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New-York tribune., 1920-11-08

Included
in the Exhibit
an Old ciayichord
an old Hsrpsiohord
the first Chickerins sauare
Nsno.
shs first Chickcring Upright
Piano.
the first Chickorine Grand
Piano with iron plate.
"a case Of medals.
some personal effects of
Jonas Chickerine used by
him in his piano shop near
) one hundred years ago.
and comprehensive display
% m o d ern tnickcriae
Pianos - Upright. Grand,
and the famous Ihicke,ing-
Ampico Reproducing Piano
in the Auditorium. in ap-
propriate settings
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New-York tribune., 1920-11-08

Concerts During the We eek Ia ch Day at 80
Today-ALFRED MIROVlTCH. the great
Russian Pianist, IL Comparison Recital
Jeannette Vreeland, soprano.
Tuesday ARTHUR LeESER, Pianist.
Jeannette Vreeland, Soprano
Wednesday-ARTHUR LOESER. Pianist.
Hazel huntington, Soprano. Mildred Bryars,
Contralto.
Thursday--SUE HARVARD, Of the Metro
pohtan Opera Co., by courtesy Of Mr. Giulo
'iat'tl-C Casazza, will sing to the accompaniment
Of the Chlckering Ampico- Reproducing Piano.
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General rather Conditions

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Humidity
Barometer Reading.

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The next story: "Chatterer Remen.
ers Rusty
New-York tribune., 1920-11-08

it is q source of the greatest pride. after all.
to point to the distinguished emineuce the
CHICKERINC pianos have obtained
in thousands Of homes
It is a piano known to our fathers, our
grandfathers. and our great -grandfathers.
Associations and fragrant memories cluster
about IT, From the first it has been sought
after and esteemed. Is il any marvel. then.
thatit occupies The proud place it does today
You will see why
You will hear why
when you come to the Wanamaher Audito-
rum and Piano Salons on Monday.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-08

It's exquisite tone appeals to all. Some of
the artists using the CHICKERING piano in
concert this season are shown at the sides
Nine. AIDA, one OF the worlds greatest
sopranos; CHARLES HACKETT. the bril-
liant tenor of the Metropolitan Opera House.
KUBELlk, too well known to need any intro
duction: MIROVITCH, the great Russian
pianist; DOHNANYI, the gifted Hungarian
pianist; KEREKJARTO the latest violinist
TISON the conservative classicist Of the
pianoforte; GERMAINE SCHNITZER. a
pianist of exceptional power and brirliancv;
and many others.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Pure BREEDS Find Ready Sale.

Woodrow & James, who for some
years have devoted their attention to
pure bred stock, being convinced
that it cost no more to raise good
stock than scrubs, whereas there was
no comparison when it came to re-
turns, are now reaping the benefit of
their practical foresightedness by
ready sales and good price for stock,
having buyers who need no further
recommendation than the knowledge
that the stock is the offspring of the
Company bull King Pontiac Alcarta
Korndyke, the prize Holstein invest
ed in by number of our progressive
dairymen some years ago.
Messrs. Woodrow & James shipped
last week two-months old bull
calf to ]. w. Baker & Son, and a
heifer calf the same age, to e. E.
Galladay, both of Woodstock, Va.
The calves were sired by the Com
pany bull. Both were from regis
tered dams.
They also sold to Charles Mearns,
of Zion, Cecil county, two-year-old
heifers, one from Is lb. three-year-
old, the other from 25 lib. four
year-old dam.
Clarence Cullen, Of near town,
bought from them a two year old
heifer from an 18 lb. two-year-old
dam, and sired by the Company bull.
S. T. Bramble, of Kennedyville,
Md, purchased nice bull calf. 1t
is from II lb. cow and the Com
pany bull.
The above stock brought prices
that prove conclusively it pays to
raise grade stock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Board OF Education.

