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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27
MORE PUBLICITY URGED FOR
STATE BUDGET

More publicity should be given to
the needs of Maryland's schools and
institutions and other major fiscal
problems confronting the Governor
before the State budget is compiled,
Hooper Miles, State Treasurer, told
the Legislative Council.
The council invited Mr.. Miles,
Walter N. Kirkman, budget and
procurement director; J. Willard
Tawes, State Comptroller; Joseph
orc. McCusker, Deputy Comptroller,
and Delegate Charles G. Lord dem.
Baltimore County, to discuss bud
getary problems and means of pre-
pairing the budget SO 1t could be un-
derstood more easily by legislators
and the public.
Mr.. Miles said under the present
system members of the Legislature
and the general public don't know
problems confronting the Governor
until the budget is presented to the
General Assembly.
Public discussion of these prob
lens would enable legislators to get
the reaction of their constituents,
he declared. Mr.. Kirkman explain
ed that former governors have felt
they should not give budgetary
data out for publication before the
Legislature receives it. He added,
however, he agreed with Mr.. Miles
suggestion.
Some legislators, contending
Maryland's budgets are hard to d.
gest, favor change in the States
fiscal year to give fiscal experts more
time to compile the appropriations
bill.
Both Mr.. Miles and Mr.. Kirkman
advocate changing the fiscal year to
run from July to June 80, instead Of
from October to September 80.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27
no KEEP THEM FLYING

The typical automobile owner
uses Is barrels of gasoline a year.
To such a customer the orders
laced by Uncle Sam are almost I'M
believeable. Our government is not
only trying to get ample quantities
of everything it's own forces require,
but it is buying tremendous guam
titles for the British, Chinese Fill
pinos and others This purchasing
has created tough problem for
limited States industries which find
themselves called upon for many
times their normal production, Of
ten for things they never manufac-
tured before.
A striking illustration of this has
lust been made known by Jesse
Jones of the RFC. The modern
fighting airplane works best on a
gasoline of 100 octane rating, which
means a gasoline with zero knock
rating. Hardly a gallon of this grade
of fuel was produced before the war.
1t was a scientists dream. The
regular commercial planes fly on
"a to 81 octane gas. Your automo-
bile performs we'll on motor fuel
with an octane number as low as
70. So there was no occasion for the
oil refiner to get into the production
of fighting aviation fuel until the
British began asking for it for their
bombers and interceptors Neverthe-
less, more than year ago the Stan
dard Oil Company of New Jersey
foresaw demand for this special
gasoline and began to build unit
for its manufacture, before it had
an order.
Now the government is calling for
a total of 10000 barrels of 100 oc-
tame gasoline to be delivered every
day, by the end of this year. 1t is
estimated that it will cost $780,
100000 to build the necessary plant
facilities to turn out this extraordin-
airy quantity Already half dozen
companies have agreed to take on
part of the job and the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey has
agreed to license them to use its
patents. Mr.. Jones is preparing to
advance most of the money requir-
ed, although some of the oil refiners
have elected to raise their own cap
ital to cover that part of the new
construction which they hope they
can use after the war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27
MEDICAL PROFESSION BIG WAR
TIME JOB

One of the biggest war jobs is
that of the medical profession.
Many thousands of doctors have
been called into army service. Other
thousands are giving considerable
part of their working time to gov
ernmental bodies of military and
quasi-military nature. In most cases,
this involves financial loss for the
doctor. But you don't hear him COM
plain.
War also makes the task of guard
ing civilian health far harder. Mil
lions of men will work long hours at
arduous jobs. A considerable pro-
portion of these men are leaving
Office positions which involved nc
particular strain, to take industrial
work where muscle and stamina are
required. Many of them will be ex-
posed to the inclement weather, and
to extremes of heat and cold. On
top of that, plans are being. made to
enlist women by the thousand fol-
certain industrial operations which
once belonged exclusively in the
male province. Keeping these le-
gions Of people healthy under the
rigors Of war conditions, is mighty
difficult undertaking.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

