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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26

wherever ponies run you will al
ways find plenty to share sadness
and distress.
John Jennings Pensioners are
nearly always men of the turf.
When he looks out over his con-
gregation Sunday mornings he sees
for the most part owners, jockeys,
trainers, stable hands-men, women
and children who, when race is
on, crowd the rail with parimutuel
tickets clutched in their hands.
But John Jennings is not sat-
isfied with only knowing the un-
happy side of his parishoners lives.
AS their counsellor, he believes 1t
his duty to share their joys as
we'll as their sorrows. So that is
why one day each year John Jen-
nings steps down and away from
the pulpit, discharging the church's
sober cloth, dons the bright silks
of a jockey and goes to the post
on the back of a thoroughbred.
John jennings once-a-year ride
is not the act of a publicity-seek-
ing evangelist. He isn't grand
standing. He has been doing it
for 20 years and glance at the
record books shows that during
that period he has won many of
Frances most important stake
races.
John Jennings rode this year,
and although in his middle fifties,
stranger would have found it
difficult to distinguish the min
ister among the jockeys as the
horses paraded to the post. His
figure in bright red silks was as
trim as ever, his seat as sure.
He finished second this p year,
losing by length or two in the
rush down the stretch. When en-
tries for the next race came out,
John Jennings had hung up his
tack and gone from the noise of
the track. More than that no one
will ever tell you in Maison LaFit-
te.
More than one owner will tell
you in Maison LaFitte that he was
attempted to persuade John Jen-
nings, to foresake the church and
train a string of horses, so sound
is his knowledge of horseflesh. But
he has always refused.
He does, however, lend hand in
training the horse he is to ride in
his annual trip to the post.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26

instructor
Handling and handling 1900
tons OF coal provided Lyman with
funds with which to feed and
clothe his family of four and pay
his expenses through Midland col
lege here. He completed his courses
in two years and one-half, instead
of the customary four, in the face
of these monumental handicaps,
and has signed a contract to be-
come instructor in science at Ne
braska high school next fall.
AT 26, Lyman married and the
father of one child became dis
satisfied with working as a day Ia
borer. Purcha sing a rickety truck,
he moved his family TO Fremont
and made arrangement to haul
coal at rs to 80 cents per ton.
This work fed his family of four
"a second child was born last year
and paid the expense of Lyman's
college education. .
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
Philadelphia Cuts .
Its Crime Record

PHILADELPHIA, July &c U.P)-
Despite unrest and unemployment
growing out of the depression years,
there were fewer crimes in Phil
adelphia last year than any other
year since 1929. the annual report
of the Criminal Justice association
reveals, =
Prevalence of crime was less in
other sections of the county, also,
but Improvement was greater
than average here. Philadelphia
showed an improvement in. the
proportion of ceses in which ar
rests were made, but was behind
some gcther cities in the proper
ton tf convictions and prison
sentences to number OF arrests
made. the report shows.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday IS Results

Yesterday Results
Boston 2-7, Cincinnati l-3.
Chicago and Brooklyn, rain.
ST. Louis and New York, rain.
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, rain
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Boston 9. Detroit 7.
New York 5, st. Louis 4.
Cleveland 8, Philadelphia 3.
Chicago 4, Washington 0.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26

An addition to be built to the Tu-
are court house will cost SLAB, 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
DeUey's Sword To
Be ShoUn At Fair

CHICAGO, July 26. U.P The
diamond studded sword presented
to Admiral George Dewey by con-
gress and many other personal
relics of the Spanish war hero will
be displayed here in the near fu-
ture.
The collection includes a silver
loving cup. made of 10000 dimes
and standing eight feet high, the
gift of 10000 school children to
the Admiral.
A special preview will be held
for members and friends of the
Chicago Historic society in the
society building here. The exhibit
will remain throughout the dura-
ton of the Worlds fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
COCA COLAS
WIN 10 To 4

