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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11
Use for Platinum

Platinum is used largely for chem
ical vessels (such as stills, dishes, cru
cibles and wires), owing to it's infusi-
bility and ability to resist acids; for
making electric connections through
glass, as in electric wiring, owing to
the fact that its co-efficlent of expan-
sion is almost the same as that Of
glass; also for dental filings and in
the manufacture Of jewelry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11
Placing Value ON Testimony

Several centuries ago in Europe,
the testimony of witness was valued
according to rating that had previ-
ously been given to him by the court.
For example, statements made by a
wealthy and influential citizen with a
rating of 100 would outweigh and
counterfeit evidence given by num-
Der of men whose combined rating
totaled only 90.-Collier's Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11
!" riding Lesson"
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter.

OVE heard stories about how people have learned swim by
getting thrown into the water and having to swim WE'LL here's
Ae story of how Duke Edwards learned to ride horse
Duke lives New York city Maybe you've him. May.
you've him ride horses He does pretty regularly
RI bet you've anything half good first bronco
hack excursion Duke took out in Kaspe Mont July 1912
1t Duke twenty old up
big old adventrers blood pumping his
itching places So he invested
ticket and headed west He didn't know what he
do when there. But that settled
q
talking him get
0 ranch
you ride horse?" the big fellow
Riding Horse Wasn't One of Dukes Accomplishments.
couldn't ride horse
that his
said And right there, his troubles
The told a
wild show
one cowboy
couldn't work him into
thanD had figured On.
but getting aboard Of those buckng roncho they
another thing altogether The
liked But before he'd finally made his mind big fellow
lot of cowboy Clothes Duke money
he had to have job to pay it back
The Reward for BluH6ng Is Usually Show Down.
hoping they'd him applied
didn't The big fellow to that He
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-09
Wife PreSerVerS

Ginger Rogers declares that u
YOU are dining out and drop some
food on your dress. prompt apph-
cation Of powder from your COM
pact will help to take out the spot.
The powder absorbs the grease.
aaYs Ginger.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-09

Somehow that seems to make it real.
It's seemed so unreal all day"
Jim was in a jovial mood. Think
you could fix up a date for me with
La True after the theater?'
Easily" Joan said, trying to get
out of the taxi without soiling her
skirt The streets were filthy and
the rain was a torrent that had
lasted the day. Yet. even in this
rain, the curious waited and ogled to
see the celebrities of stage and screen
and society. This was an important
night.
Joan felt like a true New Yorker
when they were seated. To Dorothy's
delight. she was able to point out the
critics. the Broadway celebrities as
they filed down the aisles. stopping
to chat. to whisper. to gather their
friends.
They were all there. Peggy Joyce
Walter Winchell. Ginger Rogers,
Jimmy Cagney. The first string
critics. Anderson. Gilbert Gabriel
and all the rest. White ermne
coats made touches of sea foam on
a black sea Gardenias and orchids
and flashing jewels marked it as an
important theatrical occasion.
Joan was in the midst Of describ-
ing the latest arrival, a former
mayor of New York, with his young.
beautiful wife. when the house was
darkened and right then and there.
Joan might have been alone
Ti11ta -
Joan would try to see it through his
eyes.
The music of the overture broke
that first GREATNESS hush when the
house was darkened. There were
late arrivals and Joan could have
choked them single
Then the curtain rose and Joan
went into a trance.
Miraculously this was the way
they had pictured the scene. It
seemed a miracle to her after the
stormy scenes in which it was de-
veloped. Now Pedro Yolande was on
the stage now :. he was walk
ing across for that difficult bit that
seemed so surprisingly smooth when
ne met Owen Harold. No Sheila
was making her entrance!
1t was like a new play to Joan.
She knew it all by heart but she
didn't know the transcendng heights
to which artists rise in performance
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-09

