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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
NINTH DISTRICT FARMERS
CLUB.
Proceedings OF June Meeting will
Picnic At Rnff orfOn

ffOceeUnSS VI June MeetlnS -Wu
Picnic At Betterton.
The Ninth District Farmers Clut
was very pleasantly entertained al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Kirk
near Rising Sun, Wednesday, June
10, 1920. The meeting was called
to order by the president, D. B. Nc
Dowell. Next was the calling of the
roll with most Of the members pres
ent, excepting Mr.. and Mrs. John
Crothers, Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Gibson,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Townsend, Mr.
and Mrs. E. d. Kirk. Visitors-Mr.
and Mrs. John Kimble, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph T. Wilson, Mr.. Luther Hind
man, Mr.. Oldenburg of Md. State
College, Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Will
liams.
A budget was presented by the
president, asking for an endorsement
of the budget for the travelling ex-
penses of Miss Wotring and Mr..
Knode. The budget was endorsed
and is to be sent to County Commis-
sioners. Surely at these high times
it takes more money than it did a
year or two ago, and it is to be
hoped the Commissioners will see 1T
to increase the money.
The Cecil County Community
Council met in Elkton, June 9Th. A
very interesting report was read by
Mrs. C. c. England. Mr.. Knode re-
minded the farmers that they could
obtain the official weather report
every day by calling his Office, also
of the Farmers Day to be held at
Port Deposit Aug. 14th, and that ar
rangements were being completed
for same. 1t was announced that
anyone wishing the market reports,
could get them from the Market Re-
porter, Dept. of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. c., also that Cecil County
has raised it's quota of $1,000 for the
Temple of Agriculture. Mr.. KIode
is trying to make arrangements for
a regular Pig Club in Cecil County.
Lunch being announced, H. R.
Brown, Howard England and John
Reynolds were appointed a commit
tee on premises. On re-assembling
H. r. Brown reported horses, S
cows, 2 heifers, 6 fine shoats, 100
r. I. chickens, 200 young chicks, 6
guineas. Best field of corn seen this
year, crib part full of corn, nice neat
looking garden, machinery all under
cover, barn nicely cleaned up, plenty
of wood.
Club decided to go to Betterton on
annual picnic some time in August.
Mrs. Howard England and II. r.
Brown to help D. B. Mcdowell to-
make final arrangements for same.
In the afternoon we took our
chairs and went to the barn, where
Mr.. Kirk had darkened and cleaned
up, and enjoyed the talk by Mr..
Oldenburg. He used lantern slides
to show the Importance of inocula
tion for soy beans, cow peas, alfalfa
and other legumes. The Club de-
cided to fine each member, who is
late, the sum of rs cents, the meeting
to be called to order at 10:50 a. m.
Club adjourned to meet with Mr..
and Mrs. E. D. Kirk Sept. l, 1920.
ELLA r. BROWN,
Secy. pro tenn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Octoraro M. E. church will hold an
ice cream and strawberry festival in
the church grove on Friday evening,
June 25. In addition to strawberries
and ice cream there will be cake,
candy, bananas, lemonade. ETC., on
sale. If stormy on above date festi-
val will be held on Saturday evening.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Goddard-McKnight.

Miss Frances r. Mcknight, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mcknight
and Mr.. George G. Goddard, of Phil
adelphia, were married at the home
of the brides parents, Wednesday
evening. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. George p.
Jones, former pastor of the Elkton
M. E. church.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Red Cross Nurse For Cecil County.

Red Cross Nurse For Cecil County.
The Nursing Committee of the
Cecil County Chapter, American Red
Cross, has elected Miss c. Viola
Hahn, of Baltimore, as County
Nurse. Miss Hahn is graduate OF
the Johns Hopkins Training School
for Nurses, and is highly recon-
mended. She will enter upon her
duties on September and tempor-
arily will have her Office at the Elk
ton Banking and Trust Company.
The salary to be paid is $500 per
year, with Office and transportation
furnished. This expense is met by
the membership dues of the Red
Cross.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Rev. DR.. A. Norman Ward, ma
tive Of Hartford county, has been
elected President of Western Mary
land College, Westminster, Md, to
succeed Rev. DR.. T. H. Lewis, re-
signed. DR.. Ward is brother Of T.
Harry Ward, a prominent merchant
of Jarrettsville, Hartford county, and
a former member of the Maryland
General Assembly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

j. Frank Duncan, of near Fyles-
vile, Hartford county, whose son was
recently killed by an automobile
driven by Edgar A. Cairnes, of Jar
rettsville, has instituted suit in the
Circuit Court in Bel Air for $4,000
damages against Mr.. Cairnes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Will Pay Thirty Cents On the Dollar

