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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14


Mothers worry about their chill
dren being injured on the highways
while travelling to and from school,
yet 1t is fact that four times as
many boys and girls are seriously
hurt at home.
The most frequent of fatal acct
dents for children under IS years Of
age were burns and scalds. For
those in the 1884 age range, falls
were the cause of nearly one-third
Of the deaths and in the older age
group they were responsible for rs
per cent Of the fatal accidents. Be
tween them, burns and falls cause
two-thirds of the accidental deaths
in the homes.
OF these deaths, q per cent oc-
cur in the bedroom; IA per cent in
the living room; Is per cent in the
kitchen; 8 per cent on stairways; Z
per cent in the dining room; and a
per cent in the bathroom. Other
places in the home account for 8
per cent while only % per cent Of
these accidents occur on the grounds
and outside Of the house.
Most common Of home accidents
are falls with burns and scalds q
close second. Next in order are
poisoning (gas excepted), Absorb
ton of poisonous gases, mechanical
suffocation and accidents brought
about by firearms.
Bill-boards are used to show the
number of fatal and non-fatal acct
dents in an area in comparison with
a previous year. But who has ever
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
FIRST LOSS:
Sinking of James

First American naval loss OF the
war was the Reuben James, 1000
ton destroyer, 20 years old, sent to
the bottom of the Atlantic with an
undetermined loss of life somewhere
west of Iceland.
Details were shrouded with great
est secrecy by the navy, who finally
disclosed that A men, apparently
all enlisted men, were saved.
Whether more would later be res
cued was problematical.
She carried about 100 officers and
men. Whether she had previously
encountered and battled success
fully with submarines was matter
of conjecture.
One news service had obtained a
purported letter from one OF the
sailors on the Reuben James which
stated that the vessel had sunk two
submarines, maybe more"
The writer was Leonidas c. Dick
erson, seaman, who wrote to his
aunt in Danville, Va:
We've been at sea for AZ consecu-
tive days, and I've lost lots of sleep.
I'll be glad when we're through with
this job and I can get some sleep
again.
The letter, written several weeks
before the sinking, said:
1--WE have gotten two subs, maybe
more. / have lots to tell you when !
see YOU" at
Another letter told of subma-
rine attack on the James. It had
been written by Harold James Or
ange to his mother, Mrs. Marie
Orange, in Chicago. He said:
Il was up on the crows nest on
watch when we were nearing Ice
land and I saw a torpedo. It was
coming right for us. gave the
alarm and we. started zig-zagging.
1t missed us, sped right by. Isaw
not one, but several submarines"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14

room is the most
dangerous place in
the house for such
accidents.
In 1885, home ac-
cidents caused 3d.
500 deaths and 170,-
600 serious injuries
while $1,000 were
killed and 105, 900 Sc
riously injured in the
much publicized
ts~<I~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
To one ,oho ,oaits for health.
a moment seems q year.
QUESTION BOX

QUESTION BOX
Winnetka III. ENCLOSE a sef-addressed.
stamped envelope.)
OIL am an expectant mother and
have several teeth that need to come
out. My dentist wants me to take
gas. viii it have any effect on my
baby if I do? Mrs. M.
A.-Taking gas win not have amy
effect ON your baby unless it is given
for long period.
Q.-Is there any permanent effect
to being knocked Unconscious? r. j..
A.-S0metimes there is but more
often no effects can be found.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
JAPAN:
Vietved Menace

Following the German declaration
that she had been attacked" by
the United States, Washington was
openly fearful that peace in the Pa
cific could no longer be maintained.
There were many signs, it was
asserted, that Japan would receive
a signal from Germany to open hos
tilities, thus to draw the American
fleet strength into the Pacific, and
remove some Of the vessels, per-
haps from North Atlantic convoy
service.
It was significant that Hallett
Abend should have sent dispatch
to the Times from Honolulu stating
that the Japanese navy had been
guilty Of activities in American wa
tiers that verged closely on the
commencement of hostilities.
The American navy has been
watching the activity Of Japanese
submarine, and while it had not TAX
en- any measures, much was learned
of the Japanese tactics through
American apparent Indifference to
what was going on.
A submarine had been observed
in Hawaiian territorial waters, SUBJ
merging by day and coming up only
after nightfall.
This vessel had at all times been
at the mercy of American naval
vessels, but the naval officers
laughed at it, saying that the Japs
could not have observed anything
worthwhile through their periscope.
Other fast Japanese ships have
been cruising openly at full speed
around Midway, Wake island, john
son, Palmyra and other U. S. Pa
cific islands, always keeping just
outside the territorial limits, Abend
said.
Japan's comment on the James
incident was that the United States
was close to participation in the
war. Therefore" it continued,
''the United States is making every
effort to avoid clash in the Pacific,
which now seems inevitable. Ten
sion is growing despite sincere
efforts of Japan"
This was regarded as being writ
ten on an extremely menacing note.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
PLANES:
Keep Crashing

