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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-11
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and west TO sing with orchestra in the movies
today
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the f0rmaity Of film test, he signed 10 a contract
His only dramatic experience in college plays
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28

Lichens for Perfume
Lowly plants known as lichens find
use as PEI fumerv material.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
BIRTHS

Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Warner,
Bethesda, Nd, are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of a
baby girl, Sunday, September IL
at the Georgetown Hospital.
Born at the Montgomery Coun-
ty General Hospital, September
10, Craig Thomas, 6 lbs, Is or.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Bow
man, Rockville, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Twiss
Dunlap, of "Edlee," Bethesda
have announced the birth of theil
second daughter, Eleanor Kathe
rine, born on Saturday, September
23 at the Washington Sanitarium
This was Mrs. Dunlap's birthday
who was the former Miss Eleanor
Elizabeth Saunders of Ellerslie
Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Bowie
Jr., of Woodfeld, announce thu
birth of a son, Washington Bur
dette, Georgetown University Hos
pital, Sunday, September "a.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28

supervision of Mrs. Thomas Lad
son, held to keep the Montgomery
County Hospitals linen supply in
order, will start on the last Fri
day in October. The luncheons,
given by the Sandy Spring Fire
Company's Woman's Auxiliary,
will also start at the same time.
Mrs. Charles Coles of Moores-
town, New Jersey, who, with her
daughter, spent several months at
Norwood, went home on Tuesday.
Mrs. John r. Thompson has
turned to Sandy Spring after a
visit of five weeks to Rehoboth
Beach and other points on the
Eastern Shore. She will resume
her winters teaching Of piano at
her home.
Mrs. A. Douglas Farquhar had
the first meeting of the season Of
one Of the Tuesday Bridge Clubs
at the Cedars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28

Lawrence Darby, Mrs. o. w. An
derson, Miss Ella Plummer and
Mrs. Carroll Walker. The garden
with their beautiful lawns, foun-
tains, and greenhouses covering
more than a city block are beyond
description, according to the Wis
itors, and must be seen to be
appreciated.
Mrs. J. P. Engle entertained
the members of the Gaithersburg
Homemakers Club at her home on
Thursday evening. An illustrated
talk on her stay in the Black
Mountains last summer featured.
Mrs. Harvey Selby, president,
conducted the business session, a
main feature of which was the
continued discussion of contem-
plated community project. Tempt
ing refreshments were served.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Epworth M. E. Church will meet
in the church building this eve
ming, Thursday at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Clyde Griffith and daugh-
ter, Patsy, of Jamestown, spent
several days this week with Mrs
James Trundle on Chestnut street
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell Smith are
now at their home on Park ave-
nue. after weeks vacation spent
in New York, Albany, and the
Worlds Fair.
On September IL a bridal
shower was given Charlotte Null
lineaux Miller at the home of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie L
Mullineaux of Gaithersburg. 7f
guests were served refreshments
Many beautiful and useful gift:
were received around an attrac
tive setting of a white umbrella
and a large basket of late sum
mer flowers from A. Guide, florist
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Mullineaux
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Stanley, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Warthen, Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Watkins and Mr.
Roger Poole have recently re
turned from an enjoyable trip II
the Worlds Fair and places O.
interest in New York City.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28

Order Nisi--
In the Matter of the Deed of
Trust from Clarence J. Gates
and Anna G. Gates, his wife,
To
Robert G.. Hilton (now deceased)
and Albert NJ. Bouic. Trustees.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. AS
A COURT OF EQUITY.
No. 9178 Equity.
ORDERED, this 9th day of
September A. d. 1899, by the
Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, as Court of Equity,
that the Auditors Report filed in
the above entitled cause, be rati-
fed and confirmed, unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 21st day of
October next: Provided a copy Of
this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in said
Montgomery County, once in each
of three successive weeks before
the said 21st day Of October, 1889.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County.
TY1tc C0py--Test:
CLAYTON X. WATKINS, Clerk.
SIG
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
FALKLAND

The P. T. A. of Falkland school
will meet on the first Tuesday of
the month, instead of Monday, as
formerly. Mrs. Edgar Harvey is
the very able president.
Mr.. Thomas Milstead, who has
been ill here at the home of his
brother, Mr.. Joe Milstead, was
removed to the home of his son,
Mr.. Herbert Milstead of Wash
ington last Sunday in an am
bulance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lark are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a daughter, weighing
eight pounds and two ounces, at
the Montgomery County General
Hospital, last Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Roby and
daughters, Jean and Edith Lee,
and Misses Irene and Seville
Roby, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Roby, all motored to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Curtis near Ellicott City, where
they were supper guests last
Sunday evening. Miss Elizabeth
Curtis, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis, who will be remem-
bered by Falkland folk as having
often spent her vacations with
her cousins, the Robys, is now a
junior at the University Of Mary
land.
Mrs. Henrietta Briggs enter
tanned the Ladies' Aid of Bur-
louisville last Wednesday after
| noon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Redland