The Board Of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, March 8.
Those present were, DR.. Delmar
Smithers, Vice-President, and Will
mer J. Falls, Commissioner. The
minutes of the regular meeting of
February 10th were read and ap-
proved and sundry bills were ex-
amined and approved for payment.
The Board decided to offer for sale
at the Court House door in Elkton,
on Tuesday, March 23rd, at 10 a. M,
the wilma School and lot conveyed to
the School Commissioners by Lewis
T. Roberts and wife, January 9Th,
1877, and recorded in Liber A. w.
NJ, No. 10, Folio ITO. The Board
reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
Under the Maryland Law, Good
Friday, April End, and Easter Mon
day, April 5th, are school holidays.
A committee of five with Rev. A.
w. Robertson as chairman, present
ed to the Board petition signed by
forty-four patrons or the colored
school, asking that an additional
teacher be assigned to the colored
school and that four additional
rooms be added.
The following appointments were
confirmed: Claude F. Merrihew,
Manual Training teacher of Elkton
and Chesapeake City; Miss Edith A.
Spear, principal of Conowingo school.
The resignation of Miss Harriet
Mediary, principal of the Conowingo
school, was accepted.
The Board decided to close the
schools on Thursday, June 3rd, and
to hold the Commencements as fol-
lows:
Tuesday evening, June 1st, Chesa-
peake City; Wednesday morning,
June End, Elkton; Wednesday eve
ming, June End, Perryville; Thurs
day morning, June 3rd, Calvert;
Thursday evening, June 3rd, North
East; Friday evening, June 4th,
Cecilton.
The meeting was then adjourned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
blizzard BLOCKS Roads

Following in the wake of Geluge
of rain that sent the Octoraro creek,
and all other streams over their
banks with flood of water ON Fri
day, a blizzard howled down on us
from the northwest, Friday night,
with a driving wind and flying snow
that was swept into drifts, blocking
roads and demoralizing travel condi-
tions to such an extent that rural
mail carriers were not able to serve
their routes at all on Saturday, and
but few milk haulers get through to
the Sharpless plant in this town
until Sunday.
1t was the worst storm of the
winter, and while it showed fast and
furious for a time, the fact that the
snowfall was not of many hours
duration is the only thing that pre-
vented us from being completely
snow-bound.
The roads are badly blocked as IL
is, but drifts are being dug through
and conditions gradually getting
back to normal.
The blizzard sent the mercury
down in the tube at giddy rate
dropping thirty degrees in few
hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
william H. Wallace, Jr.

William H. Wallace, Jr.,l died
from pneumonia at an early hour
Monday morning, March 8, after a
brief illness. He was son of Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Wallace, who
moved from Wilmington to what is
known as the Horseshoe Farm, y
near Cecil Paper Mill, about two
years ago. The family has been sorely
afflicted, four members being i'll at
the same time and unable to give
each other proper attention. With
the roads in the condition they have
been for some time past the Horse
shoe Farm, which is about six miles
from town, is in an almost inacces-
sible locality, the attending physician
being compelled to walk from Rising
Sun to give medical aid, making
several trips on foot. 1t was neces-
sary to bring the body to the under
taking establishment to prepare for
burial, as it was impossible to trans
port casket to the house. The
young man was "a years of age and
unmarried. The body was taken to
Wilmington for interment on Tues
day. His parents, two brothers and
two sisters survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
HIGH WATER AT PORT DEPOSIT.
High Explosive Bombs Used With
Little Effect On Ice Gorge.

High Explosive Bombs Used With
Little Effect On Ice Gorge.
Port Deposit has been in state of
feverish expectancy for days past
from threatened ice gorge. A
portion of the town near the railroad
station was inundated on Saturday
morning, when a jam of ice below
the town backed the water up in
Main street. The water cut a pas
sage through the ice finally and re-
ceded in about two hours time, leav-
ing numerous cellars flooded, fur
mace fires extinguished and other
discomforters and minor damage in
its wake.
The Susquehanna river is free ot
ice opposite the town, but is jammed
full from the lower end of Port to
below Havre de Grace, and the usual
fear is entertained that the ice from
McCall's Ferry dam, and above that
point, may break and come down the
river before the gorge at it's mouth
moves out into the bay, in which
event there will be repetition Of
past disasters that have overwhelm-
ed Port Deposit.
An attempt has been made by
aviators from the Proving Grounds
at Aberdeen to break the immense
ice pack at the mouth of the river by
dropping high explosive bombs, but
the gorge holds firm, the only effect
of the bombs on it being to teal
great holes in the ice, wherever the
bombs exploded. With a continu
ance of the mild weather Of Tuesday
and Wednesday, and no heavy rain,
there is every reason to believe that
the gorge below Port Deposit will
break and pass out without damage
before the ice from above comes
down the river.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Meet with Painful accidents,

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall, of near
Pennington, were so unfortunate as
to meet with serious accidents last
week. Mrs. Hall on Friday fell and
suffered dislocated knee, while Mr..
Hall was thrown from his wagon the
next day and sustained a fractured
ankle. He was on his way to Rising
Sun with load of milk, when the
vehicle was upset in plowing through
a snow drift, with above serious re-
suit to Mr.. Hall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Howard B. Ragan.

