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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
FRESH OUTRAGE
MAY Cause BREAK
Another U. S.. Citizen Murdered
BY Carranza Troops
CALLED The LAST STRAW
Matters Have Not Been Improved BY
The Reply TO The American
Note - Case Aggravated
BY Latest Murder.

Washington - Another American
murdered in Mexico, close on the i'm,
prisonment of Consular Agent Jen-
kins, coupled with reports OF reyolu-
ton in Mexico City, with Carranza in
fight to Queretaro, added conp,exi-
ties which seemed to force the al
ready tense Mexican situation toward
the long expected breaking point.
There were no official pronounce
ments for the guidance of public opin-
ion as to what action, if any, the
American Government might be con
templating. but Administration Off.
Gals, by Indication, were willing to
show that the Government is taking
a firm position, considering the event
ualities, and is prepared to deal with
them, once, a course is chosen.
Another of "the last straws" as one
official put it, was laid on with the
official report Of the murder of James
Wallace, an American oil man, by a
Carranza soldier near Tampieo Oh
Wednesday. The State Department
summarized its advices in this formal
statement:
James Wallace, an American en-
ploye of an oil company near Tam
pioo, was murdered by Mexican fed
aral soldier at Portrero de Llano on
Wednesday. The department is ad-
vised that the murder was unwarrant-
~ TN, v,,,r5o ,.o,, hos N ~ l,oa,, tolrap
INTO custody. According to the depart
nent,s advices, the officer in charge of
the troops canped in the vicinity
claimed that Wallace provoked the
murder. The department is informed
rs a result of an investigation that a
mule on which Wallace was riding
to his place of employment, SHE'D at q
machine gun as it was passing and
overturned the gun. The soldier i'm
nediately shot Wallace, the bullet
striking him in the neck and killing
him instantly.
The. Wallace referred to is believed
here to be w. M. Wallace, an employee
Of the Gulf Refining Company, "a
nii&rly known to his associates as
Jim" Wallace recently went to
Tampico after having been in Colum
tia for the Gulf Company. He is about
20 years old. 3ie
vs. The Mexican Ambassador, Ignacic
BonilIas, called on Secretary Lansing
ut the State Department and they not
,nly went over the Jenkins case, but
Mr.. Lansing also laid before the Mex
lean envoy the report on the killing of
Wallace, which has just been received.
Their conference was, of course, con
adential, but it is understood that the
Secretary conveyed to President Car
ranza's representative a message more
torceful and direct than any yet trans
mitted in any diplomatic note.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
COAL PROFITS BIG
IN 1877 SAYS GLASS
Average From 100 to $50 Per
Cent on Invested Capital
RETURNS ARE LOWER SINCE
Earnings In 1918 Decreased rs To
so Per Cent. And He Indicates
1919 WNl Show Another
Loss.

WashingtonA-Bituminous coal mines
east Of the Mississippi River In 1917
made what might be termed fabu-
ious profits" the general average be-
ing from 100 to $50 per cent. on in
vested capital, according to state
ment issued by Secretary Glass, based
on data furnished by experts Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
Goal operators generally in the
United States in 1914 and 1915 lost
money when normal depletion and
depreciation are taken into considera-
tion," the statement said. what 10
meant by this is that a. proper item
IN fixing costs is depreciation OF plant
and depletion OF the cost OF value of
the coal in the ground.
''In the latter part of 1916 all coal
companies In the United States, save
those in the extreme west, began max
ing money, with the result that the
opertions for the year 1916 generally
show q profit of from 10 to 35 per
cent. on capital invested.
'In 1917 all bitumfnous coal mines
east Of the Mississippi River made
what might be termed fabulous profits,
the general average being from 100
TO $50 per cent. on invested capital,
the range being from Is to 800 per
cent
In 1918 conditions were not so good
IN the Appalachian and Central com
petitiye districts, profits generally be-
ing reduced rs to 80 per cent. less than
for the preceding year, the range being
from 15 to 300 per cent. on invested
capital. IN the West conditions in
1918 were better than In 1917, the
profits in the Rocky Mountain dis
tricts ranging as high as 400 per cent.
on invested capital.
"Unohicial figures for 1919, incom-
plete, OF course, indicate that profits OF
the operators are less than for 1918,
some Of the operators claiming actual
ly to have lost money"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
LANSING AND BAKERY
ISSUE STATEMENTS
E"Let Us Be Grateful no God Fof'
Americas" Says Secretary
Of State.
Baker ReJoicee That Men. Who
Fought Overseas Are Back In
Their Own Homes.

