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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

procedure, though he has been dead
more than fifty years. There were
certain practices which In his eyes
were Objectionable but which In mine,
with the different training have re-
ceiyed and the wider opportunity for
observing manners anL customs which
I have had, seem quite unobjection-
a lie, and yet | do not follow my judg-
ment l yield even today to the infu-
ence which my father had upon me
long years ago.
A young newsboy has just come H.
to the railway coach In which ] am
riding.
"Would you like a morning paper,
sir?" he inquiries. His voice is soft
and pleasant: his manner Is courte-
Gus; his hat Is In his hand as he
makes the inquiry. Some one has
taught him good manners. His four
teen or fifteen years have been spent
under the influence of a refined moth
er, / have no doubt, and 1t shows In
the way he carries himself, In the In
tonation Of his voice, In his quiet p0..
lite approach, and this same influence
will be apparent twenty-five or thirty
years hence in the way in which his
own boy conducts himself.
It was the home influence which ten
or. a dozen years ago kept boys
straight and clean and manly even
though that influence had its incep-
ton four or five thousand miles away.
There is a little poem by Hattie
Well .Boynton which expresses this
power Of influence not weakened by.
distance: .
They marveled at the lad
So young. SO strong. so radiant OF
cheer;
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
Iceboat Honored

: -
from other states with military his
tories extending through the colonial
days.
Army regulations state specifically
that the 21-gun salute from an Ameri-
can fort shall be restricted to the
President, or former President Of the
United States, the head Of q foreign
nation or foreign ship Of war. and,
under certain circumstances, the flag.
Capt. Louis ]. Harant, regimental
adjutant. indicated that the salute.
fired by a two-gdn detachment from
the One Hundred and Tenth field ar
tillery, was intended for the flag
aboard the Latrobe. Regulations state
that an American ship shall not re-
ceive the salute from an American
fort. So possibly the Latrobe was not
recognized as a ship, but merely as
the foundation for a Flagstaff.
Neither President Coolidge, nor for
mer President Taft, nor yet the Ameer
Of Afghanistan, was on board the Lat
robe; so experts in army etiquette
leaped to the conclusion that the Lat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
Country Church Big
Force in Community

The country church will not have.
to move to town, writes Rev. Henry
r. White in Successful Farming.
people often mistakenly look upon
me as something Of martyr-aa young
minister who makes a sacrifice to-
serve some country churches part
time each rather than fill the more
comfortable position of city pastor"
writes this rural Missouri minister.
II rather believe some Of them pity
me because | am not alive to my OPP
portunities,. They are all wrong. /
am not martyr to lost cause and
/ do not need, their sympathy. Tile
country church is very live institu-
ton and believe in rural service for
the spirit in which it exists. / like 1t
for the enthusiasm with which it
works. / like 1t because its people.
are more congenial than any othef2
class of people know. ~
@'What is to be done for the coun-
try church,? / am often asked. ut
is dying on account Of good roads and
radio, you know. It's pity The
question and statement reveal the In
quirer's misconception of the real con.
ditions. The country church as an In
stitution Is not dying, and while it
has its problems, good roads and
radios are not among them."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

London. 1Suspe yted persons who
tell detectives that ,btoodstains on
their clothing are due to nose bleed
or to ct ts while shaving may now
have their stories tested By chemical
and microscopic methods, described TO
the Royal tnssitHfesof Public Health
in London BY Dr. Roche Lynch ex.
pert in legal medicine ~ 9ssl
Comparison OF the sbl66d gs6upa TO
which cthe suspected person belQngs
with blood IN the stain often proves,
Doctor Lynch said. that the blood lis
not seIfAhod. bur must hasekeonae
from some other person. ~ III 5n
There are four, recognized blood
groups to which person may lbei0pg,
and II Is possible to divide these Into
several subgroups. depending uponsthe
presence or absence, Of specific chemi-
ca substances in the liquid part Of the
blood or In the solid cofpuscles.
Tests for these substances can now
be made, Doctor Lynch disclosed. on
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

