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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-16
GOETHALS FIRST
Garrison Would Make Him Goyern
OF the Canal Zone.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Secretary
Garrison today submitted to President
Wilson today his plan for permanent
templates making Colonel Goetheis
the hrst governor Of the zone.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-16

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mum 10: wind 80 mites n6t
west; barometer 1857.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-16

4 North Dakota: fair tonight ana.
Saturday: increasine cloudtnees
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
grange To Build State Home.

The Maryland State Grange is prepar-
ing to erect $4,000 State Home adjoin.
ing the property of the Agriculture Col
lege at College Park as memorial to o.
H. Kelley. founder of the National Order
This will provide hall in which the
State Grange may hold its regular and
special meetings and win house the pro-
perty and records of the organization.
Visiting grangers will also be entertained
in rooms set apart for their use
This building will be used as a meeting
place for the members of Grange largely
made up of students at the Agricultural
College and will provide them with a
training schoolsin the forming of farmers
organizations while they are being educat-
ed in better methods of farming and home
making. About thirty students from
Grange districts will find lodgings in this
home, the scholarship for these lodgings
being at the disposal OF such OF the county
oranges as contribute $500 to the erection
of the building
No greater opportunity has ever been
offered the organized farmers of any State
in bringing them in closer touch with the
interests and management of their Agri-
cultural College and in making il do the
work required of them. II is hoped that
by this means the principles of Grange
organization which have been found help
full 10. many neighborhoods may be ex-
tended tosall sections of the State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
Borlna For OIl At ocean CIV.

Oil is being bored for on the Isle of
Wight. near Ocean City. Md. Oil pro-
ducing rock has been struck. and many
traces of oil.
Experts from the oil fields Of Texas.
have visited the island and are making
tests. and claim the soil strata is the same
as that in the Texasand. Mexico oil fields.
The Isle Of Wight comprises 500 acres ex-
elusive of the riparian rights. and is
separated from Ocean City by stretch Of
water. Some persons believe there is an
oil belt stretching from Paronsburg to
Ocean City on the Eastern Shore. Boring
for oil Is now going on near Parsonsburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
s22.6Is FOR GEORGE x. MceAw.
Jury Gives Verdict against Como
wlnpo Land Company.

A verdict for $2a.6Is was obtained
Thursday against the Conowingor Land
Company. of Cecil county. in the City
Court Baltimore. by George X. McGaw
for money alleged to have been advanced
by him to buy for the company the Bell
farm. on the susquehanna river. The
suit was brought in Cecil county and.was
removed to Howard county and from
there to the city.
Mr.. McGaw sued on promissory notes
of the company aggregating SIG. 100.
made January -. 1908. and payable with
g per cent. interest. Subsequently 10 the
making of the notes he became treasurer
of the company
The suit was on trial several days be-
fore Judge Soper without jury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
HOL TMOOD DAM MAKES 'SUSOUE-
HANNA SAFER.
Big Power Plant Changes Condl-
tions That Formerly
Caused Floods.

That the great power dam at HOLLYWOOD
has prevented the; usual dangerous ice
jams on the lower Susqnehanna river, Is
the opinion Of an expertswho has been
making study of conditions along the
river this spring. For many years the
towns from Columbia to Port Deposit
were in yearly danger of immense gorees
and accompanying rise in the river, and
on several occasions parts Of the river
towns have been wiped out by freshets.
Although erected for an entirely differ
ent purpose, the dam at HOLLYWOOD has re-
suited in changing conditions TO such ex-
tent that there appears to be no danger
now from sudden breaking up Of the ice.
The depth of the channel at McCalls
Ferry was increased about thirty feet,
while the width was also increased consid-
erably. and these changes have been
ample to take care of the up river ice.
Ice reaching tn. breast OF the dam in
large masses is broken up into small
pieces. and after it has taken the sixty
6ve.foot drop over the face of the dam
and been pounded up against the ruins of
the concrete bridge. it is reduced to small
fragments.
Port Deposit, which heretofore has suf-
fered from masses of ice that gathered
between Safe Harbor and HOLLYWOOD, is no
longer in danger from this source.
Instead of proving a menace to lower
Susquehanna residents the HOLLYWOOD dam
has saved them many thousands Of
dollars.
The complny operating the dam h; S
organized corps of trained observers who
watch river conditions from Harrisburg
to HOLLYWOOD, and when there is any rise
or change. residents are notified. Before
the erection of the dam many families
living along the river would seek refuge
on higher ground when the foods were
approaching. while now they find safety
in their homes. herural telephone sys.
TENS have also beenvaluable in warning
the residents.
The United States government has re-
Gently established school of instruction
for the purpose of having postgraduates
from West Point take up the study of
power dam construction. and special
study will be made OF the beneficial effect
of the building of the HOLLYWOOD dam.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
Lancaster County Second In Agrl-
culture Products.

