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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Altogether Too Many
Tenors on "Pay Roll"

An actor tells this one: "a good
many years ago." he says, "a theatre
cal troupe left Chicago with just
about enough money to reach the first
stand on their route. After several
nights bad business they found them
selves getting deeper in the hole and,
being unable to pay the hotel bill, they
took the landlord along with them,
promising to settle when business
picked up.
The cOmpany's manager discovered
that the landlord sang tenor, and, be-
ing short of tenors, they had him sing
ing in the chorus after a few days.
Business still continued to be poor, and
at the second stand they had to take
that landlord along, too. He also sang
tenor and was given job In the
chorus The situation remained the
same, and they were soon carrying
eight landlords who sang tenor. Final
ly the manager became discouraged
and wired his advance agent, Get
rate at a hotel where the landlord
sings bass "-Washington Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Batik Process

Batlk is the name applied to the
wax-dyed fabrics that have lately be-
come popular In America. Wax dye
ing is a process of dyeing fabrics by
hand after a pattern is formed by
covering a part of the cloth with wax
so that it resists the action Of the dye.
For example, take for your pattern
yellow butterfly sitting on green
leaf. Use yellow cloth and with
paint brush dipped in hot beeswax
draw the butterfly and cover it with
wax. Dip In green dye. The wax
covering the butterfly will resist the
action of the dye. After the fabric is
dry draw the leaf and cover with hot
wax. Dip the fabric in dye that you
wish for your background. Neither
leaf nor butterfly will take the color
When dry wash in gasoline to remove
wax and the process is complete.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
S11,O42,OOC AUT. ORlzfE FOR
EXTENSION OF TOLL SERVICE
Second Transatlantic Circuit Additional Transcontinena
Circuits, Gable Extensions And Long Distance
Lines Included In Appropriation

Transatlantic telephone calls be-
tween America and European coun-
tries. which a short time ago were
thought by many people to be pass
ing fad, have now increased to a point
where 1t is necessary to establish u
second radio telephone circuit to take
care OF the increased demand OF the
public for this service. a further evil
dence that the value OF telephone com
munication over great distances is be-
ing recognized Is indicated by the
statement made recently b. telephone
officials that additional circui-s must
be provided this year On re three
rans-continental lines extending from
the Atlantic to the Pacific gcabUards.
Expenditures for these and other ex-
tensive additions connecting cities
and towns with stormproof cable and
open wire circuits are included in an
appropriation Of $1l,0l2,000 recently
Authorized by the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. I his brings
the total amount authorized for long
u IN, ~ ,i"' -,
*'''o'o'oVo. inns eAoeeus i'st year
e'PIopliat'on hoI si'i'ii"i eN.'"'io"S
I Slo'ooV,vuo' ne construction pro
I an III i'L' was 'le i"ieeS' III ''ie
''o'y vi lne ne' 'S''e''
n addition to these facilities, the
I gram provides for new carrier cur
/ 1t telephone ana telegraph circuits
iereby several i-cssages can be
t.nsmitted simult"ac2usly over one
# Of wires, the i-';,2'sation OF more
phone repeaters, Or boosting equip
Mt, and loading coils which amplify
I weakening voice currents On long
& stance circuits and also additional
lilo program transmission circuits to
pplement those already used In
elm broadcasting.
..&lio chain hook-upS have come to
b. an important part OF broadcasting
HAi this coast-to-coast. lakc8'to-Gulf
bfoadcasting which is now an every
day occurrence would not be possible
without the ability to connect the
bFoadcasting stations by telephone
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
No Word or Deed but
Leaves an Impression

Kelvin, the great scientist, once told
his students, as he put piece of
chalk on certain mountain, that II
strained the whole globe If there
were instruments delicate enough, its
effect might be measured in the most
remote place.
That ! how science speaks Of the
Influence" of biz of chalk. That
there are no instruments delicate
enough to measure the influence, does
not MAXI IT any the less real or far.
reaching.
A bit of chalk, a child's football
even birds alighting, Is felt right
through the earth Minute Influences
are set going, to which in a real sense
is neither measure nor end.
1t is never true to say in such a
world that things don't count or don't
matter. Everything counts, every OBJ
scure deed, every haphazard word.
Things are not nearly so Insignificant
as sometimes they seem.-Chrlstian
Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Loom Has Played Big
Part in Civilization