Will Pay Thirty Cents On the Dollar
Chester County Court has confirm
ed the report of the auditor IN the
assigned estate of j. Harry Wilson
and Alfred M. Wilson, trading as
Wilson Brothers, and dealing in au-
tos, etc., in Oxford. The report OF
the auditor filed shows claims
amounting to $10,764.S1, and bal
ance of $3319.92. The dividend is
fixed at 80 cents on the dollar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
SUSQUEHANNA LEAGUE.

Perryville Goes To The Front.
Perryville took the lead in the
league race on Saturday by defeating
Rising Sun to 1, Oxford won from
Havre de Grace 5 to 2, while Aber-
deem took a game from Bel Air 2
to 1.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25


On Monday afternoon the home
team played game with a team
representing the 10th Field Artillery.
which was encamped at Rising Sun.
The game was fast and clean. Both
Williams for the Artillery, and Fos-
ter for Rising Sun, pitched great
ball, the latter receiving perfect
support by his teammates. Tho
artillerymen scored three runs in the
seventh when with two men on bases
Capt. Williams, the pitcher, drove
a long hit down the right field foul
line for a home run.
Rising Sun made things interesting
in the Sth and 9th by a grand rally
at the bat, but fell a little short, the
game going to the army boys by 3
to 2. The score:
By innings: r H e
F. Artillery 900 0 0 0 8 OO-S 6 3
Rising Sun. 10000 OO1 IL 8 0
Batteries-Williams and Veilleux
for Artillery; Foster and P. Cameron
for Rising Sun.
We have received numerous COM
plants from patrons Of the game,
and substantial citizens who have
the best interests of the sport at
heart, about the disposition to permit
the gambling spirit to get foothold
in base ball, it being charged open
betting is INDUCED in at all the
games.
In addition to the fact that gamb-
ling is unlawful, there is nothing
that will hurt the game more than
this regretable feature.
Base ball has always been one of
the most popular and wholesome OF
sports, and has been kept compar-
atively free of this evil, and it would
be we'll for the management to see to
it that steps are taken to prevent the
open and unlawful betting that is
being indulged in on the grounds by
certain sporting" elements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23
Happenings At Thompson

pared for this by stocking heavily
with the Milwaukee corr binder, in
our judgment the best made and we
are vain enough to think we know.
We have them set up ready to go.
Don't wait, get your order in before
they are all gone. We believe they
viii be hard to get before the season
is over. We also have the Mccormick
and Deering if you prefer, but be-
lieve you will choose a Milwaukee if
you will look it over.
Remember we sell the most of the
best for the least at the Capital of
the World and will buy anything you
have to sell at the very highest
market price. Our policy is small
profits on a large volume of business.
We watch our buying and are con-
stantly trying to secure dependable
merchandise at or below the market
price so that we can sell it to our
custQpaers cheaper than our Compel
itor and still have a profit for our
selves. We believe Goods well bought
are half sold' and buy from the peo-
pie who have the best goods at the
best price, We are proud Of our Gus
toners and of the confidence they
have in US. Join them and you will be
in good company. You will also have
to Ray more income tax.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

drill with fertilizer and grass seed
attachments and Is tons of fertil-
izer. He is sowing $50 acres of wheat
and we predict that his crop will be
considerably above the average. He
is an all around good fellow and de-
served all the good things life af-
fords.
We stopped at J. W. Holloway's
m u return from C. NJ. Berry's last
Thursday night and purchased three
calves. We had to look at them by
lantern light but traded with him in
about three minutes. Walt is one of
u most successful farmers and has
sold US many dollars worth of live
stock and grain. lie has spent part
of it back with us and we appreciate
his business and his friendship very
much. He and Mrs. Holloway raised
only one child a beautiful daughter,
and instead Of losing her when she
married they merely took her hus-
band in to the family as a son. She
married John Neal and they are
very proud of him. We pre-
diet for him a good future.
There will be much corn cut up this
year both for silos and to put in the
hook. and We anticipate a large de-
mand for corn binders. We have pre-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

