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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
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SUPPLIES
T0REDS
Germany Recognizes
Italy in Ethiopia,
Tightening Pact
International News Service

Apprehension over the fate
of European peace gave way to
unmasked fear today as Com
munist and Fascist powers split
wider over the crisis in Spain.
With more than 100 Ameri-
cans facing danger in Madrid,
the United States Embassy was
reopened as a place of refuge
today.
Portugal's severance of diplo-
matte relations with Madrid was
expected to be followed by imme-
date recognition of a nationalist
government in Spain. while Italy
and Germany are slated to duph"
cate Lisbon's action.
Germany in Gesture"
Fascist collaboration was eli
NAKED with a grand gestu' e"
when Germany forma' recog.
nized the Italian Empire in
Ethiopia.
With the Spanish noninterven-
ton pact virtually torpedoed by
Soviet RuSsia's declared intention
to lift the arms embargo en-
Madrid, officials in London and
Faris came to the reluctant con-
clLsion the agreement is as good
as ended.
Rumors spread in London that
Italy would withdraw from the
noniptervention committee, on the
grounds Russia'S stand reduces
further conversation to mere "hag-
Cling" but this was denied in
Rome.
Watch Soviet hips
Meanwhile, Europa speculated
on the grim possibility of hostil-
tiles if Russia attempts to ship
arms through Fascist controlled
seaways. The Paris newspaper.
Petit Farisien. reported % Soviet
vessels loaded with war supplies
already are en- route to Barcelona
or Alicante.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
COAST BLAST
KILLS TWO

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct. "a.
GN.SD. Two persons were
burned to death in a terrific eX-
plosion and fire that destroyed
an exclusive residence here early
today. Two others narrowly es-
capped death.
The dead were Thomas M.
Dargie, As, Bank of America Of
fetal, and Sally Henshaw, 8,
granddaughter of the late Justice
Frederick w. Henshaw of the
State Supreme Court.
Dargie and the girl were burned
to death in their beds.
Mrs. Dargie, who escaped in her
night clothes, is the former Paul
inc Adams, Oakland socialite.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
Political Plea StirS
Maryland u.

tribute to the committees cam
paign fund.
The solicitation was made
through letters bearing the sigma
ture of Joshua N. Warfield, Of
Baltimore, chairman of the State
Committee, and created a furore
on the campus.
DR.. w. w. Skinner. chairman of
the university board of regents,
although declaring he had not
seen the letter. said:
"In 20 years 1 have never
known of any member of the
faculty being selected because
of his politics or being dismissed
CONTINUED on Page 3, Col. y
UnTE AMEpIrAN-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
|Ziegfeld FollieS'
Name Put Up
For Sale

NEW YORK, Oct. "a G.N.SO.
Do you want to buy the "Ziegfeld
Follies"? Someone is going to be
able to buy it, or them, for it was
disclosed today in court that the
name "ziegfeld Follies." owned
by the late A. L. Erlanger, will be
put up for sale.
A hearing of changers cred
itorS will be held here at the end
of the month. Meantime, Florenz
Ziegfeld's widow. Billie Burke, and
Lee Shubert, New York theatrical
producer, have offered $27 500 for
the right to use the name.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
LUCK FOR u. 5.
IN SWEEPS

DUBLIN, Oct. "a Q.N.SO.
Americans today snatched more
than their share of the $4,462 so
residual mo worry" prizes, six OF
the 10 cash awards in the Irish
Hospitals Sweepstakes going to
transatlantic ticket-holders. Win
ners included:
Care of orphan Annie" Bos-
ton-the first ticket out OF the
big drum in the lord mayors
mansion house.
Spirit of st. Louis" % lima
Drive. Honolulu.
Little Spud Murphy" III West
Fifty.seventh ST., New York.
Fred Paine, 4317 Welles Ave-,
Holidays Cove, U. S. A.
M, j. Moffitt, Elmhurst, Pa.
civilian Tell" 4244 Boyd Ave,
Bronx, N. Y.
A seventh residual prize went
to the Philippine Islands, to viva
Espana," Bulam Vorsocadiz.
-VoTE AMERICAN-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
N00RS BREAK
MADRID LINE
BY THOMAS A. LOAYZA

