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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-14
WAR DECLARED

The appearance of scouting
groups of bloodthirsty winged enc
mics, in various parts of the State,
against them. Surveys are being
made, State and Federal forces are
m6boliziLg and in some sections OF
the State, notably in the lower sec
tions of the Eastern Shore, an az
glesive campaign til under Va vi
as the ordinary, but also. the exceed
ingly Irritating species of mosquito,
close relatives of the malaria bear
ing type, the breakbone fever sort
and ,of other varieties of this winged
pest. The mobolizing grounds, IL
II other words, the breeding places Oh
the enemy-swamps, marshes, stag
nant waters, whether in srreams or
POOLS or in small quantities in dis
card'ed tin cans-are being sought
out and duly treated, oiled in some
cases, drained in Others, stocked
with the minnOws that thrive upon
the mosquito larvae in others, or
gotten rid of, in the case OF the dis
reputable tin can.
Speaking of the anti-mosquito
Warfare, DIR. r. H. Riley, Director
OF the State Department of Health,
said, Very often when members o.
the Department are asked to locate
the sources of the early visitations
OF clouds of mosquitoes at resorts
OF summer camping grounds, they
come back with the report found a
lot of empty tin cans, not properly
disposed of. partly full of water,
loaded with mosquito larvae.
These mosquitoes are literally
clouds of witnesses against the
careless camper or. hou seholder and
there is no doubt but that volun-
teer action is needed as much as
community interest and c0-opera-
ton in our warfare against mos
qultoes. We depend Mpon commun.
lty action Tor mass movements
draining swamps, oiling streams,
screening houses and other meas
ures of that sort. But the puoln
spirited volunteer can be of tle-
mendous help by simply clear ms
out all possible breeding places on
mis- own premises or his own plcni.
or camping grounds.
Under their own power, mos
qultoes are said to be able to- fly
about half mile from their D.eed-
ing places, but the distances they
are carried by the wind, by autos,
boats, trains, and by other means OF
transportation, are practi cally i'm
measurable The best way to get
rid OF them is to get rid of thei..
breeding places. Every e1upty till
can left by the roadside, or thrown
on the refuse heap after the picnic
meal, is a potential breeding place.
III We could get every hiker, every
householder, every summer co, 5aeer,
every boy and girl scout, every
camper, to make proper dispo sitfon
OF their discarded, empty, tin cams,
and other containers, we woul, L all
De saved much discomfort"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-14
Photographs of Mars

Much Valuable work has been done
with the great Lick refractor in plan
Ietary observations At the last close
approach of Mars - drawings of the
planet and about 1900 photographs
klid of specially dyed plates, says Ma
fure Magazine. These are of great
value in interpreting the nature of the
changes that are continually taking
place on the surface of the planet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-14

Now is The time to insure
your growing crops against
damage by hail.
There is no prevention Of
hail, put there is prevention Of
serious financial loss by TAX
ing out hail insurance.
CHAS. S. PYLE
INSURANCE
RISING SUN :: MD.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-14
MRS. JENNIE TAYLOR

Licensed Funeral Director
J Gentleman Embalmer Lie
ensed for Maryland and Penn
sylvania.
| Dignified service given all
calls, night or day.
| Cor. N. Queen & Walnut SITS.
Phone 1872 Rising Sun, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-14

The average man gives advice b1
the gallon and accepts it by the
spoonful.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-14

Some people try TO hide the dr
ignorance by saying they are supe T.
stitious.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service

President Hoover was well salts
fled today over the general chorus
Of approval that greeted his first
comprehensive message to Con-
greSS.
Evidence of public commenda.
ton drifted into the White House
in the form Of stacks of letters
and kilograms. Wall Street and
the financial martS showed their
endorsement by shooting stock
prices upward. And even in Con,
gress - additionally. inclined. to
criticiSe the Executives recon-
mendationS-there was less criti,
ciSm than usual, and there was
evidenced an inclination to 60
along in most Of the measures he
proposed.
The worst the Democrats said
Of the message was that 1t con.
tanned nothing new" and that 1t
was "evasive on the tariff"
Republican leaders, sorely
pressed by rebellionS and insur-
gencieS against party authority
breathed signs Of relief over its
non-controversial character.
This does not mean, however,
that there will not be keen op.
position to some of the Presidents
re o m m neutrality-suspicious.
those requests for giving the
White Hoase arbitrary power to
raise and lower tariff rates, and
to reorganize government de-
partmentS and bureaus without
reference to Congress. Jealous Of
its own pr ,rogativeS, Congress will
wrangle for many moons before
according rhe Executive any more
power shan he now possesses.
Row ever Dry Transfer
There will be opposition, too.
over the proposal to transfer the
enforcement Of prohibition from
the Treasury to the Department
Of Justice. How serious this op-
position will be remains to be
seen.
But. in general, it is probably
safe to say that Congress has
received Mr.. Hoover's initial mes
sage with more equanimity and
less controversy than any other
White House message in years
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
CARTER PLACE
OWNER To De .
SETTLED