The Chinese claim that silk weaving
was practiced in China in 25OO B. c.,
and the art of weaving was certainly
known to the Egyptians at a still
earlier period. Some scholars believe
that weaving was invented in Egypt,
but in all probability it was invented
in at least four different places-by a
primitive white man, primitive
yellow man, a primitive red man,
and a primitive black man. The
earliest attempts at weaving were
simply the plating of grass blades,
reeds or rushes, done by hand
without the aid of loom. With
the invention of the loom-even of
the simplest kind, such as is still used
among American Indian tribes of the
Southwest-great strides were made
in the art of weaving. Our great
grandmothers used the hand and
treade loom. The same was in gen.
eral use until Doctor Cartwright, an
Englishman of whom 1t was said that
he had never seen a loom in his life,
invented the power loom in 1887.
Since his day the loom has been al
tered and improved until it has now
come to high state Of perfection.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Minute EYes

The structure and function of eyes
so small that 5000 would not fll the
space occupied by a plnhead have
been ascertained after years of study
by Dr. S. o. Mast, professor of 20
ology at the Johns Hopkins univer-
slty.
They are the eyes of the volvox,
minute greenlsh organism which -four
ishes near the surface of still water
and is of particular interest to science
as one of the simplest forms of life.
Each cell In volvox, numbering
from 200 to 1920, is equipped with
one of them ranging from 001 to .003
mlllimeters In diameter and working
independently toward common OBJ
jectlve.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Confederate of Mother

Bobbie had just been cleaned up for
the afternoon. AS It was raining his
mother told him not to go off the
porch and get his feet wet. Some
time later she missed him, and going
to the door she called. A neighbor
answered saying Bobble was at her
house, and she would like to have
him stay. Boobies mother explained
that he was not to leave the porch.
and so he must come home at once.
A minute later in came Bobbie with
a stick In his hand.
'Here, mother" called Bobbie, ~
brought you this stick so you wouldn't
have to go off the porch and get your
feet wet"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Easy to Remember

In one of the large downtown stores
clerk was telling customer from
where he had come. Briefly" he said
with delightful accent, 81 come from
Cork, but TO be more specific | come
from acknowledgements, which Is a
little smaller than Farranadahadore-
more, which is a little smaller than
Farrandahadorberg. My father came
from the village, or suburb of Cur
teenasplsmore, which is larger than
Gnrteenaspigbeg' In Ireland there are
great many places with names a
good deal bigger than they are.-De-
troit News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Decline Verb ito Cuss"

The other man had darted to the
door and with his pistol was gestur.
ing the manager. John II. Cussen to a
chair,
As Cusser burst yelling from the
door opposite they leaped up and the
four sped after the fugItives.
At police headquarters Cussed lden.
tilted both men, as did Miss Reardon.
New York Times
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Figure This One Out

"Where did you buy that miracle
haiti"
I'm sorry, but ! don't think | know
what hat you are referring to-"
swell, yesterday you had a new
hat on and ! understand some one was
calling II miracle hat"
Il remember some one telling me
how well It becomes me, but I can't
seem to recall anyone calling 1t
miracle hat"
indirectly some one did. II hat
can become a girl certainly would
call 1t miracle hat"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Then He Remembered

A celebrated composer, who had
written a very successful Romeo and
juliet" opera, was paying his first visit
to Stratford-on-Avon and being shown
the memorials.
Suddenly he interrupted his friends
description of an Old-world cottage.
shakespeare he querled "Who
was Shakespeare"
The other was flabbergasted
"My starsl" he exclaimed. Didn't
you set his Romeo and Juliet" to
music.
"Oh-hi Now l remember" replied
the composer. "The librettist, eh?"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Always the In,prouident

