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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-31

IN CHICAGO LAST WEEK some
5000 delegates representing follow
ers of DR.. Francis E. Townsend met
in convention to adopt program for
furthering their crusade to secure
5000 a month pensions for Americans
past 60 years of age. Assurances that
the plan would be put across no later
than 1886 and that "no power on
earth can stop it" brought prolonged
cheering from the assembly.
Pleading that CALIFORNIA; Is per
cent tax law is taking too much of his
income, William Randolph Hearst
publisher, announced he was closing
his places" and would live entirely
in New York. Mr.. Hearst's "places"
in California include San Simeon
(27O,O00 acres), Wyntoon 100000
acres) and $1,000 acres in Southern
California. Thier total value $3,022,-
600.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-31
REFERENDUM RETURNS AN

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NOUNCED last week gave over
whelming majorities to AAA corn-hog
control in 1886. Thus the voting farm
ers showed appreciation of the Fed
eral Government agriculture policy.
On the eve of the balloting President
Roosevelt had Significantly declared it
never was intended that AAA should
be "either a mere emergency opera
ton or static agency.
at was their intention-as it is
mine-to pass from the purely
emergency phases necessitated by a
grave national crisis to a long time,
more permanent, plan for American
agriculture"
In line with this statement AAA
authorities plan, now that the needed
approval is in, to give contracts Tor
four years. This follows the announc-
ed policy of the administration to OBJ
tain longer contracts where possible.
The contracts could be terminated at
the end of any one year.
DIRECT RELIEF cash to States
from the Federal Government will be
discontinued by December l, was the
prediction of WPA Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins.
Administrator Hopkins con-"
was bolstered blythe news from Comp
troller General J. R. McCarPs office
that endorsements for projects now
total $685. 2,446. The Comptroller's
reluctance to approve projects and
release the money has resulted in only
1,S1O,733 being reemployed from the
relief rolls instead of the 3,5OO,OOO
originally promised under the $4,000
100000 works program.
In only six states-Iindiana, Ala
bama, Vermont, Wyoming, New
Hampshire, and Navade-the WPA
program had reached the point where
the Federal subsidy was stopped. The
rest Of the forty-two states will be
off the national dole by December /.
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
LIQUOR. and Driving

Before repeal of prohibition Of the principal
of the dys that the legal dispenaton of liquor
driving
Fortunately the dire results which predicted have not
come to pass Nevertheless has been DISTURBING
INCREASE the number of accidents in Washington caused
by drunken drivers.
The recent report of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
The board brief says that JAIL SENTENCE for the
who drives while drunk and REVOCATION Of his drivers
license for long period would be strong deterrent
Washington had 1896 automobile accidents in 1884 with
1 fatalities (some have died in the current result
accidents which occurred last year, Of these accidents only
256 with fatalities caused by drunken drivers
This of "a in the number Of accidents resulting
from this
That increase is what discouragng Vigorous action by
prosecutors and will curb the foolish driver who
thinks he operate high speed automobile after he has
had a few drinks
Now while the recommendation of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board if followed by the other authorities be
expected to cura drunken driving and the accidents which
group of the thousands of accidents which have here every
year.
Those other accidents are attributable largely to careeses
and fast driving.
The Control Board naturally responsible for remeng
that condition. That up to the police department and the
traffic bureau.
These agencies face the biggest job in cutting accident
rate and they almost POWERLESS because OF nsu1c1ent
man-power. .......,.',.,...
It all goes Congress which has refused to keep the
police department up the standard required by growing
city The first action to cut down this terrible traffic toll
rests District subcommittee of the Senate Appropra
tions Committee which considering the local supply DILL
If that subcommittee will give the police department the men
that city will then be able deal effectively with
the traffic problem.
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
Prophecy Is Fulfilled
Bu James T. Williams, Jr.

