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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
JAPS STIRRED
BY CALIFORNIA
Situation is Rapidly Becoming
Ugly.
LOWER CLASSES INFLAMED.
Diplomacy and the Courts Are Help
less, Only the influence
OF Christianity Re-
mains.

Tokio-The Japanese governm emit
considers the present anti-Japanese
movement in California as most dan
gerous and is faced with the prospect
of placing itself In most unwelcome
position, owing to the unwillingness of
the federal government at Washing
ton to intervene and the impossibility
of introducing counter measures here.
In the event Of the passage Of the
California Alien Land Holding Bill
through both Houses of the legislature
Japan will issue an imperial ordinance
enforcing the Japanese Foreign Land
Ownership Bill of 1910, and will apply
to the federal government at Washing
ton for permission for the Japanese to
become naturalized citizens of the
United States.
The Foreign Land Ownership Bill,
passed by the Japanese Diet in March,
1910, prohibits foreigners except under
certain restrictions from owning land
in Japan, and they may not own land
at all in Saghalien, Formosa, Hokkaido
or the fortified zones.
AAiS low mas ACfCI yet UScn OAACAoAyi
promulgated.
War Songs Sung.
A mass-meeting, composed for the
most part of irresponsible people, de-
manded the most extreme measures of
retaliation by Japan. During the gath
ering the singing of war songs aroused
the feelings of many of the lower
classes who were present.
Anonymous writer's In the newspa-
pers give an outline of plans for the
seizure of the Philippines and Hawaii,
and at the same time denounce the
Japanese governments submissive at
titude. 1t is said that the changed con-
ditions in Japan make it impossible
for the government to restrain the
newspapers and the lower classes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
LAWYERS LEAD IN CONGRESS.
Business Men and Editors Next In
Point OF Numbers.

Washington. What members of the
Sixtythird Congress think of them
selves became public Monday when
the new Congressional Directory was
issued. This volume contains bio
graphies of Representatives and Sem
ators, prepared by themselves, Law
yers, as usual, form the bulk of the
legislators. Sixty-nine attorneys are
in the Senate and 270 in the House.
In the Senate there are eight editors,
six farmers, FIVE business men. five
bankers, two doctors and one soldier.
The House contains 70 business men,
33 editors, 10 teachers. is farmers, 8
mechanics and workingmen. bank
ers, doctors, author, / soldier, /
preacher and / lecturer
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
BODIES HANG FROM POLES.
Federal and State Soldiers Both
Executing Prisoners.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Bodies hang from
nearly every telegraph pole along 80
miles of the Mexican Central Railway
below Chihuahua city, report refugees
arriving here. Both the federals and
insurgent state troops are said to have
participated in the execution of prison
ers. In quarrel over the disposition
of silver bullion stolen from a train
last week Juan Dozal, former Orozco
chief, was executed by order of Paucho
Villa, whose men held up the train
west of Chihuahua CITY, Dozal had
Joined Villa in an expedition against
the federals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
CASHIER GETS 1o-YEAR TERM.
Convicted OF DefauItins With $2o7, 900
From Frisco Bank.

San Francisco.-Charles F. Baker,
defaulting assistant cashier Of the
Croker National Bank. was sentenced
in the United States District CoaSt to
serve 10 years in San Quentin Peni-
Tertiary. Bakers speculation reached
$207, 900, against which the bank was
fully protected by blanket insur-
ance contract. Forty counts. of which
20 were stricken out, we're charged in
the indictment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

It ia stated that there has been dis
covered in Palestine the plant which
was the forerunner OF the wheat Of the
modern world. It Is now spoken of
as wild wheat. and from 1t it is said
there is a possibility that plant may
be developed which win grow in desert
places and thus augment our food sup
ply. II that should prove to be SO, the
discovery will be Of great Importance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
AWARDED $4,000 FOR A LEG.
Railroad EmpIoye Hurt Coupling Cars
With OId-styie Pin.

Minneapolis Deliberating only 80
minutes, jury in the Federal Court
here awarded $4,000 fer the loss of a
leg to H. W. Otos, Of Willmar, Mimi,
formerly an employe of the Great
Northern Railway, against which the
judgment was rendered. Violation of
the Federal. Safety Appliance act was
alleged. Otos was injured while
coupling cars with an old-fashioned
coupling pin instead of the automatic
appliance prescribed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
COPIES ADMITS MURDER.
Youth OF 10 confesses Killing Mother
and Two Babies.

