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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Youth Evidently Had
Read and Remembered

The following anecdote, which Is
told about the English poet and es-
sayist, Matthew Arnold, and his youth
full son, shows that the mental quick
ness that manifested itself first in old
Thomas Arnold, the headmaster Of
Rugby, and then in Matthew, the son,
was transmitted unimpalred to the
third generation.
Matthew Arnold's son once heard
someone say that the moon was made
Of green cheese. Immediately he said:
II don't believe the moon Is made Of
green cheese" When his father
asked why he did not believe SO, the
boy could only repeat Il don't know
why, but I don't believe it."
Matthew Arnold told him he should
not give opinions without having rea-
sons for them. Young Arnold was
chagrined and went away sQuelched-
for the time being.
The next morning after greeting bis
father, he said: NOW I know why
the moon is not made Of green cheese.
I found my reason In Genesis"
You have the advantage of me,
then" conceded his father. II didn't
know the subject was mentioned In
the Bible"
Eyes, it Is" replied the boy. TT
tells about the creation, and the moon
was made before there were any
cows l"-Youth's Companion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
That Earth Is Round
Has Long Been KnolDn

Discovery at oxford of musty tome
written a couple OF centuries before
Columbus time, In which It is definite
ly stated the "urthe Is round" will not
surprise any person conversant with
the subject The assumption that the
science Of the Dark ages was sterile
and entirely incorrect has always been
gratuitous.
knowledge, 1t Is true, was not wide
spread among the masses. Scientists
were inclined to keep their discoveries
more or less secret for several reasons.
But 1t is certain that an exchange went
on among the elect and 1t is presum-
able that Columbus had access to docu-
ments, information and maps which
have since been lost
Unscientif1c and uneducated persons,
such as kings and queens and en-
perors, naturally would not have I'M
derstood scientific proof any more than,
say, the average politician today I'M
derstands the proof of the Einstein
theory" The theory that the earth
Is round must have had quite wide
circulation long before Columbus set
out to put it to practical use.-New
York Evening Post.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Folly to Lose Heart
in Sioht of Success

One Of the worst evils wrought by
the sin of encouragement is that we
are tempted to stop when we are just
on the eve Of realized success, and
almost In sight of the richest bless
ings. Up near the summit of Mount
Washington, I once saw a cairn Of
stones to mark the spot where a poor
girl persisted from exposure and heart
failure on a cold night. Her father
and she had rashly attempted to as
cend the mountain without a guide lit
was many years ago., and they had
become lost, and had sat down be-
wildered when the chilling darkness
of the autumnal night came on. The
next morning the distracted father
discovered that a very short distance
more would have brought him in sight
of the lights from the windows Of
the "Tip-top" cabin Here is a bit
of a parable to illustrate how those
who are doing not rash things but
wise things may be tempted to lose
heart, and to relax their efforts when
they were almost in sight Of success
Theodore L. Cuyler, d. d.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Cleaning Ornaments

Bronzes and gilt ornaments can be
cleaned only by brushing carefully
with fine quality, small paint brushes.
When too dull and shabby they must
be done over by a professional. When
the cheaper quality of gilt frames get
shabby, take enough -four of sulphur
to give a golden tinge to a pint and a
half of water and add four bruised
onions. Boil 20 minutes, then strain
and cool. Wipe the dust from the
frame, and with a small, soft brush
paint 1t over with the liquid, then set
aside to dry. When dry 1t will look al
most like new. The more expensive
big frames must be regilded by a pro-
fessional when very shabby, though
they may be touched up once or more
times with this liquid, which will help
their appearance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Odd Couse for DELAY

Two golfers playing an important
tie were annoyed by a slow couple in
front of them, obviously new TO the
game.
At one hole there was particular
ly long wait. One of the offending
couple dawdled on the fairway while
his companion searched industriously
In the rough.
At length the waiting couple on the
tee could contain their Impotence no
longer.
why don't yol heip your friend to
find his ball?' or shouted, indig-
nantly.
The idle golfer in front turned with
cheerful smile.
"Oh, he's got bis ball" he replied
blandly. He's lco';ing for his club ="
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15

