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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Canada Uses Air Maps Sss
To Plan Timber Work
'An empty purse fills the facs .sish

Experiments and field work con-
Quoted by the dominion forest serv-
ice of the department Of mines and
resources, in cooperation with vari-
Gus other organizations, have proved
the value Of air photographs for for
est surveys in Canada. Already
more than 100000 square miles of
forests have been classified from air
photographs and 1872 maps prepared
for various projects in British Co.
lumbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba,
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia.
These air surveys were later
proved to be as accurate as expen-
sive ground surveys. In all cases
where air photographs are used for
mapping and estimating timber
their effect has been to cut ground
work to a minimum and to reduce
the time required to produce an es-
innate.
Air photography, which has been
employed with such remarkable sue
cess in Canada for the preparation
of topographic maps, now permits
a minute examination of timber
holdings and is being used to pre-
pare forest inventories. A good air
photograph faithfully records a
wealth of information that may lat
er be employed to classify and map
the forest types, and by means OF
special methods recently developed,
to provide surprisingly accurate es-
Inmates of existing stands of timber.
The estimating of timber stands
from the air is an accomplished fact
and science rapidly advancing
through research instituted and de-
veloped by the dominion forest serv-
ice. To this end, methods of de-
termining the heights of trees have
been developed by measuring their
images or shadows in the pho
tographs.
Not only are air photographs be-
ing used to advantage in mapping
and estimating forest types, but
berth-holders are employing them
for actual woods operations.
Equipped with air photographs and
a stereoscope the woods foreman
can obtain a clear picture of the
area in which operations are to be
conducted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Silver Scent Boxes Were
STYLISH in 18th Century

Small silver scent boxes and vim
aigrettes came into fashion late in
the Eighteenth century, writes Alice
r. Rollins in the Los Angeles Times.
They were considered an indispen-
sable part of woman's toilet CEN
fury and a half ago. Every woman
carried one in her pocket or reticule
or suspended from her chatelaine.
It was the fashion to sniff at 1t deli
cately whenever the opportune time
came, for the oftener a woman of
those times came to swooning the
more highly was she regarded. The
women, however, were not alone in
using these small trihes. Those for
the men were larger and more mas
culine in taste. They included such
designs as a skull, a fish or fruit.
They were worn suspended from the
watch chain or carried in the pocket.
Vinaigrettes were usually made
of silver, but few of gold and
ivory are known. One of the latter
is described as being egg-shaped,
pierced all over and unscrewing in
the middle for the insertion of the
sponge soaked in aromatic vinegar.
The silver ones are of many shapes
and sizes. On the inside of the box
was grilled compartment that held
spices, musk or a tiny sponge that
had been moistened with sweet
smelling liquids.
In shape they were round, oval,
convex, and fiat. Sometimes in the
form of tiny books, pocketbooks, let
ter wallets or shells. Fish-shaped
scent-bottles and vinaigrettes from
Holland are not uncommon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
"REvoLUTIoNs" IN FARMING

Untold centuries ago, an authority
on agriculture has observed, the
art of farming was revolutionized
when some inventive genius con-
trived to overturn the earth by
means of the forked limb of tree,
drawn by a camel, horse or OK"
The first crude pillow marked the
initial application of mechanical
power to farming.
Since that far-off time there have
been many revolutions in agricul-
ture. And today there is, an i'm
mensely important, if quiet, revolu-
ton going on, though it is not of a
mechanical character 1t lies in the
comparatively new awareness of the
farm to the fact that one-man en-
terprise is not enough in this age
that the energies, the brains and the
abilities of many men must be en-
listed together if each is to succeed
and prosper. Its concrete manifesto
ton is found in the fast-growing,
strongly intrenched agricultural
marketing Operatives which dot the
nation. And a revolution" which
makes it possible to distribute crops
more quickly, surely and to better
advantage for all concerned is as
important as revolution" which
makes it possible to produce them
with greater efficiency and reduced
effort.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
NOTHING FOR NOTHING

