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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-09-02
HOW MANY CAPITALS?
J. E. Jones

The primary elections have dis
closed the fact that there have been
many State political organizations
set up to oppose the National Ad-
ministration. State officials and vot-
ers in many of the States declare
that they want to run their own af-
fairs in their own way.
No one should forget the declara-
ton of President Roosevelt at one
time that the question of forty
eight governments or one govern
ment must be determined. Before
then, forty-eight State governments
and one Federal Government man
aged to get along very we'll
All over the country defenders OF
States rights are multiplying in
tremendous numbers. Their main
objective is to maintain the status
quo of the States-in the Old-time
way.
OF course, in the old days the
Democratic party was the party of
States rights. President Roosevelt
stands for dominant Federal control,
to which the States must submit if
his power survives. The Republicans
were always an imitation of Fed
eralists like Washington, up to very
recent times.
Now the two old parties have
swithed fronts. 1t is possible that
States rights many develop into a
real live political issue before the
elections in November. That would
at least make a clear division.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-09-02
The Dove OF Peace

There are no war clouds on the
American horizon and unless some
foolishness develops in our interna-
tional affairs the United States will
likely be able to hold aloof form
the troubles of the old World. If
some group of politicians should
break away from the American wav
and begin to talk seriously about
United States mixing up in foreign
troubles the answer of the public
should be the reputation Of all such
political demagogues, regardless of
what party, or faction, they train
with.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-09-02
Measuring Monopolies

Studies are to be made by the
Congressional-Adm Com
mittee of combines, mergers price
policies, identical bidding by COM
petitors, the doctors, etc. A rear
rangement is sought for antitrust
laws, business practices and set-ups.
The NRA, which was purely trial
balloon in the affairs of industries,
employers and employees, was made
a major objective for changing over
the relations between business and
government.
Reaching beyond the original pro-
posals there is an effort being made
to dicover what bad monopolistic
tendencies are enacted under cover
of the patent laws. A patent is a
protected monopoly-and the laws
intend that it should be.
There are hundreds, perhaps
thousands of worthless and unused
patents to every one that gains COM
mercial favor, and returns profit
to the inventor, or anyone else. The
telephone monopoly is said to be a
heavy purchaser of patents that
have never been used. There is
nothing new or exciting about that
statement since many of them were
likely bought to experiment with and
turned out to be useless.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-09-02

R. D. 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-19
Heavy Rains
Put Stop to
japan Drive

SHANGHAI. Sept 10. CUP)-The
Japanese advance ON HankoW was
brought Uo a virtual halt today by
torrential rains.
The Chinese admitted. however.
that before Gen. Prince Naruhiko
Higashi Kuni's mechanical divisions
became stuck in the Shiny yellow
mud they captured KWangchow and
Shangcheng.
The northern armies were pre-
pairing to resume their attack on
Loshan, east of the Singyang sta
ton on the PeipingzHankoW rail-
way line. South of the Yangtse
river Gen. Shunroku Hata was wait
ing for the northern armies TO
move again.
HARDIN, Mancnukuo, Sept. 10.
CUP - japanese sources reported
today that a detachment of Soviet
mounted guards entered Manchu-
kuo Sunday near Manchuli. Man
chu troops fired on them and were
believed 10 have killed one Rus
sian. The others retreated. Man
chukuo protested to the soviet con-
sulate.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-19
Doomed Man
Slain in Fight
With Guard

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calf.
Sept. 10. CUP)-The execution date
for Frank Tucker, ga, on Dec. 3
was marked off the calendar OF
San Quentins death row today af-
ter Tucker had been shot and killed
when he attacked a guard.
Tucker, under sentence from Sa-
cramento county TO die for the knife
Staying of Antonio Martinez, was
being returned TO his cell yesterday
morning after a bath. He tore up
his newly cleaned cell and Guard
William G.. Lewis went in TO re-
move him to another cell.
As Lewis entered, Tucker attack
ed him and Gun Guard Richard
Meredith, on a balcony above the
death row, fired two warning shots
at the prisoner. Tucker continued to
struggle with Lewis and the guard
on the balcony shot him through
the body. Tucker died 20 minutes
later in the prison hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-19
Defeated Candidate Declares
He Kissed 500 Babies in Vain

opponents enthusiasts"
The candidate also noted that he
kissed 500 babies. put up five
stoves. was thrown off nine brOncs,
walked 5000 miles. Travelled l4,O0O
in some other mans automobile,
shook hands with 10000 people, told
10000 lies and retold 10000. made
love to $50 widows, hugged $500 old
maids. talked enough to make ma
tional library. attended 16 reyivals,
was baptized four times by INNER
sion and twice otherwise"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-19