The Capitol central once at Wash
ington is Of sufficient size to serve a
city OF about $4,000 population.
When the sixty-nlnth Congress con
vened in December, it was served by
entirely new central ONCE equipment.
A new switchboard and associate ap.
paratus, including main frame, charg-
ing generator, and storage battery, had
just been installed for this service in
new quarters, arranged BY the govern
ment architect.
The equipment is located in the
house Office building and Is operated
by the government as a private branch
exchange under the supervision of
Mrs. Harriet G. Daley, pioneer tele-
phone operator of Washington, and
first operator at the Capitol Mrs.
Daley worked at the first one-position
switchboard installed in the late SOS,
and has seen the ONCE grow to its
present size.
From this central Office 1903 tele-
phones, connecting the government
Offices and the Capitol, Senate and
House ONCE building, including the
press GALLERIES are served. All mem
bers of the House, Senate and Su-
preme Court and their clerical forces
receive service from this switchboard.
The press galleries in the Senate
and House once buildings each con-
tain a number of telephones in booths,
80 that telephone calls may be made
without interruption to each other.
Also many of the Washington papers
and several of the press associations
have direct telephone lines to their
offices, whereby the news may be tele-
phoned direct. The Capitol Office dur
ing the present session of Congress is
handling about $1,000 calls daily and
this hgure is constantly increasing.
Some one has said that If any more
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15

A ma L. Lehman
The Theodore N. Vail Medal Me.
mortal Fund was instituted in 1920 by
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company to honor the memory
OF Mr. Vail, who at the time of his
death on April 1890, had long been
recognized as one of the worlds great
business leaders, and to whose con-
spicuous service in the telephone field
were largely due the expansion and
development of the art of telephony.
Mrs Mildred Lothrop, chief opera.
tor, at Homer, Nebraska, was the first
telephone employee to receive the Vail
gold medal and cash award. After
midnight of May 81, 1920, Mrs. 10th
rop took her place at the switchboard
and warned people of an approaching
mood, her prompt action resulting in
the saving of many lives. In her eff.
forts to secure help she barely escaped
from the telephone Office before the
building was demolished.
A gold medal was presented to
Byron Ernest Thady, night switch.
board-man at Pueblo, Colorado. who
on the night Of June 8, 1921, by her.
culean efforts. maintained communica.
ton until all lines were destroyed, and
then saved valuable property of the
telephone company during disastrous
Hood that devastated the community
Harold Cromwell Daggett and Earl ]
Taylor, section patrolmen, Cheyenne
Wyoming, were recipients of a gold
medal each in 1922. On November z
these men, by strenuous efforts, re-
paired storm damage on the transcon.
tinental telephone lines during one of
the worst billiards. of the year. Dag.
gett after covering a 27-mile section
OF line became exhausted and was
later found by patrolman Taylor, who
after repairing damage caused by the
storm volunteered and located his
fellow employee who was in grave
danger of becoming lost in the snow.
drifts Of the mountains.
On June 5, 1923, station-installer
Charles Erwin Rider, of Guthrie, Okla.
homa, at the peril of his life, restored
telephone service over the Cimaron
River, when the derailed cars OF a
freight train, carrying gasoline and
oil, exploded on the railroad bridge
Rider located boat and with the help
OF other employees restored telephone
service by the installation of tempo.
rary circuits. For his ingenuity and
soolhe'd"f0"~s - this emergency. he
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Famous English Library

The Bodleian library is the public
library of the University of oxford.
England. Its name derives from Sir
Thomas BOdley, who restored 1t in
1893. Among other things he gave to
the library a large and valuable col
lection Of books purchased on the
continent. The library occupies the
site of the old University library,
which was despoiled of its contents
during the reign Of Edward VI. By
copyright law, copy of every volume
published in the United Kingdom is
given the library. which has from
time to time been enriched by valu-
able collections of books and manu-
scripts. In the matter of rare books
and manuscripts it is second only to
the library of the Vatican, at Rome
Kansas City Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Dental Hygiene

