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The Washington times., 1929-11-22
Blight Poison on Melon
Causes Death of Woman

KEWANEE, Ill, Nov. 22.--Mrs.
Eliza Nixon Smith. 70, is dead
here as the result Of eating can.
taloupe that had been treated
with poison to destroy a bug
blight.
The Washington times., 1929-11-22

Combinations, slips, gowns and
boomers that are priced un-
usually low for the fine quality
of rayon used in their making.
Some are plain, some lace
trimmed. All new pastel shades.
Sizes 2 to IL years.
PALAIs ROYAL DotUN stairs Store
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MILLIONS s[E TROPHIES
 sHOWERED 0N L|NDY

ST. LOUIS, Aug, Is, (P-The daily stream of visitors thru the Lindbergh room in Jefferson mem orial here continues undiminished.
 More than 3,OO0,0O0 persons have seen the collection of trophies which were showered on the aviator.
 The most popular bauble is dia- mond tie pin, exquisitely cut from a large stone to represent an air plane. The donor is not listed nor is is value.
 Second in popularity are the gold passes showered upon the flier by railroads, theatre managers, clubs, and lifetime passes to all major league baseball games.
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D|R|G|bLE ACROSS TIE URALS
 ON WORLD FL|GHT
GRAF ZEPPELIN IN RADIO COM
 MUNICATION WITH MOS COW; GOOD PROGRESS

BERLIN, Aug, Is, (P1-A dis patch from Moscow said the Graf Zeppelin crossed the Ural noun tains from Europe to Asia; passing the town of Nadeshdinsky, about $50 miles east of Perm under favor able weather conditions.
 The Graf is in touch with the Moscow radio station and is receiv- ing weather reports from Perm, TOO miles east of Moscow The Ural mountains were crossed by a grad ual slope; the divide was hardly noticed only by pole alongside the railroad tracks which tells travel CTS they are passing from Europe into Asia.
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SALMON PACK IF ?. NM. SOUND AREA
 BEARS OUT POLICY
)'MALLEY'S FISHERIES POLICY IN ALASKA HANDICAPPED
 BY RETURNS

CORONA, Aug, Is, P)-Ap- parently vindicating the policy ot
 he United States Bureau of Fish cries policy under Henry O'Mal- ley, to establish consistent and perpetual production, on the basis of final tabulation figures reveal 844.895 cases of salmon were packed in this district or a gain of nearly 100000 cases over last year.
 These figures are larger than any year since 1925 and a gain is shown despite the fact the sea son was an off year and that sev- eral days were cut off this season by a bureau order
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.DOCK WORKER iT
 !. DULUTH C()NFEsSES HE KILLED G|RL
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY TYING ROCKS AROUND NECK AND
 WADING IN WATER

DULUTH, Minn., Aug, Is, (P)- Oscar Olson, 29, a Duluth dock worker, confessed to the staying of Dorothy Aunne in Minneapolis Tuesday.
 Chief of Detectives R. E. Donald son, expressed doubt concerning the mans story. Olson told the police that he was drunk Tuesday and wandered in a vacant lot and went to sleep He saw the Aune girl go by. T didn't know what was doing. I don't think I did anything to her but when she be- gan screaming killed her then I got scared and found some gunny sacks and wrapped her in them and threw her in the tall grass I don't remember everything did", Olson said.
 Olson was arrested by police when he attempted to commit suicide, saying he was trying to escape pun i5hment He tied rocks around his neck and waded out in the water up to his chin trying to drown him self.
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VESSEL SAILING FOR
 NORTH THIS MONTH

i VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug, Is, (P) It will be the end of this month before the freighter Golden Forest
 will be ready to start her voyage back to Seattle from Akutan har- Dor. A. c. Burkick, managing dl- rector of the Pacific Salvage Co.,
 was informed by T. w. Allen aboard the Salvage King that it will be necessary to transfer the cargo to the freighter Elcedro by August 19.
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MOBILE PLANNING SECOND FL|GHT
 ID THE ARCTIC
STUDIED AERONAUTICS FOR 16 YEARS AND CONSTRUCTED
 IA DIRIGIBLES

