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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-14
HOLLY FOR CHRISTMAS

Some OF the CHRISTMAS greens we
have been accustomed to use from
time immemorial are threatened
with extinction and can only be
saved by adopting saner and safer
methods to perpetuate the supply.
One of them is holly, the most at
tractive of Christmas greens and the
one that is most symbolic of Christ
mas time.
This small treee has so limited
range and within the range it is con-
fined to such scattered and relatively
few locations as to make its future
very uncertain. Added to this is the
widespread demand for it not only
in regions where it grows but in the
north where it does not grow.
So alarming has the destruction of
holly become, with reckless cutting
and sale, that the Garden Clubs of
America with its branches through
out the United States has for the
past few years secured pledges from
it's members to refrain from the use
of holly. This presents real chal-
lenge, especially to the landowners of
the Eastern Shore and Southern
Maryland where holly is still abund-
ant. though declining, and repre-
sents an annual sale value of
$15O,OOO
Why this alarm and boycotting of
holly? Simply because those who
cut and market holly, or most of
them, refuse to apply the simplest
principles of conservation. AS long
as vandals are allowed to prey upon
private property and tear the holly
trees to pieces with little protest
from landowners and with slight in
reference from police authorities,
there is little hope of saving this
choice evergreen. But this need not
be. There is a general law which
makes it a misdemeanor punishable
by fine of from SIS to $25 or i'm
prisonment or both fine and i'm
prisonment for ANY PRISON to re-
move, take, cut, break or injure any
tree. shrub, or vine, growing on the
land of another without his written
consent or unless under his personal
direction" All having police au-
thority are enjoined to enforce this
law.
The Forestry Department has for
several years endeavored to enlist
the property owners whose lands
grow holly to not only protect it |
from wanton destruction but to re-
gard it as a growing crop of value |
which will help to pay the taxes and |
bring an added income from forest
lands
This can be done by judicious cut
ting of the ends of the branches
which have the brightest foliage and
the holly berries, leaving the tree in
a pruned condition ready to send out |
new lateral shoots and produce an
other crop in three or four years. If |
proper conservation methods of cut |
ting and harvesting holly are gener
ally adopted in the holly producing |
sections of Maryland. there will be
no reason for the Garden Clubs to
pledge their members to deny them
selves the use of holly as protest |
against it's indiscriminate cutting
1t can be maintained as perman-
emit crop. with increasing value to the
land owners who will protect it and
cut it wisely just as the forest in
which it grows may be perpetuated
through producing successive crops
of timber.
Vandalism must be stopped!
Landowners should realize that holly
has real value and that with con-
servative cutting it may continue to
produce money crop.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-14

More than a per cent of the fami-
lies recently interviewed in a ma
tional survey bought no fresh milk.
Average consumption of the 29,485
families questioned in SO cities was
less than six tenths Of a pint per per-
son daily These facts were uncoy-
cred in survey conducted by the
Consumers Council oG the AAA.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-14
LIQUOR REVENUES FALL SHORT

Revenue from liquor excise taxes
and licenses fell $288,127 short of
the budget estimate for the first year
of operation under the Statewide
liquor law, it is announced at the
office of the State Comptroller.
The receipts for the year totaled
$1s321,872 including the $1.165,-
$50 from excise taxes; $99,971
manufacturers licenses; $54,427
wholesalers licenses; 1929 railroad
licenses and $1,518 steamboat Ii
Icenses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-14

the very general use of sprays
throughout the country, it is how
ever. always advisable for purchasers
to wash fruit thoroughly before
using"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-14

A man with one idea may be either
crank or a genius.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-14

One may reach the top and then
ind It Is q shelf.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-14

In food value. turkef is like
chicken it supplies Rrete,n.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-14

We won the war; but It couldn't
have cost Us more L We had lost Y.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-08-30
WEEKLY
Hort. Test
BY
DIR. E. L. OVERHOLSER, Head
OF Horticulture Department, Wash
ington State College
Discussion of Last Weeks True False
Horticultural Statements

