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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
INCREASE IN DEATHS FROM
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

Calling attention to the increasing
number of deaths from automobile
accidents, and to the fact that
nearly one-fourth occur among chill
dren under fifteen, DR.. John Collin
son, Chief of the Bureau of Vital
Statistics of the State Department OF
Health, urges parents to take spe-
sciaI precautions to safeguard their
children from accidents of this sort
during the vacation period, because
1t is during this season that the ma
jority of such accidents in this age
group, occur.
From January to June of this
year." DR.. Collinson said, 1855
deaths from automobile accidents
occurred in Maryland, in comparison
with 1876 during the same period of
last year. Our death rate from au-
tomobile accidents-that is the
number of deaths to each hundred
thousand of the population-has in
creased from less than one per
hundred thousand in 1910 to 21.5
in 1928. Some idea of the gradual
increase can be seen from the rates
for the last five years-16.2 out of
every hundred thousand of the
population in 1924; TIA in 1926:
1877 in 1926; 2O.7 in 1927 and 81.
In 1928.
The total number of deaths from
automobile accidents in 1928 was
SS1. This was more than four
times as many as the total from ty-
phoid fever. for which the rate per
hundred thousand was SO. AS a
matter of fact. the deaths from au-
t0mobile accidents now rank about
twelfth in the leading causes of
death in the State.
Analysis OF our records shows
that the greater proportion OF
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
AS An Agriculturalist
Sees Farm Boards Job

The new Agricultural Marketing Act
approaches farm relief from a materi-
ally different point of view from that
of former bills before Congress in re-
cent years, says Dean H. L. Russell
Wisconsin University College Of Agfis
culture in the American Bankers As
ISOLATION Journal.
at contains new idea, fraught with
the greatest possibilities-the organiz
cation of Federal Farm Board" u
says. ut has been possible for
cooperatives to borrow from Fed
aided institutions before, and at 9
terially lower re than city bust
men had to pay for working cap
but this Is the first set-up made
the government in which commits
sion has been carefully chosen to give
undivided attention to an effort to
solve the problems of farm group.
st is hard to conceive of higher
degree Of responsibility than must be
assumed by this commission. No board
ever created by congressional action
udS D6eu ClOluCN Win 90 WAoc RAS~--s
powers. 1t is authorized not only 70
advise but to execute, to plan and put
its plans into effective action, to bur
and hold, to dump, to dip into he
Federal treasury to accomplish its
ends with what would be almost UNI
limited resources to any private COM
mercial concern. The boards only
lob is to succeed, and no govern
mental agency even during the war
time emergency had a wider latitude.
MANY will think the farm relief
program will be universally applicable
to the individual land owner or oper.
ator. Such procedure is far from the
case. Aid is to be extended through
cooperative organizations by making
It possible for such groups to obtain
cash advances to hold crops so as to
permit of more orderly marketing.
"While the primary relation is with
cooperatives, the individual or unor'
ganized farmer will also profit by the
activities of his organized fellows. II
q stabilized program of merchandising
IL able to eliminate the surpluses that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

exert such depressing influence on
Prices the general price relation
should be improved. II this occurs the
individual farmer should also benefit.
f'It 10 here the government is pro.
posing novel attempt. in economics.
Through sterilization corporations for
each commodity It is proposed to
make possible the handling of the
surplus 50 as to lessen its disturbing
influence on prices. With non.perish-
able products such a program Is, Of
course. conceivably possible, but one
wonders what would happen If sta
bilization corporation had to handle
perishable crop In great quantities.
is itlgoing to be possible for sta
bilization corporation to stabilize? It
would be one thing IL 1t had merely to
stabilize the American situation, but
often that situation Is complicated
with world conditions. Perhaps the
very fact that such a sterilization cor
poration Is in position to function may
have steadying effect on the market.
Markets respond to psychological
stimuli q dM4individuals. The very
fact thaE government has now def.
initelN pbed into the breach with
all "a Resources available to make
the plan work will exert un-
dob Rtedly strong stabilizing effect.
1T would be presumptuous to fore
cast what the ultimate effect of the
new act will be. 1t can, however, be
definitely stated that in the present
plan much Of the philosophy that had
been so drastically criticized as eco.
nomically unsound has been elimi-
mated. The existing plan is worth
trying. It will undoubtedly cost the
Federal treasury no inconsiderable
amounts of money, but If it produces
the hoped.for result it will have been
we'll worth while"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30


