Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-08-03
This Week
BY ARTHUR BRrsBANR
Science Government.
Crime, as Usual.
Eskimos Look, Wonder.
Short History of Flying.

the radio shows that science has be-
come most important part Of govern
ment.
Ancient Greece thought q nation
could not retain its liberty IL It grew
too big for all citizens to meet in the
public square. listen to their public
men. and judge of their actions.
Now when President Roosevelt de-
cides to report on 1.-THE State of the
Nation" and on his plans, every one
Of the 123,000,000 Americans may hear
him. This means power to sweep aside
Misrepresentation and misunderstand-
ing. 1t means everything for efficient,
honest government.
President Roosevelt, who hopes that
100000 men will return to work soon
after Labor Day, organizes a drive for
more jobs. better pay, shorter hours,
something like the war drives for sell
ing bonds to get money for nations cut
ting each others throats in Europe.
II Americans show half as much
willingness to finance prosperity at
home as they showed in financing
wholesale murder abroad, the Presi-
dents plans will go through.
II they do not show willingness"
the President may find some other way
Of getting results.
He knows that the people want some
thing done and will support his efforts.
Kidnapping, murder, sudden death are
numerous, as usual in the news Of this
great Republic. A rich oil operator Ii
kidnapped. He, friend and their wives
were playing bridge when the two men
were taken away by bandits. One was
set free later. He said the kidnapers
"acted like perfect gentlemen" They
only wanted the money.
In Chicago . gunman, twenty-one
years old, killed q policeman as he
stood in court. Another policeman shot
him. probably fatally. The murderer
and another prisoner had tried to shoot
their way to freedom.
At golf club dinner dance outside
Of Chicago five gunner with handker.
chiefs covering their faces compelled
eighty men and women to lie down ON
the floor, to be robbed Of money and
jewelry. One who objected was
knocked unconscious with the butt end
of sawed OF shotgun. and later beaten
in the face.
All telephone wires had been cut.
What about device that would auto
matically inform telephone central and
subsequently the police OF any illegal
cutting of wires?
In streets, in courtrooms, or In pris-
on, murder goes on. Anthony Napoli,
2S-year-old convict in Sing Sing, was
stabbed and dubbed to death by other
convicts on Saturday night. And each
city has its tale of banditry, murder,
kidnapping. 1t is crime tidal-wave.
In Greenland, Eskimos come trek.
king great distances to see Colonel Lind
bergh and his wife, who are making
air maps Of a northern route to Europe.
The Eskimos. with their wives, sit by
the hour and gaze at the plane after 1t
has come to earth. then go back, to
tell about it, and are not believed.
It Is probably compared in size with
Q wild goose, biggest bird In Green
land. and its roaring with the noise
that goose makes.
That the plane Is q living being. car.
rying human beings around. the Eskt
mos probably do not doubt.
Twsnty-four years ago the French
man Louis Blsriot dew across the Eng
lish Channel. startling the world and
the British especially. When that hap
pened, after Lord Northcliffe. owner
Of the London Daily Mail, had offered
ten thousand pounds reward for such
. flight. England's greatest defense be-
came meaningless. Napoleon sat on the
edge Of the Channel waiting for the
wind to change, but never crossed.
Now any boy can fly from the CONT
nent, land in England. and. IL undetect-
Cd, drop what he pleases on any city.
Northcliffe. by the way, told the writ
o. that having offered the ten thou
sand pounds reward. he got Lloyds to
insure him for . trifie against paying,
and Lloyds paid the 10000 pounds to
Bleriot.
Real flying began when orviila
Wright dew with q heavier than air
plane, one hundred and twenty feet.
Then Bleriot dew across the Channel
then Lndbergh dew the Atlantic 10
Paris. Now Wiley Post. in little more
than seven days, aies around the world,
ana the Italian air admiral Balbo dew
home on the return trip To Italy.
When progress starts h moves no.
Mly.
general BaIbO's flight with - planes