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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

A health course graduate going
through an exercise.
$50 young women in Maryland, Vir.
ginia, West Virginia and the District
of Columbia have just received certif
Gates as graduates.
There were 1873 graduates of the
health course at Baltimore; 1913 al
Richmond; SO at Charleston; 80 at
Wheeling, and PIT at Washington
Health instruction is now system
wide policy of telephone companies
It's practices and interests are alike
the country over The instructions art
conducted along lines laid down by
officials who attended a conference
held under the auspices of the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, where the aim of the healt'
course was outlined as primarily to
prevent accidents and illness.
Health course instructors are care
fully selected and trained. These in
structors then take classes ranging
from 10 to Is young women each, who
are put through courses covering a
period Of twelve weeks with one les
son each week The subjects taught
in the health course concern the body,
it's nourishment, habits of good living,
the care of the sick and first aid in
both accidents and illness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25
FOUR IMPORTANT AIMS FOR
GOOD HOME GARDEN

While there are a number of diff
,erent reasons that compel people tc
plant home gardens, those who de-
;ire the best returns for their time
md trouble should seek to achieve
Jour definite ends, say vegetable
specialists at the University of
Maryland.
A garden to be classed as a good
investment must first of al furnish
an abundance of vegetables from
early spring until late autumn and,
in addition, yield a quantity OF foo(
for canning or storing during the
following winter, it is pointed out.
The second essential is to manage
the garden so that the products will
De of the highest quality. The mex
important requirement. is to provide
conditions that will make the care
Of the garden pleasure rather thar
4 dTudgery; and the final important
feature is that the, garden be
profitable.
Soil suitable for gardening should
have good water drainage and
should be located where there is
good air drainage as well, since such
locations are less subject to late
spring and early fall frosts, it il
said..; Southern and Southeastern
slopes warm up earliest in the spring
and may produce good early vege-
tables several days in advance OF
less favored exposures This is
especially true if there are good
windbreaks on the north and west.
For gardening purposes, the un-
desirable properties of the very
heavy and the very sandy soils can
be corrected to some extent. The
incorporation of large quantities of
organic matter, such as sta BILE
manure, straw, leaves and green
manures, will increase the water
holding capacity and the fertility
Of the sandy soils On small plot
few loads OF sand applied to a
very clay-like soil will probably i'm
prove its mechanical condition.
Soils in good mechanical condition
md of good texture will respond to
the use of fertilizers.
Bulletins containing detailed in.
formation on gardening are availa.
BILE from the University of Maryland
Extension Service, College Park,
Maryland, free of charge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25
Grourdhog Superstition

According to superstition. the
grounding, or woodchuck, leaves his
winter home on Candlemas day and
If he can see his shadow, he returns
to his hole and sleeps some more, be-
cause he knows that winter Is still
unbroken. But if it is cloudy, and he
cannot see his shadow, he knows that
the worst of winter is over.
Just when the grounding idea start
ed is not known, but the superstition
that the weather on Candlemas day
is an indication of the weather for
the rest of the winter Is too ancient a
superstition to be discarded. 1t has
prevailed in Europe for centuries. The
Germans have saying that 'The
shepherd would rather see wolf in
his stable on Candlemas day than the
SUM-"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25
SPRING WORK THAT WILL HELP
THE LAWN

