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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
The World of Science
By T. E. Powers
By Hiram, Percy Maxim

effect ascribed to the Sun,
Moon. Venus, or any Of the
other planets.
Saturn, with it's resplendent
ring and nine twinkling moons,
is far more beautiful than
Venus, which has no moons,
and which, when nearest to us,
shows but a crescent. Yet the
baleful influences are ascribed
to Saturn, while to Venus is
ascribed the ability to impart
beauty. (Galileo had not in
vented the telescope when as
trology was originated, and it
was not known that Venus was
homely and Saturn beautiful.
At any given time, the house
containing that segment of the
heavens just about to rise was
said to be I'm Ascendant"
This "ascendency" was believed
to exert dominating influence,
and therefore the House and
star which happened to be rising
when a person was being born,
or when an enterprise was be.
eng initiated, determined that
persons and that enterprises
destiny.
The Egyptians, Chaldeans,
Romans, and later the Jews,
Arabs and Christians Of me-
dieval Europe, firmly believed
in these astrological principles.
The Greeks, on the other hand,
scorned the idea because it
was not based upon aScertained
fact
In the less-intellectual coun-
tries, however, self-appointed
astrologers established them
selves and were widely patron
lied. Some of them collected
very large fees for giving ad-
vice about embarking upon
new enterprises, or for "fore-
telling" the future.
To the inventors Of aStrol-
ogy, the world began in India
on the east, and ended at Gil
braltar on the west; on the
south it began about 1000
miles north of the equator,
ending on the north at Scan.
danavia. North America, South
America, Australia and most OF
Asia and Africa were un-
dreamed of.
MANY BELIEVERS
When exploring began, and
the known Earth was enlarged,
astrologers began to encounter
difficulties. Persons being bonn
at the same moment, but Tar
to the east, belonged in a dill
ferent house and a had a dt-
ferent star in the aScendent
than those being born In the
west.
Moreover, persons born in the
same part of the world at the
same time, should be alike and
have the same fates. But such
is not the case, as we know.
Finally, when written records
came to be kept, and the des.
TIMES foretold by astrology did
not turn out to be true, this
science was relegated, by many,
to the status of the other for
tune-telling systems.
To those persons who favor
the occult and the supernatural,
and who demand no logical law
or order in their mental pro-
cesses, astrology may give COM
fort, hope and satisfaction. To
such it is acceptable and help
full.
To those who require logical
and established fact which
checks with some rule that has
shown consistency, astrology, not
having any such is not accept
able.
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate. 1nel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

pass could be used only once for
a particular production.
At the theater when she at
tempted to hand in her pass, she
Was told:
"This has been used once"
Mrs. Norton argued.
She could not convince the
usher and finally had to pur-
chase ticket.
Mrs. NOrton's niece had used
the pass to good advantage the
night before without the knOwl-
edge of her aunt.
Amid the customary POM
posity of the National Capital
there noD appears one of the
most oStentGtious figures seen
around the corridors in many
a day.
This man is the Admiral of
Licking River in the Navy of
Ruby Laffoon, Governor of
Kentucky.
He is otherwise known as
Arthur E. Gus" Cook, super
vising engineer of the Capitol.
Named to the high command
in the Kentucky Navy recently,
Gus" has already begun to Sc
lect the officers for his two
imaginary dreadnaughtS.
High military commands are
nothing new to the Admiral,
however.
Until recently he was in com.
mand of the anti-starling forces
that Waged such vicious warfare
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

can h a r ly
blame hi m,
as his home
has just been
Wrec k e d by
tongue W a g.
g e RS. Y o u
k n o W h e
story have
seen it scores
of t i m e S.
B Ii sy h u s.
band, d o W n
in the office
or out on the
road most of
t h e tim e.
idle excit-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
Nature Still Boss

Columbia University scientists reported to the American
Physical Society experiments which released atomic energy
2O00O0 times greater than the amount of energy applied
And the energy is pretty 'wild
Every advance into the mystery Of matter confirms
two facts variance with the ideas of the glib theorists who
trying to regiment world into being.
These facts that nature isn't planned and that usually
does what you don't expect it to do.
Human nature is much the same.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

