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Evening star., 1931-06-22

Mrs. Maurice Strauss, an Of Richmond,
Va, are at Wardman Park Hotel for .
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Cobbs, jr., Of
Wilmington, N. c., are passing some
time at the Carlton.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

ATTRACTIVE HOMES
ARE MADE AWNINGS !.
No doubt about our awnings making your
home more refreshing cool and attrae-
and you are assured Of hand-tailored
awnings.
CORNELL WALL PAPER co.
TIA 18th ST. Natl. 67Os-67O9
Evening star., 1931-06-22

The charge d'affaires Of Spain, Conde
de Montefuerte, was host at the supper
dance at the lie Paradis roof garden
Saturday evening.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Representative Hamilton Fish, p;,
will be the honor guest IN New YORK
Friday at the Fraternity CLUB.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Mr.. L. G. Van Hoorn, counselor OF
the Netherlands legation, entertained
party at the dinner dance on the Snore-
ham Terrace Saturday evening.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Representative and Mrs. Maurice H.
Thatcher are expected to return from
Kentucky for short stay in Washing
ton In July. They have returned TO
their home in Louisville, after a trip
by airplane to Memphis.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

burne, Atlantic City, for short stay.
Mrs. George wiltshire has motored
to washington from her home in Bran
dy, Va, and Is stopping at the Carlton.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

"HE Secretary of War, Mr.. Patrick
]. Hurley, has returned to
washington after an inspection
Il tour of a number of Army posts
In the country. He spent few
dsys with Mrs. Hurley and their chill
dren at Ventnor, N. j., during his abb
Bence.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Mrs. Joseph McCaskey of st. Joseph,
Mo-, entertained a party Of flve at din
ner last evening at the Carlton, where
she is stopping while in Washington.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Miss Josephine Parks, daughter OF
Representative Tillman B. Parks, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. JACK
Marshall, left this morning by motor
for her home in Arkansas Mrs. Mar
shall entertained at a breakfast an1
swimming party yesterday at Carrou
Springs Inn at Fort Glen, Nd.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Mr.. r. o. johnson Of Roanoke. Va,
is spending some time in Washington
and is stopping at the Potomac Park
Apartments.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Dean Of Diplomats and
Family Return From Mexico.
The Ambassador Of Mexico and Sonora
de Teller and their children are again
at the embassy after a several months
stay in their home in Mexico. Ihey
were met on their arrival in New York
yesterday by the first secretary OF the
embassy, Senior Don Carlos Barrera,
who accompanied them to washington
shortly after the boat docked.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Lieut. John Madison Hoskins, u. S. N,
and Mrs. Hoskins are expected to arrive
in Washington this week and will be
guests of Mrs. Hoskins mother, Mrs.
2. Maccubbin Waters, jr., in her home,
Oakhurst, near Gaithersburg, Md, for
several weeks. Lieut.. Hoskins has been
on duty at the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station for three years and
has been transferred to duty at Nor
folk. Va.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

The second secretary of the Argen-
tine embassy, Senor Don Eduardo
Vivot. was host at the dinner dance
on the Shoreham terrace Saturday eve.
ming. His guests included Mr.. and
Hugo Rennert, Miss Norveu Munford'
Miss Dorothea Lane and Mr.. Benjamin
Cohen, formerly Of the Chilean embassy.
Evening star., 1931-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Weaver Of Aber-
deem, N. c., are at the Dodge Hotel
during their brief stay In the Capital.
Mrs. q. Erlebacher is at the Shell
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Living Characters Used
on Ancient Chessboard

The Mughul emperors of India car
ried out some strange plans in connec-
tion with their domestic life, and
visitor to the famous fort in Agra will
be able to see some Of the beautiful
buildings used as part of the zenana.
One Of the most interesting features is
the open space in the center of the
fort, known as the Anjuri Bagh. Thi,
space Is divided into many squares.
marked off by marble slabs, and GOV.
cred with green grass. There are
broad marble causeways between the
separate blocks. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the Mughul emperors used
these as chess-boards, and the "pieces"
used in the game were young slaves,
who changed their position according
to the directions of the players, who
would be seated in one of the marble
pavilions. The game played in those
days did not correspond with the
modern chess, but was known as
pachesi. The size of the Anjuri Bagh
In about 2S0 feet square.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Scheme Never Worked Out

