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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
FIOQRING MILL BURNED

Port Deposit was visited by the
most disastrous fire in the towns
history. On Wednesday night, when
the flooring mill Of Rowland q Buck.
together with valuable machinery.
and 2 large stock of finished and un-
finished material were burned. The
mill was a large and well equipped
plant. engaged In the manufacture of
parquet flooring,
The loss viii reach fully $4,000,
and is partially covered by insurance
The origin Of the fire IA not known
Despite the fact that a watehman
is employed, fames were bursting
through the roof when first discover
ed, about SsSe O'Clock. With the
light, dry material to Feed upen. the
fire swept through the mill with
great rapidity,
The Pert Deposit Fire Company
Immediately called to It's assistance
engines from Rising Sun, Aberdeen.
Havre de Grace. Perry Point, Elkton
and North East. as the mill was in
close proximity to a number Of dwell
lings. The Are companies combined
forces. and while the plant was DOOM
ed from the first, the fireman made
splendid fight, and prevented spread
OF the flames to any other buildings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
UNCLR EPHRAIMrs SUMMER
BOARDERs

This three act comedy. hubbline
over with wholesome ian. will be
given on Thursday evening. March
81. IN thsSpubuc hall. Rising Sun. by
home talent.
The play is good one. and has to
do with a crowd Of summer boarders.
down on the farm. The cast In
cludes 81 Of our townspeopIe aAd IL
under direction Of MrA A. u. Nc
Nance, which b 20 small asset for
its clever production.
The last set contains g numbers OF
speeialties, II is expected the Or
chestra from Franklin and Marshall
College, Lancaster. Pa, win be pres
ent and assist with the music.
Reserve seat tickets will be placed
on sale at the store Of Alice 4 skep-
herd. The play is given under
auspices Of the Ladies' Aid Society.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
FEW CHANGES LIKELY AMONG
NJ. Il. MINISTER'S
BISHOP MCDOWELL IN CON-
FERENCE WITH HIS
CABINET

Bishop Mcdowell in recent confer
ence with his cabinet in Wilmington
discussed the appointments for tn
Wilmington NJ. E. Conference. which
will meet in HARRISON Street M. e
church. in that city. beginning wednes
day, March Is.
From indications at this time IN,
coming session Of Conference win b
marked by few changes Of pastors
As the four superintendents were ap
pointed last year II Is not likely thai
any changes viii be made in them.
On the Wilmington district, accord,
Ing to the list submitted. there are
probably only five churches in which 9
change is expected at this time. In
that city Union and Trinity are marked
for change, and in the district outside
the city there are Perrysille. Charles
town. Cherry Hill and Colora.
There is no reason for expecting q
change at North East as announced
through the newspapers a few days
ago. DR.. Colona told the cabinet. He
said that the statement that the Rev.
T. j. Given had asked for change is
wrong. and that he is not expecting to
make any change there.
Union Church will become vacant
by reason Of the announced retirement
Of the Rev. Harvey w. Ewing. at the
meeting of Conference. His successor
is still in doubt. A committee repre-
senting Union Church met the Bishop
at the close of the cabinet session and
discussed the situation, explaining the
needs of Union Church, and submit
ing three names, The first two, at
this time apparently unavailable, but
the committee again asked for them,
and told the Bishop that they will leave
the matter to his judgment. The
names submitted were: The Rev. Dis.
ston w. Jacobs. of Milford; and the
Rev. Frank Hersen. Of Newark; and
the Rev. Harry Stewart. of Havre de
Grace, Nd, II embeF Of the Balt.
more Conference,
On the Middletown, Dover and 6aliss
bury Districts there are to be few
changes, according to the list submit
ted. The smallest number Of changes
is indicated for the Salisbury District.
None Of the more important charges
seems likely to be effected by the
changes to be made.
The Rev. R. p. Nichols. who has
accepted a call TO the pastorate of the
Perryville Church seemed certain Of
appointment to that charge, recently
made vacant by the transfer Of Rev. H.
B. Kelso to Virginia appointment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

