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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
STATE OF MARYLAND
STATE ROADS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
SEALED PROPOSALS for building
one section of State Highway. as
follows:
Cecil County, Cont. Ce-54. One sec
ton of State Highway thru North
East from the end Of Cont. Ce-37
ext. to the Town Limits, for a
distance of OLE miles. Concrete.
III he received by the State Roads
Commission. at its offices, col Gar
rett Building. Baltimore, Maryland.
until 12M. on the 18th day of Oct.
1925, at which time and place
they will be publicly opened and
read.
Bids must be made upon the
blank proposal form which, with
specifications and plans will be fur
nished by the Commission upon APP
plication and cash payment of $1.00,
IS hereafter no charges will be per-
mitted.
No bids will be received unless
accompanied by certified check for
the sum of Five Hundred $500,
Dollars, payable to the State Roads
Commission.
The successful bidder will be re-
.uired to give bond. and comply
with the Acts, of the General Assem-
lily of Maryland. respecting con-
tracts.
The Commission reserves the
right 70 reject any and all bids.
BY order of the State Roads Com
mission this 1st day of Oct 1925.
=. II. STEUART. j. N MACKALL.
Secretary Chairman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
FIRE TAX NOTICE

AS Secretary and Treasurer of the
Farmers & Mechanics Mutual In
surance Association of Cecil County.
Incorporated, hereby give notice
that under date ON September 12,
1925, an Assessment of 20 cents ON
the 800, on basis of 8, all higher
rates in preparation, was ordered by
the Board of Directors, of the safd
Association, to meet losses of T.
Ewing, H. D. Terhune, Anna M
Reed, Thompson Reed, T. H. Bailey.
and ]. H. Green and other small
fires and expenses thereof, to be
finally due and payable on or before
the 18th day of November 1925.
"If any person shall refuse or
neglect to pay his or her Tax, for
sixty days from the time notice is
given for the payment of the same.
his or her property shall not be
protected by this Association, until
the. said Tax Is paid"
e. d. CARHART,
Sec. & Treas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP and
MANAGEMENT.

Required by the Act OF Congress
of August "a, 1912, of Tie Midland
Journal, published at Rising sun,
Cecil County, Maryland
Publishers, Ewing Bros, Rising
Sun, Md.
Sun, Md
Business Manager. Evans E. Ewing.
Rising Sun, Md.
Owners, Cecil E. Ewing and Evans
e. Ewing, Rising Sun, Md
Bondholders, mortgages, or other
security holders. None.
EVANS Il. EWING.
Swern and subscribed to before
me this LIST day of October. 1925.
H. Branch Patten,
Notary Public.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

The effects of the drought in
Nashville. Tenn, are unprecedented.
This city had next to it's lowest
Known precipitation in August. Use
If watar in the city has been re-
stricted for several months. Wells
have gone dry. some for the first
lime in their history, and the river
has hnnn the lowest on record.
Montoornrv. Ala, has just ex-
perienced the driest August in So
years, with the river at its lowest
point Norfolk. Va, has also had
the least rainfall for August in So
years, and Elkins. w. Va. the least
for 20 years. On August IA the
at Charleston. s. c..
reached 102 degrees F., the highest
ever known in August in that city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
PORT DEPOSIT FERRY

Written in large letters upon the
pages of history of Maryland should
be the story of the river ferries.
Many Of them were established in
the States earliest days and few
date even back to Colonial days.
One of the oldest, if not the oldest
in continuous service, is the ferry
operating between Port Deposit,
Cecil county, and Lapidum, Hartford
county. In the early 17O0's there
was record of man named Smith
taking over. the established Upper
Ferry.
How long this ferry had been ir
operation prior to the arrival OF
Smith is not known, but records Of
Port Deposit establish that it was
in operation in 1860.
Smith was succeeded in Its
operation by Thomas Cresap, who
pfterward played such an important
oart in the settling of Washington
ounty. The ferry has had Writ
ally uninterrupted career until the
resent. The Susquehanna river at
his point is mile wide. In the
'arlier days a small fiatboat was
operated This was followed by
COW During the Revolutionary
neriod American troops were carried
ross in their marches to the South
Vashir eton and Lafayette both
rsed this means of crossing the
'ivor
With the coming of steam small
1teamAoat took up the work and
transported horses and wagons
This was succeeded by the present
day equipment propelled by gasoline
The people of Port Deposit claim
that their ferry is the oldest in the
State. They claim that the ferry
has given 245 years of service that
has never been interrupted except
by ice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
THE CENTURY THEATRE

