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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
MODERN INCONVENIENCE

HAVE just had letter from Wait
son, rural friend of mine who con-
templates moving to town, and, know
Ing as he does that am an old settler
N my community, he asks me to help
him find suitable place in. which TO
live. He wishes, he says, "a medium
sized house with all the modern in
conveniences." Perhaps it is only q
slip of the pen for he is none too
erudite; possibly he was serious in
what he said; in either case ! under
stand him.
There is a good deal said on occa.
sion concerning the discomforts and
privations which our pioneer ancestors
suffered-the meagerness of heat and
light and means of communication with
the outside world with which they
had to put up. and the almost COM
plete lack of modern machinery.
am not at all sure that the hard
ships of modern life are any less
severe than those my grandfather suf-
fered.
No man who has a telephone in his
house has any chance for uninter.
rupted leisure day or night. 1t was
raining this afternoon; could not go
out, I was alone, so decided to do a
little construction work in the base
ment. I had only settled down to
business when heard the telephone
bell jangling. AT first decided to
ignore it, but then 1t might be i'm
portant so rushed upstairs almost
breaking my neck in an attempt to get
there before the caller rang off, only
to find that the operator had called
the wrong number. I am not at all
convinced that the man who invented
the telephone conferred an unmixed
blessing upon humanity.
Electric lights are wonderful, but
we had to resort to the old-time can
dies the other night while the local
dynamos were being repaired. Water
pipes and automobiles and oil heat
ing plants bring their inconvenience
which sometimes outnumber their
comforts.
1 recently looked through modern
kitchen and laundry in a friends
house, equipped with every sort of Ia
oor-saving device. 1t would take a
graduate of an engineering college to
operate the machinery intelligently. The
ordinary maid would electrocute her
self the first day she were turned
loose in such machine shop.
I believe Watson was right when he
referred to the house filled with "all
modern inconvenience" -.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
Maryland. 1.
State Briefs
Americas Biggest
Naval Air Show

Baltimore.-The biggest naval air
demonstration ever seen in America
will be given in Baltimore October "a
and Is to compensate for the loss of
the Schneider international races the
Navy Departments Bureau of Aero
nautics announced.
Sixty-three airplanes, with dirigibles
and auxiliary craft, will come to Bal
timore from Hampton Roads, Quantico
and Anacostia for the IL big events
agreed upon in a conference between
officers of the Navy Air Service and
the Baltimore Flying Club. Lieut.. F..
w. Weed will have charge of the pro-
gram as director on behalf of the
Navy and the Flying Club will handle
local arrangements for spectators and
for entertainment Of visiting air men.
Navy officers who took part in the
conference included Capt. e s. Land,
Lieut-Com. M. T., Mits her, Com
Kenneth Whiting, Lieut. T. T. Pat
terson and Lieutenant Weed. Maj.
William D. Upton, of the Flying Club.
said that the program will require two
days for completion.
First there will be an air pageant
for the exhibition of all the craft TAX
ing part in later events. Maneuvers
aloft, laying of smoke screens, para
chute races from planes, firing of tor
pedoys from planes and launching
planes by catapult from the deck Of
a cruiser are included in the program.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
Sand and Gravel Firms
In State Held Taxable

Baltimore.-Under ruling of the
State Tax Commission sand and
gravel companies operating in Mary
land are held to be taxable.
J. Enos Ray, chairman of the COM
mission, in announcing this decision
said the question was raised by one
of the many companies operating in
Maryland in which it was argued that
such companies are manufacturers,
and as such under the law were en-
titled to exemption.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
Plea Made For
Pennsy Road Agent

w. G. Macklem and 81 other persons
living in the vicinity of Chapel Sta
ton, Talbot county, and Thomas C.
Cover. of Easton, protested to the Pub
lie Service Commission against the
proposed discontinuance of Chapel
Station as an agent station by the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Mr.. Cover wrote that the closing of
Chapel Station as an agent station
would mean that people of the COM
munity would have to use eight miles
of the worst road in Talbot county to
get their supplies"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
Perlman Decides Gas Co.
Can Lay Own Conduits

Baltimore-The Gas and Electric
Company has the power to install ar
mored cable and lay conduits under
the surface of streets in the New An
mex, under an opinion delivered to
Charles F. Goob. chief engineer Of the
Electrical Commission, by City So
licitor Philip B. Perlman. Mr.. Perl.
man also ruled that the city has au-
thority to purchase these extensions
and make them a part of the mu.
nicipal owned system.
Under this ruling, the municipal
program can be carried odt by con,
domination proceedings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
State Daughters Will
Convene At Frederick