Nothing comes from doing moth
ing" wrote Shakespeare.
The Bard of Avon died some
three centuries ago, but his advice
seems more necessary today than
ever before. For the first time. in our
American history at least, sub
stantial group Of citizens have come
to believe that they are entitled to
something for nothing. They feel that
the world, as exemplified by their
government, owes them living
They are quite convinced that nc
responsibility devolves upon them
to save, to work, to think. to plan
Well, it is time they learned
otherwise. For the country has spent
billions providing something fol
nothing, and about the only result
is a tax and debt burden that is
throttling our productiveness, and a
new "class" holding out their hands
for more money they did nothing
to earn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Oldest Foreign Mission
Is Nearing 13Oth Year

ST. LOUIS.-The Oldest foreign
missionary society in America, the
American Board Of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions, will hold its
130th annual meeting here this fall.
The board, founded in 1910, will
meet October 24-26 in conjunction
with the Midwest Regional Confer
ence of Congregational and Chris
tan Churches. General theme will
be "The World Christian Community
at Work." and the program will fea-
ture nationally and internationally
known church leaders as well as
business and professional men. Of
fetal delegates are expected to num-
Der 500.
The Midwest regional area In
cludes churches in 10 states-Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Montana, Wyom-
ing, Colorado, Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Louisiana, and Texas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

lion of readers for the reaction of
American newspapers to important
events.
II have never seen such a un-
animity of opinion ON a given po-
litical or economic subject, domestic
or foreign, as the newspapers of the
United States, large and small, pub
lished on the subject of expropria-
tion," Mr.. Mcconnell said on the re-
lease of his book, Mexico at the
Bar of Public Opinion" nation
wide survey of newspaper editorial
opinions on Mexico's confiscation
without compensation of hundreds
of millions of dollars in American
owned property and business invest
ments.
LAS a matter of fact, when SO
percent of editors all over the coun-
try agree that Mexico cannot sum-
marily GUST the oil companies with
out reimbursement, then my book
is not merely collection Of editor
ial statements, it is an accurate re-
Election of public opinion" McCon-
nell added.
In support of their opinion that
properties should be returned in
tact, the editors say Mexico has no
money to pay a settlement even if
she intended to, that she has hun
dreds of millions of dollars in de-
faulted notes now with no cash to
cover them, and therefore, as Sec
rotary of State Hull has said, lex
preparation becomes confiscation." In
addition, the editors say that Mexico
cannot maintain over period of
time the vast and intricate machin-
cry involved in the seized proper
ties due to lack of needed replace
ment parts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
RETAILERS GO TO THE BAT

June, 1899, sales of all types in
variety stores increased, according
to the U. S. Department of Com
merce by only 5.5 per cent over
June, 1888, sales. Yet, as outcome
of extensive, coast to coast, Dairy
Month promotional activities, the
sale of milk in the soda fountains,
luncheonettes and restaurants of
variety store participants increased
during the 1889 campaign period
June 1-July ~ by an average of
1885 per cent over the correspond
ing period in 1886.
Dairy Month was sponsored by
dairy groups including the National
Cooperative Milk Producers Fedora
ton, the National Dairy Council,
Milk Industry Foundation and many
others. Organized food distributors
participated intellectually in the
campaign, and so did scores of non
grocery companies dealing in gen
eral merchandise, apparel, tires,
specialties, lumber, auto accessories,
shoes and other commodities which,
while vending no milk, desired
nevertheless, to aid in stimulating
the earning and spending power of
American dairy farmers, thereby en-
abling these legions to maintain
payrolls and to purchase feed, food
stuffs, building material, machinery,
equipment and supplies, automo-
biles and trucks, gas, oil, tires and
countless other products of Ameri-
can industry, to the benefit of the
entire nation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Supplies Of World Wheat
Near Five Billion Bushels