failed through disregarding funda-
mental principles in loaning other
peoples money, that have encouraged
the farmer to expect bank loans with
out first putting his business on the
earning basis which would justify q
bank to lend him money.
One of the underlying reasons for
the failure OF so many country banks
has been the existence Of too many
banks. With the limited business OF
the community divided among too
many banks 1t was impossible for them
to make enough money to justify the
employment of officers with the proper
ability to manage the bank success
fully. Then the scramble for business
was so hard that good judgment and
foresight were forgotten in granting
loans, with the resultant failure Of
the weaker institutions.
In the future, banks are not going
10 loan the money Of their depositors
without the kind of security that can
be Immediately realized upon In case
the loan is not paid, or unless the APP
plicant presents a sound and success
full record of business operation
whether that business be manufactur-
Ing, merchandising. or farming.
Farming. Banking Intsrdependent
This Is a perfectly obvious attitude,
because country banking cannot be
successfully and profitably carried on
unless farming Is successfully and
profitably operated-the two BUSH
nesses are dependent upon each other.
There is no longer any question that
the time has arrived for these inter-
dependent businesses to reach a COM
mon ground of understanding Of the
requirements that both must meet for
their mutual welfare.
There is no doubt but what the fu-
ture prosperity Of the farmer and the.
basis OF cooperation between bankeI
and farmer Is the intelligent divers
Ilicaflon 81 crops. .fc-1g nBcsssary,'
ever, to have the right conception OF
diversification.
The mistake tnat many LarneTb
have made in attempting to diversity
has been to invest too much money,
time and land in new and untried
crop--sometimes a hazardous crop. or
one for which no immediate market
has been developed, resulting in loss
of the initial effort and discourage
ment of future efforts on a more con-
sentative basis.
Disregarding the primary and essen
tial principle Of farming-namely.
creasing earnings by decreasing I
cost of production through the prac-
tice of building up soil by crop rota-
ton and intensive cultivation, is re-
sponsible for large share OF the
farmers trouble today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

Mrs. w. Z. Frlbley eouraseu
from trying to can
the dainty ears of corn. But the pres
sure cooker method of corn canning
avoids steam In the kitchen and as
sures accurate heat and shorter time
In processing. Canned cOrn-on-the-cob
to be at Its best must be rather small
ears-three or four inches at most
and must be In the milk stage. Old
corn canned will be tough and taste
less. Care should be taken to have
sweet scorn for this canning, as field
corn Is TO large and tasteless. To
those who have never canned corn or
corn-on-the-cOb because they fear
spoilage, the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture Bulletin No. 1471,
gives the following advice:
"All non-acid vegetables are best
canned under steam pressure, as the
temperature is much higher than the
2l2 degrees OF boiling and can be held
at an even rate under several pounds
% to 1O) pressure until sterilized.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
STATE OFFICES TO BE CHOSEN
NEXT YEAR