Among the occupations which have
arisen in connection with the de
velopment of preventive medicine and
public health work, that of the dental
hygienist, oral hygienist, or dental
nurse, as it has been variously called.
is perhaps the most recent. Dental
disease is the most common of all
human ailments, and seems likely to
remain so for some time to come. The
public school offers an especially fine
field of work for both prophylactic
and educational work, and the dental
hygienist is employed by the Depart
ment Of Education in a considerable
number Of cities, towns and rural dis
tricts. Dental hygienists are well
paid. considering the time spent in
training. The salaries range from $50
to 5000 month.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15

women members are elected to the
House, there probably will have to be
additions made in the near future.
The present switchboard consists OF
eighteen positions, but the space, as
arranged, will accommodate seventeen
additional units, SUFFICIENT to provide
service for 5000 telephones, these sec
lions to be added from time.to-time
as required
The Capitol ofice-Main 3120-hss
100 trunk lines connected with Wash
ington Offices of the telephone com
pany and so direct lines to other pri.
vate branch exchanges of the govern
ment. Ultimately It is expected thai
this private branch exchange will re
quire about 1000 trunk lines and -
direct lines.
Service is continuous throughout TIN
twenty-four hours of the day, youn
women man" the switchboard durin'
business hours, while men operators
are on duty during the evening anG
night
The new location of the Office is O.
the top floor of the building, and Is
ventilated and lighted by huge SIX
lights in the roof. Ample quartz
have been provided for the distribu.
ing frames, power equipment, and bat
teries, which are in an adjoining room
The old central office which has Jus
been replaced was located on tn
fourth floor of the House once build
ing. There were eleven positions
switchboard, but the space was yer.
limited so that no additional section
could be added, and as 1t happened
the room was so situated that there
was no way to enlarge the operating
room, making 1t necessary to provide
another location and establishing an
entirely new central office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
CoIorful Finnish Markets

In brilliant skirt and smock the Fin
nish fshwife is the most vivid of the
colorful throng at the daily market.
While the Firms are fishing, the wives
bring the catch to the market. 1t is
especially exciting when the autumn
sailing fleet comes in to sell provi-
sions for the winter and again on the
day when the ice breaks up In the
spring and the first vessel of the year
steams into the quays. The Helslng-
fors housewife usually comes to mar
ket and does her own purchasing of
vegetables and meat and rarely leaves
without the inevitable handful Of
bright, hardy flowers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Small Change

A keen rider to hounds was out
with strange pack, and, owing to a
series Of mlshaps, had got out Of
touch with the field. Jogging along
country lane he came to child
searching the ground carefully at the
foot of a tall hedge.
What are you doing there, my
boy1' asked the sportsman, curiously.
"LOokin' for small change, SIR"
grlnned the lad. THE master always
jumps 'lgher than is 'orse at this
edge Edinburgh Weekly Scotsman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
IDEAS Mos:lH Adopted

The committee on country life, says
the Washington Star was a commit
tee invited by President Roosevelt In
August, 1908, to aid lim in inyestlgut-
ing the social, sanitary and economic
conditions in Ana. farms ans
which in its report, returned January
%, 1909, recommended The improve
ment of the highways, The establish
nent Of parcels post and postal saw
ings banks and Investigation into the
middleman system of handling farm
products and the encouragement of q
system Of educational extension to
rural communities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber OF Montgomery county has OBJ.
tanned from the Orphans Court Of Mont
gomery county, Md, letters of administra-
ton on the personal estate of
RICHARD WALTER WILLIAMS.
late of said Montgomery county, deceased
All persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. withthe vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber, on or before the 9th day of
May. 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 pay
ment. Given under my hand this 9th
day of November, 1925.
ARCHlBELLE A. WILLIAMS,
nov i3--6t Administrative
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
SIX EMPLOYEES RECEIVE
VAIL GOLD MEDALS

Vail gold medals,
accompanied by
cash awards, have
been given six
employees Of the
Bell system for
noteworthy public
service, including
Anna L. Lehman,
chief operator OF
t h e Chesapeake
and Potomac Tel
ephone Company
at Piedmont, w.
Va.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
FOR SALE
DWELLING OF THE LATE JOHN l.
WELSH AT DERWOOD, MD.

