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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
Frank M. Forstburg, a graduate

Frank NJ Forstburg, graduate
of Franklin and Marshall college
and who in 1919-1920 was coach at
he Wilmington High School, mas
been elected by the Athletic Board
of Control of the University OF
Delaware, Newark, as one OF two
men who will have charge or
PHYSICAL education and intercol-
legiate athletics at the University
for the season of 1925-26.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
GOOD HEALTH IS ALWAYS
ATTRACTIVE

Good health, clean skin, attractive
color, bright eyes, quick wit, belong
to those who keep themselves tit,
and free from harmful gassy
stomach troubles, torpid liver and
costive bawels, with Chamberlain's
Tablets. They stimulate the entire
intestinal tract to healthy activity
and keep it so. Only 25c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
FEW cHILpREN ESCAPE 1T

Stomach aches. so tnseparaple
from the years OF childhood, can
become serious bowel disorders II
not promptly quieted. Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
is safe and dependable both for
children and grown persons. I'm
mediately relieves sudden ana severe
intestinal pain, stops weakening
diarrhoea.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31

The Farmers Trust Co.. of New
ark, De-, has voted to increase the
capital stock of the concern $4,000.
A new banking building is to be
erected by the Trust Company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
FOR OVER 40 lEAi>o

HALLS CATARRH MEDICtNi2 has bee
used successfully III THE trealn,~nt 0.
Catarrh. y
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment witch Quickly
Relieves by local application. and the
Internal Medicine. a Tonic. which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur.
faces. thus reducing the Inflammation.
Sold by all druggists.
=. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31

It's often a good idea to let the
other fellow believe he is running
things whether he is or not.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31

The ice man makes few warm
friends.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31

Utopias are conceived by those
who have much more than they need
or by those who have much less than
they need.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31

It's a mistake for girl to
imagine that the fellow who can
always be depended upon to match
ribbon is going to make the best
husband.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31

July ~, 1JHO
COMMISSIONERS
OF RISING SUN
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to your instructions
have audited the account of w.
Louis Ryan, Treasurer, for period,
May 81, 1924, to May 81, 1925,
from books and records submitted
to me.
submit herewith statements of
receipts and disbursements, also
statements of water rents and tax
collections.
beg to advise that all monies
collected for water rents, taxes,
interest, etc., are duly accounted for,
amounting to S8,138.46, which to-
gether with balance, $1,79S.61 on
hands May 81, 1924, amount to
S9,937.07.
Disbursements are duly entered
under their respective headings,
amounting to $9,2O3.S1, leaving
balance in treasury of $733.26.
Bonded debt ct town remains
same, $4,000. Summary of funds
on hands and available on May
81, 1925:
Balance in Bank S 1926
Taxes not collected $3.50
Water Rents not collected 14O.52
Due from County Road Fund 10000
Due from County Bank Stock 10000
Bond, Sinking Fund 100000
Fund 100000
q A D n o
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
Financial Statement

Rising Sun, Maryland
July 20, 1926
COMMISSIONERS
OF RISING SUN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31

Very truly yours,
ALBERT L. BURLINGTON
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
JUDGE YEOMANS TO
ADDRESS EDITORS
DAWSON JURIST WILL SPEAK
ON THE JUDGE, THE PEG
PIE AND THE LAW.

WEST POINT, Ga-West Point is
looking forward with a great deal OF
anticipation to the annual session OF
the Georgia Press Association to be
held here on September 2l26.
Highlights in the convention will be
addresses by Senator Thomas J. Het.
lin, of Alabama; R. P. Andrews, OF
Washington, D. c., chairman OF the
government legislative committee on
envelope printing; Judge M. J. Yeo-
mans, of Dawson, on "The Judge, the
People and the Law" and l.. A.
Downs, president of the Central OF
Georgia railroad.
The convention will be in session
here from Monday until Thursday
morning, when the delegates will leave
by motor for Lagrange, where the
Lagrange Chamber Of Commerce will
put on a program. From Lagrange
the party will proceed to Atlanta to
attend banquet given by the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce on Thursday
night. Friday morning members OF the
press association will go to Tallulah
Falls and visit the Georgia press
camp, which will be dedicated on Fri
day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
WEST, LIKE THE SOUTH,
SUFFERS FROM DROUTH
EXTR EME HEAT AND DRY
WEATHER HAVE CUT CORN
YIELD MILLIONS BUSHELS.
WATER HAULED MANY MILES
Sold by the Jug at S Cents Gallon.
Families Forced to Forego Gus
tomary Saturday Night Bath, and
Other Inconvenience Prevail.