From the North, East, South
and West American witnesses
are volunteering to refute the
false accusations against the
United States Military Academy
at West Point and the gradu-
ates of that splendid school of
character which have been
made in recent days by the only
member of Congress whom a
President of the United States
found it necessary to publicly
rebuke for revealing to the
world confidential information
regarding the national defense
plans of the Army-Congress-
man McSwain, of South Caro-
lima.
Among these distinguished wit
nesses who have gladly gone to
the defense of the American in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

ing and Cur
rency CO m
m i t t e e, is
quartered in
new offices.
One of the
most impor.
tant men in
the House at
the present
time, Henry
liked his spa
cious offices
in the Capt.
toll. But the
House office
Building Com
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
West Point Defense
Blu James T. Williams, T.

ter. AS a consequence, men who
have been educated there speak
the truth. If there be any great
err asset as the result of educa-
ton than this / do not know
what it is. In addition to this.
however, the Military Academy
discipIines the mind of its stu
dents and gives them a sound
and adequate education for the
multiform and varying duties
that they have to perform as
Army officers.
II would not be prepared to
say to the committee that I did
not think improvement and
growth possible in the courses
given at the Academy, but
would be quite prepared to say
that If my own son had shown
the slightest inclination toward
the Army, would have been
OverjOyed to have his education
consist in what the Academy
gives to its cadets, both ir a
character forming and an edu-
catiOnal point of view. Certainly
from the national point of view
nothing could be more impor-
tant than the multiplication as
far as is reasonably pi acticable
Of these splendidly ira ined
young men.
"At the Military Academy, it
is necessary for young men to
attend with equal emphasis to
three things: One, the develop.
ment of their character; two,
the development of their bodies,
and three, the development of
their minds. In educational in
stitutiOns generally, the mind is
too often sacrificed to the body,
or the body to the mind, but
the necessities of the soldiers
life require that the balance
shall be preserved and, as a
consequence, l know no group
of young men comparable to a
graduating class frem the Mill
tary Academy in their capacity
for sustained endurance &C
cOmpanied by adequate mental
and ethical discipline.
II am entirely aware that
thoughtleSS people sometimes
assume that the effect of a mill
tary education is the creation
of a military caste. The aSSump-
ton is, however, utterly without
foundation. People who are up.
right in their moral standards
and who respect themselves are
often suspected by others of
caste consciousness, but there
is not more to it than that. The
fact that there are things which
West Point men will not do
and concessions which they will
not make is the chief evidence
of the value of their education
and discipline. AS / have seen
West Point in contact with other
men in the affairs of life, /
have never detected any atti-
tude of caste and certainly never
the slightest evidence of what
is commonly called 'militarism.'
FALSE CHARGES
In a democracy like ours,
wars are made by statesmen
and fought by soldiers. There
is no instance in our history
where the officers of our Army
urged, advocated, or in any way
helped to bring about a war"
To the honor of West Point
it can also be said that no one
of its graduates was ever found
guilty of giving to the world
confidential information regard.
ing the national defense plans
of the Army entrusted to him
under a solemn pledge of Sc
crecy.
Copyright. 1885. The Washington
Times)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

S t t ution on
the Hudson,
W h | C h re-
joices in the
motto Hon
or. D u t y.
Country is
t h e H o n.
N e W t on D.
B a k e r, of
o h 10, Presi.
dent Wilson'S
Secretary of
War.
AS soon as
M r. B a ke r
] e a r n ed of
1 he atfankc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

hep' steagaI- m I {
thought Henry should move.
They argued, pleaded, cajoled.
Henry wouldn't listen for a
long time.
He finally gave in, however,
and despite the fact that he is
the important chairman Of an
important committee, moved
over to the office building with
the rest of the boys.
Copyright, 1885, The Washington TlmesI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

S he Sc J.
dom, if ever.
uses t h e m,
however.
o ne e v E.
ming she de-
cided to make
use Of a the
alter pass. It
was her first
attempt to Sc
cure q seat
by this meth
cd and she
did not OBJ,
S e nv e that
r e g u lations
nraSnrihed the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

AS Chairman of the House
District Committee, Representa-
tive Mary T. Norton, 3D. of New
Jersey, receives numerous com.
plimentary passes to various the.
aters, baseball games and other
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
OLD FAVORITES
BY Henry Sylvester COrnWeU
May

