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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
Widespread U. S. Malnutrition

"The evidence at our disposal
warrants the conclusion that dietary
inadequacies and malnutrition of
varying degrees are of frequent &C.
currence in the United States and
that the nutritional status of an ap-
preciable part Of the population can
be distinctly improved" Norman
Jolliffe, MD, New York; James S..
McLester, MD, Birmingham, Ala. !;
and H. c. Sherman, PhD., Sc.D.,
New York, declare in summarizing
a paper on ''The Prevalence of NAL
nutrition" published in The Journal
of the American Medical Associa-
ton.
eff optimal nutrition is sought,
not, mere adequacy, widespread i'm
provement is possible" they add.
'Nutritional failure exists as
soon as adequate amounts of an es-
sential nutritional factor or factors
fail to reach the desired state.
Dietary inadequacy' means the
failure to INCEST an essential nutri-
tional factor or factors in amounts
sufficient to meet the existing re-
quirement of the body.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
THE MIRACLE HOUSE

On Monday, June 20, the Miracle
House, Maryland's preventorium
for undernourished children, will
open it's twenty-fourth season, it
was announced by William B. Mat
thews, Managing Director of the
Maryland tuberculosis Association.
Since it first opened its doors in
1919, the Maryland tuberculosis
Association has operated this pre-
yentorium continually.
During the months of July and
August over 100 children in contact
with tuberculosis will receive treat
ment to build up their bodies so
that they might Withstand their
contact with the disease.
Commenting on the 1912 season,
Mr.. Matthews said, During our "a
years, we have restored hundreds Of
children to health making them
more useful citizens for our country.
"At the Miracle House, which Is
located on the shores of the Chesa-
peake at Claiborne, we will continue
to bring back more children to
health every summer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
BAgNAR SAVINGS BONDS s STAMPS
Cotton Is Best for Slip
Covers. Saws Specialist
U. S. Treasury Department

Well fitting slip covers have
magical properties in Frightening up
room, says Anne Biebricher, home
furnishings specialist, Ohio State
university, who adds that, in gen.
eral, cotton is one of the best mate
rails for making slip covers.
Cottons are durable, easy to laun-
der, they come in many attractive
designs and colors, and have wide
price range. Color fastness, shrink
age control, and crease resistance
make them even more satisfactory.
Some of the most serviceable cotton
materials are cretonne, crash, den
i'm, lightweight tapestries, French
ticking, drapery sateen, and damask.
Lighter weight cottons, such as ging-
ham, chintz, or percale may be
used but they are not as satisfac-
tory.
Good slip cover material should
be firmly and closely woven so it
will keep its shape and prevent dust
from sitting through onto the furni-
ture underneath. Do not buy a
material that will shrink more than
three-quarters of an inch yard at
the most. If the selvage is marked
residual shrinkage not more than
l per cent" washing will not alter
the fit of the cover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
Discover Second Highest Mountain

OlSCOVCk 6CCOuU A1ASuCSt HAVuutdAU
The second highest mountain in
the world has never been seen by
people living near it. 1t had no ma
tive name when discovered by out
siders recently, Paul Petzoldt, Idaho
mountain climber, stated. He ex-
planned the mystery Of the noun
tain, called K-2, in the Himalayas,
being unseen throughout centuries
by describing 1t as mighty peak
surrounded by other high noun
tains and barred from approach by
glaciers. Petzoldt said that he dis
covered a white Tibetan race near
the mountain which had been safe
guarded from foreign invasions
throughout the centuries by the in
accessible approaches to their noun
tain clinging domain. He said that
the white race lived mostly on bar
ley and dried apricots, did not know
what salt was and consequently
many Of them suffered from big
golfers, "some as big as buckets"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03

