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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Materials Evolved by 81
Acids Drawn From Air

u SILK stockings have actually been
made from airl They look very wei
indeed, but they have one drawback:
they melt in hot weather. STILL that
is a disadvantage which Will doubtless
be overcome in time, for the science
of making silk from air is still In Its
infancy.
Wonderful work has been done by
Mr.. Wallace Carothers, who has dis
covered that about twenty substances
can be extracted from the air, each
of which can be turned into a material
very like floss silk in appearance. A
synthetic cloth has even been evolved
by treating various acids drawn from
the air with a waste product of ordi-
nary petrol. 1a
Air plays very important part, for
we could not live for an instant with
out it. In the future, though, It is
likely to provide us with good many
other things beside breath. Saltpeter,
one of the most valuable fertilizers
known, is already manufactured from
air, and the neon gas used for filling
certain kinds Of electric lamp bulbs
can be obtained in the same way. Not
long ago, a method of extracting car
bon from air was discovered, and 1t
was predicted that from this might
develop methods Of obtaining both
fuel and food from the atmosphere
London Tit-Bits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
"Iron Crown" of Italy

The ancient crown of Lombardy is
a broad circle of gold set with large
rubies, emeralds and sapphires on a
ground of blue and gold enamel. A
narrow band of iron three eighths of
an inch wide and one-tenth Of an inch
thick is attached around the inside
of the circle and is said to have been
originally one of the nails used in the
cross on which Christ was crucified.
Empress Helena, said to be the discov-
erer of the cross, gave the nail to her
son Constantine to protect him in bat
tie. This bit of iron, exposed for 1900
years, has not a trace of rust on 1t.
The earliest notice of this famous
crown is that 1t was used to crown
a king Of Normandy in sol. Napo-
leon crowned himself king of Italy
with 1t in 1905. AHI
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Photograph Not Direct
Idea in Edison's Mind

Edison admitted he was working on
another subject when he stumbled on
to the principle which made the phon-
ograph possible. He said, II was en-
gagged upon a machine intended to re
peat Morse characters which were re-
corded on paper by indications that
transferred their message to another
circuit automatically when passed un-
der tracing point connected with the
circuit-closing apparatus. In manipu-
lating this machine found that when
the cylinder carrying the indented pa
per was turned with great swiftness 1t
gave off a humming noise from the
indentations, resembling that Of hui
man talk heard indistinctly. This led
me to try fitting a diaphragm to the
machine which would receive the
sound waves made by my voice when
1 talked to 1t, and register them upon
an impossible material placed on the
cylinder. / saw at once that the prob
lem of registering the human speech
so that 1t would be repeated by me-
chanical means as often as might be
desired was solved" - Washington
Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Telephone Companies Plan
$50, OOO1Daily Expenditure
Additional FacitieslTo Be Provided in Maryland Virginia
West Virginia, land the District of Columbia Are
Estimated To Cost $16OOO0OO in 1882

to the telephone system in this area.
Under this program the company
estimates that about $50 telephones
will be installed each day in the three
states and the District Of Columbia,
and that $50 will be disconnected.
This means a net gain Of 100 tele-
phones daily during the year for this
area. 1t is estimated, Mr.. Wilson
states, that there will be net gain
Of $4,000 telephones for the year as
compared with 21,O64 during 1881. On
January 1. there were more than 672,-
1000 telephones operated by the Chesa-
Ipeake and Potomac Companies.
J This year 1t is estimated that tele-
phone users served by these companies
will make about 3,5S0,000 calls daily,
which will be an increase of five per
cent over the number made in 1881.
Capital expenditures for new plant
and equipment in Maryland, it is esti-
mated, will necessitate expenditures
Of $4,450, 900, according to Mr.. Wilson.
In Virginia expenditures Of $4,250,000
are contemplated; in West Virginia
$2.400,000; and in the District of Co
lumbia $4,sOO,OoO.
Major construction projects contem-
plated include expenditures Of $780,.
900 for telephones and private branch
exchange equipment on the subscrib-
ers premises. outside plant IS, zoo, 900,
central ONCE equipment $S.SOO.OOO. and
land and buildings $750,O0O.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Pilgrim Fathers Lives ~
Sustained by Hominy