Schenectady, N. IA brilliant red
arc light that makes use Of the rare
atmospheric gas neon, and which can
shine through thick fog, has been de-
veloped at the research laboratory OF
the General Electric company here.
The new lamp Is the result Of the work
Of DR.. Clifton G. Found, in collabora-
tion with j. d. Forney Of the Cooper.
Hewitt Electric company. and has just
been demonstrated by them to- engi-
neers.
Airplane landing fields win prob
ably be among the first to make use
Of the lamp. for by outlining the fields
with them aviators flying above
through fog will be enabled to make
a safe landing. Such an occurrence
as that Of Commander Byrd on his
flight to Paris, when he actually few
over LeBourget, but could not see to
land, would probably be prevented.
Useful Also In Harbors.
Docks In harbors may also be marked
with the lamp. According to Doctor
Found. the light has been tested for
this use when one was recently placed
on aJpiet In the Hudson river. 'sOb-
scrvations from boats during fog" he
says. shave shown that 1t was possible
to pick up the red neon light before
any of the other lights in the vicinity
were observed.
Earlier forms of neon tubes, which
give the characteristic red neon, Light
that is now SO common In advertising
signs, suffer from what is called the
cathode drop" This is the great diff
ference in voltage between the cleo
trode through which the electric cur
rent enters the tube and the: nearby
gas. On account of it, also. tubes
must be operated with high voltage,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
= orrlIurl11titl3
:, B,1illir,q
Would Bring Factory
y TO SmnLl. G Community

Factory whistles, instead OF the
farm bell of another day, will call
agricultural workers from their iabors
If the plan Of T. r. Preston, president
of the American Bankers association,
calling for building up Of farm and
factory communities side by. side, is
followed out.
Preston, as president of the Hamil-
ton National Bank of Chattanooga,
Tenn, has had abundant opportunity
to observe the problems of farmers in
regions surrounding that southern
city. Commenting on the national
farm problem In the Farm and Fire
side, Preston declares that bringing
the factory to the agricultural COM
munity will go far toward remedying
existing financial difficulties of the
farmer. He calls attention once more
to the fact that not only does the
farmer receive a small share Of the
dollar his far away customer pays.
but the price that he gets from his
nearby customers Is affected by the
fact that the base price Is decided at
SO great distance.
II know of nothing that can do
more to correct this unsatisfactory
situation" he says, than mixing the
farms and the factories-the decen-
tralization of industry, as 1t Is often
called"
In communities where such COM
binations of farm and factory groups
have occurred, he continues, economic
Improvement has been immediate.
T, "The farm problem in the United
States is SO important" he concludes.
"that we can afford to overlook no
possible contribution to its solution.
Few of the problems careful students
believe that it can be solved by legis-
lative panaceas. BY taking II apart,
and examining the phases one by one
we can see how the difficulties can.
be corrected"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
Will Help AUiators

the neon gas to glow, but without the
high voltages that are needed in the
older tubes. By such means an ex-
tremely efficient source of brilliant red
light can be obtained. Light Of this
color Is best for penetrating fog.
Another possible use Of the lamp
Is In photography. especially in colors.
The mercury vapor lamp, which gives
enthusiastically violet colored
light, has often been used for ordinary
photography, but the unnatural pallor
which 1t causes is a disadvantage, es-
pecially where colors are concerned.
BY combining the neon light with the
mercury vapor lamp, the former sup
plies the red rays which are lacking
In the latter, and the result, said Doc
tor Forney, is good approximation to
white light.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

The cape theme, which strikes such
an important note In this seasons
smartest fashions, is used to achieve
a graceful effect In this charming
afternoon frock Of water-blue chiffon
worn by Renee Adoree.
Note how gracefully the cape is en-
rloyed. SO that novel one-sided ef-
feet is achieved through the cape fall
ing over only one arm in ripping
fashion. The diagonal neckline, seen
on so many of today's smartest
frocks, accentuates the one-sided eff
feet of the frock. Note. too. the large
soft bow attached with a rhinestone
pin at the neckline.
The skirt is box plated and the
blouse is shirred In front to affect the
fashionable tight girdle line across the
hips.
A large picture hat adds q further
summary tone to the costume.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
Ferns

