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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-19

The economic depression upset and
disproved many of the traditional be-
liefs Of the American people. One of
the strongest of these was the notion
that farming could always be depend
ed upon to furnish food and shelter.
This comfortable theory was ex-
ploded when over a million farm fam
dies applied for relief in 1884. We
could no longer moralize and say that
the families were on relief because the
bread-winner was lazy and gooG-for-
nothing. We all had to recognize the
fact that many families were on re-
lief through no fault of their own.
We cannot place the blame for
che plight of these million farm fam
lilies on relief and Of hundreds of
thousands Of others on the border line
of subsistence on any single cause. It
was the result Of generations of
farming on land not capable Of furn-
fishing a livelihood, Of low prices for
farm products, of heavy debt incur
red when farming was more profit
able, Of farming on the one cash crop
plan, and Of natural catastrophes
which had destroyed homes and farms.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-19
Says Quagga Is Extinct;
Creature Once Plentiful

Beyond all doubt the quagga is ut
terly extinct, in the opinion of DR.. Ora
ham Renshaw, British naturalist.
This beautiful South African crea-
ture resembled in proportions stout
pony. With rufus brown body chang
ing to fulvous pcsteriorly, its head was
striped with brown in zebra fashion.
Its neck was banded with broad stripes
which continued along the body to
the launches, where they broke up into
vague lines and spots. The legs and
tail were white.
Only 16 in all were ever transported
alive to Europe and two of these har-
messed to smart equipage in London
attracted much attention in the middle
of the Seventeenth century.
In its day, writes Doctor Renshaw
in the Journal of the British Society
for the Preservation of the Fauna of
the Empire, the quagga graced the
South African veldt in almost unbe-
lievabie numbers.
Unhappily, it was scarcely known
before it began to vanish. Thomas
Pringle, the South African poet and
friend of Sir Walter Scott, lamented
In 1920 that the quaggas and hart
beests had almost totally disappeared
from the pastures of Albany which
they had formerly enlivened with their
numbers. By 1886 it only occurred
in Cape Colony on the borders though
still plentiful further north; In 1850
the hide-hunting Beers began to ex-
terminate the game for their skins and
the last two quaggas of the Great Kar-
roo desert were shot In 1865.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-19

For two years million farm fam
lilies were kept from starvation by gov
eminent relief. Relief could not offer
the farmer any opportunity to plan
the working out of a means of ex-
istence for himself. Of necessity the
amount of relief money given to a
family was the minimum with which
they could manage to exist.
No one could seriously consider the
continuance of a system under which
hundreds of thousands of families
would be forced to maintain their
standard of living on this low sub
sistence level.
These farmers whom the emergency
relief measures had tided over in the
darkest days of depression needed and
wanted an opportunity to stand on
their own feet.
Remembering the causes that had
driven farmers to ask for relief, the
Resettlement Administration under
took a rehabilitation program to furn-
ish farmers with aid and guidance in
order that they might be permanently
self-supporting.
end Article No. y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-19
"se~en Seas" in Adriatic

According to Capt. w. A. Hawkes.
Of the Cunard White Star liner Britain
mic, the Seven seas are located In the
northern section Of the Adriatic sea.
Besides the delta of the Pc and the
large marshy tracts which 1t forms,
there exist on both sides Of 1t extern
sive lagoons Of salt water, generally
separated from the Adriatic by narrow
strips Of sand. The best-known Of
these lagoons Is the one on which
Venice is situated. They formerly af-
forded a continuous means Of Internal
navigation by what were called "The
Seven Seas" from Ravenna to Altl-
mum. In the days of their great fame
and prosperity many fine vessels Of
commerce and beautiful private ships
equipped In great luxury swept over
their shallow waters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-19
About Hog Island

Discovered in 1TT2 BY the French.
Hog island belongs to group of bar
rem rocks called the Quezot islands.
1t derives its name from the fact that
an English captain liberated few
hogs on the tiny isle q number of years
after its discovery. The hogs prompt
ly died, but the name stuck. Mariners
came to know and dred the forhiddipg
rock when several disastrous wrecks
occurred on Its shores.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-19
The Folk School

In It's most widely known form the
folk school originated in Denmark in
the middle Of the Nineteenth century.
The idea, as originally conceived by
Bishop Nlkolai Grundtvlg eighteen to
twenty-five) Of rural Denmark, to fos-
ter patriotism and strengthen religious
conviction and to provide vocational
training. The first school. established
in Schleswig in 1910, was moved across
the Danish border after Schleswig
passed to Germany, in 1864.
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Rehabilitation Program Result
Of New Economic Theory
By JOSEPH L. DALEY,

