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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Suggestion That Skins .
of Birds Replace Eurs

Good furs are scarce these days and
prices high. So the little northern
community Of Point Barrow, Alaska,
suggests wraps and coats made from
skins Of birds, with the downy feath-
ers intact. Such wraps have been
worn by northern Alaska natives for
many decades.
) The breasts of wild geese, ducks,
gulls and cormorants are removed in
as large sections as possible. The
skin, or pelts, are carefully dried in
the wind for several days. Seal blub-
Der and fish oil mixed and melted are
rubbed while hot into the bird skins.
Several applications of animal grease
and much kneading make the feather
furs as pliable as real pelts. The life
of feather skins so treated is as long
as the lighter weight furs.
! Geese, ducks and many kinds oil
large fowls are so prolific that inn
mense flocks are quickly built up and
the supply of feather fur is inexhaust-|
ible, once in favor with the trade.
Sleeping bags, aviators' coats and
leaps, explorers wraps and loungel
cushions with feather outside instead
of inside are other suggested uses oil
the bird skins. 2,.s.,a. Il
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Age Brings Penalties

The penalties of old age, it is evil
dent, are moi confined to those which
Byron enumerated-gOut and the
stone. Loneliness must also be con-
sidered, and when we call the roll of
tho friends of our youth and there is
not whisper in reply, then, perhaps,
we shall feel the full burden of our
years Sir Oliver Lodge stated that
science had made possible the extern
sion of life to hundred years. If
such gift is universally bestowed,
1t will he well. But there are few of
us, perhaps, who would accept it as
a particular favor.-EXchange
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27

Lloyd B. Wilson succeeds the late
Albert E. Berry as president of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company operating in the District Of
Columbia; the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company of Balti-
more City operating in the State Of
Maryland; the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company Of Virginia,
and the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company of West Virginia. He
has also been elected a director of
these companies.
Mr.. Wilson, who is native Of
sive experience in the telephone indus
try covering a period of more than
thirty years. He entered the employ
Of the Bell System in 1899 in the ca
pacity of night telephone operator at
Plattsmouth, while pursuing his stud
les in the public schools during the
day. Two years later he was working
as installer and repairman, and in
1908 was appointed manager at Cen
trail City. In 1906 he received the ap-
pointment of district manager for the
western part of Nebraska.
HE became commercial superinten-
lent for the states of Nebraska and
kouth Dakota in 1913. -Four years
ter he was appointed commercial
perintendent for the states Of Min.
6esota and North Dakota with head
quarters at Minneapolis, and in 1919
was advanced to the position of general
commercial superintendent of the en-
tire Northwestern Bell Telephone Com.
pany, embracing the states of Ne
braska, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Iowa, and Minnesota.
In this enlarged field he demon.
strated unusual executive ability and
| had an active part in firmly estab
| fishing the telephone business in that
extensive area. In 1925 he was called
| to the staff of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, New York
City, where he has been engaged in
the development of the commercial
phases of the telephone industry from
a nationwide viewpoint. Mr.. Wilson
assumed his new duties at Washington
on September /.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Club Atmosphere Best
for Little Poker Came

Many Of the boys in the city counl
Gil are not averse to a friendly game
of ''fve and ten," and SO few Of them
were sitting around circular table
at the home Of friend the
other night. The wife thought it would
be a kindly and popular thing to give
the boys a sandwich or two and she
busted herself like any perfect hostess
would do.
The sandwiches came, but the boys
hardly knew what the filling was, as
they were too occupied looking for the
third ace or trying to find the fifth
club. The dear lady didn't know it,
but it's not ethical to interrupt that
kind of game.
A little later she happened to think
that the baby had just reached the
cute age and she knew the "gang"
would only be tickled to death to see
him perform. So she toted out the
little fellow, who put on his act to
an unsympathetic audience.
II guess we will play the next game
at the club" one of the boys remarked
and there was a heartfelt chorus Of
"Amen."-Brockton Enterprise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Puritan Picnic