-Four runs scored by the Golden
Staters in the first inning Of their
game with the Coca Colas last
night proved insufficient to win
the game and when the ninth
frame was over 1t was found that
the scoring of the Buttermakers
had been curbed after this first
onslaught and the Coca Colans had
amassed 10 counters to win by a
l0-4 score.
With this grand splurge in the
first stanza, the result OF a home
run by Lawless with the bases
loaded, it looked as if the Staters
were out to break into the win
column in the second half Of the
league schedule. But-the Coca
Colas matched these runs in their
half of the initial inning, adding
one more in the fourth, three in
the fifth and two more in the
sixth.
Holcomb and Ehmke knocked
home runs for the Coca Colas.
Tonight the All Stars will meet
the AuctioneerS of San Diego on
the Wilson school field. This
team is one Of the best playing
in the coast city and the manager
will bring his topnotchers here to-
night to meet the locals.
The following lineup will repre-
sent the All Stars: Holcomb, ID;
Price, 2b; Humphrey, 3b; P Will
liams, SIS; T. Williams. If; E.
Ehmke, CT; Joe Hurst, IF; r. For
shey, C, and Fowler. p. Lynn Stew
art, B. Stewart. Chambers and
Frank Smith are in the lineup as
utility players.
Goldep State
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
RING
IN CONCRETE

CHARLEROI, Pa, July 26. tU.P)-
Twenty-four years ago, John Kis-
akevich laid a new pair of con-
crete steps in the front of his
home. After the job was finished.
his wife, Anna, discovered she had
lost her wedding ring. After a
thorough search, the incident was
forgotten.
Since that time, the husband
died, and the family has grown
up. They Clipped away the
crumbling concrete, while Mrs.
Kisakevich talked idly about this
and that. Her mind went back "a
years TO the time her husband
was laying the old steps. She told
the boys about the lost ring. Sud-
denly the boys friend Clipped off
a piece of stone which flew sew
eral feet into the air and fell to
the hard pavement before Mrs.
Kisakevich's feet. The impact
broke open the chip, revealing the
long lost ring.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
By HENRY McLEMORE

WIMBLEDON, England, July 26.
For 364 days OF the year John
Jennings goes about the little town
of Maison LaFitte on the out
skirts of Paris comforting the sick,
advising the troubled and aiding
the needy. Maison LaFitte needs
John Jennings, Episcopal minister,
for Maison LaFitte is a racing
town.
Pitched almost in the center of
town, racing is the premier in
dustry, with a lavish two-mile
track. It is a matter OF record that
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26

in the only National league games,
2-1 and 7-3.
The Giants and Cards were
washed out, as were the Cubs and
Dodgers in Brooklyn. Wet grounds
halted play in Philadelphia be-
tween the Phils and Pirates, who
have declared a doubleheader for
today. ".
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
.COAi. SHOVELE.R
NOW TEACHER
OF SCIENCES

FREMONT. Neb., July 26. U.P)
-Silas Lyman Of Wakefield has
shoveled his way through noun
famous heap of three million
pounds of coal from the status of
day laborer to the position of a
college graduate and high school
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26

Golden State 400 900 600 7 4
Coca Colas 400 1872 OOx-10 2
Home runs: Lawless, T. Ehmke,
Holcomb; Triples: Humphrey.
Doubles: j. Ehmke, Porte.
Struck out by: Ferris, 3; O'Brien,
il.
Walked by: Ferris, 5; O'Brien, 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
Ell CENTRIC NIGHTBALL

Game Last Night
Coca Colas 10, Golden State 4.
Game Tonight
All Stars VS. Auctioneers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
COAST LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Seattle 8, Sacramento 5.
San Francisco 6, Los Angeles 3.
Missions 3, Hollywood 2.
Oakland 10, Portland 4.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16
ORPHANS COURT

