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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
CHILD HEALTH DAY EVERY DAY


Plans for the celebration OF Child
Health Day throughout Maryland,
and the appointment OF DR.. II. Ma
son Knox, Jr., Chief OF the State
Bureau OF Child Hygiene, as Chair
man of the State Committee for the
observance have been announced by
DR.. r. H. Riley, Director OF the
State Department of Health.
AS the first day OF May-which is
officially designated by an Act Oh
Congress as National Child Health
Day-falls on Sunday, this year, the
special Health Day exercises, and
May Day celebration usually held in
the schools or at community AFFAIRS
in connection with the observance
of the day, will accordingly take
place at some favorable time before
or after the first of the month.
Purpose of the nationwide OBJ
servance", DR.. Riley said, lis to
focus the attention OF every individ-
ual and of every community on the
right of every child to health and
happiness; to intelligent care; to pro-
lection against disease, danger and
from harmful conditions; and to OPP
portunities for normal growth and
development, physical, mental and
spiritual; not only on May Day, but
every day, all the year round. Ii
all of the plans, emphasis is Iald
on community responsibility, as well
as on that of fathers and mothers,
teachers and public health officials,
for the health and well-being OF the
children of this country.
President Roosevelt in his annual
proclamation issued in accordance
with the requirements of the Con
gressional Act of 1928, setting aside
the first day of May of this year, as
Child Health Day, asks that special
attention be given by men and wo-
men throughout the country, to
ways by which the child health work
of public and private agencies can be
extended and made more effective.
MAY Day has always been associ-
ated with festivals and with growth
The idea of dedicating the day to
the health needs of the children OF
this country was proposed by Miss
Julia Lathrop the first Chief of tbs
U. S. Children's Bureau, in 1916.
The plan did not take shape until
ten years later when the American
Child Health Association began or
ganizing Child Health Day celebrd-
lions through State and local organ
izations. When that Association
went out of existence, responsibilit,
for carrying on the Child Healta
Day observance was taken over by
the Conference of State and Pro,
vincial Health Authorities of North
America-the official organization
health agencies. Since then, at the
request of the Conference, the Child
Health Day activities have been or
ganized and sponsored by the U. S.
Children's Bureau. The slogan Sc
lected by the Bureau for this years
celebration is speed Children on
the Road to Health"
The Committee for Maryland in
cludes representatives of State. city
and county departments of health
and of education, of State and
country medical societies, organEza-
lions concerned with the care Of
mothers and young children, and
with the care of children who are
physically or mentally handicapped;
women's club; recreational groups;
parent-teachers organizations; bog
and girl scouts; service clubs, and
-. ~~,no.,vo
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
LETTERS TO CONGRESSMAN