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec.
efforts to determine the right
full owner Of Garter Place." a
huge estate originally of 5000
acres which surrounds and almost
embraces the town Of Green
spring, near Romney, Hampshire
county, has been started in Cir.
cult Court at Romney in an effort
to free the estate Of the entangle-
ments which now surround the
tract, off which many pieces have
been sold as the town Of Green
spring expanded.
The estate has changed hands
many times and mortgages. liens
and deeds Of trust have been is.
sued from timeto time and the
relation Of some of the mort.
cages to sales as made is under
fire.
The heirs of the original Carter
estate are said to be interested
in the case, some claiming they
have not had proper accounting
for their share in the property.
They are expected to request a
full accounting in chancery court.
Long litigation and investigation
may be necessary before the
matter may be cleared.
A Marylander, E. J. Roberts,
is the holder Of a $4,000 mort.
gage on the estate as it now
stands. Chancery suit was insti-
tuted in his interests to recover
this.
Attorney Ira v. Cowgirl has
been appointed master in chan.
Gerry and he has called for
hearing on December 81 in his
offices at Romney. Interest in
the matter is more intense be-
cause of an insistent rumor that
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
is planning an expansion at
GreenSpring which would make
the estate highly valuable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
CAPPER ASKS I
NEW JUDGES

Reaction to President Hoover's
plea that Congress make Wash
ington a model Of dry law en-
forcement took concrete form to-
day when Senator Arthur Capper
Of Kansas, chairman Of the Dis.
trict Committee. introduced in the
Senate a bill to provide two addi-
tional judges for the District
Supreme Court.
It is expected that Capper's
bill, designed to relieve congcs-
ton in the local courts, will be
followed shortly by a rigorous dry
law enforcement code for the
District, to be introduced by Sen.
ator Howell Of Nebraska.
Senator Capper in introducing
his bill declared:
consider it vital to the well
fare Of the District that this
bill be enacted into law at the
earliest possible date. I sincerely
hope Congress will see the urgent
necessity for this legislation and
pass it without delay at this
session."
The chairman. of the District
Committee called attention to
the statement in President
Hoover'S message that while con.
ditions here are better than in
many other cities, they are far
from perfect, and this is due in
part to the congestion of criminal
cases in the Supreme Court Of
the District, resulting in long de-
lays"
I'm my opinion" said Senator
Capper, "that statement strikes
to the heart of many of our
troubles. The congested docket
is the criminals most potent ally.
It operates also against the
innocent, denying them an OPP
portunity to clear their names by
open trial.
"It is our most serious draw,
back to effective law enforcement
Crime laughs at clogged courts.
I'VE view with considerable ap
prehenSion the grave statement
that the District Attorneys office
has 756 pending indictments
some Of them four years old: 322
persons named in these indict
mentS have never been arrested
that 800 are out on bond, and
that 81 are in the District jail
awaiting trial.
: I'm the civil courts, $500 suits
are pending. It is impossible for
the justices to hear more than
so cases a month in the two
equity courts. Illnesses Of justices
cause a further delay.
1.-THE obvious solution to this
serious condition lis the expansion
of the facilities Of the District
Supreme Court"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
DISCLOSED
|NRECENT
RAID