RISING SUN WINS FOR
SECOND TIME

hBy vote OF two to one. the Risins
sun High School Debating Team was
declared the victor over the Elkton
Debating Team at Rising Sun Oh
Wednesday, March 5th. Principal
Marlin U. Zimmerman and Supt
Hugh w. Caldwell presided. The
judges were, Principal willard H.
Collins. Of the Calvert Agricultural
High School; Principal Edwin B.
Fockler. Jr., Of the Fourth District
High school: and Miss Hazel D,
walbeck. Of the North East High
School.
The team from Elkton was COM
opsed of William Terrell, Theodore
Miller and Donald Miller. Miss
Ruby Ham, Harry Fox and Dudley
Rawlings. Of the Rising Sun Debating
Team, advocated the Government
Ownership OF Railroads. the Elkton
Debating Team opposing this prop
osition. The debate was held in
conjunction with the monthly meet
ing OF the Parent-Teacher' Associa-
tion and was well attended.
This makes twice Rising Sun has
won. getting the decision over
Perryvilie on Feb. 81. On that oc-
casion Rising Sun had the negative
side of the debate.
Perryvflle and Chesapeake City
High Schools debated at Chesapeake
on Wednesday, March 18th, at $500
p. M.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
SAMUEL n. GRAY

Samuel B. Gray died March 6, at
his home at Bay View. He had been
in poor health for a year past. The
deceased was rs years Of age.
Comrade Gray was Civil war
veteran, having served with Shows
Battery, He was prisoner for six
montha tn the notorious Anderson
vile prison pen. Until recently he
was very active in religious and
Grand Army affiars> Phe following
children survive; Harry r., George
N. and Warner ". Gray, Mrs. Carrie
Ashby and Mrs. Mary l.. Perry. Also
four brothers and sisters: Rev. ,. W.
Gray. Of Baltimore; Mitchell Gray,
Bay View; Mrs. Mary Seward and
Mrs. Elizabeth CaAA, OF Wilmington.
Funeral services we're held sun
day afternoon at o'clock, at Bay
View NJ. P. Church. The mterment
vas made at the MetAedist Cemetery.
North East.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
KILLED IN WRECK

While the wreck tSaiA from Whining.
ton was enroute to Red Mill Crossing,
about half mile south of Elkion. on the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Sunday night,
to clear up a small freight wreck. two
Of the cars hnekled as d was brought to
4 sudden step John Z. George. Of
Wilmington wreekmAster. was killed;
A. 7. Scott signal foreman. sustained a
fractured arm; Frank Neil. assistant
trainmaster. and two other men were
slightly injured. Drs. Bates and Mar
rison rendered aid to, the wssnded
men. George was ~ yesss old and is
survived by family
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
eaNvIeTED OF MAN.

: Rrince Stansbufy, pf pear Perry
map, niAeed on trial in HaFferd Cir
euit Court, Bel Air, last week, fer the
killing of Wilten HelliRgsweFtA. also
aeleFed, the latter part Of Januar
The jury brought In verdict Of man:
slaughter. and asked for the clemency
of the Court. The shooting occur
red near Perryman and Is said tc
have been the result Of drunken
-brawl,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
CAPT. JOHN D. GRAHAM

The death Of Capt. John U. Graham
occurred Feb. 81. He was seized
with an attack of acute Indigestion
and died while on a train enroute
from Miami to Jacksonville. Florida
He was a SON of the late Lafayette
Graham, of Charlestown, Cecil
county, and was about so years OF
age. At one time he was master OF
I. Coleman du Points yacht "Tech. 2
His wife, one son and an adopted
daughter survive; also one brother,
J. J. Graham. Of Charlestown.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
MISS THERESA FINLEY

Miss Theresa Finley died March 4
at the home Of her nephew, Charles
B. Finley, in Daylesford, Pa.
Miss Finley was 80 years of age.
She was former resident of Elkton.
The body was taken to Elkton for
interment on Friday afternoon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
HARRY w. DoWNHAM

Harry w. Downham died Feb. 26,
as the result of an injury to hie
spine, when struck by an auto sew
eral months previous. He was en-
ployed as watchman at the B. & o.
railroad crossing at Elk Mills. The
deceased was Sc years of age. Three
sons and FIVE daughters survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
DEATHS
MRS. CECIL sMELTzER

Mrs, Lucy Ewing Smeltzer, wife Of
Cecil Smeltzer, died after prolonged
illness at their home near Mt. Pleas
ant on Feb. 80. Her husband and
a daughter, Mrs. Norwood williams,
survive. Interment was made In
West Nottingham Cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

The Ladies' Aid will hold bake in
the basement Of the NJ. z, church. Of
this town. on Saturday afternoon.
March rs.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03


