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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01
Rockville News And
Social Items

DR.. Williams was accompanied home
by his nephew Mr.. Tom Pyles who
will spend several weeks.
Mr.. John Brewer, Mr.. Nicbol..
Brewer Jr., and Mrs. L. A. Sundar
with, motored to Edge Water Reach
on Sunday where they were guests ~
Miss Florence Norton.
Mr.. Wilson Ward has returned from,
Atlantic City.
Miss Corinne Morris has returned
to her home in Baltimore after visit.
ing her brother in law and sister Mr.
and Mrs. Albert A. Ady.
Ensign and Mrs. Frank Marshal,
have been visiting relatives in Clifton
Forge, Va.
Mr.. George Seybold left during the
week for Akron. Ohio.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01
- Classified Ads =

WFOR SALE-Hawks Cut-glass.
First prize at Paris and Worlds
Fair. Apply THE SENTINEL Office,
Box. 10. 1875
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01
Sudduth-Howard

Sudduth-HOward
Announcement has been made Of
the marriage at Per-yville, Md, June
10, of Miss Marguerite Hamilton
Sudduth, daughter of Mr.. Shirley H.
Sudduth, of Rockville, and Mr.. vii.
son Ernest Howard Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson E. Howard of
Jamestown, Md. They are Temporal.
lily occupying an apartment in Rock.
vile. The bride was among this years
graduates of Richard Montgomery
High School, Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01

- FOR SAIIE-Sheraton furni-
niture, side board, dining table and
chairs, double bed, bureau, rocking
chair, large mirror, all mahogany.
Frigidaire, sewing machine, RCA
radio, walnut dining table, Axmin-
ster rug. At residence. E. r.
Worley, one mile east of Laytons-
vile. 1859
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01

FOR SALE-We still have a
good assortment Of bedding and
porch box Towering plants at re-
duced prices. Started Gamma
plants, 10c each. Woody Crest
Gardens, Laytonsville Pike, Wash
ington Grove. Phone Gaithersburg
CIR. 1851
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01

- FOR SALE-Champion binder.
Eight foot cut for tractor or
horses. Good as new. Has only
cut about 70 acres. Can be seen
at the farm Of J. W. Ricketts,,
GAINESVILLE, Md. 1874
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01
Public Auction
OF Automobile

CHEVROLET SEDAN
Serial No. 12AC-S2655. Motor
No. 1105357..
Saturday, July IL, at 10 A. M.
At Br0sius Brothers Garage
Rockville, Md.
Car sold under Maryland Acts Of
1925 (Mechanics Lien Law). 1880
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01

~FOR SALE-Sheraton furni-
ture, side board, dining table and
chairs, double bed, bureau, rocking
chair, large mirror, all mahogany.
Frigidaire, sewing machine, RCA
radio, walnut dining table, Axmin-
ster rug. At residence E. B.
Worley, one mile east of Laytons-
vile. 1859
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01

~F0R SALE-7-ft. American box
bush. Heavy, oak dining room
table, extension. Lawn mower,
good as new. Two tourist signs.
Wicker couch. Reasonable. Ad-
dress Box 1914, Rockville, Md.
1857
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01

W-FOR RENT-Two garage. Three
dollars ($3) per month. Mrs
E. C. Peter, South Washington
St., Rockville, Md. Phone Rock
vile 154-J.
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WDAY NURSERY-Mother's care
given to children at her home
while mothers shop or 60 on other
activities. Also viii keep them
over week-ends. Phone Rockville
2a2-W. 90S City Road, Rock
vile, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01

WFOR SALE-Dodge Coupe 1895.
Cash, cheap. Steel body. Good
tires. Rebuilt Motor. ALFRED W.
Spates, Germantown, Md. 1851
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01

TRADE--Five (5) acres,
country home, all conveniences, 8
rooms and bath, lake frontage and
good fishing. Servants quarters.
Cedar Lake, Wisconsin. For near
by Maryland or Virginia property.
Apply THE SENTINEL. 1849
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-07-01

wLOST-- Wire-haired terrier.
. Female. Answers to name Of
! Patsy. White, with one brown
eye. Liberal reward. Robert
Shaw. Telephone Rockville 312-J.
1872
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FUK SALE-COE gas light ma
chine and fixtures. In first class
condition. One 300-galion cypress
wood water tank, in good con-
dietion. Apply Richard Gray,
Potomac, Maryland. See equip
ment on premises. 1866
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
By ERIC FRIEDHEIM