Ferns found growing naturally in
the woods are not suitable as house
plants. They will not usually with
stand the dry atmosphere of theshome.
Native ferns, however, provide ex-
cellent plants for shady places in the
rear yard. If they are carefully lifted
with plenty Of dirt and set in the
ground with the uncurled fronds
slightly below the surface they usu-
ally survive and flourish. 1t is good
plan to place top dressing Of light,
rich soil around the plants and water
thoroughly during dry weather.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
Blood Tests Seen
as. Aid to Police

bloodstains at least year old. It Is
sometimes possible to say not only
that bloodstain in question was not
made by the blood of the suspect
ed person, but that it probably did
come from a murdered victim. If that
is the truth.
This can be tried whenever sample
of stain known to be Of the victims
blood is available for comparison.
There are some uncertainties. Doc
tor Lynch admitted, but he believes
that these rev blood tests should be
used in criminal. practice more often.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

and must be made quite long in order
to be efficient. Another disagreeable
effect is that the gas is made to grad
ually disappear.
Gives More Effective Light.
The new tube OF Doctor Found and
Forney heats the cathode, or the cleo
trode through which the current en-
tiers the tube. by means Of an add.
tional electric circuit. This causes it
to give off the electrons which cause
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

Baltimore, Md.-The municipal ice
boat Latrobe. which somewhat re-
sembies d fat and asthmatic old lady,
recently was elevated to a position
approximating that Of the British
navy's battle feet flagship.
with her nose In the air and her
sides bullying, the Latrobe plodded
past Fort McHenry and took q salute
of 81 guns. Aboard the Latrobe were
the Fifth Regiment Veteran corps and
400 guests, members of organizations
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
INFLUENCE
BY THOMAS ARKLEiCLARK
Dean Of Men, University Of
Illinois.

MRS. WHARTON was talking to
IVA me about her son. He was an
only child and had scarcely ever been
away from her care a night in his
life. His father had been dead ever
since John was six, and it was to his
mothers influence and direction that
he owed the principles which actu-
ated his life. He was just finishing
high school now. and the question un-
der consideration was his going to
college. Should he stay at home and
attend the local institution where he
could continue to be under his moth
er's eye, or as he very much wanted
to do, should he go to an eastern
institution which some Of his more
intimate friends were attending? It
was a question which it was very hard
to decide and Mrs. Wharton was get
ting my opinion on The subject.
81 don't like to have him 60 away"
she was explaining. II should like
to keep him under my influence for
"a little Ions GER"
Mistaken motherl He would not
go> beyond her influence no matter
how far he wandered. Influence of
that sort is not dependent upon physi-
cal conditions. Sometimes distance
and separation only tend to empha-
size the strength of the influence
which training and precept and ex.
ample have had upon one.
My father beld to very rigid prin-
ciples Of religious and moral conduct.
The example which he set for me. still
has its potent influence upon my own
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

That he. from his soft life. could Crap
pie death,
Could sing. and laugh and with exult-
ant breath
Could die-and know no fear.
they marveled, but guessed not
That far beyond the west horison
rim,
Through long. still hours of sieepiess.
holy nights,
wrestling with Goa. up to the star-llt
heights.
His mother prayed for himl
10 1928. western Newspaper Unionl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
Make for Bettern.ent

No doubt the dominant thought
of the better homes movement is the
influence of the home upon the char
acter of the children who are 1gfC
ing up in our families. Hetter homes
mean better boys and girls. betta
men and women, better citizens and
better country to live in.-The Del
Gator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
Charlie Woke Up

New York.-Charlie Kiefhaber,
truck driver. win be careful here
after about taking a nap on his
parked machine When he did so in
front of a skyscraper under construc-
lion a ten-ton steel boom fell %
stories right through the truck.
Charlie was awakened. Nothing else
happened to him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

robe has been masquerading for many
years and will show her true colors
when foreign feet again attacks
Fort McHenry.
The salute, whatever its import,
welcomed the colonial organization to
Baltimore to celebrate several ami
versaries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

Some kind of insulation should be
used In the house. 1t will save its
cost In year or two in fuel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
DIPPING INTO
SCIENCE
Diamonds Wnl Burn

Diamonds VIII Burn
AS most of US think OF the
element called carbon It is hard
to believe that diamonds are
formed of It. This is true and
II a diamond is heated to a very
high temperature in a place that
Is alright it turns to charcoal
but II air gets to, 1t, 1t will burn
and form carbon dioxide.
IA 1898. Western Newspaper Union.l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
Buys Napoleon's Hat