Howard B. Ragan died at his home
in Conowingo on Tuesday, March 8,
after a brief illness from pneumonia,
aged "a years. He was son of Mr..
and Mss. John w. Ragan and was
born and spent his entire life in the
neighborhood of Conowingo. He
was successfully engaged in the
hardware and livery business. His
wife, parents and nine brothers and
sisters survive. The funeral will be
held Friday, March IL, with services
at his late home at II o'clock a. m,
and interment at Brookview ceme-
terry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Pool Tournament.

The fourth match of the series OF
pool games being played by Thomas
Riale of this town, and Bert McFalls
of oxford, went to Riale on Monday
evening. "Tommie" was in great
form and simply cleaned McFalls up
the Oxfordian hardly having look
in after the Rising Sun boy struck
his stride. the score standing at the
close Riale 1875, McFalls So.
The match was played at the
rooms of the Glover. Club. in this
town, and was witnessed by quite a
crowd of interested spectators.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Swimming Pool At Tome.

The trustees of Tome School, Port
Deposit, have approved plans for the
building of 75-foot swimming pool,
and the athletic authorities are
busy arranging a schedule for a
swimming team. Work will begin
this spring and the pool will be
ready for use when school opens in
the fall. An inter-scholastic match
is a proposition which is being enter
tanned. The position of Tome School
midway between Baltimore asd Phil
adelphia, should cause such a meet
to take on the aspect of an inter
sectional championship affair.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
John nj. Bowen.

John M. Bowen, formerly Of Elk
ton, where he worked at the printing
trade in the News and Democrat
offices, and later with his brotheF
Levi K. Bowen, conducted the New
ark, Del. Ledger, died in that town
on March 1, after long illness.
He was son of the late William
Bowen, and was born on the Bowen
farm, near Elkton, June %, 1855.
He married Miss Annabelle Falls, of
Elkton, who died about 25 years ago.
Two brothers, Edward and Levi X.
Bowen, and sister, Mrs. Mary G.
Foard, survive him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
WEDDINGS.
Alpha---Coale.


Announcement has been made oi
the marriage of Miss Matte Coale
formerly of this town, daughter OF
John Coale, to James e. Alpha, OF
New Orleans, La. The bride is a
graduate in trained nursing.
Smith--Spence.
Major Julian C. Smith, U. S. M. c.,
formerly of Elkton, now stationed at
the Marine Headquarters in Wash
ington, D. c., and Mrs. Mary Lee
Spence, of that city. were married in
Philadelphia ON February "a. They
will reside in Washington.
Scott-MoOdy.
Clarence F. Scott, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Scott, of Barksdale, and
Anna Louise Moody, of Richardson
Park, were married Feb. 28 at the
Newark Presbyterian Manse by Rev.
VIM. ]. Rowan. Miss Mary Moody,
a sister of the bride, was her attend
ant, and Joseph Rothrock, of New
Castle, was best man.
Sykes-Pierce.
Miss Cena Pierce, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Pierce, of Chesapeake
City, and Mr.. Earle Sykes, of Elkton,
were married on Saturday evening,
Feb. %, by the Rev. M. ID. Nutter, at
Chesapeake City M. E. parsonage.
The bridal couple were attended by
Miss Anna Biddle, of Chesapeake
City, and Mr.. Clarence Pierce, OF
Middletown, Delaware.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Grange Meeting.

West Nottingham Grange will
meet Friday evening, March 12, in
West Nottingham Academy building
at 1880 O'Clock.
At this meeting fourteen new
members will be obligated in the
fourth degree, and other important
business will be brought before the
meeting. The obligating will begin
at $3.50 p. m.
At the last meeting the Grargers
voted to buy lot and erect q
Grasge Hall. A report of the seed
and fertilizer committee was given
Members, you are missing interest.
ing and helpful meetings. Be pres.
ent Friday evening ut 1880.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
Team Falls Down steep Bank.