With crop production valued at $r4,-
72o. 600. Los Angles county, CAL. leads
all the other 2.o5o counties in the United
States in the value of crops in 1910. ac-
cording to the final report on the census
of agriculture for that year by the census
bureau
Lancaster county. Pa ranked second,
with crop production valued at $I3. o5o,-
GOO. The other counties in the order of
the valuation lat the farm) of crops raised
follow: Mclean county. Ill.,. $I2,SII.-
500; Whitman county, Wash $I2. $40, 700 (;
Livingston, Iroquois and La Sale coun-
ties, ILL.,. $II.377. 900. $Io. COZ 300 and
$to, 222. 200 respectively. and Aroostoek
county. Me-. $40. 900.
The total value of the crops produced
in these eight counties was SOS ,o4I 200. or
about per cent. of the total valuation of
all crops raised in the United States.
which was $s.4s7. I6I. 900. The figures
for the United States show that the total
values of the crops averaged $40 per acre
and 500 per capital
The principal crops raised in Los An
geles county in the order of their value
were fuits. hay and forage. live stock.
dairy products and vegetables; in Lam
caster county, corn, wheat and oats and
live stock and dairy products.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
Medafcontest.

A medal oratorical contest, under the
auspices Of the Y. P. B.. was held in
Rising Sun M E church on Wednesday
evening. Miss Ellen Clifford was the
directing spirit and devoted much pains
taking time to the drilling Of the contes-
tants, who all acquitted themselves with
credit.
The contestants were: Homard Keith
ley. ''License-A Permission" John Will
son, Drink Like a Gentleman" Frank
Jenkins. "The Old Violin = Ruth Collier.
"Woman's Ballot;" Anna Stephens. THE
Defense OF the Alamo;" Mildred Clayton.
"Shall We VIM
The judges were Mrs. houston. Prot.
Hatfield. of Tome Institute. and o. p.
Haggerty, who, after deliberation. awared
the medal to Anna Stephens.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
al6.a6a @


In addition to the debt of the town for the
water plant. it owes two notes, one Of 800
and one of $500. The large note was given for
the purpose Of raising money to pAy for the
stone sidewalks. The $500 note was given for
funds to pay for chemical nrs apparatus
which was purchased some years ago.
It is proposed by the Commissioners to issue
$4,000 in bonds to pay for the water plant aud
5000 to take up the two notes to which refer
ence is made; the bonds 70 be in the denomi.
nations of $500 and slO0. payable in twenty
years from their date; the rate of interest to
be per cent; the bonds to be sold at par. As
they will be municipal bonds they viii not be
subject to the income tax imposed by the
present income tax law.
All the present Indebtedness of the town is
represented by notes. In the Judgment OF the
Commissioners it will be far better to have
the debt converted from notes to bonds.
1t is hoped there will be full representa-
tiOn of the voters and tax payers at the
election
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
mrs. Harry TomlInson.

Bertha. wife Of Harry Tomlinson, died
April /, at her home near Mechanics
Grove. from diphtheria. aged "a years.
She was the daughter of John Nelson of
Liberty Square. who died twelve years
ago. his body having been found on the
road near McCall's Ferry. foul play eaus-
ing his death. Her mother is still living.
The husband and three small children
mourn her death. Five sisters and one
brother also survive
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
peannt Politics.

