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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02
FARM HELP

out each one spending a lot
of money. Banding together
to help each other during
rush seasons is another sug-
gestion.
At any rate, it's a strange
situation. During the de-
preston men who lived in the
city were glad to get back to
the old farm because it af-
forded a living for them.
With prosperity returning
they are going back to the
city because it offers shorter
hours and what seems to
them to be better wages. 1t
is too bad that more young
people cannot see that the
farm offers an opportunity
for building a more success
full life than in the city. If
more boys could be made to
realize this the farm help
problem would be solved, and
the future welfare and COM
fort Of those same boys
made more certain.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02

1t may come as surprise
to the average citizen to
learn that despite the fact
that the relief rolls of this
nation still carry the names
of several million able-bodied
men, there is a serious
scarcity of farm help. So
serious has this shortage be-
come, according to farm pa
per editors throughout the
country, that it now forms
one of the chief topics OF
conversation wherever farm
residents assemble to talk
over farm life and agricul-
tural conditions.
One editor suggests that
relief from a farm help short
age can be worked out by
neighbors cooperating In the
ownership of farm machin-
cry. II farms are located 50
this can be done it is one way
to have a large investment in
Iabor-saving machinery with
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02

How many old-timers ever
pause to wonder whatever
became of those comfortable
chairs that used to stand in
willingly on the sidewalk in
front of most small town,
village and crossroads stores
and hotels? Mostly they have
disappeared in the tempo of
the motor age, but the fell
lowship for which they stood
in the horse-and-buggy days
has not been entirely forgot
ten by older residents.
Tilted back against the wall
in one of those rush-bottomed
chairs a man could rest and
watch the world go by. There
was serenity, right on Main
street, and a comfort this
modern generation doesn't
feel. No unhurried talk,
plenty of time for the spin
ming of yarns and discussion
of anything from village
news to the state of the ma
ton. Occupants of those old
chairs-most of them now
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02

Washington.-"The best laid plans
OF mice and men" will 60 off at a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02
Congress
Is Balky

tangent, 1t seems,
congress even when one po-
Is Bdlky litical party is nu-
merically in SUI
preme control of the national gov
eminent. President Roosevelt called
congress into extra session with
very definite detectives outlined.
and he repeated them in his regular
message on the state of the Union.
He wanted crop control legislation
for relief Of agriculture and he
wanted wages and hours controlled
by federal statute for the relief of
labor. But congress, or a part of
it, has turned out to be balky
mule. It has one foot out of the
traces already and the driver is
having lot of trouble to keep the
animal hitched.
The above is by way of saying
that scores of Democratic members
of the house and many senators with
seats on the majority side have
come back from a summer on the
hustings quite convinced that it is
not popular with the voters to be
rubber stamp. I do not mean by
that statement that the President
has lost control of his party machin-
cry, or that he can not crack the
whip and get things done; mean
that instead of having few recalci-
trants within his own party to deal
with, he now has many, and mem
bers of congress are about like coy
otes = their courage increases as
their number increases.
It might be mentioned in passing
that at least half a dozen Demo
cratic members of the house have
come back from home with plans
to run for their party's nomination
to the senate next year. The rea-
son given by those with whom I
have talked is almost the same in
each instance. The. incumbent SEN
ator who is up for reelection has
been too much of a New Dealer.
"Our people are calling for some
thing besides rubber stamps"
These potential senatorial candi-
dates have records showing opposi-
ton to the President in some vitality
important New Deal policies while
supporting him intellectually in
other phases of his program.
No one can say how far this
movement will get, but anyone who
has observed congresses perform in
other cases where the President was
in his second term can not dis
miss the circumstance as without
significance. 1t is the usual prac-
tice for sitting members of the
house and senate to stick close to
the President, as party leader, in
his first term-because they must
seek reelection with his support.
But now many of them regard Pres
ident Roosevelt as through and they
are starting early to make their
record look good to the voters whom
they will canvass next year.
AS I related, the President out
lined his detectives for the special
1.~ session. Two or
three years ago,
NoU they would have
been received by
the representatives and senator's
with loud acclaim, with ballyhoo.
But in the first few weeks of the ex-
ira session, there has been just as
much condemnation as there has
been approval.
Nor can we overlook another
phase of the situation. Not only
have many Of the men at the capt.
toll declined to affirm the President
propositions; they have gone in the
other direction. They have offered
programs of their own. They are
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02
A Good Patriot

