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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
Idea-of-the-Week

A T NEW KENSINGTON, PA,
4 \ high school students watched
demonstrations of a testing ma
chine powerful enough to flatten
a locomotive boiler, yet gentle
enough to crack a watch crystal
without harming the works. In
stalled in research laboratories of
the Aluminium Company of Amer
lea, the machine showed how it
could squeeze 100000 pounds or
pull l 100000 pounds. After exert
ing million pounds pressure to
crack a solid oak tree trunk, the
machine staged its neatest trick
(above): 1t cracked the shell of
an egg about to hatch. Out
stepped an Easter chick.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
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LaGUARDIA FOR PRESIDENT.

LaGUARDIA FOR PRESIDENT.
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who
combines sense of humor with a
sense of reality, is being urged by
his friends to become a candidate
for President. LaGuardia, however,
always demurs. He says he is too
busy running New York city.
One of those who has mentioned
the presidency to LaGuardia is none
other than Franklin Roosevelt him
self.
"Fiorello," said F. D. r. the last
time the two men were together,
"I'm for you, not only because I'm
for you personally, but because you
know so much about government"
"Isn't that what he tells every
one?" friend asked LaGuardia aft
erward.
MAYBE" shot back the Mayor,
"but it sounds good anyway"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
PENNSYLVANIA:
Sinking City

For years the earth under mid
city Shenandoah, Pa, has been hon.
eycombed with anthracite mine
workings, long since abandoned.
Early one morning after a 24-hour
rain Shenandoahans were awakened
by rumbling. It felt like an earth
quake, but everyone knew what
had happened. While police sour
ried about, residents fed from 49,
block area and watched their city
sink. After seven hours, some
buildings had settled IS inches.
Homes split in two, widening cracks
streaked across sturdy brick build
ings. Gas and water lines broke
and pavements caved in.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
GEN E RAJ
HUGH s.
jon N SON
,..y,!!.,.!!!d'!!:Hc.''':..,.''

The Republicans lot is not hope
less one. They could win in the
coming election, but they can't do
1t with nothing and, as has so often
been said, they can't beat somebody
with nobody. Their job is to recap
ture some of the great groups the
New Deal took away from them.
The biggest of these is the farm
population of the midWestern states,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15

mated Long
for secre-
tary of state,
but Jones re-
fused to ac-
C pit h i'm.
N ext Long
called a spe-
cial session
of his once
obedient leg
j S ! a t u r e.
Pro b a b ] e
aims: ID to
clip the attor-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15

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Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Aus
tria; (2) return Of former German
colonies; and (3) destruction of
Britain's control over world sea
lanes.
But the Welles expedition was not
without profit. Europe had sudden
ly become filled with peace plans,
and all the powers were talking
tough about the minimum terms
they would accept. This indicated
they were at least ready to talk
peace.
Welles Sideline
Aside from his announced mis-
sion, Sumner Welles was instru-
mental in two other developments.
First, his visit apparently paved the
way for return to Washington of
DR.. Hans Dieckhoff, German am
bassador recalled in 1888. Second
and most important, he had evident
ly smoothed U. S.-Italian friendship
by trying to settle Italy's coal prob
lem. The trouble:
Britain, enforcing her blockade of
German exports, had first tried to
persuade Italy to buy coal from her
instead of the Reich. Failing, she
stopped German coal bound for
Italy, drawing an angry protest
from Rome. Whether by accident
or not, Mr.. Welles' arrival CO.
incided with reports that Italy would
seek $100, 900, 900 credit to buy coal
from the U. S. Obviously this
pleased the allies, for Italy would
not only be freed from blockade
pressure but would find her CO.
operation with Germany restricted.
Finnish Loa.
Passed by the senate in jig time
were house amendments to a bill
boosting by 100000 the Export
Import banks capital. Purpose: To
make loans for non-military pur-
chases to nations whose war debts
are not in default. Principal bene-
ficiary was Finland, whose 500, 000,-
600 Federal Loan Administrator
Jesse Jones allocated even before
President Roosevelt signed the bill.
Unexpectedly, Mr.. Jones also an
nounced loans of $4,000, 1000 to
Sweden and 10000, 900 to Norway,
both funds to be used for financing
U. S. exports. Happiest of all was
Finland's Minister Hjalmar j. Pro-
cope, who Immediately began buy
ing gasoline, oil, grain and vital sup
plies. Said he: when the war
started, most people thought we
would be beaten within two or three
days. We've been fighting three
months now and we'll fight on, con-
fident that help will come"
u. S. Mediation?
Even more persistent than rumors
of an Allied German peace were re-
ports that Finland and Russia may
soon reach a settlement, probably
under U. S. sponsorship. European
observers who watched Summer
Welles confer with Adolf Hitler also
noticed that U. S. Ambassador Lau-
renee Steinhardt broke bread in
Moscow with Russian Premier Via
cheslav Molotov.
Whether the initiative came from
the U. S. or elsewhere, the Firms
were indeed ready to talk peace.
Sorely tired, they had choice of
accepting Russia's terms or calling
for British-French aid something,
contrary to popular opinion, they
have not yet done). Some observ-
ers thought the mysterious mediator
was Sweden, a possibility which
might have unhappy consequences.
Should Finland be made sort Of
Russian Slovakia, Norway and Swe-
den would be even more firmly held
under the Russian-G German boot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15