efforts of President Roosevelt
to strengthen the Army.
Had Senator Black, of Ala
bama, received such an advance
notice, he might not be so bent
upon visiting upon the Ameri.
can Merchant Marine the same
disastrous fate which overlook
American Air Transport a year
ago, largely through his efforts.
Even Senator Nye, Of North
Dakota, might have relented in
his manifold efforts to weaken
the National Defense on land
and sea and in the air could he
have received direct informa-
ton, few months ago, of Ger
many'S latest move.
There was a time when the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives transacted their business
through committees of the two
Houses. This time appears to
have passed. -.
The Senators who are doing
most to obstruct the efforts Of
the President to strengthen the
defense system of the United
States are not even members of
the Senate Committee on Mill.
tary and Naval Affairs.
The Senators who are most
active in their attacks upon the
American merchant marine are
not even members of the Senate
Committee on Interstate Com
merce which is charged with
the consideration of legislation
for the upbuilding of both.
And in the case of the House,
such legislation as President
Roosevelt is able to encourage
in behalf of the upbuilding of
the Army is encouraged in spite
of what the House Committee
on Military Affairs can do to
embarraSs the President, thwart
the Secretary of War and nullify
the efforts of the Chief of Staff
even to keep the Congress in
formed of what the true condi.
ton Of the Army is today.
POWER TO ENFORCE
The matter with Congress to-
day is that many members in
the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives are chiefly concerned
with getting personal publicity
at the expense of the public in
terest. And the price which the
American people may be COM
PEELED to pay this illicit passion
is suggested by the sudden turn
which events have taken in
Europe.
To be neutral in another
European war the United States
must have the power to enforce
neutrality on land and sea and
in the air.
This power the United States
lacks today because Congress in
recent years has refused to pro-
vide for the National Defense.
Copyright, 1885. The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

P e Z nsyl- Philunder c. Knox
vania. He said that the Allies
could never enforce thi S
treaty against Germany with
out the assistance Of the
United States.
He was unwilling to see the
United States dragged into an.
other European war to enforce
the Versailles Treaty. He pre-
dicted that as soon as Ger
many recovered sufficiently
from her last war. her first
act void BE- to repudiate the
Versailles Treaty.
His prophecy has been full
filled. The wisdom of his
craftsmanship has been vim
dicated by time and events.
VINDICATION
Thanks to the Senators who
IS years ago prevented ratiti'
cation of the Versailles Treaty,
the United States is not a men,
Der of the League of Nations to-
day.
Thanks to the Senators who
recently rejected the League
Court protocols, the United
States is not a member OF the
League Court.
Therefore, neither member
ship in the League nor member
ship in the League Court can be
resorted to as an excuse If the
Department of State attempts
to involve the United States
in the European quarrel now on.
as result of Germany's abroga-
ton of the Versailles Treaty.
It was unkind, however, OF
the German government not to
give the American Congress ad-
vance notice of his sensational
decision.
Had Hitler sent a confidential
message to the chairman OF the
House Committee on Military
Affairs, the South Carolina
Congressman now at the head
of that committee might not
have so fatuously opposed the
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

ALWAYS! so Elsie nOOlnSOn
how CAN Hal be so cruel? And
doesn't it just go to prove that
men aren't as sensitive as
women?
SACRIFICES
Does it? I wonder. Yes-I
know how she feels. Every
woman feels like that at some
time. Dozens of women-wives,
mothers and sweethearts-write
letters like that to this depart
ment every day. CAN FIFTY
THOUSAND FURIOUS FE-
MALES SSIRLY BE
WRONG? I suspect they can
and are.
A man may completely crush
his Fragile Flowers spirit by
forgetting her birthday, favorite
perfume, pet dessert and the
name of the show they attended
the night they became engaged.
Yet the same man will drudge
himself into an early grave to
provide said F. F. with quite
needless comforts. And, outside
his home, he will make the
most amazing sacrifices, suffer
incredible penalties, to aid or
defend a friend or business
associate.
On the other hand, the Frag.
lie Flower who, will sob her
self into a pulp over a forgot
ten anniversary will, without
flinching, betray the most sacred
confidence, spread the most
virulent gossip and take end
less advantage of the fact that
she's "just poor little woman"
If the experience plays no
vital part in her private life,
she speedily diSmisses it. But
if it has ever formed part of
her program, it henceforth BE
COMES IDENTIFIED WITH
HER PERSONALITY, and is
as important as she, herself, is,
and should be treated as seri-
ously.
BROAD ANGLE
It is easy to see how such an
attitude has risen. To women,
living within the four narrow
walls of limited domestic life.
all experience was inevitably
personalized. An impersonal
viewpoint was virtually impos-
Sible. Any personal incident
assumed a significance out of
all proportion to its actual i'm
portance.
Men, obviously, had neither
time nor opportunity to indulge
In such sentimental boop-poop-
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