The races and nations of mankind
are not and never have been equally
intelligent and resourceful in devlslng
and adopting those institutions and
customs which enable the populations
in some measure to avoid widespread
poverty. There are parts of the world
whose peoples are improvident and lr-
responsible, and the pressure of want
against their Intellectual resistance is
a danger to the defenses of those peo-
pies that have for the time successful
fy repealed the common enemy.-T. n.
Carver in "Thls Economic World"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21

Ii was during the dollar day rush
that little Perry was separated from
his mother and before long his sobs
made him the center of an interested
crowd.
A number of the women tried to con,
sole him, and told him that his moth.
er was close by, but the little fellow
would not believe 1t. Finally he blub-
bered: 81 look an look, an cry an
! listen, an not one of you has my
muvyers face"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Not Mated

Billy was very much excited over
the arrival of a new baby brother and
spread the news all over the neighbor.
hood.
Does he look like you?" asked the
corner groceryman, trying to be so.
ciable with one of his best penny Gus.
toners.
Billy thought il over for a few mo.
ments and then replied seriously: "Oh
no, he is u much Deeper shade than
am"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21

conducted comprehensive survey of
commercial aviation with a view to
developing equipment and methods of
communication as an aid to the safety
of lilies Such safety is sought par
ticularly against adverse weather con.
ditions, collisions and faulty naviga
ton.
So that the engineers may be able
to conduct their experiments at will,
the Laboratories have purchased a
Fairchild cabin monoplane and have
engaged as pilot. A. r Brooks. former
Captain in the United States air sery.
Ice The plane is one designed to
accommodate five persons, but the seats
nave been omitted so that this space
may be utilized for the Installation of
receiving and experimental apparatus
development in the laboratory Is
already well advanced on the neces
sary transmitting and receiving an
paratus and tests in the air will begi,
shortly, officials state.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21

Commercial aviation is now receiv-
Ing the attention of the engineers of
the Bell Telephone Laboratories This
organization which is the research and
development department of the Bell
telephone system has plans under way
for devoting its efforts to the advance.
ment of safety in aviation through the
application of electrical communica-
ton by both wire and radio
New apparatus has been designed
to extend communication service to
Always and aviators when required
With such an electrical communica
ton system connecting directly with
the airplane the reliability of trans
portation and safety OF passengers
will be greatly increased by mnimiz,
ing the hazards OF weather or the risk
OF losing ones course along an air
way
Engineers OF the American Tele
phone aad Telegraph Company have
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Buick
for 1928

was announced on July 23 and we now
have on hand the following brand new
1927 Buick models, which we are offering ut
prices that provide a substantial saving,
while they last.
1927 five-passenger Broueham, series
IFS. $l225.
1927 ive.passenger, two-door. Sedan.
series 100, SPAS.
1927 five-passeneer Sedan, series 1870.
$3.50.
All prices +. o. B. Flint, Mich. Govern
ment tax to be added.
These are brand new Bucks and carry
the full new car guarantee and our new
car service. They may be purchased upon
the G. M A. c. time payment plan.
C. c. WATERS l. SON.
aug 2S-tf Gaithersburg. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
1t Takes Two To
Make A Bargain

YOU have what want
Poultry, eggs. calves, lamb. etc
| have what YOU want
Ability, experience and good outlet
Send me your next shipment and let me
convince you.
II you have anything to sell or ship.
write, wire or telephone me,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
NoR5ECK GARAGE.

AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE STATION
using Genuine Ford parts,
automobile repairing, tires, tubss and
accessories.
AUTO ana stationary electric plants service.
d. 4, No'AVihe' Mo- n T.
rnone, Sandy Spring 1l6 F IA; res.
uence. Sandy Spring 1l6 F 81.
c. f. FORD. Proprietor,
90 Successor to Donald Bowie
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
FOR SALE
DWELLING OF THE LATE JOHN l.
WELSH AT DERWOOD Mn

This property consists of twelve room
mouse and bath, celler under house. steam
neat, and electric lights. in good repair
and on half-acre lot. with necessary ont
Buildings, nicely located and pleasant sur.
roundings.
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY NATIONAL
BANK. ROCKVILLE, MD.
june 27-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21