Assistant Administrator Resettlement Administration.
EDITORS E@perience pOviding both direct relief
und rehabilitation for farm families during the
depression taught the Government that 1t practical
economical and conducive citizenship
distressed farmers help themselves eliminating
causes that forced them relief How this thing being
described By Joseph Daley directing
hGbliaton program
The fret
The Washington times., 1936-10-16
INSURGENTS LIFT SIEGE
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page ~
railroad running directly to the
capital.
To the north the insurgents cap
tured Robledo. nine miles south
west of Escurial, the announcer
said. They asserted they were only
20 miles from Bilbao, important
northern coastal city between
Santander and San Sebastian.
General de Llano said more
than 10000 are now tramping the
streets of Madrid, where all
schools are closed. Their parents
are dead. at the front lines, or
have fled from the city, he said.
An earlier announcement from
the same radio said 20 airplaneS
had bombarded Madrid, hitting
the army barracks.
Insurgent headquarters at Bur.
COS, Supplementing General de
Llano'S statements about Oviedo's
relief, said that the insurgents had
previously made a successful Sortie
from the cathedral, ending the 10y
aliStS' bombardment and killing
200 of the besiegerS.
All is now in readiness, the in
The Washington times., 1936-10-16
.LAND0N PLANS
DASH T0C0AST
Continued from Page u
cific Coast just as well as the
Atlantic CnocfO


cific Coast just as well as the
Atlantic Coast"
Landon will spend two days in
New York City. On the night of
the second day, october 30. he
will deliver major address in
Madison Square Garden.
His Los Angeles, New York City
and st. Louis speeches will be
broadcast on national radio hook
ups. All others will be broadcast
too, but possibly on lesser radio
circuits.
Republican chieftains, who &C
companied Landon on his tour
through Illinois, Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana were jublant over
his decision to visit California
They applauded his political
courage in making the trip to a
State that the New Deal has been
claiming ever since the campaign
started.
The governors decision was
reached after receipt of reports of
surveys being taken in California
that show a distinct swing in the
last two weeks to the LRndon
banner.
Landon came back to his guber
material desk in the State House,
full of fight and confidence. He
received glowing forecasts from
Republican leaders that he would
win Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and
Indiana.
The Washington times., 1936-10-16

eSurgentS announced, for the attack
on Ell Escorial, northwest OF
Madrid. For several days the in
surgents have been within sight of
the city.
The offensive against Ell EScor-
ial is planned to bring the north
ern wing of the insurgent army as
close to Madrid as the central,
which reached Aldea de Fresno,
marking a 12-mile drive eastward
from San Martin de Valdeiglesias.
But it is no secret in French
government circles that Belgium
has feared a red menace" from
France ever since last June when
the French revolutionary folded
arms" and occupation strikes
spread into Belgium, ushering in
the leftist Blum regime.
Loyalists lost $50 slain In the
Fresno battle, only Is miles from
the capital. The next objective on
this front probably will be Naval
varnero.
Gen. Emilio Mola's forces in the
north, the insurgents announced
are awaiting the order to resume
their push against Bilbao.
The Washington times., 1936-10-16
Ex- Judge 10 Present
Church Forum Topic

Should the Negro Desire a
Change in the Present Political
Set-up?" will be the subject dis
cussed by former Judge James A.
Cobb of the Municipal Court be-
fore the Sunday Evening Forum
of Lincoln Temple Congregational
Church. Sunday at 6 p. m.
Major Campbell C. Johnson, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Twelfth
Street Branch Y. M. C. A., will
address the Mems Club of the
church at 10 a. M, on the topic,
"A Program for Men in a Day
Like This" The Rev. Robert w.
Brooks. is pastor of the church.
The Washington times., 1936-10-16
DOT KILGALLEN
FRETS AS GALE
DELAYSPLAN
GIobe-GirdIing Scribe
Picks Up Change
Taxi Dancing