PHOENIX. Ariz., Sept. 19. up
Andrew Bettwy, defeated candidate
for governor, placed his tongue in
his cheek today and listed the
trials, tribulations and expenses of
a political campaign.
Bettwy, who has unsuccessfully
sought the governorship three times
in the last eight years, said he lost
three months sleep thinking about
the election"
Another loss, he said, was two
front teeth and a lot of hair in a
personal encounter with one of my
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-19
Fog Blankets
n. Y. Harbor

NEW YORK, Sept. l9. CUP)-A
heavy fog blanketed New York har-
Dor today, crippled shipping and
prevented the Liner Queen Mary
with 1900 assengers from docking.
Cunard line officials said the
vessel could not possibly dock be-
fore pm. tonight.
Many prominent persons, includ-
ing Supreme Court Justice James
c. McReynolds and Bernard Bar
UGH were aboard the vessel, one OF
six forced TO anchor outside the
harbor this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-19
Hurricane Rips
Across Ocean
On Bahamas

MIAMI. Fla, Sept. 10. eUP)-The
federal hurrican warning system to-
day ordered northeast storm warn
ings along the Florida east coast
between Jacksonville and Key West
as a hurricane ripped across the
Atlantic ocean toward the Bahama
Islands and threatened the Florida
peninsula.
Apparently maintaining its west
northwest course and advancing at
an uusually rapid rate for a tropi-
cal disturbace OF hurricane strength.
the storm was located about $50
niles east southeast Of Miami ut 7
a. m. EST.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
how to spend without borrowing O,

how to without borrowing pretty puzzle
teperish search solution
gold hoard the Treaurvs
to debenures public
cradle assets the hands the F. c. and other lending
Where to already
demanded reductions in p public
roads appropriations he
own words The W. p A. which has
still
fairly definitely settled
from the unions the building
Instead general works
preliminary means test is now being widely discussed
Evening star., 1938-02-03

pride and ambition Is more important
than taking it on the chin and calling
q spade spade when things 60 wrong
even with the best of intentions.
When administrations frankly admit
their mistakes, when there is in Con-
gress q greater degree of independence
and q greater respect for facts instead
Of political benefits, then maybe 4
way will be found to improve economic
conditions and build confidence in
the whole world Of business. Until
then the conferences of business men
large and small. beneficial as they
may be in forwarding . spirit Of CO.
operation, stand as = monument to
the follies of politics and unplanned
government. for out Of them has come
neither program nor planning.
(Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1938-02-03

born Public Works Adninistration ~
1888, Col. Waite built up tremendous
organization. When over $4,000, 900.
OOO had been auocated, he retired from
the feld. But not for long in terms Of
service. He is q worker. He gets into
State and national blood streams be.
cause Of his efficiency and humanity
1t was back in 1887 when he started
ouckins opposing forces ON his col.
lege football team at M. I. T. After.
wards he threw his enthusiasm and
f1ghting spirit into railroadine for Is
years. Starting as transit man In tha
engineering department Of the Biz
-Four, he ended as superintendent Of
the Seaboard Airlines. Businexs
called. He became chief engineer.
vice president Of the Clinchfeld Coal
Corp. The State called. He becare
city manager at Dayton, Ohio, for
four years (an experiment In citv
governmenD. The Nation called. He
went overseas, became a colonel Of
engineers in the Transport Corps.
built wrecked roads, kept the A. T.. p.
moving along to their destination.
And then he was delegated to build
one OF the worlds largest terminals, 1T
Cincinnati, Ohio, his present home.
birthplace was Toledo, Ohio.)
Physically Col. Waite Is rugged and
ruddy. He has a thatch Of white hair
and quizzlcal brown eyes. Obviously
ne sees the beauty, humor, human
equations of life.
The demonstration center 4 the
abandoned Passamaquoddy experiment.
near Eastport, Me. Victory emerges
from defeat. Aided by funds from p,
w. A. and N. Y. A., a remarkable hui
man and educational technique has
evolved. Col. Waite calls it his "avo-
cation" He spends months on end
there. Il am kind of granddad, who
puts oil on the wheels, pulls monkey
wrenches out Of the machinery" he
said. Certain 1t Is that in that clear
cold air most contagious idea takes
form. Educators have pricked up their
ears. States and cities take notice. As
the first $50 boys leave, no longer
whipped" as when they came, no
longer thinking education the bunk"
fresh batch Of l60 boys take their
places this month. Better citizens are
in the making.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