Perhaps the gentle reader would be
interested in knowing how the Puritan
chieftain of the Massachusetts Bay
Colonist spent his first day in New
England.
After exchange of greetings with
Resident Governor Endicott, of the
Salem Colonists, etc., Governor VIM
throp says:
I'VE returned with them
to Nahumkeak, where we supped with
good venison pasty and good beer,
and at night we returned to our ship.
"In the meantime most of our peo-
pie went on shore upon the land of
Cape Ann, which lay very near us,
and gathered store of fine straw
berries."-Boston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Diving Suit Not So New

How long ago is it that the first
diving dress was invented? One would
suppose it to be pretty recent in.
vention, says the Outline.
1t is somewhat astonishing to find
that a patent was granted to John
Stapleton on March II, 1893, for "a
new engine so by him contrived as
to permit person inclosed in it to
walk under water, and of a new In
vented way to force air into any
depth of water to supply the person
in the said engine Herewith and for
containing a lamp burning under wa
ter; also way to deserate and purify
the air so as to make the same serv-
iceable FOR respiration"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Total Air Traffic

According to the Department Of
Commerce, one square mile of air
space can accommodate 69,9S0 air.
planes. This is based on the calcula-
ton that 1,742 large planes can fly
at the same level, allowing sufficient
clearance between them over an area
of a square mile. The same number
can fly together 300 feet further up,
and so on indefinitely. Assuming 12,-
600 feet to be the highest practicable
elevation, the above total is reached.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27

Moons, vice-president, who says that
- per cent of the 1925 employees of
ese companies are subscribing to
& ,785 shares of stock of the American
telephone and Telegraph Company.
\ hich has present market value of
out $9,376,600. This represents an
Rual saving of $1,145,O0O.
Eustries generally now have relief
b maintained for the benefit Of
Sloyees, the cost of which is usually
borne entirely by the industry. The
Bell Telephone Systems benefit fund
plan, which was one of the first to be
formulated in this country, If not In
the world, is borne entirely by the
Eompany. Under this plan in case of
illness employees receive full pay for
j certain number of weeks and half
pay for longer period. These pc
riods increase with the length of serv-
Ice. The time for which full pay or
he employees regular income is al
bwed is usually long enough to cover
IN ordinary illness. In case of death
sum sufficient to provide temporary
elief to the dependents is paid. Since
1912, the Bell Telephone System. of
which the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Companies are part, has
paid its employees or their depend
ents under its reliet plan more than
|26. Qol. 900. $50 -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Needs Xeri6cation

A piquant story runs that wreath
deposited by Emperor William on the
tomb of Saladin at Damascus, and
bearing his own name as well as Sa-
ladin's, was presented by the Arab
guardian of the tomb to Colonel Law
renee upon the occasion of his tri-
umphal entry into the city with the
Arab forces Of the Emir Faisal. But,
like other stories conferred around
that romantic personality, this one
should be accepted with due reserve
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
just Starting

Little Harry was left in the charge
of his grandmother. By noon she was
worn out. He took his wagon and
rounded up some playmates. By four
O'Clock they were compelled to have
some rest. At six o'clock the pup lay
painting under the trees near the
house.
Then grandfather came home and
took up the burden of entertainment.
He took his grandson to a picture
show, where Harry was so interested
that it was very late before ne could
be coaxed away. At last a tired man
and a little boy again reached home.
AS the man removed the little boys
coat, Harry said: "Now, grandpa,
let's play horse"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
DEAD ANIMALS
Removed promptly by truck.
HENRY B. ANDERSON,
Phone 4O5-R2 Oxford, Pa.
One Thing Man Can't Make

Doctors in Nova Scotia city re-
moved the heart from cat. In its
place they put a rubber heart, cleo
trically operated. The artificial heart
kept up the blood circulation for sew
eral hours. during which time the cat
remained alive. OF course, the doc
tors could make rubber heart work
for a time. But natural heart, of
cat or man, is an engine that human
genius can never duplicate or approx
imate.-Capper's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Peen at Valencia

The city of Valencia is on that won
derful bit of Spanish Mediterranean
coast where the climate is so much
. more certain than that of the Italian
Riviera or the French Cote d'Azur. 1t
is curious that so many places in this
district should be associated with "des-
sert." Valencia and Malaga raisins,
Denia oranges, Barcelona nuts-they
are all familiar to us. And TarragOna
supplies wine which does duty on
many a British dinner table for port.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
King of Vegetables