CHICAGO-Advices from south
ern and central Illinois, Iowa, parts of
Missouri, lower Michigan and Indiana
say the continued drouth in those
states are working havoc among crops
as we'll as in some southern states
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Vir-
ginia.
The damage is chiefly in corn and
pasturage. Corn, which had jump of
nearly three weeks over last year,
promised a record crop, but heat and
dtouth have cut the estimate by mil
lions Of bushels. Much of the corn in
the great belt is now dry enough for
feed and practically out of danger from
frost, but it has shriveled and lost
weight, failing to fill out properly.
Some of the more pessirhistic observ-
ers predict that the crop will not be
much in excess of last years produc-
ton. Rains at this late date would not
be of benefit to corn, but would revive
withered pastures and put the baked
soil in condition for fall blowing.
Water Famine in Illinois.
Drouth conditions are serious IN
south central Illinois, where water is
being hauled many miles and sold by
the gallon. Herrin, particularly, in
Bloody Williamson" which, prior to
remarkable evangefistic work by a
Mississippi preacher, had little use for
water, is now hauling its meager sup
ply 10 miles from Marion. The Gus
tomary Saturday night bath is being
dispensed with and orders are issued
against miners and others washing
their automobiles.
Operators of coal mines are forced
to haul water from the Ohio river by
the carload Plutocrats are able to buy
tank of water hauled from Marion,
for 81 plus the carriage charges, but
the ordinary run of citizens buy it by
the Jug, at S cents the gallon.
The long drouth has badly damaged
timothy and rye grass, in addition to
shriveling the corn. Fruit also is SUI
fering.
In some of the northwestern states
heavy thunder storms have afforded
temporary relief. Temperatures are
ranging 20 degrees higher than for the
corresponding period one year ago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
Boost in Taxes LeUied by
States, Counties and Cities

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Re-
duction OF federal taxes last year
was accompanied by continued
increase in state, county and local
taxes a survey conducted by the
Washington headquarters OF the
National Grange indicates. The
survey shows the total paid UNI
der the latter assessments was APP
proximately so per cent greater
than the federal tax bill
Results of the survey show that
state taxes alone increased from a
total Of S85S,155,000 in 1922, as re-
ported by the census bureau, to
$S79784,000 in 1924, on the basis
of incomplete returns.
1t was figured that complete re-
turns are almost certain to place
the figure above $900,000,000. Add
ed to this total the amount paid
under county, school, municipal
and special taxes gives an aggre-
gate, with many items yet to be
included when the survey is COM
pleted. Of more than $3700,000,000.
This compared with the federal
income and miscellaneous taxes
totaling $2,6SS,000,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
HORSES MAY TRAVEL
IN COMFORT AND STYLE
PULLMAN CONTAINS EVERY
ACCOMMODATION FASTIDI-
Gus THOROBRED NEEDS.

Horses may travel in comfort and
style now, for the horse pullman has
appeared. Instead of being loaded
loose, hudded with Others, frightened
and tired, in a freight car, the race
horse being a potential money maker,
takes a pullman in order to arrive
fresh and fit for a race that may mean
a fortune And he is not freight by ex-
press.
In the racing season between April
and November the railroads are beset
with calls for specially designed horse
cars. The New York Central esti-
mates. that between 100 and $40 car
loads of race horses are handled by
express during each meet at the vari-
Gus tracks To keep up with the de-
mand the New York Central has under
construction twenty-eight new steel
horse cars that represent the last word
in this class of equipment. The first
OF them was finished several weeks
ago.
1t contains every accommodation
that the most fastidious thoroughbred
could require When he steps from
his private automobile truck through
the wide side door of the rail car he
may well believe he is entering an
up-to-date, luxurious stable.
Clean and shiny is the floor beneath
his feet; white and cleaning are the
walls ali around; and overhead burn
electric lights He is led to compart-
ment where he may easily forget that
he is travelling at all, says the New
York Times.
The car is seventy feet long and two
dozen is the maximum number OF pas
sengers it carries. From the windows
in the sides of the car and the deck
ventilators above the racer gets plenty
of fresh air The racer arrives scarce
ly feeling his hours on the road.
Like other pullman equipment, the
horse car is adaptable to condition. AS
seats in a pullman are pulled out to
make beds, so partitions in the horse
car are pulled back to eliminate stalls.
In this way it is made into day
coach for the accommodation of ordi-
nary, or commercial" horses. These
ride many more than twenty-four to
the coach. They come to New York
from Omaha and Chicago between
November and April, when the north
ern racing season is off.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
UNCLE SAM SETS
MAN FREE TO DIE
ORDERS THE RELEASE OF AN
ATLANTA PRISONER WHO
POSED AS COUPLES SON.

