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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

"Lt's possible for one individual to
send the lives of a thousand people
into tail-spin Of unpunctuality . j.
over a mere matter Of ten minutes"
They stared at each other, slow grin
growing on their faces "You pull the
right lever and then watch. In this
case the right lever is old Foxton."
They went into huddle Of secret
planning.
At twelve that night they were to hold
especial celebration. They could count
on Old Foxton. The moment the big
bell began to clang that would
be the first instant of the first minute
of the New Year Exactly! There was
something fine and dependable In the
thought of Old Foxton, they said. Gave
you confidence In the human race. He
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28
Great Profit From Tree

What is probably the most valu-
able tree in the world is an alligator
pear tree at Whittier, Calf, which
netted its owner profit of $1,000 in
one year. This tree began bearing
fruit in its fourth year. and in its
seventh bore pears which sold for
$1,000, while the sale Of buds during
the same year amounted to 81, 800,
making the: total given above. The
tree is Seeding, the seed having
been planted with quantity of other
seed which had been imported, pre-
sumably from Mexico. The pears
weigh from eight to twelve ounces
each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28
ROBERTA EARLE WINDSOR, Ma
tional kindergarten association,
New York.

ROBERTA EARLE WINDSOR, Ma
tional Kindergarten association,
New York.
The problem of the daytime nap
nearly had us beaten. Our little Mol
ly, just three and half, was so am
bilious, SO interested in everything
and SO afraid that she would miss
out on something, that she just
couldn't find time to sleep during the
daytime. We tried all of the usual
means of Turing her off to a daylight
dreamland with but little success.
Then one day in a children's shop ]
found the solution to this trouble
some problem.
The solution was in the form Of
little pink rayon crepe nightie. II
had all the luster of crepe de chine
and was trimmed with bands of tur-
quoise blue. Molly loves silk and |
had an idea that the purchase of this
little nightie would be good in
vestment. And truly it was the be-
ginning of our little Molly's becoming
a sweeter child. Every child, no
matter how ambitious, needs some
rest during the day in order to keep
happy and well behaved.
I have found the use of dainty and
attractive sleeping garments a real
solution to the daytime nap problem.
This success is due, no doubt, in part
at least, to the fact that coax as
much as she might, Molly has never
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

bound. and not too
roughly gagged. His
watch was removed
from his pocket and
held before his eyes.
The minutes licked
themselves a ay
until twelve. The
old man writhed IN
his bonds. Not =
sound from the
steeple.
Five minutes past
ten minutes
past the hour. Then
the slow Changing Of
twelve strokes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28
Ingenious Solution Of
Daytime NAP" Problem

been permitted to wear the daytime
nighties at night.
Since the little silk" gown worked
such wonders, / have added to the
daytime sleeping apparel other pretty
and interesting garments. There is
dainty little suit of lowered batiste
which is about the coolest sort of
pajamas that a child can slip into af-
ter the bath on hot summer day.
For the downy outing pajamas for
winter, Molly was allowed to select
the colors she liked best. She has
bathrobe of French blue, made of
Turkish toweling. which adds inter
est to the afternoon bath and a spe-
cial pair Of little bedroom slippers.
for daytime use only, helped to make
Molly's afternoon nap a pleasant oc-
casiOn.
Molly loves these pretty things, as
she loves the flowers. She is never
told how pretty she is, nor encour-
aged to stand before the mirror.
When she has done so any tendency
toward standardization has been
turned aside by interesting her in the
garment itself-its graceful
lines-the people who made 1t. To
condition our little girl to be vain
would probably bring about more in
harmony than lack of sleep, but we
have found that this is no more nec-
essary in the appreciation of beauti-
full clothes than it is in the love Of
the wonders of nature.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

town hall bell to ring out at midnight.
Though many enthusiastic youngsters
would have liked to send the joyous
changing out over the roofs Of the
town. Old Foxton would have none Of
1t. That day he stayed seventeen hours
in the town hall. But nothing is set
tied or sure. even In small, we'll
regulated village.
One Of the youths who had long Gov
eted the fun Of New Years eve bell
ringing held conference with a
friend "Have you ever thought said
this enierprising young man. what a
joke It would be to have the whole
town late for q day2"
Ills friend liked up his ears.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

rhythmic chewing, combined with
exercises of the head and neck, was
revealed recently at New York to
1000 models, members of the Models
Guild, as the newest beauty formula.
The advice came from well-known
specialist In response to request
from the guild for information re-
garding the system.
A dozen exercises are included in
the complete routine. The instruc-
tions for the one illustrated: "Start
with chewing, gum-one or two
sticks. After a few seconds, begin
the exercise by tossing the head
from side to side. Then open your
mouth as wide as you can. Close 1t
gradually, and all the while endeavor
to chew your gum"
This exercise is designed to tone
the muscles Of the chin and lower
jaw. Others promote fine neck
line and beautiful cheeks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