The new County Commissioner law for
Cecil county. recently enacted by the
legislature. whereby the county is divided
into three commissioner districts, one
commissioner to be elected from each of
the three commissioner districts. was
amended at the eleventh hour by the
bunch of political buccaneers now in con-
troll in this county in order to temporarily
strengthen their strangle hold on patron
age. The amended bill as passed takes
from the present Board OF Commissioners
the power of appointing road supervisors
and names nine to serve until. new
Board is elected next year. The appoint
i've power is then again given the Com
missioners. The folIwing are the nine
road supervisors named in the amended
bill to represent each of the nine election
districts:
Samuel H. Emerson; 2-Harry H.
Howard; 81. Frank Corriden; 4-Rich-
ard Beers; 5-Clinton ]. Purner; o.
Henry Gather; w. H. Holm; 8-Reese
L Barben; e-C Clinton Logan.
Another piece of petty work was the
order to have the reappoinment Of DR.. J.
H. Jenness as School Commissioner not
confirmed by the Senate. This is nulliied
however by the present incumbent retain
ing Office, until his successor is named
and confirmed which cannot be done un-
til the Legislature again meets two years
hence,
Both of these masterstrokes of political
chicanery were attempted solely for the
purpose of building up factionai ma
chine, regardless of the will of the people
or the party as unit. The sooner these
political brigands are routed the better i.
will be for the county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
pRESBYTERIHL
Annual Meeting OF Missionary
Societies OF New Castle
presbvtery.

The annual meeting OF the Woman's
Presbyterial Societies for Home and
Foreign Missions Of the Presbytery of
New Castle was held in West Noting
ham Presbyterian church on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
About seventy delegates from the var
ious societies of the Presbytery were, in
attendance, the ladies' of the Home and
Foreign societies-of West Nottingham pro-
viding splendid entertainment for the
delegates. dainty luncheon and supper
being served in the chapel and the visitors
taken to the homes in the neiehborhood
at night
Wednesday was Foreign Day. Miss
Eva B. Taylor Of Wilmington, presiding.
The opening session was held at 9 80 a. m.
Mrs F. H. Huffman welcomed the dele
gates. Miss Grace Baird. Of Wilmington,
responding. Synodical Greetings were
made by Mrs. J. A. Travis. of Wash
ngton.
At the afternoon session Miss Hodge,
president of Foreign Missionary Society.
Phila.. delivered an address on "The
Worlds Call to Christian Women"
Young Peoples Hour was conducted by
Miss Bertha Harlan. of Wilmington.
In the evening Walter B Adams, of the
Board Of Home Missions of Presbyterian
Church. New York. delivered an address.
Thursday was Home Mission Day.
Mrs. James S. Hopper, Of Chesapeake
City, presiding.
The years work was presented in re
ports from the various departments and
an address made by Mr.. Adams at the
morning session.
In the afternoon in Young Peoples
meeting was directed by Miss Isabelle ].
Crawford. of Wilmington.
Mrs. M. v. Richards. of Washington,
presented the Synodical Message. Re.
ports of the secretaries and committees
were made and election of officers held.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
mrs. Rebecca MOSS.

Mrs. Rebecca Moss, widow OF the late
Robt. D. Moss, formerly of Cecil Confsty.
died April /. at the home of her son, B.
Frank Moss. in Philadelphia. aged s8
years She was daughter of Capt John
Henderson. who many years ago resided
at Henderson Point Two sons survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
John A. Crothers.

John A Crothers, we'll known in Cecil
couay, died March 2s in Chester, Pa.
His wife, four sisters and three brothers
survive Mrs, John Eek, Mrs. Jennie
Deolin, Chester: Mrs. Edward Todd. Mrs.
Annie Brown, Elk Mills; Mrs. John T.
Lang. Elk Neck; VIM. Crothers. Whining
ton; George and Robert Crothers. Childs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
Rev. Henry S. Thompson.

Rev. Henry S. Thompson. who was ad-
mitted to the Wilmington NJ. E. Confer
enee in 1858. the year the Conference was
formed. died suddenly at his home in
Smyrna, DEL. April 1. aged about rs
years.
He was pastor of Elkton M. E. church
from 1873 to 1875. His widow, one
daughter and two sons survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
william Bloom er.

William Bloomer, veteran of the Civil
,Wai. died at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Benjamin Carpenter of Chesapeake
City. Monday. April 6. after lingering
illness, in the 10Th year of his age. Two
sons and two daughters survive. The
funeral was held Thursday. with inter-
ment at Bethel cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
Charlestown Improvement Assocla.
tlon.