A two horse team, hauling load
of tobacco Tuesday for William Kill
liam, fell down 75-foot embank-
ment and landed on the ice bound
Octoraro Creek. The wagon was
badly broken. Mr.. Killian started
to Quarryville and, owing to the new
road being impossible, took a by
road by the way of Clonmell and the
Octoraro Pumping Station, this road
being very narrow in places. When
near the home of Harry House
where the bank is rs feet high, the
wagon slipped on the ice and swerved
to the side. Mr.. Killian saw it was
impossible to avert an accident, and
leaped for his life. Wagon, horses
and tobacco rolled over and over
cutting off trees and bushes in theil
plunge. Mr.. House and nelghbors
assisted Mr.. Killian in getting his
horses back to the road.-Quarryville
Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
DEATHS.
Paul L. Norris.

Paul L. Morris died March at his
home near Greenhurst, from pneu-
monia. He was 35 years of age,
and leaves wife and several chill
dren. The funeral was held Satur-
day, with interment in Bay View
cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12

The announcement will be found
in our advertising columns this
week of H. w. Robertson, White
Haven, Md, who is a candidate for
the nomination on the Democratic
ticket to represent the First Con-
gressional District Of Maryland, in
the Sixty-seventh Congress.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12
William 7. McClay.

William T. McClay, a veteran of
the Civil War and for many years a
resident of Elkton, died on Saturday
at Union Hospital. He was IS
years old. He is survived by one
daughter, Miss Sarah McClay, OF
Elkton, and two sons, Richard Nc
Clay, of Richardson Park, Del, and
Herbert McClay, of Warwick. The
funeral was held Sunday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12

Miss Maida Campbell, formerly
superintendent of Union Hospital,
Elkton, has sailed on the transport
Great Northern" from San Fran
cisco for Honolulu, Manila, Japan.
China and Siberia and expects to
return on the same transport with
wounded soldiers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12

All healthy things are sweet
tempered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12

We acquire strength from the
forces we overcome.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-12

Continued on last page.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
Memorial Day.

Sunday. November II. 1920, has
been designated by President Wilson
in a proclamation as Memorial Day
for those who gave their lives during
the Great War. Thomas N. Swale.
department commander, suggests
that all people in each community
display the flag at hah-mast that
day. II no stan is available the dis
play to e"made as on Memorial Dav
In May. All posts should conduct a
memorial service in some manner.
keeping in mind that all creeds
should be represented in this service
as far as possible under the circum-
stances.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
ROAD no OPEN RICH
COUNTRY AND PROVIDE
NEW SCENIC TRIP

An examination of the long pro-
posed road along the north side Of
Lake Quinault as to its genera; nat
ural features. is being made by OFF,
cials of the federal forestry service,
who arrived in Hoquiam this week
and left on their hike Tuesday. An
nouncement was made that prepara-
tions for building the road would be
under way Immediately upon their
return to Washington. D. c.
Included in the party are Roy
Headley. assistant forester. end Maj.
Kelly. inspector. both Of Washington,
D. c.; H. o. Waha of Portland, as
s,stant district forester, and r.. F.
Fromme of Olympia, forest super
visor of the Olympic district and in
spector.
It ia proposed to build a road to
connect with the Olympic highway
near the foot OF the lake on the north
side and extending seven miles up
the valley and about two miles above
the head of the lake. Mr.. Fromme
stated that upon the request of G. H.
Cecil, district forester at Portland. a
survey will be under way in few
weeks. Grays Harbor county has
made provision in its bond issue of
last July to aid the work Of building
the road on a $3.50 basis with the
government. 1t will not only open
rich country to the settlers but give
an added scenic trip to autoists.'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
PLANS FOR PAYMENT
OF BONUS TO SOLDIERS
ALREADY UNDER WAY