She cried at the very scene that she
had typed and retyped a hundred
times. When it was over, she wanted
to slip out of the theater by herself.
She wanted to think of Julian's
genius
You may have the privilege of
staying in the theater all night but
l, for one, prefer following the
crowd" Dorothy was speaking,
practical as usual. Joan, we're 60
ing to have some night life. Where
shall we go?"
dorothy. do you do you mind
if I don't go with you? It will be
much more fun for you and Jim
alone. I'm :. ought to go home"
Jim objected:
I'm those glad rags? Listen, little
sister. haven't had two beautiful
girls out at one time since 1 was in
college. Wen go somewhere and
wait for the editions carrying the
critics reviews"
1t was the last phrase that made
her change her mind but when they
got the papers. she had to have Jim
read the notices to her.
They were excellent notices! The
critics were wild about it! A long
run was predicted :. dean of play
wrights" stellar performances
z. extraordinary vehicle. That
was the way they read,
"Ycu stay" she said to them.
1--WE got TO go. I'll call you in the
morning thanks. Jim by"
The house was blazing with lights
when her taxi drew up before it.
Already Julian's friends had f1ocked
to him to congratulate him, she de-
cided. There wasn't any reason why
she shouldn't
Unheedng Of her skirts, she ran
up the steps and fshed for her key
to open the door.
There was no one there No voices.
no gaiety. The library was dark.
"Mr. Sloane! Mrs. Henderson,
q. Kobe!" she called.
There was no answer.
On the foyer table there was a
hypodermic needle that doomed up
large and ominously. The scent of
antiseptics assailed her nostrils.
Frantically. she pulled the SER
wants bell rope until she realized
there was none there. She was alone
in the house.
RIO BE CONTINUED
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-09

James L. E. Jappe, of Cleveland,
who was secretary of the Republi-
can national convention commit
tee and director of publication, is
now secretary to John Hamilton,
campaign manager for Gov. AL
fred M. Landon and new national
chairman of the G. o. p. Jappe
will spend most of his time dur
ing the presidential campaign in
Chicago, where Hamilton himself
will head the western headquar
tiers of the Republicans.
-CentT0l p "a
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-09
Wife Preservers

p Don't overlook the medicine close,
during spring housekeeping. Dis
card old bottles and stale medicine.
Make fresh labels for those thatr,.
soiled or discolored. and see III"
everything is properly mar kcd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
Sounds Warning

For good many years cities have been warned about the loss of citizens to the nearby towns surrounding them. It is a periodical subject. We don't see that 1t has ever done Waterbury any harm that many of it's citizens have taken up abodes in nearby communities. Their places have been taken by others. In many cases those who move away will still maintain city residence so as to protect voting rights. But Mayor John w. Murphy of New Haven in recent talk stressed the fact that reasons for such moves should be ascertained and analysed.
 Mayor Murphy was addressing the New Haven Real Estate Board and encourag- ing strong legislative program in be- half of more equitable taxes for residents of cities. He was bitter in his denuncia- tion of control of the Legislature by the small towns of Connecticut with the cities being forced to bear the burden of the states taxes that are assessed That's an old issue. We don't see how it will ever be decided, as you can't change our form of representation in the House and Senate.
 Mayor Murphy said at one point in his talk to the real estate men that they should find out what takes people out of cities and into the smaller towns. There are number of reasons, no doubt, that could be advanced. In some cases it is taxes, of course. But when you delve into this, many things must be taken in- to consideration, such as what you get for your city taxes in the way of conven- fences and improvements. Weighing them all up carefully, you can usually show that the city is not suffering from the comparison Many people don't think so, but check-up will show other wise, if it is complete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
Old and New WindmilIs

