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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18
Sarxad His Purpose

An artist, painting in the open air.,
was startled to see a red-faced, per-!
spring motorist at his side. Don't.
put another stroke to It" urged the
newcomer. "Pll give you five pounds
for It as It stands"
"It-it Is very kind Of you," the
artist stammered, "but it's not quite
finished"
doesn't matter one jot," said the
motorist, as he got his money out. 81
only want the canvas to mend burst
tire."-Weekly Scotsman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18
Tn. Word "Anecdote"

vroday we know that the word
'anecdote" simply refers to pithy
account of any incident, usually q
short entertaining narrative.
! Originally. however. an anecdote
was q secret history, sort of a sub
rosa story of unpublished events, this
being indicated by its root
rec.
L is In this sense that 1t Is used,
instance, by ProcOpius in his por-
of the private life Of Justinian
heodora.-Kansas City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18
Tit for Tat

he could keep her secret no longer.
Dearest" she exclaimed to her
Husband, II can't wait until your
birthday to tell you what I've bought
hou for q present I've got
Aou q new rug to put in front of my
dressing table and bronze statuette
DIR the drawing-room mantelpiece I"
fJnd then she added: "Now. what are
Aou going to get mer
y "Weil." he replied, contemplatively
p think l shall get you new razor
ind some ties"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18
..simnIa Liza" In Rurm.

The Turkestan women have no win,
lows. to wash, their furniture being
Omitted to a few benches and tables
auurm cleaner in Burma would BE-
A lug on the market Their houses
a built about eight feet above the
al nd. The dust that blows into
gr} Burman house Sits right through
tho bamboo cane floor. Meals are
the ID and eaten outdoors as long as
COO yeather permitR
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

There is to be a celebration at Ell
Paso, Texas, of the 18th anniversary
of the Gadsen Purchase. The Cad
sen Purchase was made by President
Pierce in 1853. 1t was named from
James Gadsen who negotiated it, and
is a strip of land across the southern
part of New Mexico and Arizona
1t was bought from Mexico at pur
chase price of $1O,0O0,00O to recti-
fly the international boundary. And
the purchase has sometimes been
called conscience money. Five
years earlier the United States had
taken from Mexico, at the close OF
the war between the two countries,
all of California, Nevada, Utah, most
of Arizona and New Mexico and had
paid for all this territory the sum
of SIS, 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

Somebody advocates as good
policy not to argue with fool. But
how are we to know that he is fool
until we have argued with him and he
disagrees with us?"-ToledO Blade.
We give it up, unless the proof is the
fact that person number two argues
with person number enc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

Europe boasts of having no crime
waves. A large number of European
criminals regard America as promising
better returns than their own lands
and so tend to expand the record in
the U. S. A.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

Preventives seem to be fairly well
organized against one kind of war.
Chinese residents are warned that IT,
they contemplate another Of those
tong wars. they positively will be de-
ported and compelled to do their war
ring in some other country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

Like the race track tout, the stock
market tipster causes his public to
wonder why his inside information
has not enabled him to amass a for
tune sufficient for retirement from
the financial hurly-hurly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

There are three classes of chewing
insects, says Nature Magazine. namely.
those that feed upon foliage In the
open, those that roll the foliage, ana
those that feed on the inside of the
stems. In addition. of course, there
are chiggers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

Great canal projects are in contem-
platiOn. Any picturesque hopes, how
ever. of the revival of the old mule and
the towpath are denied even to the
most ardent sentimentalist who dreams
Of the "dear old days."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

Before the long-predicted satura-
ton point in motor car production has
been reached, Queens Borough, N.
Y, complains of the saturation point
in abandoned old cars. A thousand
a month are run or lowed to its streets
and permanently parked, so far as the
owners are concerned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

Two United States citizens have
accepted invitations to sit on the
charter commission of the new In
ternational Bank of Settlements
They are Jackson Eli Reynolds,
President of the First National Bank
J of New York, and Melvin Alvah
<Traylor, President of the First Ma
tional Bank of Chicago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

The extension division of large
western university announces a
course in the scope and functions OF
the stock exchange. The evolution
of modern capitalism, classes of
brokers, money and credit, the re-
lation of the exchanges to the public,
and kindred subjects will be taught.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

