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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
DRILLS FOR wATER-aErs OIL


Vincent Janney had two wells at
his Lewisville store property, but
both had quantity of oil floating
on top. He decided to drill another
well some distance from the old ones
but now it's just the same-oil when
he wants and needs water. Samples
have been sent to Washington and
Harrisburg, but they can't guarantee
him anything, except the wells don't
produce good drinking water. He
got 1875 gallons Of good oil off one
of the old dug wells at one dipping,
and burns it in a stove. One well,
Mr.. Janney said,. is about half full
of oil. No satisfactory explanation
has ever been made of the presence
of petroleum in a supposedly oil-dry
territory.-Oxford Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
OAK HILL LIQUOR LAW
VIOLATORS

A jury at Lancaster Court, last
week, returned verdict of guilty OF
liquor law violations against Levi
and Eckert, of Oak Hill, Little Bri-
tain Township.
Their son. Chester, being i'll and
absent, will be tried at next term
of court.
Little Britain Township has no
places licensed to sell liquor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
A ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS

Telling how the yearning spirit Of
doctors departed wife assured
him it would be all right for anorth-
err woman to substitute for her on
earth. One of the many illustrated
features in the April 18th issue of
The American Weekly, the big mag
azine distributed every Sunday with
the Baltimore American. On sale by
al newsdsslers ana Asxs1oys.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS
TO KNOW

Look your best Learn how to
dress in style and at the same time
wear clothes becoming to you Read
Designing Women. new fashion
featurst in the Baltimore Sunday
Americsf On sale by all progress
siye newssSenda.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

1t is reported that practically
every rubber article now made in
Germany contains some reclaimed
rubber.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

Congressional Investigations angle
Books and pamphlets reporting
such activities cost the Federal Gov
eminent over $500 every so sec
onds!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

What this country needs is few
more people who are willing to prac-
tice after they get through preach
ing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

Adhesive plaster is used SO much
in this country that it has to be pro-
duced at rate of SIT worth min
ute!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

Tongue is about the only muz-
weapon that hasn't been
discarded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

Ten cents in your pocket will pur-
chase more than the dollar some one,
owes you.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

Before marriage men and women
argue; after that they dispute
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Holds Decision Unfair
In Jeffra- archibald Fight.


am answering letter written you by
one who signs himself Section G, Row
S. Seat IT," concerning the Jeffra-Archi-
bald fight. The writer stated that he be-
neved the decision to be absolutely fair
and heard it applauded by ringside fans.
Allow me to inform Mr. Section G, Row
S. Seat II that he must have been in q
trance. In the first place, how could he
judge fight when he didn't even know
the champion? His complaint against
the use of photoflash bulbs is practically
an admission that he had never before
attended fight. He must have thought
he was at a ball game on ladies' day,
where tremendous applause is heard even
when batter hits pop fly.
The knock against our announcer,
Jimmy Lake, was uncalled for. have
been around many fight clubs, and con-
slider him one of the best. In my opin-
ion Jef1ra suffered outrageous injustice.
A long time ago I witnessed a boxing
contest between Tommy Loughran and
Jack Delaney. The decision was first
given to Delaney, but later the Penn
sylvania State Boxing Commission re-
versed it. The same could have been
done here.
CHARLES A. GREENBERG.
October 8
Evening star., 1939-10-12
THIS AND THAT
By Charles r. Trdce1reH.