Come walk with me along this widowed lane,
Where like lost coinage from msers store,
The golden dandeions and more
Glow. the warm kisses them again!
For this is May! who with daisy chain
Leads the laughing Hours; for is DER
Long winters trance. No longer rise and roar
His forest-wrenchng blasts. The hopeful swain,
Along the furrow, sings behind his team
Loud pipes the redbreaSt-troubadour of spring,
And vocal all the morning copses ring;
More blue the skies in lucent lakeets CLEAN;
And the glad earth, caressed by murmuring showers
Wakes like bride, to deck herself with flowers!
Readers vted to send to the editor their suqqes-
tions of old fGvores among the poems for repriting
this spGce)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
Do the Stars Rule Our
Destiny?

Readers of this column have
asked me to discuss astrology,
that science which processes to
foretell future events and the
fates of men and women by the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
Why Are Women Meddlers?

A furious husband wants to
know why women are like
that-gossips, meddlers, lying
old hen"
Heated language - but you
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

Representative Henry B.
Steagall, Democrat, of Alabama,
chairman of the House Bank
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Rockville Battles
Gaithersburg In
Deciding Contest
Victory For Upper County
Aggregation viii Mean I'm
limited Championship

Rockville and Gaithersburg win
fight 1t out Sunday at Welsh Field
in the deciding game of the current
county baseball series. u
If Gaithersburg should win, the
county championship win then be
in indisputed possession of the
Gaithersburg team. IT,, on the other
hand, Rockville defeats Gaithersburg
there win be a hree-way tie for
the cup.
The series between Rockville,
Colesville and Gaiehersburs now
stands at: Gaithersburg has won
six games and Lost fve-Roclville
has won five and lost six, Colesville
has won six and lost SIX. Therefore,
if Gaithersburg wins Sunday, there
will be no doubt as to the situation
here in the county as regards base
ball. Ut viii be the same old sitna-
ton with every partisan that we
have met with every year previously.
No one win admit defeat and no one
viii admit that his or her team does
not deserve the county trophy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
J. w. Coffman Nominated
18th Dist. G. O. p. Head

The Republican Club of the Thir-
teenth District of Montgomery Coun-
ty, met Monday night in the county's
liquor dispensary building at Silver
Spring.
Ralph s. Fowler, chairman of the
members to urge their friends to buy
county liquor control board, urged
liquor at the county dispensary to
make a tax cut possible.
The following were nominated for
club Offices:
For president, John w. Coffman,
of Takorna Park; for four vice pres
idential posts, William L. Townsend,
Kensington; sIillward Taft, Takoma
Park; Edwin Dickinson, Wheaton,
and Harold Haynes, Woodside; for
secretary, Byron Sedgwick, Silver
Spring; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
B. Shanks Clancy, Takoma Park;
treasurer, Ira G. Whitacre, Woodside;
parliamentarian, Ben Harlan.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
A. Austin Braddock
Dies At Rockville
At Ripe Age Of 81
Former Newspaperman And De-
scendant Of Gen. BraddOck
To Be Buried Today

Funeral services were to be held
today for Alexander Austin Brad
dock, 81, collateral descendant OF
General Braddock and a member of
one of the Oldest families in Mont
gomery County. Final rites were
scheduled for this afternoon at the
Colonial Funeral Home. Burial was
to be at Oklahoma City.
Mr.. Braddock died suddenly yes
terday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. w. B. Edmonston, near Rock
willie. He was the husband of the
late Marie Antoinette Braddock.
Mr.. Braddock's grandfather built
the Hungerford Tavern in Rockville
in 1917, when the town was called
Williamsport. His father was born
there. AT one time the BraddoclZ
family owned considerable holdings
around Rockville.
Born in 1854, the son of George
Reeve and Tabitha Austin Braddock,
on what is now the Christ Child
Society Farm in Rockville, he en-
tered journalism early, and long was
with Rocl1ville's old newspapers, THE
SENTINEL and the Advocate. He was
for many years editor, owner and
manager of a newspaper in Columbus,
Ohio.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Blanche Braddock Dreamer, Rock
vile and Washington and Mrs. Cath
crime Braddock Pyles, San Francisco
and Washington; another daughter,
Mrs. Leslie Daniels, Oklahoma City,
and two sons, E. Reeves Braddock,
Oklahoma City, and George Brad
dock, Minneapolis.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Local Jewish Merchants
To Observe YOm Kippur

