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Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
CASHIER NAMED
 IN DIVORCE PLEA
(By Associated Press)


 ALPENA, Jan. 14-That a code of signals by telephone and in writing was used by Mrs. Scott in communi- eating with a cashier of fashionable Washington hotel and apartment house, was the testimony of Congress- man Frank D. Scott of this city, the second of his cross-examinations by attorneys for Mrs. Scott in the suit of the congressman for divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty. At the request of the attorneys, MT. Scott re- lated the story of Mrs. Scotts affair with the cashier as he had heard it from Miss Jane l.. Kennedy, his pri- vate secretary who, he said, received information from Mrs. Scott first hand when Miss Kennedy stayed with Mrs. Scott during the weeks that MT. Scott was home in Michigan, cam paigning prior to the election of Nov ember, 1922.
 He testified that one Sunday morn ing during his absence she had the hotel employees assistance in dressing while she prepared to go to dinner with a congressman from Illinois and his wife who lived in another apart ment in the same building. The con gressman's wife phoned to her that she had but a few minutes left before dinner. He said that while Mrs Scott adjusted some of her clothes the hotel man fastened other garments and assisted in other ways that she might not be late for dinner
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
RICHARD PLANS
 NEW MADISON
 SQUAREGA!RDElN
TEARING DOWN OF OLD STRUc- TURF WILL START SOON--
 CLOSING FESTIVAL
(Ry Associated Press)

(Py Associated Press)
 NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Before an- other new year the Madison Square Garden of today will be no more. A little way up town however at Seventh avenue and Fiftieth street, will loom a new structure bearing the same name, although it will be some dis tance removed from Madison Square at Twenty-Sixth.
 The Garden, the scene of the shoot ing of Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw, the democratic convention of 1924, and numerous championship boxing bouts, circuses, rodoes and al- so cycle races, will begin it's journey into the past May 6. On that day the statue of Diana, which has looked upon New York making enormous strides, will come down.
 Tex Rickard, who came out of the West to make the Garden the worlds sport center, with the aid of John Ringling, has announced that it's pass ing will be mourned by three-night festival, with officials of the national and state governments in attendance
 Out of the pages of history will come the champions of boxers in the old days, the greatest of the bicycle riders of the past, circus performers and track and field athletes.
 The champions of today at least two of them, are expected to risk their titles during those eventful three days Harry Greb, Pittsburgs middle weight champion and Eddie (Cannon BalD Martin of Brooklyn, recently crowned king of the bantam-weights are sched- uled to appear
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Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
PORT ANGELES MAKES
 62,OOO ROLLS OF PAPER

PORT ANGELES, Jan. 14-A white carpet of newsprint 250OOO miles long and seventy inches wide, was com pleted as the years run for the Wash ington Pulp & Paper corporation mill here, according to statistics on indus tries made public here The mill man. ufactured 62,OOO rolls of news print, which was loaded on 1O1 ships during the twelve months.
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ACCUSED U. S. DISTRICT
 ATTORNEY FIGHTS BACK
(By Associated Press)

NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 14-Assist- ant United States District Attorney Walter D. Van Riper, who, under in structions from Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant attorney-gen- eral in charge of prohibition en- forcement, has been forbidden to
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
MINING IN THE CHENA REGION

MINING IN THE CHENA REGION
 Late arrivals from the Big Chena report that there is considerable min- ing being done on the river and in the surroundig country. Several out fits have been working all winter and are doing we'll
 Joe Chesna, working on the upper Cinema, has two men working for him. He expects to make a good cleanup in the spring. John Krusner, on He'll forSure creek, employs one man and is taking out a big dump. Dan Cur Ter is mining on the main river, and has encouraging propects.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15

Malcolm Wilson, Alaska representa- tive Of the Mutual Paper Company, is headed north on hte Alameda, due in Seward Friday night.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24
CHICAGO DRY MAN
 REPORTED INDICTED
Major Owen Said to Be Involved
 in Conspiracy

