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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06

Won Brauchitsch arrived from Po-
land. Gone was the last chance for
peace (See VAR OF Words and
the 1ethargic fighting OF earlier
weeks developed into serious war
fare. Though French English troops
repulsed the Nazi sorties staged for
Adolf Hitler's benefit, the real battle
was yet to come when Germany's
70 divisions arrived from Poland.
SEEKING time by the forelock, Brit
ish and French planes repeatedly
bombed the Friedrichshafen Yep
pelin works and pounded their way
right up to the main Siegfried line.
Var Of Words
Biggest revelation Of the week
was Britain's "blue book" on pre-
war diplomacy, showing that Ann
bassador Sir Neville Henderson had
been warned on August is that Rus
STA would join the Reich in parti-
tioning Poland. This disposed nice
ly Of the Soviet excuse that she had
marched to protect Poland's Ukrain-
ians and White Russians.
Biggest propaganda news was the
British announcement that Germa-
ny's freedom radio station was
active again, urging people to desert
Herr Hitler.
But the biggest word battle Of
all was found between Rome and
London. To Bologna Fascist lead
ers, Dictator Mussolini pointed out
that Poland was 'iquidated' and
that the justification for war was
therefore ended.
Next day a British spokesman re-
iterated Prime Minister'S earlier
recitation of Britain's war aim: s'To
redeem Europe from the perpetual
fear Of German aggression" II
Duce's peace feeler had failed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
POLAND'S PARTITION
For each, more Of the same.

trouble. Pro-Nazi Iron Guardists in
Rumania assassinated Premier Ar
mand Calinescu and a reign of ter
TOR began as his successor executed
hundreds of other Iron Guardists as
an object lesson. Under similar con-
ditions Of internal strife, other ma
tions austria and Czecho-Slovakia)
had been invaded by Germany.
While Germany turned her eyes
westward, Russia closed the Neva
river and thus stopped export of Fin
nish lumber to England because
cellulose, essential in gunpowder,
comes from woodpulp). Next the
Kremlin was host to a flock of WISH
tors, including little Esthonia's For
eign Minister Karl Settler who found
his nation under big Russia's thumb.
Latvia and Lithuania also watched,
because Russia covets the Baltic
sea outlet which any of these three
nations could give her. Another ear
ly arrival was Turkeys Foreign
Minister Sukru Saracoglu, indicat-
ing increased Soviet sway over the
Black sea. Yugo-Slavia and Hun
gary were rumored anxious to re-
store diplomatic relations, for the
Krernlin was definitely in eastern
Europe's saddle.
At Sea
After nearly a month of war, the
score on losses stood at 20 British
ships, one French, nine German and
nine neutral. Scandinavian nations
began suffering as two Swedish and
two Finnish boats (both carrying
woodpulp to England) were torpe-
decd by Germany. Miscellany at
sea:
q The Polish liner Batory was
placed in Canadian service as nl-
nitions carrier.
q A U. S. Mediterranean destroyer,
the Jacob Jones, saved British
steamer from submarine attack of
Portugal.
q Germany announced sinking an
unnamed British destroyer.
In the Vest
As a. construction crew works
harder when the boss is watching,
so did Germany's army put its
shoulder to the western front when
Der Fuehrer and Colleen. Walther
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
CONGRESS-:
Neutrality

Strange bedfel1ows and cockeyed
political combinations mingled with
pleas for can adjournment of poll
tics" as congress got its teeth into
Franklin Roosevelt's neutrality
problem. The argument: Should the
arms embargo (barring rnunition
sales to belligerents) be replaced
by "cask-and-carry," under which
warning nations could buy and car
ry off Tin their own ships) anything
they wanted? A Gallup poll showed
81 per cent of the U. S. favored
'cash-and-carry," but that didn't
stop an argument. On the contrary,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06

ropes new war win indeed bring q
trade boom, moreover that u. S.
profits this time will be instigated
Just as solidly by our southern
neighbors as dollar diplomacy's'
profits were instigated by American
profiteers:
This turning of tables was obvious
at Panama City. First off, the con-
ference talked about neutrality and
a 300-mile defense network around
the entire hemisphere, in which bel
ligerent activities would be banned.
But u. S. Undersecretary Of State
Summer Welles drew just as much
attention as neutrality. While long
hostile Argentina was negotiating a
reciprocal trade treaty in Washing
ton, Undersecretary Welles was kept
busy explaining why his country
could not arrange more financial aid
like it recently extended to Haiti,
Nicaragua, Paraguay and Brazil.
Reason: Congress- failure to pass
the lend-spend bill. Thus the E,x-
port-Import bank, which financed
Brazirs recent purchase of IA
freighters, could not underwrite q
similar bid from Chile.
Though he bore no gifts, Under
secretary Welles could 60 back
home with pretty good idea of the
job and opportunity confronting the
U. S. in Pan-America relations: TO
scarry' its economically strapped
markets until world markets are
restored to normal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
Neaus Quiz answers