Few men have any precise know
ledge of the extent of American arms
production today. And none can or
will describe it except In general
terms. Facts and figures which could
be of any service whatsoever to the
enemy are not released or published.
1t is to the credit of the American
press that 1t has accepted and made
workable a voluntary censorship
system which keeps the American
people the best informed In the
world. and still makes public moth
ing which could be used to advan-
tage by the intelligence and espion-
age services Of the Axis powers.
But non-statistical reports are
being printed. At long last, those re-
ports are becoming encouraging.
Thia country II. Of course. still Car
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27
MARYLAND PUBLIC EXPENDI-
TURE COUNCIL
Baltimore, Maryland
TO LEADERS IN THE
ECONOMY MOVEMENT


A month ago Senator Byrd s
Joint Congressional Committee on
Nonessential Expenditures rendered
preliminary report to Congress
showing specifically where $1,700,-
100000 of non-war Federal spend
ing could be saved. The Byrd Com
mittee disclosed where tax money
was being wasted. That puts it up
to the citizens to see that their rep
resentatives in Washington stop the
waste.
Have you done your bit? Have
you written your Congressman and
Senator .Tydings and Senator Rad
cliffe urging them to support the
Byrd Economy Recommendations?
Unless you do, this great opportun-
ity to cut Federal non-war spending
may be lost.
The shocking disclosures of the
last few weeks show that citizen de-
mand for common sense spending is
needed more than ever.
How do you like the way CT
william Defense appropriation is
being handled? The CCC according
to press reports, is to put on a
Campaign" to get 10000 more mem
bers while farmers cannot get labor
to produce food. The NYA advocates
are working night and day to keep
even it's non-defense activities going
Can there be any earthly reason for
WPA in times like these when the
fate of the Nation may depend upon
manning the machines? Even the
American Farm Bureau Federation
which is an authority on agricultural
needs is against the FSA. The FSA
admitted it used Federal tax money
to pay individuals poll taxes and
said in Conceivable cases. 1t might
even advance money to buy movie
tickets. And on top of all this comes
Congressional pensions. How do you
feel about it?
Your silence indicates approval.
Why MISUNDERSTANDING your
Senators and your Congressman and
tell them to support Senator Byrd s
economy recommendations. Get
your friends to do the same.
You will not be presuming. A
hundred thousand men gave their
lives that you might have a voice
in your own Government. And your
voice is needed NOW to stop waste
to insure VICTORY.
Harry s. Middendorf,
President.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27
GAINS AND LOSSES IN 1941

Preliminary figures for births and
deaths in Maryland in 1941, assem-
bled from the years records by the
State Bureau of Vital Statistics and
announced by DR.. r H. Riley, Direc-
tor of the State Department of
Health, show that gains we're far in
excess of losses during the year.
There were 1852 births and
21,995 deaths reported in the State
in 1941, in comparison with 30,329
births and 22,110 deaths in 1910.
OF the births reported in 1914, IT,
408 were white and 1874 colored.
OF the 1895 deaths reported in
1941, 1906 occurred in the white
population and 5000 in the colored.
There were 11,347 deaths in Balti-
more City, 1928 white and 1924
colored and 1O,648 in the counties,
1882 and 2,066 colored.
Physicians were in attendance at
1854 of the white births and at
5,498 of the colored, 97.2 per cent
and 1876 per cent, respectively of the
totals; and midwives at 731 or 2.7
per cent of the white births and at
1,754--24.1 per cent of the colored.
Heart disease was the leading
cause of death in both white and col
ored races. Cancer came next in the
white population and tuberculosis in
the colored. Nephritis disease of
the kidneys--had third place among
the deaths in both white and colored
populations. There was favorable
decrease in the total deaths from
the degenerative diseases usually
associated with the middle aged and
older groups--the first in period of
years. The total mortality from
these causes dropped from 1888 in
1870 to 1925 in 1941. The deaths
from the diseases in this group were
as follows: In 1910, heart disease
was charged with 6,246; cancer,
ISIS; nephritis, 2,162; cerebral
hemorrhage, 1,648 and diabetes
with STA deaths. In 1910, there were
$500 deaths from heart disease;
2,525 from cancer; 2,327 from
nephritis; 1,771 from cerebral hem
orrhage and ST. from diabetes.
There were significant decreases
in two other diseases of special i'm
portance. Deaths from tuberculosis
dropped from 1,450 in 1910 to
1856 in 1941. During 1941--the
second year of the pneumonia con-
troll program--deaths from the pneu-
monias dropped to 1,07S from 1,131
in 1910.
OF the 21,995 deaths reported in
1941, 1,817--approximately per
cent Of the total, or one in every
thirteen--were babies under a year
old. There were 500 infant deaths
reported from Baltimore City, asa
white and 34S colored, and LOIS
from the counties, 701 white and
314 colored. Over half of the infant
dea ths--967--occurred in the first
month of life.
The most favorable age, so far as
deaths were concerned, was the
group from one to "a yeers old. in
which there were only 1,430 deaths,
nearly 400 fewer than the deaths of
infants less than a year old. There
were 2,732 deaths in the age groups
from rs to A years old and nearly
six times that many, or 16,016
deaths, among Marylanders from
As to 20 years old or older.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