Stores and business places pf jew
ish merchants of Rockville and Gath
ersburg will be closed Monday until
shutdown because Of the observance of
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement,
which follows 10 days after the jew
ish New Year.
The majority will attend service eth
er in Washington or Baltimore. Ser
vices will be conducted in synagogues
Sunday evening and continuously on
Monday from 7 A. M. until the sun
sets.
Yom Kippur is fast day for ortho-
dox Jews, beginning at shutdown Sum
day. The Jewish holiday will be ush-
cred in with the chanting of Kol
Nidre, the traditional prayer of re-
pentance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Commissioners Will Enforce Law
Requiring County Building Permits
Failure To Comply With Regulations Means S25 Fine
State Roads Commission To Survey Roads Needing
Repair-To Hold Hearings On Rezoning
Applications

District lime to beyond Potomac will
be made boulevard.
Petition of the Capital Transit
Co., for rezoning of parking lots at
Glen Echo Amusement Park from
residential to commercial was APP
proved.
The commissioners set November
IL for hearings on two applications
for rezoning received Tuesday. E.
L. Smith asked classification from
residential "a" to &c" for acreage
near Simon's Addition to Blair.
The Metropolitan Properties Co.,
through George P. Sacks, asked re-
classification from residential "A"
to &c" of acreage on Leland street,
near Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda.
The commissioners paid the $780,
600 in tax anticipation certificates
sold to the Hamilton National Bank
and redeemed $227, 800 street assess
ment certificates from county banks
with money secured from sale of
bonds. The bonds bear 3A per cent,
while the certificates bore 6 per cent
interest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Expert Will Read Your
Character From
Handwriting /!

Taking advantage of the fact
that Graphology, or the reading Of
character from handwriting, is en-
Joying an amazing increase in pop
ularity in this country, this paper
is printing today. the first in a
series of articles on this fascinat-
ing subject. The articles are writ
ten by "Bill" Cavanagh an expert
Graphologist and well known radio
figure Of the middle west. You can
receive a reading from this expert
by communicating with this paper.
Turn to page for the article by
Mr.. Cavanagh-Learn the details
Of his outstanding offer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
EarIn Bureau Will
Defend Adjustment
Act Before Court
Direct Benefit To 10000 Mary
land Farmers Is Cited By
C. E. Wise, Jr.

The American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton will aid in the defense of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act
whan the question of it's constitu-
tionality comes before the Supreme
Court of the United States this fall.
At the September meeting of the
Board of Directors the following res
olution was passed:
eve authorize the general counsel
to take such steps as are necessary
to prepare and 10 file a brief, as a
friend of the Supreme Court, in
defense of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Act and the president be
authorized to provide any additional
legal counsel as may be necessary
for the propagation of such brief"
In commenting on this action, C.
E. Wise, Jr., Executive Secretary of
the Maryland Farm Bureau, stated
that the Agricultural Adjustment
Act has been a direct benefit to
10000 Maryland farmers and an
indirect benefit to all farmers. Our
farmers will be pleased to learn of
this aggressive action in the support
of the Adjustment Act which many
hail as the most successful instru-
ment yet devised for giving farmers
economic parity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Oyster Roast And
Trap Shoot Will
Draw Big Crowd
Izaak Walton League Committee
Ready To Welcome Big
Shots And Dubs

The third annual Oyster Roast and
Trap Shoot sponsored by the Rock
vile Chapter of the Izaak Walton
League of America will be held Sat
urday afternoon, October IL, at the
Rockville Fair Grounds. Now that the
old fair is no more. this event under
the auspices of the Waltonites marks
one of the few occasions upon which
old-timers can gather at familiar
scene.
Although the two previous events
have been very successful, it is fully
expected that this years shoot and
roast will far surpass anything sim
liar ever "put over" in Rockville.
The committee announces that
there will be three classes for the
men, professional, hunters and dubs,
A number of the best professional
shots in Maryland, Virginia and the
District of Columbia will fight it out
in the preferred class. The hunters
event will find a number of men who
have made regulations as marksmen.
The dubs, of course, will include those
shooting at clay pigeons for the first
time.
There will also be an event for the
wo, pen and much interest is being
shoN,a by lady gunners in the APP
preaching matches. n
The cNmmittee said yesterday that
the refres hments will be "select and
unsurpassed" Tickets are on sale by
of the Izaak Walton League,
and will also be sold at the gate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Liquor Board To
Join In Fight On
Gross Sales Tax
Managers Report On Dispen-
sary Business Shows Sales
On Increase

