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Evening star., 1939-02-05
How About 1t.
Senator McKellaro

Notwithstanding the most care
full recruiting by the professional
party-givers of the town. in some
instances the stag line has been
woefully short, so it might be well
to take the bull by the horns, as they
are trying to do down in Ten
nessee, and ask the Congress to put
a tax on bachelors. State Senator
Lovelace of Nashville has announced
that he has planned to introduce a
bill in the Legislature putting an
annual tax of $1,000 on bachelors,
with the money to 60 into fund for
pensioning spinsters. The bill will
doubtless never get its second read
ing, because the Governor, Prentice
Cooper, and the Speaker of the Sem
ate both are bachelors.
How about it, Senator McKellar?
You belong down there. And the
other gentlemen of the United
States Senate up here in this man
less Eden-Senator Walsh, Senator
Russell of Georgia, Senator Guf-
fey-and all those untrammeled
bachelors and widowers in the House
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Plan Dinner Party

Comdr. and Mrs. w. G. B. Hatch
will entertain at small dinner
party tomorrow evening in the Co.
lonial room Of the Wardman Park
Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
About Well>KnOwn Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Mrs. Roosevelt Tops as Chairman;
She Relaxes Unconsciously;
Hitler Gets Priceless Painting
BY ROBERT CRAWFORD.

difficult Roosevelt
dts relax for whether consciously unconscious she the
pesonihcaon eu when sits quietly at public
has the charm OF
being good listener There might that she has to
about the country but not
experience astutene and keen sense
public about all the States she doubtless
the President to the
the wind is blowing.
Mrs. Roosevelt
auditorium last Wedne
day night Of
Columbaby she
that introduced the speakers she would
drink all that said
showing that she
well usually with
blue a told when her
Evening star., 1939-02-05

a Vermeer she drew a long breath
and said, "Oh, no. if we could only
dream of having one"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
FARMING SYSTEMS IN SOUTH
ERIN MARYLAND

A general revision of farming
systems in five Southern Maryland
counties, including abandonment Of
the present practice of leaving to-
bacco land idle for two years be-
tween crops is recommended by the
Department Of Agriculture.
The recommendation was made
after joint study Of land utilization
in Calvert, Charles, st. Mary's,
Anne Arundel and Prince Georges
counties by the Bureau Of Agricul-
tural Economies and the University
of Maryland.
James w. Coddington, State land
use planning specialist for Maryland,
and David e. Deer, assistant agri-
cultural economist of the Bureau OF
Agricultural Economies, conducted
the study Of 100 farms selected 40
representative Of physical and eco
nomic conditions Of the area.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
Little-Known Mammals
Roam High In Rockies

High up In the Rockies and al
lied ranges, where winter is long
and the short summer is q season
Of wondrous loneliness, live some Of
Americas least known smaller
mammals. They are little known
because they live in a land Of seven
or eight months Of winter and are
buried from sight most of this time,
writes Hamilton M. Laing In ''Na-
ture Magazine"
In the mountain parks the visitor
Is sure to get acquainted with the
larger mammals: bear, deer, sheep,
goat-the obvious; he is likely to see
much less of the smaller, humber
folk; whistling marmot, pika, Co
lumbar and golden-mantled ground
squirrels, and chipmunk. These in
habitants Of the rockslides and
meadows at the feet of the high
crags are the kings of the skyline,
and such little creatures tell a chap
ter of natural history quite as inter-
esting as any chapter from the lives
of big game.
Where the disintegrating cliffs
break off abruptly and, yielding to
the wear Of time, drop their frag-
ments upon the slowly accommodating
talus, there are built the castles
that are home to these little kings
Of the high places. Usually the de-
bris fills a draw or head Of a ra-
vine, where on either side, with the
passing of the SHOWS in mid-sum-
mer. the lush alpine vegetation
springs to life to paint the slopes.
Most of the small mammal resi-
dents here are vegetarians, and they
have the two main necessaries that
60 to make life for them worth lv-
ing; food and shelter. The vegeta-
ton here, during its short life at
from four to seven thousand feet is
luscious and abundant; the shelter
is ample and substantial-the rocks
in slide usually running the gamut
of size from bun to a box-car.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
Schoolgirls Make Study
of Personal Predictions

