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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
Sunken Treasures Along
The, Shores of Trinidad

At the bottom of the Gulf of
Pearls, now called the Gulf of Paria,
lie the fortunes in gold and silver
lost when Admiral Apocada set fire
to his ships in 1897 so that they
could not be captured by the British,
with whom Spain was at war at
the time.
Blackboard the pirate burned many
ship in this gulf-an of them TAX
ing gold and silver to the bottom of
the bay. These fortunes lie beneath
the waves somewhere between Port
of Spain and San Fernando, accord
ing to a writer in the Boston Her
aid.
1t is believed by many that Ad-
miral Apocada carried the treasure
with him when he and his men es-
capped to the shore, and that it was
buried there in the soft sand banks
between Port of Spain and San Fer
nando.
The superstitious Trinidadians are
afraid to seek this buried riches.
They believe that the souls of the
men who dug the holes still guard
the spots. These men, as was the
rule of the day, were killed as soon
as the treasure was placed in the
holes and were thrown in after it by
the men who babe them dig it.
( Bad luck, it is believed, will follow
any one who seeks this buried gold
and silver, thus disturbing the souls
supposed to be guarding it. Fearing
misfortune, Trinidadians hesitate be-
fore pushing spade into the sand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
i, forecasting am election,

In forecasting am election, DR..
George Gallup, head of the Ameri-
can Institute Of Public Opinion,
says: You're always right to the
extent that you ignore women. Elec-
lions always come out as the mem
vote" The Democratic Digest, pub
LEGATION Of. the Democratic Nation
al Committee, has asked what its
readers think about this statement
ment.
United States Senator Elbert d.
Thomas says: Anyone who assumes
that the women's vote does not
count in America is flying In the
face of experience and history. Just
were do you find the following
equivalents among men voters: the
Democratic study groups, the Amer
lean Association of University
Women, study groups Of the Y. W.
C. A., League of Women Voters, the
power of women in the NATIONAL
Education Association, and many
others? While it Is true that many
of these organizations are non-par-
tisan, they all influence public opin-
ion greatly, and public opinion
moves the great independent vote
which. in the final analysts. decideA
elsetiona'-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31

Louis ]. Alder says in the Com
mentator: ''In 1881 Ralph Waldo
Emerson wrote: I am willing to
come to Waltham on the date you
suggest and lecture to your Lyceum
for the SIS fee you offer, but / think
you should also give me four quarts
OF oats for my horse Daniel Web
stsr was the first lecturer to receive
a fee of 500; Abraham Lincoln lee
tured at Cooper Union for 5000, and
in 1880 Henry Ward Beecher was
paid the first known fee of 81 900.
After finding Livingstone In Africa,
Henry M. Stanley received $100. 600
and all expenses for a hundred Leo
lures"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
Cock a. the Walk

Z The cocker spaniel does not get
his name from his confident manner
although that might furnish
reason enough for so designating
him he is called the cocker
because he was primarily used for
bunting woodcock incidentally,
the springer spaniel comes by his
name in much the same manner,
says the American Wildlife insti-
tute. His antecedents were original
ly known as "springing spaniels"
because of their habit of springing
towards game to flush Il,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
aead-Hunters Hate White Men


The head-hunting Marindanim
tribesmen of Dutch New Guinea, ma
tives of the island lying north of
Australia, practice head-hunting as
they have for hundreds of years.
The Marind-anim, inhabiting the Di-
goel river district, are the most saw
age and successful of the head-hunt-
ing tribes on the island. They re-
gard all other tribes as implacable
enemies and raid them continually
for their CHASTITY human trophies. So
intense is their hatred of the white
man that few whites ever venture
near them. The Dutch government
makes persistent but fruitless eff
forts to stamp out the habit Of head
hunting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
It's New, Is 1t?
Just Old Stuff!
Rubber Glass and Restless
Iron Centuries Old;
Jewish SSyastika.

