davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
WHAT GOES ON HERE?

Several weeks ago Maryland's National Guards
men were ordered back to camp for extra week of
field maneuvers. Reason given by the War Depart
ment was that certain glazing defects were shown
during the summer encampment and that these de-
fects had to be eliminated
That excuse satisfied few Marylanders. Faults
had been found before with summer maneuvers with
out sudden hustle to correct them, it was pointed
out What now was the rush?
The wondering has not ended. What defect so
serious as to require additional field training could be
eliminated in the short space of a single week?
Guardsmen had scarcely arrived at camp before they
were ready to go back home Is the War Department
trying to fool someone-or is it just kidding itself?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
Miner Dies Half
Mile From Water
In Death Valley
Body Found With Arms
Embedded in the Sand
Digging for Water.

SAN BERNARDINO, CALF. BY
a faint line of footprints circling
crafty for 20 miles over the hot
sand of the Mojave desert authori-
ties traced the agonizing end of Bill
Hyatt, 62-year-old miner.
Hyatt's body was found with his
arms embedded to the elbows in the
blistering sand. Apparently he had
been deranged by thirst and the heat
(the normal desert temperature is
100 degrees) and had been digging
bare-handed for water. Across the
next sand dune, half mile away,
was water hole.
Hyatt had been visiting his sister
in Los Angeles and was returning to
his job at the Telegraph mines,
about $50 miles in the interior.
Crossing the desert the rear axle OF
his automobile broke and he started
out on foot for help.
DesoIate Region.
The hike began on a side road
near the south tip Of blazing Death
valley. It is one of the hottest and
most desolate regions in the .coun-
try. A stubby growth Of mesquite
and cacti peppers the ground be-
tween stretches of sand dunes, bare
floors Of hot rock and white alkali
lakes. Red cliffs simmer in the
heat and mirages Of cool lakes,
mountains and green valleys rise out
Of the super-heated air to confuse
the traveller.
The temperature was above 100
degrees when Hyatt climbed out of
his broken-down car. Had he wait
ed quietly in the automobile and con-
served his water, he would have
been saved by the men who found
his body later.
For several miles Hyatt's tracks
were straight beside the road. Then
they began to waver. Ten miles
from the car, was his discarded can.
teen, empty. From then on, the
tracks were a record. Of Hyatts
agony under the blazing desert sun.
Wanders in Circles.
The tracks alternately dragged
from exhaustion. and sprinted from
a thirst-driven haste. Beside his
trail lay pulled-up mesquite bushes.
Hyatt apparently had tried to suck
moisture from their withered roots.
Then the tracks began to wander
in circles. Hyatt was shown to have
fallen down, then got up and strug-
gled on. Veteran men Of the desert
said his last two miles had been
torture. Each time he fell. he tried
to dig in the sand with his hands
for water. The wanderings brought
him near Saratoga springs, but just
the other side Of a sand dune from
sight Of this water hole, he fell for
the last time. His 20-mile hike was
half a mile too short.
Two other miners, r. E. Graph
and r. M. Davis, came across his
broken-down car and hurried along
his tracks. Coroner's deputies
brought the body to Barstow, Calf.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE

Because the public is most likely to give during
the preChrstmas season. that period has been chosen
by charities and other organizations for the launching
of numerous fund campaigns. Many such drives are
for worthy purposes, but they have overdone the
idea. Appeals of such vital Importance the Christ
mas seals sale, which begins here December /,
are apt to be overlooked in the multitude of pleas.
Proceeds of the sale of the little seals bearing the
familiar red doube-barred cross, everyone knows,
are devoted to the fight against tuberculosis. What
many people do not realize is that the sale is spon-
sored in the State by the Maryland tuberculosis Asso
citation which is active throughout the year in
county that it is producing results of great value to
every Marylander, and that its work must go on.
The association organized in 1904. At that
time the States tuberculosis death rate was 2342
per 100000 people. tuberculosis the most deadly
of all diseases Today the death rate is 68.3 per
100000, and the disease ranks seventh cause
of death.
Constant work at diagnostic clinics in every
ty, the preventorum at Claiborne, medical research
and health education, all largely maintained by the
sale of tuberculosis seals, have helped to win this
reduction Still there is much to be done. Last year
1,214 Marylanders died of the white plague" More
than three persons in the State die of it every day.
Many times this number are sick with it.
However, the declining death rate proves that the
dread disease be beaten here. It's just matter
of keeping up the fight.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
Aged Recluse Marks His
Own Grave Before Death