When you are taking that ocean trip
and your stomach is defylng the law
of gravtation, ponder over Sir Henry
Bessemer's plan to put an end to sea-
sickness, Seventy years ago he pro-
posed a vessel equipped with a salon
suspended from an axle fixed in the
ships center. He planned to affix
CONFERENCE.-The to the bottom of the
salon, so that the floor of the salon
would always remain quiet and hori-
zontal, despite the tumbling about Of
the vessel itself, says the Iron Age.
Why he never gave the idea a fair
trial is not reported. Perhaps he
bought stock in shipping lines and
figured that the expense caused by
the increase in food consumption per
passenger, owing to elimination of sea-
sickness, would cut heavily into
profits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Walking-Sticks Pr. 20
Many and Varied Use3

The first walking sticks wp.p plm5-
crate affairs, and were f,lsi,.upd vita
an indented head oil which to 30. 4 tie
hand. writes a coIumnist In lie s.uii-
chester (Eng.) Guardian. LATER IT, Z
were made with a round AMI i..i'.t
top to hold nutmeg or ginger to warla
the stomach Of the valetudinariaii. ;.,iI
sometimes sugar-candy for the us:h-
matte When SNUFF came into general
use the cavity was used as a snuff box.
and the meeting of two cronles was
followed, after the first greetings, By
the unscrewing of the tops Of their
walking-sticks for a pinch, as II luier
generation tapped the lid of its SNUFF
boxes. Another variety of walking stick
is represented by the cane crowned
with hollow knob of gold, silver, or
ivory, containing aromatic balsams to
keep off contaglon, which every Eight
eenth-century physician carried with
him when making his calls. In the
heyday of its fashion the walking-stick
was thoroughly democratic article
of wear, but 1t has never been recog-
nized in England as a weapon OF Of
Tense, except occasionally in the hands
of some unusually elderly and peppery
person.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Old Timer Showed E-ys
Old Game of Football

Both on the stage and in the field OF
sport, there are those who long for
the good old days and claim that the
modern performance is but the she'll
Of the real thing. This has been
claimed more than once by old-time
football fans and at Yale. for one. II
is believed that the old-timers may be
right.
1t was the old, giant guard. Fudge
Heffelfinger, who put doubt In the
mind Of Old Eli. He returned to the
campus at the age of fifty and after
watching the Yale varsity for awhile
turned to Tad Jones, coaching at that
time, and complained; "They don't
charge the line properly"
"Well, why don't you go in there
and show them the way you used to
charger Jones suggested with
smile.
"Tll do It," said the fifty-year-old
Fudge, earnestly. He charged the Yale
varsity line the way he used to when
he was a guard, back in the good old
days and in a few minutes had ripped
the Yale team to shreds and had Tad
pleading with him to get out Of the
game before he ruined the team be-
yond repair. -.- -.,-....- Ssh.
The old boy went away at last,
mumbling that foo ball had become a
children's game. 1t is matter Of
record that he was never again in
vIted to charge a Yale line.-Ex-
change.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Short Short Story, but
Neatly Pointed Moral

A certain king sent to another king
saying, "Send me a blue pig with
black tail, or else" The other re-
piled, 81 have not got one, and If
had" For these words they went TO
war. After many men had been killed
they wished for peace. But before
peace could be got they had to explain
the words they had used. "What did
you mean" asked the second king of
the first, by saying to me, Send me q
blue pig with a black tall, or else-'7"
"Why," said the other, 81 meant a
blue pig with black tail, or else some
other color. But what did you mean
by saying, L have not got one, and if
1 had-'T "That If had one, l
should have sent It." Both kings were
pleased, and peace was made. Many
quarrels are pretty nearly as foolish
as the war about the blue pig with the
black tail.-Montrcal Family Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Coast Guard Ranks High