Bonds Approved-Clarence B.
Brown. administrator of George
Eber Brown; William A. Reeder and
Walter C. Reeder. executors of Mar
garet Elizabeth Reeder; John T.
Cavanaugh, administrator CT Caro-
line M. Cavanaugh; Stanley H. Ben
son and William J. Bryson, admins
traitors of John Davis Benson; Or
villa Adele Gilpin, administrative of
Sarah Jane Fitzpatrick Gilpin.
Account Passed-First and final
account Of John Writ Lynch. admin
istrator of Mary Elizabeth Lynch;
eighth account of p. jerks Smith,
guardian of Anna Virginia Smith
and Evalyn Smith; first and final ac-
count of Annie M. Larzalere, execu-
trix of Robert G. Larzalere; first ac-
count OF Robert Lee Stuart and Ros-
coe Hampton Stuart, executors Of
Charles W. stuart.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16

Industrial employment and pay
rolls in Maryland last month showed
one of the sharpest increases over
any corresponding period in the last
eleven years, according to report
issued at the Office of DR.. J. Knox
Insley, Commissioner of Labor and
Statistics.
Preliminary figures based on re-
ports from 65S manufacturing
plants in the State, employing, in
February, 72,71s persons whose
combined weekly earnings totaled
$1,372,534.39, indicated a 6.1 per
cent increase in employment over
the January figure. and an S.5 per
cent advance in pay rolls. the report
shSwE
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16
LITTLE CHANGE IN WHEAT
PLAN SIGN-UP WORK

The procedure for singning up
farmers in the reopened wheat ad-
justment program will be practically
the same as that in the original
campaign, County Agent Miller has
been informed by DR.. T. B. Symons,
State director of extension.
April is the last day upon which
contracts can be signed.
There will be no campaign, but
each interested farmer should get in
touch with his community commit
mittee, or the county agent. The
community committees are being
supplied with application forms,
which will be handled in the same
manner as the original ones.
The county allotment committee
will use the same procedure in hand
ling the applications and contracts,
except that minor changes will be
made in numbering, in order to keep
the new and old contracts separate.
Statements of the acreage and
production covered by the new APP
plications are to be published as
were the first publications, except
that in certain areas copies of the
lists may be posted.
In general, yields of the new APP
plicants must be in line with yields
of those who signed up originally.
Contracts are all to be sent to
at one time, and they
must be passed by the State board of
review.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16
COOPERATION CAN DO 1T

In a recent address before the
Virginia State Dairymen's Associa-
ton, Charles H. Baldwin, Commits
sioner of Agriculture and Markets
of that state, said: "All that we
hope to accomplish through milk
control boards and milk marketing
agreements that provide federal sup
port, could be secured through the
cooperative efforts of the dairymen.
There are many helps, especially
in this disturbed time, that We must
have from our state and federal
governments, that we would not
expect or need under norma! condi-
tions.
ssThe fact remains, however, that
much Of this help would not be need
ed if dairymen would cooperate,
and as one, unite to work for the
desired goal"
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
has often observed that one of the
greatest problems he has faced in
seeking to revitalize agriculture is
disorganization on the part Of mil
lions of farmers. And it isn't CO.
incidence that the farm groups that
are really getting somewhere with
definite programs-such as the cot
ton producers of the South and the
dairymen of New York-are those
with strong, Loyalty supported, ag-
gressive cooperatiyes.
Governmental relief must always
be temporary, and it can't work rev.
olutions overnight.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16
MOTOR LICENSE TESTS

Slightly more than twenty-one
per cent of the applicants for opera
tors chauffeur's and motorcycle Ii
censes last year failed the ex-
aminatoins regarding the motor-ve-
hicle law, according to records at the
Office of E. Austin Baughman, Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles.
Permits were sought by 40,75O
persons in 1888 and $3.50 appli-
cants failed. OF the S2.s05 persons
who took the driving test. 24,291
succeeded.
The applications and examina-
lions were made at the main Office
in Baltimore and at the various
county seats, where tests are held
weekly and bi-weekly.
In October, 1882, at the twenty
first annual safety congress of the
National Safety Council. Maryland's
system of testing persons was ad-
Judged the most complete in the
country"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE
SAFETY

