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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
Mining Congress Hits
RooseVeIt's Policies

DENVER, Oct. 2 0.N.SD.-Min-
ing men of the West today stood
squarely behind a platform bit
terly aSsailing the present Admin
iStration's activities concerning
labor relations, taxation, and re-
lief. 1t was adopted by the an
nual mining congress here Thurs
day without a single protesting
vote. One resolution declared:
THE establishment of wage
levels by legislation or fiat of
governmental authority is con-
trary to sound economic prin-
ciple. We oppose any proposals
to further restrict working time
by legislative action"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02

.NOTE AMERICAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
Festival


MANASSAS. Va. Oct. 1.-THE
Sirth Annual Piedmont Virginia
Dairy Festival opened this morn.
ing 1Dith the judging contest of
the Future Farmers of America
and the All Clubs. The days pro-
gram lUGS as tOlloDS:
1900 A. NAT "Annaburg"
the coronation of Regina vi as
queen of the festival, Senator
Glass officiating.
1880 A. M.-Prince William
county children present "The
Past, Present and Future of
Piedmont Virginia"
1890 P. M.-ReceptiOn for the
queen and her court.
1:45 p. M.-AeriaI show.
$3.50 P. M.-Main parade.
400 p. M.-TOur of dairy re-
giOn and the Bull Run battle
fields.
$3.50 P. M.-The queens ball.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
LAND0N HALLS
SMITH AID
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page ~
to shoulder with such leaders
as Alfred E. Smith in this con-
test for the preservation of
American principles"
Landon held a conference with
Hoover. who stopped off here
while en- route from Denver to
Chicago. Both told newspaper
men they had talked about cam
paign plans.
Hoover Speaks Oct. Is
Former President Hoover an
nounced he would take the stump
for Landon, starting with speech
in Philadelphia on october is.
Other dates, he added, will be
fixed by the Republican national
committee.
Landon and Hoover spent more
than four hours together. Part
of the time they attended a dinner
by neWSpapermen. Landon took
Hoover along to the dinner as his
guest and later escorted him to
his train for the East. On part
ing, Landon said:
1--WE been very glad to see
you again. 1 hope you'll find
another opportunity to stop off
here for a visit"
Hoover replied:
1--WE had fine visit. I'll be
glad to stop again."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
SEE RIVER IMPROVEMENT

SHAWNEE ON THE della
WARE, Pa, Oct. 2 Q.N.SD.-Seek-
ing to reconcile varying State in
terests and agree on a program
of uniform legislation for control
and publication of the Delaware
River, representatives of New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and Delaware today met in a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
Former Dancer Held
On Extortion CharQe

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 GN.SD.
Frank VitoIo, former acrobat and
dancer, was held here today under
$4,000 bail for the Federal grand
jury. charged with sending a
threatening letter to Douglas I.
Mckay, president of the New
York Title Insurance Company.
Federal investigators said Vitolo
tried to extort $4,000 from Mckay
under threats of injury to his
person, property and reputation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02

round-table conference to suggest
a common ground for interstate
development of the rivers basin.
Wayne D. Heydecker, New
York director of State planning,
suggested an interstate pact be
worked out in broad general terms
and appropriate legislation then
be submitted to the State legisla-
lures and to Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-02
Mrs. Doyle Talks
To Kiwanis Club

Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, pres
ident of the Board of Education,
addressed the Kiwanis Club yester.
day at its luncheon at the May
flower Hotel. Bynum E. Hinton,
president, presided.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
KINDLY MENTION

Editor d. e. Brinton, of The Ok
ford Press, who has much of the milk
of human kindness in his genial
makeup, and devotes his energies to
the conduct of newspaper of which
Oxford, Pa, can justly feel proud,
pays THE MIDLAND JOURNAL the
following graceful compliment on the
occasion of its beginning a new
volume:
OUR NEIGHBOR FLOURISHES
1.-THE Midland Journal one of the
substantial advocates of homebred
business in northern Cecil county,
Md, has just begun a new file. This
weekly had three names since its
birth in the fall of 1878, the late
William H. Pennington founder. The
name Ewing has denoted ownership
since 1885 and nothing to be asham-
ed about. The Journal is clean as a
hounds tooth; the news is presented
in style that is pleasing and reliable;
press day in that Office is devoid of
excitement and the boss" is always
sober, no tobacco user is he. Ewing
Brothers deserve their prosperity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
ROAD SURVEY FIRST STEP in
PROGRAM OF STATE
IMPROVEMENT

