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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11
MISCELLANEOUS
Uncle MlG
Says: -
What Education Is For


No man regrets going to college,
even If it doesn't enable him to
make money. 1t gives him the I'M
derstanding to comprehend so
many things. I-l
Some of the mistakes of your
youth" that you grieve most over
may be those when you had An
opportunity to snatch pleasure
and didn't. @ eQ3 ~
One excitement of the small
town is wholly gone-the runaway
of horses.
True dignity is pretty sure to
tame the impertinent.
Deprivation Inspires
Those write most thrillingly of
natures charms who see very lit
tie of them. 4iu III.
Self-righteous ignorance often
does more damage than injustice.
One great wellspring of crime is
in the determination of certain
young men that they won't work
for a living-let the boobs do that.
First two people who got into
trouble blamed it on somebody
else; which is still the usual
procedure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11
Condition of Mind

YOUR whole thought current
must be in the direction of your
life purpose. The great miracles
of civilization are wrought By
thought concentration. Live in the
very soul of expectation of better
things, in the conviction that
something large and beautiful will
await you if your efforts are
intelligent, if your mind is kept in
a creative condition and you
continue to struggle upward to
your goal.
Live in the conviction that you
are eternally progressing, advanc-
ing toward something that is high
er, better, in every atom of your
being.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11
A three Days Cough
Is Your Danger Signal

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold, or bronchial Irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take chance
with any remedy less potent than
Creomulsion. which goes right to
the seat Of the trouble and aids ma
ture to soothe and heal the inflamed
mucous membranes and to loosen
and expel the germ-laden phlegm.
Even If other remedies have failed,
don't be discouraged, try Creomul-
sion. Your druggist Is authorized to
refund your money If you are not
thoroughly satisfied with the bene-
fits obtained from the very first
bottle. Creomulsion Is one word-not
two, and it has no hyphen in 1t.
Ask for it plainly, see that the name
ON the bottle is Circumcision, and
you'll get the genuine product and
the relief YOU want. (Adv9
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11
NERVOUS?

Do you feel 80 nervous you want TO screamf
Are you cross and irritable? Do you acold
those dearest to you?
II your nerves are on edge, try LYDIA z.
PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
It often helps Nature calm quivering nerves.
For three generations one woman has told
another how to 60 Smiling through" with
helps Mature tone up the system, thus LESSEN
ing the discomforts from the functional dis
orders which women must endure.
Make note NOW to get bottle Of world
famous Pinkham's Compound today WITH
OUT FAIL from your druggist than
million women have written In letters re-
porting benefit.
Why not try LYDIA e. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11
ARTFUL

Wife-Mrs. Green has another
beautiful hat.
Hubby-So? It's a pity she's not
as independent of such aids to ap-
pearance as you are, my dear.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
tonic which has been helping women
Of all ages for nearly 20 years. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11

Life's Best Fruit
Toll is the law Of life and its
best fruit.-Sir Lewis Morris.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11
Abs Very Sorry

Abs Very Sorry
The guest glanced up and down
the menu with enthusiasm.
ooh, WE'LL" he decided finally,
''you may bring me dozen fried
oysters"
ewes out OBJ all shellfish, 'cept
eggs, sah," said the waiter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11

Preserve the Well
Throw no stones into the well
whence you have drunk.-Talmud.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11

Invention wanted: q typewriter
that will 60 nOn-c0mmittally IL
legible when I'm not sure about
the spelling.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11
A Respite

Rastus-Dat's better. I don't
like to see yo' all frowned up.
But does dat smile mean yo' for
gives me?
Mandy-Stay away, man, Use
Just smilin' to rest my face.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11
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uModerate in price. ..rooms with rum
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q Convenient.. lin the center of the
shopping district, one bhssk from Fifth
Avenue. Penn Station and subwaya
q Good food .. you'll enjoy cur meals
prepared by women cooks. ..only fresh
vegetables used. home baked pastry.
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NEW YORK
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11

>Commemoration Edition
Evening star., 1938-06-23
Labor Relations Study.

Examination of the personnel of the
presidential commission of nine that will
study the broad field of labor relations
in Great Britain and Sweden leads to the
expectation that the survey will result
in valuable contribution to our own
experience in this important matter.
Each Of the nine chosen is recognized
as being we'll informed and deeply inter-
ested in all phases of the labor relations
problem. Despite the fact that the
viewpoint of several Of them on the most
controversial phases of the question is
generally considered to be committed to
one side or the other Of the employer
employe lineup, their stature and gen.
eral qualifications leave little fear that
the European findings will be nullined
by advance prejudices.
That both Britain and Sweden have
developed their handling Of labor rela-
tions to a point Of greater efficiency than
has the United States is obvious. The
explanation of how this was done,
whether due to wisdom in lawmaking
or to enlightenment on the part OF in
dustry or labor, is not so obvious.
If the commission just named can
bring back the answer, Congress and the
weight Of public opinion should combine
to effect much desired improvement in
the statutory and social outlook on this
delicate American problem.
Evening star., 1938-06-23
Encouraging Investment.