A minute man" program for mo-
bilizing the entire motor vehicle In
dustry against traffic accidents has
been announced by Registrar Nor
gan T. Ryan, of the Massachusetts,
Motor Vehicle Department, and
Chairman Of the Safety Committee
of the Eastern Conference OF Motor
vehicle Administrators. Brief mes
sages on safe driving will be broad
cast through newspapers, magazines,
radios and other agencies.
The program has been endorsed
by the National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce. The motor and
allied industries have pledged their
support. They can help make safe
ty household word-better, a be-
hind-the-wheel word-with millions
of automobile drivers.
Stock casualty insurance COM
panies have also supported the pro-
posed program through the National
Bureau of Casualty and Surety I'm
derwriters, which for many years
has been prominent in traffic safety
work. This organization las ap-
pointed John ]. Hall, nationally
known safety authority, tc work
with the Eastern Conference Of Mo-
tor Vehicle Administrators in devel-
oping the technical and organization
details of the campaign.
The motor men can be appealed to
on a business as we'll as a human1-
tartan basis. The heavy annual toll
of life, limb and property resulting
from automobile accidents, cuts of
income, builds up sales resistance.
increases taxes and insurance rates
and makes many persons hesitate
before buying new car.
Plans are afoot to launch the cam
paign before May /. The motor We
hicle industry has always believed in
the old slogan, sit pays to adver-
tise." Now it seems inclined to In
clude safety" in sales messages.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16

Protect your own town and there
by show that you are in favor of pro-
lection. II protection is good for
the nation it is also good for the
town. AS townspeople we should
favor our town above every other,
as the growth and development of it
is what will enhance the value of all
property, both in and about it. Then
buy your dry goods, groceries, hard
ware, etc, at home; have yo'.r print
ing, your auto repairing, your shoe
moking done at home; pstronize
home IN every instance that you
can. The success of our merchants
and mechanics means new business
and additional demand for labor of
various kinds. To the farmer a
zlrst class town affords a better
market for his grain. better trad
Ing point. and such town Is bound
"a increase the value Of his land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16
Fresh Coffee

NNCE upon a time there was
princess who was setting out
for a far country to marry
a prince. To carry as a gift to
her new husband, her fairy god
mother gave her an emerald as
big as a golf ball, wrapped up
very carefully. "Now don't think
of taking this out until you get
there!," cautioned the fairy. "This
is a special emerald. The air is
bad for it." what an ideal"
thought the princess. And just as
soon as the fairy was out Of sight,
she unwrapped the blazing en-
erald and showed it to her at
tendants. And with it she dazzled
the eyes of many people she met
en- route. But when she presented
her gift, imagine her embarrass-
ment! The emerald was dull. The
air had robbed it of it's brilliance.
1t had no more sparkle than an
egg.
Air Is Also Bad for Coffee
Perhaps this sounds like an idle
tale. But scientists tell us almost
the same story about the bad eff
fects air has upon coffee. AS II
to warn us to shield it, nature
wraps the coffee bean in thick,
tough pulp. Once these wrappings
are removed and coffee is roasted,
coffee's sparkle" is dulled every
time it is exposed to the air.
The reason for this is that GER
tain gases brought out by roasting
coffee escape into the air, taking
the aroma with them. In thir-
teen days after roasting, much of
coffees richness is lost in this
way, and, moreover, it turns stale.
Vacuum Packed Coffee
Evidently the only way to bring
coffee to your coffee pot with its
strength unimpaired is to keep its
gases in and the air out. This
Is precisely what is done when
coffee is vacuum packed. When
the coffee is roasted, before the
aroma has chance to escape, the
surrounding air is sucked away,
and the can is tightly sealed so
that no air can creep in.
Thanks to the vacuum can, stale
and dull coffee is being banished
from our tables. Also embarrass-
ing moments caused by serving
uncertain coffee to new husbands
or others we may wish to Impress
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16
FOREST FIRE RECORD FOR 1888