A photoplay in which the U. s.
Government took an active part
furnishing backgrounds, local color
and supervision. is "The Midship-
man." Ramon Novarro's first Metro
Goldwyn-Mayor starring picture
which will be shown at the Century
Theatre, Baltimore, during the week
beginning Monday, October IL. 1t
is a story of life in the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Md The
story written by Carey Wilson, is a
romantic drama The supporting
cast includes: Harriet Hammond,
Wesley Barry, Harold Goodwin,
Kathleen Kay, Crawford Kent, Will
lam Boyd, Margaret Seldom. Pauline
Neff. Gene Cameron, and Maurice
Ryan. The production was directed
by Christy Cabanne and F. McCrew
Willis wrote the scenario The
'oys, sorrows. loves. adventures
md color of Annapolis are shown
graphically.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

Colonel William Mitchell has OBJ
tanned hearing-by an act OF gross
insubordination. Every other at
tempt had failed. The military
publicity bureaus maintained with
our money had talked him down
and he had been shipped to Texas.
Then came the death of fourteen
aviators, as he believes, because non
flying officers dictate the movements
of our flying corps. He spoke SC
loud then that the nation heard
The result,-our War and Navy De
partments are on trial.
We wish we had room for Colone'
MitchelIs whole statement. 1t car
ries in every sentence the marks OF
sincerity, expert knowledge anc
sound common sense. If he exag-
gerates the incompetency OF the
bureaucracies that control our mill
tary policies, the fact will appear
we hope, in the investigation, aner
justice be done them.
The danger will be that to save
their prestige Mitchell will be sacri
feed. Fortunately for the country
he is hard to suppress. Moreover
he seems to have very hard facts or
his .side.-National Council.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
HELPED BY A GOOD
NEIGHBOR

Mrs. Caroline Bushe, 464 34th
Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, says
this: II was telling my neighbor
what, a terrible coughing spell my
little girl had almost every half
hour all night when she handed me
about half bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, which she said they
always used at home. I tried it
with wonderful results. 1t cured
my girls cough so she could sleep
all night. I have used it since then
and find it gets results quicker than
any other preparation" Good also
for bronchial, "fiu" and la grippe
coughs. Sold everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
THE FIRST GRADERS
rom State Dept. of Health.

| n AOAA Rt6SO A<ORN. - AAOpSASAAs
Do you remember how you felt
when you began "going to school 2"
How strange everything was?
What a. new world you entered ?
Child health specialists all agree
that much of the mental mal-ad-
justment-the nervousness that often
crops up during the later years OF
child's school life-could be avoid
ed if a little special care were exer-
cised during these early years.
Speaking of the. care needed by
the little first-graders during the
transition days from babyhood to
childhood, Dr. j. Fl, M. Knox, Jr.,
Chief of the Bureau Of Child Hy-
giene of the State Department Of
Health said, very few grown-ups
realize the. mental and physical
strain the six year-olds are under
when they first start in on the great
adventure of going to school. The
child has some pretty hard problems
to tackle, and needs all the reserve
force that can be mustered for
him.
"a little special care at this time
particularly with reference to reg
ular hours of rest and sleep and
avoidance of unnecessary excitement
will do much to give these beginners
1T school the mental poise that il
10 much needed. 1t is equally i'm
portant that care be taken of their
diet; that they be given simple
lourishing food, at times and in tho
quantities when it can be most easily
digested.
For instance, because of their
anxiety to get off in time, little
children often neglect their break
fast or gobble it down in a hurry.
To offset this, the child should take
simple lunch to school, a sand
witch made of thin slices of bread
and butter, or bread and jam, to be
eaten at the mid-morning recess. If
milk is served at the school, a glass
of milk. can be taken at the same
time. When the child comes home
1T noon, the principal meal of the
day should be eaten.
but just as important is the
afternoon rest 1t is not necessary
that the child actually sleep, but it
should be encouraged to lie down in
a quiet room, for from half an hour
20 an hour. A child of six needs
Twelve hours sleep at night Afte,
he beginning of the school year
7:3O should be the regular bee
ime. And this rule should not br
broken. Little children should neve-
We taken out to evening entertain.
nents-movies, and other exciting
diversions. There will be plenty of
ime for them later on"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

