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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
ROUGH SHEDDING FOR MOON
SINNERS.
Officers Raid Two Places In Cecil
County.

The way of the moonshiner is be-
coming rough. Last weeB Prohibi.
ton Enforcement agents faided the
premises of John Russell, near
North East and of Luke Goodyear,
along the Newark road, near Elkton.
At Russells, it was stated, a $50
gallon still and several gallons of
finished liquor were seized and five
$50 gallon fermenters destroyed
A Maryland Federal official arrested
Russell and took him to Baltimore
for hearing. He is said to be a
brother of Everett Russell, who was
arrested with three Hartford county
alleged rum runners, when caught
by Federal officials at Union Park
Gardens, Wilmington, oh January
13, who were held in $1,000 bail
each for the Federal Courts action.
Later the agents visited Good
years abode near Elkton, where he
had been arrested last fall, for
illegal possession of liquor The
agents found small quantity Of
supposed liquor and number of
containers on the premises. He
was put under arrest but as he had
been disabled in a recent accident,
and was untitled for travel, his
hearing in Baltimore was deferred.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
NEW POSTMASTER TAKES
CHARGE.
Retiring Official Filled Office Nine
Years.

Perry A. Gibson received his COM
mission as postmaster of Rising Sun
last week, and has assumed charge
of the Office, with Miss Helen Rawl-
ings, as assistant. Mr.. Gibson is
not resident of our town, but lives
on his farm about one mile south of
Rising Sun. He has followed farm
ing up to the present time In the
fall of 1921 he was elected to the
House of Delegates on the Republi-
can ticket and served in the Legis-
lature during the 1922 session.
G. T. Dare, the retiring postmaster,
received his appointment under the
Woodrow Wilson administration and
completed his ninth year in the
Office on Feb. /. He has proven a
popular and efficient official and has
record of never having been abb
sent an entire day from his duties
during his tenure of office, with the
exception of one week, during the
'fiu" epidemic, when he was con-
fined to the house by illness. The
patrons of Rising Sun Office view
with regret his retirement. Ray
Cooney, his capable assistant, also
retires to private life" and expects
to take trip to California in the
spring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
FORBIDS SALE OF SUPPLIES
STORED AT PERRY POINT.

President Harding has issued an
order that no more sales of, Sur
plus" property of the Government,
stored at Perryville, be made and
that deliveries of such property to
private interests be stopped. Need
is felt of retaining all goods now
under control of the Veterans Bu-
reau, for Soldiers hospitals in oper-
alton and in course Of construction.
One estimate is that property under
control of the Veterans Bureau at
Perryville totals $10,000.00o in
value.
The order was issued after in
quiries had been made regarding a
contract awarded to Thomson &
Kelly Company, Of Boston, under
which this company was supposed
to receive from the Perryville ware
houses an enormous amount of sup
plies so low as to excite comment.
Details of this contract have not
been furnished, but deliveries were
under way when high officials of the
Administration were led to question
the enterprise, and an effort was
made to hold up deliveries until a
new appraisal of the goods could be
made.
Most of the property, however had
been dispatched from Perryville be-
fore the restraining order was made
effective. More than 120 carloads
of blankets and other textiles were
hauled away,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
RED CROSS ROLL CALL.

The annual Red Cross Roll Call
for Cecil County is at last completed,
and the treasurer, Mr. Chas. S. Pyle,
has sent the National fee of fifty
cents per member to the headquar-
ters in Washington, retaining the
Local Fund for the use of our Coun-
ty Chapter.
The membership this year is
about $50 in advance of last year,
showing an increase of interest on
the part of the people and greater
energy on that Of the collectors.
The sum obtained will fill out the
$4,000 needed for our County work
under Miss Hahn until September l.,
1928. To continue Miss Hahn's
work after that, it will be necessary
to make a vigorous drive for funds
for another year. Her work is not
experimental. She has been with
us long enough to show definite re-
suits, and win the confidence of
both the well and the afflicted.
The following list is of members
from different towns:-Cecilton 27,
Warwick 9S, Elkton 264, Elk Mills
23, Appleton 40, Colora 21, Provi-
dence 8, Zion II, Charlestown 8,
Perryville "A, Oakwood 35, Port De-
posit S65, North East 1872, Chesa-
peake City 66, West Nottingham II,
Rising Sun 80, total 1859 members.
KATHARINE B. DAVIS,
Roll Call Chairman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
KEIL4EY-EDER.

