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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-12-06
Harmless, Necessary Sheep
By JAMES ]. MONTAGUE
Copyright Bell Syndicate-WNU Service

sidin' an forget all about us. When
l seen where we was, an that the
stock yard was just about a block
away l got the fool idea into my
head that l could drive 'em there,
an told kid that was gawpin' at
US I'd give him two bits to help me
drive 'em.
Down into the street we piled,
the whole kit an posse of 'eIn, an
was just headin' 'em in the right
direction when along comes a stray
dog an begins talkin' to 'em in lam
guage they didn't cotton to. The
ram that was nearest the dog starts
up a side street, an Of course the
whole gang follered after him. Com.
in to the next street, with me tryin'
to head 'em off, they SHE'D at a
street car an swings into a wide
avenue, an down that they went,
gettin' scareder an scareder as kids
an cops yelled at 'em an motormen
banged their gongs at 'em and other
dogs Joined forces with the one that
had started 'em off.
pretty soon somethin' shifted
them into another street, an in
their hurry to turn the corner they
bumped into the door of one of them
big Chinese stores like they have
in Portland-for they was right on
Morrison street by this time. OF
course the front door had to be
open, an into the place they loped,
baain' like lambs. The chinks in
the store got all excited, an pickin'
up canes an Chinese umbrellas out
| of big jars began beatin' 'em. But
them sheep was not bein' scared of
canes an umbrellas. Six or seven
fresh dogs had heard the rumpus
an come into the place, an a fat
cop was standin' outside, givin' or
ders but doin' nothin'.
by an by along comes the Chi
naman that owned the place, an the
fust thing he done was to yell in
Chinese at the elevator man to run
his cage upstairs. Then he opens
the doors Of the shaft, grabs sheep
| an throws him down into it, an in
side of six seconds every critter in
the bunch follers where the fust
sheep had gone an was piled about
eighteen deep in the shaft, with all
the others bleatin' an strugglin' to
git down there too.
"Boy, it was a mess. They was
customers perched up en- the coun-
tiers enjoyin' the show. They was
| chinks yellin' in their own talk an
wavin' anything they could grab, an
they was that river Of sheep pourin'
like woolly Niagara falls into the
elevator shaft, loud baa's comm from
the new Corners an muffled ones
from the ones that got down there
fust.
when all was in the shaft that
could get in an the front door was
slammed on as many Of the others
as the store, includin' the counters
they'd hoped up on could hold, the
main Chink comes over to me an
says:
SNOW kechum sheepee. How
much you pay for bloke chinaT
"'Me?' says /.
"Sheep b'long you,' said the Chink.
"'You got 1t all wrong, friend
tells him. 4 never seen them sheep
before / got caught in among 'em
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-12-06
Long List Of Swindles
Compiled by Professor

That old saw credited to Phineas
I. Barnum, of circus fame, to the
effect that there's a sucker born
every minute" is more or less up
held by huge volume on "Hoaxes,
Forgeries, Swindles, and Impos-
lures" which now rests in the library
of the University of Wisconsin.
Compiled and written by Curtis D.
MacDougall as partial fulfillment of
his work for the degree of doctor of
philosophy from the university, the
596-page book lists and contains in
formation on some 400 hoaxes, forg-
cries, and swindles which have been
pulled" on the human race during
the past $500 years.
Among the more modern hoaxes
reviewed in the book is the Drake
estate swindle. This swindle has
been worked by many different indi-
viduals. In every case the victim is
informed that he is the lawful heir
to the ill-gained wealth of the notori-
GUS buccaneer, Sir Francis Drake,
Of the Sixteenth century. The mag
unanimous exponent of the news, of
course, has to be reimbursed for his
legal activities, and the litigation
which follows is likely to become as
expensive as the purse of the VIC
timized "heir" permits.
Besides the more modern swindles
and hoaxes, the book also contains
lists and descriptions of ancient
forgeries and hoaxes, and religious
and literary hoaxes and forgeries.
1t describes the make-believe impos-
tiers of the ages, historical fakes,
political tricks, scientific hoaxes, art
fakes, journalistic hoaxes, swindles,
and various kinds of puffery.
In discussing the Importance OF
hoaxes, MacDougall points out that
his survey seemed to show that peo-
pie feel it is not disagreeable to be
fooled provided one does not dis.
cover what has happened.
"But once started, a hoax is diff
ficult to STOP" he explains. "Some
intended to achieve only temporary
result cause fiurries of popular ex.
citement far beyond the anticipa.
lions of the originators. Others
even though exposed, through igno
rance or intention, continue tc
spread. When the truth finally be
comes generally known, the dam
age" wrought by the falsity has be-
! come institutionalized and is impos
sible to change.
Crowds have milled and rioted
governments have been threatened
and overthrown, both peacefully and
by violence, international relations
have been strained, and wars have
been fought as the result of hoaxes,
he continues. Scholars have met in
serious conclave, or have travelled tt
all parts of the earth, navigators
nave sailed the seas, audiences have
filed halls, the stock market has
risen and fallen, newspaper Offices
have been raided and closed, court
trials have dragged on for months
merely because some individual OF
individuals had to have his or theil
joke"
But the hoaxers themselves re
main virtually unaffected, MacDou
gall points out. A few have gone
to prison or in some other way have
been made to regret their actions
The vast majority, however, never
have been brought to trial, either
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-12-06