Q.N.SJ A far-reaching plan.
authorizing the Treasury and priv.
ate individuals, to agree in ad.
vance on the amount Of taxes
that should be paid the Govern
ment, as a result of business deals
was perfected today by the Admin
iStration.
The plan was conceived by Her.
man Oliphant, chief counsel Of
the Treasury, and is designed to
reduce the huge number Of tax
suits filed against the Government
each year.
Oliphant, originator of the con-
troversial tax on undistributed
corporation earnings. indicated
the new proposal will be placed
before the House Ways and Means
Committee shortly.
Under the plan, a business man
contemplating some i n nt,rica to
financial transactions could ask
the Treasury to determine how
much taxes he would be required
to pay if the deal was consump
mated.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
NAM Faces Quiz
On Labor Activities

G.N.S) 6pokesmen for the Ma
tional Association of Manufac-
turers, which has been among the
severest critics of the administra-
tion, shortly are to be called be-
fore the Senate Civil Liberties
Committee, Senator Robert M. La
Toilette, jr., chairman, indicated
today. La Toilette said a large
number of the associations records
have been subpoenaed and are be-
ing studied. The committee, it
was understood, regards the as
sociation as an opponent of the
Wagner labor act, and would like
to ascertain what, if anything, the
association has done to encourage
thwarting of the act.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
3 Guilty in Plot
On Opera Stars

BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. II
GN.S0.-Two prison inmates and
a former guard at the North Da-
kota state Prison were convicted
yesterday of a conspiracy to extort
money from Lucrezia Bori, Lily
Pons and Rosa and Carmela Pom.
selle, famous opera stars. The
trio will be sentenced tomorrow
morning by Federal Judge j. A.
Donohoe. of Omaha, Neb. They
are Theodore Larson, serving a
life term at the North Dakota
State Prison for murder: Frank s.
Fowler, an inmate of the Illinois
State Prison at Joliet, and former
guard George j. Schultz.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
.933 ON Liner :.
SAFELY LANDED
dinner tonight,

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. II
Q.N.S0.-The palatial Dollar liner
President Hoover remained fast on
the rocky shore Of remote Pa
cific island near Formosa today
after Capt. George Yardley wire
lessed that the 600 passengers and
333 crew members were safely
landed.
Captain Yardley, in advising
company headquarters here. failed
to disclose damage to the luxury
liner, aground on tiny Hoishota
Island, which is about six miles
square.
Two United States destroyers.
the Braker and the Alder, were
steaming under forced draft from
Philippine waters to aid the
stranded vessel.
The giant liner went aground
at 2 a. m. Saturday, Manila time
Il p. m. Friday. Eastern Stand
ard Time.)
Yardley landed his passengers
after first efforts to refloat the
ship failed.
The Dollar liner President Nc
Kinley and the British steamer
Empress of Asia were proceeding
towards the scene.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
DEWEY GUEST
AT T"CRIDIRON''

Thomas E. Dewey, the spectacu-
lar district attorney, will be one
Of the distinguished guests at
tending the Gridiron dinner to
President Roosevelt at the Willard
Hotel tonight. It will be his first
Gridiron dinner. The Metropolitan
Police Department sent a detec-
tive to Union Station to escort him
to his hotel.
Among other notables arriving
were the mayors-elect of two
cities: Richard w. Reading, Of
Detroit, and Thomas L. Holling,
of Buffalo.
Mayor-elect Reading showed
under the CIO candidate in his
city last November by a majority
Of 100000 votes.
Mayor-elect Holling, who &C.
companied Mr.. Reading, is the
only Democrat that was success
full in the city elections in Buff
falo last November.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
GUN ACCIDENT
WOUNDS Girl, 5

A 5-year-old girl was shot in the
shoulder today by her 14-year-old
uncle while the children were play
ing with an automatic pistol.
The wounded girl. Anna 10
Snakenberg. of Raleigh. N. c., was
taken to Gallinger Hospital where
X-ray pictures will be taken to
determine if the bullet lodged in
her body.
According to police, her uncle,
Arthur Somers. 1r., was handling
the gun when it went off. The
shooting occurred in the Somers
home, 1741 D st. s. e.
The little girl and her mother,
Mrs. Dorothy Snakenberg, came
here recently to visit the Somerses.
Young Somers is a brother of
Mrs. Snakenberg.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
New Crater Clue
Proves FruitIess