The Coast guard constitutes. under
the law, part Of the military forces
Of the United States, which shall Oper-
ate under the Treasury department in
time OF peace and operate as part
Of the navy, subject to the orders of
the secretary of the navy. in time Of
war or when the President shall SO
direct. 1t is composed of the former
revenue cutter service and life saving
service. The Coast guard has played
distinguished part in every war in
which the United States has been en-
gagged. In time of peace it has made
a distinguished record in saving life
and property at sea and in the per
Torrance of its many other important
functions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Where Pigeons Fail

The use of carrier pigeons has not
been attended with any great degree
OF success by the members Of the roy
al Canadian air force on forestry pa.
troll. Birds we're carried on airplanes
with the hope that they would prove
valuable in case Of emergency. Sew.
eral birds were released 500 miles
from home, but a small number
reached their objective point. They had
encountered an electrical storm and
were lost in the struggle. Those that
did get through were very late. In an
other test one bird reached the home
cote, but It had lost its message. This
was genuine call for help and the
unfortunate flyer was compelled to
walk many hundred miles.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
African Province Found
to Be Flealand Oasis

A plague-prevention survey Of Africa
resulted In the discovery of a spot
which Is absolutely free Of heas and
the Incident was regarded as so re-
markable that the Investigators tar.
ried for some explanation Of the I'M
usual situation. This favored spot
was the town of Prieska and the coun-
try Immediately surrounding it. Fleas
are VIGOROUSLY good carriers Of the
germs of this disease and therefore
the entire wide reaches Of Africa were
Systematically searched for animals
carrying infected specimens Of ''pullex
irritans." Hence 1t happens that GER
tain dogs at Prieska, which lies on the
Karroo prairies Of the Cape Of Good
Hope province, were searched for fieas
by the medical men.
Not a solitary jumper could be
found. Every cur, even the most
neglected and mongrel native-owned
brutes, was absolutely devoid Of them.
The theory Of some residents is that
the nitrates in the barren lands sur
rounding this particular settlement
act as a natural dlsinfectant.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Had Strong Objection
to Oyersupply of Rain

One summer during a record-break-
ing drought in Georgia the colored
brethren and sisters coagulated for the
purpose of praying up rain.
The parson was on his knees reason
ing with the Almighty in the following
words:
"Good Lawd, dis kentry am dried
upl She sho' am patched! De crops
am done cooked en- de watah supply am
runnin low! Yo' people am sufferin'
scandalus. Sen rain, good Lawd :,
SEN rain! Not none o. dem driz2le
drazzle rains dat don't do no good noh
get nowhahl Sen big rain; gully
washeh; a trash-lifteh."
"Hor on dab, pahson" shouted an
old lady in the back Of the church.
rising excitedly from her knees. "Hol'
on whah yo' is at! Don't go go pray,
in fob no trash-liftin' rainl ! done
buried nah son-in-law jist yistiddy !"
Golfers Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Worthwhile Inventions
Fruit of Woman's Brain

There are great many more pat
ents granted to men than to women.
For instance, during the first 9S years
of the patent system, from 1890 to
1888, only 2,455 patents were granted
to women; altogether 5000 patents
have been granted to women. The
fifteen-thousandth one WIS grant
ed to Rose Shulman of Brooklyn for
an ice bag. The first successful APP
plication under the patent law by
woman was recorded in 1869, when
Mary Kies took out patent for
method Of weaving straw with silk
or thread. In 1889 Miss Betsy Metcalf
hit upon an invention for plating and
bralding meadow grass into bonnets.
Miss Lucy johnson In 1924 woye seam
less pollowcases. Hannah Montague
invented the detachable shirt collar.
The modern paper bag is the inven-
tion Of Miss NJ. L. Knight Mrs. Mar
tina j. Coston invented the nqre light
used for signaling by our Coast guard
md mariners al over the world. The
first ice cream freezer was invented
ny Nancy NJ. Johnson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Intricacies of Kinship
Part of Southern Life

