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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23
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Yuletide Cheer
BY FRED W. PEARSON
in Washington Post

IN THE providence ofNature
4 There's a consondnce of good,
Permeating and elating
All the cosmic brotherhood.
Though the sbaDes of deep depression
May enguF our struggling forms.
Like the cleaning of our dreaming
Are the heights abooe the storms:
And one peak that ghstens clearly
Like an iridescent cone,
Is the Yuletide Cheer, rohich yearly
Brings delight to eoesy one.
High aboOe the range of Thtues
Is this crowning pinnacle.
And its Turing and enduring
Message freely comes to all.
Shops and homes are decorated:
Hearts are throbbing menily;
And each glowing face Is shouting
Just how sweet Is charity;
For the season of Good Feeling,
Ddvning as the old year dies,
Turns 10 gladncss all our sadness,
And to friends our enemies.
Some. perhaps, are thinking darkL
of their lack of means to gice;
They are lonely, and can Only
By The utmost efforts iioe:
So. Nth fainting hearts, and fearful
Their sel-pity grows extreme.
When a ringing Uoice and cheerful
Sounds this axiom supreme:
In the providence of Nature
There's a seroice all may find.
And the measure of its treasure
Is the art of being kind.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

Non1e "
Ngain S
Christmas
BY .PennypocIser

"Most of u.s." remarked one of the
travellers, after he was comfortably
settled and the train was well out
from the yard limits. "still have
strong ties in the old East"
1T is true, indeed" replied the
man sitting beside him. Il love the
West. 1 admire its freshness and big
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

goodll ever come of that"
Mother looked thoughtful.
SWELL" she admitted, "he hasn't
been in early for week. But, Sam,
1 don't think he'd do anything wrong,
yon know-anything-"
'N-no. Jim's been a good boy said
Dad. "An awful good boy, but"
"S-sh!" said Mother.
Jimmy burst in, rosy with cold, his
eyes sparkling.
''Keen weather" he announced, ex-
plosively, dancing and blowing his
hands.
$40, Ma! 'Lo, Dad! Gee, but this'll
be swell Christmasr"
Dad and Mother frightened with
smiles. Who could help it with Jimmy
around. But Dad shifted uneasily.
Wouldn't do to take boy to task
on Christmas eve. He started to pack
his pipe.
"Jin,my, your supper's still hot"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

my's writing" Grandma's dim eyes
twinkled wisely.
Jimmy blushed. Dad, blinking, put
proud arm around him and squeezed
him tight.
Grandma was holding up twelve
cracking bills and saying: $50 sweet
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

ness, it's graf n
fields, its many
diversified inter-
ests, and the fact
that its POSSIBLE
tiles for further
development are
still apparently
limitless. I, too,
am bound for the
oil d fireplace in
the city Of my
birth, but I can
never expect the
old metropolis to
appeal to me as
it once did. There
are too m q n y
high walls, too
n arrow streets
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

I<N~-sN ADDY! Come to support"
SXsA Mary Brown opened
W8& the living-room door to
ANDV put her head out into
the darkness and cold of
a snowy Christmas Eve.
Coming, Old Scout" replied gruff
voice which had grown coarse shout
ing foreman's orders in the clang-
ing steel mills. Dad stamped the snow
from his wornout overshoes.
"Well, I've shoveled the walk" he
growled, "even if Grandma's not COM
ing and it'll soon be drifted again.
Just felt I wanted to do it, some
how
Sis and Bob, the 'twin sixes," as
Dad had named them since their last
birthday, now pounced on him, yell
ing "Gonna get a sledi Gonna get
sled" and II get dollie, Papa, won't
I, huh?"
After supper the little ones went
reluctantly to dreamland. Oh, just to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

canary, and who divided her time
about equally between coaxing the
bird to "sing for mother, pretty"
asking the Negro brakeman questions,
climbing up to get something from
her suit case, or changing about from
seat to seat.
1t was merely the restlessness of
the usual traveller, but the two men
were interested.
Between their eager observance
this restlessness and their notation
the almost limitless amount of frui'
ice cream cones and CONNECTIONS conf
sumed, they wondered what would
come next.
But candy, and restlessness and
travel have little noticeable effect. Al
last the train was drawing into i'll
eastern terminal. AS 1t crawled past
multitude of switches everyone was>
expectant. There was the usual
climbing or reaching for hand lug
gage in the upper racks, the assem-.
bling of hats and outer garments, and
a general effort to be ready to leave
the train quickly.
The wheels stopped.
Brakemen announced "All OUT"
In less than a minute there was q
mad rush through the waiting room
and towards the taxi stand.
"Hello, there, I've been looking for
you," cried man in friendly voice,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