Chicago July ,24 LPl-Ma'or Percy Owen, prohibition director for Illinois was reported named in true bill voted yesterday by the federal grand jury which has been investigating s1oon,ooo sacramen- tai wine scandal
 Others reported named were Ralph ". Stone. former prohibition director, George F. Bruce. former state senator; Louis AbAlson and Harry R. schlau alleged go-be- tTeens, and one other whose ,den- ttty Uas not disclosed
 The iurys action followed an In vestigation started almost year ington officials was called to the fact that Chicagos withdrawals of wine for sacramental uses exceeded those of any other community in the country and were excess in the sac ramental use before prohibition The investigation originally brought about the arrest of one hundred dealers in and distributors of sacra, mental wines, including q number ol rabbis More than twenty Of thi: number were tried and convicted
 With the announcement true bill! had been submitted to th4 jury, i became known that Patriko Roche special agent Of the intelligenc, unit had gone 70 Washington to re view the wine scandal before Lincoll C Andrews, assistant secretary c the treasury. in charge of prohlbi ton enforcement Major Owe would make no formal statemen
 The bills are expected to be returne Saturday
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24
HARDING MEMORIAL
 WILL RE UNVEILED
Exercises tO Be Held in Canada
 on September 17

Vancouver. E C. July .4 F'-A unique memorial 10 the late Ameri- can president Warren G Harding. 1ill be unveiled at Vancouver, Sep tember r to commemorate his visit 70 Canadian soil in July, 1928
 The unveiling will take place after the international convention Of Kiwanis clubs under whose auspices the memorial Is being erected The movement for the memorial was inaugurated by the klwanis club of Vancouver and the subscription list vas opened to the Kiuanis clubs tn the United states The result vas that the objective S35,00o, was soon o"er-subscrihed and the clubs in the United States insisted that they be pcrmitted 10 bear the entire expense The amount subscribed by the Canadian clubs then was returned to them.
 The memorial rill mark an event n history which offers no parallel that ot 8 United States president making an address on Canadian soil | during his term Of office. President Harding stopped at Vancouver for q few hours on his Tay south. after visiting Alaska in 1923. In his ad- dress he made an eloquent plea for i continued friendship between the English speaking peopls and par ticularly between Canada and the United States
 The memorial will stand within few feet Of the spot in Stanley park where President Harding de livered his address The design o' the memorial was submitted hl Charles Marcga, an Italian sculpto, now residing in Vancouver, and va one Of 60 submitted 10 kiTanl headuuarters in Chicago. An tnv!ta ton will he extended to Presiden Coolidge to offlciate at the unve!lins
 America and Canada are repre-
 sented in the statue by female t7g ures facing each other and hold!n
 the shields of their respective coun tries and the olive branch. srmbc
 of peace. Under the olive branche there will be 2 has relief tablet z the late president. undernea'
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24

which will be the single word Hagllng
 AZ each end ot the statue ullls be panel engraved "ith passages from Mir Harding's speech In front Of the statue there will be a pool the water for which will issue from the mouth Of colossal hons head 'o be carved Of granite, and which Tli surmount the entire work
 At the ends ot the platform there 7iJl he a semi.circle of seats tc provide accommodations for visi. tors and at the entrance ct the platform rtn he tho forms Of tT O eagles symbolic ot the United states Around ths memorial will ha q wall which will be orergrown rith flowers and shruhhery to giYe color to the granite work
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing 10 The Question Editor, New Britain Herald Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue, Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents In stamps for reply Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered All letters are dential.-Editor.
 Q How long has the process for recovering and using the by-prod- Gcts Of coal tar been known?
 A. There are great many processes known, the first being dis covered in Germany nearly half a century ago
 Q. Has science ever proven the contention that the moon has an in Fuence on the planting Of crops?
 A. According to the ' S depart mont of agriculture, there is no es- lGp!lSICO udld lCSuIlILls lTUH GA~ periments to prove that the moon has or has not any influence on the planting of crops, and scientific ob- servation has failed to note any diff ference. These sayings are old and deep rooted superstitions that un- doubtedly originated when primitive man planted his crops by the moon, because he measured his time by the moon. The lunar month was a common means of reckoning time n ancient times and the American , Indians used this system Of time. keeping when the Americas were discovered. The superstitions about the moon and crops and Teathe, undoubtedly have their roots in thi: fact
 Q How many inhabited island! are there in the Hawaiian grouI and when and how were they an nexed to the United States?
 A There are eight inhabited Is lands Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai Molokai, Lanai, Niihau and Kahoo lave. There are Tn addition severa small uninhabited ones. The island were formally annexed to the Unitet States August 12. 1898. This was g their own request and there was n financial consideration
 Q. Is a permit necessary to vtsi the United States Naval acaden1 at Annapolis?
 A. No permit Is required to visi the grounds, but permit from tn superintendent of the academy necessary in order to see the mid shipments quarters.
 2. What are the Ave larges cities in Europe according to popu lation?
 A. Tn order they are Londor Berlin, Paris, Vienna and Glasgow
 Q. Is the rentenmark still Tn cir culation in Germany?
 A. It is still in circulation, br both the old rentenmark and tn old paper mark have been replace by the new reichmark. Renter marks can be exchanged for reich
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24
Exchange Rates Enable
 Many to Go to Paris