Statement l. True. The amount of
carbon dioxide in the air is approx
mately three parts per 10000 by VOL
ume. The entrance of carbon dioxide
into the leaf is considered the first
stage in the photosynthesis process.
Fruit trees with healthy functioning
green leaves and with favorable en-
vironment could increase their food
manufacturing rate with slight in
creases OF the carbon dioXide content
Of the atmosphere.
Statement 2. True. While carbon di-
oxide may be the limiting factor for
food manufacture by the leaves when
light intensity, temperature, and other
factors are favorable, it Is not possible
to artificially increase the carbon d.
oxide supply under outside field condi
lions. The carbon dioxide of the air
that is utilized by the plant is replaced
by the decay of organic matter, by the
respiration of animals and plants, by
the combustion of wood, coal, gasoline,
and other products by the disintegrat-
ton of rocks, especially limestone, and
by gases escaping from volcanoes.
From such requirements, the carbon
dioxide of the air remains nearly con-
slant.
Neither can the grower modify under
field conditions the temperature nor
the light intensity except as he
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-08-30

chooses his location originally. Under
irrigation the soil water supply can be
maintained by proper amounts and
time of application and thus keep the
leaf pores" (stomato) open through
out most of the day and permit the
carbon dioxide intake. BY controlling
pests that attack the foliage, by keep
ing the trees in thrifty growing con-
dition with an abundance of green
functioning leaves, the grower can best
influence the amount of plant food
manufactured by the fruit trees.
Statement 8. False. While the april
cot fruit and tree show great resistance
to summer heat, the tree growth is
satisfactory and the fruit acquires good
quality where the summer tempera-
lures are low. The most important
limiting factor in apricot growing is
killing Of the blossoms and young
fruits because of It's very early bloom
ing habit. Its profitable culture Is fur
ther limited to sections with springs
and summers sufficiently dry to inhiibit
the development of brown rot, to which
the apricot is susceptible.
True-False horticultural
Statements. No. II
l. } Nicotine sulphate and min
eral oil combination sprays used for
second brood cooling moth sprays fol-
lowing applications of lead arsenate
for first brood sprays do not complicate
residue removal more than does the
use of a like amount of mineral oil
without nicotine.
2. } The use of hydrochloric acid
as a washing solution to clean fluorine
sprayed apples is likely to result in in
jury to fruit so washed
8. A delay in washing apples
after harvest invariably increases the
difficulty of effective cleaning of the
fruit.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-08-30
CO-OPERATIVEs

We were called to task recently in a letter to
the "Safety Valve Of the Spokesman which we
should like to publish but which, unfortunately,
we cannot, as it is an anonymous letter and news
papers are unable to print such communications.
The gist Of the letter is that the Spokesman is
guilty of having made appeal for a cooperative
move among the apple growers Of this community.
While search of the files fails to reveal any
editorial which definitely urges that cooperative
be formed in this valley, it is true that we have
often praised the spirit of the cooperative
ment
1t is only too true that co-operatives have sell
dom worked in fruit growing district. The rea-
son for this probably be traced directly to hui
man nature to the desire of one man to profit at
the expense OF others.
The movement is we'll understood by everyone.
1t results from the desire to bring the spread be-
tween the producer and the consumer to more
equitable level To insure the producer fair mar
gin of profit while making it possible for the con-
sumner to purchase his goods at an economical
price The movement has been tried out by grow
Of various commodities and in some cases has
been successful, while in others it has been fail
ure. Chief among the successful cooperatives are
those OF the grain growers; fruit growers coop
eratives have largely been of the opposite type.
Co-operatives, like any other endeavor whether
it be warehouse, bank or factory, must have pro-
per management The charge that co-operatives
bad because in the past some Of them have
failed is far from logical &c. too, have banks, fac
tories, industries of all kinds, and yet we do not
condemn all of them for these failures.
We are now approaching phase of agriculture
which will be concerned primarily with market
ing There are still some problems to be solved in
the production OF farm crops, and always will be,
but most Of us realize that if the producer is to
get returns which will bring him the cost Of pro-
duction plus fair profit, the present marketing
system must be improved revised Perhaps CO.
operatives will have no place in future system,
but it is our belief that they will become more
widely adopted
If they are adopted, should study the fea-
lures which have caused their collapse in the past
and see to it that they eliminated from the
system.
We realize that as now constituted co-operatives
are more or less impracticable in fruit growing
region We believe, however, that the spirit is a
worthy one and that the time will come when some
such system will be followed
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
COAST TEAM
TO PERFORM
HERE TONIGHT