BERLIN, Aug, 16, (P-General Mobile arrived in Berlin and is conjectured to be planning another Arctic expedition. Yesterday he conferred with Berlin aeronautical experts and left for Gotha to talk with scientists.
 Mobile declined to discuss the disaster of his last adventure say ing: T am convinced that when my book is published the truth about the catastrophe will rapidly become known" His answers to questions as to whether he would attempt a third flight he replied, T am A years old and have studied aero nautics for Is years and have con- Structed 14 dirigibles For four years l have tried. to find new land for Italy; I am young enough"
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DOUBLE REFUEL|NG CONTACT MADE BY
 PLANE AT FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug, Is, (P)- The endurance plane from Spokane the "Sun God, made a double re- fueling contact and hurried east ward in an effort to fly across the continent and back without land ing.
 The plane flew from Spokane to San Francicso in nine hours but hovered in a fog waiting for the re- fueling supply ship. She took aloft 180 gallons of gasoline in two loads.
 The Sun God" left for Cheyenne, the next refueling point. Nick Manner and Art Walker reported that all is well except for a little motor trouble last night which was ironed out.
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OF PURCHASE ALASKA
 PLANE COMP PAN|ES
COL. CARL BEN ETELSON NAM ED EXECUTIVE, VICE PRE-
 SIDENT AND GEN. MGR.

NEW YORK, Aug, 16, (P)-The Aviation Corporation announced the formation of the Alaska Air ways Inc, as a holding corporation to promote commercial flying in Alaska and the acquisition by the new concern of two Alaska air transport companies.
 Graham B. Grosvenor, president, said that Carl Ben Eielson, polar flyer, had been appointed executive president and general mana ger of the holding corporation. A telegram from Eielson at Fairbanks advised that he had completed ne gotiations whereby the ownership of the Vein Alaska Airways Inc, and the Herbert Rodebaugh Air plane Co., passes to the Alaska Air ways.
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ATTEMPT ENDURANCE
 FLIGHT, FAST, SOUTH

SPOKANE, Aug, Is, (P-N. B. Manner and Art Walker hopped-off at 5:58 D. m. Pacific time, heading the plane Sun God" westward on the Spokane San FranciSco-New York Spokane endurance flight.
 The plane will refuel in the air in an attempt to determine the feasl- bility to refuel commercial planes during a flight and to eliminate de- lay of cost. If the plane completes the trip successfully it may attempt to break the endurance record on it's return to Spokane.
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INDUSTRY |S FAC|NG
 \ NICKEL sH0RTAGE

NEW YORK, Aug, Is, P)-There has been for the last eight months la world shortage of nickel so seri- ous that in spite of every effort to expand production facilities and to increase them by new installations on a really gigantic scale, consump- tion and new uses in particular have out-stripped the expanded production by more than 50 per- cent. Nor is the end of this situa- Ition in sight yet. The new con- istruction does not fully cover it.
 It has been and still is so serious that industries which have been using nickel in their regular work for 30 years have not been able to keep properly supplied
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SOUTHWEST ALASKA
 PACK SATISFACTORY

JUNEAU, Aug, Is, (FD-At the close of operations August 10th the salmon canneries in southeast AL aska had a pack of 1,541 ,000 cases Iof all varieties. The feature of the pack is the unusual proportion of red salmon.
 Mr. O'Malley said that over 150,- 1000 of this variety was packed It will be about two weeks before the season ends and no estimate of the pack has thus far been made.
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DECREASE. NATIONAL
 BANKS, |s REPORTED

WASHINGTON, Aug, Is, (P),-A decrease of $1 ,5O0,O 100000 in re- sources of the National Banks in the United States, Alaska and Hawaii has been reported by J. w. Pole, comptroller of currency. But institutions, thru an increase of $9O 100000 invested in capital last year were described to be relatively stronger in position than in the past.
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1000 YACHTS

