs. FAIRIES
Pyle, Mrs. Bertha Wilson, Reginald
DeFord. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Col
Inns were appointed Committee on
transportation, ernest has a new
Knight Carr. During the
evening Mrs.R.Y. .Wallen had pleasure
of seeing her husband, (Bob) adjudg-
ed the handsomest member of the
club and he was presented with q
huge boquet of flowers, (frOm his
wife's garden). The evening was
spent in Social chats together witt
several two steps, 1.-TWO walking to
gether), also two waltzs, (Mr. anC
Mrs. E. G. Walls), and an old tim'
square dance known as "Relics O.
Bombay Hook, this was the mos
popular dance as all were enabled t.
be on the floor at one time, (Which i
generally the case at all such meet
: ings). Incidentally Mr.. and Mrs. A
E. Fowler, of Palmyra, N. j., wer
guest of honor.-X
Smyrna times., 1923-08-29
LATEST BULLETIN ON ROADS
RehObOth Road to be Opened to Five
Points and WescOat's Corner Sept.
Also the Road Thru Smyrna

Points and WescOats Corner Sept.
1.-AlsO the Road Thru Smyrna
The Cool Spring-Five Points to
WescOat's Corner section of the Har-
beson-Lewes Road will be opened for
traffic Saturday, September 1st, max
ing unnecessary the long detour in
use since early summer. Work is in
progress; drive carefully. The new
concrete road south of the Town of
Smyrna will be opened on the same
day. 25 contracts totalling 92 miles
of State Highways have been let
since April 1st and are now in pro-
gress of construction, 80 miles of
paved roadway have been completed
to date. The State Road south from
Dover to Cooper's Corner is closed.
Follow detour signs from State Street
thru Dover thence south along rail-
road to State Road one mile north of
Camden. Dirt road in fair condition.
Thence by concrete road to Camden.
Turn sharp to left for Bowers, Mil
ford and Georgetown. The State
Road is closed between st. Georges
and Odessa. Motorists going from
Wilmington to Middletown, Smyrna
and points south are advised to go
via Newark and Summit Bridge, or
to follow the DUPONT Boulevard to
Tybout's Corner, follow detour signs
west over stone road to Bear Station,
keep to right after crossing railroad,
and turn sharp to left around school
house, follow concrete road to Glas-
gov, thence to Middhetown and Dover.
Stone and concrete roads all the way.
Road below Dover is concrete road
except thru town of Frederica. Con-
structiOn in progress at Frederica.
Detour thru town one mile. Use eX-
treme caution at approaches. Con-
crete road Georgetown-Cool Spring
: Drive slowly Harbeson to Cool Spring
as work is in progress. Detour south
at Cool Spring Station, follow detoul
signs to Lewes and Rehoboth. Dir
road in fair condition. New concrete
road Cool Spring thru Five Points t.
Wescoat's Corner open Saturday
September 1st. Work in progress
Use caution. Georgetown to Laure
:" concrete road, no detours. George
rs town to Bridgeville, concrete road, n
~ detours. Dover Camden FELTON,
Harrington Greenwood Bridgeville
rs Seaford Laurel Delmar, concret
is road, no detours. Milford to Han
rington, concrete road, no detour
FELTON, to Frederica, concrete road, n
re detours.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-29
ROAD CONTRACTORS MOLEsTED
Garage of Sherman & Rhodes Entered
and Trucks Put Out of Commits
siOn.-Mixner Co. Also Delayed