could be no Christmas for the kid
dies without it. I don't know how
it got out Of my hand bag-probably
when removed my time table to
study it. Well, you're friend Of
mine and the Riddles, I am sure"
II heard you remark that eastern.
ers We're not friendly" said the new
arrival composedly. I'm New York
City man, just come in from short
business trip. What's your manner"
The two men withdrew to q corner
and exchanged cards.
"Comc out with me-" said the new
made friend to the westerner-by-
adoption. "My car will be waiting
just around the corner and l can
take you part way to your destina-
ton"
The offer was accepted. The men
became warm friends.
But the envelope? you ask. What
of the finding of that big white en-
velOpe.
1t was that that made Christmasi
"a. 1927 Western Newspaper Union.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

year, m a y b e,
with no doctor
bills, it'll be diff
ferent. She'll be
lonely, though"
Jimmy !" ex-
claimed Mother.
what are you
so tidgety about?"
"Oh, nothing! I
thought I heard
a car, though.
Dad; is the walk
swept? l never
noticed"
ad gasped.
" Walk sweptT
Here, qui C k!
Somebody fan
me. He's never
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

shoulder and in
quired:
"You just came
in from the West
ON tn at 5:15
train, did you
not 2"
II did," he re-
piled with a de-
gree of wonder
ment. "Why?"
"You left this
envelope IN your
seat. 1t looks i'm
portant. I Won
dere d how I
would find YOU"
" G 0 S h a! 1t is
Important! There
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

of Jimmy, and
the best part
was l didn't need
to use it after
all. old e p h
Saxon showed up
after all these
years and paid
me the hundred
dollars your poor
grandpa loaned
him. Aren't we
lucky! All here
together. Won't
it just be the
merriest Christ
mas ever !"
What was that?
Such a racket!
In dashed the
Z
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23
Origin of Christmas Trees

origin or Christmas trees
The modern Christmas tree can be
traced back to the Sixteenth century.
1t originated on the banks of the
Rhine. Sixty years later the fir tree
was used to carry gifts in celebration
of Christmas al cwer the civilized
world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

think Christ
mas at last!
II ow hard to
wait till morn
ing! But the
S an d m an sur
prised them and
made W attn G
easy.
IN "" said
Dad 81 90 m i'll y,
"I'll We to
speak to Jimmie.
What keeps him
out late h l s
waV? Even If IL
is vacation, it's
strange. If he's
hangin' around
oil halls, no
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23

twin sixes," their little faces shining
with ecAtasy.
"Oh, it's Gran'mal Gran'ma! Oh!
Obi Oh! Gran'ma, is Christmas
come"
"a ist7 wastarn Newspaper union.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

The Handy we make in own factory, fres
each day. Assorted favors such as caramels
nougats fruits, ginger, minis, creams, etc
Kann's-Street Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

When little girls of to g take their airing
they need good warm coats to keep Jack Frost
away, just like these we are offering tomorrow
at half their real values. Nicely tailored models.
of chinchilla novelty CLOTH heather mixtures. DO
aires and tweeds, some with fur collars. Come
to the sale and come early, while selections are
at their best
Kanns-Second Floor.
, 1927-11-29
us A. Man Invents VapOr
Petrol Saver.

w. Critchlow. l247A St, Wheaton, 49,,
us A., has patented a new Moisture
Petrol Saver .Jr all autos and petrol en-
gines that beats any ever got out. Ford
reports rs miles on / gallon. All makes
show amazing increases 1t caves pc
troll. and automatically decaI bonlzes The
engine. He offers i itee to I%n,roduce.
He also wants Agencies and Distributors
to make 1919 to $1250 p mopth Wule
I'M today w. (rtchlo0, l241A ST,
Wheaton. III, us A..
, 1927-11-29

