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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Man Hangs by Arm go
Minutes to Escape Trains

CLEVELAND. oHIO.-A 6e-year-
old Knight Of the road" who chung
to q railroad tie with one arm for
30 minutes while two freight trains
roared above him was rescued
from q perch 100 feet above ground
under a Nickel Plate trestle across
the Cuyahoga river.
The rescued man was William W.
Taylor of Chicago who had started
across the bridge and saw a train
overtaking him as he was midway
between two safety platforms He
lowered himself over the end Of a
projecting tie and held on with his
right arm. with the tips Of his toes
barely touching an l-beam part Of
the bridge structure.
A fire department ladder finally
was raised and he was rescued.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03

tWSSn soihS VI the pulllICdl leduefS
Of both parties that the voters are
going 10 indulge in d good deal of
indiscriminate hurting of brickbats
next month and il is entirely likely
that many an innocent, Outstanding
congressman is going to suffer for
the SINS of his colleagues. Clarence
Brown, No. man in the Republican
national committee, admitted to me
that he was counting heavily on the
throw the rascals OUT vote. In
other words people are going to take
out their various personal grouches
on the incumbent, regardless of rec
ord or party utilization. This view
was reflected on the Democratic
side bytthat experienced politician,
Senator Russell of Georgia. He said
to some of US the other day:
Its always like this after a
war. A great many people have
complaints of one kind or another.
It's natural thing for many Of
them to decide to vote against the
people who have been in Office"
That line of reasoning, when pur-
sued by good Democrat, might be
wishful thinking II he were casting
his eyes at the gubernatorial ooh
test in'NeW York state. Many Ipeu4
pie take for granted that Governor
Dewey, if. he wins, will try to use
re election as stepping stone
toward the presidential nomination.
In any case, the way the issues are
being played now, if Dewey is re-
elected, it will strengthen the argu.
ments the Republicans are empha-
sizing that the next presidential
campaign will be safety and solid
ity" versus "wild-eyed radicalism."
Issues will be joined on this point
by the National Citizens Political
Action committee (CIO-PACs twin
when the latter makes the following
statement at the conference of pro
gressives" in Chicago at the end Of
the month:
THE November elections will de-
eide the nations future-the indie
pendent voters will determine
whether the voice of privilege, of
hate and bigotry will dominate the
Both congress, as they did the old,
or whether the progressives who
fought against great odds in the
18th congress will find new allies"
The Republicans are Offering
themselves as new allies" by max.
ing the claim that they represent
true liberalism. and telling the PRO
gressives" that they must either
choose the Republican brand OF lib
eralism" or support the so-called
"radicalism" Of the Democrats.
Evidence to support the view that
the Inns" whether they are Demo.
Gratis or Republicans, are going to
get the brickbats from disgruntled
voters was contained in d letter re.
Gently received by two Democrat
inns"
There just aren't any diapers"
an expectant. incensed father wrote
to his congressman, and it's some.
ones fault Regardless Of where and
how you place the blame, you rep.
resent US in our government which
has allowed this national disgrace tc
come about and are. therefore, to
a greater or less degree, person.
ally responsible for it,"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03

Russia grow rap
idly no better.
many reports are
o m in G in I o
show that Com
IN unism, W hich
reached the peak
of it's pres 'tige
with the end of
the war, is losing
some of its popu-
larity in Europe.
The lack Of proof
provided in the
eating Of the So
Wet pudding has
had its effects.
and MANY a wall
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Russia's Game

