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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
VACCINATION PARTIES

Prompt vaccination of all children
who will enter school this Fall and
who have not been protected against
smallpox is strongly urged by DIR.
John s. Fulton, Director of the State
Department of Health.
The lead in this direction was TAX
en- by one of the colored schools in
Easton. In preparation for the
opening of the schools in September
and for the questions that VIII be
put to all new first graders, Have
you been vaccinated against small
pox? SHOW us your scar? 1.-The
teachers arranged for a vaccination
party to which any unvacclnated
children in the school and their
young sisters and brothers were in
vited. According to all reports the
party was a complete success.
At the child health conferences
that are being held throughout The
state under the auspices of the
Bureau of Child Hygiene, special
note is made of the children who will
who have not been protected against
smallpox Their mothers have been
advised to lose no time in taking the
children to their family doctors to
have them vaccinated.
In one of the conferences, Ii out
Of IA prospective first graders had
never been vaccinated. In others
over half had not been vaccinated.
None of these children would be eli
gible for admission to school. Out
of a total of 1921 children, from
to years old examined at the health
conferences in 1925, about two out
of every three children-1960 alto
gether-were unprotected from
smallpox. Hurry calls had to be
made to their family doctors or to
the nearest health officer and the
children vaccinated before they
could be received in any of the
schools.
Though smallpox has been on
the increase in many other states"
DR.. Fulton said, Maryland has been
almost free from the disease, with
only Is cases in 1925; in the coun-
lies and IA in Baltimore City, and 5
n 1926, all of them in the counties;
none in Baltimore City. 1t has only
oeen through the careful enforce
ment of our vaccination law which
makes it impossible for child to be
admitted to school unless vacclnated
lion of the people of the state that
Maryland has been able to have a
clean slate so far as this most loath
some disease is concerned"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
POWER MACHINERY REvOLU-
TONNES ROAD BUILDING
AND FARMING

Ten states will each build more
than 1000 miles of gold roads this
year; Texas leading with 1900 miles.
The 1854 miles added this year
make total of $4,000 miles of
highway; not all of exactly equal ex-
cellence, but all disable for autos.
No country in history has ever
had such a road program. Some of
the old roads were clumsily and ex-
pensively built. But the roads
never could have been built without
some wasteful experimentation.
Today, however, there is little ex-
cuse for money wasted in road build
ing. Caterpillar tractors, modern
road grading machinery and water
proofing materials for saving the
road base, have combined to elimi-
nate useless labor and loss of sup
plies.
Many states are oiling hundreds
of miles OF rocked roads, realizing
that if they save the surface the road
base will remain intact for paving at
a later date.
Tractors and power machinery are
revolutionizing farming just as they
have revolutionized road building
less farm labor shows greater pro-
ducton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
KEEP LICENSE TAGS CLEAN

Car owners, as a matter OF self
protection, should take care 10 see
that their license plates are clean
and legible at all times says Auto
Commissioner. when they are
otherwise numbers are often erron-
eously reported to the Inconvenience
and embarrassment and often to the
loss of owners. This is particularly
true in the case where the so-called
'hit-and-run' driver is involved and
gets away through having iliegibly
displayed tags, while the tag is mis-
read and sometimes given by an OBJ
server as the tag of some other
person."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22

days, in fact the custom originated
sa early that even Uncle Jim Wheal-
ton, the nonagenarian historian of
Chincoteague, declared that no one
remembers when the first Pony
penning was held.
Chincoteague ponies average in
weight from 500 to $50 pounds and
about 10 hand high. Their heads
are shapely, their necks small, legs
delicatelg but strongly moulded and
their bodies well proportional.
They are intelligent, quick as light
ming and sure footed. Once thor
oughly broken they are ideal for
children's pets, but wild they are as
stubborn and untractable as the
broncos in the West.
While the origin of these ponies
on Assateague and Chincoteague Is
lands has never been definitely de-
termined, there is one theory which
Col. R. r. Creavy offers in his
"Grandfather's Tales of North Caro-
lima History" which is often repeat
ed. He related when Ponce de
Leon, the Spanish explorer came to
America, he sailed in small ships;
and to economic on storage he
brought with him the smallest hors-
es he could find, few Spanish mus
tangs. Not finding the fountain of
youth, he went back to Spain and
left the little mustangs to shift for
themselves. They, having the In
,tinct of wisdam, and not liking the
sunny land of Florida in which in
sects abounded, sought a more sa-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22

