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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Home to Big Ten

Returning to the Big Ten confer
ence for the third time, Herbert O.
"Fritz" Crisler takes the job of foot
ball coach and assistant director
of athletics at the University of
Michigan, left vacant when Harry
Kipke was fired a while back.
Crisler came first to the confer
ence as a gangling, round-shoul-
dered kid at the University of Chi
cage about the close of the World
war. He hadn't played football in
high school but he soon showed he
could do it in college. He became
a star end and will be remembered
for his play in the epic Princeton
Chicago games of the early twen-
ties.
Next he was an assistant coach
at Chicago under A. A. Stage. Then
he became head coach at Mime
sofa, winning conference titles. Six
years ago Princeton signed him.
The Tiger football fortunes were
in the doldrums.
Under his six-year tutelage
Princeton won IS games, lost nine
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Age Creeps On

After they passed the age of twen-
ty-five, they began to be resigned,
but kept plugging along anyway.
Scouts who might happen to see
them pitch would say: They're
good bushers, but not big time cali
Der. Too old. Not enough Zip"
Turner had a try in the big
leagues at the tender age of seven
teen, in 1924, when he made the
spring training trip with the Boston
Red Sox. But that was the nearest
he got to fast company until the
Bees grabbed him early last year.
He believes he was pitcher of
major league dimensions as far
back as 1880.
"About that time ! learned to use
my head as well as my ARM" he
explains, "and think ! could have
made good in the majors"
But the scouts continued to ignore
him and Fette until McKechnie got
the bright idea they might help him
at Boston. Other big league man.
ayers grinned when it was an
nounced that these elderly rockies
were pitching for the Bees. But
the grins faded when Jim and Lou
outguessed their star batters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
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under fire and without bridges, which
had been destroyed by the defend
ers. Five Japanese armies were
driving southwark through the rich
central China agricultural region
and were seriously threatening Kai-
feng, capital of Honan province.
From the south, three Japanese
armies were advancing from the
Hwai river.
Gen. Chang Kai-shek had 400, 1000
troops along the north and south
fronts fighting to prevent the Jap
anese from gobbling up the huge
Lunghai corridor"
China's revitalized air force, with
Russian and other foreign fiiers re-
ported among its personnel, was
said to have bombed the Yellow
river bridge at Lokow, north of Tsin-
an, which the Japanese only recent
ly repaired. This cut the Japanese
line of communication along the
northern section of the Tientsin-P u-
kow railway.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
This Is a "Drouth Year"

ID ECAUSE of early dust storms in
- Kansas, Oklahoma and parts OF
the Texas Panhandle, 1888 already
is called "drouth year" by grain
men. The weather in those regions
is being closely watched by traders
in the United States, Liverpool, Win
nipeg and Buenos Aires.
Grain experts of Chicago reported
that present conditions of soil in
much of the territory from west
Texas to Nebraska is such that light
rains quickly would break it down
into powder, easily blown by high
winds. Only extremely heavy rains
could prevent such blowing.
Oklahoma wheat is much below
that of last year at this time. The
western half of the state was re-
ported in serious need of moisture.
Dust storms have seriously dam
aged wheat and done further dam
age to the states topsoil. The CEN
trail section, too, was reported in
need of moisture.
In all these states producers,
grain traders and elevator men
agreed that only part of the winter
plant in each state would come to
harvest should the much-needed
rains fail to materialize.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