lied labor. But what is needed Is an
inquiry which will reveal clearly to
the American people just what is the
nature of q new philosophy about
labor and labor relations, which
apparently is being introduced in
America, or attempted to be intro
duced. The attempt comes not merely
from N. l.. r. B. 1t Is broader than
that.
There are three innovations. There
is the N. L. r. B. There Is the Wag-
ner Labor Relations Act, which created
N. L. r. B. And there is the Com
mittee on Industrial Organization.
These three, operating as a group are
attempting to bring, or are having the
effect Of bringing. something new.
The objective is different from any
thing America has known before. It
Is different from anything associated
with the 70-year-old American Feder-
alton OF Labor.
Mystery Fosters Alarm.
Just what is this new thing? II
America knew what 1t is. America
could say whether or not America
wants 1t. 1t is not anywhere defined.
Possibly it cannot be concretely de-
fined, possibly it Is trend. The fact
that 1t Is unknown, that there Is
something vaguely mysterious about
1t. makes it alarming. This alarm
accounts for much Of the present
business recession.
What the old A. F. OF L. stands for.
every business man knows, and every
well-informed person knows. A busi-
ness man may like it or not, but
he knows what to do about it. A
business man can accept the old A. F.
Of L.: he can negotiate with it, and
he can 60 ahead with confidence. But
vaguely the business man, and many
others, feels that the new c. I. O..
stands for something which neither
the business man nor the rest OF US
understands.
What IS the new thing which makes
the difference between the old A. F. Of
L. and the new c. I O.? AS one wav
TO put 1t. II c. I. o. were to grow and
become the one great labor union Of
America, what would be the ultimate
status OF labor in America. its ultimate
relation to employers? What change
would be brought in the form of So
ciety which America has always had?
IL It Tugwell's Philosophy?
The philosophy of c. I. O., as sup
ported by the Wagner Labor Act and
the N. L. r. B.. is nowhere defined,
so far As know. It may be there
is . clue in certain passages In Rex
ford Tugwell's book, THE Industrial
Evening star., 1938-02-03

cally meticulous and apparently cares
more about the effect of possible
charge of discrimination than it does
about program that will make busi-
ness men, large and small, have faith
and confidence in that Government.
The truth is that all the business
conferences held thus far have been
haphazard affairs. They give the i'm
preston of politics from beginning to
end-not partisan politics, of course
but the striving for a political effect.
Thus far very little has come out of
the conferences except q lot of words
and good-natured "atmosphere" In
sense. this is problem of national
psychology and the administration has
been persuaded to believe that words
can cure everything and that sitting
down together of business men and
government for frank and sincere ex-
change of views would accomplish
miracles.
Keener Experts Needed.
The fact of the matter Is that most
Of the problems that have arisen before
and after the recession are funda-
mentals on which persons even more
expert than the business men, whether
they represent large or small corpora
tions, are needed. One wonders why
Congress takes such a back seat in
all these goings on.
The average American, after all. has
been educated to believe that he has a
representative in Washington-either
IN the Senate or the House. Why
should group Of small business have
to come to the National Capital to
engage in free-for-all without program
6r plan? Should not the members of
Congress represent small business as
well as large, poor as well as rich
fortunate as we'll as unfortunate?
Few things illustrate better the role
OF the present Congress. its utter in
significance in the national scene,
than the concentration OF power and
authority In the Executive. as well as
the general impression which has been
built up that when any laws are to be
made the Executive will in his kind
ness see that they are passed.
Used to Go to Congress.
There was time when business
men and labor and groups OF all kinds
felt that they should and could take
up matters Of all kinds with their
agents-the representatives in Con-
gress-but the word seems to have
been spread that without presidential
okeh, nothing can be done.
The clamor Of the small business
man for some kind Of help is natural.
It arises out Of . chaotic general situa-
ton in which the curve of business
conditions from peaks of high orders
to valleys Of low orders has presented
a bewildering and perplexing dilemma,
especially after the present admins
tration had led millions of voters to
believe that it was Hooverism or Re-
publican error which brought it all
about.
The theory that the administration
IN power can alter economic conditions
and can bring prosperity and avoid
depressions has been much more as
siduously cultivated by the Roosevelt
regime than by any other. Now that
second recession has occurred, there
IL q tendency ON the part Of many
people to blame the administration
Evening star., 1938-02-03