Foxton never discovered who kept
him In his chair or who rang the bell
Bandit-wise a handkerchief swathed
all but the eyes of his jailer. When the
last stroke sounded. the stranger I'M
tied Foxton's arms. He swiftly left.
locked the door. and threw the key
through the transom. BY the time the
old man had freed himself there wasn't
so much as sound in the entire build
ing.
Its good idea. just the same,
remarked one solemn youth to another.
'for a person not to be right all Of
the timew
And then they laughed but never
told.
n ur.~,a-r mar fYnion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

In the north tenn
perate states un-
til the last 20 to
% years, it used
to be that the sum-
mer months were
the period of great
est health risk. We
had continual ty-
phoid fever out
breaks then, and
there were a multi
tude of diarrhea
complaints. B ut
now, due to more
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

janitor left at night
it was exactly five
minutes past six. At
six the bell pealed
out its only ringing
for the day, and peo-
pie set their watches
by It.
Old Foxton had a
cubby-hole of hts
own where he could
rest a n d s m o k e
when he W a sn't
busy. 1t was the
Gust o m on N e W
Years eve for the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

road time" consequently when the old
man entered the hall in the morning,
every one knew it was exactly one
minute Of seven. The selectmen met
there. The offices of the probate judge
were on the second floor. The town
hall had to. be kept warm. When the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

lach Time Tor writing, caring Moth
ht the time for the small salary
THE lack of opportunity that it
. unhappiness brought by his re-
showed plainly in the weary
of Bob's shoulders and the tired
ion his boyish face. He found it
Ito join in the small talk and fun
e New Years party that was 60
%. If Dorothy hadn't been so in
t upon his coming, he would have
ned away, for he was In no mood
volity. And now, an even deeper
less had crept into his heart. as
ched the crowd pay tribute to
Elstun, the literary lion of
ndville.
wondered how Dorothy had got
to her party: he was a bit Of
and seldom mingled with the
He was surprised as he saw
talking across the room, with an
look upon his face.
are you coming with your
2" he asked.
rave a mirthless laugh. "I've just
that as writer I'm a pretty
od-carrier. The fact Of the mat
Mr.. Elstun, I've made a New
resolution to quit" H
ng up In a hurry?'' Elstun said.
sharply.
been trying for almost two
Bob answered.
you think a few hours every
d then for two years should
rought you success? Listen,
rs writing full time for more
years before l got a hint
1T wasting ink"
lent Bob was confessing his
for. quitting. Elstun lis
y, then he spoke. II. too,
.blem." he said. '@There was
NJ sure she wouldn't be sat
b what / had to offer For
l found out in time she want
are my struggles. Maybe the
ove feels the same way"
pund that Elstun was right.
was aghast at the thought of
up the work he loved. or
hat she would want to share
". st win be glorious to
work out your career" she
ID.
\. resolution was made that
rs instead of failure.
-. has going to bring Bob
that he craved.
Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

Dorothy; he couldn't ask her to exist
on the meager pittance he was getting
from the Pryor company. He had TAX
en- the job simply because it gave him
90 r,,ass}5 fimn for xvritinO oarin0 moth
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

Last night, In summing up the old
year, he had come to the conclusion
that he was an utter failure, that he
might as well discard the idea Of be-
coming writer. Every story that he
had sent out had come back. It was
true that a few editors had encour-
aged him-one of the best known in
the country had told him to keep on,
that he had fine literary style. But
none Of them had kept his offerings.
Bob felt that the wisest thing he
could do was to chuck the whole thing
at the beginning of the New Year. Yet
down in his heart he knew that writ
ing was part Of him; that it would
be an almost impossible task to keep
away from the untidy desk back in his
den. But he would have to do it, a
man couldn't hold girl to a promise,
with nothing to offer her but failure.
Bob knew that Dorothy Trent was
back Of his resolution to quit the writ
ing game. He loved Dorothy and she
loved him. They had been engaged
since their senior year at Northwest
ern. 1t was time that he should say
something about marriage; 1t was not
fair to hold her as he was doing. He
would have to get position that
Md enable him to keep a girl like
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28
Let Our Motto Be
GOOD HEALTH
BY DR.. LLOYD ARNOLD
Professor Of Bacterioiogy and Preventive
Medicine, University of Illinois, :
College Of Medicine.
WINTER VACATIONS
BY DR.. LLOYD ARN(

