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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15
Merit System For The Police

The administration, which will the direct
ing of of the governmental activities of Montgomery
County next January has great opportunity to put into
effect reforms which neither political party advocated but
which should be adopted without delay One of the most
important steps which should be taken is that of placing
the police force merit system With the possible
exception of schools and the judiciary, there is nst
tuition which should be widely disassocated from
politics than the police.
Search where you throughout the country and you
will find that wherever the police bound by the merit
system there exists efficient capable police
force. While the whole, there has been but little
criticism of the Montgomery County police this has been
due to the character of the policemen themselves
TO system Under the merit plan, possibility of
"being reached" is lost and the officer feels that he is
responsible only to his immediate superiors the
regulations which govern his conduct.
Montgomery County several years ago reached the
practice of maintaining deputies constables enforce
the law Because of the rapid growth of the county it
became necessary to adopt system comparable to any
large municipal unit In other words, had to have full
time policemen distributed at vantage points throughout
the county and particularly in the densey settled
suburban communities. At this time the merit system
should have been installed But for
Leading students of police systems in America exol
the praises of police forces which controlled by methods
which permit of interference from politicians 1t is the
only logical method and the only fair method Every app
cant for the police force in Montgomery County should be
compelled to examinations both physical and mental
AT stated intervals examinations should be given members
of the force that their effectiveness and abilities may be
passed they older in the service of the people
We again repeat that thee administration has great
opportunity to their Oftquoed assertions that this
county will be by the people and not be any political
clique faction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15
Maryland Birth Record
Falls To New Low AS
Health Survey Reports

The birth rate of 1853 per 1000
population during the first nine
months of the current year is the
lowest ever recorded during cores
ponding period for Maryland, accord
ing to the monthly bulletin of the
Maryland State Department of
Health. The birth rate decreased in
Baltimore City and in 10 of the %
counties of the State.
Although the mortality rate in
Maryland for the first nine months of
the current year increased from 12.1
to 1913 per 1000 population, public
health records in general for the state
thus far this year show a gradual i'm
provement, according to the bulletin.
In the counties, the death rate for
the nine-month period decreased from
ia to 11.3, but that in the city rose
from 1913 to 1873.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15

A. Williams, Mrs. AImus Speare, Mrs.
Randolph Talbot, Mrs. Adolph Guide.
Mrs. Douglas Blandford and Mrs.
Nicholas Brewer.
Mrs. Margaret Ansdell Lewis, Red
Gross field representative for Mary
land, was the guest speaker at the
Rotary Club meeting held at Hunger
ford Tavern on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Bache Albert and
daughter, Rose spent the weekend in
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clendaniels
and three children of Bel Air, Nd,
spent last week end at the home Of
Mrs. Clendaniel's parents, DR.. and
Mrs. George L. Edmonds.
Mrs. Russell Karn, and her son.
Franklin, have returned from a trip
to Chicago, Ill.
Miss Daisy B. Hege spent the week
end with her brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Hege in
Chevy Chase, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15
Civic Federation Has
Reelected Officers
For The Coming Year

Headed by President, Robert E.
Bondy, of Edgemoor, the entire staff
of officers of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Civic Federation was unanimously
reelected Monday night when the
Federation met in the Bethesda
Elementary School.
The officers in addition to Mr..
Bondy are Washington l. Cleveland,
of Kensington, vice president; Capt.
Walter B. Armstrong, of Cabin
John, recording secretary; Orville NJ.
Kile, of Mohican Hills, corresponding
secretary, and John A. P. Farnham,
of Chevy Chase, treasurer.
The executive committee elected
consists of Emory H. Bogley, of
Friendship Heights; Josiah W. Jones,
of Olney; Joseph B. Matre, of North
Woodside, and Charles w. Hopkins,
of Woodside. All of the officers rep
resented the choice of the nominating
committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15
COLESVILLE