This property consists of a twelve-room
mouse and bath, celler under house, steam
neat and electric lights, in good repair.
ana on half-acre lot, with necessary out
buildings, nicely located and pleasant sur
roundines.
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY NATIONAL
BANK. ROCKVILLE, MD.
june 27-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15

Transacts General Banking and Trust Business
0 Interest paid checking accounts average monthly
10 balances of $500 and
A Interest paid savings accounts beginning July 1922
f/O and credited accounts January and July l. Com
pounded thereafter.
ACTS Executor Administrator, Guardian Trustee
missions very moderate. Literature furnished on
application.
WILLS naming this Company Executor Trustee will be
written and safely kept free of charge.
LOANS made approved endorsements collateral or real
estate
OFFICERS
Robert G. Hilton, dent Secretary
John W. Walker End Vice lst
f. Bache Albert Asst Treasurer James f. Deet Treasurer
Albert M. Bouic, Counsel J. JonesA
DIRECTORS
Horace d. Waters Deets c..
John W. Walker Darby Thomas Dawson
Albert M Bouic Arthur Williams Thomas D. Darby
Robert e. Hilton Alton c. Bell Thomas W.
We invite you to open account with us.
The only Bank county paying interest ON checking accounts
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Big Reduction In
Clothing.

- OLSON the Tailor of Gaitho..
~ INC PS'of1ce offers a Big Reducio, i, ,,
R Su@ selling from SIS to S24oo
DOys pure wool suits irons ''oo'
anus nice looking, from
fis ENG and repairing Guaran,o.
|N'o ram beach suits cleaned and Droo.,
r. M open on Saturdays until ,.so ~
""O'A zone on my plant very reasonable Dro..
., D. Wolfson,
Phone
GATHERSBIJPc n,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15
Gaithersburg Homes.
Price. $1,000.

Adjoining the $1,000 property adver-
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 bniIt-
in garage; iceless cooler pneumatic water
system; steam heat. large porches front
and rear lot 60x360 fruit. etc.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-15

Price. $1,000.
Four rooms, $50 #. front. third acre Of
land lot No. in Thomas Addition tc
Gaithersbure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
FIVE TO EXPLORE
'AbYSS|N|A PLATEAU
U. S. Party Will Seek Secrets
of Hidden Empire of
Queen of Sheba.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, September ITO wrest
past and present secrets from the
Queen of Sheba's ancient empire, the
Field Museum of Natural History, the
Chicago Daily News and the North
American Newspaper Alliance, of
which The Star Is a member. are send
ing a scientific expedition into re-
mote, mysterious Abyssinia.
The expedition will leave Chicago
September to spend six months, at
least, on the vast Abyssinian plateau.
That plateau, rising out of the African
plain like an island of 100000 square
miles, is one of the few unknown lands
of the earth. Hidden in its jungles
and on it's unclimbed mountains may
be species of animals not known to
science.
The commander -in-chief of the expe
dition is DIR. Wilfred Osgood, curator
Of the department of zoology of the
Field Museum. DR.. OsgOod is an ex-
perienced explorer as we'll as a dis
tinguished scientist. Two mountains
in Canada bear his name and he has
blazed trails for science in the Amazon
country of South America.
Fuertes to Paint Finds.
Louis Agassiz Fuertes of Cornell
University, the foremost painter of
birds in America and the companion
of John Muir and John Burroughs on
the Hartman expedition to Alaska,
will capture on his canvas the colors
and forms of the strange birds dis
covered.
Suydam Cutting, millionaire court
tennis champion, will be the expedi-
tons volunteer photographer. Mr..
Cutting was the photogra pher on the
recent Roosevelt hunt for the owls
poll.
Alfred NJ. Bailey of the Field
Museum will be DR.. Osgood's assistant
and Jack Baum of the Chicago Daily
News will be the reporter of the ex-
pedition.
Baum will take with him a Burgess
short-wave radio outfit such as was
Continued on Page 3, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
APARTMENT PLANS
REPORTED 0. KID
10000 U. S. Workers An
sWer QueStionnaire-Gen-
orally Back Scheme.