Paris.-One Of Napoleon's hats, a
well-worn specimen, has been sold at
auction for $4,000. The purchaser
was French army officer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29

The recent performances OF Joie
Ray Of the Illinois A. G., Chicago, in
winning the marathon run from New
York city to Long Beach, L. l., in the
remarkable time Of 2:34: 13 2-5, and
the capture Of the special ten-mile
race at Maiden, Mass, not only makes
Joie a certainty for the American
Olympic team but also strengthens
this country's chances in an event in
which 1t has been weak for years
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-29
GI13 E1ZB

The words Of a
weak woman often
carry more weight
than the muscles Of
a strong man.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
Was ROLLED
10 Miles ON
ELECTION Bet
Roller Says Los in g
Candidate Entitled
To Marathon 'Goob-
err Of Valley

The original peanut rolled by Bill
Williams from Rio Hondo 10 Har-
lingen in payment of IN election bet,
viii be presented TO Governor Al
Smith Of New York.
The peanut will be enclosed in a
silver embossed box. packed in clip
pings Of The Brownsville Herald
carrying accounts OF Williams feat.
and on the cover Of the box will be
engraved the legend, From One Good
Loser to Another
II am going 20 ask something from
Governor Smith in return Williams
said. II want his autographed photo
graph, and when ! receive n | will
feel amply repaid for the weary miles
Of peanut rolling
Williams was In Brownsville Fri
day morning comforting with W. r.
Burnett. Valley manager for the
South Texas Chamber Of Commerce.
who will send the peanut 10 Gov
crnor Smith.
II was for Governor Smith and
am still for him," Williams said "He
proved the best loser in the history
Of American politics, and ! believe
this fact will cndcar him 70 the
hearts or the American people
The neanut. worn smooth MS marble
from its long journey Of nearly ten
miles over the concrete highway from
Rio liondo n Harlingcn. has been
placed in p safety deposit box BY Mr..
Williams where u will remain until
(Continued on page ten)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
King George, Ill,
Resting Better,
Doctors Report

LONDON. Nov. 25.-tFi-kinE
George, i'll with lung trouble that
developed from an ordinary cold.
was able to obtain little rest this
afternoon. AT the palace IL was
stated this fact was considered As
A hopeful development.
A man in close touch with royal
circles was quoted this Afternoon as
saying the kings illness, although
serious, should not he regarded a.
in any way alarming.
There was constant stream Of
visitors at the palace throughout the
forenoon. Among them were Dr.
Friedrich Sthamer. German ambassa-
dor. Frau Sthsmer snd Princess
Louise. the Duchess Of Argyle. The
Duchess spent a short time with
Queen Mary in her apartment.
Crowd Waits in Rain
There was another crowd outside
the palace anxious for news from
the royal sick room. but probably
because of the fact that IL wr- rain.
ing, the numbers we're smaller tnsr
yesterday.
The palace guards we're mounted
ard changed as usual but without
the band. This caused some IN the
crowd to wonder uneasily what this
meant until il was explained that
the guard Ut Buckingham Palace is
always mounted without music when
weather j. bad.
II Is understood NJ messages re-
rardiug tho kings condition hove
hon sent 70 the Prince g., Vale.
and the Duke If Gloucester I'm East
Africa. II was said. however. that
the matter might receive attention
shortly. The Duke of York. who
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
School Funds of
Ia Counties Are
Held Up By State

AUSTIN. Texas, Nov 2s.-Nar-
rants representing the 81 per capita
apportionment Of Nov. have been
mailed ~ all school units qualified
TO receive them. s. VI. N. Marrs.
state superintendent of schools, an
nounced Tuesday.
Warrants have bccn withheld from
the following fourteen counties:
Dimmitt. Erath Hartley, Hidalgo.
Jack. McMulen. Navarro. uchltrer.
Peccs. Reeves. shelby. Upton. Vice
and Wood. The repositories Of
these counties have not flied 2 fl
nancial report for scholastic year
lg26-27.
Callahan. Calhoun. Dimmitt. Floyd
and Ward counties have not filed the
superintendent annual report for
scholastic year 1927-2S.
Warrants have been withheld
from the following independent dis
tricts for failure 70 file the finan-
cial report for 1867:
Ben Wheeler. Burleson. Cunning
ham, Damon. Edinburg, Fort Stock
ton, Rangcryillc. Rio Grande City,
Sligo, Talco. Tildcn, Nclasco, Iii
dalgo, Indian Gan. Jacksboro Lott.
Midland, Newcastle, NewsOmc. Nor
ton. Perryton, Shepherd, Tabasco.
Talpa and Toyah.
The following independent dis
tricts have not filed the superin-
tendeut's annual report for scholas-
tic year l927-3S.
Bells. Burke, Camilla, Midland and
Tatum.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
STATE BOARD
GIVES MILLION
IN ROAD funds
Action at Secret Ses-
sion Tuesday Made
Public in Minutes;
To Pay For Survey