The first quarterly meeting of the
Colesville Charge was held on Mon
day evening at the Colesville parson-
age. Those present were: DIR. Howard
j. Wells, Presiding Elder, of Wash
ington, D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Gill of Washington, D. c.; Mrs.
Arthur Mulligan of Silver Spring, Md.
Mr.. John Hamilton and Mr.. William
Milstead of Four-Corners, Md; Mrs.
Albert Sager ST., and Mr.. Herbert
Anderson of Colesville, Md.
There was a joint meeting of the
Colesville Missionary and Aid Society
on Tuesday afternoon at the Coles
vile Parsonage.
Officers were elected as follows
President, Mrs. Albert Sager, Sr.,
Vice President, Miss Lucille Priest;
Secretary, Mrs. Leonard Sager;
Treasurer, Miss Helen Zeigler. Those
present were Rev. and Mrs. Swecker,
Mrs. Albert Sager, Sr., Miss Lucille
Priest, Miss Helen Zeigler, Mrs. Gran
vile Thompons, Mrs. Herbert Ander-
son and Mrs. Fred Grimes.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Peters
Episcopal Church, Poolesville, Md,
will hold its annual turkey dinner in
Waverly Hall on Thanksgiving Day.
The public is cordially invited.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15
Fall Winter Directory
Lists 5000 Additional
Telephone Subscribers

More than $4,000 copies of the
new fall-winter issue of the Balti-
more telephone directory will be dis
tributed to the users of the service
in this vicinity, according to an
announcement made by offirials of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company of Baltimore City.
The new edition, which contains
780 pages, has approximately 5000
more names than appeared in the
previous issue. The listings of more
than $4,000 telephone subscribers in
Baltimore and vicinity cover 472
pages, while there are 3O8 pages of
classified subscribers.
Officials of the company suggest
that subscribers look carefully
through their old directories before
discarding them. Because of the
many changes in directory listings,
it is urged that all OLD directories
should either be turned in or de-
stroyed, when a new directory is pub
lished. Many persons put bank
books, leases, insurance policies, let
tiers, birth certificates and even
money in the directories and then
forget them, it is said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15
BOYD

The Home and Foreign Missionary
Society of the Boyd Presbyterian
Church held it's monthly meeting ON
Tuesday evening, November 18th, at
the Manse at 500. After the trans
action of business refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cutfrieu of
Portsmouth, Virginia, are spending
some time with Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
White.
The young people of the Presby-
terrain Church of Boyd held a rally
day service entitled "The Lamp
Within The Hand" on Sunday eve
ming, November 18th. Specially pre-
pared sketches and music made up
the program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15
Rockville News And
Social Items

Mrs. w. Winder Laird, of Whining
ton, Del, was a guest on Friday of
her aunt, Mrs. Philip D. Laird.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Taylor, of
Philadelphia, Pa, spent the week end
with Mr.. Taylor's uncle, Mr.. George
Stone.
Mrs. Lloyd A. Brewer entertained
one of the Tuesday bridge clubs this
week at her home. Those present were
Mrs. William Linthicum, Mrs. Shirley
NJ. Prescott, Mrs. VIM. Harry Beard,
Mrs. Valentine Wilson, Mrs. Walter
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15
Red Russia Goes Pink

H. V. Kaltenborn, known as lead
ing radio speaker and author, has
written an enlightening article on
present-day Russia for the Magazine
of The Washington Star, Sunday,
November 10. He tells what is really
going on in Soviet Russia. Order your
copy of next Sundays Washington
Star from your newsdealer today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15
Classified Ads

a. WANTED-Old bags. 1 pay 8
cents for good field bags, $500 per
hundred for fertilizer bags, feed
bags with small holes, S1.OO per
hundred. I pay $3.50 per hundred
for large size dairy bags. Prices
paid delivered at the Rockville rail-
road station. Please notify me "a
hours in advance so that I can con-
tact interested parties. Write Sam
Cohen, 1125 Spring Road, n. W.,
Washington, D. c.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15

ECIAL NOTICE - Office
schedule = every Wednesday in
Frederick, from 9 A. M. to $3.50 A.
P. M. Phone Frederick 452-J, for
your appointment as soon as you
arrive in town. Located at 1 West
Church Street. An in Mt. Airy all
other days. DIR. Melvin E. Watkins,
OptOmetrist. 344
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-15

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Evening star., 1934-05-16
SHAD BAKE PRIZES
TO Be NUMEROUS
Handsome Awards to Be
Made to Winners of Ath-
Ietic Events.