State Auditor C. w. Clausen has
written to Henry A. Wise of Spokane,
state adjutant of the American Lee
giOn, explaining the procedure neces-
sary to carry into immediate effect
Referendum No 2. the soldiers COM
pensation bill, which was voted upon
favorably by the people in the No.
vember election. Mr.. Clausen says:
1.-The act provides for the issuance
of some $11,O0O.O0O worth of bonds
Various legal objections have been
suggested as to the power of the
people to authorize this indebtedness
While it is my own personal view
that the act is valid, and have been
so advised by the attorney general.
nevertheless, in order to market
these bonds it will be necessary to
obtain an order from the supreme
court Of this stat, upon this ques-
ton"
The act becomes effective upon the
proclamation of the governor. This
proclamation cannot be made until
the returns have been canvassed by
the secretary of state. AS soon as
this canvass is had and prOclama-
tion made. suit will be immediately
instituted in the supreme court to
test the const!tutionality of the act.
| II the decision Of the supreme court
is favorable the state board of finance
will proceed to issue and sell the
bonds. Immediately thereafter every
possible step will be taken to facili-
tate the payment Of compensation to
veterans In the manner prescribed by
the act. In the meantime all possible
preliminary action will be taken and
arrangements made.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
TRADES COUNCIL FAvORS
ASPIRATIONS OF IRISH
4. F.. Of l.. Resolution Declaring for
Republic Of Ireland COncurred
in and Committee Named.

Approval of rasolut ,ons favoring
the establishment Of an Irish repub-
lie, passed by the American Fedora
tion of Labor in convention in Mon
treal last summer, was voted at the
regular weekly meeting of Olympia
Trades Council on Wednesday even
ing. While the subject of Irish in
dependence was brought personally
to the attention of the public last
summer by the American tour of
Eamonn de Valera, president OF the
republican government in Ireland,
the national political campaign over.
shadowed the issue until Terence
MacSwiney's protracted and eventu-
ally fatal hunger-strike again aroused
American sympathy. The vote of
sanction will be forwarded to Frank
Morrison, national secretary of the
federation, at Washington. D. C.
The Council felt that since America
possesses republican form of gov.
ernment, to be consistent in its prin-
|ciples 1t must look with favor upon
attempts to establish governments
upon republican principles elsewhere.
The necessity Of organization to
secure the permanency Of the eight
hour day was brought to the Coun-
ellis attention by several members
who related rumors that several mills
and plants were contemplating run
ming ON nine or ten hour basis
|esrly ext year. The repeal of some
laws abrogsting the constitutional
lrigAt Of. fEeedom Of thought on the
part Of workingmen was also favor
ably considered.
A committee composed or c. H.
Lehman, M. H. velie, and J. p. Wurm
was appointed to forward the resolu,
tion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
CH|lO LOSES LIFE
IN BURNING HOME
EIvE.YEAR.OLD son OF MRS. j. ID.
BOONE OF SOUTH BAY,
VICTIM OF BLAZE
Elder Brother Badly ScOrchetl in His
Efforts to Rescue Younger
Brother.

Harold Boone aged Is, rushed into
the attic Of the burning Boone home
Wednesday morning to save the lives
of his little brothers who were sleep
ing there, saved one of them, and then
with night clothing ablaze, his face
and hands burned, he attempted to
save little Joe, the other brother. but
az he reached the door. the roof caved
in and Joe was burned to death. The
child had crawled under the bed to
escape the fury of the fire and there
his charred remains we're found.
Meanwhile other members OF the
family escaped by jumping from win
dows. ..ss 4., e.3..
Little Joe and Lloyd were sleeping
in the attic of the Boone home, two
story structure. After discovering
the Are and rousing other members of
his family, Harold rushed up to the
attic through the flames and carried
out Lloyd. Meanwhile, neighbors
had gathered. and. the father threw a
S-weeks-old baby and others Of the
youngsters from the second story win
dow into their arms. Some OF the
little ones were not fortunate and
landed on the ground. but none was
seriously injured. Harold's burns
are severe, but not Of . fatal nature.
The Are started about S o'clock.
Harold had lighted the fire in the
kitchen stove and had gone back to
bed when he smelled smoke. An In
vestigation showed that the kitchen
was in flames. He rushed to the sec
ond hoor and awakened his parents.
who managed to effect the escape OF
Mary, Anne. Pauline Elsie, Virginia
and the little baby. Harold's work
was more diflicult. for he had to climb
to the attic. After getting Lloyd to
safety, no rolled on the wet grass to
put out the fire In his burning night
clothes, and despite his owne severe
injuries started back for Joe. Just
as he reached the door the building
caved in.
The family lost everything. 1t has
left no clothing except the apparel
which its members had ON when they
made their escape. 's'