The increase of $22,00O,000 IN
the expenses of the state of Cali
fornia for 1923-25 over the tive
preceding years is typical of what is
going on in practically every state
city and county in the United States
These various political subdivisions
are increasing local taxes faster thar
the government can cut fedora
expenditures.
While a large part of the Can
fornia tax increase has been due to
gasoline tax, still the tendency i
for local taxes to pile up, While fed
eral taxes are being reduced.
The average voter must DC
brought to realize that he has only
himself to blame for large part O.
his tax burdens. If he votes TO-
every fool scheme that someone
proposes without using any JUG
ment or discretion in the matter, nc
should be taxed /" until it. hurts
thus bringing him to his senses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in a Rundown" condi-
ion wiz notice that Catarrh bothers them
,aith. This fact proves that While
atarrh 10 local disease. It is greatly
'nnenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is a
ompned Treatment. both local and in
SrnaI. and has been successful in the
Neatment Of Catarrh for over forty years.
Sold by all druggists.
=. j.. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

The sensational hearings before
the Presidents Aircraft Board serve
to take our minds from our othe
troubles such as the coal strike
taxes and a lot of other things, BIZ
we doubt that any thing worth Will
will come of it. We have lost tn
Shenandoah and another submarine
with several splendid young officer
and men but the Army and the Nav
Departments have faced worse dis
asters and are versed in excuse
making. Like it is said of the doc
tors they bury their mistakes
With ali our talk of peace and end
ing war we are still caught by tn
refrain 1.-THE Army and Navy for
ever" and we waste money buildin'
and junking obsolete craft and otheg
things that equity club loving oil
board membegs approve rather tina
disturb their pleasant days by both
ering over the new and untriec
We sympathize with Colonel Nit
chell and his co-agitators and hope
they succeed in undermining Uncl
Sans fighting machinery but W
hope also that we shall never havf
use for any of it and that eventual,
it may all be scraped because mer
no longer settle disputes by arms
and the killing Of each other.-Dov-
er, Del, Index.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
TAKE WITH SWEETENED
WATER

Saves the babies, helps the grown
Nps. comforts elderly people-that's
Chamberlain Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Used for cholera infan-
tuh. sudden pain in stomach. grip
ing Sramps. nausea with prostrating
1iarrhoea. Pays to keep it on hand
ready for emergencies by night or
day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
EFFFcrrvE, COST BUT LITTLE

TFF TN ", VV'ST BUT LITTLE
Chamherlain's Tablets have thor
oughly cleansing effect on the colon.
preventing the accumulation, of
poisonous waste that If not moved
regularly is re-absorbed into the sys-
'em with all the evil effects of auto
'ntoyication. Easy to take, very
agreeable in action and effect,
Only 25c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
INCREASES

