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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24

today. Il believe that most of the
residents OF Arlington County will sup
port me in this position. l am Ger.
tainly going to vote against II when It
reaches the Senate"
The bill is In the form of an amend
ment to the existing gas tax act Of
1923 as amended in 1924. The added
half cent tax proposed by the admins
tration would go into the county cof-
fers rather than in those of the State
The present Az cent tax is divided be
tween the State and the counties, the
former getting cents and the latter
I Y cents per gallon. The new amend
ment would give the counties , cents
per gallon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24

Sanitary Commission shah be audited
once a year by the State auditor, not
later than six months after the close
of each fiscal year, was favorably re-
ported to the House of Delegates yes
terday by the Prince Georges delega-
ton, but was recommitted to that
delegation on motion of Delegate Bur.
ton l.. Ford of College Park.
This matter was one Of the cam
paign issues in the last campaign, but
Mr.. Ford explained that it's provisions
are contained in the compromise bill
on the sanitary commission introduced
last week, and the present bill is
superfiuous.
Fire Engine Proposed.
bill authorizing the town of
Hyattsville to purchase pumping fire
engine Of the 1.000-gallon type. at a
cost not to exceed ST., 000 and author
izing town officials to set aside not to
exceed B cents of taxes on. each 500
assessed value Of property to pay for
its maintenance. was introduced in the
House Of Delegates yesterday by Del.
egate Burton l.. Ford, College Park.
The measure was referred to the
Prince Georges County delegation. To
pay for the engine, the bill provides
for the issuance of negotiable notes.
TO be paid up IN four years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
Former Minister Found Dead.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, March "a
Rev. Charles Friend, Sc years old, re-
tired Presbyterian clergyman, former
ly of Hampton. Va. was found dead
early today at the home of his brother
in-law, Rev. DIR. Frank T. McFaden,
from heart attack. Ee preached in
Centenary Reformed Church last
night. His wife, formerly Miss Annie
Walton oS North Carolina, died two
years ago. Surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. McFaden. Winchester; Mrs. Nat.
ale F. Smith, Richmond, and Mrs. W.
II. Bocock, Athens, Ga, and a brother.
John G. Friend, Danville, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
oPTIMIsTs HAVE FEAST.
Club Fails in Search for Illusive
Pearls.

Members OF the Optimist Club. as
sembled at an oyster feast at the Capt.
tai Yacht Club yesterday. lived up to
their regulations when they shucked
1000 oysters in tie vain hope OF find
ing a pearl, and then resolved to hold
another feast soon and try again to
find the elusive pearl.
Frank Pierce. club president, wei
coined the members and guests. who
unanimously testified to the success Of
the feast.
The next meeting of the club will be
Wednesday az the Hotel Harrington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
BOARD OF 7 FAVORED.
Montgomery County Measure Act
ed Upon in Senate.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. March 24---An in
crease in the number of county com
missioners of Montgomery County
from FIVE to seven received favorable
action of the Senate last night when
Senator Eugene Jones. Kensington, re-
ported favorably the House bill max
ing such a provision. and also re-dis-
tricting the county for the new COM
missioner appointments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
GAS TAX INCREASE
IN VIRGINIA FOUGHT
Senator Ball of Arlington
County viii Oppose Meas
ure'S Passage.


RICHMOND, Va. March 94--Ar-
linston County will make it's voice
heard at the special session of the
Legislature here in opposition TO
bill introduced in the House to raise
the gasoline tax in Virginia from Az
to cents q gallon.
State Senator Frank l.. Ball of Ar
lington County yesterday announced
his strong disapproval of any increase
in the present tax. The increase was
recommended recently by the Bureau
of Municipal Research after a survey
of the State government.
Committee Considers Bill.
The bill. sui nlitted in the House of
Delegates by l.. Fl. Shrader OF Am
herst and G.. A, Jones of Spottsylvania
is In the hands of the committee on
roads and internal navigation for con
sideratiOn.
Opposition from other quarters Of
the State was predicted here gener'
ally in the Capitol corridors II APP
peared not unlikely that the bill would
resolve itself into a test of the power
of the State administration in the
present Legislature
II am undualfiedly opposed to the
gas tax bill" Senator Ball declared
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
DreD on Imagination
for Spirited Ballad?