Perhaps one Of the most character,
istic modes of behavior in the South
is the business of kinship, in which
particular the southsrnsr surpasses
even the New Englander, Howard
Aumford Jones writes, in Scribner'S
Magazine 1t sometimes seems to me
that everybody In Virginia or South
Carolina or Georgia is related to
everybody else.
II a marriage takes place, the fact is
oonversationally recorded; then COM
ment turns at once to the question of
the family ramifcations involved. II
a political appointment is announced,
it soon appears that the appolntee is
cousin to somebody else.
The system Is so intricate that the
tactful northerner, after one or two
unhappy blunders, learns to preface
any comment on a public character,
literary, political, or what not, with
the polite hope that the subjects rela-
tives will not misunderstood his re
marks.
In a day when the family is sup
posed to be breaking up, the business
of claiming kin" in the South probab
ly is less patent than 1t used to be;
yet it Is one Of the most powerful
forces in southern life, and one the
implications Of which, believe, few
southorners realize.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01

In ancient times the authorities took
even greater precautions against pre-
mature burial than are taken today.
Tobh and Vollum Hadwan. In their
book premature Burial" say:
"'ro prevent such unspeakable nor
rors, the Egyptians kept the bodies
of the dead under careful supervi-
sion by the priests until satisfied that
life was extinct previous to embalm-
In" them by means of antisepties,
balsams and odoriferous gums.
The Greeks were aware of the
dangers of premature burial and cut
eli fingers before cremation TO see
whether life was extinct"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
ROYAL ST, Cloud

To the little town of st. Cloud, as
1t Is called today, there once came all
the grandeur Of royalty. With the
destruction Of its celebrated chateau,
built by Louis NV in 1860 it lost
favorlte royal residence Here the
Regent dOrleans received Peter the
Great In III. In 1855 II was sold for
6,M0,OO0 francs to Queen Marie An
loinette, and here she resided during
the early days OF the revolution. Here
the coup d'rtat occurred which made
Napoleon first consul and here Napo-
leon III WAS baptized in 1905 in the
presence of Napoleon and Josephine.
Here Bonaparte married Marie Louise,
and here ON October 10, 1870. it went
up in flames in connection with the
siege of Paris.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Not to Be Outdoor ?

"You don't seem to have any no,
torious spots here?" said the exact
ing tourist to the guide at the famous
beauty spot.
you know, in the last village we
stopped at they showed us a place
where a man had lain in wait for his
rival in love, and had attacked him
with a fiendish gusto."
The guide had never heard of this
terrible crime, but his professional
pride was reused.
"That is quite true, sir" he an
swered; but you are not aware, per
haps, that the villain afterwards made
his escape to this village, and you are
standing on the very spot where he
threw away that fendish gusto -
Weekly Scotsman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Egvptian Curse Believed

Ignoring arguments against the
curse of the pharaohs, there are few
in Ireland who do not retain their be-
lief that the tomb of the kings Of
Egypt must remain untouched. In Ire
land are heard many tales regarding
the touching of graves of even the
poorest of the people. Should a body
be buried in a wrong grave in the
west Of Ireland none Of the relatives
would sanction any change. A woman
visiting Ireland from the United
States was shocked at the condition
of the family burial place. and had
great difficulty In gaining permission
to have the cemetery drained and i'm
proved. On the west coast the raising
Of a body after burial is supposed to
bring great storm.-Detroit Free
Press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Simple Matter Decided
Rostonian's Alma Mater

The late Sherman Whipple, one Of
Boston's best known lawyers and
famous characters, was unique among
his colleagues, owing to the fact that
he went through Yale instead of Har
ward. 1t was almost sacrilege and
proved a decided drawback at the be-
ginning of his career. This is no
slam at Yale, but merely states the
fact that in the eyes Of Bostonians,
a local boy who went there instead Of
to Harvard has committed social er,
ror.
OF course, Whipple had intended to
go to Harvard, but as expense had to
be considered, his prudent mother
wrote to both Harvard and Yale ask.
ing them to send catalogues.
Yale promptly sent a catalogue.
Harvard replied that one would be
sent on receipt Of 80 cents.
So Sherman W'hipple went to Yale.
Los Angeles Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Magistrate Had "Called
the Turn" Unknowingly

