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Evening star., 1939-07-01
Urges Destruction
OF Ragweed.


OF Ragweed.
To the Editor of The Star:
The hay fever time is approaching /,
too, would be willing to break lance for
the unfortunate hay fever sufferers.
Ragweed, the greatest contributor, is
in many States outlawed and, under the
obnoxious weed classification, it is re-
qulred by law to be destroyed on what
ever property 1t grows, private, State or
municipal
Here in Washington it grows profusely
along the Canal road and solid acres
and acres of it along the new Memorial
highway on Columbia Island, just across
the river on United States property.
Can the authorities, the city and United
States Park Service be prevailed upon
at least to cut down those weeds before
they bloom and shed their disastrous
pollen? CAESAR STUELCKEN,
Mclean, Va.
June 20.
Evening star., 1939-07-01
A Pyrrhic Victory

Failure of the Senate to vote on
the conference report on the none
tary bill, while a sharp defeat for
the President, is at best only a
Pyrrhic victory for the coalition of
Republicans and hard money Demo-
Gratis who opposed him.
With Mr.. Roosevelt's limited power
to regulate the gold content of the
dollar expiring last midnight, the
coalition successfully carried out it's
threat to talk to death" the con-
ference report, which would have
extended the regulatory power for
two years.
The conference report also would
have increased the price to be paid
for domestic silver by approximately
six cents an ounce and would have
authorized additional purchases of
foreign silver Earlier, the Senate
had wiped out the powers to regulate
the dollar and purchase foreign
silver, while increasing the price of
domestic silver by thirteen cents an
ounce. This was accomplished
through the medium of an unnatural
combination of sound money and
silver" Senators, a coalition which
fell apart in the face of House
opposition and the willingness of the
administration to compromise with
the silver" Senator'S on the price
of the domestic product. In the
final showdown, however, the silver
question was a minor issue, the real
fight being made on the question of
extending the Presidents power to
devalue the dollar.
Debate as to whether such an
extension would be in the best in
terest of the country brought forth
marked divergence of opinion. Mr..
Roosevelt and his supporters con-
tended that the preservation of this
power, although it might never be
used, was essential to the protection
of our foreign trade against the
threat of devaluation of other cur
rencies, and argued that elimination
of the power meant that control of
our money would be restored to the
Wall street bankers" The opposi-
ton group answered that the Presi-
dent was seeking altogether too
much power over the dollar and
that business confidence would never
be restored so long as one man was
in position to tamper with the
value of our currency.
But the situation, as it now stands,
is hardly calculated to restore con-
fidence to any businessman. The
Senate has agreed to vote Wednes-
day on the devaluation question,
and indications are that it will agree
to an extension of the power. But
whether such extension would be
valid after the expiration of the
original power last midnight is
moot question.
Mr.. Roosevelt told his press con-
ference yesterday that he did not
think an extension under those cir
cumstances would be valid. But last
night Attorney General Murphy pro-
duced an opinion to the contrary.
Thus, if the Senate should support
the administration on Wednesday.
and if Mr.. Roosevelt subsequently
should undertake to exercise the
power of devaluation, the legality as
well as the wisdom of his action
would be in doubt.
With that prospect in the offing,
1t is not easy to foresee any restora-
ton of business confidence"
Evening star., 1939-07-01

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Combined decorative and geo.
graphic style note: Expensive mo-
sale maps of Europe are definitely
out this spring.
Evening star., 1939-07-01
Tribute Paid to
Walt Mason.

To the Editor of The Star:
Walt Mason took his shingle down and
laid aside his pen: then quietly drifted
out of town and left the haunts of men
to take long and resttul sleep-which
you and I shall take-and said that he
Evening star., 1939-07-01

King Carol tells his parliament,
I'VE want peace, but not at all cost"
Afraid you will have to take the
regular dinner, my boy.
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@. How does Canada rank in gold
production?-T. j. H.
A. Canada ranked third among the
producing countries of the world In
1888, with an output of 4,7l5,480 fine
ounces valued at s165,867 ,Oo9
@. What is the highest mountain sys-
tenn in the world?-C. J. H.
A. The Himalayas contain the high
est peaks in the world, the loftiest of
which, Mount Everest, has an altitude OF
29,14l feet.
@. Who was the first person to play
Tarzan in the movies?-E. S. H.
A. Elmo Lincoln appeared in the role
in 1918.
@. Who was the first person to loop
the loop in an airplane?-A. L.
A. Adolphe Pegoud, Frenchman, was
the first aviator to loop the loop, on
September 81, 1918. The plane used by
Pegoud had an engine of small power
and wings of large surfaces with speed
of only As miles an hour. Lincoln
Beachey shortly afterward made a loop
the loop at a speed of rs miles an hour,
carrying greater weight, using a small
surfaced machine. He accomplished this
feat on November 10, 1913, in a Curtis
machine at Los Angeles, Calf.
Q. Who designed the Theme Center Of
the New York Worlds Fair?-M j. H.
A. Henry Dreyfus designed the Theme
Center and the architects were Harrison
q Fouilhoux.
Q. What continuously active volcano
is IN United States territory?-M. J. s.
A. Kilauea is continuously active
volcano in the southern end of the island
OF Hawaii, on the eastern slope of the
larger volcano of Mauna Loa. Since
August, 1915, it has been . part Of the
Hawaiian National Park.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20
Yellow-Skinned Birds
Indicate Past Service

