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KILLS STEP-PARENTS <
 CAUSED DIVORCE

ST. PAUL. Jan. 21, (P)-A half a dozen neighbors saw patrolman Henry Mallinger shoot and kill his divorced wife's parents, MT. and Mrs. Fred kreidle at their home in this city. saving that Nal finger had evidently been drinking.
 He said they were the cause of all my trouble and brought about the divorce between my wife and I, and also caused my children to be taken from me-
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FORMAL OPENING NAVlAE
 ~' CONFERENCE IS CALLED =. ' FOR THURSDAY P.M.

LONDON, Jan. 22, tP1-Sound- ing the call heard rouIfd- the civ ilized world; five'tgreat naval pow CTS met yesterday and "eoncern- ed themselves with the limitations of armaments at sea- in their first united opening before their hosts, King George of England and his Labor Minister Ramsey Mcdonald. The informal meeting to be addressed by King George was held in the palace of West Minister The King declared his happiness at harboring under his care and for such a lofty purpose, the delegations of the five largest and strongest nations in the world.
 He declared "I believe that you, to whom your governments have entrusted this mission, will con tinue the task begun in Washing ton, D. C.. and will be animated not by any single minded inten- tions of working. not with any selfish endeavors for a national purpose, but with noble inspira' tions and resolves. to remove once for all this narrowing obstacle from the path of civilized progress"
 The delegations all expressed their readiness in eloquent phras
 es. to meet in common sacrifice for the limitation of naval arm aments and the> ultimate abolition of that dread thing called War Tomorrow the delegates will spend their time in informal discussion clearing away many of the small
 trivialKies, before proceeding Thurs day to the formal opening of tht London Naval Disarmament Con
 ference. ...4-
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FILES FOR TREASURER

JUNEAU, Jan. 21. P)-Frank Knight, president of the First Ma tional Bank of Anchorage. and a member of the Alaska Railroad force. today filed his candidacy for Territorial treasurer on the Republican ticket by wire from California, where he is now raca- tioning. His candidacy makes two who are out for the position, the present encumbent, Walstein G. Smith being the other, also Re- publican.
The Nome nugget., 1930-01-25
FILlPINos ALMOST GET HURT

JACKSONVILLE. Calf. Jan. 23. R)-Filipinos who last night were forced to remain in the city hall under the protection of arm ed guards, after creating dis turbance, in which the white peop- le forced them to seek safety in the public building, were escorted to their homes by the police and told to keep under cover"
 Although many Filipinos receiv-
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NORWAY TO HELP BYRD

OSLO. Jan. 24. ~-Replying to the request through the United States minister for Norwegian whaling vessels to assist the Byrd expedition out of the Antarctic, the Norwegian government in formed the United States that 1t would do its best. The Norwegian answer said that the government had approached the Whalers As sociation, which had stated they would endeavor. to assist the Byrd flagship to. reach the base and return to the open sea again, and that if. the expedition was short of food they would send a whaler to break it's way thru.
The Nome nugget., 1930-01-25

from the Bahama Islands to Palm Beach, crashed after diving five hundred feet with motor full on.
 The dead are William Lindley, pilot; Arthur Humphreys. mech anic; and Ed Lipsky. The injur- ed were E. s. Butler, of Miami; and Elder Stosnell, of west Palm Beach. The cause was undeter- mined.
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means to imply that she doesn't care particularly. about whether a naval disarmament is reached or not.
 United States, Great Britain. Japan and Italy have so far shown their complete readiness for com mon sacrifice if in that way they can cut down the bitter enmity which is slowly but surely rising with the increased competition in. the building of naval armaments.
The Nome nugget., 1930-01-25
SALVAGE OPERATIONS

JUNEAU, JAN. 22, (R-The Wiley brothers, deep sea divers, announced today that they had tenn porarily abandoned their plans for the recovery, of the gold and other valuables lost 29 years ago aboard the steamer Islander which sank at the south end of Douglas Island in a severe storm. This came as a result of the over-turn- ing of their barge and the loss of their equipment in about one hun dred feet of water. It was val
The Nome nugget., 1930-01-25
WEDNESDAY,
 TELEGRAPAIc>
AIR NEWS

