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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-10

ON.-President Roose-
velt's followers in the senate of the
United States are finding it increas-
ingly difficult these days to stay off
of hot seat. Indeed, if I read the
signs rightly, they are getting rath-
er FESTIVE and there is genuine
strain being placed upon the ad-
ministration control in that body of
congress. Whereas, it appeared
month ago that the anti-administra-
ton senators would break out of
control only on major issues, it
now seems that there is a real
threat of danger to the President on
minor, as well as major, questions.
The new developments have come,
and are continuing to come, from
what some believe to be an unwise
course on the Presidents part in
the matter of nominations to public
office-appointments that must have
approval of the senate. Whether the
President is to blame, personally,
for placing these distasteful names
in the mouths of senators, or wheth-
er, as heretofore, the condition re-
suits from the activities of the in
ner CIRCLE" the effect is the same.
1t is very real problem for the
administration advisors to ponder,
and it is entirely possible that Mr..
Roosevelt will get slap in the face
by senate rejection of some of the
nominees for judgeships and other
public offices. It is just possible
that some senators will gag at swal-
lowing several of the names. If
that happens, what will be left Mr..
Roosevelt's mastery Of the senate
thereafter will be meaningless.
Observers here in Washington
heard many private remarks of a
very uncomplimentary character
last fall when Mr.. Roosevelt named
Gov. James v. Alfred of Texas to a
federal judgeship. It was so plainly
political that some individuals who
are very close to Mr.. Roosevelt were
disguised. They did not speak out
then, but they are holder now.
Shortly thereafter, Mr.. Roosevelt
named Floyd Roberts to a federal
judgeship in Virginia. Now, appar-
emily, Mr.. Roberts is about as well
equipped to be judge as would
be-if we are to believe the public
statements of Senators Carter Glass
and Harry Byrd, both Democrats
and both acquainted with the life
and record of Judge Roberts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-10
Nomination of Amlie Of
Wisconsin Creates Fuss

But all of these appointments now
seem to have been only a build up
to climax. They were to be fol-
lowed by an appointment that
caught the senators in the ribs. It
was the nomination Of former Rep.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-10
GAS so BAD
CROWDS heart

my bowels were % sluggish and my
stomach 80 bad was just miserable. Some-
heart. tiled Adleriks. Oh, what relief.
The first dose worked Like magic. Adlerika
removed the gas and waste matter and my
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II gas in your stomach and. bowels bloats
tablespoonful Of Adlerika and notice how the
stomach GAS is relieved almost at once.
Adlerika often moves the bowels in less than
two hours. Adlerika is BOTH carminative
and csthartic, carminatives to warm and soothe
pressure. Recommended by many doctors for
S5 years. Get genuine Adlerika today.
Sold at all drug stores e
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-10

west coast labor leader and alleged
Communist. Congress unfavorable
opinion of Madame Perkins reflects
against the President.
Barkley-HarriSOn. In the senate,
the relief vote gave Mississippi's
Pat Harrison chance to settle an
old political score with Kentucky's
Alben Barley, who won the ma
jority leadership from him two
years ago. Sincerely economy
minded, Senator Harrison worked
desperately for the smaller appro-
priation while Senator Barkley
stalled the showdown vote one week
in hope of gaining strength.
Significance. Leading the economy
forces was Vice President John N.
Garner, who by his victory won
personal advantage over President
Roosevelt. This means that Mr..
Garner now yields more power in
congress than Mr.. Roosevelt.
People
Canada may ask visiting King
George to adjourn its parliament at
Ottawa this spring, necessitating
purchase of special Canadian or
dominions crown.
o Glenn Scobey ("Pop') Warner,
famed one-time Stanford football
coach and later with Temple uni
versity, may return to Stanford as
advisory coach"
China
To establish peaceful sway over
China, Japan must win the assist
ance of at least one influential Chi
naman who can serve as chief pup
pet. Late last year Japan thought
she had such a puppet in Wang
Ching-wei, former Chinese premier
who preached peace terms but was
subsequently booted out of the pow
erful Kuomintang (nationalist)
party.
Like Wang Ching-wei, most Chi
nese whom Japan would utilize
against China break down in the
hnal analysis, Succumplng eltner 10
Kuomintang or Communist pres
sure. But Tokyo has located new
would-be puppet in old Marshal WI
Pei-fu, North China's war lord. Soon
to be offered the job Of heading ia
pans new central Chinese govern
ment, Marshal WI is by far the
strongest candidate yet to bite on
Tokyo's lure.
Outdated, sluggish and unpublished,
Marshal WI nevertheless has a
highly respected name. His job:
To pacify China by organizing ma
tive army with Japanese financial
assistance. This done, he must de-
feat combined Communist-Kuomin
tang opposition before his job can be
called success.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-10

