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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-03
Burned Bridges

There is all the difference in the
world between the prospects of the
man who has committed himself
to his life purpose without reserva-
ton, who has burned all bridges
behind him and has taken a sacred
oath to do the things he has under
taken, to see his proposition
through to the end, no matter what
sacrifices he must make or how
long it may take, and the man who
has only half resolved, who has not
quite committed himself, who is
afraid to cut off all possible retreat
in case Of defeat.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-03
PAGE THREE
Opposed Eagle Design

Congress adopted the great seal
of the United States from a design
by William Barton, of Philadelphia,
in 1882. Benjamin Franklin fought
the acceptance of the seal with its
eagle design because of the bad
moral character of the birdl He
first wanted the design to show
Moses drowning Pharaoh in the
Red Sea, and then favored using
the turkey. The eagle was sug-
gested by Charles Thompson, a
native of Ireland, who was repre-
senting Pennsylvania in congress.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-03

If those gentlemen cannot abstain
from cutting each others Threats
without the assistance and money of
the United States, why, then let
hem cut each others threats.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-03

e~N&SI eAAS
can have a starring
vehicle in "Danton.
Terror Of France"
a tale Of the French
revolution and the
Reign Of Terror.
Max Reinhardt is
scheduled to direct
tn e pro duction
which is expected
to get under way in
October. Bette has
been on the suspen-
sion list since she
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-03

seems tnaL she III
have to postpone it
for a few weeks.
She's to be starred
by Twentieth Cen
tury-Fox in "Lloyd's
of London" Don
A m e C h e, Freddie
Bartholomew, Sir
Guy Standing, Vir-
ginia Field and c.
Aubrey Smith are in
the cast. Freddie
will play Don
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-03

a new plan to
preserve peace,
say "the inpor-
lance of Aneri-
can cooperation
in the work OF
p e a C e : making
cannot be over
estimated"
It is to be
hoped that the
part that Aneri-
ca will play in
future European
affairs, such as
war financing,
may be very cas-
i1vOUorncfir1 afod
Evening star., 1936-04-26

Several discoveries have been made at
places other than Folsom. Consider, for ex-
ample, find that was made by DR.. F. H. H.
Roberts. Jr., of the Smithsonian Institution,
only few months ago.
Roberts's explorations are Centered in
northern Colorado, and he will lead the
Smithsonian expedition to the Fort Collins
neighborhood next month. Late last summer,
Roberts was running an exploratory trench
into the campsite layer exposed by the deep
ravine, when he unearthed the half skeleton
of an enormous bison. 1t was of the extinct
species. And sticking into the backbone,
firmly imbedded between two OF the vertebrae,
was Folsom point! 1t seems difficult to deny
that this animal was killed by the sharp
stone which cleft its spinal column.
In the same layer of clay the searchers
picked up many other animal bones and
dozens of stone implements 1t is Roberts's
belief that this was favorite haunt of pre-
historic Americans - that here they lived
and worked, that here they ate the animals
they killed.
This summer" Roberts tells me, I'VE shall
try to identify circular packed area stained
with ashes, as a more direct clue to the site of
Evening star., 1936-04-26

And then, one day, digger came upon
sharp triangular piece of flint imbedded in the
clay surrounding an extinct animal bone. 1t
looked like the broken-o tip ola spear similar
to the two earlier finds.
Was this point of the same antiquity as the
Ice Age animal? If so, the hunter who used it
must have lived at the same time as did his
prey. But the prey, the extinct animals, were
already dated 1900 years ago.
1t was too momentous conclusion to arrive
at hastily The block of clay was taken to
Denver for laboratory examination. The
Colorado authorities were convinced that the
bone and the flint had come together at the
time of the death of the animal - therefore
the spear must have been the work of crafts
man far earlier than the Basket Makers or
any other known American culture. But this
idea did not win immediate acceptance among
other experts
The following summer the Colorado Mu-
scum sent another expedition to Folsom.
They found perfectly clipped Folsom point,
imbedded between the ribs of an extinct
bison Within a week the little town was
teeming with experts. They saw, and their
doubts were conquered.
Evening star., 1936-04-26