Due to murky and stormy weather in the vicinity of Teller and Nome, no flying was done today. The two Fairchild planes with pilots Ed Young and Pat Reid and mechanicians Hughes and Macauley are still detained at Teller, awaiting weather for the hop across Boring Straits to Siberia.
The Nome nugget., 1930-01-25
GOOD WEATHER PT... HARROW

POINT BARROW Jan. ..22, l1:. -Murky sunlight. bathed the tip of the American continent for a few minutes at. noon yesterday, for the first time in 60 days. The whites and Eskimos grouped around the radio shack and watched it as the sun again sank below the horizon. The weather here is 30
The Nome nugget., 1930-01-25
DELEGATIONS MEET IN FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE

LONDON, Jan. 2s, Meeting in friendly and healthful att mosphere. the delegations in con ference outlined their national viewpoints before the first work ing session, and then resumed the private conversations, seeking a solution for the various outstand- ing problems before them. France seems to have taken the spotlight of the conference; in a way she
The Nome nugget., 1930-01-25
AIR TRAGEDY IN FRANCE

DIEPPE, France, Jan. 22. H Five persons were killed when an airplane crashed against a chf near here Monday, and which has been missing two days. It is presumed that crack-up came with the storm which was exper- fenced the same day.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. ss, (R-- In a move to assist in the relief of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, the State Department has asked the British and Norwegian gov ernments to use their good of fees toward directing ships now in Antarctic seas to proceed to Byrd's relief.
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ed bruises inflicted by the mob, numbering approximately six hun dred white men who were well armed with clubs and whips, none were forced to seek hospital treat ment.
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NEW MINISTER TO ECUADOR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. R--. The appointment of Franklyn Mott Guntser, now Minister to Egypt, as Minister to Ecuador, was an- nounced today by President Hoov- CT. He succeeds Gerhard Badding of the state of Wisconsin.
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THURSDAY tTElEcRAPHlc,
ARPLANE NEWS

The two Fairchild Eielson res- cue planes are still detained at Teller due to unfavorable wealth. CT hindering their flight across Boring Straits to North Cape, Sib- eria. v
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N NorICE E

New 1oFns eeeapsyi.s with the iaw h rs1eFeprs ts laE6Aity os own. ers Of MAl1ng elGinas, gre now on sale at fAe N14xet 0Ace. They arc erf11nd s1 esd hoAzd and azo of ssnvsa1ent siss fer psstins on the clA1xa
The Nome nugget., 1930-01-25

JUNEAU. Jan. 23, R-Upon the arrival of the tug today at the scene of the" wreck of the 1s- lander, it was discovered that one diving cage valued at five thous- and dollars did not so to the bot tom. being held to the overturned barge by ropes. The, remainder of the equipment however rests on the sea bottom.
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Pilot Swartman, in the Swallow biplane of the Alaskan Airways. will take oR for Elephant Point and Kotzebue tomorrow morning. weather permitting. Mrs. Julian will De . passenger to Elephant Point where she will join her hus- band who is in charge of the Lo- men Reindeer Corporation store there.
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Pilot Victor Ross returned from Teller about 2:30 this afternoon after spending the night there. He is busily engaged in freight ing gasoline and supplies from Nome to Teller for the Eielson relief expedition.
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THREE KILLED; TWO
 INJURED PLANE CRASH

PALM BEACH. Florida. Jan. 21, LP)-Three were killed and two injured when cabin mono. plane of the Florida Airways bound
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ued at twenty thousand dollars.
 c. U. Wiley said they would probably return in July to con- ,',ue their salvage operations of the one million cargo aboard the Islander. At present they are awaiting the arrival of salvage tug to reclaim the lost equip ment.
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Aifplane Envelopes. 25cts. per dozen at Nugget ~0mce.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Only Surmises as to
First Spoken Language

Many surmises have been made re-
garding the oldest language. In an
attempt to discover what children
would say II uninfiueneed by estab-
lished speech, Psametlchos, an Egyp-
tian king. entrusted two newborn in
fants with q shepherd. with the strict
charge that they we're never to hear
anyone utter a word. These children
were afterward brought before the
king and uttered the word "bekos"
baked bread. The same experiment
was tried by Frederick II Of Sweden
and James IVof Scotland and by one
Of the Mogul emperors Of India. Moth
Ing conclusive was proved In either
case. The Perslans claim that Arabic,
Persian and Turkish are the three
primitive languages. Their tradition
says that the serpent that tempted
Eve spoke Arabic. the most persuasive
language in the world. Adam and Eve
spoke Persian. the most poetic Ian
guage OF all. and the angel Gabriel
spoke Turkish, the most menacing
language Scholars formerly agreed
that Sanserit was the Oldest tongue
but later discoveries suggest that It
too Is derived from some still more
ancient speech. .-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Ram Literally Butted
Himself TO Bitter End