MITCHELL, IND.-Eberle Martin,
72-year-old recluse. prepared for
death.
His grave already has been
marked with an eight-foot monu-
ment, designed just the way Mar
tin wanted it.
The shaft has been erected in
Mitchell cemetery and bears Mar
tins picture, inscriptions, a pow
der horn and musket and other
carvings.
Martin designed his monument
when he read of Wade Millman,
who died in Indianapolis recently.
Millman preached his own funeral
several years ago and built his own
casket.
II had the monument made the
way ! wanted it," the 72-y ear-old
recluse said, because there would
be no one to do it for me after I'm
buried"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
Bruckarfs Washington Digest
European War Does More Damage
To American Industry Than Good
Some Lines of Business Are Pro6ting, While Others
Are Declining; Efforts to Boost Cotton Exports
Fail; American Merchant Marine Affected.
WNU sERvrcE
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
,e, National Press Bldg, Washington, d. C.

WASHINGTON. Although our ma
ton Is not mixed up in the European
mess, and its people will not permit
any administration to drag us in. 1t
strikes me that the war on the other
side Of the Atlantic already has done
a lot Of things which ought to be
reviewed. There has been much
laughter about the 'phoney" war
and the "sitdown strike" Of the
enemy armies, because thus far
there has been no real fighting. !
do not propose to discuss that phase
Of the situation. There are some
things which have happened and are
happening here at home, however,
that surely are worthy Of considera-
ton.
When steel began to fash abroad,
there were thousands, if not mil
lions, Of Americans who believed
a conflict overseas would pull us out
of the depression. Visions Of ex-
ports amounting to millions Of tons
were seen by many Of the unthink-
ing and misinformed persons. High
err prices--it is hardly necessary to
recall how excited some folks got
about the prospects Of higher prices
and there was talk about shortages
and all Of that sort of thing. There
was the usual effort Of certain
type of business interests to grab off
extraordinary profits. Most Of the
price hysteria has collapsed and
quite a few persons lost their shirts
In the speculation to which they
turned with the excitement Of war
talk.
It Is true that there are some IN
dustries which are profiting from the
war. Some, but not very many.
Statistics are tiresome, but close ex-
animation Of them does reveal, in
this instance, how thoroughly spotty
the anticipated war boom actually
is. In my own appraisal Of the stu
alton, based on all Of the facts I
can obtain along with opinions Of
experts, I have come to the conclu-
sion that the war thus far has done
our American business-agriculture,
commerce and industry-more dam
age than It has done good. That is
to say, II It were possible to bal
ance the increase due to the war
against the further decline in other
lines, the total business Of the United
States would show an actual loss.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
Angler Drops His Watch
And PickereI Swallows Il

WINSTED, CONN.-Better than
the lone that got away" Is the fish
story told by Torrington Police Chief
Hugh Meade.
While fy-casting for pickerel at
Highland lake, Meade's wrist watch
dropped into the water. The fish,
which was about to take the bait,
darted after the watch and carried
it of.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
Death Sails ON Last Voyage

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
When the steamship Edna, reputed
to be the oldest passenger ship in
the world. was making its final trip
Septimus Dandy, who for 20 years
has been Its quartermaster, stepped
to the bridge to bid the captain fare
well. collapsed and died in a few
minutes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
Police Respond to Alarm;
Baby Carriage Is Broken

BOSTON.-Pulling up at a Back
Bay intersection in answer to a citi-
zen's alarm, Patrolmen Michael
Murphy and William Haggerty
leaped from the squad car ready for
any emergency.
They found Mrs. Julia Clark won
dering what to do about a broken
wheel on her baby carriage. The
officers called patrol wagon which
took the carriage to nearby weld
ing plant. The mother and her two
children followed in the cruising car.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
What Has War Done to
American Merchant Marine?