Association very similar to the
Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton which had been in existence
for sometime.
During the half century that
the Y. M. H. A. is in existence
it has travelled speedily from one
neighborhood to the other. 1t is
now centrally located at the
corner of Lexington Avenue and
ninety-second street in the home
which was originally built by the
late Jacob H. Schiff and which
has become enlarged from time
to time, with branches through
out the United States.
Unlike the Young Mems
Christian Association, the Y. M.
H. A. originally was not a re-
ligious movement but founded to
enable a number of young jew
ish men to meet socially. In
course of time, however, it be-
came evident that the Y. M. H.
A. must assume a semi-religious
character and the slogan today
is Through the Y. NJ. H. A. to
the Synagog." And now, more
than anything else the Y. M. H.
A. trains the youth to become
leaders in all Jewish affairs.
Within its doors the Y. M. H.
A. can unite all. Within its
doors room can be found for all
shades of religious and cultural
views. Above all, in the Y. can
be created a true Jewish spirit
and today there is great need to
direct the youth Jewishly.
The Y. NJ. H. A. at sometime
was regarded as a charitable or
ganization but this is not so.. In
the past, this organization has
been critized a great deal but
now the most critical must admit
that the Young Mems Hebrew
Association has achieved much
that we can be proud Of. 1t has
strengthened Jewish conscious
ness, and helped to develop a
better community spirit.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03
EDITORIALS
CHIEF RABBI KOOK

Rabbi A. Kook, Chief Rabbi of Palestine holder of
decorations honorary orders the British the Pal
estnan about 60 He born
Witebsk Russia.
His unusual mental endowmnts displayed themselves at
unusually early and great future predicted for him by
all who knew him in the days Of his childhood and early
youth At the S he had already written several books
ethical philosophical topics aside from those rabbnca
subjects For his achievements in this field the University of
Switzerland awarded Rabbi Kook doctorate in philosophy
In 1928 Rabbi Kook Palestine where he elected
Chief Rabbi of a and the negborng colonies his fathern
the time the position of Chief Rabbi of Palestine
The outbreak of the World War found Rabbi Kook Switzerland
whittier had attend Jewish World Conference His
pro smpahies being known to the German authorities Rabbi
permitted his in Palestine and he
therepon London where he accepted rabbna post
which he filled with distinction.
When the British armies under Gen. Aenby entered Pal
esne Rabbi Koo permitted to return to his adopted home
country duly elected to the Chief Rabbnate of Palestine
and installed in this high office by the High Commissioner Sir
Rabbi Kook thus only the spiritual leader
Palestine alone but of World ewry practically Palestine
being the spiritual center of the Jewry of the World the main
spring Jewish education and deasm Rabbi Kook the
cpen medals awarded him by the British Government
well as an honorary colonelcy in the British
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03

| habited by the Ussurian Cossocks, was
the work of these monarchists. But
| il was questionable indeed whether
these plotters could accomplish any
thing for their cause in that region,
owing to the fact that the movement
is sorely in need of funds, and it was
within very recent days that concerted
steps in that direction have been
taken by that body.
For this purpose, the Grand Duke
Cyril began in recent days to conduct
negotiations with several American
and English financiers with view to-
ward obtaining loan. All these hon
orable and eminenty respectable vis-
tors to America within recent days
and months, came for no other purpose
than to prepare the ground for the
coming negotiations.
The Grand Duke Cyril is prepared to
guarantee this loan by the pledging of
the entire private wealth of the House
of Romanoff that is now scattered in
various parts of Europe.
In Berlin, Paris, London and other
palaces and other properties which the
present Russian government is consid-
ering to be the property of the Russian
nation while the monarchists consider
it to be the property of the House of
Romanoff At Berlin and at Vienna
the struggle ended by the handing over
of the former Russian Imperial en-
bassies to the Bolshevik representa-
tives The same will now be done ut
Rome and London. But it must be ad-
mittcd that, aside from these official
buildings, there is scattered all over
Europe good deal of both movable
property that must rightfully be con-
sidercd as the private property of the
Romanoifs.
1t is indeed interesting TO observe
how the Russian Monarchist movement
is even now immitating the methods of
the Bolshcvists. During very recent
days, the staff of the Grand Duke Cyril
has begun to operate actively in the
smaller Mohammedan countries of the
China, Bokhara, and in many other
lands.
Not very long ago the Grand Duke
Cyril received n delegation headed by
the Khan of Yalmuk Consisting OF
the Trans-Caspian Turkoman tribes)
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03
SERIES OF CELEBRATIONS
HONOR DIR. WISE ON 50TH
BIRTHDAY AND THIRTY
YEARS IN MINISTRY.

