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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
DROWNED in sUsQUnHANNA.

Paul Racine, 25-year-old son OF
Fred Racine, was drowned while
bathing in the susquehanna river
on Sunday morning, near Glen Cove,
the same place two lives were re-
Gently lost. The body was recovered
nbont 2 p. m. and examination re-
vealed no water in lungs. 1t is
imposed that he was stricken with
heart disease.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
BANK AIrnIr

In accordance with a custom that
is growing among banks The Ma
tional Bank of Rising Sun Is to have
an examination and audit made by
professional examiners. The work
is thorough and exhaustive.
Many banks are having these
audits made as safeguard to their
depositors and stockholders.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
MUTUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mutual Building AS
sociation of Cecil County was held
July 81, the following officers and
Directors being elected for the en-
suing year: President, George W.
Cosden; Vice President, Samuel j.
Keys; Treasurer, David Scott; Sec
retary, Philip M. Groves; Directors,
Messrs. Cosden, Keys, Scott and
Groves, George McQuilkin, Robert
c. Thackery, Esq, G. c. Strickland,
w. H. Mackall, Irwin T. Kepler and
DR.. s. c. Sykes. Robert c. Thack-
cry, Esq, was elected Counsel by
the Directors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
KILLED AT GRADE CROSSING.
Autoist Going AT High Speed Strikes
Train.

A fatal accident occurred at the
grade crossing, near Barnsley, Pa,
High School, on Friday afternoon
last, when an auto, going at high
rate Of speed, met the northbound
passenger train shortly after two
o'clock.
An eye witness to the accident
states the driver of the machine
probably was unaware of the rail-
road crossing, and was going at such
a rate that it was impossible to avoid
the train when it doomed up in front
of him at the crossing. Evidently
he attempted to turn aside, as the
machine ran into and cut off the
signpost before crashing with the
train just off the roadway.
The wrecked auto was carried
several hundred feet by the locomo-
tive. and then caught fire and was
burned,
The driver was picked up and
taken to Oxford, where he died in a
few minutes. His neck was broken
and chest crushed. =
From papers in his pocket, he was
partly identified, but it was not
until the radio station of Horace A.
Beale, at Parkesburg, Pa, had
broadcast news of the accident that
the Identification was complete. The
victim proved to be H. E. Rice, as
sistant to the president of the
American Bosch Magnetic Co., at
Springfield, Mass, who was on his
way to Washington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
PURCHASED NEWSPAPER.

James s. Hopper, former presi-
dent of the Chesapeake City Ma
tional Bank, and for number of
years superintendent of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal, prior to
its being taken over by the Federal
Government, has bought a weekly
newspaper published at Skaneateles,
N. Y, and will go there at once to
assume management of the plant,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
ENTERTAINMENT AND FEsriivAl

An entertainment and festival
will be held in Hopewell Hall We'd
nesday evening, August %, at
o'clock, under auspices of Baraca
Class of Hopewell NJ. e. Sunday
school.
Original Ethiopian sketch. WANT
ed A Valet" will be given, comic
readings and good music. Ice cream,
seasonable fruits, etc., on sale.
If stormy date mentioned, come
next fair evening,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11

James A. Dutton. Sc, garage pro-
prietor at Village Green, Delaware
county, and Miss Emma " King, so,
who conducted a dry goods store in
Media, were killed Monday night
when a Pennsylvania Railroad train
struck their automobile at Ward
Crossing, near Concordville Station.
The accident occurred at 1890
O'Clock. There is no watchman at
the crossing at that hour. A view
of the track is somewhat obscured
by buildings on the side from which
the train was approaching.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
CRUsHED UNDER AUTO.

Losing control of his machine at
the turn of the road onto the bridge
across Conowingo creek, VIM. Cas-
SON, colored, aged 35, of Newark, N.
j., was killed Friday morning last,
when his auto crashed through the
guard rail and fell distance Of ten
feet onto the; rocks at the waters
edge. The unfortunate man was
crushed to death under his machine.
His 16-year-old daughter, who was
riding in the car with him, escaped
injury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11

Civil suits for damages have been
filed in Hartford Circuit Court as the
result of an automobile accident
that occurred last May at the Como
wingo bridge. One of the machines
was occupied by family named
Burak. of Philadelphia, the other by
Mr.. and Mrs. William jennings, or
New Jersey.
The cars collided on the approach
of the Conowingo bridge, each blam-
ing the other for the accident.
The Buraks have entered suit for
$4,000 against Mr.. Jennings while
the latter has instituted suit against
the Buraks for $2,5OO.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
SUITS FOR DAMAGES.