The annual convention of the Mary
land division of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy will be held Octo-
Der 23 at Frederick. The convention
last year was held in Baltimore.
Among the officers of the associa-
ton are: President, Mrs. Jed Cuttings;
first president. Mrs. E. H. Bash;
second yice-president, Miss Mae
Rogers; third vice-president. Mrs.
Jones Hoyle. and fourth vice-president,
Mrs Winfield Peters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
State Files Appeal
In Stock Issue Case

Annapolis General Thos.
H. Robinson filed with the Court of
Appeals an appeal from the ruling of
Judge Charles F. Stein in the Circuit
Court of Baltimore tnat the Northern
Central Railway need not apply to the
Public Service Commission for permits
sion to float new issues of stock.
The appeal was taken at the request
of William Mines Maloy, peoples
counsel to the Public Service Commits
sion.
The suit involves proposed issue
of 71,6OO shares, with a PAL, value of
$3,5S0,O 900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
U. Of M. To Open Course
In Consular Procedure

Baltimore.-A course in diplomatic
and consular procedure will be opened
tonight at the University of Maryland
by DR.. William R. Manning of the
State department.
Other classes to be organized
include advertising by H. X. Dugdale,
short story writing by R. B. Fagin,
public speaking by DR.. E. R. Spedden,
applied psychology by Frank P. Hiner
and real estate by Peyton B. Strobel
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
pRAYs ALL DAY; coNFEssEs

New York.-Acting on advice from
the rabbi after spending the Day Of
Atonement praying in Cleveland
synagogue. William Goldstein, 10 years
old, of Brooklyn, walked into police
headquarters here and confessed that
he had stolen 500 from his employers
safe ON September 8.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
go Protest Plan To Close
Station At Chapel Md,

Baltimore. - Protests against the
closing of the railroad station at
Chapel, Nd, near Easton, reached the
Public Service Commission in letters
and remonstrance signed by so per-
sons.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, it was
said, contemplates using the place as
a way station without an agent. Farm
ers, packers and others in the neigh
borhood said they would be greatly in
convenienced by the change.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
New Child Labor
Measure Discussed

The child labor amendment ana
other legislative measures of interest
to women were discussed by Miss La
vinia Engle, manager of the Maryland
League of Women Voters, at meet
ing of the Twenty-fourth Ward Dem
ocratic Women's Club at the home of
Mrs. Thomas D. Johnson. president,
1410 William street.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
To Photograph Deer

A deers sense of smell is wonderful.
and they get the scent half mile
away, and a moose over a mile with
the wind blowing directly toward It,
says Nature Magazine. Hence it is
that the first thing that the photog-
rapher does is to see which way the
wind is. If the wind blows wrong, stay
in camp, because you will see no ami
mails.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17

VXTHILE the Zeppelin ZR-3 was be-
w ing prepared in Germany for the
trip across the Atlantic. our home-built
dirigible. the Shenandoah. started on a
great tour Of the United States which,
up to the time of writing, has beet.
eminently satisfactory. From Lake
hurst. N. j., she sailed southwest an6
west to Fort Worth. Tex. for her first
stop. and thence went across the
mountains to San Diego. Her course
from there is up the Pacific coast to
Camp Lewis at Lakeview, Wash. The
ship is actually performing better than
the schedule calls for. in both speed
and fuel consumption.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17

THERE has just been filed in the
L Federal court in New Orleans
suit that will be watched with consid-
cradle interest. Its purpose is TO Dust
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
SEARCH
 SUSPECTS CELLAR
Believe They May Find Addi. tiona! Victims of GraH Slayer

New York. Aug. ?j.--Pclice with picks. shovels and acetylene torches today started digging in the cellars Of three houses in Greenwich Nil- lage for the bodies Of possible sddi- tionai victims Of the slayer who mur- dered Aaron Graf. aged radio cab inet manufacturer. Graff's dismem- bercd body wss found last week in a sealed vanishing vat in the cellar of one Of the houses.
 The countrywide search for John Lugosy, a carpenter who lived in the house where Graff's body was found has so far failed to produce any clue to tho carpenters whereabouts. He diss ppeared on Aug. 9 eight days af- ter Graf was murdered by strang- linz. Believing that Lugosy might have undertaken to escape to Europe the police have sent radio messages to outgoing steamships.
 The disappearance of third man entered into the police investigation of Graft's murder today when 1t was recalled that George H. Drumm, brewery employe. who lived in the reiChborhood of Lugosy's In the Bronx, had last been seen on Aug ust 4.
 Police earlier had included in their investigation the rcumstances un- der which Charles Raas, a former business associate of Lugosy, disap- peared late in May. Lugosy later took over the carpentry shop Of Raas in Sixth avenue. kaas hau s1 900 when he disappeared.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
1. 4. U. SUSPENDS
 WOMAN SWIMMERS
Olympic Stars Are on Llst-ln
 UnsanCliOned Meet