Over thirty-five hundred people, in
Guiding many non-Jews and visitors
from many parts of the United States
crowded Carnegie Hall Sunday, March
10th. to join in honoring DR.. Stephen
s. Wise on the occasion Of his 10Th
birthday his thirtieth year in the min
istry and the 18th anniversary of the
Free Synagog.
This was the second of series of
celebrations which began on Friday
evening, March 1ith, with a service at
the Central Synagog. 55th street and
Lexington avenue, which recently
anialgamated with the Free Synagog.
and which terminated Sunday. the
23rd of March. with the dedication of
Synagog House on GSth street near
Central Park West, the formal inaug-
ur;ation of the Jewish Institute Of Re
ligon of which DR.. Wise is the acting
president, and the celebration Of the
18th anniversary of the Social Service
Department of the Central and Free
Synagogs.
The Carnegie Hall exercises were
made notable by the presence on the
platform, besides the cClebrant, who
presided, of Newton ID. Baker, Secre-
tary of War under President Woodrow
Wilson. Rev. DIR. WILLIAM Fosenau of
Baltimore, former President of the
Central Conference of American Rabbis.
Judge Irving Lehman of the New York
State Court of Appeals and President
of the Jewish Welfare Board. DIR. Sid
ney r. Goldstein, Rev. DR.. j. Forbes
Newton of the Church of the Divine
Paternity and former Minister of the
City Temple. Rabbi Gerson B. Levi of
Chicago, all of whom delivered ad-
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03

nesday evening. DIR. Spivak and DR..
George Eisler, field representative of
the Denver institution, addressed II
mass meeting that opened the drive
in that city and ON the following night
both spoke Mt San Diego at mass
meeting that marked the launching of
the drive there. Enthusiastic response
came to their appeals in both places
and generous contributions were prom
ised.
Leaders of the Jewish communities
of Long Beach and san Diego have
promised to aid the drive for the Den
yer sanatoriun in every possible way,
realizing the merits of the campaign
to increase the capacity of that insti-
tuition.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03

This Turkoman Prince has duly prom
ised the pretender to the Russian
Throne the fealty of his own people.
while the Russian Grand Duke on his
part solemnly entrusted him with n
message to his own people. Times sure
ly are changing. That to which the
Romanoffs so obstinately refused to
listen while they We're firmly establish
ed upon their throne, they now readily
promise when nothing more than prom
sises are available to them. The
Grand Duke Cyril duly begged the
Khan to deliver the message to his
Oriental co-rcligionists, that the COM
ing Romanoff dynasty was prepared to
accord them full national and cultural
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03

dresses, and Charles Z. Bloch, acting
president of the Free Synagogs and
Samuel b. Hamburger, president of
the Central Synagog
Two gifts approximately 100000
We're made TO Dr. Wise. One was of
$4,000 toward the debt still owing on
Synagog House. The other, also for
$4,000 was toward the endowment of
The Stephen S. Wise, Prcfessorship"
at the Jewish Institute of Religion. of
which he is acting president. The
building fund was raised by com
mittee headed by Senator Nathan
Straus, Jr.. Charles /. Bloch, acting
president of the Free Synagog and
Joseph NJ. Levine, of the Executive
Council The fund for the professor
ship was raised by committee in
Guiding DIR. Lee X. Frankel and Samuel
Il. Hamburger, president of the Cen
trail Synagog, the members of which
contributed $4,000.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03
FAMOUS MAGICIAN DIES
Gewish relegraphic Agency

tJewish Telegraphic Agency
LGndun-Carl Hertz, the famous
magician, died here. in the midst of Il
performance which he was giving. For
fOrty-five years he had been, continu-
ousy, featured performer, and had
often earned as much as $1,000 per
week. He left n fortune estimated at
over S1,O0O.00O, and according to VIII
Collision. Vice President of the Magi-
clans Club, Hertz stage career WAS
financially the most successful on rec
ord. While his talents were so bril-
liant that he was frequently called the
greatest magician that ever lived. he
occasionally got into trouble with the
authorities, the most recent instance
occurring in Germany. He was born in
America of German parents.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03
DIR. SPIyAK EXTENDS
COURTESY TO J. C.. X. A