It is little wonder we are inclined
to be suspicious of others when we
have to watch ourselves so closely.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

National income of the United
States increased from $12,0S2,0OO,-
600 in 1920 to 100000, 100000 in
1928, a per capita increase from
1892 to $3.50.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

An ounce of fire prevention is
worth ton of extinguishing. Care
lessness with fire hazards is costing
our nation tens of millions of dollars
annually.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18
Think Il Over

Don't feel alarmed because your
boy thinks he is smarter than his dad.
He may be right-Cappers Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-18

Who has daring eye. tells down.
right truths and downright lies.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
ARCTIC AV|ATORS FAIL ID ARRIVE
 NOME, SIBERIA
BSLIEVE PLANES ENCOUNTERED SNOW STORM AND LANDED
 NEAR EAST CAPE

NOME, Nov, 2, (P-Pilots Ben Eielson and Frank Dorbandt, who took-off from Forth Cape Thurs day in two planes with six passen- Igers and 1000 pounds of furs, were expected to reach here the same day but had not arrived at a late hour on Friday.
 The Alaska Airways Co, recently contracted with a fur company to transport 15 passengers and large quantity of furs from Siberia to the Alaska mainland for re-ship- Iment to Seattle.
 It is believed the planes encoun- tered a heavy snow storm near IBering Straits and landed on the Siberian coast in the vicinity of East Cape.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
TROUTMAIV SAYS
 HE CIRCULATED THE
 DEPR|EST ATTACK
IS MAKING NO APOLOGIES DECLARES FORMER MEM
 BIER ANTI SMITH

RICHMOND, Nov, ?, (P-I. q Troutman, former member of the anti-Smith state committee who resigned, in a statement as- serted he was the one who cir culated the Depriest pamphlets which, during the last few days, claimed the attention of the Vir- ginia state campaign.
 This statement was to the eff feet that T am the one who has been circulating the so-called De- priest pamphlets over which the Republican machine boss is mak- ing such a stir. I am answering with no apologies"
 The pamphlets contained pie lures of Depriest, the Negro con- gressman, and his wife, with excerpts from speeches.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
GuARDS PLACED
 PANTAGES HOME
 CARMEN THREATS
ATTEMPTS MADE TO LURE GIRL TO ISOLATED SEC-
 TION AS PREY

LOS ANGELES, Nov, 2, (R- Armed guards have been thrown about the Pantages home after members of the family revealed numerous anonymous telephone calls and letters had been re- ceived by Carmen Pantages, l9 year-old daughter
 Armed body-guards have been assigned to protect Carmen upon the plea of her brother, Lloyd Rodney Pantages. Detectives are Investigating the messages.
 One of these is believed to have been written by a feminine hand. An attempt was made to lure Carmen to an isolated sec- tion where she would have been easy prey to kidnappers. Mrs. Pantages is very agitated by the calls and letters, detectives said.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
PROHIBITION KILLINGS
 SHOWN FOR 10 YEARS
 RESULTS 199 DEATHS

WASHINGTON, Nov. l, P)- The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Seymour T. Lowman, an- nounced statistics compiled by the bureau of prohibition showed l43 civilians had been killed by prohibition agents, and 56 prohihl- ton agents had been killed III the nerformance of their duty in the approximately 10 years of national prohibition.
 MT Lowman's statement was made after he had been informed that figures differing from the bu- reau's total had been made public elsewhere, and that statmentS had been made charging the bureau with suppression of the correct total. The Assistant Secretarys figures showed also that three narcotic agents had been killed in line of duty. One narcotic agent was killed in each of the years, 1921, 1925 and 1928.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
MAUI. SLAYER OF POLICEMAN IS
 ELECTROCUTED
WAS ONE OF TWO ROBBERS WHO ALSO SHOT AND
 KILLED SECRETARY

