davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-11-22

relatives. The white berries In
dropping clusters are never to be
forgotten. In the autumn the foli-
age Is the most exquisite Of all the
sumachs. The scarlet leaflets fairly
beckon you to pluck them for a win
ter bouquet. Many do-and are
sorry.
As we wander over the fields and
woods in the fall we look at the
handsome gray twigs of the smooth
sumach making such charming
color contrast to the bright red,
erect clusters Of fruit. These berries
are spicy, and you do not wonder
why the birds are fond OF them. In
deed. at one time a cooling beverage
with a slightly acid flavor was made
Of the unripe fruit In summer. The
fine clusters of fruit often remain
on the tree through the winter,
that is, what is left by the birds.
Sometimes you will come across a
bright red cluster of fruit in winter
that has not yet been discovered by
the birds. Later, as you pass the
sumach again, you find every parti-
Gle of food eaten. You can Just
imagine what feast the birds must
have had some wintery noon and
how happy they were this abundance
had been overlooked.
The foliage of the smooth sumach
is clean and fine During the au-
tumn and early winter the brilliant,
rich colors add much cheer to the
landscape. This member of the
family should be planted for orna-
mental purposes as well as with a
thought for bird neighbors. 1t
thrives everywhere east Of the Rocky
Mountains and extends its range to
British Columbia and Arizona. It
often is found in areas chosen by its
cousin, the staghorn Sumach.
Evening star., 1941-11-22
Rust-Preyention Jobs
Done Efficiently
With Gray Oil Paint
Aluminium Substitute
Is Just as Good
And Costs Much Less
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and
ELIZABETH GORDON.

Substituting one product for an
other is really a fascinating pro-
cess; often we discover that there
Is substitute just as good as the
original and sometimes much less
expensive, as in the case of rust
preventing paint.
Many persons have used aluminium
paint for metal, to stop rust. But
now that aluminium pigments are
In such demand by defense indus
tries, it does not mean that metal
parts of our houses are to rust
away for the duration. There are
Evening star., 1941-11-22

occurring at Camden, N. j. In the
district of the Federal Home Loan
Bank of New York. costs have risen
81 900 to $500 since last year.
Evening star., 1941-11-22
Natures Children
Sumachs
Genus rhus)
Star Staff Photo.

as they do the beautiful harmless
cousin of the railroad tracks. How
ever. nature lovers soon learn much
about the swamp dweller, often to
their sorrow. The leaves and flow
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MORE PRODUCTION NEEDED
NOT A VICIOUS CIRCLE!
/ WHAT AMERICA needs now and
for the future is more production.
More production should start on the
farms. II should supply for us those
farm products we are now import
ing to the extent of a billion and
one-half dollars year and which
can be raised in the United States.
The science of chemurgy must be
encouraged to find new commercial
uses for farm crops and for present
farm wastes. Doing these things
means increased revenue for the
farmers, more jobs for workmen,
more opportunities for the invest
ment of capital in business-a high
er standard of living for all.
America needs in its national
legislative bodies men of vision,
men who will strive for the general
good, rather. than for partisan adj
vantage, men who will think of all
groups, plan legislation to benefit
all, instead of laws that take from
one in order to give to another.
We cannot establish and maintain
that degree of prosperity and we'll
being to which we are entitled by
any policy of appeasement of
minorities. To give the farmer
more for his wheat by charging the
workman more for his bread but
creates a vicious circle which in
evitably leads to imitation and the
ruin of all. Through a policy of in
creased production that leads to in
creased demand and consumption,
we can benefit all, the farmer, the
workman, business and the gen.
eral public.
There are in America men capa-
BILE of solving our production prob
lem, and they are the men needed
in congress. Who in your town, your
country, your district would meas
ure up to such standards?
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peal to the United States to "re-
consider"
The government took immediate
retaliatory action, freezing all
American, British, Canadian and
Australian assets, and Ito, head of
the Japanese Board of Information,
said:
''If the United States refuses to
understand Japan's real intentions
and is now bent on taking measures
to exert pressure on Japan, the
conclusion is inevitable that it is the
United States that disturbs the
peace. The responsibility rests en-
tirely with that government.
Thus Japan, and this was recog-
nized as the most militant state
ment against this government that
had been made in the history of the
relations, many times strained, be-
tween the two nations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
REACTIONS:
And Results