From health viewpoint the ideal
time for a vacation is during Feb
ruarv and March,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

HE town hall of the small
village of Landers had no
clock, but a bell In the Gu,
pola. The janitor was one Of
those fussy fellows who
make a positive creed of do
ing everything on the dot.
He kept his watch set rail
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

God World
ng evolution predict
become perfectly
comment In about
| Is going to take
can AFFORD to yield
ay spirit and say
Is q pretty good
50 young II has
and has never
than right now.
panIop.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-28

HAPPY and prosperous New
Year." All day the words
had been flung at Bob Cam
eron; everywhere he went
they echoed in his ears. He
wanted to shut them out. to
forget that a New Year was
beginning.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

is widely misunderstood and rele-
gated to the background as some
thing for the Government to
worry about. One idea will be
to bring about popular accept
ance of the correct definition of
the word, which is wise use, and
use without waste" ConServa-
tons true purpose is to eliminate
pollution of waters, erosion OF
soil, extinction of wild life with
out restocking and the deSpoiling
of scenery without authorization.
In addition to the more serious
phases of the convention will be
a banquet, with unusual enter
tainment and talking pictures
never before shown in the State,
Skeet shooting, bait casting and
an old-fashioned oyster roast on
the grounds of local gun club.
There are 19 associations and
the University of Maryland in
back of this movement and they
should be given a lot of credit
for a long step in the right direc-
ton. Everyone interested in the
future of Maryland outdoors is
invited and should attend,
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Bids and Proposals

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Procurement
Division. Public Works Branch, wash.
lngton. D. c.. Oct. 81. 1934.-sesled bids
IN duplicate will be publicly opened in
THIS office at / p. m, November 90, 1884.
Tor furnishing all labor and materials and
performing all work for installation OF
motor-geneCator set, ETC., at the U. =.
led. warehouse ext, Washington. D. c.
Attention is directed to the special condi-
tions of bidding set forth in the specifica-
lions, and bulletin No. 81 of the Federal
Emergency Administration of Public
Works attached hereto. The prevailing
rate of wage shall be paid all laborers and
mechanics employed on the project as pro.
vided in the Act of March 3rd, 1881
Public No. 1851. and executive order No
6646. No bid will be considered unless il
includes or Is accompanied by a certificate
duly executed by the bidder stating that
the bidder is complying with and will con-
tnue to comply with each approved code
OF talr competition TO which he is subject.
and II engaged in any trade or industry
tor which there is no approved code of
talr competition. theI stating that as to
such trade or industry he has become a
party TO and is complying with and will
continue to comply with an agreement
with President under section (a) of the
National Industrial Recovery Act. Draw
lngs and specifications may be obtained
at this office in the discretion OF the as
sistant director of procurement, public
works branch W. F.. REYNOLDS, AS
sistant Director of Procurement, Public
Works Branch.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
MAR|ONS TIED
FOR LOOP LEAD

Marion A. C. gridders are tied
with the Maryland A. C. today
for National City League football
honors. Both teams have four
points.
The Marions played a deadlock
game with the Palace yesterday,
6 to 6 while the Marylands de-
feated the Brentwood Hawks, % to
6. These contests were in the un-
limited class.
In the 150-pound clashes. the
Southwest A. C. upset the St.
Stephens, II to 0 while the North
east Boys Club routed the Apache
Preps, 42 to 0.
Games in the 135-pound division
had the Virginia Avenue A. C. de-
feating Gordon's Market. 80 to s;
and the Brookland A. C. winning
from the Centennials, 26 to 0. In
a 100-pound game, the Shermans
went down to defeat before the
Wolverines. IS to 0.
Seaman GunnerS took an inter.
esting 13 to 0 verdict from the
260th Coast Artillery Eleven on
the Seaman Gunners field.
This game found both teams
fighting hard for victory. The
Gunners broke through for scores
in the first and third quarters to
win,
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