taxation. Wage of employees in war
production have been on the up
and up.
The figures are too complicated to
be easily understood by newspaper
writers--or anybody else. However,
the Department of Commerce says:
Corporate profits after reported
tax deductions dropped off about
eight per cent in the first quarter of
1912"
So when you read sensational
reports to the effect that a few
business men have been putting
it-over on the Government and get
ting more than their share for the
jobs they have been doing, you
may rest assured that cases like
that are unusual.
Charges from the House Military
Committee that the Government is
doing reckless spending" does not
imply criticism of big or small bus
mess. The charge of RECKLESS
spending" is always made in war
times.
The reasons are easy to trace.
Stated briefly: The Government has
taken over all the big manufac-
turing plants in the country. and in
the hurry to do the job there have
been the usual number of mistakes.
Wars are twice as costly as peace
and that is why there are twice as
many cases in which extravaganza
and waste have occurred
Up to date bblame for this con-
dition cannot be definitely traced
to Congress. Neither can it be laid
entirely upon the Administration
1t would seem fair to charge it up
to these great big fellows who are
legion in Washington. Just call them
Confusion,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03

ternational peace. While confused,
peace-loving peoples dawdled, pow
erful aggressors arose. Peace-by-
law was sabotaged by Japan in
1881. In 1893 Hitler came to power.
BY 1912 totalitarianism had almost
blitzed the world.
Despite the warnings of thinking
people and despite the obvious eight
year record, until Dec. z the nation
would not acknowledge that it must
fight with total force to defend
against total aggression.
After 1919, the United States tried
the noble experiment of outlawing
legal traffic in the narcotic, alcohol.
Powerful aggressors arose, propa-
ganda confused and divided the peo-
pie, the experiment itself was
blamed. Reform-by-law was sabo-
tagged. In 1888 repeal blitzed away
all restrictions and controls on alco-
hol erected with agonizing slowness
during a century. Alcohol flowed
unchecked.
Despite the warnings OF thinking
people and despite the obvious eight
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
Annual per capita consumption Of absolute 184O94O

tem," The Advocate says, and con-
cludes: Consumption under repeal
has steadily mounted, with conse-
quent inevitable social and economic
results"
A direct result, as shown in Sci
ence News Letter, was an estimate
by DIR. Norman Jolliffe of Bellevue
Hospital, New York city, that the
United States has $4,000 new cases
Of chronic alcoholism annually, with
total chronic alcoholics approximate
ed as at least 900, 900.
Liquor dupes prospective victims
into starting a habit which, in
surprising percentage of cases, be-
comes narcotic addiction" the
W.C.T.U. declares. Science terms
alcohol narcotic, just like other
dope"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03

must fight continually with all their
force.
Now, these critics Of alcohol won
der If it will require some major
disaster, with liquors blame over
whelmingly evident, to bring sound
action against alcohol.
They believe action will come
without such disaster, as they say
Mr.. Average American still is NULL
ing over the facts or doesn't yet
have all the facts.
Given the facts and given time to
absorb them, Mr.. Americans re-
action when 1t comes may be sudden
and explosive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
His Company Invited

Malcolm Underwood of Los An
geles was quite the man-about-
town. Then he was drafted. In the
mail he received an invitation to a
party, which had been forwarded
from his address in town. "Miss
So-and-So," read the engraved in.
vitation, requests the company OF
Malcolm Underwood to formal din
ner dance, etc., etc :" "Dear
Miss So-and-So," wrote back Private
Underwood, Headquarters troop,
18th cavalry, 1--WE accept with pleas
ure your kind invitation. However,
dress for the evening was not stipu-
lated. Should we wear field-jackets
and steel helmetsf There ore 81
Ia my company, you know"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
-FOUR GUERNSEY QUALIFY

Four Guernsey cows owned by
Donaldson Brown, who owns Mt.
Ararat farm, near Port Deposit,
have just finished new official
records for production which en-
title them to entry in the advanced
register of the American Guernsey
Cattle Club. They are: Four-and-
one-half-year-old Jethro Kings
Paula 47Ss22, producing 11,372.7
pounds of milk and 5902 pounds of
butterfat in class BIB; four-year-old
Princess Valiant Minervine 5174S6,
producing 11,197.2 pounds of milk
and 571.6 pounds of butterfat in
Class c; Mt. Ararat's Calias Lady
549S67. producing 1864 pounds
Of milk and 564.5 pounds of butter
fat as two and one-half-year-old.
Glass +, and two-year-old Rex's
carmona Trixie 5s71s producing
4S0,a pounds Of hutterfat. Glass q,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03

