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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14
LARGE MARYLAND SOLDIER
VOTE SEEN

With the Primary Election just
four weeks off, Governor Herbert r.
O'Conor predicted that, as the result
of the excellent absentee voting leg
islation now on the Maryland statute
books Maryland men and women on
all the fighting fronts have fullest
opportunity to exercise their voting
rights.
Now that President Roosevelt has
permitted the Federal Absentee Vot-
ing Program to become law" Cover
nor O'Conor declared, 81 honestly be-
lieve that this development, coupled
with the highly satisfactory Maryland
soldier voting legislation adopted al
the recent Special Session of the Leg
islature, will result in a total vote
among Marylanders serving in the
Armed Forces that will represent q
very satisfactory percentage of the
entire number.
with entire confidence it can be
said that the voting rights of Mary
landers serving in the Armed Forces
have been safeguarded, and their op-
portunities for participating in the
coming elections furthered as well as
has been done in any of the 48 states
In advance of the excellent work
done by the State Law Department
in preparing the legislation, l initial.
ed moves to insure to service mel
their voting privileges. The steps
taken by the Executive Committee
of the Governors Conference were
productive of results.
Regardless of what may happer
in other sections of the country,
am convinced that, through the in
strumentality of the laws passed al
the recent session, Marylanders will
register their preferences in the COM
ing election in a way that will amply
justify all the consideration that has
been accorded this matter over the
months that have passed"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14
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30 FEDERAL AGENCIES SHARE
500 MILLION ACRES OF LAND

Congress To Be Asked To Act For
Return OF Some Holdings TO Local
Tax Rolls
Ninety-odd government agencies
share jurisdiction over approximately
S0O,O0O,0O0 acres of public lands,
including roughly one-fifth of CONT
mental United States, Representative
Peterson (D-Fla) said, and Congress
will be asked to adopt policy for
returning much of this acreage to
the tax rolls
The House public lands committee
is completing ninemonths study
of the problem, Chairman Peterson
disclosed in an interview, and will
recommend that localities be reim-
bursed on a basis of tax losses and
land valuation, except for lands of
strictly governmental nature. such as
those used for postotfices, custom
houses and similar purposes.
The committee also will propose
| legislation to charge one agency, pos
sibly the General Land Office, with
a permanent record of all govern
ment-owned lands, since he said no
agency now has complete list.
In disposing of surplus lands, Pc
terson said lone agency should UNI
dertake the overall job so that var
ious agencies will not be competing
with each other"
$50 long as any agency retains
title to such lands, it will be respon-
sible for paying taxes or service
charges in lieu of taxes. and this pol
icy would encourage all agencies to
get busy ond dispose of ali property
not absolutely needed" he asserted
The person from yhom the land
was purchased should have first
chance at it," Peterson said, then
the war veterans in instances where
the land is suitable for farming"
OF the 90-odd agencies sharing
jurisdiction, the Agriculture Depart
ment has one of the largest holdings.
1856, 100000 acres, broken down to
include forest service. 17S,00O, 1000;
soil conservation, 100000; Farm
Security Administration, 74S,0O0.
and agriculture research, $4,000.
The War Department owns APP
proximately 24,O00,000 acres, of
which 5,6S7,73S was purchased for
the war effort and 1S,631,247 trans
ferred from public domain. The Navy
Department hold 30,000,0O0 acers,
including 9S4,000 purchased for the
war effort, and 1S,631,247 transfer
red from public domain.
Other owners, Buream of Recla-
nation, 14,O00,000; Grazing Service,
42,O0O,000; Fish and Wildlife, s.
900, 900; Park Service, 20,000,000;
Indian Service, 54,000,00O G7,503,-
900 allotted and 36,601, 900 tribal.)
Peterson declared lit is possible
by land purchases to destroy a local
taxing district" and said four coun-
ties in South Dakota don't have
enough revenue to operate, are
known as tumorganized counties and
are operated by adjoining counties. 4"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