The doors of the federal prison in
Atlanta, Ga, have opened for Robert
E. St. Clair, the man who posed as
Urban Johnson Bergeron. of Menasha,
Wis, soldier slain in France, and
fooled Bergeron's parents for several
months. A victim of tuberculosis, St.
Clair was given his freedom that he
might spend his few remaining days
outside the gray walls of the peniten-
tiary.
Wanted to Die in Luxury.
The prisoner, who is said to have
perpetrated one of the biggest frauds
ever attempted in an effort to spend
his last days in luxury, is said to have
been suffering from tuberculosis at the
time that he fooled Bergeron's par
ents Bergeron was killed in France,
but ST. Clair posed as Bergeron and
was welcomed back home" by Mr..
and Mrs J. F. Bergeron.
He maintained his position in the
face of repeated charges that he was
not the Bergerons' son and did not
recede from his contention until he
was confronted by Mrs. Stella En-
merich, Bergeron's sister, who pre-
scented documentary evidence to prove
that St. Clair was in state institutions
during the war.
Sister Exposes Fraud.
He then admitted that he was not
Bergeron and that he had posed as the
man because he did not wish to spend
his remaining days in prison in Cal
ifornia, where he was wanted for rob-
berry. California authorities agreed to
allow him his freedom. and the attor-
ney general OF the United States is
sued the order setting him free-to
die outside His mother was waiting
at the prison door when he was re-
leased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
LAKES MAY DRY
UP THIS AUTUMN
SUPERSTITION SAYS THEY GO
DRY EVERY SEVEN YEARS.
SPORTSMEN ON WATCH.

BROWNSVILLE, Ga.-Sportsmen
and many others here are anxious to
know whether or not the big lakes
Iamonia and Miccouski, just over the
line in Florida, are really going dry
this year.
1t has long been a superstition with
the old residents around the lakes that
they go dry every seven years, and
as this is the seventh year since the
last time their waters went out it is
claimed they will go again before the
year is over.
These lakes do not really dry up,
their waters just get lower and then
all at once they go out with a rush,
through some underground opening.
After a while they suddenly return
without any warning, gushing up from
the mysterious underground channel
which feeds them. Ii has been remark
ed of late that the waters are getting
lower and it is feared that they may
carry out the old superstition and
leave.
Not only sportsmen here, but those
from many sections of the state and
many OF the northern winter residents,
look forward to the duck shooting on
these lakes and should they go dry it
would be in the nature of great dis
appointment to them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
-Four Freeze to Death in
Paris; Sweltering in u. S.

i .RIS. - Four persons-three
men and a woman-died from the
effects of cold weather in the
streets of Paris Thursday, falling
dead through congestion of the
lungs.
A sudden drop in temperature,
unprecedented for this time of the
year, is generally believed to be
the forerunner of the exceptional
winter prophesied recently by
Able Gabriel, the astronomer and
priest, who believes he has discov-
cred a system OF predicting wealth
er years ahead, based on observa-
tons of records available for sew
eral centuries past.
Meanwhile official weather ex-
perts point out that summer is not
yet over and hot days are prob
ably still ahead for Europe, the
present conditions being tempo
rary and "freakish" and attribut-
able to an "isobaric" situation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
PREHISTORIC BONES
FOUND NEAR CORDELE
ON FLINT RIVER BANK AND
SUPPOSED TO BE DINOSAU-
Err SIXTY FEET LONG.