The February issue Of the News
Letter contains the forest fire sta
tistics for the year, 1893. For the
second consecutive year the Mary
land forest protection organization
has made very excellent fire sup
preston record but not as good as
was established in 1892. The aver
aage acreage per fire Is q very good
indicator of fire fighting efficiency
and it is with just pride that we an
nounce an average fire of IA acres
for 1898. 1t is unfortunate that we
could not improve upon the all-time
record of Is 1-5 acres which was es-
tablished in 1882, but this was pre-
vented by the occurrence of a, very
large fire on Dams Mountain, Allie
gany county.
Although due credit must go to
the forest wardens for prompt at
tack and energetic fire fighting,
leading to this satisfactory record, it
should be stated that weather con-
ditions were quite favorable for fire
control. The total of 6S5 fires in
dicates an unusually light fire year
in which the number of fires did not
greatly tax the available forces.
Not since 1929 have there been few
err than 1000 fires reported within
year and it is probable that 1927 is
the only year on record that can be
regarded as being as favorable for
| forest protection. The smooth func-
tioning of the organization under
| the favorable conditions which exist
ed was further augmented by the
man-power provided through the
Civilian Conservation Corps during
the fall fire season. Bountiful rain
fall during March, April and May
made the spring season especially
favorable and for the first time in a
good many years the most severe
fire period of the year arrived in the
fall, during the last week in No
vember.
The 9,62S acres burned in 1898 il
a clear indicator of the very success
i full protection effort accomplished
during the year, as this is the small
est acreage to be burned in an!
year since 1927. This acreage ii
less than one-tenth of the area burn
ed during~the severe losses OF 1880
The fact that 4, 1888 acres burned il
the fall in comparison with 4,S4'
acres in the spring indicates the un
usual severity of the fall season, a
it is usual for spring losses to great
ly exceed those of the fall season.
The estimated damage YVES $21,
{077.71 and the cost of fire fighting
by the State and counties was onl.
$4,174.12. This expense would hav'
been considerably larger had not tn
federal government shared in thu
expense through the services contri
} buted by the Civilian Conservation
Corps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-16
WHEAT GROWERS GET NEW
CONTRACT CHANCE

Wheat farmers who failed to sign
wheat adjustment contracts in the
campaign last fall are to have a
new opportunity to do so between
now and April 15, DR.. T. B. Symons,
State director of extension has an
nounced.
Farmers who sign contracts now
will be eligible for the final 1888
payments, less their share of local
costs of administration. They also
will receive any future payments
made on the 1884 and 1895 crops.
The wheat plan has been reopen
ed at the request of farmers in all
parts of the Nation where wheat is
grown, asking for another oppor-
tunity to sign contracts. Maryland
farmers signed up>2S9,25O acres, ap
proximately Sc per cent of the base
acreage in the original campaign.
The procedure in this reopening
of sign-up will follow closely the
original procedure, except that no
active campaign will be STAGED, DR..
Symons says. Effort will be made
to let every farmer who has not
signed up know about the new OPP
portunity. The next move will be
up to him. If he wishes to sign, he
will apply to his community commit
tee, county allotment committee, or
county agent.
Practically any wheat farmer who
grew wheat in any of the base years,
1880 to 1882, is eligible to sign a
contract under the new plan. Even
farmers who grew wheat in only one
year, the so-called ''one-yesr" men
who started in wheat production in
1882, may sign contracts under a
modification of the plan.
Farmers who desire to sign under
the new plan should get in touch
with their local committeeman or
county agent at once, as the time
for getting contracts into the hands
of the county allotment committee
expires April Is, and the contracts
are to be in the hands of the wheat
section at Washington by April rs
Forms and supplies left from the
original campaign will be used OF
new ones will be furnished by the
State headquarters.
Farmers who actually FLED appli-
cations for a wheat contract with a
complete statement of acreage and
production before January l, 1894,
and who were willing to sign con.
tract but were unable to do SO, may
complete the contract now and will
be eligible for the entire 1888 and
subsequent payments.
Farmers who filed an application
during 1898, and who failed to seed
for harvest in 1884, nacreage
which meets the minimum require
ments of such contract now and
will be eligible for the entire 1888
payments, subject to an admins
lrative ruling which states that the
1884 payments will not be made un-
less the farmer receives a specific
waiver from the wheat section stat
ing that his farm is in an area where
weather conditions made it plainly
impossible or useless to seed wheat.