These are the Food Rush Days
of a." Joseph H. Blandford, chair
man of the Maryland Agricultural
Adjustment Agency, said in a Grow
More in IA Week" statement.
1.-THE $4,000 farm families and
the tens of thousands of Victory
gardeners in our cities, towns and
suburbs will dig as heroically for
food for the United States this year
as the 'forty-niners' dug for the yell
low dust during the gold-rush days
ninety-five years ago.
Maryland will have record acre
age in food production this year. The
only unknown quantities are weather
and harvest help. Our farm families
will get the crops into the ground
but they will need new sources of
planted acreage if blessed with the
proper proportions of rain an dsun-
shine.''
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

When you buy War Bonds your
money goes into action at once.
Where, we may never know. Maybe,
as shown above, to equip a company
of American Rangers marching up a
railroad somewhere on the Mediter-
ranean. Whether they come back de-
ponds upon the equipment we send.
Give your dollars action: Buy
More War Bonds.
U. S. Treasury Department
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14
REMINDERS

MEATS, FATS-Red stamps AS
through MS, good Indefinitely.
PROGRESSED 70 o D S - B e
stamps AS through KS, good indefi-
nitely.
SUGAR-Sugar stamps 80 and 81,
each good for five pounds indefinite
ly. Sugar stamp 40, good for five
pounds of canning sugar through
February, next year.
GASOLINE-In II East Coast
states A-9 coupons, good through
May s. In other states ALL coupons,
good through June 81.
TIRE CTION-Regular in
spections not require dafter April
20.
FUEL OIL-Periods 4 and 5 cou-
pons, good through September 80.
SHOES-Stamp 1S in Book One,
god through April 80. Airplane stamp
No. l in Book 8, good indefinitely.
INCOME TAX-Declaration Oh
estimated 1914 tax and first quarter
ly payments are due by April 10.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14
CHRISTIAN. SCIENCE SERVICES

Probation After Death" will be
the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in
all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on
Sunday, April %.
The Golden Text will be from I
Cor. 15:26-'The las tenemy that
shall be destroyed is death"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing fro mthe Bible-Col. S:1-
IF ye then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are above,
where Christ stitch on the right
hand of God"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

Governor Herbert r. O'Conor has
named Judge Ogle Marbury, Chief
Judge of the Seventh Judicial Cir
cult, and resident of Prince Geor-
gels County, as Chief Judge of the
Court Of Appeals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

The idea that the United States is
going to be land Of milk and honey
after the war is soap-bubble theory
It is just as we'll to begin to face
the fact that we will have to pull in
our belts several notches, because
history always repeats its perform
ance after a war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

WE WERE going to make a sur-
vey. 100 interviews. Then we
had better idea.
"Why bother all those busy
people? Probably not more than
one of them would know the
answer, because it's something
they take for granted. -. Let's
just print it here and save a lot
of tine!"
So here's the question:
sWhat's the smallest item and
BIGGEST bargain in most
family budgets?"
And here's the answer in one
word: "Electricity."
Look at the last item in these
recent cost-of-living figures
from the u. S. Bureau Of Labor
Statistics reprinted at right.
Considering how mGny house,
hold jobs electricity does daily,
that's a rather startling statistic.
Then remember that cleo
tricity is still sold at low pre-
war prices - remember thai the
average U. S. family gets about
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14
NOW IT'S "ONE AIRLINE"
BY j. e. Jones