i. OBJ Is correct. Earthquake killed
$50 people and was felt throughout Tur-
key.
q. Neurology: Col. Gen. Werner Won
Fritsch was killed at Warsaw. Floyd
Gibbons died at Stroudsburg. Pa.
8. Southern California coastal tempera-
lures ranged around 100 for a week.
4. OBJ Is correct. Federal reserve
banks withdrew their support.
s. American Legion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
Pattern 2O4O.

Two strands of string form this
lovely 60-inch cloth of easy GRO
Chef. Make a 32-inch dolly Of the
center part only. Pattern 2040
contains instructions for making
cloth in varied sizes; illustrations
of it and of stitches; materials
required; photograph of cloth.
Send Is cents in coins for this
pattern to The Sewing Circle,
Needlecraft Dept, 81 Eighth Ave-,
New York.
Please write your name, adj
dress and pattern number plainly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
Golden BANQUET ham

The Golden Banquet chamber Of
the city hall of Stockholm, Sweden,
has mosaic walls against a back
ground of glittering gold. Over a
million tiny pieces of colored stones
went to make the; decoration. and
each separate piece CLEANS on the
visitor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
44sk Me 4nother
~ "A General Quiz
1. What is a sarnpan?

1. What is a sanpan?
2. What is the greatest depth Of
the Pacific ocean?
8. What state always elects two
Indians to the lower house Of ito
legislature?
4. What fish is commonly used
for filet of sole? For filet mignon?
8. What state has most cities of
100000 population or more?
6. What federal body has the
sole power to try impeachments?
Z. Here is the first line of a WELL
known poem: ''Oh, why should
the spirit of mortal be proud?"
Can you give the second line?
8. What is the denomination OF
desolation mentioned in the Book
of Daniel, in the Bible?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH ". LaBINE
Russia Becomes New Factor
In East European Diplomacy;
Baltic, Balkan States Worry

DToRs opinions expressed In these they
analyst and necessarily
by lewsp Nor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06

i. An Oriental boat.
2. The greatest depth Of the
Pacific ocean is 50, 400 feet, just
north of Mindanao of the Philip
pine isles.
8. Maine. i-
4. Founder. Filet mignon is q
piece of steak.
5. Massachusetts.
s. The senate.
2. Like a swift-floating meteor,
a fast-fying cloud" !.
8. 1t is supposed by Bible stu
dents to refer to the dissertation
of the Temple in Jerusalem by the
soldiers of Antiochus Epiphanes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
NEWS QUIZ

Know your neps2 Deduct 20 points
for every question you miss. 100 u
excellent; 30, good; 90, fair; 40, poor;
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06

BY burning 25s slower than
the average Of the IS other
OF the largest-seIling brands
tested slower than any OF
them-C AMELS give a slrsoIte
Ing plus equal 60
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06

Observations
When observations are drawn
from so many particulars as to
become certain and undubitable,
these are jewels of knowledge
DIR. Watts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-10-06
In the West

As a construction crew works
harder when the boss is watching,
so did Germany's army put its
shoulder to the western front when
Der Fuehrer and Col. Gen. Walther
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Horses Utterly Ignore Form
AS Numerous Upsets Mark
Fort Myer Series Finale

Jumpers. Broomfield, Of which much
was expected, Topped at the crucial
moment, refusing a jump before
half way around the course with
such enthusiasm that he almost
tossed the rider over the fence.
However, before the show closed,
Broomfield went absolutely clean in
the aerial express class and might
have won it had his time been a
bit faster.
Although he won the hunter
championship, Rocksie pulled a
couple Of paradoxical surprises last
night. First he fooled every one ex-
cept Owner Margaret Cotter by
making a great showing In the hack
class. Generally considered a wild
and hard-to-manage horse he
walked. trotted and cantered in per-
feet fashion and never once showed
signs of misbehavior. But when the
ribbons were passed out he got
nothing but the gate, which also
proves that judges are hard to figure.
The same can be said of Jane
kromer's Jinwich, reserve hunter
champion. He, too, went we'll in
this class. and then got the gate.
In the open hunters class both
Rocksie and Jinwich still were bat
tling for the hunter award and still
another surprise cropped up. jim
w1ch had beaten Miss Cotter's horse
IN a similar class last month, when
both performed in their usual win
ming style. That time Jinwich won
and Rocksie was runnerup. Last
night the order was reversed, yet
both put up excellent performances,
Evening star., 1939-03-16
zaharias Is Opposing
Mccoy in His First
Star Mat Go Here