Hens of the yellow-skinned varie-
ties indicate their past performance
as layers by the amount of yellow
pigment or coloring present in their
beaks and shanks. Birds that re-
ceive normal amounts of yellow
corn in their ration store the pig
ment, first in the beak-beginning
at the base-and then in their
shanks, when not laying. The more
yellow color in the beak and shanks,
the poorer the past performance.
The best poultrymen use this indi-
Gator as a guide in removing the
poorer layers.
Hens usually do not moult and
then stop laying, but quite to the
contrary they stop laying and then
moult, observes a writer on the
Montreal Herald. Birds that lay at
a slower rate usually moult earlier
in the season and carry definite
yellow beak and shank color at the
time they start to moult.
The removal of these unprofita-
BILE birds can be most easily accom-
plished at night with the aid of a
flashlight to locate them while on
the roost.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20
SALESMANSHIP

The time is fast approaching
when salesmanship will be generally
recognized not simply as major
cog, but as the very power plant,
of the economic machine.
This is the conviction of w. E.
Holler, general sales manager of
Chevrolet In an interview, the man
whose organization has sold nearly
100000 new and used cars in
the past five years declared that
without volume selling, volume pro-
duction whose benefits are SO uni
versally recognized today, would be
unknown.
Mr.. Holler characterized the sales
mans profession as among the most
worthwhile of all, judged from the
stand point of it's benefits to man
kind at large. In furthering the
distribution of goods to men and
women whom they will benefit, the
salesman is performing a job for
which the world has real need" he
said. "He is rendering a legitimate
SCt WIG, VI WA1CA AO AcI6 OVOly AA5At
to be proud And this conception of
selling is coming to be more and
more general as time goes on"
Mr. Holler explained that by
selling" he did not refer to hit
or-miss operation nor to trick ex-
pedients whose long-haul worth is
open to serious doubt. "By selling,
he said, II mean up-to-date, scien-
tific craftsmanship, the type which
should properly be classified as a
profession, since its successful con-
duct requires not only natural apti-
tude but long and serious study as
we'll.
Scientific selling involves thor
ough knowledge of human nature,
careful planning based on that
knowledge, and persistence OF a
rare kind. In fact, the requisites are
so strict that craftsmanship, in my
opinion, becomes one of the most
exacting of all occupations today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20
SAFETY EXPERTS LAUDS HUD-
SON HOOD

Praising the ceaseless efforts of
automotive engineers in the de-
velopment Of safety devices and
features that protect drivers in spite
of themselves and the csrelessness
of others, J. A. Purdy, Director Of
Safety for the Michigan Mutual Lii
bility Company of Detroit, declar-
ed today that the 1889 automobile.
as a vehicle, was safer than at any
time in the history of the industry.
Citing Hudson's new Dash-Lock-
ing Safety Hood as an example OF
the alertness of automotive engine
ers in seeking to eliminate all pos
sible chance of an unforeseen &C.
cident, Purdy said: Every motorist
who drives into a gas station to
have his oil or water checked takes
| it for granted that the attendant
has locked the hood after service.
Granting that the man at the pump
is privileged, like the rest Of us.
to make mistakes and leaves the
hood unattached, then we must admit
there is chance for an accident
caused by the hood blowing open
and binding us at an unlocked for
instant. Accidents have so happened.
Hudson engineers have minim-
lied that chance. BY Ringing the
hood at the front, like an airplane
door, so that the wind pressure
tends to close rather than open it,
they have protected the driver
against the probability Of such an
accident. In designing the hood
latch, the engineers discovered that
they could further protect the driv-
er against theft of car or parts by
having the latch operated from
within the car at the dash so that
when you locked your car you lock-
ed your hood.
ct is this constant search for
greater safety, not only by Hudson
but by all the automotive engineers
in the industry that makes today's
motor car safer mechanically than
ever BEFORE" Purdy declared.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20
FARM
Tories
PREVENT DISEASE
IN DAIRY CATTLE
Check Ailments Before They
Start, Advises Expert.

