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feet up. We were compelled to suck our oxygen
flasks vigorously and our fingers grew damnably
numb.
bodies and hands was causing physical distress.
It meant we must husband our strength. Our
experienced pilot sat down; we followed his
example--as the balloon entered layer of in
penetrable vapor and became invisible above our
heads 1t was the tropopause-the upper reach
of the troposphere or lower atmosphere - the
last cioud-ceiling.
But moment later we had burst through,
into the stratosphere itself, and beheld panO-
rama of Incompatible grandeur and beauty.
and among them the cotton-Ike heaps of the
ounul, end above the twO the dOwuV tim Of The
0saB 01OwdA Ths 0AEth hEnalR ~ aOnnrpAAssAH N,
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cess Of photography and went about my work
with skepticsm.
More ballast was thrown out. At 81, 1000
feet it became extremely cold. Our fingers felt
numb and in spite Of our warm clothing we be-
gan to shiver. The thermometer explained it.
it was "a degrees below zero! The spinning of
the balloon brought us alternately into sunshine
and shadow, and the difference in temperature
was marked Still we rose
Through the mist we caught glimpse of
what seemed little village. Could it be Leip-
zig? It was! With our telescope we could make
out the Battle of Nations monument, the new cir
cular addition east of the city, and the thin
thread Of the River Saale. Now we were $4,000
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Suddenly snow began to fall!
"How is this?" exclaimed, shouting because
/ was beginning to be quite deaf. "Snow out Of
q cloudless sky!" Then I looked upward, and
was startled to see quantity Of vapor issuing
from the filling-nozzle of the balloon.
am honest enough to confess that expert
enced momentary shock. called our pilots
attention to the matter, and he explained it. A
certain amount of such leakage was normal,
expanding gas froze at temperature of At de-
grees below zero, falling as snow when it con-
densed.
We were in . temperature of considerably
less than At below.
After considerably more ballast had been dis
posed o& our baEaOO0 climbed - $1,000 feet We
How Asd1le AaRDg a. boAng saGlaDiisaSae auOa.saaA
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visible-shrouIded
as though it did
not exist.
Above our
heads was the in
finite space Of the
s stratosph ere,
which passed from
our level upward
from a most deli
cate sh ade of
pastel-blue to a
dark blue = black.
It was fashingly,
unvaryingly clear.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06

When we had left the ground, the sky had
been clear and blue, and my photographers soul
had rejoiced. Now, looking down, was ap-
palled, for o film Of vapor covered the earth's
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from the earth. Part of this
was due to body sensational
the least movement of my hi
insuperable difficulty.
Such a flight as we were
basket, could not in any way
flig hts made by Picard, vii
basket artificially filled will
pensate for the outward bI
human body. Within oursl
pressure of about Is poundl
normal for sea-level., Outs
now gave us a supporting prl
three pounds per square inc
Bags Of ballast, weighin
which normally could be Il
slightest difficulty, were now
We could not lift them ov
basket. Foreseeing this, a
had been arranged around 4
through which they could
minimum of exertion.
THE sensation was as thou,
burst open at any nome
increasing and very painful
head. The sense of hearing
while we continued to con-
tones that would hardly be
We shouted and shriekI
0Omnn1 a as 80
The Washington times., 1934-01-06


Photograph the
he o and Clouds"
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By WILL RUG
ny WILL RUCI
photographer Of the German Str0tOspere)

y muu Wna~s avnMasA nA
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03
FRUIT TREES A GOOD REr

Some years ago so many orchards
were planted that there was an over.
abundance, but this condition prom.
Uses to be greatly changed in the fin.
ture. Many orchards have been al
lowed to die out and the time is com.
ing when fruit will be in much better
demand. AS it is too late to start An
orchard after the demand has come
it is a wise plan to invest little in
this form Of land improvement. The
trees cost so little that this does NOT
have to prevent anybody from hay.
ing an orchard, or at least a few
select trees. The United States Is
especially blessed because fruit of
some sort can be grown in every
state. We should appreciate this
fact all the more when we remember
that in many countries fruit is such
a luxury that 1t is beyond the reach
of average people.-Pathfnder Maya
zine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