CORDELE, Ga.-Large sections of
the vertabra of a prehistoric animal
supposed to be the dinosaur have been
recovered from the limestone depos-
its under a thirty-foot rock wall on
the east bank of the Flint river eight
miles west of Cordele. Sections ten
inches and more in diameter are on
exhibit here and more are firmly lodg-
ed in the limestone plainly visible to
those who have recovered all that can
be had.
Sections of the vertebra, portions of
the ribs and of other bones are on
exhibit here Two weeks ago Reginald
Barry located one large section of the
vertebra low under the rocks due to
the fact that the water in the river is
lower than it has been in a lifetime.
Diggers have recovered many other
portions, but it is thought the COM
plete remains may be had if the rocks
are drilled for them.
The bones are in an excellent state
of preservation, some in perfect petri-
fed state, while others are fossilized
in less firm a condition, but there is
no difficulty in placing each bone as
though it had been stripped only a
year ago. The bones already recovered
are from the backbone of
an animal that must have been some
sixty feet in length.
Those who made an all-Sunday
search are now planning to ask the
Institute to send scient-s
lists here to explore the limestone rock
deposit for the full skeleton of the pre-
historic animal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
GULL|BLE AMERICANS
STILL SW|NDLER'S PREY
MANY ORGANIZATIONS AT
WORK TO PROTECT SUCK
Frs" FROM GOLD BRICKS.
LOSE ONE BILLION THIS YEAR
Devise Many New Ways of Cheating
Mr.. American and His Wife Out of
Their Hard Earned Dollars Despite
Innumerable Warnings.

The still hourishing cult of the gold
brick artists in the United States will
swindle the people out of ST 100000
600 during 1925. The cost of credulity
during 1924 was considerably more
than that figure, but business is not so
good for the swindlers this year. That
is the report of the Better Business
Bureau, in New York City.
The 1925 toll of the sucker will
be smaller, the bureau asserts, because
of the nation drive against IA
kers of all kinds.
To Protect Suckers"
The whole United States is cooper
ating to protect suckers" the bureau
reports. Many states have enacted
laws to guard them against the swlnd-
lers. Through chambers OF commerce,
service clubs and business bureaus the
activities of the swindler are being re-
duced.
Particularly is the business bureau
busy. Branches have been established
in 40 cities to keep ahead of the dis
honest promoter to whom fresh fields
constantly are opening. These bureaus
are intended to sweep away new webs
spun for trustful folks who succumb
to attacks OF get-rich-quick fever.
Real Estate New Bait.
This summer real estate is a new
bait. Also there are ventures III liquor
smuggling, despite the disastrous fail
ure OF Sir Broderick Hartwell the
English booze baron The oil takers
never quit Dr. Frederick Cook, of
near polar fame, is in prison, with the
story of his deals painful knowledge
to millions, but the game still goes on.
Three promoters were arrested III
California this summer and charged
with cleaning up $500,00O along the
Pacific coast with worthless oil stock
scheme. Another blue sky" promoter,
sandwiched between reputable bust
ness houses in New York city, was
arrested and sent to prison for long
term.
Former Convict Busy.
There is a beautifully furnished Riv-
erside drive apartment in New York
CITY used as a lure by a former Sing
Sing convict to swindle victims to
whom he sells stock on promise OF a
salaried job.
On prominent streets jim all large
cities, it is asserted, are found fy-by-
night store sets" and promoters Of
fees awaiting the uniformed investor.
The habitat of the gullible is not
confined to the rural sections, but is
as wide as the country, the New York
bureau asserts. The sigh of the dwell
er in Madison Square joins the doubt
ing inquiry of the squire in Madison
Corners in the daily grist OF mailed
complaints to the authorities and to
the business organizations.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
SPEND TWO BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR EDUCATION
Band of Kidnapers Butcher
And Fry Little Children

LONDON.-An organized band
of fendish kipnapers, who butch
er children, ther fry them and eat
them, is terroilzing the Punjab
district of India. This was reveal
ed in London today with the news
of the capture of Mohammed,
leader of the gang, by Punjab po-
lice.
Mahomed confessed that his
fierce band of Pathan tribesmen
from beyond the border was re-
sponsible for the KIDNAPPING of
more than 40 children recently.
Between July 8 and July 81 fran
tic parents reported to the police
the kidnapping of q babies.
A vigorous campaign against
the baby eaters resulted in the
capture OF Mahomed. He confess
ed the most horrible details of the
cannibal gangs activities, declar
ing the gang usually fried the
children and then ate them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
NEW YORK STATES
TAX BILL is LARGE
PAYS NEARLY A THIRD OF
TOTAL AMOUNT COLLECT
ED BY UNCLE SAM.

