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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
Economic Questions

The ways and means committee
of the house has only been able to
agree on methods of raising one
fifth of the money which the govern
ment says it is necessary to have
to continue the war. Not only has
it been unwilling to tax the higher
brackets further but it also is afraid
to recommend the sales tax be-
cause that affects the largest group
of voters-everybody.
Naturally the first thing that citi-
zen leaps to defend is his pocket
book. The administration has at
tempted to lay down as goal
maximum net income of $4,000 in
wartime, perhaps twice as much in
peacetime. Now perhaps the Amer
lean people don't want to put any
limit whatever on incentive. Never
theless, there is always an cutlery
against the accumulation of wealth
and we know that when wealth be-
comes concentrated, panics result.
If the various influences resisting
taxation which will bring down their
ceiling on incomes succeed in fore
ing congress to defeat such laws, and
granted the rest of the people ac-
cept the defeat, democracy is not to
blame. The selfish group has won
and it has won, not because con-
gress wants to please a few voters
but because congress has been con-
WINGED that the special interests are
represented by majority of voters
lin other words, the majority wins.
Another current issue which is
very much before congress is the
threat to little business. Right now,
70 per cent of the war contracts are
held by about 100 firms.
Senator O'Mahoney is proposing
a measure which would produce an
incentive on the part of the invest
ors, that is, those with large capitals
to spend, to invest in small rather
than large business; that would be
done by making taxes on big bust
ness so heavy so that the profits re-
sulting to the investor would not
be as large as if he had his money
in small business.
Small business has to be protect
ed, it is admitted, if free enterprise
in America is to continue. If any
single group or groups manage to
convince the elected officials of the
country that they can muster
enough votes to defeat the people
who are responsible for such tax
plan, it is obvious that the majority's
will will be frustrated. There again
it goes back to the individual. In
dividuals who do not vote destroy
the democratic processes by permit
ting minority of the people to be-
come the majority of the voters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03

WPB has directed manufacturers
of fiashlight batteries to distribute
approximately 20 per cent of their
fourth-quarter production to farmers
to assist them in the care of young
stock during the winter months.
Even under point rationing, Amer
lean kitchens will use enough tin
cans in one year to provide steel for
almost $4,000 medium tanks or 900
destroyers. er.~n
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
RAILROAD WAGES:
In Congress Lap

AS congress considered a resolu-
ton to grant incorporating railroad
employees an eight cents an hour
wage increase, it was announced
railroad employment in mid October
of 1913 was A per cent over the
same period last year, but still 100,-
600 short of needs.
Congressional action on the wage
increase was sought after the Office
of Economic Sterilization refused to
sanction the award, instead offering
lowest paid employees a 10 cents
an hour boost and the highest paid
4 cents an hour.
In all, the railroads employed
1,367,817 workers in mid October,
with critical shortages existing in
the operating departments. Main
tenance-of-way and structural clas-
sifications showed 1857 decrease
from October of 1912.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
BRIEFS. BY Baukhage

Declaring that the German regime
in Austria is opposed by practically
everybody, the Swedish newspaper
Nya Dagligt Allehanda reports that
Austrians are now greeting each 9TH
er with the salute tx D F." pun
on the German expression Kraft
Durch Freude" ("Strength Through
Joy''). * D F." the paper said.
stands for ''Kaputt Durch Fuehrer''
("Defeat Through the Fuehrer").
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03

CROCHET it of bright red wool
~ for a little girl of two, four or
six years-she'l look adorable in
the hood and the little red mittens
will keep her hands as warm as
though she were carrying Moth
er's muff! A simple afghan-type
stitch is used-double shells at
edge of the bonnet make a pretty
frame for small face and a two
inch ruff1e edged in scallops pro-
tects the back of the neck from
cutting winds.
To obtain complete crocheting instruc-
tons for the Little Girls Hood and Mittens
pattern No. $685. send 16 cents in coin,
your name and address and the pattern
number.
HOME NEEDLEWORK
LOG Seventh Ave. New York, N. r.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
LAND HOLDINGS:
Vast u. S. Ownership

