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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-11-28
COLORA

M. r. Sunday school nave de-
cided to hold the Sunday school
at 1870 p. M, instead of 10 a..
M, after December list, during
the winter.
The Westminster Guild of
West Nottingham will meet
this Saturday afternoon at the
home of Miss Helen Aiken,
who with her sister, Mrs. Har-
man Matthews, are hostesses.
Three young women of this
vicinity were badly frightened
last week by an explosion at
the Sparkler plant, near Elk
ton, where they are employed.
Little Ellen Clendenin is i'm
proving nicely from, her recent
illness.
Bruce Williams, West Not
tingham, was arrested and
taken before Magistrate Ewing
at Rising Sun, last Saturday,
for improper conduct at the
home of Harry Price, Wood
lawn.
Miss Bertha M. Tyson and
the Wileys, West Nottingham,
have sold a goodly number of
their fine turkeys for Thanks
giving, a good order being sent
to New York city.
Samuel E. Ewing enjoyed a
ducking trip with some friends
last Friday.
Miss Hanna Boyle spent
some time last week assisting
Mrs. Mary E. Gray at quilting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey Foard
motored to Chester on Sunday,
where they took dinner with
Foster w. Nickle and family.
Mrs. A. P. Worthington and
grandson, Paul Foard, returned
home with them, after spend
ing a few days with the Nickle
family.
Mrs. Norman Clark, of Elk
ton, and Mrs. Elmer J. Reese
of Mt. Pleasant, entertained the
Ladies Aid of Mt. Pleasant M
E. church on Wednesday eve
ming of last week, at the home
Of Mrs. Reese.
The Boy Scouts of West Not
tingham were entertained to
supper in the Chapel on last
Thursday evening by DR. A. H.
Hibshman.
West Nottingham Academy
football team played their last
game of the season with the
Tome team, on the formers
grounds, last Friday afternoon,
the score being 25 to in favor
of the Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Keetlv
and son are enjoying "a new
radio.
DR.. A. H. Hibshman lost q
valuable hunting dog last
Thursday evening. The ami
NAL only lived a short tine
after being struck by an auto.
} evils A. Coulson, who has a
position in the Presbyterian
Hospital, New York city, was
able to resume his work Mon
day last week, after a sever
attack of illness on his return
there after his recent short
visit to his home folks here.
Edward Nesbitt has been
quite poorly.
Mrs. Lloyd Balderston is
again able to be about some.
Hazel Virgins does not i'm
prove very much since her OBJ
Grafton for appendicitis.
Junior Foster, son of Philip
Foster, had a knee severely cut
when he fell here on the school
grounds last week. A few
stitches had to be taken to
close the wound.
George Hines and family of
Germantown. Pa, spent Sun
day with his father, John T.
Hines, and the Samuel Ewing
family.
Ransom Reese and son Ho-
mer. OF Ridley Park, Pa, were
Sunday visitors here.
Mrs. Joseph Hamilton lately
visited her aunts, Misses Mary
and Belle Nickle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Price, of
Woodlawn, visited Mr.. and Mrs
David Price, West Nottingham
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Tome
will entertain at THANKSGIVING
dinner their sons, Earl Tome
OF Elkton; Cecil Tome and
family. West GrOva. Epoorco,,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-26
Eagle Pass Figures
Show Building Gain

Brownsville building is showing q
satisfactory movement, according TO
the figures issued from the office
Of Eagle Pass Lumber company by
w. Z. Heaner, manager, covering
projects on which the company Is
furnishing material and supplies.
Now under construction are a
six-room brick venee house on
West Elizabeth street. costing about
$1,000. being . built by Mrs. w. E.
Spivey: a sIx-room brick veneer on
West Elizabeth. costing $1,000, erec-
ted by Mrs. w. A. Rasco; and a
five-room brick veneer In Victoria
addition. costing about $4,000, built
b. Miss Sophia Spivey.
proctor and Dudley. local con-
tractors, have several jobs well I'M
der way, including the Leon Hink-
ley $4,000 residence on the high
way; the Job for DR.. McGraw on
the Los Fresnos road, which is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-26

The spider-web design in this so
iarium window is indeed very IN
usual and certainly most appropri-
ate for such a room, not to be en-
1oyed alone BY the occupants Of
this room, but also the passerby
or the motorist on the highway. II
is such little features as this that
lifts the little cottage from the
relm OF the commonplace to that Of
one Of distinction.
Note how nicely the feeling Of
the spider web is again repeated
In the decorative brickwork near
the top OF the chimney and again
I'm the scaIloped edge OF the beam
IN the entrance doorway stoop.
Another unusual feature OF striking
originality ts TO be found In the.
garden gate, set back 50 as to al
low an unobssfucted view OF the
front door and permit asfeelsng OF
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-26