Duralumin sails are to be put on the oldest windmill in East Sussex, England. The mill, which stands at ancient Win- chester, has recorded history of 176 years, but its structure indicates that it is much older. At any rate, it is known that during one century of it's existence it had. only eleven sets of sails. Each set was made of linen and lasted for years. Cotton sails were used after that. They did not wear so well.
 Tn 1910 the windmill was allowed to be- come derelict because it was not earning it's up-keep. Even historical antiquies, unless they are endowed or in museums, must be profitable in these days of effi- ciency. Recently, however, the people of Winchelsea have become interested in the wind mill again.
 That is why they are going to modern ize it with the duralumin sails, which may outlast the rest of the mill. It is possible that the new sails will prolong the life of the whole windmill. This aluminium alloy is light as well as strong, and may do the necessary work without greatly tax ing the strength of the rest of the structure.
 There will be purists in architecture or history who will say that so modern a metal does not belong on so old struc- ture. Yet there may be something hap oily symbolic in this combination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27

as we did during the years oE prohibition, we not only defeat the main purpose of temperance but get at work in our midst all sorts of devastating forces We hon. estly believe that if prohibition were Co return tomorrow in a short year we again would find this country paying homage to the racketeer.
 The United States with its wide variety of nationalities all linked under the stars and stripes is not suited for prohibition any way you look at it. The oldest tra- ditions of the nation are knocked aSun- der by it; racial characteristics and cus- toms are pushed aside. We set up some thing which we know that no amount of education is going to help. Prohibition was definitely proved unsuitable; why not devote our efforts, if we must devote them to these ends, to educating persons to temperate use of such beverages as are termed alcoholic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
War Just Begun

According to Mrs. Ella A. Boole, world president of the w. c. T. U., the war for prohibition is really only just begun. She would not predict in recent interview when the United States would return to illegal prohibition" but she believes it is inevitable. And to this end the organiza. . tion with which she is affiliated is devot- ing it's attention to the youth of the ma. ton. An intensive educational program is maintained at all times striving for it's objective to enlist the coming generations in the fight against liquor.
 Any fight for temperance among the younger people of the United States we would gladly join. Temperance is what should be taught and not prohibition. When we set up huge walls and direct attention in such fashion towards liquor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27

Close to 100000, if not more than that, cars have not yet passed through the various inspection lanes that the State Motor Vehicle Department is maintain ing at various points in Connecticut. There must be some explanation for this delinquency on the part of so many owners of cars. Why shouldn't the 100000 drivers who have failed to show up accept this responsibility as much as the thousands of drivers who presented themselves with their cars. That's question that probably will never be answered, for it's the same in everything. We have it in the payment of taxes. There are those who won't pay, so long as they can get away with 1t. What the Motor Vehicle Department heads will do to the 100000 delinquentS remains to be seen. But for the sake of the thousands who took the tests we think that Commis- sioner Connor ought to take some steps to force them to comply with the law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
A Thought for Today
Roosevelt by Reclamation

By last nights action of the democratic party in convention at Philadelphia Pres ident Franklin Delano Roosevelt has for the second time been chosen to head the democratic ticket for reelection to the presidency in November To put 1t briefly, without going into any lengthy recitation of the why's and whereforeS, which will be discussed and rediScussed at length during the intervening months, last nights action was as 1t should be.
 For days, weeks and months back there have been none at least within regular bonafide democratic circles who had the slightest doubt but what President Roosevelt would be unanimously nom- mated for reelection by the democratic party despite the objections of bitter enderS, sore heads and fence jumpers There was no stopping President Roose- velt's march onward any more than there will be November next.
 The democratic party, as will the country at large, in the coming election owe it to themselves to let the president continue and finish the plan of better government which he is only in the process 0. moulding now as his first term hears the close of one of the greatest presidential accomplishments in the his- tory of this nation. Any change now despite attacks of the most malicious nature would be vital to the welfare of this country. Don't let any sore-head tell you different.
 Without, as we said above, going into any lengthy recitation of the remarkable task the president has accomplished in four short years that dated back to time when this country was paralyzed with fear for the future, we merely want to join with the millions of those today who recognize in President Roosevelt Amer ica's star of destiny. From the deepest abyss of the slough of despair President Roosevelt has lifted this country to place where, although not wholly re- covered, it can see daylight ahead. Let's continue in that direction with Roosevelt, twice honored candidate of the demo- cratic party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