The discussion of candidates for
governor next year, together with
the publication of the names of the
distinguished gentlemen, who are
indicating willingness to succeed
Governor Richie, is beginning to
arouse several more or less disting-
uished gentlemen, who have no idea
of asking for the highest place in
the state government, says The
Marylander. There are several
other officers Of prominence and in
fiuence, among whom are the At
torney General, the Comptroller and
the Clerk of the Court of Appeals,
all of whom will be elected on the
ticket with the Governor.
In addition to these, the state
treasurer will be chosen by the
General Assembly when it meets, in
January in 1881. In some respects
these officers are of equal import
ance, although not equal in influ-
ence with the governor. At the
same time, in all parts of the city
and state, county and city officials
will be elected, who will function
under the laws included in the code
of the state.
Not the least in Importance, will
depend a large number of other
officials, members of the various
boards and commissions, who hold
their places under the appointment
OF the governor, together with six
congressman who will be chosen to
represent the state at Washington.
Another important election, will be
that of chief judge of the Supreme
Bench, as the term for which the
present judge was appointed, will
expire soon after the election.
All through the state, will be
chosen full boards of county COM
Inissioners, clerks Of courts, regis
tsfs 81 wins. sngffrffs. rouaty treas
arers states attorneys, and many
other small offices, which are filled
by popular vote. Already candi-
dates for these different positions,
are beginning to make known their
intention of seeking nominations.
OF as much Importance as the
election of governor, will be the
election of members of the general
assembly, consisting of the House of
! Delegates and Senate, in the city as
we'll as in all the counties. And
even now, sixteen months before
the election takes place, candidates
to represent their several constitu-
encies both in the Senate and House,
are expressing their desire to spend
the winter of 1881 in the legisla-
tive branch Of the state government.
Other and not less important
offices, depending ON the election
are, the State Board of Education,
the several County Boards of Edu-
cation and vast numbers of the
justices of the peace, and notaries,
who make up a great part of the
Governors civil list.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

nID you know you could buy
~ ham with the flavor sealed in
I it? Howl" you ask. Why
just go to your dealers and pick
out a selected, mildly cured ham
which is vacuum cooked and steri-
ized in its own can. All its juices
are sealed in and the ham is deliv-
cred to you fresh, havorful and
tender. The skin and bone and
other waste are all removed. To
serve whole, simply pop into the
oven and brown. For medium sized
families the whole ham weighing
six to ten pounds and which will
bake in sixty minutes may be pur-
chased. Smaller families will prefer
the three to fve-pound can of ham
which will bake in thirty minutes.
Toothsome Uses
Everyone knows the usual ways
OF using ham, in sandwiches, cold
with salads, baked, fried, with eggs,
and so on, but there are other meth
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

DDS which are just as delectable
and more unusual.
For instance, cut one or two inch
thick slices of ham and brown in
a little fat in the baking pan. Pour
crushed pineapple over the ham and
add one-half cup water. Bake
slowly until tender. Remove to hot
platter and pour hot pineapple
syrup around it.
Tomatoes stuffed with ham are
delicious. Remove thin slice from
the top of each tomato and remove
seeds and pulp. Run canned ham
through the meat grinder and mix
with half as much bread crumbs
and the tomato pulp and pepper and
salt. Stuff tomatoes with this mix
ture, cover with buttered crumbs
and bake thirty minutes in a moder-
ate oven.
Celery and ham may be creamed
together and served on toast, gar
nished with minced parsley.*
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
OFFER $s,s2s IN RIzEs IN
NATIONAL. CANNING CONTEST


To ward off threatened surplus Of farm
products in many sections and to impress
more housewives with the economy and
healthfulness Of home canned foods, Ma
tional Canning Contest is now under way
to find the best jar Of canned fruit, vege-
tables and meat in the country. Two hum
dred and twenty-five cash prizes totalling
$5,s25 have been hung UP by the Sears.
Roebuck Agricultural Foundation, including
a grand sweepstakes prize of $1,250 for
the best jar Of canned food entered in the
contest. Any woman or girl is eligible to
enter the contest, but entries must be in not
later than October 1, 1929. Further informa-
tion on the contest and free jar and entry
blanks for sending in entries may be had
by writing to Anne Williams, director, Ma.
tional Canning Contest, 925 s. Holman
Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

Grace Wall Gray. all, they are going
to be offered at reasonable prices in
bushel lots for canning, says one au-
thOrity.
Cherries are being shipped from
Idaho, where there is bumper crop,
240 carloads, compared with 200 last
year. Cherries are also plentiful in
Michigan and Oregon.
The plums that are coming from
California are Of good size and ex-
cellent quality.
Alberta peaches that women want
Tor canning are going to be plentiful
and cheap.
So 1929 seems to be q "lucky,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
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E[z:::H IL y GRACE 7zzz s.zz 3 q tz1
BY GRACE WALL. GRAY
Household Science Institute.