The mystery Of why out Of 10 pur-
chasers Of phonograph records are men
has been solved.
1t is the collection urge.
Go into any record shop. Look into
the booths.
There will be young men, old men. men
poorly dressed. men neatly dressed, Of
f1ce boys, executives, artists.
Now and then, there will be woman,
either young schoolgirl, perhaps Of
the jitterbug type, or White-haired
woman. (The latter usually will be
playing some record of q standard
operatic selection, symphony, or salon
music.
The girls who sell records often speak
to each other Of the preponderance Of
young and older men among their
customers.
The middle-aged men. between 40 and
50, comprise perhaps more than so per
cent Of the clientele.
The secret is the collection urge,
which seems to work more rapidly
Not that there are not feminine collec-
tors, and rabid ones, too But when
women collect, they go in for glass
ware, old furniture, quilts, and the like.
Men select phonograph records,
tropical fishes, stamps, books, old fire.
arms, and many, many more.
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the male human which makes him want
more and more of what he likes.
When he begins to collect, he is rabid.
He is so from youth upward
Small boys collect match box tops.
and safety match folders. They go in
for pictures of baseball players inclosed
in bags of candy.
In the old days, small boys liked to
collect milk bottle caps, and birds eggs.
Conservation education today has shown
them better way of enjoying the birds.
Small girls seldom collect anything,
in the true collectors sense
~ -
Why, then, are men collectors?
We have given one explanation, but
no doubt there are others.
One Is supplied by an astute lady,
who says that 1t is all very simple.
Men, she AYERS, wear standard clothes,
or uniforms
Women, on the. other hand, collect
clothes, jewelry, makeup, and hundreds
of useful things.
Its just the magpie instinct, with
men," she stated.
They Just collect junk"
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Calls Attention to Sins Of
Our Own Government.

To the Editor Of The Star:
For something like 1000 years the citi-
zens Of every civilized government have
made fairly good record in their obedi-
ence to the Ten Commandments. They
have learned how to live amicably to-
gether for their mutual advantage. But
the governments of these same people
have, down to the present day, continu-
ously broken with impunity the COM
mands Thou shalt not covet," Thou
shalt not STEAL" Thou shalt not kill"
Governments ever have been. and are
today, soulless corporations which recog-
nize no higher authority than their own
selfish desires and who never hesitate to
break the moral law in order to gain what
they want. Stupid adherence to the
time-honored fiction that "the King de,
the government can do no wrong" is
largely to blame for this. So might
makes right. Our own country is no ex-
ception to this rule
HENRY WARE ALLEN.
Wichita, Kans
October 3.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

any event there is lack Of supervision.
Last Friday my boy had about eight
miles to walk home, because by the
time his class had been dismissed the
buses had all gone. Other children had
. similar experience
Can we expect the children to keep on
doing this? personally think it about
time we had efficient supervision to
prevent this sort of thing It has also
happened that owing to lack of heat in
the Vienna School pupils have been
sent home, too cold to study No won
der that Virginia ranks fourth grade in
education and that Fairfax is below
even the State average.
As partial remedy why not put on
patrol boys to see that all children are
out of school before the buses are allowed
to leave? There are no other means of
transportation, and yet it is considered
breach Of the law for them to hitch
hike home. w. A. SHARPE.
East Falls Church, Va.
September %.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

OF course, 1t is rather hard to think
Of beautiful recording Of some Beetho-
ven symphony as Junk"
Men probably have greater diversity
Of interests. They nos only want what
they want when they want 1t, as the
old song said, but they want more of it..
Just why they should be larger collec-
tors of music and books is another mat
ter. There can be no question here Of
which sex is the greatest lover Of books
and music. Women love good music
quite as much and well as men-but they
do not buy as many recordings of it..
Is 1t a matter of inhibition? For CEN
turies they had, as a group, little money
with which to buy anything. They un-
doubtedly, as group. prefer the loaning
libraries for their books, rather than
buying their own copies. It is difficult
to recall OIL hand. one famous feminine
book collector Of rare editions.
"The music goes round and round"
It does just that, on a phonograph.
The combination of music with me-
chanics and physics, as original, has
been stepped up with the addition of
electricity.
Electricity is now the real soul Of re-
corded music. Not only have we the
electric motor, which spins the turn
table, but electrical recording and re-
production all the way through, with
results which are still unknown to many
persons, but happily being discovered by
more and more people every day.
1t is this aspect Of discovery, after
all, which makes men interested so
largely in recorded music.
Man is the adventurer, always. His
own self-discovery of music is one of his
most thrilling adventures, once he gets
beyond the cave-man stage. Oh, sure,
there are plenty of cave men left.
The modern phonograph, with its
superb recordings, bringing not only the
patterns Of music, but its very tones,
,full-bodied and rounded, offers the best
way to take this voyage of self f-dis-
covery.
Men often fail to take advantage of
opportunities offered them. This cannot
be said of their reception of modern
recording.
They go at it with an astonishing en-
thusiasm, the office boy and the manager
side by side, as they listen, affording an
unparalleled picture of democracy and
music's power to soothe the savage
breast.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Man Bites Doq