luxurious cline and migrated North
along the Atlantic Coast"
For days before the annual Pony
penning at Chincoteague the riders"
scout over the miles of beach, north
OF the Chincoteague inlet, locating
the herds for the drive and before
daylight on the day of the round up
these horsemen with their trained
collies, which are a great aid in cor
railing the ponies, begin rounding up
the herds. They are driven down
the beach ond confronted by a wav-
ing, shouting line of men, women
and children, yeer into the corral
gates.
The owners pick out their brands
and look over the spring colts.
Visitors from all sections of the East
are present and are interested bid
ders in the subsequent auction sale
of the ponies. By noon there are
usually 500 or more ponies milling
around the beach corral. In the
afternoon the colts are branded and
after the public auction are released
to roam for another twelve months
on the beach and in the marshes.
AS a rule spring colts sell from
$50 to S25; one year Odds from $50
to SS5, and two year olds from $50
to $50. Colts purchased on the Is
land are ferried to the mainland in
small batteaus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22

During the last five years in New
Jersey there has been decisive
change in the attitude of dairymei
toward state regulation as to milk.
said the Office of Dr. H. B. Costill
state director of health, Trenton. In
1921 bill In the legislature requir,
ing pasteurization of all milk except
ing that some herds which had passed
tuberculin test ony Gear previously
was opposed by dairymen and agri.
culturalists, it was reported
During the legislative session of
1927 the bill was again introduced
1t was adopted, due to a campaign of
education based on the need of pro
lection for milk supplies" Compli-
Gated systems of milk control adopt
ed by various agencies have caused
hardship to dairymen and distribu.
tors in New Jersey. Another pro.
blem is the price obtained by pro-
ducers. I'VE believe" the depart
mental report said in part. that an
effort to produce milk of high quail
ty would do much toward increasing
its sale. There is a demand by dis
tributors for milk of good quality
The adoption of uniform standards
of milk control based on essential
requirements as to sanitation is most
urgent now, according to the report
to the Milk and Milk Products Re-
search bureau.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22

Thomas D. Campbell of Hardin,
Montana. largest grain producer in
the world, says:
''It is more evident each year that
farming must be industrlalized.
Costs are being reduced steadily and
it is only a question of time until
farming costs will be reduced as has
been done in other industries. We
do not need new laws or appropria-
tions of large sans to solve the agri-
sultural problem. Seventy-five per
cent of the farm predecessors can be
solved with our present laws"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
oHTNCOTEAGUE PONY PENNINC

Arrangements have been complet-
ed by the International News Reel
to cover in detail the annual Pony
penning" at Chincoteague Island
July 9th and 28th. William S.
Wilder. of Norfolk, Virginia. has
been assigned to represent the mo
ton picture concern and will cover
every feature of the famous event
Mr. Wilder is recognized as one OF
the leading motion picture directors
and in taking the Pony "rodeo" for
the International, it means that not
only national but international pub
licity will be given this event on mo-
tion picture screens.
The Chincoteague Pony-penning
dates back to the earliest colonial
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22

The United States, with seven
times as much capital invested In the
electric industry as has England,
produces IL times as much electrical
energy, which is sold to 10 times as
many customers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22

Wise is the man who puts his
good resolutions on ice. It's hard to
keep them fos any length of time
without spelling.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22

It's easy enough to bear other peo-
pies burdens. They are always so
much lighter than ours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22

Next to the man who is worth
million in point OF wealth is the man
who doesn't care q enss for it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22

People like the man who is frank
enough to say what he thinks provid-
ed he thinks their way,
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Der Komischer Kaiser.