Shouing past the line, she
stepped into place ahead OF the
young woman and all the
others tOfo had patiently
matted their turn.
Since Congress began no mail
that deluged members has been
quite as caustic and biting as
the missives that now arrive
concerning the Townsend plan
for Old-age. pensions.
Although a portion of the del
uge has been diminished, let
tiers that arrive are filled with
warnings to members that un-
less they help the fight they
will be defeated in 1896.
Among those members that
have been warned is Represen-
tative Thomas L. Blanton, Demo
crat of Texas, now embroiled in
the District crime investigation.
as it has been said he attempted
to force the retirement of a vet
eran police officer.
One petition that arrived on
the Hill demanding enactment
OF the Townsend plan bore the
names of 10000 OF Mr.. BlGn-
tons constituents
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
Support the Symphony

so sgnay the cultural advantages Of the city asking
this week for little material assistance.
The orchestra with its friends and supporters is out to
raise 100000 finance its work in the coming The
National Capital can't afford to fail to raise the necessary
amount.
has required many years to give the city symphony
orchestra such the National Symphony has become under
the able direction of Hans Kinder To lose ground
because of the failure of financial support would be
thinkable.
The request Of the orchestra extremely modest when it
Is compared the budgets of similar organizations in other
cities budgets of of these orchesras to high
as half million dollars year.
The local orchestra not asking for that much is able
to get along small budget because of the sesacce Of
many of the musicians who belong to it.
In order encourage them well provide themselves
with delightful entertainment Washngonans should speedily
subscribe the sum which is sought.
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

Income taxes were due on
March Is and members of Con-
greSs as well as their secretaries
and clerks crowded the House
office of special incOme-tax ex.
perts.
Seeking advice on their re-
turns, many of them were forced
to wait in line for hours.
One young woman stepped
into line at $50 o'clock in the
morning. Behind her came
members of the House. The
men waited patiently as the
line struggled forward.
Toward noon the young
woman had almost reached
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
The Human Side of the News
Bu EdWin C.. Hill

They say of the tall and gray
Ed Startling that he is the finest
revolver shot in the country.
He ought to be pretty nearly
that, because, like all good chill
dren of the feud country OF
Kentucky, he came into the
world with a shotgun in his 10
tiny fingers. This tall, power
full sharpshooter is the man
who takes over the job of being
protector of the President OF the
United States and his family.
Second in command of the
White House Secret Service
squad for almost a score OF
wears, Colonel Startling steps
into the post just relinquished
by the equally famous Dick
Jervis, who requested a trans
fer to field service. This makes
him Franklin's Roosevelts new
boss.
The President may do what
he wants or can with Senators,
Representatives, Cabinet men,
bers and bureau chiefs. But IN
the matter of his comings and
goings, his yacht trips, visit
to the theater, a day at the
circus. an afternoon at the base
ball park, or just a little walk
around the block, he'll take his
orders from Colonel Startling.
And he'll have to like it.
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE
Of course, he may go as many
times as he chooses, but the
matter of his actual coming, 60
ing and his stay will be some
thing out of his hands. The Sc
cret Service is directly responsl.
BILE for the safety of the Chief
Executive, and it takes this ire
mendous responsibility with the
gravity that it warrants.
The entire service is branch
of the Treasury, and is respon-
sible directly to the Secretary OF
that department. But even
should a President appeal to
this Cabinet officer for loosen
ing of the bonds of surveillance,
he will get little sympathy. That
matter is left entirely to the Sc
cret Service.
It was my good fortune to be
with Warren G.. Harding in
Ohio and in Florida immediate
" after his election and also to
see him in Washington after his
Inauguration. I don't believe he
ever got used to his Secret Serv-
ice guard. They probably were
friendly enemies until the tragic
end in San Francisco.
President Harding was the
most genial, sociable soul that
ever sat in the White House,
with possibly the exception OF
Lincoln. He couldn't see why
anyone should want to harm
him and why he couldn't go out
and play poker with some Of his
old cronies of the Senate. But
for all his fretting and fum1ng
about it, he had to be content
with the constant shadow OF
the Secret Service in his path.
Theodore Roosevelt and Wood
row Wilson were two others who
chafed at the bit. Roosevelt
had the supreme confidence Of
being able to take care Of him.
self, and Wilson had the intel
lectual disdain Of violence or the
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen ROlULand

