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The Indianapolis times., 1927-08-27

deserted me I would kidnap you
and bring you here until you had
learned to love me again. You
laughed and said 1 would not have
the courage. But 1 did have the
courage, Vivian, when you made
me utterly desolate by divorcing
me. You were cruel, darling. Didn't
you know that I wouldn't give YOU
up? That all the women in the
world meant nothing to me if I lost
you?"
She went suddenly limp then,
knowing that it was useless to try
to put off the evil moment any
longer. And after all, what did it
matter?
The Prince pulled her unresisting
hands from her face, then drew the
shielding fold Of white silk from it.
She raised her head and stared into
his eyes, trying to whip her courage
to the, point of meeting the stu
alton.
"What-have you done-to your
self, Vivian?" the\Prince asked Won
Ederingly, bis icy blue eyes almost
popping from his head. "You are
changed! You look younger, more
beautiful in spite of your fatigue.
But your eyes are strange, you look
at me as if you did not know me-"
II don't know you, Prince Ivan" I"
Vee-Vee said, slowly and distinctly.
Il never saw you before in my life"
The man sank back upon his
launches and stared at her, the
color draining out of his puffed
little cheeks. The upturned, waxed
lips of his nustache quivered CO.
mically as he tried to speak
II am not Vivian Crandall. I am
surprised that you did not detect
yuor mistake instantly 'Vee-vee
went on in a fiat, tired voice.
"Who are you?" the Prince gasped
at last.
IT am Vera Cameron. hare
never posed as Vivian Crandall. 1t
is all mistake, mistake which I
have done my best to correct" Wee
Wee told him angrily, straining
away from him. "You can tell the
kidnapers that I am a fraud, if you
wish. Perhaps they will let me go.
And you, too," she added, as an
afterthought.
The prince backed away from
her, staring at her with his ICY
blue, popping eyes. mo" he
whispered, fearful. They'd kill
us both if they found they'd been
tricked. Tell me-" he commanded
suddenly "have you money? You
are richly dressed. You were stay
ing at a fashionable hotel. You
ARE, rich, is it not SOP"
mo" Vee-Vee answered wearily.
II am a working girl, a private
secretary. There is no one to pay
a ransom for memo one" Even
as she said it the image of Jerry
Macklyn flashed through her tired
brain. But of course she couldn't
let him be dragged into his hide
GUS tangle-
"A pretty pretender, trading on
striking likeness to an heiress. A
man-hunt, I supose?" the prince
suggested sarcastically.
Vee-Vee refused to answer his
question. what are you going to
do?" she asked, struggling wearily.
If only she could sleep
"The only thing for us to do is to
keep those traitors believing that
you are the heiress," the prince
said briskly. Vee-Vee was almost
forced to admire the swiftness with
which he had realized the sit
uation, so fraught with danger to
The Indianapolis times., 1927-08-27
CRASHES DoDGING GIRL.
Man Upsets Auto in Attempt to
Avoiding Hitting Child.

Rosemary Ferand, Z, S. Emerson
Ave. and Raymond ST., was recover
ing at home today from injuries she
received when struck by ali auto
driven by st. Elmo Hardesty, Sc,
Southport, in front of her home.
In an attempt to avoid hitting
the girl, Hardesty swerved sharply
to the right. The auto skidded for
ten feet, turned over twice and
landed in ditch. Hardesty was un-
injured. The gfrl>suffered broken
collar bone and cuts on her face
and head.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-08-27

Jerry Mackiyn reads Of the kidnap-
ing and resolves TO get vee-Vee out Of
the mess he unwittingly got her into.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-08-27
Former Marshal Dies

By Times Special
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Aug. IT.
Funeral services for George N.
years as city marshal here, were
held this morning He died sudden
ly Wednesday Of cerebral hemorr-
hage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
ELECTED HEAD OF STATE
LEGION

The three-day American Legion
convention ended at Easton, Md,
Saturday afternoon following a ses-
sion devoted to election of officers
and delegates to the Paris conven-
tion, awarding of trophies and other
departmental business.
The new commander Wallace VII
liams, of Elkton, was selected with
out opposition to succeed Col Claude
b. Sweezey.
He is a member of Cecil Post, No.
Is. Mr.. Williams was commander
of the machine gun company OF the
Eleventh Infantry, Fifth Division, in
the war. He fought in the Argonne
and Alsace campaigns and received
two divisional citations for his cour-
age in action.
1t was voted unanimously to hold
the next convention of the Legion in
Cumberland August 23, "a, rs, of
next year. A message from the
Cumberland Chamber of Commerce
was read at the meeting asking the
convention to select that city as the
place for it's tenth annual session.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
PREACHER CHARGED
WITH ARSON