Homlny, golden grain OF the
plumed Indian maize beaten Into
coarse meal. Gift of welcome to the
Pilgrim fathers from their red neigh
bors. Among the dishes Of early
American cookery, what the Cabots
and Lodges are to the sons and daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
OF hominy as food Of the Colon
lists, wrote Captain Smith In 1879.
"They commonly fed upon mike hom-
mi, which is bruised Indian corne
pounded and boiled thicke, and mike
for the sauce" naa
"Their ordinary diet Is poane and
omIne, both made Of corn" wrote
Lord Baltimore; and William Penn.
'Their diet is maize, sometimes beat
en- and boiled with water, which they
call homine." Que waggish scribe re-
lates, "Our entertainer made him Ia
newcomer) own that plate of hominy
was the best rice pudding he did ever
eat"
Today we commonly refer to the
coarse meal made Of white corn kerr
nels, from which the rough fibrous
part and the germ has been removed,
as hominy grits. Hominy Is the term
more generally applied to the whole
corn grains hulled by I've immersion
Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Writer Has Some Doubt
About Weather Control

A scientist thinks that weather
eventually may be controlled by cleo
tricity. We contemplate with awe the
bringing on of a thunderstorm by
pressing a button. Will powerful
sirens warn the people of the storms
approach so they will stop the super
fiuous watering Of their lawns and
shut the northwest windowsf For we
do not suppose that the electrical rain
makers will so far defy established
natural laws as to bring transforms
from unheard Of directions.
The rains should be quite orderly
and never freakish. Ruskin said: "As
men do not walk on their heads, there
are natural laws that clouds do not
disobey." We have always thought
that man would, one of these days, de-
termine when rain should fall and
when It shouldn't, and electrical control
may be the secret. But we have pro-
found doubts Of his being able to do
a thing when Gulf Of Mexico hurri-
cane comes ashore.-F. 81. Collier in
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04

change. In Holland operators say
"welk nummerY', this means (which
number?". The Norwegian operator
s very brief. the standard reply being
"centralen," that is. exchange" In
Denmark and Sweden the operators
answer calls by repeating the name
Of their own central Office. Prose-"
meaning please" will greet your call
In Poland. Latvian operators say
"centrale," while in Lithuania the
central office is designated by the word
"eentrala."
In Java operators answer "kantor,"
which means office" Belgian opera
tors say in French "Tecoute," or in
Flemish xix luister," meaning Il
listen"
Today approximately 1880. 900 tele-
phones in foreign countries may be
F, connected with any of the approx
mately 20,00O.000 telephones in the
United States. This means that every
Bellrowned or Bell-eonnecting tele-
phone Is within voice, reach of 49,.
100000 other telephones on six CONT.
nents, which is more than 81 per cent
OF all the telephones in the world.
according TO statistics shown in the
telephone almanac, Just issued by the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04

World-v 10 tee Jhone extension en-
phasizes the l.tcd .os universal Ian
guage, Ar, c:ican trasolc-s who use
the telephone in foreign lands are
greeted by strange names and phrases
When translated they really mean
number, p.ps -a."
'Numero?' Gaming NUMBER, is
heard in such Spanish-speaking coun.
tries as Spain, Spanish Morocco, Cuba.
Argentina, and Uruguay. In Mexico
and Chile the salutation OF the opera
tor is 'qui numero?'. what num-
her?", while in Brazil the operator
win say in Portuguese, ''que numero,
~ favcr?", what number, please?".
his proves that the telephone truly
peaks various language"
Telephone rules require French OPP
ators to answer calling subscriber
with "fecoute," II am listening" In
italy the operator in saying "at your
service" uses the expression, per
servirla" Hungarian operators an.
swer calls by saying "kospont." mean
ing central Oilee." In Austria, bite,
Re nummer?", meaning number,
p,ease?" or on occasion the word
''nummer?" is used alone.
Czecho- Slovaklan operators reply
with "prosim." meaning please
Operators in Germany ans 5er to "hier
amt" which mears "ials - the ex
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Early Motion Picture.

