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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
CIRCUIT COURT.
Grand jury Report---Coleman Murderers
Convicted and Sentenced To Pententiary.

The Grand Jury was discharged on
Wednesday afternoon, with the thanks OF
the Court for its promptness. after report
ing that it examined three constables and
nineteen witnesses and found eight in
dictments. Two presentments had been
disregarded; one against Zebulon Short
(for harboring female minor for i'm
moral purposes) was ignored, owing to
lack of evidence. and the other was
against George Short (for fatally shooting
Paul Mccall. schoolmate at Elkton on
January 81 owing to his extreme youth
the Grand Jury would recommend that he
be committed to proper institution till
he should reach his majority. The Jail
had been found in fair condition, but
some repairs were recommended to the
building and the stable. The Almshouse
and Insane Asylum had been found in
satisfactory condition. the inmates we'll
treated and farm we'll managed and
stocked.
The Grand Jury found the following
true bills: John Aimscombe. larceny;
Oscar Coates, receiving stolen goods !;
Thomas Hamm. bastardy; VIM. T. Lewis
and David Primrose. each larcency of a
team; Frank George. selling liquor and
"John Doe' (party's real name unknown)
two for selling liquor
On Wednesday of last week the case of
State VS. Norman Mable and James Para
way, the two colored youths, charged with
the murder of James R. Coleman. farm
er of Melitota. Kent county. on the night
of Dec 20, was called in Circuit Court at
Elkton.
The accused were brought from Balti-
more. where they had been taken on ac-
count of threats of lynching at Chester
town. and placed In the dock when Court
opened.
States Attorneys Harrison W. Vickers
and Henry L. Constable appeared for the
prosecution and Messrs. Herbert E. Per-
kins. of Chestertown. Alan Goldsborough,
of Denton. and Omar D. Crothers for the
defense.
The defense was granted severance or
separate trials for the prisoners and asked
that PARKWAY be tried first. The Court
held that the State had the right to choice,
and it elected that Mable be first tried.
He was then arraigned on the indictment,
which charged him as accessory and Para
way as principal. He pleaded not guilty
and chose trial by jury which was Sc
cured. after many talesmen and twenty
one members of regular panel had been
challenged or barred by consc ientious
scruples.
After hearing testimony Thursday
morning as to Mable's confession and ar
gument after the recess as to its admis-
sion, the Court after half an hours con-
sultation. announced that it would be ad-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
Grand Stand Burned For Revenge


From information gathered by the State
Fire Marshal the indications are that the
fire at Havre de Grace race track, some
months ago. was one of revenge. result
ing from two waring race track interests
represented by New York and Chicago
race track gamblers and touts. The Fire
Marshal has given out the following
statement relative to the burning of the
grand stand at Havre de Grace:
This department has gone very thoroughly
into the cause or motive of the fire, and find
that Havre de Grace Is one of the victims of
the numerous Race Track and Pool Room
fires which started as far back as 1907 in
Chicago, H.. as result Of opposition to GER
tain interests furnishing Race Track informa.
tion to Pool Rooms and like places; the oppo.
sition being represented by rival parties, one
interest In Chicago, the other in New York.
The first race track to be dynamited and
fred we have any record of was at Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada. Reason assigned was that
parties who had been stealing race news had
been arrested.
1910 Jacksonville. Florida, had two attempts
and after race meeting was over, grand stand
was burned; also the Buena Vista track at
Salt Lake, Utah, was destroyed after the
meeting was over.
1911, Anaconda, Montana. race track was
burned, and In October, 1918, Havre de Grace
was destroyed by fire, and dynamite was also
found.
From what information we were able to
gather, the motive was the same In all cases,
namely, revenge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
UNION HOSPITAL REPORT.
Good Showing Made BY Cecil
County Institution.