Rev. Hector G. McNeill, colored,
was given preliminary hearing be-
fore Magistrate Thompson, of New
ark, Friday evening, and was held
under $4,000 bail for court on a
charge of arson. In default of bail
he was taken to the Workhouse.
The Church destroyed was the
Union Bound Holiness church, at
Newark. The fire was on Saturday
night, July 9th.
Although McNell denies the
charge and says he was not in New
ark on Saturday night, July 9Th,
members of his former flock testified
they saw him in Newark that night
and several said they saw him run
ming away from the direction of the
church shortly before the fire was
discovered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
AUTO LICENSE TAGS NOW HALF
PRICE

I Automobile license tags for 1927
for vehicles using pneumatic tires
went on sale at half-price Aug. 1.
The bargain sale" provided for by
the last Legislature, will remain in
effect until December Is, when the
1928 tags may be displayed, also un-
der a new ruling of the General AS
sembly.
For private cars license tags and
cards are issued at 16
cents for each horsepower on and
after Aug. /, instead of the full rate
of 32 cents.
The new law was passed, it is said,
at the instance of automobile dealers,
who discovered some opposition
among purchasers buying new cars
in the middle of the year when it
would be necessary to pay the full
rate for tags to be used only five
month or less.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
SUSPECT Is SENT TO THE
ASYLUM

Following an examination by DR..
Arthur P. Herring, State Cimmission-
er; DR.. ]. Percy Wade, superintend-
ent of Spring Grove Ssylum and DR..
w. H. Fisher, physician to Centre
vile Jail, Mrs. Marie Menus, charged
with causing the fire which wiped out
business block in Church Hill on
July 10, was committed to Spring
Grove Asylum for observation.
If the former Church Hill confec-
tionary store operator is found sane
she will be returned to Centreville to
face a preliminary hearing before
Justice Robert Cousey, on the ser
ious charge of being responsible for
starting the blaze which occasioned
an SSS,000 loss to citizens OF Church
Hill.
Although Detective Joseph F.
Daugherty, assigned to the case by
the State Insurance Commissioner
Carville ID. Benson is confident he
has information which will definitely
couple Mrs. Menus with the alleged
crime, residents OF Church Hill, are
virtually unanimous in expressing
the sentiment that the blaze was
caused by the carelessness of some
indiviual who tossed a match, Gig
arctic or cigar at the spot where the
fire was first sighted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
WORK ON BRIDGE PROGRESSING

Work is reported progressing rap
idly on the Havre de Grace-Perry-
vile bridge over the Susquehanna
river. A top deck is being placed
on the bridge and walk way made
for pedestrians. The contractors ex-
pect to have the bridge done by the
middle of September.
The two ends of the bridge have
been lowered seven feet in order to
allow for the approaches to the
upper deck.
All OF the flooring on the upper
deck has been laid. The path for
pedestrians will he on the lower
floor. Each deck, when completed,
will accommodate one way traffic. the
East bound traffic using the top decE
woile the west bound traffic will use
the lower or present floor. When
completed, the structure will be uni
que, in that it will be the only double
deck highway bridge in the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
LAY PRODUCTS COMPANY PUTS
ASSETS AT $685.. COG

Herbert A. Burktorf, president of
the Elk River Clay Products Co. of
Cecil county, which recently went
into bankruptcy, on Wednesday filed
with the clerk of the United States
District Court a schedule showing
assets of $3S5,6966O and liabilities
of O,SS0.S1.
Several days ago when the appli-
cation was made for bankruptcy ad-
judication it was set forth in the pc
tition that the action was to protect
the bondholders and other creditors
and to prevent the forced sale Of the
property under mortgage foreclosure
proceedings.
In the liabilities, according to the
schedule, were preferred claims tot
aling $49,236,17 and secured claims
amounting to. $21,S25.56. The as
sets consisted in part Of real estate
valued at $26S,85O.54, and open ac-
counts totaling $4O,825. The out
standing bonds of the concern total
S32,5O0
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
WEDDINGS