in
production followed
business spending for capital goods
The surveys reasonno conclusions
obpious But they important
change in the thinking OF Government Hitherto
most OF the Governments economic thinkers
peratey to the notion that "naua
NoO the notion has been generally abandoned.
In monthend investigation Of the
the Federal Reserve Board
partments they found virtually
fully of business hulees" optmsty recessons
due to the inventory problem Now they stress
purchasing upturns" men.
80 ~
probably mdMarch predict genuine
recovery following the slight
asked whether he did not believe the spring
tive. He replied,
Personally don't
povement at time until something positive
The jor much pessmism simple By prelim-
nary Labor Department figures l750000
oetueen November and January 81
70 pa'd pdrtte employment Such Developments
to share system
drama'sed the steady drying buying pper
At the appeared production
10 ouhteract the trend Federal
Will stand at 30
contrast ia
can only said to have natend while pushed
downward
ell
Government
In proof they
car and to the utter months
production IN such industries Steel automobiles
They predict
40 or so cent Of
optimistic about motor making
new housing program do particle Of before
bitterly disappointed the faccd
stimulating announcement program
ANogeher the economists that
begins toss its dollars about the chances heavily
Evening star., 1938-02-03
In power and particularly the man
who happens to be President of the

In power and particularly the man
who happens to be President Of the
United States.
This trend toward personalizing the
depression was as wrong in Hoover
days as it is wrong in Roosevelt days.
But for political purposes the thesis
will be as strongly urged nowadays in
order to bring adverse votes at the
polls as it was in the campaign OF
1882 when Mr.. Roosevelt went up and
down the country predicting bank
ruptcy for the United States If the
deficits Of the then Hoover regime
were continued.
Sincerity's Era May Dawn.
Some day the American people will
have their fill of the insincerities of
political life. the striving for impress
sion and effect, the idea that personal
Evening star., 1938-02-03

tonight In CASTOR Hall, on the campus.
DR.. Edwin F. Daily, director of the
Division OF Maternal and Child Health
OF the Labor Departments Children's
Bureau. will be the lecturer. The
public Is invited.
The panel for tonight is headed by
DR.. Joseph j. Mundell, professor of
obstetrics at Georgetown. assisted by
DR.. ]. P. Burke, president of the Dis
tTtct Dental Society. and DR.. William
+. ODonnell. assistant professor of
pediatTics at GEORGETOWN.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

the roly large rreverenty Capitol
Hill as "sr Norman Davis"
This tr policy first and foremost policy virtual
eAdnce Nat the Btsh Empire entente ndpd financial
commercial and political cooperation
throughout the oord perhap to insist orderly
changes the ertin0 instead
tactics phich haze smashed Ethiopia.
Despite its sentimental emotional trimmings essentially
what known Realpolk and implies the cultivation
which will include
Empire and the American republics implies
naval devong technology
alton trading worlds reduction
Of
tive boycott of the "aggressors"
1t = mchvous altogether adventurous policy
this positive enrich
ment for those existing political structure Of world society
Its weakness its unpopuldriy large of the
American people, all its pausbty and its coating in
liberalism essentially policy OF foreign entdngemen Perhaps
already entdnoed-entan0led
result OF 30 the policy enan0led
Europe result policy Of Intervention wh began In 1902
1en Theodore Roosevelt made America silent partner in the
An0odpane alliance not to mention participation
Algecas Conference later negotiating the
World Peace" Conference which tooed
trophe.
Nevertheless inevitable section-pehaps
malority-of American
Evening star., 1938-02-03

j. warren Mad
den.
Doubtless q
board in Try
" ould d W II
mainly upon the
Labor Board as q
concrete institu-
ton, upon specific
incidents t h q t
have arisen in the
boards practice.
Such incidents
have led to wide
spread complaint,
including COM
plant from some
orollns ~ nrUan.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

years. leaving q
trail Of accom-
plishments nd
friends.
He has An Of.
hce now In the
OF d In tsrtor
Building doing
research on food
control for the
N . t1ona Re-
sources Commit.
zee. The environ
ment Is familiar
8 t q rti ng from
scratch, as first
deputy admins.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

tenn what Is in the mind Of certain
other labor leaders and factions of
c. I. o. who are more radical than
Mr.. Lewis. and who pull Mr.. Lewis
IN their direction?
(Copyrieht 1Q3S)
Evening star., 1938-02-03
We, the People
Three Methods Of Assuring National Defense
Available to President
BY JAY FRANKLIN.


