The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-19

laws. He recommended an increase
Of more than three million dollars in
the funds allotted to the prohibition
and Industrial alcohol bureaus.
This was highly pleasing to the dry
members of congress. but 1t only
stirred the vets to more energetic
plans for attack on prohibition. These
latter decided to try to knock out the
bureau IT prohibition increase, which
Director WOodcock intends to use in
employing about five hundred new en-
forcement agents. The wet leaders
also resolved to make fight on al
cohoi poisoning and for vote on
beer modification bill. Senator Bing-
ham and Representative Goss. both of
Connecticut, already had introduced
per cent beer and medicinal liquor
bills. ~
CENATOR TASKER L. ODDIE Of
y Nevada has introduced a bin that
will nave considerable support in con.
gress, even If 1t does not pass. 1t is
designed to bar the entrance of prod
ucts from Soviet Russia into the
United States. especially lumber. pulp
wood. wood pulp. matches. glue. coal.
manganese ore. etc.. which have al
legediy been dumped into this country
at prices below the cost of production
here.
nVERPRODUCTION is the chief
~ threat against American agricul-
ture today. and If the farmers would
avoid ruin they must all unite to curb
It. So declared Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Hyde in his yearly report. He
said:
Il want to emphasize the need for
equitable. intelligent, systemat1S and
collective action to bring SUPPLY into
better relationship with demand"
Citing the particular overabundance
of wheat, the agriculture secretary
said producers Of that grain could ex-
pect federal help only If they made
practical approach to the task of COM
bining to adjust output to needs.
Lower Farm incomes from the pro-
duction Of 1880 as compared with the
previous year were predicted by the
cabinet officer. He estimated the
aggregate gross income from 1880
crops at about $9.95O. 1000, 900. or about
16 per cent less than in 1929. He at.
tributed the current slump in agricul-
tural prices to continued overproduc.
tion and "the worldwide business de-
PRESTON" resulting in lessened de-
mand.
ESTIMATES put out by the Ameri
~ can Federation Of Labor set the
number Of American laboring men out
Of work in November at 1880 900.
President William Green predicted
that at the present rate OF increase
the jobless would number 100000 bv
February. Neither figure covered
office workers or farm laborers out of
employment.
1t was announced in New York that
John d. Rockefeller and John D.
Rockefeller. Jr.. had made joint con-
tribution of $1,000,000 to the local
emergency employment committees
fund for the unemployed. This was
a handsome gift. but not anywhere
near so large. proportionately. as the
contribution of any one of many thou
sands Of citizens to the same cause.
&c JIMMY" little black Aberdeen
y Angus bred by ]. F. McKenny of
King City, Mo-, was declared the grand
champion steer at the International
Live Stock show In Chicago. He was
sold at auction, bringing only $3.50 a
pound. Herman Treble. bringing a
sample Of hard red spring wheat which
he grew at Wembley. Alberta. 1900
miles north Of Chicago. was crowned
wheat champion; and Herbert C. Wat.
son of Upton, Ind. won the national
corn championship. Purdue. the Uni
versity of, Illinois and Iowa State col
lege took most Of the blue ribbons for
sheep and swine. Collynie Clipper
Star, Shorthorn bull owned by F.
w. Hubbell of Des Moines which has
been winning first prizes all his life,
took the senior and grand champion
ribbons in its class. Fourteen hun
dred boys and girls of the All club
were guests Of the exposition and spe-
cial awards were given 4S2 of them
for their agricultural achievements. A
team from Oklahoma A. and NJ. col
lege won the trophy for the best live
stock judging. outscoring twenty-five
othert college teams. The intercoI-
legiatk meat 1ilr0ging context was won
~ the Uni
al honors