Seasonal care is the price of a
good lawn and attention to few de-
tails in spring, like the proverbial
stitch in time, will likely save more
work later in the year when it il
sure to be less effective, explains w.
R. Ballard, specialist in vegetable
and landscape gardening for the
University of Maryland Extensio
Service
while fall seeding of lawn grass
es is usually advisable in most sec
tons of Maryland, it is often advan
tageous to scatter little seed Owe
thin spots in early spring, says MI
Ballard. Rolling the lawn aftel
freezing weather has passed is also
good thing to do as the roots will
be forced into close contact with the
soil again after winter heaving
"Stable manure is often used as
top dressing for lawns but is likely
to introduce undesirabl weed seed
1t is less troublesome in this respecl
if thoroughly rotred. Bone meal
pulverized sheep manure and chem
cal fertilizers ca nbe used to advan
age. To be most effective top dres
ing should be done in the spring.
Specific directions for the use
fertilizers cannot be given, owing I
he wide variation in soil condition;
Finely ground bone meal, howeve
can be used safely in amounts c
from fifteen to twenty pounds, pei
thousand square feet. 1t is best
applied in the late winter or very
early spring. Nitrate of soda is bes,
applied in small doses. From three
to five pounds per thousand square
feet is sufficient for one application
1t should be thoroughly pulverizec
and preferably mixed with sane
before being applied. A normal ap
plication of sulphate of ammonia
would be from eight to ten pounds
per thousand square feet"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

have been the main Instructions to
lower production costs. Larger pt wer
units are doing much to decrease la
Dor factors Also, larger power units
if used over larger farm areas can do
much to lower the power percentage.
Professor ]. B. Davidson, senior ag-
ricultural engineer, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, summing up
investigational work in SO states, Of
fers this equation for farming:
IL 600
When r. equals income
IS is selling price
&C. is cost of production
q is the quantity Of produce
ton
Professor Davidson states: Where
quantity Of production is held upper
MOST one finds prosperous farmers
who plan to farm more acres without
increasing the overhead"
Corn controls central western agri-
culture. In that area the acreage one
man can farm is dependent on the
number he can cultivate. With the
single row 'ltivator he was unable
to cultivate M than four to seven
acres per day. The two row cult or
doubled this amount. Three AMI
row cultivators are now on the
ket-even six rows were used this sea-.
son. It cultivates fifty acres pefd v
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

A number of State Legislatures
are considering enactment of State
income tax laws as the easiest
method of raising more taxes.
~ In a few Western States and some
Eastern, there is an actual, well
directed fight to reduce the general
burden without creating new forms
of taxes.
The State income tax in the un'
developed States has proved 6
highly powerful anaesthetic to put
industrial develoment and general
State prosperity to sleep.
Plainly stated, capital or accum-
ulated savings, operate like the
farm wagon or motor truck that
spreads fertilizer on the land, helps
reap the harvest, and moves the
crops to market, and a State income
tax lessons the ability of the vehicle
to do it's work-ties a boulder tC
one of it's wheels and puts farm
operations to sleep.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25
HEALTH COURSE
is BENEFICIAL

One of the chief concerns Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company is the health Of its employees
Realizing that it is easier to stay well
than to get well the officials have in.
augurated a health course for women
which has proved most successful.
The first series of lectures of this
course were held in the spring of 1926
and they were so well received ant
attended, and the subsequent com
ments on the value Of the instructions
were so many that wider and more
comprehensive campaign was started
during the winter Of this year. AS a
result of the health course more than
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25
FARM. PROBLEM A BUSINESS
,. PROBLEM

1.-THE so-called farm problem, -
says R. w. Dunlap, Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture, sis one of pure
economics, and that, almost entirely
of marketing. Here is where the
farmer is seeking to establish him
self on new foundation, where he
can partake of our n ional pros
perity in his just pro rtion and de-
3 rive his profits on the same equality
with the industrial man, the trans
! portation man, the manufacturer,
\ and the laborer.
lille is beginning to have group
consciousness for the first time in
American history-he is following
the example set by the business man.
and has organized his fellow
farmers into associations for their
advancement. He is studying his
; problems, and by means of thor
ough understanding of the economic
laws of supply and demand, pro-
duction and distribution, marketing
surplus, etc., is the farm problem
going to be solved. When a great
basic industry like agriculture fin
ally operates as unit, guided by the
immutable economic laws, and be-
comes stabilized to the same degree
of misunderstanding as now found
in industries, then and only then
will agriculture have come to its
proper place in our national eco
nomic scheme"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