eS& $500 ~
under way on a his
tory of the Presi-
dents public career.
Tugwell has access
to all of Roosevelt's
private papers and
records Pare
Lorentz, brilliant di-
rector of the govern
ment movies "The
Plow That Broke the
Plains and ''The
River" has launched
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15

ILlOVCIllCIlL "
the colorful Florida keys between
Key Largo and Key West, once the
lair of pirates and run-runners,
into a national park to save them
from commercialization A key
man in the Caribbean neutrality
patrol, is Lieut.. Commander Fort
Callahan, navy radio ace, who as
communications officer at the Key
West base of operations handles all
the messages of the force of under
surface, surface and aerial craft
that constitutes the patrol.
$3.50 HUNCH.
II President Roosevelt doesn't run
for third term, his secretary, Gen.
Edwin C"Pa") Watson, is going to
be $3.50 out of pocket.
Just before his boss left on his
fishing cruise, Watson was doing his
best to entertain a group Of con-
gressmen and government officials
who, because Of mixup in the APP
pointment schedule, had been wait
ing overtime to see Roosevelt. The
conversation dragged through the
weather, the war in Europe, and
finally one of the callers shot at
Watson:
General, you're close to the Pres
ident. Tell us, is he going to run
for third term?"
swell, it's going to cost me $3.50
IL he doesn't" beamed the genial
Watson. "Just between us boys,
I've bet a friend that amount that
the President will be nominated and
that he will accept"
You could have heard pin drop
as the group digested this choice
bit of inside information.
''Well, General, you sure must
know something" remarked the inn
pressed questioner.
Watson hesitated, then grinned
broadly and drawled, 'tNow boys,
don't get me. all wrong. haven't
any inside dope. I'm just operat-
ing on hunch."
FREE EATS.
A very popular custom that has
grown up on Capitol Hill in recent
years is the distribution Of ''free
eats by members of congress in
the form of products from their
home districts.
These spreads always get a big
hand. The variety is far-f1ung, rang
ing from southern fruits and western
vegetables to Michigan smelt. De-
lighted congressman and senators
pile in with gusto, carting home
what they can't eat.
This session the free eating was
inaugurated by Rep. ]. Hardin Pc
terson with truck load Of Florida
tangerines. The next day Rep.
George johnson of West Virginia
treated with a big consignment of
winesap apples.
Next spreads eagerly awaited are
Rep. John KunkePs Pennsylvania
bologna FEAST" Rep. Fred Brad
ley's Michigan smelt dinner, and
Sen. John G. Townsend's early
strawberries from his Delaware
farms.
Each of these occasions is a real
treat. The press is invited and the
boys aren't bashful.
Other gastronomic events on the
calendar are early Georgia peaches
from Rep. Paul Brown, pink grape
fruit from Rep. Joe Hendricks Of
Florida and Rep. Milton West of
Texas, and repast of Wisconsin's
famed cheese from the makers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15

buns rush
to w. L. Mil
Ter, ousted
h i 6 h W a y
oh air m a n.
It's been 60
ing on for
8 m o n t h S,
ever since
Gov. E. D.
Rivers fired
Oh a irm a n
Miller on the
charge that
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15

especially Ohio,
Indiana, ILL
nois, Iowa and
possibly Ne
braska. That is
not as hard as
it seems, both
Ohio and ILL
nois are dis
tinctly doubtful
now. But to
make a Repub-
lican victory
rorfoiv, IL, <hoco
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
WHISKY TRADE GEAR