A farmer named Darby had ram.
This ram could have taken the blue
ribbon In the butter class at any fair.
BE would butt anything in sight, espe-
cially II 1t was moving.
Darby was a patient man but after
the ram had butted everything on the
farm. including Darby himself, he
vowed vengeance. So one morning
when he and his family were going
to be gone for the day he suspended
q heavy post-maul by a rope from q
tree Limb and turned the ram loose.
The ram. seeing the maui swinging,
made rush for II. He hit II q blow
that sent It swinging more The maui,
on the return trip, hit him on the
head but he didn't mind It; in fact II
merely made him call out his reserve
powers
Darby and his family grew tired OF
watching the duel between the ram
and the maui, so they went to town.
Toward evening they returned and the
first thing they did was to visit the
dueling ground. They saw the maui
swinging-and they wondered what
had become Of the ram.
Then on going closer they found
that the ram had actually worn him.
self out butting the maui. All that was
left Of him was piece of his tail
ABOUT as long as your thumb.-Path-
finder Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Pre..ur. Of Water

Iron vessels and other heavy vessels
sink to the ocean bed. and the water
pressure has nothing to do with hold
ing them up. Water is practically in
eOmpressible, so that even at the great
est depths the water Of the ocean is
very little heavier than the water near
the surface The volume of the ship
Is therefore much heavier than the
same volume of water ut any depth,
and tire ship will sink. The pressure
OF fluid is exerted equally from all
directions and not simply upward on
the vessel. For ship to remain sus-
pended halfway between the surface
and the hottom, It would have to he
constructed Of some light material and
have very light cargo.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09


1t is now well recognized that the
falls Of colored rain and also Of dry
dust that occur at rather frequent In
tervals In southern and central Eu.
rope are due. IN most cases, to wind
borne material blown up from the
Sahara desert.
Several cases In which enormous
quantities Of solid matter have been
carried great distances by the winds
have formed the subject Of elaborate
investigations on the part Of meteoro-
logists. Thus during the three days,
March 9 to 10, 1901. heavy dust storms
occurred in the deserts Of southern
Algeria, and the sequel Of these storms
was carefully studied by Hellmann and
Meinardus. A widespread cyclonic
storm. conferred over Tunis at the
time, sucked up the dust. which was
carried northward by the winds at
high attitudes.
Deposits from this dust cloud oc-
CURED over an area extending as far
as $500 miles from the place Of origin.
Reports collected from hundreds Of OBJ
servers indicated that 1.000.0 900 tons Of
dust fell over re continent Of Europe.
and one-third Of this fell north Of the
Alps As much more Is believed to
have fallen over the Mediterranean,
while on the African coast itself the
deposit is supposed to have amounted
to 150.00o,O00 tons.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Untaught Rustic Youth
Rose to Fame as Poei


The first English poet whose name
ican be found in ancient archives is
iCaedmon, who lived In Northumbria,
near the Streanhalch monastery.
,Streanhalch is now known as the
town of whitby. Caedmon Is re-
garded more or less as q saint by the
Anglo-Saxon church. although for the
greater part OF his Life he lived a
monk and died faithful to his vows
on February II, $50.
The legend OF Caedmon's first in
SEPARATION to poetry is as follows: At
a feast attended by Caedmon, then a
raw country youth, the harpist ap-
Piled to him for song. Abashed at
his inability to compose even a drink
ing song. Caedmon left the hall and
fed to the hills, where he spent the
night. In his slumbers, a song called
Creation" came upon him, which he
remembered and sang when he awoke
and returned to his village
The village bailiff, or reever as he
was then called, took the singing rus
tic to the Streanhalch monastery,
where he was Induced by the Abbess
Hilda to take holy orders. He dwelt
the rest of his life in the monastery
composing many fine ecclesiastical
poems and translating the Scriptures
into the current Anglo-Saxon Of the
country Of that time.-Yancouver
Province. .r mos AE
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Maiden's Heart Won BY
Suitor's Bank Balance