The immediate reaction Of Japan
was what amounted to "sparring
for time" Nippon was caught with
several ships tied UP at American
wharves, automatically, by this gov
ernment's declaration, prevented
from moving.
Some 40 additional ships were en-
route here, and were hove to at sea.
And if the Pan-American republics
were to take similar action to the
United States they might find it hard
to make a port where they would be
able to unload. One of the vessels
was carrying a $500, 900 silk cargo
and nearly 500 passengers bound for
the u. S. aS
Most serious result, however, was
seen as the immediate stoppage of
oil expectation to Japan from Amer
lean sources. Utterly dependent on
foreign supplies of petroleum, and
for much of her scrap metal as
well, Japan was visualized as prac-
tically forced to move on the Meth
erlands East Indies for the former
and for supplies Of tin as well.
Most observers felt that if and
when such a move was made, it
would find the Uniteds States taking
some sort of direct naval action of a
preventive nature. ss1
Tokyo, Immediately after Presi-
dent Roosevelt's outline of Ameri-
can action with regard to the Indo-
Chinese incident. broadcast an APP
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
JAPAN:
Shows Hands

Dwaring even the Russo-German
war, with all its action, the Japa-
nese situation because of its close
ness to involvement of the United
States, stole the world spotlight.
While there were indications that
the Japanese were to continue the
war with China, perhaps on even
more vigorous basis, and that Nip
pom was attempting to strengthen its
hand on the Russian front, the main
move was the military and naval
occupation Of French Indo-China.
While this had been foreseen as a
major Japanese objective, and even
regarded as probable one during
and after the period of the change
in government in Tokyo, the actual
occurrence fell with sense OF con-
siderable shock on the United
States.
For once the nation began to feel
the hot breath of actual war blowing
upon it, and the feeling that "all
that" was far, far away began to be
a distinctly shaky sort of thing.
For the action taken by this gov
eminent was swift, drastic and met
with complete collaboration by
Great Britain, Canada and Austria
liza. It consisted Of this, as the first
steps:
The freezing of japanese assets.
The limiting of all trade with ia
pan under special license.
The mobilization Of the troops of
the Philippines. a.
In addition to the British empires
collaboration with the first two
plans, Britain's far eastern troops
were on the qui vive for action and
request by Thailand for British
aid in case her territory was violat-
ed was met with instant assent.
In fact, it seemed extremely likely
that Britain would move into Thai
land in order to create buffer
state that might prevent japanese at
tempt to cut the Burma road, which
lies only short distance, relatively
speaking, from Hanoi in the north
ern part of Indo-China.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
RUSSIA:
Holding Hard

While it was still practically inn
possible to make any definite sense
out of the German and Russian
claims, the consensus was that the
Russians were making surprising
ly good fight out Of the war.
AS time wore on the battles were
admittedly severe according to both
sides, and the main detectives were
clarified as Smolensk, Kiev and Len
ingrad.
There was nothing definite to in
dictate that any of these three Ger
man claims had actually been car
ried out.
This lent general credence to the
belief that if the Germans were not
stalled, they at least were able to
make only thin forays past these
points, and were probably having a
hard time of it.
German dispatches tending to
prove this to be so told of s'bad
roads, and ''unfavorable weather, "
plus "stiff resistance" of scattered
units of the Red army as making it
difficult to advance.
The Firms were more frank, and
stated there can be no talk of a
blitz campaign. We are advancing
but have to take one bunker after
another"
From time to time there were in
dications that Moscow was taking
the offensive, certainly at some
points in the front.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
NOTICE.:
Served on Japs

