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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05
Coyotes May Be Benefit
Instead of Doing Damage

Suffering from the results of a bad
reputation which he has been building
up for a period Of years the coyote
finds that he is pretty badly treated
animal, says Pathfinder Magazine. The
average human is pretty apt to act
without making a very thorough in.
vestigation and therefore the coyote Is
shot at on sight, trapped and poisoned.
Scientists at the bureau of biological
survey, however believe only what they
see and so have made little inves-
tigation into the private life of the
coyote. They have found that in many
localities instead of preying on poultry,
young live stock and wild game and
doing things generally detrimental to
the farmer he does him service. In
these particular regions the animal
lives almost exclusively on rodents
which are enemies of the farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

way from Maine to Alabama the looms
hummed again.
The next step was the appointment
by the President of board to adjust
disputes between the workers and the
employers in the industry. He named
the three veteran arbiters who served
in like capacity as members of the steel
labor relations board-Chief Justice
Walter P. Stacy Of North Carolina, Ad-
miral Henry A. Wiley and James Null
lenbach of Chicago,
The executive order stipulated that
the board is authorized and directed"
to investigate wages, hours and other
conditions in the industry to determine
whether code provisions are being vio-
lated. If necessary. the board may re-
fer its findings to proper governmental
agencies for appropriate action.
The national labor relations board is
made the court Of appeal from any de-
cision of the textile board. The boards
findings are not subject to review by
the executive branch of the govern
ment.
To start with, the board had the job
of investigating numerous charges that
some mill owners were discriminating
against strikers. This alleged action
so angered the union members that
many demands for renewal of the
strike were sent in to the Office Of
Francis ]. German, who directed the
great walkout.
Meanwhile the leaders of the United
Textile Workers went ahead with their
plans to unionize the entire industry.
QUEEN MARY OF ENGLAND. ac-
" companied by King George and
the prince of Wales, went to Clydebank,
Scotland, and there launched the larg-
est steamship in the world, the 1900
ton Cunard-White Star liner that was
started four years ago. Breaking a
bottle of Australian champagne on its
bow. the queen christened the huge
vessel Queen Mary
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05
Erosion Evil Here

The evil effects of soil erosion are
not threat of the future but are al
ready in evidence on tens of thousands
Of farms in this country, the United
States Department of Agriculture says.
In the South, the North, and the Mid
die West, many farmers are working
land which has been made poor by
erosion. Much of it is good forest
land or land which could be used for
forestry. Although millions of acres
have been stripped of forests, much of
the land was not suitable for farming.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05
Feed for Dairy Cow

Feed for dairy COW depends upon
the Individual animal but as a general
rule each COW VIII require two tons of
legume hay, two acres of pasture, 16
bushels of corn, 16 bushels of oats, and
600 pounds of cottonseed meal. Where
wheat bran is available this may be
substituted for part of the oats,
pound for pound. Good producing an
finals are necessary for profit and the
herd should average between $50 and
300 pounds of butterfat to the cow.
If this average is not maintained then
the animal is not paying for her feed
and should be taken from the herd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05
Dat Straw Best, Most
Nutritious for Stock

Much straw will go into the man
gers, rather than into the stalls, on
farms this winter, because of the I'M
usual scarcity of hay and the better
roughages. Feeding straw to live stock
Is not new, however, as straw has long
been used as roughage for horses, cat
tie, and sheep.
A. l.. Harvey, animal husbandry di-
vision, University farm, st. Paul, says
the feeding value of straw differs
widely. Dat straw is the best and most
nutritious. It's stems are softer and
more pliable than those of the other
cereals Dat straw has about as much
total digestible nutrients as corn stow
er. but only about one-half as much
digestible protein. Barley straw Is
second in feeding value, followed by
wheat and rye straw.
On farms where hay or corn slower
is available as roughage. it would be
preferable to use the straw for bedding
or to use it in limited amounts as part
of the roughage for wintering stock.
On farms where there is a limited
amount of hay or corn slower, straw
can be used successfully as the sole
roughage.
Because straw lacks the protein so
necessary for growing animals, 1t
should not be fed extensively to them.
1t had better be fed to idle work
horses, dry cows, or other live stock
requiring maintenance only during the
fall and winter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

