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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
SHORT SHORT
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swept away the cobwebs. He would
telephone Babs and tell her to order
the paper. He would demonstrate
that he wasn't ''stingy!"
Whereupon, putting at his good
cigar, he reached for the telephone
and then remembered that Barbara
was due at a luncheon and bridge
at one. He went back to the office
with his peace of mind almost re-
stored.
A client detained him and it was
late when he got away.
When he reached home the house
was unlighted. He left the car in
front and entered with his latchkey.
Silence. Switching on the lights, he
made his way to the kitchen. Or
der. prevailed. At this time of day
he was accustomed to the inter-
esting clutter of a meal in the MAX
ing, to Barbara's slender figure en-
veloped in cretonne over her pref
ty dress, her bright head bent over
some homely task, and to the sweet
freshness of her kiss as she lifted
her lips to his. She was always
home before him.
Ralph had slight chill. He called
her name loudly. Silence. Then,
like an evil flash, came her Par
THAN shot and it's concluding, "I'n
60 home, Ralph Brown!"
Nonsense" he exploded to the
blank, listening walls. He went into
the living room and tried to read.
Impossible.
Seven-thirty. Eight o'clock. Cast
ing aside his pride, he went to the
telephone and called her nearest
friend. b.
Selma, this is Ralph. What time
did Barbara leave the bridge party
today?"
"Why, Ralph, I've been trying to
get her all afternoon. She wasn't
there" Ralph hung up the receiv-
er with a terrible goneness in the
pit of his stomach.
Barbara had gone; her folks lived
upstate-she had probably gone
home. He couldn't telephone them
his pride forbade. He must let
her 60. He sank into a chintz-cov-
cred chair and buried his face in
one Of her handmade pillows. Life
without her unrolled before him
like a distorted film. He finally
arose and restored the room to such
order as his clumsy masculine
methods and nervous fingers would
allow. She must have been in a ter
rife hurry to get away, once she
had decided to 60. Probably rushed
to get a train-or maybe she had
driven all the way. He would 20
around to the garage and see if hsr
car was gone.
Bareheaded he ran out into the
stygian darkness. ooh, Lord" he
prayed, "send her back to me and
I'll never oppose her againl" which
was a large order but came from
the depths of his sick soul. He was
about to retrace his steps, when a
sound and slight creaking
of the car body made him pause.
Something was agitating it with a
slight motion.
Quickly he stepped inside, flashed
on the lights and opened the car
door. There lay Barbara, bound
hand and foot with an oily rag gag
cling her.
A few seconds later she lay in
his arms telling him in jerky SEN
fences about the ugly tramp that
had lain in wait for her in the
garage.
"He took my keys and, oh Ralph,
my lovely necklace" she walled.
And the husband who, only few
hours before, had baked at SIS, re-
piled lightly:
"PoohI What's q diamond neck
lacei IN buy you another tomor-
row with a giant police dog thrown
in for good measure"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
Gaithersburg News And
Social Items

John Tate and MIR. and Mrs. Harrison
Tate have returned from visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jordan in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erland Etchison have
returned to their home in Pocomoke
City, after visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Griffith near Jamestown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12

warner brOCnerS. IL
is said that his char
acterization is based
on BILLY the Kid, I"
and that's interest
ing. Years ago, be-
fore Hollywood had
whipped up interest
in young Mr.. Gag
ney, he was just one
more of New York's
actors, doing pretty
well, but wanting to
do better. Mary Nc
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
Farmers Banking &
Trust Company
OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
in the State of Maryland, at
the close of business on Decem-
her 31st, 1888.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts Tin
GLIDING $246.58 over
draftsl .........,.. SITS, s2s.17
United States Government
obligations, direct and
guaranteed ....... 2S1 ,595.58
Obligations of States and
political subdivisions. 121, s4O.s7
Other bonds, notes, and
debentures ......... 117,632.28
Corporate stocks ...... g7,50O.O0
Cash, balances with other
banks, including reserve
balances, and cash items
in process of collection 636,O47.12
Bank premises
owned. - S14O,556.49
Furniture and
fixtures. ~. $2,69O.66 143, PATHS
Other assets ...... 1,23O.O6
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
PETER SEES CHRIST'S GLORY