The modern motion picture dates
from about the year 1898, when Edi-
son produced his kaleidoscope, the first
machine Of the kind using film. Ed
ward Muybridge, often called the "fa-
ther of moving pictures" had preceded
him by about 20 years, but was handi-
capped by the fact that he had to use
glass plates. Other pioneers before
Edison were Sellers, Lincoln, Marcy,
etc. In 1894 O. Francis jenkins was
the first to produce moving pictures
by modern methods. The first public
showing Of moving pictures was made
in June, 1894.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
YES, A GOOD &c
CIGAR AT LAST
It Knocks Out All Previous
Ideas You Ever Had

Men, forget the many times you've
lit five-center, taken a few puffs
and thrown it away. Try one more
brand; HdUdna Ribbon. You sure
will hold on to this one!
Havana Ribbon is five-cent cigar
in one respect only: Price. By every
other standard of comparison, it be-
longs to q considerably higher priced
class. eAnd the reason is-IPs ripe
tobacco! Many fve-cent cigars con-
tain the poorer leaves Of the tobacco
plant--under-riie top leaves (usu-
ally bitter) CT over-ripe bottom
leaves USUALLY flat-tasting). Ha-
VanG Ribbon contains only choice
fullv-ripe middle leaves. Imagine
getting, for FIVE cents, all the fra
grant, r:ellow mild, fine favored
goodness of tobacco at its bestl
You can prove it in two minutes.
Just plank G.'-n one jitrey ut the
next cigar c*unter and l. SIX for
HdpanG Rtbboa. f'so sold il .Prao-
ticcl PocLct T." -: q i!y- cigars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Wanted Movies

Nobody knows where she got her
pass to the symphony concert at Sew
erance hall, or why she thought Of
crashing the portals Of that dignifed
concert hall. -.sr
She was obviously not the symphony
type. She sat and squirmed through
out the first part Of the program, look
ing very bored and very puzzled. At
the intermission she left her seat and
went in search Of an usher.
Say" she demanded, when do
the movies startT-Cleveland Plain
Dealer. .al
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Magma charta Reminder

The organization known as the So
ciety Of the Daughters Of the Barons
Of Runnymede was organized in 1915
by Mrs. Robert G. Hogan of Cations
Vile, Nd, who conceived the idea of
an organization for women similar to
a mems organization, the Baronial Or
der Of Runnymede, which was or
ganized but undeveloped on account of
our entry into the World war. The
membership is limited to those who
can trace their ancestry in a direct
line to baron who in the year 1919
A. D., compelled the signing of the
Magma Charta by King John at Runny,
mede. The organization is American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
COMPOSED F.mou. Song

A negro year book says that Rich
ard Milburn was the composer of
Listen to the Mocking Bird" Mr..
Septimus Winner, composer and pub
Usher, induced Milburn to whistle this
song before him while he wrote down
the blrdlike notes. The song was aft
erward published by Mr.. Winner in
Philadelphia in 1855, and during the
years 1855 to 1865, 1t was popular with
minstrel companies and serenading
parties. The front of the piece reads
Words by Septimus Winner-Music
by Alice Hawthorne" "Alice Haw-
thorne" was one of the pseudonyms
used by Mr.. Winner on his title pages
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Tabloid

A tabloid newspaper is one that ex-
presses the news briefly. 1t is usually
of smaller size than the ordinary news
paper because the news has been con-
densed. The firm of Burroughs, Well
come & Co., London, England, coined
the word and applied 1t to a prepara-
ton Of drugs in concentrated and
condensed form. Although the term
is a copyrighted trade mark of that
firm, it is now widely used with ref
erence to anything concise or con-
densed, especially newspapers that
summarize or condense the news.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Spelling of "Hare-Brained"

The original and correct form Of the
word is "hare-brained." 1t means
1lighty, skittish or reckless and refers
to the characteristics of hare. mad
as March hare" had a somewhat sim
liar origin. A wild, needless, foolish,
volatile or giddy person is said to be
hare-brained because he has or shows
no more brains or sense than hare
or rabbit. The word is sometimes in
correctly written "hair-brained," even
by reputable writers, and that spelling,
which began to occur before the year
1000, has led many to seek a different
origin of the term.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Island of Human Woe