Alfred Tennyson in his poem THE
Revenge A Ballad OF the Fleet" In.
dicates that Sir Richard Grenvllle,
commanding the Revenge when the
English fleet Of sixteen ships encoun
tered nifty three Spanish men Of war
at the Azores, declined to withdraw
when Lord Thomas Howard, the fleet
commander, signaled the ships to
stand ont to sea. The poet says Gren
vile remained to fight the whole Span
lsh fleet because he had 90 men III on
shore and would not leave them be
hind to be tortured.
Historians, however, believe that
Grenville misunderstood the signal to
withdraw. Undaunted by the terrific
odds. Grenville tried to break the
Spanish line For Is hours the Re
venge with 100 men, battled against
5000 on board IS Spanish ships.
Some of the Spanish ships could not
get into the melee because they would
have fired into their own ranks,
Finally Grenville knew he was beaten
and he wanted to sink the Revenge,
but his men induced him to surrender.
He had been so seriously wounded In
the fighting that he died few days
later on board a Spanish ship. The
Spaniards put crew of their own on
the Revenge and short time later
the ship sank In a storm, carrying
down with her the foreign crew.
Kansas City Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Austrian Fouls Lack
Proper Neck Covering

A peculiar breed of fowls called
Naked Neck has come to this country
from Austria, where 1t Is said to
have originated. The name comes
from the fact that the fowls are desti-
tute of feathers from within an inch
or two back of the head down the en-.
tire length of the neck and on to the
shoulders This popularity of plum
age Is very marked, and the neck and
shoulders have an unnatural appear
ance. They are not attractive; In
fact, they are very unattractive, and
the peculiar sensation to the hand
when grasplng the naked portion Of
the neck is very unpleasant. The skin
of the neck is smooth, and, when ex.
posed to the sun during the summer
months, turns red and has n raw ap-
pearance, as II the blood were gath.
cred beneath and close to the skin.
They are very hardy; are but seldom
seen. and have been bred In Austria
only as novelties.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Many Factors Unite
to Shape Literature

A literature is the spiritual inter.
probation of an age. 1t is the expires.
sion and illumination of the sorrows,
the conflicts, the burdens and the as-
plrations of ones own time. True
literature shows us the eternal laws
operating under common and fieeting
forms of life around us. The lltera-
ture is pathfinder: 1t lights the road
for all that is aspiring in our destiny.
A great literature is never an acci-
dent; 1t is as truly an evolution ms Ii
a tree The literature of nation Is
the outcome of its whole life. Its
growth Is determined by four mighty
forces: Race, or heredlty; enylron-
ment, or physical and social condl.
tions; epoch, or the spirit Of the age;
personality, or that which is funda.
mental in mans nature.
Each man is born with all the mo-
mentum of his race within him. We
look big because we stand upon tho
shoulders of all the preceding gener-
atoms. We are the fruit of the past
and the seed of the future Next, we
come TO environment, or the impress
of nature and society upon literature.
Climate, sky, soil and occupatlon-ai
these have acted upon generation aft
er generation of Englishmen. until
distinct type Of man has been pro-
duced. The spirit of the age Is also
another powerful factor In the shap-
ing Of a literature. AS stone against
stone, humanity and literature shapes,
and is also shaped
A great writer must have some met
sage for the world--a great truth thgt
is even higher than his own era. But
the form which that message SHAH
take depends chiefly upon his epoch.
lie cannot write with the large pow
err of Shakespeare's time, because The
language is not ready for him. Each
age has its spirit and It's possibilities
But In the building Of llteraturs
there Is a final, strange force beyond
race environment, and epoch It is tho
ineffaceable element Of personality In
man. What is called genius is the
highest, keenest manifestation of per-
sOnallty. Genius remakes the society
which evolves 1t. 1t not only ex-
presses but intensifes the national
type, and the eternal, that underlies
all types. Genius becomes the golden
key to the locked-up ideal OF the null
titude Great literature is genius
speaking its Interpretation of the acts
and aspirations OF an age-of the
meaning and the mystery of life
Edwin Markham in the Smokers
Companion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Colonial Home Built
to Defy Father Time