Ralph Hershberger, Pastor.
10 A. M.-Sunday school lesson
from bible.
IL A. M.-Communion Sunday.
Communion sermon on Looking
Forward with Love" on Song of
Solomon 1867. ....,
7:3O P. M.-Quarterly church
council meeting.
Wednesday evening at 1880,
Personal Work lesson on GLOW
To Use the Memorized Word in
Dealing with the Unsaved."
Thursday evening at 2, Luther
League meeting for discussion OF
"My Relation to Christ" Junior
Mission Band will study "The
Earliest Missionaries" Social
hour will follow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
WOODFIELD

Plans for their annual commun-
ity fair was the business before a
meeting of the Woodfield Grange,
Monday evening, held in the hall
in Woodfield.
The fair will be held at the hall
OIL Wednesday, October Is. Exhib-
its to be entered from $3.50 a. m.
to 1880 p. m. Those who have no
way of bringing their exhibits, will
please notify Miss Ruth Green
Phone: Damascus 1854.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hanna OF
Baltimore visited Miss Hetty
Darby on Sunday. Mrs. Thomas
Grimes spent Tuesday in Wash
ington with her sister, Mrs. Helen
Bolton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Garby and
family were dinner guests of Mrs.
Summers Darby of Kensington on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hyatt, Jr.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Garner Duvall
motored to Natural Bridge and
over Sky line Drive in Virginia
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Higgins
have moved to the farm of Mr..
Guy Howes at Etchison. They
were given a surprise house warm
ing Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Green
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Green on Sunday. Mrs.
Green has almost entirely recover
ed from an accident in which she
sustained broken ankle, early in
the summer.
Miss Matte Parsley entertained
at dinner on Saturday for Mrs.
Oscar Mullican, Miss Hattie Null
Ilican, of Norfolk, Va; Mrs. Doro-
thy Vega, Miss Margaret Vega
and Mr.. Frank Metrangle, of Bal
timore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Bowie, Jr.,
are the proud parents of son,
born Sunday, September "a.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28

National Anthem
The Star spangled Banner was
-ei s''r" - =. ''~o-' tavern
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
Gaithersburg News And
Social Items

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bernard
diamond were hosts at a charm
ingly arranged tea from 5 to 7
o'clock at Bellevue Farm" on
Saturday given in honor of their
daughter, Miss Alice Beauregard
Diamond and Mr.. John Lawrence
French, of Atlanta, whose engage
ment has been recently announced.
On Sunday morning, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Cullen French of
Montgomery County entertained
with a lovely breakfast at Olney
Inn in their honor.
DR.. and Mrs. Yates Barber left
this week for a ten day visit with
Mrs. BARRIERS parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clark, in Winton,
North Carolina.
Please note that November 9
has been selected as the date for
the annual turkey dinner to be
served in the High School Cafe
terra, here, under the auspices of
the School faculty. This date is
announced so that there will be
no conflict with future dates of
the same nature.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Engle had
as dinner guests on Saturday eve
ming, Mr.. and Mrs. William Rad
cliffe and son of Indian Spring,
Md.
Miss Mary Rebecca Robertson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
Sandy Spring News

