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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
A Self Cleaning
Lighting Fixture

The accumulation of dirt and dust
upon the surface of the glass electric
bulb and the reflector is known to cut
down the efficiency of the fixture. The
fixture consists of reflector, pull
switch, a cord, a cleaning device COM
prising two wiping blades. Every time
the cord is pulled to operate the switch
it simultaneously brings the two wip-
ing blades into action Each blade
makes a complete revolution, one
against the rejecting surface of the
reflector and the other against the
. ', swept ss ~ s.. tort :
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
German Dye Trusts
Strengthened to
Fight American
Competition

The five great companies in the Ger
man dyestuff trust which, during the
war, allied themselves in a close COM
munity of interest with the aim of re-
gaining their old position in the
worlds markets after the war, are now
arming and equipping themselves
with an even stronger joint organl-
cation with the avowed purpose OF
going after the American dyestuff in
dustry, whose competition, particularly
in East Asia, is proving more danger
GUS than the Germans had anticipated.
The trust agreement, originally run
ming until the end of the year 1860,
has been extended until the end OF
1899 and can be abrogated only by
fourfifths vote. The stockholders are
the constituent companies. These re-
tain their separate legal existence, but
work as one vast concern, concen-
trating their interests and dividing
the processes of manufacture among
the different plants to obtain the
cheapest and most efficient production
for export.
A company spokesman, at Satur-
DAVIS meeting of the stockholders at
the Baden Anilin Soda Factory, called
on to approve the changes in the trust
agreement singled out American in
dustry as the outstanding competitor
and the greatest menace to the Ger
man dye trade in the export markets
of the world. American companies
thanks to the process of concentration
and control of capital and robbery
of German patents, has estapilsheo
themselves, he said, in a position
which went far beyond the anticipated
limits of competition, namely the de-
Tense of home markets against new
German invasion and now threatened
to capture the rich market in East
Asia.
The members of the trust are form
ing a new company with a half billion
capital to take over for joint operation
the nitrate factories hitherto operated
separately. The plants are proving
far more expensive than anticipated
and very slow in fulfilling their prom
ises to provide German agriculture and
industry with the necessary nitrogen
derived from the air to make Germany
independent of Chilean nitrate "a
ports.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
VARIETY OF PANEL TREATMENT

Various treatments of the panel idea
are SHOWN. In some instances the PAN
els are hung from a low waistline are
IN straight band form and are either
left free or are turned under at the
hem. In others they are arranged in
double or triple tiers, having an ir.
regular line.
Iunlc skirts are shown with the
tunlcs in square, pointed or circular
form. The pointed tunics are hung at
the front and back and separated at
the sides or hung from the sides cnlv
of a wide draped girdle. The circular
tunlcs are also hung from a low belt.
and they open in front throughout
their length, revealing an underslip
which is invariably of a contrasting
fabric.
Flounced skirts are also REPRESENTED
the f1ounces being cut circular or
pleated and run on straight or on bias
lines.
lrregularity of hem is marked
note, especially in skirts of afternoon
dresses. This irregularity of line is
produced in various ways. The skirt
may be short at the front and long
at the back and sides, or it may be
longer at the front than at the hack
or sides, or again, the skirt may be
long on one side and shorter at the
opposite side, at the back and at the
front.
Panelings are a favored mode of
trimming skirts. Especially notable
are godet 'panelings and pleated panel
ings run from the knees to the hem
or throughout the length of the skirt
at the sides, from belt to hem.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Fasting in Fiji

If ever you go to live in Fiji, and are
asked to attend, a public dinner, pray
be vary careful how you behave, or it
may cost you your life! A public din.
ner in Fiji is a grand affair, and all
the guests give hand in feeding the
oven or stirring the pot! A floor of
clean leaves is covered with cocoa
nuts, on which is heaped baked taro
and yams-like a large potato-to the
amount of several tons! The next tier
comprises a well-oiled pudding in
green leaves" called ''vakalolo."
Baked turtles are next heaped on top
of these buildings, or two or three
hogs baked whole!
At one public dinner in Fiji there
were fifty tons of yams, fifteen tons
of vakalolo pudding, seventy turtles,
five carloads of yagona and two hun
dred tons of uncooked yams!
A chief, having eaten a cocoanut
without offering piece to one Of his
followers, the latter went over to the
enemy, and singled out his former mas.
ter in their next battle. Asking for
mercy, the stern reply was Don't you
recollect the nut at the last public
dinner? For that you diet"
Another chief once sat with his
father-in-law, and on passing a dish
of cooked suano he broke off a bit OF
it's tail. A dark scowl covered the rel
ative's face, and before many hours
were passed, he slew his son-in-law
having first intimated that he was in
suited by being offered broken tail
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
"A Foot Punched
Transfer