Shortly before the French revolu
ton many nobemen left France and
came to Louisiana, where they estab
llshed fine homes, becoming substan
tlal, loyal citizens of the South.
Among these was Marquis Ternant
who arrived about 1883 on his estate
In Polnte COupee, one of the earliest
settlements on the Mississippi rivei
Here he built stately French colo
nial mansion and presented II to hi
bride on their wedding day.
II was constructed throughout OF
red cypress, cut from the swamps on
the place The rafters and heavy tim
bers were hewn to shape and put to
gether with wooden pegs. The In
terror was finished with hand-carved
holdings and antique panel work
which still preserve the characteristic
grandeur OF the Eighteenth century
The excellent condition of this his
toric manor house today Is q tribute
to the building wisdom of its founder
In selecting native cypress for ali
parts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23

The methods used by the Indians in
fishing, before the advent of the white
man, we're quite modern. Starting
from the simple device of attaching
the bait to the end of line, the pro-
gressive order of flshhooks used by
the Indians seems to be as follows:
(a) The gorge hook, spike of bone
or wood, sharpened at both ends and
fastened at its middle to line, de.
vice used also for catching birds; %
spike set obllquely In the end of a
plain shaft; (c) the plain hook; (d)
the barbed hook; (e) the barbed hook
combined with sinker and lure. This
series does not exactly represent
stages In invention; the evolution
may have been effected by the habits
Of the different species OF fish and
their increasing warlness. The mate.
rials used for hooks by the Indians
were wood, bone, shell, stone and cop
per. The Mohave employed the re-
curved splnes Of certain species of
'actus, which are natural hooks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Cocoa Should Be "Cacao"?

Chocolate is made from the large
nutrtive seeds of beans of the cacao
Tree, a small evergreen tree indigenous
% tropical America. Formerly all
'hocolate came from tropical America,
but now the Gold Coast, in Africa, Is
The largest producer of cacao There
Is much popular confusion In connec.
lion with the words coco. cocoa and
cacao
The original name OF the tree was
cacao and that form is retained IN
German, Spanish and French. But In
DR.. Samuel Johnson's dictionary II
was spelled cocoa. II probably was
an error, but at any rate the spelling
now is the accepted form In English.
The cacao has no relation to coconu
palms. There is also a small shrub
that grows In South America called
the cOco.-Pathfnde Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Black Phosphorus

Black posphorus, hitherto supposed
to be pure phosphorus turned blnck
as a result Of sudden cooling, Is pro
duced by the contact OF phosphorus
with mercury on which 1t can react
at the moment when II passes from
the liquid to the solid state, MoltI
phosphorus dissolves mercury, glvlnr
colorless solution. When cooled
the saturated solution remains color
less In all low temperatures, but II the
phosphorus solldlfies the solldIflcatlou
Is very weak and the mercury leaves
the solldlfied phosphorus and colors
1t black.
Ii black phosphorus is melted, the
mercury is easily redlssolved In the
surrounding phosphorus and the whole
body becomes colorless. This Is the
correct explanation Of the phenome
non.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23

At 2:',0 Margaret was at the sta
tion with her little roadster to meet
Cousin Fanny. She wore one of her
preitiest dresses and she had so care
fully powdered her nose and bathed
her eyes made red by recent tears that
Cousin Fanny, when she impulslvely
kissed her, said she had never seen
Margaret looking happier or prettler.
Poor Margaret was thankful that she
had thus far been able to conceal her
breaking heart. But how was she go
Ing TO keep on smiling"
That night when John came I'm, big,
brusque, and found Cousin Fanny he
was simply overjoyed.
"l'm so glad you've come, Fan" he
said In his hearty way. 81 am afraid
it's been little duh for Margaret
here lately, but I've had so blamed
much to do at the office that when
get home all l could think of was TO
sink into chair and read. I tell you
home is great place to be I'm. It's
like heaven to me to get home have
good meal and be able to sit aud
smoke and think. I'll say, II every rel-
low had wife like Margaret here the
movies and theaters would soon have
to go out of business. She makes ns
lazy, too. by feeding me. And, say by
the time I've eaten one Of her good
dinners-and believe me they taste
good after that quick lunch | patron.
IVn ot
move Some little cook I've got here,
Fan, as you'll soon see. What ha, Q
you got to eat tonight, Puss?' ask, d
John as he put his arm about his VIE
and gave her good hug. 'I'm rs
hungry as bear. Come on, Fan, lel's
see," and he led the way to the dining
room.
Never in all her life had Margaret
eaten such a good meal, never had
she been so happy in all her life Sine
felt as II John had been restored to
her, and when after dinner he seized
the floor lamp and placed 1t behind
his favorite chair and settled himself
with his newspaper and pipe for a
quiet evening she never even noticed
that he had rufIled up corner Il
the rug in HIS haste to get settled
comfortably. Margaret suggested GO
ing out, but Cousin Fanny pleaded
that she was tired and would rather
stay In.
John forgot his paper long enough
to growl over his shoulder:
Say, girls, tomorrow afternoon m
lay Off and wen all do the town. IN
the evening wen take in good show.
too, IL you say so,' and then he re-
lapsed into silence.
But for Margaret there was no sic
lence, for within her heart was tho
singing as of q million birds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
NO. ID.
Brother of Tecumseh
Neglected by History