Mr.. James Turner Cameron, Ard
more Pa, and Miss Mary Richard
son, Rising Sun, were married at
the M. E. Parsonage Saturday morn
ing by Rev. ]. c. Mccoy.
Miss Helen w. Mahan, a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mahan, and
Mr.. Arthur F. Stanley, both of Elk
ton, were quietly married on Satur-
day, July 30, at Bridgeton, N. j.
Harry Keiffer and Miss Alice
Hess, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alon-
20 Hess, of Goshen, Pa, were united
in marriage on Thursday, Aug. 9th,
at Elkton. They will reside near
Fairmount, Pa.
Miss Sarah l.: Stubbs, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvie Stubs, Delta,
Pa, became the bride of Mr.. Kelly
Loyde Asbury, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. T. Asbury, of Street, Md, on Sat
urday afternoon, Aug. 6, in Swindell
Memorial Church, Baltimore.
Miss Helen Thompson, daughter
of Mr.. j. H. Thompson of Principle,
and Mr.. John Astle, Jr., of the same
crality, were married FRI lay even
ing. at Zion M. E. parsonage, by Rev.
J. W. Prettyman.
The bride is popular teacher in
the public schools of Cecil county.
Mr. and Mrs. John Powell, of Elk
ton, announce the marriage OF their
daughter, Mary Bradway, to Mr.. Ira
Erwin Bovine, on Friday, July 22, at
San Antonio, Texas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bovine viii be home after Satur-
day, August 20, at 206 East Cypress
street, San Antonio.
A double wedding took place at
|Slateville, York county, Pa, church
on Thursday evening, Aug. IS, OF
brother and sister. The contracting
parties were Miss Winifred Vivian
Thomas to Mr.. j. Wallace Isaacs of
Wilmington, Del, and Mr.. Marshall
Thomas to Miss Dorothy Kline
Thomas Of York,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
NINTH DISTRICT CATTLE TESTED

The 80 day retest of cattle in the
Ninth Election district has been COM
pleted. Eighty-for lots, comprising
749 cattle were tested; IL head or
1.6 per cent were condemned. The
first test showed about SO per cent
afflicted, and the showing made on
the retest, is considered very good.
The Government regulations pro-
hibit- cattle for dairy, breeding, feed
ing or pasturing purposes being
brought into areas where tubercu-
losis eradiction is being or has been
conducted under the area plan, ex-
cept cattle from herds under Federal
and State supervision in this or some
other State, and no cattle shall be
sold or offered for sale within or be
brought into the above described
areas unless proof for sale in writ
ing shall be furnished to the Live
Stock Sanitary Service of the Mary
land State Board of Agriculture,
that such cattle have come from
herds under Federal and State Su-
pervision and have been tuberculin
tested within 80 days prior to their
being brought. into such areas, except
that cattle moved directly from cred
tied herds will be accepted il tuber-
culin tested within one year prior to
their being brought into areas test
ed, or under test.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
CECIL FARMERS DAY
Prominent Speakers Address Large
Gathering At Port Deposit


The annual Cecil County Farmers
Day, held at Tome School, Port De-
posit, drew large crowd to listen to
the interesting addresses of the
prominent speakers on Saturday.
Dan H. Otis, director Agriculture
Commission, American Bankers AS
sociation, addressed the morning
session. He urged efficiency on the
farm and by charts illustrated the
net profit of purebred stock as COM
pared with cheaper stock. He said,
in speaking of farm relief, that all
the price fixing he had ever heard of
meant higher prices, greater produc-
ton and less demand.
Mr.. Otis asked would it not be
better to increase production at less
cost and cited the course of the auto
mobile makers as an example. No
industry has a greater opportunity
for efficiency than farming, he de-
clared.
At the afternoon session DR.. R. A.
Pearson, president of the University
Of Maryland, made his initial ap-
pearance in this part of the State.
He promised the aid OF the univer
sity and urged his hearers to avail
themselves of it's services. A. P.
Sandles, former Secretary of Agricul-
ture of Ohio, paid his respects to the
different phases of farm relief.
The speaker appealed to his audi
ance to realize the primary is the
biggest day in the year and to select
candidates for President and Con-
gress who will press the button of
Muscle Shoals and provide means to
manufacture fertilizer at a saving of
from SIS to $40 ton to the farmer.
Many pills and powders" have
oeen given the farmer to increase his
;redit, the speaker said, to permit
aim to borrow more money, and the
.armer swallowed the sucker" bait.
What he needs is recipe to get out
Of debt, not further in. How to re-
1uce his debt and increase his in
come is his task.
Mrs. Evelyn Tobey, of Columbia
University, also spoke, her talk be-
ng on Beauty" both personal and
he home, and was of much interest
o the women, who composed very
arge part of the audience.
At the noon hour the cafateria
unch was in charge Of the ladies OF
1Iopewell M. e. Church.
That the menu provided was a
splendid one was attested by the
LIBERAL patronage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
COMMUNITY FETE