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Dec.
4.-In one Of the biggest liquor
raids ever made in this city, local
police swooped down on a house
On the Fry's Spring Road where
they captured two men, seized
q large assortment of liquors and
obtained . customers list" said
by Chief Of Police Greaver to
contain the names Of some Of the
most prominent people in the
city.
The men taken were J. p.
Qiannini, IS and John Durant,
alias John D. Prudo, so. They
are charged with making and
illegal possession Of ardent spirits.
Chief Greaver said he had had
the men and house under
surveillance for two months. but
withheld action hoping to eaten
THE men with a large supply for
the Christmas trade.
The raid made by Lieut.. O. M.
Wood, 8. H. Vowel, B. A. Shipp
and Patrolman A. c. McCauley
netted SO pintS Of Holloway'S
London dry gin; 90 quarts Of
ordinary gin; eight quarts Of
Picadllly Scotch, and SO quarts
and IL gallons of whisky. Classi-
fled under whisky" was mum.
Der Of "fifths" Of sauterne and
half.gallons jars of something no
one has yet been able to classify.
This unknown substance was
evidently being used as a base
from which, with the proper
labels, flavors etc., the men were
turning out Scotch, gin, rum, or
what will you have. To aid in
the magical process were material
and technical instruments said TO
comprise the most complete out
tit ever seized in a raid here.
AS further evidence the raiders
obtained and turned over TO
Prosecuting Attorney L. F. Smith,
q number Of uncanceled checks
signed by well.known people in
Charlottesville and the University,
supposedly given the bootleggers
for Thanksgiving supplies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
COURTCLOGG|NG
WORST HERE

Court congestion in the Dis
trict. a problem mentioned by
President Hoover in his message
to Congress. far exceeds that in
many large cities. Corporation
Counsel William w. Bride has
discovered through q question
naire sent out to city proSecu-
tors throughout the country.
Fifty copies Of the question
naire were sent out week ago.
Ten replies received so far indi-
cate that in proportion to popu-
lation Washington is the highest
in the number Of cases, in the
length of court sessions and in
the length of time cases IRE
kept pending, Bride said today.
Bride questioned corporation
counselS in other cities on the
jurisdiction of their various
courts, on the number Of judges,
on the opening and closing hours
Of court. the number Of days each
week and number Of months each
year they hold sessions.
The Districts court problem
is complicated by the fact that
local courts are required to exer,
else Federal as well as municipal
Jurisdiction, in Brides opinion.
just in time for Christmas are the
uaed-Car BUYS In Times or Herald
Classified ads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04

just in time for Christmas are the
uaed-car BUYS In Times or Herald
Classified ads
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
Praise GiDen Message
PLeaSes Hoover

Taking pot-Shots at Presidential
messages and making WiSe-cracks
about them has been one Of Con-
gresS' annual diversions. There
was almost q total lack Of these
QuipS today.
Analysis of the message dis
closed that the President made
some 40 specific recommendI.
tons to the legislators, covering
every phase Of Government &C
tivity, from prohibition to for
eign relations.
How many Of these recommen-
daitonS can or will be carried ont
befc: next June when Congress
hurries homeward to see about
getting itself reelected is, Of
course, conjectural.
Tax Cut Speed Sure
But the speed with which Con
gress is proceeding to carry out
his chief recommendation-that
of reducing Federal taxes to the
tune Of $780, 0O, oOO-augurs well
for the general program. For, as
Senator Watson CR) of Indiana,
the majority leader. pointed out,
the message contains no highly
controversial suggestions.
It was more like the annual re-
port Of the chairman Of the board
Of directors Of q large corporation
in it's buSiness-like account Of
what has taken place and the
prospects for the immediate fu'
ture. And Congress received 1t
in that vein.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
University of Va. Class
Makes New High Marks

UNIVERSITY, Va, Dec. A.
Mid-term grades for first-year
students in the University of Vir.,
ginia are higher than ever before,
according to DR.. George o. Fer
guson, assistant dean of the col
lege.
DR.. Ferguson assigned no rea-
son for this, but he expressed the
hope that the high marks might
not lull the new men into false
sense Of security.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04

American Legion, Frank G.
Thomas for the Disabled Ameri'
can Veterans, and Col. w. H. NC
Kelvey for the Army and Navy
Union. The Disabled Veterans
contingent will ride in specially
chartered buses. other unit
commanders will be announced
later, Cans said.
Those attending the meeting
were Major General Stephan.
Col. F. H. Smith, Major w. w
Burns, Harry Vinar, Meyer Davis,
Thomas p. Hickman, Frank r.
Jelleff, Hugh Reilly, A. Leftwich
Sinclair, Ernest E. Herreil, Col.
E. G. Bliss, E. j. Murphy, j. S.
Downs, Charles Darr, Charles j.
Columbus, Homer L. Kilt, Arthur
Regan, Ernest johnson, Norman
Kal, Major L. E. Atkins, Capt.
Harvey L. Miller, E. Claude Bah
cock, Frank Thomas, Col. w. N.
McKelvey, Capt. c. o. Howard,
Lieut.. L. H. Edwards, Inspector
z. w. Brown, Capt. Martin Reilly,
Lieut.. B. A. Lamb, Inspector T.
r. Bean, Lieut.. j. F. Beckett and
Capt. w. @. Stott.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04