Former Kaiser Wilhelm II of Ger
many, at present an adornment of
Doom, has always been known as an
exceedingly versatile man. Even his
illwishers have admitted that much.
He has never, however, enjoyed
much of reputation as humorist
OF course, during his long imperial
career he has made a number Of
rather heavy royal jokes. laughed at
as heartily by those within his hear
ing as are the witticisms Of a relaxed
school teacher. But real, deep, satiri-
cal htmor has not been one of his
acknowledged characteristics.
Perhaps. though, he has been mis-
judged, for he has come forward with
something that is certainly entitled to
be called nifty" and possibly even
a wow" 1t appears that he wishes
to live near Locarno during the Win
ter sea son and has bought two small
islands in Lake Maggiore for residen.
tial purposes. One will be called 1.-The
Island for World Peace" 1t is not
stated what the other island will be
christened. Isle of Surprise" would
not be so bad.
Evening star., 1927-11-17

scene Of disorderly gatherings and
was few months ago brought to
public attention by crime, which is
still unsolved, committed there in the
darkness. The area to the northeast
Of it, susceptible of development il
the avenue is extended, lies dormant,
awaiting means of approach.
The unfinished work, which cost
the District heavily. should be COM
pleted. The spectacle of a massive
viaduct standing idle for nearly two
decades for lack OF connection with
the Districts highway system is GER
tainly not an agreeable one. The
structure itself is conspicuouaIy within
the vision Of all travellers entering the
city from the north. ashingtonians
take no pride in explaining to them
that this is a case of an unfinished
opC"c tion. Meanwhile, the increase of
traffic has been sue. As to shi-o-- en-
undue burden upen other lines of
travel Extension of the avenue is
urgently needed for the relief of this
condition. Indeed, with this highway
extended to conjunction with the Bal
timore boulevard it would become one
of the most valuable arteries of the
Capital This work should be placed
upon the calendar of business to be
undertaken in the near future.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Attacks Joint Name
Suggested for Bridge

To the Editor OF The star:
1 am glad to know that the Fine
Arts body has turned down the propo-
sition to couple the name of Robert
f. Lee with that of Abraham Lincoln
| in the designation of the Arlington
Bridge. To state the case very tenn
perately, the proposition was ex-
tremeiy iil-considered. Abraham Lin
coin saved the Union, and in saving
| 1t destroyed American slavery. For
| his pains hea was finally shot by a
| fanatic. RolNrt f. Lee, following his
state against his own judgment, did
all he could to disrupt the Union and
| perpetuate the institution of slavery.
| BY his misguided ability he prolonged
| the war at great expense Of blood and
| treasure. Lee had qualities that en-.
| deared him to the South and won
| him more or less respect in the North:
! but he is not a national hero, and il
| the Nation is true to itself, never
can be-
Whatever the personal or local feel
| Ing .f,1, ne, the National Govern
ment is bound to take national
view. and has no right to honor those
who took arms against it along with
those who stood by it in its hour of
need.
l have long feared that some at.
tempt WOULD be made to utilize the
Arlington Bridge for the honor of Con
federate heroes. / hope that this de-
sign may not be pressed further. For
! myself l would gladly see all specific
allusion to the Civil War removed
from the name. l do not believe any
one has ever cared very much for
the memorial feature Of the bridge.
The name was taken more as a lever
for lifting the project than as an
expression of an actual feeling. The
name "Memoriar' is supposed to re-
fer to the reconciliation of the North
and the South. and was doubtless in
tended in a conciliatory spirit 1t is
Il term, however, tt:c.t s&c!: party can
interpret in its own way, and it will
thus fail to settle anything between
them. Thus the South will not be
satisfied unless Gen. Lee is placed on
the same moral level as President Lin.
coin; but if there are any true Union
men left besides the present writer
they cannot coicede this. Would it
not he better, then, to choose q name
which does not call up sectional ques-
tions in any pungent way, while en-
bodying a wholesome national senti-
ment? Thus Unity Bridge" would be
appropriate to the national character
of the bridge and to its position as
gateway between the North and the
South, without any irritating allusion
to anything which ever happened be-
tween the sections. Something can
also he said for Loyalty Bridge" and
Constitution Bridge" 1 cannot help
feeling that the name Memorial" if
retained. will express nothing very
heartfelt on the part of anybody, and
that it might better be replaced by a
more abstract designation, which If
less emotional Is at least more sincere.
EDWARD s. STEELE.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Extend New York Avenue