Having served a lengthy appren-
tlceship in preliminary roles, Babe
Zaharias has been installed in his
first feature match tonight at Tur-
ners' Arena. tangling with fellow
villain. Bibber Mccoy, in the top
spot Of the weekly mat card.
The Bibber and the Babe are
notorious for their unorthodox
tactics.
zaharias, a younger brother of the
more noted George Zaharias, toiled
to a 3O-minute draw with George
Pencheff last week, while Mccoy
squashed Wee Willie Davis.
Perspiring in the semi final will be
Dropkick Murphy and Gene Bown-
man, while other matches list Jack
Hader facing Pat Corrigan, Red
Ryan twisting with Al Sparks and
Wild Man Ziz laboring with Paddy
Mack. The first match will start at
$50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
borican's S $50 Record
Tops Marketing
Al Dartmouth
CoIored Stur Also Cuts
800-Meter Time; Roms
Run Fastest ReIoy
BY BILL KING,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


| HANOVER, N. H., March 16-As
sharp-eyed Amateur Athletic Union
officials finished compiling the data
on three new indoor track records
today, Dartmouth College workmen
set about tearing down the famous
boards on which Glenn Cunningham
ran the fastest mile in history, 4:04.4
a year ago.
That 6.73 laps to the mile oval,
due for an overhauling which, Harry
Hillman, its proud custodian, pre-
diets will eliminate some of its light
ming speed, enabled John Borican,
sensational New Jersey Negro, to set
a new indoor half mile record Of
1:49.8 and the Fordham mile relay
team to nose out New York Univer-
slty's I. c. 4 A. indoor champions in
the record-smashing time Of 3:l52
during last nights second battle
against time.
Meter Record Alse Goes.
Borican, who previously had broken
two other indoor marks, one of
which has been disputed because
officials accused him of beating the
gun. also established a new mark of
1:49.2 for the 800 meters as he
erased the 1:514 half-mile record
Lloyd Hahn set in 1928. The record
books also credit the latter with the
old 8OO-meter mark, the listed time
being the same as his half-mile
record.
The Negro speedster, described by
many experts as the perfect" run
ner, defeated the closest of his four
Dartmouth pace settlers, Bob
Unangst, who had 95-yard handi-
cap, by 10 yards while running his
half-mile only six-tenths seconds
slower than the world outdoor record
made by Sydney Wooderson Of Eng
land, now awaiting acceptance by
the International Amateur Athletic
Federation, which refuses to consider
indoor feats.
Fordham Victor by Yard.
The Rams quarter-milers. after
trailing the Violets for two laps,
wound up in record-breaking
fashion when Yves Wallace nosed
out Jim Herbert by about a yard.
Fordham's time was 1.8 seconds
under the previous record set by a
University of PENNSYLVANIA quartet
in 1888.
The first three Fordhamites to
run were Ralph S. Pierre, George
Leary and Frank Slater and they
were opposed by James McPoland,
Harold Bogrow and Curtis Giddings.
Don Lash, the Indiana State
trooper, shook off his rivals, who
started from so to 220 yards ahead
OF him, after the first mile, with the
result he had no one to press him
as he sought to knock his own 8:58
indoor 2-nile mark to smithereens.
He was able to keep to his carefully
plotted schedule only for the first
half mile. which he turned in 2:09.
He reached the mile mark in 1882.
a full second off his pre-race plans,
and he finished in 9:O1-fat.
Although New York Universitv's
Emile quartet, also I. c. 4 A. win
ners, took Fordham's measure, it
took 7 minutes A seconds to do it
and they missed equaling George
towns 14-year-old indoor mark by
"a seconds.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
BY ROBERT HENRY,