On Thursday morning, Feb. 1, at
1880 o'clock, Miss Mary Kae Elder.
daughter of Mrs. Mary Elder, of Elk
ton, and Mr.. John ]. Kelly, former
ly Of Elkton, but now of Lansdowne,
Pa, were married in Elkt9n Gath
olie church by Rev. P, "A. Arnd.
The bride wore q brown broadcloth
suit with hat and shoes to match
and carried pink rose buds. The
BRIDES sister, Miss oorinne F. Bder,
was bridesmaid; and Mfr, Carol X,
Elder, q brother of the bride, was
best nan, After a trip South, MIR.
and Mrs. Kelly will reside in Hlkten.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
COMPANY. PROP
ERTY SOLD.

The property of the VIM. H.
Pearce Amusement Co.. in Elkton.
was sold at assignee's sale ON Feb.
l.. to Mrs. Mary J. Roberts, of At
lantic City, for $4,000. !.
Early last fall the Amusement
Company started the, erection Of a
modern theatre on the site, opposite
the Court House, tearing down the
building, then occupied as a resta-
urants and dwelling. The work on
the theatre Is about one-fourth COM
pleted. The contractors were Bader
& Co., Of Wilmington, Del. The
company was to have been capitaliz-
ed at $4,000. Failure to sell the
stock is assigned as the reason for
the venture failing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
YOUTHFUL COUPLE MARRIED.

u w 80 - SoCA AAS AVE- NA1AAsAHAASHs
Mafalda Orstine, aged IA years, a
pupil Of Perryville High School, and
Ernestine Angelina, aged 16, eloped
to Atlantic City last week, where
they were married.
When the youthful couple applied
for a marriage license Registrar
Glenn informed them that they
could not be married for 48 hours.
Before they left the Office City De-
tective Emanuel Eckstein appeared
and placed the couple in custody.
The arrests were made at the re-
quest OF the girls father, who had
notified the Shore police that they
would probably apply for marriage
license. :.
The prospective groom protested
declaring that he had obtained the
consent of the girls father to the
wedding. Detective Eckstein called
UP Orstine on the telephone and the
latter confirmed the youths state
ment but said that he would prefer
to have the wedding at his home.
However, the young people had
made other arrangements, and were
married the following day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
SUCCESSFUL DUoKING SEASON.
Thousands OF Wild Fowl On sus-
quehanna Flats.

Ducking season ended January 81.
The Havre de Grace Republican re-
ports a most successful season on
the Susquehanna fats. With myr-
lads of the wild fowl of every breed
on the cunning ground and with
weather that could hardly be i'm
proved upon the hunters have had
practically three solid months of the
finest sport. To say that the treaty
between the United States and Can
ada is beginning to increase the
number of ducks is to state an
acknowledged fact. Not since the
old days when "Bill" Dobson killed
five hundred ducks in one day with
one gun and when the ranks of can
vas back and red heads rising over
to the Bastard" hid the sun, have
so many ducks been on the flats as
have been seen this year. And out
numbering all others by far was the
lordly Canvas back" known from
Maine to California as the most de-
licious wild duck that flies. The
black head and the red head we're
here also but not in so great num-
Der, which seems peculiar to the
older gunners who remember when
the canvas back was in the minority
and the black head and red head
aourished. But the red head few
years had become almost extinct.
1t is a good sign that there were
quite number here this year for
the red head is second only to the
canvas back, both in size and in the
flavor of its meat. AS the flocks
have been steadily growing in num-
bers in the past few years the next
season should be even better than
the past one and the Federal law
has been responsible. The only
quarrel we have with the law is the
fact that the hunters are not allow
ed to sell their game. We fail to
how the sale of ducks
would work an injury to them.
However we can at least go out oc-
casionally and kill "mess" which
helps out a lot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
SET PRICE FOR TOMATOES.