IRVING BUMP HADLEY, former
White Sox pitcher, who was with
the Yankees last year, aspires to be
the American leagues official pho
tographer Syracuse university
has added bowling to its list Of var
sity sports Undergraduates
bowled total of 80, 900 games at the
university last year Bill Mono
han, former University of California
graduate manager, is in charge Of
concessions and exhibits for the 1899
Golden Gate exposition in Califor-
mia Max Something's weight
of 1921 pounds for his recent match
with Ben Foord in Hamburg was his
lightest since he knocked out Joe
Louis in Yankee stadium nearly two
years ago. He was at 1872 that night.
Madison Square Garden corpora
ton has collected approximately
$1,000, 900 in rent from the Rangers
and Americans since hockey was
introduced in New York in 1925
John Kester Of Portage, Wis, re-
Gently bowled 101 games in Is hours
and Al minutes with only 40 min
utes rest Six times his score
was over 200 His average was
158.
Twenty-three years after he set
the world speed skating record Of
Al is seconds for 440 yards Norval
Baptie skated the distance in Al As
seconds on bet The first base
ball broadcast, telegraphic report
of a world series game in 1921, was
filed by the late w. o. Mcclellan,
who closed his description with
razzberry for radio and the an
nouncement, "It's just fad"
Joe Di Maggie made only three hits
off Mel Harder, Cleveland curve
ball pitcher, last season
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

tarescu would very soon succeed
him as premier and that Carol
would create crown council over
which DR.. Cristea would preside.
Much of the new governments au-
thority was concentrated in the
army, and a nationwide state of
siege was proclaimed. A commits
sion was set to work formulating a
new constitution.
Cristea, the key man of the gov
eminent, was expected to take steps
to regain the friendship of France
and Great Britain, traditional allies
of Rumania, without offending Italy
and Germany.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

with a bit of single stitch for the
reeds. You can do the entire de-
sign in plain embroidery instead
of applique, if you wish. Pattern
1881 contains a transfer pattern of
two motifs 51s by IS inches, two
motifs by is inches, and the ap-
plique pattern pieces; directions
for doing applique; illustrations
of all stitches used; material re-
quirements.
Send Is cents in stamps or coins
(coins preferred) for this pattern
to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft
Dept. 81 Eighth Ave-, New York.
Please write your name, address
and pattern number plainly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
jap Refusal Starts Race

Japan having fatty refused to re-
y veal her naval building plans, it
is believed that the greatest navy
construction race ever seen is about
to start, and the United States may
feel called upon to take the lead,
with England, France and Japan in
the competition. Our government
told Japan that a refusal to divulge
her intentions would be regarded as
confirmation of reports that she was
constructing or planning super-war-
ships, so now, according to some Of
ficials in Washington, we will have
to invoke the "escalator clause" of
the London treaty and build larger
and more powerfully armed battle
ships. -'~
The President may be expected to
order increase of the three battle
ships now planned from IS, 900 tons
each to $4,000 or $4,000 tons, and
such dreadnaughts probably would
carry 18-inch guns.
In order to obviate the restric-
tons on the size of battleships that
inhere in the width of the Panama
canal locks and to minimize the con-
tingency of interruption of coast-to-
coast. communication through de-
struction of a Panama lock by an
enemy, the administration is pre-
pairing to push the project of ascanal
through Nicaragua. l41s. -
Congressman who fear the Presi-
dent is plotting the nation into war
with Japan made probably futile
moves to prevent our government
from joining in the rearmament
race. Senator King of Utah and
Representative Maverick of Texas
introduced resolutions authorizing
Mr.. Roosevelt to call world naval
limitation conference, which Japan
has said she would be willing to
attend.
Though Secretary Hull had de-
MED that there was any understand
ing with Great Britain and France
concerning Japan, opponents of the
administration were still suspicious
that it was planning joint action.
Representative George Tinkham of
Massachusetts voiced their senti-
ments when he uttered a warning
that every day brings the United
States nearer to war with Japan
as planned by Great Britain to fur
Their British interests"
This view was shared by the
Tokyo press, which charged that the
controversy was brought on by a
secret naval understanding among
America, Britain and France, and
that the demand made on Japan
was engineered by the British to
involve the United States in diff
culties with Japan. $3.50,
Hearings by the house naval af-
fairs committee on the Presidents
big navy program went into the
third week, with opposition dwin-
ding as result of Japan's unfa-
vorable reply to the request for her
intentions. A
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Steel Price Cut; Wages Stay