GELL FRUIT
~ Trees and ornamentals
We have an opening in this section for !
tull OF part time representative Cash
commission paid weekly.
TITUS NURSERY CO,
july l5-S Wanesboro. Va.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-09-21
Rockville. Nd.
BRaes, PATENT MEBIaIHEs AND gHEMIsAls,

Paints Oils Varnhes rurpenne Machine Oils Sponge
.skins Window Glass. Glaciers Supplies &c.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-01

But it is on one Of these walls that the great
mystery Of Casa Grande has been found. Il i
the drawing Of a maze. and there is only one
other drawing in existence which exactly dupli-
Gates it-and that duplicate is on the island Of
Crete. of the coast Of Creecel
The meaning Of the drawing Is unknown. The
descendants Of the ancient Pima Indians, living
now in the vicinity Of the Casa Crande ruins, use
It for decorative purposes and their children often
play game after sketching it in the sand. But
none OF them knows-or at least none will tell
what il means
Does i signify an ancient intercourse. lone
buried and forgotten in the shifting centuries. BE-
tween America and the Mediterranean people1
THERE is one more notable ,hingabout Cas-.
Grande, In the ruins was found time
stained ivory-lke carving which seems to Be
an almost exact replica Of the old Masonic en-
blem. the compass and the square. .
That emblem dates back to the time Of Sol
onion. How did i get into the walls Of an
american Indian village that. apparently, wa,
dust and ashes before the Spanish conquest )
Who brought il over2/
No one knows. One authority who has ex-
am'ned It suggests that the resemblance is simply
BY chance. According to his theory. the original
sesyuS was scA.e 00eIen 0eS&us winch took tne
form Of the Masonic emblem when parts Of i
were accidentally broken off.
hus the modern excavations have. seemingly,
solved one riddle only to raise another.
They have indicated that the romantic story
ct Quina. the beautiful princess. who cent Der
people to death over thousand-foo cliff and
then married her youthful captor. Is actual his
tory
But they have substituted battling puzzle bv
uncoverins design that. apparently. may have
been copied from prehistoric building 10 Greece.
thousands Of miles away.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-01

"HE passing centuries can turn the
ssoberest history into fanciful legend.
and the authentic account OF the de.
struction of a people can dwindle into
romantic tale that is passed from
mouth to mouth as 6reside entertainment.
But once in while the swinging pick OF an
inquisitive archaeologist can break through the
shell OF silent years and reveal truth beneath an
old myth. -
That apparently. has happened in Arizona.
where the Indian legend of the beautiful princess
Quna has. for years, been one Of those stories
that people tell one another as sample Of the
bizarre imaginings Of the desert tribesmen.
The opening Of long forsotten Indian mound
on the outskirts Of the city OF Phoenix indicates
that the story Of Quina may have been sober
fact.
The legend of this lost princess has been
handed down. generation after generation. among
the Pima and Maricopa tribes It's roots stretch
back so far that il is lost in antiquity Here is:
+ ONO years ago the great Apaches. most
warlike and feared Of all Indian tribes. con-
trolled the fiat summit Of mesa high in
the tumbled rocks Of the Grand Canyon region.
The mesa ends abruptly at the rim Of the canyon;
along the edge. for more than half NUE. is a
sheer drop Of thousand feet down a perpen-
be seen for miles and miles about the lowlands
towering, polished bronze. like the titanic war
shield Of mighty chieftain.
Once. ages ago. there came time OF famine
Food was scarce in the Apache country. and. for
season. the bulk OF the tribe migrated il search
Of supplies. leaving the tabIeland in the posses
sion Of hundred warriors and group Of squavs.
Among this group was the girl Quins. beloved
daughter Of the Apache chief. who lett het to
rule over the stay-at-homes in his absence
10 the lowlands nearby lived the Marcopa
tribesmen. They hated and feared the Apsches.
who had raided their villages. carried Oh their
daughters and killed ther warriors in times past
and when Maricopa scout brought home The
news that the Apache village was nearly de-
serted. the Mancopas organized great expedi-
ton Of revenge. Sss
The Mancopas reached the mesa at night,
made their way up the slopes unob,eryed. and
It daybyeak swooped down. on the un.u.pecting
Apaches. Ii few minutes the Apaches saw
he hopelessness Of resistance. They would II,
esa.bb be captured. and all Of ,hem would s.
cruelty tortured. ,.~..4
IT W.. = this moment tia, Quina took HE
Leadership. i. & ~.
Raihs bt' hands .n'eas TIE 's.dsr'. .he
Will We. proud Of ON. Strength and valcs.
greatest hunters ID Tie {oretes and hib, allow
opsoelyes 10 Be captured and isu1ted u 81. lie
llieopa weaklinss WHO know only how 10 Till
W. vi! leap viii pe over IL i'm? ~
. "a +
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-01

