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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17

The Maryland Independent, Of
Easton, Talbot county, in comment
ing on the campaign, says the past
week has been rather a quiet one in
the political arena.
Seasoned politicians while openly
confident that their party will be
victorious are apt to remark in pri-
vate that it is too early to tell what
the trend will be. They point out
that it is not loud talk that deter
mines the final result. The great
majority of the voters are quiet and
do not commit themselves at the out
set of campaign, many do not ever
say what they intend to do. In the
, end a sentiment crystalizes and the
tide swings one way or the other.
Often the results are surprising to
the very voters who have made up
the tide.
"That there is danger in the sit
uation the Democrats fully realize.
Every effort is being made to divert
attention from the long tenure of
office issue by attacking the Repub-
licans on the time-honored question
of Prohibition. Such tactics may
prove dangerous, however, for their
local candidates, as it may stress
some unpleasant situations in their
own ranks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17
NATIONAL SURVEY OF SEC
ONDARY EDUCATION

Edward B. Passano, Williams and
Wilkins Co., Mt Royal and Guilford
Avenues, Baltimore, Maryland, was
today named by Secy. Ray Lyman
Wilbur as Maryland's member of the
Advisory Committee of Laymen of the
National Survey of Secondary Edu-
cation.
Mr.. Passano, representing Mary
land, will be one of Sc distinguished
laymen from every State in the
Union, who will supplement group
of outstanding educators in an at
tempt to find out where in the high
school world unusual successes have
been attained, and to bring those
successes to the attention of other
communities.
The Importance of this study is
indicated by the overwhelming in
crease in high school attendance in
this generation. Office of Education
figures show that in 1910 but 10 per
cent of students of high school age
were in those schools, while at pres
ent more than so per cent of such
pupils, an aggregation of more than
100000, attend.
This study of Secondary Education,
which is TO extend over three years,
was authorized by congress in 1929
That Congress laid down a program
under which a total expenditure of
1925, 900 might be made. Last year
the study was inaugurated with DR..
William John Cooper, Commissioner
of Education. as Director; DR.. L. v.
Koos, of the University OF Chicago,
as Associate Director; and Carl A..
lessen, of the Office of Education,
as Coordinator. For their assistance
there has been named a group OF
nine professional consultants who
advise regarding policies to be fol-
lowed in the survey.
These groups are supplemented by
an advisory committee of 80 distin-
guished educators from many States
and by the working staff at head
quarters. Then, finally, comes this
group of distinguished laymen.
The purpose is to provide the facts
which may aid in the development
of a better system of secondary
schools for the future.
The high school of the nation is a
huge institution which blankets its
map from coast to coast. Being al
most always under local control,
occasionally under State control, il
has offered unlimited opportunity fol-
experimentation and for a demon
stration of the merit or lack Of
merit of principles and theories.
In the pursuit of practical results the
endevor will be to select the out
standing successes with the various
problems of high school education
and to make information regarding
those successes available to schools
everywhere.
n.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17

Creation of a marketing organiza-
ton similar to those set up by Cal
ifornia's growers and packers is be-
ing sponsored by agricultural inter-
ests of Kent, Queen Anne's and Tai
bot counties, it was reveald this
week, and according to agricultural
agents interested in the movement
increasing competition in every line
of the agricultural industry is making
unification of production and selling
imperative if Eastern Shore farmers
and Gamers are to survive in bust
ness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17
Salt Tax L. Old One

Modern Europe, 1t Is commonly be-
lieved, Inherited the salt tax from the
Orient, or possibly from the Vene-
tians who became noted makers and
vendors of the sea-born commodity.
France had vast natural stores of 1t,
and was among the first nations Of
the western world to tax 1t. That
resented impost. the gabelle du sci,
or tribute of salt. was one Of the
causes Of the French revolution. so
heavily did the peasant have to pay
the kings for little seasoning in his
pot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17