It is the alcohol in the drink and
not the type of glass from which it's
drunk that makes the liquor prob
lem.
At least that's the conclusion
reached by the well-known Christian
Advocate, which said: ut is alco-
hol consumption that counts, not the
water and juices of decayed vegeta-
bles and fruits In which the alcohol
Is taken.'
So, in gallons of absolute alcohol
consumed per capita, 1915 was a
high point. The half-dry, half-beer
drinking year of 1888 showed only
.0O8 gallons by comparison. Since
repeal in 1888 consumption has
climbed steadily until it reached
1888 gallons in 1910.
"A system which increases the
consumption Of alcohol is bad sys-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
WATER FRONT PROPERTY Al
HANCE'S POINT SOLD

Representing Carl o. Kunde of
Chevy Chase, Md, Wheeler &
Grier, Realtors have sold to Mr..
Thomas r. Claringbold of Newark,
Del, the attractive bungalow and
water front adjoining Green's Wharf
and boat yards on the North East
River at Hance's Point. Cecil Co.,
Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
COUNTY FAIR RACING MAY GO

II the request made by Joseph
q. Eastman, director of defense
transportation, Maryland's halfmile
race tracks, which last year contri-
buted more than $115,00O to the
state in taxes, will be closed for the
duration of the war. Such gather
ings as the Timonium Fair, Balti-
more County, Cumberland Fair at
Cumberland, and the Hartford Fair
ct Bel Air will not be held this year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03

les OF alcohof 8
aggressions in a
crusade Of about
action, but there
is every similar
ity between the
two struggles for
human liberties.
After 1918, the
d e m ocra C | e s
tried the noble
experiment of in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03

year record, sur
veys show that
by 1912 many
people still had
n t m a d e u p
their minds that
appeasement Of
a narcotic habit
is futile, that to
outlaw alcoholic
sla very Chris
tian people
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-03
It's Total War!

Pearl Harbor pulled the trigger of
Americas worldwide crusade to
wipe out totalitarianism. Americans
rolled up their sleeves and plunged
into the long, hard fight for human
rights.
There has been no single disaster
like Pearl Harbor to unite all crit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

mer to raise the creek. You got to looking for
bodies every morning when you walked out of your
cabin
The lid blew off ii December when a Dutchman
Nick Ibalt, went to Dempseys Cottonwood Ranch
one OF the outlaws hangouts. He had hundred
ana ilfty dollars on him, aiming to buy some mules
halt didn't come back. A week or two later
hunter proving through willow theket-
plalre-chlckens near Cottonwood Ranch. stumbled
onto his body, frozen stiff and a bullet hole in his
head
The hunter loaded the corpse into his wagon
and headed for Nevada City. Everybody was used
to seeing murdered men, but for some reason that
one touched off the powder kcg. | reckon it was
because 1t was found so near Dempscy's hangout
mo use to go for Plummer,' one of the crowd
muttcrcd
Nope, reckon this is a Job us felcrs has got
to do if it's done said another
Pretty soon there was a bunch of men with
their heads together. They weren't saving much
but there lot of nodding Out of that huddle
came the Vigantes Committee.
They all took oath This was it:
We the undersigned uniting ourselves in a
party for the audible purpose of arresting thievs
4 murderers & recovering STOLEN property do
pledge ourselves upon our sacred honor each to all
others solemnly swear that we will reveal no
secrets, violate no laws Of right & never desert
each other or our standard of justice so help us
God as witness our hand e. seal this % of Deem
Der A ID 1853
1t wasn't very fancy but it sure meant business
The Vigilantes named jim Williams to be their
boss. He was hardbitten sort just the man for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