INDICATIONS are that relations
between Russia and the U. ).
GRE becoming extremely tense
Russia's attitude justifies the as
sumption that they are merely
irving to capitalize on peace
terms, as it would be illogical to
think that they would carry 1t to
The extent of provoking a war;
The Byrnes firmness is beginning
to souelch their position as a sell
fish grabber of the spoils.
Anyone who has seen any part
of the Russian Army would readi-
" understand why that country Is
in no position to even consider a
major war at this time. At the
beginning of hostilities, Russia
supposedly mad five million men
in the regular army, ten million IN
reserve and millions more on the
eligible list. At the end Of the war,
they had tapped these resources to
the limit, even women doing COM
bat duty. Their equipment, medl-
OGRE in comparison with that OF
the United States, Britain and
Canada, was spotted with our
ieeps, planes, tanks, and guns. 1t
is unreasonable to even assume
that they could have survived it
the Germans had not been engag-
cd on many fronts or the United
States and Britain had not suppl
ed much of the needed equipment.
While rich in natural resources,
Russia's economic development
has not kept pace WITH other great
nations. None realize this more
than the Russians themselves.
The terror wrought by the IN
vasion is still imprinted firmly in
the minds of the Russians, some4
thing not easily realized in a
nation whose borders have remain
: cd untouched. Their natural re-
action has been to fortify their
country against another invasion
III the future. After the war, they
pressed for additional territory to
their original occupation zone and
got it. Likewise, concessions were
rIade in the Pacific area. From
their Occupational zones, they
took anything that was removable,
even including machinery and ar
ticies that should not have been
considered contraband of war.
With continued concessions from
other nations, they felt that they
could continue to grab without in
reference. Only firm opposition
will deter them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Truth In History
A GROUP of prominent woi

A GROUP of prominent world
educators, meeting in Aus
tralia, expresses the opinion that
analysis and revision of textbooks
en- war will be an essential step
toward lasting international good
will.
The idea of the delegates is to
educate the people of the world
so that they may have an under
standing of international prob
lens. This is a laudable purpose
but we doubt if it can be achieved
by any system of censorship in
the writing of textbooks.
It is essential, of course, that
textbooks on history tell the truth
as to events, but it is not desir-
able, in our opinion, that they con-
form in the expression of theories
or in the justification of national
conflicts. In some fields of history,
where theories clash and opinions
differ, it will not be advantageous
to attempt a statement to please
everybody. In connection with
what actually happened, however
it ought to be possible for ex-
perts, representing the various
countries, if necessary, to agree
upon certain facts.
1t will not be easy, for exam
pie, to secure uniformity in
French and German textbooks
that relate to the historic clashes
between these countries. Nor
would it be possible in the United
States to eliminate certain build
ups that conform to traditional
opinions, even if not in accordance
with complete truth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Labor Unions Under
Government Wing

According to Communism in Ac-
ton" (the U. S. government docu-
ment mentioned earlier) the Rus
sian labor unions started out under
Trotsky as independent, fighting or
gans of labor But when Trotsky
was ousted and made his very hasty
departure from the Utopia he helped
found, one lap ahead of the liquida
tors. things changed. AS in the case
of Nazi Germany the union became
a limb of the party.
And no one would say that Amer
lean unions, like the Russian vari-
ETY., are not organized to conduct
strikes" This is reported by Com
munism in Action" which says that
there hasn't been strike in Russia
since 1921. The document further
points out that unions In the United
States have as their primary pur
pose the privilege Of their members
to deal on equal terms with their
employers on all matters of mutual
interest.
In the U.S.S r., on the other hand,
the unions are part Of the appara-
tus OF the employer (the govern
menD and since the government
is supposed to act in the interests OF
all, the workers can't complain
against any Of its decisions.
-
Tough Shedding
For the ms
There seems to be agreement be-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03