The Montgomery County Liquor
Control Board Monday voted to join
with the Government dispensary
systems of Wicomico and Worcester
Counties in fighting the payment of
/ per cent gross sales tax now levied
in Maryland.
The board paid the tax, which be-
came effective July 1, under protest
and announced that it would appeal
in conjunction with a movement orig
mating in Worcester County. William
H. Price, of Snow Hill, representing
the Worcester County commissioners,
is preparing to take the case to court.
Ralph S. Fowler, of Chevy Chase,
chairman of the Montgomery County
Liquor Control Board, announced
that his body is opposing payment of
the tax since no other property is sub
ject to State taxation. The board has
received an opinion from Attorney
General Herbert r. O'Conor that it
must pay the tax, since it is in the
retail liquor business.
In disagreeing with the attorney
generals opinion, Fowler said the
board already is paying the $1.10
wholesale tax on liquor and a gross
sales tax would be the equivalent Of
paying taxes upon taxes. The 1 per
cent tax would cost the county about
$500 per year, he estimated.
Announcement was made at the
board meeting yesterday by J. Oscar
Foulk, manager of the dispensary
system, that business during the past
week was $1,000 more than the
amount done the preceding week, and
$1,000 more than the same week last
year.
An pff-sale beer license was grant
ed Herman Harowftz for q grocery
store at 1905 Wisconsin avenue in
Bethesda. The board received notice
from the Shady Grove Camp, Inc, Of
an appeal from a decision last week
denying beer license.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Tournament Will
Feature Charity
Program Saturday
Event At East-West Highway
Grounds Promises To Draw
Several Thousand

An old-fashioned tournament,
musical and jumping rides, and pony
rides for children, are among the
many new attractions on the pro
gram for the Montgomery County
Charity Horse Show, to be held Sat-
urday on the Rock Greek show
grounds on the East-West highway.
This third annual event is given for
the benefit of the Social Service
League and the Mental Hygiene
Clinic.
The program starts at 10 o'clock
in the morning with three classes for
children, and twelve adult classes,
the last class being a Champion class.
The trophy for this final event is
a magnificent silver bowl to he
known as the "Semmes Challenge
Trophy" 1t must be won three
times by the same exhibitor for per-
manent possession. Mr.. Harry H.
Semmes, president of the show COM
mittee donated the bowl.
The tournament, which starts
promptly ait IL o'clock will feature
the leading knights" of Maryland
and Virginia. Mr.. John Fielding
Love of Colesvile, is chairman. The
judges are Mayor Douglas Bland
ford, Rockville, Mr.. Lacy Shaw and
Mr.. John A. Wheeler of Colesville.
Others assisting are Mr.. Leroy Gray,
Cabin John, scorer; Miss Anne
Hagner, daughter of Commissioners
and Mrs. Robert Hagner, and Mr..
Harry H. Semrnes, Jr., marshals and
Mrs. Donald Hunter, chairman of
decorations and sashes. Miss Mar
garet Buckley and Mrs. Glare Ken
Ier will aid Mrs. Hunter.
Among the knights who will ride
are: Knight of Good Hope, Mr.. Mel
vim Cole; Knight of Dixie, Mr.. John
j. McConkey; knight of Saint Paul,
Mr.. ]. Warren McConkey; Knight of
the New Deal, Mr.. Ralph Love;
Knight of Langley Boy, Mr.. Henry
D. Hirsh and Knight of Piscatawny,
Mr.. Ray Blandford.
Troop "E", Third Cavalry from
Fort Myer, Va, commanded by
Major James T. Duke, will stage
the musical and Jump rides. The
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