LESSON TEXT-Matthew 17:1-9. 1918.
GOLDEN TEXT-We beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father.
John liza.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se-
lected and copyrighted by International
Council Of Religious Education; used by
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND CA P 1T A L
ACCOUNT 6

sat tff
*This banks capital consists Of
500, 10000 of capital notes and de-
bentures; and common stock with
total par value of $55, 10000.
MEMORANDA
Pledged assets (and Sc
curities loaned) (book
(al U. s. Government
obligations, direct and :.
guaranteed, pledged
to secure deposits and
and other liabilities $56,6O6.86
(b) Other assets pledged
to secure deposits
and other liabilities
(including notes and
bills rediscounted and
securities sold under
repurchase agree
ment) ............ lolS4i0'os
(e, TOTAL. ..... .$1ss,Oes.22.
Secured and preferred
liabilities:
(a) Deposits secured by
pledged assets pur-
suant to requirements
OF law. ........ss 4ot,HOo.Vg
(d) Dep osits preferred
under provisions of
law but not secured
by pledge Of assets 26,902.13>
(e) TOTAL. III. .$194,135.82
(b) Other obligations not
included in item "a
which are subordinated
to claims of deposit
tors and other credi-
tors .,,...-... 68,929.Os
(a) On date Of report the
required legal reserve
against deposits of
this bank was 1871 ,O76.3g
(b) Assets reported above
which were eligible
as legal reserve
amounted to. . 672, 484.29
I, F. Bache Albert, Treasurer of
the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true, and that it fully and correctly
represents the true state Of the
several matters herein contained and
set forth, to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief.
F.. BAcHE ALBERT, Treasurer.
Correct Attest:
RICHARD F. GREEN,
EDGAR REED,
ALBERT M. BOUIC,
THOS. d. DARBY,
THOS. w. PERRY,
Directors.
State Of Maryland, County Of Mont
gomery, IS:
Sworn TO and subscribed before
ne this 10th day of January, 1899.
Ind hereby certify that / am not
IN officer or director of this bank.
C. ELMER ORME, Notary Public.
" commission expires May /, 1882,
49, 9o7
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12

TOTAL ASSETS. 81, 93S, 556.S8
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of indi-
viduals, partnerships
and corporations .$641, 645y5O
Time deposits of individ-
uals, partnerships and
corporations .. 627, 460.42
Deposits Of United States
Government (including
postal savings) .. 81, 5000
Deposits of States and
political subdivisions 397,611.80
Deposits Of banks. . 100000
Other deposits Certified
and officers checks,
etc. .,........... 9,3O8.52
TOTAL
DEPOSITS $1,712,601.62
Other liabilities ....... 1O71s
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-12

TOTAL LIABILITIES
(not including obliga-
tions shown in item
S3) .4-.e..........-. 81, 712, 7Os.75
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Capitalf .$145, 10000
Surplus .......... 81 10000
Undivided profits e.. 53,522.68
Reserves land retirement W
account for preferred
capital) s.....-s...s... 5,625.O
TOTAL CAPITAL 80
ACCOUNT 80. 25,s47.5e
Evening star., 1939-11-30

chasing power unless such increases
are accomplished by increased pro-
duction or lower costs Of produc-
ton and distribution"
Businessmen who complain about
impediments to expansion and un-
economic laws are often asked to
explain what they would do. Well,
one of the things large number
of them would like to do is to see
the wage and hour law revised
promptly so that the well-paid en-
ployes are not given subsidy they
do not need or ask for and so that
low-income employees can get the
benefits of the wage increases they
deserve when they are ready and
willing to help increase output by
working overtime on basis that
does not penalize the employer.
Nowhere in the law, incidentally, is
there any provision against the
amount of overtime a worker can
do, so 1t is obvious the measure was
not a health builder, after all, but
means of controlling wage scales
something upon which it may be
doubted whether Congress ever had
constitutional power to legislate.
Reproduction Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1939-11-30

which proved neatng under the
Holding Company think have
utilities fair number Of
companies these there complaint
The majority thought the to be waiting
for 1910 change political weather This it
allow
methods suits
industry
comply feeling the
with the commission
Presidents project
River This fell through before
both brought
project probably
Congress.
grid high tension lines connect the large
Eastern utilities will chiefly the committee
ing Tuesday Connecting these thought vital by Govern
experts spend $30000O000
essential links $500OOOOO
program Policy
should supplied
whether lines built would belong
Improbable
Evening star., 1939-11-30
|HeudIineFo
And What
| They Do
Mediator Dewey's
Human Teehniques
Make Him Winner
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

