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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07
Patent Issued Long Ago
for Strea1nline Train

1T was only necessary that we
be moved from place to place with
out the loss of limb or life.
To-day it is different. We demand
in addition to safety the utmost COM
fort and mile-or-two-a-minute
pace, and we are getting it. In every
line of industry there are Barrys and
Calthrops. We scan their early in
ventions and say with truth that
there is nothing fundamentally new
under the sum-"
Mr.. Howard stated the two pat
ents are believed to be the first in
their respective fields.
TO illustrate their age, the Barry
patent is numbered 1881 in the
United States patent files; the Cal
thorp patent bears No. 1927. And
up to this time there has been pat
ents issued to the number of 1862
100.
In his application, Calthrop cited
the speed retardent caused by wind
resistance. ITO diminish this atmo-
spheric resistance" he declared, sis
the object of my invention"
The attainable speed Of the 1865
"streamliner" is not stated, but in
most external respects it resembles
today's feet chromium bullet-shaped
trains.
Barry's application, dated May Is.
1855, recites how he invented new
and useful machine for effectually
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07

Standing among dozens of similar
appearing elevations which lie in the
foothills between the Blue Ridge
and Allegheny mountains in the East
Is one of the most peculiar natural
formations known to science-Ice
mountain. 1t derives It's name from
the fact that regardless of the atmos-
pheric temperature natural Ice may
be mined by digging little way be-
low Its surface. This freak of ma
ture is little known outside the re-
gion of the Eastern Panhandle Of
West Virginia although 1t stands
within FIVE miles of one of the main
East-West highways leading to Wash
ington.
It Is accessible by means of by
road which ends up with half-mile
drive along the top of narrow rock
ridge known as the Devils Backbone.
From the Backbone the road de-
scends sharply to the river 600 feet
below which flows around the base
of the mountain. From the river
bank the mountain, tree-clad except
for a few cliffs and small areas of
loose rocks from ancient slides, slopes
gently upward at first and later be-
comes steep and difficult of ascent.
But with a little perseverance the
summit may be reached and the
view from the cliffs makes the climb
well worth the effort.
But the main attraction of the re-
gion is the fact that as the visitor
approaches the mountain and per-
haps for 500 yards up the slope the
atmosphere around the feet and
knees is cold and damp because of
the current of ice-cold air which con-
stantly pours from the crevices in
the rocks. The rocks themselves are
too cold for comfortable resting
places. And even on the hottest
days of the year If loose stones are
pulled away or other excavations
are made a little way beneath the
surface ice may be found In nat
ural state.
Oldest inhabitants of the region do
not know how long this phenomenon
has been known to man or who gave
II it's name. But according to legend
the Delaware and Tuscarora Indians
who once ranged through the region
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07

The inventions Of two Civil war.
time scientists who were born at
least a half century too early-and
thus lost millions of dollars of po'
tential earnings-have been discov.
cred.
What had they achieved?
Well, one of them-S. r. CalthorT
of Roxbury, Mass.-obtained pat
ent on a streamline railroad some
seventy years ago, the same type OF
bullet-shaped car that is today's lat
est transportation development, Jack
Diamond tells us, in the Chicago
Daily News.
And the other inventor, J. R. Barry
of Philadelphia, ten years before that
in 1S55-was granted patent or
an air-conditioning and cooling sys
tenn for passenger cars. The first
air-conditioned train was actually in
troduced by the Baltimore & Ohio
almost three-Quarters of century
later, in 1929.
Explanation for the long interval
between issuance of the patents and
actual naturalization was given by
the man who called attention to the
ancient patents.
BARRY and Calthrop were certain
~ pioneer inventors and, like many
pioneers, were far ahead of their
time" stated Charles L. Howard, as
sistant general counsel for the West.
ern Railroad association.
"They planted the seeds for air
conditioning and streamlining OF
trains, but it took the opportune mo-
ment and skilled engineers to cult.
vate the seeds to a successful growth
as they are today.
For many years following the
days of Barry and Calthorp comfort
and speed of travel were not the i'm
portant things.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07
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"There is an old house on an
abandoned Vermont farm which is
the only place where l have ever
come across circumstances which
seemed to me supernatural and un-
explainable.
when l was hunting in Vermont
for some pieces Of early American
furniture, asked my escort, a ma
tive of the place, about an aban-
doned house which we were passing.
"More than fifty years ago a fam
fly named Benham had lived in the
stone house, he related. The family
consisted of Proctor Benham, his
wife, a former Boston society girl,
and their twin sons. Upon these
two handsome boys the family Law
ished their affections.
"The second floor of the house
was given entirely to the boys; the
children in the neighborhood loved
to come to the playroom, they en-
We'd the boys their pleasure. My
friend, when he was boy, had
played with the twins in their attic.
"Then one night the two boys
disappeared and were seen no more.
It was thought they had drowned
in pool in a quarry back of the
house. Half mad with grief, the
parents moved finally from the stone
house with it's quiet garnet play
room, and it became a truly aban-
doned Vermont farm, gathering
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07
BY GRANDMOTHER CLARK