At recent meeting of the Kent
County Produce Association 1t was
decided that 80 cents a basket
would be fair price for the yield
of the coming season. Corn in 1921
sold for 3S and 40 cents bushel
and last year for from 65 to so
cents. Growers say that, with this
rise in corn prices, tomatoes should
bring 30 cents at least. Last year,
on basis Of 4 tons to the acre, the
average Kent yield, the cost of the
crop per acre was $40.75, which at
'$12 per ton left growers profit of
$7.25.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
MEMORIAL FOR 10Th DIVISION

A bill has been offered in Con-
gress by Senator David M. Reed, OF
Pennsylvania, who served as a Ma
jor in the 10Th Division of the A. e.
F., made up of service men from
that State, Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia, authorizing the
erection of a memorial to the Divis-
ion at Montfaucon, France, long
held as German stronghold. 1t
was taken at the opening of the
Meuse-Argonne drive, in September
1918. by the 313th Infantry, in
which soldiers of Cecil and Hartford
counties served, the former in Com
pany F, few of whom escaped casu-
alties. Most of the regiments off,
GERS were killed or wounded in it's
drive in which Colonel Claude B.
Sweezey, it's commander, now Ward
en- of the Maryland Penitentiary, at
times led its assaults. Lieutenant
Colonel Harrison H. Smith is chair
man of the committee to raise funds
for the memorial.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
THE BURLINGTON STORE AGAIN
CHANGES HANDS.
Oxford Merchant Purchases Business
Sold Second Time Within
Two Weeks.

The large general store of the
Messrs. Burlington, in this town,
that was purchased Jan. II by Le-
bowitz & Luber, of Wilmington, was
sold by them after an ownership of
but two weeks to Louis Berkowitz,
a we'll known merchant of Oxford.
The sale was concluded last week,
the new owner taking charge i'm
mediately. 1t embraces the large
stock of general merchandise, CLOTH
ing, etc., and the store and dwelling
property on the northeast corner of
Main and Walnut streets.
The stand is well known through
out this entire section, and the bus
mess conducted at it has always
been large, built up by the fair deal
ing of it's original owners, dating
back for nearly half century.
Mr.. Berkowitz brings with him to
our town his years of successful
mercantile experience in Oxford, and
contemplates extensive improve
ments and changes that will not
only enable him to keep the bus
mess in the forefront, where it al
ways has been, but will better adapt
the store to it's purposes. One of
the contemplated changes is to
throw the entire first floor into
store room, Part of this floor is at
present devoted to dwelling pur-
poses. This Improvement is one
that will make the store more up
to-date and be appreciated by all OF
its many patrons.
The efficient staff of clerks that
have had no small part In the stores
success, will be retained, under the
direct management of Ferree John
son, long and popularly identified
with the business.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
SLATE COMPANY ELECTS
OFFICERS.

The annual meeting of Gorsueh
Rrothers, incorporated, slate prod
uets. at Peach Bottom, Pa, was held
last week, when the directors elect
ed were: J. C. Gorsuch. C. w. Cor
such. r. A. Walker, s. R. Dickey, C.
A. Long, F. E. Brown, w. N. Law
RTE; President, j. c. Gorsuch; vice
president, C. w. Gorsuch; treasurer,
R. A. Walker; secretary. C. A.
Long.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
HIGHWAY TELEPHONEs.

Announcement is made by the
Highway Emergency Service. Inc,
of Pennsylvania. that the route
from Gettysburg to Chambersburg
and thence to Carlisle will be
equipped with telephone service
Immediately. This installation will
connect up with highway telephone
service already in operation from
Harrisburg to Carlisle and from
Gettysburg to the outskirts of Phil
adelphia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
EASTERN SHORE MOTOR TRUCK
SERVICE.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
paRy has launched it's first motor
truck service on the Eastern Shore.
Six auto trucks are to be used. They
will be operated from Cambridge to
Salisbury. Easton. Denton and in
termediate points 1t is planned to
eventually honeycomh the Peninsula
with this service to such an extent
that shipments may be both made
and received the same day,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
HORSES PERISH IN FLAMES.

The large barn en- the Upper
Frenchtown faFm, south of Elkton,
was totally destroyed by fire Jan.
IA together with contents, includ-
ing threshing outfit and many
other implements, a large quantity
of soy beans. and other provender.
Four horses and colt perished in
the flames. The loss will reach
$4,000. with only partial insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09

Ernest Campbell. a farmer of
near Head of Christiana Church,
ended his life on Wednesday of last
week by hanging. He had suffered
business losses. and grown asspond-
ent. The deceased was 40 years
old and leaves his wife and four
children, the eldest seven years of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09
RUN DOWN BY FREloHr ENGINE