A new system of issuing transfers
and similar tickets is being introduced
in some Of the railways of the country.
The machine issues a transfer and
ready for the passenger to use, without
the aid of any clockwork mechanism
and with the use of only the foot of
the conductor, after the combination"
is set.
The machine consists of a box
mounted on a pedestal which has a
foot lever at its base. 1t is made of
sheet metal and contains strip of 500
transfers, punch plate and an operat-
ing mechanism for feeding the trans
fers, properly punched, to the pas
sengers.
The pedestal is of cast iron with a
diameter of about three inches and a.
height of three feet The foot lever
at the base operates a rod, which in
turn operates the punch plate and also
the ratchet-and-pall device, which
feeds the transfer to the outlet. A
push downward is all that is required
after the initial adjustments are made.
rear portion of the box opens for the
insertion of the Tapped strip of 500
transfers in receptacle, after which
the first transfer is placed in the die
DJoto ond tho dior o1Ocad
On the left hand side of the box is a
movable sector of a circle which has
segments marked A. NJ, P. M, Is, 30
and As. This is used to set for A. M.
or P. M. and any fifteen minute inter-
| walls of an hour On the right hand
side is a similar sector of circle
which has numbers from 1 to IL on
the segments. This is used to adjust
for the hour desired. These two Sec
tors thus allow the time to be set with
in fifteen minutes of the time desired
at the next transfer point.
On the top of the box set of push
buttons is located and also window
which shows the counter dial for re-
cording the number of transfers is
sued. The push buttons are labelled
with the different routes, emergency,
inbound and outbound. By means OF
the push buttons the conductor can
punch the transfer for any route de-
sired.
| AS an example, assume the next
transfer point on an inbound car at
lap. M. is at Ais P. M. on the run
schedule. The sectors on the SIDES
would be adjusted to AIS P. M. and
the inbound push button would be
pushed down. If the route to which
transfers are desired is pine Street"
then the push button is also operated.
The conductor then simply pushes the
foot lever as each passenger asks Tor
a transfer and the properly punched
transfer issues at the mouth of the
box for the passenger to grasp.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Linens Offered at
Attractive Prices

Housekeepers are cheered by the
attractive sales of linens going on now
in many Of the big shops. Linens were
unobtainable during the war years and
since then have been, because rather
scarce, somewhat high in price; but
now more and more linens are coming
over from the fax countries and Datur-
ally are easier to get. A Manhattan
shop last week offered pure linen da-
mask table cloths, 81 inches square,
for a little over four dollars each
good news indeed to housewives. 1t
pays to keep watch for such offerings;
but it pays to keep watch on linens
anyhow. They are something one has
to have-if the home is to be kept up
MISC-FOUR
to standard of correctness and dis
tinction and whenever good chance
comes the good housekeeper adds a
little to her linen store. Nothing
warns her heart like piles of beauti-
full table household linen. The fine
|hcmming of napkins is not worth while
'unless the napkins are of lustrous
linen, and it is waste of time to put
handwork- scalloping or
hemstitching on any towels but pure
linen buck or damask towels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Duties Of Citizenship
70 BE Taught to the Pupils Of Kansas
Schools

Kansas may require all the students
in the high chools to pass an examina-
ton on voting and the duties Of citi-
zenship and show knowledge of the
organization Of political parties be-
fore they can be graduated. The State
Is considering the publication as re-
quired text for the schools the book
written by Miss Mary Dobbs, of
Wichita, as handbook for the women
voters when suffrage was adopted in
Kansas. The book has proved to be
of real value to the women and to
many aliens when they are natural1zed.
1t has been used as supplementary
text in some of the high schools, with
Nthe result that the boys and girls
seemed to take an unusual interest in
the time when they would become citi-
zens Of the State.
The first chapter of the book is de-
voted entirely to the duties of citi-
zenship and points out that every citi-
gen owes it to himself and his neigh
bors to go to the polls at every cleo
ton and cast ballot. The question
Of naturalization is discussed and in
structions given for the completion OF
the citizenship papers. Then the var1-
Gus forms of the National State, coun-
ty, city, township and school govern
ments are presented. Also there is
chapter devoted to the charitable, edu-
cational and penal institutions, the
care of dependents and the welfare
laws relating to women and children
The chapters on voting take up the
questions of who may vote, now ana
where and when there is voting to be
done, how absent voters may cast a
ballot and the differences in the gen
eral primary and election laws and the
city, school and special election pro
visions. There are sample ballots
shown with the proper marks, SO that
any one who will study the sample
abllots for the primaries and the gen
eral elections and watch the instruc
lions given can cast ballot without
danger of it being thrown out for want
or proper marking or for defacing IL
There is also chapter on the party
organizations, with chart showing IN
detail how each of the big political
parties is organized and how the busi
ness is handled
The book has been used by the Kan
sas Federation of Women's Clubs and
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union in the educational campaigns
conducted by the organizations II
teaching the women their duty as citi
zens and how to vote. A large mum
Der Of men have found the book in
structive and useful and it has beer
Of considerable value to newly nat
uralized citizens of the State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Self Pity is Fatal

