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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
CARNEGIE GOLD
PASTOR SPURNS
will Not Desert Principles for
Pension.
TO STAMP OUT SOCIAL EVILS.
Rev. {. NJ. Poteat., Head Of Furman
University. CrItIcises Provisions
Of the lronmas,er's Pension
Fund for Teachers.

Philadelphia.-"No rich man has the
right to ask us to desert our principles
for the sake Of an old-age pension"
declared the Rev. Mr.. E. M. Poteat,
president Of Furman University, at
Greenville, s. c., at the session of the
Baptist World Alliance The vast au-
dience applauded the sentiment ex-
pressed. The Rev. Mr. Poteat said his
criticism was directed against Andrew
Carnegie, because of the provisions at
tached to the retired ironmaster's
teachers pension fund, excluding from
participation in the fund colleges
which impose any theological test.
II deny the right Of Mr. Carnegie to
impugn the competence in the field of
education of my colleague or of any
other sectarian institution the clergy
man said. Il know Mr.. Carnegie per-
sonally, and he had contributed $44,-
900 to our college, but deny his right
to make such provisions as he attached
to the old-age pension fund"
A worldwide campaign against So
cial evils, in which other demonina-
tions will be asked to join, was,
launched at the meeting.
A special committee on social prog
ress will be named by President Mac,
Arthur, Of the Baptist Alliance, and
other denominations will be asked to
name similar bodies to confer and get
such concentrated action as will
stamp out the many social evils of the
world. The resolution was introduced
by the Rev. DR.. Batten, of Des Moines,
Ia, head of the Social Service Commits
sion of the Northern Baptist Conven-
tion. This resolution called for the
appointment of committee of Is to
memorabilia other religious bodies of
the world to name similar committees,
which shall confer and try to secure
such concerted action as shall destroy
these evils and make the impact of
Christiandom upon the nations more
helpful.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
CLIFFORD P|NCHOT
IS INDICATED
Cunningham Coal Land Claims
Decided illegal.
MANY MILLIONS INVOLVED.
With Secretary Of Interior w. h.
Fishers Approval Of the Depart
n,ent's Decision the Last Door
10 Closed to the Claimants.

Washington.-The famous Cunning
ham Alaskan coal land claims,
through which it has been alleged
that the Morgan-Gu ggenheim syndi-
cate had planned to extend their vast
interests in Alaska and to control one
Of the most valuable coal fields in the
world, were finally disallowed by the
Department of the Interior
Secretary Of the Interior Walter L.
Fisher, having approved the depart
ment's decision, as handed down by
Fred bennett, commissioner of the
Land Office, the last door is believed
to have been closed to the Cunning
ham claimants. Their attorneys have
threatened an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court, but such an APP
peal can be based only on some point
OF law involved and not on the find.
ings of fact as announced by the de-
paytment.
The Cunningham claims have been
In the public eye constantly for more
than two years. They brought about
the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation by
Congress and the dismissal from the
public service of Chief Forester Gift
ford Pinchot, Louis R. Calvin, chief
of field division in the land Office, and
several minor officials Both Messrs.
Pinchot and CLAWS were dismissed for
INSTRUMENTATION incident to their at.
tacks on former Secretary Ballinger,
whom they claimed was favorably dis.
posed toward the claims.
In announcing the decision Of the
department, Secretary Fisher, who
succeeded Mr.. Ballinger in March
last, declared that new coal land laws
are needed in Alaska if that territory
Is to be developed properly. In a
statement the Secretary said:
This is final decision of the Cum
ningham claims so far as the Depart.
ment of the Interior is concerned.
Any further proceedings will be mere
ly formal for the purpose of perfect
ing the record in case the claimants
think there are questions of law which
they desire to present to the courts.
It is my understanding that it is con-
coded that the findings upon the facts
by the department are conclusive.
1t is the intention of the depart
ment to proceed at once to a final de-
termination of all the remaining
Alaskan coal claims so far as this
can properly be done, denying those
that should be denied and granting
those that should be granted as rapid
ly as possible"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
WILL PROTECT THE VOTERS
Representative 5oehne Proposes to
Make It q Crime to
Threaten.