Franklin WtsleF, OF Quarryville,
Pa. was struck by freight engine
while he was walking along the rail-
road in that town on Tuesday last,
and instantly killed, No one saw
the accident. The unfortunate
man was in his 71st year. He fol-
lowed farming for years, but recent
ly had been engaged in-road con-
struction. work. His wife and six
children survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09

Joseph ]. Grieco, formerly Of the
North East Star Office, and for the
past seven years manager OF the
y Johnston Printing Plant of Will
mington, has gone into the job
printing business for himself at 12S
E. 9TH St. Chester, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09

The Leonardtown. Saint Mary's
county, Enterprise reports the first
herring of the season was taken
from his net by c. ]. Clements, ON,
Monday. Jan. 20.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-09

Brown & Fisher will sell 40 head
of Franklin county horses at their
stables in Rising Sun, on Friday Of
this week, 9th inst. Sale at 2. @
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
DISABLED VE rs
SEE CONGRESS
RELIEF
Officials Hopeful Legislation
Affecting Manned Will
Get Priority.

The outlook for legislative relief
for the men disabled in the world
war is encouraging, officials of the
Disabled American Veterans an
nounced today.
During the first two weeks of
the present session of Congress bills
have been introduced providing for
a permanent committee to handle
veterans affairs in the House,
opening of all veterans hospitals
TO the soldiers Of all wars regard
less of origin of disability. retire
ment of permanently disabled emer-
gency officers of the army on the
same basis as now extended to re-
serve officers of the Navy and
Marines, liberalization of the laws
governing the reinstatement of in
surance by the Veterans Bureau
and completion of the permanent
hospital plan. The latter bill calls
for an appropriation of $4,000
The plan to give legislation for
disabled soldiers priority over other
legislation is understood to have been
given impetus by President Coolidge
in his message to Congress asking
that highest preference" be given
to measures for the manned former
service men and women, according
10 statement made today by off
Gals Of the Disabled American Vet
Grams.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
ARCHBISHOP DEFENDS
PAROCHlAL SCHOOLS

The Roman Catholic Church is
not warning on the public schools,
Archbishop Michael j. Curley, OF
Baltimore, declared yesterday after
noon at the dedication of the new
st. Paurs Church parochial school.
Archbishop Curley declared the
public schools are excellent so far
as they go but they do not go far
enough for us"
There is not an educational
subject from which you can ex-
clude Almighty God" he said, And
SO our Catholic schools are not for
the singing Of hymns or saying OF
prayers but to teach the children
in connection with these educa-
tiOnal subjects those principals that
elevate them and fit them, in the
words of q great non-CathOliC
philosopher, for complete, well
rounded living"
Others who spoke were Mgr.
James F. Mackin, pastor Of ST.
Pauls, the Rev. Elliot Ross and
Patrick J. Haltigan
The Washington times., 1923-12-24

Prices realized on Swift & Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington, D. c,
for week ending Saturday, December az,
1923, on shipments sold out, ranged from
100 cents to 1900 cents per pound and
The Washington times., 1923-12-24

shaken hands with them in the
morning, and went outside to get
IN his car and go home.
''Will he be back here again to-
night?" a subordinate was asked.
''Just as likely as not" came the
answer.
''Was this an unusual day."
mo this is his usual gait, ex-
cept when he goes faster-which Is
frequently. On an unusual day you
wouldn't have seen him at all.
"A great many persons try to
see Mr.. Ford every day. Mani
testify he can't see them all. There
aren't enough hours in the day.
He gets the most varied assortment
OF mail that, believe, ever came
into one place. Thousands of let
tiers every day. But, as you know,
no ten men could read them all.
Ford makes decisions involving
the expenditure of millions of dol
lars with the same ease that he
would make q decision involving a
few dimes. In an important con-
ference he is invariably the calmest
man present. That is because he
has thought it all through before
and is only waiting for possible
sidelights.
A story is told OF meeting of
Ford distributors in Detroit in the
early years of the Ford Motor Com
pany. Distributors came from all
over the world to attend the con-
ference, and each had his sugges-
ton. Most of the suggestions cir
culated around the advisability OF
changing the style Of the Ford car.
After two hours of feyered talk
two hours through which Henry
Ford had said not a word, simply
had sat at a table and listened
the chief of them all got to his
feet and drawled:
The Biggest Drawback.
THE biggest drawback / can see
to the Ford car is that we can't
manufacture them fast enough"
The suggestions were flattencd
right there. 1t is true that the
Ford cars lines have since been
changed; they were not changed at
that time because Henry Ford die
not believe it to be the propitious
moment. What people seem unable
to understand is that Ford is Z con-
sentative man. He does nothing in
hurry.
That little story illustrates pretty
we'll hts working method. He listens
carefully to all arguments and ac-
ceptS or rejects purely on basic rea-
soning. If there is no good argu-
ment to his expression of apparent
Hnality, the future is cared for as
he directs; if there continues to be
sound rebuttal, he continues to
listen with a fresh and open mind.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
10 AMENDMENTS BANNING
CHILD LABOR INTRODUCED