Suit for damages to the amount of
$1,000, has been brought by Frank
M. Stoner, of Lancaster, against A.
T. Morgan, of Michigan, for personal
injuries and damages to his auto
mobile. The plaintiffs machine
was hit by the defendants, July 81,
on the state road near the borough
of Quarryville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank the Fire Com
pany and other friends for aid ten
dered and sympathy expressed at the
time Of death and at the funeral of
our father. and brother. F. Harvey
Rink.
Earl Rink
Thomas Rink
Christie Rink
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
WILLIAM DICKERsoN

William Dickerson, retired
farmer, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. L. H. Rothwell, in
Elkton, Friday morning, Aug. 4,
aged S6 years. He is survived by
Tour daughters and one SON. The
ruheral was held Sunday afternoon,
with interment in Elkton cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11

The world is always looking for
men to do things that ..can.t be-
done."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11
Mildred McMnl1an

Mildred McMullen, one-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Nc
Mullen, of Turkey Point, died Mon
day from throat trouble. The funer-
al was held Wednesday, with inter
ment in West Nottingham Friends
burying ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-11

Experience is an alarm clock that
calls our blum.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

couldn't have been built at all with
out you. Fire you? Why, Kitty'd have
my life If l dared suggest such a
thing"
Wilton frowned involuntarily at the
reference TO the pretty young wife
whom Joe Bostock had married in
Winnipeg the year before. Joe's first
marriage had been unhappy; it had
been long ago, and Wilton knew there
had been a separation, though Joe
was always reticent about that.
Kitty was FIVE and thirty years
younger than Joe, and she had inter
vened into a fast friendship of more
than a decade between Joe and VII
ton. 1t made a difference, as it always
does, though Joe had sworn It should
not and Kitty thought the world Of
Wilton.
Wilton could never understand his
secret feeling about Kitty. She was
devoted to Joe. Perhaps that was
what lay beneath his latent antago-
niSm toward her. He was jealous Of
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
FEW BUCKS NOW IN U. S. ARMY
Been Reduced. Bringing Total to
Not More Than 10000

Dougl boys just plain buck privates
Of infautry-are becoming almost as
scarce in the regular army as shave
tails were some time ago Every time
there is a reduction in the size of the
army, the number of buck priyates is
very perceptibly cut down At the
present time, il is said that there are
not more than 10000 plain, unspecal-
tied bucks in the ranks of the
United States army There are only
47S37 men in all branches Of the foot
regiments while there were more than
$1,000 enlisted men in the infantry
when the war started In April, 1917.
Impending additional reductions in
the size of the army will show
further drop in the number of pri-
Yates. officers shy and leave the in
fantry only "a framework Of highly
trained specialists with just few
humble hayonet-wieldng bucks here
and there to give a sketchy suggestion
Of Il wartime force.
This framework Of specialists will
be maintained, The War department
declares, 50 that In All emergency the
army may be able 10 quickly expand
filling in the vacant ranks with raw
recruits who, with few weeks train
ing. viii make our fighting forces
highly trained machine.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

per cent Of grade and four degrees of
curve.
A tually and unconsciously he was
seeking to interpret the natural con-
vuIsion which had, in time immeasur-
ably remote, cloven the ridge of the
land and set the swamp seeplng into
the assure.
If he could read the meaning of that
CONFUSION understand the mind and
mood of the great Architect, he could
see, as if clairvoyantly, just where the
Muskeg lay thinnest on the roots of
the hills, where ballast would appear
the soonest above the sucking swamp.
But he could read nothing.
Joe Bostock wrinkled his eyes
against the sunlight.
That's what / was thinking, VIII
tom he said But it's got to be done.
Somebodym build 1t some day If the
Mlssatibi doesn't"
That was the nearest speech to de-
spair that Joe, invincible, exuherant
Optimist that he was, had ever made.
Weeks, months of resurvey must en-
sue, with work halted, and the Missa
tlbi's precarious capital diminishing
vanishing point, while the story Of tn
great blunder percOlated through tn
Hobbies Of the provincial Legislature
filed with bland, jeering, ill-cond
toned men to whom one days tram
such as their laborers performed
would mean apoplexy.
Their faces haunted Wilton. He re
membered half a dozen whom he had
approached when the Missatibl scheme
was first bruited abroad There was
In particular, Tom Bowyer, of the NewI
Northern line, his many interests en-
trenched behind the bulwarks Of pol
litical influence. Joe Bostock had sug-I
gested an amalgamation in the belief
that Tom Bowyer could wreck the bin
in the legislature. But Tom had
laughed in Joe's face, and had not
even opposed the measure.
"Go ahead with your muskrat line,
Joe p he had said. 81 won't hinder
you"
The surveyors who made the pre-
IIminary reconnaissance had shirked
their work and lied. Wilton suspect
ed that most Of them had been in Bow
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
"And somehow, breaking the
rotten Ice In front Of her body,
the girl succeeded in getting
Wilton TO the shore"
cTo BE Continued
SHUT OUT WATER AND DUST
Nature Has Provided for the Hermst-
lcai Closing Of Nostrils Of
Seal and Camel