CLEVELAND. - King Solomon
was right. Everything new is old
stuff, is the conclusion of Bill Nc
Kenzie, most avid research worker
in the public library, who slammed
shut the covers of a book, $50 You
Think It's New" and began citing
examples:
The fiapper of not so many years
back didn't start. the vogue for
painted fingernails. The real pio-
neers in that field were Cleopatra
and Aspasia, girl friend of Pericles.
AS a matter of fact, husband
$500 years ago raised ned with his
wife because she used cosmetics so
extravagantly.
Whoever it is that gets credit for
scolding girls for powdering their
noses in public, is just an interlop-
er. Ovid said many centuries ago:
IA statue is never shown until it is
finished
Beauty ParlOrs Old, Too.
The modern beauty parlor, where
women 60 regularly to have eye
brows plucked, their bodies smoth-
cred in mud and their hair waved,
is just an outgrowth of the ancient
Egyptian days. The Egyptian beau
ties went through the same per-
formances-all for beauty-and
they wore high heels, too.
The fellow who boasts that the
glass in his car is shatter proof
doesn't know what he's missing.
Nineteen hundred years ago, man
made glass that actually was UNI
breakable. The secret has been
lost, SO We'll have to be content
with the nonshatterable material.
Garden tools, or the parts of an
automobile, or most anything metal
will rust in time, unless you take
meticulous care of it. But 80 cen
turtles ago the citizens near Delhi,
India, didn't worry a bit about the
Kutob column, made of II tons of
iron. There still isn't a feck of
rust on it.
Early Swastika Emblem.
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's swastika,
emblematic of Nordic supremacy,
was found on the fired clay of the
early period from Greenland to the
southernmost tip of the Americas.
The ironic point in this discovery
is that it appeared on pottery of
ancient Hebrews.
kidnapping generally is regarded
as largely American. But that's not
altogether true Julius Caesar was
kidnapped at the age of IS and held
for $1,000 ransom.
AS for The first gossip colunnist-
a Greek chronicler in 720 B. C. re-
por,ed the choice tidbit that rum
ner named Orsippus ran so hard in
a race that he lost his loin cloth,
but finished, anyway.
Hot dog stands are old stuff. They
originated 1900 years ago.
Elevators and organs certainly
aren't new, either. Emperor Nero,
who watched Rome burn and whiled
away the moments with his fiddle,
had an elevator 100 feet high and
self-playing organ operated by COM
pressed air.
About the only thing that modern
invention can claim as it's own is
the mechanical rabbit used at dog
races. But the rabbits inventor
can't claim the original idea. The
Romans had rat races and used
piece of sausage as bait for the ro-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
Jury Pay Waits 10 Years

RISING STAR, TEXAS. F.
Milwee, of Rising Star, collected his
pay as special jury venireman 10
years after the duty was performed.
Milwee served on the jury at East
land, forgot to present his claim for
pay, and was still due the money,
the court records showed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
Sisters Answer 20
Million Phone Calls

WILTON, CONN.-Two sisters,
Grace and Gertrude Worthington,
estimated they have answered
more than 10000, 900 telephone
calls during the 90 combined
years they have been operators
at the Wilton telephone ex-
change.
Grace has worked Al years for
the company and Gertrude As,
which is believed a record in the
country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
FAMOUS RECIPES OF AMERICAN
COOKS

Here's something to help the
housewife solve her food problems.
A collection of tested recipes and
suggestions to be distributed with
the Baltimore Sunday American. On
sale at all newsstands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31

Why does inconstant man accuse
woman of Inconsistency?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31

The Scriptures are now published
in 723 different languages and dia-
lects.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31

Fourteen-year-old children may
wed legally in North Carolina if
they receive their parents consent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
APRIL

"Nothing falls INTO the mouth OF Sleep
ing for"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31

Hundreds of bones of prehistoric
elephants have been found in the
Texas Panhandle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31

It has been estimated that there
are 100000 bicycle riders in Great
Britain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31

In Japan automobiles have to be
Illuminated inside as well as out at
sunset.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31
ON WHEELS

England's postal service has 49,
900 bicycles.
Be the kind of driver you expect
the other fellow to be.
Horse-drawn traffic in London
has dropped 66 per cent in ten years.
In Japan automobiles have to be
Illuminated inside as well as out at
sunset.
It has been estimated that there
are 7,000,0 900 bicycle riders in Great
Britain.
Hundreds of bones of prehistoric
elephants have been found in the
Texas Panhandle.
Fourteen-year-old children may
wed legally in North Carolina IT
they receive their parents consent.
The Scriptures are now published
in 1913 different languages and dia-
lects.
Why does inconstant man accuse
woman of Inconsistency?
FAMOUS RECIPES OF AMERICAN
COOKS
Here's something to HELM : the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-31