In Colonial days patchwork quilts
and rag rugs were very popular.
During the past or years patch
work quilts have been the leading
item of interest for home art needle
workers. In 1888, when the crocheted
rag rug in quilt design appeared,
women all over the country took
great interest in this new and beau
tiful way of making rag rugs. The
old rugs were either round or oval,
crocheted row after row until de-
sired size was obtained. Changing
of colors was the only variation. In
quilt design rugs many beautiful
combinations are possible and the
work is really interesting.
Illustration above shows the
"Dresden Plate" rug, named after
the Dresden Plate or Friendship
quilt, a pattern that every woman
knows. This rug is another. popular
pattern, measures "a inches and can
be made from 40 OF. of Grandmother
Clark's rag rug strips or 80 OF. of
''Linkraft," the new woven material
| for rag rugs.
Send 15c to our Rug Department
and get our book No. "a showing 20
different crocheted rugs in quilt de-
sign in colors with illustrations.
Inclose a stamped addressed en-
velope when writing for any infor-
nation.
Address Home Craft p. Dept. c,
Nineteenth and st. Lou' Ave., st.
Louis, Mo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07

"Sitting together in the dark, we
heard the sound Of feet on the floor
of the playroom above us. Run
ming feet, stamping feet, undoubt.
eddy children's feet. Above our as
tonished heads, we heard the creak
of swing ropes and the noise of
scuffling and wrestling, as though
several children were playing, rough
ly and excitedly.
Neither of us moved-only once,
when a flash of lightning illumined
the room momentarily. was
amazed to see that the chimney
above the mantel was bare and
white; that there was no painted
likeness of two children there!
ITO my disordered Imagination, 1t
now seemed that the hubbub above
me increased to an almost unbear-
able pitch as though dozens of chill
dren were playing there, madly, fll-
riously;, as though jealous of the
passing hours, and anxious to crowd
into a brief time all the enjoyment
they had missed for years.
II don't know how my friend and
I got out of that house, and into
our car in the storm, but we certain
ly did just that.
II never returned to it. My friend
did, but was as far away as fast
train could take me.
''He wrote me once about his re-
turn trip. He said the painting on
the chimney was there, just as it
had been for more than fifty years. u
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07

DOySs
about itself, as the years progressed,
q reputation for being haunted.
"All old houses and barns and
buildings interest me. Moreover, I
was intrigued by the story. / asked
my companion to take me into the
house to see the locale of the trag-
edy of other years. AS storm
was impending, he agreed to seek
shelter within.
1.-THE house proved to be bare Of
furniture, with one interesting ex-
ception. Above the 'iiving-room man.
tel, which itself was partly torn
away, was an old oil portrait of
two small boys, painted directly on
the smooth old plaster of the Chin
ney itself.
TT was poor effort, but the faces
belied the apparent poverty Of the
painters talents. They fairly glowed
with life and true flesh tones as they
smiled out into the barren room
where once they had brought such
Joy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07

ventilating and cooling railroad cars
omnibuses, stages, and other closed
vehicles. and for ventilating and cool
ing public and private buildings, In
whole or in part, steamboats,, steam
ships and sailing vessels"
The Pennsylvania inventor did not
yet know about the airplane, or he
probably would have suggested that
too.
He would keep things cool by a
system of pulleys attached to the
wheels of the train, which operated
fans and water wheels revolving be
hind box packed with ice and then
dispatching the cool air along an air
tube.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07
s'Ice Mountain" Called
Freak of Dame Nature

brought their wounded and injured
warriors to the mountain Of big
medicine" to recuperate. Extensive
searches have been made for pos
sible entrance to caverns which some
are convinced lie beneath its sur
face; scientists are said to have
tried in vain to discover the mystery
of the perpetual ice-but the noun
tain refuses to yield Its secret. There
Is an ice cave near Coudersport, Pa,
which attracts many tourists since
1t is close to the Roosevelt highway.
About all visitor can do Is to take
a look into the "cave" which in re-
ality, is more like well than cave.
Pathfinder Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07
Appetite qOne i?