of anguish is dimly audible behind
the iron curtain which stretches from
the Baltic through the Balkans.
This, of course, doesn't prevent
our own little family Of loyal Amer
lean "Commies" from screaming
the praises of all within the Soviets
gates.
| have been looking over some
facts concerning two of the great
postwar American problems-hous-
ing and union labor dem ands-With
an eye on similar conditions in Rus
STA.
Nobody but an optimist with rose
colored glasses and five-year lease
would say that we have no housing
problem in America. But Stain has
one in Russia too. And how. To-
varish! Don't answer me now,
there's a plain clothes man behind
the samovar) | know about that
letter workers wrote to Uncle Joe,
pledging their tireless work and
promise to 'liquidate all shortcom-
ings" on the housing industry That
word "liquidate" has an unpleasant
sound. And when Russian papers
are allowed to criticize production.
putting the blame on local Sow
cts" it means-the situation needs
criticizing!
But what were Russian housing
conditions before the war?
According to a recent Library OF
Congress report, Communism in
Action" even before the devaste
ton Of western Russia the aver
age floor space in Moscow was only
As square feet per head. But the
privileged (workers with high rec
ords on the speed-up plan had
much more. Hence, the ordinary
Russian worker had much less. BY
way Of contrast in Washington, d.
c.. under the National Capital Hous-
ing authority, the smallest housing
unit IA one-bedroom apartment
must allot 1865 square feet to the
living room alone, and the total
space must be $50 square feet.
In Russia the usual arrangement
is one family per room in a SIX
room apartment with common use
of the kitchen and bathroom.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1916.
Would Legalize Bingo


THE American Legion in New
Jersey, in annual convention,
urges the Legislature of that
State to legalize bingo, something
OF a gambling game, because such
a step would produce "vast bene-
fits" to veterans organizations
and churches.
In view Of the veterans resolu-
ton, we presume that bingo is
outlawed in New Jersey, that vet
Grams organizations and churches
obey the law and thus fail to Sc
cure the "vast benefits" that they
might otherwise obtain through
the profits to be derived from
operating bingo games.
Bingo, in our opinion, is a COM
paratively mild form of gambling.
Conducted by commercial opera
tors, as it is at fairs, carnivals
and other public events, one
doubts whether the playing pub
nc has much chance to receive rea-
sonable returns for money invest
ed.
Probably veterans organizations
and churches would give the am
ateur gambler a better chance but
just the same, most American
states have steadfastly declined
to legalize any form of gambling
In the long run, this is probably
the wisest course to pursue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Strangles Girl, /
Sets Body A6re, |
Boy Confesses
Wanted to Kill Somebody,
Youth Explains When
Admitting Crime.

OROVILLE, CALIF.--He want
ed to kill somebody" Albert Jones,
a frail l4-year-old high school stu
dent explained in confessing stran-
Cling Patricia Crandall, teen-aged
companion. and setting fire to her
body.
After he had been taken into GUS
tody for questioning in the near
fatal shooting Of Mrs. Hazel Mel
sen, Jones broke down and con-
fessed both crimes He shot Mrs.
Nielsen in the back when she went
to get him some cookies.
In a tremulous. adolescent voice.
Albert said he committed both
crimes for money.
II wasn't mad at Patricia" he
said. II just wanted to kill her,
She didn't fight much.
Resented Scolding.
''She scolded me for playing with
the cat.' the youth said. She made
q fuss when | pulled its tail. She
said / was hurting It.
In a later confession, Albert said
he got mad" when the girl struck
the cat. II was then, he said.
that he decided to kill her.
II went downtown and bought
some lighter fluid. When came
back / grabbed her arm and twist
ed it and pushed her into the bed
room onto the bed. Then | choked
her with rag.
II put her on the floor and piled
magazines around her. ! poured
the lighter fluid and set them on
fire. Her hair was on fire and burn-
ing when | went out"
Sheriff Herb Forward said the
girl was alive but unconscious when
she was burned. (
Jones told police. he felt like
killing somebody again" He rode
over to the Nielsen house, where
Mrs. Nielsen was canning apricots.
Her daughter. Betty, 10, was study
ing in the breakfast nook and a
neighbor child was playing with wa
ter colors.
Shot Her In Back.
Mrs. Nielsen offered TO get the
boy a cookie and he followed her
to the kitchen, shooting her In the
back as she reached for the cookie
jar. The bullet pierced her intes-
tine and emerged from her hip. She
slumped TO the floor.
Then he stuffed apricot pits In her
mouth and gagged her with . towel
After tying up Betty and the other
girls, he picked up two pairing
knives. VIVA M
III could kin you with these and
not make any noise. but I'm better
at strangling" he threatened.
At length, the youth yielded to
Betty's hysterical pleas 10 be al-
lowed to call her father. u Her franz
tic voice ever the, telephone alarmed
Nielsen. who rushed home from
the garage where he had been work.
ing.
Nielsen pursued the boy into the
bedroom and overpowered him. ig-
noring bullet which ripped
through his shirtsleeve.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Aluminium Houses

