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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Wilkinson, Gill
Open Campaign To
Defeat FusiOnists
Lacy Shaw Also On Program
AT Silver Spring Women's
Meeting Monday

Opening salvos in the 1888 cleo
ton campaign were fired by two of
the younger Democratic organization
candidates for Office Monday night
before a meeting of the Women's
Democratic Club of Silver Spring.
The speakers were Ben C. wiz.
kinson, Jr. of Takoma Park, candi-
date for States Attorney for Mont
gomery County, and James w. Gill,
OF Silver Spring, candidate for the
House of Delegates. The two candi-
dates shared the speakers platform
with Park Commissioner Lacy Shaw.
Mr.. Wilkinson sounded the key ote
when he charged that "all that the
Republican Fusion leadership of the
county can offer the voters is Moth
ing except themselves as receivers
of their own political bankruptcy"
Citing the failure of the Repub-
lican Fusion administration to build
any roads in the county to speak
of he sharply criticized the regimes
failure to carry out the proposed
school building program.
Referring to the office of States
Attorney, he said it is traditional
in Montgomery County to elect q
young man % this post because a
successful older practitioner cannot
afford to leave a lucrative practice
to be States Attorney, and the peo-
pie do not care to elect an older
man who does not have a good prac-
tice.
Mr.. Gill said his experience with
governmental activities and in civic
affairs where he is serving as presi.
dent of citizens association and a
parent-teacher association as well as
holding offices in other groups, has
convinced him that it sis almost an
impossibility to obtain any of the
many major civic improvements
which our citizens demand and expect
without the active and enthusiastic
support of some county official or
political leader constantly pushing
these projects or reforms.
Mr.. Shaw spoke briefly on the
financial set-up of the county declar-
ing that the only concrete thing the
county citizens have received from
the Republican Fusion administration
is sc percent increase in taxes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Gaithersburg p. T. A. Will
Meet Monday, April IL

The April meeting of the Gathers
burg PIT. A. will be held in the school
auditorium on Monday, April II, al
s p. m.
The regular business meeting will
be followed by an interesting program
including vocal solos by Mrs. Oscar
Lancaster, short talk given by DR.
V. L. Eliicott, County health officer
in connection with the showing of the
talking film, "For All Our Sakes".
This film is shown in cooperation
with the educational campaign against
vcnereal disease.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Glen Echo Park To
Open Saturday, April 16

With the opening of Glen Echo Park
only week away, Saturday, April
10th at l p. M, excitement runs high
among the Juvenile population, and
among the grown ups as well. The
courteous, service giving policy of the
park will be maintained this year as
usual, and two hundred trained en-
ployees are awaiting the signal to
welcome visitors. A new attraction,
called the Worl Cruise is bound to
leap into instant popularity. BY means
of clever scenic arrangement, guests
will travel from New York to far
countries and return. Another sensa-
tional feature will be the engagement
of well-known Travelling Name
Bands" for the Spanish Ballroom.
This year as usual the Picnic
Grounds will be open for Sunday
Schools and individuals, with plenty of
attractive benches and tables avail
able. More commodious free parking
facilities have been added which will
be a joy to motorists. Also the Capt.
tai Transit Company will operate
special street car service, effective
April 18th.
Despite the vast improvements,
there will be no admission charge. and
no advance in prices at Glen Echo
and the Maryland resort is getting
ready for a land Office business, be-
ginning next Saturday, April 16 at
p. m.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Gaithersburg Town
Election Planned
For Monday, May 2
Edmund Gloyd, Forest Ward
and Mrs. Helen Selby Will
Be Judges

Edmund Gloyd, Forest Ward and
Mrs. Helen r. Selby were named as
judges for the biennial election, here
on May 2, at the regular monthly
meeting of the Mayor and Council
on Monday evening.
A mayor and two councilmen will
be chosen at this time the mayor fo1
two years and the councilmen fol
four. Those whose terms expire are
William McBain, mayor; Ohio C
Trundle and George W. Marshall
councilmen. Other members of the
present board include D. w. Cooley
and Hobart Ramsdell, councilmen
Walter F. Reinhart is the Towr
Clerk having served in this capacity
for the past ten years.
An aspirant to qualify must fls
a certificate of candidacy with the
clerk at least ten days before the
election.
Other important decisions at the
last meeting was the completion of
the sidewalk on Maryland Avenue
provided sufficient funds were avail
able.
Thirty-seven "Street", "No Park
ing" and "STOP" signs were also
reported as having been purchased
and erected to replace the old ones.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Young Democrats Meet
Monday At Bethesda

