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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

This town and vicinity is being
week.
Albert Barrett and son visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j.
Barrett.
Helen Todd, Jane Kirk, Elsie Full
ton, Mary Reynolds, Mabel Wright,
Margaret Wright, Forrest Harring-
ton, Emory Atkinson, all pupils OF
Love Run school and who had COM
pleted the seventh grade, were
awarded diplomas by their teacher,
the school last week.
Some folks from New York who
were travelling by auto camped along
the creek at Porters Bridge last
week.
Miss Brenice Kincaid spent Satur-
day-Monday in Baltimore.
John Coale, Mrs Mabel Emily and
son Richard, of Port Deposit, and
Harry Conner and family were
guests of Mrs. Helena Preston and
family on Sunday.
Mrs. Philip Bissinger is spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Curry, Harrisburg.
Misses Rebecca Hopkins and
Mary Davis are spending week in
Atlantic City.
Misses Maude and Ella Reynolds
were Philadelphia shoppers Monday
Granville Richards and family
have come out from Baltimore to-
their summer residence near Porters
Bridge.
> Mrs. Philip A. Foster and Junior
called on Mr.. Frank Foster and
family Sunday afternoon.
Our public school closed with
graduating exercises in the school
house last Thursday evening, which
was thoroughly enjoyed by a large
audience. The exercises opened byI
school singing Happy Greetings,
followed by recitation by Elizabeth
Kincaid, and duet by Mary and
Frank Foster. Rev. Mr.. Anderson,
pastor of Mt. Pleasant M. E. Church,
gave a very interesting address. Miss
Graham, principal of the school, Miss
Miller and Harvey T. Davis each
made a few remarks of encourage
ment and congratulations to the
graduates. Then followed the con-
ferring of diplomas by Harvey T.
Davis, trustee of the school, toI
those who had completed the seventh
grade. They were Lily Worthing-
ton, Edna Muldoon, Hazel Brown;
also to Henry Murphy of Hickory
Grove school, who had completed 7th
grade. A parting song by the school
closed the exercises of the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brown, Little
Miss Lillian Brown and Cecil d.
Brown motored to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Miller, near Perry
vile, Sunday, where they had very
pleasant time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11
OPEN FIRES.
Two Pictures.

4 The firemen and the insurance
men also see pictures in the file,
but theirs are of different Kind.
Their memories show them pic
lures of burning scraps of paper
flying up chimneys to lodge OH
the shingle roof and set it on
fire. They see pictures of sparks
swapping out into the room upon
curtains or perhaps upon the
light dress of some one sitting
quietly in the chimney-corner.
These things they see, and more
besides. They see red-hot en-
bers falling out upon the carpet
after the family has retired and
they see dreadful pictures of
little children coming too close
to the hearth and being terribly
burned.
4 They know that all of these dis
tressing things are really quite
unnecessary, but come from the
foolish American habit of care
lessness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Rev. Joseph P. Gibson, for eleven
years rector of Deer Creek parish,
Darlington, Hartford county, has re-
signed and will accept call to King
and Queen parish, in Southern Mary
land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Dean Firman Thompson, of New
ark, who has been a member of the
Delaware College faculty for IL
years. presented his resignation to
the Board of Trustees recently. He
has accepted a position as chief
chemist with a Philadelphia firm at
a substantial salary increase over
that received at the college.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11
Abandons Contest.

After recount of the votes cast
in the six lower counties of the
Eastern Shore had shown an increas-
ed majority of twelve votes for T.
Alan Goldsborough over Hilton w.
Robertson, the latter waived re-
counts in Kent, Cecil and Queen
Anne's. which insures Mr.. Goldsbor-
ough's nomination as the Democratic
candidate for Congress from the
First Congressional district.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11
CLOSING HOURS.

desire to announce to my patrons
that during the summer months no
work will be done after six o'clock in
the evening, or on Saturday after
IL o'clock, noon.
MRS, DAVID HARDING,
pressmakeF.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

The United States Government has
rented the stable and hitching
ground of the Octoraro Hotel and
will establish workshop and garage
for the care of the Government mail
trucks there.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

John Noble and Frank Shipley,
young men who robbed the railroad
station at Delta, were found guilty
in the Bel Air court and sentenced by
Judge Harlan to four years in the
penitentiary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Running in front of an automobile
driven by their father, William w.
Rhoades, Edna Rhoades, aged four
years and Helen, aged six years, were
struck and painfully inbred.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Jamison
of Oxford, have filed petition in the
Chester County Court for a decree
empowering them to legally adopt
Joseph Willard Stern, son of Guy
Stern.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Life is sweet and it is good to be
on earth, but not all on earth are
either good or sweet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Every man has assurance enough
to boast his honesty, few of their
Franklin
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11
Rising Sun Moving
Picture House