Philadelphia, Aug, sa,-f0F talk ing part in an nnsanfilnnsd sAimr ming meet st Ocean City, N |, last Friday night, American women aquatic stars, including q namhs that participated in the olympic meet have hesR suspended lhr definitely hy the middk AilsHtls dl' vision of the 4, A, |,
 These suspended larlAds Elhsl I.ackie, af the Iilinan A, C., Eha made a Rea record of l minute 1 lHa seconds for tA0 yards in tSe Ocean City mnsil Gerlruds Edsrls, Lillian sladdard, Dorothy n'MsFa, Ethel MeGarry Virginia Whitensek' Char lotis osleF, Tiny osleF Ann klms mallg, ail Af New York; Eleanor ls Cash, Philadelphia, and Tony Gold stein and Pep Smith Of Atlantic City,
 samuel Dallas, chairman Of the registration committee, said that the suspension was effective In add luris- dielians nf the A, A. |.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
MCLEAN NAMES BUCKLEY
 FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
legislator ChoseR Ter Place loE Ahis'h Judge hletl Was
 Onne Candidate

Washington D, c. Aus, gs,-1he nomination ef Major 5ahn Buckley Of union, Conn. for lnlted states attorney fer Connecticut, has been forwarded tO the department Of lus' iice by Senator George F, Mclean and he will hold office until cons gress again eOnNsnes at which lme a recommendation will be made for his appointment 10 m out lhs term expiring in 1887,
 The post Of United States attorney Is the enc that was sought by Jhdge George ", kletl Of New Britain, Conn, kleits appointment was seT lively opposed by The eanneellehl Federation of Churches, represented hy states Attorney Hugh M, Alearn who made frequent visits 10 the hss tiensl capital in the interests Of the opposition,
 Judge klett is reply 10 letter ad' dresed 10 him by Senator Mclean, stated last Friday that he was no longer to he considered candidate,
 Major Buckley will succeed the late Judge Edward l.. smith who died February $. 1898, q short llMe before his term was 10 have expired In the interm Allan K, Smith, George II. Cohen and John panaher, all or Hartford, have hsen handling the work of the office,
 4 salary Of ts,aoo is paid for the work of United States attorney for Connecticut,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
City Items

s@i,A Business school 9gsAs Sept, gRd, -slgl
 Aa a4llom0hiis operated hy slanr lsg symol0n ef Rresd street nss slightly dsmaged in collision nith a faFminglen avenue tFelley ear yesterday afternoon, The tT0ilek car Nas in charge of Aotorman Miehael u'BrisR,
 HeAs cooked lunches al cFaRe ell's sdNt,
 Ths regular meeting sf Star Of Gepd Win lodge, Ne, g, Q, s. of B., Aill he held in JF, Q, ', A, N, hall this evening at fiaa o'eleek, ll Alll hs ths hFsl district setslogstheT eelr iRg of the season and visitors ar expected from HartfeFd, MlddlelsAn end southinglen,
 smith Business school opens Sept snd,-adFt,
 An automobile driven by \, ? Hitehaer Of ssT carhin avenue struck a delivery truck operated by Nick HalefiiFas Of New London m that city yesterday Rhen the latter turned out suddenly al a eFoss road Neither machine was seriously dam- aged,
 Iuneh al Hsllinan's,-adHt,
 The Kings Daughters Of the saer dish Baptist church will meet with Mrs, Oscar Johnson Of State street Tuesday evening,
 smith Business School opens Sept snd, -advt,
 Mrs, Charles W, Steele of iaf Camp street Is recovering from the effects Of q fall in the old state ner. nal school building last Tuesday in which she fractured four ribs.
 4 daughter vas born al the New Britain General hospital last night 10 Mir. and Mrs. John Sullivan Of is Whiting street
 Miss Mary Marion of sos Beaver street is st the New Britain General hospital to undergo treatment,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
OUTDOOR PROGRAMS
 STOPPED BY MOSQUITOES
Chicago Has Number of Insect Tests Church services arc Held
 Indoors,

