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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26
Winter Busy Time
for Fruit Grower
Removing of Surplus Trees,
Pruning and Grating
Most Important.

BY w. H. Thies, Extension Pomologist.
Massachusetts State College.--wNU Service.
There Is no long vacation season
for the apple grower. The winter sea-
son may not find the fruit grower so
rushed as In the midst of spraying or
harvesting the crop, but still there are
things which must be done.
One Of the most important jobs Is
removing surplus trees. These trees
include neglected apple trees in fields
or fence rows, trees which never re-
ceive any spraying or pruning, and as
q result are an excellent breeding
place for insects and diseases Of all
kinds. They constitute A menace to
commercial orchards in the vicinity.
In some orchards, filler trees were
planted and the trees have now grown
80 large that the main crop trees are
being crowded and shaded. These
filler trees should be removed as soon
as they are large enough to begin
crowding.
Pruning is another dormant season
Job for the fruit grower. AS much
money is wasted by poor pruning as
is gained by good pruning, but this
only serves to emphasize the impor-
lance Of pruning properly.
Another job for the dormant season
is top-graftlng trees of poor varieties
which are more popular on the market.
This Is much quicker way of chang
ing varieties in the orchard than cut
ting down the old trees and planting
new ones.
Some Of the most valuable winter
orchard work Is Of the easy-chair type.
This work includes starting an orchard
account, to reckon costs Of production,
as well as profit and loss; planning
the years program Of pest control,
sales, and storage; reading up on re-
cent experimental results; and attend
ing meetings Of fruit growers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26
Rendering Lard

The leaf fat makes the best lard.
Back fat and fat trimmings also make
a good product. The intestinal fat
makes inferior lard, and should never
be mixed with the other, as 1t would
give the better lard an offensive odor
and flavor. It should be rendered
separately and used for soap. Remove
any lean meat from fat to prevent
scorching. Cut the fat in pieces one
inch square. Put in a well-cleaned
kettle with little water in the bottom
to prevent the fat from burning be-
fore the grease comes out. Cook over
a moderate fire, stirring frequently to
prevent sticking to the kettle. When
the cracklings are brown and light
enough to float remove the kettle from
the fire. Press out the cracklings and
strain lard through a muslin cloth into
clean cans or Jars. Stir slowly as it
cools. as this tends to whiten 1t, and
makes the lard finer and more uni
form in texture.-RuraI New Yorker
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26
Planting the Hotbed

For best results when planting seed
In hotbed the seed should be sown
in rows about four to six inches apart.
In planting be sure that only four or
five seeds are used to the inch, as clos
er planting will result in crowding.
In growing plants in hotbeds especial
care must be given to watering and
temperature. Too much water is
worse than too little, so in watering
the plants apply Just enough to thor
oughly wet the soil. Temperature.
however, is Of prime Importance and
should be regulated SO that the hardy
plants, such as cabbage. lettuce and
onions have day temperature Of 60.
o5 and a night temperature Of from
80 to IS. Warm season crops require
temperatures Of ten degrees higher.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

visky, and the part several deputies
have accused high officials Of taking
in. the affair. The premier insisted
that such commission would not get
to the bottom Of the charges.
The premier promised to investigate
the affair personally and to spare no
names. During the heated debate he
admitted there had been looseness and
Door functioning Of various services,
but denied the charges Of government
al and police corruption. The opposi-
ton deputies were furious and there
were open declarations that the coun-
try faced a dictatorship. Chautemps re-
piled vigorously and made the assertion
that q coup had been prepared several
days previously to put the government
In the hands of few energetic" men
to act as a directory.
HHTNESE Nationalist forces after
~ severe fighting captured Foochow.
the headquarters of the rebels In Flu
ken province, and 1t was reported that
negotiations were proceeding to settle
the dispute between the Marking gov
eminent and the leaders Of the rebel
movement. There was great disorder
In Foochow. for all the officers OF the
Nineteenth route army except its com
mander. Gen. Using Ting-kai, had fed
and the leaderless soldiers were run
ming wild. On the request Of Vice
Consul Gordon Burke. an American
naval party was ordered ashore from
the gunboat TULSA to protect IA Amer
leans in the city.
3 BY Western Newspaper Onion
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26
Soft Water Cisterns

