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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
FINDS NO GROUNDS
FOR REMOVING RUDY

With the statement that 1t is his
purpose to uphold the merit system
law" Governor Nice on Monday in
formed Willis r. Jones, counsel for
the Maryland Classified Employees
Association, that he found no
grounds for removing from Office
Walter R. Rudy, Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles.
Mr.. Jones had requested Mr..
Rudy's dismissal on charges that he
had violated the merit system and
shown favoritism in dealing with
violators of the automobile laws.
The Governor said he had the
charges investigated by Harry C.
Jones, STATE Employment Commits
sicLer, in cases where violations of
the merit system were alleged and
had been advised by Mr.. Jones that
mo action by you on these three
charges is required"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
ISSUES WARNING
PROCLAMATION

President Roosevelt has issued a
proclamation warning our citizens
not to travel on vessels of countries
now at war, extracts being as
follows:
Whereas war now unhappily exists
between Ethiopia and the Kingdom
of Italy; and
Whereas find that the protection
of the lives of citizens of the United
States requires that American cit
liens should refrain from travelling
as passengers on the vessels of either
of the belligerent nations;
Now. therefore. l, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, President of the United
States of America, acting under and
by virtue of the authority vested in
me by the said joint resolution of
Congress, do hereby admonish all
citizens of the United States to abb
stain from travelling on any vessel of
either of the belligerent nations con-
trary to the provisions of the said
joint resolution; and
IT do hereby give notice that any
citizen Of the United States who may
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
AUTO INSPECTION CAMPAIGN

Maryland's annual Save-A-Life In
spection Campaign is now well along
1t is indeed gratifying to note the
motoring public's response to this re-
quest to have their cars inspected at
their earliest possible moment.
Mr.. Walter R. Rudy, Commission
err of Motor Vehicles, State of Mary
land, said, This is my first Save-A-
Life Inspection Campaign. 1t is my
earnest desire to have the whole
hearted support Of every citizen
throughout the State of Maryland to
make every effort not alone to have
his automobile inspected but to use
unusual precaution to avoid being in
jured while walking through the
city streets or along country roads. !"
To show the vital Importance of
the Save-A-Life Inspection Cam
paign, at the close of the campaign
in 1894 the State of Maryland show
ed a total car inspection of better
than $3.50. 1t was necessary to
make steering adjustments on cars
20 the total number of 1928; brake
adjustments totaled IS, 1885, light ad-
justments totaled 101,504; horn adj
justments .otaled 99,824; mirror
adjustments 1926; and windshield
wiper adjustments II, 461. The total
number of cars that were ruled off
the road was 447. These cars were
absolutely unfit to be on the high
ways.
The campaign has approximately
two weeks to go and l want to i'm
press upon the public the Importance
of having this inspection made be-
fore the closing date of October 81.
1t is necessary to have the inspection
station number on your 1886 appli-
cation blank for tags. Tags will not
be issued unless this is done.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
FARMERS ADVISED TO LOOK
AHEAD IN DECIDING ON
HOG PROGRAM

Farmers will need to- take rea-
sonably long look ahead to find pit
falls in the corn-hog outlook, accord
ing to ]. 2. Miller, county agent. 1t
will be 1897 before the large 1885
corn crop now in the making and the
prospective large 1886 crop will
show up in the number of hogs mar
keted, he points out.
In balloting on October 26 as to
whether they favor a corn-hog pro-
gram to follow the 1885 program. he
believes that farmers cannot safely
base their decision entirely upon
present conditions, or even on the
utlook for single year ahead.
Already feed supplies are so far
ut of line with livestock numbers as
result of the drought, 1t is stated,
hat the grain supply per animal for
lie 1885 feeding season undoubt-
!ly will be larger than in any year
ince the war, with the exception of
926. If there is no adjustment
program following the 1885 contract
md only average yields are obtained,
Is believed that corn supplies pc"
log will be boosted farther in 1885
ana 1887.
In the referendum farmers them
selves will have a chance to make a
hoice between program designed
hold corn production down to de-
rable level and to prevent an ex-
essive increase in hog numbers, or
he alternative Of releasing control
both on corn acreage and hog pro-
luction and risking the rapid and un-
United increases in hog production
md marketings which have occurred
n the past
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
DELAY IN OLD AGE PENSION
PAYMENTS

