Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-11
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
The Cup Stays
Percy Rockefeller
. Never Is a Long Word
Money Ia Useful

Percy Rockefeller
Never Is a Long Word
Money Is Useful !
Rainbow has won the fourth race
and the Americas Cup stays in Amer
fca.
Both yachts came in flying protest
flags, but Sopwith later withdrew his
protest.
Next time, perhaps, our patriotic
millionaires, instead of building a toy
sailboat, will set this government a
good example by building really fast
and powerful flying ship and go over
and show Europe that the country that
invented the airplane does not propose
to remain forever last in the air.
Percy Rockefeller. second son of the
late William Rockefeller, who was
John D. Rockefeller's brother, died re-
Gently, only fifty-six years old. He was
highly intelligent man and a hard
worker.
Like other men Of great wealth, Mr..
Rockefeller suffered heavy losses in
the 1929 shrinking of values, losses so
great that he described them to the
senate stock exchange committee as
terrible, perfectly horrible, losses"
The strain and anxiety Of depres-
sion years, with values tumbling, may
have had something to do with Mr..
Rockefeller's illness and death, not be-
cause Of any love for money, of which
he had plenty left, but because of the
strain In fighting financial disaster.
Professor Millikan thinks that no
man will ever 60 twenty miles up into
the atmosphere. 1.-THE present record Of
about twelve miles probably will stand
forever" said he. Forever" is the
longest word in any language. and one
that rarely comes true.
If men want to 60 up FIVE hundred
miles above the earth, and look around
outside Of our atmosphere, they will
do it. Twelve thousand years ago, men
living In the late Stone age had no
weapons but sharp flints and bows and
arrows. They have ahead Of them hun
dreds of millions of years on this plan
ct, as Professor Millikan knows. You
cannot limit their accomplishments
with any forever" or never"
Too bad, but what can you do about
ft7 The great Samuel Johnson said
no man ever wrote well except for pay,
and 1t is certain that many brilliant
minds have gone to waste because
their owners happened not to need
money.
Byron probably wouldn't have writ
ten If he had not had club foot. Van
ity made him work. With two good
feet hard work would not have been
necessary.
Marcus Aurelius would probably
have made 1t shorter and snappier"
and more interesting if he had not
been emperor.
AT first men work for money. When
once they start working ambition
takes the place Of money and they
continue until the grave swallows
them. Money, which means independ-
ence Of other mems orders, the only
freedom in civilization, is useful in it.
self. and a useful incentive to hard
work.
o. 3. Winters. flying from New York
to California, wires: Flying would
be easier If a prominent roof was
marked in each town." Chambers of
commerce should discuss that. II ia
an important kind Of advertising now
neglected and the national government
should do something about It, provid-
ing abroad signs for flyers and huge
arrows pointing. "This way, north TO
Chicago" This way to Seattle" This
way to New Orleans" This way to
Key West"
James A. Moffatt, President Roose-
velt's housing administrator, predicts
that 100000 new homes will be built
and will put $1,000, 100000 of private
funds into new construction. employ
Ing many. Three million new houses
Will arouse serious thinking in land
lords of houses already built, especial
~ those that have let their properties
run down.
1t Is cheerful news that all cadets
at West Point are to be trained for fiy-
Ing. II they are not to be taught iy-
ing, you might as we'll confine your
teaching Of young West Pointers and
Annapolis men to driving hanson cabs
and "four-wheelers."
The base cruelty Of human beings
passes all understanding. When Won
read Of the horrible tortures that rem
resentattves Of various religions have
inflicted upon each other in the past.
all for the glory Of God" you are hor.
rified.
1t is more horrible to read of modern
criminals Selling, binding, fastening
to a tree an old man supposed to have
saved money. ViRita, Okla, reports
the details. The old mans hands were
shot through the palms with bullets,
his feet burned with a red-hot poker.
all to extort SEQ.