selected, he to be the chairman of the
new administrative board. Five other
members of this latter body are S.
Clay Williams, head of the Reynolds
Tobacco company; Arthur D. White
side, president of Dun & Bradstreet;
Sidney Hillman, president of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers; Leon
c. Marshall, labor specialist; and Prof.
Walton FL. Hamilton of Yale. Two ex-
officio members are Blackwell Smith,
assistant general counsel of NIsA, and
Leon Henderson, chief of the NRA d.
vision of research and planning under
johnson.
The judicial branch of the NRA was
still under consideration. Mr.. Roose-
welt indicated that its duties might be
assigned to a special department of
the Department of Justice.
The recommendations of the new
policy making board are subject to the
will of the President, but under the
terms of the executive order these rec
concentrations must be submitted to
the President by the director. Thus,
Richberg will have the final voice be-
fore the President himself approves or
disapproves the boards decisions.
The board was further empowered
to "promulgate administrative policies,
to appoint, to employ, discharge. fix
the compensation, define the duties,
and direct the conduct of the person
mel necessary for its administration,
and to exercise all those powers here
tofore conferred by executive orders
upon the administrator for industrial
recovery"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

carpenter accused OF
extortion in connection
with the Lindbergh
baby kidnapping. Col
onel and Mrs. Lind
bergh flew from Los
Angeles to give their
testimony. The au.
thorities considered
they had an irOnclad
case against the sus-
pect, who was arrest
ed after he had passed
a ten dollar note that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

after he had re
ceived and approved
the report of the spe-
cial mediation board
headed by Gov. John
G. Winant Of New
Hampshire brought to
an end the bitter
struggle that had cost
IA lives and millions
of dollars. The union
leaders ordered the
strikers to return to
Al HI ~ A.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05


som money handed over a garden wall
by DIR. John E. Condor ("Jafsie") when
the baby was supposed to be still
alive. In Hauptmann's garage was
found $13,750 of the ransom fund, his
handwriting was found to be identical
with that of the ransom notes, and
there were many other facts plainly
indicating his guilt. He explained his
possession of the money by saying 1t
was paid him by one Isidor Fische who
later died in Germany. but this de-
Tense was said by the police to have
been exploded.
The grand jury in New York indicted
Hauptmann on charges of extortion, and
when he was arraigned he pleaded not
guilty. The detectives worked like
beavers and found, among other In
eliminating evidence, $40 more hid
den in the Hauptmann garage. This
the prisoner admitted was part of the
ransom money. The police said they
expected the early arrest of two al
legged accomplices of Hauptmann. one
of whom was in Germany and the 9th
err on liner bound for Europe.
New Jersey authorities expect to in
dict and try Hauptmann as the actual
kidnaper and murderer Of the Lind
bergh child.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

New Deal m a n a g e;
ment. President Ro0se-
welt announced tn e
greater part Of the re-
organization plan for
the national recovery
body, naming first the
policy making board,
with Richberg as its
chairman and Secre-
tary Ickes, Secretary
Perkins, Harry L. Hop
kins and Chester Da-
Wis as members. A fifth
Y,non,hor yuac vQt RI no
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