They may be classified as civic,
scientific, conservative and outdoor
groups, and while all have
single goal in mind, they ap-
proach it in different ways and
are therefore handicapped by
lack of unified thought and &C
ton.
To correct this for the State
of Maryland, Talbot Denmead,
as president of the Maryland
Game and Fish Protective Asso-
citation, appointed a committee
to investigate the feasibility of
getting interested associations
together. The response was i'm
mediate and more than pleasing,
with the result that on November
81 and %, there will be held in
the Emerson Hotel, in the city
of Baltimore, the first state wide
Maryland outdoor life convention.
This one is financed by the city
of Baltimc~" and it is hoped it
will be one of the annual high
lights of Maryland's outdoors.
Main Subject
The program, a we'll rounded
one, will include such subjects as
pollution. protection and propa-
cation of game and fish life,
preservation of mountain streams,
a general survey of rivers, rights
of commercial fishermen, fish
and game license fund and its
use and the value of Maryland's
water features, i.e.. the Chesa-
peake Bay, the Potomac and the
Susquehanna Rivers.
Conservation. the main subject,
like many others Of Importance,
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

gained a small army OF players by
these advisory marks. And they
are all good performers, having
had a great deal of experience IN
football on the sandlots.
The Mt. Pleasant mentor said
today he planned to use each and
every one of these new men IN TO-
morrow's contest against Roose-
welt. This means several changes
in Centrals regular lineup will
take place, both in the line and
in the backfield.
New Backs
Billy Vermillion, Johnny Burly,
George Minton, Carlisle Sole and
Phil Wooton are new backtleld
men who'll be seen in action be-
fore the game is over. On the
line will be such promising lads
as Ross ChaimSon and Charlie
Jones, guards; Charlie Arnold,
end, and Glen Leech and John
Mandes, tackles.
Probably the only men to con-
tinue in action will be Coggins'
four veterans from last years
championship eleven. They will
be Don Dunlap. captain, who'll
be at quarterback; Billy Rich.
ardson, crack halfback; Bill
Dunn, big center, and Paul Whe-
don, dependable end.
The latter, incidentally, will be
in much better shape to play TO-
morrow than in the Tech game.
That day, Whedon had hardly
recovered from a painful ankle
injury.
Plays Calamity
He took his place at end and
played calamity, but Tech, real
izing that they might gain plenty
of ground in Whedon's territory
continually ran plays around left
end until Whedon could hardly
stand up under the strain.
Tech swings into action again
Friday when it meets Western.
Unless there is an upset during
the remainder of the series, Tech
promises to wade right through
to the championship.
1t has two victories to it's credit
nova forfeit from Eastern and
that 45-to-0 triumph over Central.
A victory over Western will a5so-
lutely insure the championship,
since it is hardly figured Roose-
velt will defeat the Manual Train
erS on Tuesday. November 13.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
PREPARE
FOR LITTLE
GENERALS

ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 29.-Alex-
andria High School gridders will
play Washington and Lee High
for the Northern Virginia scho-
lastic football title Friday at
Ballston, Va.
The Generals have defeated
Fredericksburg and Handley High
of winchester, in district games.
Athletic Director Given has
called important drills for each
afternoon this week to have his
club on edge.
Eddie O'Brien, captain of the
washington and Lee eleven, and
Strickler, star tackle, who have
been on the injured list for two
weeks. are expected to get in the
contest.
The Carlisle Barracks gridders
defeated Fort Humphreys in a
gruelling third area game yester-
day on the latters field, so.
Scoring two touchdowns in the
last half on sensational runs by
Ellet Cabell, the Alexandria Frat
ers tripped the Annapolis Coca
Cola eleven, 13-7.
Next Sunday the Fraters will
probably clash with the Irvington
A. C. in Baltimore.
Pop Gill, veteran city employe,
has been appointed superintendent
of Armory Hall for the incoming
basketball season.
The Columbia Fire Department
basketball squad will hold a meet
ing soon and a coach and man.
ager for this years team will be
appointed.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
VANDY BOASTS
TRIPLE THREAT
|NDEXON
BY HARRY COSTELLO
Rand Dixon, 81 years old, 165
lnds. s feet 10 inches tall.