COLUMBIA, Ohio, Nov, 2, (R Arthur J. Maui, convicted slay- CT of William Grubbs, Akron policeman, was electrocuted in the Ohio penitentiary, last night.
 Maui went to the death chair as 7:3O and was pronounced dead at 7:33.
 He was one of the two robbers who shot and killed Sam Vevin- son, secretary of the B & L Met al Stamping Co.,, in Brooklyn, in an attempt to rob the offices.
 Each carried a pistol as they entered the offices and ordered Vevinson and three employees to hand them the money, Vevinson shouting Give it to them" then turned and ran into a storage room. He was shot twice in the back. The aSsailants escaped without the money.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
CONDEMNATION IF SENATOR BINGHAM
 ASKED IN SENATE
RESOLUTION PUT ASIDE ITEM PORARILY AT REQUEST
 SENATOR TESS

WASHINGTON, Nov, 2, (P)- \ resolution asking condemna- ton of Senator Bingham was introduced into the senate by Senator Norris but at the request of Senator Fess, of Ohio, con- sideration was deferred
 Norris called attention to the fact the resolution was privileged but said he was glad to lay it aside temporarily if anyone So requested
 The resolution follows;
 That the action of the Sena- tor from Connecticut, MT. Bing- ham, in placing MT. Charles l.. EyanSon upon the official rolls of the senate at the time and manner set forth in the report of the subcommittee on judi ciary. was contrary to good nor als and senate ethics and tends to bring the senate into dis honor and disrepute and such conduct is hereby condemned
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
PRINCESS ILENA
 O|V BOARD YACHT
 IN MARROW ESCAPE
VESSEL RAN ON ROCK; GENER. AL CONSERVATION
 RETGNED

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Nov, 2, Princess Ilena, daughter of Dowager Queen Marie, aunt of King Michael, had a narrow escape in a yachting accident causing general consternation among the public.
 Her yacht all but capsized when it ran on a rock at Agrigea while running to Constanza to the Baltic. It was floated later and lowed to Agrigea.
 A year ago she qualified as the first woman navigator in Ruma- mia.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
WALL STREET REDUCES
 FINANCIAL STAMPEDE

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, P-Wall Street came groping out of the darkness as stalwart leaders of finance and industry swept away the black cloud of the impend- ing disaster that struck terror to the hearts of spectators and investors.
 Powerful support was thrown into the market and hundreds of issues closing the day from g to $21 higher, having substantial ly reduced the losses suffered ln the stampede of a few days ago which was the most violent ever experienced
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
JAPANESE ATTEMPTS
 ID KILL PREMIER

TOKYO, Nov. 1,(P-An appar- ently minded Japanese was arrested after an attempt which police believed was directed against the life of Premier Hamguchi
 The Japanese sprang on the run ming board of an automobile as 1t was leaving the Premier'S residence and drew a dagger. AS the car swerved, he was thrown to the ground where he was picked up by officers.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
BRISK RALLY FOLLOWS
 DISASTROUS DECLINE

NEW YORK, Nov. l, (R-The worse of the flood of selling which wiped out 25,O0O,OoO,OOo in quoted value securities last week appeared to have passed the New York Stock Markets when brisk rally followed another disastrous decline which carried scores of issues down from 10 to TO points a share. It is esti- mated there was a turnover of 16,- 100000 shares.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
NORRIS DEMANDS VOTE RESOLUTION CENsURE
 AGAINST BINGHAN|

WASHINGTON, Nov, 2, PO- Consenting to defer consider ation of the resolution of cen sure against Senator Bingham, Senator Norris also gave notice that he would demand a vote on it Monday.
 Senator Tess, Republican, an nounced he will be ready to vote on Monday when the senate is expected to go on record on the matter. The resolution, a privi- Ieged one, can be brought up at any time. Norris informed the senate that several members will oe forced to be absent and that they had requested the vote De postponed.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
'SNIFFER' CONVICTED
 FIRST DECREE MURDER

CHANDLER, Oklahoma, Nov, 9, (P-Jeff D. Harris, repudiated prohibition enforcement officer was convicted of first degree murder by a jury in the district court for killing Oscar Lowery Pott, Awatowie County farmer, in an Independence Day raid. Punishment was left to the court.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
FOsHAY COMPANY PASSES INTO HA|iDS
 OF RECE|VER5HIP
ACTION BROUGHT ABOUT ON A JUDGEMENT OF S5,OOO; CON-
 GERMS IN 30 STATES