Parts July q lPA-protltlng by the height Of the Swiss franc as com pared with the French, entire clubs, chambers of commerce and other bodies of Swiss with their families have come over the border 10 attend the exposition Of decorative arts IT numhers that compare fayorahl} rith the English and American wis itcrs
 Switzerland contrihution 10 thf exposition is one of the most import. ant, considering the size of th' country, at the Grand Palais Al he old historic cities have sent in rosing dtsplars ot their hurehars | handicraft
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24
Swiss Village Submerged
 300 Years Ago Reappear!

saas-Im -Grund Switzerland, July 4 lp) -- Temperance Of village inundated more than 300 years ago 7as noticed recently at Lake An trona, 4 landslide caused the water level 10 rAcede and gradually the ruins of the old village comprising tho 42 buildings, were disclosed The village of Antrons Piana va: flooded by a monster spring fresh :' and has lain submerged for thrs: centuries
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24

marks at the rate of one renten- mark for one reichmsrk.
 O. Can you suggest something that will rid my ferns, grown in the house, of small insects with which they are infested?
 A. Ferns grown In greenhouses and the home are frequently in- fested with hemispherical scale CT aspistra scale, and by the mealy bug. Scale insects may be controlled by spraying or dipping the plants In an insecticide made of solution of one pound of common laundry soap to. { gallons of water. A nico- tine solution made of an inch cube of laundry soap to a gallon Of wa ter, after which one teaspoontul of 4o percent solution of nicotine sul- phate Is added, Is good. The nicotine solution can be purchased from any seed man. This solution should be sprayed on. or the plant dipped in 1t when 1t Is lukewarm.
 c. How can one address Colleen Moore, the movie actress?
 A. United Studios, Hollyvood, California.
 Q. How Is the batting average Of baseball player obtained?
 A. Divide the total times at bat" into the total number Of base hits.
 O. How does a chief boatsUain In the navy rank and what Is his pay?
 A. He has the rank Of q warrant officer. He receives the same pay as an ensign, from $500 to $3,o0o per annum base pay, depending on | length of service.
 Q. If British subject has taken out first American citizenship pa. pers, and now wishes 10 visit Jamaica. is he required 10 have ar American passport CT British passport?
 A He Is still British subject until he obtains his final papers q. an American citizen, and he Is re. quired to have a British passport The term of the passport would b' limited to three months only; 1t i not renewable and must be sur rendered tc the British consular of fcials in this country on his retur, to the U. S.
 Q What is good to terttlize tree7
 A. The Forest service advise nitrate Of soda and any ot tn various phosphate fertilizers tha are sold commercially. They can b
 purchased at any seed store. Q Where is ths reservation 10 Sioux Indians?
 A There is no one reservatio
 exclusively for Sioux The larges number Of them, however, are o , the Pine Ridge reservation, at Pin Ridge. South Dakota. Others are a Fort Yates and Fort Totten, N. D } and on the CroW-Creek reservation ] Fort Thompson, South Dakota, Q. How can I rid my lawn ( , moles?
 4. Moles can be controlled placing concentrated lye In tea y spoonful quantities in their TUT
 ways at 25 and 50 foot interval Q. What sort of spray can 3 used for ridding horse chestnl S trees of the Tussock moth?. = A, A solution of arsenate Of lea
 one and one-half pounds of u { powder to 50 gallons of water. B, = as these moths and caterpillt,
 usually infest whole areas at ono |, their control on one tres will ( 7. no good. The whole infested arr = must be treated.
 ., What Is the birthstone q t December and what is its meaning e A, Turquoise; it Is embemat q of success. The superstition Is th = it will preserve the wearer again = accidents, and will indicate
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24
Exoneration of Wilson
 And His Ideas Printed

Berlin, July 27 (Pl-Grldual sX- oneration of President Woodrow Wilson, whose reputation had been hadly injured by the Treaty of Versailles" Is pointed out by the Frankfurter Zeitung ID its review of a book compiled hy Theodore Hahn covering the statements. writ lngs and publications of the Amer- can var president
 The f'rankmrter Zei'ung sNts this gradual exoneranon IS keeping pace with the growing realization ot
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24
loRs FOR MoMEN uRGEp