Started off by the crashing of five
army pursuit planes, this disaster
seemed the signal for series OF
tragic losses, which had reached a
new record for American aviation.
A Northwest Airlines plane
dropped to earth In fog, killing IA
persons and hurting the pilot clear.
Within "a hours a 21-passehger
American Airlines plane, carrying
20 persons, plummeted to earth in
rainstorm near st. Thomas, Cam.
and burst into flames. All lost their
lives.
Less than 48 hours later an army
bomber, with five air corps men
aboard, fell out of misty clouds into
cornfeld near Findlay, Ohio, and
burst into flames.
The five men were instantly killed.
Then it was the navy's turn to an
nounce a disaster. This was the
crash of huge bomber at sea with
the loss of IL lives. The plane was
operating in the Atlantic ocean
area" 80 A t
At nearly the same time 22-year-
old American of German extraction
was arrested at the Glenn L. Mar
tin plant in Baltimore, and con-
fessed to be a saboteur of planes,
having cut electrical wires in such
a way that contacts would be broken
at some later date.
His deeds had affected more than
hundred planes, though most, II
not all of them, had been dis
covered. So cleverly did he hide
his work that suspicion had been
thrown on hundreds Of other em-
ployees. It took the FBI agents
from July until late October to
catch him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14

SEES PLANNED ECONOMY
AS FORM OF FASCISM
WASHINGTON is figuring on the
war in Europe continuing at least
into and possibly all through 1943,
and that we will be part Of 1t.
No one has attempted to say when
or how UP to this time, but It is
expected the opening may be with
Japan and Hitler's support Of the
Japs against us.
Washington hopes to stay out OF
active participation in the war UNI
til our war production can be great
" increased, in fact trebled. That
would mean an annual expenditure
of so billion dollars year. 1t would
also mean cutting production for
civilian use by at least 30 per cent.
The opinion in Washington is that
all small manufacturing concerns
that cannot be adapted to war pro-
duction will have to close and get
out of business. It will mean the
closing of thousands Of small fac
tories, a large proportion OF them
located in small towns.
Big business is to be regimented,
as the farms are regimented. The
government will not operate them.
but will dictate what they will pro-
duce, whom they will employ and
how they will operate. It is to be
PLANNED economy" for American
business.
When the war is over the planned
economy" is to be applied to bust
ness throughout the world, as well
as to America, If America has the
"say So and in Washington they
believe America will be in posi-
ton to dictate. It is through such
isplanned economy" that an after
the-war depression. is to be pre-
vented.
That, briefly, is the program at
Washington for the future. To me
it is not bright or promising fu-
ture, either during the war or after
it is over. To me it is the end Of
the American way of life, the
American system of free COMPETE
ton under which we have grown
great. To me it is the state capital
ism of Fascist Italy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14

Toops who took over Bend Air Associates at
President Roosevelt are shown IN asa near
national according Official Air Associates holds
millions contracts for various kinds OF AVA
tween the but work got under soon
moved in 4fsaEF4a 8,a5rl &
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
NEUTRALITY:
Battle

WIN even us OppOHSntS duIIllIIAAlS
that victory was sure, and anti
administration editorial writer's re-
garding it editorially as fat ac-
compli, there still was bitter fight
ing over the measure on the floor Of
the senate. 1900
A notable acquisition of support,
however, came when Senator
Bridges of New Hampshire, long a
foe of the administrations policy,
switched over and spoke in behalf
of the bill which would remove from
the Neutrality act those measures
which would prevent arming of mer-
chant vessels, and would open all
ports to. the American flag ships.
& Another Indication of support was
the agreement in the senate to push
forward action on the bill. This
had followed the sinking of the Reu-
ben James.
Senator Ball of Minnesota, a Re-
publican, held that freedom of the
seas was necessary for the preser-
walton of our liberties; while Sena-
|, tor Clark Of Missouri was attack
! ing the President, and daring him
to ask for a formal declaration. Of
war Va. 81.
Clark said the measure was Fin
tended to be and can only be an
authorization for . state OF war"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
REDS:
Reservoirs

