Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-11-11
Home and Abroad
By TOWNSEND HOWES


J States after all. It has been ANNOUNCE
led that he will change his method of
conducting tour to study working
and housing conditions. The ex-king is
certainly getting the headlines; his
brother, secure on the throne, is rare
ly mentioned in the American press.
The latter Briton should be the hap
pier.
COMBINED MANEUVERS of Ger
man and Italian warships in Gaeta
Bay convinces France and perhaps
other countries that the anti-Red Pact
signed by Italy, Germany and Japan
carries secret military clauses. Daily
the situation abroad becomes more
ominous and despite the olive
branches waved by Mussolini and Hit
Ter, the nations are frankly worried
over the increasing tempo of the
taut war drums.
MEANWHILE THE RED army
musters great display of tanks,
guns and soldiers as over a million
people march by the tomb of Lenin, in
Moscow. Twenty years ago Lenin's
coup began the new age in Russia.
Voroshiloff, defense commissar, said:
"The Red army is for peace, but we
are ready to beat off any enemy at
tack" Should he have added "No mat
ter who starts it?"
STRIKES AND LATE DELIVERY
of material is hampering the growth
of the United States Navy, Admiral
William D. Leahy, chief of naval OPP
erations, contends. He backs up Secre-
tary Swanson in fearing that the
whole program will suffer. Certainly
labor should not hinder the building of
new ships and armament. Such
thing actually amounts to sabotage.
With other nations building fast, we
cannot afford to delay.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, no
matter how he may eventually go
down in history, will always be kind
ly remembered by victims of infantile
paralysis On his birthday, January
80, the fight will be resumed. The
newly-created National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis will continue
the work by conducting fund CAM
paign-
JAY N. (DING) DARLING, former
chief of the U. S. Biological Survey
and a renowned cartoonist and con-
servationist, appeals for funds for the
saving of wild life. He warned: "35
years from now we will have just 8
acres of good tillable land per capita"
He cracked down on New Deal spend
ing because the real estate promoters
ask it."
ARE YOU LAZY-TALKING? A
teacher at the Florida State College
for women says that out of every
10 persons who humble their words
are just plain lazy. We agree that a
lot of US slur our syllables for the
reason that We hate to pronounce the
harsher consonants.
DID YOU KNOW that October,
1887, in Maryland and Delaware was
the coolest October since 1929 and the
wettest October since 1882. Sunshine
was ten per cent of less than normal.
The first and second decades were
cool while the third decade was mild.
Rainfall was light, but well distribut-
ed, during the first half of the month
and was much above normal during
the second half, being marked by
heavy rains on the 18th to goth, 22nd
to 23rd, and 9th to 2Sth. The week
Of the 18th to Gath was windy.
The mean temperature in Maryland
from reports of 81 stations already
received, was 53.8 degrees, which is
81 degrees below normal. In Mary
land the highest monthly mean was
57.7 degrees at Crisfield and the low
est ass degrees at Sines. The high
est 24-hour temperature was 81 de-
grees at Cumberland on the 9th and
the lowest IA degrees at Sines on the
25th.
The average rainfall for the month
in Maryland, "A stations reporting,
was 1888 inches, which is Adj inches
above normal. In Maryland the great
est monthly amount was GAL inches
at State Sanatorium and the least 3.94
inches at Princess Anne. The greatest
24-hour amount in Maryland was 1926
inches at Picardy.
Special Session of Congress