Washington. - Let us be grateful to
God for America" Secretary Lansing
said in Thanksgiving statement. Sec
rotary Of War Baker also issued a
Thanksgiving message, declaring that
compared to the countries Of Europe
the United States had much for which
It should be thankful.
Neither in numbers nor diversity
can the problems of America assume
proportions sufficiently luminous to
conceal from the view of reverently
thinking people the blessing of Provi-
dence," said Lansing. M
"Amid our material blessings, which
are many, there stands forth as the
great cause Of American thanksgiving
America itself. Let us remember that
this nation was raised up as adivine
instrument Of service, not only to- its
own people, but to all mankind, and
let US, In keeping this truth, impress
upon the minds Of all who claim our
citizenship their duty to make them
selves worthy of this great mission of
our country. Thankful for what we
have been able to accomplish for the
world, we should be grateful that we
possess a national conscience which
assures the fulillment Of our destiny.
Let us be grateful to God for Amer
lea"
Secretary Baker in writing his state
ment said he had in, mind the thou
sands of Americans who are home for
this Thanksgiving, whereas a year ago
they were overseas He said:
"Until the very eve Of the arnistice
our recent associates in arms did not
believe 1t possible to conclude hostili-
ties before the campaign of 1918. Ger
tainly we may be grateful that the
world war was brought to, a close. long,
enough ago so that practically all the
men who took part in It are now re-
turned to their homes and are cele.
brating these holidays as civilians, re-,
established In their commercial or pro-
fessional occupations. qss
"As compared with the many, I'M
happy nations of Europe, whose food
supplies are tragically insufficient and
whose financial condition is so critical,
we have, indeed, much for which we
may be Justly thankful, however large
our own difficulties may seem at the
moment Hg se
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
TRIESTE WILL BE OBJECTIVE.
Socialist Organ Warns Of Raid
Planned BY p,Annunzlo. l-.

Rome.-The Socialist organ Avanu
warns the Government that Gabrielle
d'Annunzio is preparing surprise de.
scent on Trieste.
The newspaper says that D'Annun-
xio abandoned his original intention
OF erecting landing at Ancona, but
recently sent emissaries to sound local
oficers at Trieste, giving ground for
the belief that the poet is aiming at
the establishment there of militarist
government.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
COLLEGE GIRL SHOOTS RIVAL.
Sophomore At Ohio Wesleyan Wound
ed In Chapel

Delaware, Ohio.-The shooting Of
Miss Gladys Racey, aged 10, Of Cald-
well, Ohio, sophomore at Ohio Wes-
leyan University, was cleared up
when Miss Blanche Davidson, stu
dent living near Delaware. confessed
that she fred the shot. Miss Racey
was shot while in the university
chapel. Both girls were receiving at
tention from young man and jeal-
ousy was assigned as the reason for
the shooting by Miss Davidson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
BIG GAINS shown
BY CROP STATISTICS
Last Figures Now Being Gone
Over BY Experts
MORE FOOD THAN FOR 5 YEARS
Wheat The Nations Bread Crop, Is
More Than 1o0,o0oooo Bushels
Larger This Year Than
B The Average.

Washington harvest is in
American producers of food have had
good year. More than the average
supply Of food was grown. The last
crop figures are being gone over by
the United States Department of Agri
culture, verified, averaged and soon
will be made public. Advance stats
tics indicate the following 1919 har
vest: as
Corn, 100000, 900 bushels.
Wheat, 918,000,000 bushels.
Potatoes, 350.0oO,O00 bushels.
Sweet potatoes, 100,000,000 bushels.
Cotton, 100000 bales.
Sugar beets, 1906, 000 tons.
Sorghum (syrup), SS,50O,0o0 gallons.
Apples, 145,000,000 bushels.
Tobacco 100000, 900 pounds.
Larger Than Average Year.
These figures alone mean little to
the city consumer of food.
But when they are compared with
harvests Of other years, then they do
mean something.
The 1919 harvest is considerably
larger than the fve-year average
(1s13-17). The price paid producers
for their larger 1919 crop was greater
than the average they received in the
five-year period, but the increase in
farmers prices is less than the In
crease Of prices paid by consumers.
Wheat, the nations bread crop, is
more than 100,0e0,o0o bushels larger
this year than the average. The grow
er's price 10 Z cents bushel more this
year than he received for the 1913
crop.
Potatoes, including sweet, this year
total more than $50, 900, 600 bushels, as
compared with the 435,000, 900 average
yield. The sweet potato farmer got 3
cents less the bushel than for his
last years crop. The grower Of
Irish" potatoes % cents more per
bushel. Compare these increases with
the increased prices You pay.
Cotton growers received the biggest
price increases, but their crop was
nearly 100000 bales under average.
Their prices were more than double
what they received l913-17. The to-
bacco crop was more than 200, 100000
pounds above the average.
In the face of the sugar famine and
soaring price.
America harvested 7,29S.000 tons Of
sugar beets, which is 1,250,000 tons
larger than the five-year average crop,
and Ma
The sorghum (syrup) crop totaled
3S, $4,000 gallons, more than 100000
gallons than were harvested in, 1913.
Rice reached new high level, with
more than 44,0o0,OO0 bushels, which
is nearly 100000 bushels greater
than last years.
Stock-feeding grains were under the
last year harvest and not much better
Gin some cases snaller) than the FIVE
year average, oats, rye, barley. Hay
went 100000 tons better than the
average. fst
Farm prices, that is the price paid
the food producer November 1 were
about 8 per cent. higher than a year
ago, z per cent. higher than he got
two years ago and IA per cent. higher
than the average of the last 10 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
NAvrs WAR BILL CUT HEAVILY.
s47,ooo,ooo Saved BY Cancellation OF
Contracts.

