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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Dry Dock for Big Liners
Is Completed at London

London.-The largest dry dock. in
the world is completed. Character
lied as one Of the greatest feats of
engineering, the dock has been under
construction for the Southern railway
for two and a half years. It's cost is
100000.
Originally It was intended to provide
accommodation for the projected TO-
OOO-ton Cunard liner. This uncomplet-
ed vessel, however, still is in the docks
at Clydebank, while the Cunard COM
pany and the British government dis
cuss various ways Of raising the nee
essary funds for It's completion.
Meanwhile, the railway company has
gone ahead with the dry dock, which
Is 1000 feet long and 1876 feet wide at
the entrance, and will have adjoining
it a 7,0OO-foot quay wall capable Of
berthing seven of the largest liners, as
well as eight large passenger and car
go sheds.
The dock was constructed under ex-
treme physical handicaps, for under
the site a bed of sand charged with
artesian water at considerable pres
sure was discovered. 1t became APP
parent that unless preventive meas
ures were taken quickly the water
would force its way through into the
dock excavations. The engineers
solved the problem by sinking tube
wells down to the sand.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Egyptians Have Regular
Airplane Service to Sea

Cairo, Egypt.-Now residents here
can commute to Alexandria, $50 miles
distant, in an hour, and also to Mersa
Matruh, a fashionable bathing resort
on the Mediterranean coast. In fact,
one can leave here in the morning, 20
In the surf at Alexandria or Mersa
Matruh, and be back here in the eve.
ming of the same day.
The Misr airworks, an Egyptian
aviation company. has established the
first regular air service within Egypt.
1t has installed its own bus lines be.
tween the leading hotels and the air.
ports.
The aircraft used are D. n. Dragons,
eighteen scatter, bi-engined planes.
The seats are extremely comfortable
there is remarkably little noise. and
special ventilation insures a steady
stream Of fresh cool air in the summer
and fresh warm air In the winter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Sherif's Dream Locates
Stolen Eggs in Church

Bloomfield, Mo.-Sheriff George Bar
ham sat in his Office, his feet on his
desk, and went to sleep. While he was
doing, he had dream. He dreamed
he saw some one enter the Methodist
church at Advance, a nearby town,
with basket of eggs. Then the sher-
If woke up.
The dream made such an impress.
sion on him that he called the mar
shall at Advance and Rev. ]. L. CLASSY,
pastor Of the church. He asked them
to 60 to the church and see IL every
thing was all right. The marshal and
pastor were puzzled, but they were
Obliging.
In the attic they found six cases Of
eggs. which had been stolen from q
poultry house.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
A. F. Meem Reelected
Head Of Gaithersburg
Bank At 1894 Meeting

A. F. Meem was reelected president
of the First National Bank, Gathers
burg, at the annual election of officers
held here last week.
Other officers chosen were DR.. Bates
Etchison vice-president; Frank B.
Severance, cashier; Leonard Hoyle,
assistant cashier, succeeding Herbert
L. Diamond, resigned; William Tai
bot, Rockville, attorney; Leona Fulks,
book-keeper; and Charles Hershey
assistant book-keeper. The following
directors were chosen by the stock
holders: DR.. Bates Etchison, A. F.
Meem, 7. I. Fulks, Mrs. Mary Moore,
Frank B. Severance, 2. M. Cooke, Ed
gar Fulks all of Gaithersburg; VIM.
Hodges of Comus and Joseph Higgins
of Laytonsville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Arcade Theatre Moves To
Better Projection Dept

The Arcade Theatre has secured
Charles Musser, of Chicago in order
to improve conditions in the projection
of pictures shown in Rockville. Mr..
Musser has had much experience in
the work and the county seat is prom
Used continued movies of the first
rank.
Pictures have been booked which will
have just completed their run in Wash
ington, the management of the Arcade
said this week. Shows will be opened
punctually at 7:15 P. M. with Sec
ond show at 8 P. M. Matinees will be
held on Saturday beginning at 2 P. M.
and running continuously until mid
night.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Miss Ida L. sherwood