Although details of the program are
not to be made public in full until they
have been submitted to President Roose-
welt, it must be hoped that the recon-
mendations for simplification and liber-
ahzation Of the regulations bearing upon
lending and investment operations of
commercial banks have the desired effect
of stimulating utilization of deposit
funds.
At the latest estimate there was some
$2,730, 100000 of idle funds in the hands
of the commercial banks, condition of
stagnation caused by either the unwill-
ingness or the inability of the institu-
ticns to lend them out with any assur-
ance of reasonable safety and profit.
One of the obstacles, it was agreed
among Government officials and others
familiar with the problem, was the
restrictive and complex nature Of the
bank examination requirements. SIM
plihcation of these is contained in the
pending recommendations, drafted after
several weeks of conferences and ex-
treme differences of opinion between
officials of five Government agencies.
It Is reassuring, incidentally, that the
conferees finally agreed on liberalization
provisions which are not calculated to
sacrifice depositor protection, a most
important element in any bank examina-
ton code.
Before too much reliance is placed in
the prospect of any considerable invest.
ment stimulation resulting from the new
Evening star., 1938-06-23
NOn.Criminal Fingerprints.

The value of fingerprints as . means
Of personal Identification in non Grim
inal cases is illustrated clearly in the
current inquiry into the death Of q
woman employe Of the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing whose body was
found in nearby Maryland creek.
Identity Of the woman was 4 puzzle to
police until they succeeded in taking nm
gerprints from the corpse and submit
ting them to the Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation for search of its compre-
hensive files. A check of the more than
100000 criminal nngerprints proved
fruitless, as the woman had no criminal
record. A search then was made of the
civil, non-criminal records, and among
the thousands of flngerprints OF civil
service applicants was found set Of nm
ger impressions exactly matching those
taken from the dead body. They were
those of Mrs. Esther Lewis. widow of
war veteran.
Mrs. Lewis had submitted her finger
prints with her application for Govern
ment employment two years ago. In
accordance with established routine, the
Civil Service Commission forwarded the
prints to the F. B. I. for a check against
the criminal files. When no record of
arrests was found, Mrs. Lewis was
appointed to the bureau, and her finger
prints were filed for future reference.
But for the civil service fingerprint
file, the body of Mrs. Lewis might have
gone to a potters field. Instead, it will
receive the last rites due a faithful Gov
ernment employe and widow Of an hon.
orably discharged soldier of two wars.
One does not have to be a criminal to
be assured of identification service by
the G-men. Nor must one be a civil
service employe. j. Edgar Hoover, rec
ognizing the Importance OF fingerprint
Identification in case of accident, illness
or other eventuality, has opened to citi-
zens in general the full Identification
services of the F. B. I. Many thousands
of prominent citizens have taken advan-
tage of this service by voluntarily filing
their flngerprints with the bureau.
Undoubtedly the time will come when
f1ngerprinting will be looked upon as an
indispensable ally Of the law-abiding
citizen, as we'll as an infallible accuser
Of the criminal.
Evening star., 1938-06-23
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

Optimism and pessimism-what do
they mean, actually?
MY glass is half full" says the
optimist.
My glass is half empty. says the
pessimist
Il have never made q mistake" de-
clares the optimist.
MY life is full Of mistakes" sighs the
pessimist.
Each, in his way, Is right.
The glass, in each case, is the same
the liquid has been half consumed.
Greatly different, however, is the men,
tai outlook upon that glass and upon
what is left, as reflected in the words
used.
II have never made a mistake" said
great man.
He meant that from every step in his
life which did not turn out as he had
planned he was able to learn something,
and so prevent the same step from turn
ing out the same way again. Hence It
was no mistake.
His mental approach, in other words,
was vastly different from that of the
average person, who hopelessly feels his
life studded with mistakes which cannot
be rectifled.
The words which reflect the outlook
seem to be the main consideration, after
all, in a very good sense.
Let us look to our words then, as we
60 through life, for they are things, as
some one we'll said, things as tangible
as more material objects.
X r
The terrific impact of words Is we'll
known in cases where the famous lie is
hurled
certain Well-known derogatory words,
especially when spoken in public, have
all the sting Of cracked whip.
Fighting words, we call them, but
what most Of us forget most of the time
is that all words. however mild, partake
OF some OF this very same quality.
Words, IN other words, are not Just
coined combinations of letters and sylla-
bles, which we have agreed to say mean
SO and 50, but are things in themselves,
with long, curious histories behind them
There is not the least word we can
say which does not possess, in itself, and
by ttseif,' a lineage and right, as a
word.
Words not only mean something, in
themselves. but also commonly take on
some of the meaning which the person
who uses them gives them at the time
OF utterance.
1t Is because we can never be sure Of
these personal meanings that we have
such times understanding each other,
perhaps.
X
An optimist is not so much a hearty
fellow who laughs loudly, and pretends
to be happy when he may not be, but
is any sensible person who realizes some
thing Of the value of words, and tries to
use them for the best effect upon himself
If his use of words has this good effect,
first upon himself, it may extend its good
to others in time.
There is nothing new about such word
usage. 1t is as old as the hills; what is
new is the conscious determination on
the part OF the individual to make a
game out Of it.
No doubt many happy persons,
throughout history. have stumbled by
chance upon the very plan. As takers
Evening star., 1938-06-23
Billions.