Washington, ID. o., April w.
First we had Zone World" then
Zone Man." and now it is proposed
to merge the Nations commercial
air carriers into what is called one
"All-American Flag Line" to give
the United States the jump in the air.
field of world commerce. Senator NC
Carran of Wyoming, is author of the
bill, which proposes to endow the
flag line with potential working
capital in excess of billion dollars.
All the carriers would pool opera
lions and no one carrier could own
controlling interest.
BY a simple twist of phraseology
the measure introduces civil aero
nautics code by which Government
regulation would be raised to maxi
mum heights under authority of a re-
organization of the Federal civil
Aeronautics Authority and Air Safe
ty Board.
| The Government owns a complete
airline system, including airports III
every part of the country, and there
will be a surplus of planes for every
civilian purpose, after the war.
In short, Government control OF
the airlines is possibility, and this
would be the entering wedge in pub
lie ownership of the transportation
systems. If legislation like the Nc
| Carran bill is enacted the present
National Administration will do the
rest.
Such a "war baby" would be an
other step in the direction of taking
over the railroads and the steamship
lines. There wouldn't be far to go In
The case of the steamship companies
as most of them are pretty closely
lied IN under Government operation.
About Foreign Markets
The current political claim that the
operation of trade treaties" will
produce a boom in our favor in for
eign markets after the war is very
doubtful. All foreign nations will pro-
iuce everything they can to meet
their own needs and get along with
rs little foreign" goods as possible
At present American goods and
supplies are being sent abroad i'll
great volume, and paid for with
lIOU's, and under lend-lease arrange
ments. The orthodox trading methods
are not being used in our commerce
with Europe and other countries.
1t is all right to refer to pre-War
hi a
ported $3,720,000,OOO wor h OF
goods a year, which left that coun-
ry a full billion and half in the
ear on it's balance of trade. But
chat index will be off-the-record after
the war.
The current theory that world cur
rencies are going to be stabilized, and
that war-stricken nations are going
to buy American goods in abundance
with the help of Reconstruction
Finance Corporation for the world
isn't convincing, inasmuch as that
proposition is based upon the United
State furnishing most of the money
% set up and run world bank. Ev-
| cry nation, including Great Britain,
will be borrowing American money
| from that bank.
1t isn't clear how Administration
leaders in Washington hope to prove
that the foreign demand for Ameri-
ean goods will putt millions of men
and women released from the wal
pack at work in American factories,
while all foreign nations must con-
tinue to borrow themselves deeper
INTO debt, while at the same time
they are engaged in the ancient pro-
cess of pulling themselves up by their
oootstraps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

Nazis claim the mud helps the
Russians; but it isn't only mud they
are throwing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

Wallace says COP helps the DEM
ocrats. Must be domestic good
neighbor policy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14
Soldiers Vote Haggling

The established system governing
suffrage in the United States is as
simple as abc's Every qualified vot-
or is entitled to cast his, or her,
ballot in all elections. The claim that
Federal system would serve more
voters than the established, and rec
3gnized, State system WAS just an
other attempt to "show EN- how" the
Federal Government can do things
better than sovereign States.
That theory has not been proved
very often in the past dozen years,
and fortunately the States have re-
fused to surrender their ballot boxes
and approve the experimental notion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

Rents are frozen in Cuba. Up here,
the tenants. are just thawing out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

Willkie says the nation demands a
new leader. One whose name begins
with w.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

Coal mining is no longer defer-
able activity. But you can't say the
same aRogt dsliyegies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

twice as much electricity for its
money as it did IS years ago -
and you'll realize that there's
no bigger bargain today!
(Of course, if you already
knew all this, you're pretty
smart. l., fact, you're that one
in a hundred!)
Hear REPORT to the Ndtion," ont.
Standing news program of the week, every
Tuesday evening, $3.50, E.W.T., CoIambis
Broadedstirg System.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

The Secretary of Agriculture won
ders how much the American farm
ers can produce when this war is
over and they are able to obtain
enough help, machinery and mater
lals," and take full advantage OF
chronological developments. In his
investigation he has concluded that
so much progress has been made in
agriculture that within the next six
years the increase in our national
production will be- 60 per cent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14
CONOWINGO POWER
COMPANY

ELECTRICITY BECAUSE IT ISN'T RArioNEpt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-08
James Hunt Rimmer Dies;
Builder and Developer