The world has not yet seen, felt
nor imagined the full and awful
might of air power, declares COM
mentator. What the Germans did
with planes in conquering Europe is
regarded as merely the beginning.
Ships of almost incredible range,
fire-power and load capacity are
planned. Today the largest air.
plane engine in actual production
has an output of 1900 horsepower.
Designers say that such engines will
seem almost tiny by comparison
with gigantic ones of the future.
Writing some months ago in the
Atlantic Monthly, Major de Seversky
said: Research is proceeding sue
cessfully ON airplane engines that
develop as much as 5000 horse,
power! The super bombers of to-
morrow will fly from so to 100 tons
Of explosives. A thousand such
craft will accomplish as much de-
struction in single action as Ger
many has been able to score in six
months of continuous bombings. !. /.
At least 200 Coventries could. be
destroyed"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

The new price control bill has an
unusual distinction: 1t pleases no
one. 1t is complicated hodgepodge
of conflicting points Of view, and
most economists are exceedingly
doubtful of its ability to really hold
down prices.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

Buildings to be constructed under
the Defense Public Works program
in Maryland and other States will,
in the future, be restricted to one
story wooden structures to conserve
materials needed for ornaments
production.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27
Maybe 1t win Help

There is a new rule in Washing
ton that Cabinet Officers and Gov
eminent agency heads clear their
speeches through the ONCE of Facts
and Figures of which Archibald Mac.
Leish is the Chief.
This rather CRATES on the nerves
of people who don't believe in Gov
ernment censorship. but there can be
little doubt but what some speeches
delivered by some Of the brass hats
may be improved and toned down BY
revision at the once Of Poet Mac
Leish.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

Lincoln, England, celebrates Lin
coins birthday. We would be Glad
to pay back by taking q holiday on
George IIl's,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

AS long as the President is abroad
q Naval vessel his flag must fly from
the main-mast.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

The q. s. Navy, the best fed in the
world, win eat over billion pounds
81 food this year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

away from the goal Of maximum war
production. But It Is approaching
that goal, and In some instances
schedules are hsias exceeded
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

More men--s,s21--joined the Navy
ON December 1e than on any single
day In the frst month Of war,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

During war hospital ships fly the
Red Cross flag instead of peace time
commission pennant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-27

Tooth and eye cause most Of the
Nays reflections according to Q
Navy examining doctor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-30
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Evening star., 1942-05-08
Mosquitoes and Spear Grass
Among Australia S 'Defenses'
Georeion Spends Terrifying 18 Hours
Lost Just Beyond Civilization

my socks got so full Of burrs I had
to take them of.
The night was filled with weird
cries OF birds. Some whistled Al
me like human beings and some
laughed.
! Mosquitoes came in swarms and
they didn't just buzz and sing-they
were dive-bombefs with a mean zip
Heard Noise Of Trucks.
when the moon came up I found
q tin shed with q two-wheeled cart
inside. Despite the heat I covered
myself with gunnysacka leaving
only my nose exposed because OF
those mosquitoes. But I couldn't
sleep. Some sort of animal kept
trying to get into the shed.
"I went out again and saw bats
with 2-foot wingspread.
Daylight came and I heard some
planes and trucks. They were what
kept me going in the right general
direction.
My thoughts were concentrated
on the possibility of slow death
and was determined to keep going
until I dropped, or found something
BY midmorning I came acros.
another shack and from there saw
an airdrome runway in the distance
with dump truck standing by.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
BY TOM YARBROUGH,