Nothing could have been more s~&tisfacto-
ry than so signal q proof that all parties
in Parliament have agreed to treat the
composition of the statutory commission
as an issue transCending party differ
ences and at the same time to make 1t
clear that restriction of its membership
10 members Of the British Parliament
was never Intended as a slight 10 the
Indian Legislatures, or as an atfront
to Indisu susc6 ptabilitieS". Other news
paper cen ments take similar views.
AS 10th Houses cf Parliament have
nov sigrjhtd The approval Of the
epropOsed membership OF the statutory
con mission tclmsl appointment Of THIS
lO0y viii follow in due course and
arrarcCmPnts will be completed for the
first Of the con missions two visits
to India. 1t is understood says the
'fDsIy telegraph" chat Sir John Simon
and Lis coleapues viii leave for tie
Fas ln ar about January 1911 which
means they will arrive in India early IN
February. ACCORDING to the present pro.
pranme they viii leave tor home about
the end of March and will return to
India in October next year. DuTlng the
first visit the con mission will il is tx
pected devote a considerable portion OF
its time to Investigating the actual work
ing Of the legislative machinery and The
nethnds of administration and II IS not
unlikely that this will entail visiting ore
or two Of the provinces.
Market QUOTATIONS.
New York, Nov. l6tb.
Flour standard sXport e1eCes 81 ~.
CON cal yeIica Kiln ortd pei bag Of
1856 lbs. Sd 80.
Polk heavy mess old Per harreI $545 SO.
Pork short cita. mtoum qua lily per
balrei Sal 50.
sugar certrIf. basis 60 deg. test per
ice lbs. $3.50.
Exchange sight $4 ST..
Exchange 60 days S4.o34.
, 1927-11-29

Rome. Nov, Goth General satistac-
ton was expressed this morning over tie
recently signed defensive treaty be-
tween Italy and Albania. All the papers
comment that the treaty indicates that
Italy is determined to have peace in the
Adriatic and Baltic regions ard that this
is another step 10 that direction.
Bucharest, Nov, 26th A special dis
patch to the newspaper "Eimineta' says
that chaos and anarchy are reigning in
the Ukraine. The dispatch says that
hundreds Of civi ians and s~olo,e3s V ere
killed ID street lighting in The town OF
Kamenets POdOlsk. The firing of can
non could be heard along the Dnieper
river, the dispatch said, while a meeting
at KishIneff Of the Rumanian mixed COM
mission was cancelled because Of The
disturbance.
Howden, Eng, Nov. 26th. Designs
are being worked out for an airshIp
which viii cross the Atlantic between
London and NewYork IN 48 hours. Com,
manoer Burney of the airship guarantee
compauy announced yesterday. his
announcement was n ade alter he bad
shown neWspapermeu the airsblp r, 100
now beng constructed here. The RICO
IS being built at d cost Of about 400, 700
pounds and its total displace mert viii be
1876 tons. II is fitted with six Rolls
Royce engines oil 700 horse power eaca,
The ship Will develop a top speed If
more than 80 miles an hour and a cruis-
ing speed OF 10 niles The cruising
range wall be mole than 5000 miles.
Washington. Nov. 26th.- Rear Admir-
al William Billiard, retired, Chairman
of the Federel Radio Commission and
one Of the important figures in the
development of radio in be United
States, Died suddenly on Thursday at
his home here at $50 a. N.
London, Novr 26th An important
step has just been made in the move
meur to brIug about an improvement in
the industrial relations. Sir Alfred Mond,
Lord AbeTcOnWay, Londonderry, Sir
Josiah Stamp and ether leading indus
triallsts, have sent 10 the Secretary Of
the Trade Union Congress a letter sug-
costing a Conference with the Trade
Union leaders to discuss matters reIat-
ing to Industrial peace and the strength
eulng of the competitive position Of
British industry. lhe letter was dis
cussed at a meeting Of the General Coun-
eli OF the Congress this week. II is
understood that he opiGlOn vas pre-
dOminantIy in favour Of accepting the
invitation and that it was decided to re-
ply in this sense. lhIs new move was
IOIeshadoWed about a month ago, when
it was stated that following d Conference
, 1927-11-29

