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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-28
mm OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The FOURTH Of JULY
By REV. B. r. GARRISON
Chaplain G. A. R.. Department of Maryland
NM

n NATAL DAYi o Day Of Gloryl
- Forever live In song and storyi
Day that our fathers set US free.
Birthday Of human libertyi
The day on which the mighty stroke
OF freemen rent the tyrant's yoke:
When patriots few. but strong of heart.
Declared themselves no more part
OF Britain. far across the sea,
But sovereigns. and forever free.
For which they pledged their fortunes, lives,
Their honor, too. In sacrifice.
Forever shall the brave and free
Remember theei Remember theei
o Blessed Dayi o Day Of Gloryi
Forever live in song and storyi
When In the belfry swung the bell
Whose brazen lips were quick to tell
To waiting thousands. small and great,
The freedom Of the Church and StateS
That God created all men free;
That mans birthright is liberty;
That men free-born, through Him who saves
No longer should be Bringing slaves
But in their might would dare Withstand
The foes Of freedom In our land;
Forever shall the brave and free
Remember theel Remember theei
o Priceless Dayi o Day of Gloryi
Forever live in song and story;
The day that gave nation birth
The grandest nation on the earth
When tyrants trembled on their thrones;
Der freedoms land, Ger freedoms homes,
The flag of freedom was unfurled,
An inspiration to the world.
While tides shall flow, high stars shall burn,
Shall freemen welcome thy return
And tyranny shall stink away
As night before advancing day.
o Glorious Dayi o Day Of Daysi
Age after age shall sound thy praise;
Forever shall the brave and free
Remember theei Remember theei
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-28
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THE flag Of the United States Is
one of the oldest in the world.
u 1t is older than Britain's Union
Jack" and the French tri-color. It
was officially adopted by the Con-
tinental congress of the United States
on June IA, TIT, and has since been
honored throughout the world.
The information available on the
origin of the American flag, says a
writer in the Washington Post, is more
a matter of tradition than Of history.
1t is an emblem born Of strife, at the
time when England's colonies were
struggling to obtain fairer treatment
and larger measure of liberty. The
aims of this struggle were not clearly
defined in the beginning. The Declar-
alton of Independence, a notable docu-
ment promulgated on July 4, 1776,
which has earned the admiration Of
many statesmen in various parts of
the world, did not come until many inn
portant battles had been fought. In
these, the Americans followed various
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-28

laration of causes, in support of Lees
resolution, composed of Thomas JEFF
ferson, John Adams, Benjamin Frank
lin, Roger Sherman and Robert Liv-
ingston.
The task of formulating the causes
and writing the document fell to the
facile pen of Thomas Jefferson. But
it was not finally accepted wholly as
Jefferson wrote 1t. Many passages
were stricken out and several amend
ments attached to it. But on July 4,
Jefferson's final draft of the "form of
announcing the fact Of separation"
was formally adopted and ordered
printed and distributed to the assem-
blies, conventions and councils of
safety throughout the colonies. This
printing had emily two signatures
those Of John Hancock, president, and
Charles Thomson, secretary of the
congress. On July 10, congress or
dered the declaration to be "fairly en-
crossed on parchment" and it was
not until August 2, 1776, that the great
sheepskin was unrolled in the pres
ence of the Continental Congress.
Fifty of the fathers signed the docu-
ment on that day. Six did not affix
their signatures until later date.
And one, Thomas Mexican of Della
ware, did not sign it until five years
later.
But with the signatures Of Hancock
and Thomson, the document became Of
fetal, so far as the outside world was
concerned, on July 4. On July 8,
Washington had 1t read to the army.
and to the public from the balcony Of
the statehouse, a day that became one
of public rejoicing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-28

colors, whose lack of uniformity be-
spoke the lack of clear-cut aims, of
definite purposes, which for the mo-
ment prevailed, but were soon to disap-
pear.
From this restlessness, from this
turmoil emerged the United States;
emerged the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the Stars and Stripes. This
flag, according to tradition, had
very humble origin. It was first fash
toned, we are told. by a group of
Americans besieged in fort, from the
clothing Of the soldiers and from ma
terial furnished by empty ammuni-
ton bags.
} The flag of the United States con-
sists Of - horizontal alternated stripes,
seven red and six white, and Of
canton placed In the upper corner
nearest the Flagstaff in which appear
on blue field as many white stars
as there are states in the Union.
One of the first places. possibly the
first, over which the American flag
was hoisted was Fort Stanwix. The
site of this old fort is now occupied
by the giant skyscrapers of New York
city. which furnish an excellent sym.
Dol of the might, of the greatness of
the United States.
The arms Of the United States are
formed by an eagle which holds in
its right talons a branch of olive, in
its left bundle of 10 arrows and
In It's beak golden ribbon on which
is inscribed the motto OF the United
States-"E Pluribus Unum."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-28