MADRID, Oct. "a G.N.SJ.
The sand-bagged trenches and
barbed wire entanglements thrown
up in a months frenZied labor to
create Madrid "Hindenburg
line" broke like a straw today, en-
abling the insurrectoS to pene-
trate the Capitals second line of
defense.
Moors and foreign legionnaires
of Gen. Jose Varela broke through,
according to inSurgent claims, with
the capture OF Mostoles, east of
Navalcarnero.
The insurgents again concen-
trated, however, on the Escorial
sector northwest of Madrid, where
the last loyalisU defenders before
the historic palace have been
driven back. With the anticipated
early capture of the Escorial, 1t is
expected that the general drive
on Madrid on the entire line will
begin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
UNIT
MARCHERS
ARRESTED
Rebuffed at White
House, Leaders Held
After Street Row

Declaring eve will stay here
until hell freezes over or un-
til the police release our COM
radeS," rs members of the
Workers Alliance of America
entered the WPA headquarters
in the Walker johnson Building
this afternoon while another
200 started picketing in front
of the building.
Rebuffed in their demands for
an audience with President Roose-
welt, 800 members of the Workers
Alliance Of America-radical labor
group-reached their objective at
the headquarters of the Works
Progress Administration, but lost
their leaders to Metropolitan Po-
lice en- route.
Arrested by Third Precinct po-
lice following a melee near New
York Avenue and Seventeenth
Street Northwest were David Las
ser, president of the Workers
Alliance; Herbert Benjamin, an
official of the organization, and
John Joseph Kelley. a member
who said he was from Scran-
ton, Pa.
No Permit, Charge
LASER and Benjamin, who has
been identified with the Com
munist party in New York, were
charged with parading without a
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
MARYLAND
BAT THING
SYRACUSE
Middies at Princeton,
Minnesota ests
Purdue Machine
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEILL


Football moved right out Of
the nations capital for this week
end, with all of the teams invad-
ing other sectors.
Georgetown is in New York for
its battle with New York Univer-
Sity'S Violets.
Catholic University is in OK
ford, Miss, to renew it's rivalry
with Ole Miss.
Maryland is in Syracuse, N. Y.
to battle the Orange in Archbold
Stadium, and Navy is in the hold
of the Princeton Tiger.
The area of gridiron depression
is strictly local, for interSectional
and traditional games Of national
Importance mark the card across
the continent.
Minnesota, with 20 consecutive
victories to it's credit, faces the
Boilermakers of Purdue at Min
Continued on Page Is, Col. 81
-VoTE AMERICAN-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
U. S. Reopens Embassy
As Madrid Waits Attack

International News Service
Fears for the safety of moro
than 100 Americans in Madrid
today brought reopening of the
American Embassy as a place of
refuge, the State Department an
nounced.
In a terse dispatch, Eric c.
Wendelin, third secretary in
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
VnTE AMEpIcAN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24

Five hundred faculty members
and employees of the University Of
Maryland have been reminded by
the Maryland State Democratic
Committee of the benefits to the
institution under the Roosevelt
Administration and urged to con-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
Mary Garden Back;
Will Go TO Hollywood

NEW YORK, Oct. "a G.N.S).
AS vivacious as ever, Mary Gar
den, world famous opera star, was
back in New York today. She will
be leaving for Hollywood in a
few days, and plans to adapt opera
for the motion pictures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
Al Smith Receivers;
Set for Talk ToniQht

PITTSBURGH, Oct. "a GN.S).
Recuperating in his hotel suite
from sore throat, AL Smith, now
an implacable foe of the Demo
cratic administration, today was
polishing off a new verbal assault
to be delivered against President
Roosevelt at Duquesne Garden
here tonight.
Smith was welcomed to Pitts
burgh with an old-faShioned torch
light parade organized by Young
Republicans who wore brown der
bies. AIS favorite campaign head
gear. Smith was grim and un-
communicative and declined to
answer questions.
VOTE AMERICAN
Mrs. Cobb Recuperating
SANTA MONICA, Cal. Oct. "a
G.N.SD Mrs. Irwin S. Cobb was
in Santa Monica. Hospital today
recuperating from an attack of
pneumonia. The wife of the IA
nous humorist was stricken at her
home here last week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
D|GGERS FIN D
G0LDCACHE