The United Young Democratic Clubs
of Montgomery County will meet
Monday night, April II, at the Beth
esda Women's Club building at
Georgetown Road and Sonona Road
at $3.50.
There will be general open Forum
discussion Of community problems and
platform suggestions for the coming
election. The meeting will be adj
dressed by Commissioner w. P. Ames
Of Arlington County, who will discuss
local and county government. 10 V.
Morgan will also address the club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Commissioners Suspend
Williams And Appoint
Mellen Temporary Clerk
Fusion EmplOye Indicted Last Week - Mrs. Parke,
Weller Appointed Clerk In Auditors Office
AuctiOneers Named To Conduct
County Tax Sales

Harry M. Williams of Poolesville
was suspended as clerk of the Mont
gomery County Police Court Tuesday
by the county commissioners. H. B
Mellen, of Takoma Park was named
Temporarily clerk.
Williams was indicted two weeks
gao with his assistant, James King
of Gaithersburg, on charges of en-
gezzling $1,076.40. An audit of county
records by Wooden & Benson, of Bal
timore, disclosed irregularities in dog
tag license receipts handled by Will
liams and King, it was said.
The suspension of Williams, fus.
ion employee, was directed at the vote
of the three fusion commissioners
Frank H. Karn, Paul M. Coughlan
and Clay Plummer. Richard H. Lans-
dale, Democrat, voted against the
suspension and the other Democrat
Robert D. Hagner, declined to vote.
Commissioners declined to comment
except for a brief statement by Hag-
ner in which he said he did not vote
for the suspension because no charge
has been placed against Williams
either by the States attorney or by
the auditors. King was dismissed
several months ago after charges of
irregularities had been filed by the
auditors. Both men now are at liberty
under $4,000 bonds.
The commissioners Tuesday ap-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Isaak WaltOnites
To Meet April 16
To Discuss Plans
Will Undertake To Interest
Farmers In Wild Life
Program

In connection with a campaign de-
signed to interest the people of Mont
gomery County, particularly the
farmers, in its wildlife conservation
activities, the Rockville Izaak Walton
League Chapter will sponsor an open
meeting at Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville, Saturday night,
April 16, at 500 o'clock, Reuben
Riggs, president of the chapter has
announced.
An Illustrated Talk on Applying
Research to Wild Life Conservation"
by L. X. Couch, of the U. s. Biology
cal Survey, will feature the program,
which also includes sound pictures
entitled Muddy Waters, "Trout
Stream Improvement" and "Game
Bird Farming"
The pictures will include a story
of land use and abuse, depict con-
ditions when the white man came
and how his two great industries,
grazing and farming, depleted soil
binding vegetation, resulting in de-
struction of soil by floods and eros
ion, and illustrate remedial meas
ures; will show types Of structures
and control means used to restore
trout streams, the rearing and plant
ing of trout; step by step construc-
ton of dams, deflectors and covers
in fiat country streams, with reasons
for use and effect on streams, and
will portray how game bird farming
is conducted and how to control dis
ease on game bird farms.
Everybody is welcome and urged
to attend. No admission charge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Home and Abroad
- BIZ
TOWNSEND HOWES

THE DOGS OF WAR are bowling
around Madrid at this writing mon.
day. and it is likely that you readers
may now be scanning an account of
the recapitulation of the Spanish
forces. Too bad. Propaganda, or no
propaganda, no one likes the idea of
bombing defenseless cities and killing
and manning thousands of women and
children. Gen. Franco may be right in
his objective; he is deplorably wrong
in his method of sustaining revolu-
ton. If his cause is so just-why does
he employ German and Italian troops
to win his war?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Virginia Writer
Speaks Well OF
Howard Hunt Club
Selves AS Good Support, AS
Any In The State, Says
Mrs. Tabb, SportswOman