Persons living normal routine
lives are unable to predict with any
degree of accuracy what they will
be doing at given time on the fol-
lowing day. Increasing inaccuracy
mark the predictions for two-day
forecast; for a month ahead the err
ror is still larger. These facts were
brought out in an investigation into
the predictability of human behav-
ior made by DR.. Pitirim A. Soro-
kin, professor of sociology, and DR..
Clarence @. Berger, at Harvard uni
versity. The subjects investigated
were 1903 WPA white collar workers
from II to so years of age, the ma
jority of them females between 20
and 80.
Each individual was required to
make complete forecast of their
activity for the given days on
time schedule basis. When these
were checked against the actual
activities Of those days it was found
that for the next succeeding day
they deviated from the time sched-
ule by an average Of 305 minutes;
and for the second day following by
1853 minutes. When the forecast was
for a business day month ahead
the error was 494 minutes, and for
a month ahead on a Sunday the
error was largest-538 minutes.
DR.. Sorokin and DR.. Berger, pre-
senting these results in their book,
"Time Budgets and Human Behav-
ior," state as their conclusion that
the less stable the social conditions
the greater becomes the error Of
prediction. Women, they found,
erred more than men; the younger
groups more than the older; single
men more than married. The low
er income classes erred more than
the higher.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
WHY SOCK THE MoToR1sTa

Highway users taxes made direct
contributions to State Treasures In
the fiscal years of 1888 totaling
81, 1000, according to the Of
cial statement of the United States
Public Road Administration. State
gasoline taxes accounted for $771,-
764, 900, motor vehicle fees were
1888, $4,000 and motor carriers
taxes brought in s16,421,O0O. These
funds were distributed for state
highway purposes, streets and roads,
parks and forests. There was an ex-
penditure of $158,284,000, that
went to relief, education and gen.
eral funds. The Government bulletin
did not indicate how much of this
sum was diversion" of highway
taxes.
But the Automobile Manufactur-
ers Association clears that up some
what with statistics showing that
lone out of every eight automobile
tax dollar is used for nonhigh way
purposes. The same source shows
the gradual increase of the State tax
on gasoline, with Florida, Louisiana
and Tennessee charging cents q
gallon. Alabama, Georgia, Missis-
sippi, N. Carolina and S. Carolina
tax gasoline cents per gallon. The
minimum rate in states is 8 cents in
California, Connecticut, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, North Dakota and Rhode
Island.
The story of taxes on the big
business of highways shows such
tremendous totals as to bring them
in a competitive class with the rates
imposed upon liquor and cigarettes.
Why should automobiles be taxed
in that proportion?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
TURKEYS WORTH SEVENTY MILL
LION PRODUCED

Nearly 20 million dollars worth
of turkeys Cat farm prices) were
produced last year, reports the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
This figure was somewhat less than
for 1887, but was larger than in any
other year in the current decade,
and probably the second largest in
the history of the industry.
Since 1929, the production of tur-
keys has increased more than Sc per
cent-from less than II million
birds in that year to more than 26
million birds in 1888. Peak produc-
ton during the decade was nearly
% million turkeys in 1886. Highest
prices during the 10-year period
were in 1889, lowest in 1888. The
1888 average-$2.6 per bird-was
about 16 per cent lower than in
1929.
Principal turkey-producing states
in 1888 were: Texas (3,285, 1000
birds), California (2,625,O00), Min
nesota (2,145,OO0), Oklahoma H.
41S,00O, Iowa 1,3S6.00O), North
Dakota (1,265,OOO). and Oregon
(1,265,O 00). About 40 per cent Of
the 1888 crop was raised in the IL
North Central States as contrasted
with only 80 per cent in 1929.
Expansion of the turkey industry
during the last 10 years is attributed
chiefly to improvements in produc-
ton and management methods,
which have lessened the mortality of
poults and lowered production
costs in competition with chickens
and other meats. Production of
turkeys in small farm focks has
decreased in most areas, but this
has been more than Offset by in
creased numbers of large flocks
which are kept separate from other
poultry and handled under improv-
ed methods of sanitation, feeding,
and marketing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
CHANGE IN SOCIAL SECURITY
ACT