Not many people, comparatively.
write letters to their Senators and
Representatives in Congress. And
the letters which are written are
usually to criticise the legislator, or
to scold or abuse him for something
he has done, or perhaps has not
done, rather than to commend some
praiseworthy act or to make some
constructive suggestion.
Congressman welcome the interest
of their constituents in public affairs
and certainly appreciate little we'll
deserved praise. But they justly re-
sent undeserved blame.
One Representative from west
ern state recently said:
81 am sure | could do the correct
thing, the courageous thing, the in
dependent thing, a thousand times
and never receive five letters of en-
couragement. But if l make one mis-
take, thousand letters arrive say
ing things"
Not long ago number of Sena-
tors and Representatives signed a
message of greeting to the Spanish
under the Cortes at it's opening ses-
sion. This nation is ON friendly terms
with Spain, and the Cortes is its
chief legislative body, under the con-
stitution of that county. But the
Roman Catholic press CT the United
States held the greeting to be an in
suit to the Vatican, which has fav-
cred the cause of the Spanish rebels.
So they told their people to "say
things" to the signers. According to
reports, they certainly did SOL!
| Criticism, censure, abuse, denuncia-
ton, execration, and even threats of
physical violence were heaped upon
some of those who signed the petit
ton. Such unmerited treatment no
Congressman welcomes.
But surely man who represents
you in Congress, and who speaks or
acts so as to command your ad-
miration, deserves some expression
Of that feeling from you. And how
can you expect such representative
to know your opinions regarding
public question if you do not in
some manner inform him as to what
those opinions are?
But some questions the use of such
letters, and say they merely go to
fatten the Congressional waste-bas-
l1et There may be some foundation
for such an idea so far as it refers
to form letters, identical kilograms,
petitions, etc. Not that these will
go into the waste-basket, but known
ing as a Congressman does how easy
it is to get the average mans sigma
ture on petition, he may give the
petition but little weight. But per-
sonal letter is different matter
Senator Capper, veteran of the
| Upper House, says:
Twelve letters carry more weight
than a hundred signatures on a
| petition.
And Senator Nye, who has been
prominent in many controversial
issues in the Senate is quoted as
saying:
LET no one discount the influence
of the intelligent letter which is
written the Representative by his
constituent"
To write such a letter costs but
the price of three-cent stamp, and
takes but a few minutes time. Is it
not worth trying? But do not waste
the time and stamp on abuse.
News Bureau
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

Nations could develop new re-
sources with the money now spent
for armament, but you can't wear
a Sam Browne belt while draining
swamps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

A mistaken idea is that clipping q
dog keeps him cool. Dogs should never
be clipped. particularly In summer.
Removal Of the dogs coat does not
make him cooler, since dog does not
sweat through his skin but through its
lolling tongue. Clipping the hair, there
fore, does not allow for any more evap-
grafton. On the other hand dogs
coat protects his skin against the sun
and acts as an insulator to help keep
the heat out. Frequent bathing In hot
weather, Is also inadvisable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

A statesman does what is best for
the country; q politician does what
is necessary to stay popular.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

Cats whiskers. cocoanut shells
and glass are being used in making
new novelty wooden yarn in England.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

No good politician suffers from
modesty. II he alone desires q re-
form. he says: 1.-THE people Of Amer
lea demand
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Merz Made Editor
Of New York Times
~ the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-Arthur
Hays Sulzberger publisher of the
New York Times, announced last
night that Charles Merz had been
appointed editor of the Times, in
charge of the editorial page, to sue
ceed DR.. John H. Finley.
According to prearranged plan,
DR.. Finley. who has returned to the
Times after an illness of several
months, becomes editor emeritus at
the age of IS.
In a letter to the retiring editor
on the editorial page of the Times
Mr.. Sulzberger invited him Ito
serve another life term as editor
emeritus and to benefit your as
sociates with the rich distillate of
your active life and your keen per-
ception."
The new editor, As, was born in
Sandusky, Ohio, and educated at
Yale University. Engaged in jour-
nalism % years, he was successfully
managing editor of Harper's Weekly,
1856; Washington correspondent
of the New Republic, 1861; as
sistant to tine American Commission
to Negotiate Peace. Paris. 1918-i9;
associate editor of the New Repub-
lie, 1920, and staff correspondent of
the New York World In Europe and
the Orient, 1928.
Mr.. Merz went to the Times edi-
torial page staff in 1881 from the
World, where he had been associate
editor since 1924.
Evening star., 1938-11-16

in 1920 to rule the $4,000 square
miles of territory seized from Ger
many in 1915.
I'VE are going to defend South
Africa and it's vital interests, includ-
ing Southwest Africa, to the utter
most" he said
Speaking of Defense Minister
Oscar Pirow's current visit to Eu-
rope, Smuts declared: PROV has
gone to see if he can get from the
British government and British
manufacturers the means of defense
which are vitality necessary for pro-
lection of the Union of South AZ
rica.
I'VE have found it very difficult to
move Britain so far. There is a
gigantic struggle going on there for
the self-defense of Britain, who is
busy with her program of rearma-
ment."
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Engineers to Honor
Army Officers