Elgin. Ill.-Herman Copies. whose
mentality is SO low that at 16 years
Of age he has only been able to ad-
vance to the fourth grade in school,
confessed that he was the slayer of
Mrs. Nanny Sleep and her two small
children, whose bodies were found in
. cistern under the kitchen OF the
Sleep farmhouse. five miles west of
Elkin. Coppes says the killing result
ed from Mrs Sleep saying she would
see about 1t" when he had refused in
Ill humor to do one of his accustomed
chores after school.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

Ex-King Manuel of Portugal. who is
mentioned in the news Of the day in
various picturesque ways tending to
the gayety Of nations. went lately to
lodging house in London and became
enthusiastic over the two-cent pudding
served. II the circumstantial evidence
In the case counts for anything, the
youthful ex-monarch must be thinking
about going ON the stage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
AVIATOR FALLS IS FEET; KILLED.
Branch Snaps Guide Wire, Machln.
Getting Beyond Control

Chicago.-otto w. Brodie. profess
sional aviator and head of an aviation
school, was killed when his machine
fell 45 feet at the aviation grounds on
the West Side. Brodie was testing a
new machine. Brodie was guiding the
machine over some trees when a
branch snapped guido wire, prevent
ing control OF the acceptance. The
aviator was caught under the engine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
uLTlMATUM TO MONTENEGRO.
Troops To Be Landed Unless She
Withdraws From Scutari..

Antivari, Montenegro ultimatum
was sent to Montenegro by the COM
mander of the International fleet
blockading the coast. 1t declares that
unless Montenegro Immediately with
draws her troops from Scutari the
feet will land troops at Antivari, Dull
cingo and San Giovanni di Medua, An
officer was landed at Cattaro and con.
veyed the ultimatum to Cetcinje.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
NOTED socIoLoelsT DEAD.
Prof. Lester =. Ward Was Also
Geologist and Author.

Washington.-Prof Lester F. Ward,
recognized as one of the foremost
American social philosophers, a geo.
logist of note and author OF many
scientific words, died here aged 81
years. He was native of Joliet, Ill.
Professor Ward was first president OF
the American Sociological Society, at
different periods served as president
of the institute International de So
Geologic and as q member of the fac
ulty of Brown University, and for
many years was of the staff of the
National Museum here.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
COUNTY "DRY" sY MISTAKE.
Error In Reporting Ballot Cannot Be
Rectified

Lansing, Mich. = Calhoun county
went dry" in the recent State cleo
ton because of a mistake made by the
Election Commissioners in Battle
Greek reporting the local option vote,
despite the fact that wet majority
was returned, according to a ruling by
Acknowledgement Fellows. The latter
held that the county canvassing board
cannot rectify the mistake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

That leap year is neither mere
Joke nor tradition is proved by statis-
tics from New York, which show an
increase Of marriages in that city last
year. Some of the abnormal femin-
Inc activity apparently is long divert
ed into conventional channels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
GIANT LINER LAUNCHED.
Aquatania Will Carry Boats Sufficient
For Passengers and Crew.

Glasgow, Scotland. = The largest
steamship built in Great Britain, the
Cunard liner Aquatania, was success
fully launched ON the Clyde. The new
vessel is double-shelled and carries
boats sufficient to accommodate 4,250
persons, the entire complement of pas
sengers and crew. She is a vessel OF
about $4,000 tons gross.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
BOUND in HIS OPERATING CHAIR.
Dentist Also Gagged BY Pretended
Patients and Robbed OF $4,000.