describe Rance Kershaw's death In
front of the gate leading to the Bar
II headquarters; the summoning by
Lorry Kershaw of Nate Tichenor in
that hour Of stress; the kindly and
neighborly action of Tichenor there
after; the arrival Of RUDE Tenney to
take over the Job of riding boss on the
Circle K; the apparent friendliness
between Tichenor and Lorry Kershaw.
as faithfully reported by Miss Lizzie
Bachman to all in Valley Center who
would listen to her eager recital
Lizzie was only up there with Lorry
Kershaw three days and Nate Tiche-
nor gave her fifty dollars for it,"
Rookby went on. "What's more. he
paid her in advance. And he gave
Bud Seamon and Jake Bachelor ten
dollars each for digging RANGES
grave"
Liberal, amt he?" Babson COM
mented. Henry. this is the most HI
cracking piece of news that's come out
Of Eden Valley since Taylor Hensley
and Rance Kershaw had their ruckus
Just the same, I'm banking Nate Tiche-
nor's no softly In business matters !;
he's half Hensley and crouch don't
die easy in that breed. The Hensleys
always did want all of Eden Valley.
and now that Nate Tichenor sees a
bully chance to get 1t cheap, together
with the Kershaw cattle, he'll grab it.
Has Lorry Kershaw been in here to
see me since her father died?"
''In yesterday. Told her you'd be
back last night so maybe she'll call
today"
How is she? Pretty well busted
up?"
pert as they make EN-"
"Tm not surprised. Nothing weak
about the Kershaws. Well. Henry, we
shall see that which we shall see."
Two days later Lorry Kershaw came
into the bank. Babson led her at once
into his private office usually he oc-
cupied desk in fenced-off corner
of the banking ROOM and. with many
protestations Of sympathy for the loss
of her father and regret that his alb.
sence from Valley Center had mill
tated against his attendance at the
funeral, begged her to be seated and
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inform him In what manner he could
be Of service to her. To his amaze.
ment the girl looked him over coldly.
"You should be sorry for fathers
DEATH" she shot at him. "You killed
him."
III My dear Lorry. how can you
say such thing?
you wrote him letter and he
knew you were going to close in on
him. You knew he had a weak heart
-that-shocks were bad for him-yet
you shocked him. You wanted to. You
bought up our mortgage and called 1t
and our notes. You're two-gun man,
aren't your"
MY dear girl, permit me to explain.
Your fathers notes had been renewed
four times; they were overdue and the
interest was in default, and the super
intendent of state banks had jumped
me about them more than once. I for
got your father should be spared
shocks The law forces US to protect
the money Of our depositors."
Granted. But you bought our mort
gage. Why7"
"For an investment and to save It
from falling into the hands OF your
enemy?"
Mate Tichenor." This was fast
thinking and Babson felt a thrill Of
pride in his cleverness.
Her dark flashing eyes bored into
his soul II think you're a contempt
ible liar"
He paled with anger. but controlled
himself. "You will. of course, under
stand why do not argue with you,
my dear. You are under a strain
overwrought Now l will repeat a
query I made you when you first en-
tered this room. In what manner can l
be Of service to the daughter of my
old friend and revered customer,
Ranceford Kershaw7"
Ito be continued)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

tits chance I'll have to take" Bah
son answered doggedly. thinking of the
mortgages his bank held on dry-farm.
ing lands in Forlorn Valley. Once he
succeeded In getting surface irriga-
ton on those lands their values would
be stabilized-likewise the value of his
banks capital stock.
Having gorged himself with legal
information on every angle of the stu.
alton that confronted him, he paid his
bill and returned to Valley Center In
great good humor. He had boiled the
issue down to its essentials. The wa
ter would cost nothing save the ex-
pense of leading 1t to Forlorn Valley
or. IF Nate Tichenor and Lorry Ker.
shaw should oppose him successfully.
he would have to buy them out via the
condemnation suit process. II his
plans matured in advance of those Of
the power company he suspected of
interest in the Eden Valley water, he
was safe. II they didn't he would still
not be ruined. And once safely out
OF the unpleasant situation in which
he found himself. he cared not fig
should ruin overtake the district sub.
eeQuently. He told himself 1t was high
time he liquidated his various interests
and retired on the income from his
capital
The bank was closed for the day
when Babson reached Valley Center.
so 1t was not until he sat down at his
desk next morning that Mr.. Henry
Rocky was able to impart to him
such news of local interest as had de-
veloped during Babson's absence.
france Kershaw's dead" Rookby an
nounced Immediately. dropped dead
of heart disease the day you left for
San Francisco"
Babson's face expressed a hypo-
critical concern. ~Thats much too
bad, Henry" he replied. 'Pm sorry
about Rance. He was as hard as steel.
but honest. You never had to guess
where Rance Kershaw stood on any
proposition" Secretly he could have
given three long, raucous cheers.
II suppose the girl will have to liQui-
date now" he continued after a mo-
ment's thought. "She can't carry on
with that business alone. and the es-
tate is badly embarrassed financially.
I'll be hanged II see. Henry, how this
bank is going to carry the Kershaw
estate along to take a chance on get
ting its money back"
$50 thought" Rookby answered.
''By the way. Nate Tichenor's come
back to Eden Valley"
Babson started as II bee-stung.
'Rance Kershaw owed the Bar II lot
of money on chattel mortgage for cat
tie he bought in 1920. Henry. he must
owe the Bar Fl three or four years
rent"
Undoubtedly" Mr.. Rookby opined.
"Nate Tichenor's let that steer have
all the rope he wanted; now that the
estate is In so deep II can't climb out.
he's come back to give the Kershaw
clan the final clout that will finish It,"
II wouldn't be so sure about that,
Mr.. Babson." And Rocky went on to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