A simple thing, perhaps yet a
very serious one, resulting in loss
of strength .. body weakness.
and possibly many other ills. So /,
why not check-up and snap back to
the zest of eating and well being.
You will find S.S.S. a great, scien-
tifically-tested tonic-not just So
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you to "carry on" Do try it. I'M
less your case is exceptional, you
should soon enjoy again the salts
faction of appetizing food and good
digestion. d. sound sleep. and re-
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M% Do not be blinded by the efforts of a
@ few unethical dealers who may sug-
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07
Amazon Once a Sea

South America once consisted of
three islands, separated by a sea
similar to the Mediterranean, said
DR.. William NJ. McGovern, professor
Of political science at Northwestern
university, who recently returned
from an exploration of the Amazon
jungle. The sea which once divided
South America has now become the
Amazon river, he said. Doctor Nc
Govern said that within ten miles of
Manaos, modern little city at the
extreme end of the Amazon river
steamer line, virgin jungle was to be
found. Forty miles away, he said.
Indians never seen by white man,
live.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07

Wanted Organizers for Strictly Protestant
fraternity; nothing radical; commission ba-
sis; fraternal references first letter or no at
tention. Gretzinger. Real Estate Trust Bldg,
Phila.. Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07
Has Walked Far to Work

After walking five miles to work
and five miles back home every
working day for 81 years, man
has been presented medal by the
manager of factory at Manois,
Fee e. In that time he has hiked
{ 30 miles, equal to three times
the distance around the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07
Biggest Telephone Line

The werld's most powerful tele-
" spnone trunk will soon be
started in Russia, connecting Mos
COW, in European Russia, with Kha-
barovsk, in eastermost Siberia, cities
nearly 6,000 miles apart, along the
Siberian railroad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-06

mentS. 1t brought loud cries of
protest from Cook county Demo-
Gratis when Secretary Ickes ar
ranged to have PWA and CWA
contracts carried out honestly and
without the fat fees to lawyers
and experts" which have char
acterized affairs in Cook county.
Poor Anton Cermak, who lies
under a huge monument in q b.
hemian cemetery on the west Side
Of Chicago, was a great factor in
nominating and electing Franklin
Roosevelt. He pulled every trick
at his command, and he was q
facile trickSter.
And now the Cermak machine
is being taken to pieces by the
administration it helped to pro-
duce!
So it is possible that today'S
election is actually the beginning
Of a housekeeping process. Old
time Democratic politicians may
not find themselves in soft berthS.
On the other hand they may soon
be holding on to their caps, wait
ing to find a safe place to jump
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-06
KIN Of MONTEE
DIES IN CRASH

Word was received here today
by Hobart Montee, United Press
correspondent, of the death OF
his brother, Trace D. Montee in
an airplane crash at Manila, P. L.
Mr.. Montee was instantly
killed when a plane in which
he was flying with a Filipino
student crashed. The student was
seriously injured.
Trace Montee was born at Hud-
son, S. D., in 1890. He entered
the military service in 1913 and
saw action in the Philippines.
During the World war he was
attached to the American en-
baSSy in Tokyo.
A widow, a daughter of Gen
eral Berenguer, the Spanish COM
mandant at Cavito at the time
American troops, landed, and two
children, Matthew, 13, and Patsy
6, survive. Mr.. Montee's mother,
Mrs. Ellen Montee, lives at Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa.
Burial will be in the Philip
pines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-06
REALIGNMENT SEEN IN VOTE

come a Boise Penrose just as fast
as he could.
The Farleyites in the Admins
tration are the practical fellows
who deal with 1.-The boys in the
back room; they are out to win.
The Brain TruSters, the Harry
Hopkins and the Harold Ickes'
contingent are endeavoring to
build UP an organization Of clean
minded idealiSts. They are trying
to take apart the various ma
chimes by which the Democrats
have lived in the metropolitan
centers for a long time past, and
replace them with organizations
less inclined to graft.
Chicago, where the late Anton
Cermak was working like a beaver
to build up q Middle West Tam
many type organization, is another
example. The Cermak crowd, which
is a practical political outfit grasp.
ing at patronage and reveling in
graft, has had little or no patron
age from the Administration. On
the other hand, Secretary IckeS, a
Cook county, Ill, Bull Mooser, has
been making important appoint
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-06
SENATOR BYRD
LEADING IN
" LIGHT VOTE