The reaction of Tokyo, as ex-
pressed by Ito, was coupled with a
none-too-veiled threat in the news
paper Nichi-Nichi as follows:
s 'The United States may be con-
fronted with a perilous situation
fraught with the danger of war"
The newspaper Asahi said:
''This is no longer an economic
problem which could be dealt with
economically, but provokes the fun
damental determination of the Japa-
nese people"
These words were particularly
significant, because they bespoke
the nations inability to face the
withdrawal of the exports of the
United States and Britain and her
dominions, or to replace these miss
ing goods without going to war to
get them.
Thus observers saw in the Philip
pine mobilization order that this gov
eminent was serving notice on ia
pan that the United States lis get
ting ready to defend her territory
in the South Pacific and her trade
lifelines to that part of the world
with armed force.
Gen. Douglas A. Macarthur, for
mer chief of staff Of the United
States army, was called out of re-
tirement to take command of all
the far eastern forces. The hand
some, socially debonair general, still
vigorous for all his years, immedi-
ately went to work.
The forces involved total now in
the neighborhood of $50, 1000 trained
or partially trained men, and with
draft machinery already at work in
the islands, and equipment ready to
be rushed there, an armed force
considerably larger was a POSSIBLE
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
COINCIDENCE:

1t so happened that the sudden
move by japan and the counter
moves by this government were
timed exactly to coincide with con-
gressional consideration of the
measure to keep draftees, guards
men and reservists in the armed
forces for the duration.
There was no question but that
the back of the opposition to this
measure was badly bent if not bro
ken by the quick change in the in
ternational situation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
RED:
Defense Technique

Still another described the mill
tary technic near the front. The
plan was somewhat similar to that
of Weygand in his attempted hating
of the Germans in France, except
that it was implemented by better
mechanical equipment.
The Russians give way before the
German mechanical advance, which
finally, however, meets a wall OF
Russian tanks" which at least
temporarily halt their advance.
Then the Russian artillery in the
rear, already trained on the roads
behind the advance German lines,
batters away at the supporting col
umns. When these are sufficiently
disrupted to prevent refueling of the
tanks and motor-fighting-cars, these
have to fall back and the attack is
broken up.
The Russians, when this point is
reached, military observers were
reporting, then attempt to put the
"pincers" on the German advance
force. This, it was said, was the
detail back Of the three divisions
destroyed, according to Russian
claims.
Some let their minds drop back to
the Russo-Japanese war of 81 years
ago and recalled that the modern
Russian army was giving q very
different account of itself today
against sterner than Japanese oppo-
sition.
One Of these stated, as q matter
of course, that five Nazi attempts to
bomb Moscow had been frustrated
in succession" told of seeing two
Nazi bombers wrecked SO and So
miles west Of Moscow, and of watch
ing peasants calmly tilling their
fields" near the wreckage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
PAN-AMERICA:
Having Troubles

While the governments of the PAN
American republics were standing
firm on their solidarity pledges with
the United States covering hemi-
spheric defense, they were beset by
many troubles, some of them report
edly generated by Nazi diplomatic
and fifth column offensive ordered
from Berlin to occupy Americas
attention on this side of the At
lantic.
However, the close of hostilities
between Peru and Ecuador, in
which it was thought that the Nazi-
Japanese hand could be seen, final
ly were halted, and neither the
casualties nor the fighting apparent
ly had been heavy.
Bolivia nipped an attempted Nazi
coup d'etat in the bud and dealt
drastically with the reputed author.
The Herald Tribune came out
with story from Buenos Aires tell
ing of the seizure of some 400
pounds of packages of spy material,
messages and the like uncovering
very definite Nazi plot against the
government of Argentina.
One German embassy fed the
capital by plane, carrying 440
pounds of excess baggage, presum-
ably afraid of having it seized and
examined. He finally got it all into
safe-deposit vaults in Lima, Peru,
after great difficulties en- route and
after arrival, but there was doubt
whether the mysterious baggage
would be permitted to remain there.
This doubt was quickly resolved
by the Peruvian authorities order
ing the whole baggage to be shipped
back to Buenos Aires. There it fell
into the hands Of an investigating
committee which found the baggage
to contain a radio transmitter and
a large number Of walnuts, which,
when opened contained the plot
evidence in the form of messages.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
INVASION:
By Stratosphere