Miss Ida sherwood, for long time
a teacher in public schools of Mont
gomery County, died at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Mary I. Eckhardt,
Washington, after a lengthy illness.
Besides Mrs. Eckhardt she is survived
by four brothers-Harry F. sherwood
of Washington, Arthur M. sherwood
of Washington Grove, w. H. Isher-
wood of Oklahoma, and D. H. Isher-
wood of Texas.
The funeral took place at II o'clock
Monday morning from the funeral
home of Warner E. Humphrey here,
burial was in Rockville Union Gene
terry.
Miss sherwood was a daughter of
the late Robert and Isabella Isher-
wood of this county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Credit Association
Completes Plan For
1 Farm Loan Offices
Directors OF Four Counties
Meet At Frederick To Prepare
Agricultural Loans

Directors of the Production Credit
Association of four counties, Freder-
lex Montgomery, Carroll and Wash
ington, Friday completed plans for es-
tablishment of headquarters in Fred
erick, where farmers may obtain loans
for general agricultural purposes, in
GLIDING harvesting crops, breed, rails
ing and fattening live stock and pro-
duction of poultry, etc.
Thomas S. Anderson secretary of
the Frederick County Farm Bureau
Association, was named secretary
treasurer Of the four-county associa-
ton. He announced that he will begin
considering applications for loans in
about 10 days.
-Four inspectors were named, as fol-
lows: Wilbur l.. Smith, Mount Pleas
ant, for Frederick County; R. F. C.
Weagley, Beaver Creek, for Washing
ton County; ]. Herbert Snyder. Union
Bridge, for Carroll County, and
Charles E. King, Boyd, for Montgom-
cry County. The inspectors will ex-
anime security of each application for
loans and upon approval of local COM
mittee and the Federal intermediate
Bank, Baltimore, funds will be issued.
Thomas C. Darby, Montgomery
County, chairman of the association
presided at the meeting, which con-
sisted of a morning and afternoon
session.
Directors present were: Ira J.
Young, Middletown; Alvie M. Etzler,
Libertytown, Frederick County; Jacob
Anken and E. l.. Ingram, Washington
County; w. w. Hodges and Thomas
G. Darby, Montgomery County; and
John S. Bushey and E. A. Shoemaker,
Carroll County; Eugene S. Walker,
-Monrovia, director at large.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Dogs Do Not Perspire

When you see dog painting, you
need not necessarily assume that the
animal is exhausted. For no matter
how heated dog may become in the
chase it never perspires in the ordi-
nary sense, depending instead upon
its rapid breathing to remove the sur
plus moisture from it's lungs and GER
tain poisons from its system. A dog
breathes some 800 times minute in
stead Of approximately 80, which Is
the more usual rate for human beings.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
The Mother Of Pre,ident,

Both Ohio and Virginia are referred
to as ''the mother of Presidents" The
name was applied to Ohio when three
of her sons were elected to the Presi-
dency in succession. These were
Grant, Hayes and Garfield. The 9th
er Presidents born In Ohio were Ben
jamin Harrison, Mckinley, Taft and
Harding. Virginia gave Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, William
81. Harrison, Tyler, Taylor and Wilson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Utah Plans Fight on
Use of Outside License

Salt Lake City, Utah.-The habit of
many Utahans of securing licenses in
California and other nearby states
where taxes are lower will be halted.
County Assessor Joseph H. Preece has
promised. The practice was becoming
more prevalent Preece said. The
Utah people drive their cars into near.
by states, where fees are lower. then
return, thus averting purchase Of
Utah licenses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tipped with
a double thickness of paper substan
TALLY lowers the fire hazard from dis
carded butts, according to tests re.
Gently conducted by the United States
bureau of standards.
Tests made with tipped cigarettes
showed that with half-length fast.
burning cigarettes. an average Of four
fires occurred for every ten trials.
With tips Of the same length made of
paper used on slow-burning cigarettes.
only one out Of every four trials re-
suited In a fire.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
REVEAL DECLINE OF
STUDEBAKER WEALTH
Depression Wipes Out Once
Big Fortune.