Washington Corporations which
shut down their plants in order to in
fuence voters or attempt to dictate
legislations by such underhand meth
DDS are to be amenable to punishment
hereafter, if bill which Representa-
tive Boehne, of Indiana, has intro
duced in the House becomes a law.
Representative Boehne would also
make 1t a crime for any corporation
to display on its factory walls plac-
ards and signs limiting" that en-
ployes shall vote such and such a
ticket if they wish to retain their po-
sitions.
During the debate on the Free List
Bill Representative Underwood, of
Alabama, startled the House by
statement that the Steel Trust had at
tempted to dictate what stand he
should take on tariff revision. The
bill put woven wire on the free list,
and just before the bill came to q
vote in the House Representative I'm
derwood received notice by telegraph
that the Steel Trust had ordered the
work stopped on an immense new
plant in the course of construction in
the Alabama Representatives district.
1t was declared that the action of
the corporation was because of Mr..
Underwood's tariff views as a mem
Der and chairman c the all-powerfu]
House Committee on Ways and
Means. Representative Underwood
recognized this as direct effort to
influence legislation and flung de-
fiance in the direction of the Steel
Trust and declared amid the applause
of his colleagues in the House that he
would not change his views. The
Boehne Bill is believed to have
grown out of this incident.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

An Oak Park professor is advocat.
ing the establishment Of school in
which the art and science Of courtship
may be taught. Good heaven! Has
the man no knowledge of human ma
ture? AS soon as courtship is made
. thing that people win have to study
and work at nobody will wish to In
dulge in it. The way to make court
ship popular which seems to the Oak
Park professors objects to enact a
law prohibiting it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

PhyslcIsns Urge Thst News
papers Stop Publishing
Stories.

Los Angeles, Suicide is q
private affair. There is no more
justification for the publication Of
such accounts than there is for pub
fishing other private matters" This
is the assertion Of committee Of
the American Academy of Medicine,
which Investigated the questioning
of suicide, and making its report
here requested the press of America
to refrain from further publication
of such affairs. IF, however, the
report declares, "the members of the
press are still skeptical as to the fact
that they are now accessories to
crime, we suggest that they assist in
the study of the conditions" A num-
Der of suggestions in this respect
are made, and it is also proposed that
if the papers insist upon printing
scandals and news of suicides it be
limited to separate sheet Of dis
tinct yellow color, so "clean minds
may avoid the corruption. If such a
method is desirable for athletic news,
why not extend its use?
Your committee finds that alien
lists are practically unanimous in the
opinion that the suggestive effect of
the reading of details of suicides is
a powerful factor in the causation of
suicides among susceptible indi-
viduals
Newspaper men, while admitting
that the alienists are of the opinion
that such publications are cause of
the crime, and even admitting that
there may be some truth in the opin-
ion, reply that 1t is the province Of
the papers to publish the news. At
tempts to prevent such publication
are invasions of the liberty of the
press. They say that the people de-
mand the news and it must be given
them.
"The present decadent condition
of the press of the United States is
often mentioned. There is hardly a
daily issued which is an honor to
this century. Much of the news
is such as might make be left un-
The papers make domes-
tic scandal and divorce popular, as
If considered highly respectable.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
BANKER REVIEWS
FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
Morse Says He Was Not Con-
victed as a FeIOn.
WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS.
Asks For Release on Grounds That
Atlanta Penitentiary Was In
tenoed For Men Doom
ed to Hard Labor.