M AYBE President Roosevelt was
Iva right when he said recently
that steel and other mass produc-
ton industries could and should re-
duce prices to buyers levels and
at the same time maintain the gen.
eral wage level. Anyhow, United
States Steel is doing just that.
This huge corporation extended
indefinitely its working agreements
with the Committee for Industrial
Organization in which present rates
of wages and the eight-hour day are
maintained. At the same time the
price Of cold rolled sheets-used
in large amounts by the automobile
industry-was reduced "a a ton. the
first break in the steel industry's
price structure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Singapore Base Opened

" 1TH impressive ceremonies
" Great Britain formally opened
her powerful naval base at Singa-
pore. Sir Shenton Thomas, COVER
nor of the Straits Settlements, dedi-
Gated the great new SIS, 000, 600 dry
dock, declaring the naval base was
net a challenge to war, but insur-
ahce against war.
Prominent among the carefully
selected guests were Rear Admiral
Julius Townsend and his officers of
the American battle cruisers Tren-
ton, Memphis and Milwaukee. The
American squadron arrived at Sing
apore from Australia where it had
been participating in ceremonies
marking the one hundred fiftieth
anniversary of the commonwealth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Links CLIO. with Reds
Joseph RYAN, pre-.

Joseph RYAN, president OF the
- International Longshoremen's
association, an A. F. of L. affiliate,
told the senate commerce commit
tee that the c. I. o. is tied up with
the Communist party Of America,
and gave facts to support the
charge.
After hearing Ryan's testimony
the committee adopted Chairman
Copeland's resolution calling for an
appropriation of $50, 900 for an in
vestigation by special senate COM
mittee of subversive influences in
the merchant marine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

jinx the same as they upset the
tradition that minor league veterans
can't make good in the big leagues.
Getting their first big-league trial
after more than a decade in the
minors, these astonishing veterans
each won 20 games for Boston in
1887, or more than Fireball Van Lin
gle Mungo has ever won in single
season. Together they accounted for
more than half the games the Bees
won. Their combined record was
better than that of all the other
pitchers ON the staff put together.
Turner led the entire National
league in effectiveness with an av-
erage of 1888 earned runs per nine
inning game, pitched the greatest
number of complete games, "a, and
shared with his ancient colleague
Fete in pitching the most shutouts,
each turning in FIVE.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Farm Bill Now Law

7 UNITING debate by gag rule,
- the house adopted the confer
ence report on the administration
crop control bill by vote Of 1853 to
1876 and sent it on to the senate,
which approved it by vote of Sc to
81.
AS it came out of conference, the
measure continues, in an extended
and revised form, the existing soil
conservation program, providing
benefit payments to cooperating
farmers.
1t would control production
through acreage allotments on the
five principal commodities on the
basis of domestic and export needs.
In bumper years, marketing quotas
would be applied with penalty taxes
to enforce them if approved by two
thirds of the affected farmers in ma
tional referenda.
1t would set up an lever normal"
granary system by storing in bump
er years SURPRISES on which loans
would be made to the producers.
Through this medium the admins
tration aims to stabilize the flow of
commodities during lean years to
prevent consumers from being
"highjacked' into exorbitant prices
because of shortages.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

retires three years hence at the
age of seventy.
Incidentally, the Big Ten to which
Crisler is returning, recently cele-
brated its fOrty-second birthday. In
1886 the appointed faculty represen-
tatives of seven large midwestern
universities met for the first time
as the organization which today
stands as a leader of 73 similar col
lege alliances scattered throughout
the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

ana tl6u uVG. Two OF
his Princeton teams
went indicated, in
1888 and again in
1885, each eleven
w j n n i n G n i n e
straight games.
Crisler will be as
sistant director of
athletics at Michi-
gan. The SUPPOSE
ton is that he will
succeed Fielding H.
Yost, when that vet
eran of sixty-seven
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Baseball F'atalists