In a recent issue of the Tmes-Dis-
patch of Richmond, Virginia, Mrs.
Nina Carter Tabb, we'll known in the
hunt circles of Maryland and Virgin
ia, carried a splendid article on the
Howard County Hunt Club in her
news letter. Mrs. Tabb is very close
friend of Mrs. James Clark, a MEM
Der of the hunt club and has visited
in this vicinitl several times during
the past winter. She is a resident of
heidelberg, Va.
The article as reprinted from the
Virginia paper follows:
Howard County Hunt in Maryland
Mr.. Augustus Riggs, M. F. H., gives
as good sport as any pack in the
State, meeting two days week, Tues
days and Saturdays. The hunt has a
big country and they are covering
more territory each season; they can
gallop for miles over rolling country
Of beautiful farms with lovely old
homes, jumping ideal fences of post
and rail, stone and chicken coop pen
els.
"Mr. Riggs has been master since
1929 when the club was organized.
He is most popular with his field and
is always ready and eager to give
them the best sport possible. This
season the Howard County Hunt has
been having particularly good sport,
for they started off with an entirely
new pack OF hounds that were selected
with care and bought throughout
Pennsylvania. The members and
guests who have been following this
fine pack are loud in their praises of
them, as they have great amount Of
drive.
"Mr. Benjamin Funk the huntsman,
is an outstanding man with hounds
md good rider and horseman. AL
though he has only been with the hunt
since October, he knows the country
thoroughly. A day out with this fast
American pack of hounds is treat
for the true lover of the sport; they
are handled we'll and are most suit
able for the country they hunt.
"There was big field out on Sat
urday and the fox that was jumped
short time after they started to
draw carried TIE field over the Ken
mel Country then into Montgomery
County the run lasting for hours. 1t
was almost dark when the fox went
to earth over 10 miles from the start
ing point.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Olney Grange Announces
Program For April Il

The Olney Grange announced y
public talk by N. E. Elberman, Safe
ty Supervisor of the C. and P. Tele-
phone Company of Baltimore who
will demonstrate his address with
safety rules following the regular
meeting of the Olney Grange next
Tuesday evening, April IL, at the fire
house, the program to start at $3.50
o'clock.
The Grange extends a cordial well
come to all who can possibly attend
and to assist in spreading a safety
campaign.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Montgomery Chap. No. SO
To Celebrate Birthday

Past Matrons and Patrons and
Charter Members Night will be cele-
brated at the annual Birthday Party
of Montgomery Chapter No. SO on
Tuesday evening, April IL.
The program will be under the di-
rection of Mrs. Charlotte Stratmeyer
and Mrs. Elizabeth Carter.
A bake sale will be held Saturday,
April 16 at Highs Ice Cream Store
from $3.50 to IL noon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
James NJ. Mount
Is G. O. P. Candidate
For COmmissiOnship
Announces His Opposition To
Fusion Movement In Mont
gOmery County

Declaring that, in his opinion, the
Republican party should stand on its
merits and the Fusion party should
be "defusionised", James NJ. Mount of
Gaithersburg this week announced
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for County Commissioners
from the Second Commissioner Dis
trict.
"That the Republican Party may
still live in Montgomery County and
at the request of a large number of
Republicans in the county, l have
consented to seek the nomination"
he said. 81 belong to no clique,
crowd or coalition. If / am elected
l will use all means in my power
to put the county on a pay as you
go basis and letting bygores be by
cones.
81 will vote to stop the sale of
light wines and beer on Sunday, to
furnish adequate school facilities for
every child; to see that everyone
pays an equal share of the taxes;
to improve all dirt roads. l further
believe that the National Govern
ment should pay all salaries and ex-
penses of our farm bureau, as it
has practically become Federal in
stituticn, as / see it,"
Mr.. Mount was born and reared
in the Damascus District, coming to
the Gaithersburg Washington Grove
community about 20 years ago. One
of his three children is practicing
attorney in New York.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Young Republicans To
Give Dance On April 16