. ESIGNATION of General Johnson.
N as accepted by the President. is
not effective until October Is. Until
then he will be busy compiling his final
report and also, it is said, writing the
story of his life. 1t was learned that
he has been offered the management
of industrial and labor relations of
ga large group Of midwestern manu-
facturers."
This is not the time or place to es-
innate General Johnson's achievements
as administrator of the NRA which
was largely his own creation. He GER
tainly worked hard and accomplished
much, whether for good or evil. His
mistakes were admittedly glaring, and
not the least of them was his recent
assertion that during his administra.
ton he had been in close touch with
Justice Brandeis of the Supreme court.
AS that tribunal will have to pass on
the constitutionality of NRA before
long, this statement created a sensa
ton and was dismaying to the friends
of Justice Brandeis. OF course, the
1urist could take no notice of it. The
Glow down" is said 30 be that johnson
did consult the justice when he was
formulating the NRA and received
some informal advice which he dis
regarded, and that later Mr.. Brandeis
told him he had better resign.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
General Johnson Resigns and Richberg Rules the NRA
Textile Industry Board Named-The Americas
Cup Is Successfully Defended
By EDWARD w. PIcKARD
@ by Western Newspaper Union.

HEN. HUGH S. JOHNSON steps
" out of the picture and the MIRA
is turned over to Donald r. Richberg
and other "left wing" members of the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

ORGANIZED business and the Pres
~ ident are not at all satisfied with
each other. Business leaders are
nervous, and Mr.. Roosevelt feels that
they have too many Exhibitions" and
are not doing what they should to aid
recovery. The Chamber of Commerce
of the United States, seeking clear
statement of the Presidents future in
tentions, sent him list of questions
on expenditures, budget balancing, cur
rency sterilization and the govern
ment's part in business. politely re-
questing categorical replies. Mr.. Roose-
welt received the QUESTIONABLE with a
smile and joke, and there was no in
dication of his intention to answer it.
1t was revealed in washington that
the President also received not long
ago a set of resolutions adopted at a
secret meeting of 100 leading indus
trialists and financiers These men as
serted that the policies of the New
Deal. along with the uncertainties Of
the future, are throttling economic re-
covery in the United States. The res
olutions were not intended for publi-
cation and the President made no men,
ton Of them in his press conferences.
Still another hard rap at the New
Deal came in the form of statement
BY the federal advisory council, COM
posed Of leading bankers. 1t was con-
tanned in set of recommendations for
the federal reserve system and severe
ly criticlzes the Administrations none
tary and economic policies, demanding
q return to what the council consid-
ers sound principles.
The federal advisory council is q
statutory body created by the federal
reserve act to advise the federal re-
serve board concerning technical bank
ing matters and general business con-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

ditions. It Is composed Of one prom
inent banker from each of the twelve
federal reserve Districts plus secre-
tary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

ECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
~ LCKES, as head of the federal pub
lie works administration, announced an
ambitious family housing project for
Chicago which, at a cost of $12 800, 900,
will abolish 'slum area" of 81 city
blocks on the southwest side and re
place demolished buildings with small
apartment houses for 5000 families
Condemnation proceedings were start
ed in the Federal court In Chicago, and
Mr.. Ickes said If the property owners
are reasonable in their demands the
project will go through speedily. The
area to be rehabilitated Is Inhabited
now almost entirely by persons of
Italian descent and, far from being a
typical "slum," contains numerous
neat, well-kept homes and several
large apartment houses. The plan of
the PWA for its rebuilding is very
similar to housing projects in Moscow
and Vienna, with the government sup
plying social and nursery facilities as
well as dwellings. The work will be
done through the federal housing cor
poration, which concern the govern
ment owns
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

GO FAR President Roosevelt has not
~ revealed his plans for relief for
the coming winter, but the executive
committee of the United States con-
ference of mayors on unemployment re-
lief has made its recommendations to
him. These are, in effect, that a per-
manent federal relief fund should be
established preparatory to the crea-
ton Of a nationwide system of un-
employment insurance. The report
says:
''This permanent unemployment work
relief fund and program should include
the following features:
"1--lt should include all workers Of
all types.
.'2-The governments. federal, state,
and municipal, should draw upon those
benefited from the fund for work on
public work relief projects.
.3-Such benefited persons should
be paid prevailing wage rates up to
the amount of the determined benefits.
"4-The United States should be d.
vided into regions for the purpose of
fixing weekly benefits in accordance
with the regional costs and standards
of living.
"5-General administrator and SUI
pervision of the plan and fund should
be the responsibility of the federal gov
ernment."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