)
The fifth annual report Of Union Hospit
al of Cecil County, located at EIkton
has been published in pamphlet form.
The report Of the Treasurer, Frank P.
Price, shows receipts. including balance
of $o62 43 from the previous year, of $I3
so5. .6s. and expenditures of $I2,I5o. 90
leaving balance in hand of $I645.7S.
The report Of the Treasurer of the
Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Elizabeth H.
Hurn. shows receipts. including balance
of $I27. o.. of $3.50 SO. and disbursements
of $65o.oo leaving balance of $50. 60. in
addition TO $267. 72 in the Annex Building
Fund.
The report of the Superintendent. Miss
Mazda G. Campbell, shows The total ad.
missions to have been 1877, and the total
number of deaths 20. OF the Io7 admit.
ted 81 were pay patients. 10 part pay and
I24 free In addition, I2I persons were
treated in the Dispensary Department.
The Secretary, DR.. Howard Bratton.
comments on the work of the year;
Twenty deaths occurred, making a
mortality rate for the year of o.S5 per
cent; the rate for the Eve years of hospital
work is 9. II per cent.-less than one in
ten-a very credisable record. considering
the class of patients admitted.
During the year. 29 cases of typhoid
fever were treated. with but one death; in
the five years II2 cases have been treated
with but five deaths. The mortality rate
of 4.46 per cent. is record no where sur
passed.
"Of the total number of patients treat
ed. IA per cent. alleged inability to pay.
If "a per cent. are fairly entitled to free
treatment it indicates poverty warrent-
ing an investigation into its causes; like
wise. if they are not fairly entitled.
The thanks of this Association are due
to the Ladies of the Auxiliaries. who have
raised in the past five years $3.7o4 go and
are now actively engaged upon the fur
nishings for the new Annex; to the Medi-
cal Staff, for satisfactory services freely
rendered to INDECENT patients; to the
Maryland Water Company for another
years water supply--an appreciated con-
tribution; to the Maryland General Hos
pital of Baltimore, for practical advan-
tages afforded to the students of the
Training School; to the Treasurer of this
Board. for bis ready, accurate and faith
full attention to the management of the
finances. and to the general public. to
which in behalf of suffering humanity, no
reasonable appeal has ever been made in
vain"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
Mrs. Sarah A. Harlan.

Mrs Sarah Amelia Harlan, widow of
the late Geo. F. Harlan, died March at
her home in Cherry Hill, of heart failure
following the grip The deceased was in
her s4th year.
Her husband established and conducted
for years a straw board mill at Leeds.
Mrs. Harlan Is survived by six daughters.
The funeral was held on March S. with
interment at Cherry Hill M. E. cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
Boy Committed To Industrial
School.

George Short, the II-year-old boy who
on January shot and killed Paul Mccall,
a lad of 9 years. in the rear of the Elkton
High School. was committed to St. Mary's
Industrial School Monday by the Circuit
Court until he is FL. Short had taken a
revolver from the pocket of his brothers.
overcoat and carried it to school with him.
AT the noon hour the boys were engaged
10 shooting the weapon, and running out
of cartridges Short ordered Mccall to ge,
some. The lad refused and Short shot
and killed him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
6eoroe A. Dawson.

Stricken with heart failure George A.
Dawson fell dead on the street in Phila-
del phia Monday morning. He was 50
years of age. Deceased was the son OF
Smith Dawson, and was born In East
Nottingham. where almost all his life was
spent. For several years past he had
been living ia Philadelphia, where he
worked at his trade Of auger maker. He
is survived by his wife. who was Miss
Bessie Reynolds and four children. Five
brothers and TWO sisters also survive.
Mrs. Louise Keys, of North East Is a
sister.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
predicts slx More Shows.

Charles Foddle, of Washington, N. j..
a weather prophet of local fame. on Mon
day predicted there would be six more
snowstorms before it was time to dig his
horseradish.
Foddle claims to have kept track of the
snowstorms of the winter. and says that
they now total eight. He bases his pre-
diction on the moon and the date of the
first fall of snow, aud states that he has
never failed accurately to predict the
number Of SHOWS by this method.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
David Jenness.

The body of David Jenness. former
resident of Principle. was brought to
Rising Sun on Thursday of last week for
burial at Hopewell cemetery. His death
occurred in Wilmington hospital from
pneumonia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
John E. Alexander.