Huge American-made Boeing ''fiy-
ing fortresses" yet not the largest
ships soon to be sent overseas, made
British aviation history by partici-
pating in the first "stratosphere''
raids.
They were sent, with heavy car
goes of bombs, to height Of IS, 900
feet. at which point, according to the
British, they were practically invis-
ible in the daytime, and apparently
inaudible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08

Harry Hopkins, administrator
of the Lease-Lend bill, serving
again as President Roosepelt's
special ENJOY to London, is pic
tured here at the American en-
bassy in London. In a speech
broadcast to the British empire,
Hopkins promised the British
that the tools" needed for vic-
tory are on the tOay from Amer
lean production lines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
By Edward c. Wayne
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

Japanese Movements in Far East
Bring Freezing of Assets by u. S.
Plus Philippine Troop Mobilization;
Nazis Claim Gains on Three Fronts
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
EVERYBODY CLIMBS ABOARD
NATIONAL SPEED WAGON

NAxlONAL SfEEU WAGON
1T is A SWIFT WORLD in which
we are living, and there is no place
in which new speed records are be-
ing established more frequently than
in congress.
When ] first began taking notice Of
what happened in Washington, il
would take whole session of con-
gress, with days and weeks and
months Of talk, to spend the from
five to seven hundred million dol
lars then needed to run the govern
mental machine. In that there would
be the customary pork" that might
account for as much as Is or 80
million, but to make up for it, there
would be a few dollars cut out here
and there. One year, remember,
they even refused to buy pocket
knives for the senators.
It is different in these days Of
speed. To keep pace with, or ex-
coed, the speed of those fighting
planes we are sending to Europe,
the senate recently passed out 10
billions-billions, not thousands or
even millions-in just 80 minutes,
and they did it unanimously, every
senator was on the speed wagon.
That little item was on top of 22h
billions that had been spent during
the present session before the last
small item came along. And the
session is probably only half over,
another half year in which to es-
tablish new and greater speed rec
ords.
What that 321s billions mean to
you and me and to our wives and
children is just about $3.50, which
each one of us will have to pay.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
CONSIDER YOUR MERCHANTS,
TOWN ASSETS

TOWN ASSETS
WOMEN OF THE neighborhood
patronized the food chains for their
light packaged goods on which they
saved cent or two. The chains
did not deliver, but the women could
carry the light packages.
For the heavier staples, patronage
went to the independents because
they delivered. They were used as
convenience. The independents
could not deliver and live on sales
Of staples only and in time many
went out of business.
Because we could not get food
deliveries, we had to sell our home
and move, but selling was q prob
lem. People did not want to buy
for the same reason that we wanted
to sell. Lack of delivery con-
veniences forced down the value Of
real estate.
AL of that was in a large city,
but exactly the same thing happens
in any rural community where peo-
pie use their local stores only as a
convenience, but 60 to other centers
to make their larger purchases.
Local merchants cannot live as
merely q convenience and when the
local market place is gone, real
estate values are gone and the So
cial and cultural center goes.
1t pays to consider the future.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
EGG PRICES

AMERICA IS SHIPPING vast
quantities of eggs and egg products
to England for which this country
pays. England would pay cash for
eggs from Canada. For the eggs
we consume, we are paying about 10
cents a dozen more than the Cana
dian people pay for theirs. We have
an egg shortage, Canada has not,
but our poultry raisers are profting
and those of US who buy pay for
eggs which 60 to England and also
pay the increase on those we con-
sumo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-08
MERRY-GO-ROUND

u. s. authorities are quietly keep
ing an eye on Andre Maurois, we'll
known French writer, who has de-
parted on q mysterious private
mission" to South America. Maurois
Is strongly pro-Vichy and is suspect
ed Of going south for the purpose of
plugging the Nazi-controlled French
regime r
The army's new heavy tank Is
equipped not only with machine guns
and : 75-mm. gun, but also with .
nice shiny horn 10 keep soldiers
themselves from getting IN the way.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
News From Strutford