Q. Where is Chincoteague Isl Give it's size, population, and indus tries.
 A. It is in Accomac county, vir. ginia, on the eastern coast near thu Maryland line. It is seven i1iilea long and a little more than . milt wide. It is famous for wild poniet and oyster fishing, and has the lArg. est wild goose farm in the United States. The population is $500. I is connected with the mainland b highway and bridges.
 c. What is q 70 e" signal ik. radio?
 A. A signal of inquiry made b Q station desiring to cofl1lntlf1icat
 Q. What kind of gas Is used sustain the von Hindenburg di igible in the air?
 A. Hydrogen.
 Q. How do electric photo-flash lamps operate?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27

The plan of funeral directors all over the state to have cars in processions go- ing to and from churches, to and from cemeteries proceed with lights turned on to attract police attention is good one It has already been worked out here in Waterbury with considerable success. As the plan spreads and more and more people become familiar with what the sight of long line of cars, lights on in the daytime, means, there,ll be ready acceptance of 1t as clever idea. Funeral processions deserve every courtesy of the road. Some means, other than mere footing of horns, should be used to pro- cure it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
By ,. D. D.

sales might take place, but none of them, apparently touched the old Oregon Trail. The Buggested points In Wyoming are Caeper, Atlantic City and South Pass. No definite conclusion has been reached, however, as Co what places win be oflcinlly designated by the post office officials ln con- necti0n with the Wyoming saIe.
 The Oregon stamp wiIIlbe Che same size as the special delivery stamp and will Do of the tIree- cent denomination. It will De pur- pie in color. There have been gB,- O00,0O0 of tIie new stamps author- izcd and they will be printed on rotary presses. The main design is expected to De one of Che Old Oregon Trail.
 The stamps will De placed on sale here In the city shortly after the first-day sale takes place in the places dcslgnated by the pcs Ofiloe department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
T est Y Q UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test QtestlOns7 Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Which state has been ilick- named The Volunteer state?
 2. What religion did the French chemist Louis Pasteur professf 3. Who was Charles William Eliot?
 1. What is clabber?
 s. Tn which state Is the city of Chicopees
 6. What is the postical name for Ireland?
 2. Tn what war was the battle of Chickamauga?
 8. Can women vote in the United States at the age of eighteen7
 9. Where is Lebanon Valley Col. lege7
 10. Where is the volcanic crater Kiiauea2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27


 4. Aluminium foil is stuffed iM the bulb which is exhausted of air, Lead wires from the socket of thG lamp extend into the bulb and are surrounded by the foil. At the endG of the wires is a primer which when fused by the electric current from 6 battery ignites the foil which burns rapidly with great illuminas ton.
 e. How many republican gcveg. Hlors has Tennessee had?
 A. Three.
 e. Is 1t safe to prune grape vines in the summer?
 4. They should be pruned in the winter when they are dormant. They should not be cut when froz- ei or while the sap is flowing frees ly. Summer pruning is practiced on the young growth to regulate the quantity of fruit and the shape of the plant.
 e. Did the United States gov. ernment ever issue any quarter dole lars without dates7
 4. No.
 c. Where is Brown UniSersity?
 A. Providence, R. l.
 If you want . copy of our book. let History of Political Parties in the United States write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. 0. En. ClOse 10 cents for postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27

Henry McLemore, UP sports writer, has the right idea of covering convention. Anyone who read his articles from the g.o.p. session in Cleveland must have shook with laughter He is even funnier in his accounts of the democratic gath ering this week. His Thursday night story, in this writer's estimation, was welcome respite from the long, and often tedious, articles that the straight" writers were turning out. Get 1t, if you didn't read it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27