AUSTIN, Nov. 23.-GPl-Morc than
81 900 600 in state and federal aid
and appropriations for maintenance
work was voted by the state highway
commission in executive session last
Tuesday. Action Of the commission
did not become public until Thurs
day
Minutes Of the meeting showed
more business was attended 10 behind
closed doors than IN the open hearing
sessions. when contracts aEgreEating
81. 1926 were awarded in two days.
In Tuesdays closed session $4,000
was appropriated TO pay cost Of q To-
cation survey. from Houston. Harris
county, 10 connection with highway
5S at or near Alvin, Brazoria county.
and for the location of highway ~
from the Galveston causeway from
Alvin to Angleton and establish h
routes. II was voted to assume main
tenancc Of highway 80 from Houston
TO Alvin. This action is said TO be
the first step towards opening and
developing another thorouEhfare he
tween Houston and Galveston.
Thirty two thousand dollars was
voted for extension Of narrow road
way culverts and bridges in Angelina.
Jasper. Newton. Sabine. San Angus
tine and ChildresS counties.
Some Of the other more important
actions:
Voted $4,000 FOR work On 90
miles highway 81 in Wood county;
Continued on page ten.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23

CITY ACCEPTS
FIRESTATION
New $35,000 Building
To Be Occupied By
End of Week

The city commission late Thursday
formally accepted the city's new
S35.00O central fire station just COM
pleted At the intersection or Adams
and 10th street and firemen from
the old central station on Market
Plaza began preparations Friday for
moving into their new quarters.
Fire Chief Roy Weller ordered the
city's new aerial truck placed in the
new station immediately after ID had
been accepted By the city and he de-
clared that he woald begin the pur-
chase Of furniture for the mems
quarters Friday.
Material for the installation Of the
automatic fire alarm system has al
ready begun arriving and work OF
installation may begin the latter
part Of December. Weller said.
Although central station firemcn
intend being IN their new quarters
by the end Of the week, open house
will not he held until December !
70 allow sufficient time to put the
place IN order, Weller said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
{. Y. MULLINS,
BAPTIST CHIEF,
dies AT Home
Head of Theological
Seminary Had Been
In Serious Condition
s ince Nov. 10

LOUISVILLE. KY. Nov. 23.-tFl-
Or. Edgar Young Mullins. president
of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary here and internationally
known dencminational leader, died
at his home at noon today.
lie suffered a stroke Of paralysis
November 10. and had been uncon-
scious most Of the time since. From
was little hope. lie was 6S years
old.
Dr. Edgar Young Mullins, who
served as president of the Baptist
World Alliance and Of the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary. was
at the age Of Is, full-fledged tels-
graph operator.
Before this. young Mullins worked
a. printers devil and as typesetter
IN his home town Of CorSicana, Tex,
where he had lived since he was 8
years old. lie contributed part Of
his wages towards sending his older
sisters through college. After his
sisters we're graduated he was told
that his father had found means 10
send him through college. He enter
ed upon a liberal arts course in the
Texas State Agricultural college.
Four years later. after his gradd-
alton, he wandered one night into
the tent OF a travelling evangelist a;
Dallas. That night he was among
the converts. He returned home and
became active in religious work at
his fathers church in Corsicana.
The youth determined 20 enter the
ministry. lie entered the Southern
Theological seminary al Louisville.
Here. at the age OF 25. Or. Mullins
received his degree. Kentucky he
came his adopted state. His first
pastorate was at Harrodsburg, Ny.
From there he went 70 the Lee Street
Baptist church, Baltimore, where Is
work came under the notice of
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