The winter indoor Fort Myer horse
shows, which came to q close last
night, proved that the show horses
are as unpredictable as the weather
and often just as aggravating and
exhilarating. For the results last
night showed that sad disappoint-
ments and pleasant surprises are
apt to spring up at any time.
Take the case Of Smacko, the big
Army horse which won the jumper
championship Of the winter series.
When first entered In the shows last
December little thought was given
MIN so far as championship awards
were concerned, and after that first
exhibition many wondered why he
had been entered at all. He proved
dud IN the touch-and-out and
handicap jumpers classes and ap-
parently didn't care how MANY
fences he knocked down.
Along came the February show
and Smacko made them all sit I'M
and take notice by taking the
handy jumpers class, the last one a
big, numbering fellow like he could
possibly be expected to win. Then.
an hour later, he went into the
handicap class as feared competi-
tor and Immediately went back to
his knock 'em down" tricks and cot
the bugle.
Entering the show last night tied
for the jumper championship with
Capt. Kenneth Hoge's usually re-
liable Broomfleld, Smacko jumped
fairly well but could only gain a
second ribbon in the handicap
Evening star., 1939-03-16

and We doubt II their conformation
has changed much since the Febru-
ary show.
Rocksie again pulled q funny one
when he refused the sixth fence in
the handicap class and then came
back to jump perfectly the rest of
the evening. When Rocksie refuses
it's news, but there was little excuse
for his one bad effort at that 1umo
and a good explanation is difficult
to find.
The situation became more en-.
tangled when Capt. John Meade's
Enterprise repeated his victory ot
last month in the handicap jumpers'
event. Four weeks ago, shortly after
Capt. Meade had received the mare
as gift because she was mo good :"
Enterprise was in the lowly class "a"
group. which is for unknown ouan-
titles" She beat them all that time
with two neat rounds and was moved
up a step and required to iump
Evening star., 1939-03-16

higher fences. That made little dif-
ference, for she again was low-score
horse out of IS competitors. Just
what she is capable of doing Is s.hard
to say, but her present owner sees q
great future for her.
The only true -to-form showing last
night was the one made by the
Pennsylvania Military College boys,
who won the student team jumping
championship from Arlington Hall.
They had gone into the lead in the
December show and increased it in
the February show until they were
10k points ahead o{.. the Arlington
girls. But while they managed to
win the trophy they could not beat
the girls last night. Both schools
were tied with q total Of 51l faults,
and rather than risk q beating thev
decided not to Jump of for the
nights blue ribbon, and Arlington
won the evenings performance, even
II 1t did lose the championship.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Fort Myer Results

oaR 'fsm anmsRs Rf1 Mtss9 s9~?ss
Junior COLLEGE team, No l.. So faults:
tsnlf: thiTd AI9Ston tnnlfS Hall team NJ
LuebbeTmann: SECOND. Randles Find. owned
fourth, Miss Blue Ridge. owned and ridden
by Hsndiesn GG Ben GTlmes bv rnt.rnr,,.
Hsf} fseHnd srd KinE nddsn Rock owned By Arlington
ovned by 1nted s3ates hims and
ridden by It. Charles McLeliand: fourth.
Hi7Ho. owned and ridden BY Lisbeth stieR.
DDoweI: DoweM: Gay Melody; ridden BY Elaine Nc.
rsdn b, ?sns }as.n bS e.
James Cook Faean. ridden BY Mrs. Leslie
Garfer sb Tddn 1ddeg BY Il adet
James Y, sI@ LyH@eh: Tex; ridden BY Cadet VII
e rdden by nSnh coes R.nd Mes
Shadow. Sidden b BY Robert t' Rebey. ''An0''. .
Tdden coter S sesonds o"hso gn
third. Kenohifi: owned % ana nd ridden Ss'. 5s col:
lsSt owned bS 9ntsa s.ssfs afh aovsfnment fa a
Sandy. owned BY United States Govern
ment and ridden by Capt. Luebbermann:
Government and ridden BY 1t. John Hines:
third Rins Master. owned and ridden by
and ridden BY Miss Cotter ltoss Tor third
place..
Jumper championship-Won By smacko:
reserve. Ring Master
hunter hampionship-won BY Rocksie:
reserve. Jinwich
A. Sssssd Ma ST. fn ss2pK., aYK 4si1Fs
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Deacon of PITTSBURGH
ops Hockey Scorers

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, March 16
P).-Don Deacon, the Pittsburgh
Hornets center, heads the Inter-
national-American Hockey League
scorers with 58-point total, seven
more than Kilby Mcdonald of the
Philadelphia Ramblers.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Pro Hockey