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov, 2, (P)-An properties owned and managed by Wilbur B. Foshay and w. B. Foshay company, valued at more than S2O OOO, ,0OO including utility and in dustrial concerns in 30 states be- sides Alaska, Canada and Central America, went into receivership.
 Action was brought on judg- ment of $5,OOO obtained against the Foshay company by H. H. Henley, Ia vice. president of the concern.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
ALAMEDA SAILS NORTH

SEATTLE, Nov, 2, (P)-The s. $. Alameda, of the A. s. s. O.. sailed today at g a. m. for Alaska with 63 passengers; eight of them are booked for Sewxd as follows: H. F. Kennard, MT. and Mrs. A. Halvorson, M. w. Gold
 stein, Mr. and Mrs. T. Kulstad and child and w. F. Mencenback.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02

NOME, Nov, 1, 4P)-The s. s. Victoria sailed for Seattle Oh her last trip of the season with 191 pas sengers and a big cargo of herring, reindeer meat and over half mil lion in gold bullion The vessel was delayed here by low water The weather is moderate and there is no ice.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
SHUMAKER DIES

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1, P- Edward P. Shumaker, superinten- dent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League for g years died here re- gently. He suffered from malig- nant tumor.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
RUSSIANS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Nov, ?, (P)-Com- pleting a hazardous journey of 12,- 500 miles the globe -trotting Rus sian plane Land of Soviets" land led on Curtiss field at 4:13 p. m. Six thousand persons greeted the fliers and policemen were unable to check the crowd.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
OCEAN SERVICE

BERLIN, Nov l, P)-Dr. Ed mund Rumpler intends to visit America soon to form a German American company for operation of twenty hour Seaplane service between Berlin and Hoboken. Plans call for machinery to carry ITO passengers.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
RAILROADER DIES

CLEVELAND, Nov, 2, P)-Wil- liam G. Lee, TO, whose colorful leadership in the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen brought him national prominence, died after a losing battle of months against the ravages of cancer.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-02
POWER MEN HERE

President Frank Reed of the An chorage Light & Power Co.,, and Joseph Shaw, designing engineer, were among last evenings promi- nent arrivals in the city The gen. tlemen are here for a brief visit on business matters and are registered lat the Van Glider hotel.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-22

of Labor that men of 40 years and
more are being discharged in many
plants because the employers want to
keep down rates on group insurance.
From the first every seeing person
has known that group insurance
bought and paid for by the employer
would somehow have to be paid fol-
by someone else.
In some cases such insurance i,
designed to prevent labor turnover,
or quitting the job. But here is
more despicable penalty
The Union Labor Life Insurance
Company, labor's own company, in
sures unions and thus makes for free
dom and self-respect. Let wage
earners protect themselves and thus
with this new weapon, strike on'
more blow for human freedom ant
decency and justice. 1t would be hare
to find anything more shameful thar
! the discharge of workmen who ar
in their prime just to keep down th'
insurance rates paid by an employee
for his own purposes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-22
SERMONS IN BROOKS

Mr.. Gilbert Seldes went to Mexico
while Mr.. Sheffield was ambassador
there. Mr.. Seldes then worked for a
big mid-western newspaper. It
seems he couldn't tell then what he
now tells in a book that is no, less
than sensational.
Mr.. Seldes, like many another
writer, finds freedom in books not
to be found in great metropolitan
journals. Thus we get nowadays
sermons in books and great bales of
truth between covers.
We remind Mr.. Seldes, brilliant
journalist that he is, of one othel
avenue of free expression. That is
the labor press, and, we may add
most of what he now writes in his
book, has already been told in the
labor press.
Moreover, the labor press will re.
main free, and if Mr.. Seldes has any
more secrets that the big dailies won,
print, let him come to our sanctun
and find surcease from his burdens.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-22
COURT UPHOLDS
PACT TO GRANT
FIVE-DAY WEEK