Organized farmers of Maryland
will support the suggestions that a
complete survey of Maryland's road
system be made as the basis of a
future plan for road building and
maintenance in the opinion of G. E.
Wise, Jr., secretary of the Maryland
Farm Bureau Federation. Such a
survey has already been made in
more than half the states in coopera-
ton with the Federal Government,
he reports.
Maryland was at one time a
leader in developing it's state road
system" Mr. Wise said in comment
ing on the suggestion of road sur
vey. ''In recent years it has lost its
position of leadership, apparently
through lack of planning and suffi-
cient knowledge of the changes that
have taken place in highway trans
portation.
Information which has been Sc
cured in other states can be made
available to Maryland road admins
traitors by cooperating with the Fed
eral Government" in Mr.. Wise's
opinion I'VE will be in a better
position to know what type Of road is
necessary for varying traffic loads
from experience elsewhere, provid-
ing we find the facts about the pres
ent situation on our own roads"
Information cleaned from state
wide survey would also help in de-
termining methods of finance as it
would indicate the class of traffic
which makes most use of the roads
in both primary and secondary road
systems, Mr.. Wise believes.
Proposals for bond issues and re-
financing should be delayed until
facts can be secured definitely and
worked into program behind which
all citizens can throw their support
with confidence" says the Farm
Bureaus secretary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
CHARGES POLITICS DELAYS
HIGHWAY WORK

Completion of the new Philadel-
phia road is being delayed by poll
tics, it is charged by Charles E..
Bryan, of Havre de Grace, who at
one time served on Maryland's Pub
lie Works Administration advisory
board.
Mr.. Bryan said the new Philadel-
phia route remains useless for lack
of surfacing, while a new dual high
way between Frederick and Hagers-
town is begun"
"How long" Mr.. Bryan asked,
will the people of Maryland tolerate
the administration of the State
Roads Commission in the interest OF
politics and personal advantage in
stead of for the public good?
"Under the last commission, Mont
gomery county obtained an entirely
disproportionate share of State roads.
Under the present commission, neces-
sary projects in other parts of thu
State are being neglected that new
work on a large scale may be started
and carried on in Western Maryland.
All work, except surfacing, on the
new Philadelphia road, has been COM
pleted, Mr.. Bryan pointed out.
"a recent survey of the road was
made by the commission and the
Federal Bureau of Roads," he said.
LAS a result of that survey, 1t was
determined that sixty per cent. of the
road was in proper condition for
laying a permanent concrete road
way. Forty per cent was judged
liable to some future settling, but
suitable for semi-permanent paving
with tar, ground stone or gravel.
Several millions of dollars are
tied up in a project of no value be-
cause uncompleted, while new pro-
jects are started in sections political
ly more important. Meanwhile, the
weekly toll of accidents continues,
and Maryland's reputation for hav-
ing the worst through roads in the
country is daily enhanced"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
JOHN RANDS
Teacher Lecturer Counselor
ASTROLOGICAL
THE AsTRoLoGER FORECASTS
For You

If you were born between July 81
August 6, incl, of any year, your
year ahead, as indicated by Planetary
Transit, is one of accent on the new,
sudden and possibly disruptive as
affecting your career, position and
credit. You are in a period of op-
portunity. Now is your time to take
advantage of possible moves, shifts
and changes, but be careful of the
August 11th-Sept. 18th you will feel
aggressive, forceful. Best keep your
high spirits under firm control. Be-
tween Jan. 5th-Aug. s, 1887, you
will be under an influence of tension
which will affect your domestic af-
fairs and also your relations with
superiors. Guard home and estate.
For Everybody
July 31-Aug. 1, incl, cater to
women and the young in business
and social matters. Feministic.
July 31-Aug. 2, incl, be careful of
the sudden. This is revolutionary
period. Note conditions in Spain
Descriptive.
Aug. 1-6, incl, forward financial
plans; deal with professional people.
A period of expansion. Optimistic.
Except for 3rd and 4th the tenn
perature will be above normal for
season. Weather unsettled, with
rains, July 31st-Aug. End, incl.
July 31-A favorable day, gen.
orally. Solve old problems and OBJ
tain information concerning the new.
August Creative. Good things
may be brought to light today.
Exercise care in personal matters and
avoid friction with others during
evening hours.
August Care in health and en-
ployment matters. The entire day
is under difficult and upsetting vi
brations.
August 3-Around noon exercise
care in matters of home, estate, par
ents and occupation. Avoid friction
with others.
August misleading influences,
especially in connection with money
matters. The evening hours favor
new ideas.
August Sin home, estate and
with family be willing to accept obli-
cations. Social matters favored dur
ing evening hours.
August 6-Large financial plans
favored. Evening hours, this day,
can bring you rich rewards. Plan,
Study, Cooperate today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31