Preparations are being made for
the annual Community Fete,' to be
held at Ehenezer M. E. Church, near
Greephurst, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, Sept. Z and g..
Among the features will be the
chicken supper served the first night.
The ladies of Ebenezer community
serve famous suppers, and you have
but to partake of one of them to be
convinced.
There will be booths for fancy ar
ticles ice cream, cake, etc. The
Community Fire Company Band, of
Rising Sun, is expected to be present
to furnish music.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
IN THE POLICE COURT

Police Justice Scotten, of Elkton,
had eighteen offenders from the Con-
owingo project, before him on char
ges of drunkenness. disorderly con-
duct and crap shooting on Monday.
Fines of $40 and costs each were
administered. James Glasseo, col
ored, who had gun on him when
arrested, was given six months in
the House of Correction.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
RETURNED FROM AUTO TRIP

Evans Patten, Carlton Nichols,
Morton McCardell, Wilson McVey,
Wesley Ferguson and Arthur Ryan
reached Rising Sun Wednesday
evening, on their return from q weA-
derful auto. trip covering 2Aaa miles
and taking them to Niagara Falls,
points in Canada, Detroit, Chicago,
and as far west as Davenport, Iowa.
They returned by way of Wheeling,
West Va, and Washington, reporting
glorious time all the way, with
more sights seen than they can tell
about. The boys left Rising Sun
early Sunday mornings, August Z,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
PATIENT ON RAMPAGE

Discharged from the U. s. Vete-
rams Hospital, Perry Point, as a well
man, William ]. Smith, 43 years of
age, returned to the reservation the
same evening and threatened the
life of DR.. Harry R. Carson and later
fired nine shots through the door
and windows of his residence.
Capt. Roche placed him under ar
rest. He was turned over to the
civil authorities and is now in Elk
ton Jail awaiting the action of the
September term OF Court.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
TWO FoRDs STOLEN IN OXFORD

Oxford was not scheduled to give
away any Free Fords Saturday night,
but it did. This time however, the
Fire Company was not the donor, and
there was no drawing for them.
Sneak thieves found them parked
among the other machines which
crowded into the town and went
away with them. One belonged to
Walter Pierson of Hickory Hill, and
another to Mr.. Akers of Bayview.
The officers are endeavoring to trace
the stolen cars, but thus far have
got no trace of them.-Oxferd News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
ADJUDGED OF pNsouND MIND

An inquiry into the mental condi-
ton of Winfield Futty, of near North
East, was conducted last week by
Sheriff G. Clinton Logan.
Mr.. Futty has been for several
months past at the Eastern Shore
Hospital, Cambridge. The finding
of the jury in the case was that Mr..
Futty was of unseund mind, and in
capable of managing his affairs,
A trustee will be appointed by the
Court. Henry A, Warhurton, Esq,
represented MIR. Futty's wife and
children at the inquiry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-08-19
GILLEsPIE's MILLINERY

Is showing the new Felt Hats
in the new shades and shapes.
The Jersey Dresses are selling
well. Also Brilliant and other
grades in Ladies Hose.
GILLESPIE'S MILLINERY
Rising Sun Phone 145 Md.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-21
BELIEVE HICKMAN MAY BE
MASQUERADING AS WOMAN

. additional men following advise
s1pplicd by Mrs. F. L. Shugart, at
a gasoline station on the Redlands-
beaumont road near Yucaipa.
According to Mrs. Shugart a car
with all curtains up, stopped in
front of the station and when she
approached a man inside asked iE
a low voice for some apples.
owe have no apples" Mrs. Shu-
cart answered, "but you will find
plenty at the stands on the road up
there she added, pointing to Yu-
caipa.
Il Just came from there and did
not see any, the man said and
drove away. Mrs. Shugart declar.
ed that the man resembled Hickman
after seeing photographs of the FIJI
G;'ivc in the papers.
81 am positive that he is the
man. Mrs. Shugart declared. 81
h#d feeling during the night that
/ lle man might have been the mur
drrer,' she said. "and woke my
h1sband out Of his sleep to tell hirl
80. -
Meanwhile Los Angeles detec
| tiyes were working on the report of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stezried, who
resided in the Bellevue Arms apart
ment house. They told police that
they saw three men leaving the
apartment building Saturday night
carrying a suitcase and bundles.
Two More IMPLICATED
1t is believed that the bundles
contained the dissected portions o.
the Parker child's body, which were
later recovered wrapped in news
papers in city park and that the
men We're taking them from the a.
partmcnt to dispose of them at the
time.
This clew introduces the two un-
named youths who have figured
vaguely in the background since the
beginning of the investigation. In
this connection police are seeking
the members of fraternal organ
i::ation of youths, who gathered in
rooms on the second floor of a ga
lage. The place has not been &C.
cupied since the murder and several
clews were found in the rooms.
Police were also working on the
report that stolen Cadillac coupe
crashed into another machine late
last night in the east end of the
city and that man answering
Hickman description was driving
the ear.
The machine, reported stolen b.
Edward Asheller, is believed to be
the car which appeared at filling
station early Tuesday morning with
Hickman at the wheel.
Asheller 8 machine was found q.
bandoned today and corps of fin
ger print experts worked over the
car in an effort to determine wheth-
er 1t had been stolen by "The
FuX.''
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-21
JANUARY TO Be
ACTIVE MONTH
FOR DAM BILL