CONSIDERATION That practically al OF the money
Invested" in numerous fake schemes and
half-baked projects is forfeited by the invest
ors. In presenting this series of articles re-
garding sharp practices and various kinds of
swindles we hope to prevent thousands of peo-
pie from falling into the traps already set for
them by irresponsible ard INSCRIPTIONS pro-
moters
Through the use of only actual cases Sc
lected from several thousand, it is hoped to
prove conclusively the futility of taking a
gamblers chance" with your savings, for as
in lottery without a winner you are bound to
lose. Much of the material here used has been
supplied by the Better Business Bureaus
throughout the United States which are.non-
profit organizations serving the investor
without charge and acting wholly in the
public interest. Read these cases and
7 for future reference, for sooner or later you
n the verge of taking a leap in the dark" of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

only SOOu LIuAIo. AOuA ~~$S&e
house must have real
rooms behind it, your purchases and
investments real values. In the field
of wildcat financing if you peer be-
hind the good front" which the pro-
moter puts on you will find that it is
supported only by deception, dishon-
esty and fraud.
Interruptions persons of the good
front" type are expert actors in the
role of big brother" to inexperienced
investors with money at their com
mand AS protector and advisor to
the widow and the inexperienced,
which they claim to be, they are in
reality wolves in sleeps clothing.
Gaining the Victims Confidence
In personal appearance they are
impressive. AS conversationalists
they are convincing. AS students Of
the traits of human nature they rate
high. In short, they know how to
stalk their prey successfully. With
1.-THE neat article in this series wiH
PARTS OF the country bU Which tie UhlCu
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

some invention selling for an astound-
ing sum, or depict the prospects OF q
fabulous mine or oil company that is
going to double and treble in value
over night. As climax he may paint
the picture of vine-covered cottage
which is to be yours in your old age.
with it's radiantly burning fire on the
hearth and with all the luxuries that
go with happy home. And finally, he
may paint you sitting before this fire,
happy and contented-independent for
life. as the result Of an investment
made according to his advice.
But there is a great difference be-
tween what you get and what the
wild cat promoter paints in the imag-
nation of his victims. BY the lure of
easy money he leads them over the
precipice of financial ruin. Instead of
old.age ease and comforts there usu-
ally results poverty and privation.
ell of clever scheme practiced IN many
y are robbed of their money!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

Satanic cunning they fall in line with
their intended victims likes and dis
likes, his viewpoint and his hobby,
and when they have gained his favor
and trust they grow more and more
confidential, presently taking great
interest in his welfare and happiness.
Before long they are offering advice
and pointing out how he can better his
own interests by making a new dis
position of his available cash or by
selling his present good securities and
buying others recommended by them.
Your promoter will draw upon your
imagination and paint picture of
scheme by which you can make thou
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

Annapolis, March 17.-By vote
of So to AS the House of Delegates
,on Thursday, killed the bill of Dele
gate Conway, which had as its prin-
cipal object the elimination of mar
riage mills WHICH flourish at Elkton,
Ellicott City, Rockville and other
county seat towns in the State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

The New York World last year con
tanned S4S class fed advertise.
ments, of which 5s7,259 were received
over the telephone, or an average Of
nearly 1000 every working day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

There is growing demand that a
larger part of the time in the schools
be employed in teaching the boys
and girls trades, and how to do the
things that go to build homes, pro-
.duce necessities from the soil, and
perform the tasks for the upkeep
of the community.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

The week of April 24-30 has been
officially designated for nation wide
observance as American Forest
Week by President Coolidg e, g
proclamation made public by the U
5. Department of Agriculture.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25


A good front" has put over more
crooked deals than any other one
thing Every irresponsible promoter
specializes in putting on a good
'front.' in his dealings with those
whom he fieeces out of their savings.
Whether or not he is successful is due
to large degree on how good a front
he is able to put on. In motion pic
lures, the sets, or props" as they are
called, supply the setting for the
scenes They are used to portray
things that seem large, things that
seem grand and beautiful Peer be.
hind those sets and what do you see
there? You see that the attractive
fronts are supported by braces
made of the cheapest, knottiest
and poorest timber imaginable.
They serve their purpose in the
world of make-believe, but in real
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