The Indian name for Blackwell's is
land was Minnahannock, meaning
"long island" In 1904 the island was
granted to Capt. John Manning, and
was known as Manning's island. His
stepdaughter, who inherited 1t, mar
ried Robert Blackwell, for whom 1t
was then named. In 1928 the city Of
New York bought 1t for $4,000. Re-
Gently the name has been changed to
Welfare island. 1t now contains the
Metropolitan hospital, home for the
aged, the workhouse and the peniten-
tiary. Sts es . sia
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04

3 Liquid Long Preserved

Liquid, at least 100000 years old,
is contained in sealed cavity in the
center of beautiful crystal of a min
eral known as calcite, recently ac-
quired by the ACADEMY of Natural Sci
.cnces at Philadelphia. The cavity con
tains one-half gill OF what is believed
10 be water with some minerals in So
luton. The crystal came from lead
mines near Rosie, y. Y. Bubbles and
small drops Of liquid have been found
in crystals previously, but not in such
n large quantity.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04

Expenditures Of more than, $50, 200
each working day during 1ss2/are con.
templated by the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Companies in Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia and the
District of Columbia to provide facil-
tiles for telephone growth, President
Lloyd B. Wilson announces. This
means capital expenditures of $751;
100000 for additions and betterments
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04

The football game guests reached
the house before their host, and Mary
was just getting the doorkey out of
its known hiding place, when David
protested:
"Wed better not go in before they
come. They have a dog, you know"
"Oh, yes, know" she returned
nonchalantly, but the dog has lame
leg. He won't hurt usi"S
well" returned her escort, ~ was
afraid he might bite us, not kick us I"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Death by Electr;ci,v

1t usually takes Il tenth of an am
pere through the vital organs to kill
"A man, but under some conditions a
current of electricity only one-quarter
as strong will do so. There is a wide
variation in the amount of current nee.
essary to kill for different individuals.
To electrocute criminals 1000 volts are
used. If the skin is wet, n much low
err voltage may have this effect. Many
cases are known In which 40 volts
applied to the wet skin, so as to pro-
duee a current thraugh the vital or
gans, have caused death.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
BABY CHICKS.

We specialize in Reds, Barred Rocks
Black Giants and Leehorns. Chicks from
accredited fiocks. Also utility bred chicks.
Custom Matching. Let us do your hatch
ing for you. We hatch hen, duck and
turkey eggs. - - :,
GAlTHERSBURG HATCHERY,
GaithersbuFe, Nd.
Jan 23-lm" Phone Cath. 1870
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
HEMsrITcHING.

Twenty-four hour service given on hem
stitching and picoting at 10 cents per yard.
Work done on premises.afl n 5ss,iodi9-
The Jewelry and Gift Shop lGlyi q
IL. STRATMEYER, dapo
Rockville, Md.
nov Cliff Phone 29W
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
Today's Tasks First

Today is the appointed time to get
your job done. Never put ii of until
tomorrow, for tomorrow viii never
"ome. Inertia is one Of the greatest
" our sins. Du today VIVA; sho.''.l so
lone trdly- Ia ,gDW VIII Gnd IS
own RISKS =; q.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04

LNRUIT TREES.
Do you want the best
fruit trees, flowers. shrubs. and garden
seedsf Drop me a card. | represent
Starks, Louisiana, Missouri.
TH0S. B. WORKMAN,
r. nj,
Jan SLIM Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-03-04
CHAS REEVES ROWDYBUSH.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW,
CoLD SPRING MANOR,
Rockville, Md.
Office at farm, two miles southwest of
Rockville. on Potomac Pike.
Money to loan on gilt edge security.
oct l8-u Phone 140.
A ANNOUNCEMENT.
"A We beg to announce
that we have In stock full line OF New
Perfection cook S'oves and parts.
v HICKS g SON,
may 27-u Rockville. Nd.
WANTED Jun, ., d, .,,,.-m.,.,
iron, rubber tires. etc.
SAMUEL COHEN.
an slim Derwood, Nd.
II oST.
IL Two hounds with Fontleroye
name on collar Finder will please notify
the Undersigned,
u. H. HORNER,
Jan lo-zt Rockville, Nd.
The Washington times., 1932-07-29
THE TEXAS BOY WONDER