fn2n. Rutgers University.-WNU Service.
The old adage, an ounce of pre-
ve1tion is worth pound of cure"
is doubly true in the case of dis
eases in dairy cattle. Treatment,
cures and control methods get the
spotlight while preventive measures
that maintain sound herd health
take back seat When not in trou-
bic dairymen seem satisfied to go
along carelessly taking chances
which may eventually lead to costly
difficulties.
For years we have thought and
talked disease and many continue
to do so. If sound herd health had
been discussed as much as disease
has, we might have better cattle
health and less disease today. More
progressive herd owners are al
ready anticipating disease problems
and are taking constructive steps
to prevent their occurrence. It is
entirely possible that in the future
veterinarians may be employed on
a disease preventive basis rather
than for disease treatment.
The majority of diseases and all
ments of dairy cattle may be largely
controlled by the adoption of proper
management and herd practices,
combined with improved scientific
methods of feeding. Dairymen
should realize that proper manage
ment, good feed and care are of
paramount Importance in the treat
ment of disease. Herd owners
should endeavor to follow or initiate
nature as closely as possible in all
management and feeding practices.
After all, it may be most difficult
to deviate too far from nature and
expect to get excellent results.
For just one example consider the
Importance of roughage in the ra-
ton of dairy cattle. Roughage is
the natural feed that nature intend
ed a dairy COW would consume. The
feeding of concentrates has become
a necessity in order to satisfy the
animals requirements for higher
levels of production. Nevertheless,
grain is toxic to dairy cattle and
unless the grain ration is supple
mented with a high quality rough
age serious difficulties will result.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20

Leading dogs life" is no longer
the sad affair it used to be, according
to A. H. Leonard, head of the Dog De-
partment of Purina Mills, who believes
that modern scientific research has
made it possible for our dogs to re-
ceive. a more complete diet than many
human beings enjoy.
''The dog is very exacting in his
vitamin requirements" says Leonard.
HE needs plenty of vitamin A to
strengthen the Innings of his nose,
throat, and lungs against respiratory
infections. He needs vitamin B, the
newly discovered food element, that en-
courages a healthy hair growth. He
needs vitamin d, the sunshine vitamin,
to protect him against ricketts, and poor
bone structure. All of these should be
included in the ration given our dogs"
Puppies are fond Of chewing anything
that suits their taste. They do this
for two reasons-to relieve the pain of
teething, and for the sheer love of
playing and biting. This latter desire
can be curbed by showing your pup
that chewing is wrong and results in
scolding and pain. Every time he is
caught tearing into something he
should not touch, he should be slapped
with rolled newspaper and spoken to
in a gruff tone. Discipline must be
consistent. The puppy will never learn
what you want him to do if he is
scolded one time and laughed at and
petted the next. He must understand
every time he is wrong.
Between and 6 weeks of age the
milk teeth come in and at months
they begin to loosen and fall out.
Teething Is painful and the puppy
wants to chew something hard.
Purina Dog Checkers are fine at this
time since they keep him interested,
and at the same time teach him
correct eating habits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20
In the Feed Lot

There is nothing more important
than to practice cleanliness in the
poultry yard and houses.
Many good hens have been forced
out of production during hot weather
because of heavy infestation of lice
and mites.
The yield per acre of cotton in
Brazil is considerably larger than
the North American average.
Live stock specialists say that
pound for pound, wheat is worth
slightly more than corn for feeding
farm animals.
According to the Iowa experiment
station, ground corn is worth 20 to
Is per cent more as feed for cows
than ear corn.
Coarse ground corn,is said to be
worth more as cow feed than is fine
ly ground cortland it costs less to
grind.
Guernsey cows are the product Of
10 centuries of breeding which start
ed on the Islands of Guernsey and
Alderney.
Most poultrymen discontinue arti-
fetal light late in the fall so the
hens can mott before cold weather
and rest before the next laying or
breeding season.
More than two-thirds of the cot
ton sold by American farmers dur
ing the crop year is marketed be-
fore December /.
House cleaning in preparation for
pullets should be done carefully,
especially if disease has been
present.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Truth" will be the subject
of the Lesson-Sermon in all churches
of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday,
January %.
The Golden Text will be from
'Deut. %: 8, A.: "Ascribe We great
ness unto our God. He is the Book,
his work is perfect; for all his ways
are judgment; q God of Truth and
without iniquity, just and right is
he."
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol.
lowing from the Bible, Luke I'LL:
And it came to pass, that, as he
was praying in certain place, when
he ceased, one of his disciples said
unto him, Lord, teach us to pray.
as taught his disciples"
The Lesson-Sermon also will In
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook. Science end
Health with Key to the Scriptures
by Mary Baker Eddy, among WHICH
is the following, page 16: Oar
Master taught his disciples one
brief prcyer, which we name after
him, the Lords Prayer. Our Master
said After this manner therefore
pray ye' and then. he gave that pray
er that covers all. human needs"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20
OLD AGE INSURANCE.