Elkswatawa, younger brother OF
Ncunseh. was largely responsible for
the part that great Indian warrior
aud statesman played In organizing
federation of the red men to 0p
pose the encruuclmpnts of the whites.
In 1904 Elkswnuiwn proclaimed him
self religious leader and began to
arouse the tribes ri Indiana, Ohio and
Illinois. 10 the grrnl disturbance OF
the settlers His doctrines were moi
primarily revolutionary. but temper
nnce md total abstinence we're tcnets
together with reverence for old az,
and sympathy for the lnlirm4 lie nIst
urged his people to resist lnternar
rlage and to preserve their own Gus
toms and costumes This being III
line with what all Indians had held ~
Ideal previous to Caucasian Invasion
his preaching caused much excitement
among the tribes and fear among thu
whites. II was the response OF thu
Indians to his brothers pleading thai
started Tecumseh on his mission In
the cause of federation which took
him to the Cherokees and the other
more civilized tribes Of the South, In
the course of which he covered many
thousand miles.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Cars Quickly Cleaned

After passing through most tunnels
trains are usually dirtler than they
were when they entered, but exactly
the reverse is true Of passage over
one of the railroad lines In France.
After going through It, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine, every car is
brushed and vacuum-cleaned saving
the time and labor required for scrub
bling with hand implements The tun
ell is an archway which IA lined with
brushes and vacuum cleaning attach
ments. AS the train is pulled slowly
along, the polishing and cleaning ap
Daratus functions automatically and
IN doing so, reaches almost every part
II the exterior Of the cars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
The Happiest People

have learned that the happiest
people In the world are those who are
happily mated and have large families
Although they do not say. as a rule.
that they are happy, I often see the
envy In other peoples eyes. They
work hard, apparently not knowing
how disagreeable are the tasks thrust
on them, and without caring how much
their labors make them tired When
the evening comes, they carry home
the profits of their toll and lay them
on the laps of the women who love
them. Perhaps, somewhere In the
next room, baby Is crying. I might
find 1t disturbing. They think II Tho
most beautiful music In the world
Hammer Swaffer. British dramatic
critic, In London Express.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
ApriL FooL,s Day

Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and
Fable suggests that as March rs used
to be New Year day, April was Its
octave when Its festivities eliminated
and ended. ut may be relic Of the
Roman 'Cerealia' held at the begin
ming of April The tale Is that Pro-
serplna was sporting in the Elyslan
meadows and had just filed her lap
with daffodIs, when Pluto carried her
off to the lower world Her mother,
Ceres, heard the echo Of her screams,
and went In search Of the voice but
her search was FOOLS errand II
was hunting the gowk, or looking foe
the echo of scream"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Voice 10 Creditors

.oI EuliIE Is hereby given that the snb.
s,a ~ montgomery county has obtained
aioin .ns orphans Court of Montaomr,vu
. ,p ND; letters of administrator on
JAMES l.. MULLINIx,
'a.e OF Montgomery county. deceasod
All persons having claims against ~.
sald deceased are hereby warned 70 e no
iilpi' the same. with vouchers thereof 20
lhe subscriber on or before the 2nd da ~
OF May 1928 otherwise thew NAV "h by
Jaw be excluded from all benefit ~ TX ~
estate. All persons indebted 10 said est a,e
are requested to make Immediate nav
n lent. nlven under my hand this 2nd
,o.ho, IRA w. MULLINIx,
ivy Ut Administrator
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
CABIN JOHN
PARE TX,
HOMES AND INVESTMENT,
ON CONDUIT ROAD