Through the pullman window, as
the train stood in a prairie station,
we could see car after slowly NOV
Ing car, and at the side door of ev-
cry one a dozen or more woolly
heads thrust forth as far as the gate
which confined them in their moving
prison would permit.
The man sitting opposite me, an
elderly man with dropping white
mustache and a SLOUGH hat Of the
same hue, regarded them lazily. Then
turning toward me he broke silence
which had existed since he entered
the smoking compartment. and in
Quired: Hope 1 don't hurt your
feelin's by taking chew" and l re-
piled: ''Not in the least"
Never rode herd on them rep
tyles, hev YEP"
Never" l assured him.
"Sheep," he said, "is misunder-
stood. I judge that 'Mary's lamb
story done it. Maybe one sheep can
be made pet of, but take 'em in
the aggregate they's bad"
/ regret that no form of written
words will enable me to render the
word bad" as he pronounced it.
"Plumb bad," he continued. "Some
say they amt got sense. but they got
sense enough to know where they
want to go, and when they head that
way they go, too. An all the kings
bosses an all the kings men, can't
head 'em off. J'yuh like me to tell
you somethin' about what they kin
do when they git started?"
would like nothing better, and
! said so.
"'Bout twenty years ago, thutty,
maybe, was workin' for a rancher
over in eastern Oregon. He was a
wheat rancher but somebody had
pusswaded him that they was money
into sheep, an he bought him a band
an turned it out on the range. While
they was there they wasn't nothin'
for the critters to do but eat. Fust
they clumb up on the rim rocks to
see If they could spy out some means
to get loose an give us trouble get
tim 'em back, but they couldn't see
no way out, so they stayed around
till Teller from Portland come along
an made the old man offer for 'em.
1t was good offer an he took 1t up.
They was to be delivered, on the
hoof, at Portland in a week, an
was appointed to go along with 'em
an nuss 'em an keer for 'em till they
was receipted for.
'They was a little trouble gittin'
'em into the cyars. but me an a
couple of brakemen managed all
right, and day later we was all
on siding in Portland, me In the
caboose an the sheep in their side
door pullmans.
"When / got off the train the next
mornin' an inquired around, found
out that the Teller that was to take
'em off my hands hadn't showed up,
but that they'd have to be got off
the train somehow because the cyars
they come in was needed for other
work, an would have to be made
mp in a east bound train right off.
"The railroad man said we could
turn 'em into stock yard up the
line somewhere, an he'd have the
gardmaster tend to gettin' the cyars
there. The way the yardmaster
tended to 1t was to shift us on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-12-06