Nearly 10000 Government employees
have answered the questionnaires sent
out by the Commerce Department. re-
questing their views on the proposal
to construct apartment houses for
Federal workers. While the tenor of
the replies has not been made public.
most Of them are understood to have
expressed the belief that amelioratiOn
of housing conditions for Government
employees is desirable and that most
employees who rent now are paying
rentals in excess of the $3.50 per
room per month charge suggested by
the unnamed sponsor for the project.
About 10000 questionnaires were
sent to the chief clerks Of the Gov
eminent departments and independent
establishments. While fewer than half
have been answered, this is explain
able, personnel chiefs say, by the fact
that a number of employees arc on
leave.
Secretary Hoover is expected back
in Washington about September is.
and is expected, few days after his
arrival in the Capital, to confer with
DR.. John NJ. Cries. chief OF the houS-
ing division of the department, and
Other housing experts on Ihe IeaSiDli-
ity of the proposed construction in the
light of the replies from the employees.
He may at the same time reveal the
identity of the unnamed sponsor for
the project, whom he has described
as "a man of standing in the COM
munity." In the meantime, other
Commerce Department officials have
maintained silence on the entire mat
ter at the request of Mr. Hoover and
there. has been no indication of the
name of the man who proposed the
construction. The Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. of New York, which was
in connection with the
scheme. has officially denied any con-
nection with the proposed construction
here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
PLOT REVEALED TO KILL
FOE OF CLEVELAND VICE
Man Confesses Gamblers offered
$4,000 for Death of Safety Di-
rector Edwin D. Barry.

Ry the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. September
AN alleged plot by professional
gamblers to kill Safety Director Ed
win II. Barry was being investigated
by police and detectives today. The
plot was revealed by Il man who as
serted that he and several others had
I.een offered $50.000 10 get rid of
Barry"
The alleged plot is believed to have
been concocted because of Barry $
warfare against the gamblers, whom
he drove out of Cleveland, and then.
after they had opened in the suburbs.
harassed them until he was prevented
hy a court injunction from further
interfering with their operations.
Details of the plot were told de-
tectives by man taken into custody
on a burglary and larceny warrant.
He denied the theft and said that the
man who had sworn 10 the warrant
was gambler who had approached
him and several other men two
months ago and had offered them
$500 to slay Barry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02

Says She Will Not Take Initiative
On Tangier Question.
BraZilians Also Absent.

ROME, September . LP.-Italy, it
is officially stated. has no intention Of
taking the initiative in the Tangier
question by summoning a conference
at Genoa if the meeting suggested by
Spain is not held in Switzerland. This
country will continue 70 pursue an
aloof but watchful attitude, owing to
the fact that she has no tangible in
tereSt in TanGier.
I'VE permit ourselves the luxury
OF supporting the Spanish case" said
a government spokesman today, but,
both because we desire to see peace
ful outcome and because our part is
political rather than juridical, we have
not the slightest intention of insisting
upon anything.
IF we are invited to a conference.
probably we shall attend. If a settle
ment is made against our interests
without us, we will not recognize it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
Torture Evident
In Murder Laid
To Bootleg Gang g
By the Associated Press.

L
CHICAGO, September BE
lieved to have been tortured to
death with fire, gasoline and a
rope. the body of a man was
found in field near Chicago
Heights today. Police attributed
the killing to a bootleggers' war
that has claimed seven lives in
the suburb.
A rope was around the neck
and the clothing had nearly been
burned off the body, which was
charred sufficiently to make identi-
fication difficult. Police said it ap-
peared that gasoline had been
poured on the mans clothes.
1t could not be determined
whether the man had been killed
by the flames or by previous
strangulation. The body might
have been dragged to the spot
where it was found, the police
said, with the rope about the neck,
the man having been killed in
some other way.