Most dread word in the Middle
Ages was PLAGUED" Today, in some
Of our richest farming areas, the
word Drought" is equally potent
in inspiring fears.
There is no question but that the
last two great droughts--those of
1894 and 1936-have been tre-
mendously destructive. There is a
question as to whether they We're
more destructive than previous
droughts. In other words, have
modern methods of news presenta-
ton tended to exaggerate drought
conditions?
No conclusive answer can be given
to that query, but there is good
grounds for believing that recent
droughts constitute more serious
problem than did those of the past
What is the future of the drought
area-of the states which have most
often suffered from rainfall defici-
ency? And the answer to that, ac-
cording to the experts, is far from
optimistic.
Solution, according to these same
experts, is for Middlewestern and
Northwestern farmers to use less land
for dry wheat farming, to allow more
land to grow grass. This grass helps
prevent evaporation of precious
moisture, and also fights against the
blowing off of top soil by wind or the
running off of top soil by heavy
rains.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
GOVERNOR LANDON ACCEPTS

Governor Landon's speech accept
ing the presidential nomination of
the Republican party, delivered at
Topeka, Kansas, on Thursday night,
has been termed good speech, but
by no means great"
Consciously offering himself as an
"average American" he spoke sim
ply. His short speech was sailed
with criticisms of the New Deal that
avoided personalities and rancor.
Return to the American system"
of a minimum of governmental regu-
lation of business is the key of his
program in opposition to new deal
policies. His creed was practical
progressivism. He objected to
change in the American form of gov
eminent by usurpation, rather than
by direct vote of the people.
The speech gave to the Republican
Party what the Cleveland platform
failed to furnish: a coherent pro-
gram. 1t placed the party not in the
posture of vituperative denunciation
shown by some of it's leaders, but in
a middle-of -the-road philosophy of its
own.
The party, under Governor Ian
don's leadership, definitely makes its
appeal not only to those who hate
the New Deal and the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration with a ferocious antip-
athy, but to those who agree with
many of the Administrator objec-
tives, but believe it's methods have
been incompetent and inconsistent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
STATE All CLUB CAMP SET FOR
AUGUST 6 TO II

Approximately 400 boys and girls
from four corners of Maryland are
expected to- attend the eighteenth
All Club Week, which will be held
on the campus of the University of
Maryland from August to II, it is
announced by Edward G. Jenkins,
State Boys Club Agent, and Dorothy
Emerson, Girls Club Agent, who will
be in charge.
The young people will be well
coined to the campus on Friday
morning by DR.. H. c. Byrd, presi-
dent of the University of Maryland;
DR.. Thomas B. Symons, director of
the Extension Service; DR.. H. j..
Patterson, director of the Expert
ment Station and Venia M. Kellar,
State Home Demonstration Agent.
Others who will address the club
members during the week include
Judge Frank 1. Duncan, Towson;
Charles E. Potter and Florence Hall,
of the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture; Mrs. Evelyn Tobey, New York
City, and Mrs. Hester Beall Proven
son and Mrs. Lillian Cox Athey, of
Washington, D. c.
Highlights of the week will in
clude campfires Thursday and Friday
nights, an older youth conference
Saturday afternoon, a musical pro-
gram and all star conservation Sun
day and a style revue Monday. In
addition, there will be party Satur-
day evening and on Tuesday the all
stars will be entertained at ban
quet given by the members of the
Prince Georges County Rotary Club.
Members of the H Glee Club from
Prince Georges County will provide
entertainment under the direction of
Mrs. L. L. Hurley during the Rotary
Club dinner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
STATUE OF LIBERTY RADIO
SCRIPT CONTEST

