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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
Keep Up Old Custom Of
Blessing Fishing Boats

For more than three centuries the
annual departure of the fishing feet
from the picturesque fishing port of
st. Malo, France, has been preceded by
the solemn blessing of each boat. The
rite dates back to the days when pas
sage across the western ocean to the
Grand banks of Newfoundland was
likely to be a terrifying experience.
Vessels were small, disaster and dis
ease took frequent toll in human lives,
and so the mariner made his peace
with heaven before he set sail. To-
day the devout fisherman follows the
custom of his forefathers with peas
ants grouped everywhere in native cos
tunes watching the ceremony. His
need is less, however, for hazards Of
the voyage are not SO great as they
were 300 years ago. Vessels are larg-
er, and it was noted at recent cere-
mony at st. Malo that a majority Of
the fishing craft had modern auxiliary
motor power to supplement their sail
areas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
JULY FOURTH

The American people will always
have reason for pride on Independ-
ence Day, because of the marvellous
deed of courage and wisdom which
It commentaries. On that date 16l
years ago, the delegates of the 10
original states took chances of being
hung as traitors, they defied the most
powerful nation on the globe, and
they established a new nation found
ed on democratic principles.
Up to that time democracy had
seemed a mere dream of visionary
philosophers. Our patriot fathers
decided that the dream could be
made into a reality. The greatest
phase Of their achievement was not
their superb courage, but the practi-
cal wisdom with which they gradu-
ally framed and perfected govern
ment which should avoid the perils
which had previously wrecked all
democratic states.
Up to 1875, the world had been
run mostly for the benefit of kings,
emperors, mobiles, generals and all
privileged classes. The patriot faith
ers decided that in America it was
going to be run for the benefit of the
people.
Millions of suppressed people in a
hundred lands heard the story OF
freedom and liberty as it numbered
across the sea from America. They
decided that they too wanted these
blessings. Revolutions gradually fol-
lowed in all lands, and the old tryan-
MES and despotisms were abolished.
The Declaration of Independence in
1875 turned the world upside down.
When we are permitted to send our
children to the excellent schools OF
Maryland, when we choose our own
rulers at the polls, when we pass
laws at Washington or Annapolis
aimed to protect the masses, we owe
the ability to do these things to the
fateful act of the fathers on July the
4th, 1875. Let us never forget this
day OF days. Some day we shall
learn how to celebrate it in some
better way than making big noises.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
Noisemakers That Are
FRAGILE Most Popular

Noisemakers for the children land
some grownups) are a desideratum
on such occasions as Halloween, cleo
ton day and New Years eve. But in
the selection Of such contrivances ex-
perience has taught that one must be
careful in at least one respect.
Let the conversation of customer
and the purveyor of noise Illustrate:
II want something that will make
the most noise at the least cost, }"
states the party of the first part.
1--WE have horns, whistles, rattles
and, even better, this very remark
able cowbell that is guaranteed to
last for several years." states the
party of the second part.
"Give me the most fragile horn you
have and throw away those bell
things. They last great deal longer
than is necessary. want something
that will serve Its purpose tonight
and rest on the rubbish heap tomor-
row SO we can have peace In the
household."-New York Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
Killed His Luck

One time l saw a temperamental
movie director order his crew OF
workmen to kill stray dog who had
been hanging around making friends.
Never shall l forget the look of be-
wilderment that came into the logs
eyes as his luncheon pals suddenly
turned on him with sticks and blud-
geons. incidentally. the director who
ordered that dog killed never made
another successful picture and stead
fly and sickeningly dropped to OBJ
liyion. I knew another man who had
a fighting bulldog that he forced to
fight for gamblers after one Of her
forelegs had been chewed of. That
brute lost his own leg and finally
wound up in states prison. Sounds
like a little Rollo story, but it's true.
Harry Carr in the Los Angeles
Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
WHEAT RISE