FROM London comes the news
that British airplane plants
are producing aluminium houses
winch can be put together in less
than two hours.
The houses leave the factories
complete in four sections. with
electric wiring and plumbing in
place and wardrobes, cupboards
and heating plant.
The houses have four rooms
and bath and sell for s5,4OO.
ney are one of the prefabricated
a'Sies with which the British hone
'e replace the 100000 DWELLINGS,
destroyed during the war. While
"ssisned for temporary use, it is
n'lnated that they can last for
I'M" ~, Years or more.
:. -ne use of prefabricated houses
:, not new but, in this country,
adoI IN England, the process Of
tio OpIiOn is slow. Current produc-
on,n !" Doth countries represents
tbst small fraction of the homes
bors;. necessary to meet the
prs rs,ts shortage. Obviously, the
the en,a .a'eu houses can help in
Some emergency, but it will take
s q .tnd form of mass production ' on
prices pt ~ scale to bring down
MAN, t 20 suit the pocketbooks of
housing. winch need better
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
ZnE:!E;! I!!'!s b q 4 lll:2:S5J
Life in Soviet Russia
Lacks Utopian Promise
By BAUKHAGE
NelUs ANALYST and Commentator.

Such that the Russian press NAV
well be allowed to critic!ze-if that
will do any good.
In Kiev, says Fischer, a person IL
supposed to have six square meters
of living space, which is a strip Of
floor about ten feet long and six feet
wide. Less than that is available in
Kharkov.
If you want to know how a typical
family in the Ukraine lives, Fischer
tells you to imagine you and your
wife and children occupying the
smallest room in your house, with
. the clothing. beds. furniture and pos2
q sessions that are. absolutely indis-
pensable. You'll have brick steve
instead OF a radiator or cooking
range, a bathroom. with no hot
water shared by several other fam
lilies Ill and probably few rela.
tives to share all, that!
Probably you could stand this il
you knew it was temporary. But in
Russia. according to Fischer, be-
cause Of the fve-year plan for the
expansion of heavy industry (said to
be part of Soviet war preparation,
Russians are going to have a bitter
ly hard life as far as consumer
goods and facilities go. for another
10 to Is years.
can't verify Fischers views, but
/ know that authorities agree that
Russia cannot possibly do much to
raise the standard of living OF the
less privileged even il she doesn't
continue the present military prep
aration.
And what has Communism done
for the laborer as such?
Under the five-year plan industri-
al workers pay is supposed TO 60
up to 500 rubles month. Fischer
estimates the present rate at be-
tween 300 and $50, which he says
amounts in terms of American pur-
oh IN SinU roWar IN ahaitt N20 IN G2S
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03

A Kentucky physician received a
tribute from his townsfolk the other
day for delivering 5,492 babies in
Az wears. And not a wrong address
in pram-load.
An 84.year-old mountaineer whose
91.vear.old wife had nine pound
baby wants the government to in
craose his old age pension. Not with
those young ideas
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Tough Shedding
For the ms


Terminal leaves end just like the
ones that grow on trees.
A short circuit which tied up the
telegraph line in Lombard. Mont,
was caused by big fish lodged on
the cross-arm Of a telegraph pole
Probably dropped by a fish-hawk
which didn't realize there were some
currents even fish couldn't swim
against.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Naked Beauty Slain in
London Hotel Mystery