Estimates made by the Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Bureau
of the Census indicate that the
total farm-mortgage encumbrance in
the United States increased from
$780, 900 in 1920 to $685.
700, 900 in 1920. There is reason
to believe, says the department, that
the total has increased since 1920,
although there is no >exact measure
of the increase. While some of the
increase represents merely a re-
funding of short-term debt, part is
attributed to the tendency to expand
farm operations. Transfers of lands
by purchase or inheritance have also
no doubt been responsible fro some
of the increase.
Rising land values were primary
cause of the growth in mortgage
debt prior to 1920, but since that
year mortgage debt has continued to
increase, although land values have
declined. In this respect the tend
ency of the last few years is in very
striking contrast to the tendency
manifested from 1910 to 1920. In
that decade the average value Of
mortgaged farms in the United
States increased 83.6 per cent, while
at the same time the average mort
gage debt increased 95.7 per cent
Since 1920 the value of all plow
lands in the United States is est
mated to have dropped about 80
per cent. Farmland values rose
only in two States from 1920 to
1928. In all other States they drop
ped from to AZ per cent. Thus
there was an absolute as well as 2
proportionate decline in the value Of
the farmers equity in their land.
A recent survey indicates that the
average farm-mortgage encumbrance
of owner farmers in 1924 amounted
to about two-thirds of their total
debt. Such farmers in the West
and the South had relatively moro
mortgage debt than owner far.
mers in the East Iowa in 1929
had an estimated farm mortgage
encum br ance of $1,099, 000, 900.
The number of owner-operated farme
mortgage in 1920 comprised I'll
per cent of the total in NORTH
Dakota, compared with only 14.s
per cent of the total in West
Virginia.
Life-insurance companies have
been one of the largest factors ir
financing agriculture for many de
cades. They are estimated to holS
at present about 90 per cent of al
farm mortgages. In 1914 thei,
outstanding farm-mortgage loans
amounted to S647,OO0,OOO. By Sep
TENDER, 1924, the total had amount
ed to no less than $1,7S1,OO0,0 900
In the seven years from 1914 te
1921 the farm loans of insurance
companies for the first time ex
ceeded their loans on city property
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

A procession of chickens 10000
miles long. laying enough eggs each
year to reach from the earth to thu
moon and back, is something "Uncle
Sam. the poultryman," can boast
according to the United States De
partment of Agriculture.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

Would you say that the legisla
ton against betting on the horses
was due to race prejudice
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09
LITTLE COVE FARM5
On the road from Principle
Furnace to Carpenters
Point, in Cecil County.

Maryland
Is offering several pure bred
AYRSHIRE BULL CALVES
out of large producing dams
and sired by Penshurst Mas
terkey, No. 26658, selected from
his exceptional ancestry.
The price of these calves will
be $500 each, up to two
weeks old. Federal accredited
herd.
G. ]. PERRY. Manager.
Perryville, Md.
Phone 29F23 Perryville. Route l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

OF course you always put your
beak foot forward. except possibly
you go to chiropodist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

All things are more apt to come
10 those who don't wait for them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

The manicure girl doesn't haY&
wait till leap year to ask fe
for his hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
Lone Bandit Holds
Up Mail Car in !.
Shadow N. Y. City

New York, Jan. ia lone robber
with a handkerchief over his face held
up the mail car Of Long Island train
as It left the Belmore station on Long
Island tonight and escaped with a reg
istered package of undetermined value.
Police said it was the first train mold
I'D near New York City in many years.
As the train pulled out OF the BEL
more station. with its next stop Mer-
rick only four minutes away. the ban-
dit made his way into the mail from
passenger car.
Bart Green, the mail clerk. felt an
automatic pistol pushed against ms
stomach. The robber disarmed Green.
backed him to the rear of the car ana
stood over him while he was forced 10
cpen a registered mail pouch.
Green reported later that the man
seemed to know what the contents Oh
the bag would be, because he quickly
selected one package and discarded all
the other mail without second glance.
With his gun trained on Green's
body. the rohher forced the clerk onto
the front platform Of the car and lock-
ed the door. The man then raced 10
the other end of the car and dropped
off the platform into the darkness as
the train began to slow down for the
next station.
The train was well filled with pas
sengers but none Of them were aware
that a robbery had been committed on
their train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
Will Try to Adjust
Fall River Strike
AtAssembly Today

Fan River, Mass, Jan. 13-The
strike of approximately 1000 weavers
N four mills here manufacturing
rne grades Of cloth was without
change today. The treasurers of the
mills affected held an informal con-
ference here today but declined to
issue statement. Frank L. Carpen-
ter. treasurer of the Davis mill,
where 300 operatives are out, an
notnced that he would lay a plan OF
settlement before the strikers at a
meeting tomorrow morning. Both
SIDES believe that the success Of this
meeting will indicate the future
course OF the strike.
The weavers stopped work because
" what they termed a double" re-
auction. They claim that the recent
.evelsion of prices on weaving tyles
toeether with the general ten per-
sent reduction which went into ef-
Asct on Monday amounted to this.
A similar contention caused SO dy-
srs at the Kerr Thread Co. to strike.
iney claimed that the earlier In
e.ease Of their quota from rs pounds
y yarn daily together with the gen.
IA reduction of Monday, was, In
eIect, rs percent cut.
!, with the announced intention OF
Me american Linen Mill to resume
Sperations next Monday, production
~ Fall River will be about SIS per-
vent OF normal. Four mills are clos
~ and others have some department
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
GREAT BALE COTTON
CRUSHES LIFE OUT
AUGUSTA WORKER