More than 800 600 people hive In.
vested their money in the $500 tele
phone companies that serve the people
of the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25
MORE HORSEPOWER
FOR FARM Relief

All proposed plans have thus far
failed to provide the farmer with farm
relief by Increasing his selling prices
Industry h viewer. met a somewhat
similar situation by lowering the cost
of prC<'uc on similar solution can
be success u.ly applied to agriculture.
The increasing of production per
worker on the farm is being met to a
certain extont by using larger units of
power, whe her horse or mechanical.
Where one man was using single
horse or t. am he is now using from
8 to horses, thus increasing the
ground covered from two to five times
By the use of larger power units hired
labor can be reduced or eliminated.
An analysis of raising corn divides
costs according to the following:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

The search for truth is the great
est pasrime that man can engage il
out so few pursue it that it is sci
dom discovered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25
A LOTTERY WITHOUT A winner.
BY w. r. MoREHousE

Association
q
p@
LMOST unbelievable lost to the American people
annually unwse This oss estimated at
billion dollars is accounted for when take into
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

ten file them away for future reference for later
find yourself the verge of taking leap in the
specuatng with savings the people here told about
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

OF these items one can be consid-
cred, stationary, namely, the land cost.
Labor and power are variable and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-25

cy scheme pracced
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08

ts pull up his apple queer look
came over his face.
"What's s the matter2' asked
Johnnie who stood there hungrily
waiting. lis the apple gone -
"No, it here all right. l can
feel it.
lis it frozen fast so YOU can t
get it out9' went on Johnnie.
Il dom know whether it,
frozen or not, but | cant get it
out. answered Billie. Come and
help me pull,
The two squirrels pulled, but the
apple would not come out of the hol-
low tree, and when, all of sudden,
a voice down inside it said.
Let my apple alone, Go away
and let my apple alone,
Johnnie and Billie were so sur
prised that they turned back somer-
saults into a snow drift. And just
then Uncle Wiggily hoped along.
What 5 the matter?'' asked the
rabbit gentleman.
Somebody inside the hollow tree
has my applet chattered Billie.
Let me look" suggested Mr..
Longears. With his red, white and
blue striped rheumatism crutch, Tn
Gle Wiggily poked at the apple in
the hollow, until all cf a sudden, out
it popped. And with it came a
strange squirrel boy who had his
front paws tightly elasped around
the apple.
This is my apple! I smellcd it
in the hollow tree and 1 crawled in
to get it,. said the strange squirrel.
S my apple, for hid it there
last fall" chattered Billie, and he
and Johnnie were getting ready to
throw snowballs at the strange
squirrel, who lived on hte other side
OF the forest. And the strange
squirrel was getting ready to run
away with the apple when Uncle
Wiggily said:
"The apple is large enough to
divide among You, There are plenty
of seeds in it. Here, I'll cut it in
three parts. And when the bunny
gentleman had done this, truly there
was enough for all three squirrels
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
BOLSHEVIST BARKING

Well, we'll! Here is genial old friend, the Com
munst lnternationale at Moscow with a new and in
terestlng string of compliments for Uncle Sam
The criminal, cynical greedy colossus and the
mightest Of all imperialists" is what it calls Uncle
And that's only starter.
The lnternationale issues proclamation to the
workers of enslaved nations telling them how this
wicked country is ensaving all peoples and has
thrown off the mask of democracy which hides its
greed revealing cynical intention ensave the coun
tries OF Central America and turn America into
colony of the United States"
And here is for captains of industry and
finance.
american capitalism is gradually pushing out Eng
land and has possessed itself of all natural wealth and
industry Of South America 1t has forced the South
American governments into complete economic and fl
nancial dependence upon the United States"
So the lnternatonale makes an eloquent appeal to
the ensaved little nations to rise up and resist the op-
pressor and promises do its durndest to hep them
against the "cruel strangler."
Now, as this illumination is read from Washington to
Buenos Aires, thousands of statesmen bankers mer-
chants college professors and plain people scratch
their heads and wonder what all the frenzy is about
Many laugh, but some have no sense OF humor So
as usual, we find quite few Americans taking seri-
ousy this crazy outburst from an excited futile little
group OF Moscovites who imagine the world trembles
when they bark.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February 8, 1912