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, Oct. pa gasoline digging
project turned into gold rush near
here today when colored laborers
uncovered a cache of gold and
silver coins in the roots Of an
ancient cypress stump on Lee
Boulevard between Glebe Road
and Irving Street.
More than 100 of the coins were
believed discovered, with monetary
face value of about $50. This
could not be confirmed, however,
because the workmen-evidently
fearing the legal technicalities of
title to treasure trove"-were re-
luctant to disclose how their find
had been split.
The coins were dated from 1912
to 1865 and, aside from tarnish,
were in perfect condition. The I'M
worn milling around the edges of
the pieces indicated that they had
never been in circulation.
The coins were in denomina-
lions of half dimes, quarters, half
dollars. silver dollars and gold
dollars.
The find was made in front of
the Oaklee Colonial builders de-
velopment. William F. FeaSter,
70, Waterman for the concern,
said he had lived in the vicinity
for IL years and could recall the
stately cypress which marked the
hiding place of the money.
VOTE AMERICAN
Pair Missing a Week
ST. JOHN, N. B., Oct. "a
G.N.SO.-An airplane had failed
today to locate C. A. Forester, of
Lancaster, Pa, and his guide,
Howard Woodman of Richmond.
Que, missing for a week in the
wilds near Grand Gaspedia. Que.
Search continued along the trail
the two men apparently made in
their effort to reach open water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-24
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair and slightly colder tonight; Sunday
increasing clOudiness and somewhat warmer.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
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Weather Details on Page q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Copenhagen Porcelain Is =.
Marked With Wavy Lines

Royal Copenhagen porcelain has a
regal background. The first attempts
to found pottery in Copenhagen are
shrouded in mystery. Between 1870
and 1855 suitable kaolin was discov-
cred on the Isle of Bornholm and pot
tery-mal1ing was started under the d.
rectlon of Mehlhorn, modeIer from
Nielsen. But there is no definite in
formation until about 176O, when 4
Frenchman named Lournier was MAX
ing soft paste at Copenhagen. These
efforts were short-lived but may ac-
count for the French appearance OF
the porcelain, says writer in tie Kan
sas City Star.
In 1775. King Christian VII Of Den
mark gave the enterprise his support
and the government took over the fac
tory which had been re-established by
Muller, chemist who used the hard
paste.
The Royal Copenhagen mark is three
wavy lines, said to denote the three
belts of sea which divide the islands
of Zealand and Fuene from Jutland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
First Public High School

In 1921 Boston established the first
public high school in the United States.
This school, patterned after the acad-
emies, did not at first prepare for col
lege; it offered, rather, a variety Of
courses of the modern (non-classica)
and practical type. In 1927 the Massa-
chusetts legislature passed a law re-
Quiring towns of certain size to es-
tablish high schools. Few of the towns
acted upon this law until Mann be-
came secretary of the state board Of
education, but by 1850 Massachusetts
had GA public high schools-probably
more than all the other states COM
bined. The high schools later under
took to prepare pupils for college and
thus combined the functions both of
the old Latin grammar schools and of
the private academies. In the country
as whole the high school made little
progress until after the Civil war.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Gaithersburg News And
Social Items