The saga of the livery stable
philosopher who settles arguments
about whether a whale can really
swallow Jonah is deep in the Ameri-
can karma. Also the resourceful
| Connecticut Yankee, the traditional
pragmatist, who can fix things when
nobody else can. James F. Dewey,
the Federal conciliator in the now
happily adjusted Chrysler-C. I. o.
dispute at Detroit, is a bit Of
both. Tooay's news does not single
out Mr.. Dewey as the successful
mediator, but, in other similar en-
counters, the garlands have come
along day or two later, and 1t is
presumed that he was effective, as
| usual.
Senator James J. (Puddler Jim)
Davis OF Pennsylvania, distinguished
joiner and all-around amalgamator
on his own account, picked Mr..
Dewey as labor conciliator, back in
the days when things were easier
and conciliators didn't have to do so
much night work. At his home place
at Chester, Pa. he likes to tinker
and Is never so happy as when he's
taking something to pieces to see
how it works. He is a hefty, genial
man, with flop of black, loose hair
which may be tossed this way or
that. His adaptivenesS is revealed in
his astonishing agility as a swing
dancer and his ability to work in
an extra hitch-kick or two whether
the score calls for it or not. He u
a born improviser.
The only mark of the precisionist
about Mr.. Dewey is his old-fash-
ioned, copper plate Spencerian pen
manshlp. But that, too, is in the
earlier American tradition, in which
Mr.. Dewey is most effective. His
unfailing opening in a labor dispute
is his wide, non-partisan smile.
Standard accessories are plenty Of
strong cigars, and of course, wide
first-name acquaintance on both
sides of the No Mans Land of labor
controversy.
He was telegrapher and an au-
dltor 1or coal company in his
earlier years, in and around his
native town of Chester. In the an
thracite strike of 1926, he got results
by friendly and human techniques.
His most successful mediating has
been in the depression years, notably
in the 1888 captive mine dispute. the
Midland Steel strike and the 1894
automobile deadlock. Gov. Murphy
of Michigan assigned him much
credit in settling the automobile
strike of 1887. He was also in at the
amicable finish of the set-to be-
tween the bituminous coal operators
and the United Mine Workers last
March. He seems to go about his
trouble shooting the way he fixes his
electric refrigerator, enjoying both
tremendously.
Evening star., 1939-11-30
The Political Mill
Suggestion to Delay Conventions
Brings Third Term to Fore

and the party's platform before they
name their own standard bearer
and write the platform on which
he is to stand.
Third Term Big Issue.
The Democrats - among them
Chairman James A. Farley Of the
Democratic National Committee
have countered that they saw no
reason why the Democratic. party
should offer its candidate and its
platform as a target at which the
Republicans would shoot at their
own convention.
1t happens that for years the
Republicans have gone right ahead
and held their national convention
early in June, and the Democrats
have followed a week or two later.
Obviously, If President Roosevelt is
to be the Democratic nominee, the
Republicans will make as much as
they can of the third term issue.
There would be a lot said about
that issue at the Republican Ma
tional Convention and in the Re-
publican platform, if the Democrats
nominated Mr.. Roosevelt again be-
fore the Republican National Con-
vention.
Also the Republicans have an
interest in knowing whether - if
President Roosevelt is not to be
again a candidate-the Democratic
nominee is to be a 100 per cent
New Dealer, a conservative Demo-
crat or middle Of the -roader.
They want to know, obviously, whom
and what they have to shoot at.
Chairman John Hamilton of the
Republican National Committee
made tentative suggestion some
time ago to the effect he would be
willing, speaking for the Republican
party organization, to enter a gen.
tleman's agreement with the DEM
ocratic organization that in the
future the minority party. Repub-
lican or Democratic, should hold its
national convention after that of
the party then in power. Chairman
Farley, however, has given no indi-
cation up to date he would agree
to any such proposal.
Delay Aids New Dealers.
Anti-thlrd term and anti-NeW
Deal Democrats may not be willing
to go along with the suggestion that
the Democratic National Convention
be postponed. They realize quite
urell tbot tho poc+popop,o,,+ WOULD
merely play into the hands of the
third-termers and the New Dealers.
How much interest the general
public takes in the dates of the
national conventions is problemati-
cal. 1t may regard the matter, if
it is finally favored by President
Roosevelt, as just another indication
that the Chief Executive likes to
change things around.
Many of the States have laws
fixing the time when delegates to
the national conventions are to be
selected. That is particularly true
in the 13 or IA States where the
delegates are elected in party pri-
maries. They will be chosen next
year in accordance with these laws,
no matter whether the dates of
the national conventions are post
poned or not. And presidential can
didates who desire the support of
these delegates will have to become
open candidates early in the year.
This goes for President Roosevelt
as we'll as for other potential nomi-
neeS.
Evening star., 1939-11-30