Regia, Cuba. July q P'--Cuhan women need ampler protection and should be provided with an ade- quate means of making On honest living Mayor Antonio Bosch said in making pubic a plea 10 merchants and employers Of the city 10 employ women wherever possible Mayor Bosch has asked the city council to ador' an ordinance making it
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24

sweating tne presence or poisons
 Q. Where are sturgeon found Tn the waters of the ', S?
 A Mey are native to northern fresh water lakes. The greatest fishing ground for them has been Lake Superior, but owing to meth ods pursued by commercial fisher men they are much depleted there. The '. S. Bureau of Fisheries has recently announced regulations for sturgeon fisheries intended to pre- serve them and increase their nm bers
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24

compulsory for department stores and other establishments where women's articles are sold, to em- ploy sales women, 7S per cents of whom must be of Cuban nationality. ReFla lies on the eastern shore of Havana harbor.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24
rpA7u DRAWS JAPANESE

Tokyo. July 4 tF' - Iapanesc ln?migraticn 70 Era2ll IS increasing according to the authorities Of th' Immigration company, which an. nounced that 1,:oo emigrants 'oul. leave for South America soon. 1t !: cXrccted that approximately 3.o0' Iapancs9 emigrants will have Eon' to Brazil by the end of the year
New Britain herald., 1925-07-24

the dangers today besetting Euro pean politics by the very general disregard for his Ideas. II the world wishes to live tn peace it will have 10 return 10 Wilson's theories
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-09
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
December Term Adjourned ON
Tuesday

II Tuesday
i The December term of the Circuit
Court reconvened Monday morning
at ten O'Clock, Associate Judges
levin w. <Wickes and Thomas J.
Keating on the Bench.
The case of J. Wesley McAllister
VS.. F.. A. North Company was re-
moved to Kent County. ~
The case Of Eva c.. S. Frazer VS..
F. A. North Company was removed
to Kent County.
Luke Goodyear, indicted in two
cases for selling liquor, was called,
and failing to answer his bond of
$500 iii each case was ordered for
feited by the Court.
In the case of w. Evans Frazer
VS.. The Home Insurance Company
of New York, a motion to amend
declaration was granted and the
case continued until March.
| The case of State VS.. Charles
Grason, set for trial, could not be
| put on owing to the illness of an
important witness.
In the case Of State vs.. Catharine
Thompson, found guilty on one
count of an indictment for selling
liquor and granted a. new trial,
quite a fight was made by counsel
to prevent a new trial, on the ground
that she had been acquitted on the
main counts at the previous trial
and that new trial would be put
ting her in jeopardy a. second time
for the same offense. The plea was
overruled. The accused pleaded not
guilty and elected jury trial.
Case of State VS.. Catharine
Thompson concluded and given to
the jury at 1O:30 O'Clock Tuesday
morning.
Suit of the American Wholesale
Corporation VS.. r. M. Cole and
Charles Henry Green, individually
and trading as Evergreen Victory
Shop. was put on trial before the
Court.
Mr.. Cole failed to appear. and
after many legal skirmishes the case
against Mr. Green was put on trial.
but before it was concluded the
plaintiff entered a non pros.
The jury in the case of State VS..
Catharine Thomson were unable to
ag1ee and at 4:50 were discharged.
The December term was then ad-
journed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-09
COUNTY FINANCES
Assistant Treasurer Submits Re-
S. port For Fiscal Year

