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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-06-06
Suit Over Notes

A case removed from Cecil
county to Talbot county was
heard on Thursday last. The
Cecil National Bank of Port
Deposit, had brought suit
against Thomas D. News, Of
Elkton, for two notes of one
thousand dollars each, given to
purchase stock of the Port De-
post Granite Co., and dis
counted by the bank. The de-
Tense claimed the notes were
forgeries. The verdict was for
the plaintiff, with full amount
of notes with interest and pro-
test charges.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-06-06
Automobile Burned

A Nash touring car belong
ing to Dick Mullen, of this
town, caught fire while on the
road near the old spar quarry,
north of town, about ten
o'clock Wednesday morning.
The Community Fire Co. re-
sponded to the call for aid with
the chemical truck, but by the
time the firemen reached the
scene and extinguished the
blaze the auto was very badly
damaged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-06-06
West Nottingham Commencement
189th Annual Exercises---Many Interesting
Features---Magraw Hall Dedicated

The 1S9th commencement
Exercises of West Nottingham
Academy were held this week.
On Friday evening, May 80,
the school dance was held in
the new Magraw building with
music furnished for the oc-
casion by a string orchestra
from Lincoln University.
On Saturday the dedicatory
ceremonies in connection with
the new Magraw Hall were
held on the campus adjoining.
This magnificent building has
recently been completed at a
cost of $4,000. The presenta-
ton of the building to the
Synod of Baltimore was made
by John G.. Conner, M. A., for
the Board of Trustees and ac-
ceptance was made by Rev. A.
Brown Caldwell, Moderator of
the Synod. The dedication adj
dress was made by Rev. Hugh
LenoX Hodge, D. D., of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Baltimore, followed by a pray
er by Rev. Eliot Porter, Phi. D.,
of the Presbyterian Board of
Christian Education.
Following these exercises
was the announcement that the
first medical diploma issued
in America was awarded to
John Archer of Hartford coun-
ty, one of the early students of
West Nottingham Academy.
DR.. Archer's fine home near
Bel Air afterward became a
mecca for medical students and
was named Medical Hall. 1t is
still standing and is an out
standing type of Colonial arch
itecture. The diploma was
located by DR.. J. M. H. Row.
land, neatly framed and pre-
sented to the Academy. Mrs.
Murphy, representing Mary
land branch of Daughters of
American Colonists, presented
fund of $500 as a nucleus
For the erection of Science and
Art Building along the same
architectural lines on the
Academy grounds. The &C
ceptance of this fund was made
by Mr.. Frank Sheppard, of
Wilmington, Treasurer Of tie
Two Century Fund.
Money has been donated for
the furnishing of the girls club
room and a program started
for a similar purpose for the
boys club room.
On Sunday the Baccalau-
reate service was held in the
church, conducted by Rev.
John r. Duffield, of Washing
ton, with the sermon by Rev.
A. H. Hibshman, Phi. D., pas
tor of West Nottingham
Church.
The dedication of the Brin-
ton P. Nichols Memorial Win
dow and the r. Wallace Steele
Memorial Chapel followed.
In the evening vesper SER
vices were held in the old
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-06-06

Mr.. Frank Poole, Jr., of Up
per Darby, Pa, and Miss Kath-
ryn Frances March, of Gulph
Mills, Pa, went to Elkton on
May "a, accompanied by rela-
tlves and their pastor, Rev.
Stephen S. Cobb, obtained a Ii
cense and were married by Mr.,
Cobb in the Court room.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-06-06

A strawberry and ice cream
festival will be held at Eben-
ezer M. e. church, near Green
hurst, on Tuesday evening,
June IL. Proceeds for church
purposes,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-06-06
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