We have had a fertilizer week the
past week. Had three ears on track
at one time besides 2 ears that came
In singly. We are expecting two
more cars daily. If you have not al
ready given US your order for your
requirements, do so at once. Don't
fail to use fertilizer if you sow wheat
III you don't buy it from US, buy il
from some one else. Remember we
handle Swift's Red Steer Brand.
The boys from the Flynt and High
Hill district were in town last week
taking out their fertilizer. There are
DC better people on earth than those
who reside in that neighborhood. We
only wish they were closer to Thomp-
son so that We could see them oftener.
We had the pleasure of a visit from
NJ. Watkins, who lives on what is
known as the. Mike Robinson farm,
and sold him a Hoosier Drill. Mr..
Watkins is a successful farmer and is
sowing a large acreage of wheat. We
4rust he will have an abundant har-
vest.
Mr.. Donaldson. who lives inst over
the line in Monroe County. was over
with a load Of wheat Saturday, which
graded number one. and came back
Monday and brought US a couple of
fat calves.
Monday was n of our busy DAVIS,
In addition to u other work. we
shipped six ears of live stock, con-
sisting Of three cars Of cattle, two
Ear Of sheep and lambs and one car
of hogs.
We went out to see u good friend
G. NJ. Berry after supper last Thurs
day and bought everything he priced
AS. The deal amounted to about
$1,000 and covered 90 lambs, 80 ewes,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23
Ask anyone about "11-Hour' pro-
diets. DRY & SAPPINGToN.
2l4-2taw 4 W 4wks.

r. C. Bristow of jefferson City was
in town Tuesday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

sE WANTED:-Ten carloads OF
good, dry wheat straw. A.. P. GREEN
FIRE BRICK co. 31-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

r5FOR SALE:-One corn binder
in good repair; Shetland ponies,
Shropshire bucks. DICK ROBERTS,
Mexico, Mo. w1t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

s|FOR SALE:-Walnut stats. ].
z. HORTON, Phone23F11. 1888 %1p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

"11-Hour" Metal Polish.
POLISH - POLISH.
"l1-Hour" Floor Polish.
Hour" Auto Polish.
"l1-Hour" Oils.
Best made-50 per cent cheaper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23
Considine & Wales
Thompson. Mo-.
The City Of Opportunity

NEW MILLINERY STORE HERE.
On or about October list I will open
my millinery store, upstairs in the
building formerly occupied by August
Meyers harness store, west side of the
square. l earnestly solicit your pat
ronage. 31-2t-p
MRS. L. II. SIMS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

sYFOR SALE:-Good $50 acre
farm; 100 A in cultivation; located in
Southeast Missouri, 4 miles from rail-
rad. OTIS FREES, Planters Hotel,
Mexico, Mo-, after 500 p. m. d1w1tp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

Observation-Disclosures mar to
work on farm. RUSSELL SPURL-
ING. Phone 27F11. 229-2 wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

You will need Binder Irvine when
you harvest your corn. Buy it of the
PRODUCERS GRAIN CO. d3w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

@FOR SALE:-White Rocks eggs;
premium stock; $1.OO a setting, or 2
settings for $3.50. Phone $50. SLIP
s FOR SALE:-Wheat disc drill,
good condition, price right. W. NJ.
COPENHovER, Thompson, Route /.
w2t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

sg 1FOUND:-Pocket book con-
tanning small change. Owner may
have same by identifying it and pay
ing Tor this ad. wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

@ FOR SALE:-220 acre farm;
good location; terms reasonable. Call
l45. 227-3t wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

: FARMERS ;:
EXCHANGES

RATES-10 cents a line an inscr-
ton. A line consists of 5 words.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23
STOCK
NEWS
LOCAL MARKET

New Corn .$1.10 $1.15
Oats ............. 52c, SAC, sec
Wheat $2.43, $2.46, $2.48, $3.50
.. -.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