Atlanta, Ga.-That the reading of
newspaper story led Charles w.
Morse to apply for writ of habeas
corpus in an effort to secure his re-
lease from the Federal prison here
developed Saturday in the hearing of
the application before Judge New
man, in the United States District
Court. Morse is serving 15-year
sentence for violation of the nation
al banking laws.
Morse read that seven men con-
victed and sentenced in Federal
courts would not be sent to the At
lanta prison because they had not
been sentenced to hard labor" and
because the act authorizing the con-
struction of the prison here specific
ally stated that it was to be prison
for felons. He determined that these
facts fitted his own case, and when
President Taft recently denied his
application for pardon he imme-
diately took steps to have filed q
petition for habeas corpus writ.
The petition demanded hearing
on two grounds. 1t contended that
as Morse was convicted on mis-
demeanor charge he cannot be in
carcerated lawfully in a prison erect
ed solely for felons 1t is contended
further that the 15-year sentence is
excessive in that the law limits the
sentence to 10 years on any one
count on the offense charged against
Morse.
Morse originally was convicted on
SO counts, but the Court of Appeals
sustained only IA, all charging false
entry. AS no mention was made of
the counts by the court in passing
sentence, Morse's attorney contends
it must be construed as being on one
count only, and therefore excessive.
The government met Morse's con-
tention by recalling a case where a
man convicted in Federal court on
a misdemeanor charge had been sent
to State prison for felons. Morse's
attorneys replied that the cases were
not similar. Judge Newman will
hear further argument later.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
Junior Order Election

Tifin, O.-The National Conven-
ton of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics elected officers
as follows: A. D. Wilkin, Pittsburg,
national vice-councilor; r. T. Poole,
Troy, N. c., national warden; w. S.
Schenck, Washington, national out
side sentinel; Martin M. Woods,
Philadelphia, secretary; Charles RE
mer, Baltimore, treasurer; A. w.
Barrus, Providence. conductor; n.
Terry, Laurens. S. c.. inside sentinel;
Rev. NJ. d. Lichliter. Harrisburg. Pa,
chaplain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
FEDERAL AID IN ROAD BUILDING
Senator Simmons Of North Caro-.
lima, Makes Argument
Before Senate.

Washington.-In eulogy Of the
farmer and the Importance of agri-
culture to the country Senator Sim
mons (Dem., N. CO., in the Senate,
made an argument in favor of gov
eminent aid for the improvement of
rural highways. In part, he said:
by far the most pressing need of
the farmer and the most pressing
need of the country is good roads and
improved highways. We have the
finest railways in. the world and the
poorest highways. The government
has helped to build these railroads.
Why should it not help to build the
equally important system of short
distance transportation-the coun-
try highways over which the prod
ucts Of the farm must be hauled be-
fore they reach these national high
ways?
docs not the fact that transpor-
tation from the farm to the station is
80 times higher than from the sta
tion to the point of ultimate distri-
button appeal for remedy?
There can be no doubt about the
constitutional power of the govern
ment to aid in the construction and
maintenance of our public roads.
"Of the 2,150,000 miles of dirt
roads in this country the government
is today using over 1,00O,O 900 miles
for star routes and rural delivery
service. 1t has established them into
post roads and it is actually using
them every day in the year, except
Sundays and holidays. to carry the
mails
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
80. 900 Psaes Services.

New York.-it is estimated that at
least 10000 peace services will be held
next Sunday throughout the nations
in response to the appeal of more than
q score of peace societies for general
observance of July 2 as Peace Sunday
to advance the peace movement and
urge adoption of proposed arbitration
treaties with foreign nations. Rev.
DR.. John Wesley Hill. president Of the
international Peace Forum. to whom
responses to the call have been ad-
dressed. made this estimate at the
Metropolitan Temple.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

A Boston restaurant keeper kept q
green turtle on its back in his win
dow and was tried on charge Of cru
city to animals. A Harvard university
professor testified that the turtle was
more nearly related to the birds than
the fishes, but the defense took the
ground that 1t was not an animal, but
fish, and the Judge instructed the
Jury to bring In verdict Of not
guilty. Whatever intellectual Boston
may hold as to the status of the rep
tiles. there is no good reason why the
laws forbidding cruelty to animals
should not be broad enough to cover
more than warm-blooded animals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
smaIl Hats for Next Winter.

Indianapolis Small hats will be
the rule in women's headgear next
winter, according to delegates at
tending the Millinery Travelling
Mems National Association conven-
ton held here. The statesmen, how
ever, apparently do not expect that
the small hats will remain in vogue
forever. as they adopted resolutions
protesting against the proposal OF
railway companies to limit the size
of trunks to As inches in height.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
FIRE CHIEF Killed
Disappears During Explosion In on
Plant Attire.