banding U. S. plane plants immedi-
ately. To expand them still faster
he asked congress to appropriate the
first $50,000,000 of his emergency
army fund Immediately. to be used
buying 565 new. army combat
planes.
Siding with the White House on
plane sales to foreign nations were
the civil aeronautics authority and
the Aeronautical Chamber OF Com
merce. Their program: To combat
subsidized aircraft sales to Latin
American nations by Germany and
Italy, thereby protecting the SUBJ
stantial leadership enjoyed by U. S.
plane manufacturers last year.
Miscellany
Invented, a telephone which gets
power solely from the speakers
voice. Method: Impact of sound
waves on the diaphragm generates
power which carries signal to the
receiving device.
. Scheduled, by Soviet Russia, the
most gigantic development program
in national history by the third FIVE
year plans end in 1912.
0Lifted, ban on smoking during
sessions of New Hampshire's legis-
lature, on motion Of non-snnoking
woman member Sin behalf of the
woman MEMBERS"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-10
Weekly News Analysis IS
|Ne,c Lands for Germany, Italy
Is TOtalitarian Aim This Year
BY Joseph w. La Bine
by Joseph w. La Bine-

ItOluG-DCI4u1 dAkC WALL 0GVObS ASCO
to pressing clearly defined demands
against France and Britain, before
the latter two nations have time to
bring their armed strength up to
par. After colonies have been re-
stored, after Italy has won her
claims against France, it will be
time enough for Germany to turn at
tention to the project closest to her
national heart, conquest of Europe's
vast Ukraine.
AUiatiO7s
Production shortcomings Of U. S.
airplane manufacturers have both
cred President Roosevelt all winter,
especially since he discovered Ger
many's aviation industry was prob
ably working at much faster pace.
To encourage air development as a
defense precaution, the Presidents
1852 ,000, 900 special arms request in
Guided a sizeable budget for army
and navy planes. But congressional
appropriations come slowly; the
White House wanted to give avia-
ton more immediate stimulant.
Brought back from France last
month by Ambassador William c.
Bullitt was news that Premier Ed
Guard Daladier's government would
spend $65 ,OO0,0 on American-built
planes, provided the U. S. gave per-
mission. Here was the immediate
stimulant President Roosevelt
sought, but he kept Frances propo-
sition a secret. First leak in the
plans came. when a new Douglas
light diving bomber, scheduled for
entry in army competition, crashed
at Los Angeles. Test Pilot Paul
Cable was killed but congress evil
denced far more interest next day
in the news that an injured passen-
ger was Capt. Paul Chemidlin, rep
resentative of the French air minis
try. ~
Missouri's Sen. Bennett Champ
Clark demanded all information
about French plane purchases be
made public. His complaint: II am
interested in ascertaining whether
the French government is being per-
mitted to obtain options on latest
type planes which have not been
available to our own army" Barked
North Dakota's Sen. Gerald P. Nye,
the nations No. / pacifist: "The air.
plane deal with France consti-
tutes, in my opinion, military al
lance"
But as facts were produced at the
inquiry, Senator Clark's fright
seemed far out of proportion. No Sc
cret army aviation devices had been
carried on the ship. More irnpor-
tant, the bomber was not an army
order, hence there was no violation
of the rule forbidding foreigners to
see or buy airships designed for
army use. Nevertheless the plane
could not be replaced by March /
when competitive U. S. tests are
scheduled. Since the Douglas bomb
er was undoubtedly the fastest ever
developed army chieftains could
rightfully be angry. But what made
them hopping mad was the fact that
frances plans had been discussed
not with the war department, but
with the navy.
President Roosevelt commented
that it would be fine for French Or
ders to be filed here, thereby ex-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-10