the depths of ASIA the jungs Of Africa and the i'm
mediate civilized present. Ripley brings forth his wonders pub
lished daily in the Washington Herald
From his collection select for morazng comment this
remarkable small boy from Texas Mr. Ripley tells you what
the boy do.
We wish to say that while this little boy from Dallas
wonderful production and may be President there in the
country many old boys that can't spell than
cat can't any President not Hoover don't know
the capital of any State in the Unon and despite all that
will be very great when the time
The important question about boy of five HOW
MUCH DOES HE KNOW. but HOW HEALTHY Is HE?
Teach your small boy nothing that puts any strain his
mind Let him learn little songs, from Mother Goose
the and the fiddle and the that jumped the
moon encourage him believe in Santa Claus for that belief
stimulates imagination Read fairy tales to him. about
and the Beanstalk Goldos and the Others Make every
thing easy him mentally while answering all his questions
we'll you
But NEVER FORCE HIS MENTAL POWERS
The age of five the age for PHYSICAL growth not
age for MENTAL development.
Occasionally there children precocous doubtless this
little Dallas boy of them, that possible keep
them back mentally They pick up knowledge them
selves read by looking at signs buildings remember
with great ease almost automatically what they hear This
pleases their parents but parents with and daughters not
thus gifted need not worry
Keep your child of.five and sx and eight HEALTHY AND
HAPPY-nature and HEREDX4Y will take of the rest
The mind real work done by the adult and he she
does it with health and strength accumulated in childhood
The Washington times., 1932-07-29
The Bonus Riots
= Use of Force Was Necessary

The radical elements accompanying the bonus seekers have
accomplished their object.
They have precptated open conflict with the regular
Army evacuation by force of the Bonus Expedonary
Force.
The yesterday and the subsequent calling of Federal
oop maintain order constitute black page in the history
of the National Capital
Nothing could be deplorabe than the of armed
forces against citizens.
But the actions the hangeron Of the veteran group left
no other open to the authorities
For months these had been treated with kindness and
consideration.
They allowed make mock of laws and of the feel
angs of their fellow citizens
recprocaton the radical element deed the national and
focal authority These radicals attacked and injured many
The lives District citizens endangered The prop
ey Of District citizens had long been the prey of the visitors
Such condition could be allowed to continue indefinitely
No group of thousand citizens matter how worthy
allowed to defy agranty the rules and regulations
which have up for the preservation of peace
order and comfort.
It was therefore, inevitable that the remnants petition
big army refusing the transportation home offered by the
Congress- should bring down upon themselves the force of the
Federal Government
The deepest sympathy for these in their plight pow
Hrty remains.
That they had to be driven away their homes by force
q regrettable.
Nevertheless the time always when the majority must
express itself forcibly to repue attacks by predatory
minority.
The Washington times., 1932-07-29
A Loss of Billions
To America in Trade

There certainly is nothing
in the plans of the Ottawa
conference to explain this
"sharp advance" " If that
works out as Premier Ben
nett would have it, it will
mean a loss Of billions to
America in trade. With our
coal industry in a state of
complete collapse, there is
little hope Of reviving 1t
under the Canadian plan of
exchanging Canadian lumber
for Welsh n t h r a it e
thereby cutting us out both
in lumber and coal.
Unless the Ottawa confer
ence fails utterly in its pur-
pose it will mean an enor-
NOUS loss in trade to us
with all that means in more
unemployment here.
At this time there are more
than 1000 branch factories
in Canada employing Cana
dian labor; but the Ameri-
can capital invested brings
profits to American capital.
The American tariff wall is
increasing the number Of
American factories in other
lands, but the Ottawa con-
ference may find a way to
reach competing apita a |.
That will not be so pleasing.
The Washington times., 1932-07-29
ONCE-OVERS

Is this your idea of friend
ship?
Perhaps your young people
have a more sensible and cor
rect idea of choosing those
with whom they wish to
associate.
They make their selections
because of recognized real
worth. congeniality and mutual
understanding of companion
ship.
If those they find com.
panionable belong to the fam
lilies of prominent persons, it
is a coincidence, not a sought
for alliance.
But why try to force your
children to seek the society of
those for whom they have not
the feeling of true friendship.
Copyright, 1892, King Features
Syndicate, lnc.)