LIZ FOR SALE:-1 Coleman trac-
tor and 3-bOttom Oliver pillow. W. D.
BLAIR, phone 1888. d&w1t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-23

cSy WANTED:-Atlas of Audrain
County. EBERT MOTOR COMPANY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29

interest Mir. O'Connors letter and heartily agree with most everything he says. It is true that whisky is plentiful in Birmingham as is the case all over Alabama. and the gentleman commenting on the letter, that said that you violate some little law almost every time you walk down the street is absolutely right. The present laws of Alabama. made by some of the Sliliest and most ignorant set of men that ever assembled to call themselves a body of lawmakers, are indeed dis gusting to the saner and better think ing class of people.
 All cities have women of the scar let class and will just as long as the sun shines from the heavens above and the only place for them is a seg- regated district, where they will not have a chance to come in contact with regated district, where they will not town.
 Boarding house" acquaintance has been the ruination of many a decent and innocent young girl, and there's one. and only one. remedy-put the scarlets in a district of their own. and get them away from good men and womens daughters
 1t was my pleasure to live in Bir- mingham two years. and it was a req. pleasure to get away from just such things as Mir. O'Connor mentioned. es, pecislly that element of jelly beans, gamblers and loafers. Trust this Is rot too lengthy for you to print
 TOAD. WOOD.
 SVlar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29
Z Gadsden, August 27, 1920.
 DOLLY DALRYMPLE

Following up the story in The Age Herald in which James Owen OConnor of Chicago gives Birmingham few knocks" said Dolly Dalrymple, I am reminded of a very amusing letter along these same lines which I re- ceived from John E. Hazard. a popular New York actor now playing in one of the biggest successes on Broadway The Night Boat I had occasion to write to MT. Hazard in regard to q little matter and had to antroduce my self to him. After mentioning the mat ter I was writing about incidentally suggested that if he ever came to Br- mingham to be sure to let me know as I would like so much to meet him and write story about him.
 Tn reply to my letter he courteous ly gave me the information I had writ ten for, and wound up by saying;
 "'Thank you, dear Dolly Dalrymple. for your kind suggestions about com ing to Birmingham they say light ming never strikes twice in the same place. and thank God, I've been to Br- mingham and have gotten through with that
 Evidently there are others besides MT. O'Connor of Chicago who have been impressed with Birmingham's drastic blue laws and narrowness even unto the theatrical profession"
 TOM D. WOOD
 To the Editor of The Age Herald,
 I have read with, a great deal of .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29
ALL DOUBT OF THE
 ASSASSINATION OF
 GEAR DISTILLED
Independent Investigators Publish Absolute Proof of Massacre of Royal
 Family In Basement
By Associated Press

London, August 27.-An possible ioubts that former Emperor Nicholas ,f Russia and his family were assas- sinated in the basement of their prison house at Ekaterinburg on the night of Sety l6, 1ylS, seems to be dispelled by the accounts of two independent inves- tigators, which are published here. One is printed by the London Times and was written by it's former Petro. grad correspondent. Robert Wilton, The other appears in the magazine, Nineteenth Century and After and ls from the pen of Capt. Francis MeCul- lagh of the British army, who before the war was a widely known news paper correspondent. Both spent sew eral weeks at Ekaterinburg and talked with natives and soldiers who witnessed the affair through the windows of the ill-fated house. Both writers agree on the important details of the story.
 The victims of the massacre. they say, numbered eleven, being the former Emperor, his wife, son and four daugh- ters, Dr. Botkin and three servants. The assassination was arranged by Yurovski, the jailer in charge of the deposed royal family and was carried out by twelve soldiers. The Times ac4 count says these men were Let's, but Captain McCullagh declares they were Magyars. who were placed on duty in stead of a Russian guard. because the bolsheviki feared Russian could not be trusted for the work.
 SHOT AND BAYONETED
 Captain McCullagh's story says all the doomed party, except Nicholas, were on their knees, crossing them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29
MRS. LILLIAN M. JOHNSON