ON CONDUIT ROAD.
40 81 osuOdlvlslon attractive in every .ov
ATV io's iUOx2OO feet-desrably ioca,.d
p nJout zO'OUO square feet in each Iot
T rs range from $500 TO $500 mar H.,
saans easy--iO per cent cash asd .
cent monthly. per
LOIS LOIS oO,OO0 to 10000 so. fl. at o. ,,o.
Nh 4 sites to 10 acres for LARGE LoO',
Hli manner situations for country hnSo
~ Levei, sioplne, undulating and hiIsida"
~ ~ Upeh space and among bean,innI 90
n,, sn, u,y heaithy and good nelebbo,hoaIs
~, 1 re river. creeks and Vifoi nia S;I,'
En- sonuuit Road and 100 10 500 yerds h n,lis
NUT Noui tllies front on Conduit and state ,osS.
C Iew conduit will make double bonls.us'
S,,n; rotomac, hills picturesque sca saIu'
Mu nn demonstrating, bathino hoa,iay'
Fiaa Fly ou'1 water springs and shade ,snas'
SnIe aui Ior irnit and garden crons "00s'
Cpn e,d h section for raising chickens
Ho, honle sltes-splendid inyes,msn,
Pos,oaioa a'eu over 100 families az q i
Fomo. stores, schools and cbnrcbas
House, "''es from White
T Toaus IKE city streets electric Mar.
inca,, aoo acIes-iine for subdivision
I Ioian on, lnsIres increase in values
Mans , ans sac s Congressional Golf Cuh
paps aIu Iuil information upon ,.o.
, noo inspection trip by appolntman,
(Va.) so"' ranch orchard
ASK
j. $. ToMLINsoN.
feb l-8m 1914 VT Ave-,
Washington, DC.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Undoubtedly Offended

There's one woman In Kansas City
who knows human nature. She was
riding on street car with a friend
They were discussing their mutual
acquaintances, and In such tone of
voice that the passengers on the car
were beginning to feel that they too.
knew them.
Said the one with the red hat and
the green coat: "Pd like to know
what Martha's sore about"
How d'you know she's sorer
asked the one who wore the plato
stockings.
swell, 10 she amt sore, why'd sht
come over last night and bring back
every last thing she'd borrowed In the
last SIX monthsT -Knnsas City Star
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Taste and Invention

For generations past archItectur,
has been so oyerladen with extrane
GUS matter that many authorities ac
tually preach that In this branch OF
art II Is In bad taste to invent. Cor
rect architecture, they say. consists
merely In reassembllng borrowed
forms. All Of which is palpably alb.
surd. n the Greeks had thought so
there never would have been any
Greek art. on the contrary. architec
ture, now as ever, consists In solving
problems Of utility as economically
and appropriately as may be.--New
York Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
.SoGiCc 30 Creditors

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scfiber of Montgomery county has obtained
from the Orphans Court of Montgomery
county, Maryland, letters OF administration
on the personal estate OF
JOHN A. NETTLES, SR.,
late Of Montgomery county, deceased. Al
persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit he
same, with vouchers thereof, to the sub
scriber on or before the 10th day Of March,
1928 they may otherwise by law, be
excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this goth day of
ESTHER HYSON.
sen 23.6t Administrative.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
THE OCTORs DINING,

CHIRoPRACT0RS.
Montgomery Avenue, near Prospect Stree
Rockville, Md.
Office hours -l0-i, 3-6, rs.
At your home by appointment
Telephone. Rockville IT.
Frederick Deming. d. C.. Phi. c..
Clara c. Deming, d. G.. Pho,
graduates Of the Palmer School.
mar l4-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
BURTON 7. DOYLE,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law

Town Hail BUILDING, ROCKVILLE MD.
Phone Rockville 2Ol.
Practices before the Supreme Court Of
the United States, the Court Of Appeals
and other Courts Of the District Of C0lum-
bia and the Court Of Appeals and other
Courts Of Maryland. Special attention
given to the laws Of property. both real
and personal.
feb SLY
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-23
Trouble Ahead

Asked whether she would "love
honor and obey" rebellious Scranton
bride replied, II will not" new yer
sion Of the nuptial not.--Farm and
Fireslde.