Pity may rightfully be exercised in
any direction save one: toward self.
| Pity is said to be akin to love, and we
are to love all men, even our enemies;
but we are not to love self.
A prominent statesman and sound
counsellor of young men has said:
Never pity yourself. Self-pity begins
sickness of the soul from which few
recover" Probably we have all dab
bled in self-pity enough to know some
thing of it's poisonous effects. 1t is to
the moral system what influenza is to
the physical, in it's insidious power to
impair vital organs and sometimes to
wreck everything.
For when we begin to pity ourselves,
we dwell upon the things in our life
that seem to us unjust and unde-
served; and no man ever bettered his
condition by concentrating his mind on
his injustices.
The way to get well is to get your
mind off your disease. The way to
forge ahead in life is to think of your
opportunity and privilege, not your
handicap. When we do that, we shall
not have time for self-pity.
A saw generally means business
when its teeth are set.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Is Your Name Ella?

Ella is an elfin name. Its source
lies in fairyland, where the elves, or
white spirits, were supposed to be
gifted shadowy beings given to infiu'
encing strangely the lives of mortals'
Ella means "elf's friend"
The elf king was called Elberich
His fairy kindred and their popularity
in England and Ireland, established
the use of elf names early in history
Everyone remembers Aelfgifu, the un
fortunate Elgiva, whose beauty was
like the fairy gift which her name sig
mites, and brough ruin upon herself
and her husband.
Aelfwine (elf darling), daughter OF
the Earl of Southampton, was knut
first wife. A bishop of Lichf1eld was
called Aelfwine, but he preferred to
be addressed as Aella. This is the nrst
appearance of Ella and it seems curl
GUS that it should have been a mas
culine name.
Aella, as it was then spelled, named
the sponsor for the executor OF Tag
mar Lodbrog and it was Aelle of Delra
whose name caused Gregory the Great
to say that "Alleluja" should be sung
in those regions.
Ella is much used in this country
but her significance is so little known
that her popularity must be attributed
to harmony of sound.
The opal is Elias talismanic gem
Friday is her lucky day and mel
lucky number.
No person will ever Get there on
lame excuse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24
Worth Knowing

Perhaps no birds spend more of
their lives on the wing than parrots
and pigeons, the latter being also
among the most graceful and rapid of
the inhabitants of the air. In New
Zealand a species of parrot is found
that, finding it's food entirely on the
ground has lost power of flight. 1t
differs from the rest of it's family only
in this particular, and in being almost
voicelesS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24

GAS thick as the hair on dogs
back" expresses nothing in Mexico,
for the Mexican dog is utterly devoid
hair on his back or anywhere eles.
The hot climate having rendered it
superfluous, Mother Nature kindly di-
vested him of it. Nor does "the little
busy bee improve each shining hour"
in that country; on the contrary, it
soon learns that, as there is no winter
there, there is no necessity for laying
in store of honey, and degenerates
into a thoroughbred loafer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24

Among recent breeds of pigeons is
the parlor tumbler, which has not only
lost the power of fight, but has very
nearly lost that of walking as well.
Its queer motions, when it attempts
to walk have given in it's name-the
tumbler
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24