James Hunt Rimmer, 81, one of
the early builders and developers of
the Riverdale and University Park
communities in Maryland, died of a
heart attack Thursday at his home,
1908 Van Buren, street, University
Park.
Funeral services will be held at
II am Monday at Gasch's funeral
home, in Hyattsville, with the Rev.
Keith Gusts, pastor of the River
dale Presbyterian Church, officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery, where Masonic graveside
services will be held
A native Of Southport, England,
Mr. Rimmer came to this country in
1907, living in Philadelphia until he
moved to Riverdale in 1912. Shortly
thereafter he became associated
with the Riverdale Park Co. and
later was one of the founders of the
University Park Co.
His widow, Mrs. Mary Alice Rim
mer; a daughter, Mrs. Marie R.
Haney of University Park; three
sons, James, William and Harry
Rimmer, all members of the armed
services, and a granddaughter sur
Viyp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-08
Rover Is Appointed
Chairman Of Probe
OF Jail Conditions

Former United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover was selected as chair
man of the three-man committee
named by. the Commissioners to in
yestigate the District Jail, as the
group began work yesterday in a
closed session.
Mr.. Rover said Frederick w. Nc
Reynolds, chairman of the Board
OF Public Welfare, and Ray L. HUFF,
director of public welfare and act
ing superintendent of penal insti-
tutions, outlined the administrative
setup of the Jail at the opening
meeting at the National Savings g.
Trust Co.
The other members of the COM
mittee, which will meet again next
Wednesday, are former Commits
sioner Luther Reichelderfer and
Bruce Baird, president of the Ma
tional Savings g. Trust Co. Mr..
Rover said all meetings of the group
would be closed and that no one
as yet had been. invited to attend
the next session.
FavOritism Charged.
The committee was named by the
Commissioners earlier this week on
recommendation of the Board of
Public Welfare. The inquiry is an
outgrowth of charges that favorit-
ism was shown in District Jail to
Orman w. Ewing, former Demo-
cratic committeeman from Utah,
now serving time for criminal as
sault.
Yesterday Ewing was transferred
to Lorton Reformatory, and Justice
T. Alan Goldsborough signed an or
der in District Court directing Mr..
Huff to apear in court Monday to
show cause why Ewing should not be
kept at the District Jail pending out
come Of a civil suit against him.
Jail Supt. E. Allen Green explained
that the transfer was made because
it was the first day for removal of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-08
1n Mrnnrtant

SNYDER, EDWARD L. A tribute of love
and devotion to the memory of my dear
father, EDWARD E. SNYDER. who de-
parted this life twenty-five years ago to-
day, January 8, 1921.
To memory, dear,
Thou ever will remain.
EDITH c. CONNER.
SNYDER, EDWARD +. In loving men,
DRY Of my dear husband, EDWARD E.
SNYDER, who departed this life twenty
three years ago today, January 8, 1921.
Many fond memories linger
AS the days pass on into years;
But the time draws nearer to meet you
Beyond this earth's veil of tears
HIS LOVING WIFE.
WILLIAMS, SUSIE CHASE. In sad but
loving memory of my dear friend SUSIE
CHASE WILLIAMS, who passed away two
years ago today, January 8, 1912.
'Tis sweet to be remembered.
MARIE HERBERT
WILLIAMS, SUSIE F.. In sad and low
ing memory Of my dear wife, SUSIE E
WILLIAMS. who departed this life two
years ago today, January 8, 1912.
Often pause and think of you
And think of how you died,
And know you could not say good-by
Before you closed your eyes.
The blow was heavy, the shock severe,
little thought that death was so near;
But it was God alone who knew
What was best to do.
HER LOVING HUSBAND, GEORGE r
WILLIAMS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-08
John {. Kramer, 81, Dies
At Silver Spring Home