Dorothy KtlgGllen, Internd-
tiondl NewS SerUice reporter, IS
racing around the tDorld against
tho riUal netDSpGpern1en in an
effort to be the first back in NeD
York after a globe-girdltng trip
of three weeks or less.
BY DOROTHY KILGALLEN
Copyright, 1885, by International News
Service and New York Evening JOurnaD
MANILA, P. l., Oct. 16 q.N.SO.
My first day in Manila found me
poisoning out in a new role
that of taxi-dancer!
During the enforced leisure here,
while Leo Kieran and wait for
the China Clipper to pick us up
for the tranSpacific hop, 1 have
learned two new occupations that
I can follow in case I ever decide
to give up the tumultuous chron-
icing of life
First, when we made our broad
cast to America, I was told that
I was a firSt-rate radio announcer,
and last night at the banquet
given in our honor by Alexandra
Roces, local newspaper publisher,
1 learned the technique of the
dime-a-dance girls.
Charges Dime a Dance
After the dinner we went TO
Santa Ana, the biggest dance-floor
in the world. was inspired by
the local dime-a-dance girls who
sat in ring around the floor, to
charge the men in our party a
dime a dance.
In no time at all I made two
dollars and ten cents, and found
it much easier work than covering
the New York police courts!
The dinner party was great
SucceSS-it was the first really
civilized meal we've encountered
since the trip began, but I can't
get used to taking it easy while
our rival, H. r. Ekins, is almost
1000 miles ahead of us, across the
Pacific.
Waiting on Clipper
Leo Kieran and 1 have to sit
here waiting on the pleasure Of
the typhoon that got between VI
and the China Clipper.
We had expected to rush aboarc
the Clipper as soon as we arrived
here on the President Pierce from
Hongkong. Instead, we founc
the plane had turned back to
Guam in the face of the typhoon
It's still waiting at Guam for the
weather to clear, before it hops
to Manila and turns around fol
the return trip.
The Washington times., 1936-10-16
McGregor Outlines
Educational Aims

DR.. D. A. McGregor, executive Of
the Episcopal national department
of religious education, told 500
church school teachers who at
tended the convention of the
Church School Institute of the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington
last night that the one objective
of their teaching was to bring
children into closer Christian fel'
lowship with God and their
fellows. The meeting was held at
the Church of st. Stephen and the
Incarnation.
The Washington times., 1936-10-16
FORMER QUEEN
WILL SEE NO
VISITORS
Spanish Exile to Stay
At British Embassy
|Incommunicado'

washington society positively
will not have the opportunity to
meet a former queen today.
Her Royal Highness Victoria
Eugene, who shared the throne
of Spain until the revolution
which overthrow the ancient mon
archy several years ago, will ar
rive here this afternoon from New
York.
She will go directly to the Brit
ish Embassy where she will be
the overnight guest of close
friend, Lady Lindsay, wife of the
ambassador.
But there will be no interviews.
no receptions, no guests. The
only persons the former queen
will see will be members of the
embassy staff.
Tomorrow she will return to
New York to the bedside of her
son, who uses the title Count OF
Covadonga. He has been critically
i'll from haemophilia, and it was
his condition that sent his mother
across the Atlantic.
She is a granddaughter of the
late Queen Victoria of England and
cousin of the late King George.
Accompanying her on this trip
are her daughter, the Infanta
Beatriz, the later's husband, Prince
Torlonia, and his mother, the Prin.
cess Torlonia, the former Elsie
Moore, of New York.
VOTE AMERICAN
Vets Dance Tonight
A series of weekly dances, spon.
sored by Strawn Turner Post No.
1927, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
will be opened in the Watkins
Ballroom, Seat Pleasant, Md, to-
| night.
The Washington times., 1936-10-16
SAVED PEOPLE
FROM HUNGER,
HE DECLARES
Executive Speaks in
Rain at Cincinnati;
Heads to New York
(Text of Roosevelt Speech
at Detroit on Page 49,
By GEORGE R. HOLMES