Handsome prizes will be awarded
winners In the various sporting events
which will feature the annual shad
bake of the Washington Board of
Trade at Bay Ridge, Md, Saturday,
it was announced today by Herbert
Gill, chairman Of the Prize Commit
tee.
A golf bag and hat will be given
as first and second prizes, reSpec-
lively, in the golf tournament. The
winner in the horseshoe pitching con-
test will receive bronze ash tray.
Five dollars in cash will 60 to the
winner in the trapshooting contest.
A feature of each of the shad din
ners will be the awarding Of prizes to
those holding lucky numbers. At the
first dinner, which will be served at
11:30 am, the following prizes will
be given away: Box of candy, dinner
for four at the Lee House, a gallon
of paint, two boxes of writing paper,
two tins of tea, an automatic pencil
and ST In cash.
During the second dinner, to be
served at 2:05 pm, the following
prizes will be given: Tin of tea, tie
rack. $40 in cash, three-way spigot
GnstalledD, brush set. water heater,
writing paper and automatic pencil.
In addition to these prizes a bag
of souvenirs will be given each per-
son attending the shad bake.
Those assisting Mr.. Gill on the
Prize Committee are E. M. Graham,
vice chairman: Fred D. Allen, Joseph
P. Bailey. Clarence F. Donohoe,
Charles w. Pimper and Harry P.
White.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
BROWN IS PRAISED
AS POLICE LEADER
Members of Congress Also
Laud Work of Entire
Department.

Maj. Ernest w. Brown and the
Metropolitan Police Department were
praised last night by members of
Congress and civic leaders. speaking
at meeting of the Police Association
at Odd Fellows Hall.
Isaac Cans termed Brown the
greatest police chief the city ever had,
adding:
This city has now learned,
through the perseverance of Mai.
Brown, to appreciate its Police De-
partment. Maj. Brown never had a
peer among the many men who have
headed our Police Department"
Copeland Joins in Praise.
Senator Copeland of New York said
the work Of the Metropolitan force
was more than satisfactory. and Sen
ator McCarran of Nevada also praised
the department.
Even the Justice Department, with
its elaborate machinery, does not rank
with the police departments in the
Nation in some methods of crime de-
lection, Representative Fish of New
York told the group. He said:
For example, the Justice Depart
ment does not even know the head
quarters of Communists in the coun-
try; in fact, it is not permitted to
investigate Communistic activities at
all. 1t is the great organization to
which you belong which ferrets out
the places where radicals gather"
Youth Shared by Crime.
Senator Copeland pointed out that
the hardened criminals of the coun-
try are mere youths-most of them
under Is.
This unfortunate condition must
be remedied." he said, land it is up
TO your capable department to assist
along these lines"
Other speakers included Representa-
tive Greenway of Arizona, Col. Ed
A. Halsey. secretary of the Senate,
and E. Claude Babcock, president OF
the Federation of Federal Employees
Evening star., 1934-05-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Ofica of the Cnmptrnller Of the Curren

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once Of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington. D. c.
April %. 1884.
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who may have claims asainss the nuniseo 1s,
trict Of Columbia. that the same must be
WITH the leeai proof thereof within three
gSa6s.s %SR6S from 'h; gag q 9cossoR s5si %s'
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Evening star., 1934-05-16
Dickens Letters to His Wife
Tragic Record Of Love- Disillusionment and Farewell