Concrete cisterns are generally con-
aidered most satisfactory receptacles
in which to hold soft water. They can
be built in cellars and joined to foun.
dalton walls when the latter are made
Of waterproof materials. II built I'M
der the kitchen or pantry. it will be
found very convenient for drawing
with small pump. The water will be
kept from freezing In winter and In a
cool cellar will be kept from breeding
maggots or midges that often appear
in large tubs. barrels or cisterns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26


fed Doctor Mueller and for the Sec
ond time read to their congregations
a manifesto demanding his resignation.
1t was up to the councils of the
churches to enforce the reichsbishop's
decree, but several Of the councils de-
clared openly they would not do SO.
Bishop Mueller showed some inclina-
ton to recede from his position, but
the militant Nazi German Christian
pastors brought great pressure to bear,
telling him, they would support him
only so long as he stuck by his de-
crees. The bishop also seeks to annul
all church laws passed in 1888 so he
can proclaim new ones.
Reverend Doctor Richter, who is
highly considered by President Won
Hindenburg, declared in the Berlin
cathedral that "a storm is brewing in
GERMANY fight between Christianity
and heathendom." In this contest,
however, Hitler appears to have much
more influence than the aged presi-
dent, who is more and more becoming
a figurehead.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

the island republic is
Col. Carlos Mendieta,
conservative leader Of
the Nationalist and
presumably ace ept-
able to the admins
tration in Washington.
r a m on Grau Sa n
Martin. unable to
hold on any longer.
resigned and some Of
the factions united In
choosing as his sue
nheeor fha voufhfuI
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

too popular to suit
Pre- m Ter Mussolini.
has made his peace
with the Duce and has
assumed his new du-
ties as the governor
of Libya In north At
RIGA. He crossed the
Mediterranean in state
on the new cruiser AL
berto di Giussano with
another cruiser in es-
cort, and when he
- 1S ~-.as
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

Der Of deputies to
clean up that affair,
and thereupon was
given a vote Of con-
fidence, 800 against
229. The vote came
on the governments
opposition to the Gre
alton of a parliament
tary commission to in
vestigate the collapse
of the Bayonne insti-
tuition. the death Of
its founder, S erge
(Handsome Alex) Sta
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

a loud demand that he resign his mil
itary post; strike to force this was
started by Antonio Guiteras, late Sec
rotary of war and navy, and Hevia or
dered that Fulgencio get out.
But the army leader promptly
brought 1900 Of his troops from Santa
Clara province to reinforce the 5000
at Camp Columbia, on the outskirts of
Havana, and compelled Hevia to re-
sign. He then declared that Mendieta
was the only man capable of contin-
uing the junta's revolutionary program
without the extreme measures that
had prevented recognition by the
United States; that, he, Batista, rec
ognized the costly mistake the junta
had made in installing Grau and would
now rectify it. He ordered govern
ment employees to remain at work on
pain of losing their Jobs, but the strike
went into effect far enough to tie up
Havana's power, light, gas and trans
portation systems. Batista ordered the
arrest Of Guiteras, whom he held re-
sponsible for this. A bomb exploded
near Mendieta's residence but no one
was injured.
Mendieta was assured the support
of the Nationalist he leads, the polit-
ical societies Abe and OCRR and the
newer revolutionary organizations
Moreover, he had performed the high
ly difficult feat Of reuniting the army
and the navy. They had been split
apart previously over the breach be-
tween Guiteras and Batista.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

and finance. He asked
that the gold supply
Of the country be ma
tionalized and that his
powers be REDEEMED to
enable periodic reval-
uation Of the dollar
within a range Of 90
to 60 per cent Of the
present gold content.
He already had the
power to devalue the
dollar down to 90
per cent, but he does
Dok 40 90 vof saving
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