WASHINGTON. - World wheat
supplies are at a near record total
of 4, $3.50, 10000 bushels, according to
the bureau of agricultural econom-
les.
The bureau estimated world con-
sumption of wheat this year at 8, 1885,
000, 900 bushels and carry-over next
July Of approximately 1,150,000 900
bushels, compared with the 1884 sec-
ord of 1888, 100000 bushels.
American supplies were estimated
at approximately 100000, 900 BUSH
els, including 154,000,00O from 1887.
Domestic consumption this fiscal
year was estimated at 100000, 900
bushels and exports at 100000 900
bushels, leaving a carry-over of 300,-
100000 bushels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
THE GREAT DESTROYER

Fire, the great destroyer, has been
in fine fettle this summer.
Fire, raging and uncontrolled,
has made black and barren and ugly,
thousands of acres of the nations
finest forest land. Fire has turned
pleasant homes into smoking piles
of debris. Fire has ravaged factor
les, and added men and women to
the long rolls of the jobless. Fire
has marched irresistibly through
farms, killing livestock, razing build
ings, and running crops.
A few of these fires may be I'M
avoidable. But they are very few
indeed, and so rare as to be hardly
worth mentioning. Eighty per cent
of all fires, say the experts, could
have been prevented. They need
never have occurred. But they did
occur-because som one W a
thoughtless, someone was careless,
someone was ignorant, someone
took chance.
Back of all these fires, great and
small alike, lies the human element.
A cigarette butt tossed from speed
ing cara camp fire not quite ex-
tinguished-a cleanup job left I'M
done till tomorrow vacant lot
left to dry, INTENDED weeds-these
are the things that make fire, this
year, last year, next year.
There can be no recompense for
the fires of the past-unless it is In
a general campaign to prevent the
fires Of the future. 1t can be done.
It's up to us-each of us, as an in
dividual, holds the weapon that will
destroy the great destroyer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

Those who are interested in po-
litics-and the board classification
must take in about 80 per cent OF
the population-are giving a good
deal of thought to whom the Re-
publicans will pick to run for the
Presidency. That is 9 much more
important question now than it was
in l936-no expert gave the COP
a chance to win then, but most OF
the experts think it has a fair
chance now, if it can produce a
pleasing candidate and platform.
At the moment, going recent
polls, Tom Dewey, racket-buster ex-
traordinary, is far in the lead
some As percent of the Repub-
licans queried by the Institute favor
him. vandenberg and Taft are run
ming second and third. Then, far
down the list on a percentage basis,
come Hoover, Landon, and Rorah,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Children Think Fast,
Save Smothering Cat

ALAMEDA, CALF. - Bobby
Nelson, IL, and his eight-year-old
brother, Ronnie, knew how to di-
agnose a patient and apply the
proper remedy as fast as the
most skilled physician. The pa
tient was cat. It had its head
fast In an empty salmon can.
Il was apparent that the cat
was going to die Of suffocation
before even they could get its
head out. They promptly punched
holes with an icepick in the bot
tom of the can and. with air re-
stored, proceeded to extract the
cats head.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Political Rights of Citizens

That the Hatch alw is regarded
as questionable legislation is evil
denced by the debate that keeps-up
over the charge that it invades the
political rights of citizens. 1t is sup
ported, as well as challenged in
Washington, and elsewhere. The law
restricts activities of political en-
ployes. Most political employees"
have positive political opinions
which they are anxious to express.
Quite likely strong demands will
be made in all parts of the country
for repeal of this law. That will
likely land the Hatch law into the
1910 campaign as fighting-issue.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
There Are No Super-Men

The people are to blame when
they make an Idol of any leader
Why don't they worship Con-
gressmen? Maybe the answer is:
How could they?
The people, seen to expect that
the President will Away be a great
and wise man. They forget, toe
easily, that our past Presidents have
averaged up about the same as other
men. The people are always demand
ing that Congress adjourn and &c
home"-that doesn't make sense.
The Presidency needs to be de-
fiated. The delusion of a "super-
man" in that high Office doesn't fit
in with reason, or democracy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Lafayette, We're Ready

After the World War started our
country prepared and got ready in
plenty of time. But we are swifter,
faster, nowhere prepared" and
ready to go in at the drop Of the
first shell or bomb OF course we're
claiming a lot for our neutrality,
but let some angry nation fire on
France, and we'll let Lafayette
know about our intentions in a
hurry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Breaks All Driving
Rules in the Book