While woman is superior to man In
the matter of endurance of pain, she
Is inferior in the senses of taste and
smell. In an experiment made with
3s women. young and healthy, and the
same number of men 1t was found that
no woman could detect essence Of
lemon further than In solution Of
one in one hundred thousand. but sew
eral men recognized 1t down to one
In two hundred and fifty thousand
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17

With Mary Ball, mother of George
Washington, and her illustrious son,
as their inspiration, the women of
America will take "as large part as
men" in the year-long celebration of
the two hundredth anniversary of
Washington's birth that is to occur
here and throughout the Nation
under the auspices of the Federal
and State Governments in 1882, ac-
cording to the plans of the George
Washington Bicentennial Commits
sion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17
Too Careless

Mary Emma noticed that her older
sister was thinking profoundly. and
asked what was the matter.
"Oh, I can't remember where the
Appalachians are" her sister replied.
"Well." said Mary Emma with great
dignity. 'that's just what You get for
misplacing things"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17

Dairymen in every section of the
Eastern Shore are feeling the effects
of the prolonged drought in reduced
quantities of milk. At one plant in
the upper tier of Eastern Shore
counties which usually ships about
$4,000 pounds a day only $4,000
pounds are being sent to Philadelphia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17
CASH FOR FARMS
Wood Is A Boon In Hard Years
Saws Forester

Says Forester
Cash income from farm woodlands
is proving life saver for many far
mers hit by short field crops, says
w. R. Mattoon, extension forester,
Forest Service, U. S. Department
of Agriculture. Too often young
timber is sacrificed for immediate
returns, but with good management
and careful marketing, timber farm
ing pays good profits and helps out
the farm income, he says.
Accounts of southern farmers who
have profited by the sale OF logs,
poles, crossties, posts, and fuel wood
are given in a new booklet, Miscel-
laneous Publication 87-MP, Profits
from Farm Woods just issued by the
department. Income from the tim
Der growth Of the coastal plains, the
piedmont regions, and the mountains
is being recognized as an important
part of farm and community resour-
ces. AS man in the Ozark country
said to an officer of the Forest Ser
vice, cites are our legal tender"
The right use of AK and saw is an
important part of good woods man.
agement, says the publication.
Doing most of his own labor, North
Carolina farmer cut only the waste"
wood from an acre of 28-year-old
shortleaf pine, leaving the 800 best
trees for later timber crop. He
netted 1874 for his labor at the going
rate and $18 stumpage from the sale
of cordwood, an had good forest
stand left for the future.
An Arkansas man cuts winter
cash crop" of $3.50 each year from 10
acres of young hardwood. He says
he practices Swiss system of for
estry, learned from his father. Fire
prevention is a chief element in his
success, he declares.
Certain fine old southern estates
have been kept out of bankruptcy by
the annual cash income from for
ested land in Georgia. A Mississippi
farmer shows a loblolly pine "a
inches in diameter in timber field
which he cultivated to corn when a
boy.
In Louisiana, farmer sowed
A IL acres with tree seeds 26 years
ago. The money return was $73. II
an acre. Another thinned a II
year-old stand of pine and sold the
trees taken out for pulpwood, netting
$4.66 an acre and leaving a good
stand of growing timber. A Mary
land man got SIS for cordwood from
the thinning of a 5-acre field of lob
Jolly pine.
"Pine straw" Nhe leaves raked
from beneath pine trees) when sold
to berry growers brings rs cents to
S. an acre.
Locality and marketing must be
taken into account, it was found, in
realizing the best returns from farm
woods. Marketing lumber has
plenty of pitfalls, as one farmer
found who sold a crop of poles. He
underestimate his stand and let it
go for $6OO-half it was worth.
Careless cutting, delayed hauling,
and other factors reduce the expected
returns.
From examination of numerous
cases in many States, it has been
found that protecting woodlands
against fire, thinning stands, and
cropping with a view to permanent
income are sound farming and bust
ness principles as well as good fores-
try, the author says. Community
as we'll as family welfare is directly
influenced by local practices in hand
ling the farm woods.
Miscellaneous Publication 87-MP,
Profits from Farm Woods, may be
obtained without charge from the
| Offica of Inflammation IL G Danf of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17