A change in the Social Security
Act which was enacted into law dur
ing the recent session of Congress,
will be Of great benefit to insured
workers who now approaching age
Sc, according to Mr.. Becker, field
manager Of the Baltimore office of
the Social Security Board. Instead
OF one lump-sum payment of old
age insurance which the government
has paid heretofore to insured work
ers who reach age IS, monthly
benefit will be provided after Janu-
airy 1, 1910, for qualified workers
who attain age IS. Consequently,
the Social Security Board Is NO long
er accepting these :'live claims" or
attainment claims" as they are
called.
Mr.. Becker said that 6,255 claims
for old-age insurance payments
amounting to $318,SO8.7O have
been paid by the Social Security
Board in the State during the past
2 " years. About 400 Of the claim
ants were men and women who had
reached age Is after participating
in the old,age insurance program.
Now, under the revised program, in
sured workers who reach age SIS
and who meet the requirements
have an opportunity to get q life
time monthly benefit.
Termination of the payment Of
lump-sum benefits to 65-year old
workers is the only change in the
Social Security Act which became
effective when the President signed
the bill August IL. Other amend
ments will 60 into effect January
/, 1910.
Monthly benefits will become pay
able in 1910 instead of 1942 as
scheduled under the original law.
Survivors Of deceased workers who
are entitled to lump-sum benefits
may continue to file claims for pay
ment OF old-age insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
PLAN FOR WHEAT

Today virtually every important
wheat producing nation in the
world has q plan for wheat" To-
gether, governments are spending
more than two billion dollars an
nually to keep wheat production
down and wheat prices up.
The results have been hardly en-
couraging. Estimated world supply
from the 1939-40 crop is 100000
900 bushels-the greatest on rec
ord. Under this pressure, wheat
prices have sunk to the lowest levels
known since the sixteenth century.
The U. S., no less than other grain
growing nations, has suffered from
this condition. Last week, the De-
partment of Agriculture was report
eddy considering decision which
might signal the start Of a world
wide retreat from national grain
planning.
During the past season, using an
export bounty averaging q cents a
bushel, the Department was able to
sell abroad 11S.00O,000 bushels of
American wheat at q total loss to
the government Of $4,000, 900.
Since then, however, world prices
have sunk so low that the gap be-
tween them and U. S. prices. sup
ported by Federal loans, would
double the loss in similar export
program for the new season. With
this in mind, Federal farm experts
admitted privately they were con-
sidering drastic reductions in the
still unannounced export program
for 1910. The predicted new export
goal: between 100000 and 70,-
100000 bushels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Ok1kGAS14k1N 0OA1A1SO1 0GA4sv &sS~asS
"Christ Jesus" will be the subject
of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches
of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday,
August II.
The Golden Text will be from
John lila, 'The Word was made
flesh, and dwelt among us (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father) full
of grace and truth"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible, lisa. 52:7:
How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him that bringeth
good tidings; that publisheth peace;
that bringeth good tidings of good;
that publisheth salvation; that saith
unto Zion thy God reigneth."
The Lesson-Sermon also Will I'm
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures, !"
by Mary Baker Eddy. among which
is the following, page 20, "The IL
Elimination Of Mary's spiritual sense
put to silence material law and its
order of generation, and brought
forth her child by the revelation of
Truth, demonstrating God as the
Father of men,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
Room Bureaus Set Up
For New York Fair

NEW YORK Especially Two
agencies have been set up In New
York City to insure Worlds Fair
visitors getting living accommo-
dations at a most reasonable price.
One is the Mayor Official
Worlds Fair Housing Bureau,
Inc, with headquarters in the
Chanin Building, 122 East AID
Street, set up by Mayor LaGuardia
to locate rooms for visitors In pri-
vate homes and dwellings.
The other is the Hotel Room In
formation Bureau of the Hotel As
ISOLATION Of New York City, rep
resenting 1870 hotels with a total
capacity of $4,000 rooms. The bu-
reau is at association headquarters,
221 West 57th Street.
Both agencies function without
any charge to the visitor in finding
him clean and comfortable accom-
modations at a price within his
means. Rooms in private dwell
ings range In price from 81 per
night per person upward, with the
average per person $1.50.
Every Western Union and Postal
Telegraph Office is equipped to
handle requests for rooms in con-
junction with the Housing Bu-
reau's operation. Every policeman
in New York City is familiar with
the plan and is equipped to give
visitors first hand information on
methods Of obtaining registered
and sponsored rooms.
On making the application for
room the visitor pays a deposit
of so cents per night per person
for which he receives receipt.
The receipt may be presented to
the landlord in lieu Of cash as part
payment for the room.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
E = ,f-ialss.
New DEAF Isn't New