Following a Statewide meeting of
the chairmen of County Welfare
Boards with Samuel K Shannahan,
Chairman of The Board of State A d
and Charities in Baltimore 1t was
learned that the earliest hope for
payment of Old Age pensions would
be some time in December
Receipts from the Gross Sales tax
will not be available before Deem
Der Is. at least. The tax was levied
to raise an anticipated $5,OO0,000 for
relief and old age pensions purposes
and thus far collections have been up
to expectations.
About 100000 has been set aside
by State Comptroller William S.
Gordy 20 meet the state obligation of
paying to each county twice the
amount levied within the counties
for pension purposes. The law, how
ever, puts relief payments ahead of
pension allotments and the Comp
troller is unwilling to authorize use
of pension money until the way is
clear for meeting relief expenses.
A warning has been issued by Mr..
Shannahan in regard to purported
offers of assistance to applicants. He
says that circulars are being dis
tributed Throughout. the State offer
ing for sale information required to
secure an Old Age Pension.
The Old Age Pension Law distinct
ly states that lit shall be unlawful
for any person to make any charge or
receive any fee for representation Of
an applicant or pensioner in any pro-
ceedings hereunder or with respect
to any application whether such fee
or charge be paid by the applicant or
pensioner or by any other person or
persons"
That means that the sale of infor-
nation is not legal.
Mr.. Shannahan further states that
there is no reason why any one in
Maryland need pay any money to
any one for the preparation of an
Old Age pension application. The
County Welfare Board is thoroughly
equipped and prepared to render
every possible service and assistance
without cost to any applicant quail
fed for an Old Age pension.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
PEDESTRIANS ON UNLGHTED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DISTANCE

A pedestrian wearing dark cloth
ing but displaying white handker-
chief is visible to approaching mo-
florists on unlighted highways at a
distance of 291 feet. Without the
handkerchief, or other white object,
the visibility distance is reduced to
1876 feet.
This is one of the findings in the
Massachusetts Accident Survey stud
led by safety officials of the Keystone
Automobile Club of Maryland with a
view 20 applying the practical lessons
to accident prevention in this locality.
Garrison P. Knox, Manager of the
Club, believes the conclusions with
respect to pedestrians 20 be one of
the most important features of the
survey.
ut is shown" he said, that while
a pedestrian, on an unlighted high
way, with no car approaching from
he opposite direction, may be seen
by driver under normal conditions
at a distance of 1876 feet, this visible
ity distance is shortened by 20 feet If
another car approaches with the de-
pressed beam in use. II the ap-
preaching car is using the legal
raised beam, the distance is lessened
from 1876 to 1879 feet, and If the ap-
preaching car has glaring lights the
pedestrian can be seen only from a
distance of approximately 95 feet.
"By carrying some white object
the motorist increases his visibility to
POI feet with no other car approach
ng: to 285 feet when the car ap-
preaching uses depressed headlight
beams; to 23O feet when the APP
preaching car uses the legal high
oeam, and to 1874 feet when the
lights on the approaching vehicle are
daring. The visibility distance is
very appreciably increased over these
figures when the pedestrian wears
light colored clothing.
obviously, pedestrian accidents
can be avoided by keeping motor
t:ars at such speeds that they can be
stopped, if necessary, within the
pedestrian-visibility distance. Walk
.rs can in great measure assure their
own safety by carrying some white
object. The Importance of this con-
fusion of the survey cannot be over
estimated"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
STATES FIGHT HITCH-HIKERS