The Slade school has re-opened
for the winter terms. Robert c..
Hayes of New York and ]. Otto
Schultz of New Orleans, La, have
joined the teaching staff.
DR.. and Mrs. Jack A. Ladson
are on Cape Cod where they have
taken a cottage. They will re-
turn to Sandy Spring about the
first of October.
Mrs. Thomas Ladson went with
her sister, Miss Flora Davis, to
the Worlds Fair in New York.
Mrs. Addison Foster gave a
delightful luncheon at the Fran
ces LATHE Inn on Monday. The
following friends were present
Mrs. Edward Powell and Mrs
Roland Childs from Howard
County; Mrs. T. Yellott Candy
Mrs. A. Douglas Farquhar, Mrs
F. l.. Thomas, Mrs. Francis Mil.
Ter, Miss Estelle T. Moore, Mrs
Francis A. Thomas, Mrs. Mahlor
Kirk, w, Mrs. Brockett Muir
Mrs. Tarlton Brooke, Misses Mary
Lille and Emma Stabler, Mrs
Douglas Whitlock, Mrs. Jacob w
Bird, Mrs. William Dinwiddie
Mrs. Louis Bussler, Mrs. Austir
Lamar, Mrs. Charles C. Tumble
son and Mrs. William Johi
Thomas.
Robert H. Bentley has gone t.
Franklin Marshall College il
Pennsylvania and Miss Marjori
| A. Brigham to st. Mary's Femal
College at St. Mary's, Maryland
Robert Chichester and Richar'
DUPONT Chichester Of Wilmington
Del, attended the Worlds Fair il
New York. Mrs. Chichester j
visiting relatives here during he
husbands absence.
Douglas Whitlock was host t
the Montgomery Farmers Club o
Saturday night. Bruce Wilson Q
Washington spoke on Housing t
the members. The president Of tn
club, John N. Bentley, will enter
tain the October meeting.
Mrs. Knox Taylor from Plair
field, N. j., is a guest of he
: sister, Miss Amy Miller in he
apartment in Sandy Spring.
: Clarence B. Hurrey went
I NEW York City for a few day
this week. Mr.. and Mrs. Ros
, Hurrey came to Glenlander for tn
weekend and took Charles, the
son, who has spent the summs
}, her with his grandparents, bae
: to New York City.
Al Miss Beatrice T. Moore was j
/, New York City during the pa
. week for several days.
The monthly servings under Il
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
BURTONSVILLE


DIR. w. w. Davis preached last
Sunday morning at Burtonsville
and Ashton at the regular preach
ing services.
The PIT. A. of Burtonsville
school met last Thursday night.
There was an election of officers
resulting in Mr.. Walter Wright
being reelected president, Mrs.
Alice Beall vice-president, Mrs.
Roy Athey secretary, and Mrs.
Howes treasurer. Plans for an
oyster supper in the near future
were discussed.
Liberty Grove Grange will con-
fer the fifth degree, October 20.
Mr.. Thomas Joy of Chillum will
be present as the principal
speaker. p
| Sunday guests of Misses Lillian
and Mildred Duvall were: Dick
Coty, Julia Begonia, Elinor and
Wilson Rich, Jack and Monk
Briggs, Enver Park and Lester
Wright. Mildred is taking a spec
ial course in shorthand and typ
ing at Roosevelt High, three days
week.
The Florence and Lily Y. T. C.'s
are holding diamond medal con-
test (the first in Maryland) in
Spencersville Free Methodist
Church on October 6 at 8 p. m.
Those contesting are Lula Beall,
Burtonsville; Lillian Milstead,
Burtonsville; Ruth Derrick, Ash
ton; Eva Lethbridge, Sandy
Spring; Estella Lucas, Highland.
Miss Lillian Milstead led the
Epworth League which met at
Ashton last Sunday night with
forty young people present.
Miss Mildred Duvall will be the
leader next Sunday night at the
Burtonsville church.
We are glad to report that Mr..
Walter Wright is improving after
severe cold and a spell of
asthma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Snyder and
Mrs. Nellie NARROW entertained
Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Jones at
dinner Wednesday of last week.
Rev. Jones is the rector of St.
Marks Episcopal Church, Falkland.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Athey had
as guests to Sunday dinner Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Watts and fam
lily, Misses Edna, Catherine and
Dorothy Schneider all of Balti-
more; Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hubbard
and family of Elkridge.
Rally Day will be observed in
the Methodist Sunday School at
Liberty Grove on Sunday morning,
October 8.
Mrs. Sara B. Seibel, who has
been spending couple of weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. George
Sellers, has returned to the home
Of her son, Mr.. ]. T. Seibel, where
she will spend the winter. Mrs.
Seibel has reached the seth mile
stone and we congratulate her.
Mr.. Fred Miles has purchased
one of the old Burton homes where
the first Burtonsville post office
used to be.
Master Carlton Duvall is home
from school, being on the sick list.
Church Notice
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
Robert w. Oxley

Funeral services for Robert w.
Oxley, n, husband of Alice Hardy
Oxley, Whites Ferry, were held
Wednesday, September 20, with
interment in Monocacy Cemetery,
Beallsville, Md.
Pallbearers were Thomas G..
Oxley, John E. Oxley, r. Edwin
Brown, T. C. Brown, West Lam
bert and George Remsburg.
Mr.. Oxley lived on the ancestral
home place, where he died. He was
well thought of and beloved by all.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
Church Notice