JOB w. KIRK, Proprietor
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SATURDAY, JUNE IL
Madame Travers
III
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A triumph for the empress of
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COMEDY
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"Pay Your Dues"
Fox News.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
Gladys Leslie
1.-THE MIDNIGHT BRIDE"
Adapted from the popular story,
"The Marriage of little Jeanne Ster-
ling" by Chas. Stokes Wayne.
There are million of romances a
year on the park benches of New
York. This is story of one of them.
The girl is accused of a terrible
thing, yet by sheer innocence is able
to prove her good name.
Also
William Duncan
LII
"The Silent Avenger."
Third episode-''Within the Moose.
Two Shows-7:SO and 9:15 o'clock.
Admission Is and rs cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Most of US want the law enforced
on the other fellow.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

CHAS. s. PYLE,
Insurance that Is Sure.
RISING SUN. MD.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
James n. E. Church. Rising Sun, I'D.
Rev. chas c. Harris, Pastor.
SUNDAY, JUNE IS, 1920

SUNDAY, JUNE IS, 1920
Morning
9:45 to 10:45-Sunday School and
Adult Bible Glasses.
10:45-Sermon, Subject: "Pharisaic
Religion"
Evening
7:30-Epworth League, l. d r,
Mabel L. Johnson; Subject, Com
mon Mistakes in Daily Life
8:15-Sermon, Subject: 'Divire
Fellowship"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Sylmar M. f.. Church.
Special Children's Day exercises at
$3.50 P. M.
There will also be baptismal service
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Don't part with your Liberty Bonds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

An idle dollar is Stacker turn it
into Thrift Stamps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11
Our June Unloading Sale

Never before have we put on a
Sale in June; But we are over
stocked and mean to Unload
while you can use the goods.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-11

Two Shows-7:3O and 9:15 o'clock.
Admission Is and rs cents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-08-12
Dear Mr.. Editors.

Dear Mr.. Editors.
l have read with interest the con-
troversy between your county COM
missioner, Mr.. R. E. Pratt. and your
legislative representative, Mr.. Cor
don Moores.
Mr.. Moores' statement of conditions
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-08-12
Letters from the I eople

seemed to me to be absolutely fair
and true. Mr.. Pratt suggests his
data is ''bld stuff" and therefore,
should not have been repeated. Any
thing worthy will bear constant repe-
tition, particularly if it is in the. in
terest of principle which will protect
all the taxpayers of the state of
Washington.
Any arguments which have been
used by Senator Carlyon and his help
ers, such as saving on tires, gas, etc.,
etc., are as applicable to $3O,OOO,0 900
worth of roads built on the "pay-as-
we-go" plan as $sO,OOO,OOO worth of
roads financed by bond issue to
which an interest penalty of $12.cGO.-
600 is attached.
And Benton county will have ast
as many miles of pavement construct
ed within her boundaries under either
plan. Perhaps she will have more un-
der the "pay-as-we-go" plan, if the
Carlyon bill is passed, the North Bank
Columbia river highway, the most i'm
portant cross-state road, cannot be
considered for the 20 year Carlyon
bond period, except by special appro-
priation and levy to cover same.
: DR.. Carlyon repeatedly has stated
bis program embraces 1900 miles of
the state road system. The state high
way commissioner says it takes in
but 1868 miles.
Let us take DR.. Carlyon's own
figure of 1900 miles,. Not over 1000
miles of this total can be paved with
cement concrete or other material on
a cement base, as his bill provides,
for $3O,O0O,OOO. Where will we get
the money with which to pave the re-
manning third of his system. What
500 miles of the 1900 miles will wait
for another bond issue, or go without
improvement? Has Benton county
any special drag on the fund?
Mr.. Pratt says:
Everybody who has read the Car
lyon bill knows that, then he re-
cites four statement.
In number one he says that it is the
product of the best brains of all the
associations interested in our state
The Eastern Washington
association is the most po-
tent factor, and have been for years,
for highway betterment all over the
state. This splendid organization does
not approve the bill.
In number two, Mr.. Pratt says that.
the bill calls for competitive bids. This
is true providing the bidders "com-
pete" for contracts for paving with |
single course concrete or other types |
Of surfacing all on five inch cement !
base. 1t is true (this an
swers number three) the bill does
not call for concrete surface, but un-
der the act concrete road must first
b e constructed and then any kind of
may be used to cover it up, I
# the highway board so decides. !.
The fourth paragraph is stated cor !,
rectly.
The above is all "old stuff" and it
IS unfortunate to have it stated over :.
again because the people might alb
,orb some of the facts stated.
Here is some new material worth
The Carlyon $sO,OOO,OOO road debt
s copied after the Illinois plan. Ill
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-05
Theories Must be Modified to Meet
Development in Human Affairs