"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 stamped addressed en-
velope when writing for any infor-
nation.
Address Home Craft Co.. Dept. G,
Nineteenth and st. Louis Ave., st.
Louis, Mo.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-12-06

because of indifference toward them
or because Of the absence of any
legal means by which they could be
indicted. Many have been honored
and respected even after their &C.
tons have been exposed, while 9TH
ers enjoy posthumous regulations,
he maintains.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-12-06
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Evening star., 1934-08-30
WIDOW PREPARES
SUIT ON S0vIETS
Will File Claim Of $151, 500 for
Alleged Execution Of
Husband.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 30.-Preparatory
to filing claim for $151,o against
Soviet Russia, Mrs. Esther Hoffman
yesterday was granted letters of ad-
ministration for the estate of her late
husband, Frank Hoffman, who died
in Russia in 1920.
Hoffman was shot to death while
In Russia to bring his mother back
to the United States, Mrs. Hoffman
charged in an affidavit filed in the
Probate Court, after being thrown in
Jail accused of buying, selling and
exchanging money.
He carried 81 500 in money orders,
Mrs. Hoffman stated, and was prom
ised his release If he signed the orders
over to the Soviet Government. In
stead Of being released, he was exc
Evening star., 1934-08-30
"TELEVISION-TELEPHONY," PLAN
OF GERMAN POSTAL OFFICIALS
Propose System BettUeen Larger Cities and Exten-
sion of Program, Depending Upon Public Re.
action; Thousands Thrilled by Tests.