The 1887 wheat crop probably will
be the best since 1881, the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture revealed In
it's latest monthly crop estimate the
past fortnight.
The total wheat yield will be
between S25, 100000 bushels, accord
ing to the Departments guess.
The winter wheat crop was estimated
at $40, 100000 bushels and the spring
total at between IT'S, 100000 and g.
OOO, 100000.
This would be the best crop since
the $4,000, 900 bushels harvested in
1881, and sharply above the $685.
10000 bushels of last year.
Since about 650,0OO,O0O bushels
of wheat generally satisfy domestic
needs, yield of S25, 100000 bushels
would leave a sizable surplus for
export A special report issued by the
Department claimed that American
wheat will find wider foreign mark
ct this year than for several years.
The Departments estimates were
based. as usual. on conditions prevail
ing the first Of June.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
Instructive Energy

"Libido" is defined by Freud as the
energy of those instincts which have
to do with all that may be comprised
under the word "love." Jung enlarged
the concept so that for him it de-
scribes the energy resident in all In
stincts. It is claimed that the energy
of intellectual processes is measured
by intelligence tests in terms Of clear
ness and speed; but the measurement
Of the conative energy Of a wish Is
more difficult, because the wish, which
may be considered to be the inner feel
ing of need, together with motor sets
appropriate to its appeasement, may
fail to find expression in measurable
overt conduct on account of opposing
repressive (unconsclous) and sup
pressive (conscious) forces.-Wash-
ington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
UNTRIMMED HEDGES OBSTRUCT
VIEW

Motorists are endangered in many
sections hereabouts, the Keystone
Automobile Club of Maryland as
serts, by failure of property owners
or the authorities to trim hedges and
trees and cut down other growtns
which abscure the view Of drivers
at highway intersections.
Reports received by the Club from
its Motor Patrol and other field
forces indicate there is much room
for improvement, OF highway condi-
tions in this respect. Robert e.
Gambrill, Regional Supervisor of the
Club, said the danger to motorists is
magnified at points where "slow"
and stop" signs are obscured.
Under such conditions" he said,
"the motorist on the stop street
enters an intersection without ade-
quate warning of danger or the
knowledge he is violating the law.
At the same time the motorist on the
highway supposedly protected Dy
stop signs is placed in peril Of his
life because he is expecting cross
traffic to give him the right of way
and consequently is not prepared for
the emergency when another vehicle
looms before him.
while these conditions exist, we
urge upon motorists the necessity to
drive with the utmost care and to
approach intersections at reduced
speed, ready to stop at a moments
notice. We feel, however, that
these are inexcusable hazards and
that immediate steps should be tax
en-, either by authorities or owners
to eliminate the danger as matter
of public duty"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

The Golden Gate Bridge, spanning
the mile-wide entrance to the San
Francisco Bay, is no longer a dream
shared by many Of our engineers, but
a reality of transcendent proportions.
The LOB that couldn't be done" has
been accomplished. Opened on May
28, 1887, this great work was the en-
gineering achievement of Joseph
Bearmann Strauss, who has built
many bridges of steel across rivers,
habors and gorges in several countr-
les of the world. This great struc-
ture, with it's marvellous main span
having a length of 1920 feet-7OO
feet longer than that of the famous
George Washington Memorial Bridge
across the Hudson River-was built
in the remarkably short time of four
years.
Great as was its engineering per-
formance-a chllenge to the genius
of mantle job of promoting the
project at a cost of $35,000,000 in
the midst of depression also reqired
vision, confidence, persistence and
devotion to business details of the
highest order.
The promoters had to meet the re-
sistance of great number of influ-
entail citizens of San Francisco and
it's environs, who said that it never
could be built; that if it we're built
it would be destroyed by earthquake,
blocking the harbor; or that Japan
would sink it and bottle up our Nav
al vessels; and finally, if the engin-
GERS succeeded, it would never pay
for ITSELF
But the propoters Of the Golden
Gate Bridge, who saw eye to- eye with
the chief engineer, can rejoice with
him who has celebrated the achieve
ment in poem called A symphony in
Steel, which begins significantly:
Launched midst thousand hopes
and fears, damned by a myriad
hostile seers, yet ne'er its course was
stayed"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