South Bend, Ind.-The decline of the
fortunes of the house of Studebaker.
once the city's first family, has just
been revealed.
In modest frame house Col. George
Nj. Studebaker and his wife, head Of
the clan and one-time master and mis-
tress of great gray-stOne castle, are
years.
Gone is the enormous Studebaker
fortune, which dated from the time the
forbears of the present family started
little wagon factory here, nearly 100
years ago. The millions that piled up
when the Studebaker factory turned
to the manufacture of automobiles
have vanished.
Today the woman who ruled as ar
bitter of South Bend society and moved
in the first social circles of New York
and Chicago is living with her husband
upon the charity of close friends.
+ The Studebakers live In a small
white-painted house on a quiet South
Bend residential street. Mrs. Stude-
baker, whose hands are more accus-
toned to pouring tea into dainty cups
Of porcelain than handling brooms and
mops, helps with the daily household
routine.
maid who cooks the meals does
most of the housework. but many Of
the homely tasks fall upon Mrs. Stude-
baker.
Family Loss Near 10000
The story of the scars left by the
depression upon the Studebaker for
tune differs only in degree from that
of thousands of typical American fam
lilies trapped by the treacherous de-
clines of the security markets.
Close friends Of the family estimate
the losses of Colonel Studebaker and
his brother, the late Clement Stude
baker, Jr., at about $6.0O0,O00 Most
of the loss came in the terrific collapse
of the insult utilities empire, in which
the family had heavy stake.
The Studebakers had been closely al
lied with insult in his spectacular rise
to fame and power.
few weeks ago Colonel Studebaker
filed petition in bankruptcy. He
showed liabilities of $2,OOO,OO0, assets
of $1,000 and about $35 in cash. Notes
Of other investors, which the colonel
and his brother signed, added to their
heavy losses
Give Up PaIatial Home.
When the bankruptcy action was
filed the Studebakers moved from
their ancestral home on the knoll ut
Tippecanoe place. 1t was a massive.
90-room mansion Of stone built by the
colonel's father. The antiques and
heirlooms of the family were left be.
hind to help satisfy claims of credi
tors.
At this home the Studebakers had
constantly entertained for large groups
of friends. In the city the couple was
known as kindly and democratic. Com
rades of the colonel's Spanish war
days were invited to camp on the ex.
tensive grounds Of the estate.
Now the couple live in strict retire
ment. They see only few Of their
closest friends. But those who have
visited the couple in their modest quar-
tiers, report them still cheerful and
smiling, despite hardships to which
they are unaccustomed.
Folks have been mighty kind" they
say. AFTER all, that's what counts"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Cables Across Atlantic

The first attempt to lay a cable
across the Atlantic in 1857 ended In
failure when the cable broke at a depth
VI 1000 fathoms. In August, 1858, a
cable was successfully laid between
Valentia, Ireland, and Hearts Con-
tent, Newfoundland. There are TWEEN
ty-one cables across the Atlantic be-
tween North America and Europe. The
outside diameter of the ordinary deep
sea type OF cable Is about one inch,
ana the weight in the air about two
tons per nautical mile. The shore-end
types run as large as three and one
nalr inches in diameter and weigh as
'nucn as thirty tons per nautical mile.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
The Cocktail

The cocktail Is said to have beer
Invented by one Elizabeth Flanagan.
who was sutler to the army and fol-
lowed the troop of Virginia Horse,
commanded by Colonel Burr, who took
up winter quarters, at place called
-Four Corners" between Tarrytown
and White Plains, New York, during
the Revolutionary war. Here she set
up a hotel largely patronized by Of
hcers of the French and American
forces.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Oldest Highland Chief
Has 98th Anniversar,

Edlnburgh.-Col. Sir Fitzroy d. Nc
Lean, Scotland's oldest Highland
chief. celebrated his ninety eighth
birthday recently on his Isle of Null
stronghold, Quart castle.
This home Of his ancestors was built
In 1850 and lay In ruins for many CEN
turtles until Sir Fltzroy fulfilled, few
years ago, VOW. made when 4 boy,
to restore 1t. Sir Fitzroy was so Sc
verely injured in the Crlmean war that
he was given only few hours to live
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
He'll Wed ANY Girl
for $500 i'm Cash!