The time when wagging thumb
will serve as ticket of transporta-
ton over our Garfield highways to
any city in any one of the 48 states
is apparently drawing TO a close, says
the Pathfinder. Thirteen states and
the District of Columbia have now
followed Minnesota's lead and legis-
lated against the activities Of the
hitch-hfker. Penalties for breaking
these laws range upward from a two
dollar fine or a day in Jail to $500
fine and 10 days in Jail. And while
enforcement is still lax in many of
the states that have such laws, Off
GERS patrolling the highways are be-
ginning to make more and more ar
rests for ride-begging.
From the beginning hitch-hikers
constituted a considerable nuisance
on the highways, but because of the
encouragement given them by motor
lists who apparently felt duty-bound
to give lifts" to persons not as for
tuna.e as they and because the pio-
neers In the field were law-abiding
and respectable people they were toll
Grated. Gradually, however, people
not SO law abiding and not so respect
able began to add themselves to the
ranks of the hitch-hiker. Besides
students, teachers. wandering evan
gelists, itinerant workers, adventur-
GUS young people, ETC., more harden
ed and less scrupulous men and
women began waving their thumbs at
motorists. Motorists then fell easy
prey to robbers, blackmailers, and
other criminals. Children were used
as dupes to stop drivers in favorable
places where their money and per-
haps their cars and even their lives
could be taken from them. Also In
Vulnerable lawsuits resulted against
car-owners In whose autos hitch
mixers received injury. All these
things had their effects on drivers as
we'll as legislators, and today a
thumb must wave much longer and
more determinedly TO bring its own
or ride. There is still no notice
abls scarcity OF hi.ch-hikers. but
they are thinning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18

Each year has seen steady in
creases in the number of farmers en-
rolled in co-ops-and in the volume
of goods of all kinds handled by the
co-ops. Each year has seen definite
progress toward establishing a closer
relationship between supply and de-
mand, and toward obtaining for the
farmer a fairer share of the final
selling price of what he produces
This represents real and permanent
achievement, that promises great re-
suits for the future.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
The League of Nations appears to

The League of Nations appears to
have changed from an international
debating society into a steam roller,
fired by half a hundred nations. bear
ing down on war.
With a general arms embargo al
ready adopted, the League has made
further move toward crushing
Italy's war on Ethiopia by voting a
financial blockade against the Italian
Nation. Economic experts are also
busy with plans to wreck II Duce's
export trade, and it looks like there
is rough shedding ahead for Premier
Mussolini.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
PLACED ON HONOR ROLL

Five employees on the Maryland
Division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road were retired ON October /, and
placed on the honor roll. They we're:
William H. higgins, sergeant of
police, Holly Oak, Del; Henry X.
Berger, stationary engineer. near
Wilmington; Edward c. McCool,
clerk, of Newark; David C. Hoffeck-
err, signal maintainer, Of Wilmington,
and Joseph C. Orr, track foreman, of
near North East Mr. Orr had served
as foreman for the past thirty-five
years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18

Eleven Building and Loan Assocl-
atoms of Maryland have been char
tered by the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board. Every depositor OF
these associations is insured against
loss up TO $4,000 by the Federal Saw
ings and Loan Insurance Corpora
ton. 1t is understood that most OF
these Associations are paying from
four to six per cent interest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18

Charges of extreme" brutality,
loose management and the serving of
unfit food to inmates at the Spring
field State Hospital for the Insane
have been laid before Governor Nice
by his Survey Commission, with the
that the institutions
entire board of managers be removed
from Office "for neglect and indiffer-
ence to their duties"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18

The action of fifty-one nations in
the League of Nations declaring I.aly
has committed an act of war against
themselves is a momentous step. 1t
means sanctions. For the first time
the world community is attempting
to apply among nations the police
power by which order is maintained
among individuals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
MISUNDERSTANDING BOUT
FEDERAL ROAD APPRO-
PRIATIONS