How old is this clay? DR.. Ernest Antevs
made survey and concluded that the blue
clay in which spear points were found with
the extinct animals. was deposited $4,000
years ago - figure that agrees we'll with the
dating suggested by the fossils
From other sites other evidence has been
marshaled And last January scientists at
tending the annual meeting of the American
Society of Naturalists agreed that man lived
in the southwestern United States much
earlier than had previously been supposed
How much earlier is matter of debate
Perhaps 10000 BIC. is as far back as most of
the authorities would credit our Oldest finds
- though some entertain the likelihood of
earlier occurrences.
For example, E. B. Renaud of the Univer-
sity of Denver. was exploring southwestern
Wyoming few months ago. Along the valley
of Blacks Fork several sites were found lit
tered with stones which Dr. Renaud identifies
as man-made tools of very crude and early
design. Some of these crude stones he likens
to the axes and scrapers of the Chellean era of
Europe's Old Stone Age. culture generally
dated as 100000 years old.
Of all the stories which science has to dis
close, that of early man is the most humanity
fascinating The recent discoveries suggest
that at last America is on the way toward
uncovering a long buried chapter of prehistory.
Evening star., 1936-04-26

point, flint knife and other stones
which were the work of man.
A contractor needed gravel, and
started a steam shovel to work in
one of the Clovis hollows. Presently
he had opened an excavation seven
teen feet deep. and the archeolo-
gists were delighted to find that this
was the site of an ancient lake bed.
The presence of fossil bones sug-
gested that the lake was a water
hole. And the presence of the spear
heads suggested that it was also
hunting ground for Folsom man.
Perhaps he came here to kill the
haaStS rnired in tho mud
Evening star., 1936-04-26
C>&<$<fGR SRtafES1 F. E?; MYSTERY

the dwelling, and shall look for holes where
possible tent posts stood"
The caves of the Southwest are being
searched. Six years ago Edgar b. Howard, of
the University of Pennsylvania Museum,
heard of walled-up cave in the Guadalupe
Mountains in New Mexico That was the
beginning of two summers of digging. The
cave was completely excavated down to the
rock floor, depth of nine feet At depths
down to three feet, Howard encountered five
burials of charred human bones some en-
closed in woven baskets OF the type identified
with the Basket Makers
After he had carefully removed these buri-
ais, Howard dug deeper into the packed dust
Presently he began to unearth bones of an
extinct species of musk-ox and caribou-like
animals, along with charcoal and ashes
Some of the bones were burned. as though
the cave had been used as place of cooking
and eating. And then there was uncovered
Folsom-ke point
1t was evidence of man. And it was evi-
dence associated with fossils of known age
for the extinct musk-ox and the caribou-like
Nicdtulc WtIc COu-WCdlllcI U6<fStS. IIlelT
presence in New Mexico seems to date their
remains back to the end of the last Ice Age,
about 1900 years ago. More basis for the
theory that Folsom man was here at least
in lO.OOOB.C.
North of Carlsbad some hundred miles is
the New Mexican town of Clovis. Howards
attention was called to a wind-eroded area
southeast of the town. Many Indian relics had
been found there. Howard recognized Folsom
points among the collection, and since then
has centered most of his attention there
1t has proved to be one of the richest
deposits yet found. Howard saw the tusk of an
elephant protruding from the sands In
deeper levels he found the remains of other
extinct beasts. And here and there among the
fossils he came upon an occasional spear
Evening star., 1936-07-25
Mrs. Nice Prepares Mansion
As Residence for Governor
Superuises Placing of Furniture and
Drapes in Ren,odeled Building.
No Open House Planned.

Orchid and green predominate IN
the family bed room in the central
front of the second floor. The large
central triple window Is draped with
taffeta, carrying out the color scheme.
1t adjoins the family sitting room.
which has green window drapes edged
with orchid. In the remaining bed
rooms on the second floor corn, pink,
peach and old rose window draperies
set the color scheme.
No Open House.
Mrs. Nice said the family expected
to occupy the mansion by the latter
part of next week. She said there
would be no period Of open house.
Mrs Nice will entertain at teas dur
ing the Fall. The regular Governors
reception for National Guard officers
and the public, and the reception to be
held for members of the 1897 Legisla-
ture will give the public an opportunity
to inspect the new mansion.
A finishing touch to the front Of
the mansion was the installing of the
coat Of arms of the State at the front
door. The button of the electric bell
Is in the center of the design.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
KNOX ACCEPTANCE
TO Be BIG SHOW
"Americanism" Theme OF
Ceremonies in Chicago
Thursday.
Py the Associated Press.