While Undersecretary of War Rob-
ert Patterson announced the war de-
partment was giving serious study to
peacetime disposal of it's holdings
of 43, 1871, 1873 acres of land, it was re-
vealed the federal government
owned 1888, 800, 533 acres.
Federal land holdings were equal
in size to the combined areas of
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, Pennsylvania, New York,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Ohio, Alabama, Kentucky and
Indiana.
Adding to the federal governments
vast land holdings, the army and
navy purchased Is hotels at cost
of $15, 100000. Some of these hotels
have been returned to private own
ership, like the Stevens in Chicago,
bought for $5,528,101 and sold for
$5,251 1000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03

against continuation
of the administra-
TONS subsidy pro-
gram even as Eco
nonic Sterilization
Director Fred Vim
son was repeatedly
considering SO, 000,-
600 a month subsi-
dies to millers to
prevent an increase
in the price of
bread.
Directors from
South Dakota, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Nebras-
ka and Florida op-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
WAGES FOR HOUSEWIVES

Declaring housewives are the only
category of workers who are denied
monetary recognition for their serv-
ices, a British member of parlia-
ment has proposed payment Of
wages to homemakers ''who have a
full-time job cooking, scrubbing and
bearing children"
According to British law, family
income is the sole property of the
husband, and much ado recently
was raised over the regulation when
court upheld one mans claim to
40 cents a week his wife had saved
while taking in roomers over a II
year period.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03

pig crop, Tie SOVeIu-
ment moved in two
directions. First,
Price Administrator
Chester Bowles re-
duced the value of
all pork cuts by two
ration points; Sec
ond, War Food Ad-
ministrator Marvin
Jones announced
support prices of
$13.75 per hundred
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03

WAR PRODUCTION: The peak
demand in war production has been
passed., Harry Moulton, president
Of the Brookings Institute, recently
told the American Finance confer
ence in Washington, He said that
stocks of raw materials have be-
come entirely adequate, and even
excessive in some cases. More
andlzn0fe- citations Of war goods
contractS are coming, he predicted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03

ltdLyBtih
Italian front Adding to difficulties
and
the swiing
Notifications hewed
u
the cragg
Aegean the
of
little islands
bases for threaten neutral Turkey to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03

program before senatorial commit
tee, with South Dakota's E. H. Ever
son declaring government payments
to hold down consumers prices
was the chief source of imitation by
creating extra purchasing power out
of the money saved buyers.
Strong anti : subsidy sentiment
which was looked upon to shelve the
governments program in both the
house and senate, was further agi-
tated by the proposed plan to pay
millers about IA cents a bushel for
wheat to prevent bread price in
creases Of from one to two cents
pound.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
WAR GARDENS:

Victory gardeners will be expect
ed to raise at least Is per cent more
next year than this, delegates to the
National Victory Garden Institute
convention resolved. They met in
Chicago.
Other resolutions ask for an in
creased allowance of about 80 per
cent from the WPB on tools, fer
tilizer and insecticides, and for or
ders permitting garden clubs to
buy SOC, 900 pressure cookers for can
ming. Extra gasoline was asked for
people working cooperative gardens.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
TRY OVERNIGHT CARE
FOR MISERABLE COLDS

the way grandma did. She used mutton
suet she medicated herself to relieve
colds coughing and muscle aches. Now
mothers just rub on Penetro. Has base
containing old reliable mutton suet, with
modern scientific medication added.
Csc, double supply 35c. Get Penetro.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03

paid in all markets for good to choice
butcher hogs from 200 to 270 pounds.
Bowles' action was taken to stim-
ulate consumption of pork and 100
per cent pork sausage. Lard and
sausages made from other meat
were not affected.
Besides guaranteeing support
prices, VIA authorized farmers to
slaughter their own hogs without fed
eral license and sell to consumers
for 80 days.
OIL: M
Seek Ne1U Wells a'ra
With projected goal of $4,000
new oil wells in 1914, prospects
doomed for increased activity in
the Rocky Mountain states.
Of the $4,000 new oil wells, 5000
are to be exploratory and the re-
manning $4,000 development prof.
ects. The immense Powder river
basin in the northeastern section of
Wyoming and southeastern section
Of Montana might prove the focal
point of operations.
Congressional action in reducing
royalties on discoveries on public
domain to fiat 1875 per cent for
the duration and 10 years afterward
furnishes incentive for action in the
Rocky mountain region
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
FOOD FRONT:
Subsidies Hit

Agricultural directors from five
states joined in. the bitter attack
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
Hid Hog Marketing