Washington, ID. c., will be the
scene throughout January of several
important discussions bearing di-
rectly upon the Boulder Dam pro-
ject. 1t is expected that a confer
ence in which the ALLEGATION of
power revenues will be fixed will be
held along with hearings by the
house and senate committees.
According to the latest advices
received at the Imperial Irrigation
district the power ALLEGATION meet
ing will open about January II. The
ALLEGATION of water rights will also
be brought up at that session. 1t
is expected that settlement of the
basin states problems will be real
lied in these conferences and that
they will be able to forward recon-
mendations to Congress as result.
The senate committee is scheduled
to begin its hearings on the Boulder
Dam legislation on January II, with
hope to complete discussion on or
before January 2l. The house will
be the first to take up the matter,
starting on January 6. A report is
expected by the 14th.
Mark Rose, director of the Irri-
CATION district, arrived in Washing
ton Yesterday. Together with c. l..
Childers. attorney of the district,
and +. w. Greer, publicist. he will
enter the conferences to be begun
at once in which proponents of the
bin will outline their plan of ac-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-21
CONGRESS TAKES
VACATION OVER
HOLIDAY TIME

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Con-
gress wound up the first Is days of
its long session today to adjourn
for the Christmas holidays with a
tax reduction bill half way through
and other important legislation I'M
der way.
1t will resume its work January
4, the senate planning to take up
the tax bill and the house concen-
trating on proposals for flood re-
lief.
The tax bill, providing for re-
duction of $2S9,000,000, now is in
the senate finance committee where
hearings will open after the holi-
days.
A public buildings bill authoriz-
ing expenditure of $100,000,000
more next year than had been con
templated, has passed the house and
is being studied in the senate COM
mittee, as is the $5O,000,O00 alien
property bill passed by the house.
The senate has passed the house s
deficiency appropriation bill, barred
Senators-Elect Smith, Republican,
Illinois, and Ware, Republican,
Pennsylvania, from the oath of of
flee, and has set in motion an in
vestigation of allegedlv forged Mex
lean state papers published by Will
liam r. Hearst.
A proposal suggesting an inquiry
into the so called "power combine" "
has been bottled up in the senate
interstate commerce commi e
while the MacMaster resolution rec
ommending reduction of tariff rates
gathered dust on the senate table.
1t will not be called up until after
the holidays.
There will be little activity dur
ing the recess except in the senate
Hearst investigation which will re-
sumo December 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-21
RESEMBLANCE TO
FUGITIVE SLAYER
CAUSES TROUBLE
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 21.-Per-
sons resembling Edward Hickman,
youthful slayer of 12-year-old Mar
ion Parker, are finding it necessary
to protect themselves with police
credentials.
Mickey O'Neil, motion picture ex-
ira, was taken into custody so many
times by officers who believed him
to be the murderer, that he was fin
ally given letter bearing the sig
nature of police officials, which
identifies him.
'I'm afraid to go out on tho
street, or start anywhere O'Neil
said, Gas I have no assurance Of
ever arriving due to my rescm-
blance to Hickman"
Photographs of ONeil and Hick-
man when compared looked exactly
alike.
A near riot resulted again today
when another suspect, Dick Foell,
"a, was taken into custody in the
downtown district. The young man
resented being arrested and resisted
officers who tried to take him to
Central station.
7 Huge crowds assembled to watch
the arrest being made and police
rushed Foell to Central station
where he established his identity.
His resemblance to Hickman was
striking except that he is four or
five inches taller than the suspect
ed murderer.