year for all good homemakers who
believe that it is "smart to be
thrifty" and who therefore like to
put away Jars Of preserved food at
seasonable prices for future winter
use.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture advocates the use of the
pressure cooker for canning all nom
acid vegetables such as corn, peas,
and beans as well as meats, fish and
poultry. The high pressure made pos
sible in the pressure cooker kills all
spores, thus making canning safe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
LATIN-AMERICAN ARBITRATION

The United States expects the
10th Congress to ratify the Latin
American Arbitration Treaty. The
United States usually thinks of ITSELF
as leader in suggesting arbitration
as means of settling disputes and as
originator also, so far as matters o,
the Western Hemisphere are con
cerned. But it was Bolivar, the
great South American liberator who
first put forward at a conference in
Panama, early in the nineteenth
century, the ideals of arbitration as
means of settling difficulties be-
tween the newly liberated countries
and tried to arrange on smaller
scale the plan proposed to be put
through in 1929-3O-more than a
hundred years later.
The difficulties mostly to be con-
sidered then, and to be considered
how in the southern part Of the
Nericas, are the question Of
udarias. In. the. high maintain
lands, or the tropic jungles, OF
deserts where the boundaries Of ad-
Joining countries were at first In
definite, it has been most difficult to
finally adjucate questions of owner
ship. One such question is now be
ing considered in Washington by
the Inter-American Commission on
Inquiry and Cancellation. For the
United States even before this com
mission was formed has usually
been called on to help arbitrate.
There was the boundary dispute
between Argentine and Paraguay
settled in 1878 through the offices
of President Hayes; the adjustment
during Cleveland's administration
of the boundary between Venezuela
and Guiana; and what is called
'That glorious chapter in the his
tories of Argentina and Chile which
is commemorated by the statue o
the Christ of the Andes, cast from
the metal of once hostile cannon
and erected as perpetual pledge OF
peace"
To old Tacna-Arica quarrel be-
tween Chile and Peru has been re-
Gently settled-5y arbitration, and
the equally vexing dispute over the
Gran Chaco between Bolivia and
Paraguay is now under considera-
ton by the Inter-American Commits
sion of Inquiry and Cancellation at
Washington.
In this difficulty new factor has
been invoked. Colonel Nndbergh
has been. asked to meet with the
commission and give his views as
to the advisability of having this
area mapped out from the air, or
rather photographed-and these
photographs turned in to the Com
mission to assist them in their final
decisions.
Colonel Lindbergh firmly en-
dorses this idea and it will be car
ried out by one or two of the large
South American Always companies.
Photographic from the air, settling
disputes by Observation-Disclosures OF
countries closer together, outlawing
war-these are among the things
which show how rapidly the word
is becoming internationalized.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
OFFER $5,s25 IN PRIZES IN
NATIONAL CANNING CONTEST

To ward off a threatened surplus Of farm
products in many sections and to impress
more housewives with the economy and
healthfulness Of home canned foods, a Ma
tional Canning Contest Is now under way
to find the best jar Of canned fruit, vege-
tables and meat in the country. Two hum
dred and twenty-five cash prizes totallinS
$5,s25 have been hung up by the Sears
Roebuck Agricultural Foundation, including
grand sweepstakes prize of $3.50 for
the best Jar of canned food entered in the
contest. Any woman or girl Is eligible to
enter the contest, but entries must be in not
later than October I, 1929. Further informa-
ton on the contest and free jar and entry
blanks for sending in entries may be had
by writing to Anne Williams. director, Ma
tional Canning Contest. s25 s. Holman
Avenue, Chicago. ILL.,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

bank has played.
or Is 10 play. in
financing the
farmer. The basis
of cooperation
between the two,
however, is a very
simple one.
Both sides are
subject to criti-
cism for the con-
dition that exists
today. The major
share ofthe blame
rests on those
banks that have
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

fruit and vegetable
sections of t h e
country.
There Is a big
crop Of high quail
ity Of practically
all fruits and veg
etables. There are
going to be hun
dreds of carloads
Of Anscf6us pears:
peaches. plum s,
cherries, beans, to-
matoes and corn to
can. and best of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

son is all too
short. But science
now has taught
us that with ease
and accuracy we
can have our own
cOrn-on-the-cob all
winter.
The long, steamy
process and mac
curacy attending
cold pack and boilA
er methods dis
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