To this day, no one is really sure
whether or not a man ever bit a
dog, but the event, fictitious or real,
has served for years as an illustra-
tion of good news value. When it
was first expounded, even the green
est reporter knew enough not to get
excited when he saw a dog bite a
man, but to wait until the reverse
phenomenon occurred before tele-
phoning in and stopping the press for
an extra.
For decades it has been the goal
of the cub reporter to pull off this
coup. There was an unofficial legend
that the owner would give half the
paper and the hand of his daughter
in marriage to the successful candi-
date. Many, instead of following
horses as short cut to wealth, went
to the dogs, with no better luck.
Constant disappointment has finally
placed this quest in the same class
with the pot of gold at the foot
of the rainbow.
But these are restless times, and
already there are signs in the offlng
Of eventual success; an uneasy spirit
is abroad in the air. Last year
college boys began to eat goldfish,
even though they did draw the line
at dogs. This year, on the very same
day, October Z, from two widely
separated localities, significant re-
ports are received In Red Lion, Pa, a
Mr.. Minnich was severely bitten by a
rabbit, and in Joplin, Mo-, Mrs.
Frank Fenix's cat was bitten by a
mouse and utterly routed. At any
time within the next few years may
appear the magic headline-Man
Bites Dog. After that editors are
expected to set a still higher goal
Yankees Lose World Series.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

engaged in soliciting funds from the
general public to be used for propa-
ganda purposes. These solicitations
are being distributed from Mr.. Fish's
office by his publicly-paid secretary,
who Is also acting as secretary for
the committee. It is inevitable that
many people will be under the mis-
taken impression that the committee
has some sort of offlcial sanction,
and to this extent, at least, the
activities Of the group are as i'm
proper as they are foolish.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
East Capitol Street

