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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Boys Song Wins
Neville'S Wrist Watch

When General Neville entered the
Church of St. Sauveur recently he was
greeted with the "Marsellaise," sung
by a choir led by an eleven-year-old
boy.
The lad, son of French soldier,
walked down the aisle of the church
after the song to receive the generals
kiss of approval and praise.
"Sing another song," begged the
general.
And the little chap, clad in the
uniform of the French army, stood at
rigid attention beside the great soldier
looked into his kindly eyes and sang.
Clear as a bell rang out the great
marching song of the poilu, Mad
elon." Without tremor the child
sang the entire song through to the
last "Madelon, Madelon, Madelon."
The general bent, unfastened his
wrist watch and placed it on the boys
wrist, then kissed him on both cheeks.
The little church rang with ap-
plause.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Spurned Sutton Sues
to Recover Presents

Because the girl he wooed was not
susceptible to his fiattery, and particu-
larly to his presents" 20-year-old
suitor attempted to seek revenge by
having her arrested on charge of
larceny in order to recover his gifts.
She is Mary Nossek, an 1S-year-old
brunette, of Philadelphia.
According to Miss Nossek, the cou-
pie have been friends for about a year
and they have been exchanging gifts.
Their friendship ceasd two months
ago.
81 have given him jewelry and neck
ties" sighed Mary, "and he has given
me a stole and fur collar, which he
bought for himself and found it did
not fit. Now, Judge, is it fair for me
to return these presents when he re-
fuses to let me have the things l gave
him."
at is three weeks since have been
married" declared Harry Gibbs, land
l have appalled, to her to return my fur
collar and the stole, which cost me
about 5000. 1 want to give them to my
wife. She refused even to consider my
appeal and so l took warrant out
for her arrest to get my things"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
DR.. Rice's Wife
Aids Him Much
in Canniba1s' Land

Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice,
the former Mrs. George Widener, was
described recently by DR.. Rice as be-
ing zone of the best wash women who
ever lived"
In his lecture in Witherspoon Hall,
Philadelphia, DR.. Rice paid great trib-
ute to her help on his South American
trip last year.
"She contributed in major way to
the success of the expedition" he said,
and told of her nursing back to health
five members of the party who had
fallen ill in his absence.
Illustrated with pictures taken on
the trip, the explorer told of voyaging
far up the Rio Negro and the Orinoco
rivers, of hair-breadth escapes from
the forces of nature and attacks by
cannibal Indians. Also he said it was
absolutely necessary the United
States should come to a better under
standing with the South American re-
publics."
Henry G.. Bryant, president of the
Geographical Society of Philadelphia,
presented DR.. Rice with the Elisha
Kent Kane medal on behalf of the or,
ganization. He reviewed the expedi.
lions which RI. Rice had conducted
and said he was an exD1Orer who sizes
up to the high standard required and
whose achievements justify us in ad
ding his name to the list of illustrious
men who have already received this
medal"
In the afternoon the society gave a
tea in its rooms at which the members
met DR.. and Mrs. Rice. Among those
receiving were Miss aura Bell, Mrs. J.
Bertram Lippincott, Miss Caroline
Sinkler, Mrs. Chandler Williams, Miss
M. A. Holmes and Mrs. Charles Rob
erts.
DR.. Rice said yesterday he intended
going to Europe in January and later
to Egypt. His wife will accompany
him. They will journey about 1000
miles down the Nile and endeavor to
find species of goat which is valu-
able in medical research work. The
launch they used in South America
will be used on the Nile expedition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Cornmeal Wisdom