A game of outstanding import
ance will be played at Wilson field
tonight when the Kerrigan Jewel
ers of San Diego will meet the To-
cal All Stars. 1t will be the first
game of the season for the All
Stars and will give fans an oppor-
tunity to see how this years team
compares with the outfit which
made such an enviable record last
season.
From all pre-game dope tonight IS
contest promises to be battle be-
tween two extra clever pitchers
Joe Hurst for the locals and Eddie
Meyers for the San Diego team.
Joe is known here for his sterling
mound work and Meyers is said to
be every bit as clever as the val
ley twirler.
Lineups for the game as announc-
ed by the rival managers:
Jewellers: Jones, ID; Trudell, 2b;
Morgan, SIS; Davee, 3b; Hubon, If;
Peters, CT; Powell, RI; Beyrer, C;
and Meyers, p.
All Stars: Black, 1b; Price, 2b:
P. williams. SIS; Willingham, 3b;
T. williams, If; T. Ehmke, CT; Har-
din, IF; r. Forshey, C; and Hurst,
p.
The game will start at 9 O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
Suit Against Fair
Settled Amicably

A settlement of the personal in
jury action brought by Randall
Conner, Calvert Moody, Eugene
King and Joe Juvenal against the
county fair board was approved by
Judge Vaughn Thompson in super
ior court this morning.
According to this settlement,
Conner receives $1,000; King $1,000:
Moody $500 and Juvenal $3.50. The
four boys had sued the board for
damages aggregating over 100000.
for injuries said to have been re-
ceived at the county fair grounds
on March 5, 1888, when a racing
automobile crashed through the
fence where they were sitting and
plunged into their midst.
The trial was started in super
ior court here on May % and was
discontinued when the court was
told that attorneys for both sides
were working on a settlement out
Of court.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
OUINTUPLETS'
WEIGHT STILL
ON INCREASE

NORTH BAY, Ont, June 9. U.P)
The task of recording the weights
of the Dionne quintupletS today
appeared to be keeping doctors and
nurses in extreme difficulties.
Marie, weakest of the five baby
girls born to Mrs. Olivia Dionne,
weighed one pound and 10 ounces
but there was some dispute about
the poundage of Cecile.
DR.. A. r. Dafoe, who attended
Mrs. Dionne when the quintuplets
were born, said that the nurses ap-
parently had made an error in
computing the weight of Cecile.
They issued a statement saying
that Cecile had shown a loss of two
pounds, whereas the loss actually
was in ounces. Her correct weight,
DR.. Dafoe said, is one pound, 1312
ounces.
DR. A. R. Dafoe said that while
four of the babies are gaining
weight, they are not certain of liv-
ing. 1t will be a month. he said,
before they can be assured of nor
NAL development.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
Flax Market
New York Stocks
BY ELMER c WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

-JEW YORK, June 9. The
stock market gave traders a bit
of a thrill at the opening today
with prices rising fractions to more
than a point in volume at a rate
of more than 100000 shares for
five hour day.
Gains were later extended, but
before the close profit taking was
encountered and prices turned ir-
regular with dealings tightening.
There was still considerable un-
certainty over the steel labor
trouble, but the street felt the
threatened strike of the union for
recognition would be averted
through federal intervention.
Principal news of market i'm
portance was unfavorable for bust
ness and for the market, but it was
ignored. 1t was the governments
June l grain report, termed by one
expert as "the worst crop report
ever issued" Winter wheat was
estimated at 400,000,000 bushels
for the crop, off 61,000,000 bushels
from the May l estimate.
Wheat rose sharply at the OPEN
ing on the strength of the report.
1t met profit-taking thereafter and
sold off from the highs, Around
the time for the close of the stock
market wheat was up 1A cents a
bushel, and rye cents a bushel,
while corn and oats were lower.
Silver, rubber, copper and hide
futures advanced.
Principal activity in the stock
market centered in the motor
shares with General Motors the
leader. Montgomery Ward was
heavily traded, and a fair amount
of business was done in General
Electric, Kennecott, a and Sears
Roebuck.
Nearly all groups participated in
the initial rise. Mining shares were
exceptions. .Coppers held well as
the price of copper metal firmed,
but the gold and silver issues de-
clined small amounts.
Sugars met good buying with the
American Sugar Refining issues at
their highs of the year. Allied
Chemical rose 2 points in It's sec
ton: Industrial rayon was at a
new high for the present issue in
the textile and Schenley reached a
new high in the movement in the
liquor division.
Trading today was the heaviest
for Saturday since May II and
totaled 100000 shares. Sales last
Saturday were 100000 shares. Curb
sales were 1l7000 shares against
$4,000 last Saturday
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed Industrial 1890
up 0.46, Railroad 45.3l up O.22,
Utility 2405 up Dol.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
WardeU Talks
To Democrats