BY The Associated PreSs.
CHICAGO. July 25-For the noti-
fication of Col. Frank Knox. Repub-
lican vice presidential nominee.
Chauncey Mccormick, chairman OF
arrangements. announced plans today
to stage "the best political show Chi
cago has seen in years"
Col. Knox will make his formal
speech of acceptance next Thursday
night, officially taking his place beside
his running mate, Gov. ALI M. Ian
don of Kansas.
The theme of the Chicago cere-
monies will be ''Americanism, Consti-
tutionalism and the Flag" McCor-
mick said today.
The scene of the Knox notification
will be the Chicago Stadium, a big,
rectangular auditorium, set in the
heart of the country's second largest
city, in a mixed industrial and resi-
Dental district.
About $4,000 are expected to see
the ceremonies inside, Mccormick
said, with an overflow crowd of pos
sibly the same number listening in q
decorated court of honor" outside.
The ceremonies will start at 7:30
o'clock eastern standard time). For
the first hour the committee plans
community singing of patriotic airs,
interspersed with what Mccormick
called "a floor show" of opera singers
and radio entertainers.
Col. Knox will arrive at 8:45 o'clock.
As he enters through the court of
honor, hundreds of balloons will be
released, bearing flags. to the roar
of a fireworks bomb.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, July 25.-The
rebuilt executive mansion took shape
as a home Wednesday. Furniture was
installed In the many rooms, dra-
.peries hung at windows and mirrors
sand decorative ornaments placed.
+, Mrs. Harry w. Nice spent the day
supervising placing of the furniture
and checking on the many details of
equipping the building. She expects
to be busy at the mansion until the
work is completed.
The mirrors, which formerly hung
In the large central hall, were installed.
Tables, chairs and sofas-the old rose
upholstery contrasting with the buff
walls and ivory trim Of the lower
door-were arranged.
: The buff finished state
dining room. with its two fireplaces
and crystal chandelier, was equipped
with the original furniture, which
was reconditioned. Blue draperies
hung at the windows, blending into
the color scheme of the room.
Public Reception Room.
0lo SOlO WAIoOW uldPCS cCb G1lC
color scheme of the public reception
room, also finished in buff and ivory.
The electric candle lights in the crys-
tai wall brackets have golden hued
shades.
The public drawing room to the left
of the main entrance was equipped
with the reconditioned old furniture.
The upholstery in electric blue with
small figures. blended with brocaded
silver and old rose draperies at the
windows.
The family dining room gives .
touch Of color to the first floor Of the
mansion. The foam green woodwork
and wall covering, is set OF by crimson
window drapes and q crimson rug. A
/. Duncan Phyfe table was placed under
the crystal chandelier. with an early
American sideboard and china closet.
The chairs are upholstered in crimson.
Office in Old Ivory.
! The Governors office in the north
west wing of the building was fur
nished with q large fiat walnut desk
and walnut finished chairs and dav-
export, upholstered in leather. The
, woodwork and walls are finished in
old ivory.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
BOLTS IGNITE FORESTS

SPOKANE, Wash, July Is R.-
Lightning started 100 forest fires in
Northern Idaho, Western Montana
and Eastern Washington in the last
"a hours, forest officials reported yes
terday.
High temperatures and low hu-
midity make the condition serious. ="
said a report. Most Of the fires were
reported controlled, but fear was ex-
pressed they may shoulder for days
and break out again.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
MOUNT VERNON AVENUE
BIDS SENT TO P. w. A.
Work on Alexandria Project to
Start as Soon as Offers Are
Annrovod
... stan correspondent ol rhe Star.