A dance will be given by the Mont
gomery County Young Republican
Club at the National Women's Country
Club on April 16. The committee in
charge is composed of Charles Muir
ray, Doris Seebold, Ilene Heady, Rus
sell Lampson, Alfred Lille and Doris
Buddecke. Dancing will be from 10
til 2 with music furnished by Sedg-
wicks Orchestra.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07

ARGUMENTS BETWEEN Mexico
and the United States are much easily
interpreted as plans really get some
where for the settlement of oil and
mining seizures. The boys below the
border should have learned lesson
long ago-although the Mexican gov
eminent cannot be blamed for seek
ing the control of their natural re-
sources.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
BrOOkeville Church To
Give Program April Is

An Easter entertainment will be
given in the Salem M. P. Church,
Brookeville, on April Is at 7:45 p. m.
There will be special music and
"The Easter Story, will be given in
verse and song in pageantry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Card Party At st. Mary's
Church Friday, April %

A card party will be held in St.
Mary's Hall, Rockville, on Friday eve
ming, April %, at 800 p. m. for the
benefit of Saint Mary's Catholic Aid
Society. There will be prizes and re-
freshments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
Mt. Carmel Easter Program
Is Set For April 10

Easter services will be held at the
Mt. Carmel M. P. Church, Sunshine,
Sunday, April 10 at 8 p. m.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07

THE AGED HoRTHY, 6S-year-old
regent OF Hungary, tells the Nazi
leaders to "lay off his army. He is
ready to repeat his purge of 1919 that
wiped out the Communist regime of
Bella Kun. These Hungarians are de-
termined to have their liberty and so
defy the peewee Austrian paper
hanger who has Vienna throttled for
lack of leadership.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07

THE JEWISH PEOPLE, with all
their admirable qualities, are supine
when it comes to making a real pro-
test over the usurpation of their
rights as citizens. With Rothschild,
Wise, Baruch, Morgenthau, Brandeis,
Cardoza, Earburg and other interna-
tional figures respected in banking,
law and government, it is a pity that
no militant figure has arisen to date
who promises to make an issue of an
old, old problem; no Moses to lead the
Jews out of bondage. The story of
the Hebrew race is one of the most
interesting tales ever told-it is a
continued story-it is an epic of the
struggles of Gods chosen people
against the economic fancies and
racial preiudices of Europeans, Asia
tics and Americans, alike.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07

PENNSYLVANIA THIS WEEK
commentaries the Booth birthday of
the founding of the Commonwealth.
The first Swedish colonists landed on
the banks of the Delaware centuries
ago.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07

THE CHINESE are harassing the
Japs at every crossroad. 1t is a pity
that the bandits and guerrillas of
China cannot combine to make an eff
fective movement against the soldiers
from the land of the setting sun. They
have the men-they have the advant-
age Of fighting on their own soil
national pride they lack.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07

ADMIRAL LEAHY wants $4,000
ton battleship. He warns the U. S
government that we are weaker a;
sea than Japan. The Senate Appro-
priations Committee has reported fla
vorably on the bill to raise $780,
100000 supply bill plus $40,0OO,OOO
for coastal anti-aircraft.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07

GOV. HARRY w. NICE disclosed
this week Maryland's 1888 roads,
building program would center around
construction of four important bridges
and three primary highways. In adj
vance of meeting of the State Roads
Commission this week, to give final
approval to the plans, the Governor
announced the following projects
would be Unjust" items and would be
either started or finished" by the. end
Of this year: Bridges-Ocean City to
the mainland, across Sinepuxent Bay;
across Cambridge Creek at Cam
bridge; across the Potomac River at
Hancock; across the Potomac River
at Shepherdstown, w. Va. Highways
--"full-speed ahead" continuation of
work on the new Frederick agers-
town road relocation; completion by
July l of one lane of the Baltimore
Annapolis dual highway; Westover to
Crisfeld; extension of the dual Gov
ernor Nice highway from Perryville
to the Delaware line; construction Of
shoulders on the Crane Highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-13
THE OLD FASHIONED
KIND OF STRIKE