BIZ and Jack, living In the same
Long Island town, were rivals for the
hand Of pretty Betty, but, although she
remained neutral and showed no pref
erence. each considered himself the ia
vored one. They remained friends,
having he 91.sade gentieIhahfs agreement
that there would be no hard feelings
on the part OF the unsuccessful sutton.
However, there was no curb on the
manner Of counting her-and that's
where fate stepped In. Bill eontinu-
ally sent Betty flowers and candy and
took her to theaters and the opera.
Jack. OF the other hand, was decided
ly stingy. But one night, after q
pleasant visit, he managed to leave
his bank book behind him in chair,
as il 1t had fallen out Of his pocket.
Betty. being human and feminine,
could not resist her curiosity-and
that is why she married Jack. Flow
ers and candy can be forgotten, but
real money In a bank speaks volumes.
New York Sun. a1s1f
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Face of Dead Empress
Reproduced on CARPET

OF all the carpets In creation, the
most famous In that known as the
Mumtaz Mahal carpet, which was
made to order at the earnest desire of
Shah Jehan. says an article in the IL
Illustrated Weekly Of India. Soon after
the untimely death Of the beloved en-
press, Shah Jehan commissioned his
court painter to reproduce her like
ness from his memory The emperor
was not satisfied with the painting and
% contemplated having the likeness Of
his dearly loved wife reproduced on a
carpet. He himself drew a rough
sketch of the design meant for this
carpet. The weavers came from Per-
STA; the materials for the carpet were
also imported from that country. The
most rigid secrecy In the execution Of
this project was necessary lest the
religious prejudlces Of the orthodox
subjects be aggravated. .s,-a-
The Tai or the Mumtaz Mahal car
pet measures 20 feet by 20 feet and
contains 100000 knots. It took 20
years for its Accomplishment. The
likeness Of the empress was repro
duced on this carpet and also that Of
the principal members Of her family.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Beauty in Great Bridge

There is beauty of a different and
stupendous kind in the bridges that
connect Manhattan island with Brook
Ign or the mainland. Your first feel.
ing at these bridges Is always one OF
admiration, even of awe, for modern
engineering. To stand on the
East river docks and see the gigantic.
wirespun, airy boulevard Of the Brook
Ign bridge go leaping up into space
and descend In a curve Of marvellous
grace into the granite gorges Of lower
Manhattan is TO experience a sensa-
tion no other city on earth can offer
YOU. II would have been
from the footpath Of this bridge, too.
that Wordsworth would have written
his sonnet to Manhattan-we wonder
in what spirit Of solemn awe?-walter
Priehard Eaton, in Green Trails and
Upland Pastures"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Authentic Records of
Men of Unusual Size

The tallest man about whom the
actual facts are known. other than
those recorded In Biblical history, was
one John Middleton He lived in the
Sixteenth century and was commonly
called the child Of Hale. 1t is said
that his hand from the wrist to the
end Of the middle finger was seventeen
inches long. His whole height was nine
feet and three inches. Pliny. the Rom
an writer, however. mentions one Ga
bora as the tallest man tisat hath
been seen In our age" He measured
nine feet nine inches in height Pat
rick Cotter. who died " soS was
piooass. sssss tsilest irishmsn; he meas
ured s feet inches, beating his eoun-
tTyman, Charles 0Brien. whose skele-
ton in the museum OF the royal college
Of surgeons, London, measures feet
inches only.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09

Benjamin Franklin's god resembled
a Jehovah, surrounded by his cheru-
BIN. deity that might have been
dreamed Of by a disciple Of Plato.
The supreme being Of Frank
lin is separated from us by series Of
beings. superior to US, inferior to him,
each installed in q planet of Its own,
and ruling over the satellites which be-
long to it. As an inhabitant Of the
earth, Franklin thought himself obliged
TO worship the god who lived in the
sun. and he made a liturgy for him
a kind of abbreviation Of the Angll
can prayers-to which he remained
faithful. Like good Platonician. he
demanded of this god virtue, knowl-
edge. an after life.-Baltimore Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Ancient English Bridge
g Credited to Evil One