God" will be the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches Of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, July 4.
The Golden Text will be from
Jude 1:25-"To the only wise God,
our Savior, be glory and majesty,
dominion and power, both now and
ever"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible-Psa. 76:1-
In Judah is God known; his name is
great in Israel"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" by Mary Baker Eddy, page
228-"There is no power apart from
God. Omnipotence has all power,
and to acknowledge any other power
is to dishonor God"
Services: Sunday. II q. m, Sum
day School 9:45 a. m. Wednesday
evening testimonial meetings at 8
O'Clock, 15 N. Harrison st., Easton,
Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
THE FOURTH RECALLS PAST
STRUGGLES

The Fourth of July has occupied
an honored place on our calendar for
a long time, and the temptation
grows to regard 1t as a perfunctory
gesture in honor of an ancient deed.
Yet there was never greater need of
realizing how dependent those old
victories are upon present-day cour-
age. The battle to preserve the free
dom won in revolution is battle
that never ends. In observing INDIE
pendence day we are celebrating an
occasion which has far more than
the picturesque significance of ven-
cradle antique. 1t can and should
remind us of with what difficulty and
suffering our freedom was first OBJ
tanned and of how constantly it has
been endangered both by domestic
and by foreign foes.
The freedom which we proclaimed
on that first glorious Fourth cannot
last if we do not tend it-any more
than a plant can grow without water
and sunlight. In domestic affairs re-
strictions upon personal freedom
have grown to a dangerous height.
In foreign fields we are still inclined
to assume that because we have a
primary material interest as well as
a strong moral belief in peace as
guarantor of freedom the interests
and the morality of others impel
them along the same path. With
modesty which would be commend
able under other circumstances,
many of us underestimate the i'm
potrance of America to civilization
and the need for a national insur
ance equivalent to all that we have
at stake in the continued mainten-
ance of peace.
The Fourth of July is valuable
occasion, indeed, II it carries our
minds through the War of the Revo-
luton, the Civil war and the wars
or near-wars which we have had
with Great Britain, France, Germany
and Spain. 1t renews our present
zest for liberty. May it remind us
that one neither gets nor keeps
something for nothing in this world
and that even such priceless thing
as freedom drifts away or is snatch
ed away unless community is con-
stantly vigilant!-New York Herald
Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
Indian Mountain Wor.hipers

According to DR.. Walter Hough,
head curator of anthropology of the
Smithsonian institution, a cult OF
mountain-peak worship flourished
among the ancient Pueblo Indians in
northeastern Arizona. Doctor HOugh
has made extensive archaeological
studies in those regions and found
many evidences of this strange creed
In their decorative designs on their
pottery. What is more. the Indians
lived in a region overshadowed by
four great mountain peaks, one APP
proximately at each of the four points
of the compass.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
LABOR'S CASE

In the present great labor unrest,
there is a disposition among many
people to blame everything on the
strikers and nothing on the compan-
les they are striking against. This
is altogether regrettable because 1t is
altogether unfair. AS far as it ap-
plies to- the steel industry, a careful
and impartial reading of facts will
show that there are two sides to this
story and that the devil is not exclu-
sively the companion of labor.
Steel's story can be told in more
or less simple terms. Last March,
Myron C. Taylor, chairman OF the
board of U. S. Steel, and John L..
Lewis. head of the G. I. O., reached
an agreement in which the Steel
Workers Organizing Committee was
recognized as the collective bargain
ing agent of it's members. Other
companies, following Taylor's en-
lightened lead, similarly broke away
from steel's historic anti-unionism.
Altogether approximately 140 COM
panies, employing about 100000
workers, signed written agreements.
1t is an open secret today, how
ever, that there were certain steel
leaders who bitterly resented, and
still bitterly resent, Taylor's history
making agreement with the c. I. O..
Of these, Tom Girdler, head of Re-
public Steel, is undoubtedly the
leader.
AS a result of Girdler's attitude
and a similar attitude on the part of
such men as Eugene Grace, head OF
Bethlehem Steel, there are on strike
now about 100000 men in Republic
Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube,
Inland Steel and Bethlehem. The
rest of the industry is at peace be-
cause of written union agreements.
Girdler and his group will have
nothing to do with such agreements,
however, and hence these is war and
hence there is the ever-present threat
of more violence, more bloodshed.
Written agreements have been in
effect in about 140 steel companies
and so far there has been no trouble
over them; so far there has been no
move for the closed shop (where
only union workers can be employed)
or the check-off system (under which
employers, acting for the union, de-
duct union dues from wages.) 1t
may be true that these things will be
sought eventually but the fact re-
mains that they are not being sought
now. Where written agreements
are in effect, there is peace.
Anybody who is familiar with the
lindustry's history is we'll aware that
steeps labor relations not many years
ago constituted an ugly business OF
terrorism and repression. That day
is passed. 1t passed even before
Myron Taylor came to terms with
John Lewis, but Taylor's action was
kind Of official recognition that the
era of hard fists and exploitation had
come to an end. Since 1929, labor
has attained new dignity, a new
importance. The person who thinks
otherwise is behind the times, I'M
aware of the realities.-The Path
finder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
say 1T WITH SEED