If this writer doesn't know some
thing about fair trade practice
codes, in all their forms and vari-
cites, it isn't from lack Of opportu-
nifty.
The simplest, cleanest, fairest and
best supplemented effort Of this sort
that has come to my attention is
the proposed code for the distilled
spirits industry by the executive
director of the distilled spirits in
stitute-which is the trade associa-
ton of the hard liquor boys.
So DR.. Sturges gets his beautiful
magma carta all on paper and a
committee of the institute seems to
have approved it.
But Seagram and Schenley, object
ed or stalled. They were afraid that
a code reciting or condemning
abuses of the 10 per cent chiseling
fringe would make the public think
that they were prevalent in the in
dustry. If that is good argument,
we know from the Ten Command
ments that everybody steals, muir
ders and commits adultery. We
should repeal our penal code for fear
some win think we are all crooks
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15

off your embroidery; and If you
wish you may use these motifs for
matching sheet ends by extending
them. NUMO hot iron transfer,
Z8716, Is cents, gives you all four
of these designs. And you can get
three or four stampings from this
one pattern.
Send order to:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15

I ILACS, daisies, daffodils and
- pansies-a foursome of charm
ing motifs for pillow slips in
smartly simple embroidery. Seal
loped or crochet edges, or a lie
colored border will effectively set
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
Headed for Fame

A young man who knows his
own points of weakness and
strength is on his way to a place
of fame among the earth's strong,
wise men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH w. LaBINE
Welles Expedition Bears Fruit
I'm Shower of Peace Rumors;
Russo-Finnish Truce Forecast

EDITORS NoTEWhen opinions these columns they
those Of the necessarily this
nNewspap
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
NEWS Of the.
STATES
Georgia

Georgia
Hangers-on at Georgia's state
house yawn with boredom nowadays
when national guardsmen give the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
Mr.. Welles in Berlin,

Usually reliable sources We'd
with Informed quarters and ''un-
improbable sources" to inform
America about the success and fail
ure surrounding Sumner Welles'
conversations with European lead
ers. On a peace mission; reminis-
cent of Col. Edward Houses junket
during the World war, the U. S.
undersecretary of state met in
Rome with Benito Mussolini, then
rushed to Berlin for conferences
with Adolf Hitler.
No official announcement fol-
lowed, but the diplomatic grapevine
revealed Der Fuehrer would have
no truck with peace projects which
gave him anything short Of a stran-
gle hold on middle Europe. The
most generally reported terms were
~ domination over Czecho-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
u. S. AND THE WARS

Americas grotoing concern iOifh Eu.
ropes sUar made netUs in early March
from Washington to Berlin and Rome.
Chief motiUating factors soere ~ U. S.
loans to Finland, approved by congress,
and ~ U. S. peace feelers in European
chanceUories.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
MERRY-GO-ROUND.

Rex Tugwell, handsome former
undersecretary of agriculture and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-15
Why Let Yourself
Get Constipated !?

why endure those dull headachy
days due to constipation, plus the
inevitable trips to the medicine
chest, If you can GDoid both by
getting at the cause Of the trouble?
If your constipation, like that
Of millions, is due to lack Of
bulk" in the diet, the better
way" is to eat Kellogg's All-Bran.
This crunchy toasted breakfast
cereal is the ounce Of prevention
that's worth q pound Of emer-
gency relief. It helps you not only
to get regular but to keep regular,
day after day and month after
month, by the pleasantest means
you ever knew.
Eat Kellogg's All-Bran regu-
larly, drink plenty of water, and
see If you don't forget all about
constipation. Made by Kellogg's
In Battle Greek. If your condition
is chronic, 1t Is wise to consult
physician.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
THIS AND. THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1uell.