1t has been said repeatedly that the
average man cannot comprehend the
meaning Of q billion. The dictionary
defines the word as u thousand mil
lions, represented by followed by Q
ciphers" and explains that a million is
"a thousand thousands" thousand
ten hundred units" and hundred ten
times ten units"-all of which surely
is very confusing to an ordinary brain,
even when it is written: 10x10xlOx1 ,OO0x
1000.
But, perhaps, it might be possible to
dramatic the term in the form of dol
lars. Suppose an individual were able
to save a hundred cents a day, at the
end Of thousand years he would have
accumulated $365,000 and it would be
necessary for him to continue to prac-
tice the same thriftiness only q little
less than thrice that long to gather his
initial million. OF course, he would be
advanced in maturity by that date
something more than twice the age of
Methuselah, the biblical patriarch who
is alleged to have celebrated his 96oth
birthday, but his task would be at
least partly finished. Indeed, he would
have to preserve his health nearly
two million years in order to pile up
$73o,0o0, ,0O0-the approximate equivalent
Of the amount allocated by Congress to
help" the farmers during the fiscal
period July l, 1888, to June 80. 1899.
The imaginary plutocrat, however,
would not yet have attained his goal.
Indeed, he still would have about 10, 900
Evening star., 1938-06-23

to q reddish brown with dark brown
splotches across the body. The adult
copperhead measures from 21a to 3 feet
in length. The distinguishing point is
that the head resembles a coppery
triangle. The eyes are elliptical. That
is to say that the pupils in the eyes are
straight up and down. This is dis
tinguishing point between poisonous and
non-poisonous snakes. Non poisonous
snakes have pupils in their eyes.
There are several non-poisonous snakes
which are confused with the copperhead,
and which are mistakenly slain.
One Of these innocent victims is the
milk snake, a slender grayish brown
snake with reddish brown blotches, al
an arrowhead on the back Of the head.
The underside is white to yellowish with
black, square blotches. The milk snake
grows to about feet In length and is
good citizen. just like the black snake,
and absolutely harmless.
Another snake sometimes mistaken for
the deadly copperhead is the corn snake,
grayish brown snake with reddish
brown blotches alternating with two
smaller rows of blotches. The underside
OF this snake is white checked with black
squares. This snake usually grows to a
length of 313 feet or more.
Another harmless snake confused with
the copperhead Is the common water
snake, a stout-bodied reptile. The water
snake generally attains length of from
to feet. It is brownish in color with
tan and dark brown bands over the
back. The underside is yellowish with
red and black checks.
These and other non-poisonous reptiles
should be protected and not killed. Close,
but not too close. inspections may save
many a snakes life.
JOHN r. SMALL,
Evening star., 1938-06-23
what a Government!'