Chicago, Aug. .S.-Mosquitoes which have swsrmcd about Chicago snd vicinity for several days nave become so numerous that open air affairs are being abandoned and au- thorIties arc taking action.
 The community church services in Oak Park last night was one Of the victims Of the mosquito scourse' The sc:,iccs were transferred rom a park to the First Baptist church
 A band concert at the municipal tuberculosis sanitarium was stopped by the mosquitoes last Thursday right. The band was on hand' but the pests were SO numerous that no attempt was made to play.
 In various suburbs the Village au- thorities have provided means Tor flooding the mosquitoes breeding places with kerosene and have ad- vised their constituents to swat the mosquito"
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
ONE MOTOR FOR
 EACH ' PERSONS
UnlId States Has More Than
 i5,OOO,OOO Autos

A sAsek-ap oa the passenger cars snd trucks registered in the United states July I. 1894, reveals the ass lenHdins total ai more than l6 ls millleA meter vehicles at present hon the job ia thess Lniied siaiesweAr elusive of Alaska ana territorial p0sH sessions, Ia the res ei the world, aez eerding 10 the most recent iignFss there are only about 5 million ears 60 that about ss per cent el the iota. numbeF Of meior cars are 10 the United States, Among tine states Calif0rnia has al lasl passed New York and now ranks iirsl in the number of registered ears, says the Literary Digest In the United States fsa whole. the present figures mean mat there is ahu motor vehicle for every 7.s Americans enough sa that, counting on a little extra assistance from trucks. everybody including men, women and children, eonld' probably, take = aotoF ride ai The same time. Ths sdFNey, undertaken by Automotivs Industry, and reeap' iiulated in Motor Age, shows that
 There Ras an increase of s,ifa,Ifh or IS per cent over July l, issA' Trucks which had represented ia 10 II per cent erepi ID is.S per e'hi of the total. There Is one motor vehicle for every 7,s persons In inc United states,
 Fees paid in the first six months of 1924 amounted to slsh,Aslass' an increase of approximately ia mll- lion dollars over the first six months of 1928. and in round numbers hNe million dollars more than was paid during the 1. months ending pe' cember 3f, 1928.
 The number of motorcycles reg issered has declined consistently since 1919. Toialling sio.o0o on De- rember si of that year, they nov number only ie6.366. decrease oi almost 50 per cent In less than hNe years. .,
 In the face of these constantly de- ereasing numbers. Massachusetts showed a gain of S.oeS motorcycles and Connecticut followed with an increase of i,15s. To offset this Cal ifornia showed loss of l,6ss, Pennsylvania loss Of 1,S@i anu Wisconsin loss of 1915.
 While passenger car and tfuch figures from July 1. 1923, to July i, 1924, show gain of 1s per cent the period from December Fl. le-o to July 1, 1924. does not record nearly so good showing. The in- crease was only 30i,e40 for the sx months.
 This small gain is doubtless to ne .xnlained in several ways. The tre- mendous volume of purchases when were made in the fall and early win- fer of 1923, the long. cold spring or this year. and the feeling of uncer- tainty which has predominated IT, T, business over a period of months all have had their effect on car sales
 Few With Less Than fOo'ooo
 At the end of the first six months of 1924. there remained only eleven states and tie District of Columpla'
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
EXECUTI0NEP TRIES
 TO KILL HIMSELF
Tar,,us Han.man of England Found With a Revolver Beside Him.
 Lost His Nerve Year Ago.

London, Aug. o5.-John Ellis, England's notorious hansman. who lost his nerve and gave up his sinis- ter job last year after executing ASs, Edith Thompson the last woman who suffered the death penalty in Great Britain, was found today at his home seriously wounded with a revolver lying beside him. He spent q sleepless night prior to the shoot ing.
 Ellis who isolated himself socially curing nearly a quarter Of a cen- t,lry he served as public eXecu- tioner, brooded over the fact that ne had sent to their doom more con- demned murderers than any oth er man who had ever held the hang mans office. After the execution ot Mrs. Thompson. he declared that he would never ascend the gallo"s again.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
SHOOTS AT BEAR
 BUT KILLS HIS SON
Father, Quick on Trigger
 FOlled from Attempted Suicide