small thistle plant without even causing
the slender stalk to sway. They can do
1t on dandelions.
Just how much a'goldfnch weighs we
have no idea, but do not imagine it can
be more than fraction of an ounce.
How these tiny fellows love weed seeds
of all kinds!
Only their very small size, and re-
sulting small stomachs keep them from
eating all the weed seeds in the United
States.
AS they are, however, they do very
good job.
Every autumn they fly into our garden
and are easily recognizable, for they
have some gold in them, then, and look
SO different from the other birds at the
time.
They also may be recognized by their
undulating flight, accompanied by gen.
tie twittering.
Mostly they appear in flocks of 40 or
so, but this does not mean that they will
not come in ones and twos.
For several years this observer has had
pair which appears annually around
trumpet vine on tall locust
The trumpet vine is climber which
takes the place." and many garden
ers do not like it, but surely it can be
tolerated for attracting goldfnches and
hummingbirds Any plant which draws
these may be forgiven much.
The hummers like the long orange-red
flowers of true trumpet shape
The goldfinches like the seeds, which il
rather odd, since the seeds are rather
large and somewhat fiat.
1t is a most enjoyable spectacle to
watch the goldfnches Inch" their way
down the trumpet vine branches until
they get to the seed pods.
Instead of walking down, they sidle
down. that is, they step somewhat COM
lcally sideways; and while the motion
reminds the imaginative of the bride
walking down the aisle at church we'd
ding
The goldfinch has real hesitation
step as it idles down toward the pod
Just why it does this is difficult to
determine. AS far as we know, it adopts
this tactics for no other approach.
Altogether, this is one of America S
favorite songsters
AS for attracting and keeping cardi-
mails, there is no better thing than sun
flower seed, but it should be placed in
the yard the year around, so that the
parents may use it to feed their babies
in the summer
BY fall and winter, the entire family
/ is used to looking for food in a yard
and it will be the most natural thing in
the world for them, or some of them
| to stick arounds
Evening star., 1940-03-11

that sort of psychology. He has made
successful career of progressing from
one grand deficit to an even more gram
diose deficit. Having spent billions to
relieve domestic economic ailments with
out appreciable success, it would not
be surprising if he should try to pour
out more of the taxpayers money in
an effort to save the world It also
would be good politics; it distracts the
celebrates mind from the domestic
failure to the will-o'-the- of en-
gineering world peace-a problem, in
cidentally, which the people have been
given to understand can be coped with
by only one person in these United
States.
The records of all the great powers
OF Europe, including Britain and France,
shows them to be motivated solely by
economic self-interest. Combine that
fact with the personal record of the
President. and it takes no crystal-gazer
to foresee that the Treasury of this
Nation is in for another beating" If
he is permitted to have his way.
March 4. r. o. MARCHETTI.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Convention Books

John Hamilton, chairman of the
Republican National Committee, may
have had only a political objective
in mind when he challenged his
Democratic opposition to refrain
from issuing a convention book this
year, but, without regard to the
probable partisan character of his
suggestion, the proposal itself has
merit which citizens of all schools
Of thought should be glad to recog-
niZe.
It was the Democrats who first
brought out such a volume. Perhaps
at the start the idea was a good one.
In recent years, however, it certainly
has been employed discreditably Mr..
Hamilton is we'll within the facts
when he says: I'm 1886 this device
was so Shamelessly and extensively
used by the Democratic National
Committee to obtain funds that it
shocked the morality of the Nation.
It will be recalled that not only did
VllC DClllOCl dU4S SOA4lA444GCCC U4lOCl
take to shake down corporations for
advertising in its convention book,
netting $385,525 from that source,
but the committee with the aid of
the President obtained 1854 500 more
from the sale of these books, pri-
marily to corporations. Alto
oether the Dennocratic National
Committee received $940, ,145 from the
sale Of advertising in and the pur-
ported sale Of copies of the 1885
Democratic convention book. Even
though the then Attorney General
gave his approval of this disgraceful
undertaking, the collection of funds
from corporations purportedly in
payment Of the convention books
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Pioneer Spirit

Psychologists and others frequently
bemoan the mechanization of the
modern world and sigh for the good
old pioneer days. Where, they ask,
can one find a housewife now who
can operate loom and weave
clothes for the family, or man who
can take an ak and a chew of tobacco
and go build himself a home? Gone
are the hand loom and the ak, to be
replaced by such sissy substitutes as
the mail-order catalogue and the
mortgage.
1t is therefore gratifying to be able
to report an encouraging item from
Springfield, ILL.,, the home town of a
certain great pioneer and rail split
ter. With the advent of a new year,
a Mr.. Becker found himself in need
of fresh license plates for his auto
mobile. At first he toyed with the
idea of going to the commissioner
Office and buying them; but he re-
jected it as unworthy. Would his an
cestors have done that? Would
Abraham Lincoln? Certainly not.
Those were the days when men were
men; if they needed a plate, they
would roll their own. Emulating
their example, Mr.. Becker made his
plates out of a stove pipe, and sue
ceeded in making the headlines when
the police explained that they were
not conducting a cigarette contest
and that reasonable facsimiles
would not be accepted. But it is
good to know that the pioneer spirit
is not dead; it resides in the bosom
Of Mr.. Becker, who, in turn, resides
in the calahooSe.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Another FiIibuster