Horse-drawn traffic in London
has dropped 66 per cent in ten years.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
7wo-Woy Blockade of Germany
Becomes Effective Today
Britain Claims 33 Nozi Merchant Ships
Put Out of Operation Since War Begon

The British lost the 3,829-ton
merchant vessel Eskdene, sunk by
a mine today. Her crew of 20 were
landed in Scotland.
The 1,276-ton Scottish steamer
Lairdsglen and the 1,064-ton Find
horn were damaged in mysterious
collisions off the west coast during
the week end. The Findhorn COL
lided with an unidentified vessel and
the Lairdsglen was damaged in COL
lision with an unknown object.
The 2,159-ton Swedish steamer
Rudolf was disclosed to have sunk
yesterday after striking a mine of
the British coast on a voyage from
Hartlepool to Malmo, Sweden. Her
crew of % escaped in lifeboats.
Two persons were killed yesterday
when the 7,030-ton French steamer
Floride struck a mine and was
beached near an unidentified
French port.
The report on Britain's war on
(See LONDON, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1939-12-04
McCuistion 10 Face
Extradifion Hearinq

William c. McCuistion, ousted Of
fetal of the National Maritime Un-
ion, who was arrested on suspicion
of murder during an appearance be-
fore the Dies Committee on Un-
American Activities several weeks
ago, will appear tomorrow at an ex-
tradition hearing before Chief JUS
tice Alfred A. Wheat in District
Court.
The Associated Press reported to-
day that Chief of Detectives John
j. Grosch of New Orleans, where
McCuistion has been charged with
the Staying of an N. M. U. official,
was en- route to Washington with
eXtradition papers.
Scene of the Dies Committee
hearings shifted suddenly to the
Louisiana city, following McCuis-
tion's arrest. The latter fought
extradition and has been held here
at District Jail.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Crack Clay Pigeon Shooters
Man Finn's Anti-Aircruft Posts

the most dangerous during raids
were closed. Elsewhere few strag-
glers were seen hurrying with their
baggage toward the suburbs. Other
wise only soldiers or civil air de-
Tense guards remained.
Most shops closed last Saturday.
Stockmann's large department store
boarded up its big show-windows
and closed today.
The guest list Of the Hotel Torni
dwindled to four as flrehoses were
unrolled on all floors and It VA
converted into . drst aid statiou.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Collier Discusses
Indian Relations

John Collier, commissioner
of Indian Affairs, Interior De-
partment, will be the guest
speaker tonight on the Ma
tional dio Forum over
WMAL at 10:30 o'clock.
Mr.. Collier will discuss "The
Story Of the United States and
the Indians, Past and Present. I"
The National Radio Forum
Is arranged by The Star and
Is heard over a coaSt-to-
coast network of the National
Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Russian Embassy
In Rome Guarded
Against Students
Thousand March on Red
Offices Monifestine
Sympathy for Firms
BY the Associated Press.

.
ROME, Dec. 4.-Grenadiers and
carabinieri guarded the Soviet Rus
sian Embassy today as a throng
of students marched on it to DEM
onstrate against the Soviet Union.
The students gathered first in
front of the Finnish Legation, where
they cheered Finland. It was the
second such demonstration in three
days
Uniformed Fascists were among
the throng estimated at 5000, which,
on Saturday, shouted anti -Bolshe-
visit slogans in front Of the Soviet
Embassy for a half hour before
marching to the Finnish Legation
for sympathetic manifestations.
A crowd of about 1000, before the
Finnish Legation today, cheered
Finland and booed Russia.
Resist! Fight!'' demonstrators
shouted.
The Finnish Minister appeared
three times on a balcony, bowed
and thanked the youths for their
sympathy. The demonstrators, un-
like those of Saturday, were not in
uniform.
Following the Minister'S third
appearance the youths moved of
in the direction of the Russian En-
bassy, shouting, Long Live Fin
land!" and Down With Russia,
Stain, Bolshevism!"
Steel-helmeted troops, carrying
complete war equipment, dispersed
the demonstration. They blocked
off streets near the Embassy.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
A Christmas Story
For Boys and Girls