halcyon days before dad learned
to play golf, and when his only
excuse for getting out Of the
house or out of going to church
on Sunday morning was the
barber shop and the need Of a
shave or a haircut.
How fresh and pink-and-white
and PURE he looked, when he
returned from the barber shop
with his hair neatly trimmed,
and his chin smelling of lilac
water and talcum powder! No
man CAN be as pure and limo"
cent as he looks when he
emerges from a barber shop!
It was almost a religious rite
that Sunday shave and hair.
cut and facial.
Of course, women did eventu-
ally invade the sacred barber
shop just as they invaded the
smoking car and the bar-but
not SUNDAY! Any barber shop
which is open on Sunday is still
a masculine retreat, with no
frills or femmes to mar its
charm.
Indeed, since feminine. hair
has been worn longer and
beauty parlor operators have
learned how to give g. haircut,
the barber shop has been prac-
tically deserted by women, and
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
Listen, World
BH Elsie Robinson

a-doop. No matter how limited
his intelligence, a man had to
see things from the board angle.
Or else! So men learned to
accept life as is-and not for
its romantic implications.
Women no longer need to be
cramped by the four-wall view
point, but they still sniffle over
faded ribbons and despise gentle"
men who don't. And maybe this
is because we girls are so tender
hearted. Or maybe it's because
being sensitive is one Of life's
swellest rackets. What's YOUR
idea?
Copyright, 1885. King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

thought of it. Calvin Coolidge,
however, made pals Of his guards
and took a delight in trying to
put things over on them.
Colonel Startling was his par
ticular chum, and from him Mr..
Coolidge acquired that love OF
the outdoors which seemed to
develop overnight in his char
acter. Startling taught him to
hunt and to fish, thus prompt
ing the memorable summer in
the Black Hills, out of which
came the more memorable mes
sage: II do not choose to run
for President in 1882"
Colonel Startling once saved
the life of Georges Clemenceau.
He was in Paris with the Amer
ical- delegation of the Peace
Conference, and the French
were so impressed by American
Secret Service methods that
they asked for instruction.
Startling was assigned to do
the teaching, and, in connec-
tion with it, was riding in an
automobile behind Clemenceau's
at public affair. His quick
eye caught the pistol in the
hand of an assassin and he
fired from the hip. The bull
let reached the murderer's
hand just as he fired, with the
result that the shot went high
and passed through the hat of
Frances Premier.
The Colonel's main duty in
the past has been that of ad-
vance man for the President,
He went on ahead to the city
to be visited, selected the rail-
road, arranged the time sched-
ule, studied the course of the
parade, made the hotel arrange
ments and mapped out the as.
signments of the police of the
city.
TOUGH JOB
For nothing is taken for
granted when the President is
on the road. When he travels
by rail. his train is preceded by
another made up of a locomo-
tive and two cabs. Every
bridge, every culvert, every pos
sible place of ambush or dan
ger is cleaned out and posted
with a guard. The party is
checked and rechecked con-
stantly.
At the destination, precau-
tionS are redoubled, if anything.
The local police are stationed
according to Secret Service
orders. Operatives from the
district mingle in the crowds
and watch the buildings along
the line of march.
In the first automobile with
the President is the chief of the
White House detail. The next
automobile is loaded with alert,
keen-eyed men who never take
those eyes from the faces in the
crowd.
Theirs is a tough job, nerve
wracking and often thankless.
But they go about it without
fear or favor, trodding on the
toes of the influential and shov'
ing back the politicians. Nothing
must stand in the way Of their
duty, which is to "get Mr.. Pres,
ident there and bring him back
Copyright. 1898, by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
Greatest Show On Earth
BY John Snure, Jr