DIR. Thomas F. Opie will con-
duct services next Sunday at 9
A. M. at LaytonsviIle and at IL
A. M. at Olney. Sunday school
at 10 A. NJ. Bishop Freeman's
annual visitation for confirmation
rites November 18th at Laytons-
vile, olney and Brighton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
COLESvILLE

The Colesville Senior Epworth
League will hold it's regular social
and business meeting at the home
Of Mrs. Floyd Suthard on Friday,
September the 10Th. Plans will be
made for the coming year. New
officers are, President, Russell
Reed; vice-president, Hamilton
Hobbs; secretary, Ruth Hobbs,
treasurer, Eveleen Hobbs, publici-
! ty, Inez Hobbs, devotion and lead
ership, Berneil Grimes; citizenship,
and evangelism, Hazel Hobbs; rec
reation, Bessie May Hobbs, Alvin
Hobbs and Bub Steel; missions,
Devona Downs; councillor, Mrs.
Ruth Burnell.
On Sunday evening, October 1,
7:30 o'clock the league will hold
a special candle-light service, at
which time the pastor, Rev. Paul
Groseclose will install the new off
GERS for the coming year. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to at
tend this impressive service.
The fourth quarterly conference
of the Colesville charge met at the
Colesville parsonage on Thursday
evening. Those present were: DR..
Edgar Berry, district superintend-
ent; Mr.. j. H. Anderson; Mrs.
Mullican, Mrs. Rose Sager, Mr..
and Mrs. Gill, Mrs. Mary Mil
stead, Mrs. Margaret Hobbs, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hamilton, Mrs.
Granville Thompson, Mrs. Charlie
MIR. Printz, Mr.. and Mrs. Turner,
Misses Devona Downs, Eveleen
Hobbs and Jane Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harroll, Mrs. H. Burriss.
Stewards elected for the ensuing
year were: Colesville, Mr.. J. H..
Anderson, Mr.. Russell Reed, Mr..
Gill, Mrs. Sager and Mrs. Thomp-
son. Four Corners, Mr.. John Ham
ilton, Mr.. Printz and Mr.. William
Milstead. Layhill, Mr.. C. l. Harroll.
Recording secretary, Russell Reed;
district steward, J. H. Anderson,
alternate, Mr.. John Hamilton; del
egate to Roanoke, Russell Reed,
alternate, Mr.. John Hamilton; to
Baltimore, Oct. 5 and 6, Mr.. John
Hamilton delegate and Mr.. Russell
Reed alternate. Superintendent Of
Colesville Sunday School, Mr.. J.
H. Anderson. Mrs. Granville
Thompson was appointed to audit
the treasurer's books for Colesville
and Mr.. John Cowl the Four
Corners Church books.
The Layhill Church is making |
rapid progress. Services are being |
held there regularly. This past
year they have spent for improve
ments nearly five hundred dollars. |
The many friends of Mr.. Russell
Reed are glad to know he success
fully passed the examination for
local preacher, and shortly will be
given his license to preach. !
The total amount of money
raised by the entire Colesville
church, including missionary socie-
~ $72. senior league s157.85. in
league $65.98. ladies
aid society $4,000, Sunday school
$4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28

