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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20


Evidedce is accumulating that the
problem Of Industrial unemployment
is no longer to be regarded as purely
an economic one, but that it is be
coming a religious and moral chal
lenge, challenge which is being ac-
cepted BY manyll leaders, Protestant
Catholic and Jewish. This was
brought out in a summary of the con
ference on Permanet Preventives
OF Unemployment, held in Washing
ton early in 1881. With vast sur
plus of wheat, farmers are starving;
with shoe industry overexpanded,
workers in shoe factories go bare
foot. Why? Because, for instance,
between 1923 and 1929 the total value
of the products of industry increased
by SO, 900, 900, 900 and the volume OF
wages increased only $1,000, 600, 600.
The value of the products of industry
constantly out-strips the value OF
wages, consequently wage earners,
when viewed as consumers, have
constantly increasing under-capacity
to consume. Recent years have wit
messed amazing technical progress
in industry. A forty per cent in
crease in production is accomplished
with ten percent decrease in EN-
ployment. Industry might be liken
ed to giant who, though possessing
a body of unlimited strength and
skill, has no brain and is in danger
of starving to death because ne does
not know enough to free himself
The major task of our day is tc
create a brain for this industrial
giant so that he will know how,
wisely, to use his infinite capacities
These are some of the conclusions Of
a delegate in attendance who adds;
The conference closed with feeling
that after all the real task was to in
still into the hearts of men a more
generous impulse. This giant which
man has created, man must endow
with a brain. But the heart of the
giant is mirror rejecting the heart
Of man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20
FIGHTING FOE OF YOUTH
Nation Wide Educational Cam
paign Planned

A nationwide educational
campaign against tuberculosis
in youth is planned by the
tuberculosis association of the
United States, beginning April
first according to William B.
Matthews, Managing Director
of the Maryland tuberculosis
Association.
Battle lines are to be formed
against the foe of youth by
medical, health, social, civic,
religious, labor and fraternal
country.
Ammunition for these groups
to use include a four-page cir
cular for popular distribution
to everybody containing a
brief explanation of how tuber-
culosis develops in adolescence
the need of medical examina-
ton and the Importance of
shielding youth against undue
strain.
Tuberculosis and the Teen
Age" for parents, teachers and
physical educators.
"Laennec, the Listener" for
older boys and girls telling the
story of the invention of the
stethoscope and presenting
pertinent facts about tubercu-
losis.
"fhe Childhood Type of
tuberculosis for physicians.
Tuberculosis Abstract" for
physicians. This folder con-
tains information on tuberculo-
sis as it affects youth.
There will be special helps
for those who participate in
the campaign, such as outlines
for talks to be given at clubs,
schools, churches, and over the
radio; billboard posters, wall
posters, lantern slides, mo-
ton pictures and electrotypes.
Campaign headquarters will
be at the state offices of the
Maryland Tuberculosis Asso-
citation, 900 Saint Paul Street,
Baltimore, Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

Billy Sunday, famous evangelistic
enemy of liquor, will run for Presi-
dent next year if both major political
parties nominate wet candidates, he
announced at Boston during his SER
mon, Cooks, Corkscrews, Bootleg
gers and Whiskey Politicians.
'And if | do run and get elected, .
added Billy, Il will do my best to see
the day that America will be so dry
that man will have to be primed
before he can spit. =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

The Jim Grow repeater was passed
last week by the Maryland House
by a vote of 80 to 10 and then sent to
the Senate for final action. It called
for the repeal of the State law which
provided that all common carriers
operating in Maryland provide sepa-
rate compartments for accommoda-
ton of Negroes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

The bill to bond Cecil county fo1
81, OOO, 600 for improved roads reach.
ed the House and was turned over to
the Cecil delegation last week.
The sponsors of the bill were
anxious to have it placed in the
hands Of the Ways and Means Com.
mittee, fearing the opposition of the
Cecil delegation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20
Apple Sauce Cheap

BOUT the cheapest thing a
"A salesman can hand out is
apple sauce" but that's not the
kind Of apple sauce we mean.
New York State has made a big
pack Of real, tangible apple sauce
this year, and it is particularly de-
licious because apples grown in
that State are high in acid and
in flavor. Owing to the large crop
and the unusually early season,
apples have been cheap and the
sauce Is being sold at lower
price than at any other time with
in the memory of Gamers.
There are a lot of things you
can do with apple sauce beside
just open the can and eat it. You
can serve it with meats. make
mullins. biscuits, pudding and even
salad with it, and here is recipe
for cake made with apple sauce
that you will like to try.
It's Delicious
Apple Sauce Loaf Cake: Cream
one-third cup butter and one cup
sugar. Add one teaspoon soda to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