Col. David McCoach, jr.. Engi-
neer Commissioner of the District,
and Maj. H. C. Minton, executive
officer of the Army Ordnance De
partment, will be guests tonight ut
the 33d annual dinner of. the WASH
ington Society of Engineers at the
Mayflower Hotel. - 80.
Col. McCoach plans to discuss the
Districts program Of engineering
projects and Maj. Minton is to out
line the engineers task in national
defense.
The society will pay tribute to
Claude H. Birdseye for his services
during 38 years with the Geological
Survey, General Land Once and
the Army.
Donald H. Sawyer will be congrat-
ulated on having been chosen for
high honors by the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Jail Fails to Convince Teacher
Stacks Are Improper in Court

In my fathers time such attire
might not have been. appropriate
for court wear, but since pajamas
are now worn so frequently on the
street. they may be accepted as
suitable for wear in court
Judge Guerin, sentencing the 28-
year-old kindergarten instructor,
said your appearance here in man.
nish attire is contemptuous.
Mr.. Katz, in defense, argued:
"She is young woman of ideals.
If she wore dresses she would have
to wear silk stockings. To her. a
pair of silk stockings mean a dead
Chinese"
Mr.. Katz also asserted his client
was not seeking publicity. to which
the judge replied:
Miss Hulick has been posing all
over the place, and seems to be
enjoying it."
The original purpose of her court
visit, almost hidden by her slacks,
was to testify against two colored
men accused of robbing her home.
They were held for trial.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
LoyaIists Reported
Trapped by Rebels
On Ebro Right Bank
Escape Across River Is
Found Cut by Fronco
EncircIinq Drive