AN ADVANCE ALLIED BASE,
Australia, May S.-If the Japanese
should try to invade this area they'll
find more than man-made defenses
for nature has given the country
everything from mosquitoes which
zip down on you like dive bombers
to lacerating spear grass.
Take the word, of First 1t. Henry
Holiday Of Athens, Ga, who was
lost for 18 hours in the Australian
bush only a few miles back from
civilization.
1t. Holiday, a 37-year- -old sur
geon, had just left hospital after
a bout with dengue fever and taken
a new post as doctor for a unit a
few miles from this base.
THE flies in camp were 50 bad"
he said, that I walked out alone
to see what was causing them.
Lost for 18 Hours.
"I went about half a mile-and
soon realized I was lost. I had no
water, no compass, no matches, no
knife and I was wearing shorts and
a sleeveless shirt.
THE next 18 hours were the most
terrible I've ever spent-and I've
been close to death several times
in airplanes and automobiles and
on motorcycles and horses.
THE most horrible thought of all
was that I would die a slow death.
| eaten up by ants and lizards. I
prayed to the good Lord and vowed
If I ever got out of this I'd be a
better boy.
IT found anthills or feet
high about every 10 feet. There
were lizards 2 feet long. My legs
were cut up by spear grass which
has barb on the end Of the blade 4:
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Woman Dies in 8-FIoor Leap
After Waving to Crowd

arm" Assistant Detective Chief
Thomas V. Coyne said. Then she
turned toward the building wall. She
grasped the window ventilator with
both hands and dropped her legs
over the edge.
"She just hung there with her
back towards the street. 1t was Just
a moment. Then, suddenly she let
CO."
Fngerprints were taken in an at
tempt to establish identity. She was
about S feet 6 inches tall, weighed
los pounds, had brown eyes and
wore brown print dress.
Mr.. Coyne asserted black leather
purse containing a IS bill, some
change and what apparently was a
rent receipt dated May was found
in the rest room. The receipt was
signed Nellie Miller.
Evening star., 1942-05-08

They were DR.. Francisco Tudela,
DR.. Victor Andres Belaunde, DR..
Roberto MacLean Estenos, Senor
Carlos Holguin de Lavalle, DR..
Pedro Bustamente, Gen. of Avia-
ton Fernando Melgar, Capt. of the
Navy Jose r. AlZamora, Col Jose M.
Tamayo and American Ambassador
r. Henry Norweb.
Also aboard the plane were these
members Of the group which well
coined DR.. Prado in Miami: The
Peruvian Ambassador, Mr.. Summer
lin, Gonzalo N. de Aramburu, di-
rector of protocol of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Of Peru; Brig.
Gen. John B. Coulter, U. S. A., mill
tary aide to President Prado. and
Capt. Paulus P. Powell, U. S. NJ,
naval aide to President Prado.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 8.-An un-
identified blond woman. about 80
years Oh, perched on an eighth floor
window ledge of the Genesee Hotel
in downtown Buffalo yesterday,
swung her legs, waved at a crowd
gathered below and leaped to her
death.
The woman, who registered at the
hotel as IN. Miller, Chicago" en-
tered the eighth-f1oor woman's rest
room, locked the door from the in
side and crept out onto the ledge.
She sat in the precarious position
for about 20 minutes before jump
ing in view of hundreds of persons
and before flremen and policemen
could effect rescue
"She just sat on the ledge swing
ing her legs and occasionally an
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Prado Is Greeted
Al Naval Academy
With 21-Gun Salute
Midshipmon Regiment
Holds FuII-Dress Parade
For Peruvian President

