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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Notice to raX-Payers.

NOTICE is hereby given by the under
signed, Treasurer OF Montgomery county
and Collector of State and county taxes for
the said county, as required by Section G
OF Chapter 1S1 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1906, to all per-
sons to whom State and county taxes are
assessed in said county, that the annual
levy has been made and placed in the
hands OF the undersigned for collection.
All such taxes bear interest from Sep
TENDER list, 1875, at the rate of per CEN
tum per annum.
All taxpayers are hereby warned that
unless such taxes as are assessed against
them be paid on or before the first day of
January, 1925, their names will be pub
lished, in accordance with said Act of
Assembly, in the list of delinquent tax
payers, and that if said taxes, with inter
est and proportional part of cost of adver-
tising. remain unpaid until the second
Monday in April, 1926, the property as
sessed to such delinquent taxpayers, or so
much thereof as may be deemed neces-
sary. will, on said last mentioned date, be
exposed for sale to pay such taxes, interest
and expenses.
state and county taxes may be paid by
persons presenting proper bills on or before
December 81. 1925. during banking hours
at the following named banks
Kensngton Bank
First National Bank of Gaithersbure.
First National Bank of Sandy Spring.
Poolesvllle National Bank.
Silver Spring National Bank
Tak0ma Park Bank.
Bank Of Bethesda, Bethesda.
Bank of Damascus, Damascus.
The Germantown Bank
Citizens Bank, Takoma Park, Md. C.
JOHN GARDNER,
Treasurer of Montgomery county.
june 27-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Snot That Made History

The bridge over the River AIDA al
Lodi, Italy, is famous as the scene OF
terrible contest between the French
under Bonaparte and the Austrlans
under Beaulieu, May 10, 1916. The
Austrlans were strongly intrenched on
the opposite bank of the AIDA and
their formidable artillery swept the
bridge, but Bonaparte, charging at the
head of his grenadiers, bayoneted the
cannoneers at their guns and drove the
defeated Austrlans into the mountains
of the Tyrol. AS result of this vic
tory, Milan capltulated to Bonaparte 8
few days later. This battle is frequent
ly spoken of as the Terrible Passage
of the Bridge of Lodi" 1t was Bona
parties first important victory over the
Austrians, and, as he afterward de
clared, kindled the first spark of his
ambition.--Kansas City Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
When Brides Were Bought

Wedding gifts apparently have de-
veloped from the earlier custom of ex-
change of gifts between bride and
bridegroom, in turn based upon mar
rlage by consideration, where the sutton
had to give to the father of his in
tended wife a bride price or present
and the daughter was provided with a
dowry as a return gift.
The price for a bride shows consid-
cradle variation, according to the
wealth Of the interested parties and
the accomplishments of the bride.
Among certain tribes couple of pigs
or goats seemed to be sufficient cap
ital necessary for Investment in one
good husky helpmate Among the
Bedouins of Mount Sinai Westermarch
tells US the price of girl is "from S.
to $780," but sometimes amounts to $40
"lf the girl is well connected and very
handsome"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Too Good 10 Liue

A jury condemned the philosopher
Socrates TO death, Ian It is not record.
ed that they were iniiurnced in this by
his statement, In tn course OF his de
Tense, while soldier in the Greek
army went throusli the SHOWS OF a
winter campaign barefoot. and no one
ever saw me cross Il street in Athens
In the summer to get into tie shade q
The mind of Socrates was never mucls
on the weather lie believed that one
would suffer less and accomplish more
II he did not. bother his brains about
the temperature, and what 1t might de-
to him. That Is still very good philoso
phy.-Detroit News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Plants That Protect
Coasts From the Sea

In the struggle to defend our coasts
from sea encroachments, seaside au-
thOrities have no better allies than the
hardy tamarlsk and shrubby sea bite.
These useful plants are as effective in
protecting the lonely stretches of our
shores as stout sea walls and far-hung
groynes, says a writer in London Tit:
Bits. Take, for example, Shoreham,
on the Sussex coast. This town was
seriously affected by the incoming
tides until it was found that the loose
shingle that fringes the sea could be
bound into a resisting mass by the ex-
tensive planting of tamarisk, hardy
little plant whose only real enemy is
severe frost.
On the Norfolk coast the same
method is adopted, but there the shift
ing single is bound with shrubby sea
bite, which grows waist high and COW
ers large areas of the coast. The more
this plant Is ill-treated the stouter 1t
fourshes. Occasionally violent storm
will result In the shrubs being COM
pletely embedded in fresh shlngle
thrown up by the waves. This, in
reality, is an advantage, as the plant
puts forth new shoots that bind the
fresh stones, still further strengthen
ing the land rampant.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
The Fly FIeD