On January 4, 1929, a thief
took glass tubes containing
1OO,O00,O0O influenza germs
from a doctors car in London.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17

The longest river iii the
world is the Amazon, in South
America, which is 1900 miles
in length.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17

No one ever forgets anything
he really wants to remember.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-10
God OutvOted

The sky pilots journal, "Christian Century. .
took referendum of nine preachers on the
question: docs Prayer Change the Weather.
And got back six votes against gods omni-
potence on that
But the votes We're not unqualified, as
preachers refuse to be pinned down to any
thing Let's look some of 'em over:
Chicago preacher said he "does not sup
pose prayer affects the weather directly" and
goes on to say that god may answer prayer for
rain lin way other than which they asked
or thought" Possibly it might snow, we NAV
presume.
Another pulpit FOUNDER said that though,
prayer couldn't change the weather, at may
help the farmer to endure the weather" If
any farmer can be comforted by that, he is
beyond prayer.
Divinity School preacher of Chicago de-
cded that prayer was important and need
full" although it doesn't bring rain, but as
means of "worshipful problem. solving" We
think this guy ought to be promoted to the
White House to give out weather reports on
prosperity for Hoover.
An Ohio priest decided that prayer didn't
bring rain, but it does "relieve spiritual drouth
in the human soul, and this may spill over and
affect bodily health" Which sounds interest
ing but unconvincing. If you ever spill over
that way, let US know
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-10

IN conducting our election campaign activities
we fin even at this date serious under
80 OF the role of the revolutionary
Our comrades and large
!, oi the working class do not yet under
,and how the parliamentary struggle can be
bound up organcally with the struggles for
the general demands of the working class. In
this respect it is our task to make decisive
turn from the past: Our aim must be to bring
the election campaign into every shop and
working-class section. The shop nuclei must
carry on the agitation in the shop. The street
nuclei must carry on their work In the fac
tory concentration point and in the neighbor-
hood in which they operate. The number of
factory gate and neighbour god meetings must
be increased ten fold over those held in the
past.
Masses Swinging Towards c. P.
In New York state we have the task for the
first time to really place candidates in every
working-cass section. The results obtained so
far indicate decided swing towards our Party
in many sections where. we were unknown only
a few months ago. Our problem is to really
capitalize the very favorable situation that
exists for our Party in the state among the
most unskilled and unorganized masses. The
center of our campaign must be among the
great mass Vi unemployed. we nave uOue
away with the policy of following the line of
least resistance by putting up candidates where
we are known, but instead of on basis of
where the industrial proletariat was found.
The placing of the candidates the ballot
is a real task for all revolutionary workers,
In order to place all the candidates already
nominated requires the collection Of thirty
five thousand signatures in certain specified
sections of the state. This job is only 60 per
cent complete. In the next two weeks the sig
nature campaign must be completed The sig
nature drive gives US an opportunity to directly
and personally app zach thousands of workers
with our platform Many new members, SYM
pathizers and readers have been gotten for the
Party press.
Our press up to date has not reflected true
roe of the election campaign as the co-ordnat-
ing force of the campaigns conducted by the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-10
Bv JACK TOMBSTONE.
Article 8,