LONDON, Aug. 15. (P)-More than 1000 yachts, representing
 10 different nations were pre- sent at the first days racing at CoWes. The races were held under the auspices of the Royal London Yacht Club. The main race was won by A. A. Patons "LulWorth" with Sir Thomas Lipton's Sham rock. the Fourth, second.
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TOM HEENEY LOSES
 ID GIANT ARGENTINE

BROOKLYN, Aug, 16, P)-The Ar genuine giant, Victoria Campolo, 223 pounds, battered his way into the heavyweight picture last night over Tom Heeney Campolo was awarded the fight by a technical knockout in the nineth round of a a hard beating, staggered into the arms of Referee Tom Crowley.
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ARRESTED FOR THEFT

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (P)- Joseph Price, former manager of a branch bank of the United states and A. Siegman, paying teller, were arrested on charge of being responsible for theft of more than s111,OOO from the bank.
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CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTS

RIO JANEIRO, Aug, 16, (P- 4 committee on arrangements is already making plans for the fourth American Congress of Architects, which is to be held here from June 19 to 30 next year. More than 300 archi- tects from the western hemi- sphere are expected to attend.
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ALASKA VOLCANO ACTIVE

CORDOVA, Aug, 16, P)-Arrivals from the Interior report three mountain peaks of the Wrangell range, show signs of volcanic ac- tivity. The display at Mt. Wrangell is said to be spectacular but the eruption is not expected to be seri- ouS.
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TORONTO, Ont, Aug, Is, (P)- Indian guides, airplanes and friends from New York and Toronto have been enlisted in the search for 1O- year-old Peter Mack, who disap- peared while on canoe trip. The empty canoe has been found.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia 5; Cincinnati 4. New York 9; St. Louis '. Boston 2; Pittsburgh l. Chicago 9-4; Brooklyn 5-5.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington g; Chicago 4. St. Louis 3; Boston O. Detroit 2; New York O.
 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Hollywood 6, San Francisco 4. Missions '; Los Angeles 6. Portland 6; Seattle 2. Sacramento 8; Oakland 2.
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SPECIMENS. MUsEuM

CORDOVA, Aug, Is, tP)-John Jonas, from Yonkers, New York, is enroute south on the Admiral Wat son with specimens of 40 walrus and six polar bear for the Philadel- phia Museum of Natural History
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
STATE ENFORCEMENT ACT
SMOTHERED

Efforts of the temperance forces
to haye the Maryland Legislature
adopt a prohibition State enforce
ment act went for naught last week
when House of Delegates voted Ga to
As to adopt the unfavorable report
on the bill.
Two of Cecil County's delegates
voted with the temperance forces,
John w. Buchelle and w. +. Vim
singer, while the third member OF
the delegation, Arnold Crawford,
voted with the vets.
The bill was known. as the Davis
bill and carried provisions more
stringent than the Volstead Act it.
self.
1t appeared certain after the
House vote that prohibition will
again play a major role in the cam
paigning of 1880.
Fifty-nine Democrats and five Re-
publicans voted against the dry bill
while thirty Republicans and fifteen
Democrats voted in favor OF the
measure.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
INCOME TAX RETURNS
Blanks Sent Out-Taxes Must Be
Paid BY March is