greSSlVP InGuStrl9 lists 20 nflng a
bout q representative joint conference.
The purpose of this it was announced
would be to discuss the possibility Of
drafting a definite practical programme
which could be put into operation
Immediately by those who accepted it.
1t may be recalled that after suggest
ing plans for an Jpdustrial League cf
peace, Sir Alfred M0nd outlined the
programme Of which the culstandirg
point was that the term Masters and
Men, should be regarded as obsolete az
managers and men should be- ccpalt-
nels al d COW Orkers.
London, Novr. 26th. Lord BledisICe
ParIian eptary Secretary to tbe Minister
of Agriculture leaves on d trlp to South
America On December 21st. He will con
fer at Buenos Aires and Monte NIdeo on
behalf OF the British Government with
representatives Of the Argentine and
Uruguayan governments concerning mea
sults tur the control Of animal diseases,
which those countries propose to aoopt
to remove the risk OF transmitting foct
and mouth disease 10 this country. AT On
invitation of the Government OF Austria
liza early next year TWO scientists, SIr
ArnoIO IhIler aud Doctor Orr Will WISH
the commonwealth 10 consult with Aus
tralian authorities ON The problems con-
corning diseases oil cattle ana sleep ard
scientific feeding ot stock. Sir Arnold
is enc oil the most distinguished veterl
nary scientists in he BRUSH kmplre.
Doctor Orrs speciai subject is animal M
triton. The recent conference at i'm
periaI agricultural research lecon mend
ed the creation of an Imperial Bureau on
animal nutrition and 81 also recommend
ed that The bureau SHOULD be located al
the RoWet institute al Aberdeen OF VIII eh
Dr Orr is director.
Ottawa, E!ovr Z6.h,-Mr. jones A..
Robb Minister of tiuauce has announced
that negotiations have been completed
with the Government of the Republic Of
Cuba whereby Canadian IN ports into
Cuba, would be admitted under the gen
eraI rate tor a period OF one year unless
a permanent trade convention is concIud.
ed earlier. Canada in exchange grants
to Cuba the benefits OF the intermediate
tariff on products originating In and com
ing from Cuba. The Cuban tariff Is dlVI.
ued INTO three schedules, maximum, gem
eraI and United States preferential, and
when the new rates were announced re-
Ger lily, Canadian GsIorts to Cuba we're
subject 10 s,he maximum rate NhIch Is
double he general rate. lhe pew ar.
rangtmeut CT me INTO force on Friday IN
both countries.
Iondor, Ncvr. &c. Commenting on
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
Chicago Cubs Start
Regular Practice On
Catalina Is. Sunday

AVALON, Santa Catalina Island,
March P).-The Chicago Cubs will
put in two regular training sessions
Sunday by orders today of Manager
Joe Mccarthy. The double shift was
necessitated by the enforced two-day
layoff on account of rain yesterday and
Thursday. Two new faces will appear
in the lineup for the afternoon drills.
Elwood English, former Toledo short
stop, and Percy Lee Jones, southpaw
pitcher, are due to arrive here on the
morning boat.
The soft ground forced confinement
of todays training to pitching, but
Manager Mccarthy said this suits him,
as the satisfactory progress made the
development of the pitching staff of
the greatest concern for the present
A drying promised to put the field in
firm shape for Sunday.
Brillhart, a southpaw, eand Roy and
RoupriclS, are new pitchers who have
caught the eyes of manager, trainers
and owners. Bush and Jones, Root,
Blanl1e and Kaufman are the regulars
upon whom Mccarthy already knows
he can bank for their regular turns.
Tuesday the Cubs will be started on
five-inning games, continuing undl
their departure for the weekend game
with Pacific coast league clubs in Los
Angeles and HOLLYWOOD
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
TiIden and Youthful
Partner Are Beaten
In Florida Doubles

MIAMI Fla, March A9-Manual
AIcnso, number 9 ranking player of
the country, and Francis Hunter,
former Olympic doubles champion,
won the south Florida tennis doubles
championship this afternoon by de-
feating William T. Tilden, H. and
his protege, Wilbur Coen, Jr., KAN
sas City. SO. ST., 1-6, ga, 6-3.
Alfonso and Hunter played con
sistent tennis together but Tilden
seemed to falter and several times
during the match was out played by
his youthful partner, Coen.
In the first game of the fourth set
Ccen faced Alfonso three times in
succession. The four games were
carried to deuce in the first set and
so even was the play that only five
games were won to love.
Leading five games to two in the
final set Alfonso and Hunter dropped
their set game when Coen won his
service But the boy lost the decid-
ing point when his return Of Hunt
er's final service went wild.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
Lockhart Breaks Auto
on rack
At Culver City, Calf.

CULVER CITY, Calf, March 5 P.---
Frank Lockhart youthful Los Angeles
meteor, today toured the mile and a
quarter Culver City track in 81 Is
seconds, speed of 144 2-1O miles an
hour, to establish new worlds record
for all size automobiles on bowl His
speed, made While qualifying for the
250-mile championship race for 91.5
cubic inch displacement ears here to-
morrow afternoon, surpassed by more
than two miles an hour the mark set
last year by Bennett Hill with a larger
motor on the mile and a half Atlantic
City track.
Lockhart was timed by Fred j. Wag-
rer and Art Klein, assistant starter
His record -shattering tour Of the bowl
was witnessed by Hal Weller of San
Francisco, Pacific coast representative
of the A. A. A.
The mark made by the 23-year-old
driver also eclipsed the worlds
straight-away record of 141.3 miles an
hour for 122 cubic inch displacement
cars established by Tommy Milton in
1924 at Muroc Lake, Calf.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06

