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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-29
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1926

Tuesday next, November 2. is
Election Day, and it is the duty OF
every registered voter to cast the
ballot.
Vote as you please-but VOTE.
The stay-at-home-vote" has be-
come such a factor of recent years,
as to be responsible for the getting
into Office of many candidate
totally unworthy or unqualified.
The offices to be filled are all
important, both State and County,
and it is imperative that they be
.intrusted to those best qualified to
properly conduct them, and this
should be the determining factor
with every voter in marking his
ballot.
The voting for a candidate merely
because he is the party nominee,
without any consideration as to said
candidates qualifications, is mighty
poor policy, but it is the sort OF
politics the party bosses want, and
the kind that makes it possible for
them to control affairs.
Every voter owes it to himself to
mark his ballot for those candidates
whom he feels are best fitted to
conduct the important public BUSH
ness to be placed in their charge.
The purpose of the election is to
select officials to properly conduct
State and County business, not to
fill offices with men who feel the
State or County owes them a job,
hence let fitness, and not party
influence your vote on Tuesday next.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-29

Some fellows hustle so much that
they haven't time to do anything
else.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-29

When you have chance to get
something for nothing, look care
fully for the hidden price tag.
The Washington times., 1926-09-14

about Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, as it helped her
very much, so tried it. After TAX
ing four bottles, ! weigh 116 pounds.
1t has just done wonders for me
and can do my housework now
without one bit of trouble. Mas.
Nj. RIEssINGER, 10000 Nelson Ave,
Cleveland, Ohio.
If some good fairy should appear,
and offer to grant your hearts de.
sire. what would you choose?
Wealth? It's a transient thing
that brings its own cares.
Happiness? It's an elusive thing
which we keep by giving away.
Health? That's the best gift.
Health is riches that gold cannot
buy and surely health is cause
enough for happiness.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound may be the good fairy
who offers you better health.
The Washington times., 1926-09-14

bullet entered the edge Of his
kit-and came through. he 1elI
the shock OF it. and in the
infinitesin1al space between the
physical impact and the mental
effect OF shock his brain told
him the horrible thing had hap.
pened.
1t was his head his face. It
was as IL he had plunged them
suddenly into hot. water. and
what was left OF his skull was
filled with The rushing and roar
ing of q flood.
He staggered up. clutching his
face with both hands. The world
about him was twisted and black.
q tifzzily revolving thing--yet his
still fighting mental vision pic
tured clearly. for him q mon
strous. bulging-eyed sandpiper as
big as house. Then he toppled
hack on the white sand, his
arms flung oi;t Imply. his face
turned to the ambush wherein
his murderer lay.
Deep Silence
His body was clear of the rock
and the pack, but there came no
other shot from the thick clunp
Of balsam. Nor. for time. was
there movement. The wood
warbler was cheeping inquiringly
at this sudden change In the de.
pertinent Of his friend behind the
shoulder Of Shale.
The sandpiper, a bit startled.
had gone back to the edge OF the
river and was running a race
with himself along the wet sand.
And the two quarrelsome jays had
brought their family squabble TO
the edge Of the timber.
It was their wrangling that
reused Carrigan to the fact. that
he was not dead. 1t was a thrill
ing discovery-that and the fact
that he made out clearly a patch
OF sunlight in the sand. He did
not move, but opened his eyes
wider. He could see the timber.
On straight line with his vision
was the thick clump Of balsan.
And as he looked, the boughs
parted and a figure came out.
Carrigan drew a deep breath. He
found that It did not hurt him.
He gripped the fingers of the hand
that was under his body, and
they closed on the butt of his SER
The Washington times., 1926-09-14