Tradition credits the devil with the
construction of Tarr steps, prehis-
toric -clapper" bridge which crosses
the River Barle in a remote part of
Exmoor, and said to be the largest and
probably the Oldest of its kind in
Britain.
The legend says that it was built in
single night, and the devil, reserving
the right Of way exclusively to himself,
proclaimed that he would destroy the
first living thing that attempted to
cross. ... reH. ind s.-.rr %
A holy man, who dared to fiaunt the
evil one, cunningly sent a cat first
across the bridge, whereupOn the I'M
fortunate animal was torn to pieces.
The spell was broken and the holy
man took possession.
Whatever the origin, the bridge Is
Of wonderful construction, considering
Il was built in an age when mechani-
eel power was unknown. 1t measures
40 feet across, and has II spans, rest
ing on piers Of unhewn stones piled
one on another. Not an atom Of ee-
ment was used In the whole structure
London Tit-Bits
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Record Meteorits

The most remarkable encounter be-
tween the earth and a meteorite Of
which there Is any record Is probably
the one that resulted In the formation
Of Meteor Crater, near Canyon Diablo
in northeastern Arizona. a desert re-
gion. AAt
This crater Is about 1000 feet in
diameter, with walls rising about $50
feet above the plain and descending
preclpltously 600 feet to the floor.
Rocks at the bottom are crushed to
Q depth Of several hundred feet and
show signs Of great heating Within a
radius Of FIVE miles Of the crater
thousands of iron meteorites have
been picked up.
MeteOrites differ greatly from me-
teors, or shooting stars, in many re-
spects, possibly even In their origin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
EirefiY in Commerce

FireAies destroy larvae and insects,
which are their natural food. In ad-
dition to this. they have value, dead
or alive, In China and Japan, where
they are used in the manufacture Of
drugs, poultices and pills peculiar to
the practice of Chinese medicine. Fire
fly grease (hotaru-no-abura) is used by
woodworkers for the purpose Of Inn
parting rigidity TO objects made Of
bent bamboo. In China and japan the
catching and selling Of flrefiies during
the summer months Is Of such extent
as to be considered an industry. The
chief center Of the industry Il In the
region about Ishiyania. near the lake
of Omi, where a number of merchants
ship the firefiies to Osaka and Kyoto.
Each house employs from 90 to 20 fly
catchers, and experts are known to
catch as many as 5000 In a single
night. s--.~.- ak
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Canadian Writer Says
Good Word for Bunny

Rabbits have bean much 10 the
news OF late A motorist has put on
record the fact that he had to travel
at thirty-four miles an hour to keep
up with q rabbit that was running in
front Of his car. Then, Russia decided
to raise rabbits by the million for
food. But the rabbit. In spite OF its
smallness and timidity, has had a way
Of making a noise In the world. II Is
curse to gardeners and farmers even
In this country, and In Australia Il
quickly became a national .-. =.
49, Ton good story Is told Of
a newcomer 10 the Island continent
Scot lo asked an Australian IL
there we're many Scots In Australia.
Yes" was the immediate reply. hut
our real plague Is the rabbit" But
even though the Australian won't be-
.leve it-rabblts are luckbringers. Say
white Rabbits" three tines first
thing on the first day Of each month.
and you're In for four weeks of good
fortune, So, at least, runs the story
Montreal Family Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
sin u. Roman R Road.

The changes which have come over
the planning and construction Of
great highways built or projected
across the continent prove that the
first builders Of roads were the best,
according to Thomas S. Bosworth, in
the New York Times. The main high
ways across Europe. many Of them
still in use today after 1900 years.
remain as monuments to the supreme
mechanical genius of the Americans
OF their day, the old Romans. Not
only did they plan their roads on the
principle that the straight line is the
shortest between two points, but they
built them so well that, with minor
changes, the modern cities Of Europe
still depend upon them for their COM
munication by automobile.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
Starr Still Tell Time

In casually looking at your watch to
tell the time Of day, you probably don't
stop to think that your timepiece, II
it is accurate. has indirectly received
its time from the stars. 3At-
In an article In Worlds Work, 1t Is
pointed out that the naval observatory
at Washington. which furnishes the
nation its time, makes a check every
night by observations Of the stars.
Three delicate clocks are enclosed in
glass cases far beneath the ground,
and are kept at an exact temperature.
These clocks keep the time which Is
first determined by astronomers. and
hourly throughout the day comes the
time across the country, correct TO the
thOusandth part Of a second.