Il was taught, sir, in college, that
there is no theory so perfect that in
its application to human affairs it
does not have to be modified, and |
wonder whether we are not face to
face at this moment with one Of those
theories that we must modify, if we
are to act as statesmen. ] sympa-
thize with the view expressed by
Judge Clinton that in the existing
provisions of the present state con-
stitution as to the Senate we have
acted in our local way in entire har-
mony with the American principle
which gives to every state in the Union
an equal representation, but there is
something deeper think than ali that
in this thing that we are discussing.
If there is one phenomenon of the last
century that is more outstanding than
another, it is the study of the great
and surprising growth of cities at the
expense of the country. Several of
the counties in our own state, as was
pointed out this morning, have a
smaller population now than they had
many years ago. 1t has gone so far
that the question is really above the
horizon whether the diminishing pop
ulation of the country districts can
continue and provide food enough for
the consumers that are going in far
increasing numbers into the cities of
the Union.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-05
IS UE

stitutions OF other states. the same
principle has been applied. 1t is a
total misconception of constitutional
law to suggest that government by the
people, that Republican government
requires that every citizen shall have
vote for every official of the state,
independently of population of dis
trict, independently of all considera-
tons.
Stability the Foundation of Orderly
Government
And, sir, perhaps it is because of
the rule which has been observed in
this state since the foundation, that
every county should have at least one
representative in the Assembly, that
we enjoy that state of prosperity, that
state of lawfulness and law-abiding-
ness which has ever characterized the
people of this Empire State. But,
sir, il it be true that some modfca-
ton should be made in this provision,
we have no such before us.
1--WE are challenged by the repre-
sentatives of the minority to simply
strike out from the Constitution this
rule, based in part upon an unbroken
history of two hundred and forty
years, in part upon the apprehension
of that very thing which has led other
free states to provide similar methods
to protect themselves, that we shall
strike that out, without substituting
therefor in its stead, repeal entirely
throw to the winds all lessons of ex-
perience and all apprehensions from
conditions that are confronting us,
and trust to a rule which never has
operated under such conditions in the
history of the world before us.
81 submit, Mr.. President, that this
body will embark upon no such task
as that"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-05
NO BOOZE FOR LEE
Confederate General Rarely Ever
Drank Coffee
Detroit News)

Gen. Robert E. Lee had halted his
army one day on the road to APP
pomattox, and with his staff had been
invited to dinner at the home of a,
jurist. Iced mint julep was the
favorite beverage of Virginia gentle
men in those days, and when the staff
and guests had assembled just before
dinner was announced the glasses
were passed.
General Lee was in conversation
with a young woman. He offered his
glass to her, after the old style, then
barely raised it to his lips and set it
down untasted He took up and
drank instead glass of water. Look
ing around the room, where all the
men were drinking with relish, he
said
DO you know, really believe the
glass of water refreshes the inner
man more than the julep."
Even his hosts famous liquor could
tie of brandy given to the general be-
fore the war was returned to the
giver unopened after the surrender,
with the request that she use it in
some case of need.
At the dinner General Lee took \
cup of coffee and added sugar and
cream. 1t was especially fine Java,
brought in before the war, and his
hostess exclaimed: ooh, General Lee
Do you take cream in your after din
ner coffee?"
II haven't tasted coffee for so long"
he said, smiling, "that I am afraid to
take it in its full strength
ut is true" said one of his staff,
later, Every bit of coffee that has
come into his hands he has always
sent to the hospitals"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-05
George W. Wckersham Citizen of New York. in Argument
New Constitution Declared That Limitation of Cities
is No New Thing

and, to complete their work, they
put in the Constitution provision
giving the cities the right to appeal
to the courts, to determine whether
or not they worked square with the
rules which they laid down. Now,
among those rules were two which
we are now asked to strike from the
fundamental law.
The County the Governmental Unit
One of them, the first, recognized
as a governmental unit, that organi-
cation of the state, which since 1868
has been the unit of governmental
organization in the state of New
York, the county. The other pro-
vision sought to safeguard against the
undue concentration of power in one
part of the state, of which there was
grave apprehension in the minds of
many of the delegates, and apparently
in the minds of the people at large.
There was grave apprehen-
sion lest it should bring about dis
tortion of the true functioning Of the
government of the state. All govern
ment, Mr. President, is matter of
compromise. That which distin-
cuisines the government of English
speaking peoples from the govern
ments of other peoples has been that
we have made our compromises. We
have accepted them. We have lived
under them and we have thriven under
them. No scheme OF government
that ever was put into active opera
ton by living men is ideal A Uto-
pia may be written and delight the
stduent in his library, but the actual
governments of living men, among
English-speaking peoples, have al
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-05
Seth Low Former Mayor of Brooklyn New York City
Points Out That Large Cities of Europe Do
Countries