exist on the premises OF Con-
rad Reid, near Port Deposit.
Carroll Reynolds, of Calvert,
had two ribs broken as the re-
suit of being kicked by a COW.
Efforts are being made to Sc
cure two more teams for the
Susquehanna League during
the second half.
DR.. w. A. Bridges will con-
duct tuberculosis clinic at the
lew Health Center, Elkton, on
June IL, at 1000 a. m.
The Horse Show at Hill Top
Farm, near Elkton, on Decora-
ton Day, was an attraction for
a large number OF our
residents.
The herd of registered Hol-
stein cattle belonging to w. }.
Boyle, of Sylmar, failed to pass
the tuberculine test, and fifteen
of his COWS were condemned.
Falling down stairs at his
home in Elkton, Harry Mlnker
fractured his ankle. He had
lust returned from the Hosplt-
al, where he had taken his wife
fo,. troot mont
Arrested for using the Ford
coupe of John ]. Maloney, OF
Elkton, without the owners
knowledge, Robert Baker was
fined $25 and costs by Magis-
trate Scotch of that town.
Due to lack of orders the
paper mill at Providence, and
the pulp mill at Elkton, have
closed down for an indefinite
period, throwing a large num-
bre of men out of employment.
D. B. Mcdowell, of Calvert,
has been elected chairman OF a
committee to be formed look
ing to the establishment OF a
local farm bureau in Cecil
county.
On Whit Sunday, June 8, the
annual service will be held in
the old church in Augustine
Parish, Bohemia Manor, Cecil
county. This parish was erect
ed by the authority of the Cen
eral Assembly in 1888.
The June birthday party OF
Leslie Homemakefs Club will
be held at the home of Mrs.
Brandenburg, on the 18th. The
June meeting of the Club will
be held in Bay View Hall on
the 25th, at two o'clock.
Mrs. Leora Little won the
electric waffle iron given by the
Northern Maryland Power Co.
at their demonstration in Cal
vert High School, and Mrs.
Miller Hall the oven baked
dinner.
Allen, little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton England, of Cal
vert, met with a painful acct
dent last week. While his old
err brother was splitting kind
ling the little fellow reached
for a piece and one of his
fingers was severed at the sec
ond joint.
A dinner in honor of DR.. D.
S. Bartlett, who has been
transferred from the U. S. Vet
Grams Bureau at Perry Point to
a similar post at Chicago, was
given by the Harford-Cecil
Dental Club at Hotel Bayou,
Havre de Grace, on Wednesday
evening last. DR.. T. B. Moore,
of this town, was among those
present at the pleasant affair.
Rev. G. S. Holston, former
pastor of Fulton M. e. Circuit,
Mr.. and Mrs. Phineas Graybill,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. HAM
bleton and daughter May, all
of Lancaster, were Saturday
visitors of Mrs. Emma l.. Ham,
bleton and Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Ely. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Shupe and son, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller, of Addison, Pa,
were callers at the same place
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson K.
Patten and little daughter
Alice, of Baltimore, and Mrs.
John Rogers, of Cambridge,
Mass, were weekend visitors
OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Patten.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-06-06


for the summer vacation.
The Misses Maxwell enter
tanned over the weekend Miss
Mary Rawlings, of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis 0. Tyson
of Baltimore, spent the week.
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
T. Tyson.
Miss Agnes hopper, of Balti-
more, spent Memorial Day
with her aunt, Mrs. J. G. Hind
man, ST..
Miss Mary Mosteller,, of Phil
adelphia, is spending the week
with her sister, Miss Helen
Mosteller.
Mrs. Thomas Plumley, of
Brookline, Pa, was the guest
last week of her daughter, Mrs.
Asher S. Robertson.
Mrs. John A. Barker, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Barker and
family were recent guests of
Mrs. J. c. Hindman, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crosby,
of Gainesville, were dinner
guests on Saturday evening of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil e. Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Keen and
two children, of Trenton, N. j.,
visited the formers mother,
Mrs. A. B. Keen, over the week.
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Thomp-
son, of New York, were Deco
ration Day visitors of Mrs.
Thompson's mother, Mrs. Sara
Wagner.
DR.. and Mrs. D. T. Benson,
and Miss Elnora Benson, of
Benson, Md, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Reynolds, Grey Stone Manor,
near town.
Mrs. Henry Townsend, of
Willow Grove, Pa, was the
guest this week of Mrs. Clar-
ence Ashby, and attended the
exercises in connection with
the commencement at West
Nottingham.
Miss Louise Worthington,
Miss Alma Keilholtz, DR.. and
Mrs. William Workman were
among the guests present at
the Ford-Worthington nuptials
in Baltimore, on Saturday at
ternoon last.
Miss Shirley Evans Ewing
entertained over the weekend
Misses Bette Hamilton, of Oy-
erbrook; Helene Killer, of Hol-
lyoak, Del; Louise Hillegas,
of Wilmington; Nancy Can't
we'll, of North East. The
guests were in attendance at
the school dance at West Not
tingham Academy on Friday
night.
Major Norman T. Kirk and
family were guests last week
of his brother, Job w. Kirk and
family. Major Kirk, who is a
surgeon in the U. S. Army, has
been stationed in the Philip
pines for the past two years,
and has just been transferred
to the Walter Reed Hospital, at
Washington.
Norman is a Rising Sun boy,
son of the late Thomas Kirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Walton
Iron Hill, have issued invita-
lions for the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Gladys White
head Walton, of Philadelphia,
to Albert ]. Batty, of Philadel-
phia, on Wednesday, June Is,
at four o'clock, in the Church
of Holy Trinity, Philada. Miss
Walton is a graduate of Wom-
ans College of the University
of Delaware, and Mr.. Batty a
graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania.
While playing with a dog
owned by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fletcher Price Williams,
of Port Deposit, Harlan, their
young son, was bitten by he an
imal. He is being given the
Pasteur treatment in Balti-
more, as the head of the dog
when killed revealed signs of
rabies
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Railroad Employees
Flocking to City