Mrs. Norman Belt entertained the
Thursday evening Bridge Club at her
home last week. Her guests were Mrs.
Clyde Thomas, Mrs. Garry Bell, Mrs.
w. S. Cooley, Mrs. Irwin Thomas, Mrs.
Lawrence Darby, Mrs. Erland Etchi-
son, Mrs. Lewis Reed, Mrs. Carroll
Walker, Miss Ella Plummer, Mrs.
George Darby, Mrs. Merle Jacobs,
Mrs. Alfred Richards, Mrs. Jack Wal
lace, Miss Lena Ricketts,, Mrs. Will
liam Wiley and Mrs. Charles Craw-
ford.
Miss Julia Ward, student at West
ern Maryland College, and Miss Mar
garet Walker, student at American
University are at their homes for the
Spring vacation.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Grace
M. E. Church met at the home of Mrs.
Frank A. Tyler with Mrs. Clyde
Thomas assisting.
The Philathea Class held covered
dish lunch at the Methodist Home of
the Aged on Wednesday. These
lunches are being held each month,
proceed being used for the benefit Of
the class.
Mayor and Mrs. William McBain
have returned to their home on Park
Ave., after spending the Winter in
Miami.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Becraft are
receiving congratulation on the ar
rival of daughter, Nancy Irwin.
! Miss Grace Walker is visiting her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Walker, in Washington.
Mrs. John Engle has returned to
her home after spending several
weeks with her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Etchison in
Charlestown, S. c., from where she
was called home on account of the
illness and death of her mother.
The Mission Study Class will be
held at the Methodist Home on Thurs
day afternoon under the leadership of
Mrs. Clyde Thomas.
! Mrs. Maud Waters and granddaugh-
ter, Dorothy Chiswell of Dickerson,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle Jacobs.
Mrs. Clay Plummer, Mrs. George
Marshall, Mrs. William Beall attend
ed the afternoon classes of the Recre-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Oldest Botanic Gardens

The oldest botanic gardens in the
new world are situated on the island of
st. Vincent, in the Windward islands.
1t was established in 1853 and 1t was
to obtain breadfruit tree specimens for
this garden in 1877 that the British
naval vessel Bounty sailed to the South
seas, where the famous mutiny on the
Bounty occurred. Eventually Captain
Bligh, of the Bounty, was brought
back to st. Vincent with $50 choice
specimens for the gardens.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
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First Jews in u. 8,

The American Hebrew says: In
1854, "a years after the Mayflower
landed the Pilgrim fathers at Ply
mouth, Mass, the Santa Caterina ar
rived at New Amsterdam (the present
New York; with % Jews on board,
who in all likelihood came from Brazil,
which country the Jews left when IT
passed from the possession of the
Dutch to the Portuguese. Shortly be-
fore the arrival of this band of Jewish
pilgrims. the first Jews known to have
arrived at New Amsterdam, came on
the ship Pear Tree. These were Jacob
Barsimson and Jacob Aboab 1t is
quite likely that even before this
many individual Jews may have found
their way to some portions or others
of the country.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Camel Has Hard BAttles
Can Endure Punishm,


The camel's life is about as hard as
any animal has to bear. It lives In
the desert where binding dust storms
sting Its eyes, and where water is
scarce. The hot sands grind its feet.
IT must live days without food. And If
nature had not been extraordinarily
Kind to 1t, probably not single camel
would be alive to lope over the desert
today. But 1t is marvelously protect
cd against these hardships, according
to a writer in the Washington Star.
Its nostrils, for instance, are slant
Ing, and 1t can close them in sand
storms so that part Of the singing
dust is kept out and air still can get in.
Its lashes are thick and long and
shade its eyes from the blazing sun
and glazing sand almost as well as
awnings would.
Its feet are padded with callouses
against the blistering sand, and so are
Its elbows and knees and even its
chest. so that 1t may kneel and lie
down comfortably.
ils humps are H1e-glvlng cupDOdrdB
where extra fat is stored for use DUR
Ing the hungriest days. Humpless
camels couldn't live long.
But the camel doesn't starve II his
teeth can help him, for they're sharp
and pointed and as strong as steel and
can chew the toughest shrubbery. And
the camel can smell water across vast
distances Of sand.
Once he reaches an oasis Tor pool)
ne not only slakes his thirst-he fiIls
the pouches Of his stomach with wa.
ter besides. These pouches, which arg
really part Of his stomach, he may
then close Off to keep the water in
storage against the thirst OF another
long, dry journey. The camel gener-
ally lives for 40 lean years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Slams Idols and Temple.