To almost all Europeans coming to
this country cornmeal dishes of var
ious sorts stand out as so different
from anything they have in their ma
tional dietary that they are inclined
to think of cornmeal as the great
American food. The Italian is per
haps the one exception, for he has long
been acquainted with the culinary pos
sibilities of the meal of Indian corn;
in fact, polenta which really does not
differ very much from New England
hasty pudding, is usually looked upon
as the national dish of the Italian-at
least of the lower class Italian who
can afford little meat and has small
variety of vegetables.
The very quality of cornmeal that
makes it less desirable for summer,
makes it especially desirable for win
ter. 1t is warmpth giving food, adj
mirably adapted for a winter morn
ing's breakfast. You yourself may
find the flavor of simple cornmeal
mush rather fiat, but most children
like it, and if it is very thoroughly
cooked it is as wholesome as any other
cooked cereal.
It is pointed out by an authority of
the department of agriculture that
most of the well-known dishes made
largely from cornmeal, such as scrap
pie, hasty pudding, stamp and go, and
polenta, "had their origin in times
when life was much simpler than it is
at present and when fewer dishes were
served as meal"
But these dishes have toothsome-
ness that recommends them to us still,
and though we would soon tire of a
diet consisting as largely of cornmeal
as was sometimes necessary in pioneer
or colonial days, there is hardly an
American family in which more corn
meal could not be added to the winter
dietary to advantage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Russia Faces WinteI
OF Starvation
Writes Offic(

That the fall Of the armies Of az
eral Wrangle, who were recently a
feated by the Bolsheviki and drivi
out of the Crimea, was due to a larl
extent to the alleged supporters of the
Wrangle forces, and due to the fact
that the general could not please
everybody, is the contention Of Col
Paul Kourbsky, a former Russian
army officer who recently passed
through this district for Western Can
ada, says Bridgeburg, Ont, cores
pondent.
Col Kourbsky, who served in the old
RUSSIAN armies, saw service in the
Japanese and great wars, declares that
Gen. Wrangle was personally known
to him; that he was an intrepid leader.
but incapable of handling the numer-
GUS conspiracies directed against him
by the monarchists in Russia, to whom
he was considered as a liebral. and not
liberal enough to meet the wishes Of
men who followed Kerensky. Thus
Wrangle was working between two
fires. The Russian officials. despite
the fact that the country was in the
hands of the Red Terrorists has not
yet been able to get from his mind.
according to Col Kourbsky, the cues
ton of graft. He declares that the
Kolchak and Denekine movements
both failed through the graft that ham,
pered the generals in their first fight.
Materials that were supposed to
have been bought for the Kerensky
army, according to Col. Kourbsky.
when he was still in Russia, were ex-
pended-in the pockets of officers who
thought only of the chance they had
to get some easy money in their pos
session. On the other hand. the Boil
sheviki system, while characterized
with graft and in many cases incom-
potency wins out for the simple reason
that the Red soldiers needs are looked
after first, the soldiers being paid and
fed no matter what happens.
Col. Kourbsky believes that the fall
of the Reds will only come through
split in their own ranks, that is, when
the rank and file of the Russian Red
army takes up the cudgel against its
own leaders and runs them out of the
country.
Russia, he declares, faces a winter
of starvation, unless by some unfor-
seen assistance the Red are able to get
through the winter by furnishing food
to discouraged populace.
The food system, he declares, is one
of the real means by which Trotsky
and Lenine have been able to keep
themelves in power. Persons not sup
porting the Bolsheviki could not eat,
and when man is hungry, his poll
tics, he declared, are but a second con-
sideration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Sunlight in the Cells

The new cylindrical State Prison at
Statesville, ILL.,, is the first of its kind
in the world. A slight curve in the
skylight figured by professor of as
tronomy at the University of Chicago
gives each one of the 2S4 cells that
do not get sunlight direct ninety min
utes of sunlight on every bright day.
Every cell has an individual wash
bowl with hot and cold water. In the
center of the prison is a tower, from
which the guards can see the move
ments of all prisoners. The prison is
surrounded with circular concrete
wall, thirty-three and one-haf feet
high, and at night the outside of the
prison is lighted with brilliant electric
lights.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Girls Advised to
Use Toes

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Walk pigeon-toed if
you wish to have fine feet. Also pick
up marbles with your toes, for they
need exercise, which they do not get
all cramped up in the narrow shoes
worn by most women. That was but
small part of the good advice given
by H. w. Ritter, orthopedic expert, in
lecture on how Shoes and Stockings
Affect Your Personality" before large
crowd of girls in the Central Y. w.
G. A.
"Shoes affect your personality" de-
clared Mr.. Ritter. Can you smile and
be cheerful if your feet hurt? 1t is a
conservative estimate to say that IS
per cent of the women have some
thing wrong with their feet. A perfect
foot is the rarest thing in the world"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Dress
By ANNE RITTENHOUSE