electric impulses, which are broad
cast on a seven-meter wave length,
while sound is transmitted stimuli
taneously over an ordinary radio
wave.
Twenty Pictures . Second.
Technical appliances permit trans
mission of 20 pictures a second.
The receiving set is equipped with
large tube based upon the cathode
ray system. The tube produces a
short stream of invisible electrons
which are thrown on q fluorescent
screen. The pictures appear clearly.
Television experts expressed con-
fidence of overcoming infant diseases"
Of the industry soon and said they
would take up production Of tele-
,, vision receivers on a large scale.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN, August 30.-The German
post Office announced today a spec
tacular plan to introduce "television-
telephony" in the near future.
Trials between Berlin and Munich
were reported to have resulted ia
vorably. Postal authorities planned
to install a television-telephone net
between the larger cities, further ex-
tension of the system depending on
public reaction because of the still
high cost of apparatus"
The announcement was made while
German radio fans still thrilled at
what technicians called satisfactory"
sound film broadcaSts, which we're
demonstrated at the eleventh German
Radio Show by means Of a 'television
car"
Thousands Are Thrilled.
Daily transmission of tone films
taken from the top of a television
car of the German Radio Co. sta
toned in the immediate vicinity Of
Berlin's radio tower captivated thou
sands at the radio show, which closed
yesterday with a record attendance.
Scenes were shot with an ordinary
sound picture camera from the top
of the car and were developed and
ready for. reproduction after rs sec
onds. The car was equipped with
developing and transmitting appa-
ratus.
The technical side Of the procedure
reveals that each picture Is dissected
into dots by means of perforated
disk. The dots are converted into
Evening star., 1934-08-30
REEDS WAR CRY
IS |S|NDEPENDENCE
Begins Drive for Reelection
by Rapping New Deal
Phases as Sure to Fail.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CARLISLE, Pa, August 30.-Sen-
ator David A. Reed, conservative
Pennsylvania Republican, opened his
campaign for reelection at Williams
Grove, near here today with fiat
refusal to be Eyes man" for any
one-"even a President Of the United
States"
Back from a health building sojourn
in the Michigan woods, Reed at
tackled several phases of the new deal,
characterizing the "a. A. A. expert
ment" and parts of the N. r. A.
program as wrong in principle, un-
fair, unavoidable and foredoomed to
failure"
He warned that recovery cannot
be accomplished by "any legislative
or administrative shell game"
Says $4,000, 100000 Spent.
"By the end of the present fiscal
year, next June, the Federal Govern
ment will have spent-the present
administration will have spent, in a
little more than two years-approxi-
mately $4,000, 900, ,0O0," Reed asserted,
'an amount almost equal to the entire
national debt at the time President
Roosevelt took Office.
IF this is to continue, the country
may well ask the President to let
some one deal the cards besides the
Tugwells, the Warrens, the Farleys,
the Wallaces and the innumerable
professors and medicine men who
have f1ocked to Washington to peddle
their quack remedies.
"Time for New Came" He Says.
eff the new deal is going to double
the national debt in two years, with
no sign of abatement in the orgy
of spending and without getting us
anywhere, it is about time to call
for a new game, for new players
and for a square deal instead of a
new deal"
Facing what many regard as the
stiffest battle of his political career,
Reed reiterated his intention of sup
porting President Roosevelt when he
thinks he is right and of opposing
him otherwise.
eff you want yes man in the
United States Senate, don't send me"
ne added.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
PARIS AIR DEFENSE
FAILS IN "ATTACk".
Blue Squadron Succeeds in It's
Mock Efforts to Destroy Le
Bourget Airport.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIE BOURGET, France, August So
An aerial defense Of Paris crlmbled
before an invading blue" squadrons
which succeeded theoretically in de-
stroying lie Bourget airport today, de-
spite defense measures.
Twelve bi-motor airplanes and IT
bombers successfully avoided "red" de-
tense forces and appeared over the
field so suddenly the defenders
scarcely had time to take to the air,
then quickly turned and disappeared
into the shelter Of a leaden sky.
F1fty-five attacking planes were
able to cross the first line Of de-
fense without being spotted, while
30 got past the second defense near
Rheims.
Plans to have citizens Of Paris par
ticipate In the maneuvers tonight
were blocked by Communists and
Socialists, who threatened active re-
sistance.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
SOCIAL UNIT ASKS
WORK INSURANCE
Hopkins Says Presidents
Board Also Favors PEN
sions, Public Works.
nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
According to Harry L. Hopkins, re-
lief administrator, it is safe bet"
that the Presidents Committee on
Social Security will recommend In its
report some form of unemployment
insurance, old-age pensions and public
works.
He said this at his press conference
yesterday, sketched in meager details,
and then packed his bags for trip to
New York and a visit of several days
at the Hyde Park Summer White
House"
Donald Richberg, secretary OF the
Emergency Council, meantime cleared
his desk Of an optimistic report on
farm prices under the new deal and
prepared to hand the President an
other study in the next few days on
relief to the destitute.
His latest completed survey reported
farm prices within per cent OF the
goal set by the administration, but
added a faster industrial recovery
would be needed to bring farm re-
'covery up to par.
Should Be Compulsory.
Hopkins, a member of the Social
Security Committee, said unemploy-
ment insurance should be made COM
pulsory, even If it is financed by a
system of contributions and not by
taxation.
The So a week benefit provided for
the unemployed by insurance systems
abroad would be pretty small" for
this country, he added. He explained
insured workers in England receive
benefits for 26 weeks of unemploy-
ment, then 20 on relief.
"I wouldn't say success OF unem-
ployment insurance necessarily re-
quires taxes" the administrator con-
tinued, "but there is substantial evi-
dence that it is better plan with
the Government contributing some
thing"
He mentioned some unemployment
insurance that follows a three-way
plan, with contributions by industry,
employees and the Government.
Opposition Expected.
Asked what opposition he expected
to the social security program, Hop
kins declared:
ANY program to do anything for
the people meets tremendous opposi-
ton in America.
''How will industry stand? I think
the industrial interests will be with
us on this"
He expressed belief that England
was making mistake in turning from
unemployment insurance to a relief
system similar to this country's.
Hopkins issued a prepared state
Evening star., 1934-08-30

ment to correct what he called q
widespread misapprehension" about
the Relief ADMINISTRATOR policy to-
ward strikers.
There has been no evidence that
the policy On relief to strikers has
either prolonged strike or encour-
aged a new one," the statement said.
Indeed, am convinced that our pol
icy has been a direct and important
factor in the maintenance Of law and
order"
He repeated that relief officials help
needy strikers unless the Labor De-
partment or the National Labor Rela-
tions Board decides the strike involved
is unreasonable and unjustified. The
question was raised earlier this week
in connection with the threatened
textile strike.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Gets Life for Murder.