Hopes for the development OF East
Capitol street as thoroughfare
worthy Of its past and of its setting
in the Nations Capital have received
new encouragement in conversation
between the President and the Sec
retary Of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition.
Mr.. Roosevelt reveals that he ap-
proves a proposal that a series of
museum and library buildings be
erected in that section to house prin-
cipally the many specialized exhibits
and collections owned by the Fed
eral Government. The first Of these
would be the Army Medical Library,
one of the finest of its kind, which is
virtually unavailable to an interested
public at this time because it is not
properly housed. Another specifically
cited by the President is the Ameri-
can Indian collection which now is
shown haphazardly at the National
Museum.
The Folger Shakespearean Library
is an example Of an ideal setting for
a specialized collection. It's popu-
larity as an attraction for sight
seers is equaled only by its value to
those interested, either as formal
students or scholarly enthusiasts, in
the subject matter Washington is
a mecca for sight-seers, but the
museums and libraries serve a deeper
purpose as an inspiration of patri-
otism and as an education in citi-
zenship.
In regard to the specific plans for
the erection of the proposed edifices,
only the groundwork has been laid.
In general, the suggestion not only
has the approval of the President, but
also of the Park and Planning Com
mission. Congress has approved the
idea of suitable housing for the
medical library, but otherwise the
planning remains to be done. The
cost Is indefinite, but it would run
into several million dollars. The
important element to the local COM
munity is the location proposed.
So far as convenience and avail
ability are concerned, no more suit
able section could be found than
that immediately east of the Capitol.
The East Capitol street area. secure
enough in dignity which civic
neglect has not been able to take
from it, has been dwarfed by the
more rapid expansion of building in
other directions, a trend which over
many years carried with it a major
portion of expenditures for various
vital civic services. In recent years
the city and its officials have recog-
niZed the value Of the area. The new
proposal offers an ideal means Of
making amends" for the neglect Of
the past.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Other Tasks Suggested
For Congress Session.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Here is an idea which, the writer is
confident, will be received with interest
and due to its timeliness will find early
place in your columns.
The District of Columbia, ward Of
Congress, has for years suffered many
inequities, especially in tax matters,
due to the fact that the House of Repre-
sentatives has always kissed of lightly
its responsibilities, pleading lack of time,
ETC.. Now occurs the opportunity of
lifetime, with the House sitting around
twirling its collective thumbs awaiting
the outcome Of the Senate neutrality de-
bate. Let the citizens through their
organized bodies bestir Congress not to
waste the time before them, but to ad-
dress their attention to long deferred
District Of Columbia matters.
At the moment there is the very def
mite job Of amending the District of Co.
lumbia unemployment tax to make it
dovetail with the revised Social Security
Act thereby giving District of Columbia
employers the relief to which they are
entitled. There is also the matter of
fixing an equitable ratio of taxes be-
tween Federal Treasury and the District.
Normally there may be some point to
the contention that Congressman has
his constituents affairs as the first call
on his attention-but not at this special
session Let's give Congress this idea.
Like vaccination, 1t may take.
October4 JOSEPH D. KAUFMAN.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
The Fish Committee

In addition to raising grave ques-
tions of propriety, the latest peace
venture of Representative Hamilton
Fish, launched under the imposing
caption of the National Committee
to Keep America Out of Foreign
Wars, is symptomatic of the sort of
hysteria that tends to get nation
into war rather than keep it out.
Mr.. Fish and his fellow committee
men-thirty- eight Republicans and
one Democrat-are proceeding on the
assumption that the President is
trying to drag the United States into
the European war. That is wholly
false premise, but, despite its
absurdity, it has harmful potentiali-
ties.
From the very outbreak of the
European conflict, Mr.. Roosevelt and
his aides have sought to assure the
people of this country that they will
not be drawn into the war. Every
effort has been made to guard against
the growth Of fatalistic belief that
our participation in the war is in
evitable, for the development of such
a mental attitude is of itself often
first step toward belligerency.
1t is in this respect that the activ-
tiles of the Fish committee are most
Objectionable. without any justiflca-
ton in fact, the committee is trying
to convince the people of this country
that they are in danger of being led
to war. No matter how well-inten-
toned Mr.. Fish and his colleagues
may be, it is apparent that they
have embarked on an undertaking
which, If it should have any sub
stantisl measure Of success, is more
apt to result in war than peace.
At the moment, the committee k
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Wants Full Display Of
Government Periodicals,
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
On careful investigation. find that
there Is no place in the Government
where one may find . complete display
of all of the periodical publications pub
hshed by the Government Of the United
States. This Is an intolerable situation.
The Government is the most majestic
business Of al, and the Government must
be as acute and as solicitous q the very
best of private businesses. Hence, move
that this lack Of . complete display Of
all Government periodicals be immedi-
ately corrected. HENRY sTONER.
October 10.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Present War Is to Liberate
German People.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The present conflict In Europe, in
which France and Britain are so nobly
engaged, is against the Nazi govern
ment and in defense of and for the lib
GRAFTON of the German people from the
cruel bondage Of atrocities and untruths.
Fed by oficials with false doctrines and
false assertions. they are in q sorry
plight and cannot exist long on such
nutrition, either those within or those
outside the horrible concentration camps.
Efforts to stop Hitler deserve encour-
agement from every civilized country.
The United States can give valuable as
sistance by lifting the embargo on arms
and munitions Of war. Supplying war
essentials to Japan did not involve the
United States in the Sino-Japanese war.
STERLING BRANNEN.
Fredericton, New Brunswick.
October ,.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Four Simple Rules for
Keeping Out Of War.