The desirable and wholly reason
able effort by Senator Hatch of New
Mexico to extend the clean politics"
law bearing his name to State en-
ployes whose compensation is derived
in whole .or in part from Federal
funds appears to be laundering on
a form of Senate opposition which is
filibuster in fact, if not in name.
1t is significant that the opponents
of this entirely valid effort to correct
an obvious evil in our political sys-
tenn are endeavoring to accomplish
their dubious purpose by preventing
the Hatch amendments from coming
to a vote. To do otherwise would
compel them to oppose this reform
on its merits, and that would be
futile as well as politically indis-
Greet.
Whether this Senate minority will
be successful in its effort to perpet-
uate machine politics in the States
remains to be seen. Senator Hatch
has expressed the belief that his
amendments will be brought to
vote and passed before the session is
over, and The Star hopes that he is
correct in that forecast But if he
is in error. if the obstructionists sue
ceed in blocking this reform, the pub
lie will not be blind to the fact that
the opposition arises wholly within
the Democratic party.
The leaders of this Democratic op-
position have distinguished them
selves in the past for the fervor Of
their professions of devotion to clean
politics and the vigor with which
they have denounced Republican
election tactics. But they are falter-
ing, now that an opportunity is pre-
sented to translate their fine words
into deeds, and it is to be expected
that anything they may have to say
in the future on the subject of good
government will be judged accord
ingiy.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Sales Tux Revived

The announcement that Corpora
tion Counsel Elwood H. Seal is reviv-
ing combined sales-income tax plan
for the District at the request Of
Chairman Nichols of the Fiscal
Affairs Subcommittee of the House
District Committee apparently re-
fleets growing reluctance to permit
the National Capital to collect any
income tax which might otherwise
be payable to a State.
This hostility toward the present
local tax began to manifest itself
after Mr.. Seal had ruled, with ample
justification, that the District could
collect its income tax from all per-
sons "domiciled" here, irrespective of
whether they claimed legal residence
in or paid an income tax to a State.
The most recent expression of State
opposition comes from the Massa-
chusetts commissioner of taxation,
who has advised Representative
Edith Nourse Rogers of his belief
that inhabitants" of Massachusetts
living and working in the District
cannot be made to pay the local tax.
Despite the fact that these "Massa-
chusetts inhabitants" living in Wash
ington receive all local municipal
benefits, such as schools for their
children, library facilities and police
and fire protection, the State tax
commissioner has gone to the ex-
treme of urging them to refuse to
file tax returns in the District, prom
ising that Massachusetts, will Join in
any legal procedure to assert Massa-
chusetts domicile for those who de-
sire it against the claims of the Dis
trict."
IT the attitude of the Bay State
official has any substantial support
In CongreSs-which seems to be the
case-the present local income tax
law might as we'll be abandoned. Mr..
Seal proposes, if a substitute plan
is adopted, that the present law be
enforced as to 1889 income, and that
would seem to be a necessary step
regardless of legal complications that
may arise. 1t is obvious, however,
that any effort to continue to enforce
the tax, in the face of real opposition
from the States and in Congress,
would be foredoomed to failure.
The substitute plan is reported to
provide for 2 per cent sales tax,
with certain exemptions, and
graduated tax on incomes above
$10,000-a level which would exclude
members of Congress. This basically
fair tax plan is essentially the same
as that proposed in the Pond report
OF last year, which was abandoned
after strong opposition had developed
to the sales tax feature.
The voteless and therefore polit-
ically impotent residents of the Ma
tons Capital will wait with interest
to see whether pressure from the
States against the income tax will
be strong enough to overcome pres
sure-group opposition to the sales
tax, thereby inducing Congress to
decide that the Pond tax plan is
preferable after all.