that cannot be too
highly estimated.
Hanover county,
Va, which has CIV
en- many notable
men and women to
the Old Dominion's
Hall Of Fame, has
every right to be
proud of the
chic vements Of
this Henry Of Stud
ley. AS early as
1853 he was sound
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-28
Give Me
Liberty
Or ~
Give Me
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FHE orator had definite place
in the building of America. In
l. the Eighteenth century oratory
was fine art and not the lost one that
it is today. Therefore, writes Eliza
beth Ellicott Poe, in the Washington
Post, the place that Patrick Henry held
and holds in the affections Of the peo-
pie for the part he played before and
during the American revolution is one
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-28

conceal their antagonism for Secretary
Ickes while the $5,0OO,O00,OO0 bill was
before them. Indeed, some Of them laid
down an irrevocable position demand
ing that Mr.. Ickes. public works ad-
ministrator under the old order, should
have nothing to do with the new fund,
whereupon the President soothed their
hurts by saying that he himself would
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18
Constitutionality of Guffey Bill.

President Roosevelt ended the long discussion
in the House Ways and Means Committee on
the constitutionality of the Guffey Coal Stabili-
cation Bill with a letter urging the committee
to report the bill to the House and leave the de-
termination Of that question to the Supreme
Court.
The Supreme Court usually bases its decisions
largely on former decisions covering related sub
ject matter. Attorney General Cummings told
the committee that a study of these decisions
convinced him that the Supreme Court would
have enough of its own precedents to decide
either for or against the constitutionality of
the bill.
Emphasizing the wide differences of opinion
among legal experts as to whether the measure
is within or exceeds the power Of Congress, Pre-
sident Roosevelt in his letter to the committee
said:
"Manifestly, no one is in a position to give as
surance that the proposed Act will withstand
constitutional tests, for the simple fact that you
can get. not ten, but a thousand differing legal
opinions on the subject. But the situation is so
urgent and the benefits of the legislation SO
evident that all doubt should be resolved in ia
VOr OF the Dill, leaving To the court, III dl OlucIly
fashion, the ultimate question of constitution
atty.
"a decision of the Supreme Court relative to
this measure would be helpful an indicating, with
increasing clarity, the constitutional limits with
in which this Government must operate.
'"The proposed bill has been carefully draft
ed by employers and employees working cooper
atively. An opportunity should be given to the
industry to work out some of its major prob
lens.
81 hope your committee will not permit doubt
as to the constitutionality, however reasonable,
to block the suggested legislation"
Upon receipt of the Presidents letter the Ways
and Means Committee agreed that his sugges-
ton was appropriate and began finalizing the re-
port recommending the passage of the Guffey
bill in order that it shall be the law of the land
in time to prevent the strike of the bitumnious
coal miners scheduled to take place on August l
unless the bill is enacted so that the questions
in dispute between the organized miners and the
organized operators may be adjudicated under
the procedure which the measure provides.
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18
Constant Wage Decline
Confirmed by Official
German Sources

BERLIN-CTIS)-The Reichs De-
partment of Statistics now confirms
what has been denied time and again
by the Nazis and their industrial mas
tiers. A recent investigation shows that
wages and salaries are constantly re-
duced. Between 1929 and 1884 the De-
partment says, the number of workers
earning more than SO marks ($l4.0 al
the present exchange value) a week has
declined from 1913 per cent to 1916 per
cent, or approximately 50 per cent
The number of those earning weekly
wages OF approximately "a marks has
increased from 45.3 per cent to 58.2 per
cent. The remainder, about rs per cent
Of all workers, are earning weekly
wages OF approximately IL marks
$500
According to official reports the num-
Der Of gainfully employed workers in
Germany has risen from 11,S00,00O in
January, 1888, to 15,2S0,0O0 early in
1885. The Reichs Institute of Unem-
ployment Insurance, however, states in
its report for 1884 that the number OF
fully employed workers amounted to
9,413, 493. Based on this official fig
ure, approximately 100000 so-called
gainfully employed workers were in
reality only part-time employed, with
correspondingly low wages.
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18
The Townsend Planners.