"A special train bearing 300 re-
tired Missouri Pacific employees will
arrive in Brownsville at IL o'clock
Friday morning. according to cham
Der of commerce officials Thursday.
The special train carrying the
veteran railroad workers Is touring
the state and the southwest, and
the stop here will be the only one in
the Valley. although the special
enters this section az Ravmondville
and detours via Edinburg in order
TO allow the members TO inspect
that section.
A special entertainment commit
tee composed Of z. (. Mockbee,
chairman. Mike Groom and G. II.
Williams has been appointed to ar
range for a program Of entertain
ment. A meeting Of this committee
was held Thursday morning at the
chamber.
Automobiles and buses win be
furnished the visitors TO carry them
10 the airport and other points OF
historical and scenic interest here,
the tour 10 commence at 2 o'clock.
The trippers are making their Own
arrangements TO a banquet TO be
held in Matamoros Friday night.
The train is scheduled to depart
az 1890 Friday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Fund Probe Witness
Has Throat Slashed

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Oct. l6-(P'
James n. Cox OF C~ookevilie. pres
ident OF the Gainesboro telephone
company and OF a company formed
BY consolidation recently u eight
telephone companies III Tennessee
and Kentucky, who came here as
a witness before the Nye investigat-
Ing committee was taken to a hos
pitai early today suffering from a
cut IN his throat.
Mr.. Cox was 10 have been cues
toned by the campaign funds
committee today.
Bradley McGinress OF Corthage
Tenn. friend Of Mr.. Cox who also
was scheduled TO appear as q wit
ness. said after Mr.. Cox was taker
70 the hospital that he had shed
no light on II.
Yesterday Robert Orr. Cd. OF
Nashville. Davidson county man
aEer for Corcell Hull IN his success
ful race for democratic nomination
fo- United States senator from
Tennessee testified he received
$4,000 for organization work in the
county. either from Mr. Cox or Mr..
McGirnes&
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Especial to The Herald.

EDINBURG, Oct. i6.-Suit to re-
cover s"l6,379.li in taxes refunded
to the Brown Land a. Cattle co
Of Brownsville by o. z. Jones,
Hidalgo county tax collector, wa
filed Wednesday In 93rd district
court by Oliver G. Aldrich. district
attorney. for the state Of Texas.
The petition seeks to set aside
a previous judgment rendered in
93rd district court ordering Jones
10 refund the cattle company the
taxes. seeks an injunction restrain
ing Jones from paying out further
taxes to the concern, and asks that
the money already paved out BY
Jones be returned 70 the state and
county.
Other defendants IN the case are
r. 3. Hofues OF Fort Worth. s. r.
Sinkey OF Poalo. Kans.. and the
Worth Building & Investment CO..
OF Fort Worth.
On April /. 1929 the state sued
In 93rd district court for s2,295.34
for back taxes. penalties and in
terest or 3.040 acres Of land cvned
BY the Brownsville cattle company
In the Il Blanca Grant N Hidalgo
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16