Although the defense lines around
Moscow had been bending now and
then, the break had not come, and
enormous reserves from ''manpow-
er reservoirs in Siberia and other
parts of the vast country were re-
ported as having been hurled into
the fray. So
The United States heard that the
first American planes had gone into
battle, and had bombed Berlin,
fact which Berlin promptly denied.
It was an unquestioned fact that
the Reds had, however, some Of the
newest and largest American bomb
ing planes, easily capable Of flights
over Berlin and back.
The Nazis had broken through into
the Crimea, however, and the fall OF
the whole peninsula, thus opening
one narrow and difficult road to the
Caucasus, was believed certain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14

In the second Of officer changes
in the Russian army sUithin a
fen weeks, Marshal Boris N.
Shaposhnikov (aboue) has been
named chief Of the Soviet gem
eraI staff. He succeeds Cen. Thu
kou, seho several ,Ueeks ago tUas
named commander Of Red armies
on the central front. Shaposhni-
kov is close personal friend Of
Josef Stain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14

WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Army, Navy and Commercial Airlines
Suffer in Series Of Plane Crashes;
Reuben James Sinking, F.D.R. Speech
Draw Formal Statement From Hitler

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(Released by Newspaper Union
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
IlllSI
yl!Il;l!lN I'LL
DIST ACCIDENTS
IN YOUR BEDROOM

More serious accidents occur in
your homes than on the highways
and. still harder to believe-the bed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
INITIATION CURE

Here is the inside lowdown on
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
sons own private preventive against
imitation.
He disclosed it to a group of
Charlestown, w. Va, business men
during a speech on the dangers of
runaway prices. One of the
audience asked Henderson how a
business man could best protect
himself against imitation.
''Work like hell" was the prompt
reply, "and go to church regularly"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Introduced to a British production
expert who had just completed
a survey of u. S. defense plants,
OPM boss William Knudsen took
him off his feet by inquiring What
impressed you least?"
A sports commentator, sponsored
by shaving cream. called the duke
of Windsor in Baltimore, inviting
him to appear as guest star on the
radio program, the money to be
paid to British charity. The duke
declined--even before he was told
the offer was only $500. ~ = s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
INITIATION WOULD MEAN
EQUALIZATION OF POVERTY

WE ARE TOLD In washington
that America is to spend so billions
a year on preparations for war and
aid to the democracies. That is
about three times as much as we
have spent during 1941.
Where are we to get this so bill
lion dollars year? What are we
to use for money. Does it mean
the printing presses? If it does, it
means imitation that is disaster. 1t
means destruction of all our values.
as individuals and as nation. 1t
does not mean the equalization OF
wealth, but it does mean the equali-
cation of poverty, and it means
poverty for every one, with nothing
to divide.
Our domestic and foreign policies
are so tied together that it is impos-
sible to determine where one stops
and the other begins.
Americas future is in the bal
ance, with the scales tipping def
initely against our American way of
life, our American civilization.
THEY, TOO, SERVE
WHO MAKE CHEESE
THE DAIRY SECTION of Wiscon-
sin, one of the greatest dairy pro-
ducing districts in the world, is a
two to five-hour haul to the Chicago
market. Wisconsin cheese is now
going to England, purchased and
paid for on lease-lend account by
the United States for the English
government. Wisconsin cheese is
selling in English stores at less
than people in Chicago can buy it.
To help England, it is necessary to
provide more than war supplies.
Food is a major item. OF the first
seven billions appropriated by con-
gress for British assistance, prac-
tically one billion will be used for
food products from American
farms, and American farmers have
reason to be proud Of the job they
are doing.
OUR ARMY
FOR A REPUBLIC to create an
effective fighting force there must
be a purpose, enthusiasm, equip
ment, discipline. Today we have
an army of one and half million
men, but to the rank and file of that
army, all four ingredients are lack
ing. To assemble and maintain
that army has cost close to two bill
lion dollars. If we are to equip
and feed the democracies Of the
world, it would have been better if
we had kept that million and
half men on the farms and in the
factories, where they might have
been doing their part in providing
the food and equipment SO badly
needed. They would have been
more effective and better salts
fed.
THAT SHRINKING DOLLAR
THROUGHOUT the last 200 years
in all nations the cost for the neces-
sites of life-for food, clothing, shell
ter, fuel-has taken IS per cent of
the income of each Individual. In
this country as late as 1905, the gov
eminent took an additional five
cents out of each dollar for taxes.
But taxes are now taking about
80 cents, leaving us only five cents
that we can do with as we please.
That may account for the decrease
IN collections at Sunday church
services.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
CEILINGS:
Prices, Note Wages