a e d. Reichsbishop
Ludwig Mueller, who
is a confidant Of
Chancellor Hitler, Is
sued a decree forbid
ding pastors to criti-
CHE the Nail Protest
ant church admins
tration from the pull
pits under pain Of
dismissal from the
church. But the re-
bellious ones, organ
ICED as the Pastors
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

birth control has been put up to-
~ both congress and the President.
A bill designed to promote it by re-
peallng certain clauses OF the penal
code has been introduced and hear
ings started; and a committee headed
by Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn of Con-
necticut and Mrs. Margaret Sanger
carried to the White House a resolu-
ton from the birth control and ma
tional recovery conference in Washing
ton asking Mr.. Roosevelt's support for
the measure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

Carlos Hevia. secretary Of agriculture
in Grau's cabinet and a graduate OF
Annapolis Naval academy. Hevia ac-
fually was sworn In before the SUI
preme court, but he lasted only one
day. Then Col. Fulgencio Batista,
powerful commander Of the army. took
command Of the situation. There was
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

ny oil Lu6 llhltdA OiuCldl6 AL LiiG GOAOby
and colorful gathering of the native
troops.
Balbo, who is Just thirty seven years
old, replaces Marshal Pietro Badoglio
as Libyan governor. While a new line
of activity, 1t will be Job with an
opening for him, for Mussolini wants
to make Africa in time an outlet for
Italian emigration.
Balbo will keep up his interest In
aviation, even though he Is just gov
ernor of the sandy North African
coast.
d EPUBLICAN members of the house
N ways and means committee pro-
posed two important tax reforms. A
constitutional amendment authorizing
the taxation Of federal and state gov
eminent bonds was suggested by Rep
resentative Allen T. Treadway, with
the statement that there are now some
$4,000, 100000 Of such securities out
standing and free from taxation.
Representative Isaac Bacharach pro-
posed the restoration to the federal
tax laws of credit against earned
income. His plan, Mr.. Bacharach de-
elared, would tighten materially the
tax burden of the small salaried class
without seriously cutting into present
income tax revenues.
TWO thousand or more persons were
L killed and 10000 injured by violent
earthquakes that shook all parts Of
India. The full measure of the dis
aster will not be known for some time,
but airplane surveys revealed that
many cities and towns had been vir-
tually destroyed. In some regions the
devastation was increased by floods
resulting from the temblors. Com
munication system were shattered and
there was great danger Of pestilence
and starvation among the survivors.
DUERTO RICO has a new governor
who may please the islanders better
than did Robert Il. Gore. He IL Gen.
Blanton Winship, former judge advo-
cate general Of the army, and man
of experience in insular affairs. He
served in Cuba and the Philippines as
an adviser to the highest American
officials in those parts. Also he was
military aide to President Coolidge
His home town is Macon, Ga. Mr..
Gore, whose administration was Bit
terly and constantly attacked by Is
fnfa ctofinU hf0
reason was i'll health.
President Roosevelt also selected
new chief of the weather bureau in
Washington in the person Of Willis G.
Gregg. He succeeds DR.. Charles F.
Marvin.
CAMILLE CIAUTEMPS, lighting
~ desperately to save his French
government after the great Bayonne
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
President Asks for Naturalization of Gold Supply
Yet Ready to Fix Exact Value of Dollar-Carlos
Mendieta Is Given Cuban Presidency.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT sent to
4 congress his long-awaited message
on monetary matters, and 1t should be
In a measure reassuring to business
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

D EXCAVATIONS from the Demo-
N cratic national committee seem to
be in order and some have already
been received. The President let it
be known that he did not approve of
members of that body opening law
Offices In Washington and apparently
trading on their supposed influence
with the administration. Robert Jack
SON announced his resignation as sec
rotary and committeeman from New
Hampshire, and Frank o. Walker said
he had resigned as treasurer in order to
devote full time to his work as chair
man of the Presidents national execu-
tive council. J. Bruce Kremer, prac-
ticing law in the Capital, resigned
some weeks ago as member for Mon
tana. Postmaster General Jim Far
ley, it was said, wants to quit as ma
tional chairman, but Mr.. Roosevelt
may not permit this. Arthur Mullen,
committeeman from Nebraska and vice
chairman of the committee, and Or
man Ewing, member from Utah, both
have established law offices In the
Capital and it would not be surprising
If they resigned from the national COM
mittee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