Robertson, this town, and a grad
uate of the high school in Peters
burg, Virginia, is taking a bust
ness course in the Washington
School for Secretaries, Washing
ton, d. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Barber
have moved to the corner bunga-
low on Summit avenue, lately
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ward.
Mrs. John D. Wade has as her
house guest at echo Dale" a
very distinguished french lady,
Mile. Anna Dreyfus, of Paris,
France, honorary president of a
group of international Federation
of the French Alliance in the
| United States. She has recently
returned to America after an alb
sence of ten years.
Mrs. William Elliott was host
ess to the Woman's Missionary
Society, Grace Methodist Church,
at the parsonage on last Thurs
day, the program topic being
"New Horizons of Home Mission
Service Through United
Methodism" with Mrs. Harry
Farmer, of Washington Grove, as
guest speaker and Mrs. William
McBain as leader. The business
session was conducted by the pres
ident, Mrs. Clyde Thomas. Re-
freshments and an enjoyable
social hour followed the program
Gratifying reports from the diff.
ferent organizations by Mrs. Mar
shall Walker, Mrs. Rowland, Miss
Margaret Wells, Messrs. Walter
Magruder, Lewis Reed and Johr
Robertson featured the Fellow.
ship Dinner" sponsored by the
Grace Methodist Church on Fri
day evening with approximately
200 members and friends in at
tendance. Mr.. Magruder, chair
man of the Board of Stewards
stated that this was one of thu
best years the church had know
for fifteen years. Besides thu
addition of At new members ant
substantial increase in benevo
lences a number of gifts had beef
given to the church in the way o.
so hymnals, new light fixtures
rug, ACQUISITION, etc. Rev. William
Elliott, pastor, presided and intro
duced the speakers. Messrs. Dor
deaux, Wells, and Minnick sam
a medley" by way of entertain
ment. Rally Day will be OBJ
served at the church next Sunday
the exercises to begin prompt,
at 10:45 A. M.
Mrs. ]. P. Engle spent last weel
end in Baltimore and Philadelphia
returning to her home on Monday
Mrs. William G. Davis an,
Mrs. Marshall Walker motored t.
Williamsburg, Virginia on Tues
day of last week, returning t.
their homes here on the followin.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Mullical
have returned from a two week
visit at the home of Rev. an,
Mrs. w. d. King, in Buchanan
Virginia. They report a Lowell.
trip and say the mountains il
Virginia were never more beau
tiful.
The Greyhound Bus Tour, spon
sored by the Rockville Gardel
Club to the "Pierre Dupont Gar
dens" near Wilmington, Delawar
last Friday was patronized b.
members and friends of the Neigh
borhood Garden Club as follows
Mrs. Yates Barber, Mrs. Lawson
King, Mrs. w. ID. Wiley, Mrs
Jos. J. Etgen, Mrs. Clay Plum
J mer, Mrs. Forest Walker, Mrs
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
Senator Tydings Talks

United States Senator Willard E.
Tydings spoke to a large and en-
thusiastic audience last night at an
open meeting of the Kensington
Chamber of Commerce. w. A.
Rogers, presided.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-28
Embattled

BY Judge Henry j. Hunt, III.
All, you nationalistic rulers,
May bring about war,
But it takes the strength of Mind
above,
To close the embattled door.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-09

from the same President Roosevelt who not long
ago was pontedly accusing Adolf of disturbing the
peace of the world.
Half million Americans jammed Washington
crbs for glimpse of the royal visitor sovereign over
more people than any other alive Yet what
would have been the reception for Hitler, who has
figured in the headlines for the past few years while
Georges dongs have been reegated for the most part
to the inside pages?
The President Of the United States and the King
Of England met as the representatives of two great
peoples between whom the ties are firm they
are between nations anywhere in the world Incden-
tally the two nations indisputably, in this
day of shifting international alignments, the most
powerful on earth.
There few, if any, ties of friendship which
have not been snapped the nations of Franklin
Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler drifted apart deologcaly
over the past decade. We fought Germany once, and
not SO long ago But fought England twice, and
they say old antpathies count most We were Ger
manys friend from the Armistce up until the time
the National Socialists took in 1882. Our friend
ship for England has not had to weather real storm
since Civil War days.
No. it would be best for the present if Adolf Hitler
STAYS at home in Germany. Interested are in
seeing great in person, we're afraid America just
couldn't put a very warm welcome for him.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-09
The Obsolete Dirigible
Cincinnati Enquirer)


Common sense apparently has prevailed in the
decision President Roosevelt to suspend Indefinitely
plans for building the So 100000 dirgible ordered in
the navy expansion program of 1888 The appropra-
ton represents money which either should be applied
to some practical in the naval rearmament pro-
gram saved.
A dirgible could play no useful part in the
naval defense of the nation that could not be achieved
at less cost and efficiently by other For
practical military purposes the dirigbe became obso
lete during the World War result of the develop
ment of the speedier airplane and its weapon, the
tracer, incendary. bullet Even the fact that the
United States has an adequate supply of the nonin
flammable heium gas does not enable to build diri
by heavier than-ar craft or at the mercy of anti
aircraft fire.
The superiority of airplanes over airShps has in
creased tremendously since the World War
though it pronounced by the time the
over Dirgible speed still lies roughly within the
same bracket that of modern automobile while
the speed of the military airpane has been increased
to four five times that figure The history of dri
gible construction is almost uniformly tragic, in
peacetime operation Even if they were match for
other aircraft from the standpoint of speed and maneu
variability, they would be highly unreliable weapon.
The development of multimotored, long-range air.
planes, in which the United States has than kept
abreast of the rest of the world has removed the last
excuse for undertaking the construction of another
dirigible Armament is costly enough at best From
the standpoint of protection it at least should be
worth its expense. That cannot be said for drigble