ST. JOHNsBURY, VT, Dec. II
U.N.S).-Medical authorities to-
day dismissed a theory that a
headless mans skeleton found on
Walden Mountain was that of
missing New York Judge Joseph
Force Crater. Crater disappeared
in August, 1880. He was Al years
old, six feet tall and weighed 1856
pounds. The skeleton was of a
body about so years old, five feet
nine inches tall and weighing about
100 pounds, medical officials said.
The skeleton was found by Frank
Miller, Walden farmer, while he
was stalking deer.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Man Badly Hurt
By Hit-Run Driver

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. II,
Clifton Jones, 33, colored, OF
Rockville, Md. was seriously in.
jured when struck by a hit-and,
run driver on the Rockville Fred.
erick Road Just north of here
last night.
Montgomery County Policemen
Windsor Poole and Richard Bur
dette found the injured man
along the road. He was taken
to the County Hospital at Sandy
Spring.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
TO FIND
ROBINSON SOON

MOSCOW, Dec. II (I.N.S0.
Alarmed over Washington's verit-
able ultimatum, Soviet Russia
today was expected to reveal the
whereabouts of Donald L. Robin
son, New York writer, and his
wife before midnight.
They will either be disclosed as
resting" at some sanatorium or
will be dropped across the Rus
sian border, in the belief of for
eignerS.
The Soviet government was pa
tently concerned by the unex-
pected demand by the United
States embassy that location of
the missing Americans be revealed
within "a hours. The time limit
expires at midnight.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Car Found
In Detroit Staying

DETROIT, Dec. II GN.S.C-
The blood-spattered escape car
used by gunner who pumped 10
bullets into Harry Millman, "Iast
Of the Purple gangsters," in a
crowded barroom Thanksgiving
morning. today gave police q new
clue to work on in their efforts
to learn the identity Of the killers.
The car was found abandoned
yesterday. Nearby residents said
it was parked about two weeks
ago.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Mezhlauk, Peters, AlkSris,
Soviet Chiefs, in Purge Net

All are Latvians, and their ar
rests reveal the swing of the purge
to eliminate all the old Latvian
"Bolsheviks." who played such a
large part in the Bolshevik revolu.
ton.
Peters was responsible for the
use of Latvian guards during the
1918 terrorism wave, when they
were accused Of using exceedingly
cruel methods.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Yurenev Arrest
Held Confirmed

BERLIN, Dec. II G.N.SJ-The
German foreign office was Off.
cially advised by the Soviet charge
d'affaires today that Russian Am
bassador Konstantin Yurenev will
not return to Berlin. This notifi-
cation was regarded here as con-
firming reports Yurenev has been
arrested in the Soviet diplomatic
purge"
The Washington times., 1937-12-11

WARSAW, Dec. II Q.N.S0.
Latest victims Of the Soviet purge,
a vice premier and two others Of
the country's most outstanding
men were under arrest in Moscow
today. it was confirmed here.
The prisoners ae Valery I. Mezh.
lauk, president Of the state plan
ming commission and vice pre-
mier: Jacob Peters, former chief
Of the Cheka, the czarist secret
police; and General Alksnis, head
Of the Soviet aviation.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Liner RescUeS
2 From Channel

DOVER, England, Dec. II
G.N.S0.-By dint of brilliant sea.
manship in the storm-swept Eng.
lish channel, the liner American
Banker today picked up two sur.
vivors from the London motor.
ship Gothic, a 160-ton vessel which
capsized in the gale.
The American Banker was en-
route to New York from London.
The master and mate Of the
Gothic were drowned.
After transferring the survivors
to pilot vessel, the American
Banker proceeded.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Americans Given
Classic Contract

NEW YORK, Dec. II T.N.sJ.
-Four well.known American artists,
Thomas Hart Benton, John s.
Curry, Reginald Marsh and Henry
Varnum Poor, today held awards
Of $4,000 each to illustrate Amer.
ican literary classics for the Linn,
tied Editions Club.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
50 Die as Blizzard,
Floods Strike Nation

Slowly rising temperatures to-
day marked the end Of the ma.
tion's first bout with winter ex-
cept on the West Coast where a
near.hurricane storm buffeted
California and in upper New York
State hidden beneath 15-foot drifts
of snow.
Fifty-two were reported dead
throughout the nation with a fifth
Of the victims in the Buffalo area
Continued on Page 2, Col. q
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Auto Blaze Handy
For fSmOkeeaters'

There Is a time and place for
everything.
An automobile caught fire yes
terday in front of No. 4 Fire Truck
Company at New Jersey Ave. and
M st. N. W The smokeeaters
saw their duty and did it. Dam
age was scant, police reported.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
EXTRA SESSION
likely TO End.
WORK UNDONE.
Hopes For Major
Bills Faint
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