TTALO BALBO, the bearded Italian air
4 marshal who commanded the great
mass flight from Italy to Chicago and
back last summer and thereby became
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

CERMANY'S great church quarrel
" goes on undated and the Evan
gelical pastors are still determined
that their religion shall not be nazi-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

CENATORS BORAH OF Idaho, Nor
- ris of Nebraska and Nye of North
Dakota. all Independent Republicans
whose support has been counted on
generally by the administration. have
started concerted attack on the MIRA,
charging that its codes foster monop-
olies and result In forcing the small
dealers out of business. Their fight
is not against the President and his
policies, but against Gen. Hugh John
son, MIRA administrator, upon whom
they place the blame for the faults
they say have developed.
PRACTICALLY without opposition.
1 measure was put through the
house and senate extending the life
of the Reconstruction Finance corpora
ton for another year and providing II
with $3.50 100000 of new capital. There
was little debate. and III the house
only Louis T. McFadden OF Pennsyl
yania voted against the bili
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

ssXXyHO is president Of Cuba this
w morning!" asks the man in the
street, and there is reason for his I'M
certainty. At this writing the head Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-26

CAMILLE CHAUTEMPS, lighting
~ desperately to save his French
government after the great Bayonne
pawnshop scandal. promised the cham
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
Threaten Troops
Against Striking
MINI. Drivers

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, May 20
The Farmer Labor governor, Floyd
B. Olson. who is directing the armed
government forces attempting to
break the strike of 5000 truck
drivers, declared yesterday he will
call out the national guard to run
the trucks, if this measure is neces-
sary to break the strike.
Already six hundred special police
are protecting the scabs and attack
ing the picket lines Nearly 200
have been arrested and fifteen in
jured in the police attacks.
Olson made it clear that the
national guard will not only pro-
tect scabs. but will also be put on
strikebreaking work themselves. "We
won't escort trucks" Olson said,
we will run them"
The strikers demand the inn
mediate withdrawal of the police
from the picket lines. The trucking
companies announced today they
will arm their gangster guards
Fifteen men are in the hospital here
The company refuses to deal with
the union on the question of wages
and hours of labor. Michael johann
mes, police chief, who is leading the
strikebreaking attacks of 800 special
police, is the same man who directed
the clubbing of the unemployed in
their demonstration at city hall
where over 100 were jailed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
Tugmen Reject
Arbitration

BUFFALO, May 20. - Tugboat
men who walked out on strike here
on May II turned down point blank
an offer of the Regional Labor
Board to turn the question over to
arbitration. Shipping has been
slowed up considerably.
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union is supporting the strike 100
per cent and has issued a leafet
warning the tugmen against relying
on the Regional Labor Board and
the A. F. Of L. leaders.
Seamen, through their militant
action, won an increase in relief for
the unemployed. They were getting
80 cents day. Now they are get
ting so cents. The movement of
the jobless seamen was led by the
M.W.IU.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
Meeting Tomorrow
Protests Terror
Against Negroes

DETROIT, May ga mass pro
test meeting will be held Tuesday,
May %, at 8 pm. at Israel Baptist
Church, 5000 Leland, to rally the
Negro and white masses of this city
against the terror drive launched
against the Negro people by the
police and city officials. During the
past week a widespread manhunt
against Negroes has been started by
the police, following the charge of
Southern white women living here
that they had been slashed by Ne
gro. James Victory, Negro worker,
has already been identified" by the
women and is now held in jail on
the outrageous bond Of $4,000. In
addition, 40 other Negroes were ar
rested and beaten up by special
police.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
Ryan Moves to
Call Off N. Y. Strike