By the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, France, Nov. 16.-
Spanish insurgents reported today
their armies were closing In on
thousands of government militiamen
trapped on the right bank of tho
Ebro River.
The militiamen, driven out Of the
Fatarella Mountains, found escape
across the Ebro cut by a successful
encircling movement which gave the
insurgents control of the entire right
bank north and east of Gandesa.
Insurgent headquarters announced
their troops had established a line
running from Asco to Fix and then
to Ribarroja, river towns north Of
Gandesa. Asco and Fix were cap
tured by Generalissimo Francisco
Frances forces yesterday and the
fall of Ribarroja was said to be i'm
minent.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Mutual Defense Bloc
May Be Discussed !
T.;
At Lima ParIey 4
Roosevelt Will Ask
Congress to Increase
Air Forces
BY the Associated Presa.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt has supplied
a cue for discussions at next months
Pan-American Conference by view
ing defense Of the Western Hemi-
sphere as a mutual proposition
among its 81 republics and Canada.
He told his press conference yes
terday he would ask Congress to in
crease the Nations air forces sum.
ciently to cope with any foreign
aggression against either of the
American continents.
But the administration, he en-
phasized, does not contemplate that
the United States should guard the
new world alone. National defense.
he added, has become a matter of
continental defense, and mutual SOL
idarity is needed.
This solidarity is more definite
Mr.. Roosevelt continued, than at any
time since the Latin Republics were
struggling for their independence
more than a century ago.
Farley Opens December 8.
The Presidents remarks are GER
tain to- be an important topic
among delegates from the American
republics at their regular meeting
IN Lima, Peru, beginning December
9. In fact, Latin American diplo-
matte circles here consider mutual
defense the principal business of
the conference-at least behind the
scenes.
At Buenos Aires. DR.. Jose Maria
Cantilo, minister Of foreign affairs,
said Argentina would be unwilling
to consider a formal defensive bloc
OF American nations II it meant
turning our backs on European ma
tions linked to Argentina by tradi-
tional bonds"
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King Of Canada said at Ottawa that
Mr.. Roosevelt's statement was 4
further indication Of the common
interests Of Canada and the United
States. He recalled the Presidents
speech last summer at Kingston,
Ontario, in which Mr.. Roosevelt
said the United States would not
stand idly by if Canada were threat
ened by an aggressor.
The Canadian cabinet, like the
Roosevelt administration, is consid-
ering increased defense expenditures
for the next year.
No Definite Figures.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not give out
definite figures in his exposition of
aims involved in the rearmament
program, but his remarks gave sup
port to persistent reports that he
would propose an Army Air Corps of
from 1000 to 10000 war planes.
This would form one of the worlds
strongest aerial armadas.
There is no present intention, he
said, to try to create a Navy strong
enough to defend both the Atlantic
and Paciff1c coasts at the same time
Mr.. Roosevelt mentioned no direc-
tor from which he believed future
threats to the Americas might
come. He said aviation strides were
responsible for his new conception
Of defense needs.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Constance ToImodge
Files Divorce Suit
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. Constance
Talmadge, a star of the silent films,
has come to the parting of the ways
with her third husband.
Charging desertion. she filed suit
for divorce yesterday from Town
send Netcher, whose mother is presi-
dent of a loop department store.
William B. Gemmill, her attorney,
said the couple separated on May
10, 1886, seven years and two days
after their marriage. There are no
children.
Miss Talmadge, who is 80, first
was married to John Pialogiou, a
Greek tobacco importer, in 1921.
She divorced him to wed Allaster
Macintosh, a Scotch aviator. They
were divorced in 1927.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
One Dead, Five Hurt
As Hunting Opens
In Nearby States
Perry Point (Md.) Youth
Falls From Boot
And browns
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The casualty list from the first
day of the wild foul and upland game
hunting season in Maryland and
Virginia included one dead and five
injured. Several notables were
among the thousands who took to
the fields.
The dead:
William Dinsmore, 10, Of Perry
Point.
The injured: Edward Hart, 21,
and Joseph Fritz, l8, of Stemmers
Run, Md -
John Richter, "a. Of Randalls-
town, Md.
Lewis Henderson OF Dumbarton,
Va.
A. L. Morris of Madisonville, Va.
Mr.. Dinsmore, son of Howard
Dinsmore, an attendant at the Perry
Point Veterans Hospital, fell from
a motor launch in which he was
duck hunting and drowned in the
Susquehanna River.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Mexican ChiIdren's
Paintings Shown

Paintings by Mexican children
were put on exhibit yesterday in
the Children's Federal Art Gallery,
8l6 independence avenue S.W., as
part of q series of displays from
foreign countries. The pictures,
done by children between 10 and Is
years old, were obtained through the
aid of the Mexican Embassy here.
The exhibit, lasting a month, is
open to the pubic from noon to S
pm. on week days, except Saturday
when the hours are 10 am. to S pm.
The art is of the new type developed
in Mexico in an effort to get away
from conventional limitations. Sew
eral members of the Mexican EN-
bassy staff attended the opening
yesterday.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
SeIf-HeIp Exchange
EMPLOYS 236 Persons

Despite the Armistice day holiday,
which accounted for a slight de-
crease in the number of individuals
given work, the Washington Self
Help Exchange, Inc. reported today
that 236 men and women worked at
the organization last week with an
average daily attendance OF ITO.
The sewing department manufac-
tured and renovated total of 229
garments. the bakery produced 2,139
loaves of bread, the cafeteria served
total Of 1,730 meals, the shoe re-
pair shop mended Sc pairs Of shoes
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated PreS4.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16-School-
teacher Helen Hulick, having Of
Tended a Municipal Courts dignity
by wearing slacks, waited today to
find out what the Superior Court
thinks about it.
Miss Hulick spent an hour or so
in jail-and blue denims-yesterday
after Municipal Judge Arthur Guerin
sentenced her to five days for con-
tempt because she appeared in his
court three times. despite his OBJ
lections, attired in what he called
pants"
She won here release on a writ of
habeas corpus signed by Superior
Judge Clarence Kincaid, who set
hearing tomorrow. Miss Hulick's
attorney. William Katz, said she
would appear in slacks lust to be
consistent"
AS possible precedent, it was re-
called that year ago Ann Siegel
came in white silk pajamas to ask
divorce from Bert Siegel. and that
Superior Judge Thurmond Clarke
commented:
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Democratic Aide Accused