U.N.s) In a snarling humor,
Congress today crawled toward
adjournment over the holidays,
with only faint hope that any
major legislation would reach
President Roosevelt for signature
before adjournment Of the ex-
sraordinary session called to stem
she business recession.
Figuring on adjournment De-
cember %. nine working days
away, Administration leaders were
h q race with Santa Claus in
efforts to have the far-reaching
Garm<id bill on the statute books
End in the farmers stockings for
7uletide.
HOUSING BILL SOUGHT
Efforts Of Democratic chief
aims also were bent on getting
4he housing-boom bill into the Ex-
scutive'S hands before adjourn
nent, so that groundwork may be
aid for a sharp building pickup
n the spring, calling thousands Of
building trades mechanics back to
work.
However, the Senate farm bill
was not expected to be passed be-
tore Tuesday or wednesday. A
battle was in the offing on q sub
Etitute proposal by Senator Josh
Lee (D.l Of Oklahoma. Foes Of
the Administration bill were max
ing a desperate campaign to have
it sent back to the Agriculture
Committee for revision. A close
vote on recommittal was foreshad-
owed.
PAY BILL IN HOUSE
The House next week will con-
slider the wage-hour bill. passed
last session by the Senate in
somewhat different form than it
appears in the House. If and
when the bill passes, it viii 60
back to the Senate and thence to
conference for adjustment Of diff.
ferences provided the Senate does
not decide to overhaul the meas
ure before the conference stage is
reached.
With the farm bill disposed of
by the Senate, the antiIynching
bill again will be up for considera-
ton in that body. There were
strong indications this measure,
by Senators Wagner D.) of New
York, and Van Nuys CD of In
diana, would be laid aside for pas
sage Of the housing bill.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Pupil Hurt While
School Row RACES

REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL, Dec.
11.-While a Delaware court de-
liberated over a technicality hold.
ing UP construction Of a 100000
new school here, 14.year-old Jack
Dick was seriously injured by a
falling brick from the crumbling
wall of the old school structure.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Rebel Ships Shell
LOyalist Alicante

BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. II
UN.S).-Killing one person and
wounding "a, insurgent warships
heavily bonn bed Alicante on
SPANS eastern coast for IS min.
utes today, according to an an.
nouncement by the Loyalist De-
fense Ministry here. At the same
time. rebel forces unleashed a sur
prise attack on the Brunette sec.
tor, buts swere repulSed.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
GAS SHELLS CHARGED

Amid the din of battle, the Jap
anese charged the Chinese were
using gas shells. Reports here said
the attacking troops were forced
to use gas masks.
The Japanese commanders ad-
mitted the Chinese were putting
up an Unexpectedly strong defense,
despite huge losses.
After a series Of counter-move-
mentS, the japanese opened this
morning a fresh offensive that
brought much bitter. hand-to-hand
fighting. Nippon's air force
bombed Chinese positions, which
Continued on Page 2, Col 81
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Gold Mine Death
Held Accidental

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. H.
Charles Haynes, 38-year-old miner
found dead at the bottom of a
25O-foot gold mine shaft of the
Maryland Mining Co.. at Potomac,
Md, Thursday, died of accidental
drowning, according to a certifi.
cate issued by DR.. w. S. Murphy
here yesterday.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Letters to Santa
4 Go Unanswered

CHICAGO, Dec. II U.N.sO.
Because many children are some
times disappointed by not receiv-
ing the gifts for which they ask,
the postoffice here has discon-
tinued its practice of answering
child letters to Santa Claus" it
was announced today.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
0. K, Glenda,
You Can Worry!

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. II U.N.s0.
Glenda Farrell, movie actress,
thus indorses gloom:
II don't know what I'd do if
! had nothing to worry about.
It's my fsYogite recreation"
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
IN BATH

DETROIT, Dec. II QN.S).
An electric bolt, shot through the
water in a bathtub when an elec-
trio heater accidentally fell into
the tub, today was blamed for the
death Of Nellie Sanchez, IT. The
girl was electrocuted.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11

retreat of the main Chinese force
Of about 100000 men.
At the last moment, when the
Japanese appear at the point of
taking control Of the entire city,
the remaining defenders are ex-
pected to don civilian clothes and
attempt to save themselves by
seeking refuge in the unofficial
safety zone" established in part
Of the city.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Flood Wrecks
Reservoir, Entire
Town Deluged
500 Families Living Near River Bank
Flee to Higher Ground 49,