John c. Kramer, 81, lifelong resi-
dent Of the Washington area, died
yesterday at his home at TAI Thayer
avenue, Silver Spring, after a long
illness.
Born in Burnt Mills, Md, Mr..
Kramer moved to Washington as a
boy. He was a resident of Silver
Spring for the last Is years and a
charter member of the Stansbury
Masonic Lodge and member of the
Episcopal Church of Ascension. He
was employed as a toolmaker with
the District Water Division for 40
years.
Surviving are nine children, Mrs.
Blanche D. Barron, Norman B.
Kramer, Mrs. Eva Wilkinson, Mrs.
Dorothy Henderson, Mrs. Lottie
Mears and Albert Kramer, all of
Silver Spring; Warren Kramer. Ia
koma Park, and Mrs. Bertha Null
ings and Carl Kramer, Washington.
A sister, Mrs. Mary Barrett, Silver
Spring, also survives, and q grand
children and Is grandchildren
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Monday at the residence. Bu-
rial will be in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Clothing rationing has started
boom in home dressmaking in Scot
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-08

gime of President Wilson. Father
and son were associated in law prac-
tice here until the fathers death
last january. Maj. Syme was grad
uated from the Judge Advocates
School and for some time had been
on Gen. Patton's staff.
A native of this city, Maj. Syme
was a graduate of Virginia Military
Institute, Harvard University and
National Law School, He taught
law at Benjamin Franklin University
and National University Law School
here and was a member of the Dis
trict Bar Association, Barristers and
Lawyers Club.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs
Conrad H. Syme, now residing at
Hendersonville, N. c.; his widow
Mrs. Martha B. Syme; one son, Sam
uel A. Syme, jr., 9, and one brother,
Col. Leander D. Syme, now in the
Aleutians. He resided at $500 Forty
fifth street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-08

the Navy Yard. Pfc. c. l.. Cantrei.
She lives with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. william Liberette.
1t. John A. Sabini, %, Marine
Corps Reserve, son of Mrs. D. j.
Sabini, 1925 New Hampshire avenue,
was wounded in action. His father,
an Army officer, is overseas.
1t. Sabini, native Of Oklahoma,
was graduated from Swarthmore
College in June, 1912, and joined
the Marine Corps Reserve imme-
diately afterwards. He was COM
miSsioned at Quantico, Va, in Sep
TENDER, 1912, and was sent overseas
in December of that year.
His mother said she received a
letter from him as we'll as the Navy
Department notification, telling her
he was wounded. He has a bad
leg" he wrote, and hopes to be
transferred soon to a hospital in
the United States, where his mother
could come to visit.
Mrs. Sabini sighed with relief as
she repeated one sentence in the
letter-about the excellent care
her son had received when he was
wounded.
Mrs. Lewis was first notified by the
War Department that her brother
Pvt. Higgins, had been wounded on
November 10, just one year following
his induction into the Army. The
last letter she received from he,
brother. in which he wrote thai
they were having trouble in the
mountains from land mines. wa.
dated just few days before hi
was wounded.
A native of Northampton. Mass.
Pvt. Higgins was formerly en-
ployed as a construction engineer
He had been serving overseas since
February, ls43.
Three other soldiers from the
Washington area who have beer
wounded in the Mediterranean area
the War Department announced TO-
day, include: Pvts. Donald L
Duscher. %, husband of Mrs. Fan.
ME L. Duscher, 1910 Rhode Islanc
avenue NV; Paul J. Liston, sor
of Mrs. Josie @. Liston, Frederick
Md. and Oliver l.. Tinsman, sor
OF Claude E. Tinsman, Berryville
Va.
Pvt. Duscher, who was formerly
employed by the Panama Cana
Commission, was wounded in actor
in the Italian campaign on Novem.
Der Is. According to the --latest
word received by Mrs. Duscher, he
was released from the hospita
somewhere in italy on December
% and is now back on active duty
A native of Storm Lake, Iowa
Pvt. Duscher entered the service
in March of last year and was sem
overseas the following August.