NEW YORK. N. Y-Further re-
turns of income taxes paid for 1924
serve among other things to indicate
more strikingly than ever the posi-
ton of economic prominence occupied
by New York city and state.
About $300,000,000 of the total tax
paid in the country, nearly a third,
was paid in this state. The city had
more than 100000 tax returns filed,
about $4,000 in the one Brooklyn and
two Manhattan districts, and the bal
ance in the Bronx.
Wall Street List Large.
There were 345,0O0 names on the
list OF the Second district, which has
Offices in the custom house and IN
cludes Wall street. There the most IN
terest in the returns was shown, but
those who sought information did SO
largely that they might publish It,
New York's share of the lists OF the
8.80OO00 taxpayers who paid Uncle
Sam $1,76l. 660,599 show many strange
contrasts and in some cases are nor
without their humor. The amounts
paid here ran from 2 cents, paid by
Samuel Weinstock, address not gwen
all the way up to $6,277,699, the high
est individual amount in the country
paid by John D. Rockefeller, n;
The American Telegraph and lele-
phone company paid $l3, $4,000
and Hearst's Star Publishing company
SOL, 51305. The Shell Union Oh cor
poration and subsidiaries made returns
of $1,117 ,362.22. NJ
York. paid a tax OF $45,o55, while IN me
metropolitan Opera company PAID So'-
465.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
UNCLE SAM SOLVING
THE DEBT PROBLEM
NEARING END OF LONG BAT
TIE TO COLLECT WAR LOANS.
NEARLY HALF BEING PAID.

Uncle Sans foreign debt problem
is speedily approaching a satisfactory
conclusion. That is the belief of the
government officials as a result of GER
tain events of the past few weeks,
Funding more than 40 per cent Of
the total debt already has been arrang-
ed, a debt agreement with Belgium is
awaiting ratification. and in Septem-
Der France will officially discuss pay
meent of it's debt to the United States.
Five Nations Paying.
Five nations are paying their war
debts to the United States. They in
clude Great Britain, Finland, Poland,
Lithuania, and Hungary. Great Brit
ain, the largest debtor, has been max
ing regular payments to the United
States for several years.
The latest step forward in funding
of war debts was made with Belgium.
with an agreement of the payment of
the debt during a long period OF years
with low interest rate. This agree
ment now awaits approval by the
American congress and the Belgium
parliament.
Secretary of the Treasury, Mellon
has been officially notified that debt
commission from France will come to
the United States in September to dis
cuss payment of Frances $4,2l0,556,-
o48 debt to Uncle Sam. Finance min
lister Caillaux, of France, may be a
member of the commission. Ameri-
can officials expect that definite
agreement will be reached.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
Woman Bosses Million Dollar Store
After Illness Strikes Down Husband

~ Mrs. Hillman telephones the nurse
who is taking care of yer husband, in
the Hillman apartment.
why shouldn't take up my hus-
bands duties when he is ILL.," Mrs.
Hillman asks. HE is the president of
this firm, and am the first vice presi-
dent When the president is away the
first vice president naturally assumes
his place. My husband, too, has told
me so much about his business that
have no trouble in taking up things
where he left off, and I'm going to
show him some nice outfits when he
gets back"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
ATTORNEY Begins Hike" From West
Virginia to New York Because
He Boosted John w. DAVIS.

A hike from Fairmont, ". va
TO New York city in his bare feet, be be
mo compelled to walk at least 4OO
miles during the trip. That is the task
that has been tackled by w. y. LodI;
an attorney, all because his poItlc .:
views proved wrong at the last presi-
dental election. r,. 60
Loar must walk from Fairmont 10
New York city to pay an election bet
he lost to Gene Arnett. Loar bet that
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
Chicago Wife First Vice President of
Firm, So She Feels That What
She Is Doing Is Her Duty.

Because her husband, the president,
has temporarily retired from business
because OF serious illness, Mrs. Ed
ward Hillman is running a Chicago
department store that does a business
of several million dollars year. Mrs.
Hillman is being assisted by her son,
Edward Hillman, jr.
Together mother and son reach the
store early and work late. taking only
a few minutes for luncheon. Frequent
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-15
Man Walking Four Hundred Miles
In Bare Feet to Pay an Election Bet

John w. Davis would be elected pres
ident, but Arnett bet on Calvin Cool
idge-and won.
When Loar began his hike" he was
penniless, as a term of the bet provid-
ed. A crowd that gathered to bid him
goodbye, however, gave him $40 when
he passed his hat. Loar expects to
finish the "hike" within several weeks,
taking his time en- route He must re-
port at Tammany Hall, the democrat
ic headquarters in New York city, to
prove that his debt is paid.
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