val vi OAA~A ~ ANAAOhNS A@AabNANh |
and Trucks Put Out of Commits
siOn.-Mixner Co. Also Delayed
Road contractors about Smyrna are
having trouble with boys or men mo-
testing their property. Saturday night
the garage of Sherman & Rhodes,
builders of the dupont Road thru
Smyrna, was entered, about 80 gal
Ions of gasoline emptied out of the
trucks and stolen. All the air was
let out of the pneumatic tires, tire
valves stolen, spark plugs broken and
other damage done to such an extent
it took more than three hours for
their men to get their trucks in shape
to get on the job Monday morning.
Their garage is located back of the
residence of Earl Keith, (Voshell
property corner Of Commerce street
and the Boulevard. Not stopping
with this, some one later set fire to
gasoline poured on the ground in
front of Sherman & Rhodes garage
and had it not been for timely dis
covery, it might have set up a con-
fagration. The same party who
made the discovery and stamped it
out, saw a young man making a quick
suspicious exit. The matter has been
turned over to the police authorities.
No arrests have been made, but local
officers are cooperating with Sher-
man & Rhodes to break this business
up. If it be the prank of boys, par
ents had better take warning, for a:
sure as caught an example will bC
made. Over in Clayton the E. B
Riley Mixner Co., builders of th'
Smyrna-Kenton road are having
, trouble too. Someone dumped a 10
of stone from one of their autOmati
bins and let all the stone to tn
ground. 1t took an hour or two an
delayed road work, until this stOn
! could be transferred. The Mixne
Company have put a guard on the 10
;, with a shot gun. They propose t
! stand no interference and the boy G
: boys guilty of such a mean act ma
= get a reception he is not looking fO
Why there is a disposition to damag
y the equipment of road contractors
this vicinity is hard to understan
: Sherman & Rhodes, have no nigl
= watchman, and do not want to feel
-, is necessary in a quiet community Ill
= = this, but such mean act as was pc
Il petraded by throwing their trucks al
y machinery out of commission, meal
- = a loss of time and delay that is
excusable and seriously handica
them in their work. 1t is hoped t
< officers, with such information tn
as have at hand will apprehend t
ds guilty parties and make them pay t
IS. full penalty.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-29
ODESSA GETS SMYRNA TEACHER

Miss Edna WOOdkeeper Will Take
Charge of Primary Grade at Schools
Miss Edna Woodkeeper, of Taylors
Bridge, a graduate of the Teachers
Training course, University of Della
ware, has been secured to succeed
Miss Ella Stats in the Primary De-
partment of Odessa School. Miss
Woodkeeper taught in Smyrna School
last year and assisted Miss Julia
Griffith with first grade pupils. She
leaves Smyrna with the regret of
many friends. Odessa School will
open for the Fall term on Monday,
September 10th, with the following
faculty: Mrs. John ]. JOlls, Principal; /;
Miss Gladys Hopkins, intermediate
Department and Miss Woodkeeper,
Primary Department.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-29
ROAD WORK ABOUT SMYRNA
Concrete Laid on KentOn Road From
MOffitt's to JimstOwn Crossing

Concrete Land on hentOn Road FROM
MOffitt's to JimstOwn Crossing
The E. Riley Mixner Company is
making splendid progress on the
Smyrna-Kenton road. This road has
been graded its entire length and
concrete has been laid from the farm
of Michael Motifs toward Smyrna as
far as Jimtown Crossing. After
reaching the railroad, the mixer was
shifted to the Smyrna-Clayton road
where the Kenton road begins and
concrete is being laid by the farms of
w. G. Anthony and w. D. Hudson to-
ward Jimtown Crossing. When this
is completed which will be about a
week, work will start on the laying
of concrete at Kenton end cf the road
between Michael Mofitt's and KentOn
The MiXner Company is grading the
Kenton- Cheswold road of which they
have the contract. Owing to a break
down of their mixing machine work
was delayed until they could hire the
mixer of Sherman & Rhodes which
went to their assistance this morning
Sherman G. Rhodes, since they com
pleted the DUPONT Boulevard section
thru Smyrna, have been working or
the Leipsic Road from the "Fingel
Board" to Leipsic. The grading j:
we'll under way. Stone, sand anC
cement are beginning to arrive b!
barges at Leipsic and Sherman 4
Rhodes hope to begin laying cOncret'
sometime next week.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-29
FIREMEN's CARNIVAL NEWARK
Over $4,000. Taken In Weeks Event
Which Closed There Saturday Night

Over $4,000 Taken In Weeks Event
Which Closed There Saturday Night
More than $4,000 was taken in at
the carnival of the Aetna Hose Hook
and Ladder Company, of Newark,
which closed Saturday night. The
crowd Saturday night was probably
the largest that ever cOngregated in
the town on any one night. 1t was
estimated from 10000 to 10000 peo-
pie, on Saturday night alone, and it
is thought that $4,000 persons visited
the grounds during the seven nights.
1t is claimed that at least 1000 auto
mobiles were parked in Newark Sat
urday night and by 9 o'clock it was
impossible to find parking space on
any street within six or seven blocks
of the carnival. The automobile was
awarded to William S. Armstrong, in
surance agent and auctioneer Of Elk
ton Road near Newark. The money
cleared on the carnival will go to the
building fund to pay off any debts left
on the construction and furnishing o.
the new building recently completed.