light per cent boost in wages,
l. amounting to more than $4,000
600 year, has been granted their EN-
ployees by the four big packing con-
Germs Of Chicago, Swift, Armour, VIII
son and Cudahy, and their example is
followed by packing companies In 9th.
er cities.
The wage increases were granted as
result Of negotiations between the
companies and their plant labor con-
ference boards. Whether the increases
were the full demands of the workers
or were compromises was not stated.
The plant boards are established at
all points at which the companies OPP
crate and they are composed of en-
ployee representatives, half Of whom
are chosen by the workers themselves
and half by the homogeneous.
MORE than two thousand persons
AFA persisted In typhoon that swept
over the richest Industrial section of
Japan In which are situated Osaka.
Kobe, and Kyoto. Thousands of others
were injured, and the property damage
was enormous. probably running above
$100,000000 The army's munitions
program suffered great setback, for
scores of factories that were turning
out guns and munitions were de-
stroyed. Losses among the fishermen
and farmers also were most serious.
NJ AKIN LITvINOV told the League
lVl of Nations assembly that Russia
still hopes for the establishment of
permanent peace conference in which
the United States is a participant, for
the consolidation Of peace movements.
He asked the league council to obtain
report on whether the world disarm-
ament conference could be resumed
with a possibility of success.
EVIDENCE was presented to grand
IL jury in New York against Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, the former Ger
man machine gunner and journeyman
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

WHEN President Roosevelt's plan
wv for a $75,000.00O stree belt" from
Canada to Texas, previously discussed
in this column, was submitted to Con-
troller General McCarl, that gentleman
turned 1t down as an improper use of
funds from the $525.Oo0,O0O emergency
drouth appropriation. The President,
however, has not abandoned the prof.
ect, though he told the correspondents
he was in full accord with the con-
trollef generals ruling that emergency
drouth funds might be used for putting
men to work planting trees, but could
not be used for land purchases He
said the original plan of the admins
tration was to begin the shelter belt
project with $15.OOO,O0O of drouth
money. and that some of this was to
be used to purchase land.
The President said the shelter belt
project, designed to protect the Middle
West region from future drouths,
would be carried out. but that the in
itial funds would have to be taken
from sources not yet determined.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

a MERICA'S Cup remains in the
"A United States and T. o. NJ. Sop
with, latest British challenger, goes
home defeated and disgruntled. Har-
old S. Vanderbilt skippered the defend
ing yacht Rainbow to four consecutive
victories over Sopwith's Endeavour
after the latter had won two races and
seemed likely to carry the old trophy
back to England. In the third race
Sopwith flew his protest flag, claiming
Rainbow had technically fouled En-
deavour, but the racing committee re-
fused to hear the protest because of a
minor infraction of the rules. Sopwith
was not the only person displeased by
this action of the committee. In fact,
general opinion was with him. and the
races have left an unpleasant taste in
the American mouth. However. 1t is
probable the victory went to the better
yacht. or the better crew, or both.
DRESIDENT ROOSEvELT'S request
that the great textile strike be
called off and that the workers be
taken back without discrimination,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

MISS GRACE ABBOTT, for years
Iva one Of the governments most
faithful and useful servants, has re-
signed her position as director of the
children's bureau, to the grief of her
associates in Washington and the re.
greet of every one who knows about
her fine work there. Miss Abbott now
becomes professor of public welfare
administration in the University of
Chicago and editor of the Social Serv-
ice Review.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-10-05