500-pound bale of cotton rolled
from the top tier, Is feet above the
floor, Of great pile Of bales in the
storehouse OF the Edwards Manufac-
turing Co. plant, Augusta. shortly aft
er o'clock Tuesday afternoon, crush
ing Paul Vigue, aged 63. one of the two
workmen in the room, to his back on
the floor. killing him instantly.
Working with Mr.. vigue at the time
was Joseph Alerie. who summoned aid
In frantic effort to relieve the pin
loned man. but it was found that life
was extinct as the quarter-ton balethad
landed fairly on Vigue's body, badly
crushing his torso. When the bale was
moved and the body extricated 1t was
found that the unfortunate man had
also suffered severe scalp wound ON
the back of his head as the result of
being struck down by the bale of cotton
falling from the pile.
Mr.. Vigue had been employed at the
Edwards mill ever since coming to Au-
gusta from his native Canada 10 years
ago. The Vigue home is at No. Bond
street and he is survived by the widow,
Delvina Vigue, and by five sons and
nine daughters. The sons are Paul of
Madison, Leo. Arel, Arthur and Roland
of this city. and the daughters are Mrs.
Joseph D'Alaire of the Province of
Quebec. Mary Vigue of Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Henry Bechard, Mrs. Lena Be-
chard, Mrs. Frank Martin, Mrs. Ernest
Dulac, Aldrie, Lora and Yvette Vigue,
all of Augusta.
The funeral services will be held
Friday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
Bills Offered Seek Death
of P Urinary Law and Repeal
of State Contingent Fund
NO IMMEDIATE
CHANGE IN FOREIGN
POLICY j. s, GOVT

Washington, Jan. ia White
House pronouncement was made to-
day to dispel any impression that
the retirement of Secretary Hughes
from the cabinet involved impend-
ing changes in the administration S
foreign policy.
President Coolidge sees no rea-
son to alter the general course he
has been pursuing with regard to
foreign relations. While he expects
that American foreign policy will
develop and enlarge to keep pace
with the march of world events,
there is no prospect that the prin-
cipals governing the attitude of the
Washington government on specific
questions will be subject to change
during the administration beginning
March 4.
The president has been more ia
miliar with the details of the ma
tons foreign relations from day to
day since he took Office than he has
been with the specific problems of
governmental departments having to
OF with domestic matters. Secretary
Hughes, it was pointed out at the
White House, has consulted his chief
with regard to, every decision of i'm
portance it was necessary for the
state department to make, the presi-
dent being charged directly under
the constitution with the conduct of
foreign relation. and this practice
will continue after Ambassador KEEL
logg succeeds Mr.. Hughes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
FRANCE CAUTIONS
RUSSIA keep OUT
FRENCH POLITICS

Paris, Jan. 10 (By A. P)-That
there is some tension between France
and the Russian Soviet government
was indicated today by Premier Her.
riot after today's cabinet meeting
when he told the newspaper men
that IF the SOvietS continue to
carry out a Soviet policy in France
GOODNESS might result" NJ. Herriot
said that the instructions carried to
Moscow by Jean Herbette. the new
French ambassador to Russia, con-
tanned this intimation to this Soviet
government.
The tension arises mainly from a
speech made up by M. Zinovieff,
president of the third internationale,
to the directing committee of the
Communists, which dictated to the
French Communist Party the policy
it should follow.
In his address, Zinovieff said the
Communist Party should first direct
it's blows against Fascism, as the
French Socialists supporting the
government rapidly We're becoming a
Fascist organization.
Zinovieff urged Communist activity
in the municipal elections next May,
when he said the Paris suburbs
ought to be won. A Bo!shevik di-
recting committee with n good staff
of officers, was indispensable, as the
evolution of the Communist situation
in France for the present was to be
slow. with no rushing headlong to
attain the desired results.