Camden, N. J.-Gerald Haines,
q young widower Of Philadelphia,
offered to marry "any respectable
woman" who has $500 and will
take care Of his three-year-old
baby. His advertisement. inserted
In a Camden newspaper, follows:
"Young man, twenty-five, widow
or. with baby, three. win marry
any respectable woman for $500
Needs the money for his parents,
who are destitute. Would like
honest woman who would be moth
er to my baby. VIII be good hon.
est husband to woman who makes
OFFER"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Elsnhant. Can c.Iculat.

Elephants that have been broken In
to serve man frequently exhibit evil
dence Of high order Of intelligence.
In lifting huge log on its tusks one
Of these big animals will calculate the
center of gravity of the log very ac-
curately, picking 1t up in such a way
that the two ends, often Of unequal
diameter, will balance each other.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Negro Sentenced For
Stealing Two Turkeys

William H. Jackson, colored of
Poolesville, will have to serve a wear
in the House of Correction for steal
ing two turkeys from former Sheriff
Joseph B. Pyles. Judge Donald A. De-
Lashmutt pronounced sentence in the
police court.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Where Columbus Landed

On his first voyage to the New
World Columbus sighted land and dis
embarked on the island called by the
Indians GuanahanL Columbus named
the island San Salvador, but it is gen.
orally identified with Waiting island,
one Of the Bahama group.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Bromine

Bromine is the only liquid nom
metallic chemical element. It is used
In large amounts in photography,
medicine and in the manufacture Of
tear gases. Use has been found for It
In the making Of anti-knock gasoline.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
The s.ar Claimed BY France

The Saar, or Saare, is rich mining
and Industrial region between France
and Germany, southwest Of Luxem-
burg. Before the World war 1t was a
part Of Germany, but was claimed by
France as a part of the German rep
aratiOns.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25

Marianne was the name by which
the French reactionaries designated
the republic In reference to the secret
society Marianne, formed to overthrow
the second empire. The principal
members Of the organization were Le-
dru-Rollin and Mazzini.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Tasmanian Eama

Streets OF London are paved with
wood-blocks from the Tasmanian for.
ests Of Australia and piles In wharves
along the Thames originally were cut
out of Tasmanian eucalyptus trees
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-25
Chicago in Fifth Plae.

In one century Chicago has grown
from frontier stockade to fifth place
among the great cities of the world.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

all the names Of those who served in the many
City Councils up to the time the commission
form of government was ushered in, but 1t
really would be nice to do so, for many de-
scendants of these men, like their ancestors,
are among OUR most prominent citizens.
A PPLETON PRENTIsS CLARK, father Of
n Allen c. Clark, president of the Columbia
Historical Society and of Appleton P. Clark,
jr., well known architect was member of the
Common Council in 1867 and 1869. and
alderman in 1863 He born in Boston,
Mass, April 49, 1926, and was educated in
the schools of Boston. On January H. 1855,
he married Elizabeth Cordelia woodman of
New Hampshire. In 1853 Mr.. Clark came to
Washington and engaged in private business
when not in general and local government
service.
Mr.. Clark took a great interest in the colored
people of the District, and upon their en-
franchisement saw that they were invited to
Republican party meetings Of the fifth ward, in
which he lived and was actively interested.
When the Fifth Ward Republican Club was
organized, March g. 1867 in the Israel Method
ist Church, south of the Capitol, he was elected
corresponding secretary. The newspaper re-
ports of these meetings usually mentioned
religious service-doxology and benediction-"
In the City Council Mr.. Clark gave particu-
lar attention to public school matters, and
offered bill to increase the teachers salaries,
and later to employ teachers of the German
language, which adopted April 49, 1868,
and If the writer is not mistaken, Allen G.
Clark. the son, in his youthful days, took the
medal for being the best scholar in German in
the public schools scientific ana normal
school was his next offering, and, to quote the
wording Of the bill, which was introduced Au-
gust 4, 1868, the designation was for the
washington Scientific High and Normal
School" He also introduced resolution in
structing the committee to introduce a bill
for the employment of superintendent of
schools, which became law September z,
1869, when Zalmon Richards became the first
to occupy that Office, and that same year he
reported favorably a bill authorizing an addi-
tional music teacher, which passed, and John
M. Mcfarland appointed to the position
In many other ways Mr.. Clark proved valu-
able member in making useful laws for the
District of Columbia.
nR. WILLIAM j. c. DUHAMEL, father OF
James F. Duhamel, corresponding secre-
tary Of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants
a member of the Common Council in
1857, being elected from the old fourth ward
Evening star., 1934-06-17
Years of Research Cut TO Months