WITH the rapid concentration Of and rule by
" finance capital, the deepening of economic
crisis, the consequent sharpening of class lines,
and antagonisms between the imperialist ma
tions leading TO mass class struggles on the
one hand and to imperialist war on the other,
means that all strike struggles no matter how
elementary the economic demands may be- be-
come political class struggles, i. e., struggle
between the strikers and the state. There are
sufficient regent examples of this development
in recent stYike struggles to make this clear
to the student of revolutionary strike strategy.
The conviction of the I. U. U. L. and Party
organizers in the Imperial Valley strike, the
conviction of the Gastonia strike leaders, the
open fascist declaration Of Jones, the police
commissioner of Birmingham, Alabama, that
Tom Johnson will be put out of the picture"
that is, the police will shoot him. The action
of Commissioner Wood of the Department of
Labor in ordering the shoe manufacturers to
break their agreement with the Independent
Shoe Workers Union. In every strike the city,
state and federal government steps in and
assists the employers in smashing the strike
Under these circumstances it is necessary
that the T. U. U. L. and the revolutionary
unions teach the workers politics on the basis
of the everyday struggle. This means that in
the preparations for strike and in the course
of the strike itself, it is necessary ON the basis
of the demands set forth, that Slogans shall
be raised at each stage of the struggle that
will raise the strike to higher level,
Our general weakness on this problem is
to talk politics in the abstract. To talk about
the demands Of the workers. then call upon
them to fight against imperialist war; for de-
Tense of the Soviet Union to vote Commu-
nsts, ETC., without connecting the slogans with
the current struggle. Because every strike
acquires political character, this does not
mean that the workers un lerstand the poll
teal that is the class character of the eco
nomic struggle.
To the workers, police brutalities, njunc-
ton convictions, long Jail sentences may APP
pear as being done by bad administration
which could be overcme by the election of a
good administration, or convictions could have
been defeated by the hiring of good lawyer.
Teaching politics to the workers. that is Civ
ing political content to strikes means to con-
meet up the immediate demands with demands
of a more general character.
For example, in all strikes police terror is
used, the courts issue injunctions the city
governments supply police protection to strike
breakers. 1t is necessary that the worker,
through his experience in the struggles
learns that the government protects the en-
proyer AMI is against the worker, not merely
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-10
Election Campaign Activities in
New York State

Communist Party and the revolutionary trade
unions.
One of the most serious shortcomings today
is the lack of activity of the revolutionary
trade unions and the mass organizations in
the election campaign. The election campaign
at the present time is not only the job Of the
members of the Communist Party, but of all
workers and workers organizations that ac-
cept the election platform of the Communist
Party. The campaign is part of the general
class struggle and not separated from it. Some
steps are being taken to overcome the situa-
ton and make a new turn to participation in
the election campaign Of our Party. Unless
we can get the. active participation of these
mass organizations in our campaign it becomes
the same narrow campaign of the past.
We must reach new working class organiza-
tions and draw them into the election cam
paign, including the membership of reactionary
unions that are not connected with our cam
pagn.
We report a decided improvement over
the past on the question of the number of sig
natures collected, but, insufficient to place all
our candidates on the ballot. Unless we are
able to mobilize all members of the Party,
the Young Communist League and the revolu-
tionary workers, we will not be able to accom-
Many Touring.
A number Of speakers have been sent up
state. Comrade Moore, our candidate for at
torney general of the state of New York. is at
present on tour, TO be followed by Comrade
Engdah and Foster 1t will be our task be-
fore the election campaign is at an end to
penetrate every city and hamlet in the State
of New York with the election platforms, leaf
lets and speakers. In our agitation we must
make our center the unemployment question
and the struggle against naturalization and
wage-cuts. We must expose very sharply the
role of the socialist party especially in the
state Of New York, where the leadership of
the socialist party is under the guidance of
Norman Thomas. For conducting an effective
election campaign. our t"sk is to mobilize the
workers of the state of New Yo into its
various phases. Twenty thousand election
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-10
Pot Addresses Kettle

Il feel that your effort to alarm the bust
ness men of this country into contributions
for campaign against Communism is en-
tirey on false basis. The undue exaggera-
ton may fill the Golfers of the National
Civic Federation, but that does not in any
sense relieve your position from absurdities
or warrant your attacks ON representative
citizens. From statement of S. Stanwood
Menken, chairman of the National Security
League to Ralph NJ. Easley, chairman of the
National Civic Federation.
Workers should know, OF course, that Men
kens charge should have read like this:
"You have lot of gall you fake patriot,
to get money from British imperialism to keep
American business men so scared of the So
Wet Union that they won't trade with it; and
at the same time to bum these business men
to pay you for soaring them away from the
business the British are getting"
A chap writes in to the capitalist press, that
in these days of mechanical bookkeepers, etc,
why not have mechanical Judges" No worker
who has been up before capitalist judge
would write such a letter. He would already
know that they are part of the capitalist ma
chine. end that no robot could do any better
in raspng out "Over-ruled!" and sending such
f'chrers ,ol the worke's as the March 9th
Unemployed Delegation to prison
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-10