The drastic price control bill re-
ported out by the house banking and
currency committee had turned out
to be one which set price tops, which
forbid farm price ceilings below
boom prices, and specifically ex-
empted wages from government
control.
The vote had been Is to 5, but the
session repeatedly had been turbu-
lent. There were some modified
provisions for rent control. All rents
in defense areas were to be. subject
to ceilings.
Farm prices were to have ceilings
prohibited at any point lower than
ITO per cent of parity, or at less
than the average price between 1919
and 1929, the boom years.
Some Of the administration ex-
perts, studying the bill, said that it
would be impossible under it to con-
troll prices at less than 80 per cent
above parity.
They cited the example Of sugar,
which now had ceiling of $3.50 a
hundred, and showed that it would,
under the committee ruling, be per-
mitted to rise to $5.84 per hundred
before being pegged off.
X A price administrator had been
named in the bill with a salary of
SIG, 900 year to be named by the
President and confirmed by the SEN
ate to administer the act with adj
visory councils from the various in
dustries. The original draft did not
require senate confirmation.
MISCELLANY: i
Washington: The navy announced
its sixth battleship, the Alabama,
will 2 be launched February 16.
4 New York: Senator Barley, in
an address, had urged that when
the time comes for the building of a
new world, Palestine be restored to
the Jewish people. =
Lansing, Mich: Governor Dick
inson, 50, gave this recipe for a
long LIES d)aBea yourself; (2) take
care Of your tissues; t3) don't get
stuck on yourself or another mans
wife.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
REACTION: p 4
In Many Quarters

Following the sinking of the Reu-
ben James the reactions followed
swiftly, drawing certain powerful
figures closer to the Presidents for
eign policy, and bringing from Hit
ler's headquarters no other state
ment than that s'people foolish
enough to walk down q railroad
track maysexpect to be run over"
Berlin issued a lengthy formal
statement from Hitler, most Of
which was devoted to answering the
Presidents Navy day address.
He reiterated his statements that
the South American map and the
document purporting to reveal a
Nazi plan to- do away with all re-
ligion as t'nonsensical' and "crude
forgeries." He categorically denied
that the Reich government had Gre
ated either Of these items.
The wording of the declarations
from the German leader was
scanned carefully by foreign CORE
spondents, who saw in it the typical
Nazi line Of argument that their YES
sells had been. attacked; that Ger
many was being attacked by the
United States, that the U. S. was
stamping itself as the aggressor. I
These words were believed sig
nificant in that it was the usual Ger
man terminology preceding an open
break between the Reich and anoth-
er nation. It was pointed out that
treaties between Germany. and her
Axis partners called for help in
case any member Of. the. three is
attacked.
Evening star., 1941-11-14
Woshinoton Is q Very Funny Town