the same girl, SO Plummer had two reasons for
wanting him out Of the way. He was afraid Cevc-
and might get the girl If he didn't he might tell
too much.
Well, Plummer watched his chance Cleveland
stroled into saloon where Plummer was sitting
one night. He was pretty drunk and ugly The
4 way he was acting Plummer was afraid he was
getting ready TO shoot off his mouth
Plummer stood it as long as he could then
WV jumped to his feet with both guns blazing
cleveland crumped up on the floor diving and
one OF Plummers enemies was out Of the wav
| A fellow called Hank Crawford was sheriff at
|Bannack. He had couple run-ns with Plummer
and the outlaw took particular pains to let the
sheriff know Plummer was cunning for him Now
Crawford was no coward but he knew he was up
against one of the fastest gunfghters in the West
Friends told him day that Pmmmer was
out to get him Crawford took his rifle and stepped
into the street Walking along on the opposite
side was Pummer, rifle in his hands. Crawford
fired before Plummer saw him The bullet hit
bone in Plummer's arm and glanced off
Friends carried the wounded man to his cabin.
The one doctor in Bannack looked him over
Hell live" the doctor reported
That was enough for Crawford In a couple
|of days he hit the trail east
4 FEW weeks later meeting was held to elect
"A new sheriff When the votes were counted
the new sheriff was the man who'd run the last one
clean out of the country, Henry Plummer
A lot of Plummers gang helped elect him. but
la good many law-abidng citizens voted for him
because they figured he the sort of sheriff the
new camp needed tough and not afraid Of any
thing on legs They didn't know about his past
Things were playing right into Plummers
hands He made three of his toughest desperados
deputy sherffs, Jack Gallagher, Buck Stinson and
NED Kay. Other members of his band were scat
tered all through the country and around the stage
stations.
Plummer knew all about the outlaws They
NV all about him, too, and that made pretty
&c bond among them
they had hideouts scattered around the can
yons One of these had a name that fitted it.
Robbers Roost." A lot of their crimes were
planned there. They called themselves the limo
cents and that was their password They dressed
pretty much alike and trimmed their boards down
TO goatee and mustache. Every one of them wore
a bandana tied in flat knot around the throat
That bandana was the trademark Of the road agent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

The outlaws had great system Phmmer's
men IN the camps made it their business to know
Just how much money every stage passenger had
and how much gold was IN the boot before coach
rolled out. They even had code of marks they
put on the stagecoaches to tell their conederatcs
along the highway how much loot was on board
Some of the drivers and station-keepers were in the
gang.---
Inside of a few months more than hundred
men were Killed by the outlaws Dozens of stage
coaches robbed They didn't keep track of
the singe-handed holdups
You got robbed of your money if you stuck
your head out after dark and you were liable to
get shot if you didn't have any.
fellow called Dutch Fred" was stopped one
night.
II only haf five dollars" he clustered
why, damn yuh, if yuh ever come out this way
again with only five dollars I'll shoot vuh." the
bandit stormed Damn yuh think I'll shoot
yuh anyway jus for an example"
The outlaw pulled the trigger and a bullet
poughed through Dutch Freds arm.
The citizens kept bounding Sheriff Plummer to
do something to stop the slaughter and robbery
There's nothing l can do til get some evil
dence,' was the only satisfaction they ever got
Plummer kept up his fine front Nobody ever
thought about his being the ringleader directing
the outlaws, or that his deputies were in on the
play.
The miners didn't say much but they were
getting mighty hot under the collar.
Plummer was made sheriff in May, 1863 His
band o. butchers spilled enough blood that Sum-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

the job, cold frozen tombstone and afraid of
nothing. An old friend of mine George SverbeYg
was one of the Vigilantes and got it all mighty
straight from him.
The law and order boys didn't lose anv time
after they made up their minds About 10 O'Clock
the night Ibats body was brought to Nevada
City twenty-five silent men were in the saddle,
pounding leather over the icy trail to Cottonwood
Ranch They surrounded the ranch house, moved
IN at daybreak, and had guns in the ribs of whole
pack OF Plummerites before they could roll out Of
their blankets
In the bunch Long John" French George
Hllderman, Whisky Bill Graves, "Old Tex" Gro
well, George Ives and Alex Carter
Long john Jim Williams said pointing pis-
tol at his man, I'VE want yuhr'
French walked out and Williams and a couple
other Nlglantes led him to the clump where Ibaits
body was found.
'fuh killed tn Dutchman here Long John.
Williams said, IAN yuhre gon to pay for it"
SO help me, didn't do it." Long John sput-
tered
The others crowdng around him Some
body found the mule Ibalt had ridden to the ranch
Long John, a coward at heart didn't like the looks
of the faces around him.
Il been afraid to talk but I'll tell yuh what
know. | didn't do it, but one. of tn fellers that
killed tn Dutchman is down there now"
who was it ~ Williams barked at him.
ITS George Ives"
The Vigilantes stalked back to the ranch house.
Ives Williams said "yuh re going to Nevada
Continued on Page I'D
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