John E. Alexander, one of Elkton,s old
est and most prominent business men
died at his home on North street EIkton.
Monday after short illness of pneu.
monia. aged 10 years. Deceased was .
son OF the late Andrew Alexander and
was born in the house in which he died,
on February ID. 1896.
His widow one son and three dauRb-
ters survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
Miss Georgia Deaver.

Miss Georgia Deaver died March 3. at
the home of her brother. Joseph Deaver,
near Union church. The deceased was
10 years of age. Her funeral was held
Friday. Two brothers survive: Joseph
and Leonard Deaver.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
AIRS. Mllllam IN. bowman.

Mrs. Rebecca E. Downham. wife of
William w. Downhem. died March at
the home of her soa. Harry Downhan, at
Elk Mills. from cancer, in the 67th year
OF her age. Her husband. one son and
one daughter survive The interment
was made at Cherry Hill March S.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
Former Resident OF Cherry HlII
Meets Accidental Death.

Harry T. Grant. son of John F. Grant.
of Cherry Hill. was struck and killed by
an electric train at Woodbury., N. J.. on
Feb. as. He was 50 years Of age and had
followed bis trade as a blacksmith at
Woodbury. for number Of years. His
wife. who was Miss Alice Booth, of this
county. and six children survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
DEATHS.
MRS. William Jones.

Mrs Bessie Jones. wife of William
Jones. died Sunday at her home in Cecil
ton from heart trouble. aged 3S years.
The deceased was daughter of the late
Henry Boulden. Her husband and three
children survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13

Alta public sale at Mt Joy. Lancaster
county. Pa. G. S. Martin bought yellow
earthen dish said to be 400 years old for
$3.50.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13

This is Royal Tailoring week at Buff
hngton's. just the right time to place
orders for Easter..suits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
WEDDINGS.
yourdan-Rea.

Miss Maude E. Jourdan of Newark and
Russell R. Rea Of Cecil County, we're
quietly married at the M. E. Parsonage,
Elkton. February 2s. by the Rev. Howard
L. Quigg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13

Note the new styles Ia shirt waists, as
displayed in window at Bnfangton's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13

eel your sprIng waa.s !. Buaagson,..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
Holton-Byres.

Miss Irene Byres. of Chesapeake City.
and George Holton. Of Henderson. N c..
were married February 2s They will re-
side in Henderson, where the groom
holds a position with the Henderson
Lumber Company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-13
Jones-Klrk.


Miss Jennie Kirk, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carey c. Kirk of Quarryville, and
Everett Jones, son of Frank Jones, Lower
Oxford. were married Tuesday. at the
parsonage of the Oxford Methodist
Church, by the pastor, Rev. E. P. Bryan.
McCauley-McCrery.
Miss Florence Elizabeth McCrery.
daughter of Mr.. A. T. McCrery. of near
Rock Church, and Mr. John Hayes
McCauley, of Leeds. were married at the
home of the bride on February IS. The
ceremony was performed by Hev. B. J.
Brinkema. and witnessed by relatives and
a few intimate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCauley will reside at
Childs. The groom being in the railway
mail service.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-05
GRUESO ONE FIND
I I'm A CESS POOL.
Human Toe Nail and Bones Are
Found In Cess Pool Meas: Home
,,eIof5 5Mr. and Mrs. Victor Inhss

San Antonio, Tex Sept. 4.-Distfict,,
..Attpnnsy Linden stbnight annohhced
that he: and Sheriff Tobin today fo1hd
d hsIthan toe nail IN d cess pool Gear.
the hopse of Mr i and Mrs. Victb +. ;.
Inheb. OF Eugene Oregon, occlipied
here during last June. and benes
which the police declare they fotpd
In The same pool yesterday, have been,
turned over 20 the, city che enlist COZ an,
px aminh ion sS aa Z
! IhiieE ahd his Wife are int Jail here
awaiting hearing on the charges OF
murder and ACCESSORY before the Feet
reaneciiyels, In connection, with the
.dlsappearance OF Mrs. Elois Nelnts
DenniE and her sister, Miss Beatrice
,Nelnis of atlanta, Ca The women
are hssss last heaf. sas.: l,... Z; 4;
Jmna g &. 3 " 8 E 81 s
:; The preliminary examination of In
iles and Mrs. lnnes was set for today
put5 n0In SIne proseeution ana the de-
fense agreed to a postpohsment. No
date had been set tonight for the hear
Ing ySS. .;stsSi z, ss'3
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-05