Every boy and girl will
want to read Santa and
the Talking Doll" The
Stars thrilling new Christ
mas serial, which starts to-
day on Page Bis.
The story was written
especially for boys and girls
and especially for this
Christmas-by Sigrid Arne,
author of many Christmas
serials. It's all about a
talking doll who comes
alive, the son Of Lightning
and, Of course, Santa
Claus, too.
Begin Santa and the
Talking Doll" today, then
make 1t q point to keep up
with its exciting adven.
lures every day hereafter.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Talk May Have Opened
Modus Nivendi Move
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The talk Of two men in Toxic to-
day may have signaled the open
ing of attempts to knit a new
'modus vivendi" for Japanese
American relations.
Expiration on January 26 of a
treaty, which has governed COM
mercial relations between the two
nations for % years, informed per-
sons said, leaves the American State
Department free to be either de-
manding or conciliatory.
And Ambassador Grew, who
talked for two hours today with the
Japanese foreign minister, has gone
often to complain of the treatment
of Americans by Japanese military
forces in China.
Persons here have predicted that
American authorities would sign no
new treaty, but that Japan might
seek at least temporary gentle
mans agreement" for continued
commerce.
State Department officials were
silent on today's conference, saying
there had been no report from Mr..
Grew as yet.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
B uII etin
Nozi MineIuyer Sinks

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4 R.-A
German minelayer struck a mine
and sank of the Danish coast
today. Only two survivors were
found of the crew, believed to
have numbered 50.
Danish warships launched an
extended search for others who
may have survived.
The minelayer went down of
Langeland, South Danish Island.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Elliott Roosevelt, Wife
Hurt in Auto Accident
By the Associated Press.


FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. A.
Elliott Roosevelt and his wife are
recovering at their ranch from auto
mobile collision injuries.
The Presidents son was cut on
the face and leg and two teeth were
broken in yesterdays accident. His
wife's ankle was bruised and her
head cut. Their car was demolished
Three persons in the second car
were injured, one suffering a frac-
tured pelvis.
Mrs. Roosevelt told her press con-
ference today she had talked with
Fort Worth last night and found
her son, Elliott, and his wife had not
been seriously injured in the auto
mobile accident. She said, however,
that Elliott would have to have two
new front teeth. She added she
was still trying to find out about the
passengers in the other car, one OF
whom she understood was in the
hospital.
Evening star., 1939-12-04

drawn up In accordance with the
plans of the new Co-ordipating
Committee on Christmas Activities.
In addition to the traditional toy
matinees, The star will accept dona-
tons of cash for Christmas Heart
Fund" for distribution among the
needy Of the city.
The Christmas Heart Fund"
accepts only cash. You send in
whatever you wish to invest in
human Joy this season-$l0, 81 or IS
cents-addressing it to the Christ
mas Heart Fund.-" In care of The
Star.
All donations will be acknowledged
in the news columns Of The Star,
with names of donors, unless they
signify they wish to remain anony-
nous.
All funds will 60 straight to the
hands of fathers and mothers who
can create q merry Christmas for
the city's neediest children with q
toy. a warm sweater, or a rare fine
dinner.
The Stars distribution OF your
gifts will be through the Council
Of Social Agencies. Not a cent will
60 for administrative expense.
Trained social workers will un-
obtrusively take your money to par
ents without exacting a cost in
terms Of family embarrassment. The
child who receives your gift need
never lose faith in father or mother
or Santa Claus.
Films at IL TheaterS.
The second phase of The Stars
Christmas program will be the an
nual presentation of special fea-
ture films at II motion picture
houses in the city, with co-opera-
ton of Warner Bros theaters
and the National Broadcasting Co.
Admission to any of these shows
(See CHRISTMAS HEART, Pg. A-80
Evening star., 1939-12-04
By the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 4-Great Britain
and France today extended their
blockade of Germany to seizure of
Nazi exports, including those car
ried by neutral vessels.
Britain simultaneously announced
she had put 33 German merchant
ships out of action in three months
Of war on her enemy's sea trade
Unofficial reports list SO British
merchant ships lost in sea warfare.
The blockade of exports shared
attention with the raid yesterday
by Royal Air Force bombers on the
German naval base of Helgoland, in
which the air ministry announced
direct hits" on Nazi warships.
CThe German high command
said the raiders only scored one
hit on a small fishing vessel)
The air ministry also announced
a German submarine had been de-
stroyed by flyer on patrol over
the North Sea.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Advances in North
And South Reported