Well, il was no
time before hell
started pop ping
for fair. Men
were being killed
and robbed every
time they stepped
out of their cab
ms. Camps in the
Bannack district
t u n e d j n t o
slaughter houses
overnight Every
stagecoach t h a t
went out with
any money on it
was waylaid. And
Henry Plummer
was running and
citing the
whole Shcbanp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

b years ago the first of
press riders put spurs TO
away in a cloud OF alkali
the gruelling 1000 miles
with its bad Indians. out
, raging streams. sitting
that lay between the
a.
Of the era OF the gambler
the bsdman and the gun
ed their way with smoking
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01

six shooters through the hell-roarng frontier
camps. About the only law rope on Vigil
lantes saddle
The story Of those colorful dramatic days has
been written for readers OF The American Weekly
by Frank Murphy. who roamed last frontier
for than half century cowboy Indian
scout, freighter and buffalo hunter when there
Sunday of Kansas City and God
west OF Fort Smith"
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Pride in the Past

Time was when those Americans
who now are fifty years of age were
little ashamed of the period of
their childhood and their youth. 1t
was said of that epoch that it was
sluggish and slow. There were sug-
gestionS that involved the. word
"mauve" and even less inoffensive
designations. Critics talked of gas
lights as though they were things to
be apologetic about. The costume
invented by Amelia Bloomer was
ridiculed with a systematic virulence
worthy of better employment. Ladies
were teased for attempting the gentle
art Of china painting. Their broth
ers and husbands competed for the
honor of possessing the noisiest
shaving mug.
But it also was period of great
men, great women and great deeds.
Merely to call the roll OF the leading
personalities of the era was to claim
for it a considerable distinction
Queen Victoria ruled as we'll as
reigned in Britain. Her ministers
were Gladstone, Rosebery, Salisbury,
Balfour; each of them a public
servant of well-earned celebrity. In
America it was the time of Grover
Cleveland, William Mckinley, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, william Howard Taft,
William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow
Wilson, John Hay, Elihu Root, Mel
vile w. Fuller, Philander C. Knox,
Uncle Joe" Cannon, Admiral George
Dewey, General Leonard Wood,
Thomas Alva Edison, the Wright
brothers, Jacob Riis, Frederic Rem
ington, Victor Herbert, Reginald De
Koven, Maude Adams and Julia Mar
lowe. Medicine and sociology made
marvellous advances. Wars were in
frequent and not too costly Of life or
money.
Meanwhile, those citizens who were
young ceased to be youthful. Having
survived the worst of economic de-
pressions, they presently find them
selves in cataclysmic contest
between the slave communities and
the still free societies of the earth.
1t is their pleasure as well as their
duty to do their part for victory.
One stipulation, however, they have
the right to make. It is this: That
their pride in their not altogether
undeserving past be left to them.
Many a patriotic American still
values the unforgotten years and
asks only that the seasons that lie
ahead may be as meritorious OF
grateful remembrance when they,
too, shall be gone.
Evening star., 1942-03-08

present weakness of the United States
forces upon 1t.
On a longer range basis, 1t appears
that the following decisions are reached:
First, there appears to be decision
that more attention should be devoted
to building up this country's own armed
forces and less attention should center
on sending goods abroad so that other
nations would carry the load Of fight
ing. Americans probably would be
amazed If they knew how few modern
aircraft, for instance, are available TO
the Army and Navy Air Forces.
Second, there appears to be decision
that Hitler is the main enemy and that
above all else this country must prevent
the Germans from cutting supply lines
to our base in Britain or from gaining
points Of vantage which would enable
them to gain control of the South At
lantic.
Third, there is announced decision to
try to starve Japan into submission by
means of a long -drawn-out naval war.
Along with this decision goes the de-
termination to try to save Australia from
conquest and to aid China in order that
bases may be had for eventual opera
tions against Japan from the South and
West, If those bases can be supplied with
oil and other necessary materials.