New York City, G. L. N. S.).-The
temporary injunction obtained by the
Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton restraining the Electrical Con-
tractors Association from putting
into effect it's agreement with the
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for
the five-day week and increased
wages, was vacated February by de-
cision of Supreme Court Justice Blur.
John w. Hooley, president Of the
Electrical Contractors Association,
expressed satisfaction with the de-
cision and declared the union was en-
titled to the higher wage and the
shorter week and that the employers
were pleased to grant them the bene-
fitA under the new contract which
was to have gone into effect on Feb
ruary l, but which was held up by
the temporary injunction. Hooley
added the BLUR decision was good
thing for his association as it fol-
lowed the spirit of cooperation ex-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-22

The following is taken from one
of last weeks editorials by Arthur
Brisbane, well known writer:
Travelling east from Chicago on
the Pennsylvania limited you read in
Paul Blocks Pittsburgh Post Gazette
the heading, DOLLAR OR DAUGH-
TER"
John Bercoveskie, who worked in
the Pennsylvania mines thirty years,
and was, as his wife said, Always
smiling never hurting anybody" lay
dead in an adjoining room, his body
kicked and battered, according to
charges, by the "coal and iron police.
Mrs. Bercoveskie, sad but not hys-
terical, said, "The coal cops are al
ways on the lookout for a man with
dollar, a pretty wife or young
daughter, some of them as young as
twelve or thirteen"
"Mr. Blocks newspaper tells you
that Allegheny legislators reused by
the savage murder of John Bercoves-
kie, slugged and stamped to death by
cool apd iron polica ~ will fry to wine
out the private police system.
1t would seem to be about time
Property must be protected, but what
would property say if the miners
organized a police force. of their owr
with barracks, repeating rifles, etc. ?
The moral is that dollars are wei
organized and can do what men, bad
ly organized, cannot do"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-22
HOSIERY STRIKE IS
in SECOND YEAR

Kenosha, Wis.-The strike of hos
iery workers against the Allen-A
Company is in its second year, with
these trade unionists as determined
as when forced on the streets.
A speed-up demand and refusal to
recognize collective bargaining caused
the strike. The workers offered to
post a bond of 5000 which they
would forfeit after years trial OF
their production policy, but the com
pany is more interested in control of
employees than in profits.
The strike has attracted nation
wide attention because of the futile
efforts to break the strike. These
workers have been enjoined, jailed
and assaulted. Lewis W. Powell, dis
trict attorney, was defeated last No.
vember through his unfairness. 1t is
charged that Powell spent $4,000 OF
the peoples money last year to aic
the company, and that nearly one.
third of this amount found it's way
into the pockets of private detectives
who were imported into this city te
get something on" the unionists.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-22
CHRIST FOR ALL-ALL FOR CHRIST
dflfq)Gifd...... .....,llf l,bllfGod
CHRIST TEACHES HUMILITY

Matthew 1916. At the same time
came the disciples unto Jesus, saying,
Who is the greatest in the kingdom
of heaven? 2. And Jesus called a
little child unto him, and set him in
the midst of them. 3. And said, Yer
lily | say unto you, Except We be con-
verted, and become as little children,
We shall not enter into the kingdom
of heaven. a. Whosoever therefore
shall humble himself as this little
child, the same is greatest in the
kingdom of heaven. s. And whose
shall receive one such little child ir
my name receiveth me- 6. But whose
shall offend one of these little ones
which believe in me, it were better
for him that milestone were hanged
about his neck, and that he were
drowned in the depth of the sea.
PRAYER: Lord, put Thy Spirit
within US and cause us to walk in
Thy Statutes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-22
BY-ELECTIONS
Victory Won By British
Labor Party

New York.-British labor is jubi.
liant over recent successes in by
elections for members of the house OF
commons, according to London press
dispatches.
A by-election is held between reg
ular elections. The latest triumph by
labor was it's first success in South
Battersea, London suburb Mrs.
Hugh Dalton, whose husband is a
member of parliament, increased la
bor's majority of 2,918 five years ago,
to 7,072. Her liberal opponent lost
5000 votes as against the last cleo
tion an dthe conservative candidate
received barely 10 per cent Of the
total vote.
Unemployment and tragic condi-
tions in the mining industry, together
with the incompetency of the conserv-
ative government, is driving voters
into the labor camp.
Some observers claim that while