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Some of us who have watched Bir- mingham grow from small village to a large village, wonder If the time will ever come when we can profit by con- structive/ criticism such as we had recently by Owen O'Connor.
 Perhaps all he said may not be as bad as he said. but certainly there was much of the truth in 1t, and more i'm portant fact is that he might have said much more about our conditions here and havesbeen truthful. Take, for ex- ample, the auditorium situation: cannot help wondering why he didn't write some of the facts about that. and about our streets and many other things one might mention were time and space allowed.
 Personally, I feel that Mir. O'Connor was very charitable. and instead of being angry with him, we should re- gard all that he said as constructive and try and prevent adverse criticism in the future by improving conditions in our city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29
Would Enable County to Financially Back
 Greater DevelOpemnt
tcontinued From Page Five)

tContfnued From Page FIve) motive power, conveyance or sp- pIiance; freight stations, passenger stations, grain elevators. storage tanks, teams, trucks and all other cafilities and structures appur- tenant thereto. for the purpose of receiving. carrying, delivering. re- ducins In bulk, storing or prepar- ing for shipment of goods, wares and merchandise or passengers over such railroads or in or through such terminal facilities. in aid of intrastate, interstate or for efgn commerce.; including the dredging of both banks Of the ap- breaches to the water terminals.
 'Sec. 2. The legislature shall have the power to authorize and empower such counties to issue bonds, lend their credit, grant pub- lie money or other things of value i'm aid of the Internal improvement as described in section 1.
 "Sec. ,. The legislature shall have the power to, authorize such > counties to levy and collect spe- cinI tax not exceeding 20 cents on each Sf0O for taxable property in such counties. in addition to the ma ximumN rate of taxation pre- scribed in the constitution of Ala bamn. The funds thus raised are specifically reserved to he applied only to the creation and support Of the internal improvement herein and hereby authorized"
 Section grants "aiI such coun- ties the right. power and authority to do the things mentioned in Para craph I and adds the specific right to do this .withfn, across. on or through It's own territory or the territory of adjacent counties. This provision would protect river development in case of n divided county.
 'Scc. 6. All such counties of Ala bama are hereby authorized and empowered to increase the limit of county indebtedness from 3ie to Az per cent of such taxable prop erty.v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29

selves. as Yurovski shouted the order for the execution of Nicholas Roman off. the bloody. and all his family" The former Czar then stepped quickly in front of his wife and children. say ing something which could not be heard, and was shot by Yurovski. Then the remainder of the party was shot down with revolvers and later the sol diers bayonetted the bodies he said.
 These accounts affirm previous rec ords, but it is known the former Elm perors mother. who is in Copenhagen and Queen Alexandria of Great Britain both have refused to give up hope of the royal family's escape until quite recently. when private reports. fur nished them by Captain McCullagh and Mir. Wilton, at the request of relatives, convinced them the massacre of the former Russian royal family was car ried out.
 Yurovski, who had been president of the extraordinary commission at Eka- terinburg, is declared to have boasted to Captain McCullagh last March that he had condemned sixty persons sus- pected of anti -bolshevik sentiments and is quoted as saying: What are sixty menT'
 After the assassination of Nicholas and his family. Yurovski. it is asserted, hastened to Moscow to report the de- tails to Nikolai Lenine. the bolshevik premier. According to Captain McCul- 1agh. he was promoted to be commis sioner of life insurance in the province of Ekaterinburg, and occupies the most handsome house in the town, which was confiscated from a mer- chant. Even the bolsheviki of the city, however, are declared to shun him.
 On the square overlooked by Elm peror Nicholas last prison the bolshe- vik local government has placed large sign, bearing the words Square of National Vengeance" it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29
IS WILLING

It is understood that the governoi declared to the members of the com mittee visiting him Thursday that he was willing to issue the call for the vote on the county amendment, pro. vided he had assurance that citizens of the Birmingham district would pledge themselves to conduct a vigorous cam paign with the necessary finances.
 It was following this statement from the governor that the full committee held its meeting and decided to meet the governors conditions. He will be apprised of the action of the civic bodies as soon as the two boards of di- rectors shall have met tomorrow.
 ' It was the consensus of opinion that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29
ENSLEY POOL NOT
 READY THIS YEAR
Excessive Rains Interfered With Ex-
 cavation and Concrete Work

Although work is progressing rapidly on the municipal swimming pooi anu bathhouse at Ensley. it will not be completed in time for use this year. Commissioner J. Ellis Brown an- nounced yesterday.
 It was originally planned to~com, plete the pool by August Ia. But heavy and continuous rains interfered with the excavation of the twin pools and the concreting of the walls.
 Since the pool cannot be completed in time for use this year, plenty of time will be taken so as to have 1t in tip- top condition for next spring. The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad