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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

Agricultural cooperation is an in
definite term.
But basically it means the selling
of farm products through farmer
owned and controlled central organ
izations. This is sound cooperation,
based on definite business principles
of proven worth, that can do a great
deal for farm prosperity and
stability.
But where it is distorted to tempt
farmers into fields which are in no
way connected with farming. Fail
ure-expensive, often ruinous fail
ure-is usually the result. And the
unhappy example of such failure
endangers the whole farm coopera-
tive movement, the true purpose OF
which is to improve farm production
and sales methods.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
THIRTY EIGHT GOVERNORS TO
BE ELECTED

A host of candidates crowd the
political roads leading to State Gov
errors mansions, and wide range
of issues is also disclosed in a sur
vey of the campaigns to nominate
and elect Governors.
Thirteen Democrats want the job
Gov. David Sholtz of Florida must
relinquish under the law. Eight
Republicans seek the post held by
Democratic Gov Henry Horner in
Illinois.
Elsewhere, old age pensions, pro-
posals to exempt homesteads from
taxation and promises of economy
shape up as favorite issues.
DR.. F. e. Townsend's 5000 a
month pension plan figures in the
electioneering in Texas, Ohio, Ari-
iona, Washington, Idaho and Maine.
The liquor question has entered
the scene in Arkansas and Nebraska.
A Tennessee candidate proposes a
referendum on whether beverages
stronger than five per cent beer shall
be legolized. One of two Republi-
cans out for Gov ALT M. Langdon' s
position in Kansas offers 80 beer in
mis- platform.
This month Minnesota Farmer
Laborites will settle their differences
over who should succeed Gov. Floyd
B. Olson, who has directed his ambi-
tons toward a seat in the U. S.
Senate.
Gov Herbert Lehman of New
York claims powerful interests" are
interfering with his anti-crime pro-
gram. State finances form another
possible issue.
Among the novelty numbers is DR..
Ralph w. McDonalds plan fol
financing his campaign for nomina-
lion by North Carolina Democrats.
He sells Mcdonald for governor
bonds" at 81 each to his supporters
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
HOBBIES
BY Max Chambers
BIRDS

BIRDS
All birds have suffered from the
long seige of snow this winter and
with the northward migration now in
progress, the wild fowl situation is
acute, especially in Dorchester Coun-
ty. They are hungry and weak and
easy prey for their enemies. If we
have more bugs next summer you
will know it is because we have lost
so many birds this winter. Mr..
Clemson Brown, Educational Chair
man of the Maryland State Game and
Fish Protective Association, asks that
you help by feeding the birds They
need food.
The bluebirds harbingers of
spring, and the robins have already
made their appearances and before
long Jenny Wren" will be twitter-
ing in the maple tree. Now is
good time to build and locate boxes.
Bird life offers a galaxy Of fasci-
mating hobbies. You can just watch
birds live or you can snap them with
your camera. You can collect live
exhibits, specimens for mounting,
nets, eggs, feet or beaks, clippings,
pictures, or books. Have you tried
to initiate birds whistling or draw
birds in color? 1t is fun to build
houses, feed boxes, and baths. Who
has the largest bird house or the
tallest bird box pole on the
peninsula? A man in Massachusetts
and another in Ohio have developed
from their hobbies of bird house
building, life work and very
profitable business.
Probably the outstanding student
of bird life on the peninsula is Frazer
Poole, a fredericksburg boy who was
the First Hobby Fair Chairman and
now junior at Catawba College,
Salisbury, N. C. Some day he will
be leading ornithologist, and it all
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

If the special session of the Mary
land Legislature would dispose OF all
measures as quickly as it did OF the
proposed general consumers sales
tax, to finance relief, the session
would be very brief. The proposed
plan, which originated from the
casey Report" was unanimously OPP
posed by the Senate Finance Commits
tee. The Casey Report had favored
the levying of a general consumers
sales tax to raise the enormous sum
of $1O,OOO,000.
A measure introduced by Senator
Davis would put a floor tax OF 10
cents a gallon on liquor, and would
dedicate 100000 of the revenue a
year to old-age pensions and any
residue to child welfare.
1t is estimated such tax would
bring in to the State approximately
$1,OOO,OO0 each year.
The legislators from the rural sec
lions are opposed to a general State
wide levy for relief. They are in
favor of local units, including Balti-
more city, having enacted whatever
relief legislation is desired, but for
those respective units alone.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
AUTOMOBILE COLOR FACTS

Nationally black is still the most
popular single color for motor cars.
Gray TIMES are second in popularity.
Different sections of the country eX-
hibit marked variations in their color
preferences.
These are few facts shown by an
analysis made by Chevrolet Motor
Company of color preferences based
on three months production of 1886
models, introduced November 2, as
reported by the assembly plants to
w. c. Williams, general superin-
tendent of assembly plants.
Because Chevrolet has ten as
smbly plants throughout the United
States" Mr.. Williams said, leach
supplying cars to the dealers within
its own territory, we are able to get
exact figures on the public demand
lor colors in each section, and to note
how geographical location affects the
public taste.
while the production for the country
as a whole has run A per cent to
black, since the new models were in
trcduced, our plant at Oakland, Cal,
built only 16 per cent of it's cars in
black. AT Tarrytown, ~ Y, sup
plying New York City and New Eng
land, the demand for black was great
er than the national average, total
ling II per cent of production, while
at Atlanta, 54 per cent of the cars,
or more than half, were black"
Chevrolet 1886 models have been
offered in seven colors and black
Gray tones ran second to black in
popularity, followed by green, then
blue, then brown, and finally maroon.
new color FROSTY green" was
introduced March 1 bp Chevrolet.
Other colors offered are taupe
metallic, a gun metal tone: Holly
wood tan, Admiral blue, Kingswood
gray, willow green, and regent
maroon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
TRUNK INJURY TO FRUIT TREES

There seems to be considerable
injury to fruit trees from last years
cold and sunscald effects, according
to Albert F. Vierheller, horticulturist
for the University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service. The bark of these
trees shows large cracks or curled
portions.
The best treatment, he says, is to
cut away the loose bark, back to live
tissue, and then to use some large
headed short nails or bill posters
tacks to hold the edges and prevent
them from further curling back.
The exposed wood may be painted
with common white lead paint or
grating wax. 1t should be remem-
bered that if the wood is painted the
paint should not go over the live
edges of the bark. If the trunk is
very badly injured, it may be worth
while to bridge graft in order to save
the trees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
WPA ROLLS TO BE sLAsHED

New Deal officials plan to thin out
WPA rolls by more than 100000
persons in the next four months.
They count on spring expansion
in private employment and on such
government activities as road-build-
ing and public works projects to alb
sorb many persons now getting re-
lief through the works progress adj
ministration.
Relief Administrator Harry l..
Hopkins said the administration be-
lieves 100000 persons week would
be placed in private or other employ
ment from now until July l.
Hopkins estimate of reemploy-
ment, if it materializes, would mean
return of more than 100000 to
work by July 1. He said WPA
would start this month to cut the
rolls from the high point of 3,037,-
44O in February to a minimum of
2,310,100 by June 80.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
ALLEGED FRAUD IN MARYLAND
RELIEF CITED

A report on Maryland Relief Ad-
ministration, citing number of cases
of alleged fraud, and containing
specific recommendations for i'm
proved efficiency in relief distribution
was submitted to the Legislature on
Thursday by the State Survey Com
mission.
The report detailed four cases in
which it said relief was obtained by
fraud, and said the commission had
found 1874 others out of 1900 cases
examined In one of these cases the
man receiving relief gave the address
of a street car barn as his residence.
Other reports or relief clients said
that some recipients were immoral,
drunkards, or gamblers. In all, the
commission said, it found 1883
cases, of the 1900 examined, were
highly questionable"
]. Goodman Boyd, chairman of
the commission, said all of the 4,9OO
cases examined were in Baltimore.
Boyd said that, so far as could be
earned, conditions were not as bad
in the counties. The types Of dubi-
Gus cases making up the total num-
Der of 1889 were;
Receiving too much relief or had
sufficient private income, 1855; not
located or false addresses, or other
wise deemed fraudulent, 1874; misuse
of relief checks for immortality or
drunkenness, 22O; cases where
clients owned real estate, 571; cases
where clients owned cars with 1885
tags (the police survey was made in
1880, 1877; number claiming not to
have received relief, IL.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
URGE ATTENTION OF LEGISLA-
TORS BE CONFINED TO
TAX MATTERS ONLY

Organized farmers of the state are
in favor of the announced plan of
legislative leaders to make the spe-
cial session of the legislature short
and devoted exclusively to questions
relating to taxes and relief, accord
ing to c. E. Wise, Jr., secretary of
the Maryland Farm Bureau Fedora
ton These questions are of suf-
ficient Importance to demand the un-
divided attention of the law makers
and citizens were urged by the farm
leader to cooperate in keeping other
questions from taking attention
away from the main issue.
1.-The actions of Maryland legisla-
tors during the coming weeks will
determine to a large measure who
will pay additional taxes for revenue
demanded at present" Mr. Wise ex-
planned in a statement just issued.
1T is important that the expected
new taxes be levied as fairly as pos
sible and so that the necessary
revenue may be raised with the least
possible detriment to tax payers,
Mr.. Wise repeated the recon-
mendations of farmers for state
income tax and luxury taxes as the
basis for the new tax program.
These taxes are the fairest guide to
ability to pay new taxes, according to
the sponsors of the program recon-
mended by the farm groups.
Farmers will oppose the adoption
of a sales tax because it rests on
those least able to pay" Mr.. Wise
said. IF agreement cannot be
reached otherwise, the sales tax
should be considered only as an
emergency measure, to be used only
until a fairer and more scientific
method can be worked out"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
Before the present Congress col

Before the present Congress con-
vened, great many commentators
forecast that a knock-down-and-dra
out session was in prospect, that
titanic legislative battles doomed,
that almost every day would bring
new headlines from Capitol Hill
that, in brief, there would be excite
ment, color, drama.
These commentators were not
100 per cent wrong, but they were
close to it. The present Congress
has been quiet and almost entirely
without lustre, so far as the outside
observer can see. Little acrimony
has appeared. And debate over i'm
portant measures has been long
way from brilliant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
UNCLE SAM FIRST AMONG Ma
TIONS IN TREE PLANTING

Tree planting in this country is
looking up, according to the United
States Forest Service. In 1895 the
Forest Services own planting on ma
tional forest lands was very close to
quarter million acres, more than
that planted by all agencies-Fed-
eral, State, and private-in 1894
when the total was 206,333 acres,
Although the figures are not yet in,
it is known that many of the other
agencies planted substantially great
or acreages in 1885 than the year
before.
Uncle Sam, although relatively
new at it, is becoming the worlds
leading tree planter. Up to last year
his grand total of paintings by all
agencies amounted to only 2,994,-
397 acres, equal to about half the
area of Massachusetts. This years
paintings in the national forests
alone will increase the total by more
than 10 per cent There are more
than 162,OOO,O0O acres in our ma
tional forests alone, and the estimat-
ed total forest acreage in this coun-
try is over 5OO,0OO,O00 acres.
In the whole world there is said to
be about $500, 900, 900 acres of for
ests, more than 1,400,000.000 in
North America. Asia, and South
America have more than 100000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
A Il N A p
KILLS RATS

Also mice, reaches and beetles.
One package proves this. RAT-SNAP
comes in cakes. They eat 1T without
any bait. Doesn't matter how much
other kinds of food is around. Apply
it list. 4th and 7th day and cut each
cake in so pieces, place it where the
vermin is seen to run.
25c size-1 cake-enough for Pantry.
Kitchen or Cellar.
35c size-2 cakes-for Chicken House,
coops, or small buildings.
Use size-5 cakes-enough for all
farm and out-buildings, storage build
ings. or factory buildings.
Papka & Zuelke, Campbell, Mimi,
say they tried a 5-cake package and
did wonders. VIII most certainly make
short work of them after Rat-Snap
gets on the ground"
Sold by
Ashby's Drug Store
Jos. 8. POgue. Sons q Co.
Rising Sa~. Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
GASOLINE TAX REVENUE

Figures made public by the Office
of the Comptroller of Maryland re-
veal a decline of 100000 in gaso-
line tax revenue for the month of
February as compared with the
month of January. Since the gaso-
line tax is collected from motorists
one month and RENTED to the state
the following month, an analysis of
the drop in revenue reveals a decline
in use of gasoline of approximately
100000 gallons during the month
of January, under the month of
December.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
RAILROAD FARES TO BE RE-
DUCED

Railroad rates on all northern,
western and mid-western lines will
undergo a "A per cent reduction, ef-
fective June LIST, by ruling of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
recently. A similar reduction has
already been made on railroads Ia
the southern states. The present
rate per mile is 36 cents. This will
be reduced to fiat 2 cents a mile,
which will be considerably less than
bus fares.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

900 forests acres each. Europe and
Africa have less than 800,000,000
each. The countries with biggest
forest resources are Russia Brazil,
Canada, and the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
JEST A-WHITTLIN' AM A.
THINKIN'
BY PETE GETTYS

A State Farmer Section Feature
Let the subject of bees come up
and some Teller will purity near al
ways speak up and say: MY old
Grandfather, zeke Daniels, Or {,
maybe twas his uncle-'could jest
go round bees and hive 'em and
handle EN- and do anything he want
ed and never get a single sting but
a bee'll fly mile to sting me-
But there amt bit of truth in
that. Some fellers, of course, are
handler with bees than others
if he is perfect with them and Obeys
all their rules, there will always be
one or two bad hundred, fussy ones
in the hive dead set on singing
some one, even if they have to go
out of their way to do it.
And any Teller who has lived in
the country, or even IN the
mountains, knows of somebody in
the neighborhood who you can jest
turn loose anywhere or start him out
anywhere and he can go right
straight to where he wants to-jest
can't lose him-seems to have some
sort of sense of direction" But
like the bees not singing Old Grand
pap there amt a word of truth in it.
Tests were tried on Canadian
woodsmen who had great regulations
for getting about in the big forests
and never getting lost. A spot half
mile away was pointed out-the
woodsman was blindfolded and start
ed toward it. In less than 200 feet
he was travelling in circles. When
he arrived at what he figured was
his objective, he was about as far
away from it as when he started.
Science has proved conclusively
people have no sense of direction"
and travel in circles when lost or
blindfolded. The boys used to have
saying that he has wheels in his
head.
X
Maybe there's more truth than
slang in that old expression, for it's
certain most folks think in circles
for few can take up thought and
follow it through to the end; a few
minutes steady thinkin' and his mind
Il, ooioo wound and round
But what about animals and birds?
Who doesn't know of cow, or
mule, or an old hound that hasn't
come home from miles and miles
away. And homing pigeons travel
hundreds of miles over unknown
courses-and migrating birds. What
is it--an Instructor sense of direc-
tion-or what? If these things were
blindfolded could they find their
way?
What's a young Teller going to de-
eide on to make a living for himself
and future family? Ask a dentist
if his is a good calling for young
feller-er doctor, er a banker, er
lawyer. Without fail will come a
negative answer. Law, Son, no.
The woods are full of dentists, doc
tors and lawyers-half of 'em starv-
ing to death" And so many mos"
will come from the various profess
sions the young Teller will decide
there jest amt no need or place on
earth for him.
.-O--
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

1t is quite possible to get as much
joy out of an open fireplace burning
wood as out of radio set.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

Education may help a man to make
plans by which he insures himself a
better living.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

The human face can say a great
deal without word spoken; and
much of it may not be SO.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

Never be sure you dislike a man
until after you are we'll acquainted
with him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

1t is the way in which your friend
does not tell to anyone else what he
knows on you that seals him to you.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

You can do man so many favors
that he will hate you for not doing
more
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

Happy period of old age may not
last any longer than childhood does.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

We need critics, but personally,
you may not always like them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

A state Farmer Section Feature
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-05
New War Machine
Reported Success
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Continued from Page y
made it impossible to use high eX
plosive projectiles in rapid fir
guns.
Producers OF the present gun be
lieve they have eliminated botf
hazards The kick" and muzzlt
whip" are taken out of the gun by
a patented mechanism which util-
ICES a small part of the gases pro.
polling the projectile out of the bar
rel to give a forward thrust to TIT
weapon at precisely the time the
protective is leaving the muzzle OF
the gun. Counter-b balancing back.
ward thrust or kick" is admins
tered by the powder gases.
The firing of high explosive pro-
jectiles from this gun was made
possible by patented mechanism
which delays extraction of the fired
cartridge until the powder case,
have left the barrel of the gun. and
by locking devices which make il
impossible for a new cartridge to
be thrown into the chamber of the
barrel until after the fired cartridge
has been extracted
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-05
MOHANMEDAN ASSOCIATION MAKES
ANNUAL DONATION TO HIPASS CAMP

The month of Ramadan is devoted
to prayer and fasting and the do
nation is considered a fitting con-
clusion to the period
The organization is composed of
approximately so Mohammedans
living in Imperial Valley, a major
ity of them rancherS. They dele
gated two members to deliver the
sum which was collected in small
amounts.
Last year the group brought the
contribution to the Imperial Valley
Press with the request that this
newspaper give the amount TO a
worthy charity. The HipaSS Health
camp was recommended and the
advice was followed. The Moham-
medans Wednesday brought THEN
annual contribution TO the Post
Press and it again will go to the
HipasS fund.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-05
Congress May Balk
At Processing Tax
CONTINUED from Page u

We can raise the full amount with
out any processing taxes
Doughton's statement came as
n ways and means subcommittee
studied with treasury experts tax
schedules that would raise SSH
100000 from processing taxes in
three years This sum would bal
ance the. farm deficit for the pres
cnt fiscal year
Doughton estimated the propos-
ed corporate surplus tax would
raise 5000 100000 and the wind
fall levy on uncollected process
ing taxes 5000. 100000. This $780,
100000 total would be enough. some
thought 10 carry in a tax bill at
this session.
Doughton came cat strongly for
surplus tax. He held that corpora
tons would get increased benefit
from successful farm program
which would lift agrarian purchas-
ing power.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-03-05
Last Chance Giuen
On Traffic Tickets

Continued from Page

lCOnJlllucd from rage -
Buick 9C9434, Whippet 1V8696
Chevrolet 1V2O55, Chevrolet So.
Oak. 521017. Ford -2Z5O91. WHY'S
8H8192. Chevrolet Dodge
5M6694 DeSoto-Dealer 493, Chevro-
let-7R4985, Plymouth Ariz. LP98
CheYrolet-1V3096
The license numbers on the fore
going list were published without
the make of the automobile being
included.
License numbers in the follow
ing list, the chief said. have not
been published heretofore. Traffic
tickets fer overparking were placed
in. Ford 5M7288 Dodge 1V3664.
Dodge -.lV3272, Chrysler- 3T8950
Ford 7R58l7. Chevrolet lV2265,
SUudeb3ker-1V1355, Chevrolet W
1851. Studebaker-1V82O, F'ord-1V-
1882.