ALTURAs Cal Dec. II QNS)-swelled by unprecedented
rain the Pitt River overfowed it's banks today putting this
entire northern California community under three feet of water
Heavy damage resulted. r., .-...~.....
The Pitt River reservoir 1900 feet above the city, gave way
early today pouring of water the river further raise
the water level in the flooded city. ,... .
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Christmas Shopping
Made Easy Through
Sunday HersId-Tim

In the Sunday issue Of the
Washington Herald Times,
leading merchants win pre-.
sent Q complete selection Of
their Christmas Gift mer-
chandiSe.
Read this big issue. Il will
help you make the finest So
lectiOns-and at the most
modest prices.
Phone Republic 1924 and re-
serve your copy Of the big
Sunday Herald Times.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
U. 5. TO START
HEALTH STUDY.
HERE monday.
disqualification, II.
B. to Be .PrObed

Two officers Of the United
States Public Health Service will
start an intensive study Of the
Districts hospitals next Monday.
Announcement Of the appoint
ment Of DR.. F. C. Smith, former
head Of the hospital division and
now in charge of the Marine Hos
pital in Norfolk, and DR.. Albert
E. Russell, who has made a num-
ber Of similar surveys, was made
today by Assistant Surgeon Cen
eral Robert Olesen.
District Commissioners re-
quested the survey on December
/, following the revelation Of con-
ditions in Gallinger Hospital.
THOROUGH STUDY
Surgeon General Thomas Par.
ran appointed DR.. Olesen to super
wise the survey, which will delve
into. all phases of disqualification
in the Capital.
DR.. Smith, a nationally known
authority on hospitals, will con.
duct a study at Gallinger, the new
Glenn Dale sanatorium and other
institutions.
DF, Russell will study Of tuber..
culosis conditions. Another doc.
tor will be appointed to make Q
study Of mental hygiene.
COORDINATED INQUIRY
These studies will be closely Co
ordinated, in order that recon.
mendations on the needs of the
city may be made and a new pro.
grom developed.
DR.. Oleson is also anxious to
conduct a housing survey in con-
nection with the health study,
pointing out taht housing is an
important factor in community
health, particularly in relation to
overcrowding, ventilation, and
similar problems.
From the survey it will be de-
termined if Washington's private
and public hospitals are adequate
for the city's needs.
CLINICS INCLUDED
Clinics and educational pro-
grams will be discussed in connec-
ton with the survey DR.. Olesen
said.
DR.. Smith has been with the
Public Health Service for the past
"a years. He was in Washington
for 10 years as head of the hos
pital division, and has been head
of the Norfolk hospital for the
past three years.
DR.. Russell is a surgeon and
has been with the service since
The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Hundreds lmperled When California Dam Breaks
Suicide Army
Holds Nanking
In Bitter Fight

SHANGHAI, Dec. II Q.N.S0. j..
Flames, smoke and the shattering
roar Of major battle engulfed
Nanking today as Japan's legions
hurled wave after wave Of fight
ing men against Chinese rear
guard defenders Of the tottering
capital.
Premature reports that Nanking
already had fallen were belied as
military dispatches reached Japa-
nese headquarters here, describing
a furious series of attacks and
desperate counter-attacks at the
various Marking gates.
$4,000 FACE DEATH
It was learned Chinese Gener.
aliSsimo Chang Kai.Shek's best
troops have been withdrawn to
save them from possible annihi-
lation.
Thirty thousand provincial ef-
fectives-in an assignment that
is virtually a mass death sentence
have been left to guard Nan.
kings ramparts and to cover the
The Washington times., 1937-12-11

Doctors at Modoc county hos
pital stood in a foot of water
caring for 40 patients.
Five hundred families near the
rivers edge were removed to
safety.
No one was reported injured.
Merchants organized crews to pile
sacks Of flour in front of their
stores.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. II
U.N.SJ.-Residents in the low
lands at Chico, north of here, fled
for their lives today as the Sacra-
mento River overflowed it's banks
and placed a portion of the town
under water. The towns of Biggs
and Vina also were reported par
TALLY under water.
q. NAA@4STAAN b. A@SN'- - N4'N'0'I .
Governor Lehman today an
nounced that the Federal Govern
ment has authorized use Of fed
erslly-owned National Guard equip
ment to aid Erie county COM
munities dig themselves out of
the snow drifts which resulted
from the blizzard.
The governor revealed Federal
cooperation in telegram answer
ing a plea from Assemblyman
Charles o. Burney, jr., of Erie
county, for all possible State aid
in the crisis.
The Washington times., 1937-12-11

Fair tonight with lowest temperature
about 20; tomorrow fair, gentle variable
winds. "Details on Page 81