Most Of US when we 20 In for diving
have the very unpleasant experience
OF getting our nostrIs full Of water
Nature did not design man to be
diving animal, otherwise she would
have been as clever with his nose -
she has been with seals, London Tit
Bits saws.
The seal ~ without doubt. the clev-
crest diver in the animal world, and
his nose is very ingenious contriy-
snce indeed. Each nostril Is provided
with muscles which close II hermyt!oai-
vet the owners will. And the shape
If the nose is ouch that when the nos
trils are closed NOT drop OF water
can enter
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

yer's pay. Bowye- and BostoCk were
old rivals. They haG reported Big Mus
key to be an insignificant swamp with
a firm underbed about the portage. 1t
could be crossed, of course, in the
end. since nature always yielded to
man But the Mlssatibl mus, either
swing a huge loop around II, through
territory unsurveyed or set to itself
the task Of filing those unsounded
depths with thousands Of tons Of rock.
On youl" said Wilton, shaking
his fist toward the valley. Wen beat
you yet. We've made a bad blunder,
Joe. Crooked work, without doubt
though 1 can't imagine why Bowyer's
gang should take the trouble TO hurt
Us unless. Of course, they guess"
Joe Bostock shook his head. mo.
they haven't guessed that, Wilton,
he answered. I'm stake my hat on
that. There aln't nobody except me
and you and Kitty knows It's jest
bad luck. wilton"
Joe could never sense treachery nor
BElIE I4AhEAA ~ IElAEFS Al AA2 bDosA-
billty; and II that weakness had kept
him. in the main, q poor man, Il had
bound his friends to him with unbreak-
able bonds.
at the best It's gross negligence,
said Wilton. "Those surveyors
scamped their work. I accepted their
reports. I couldn't go out with the
transit and aneroid aud follow them
all up to check their results. But I
nicht have sounded Big Muskeg.
didn't" His voice choked. Joe, #
you have any sense, youu fire me
first he said.
Joe Bostock laid his hands on the
other mans shoulders and the humor-
Gus smile came on hts face well, ]
guess not, Wilton" he said you
amt to blame. You've done all that
mortal man could do The MiRsatibl
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

witnessing the American Legion's
aviation meet. one of the biggest ever
held in the Southwest
Miss Welch dropped like a dead.
weight for several feet and then the
parachute very slowly opened and the
drop earthward became more gradual,
She hit the ground with a jolt but was
uniniured
II was a proud young woman who
received the congratulations Of the
hundreds who crowded around her for
her daring act. But Miss Welch says
that she isn't sure that she wants TO
jump from airplanes for a living. The
big aerial meet was staged to raise
money for Legion clubhouse at
Wichita Fails
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