@. l own a parking lot. Two
years ago I obtained an employers
Identification number. Now l hm
planning to open another parking
lot in another part of town Will it
be necessary for me to get another
Identification number? Why should
have an Identification number any
way?
A. No. 1t is not necessary for you
to obtain another Identification
number. Simply use the one you
have in reporting wage data for
your new employees. The quarterly
wage report that you send in should
include your own Identification NUM-
Der as well as the Social Security
account number of each of sour en-
ployees. When this wage data is
transferred to the records of the
Social Security Board, each of
your employees will be credited with
the amount of wages you have paid
him; and your number as well as
his own number will be placed on
his wage record. A workers account
with the Social Security Board is
kept somewhat in the same manner
that a savings account is kept by
a bank. In case some question
should arise in connection with q
wage earner's account, the Social
Security Board officials could easily
find in their own records the number
and then the name of every employ
er who at any time had reported
wages paid to that particular wage
Garner The fact that an employer
has an Identification number enables
the board to get in touch with that
employer whenever correspondence
or contact are necessary.
@. My wife and operate hotel.
We hire cook, two maids and q
man to make fires and do the OUT
side work. 1t is my understanding
that domestic help is not covered
under the Social Security Act. But,
recently / was told that I am sub
ject to the wage tax under the Soc
ial Security Act. Is that right?
A. Your recent information ts
correct Your employees are covered
by the Old-Age Insurance provisions
of the Social Security Act. They are
also covered by your State unem-
ployment compensation laws. Do
nestle service in private home is
not included under the Social Sc
curity Act; however, the law does
apply to such domestic service as Is
rendered in a hotel, restaurant, cafe.
boarding house, or a camp that is
operated for profit.
@. have just opened a general
merchandise store in a small town.
should like to know exactly what
am supposed to do with respect to
the Social Security Act. Is there a
Government publication which will
give me this information in few
words? If so, where can I secure q
copy, and what does it cost?
A. A new circular Brief Out
line of Employers Duties Under the
Social Security Act" is now avail
able. Requests for this publication
may be sent to the Baltimore Social
Security Office at 100 Hopkins
Place. The circular explains just
what employers must do to comply
with the insurance measurers Of the
Social Security Act. There is no
charge for the circular.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20

Worlds Poultry truly international Six
gatherings been held than
tries have participated
Worlds Poultry Congress Cleveland July
28 1882 only will the nations of Europe and Asia take
will be Professor Mrs. James Rice
through South Central America calling the officials of
country inviting them personally America and participate
in this great poultry gathering.
picture Professor Rice shown with of Cuban
officials Havana planting commemorate his visit
Dewey Temohen representing the Poultry Congress at meetings
officials of European countries and the usual fine
the world will be Australia has also
and exhibit from India is
The Worlds Poultry Congress will undoubtedly be the
largest agricultural gathering assembled in the history of the world
entities the holder popular sessions
all exhibits popular features
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20
STRANGE SECRETS OF THE
AFRICAN JUNGLE

Third of an absorbing new SER
les of thrilling articles by . cele-
brated adventurer relating fascinat-
ing tales of unusual happenings in
the wilds OF Africa. Don't miss this
instalment in the January 29th
issue of The American Weekly. the
magazine distributed with the Bal
timore Sunday American. On sale
at all ReYsstandaA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20

pupils that he deliberately walked
upon the tracks to be killed by a
speeding train. One Of the many
true articles in the January 29th
issue Of The American Weekly, the
magazine distributed with the Bal
timore Sunday American. On sale
ct ell newsstAndss
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20

Romance, one year after mar
riage: She: "Do you love me,
Honey?" He: Huh? Oh! Sure
Mike"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20

A recent survey indicates that less
than third as many Alabama resi-
dents have hookworm disease now
e did e yssEs age
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-01-20

principal Of q school became so dis
trss'sd " re !rssApsas 4 ~
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Skating at Pool
Banned as IS
Get 'Duckinq'

A sudden rise in temperature
caused an abrupt-and rather damp
halt to ice skating at the Lincoln
Memorial rejecting pool yesterday
afternoon, and the Weather Bureau
last night dispelled any ideas of re-
newing the sport on the POOLS sur
face at least until Tuesday.
Fifteen skaters went up to their
knees in icy water when the surface
cracked under a high temperature
of 38 degrees. The mercury rose
suddenly from a low of 81 at 6 am.
yesterday.
One of the skaters, Aero Steains,
so, of Mount Rainier, Md, suffered
broken wrist and severe head lac
erations when he lost his balance
on the cracking ice. He required
treatment at Emergency Hospital.
The surface collapsed almost 81
multaneously with park police or
der to clear the pool of skaters due
to the temperature rise
Skating was "out" today with the
Weather Bureau predicting con-
tinued warmer weather and rain
until tomorrow morning when the
initial blasts of another cold wave
are expected. Much colder" was
the forecast for tomorrow night.