LAFAYETTE. Ga, August 80 CP.-
j. L. Morrison was sentenced to life
imprisonment yesterday after plead
ing guilty to charge OF killing two
men and wounding third at Chicka-
mauga on August II. The jury fixed
his punishment at life imprisonment
in the Staying of Deputy Sheriff D. c.
Alexander and A. G. Abercrombie and
added 10 years for the wounding Of
James Perry.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
PRIESTS TRANSFERRED

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, August
80 R.-very Rev. Joseph M. Noonan,
president of Niagara University, today
announced that nine members of the
Vincentian Fathers Order, hitherto
stationed at Niagara, have been or
dered to new posts. They include:
Rev. Leon Cahill, C. M, from the
college faculty to the Queen Of Mi
raculous Medal Parish, jackson, Mich.
Evening star., 1934-08-30

Pants for Mess Jackets of
black mohair. Sizes 80,
80, ia. For $3.50
merly 5000. Friday -
Evening star., 1934-08-30

Mems Mess Jackets-former.
ly 5000; only five in these
sizes: Regulars, 40, 40;
longs, l-37, 2-3S, $3.50
l-49. Choice. 20. u
Evening star., 1934-08-30

Choice Of Amy $l.00 Summer
Silk Tie-many nm ing
S.;dsi d e . i s;c s n 81 3 for ST
Evening star., 1934-08-30
cuted, along with 80 other men, his

cuted, along with 80 other men, his
widow charged.
Hoffman's mother, Mrs. Libba Hoff-
man, subsequently made her way to
Brazil, where she became natural
lied citizen. In 1880 she came to
Chicago, where she still resides.
The claim, which Mrs. Hoffman
intends to file with the International
Mixed Claims Commission in Wash
ington, asks $4,000 damages each for
the widow and five children of the
dead man, in addition to the $500
which he took with him to Russia.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
School Opening Delayed.

SPOKANE, Wash, August 80 CP).-
An order delaying indefinitely the
opening of all Spokane public and pri-
vate schools because of the prevalency
of infantile paralysis was issued yes
terday by DR.. Ralph Hendricks, city
health officer. The schools were to
have opened September S.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Moved 500, 900 Years Ago.

Early Stone Age men moved from
the plains of India into the Him
alayas during a time of mild climate
500,0U0 years ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-19
NORLITEMEN ENJOY FINE TIME; TURKEY
 DINNER IS SERVED

Eighty NorHtemen went away from the Presbyterian Chur h banquet room last night, well sat- isfied with as fine a turkey dinner and Christmas program as pres ented by the committee with the assistance of the Norlite m ms Chorus.
 The male choir, under the direc- tion of Ruth Coffin, and accom- panied by Carol Beery Davis, gave several appropriate numbers which were well received by the gather ing.
 Santa Claus, whom many guess ed to be Art Henning, then ap- peared. and with a huge bag of toys which each guest helped to fill, went about the room giving the playthings back again. At the close of the meeting, MT. Claus again gathered the trinkets, which will be distributed by the organiza- tion among ne eed dy children on Christmas Day.
 Although the feature of the monthly session was the turkey with all the trimmings, Ted Dan- ielson's clever reading and rounds of Christmas caroling were warmly enjoyed by the guests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-19
SANTA CLAUS TO VISIT
 U.S.MARSHAL MAHONEY WITH BEAUTIFUL GIFT

Santa Claus is going to visit United States Marshal William T.. Mahoney with something nice this year, with the cooperation of the members of the Marshals office and field staff in this Division. The latter, feeling that the badge Marshal Mahoney has been wear ing was not on a par with the dig nity of his office, decided to do something about it.
 After conferring with the Nugget Shop, the result, now on display in the stores window, has caused many oh's and ahs of admiring exclamation. The emblem is of modest size, a heavy red-gold star on a circlet of tiny selected mug gets in natural color. The letters, "U. s. Marshall are in white gold, raised above the star. The whole is surmounted with the American Eagle with wings spread naturally.
 The piece, which shows fine craftsmanship and taste, was made right in Juneau of Alaska gold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-19
UPTOWN PRESENTS TRUMPET SOLOIST
 FOR XMAS TREAT

AS a Christmas season musical treat, the Uptown Theatre will present Byron Miller, trumpet solo ist with the Oregon State College R. O. T. c. Band, in concert Sat urday night, according to an an nouncement made by Manager Eric PaulSon.
 MT. Miller, who is in his senior year at the Oregon college, appears in concert in Ketchikan tonight, under the auspices of the Ketchi- kan High School Orchestra. He will arrive in Juneau on the North land.