ny NEONOE ~ k1OL4uES
CINCINNATI, Oct. 16 GN.SO.
In q rain that alternated between
a downpour and a heavy drizzle,
President Roosevelt initiated his
Ohio campaign here today with
praise of the Federal Work Relief
program.
Despite the weather, thousands
of Cincinnatians, reinforced by
delegations from nearby Indiana
and Kentucky, lined the streets
from Union Terminal to the Nip
pert Stadium of the University OF
Cincinnati, where Mr.. Roosevelt
spoke.
The site of the speech was a
WPA project. The enlargement
of the stadium, which was partly
filled with a crowd of some $4,000
sheltered under umbrellas and at
tired in slickers.
Gets First "RaZZ"
The Federal Government in
augurated the works relief pro-
gram to put people to work be-
cause it was necessary to put
people to work and it has been
successful, he declared. 1t has
saved people from being hungry
he said, and at the same time has
maintained their self-reSpect.
AS the presidential motorcade
rolled into the stadium a group OF
students wearing sunflowers, seq
regated in one section set up the
chant, 1--WE want Landon, we want
Landon."
It was the first "razz" the Presi-
dent has met with on his trip and
he smiled broadly, as did Mrs.
Roosevelt.
Higher Living Standard
It is not enough, Mr.. Roosevelt
said, that the Federal Government
should simply prevent people from
starving-the Government must
hold out to all the ideal of living
according to the American stand
ard.
AS benfitting State that
prides itself on being the mother
of Presidents, Ohio has history
Of being tickle in it's presidential
preferences. Wilson carried it
twice. Two years ago Mr.. Roose-
welt carried it by only $4,000 in
a total vote of more than two
and a half million. In other years.
Ohio has given its electoral vote
to the Republicans.
Reinforced this year by strong
State ticket, the Republicans have
high hopes of reversing the rela,
lively slim Roosevelt majority OF
1892. Governor Landon has worked
intensively on the State.
The President invaded Ohio az
ter a days hard campaigning in
Michigan, which brought crafty
ing evidence of support in half a
dozen of the States largest cities,
from Grand Rapids to Detroit.
From Cleveland tonight, Mr..
Roosevelt swings into New York
State to conclude his Today cam
paign tour. Next week will find
him in New England.
The Washington times., 1936-10-16
Gov. Landon Victor
In Harvard Ballot

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. Is
GN.SO.-By margin of 1855
votes, Governor Landon carried
Harvard University over President
Roosevelt, Harvard alumnus, the
Harvard Crimson announced to-
day.
The vote was: Landon, 1885;
Roosevelt. 1920; Thomas, Social
iSt, 81; Lemke, Union party, g.;
Browder, Communist, 3.
The Washington times., 1936-10-16
VOTE AMERICAN

Flaming Vessel in Port
VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. Is
G.N.SD. With fire burning
briskly in her bunkers. the Greek
freight ship Nereus hurriedly put
into port here yesterday from the
Straits of Georgia.
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floors one, doesn't it? That's
queer when you stop to think
about it. But I've seen it happen
thousands of times. If we were
all absolutely truthful when we
answered questions there'd be
only about half as much CONVEX
sation"
She. looked through the wide
window to where Nesbitt, Wood
ford, and Hugo Nash were gath
cred around Mrs. Joseph. 1nvol-
UNFAIRLY, Julia followed her gaze,
saw the widow drape an arm IA
miliarly around Royal Nesbitt's
shoulder. ;,
! "She's crazy about him, too"
Cintra .said bitterly. "She pre-
tends it's Nash. But she's along,
too, because Royal came"
Julia was about to reply when
she was startled by a noise below
them on the path. Turning, she
saw two of the yachts crew com
inc up the path holding Tom Pay
son firmly between them. AS they
brought him onto the porch and
showed him through the open
doorway of the lodge her eyes
met Payson's for one brief Sec
ord.
She caught his unspoken warn
ing not to recognize him before
the others.
ITO be continued)
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STRANGE q CASE
1JUL1 a; p a!

CONTINUED from page tiVe)
dawn at her. 81 can take care OF
'u,,vnwself~and I'm hoping l can
tate care of you, too"
1ulia had never known such re-
lief as she experienced on the way
hack to the lodge. She wondered
what she would have done if she
hadn't met Tom Payson-a man
OF once understanding and compe-
tent. A man willing to help her
vet knowing nothing of her ex-
cent the story she had told him.
Suddenly it occurred to her how
little she knew of him. Hardly
more than his name and what ne
looked like, the way he smiled
when he talked. Ten minutes ago
neither had known the other was
in the world-and now they were
in an exciting conspiracy togeth,
err. A conspiracy, Julia reminded
herself soberly, which might mean
trouble for Tom Payson.
"He shouldn't do it," she WINS
nered to herself. "He-"
She turned back on the path
started toward the water again
Then, softly and enthusiastically,
she heard the chugging of the
cupboard motor on his boat IL
was too late to reach him now.
As she reached the porch OF
the lodge she saw the glow OF a
cigarette. 1t was Cintra Lees, ana
the dancer regarded Julia with
unfeigned interest.
$50 you took run-out powder
on the party?" !,
lied Julia lamely. 81 hope I'm
not late for dinner"
&"Dinnerw The Lee girl laugh
ed cynically. "They've forgotten
all about dinner. 1 think they de-
cided to have only liquid nourish-
ment tonight" She pointed to
tray of sandwiches on the porch
table. i dISucu WV
Help yourself" 8. j. H.
Julia took one, listening to the
sounds of mixed laughter inside
the lodge. She returned slowly
to Cintra. ~ suppose I'm just a
dub but don't like people
when they've had too much to
drink" - ~.
Neither do l." answered Gin
ira, unless I've had too much
myself, And then the way Iteel
the next day spoils whatever fun
I thought I'D had the night be-
fore" She shook her head.
"You're no dub, Julia. You're
Just talking sense."
: Julia looked at her curiously.
"You don't seem to be having
much fun. Why'd you come
along?" SO
II always give straight answers
Il came along because I'm in
love with Royal Nesbitt. ] know
that makes. me a silver-plated
fool, but. you asked me and I'm
telling you"
Julia could think of no ade-
quate comment, and Cintra
] laughed. IA good honest answer
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STORIES IN
$ T AMPS
BY |. s. Klein
GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS

A BOVE the valleys and rid,.
IA that terminate the Appalarh,,
range to the south. the C,s,
Smoky Mountains reveal five An
ferent earth movements. Fir
came vast molten masses fin
cooled and formed much Of M
oldest rock in this area.
Then a long north and sous
basin developed, and deep l,yr
of gravel, sand, mud, and linn
were deposited in it. Follouu
his came an upward thrust ~
he early Appalachians were hr
Streams then began we,tp
down the mountains, and am
plain was formed. But y
Great Smoky Mountain arar
touched by these streams NJ
even higher by another Eh
Today, 1t is set aside as a n,t,,
II park.
The 10-cent National prb
stamp illustrates its most d,sl
liant peak-Mt. LIE Conte. i
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Bv MRS. MERYLE PETERSON
Wr;tten for the United Press

By MRS. MERYLE PETERSON
Written for the United Press
PALMER, Alaska, Jan. 25.-
| (UP)-We colonists continually
get letters from friends in the
States who pity US, beg US not to
STAY in the COLONY. where they
are certain we will freeze and
starve.
Bur 1 laugh when I read such
letters. If they could only see us
now. Our family has moved into
a new log cabin-comparable to
those in which lived the pioneers
of the western United States, but
we have so many more advantages
of modern life.
Freeze? Not us. Besides large
fireplace, we have heatrola,
which makes our five-room cabin
as warm and snug as the finest
New York apartment. We have a
new cooking range. This also adds
heat.
Our clothes are kept clean and
nice. by a washing machine run by
gasoline motor. We get contact
from the outside world by a radio,
and through newspapers and mail:
My husband has a team OF
horses and two cows. We have
more cream and milk than we
know what to do with, and we
are adding weight. This won't
hurt US for most everyone, espe-
cially the children, were mere
skin and bones when we migrated
from the middle west. 49,.
Most of the transient workers
have left the colony and We, are
settling down to routine living. 1t
is so nice to be in a house again
after having lived in a tent for
so long while the cabins were be-
ing built.
The new central school house is
nearly completed. At present, a
teacher goes around to several
temporary schools in various parts
of the colony and assigns, lessons
to the children. Then the students
must study, until the teacher re,
turns. It all works out, fne, and
the children are doing we'll with
their lessons. '.' H. >" ), g,
/ The weather is not extremely
I, cold, and ! know we won't n,ind
lit this winter. We are looking
| forward to spring, when we can
begin planting crops again, we
expect a big year. -,
! =. We are all"full of ambition and
| hope. We are glad to get rid OF
the few dissenters and trouble
makers. The remainder of the col.
onists are' determined to succeed
up here. -, ~ \
l.. AS for me, ] have never been
so happy in my life. p " :
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ALASKAN LIFE
GROWS EASIER
Housewife Of Matanuska
Cofonist Writes of In
creasing Comforts

Editors Note: This description
of life at the Matanuska colony
in Alaska was written bv the wife
of colonist. - u. P. Associa-
tions.)
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MIAMI CASES ARE IN
SUPREME C0IJRr

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Jan .,
(UP'-The supreme court yests 81
day took under consideration =.
tempts to free three Miami c;tr
officials and three business ms s
indicted on charges of manipuI,
ton of tax certificates with fall.
pretenses and an allegal deal f.,
purchase of a park site. "
The officials are Mayor ADJ
Fossey and City Commissioners ?
G. Sewell and Orville Righr
They are charged, with forms,
commissioner, c. H. Reeder, NJ
conspiracy to defraud the city IN
a park site deal.