Eighteen child-labor amendments
TO the Constitution are among the
host Of bills introduced in Congress
prior TO the Christmas adjourn
ment, it was stated today by the
Child Welfare Agency Of the United
states Children's Bureau.
These amendments are designed
TO give Congress power to legislate
with regard 10 child labor. a few
would extend this power to include
regulations affecting women.
Among the other bills introduced
affecting marriage and divorce and
children include three amendments
TO provide uniform marriage and
divorce laws; amendments affecting
children Of aliens: a national proha-
ton system provision, and Il bill
providing homes care for dependent
children
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
GERMAN HOLDINGS IN U. S.
PUT AT $2OO,OOO,OOO

NEW YORK, Dec 24.-German
holdings in the United States
amount TO approximately 100000, 900
in cash or its equivalent, a careful
estimate by group Of New York
bankers who have studied the situa-
ton, has shown.
A popular estimate was placed at
81 900 900, figure in line with the
French estimate; a Judgment: a
Judgment which might be considered
the German estimate" it was
stated, was considerably lower than
the 5000, 900, 900 mark found by the
American inquircrs.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
To
HAVE CAROL
SINGING
Special Service by William
Moore to Be Sung at Pink
ney Memorial Church.

EVANSVILLE, Dec. PA spe-
cial communion service, written by
William Moore, master Of choris-
ters. will feature the beginning of
Christmas services in Pinkney
Memorial Church here tonight, the
Rev. Charles L. Monroe, rector OF
St. Matthew's parish, officiating.
The service will begin at II o'clock
and will continue until after mid
night.
During this communion service
the church will be dimly lighted
with candles, following an old Eng
lish custom. Following the service,
the choir will go about town sing
ing. AT the 10 o'clock service
Christmas morning, the commun-
ion service music will be repeated,
and the anthem, 1T Came Upon
the Midnight Clear" by Arthur
Judson, will be sung.
The personnel of the choir fol
lows: Miss Grace Ainsworth, or.
ganist; Mrs. r. &. Melbourne, Mrs.
Irwin Owings, Mrs. Charles w.
Clagett. Mrs. Anthony w. Suess,
Mrs. Frances Lee, Mrs. Darnall
and the Misses Dorothy u. Gait
and Jean McRae, sopranos; Mrs.
William Moore, Mrs. Elsie Whep.
ley, Mrs. Franklin G.. Tingley, Mrs.
G. Sherman James and Miss Agnes
Brown, altos; Harry K. Hall,
Charles l.. Monroe, Anthony w.
Suess and Mr. Herring, tenors;
DR.. Paul S. Herring, Waldo and
Bradford Burnside, William Moore
and Percival G.. Melbourne, bassos.
High mass is to be celebrated on
Christmas Eve in Holy Redeemer
Catholic Church at Berwyn by the
Rev. William A. Cahill, pastor. as.
sisted by a. Leo LoVeless, the mas.
ter Of ceremonies.
The following program win be
rendered by the choir under the di-
rectiOn of Mrs. George Phillips:
"Kyrie" and "GloriM in Fxcelsis
Deo;" Gounod's convent Mass" Of.
fertory, "Adeste tidoIes," Novello,
"SanCtus," ''Benedictu5' and "Agnus
Del" Gounod's convent Mass" AT
the communion, Miss Marion Don.
aldSon Will sing 20 Mira Nox."
There also will be mass at 10 O'Clock
Christmas morning by Father Ca
hill, again assisted by a. Leo Love
less. Christmas carols will be sung
by the children. Altar boys Of Holy
Redeemer Church will be given a
Christmas dinner in the rectory,
Thursday, in appreciation of their
faithful service.