WASHINGTON is funny town We wont take po - ~ "A, ~ nn
- Pro foooa III uie
the Ice Fohes played W
spos to win their 1oHo"lss
bv consistently entertaining performances ,, 49,.
the and lusoy
other night Stadium 1t was gooo caro- ploos w.
The oenencaeS
Bundles Tor Britain ana e
nobody except those olcli
harit were getting dime over his PARK gat Loo
and Lady Halifax into the place and SUN II
noorus British Marine his head broken during ue oee
and approximately as ousi
as football could get crowd out just 10 see
H nusrlou on display
without giving hoo they particularly Wonoul a. ~
o. s . ~.or bo of sonoe
O and II may DC VI oIe
cent of those interviewed Nahs Spoi
touchdown given an oKay
~ believe professional tootoal WI"
~ college football public professional oaseoa mas
Iao horeho,o" Ola cent
other questions but tne reacuoi we
think most timely group about horse racing Inc puonc
level whereas the sports eol-
the ponies a cent honest
Evening star., 1941-11-14
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. Almighty
Michigan figures on its record to
give Columbia's thin, blue line a
plasternig in their game at Baker
Bowl tomorrow, but one of the
things Eastern coaches have
learned over the years is that 1t is
never safe to count on what a
Lion football team will do.
Coach Lou Little always is ham
pered by lack of reserve strength.
This week, for instance, it has
been necessary for his assistant
coaches to join the reserves in
running through Michigan plays
against the varsity. There wasn't a
full team otherwise. And yet the
Lions never should be taken lightly
by any opponent. 1t can be fatal.
The very scarcity of material
might be said to work to Little's ad-
vantage. though he would be the
first to lift howl at the sugges-
ton. The fact is, though, that Lit
tie and his big staff of assistants
are able to devote long and pains
taking effort to the individuals, with
the result that the Lions first team
at least, always is precision unit
The Lions lose frequently, but it
Is seldom they are licked badly
Evening star., 1941-11-14
ToniKht


George Washington VS.. Bucknell. Grifith
Tomorrow.
GEORGETOWN VS. North Carolina State at
Griffith Stadium. 2.
Magysps uSjisns psrk ys Vr2nia Military Institute
Western Maryland VS.. Lafayette. at Easton
Washington VS.. Mount St. Mary's. at
Chestertown.
Army vs.. Pennsylvania. at Philadelphia
Boston COLLEGE VS.. Tennessee, at Boston.
Boston University VS.. New Hampshire. at
Boston.
COLGATE VS.. Syracuse at Syracuse
Columbia VS.. Michigan, at New York
Cornell VS.. Dartmouth at Ithaca.
Duauesne VS.. Mississippi State, at Pitts
burgh
Holy cross VS.. Manhattan, at Worcester.
N Y u VS. Tulane. at New York.
Penn State VS.. West Virginia. at State
Princeton VS.. Yale. at New Haven.
Midwest.
Drave VS.. Iowa State. at De Moines
Illinois VS.. Ohio State, at Columbus.
Marquette VS.. New Mexico, at Milwaukee.
Michigan State VS.. Temple, at East Lans-
ing. ,,
Nebraska VS.. Pitt. at Lincoln.
Northwestern VS.. Notre Dame, at Evanston.
Purdue vs. Wisconsin; at Madison.
Tulsa VS.. Baylor, at Tulsa.
South.
Alabama VS.. Georgia Tech. at Birmingham.
Duke 6'Vi vs.. North Carolina. at Durham.
Florida VS. Miami. at Miami might.
Evening star., 1941-11-14
Fairfax Students Get
Half Holiday 10 See
Grid Team Play

Fairfax High School students were
to receive a half holiday today to
give many Of them their first op-
portunity to see their schools foot
ball team in action. The Fairfax
eleven is winding up its schedule
entertaining Dewitt.
Many of the schools students live
so far away it is necessary for them
to leave by bus Immediately after
school. To permit them to see their
team today, the game was moved up
from the originally scheduled time
OF $3.50 pm. to o'clock, and stu
dents were to be dismissed early.
Evening star., 1941-11-14
.Co|onia|s Hope
To Daze Bisons
ByFast Start
Revomped BockfieId
Will Face Favored
PennsyIvonions
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Still punching and still seeking it's
first major victory of the season, an
improved George Washington eleven
goes against formidable Bucknell
tonight at 8:15 at Griffith Stadium
in football game that has all the
earmarks Of a knockdown, drag-out
affair.
The Bisons are tough and are
rated few points better than the
Colonials, but Brother Bill Reinhart
expects his downtown gridmen to
come up with a surprise or two, and
wouldn't be surprised if they
bumped off the visitors. Physically,
G. w. has been better prepared for
game. but not mentally. This one
and next weeks closing Turkey Day
party with Wake Forest are its last
opportunities to crash the win col
umn and partially redeem a rather
dismal season, and the Colonials
have their shootin' irons primed for
battle.
G. w. Backfield Revised.
Scott GudmundsOn, George WASH
ingtons scintillating tailback, will
not play because of a broken. hand,
but Reinhart has a capable quartet
nominated for ball-carrying chores
in Johnny Pollock, a hipper-dipper
halfback; Paul Weber, Walt Fedora
and Stub Martinson. Martinson will
call the plays and look after the
blocking. and if the others happen