To the Editor.of The Star:
Here are four simple, and believe
truthful statements:
/. To keep the United States out of
war is the object Of the cash. and -carry
bill
2. President Roosevelt, the majority of
our Governors, the majority of our news
papers are convinced we can best keep
out Of war by adopting the cash-and-
carry bill.
3. Some believe we can best keep out
of war by not adopting the cash-and-
carry bill. The majority Of the letters
to Congress are against cash -and-carry.
Many Of these, however, show the writer's
have not realized that the real object
Of the cash-and-carry bill Is to keep US
out Of war.
4. The more clearly it is realized that
the object Of the cash-and-carry bill
IL not to help England or France nor to
help production except as these things
help TO keep US out Of war, the larger
win be the majority In its favor.
Quincy, Mass. !. NE14DRUN.
October Z.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

The Hartford, Farragut's flagship,
comes here to form the nucleus of
the national maritime museum long
advocated by the President. When
does the Constitution, first and fore
most of our naval relics, start this
way? Or will Massachusetts,, with
no valid claim to her, continue to
bluff Uncle Sam and keep her up
in Boston?
Evening star., 1939-10-12

A growing earth-crack up in Ice
land seems to confirm geologists'
theories Of continental drift" and to
indicate that America has been slip
ping away from Europe for millions
Of years. Most Americans think she
is drifting in the right direction and
would even like to paddle little If
they could.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

II the democracies lick Germany
again, one Of the punishments in
ficted might well be compulsion Of
that state to bear permanently on its
arms vista Of Warsaw wantonly de-
stroved.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
Dear the name and address OF
the Urtter, although the use OF
a psexdonym for publication Is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1939-10-12

world. That Is why, should Finland
decide to tight to preserve her inde-
pendence, that brave little country
may not face the Red goliath alone.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Demands Solution Of
School Bus Problem.
Tn the Editor of T'ha Star.

Concerning the Fairfax school bus
congestion recently reported In your
paper, and also the two weeks' delay In
opening some schools, why did these con-
ditions have to exist? Are the school
authorities going to wait until next fall,
and then have more excuses, or are they
going to Get busy now7 The taxes No
pay should take care Of the problem. In
Evening star., 1939-10-12
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sleet u8AtlnG were mace by Charles
Brush, and were used in the public
square in Cleveland, Ohio, April 20, 1879.
Q. How many lectures has DR.. VIII
liam Lyon Phelps given?-L. M. H.
A. Since 1895 he has delivered an
estimated total of 10000 lectures to an
aggregate audience of 100000 people,
not including his radio talks, nor his
16,5O0 Yale lectures
@. What is the value of the White
House at Washington, D. C.7-L. s. j.
A. II has been estimated that the
valuation of the White House grounds
Is SIS, 900 and Of the building itself
e 100000
Q. What is Boris KarlofY's real name
and nationanty?-5. G. M.
A. The actor Is an Enslishman named
Charles Henry Pratt.
Q. How long have pajamas been
worn?-C. H. j.
A. The pajama garment is MohAm-
medan in origin. It was used in India
centuries ago. The earliest known mem
ton by a European was by Francis
Pyrard, French traveller held captive
In Goa. 1608-9. Pajamas were adver-
tised by London merchants as q new
fashion in 1893, and were probably in
troduced into the United States shortly
thereafter.
@. Does Canada raise much wheat?-
M. T. w.
A. Canadas 1889 wheat crop Il esti.
mated at - .05S 900 bushels.
G. Who invented the lasso?-T. p. r.
A. The lasso was invented by Ameri-
can Indians and was used by them effec.
lively In war against the spauish in-
v1derD.