 Union men claim that anti-Ad. rninistration forces are secretly planning to incite labor disturb ances in an effort to undermine worker support of Roosevelt Al Smith invoked the shades of Thomas Jefferson against the New Deal, but one of Jefferson's descendants was an enthusiastic Roosevelt delegate. He is virginus Randolph Shackleford of Virginia, great grandson of the first demo- cratic president .. Another delegate descendant of Q famous man is Benton 0. Fremont of California, whose great-grar1d- father was the first presidential candidate of the republican party in 1856 .. Philadelphia's snappy decorations in honor of the con- vention were designed by Herman Kosove--a staunch republican.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
Roosevelt Tour

Farley told Pacific Coast lead- CTS on the q. t. that the Presi- dent will repeat his 1882 trans- Continental campaign tour this year and visit their states early in the fall .. An unsung hero of the convention was Edward ?. McGrady, able, self-effacing as- sistant secretary of labor, who staved off q walters and musi- clans strike. The unionites, de- manding increases in pay, threat ened to walk out the morning the convention opened. McGrady, working furiously without ietup for 30 hours, was able to bring about an agreement and save the democrats from an embarrassing
 discordant note An unsung heroine was Miss Madeline Pugh, receptionist of the national conn- mittee. The charming young Des Moines, Iowa, girl directed the handling Of the hundreds of daily callers seeking appointments, in- formation and tickets with a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
F. D. R. Poster Rush

So great was the demand among delegates and visitors for copies of a Roosevelt Garner cardboard campaign poster, distributed free by the National Committee, that an additional 60,000 had to be rushed off the press The Arizona delegation, 200 strong, dis played something new in the way of hatbands. Around their white sombreros they wore @ two-inch band of furnished copper, chief mineral product of the state {. There was one Philadelphia busi- ness man who did not view the convention as Q boost to his sales. The souvenir vendor at historic Independence hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, was downright skeptical about the political visitors. "POll- ticians," he said, "never spend their own money, and these deIe- gates had to pay thelr own ex- penses."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-27
In To-day's Mail
Anonymous letters win not Do accepted unless accom-. panied with writer's name.

CONVENTION OF CCMMUN"
 IsT's NATIONAL CON-
 VENTION
 Waterbury, Conn,
 June 27, l036 Editor, Waterbury Democrat: Whither Aimerica2
 The momentous question facing the American people this year has been answered.
 The real representatives of the builders of America, miners, steel workers, seaHner1, longehorei11ei1, farmers werS there to hear the answer.
 Not in the smoke filled rooms of Philadelphia was 1t given, f1or ct the Hearst controlled vaudeville show in Cleveland. It was given at the convention of communists, by Earl Browder, general secretary Of the Communist party, fin his report at the opening of the partyS ninth national convention.
 The report was as different as ita audience. No weasel" words here. No artificial oratorical flourishes. Straight from the shoulder the lead- CT of the American Communists, q son of Kansas, presented the prob- lems of the American people and pointed to their solution.
 Clearly and simply he laid bare the dangers that beset the people and sounded the cali to defeat the enemies of the people. It is 8 calI directed not only to communists but all who would enlist in the battle for peace, freedom and prosperity. we do not stand aside from the millions who do not yet understand socialism. We take our stand, shouis der to shoulder with the masses of the people and in. the front line of their struggles"
 These are the words of William 2. Foster, convention chairman. A charted road to a free, pros- porous, peaceful America will be rel layed to millions of Americans thiG Sunday when the national conven. ton of the Communist party goes on the air over the two national hookups.
 Every worker. every farmer, every liberty loving person will become acc quainted with the position of the Comniunist party. They with those at that convention are not merely listeners. They will put these poli- cies into life and help shape the destiny of our country in the pres- ent crisis.
 THE COMMUNIST PARTY
 or WATERBURY 247 South Main street.