An Rrt critic, speaking Of the virtues
Of this painting and the faults of that
one, finally came to a picture in the
gallery and said: Nov, you see in
this picture the artist has not learned
his trade-it lacks technique and I'M
Outstanding. His trees seem to have
no form; they do not stand up; the
grass has no roots. His clouds look
like bits of paper stuck on the canvas.
And here you see he has resorted to a
trick to catch the public eye and has
attempted to paint a fly. Now, I would
not object to the fly, had he been able
to draw better and make it look like
fly This fly looks like lump of mud
and has not the character Of a fly"
At this point the fly, having tired of
the critics rambling, took wing and
few away.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Spotlight of World
Turned on Minister

The minister is looked upon as the
leader of the community. He stands
on high pedestal, fhe church atmos-
phere, the organ, the painted windows
the silence, the solemnlty, set him off
and apart from his fellows. There Is
something of enchantment and mys-
terry about him. Wisdom must flow
from the fountain head, and what the
poor overtaxed man can give is mere
words and sometimes dull ones at
that.
He must stand little straighter,
keep himself aloof, talk dogmatlcally,
and be just a little above his fellows
That makes the minister rather lone
some man, spiritually.
He cannot share himself with his
fellow He must share the pretended,
artificial self with them. He does that
unconsciously, Of course, but that only
makes him a more unfortunate person
still. He gradually Identifies himself
with the thing people think he is, and
his real self goes whitening away, and
his real personality loses its force and
character and signlfcance.-A Minis
ter's Son, In Century Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Gap Johnson KnoWs
Value of Discretion

"A Teller driving along in an old
hootin' nanny car last night with its
lights out, ran onto mule that was
laying in the road In front of Hoot
Holler's house." related Gap johnson
of Rumpus Ridge. "The durn mule
started to get up just as the car ran
onto him and knocked him over. The
driver Of the car gave boot of his
horn and yell from himself, and the
mule laying on his back began to kick
and squeal.
essay what are you trying to do
with my muller yelled its owner, run
ming out Of his house.
"'You better ask him what he's try
ing to do to me and my carr the fell
Ter hollered right back.
sand as I'd seed and heered this
much and hadn't no desire to mix in
a fight, being as / was all down in
the back, just went on and never did
find out the rest of lt"-Kansas City
Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
TotaLifY

The little fellow at the corner, sell
ing papers, looked so forlorn and visit
full that the passing stranger couldn't
forbear speaking to him.
whats your name, sonnyf" he
asked.
"Jim," was the reply.
"Jlm whatp
"Just jim"
well, what's your fathers manner"
"Aint got no father"
"Well, who's your mother-brothers
sisters"
"Ain't got none"
mo one at all 2" asked the man In
pity.
"Nope." the boy answered. when
you seen me you done seen all there
Is of us."-American Legion Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
"Sports" a Century Ago
Not of Highest Order

Public entertainments in London a
hundred or more years ago were more
of a sporting than of a dramatic or
musical type In the Observer of a
date Of 1925 appeared a full report Of
a dog fight, at the Westminster pit, at
which fifty personages of rank" were
among the spectators, and whereat
also his grace, the kings rat catcher,
entered the arena with a cage contain
ing ninety rats that a dog named Billy
killed seriatim In seven minutes and
thirty seconds.
Another article recorded that Mr..
Wombwell, the proprietor of lion
named Nero, had built den, ten feet
high and flfty-seven feet in circumfer-
ence. in which a contest outrance
between his pet and six dogs was to
take place in June. Still another
chronicled the melancholy fact that
"John Smith, who was matched to eat
pair of mems shoes in fifteen min
utes at the Half-Moon tap, Leadenhall
market, has broke down in training,
having been seized with indigestion"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Old Superstition