Addressing the New York Consti-
tutional Convention, Seth Low spoke
in part as follows
"Mr. President, | accept the recog-
milton because hope that it will
help to convince the members of the
convention, for they need to be con-
WINGED, that in speaking upon this
question | am not speaking as citi-
zen of New York City, or as citizen
of Westchester county, but as a citi-
zen of the great state of New York,
of which we are all proud.
81 entered into the service of the
city of Brooklyn on the first of jan
uary, 1882, and it is hardly an exag
geration, sir, to say that from that
date to this in Office and out Of Office,
| have been trying to serve the great
community which we now call the
city of New York, and l would rather
that my tongue cling to the roof of
my mouth than in this Assembly, dis
cussing this great question, should
say anything unworthy-one who
owes to the city of New York every
thing that he is. 1t seems to me, sir
that we have been discussing the
symptoms OF a question that goes
very much deeper than anything that
has been touched upon yet / won
der if the members of this conven-
ton realize that we are discussing a
question, which perhaps, has never
before been discussed in just this
form, in the history of the world.
London is the heart of England, but
London does not dominate England.
Paris is the heart OF France, but
Paris does not dominate France.
Berlin is the heart of Prussia and
Germany, but Berlin does not domin-
ate Germany. Rome is the heart of
Italy, but Rome does not dominate
Italy Petrograd is the heart of Rus
STA, but Petrograd does not dominate
Russia; neither does the city of New
York dominate the United States, but
it does happen in this sovereignty OF
the state of New York, il we follow
the rule of numbers alone, the city
of New York can dominate the SOW
ereign state OF New York. -.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-05
CONVENTION DELEGATE ARGUES
FOR LIMITATION OF CHICAGO IN BOTH HOUSES
Continued from Page y

Chicago have as much home rule as
she desires on all matters of pure
ly local character
Chicago Protected Politically
But one more thought on Cook
county's ability to protect herself. Re-
gardless of any limitation of Chicago
in legislative representation, she will
shortly be able TO elect both United
States Senators, a majority OF the
members in Congress, the Governor,
and all other state executives, and with
a friendly governor in the chair, will
ing and able to use his veto TO pro-
tect Chicago from any adverse down
state legislative action, how can that
city be ruled by the state unless her
representation in both houses is cut
to less than thirty three and one-thirj
per cent?
A special reason why one city
should not control the Senate lies in
the fact the only check on the exccu-
tive officer, who will be elected on
strictly population basis, Is in the au-
thority of that body to confirm the
Governors appointments.
There is a difference oil opinion
among students of government as to
the proper size for legislative bodies.
The consensus of opinion, however,
seems to be that when there is two
house legislature, one body should be
small and the other large.
In state the size of Illinois where
both the population is increasing and
where public business is constantly
expanding and becoming more COM
pleX, the House of Representative
should closely represent the people,
and two hundred members for this
big commonwealth will, in the future,
be none too large.
County Logical and Fair Unit
Under existing conditions, the coun-'
ty, as a unit from which to start,
seems logical and fair.
The plan presented by your COM
mittec is not perfect. 1t does not ex-
actly represent the ideas of any one
member of the committee. It is the
composite idea of eight men who sign
ed the report after five months work
and after getting what advice they
could from other members of the con-
vention.
This majority report is the down
state program. There arc two ways
to kill it; by direct opposition, or by
amending it to death. We hope it
will not be so treated.
This question will not down. Down
state still has approximately sixty per
cent of the electors. On this question
it is united. What assurance OF Cook
county support Tor ratification even if
there was no limitation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-05

ways been compromises anslll5pV
doxes. and that is the way we have
got on.
Nov, it has seemed to me some
times in the course of this discussion
that the impression was disseminated
among the delegates. and from them
to the people of the state at large,
that this limitation upon the eonse-
quences of the great growth and con-
gestion OF population in one corner
of the state has been put there by
the enemies of the city of New York /;
had been foisted upon them by out
siders, and that it was something
which every citizen of New York
should rise in his might and seek to
undo. But, Mr.. President, that pro-
vision was compromise which was
not only assented TO, but it was APP
plaudcd by the foremost citizen of
New York and over his own sigma
ture; the nestor OF the American bar,
the first citizen of the city of New
York, and the first citizen of the state
OF New York, the man whom all Re-
publicans and Democrats alike de-
lighted to honor, Joseph H. Choate,
subscribed to that as in the opinion
it was an admirable provision.
"Mr. President, it seems to me that
what I have quoted from Mr.. Choate
sum up, as we'll as words could put
it, the history; there is the statement
of the fact and the reason for the
rule. 1t is no new thing. If my
memory serves me right, in the Con-
stitution which Thomas Jefferson
drafted for the state of Virginia he
provided that no amendment should
be adopted to that constitution ex-
cept by the vote of majority of the
inhabitants in DO per cent of the coun-
ties. In other ways, in other con-