To iron out problems associated
with the marketing of, the record
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
WORLD RELIEF:
Predict Needs

Approximately 1874 million people
in Europe and Asia will be in need
Of assistance after the war, the Unit
ed Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
administration estimated. OF this
amount, "a million will be Chinese.
To check such epidemics as ty-
phus and tuberculosis that have
wracked Poland and France, it was
revealed UNRRA will send special
units into reconquered areas. Peo-
pie moving from one section to an
other will be funnelled through CEN
tiers for feeding, vaccination and
quarantine.
Food or supplies shipped into diff
ferent countries will be placed in
charge of the governments in con-
troll.
Lend-Ledse Foods
Lend-lease food shipments abroad
equal one-eighth of the U. S. supply,
the Foreign Economic administers
ton revealed. Civilians are receiv-
ing three-fourths of the production.
Figures show that in the first nine
months Of this year, lend-lease food
shipments include SO per cent OF
total milk products; 1915 per cent OF
dried eggs; 1879 per cent Of edible
oils and fats; and 21.2 per cent Of
canned fish.
Shipments of canned fruits and
juices equal rs per cent Of total
supply; dried fruits, 21.1 per cent;
canned vegetables, per cent; dried
beans 1913 per cent; dried peas, 14.2
per cent; corn and corn products, o.
per cent; wheat and wheat prod
ucts, 0.9 per cent; and butter, 2.5
per cent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03

ssy aTs Sss
ease by Union
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-03
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

Army Reduces 1914 Manpower Needs;
Red Forces Sever Nazi Rail Lines;
Action Spreads in Southwest Pacific;
Anti Subsidy Battle Gains in Scope
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Melton>Neason
Wedding Held

The marriage of Miss Geraldine
Neason, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh F. Neason of Erie, Pa, for
msrly of Washington, to 1t. Charles
Melton of Cleveland, now stationed
at Camp Rucker, Ala, took place
October 2 in the rectory of Sacred
Heart Church.
The bride wore a steel-blue crepe
gown trimmed with white sequins
and a corsage bouquet of white
orchids. Mrs. Mary Hoffman was
her matron of honor and only at
tendant, wearing an orchid-color
gown and bouquet of gardenias.
A wedding breakfast for relatives
and close friends followed at the
Martinique, and the bride and bride
groom left later for their wedding
trip.
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Katherine Norris
Weds Lit. E. H. Duff

The marriage Of Miss Katherine
Norris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Horton Norris, jr., of Mil
waukee, Wis, and Lit q. g. Edward
Hoover Duff of this city is an
nounced. They were married at 5
pm. Saturday, October 2, in St.
Pauls Episcopal Church, Milwaukee,
the Rev. Holmes Whitmore oficiat-
ing. The bridegroom is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Duff of this city,
who attended the wedding.
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Ida E. Kramer
Is Married to
Arthur Hansen

st. Gabriels Church was the scene
of the marriage yesterday of Miss
Ida Eleanor Kramer, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl w. Kramer OF
this city, to Mr.. Arthur Joseph
Hansen, son of MI. and Mrs. Samuel
Noble of New York.
The Rev. William j. Sweeney
officiated at the 10 o'clock cere-
mony and Miss Kathryn Weber
played the nuptial music on the
organ. The edifice was decorated
with bouquets of gladioluses and
snapdragons arranged against a
background of palms.
The bride, who was escorted down
the aisle by her father, wore a gown
Of white satin made with a long
train and voluminous veil which
fell from a heart-shaped tiara.
Mrs. Kemp Turner, the matron
OF honor, wore ice-blue taffeta made
on princess lines, and the brides
other attendants, Mrs Clyde Hard
ing and Mrs. Roberta Lechlider,
wore similar costumes of dusty-rose.
Mr.. William Howard Kramer act
ed as best man for Mr.. Hansen,
and the ushers were Mr.. Thomas
S. Sullivan and Mr.. James Null
lings, jr.
Avoiding breakfast for the i'm
mediate families and the attend
ants followed the ceremony at the
home of the brides parents and
the couple left later for a honey
moon at Timber Lake, Va. They
will be at home after November l
at 993l Woodburn Road, Silver
Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble, parents of
the bridegroom, came from New
York for the wedding: his brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Dillon came from Chicago;
and his aunt, Miss Rose Sharkey
came from Missoula, Mont.
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Camp Stewart
Wedding Held