Much quni mythical superstition
centers around ancient Dover castle,
which overlooEs the English channel.
1t Is unique among English castles in
more respects than one. No other an
cient fortress in This country has
maintained It's prac;!fal usefulness so
long and no othcr rs been accredited
to the Industry %. h. devil Accord
Ing to the EohelAiaIi Leo Won Rotz-
initial, 1T was built by evil spirits and
Is so strong that in no other part of
Chrlstendom can anything be found
like It," II is easy to see the reason
for this ascriptiun. Foreigners casting
covetous eyes ON this gateway TO the
rich lands of England may well have
found something diahulical In this
fortress frowning down on them.-Lon.
don Mail.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
There Were Others

The young man hesltatlngly entered
her fathers presence. With a preliml-
nary clearing of the throat and nery
Gus twitch Of his fingers. he said:
81 have come to ask you If may
marry your daughter, Gertrude"
"You may" said the father, prompt
ly, as he passed the cigars, "And now
that you're in the family, may ] take
you into my confidence"
"Why--er--" exclaimed the happy
man.
well, my boy" said his future IA
ther-in-law, 81 just want to say that
as you pass around among your friend.
| wish you'd get some OF them ex
cited about Margaret, Dorothy, Bells
and Nancy And put couple Of cigars
in yOur rocket"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Nature of Pinchbeck

This is the name of an alloy Of
copper and zinc and was so called
from its inventor, London watch
maker who died In 1882. Plnchbeck
made cheap jewelry from this alloy
which had the appearance and luster
of gold, although the counterfeit could
easily be detected by its weight be-
ing less than that of gold and It's want
of resonance. The most common
pinchbeck consists of about 10 or Is
per cent Of zinc and the remainder
copper-although tin is sometimes also
added The word "pinchbeck" is FIRE.
quently applied to anything which is
counterfeit or spurious. For instance,
Anthony Trollope says: where in
these pinch beck days can we hope
to find the old agricultural virtue In
all Its purity, "-Exchange
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Bird Census Takers

In all civilized countries where
game is being protected there are
trained men employed in taking the
census of the various birds and other
protected wild game. In the United
States and Canada the preserve war
petent helpers. The task is patience
trying one. In Europe the count is
actual, just as when human census
Is taken, but In the United States 1t Is
largely by estimate, In this way re-
liable figures are obtained, as for In
stance the statement that In Peru may
be found 100000 llamas.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Right to Salute Bride

kissing the bride appears to have
been an old Scottish custom, according
to which the person who presided
over the marriage ceremony uniformly
claimed 1t as his inalienable privilege
to have smack at the lips of the
bride Immediately after the perform
ance of his official duties" for it was
rannlly believed that the happiness of
every bride lay involved In the pastoral
kiss. Doris Blake IN Baltimore Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25

He was consulting his lawyer, more
in personal than in professional
way 81 don't know what to do, John"
he said, my wife has received an
anonymous letter exposing some things
| was mixed up in before we were
married" The lawyer spoke from
much experience. BILL he said,
there's only one thing to doom
fess" THAT would be all right, John"
said the worried husband, "if she
would let me take a look at the letter
or tell me what's in it. AS it is |
don't know what to confess"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Notice to Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
serlber OF the District of Columbia has
OBTAINED from the Orphans Court of Mont
gomery county, Md, letters testamentary
On the personal estateof
EDWARD WILLIAMS,
late of District of Columbia, deceased. All
persons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, TO the sub-
scriber on or before the 2lst day of Janu-
airy, 1926 otherwise they may. by law.
be excluded from all benefit of said estate
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Giyen under my hand this 21st day of
July 1925.
ELLA FRANCES WILLIAMS,
july EAST Fxacnt,;v
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
If You Want
to Buy or Sell
SEE
w. 0. Dosh.

ouy and sell all kinds of horses. mules
and colts, and always have on hand a
good assortment of farm horses. leaders
and, in fact. any kind of a horse YOU
would want
All stock sold under guarantee, must
be as represented, or money refunded
For reference. ask your neighbors, have
done business with them.
also have on hand for sale some of the
very best makes of secondhand bueeies,
some good as new. also have harness
of all kinds and milk wagons at the right
price. Call at my place of business and
look them over.
II you cannot pay cash. your credit is
good with -
W. o. DOSH,
Gaithersburg, Md.
Phones-ofiice 43 residence 40
jan 9-4m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Special Announcement

wish to call the attention of the friends
and patrons Of my recently deceased hus-
band that ! viii succeed him in the funeral
and undertaking business, with ROY W
Barber as manager and embalmer.
Prompt and efficient service guaranteed
Auto ambulance service.
MRS. GEO. M. GARTNER.
Gaithersburg, Md.
Phone, Gaithersburg 6 M.
july 3l-6t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25

AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE STATION
using genuine Ford parts,
automobile repairing. tires. tubes and
accessories.
Auto and stationary electric plants service.
Postoffice address. Rockville, Md. r. F.
d. 4, "a
Phone, Sandy Spring 1l6 F resi-
dence. Sandy Spring 116 F 81.
C. f. FORD. Proprietor,
Successor to Donald Bowie.
an l6-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
FARM FOR SALE.

! will sell at private sale my farm, con.
tanning 80 acres. improved by a good
dwelling house of seven rooms and all
necessary outbuildings Lot of nice fruit
on the place. Situated about three miles
from Rockville and short distance from
Derwood
J. C. LOUTHAN.
sep 5-3m Derwood. Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
NOTICE.

Ordered this day by the Board of County
Commissioners Of Montgomery county that
the road leading from the town of Pooles-
vile to Sycamore Landing be closed to pub
lie travel until further notice. The purpose
Of closing this road is 10 repair the same,
and all persons are hereby warned that
they travel this road at their own risk
by order of the Board. August II. 1925,
LACY SHAW. President
BERRY L. CLARK, Clerk.
aug l4-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Price, $1,000.

Unsurpassed as to location, is exclusive
residential neighborhood. A most com
pletely equipped and beautiful home,
eleven rooms, including bath, basement
and attic; steam heat, electric lights, oak
stairway, three oak mantels, garage, large
front and side porches back porch, iceess
cooler, pneumatic water system fnit, etc.
lot 8Ox360 within $50 feet OF church
close to school house beautiful shrubbery
flowers and trees; within blocks of Ward
station, and within 10 minutes walk of
Gaithersburg station.
Price, $4,000.
Five rooms; half acre of land, fruit and
beautiful shrubs located on Frederick
avenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25

- n - rS rIrA..
Bears the >7lhe Kind Yea Have ANa,S BOuphi
a %<HZSk1ES!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25

EOR SALE,
y Twenty-four acres of land
improved by new eight-room bungalow
ana other necessary outbuildings. Suitable
place for a chicken and pigeon farm.
convenient to good roads and all other
conveniences. Only one hours drive from
Washington, d. c.
THOMAS f. THOMPSON,
july l7-lm* Bovds Ma
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-09-25
Gafthersburg Homes.
Price, $4,000.

Price. $4,000.
Adjoining the $1,000 property adyer-
tised opposite this item. New, chestnut
trim, No. Wilson floors, pedestal colorado
three rooms, reception hall and pantry on
first floor; four beautiful, large BEDROOMS
with closets, bath and large sleeping porch
on second floor; trimmed to attic built
in garage iceless cooler pneumatic water
system; steam heat, large porches front
and rear lot 60x360 fruit, etc.
Price, $1,000.
Four rooms. $50 it, front. third acre OF
land; lot No. in Thomas Addition to
Gaithersburg.
Terms reasonable.
Thomas,
GAITHERSBURG. MD.
Evening star., 1925-04-08
YELLOWSTONE LOOKS
FOR 100000 VISITORS
Record Contract is Let for 1O2
Buses and 20 Trucks to
Handle Transportation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April S.-Arrangements
were completed yesterday to insure
the regular opening under normal
conditions Of Yellowstone National
Park, despite a million dollar fire that
destroyed much of the parks trans
portation facilities March 80. To
make accommodation of visitors am
Pile, Harry W. Child. head Of the
parks transportation system, let the
largest contract for motor coaches
ever recorded. The park opens on
June IS, and 10000 reservations have
already been made for the season.
The order for 102 sight seeing motor
cars and 20 trucks to carry supplies
was taken by the White Co. of Cleve-
land, with an agreement to operate
day and night until June to COM
plete the cars. The vehicles will fill
a train of 65 cars, which will be run
directly from Cleveland to Livingston,
the nearest station to the national
park, and thence driven so miles to
the reservation.
The hotels at the park were not
harmed by the fire, but the garages,
housing a. fourth of the parks 400
motor vehicles, were destroyed A
new garage covering two acres is
already under construction at Gardi-
ner.
Mr.. Child said that the advance
Evening star., 1925-04-08
POPULARITY CONTEST ON.
Rebekah Lodges to Determine Best
Liked Member,