Bride of 81 Takes
Husband Half
Her Age

ELKToN, Nd, Dec. A.
Among the applicants for a
marriage license here was Jo-
seph Howard Barber, Al, Of Chis
city. He gave the name Of his
prospective bride as Mrs. Rachel
A. Burns, also Of this city. and
her age as 81 years.
After procuring the permit,
the couple went to the Church
Of the Immaculate Conception,
where the knot was tied by
Rev. P. L. Arnd.
This was the third matri-
monial venture for the bride.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
PRIEST INHERITS $1,000
Times staff Photo

The Rev. John E. McQuade, Of
Gonzaga College. has been noti'
fled of a bequest of $1,000 from
his mother, whose will was filed
on Monday in New York. Her es'
tate showed a net value Of $57 ,476.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
AID
HOSPITAL

SANDY SPRING. Md, Dec. A.
The annual Donation Day pro.
gram at the Montgomery County
Hospital resulted In generous
contribution of money and house
hold articles, according to Mrs,
Frederick L. Thomas, a member
Of the committee in charge. The
cash contributions alone amounted
to $27O, while a variety Of liner,
canned fruit, vegetables and sup
plies was donated by friends OF
the hospital.
Mrs. Mahlon Kirk w, chairman
Of the women'S board, had charge
Of the arrangements.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-04
TAX PETITION IS
PRAISED BY
SOL BLOOM

Efforts of the nationwide chain
Of Hearst newspapers to obtain
signatures to q petition for a re-
duction in taxation on earned in
comes were praised today by Rep
resentative Sol Bloom Of New
York as the only kind Of lobbying
that should be tolerated.
The statement was made in the
course Of Representative Blooms
speech of Endorsement Of the pa
rade which will be staged Satur-
day, when the petition bearing the
signatures Of millions Of persons
throughout the United States will
be presented to Congress.
Isaac Cans, long identified with
civic enterprises in Washington
and one of its best loved and
known citizens, was unanimously
elected grand marshal Of the pa
rade. The election took place at
the luncheon meeting at the City
Club, attended by civic leaders.
commanders Of veterans organi-
cations, trade groups and otheI'
NAtAASAASs
Jose Is Chairman
Rudolph Jose was named chair
man of the reception committee
which will welcome delegations
from New York and Baltimore.
These delegations will take proml-
nent parts in the presentation
ceremonies and parade. In the
delegations are State senators,
civic leaders, lawyers and other
representative persons in their
communities.
Serving on the committee with
Jose are: Thomas Littlepage, Col.
Robert N. Harper, Inspector
Ernest Brown, of the Traffic Blu
reau; Inspector Thaddeus Bean,
Johnson Earnest, Charles Darr,
Charles J. Columbus, Harry Vlner,
and L. E. Wilson.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, pres
ident Of the Merchants ard Maru-
facturers Association, heads the
parade committee and is III &C
tive charge of arranging the de-
tails for the formation of the line.
It Is now anticipated that the
parade will form between Seven
teenth and Nineteenth Streets, on
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
and will begin its march at IL
O'Clock.
Miller Leads Veterans
Capt. Harvey L. Miller is in
charge of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars contingent, Department Ad-
jutant Howard Fiske for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-17
CITIZENS IN FAVOR
|. OF VOTE ON BOARD
Group Goes on Record for
Elective Body to Head
Public Schools.