same time build up strength and in
crease. vitality-feel younger and keep
free from headaches, Indigestion, acid
ity, fatigue and shortness of breath.
Just take half teaspoonful of Krus-
chen Salts first thing every morning in
a glass of hot water. If not joyfully
satisfied with results of one IS cent jar
lasts weeks) money back from any
drugstore the world over. But make
sure you get Kruschen-the SAFE way
to reduce.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

Mr.. Wallace, secretary of agricul-
ture, tells Nebraska farmers plans are
necessary to prevent the suicide Of
society" It is as well to have public
officials view conditions solemnly, but
they are not quite as bad as that.
This country has more Of everything
than it needs, more than enough for
everybody. Its problem is not plague,
famine or war, killing millions, but too
much wheat, too much cotton, too
many little fat pinkish pigs born every
minute. A nation or individual with
too much of everything, but unfor-
tunately just too stupid to arrange
adequate distribution, need not neces-
sarily commit suicide.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

taking Kruschen they
never bothered me-"
Mrs. R., Deer River,
MINI. .
Don't stay fat and
unattractive-not when
it's SO easy and safe to
get rid Of double chins,
ugly hip-fat and unbe-
coming plumpness on
upper arms - at the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

Ferry's Seeds are sold only in fresh
dated packages. When you buy Fer
RVS Seeds you are sure Of the finest
quality available. Adv.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

In September Uncle Sam will have
finished building new, huge burglar
proof" vault big enough to hold all his
gold, besides piles of silver and other
valuables. The vault doors, Of the
toughest metal, 80 inches thick, are
not the only protection. IF burglar
succeeded in getting halfway through
the metal door, he would release a
cloud Of deadly gas In which he would
die in horrible agony.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03
THE STORY

CHAPTER robin Kershaw. de-
scendant of q pioneering family. rode
with Fremont to California. made half
8 suitable location Tor cattle ranch.
With his bride. who had walked be-
side covered wagon in the ~ trek.
xershaw rode into northeastern Cali
tornia. Here he found an ideal valley
for ranching and cattle raising. His
pride christened II Eden Valley. Be-
low Eden Valley, which they intend
plan to build their home. is q less
valuable tract which Kershaw's wife
christens Forlorn Valley.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Kershaws PROS
per. Robin Kershaw acquires the most
bic impends when joel Hensley. a Tex
an, and as belligerent and obstinate q
nan as Robin Kershaw, settles in the
lever lever half Of the valley. There 10 bad
smoke" Ke s mSn kills nsni Hensls S1' ana
the blood-feud 10 on. Hensley's sons
swearing vengeance.
CHAPTER III.-By 1917, Rance Ker-
shaw, his son Owen. and daughter LORI
~ are all that remains of one clan.
Nate Tichenor 10 the sole survivor ON
the Hensley side. Owen 10 killed In
after an absence Of nine years. He
goes to help Lorry in her car and finds
her father has died Of heart disease.
CHAPTER Iv.-Silas Babson. from
the Middle West. interruptions and
grasping. controls the Forlorn Valley
schemes to build q dam and control
the irrigation and hydro-electrio pos
abilities of Eden Valley. He first aims
to secure the heavily encountered lands
Of Rance Kershaw's daughter, Lorry.
Babson finds surveyors already on Eden
Valley lands owned by Nate Tichenor.
The banker proposes to play Nate
against Lorry, assuming that they are
carrying on the old feud, in this way
getting control Of tho key lands nec-
essary to the project.
CHAPTER v.-Nate. however. has no
Intention OF carrying on the feud. For
lorn Valley buzzes with the news that
the two survivors of the Eden Valley
saga OF bloodshed have buried the
Ratchet. Nate tells Lorry that he and
Owen Kershaw. Lorry's brother, met
In France just before Owen was killed.
They became buddies. and Nate prom
fsed that II he survived owen he would
look after Lorry as brother might
CHAPTER VI.-Lorry informs Nate
that she intends to run the ranch. He
volunteers financial aid. Babson, deter
mined to secure Lorry's lake-site and
Mates dam-site makes legal applica-
ton for the ALLEGATION of food waters
TO the Forlorn Valley irrigation dis
trict, which he organizes. He figures
that through condemnation proceedings
he can secure the coveted lands. With
money advanced by Nate. Lorry clears
up her indebtedness to Babscn.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