Prompt action by Government
Agencies is speeding up the program
for the building of roads to take men
off relief rolls to put them on pay
rolls There is widespread public
interes. as to when work will begin.
Arthur E. Hungerford, State Direc-
tor for the National Emergency
Council, who is charged with secur-
ing the cooperation and coordination
of Recovery Agencies in the State,
and who is the Liaison Officer for the
Federal Agencies as a group and
state officials, said today:
There is so much misunderstood
ing about the Federal Road appropri-
atoms to Maryland, and so many per-
sons are being blamed for the delay
in getting the various Federal Aid
programs under way, that 1t is wise
to face the facts.
1.-The Maryland State Roads Com
mission has had a difficult task. 1t
is a new Commission with a new
Chief Engineer and new philosophy
While there has been delay, much of
the program has been handled
promptly.
"On the other hand the Federal
Bureau of Roads, and other Govern
mental Agencies, have acted with
great promptness. To stop to place
the blame for such delays as have
occurred would create fruther delays
and would cause a spirit of recrimi-
nation that would slow down pro-
gress.
Let all this be forgotten. The
fact is that the way is open for the
State Roads Commission to go full
speed ahead on large part of the
program.
"Dr. Homer E. Tabler, the Chair
man, has promised to do so and there
is every reason to- believe that the
Chairman and members of the Com
mission and the Chief Engineer, will
do their utmost to give jobs to men
now on the relief rolls at the earliest
possible moment through Roads and
grade crossing danger elimination
construction.
LAS the State has approximately
$4,000, 900 to spend of its own fund
which are available irrespective of
the grant by the Federal Govern
ment, this means a net reduction of
only One Million Dollars. OF course,
few States expect to get all from the
Federal Government for which they
ask. This is really large program
involving $9,469,4S9. There is
some money left over from the 1885
Federal fund and the State undoubt-
eddy has other funds.
"In addition, the State Administra-
tor, Works Progress Administration
has announced that he has set aside
$3,8OO,OO0 for farm-to- market roads
supplement this by providing equip
ment and superintendent. When
approval is given the various items
will exceed 100000.
"The $2,O61,751 grade crossing
project has been approved with ex-
ception of one item of approximately
100000. The Works Program has
been approved with the exception of
two items. Prompt action will be
taken by the Federal Bureau of Pub
lie Roads as soon as they are for
warded by the State Roads Com
mission.
DIR. Homer e. Tabler, State Roads
| Commission, stated in a recent con-
ference that SO per cent ,of each of
these programs will be under way
within sixty days of approval by the
required Federal Agencies. A ire
mendous task confronts him. the
Commission and the Roads Engineer
but the job can be done"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18
ORPHANS COURT

Bonds Approved-S. Lynnwood
Morris. executor of Sallie G. Morris;
Lucy May Wright. administrative of
Wilmer ]. Wright.
, Accounts Passed-Second account
of The Equitable Trust Co., trustee
for Annie NJ Hayes and Katharine
Macdonald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18

A national campaign against beer
and whisky advertising will be con-
sidered by the Anti-Saloon League OF
America, at is twenty-eighth annual
convention in st. Louis, December
Ia. according to an announc ement
by DR.. F. Scott Mcbride, general
superintendent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18

travel on such vessel, contrary to
the provisions of the said point reso-
luton, will do so at his own risk. :"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18

Daily bread is not enough unless
one has an extraordinary good mind.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-10-18

There is nothing more profitable
than work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-29
Majority Against New Deal Increases In Second Returns
 Of The Literary Digest Poll
Second Report Literary Digest New Deal Poll
  From The Literary Digest for November sO 1885
Vote YES

From The Literary Digest for November 30, 1855 Vote
 VES
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-29
Vote
 NO Against Roosevelt's

and additional hundreds of thou sands of ballots are tabulated.
 Ut might seem that the Admin istration is running behind its 1884 showing. But the Literary Digest repeats its warning that nobody can tell what the final results will be.
 "Thirty-six more states are yet to be heard from; hundreds of thou sands of citizens have not yet cast their ballots. And even in the twelve states represented to date the result may fluctuate before the fin- ish. It is still either sides race,
 Tn 1882 the Literary Digest Presi- dential Poll forecast MT. Roosevelt would receive 59.86 per cent of the Hoover Roosevelt vote. The official election returns show he received 59.15 per cent of the Hoover-Roose- welt vote.
 "The timeliness of the present poll is enhanced by recent political de- velopments. Preparations for the 1886 Presidential campaign are be- ing speeded. Political writers are buster than ever"
 Answering the critics who take ex- ception to the form the question asked: Do you now approve the acts and policies of the Roosevelt New Deal to date?" the magazine states, But, much as it respects these opinions the Literary Digest ctilI faalc fbot tho Sirn11e niiaRti0n printed on these 10,000,000 ballots was the best way to test national sentiment on the New Deal to-day"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-29