tain c. I. o. labor unions had helped
him fight his battles on Capitol
Hill, which meant presumably in
the getting of appropriations.
Public opinion throughout the
Nation was originally aroused in
favor of the minimum wage idea
as a means of preventing sweat
shops" and to insure a subsistence
wage to labor. In most industries,
the minimum fixed was not difficult
to attain. Had the law stopped
there, the criticisms today would
have been few and far between.
But nobody can argue convincingly
nowadays that 42-hour week is a
physical hardship in a business
Office or in most productive indus
tries. The idea of requiring fiat
time e-and-a-half payment for every
hour of overtime worked really
has become a means Of forcing the
total pay roll expense upward with
out regard to the economic require
ment that the employer be given
value received. The theory back of
overtime pay is that it is a hard
ship to work beyond a certain num-
ber of hours or that idle persons
should be given chance. But un-
happily, in most industries, it is
not possible to put on another shift
just for two or three hours work
or suddenly to hire skilled employees
who can take over at a given mo-
ment job in process.
Want Law Revised.
There is no escape" says the
committee, from the fundamental
principle that there can be no in
crease in real wages or real pur-
Evening star., 1939-11-30
This Changing Wo<Id
Firms Determined to Make Soviet Pay
Dearly for All Areas They May Seize
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The Firms are ready for the supreme sacrifice.


VIII the Russians have Poorek experience? military
quarters believed that the
leadership Of Field Marshal Count
experience of the Russian
spectacle the experienced by
At that time the overconndent Austrian
Of Field Marshal Potoeck defeating troops
frontier kmsh met with complete defeat
Serbian troops OF this temporary defeat
end Serbia ceased exist independent
a final victory.
Although hopelessy ounumbered
the Russians dearly
The Manneheim Lne-named Mannerhen
the national hero OF Fnandis
several weeks Soviet onslaught
Evening star., 1939-11-30

committee-whether he be Demo-
crat or a Republican. President
Roosevelt choose Jim" Farley To
run his campaign In 1882. Since Mr.
Farley did a good job in 1882 and
had his hand on the Democratic
national machine in 1896 and Mr..
Roosevelt was again the party NOM
inee, there was no need for change
in chairman. in 1886. But II Mr..
Roosevelt is not renominated next
year, the new Democratic candi-
date will have, in all probability, a
new chairman.
Not only does the presidential
nominee select the man he wants
for national chairman, but the ma
tional convention elects a new
national committee-although it
usually continues in office many Of
the old members.
If the national convention is post
poned until August-or even Sep
tember, as has been suggested in
some quarters-a new national
chairman would have big job on
his hands, revamping the organi-
zation as he believed it should be
revamped. and even getting the
feel of the thing. Furthermore, the
time for raising campaign funds
would be materially lessened. 1t is
like pulling teeth to get contribu-
tions to political campaign funds
these days anyway. 1t would be
more difficult to raise money for a
candidate for President who had
not even been nominated.
Usually Nominated in June.
Party nominees for President
have. for many years, been named
in June. Active campaigning by
the candidates, however, has almost
invariably been postponed until
September. The postponement Of
the national conventions. therefore,
would bear only on the essential
preliminary work which national
party organizations must get done
before the active campaign gets
under way.
If President Roosevelt is to be
the nominee of the Democratic party
for a third term. there would be
no need for buildup He and
his policies are too we'll known to
the American people. But if an
other Democrat is to be the nomi-
nee-even though he may have been
prominent in public life-he still
must make known to the American
people what he will stand for as
Chief Executive of the Nation. And
the American people will require a
certain amount of time to learn
about this candidate, his qualifica-
tions and his character.
The fact that the President let
it be known at Warm Springs that
he was giving some consideration to
the proposed postponement of the
national conventions is not regarded
necessarily as meaning that he in
tends to become a candidate for a
third term-although the postpone
ment would certainly play into his
hands. For months there has been
jockeying by the Republicans and
Democrats as to which party will
hold its 1910 national convention
first. The Republicans have in
sisted that, as a minority party,
they are entitled to have look at
the Democratic presidential nominee
Evening star., 1939-11-30