The American College of Physicians
heard Doctor Meakins of Montreal
promise that within so years any man
willing to "use his intelligence and will
power" may live 100 years. Fifty
years ago the average human being
was through with life at forty. To
days average is beyond sixty. Doctor
Meakins' promise Of "a century Of
vital, energetic life for every member
Of the human race" is encouraging.
The wise would want to be guaranteed
to the vital, energetic" part. Nothing
sadder than to live merely for the
sake Of living.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

The senate judiciary committee an
proves the birth control bill, which
declares, in substance, that II ia no
crime for woman not to have a babv
If she does not want one, and no
crime to tell her how to avoid It.
Some object to birth control on re-.
ligious grounds, declaring that II on.
poses the will of God. Others obiact
to 1t on grounds of utility. Caruso
was the nineteenth child. MANY Of
the worlds greatest men and women
have been members of big families
and never would have been born, nm.
der birth control, probably.
g. King Features Syndicate. Inc.
WNU Service
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Did Anybody Ask?
To the Grave, or Garage!
No Suicide Necessary
Deadly Gas Guards Gold

! Deadly Gas OuaIus OoAu
Uncle Sam nearly succeeded In tax
ing his hundred and eleven warshlps
through the Panama canal from the
Pacific to the Atlantic ocean In "A
hours All commercial traffic was
barred, soldiers guarded the locks
standing as solemn as pengulns on
either side. It was beautifully DONE
credit to all concerned.
But-did anybody in washington
ask himself what would have hap
pened if 25 or 80 enemy bombing
planes had appeared, floating over the
canal, while our valuable warships
were passing through? What would
have happened to those ships, to the
canal, to the locks, to the comical little
soldiers, with their guns and bayonets,
standing along the edge Of the water
In California, a dog, technically and
effectually killed in the laboratory OF
Doctor Robert Cornish ten days ago,
shows signs of life, blinking its eyes
in the light and twitching muscles
when fly lights on its nose.
This experiment may become I'M
portant to human beings. Thousands
die because of some little stoppage,
that might have been prevented or
corrected, just as an automobile stops
sometimes because Of an obstruction
in the pipe feeding gas to the car
buretor.
Under such conditions, the men have
been taken to the graveyard. Doctor
Cornish may find way to overcome
such temporary, unnecessary deaths
This applies especially to the human
heart, that supplies life while II
pumps, and brings death when it stops
In millions Of cases, undoubtedly, a
temporary stoppage might have been
overcome and life indefinitely pro-
longed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03
Defined

PROFESSIONALISM is steam?
Student-Water in a high state Of
perspiration.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03
HOW She LOST IA
POUNDS OF FAT
FOR IS CENTS

IT used one jar of Kruschen and re-
duced "A lbs. and just feel fine. Was
bothered before with gas pains but after
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

-Four flee from Indiana prison.
Three serving terms for murder among
cell breakers"
That Is not news. The. system Of
Justice that catches criminals and let's
them go, can't build Jail to hold
them, is now generally accepted as a
farce.
We build geological garden cages
that hold elephants, rhinoceroses,
lions, tigers, bears. They don't es-
cape. But that is easily explained
Rhinoceroses and elephants don't
know how to bride keepers. The "he-
roic Dillinger" did not escape with the
aid Of a toy pistol. 1t is charged that
he was aided in his dash for liberty
by the use of hard cash. No heroism
about that.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