EDITORS NoTE-When opinions are
expressed in these columns, they are those
Of the news analyst. and not necessarily
of the newspaper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-10
Roper Virtually Forced Out
As Secretary of Commerce


was virtually forced out as secre-
tary of commerce in order to make
room for removal of Professional
Believer Harry Hopkins to cabinet
job. Hopkins thereby was taken out
of the line of red hot fire about
his spending policies. Homer S.
Cummings quit as attorney general
and Frank Murphy, Michigan's
lame duck governor, was given the
post.
Former Sen. James P. Pope who
was licked in the Idaho Democratic
primaries was named to the direc-
torate of the Tennessee Valley au-
thority from which DR.. Arthur Nor
gan was so unceremoniously dis
missed. Rumor has it that former
Sen. Fred H. Brown, lame duck
New Hampshire Democrat, is to be
given the juicy job of comptroller
general of the United States as soon
as it is evident that congress will
not vote abolition of the general ac-
counting office.
Rep. T. Alan Goldsborough of
Maryland lately has been named a
federal judge for the District of Co
lumbia. 1t will be recalled that it
was Mr.. Goldsborough who invited
President Roosevelt into Maryland
last summer in the attempt to purge
Sen. Willard Tydings from the DEM
ocratic ranks. In fact, it was at
Denton, Md, Mr.. Goldsborough's
home town, that the President made
his most vicious attack on Tydings
and delivered his eulogy of praise
for David j. Lewis in the senatorial
primaries.
There have been other appoint
ments mixed in here and there,
some important, some just run-of-
the-mine jobs, and they have not
met unaninity. Even the selection
of Professor Felix Franlxfurter as
Justice of the Supreme court of the
United States did not arouse en-
thusiasm among the senators who
voted approval of the nomination.
I, personally, heard several sena-
tors remark that the Frankfurter
appointment was so much better
than that of Hugo Black, year
ago, that it was refreshing to vote
for him. Yet, they added a qualifi-
cation. Justice Franlxfurter has
brains, fine mind-but he is looked
upon as the father of SO much of the
New Deal that his presence on the
highest court appeared none too
pleasing.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Birmingham Steel Mills
Get Behind on Orders
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Sept. 29-
The boom of guns in Europe has
brought a swift upturn to industry
in this Southern steel and iron cap
ital, with many mills endeavoring
to better their World War produc-
ton levels.
Furnaces idle since the postwar
boom of the l920's have been hastily
repaired and are pouring iron. Every
blast furnace In the area is in oper-
alton, for the first time since cotton
was 20 cents a pound just after the
World War.
Steel mills, already enjoying good
business. have stepped up produc-
ton to Sc per cent Of capacity, with
a further increase likely soon, and
admit they have not begun to keep
up with their orders.
Coal. the hardest-hit during the
depression Of the industrial trio
which supplies the life blood for this
industrial area. is not setting any
records yet, but the outlook is
promising.
Not only have orders from the
steel and iron mills brought in
creased production, but an authori-
tative source revealed that Alabama
coal interests are negotiating with
an English-French syndicate for the
sale of 500 900 tons to those warning
nations.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Store Sales Continue
To Register Gains
During Week
Favorable Weather,
industrial Activity
Boost Volumes