MEDFORD, ORE.-When more
traffic laws are made, Ben
Frenchman will break them. In
one evening the 28-year-old Chilo-
quin resident was booked on the
following charges:
Driving while drunk, having
four in a coupe, driving without
an operators license, running
through stop signs, refusing to
stop at officers commands, driv-
ing without headlights and
brakes, driving on the wrong side
of the street, doing 60 in a Is
mile-an-hour zone and driving q
car not registered in his name.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Belgium Opens
Up New Canal
Waterway Is Expected to
Stimulate Economic
Life of Country.

WASHINGTON. - The Albert
canal, magnificent manufactured
waterway connecting the port Of
Antwerp with the industrial city Of
Liege, has been completed. To cell
citrate this event, King Leopold re-
Gently opened an International ex-
hibition at Liege, often called the
Birmingham of the Low Coun-
tries"
"The canal, which was 10 years
under construction, will stimulate
the economic life of Belgium" says
the National Geographic society.
ut will extend disqualification in
the Flemish countryside, and will
make Liege one of the most inn
portant inland ports Of Europe.
"Liege, with a population of over
10000, is the center of Belgian
coal-mining and armament indus
tries. Many other plants producing
iron, glass, automobiles, and BIZ
cycles cast their smoky pail over
the city. The first locomotive used
on the continent Of Europe was built
in suburb of Liege.
Liege Is Chief City.
"Capital Of province of the same
name, Liege is the chief city Of the
Walloon country, the French-speak-
ing southern section Of Belgium.
Even with its hurly-burly of fac
tories and business houses, 1t still
bears the picturesque imprint OF
the Middle ages. It is a curious
combination Of historic charm and
progressive industrialism. The
town is old, having been founded
about the middle of the Sixth CEN
fury. It is on the Mas river, an
international stream which ira
verses a large part Of northeastern
France as the Mouse, and finally
comes to an end in the Neither
lands, after picking up consid-
cradle share of the waters Of the
Rhine
"For years the city was ruled by
long line of prince bishops who
lived regally and maintained large
armies. More than once the Wal
loon people surrounding Liege re-
belled against their rulers. The
city has been laid waste many
times. Charles the Bold, last of the
Burgundian dukes, made it the scene
of a bloody massacre, described in
SCOTS Quentin Outward"
Heroic Defenders.
"About the middle of the Seven
teenth century, the Liegeois built
citadel for defense. Before the city
became a part of united Belgium in
1880 it belonged successfully to
Austria, France, and the Neither
lands. During the World war its
defenders held off the German
forces for more than week. To
the stout resistance of Liege, Paris
owes much of her safety from
capture during the first months of
the war. The French government
recognized the city's valor with the
Cross of the Legion of Honor.
elm the Middle ages Liege was
a great cultural center. This tradi-
ton of culture is still in evidence.
Home of a Royal Conservatory Of
Art, it fosters interest in contem-
porary art by annual exhibitions,
and protects carefully its art treas
ures of the past. Liege is the birth
place of Cesar Franck, famous
composer and organist, and Of Eu-
gene Ysaye, the great Belgian vio-
linist, who taught in its Conserve
tory of Music.
Elm this strange mixture of the
smoke of industry and the dust Of
antiquity, lamp-posts decorated with
baskets of Towering plants flaunt
| patches Of brilliant color in the
summer"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Big question mark is whetl

Big question mark is whether
the reductions in WPA appropria-
lions (from $2,200,000,0O0, the
the amount spent in the year end
ing June 80, to about $1,570, 00O,-
900, the amount appropriated for
the current fiscal year, and the
consequent cut in WPA employment
will have a serious deleterious effect
on business. Hope Is that private
capital, encouraged by the relative
economy-spirit shown by Congress,
will take up the slack.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

No liberal man would impute a
charge of unsteadiness to another
for having changed his opinion
Cicero.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