National Association of Manufac-
turers, which frankly asks not for
the repeal, but the revision OF the
statute.
Experience" says the committee,
'ehas demonstrated that the law was
poorly drafted and is ambiguous in
many vital features, and its admin
istration has imposed burdens upon
industry not anticipated by Congress
at the time 1t was enacted"
What the manufacturers have dis
covered has also been discovered by
persons in many lines of business
apart from the field of production.
Thus, so-called service businesses,
which do not manufacture anything,
but employ what are known as
'white-collar" workers, are caught
In a strait jacket which has in
creased their expenses. Thus, the
high-salaried man who gets $4,000
q year must be paid overtime If he
works beyond the 42-hour limit, and
items like these merely mean that
the workers in the lower income
groups cannot be paid more because
the budgets are strained through
increases in expense forced by the
law itself.
Exemption Move Defeated.
Even the effort at the last Con-
gress to exempt all salaried workers
who receive more than 5000 month
salary was not successful because a
G. I. o. lobby prevented it. Likewise
the law itself is so written as to
discriminate against employers who
do not have labor organizations in
their plants or Offices. The employer
with a half dozen or dozen workers
who are not readily classified in a
union is compelled to pay overtime
at rates of time and a half per hour,
whereas, in other businesses, in
which collective bargaining con-
tracts do prevail, the law gives per-
mission to accumulate overtime at
what Is known as straight time and
to be compensated in time off
instead of cash.
These inequalities in the law have
worked considerable hardship but
the worst feature of the act is the
uncertainty as to what the penalties
may be or what the rules really are.
Even in cases." says the COM
mittee report, where employers do
so comply, there is no assurance of
protection against employe claims
If the courts should subsequently
hold that the administrators con-
struction of the law was erroneous.
Since there is no limitation on the
time within which employe suits may
be brought, an employer may be
penalized in the far distant future
for an alleged violation occurring
years IN the past. In the view of
the vagueness and uncertainty in
the law itself, there is no justifica-
ton for imposing such risks on
employers"
Inflexible Instrument.
Other employers besides the man.
ufacturers have found themselves
harassed by various provisions of
the wage and hour law, which, de-
spite its worthy objectives, has be-
come an inflexible instrument often
interfering with normal re-employ-
ment and business expansion. ADJ
ministrative discretion, which is
the weakness in most of the reform
legislation nowadays, is such that
pressure groups persuade officials
to render decisions favorable to
their interests. Thus, the wage and
hour administrator publicly con-
fessed not long ago that he decided
not to press for certain amendments
to the law because he felt that Ger
Evening star., 1939-11-30
'Possum Tree Clicks Aouin

ATLANTA GP)-County PATROL
men Claude Webb and I. N. Eason
thought they exhausted the opossum
crop of persimmon tree in thick
ly settled suburban section when
they shook nine from it in a single
week.
A routine check a couple of
weeks later disclosed four more
'possums 'mong the simmons, and
these were added to the bag.
Evening star., 1939-11-30
Student Chemist
Loses Hands in BIost
Rv tho A.eo,;,t,J nrns.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-A home
made bomb exploded in the Har-
rison Technical High School yard
yesterday and blew off the hands OF
Alex Kryston. 10, at the wrists.
The blast also crushed his abdo-
men. No others were hurt.
Principal John Maclear said the
youth, a senior and an amateur
chemist, could not have obtained
explosives for the bomb at school.
Evening star., 1939-11-30

tional Conven-
ton be pos t.
poned until the
last of July or
the first of Au-
gust does not
take into con-
S | d e r a t on a
number of very
practical m a t.
ters.
When q new
ca n d i d a te is
nominated at a
national conven-
ton he picks a
new chairman of
-