ton OF life behind the rock. Its
twittering note had changed to
an occasional sharp and querulous
cry. Carrigan wanted to wiring
its neck. That cry told the other
fellow that he was still alive and
moving.
It seemed an age before his
rifle was through, and every mo.
ment he expected another shot.
He fIattened himself out, Indian
fashion, and sighted along the
barrel. He was positive that his
enemy was watching, yet he
could make out nothing that
looked like q head anywhere
along the log. AT one end was
q clump OF deeper foliage.
Stays His Hands
He was sure he saw a, sudden
slight movement there, and in the
thrill Of the moment was tempted
to send bullet into the heart
OF 1t. But he saved his cartridge.
He felt the mighty Importance Of
certainty. II he fired once land
missed-the advantage Of his UNI
suspected looptoIe would be gone
1t would be transformed into a
deadly menace. Even as It was,
IL his enemy's next bullet should
enter that way
He felt the discomfort of tho
thought, and in spite of himself
tremor of apprehension ran up
his spine. He felt an even greater
desire to wiring the neck Of the
inquisitive little sandpiper. The
creature had circled round
square1y In front OF him and
stood there fitting its tail and
bobbing its head as IL its one
insane desire was to look down
the length Of his rifle BARRE.
The bird was giving him away.
IL the other fellow was only half
as clever ais his craftsmanship
was good
Suddenly every nerve in Car
rigan's body frightened. He was
positive that he had caught the
outline. Of a human head and
shoulders IN the foliage. His
finger pressed against the trigger
o. his Winchester. Before he
breathed again he would have
fired. But shot from the
foliage beat him out by the
fraction OF a second. In that
precious time lost. his enemy's
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CONTINUED from First PageJ
ana OF . silvery birch limb. AID
Il seemed to David that its throat
must surely burst with the bur.
den of its song. The little fel'
lows brown body. scarcely larger
than a butternut, was swelling
an ike q round bali in his eff
Tor to vanquish all other song.
eco to It, old man." chuckled
Carrigan. $50 to itp'
The little warbler, that he might
have crushed between thumb and
forefinger. gave him a lot OF
courage.
Then the tiny chorister stopped
for breath. In that interval Car
rigan listened to the wrangling
Of two vivid-colored Canada jays
deeper in the timber. Chronic
ecolds they were, never without
crouch. They were like some peo-
pie Carrigan had known, born
pessimists. always finding some
thing to complain about, even IN
their love days.
And these were love days. Inat
was the odd thought that came
To Carrigan as he lay half on his
face. his fingers slowly and eau
ffousIy working a loophole be-
tween his shoulder pack and the
rock. They were love days all up
and down the big rivers, where
men and women sang for JOY.
and children played, forgetful OF
the long, hard days OF winter.
Spirit of Love
And in forest, plain, and swamp
was this spirit Of love also tri-
umphant over the land. 1t was
the mating season Of all feath-
cred things. In countless nests
were the peeps and twitters OF
new life: mothers Of first-born
were teaching their children to
swim ana f1y;; from end to end
Of the forest world the little chill
dren of the silent places. furred
and feathered, clawed and hoofed.
were learning the ways or lie.
cclA ASA- @A-eN1-S
halfway gone, and the doors OF
natures school wide open. And
the tiny brown songster at the
end OF his birch twig proclaimed
the Joy of 1t again, and chal.
lenged all the world to beat him
IN his adulation.
Carrigan found that he could
peer between his pack and the
rock TO where the other warbler
was singing-and where his
enemy lay watching for the OPP
borfnnity to kill. It was taking q
chance. If movement betrayed
his loophole, his minutes were
numbered. But he had worked
cautiously. an inch at q time. and
was confident that the beginning
OF his effort y fight back was,
mp to the present moment, undis-
covered.
He believed that he knew about
where the ambushed man was
concealed. In the edge Of q. low
hanging mass of balsam was q
fallen cedar. From behind the
The Washington times., 1926-09-14