Washington.-War expenditures Of
the navy were reduced more than Sat-
900, 900 by the cancellation Of contracts
following the armistice, Rear Admiral
MCGOWAN. Paymaster General, an
nounced in his annual report.
Navy disbursements during the war
reached the high-water mark Of $685.
0,24O in December, 1918. compared
with $S,S53,$29 in March, 1917.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
IS WATCHING j. $. DRY TEST.
Lloyd George May introduced New
Liquor Control Law.

London Premier Lloyd George said
that he never had thought the intro
duction Of prohibition in Great Britain
possible, even during the war, but that
he was watching the American expert
ment sympathetically, with mind
free from preconceived opinions.
His reply to a temperance deputa-
ton, to which he made this remark,
eoreshadowed legislation before Christ
mas in connection with the control OF
liquor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
HuLcARlANs SIGN.
Ark Names To Peace Treaty !
4 Neullly Town Hall.

Neuiiiy own ran. s
Paris. ~ The Bulgarian, delegates
signed their peace treaty in the Town
Hall at Neuilly. s
Considerable interest centered in the
Bulgarian treaty because OF the pre-
vious refusal of Serbia to accept the
treaty OF ST. German making peace
with Austria. Serbians held of until
the last minute. They had to do this
In order to become party to the Bull
garian treaty. 40
The execution OF the Bulgarian pro-
tocol, simplifying the terms OF the
treaty will not become effective for
some time, It was understood, in or
der to permit Roumania to become a
party to the terms as well as to the
agreement OF free movement Of ma.
tionals between Greece and Italy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
500 DANCE HALLS in BERLIN.
Total Bill For Wine, Music, Etc,sso.-
100000 Marks Month.

Berlin Dancing and what goes
with it--that is. the wine and the
light and the music-costs Germany
6O,O00,000 marks month, according
to estimates of the Neue Berliner
Zeiturg. Berlin alone has more than
500 dance halls. to say nothing of the
so-called rdance bars"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
ACCEPTS Gov SPROUTS OFFER
Secretary Wilson TO Go on Pennsyl-
vania Charter Board. t5

Washington.- Of Labor
Wilson accepted the appointment by
Governor Sproui Of Pennsylvania as
member of the committee of twenty
I'VE citizens on constitutional amend
ment and revision for the State.
The committee will meet in Harris
burg December and at stated pc
RODS until the next session Of the
State Legislature, to which it will re-
port on needed constitutional amend
ments. 49,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
VILLA LEADER in FOES HANDS.
General Angeles To Face court-MartiaI
At Chihuahua City.

Chihuahua City Mexico-Gen. Man
uel M. Dieguez. federal commander of
military operations in Northern Mex
leo, arrived here with Gen. Feline An
geles, the Villa leader, who was cap,
tured near Parral recently. General
Angeles was placed in the State Peni-
Tertiary to wait his trial, which, it is
believed, will take place Immediately.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
OFFICER SERVED AS PRIVATE.
Didn't Know He Was Lieutenant Until
: Notified OF Promotion.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-H. A. Taylor, an
enT'aeering graduate of the Univers-
ity of Michigan, who served a year in
France as private soldier, was as
tonished to receive notification that
he had been promoted from a second
to first heutenancy. He never re-
ceived his original commission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
LET'S AT WAR WITH GERMANY
Envoy Recalled From Berlin, Due TO
a4 Teuton Aggression.