However their critics may denounce the Town
send old age pension plan, it is quite clear that it
makes no dent upon the firm determination of
those who accept it, to press for it to the bit
ter end.
This they know: They face an old age of
poverty and insecurity and that an insecure sys-
tenn irrevocably rivets that future upon them.
And they propose to take the means devised in
that plan to protect themselves while there is
yet time against an otherwise inevitable fate.
They are not going to be laughed out of court
by being informed that their ideas are fantastic
that the taxation system that they devised to
meet its requirements is impossible, and that
any attempt to place the plan in operation would
result in financial and Industrial chaos.
As far as they are concerned the ideas pre-
ferred to theirs are all fantastic, and all efforts
to materialize in those have been followed by
failure and disappointment; and they see tax
alton used for purposes much less generally
beneficial than their own plan, while, if we
haven't got financial and industrial chaos now,
they'd like to know what you would rightly
call it.
Twenty millions on the dole, forty millions
vi liz VI oldA dIiO anu GFNlJ
other remedy guess work, patchwork and make
shift.
If you cannot controvert the facts that they
put up, and do not possess ability to submit a
better plan, and sops and doles are to be the lot
Of a working population in the prime of life and
pauperism in old age, the only way you are go
ing to convert the Townsendites to the folly of
their plan is by adopting it and proving that it
wouldn't work.
That's the way they reason, and it's not be-
fuddled reasoning by a long shot. The plan may
be fantastic and weird, hopeless and impractic-
able, but what else are you going to offer in the
way Of old age security, industrial revival and
work for everyone? Are they supposed to
throw up their hands and submit to the inevitable
sop of subsistence, or turn on the gas and end it
all to keep an acquisitive system on its feet?
This paper is not committed to the plan" but
we realize that none of its critics have really at
tempted to attack it on a basis of locating its
fundamental errors.
We are going to have to try many plans, many,
too, as fantastic" as the Townsend plan before
we reach the intelligent plan of production for
use.-Tacoma Labor Advocate.
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18
Farley Evasive of Anti
Union Discrimination
in Postal Service

firing
Of postal workers for union activity
and continued discrimination and es-
pionage, are brining many protests to
Postmaster General Farley's office
Three postal substitutes have been fir
ed in St. Louis as a result of protest
ing anti-union discrimination in the
case of Vim. F. Hill, a local union
leader.
The Natl. Assn. of Substitute Post
Office Employees, through its counsel,
Frederick A. Ballard, has proposed to
the Postmaster General that these cases
be submitted to arbitration by the Natl.
Labor Relations Board, as was done
in the case OF John Donovan, NRA
employee fired by Gen. johnson for his
union activity. But only evasive re-
plies have been received from Farley's
office.
Added to the charge of anti-labor dis
elimination are charges of anti-Semi-
tism on the part Of the St. Louis pos
tai authorities. All three Of the dis
charged substitutes are Jewish. At a
meeting Of substitutes called by Post
master Jackson, when the grounds
were being prepared for the discharge,
he cast aspersions on the Jewish race ;
called active members of the substi-
tutes' union rats; and told a story
Of an ungrateful immigrant boy who
had risen to become a substitute. The
allusion was very obviously to Samuel
Rosen, who was finally fired on trivial
charges.
Rosen, as well as Teodore Bronstein
and Samuel Raban, the other two dis
charged substitutes, found themselves
marked men after attending a union
protest meeting against the proposed
discharge of VIM. F. Hill, president Of
Local 9 of the N.A.S.P.O.E. Jackson
had a stoolpigeon attend the meeting
and report to him, and after that I'M
ion members found themselves repeat
eddy spied upon and Disseminated
against.
Hills alleged %offense was that he
wrote a letter, moderate in tone, Of
fering some constructive criticism of
the Post Office department. 1t was
printed in a local paper, and after that
charges were brought against Hill. His
job was only saved after a long cam
paign of protest, and after he had been
under considerable pressure by the au-
thorities to withdraw from union ac-
tivities - which were apparently the
real cause of the action against him.
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18