butt of that cedar he was sure
the shots had come.
And now. even more cautiously
than he had made the tiny open
ing, he began to work the muzzle
of his rifle through the loophole.
AS he did this hesWas thinking or
Black Roger Audemard. And yet,
almost as quickly as suspicion.
leaped into his mind, he told him.
self that the thing was impos-
sible.
It could not be Black Roger, or
one OF Black Rogers friends. be-
hind the cedar log. The idea was
Uncomfortable, when he considered
how carefully the secret Of his
mission had been kept at the
Landing. He had not even said
goodby to his best friends.
In Mufti
And because Black Roger had
won through all the preceding
years, Carrigan was stalking his
prey out Of uniform. There had
been nothing to betray him. Be
sides, Black Roger Audemard
must be at least thousand miles
north, unless something had
tempted him to come up the
rivers with the spring brigades.
II he used logic at all, there
was but one conclusion for him
to arrive at. The man in am.
bush was some rascally half
breed who coveted his outfit and
whatever valuables he might
have about his person.
A fourth smashing eruption
among his comestibles and Gull
mary possessions came to drive
home the, fact that even that
analysis Of the situation was
absurd. Whoever was behind the
rifle fire had small respect for
the contents Of his pack. and he
was surely not in grievous need
of a good gun or ammunition.
A sticky mess Of condensed cream
was running over Carrigan's
hand. He doubted il there was
a, whole tin in his kit.
For a few moments he lay
quietly on his face after the
fourth shot. His eyes We're
turned toward the river. and on
the far side, a quarter of a mile
away, three canoes were moving
swiftly up the slow current OF
the stream. The sunlight flashed
on their wet sides. The CLEAN
of dripping paddles was like the
flutter of siIvery birds wings.
and across the water came an
unintelligibIe shout in response
to the rifle shot.
It occurred to David that he
might make a trumpet OF his
hands and shout back, but the
distance was too great for his
voice to carry its message Tor
help. Besides, now that he hal
the added protection of the pack.
he felt a certain sense OF humilia-
ton at the thought Of showing
the white feather. A few minutes
more, il all went well, and he
would settle for the man behind
the log.
He continued again the slow
operation Of worming his rifle
barrel between the pack and the
rock. The near-sighted little
sandpiper had discovered him and
seemed interested in the opera
ton. It had come a dozen feet
nearer. and was perking its head
and see-sawing on its long legs
as it watched with inquisitive In
spection the unusual manifesto.
The Washington times., 1926-09-14
TTIF RI AIMING FOREST = By James Oliver Curwood

vice automatic. He would win yer,
If God gave him life few minutes
longer.
His enemy advanced. As no
drew nearer, Carrigan closed his
eyes more and more. hey must
be shut, and he must appear ~
IL dead, when the other camc
up. Then, when the scoundrel
put down his gun, as he naturally
would-his chance would be at
hand If CULVER OF his eyes.
betrayed him
He closed them tight. Diizzi-
ness began to creep over him,
and the fire in his brain grew
hot again. He heard footsteps,
and they stopped in the Sand
close beside him. Then he head
a human voice. 1t did not speak
in words, but gave utterance q
a strange and unnatural cry.
With a mighty effort Carrigan
assembled his last strength. It
seemed to him that he brought
himself up quickly, but his move
ment was slow, painful-the sf-
fort of a man who 1ight be
dying.
The automatic hung Imply in
his hand, it's rnuzzle pointing to-
the sand. He looked up, trying
to swing into action that mighty
weight of his weapon. And then
from his own lips, even In his.
utter physical impotence, fell n
cry Of wonder and amazenent.
His enemy stood there in the
sunlight staring down at him
with big. dark eyes that were
filled with horror. They wers
not the eyes of/a man. David
Carrigan, in this most nstound-
ing moment Of his life, found
himself looking up into the face
of woman.
WIN Carrigan live to Recognize
his hidden enemy?
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9;lEGI7alA
H.ll13E:lg
:';sa'laSs |1:lsIs GO l'ls
WEIGHED ONLY
98 POUNDS
Helped BY Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Cleveland, Ohio. -"After hav-

Ingmy hTst baby,
I lost weight, no
matter what I
did. Then a doc
tor told me /
would be better
if / had another
baby, which l
did. But / got
worse, was al
ways sickIy and
went down to SO
poun d s. Ny
neighbor told me
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
TILE KATYDIDS

The katydids have come: at last,
so it is reported from the solitudes
of the country districts in Connec-
ticut. That means, according to the
prevailing logic of nature minds,
that it will be six weeks TO frost
time. This would bring the first
days OF frost around October L.
Perhaps the frost figuration in
volved in the appearance of the
tireless little singers is all wrong
on a par, perhaps, with the st.
Swithen rain story or the ground
hog legend - but at any rate, the
critters are with us.
One need only to hear them vie
ing with the crickets to appreciate
their ebullient optimism! No lunch
con speaker at dinner club ever
struck a more forceful note; and
the katydids have the advantage Of
not requiring lunch to get started.
Judging from the sound, they are
yodeling all the time, setting a
good example, forsooth, to politi-
clans during campaign year.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
WORLDS SERIOUS
CROP SHORTAGE