one false hurdle start. Claiming that
the old requirement setting back the
gun beater" yard imposes too
great a handicap, the officials voted
to disregard first offenses, and to
disqualify altogether a second vio-
lation. A scale of penalties for pre-
mature starts in flat racing was es-
tablished, superseding the former
uniform one-yard penalty for all
distances. Hereafter punishment will
be 5meted out as follows
Fifty yards or less, l foot; over
so to Is yards feet; over Is to 440
YARDS, i yard; over 44O yards, 2
yards The penalty will be repeated
for a second offense and a third
premature start will result in dis
qualification.
franklin field, Philadelphia, was
chosen as the site FOR the assoc1a-
tons annual outdoor championships
on May 27 and % Michigan state
college was admitted to membership.
Samuel McAshan of Princeton, was
elected president, succeeding G. Nor,
man Scott of Cornell T. E. Jones,
Of Columbia was reelected secre,
'tary, and w T. Stevens, of N. Y.
IT,. was chosen treasurer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
Stafford Bask etb all
Team Is Invited to
Chicago Tournament

Stafford, Arizona, winner of the
state tournament at the University
of Arizona, is the first team to be
given an Invitation to the University
of Chicago's national basketball inter-
scholastic to be held March % TO
April 2. Representing a town. of
800, Stafford won the honor Of an
invitation that hundreds q teams
throughout the country have already
sought, by defeating Gilbert in the
finals
Manager H. O. Crisler of the Maroon
tournament hopes that the Stafford
team will represent the state in the
national tournament, although public
support probably will be necessary to
raise the funds necessary to send the
team to Chicago. Mesa competed for
Arizona last year, as well as in other
years, and made a good record. The
big rangy boys of the Mesa team were
outstanding among the teams in the
that 1--WE grow them big in Mesa"
Their boosting literature made many
Chicagoans acquainted with Mesa
products.
Size of the school competing has
meant little in tournaments of other
years, Windsor Col, winner of the
1928 championship, was recruited from
a little town of 1900 in valley of
the Rockies, the Wizards" represent
ing high school Of So boys. In
1925 Wheeler, Miss, playing great
won fourth place, though
it was from a town of only 300
Last year, Gaylord, Minn, high
school of 35, sent down almost every
boy in school on it's squad, and was
beaten only in the fourth round by
Fargo, N. D., finalist.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
COMMITTEE ON RULES
SETSBACK GOAL POSTS 10 YARDS
TO DIMINISH VALUE OF KICKING

NEW YORK, March P)-Decid,
ing that the foot has become over
emphasized in football, the national
intercollegiate rules committee to-
day lifted the goal posts from the
time honored position on the last
chalk marks, and moved them bacn
10 yards behind each end of the
playing field
By making the uprights a more
difficult target to shoot, either for
field goals or for the try for extra
Ioint after touchdown, the commit
tee expects 10 encourage freer use
of the rushing or passing, alterna-
tives, especially as they apply TO
the extra point scoring opportunity
with the ball on the three yard line
At the same time the hazard OF
the posts to limbs and play execu-
ton is eliminated.
The uprights remain midway be-
tween the side lines, as before, but
they will be separated by 120 yards
instead of by 100 yards, which still
il the limit of the playing field.
This change in the gridiron code,
effective for the 1927 season, was
the most drastic result of the two
day session of rule makers, who
also. decided to retain the shift safe
guards against it's illegal use, reduce
delays in the game, increase the
opportunities for more "open"
game by making an incompleted
backward pass dead" and prevent
the scoring of a touchdown by re-
ccvery of a fumpled punt
Retention of all the strategic
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
"A. A. U. Change Rule
for Timber Toppers In
All Future Meetings

NEW YORK, March 5 up - The
gun jumping sprinter and the trip
ping timber topper will be dealt with
less severely henceforth by the IN
tercollegiate A. A. A. A.. under rule
changes adopted at the annual meet
ing of the association today.
Increasing the weight of it's hurdles
from 16 to "a pounds the assoc1a-
ticn abolished a rule calling for
disqualification of athletes who kick
over three or more of the barriers
iii their flight. In the future
hurdlers will be able to flatten out
every standard in the route with
out fear of punishment.
- Officials contended that faulty
hurdling is in itself sufficient
penalty, having a tendency to throw
the contest out of stride. BY the
same reasoning the association voted
to abolish the one-yard penalty for