Blaomingdale, \, fs Aus, 2s,- Mistaken for a hear while rambling through the woods near here sunday Gerry sginyeE sl, vas instantly killed hY his father, George sElnser, Ss, stuart White, IS, one Of sNln' yeT's companions, Nas efllleails wounded,
 swinyeh in company with ms brother Carey, ss, and young White had hsen proving in the seods m inc vicinity of The White camp for cedar houghs with which to improve lhs appearance of the place, Ills father, evidently on stroll, had taken his rife with him, The noise of the trio in his vicinity led MT Syinysr la believe there were bears around and when the black coal ana cape of his son showed through the brush, he raised his rifle and hred' The bullet passed through swlnyeFs heart. and continued on its course through the nape of young Whlles neck, missing the spine by q fraction of an inch. .,
 Carey, rushing forward, dlsarmed inc elder swinyer. also taking away his knife after swinyeF's VOW that he would kill himself
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
City Advertisements
GRADING, ROADWAYs. BRIDGE AND SPILIWAY CONSTRUCTION
New Britain. Connecticut.

August 2s, 1924.
 Sealed proposals will be received hy the Board of Park Commission CTS of New Britain. Conn, until 500 D. m, August 2s, 1924 (Standard Time) for the grading of pond. con- struction of dam and spillway. one stone bridge, one wood bridge and one culvert and about 5000 feet or gravel or macadam roadway ot stan lev Quarter Park in the City of New Britain.
 A set of plans and specifications may be obtained from Ralph $. Wainright, Supt. Of Parks. New Brit ain, upon depo;- Of 5000: said de- posjt to be refunded to unsuccessful bidders upon the return of the said plans a%i specifications before sep tember 6. 1924.
 Each bid must be accompanied by certified check. payable to the or der of the City of New Britain. ln the amount of sonOo.o0 or by sat- isfactory bond for this amount, as puarantee that the bidder Will enter into contract within ten days after the award of the bid. Checks or bonds of unsuccessful bidders VIII he returned to them Immediately after the final action on the pro- nosals. The right is reserved to re- feet any or all bids. By order of the Board or park Commissioners of the City or NC" ] Britain, Connecticut.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
DuPont Faction
 Wins in Delaware

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 25.--Com- plete returns received at the head quarters of both wings of the re- publican party from Saturdays state wide primary indicate that United States Senator l.. Heisler Ball, who is candidate for reelection, may not have more than forty out of the 160 delegates to the state conven- ton at Dover tomorrow. The win ming faction favors General T. Cole man Dupont for the senatorial nom- ination, although he has not public ly announced whether he would ac- cept 1t. Confidence was expressed by Du Pont leaders, however, that he would take the nomination II made.
 Candidate for congress. governor and other state officers will also be nominated by the convention,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
FATHER NIHILL STRICKEN
Native of New Britain Has Shock nt Factory Tn Bridgeport-,iorc Than 10 Years Old.

Rev. ]. R. Nihill, a native of this city and ono Of the most widely known Catholic priests in the state, is in a critical condition at the rec tory of St. Ausustine's church, Bridgeport, following shock suf- fered by him carly Saturday evening.
 Father Nihill is permanent rector Of St. Augustine's church. He was one of the first Catholic boys to be graduated at New Britain high school. having worked at the Stanley Works part time 10 make it possible for him 10 complete his studies.
 The priest was about his duties Saturday up to the early part Of the evening. At 6:1o o'clock he be- came i'll and his condition has been regarded since as critical. Father Nihill passed his roth milestone Of life several years ago.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
HOLY WATER CHRISTENING
 FOR THE DIRIGlBLE ZR.S
Captain Steele Has Vial Which He Wishes to Be setl--To
 Decide Later

By The Associated Press.
 Friedrichshafen, Germany, Aug. 25.--Just what form the christening of the big dirigible, the ZR-3, will assume has not yet been decided by t.e German manufacturers. The big airship soon will be turned over to the Unite1 States navy and the Americans will have nothing to say officially about any christening for malities until then.
 Captain George W. Steele, Jr., U. $. N., has bottle of holy water from the river Jordan which was presented to him by Mime. Dagama, wife of the Brazilian ambassador to London, which he hopes will be used at the christening. This, however, will be entirely up to Dr. Hugh Eckener. director of the Zeppelin company which constructed the dir igible.
 If Captain Steele's suggestion is not followed, the naval officer plans to bring the holy water with him to America to be used in re-christenins ceremonies after the airship has heen formally delivered to the United States.