Two agriculture Improvement bills
were passed, providing that certi-
ficate of registry must be furnished
with sale of pure-bred cattle, and
that all fertilizer sold in the State
shall contain at least fourteen per
cent. of available plant food.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

You can't be tolerant of
people who want to interfere
with you. So much for "tolera-
ton"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

Eduaation begins the gentle
man, but reading, good COM
pany and reflection may finish
him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

1t is much easier to be critical
than to be correct.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20
It's Delicious

Is it better to try to live down
a bad reputation or to move
away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

Egotism in conversation is
universally abhorred.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

Hope never leaves a wretched
man that seeks her.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

When in doubt turn to the
then go straight ahead.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

People seldom improve when
they have no model but Them
selves to copy after.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

A fur coat does not always
warm the heart.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

Temper has no manners.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-03-20

A square man is seldom a
rounder.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Results of Good Work.

Here in Washington, where there has
been criticism aplenty of the delays in
school building jobs, it is pleasant to
note the reason for the activity among
the school officials in getting their esti-
mates for school furniture and equip
ment needs ready before Christmas for
the second deficiency bill The reason
is that several school buildings that
were not expected to be completed be-
fore next Fall will be ready for occu-
pancy short time after the beginning
Of the second semester of school work
in February.
The speeding up of work on the
schools came as the direct result of
the action of Congress last year in
making construction funds available
with the signing of the District bill, in
stead Of holding back the funds for
the beginning of the fiscal year for
which they were appropriated. To
Representative Simmons of Nebraska,
an always valuable ally, the District is
indebted for this constructive step.
After the money was appropriated the
work of speeding construction was ac-
celerated all down the line, with the
municipal architect Fastening plans
and letting contracts, the shortening, in
some instances, of the usual time al
lowed for fulfilling a contract and closer
supervision of the contractors to see
that they held up their end of the load
Now, with the new buildings or addi-
tions nearing completion, equipment
must be purchased ahead of the usual
time. There must be additional teacher
personnel or the promotion of some
teachers from one grade to another
The good tonic of these expenditures
will apply in other directions, such as
the cutting down of congestion in some
of the overcrowded rooms and the pro-
vision of adequate facilities for some
children who now lack them
Here, then, is good example of
the results obtained when everybody
knuckles down to get a task accom-
plished and out of the way.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Machado Holds On.

Washington heard, not without salts
faction, few weeks ago that DR.. Ge-
rardo Machado, President Of Cuba, in
tended to reform the constitution Of
the republic so as to bring about cleo
tions in 1882 for the choice of new
President. The news was interpreted
here as sign that the Machado
regime, conscious that political turmoil
was sapping the vitals Of the country,
had determined upon the wise course
of giving the people a chance for
free expression of their views, thus nip
ping incipient revolution In the bud.
President Machado now announces
that he has changed his mind. He will
not proclaim constitutional changes. He
will remain in the presidency till the
expiration of his term in 1885. AS the
result of triumphant swing around
the Eastern Cuban circle last month,
Dr. Machado feels "it would be coward
ice to dSiver the presidency into other
hands" He adds; And as am no
coward, shall according to the law
and the constitution, retain Office until
1885"
Meantime the President, as a concil-
iatory gesture to his political enemies,
has signed an order liberating fifteen
prominent political prisoners held by
the government since the August revo-
luton. Among those freed is Julio
Raul Menocal son of former President
Menocal, who is still held captive.
President Machado chose as the scene
for the announcement of his plans
the Ravena military post, in Pinar
de Rio Province which he was inspect
ing. The circumstance suggests that
he has assured himself of the loyalty
of the army. AS long as Cubas bay
onets and machine guns are on Ma
chado's side his hold on the govern
ment is probably unassailable But his
withdrawal of promised constitutional
reforms presages anything but tran
guilty in the island. President Ma
chado is evidently fortified in his pur-
poses by the fact the power of the
administration in both Houses of Con-
gress at Havana is absolute
American well wishers of Cuba can
only hope that her immediate future
may turn out to be more stable than
is indicated at the turn of the year.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Wicomico County, advocates the intro
duction Of more efficient harvesting and
marketing methods and warned, accord
ing to the Baltimore Sun, that with the
high value Of the crops the danger Of
vandalism is increasing every year.
One does not have to be a State for
ester to note the degrees that this
vandalism las reached. On the days
preceding Christmas hundreds of cars
returning to the District from Mary
land were heavy-laden with Christ
mas greens. There was nothing out
OF the way about this-but the greens
themselves furnished evidence of de-
plorable vandalism. The extraordinary
beauty of the holly this year led to the
ruthless cutting down Of quantities of
beautiful trees, and these were appar-
emily transported by the carload. The
same decorative use of holly could have
been achieved by the selection of
branches that, carefully cut from trees,
would have prevented the waSteful de-
Struction that has been the case.
The doctrine of holly conservation
may always fall on needless ears, un-
less the property owners take the matter
into their own hands. And II they can
be shown the legitimate profit that their
holly may yield them, and be taught
how to cut it in manner that will not
endanger the crop, the wholesale de-
struction and outright thievery OF valu-
able trees might be stopped. 1t would
be q fine thing if the Maryland foresters
undertook carefully planned cam
paign, well In advance of next Christ
mas, to break up the raids into the
country by hollyseeking city folk, and
to teach the landowners, at the same
time, the proper method of cutting
greens and safeguarding valuable as
well as irreplaceable asset. The loss of
dollars and cents may speak more elo-
quently to the landowners than the loss
of the holly.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
THE YEAR AHEAD
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D.. ILL., D.
Bishop OF Washing,on.

Several years ago Edward Bellamy
wrote very interesting book entitled
Looking Backward" Projecting him
self into the future, he attempted to
visualize the changes that must neces-
sarily take place in the world In both
habits and customs. He let his i'm
agination paint for him conditions
and situations marking the progress
OF the race. To live the present in
the light Of the future and to forecast,
so FAR as we may, the happenings OF
the morrow Is characteristic Of most
OF us. We may hardly do this ade-
quately or consistently without right
evaluation of what mas gone before
as we'll as OF the situation in which we
now find ourselves. In other words, we are
the future by what we have CLEANED
through experience and observation.
ANY success or misfortune that at
tends us Is bound to govern us in our
planning. In the light of this it is
natural to wonder whether we are
gaining out of the present period,
marked by so much misfortune and
widespread disappointment, the lessons
1t Is designed to teach. 1t VII prove
a most improbable experience II in
our future planning we do not attempt
to secure ourselves against a repeti-
tion of the disasters that have attended
our more recent course. We are not
only called upon to set our house In
order and to restore business as
usual" but we will signally fail to Sc
cure to ourselves anything in the way
Of permanent and satisfactory living
unless We recognize certain funda-
mental principles that are vitally re-
lated to our largest happiness and
peace.
In the recent Conference on Home
Building, called by the President, it
was interesting to note how many of
the speakers quoted passages rom the
Bible in demonstration of their theo-
ries. Speaking on very important
aspect of the subject, an acknowledged
expert pointed his whole thesis by
quoting the words, Where there Is no
vision the people perish" The imp!i-
cation was quite clear, he was simply
affirming that planning without vision,
vision based upon spiritual ideals, was
futile and improbable.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Hoover Stock Rising Somewhat Because
of Lack of Democratic Counter Plans

the abolition OF lame-duck sessions Of
Congress, or on the regulation OF cam
paign expenditures. How much bread
would any Of those measures hand to
the starving? Capitol Hill realizes that
1t would hand them none. and 1t turns
its interest to measures containing
some possibility OF instant economic as
sistance TO broken banks. frightened
manufacturers. inSolyent farmers and
workless employees.
1t discovers thereupon that much of
our domestic economic malady and
remedy has fled from the field of
merely domestic legislation and has de-
parted into the field of international
diplomatic negotiation. This is true
about tariff and it is true about farm
relief.
Democratic House Leader Rainey has
steadily stated during this Congress
that the height of foreign tariffs now
makes 1t unWiSe to reduce our own
tariff drastically and promiscuously
without international compensatory
barga!nings The same argument ap-
plies to farm relief proposals, such as
tie republication fee" and the export
debenture. Those proposals would
facilitate agricultural exports. Foreign
countries are now prepared to rebuff
any artiticially facilitated exports from
us by imposing colintervailing tariff
duties upon them. This is a notorious
diplomatic fact. The result is that the
Democrats and the Progressives must
give new slant to their tariff and
farm relief reforms. That is why they
are not rushing them to the floor Of
either house, That is why they are
taking a little time to rearrange their
thoughts and to fix new medicines.
Meanwhile the pressure of the new
international era is such that the Pres
idents international debt holiday,
though loathed by many on Capitol
Hill and really loved by few, gets over
whelmingly passed 1t is genuinely
and bewilderingly new era, and Con-
greSs has not been in session long
enough to be ready with a quick line
OF answers to its long line Of questions.
The President, having been in en-
forced continuous session with those
questions, is naturally-for the time
being-better prepared. He will there
fore-temporarily at least-shine BY
comparison. The White House will re-
iterate its program and reiterate
it and inquire. Where is the opposi-
ton program?"
That program should begin to unfold
itself next month and the month after
1t would be unfair to expect an earlier
appearance of it. That men like Mr.
Garner and Mr.. Rainey will ultimately
put down Democratic coin on the table
to match the Presidents Republican
coin is certain. They have courage.
they have craft. and they realize that
the Way to the White House though il
may have fine foundation of Mr.
HooVers so-called errors" must also
have at least glistening surface of
shining Democratic suggestions for the
popular welfare--and applause.
The true battle, then, between the
White House and the opposition is not
yet under way. 1t will not begin until
we'll after the present legislative recess
Then 1t will involve problems and ex-
hibit contentious which two years
ago were unsuspected by either party
and which will Garry us on new planes
to incalculable destinations.
tCOpyright. 1879
Evening star., 1931-12-27

But with the fair for sxaggeration
that Is characteristic Of Americans, the
thing has been carried to extremes
nothing short Of remarkable. An ambi-
ton, perhaps, to outdo the next-door
neighbor in the number and variety Of
colored lights, and in draping them in
fantastic array wherever a tack or a
piece Of wire will hold them, has pro-
duced in some quarters a general effect
reminiscent of a carnival or fair set
down in the middle Of some erstwhile
severely restricted residential commun-
ity. Touches of inventive genius are
found somebody has made
an outline Of his home by stringing red
and green bulbs over the facade;
another has created an altar, sur
mounted by the cross and star, in the
gable; another has made a very re-
spectacle camel, while still another
greets the world with Merry Christ
mas" in purple and green. 1t is worth
anybody's time 10 make a serious tour
of the city after evening falls and re-
fleet upon the sights that one has seen,
Even now the home whose windows
boast solitary candle, with maybe a
wreath hung on the door, by contrast
becomes so interesting and unusual
that one is minded to pause moment
and possibly leave card bearing con-
gratulatory comment to the owner upon
his resourcefulness.
But 1t all makes fine display and
the merry lights vie in color and sparkle
to reflect somebody's good wishes and
good will to all who pass.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Health Improves in Hard Times
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

The general average Of public health
Of the American people has been better
during the depression than at any pre-
vious time, according to special report
of Hugh S. Cumming, surgeon general
of the United States Public Health
Service. Interested to know if the pro-
longed period of unemployment had re-
suited in an adverse effect on the
national health. President Hoover re-
quested the surgeon general to make a
special survey. The report comes as q
surprise to many who feared that
people were suffering from under
nourishment, lack of medical attention
or other subversive factors chargeable
to the depression.
The report is based on data supplied
by the health authorities Of the several
States. Not all of them report prompt
ly, and the entire country is not COW
cred in this report, but such data as
ale in hand are regarded as typical and
rejecting the true state of affairs.
Cases CT Spanish influenza are not
included in all the tabulations. This is
because experience has shown that the
incidence of influenza is not affected
much bS the economic status OF the
victim. Being germ disease, 1t at
tacks impartially the rich and the poor.
L
economic status, as has been shown in
previous Public Health Service reports,
because the better the care given the
patient the greater the chances Of re-
covery.
1t is shown that the death rate for
all reported diseases, SO far as figures
have been compiled for 1881, the lowest
year OF the depression, when estimates
Of unemployed ran as high as 5000 600,
was II per 1000 of population. This
contrasts sharply with rate of 1877 for
1928. year Of the highest prosperity.
Omitting Spanish influenza and pneu-
monia because Of the reasons Stated
above 1t is shown that the death rate
for other reported diseases for 1881, as
far as figures have been compiled. was
1912 per 1000 of population. This COM
pareS with a rate of 105 per 900 in
1880, 1913 per 1000 in 1929 and 1l.6 Der
1000 in 1928. The depression and un-
employment began in 1929, the year
1928 being the last full year of pros
perity. Yet the lowest depression year
shows better state of the public health
than the highest tide Of good times.
Figures Are Representative.
To indicate how representative the
figures are some Of the States for
winch complete reports are included
are New York and Pennsylvania in the
East Alabama and North Carolina in
the South, and Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Kansas in the North and West.
The surgeon general has checked his
figures by comparing various sources.
In addition to the vital statistics
gathered by the Public Health Service,
those gathered by the Bureau of the
Census show the same trend. These,
in turn, are checked with figures
gathered by industrial insurance COM
panies having an aggregate of 10000
600 policies in force
The infant mortality rate is looked
upon by the Public Health Service as a