"As cunning as fox" would have
sounded idiotic to the discoveries of
Kamschatka. They found foxes in
large numbers, but so stupid, because
they had never before seen an enemy,
that they could be killed with clubs.
The birds of feather that "fock
| together" do not belong to the penguin
family, as they are entirely devoid OF
feathers, having for a covering kind
of stiff down. Another penguin pecul-
arity is that it swims not on, but under
water, never keeping more than its
head out, and when fishing, coming to
the surface at such rare intervals, that
an ordinary observer would almost
certainly mistake it for fish.
Ducks swim the world over, but
geese do not. In South America a
domestic species is found that can
| not excel an ordinary hen in aquatic
accomplishments. 1t has lived so long
| in country where water is only found
in wells, that it has lost it's aquatic
taste and abilities entirely.
"As awkward as a crab," does not
apply on some of the South Sea Is
lands, for a crab is found there that
not only runs as fast as the average
man, but climbs trees with the ease of
schoolboy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24

GAS big as whale" might be rather
small, as there is a species of the ceta-
cean genus hardly three feet long.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24

A saw generally means business
when it's teeth are set.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-24

No person will ever eet there on a
lame excuse.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-21
CARTAS CATALANAS
Actuaci6n Sindicalista

can las tleyes y recae sobre uno de
Fellos, han hecho question esencial y
de partido 'el impedir que perezca en-
el patibulo quien tan bonitamente SUI
po matar un patrono Y un tran
|seunte que intento defenderle.
Lo que maiana acaecera no 10 sa-
bemos. Ignoramos con que sorpresas
nos obsequiara en- un future pr6ximo
|el sindicalisnio barcelones; pero con
su actuacion de estos dias no hay
aburrimiento possible.
Lo que ocurre es que con tanta ac-
tuacion sindicalista, en- Barcelona ape
mas Sc edifica; que aqui no vienen fo7
rasteros; que no Sc cream nuevas in
Edustrias, Y que la vida, por aquella
Ecausa, Sc encarece mas cada dia. En-
cambio, Madrid, cuyo sindicalismo es-
ia en- potencia, construye novecientas
casas, Sc LENA de turistas, posee un
Metropolitano que en- la capital de Ca
talufa no Sc intei1ta construir por
miedo al jaleo de las huelgas, y come
mejor y mas barato que en- Barcelona.
Con sindicalismo, Barcelona da la
impression de una ciudad que Sc de-
rrumba; sin apenas actuacion sindi-
calista, Madrid aparece como una me-
tr0poli que Sc construye.
Tengamoslo todos bien presente.
AdOlfO MARSILLACH.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-21

El sindicalisno no ha hecho en- Ma
drid los progresses que en- Barcelona
Mientras aquf la redentora ,organiza-
|ci6n ha llegado a su mayor floreci-
|rniento, en- Madrid solo esta en- poten-
cia. Esto es causa de que los ma
Idrileiios no gocen en- todai su intensi-
dad y variedad de las atracciones y
'amenidades de que Sc vale Nel sindicau
lismo consciente para el logro de su
ideal de justicia v mejoramiento de
la especie humana. Cierto que Ma
drid no ha podido sustraerse al ava
sallador infujo del sindicalismo bar
celones, y por tai razon ha sido tes-
.tigo de algunas huelgas y de alguno
que otro atropello positivamente cul-
tural Y libertador; pero es-y dicho
sea sin ofensa para ell sindicalismo
madrilefoASde 10 mas inocente v ele-
mental del comunismo revolucionario.
Donde este practica ejemplarmente
su accion directa y desarrolla sin ate
nuaciones SUI programa, es en- Bar
celona Y pueblos limftrofes. Las con-
tadas huelgas Y pequehos disturbios
con que los sindicalistas madrilenos
obsequian la capital de Espana, es
NADIA comparable con la actuacion de
sus colegas de aca. Aquf, en- un afo,
solo Sc ha trabajado siete meses. AL
gunos ofcios no han llegado a traba-
jar tanto. Los obreros emplearon 10
mejor del ai1o redactando Y presen-
tando riuevas bases. Consecuencia de
esta continue huelga es una gran ca
restia de generos de vestir para We
rano, v los pocos que sc podrian lar
gar al mercado costarfan un ojo de
la cara. En- punto huelgas, aqui
las hemos tenido de todas marcas:
huelgas pacificas y revolucionarias, de
brazos caidos, de brazos torpes, de
brazos cansados y de brazos debiles;
huelgas generates, huelgas parciales,
huelgas doctrinales, huelgas senti-
mentales, huelgas porque ST y huelgas
por solidaridad compaferismo. Huel-
gas que han durado i'm ano y huelgas
que han durado un dfa. La de los ca
mareros, para perderla, como era JUS
to y moral que la perdieran, duro cien
dias. Ha habido huelgas de servi-
clos ,publicos y Sc estinio como medic
rapido y efcaz para el triunfo de la
revolucion y ell advenimiento de una
sociedad mas justa y capacitada que
la presente, dejar sin asistencia a los
enfermos y sin enterrar los muertos.
Con las huelgas .hemos tenido inf
nitos actos de SABOTAGE. En- las cua-
dras han muerto envenenadas las ca
ballerias; en- las construcciones Sc han.
derrumbado rnuros, techos y paredes;
en- las tintorerias Sc han quemado las
lanas, las sedas y los algodones; en-
los talleres de modistas Sc han destro-i
zado los vestidos, Sc han manchado las.
confecciones y Sc han tronchado las
plumas; en- las fabricas de electrici-
dad han saltado las dinamos, y una
buena manana aparecieron rotas las
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-21
A RESPONDER DE
TRES DENUNCIAS