Through it's various services to
the public, in the way of inspections
and suggested means of reducing
fire hazards, stock fire insurance
stands today in front rank of great
businesses of country in respect of
its disinterested contribution to
national well-being.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

EVERY dollar paid in salaries and
wages in operation of an electric
light and power company lends -
the payment of Al additional dol
lars in salaries and wages to work
ers in the enterprises dependent
upon ftp. S. Arkwright.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
SWEET CORN

Families everywhere are enjoying
the great seasonal delicacy, corn-on-
the-cob, and regretting that the sea-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

Give busy man a circus pass and
he will find time to use it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
GOOD YEAR FOR CANNING

This is the year to can, according
to all reports coming from the berry,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

The average man makes fool Of
htmse-l ..!-ag " act smart.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30
THE BANKS PART IN
THE FARM PROBLEM
BY ". LANE YOUNG
Member American Bankers Assocla-
A.. An.i...IA..aal Hnna r.nfnnlnn

0NE OF the most discussed and least
~ understood questions regarding
the farmers problems is the part the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-30

Fault finding is never :nsincere.
This is why 1t is so hateful.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-09-06
Storage Buildings Above
Ground Are Now Favored

Most new common storage buildings
for apples are being built above ground
with insulated walls and ceilings. The
floor is usually left as earth TO keep
fruit from shriveling in storage. Slar-
ted floor racks of barrels are often
used over the earth. Intake openings
are cut at intervals of 10 to II feet
around the building just above the
floor level These openings are usual
Iy Is by 20 inches or larger to permit
easy intake of air without too much
loss from friction. Many storages in
the past were built with intake open
ings too small to let in the cool air
quickly at favorable times for venti-
lation and cooling. The total area of
the intake openings is usually in pro-
portion TO one square foot of intake
space to 700 cubic feet of storage vol
ume. Stacks for outlets are built up
through the roof. These are usually
3 by 4 feet or larger TO permit free
movement of air. They are placed
about 20 feet apart the length of the
building. The outlets, are usually de-
signed TO figure at least one square
foot of area TO each 1,20O cubic feet
of storage volume 1t is good fault
to make them a little oversize.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-09-06
News Gathering Both
Simple and Effective

Life In the highly sophisticated
South Sea isles Is by no means as
newsless as one might hazard by
measuring the number of miles separ-
ating them from Fleet street writes
a globe-trotting correspondent. The
Papeete planters have bestowed the
pleasing name OF coconut wireless on
the means by which their wives and
daughters keep up with all the news
that really matters. Every sun-up the
native maids meet at the market-place
and pool the previous days domestic
log while they do the forthcoming
days shopping. These reporters bring
back their gleanings to the housewife
news editors, who publish to their
yawning spouses, over the breakfast
coffee, "AlI the News That's Fit to
Print" (and a great deal that isn't).
In consequence, what every family
does not know about every other fam
lily. can positively be sprawled across
the head of a pin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-09-06
Found to Be Effective Accel-
orator by Growers.

TOroqto growers who wish to hasten
the ripening of their crop to take adj
vantag, of early markets will find
treatment with ethyIene gas an effec-
tive accelerator. according TO DR.. r.
q. Harvey. agricultural botanist, Uni
yersity farm, st. Paul, inventor Of
this process which has recently been
granted patent. Many wholesalers
and commercial growers now are using
the ethylene method of ripening with
notable success.
All that is necessary in the way OF
special equipment is suitable room
or chamber and a tank of ethylene gas
equipped with a simple flow meter.
The meter. plus enough gas to treat
several carloads of tomatoes, will cost
only about $40. The gas cost is neg
ligible. ranging from about 40 cents
to S1.O0 carload. The room or cham
her should he closed off so as 10 make
it practieally gas tight. An ordinary
,plastered room. or cellar room. will
work satisfactorily. providing cracks
around windows are closed with adj
hesive tape and if il has fairly
tight fitting door. Some means should
also he available for maintainin2
temperature of from Go to 50 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Tomatoes should be picked when