LONDON. The nude body OF q
beautiful woman Of about rs who
apparently had been strangled was
found In a London hotel room--the
third Staying Of pretty women in
two weeks.
Arriving with a man at the hotel,
the woman had registered as Doro.
thy Lindsey. The man left during
the night and the woman was found
dead in bed by a member OF the
hotel staff.
Her face was scratched and the
pillow bloodstained, but investiga-
tors said there was no sign Of .
struggle. A thin dress was the only
garment found In the room.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
ANEW IVY Worry About India 2

tinus newspapers con-
lenee I IN to report communal VIC.
tails as ~ ' ~ with copious de-
killed ana % the number of persons
between ' IL. injured in the rioting
Try. vie factions in that conn.
Der Of find fnai. be noted that the num-
up to thi, s's ans killed in the strife
killed bv M Number of Americans
''AS nation.
check ''' 's5'' .. s :s;i.n buy meat to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03

Careful driving is being
stressed, in connection with safe
ty on the highways, but some
words should be said about care
less walking.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Figure Out Floor
SPACE Per Person

This was the situation before the
war Today, in the Ukraine, ac'
cording to an"artcle in Harper's by
John Fischer, who spent some
months in the Ukraine and Byelo
Russia with UlJRRA, conditions are
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03

You should have heard what
one lady Of this county said re-
Gently when some relatives sur
prlsed her with visit. You would
have been surprised.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Lesson for October 6

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
lected and copyrighted by international
Council of Religious Education: used by
permission
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
PAUL'S BACKGROUND
AND EARLY LIFE

LESSON TEXT-Acts 2l:39; 22:3, q.
%: 26:4. S; Philippians 3:5, 6.
MEMORY SELECTION - Remember
now thy Creator 10 the days of thy youth
--Ecclesiastes 1871.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Gluttonous Jap Is Freed
From Cage Confinement

NIICATA. --Mssshige Nakamura.
~. Is free from his cage and prob
ably eating TO his hearts content.
Even when their children did not
get enough food Mrs. Nakamura
walled TO police. Maashige over-in-
dulRed He would sneak from bed
at night and rife the foodstocks.
So she and a son built the cage.
When Mssshige returned from work
every afternoon they would hustle
him into the coop, handch him
and set before him his share Of food.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03
Mother Is Convicted
For Staying of Son, 6

PHlLlPPl, W. VA.-Mrs. Mar
garet Loughry. convicted by a
Barbour county criminal court
jury Of manslaughter in the fatal
beating Of her six-year-old son,
was sentenced to one 10 FIVE
years in the state penitentiary.
Mrs. Loughry is expecting the
birth Of another child in Sep.
TENDER. Two other children are
in custody Of welfare officers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03

Army drops $1,000 civilian
jobs under Truman economy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03

WASHINGTON, D. CAS- rela-
tons between the western world and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-10-03

National banks report assets
total Of y86,OOO,000,OOO.
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BY HAROLD l., LuNDQuIST. d. d.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
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WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, NV,
Washington, d. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-07
MORE ABOUT
NATIONS
FROM PAGE ONE

easy" was a denial of "the fesrs
of a new war, which are often ex.
pressed nowadays.''
The Italian Economic commits
sion held three sessions Sunday "a
finish up its detailed report. Ths
Balkan Economic commission wa,
scheduled to meet Monday morn
ing to approve its report.
Starting off Sunday afternoon.
special plentry session, Bevin call.
ed for general remarks Of the rules
of procedure, approved last week
by the council of foreign ministers
and drafted by Secretary-gene-sl
Jacques Fouques du Pare.
When there Were no comments.
Bevin went over the rules articla
by article, calling for observations
There were none until he had
finished announcing that unanimous
adoption Of the final article.
Soviet Delegate And-ei Y. Wish
insky then proposed an eleventh
article providing that a report Of
the agreements of the conference
be sent to the council Of foreign
ministers. He withdrew his pro-
posal however when Bevin ex.
planned that 1t would be done auto
matically.
The conference Monday after
noon will start its examination Of
the Italian treaty, for the CON-
pletion of which the rules of pro-
cedure allow only three days. Only
one day each is allowed for the
Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian
and Finnish treaties.