New York.-Bound and gagged in
his own operating chair, Benjamin
Fireman, a dentist. watched three men
rifle his Office and depart with gold
and platinum worth $4,000 The rob-
bers gained entrance to Frieman's
office as patients.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

A Brooklyn woman complains that
her husband deserted her four days
after their marriage because she found
fault with his flirting. She should not
complain; he was more than kind to
her Il SO soon helping her to get rid
Of him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

A Cornell professor declares that
the "clinging vine" type of woman is
passing, while New York Judge de-
mics the plea of man who wants to
enjoin his wife from beating him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

An educational expert proposes
drafting men and women alike into
q three-year compulsory training in
trades and professions for service to
the state. The desire for progress
and reform is fast getting into the
freakish stage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

A banana skin in New York threw
. burglar and aroused household to
the saving OF their goods and valu,
ables. But 1t would be unwise to
adopt this as q burglar trap and scat
ter banana peels about house in the
dead hours of the night.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

One day is now recognized in Eng
land as Every Cats Day" when all.
who sympathize with the sufferings
Of cats are asked to give them some
help. Every dog has long had his
day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
STRIKE LOSS si2.ooo,ooo.
Two-Thlrds OF This Falls Upon EN-
ployers, Socialists Say.

Brussels. Twelve million dollars is
the figure compiled in trustworthy cir
cles Of Belgium's loss in the first six
days Of the strike for equal political
rights, which has been joined by about
100000 men, half the male working
population of the country. Two-thirds
OF this loss of $4,000, 600 a day falls,
upon the employers and supporters of
the existing system.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
MAY BLOW UP SAN QUENTIN.
Prisoners Believed To Have Stolen
Dynamite, Fuse and Caps.

San Rafael. Call. San Quentin Peni-
Tertiary officials were startled by the
discovery that 100 sticks of dynamite,
200 feet of fuse and about 500 fulminat-
ing caps have disappeared from the
prison quarry magazine, just outside
the big stone walls. 1t is believed the
explosives were stolen by prisoners.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
JAPANESE WANT TEST.
Officials Insist That Settlement. Of
California Case Can Be Forced.

Tokyo. - Members of Parliament
called upon the Premier to make
stronger representations at Washing
ton against the California alien land
title bill. 1t was urged upon the
Premier that friendly settlement
could surely be arranged if the proper
steps were taken. Popular clamor
was renewed for test case to be
carried to the United States Supreme
Court to show that Japanese are not
Mongolians and, therefore, are eligible
for naturalization in the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
LAST OF TRIPLETs DIES.
Mrs. Hope AIIcon Had Faith and
Charity AS Sisters.

Greenwich, Conn.-The death here
of Mrs. Hope Trower AHcorn. the last
of triplets born in England 80 years
ago. and named Faith. Hope and
Charity. is announced Charity lived
to be only SO years old, Faith died at
the age Of a.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
DYNAMITE BLAST IN PANAMA.
Three Men Are Killed and Twenty
Three Hurt.

Panama. premature explosion Of
dynamite occurred between the Pedro
Miguel locks and the Mirafiores locks
of the Panama Canal. Three men
were killed and 20 wounded. Dyna-
mite to the amount of about 21 900
pounds filing SO drill holes 'Iet go''
from some unknown cause.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

It is declared that the opium trade
ip China is breaking up. This is an
other Of the signs supporting the op-
timistic theory that the world is grow.
ing better all the time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
SLABS AT JAPs AGAIN.
Mikado's Fishermen To Be Taxed 500,
Other Foreigners $40.

Sacramento. Cal.-That the Califor-
MIA Legislature is determined not to
confine its anti-Japanese attitude to
the alien land bill is certain, follow
ing the passage by the Assembly of q
measure requiring Japanese fishermen
to pay an annual license Of 800.
Other foreigners will pay only $40 and
Americans $40. The measure passed.
Al to Is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
FIVE HURT IN DERAILMENT.
Local 3. q o. Train Leaves Track Near
Grafton, w. Va.

Grafton, w. Wa local train of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was de-
rallied near Fowler, w. Va. about 35
miles west of Grafton. The locomo-
tive. baggage and mail cars and two
coaches we're OF the tracks. Two rail-
road men and three passengers were
slightly hurt
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25
WILSON GOING TO JERSEY.
Will Campaign For Jury Reform Bill
May and 2.

Washington. -President Wilson will
go to New Jersey to campaign for the
passage Of the Jury Reform Bill ON
Thursday, May l, it was announced at
the White House. The President will
be accompanied by Secretary Tumulty.
Senator Hughes and number of New
Jersey congressman.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-01

practically no fresh eggs came into
Seattle and yet every grocery was we'll
stocked with them and the price was
very low. Until the last week in
November there we're virtually no egg
receipts but the price was away below
that of three years past, and the town
was full of them. The country people
had held all the eggs back for month
hoping to force up prices. Nothing
doing. Prices went down instead.
With the advent of the fresh eggs a
few days before THANKSGIVING day
came a grand discharge of eggs from
cold storage and Is cent drop in
price in IL days. Can you beat it?
So much, then, for the claim that
the flooding of the market with cold
storage eggs does not effect the price
of the fresh ranch product. We who
are engaged in the business of pro-
ducing eggs know better; we have
bought the knowledge at bitter cost.
1t is to be hoped that our friends in
the Cowichan valley will not suffer
the same experience.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-01
Stop! Look! Listen!