r TRNeDENT ROOSEVELT and his
momentous choice three
defense and political safety Of the American
Fave tried rather unsuccuy, three methods
Tor ono does not necessarily exclude tho other applied
moderation ~ ~
The uppermo ,t the mo
ment policy cooperation with
nations' for feer for commit
nents both military policy
Evening star., 1938-02-03
By MARK SULLIVAN,

ENATOR BURKE, Democrat, Of
Nebraska has been trying to
bring about Senate inquiry
- into the National Labor Rela-
tions Board. He has succeeded 20 far
- to bring about q hearing Of testi-
mony by the chairman Of the board,
Evening star., 1938-02-03

q Vel d l years
through the gen.
erouS disburse-
ment of taxpay-
ers' money and
faces now a re-
cession of serious
proportions, h a S
asked for advice.
The business men
Of large industrial
units have been
here. This had to
be offset some
how by groups of
s m a ii business.
For the admins
Evening star., 1938-02-03


which and b
tn efforts align the other great
nations m eense OF their rights privileges
tne haenot On this account important the two
other courses OF action which the Government " ~ "
Register Tribune snvdir,,.,
Evening star., 1938-02-03
MATERNAL DEATHS TOPIC
AT G. U. HEALTH FORUM
DR.. Daily Of Children's Bureau
to Tell Of Steps to Re-
duce Toll.
duce Toll.

Efforts to reduce the maternal death
rate. and care for expectant mothers,
will be under discussion in the third
weekly Public Health Forum OF
Georgetown University At $50 o'clock
Evening star., 1938-02-03

asalhst "Aggre6Sof nations" This
Is the policy Of Secretary Of State
Cordell Hull and his reciprocal
tariff agreements.
This Is the policy Of Frank
Sayre and other convinced inter-
nationalists and League of Nations
men In the Department of State.
This Is the policy Of that consider
able section Of the American For
eign Service which gets its clothes
and ideas direct from London. This
Evening star., 1938-02-03

They do not wish to be sucked into
the Fascist Communist quarrel for
control Of European destinies. They
do not wish to be drawn into .
position in which they must de-
fend Europe's colonial empires in
Asia. They do not wish to see the
normal protection Of our citizens
and commerce twisted into an
excuse for . major Intervention In
the stormy problems Of the East
ern Hemisphere.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

healthy recovery based on durable
goods buying. without spending
another Hoover deflation is ahead"
Is the watchword Of many.
The President is making things
difficult for the old and newly con-
verted spenders by clinging to his
distaste for increased taxation or
increases in the public debt. Secre-
tary of the Treasury Henry Nor
genthau, jr., has imbued him with
n h0rror o{ x,noeA hcs.rou,inn Vat
Evening star., 1938-02-03
The Capital Parade
Pessmistc Outlook Marks Administration Business
Suryey-Ways to Upturn Present Dilemma.

BY JOSEPH ALSOP ROBERT KINTNER
REDUCTION carloadngs
far that
almost certain to be we'll below capital
those who look capital
recovery cherhng vain hope Government spending
These gloomy but probably realistic
Evening star., 1938-02-03
An American
You Should
Know
Col. Waite Heads Ex-
pertinent Into Making
Better Citizens.
BY DELLA PYNCHON,

Col. Henry Waite, engineer, admin.
tstrator, organizer and business man,
u in Washington again. He has shied
in and out Of Government for SONS
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Northern Ireland wants 10 pension
blind persons at 40.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

.sece::ary TIE Stars Such op.ton. presented n
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

the Department Of Commerce.
A paternalistic Government. which
has held out a helping hand for
Evening star., 1938-02-03

The survey. which has had q wide
private circulation among Govern
ment economists. offers past ratios
between production, carloadings
and power output, on the one hand.
and capital spending by industry.
the railroads and the utilities. on
the other, Is definite proof of its
conclusions.
The survey points out that it is
foolish to expect capital expendi-
lures to precede increases In pro-
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Politics Stages
Psychological
Word Show
Small Business Men
Emphasize Lack of
Plan or Program.

By DAVID LAWRENCE.
\HERE is something Of tragedy
in the uproarious sessions
which the men of small busi-
nesses have been holding at