Berlin.-The Lettish Government
has recalled its diplomatic representa-
tive from Berlin. In view OF the at
tack of Col Avaloff-B ermondt's troops
Letvia regards herself in a state Of
war with Germany. according to semi.
official sources here. The German rep
resentatiyes still at Riga and Libau,
II is stated, therefore VIII be recalled.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
SAY STEEL STRIKE is STILL ON.
Union commissarles Issuing Rations
To Men Not Working.

Pittsburgh - Union commissaries
are issuing rations in the mill towns
where thousands Of steel workers are
still idle. Labor leaders insist that
the strike is by no means broken and
that the apparent activity OF many
plants Is a camouhage. ss
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
SCORES AMERICAN DANCES.
Cardinal Annette, OF Paris, Issues Let
ter Against Them. m

Paris.-Cardinal Annette, Archbish;
op of Paris, issued pastoral letter,
protesting against the immcdest
toilettes of woman and indecent
dances, saying that Christian women
ard girls ought to abstain from such
dressing and such amusements. The
Cardinal afilrms that these dances are
exotic by origin and by name. Pre-
sumably, he refers to certain Amer
lean dances which have become the
fashion in Paris in recent months.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
NINETEEN DIE IN FIRE.
Women And Children Perish When
Flames Sweep Dance Hall.

Vile Platte, La.-Nineteen persons
are known to have persisted when fire
in building here where dance was
In progress caused panic. Many
other bodies are believed to be still
in the structure. Most of those killed
were women and children. The dance
was on the second floor Of the building
and the fire started on the ground
floor. A struggle to escape followed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05

Earthquake records are made on a
sensitized film by light ray in what
is considered the most perfect seis-
mograph yet invented, the work Of
teries inside the bag. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05

DESPITE popular supposition, the
whale is not a fish. 1t properly be
longs with the mammals, like the
cow or horse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
THIS AND THAT

An inventor has patented an Office
chair on wheels that can be moved
with a slight push and stopped with
a foot brake.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-22
TREATY OF sHIMoNosEKI, 1895
New Power Arise. Japan

The western nations woke up to the
fact that great power had appeared
In the East when In 1904 Japan de-
clared war on the vast empire of
China and speedily brought 1t to Its
knees. The realization that naval
and military power of the first class
had come into being on the western
shores of the Pacific was not a pleas
ant one and caused great fiuttering
among the "chancelleries" of Europe
md WAS not viewed without concern
In the United States.
II was because of her war with
China and her subsequent war with
Russia that Japan occupies the posi-
tion she does today among the nations.
The treaty of Shimonoseki and the
treaty of Portsmouth placed her
among the leading nations of the
world. The war between China and
Japan arose over the affairs of Korea.
I'm the olden days Korea had paid
tribute to Japan and after the aboll-
tIop of the Shogunate in 1868 and the
coming of the Mikado into his own,
repeated demands were made upon
the Koreans for continuation of this
tribute. Chinese and Japanese in
trIgued Mt the Korean court for the
predominating influence in the land of
the morning calm and transformed it
into a land which knew no calm.
Japan Alleged lnfraction.
In June of 1894 a Chinese army was
sent into Korea for the ostensible pur-
nose of putting down rebellion which
threatened the Korean king. Japan
declared this to be an infraction of
the treaty between herself and China
made in 1885, and dispatched Japan
ese army which occupied the Korean
capital and its port of Chemulpo, and
fortified the route connecting the two
cities. Somehow the rebellion disap-
peared, but the king of Korea found
n Chinese army and Japanese fac
ing each other In hostile guise upon
his territory and asked them to with
draw-which they refused to do The
king appealed to the United States.
Mr.. Gresham, secretary of state, ask
ed China and Japan please to get out
of Korea. China said she was per-
fectIy willing to get out If japan
would. Japan said she would not get
ont until Korea had reformed her In
ternal affairs.
It was evident that Japan meant
war. and on July 8, 1894, England
proposed that the United States Join
with her in an Intervention to prevent
the war. The United States refused
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-22
FAMOUS
PEACE TREATIES
TREATY OF coNsTANTINoPLE, 1874,
When the presen. Esyp. Was Evolved.
BY. H. IRVING KING
tCopyright isis by the Mcclure Newspaner syn