From Mr.. Ernest Soule, who visit
ed us recently, we learn that the egg
ranchers of the Cowichan valley, in
British Columbia, are contemplating
the establishment of a cold storage
plant on cooperative principles. Now
these same Cowichan farmers are the
most progressive bunch Of egg pro-
ducers on the Pacific slope. Though
few in number and, for the most part,
struggling settlers in a new country,
they have, by intelligent cooperation
and rigid honesty in observing the
rules Of their organization, taken a
commanding position in the egg mar
kets of the province, and are making
good profits. SO one naturally hest
tates to rush in with advice to men
who have shown themselves so emf
nently capable of managing their own
affairs, but, just the same, we hope
that they will take plenty of time to
consider the proposition in the light
of our experience on this side the
boundary line.
During the past year the Cowichan
producers, like ourselves, have had
to face lower prices in the British
Columbia markets, the main cause
being the Generalization of our mar
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-01

eggs down to the lowest possible notch
at the earliest possible date and keep
it there whole month longer than
was the case few years ago. Per-
fectIy simple, isn't it? They want
eggs to store and, within the bounds
of reason of course, they control the
price. What is to be expected, then,
except that they will hold that price
down to the lowest possible notch un-
til they have all the eggs they need?
That's the way cold storage increases
the price of eggs in the spring time,
gentle Annie, and SO much for argu-
ment number one.
Left to their own devices egg prices
rise as production falls off and in due
time a quotation OF 40 cents per
dozen is reached. Curtain rises now
on act two. At this price they begin
to feed out the storage eggs at prices
very close to fresh ranch quotations,
and with a trifing profit of nearly
Sc. 90 per case. When they come out
of storage in good condition the
greater part of them disappear down
the consumers gullet as "fresh
ranch" Few "cold storage eggs
are bought, but great many are
sold. The immense supply Of them
prevents the sale of the genuine fresh
eggs at the maximum figures of former
years, and the rush to get them on
the market at the first sign of a
weakening in prices forces the sale of
the real fresh eggs in midwinter at
prices 30 per cent below those of a
few years ago. During October. 1917,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-01

kets on this side and the consequent
expectation of quantities of our low
priced eggs to British Columbia.
The establishment of cold storage
plants has been suggested as a prob
able means of relief and the old stock
argumentS-long since demonstrated
here as utterly misleading-have been
advanced to convince the Canadian
egg producers that it is their crying
need. These arguments are; first,
that the purchase Of large quantities
of eggs for storing will raise the price
of eggs in summer; and further, that
the sale of cold storage eggs in winter
will not affect the price of the higher
priced fresh ranch eggs. The first
argument seems fawlessly logical, the
second eminently reasonable. Let us
show how it works in the state of
Washington.
Five years ago the minimum price
of eggs for the year was higher than
in 1912, the maximum price of the
year was higher, the duration of the
period of the lowest price was shorter,
the duration of the period of highest
price was longer and the average price
for the whole years production was
higher. This was also true of the
following year, and of the year after
that again; though the incr easing
volume of the storage egg trade would
doutless have made itself felt that
year 1909 but for the great exposi-
ton in Seattle. From that time on
prices declined with every year and
the disastrous state of the egg mark
ct for the year 1912 will not soon be
forgotten by egg producers. All this
time the cold storage business has
steadily Incl eased in volume; in 1912
it reached enormous proportions.
How do we reconcile these indisput-
able facts?
Easily enough. In this glorious
country of ours, where all millionaires
are free and equal, nearly all in
dustries are controlled by few men.
If they do not happen to control pro-
duction they are found to control
prices, which is still more essential.
A few men, popularity known as the
'Big SiX," but actually a single firm
to be exact, make the prices for this
state. Now before they began serious
ly to exploit the cold storage business
they were content to let prices be
for the most part, by the
natural laws of trade. A dealer
naturally makes more money selling
a high priced than low priced article
and a commission merchant can chip
more off high than off a low price;
and so before they became aware of
the great possibilities of the storage
business they we're content to let
prices seek the natural level. That
is why eggs fetched better prices all
through the panic years of 1907 and
1908 than in Ammo Domini 1912.
1t is different now. These men
want eggs for their cold storage, lots
of eggs so they hammer the price of
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-01