General Sherman, not the Roose-
welt administration, invented the po-
litical use of "new DEAL" but Sher-
mans phrase was not capitalized,
according to the sixth section of the
new American English dictionary.
Sherman's Letters" written back
In 1868, first used the combination
In this comment: Charleston is not
taken, the war is prolonged, and but
little chance of its ending until we
have new deal" The sixth section
Of the dictionary, published by the
University of Chicago Press, will
appear soon. It comprises words Of
strictly American origin, slang and
colloquial expressions and mutations
Of the mother tongue. Starting with
'corn pit" the section ends with
'dew."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

In order to be eligible for enlist
ment in the navy an applicant must
have at least 20 vital serviceable
teeth and Of these not less than four
opposed incisors, Of which two are
directly opposed on each side Of the
median line, and four opposed mo-
lars, Of which two are directly OPP
posed on each side Of the dental
arch. Teeth properly filed or
which have been properly restored
by crowns may be considered serv-
iceable when the history and ap-
pearance clearly warrant such con-
sideration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

A Hybrid-Corn Field-Day win be
held at Blakeford Farms, Queens
town, in Queen Anne's County, ON
Friday, August Is, beginning at 2
o'clock In the afternoon.
This Is Q good opportunity for
farmers to see good demonstra-
ton Of how hybrid corn il produced
and also what it can do with re-
gard to yields.
There will be road signs with as-
rows pointing directions to Blake
ford Farms. starting at Centreviiie.
Farmers and others interested In
the development and production Of
hybrid corn ere iaxitaa q attend
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

DR.. Morley A. JUL, Head Of the
University Poultry Department, an
nounces two Poultry Improvement
Schools which will be held on the
Eastern and Western Shores. Tho
Eastern Shore School will be held In
the high school auditorium, Denton,
August 1890, and the Central and
Western Maryland School win be
held In the Warehouse Theatre
Westminster. August 81 and Sep
TENDER /.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
German Silver

German silver is an alloy COM
posed Of copper, zinc and nickel. in
proportions varying according to the
purpose Of its use. When intended
to replace silver it contains copper,
so parts, zinc, IS parts, and nickel,
Is parts. This alloy is harder than
silver and capable Of taking high
polish. It is used as a substitute
for silver in making bells, CANDLE
sticks and various utensils, and
more especially as foundation
metal In the manufacture of silver
plated ware.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
Mathematical Prize Goes Begging

M@eACAn0UC0A EAA0 OUGS deg $MS
DR.. Paul Wolfskehl of Darmstadt,
Germany, who died in 1907, provid-
ed in his viii for the award Of 100,-
600 marks to the mathematician who
would solve Fermat's theorem. Fer
mat, Seventeenth century mathe-
matician, wrote his famous theory in
the margin of an algebra, thus: IF
n is greater than 3 there are no
whole numbers a, b and c such that
an+bn=cn. ! have found a truly
wonderful proof which this margin
is too small to contain" Almost
every mathematician worth his salt
has tried to prove the theorem. Ac-
cording to DR.. J. Barkely Rosser
(CornelD, the theorem has been
proved for all values Of n less than
GIT.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

Minnesota. with one of the Ma
TONS most efficient systems for
popular education, spends 800
every time one minute goes by
ON that system.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

When big business men in a boss
ridden city don't complain about
taxes, it means they get a share Of
the loot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

Every minute. as is happening
while you read this column, IS
worth of ice cream is prepared in
powder form.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

Although a man may acknowledge
that he has faults he seldom owns
up to those his friends accuse him
of,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

Marking on glass or vitreous
enamel is reported possible with .
new tyne Of meEkinS iak
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