FL falsificador de cheques, Clemen-
te Lopez, fuS llamado aver por la
Corte de Distrito, seccion segunda,
para que compareciera a contestar
tres denuncias por falsifcaci6n que
lie han sido presentadas por ell Fis-
cal, quien sc propone presentar otras
mas pof ell mism0 delito.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-21

cafierias del gas, obstrufdas las del
aqua Y cortados con diamante los
|cristales de tiendas y almacenes. A
todo este, v efecto de este ambiente
de indisciplina social, muchas lindas
costureras llevaron al seno del hogar
la desobediencia e insubordinaci6n que
ell Sindieato introdujo en- los talleres,
y efecto asf mismo de esta relacion
Ide las costumbres, desde entonces las
Evemos jpor las Gales del brazo de susi
n0vi6s hasta bien e1trada la noehe,
sin euidarse de 10 que dira la gente
y sin tenor a una reprimenda de sus'
padres; cocineras y camareras Sc nos
han vuelto respondents; los cobrado-.
res del tranvia tratan con rialos mo-
dos al pasajero, Y los mozos de cafe,
que siguen percibiendo la propina por'
haber olvidado demasiado pronto que
esta dadiWa denigra, no os ayudan al
poner ell gaban como no 10 pidais con
muchisimo 'respeto.
L aN,i:s4 .iswn =
Pero Ia actuacion sindicaIista cul-
nina en- el terrorismo, y de esta ame-
nidad no Sc ha querido privar Bar
celona. Las huelgas, ell sabotaje Y la
indisciplina social, vienen a ser al sin
dicalismo revolucionario 10 que los
entremeses en- las comidas. Question
de pasar ell ratio. La accion directa,
10 que el sindicalismo analfabeto, aun-
que redentor y consciente Y partida-
rio de la dictadura del cuarto estado,
entiende por accion directa, es 10 que
mas fama esta dando a Barcelona
de 10 que mas debemos enorgullecer-
nos los catalanes, pues con las bonn
bas que aqui estallan casi diario v
los asesinatos que Sc perpetran casi
a diario tambien, nuestra ciudad pue-
de figurar la cabeza de las que lu-
chan por ell advenimiento de la socie-
dad comunista, que, a juzgar por la
ilustracion, tolerancia y probismo de
los encargados de ejercer la accion di-
recta, sera mas liberal, saba, justa Y
humana de 10 que muchos Sc figuran.
Esta labor de anietrallar la ciudad
Y matar al projimo, disparandole por
la espalda, Sc esta realizando impla-
cable y metodicamente, como exigen
las circunstancias Y 10 sublime y ele-
vado de la empresa. = Sc mata un
patrono. poraue,. Observation-Disclosures de
los principles liberales y fraternales
de los Sindicat9s, lton1a a su servicioI
a un obrero que, no duiso sindicarse,
v Sc mata un obrero sindicado por
negarse pagar una multa impuesta
por los "Soviets" en- funciones, Las
bombas y los atentados personales han
llegado a ser algo consustancial con
Ia vida de Barcelona. Sin embargE
los mismos que nos ametrallan y Hex
van sobre su conciencia o sobre sus
espaidas ell peso de doscientos patro-.
nos Y obreros asesinados, constituyen
para Villalonga la garantia de que no
sera ejecutado; opuestos, enemigos de
la pena de muerte... cuando la apli-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-21
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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-21

dole despuds este. FL hecho ocurri6
en- una goleta de las que esta en-.
puerto. Cuando los tripulantes Sc
dieron cuenta, va cl fuego cstaba que
mando un palo de la embarcaci6n.