organizing the expedition of his country on con-
quest bent, he might have never reached Magdala
to get a title.
Thanks, however, to the revolt OF the subjects
Of King Theodore, Napier won a practically
bloodless victory over Ethiopia, signed a happy
peace and bestowing upon native allies the i'm
pedimenta of the expedition he didn't need, went
back to glory in England and triumph.
Today things are different. While Ethiopia
cannot be considered a martial country, they are
a martial people, and modern weapons of defense
have a strange way Of evening up warlike things
on the battlefield.
Abyssinia as everyone knows is a tropical
country with a temperate climate-in spots. But
those spots are dry and deadly in other respects
and it's no place for a soldier-man who expects
to fight without hardship. There are places and
conditions that are death traps for all white peo-
pie and there are mountain ranges where con-
ditions make all alike in any sort of guerilla
warfare. Italy has lost thousands of her sons
in the colonization of Eritrea and Eritrea is part
of Abyssinia. The high plains, seven or eight
thousand feet above sea level, are subject to big
rains and little rains" that make campaigning a
misery. And it is likely that the cost of con-
quest by Italy will be great in blood and treas
ure. It's about certain the paths of glory lead
but to the grave for many Italians. Mussolini
will absorb the glory. The soldiers will obtain
the graves.
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18

ORGANIZE workers into your Union
and PATRONIZE merchants that dis
play Union Labels.
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18
Prevailing Wage on
Relief Work Favored
By General Johnson
New York City Administrator
Agrees With Unions in Con-
troversy Over Subsistence"
Pay.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-General Hugh
S. Johnson, Federal Work Relief Ad-
m%inistrator for New York City, agreed
with representatives Of organized labor
here that the Subsistence" wage rate
decreed by the Work Relief general
staff in Washington should not apply
to skilled labor.
This conclusion was reached during
a conference at the City Hall to con-
slider the wage rate question On relief
work. In addition to Mayor LaGuar-
dia, the conference included members
Of the labor committee named by Cen
eral Johnson to advise him on wages
and conditions of employment. The
committee consists of Edward F. Nc
Grady, Assistant Secretary Of Labor
George Meany, president Of the New
York State Federation of Labor; JOS
eph P. Ryan, president of the Contra
Trades and Labor Council, and Jere-
miah Mcclure, president of the Fed
Grafton Bank.
The trade union leaders told General
Johnson they did not object to the So
called subsistence wages If skilled
workers earn these wages at the same
rate which prevail in private industry.
What they did object to, and strenu-
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18

ously, was to have either union or non
union men work a full month for
wages which they might earn in far
less time at the rate prevailing in pri-
vate employment.
The prevailing rate was in force un-
der the old public works system, but
under the new Federal program, fl
nanced by the $4,SOO,OOO,0OO work re-
lief appropriation, wages are paid on
a monthly basis. The rates under the
public works program we're: I'm
skilled labor, $50 a month semi-skilled,
SIS; skilled, 500 to $72; white collar
workers and engineers, an average OF
500.
Under the new Federal program the
scale is a minimum of SIS a month for
unskilled labor, sos for semi-skilled, SIS
to $85 for skilled labor according to
classification, and $94 for supervising
experts.
Under the old system workers were
paid the prevailing wage rates and
worked only the number of days re-
CURED to earn at those rates the set
amounts allotted for the month. Under
the new plan they would be paid the
amounts set by the President only af-
ter they have worked a full month.
Labor doesn't like it and | don't
like it," General johnson said in COM
menting on the rule at the conclusion
of the three hours conference. 1T is
going to give me a lot of headaches
Organized labor's representatives
based their objections to the subsis-
tence wage plan on two points. They
said under prevailing wage schedules
more men are employed and more work
is spread to relieve unemployment than
would be the result of the subsistence
pay plan. They also feared destroying
prevailing wage rate schedules on gov
eminent work would mean a break
down of scales in private industry.
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18
CHAPAYEV
THE RED COMMANDER