The marriage of Miss Martha
Janet Featherstone, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Holt Feather
stone, to 1t. Donald William Mat
thias, son of Mrs. Frank E. Moore,
took place yesterday at Camp Stew
art, Ga.
The bride wore a dark blue wool
suit with matching accessories. Her
flowers were orchids.
After the ceremony the couple
left for Savannah where they win
make their home while 1t. Matthias
Is stationed at Camp Stewart.
The bride was accompanied South
6y her mother, Mrs. Moore, mother
OF the bridegroom, and Miss Nancy
Matthias.
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Helen B. Bird
Recent Bride

DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Bird of Sandy
Spring announce the marriage of
Or. Birds daughter, Miss Helen
Brayshaw Bird, to Mr.. Charles Hen
ry Wettlin, jr., the ceremony taking
place October 5.
MI. Wettlin is the son of Mr..
ana Mrs. Wettlin of Asbury Park,
N. J. His bride is a graduate of
the College of William and Mary
in Williamsburg.
For the present Mr.. and Mrs.
Wettlln are making their home
near Baltimore.
Evening star., 1943-10-17
N0ryis.Bish0b
Wedding Held

Announcement is made of the
marriage of Mrs. HELEN H. Bishop,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George
M. Hunt of this city, to Pvt. Bernard
S. Norris, also of Washington.
The ceremony took place Septem-
ber II in Denver.
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Leave After Visit

Mrs. Robert Kleberg of Kings
Ranch, Kingsville, Tex, and Mrs.
Burdette Wright of Buffalo, who
nave been the guests of their mother,
Mrs. Philip P. Campbell of Airing
ton Ridge, have returned to their
homes.
Evening star., 1943-10-17
Hostess Tuesd0v

Mrs. Don c. Dyer of Chevy Chase
was hostess Tuesday afternoon at
bridge luncheon, entertaining Mrs.
Henry Strickland, Mrs. Leon Grant,
MRS. Lacey Moore, Mrs. Virginia
Coleman, Mrs. Henry Shannon, Mrs.
Carson Borror and Mrs. Horace Kill
mer.
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Washington Area
Officers Promoted, 7
Called 10 Active Duty

Seven officers from the Washing
ton area have received promotions
and two others have been called
to active duty, the War Depart
ment announced today.
Promoted were 1t. Charles Robert
Boucher, 824 Emerson street, NV,
to captain; 1t. Cecil Rhodes Dean,
Post ONCE Box sol, Benjamin
Franklin Station, to captain; Sec
ond 1t. William Bernard Pratt, 5000
Thirty-ninth street NV, to first
lieutenant; 1t. Donald John Con-
zales, 1923 Luzerne avenue, Silver
Spring, Md, to captain; Second 1t.
Charles William Dunn, 400s Quin-
tana street, Hyattsville, Md, to first
lieutenant; Second Lit. Joseph Hugh
Keller, Middletown, Md. to first
lieutenant, and Second 1t. James
Luther Moring, 4354 North Pershing
drive, Arlington, Va, to first
lieutenant.
Capt. Boucher. 30, native of
Washington, attended Central High
School, and later was graduated
from Maryland University, where
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Aug. 2s tP,.-salabi. cattle,
LOCO; eslves; 100: compared with, Friday
Pss strong 70 Is mostly eef ioi5 fPo hisser sssr:
sray al SthsF steasy srades to s44o Up hsfers
to Is higher but s1s eogS enttsrz s,Tons
lost early advance, closing weak veal oa''e to ss
lower: saw light ;,s as vel as outstanding heavy
90 off vealers scarce. fully steady; LARGELY
asa trade steer sFes4, snd hfffT run supply MEDIUM
prime offerings also relatively scarce. buiS
GO comprising good to low-choice grades:
bgk fed steers f9sa .ytrsme ytrs srGsa son
~Is.s5: light light steers. 1885: long yearlinss,
to Brine lsRs yeaTiGF nsss4 steers choice
ter cows closed at 300 down; o. car canners. Hns.
with medium to good Westerns. 1925. and
6,,l 6nn -s.si nead Tintered native cows. us:
l25O; outside on speciality heavy SAUSAGE
bulls, 1875; yealers, l50o-i6 90 mostly:
supply
49, saIabIe Sal sheep, e,ooototal, 5000; COM
cs,nfa paTea Fl priday last week; Increased re-
strong - ssser aurns anf ID. ss. sold
90 good u to choice Washington spring lambs
sorted good Grade natl yes sold at i4'75.
Wnle medium n to good we're freauently
lopi eoeHttu Dy l.S.So 800. good Mon
tanas sold at Ia 90 and yearHngs grading
choice fed clipped California spring lambs
SOLD at IA 4.4o-14 so; sheep, sharing lamb
aaVance: reached 7,O0-7.25 on good native
eve ewes with the weeks top at 4 80 on Choice
Washinston ewes; a few Idaho and Mon
tana medium to good feeders went colin-
tryward at 12.50-13.5o.
Salabl hogs, 500: total, 1000. non,i-
has!y hany steady: not enough good and choice
hoeS 10 make a market: uuotable tnp
1918: shippers took none: conanareS veet
af1 age all weights and sows steady to 10
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Enticing Travel Ads.
Assdiled by Eastman