The citizens of Charlestown have or
ganized what is TO be known as the
Charlestown Improvement Association,
with the following officers: D. c. Hos
field, Pres; c. A. Erich. Vice-Pres.; H. S.
Haines, Treas. Arthur Logan, Sec'y.; H.
S. Norbury. Asst. Secretary.
The Association expects to work Ia con-
junstion with the Town Commissioners
for the betaerment of the conditions 10
Charlestown.
Under the leadership of R. B. Gibson,
chairman of the Better Sidewalk Com
mittee, the Association has already start.
ed to lay a new sidewalk from the Rail-
road Station through the main streets ol
the town.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
lG sun, CECIL COUNTY. Nd, FRIDAY, APRIL TO- 1914
DEATHS.
]. Nelson Bouiden.

j Nelson Boulden, an aged residen
of Elk Mills. died Saturday, after several
weeks illness. He was So years of age
and is survived by several sons and
daughters
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
William 8. Warren.

William B. Warren for many years an
employee of the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company,
died March 2s at his home on North
street. EIkton, after an illness of several
months of kidney trouble. He was 50
years of age and is survived by his wife
and four children.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
. EIdred Crossan

]. Eidred crossan, aged 40 years. died
March 24th, at his home in Los Angeles.
California The body was brought east,
funeral services held Thursday afternoon
from the home of his father, Lewis H.
lcrossan at Kemblesville. with burial in
Kemblesviile cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
James 4. Moore.

News has been received of the death in
Alaska of, James L Moore. native of
Cherry Hill. Cecil county. He was so
years of age. His widow, who was Miss
Dolly Miller, sister of Register. of Wills
Thomas B. Miller, survives
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
M. {. CONFERENCE.
Rejects Philadelphia Merger Pro-
tests Against Sending Rum
Literature Trough
Nails.
APPOINTMENTS FOR WILMINGTON
DISTRICT.

With the reading of the pastoral asign-
ments Monday afternoon by Bishop Earl
Cranston, the forty-sixth annual session
of the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
came to close at Berlin. Md.
Conference indefinitely postponed action
on the proposition to merge the Whining
ton and Philadelphia conference.
The Rev: Cyrus P. Keen presented the
report OF the committee on temperance.
an extract of which is appended:
I'VE call upon the postofice department
of our government to exclude from the
mails liquor advertising just as lottery
tickets and lottery solicitations have been
barred as contrary to the public welfare.
The use of mails by brewers and distillers
and wholesale liquor dealers is an insult
to citizens in dry territory when employ
ed to promote the consumption of alcoho-
lie beverages and is not right. but an
outrage upon the rights of so.ooo,ooo
citizens living in. dry territory"
Bishop Cranston announced these ap-
pointments for the Wilmington District:
E. L. Hoffecker, District Superintendent,
Wilmington
Brandywine and Edge Moor-F F Carpenters
Hugh Toner.
,Asbury-G George w Dawson.
Cook mani P Outten.
Eastlake-W w Sharp.
Epworth-W L Murray.
Grace-George E Reed.
Hillcrest-T H Harding, sub.
Marrison Street-G Anderson.
Kingswood-L M Broadway.
Madeley-E II Collins.
McCabe-F G MacSorley.
Mount Salem-T Van Dyke.
Richardson Park and Elsmere-W G Poole.
St. Paul's-v Collins.
Scott-W A Wise.
Silverbrook-J II Gray.
Trinity-R II Adams;
{ Union-W F Corkran.
Wesley-G A Cooke.
Bethel Circuit-Arbury Burke.
Charlestown-B F Jester.
Cherry Hill-G Wood
Chesapeake City-M B Nutter.
Chester-B Bethel w Gray.
Christiana- S Barrett, supply.
Colora-H o King.
Claymont-O H Connolly.
Delaware City, II Geoghegan.
Ebenezer-E G Prettyman.
Elk Mills-C D Sharpless.
Elk Neck-J q Thornton supply.
Elkton-H T Quigg.
Elkton Circuit-F Gray. supply.
Hockessin-D F McFaull.
Hopewell-C N Jones.
: KirkwoodN Walton, supply.
Marshallton and Cedars-J @ Mccoy.
Mount Lebanon-L L McDougle.
Mount Pleasant-J T Richardson.
Newark-L E Poole
New Castle L johnson.
Newport-R Nichols.
North East-Richard II Adams.
Perryville-J H Beauchamp.
Port DEPOSIT It A H O'Brien.
Port Penn-George Van Note, supply.
Red Lion-J NJ Lindale.
Rising Sum George w Townsend.
Stanton--C " Rutter, supply.
st. Georges-J F Anderson.
st. John's-M e Wheatler.
Zion Circuit-Wilmer Jaggard.
Secretary Wilmington City Missionary So
ciety. Rev. I Beauchamp.
Cyrus Keen, district superintendent Anti
Saloon League.
R Coursey, conference evangelist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-10
Special Election.