county. The suit also sought ID
foreclose the statutory tax lien
against the land.
A. A. Brown, not party to the
first suit filed BY the state, toge-
Their with the Brownsville cattle
company. filed an answer and cross
action TO Z plaintiffs original
petition. The answer declared the
company owned 4,428 acres OF land
in the grant upon which taxes had
been paid from 1903 TO 1924.
The answer further declared tina.
the 3.040 acres in question were
really contained in the Llano
Grallde grant and that they we're
not In the La Blanca grant. The
answer said that the Llano Grande
grant was made prior to the La
Blanca grant and that the survey
lines had taken the 3.040 acres
from the La Blanca grant. The
answer declared that the Browns
vile company had paid taxes on
that 5000 acres from 1908 to 1924
and wanted the taxes refunder. On
April 5. 1880 the 93rd district court
ordered the refund OF the taxes
paid by the company on the 3,D40
acres and ordered that taxes be
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
FORECAST IS
COOLER DAYS
FOR VALLEY
Zero Temperature In
North to Cool
Off Texas

with billiards and zero weather
in the north. 8 degrees at Calgary,
Alberta. freezing temperatures as
far south as Colorado and New
Mexico. and a general drop in tenn
perature over the state OF Texas,
colder weather is predicted for the
Valley in the near future.
The temperature will drop slight
ly Thursday night or Friday morn
ing, according to temporary weather
chief r. II. Desmond today.
Records show that the first
northers appear In the Valley dur
ing the latter part Of September or
early october. and to date this fall
none OF any consequence have been
felt. 1t was predicted that in the
near future the seasons first cool
wave will strike here, and that the
&C pler weather tonight or tomorrow
is the advance guard.
Although cloudiness Is predicted,
it was said that there will be no
general rains.
The river at Brownsville Thursday
morning was reported nearly bank
full but in all probability viii drop
slowly during the next "a 70 80
hours. 1t is already dropping up
the stream, IL was said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
CHURCH LEADER
RAPS INERTIA

WASHINGTON, October 6.-P1-
Religious observances or the present
generation were characterized as
spiritual setting-up exercises" In a
speech prepared for delivery today
before the international Convention
OF Disciples OF Christ.
Roy @. Ross secretary OF the dep
artment society. asserted IN the adj
dress that THE Bible and the spin
ming wheel are both preserved e.
symbols OF noble tradition"
The lack OF positive conviction
which characterizes individuals,
agencies. organizations. and even
educational institutions today -
while having grown out Of an OPEN
n'ndedness that was commendable
has developed an inertia which is
deplorable," Ross continued.
Our current philosophy Is mech
anistic almost TO the exclusion OF
religion" he said. our God is de-
void Of personality. Our religious OBJ
servances Gf we continue such) con-
sist Of spiritual 'setting-up exercises
and many are too tired from other
pursuits to exercise
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Brother of Fleagle
Acquitted By Jury

LARNED, Kas., Oct. 16-tP-
Fred Fleagle OF Garden City, Ras.
the only person ever brought 10
trial for the robbery OF the First
National bank here there years
ago. was acquitted late yesterday
by q district court jury.
Fieagle. whose notorious brother.
Jake. died yesterday in a Spring
field. Mo, hospital from a bullet
wound received when captured b.
officers. probably will be turned
over 70 Finny county officers 10
face q tax evasion charge, authori-
ties said.
The First National Bank wa
held up and robbed OF $4,000 by
four men September Q, 1927.
The defense conferred its efforts
on ar attempt to prove there was
a marked resemblance between
Fred and his brother Jake. who had
been sought for more than two
years tn connection with the La
mar. Colo bank robbery and thu
resultant death OF four persons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Hidalgo Files Suit Against Local Company

assessed against them on only 1888
acres Of land, which number re-
NAMED after the 3,040 acres had
been subtracted from the original
4,426 acres originally owned by the
company.
According to the petition filed
wednesday by District Attorney
Aldricn, the judgment Of the court
in the original case vas illegal for
several reasons, chief among them
being:
Sinkey, u Of the defendants IN
this Ease nov or file. was not
served with a citation In the L-igin-
al suit brought by the land COM
pany to recover its over-paid taxes,
hence the suit was not dismissed
against Sinkey: because Browns
answer and c~ross-action TO the or
iginal suit constitutes a suit against
the state OF Texas and was led
without the consent OF the leg
stature: and because George Magee
Hidalgo county attorney. agreed
upon facts IN the ease concerning
the variance OF surveys In the
Llano Grande and La Blanca grants
which cut out the 3.040 acres o.
land, without investigating them
and which Tere not correct
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16