Light voting was reported gen.
orally throughout Virginia today,
as the electorate went to the polls
to choose a United States Senator
and Representatives from the
respective districts. There were
no county officers up for election.
The Democratic n u m b n t,
Senator Harry Flood Byrd, up for
reelection, was predicted as
comparatively easy winner over
his Republican opponent, Law
renee M. C. Page, and those run
ming on minor tickets such as
Herman R. AnSell, Alexander
Wright. j. L Litz, John G. Bow
man and Newman H. Raymond.
Alexandria is expected to give
Senator Byrd a 2 to majority and
nearly as big a vote to RepreSen-
tative Howard w. Smith, Dem
ocrat, who is up for reelection
against the Republican standard.
bearer, John Locke Green, of
Clarendon.
OF the 5000 registered voters
in Alexandria, it was expected
that not more than $500 or 5000
would cast ballots.
Predictions as to the total
Arlington county vote ranged
from $500 to 1000 of the 5000
registered on the election books.
Senator Byrd and Representative
Smith were anticipated to be
easy winners in this county.
At Winchester the Byrd head
quarters predicted a light vote
throughout the county and State,
with the Senator being given
$4,000 majority. Senator Byrd is
claiming a 800 majority in his
home city of Winchester, where
the normal vote is about 1900.
Meanwhile, H. B. Mccormack,
chairman of the Virginia State
Republican executive committee.
said he anticipates that the Sec
or1d, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth congressional districts will
give good votes to the Repub-
lican senatorial candidate, L. C.
Page.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-06
(Continued Tom PaRe u

Continued from Page y
quoted as saying he cannot see
how q complete political division
between conservatives and pro
gressives can be delayed much
longer. Today's election, it is be,
lieved, will go a long way for
ward toward this alignment.
Our Newest Party
Suppose we should have a new
roosevelt party, the. present
thought is that it would be just
about as progressive as it has
been for the past few months.
Suppose, too, that Joe Guffey
wins out in Pennsylvania today.
Would Mr.. Guffey typify the
New Deal. and would he carry
the banner of IdealiSm which has
been handed down from Wood
row Wilson to Franklin Roose.
welt?
Would Be a PenrOSe
The answer is, no! Mr.. Guffey
would. it is confidently asserted
by Pennsylvania politicians, be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-06
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-06
HITLER IN SCHOOLS

MUNICH 0N.SD.-The walls
of Munich scho 5lrooms are to be
adorned with 900 large pictures
of Hitler In handsome frames. A
large sum has been set aside by
the city council to pay for the
pictures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-06
Miss Knapp Plans
To Wed Surgeon

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 60.N.SD .
Blonde and petite Evalyn Knapp,
motion picture actress, and George
Albert Snyder. Hollywood surgeon,
today were planning to be mar
ried after the elapse of the three
day time limit required by Cali
fornia'S gin marriage" law. The
couple applied for a marriage
license at Santa Barbara.
Miss Knapp is from Kansas
City, Mo-. while DR.. Snyder was
born in Terryville. Mo, but lived
for many years at Ithaca, N. Y.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-06
V. F. w. PLANS RITES

Installation of officers and
presentation of the post colors of
Herbert L. Edmonds Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will be held
Thursday evening at a meeting in
the auditorium of Roosevelt High
School, Thirteenth and UpShur
Streets Northwest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-04

appeals to the Supreme Court as
an instrument and an agency to
bring about delay Of execution Of
conviction.
It is the courts confident be-
lief. that within the next twelve
months it win have caught mp
with its "civil docket and this
means that within that period, civil
cases viii have speedy hearings
that much of the cost ox 1itiga-
ton Ia recent years win be re-
duced.
The Supreme Court VIII be
much less Of a collection agency
than it has been in the past-to
use very base words. It means al
so that the cost Of Jurisprudence
viii be considerably reduced in
Florida, and the ends of justice
greatly expedited, because those
who would use the court to delay
justice viii find it too costly 3
procedure since justice and de-
examinations viii be quickly melted
out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-04

Attorney Abe Aronovitz nn6
two children. brother NORTH Aron-
ovitz. NJ. Rabinovitz and Mrs A
Goldstein, who were guests for
two days Of Mr.. and Mrs. d.
Aronovitz and the family. return
ed on the afternoon train yesser-
day to Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-04

the home IN Washington, D c.
accompanied by her sister. Mrz.
E. V Sawyer. who was visiting
with the family and returned 70
her home in Miami
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-04

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per and SELLS L 20 xsu fer 20
cents. His profit for delivery
ing Is S cents weekly on each
subscriber. II he is not paid
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-04

Mrs H. II. Smith, who was
spending several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Frank Papy, and
other relatives. left yesterday for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-04

John West. r.. who had been
spending short visit IN Key West
with relatives, left Sunday after
noon for his home in Coconut
Grove.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-04

Arthur Armayor was an out
going passenger over the East
Coast yesterday afternoon for \
short business visit in Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-12-04

Dwight Russell. who vas ii li-
ami for = few days on business.
returned On the Havana Special
yesterday.