Man used to build a home and
settle down. Now he builds one and
spends the rest of his life trying to
settle up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

A snowman keeping quite cool
over furnace blazing at 500 de-
gress is on exhibit at the New York
Worlds Fair, to show how asbestos
insulates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

Talking is a digestive process
which is absolutely essential to the
mental constitution of the man who
devours many books.-William Mat.
thews.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

There's always q dark side. The
better work you do. the more you
benefit the reputation Of the guy
who steals 1t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

Polo has long history in Persia,
and a Persian queen of the sixth
century led Q team Of ladies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

The final proof of wisdom Is the
ability to tell whether you are CIV
ing a reason or an alibi.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Mud-Slinging BY Radio

There was general satisfaction in
Washington that a prompt apology
was made to former President
Hoover by the University of Chicago
for a statement made on its radio
hour accusing Mr.. Hoover with
buying Negro votes in the South.
The former President was lied
about and smeared during the 1882
campaign, and the men who did it
were heartily applauded by their
superiors..
Hoover has served notice that he
is not going to stand for any more
of that rough stuff, and it is to be
hoped thtat the radio will be better
able to prevent mud-slinging, as q
result of this incident.
Mexico at the Bar of Public
Opinion"
The conclusion that American
newspapers rightly pride them
selves on expressing, in as fair and
unbiased way as possible, true pub
lie reaction to important questions
is readily reached by going over a
nationwide survey of American
newspaper editorial opinions assem-
bled in book form under the title
of Mexico at the Bar of Public
Opinion" The author, Burt M. Nc
Connell, was member of the edi-
torial stan of the old Literary Dig
est from 1919 to 1929, when that
magazine was depended on by mil
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-03
TIL IL LADY Is
R ECkLESS
By ROB EDEN

iContinut from Page 81
would like to see him again. II its
possible
With many things yet to do. she
put him out of her mind and made
a list of clothing she'd need. sem
sibly deciding that In case anyone
should take a notion to go through
her bag at the Fenwick home,
there was no reason to arouse sus-
picion because her lingerie was
better than a maid was expected
to have.
The suit she was wearing was
all right. She could take that. as
Mrs. Fenwick and Nina already
had seen 1t.
Removes Label
She took the precaution, how
ever, of cutting the label out OF
the coat. The Marters trademark
might mean something to anyone
who was curious enough to ex-
anime her things.
With her list made, she went
shopping. inexpensive underwear.
cheap stockings. some toilet ar
ticles she picked up in bargain
basement, and a simple dress
which looked its cost of S6.45 to
wear for good" on her day out.
were among the articles she
bought.
She added an imitation leather
suit case to carry her things in.
buying it at a second hand store
so that it wouldn't appear to be
too new.
II was nearly o'clock before
she had completed her purchases.
and packed them carefully in her
bag.
She had luncheon sent to her
room and as she ate dashed off
letter to her mother, telling her
that she was making some prog
ress in her plans.
She did not mention the fact
that she had job in the Fenwick
home, however.
Shed only worry about me,
and there's no need for that" she
said to herself.
Checks Out
1t was three o'clock when she
checked out of the hotel, leaving
her good bags in the luggage
room, and making arrangements
that all mail should be held for
her until she called for it.
IF there are any phone calls,
simply say that I've gone away
for few days. she instructed the
clerk.
Resisting the efforts of a bell
boy to carry her shabby suitcase,
she walked toward the door, head
ed for what might be a very dam
gerous adventure.
At any rate. it was a chance, a
chance she had scarcely hoped for
when she left home, to try to re-
cover her legacy, and it was
chance well worth taking.
AS she walked toward the cor
ner where she would catch a bus.
she thought she caught a glimpse
of familiar face as man a hum
dred feet ahead of her, turned for
a moment to glance back.
She hurried, but when she
reached the corner the man was
gone.
She puzzled about it as she rode
toward the Fenwick estate, but it
wasn't until she left the bus at the
corner two blocks away that she
realized who she had seen. 1t was
Rodney Shore.
If he had seen her, why had he
avoided her?
ITO Be Continued)