Nothing. 1t seems. was spared when
Siam set out to build idols and tenn
pies. The ideas were lavish; so were
the results. Outstanding is the Wat
Arun, but such idols as adorn the en-
trance to the Royal Imperial castle are
typical of the work which the Siamese
undertook to express themselves. Cor
geous coloring and exquisite carving
are the chief characteristics.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Defends Lowly Goat

Reading, Pa.-Stories and pictures
representing the goat as playful ami
NAL are resented by George Benz, vice
president of the Delaware Valley MIX
Goat association.
milk goats must be cared for as
carefully as dairy cows" Benz said.
"and If this is done they become valu-
able, productive, docile and inoffen-
sive animals.
"The goat is much more intelligent
than the cow"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02

The baobab tree of Africa belongs to
the family Of silk cottons. All MEM
bers Of this family are tropical trees,
often having large flowers, palmate
leaves and pods with seeds embedded
in pithlike tissues, or supplied with
woolly or silky fbrous covering. Many
are very large, like the baobab. The
baobab has peculiar distinctive shape,
the top Of its foliage being leveled off
on an almost horizontal plane. Belong
ing to the same family are species Of
trees which produce kapok, used In
upholstery and the manufacture Of life
preservers, and balsa, the famous fea-
therweight wood
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02

Iational School in Rockville which is
being conducted by the Extension
Service of Montgomery County. Miss
Madeline Stevens of the RecreationaI
Center of New York City is directing
the meetings. Miss Edith Barnett, Mr..
and Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. Mary
Stull, Mrs. Granville Kinsey, Mrs.
Francis Mullican and Mrs. Norris are
attending the evening classes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
First Trim of East Mail

On September II, 1875, great crowds
at Chicago welcomed the first fast mail
train, which completed the run from
New York in &c hours-about half the
previous postal time between the two
cities. In addition to a car for guests,
the train consisted of four especially
designed and equipped postal cars,
manned by picked crew of clerks
who handled, en- route, more than 80
tons of mail matter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Forerunner Of Red Cro,,

The distinction of organizing the first
aid society in the country for SOL
diers of the Civil war was claimed by
a group of Cleveland women. On
April 20, 1851, this group formed the
organization, which later became unit
Of the entire relief setup for the North,
and this latter organization, known
as the United States Sanitary com
mission, was the forerunner Of the
Red Cross Of today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02

Since water expands on freezing, Ice
is lighter than water and therefore
forms on the surface and floats. An.
Choir ice, however. is sometimes found
at the bottom of the river. 1t con-
sists Of an aggregation of small crys-
tails or needles Of Ice frozen at the
surface of rapid open water and prob
ahlv carried below by the force Of the
stream.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02

Newell, Iowa.-A residence, pur-
chased by DIR. F. G. Foley, was cut
into sections and hauled FIVE miles
overland to a new location. The d.
vision was made necessary because
the sections were moved across seV
eral bridges along the route.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Japan. Musical Instrument

The national musical instrument Of
Japan is the koto. An instrument over
6 feet in length, 1t contains Is strings
Of tightly twisted silk, soaked in wax,
which are tuned by movable bridges.
1t is placed on the ground and the play
er squats at the upper end and plucks
the strings with ivory finger pieces.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
speed 70 E.eape From Earth

The velocity Of escape from the
earth-that Is, the velocity required to
carry a projectile beyond It's gravita-
tional influence-is seven miles per
second. What 10 believed to be the
speediest bullet, the Gerlich bullet, 10
capable Of travelling almost a mile q
second. This would not be great
enough speed to carry 1t beyond the at.
mosphere.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02

I CARDINAL Intercardinal Points
I North, south, east and west are the
cardinal points. Northeast, northwest,
etc., are called intercardinal points Of
the compass.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02

Americans did not invent the modern
Aotbroom, for 1t is copied from one
S S nv Christian Nv Of Denmark, who
,,rod in the Seventeenth century. It
.or be seen in the tower of Rosenberg
castle. in Copenhagen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Darwin Held Dull

The great Darwin was considered by
mis- teachers, when a schoolboy, as
rather below the common standard in
intellect.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
c....d Rai.in River Ma..aer.

Rum.crazed Indians caused the
paisin river massacre at Frenchtown,
now Monroe, the night of January %,
1914 after the surrender Of Gen.
lanes winchester to the British.