The need became urgent for prompter indica-
tions of the worth of the remedies. Now,
chemists of the Department of Agriculture have
devised method of aging the leather in periods
varying from three to six months. The leather
is suspended in chamber in which a gas
flame is kept burning constantly. The steady
application of the acid gas, together with the
heat of the fame serves to break leather down
in remarkably short periods.
Since this test was developed it was found
that chrome tanned leather stands up in spite
of the gas, but that vegetable tanning COM
pounds to make the leather very sus-
ceptible to the gas. The problem, then, is to
find feathers which will have the durability
of the chrome tanned while at the same time
will not have the Objectionable features which
make chrome leather undesirable for book
binding.
The department chemists feel that unless
some solution of the problem can be worked
out substitutes for leather will grow in demand,
to the detriment of the leather industry.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

WEARS of study and research into the du-
rability of leather have been reduced now
to a matter of few months through expert
mentation by chemists Of the Department Of
Agriculture.
Back in the days of gas lights the deteriora-
tion of leather bindings of books presented a
real problem, but one the cause of which was
found promptly. Sulphur gas in the air caused
by the burning of the gas was blamed. 1t was
thought that the substitution of electric lights
would solve the problem but, unfortunately,
this did not prove to be the case. The de-
terioration continued. Chemists then became
convinced that sufficient sulphurous acid gas
is contained in the atmosphere of any town of
sufficient size to support library to cause the
rotting Of leather over period of years.
Remedies were sought, but, unfortunately,
before the efficacy of the remedies could be
determined many years were required. Usually
theI we're found not to be the real answer.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

place would be in harmony with an original
principle of repubhcansm,' to give all those
who are governed by laws the right to par
ticipate in the formation Of them
ITO accomplish this, he pointed out an
amendment to the Constitution would be re-
quired, and he urged that the District be given
representation in both houses of Congress, and
also a voice in the selection of President and
Vice President. He referred to those who advo-
cate the District remaining a part Of the ad-
joining States as probably not aware of the
Inconvenience to which this distracted State
must reduce its inhabitants
Mr.. Woodward left Washington and settled
in Michigan, where he sat 19 years on the
bench. On his return to Washington, Presi-
dent Monroe, in 1924 appointed him judge
in Florida and where he died three years later.
Samuel Harrison Smith the writer has
spoken of at length before in connection with
the National Intelligencer of which he
the first editor, and of his country estate,
Sidney which now forms part of the grounds
of the Catholic University of America, and
where his old home still stands.
THOMAS PETER, a member OF the first
chamber of the first council, is best known
because of his marriage to another grand
daughter of Mrs. Washington, and the Peter
family has always stood very high in the
District of Columbia. Thomas Peter was a
member of the first board of directors of the
Bank of Columbia, which was chartered De-
cember %, 1893.
His home at 1920 K street northwest, where
he visited by Gen. Washington is still
standing though remOdeled as is his later and
more pretentious residence Tudor Place, on @
street between Thirty-first and Thirty
streets, still owned and occupied by one of
his descendants, and undoubtedly of the
most beautiful old homes in Georgetown.
OF Thomas Herty, all the writer is able to
say is that, in addition to being member of
the first council, he secretary of WASH
ington's first building association and of Daniel
Carroll of Duddington the writer has spoken
at length In connection with the Carroll
family. He president of the second
chamber
Benjamin More. who served Washington in
its first council, was an editor of a sem-weekly
newspaper. the Washington Gazette, and at
other times a retail merchant New Jersey
avenue, with salmon, Boston Bay mackerel,
playing cards, apples and vinegar cheese and
groceries, crockery, ETC." for sale. The Ga
zette, under Mr.. More's edtorship had a brief
existence, lasting only from July Is, 1896, to