Proving again that he is mot of
an age but for all time" the Bard
of Avon continues to sustain the
people of his native England in the
latest hour of their distress. Alex
ander Ueland, secretary of the
Washington Shakespeare Society, an
nounceS that he has received infor-
nation from friends residing in the
poets birthplace to the effect that
the annual festival is to be held at
the Memorial Theater there begin
ming April Il, despite the war. Among
the plays to be offered are: "The
Tempest" 1.-The Merchant of Venice"
Romeo and Juliet" king Richard
II" and other examples of the great
est playwright'S genius from which
contemporary audiences may learn
the lessons of justice and mercy,
courage and tolerance, which he
chose to teach.
The richness of his spiritual en-
dowment, of course, has been in
creasingly appreciated for centuries.
Latter-day scholars affirm that
Shakespeare is not merely the noblest
of dreamers. They agree that he is
also the most notably inspiring Of
prophets. Be the explanation what
it may, the humblest and least culti-
waited of. listeners is touched by the
magic of his thought, the music OF
his utterance. Local thousands re-
Gently crowded to hear Helen Hayes
In Twelfth Night" II it be asked
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Asks Support for Drive
To "Clean Up" the Potomac.
To the Editor of r

To the Editor of The Star: y
May we Southern Marylanders, who
are battling to clean up the Potomac
River, have the aid of The Star in our
campaign?
Surely Alexandria and parts of the
District of Columbia do not realize how
much they are imperiling the lives OF
the citizens of those areas by dumping
untreated sewage into the river.
We folks on the lower river who have
long suffered in patience from this
nuisance have now organized and are
determined to take any steps necessary
to correct the evil. Garden clubs,
oranges, farm bureaus and other organi-
cations in the counties along the lower
Potomac are of one purpose.
Representative Lansdale G. Sasscer,
whose district is grievously affected, is
with us and Maryland legislators are
preparing to act in the Maryland Cen
eral Assembly.
This step impresses us as an important
defense measure. Fort Belvoir, Quantico,
Indian Head, Dahlgren and other Gov
eminent establishments, housing thou
sands of soldiers, marines and various
defense workers, are scattered along
this polluted stream, so filthy it is i'm
possible to use 1t for bathing, boating
or fishing.
The Potomac River below Washington
belongs to Maryland. The boundary line
Evening star., 1941-03-29

why, the answer is obvious: The
hearts of men and women are lifted
up by such a miracle OF human
artistry!
Mr.. LELAND has shown The Star
the most recent edition of 1.-THE
Shakespeare Pictorial" leafet
hand-set and hand-printed by E. P.
Ray at Stratford. News of the pro-
ductions of the festival season is
presented with the significant COM
ment: "The emphasis is on comedy"
An adjacent paragraph tells how
similar enterprises are reported in
Berlin. Still another mote" says:
"The S. S. Shakespeare was sunk by
gunfire in the Mediterranean. For
two hours this steamship with one
gun fought submarine. Nineteen
of her crew were killed, but twenty
three, including the master, were
saved"
But the aptest words, as might be
guessed, are those of the Bard him
self. Perhaps it may be called fatal
istic; nevertheless there surely is a
wealth of comfort for the embattled
folk of Britain in the lines:
"Of all the wonders that I yet have
heard,
1t seems to me most strange that
men should fear"
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Stute Sales Taxes

A Census Bureau report published
this week reveals striking change,
in recent years, in the bases of taxa
ton in the States. In 1919 property
levies yielded forty-five per cent of
all State revenues. Last year these
taxes accounted for only six per cent
of the $4,171 100000 collected by the
States. Twenty years ago sales taxes
were practically unknown. In 1910
these taxes produced forty per cent
Of the gross collections by the States,
or fifty per cent of all collections,
excluding receipts from unemploy-
ment compensation taxes. In two
decades, therefore, the sales tax has
taken the place of the property tax
as main source of State revenue.
Twenty three States now have a
general sales tax. All States tax
sales of gasoline and alcoholic bev-
erages. twenty-five States have a
sales tax on tobacco products, and in
a few States there are taxes on ad-
missions, soft drinks or other COM
modities.
That sales taxes are substantial
revenue producers is evidenced by
the Census Bureau figures. Receipts
from these taxes totaled 81 SAT ,400,-