The onion, we now learn, is the king
of vegetables. 1t is about 95 per cent
water, but it is one of the most nu-
tritious and wholesome Of vegetables.
1t is ideal for supplementing diet
of salt meat, and is therefore essen
tial for the diet of woodsmen and
sailors.
The onion is supposed to have orig
mated in Central Asia ages before the
dawn of historic times. 1t was known
and widely used in early Egypt and
Palestine. ~,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Famous Rum Quay

Rum quay, the most jealohsly guard
ed spot in the London West India
docks, is inclosed by an immense glass
roof that originally formed covered
way to the Crystal palace when that
building was erected in Hyde park in
1851. to house the great exhibition
Here. isolated behind iron doors,
puncheons of rum, each holding 1903
gallons of spirit many degrees over
proof, are laid before being rolled into
the vaults which extend to the waters
edge, and afford accommodation for
10000 of these gigantic casks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Powerful Eyangelisf

/ Joab Powell, roaming evangelist Of
the early days of the Nineteenth CEN
fury, used to act as his own publicity
man. He would ride through the streets
of town calling out in loud voice
that he would appear at such an hour
to preach to poor sinners. Invariably
the meeting place would be filled to
Overlooking, and men who were noto-
rious for their wickedness repented
from their sins under the spell of the
backwoods Billy Sunday.-Detroit
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Ancient "Doorkeeper"

An ancient wooden "doorkeeper'-
carved figure in the shape of hu-
man being which was found guarding
the entrance to small house erected
by Cameron tribesmen of Africa-;s
in the African hall at the Field Mu-
scum of Natural History, Chicago.
The doorkeeper was supposed to be a
protection for the skull of chief
within. On ceremonial occasions. the
tribesmen made offerings of food and
magical medicine to both the skull
and the doorkeeper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Camp Meetings Protected

Back in 1888 the General court of
Massachusetts gave protection to
camp meetings by creating what was
known as "The camp meeting mile"
Within that distance of "a field meet.
ing for religious purposes" it was de-
creed to be unlawful 10 hawk or ped
die goods, to sell goods in tent or
other structure. and to take care of
horses for pay, unless the officers Of
the religious meeting gave their con-
sent.-Detroit News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Singing Promotes Health

''If you want to be healthy sing as
often as possible" advises a French
doctor, who has experimental with
cases of eyerexcitement and sympa-
thetic nerves He says that when pa
TENTS were kept in cheerful mood.
singing gay music, the equilibrium OF
the nervous system was restored In
few weeks, and badly damaged APP
petites began to reappear with full
force. ---4--r : --As-l---l--.-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Going Too Far

The strings have been taken out Of
string beans and the warts have been
educated off pickles and now Professor
HuelsOn of the Illinois College of Agri-
culture threatens us With an odorless
onion.-Farm and Fireside.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
Facts and Figures
On Your Telephone
BY EDWIN r. HILL

Thrift Is a
ir t u e that
brings its own
re W ard. And
employees Of
the Chesapeake
and Potomac
T e l e p h o n e
Company and
a associated com.
panies a r Q
showing good
evid ence of
thrift, accord.
ing to John C.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27

Next to receiving a present from
her husband nothing pleases a wo-
man more than to boast of it to her
friends.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27

II girl is as good as pie she
dosen't always take the cake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-27
66666'

is a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
1t is the most speedy remedy known.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
T 6 AN CLELAND
CUP WINNER

Chuck Egan is the new golfing
champion of Washington sports
writers. Egan dethroned Maury
Fitzgerald when he negotiated the
Washington Barracks course in a.
42-15-71. As a result of his victory
Egan will have his name inscribed
on the famed Cleland Cup.
Fitzgerald. the defending cham
pion, had the title again within his
grasp but went badly on his incom-
ing nine. Out in "a, Fitzgerald re.
quired a 80 for his second trip
around the course. Fitz played
from scratch and his 73 was the
best gross score of the day by far,
Harry Fry. veteran of the Star,
also had a splendid chance to win
the trophy, but an on the eigh-
tenth hole ruined his chance. He
finished with a net "a, as did Dick
Moore, of the News.
Between rounds the scribes were
guests of the commendant and
faculty of the War College at a
luncheon.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
Maloney and Emanuel
Clash in Serni-Winduu