Neither pitcher expects to dupli-
cate his 1887 performance, for they
are baseball realists and know that
bad breaks, poor support, injuries
and any one of a number of things
can turn the tide against them. But
they don't expect to have a poor
season. They think they have bet
ter chance of getting by the jinx
than lots of young fellows because
of their experience, maturity, at
tention to keeping in condition and
their complete lack of over-confi-
dence. During the winter, Turner
kept himself in shape by working for
a dairy in his home town of Molens-
vile, Tenn. Fette, over in Alma,
Mo-, did chores around the farm,
went hunting and hiking and kept
down to pitching weight.
1t was due to the astuteneSs of
Bill McKechnie, then manager of
the Bees and now pilot of the Gin
cinnati Reds, that Turner and Fette
were rescued from the American
association in 1887. He gambled on
them and they paid out.
Turner pitched for Indianapolis
and Fette for St. Paul. Year after
year they worked, not getting a nod
from the big leagues. Neither was
spectacular. Neither had much col
or. Both had fair speed, an average
curve and good control. Both won
their share of games.
But when major league scouts
dropped into the ball park, it wasn't
Turner or Fette they were looking
at hit some f1aShv vollngSter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

Fascist that it was
forced out, and King
Carol took charge of
affairs by naming
DR.. Miron Cristea
as premier and dis
solving the parlia-
ment. Cristea, patri-
arch of the Ru-
manian Orthodox
church, was given
virtual dictator pow
err, but it was ex-
pected George Tar
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

phasized the words "all kinds. "
He said:
"We do not plan to compete or
conflict with the U. S. G. A., the
Professional Golfers association,
and others, but we will do all in
our power to stimulate interest in
golf as game. Wen answer ques-
tons, give advice on financial mat
tiers, on club layouts. In fact.
anything that is golf"
He revealed that he will be an
entrant in the Masters Golf tour.
nament held annually at Augusta,
Ca, early In April.
o Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Relieves
TIL ROAT
PAIN
RAWNESS
Enters Body
through
Stomach and
Intestines to
Ease Pain

The speed with which Bayer tab
lets act in relieving the distressing
symptoms of colds and accompany
ing sore throat is utterly amazing
=. and the treatment is simple
and pleasant. This is all you do.
Crush and dissolve three genuine
Bayer Aspirin tablets in one-third
glass of water. Then gargle with
this mixture twice, holding your
head well back.
This medicinal gargle will act
almost like a local anesthetic on
the sore, irritated membrane Of
your throat. Pain eases promptly:
rawness is relieved.
You will say it is remarkable.
And the few cents it costs effects
abig saving over expensive throat
gargles" and strong medicines.
And when you buy, see that you
get genuine BAYER ASPIRIN.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Institute of Golf

Robert T. Bobby" Jones, Jr.,
lawyer and golfer supreme, has
added another title to his distin-
guished list. He is director of the
recently launched American Golf
institute.
The Institute, as Bobby explains
it, will serve as clearing house
for all kinds of information relat-
ing to the game of golf"
And the 'grand slam" king en-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

president ROOSEVELT in
special message asked congress
to appropriate $3.50, 900, 900 more for
relief to supplement the billion and
half relief fund. He said this was
necessary to care for three million
persons thrown out of work during
the last three months.
A bill to carry out the Presidents
suggestions was introduced in the
house Immediately and speeded to-
ward passage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

territory now held BY the govern
ment.
It may be that Franco will lose
his Italian volunteers" for Lon
don had a rumor that the British
cabinet was considering secret
agreement with Mussolini by which
Britain would recognize the Duce's
conquest Of Ethiopia if he would
withdraw his troops from Spain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Admiral Grayson Dies

y EAR ADMIRAL CARY T. GRAY
~ SON, chairman Of the American
Red Cross, died in Washington at
the age Of SO. The eminent naval
physician, born in Virginia, was the
close friend of Presidents Theodore
Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and
Taft, and also of Franklin Roose-
welt. It was the last named who
persuaded him to accept the post
at the head of the Red Cross in
which he was especially success
full.
Many thousands Of Americans
will mourn the death of o. o. Nc
Intyre, writer of column of New
York chatter. He passed away in
his Park avenue residence after a
brief illness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
of Sports
Bees Ancient
Rockies Face
End Year .Jinx
By GEORGE A. BARCLAY