his shoulder; and doggedly he began
his awful journey, his right arm grasp
ing the dead man. his HELPLESS left
hugglng the tourniquet-stick against
his side.
He stumbled over the rough ground
..atil he reached the cleared road
through the trees. Here the going was
easier, but the burden numhed his
right hand and shoulder, the throbblng
pain in his left seemed 10 beat time TO
his footsteps, and the ache OF the
cramping muscles increased the agony
Of his wound and began to spread
down his body.
wind sprnng up, driving gusts Of
whirling snow into his eyes A deadly
lethargy was creeping over him, and
presently, turning his head to shield
his eyes from the beating blasts, he
saw a trickle Of crimson on the road
behind him.
The tournIquet had loosened He
was bleeding his life away. The blood
was gushing down his fingers. WIZ
ton set Joe's body down and succeeded
in tightening the compress. And II
was only after an almost superhuman
struggle that he could get Joe over
his shoulder He knew that II he was
forced to set the body down again he
could never lift it.
With knees bent, tripping over the
roots of the trees, and reeling
through a swimming world, he stag
gered on and on and on. And neither
his anger nor the thought OF Kitty
could have kept his resolution through
that nightmare of pain. II was all joe
now, the memory Of Joe his love for
him, and his resolve that his friends
remains should not be torn by the tim
ber-w0lves.
Joe had befriended him years be-
fore, when he had drifted, penniless.
into Winnipeg. Joe's faith had been
his own, and the secret of the Missati-
bi theirs
So the miles reeled off behind him,
while the wind increased end the snow
fell thicker along the way. At last tina
trees opened, and the bleak shore OF
Big Muskeg lay before him, desert
Of ice and snow. with the bluffs oppO-
site. and beyond them the trees once
more,
At once the fierce swirl OF the gale
caught him, whlstling like sirens, bOr-
ing into his face like white-hot
probes. The ice that fringed his
lashes blinded him and pulled them
from the lids when he tried to open
his eyes. He reeled on, clutching Joe's
body, and heard his own voice 90
from him In shouts OF despair. They
rolled across the snow, and the echoes
came In faint, mimicking answer from
the distant cliffs.
Wilton retained sufficient conscious
ness of his surroundings to make his
way along the shore toward the port
age. He might have shortened his
route to McDonald's store a little by
risking a direct crossing; but the sur
face of a muskeg is always dangerOuA
even In midwlnter, when the appar-
ENTITY solid ice conceals sInk-holes Of
slush which. mixed with peat and
ooze. does not CONCEAL firmly, and en-
traps the unwary traveller, a quick
mud from which escape is next to i'm
possible.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
WEN NATURE FRo"Ns.

,,..r.s is not q genial old dame
-s writer's and poets to the
a.. Ia Notwithstanding. Go at
10 club and she will give
," e-t she always watches for
g.. .,rs 20 set even. Beg OF her
5s.sts cruel as the grave. she
rs no mistakes. and always
--ssn,s mans intrusion into
~ RGd places.
,,sssz Is North American IN
r~a marsh. swamp. tussocky
rs generally a bad place for
l THIS Big Muskeg was
$3.50 here and there by trails,
~, vas never stable, contained a
.- n o8zs and had unsounded
s.-,4s Nature had apparently
..1,E II right there to stop the Mis-
,.rs, Extension from going far
/, around the Big Muskeg re-
500 thrilling story Of Canadian
.,r-,a4 buudirg-a fipht against
- 17stle forces of nature. Ex-
.-s~-y interesting are the side
Tgbrs on the life Of the North.
pss. OF all there's a fascinating
,,--y Of The loves and passions OF
~ strong men and women who
,-a roaeuerng the wilderness.
Victor Rousseau knows life from
sr-e-.srce. He has been student
h England. a fighter in South At
Ma 4 newspaper man in the Unit
a States. He Is the author of
many novels and his public is large.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

under her control during the World
war before becoming superintendent
of the army nurse corps and head OF
the school of nursing.
Major Stilnson was born in Worces-
ter Mass. aud graduated from Nassnr
when barely twenty years of age. She
first went overseas as chief nurse Of
the St Louis unit, base hospital No.
p She holds numerous awards and
citations for her services during the
war
one of The majors most recent ex-
perieuces was the honor Of christen-
Ing the army transport Chaumont.
General Pershing was there" Major
SumSon said in speaking of the event.
land l spilled champagne all over the
generals best Uniform when | broke
the bottle over the bow"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
Lack Of Patriotism.