Mr.. Aiken. Mr.. Speaker. while the
section of the country that have the
homer to represent has not as ye,
been affected byo undesirable immi.
grants. the ifuttfrea may shold greater
dangers from tho unrestricted immi.
| .tien there than in any other section
of the southland, or perhaps OF the
United States. agI 4Rt'pi,t't.,'5 y Il
South Carolina is the second cot,
ton notwithstanding state in the union
The people who operate the mill.
are ouT; nsiah hhoaa afI,i friends, bun
of, our bone and flesh ps ,,our, flesh
They are deseendsd fror1. the stpEsd
races OF northern Europe. and theil
fofefathers helped TO oswfestt the icoun5
,trypfrom British, ,ityrannya.si0 Our peol
pie may moi, be spoken of in term
of caste or class. We are, on peoa
pie. loving the country that we have
built up from savage wiIds, respect
ing the laws of the land growing Ii
wealth, and looking ever forward for
better things. intellectually and NOR
ally, s.
Mr.. Speaker, We don not want these
tdeal social and business. conditions
To be distprbed by the influx of u 10;
OF undesirable foreigners. Already
certain sectiona Of the country have
been overrun by large foreign pop
ulatioD. SO large that Foreign ideas
and foreign issues have displaced
true American principles, and fee
and fostered socialism and anarchy.
OF course.fgI would not close thl
door. absolutely against, the iptelli.
gent ven eAnirigl inamig grant. This
would be inconsistent with the prin-
ciples on which this government was
foundedH 2 furthermore. ..Sch q step
weuid1 not only be impracticable bu!
impossible, Thecomity OF nations re-
Quires that our alien laws be reason
able, as the laws OF other nations
must be Reasonable toward us.
ls1f England should enact a law pro-
hibitings any American from taking
up residence within her borders
we would meet the insult with arms.
Bat England may very reasonably
prohibit the lame, the blind, the pau
per, the insane. the anarchist, yer,
aud the iiiiterate, of this country,
from becoming citizens of her do
main. A:3=i ghy? Reca..:s th5v 5e-
come a charge, q tax on her better
citizenship. They become dlstar-
bers or the pence. They become tools
in the hands OF designing men to
drive honest labor out OF employment.
This country. then, should not per-
init the illiterate hordes OF Europe to
drive our own good people out OF eni-
pigment. 3
(; Th !, ccol main feature in which the
bill under discussion differs from
the present law Is the test OF literacy,
and in my Judgment fhia % one III
the strongest features of the bill. The
intelligent foreigner is not Willing
to work ct starvation wages. It Is
the illiterate class, those who have
not the intelligence &C demand ON
the wits; who could be herded like cat
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-05
BATTLE GF LIaIBERG
FULLY DESCRIBED !
Continued from page ID

=. y q {. d r e
course of tie Gnilpa Lipa alone.
whore the cnemy'5 line. WAS broken,
the Austrians Loot 1920 In killed and
wounded. t
efast s Gs jS Wa3 SESRS nssS6 sais
fligat aaj haaiq sand, ,tbef Russians
hook 2ol guns az d tens of thousands
of prisonuRts ste is believed Che r'enl-
hant OF the second Austrian army is
how. no Ion ger of saIiy mititafy vaine.
'.On September 3. whPn the Rus
sians were drawing up Within cannon
thot OF Lenlherg, the snrrounaing
forts did not sop this ADVANCE. The
ssnie day ilaisbcrg waa closely sur
folpded by Rnssian troops and was
war, &ta iAiase , 4 Il stbe, buildiats In
to@n were packed with Austrian
{ who had been abandoned I'M the enc
my's headlong flight
s .Resides tie political AM military
siIpl0ri IN CO 5oE IseynberR nc INC center
af Gniscia. Ito cn nDIafo Is important
al y ss Il itilten n great
railway junction, commanding the
lines leading te sae rsar of tho AaA-
! itrian army, which is now halted N
iIng Will sSJpoIy, III yl,i iittu n
q 81 esrhas capture oil Eefnberg VIII Sef-
y eabin; the Rnssisri ARMY TO prsh sfor-
Rafd with still greater intensity p,
1 6 FE y rrf ~ rN
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-05