hardly worth while pointing out that this
newly-hatched Marx Brothers thinker does not
mention the fact that capitalism breeds unem.
poyment and that no amount Of "free" en-
poyment offices will be able to create Jobs
under capitalist naturalization and speed-up
and robber profits According to the brotherly
MARKHAM of Broun an Irving Berlin song on
national scaln, to the tune of Better Times
Are Coming" would be sufficient.
Meanwhile all is not quiet on the Commu-
mist campaign front. Many hundreds of fevo-
lutionary workers have turned out in the last
few days in order to fill the dangerous gaps
that have been created in the various districts
where local Communist candidates are short of
some few hundred signatures each The dan
ger is not over. Some very important districts
are still in doubtful position. Some more work
in the style Of the last few days will relieve
the situation And there are only few more
DAYS to go.
More visits to workers homes means more
Communist propa anda as well. more agita-
tion for the Communist platform.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-10

Broun asks for "national thinking in order
to solve the unemployment problem. And it is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
News Notes of Special
Interest Relating
To Diplomatic Corps

Continued From First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
Of Personal Interest to
Washington Residents

Miss Deborah-Mae Lehman went
yesterday to Baltimore and is the
gust Of Miss Janet Wolf until Tues
dsy.
The Pi-Tao-Pi Fraternity dance in
the Florentine room of Wardman Park
Hotel Saturday night, June IA, was well
attended. There we're number of out
of-town guests present who were week
end guests of friends.
Miss Alice Frank and Miss Miriam
Auerbach motored to Baltimore with
friends to attend the dance tonight at
the Baltimore Suburban Club.
Miss Frances Fest will arrive here
from Deal, N. j., Wednesday to be the
guest Of Miss Marjorie Sigmund and to
attend the Rukeyser- Simon wedding
Wednesday night. Miss Sigmund will
return with her Thursday for a visit.
Miss Esther Sherry has as her guest
Miss Leonore Revitz of Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. Isadore kaufman of Chevy
Chase has visiting her Mrs. S. Won
Ballen of Chicago.
Mrs. Benjamin Brill entertained at
luncheon followed by cards, Friday, in
her home on Fifteenth street.
Miss Eleanor Loeb is visiting Mrs.
George Levine in New York and was
at the pier when Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Seidenmann sailed abroad yesterday on
the S. S. Minnetonka
Mrs. A. E. Lichtman Of the Embassy
Apartment motored with her daughter
Rhoda. to Poland, Me. and her daugh-
ter will be at Trip Lake Camp for the
Summer.
The Washington Hadassah Chapter
will hold a card party at the Commu-
nifty Center Wednesday, June rs, at 2
o'clock pm, for the benefit of medical
and welfare work in Palestine An in
tereSting program has been arranged
for the afternoon under the direction
Of Mrs. Henry GunderSheimer and her
committee.
Miss Helen Nordlinger leaves for New
York tomorrow to be the guest of Miss
Helen Friedman for a week before go
ing to Racquette Lake Camp. Racquette
Lake, N. Y, for two months.
Miss Helene Friedlander has returned
to her home on Irving street from a
visit in New York She was the guest
of Miss Claire Castelberg.
Mrs. Sidney Hechinger and Mrs. Al
bert Ney were joint hosteSses last week
at a luncheon, followed by cards, at
the Woodmont Country Club. Summer
flowers formed the centerpiece Of the
table. Covers were laid for So.
A birthday anniversary party was
given last night in honor Of Miss Faye
Enrich and Miss Lee Wasser, at the
lattsr's home, 1901 Warder street, by
Miss Edna Wasser and Miss Dorothy
Janof.
The intercity golf and tennis tourna-
ment OF the Woodmont Country Club
of Washington and the Lakeside Coun-
try Club of Richmond, Va, took place