In a letter he was told:
"AS you know, I have sup
ported you for years. Unless
you get behind the Townsend
plan instead of opposing it you
will be defeated. You may not
believe it, but you will be
through"
When Secretary OF interior
Harold L. IckeS recently an
nounced that a fee of $4,000
1Uould be charged for a permit
to make films in Zion National
Park the picture industry pro-
tested 1Oith alGcrity and De-
hemence. The Governor OF
Utah, Henry H. Blood, also
protested as the people OF that
State wanted publicity for its
scenery.
Ickes moved to halt the pro-
tests by reducing the fee to ST.
000-a more than so per cent
change of sentiment for the
PWA sentinel.
The attitude of the Govern
ment, however, in charging these
fees is rather strange, consider
ing certain things claimed by
certain film producers.
One favored company has had
two camera crews with their d.
rectOrS working for eight months
filming library of scenes in
national parks, the completion
of which cOincided with the fee
edict. -A'1"N''
What is even more strange
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
Sharing the Wealth

Twothirds the $3OOOOoO left in the will Of the late
eorge Leb Harrison retired chemical manufacturer will
for general surgical research
Mr. Harrson will and the will of the late Supreme Court
Justice Holiness which left half the estate to the Government
not exceptions There like them every year.
They prove that America-nuch it is malgned by the
fadcalcontnues get back what gives to individuals
worthy and capable of
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

is once more a place where a
man can be alone with his
own soul and the comic papers
or the ghost of the Police Ga
zette.
Most men shave themselves
on six days of the week-but
they do need and enjoy a
weekly visit to the barber for
repairs and dolling up, just as
women go to the beauty parlor
to be groomed at least once a
week.
The barber. shop is the mas
culine beauty parlor. where a
man can get a shampoo, mas
sage, a maniCure-and a lot OF
spicy gossip.
The Sunday shave. like waf.
files and kidney stew for Sun
day breakfast. and like the Sat
urday night bath, was a good
old American institution. Some
how. there was something rest
full and solid in knowing ex'
actly how your Sabbath was to
be spent.
Now that the weekend usual
ly begins with penthouse
party and ends at the country
club or a picture show, life has
lost lots of its beautiful stabil-
ity.
All, yes, the Sunday shave
had its virtues, and the barber
shop was a fine place for a hus-
band to work off his Sunday
morning crouch!
Copyright, 1888, by King Features
Syndicate, 1ne.l
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
A Religious Scientist

Michael Pupn the great scientist who died recently
devout believer in religion.
Scientists working in Palestine have dug up remarkable
writings porcelain, dating back 5000 years. confirming
many historical parts of the Bible.
These tend to show that the supposedly permanent
between science and religion is based misunder
standing.
The two are not Incompatible
knowledge and faith can and should go hand in hand
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

they two had
been so hap
py together
before the big
break came?
Eloise Won
ders, fearful
ly. She has,
to be sure,
married again
h e r self. But
that, she pro-
tests, doesn't
make a Bit of
Diffe r e n c e.
She'll always
remember -
Az Wy AxYo ca
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

Is the infOr.
nation t h a t
the filming of
these produc-
tionS was done
a t Govern
ment expense,
the claim is
made.
T h ey cost
the taxpayers
S o m e t hin G
more tn a n
$50,000.
Not only
was no fee
charged this
favored COM
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

h er G o a |.
She was the
next person to
be consulted
by the experts.
Sudde n ly
in ru S h e d
Mrs. Virginia
E. Jenckes,
Denocra t i C
y o n 3 T e S s"
woman from
Indiana.
Mrs. Jenck-
eS cried:
81 am q
member of
ANmRAaaNO
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

of the United
States Sen.
ate, Is years
ago, to ad-
is e a n d
consent to
the ratifica-
ton of that
treaty.
T he re a.
sons for this
refusal we're
never better
e xpre S sed
than by the
late Senator
K OK of
- eu1
The Washington times., 1935-03-19
The Sunday Shave

The recent Battle-of-the-Bar-
bers over the reopening Of the
Sunday barber shops in New
York city was a shock to u.s.
We didn't know they had been
closed!
Somehow, the Sunday barber
shop seems to have been the
last purely masculine haunt
the last sanctuary, where a he
man could escape from women
and be HIMSELF.
1t. brings back fragrant men,
ories of our youth and OF those
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

pany, but they will have exclu-
Sive distribution rights without
paying anything therefor.
The producers consequently
are rather irked with Mr.. 1ckes.
They protest that national
parks should be filmed as much
as possible and that pictures
made in them would be good
advertisements for the theory OF
seeing America first.
Copyright, 1884 ,ThA- Washington Times
The Washington times., 1935-03-19

Germany's remuneration of the
Treaty OF Versailles indicates
anew the wisdom of the refusal