Every once in while the designers
say to the public: Suppose we all
agree to wear white in winter and
ignoer tradition"
A part of the public answers in the
affirmative with eagerness. This is
the segment of society which is on
the lookout for whatever is new. to
whom adventure in dress is the breath
of costumery.
It would be difficult for a member
of the conservative set to foist white
costume on the risidents of a small
town when the snow is thick on the
ground and the sleet whistles through
the trees. Her friends would beg her
to 90 home and acquire sanity along
with fur coat.
But in the whirling centers where
women delight in trying out the un-
usual in costumery, the all white
gown and hat is seen and liked. For
winter sports this absence of color is
on the increase, for Saint Moritz in
the Swiss Alps exploits fashions that
are followed in a mountain resort in
America and not fashionable resort
at that
In fashionable life, when one dances
and dine at such resorts as Palm
Beach and Coronado Beach, the pres
ence of white costumes is good and
it is here, in gentle climates, that the
idea will be pushed to its furthermost.
White serge does not promise to come
back, but white duvetyn and broad
cloth, crepe de chine and satin will
have a shining place.
It is not possible for the dress
makers to argue for this winter usage
of white, however, without its having
an effect on the city costumery. No
one has the courage to go down Main
street in a white duvetyn frock half
covered with white coat or cape OF
Angora. but both fabrics are incor-
porated in a dark gown and hat.
Ermine is substituted for Angora
when the purse permits. A fabric like
black velvet, blue duvetine, Havana
brown velveteen is chosen as back
ground for the splashes of white. The
result is entirely out of common
place. The gown looks different from
what has preceded and is not in the
first hundred thousand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Peer Dies Making
Speech

London-Baron Desbrough died sud-
denly tonight while making speech
at a dinner at Birmingham, according
to the Times.
Lord Desbrough was member of
the noted banking family of Grenfell
and famous sportsman. He visited
this country many times and during
one visit when he was plain William
Grenfell swan the Niagara River twice
just above the falls. Because of his
prestige on this side Of the ocean as
financier and sportsman he was last
year elected chairman of the executive
committee of the English Pilgrims.
Lord Desborough was born in 1855.
He was president of the London Cham
Der of Commerce.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Friends Oppose
Cruise of Fleet

Burlington, N. J.-Declaring the pro-
posed plan of Secretary Daniels to
send the American fleet on a cruise
around the world next spring would
provoke the anger of nations already
viewing with suspicion the heavy
ornaments of the United States, mem
bers of the Society of Friends of Bur-
Iington and Bucks counties in their
quarterly meeting here voiced what
they propose to make nationwide
protest against the sailing of the war
ships.
The meeting, which was attended by
many prominent Friends from South
Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania in
structed committee to draw up min
utes protesting against the continued
blockade of Russian ports and appeal
ing to the Federal Government for
amnesty of political prisoners in the
United States.
William Allen, of California, au-
thor, recently returned from an ex-
tended tour in welfare work, said he
had found the sentiment against the
United States changing from one OF
friendship to an alarming degree OF
luminosity. He said the proposed ex-
hibition of American naval strength
would be especially unfortunate at this
time and would be accepted by many
nations as a challenge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Steel Trade NearS
Uniform Prices for
the First Time in
Twelve Months

For the first time in practically
twelve months the iron and steel
markets present something approach
ing condition of price uniformity.
The official announcement against
any ADVANCES by the steel corporation
week ago has done more to clear up
the ambiguous price situation long
existing than any single development
in many months. The week has been
fairly replete with reduction of prices
in finished steel by independent pro-
ducers. With some exceptions, pre-
ferably amoung eastern mills, there
has been a general adoption of the
steel corporation prices, 2.65c Pitts
burg on plates, 2.45c on structural
shapes and 2.35c on bars. At least
two independent makers are down to
the 3.25c minimum on plain wire.
Certain mills are quoting tie lowest
level of 81 per base box in tinplste.
In regard to sheet prices. Mahoning
Valley interest has reduced SIS per ton,
but still is $40 per ton above the
schedule of the American Sheet and
Tinplate Co. Rivets have been re-
duced SIS, and the reinforcing bars
substantially as much; nuts and bolts
are down. One outstanding feature of
the widespread price readjustment is
that Independent mills in at least one
line of cold-finished bars have drop
ped below the Steel Corporation level.
In this material the reduction is $14
a ton to $500 Pittsburg, or So per ton
less than the quotation of the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire Co.. Obviously
no single week has developed a more
precipitate drop in the composite mar
ket average of fifteen leading products
worked out by the Iron Trade Review.
The figure this week is $56.45, COM
pared with $61.37 LIST week, $63.75 in
November, $6S.86 in September, $500
in December, 1919, and $23.37 in De-
cember, 1913.-Iron Trade Review.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Fox Squirrels Live
in Nests

