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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09
C. ed. CANAL

For a hundred years the port
OF Baltimore, says the New
York Times, has dreamed of a
way across the head Of the
Observation-Disclosures peninsula,
and through the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal. for it's
deep-water ships bound for Eu-
rope.
From Baltimore to Cape
Charles, Virginia, steamships
have now about lao miles to go
before reaching open water.
By using the canal, vessels
would have twenty miles to
stream before reaching Della
ware City on the river, at that
point five miles wide. Forty
miles of navigation would then
bring them into the Atlantic.
The Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal, which connects
the Delaware with Elk river.
was originally opened to navi-
cation as a lock-toll canal on
July 4, 1929. The cost of con-
struction was $2,25O,OOO, the
United States contributing
$45O,000 Pennsylvania $780,
900, Maryland $4,000, Della
ware $4,000 and citizens of
the three states the remainder.
The United States Government
acquired the canal in 1919 for
$514,2S9 and spent about ST.
100000 to change it to sea lev
ell. In February, 1927, it was
opened as a link of the inter-
ior system. which, when COM
pleted, will extend from New
York to Florida.
In January last Congress
passed a bill authorizing a
study of plans for further de-
velopment. Army engineers
have made survey.
A good case can be made out
for adapting the canal to the
use of ocean-going ships, and
its improvement for that pur-
pose may be only a question Of
time,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09
Save the Children

Christmas belongs to the children.
Despite privation, undernourishment
and even want, there are few firesides
where somebody's sacrifice, or some
body's inventive genius, will not make
possible a recognition Of the day so
children's voices may be raised in
gladness.
Christmas Seals belong to the chill
dren, too. The most important work
they do is to protect children from
tuberculosis. This year the seal itself
shows two youngsters with faces up
turned in gladness as they sing carols
in the snow. Each seal is direct ap-
peal for help from the children OF
America, who suffer most from the eff.
fects OF privation, undernourishment
and want.
Christmas comes but once year,
and childhood once lifetime.
-"5uy Christmas Seals''-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09
COLDS ARE CATCHING

"Colds are catching. If you
are unlucky enough to have
one, keep your germs to your
self. Don't broadcast them.
Have some pity ION the other
fellow. Don't sneeze or cough
in your neighbours face. Sneeze
or cough into your handker-
chief, and use a paper hand
kerchief or one of some mater
ial that can be destroyed or
burned" is the advice Of DR.. R.
H. Riley, Director Of the State
Department of Health.
Don't go visiting while you
have a cold. Remember how
uncomfortable you are and
spare your friends from SINH
lar experiences. If circum-
stances make it necessary for
you to keep a keepin' on OBJ
serve the Golden Rule and
treat others as you would be
glad to have them treat you.
Don't shake hands. You can
follow the Chinese custom of
shaking your own hands. Do
not exchange pens or pencils,
or any other things you have
been carrying in your pockets,
with others. Little children
are particularly susceptible to
colds. Protect them from your
germs. Don't give a child a
taste of something from off
your plate. Don't kiss a child,
or anybody for that matter,
squarely on the mouth, at any
time-cut out all kinds of kiss
ing while you have a cold.
''We don't know much about
the tiny organisms that cause
these colds that give us so
much trouble, except that they
are so minute that they cannot
be detected by the most power
full microscope. But we do
know from personal experience
what the germs do to us. And
that is enough to put us on our
guard against them. The lab
oratory workers have discov-
cred that the cold producing,
germs are to be found in the
secretions from the nose and
throat of persons who have
colds. Innumerable quantities
of the germs are sprayed out
into the air with every sneeze
or cough. Some of this infect
ious material is deposited on
the victims hands and on
everything he touches-cups,
/ glasses, spoons. dishes, pipes,
pencils. That is why the doc
tors tell you to have your dish
es and table utensils boiled be-
fore using a second time when
ever you have cold.
"The quickest way to get rid
of a cold it to go home and go
to bed if possible, and to stay
there until you are better and
no longer a source of danger to
others. Dring plenty of wat
er; go on>a light diet. If you
ache all over and have signs of
fever, send for your doctor and
follow his instructions"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

The Prohibition Bureau this
year is asking for $3.50, 900 less
than was allowed for enforce
ment by the last Congress.
Attorney General Mitchell
and Amos w. w. Woodcock,
director of prohibition, on Dec.
1, presented to a House Appro-
priations Committee a budget
estimate for 100000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09
CLEANING WOODS ROADS
FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Federal Aid Funds Can Be In.
creased for Maryland

CIGuSCU 1OE uudI A0uU
The removal of bushes and
debris from existing woods
roads is suggested as an i'm
portant m easure, whereby
woodland owners can obtain
better protection from forest
fires in a recent statement by
the State Forestry Department.
1t was pointed out that Mary
land woodland owners must
assist state and federal govern
ment agencies in better fire
control efforts. Records of the
Forestry Department show
that the larger fires occur in
comparatively mac C essible
areas where woods roads are
impossible.
According to the statement
Although commendable pro-
gress has been made in the
more efficient control of forest
fires during the past year,
many fires still reach large
proportions because the fire
fighters lose much valuable
time by having to walk to the
scene of the fire and in cutting
fire lines. The time lost be-
tween the report and arrival at
a fire is greatly reduced when
it is possible to drive by auto
mobile directly to the fire.
Nearly every area of woodland
in the Eastern Shore is crossed
by at least one road. Such
roads, if kept passable, not
only makes it easier to get to
the fire but serve as ideal van
tage points from which to fight
the fire. In the case Of slow
fires such roads often serve as
effective barriers to the spread
of the flames"
'The State Forestry Depart
ment" continued the state
ment, twill advise woodland
owners without charge in lay
ing out suitable permanent fire
lines and in other protection
and Improvement measures"
1t was also suggested that
the material removed from the
cutting along the roads can be
used as fuel. Concentration of
activity on existing roads
rather than cutting additional
lines is advocated.
District Forester Kenneth J.
Seigworth, Salisbury says that
a large number of Eastern
Shore woodland owners are
taking advantage of low labor
costs in having much of this
work done at the present time.
Many farmers are using regu-
lar farm labor on the work
during the winter months.
1t was also pointed out that
the federal aid which Maryland
receives for fire control is de-
pendent on the money spent by
the State and private agencies
combined. The extent of this
assistance can be increased by
activity on the part: of private
agencies who own forest land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09
nRuY CHRISTMAS SEALS.

When you make up your christntas
list, be sure to remember the Christ
mas Seal Small In size, 1t has done
q big job in Maryland and still has
great things to do In these days Of
stress. One out of every five persons
who dies between the ages Of is and
Is falls victim of tuberculosis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09
TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE
MOUNTS IN eleven COUNTIES
STATE RATE DECLINES

Eleven Maryland counties In 1881
showed an increase in tuberculosis
deaths over the previous year accord
ing to statistics compiled by Doctor
John Collinson, Chief. Bureau Vital
Statistics, State Department of Health.
The State as a unit in 1881 showed .
decline in tuberculosis deaths Of SO
per 100000 population. The deaths in
1881 numbered 1887 or 81 less deaths
than the 1913 recorded in 1880.
The counties showing increases In
1881 were Allegany, Anne Arundel.
Baltimore, Charles, Dorchester, Fred
erick, Garrett, Kent. Queen Anne, St..
Mary's, and Wicomico. Caroline coun-
ty showed the same number of deaths
in 1881 as in 1890, which was 20. All
other counties had a decline in the
tuberculosis death rate.
Senatorial located in Baltimore, Car
roll, Frederick. and Wicomico coun-
ties account for the large number Of
deaths IN these counties. The number
of residents in these counties who
died from tuberculosis are as follows:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

With the disappearance of
the woodshed, came the sub
sidence to spanking. Cause
and effect.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

He is a wise man who never
argues with people he is fond
Of.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

A man who is a good logic
ian doesn't care much for sta
tistics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

A stingy man is always poor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

The flowers of life are ,happi-
ness; the fruit. experiences
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

He threatens who is afraid.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

To rude words. deaf ears.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

There is NO bread that isn't
earned in sweat. That's the
price.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09

-"Buy Christmas Seals
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-09
MARYLAND, 1881

DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23

They all set traps for other insects.
These traps are just little craters
of sand.
An ant that starts into one of
those craters-is just going down.
The ant-lion injects poison into
him, and drags him under the sand.
There he sucks the juices out of the
poor ant.
What is left Of the carcass is hurl-
ed out of the pit.
Drouth-dry air--seems to be fa-
vorable for insects.
The locusts and grasshoppers come
in the hot days of summer.
But there seems to be missing
link in their history.
Science cannot tell much about how
or when insects learn to fly.
They are the best fiers known.
Their wings act as rudders, as we'll
as propellers.
A hundred million years ago there
were no birds.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23