The Collector of Internal Revenue
has sent to all who made returns
last year, forms for the 1928 re-
turns.
The taxes must be paid by March
18th. Shortly after March 1st, the
staff in the Office will be augmented
to handle the last minute rush.
The officials are urging every tax
able person to make their returns as
soon as possible by sending in their
returns now.
According to the Federal regula-
lions, an income tax return must be
filed by every citizen of the United
States whether residing at home OF
abroad, and every person residing
in the United States though not e
citizen thereof, whose gross income
for the taxable year 1928 amounted
to $4,000 or whose net income
amounted to:
(a) $1,000 if single or il married
and not living with husband or wife:
(b) $4,000 If married. and living
with hunband or wife; or
(c) Regardless Of amount il the
net income exceeds the personal ex-
emption.
If an individual is single and the
net income, including that of de.
pendent minors, If any, is $500 OF
over, or if the gross income is $751;
900 or over, return must be filed
If the combined net income OF hus,
band and wife, and dependent minor
children, if any, is $500 or over, OF
il their combined gross income ii
$4,000 or over, all Such income must
be reported on joint return, or on
separate returns of husband and
wife. In case the husband and wife
elect to file separate returns and
rnvrr rufnDfled net income IS $5,Ovv
or over, each shall make a return on
Form 1910, even though the net in
come on one Of the returns is less
than $4,000.
IF the net income Of a decedent
from the beginning of the taxable
year to the date OF his death, was
|$1,500 or over, if unmarried and
living with husband or.wife, of il
his gross income for the period was
$4,000 or over, the executor or ad-
ministrator shall make a return for
him on Form 1910 or 1O4OA.
Under each Of the above condi-
tions, return must be filed even il
no tax is due"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

An expedition of .thirty-odd finan-
cial experts left New York late in
January en- route to China. Their
object is to study the country and
its finances, including currency, pub
lie debt, taxation, tariff Jaws, bud
gets, railroads and banking. They
will make use of data assembled by
the Chinese government, Chinese
officials and business men and then
make their report to the Chinese
government and their suggestions as
to the rehabilitation OF the economic
affairs of the Chinese Republic
This expedition is headed by DR.. Ed
win w. Kammerer, who helped pre-
pare the Dawes plan and who has
also given advice to a number OF
countries including Chile, Ecuador,
Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Guatema-
la and Poland. Besides these adj
visers China has also appointed an
Honorary Economic Advisory Com
mission on which are named Owen
d. Young and Henry Ford. Henry
M. Murphy and Ernest p. Goodrist
are to help work out an engineering
and architectural plan for the city
of Marking, new capital of the
Chinese Republic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
GRAND JURY SCORES BALTI-
MORE COUNTY POLICE

The Baltimore County Grand Jury
in it's report filed in the Circuit
Court for Baltimore County last
thursday, denounces their local po-
lice for failure to rid the County of
lawlessness. The Jury stated that
reports came from many sections OF
the County of open and fragrant vIo-
lations of the liquor and gambling
laws and that the Board OF County
Commissioners and the Marshall of
Police were called before them and
made acquainted with the reports.
The Jury gave it as their belief that
the Police Department as whole
was not endeayoring to maintain
good orded in the County.
Slot machines and other gambling
devices being openly operated were
denounced as bringing about a de-
|plorable condition and that traffic in
liquor fiourished throughout the
County and in particular along the
Philadelphia road.-Ex.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

national life in every way awaits
and welcomes it. The votes of a few
Legislators will be endorsed by mil
lions Of people. What they put into
carefully worded phrases has long
burned in the heart of mankind,
AS we learn more of life, peace be-
comes inevitable. This peace pact
is not simply one more diplomatic
gesture of cautious, insincere court
ely. It is the proclamation of. and
fbrmal agreement to, ideals and hui
man lodgings which have been felt
for many years. Our social order
demands peace. Our religion points
that way. Our minds construe the
ways toward it, and our hearts beat
faster in anticipation of it. Peace
is more than an attitude or condi-
zion prevailing between nations. 1t
is the common recognition of 4prin-
ciples and values which govern all
nations and all peoples
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