To be COOL patriot, a man must
consider his Countrymen as Gods
creatures, and himself as account
able for his acting towards them
Bishop Berkeley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02

Duty-the command Of Heaven,
the eldest voice of God.-Charles
Kingsley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02
Congress-And'
The Average Citizen
BY RAYMOND PITCAIRN
National Chairman :
SenrineIs of dTe Republic

Although Congress thus far has
achieved little in it's special session; the;
American public sees, In current indi--
cations, several rays Of hope.
From various statements emanating,
from Washington, the average citizen Is
encouraged to- believe that Government
Is beginning to- think of him as the,mam
for whom ii actually exists.
Washington, for example, Is giving.
thought to the great army Of American,
c0nsumers-which includes more than
129,O00,dO0 members. Instructions, have
BEEN issued to determine why the, costs
Of food and necessities for all the peo.-
pie have risen so markedly i'm recent
years.
II b giving thought to the. average,
citizen as a worker. EGorts are, being
made to Supplant guesswork with ac-
tuai facts and figures on the numbers,
Of iofdess, and the reasons for their
unemployment.
~ f. giving thought 10 him ASA wage
Garner. Efforts are being made; by some
members OF Congress. to strike tffe,
sitackies from the wrists of private en-
terprise, and thus encourage. employers
To- expand those productive. activities ON
which an payrcTls depend
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02
Service

Service
ALI service ranks the same with
God.-Robert Browning.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-02

think they detect a change. They
believe they see signs that congress
will put an end to the "hlank check
method of handling relief. As far
as anyone knows now, the President
again will ask for a huge sum to be
distributed for relief through Mr..
Hopkins-and that is when the bat
tie Lines will form.
Congress, therefore, will be faced
again with appropriation demands
=. to provide food
money and; clothing and
for Relief likely the request
for the funds will
come from Mr.. Roosevelt as here
tofore-for a lump sum. If the
number favoring the dole grows to
any considerable extent, there may
be a reversal of policy whether the
President wants it that way or not.
You see, in am election year (and
all house members and 30-odd sena-
tors face election canvasses again
next Year, it is nice to be able to,
say to the voters that they are re-
ceiving something at the hands of
their representative or their senar
tor. The candidates can justify a
break with the President easily, and
with business sliding backward as
is the case now, there will be plenty
of relief needed for unemployed
again. The voters can be told that
they are being given charge Of these
relief expenditures and that they no
longer will have to watch Washing
ton bureaucrats waste the taxpay-
ers money. On the horizon, there
fore, it is possible to see the line of
cleavage between the New Deal
and the old line Democrats leading
to elimination of the dangerous
lump-sum appropriation and res
toration of relief ministration into
the hands of local authorities.
There is one further consideration
in the general relief situation that
attracts attention. / think it is rea-
sonable to assume that the far-fung
relief machine which Mr.. Hopkins
has built up is permeated to the
core with political appointments. 1t
is only the usual political procedure
and is not confied to the present
national administration. Assuming,
therefore, that there is such a politi-
cal machine, it is hardly open to
question that it is a Roosevelt ma
chine. The picture then becomes
clear: since numerous members of
the house and senate want to con-
troll their own political destinies,
they want control of the organiza-
tons for relief in their own juris-
dictions. Further, if Mr.. Roosevelt
should want to seek q third term
nomination, those Democrats who
want to oppose him would be quite
powerless If they had to sit idly by
and witness Roosevelt delegates
picked from their own stronghold.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
Eskimos Believe Every
Human Owns Two Bodies