In Brawley the other day the Wrap
Packers union, an Independent harvest
shed union claiming affiliation with mel
ther CIO nor A. F. of l.. called strike,
refused to work. met with employers,
had its demands met and was back on
the job-all within 24 hours. 1t was an
efficient strike and a successful one.
The public did not suffer. Only one en-
poyer incurred any major loss.
1t was what both major national la
Dor unions would have called an old
fashioned strike. There was no demand
for recognition as a collective bargain
ing agency--it wasn't needed-and there
was no long list of technical demands
employers would have found it impos
sible to meet. 1t was the one kind of
strike that is more scarce today than
any other. a strike directly and only for
higher wages There was no racketeer-
ing violence, no membership drive hinged
about the strike. and no highly paid exec
utive directed it.
1t was actually the only successful
strike in Imperial Valley in two years
or more. And it was conducted by an
organization described by national union
organizers to the National Labor Rela-
tions Board as a social and fraternal
group"
All of which leads to the conclusion
that CIO and A. F. of L. might be more
successful, and obtain lot more public
confidence, if they followed the same
tactics the social and fraternal" group
used.
Strikes, even the calmest of them are
bound to be costly things to both labor
ers and employers. We recognize they are
labor's greatest weapon against unscrup-
ulous employers, but we do not believe
they should be used indiscriminately
against any employer. In the Brawley
case, for instance. it is our opinion the
same result could have been achieved
by conferences between workers and en-
ployers without loss to anyone.
At the same time, we feel Imperial
Valley-sometimeS called fascist prin-
cipality where union activities are met
by vigilante violence'-has reason to be
proud of the independent union which
can show the way to those other, larger
organizations which operate on a ma
tional scale-but not so successfully.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-13
REFORMATORY RECORDS
AND REAL REFORM

(ChrlStlan Science MOnltOr)
The question is often asked: Do pris-
ons really reform? In their book. 800
Criminal Careers Sheldon and Eleanor
7. Glueck have revealed that of five
hundred and ten men released from the
Massachusetts, Reformatory for men dur
ing the years 1911 to 1922, 20 per cent
could be deemed reformed as judged by
their conduct five to fifteen years later.
This may seem fairly large proper
ton of rehabilitation, but it must not be
overlooked that these men were prison
ers during a period when the institution
more nearly satisfied the definition of Il
reformatory. Today the refOrmatory at
Concord is regarded by many as little
better than an annex for the State prison
at Charlestown. No longer can it be con-
Sdered prison for younger and less
serious offenders, as the overcroWded
condition in Massachusetts prisons has
made such segregation next to impos-
Sible Many so-calleG "hardened" crimi-
mails are now confined there. Originally
intended to house prisoners under thirty
years of age, this qualification has been
removed by the constant transfer of older
criminals from CharleStOWn.
Recently youth of sixteen was COM
mitted to Concord for a felony. The supe-
rior court Judge who sentenced the boy
admonished him as follows:
Concord isn't any YM.C.A. 1t is Il
school of crime and not a reform school.
Thus far your environment has been
none too good. | do not think it will i'm
prove any where you are going. Keep
your chin up and resist its influences.
Act like a man and the world will find
place for you when you are free again
The necessity of exposing this boy of
sixteen TO influences to be encountered
at Concord, particularly when he could
not resist such influences while under the
more normal condition outside of prison
seems an unusual way to commence the
work of rehabilitation. Prisons will full
fill their avoWed purpose to reform only
when obvious evils in the penal systems
themselves are reformed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-13
THE MOST HIGHLY TAXED
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

What nation bears the heaviest tax
burden in the world?
Great Britain, you may say. And, if
you do, you will have been listening to
the politicians.
The true answer is: the United States.
Compare the figures.
National taxes in the United Kingdom
for the year ending March 81, 1888, were
841,000,000 pounds, and local taxes were
176,000,000 pounds. Figuring the pound
at the current exchange of S4.95, that
makes Britain's total tax 1,274, ,150,000
The population IS 100000
Taxes collected and spent in the United
States for the 1898 fiscal year-a total
of local state and federal-amount to
$13,7OO, 100000, for population of 128,-
100000
In each country, strangely enough, the
average is $l07 per person. But
Britain's national debt has increased
very little since 1890 compared to the
21 billions increase in the United States
and the national debt is nothing more
than deferred taxes.
This means simply that government
costs more in the United States than it
does in Britain-and that our tax load
will be heavier.