Citizens of the northeast section OF
the city are urging the opening of
certain new streets and the extension
of others to give them freer means OF
communication with the center of the
city. This proposal has been started
by the Dahlgren Terrace Citizens AS
sociation with resolution urging i'm
mediate proceedings by the Commits
sioners. One specific item i'm the pro
posed program of improvements is of
general and not merely local impor-
tance. 1t is urged that New York
avenue, which now ends at First
street. east, be extended to Bladens-
burg road. That avenue is an i'm
portant artery, The usefulness OF
which is limited by the fact that 1t
runs into q stub end at the very point
where it should be continued to con
meet with the system Of highways.
When the plans were adopted fol
the concentration Of the railroad lines
entering the District. coupled with
the construction Of the Union Station
provision was made for the extension
of New York avenue in northeast
erly direction and a large bridge wa:
constructed to serve as viaduct fol
that avenue. That bridge has re
mained idle for many years. 1t car
ries no traffic. 1t leads nowhere. The
street-cxtension plan was abandoned
and this heavy expenditure was rem
dered fruitless in consequence. Th,
bridge structure itself has become ths
Evening star., 1927-11-17

public a permanent seat in the League
Council! while refusing the same rec
oenition to Brazil. She has never
shown antipathy toward, or jealousy
of. the United States of America, but
so expresses her admiration of our in
stitutiOns as to name important streets
and buildings after President Monroe,
and she recognizes the Monroe Doc.
trine as something which is her pro-
lection while in no way encrOaching
upon her independent -overeignty.
From Brazil comes the exposure of
Germany's plan to found therein a
German South American empire as
soon as she had conquered England.
France and the United States. The
region selected for that empire els a
territory with temperate climate. not
unlike Central Europe. the developing
cattle land where upward of 10000 900
cattle are even now grazing on these
rolling prairies. lands capable of rails.
ing every known product of the tenn
perate zone, and valleys by the sea.
where mate. coffee. bananas and many
tropical fruits find their home below
the higher regions of waving corn
fields"
The United States Of America and
the United States of Brazil have as
cordial relations as we have with our
neishbor on the north. and always
have had.
lcopyright. 1e:7. hS PAU :. collins.l
Evening star., 1927-11-17
sneltered. such as the Juvenile Court

sheltered, such as the Juvenile Court
and the District National Guard.
There Is no longer any shortage Of
apartments or rouming house accom-.
modations. There Is no good reason
why the Government should continue
in the hotel or boarding house busi-
ness. The front yard of the Capital
City is cluttered.
Early in the coming Congress the
Architect of the Capitol is to make his
recommendations, based on expert
landscape architectural studies, as to
how this entire area which the Gov
ernment now owns should be de-
veluped. He will recommend the tear.
ing down as soon as possible OF such
of these hotels as are in the square
bounded pJ B and c streets, Delaware
and New Jersey evsI@ea. because
there will be centered tho most t.fi-
portant, part of the architectural and
terracing improvements. Other neigh.
boring structures on land recently
acquired by the Government have al
ready been demolished.
There should be no patchwork,
pecemeal removal of these Govern
ment hotels They have outlived
their emergency usefulness and should
all be removed at once and forthwith.
With the Congress making appropria-
tions of millions of dollars for beauti-
fication of this area, there is no valid
excuse for allowing these shabby.
f1insy structures to contin lie as blot
on the landscape. Quick action by
Congress Is expected.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Cites Postal Union
As United Effort