In accordance with notice printed else
where in this paper. special election by the
legally qualified voters and tax payers of Ris.
ing Sun will be held at the Commissioners
Office In this town on Monday. April 20. The
actual cost of the water system and water
works Ia as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12
UNPREPAREDNESS OF BRITISH ARMY
IS LIKE AMERICAN IN SPANISH WAR

ground sheets. Three of these sheets can
be laced together and afford a sort of
bag into which three men can squeeze
very comfortably to keep warm anu afy
The khaki suit of the English soldier
is not unlike the uniform of the Ameri-
can forces when in the field. The uni
forms are the olive drab coior used by
the United States forces and cloth put
tees, similar to those adopted by Uncle
Sans soldiers. are in vogue. Caps used
by the Britishers have slightly larger
crown than the American service cap.
The chief point of difference is the shoes.
All the Englishmen wear extremely
clumsy looking shoes. Both black and
tan shoes are worn. Many of the shoes
of privates are heavier and more awk-
ward than those worn by laborers for the
toughest work in the United States. Even
the officers shoes appear extremely stiff
and heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12

patrols discovered them in the night ~
the Germans were moving about with
lanterns.
|twinkl.ng glowworms the marx for q
foe Of whom they had been unaware
Without warning a midnight hailstorm
from Maxims streamed through the
terms were picked up in the wood with.
their glasses shattered. A cavalry
charge finally cleared the tragic wood
Of the Germans. Twenty German pris-
ed together In clearing. the rifles beius
stacked nearby. In a rash moment they
thought that they were loosely guarded
and made a combined rush for the rifles.
They will never make another" says
he papers correspondent, 1aconically.
The correspondent also desct ites- a
walking wook at Crecy. The French and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12

stood. however, that they were sound
ing out the senators in regard to their
position on the proposed tax on freight
in shipment. and also that they were
suggesting that 1t would be we'll to
go slow on this proposed tax.
Senator Simmons said that he did not
wish to discuss the tax bill while 1t
was still in the process of formation
in the House committee. He said that
he did not expect to hold a meeting
of his committee until next Tuesday
which is held to confirm the belief
that the freight tax is to be thrown
overheard and that the House COM
mittee will frame a new bill. Other
wise. the Senate committee probably
would meet earlier and get to work
on the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12
Of II. Associated Press.

Correspondents Of he Associated Press.
LONDON. September 2-Much the
same state Of unpreparedness exists in
the English army that the American War
Department faced in the Spanish war.
While the British war office had sufficient
equipment for the original expediuonary
force sent into France it lacks complete
equipment for the territorials now mo-
bilized and In training throughout Eng
land. and for 10000 just recruited I'm
der Lord Kitchener's first call. Sufficient
army blankets will be available for the
expeditionary force. although the men
Travelled light and did not carry them.
Consequently the blankets will be avail
able when needed. The members Of the
expeditionary force carried only rubber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12

British cut down trees and armed Them
selves with the branches. Line after line
Of infantry, each man bearing a branch.
then moved forward unobserved toward.
the enemy. Behind them. amid the Topped
tree trunks. the. artillerymn fixed them
selves and placed thirteen-pounders to
cover the moving wood.
The attack which followed won the
success It merited 1t almost went wrong.
however, for the French cavalry. which
was following, made q detour to pass the
wood ana dashed into view near the am
munition reserves of the allies. Many
shells began falling thereabout. but Brit
ish soldiers went up the hill and pulled
the boxes Of ammunition one or the way
men came through unscathed. By even
ing the enemy had been cleared from the
Marine district.