NEW YORK (Special) -Erna An
dersen, Norwegian skating champion
and star of the ice show at Sun VAL
ley in the Amusement Area of the
New York Worlds Fair, illustrates
her prowess as a figure skater.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25

The shipbuilding industry in
America makes rowboats and canoes
at q rate of q dollars worth Of
building every miaqtas
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Hawaiian Language Schools
Not Believed Threut to American
Allegiance; Upheld by Court

1922, suit was instituted to test
the constitutionality of the act of
the Legislature and the department
tai regulations. February 6, 1923,
Circuit Judge Banks ruled that the
portion OF the regulations relating
to textbooks was valid but that the
rule relating to qualifications for
attendance was beyond the authority
OF the department of education OF
the Territory under the terms of the
act. Both parties appealed the case
to the Territorial Supreme Court.
Then followed a series of legal
moves, rulings, decisions. restrain
ing orders and what not, until at
length the case was appealed by the
ntlgat1ng schools to the Federal
Court of Appeals. March q, 1925,
that court declared that the Ha-
waiian foreign language school law
was unconstitutional. The case was
carried to the United States Su-
preme Court July 8, 1926. On the
2lst OF February, 1927, the highest
court rendered unanimous de-
cision. delivered by Associate Justice
McReynolds, declaring Hawaii's for
eign language schools laws to be
unconstitutional. Thus the fight of
seven years ended in favor of the
language schools.
Feeling Aroused.
In the course of this ong-extended
legal controversy much feeling was
aroused. The language schools con-
tinued their work. Whether the
pupils were aware Of what was 60
ing on in the courts can only be
imagined, but doubtless there was
some feeling, manifested perhaps by
jars and conflicts on the school
Fairgrounds. If such antogonisms
were aroused. they have since been
wholly allayed. There appears to pe
no racial-origin feeling in any gath
erlng of groups of school children
in Hawaii.
That was IL years ago, when the
language school issue was resolved
by the ruling of the highest Amerl-
can court. Today many of the boys
and girls who were then in attend
ance at the language schools, as well
as the public schools, are men and
women, perhaps parents of children
who in another decade will be pupils.
attending both public and language
schools. That is, if there are any
language schools then And that
these schools may disappear in that
space Of time, perhaps little longer.
is not particularly remote possi-
bility. For by the time that the
Evening star., 1939-04-27

infants of today have reached school
age most Of the non-English speak
ing elders will have passed away
and the need Of teaching Japanese
as a medium Of family communication
will have been greatly lessened, If moi
Altogether eliminated. The cost uf
maintaining these schools is a bur-
den which the Japanese -origin
Hawaiians are not likely to bear
willingly much longer.
Thus 1t is that the educational au-
thorities of Hawaii are not today
much concerned over the language
school question. They know that the
elder children now in attendance
do not as rule consider the Ian
guage schools to be essential. Very
soon these children will be wage
earners. approaching the status of
home-makers. They will not feel
the need of special teaching for
their children, If any should come
to them, which is altogether prob
able. Their margin of means over
actual necessities will probably not
be much. If any. greater than to-
days margin. out OF which their
own parents must contribute to the
maintenance of the language
schools.
"Pidgin" Brings Concern.
The school authorities are ac-
tually more concerned over the
question OF pigeon English
"pidgin" to the islanders-that pre-
walls to rather distressing degree,
not only among the mixed-race Ha-
waiians, but among the children of
Caucasian origin. In fact, "pidgin"
Is rather grave problem in Hawaii.
Evening star., 1939-04-27

Just how it is formed is somewhat
Of mystery. But how it spreads is
no problem at all. The juvenile
tongue takes readily to slang, to
fantastic words and phrases.
The other day I stood on the edge
Of school playground at recess
time, watching the youngsters at
their exercises and games. They
played very much as mainland chill
dren play, about the same games,
regular and improvised. But their
language was altogether different.
Those to whom I spoke answered
in excellent English, with perhaps a
bit OF accent, softness of enuncia-
ton, little slurring. The dominant
quality Of their speech is that of
softness, without very much distinc-
ton Of enunciation. In direct re-
plies to questions this softness is a