When an Eskimo is i'll he sends
the medicine man a strip Of mate
rial he has worn next to the skin,
supposed to be charged with his
vitality.
This enables the Angatuk, or Too
nah, to establish n Zine Of infiu-
ence" between his patient and him
self. Along this he flashes healing
thoughts" No medicine is given, or
expected, and the proportion Of
cures is high, says writer in Lon
don Tit-Bits Magazine.
The Toonah charges no fee. He
may be presented with pelt, or a
pound or two of seal or caribou
meat, but what chiefly gratifes the
Toonah is that he is entitled to wear
round his neck the cord whereby the
curative stream was transmitted.
The heavier the weight of cord, the
bigger the practice.
Eskimos believe that every hui
man being possesses two distinct
bodies, the one in everyday use,
and the dream body" that is &C.
tive only when the possessor is
asleep. After death the dream
body will remain about the
familiar haunts for three or four
days-in certain cases to avenge an
injury. If this is suspected, to pre-
vent the deceased from using theiE
images to harm the dream bodies
of sleeping enemies, the Toonah viii
break the dead mans sledge, seal
spear, and weapons, and leave the
pieces near the body. The perioc
of mourning is three days for a mar
and four for women and children
but no one seems to know why.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
"Nlidwcss," "Mi5dlcwe-:!,"
Held Indefinite Terms

The term Midwest" or Middle
west" is an indefinite one, and opin-
ions differ as to just what states
constitute the region popularity re-
ferred to as the Middle West, OBJ
serves a writer in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The United States was settled
from the Atlantic seaboard, and the
terms ''east," middle west"
west" and "far west were APP
piled to different sections as the
frontier was pushed toward the
Pacific.
In its broadest sense the Middle
West consists of that part Of the Unit
ed States lying between the APP
palachian and Rocky Mountains on
the one hand, and the Mason and
Dixon line and the Canadian border
on the other. This section COM
prises the states Of Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Mime
sofa, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
North Dakota and South Dakota.
However, many people restrict
the term to Ohio, Michigan, Indi-
ana, Illinois and Wisconsin, and
class all states west of the Missis-
sippi as "West or Far West"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
An mails, Teeth

Monkeys like human beings have
two sets Of teeth. Their first or
milk teeth are replaced by a second
and permanent set. This, how
ever, is not peculiar to monkeys
and apes in the animal world. The
American Museum of Natural His
tory makes the following statement:
"All mammals have two sets of
teeth, the first or milk dentition
being followed by the permanent
set. In the case of most mammals
the milk set functions as in human
beings and serves the young man.
NAL for an appreciate interval Of
time. In exceptional cases the milk
teeth are almost nonfunctional and
are replaced by the second set so
early in life that the milk teeth
serve only as a very slight useful
function. The primates show a con-
dition very similar to that in human
beings, the milk dentition persisting
for some time and the permanent
teeth appearing at a considerable
interval after birth, especially the
last molars."
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
Duplicated Town Names

Small towns in some states bear
the same names as large muncipai-
ties in other commonwealth. There
are 10 Washingtons, in addition to
the national capital; 10 Richmonds
other than Virginia's state capital
city; IL Akrons; 20 Bridgeports,
in addition to Connecticut's indus
trial city; 16 Albanys, including New
York's capital; 8 Atlantas, in addi-
ton to Georgia's capital; 6 Bostons
beside New England's Hub. 1"
Among other leading duplicated city
and town names are the following:
Columbia, in % states; Bellevue, in
20; Madison, in %; Anderson, in 26;
Auburn, in "a; Baker, in Is; Eureka,
in 81; Winchester, in %; Chester, in
"a. The railway station guide con-
tains innumerable other examples.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
The Long and Short "s,,

The long IS" which resembles the
''f'' but has no horizontal line across
the center, was generally used for
all but the final IS" from the early
days of printing, in the Fifteenth
century, to about the year 1900. In
its italic or written form particu-
larry, it is seen to be merely a
heightened IS" John Bell Of Lon
don, publisher of the British Thea
ter" printed in IT'S, is claimed to
have been the first to discard the
long IS" while Benjamin Franklin
wrote in 1876: 1.-The round s. begins
to be the mode and in nice print
ing the long s. is rejected entirely"
Oswald's History of Printing repro
duces a proclamation by Governor
Claiborne of the Mississippi terri
tory in 1904, in three languages. The
French and Spanish versions have
the old-fashioned IS" while the Eng
nsh version has only the modern
fern Of that letter.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03

The Sphinx Club met on Tues
day, Nov. 80, in the Minnesota
Union. Plans were made for a
dance to be given at the Sterling
Club shortly after Christmas.
Members have already begun dis
cussing basketball for the coming
season with great enthusiasm.
Plans will be laid at a later meet
ing. The Sphinx Club is the pledge
club of Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity. Co-Pledge Mas
ters Henry Thomas and Norman
Light are very pleased with the
esprit de Corps" shown by the
Club.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
Social and Personal
o MINNEAPOLIS o