The directors OF the Imperial IT.
rigation district have fixed the sal.
airy Of the tax collector and the
treasurer for the district at $500
per year each, beginning March l..
t'x.ng the salary of the assessor
was postponed until the meeting of
February II. The directors have
retained Attorney Haines of San
Diego as a counsel at n salary of
$3.50 per month and expenses of at
tending meetings. For special ser
vices REQUIRING his absence from his
office for more than two DAYS a
month, he is to receive extra com
pensation.
The Imperial Valley Press has re-
ceived for free distribution sack
of garden seeds from the depart
ment Of agriculture. Call at this of
flee and get package.
Earl c. Pound has sold 120 acres
of land in water district No. s to
Jesse l.. Daniel and 100 acres in
the North End water district to
John w. Gray of Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
PANAMA AND NICARAGUA

The American public to be losing interest in
Nicaragua feeling that while the situation there is not
altogether satisfactory it will probably work out all
right And perhaps it will sooner or later. But there
are curious complications with other Latin-Amercan
countries
Panama is the most striking example, since Mexico
began to disappear from the Nicaragua scene
Newspaper readers may remember reading few
weeks ago, about treaty negotiated between the
United States and Panama and submitted by the presi
dent of Panama to the national assembly for approval
1t was treaty which bound the United States and Pan
anna more closely together, correcting some conditions
unsatisfactory to Panama and incidentally assuring
this country of more complete control the Panama
canal with thoroughg cooperation on the part of
Panama IN case 1t became necessary to defend the
canal against foreign attack
The Panama government and public were friendly to
the treaty. Then came the landing of American ma
rlnes in Nicaragua, and all the resulting DEVELOPMENTS
that attracted the attention of the world to that coun-
try. Immediately opposition shown to the new
treaty. Popular resentment arose. There were pub
lie demonstrations against it and appeals to Safeguard
Panama's sovereignty" Then, near the end of Jan
uaryv the Panama assembly by of 80 out of as
shelved the treaty.
Panama seems to have turned "anti- American"
And thus looks if Uncle Sans efforts to safe
guard the canal rights in Nicaragua have in totally
unexpected way, made canal rights less safe in
Panama.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of Im-
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 8, 1907

r. A. Walker was in and around
Holtville most of the past week
looking up the prospects of the can
taloupc growing thore this year.
Mrs. Leroy Holt is so much i'm
proved that she is receiving her
friends and entertaining them on
the veranda, where she can get all
the benefit from the healing rays
of Imperial valley sunshine.
W. l.. Banta Is erecting another
coy little cottage on ii street,
which is already leased. Houses
are still in demand in Imperial.
A bridge is planned over New
liver on the country road west of
town. The bridge will have one
or two spans, and be so constructed
ard tied that in ease of flood it
will be raised on the pili.g and
float to the bank, instead of gong
down to the sink. The river bed
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08

"Then come on. Well get my
apple and eat the seeds and we II
give pieces of the core to some OF
the Others said Billie who WASH I
a bit selfish.
The squirrel brothers ran across
the school yard to the hollow tree,
Billie in the lead.
"What game are you playingP
bleated Billie, the goat boy.
"Applesauce." answered Billie
but he didn't mean it just the way
it sounds, l mean like slang. He
just meant that he was after an
apple and apples make good sauce,
Billie reached the hollow tree
first, but when he put his paws
down inside the hollow tree and tried