CAN Jim Turner and Lou
~ Fette, the Boston Bees
''graybeard rockies" escape
the second year jinx that BAT
fles so many baseball sophie
mores after sensational first
year performance?
That's the question fans every
where are asking about these thirty
one-year-old pitchers as the spring
training season gets under way. The
answer won't be written until the
season winds up next October. But
many informed baseball men are
betting that they will overcome this
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

working on for some
time. 1t is designed
to be a long range
medium of work re-
lief for the jobless
and to stimulate
business.
The measure pro-
vides for the con-
struction, by the
federal government
of ten superhigh-
ways across the
country, three rum
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

million men a n d
planned a spring Of
fensive that would
end the bloody civil
war. Military OBJ
servers believed his
main effort would
be directed toward
a drive to the Medi-
terranean C o a s t
from the south Ara
gon front above Te-
ruel. This would eff
fectually divide the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Great Battle in China

nNE Of the greatest battles ever
~ fought was reported to be TAX
ing place in central China, where
the Japanese invaders smashed
Chinese army of $4,000 and forced
It to retreat across the Yellow river
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Bulkley's Toll Road Plan

w ITH the approval of the Presi-
W dent, Senator Buckley of Ohio
offered to the senate the great toll
highway plan that he has been
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Progress Ignores Doub+ers

Railroads were opposed be-
cause people said they would
startle people and cause prema-
ture births among women, cattle
and hogs; cause cows to cease
giving milk, and stop hens from
laying. Automobiles went through
the same barrage of opposition.
Airplanes are still looked upon
with suspicion by the older gen.
Grafton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Franco Masses Huge Army

n ISPATCHES from Salamanca,
- headquarters of the Spanish
rebels, said General Franco was
getting together an army of a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

ming east and west and three north
and south. The cost is put at eight
billion dollars. This, according to
the terms of the bill, would be liq-
Undated from reasonable toll
charges" and from the sale or lease
of tracts of strip of land not over
$50 feet wide on each side of each
highway.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

The viii Makes the Giver
For the will and not the gift
makes the giver.-Lessing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Another Dictator State

y UMANIA is now added to the
~ European states under dicta-
torship. Octavian Goga's govern
ment was so anti-Semitic and pro-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets made Of
May Apple are effective in removing
accumulated body waste.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-25
Applique Swdns Lend
Fresh Note to Linens

What more delightful needle
work could there be than Turing
these graceful swans across the
ends of your towels, scarfs and
pillow casesl And mighty little
coaxing they need for you cut
them out and apply them in .
twinkling (the patches are so sim
ple). Finish them in outline stitch
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16

posed is to cut down further the
acreage and marketing quotas per-
mitted to farmers for the staple
commodities. These are cotton,
wheat, corn, tobacco and rice.
The cash farm income for this
year, including about one billion
dollars in Federal benefits and SUBJ
sides, is expected to be more than
71s billion dollars, as against 81
billions last year. The cotton stu
alton is particularly serious, for the
world markets already have sur
plus of 25 million bales carried over
from previous years, to which this
years American crop will add an
other Is billion bales.
There are 200 million bushels of
wheat in storage from last year, and
the outlook is for another ESQ mil
lion surplus bushels this year. When
the new corn crop starts to market
next fall it will find carryover
surplus of 80 million bushels ahead
of it.
Against these surplus crops the
Government is authorized to make
loans to farmers who will keep them
in storage, and so maintain prices
in the face of world competition.
Sixty cent a bushel on surplus
wheat, SO cents on corn and nine
cents pound, or $45 bale, on cot
ton may be lent by the Govern
ment. So even if their crops do not
find cash market, the farmers who
grow them are in no immediate dan
ger of starvation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
LOCAL CHURCH OBSERVED
LAYMAN'S DAY SUNDAY

Layman's day was observed at the
West jefferson Methodist Church
last Sunday, with Rev. Clifford H.
Peace of Stony Point delivering the
sermon.
Rev. and Mrs. w. ]. Huneycutt
left Monday for Lake Junaluska
where they will attend the Duke
Summer School for the next six
weeks. They will return to West
Jefferson each week end to fill Mr..
Huneycutt's preaching appoint
mentS.
The morning service at the church
Sunday will center around a Fat
hers day theme.