Los Angeles. Calif.,-Dr. c. ID.
Spivak, secretary and founder of the
free Jewish tuberculosis sanatoriun
maintained Mt Denver by the Jewish
Consumptivcs' Relief Society, was
one of the speakers in Los Angeles Sat
urday evening. March 20, ut the ban
quct held under the auspices of
the Jewish Consumptive Relief Asso-
citation of California, TO boost the
financial campaign in behalf of its
Duarte sanatorium.
DIR. Spivak, who was touring tho Pa-
cific Coast in behalf of n campaign for
the Denver institution, had planned Il
drive at this time in Los Angeles.
However, when he learned that the
Jewish Consumptive Relief Association
of California had a drive in contem-
plation, he quickly ordered postpone
ment of the campaign for the Denver
institution, desiring TO avoid any CON
flict in dates that might be detrimental
to the Duarte institution. He readily
accepted, however, an invitation TO
speak for the Duarte sanatorium at
the banquet here Saturday night Long
Beach and SAN Diego, however will
have their own campaign for the Den
yer hospital. In Long Beach, on We'd
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03
TRAGEDY OF RUSSIAN
MONARCHISM
BY OSWALD LEWISOHN
Copyright 1924. Jewish Telegraphic
Agency

Agency
The recognition of Soviet Russia by
the new British government would not
by any means diminish interest in
| those great events that are now TAX
ing place within the ranks of the Rus
sian monarchists. Perhaps because
they awaited so impatiently the death
of Lenin and felt so certain that his
| death will call forth the long-eNpected
overturn; or perhaps, because that
during the past year the Bclshevik di'
plomacy had strained all its efforts to-
ward the attainment of that recogni-
tion by the foreign governments that
it so much desired. But, whatever
it may have been, we do see that each
of the respective three groups which
consider themselves rs the only right
full heirs TO the Romanoff prerosativcs,
have of late developed an extremely
intensive activity.
OF the three candidates in the field,
the Grand Duke Cyril, the Grand Duke
Nicholas Nichcleiewitsh and a certain
Prince Viazemsky now resident at Lon.
don but quite willing and ready TO
change his abode to the Winter Palace
at Petrograd. The first is the most
energetic of the trio. He had the fore
sight to gather about him strong
group of adherents: TO spread cut over
all Europe a network of Russian mon
archical groups. He receives from
time to time certain diplomats, and
also sends his own diplomatic rep
resentativcs to all parts of the world.
while his various financial schemes.
and his negotiations with some Amer
lean financial institutions in them
selves constitute political acts of a
really serious character.
The central committee of the Russian
onarchist-Legitimist Party, which
keeps in constant communication with
the Grand Duke iCyril-the Grand
Duke resides Mt st. Brienne-consists
of the following men: Major General
Rittich. the political secretary Serge
Medwedev. the secretary manager
Nzevolod Naryagin; Professor Serge
Boikov; vicc-presidcrft of the commit
tee, Count Oskar Medem.
This committee is publishing i
monthly bulletin. issued at Munich
lie message du Legitimismc Russo
This Russian central committee is par
ticipating actively in the work of a
common rnnpn r.I ,is
committee. in which the following par
ticipated previous TO the last Putsch
representing Germany, Adolf Hitler
captain Heuss, and Major Schneibncr
ufsky, Georgy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
chenko, and Major-General Friedricl
Rittich..
Both of these groups, the Russian.
as well as the Germans, have suffered
great loss during the past two
months. During the recent street fight
ing at Munich, Major Schneibner
Richter was killed. The Russian grouI
suffered even greater stroke of mis-
| fortune. General Bislufsky. promi
nent army officer of the old regime
and foremrly one of the most arden
of monarchists, has now Joined th,
! Bolshevik ranks. This step has callet
forth n serious panic in the ranks o
the Russian monarchists and did no
fail of making the proper impression
among those who had not as yet reach
ed any decision as to their future ac
tion or allegiance.
The insurrection which broke ou
recently in one of the distant Siberian
regions, in n part of the country in
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03
The Y. Nj. H. A.
By MORRIS SAREMSKY

A b out fifty
y e ars ago, a
group of young
Jewish men gath
cred in the city of
New York and
first conceived the
idea of organiz-
i n g a Y o u n g
Mems H e b I e w
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03

To break verbal engagement.
though it is not legally binding, is n
moral wrong.-Talmud.
Be humble to thy superior, affabie
to thy inferior, and meet every man
with icndlines.-Talmud.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03
autonomy.

autonomy.
At the same time, the Grand Duke
in the Balkan peninsula. which is the
center of all sorts of political intrigues
for the rest of Europe. The Grand
Duchess Cyril is Princess of Coburg-
bian queen and is therefore not with
out influence in that region.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-03

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