MOSCOW, Dec. 4 (Pj.-Russia re-
ported today her army was advanc-
ing both in the north and south
against the Firms and that her navy
was making sweeping attacks in the
Baltic and had captured a group
of stategic Finnish islands in the
Gulf of Finland.
simultaneously the press at home
denied Russia intended to convert
Finland into a dependent country
and attacked "the democracies," "
naming Great Britain, France and
the United States.
Pravda, Communist party organ,
said editorially that the mutual as
sistance treaty signed Saturday be-
tween Russia and a Communicated
Peoples" regime eliminates for
ever the causes of mutual distrust
and lays the foundation for a firm
and indestructible friendship.
STRENGTHENING" Independence.
1T would be unnecessary to prove
that none of the democratic powers,
let us say Britain, France or the
United States, had ever agreed to
sign a similar pact with such a
small and weak country as Finland.
ANY of the democratic countries
would have preferred to use their
strong armies for occupation of
Finnish territory and for the con-
version of Finland into a dependent
country.
"The Soviet Union only used its
military power not for the occupa-
ton and enslavery of Finland but
for strengthening the independence
of Finland"
On the conflict itself the battle
front" correspondent of the govern
ment newspaper Izvestia reported:
"The glorious sailors and artiller-
lists have fulfilled their duty, having
not let single enemy bullet fall
upon holy Soviet Land or in the
streets of Leningrad."
A Pravda dispatch indicated a
Evening star., 1939-12-04

Mrs. Roosevelt revealed at her
press conference today the "safe-
guard" she had used to protect her.
self from being "duped" by the
American Youth Congress.
Her lengthy explanation Of her
belief in the student group, going
for the first time beyond the mere
statement that she was acquainted
with many members and knew they
were not Communists, followed q
suggestion by one Of the newspaper
women that she might have been
''duped" In believing that the organ
ixation was not Communist. -
She pointed out that her intensive
investigation Of the group had not
bean prompted BY the accusattons
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Mrs. Roosevelt Studied Youth
Group to Avoid Being Duped

of the Dies committee that the Or
ganization was communistically in
clined, but had been made before
she started ITO work with them"
(the Youth Congress).
She said she had read all the
literature put out by the congress
and had also familiar:zed herself
with all the resolutions adopted by
the congress since its first meeting.
At this point she stressed the fact
that she referred only to resolutions
adopted, not those merely discussed.
Il have watched with great care
their programs as proposed and as
carried out under q limited budget" /"
she went on. II have found nothing
3see MRS. ROOslVELT, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Firms Fortifying AaIand Islands;
Red Troops Are Reported Landed
For Offensive ALONG Arctic Front
Battle Continues
In Area Around
Petsumo Port y
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SVANVIK, Norway Cat the Fin
nish frontier), Dec. 4.-Three thou
sand Soviet Russian soldiers were
reported today to have been landed
at various points on Petsamo Fjord,
northernmost Finland, while i'm
mense clouds of smoke were sighted
oyer nickel works near SalmijaerW.
The report of the new landings
was brought into Norway by I. j.
Simcox, American manager for the
International Nickel Co. of Canada
in the Salmijaervi area, who reached
Kirkenes after tour of inspection
of the properties.
Properties Appear Ablaze.
The smoke over the SalmijaerW
nickel properties could be seen from
Svanvik. They appeared to be
ablaZe.
The smoke was sighted after
Simcox returned to Kirkenes.
Earlier he had found the nickel
works still undamaged.
Fighting continued in the region
around the port of Petsamo, at
the head of Petsamo Fjord, about
30 miles east northeast of Salmi-
jaervi, accompanied by the flight
of civilians.
Among refugees arriving at Swan
viz this morning was a mother with
a baby born on the way across the
border over a snow-drifted road.
Civilians Removed.
Simcox reported that the whole
civilian population Of Salmijaervi
had been removed and only Finnish
troops remained.
while 1 was in Salmijaervi a
married couple from Petsamo ar
rived in a nautobus carrying the
bodies OF II Finnish soldiers killed
in action" Simcox said.
THE Russians have landed 5000
troops in the region of Petsamo
Fjord and an attack Is expected soon
in the direction of Lauti.
There is intense Finnish activity
along the road from Petchango to
Liinahamari in preparation to meet
this attack Four Russians planes
were sighted over Kalosgoki while
I was there. They came from the
direction of Kola Bay.
Il heard rifle shooting and Films
told me the Russians were attempt
ing to land parachute troops"