Justus Wardell candidate for state
governor on the Democratic ticket
gave a brief but comprehensive
outline of his platform as he OPEN
ed his campaign in Imperial Valley
at the Barbara Worth hotel last
night.
Wardell advocates a strictly bus
mess administration and stated
further that he is opposed to any
undesirable reactionary movements
in government and would call up
on the best minds in the state to
aid him in applying necessary rem
edies to cure the ills of govern
ment.
About 100 persons attended the
meeting which was held under the
direction of Jack Keep, campaign
manager for Wardell in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
HAIGHT HERE
IN INTEREST
Of CANPA|GN

Raymond L. Haight, commission
er of corporations fol- the state of
California, and candidate for the
Republican nomination for COVER
nor, was visitor at The Press
office today in the interest of his
candidacy.
Haight is offering a seven point
platform in his campaign, en-
bracing unemployment relief, econ
omic rehabilitation, tax reductions
and revisions. elimination of graft
and crime, judicial reforms. reor-
ganization of public employees. up
holding of high educational stand
ards.
Haight is the fourth generation
from California pioneers. his great
grandfather. George Southard
Haight, having come to this state
in lS49 in a covered wagon. set
Ting in Little Shasta valley.
He is a member of the Native
Sons of the Golden West. United
Veterans of the Republic, American
Legion and American Bar aSSocia-
ton. His home is in Los Angeles
where he still retains a law office.
AS commissioner of corporations
he is credited with sweeping 1000
questionable corporations and trusts,
representing securities totaling over
one billion. out of business.
This is just 'get-acquainted
trip" Haight said, land I plan to
return to the valley during the
summer at which time an active
speaking campaign will be conduct
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY
Books released June 9, 1884:
Wrl~tt4n

Books released June 9, 1884;
Fiction
"Private Worlds,n by Phyllis
Bottome.
Diamond River Man" by Eu-
gene Cunningham.
"Winds of Chance,o by Jeffery
Farnol.
David and Destiny by Ian
Hay.
Hermitage Island" by Gertrude
Pahlow.
"The Flowering Thorn" by
Margery Sharp.
NOn-Fiction
Colonial Hispanic America by
Charles Edward Chapman
"My Friends Look Good to Me-
by Joseph Cummings Chase.
"The Crucifixion of Liberty" by
Alexander Kerensky.
1.-The Modern Hand Book for
Girls by Olive Richards Landers
Gilgamesh, by William Ellery
Leonard.
"The United States in World
Affairs, 1885," edited by Walter
Lippmann.
IA Backward Glance" by Edith
Wharton.
"While Rome Burns" by Alex
ander Woollcott.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
HELD
TO ANSWER IN
MORALS CASE

Appearing before Judge II. z.
White in Bard yesterday afternoon.
L. Lumley. 60, waived preliminary
hearing on a charge OF immoral
conduct against an eight-year-old
girl and was held to answer to su-
perior court with bail set at S5000
The original charge had been one
Of contributing to the delinquency
of minor but that was changed
just before the hearing started.
At the conclusion Of the proceed
ings the father of the girl struck
Lumley in the face knocking him
to the ground. He was soon calmed,
however, and the hearing disband-
ed in an orderly manner.
According to Rodney Clarke, un-
dersheriff. there was no hostile
demonstration against the defend
ant outside Of his being struck by
the girl s parent.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
Johnson Candidate
For AssembIyn1an

P. c. johnson, Imperial rancher,
today announced himself a can
didate for assemblyman on the
Democratic ticket.
L have chosen for my platform
my well known and practical plan
for a state banking SYSTEM" he
said, also bill to provide for old
and unfortunate people. In addi-
ton to these I will work for an
amendment to the alien land law
to provide that land cannot be
leased to anyone who will permit
ineligible aliens to work on it."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
MORE OFFICE
SEEKERS FILE
AS CANDIDATES

Several more nomination papers
have been filed in the county
clerk S office since yesterday after
noon.
The latest filed are: Mont ]. Reid.
assessor collector: T. N. D. Hatch,
treasurer; E. H Thetford, Calipatria
constable; j. B. Baker. Imperial
justice of the peace; j. B. Miller,
WeStmorland constable; L. w. Por-
ter, constable at Winterhaven and
e. A. Breech, Winterhaven justice
of the peace.
Noon, Saturday, June % is the
deadline for the filing of these NOM
ination papers according to state
law. Edward H. Law, county clerk,
stated this morning that his office
will be closed at noon on June %
just as it is on every other Satur-
day and suggests that candidates
have their papers in his office be-
fore that time so that they may be
properly examined and authenti-
Gated.
Many candidates who had pre-
NlOUSlg dIll4OuiCcQ lIlelT IIllSHlIOil
of seeking some county office in
the approaching August primary
election have not as yet filed their
papers and they now have but two
weeks time in which to attend to
this matter To date 26 candidates
have filed their papers at the court
house.
Rumors have been alive here dur
ing the past week as the posSibil-
ty of certain well known local cit
izens becoming candidates for coun-
ty offices. One which has persist
ed to great extent is that Don
Bitler, local attorney will be a
candidate for the superior court
judgeship now held by Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson. When ques-
toned on this today Bitter neither
affirmed nor denied the rumor
merely stating that he has been
giving tn e matter considerable
thought and would be prepared to
make statement later.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
NEW ARTISTS
BOOKED FOR
CLIMAX CAFE

Sadie Halperin, booking agent for
Ell Patio at the Climax Cafe, is
taking particular interest in pre-
pairing the floor shows for this
popular resort, it is stated.
The management of the Climax
states that many compliments have
been received on the shows and
that Miss Halperin is coming
some time in the near future to
supervise the show and to get a
better idea of what the public at
the Climax likes best.
This week she sent the Climax
new team whose names have
not yet been divulged, and next
week she has boy and girl slated
to appear. This team is, the Gil
max has been assured, very clever
and entertaining.
Helen Miller, America Olvera,
and Jimmy and Irene are still
delighting patrons of the Climax.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
SOVIET WILL
TAKES LIVES
Of TRAITORS
BY JOSEPH ii. BAIRD

MOSCOW. June s. (U.P) - War
time penalties were prescribed to-
day for revelation of military or
the penalties were invoked in part
by the recent arrest of high
ranking Communist suspected of
giving information to a citizen of
a foreign nation.
Treason under the new laws is
defined as action of a citizen of
the Soviet Union designed to dam
age the naval or military power
of the union, its independence or
the inviolability of its territory,
such as espionage, revelation of
military or state secrets, deserting
to the enemy, or attempting to
escape by land, sea or air abroad
for traitorouS purposes"
The penalty will be death be-
fore a firing squad as in war time.
Civil and military offenders are
But while in cases where
there are mitigating circumstances
civilians may be granted commu-
tation of sentence to 10 years i'm
prisonment, for soldiers death
alone is the penalty.
Families of traitors are includ-
ed in the penalties. Relatives who
are living with or are supported
by a traitor will be deprived of
civil rights and deported to Sibe-
ria for five years.
Protection of the fatherland Is
the highest law of life the news
paper Pravda said in comment
ing on the laws. Those who be-
tray the nation must be de-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-09
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Youngest Son OF
Gen. Grant Dies

LOS ALTOS, Cal, June 9. U.P)-
The Wanderings of Jesse r. Grant,
10, last surviving son of Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant, were ended to-
day by death.
A mining engineer by profess
sion, the youngest son of the Civil
War leader and former President
spent most of his life in free lance
mining activities in the United
States and Mexico.
He came here in 1924 and wrote
memoirs of his famous father. At
his bedside when death came late
yesterday were his wife and his
son, Major Chapman Grant, U. S.
A. A daughter, Mrs. William Cron-
an, New York City and San Diego,
also survives.