But the situation is changing rap
idly. Canada is going industrial as
rapidly as she can under the stress
and strain Of war. Being a part of
the British empire, does any one
think that the British war office is
going to seek supplies In the United
States that can be bought in Cam
ada? Obviously not To show how
Canada has developed her capacity
to take care Of empire require
ments, ! believe 1t is necessary only
to report that the Canadian indus
trial capacity was 81 per cent
greater in 1887 than 20 years ear
her. or in the midst of the World
war. The World war started the
trend in Canada; the present Euro
pean war has given it new impetus
and the indications are that exports
to Canada hereafter will continue
to get smaller.
And what has the war done to the
American merchant mariner
Our government has spent good
many hundred millions in building
ships and In helping private ship
ping companies to build ships. 1t
has been a policy Of subsidy. But
about the same time our ships begin
to attract attention on the high seas
and In International trade, along
comes new war conditions and our
nag is forced to stay out Of the trade
routes that produce the greatest
revenue because traffic is heaviest.
OF course, It Is policy Of the adj
ministration that has brought this
about. President Roosevelt has felt
that adoption Of system of selling
goods to belligerents upon the docks
OF this country-come and get 1t,
pay cash and carry It away in your
own ships-is wise. Congress agreed
with him.
The same legislation provided that
no ships flying the American Gag
may enter what Is called combat
zones. So, trade In our ships Is
confined to those nations not en-
gagged In warfare. It happens, how
ever. that the three greatest buy
ers who use ships (since ~~Tadian
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30

To prevent headlights dazzling
drivers, bushes four feet high have
been planted in the five-foot park
way dividing the traffic lanes of
the new motorway between Bonn
bay and Worli, in India.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
END OF FINLAND?

Rugged little Finland, of Europe's youngest
countries the end of its brief existence.
The sight of Kittens egons trampng to glory"
the PROSTATE forms of weaker nations apparently
has been too much for his partner in international
crime J. Stain. Joe borrowed Adolf's patented
border-incident excuse for aggression against the
Firms.
If Finland goes the way Of Poland and the Czech
nation reaction in this country is bound to be
tremely unfavorable to Soviet Russia. The Films
policy of paying their debts while all other European
nations defaulting first aroused American inter-
est and approval Since, Finlands devotion to peace,
development of progressive social economic and poti
cal systems and a-around ability to mind her
business have placed her even higher in American
esteem.
The little country is too far from shores
to permit such relations as have with Canada,
probably greatest friend Yet the United States
and Finland have enjoyed very real spirit of mutual
admiration It was this feeling, for example, that
prompted Americans to aid the Firms in securing the
1910 Olympic Games.
Further, the conquest of Finland would prove
definitely that the aggressor nations have no inten
ton of stopping their grabs until they meet greater
force No nation has. sought isolation from inter-
national conflict more than Finland. That is not
enough in these days.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30

Experts appear to believe that a
large portion of the shipments may
not be repeated. At least, not in
such quantities. All of which is to
say that shipments Of normally do
mestic products. consumer goods,
must still be very much below par.
Respecting the market for So
called consumer goods, mention
may be made Of apples and what a
drug they are on the market these
days. This may not be the same in
all parts Of the United States, but it
certainly is true in the great apple
growing sections Of Virginia. One
large grower told me that he had
not sold single apple for the Brit
ish market where he usually is able
to ship several hundred carloads in
the course Of season. Imports Of
all fresh fruits have been banned in
England.
The industrial conference board,
a private organization which is quite
accurate in its reports on business
conditions and trends, said lately
that our exports to Canada are due
to fall with a dull thud. In 1888,
Canada acquired 68 per cent Of all
Of the things she imported right
across the border in the United
States. It is to be remembered, too,
that about 40 per cent Of all ex-
ports from the United States in nor
NAL years 20 to Canada.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
Lesson for December 3