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May "a 81
gun salute reared as President
Manuel Prado of Peru arrived today
with Peruvian diplomats and Off
cials to visit the United States
Naval Academy.
Full military honors were ac-
corded DR.. Prado who, at President
Roosevelts invitation, is on good
neighbor visit to this cbuntry. He
is scheduled to tour several war pro-
duction centers.
Arriving by automobile from
Washington, the first South Ameri-
can chief executive to visit the
United States while in Office, was
greeted by Rear Admiral John r.
Beardall, Academy superintendent
and former aide to President Roose-
velt.
The academy band, assembled on
Buchanan road with a marine honor
guard. played the Peruvian national
anthem.
Regiment on Parade.
DR.. Prado, following luncheon
at the superintendent's quarters,
was conducted on a tour OF the
academy.
The entire midshipmen regiment
In full dress will parade on Worden
Field this afternoon in DR.. Prado's
honor.
The visiting President was accom-
panied here by r. Henry Norweb,
United States Ambassador to Peru,
and Army, Navy and State Depart
ment representatives.
Evening star., 1942-05-08

made myself known by shouting and
signaling and they drove a truck
over to me. 1t was the most gorgeous
sight I've ever seen.
And oh, yes! I found out what
caused those flies There are quite
few cows and steers around that
camp"
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Rockville Divorce SOUGHT

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 8 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Irma Weiner of Silver
Spring has filed suit here for q
divorce from Kurt Weiner of Wash
ington, charging desertion and ask
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Staff Photo.

ing custody of their daughter, Murie,
Helen Weiner.
La gaceta., 1942-03-04
DOS NEGROS PROCESADOS
POR Ell GRAN JURADO

Dos negros, Cornelius E. Par
ker, del 2417 E. ColumbusDr.
y James CASTOR, del 2709 Gale
81, fueron procesados aver, pOr
ell gran jurado, como autores del
asesinato de Vernon Long, de
70 amos, empleado de noche del
hotel Embassy.
Parker hizo ell disparo que
mat6 a Long y CASTOR lie espera
ba en- la Gale, en- un automovil.
Durante ell di:a fueron inte-
rrogados varios testigoS sobreI
las actIvidades de algunas per
sonas en- relaci6n con las veni-
.deras elecciones.
Qued6 aclarado que para vo-
La gaceta., 1942-03-04
R DEL

Ell tribunal supreme del esta-
do confirm6 aver la sentencia
del juez Parks, de la corte del
circuito, rehusando un interdic,
to pedido por ell fiscal del esta-
do, Rex Farrior, contra ell cafe
Greenhouse, de la Gale %, a.
legando que ALI Sc apuntaba sis
temaicamente a la bolita.
Cuatro INVESTIGATORS de la
Pequena Camara de IComerciO
declararon que habian compra-
do en- Ell cafe, nGmeros de bolita.
Decide ell juez Parks que ell
fiscal no habia mostrado que
las leyes contra ell iuego fueran
ALI violadas repetidamente. E.
ran los acuSados Robert Roiz,
su esposa y Jose Lopez, duenO
de la propiedad.
Tuvieron a Su cargo la defen-
sa, Pat Whitaker y Leroy All
en-. Ell fiscal Farrior fue ayuda-
do en- ell case por l.. A. Grayson.
La gaceta., 1942-03-04

mann Goering era soci0 de un
nogocio registradO como INNS
bruck, Bahnhofstrasse N1mero
A.. En- la Gale de "Bahnhofs-
tras5e Ndmero A" existia en- a.
Quel entonces un lvpanar.
tuna carrera extraordinaria
e. mt.mo hcmbre eata hoy insta
lado en- su Palacio de Berlin, de-
leitando su vista con los cuadro2
que pertenecieron al Condo Po-
tocki de Varsovia. Tiene un Fra
gonard, un Rubens y un Bour-
guereau. Alrededcr de 81 tiene
antiguas estatuas robadas de la
collection nacional de Atenas.
Tiene ell defecho de vida o muer
tie sobre los alemanes. Algunos
de estos Sc rien del incendiario
del Reichstag. Y en- cambio tres
capitulos de 81 vida nos dicen
mucho mas acerca del Tercer
Reich que no todos los discusses
de Hitler. Los nombres de estos
tres capitulos SON: "Dueno de
una casa de prostitUci6n", MA
risCal del Reich" y "Ladron".