NEW YORK. Joseph P. Ryan
president of the International
Longshoremen's Association, man.
euvered with the Regional Labor
Board officials to call off the strike
of 200 longshoremen on the west
side piers here.
He has ordered the men to return
to work today, pending a plebiscite
to be held under the auspices of
the Regional Labor Board which is
to decide whether or not the men
want a union.
Nothing has been won by the
strikers, who were not permitted by
the LILA. officials to picket the
piers.
Yesterday longshoremen were dis
cussing the question of continuing
the strike under rank and file lead
ership for increased wages and
against the speed-up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
1000 Homeless
After Chicago
StOCkyardS Fire
Continued from Page y

were completely destroyed in a
matter of a few minutes. By $50
square mile was burning.
Police attempted to establish fire
lines around six square miles Of
threatened territory, announcing
intention to prevent anyone from
entering this zone. These lines
were not kept because hundreds OF
workers poured through them to
lend hand in the fight to save
their homes. In many cases these
workers carried on the fight when
the regular f1remen fell, overcome
by heat and smoke.
The complete inadequacy Of the
city fire department. was revealed
by its inability to cope with the
fire in its early stages. Long years
Of grating at the expense of the
efficiency of the department, and
particularly the recent economy
measures of the city administration,
have cut the department to the
bone. The same applies to the city
water system that completely failed
to maintain adequate pressure on
the hoses.
Gases of heroism by firemen and
volunteers were reported by the
dozen. One hundred girls in the
stock yards telephone exchange
stayed at their switehboards, keep
ing communications going until
they had to run for their lives. One
worker climbed to the roof Of an
eight-story building to save the life
Of a man on the roof whose escape
was cut off by flames. A fireman
accompanying the volunteer was
killed in the rescue, but the worker
lowered the stranded man over the
roof edge to where he could reach
ladder.
Bosses Jubilant
Stock Yards bosses were jubilant
when the fire turned from the
Yards to sweep whole blocks of
working class dwellings along En-
erald Ave. A packing house official,
speaking over the radio late last
night could hardly restrain his glee
when he announced:
"a favorable wind has saved much
Of the yards. The fire has jumped
into the residential neighborhood
and our plant is safe"
Thousands Homeless
Today the big plants stand, prac-
tically unframed, but thousands
and thousands of workers are
homeless, and today they are prowl-
ing through the blackened streets,
looking vainly for any traces of
their meagre belongings. The fire,
with its $25,000,00O loss, is just one
incident in the wholesale destruc-
ton of the drought that has ruined
million poor farmers. 1t is also
one more tribute to the ''initia-
tive" and private enterprise" that
makes machinery more valuable
than lives, that rejects Safety
measures When they are too ex-
pensive.
Misery and starvation are added
to the hardship the homeless refu-
gees are suffering. Herded about by
throngs of police and National
Guardsmen, they are desperately
trying to find an answer to the
question: Where will we live?
Where can we get food?"
LOO Hurt in Fire
A total of 1,100 people were hurt
in the course of the fire. Flames
were still raging this afternoon,
though they were under control
Over half the city's fire equipment
is still on the job.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21

married into the reigning italian
house, his wife being an italian
princess.
The new program of the Fascist
group as outlined in its manifesto
proclaims economic and political
measures which will attempt to per-
nit the Bulgarian bourgeoisie to
effect some solution of the crisis at
the expense of the toiling popula-
ton. The manifesto promises $50
cial legislation" providing for the
reduction of unemployment" re-
fe1'ing clearly to measures similar
to Hitler and MuSsolini's measures
Of forced labor camps.
In demagogio attempt to placate
the masses as we'll as bargaining
point in the maneuVers around the
Hitler government the new Govern
ment hes plank in its platform
asking for establishment of rela-
lions with Soviet Russia"
The accession of Fascist groups
in Bulgaria intensifies the menace
of war against the U.S.S.R. since
this development only aggravates
the intrigues and fnaneuvers d.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
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