Observation-Disclosures League.
Pittsburgh, 6; Cleveland, 3.
Eagles, S; Syracuse, S.
Philadelphia, Z; Springfield, 2.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Trosky Tough on Mates
With Rubber Arm

p the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANs.-1n camp only
three days, First Baseman Hal
Irosky Is making things miserable
Tor the other Cleveland Indians in
helders with his bullet throws.
Noted for his rubber arm" Troskv
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-10-06
Stormy Session of
Congress Predicted

And this brings us to the pres
ont attitude CT the people
toward mixing in Europe's quar-
rcls. Going by all the available
evidence. It is obvious that we
are overwhelmingly opposed to
g>tting in. That may seem a
paradox N view Of the fact that,
according to 4 recent Fortune
pCll, something less than one
per cent of the people are for
Germany. But we have not for
gotten the dis Illus. onment of
the last war; we remember that
Europe st II owes us some ten bill
| on dollars in war debts which
VII never be paid unless a major
miracle occurs. And many of us
think that Britain and France
even though we want them to
w.n, have made a terrible mess
OF matters the past five years.
A d, of vital Importance, the
potency of foreign propaganda
seems to have a far smaller
chance than it d d i'm l9l4-lS.
This is especially true of the
atroclty variety of propaganda.
This is, however, poor time
to gamble with forecast.ng the
fuure, and anything can happen.
4Thoss columssts wine xeMySa N.
ftnke your foreign news with
many grains of salt these days
probably offer first class advice.
In the meantime, your attention
Is going to be Given largely to
u Washington mes for the next
few weeks, ard It Will make ex-
citing reading. The cash and
carry cohorts have the edge
now, but the isolationsts have
not given up the ship by long
shot and they have potent
weapons at their disposal.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-10-06

the people must choose a presi-
dent OF the United States. If
there ever was a time when the
politics of principles should not
be adjourned it is now and in
the months preceding that Wit
ally Important undertaking.
1.-The real need today is for
more, and not less, political
alertness., It would be fatal For
the nation IF we permitted our
preoccupations with the affairs
of Europe to blind us to the state
affairs at home. The danger is
all the greater since the war it.
self already is serving to oh
scure and distort the domestic
picture.
1.-The war in Europe may en-
able the New Deal to escape in
large measure the dire consequ-
ences of its mistaken Farm poll
cy, its wasteful spending Folly
its hamstringing of business,
Its drying up of the source OF
investment capital, its Foment-
ing of labor STRIFE and it's bleed
ing white OF the American peo-
pie through the pyramiding of
taxation. So let us dedicate our
selves here and now to party
unity and to unselfish service
to the nation through political
action based on sound principles
and uninfluenced by unworthy
partisan considerations"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-10-06
War, War and RumOrs of War

Under the pressure power of
world politics its war and rumors
Of war. Depressions and Euro
pean wars with their descriptive
aftermaths, have held the spot
light of the world for twenty
five years without any let up.
That is quite a strain upon the
nerves of civilization and human
destiny. Americas General MN.
T. Sherman, said on one occa-
so, "War is He'll" If General
Sherman's conception Of war is
more real than imaginary, the
nations of Europe and of the
world for that matter, in the
light of incessant convulsions,
stand in imminent danger of ca
wing i. go. ......
Frances Herfiot, elder states
man and former Premier, said
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-10-06
WILLIAM DREWERYS CHICAGO LETTER

a few days ago, humanity has
reached a decisive turning point
in world history" He said, "lNo
nation is sure of its future. Z"
K ig h tly observed, Europe's
wars are imper.al.stic wars. Eu-
rope and Asia are now in the
commissions Of force used pri-
marily, to execute national poll
Cy to the end Of obtaining econo-
mic advantages and ascendency
over peoples. The little Republics
Of Europe, helpless and defense
less, like blind mice, under the
pressure Of world politics, are
caving in, one by one, with the
loss of Their rights Of self deter
imitation. The Leagub or Ma
tons convthanI has failed in
every count. We will talk about
the League in our next observa-
ton. WV
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-10-06
REPUBLICAN WOMANS'
CLUB CONVENTION OCT. 10

The Fourth Biennial Conven-
tion Of the Federation of Re-
publican Women's Clubs will be
convened October 1914, 1889,
in the Chancellor hotel, Parkers
burg, w. Va. A program that is
highlighted by addresses by
prominent men and women has
been prepared.