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2o.-Retail
buying continued to expand this
week, although the weather again
played decisive role in results, Dun
& Bradstreet said today in their
weekly survey of trade.
Volume Of retail sales increased
between 6 and IL per cent over the
same week last year, it was esti-
mated.
'Repercussions of the industrial
expansion were already apparent tn
the showing for some cities in New
England. the East and Middle West,
although the regional pattern still
revealed relatively little change" the
agency reported.
"As temperature plunged down.
ward after a spell Of unseasonal heat
IN some shopping centers. stores re-
ported the heaviest movement of fall
lines since the beginning of the
season.
Merchants in a few large cities
reported the fear Of higher prices
seemed to be making more of an i'm
preston on customers, and that some
stocking-up was already apparent in
textile and leather products. There
was no evidence in the reports, how
ever, Of = widespread movement of
this type.
Retailers themselves were max
ing every effort to avoid disturbing
established price levels, and in some
instances organizations were being
set up to keep in touch with markets
and combat excessive rises"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. Sept 20 t4o Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture) .-Salable hogs
5000; total. 5000; market mostly 1915
lower than Thursdays average on weights
$50 pounds up; spots on more. on most
200-270 pounds. 7.15-40; 27O-30O pounds
10000: heavier butchers down to $50;
most 10000 pounds. 7.OO-25: good and
choice 27O-3OO pounds packing sows,
6.25-6O: 33O-50O pounds. 5.75-6.35
Salable cattle. / 900: salable calves. 300:
general outlet all grades and classes fat
cattle very unreliable; bulk fed steers and
yearlings going over for next weeks mar
ket; shipper demand extremely dull; MOTH
ing strictly choice here, but several loads
good to average choice steers and year
lings got unevenly lower bids; bulk Of
quality and condition to sell At S.50-10 90;
heiefers scarce but also slow; load light
heifers. 1928; sprinkling medium to good
steers, S.25-9.50; all At new lows on recent
movement; stOckers and feeders slow. but
country movement this week liberal at
S.25-9.50; al Grades COWS slow, steady, but
475-5 25 bulls not moving; auotable top
weighty sausage onerings. around 7.25;
vealers scarce. active; steady at 11.5O
down.
salahle sheep, 5000; total, 10000: fair
ly active; fat lambs around steady; best
native sprinRers. 10000: others, 9.75-S5;
throvouts mostly 6.60-7.50 Montana
sprineers, 9.75; clipped fed Westerns, s.s5;
medium Texas yearlings. 7.50; better
kinds held above 500: sheep, scarce.
steady.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
u. 5. Steel Chief Calls
War a Futile Method
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. Sept 29-Assert-
ing that war is futile, Benjamin F.
Fairless last night urged the use Of
objective and dispassionate" scien-
tific methods instead of passion,
jealousy and fear" to solve interna-
tional problems.
The president of the United States
Steel Corp. said in a prepared ad-
dress to the Association of Iron and
Steel Engineers:
The rational and dispassionate
method adopted by the engineer in
approaching his problems is in sharp
contrast with the one repeatedly
used in the attempted solution Of
international disputes. -"
"On one hand there is an analysis
of cause and effect .. On the
other there is q foundation of pas
sion, jealousy and fear. a resort to
pressure politics and a widespread
destruction Of life and property.
Which of these methods, do you
think, partakes Of the essence of
wisdom?"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Denney Is Elected
10 Presidency Of
Northern Pacific
Erie Chief Is Nomed
To Succeed Late
Charles DonneIly
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-veteran
Railroader Charles E. Denney, for
the last 10 years chief Of the Erie
Railroad, yesterday was put at the
helm of the big Northern Pacific
Railway, a carrier with 6,725 miles
of track webbing the Northwest.
Closeted in the Northern Pacific
boardroom high up in the tower Of
Bankers Trust Co. on Wall Street,
the Northern Pacific board elected
Denney. president and director, sue
ceeding the late Charles Donnelly.
The session, called for 2 O'Clock,
had been going nearly a half hour
when Denney. = unaccompanied,
strobe into the f1orthern Pacific Of
fees. He walked, almost shyly, up
to the Office boy seated at the desk
in the reception room, and, present.
ing himself, said in low voice, Il
am Mr.. Denney. I"
But Denney didn't have to show
credentials. for at that moment a
Northern Pacific executive in the
corridor spied him, and hustled him
away to the board meeting.
Denney, a stockily built man of 50,
has rolled up 40 years of railroad
experience. His first railway job
was as signal installer, with the
Union Switch g. Signal Co. at
Rochester. N. Y, after three years
Of study at Pennsylvania State Col
lege.
For six years Denney walked the
tracks at that first job of signal
installer. then followed eight years
more signal work with the Lake
Shore e. Michigan Southern Rail-
road. He spent year with New
York Central before going back to
Union Switch 81 Signal for a couple
years more.
In 1916 he joined the Nickel Plate
And in four years became vice
president and general manager of
that road. He resigned in 1927 to
become Erie vice president. and was
made Erie president two years later.
1t was announced that at the
Northern Pacific meeting, Russell
c. Lefflngwell, partner Of J. P.
Morgan & Co., had resigned as di-
rector. No successor was named.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Demand Stronq
For Federal
Credit Issue
81 the Associated press.


NEW YORK, Sept. 29-The mar
ket for new Federal financing passed
its first test Of the war period today
in the oversubscription of $50 900 900
consolidated debentures of the Fed
eral intermediate credit banks.
Charles r. Dunn, fiscal agent for
the credit banks, said the issue,
brought out yesterday met "ex-
tremely heavy demand-about as
heavy as have seen."
The offering, designed to refinance
maturing debentures, was made on
q yield basis of u of per cent for
paper due August l, 1910. The
previous issues Of the credit banks,
brought out just before the war,
went on a yield basis Of u of l per
cent for maturity of ~ months.
Thus there was slight stiffening
in the rate.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
National Dairy Plans
To Call Debentures
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatc to The Star.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-National
Dairy Products Corp, through Gold
man, Sachs & Co., fiscal agents, to-
day notified holders of it's 80. per
cent debentures due 1851 that, pur-
suant to the purchase fund pro-
visions of the indenture securing the
debentures, it has elected to redeem
on November l. 1899, at 1OOl2 per
cent and accrued interest, s914.5OO
principal amount of these debentures
which have been drawn by lot.
The payment will be made
through Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Holders of the drawn debentures are
advised that they should present
their debentures for payment with
stock purchase warrants attached,
unless these have heretofore been
exercised. The warrants will be
detached, countersigned by the fiscal
agents and returned.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Foreign Markets