Joseph B. Eastman, director of the
Office of Defense Transportation.
yesterday criticized travel bureaus
and resorts which encourage vaca-
tlons away from home through the
use OF enticing advertising.
Mr.. Eastman said such promo
tional campaigns are inconsistent
with the travel conservation policy"
of the ODT.
I'VE have repeatedly requested the
cooperation of every individual
civilian in this travel conservation
campaign" the ODT official said.
we need the cooperation also of
all tourist agencies, travel bureaus.
resort hotels and enterprises, and
State, municipal and other govern
mental promotion agencies. Many
such agencies and enterprises have
given us their cooperation. Others,
regret to say, have not"
Mr.. Eastman said his criticism was
not directed against tourist agents
and travel bureaus which are mere
ly facilitating necessary travel of
their clients.
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Heavier Taxes Reduce
Transit Earnings
Sharply for July
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS.


Capital Transit Co. in July show
ed an increase in net income before
taxes, but heavier taxes caused net
income after taxes to decrease from
$161 1928 in July. 1912. to sl29,-
623.14 in July, l943, decline of 1919
per cent.
In this wartime Capital the tram
sit company hauled 35,736, ,564 pas
sengers during July this year. a gain
of 5,069,326, or 16.5 per cent more
than during July, 1943.
Net income before taxes rose from
s4SS,672 in July, 1912, to s651 ,506.19
in July. l943.
But taxes jumped during the same
period from s326,92o.74 in July, 1912,
to 1921 ,883.05 this July, gain of
$194 ,962.3l, or 59.6.
For the seven months ending July
81, taxes showed I'll per cent
increase over the same period in
1942, largely the cause of decrease
in the net income of the company
for the comparable periods from
81 ,00l ,891.45 to $961 ,909.83.
Revenue passengers increased dur
ing the month period from
188,147,813 to 246,777,578, a gain of
3l2 per cent.
Gross Income, less operating ex-
penses, taxes and depreciation,
showed declines in the July periods
from 226,476.94 to $193,457.39, and
in the seven-month periods from
81 ,433, ,30252 to 81 1,408, ,030.99.
Store Sales Top Year Ago.
Department store sales in Wash
ington in the week ended August 81
were 6 per cent above sales in the
comparable week last year. and were
Is per cent above sales in the pre-
ceding week ended August IA, 1943,
according to the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond.
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Naval Salvage Expert
Given Legion Of Merit
BY the Associated Press.

by lne associated PresS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-Capt. Ed
ward Ellsberg of New Haven, Conn,
naval salvage expert who won fame
in 1927 for his work in raising the
submarine S-4. yesterday received
the Legion of Merit for another
exploit-rebuilding the naval base
as Massawa, Eritrea, which was
wrecked by Italians when they
evacuated it two years ago.
Rear Admiral James M. Irish.
Navy supervisor of shipbuilding,
awarded the medal to Capt. ELS
berg in New York.
Capt. Ellsberg said that when he
arrived at Massawa he found more
than 20 ships scuttled in the Red
Sea harbor, and a 10,00o-ton dry
dock sunk.
Five American civilian divers and
eight American mechanics raised
the huge drydock in nine days.
Capt. Ellsberg said, working in air
temperatures as high as 1853 degrees
and humidity of 80 per cent.
Even The water they worked in
was sometimes as warm as s5 de-
grees, he said.