Lesson subjects and Scripture tavts :.
lected and copyrighted by Internat;onSeI
permission. N'eo oy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30

Smokers of Bremen, Germany
are cutting their consumption of
American tobacco.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30

The fellow who is always looking out for No.
is working something right next to nothing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30

About the only time some folks grow
around Thanksgiving.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
Our Cotton Exports Are
Continuing to Decline

We have witnessed the spectacle
Of our secretary Of agriculture seek
ing to get our cotton or some other
farm product into foreign markets
by use Of various forms of cash pay
ments to the producers. While he
has been passing out checks, our
exports have declined and are con-
tinuing to decline. and there is moth
ing that can be done about it. Other
folks have learned to grow cotton
and they are not going to stop. We
cannot control them by law saying
a farmer must plant only so much,
or that there must be six million
little pigs killed of.
I was asked recently for my own
opinion on the outlook for business.
My reply was that disliked making
gloomy predictions. Pollyanna stuff
is much more pleasant. On the
other hand, President Hoover tried
hard to get prosperity to come
around the corner, and he looked
rather ridiculous when she STAYED
just around the corner through more
than nine years up to the present
time. Secretary Hopkins, Of the de-
partment Of commerce, is trying
now to induce the coy young woman
to come around the same corner.
His department has been issuing
statements about bulges in produc.
ton and In sales and in shipments.
But could not read the figures the
same way the secretary read them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
exports are largely by raid are the
three nations now fighting in Europe.
Transfer of Ship Registry
Ruises Stink in Woshinrfon

The latest development with re-
spect to the shipping industry is the
effort Of one of the great shipping
companies to transfer the regis
try Of its ships to Panama-to fly
the Panama flag. That action. Of
course. is like changing your own
American citizenship and becoming
the subject Of another nation. It can
be done under the law, but It has
raised quite a stink in Washington,
because this course Of action simply
circumvents the so-called cash-and-
carry law. Under the Panama flag,
those ships could sail into war zone
ports which they cannot do as long
as they fly the Stars and Stripes
from their masthead. It does not
mean a great DEAL I believe, ex-
cept it shows the influence Of the
European war. incidentally, the
fuss about those ships recalls how
difficult it Is to make a law that
will not have loopholes In II or
means Of getting around it,
The war In the Far East has
upset practically all trade relations
between the United States and
Japan and China. There is a guam
tity Of exports yet moving in that
direction, but I am told by persons
who know the facts that when that
war Is over, Japan will be without
any money and her purchases in
the United States will be next to
nothing for years to come.
Citation of example and trend and
opinion could go on quite at length
in this situation. Taken all together
1t seems to be one Of the really i'm
portant things, next to our own un-
employment rolls. because it looks
from this date as though the United
States is face to face with the neces.
sity of gigantic readjustment. It
seems to me the problem cannot be
lodged. Changes must come within
our own national economy. We will
have to learn just what to pro-
duce and how much, because fear
that a large chunk Of our export
market is gone forever.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
THE COMIC TOUCH

Even the great tragedy of war has its comic
touches Not The least of these is the pseudo-inven-
tive effort brought forth by every great struggle.
In the World War, for instance, some misguided
genius offered to the British government chemical
which he said would freeze clouds. Then, he said,
artillery could be mounted the frozen clouds to
fight off airplane attacks!
The present war also has produced crop of
screwba ideas. It already has been suggested that
London set up a huge searchlight to throw black
beam the moon to black it out during air raids.
Then there is the American who advised the Navy to
put trained cats monkeys in special compartments
on torpedoes to guide the missiles toward their tar
gets.
Best of them all, though, is suggestion for
Britain which also originated in this country Idea is
to gather up London's famed fog in huge contrap-
tons somewhat similar to vacuum cleaners and re-
move it to some deserted spot far from the city
Enemy aviators-says the plans orginator-will spot
the fog, think it conceals London and drop their
bombs harmlessy open country
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS

LESSON TEXT-Matthew lO:24.39
GOLDEN TEXT-Let him that hear.
eth say, Come.-Revelation 22:l7
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30

It is always well to remember there are two words
that go into the making Of Thanksgiving"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30
VrN'NNNNNNNNSSeS
Improved n CTTNTDAv
Uniform oO1NOA1
-:-LESSON,:,

By HAROLD L. LUNDOUIST n n
Dean of The Moody Bible Tnstit,,oa ~
of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper tr,,0u
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-30

If Barnum were alive today we figure his sucker
born every minute" would change to greater per-
centaQe.
Evening star., 1939-03-23

that If I live long enough to get back
in the mountains that he has moth
ing to fear from me. I hope never
see him again.
when you get after me. better
take about 20 men for your boldly.
guard and put braces on their knees.
"Of coarse I know that I am done
for and when you kill me suggest
you have my head mounted and
hang 1t up in the courthouse for the
sake of law and order.
'Your beloved enemy, Earl Du-
rand.
"P. 81 know where King lives 70
he may expect me around anytime
to shake hands"
The letter bore as q return ad-
dress: "Undertaker's omce, Powell,
Wyo."
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Trench Mortar, Gas
And Dynamite 10 Blast
Wyoming Bad Man
Renegade Roneher Holds
Posse Of 100 at Boy From
His Cliff Fortress
By the Associated Press.

% SQe AeSOCI1tSo 1Ieo0s
CODY, Wyo., March ga heavy
trench mortar, dynamite and gas
bombs were rushed by airplane into
Northwestern Wyoming today in an
attempt to blast Earl Durand, 26-
year-old "Tarzan," from q rocky
fortress where he held more than
100 men at bay all night after
shooting down two possemen who
attempted to rush his hideout.
Durand, who shot two Wyoming
ofncers after he kidnapped a deputy
sheriff and broke from the Cody,
Wyo., Jail week ago notified off,
GERS he would not be taken alive.
The sharpshooting rancher left
q letter at ranchhouse as he fled
yesterday. It suggested" his pur-
suers have my head mounted and
hang it up in the courthouse for
the sake of law and order"
Fearful of further casualties if
they attempted to rush Durand's S
stronghold last night, the posse
awaited arrival of modern weapons
Of warfare before renewing the
attack.
Buffalo Bill's Grandson Helps.
Bill Monday, Cody pilot, flew from
Casper, Wyo., with a trench mortar
bombs and tear gas pistols obtained
from National Guard headquarters
Bill Carlow, 26-year-old grand
son of William F. (Buffalo BID
Cody, famed frontiersman, was on
hand to fire the 3-inch mortar into
Durand's hideout. Members of the
posse planned to climb q sheer
precipice in back of Durand's base,
and throw the bombs over into
his camp.
The bodies of the two possemen
dropped by the raw meat-eating
fugitive still lay today on the noun
tain side down which they rolled
after Durand fired one shot at each.
Killed Two Last Night.
Durand, a 6-foot 2-inch rancher-
woodsman with taste for raw meat,
dropped Arthur Argento of Nee
teetse, Wyo., and Orville Linaberry
of Cody, Wyo., when they came
within so yards of his natural fort
ress at dusk last night.
Frank Morris Of Cody,'a North
Fork rancher, said he believed both
were killed almost Immediately. II
saw both fall-they never moved. +"
Sheriff Blackburn ordered posse
men to stay clear of Durand's firing
range the remainder of last night.
"It's suicide, that's ALL" he said.
Durand was tracked to his prime
val lair yesterday after he stopped at
three ranches near Powell, leaving
the letter at one and forcing Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Thornburg. owners OF
another, to drive him to the mouth