Assistant Treasurer Submits Re-
ss-, port For Fiscal Year
Edwin G. Dorcus, assistant County
Treasurer for Cecil county, publish
ed last week, as required by law, a
summary of the receipts and expen-
ditures of the County Commissioners
for the fiscal year. It shows re-
Iceipts, including States taxes collect
ed, which were turned over to the
State Treasurer, amounted to S491,-
G4120
The principal items in the expense
account were: Roads and Bridges
general, '$6,1S3.37; County Commits
sioners' Court, s10,649.70; County
buildings, $6,65165; Board of
Health, $2,OS6.7T: Elections, $1O,-
O8s.S3; Incidentals, $4,000; Circuit
Court Jurors, $3,276; Circuit Court
witnesses, $947.38; sheriff, $S.815.-
93; bailiff and crier, $524.96; poor
and insane, s5,55S.s6,; outside in
sane. $5,132.61,;, printing, $1,53S.-
II: Circuit Court counsel fees,
$2,5G9.23;r- Circuit Court stenog-
raher, 5000; Circuit Court .miscel-
laneous, s36.55; Constables, $685.
SIS; Orphans. Court. $1,S24; pau
pers, 1885, public schools, $145,-
352; State Tax. Supervisor and AS
sistant. $1,662;st County Agent,
I$2,0s2.S1; interest on bonds, s31-
S1z.50; Justice :of Peace, $1,O2O.75;
outside pensions, $780, inquisitions,
$S62.55; Union Hospital, $1,4OO;
sinking fund.- $4,000; ducking
police, $50; Register. of Wills,
$TG.81; bills payable, $4,000; in
terest onnsbills payable, $3,272.37;
State of Maryland, State taxes, $780,
t77.ss:: interest on State taxes,
$7s3.34; permanent roads, $685.
s12.37; Bank stock appropriations,
s3.565.31. = :
F Expenditures on roads: Cecilton
district, $5,623.4s; Chesapeake City
district, $15,66S.S4; Elkton district,
! $S,S59.9S; Fair Hill district, $1S,-
14s.2s; North East district, $1O,-
1886; Rising Sun district, $1S,-
fSs6.s6; Port Deposit district, s14,-
y24.6o; Oakwood dist. S2,749.05;
Calvert district, $S,S46.96; con-
tingent fund, S791. .04; cash in bank
$9,O63.S6. -
Total, $491,6A1.2O.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-09
WEDDED SIXTY YEARS

Mr.. and Mrs. James g. McSparran,
former residents Of Fapniss. Ian
caster county. Pa, but of late years
Lancaster, celebrated their Goth
wedding anniversary Monday. Mrs.
.McSparran was Miss Sarah Collins,
daughter of the late Col. Thomas
Collins, Quarryyi1le. Mr.. McSpar-
ran is we'll known as a Grange mem
her. public sneaker and traveller.
He not only has been in most of the
States but has also travelled in
Europe, Africa, Asia and Palestine.
Mr.. and Mrs. McSparran have
four children, as follows: Miss
Isabella M Mcsparran, Of Erie;
James %. McSparran, of Seattle,
Wash; Mrs, j. NJ. Wade, of Ian
caster, with when they, now make
their home. and John A, McSparran,
who lives on the old family home
stead In Drumore Township, which
has heen' in the family name for
81 years,-=QuaFryville Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-09
WINTERS WORST STORM

Fridays storm was the worst Of
he winter, so far. 1t began to hail
md ssnow about three a. M, and as
he day wore ON got down to bust
less, the high wind driving the fine
.ail with cutting force. The storm
.ontinued all morning With great
Jury, but ceased about two o'clock.
FULLY six inches Of snow fell rem
lering conditions of travel bad, but
he fine rain and hail combined pre-
rented much drifting, %
Our rural mail carriers had their
'roubles. being able to cover but a
portion Of their routes on Friday.
The snow plow Of the State Roads
Commission was called into service
early in the day and kept trafftc open
in the main thor9ughfare. The
road. scraper was put in commission
On the Pennington and Gathers
Corner, pixies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-09
WILLIAM STEWART

William Stewart, of the Ninth
district, died Dec. as, at his home
near Zion. as the result of injuries
received by a fall some weeks
previous.
Mr.. Stewart was born in Ireland
and came to America when a, young
man, settling in Philadelphia, where
he held position as pattern maker
for number of years, but owing to
poor health was obliged to move to
the country, He and his brother,
who survives him, bought farm
near Zion and operated it until eight
years ago, when they retired. He
was an Elder, in the Zion Presby-
terian Church for many years. The
body was taken to Philadelphia for
interment. ri
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-09
MISS M. u. IERvIs

Margaret Louise Jervis. daughter
or the late Charles and Clara Jervis,
passed away Sunday, December IA,
after lingering Illness, at the home of
her sister, Mrs. F. Kirby Chaplin,
Fort Huchuca. Arizona. where she
had been for the past year. Miss
Jervis was born in Cecilton. Md,
October es, 1896. The body was
sent to- Georgetown. Md, for in
terment.
Miss Jervis is survived by her sis
ters, Mrs. /. I. Husfelt, of Whining
ton, Mrs. f. Kirby Chaplin and her
brother, Charles Jervis, of Los An
geles, Cal,