The president of the Oxford union
completed his term of Office and came
down to London to see some friends.
The friends were congenial, not to say
convivial, and In the early hours OF
the morning the president Of the union
was found reposing in wheelbarrow
in the middle of Piccadilly circus by
a policeman.
Before the magistrate, the presi-
dent, having very little recollection OF
what had happened, decided to bluf
It out. The magistrate wanted to
know why he had chosen a whee!har-
row for resting place.
The president replied that he was
there "for purely valetudinarian
reasons"
The magistrate pointed out the Of
tenders lack of responsibility and re-
spect for the court. "You talk" he
added, ''as if you were 'er, well, presl-
dent Of the oxford union"
And the president leaned over the
dock and In very soft and tender
voice said:
1--WE are."-LondOn Tit-Bits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Ghost Stories Revived

People of Portchester, England. are
more certain than ever that ghosts in
habit the famous ancient castle Of the
place. They point to the recent finding
they say ghosts were definitely seen
TO vanish on at least three separate
occasions last winter. The castle was
once an early British camp, then a
Roman fortress, later Norman
stronghold, and in the Napoleonic war
a Jail for French prisoners Smallpox
and other epidemcs broke out sew
eral times among the French prisoners
and great number Of them died and
were buried there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Care of the Piano

Do not shut your piano off In cold
room, as this will cause all metal parts
to frost and then when the room Is
heated TO sweat and rust. As a rule,
when a 'ano has rusted, this is what
has caused it. II it must be left in
cold room or house, throw over II
several blankets, quilts or anything to
keep out the cold. Excessive damp
ness will cause veneer checks, so will
excessive heat or cold, and then the
only remedy is reiinishing. However,
extreme heat is even more injurious.
The temperature of the room contain
Ing piano should be Kept MS normal
and as even as possible all the year
round.-Washington Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Gave Bride a Shock

A clergyman recently gave a young
woman of his acquaintance very bad
quarter of an hour On her wedding
day he sent her telegram which. as
received, ran: John rs"
On looking up the text the girl was
Mortified to read: For thou hast had
five husbands; and he whom thou now
hast is not thy husband"
After they had restored the young
woman to consciousness, inquiry was
made at the telegraph office when It
was found that the operator had
omitted the letter or numeral indicat-
ing the first Epistle. John I 4:1S
reads: There is no fear in love; but
perfect love casteth out fear."-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Great White Way

In 1915 a considerable part Of Lon
don was lighted by gas, and expert
ments were being performed in this
country. Six years later gas-lighting
in Baltimore proved a success.
The new agent of civilization was
sneered at by the skeptical, frowned
on by the conservatives and generally
secuted by the great body of people
who had used oil lamps and candles
and who were incredulous of any
change for the better.
In 1923 the first gas7light establish
ment was organized in New York city,
and in 1926 there were 120 gas lamps
installed on Broadway from the Bow
cry to Grand street, replacing Is oil
lamps. Thus started the "Great White
Way"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01

Forty milligrams, or about one-half
the weight Of the hee is the usual load
OF nectar, 1t Is noted that drowning
Is a common fatality among bees, the
cause being that the insects become
so tired while at work that they fall
into lakes or rivers. Ungraceful land
ings at the apiary, when the honey
gatherer bumps into the hive or drops
to the ground in front of II. are caused
by this same exhaustion. Many bees
after developing routes on which to
carry nectar are intelligent enough
to rest on the Journey back to the
hive.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Authorship in DISPUTE

The saying But for the grace of
God, there go n" has been wrongly at
tributed to John Wesley and many
other famous persons. The Dictionary
of National Biography gives credit for
1t to John Bradford, an English
Protestant martyr Of the persecution
under Queen Mary. Accused of preach
ing seditiOus sermons, he was kept In
prison for two years before he was
burned at the stake in Smithfeld.
There is a tradition that on seeing
some criminals going to execution he
exclaimed: Put for the grace of God
there goes John Bradford"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01

The age of the earth according to
ordinary time standards is enormous,
but when compared with the age Of
some stars our earth Is extraOrdinarily
young.
Three different astronomical meth
DDS can be applied to the calculation
OF the age OF the stars, and all three
astronomical clocks show the same
tire, 5.oHl01 20 1n,0O0,O00 years. II
the age of human being Is one sec.
ond. of the human race six hours, then
the lower limit of the age of the earth
is one year, and the age Of the stars
is 5000 years.--George Won Heyesy In
Science.