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Two TO-
round bouts. one six, and the usual
four will reinforce the Jack
Sharkey- Tommy Loughran fight at
the Yankee Stadium on September
is.
Jimmy Maloney and Armand
Emanuel meet in the semi-windup.
In the first hereunder, Tom
tIeeney and George Hoffman will
mix. Jack Gagnon and Lou Barba
will trade blows in the six-rounder,
and Bill Daring and Bob Carroll in
he four.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13

of filling the shoes of Leon West.
gate, who graduated last June.
There is no dearth of good mate,
rial for the tackle, guard and end
posts and the backfield possibilities
are better than they have been for
some years, but there Is a marked
scarcity of pivot material.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
Center Gap Is Problem
For Penn U. Coach

CAPE MAY, n. j., Sept. 1.-TWO
weeks of preliminary training has
convinced Louis A. Young. Penn
head coach. that his principal prob
lem Is to develop a center capable
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
Lynch, Clark, and LoOney
In Baltimore Marathon

The knights of Columbus has
entered three marathoners in the
Laurel-to- Baltimore marathon to be
run. off under the sponsorship of
the Baltimore Cross Country Club
tomorrow. They are mike" Lynch,
veteran, and one of the most
popular athletes in this city, and
Jerry Looney and Haskell Clark.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13

Leary, because he had been
assigned to some of the second.
ary teams through most of the
work here, had been somewhat
overlooked because Gardner and
Scalzi and Emil BOzek had shown
so brightly,
The Washington times., 1929-09-13

What really happened is that
. couple Of our boys were on
q hitting spree-and going like
that they would have smacked
the daylights out Of any pitcher
who happened to face them.
What won the series for us was
the hitting of the Yankees,
plus some very good pitching
by Yankee pitchers.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
Charest Nears Veterans
Tennis Championship

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. H.
Clarence Charest, the one-armed
District singles champion, ad-
vanced into the semifinal round OF
play in the National Veterans
singles tennis championships yester.
day by defeating s. J. Adams. jr..
of Port washington, n. T. Ga.
R1 Fs
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
ISHERWOODS SEEK FOE

sherwood A. G. would like to
book a game with some strong
unlimited nine to be played on the
Rosedale diamond. Arrangements
may be made by calling Lincoln
5233.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
2E RUTH PICKS EARMS7A " AS SERIES STAR
PRINTERS PRACTICE

The Union Printers will practice
this afternoon at 4:sO o'clock in
preparation for the coming clash
with Burke Company nine, champion
of Richmond, Va.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
BABE GIVES
IDEAS ON
SERIES
BY Babe Ruth

NEW YORK, Sept. 49,
With the Cubs and the Ath-
letics as good as in, the base
ball interest is now beginning
to turn toward the world
series.
Personally, I'm not sure yet
which club I like in the series.
They both are great outfits, and
it's a. little hard to decide which
one has the edge. Certain things
about the AS 1 lke-and there
are certain features of Chicago
play which seems to give them an
edge.
Fans have discussed pitching
strength SO often in world series
play that it has come to be looked
upon as the deciding factor in a
series, And usually 1t is. How
ever q lot Of time pitching gets
credit or discredit where other
things are really responsible. Take
last years series for instance.
The general impression was that
the st. Louis pitching was very bad
and the Yanks pitching very good.
Which is only partly true. If you
look at the records you'll see that
the Cardinal pitching was all that
was expected.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
CAMPBELL COACHES

"Coagy" Campbell, former Apache
star, will coach the Wolverine, 1916
pound football eleven this season. A
schedule Is being arranged at At
lantic 1852. between 4 and n. m.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13

New and very at
tractive, to fit any
car.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13
Gu Football Team Breaks
Camp TOMORROW
By Kirk Miller
ri,,,ns Snortu Edi4nw

OCEAN CITY, N. j., Sept. 13.-Were Georgetown Uni
vesy playing it's first game of the tomorrow instead
of weeks hence Ed Leary the Connecticut Yankee would
be the varsity quarterback and make mistake about it.
The Washington times., 1929-09-13