The discouraging crop situation
throughout most of Europe comes
at time when increased importa-
tons of food will bedevil an al
ready troublesome financial situa-
ton.
The crops in France are disap-
pointing; italy will have TO import
larger stores than ever unless the
Mussolini food reforms really take
up the slack; Germany Belgium
and Holland have diminished har-
vests, floods in the latter country
having done great damage. Hun
gary and Roumania furnish dis
couraging reports. And throughout
Europe as a whole only Russia re-
ports crops above the average.
Naturally the worlds wheat
market will show a firm tendency.
and this may be an advantage to
the American wheat grower hav-
ing a surplus to export. But there
is a widespread feeling in America
that there is really no advantage
for America in the European wheat
shortage, as the foreign nations
would be OF more service to Amer
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
FRUIT CATERERS

The days when the small boy in
vaded farmers fruit orchard and
helped himself are still with us,
although one hears less of such
adolescent marauders than former
ly. At least, the noise nowadays
has altogether 10 do with the
marauding expeditions Of certain
type of motorists who have taken
the place OF the small boys and
who are able TO make a quick get
away with share of the fruit.
Convictions in such cases are
rare; indeed, there rarely is an at
tempt made to follow up the
thieves, as the individual booty
amounts to little.
The most effective method would
be to revoke the licenses of car
owners whose vehicles participate
in such expeditions. Mere prospect
of fine is not enough.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30

serve officer in the United States
army air service over the New York
to Paris nonstop flight became in
tensified yesterday with an open
break between the two ayiators.
Fonck denied that he had ever
promised TO take Captain Berry on
the flight as a pilot. II did say" he
explained that if more than two
pilots would be taken Captain Ber-
ry might be selected, but l see no
reason for taking more than two.
The extra weight can be used to
better advantage by carrying more
gasoline.
There will be only two pilots on
this flight, Lieutenant sneddy and
myself"
Lieutenant Allan P. Snoddy, to
whom he referred, was recently re-
lieved as an aide to Rear Admiral
Moffett, navy air chief, to particie
pate in the flight
Lieutenant Snoddy said he could
understand Captain Berry's feeling
of disappointment, but asserted
that his relations to the proposed
flight was that of an outsider"
Captain Berry. when informed OF
the statement by Mr.. Fonck and
Lieutenant Snoddy declared that no
Frenchman, no matter how many
medals he has can come over here
and push me out of this flight. l
l.
planned it and had approached the
hackers before anyone ever dreamed
of Rene Fonck taking part in it,"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR COM. RODGERS
Victim Of Plane Crash to Be
Buried at Arlington

| Havre De Grace Mr., Aug. so Up
Gray haired mother and father
were bidding farewell today to Com
mander John Rodgers, killed Friday
in an airplane fall at the Philadel-
phia navy yard, while the nation
waited to honor the hero of the San
Francisco-H Hawaiian fight tomorrow
at Arlington National Cemetery,
simple rites were to be said this
afternoon at the ancestral Rodgers
home at Zion Hill.
The funeral services today were
to be private, for the family and a
few very intimate friends.
Commander Rodgers body has
lain in the Rodgers parlor in a flag
draped casket since late Saturday
when it was brought by motor from
Philadelphia. Yesterday only close
friends of the commander were ad-
mitted to the home. Rear Admiral
John A. Rodgers, retired, the dead
hero's father, preserved his naval
bearing, despite his grief to receive
neighbors' messages of sympathy at
the door.
The commanders 70 year-eld
mother, who rushed 10 his bedside
at Philadelphia when he called for
her, but could not arrive before he
died, was nearly overcome with
grief when she reached home with
the body OF her eldest son, and has
Fred, was lost in Alaska IS years
ago. --
Tomorrow Commander Rodgers
will be buried with military honors
at Arlington.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
Observation
On The Weather

Washington, Aug. 30.-Fair to-
night and Tuesday not much
change in temperature; fresh north
west winds.
Forecast for New York and New
Jersey: Fair tonight; Tuesday
partly cloudy; not much change in
temperature; moderate to fresh
north and northwest winds.
Conditions: Pressure Is low this
morning over the st Lawrence valley
and the Maritime Provinces but a
long ridge OF high pressure extends
from the upper Mississippi valley
and Lake region southwark to the
East Gulf and South Atlantic states.
A trough shaped disturbance covers
the states of the Rocky mountain
region. High pressure prevails on
the Pacific coast. Showers occurred
in the Ohio valley during the past
"a hours, also in the lower st
Lawrence valley. A number Of
stations in Middle Atlantic and New
England states reported tempera'
lures of 80 degrees or above.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather with moderate tenn
peratures.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30