In the South, instead of living in the
hollow trees, the fox squirrels build
big nests in the tops of the pine and
other trees, usually of Spanish moss.
In these they sleep, also carrying to
them the pine cones. In the hardwood
forests of the North dry leaves take
the place of the Spanish moss and a
conspicuous nest is built with an emit
rance hole at the side
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
FirestOne Salaries
and Dividend Cut

Akron, o. Directors of the Fire
stone Tire and Rubber Co. have mott
fed common stockholders that the
dividend payable December 80 would
be at the rate of per cent a year
instead of 8 per cent This is in line
with the conservative policy adopted
by the company to conserve cash re-
sources during the present readjust-
ment period, the notification said.
The directors also announced that
all salaries would be reduced 10 per
cent effective at once. In explanation
it was pointed out that salaries were
increased 20 per cent within the last
year to meet rising living costs. Now
that living costs are going down ad-
iustment must be made in salaries, the
directors said.
No change was made in the wage
scale now effective in the factory.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Woman ChaSeS,
Trips and Sits
on Suspect

Admitting neighbors are suggesting
medal for courage for Mrs. Grace
Sanders, of 3O5 Madison avenue. Dis
covering man in the act of ransack-
ing a bedroom in her home, Mrs. Sand
ers gave chase as he fed. After a
pursuit of sevral blocks the plucky
woman overlook the fugitive, tripped
him in sharp russell and sat upon him
until policeman arrived. A gold
watch and a purse the man is alleged
to have stolen were recovered. The
prisoner gave the name Of Archie De
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Bishop Burns Finds
a "Wooly' West
One Town Wired Him No Methodist
Minister Was Wanted There

One Town Wired Him No Methods
Minister Was Wanted There
Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff, ma
tional corresponding secretary, report
ed total income of $2,4O5.029 att tn.
thirty-seventh annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society O.
the Philadelphia Methodist Conference
held recently in Union Methodist Epis
copal Church. Mrs. Woodruff was
speaking of the national work of the
organization.
Forty years ago, in the first veal
of our work, we had six missionaries
but in the last year we have had 1896
missionaries" Mrs. Woodruff said
Every one of our deaconesses
much amissionary as any missid
in Methodism."
Bishop Charles Wesley Burns, OF
lena, Mont, spoke on 1.-THE
Brush Trail" telling of some o.
difficulties of religious work OF
frontier" of American Methods
Bishop Burns was pastor q
First Methodist Episcopal 9
Germantown, until four year
when he accepted the call to t
torate of the Henepin Avenue
Minneapolis. He was elected q
at the general conference last
He told of receiving telegrs
one town in his area which il
him that Methodist minister
wanted there.
Nevertheless, we started
dist mission in that town."
bishop. Generally speaking
say that the salvation of til
in many parts of the Wesd
upon the children"
~ Grazing has become so INN
in Montana. owing to the dro
a horse can be bought for
places, the bishop said; but
people are moving away and
mails have difficulty in living
Methodist preachers remain.
The bishops area includes
Eastern Oregon, Idaho an
wyoming.
The women laughed
bishop told them that tn
ouno hafhfut in many
his district MS conideres
crat."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10

Jasper-'I wonder why the drome'
Diary has such a strange back
Jumpuppe-"P Probably because Noah
made him hump himself when enter
ing the ark"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10

In spite of their prover
telegraph messengers go
great deal of dispatch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Color Blind, Books
Won't Tally

A curious instance of extremely
color blindness recently came to light.
A postoffice clerk could never balance
his accounts. Examination proved
that he was unable to distinguish be-
tween the color of the stamps he sold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10

When sleepy take nap; when hun
CRY anapple.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06
1 DEAD; 4 DYING AS RESULT OF BIG GAS
 WELL EXPLOSION