The British possession of Egypt is
something into which England lust
naturally drifted." The force of cir
and diplomacy, and after the occupa-
ton of the country subsequent to the
Arab Bey Incident In 1882. England
found herself in the position OF the
man who held the bear by both paws
around n tree-it was more dangerous
to let go than to hold on. Yet up to
the recent proclamation of British
.protectorate over the land of the Nile
and the setting up of sultan indie
pendent of Turkey following the sid
ing OF the Khedive abbas with the
Germans. Egypt remained part of
the Turkish empire. a vnssal stnte
paying an annual tribute of $3,00O,0OO
and governed nominally by heredi-
tary vassal prince. II was governed
under the treaty of 1871. which the
powers forced upon the sublime porte
and its victorious rebel governor of
Egypt. Mehemet ALI. BY this treaty
the Western powers obtained their first
foothold in the land of the Pharaohs.
Mehemet All was Turkish officer
who first went to Egypt In 1893 as
commander of the forces. He did so
well in restoring order there that In
1905 the sultan appointed him gov
ernor. But Ali found his government
constantly threatened by the famous
Mamelukes, cavalry corps of the
Egyptian army consisting of the de-
scendants of those Mingrelian. Turk
ish and other slaves sold by Genhiz
Khan TO the Egyptian sultan In the
thirteenth century who, uniting In re-
volt in 1851. made themselves masters
OF the country. The Turkish govern
ment overthrow the Mameluke govern
ment in 1917 and Egypt became
Turkish province. But the military
caste of the Mamelukes was continued
rs a portion of the Egyptian army
until AIS time.
Massacre of the Mamelukes.
In 1911, seeing that It was a ques-
tion of survival between the Name
lukes and himself. All settled the mat
ter by a massacre of the Name
lukes. The citadel of Cairo was the
scene of the principal slaughter; the
Mamelukes were nnnihllated. Now
absolute master of Egypt, Mehemet
Ali threw off his Turkish allegiance
and conquered Syria in 1872. In
1889 he defeated ahe Turks In so many
engagements that 1t seemed as If his
banners were certain to wave in the
mosque of st. Sophia. The powers
took alarm. That, old idea which for
so many centuries has prevented the
Turk from being driven out of Eu-
rope-the idea that the status quo at
COnstantinople must not be disturbed,
lest the Turk being out of Constanti-
nople, a general war should ensue for
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-22

pieces of cheesecloth in two quarts OF
warm water to which one-half cup OF
kerosene has been added. These cloths
should be kept away from the stove
or lighted lamp. as they are infiam'
mable.
A blackboard eraser covered with
fiannelette for stove polishing.
An oiled floor mop to use on oiled OF
polished floors. Several makes can be
found on the market, or one may be
made of old stockings or any discard
ed wooden or fiannelette material. The
material is cut into one-inch strips
and sewed across the middle to
foundation of heavy cloth. This Is
fastened to an old broom handle or
used in a clamp mop handle. The
mop is dipped into solution made OF
one-half cup melted paraffin and one
cup kerosene. and allowed to dry. To
keep 1t moist, 1t is rolled tight and
kept in a paper bag, away from stove
or lamp.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-22
SYSTEMATIC PLANS
HELP HOUSE WORK
Have Special Place for Utensils
Needed in Cleaning.
Housekeeper Should Select impie-
ments According to Her Own
Needs and Requirements Of
House-Some Suggestions.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Better equipment and more system
attic planning help the housekeeper to
do her cleaning more easily and quick
iy. 1t is well to have a special place
where cleaning utensils may be kept
in the best condition and ready for In
slant use. suggests the department of
agriculture. Much time and energy is
spent in collecting the utensils needed
for cleaning.
A closet, cupboard. or wardrobe in
the kitchen is the best place for keep
ing the cleaning utensils A back
stairs closet Is also good place. one
end of back porch may be inclosed
and used for such purpose. The
closet should have plenty of hooks and
racks for utensils and shelf for
cleaning materials.
The housekeeper should choose uten-
sils according to her own needs ana
according to the requirements of her
house. Those suggested below are in
expensive and will help to tighten the
work of cleaning:
BUCKET WIFI Wrihsef ioi i"oPPs
A piece of inch board 10 inches
square with rollers makes conve-
nient platform on which to set the
mop bucket. and permits it to be
moved easily without lifting.
Wall mop made by tying bag made
of wool or cotton cloth over an ordi-
nary broom.
A broom, with hook screwed in the
end Of the handle. by which 1t can be
hung up.
A long-handled dustpan.
Several brushes for cleaning pur-
poses.
Cheesecloth, worn silk, and flannel
cite for busters.
busters NAV be made by dipping