Following a speech of approval by
James G. Yaden, past president Of the
Federation of Citizens Associations Of
the resolutions of Senator Capper and
Representative Zihlman, proposing an
elective school board for the District
of Columbia, the South Washington
Citizens Association, meeting at the
Fairbrother School, Tenth and e streets
southwest, last night went on record
Education by the vote of the people and
not by the justices Of the Supreme
Court.
The two bills introduced by Senator
Capper and Representative Z1hlman
providing for the division Of the Dis
trict into voting wards and the election
of the school board members by the
people were heartily Endorsed by Mr.
Yaden, who commended that should the
board members be chosen by the people
they would be more responsive to the
peoples desires. :,
AS an example of the boards lack
of cooperation with the people OF the
District, Mr.. Yaden cited an incident
some months ago when the Board OF
Education proposed to lengthen the
school day by half an hour. The Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations was in
formed of the move and urged the
board 10 Qelay 1CS aCClOH uIlIA oiAS
peoples views could be sounded on the
subject. The board. however. he said
went right ahead and heightened the
school day.
John Thomas, principal of the JEFF
ferson Night High School, was a
speaker, as was w. Worthington Bowie.
Mr.. Thomas spoke on the various activi:
ties and advantages of the night school
and urged members Of the association
to attend, while Mr.. Bowie discussed the
Commercial Development OF South
west Washington" in which he prophe-
sled rapid growth of the section with
the coming Of the Municipal Market
there.
Oficer Ira Lee Law of the United
States park police, an instructor IN first
aid and lifesaving of the American REQ
Cross, spoke on the accomplishments
and advances looked to in the future
by the Red Cross. He also reminded the
organization of the roll call drive to
be conducted November 11-2S.
An invitation to members OF the
association to attend the next meeting
of the Stanton Park Citizens Associa-
ton was rendered by A. H. Gregory
president Of the latter body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-17
ARTS COMMISSION
REVIEWS PROJECTS
Subjects Dealing With Beau
LITIGATION of Capital Dis.
cusSed at Meeting.

A variety of subjects dealing with the
Identification of Washington came to
the attention of the Fine Arts Commits
sion today. as it began the first Of a
two-day session at its ofices, In the
Interior Department. The proposed
statue of Lett Ericsson for Iceland, the
Henry Clay statue to be erected in
Venezuela, designs for the expeditionary
medal of the Marine Corps and an APP
propriate memorial to Queen Isabella
in the National Capital were given at
tention.
Further details relating to construc-
ton of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
and Meridian Hill Park came up before
the commission. which had luncheon.
shortly after noon, at the Cosmos Club:
The commission arranged to devote
the afternoon to an examination OF
eight architectural designs, chosen by
the Washington Board of Trade in its
bi-annual competition. The commission
will chose the best of these buildings,
In accordance with the boards desire.
Tomorrow the Fine Arts Commission
will hold a joint meeting with the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission to consider which projects are
to be pressed at this time, and to study
the traffic problem in the triangle, incl
dent to the public buildings program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-17
BROKER ACCUSED
IN BUCKET CHARGE
Embezzlement Count Follow
ed by SeCond-Aides In
voIved in U. S. Inquiry.

Conspiracy to violate the bucket shop
law is charged in warrant issued TO-
day by u. S. Commissioner Needham
G. Turnage against Benjamin r. Buck,
trading as Buck g. Co., investment
broker in the Evans Building. Miss
Edith C. Treas. said to be his treasurer,
and Harry Williams and Michael Drain.
said to have been in Bucks employ.
The accused we're taken before the
Commissioner, where U. S. Attorney
Leo A. Rover and Assistant U. S. At
torney william A. Gallagher asked for
a bond of $4,000 in each case. BUCK
is already under a bond of $4,000 on
q charge of embezzlement.
Overt Acts Charged.
The overt acts charged against the
accused and set out in the warrant are
that Buck maintained an once In the
Evans Building July !, 1929: that Miss
Freas wrote a letter to z. Asbury Gill
of Rehoboth Church, Va, July 6. 1929;
that Drain wrote letter to z. G. Ter
rel at Beaver Dam, Va, March Is,
1929, and that Williams wrote to Ter
rell February %, 1929, and sent tele-
gram to him November IL, 1928.
The alleged correspondence Is de-
ciared to have been in furtherance OF
an alleged conspiracy to secure the per-
sons named to send to Buck 81 Co.
money to be invested in stocks.
Intentions Attacked.
The claim will be made by the prose-
cution that the accused had no in
tention Of buying the stocks for delivery,
but intended to convert the money to
their own use and to give only book
keeping credits for 1t.
into custody by Deputy United States
Marshals Clarkson and Cerimile at
Drains apartment in the l400 block of
w street. Miss Freas has not yet been
located.