Dy 1AARNI COS GAAO
Rand Dixon, 81 years old, 165
pounds, 5 feet 10 inches tall.
He's the lad who is coming to
Washington next Saturday to
thrill those who love their foot
ball, when Vanderbilt meets
George Washington University in
Griffith Stadium.
Let us describe Dixon from a
scouts notes:
"By far the outstanding
player on the Vanderbilt squad.
He kicks-very. very good. He
pasSes-very, very good. Fast
very, very fast. Shifty-very,
very shifty. He can cut in-like
hell on wheels. This man,
Dixon is very, very good.
Here are the men (first string)
who give Dixon his aid on the
gridiron:
Left end-Plasman, 1875 pounds,
feet 2 inches tall; left tackle.
Throgmorton, ZIG pounds, 6 feet
2 inches tall; left guard, Powell,
1T pounds, 6 feet tall; center:
Strayhorn. 207 pounds, s feet 3
inches tall; right guard. Guffee,
200 pounds, 6 feet tall; right
tackle, Brown. 210 pounds, feet
1917 inches tall: right end, Geny,
1876 pounds, feet 3 inches tall;
left halfback. Crawford, IT'S
pounds, feet tall; right half
back, Overly, 18O pounds. s feet
tall; fullback. Beck, 1876 pounds,
feet II inches tall.
Some of the characteristics OF
the first eleven Commodores:
/. Plasman. A big fellow. not
the fastest end in the world, but
good enough.
2. Throgmorton. Outstanding
defensive player. Big and power
full; lots of drive.
Leads Interference
3. Powell. Good on pulling out
to lead interference. Plays low;
charges hard. Extraordinarily
fast for his size.
4. Strayhorn. An outstanding
lineman. Great on diagnosing
plays. Once play develops, gets
to point of attack with great
rapidity. A top-grade center who
knows his football. Down the
field on every punt. His work
down the field is wonderful.
S. Guffee. A good lineman.
Has been playing tackle, appar-
emily, for he has not yet mastered
the art of coming out of the line
to lead interference.
6. Brown. Big and powerful.
Not the fastest tackle in the world.
but he gets there. Cagey player.
7. Geny. A really great end.
Fast. Remarkable receiver OF
forward passes.
8. Crawford. Primarily a block
ing back. Oliver takes his place
at halfback. Oliver is fighter
and a fine pass receiver.
9. Overly. Also blocking back
He is not as fast as his under
study, Simkins. Latter is not as
good a blocker as Overly.
10. Beck. A fine player. A fine
blocker. Fast. but no speed mer-
chant. Excellent defensive player.
Smart. Directs Vandy's defense.
Other COmmOdOres
Information on some of the
other CommodoreS:
Ends -Wroton. ITO pounds. 5
feet 10 inches tall. Also Carloss.
These are reserve left ends. Earl,
right end, ITS pounds, feet II
inches tall.
Guards-Scoggins and Dickson.
Former about ITS pounds, latter
light, about 165 pounds. Good re-
serves.
Tackles-Hampton, a big chap,
1913 pounds and 6 feet tall. Cluf-
fey, another big chap, 1875 pounds,
about 5 feet IL inches tall. EX-
cellent reserve tackle.
Fullback-PeebleS. 1875 pounds,
5 feet IL inches tall.
TOmmOrrw-SOme of the char
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
F FOWLER LEADS
PIN TRIUMPH

Joe Fowler's 374 set and 149
game was instrumental in turn
ing back the latest threat to the
leading Pats Buffet in the
Temple Minor Duckpin League,
when it took a two-one decision
over the third place Conger
Laundry.
Benning Service Station kept
pace with the leaders by trounc-
ing Venesky twice With Bill
Greiner's 371 and Frank Vein
meyers 355 helding a lot.
Other standout scores were
Aubrey Hayden. 375. Mel" OFT,
372 set and 148 game, Lee Siemon,
365, Clarke, 358. Sorg, 344. Stand,
inpS:
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Nazi Olympic
Body Awaits
Palestine

With more than two score ma
tions already having accepted
bids to compete in the 1896
Olympic games in Berlin, the
German Olympic committee
awaits acceptances from England,
Brazil. Ireland, and, significantly,
Palestine.
Because of the Jewish question,
much interest was attached to
the bid extended to Palestine
after its Olympic committee was
approved by the International
Olympics Committee.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
RULES FOR THE CONTEST


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In every State there are four types organizations inter-
sted directly indirectly perpetuatng the natural resources
nertaininp to outdoor life
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
6 STATES FORM SQUAD

Bucknell Uni verSity'S varsity
football SQUAD of So players live in
six States. Pennsylvania leads
with 10. Ten live in New Jersey.
three in New York, two in Massa.
chusetts. and one each in New
Hampshire and Connecticut. This
is about the same percentage dis
tribution as that Of the student
body