"The Red Commander, the motion
picture which showed at the Broadway
Theatre Monday, July 8, is a story
analogous to some of the incidents con-
nected with the American revolution
It glorifies sectional characters such a:
our Daniel Boone and Paul Revere
In fact one is reminded, when viewing
the picture, Of these men in American
history during the Revolutionary times
who voluntarily and on their WI re-
sponsibility recruited men and prose
cuted Guerilla warfare against the
armies OF England.
The particular incident Of Chapayey
is connected with the counter-revolu-
tionary activities of Kolchak. Cha
payev, although illiterate, had a clear
and accurate conception Of the pur-
poses and the ultimate goal of the
Bolshevic movement.
To one interested in the Revolutions
airy phases Of the picture, the glamour
of the leading character was sub
illSi ecu " luCoC OliCl lSNhASos al
though everyone in the audience knew
that the end of the picture would see
the ultimate triumph OF the Red forces
yet the picture was so written that the
element Of suspense was preserved
throughout the whole picture. This
one fact, Of course, rivited the atten-
ton Of the people to the unfolding Of
the drama until its final close. The
one interesting feature Of the play that
took my attention was the Inference in
personal traits Of the Slavic people and
the American or English people.
Chapayev depicted the Russian ra-
cial characteristics very clearly, quite
as much as could be obtained from
reading a volume on the same subject.
lmpulsiveness passion, melting into a
kind, loving, tender-hearted child.
The picture was intensely interesting,
notwithstanding the characters spoke
in Russian. The direction of the pic
ture and the English titles enabled the
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18

TACK DEMPSEY, outstanding leather pusher of another day, shows a
u wouldbe champ how to lay away his rivals in a new radio serial Of
fists, fun and music called "Tony and Gus" Written by George Frame
Brown, creator of "Real Folks" the story reeounts the adventures of
two immigrants in Ameriea-Tony, played by Mario chanlee the opera
and radio singer (ef) who aspires to operate fame, and author Brown
fright who portrays Gus the Swedish Tornado in search of fstic laurels.
"Tony and GUS is heard five days a week. Monday through Friday over
the N5c blue network, at s:15 to $3.50 pm. (M.s.T)
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18
Abyssinia.

AS in the Gran Chaco, in South America, some
prospecting biologists have held that there is a
wealth of oil in Abyssinia. Italy ha S neither
coal nor oil and needs both. So the generous
distribution of the riches Of the earth among
another backward" people will result in another
white man taking up his burden.
But Abyssinia is no Paradise for soldering,
Sir Robert Napier, afterwards Lord Napier Of
Magdala, found that out. And if it was not for
the rare ingenuity which he displayed in matters
of transportation and the skill and patience in
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18

audience to follow the drama through
out and to distinguish easily the op-
posing elements making up the con-
flict. To the student of the Russian
Revolution the picture adds much to
the store OF knowledge that may have
been CLEANED from books.
American people should be shown
more stories Of that great event in
human history, the Russian Revolu-
ton.
Montana labor news., 1935-07-18
SOLOMON - 1885 EDITION

A New York judge says that youth
should lead its W life.
That's a good idea-but youths path
these days seems to head only to the
.breadline.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
PARTS! PARTS!

Parts for all makes Of cars ct lowest
door: glass installed. 81. Open Sunday
until 9 pm. Big O Auto wreckers.
Bladensburs, Nd. at Peace Cross. min
utes from District.
Evening star., 1935-02-04

PONTIAC 1929 sport roadster, new paint,
excellent motor, clean interior, prac-
tically rev tires: will give many thousands
miles of reliable transportation for only
S165. H. B. Leary. jr., & Bros. 1921
Evening star., 1935-02-04
COAL, WOOD. FUEL OIL.

FOR BEST PRICES on Penna. anthracite
hard coal. trucked from mine, put in your
bins. call North S127. Adams O054.
PA. HARD COAL CO.; 2.24O lbs. TO ton:
Stove and Chestnut, S12: Pea. $1,000.
Phone Adams $3.50. Call day or night.
Evening star., 1935-02-04

PLYMOUTH 1894 Pc de luxe sedan, 6
covers mounted in fender wells. double
horns. heater. all accessories. body in orig
inal dark blue. black tenders. cream stripe.
Practically brand-new. cost over SS40; a
real buy at 1855: can arrange IS or 1S
months terms. Simmons. 1893 14th st.
Decatur 5173
Evening star., 1935-02-04

PONTIAC 1884 brand-new black sedan
5000 under 1885 price. Flood Motors,
3419 Conn. ave. Phone Cleveland 1898.