soyfri, and Oklahoma, show an in- creased vote against the New Deal, while the vote in Iowa gains frae- tionally for the New Deal but still shows 8 percentage of 59.29 against the Roosevelt poliices.
 The balloting in Florida so far indicates practically a stand of with bare majority of 50.61 per cent of the states tally scored against the New Deal.
 With 4,582 votes tabulated to date North Dakota shows ratio of to 2 in opposition to the New Deal.
 To show the enlarged interest of the nation in the outcome of New Deal the magazines publishers point out that more ballots have been returned from Iowa in this second weeks returns than were voted in the final count of the 1894 referendum-34,930 now; 33,10S in 1884.
 The magazine also prints table of percentages showing how the twelve states reported to date voted for Roosevelt in the 1892 election, in the Literary Digest's New Deal Poll of 1894, and their vote to date in the 1895 poll. All states indi- cate a steady and marked decline.
 "The final results of the 10,000,- 000-vote test" the magazine states in its columns, twill answer 8 vital question: whether the Roosevelt Administration has become stronger or weaker since the Literary Digest poll of 1884 gave it an indorsement of 61.15 per cent.
 This weeks votes total 207,087, a jump of 167, ,000 from last week. It is a substantial number but only fraction of those yet to come.
 This week we have seven states represented in addition to the orig inal five, a total of twelve. The poll is beginning to hit its stride.
 From now on the tension will in- crease week by week as other states join in the nationwide referendum
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-29
Only 2 of Twelve States Support Roosevelt
 Policies To Date

An increase is shown in the ma Hority vote against the New Deal, registered last week in the Literary Digest's 10000, ,000-ballot nationwide poll, as 167,00O additional returns are reported in the second tabula- tion of the straw" referendum.
 An analysis of the 207,087 total votes now. tallied, which appears in the current issue of the mag azine, shows 1851 votes in support of Roosevelt's "acts and policies" to 115,T36 opposed to them.
 The poll protest against the New Deal rises in percentage from 5S.28 of last weeks balloting to 55.89 of the current weeks tally. In 1884 a similar poll conducted by the Liter ary Digest to practically the same list of names revealed only 3885 per cent of the straw ballots of the entire nation opposed to the New Deal, or 61.15 per cent in favor of 1t.
 Initial returns are reported this week from the seven states of Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Me- braska, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas in addition to more votes from Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Mis- Eouri and Oklahoma which first ap- peared in last weeks tabulation.
 Only two of the twelve states give majority vote for the New Deal, Georgia oting OCT 2 to and Texas OCT 3 to 2 in support of Rooseelt's policies.
 All twele of the states in the current count of the poll voted for Roosevelt in 1882.
 Illinois registers the heaviest re- sponse against the New Deal with a more than to 1 vote of mo" an answer to the question: Do you now approve the acts and policies of the Roosevelt New Deal to date?"
 The current tabulation shows a state total of 21,903 votes from Minnesota of which 63.15 per cent are against the New Deal. Mis- souri returns 44,680 votes thus far of which 55.57 per cent are anti New Deal.
 Nearly two-thirds of the 14,868 returns reported from Ohio this week vote mo" against the New Deal. Nebraska, which voted more than 3 to 2 for Roosevelt in 1882, now polls nearly a 3 to major tty against the New Deal. Four of the five states from which initial returns were tallied last week. Georgia, Kansas, Mis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-29
AUTO DEALERS TO
 ATTEND MEETINGS

Local officers of the Waterbury Automobile Dealers association are planning to attend the annual meeting of the state association at Hartford on Dec. 9th. The local officers, recently elected, are: Presi- dent, Roland s. Hotchkiss; vice. president, Eugene Ellia; secretary treasurer, John Curtis; board of di- rectors, John Collins, E. A. Wilcox and E. c. Peattie.