The Maryland Federation OF
Women's Clubs is offering three
prizes of SIS each for radio script
ON the subject what the Statue of
Liberty Signifies to Me-" The win
ming papers will also be entered In
National Contest.
The contest is prompted by the
celebration of the 50th Anniversary
of the dedication of the Statue of
Liberty, Bedloe Island, which Is to
be held October %, next. The real
significance of the Statue should be
in the hearts and minds of the
American people-rather than in the
structure itself and the National
Park Service has therefore asked
that the celebration be educational.
The General Federation of Women's
Clubs, through the Chairman of the
Department of Education, Mrs. John
L. Whitehurst, 1902 st. Paul St.,
Baltimore, and the Chairman of the
Department of American Citizenship,
Mrs. J. D. Atwood, Roswell, New
Mexico, is cooperating with the Ma
tional Park Service in sponsoring
the national contest.
RULES: Script may take the form
of a dialogue, drama or sketch of an
incident from history or from the
Statue, which in the writer's mind
is indicative of the meaning Of the
Statue Manuscript must be limit
ed to 1000 words and should be
written with radio broadcast in mind,
but not necessarily in radio script
form. All manuscripts must be writ
ten on one side of typewriter paper,
double spaced and pages numbered.
Names, addresses, classification OF
contestant should be enclosed In
small envelope attached to manu-
script. Maryland offers three prizes
of SIS. each for % Adults (non-
professionally (2) University and
college students; go High School
students. All manuscripts must be
sent to DR.. Ida Lee Tall, Chairman,
Department of Education, M. F. W.
c., State Teachers College, Towso1,
Md, not later than August %.
The judges in the Maryland con-
test are:
]. Alexis Shriver, Maryland His
torical Association, Bel Air, Md.
Rev. Albert E. Day, Pastor, Mt.
Vernon Place NJ E. Church, Balti-
more.
Chester Morrow, of the firm of
Niles, Barton, Morrow and Yost, Bal
timore and a director in the Vaga-
bond Theater, Baltimore.
S. Brighton Tall, of VIDAL Broad
casting Co., Baltimore, Md.
Capt John Carnaghan, of WCAO
Broadcasting Co., Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Eugene w. Hodson, Presi-
dent, Woman's Eastern Shore So
ciety of Maryland, Baltimore.
The winning papers in each CLASH
fication will be sent to Mrs. John L.
Whitehurst for entry in the National
Contest, which closes Sept. Is. The
NATIONAL PRIZE will be the use
of the winning script by the National
Park Service over Nationwide
network.
Information about the Statue of
Liberty can be secured at public
libraries, through the press, or from
the Supt., Statue of Liberty National
Monument, Fort Wood, New York.
MRS. FRANK M. HEADLEY,
President Director.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
STATE GIVEN 5s,O2s, s34 IN PWA
FUNDS
Annual Report OF PWA Director
Lists Federal Contributions

Annual Report OF PWA Director
Lists Federal Contributions
Public Works Administration
funds amounting to $38, 02S,334.20
were contributed towards Maryland
projects costing total of $S4,37
297.7S by December 81, 1885, Abel
Wolman, acting State director, re-
vealed in his second annual report,
made public Thursday
Pointing out that further projects
have been started since the first of
this year, Mr.. Wolman said that
supplementary report, bringing the
figures up to July l, 1886, would be
issued by his Office in few weeks.
The 1885 report includes charts
showing the volume of employment
for the entire period since the incep-
ton of the PWA program, monthly
expenditures, cumulative expendi-
lures and the value of contracts re-
naming in force at any given time.
From these data it has been de-
termined that approximately $4,000
is required in total construction ex-
penditures to provide employment
for one man for year." Mr.. Wolman
said.
Of the total cost of the Maryland
program, $48,367,633.7S was for
non-F Federal projects, $16,799,895
was loaned to the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for Identification CT its lines,
and $19,2OS,769 was used for Fed
eral highway projects.
The PWA contributed $22,019,-
5000 towards the non-Federal pro-
jects, while the railroad and high
way funds were all Federal money.
A total of 100 applications, involv
ing total costs of $80,00O,O00, for
non Federal projects were handled
through the Maryland Office, but only
sixty-nine of these were accepted.
The accepted applications called
for 1877 separate items of construc-
ton: Fifteen waterworks, twenty
two sewerage, twenty-seven combi-
nation water and sewerage, fifteen
street, highway and bridge projects
ffty-six school buildings; twenty
other buildings, and two "miscel-
laneous."
The report showed that request
for a loan and grant of $9,165,000
for construction of the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge was approved by the
Maryland PWA offices and forwarded
to Washington, but it's status as of
December 81, 1885, was listed as
pending, Washington"
The application since has been re-
vised to- call only for grant of $4,-
500, 900, but still is pending"
"In view of the fact that the
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
(of 1850 is just beginning to func-
tion," Mr.. Wolman stated in the re-
port, ". . discussion of the value
of the program from the standpoint
of the production of employment is
impossible.
This office has established sys-
tenn of records which will show the
relationship of PWA employment to
other forms of public employment,
the percentage of relief labor en-
ployed and other comparative figures
with respect to costs and expendi-
lures on the program"
These and other analytical data he
expects to be available fer the sup
Elementary report as of July 1, 1886.
a INN NOD
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
JEST A-WHITTLIN' AN A.
THINKIN'
A State Farmer Section Feature
By PETE GETTYS