Gloom Chasers' Social, Literary
and Art Club met at the home of
Mrs. Earl Sims, 2919 Columbus
Avenue, Wednesday evening, Nov.
25th. Mrs. Thelma Starks, hostess.
Leroy Smith was accepted as a
new member. After the business
session, the meeting was turned
over to the program chairman and
a fine program rendered. Two
members reported on the sick list.
Refreshments served by the host
ess. Next meeting with Mrs. Essie
Arnold, 21O4 E. 10Th St., Wednes-
day, Dec. LIST.
Booker Washington Study Club
met recently with Mrs. NJ. w.
Wormley.
After the business session the
Club was entertained with a lee
ture and picture on tuberculosis
which was very interesting and
instructive.
After luncheon the club ad-
iourned until November 10th. when
they met with Mrs. C. Boswell,
1886 Clinton Ave.
Mrs. Roy Jones of Butler, Mo-,
spent Thanksgiving Day in Min
neapolis with her husband, Mr.. Roy
Jones of 612 Seventh Ave. No. Mrs
Jones is a teacher in the public
school of Butler. She was Z
Thanksgiving Day dinner guest Of
Mrs. T. B. Perkins, 4211 Fourth
Ave. South.
Donald Robert Bantam, son O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert R. Bantam
1920 10th Ave. &c., celebrated hi!
ninth birthday Nov. %.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
Most Ya..able Oyster BANKS

Out of Chesapeake bay are pulled
80 varieties Of sea food. Her oyster
banks, the worlds most valuable,
supply the country with half its
oysters yearly, says the Washing
ton Post. It's the biggest inlet on
the East coast-200 miles long, 20
miles average width. Because Of
its many rivers and streams the bay
won for colonial Maryland the title
American Venice" All traffic was
by boat. Francis Scott Key wrote
1.-The Star-Spangled Banner" aboard
a ship in the bay while the British
were bombing Fort McHenry.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03

Mrs. PriEnith Massengill, 2808
10th Ave. South, was hostess
Thanksgiving Day, November rs,
at a dainty luncheon. Among the
guests were Mines. Katherine
Gresham, Rhoena Day, Eleanor
Ray, Alline Neal, Grace Hubbard,
B. ]. Carter, Arie Carter, Violetta
Walker; Messrs. Ollie Ray, Buddy
PuIliams, Edward Williams, Ed
ward Brown, B. ]. Carter, all of
Minneapolis; Mr.. VIM. Bradley Of
Kansas City, Mr.. H. Carter of Chi
cago.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
Pirates Elected Captains

Pirates captains of olden days held
their authority directly from their
crews, and might be deposed by a
vote of the majority, and 1t needed
a man of blood and iron to rule a
pirate crew. With some captains it
was deliberate practice to maltreat
their men that there might be no
doubt as to who was the master of
the ship.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
MASTER MCFARLAND HAS
PARTY

Sunday, Nov. 21st, was a gala
day for IL little boys and girls Of
the SANITY City when Master Wal
ter Donald Mcfarland, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Mcfarland, cele-
brated his fourth birthday. After
playing many jolly games, con-
Quoted by Mrs. j. c. Hargrave, and
eagerly listening to stories told by
Mrs. ]. M. Patton, the little folk
filed happily into the dining room
where each was seated at the
table, the centerpiece of which was
a lovely birthday cake. The table
resembled a miniature farm filled
with clever strutting candy tur-
keys and nodded ice cream pump
kins. Before leaving the table
each little head was donned with
a festive paper cap. Those enjoy
ing the courtesy of Master Nc
Farland were Masters Johnny w,
Lee, Donald Williams, James Toll
yer, Ronald Jones, and James Ed
wards; little Misses Patricia Dodd,
Julia Elizabeth Jones, Roberta
Jones, Hermione Redd, Shirley
Sayles, and Nina Louise Tolliver.
Others assisting Mrs. Mcfarland
in entertaining the little folk were
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03