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. is (P.-
Garrett E. Lyons, chairman of the
Democratic City Committee, was
free today on $4,000 bail after being
arrested on a warrant charging vio-
lation Of the election law at the
November 8 election. The warrant,
signed by Attorney General P. War
rem Green. did not specify the
alleged violation.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Union Asks S 100, 900
In Suit for Wuoes
By the Associated Press,

BY the AsSOcltted PTeSS,
NEW YORK, Nov 16.-Charging
the F.. w. Woolworth Co., sand To-
cent store operator, did not live up
to a wage increase agreement, the
Department Store Employees Union,
Local 1850, filed 100000 suit yes
terday in Supreme Court.
The union alleged that the COM
pany owed 100000 to $500 employees
as a result of a contract signed
March 81. 1887, after a series of sit
down strikes.
The contract provided for salary
increases ranging from 40 to 80
cents a week.
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Gen. Smuts Asserts
South Africa to Fight,

Africa, Nov. 10 R.-Gen. Jan. Chris
tiaans Smuts, commander of the
Union Of South Africas World War
forces, today declared the union
would fight if necessary to retain her
mandate over Southwest Africa, for
mer. German colony.
In q speech here the veteran
campaigner termed a sacred trust"
the League OF Nations mandate
which was granted South Africa
Evening star., 1938-11-16
Films to Be Shown

Eight reels of motion pictures.
THE Life Of Martin Luther" and
THE Pay OFF, will be presented
by the Chevy Chase Chapter of the
w. c. T. U. tonight at 8 o'clock at
st. Paul's Lutheran Church, Con-
necticut avenue and Everett street
NV.
Evening star., 1938-11-16

'ably meant he had no intention of
relinquishing Togoland and Came
rooms, held by France under League
p of Nations mandate. These have
frequently been mentioned among
the territories that might be handed
back
Stiff Demands from Italy.
NJ. Daladier, threatened with a
cabinet split over his financial pro-
gram, was reported also to have
received stiff conditions from Italy
AS the price of French italian
accord
These demands, said persons close
to the foreign office, were that
France cede to Italy the Djibouti-
Adds Ababa Railway and the port
of Djibouti, and share with Italy
the control of the Suez Canal and
the administration of Tunisia.
Such terms were universally ac-
knowledged by parliamentary depu-
ties to be unacceptable to France.
The demands came as distinct
blow to M. Daladier's new policy
of seeking friendship accords with
the dictators so he could better
concentrate French strength in
solving domestic problems and de-
veloping the colonies.
Quick Accord Hoped For.
A settlement with Germany, it
was officially announced. was well
on its way and M. Daladier was
said to hope that Andre Francois
Poncet. as the Ambassador to Rome,
could get quick accord with Italy
following the example of Great
Britain.
The Premier's suppression of a
second group of decree laws de-
signed to increase the governments
supervision over commerce and in
dustry was responsible for the cabi-
net dissension.
Six of the II ministers were re-
ported by sources close to the cabi-
net to have threatened to resign.
Minister of Commerce Pierre
Gentin, Minister Of Labor Charles
Pomaret, Minister of Public Works
Anatole de Monzie, Minister of COL
onies Georges Mandel, Minister of
Agriculture Henri Queille and Min
lister Of Merchant Marine Louis de
Chappedelaine were named.
They declared that Finance Min
lister Paul Reynaud obtained sup
preston of their DEGREES after, safely
launching his own.
Il vas said they agreed to hold OF
anv action which might topple the
cabinet until after the visit OF Brit
,sh Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain november % and that Of King
Carol of Rumania late this month.