This is the fourth OF series OF
articles making public for the first
time the intimate letters OF Charles
Dickens to his tDife.
Evening star., 1934-05-16

occasions on which any of his distin-
guiShed contemporaries are men,
toned, though in Paris he had "a very
merry day with Regnier at Fontaine-
bleau." Regnier persisted in paying
for verything-saying 1t was but a
poor acknowledgment Of the kindness
we had shown him In London" Dick
ems believed him to be "a very good
little fellow" but says nothing of his
acting.
The people who do not fail to get
messages in all the holiday letters
from Italy, Switzerland and France
are the little people Dickens never
forgets his own children: Charley,
Nancy, Katey. VALLEY, Sydney. Har-
ry and the babies. To one or other
of the boys he gives such names as
"Ch1ckenstalker," Plornishghenter"
and "PlorniShmaroontigoonter." There
is also frequent mention of Georgina,
or "Georgey." Hogarth, another one
of his wife's sisters.
One of the children had Landor for
godfather and, after him, was
named Walter Savage Landor. He is
responsible for a glance at the old
poet in letter otherwise full of anna
teur theatrical gossip.
I saw old Landor at Bath, who
has bronchitis, and I don't think
will last long. When he was last
IN town Kenyon drove him about,
by God, half the morning, under
a most damnable pretence of TAX
ing him to where Walter was at
school, and they never found the
confounded housed He had in his
pocket on that occasion a souvenir
for Walter, in the form of rather
seedy Union shirtpin: which is now
In my possession, and shall be duly
brought home.
The enthusiasm for the amateur
players at Bath and Liverupool filled
Dickens with delight. OF the actors
he speaks in passing of Mark Lemon
and Wilkte Collins. Collins was ad-
mirable-got up excellently, played
thoroughly well. and missed nothing. u
At Liverpool. Il never saw such peo-
ple."
Our dinner with the Mayor yes
terday was far handsomer than a
dinner at Windsor Castle. He is a
fine young fellow extraordinarily
unlike Mayor, is great Yacht
er. and Is the man who took the
people out OF the Ocean Monarch
when she was lost. Perhaps you
remember the case. A brilliant
snuff box, presented to him after
wards, was handed round at din
ner; and, having to propose his
health, I turned it on the snuff
box, to the boundless fervour of
the guests-who persisted in drink
ing my health three times, to get
three speeches. Our men were in
such state of enthusiastic de-
light with their representative
that they were embracing me all
round when we came home.
(World Copyright)
Evening star., 1934-05-16
COMMITTEE NAMED

Speaker Rainey yesterday appointed
five House members to a special COM
mittee arranging ceremonies for joint
House and Senate observance on May
20 of the Tooth anniversary of the
death of Gen. Lafayette.
They we're Representatives Norton
of New Jersey, Bloom of New York
and Bland of Virginia, Democrats,
and Reed of New York and Rogers
of Massachusetts, Republicans.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
MAMMOTH CAVE AREA
DEVELOPMENT ASSURED
President Signs Bill-Plans Await
Purchase of Additional Pri-
vately Owned Land.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 16.-Fed-
eral development of the Mammoth
Cave National Park area was vir-
tual certainty today after President
Roosevelt signed bill authorizing the
Federal Government to assume i'm
mediate control of the project.
The bill provides conservation and
preservation OF the area, but does not
contemplate large-scale development
of the park pending acquisition of ad-
ditional properties. Purchasing is
expected to start soon.
The Kentucky Legislature has ap-
propriated S25O,o0o to augment a
100000 Federal ALLEGATION for pur-
chasing 10000 additional acres, the
present area includes between 10000
and $4,000 acres,
Evening star., 1934-05-16
Pup Held Not a Dog.

DENVER P.-A police judge, the
city attorney and the dog catcher are
at odds whether a pup is dog. The
judge, Alva H. Pickens, and the city
attorney ruled pup is pup until 5
months old and not subject to the
city dog license ordinance. The dog
catcher, H. G. Lewis, retorted that
a pup is dog and that the minute
one is born he should have a dog
license tied on his neck. The dog
catcher said he will keep on catching
dogs even thought the judge throws
all his cases out of court.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
Distrusted Wife's Capacity.