Mrs. Ella Curry, SGT Fremont
Ave. NJ, entertained at Thanksgiv-
ing dinner Mrs. Elmira Davis, Mrs.
Serbia Taylor and son Russell,
Mrs. Geraldine Edwards, Mr.. R.
Davis, and Clara and Virginia
Curry.
Mrs. Serbia Taylor, 307 Dupont
Ave. N, entertained at dinner Sun
day, November %. Covers were
laid for nine.
Mrs. Jack Poster, 535 Emerson
Ave. N, is visiting in her former
home, Des Moines, Iowa.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
MILLERs HAVE GUEST

Mrs. Inez Taylor, who has been
confined at Glen Lake Sanitarium
the past II months, was given a
SO hour "1eave" for Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Taylor was the house guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l. Miller, 523 Col
fax Ave. North. A special Thanks
giving dinner was served.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
Ewes Front!

Animals of prey and animals
which are preyed on are easily dis
tinguished by the way in which their
eyes are set. The hunters, such as
lions, wolves, foxes, cats, and so on,
have eyes set in front so that their
vision is trained directly on their
prey. But the hunted creatures, like
mice, deer, and rabbits, have eyes
on each side of the head so that
their range of vision is greatly in
creased.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
RaiI.Savinp nev.ce

In the early days Of railroads the
cost of the rails was SO high that it
was generally considered inn
practicable to ever cover a country
with much more than a few impor-
tant lines. No one in those days
could foresee the production Of
cheap steel, and that machines
would be built capable Of economic
ing in rails by lifting them in from
behind and laying them down again
in front, while continuing to roll
over them.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
ST. PAUL SOCIETY
By Estyr L. Bradley
796 st. Anthony Ave.
BLUE BIRDS VISIT ZINS-
MASTER BAKING co.

The Blue Birds of Halle @.
Brown Community House made a
tour of the Zinsmaster Baking
Company, St. Paul, Friday after
noon. Seven little girls and their
leader made the tour. The girls
attending were: Anna Woods,
Sally Williams, Pauline Ray, vi
Wan and Elmercia Baines, Martha
Hilyard and Omar Fassett. The
Blue Birds are busy now rehears-
ing for a play which they will give
during the Christmas Holidays.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03

Mrs. Viola Hall Of Des Moines is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. De Vel
ma Strong of 300 East seth st.
Thanksgiving dinner guests Of
Mrs. Strong were Mrs. Dora Wa
sers, her mother Mrs. Hall, her
laughter Miss Helen Waters and
Dorothy Wilson, Mr.. S. d. Swancy
and Cecil E. Newman.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03

The Self Culture Club met Tues
day, November %, at the home of
Mrs. Hilda Parker, 2743 18th Ave.
&c., Minneapolis. Twelve members
were present to enjoy turkey din
ner. The club also honored the
hostess on her recent birthday.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
CELEBRATES list WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mccoy,
1905 Sixth Ave. North, celebrated
their 21st wedding anniversary
Monday, Nov. 29. The McCoys
have four children and have been
residents of Minneapolis since their
marriage here in 1916.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
MISS HARRIET SHINE
MARRIES LEWIS w.
Johnson, Jr.

Friday evening, Nov. 26, Miss
Harriet Shine, daughter of Mrs.
Rebecca Shine, $40 St. Anthony, St.
Paul, married Mr.. Lewis W. John
son, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
johnson, 300 Rondo Street, The
Johnsons will be at home to their
friends after December 3, at 639
West Central Avenue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
MRS. CURTIS ENTERTAINED

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Jackson,
369 Aurora Ave., st. Paul, enter
tanned at Thanksgiving dinner in
honor of Mrs. Anna Mae Curtis of
Detroit. Other guests were Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Frazier, parents of
Mrs. Curtis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
MISS GRACE PRICE BECOMES
BRIDE OF RALPH GARDNER

Miss Grace Price of Minneapolis
became the bride of Ralph Law
renee Gardner Thanksgiving morn
ing, in the parish house of st.
Peter Claver Church with the Rev.
Chas. ]. Keefe, reading the vows.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
JOHNSONS CELEBRATE

Veronica johnson celebrated her
fifth birthday Nov. 10, and D.
Kenneth johnson celebrated his
first birthday Nov. 80. They are
daughter and son of Mr.. and Mrs.