ALWAYS THE SAME.
Mr. Poul tryman,
Great Nor invest
Dear Sir:
Mrs. H. G. Kimball, Richland highlands,
Wa shing ton, IS success in the Poultry bus
mess She demons ira ted the fact at the
King County Poultry Association show in De-
cember by winning the cup offered for the best
Cock, Cockerel, Hen and Pullet in the, show
not for any one breed mark you, but the best
in the whole show.
In letter we have from her, under date
of December 9th, 1912. she says: Every
chi cken on the place IS started OIL IN lie
wi tn ALBERS PROGRESSIVE CHICK FOOD, and
during the season I raised more than two
thousand
Yours most re spec fully,
ALBERS BROS. MILLING co.
Seattle Tacoma. Portland San Francl SEQ.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-01

THE NEW SPOKANE is
a great improvement over
other incubators; top lifts
up; glass panels in lid; air
and turn eggs in machine;
hot water h Gated; automa-
tic ventilation; brooder at
tachment TO feed and water
chicks without opening
machine. Send for catalog.
sPoKANE INCUBATOR CO.
429 Haven ST. Spokane. Wn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12
Tashua and Long Hill

Mir and Mrs. Harry Jennings i1l- tend to go South this winter. MT. Jennings has position in view in the South.
 Arthur Linley on the Sterling farm, Tru1n bull, has bought forty-fve acres of land of Harry Maurer
 John Hull has been quite i'll with the grip.
 There were no services at Christ Episcopal church Sunday on account of the severe storm.
 Miss Mary Sterling has returned to Bridgeport for the winter.
 Miss Helen Krohner takes instruc- tions on the piano of Miss Grace Nal 1ette.
 Miss Mabel Gallup is confined to her home by illness.
 Mrs. Reuben B. WhippIe left Long Hill Monday for her home in Quan- tico, Maryland.
 MT. and Mrs. Dwight Fuller have gone to Manchester, N. H., to the National Grange. / Mrs Henry Beers of Botsford is improving.
 MT. and Mrs. Martin Castle moved from Nichols Monday into George Sherman's house for the winter.
 Peter Gabler and sons are building an addition to their repair factory
 Theodore Beardsley of Monroe is building an addition othe house of Mrs. Nathaniel Hebbard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12
TRUMBULL

Ernest l.. Fitch of Bridgeport was the guest over Sunday of E. Merrill Beach in Daniels Farm.
 MT. and Mrs. Martin Castle, who have been living in the south part of Simeon Jenlkinson's house, have moved to Long Hill and will care for during the winter the home of MT. and Mrs. George Sherman, who. expect soon to leave for their home in Florida.
 .Tswenty-nine from this place attend ed the reading of The Birds' Christ mas Carol'' given by Raymond Far mum in the Nichols Methodist church, Tuesday evening. A large, delegation from Nichols was present at the Con- gregational church on Thursday even ing when Miss Eve1yne Starks gave an interesting reading.
 On Friday, NOV. IA, al p. m., a pub lie meeting in the interests Of educa- ton will be held in the town hall. The program is as fo1lows: Remarks by H. w. Alger, supervisor of schools of Trunbul1, Weston and TWilton: address by E. s. Boyd, supervisor Of schools of Roxbury, Southbury and Woodbury; address by E. Ward Ireland, supervisor of schools of New Fairfield. Oxford, Bedding and (Ridgeheld. There will Joe an exhibition of written work from all schools. AK silt
 John T. Andrews Of Monroe has been decorating g. number of rooms at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Burr tFaa Beach, MT. and Mrs Chester F. BrinsTnade, e, MT. and Mrs Howard s. Beach and Mrs: Mary J. Beach. Ta:: ]. !.
 Miss Cora E. Beach spent Monday in Bridgeport attending the D. Aa-R. meeting.