LONDON Sept 20 P1.-The stock mar
ket was thrown on the defensive today as
traders studied latest Russo German de-
velopments Although selling pressure was
small, prices generally moved lower. An
exception was the industrial group. which
ended on a fairly even keel. Internationals
drooped under profit taking while domestic
rails. recently buoyant leveled after early
declines
PARIS-Severe cuts studded bourse
price lists today Hard hit were such
st. Gobain and Schneider Steel. The gov
ernment 4I7 per cent loan Of 1887 sank
5.05 francs. Others were on to 20
centimes
AMSTERDAM.-Bo quotations weak
ened today under the same influence that
pushed London stocks down-the Russo
tered on American, war and commodity
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, Sept. q up Omitted
States Department of Agriculture) &.
Trading was rather slow on the
Boston wool market today. Few
buyers were operating and buyers
generally were showing a cautious
attitude. Prices, however, were fairly
firm on wool selling. but the extreme
prices realized early in the week
were difficult to secure in recent
trading Some demand was being
received for fine territory woods in
original bags at mostly 81 .05 to 81 .08,
secured basis, for good French
combing lengths, and at $l.02 to
$104, secured basis, for average to
short French combing lengths.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Reopening Of tobacco
Markets Set for
October 10
Resumption Of Sales
Ordered by OffieioIs
Of Association
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DURHAM. N. c.. Sept. 29.-Tues-
day, october 10, was set as the date
for the resumption of tobacco sales
on all Eastern, middle and old belt
markets and on some border belt
and South Carolina markets at
meeting Of the Sales Committee of
the Tobacco Association of the
United States here yesterday.
The markets closed September IL
and 13. when the Imperial Tobacco
Co., British firm, failed to buy as
a result of the European war.
Sales on the Eastern, middle and
old belt markets will be unrestrict-
ed. with full corps of buyers. Sales
will be restricted on the border belt
and South Carolina markets that are
reopening.
On all markets, however. the SELL
ing day will be reduced from seven
hours to six hours. WarehouSemen
were asked to adhere strictly to a
rule limiting the speed of sales to
$50 piles an hour
The association acts only in an ad-
visory capacity, but it is customary
for buying interests to follow its
recommendations. j. S. Ficklen of
Greenville, N. c., is its president.
Sales will be conducted on IL
South Carolina and border belt mar
kets, it was decided. The associa-
ton issued a statement which said:
From a canvass of buying in
terests attending a meeting of the
Tobacco Association of the United
States in Durham today it was
agreed that buyers would be placed
on the following markets in South
Carolina and the border belt:
'Fairmont. N. c.. and Mullins, S.
c., two buyers regularly and three
for the first four days; Lumberton,
N. c.: Whiteville, N. c., and Lake
City, S. c., one buyer regularly and
two for the first four days; Tim
monsville, S. c., one buyer regu-
larly as long as needed: Darlington.
S. c.: Pamlico, S. c.: Loris, S. c.;
Tabor City. N. c., and Chadbourn.
N. c., one buyer for four days only"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Preferred Increase
Voted by Du Pont
Stockholders
Boost in Redemption
Price to $40 Also
Wins Approval
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. o.
Stockholders approved today an
amendment to the certificate of in
corporation Of E. I. du Pont de
Nemours e. Co.. which increases the
$3.50 cumulative preferred stock
from 100000 to 5000, 900 shares and
advances the redemption price of
the shares from Sis to $40, plus
accumulated dividends.
One reason for the amendment
was to enable the board of directors
to offer holders of debenture stock
shares of preferred stock, $3.50 Gu
mulative, in exchange for shares of
debenture stock now outstanding.
1t is expected the board will au-
thoriZe such a change October 8.
Details of the offer, including the
basis of exchange. will be deter
mined by the directors at that time