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~ ssoes. q. Inc ne CRIME f9r which si2
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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-05
FRECKL FACE
san ami wind BrIne Out Uels SHOTS.
How te Remove Rasas,

Here's a CHARGE, Miss Ffech face,
70 try a remedy for freckies with tl,e
guarantee OF selnbl- dealer shat Il
wlil not cost you ! penny hnless IL fas
moves the frecties:: white if Il does
give you d clear complication the ex4
pepse is tfifling. Z
Simply get an ounce OF otItine4
double strength from any diugeirs
and 4 few appIt al IONS should shoSs
you how easy Il Isl To rid yoarsels 3f
the homeiy freckisa and get 4 5ea1tss
fil comnl RQreIy IS more tisan'
one ounce needed Tor t.sse sSros st c.ise.
BE sure 10 ask the y sliSEfst for the
|fi9nhIe strength othine rs tliss ID. the
|pteacrivtioH sold under guafantss or
|nlcne7 baasE II IL Ezils 10 tenoee
| fFeeklee. 81. ~
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-05
Happy Dust

Maybe times are hard with the coun-
try people IN some sections OF the
state bat this cannot be truthfuliy
said of Anderson county. Proof pos
itlHe of this statement i9 contained In
he declaration of Paul Dickson.
spen6tng yesterday In the country.
who SAYS that lie stopped at the home
OF "Bud' West on some business. He
found that Mr. West has on hand over
i1 bales or last years cotton, which he
VIII hold until the. price rises and he
found that during all of the past nine
years MIR. West bought N Anderson
only three barrels of flour and a little
sugar. With the exception of these
articles he did not have to depend up
on the 3tore5 for provisions OF any
Kind and he viii not have TO do II this
year. The reason he bought the flour
wae because his barn burned a year
or so ago and he lost his wheat. And
yet II Is said that hard times prevail
In some sections.
John Davis. the mule king of Ben
son streot, has returned from Rich
mond. Va. where he disposed OF "A car
load Of old mules. Mr. Davis says, the
mule market Is slow now, but prices
| remain high. From which he gathers
taat 1t Is better to keep mules tnan
to sell them. for mules will be needed
In warfare and prices will soar. He
foand everything normal In Rich
mond and the people there are not
| worried over the war situation.
l.. NJ. Entrekin, manager of .Burus'
Red Iron Racket, is @ practical opti.
l fp To-,
dred feet OF new shelving to hold the
extra large supply OF goods he has
bought. He declares that he, will turn
over every piece of goods In the store
@ !or he 81 looks ok 4, for good season: season: i,
Pouring. cement by moonlight Is 9
pastime OF this busy city. The con.
tractors who are building the, union
passenger station began pouring ce
ment on the main structure yesterda,
and kept large force at work all
night. That doesn't look like hare
times.
il Even the municipal authorities are
beginning to take more cheerful
view of life ard are having debris
cleared away from in front of the
score of new buildings under course
OF construction.
There are several hundred farmers
In Anderson county who owe nothing
have enough corn to last another
year. smoke house full, lot of cotton
IN the field. and nothing to do but I'd
raise less cotton next year and wait
for prices to come normal. They be-
long to the Happy, Club, ,.trys,
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-05
Fifht HueI win Sahres,,,. !,

Havana, Sept 4.--Colonel Orestes
Ferrara, liberal leader In the house
,of representatives, and Major Ar
niundo Andre. q conservative membsr
Of The house, and editor of the news
paper FL, pia fought duel with
sabres today. Both tombatants We're
severely wounded ti,-ss 3