Bg Stad Correspondent Oh The star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 25.-Work
Of reconstructing Mount Vernon ave-
nue. will be started as soou as bids
for the project are approved by public
works officials in Richmond, City
MANAGER E. C. Dunn said today.
Bids submitted recently for the work
were forwarded to Richmond by Man.
ager Dunn yesterday. They include
the low estimate of Corson g. Gruman,
Washington contractors, of s24,737 for
Improvement of the 40-foot roadway
between Braddock road and Monroe
avenue.
City Manager Dunn also announced
today that bids for widening the
Washington g. Old Dominion Railroad
underpass at Russell road will be
opened at his Office at 2 pm, Au-
gust 8. The work. necessary for the
completion of the Russell road recon-
sruction, Is expected to cost $4,000.
Evening star., 1936-07-25

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July Is. Authorities
sought permission Of the Ford Motor
Co. today to drain an abandoned
millpond 1t owns near Pinckney, Mich,
in the belief that 1t might have been
. graveyard for victims OF the Black
Legion.
They also pushed preparations Tor
the first trial to develop from 10 cases,
involving two slayings, floggings and
other acts of terrorism, which have
been laid at the door Of masked and
hooded legionnaires.
Killed ut Drinking Party.
The pond is not far from the spot
where the body of Silas Coleman,
slain colored hod carrier. was found
In 1895. Dayton Dean, confessed "ex-
ecutioner" for the cult in another
roadside Staying, said Coleman was
shot and killed "for the hell Of it, at
q drinking party of Black Legion
naires.
Dean and James Roy Torrance, who
Is also accused of membership in the
terroristic society, provided the cue
which led officials to engage in the
new search with assertions that Harvey
Davis, a Black Legion colonel" told
them ponds and sinkholes nea,
Pinckney could tell plenty II they
could talk"
Davis told me the organization had
disposed of several people in the sink
holes there" Dean said.
Five Await Hearing.
Five men, including Col" Davis
and Torrance, await preliminary hear
ing on charges that they murdered
Coleman.
Six others will go on trial mex,
Thursday for kidnapping and flogging
steel worker, Robert Penland.
The six accused of the flogging are
Charles King, former member of the
village Council of suburban Ecorse;
Wilbur Robinson, Frederick A. Gulley
Earl Angstadt, Harold Lawrence and
Thomas F. Cox. The trial date was Sc,
yesterday.
Evening star., 1936-07-25

Intense construction activity in
Mexico Is making iron and steel mills
operate at capacity.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
TERROR PROBERS
WILL DRAIN POND
Black Legion Victims Ex'
pected to Be Found Near
Pinckney, Mich.

BACKGROUND
Records OF the Detroit district
attorney s1o,u that Dayton Dean,
Black Legion "erecutioner" con-
tessed to shooting Silas Coleman,
l3. for the entertainment OF q
legion drinking party near Pinck-
ney, Mich, after Coleman had been
lured to the spot on the promise
OF ,paoes. Dean had confessed to
the killing May is OF Charles A.
Poole, discovery OF tchose body
started the Black Legion inuestt-
cation.
The Washington times., 1936-12-05
The Weather

District of Columbia-Snow OF
rain, beginning late tonight or
Sunday; not much change in tenn
perature; lowest tonight about 80
degrees; increasing easterly winds.
Maryland-Rain or snow, be-
ginning late tonight or Sunday;
rising temperature on the coast.
Virginia-Rain in south and rain
or snow in north portion, begin
ming late tonight or Sunday; SLOW
ly rising temperature.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 pm. .48 4a.m. .......36
SPIN. 40 Sam. ..32
Midnight. Al Noon. ..... .36
Departures From Normal
Accumulated excess of temperar
ture since January /, 1896, 375.
Deficiency of temperature since
December l, 1886, 18.
Accumulated deficiency of pre-
cipitation since January /, 1885,
2.55.
Excess of precipitation since Do
cember /. 1886, 0.51.
Tide Table
High tide today 1854 a. m. and
1874 p. m.
Low tide today 7:40 a. m. and
8:11 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 1:4S a. m.
and 2:29 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 1892 a. m.
and 9:07 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today TIL a, m.
and sets 4:46 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 7:12
a. m. and sets 4:46 p. m.
The moon rises today 1901 a. m.
and sets 1905 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 1922
a. m. and sets 1890 p. m.
Weekly Weather Outlook
North and Middle Atlantic
States-Snow over north and rain
over south portion at beginning
Of week, precipitation again about
Thursday. Colder near beginning.
warmer near middle, and colder
at end of week.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee
Clear and colder at beginning Of
week, followed by rising tempera.
ture with precipitation about
wednesday. Colder toward end Of
week.
The Washington times., 1936-12-05
See Wauy Home.
Only 25 CentS,'
May Be Cry

BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-"Here
you are, ladies and gentlemen.
The house where Wally lived.
Only rs centS-One quarter-tO
See the very house where she
spent her early life. The chance
of lifetime, friends, to see the
home of the American woman
who rocked a throne"
And that, by not too great a
stretch of the imagination, mag
be the next evolution of American
interest in the life and love of
Wallis Warfield Simpson. attach.
ment for whom may cost King Ed
ward his kingdom.
Mrs. Simpson lived in Baltimore
during much of her life before
she married Lieut.. Winfield S.
Spencer, of the United States
Navy, and became a Navy wife" "
Acting for the Palisades Amuse-
ment Park, Bert Nevins, of New
York, made inquiry yesterday
about what has become known
here as the "Warfield house" He
wanted to know whether it could
be bought, and If so whether it
could be moved to the park. He
said he wished to put it on ex.
hibition.
Mrs. Simpsons former home,
at 212 East Biddle ST., is now
owned by Allen Weisheit, whose
Attorney J. Elmer Weis-
heit, says it is "on the market" "
The Washington times., 1936-12-05
ORDER D00MS
DOLLAR PASS

Formal approval of the Capital
Transit Company's petition to
abolish the 81 weekly street car
pass was contained in an order
approved today by the Public Utili-
ties Commission. The 81 pass will
pass out of existence at midnight
January 2.
Since the company voluntarily
put the 81 pass system in effect
for an experimental period, which
started three years ago, the COM
mission was powerless to prevent
the abandonment.
The company will retain the
$1.25 weekly pass, which is valid
for rides on cars and buses, where
the fare is no more than 10 cents.
The commission's order continued
this type of pass, subjecting its
discontinuance to a 30-day notice.
In another formal order, the
commission formally approved the
merger of the Washington Gas
Light Company and the George
town GaSlight Company, which
was authorized in a bill passed at
the last session of Congress. The
Washington company sought the
merger with its subsidiary to cut
down expenses.
The Washington times., 1936-12-05
LAWYER WINS
SEC FIGHT

Dan F. Reynolds, prominent
local attorney, and two other de-
PENDANTS, including the general
manager Of a New York appraisal
firm, who were indicted last spring
on a charge Of filing incorrect reg
iStration statements with the Sc.
curities and Exchange Commits
sion, won the first tilt in their
legal battle today when Justice
Peyton Gordon in United States
District Court sustained their de,
murrer to the indictment.
Besides Reynolds, the indict,
ment held Harry E. Hanes, general
manager of the Standard Ap,
praisal Co. of New York, and Mil,
ton Janis, salesman for a New
York brokerage firm.
The three were engaged in the
promotion of the Continental Dis
tillerS and Importers Corporation
through the sale of an enormous
stock issue. In registering the Sc
curitieS under the Securities Act
they are accused of having made
false statements as to the value
Of the properties and their indict
ment followed.
The court held that the indict
ment failed to state with sufficient
particularly the falSity of the
statements and that it likewise
failed to set out specifically the
statements which the accused are
said to have omitted.
The Washington times., 1936-12-05

empire criticism Of Baldwin's s
statement that the empire would
not approve a morganatic law
modificating as presupposing en-
pire knowledge of all the facts,
leading to a rising demand for
further enlightment to give the
people an opportunity to judge
fairly.
The next few days or perhaps
even hours will see whether the
King is to heed the advice Of his
counsellors and wait. To take no
impetuous step but wait. To wait
for a popular demonstration in
his favor to swing the tide against
the government.
His friends have pointed out
that this has been a one-Sided de-
bate to date-that the premier has
had his say but that the King
has not yet spoken.
They pointed out also that
the dominions have not yet been
won Or lost, that only officialdom
Of the dominions has been con
tacted, that the people have not
had time even to digest the crisis
much less register it's feelings.
The most important argument
emphasized by the Kings sup
porterS was Baldwin's public ad
mission that a special marriage
law could be passed even though
his government does not chose
to do so.
The average Unconditional re
strained Englishman has been
transformed within the last few
hours into a talkative, demonstra'
tive fountain of debate. He even
will talk to strangers about the
matter, a wonder Of wonders
among Englishmen.
Clubmen discuss 1t with bus
The Washington times., 1936-12-05
Small Court Endorsed

The Harlan Terrell Lawyers
Association today adopted a reso-
luton indorsing the establishment
of a small claims court