Portland, Ore. Chief David
Campbell, of the Portland fire de-
partment, was instantly killed and
three firemen received serious in
juries in a blaze at the plant of the
oil company on the East Side.
Campbell had led small squad of
firemen into the blazing warehouse,
when heavy explosion occurred.
Two Of them were hurled back
through the door and Campbell was
not seen again. His body was re-
covered when the flames had been
overcome. The loss was 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
Fess Doomed for President

Lawrence, Mass lacards bear
ing the legend Eugene N. Foss for
President in 1912" covered the
pavilion at Canobie Lake Park,
where the annual outing of the
Democratic clubs of Middlesex and
Essex counties was held. There
were various speeches in support of
Governor Foss, but others doomed
Gov. Judson Harmon, Of Ohio, for
the nomination. Senator Atlee
Pomerene, of Ohio, was a guest of
the clubs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
SUBMARINES NEW RECORD
Travel From Newport to Provinces
town Without Being Seen.

Washington.-The recent run of
the little submarine fleet from New
port to Gloucester, Mass, broke all
records of length of submersion and
distance travelled beneath the surface.
All the way from Newport to Prov
incetown their voyage was made
without detection by passing vessels,
although the submarines must have
passed large number of craft navi-
eating the crowded channels. The
commanding officer reported with
pride that even the newspaper report
ers did not discover the fleet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
Governor Leads Posse.

Corvallis, Ore.-Jesse Hall, an
escaped convict, was captured by
armed pursuers, headed by Governor
Oswald West, who felt morally bound
to retake the prisoner because of a
misplaced confidence. Governor
West recently established the custom
of taking the parole of penitentiary
convicts and, garbing them like
ordinary workingmen, sending them
out to do road work. The plan
worked well until Hall, in prison for
highway robbery, broke his parole.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

That Pennsylvania farmer who took
club and proceeded to batter up an
automobile whose driver refused to
stop when the farmers cattle became
frightened. possibly acted contrary to
law, but his deed shows the dangerous
state Of mind engendered in the public
by autoists who decline to act reason
ably on the road or who ignore the
rights Of pedestrians.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
Mysterv,s solved.

WESTINGHOUSE Secret Service men
believe story of crime which has
long puzzled the police of West Vir-
ginia has been solved by the arrest
of Mrs. M. NJ. Leonard, her two sons
and Ester Foalden.
Leonard and Foalden, the hus-
bands of the two women, were ar
rested last week with Jack Wilson.
who has counterfeiting record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
TIME FORCH|NESE
WALL IS GONE
Protection Against Canada is
Unnecessary.
TAFT SPEAKS ON THE TARIFF.
Actresses Audience at Providence, Say
Ing That Before an Industry Re-
ceives Protection Now Il Must
Demonstrate Need Of Il.

Providence, r. President Taft
told an audience in Providence with
regard to the tariff and reciprocity
that "the time for the Chinese wall
is gone"
The President followed his trend
of thought first expressed at Spring
field, ILL.,, in January last, when he
sounded retreat from the Payne
Aldrich tariff, but he went further
this time and in palmer terms.
I'VE must recognize" said the
President, tthat the time for the
Chinese wall is gone. Before an in
dustry receives protection now it
must demonstrate the need of that
protection and it must not ask for
more protection than it needs
Going from his views upon tariff
generally, he considered the need of
a tariff with regard to Canada. He
cited the industries in the East and
the farms of the West and con-
Guided:
II do not think any industry
needs protection against Canada. MY
ANSssAS - A0AA Va AON1QAOC4Ly G1uu
wanted to talk"
Visits Textile Exhibit
In Fall River the President visited
the Textile Centennial Exhibition,
walked up or down every aisle Of one
of the municipal textile schools which
Fall River maintains for the training
of its future workmen, motored
about the city and through the
French and Portuguese sections,
where he was cheered wildly, and
ended with little chat to 100, 900
people out of doors.
Though the Mayfiower. had enter
ed Narragansett Bay an hour and a
half late, the President chung to his
schedule in Fall River. He spent
considerable time and seemed much
interested in the textile exhibition.
Every product of the Massachusetts
mills was displayed at every stage of
manufacture. The models posed as
the President passed, but exhibited
their ultimate femininity in tremb-
ling beneath the Presidential gaze.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
Crushed By millions.