| To the Editor of The Star:
| A letter Just returned to me from
| the Vienna (Austria) dead letter Of
| flee incidentally offers strong evidence
of the possibility of arranging a united
| world
| While our irreconcilables are insist
/ ing that isolation is imperative and
| beneficial, one branch at least, of our
own Government has thrown isolation
| to the winds and found something a
| thousand times better.
| Half a centufy's experience of the
harmonious working of our own Post
Office as member of the Universal
| Postal Union has amply proved the
possibility and desirability of con-
sistent and patriotic policy of CO.
operation, world wide, efficient and
needing no armed support.
BY a system of mutual give and
take, any citizen of 'any country in
Europe, Asia, Africa or America en-
joys the very valuable and convenient
privilege OF sending not only letters.
but packages of very considerable
size and weight, to any and every
other country in the world. Every
intricate detail of the service-routes,
rates. methods of prepayment, collec-
tions, auditing, etc.-has been so fully
arranged that not the least friction
occurs.
Not only has this been for half
century found possible by agreement
among national governments in the
formation and regulation of the Uni.
versal Postal Union, but even private
international corporations, electric, tel
ephonic, etc. have found it possible to
enmesh and serve the entire globe.
May not these unqualified successes
point the way to our supporting whole
heartedly those newer worldregula.
tory institutions, the International
Court of Justice and the League of
Nations, both long desired and urged
by our own American Presidents and
legions Of leaders of the worlds
thought? EDWARD BERWICK.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Tear Down the Plaza Shacks !.

The celebration Of Armistice day re.
minds us that the war has been over
for nine years, and yet the war
shacks thrown up in a housing
emergency to provide shelter for the
army of Government clerks. long
since demobiIized, still disfigure the
plaza between Union Station and the
Capitol.
This almost deserted village, drab
and desolate, is the first view that
thousands OF good American citizens
get Of their Capital beautiful" Some
~ s~se buildings are being used in
T. m seshift way to provide quarters
for L ,strict activities that were nevsG
ks<ended to 10 nested there. and which
AM tA4l><nAtssX sna Improperly
Evening star., 1927-11-17
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

French general commanding sector
which includes American front line
trenches cites 15 American officers
and soldiers. including 2 who were
killed, for bravery displayed in recent
trench raids Note accom-
panying the citation says that Amer
leans used nearly 10000 shells in the
attack and their superior marksman-
Ship caused much damage and many
cG.valties. One enemy shell
hs M American gun and caused sew
erAs cesualties. Some of the men
wounded in the last two days have
died Cable dispatches from
Vice Admiral Sims Indicate that II
men We're lost on the steamer Roches-
ter. recently sunk by German subma-
rine. Secret service agencies
claim that mysterious explosions in
munitions and other big plants We're
caused by German spy sysssES I~sls
country. aided Sy disioyai ensTySy<&
British welcome Col. HtA0y
aud American mission. King George
SAYS personnel of mission displays
knowledge and alertness indicative of
the American character and PURPOSE
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Sees Improved Living
Under Prohibition Act
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Conditions for women and children
of the working classes have improved
very greatly under prohibition. They
were the greatest sufferers from the
drink curse, and prohibition means
more to them than any other class.
The money that formerly bought
booze is used for legitimate purposes.
1t buys clothes and shoes for the fam.
lily. helps to pay for the house. goes
into the savings bank. The swinging
doors have been closed. and women
will keep them closed. Backed by the
nineteenth amendment to the Consti-
tuition they hold the balance of power,
and they will never consent to the re.
peal of the eighteenth amendment.
The eighteenth amendment will not
be repealed until the nineteenth has
been, and who is there that would
suggest repeating the nineteenth? AS
we'll suggest turning the Potomac
back to it's source in the mountains.
CALEB S. MILLER.