You zee. al there IL to Babylon 10
this one-horse district school-and
about twenty-five scattered farm
houses-poor. struggling people who
used to try to get up some sort OF
Christmas entertainment for their
children here. Somehow father heard
about it--and for five years now we
have been giving the Christmas party
for them"
1t was midnight when the lights
were finally turned out In the little
Babylon schoolhouse and Rodney had
got his battery back into his car, had
waved farewell to the Johns family
and was ready to trail them back to
town again. And then as he took his
place before the wheel he noticed that
Helen was at his side.
II want to drive back with you,"
she said. II want to tell you how
wonderful you have been. You
worked harder than all the rest Of us
put together. It ID the f1rst time dad
has ever had time really - enjoy the
party. because you took Ill the re-
sponstbility of his shoulders. and
when he asked you to make the pres
entation speeches for the little gifts,
was 20 embarrassed for q minute.
You were perfectly wonderful-jus
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
Oddie Wants Labor
Conditions on Boulder
Dam Investigated

Washington.-Th conditions i'm
posed on the workers engaged in the
construction of Boulder Dam by the
Six Companies, Inc., which has the
construction contract, will be thor
oughly investigated by a committee
Of the U. S. senate if Senator Oddie,
Of Nevada, has his way.
A resolution fathered by him
authorizes the senate committee on
irrigation and reclamation, or any
subcommittee thereof, to investigate
the conditions on the Boulder Dam
reservation, to include the operation
of the Six Companies and the Off
GERS Of the department Of the in
terror, with special attention given
to the store operations by the Six
Companies, the contract for housing
and feeding employees, and the taxa
tion of property and income on the
reservation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23

The bat, which is flying mammal,
did not exist then.
But the rocks tell the story of the
bugs then living
Many seem to have been quite the
same as they are today.
That was in the Carboniferous-
coal-bearing-period.
But in the rocks of previous eras,
no record of the flying insects ap-
pears.
1t is very interesting to follow the
stories of war among the bugs.
There was a war once, between two
colonies of ants.
1t was fought on the edge of an
asphalt sidewalk in Washington city.
1t must have been fought over the
possession of some aphis herde.
1t ended in the death grips of pairs
of the ant warriors.
There seemed to be few survivors.
The herds were scattered over the
pavement, all over the field of battle.
+
The digger wasps hunt down the
cut worms, and paralyze them with
! strings.
Then they drag the victim to their
nests, and deposit eggs in them.
While the wasps are busy, some
little grey flies are watching them
When the wasps are dragging the
cut-worm into their nests
The little flies get their own eggs
into the worm.
The fy's eggs hatch first.
Their larvae eat the wasp's eggs
first.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
John NJ. Finan Painters
Union Official, Dies

Cleveland, Ohio.-John M. Finan,
for twenty-three years vice president
of the Brotherhood Of Painters, Dec
orators and Paperhangers of America,
died here December s after short
illness.
Mr.. Finan was born in Anderson,
Ind, July II, 1870. He removed to
Chicago in 1886, where he learned his
trade and became a member Of Local
No. lat of the Painters and Decor
! ators' Brotherhood in 1891 and served
as business agent for the Chicago
local unions for some years.
His demonstrated abilities were
recognized by the Brotherhood in 1909
when, at it's Cincinnati convention, he
was chosen for the office he held con-
tinuously until his death. One brother,
Thomas H. Finan, of Crawfordsville,
Ind, survives him.
A host of friends attended the fu-
neral services at Immaculate Concep-
ton Church, Newport, KY, December
IL. Interment was in st. Mary's
Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
THE LIGHT OF
CHRISTMASTIDE
y HUBERT KELLEY. h Kaaaa.
City Times.

Nov, n the night 4 unbsllsf.
IN We make tAA nlsacls again
0f.ancient Aappinsss aAA srssf
And al the tsadssnsss q men.
We listen 70 the hsArt's demands,
UaniaAfsl = sur darhlias tAsusA4
~ - n skAss sssaEins hanAs
TAs synhel = ~ tAinss ~ ssusAt.
Hsv souass ~ nsvsr undsrstsed
That giving Dsss ~ salins lsss.
That Asins a ~ Arsansd vaa seed
WsuA - 0r greatest haepinsss.
Nsv, = ~ dlsaal aiGhs = Asuhe,
We aalhe ~ seas hat ~ Asassds
We sanAst fass ~ dash without
The Rttls hsAt q cAsistnAstiAs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
Wake Up Your Liver Bile
Without CaIomel

II this bile u not flowing freely. you, food
dossn't digest. 1t just decays in the bowels.
Gas bioats up your stomach. You have .
thick. bad taste and your breath r foul. sldn
often breaks out In blemishss. Your head
aches and you feel down and out. Your whole
system is poisoned.
Ittakes those good old dCARTER'SLITTLn
LIVER PILLS to get these two pounds OF BILE
flowing freely and make you feel "up and up"
They contain wonderful. harmless. gentle
vegetable extracts. amazing when it comes to
making the bile How freely.
But don't ask for liver pills. Ask for Carters
Little Liver Pills. Look for the name Carriers
Little Liver Pills on the red label. Resent
substitute. 25c 1t all stores. G1931. C. M. Co.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23