friends and kinsmen return in shame over our
capturea"
So. with one mad rush. the Apaches aban-
doned their stronghold. and ran straigh, to the
rim of the canyon wall. Not momont did
they hesitate; screaming defiance in one last, long
war cry they shook their lances at their pursuers
and went laundering of into the abyss, to die on
the rocks thousand feet below
All but Quna made the death leap. A young
Maricopa brave, foremost among the pursuers,
overlook her and captured her just as she was
about 10 fling herself over the ,precpice 10 Join
her .ribesmen in violent and honorable DEATH
hen the Maricopas returned to their warm
valley OF the river. far to the southwark; and
Quina learned to love her captor. The Maricopas
esteemed her because of her bravery and beauty,
and when she married the young brave the tribe
gave itself to days of wild and noi.ome celebra-
ton OF the extraordinary event.
Quina bore her husband child But Away.
she brooded over the destruction of her people.
And one day she noticed that her little daughter
rather than the Apaches. So she took war club
and killed her husband. in fit OF fury. Then.
sremorseful. she swallowed two OF the deadly
maya beans and died at his side.
The Maricopas honored them. as was their
custom. with burial on the floor Of their great
house-buried them in embrace. like the lover.
they were
That is the legend. and for years it has been
accepted as romantic myth. and nothing more.
nUT few weeks ago Phoenix realtor
d named Dwight B. Heard bought plot
Of ground on the edge Of the city and pre-
pared to subdivide il into building lots On the
property was an ancient. time-worn mound:
and MIR. Heard was interested enough in il to
call in an archaeologist 10 examine It.
The archaeologist. Frank Mitalsky, dug in
He found pottery. implements. beads and sima,
relics OF vanished race. Then he opened q
grave.
Ii the grave were the skeletons Of a young
man and young woman. Her body lay acros,
his. Beside them lay the bones OF young girl
Beautiful pottery was found in the grave; some
of il of the Mancopa design. and some Of i
strangely like that which The Apaches, many
miles to the oorthward. used to make. This wa,
! no ordinary finding considering the bitter enmiy
! Of the tribes. !. I'm
Wa i liz grave Of Quina. her murdered hus.
band and their child7
Perhaps. The archaeologist SAYS the ruin.
are IT least 500 years old. probably older. The
prehistoric nhsbitanis were skilled At makina
pottery. talins the soil. mixing colored pigment,
and building houses; much Of their masonry j.
still intact
n Their citadel. IN which the grave was found
was built IN tiers. That i, when IN the course OIL
time the original central building crumhled anc
feH. Or was destroyed, the inhabitants simply
smoothed over he debris and built on top Of il
bus. he archasolosist found three dis.inc, leve
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-01

in the ruins Of the redmen's ancient abode.
These ancient Indians buried their dead in the
floors Of their homes. Some. like the three whose
skeletons were found together. were buried il
graves: Others were cremated. and their ashes
deposited IL ornamental urns. A number Of these
have been found.
The old city whose ruins have been uncovered
ha, been named La Cmdad. And. oddly enough.
its ruins. which may clear up the ancient mystery
OF Quina. connect directly with another mystery
even more pulling The mystery Of the great
Casa Crande, forty miles away. .'s5
(copyftght. 1928. NEA Masasine)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04

WAR on CHINESE GAMBLERS
LONDON-The police are quietly
gathering evidence with the intention
of closing every Chinese gambling
house In the city.