San Francisco, Cal.-Wadsworth
S. Williams, a porter in the mint, is
dying in the local hospital after hav-
ing been buried under millions in
gold. He was wheeling money into
the vault. when his truck dislodged
sack of gold and an entire stack
toppled over, crushing him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
100000 Blankets Ordered.

Washington. On this hot summer
day (June 26) the War Department
awarded a contract for 100, 900
blankets to help keep the American
Army warm during the next fiscal
year to the Hinsdale Wooden Mills,
of Hinsdale, Mass, whose bids ag-
gregated $265.000 for all grades.
Contracts for a total of $4,000
yards of khaki duck for army tents
were also awarded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
6ATTLEsHiP AFLYER
The Utah Makes Over Fl IL Knots
- an Hour.

Rockland. Me.-A maximum speed
of 21637 knots (.S87 greater than the
contract requirement. was attained
by the new United States battleship
Utah, the latest addition to the ma
tons dreadnoughts, during her
Standardization trials over the Off
cial course here.
In all 20 runs were made. During
three of these she made speed of
1886 knots; on three others 12.015;
on another group of three. 1879
knots, and on still another, 1909. In
addition to these, there were five top
speed runs and three at cruising
speed. NJ
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

The sick friend Is serving useful
purposes. He has long served as an
excuse for the belated homefarer who
has been sitting by his bedside. Now
be 10 coming In handy for the speed
ing motorist who is Fastening to his
dying bed. 1t would be great shock
to his loving friends If by some mis-
chance this convenient scapegoat
should suddenly recover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
England VANS TO Know.

Paris.-A dispatch to the Temps
from Madrid says that the Spanish
cabinet having replied vaguely to the
request from Great Britain to ex-
plain her intentions in connection
with the occupation of El-Araish and
Alcazar, England has asked Spain to
give the British government more
precise information concerning
SPANS Moroccan program.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

The Harvard professor who advises
Us to study Greek to take our minds
on money making overlooks the Tact
that money making is all Greek to the
youth who tucks his diploma under
his arm and goes out to look for q
Job.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

An Ohio man beat his wife with a
baseball bat because she had moved
his bed during housekeeping time.
She wouldn't have minded, perhaps, II
he had got mad enough to beat rug
or two.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

The young Californian who sans,
I'D rather have fingers than toes"
win be surprised to learn that a jury
In Chicago has assessed the latter at
exactly four times the value of the
former.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
no Find Arctic vlctlma.

Washington. The Navy Depart
ment has been asked to send an ex-
petition to the Arctic Ocean to find
the bodies of DR.. Harry D. Chichester
and DR.. Walter L. Ham. of the
Bureau of Fisheries, who were
drowned May 81.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
Boy Babies Scarce.

Harrison, N. Y.-This town is cele-
brating the. birth of twin boys to Mrs.
Edward McGinness. as in the last
three years the stork has brought
only three boys to the town and 80
girls.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
The Pure Food Act.

Washington. Senator McCumber
introduced a bill amending the Pure
Food and Drugs Act to conform with
the recommendations made to Con-
gress yesterday by President Taft.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

A savings bank official reports that
. strange number of bogus coins find
their way into baby's bank. Playing a
trick like that on baby is more rep
rehensible than putting buttons in the
contribution box
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30

A Harvard professor says Gray's
"Elegy in Country Churchyard"
would be rejected If submitted to the
editor Of a modern magazine. OF
course, its length would be against it
at first sight.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
Army Seeks offIee,s.

MISUNDERSTANDING of War
Stimsoh announced that the War De-
partment desires 200 or more college
graduates to take examinations for
second licutenants in the Army.