That IL what the Japanese woman
did this spring. They sent to Ger
many, to Hitler, one hundred bags of
Japanese ,chrysanthemum and morn
ang glory aeed. These were earmark-
ed Friendship Offering. They were
sent by the Woman's International
Goodwill Association. and 30 through
summer the beautiful morning glor-
aes and though autumn the gorgeous
blossoming OF the chryanthemums
win hold that message Of goodwill
eefore German eyss. \
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02
Cu..t Room Pointers

The family is judged by its guest
room. In planning this room 1t is
well to keep in mind four points. First,
the guest does not know where a sim
gle thing in the house Is kept. Second,
guests are travellers, SO a travellers
comfort should be considered. Third.
the room should be planned for mas
culine as well as for feminine guests.
Fourth, accessories should be included
which can be added to or taken from
the room according to the age and
needs of the guest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02

The largest Arbor Vitae in the
state of Maryland is said to be locat-
ed near Centerville. Queen Anne's
County. This tree is 35 feet high,
20 feet in spread and six feet-ten In
ches around, four and one-half feet
above the ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02

Nice. This act had the endorsement
Of the Farm Bureau and State
Grange and provides for establish
ment of local districts and authorizes
acceptance of Federal funds to be
administered by supervisors that are
elected or appointed locally in fur
thering the work in such districts,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02

An enabling act whereby state
soil conservation committee and
farmers may take group action for
control and prevention of soil
erosion, which was passed ct the last
regular session of the Maryland Leg
islature, was signed by Governor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02

Baltimore County ranks first
among the counties of the state in
the value of farm land and buildings.
This amounts to s2s.4s4,790.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02

1t takes as little to make some
laugh as y does to worry others.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-07-02

King of Egypt is in his teens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-23
BREEDERS ELECT
 LITCHFIELD MAN
Ernest Doane Named Pres- ident of State Guernsey
 Association

Cromwell, March g. - Ernest Doane of Falcon Flight Farm, Litch- field, was elected president of the Connecticut Guernsey Breeders As- sociation at the annual meeting Monday night at the Edgewood Country Club. He succeeds Don- aid Gates of Middlebury.
 Other officers elected are: Vice. president, Ralph W. Mason, Groton; secretary, John Schwabacker, Beth- lehem; treasurer, Linus Strickland, Middlefield; executive committee, the officers: Frank Smith, suffield; Donald Gates, Middlebury; and the following vice-presidents by couns ties: New Haven County, George Simpson, Wallingford; Hartford, John Dorsey, Harrington; Litch. field, A. Benjamin Webster, Litch. field; Holland, George A. Hughes, Rockville; Windham, VIII Childs. woodstock; Middlesex, Harold Strickland, Middlefield; New Lon. don, William Lathorp, Norwich; and Fairfield, Donald Thompson. Brooklyn Center.
 The more than 90 members pres ent voted to hold a parish show this year instead of the annual sale. A resolution was adopted supporting the Bangs abortion bill in the Gen. eral Assembly, which provides for reimbursement for cows condemned by the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-23