At Blackwell, Okla, Rev. DR.. Pool
sixty, retired Methodist minister. re-
turned to the pulpit to preach a re-
vival sermon. Raising his eyes he
asked, What is heaven like?'' fell and
died Of heart attack. His question
doubtless, was answered within the
minute.
Many would like to know the an
swer. Human beings have answered
that question in ten thousand WAYS
each answer rejecting some human
idea Of happiness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

Tin Cans Make Wonderful Products. Ono
toy howers). $24 to 5000 weekly. Plan 81.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-03

STAMP COLLECTORS want lists filled
~ different queer stamps 25 cents.
EDWARDS, 268 West 2Srd st., New York.
Evening star., 1934-12-08
new UPHOLSTERING
OFTEN SAVES MONEY
Course in Refnishing Furniture
Given by District Home
Agent.

For want Of an upholsterer or the
price to pay one. good furniture is
often thrown into the discard when
it might be successfully repaired at
home and restored to use. says Miss
Florence Mason. district county home
demonstration agent for the Univer-
sity Of Maryland Extension Service.
She adds that group meetings now
being held in five counties of the
State by the extension service for the
purpose Of giving instruction in all
phases OF repair work on old furni-
ture.
1t is pointed out by Miss Mason that
In the past few persons had the cou-
age to attempt such work and with
good reason since the upholstering
methods were not generally known
consuming. However. present-day
knowledge and methods have simpli-
fled the task considerably and prac-
tically any one can turn out very
satisfactory repair work at home. fol-
lowing q little instruction and prac-
tice.
Miss Mason says that all kinds OF
ancient and modern furniture have
been brought to the meetings. every
thing from day beds and davenport
cushions with springs in tangled
Evening star., 1934-12-08
INSURANCE FIRMS
BACK UNDERMINING
Added Stimulus Is Given Federal
Program by Large
Companies.

Added stimulus to the moderni-
Eation program of the Federal Housing
Administration, now being carried
forward by more than 5000 Better
Housing Campaign Committees
throughout the United States, is
given by the courtrys large insur-
ance companies. These institutions
are circularizing hundreds of thou
sands Of property owners whose mort
cages they hold, calling attention to
the urgent need for immediate mod
ernization Of their properties.
Insurance companies are among the
largest holders of mortgages in Amer
Tea and thus come directly in contact
with probably the greatest number of
property owners. Several companies
have more than billion dollars face
value of mortgages each. with con-
siderably more than 100000 mort
gagors on their books
One company has gone even fur
ther to emphasize its belief that mod
ernization is vitality important to the
property owner. 1t has agreed to ad-
just amortization on its mortgages in
order to permit the property owner to
carry more easily the charges of the
moderniZation loans. Its representa-
tives also are instructed in the mod
ernization credit plan in order to be
able to advise the property owners
how to 60 about getting such loans.
Evening star., 1934-12-08
HOUSING DRIVE
BENEFITS CITED
Revival of Furniture Indus.
try Is Held Due to
Campaign.

An important by-product OF the
better housing campaign now being
conducted in 1000 communities under
the modernization program of the
Federal Housing Administration is ths
revival Of the furniture industry.
Reports from furniture manufac-
turing centers show that most of the
factories are busy. some Of them oper-
ating on overtime schedules. This IS
especially true of the factories in the
Southern district which specialize in
medium and w-priced living and
bed room suites.
All the districts report substantial
gains over last years record, but tie
home owners in the South and West
apparently are more furniture-con-
United States.
This revival of the furniture indus
try through the modernizatlon OF
homes reverses the process in the old
story OF the husband who brought
home a new bridge lamp as an ami
versary gift to his wife and wound up
by remodeling the entire house. Now
the house is being remodeled first
with new furnishings then purchased
to complete the modernization OF the
home. Interior decorators in many
metropolitan areas report good buSi-
ness. while manufacturers specializing
in draperies. rugs, etc. also report
a strong demand for their products.
Furniture and furnishings cannot
be financed through modernization
loans, except in cases where the fur.
niture is actually built in. This fact.
however. apparently has not pre-
vented the home owner from satisfy
ing his furniture needs.