A tragic letter!-not only because
the child had died before it was writ
ten, but because it reveals so grimly
the character of the mother and the
distrust of the husband in her capac-
ity to bear trouble. Not long before
Dickens had lost his father, who,
after the most terrible operation
known in surgery" had been won
derfully cheerful and strong hearted. "
From Bath Dickens sends, together
with Forster's kind regards, Ian
doris ditto" This Is one of the few
Evening star., 1934-05-16
VERMONT VOTES LIQUOR

MONTPELIER, VT, May 16 CP)-
Returns from the special local op-
ton" liquor election held in all the
larger cities and towns of the State
yesterday indicated traditionally dry
Vermonters favored. for the most
part, the licensed sale of liquors.
Some of the towns declared them
selves opposed to the sale of hard
liquors, but favoring beer and wines.
The vote was extremely light. State
owned stores will sell hard liquor in
communities which voted for such
beverages.
Evening star., 1934-05-16

(Copyright, 1884, by The North Ameri-
can Newspaper Alliance, Inc. in North
America. and BY the Times. London. every
where else. All rights reserved0
Evening star., 1934-05-16
NEW CODE CHAIRMAN
E. J. Bullock Named Seubert's
Successor in Oil Post,

CHICAGO, May Is (P).-Edward
G. Seubert. president of Standard
Oil Co Undiana), yesterday re-
signed as general chairman Of the
Oil Code Committee for region and
accepted membership on the Plan
ming and Coordination Committee
administering the code.
E. j. Bullock. vice president of
Standard of Indiana. has been ap-
prointed by Secretary of Interior
Ickes to Seubert's position on the
Regional Committee, which applies
code recovery plans in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota. South Dakota, Ohio and
Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1934-05-16

cluding Rachel's, who was very like
CeleSte) and to Franconi's, which
was delightful to my old
blackguard theater, the Funnam-
buleS, and divers guingettes.
Tragedy Befalls.
The next month, in a note from
Broadstairs, written with John wait
ing for the Post. with his mouth
open, like a post Office in itself,
there is a passage sadly significant
in view Of what was to follow before
year was past:
After another splitting day I
have still Dora to kill mean the
Copperfield Dora - and cannot
make certain how long it will take
10 do. But if I could manage it
before dinner tomorrow, should
come up by the Express train to-
morrow night.
That same August was born Dora
| Annie Dickens, the child who died II
April, 1851, while her father Was TAX
ing the chair at the dinner of the
| General Theatrical Fund. The story
with its pathetic circumstances, can
be found in Forster's Life" Mrs
Dickens was staying at Malvern at
the time, and Forster himself went
to fetch her home, bearing this let
ter from Dickens:
Ny Dearest Kate,-Now observe.
You must read this letter, very
slowly and carefully. If you have
hurried on thus far without quite
understanding (apprehending some
bad news, rely on your turning
back and reading again.
Little Dora, without being in the
| least pain, is suddenly stricken i'll.
She awoke out of sleep, and was
seen, in one moment, to be very
i'll. Mind! I will not deceive you.
| think her very i'll.
There is nothing in her appear
ance but perfect rest. You would
suppose her quietly asleep. But I
am sure she is very i'll, and can
not encourage you with much hope
OF her recovery. I do not-why
| should I say do. to you. my dearl
i do not think her recovery at
all likely.
do not like to leave home. I
can do nothing here, but think it
right to stay here. You will not
like to be away, know, and I
cannot reconcile it to myself to
keep you away. Forster, with his
usual affection for us, comes down
to bring you this letter and to
bring you home. But I cannot
close 1t without putting the strong
est entreaty and injunction upon
you to come home with perfect
compoSure- remember what I
have often told you, that we never
can expect to be exempt, as to
our many children, from the af-
flictionS of other parentS-and if
f-When you come. I should even
have to say to you. "Our little
baby is dead" you are to do your
duty to the rest, and to show
yourself worthy of the great trust
you hold in them.
If you will only read this stead
lily, I have a perfect confidence in
your doing what is right.
Ever affectionately.
Distrusted Wife's Capacity.
A tragic letter!-not only because
the child had died before it was writ
ten, but because it reveals so grimly
the character of the mother and the
distrust of the husband in her capac-
ity to bear trouble. Not long before
Dickens had lost his father. who
I0fk ti0y,
known in surgery" had been won
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