"What Government was the taunt-
Ing remark with which David Lloyd
George on Tuesday wound up his attack
on Prime Minister Chamberlains abject
confession to the House of Commons
that the ruler of the waves-ruler at
least in Britannia's section of the
worlds unable to do anything to stop
insurgent sinking of British ships in
Spanish waters The World War head
of his majestys government charged the
realists now in command in Downing
Street with acting like a bevy OF maiden
aunts among buccaneers"
Within twenty-four hours of the latest
public avowal of Britain's inability or
unwillingness to command respect for
her merchant flag or protect the ships
and the lives of seamen who sail under
it, Frances air pirates bombed two more
British freighters just outside Valencia
harbor. These sinkings bring the total
of British ships lost in east Spanish
Coast raids to thirteen within the past
few months, with damage to seventeen
others, and increase the casualty list to
an aggregate of thirty-two seamen killed
and fifty wounded. Not since German
U-boats strewed Davy Jones locker with
the wrecks Of vessels flying the once
redoubtable Union Jack has that emblem
OF Britain's mercantile might been so
defiantly and continuously Inundated.
Mr.. Chamberlain was not very con-
vincing in arguing that the only action
Britain could take would be a violation
OF the principle of non-intervention.
Such plea suggests that even in case
of invasion a do-nothing government
could justify its pusillanimity on the
ground that it had pledged itself not to
interfere in war which at last had
spread to its own territory The Prime
Minister insists there is only one "satis-
factory solution for all these difficulties"
and that would be termination of the
Spanish conflict. To that end he is once
more immersed in efforts to withdraw
foreign volunteers from both the insur-
gent and Royalist armies. The recurrent
and lamentably futile attempts to bring
about such evacuation" in the past do
not promise much for the newest gesture.
Basically, Mr.. Chamberlains refusal
to adopt sterner protective measures for
British shipping than public remon-
strances and diplomatic notes springs
from his disinclination to take action
capable of provoking war with Frances
Fascist allies, Italy and Germany That
the House of Commons, by 278 to 148,
voted down Labor motion of censure
indicates that Parliament, rejecting
public sentiment, sanctions the program
OF restraint. The Eden school of thought,
which favors firmer hand with the die
tators, is obviously at the moment in
eclispe. One wonders how long it will be
content to remain minority.
If Admiral Mahan were alive, he might
be writing about "the influence of air
power on modern history
Evening star., 1938-06-23
Full Speed Ahead.

The Public Works Administration has
lost no time in putting to work the funds
1t received under the relief-recovery act,
announcing its first group of allotments
within day after the President had
signed the measure. This extraordinary
celerity Of action was made possible by
the fact that the P. w. A. had prepared
in advance a long list of approved prof.
ects, and as a result was ready to pro-
ceed at once when the money was made
available.
This advance preparation not only
made speedy action possible, but served
as a safeguard against the wasteful
expenditure Of funds on undesirable
projects. Each undertaking for which
an allotment has been made was exam
1ned by p. w. A. engineers months ago
and approved as a sound investment and
as a practical project from an engineer
ing standpoint.
While there is no agreement that the
P. w. A. theory of pump priming offers
any substantial hope of bringing about
a lasting business recovery, all parties
concur in the view that If the $685., ,OOO,-
600 fund set aside by Congress for Mr..
1ckes' agency is to do any good at all,
1t must be put into circulation promptly
On that score, it must be conceded that
the P. w. A. has more than lived up to
its advance promises of prompt action.
AS yet no allocations have been made
for the District, where several projects
on the approved list are awaiting only
the release OF funds for the beginning
OF construction work. 1t has been an
nounced. however, that additional allo-
cations will be announced during the
next few days, and there is every reason
to suppose that some or all of the Dis
trict projects will be among them.
Evening star., 1938-06-23
Cultural Education
Not Made Easy for Students.

Cultuf2l k0uCetlOn
Not Made Easy for Students.
To the Editor Of The Star:
YOU are to be complimented on your
recent editorial with respect to
cultural education as a requisite for
admission to the bar.
There are, however, few vital facts
which you and the District Bar Asso-
citation have apparently overlooked.
In 1921 the American Bar Association
adopted the following resolution:
go 1t is essential that the legal
profession should not become the
monopoly Of any economic class"
In 1927 the American Bar Association
further explained itself by adding the
following to the 1921 resolution:
go We recommend the estab-
lishment in each State, where none now
exists. of opportunities for q collegiate
training, free or at moderate cost, 50
that all deserving young men and women
seeking admission to the bar may OBJ
tain an adequate preliminary educa-
To date the District Bar Association
e member Of the American Bar Asso-
ciation) has done nothing, Of a forward
nature, to carry out the above resolution.
They have shown the student no way
in which he may obtain a pre-legal edu-
cation at a moderate cost.
1t would seem that the District Bar
Association has the cart before the
horse" and If they were really sincere
in their efforts to Improve the caliber
Of lawyers" they would first LAY
foundation" in accordance with the
dictates of the American Bar Association
set forth In the above resolutions.
Students who attend law school at
night are only too anxious to improve
themselves both cult,rally and legally.
Evening star., 1938-06-23

regulations, however, 1t should be kept in
mind that many factors other than
examination requirements have contrib
uted to investment hesitation. Until
some of these, stemming mostly from
Government policies, are eliminated or
at least charted on definitely calculable
basis, the stream of investment funds
will not flow at its freest.
Evening star., 1938-06-23

years to 60 and even 1T the close Of that
period would want the assistance Of
about $l3,550,000 interest on his hoard.
Expressed in other language, he would
require 10 years to gather $500; nearly
10000 lifetimes for 1000, 900, 900.
But the National Legislature does not
think of these be%ildering details when
1t spends dozen billions in = single ses-
sion. Possibly some Senators and Rep
resentatives are concerned merely to
remember that 1t is conceivable for q
candidate on occasion to be elected by
the margin Of q single vote.