of 4 daughter, Marjorie Evelyn. Mr.
Camp formerly lived on Willard
avenue, this town,
A bridge party of eight tables in
honor of Mrs. Benjamin f. Damon
was held Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs, James T. Powell on
Robbins avenue. Mrs. E. B. Proud
man and Mrs. T. l.. Monier assisted
Mrs. Powell, Prizes were won by
Mrs. j. E. Harding, Miss Emily
Poison, Mrs. L, L. Harding, and
Mrs. George H. Dyson. Mr.. and
Mrs, Damon and daughter Dorothy,
are leaving today for their new
home in Jackson Heights, Long Is
land.
Joseph w. Harvey died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs Roy s.
Hurd, of Roseleaf avenue, Wednes-
day afternoon, Mr.. Harvey was 70
years old. He had been employed
by the C. c. Fuller Co., of Hartford
for IL years. He leaves two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Harry G. Guile of Hart
ford, and Mrs. Hurd OF this town:
two half brothers, Clifford G. Fem
of Toms River, N j., and samuel
L. Fem of Essex; a brother, Jonn
o. Harvey of New Britain. and four
grandchildren. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon AMI buial
was in Cnionyille.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
POOLING THE WISE

Baron George Exter Frederick
Won Krupp has been charged with
being a fake, and there is some
thing whimsical In the manner in
which he seems to have fooled nu-
merous American captains of in
dustry into thinking he was the
genuine article. Henry Ford, who
gave the young man an automo-
bile apd showed him around his
plant, must feel as if he had been
taken in very badly. OF course, no
one need be so unkind as to kid
Henry about it,
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30

Moody as governor. They want a
change and are bound to have it,
In Texas the winner of the Demo-
cratic primary, of course. is as
good as elected the governor.
Governor Ma" Ferguson had a
wonderful opportunity to show the
country what idealism a woman
governor could put into the job.
Instead of that, she apparently has
preferred TO be the mouthpiece of
her husband, who when governor,
was ousted for cause cminently
satisfying the electorate.
1t is unnecessary at this time to
repeat the long list of government
tai activities against Mrs. Fergu-
son. This has been done before. A
few words regarding the next gov
ernor may not be amiss.
Moody will be the youngest gov
ernor OF the largest state in the
Union. His career has all the ele-
ments of the fictional hero who
arose from the obscurity of the
struggling young lawyer to become
county attorney then district at
torney. then attorney general and
fighting the interests" all the
while the interests in this opus
from life being the Ku Klux Khan.
At the same time he fought all
kinds of graft. The romantic ele-
ment also has not been lacking, for
he was married shortly after he
announced himself for the COVER
norship nomination, and the cam
paign that took him into every
nook of Texas also was his honey
moon. Some men couldn't very well
mix honeymooning with campaign
ing but, then, Dan Moody is
made OF different stuff than the
average.
The belief is widespread in the
southwest that Dan Moody will go
far" along the highway of public
prominence. This is we'll for
Moody typIfies lighting honesty.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
ROMANCE
BY Hester Graham

Freddie had been romping about
in the breakers with the pretty
young thing in the scanty bathing
suit for some time. Freddie was q
little bewildered-the pretty young
thing had evidently taken a fancy
TO him, but
Never had he seen a fairer,
healthier complexion. Never had he
seen more lovely, wistful eyes. And
the bathing suit showed that-well.
he hardly knew what to think. He
caught his breath a bit when they
left the water for a short rest on
the sands, tired but happy. They
looked at each other in mutual
admiration,
do you like me?" asked the
pretty young thing, shaking the
water roguishly from a tousled boy
ish haircut.
do /? WE'LL"
"A whole lot? Do you-love me,
Freddie?"
II don't know YETI" He stam-
mered. There's something I've got
to find out first-some thing you
must tell mel"
well, what is it?"
"Say!' Freddie blurted. Are you
a boy-or a Sirl?"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
KRAzY KINDERGARTEN
(COnducted by Dustyl


fletcher: "Rassle, if you divide
5 by how meny would you put
down and how many would you
carry?"
Rassle Grub: IF you's tawking
bout watermillions l wouldent put
down none and Id carry as meny as
1 could tote and come back TO- de
rest"
fletcher; "'oblong' is the werd-
go to it,"
Rassle Grub:
"Eberyfing has place ware it fits
de best
Heds belong inside o. caps,
Feet looks best in a pair o. shoes
And oblong in game o. craps"
Mrs. 3. d. Marting.
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