"Thar's gold in them thar hills"
an thar's fortunes to be made In
our valley an farm lands too
fortunes to come from the use of
products little dreamed of years ago.
Look what's already goin' from the
farm into one million automobiles
(an' it's estimated four million
carsll be turned out this year,: cot
ton grown on 433,125 acres, the soy
bean crop from 10000 acres, the
fax from 1880 acres, 1920 acres
of corn, 1880 acres of sugar an
2O,5OO acres of timber. These mil
lion cars also have in EN- the hides
of 10000 head of cattle, wool from
$4,000 sheep, lard from 10000
hogs, hair from $500 goats, an
5000 pounds of beeswax an $4,000
pounds of honey. An it's estimated
that SO thousand acres could be
planted to crops for industrial use
within the next ten years. Who
knows?
An here's somethin' that about
tops the list of new wrinkles: We
used to think it was a pretty fancy
thing when somebody put the silk
worms out of a job by making rayon
out of cotton an wool pulp-but the
Italians have up an found a way to
make wool out of skim milk. Seems
that acid curdles the miik--the
casein is precipitated, then collected
and dried. Then it's dissolved in
alkali and converted into sticky stuff
of about the consistency of honey or
'lasses. By forcin' this through fine
screens threads are formed which
CONCEAL and dry-they're soft an
nice like wool, but not so strong.
Skinned milk is cheap-most of it
goes to the pigs an calves. Just as
all the world is now clad in fabrics
that look like silk, made from
wood, so may it strut in garments
that look like wool an feel like wool
an are as warm as wool, an are
nothin but cows milk transformed.
A ten-dollar suit of cows milk-it's
somethin' to wonder about!
Anybody can see sense in the idea
of making 1.-TWO blades of grass grow
where only one grew before"-but
along comes some Teller from uni
versity up in Maine an makes one
horn grow on a bulls head where
two grew before-an' he showed
picture to prove it. Don't seem like
much practical sense in it, but it was
done to prove some sort of a argu-
ment that horns are not outgrowths
of the skull, an that the horns grow
not FROM the skull, but UPON the
skull in special tissues.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31

The University of Maryland Elk
tension Service recently issued pub
LEGATION on music by Harlan Randall,
head of the department of music of
the University. The bulletin is
called Music Appreciation for
Homemakers' Clubs" and should
prove of especial interest to leaders
of women's clubs in the state.
Copies may be secured free OF
charge from the University Extension
Service. The number is n.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31

The largest black gum tree in the
state of Maryland is said to be locat-
ed at College Park, Prince Georges
County. The tree is II feet high
and has a spread of II feet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31

Postal officials reported that the
appointment of between 1000 and
1900 postmasters, yet to be made,
will be affected by the Presidents
executive order extending civil SER
vice control over the filling of post
office vacancies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31

From 1880 to 1880 the proportion
of o. s. farms operated by tenants
increased from 25.6 per cent to 42.4
per cent, and every intervening CEN
sus showed an increase over the pre-
ceding one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31

One rule to financial success is not
to buy on credit. 1t may be hard
rule to follow, but it will land you
there one day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31

Some detective advises women to
keep. their extra money in their
stockings. That's what most worn-
en- put their extra money in.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31

Many a joke in the humorous
magazines can be recognized by the
older men OF the community.