Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-09

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in, Democratic floor
leader of the house.
How deep should we have sunk IN
our depression if Woodrow Wilson
mad carried out his alleged plan and
started the war one year ahead Of
time, in 1915?
How many millions of Americans
would have been killed (they were
always honored with front row
places(? How many tens of billions
would have been added to the public
debt and the repudiated debts of Eu-
rope?
The archbishop of Canterbury, head
OF the official Church of England, has
invited all European Christian commu-
nicants to join in prayer for peace,
with resolutions outlawing all war.
While the archbishop takes that de-
sirable step the British government
works rapidly on 5000 airpla nss of
the fighting kind. Nothing like air
planes to back up eloquent prayer
for peace.
Uncle Sam has on his hands the
job of preventing the spread Of dis
ease throughout the country and it's
importation from abroad.
Doctor Curran, in charge Of insects
for the American Museum of Natural
History, warns New York it may be
invaded by malaria brought into north
ern New Jersey by a CCC camp work.
er from the South. The anopheles
mosquito, always present, has been
spreading the germs. He cannot do
that unless he first bites a malaria
carrier.
Halle Selassie's fighting Gen. Dejaz.
match Hailu Kebede sends cheerful
news to his royal master:
"We fought and beat the Italians
from dawn to dusk; 200 Italian white
soldiers, twenty Italian officers, killed.
Cannon, bombs and innumerable bat
teries of machine guns made murder
Gus concert against us, but God pro-
tected your humble Christian soldiers,
and the Lion of Judah was victorious"
Ethiopians persist in their theory
that they are the only Christians in
volved. They say the Italians are
Catholics, therefore not Christians,
which would amuse the Italians, II
they had time for amusement.
Rome calls the General Dejazmatch
dispatch customary Ethiopian mac.
curacy."
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith,
booked for big political talk in Wash
ington, D. c., and invited by Mrs.
Roosevelt to stop at the White House
during his stay in Washington, de-
clines the invitation, explaining that
he will have too big crowd with him.
Politicians do not think that the
only reason. They expect Governor
Smith to "cut loose" and say things
about the administration that would
not come gracefully from a White
House guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Triplett of jenkins,
Ky.. who have just received from heav-
en- their third set of triplets, say: ave
are just tickled to death. but imagine
our surprise" Besides nine triplets,
the happy couple have one set of twins,
all eleven living and all fortunate. The
baby born in a family that wants ba-
bies is the fortunate child.
For the woman or man who does not
want children, the wise thing is not to
have them-for the childrens sake.
Hitler knows what he wants, tells
the rest of the world, and thus far the
world has let him help himself.
He wanted an end of the versailles
treaty and got it. He wanted the right
to build a strong battle fleet and Eng
land consented.
Now he says he must have an ar
force as strong as that of France, ana
will proceed to build it. He demands
also the return Of all colonies taken
from Germany, and intimates that ne
will fight for them if he can't get them
peaceably.
Austria will pay Uncle Sam on ac-
count of debt thirty million schillings,
in American paper dollars.
AZ the current rate of exchange Uncle
Sam will get $5,634,00O. Our paper
1ollars are convenient for Europeans,
For tbey know, although we do not
hat our dollar is worth 80 cents.
Thomas W. Lamont, J. Pierpont
Morgan & company partner. gives nve
hundred thousand dollars to establish
''chair of political economy" at Har-
,ord The money will stay and the
interest will be used. Well invested
should pay the chosen professor
air salary.
q KInR Features Syndicate. Inc.