Enraeed because some Of his own
comtrynen refused 70 stand when
deutschland uber AlIes' was being
sung ln The smoking room Of q trims
atlantic liner. young German oiii-
Ger, son Of German general created
sensation b. dasIng his vine glass
10 lie floor and otherwise showing his
disapproyal Of the lack Of patriotism
displayed by his German companions.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

rnssment During the American lie
gion parade at the national convention
ln Cleveland, In 1920. when Mr.. Nc
Maken marched In the ranks, he re-
ceiyed the unwilling out" Of his life
from an erstwhile hard boiled sergeant
who noticed TINT the former brjgadier
general had failed TO dress right"
Mr. McMaken was a brigadier com
mander in ne Thirtyseyenth division
during the World war.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

man Of the resolutions committee, has
had much to do with formulating the
plans and policies OF the organization
during the past year.
Aside from her work for the Legion
Auxiliary. Miss Merritt Is chiefly in
terested IN better educational adyan-
tages for the children of Hoozierdom
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

40 CunnerSville,
Ind, TO the Office
Of Indiana M.
tlonal committee
woman i'm less
than SIX months
is the sim pie
story Of the sud;
den rise Of Miss
May Merritt. Miss
Merritt. as chair
man Of the Aux
iliary's national
emblem commit.
tee and chair
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

service 10 which
he gave 40 years
Of his life, says
that he prefers
now to march an
IA buck in the
rear rank az pa
triotic and memo.
rial demonstra
lions since his
military career Is
over But this
moiesty o IN e.
times causes him
Il little embar-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22

School of Nurs-
ing. is the only
woman major in
he United States
Irmy. Maj. JUL
c. Stiulson served
as chief nurse Of
The American Red
Cross in Paris
and later MS di
rector of the
American expe e.
dictionary forces
lurS ing service,
with 10000 nurses
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
ACTIVE IN LEGION AFFAIRS
Miss May Merritt, Indiana, Rises
From Auxiliary President TO
National Committeewoman

From the presidency Of the first To-
cal American Legion Auxiliary unit
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
PREFERS TO MARCH AS BUCK
Brig. Gen. William v McMaken,
Ohio, Has Served His Coun-
try for Forty Years.

William Y. McAIaken of Toledo O..
who was a brigader general la the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
ONLY WOMAN MAJOR IN ARMY
julia c. Stjmson. Dean Of School Of
Nursing. Served IS Chief Nurse
of Red Cross.

The superintendent Of the army
nurse corps and dean of the Army
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
O. IHE O
ANEDICAN
LEGION
copy Tor This Department Supplied By
the American Legion News SaryiceN

copy Tor This Department Supplied By
the American Legion News SarviceN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-08
By MIGNoN HALL

She'll sleep an entire 24 hours in one of Louis Saks show windows!
 Then she'll be taken to the Trianon theatre and walked up.
 We're talking about the lady who Is to be hypnotized by radio tomor- row.
 So. if you've got date, don't break it, but take the chap down to Mathews Electric company at S:30 o'clock sharp to see the sight.
 If relatives are coming to your house to eat chicken dinner, don't fail to feed them, but take the street car straightaway after and all of you go to the performance.
 For it's the second time in history that the stunt has been pulled. Folks didn't know that it could be done by radio until few days ago in Att lanta. when Vishnu turned the trick.
 He's wonderful hypnotist, who will also pull the stunt here. being at the Trianon all next week, where he is to put on some screamy stuff,
 Chm see Progress
 The event is being staged by The Age-Herald in conjunction with the Trianon, so that the public may really have an idea of just ow far and how quickly radio is progressing. Think of hypnotist being dozens of blocks away from his subjectl Think of trans hitting suggestion through radio in- struments so strongly as to put a normal human being into a stupor.
 The public, unless some terrible att mospheric conditions interfere, will watch the lady go through every form pf getting drowsy and finally sinking into deep slumber, with no seeming cause in sight. The hypnotist will be at a radio sending station on the South Highlands. With him, as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-08
GETS SCALP WOUND
 INSTEAD OF GIRL
Jim Catchis Laid Up With Injuries as Result of
 Altercation

Jim catchis, s2s Eighteenth street. was severely injured last night about o'clock, when he was struck over the head with the butt of a pistol. said to have been in the hands of Mrs. Gus Manson. 1sS1 Twenty first street. south. Catchis has a large scalp wound in the head.
 According to police officers, who investigated the case, Catchis was struck after he had come to the Man son home to see a young daughter of Mrs Manson, with whom he is said to have fallen deeply in love
 Catchis, it Is said. has been repeat edly warned to keep away from the house, but persisted and after making threats that he would "get the girl.' the parents notified the police. Catchis came to the house last night, wanting to see the girl. but his de- mahds were refused and during the excitement that followed. Catchis was struck over the head.
 Catchis was taken to the Hillman hospital, where his wounds were dressed and later to the city jail where he will be held pending a thorough examination, as to his san ity.