Electrical generation by water power at Connecticut's hydro-elec- tric developments during the month of January this year broke all prev iously existing records, the total production of these plants reaching the unprecedented mark of 4i,287,- 900 kilowatt hours, 1t is shown in the current monthly report of the analysis and reports section of the federal power commission.
 The January power output blasted . record which has stood unrnatch- ed since April, 1883, when the pro- duction of the hydro plants was 4O,4oo,000 kilowatt hours. The monthly water power production for March, 1885, nearly equnlled this figure with generation totaling 4O,467 ,0OO kilowatt hours. No month in 1884 matched the April, 1883, mark although the output of the hydro plants for the entire year of 1884 was the largest on record for 8 single year.
 It can be noted from the above figures that the years biggest pro- duction of electricity by water pow CT normally comes in the late win- ter and early spring months. TO have such c large amount of power emanating from the hydro develop ments in January is very unusual, and is accounted for by the freak variety of weather in the 1936-19S7 winter. precipitation instead of be-. ing held on the watersheds in the form of snow during January and February this year ran of the slop- es and into the rivers and streams immediately. This boosted the poe tential energy of the rivers and the public utilities of the state took advantage of the situation to con- vert 1t into electrical energy.
 How suddenly and how consid- erably water power production jumped under these circumstances Is shown by comparison of the above new record figure for January with that of December when hydro pro- duction was 20021 900 kilowatt hours and with that of November when 1t was extremely low at 14,374, 900 kilowatt hours.
 Water power plants are generally more costly to build than steam generating stations and their output |; largely dependent upon natures w.iins, but they enable the utilities to take advantage of good water flow and thereby to effect economies in fuel at the steam plants with which they are interconnected. This is also demonstrated by compari- son with last November, the com-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-23
CHURCH REQUESTS
 MADE BY PRIEST
Rev. George T. Sinnott Leaves $l,OOO to St.
 Thomas Seminary

Rockville, March 23-Church be- quests totaling more than $6,O00 were left by Rev. George T. Sinnott of Rockville, according to Q will filed in Rockville Probate court.
 The bequests include: $1,000 to the chancellor of the Roman Cath oliC Diocese for masses, to be di- vided among priests of the diocese or among missionary societies; $4000 to the bishop to be used by him for such needs in the diocese as he may deem best; $1,500 to St. Francis hospital, "in appreciation of the many kindnesses shown to me by that institution; $1,000 to St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore; 41,000 to St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield; $500 to St. Bernards Society of Rockville; 9250 to St. Roses church, Newtown; 9100 to St. Stephens church, Stepney; $l00 to the Sacred Heart church, South bury. His religious books he left to St. Thomas Seminary and person. al articles were left to his imInedi- ate relatives.
 Father Sinnott died March 3 at the rectory of St. Bernard's church after having served as pastor of the Rockville church for nearly 16 years. Attorney John F. Brady of Hartford is executor of the estate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-23
PETER BAKUTIS
 SUES TEA FIRM
$I5,OOO Damage Action Opens Today Before
 Judge M. F. McNiff

Judge Miles F. McNiR Is presid- ing ct the trial of the $15.OO0 dam ages action of Peter B. Bakutis against Herbert Benoit of this city and the Federal Tea company of Boston, Mass, which opened today in the court of common pleas. The Federal Tea company has entered a cross complaint, in which they seek $500 for damages to their truck, which figured in the crash upon which the litigation is based.
 The plaintiff, Bakutis, claims to have been seriously and perma- nenty injured in an automobile crash at 6:30 p. rn., November 25, 1886, at the corner of East Main street and Frost road. Involved in the crash were the car driven by himself, and the truck which was owned by the tea company, under the operation of Herbert Benoit. Negligence and excessive speed by the defendant are claimed.
 Attorney J. Warren Upson ap- pears for Bakutis, with Attorney Walter E. Monogan, Jr., and At- torney Walter E. Monagan, Sr., for the defendant, and Attorney Frank Healey representing the Federal Tea company in their cross com- plaint.