Y. ;. officials. which totaled 1873 FOL
the month.
Many Of the returning Mexican:
had lived In the United States al
most 20 years. Among their posses
sioas when they returned TO Mexi-
co were automobiles. tractors and
farming equipment. A goodly per-
centage Of them informed immlgra-
ton officers that they we're r,turn-
ing TO Mexico TO apply the knowl-
edge Of farming they had acquired
in the United States 20 use or
land the Mexican government has
made available for them.
During his pre-inaugural tour Of
the United States early this year
President Pascual Ortiz Rubio made
speeches to assemblagc- Of his fel-
low cJuntrymen In various cities
in which he urged them 70 return
10 Mexico. He assured them Of a
peaceful welcome and pointed out
that hi- administration would en-
courage their efforts 70 develop ag-
ricultural pursuits In Mexico.
Reports from immigration offices
at the border indicate that the i'm
migration movement into the Unit
ed States Is az q minimum. while
the repatriation movement Is five
times that of the emigration move
ment.
The repatriation movement is es-
pecially welcomed at this time be-
cause Mexican officials are select
ing families to settle on the huge
tract of farm land made available
through the irrigation project open
ed by the recent completion OF the
ION Martin dam project in the
northern part Of the state Of Nuevc
Leon. This project. 1t Is estimated
will provide choice irrigated farm
land for approximately 1000 fami-
lies. Because OF the excellent farm
ing possibilities offered through the
project the government Is desir-
GUS or placing the land In charge
or Mexican families versed In mod
ern farming methods.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Matamoros Guard
Thwarts Jail Break

An attempted Jail break In which
several prisoners In the Matanoros
jai, took part, was foiled by Erasmo
Blanco, Matamoros lieutenant OF
Police.
The attempted break took place
this morning and the prisoners
would have eluded the vigilance Of
the guards and made their way 70
safety, II Lieutenant Blanco had
not decided TO smoke a cigarette.
Blanco walked out Of police head
quarters, liz his cigarette and took
a stroll inside the Jail. AS he die
so he noticed three men, one Of
them Jose Ramos. held FOR the
Staying OF Samuel Shong. Matamor-
os baker, about to scale the walls.
Ramos was already on top OF the
wall with two others when Blanco
prevented the escape.
The prisoner. closely confined in
a dark bartoiina CcelD had asked
permission to stroll in the prison
yard and sun himself. Yesterday
permission was granted. and this
morning Ramos mingled with the
rest OF the prisoners and succeeded
in getting TO the COURTYARD Then
the attempted break for liberty
was made.
Nicolas Moran. also held for the
murder or Shong. succeeded IN max
ing good his escape from the jail
He Is still al large. despite efforts
OF police to recapture him.
Ramos was placed under a heav,
guard and confined to his 'barto-
lima.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
TEXANS AWAIT
DEATH CHAIR
Shouting Convict Quiets
As Eternity's Shadow
Falls On Him

HUNTSVILLE. Tex. Oct. l6-P
A condemned man whose eerie
shouts had rung for months through
his cell ron had quieted today, now
that death almost was upon him
Joyce Shepard. to be e~lectrocuted
early tomorrow with Monty Jack
son, is acting and talking normal
ly," the varden's office reported.
and had done with the spectacular
antics by which he supposedly had
feigned insanity.
He has quit his hollering." said
the office, land now when we
speak to him he replies intelligent
". He used to refuse to say q word
A few interested persons, were
dropping in now and then TO sec
him.
Shepard exhausted the laws ev-
cry recourse in attempting TO de-
feat the jury's verdict. Convicted
OF the murder OF deputy st-eriff
Jake Owens CT Fisher county. anC
accused as we'll with the slayinf
| OF Sheriff Bob Smith. he set out
! on a course OF self-starvation when
lodged in the death cell. He de-
clined 10 wear clothing and lay or
the cold floor screaming Jones. Oh
Jones'" until he got an examina-
ton from two ali-nists who re-
ported him temporarily insane. Ar
effort was made to cure him. but
| his shouts went On.
Finally a sanity hearing resulted
in a verdict OF insanity. Once III
the Rusk state hospital. Shepard
recovered. or so the superintendent
reported. and a second hearing. q
Arson, found him sane and settler
the issue forever. Several reprieves
meanwhile, had been issued by Gov
ernor Moody.
Barring anything l~foreseen
Shepard viii be executed first. and
Jackson. the negro. convicted killer
OF z. G. Cornelius. Simonton. Fort
Bend county, night Waterman. viii
follow. This latter OF the two con-
demned. the warden reported, was
Just sitting there waiting"