A measure drafted for delegate
Irwin G. Hamilton, of Allegany coun-
ty. who is president of the Maryland
Federation of Labor, which organi-
cation sponsors the bill. prohibits
the operation of pari-mutuei ma
chimes and gambling of all kinds in
or around the race tracks OF the
State. The bill has been introduced
in the House of Delegates, Maryland
Legislature. A heavy fine and pris-
ON sentence are provided for viola
tions.
The proposed bill as originally
drafted would be effective June /,
1929. but it was decided to revise
the measure so as not to effect the
State budgets Of 1929 and 1880.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
RATIFICATION IN SPIRIT AND
IN TRUTH

fFrom The American Friend)
Ratification of the Peace Pact il
not merely a feeble gesture toward
peace, nor is it woodworking
agency which, unaided, will guaran-
tee permanent peace to all nations
Neither enlightened law-making mol
the ratification OF new internationa
pacts with resounding oratory car
alone bring permanent peace among
the peoples of the earth.
Now that it is clear that our righi
of self-defense is not curtailed. lei
us make equally sure that our duty
of self assertion on behalf OF rea
international peace is not in any
way forgotten. We have safeguard
ed the Monroe Doctrine; now whal
about Christ's doctrine? Instead Of
taking time for rhetoric and econ
iums, let US make sure that in every
way the nations realize that we NEAR
good faith. by this ratification. 1t il
easier to condemn our public official,
at times than it is to realize how
little we have aided to crystalline the
public sentiment to which they mos
readily react.
The voting is over, but the work
has just begun. Are the people Of
our country aware that they, too
must ratify the pact by their atti
tude, their spirit, during the days
that are to come? The pact does
not oblige us to take any actor
against a nation violating it; but
certainly we have the obligation te
see that the spirit of peace which
lies behind it becomes more and
more guiding principle in interna-
tional affairs.
These are days when the old or
der of international AFFAIRS is chang
ing. A psychology and philosophy
in which war~played prominent
part cannot be instantly changed
even by the fiat Of national legis-
lature. It will take some time fol-
us to adjust ourselves completely to
the leadership and primacy OF peace
But that day is coming. The spirit
that is in man demands it. Inter
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

The bird sanctuary at Mountain
Lake, Florida, ana its singing tower
with its carlton of sixty-one bells
was dedicated on February the first
by President Coolidge. Sanctuary
and tower are the gift of Edward
Box. The sanctuary is beautiful
sylvan glade designed to attract
song-birds Of many varieties and
form a retreat for the public. At its
highest point has been erected the
singing tower with its bells. The
President in his dedication speech
referred to the sanctuary and tower
as an example of the manner in
which huge fortunes are being de
voted to philantropic endeavors re
bounding to the benefit OF the
masses. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

Many tales have been built up
about the possible-and secret-tun-
melting under the English Channel,
stories OF French victories so OBJ
tanned. by falling upon the enemy
in surprise. or of English conquest
of an astounded France. Yet now
there is serious talk of such dream
as the tunnelled channel being put
into effect. The project is to be full
ly debated in Parliament this winter
and it is said that an overwhelming
majority is in favor of it. The out.
standing fact. however. is that this
plan of uniting England and France
Dy twenty-mile under-sea tunnel is
no longer dream OF possible vic
tory in time of war but vision OF
how closely the two countries can be
brought in time of peace.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

The u. s. Senate during the last
week of January. 1929, ratified three
treaties: To check liquor smuggl-
ing from Japan to the United States;
to provide reciprocal naturalization
rules between this country and
Czechoslovakia; to provide Pana-
ma-United States convention for the
adjustment Of claims by citizens OF
each country against the other.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

An annual tax of two per cent on
gross premiums, less return prem
sums, on all fire insurance compan-
les in the State is provided in bill
introduced in the House by
p. Wilmer Cronin, of Hartford coun-
ty.
The bill does not repeal any OF the
present taxes on these companies
but provides that the two per cent
tax shall be added to the present
fees. In the case of mutual fire in
surance companies the dividends
paid or credited to members in the
State shall be construed to be return
premiums.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

One Of the most important deci-
sions the United States Supreme
Court has recently been called upon
to give was announced on January
14th. 1t was to the effect that Chi
cago had not the right-which it
had previously claimed-to divert
from Lake Michigan $500 cubic
feet Of water per second for its pur-
pose of drainage and navigation.