A contest to determine the most
popular Rebekah of the Daughters
of Rebekah will be one of the fea-
lures of the first annual indoor fair,
dance and exposition of Mithras
Sanctorum, No. 100, u. o. S. & p.
in Pythian Temple, April 90 to May
2 The proceeds will be turned over
to the Odd Fellows Home.
Thirteen Rebekahs already have
entered the contest. They are: Emma
T. Strobel, Naomi Lodge, No. 1; En-
ma J. Belt, Ruth Lodge, No. 2; Moi
lie E. Edmonston, Martha Washing
ton Lodge, No. 3; Arena Stansbury.
Dorcas Lodge, No. 4; Maus Taylor.
Esther Lodge, No. 5; Annie E. Grigs-
by, Miriam Lodge, No. s; Flora o.
Schwinger. Fidelity Lodge, No. z;
Edna e. Rankin and Agnes Herbert,
Friendship Lodge, No. 8; vesta Pol
lock and Caroline Okey. Mount
Pleasant Lodge. No. 9: Margaret
Margaret Royston, Schuyler ColfaX
Lodge. No. 10, and Helen Osborn,
Brightwood Lodge, No. II. Mrs.
Edda V. Mallory is chairman of the
committee in charge of the contest.
Evening star., 1925-04-08
WORLD LAW CODE
PROJECTS NOW UP
Territorial Waters One of
Four Considered by Geneva
JuriStS' Commission.

Decision of the Geneva Commission
of International Jurists to take up
the question of territorial waters as
one of four projects of international
law codification to be considered at
its present session attaches new i'm
portance to the similar plan worked
ont by the American International
Law Institute for the coming Ameri-
can law cod itication conference in Rio
de Janeiro.
Draft conventions on national do
main" and jurisdiction" framed by
the institute embody recent thought
by experts in all American republics
on the questions now before the
Geneva gathering.
The proposal leaves the off shore
extent of territorial sea- to be in
serted, but they would establish a
definite rule that the outer boundary
of such sea, within which the pos
sessing nation could exercise absolute
sovereignty, would follow the sinu-
osities of the coast" except as to
bays of stipulated width at the mouth
and with both coasts under the same
sovereignty.
Safeguarding Bay Lines.
In such cases a straight line across
the mouth of the bay is provided for,
the shore is owned by two nations,
the. "sinuosities" rule would prevail.
The convention also would declare
sovereignty over the bottom and
sub .Til' of territorial sea, fix rules
for exact location of boundaries that
fall in international rivers or chan
nels and otherwise standardize practice
to eliminate disputes.
Novel proposals come in the "juris-
diction" convention. 1t would confer
the general right to continue, within
the zone contiguous to territorial
seas, the pursuit OF a vessel COM
menced within territorial waters,
"and to bring the vessel before its
(the territorial sovereignty courts"
Supplemental Provision.
A supplemental provision is that
the American republics may extend
their jurisdiction beyond the terri
torial sea, parallel with such sea- for
an additional distance Of - marine
miles, for reasons OF safety and in
order to assure observance of sani-
tary and customs regulations"
Another provision would make
crimes committed aboard merchant
craft subject to the law of the flag
of the ship even when committed
within the territorial sea of another
nation, unless they disturb the or
der and public tranquility of the re-
gion where they have been COM
mitted." when the territorial SOW
ereignty would have jurisdiction.
A separate provision would grant
Evening star., 1925-04-08

to maritime nations the right Of oc-
cupation of the high sea contiguous
to their territorial sea for the more
or less permanent establishment" of
non military aircraft bases, radio
and cable stations, lighthouses, scien-
tifc exploration bases and refuge
stations for shipwrecked persons. In
no case could such bases be fortified
or used even indirectly" for military
or naval purposes.
The convention would lay down the
fiat rule that merchant ships are sub
ject to "the administrative and crimi
nal laws and procedure" of the nation
in whose territorial sea they sail, al
though passengers and crew and their
property aboard are subject to the law
of their own flag.