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 5. - One man is dead, four are dying ahd flames unchecked are shooting 250 feet into the air from the Midwest Ohio gas we'll 55 miles southwest of Basin, Wyoming, as the result of a spark caused by friction of the drill ing apparatus at the wells, Sunday.
 The dead man is a driller named Kramer. Joe Henry, of Basin, tool dresser, and three other unidentified men are dying from burns. Physi- cRhs were sent from Basin because of impossibility of transporting the injured men overland from the suffa- To basin oil fields. There is no com munication with the camp by tele- phone.
 The flames from the we'll can be seen for a hundred miles across the country. 1t is said to be the largest gas well yet found. The derrick was destroyed.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06
BTYLEf SHOW MARRIAGE
 FAILS

MACON. Ga. Oct. D. Married
 less than six months ago before crowd of more than 5000 spec Nators, and supplied with wedding gifts enough toi furnish an apart. nent,- Mrs. Flotre Jones Henry, pf this city. is tnow suing for di. Porce.
 ! MT. and Mrs.i Henry were mar ried during Style Show Week" here in March last, in a window of the city's largest department store. The wedding presents in- cluded the brides trousseau com piete, bedroom suite, a complete set of furnishings for the kitchen. and groceries Lenough to last the couple for a month. Thedona- tions were made by local firms. 1 In her suit flor divorce, Mrs. Henry says herf husband spends too much of bis time away from home at night! SS~
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06
RUSSIAN REVOLT NOW TERR0R|zING
 S0VIETS
tAssoe,oteS Pres, Lsases wi,1

tfssoefofed PyfSs Lsd-e1 WirSl
 LONDON, Oct. 5.-Further reports of disoraanization and revolt in so- viet Russia have been secured by Reuters, from "teliabIe person who has just crossed the fronNer into Finland"
 Reuters informant says the red army Is in state of Reorganization that the harvest is exceptionally bad and that revoIts have broken out in Siberia, Tompov and near Samara. The1, is great unrest among the workmen.
 The Bolsheviki are very anxious about General Wraneel's success in the south and the latest call of Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik minister of war; is flor the liquidation of the south. ern front befoi ie winter"
 The Bolsheviki, say ithe advices, realize that this winter will be the hardest they have experienced and are Vsry anxious about the whole situation.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06
GENERAL DIAz REFUSES TO
 DESERT HIS NATIVE LAND
GRAIN PRICES TAKE
 DOWNWARD SMASH
 ON CHICAGO MARKET

CHICAGO, Oct. ,. = Wheat and corn today repeated yesterdays tendencies and declined three to six cents a bushel on tie Chicago market, barley and rye also de- clined but to no great extent.
 Coincident with the wheat re- auctions, came an announcement from Minneapolis of further re- ducuons in Ihe price of flour, new quotations being $10.90 to $11.00 a barrel in carload lots. Corn de- clines carried down the price of hogs-"finished corn"-and the top was $15.S5 with the average near S15.00.
 December delivery of wheat closed today at $1.S91e compared with yesterdays $1.95, and De Cember corn ended at S43s cents. compared with S1a cents yester- day and S1.27B a year ago. Corn for October delivery was more active, ranging from S61s to 941s ! cents and closing at S915, IF cents under yesterday and far be- low the S1.40 quoted a year ago.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06
PESQUEIRA'S LATE VISIT
 HANGERS MEXICAN ENVOY
GOV. COX SPENDS DAY WITH FAMILY; PLANS
 TRIP THROUGH SOUTH

DAYTON, Ohio. Oct. 3. - Gov ernor Cox spent today with his family at Trailsend, resting. His only political engagement was with F.. H. Moore, n- pre-conven- tion manager. with whom he talk ed short time tonight.
 National Chairman George White, who participated yester- day and last night in conferences with the governor. left today for his home in Marietta. Senator Pat Harrison, chairman of the speakers bureau returned to New York.
 Governor Cox will go to Colum- bus tomorrow to attend 10 execu- tive matters before starting on his trip through Keitucky and Tennessee.
 The governors voice which had become very husky during his western tour, has cleared and with another days rest, is ex- pected to be in normal condition.
 Local Democrats tonight sere- naded their leader with new calliope purchased to liven up the local campaign.