EVIDENCE was presented to grand
IL jury in New York against Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, the former Ger
man machine gunner and journeyman
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Drought Stimulated Gtasyh9RRey

the cultivated fields. And so, instead Of lnger-
ing in the wild vegetation around the Matching
places, as is customary, the hungry boards
moved Immediately into the grain fields. The
heat and the dry winds were hard on the poison
bait, drying it out rapidly that it lost its
attractiveness to the hoppers. This, of course.
necessitated repeated applications. The heavy
rains and low temperatures that occurred the
first of June improved this condition and also
gave new life to vegetation, both cultivated and
wild The rain, however, stimulated an addi-
tional hatch Of eggs that had remained dormant
in the places that previously had been too dry
even Tor hoppers, thus creating q new and un-
expected demand for bait.
In o few sections In the worst drought areas
the farmers considered 1t q waste Of time and
effort to attempt to scatter bait, because
drought had left very little for them to harvest.
In these areas that little was stin farther re-
duced by the hoppers. Everywhere else In the
infested area, however, organized groups Of
farmers persevered with the batting with gen.
orally satisfactory results. Great ingenuity, DR..
Armand says, was shown In the variety Of home
made devices for getting the bait on the ground
quickly and in small particles. Although many
farmers followed the old practice Of scattering
the bait by hand from the back Of O truck as
1t Travelled over the fields, many others impro-
vised new schemes for tightening their labor
ana obtaining more even spread. par.
ticularly effective machine was constructed
from the back wheels and axle Of an old auto
mobile. As the wheels revolved, O turn-table
attached to the former drive shaft now held In
vertical position, scattered the bait in the
approved thin layers, at the rate of to 10
pounds per acre. "a.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

"A nth the drought playing havoc in many
w sections of the cereal belt, the grasshopper
threatened to add millions Of dollars to the
losses in the areas not so severely affected by the
lack of rain. The very conditions which burned
up the wheat fields served to aid in the develop
ment of the hoppers and made more difhcult
the control measures.
Despite the handicaps, however, entonologists
of the Department of Agriculture were success
full in bringing about great measure Of control.
saving millions of dollars Of crops which other
wise would have been as completely wiped out
by the insects as others were by the drought.
In combating the ,hoppers $4,000 tons Of
poisoned bats were spread in ample time to
wipe out myriads of the voracious eaters and
thus prevented their spread to the areas in
which they did not hatch.
GraSshopperS this year even swarmed over
ranges at high attitudes, according to DR.. p. N.
Armand Of the Bureau Of Entomology. In the
areas where pastures In the lowlands were
almost completely ruined by the drought, these
ranges were the sole hope Of the ranchers for
carrying live stock through the season. To
give the protection needed here the Civilian
Conservation Corps camps established in the
Black Hills were held over after the work in the
woods allotted to them was finished. These
trained boys from the cities scattered many tons
of bait. much of which had to be packed up
into the hills on horseback.
Grasshoppers Matched in far greater num-
bers this season than was anticipated from
the surveys made last Fail. Although at the
beginning Of the Summer only eight States
Idaho Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota,
Montana South Dakota, Wisconsin and wyom-
ing-were known to be In danger from this
pest, Is States finally needed, and received,
Federal aid. The additional States were Ari-
zona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michi-
gan, Nevada, New Mexico. Oregon and Utah.
With weather ideal for grasshopper growth
and adverse to the fungous disease which in wet
weather can frequently be counted on to reduce
an infestation, the young hoppers developed
rapidly and soon started out in search of food.
Because of the severe drought the newly Matched
grasshoppers could find no green food outside
Evening star., 1934-08-26

plane to carry mail cargoes from Ire
land to Newfoundland.
All these plans are part of dream
of air empire visioned by the half
dozen nations now scrambling for lead
ership in swift flying services to link
their political and industrial capitals
with all the important trade centers of
the world. Our own international air
line operation, Pan-American Anyways,
has made its bid for first place not only
through the development of advanced
type equipments, but also by the Shrewd
establishment of strategic operating out
posts in Alaska and China.
These may or may not turn out to be
links in the lines projected interconti-
mental operations Pan-American leans
at present toward a trans-Pacific route
via Hawaii, Midway or Wake Island,
Guam and the Philippines to China, as
it does toward a Bermuda Azores trans