The most interesting thing to
watch about the coming series will
Be the effectiveness OF the Athle.
tics Ieft-handed pitching. The Cubs
with a great array OF right.hand
hitters are supposed to be murder
for any left-hander. But I'm tell
ing you now that there are left
handlers and then there are Grove
and Walberg. Those two birds are
likely to bother any club, any time
You may remember that in 1921
the Pittsburgh Pirates were sup
posed to be death to left handlers
too. But Herbie Pennock went in
against them and held them hitless
for seven and a third innings and
won his game in breeze.
However, there's this other angle
about pitching, too. I know from
observation and experience that the
AS are weakest against side arm,
right hand, fast ball pitching. The
Cubs have three pitchers Of this
type in Root, Bush and Malone.
Just how good these three are /
don't know, for I have had little
chance to see the Cubs in action.
However, I do know this, that
they are Of the type which is apt
to bother the AS most.
It's my own individual bunch
that in discussing and figuring on
Athletic pitchers, the experts have
paid SO much attention to Grove
and Walberg, that they're completely
overlooked another chap. And that's
Ernshaw, the big fast-balI right
handler who has been Comics ace
in the hole all season long.
I've got q sneaIxing bunch
that big George will be one of
the real standOuts Of the
series. He has plenty of stuff,
and plenty Of nerve. And he's
cool as an oyster under fire.
I wouldn't be surprised to see
him win one, and possibly two
games during the series.
However, as I said before, you
can't dope pitching before a. series
starts. One team happens to be on
edge and the other a little off
color; one pitcher gets away to a
good start and another gets a few
bad brakes and there goes all the
dope Knocked right into a cooked
hat at the start.
Both clubs are popular and while
there will be a lot of fans pulling
for Connie Mack for old time sake,
the Cubs will have a lot of sup.
porters too. You know the old Cubs
still are remembered by a lot of
fans. ..
Copyright. 1929, by The Christy
Walsh Synlicate.)
The Washington times., 1929-09-13

tackle, had to have several stitches
taken in his lower lip, as a result
of a severe afternoon with the
second string team.
DIR. Light told Steve Barabas
he might start taking light exer-
else on his injured right knee,
thereby giving the team a pros
pect of getting back a varsity
half back in return for the tenn
pOrary absence of Hudak.
The Georgetown squad is in the
throes of selecting it's ugliest foot
ball player, and the campaign is
waxing warm. Morris Dubofsky, of
Hartford, Conn, and Ed Katalinas,
of Shenandoah, Pa, are running a
neck and neck race.
Last season, Sam Cordovano. Var
sity guard, walked away with this
questionable honor, and therefore is
not eligible for the distinction again.
But Sam is using his influence In
the race this year, as he is manag-
ing Dubofsky and Is expecting his
man to win.
Austin Garfield, active in George
town alumni athletic control, is a
visitor in camp and despite Lou
Littles gloomy attitude, believes
Georgetown is to have another great
eleven this year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-04
JaLisco Crusader Chief
Falls Before FederaLs

MEXICO CITY, June 40
The supreme chieftain Of the
"Christeros," whose battle cry Is
Long live Christ the King" has
been killed and that hard fighting
insurgent army. minus its trusted
leader. today faced extinction.
An Official announcement at Cha
pultepec Castle said General Sat-
urnino Cedilio. commanding the
federal army operating aginst the
Christeros In central Mexico. had
reported the death OF General En-
rique G~orozieta, chief Of the so
called religious rebellion.
General Cedillo said the body had
been embalmed and vas being ship
ped to Mexico City to be turned
over to relatives. He added he ex-
pected General Gorozieta's death
70 complete p~acification OF the
troubled Jalisco districts. by
June rs.
Details ~ the insurgents death
were lacking. but IL was believed
nc had been killed near San Jul
ian where yesterday Genral Cedillo
had reported nine columns OF his
soldiers had cnveloped the Chris
tero" army and inflicted a severe
defeat upon ID.
The repor. Of General Cedillc
added that officers Of General
Gorczieta's staff had been captured
but that the priest. Pedrosa." a
lieutenant. was still al large.
General Enrique Gorozieta was
one OF the last Mexican army Of
ficers OF the old school. bred IN
the administration or Porfiro Dia7
and largely passing from power
with the downfall Of VictorianC
Huerta.