- Want to Drive Back With Yeu,'
Said Helen.
as II you had known these Babylon
people all your life. Dad says you'll
just have to come back next Christ
mas"
IN come back every Christmas, II
you'll lei me. Helen," said Rodney.
II wanted to see you tonight TOTO
tell you that love you. After seeing
you as l saw you tonight I know I'm
not worthy even to suggest what
wanted to tell you"
Mr.. Johns was waiting for Helen
when she and Rodney arrived fifteen
minutes after the Johns cars. Mr.
Johns held his hand out to greet Rod
ney and he knew from the way the
young man took his hand that he
would see him again In Babylon.
g by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicats.1
fWNU Servicel
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23

Then they eat the cut-worm.
f1teen states were formerly quar-
antined against all shipments of live
stock.
This was mainly on account of the
tick.
A little bug, with burrowing habits.
That lodged in the brush.
Getting onto a horse or cow, they
ourrowed under the skin.
That wasn't SO bad, taken by itself;
though they are blood suckers.
But the pesky things carry diseases
such as fevers.
And the fevers kill the live stock
Eleven of these states have now
been released from this quarantine.
That battle of the animal bugs is
getting itself won.
The Hessian fly has cost our bug
battiers hundred million dollars.
The Southern pine beetle has de.
stroyed millions Of dollars in pine.
The Mediterranean fly scared the
Florida and California orange grow.
ers stiff.
Government experts are arranging
for other bug battles.
They have new recruit-Tricho.
gramma minutum.
He is a parasite Of the pecan nut.
furer.
They also think he may help te
take the oriental fruit moth.
If it is really true, the story Of
the terminites is the most serious.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
OFF two unions wish to join in
mutual action must they get A. F. of
l.. approval?
NDORSES FIyE-DAY WEEK

New York.-Harry L. Bowlby, gen.
eral secretary of the Lords Day AL
lance of the United States, in his an
nual report endorsed the fve-day
week as a method of providing a week
day for diversion and amusement and
thus tending to prevent what he call
ed desecration and commercialization
of Sunday.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
And You Jump Out of Bed
in the Morning Karin to Go

II you feel sour and sunk and the
world looks punk, don't swallow lot
Of salts, mineral water, oil. laxative
candy or chewing gum and expect
them to make you suddenly sweet
and buoyant and full of sunshine.
For they can't do it. They only
move the bowels and mere move
ment doesn't get at the cause. The
reason for your down-and-out feeling
is your liver. 1t should pour out two
pounds of liquid bile into your bowels
daily.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
Truths POndered While
Riding at
Anchor
Then gently scan
your brother man
BY Mr.. MOdestus-

The ant-lion probably does not be-
lieve in reincarnation.
But that interesting insect prac-
tees four stages of life.
If its winged stage resembled a
butterfly, you'd call it caterpillar.
But it is more like the maggot of
some kind of fly.
There are ant-lions, and wormlions,
and worm-tigers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
PRINTERS FAVOR 5-DAY WEEK

Indianapolis, Ind.-Early returns
from local unions of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union favored
the fve-day week, officials Of the
union announced, the vote being l4,057
for and 5,490 against the shorter
week. Charles P. Howard, president,
siad 1874 ballots from SO large local
unions had been counted.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23

Q.-Does the A. F. of L. favor sup
port Of labor journals published
abroad.
Alt does not. 1t favors spending
any available money in and with
American trade union publications.
Q.-Where can l find the text from
which is quoted: ''The ownership of
a free man is vested in himself?
An the proceedings Of the 1907
A. F. OF L. convention, page 213.
Q-DOes the A. F. of L. favor ia
Dor Institutes" such as have this year
been in various colleges?
A.-Yes. The Institutes in aues.
ton were conducted under auspices
of the Workers Educational Bureau
approved by the A. F. of L.
OFF two unions wish to join in
mutual action must they get A. F. oi
l.. approval?
A.-Not unless it concerns some
object not sanctioned by A. F. of l.
law, and in that event convention
action would be required.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23

These members of the ant king
dom-are said to be threatening the
destruction of our whole civilization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-12-23
LaborQueriies

QssstisAs aal Answers - Ia.
sor: What II Has Doas; Where
IL Stands on Problems q he
Day; Its Aim and Prsxram;
Whs's Who in the kaaks q
the Organised Tsils~s, s&e.. ~.