Local Building And Real
Estate NeuUS of the Week

about half completed: the w. d.
Ferguson home In Los Ebanos. also
nearing completion; the Fred Proc
tor home on Southwest road. which
should be finished this week; and
additions to Manuel Cisneros' home
on Washington street. Just finished.
Among the newer building Jobs is
the $500 tile and stucco duplex
apartment house In Los Ebanos
which is being erected by Harry
Blum.
There are several other building
projects on note in the city which
will be put under way at an early
date. with materials and furnish
ings from Eagle Pass Lumber CON-
pany.
Vote for Port Nav 2oth-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-26

welcome invitation to any possible
guest
Upon entering the small entry
vestfbule we find a generous coat
closet and deep arched opening
leading to the living room. A card
table closet In the solarium. linen
closet N bathroom and hallway
nearby, dressing alcove in bed
room. unusual arrangement Of the
breakfast table and ample room
for a grille In the basement are
unusual features IN this house.
The exterior walls are OF face
brick, with solid steel easement
ron screens, with the roof
being thrown into prominence by
careful selection Of the color OF the
roof.
This house Is but Is feet wide
and it Is estimated its cost would
be between $4,000 and $500. ex-
cfusiFe.ofsh eating and .plunhtng.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-26
Weeks Permits Of
City Total $500

Building permits in Brownsville
for the past week. since Saturday.
May IT, have totalled $500 accord
ing TO figures OF George Hillyer.
city building inspector.
Heading the list is a residence for
d. L. WEIGH In Los Ebanos to be
built at a cost Of $4,000. Other
building items are as follows
Gin for Farmers Gin company,
Seventh and Ringgold, $4,000.
Residence built by Jesse bennett
In Summit Place, S2.400.
Car ched, built by Harry Blum
at Fourteenth and Elizabeth street,
$500.
-yote for Port Nav 29th-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-26

MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
no. 12-To Houston San Antonio
$40 g. N
No. i4-To Houston. TOO .. n.
No. Ito Houston. San Antonio
300 p. N
No. iS-From sc louis. San antonio
Houston. 7:3o O. N.
No. i3-From Houston. $40 q. u.
No. 11-From San Antonio and HouB-
ton e.55 o m
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
NO. 3l9-From Houston. San Anto-
nio. els q. u.
No. SOTO Houston san Antonio
NATIONAL LINES or MEXICO
(Matanoros 6tation)
No. i32-To Monterrey. Mexico City.
sos q. m.
No. l3l-From Mexico City. Monter-
-ey. $50 o a
RIO GRANUE RAILWAY ...
From Point Isabel 4 D a
To Point Isabel. $50 o. N
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-26
Harlingen Tenth In
State Building

DALLAS, May 26-Permits of
more than S604,0O0 put San Anton
10 in the lead over other Texas cities
in building permit totals this week.
Houston ran second with Amarillo.
Fort Worth and Galveston making
up the five leaders.
pnrnniAr hr rffin- fn1fnur.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-26
Frontier Furnishes
S25,500 Supplies

Material for building estimated
at $4,000. covering all details Of
completion, is being furnished by
the Frontier Lumber company.
The largest item under construc-
ton is the Farmers Gin company
building on Seventh street. with
building and machinery to cost
$4,000.
A. A. Hargrove i erecting d new
hollow tile stucco residence in Los
Ebanos, costing $500.
Jesse bennett is building q five
room frame dwelling IN Summit
Place at a cost Of $1,000.
Material for all these projects Is
being furnished by the Frontier
Lumber company. and other build
ing plans are being figured for fu-
ture construction.
- a. mmAM
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

Another service opens tomor-
row for the residents Of this
city when the Ludington line
begins its express package, de-
livery service between New York
and Washington In the use OF
this rapid delivery method, only
three hours need elapse between
the time Of purchase in either
terminal and delivery Of the
package at the other termi-
nal-Instant pickup at the air
fields in each Of the lines
stops, will be made by Western
Union messengers, who will
make the actual deliveries in
the various cities-In this city
these pick-ups will Of course be
made at the Washington Hoover
airport, where all outgoing pack
ages and passengers board the
planes-F. C. Wilson sat his
Franklin Special down on this
field yesterday. en- route Miami
from Franklin, Pa, where tnis
plane is builtLRoSs Hadley also
pulled in again, this time from
Columbus, Qhio-H deStina-
ton as shown on the field log
was Singapore, but it is under
stood that he is not going. to
try nonstop flight to that
place with the Stearman he
came in with-W. e. Richard
son dropped his Cessna on this
field, from Baltimore and after
gassing up headed right back
for that city-The new Atlanta
New York line of the e. A. i.
is now officially opened, the
first trip being made from At
lanta to New York yesterday
with the lines various officials
and guests in a Condor and a
Ford, arriving here about 4 80
p. M. and taking off for the
northen terminal about 5.
Four routine tests and three
local flights were made at the
Naval Air Station yesterday on
top of the cross-country trips
Lieutenant PEBBLE arrived from
Baltimore in a Vought-Lieu-
tenant Commander Bogusch
used an F.2-B going up to Bal
timore and back-Lieutenant
Rodd made a round trip to
Hampton Roads with a Martin
Bomber-Lieutenant Tinne y
came up from Quantico with
an F-7-C and returned late in
the day-Lieutenant Hill made
the same trip, up and back, in
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
News of Skyways

a Curtiss fighter-Lieutenant
Croswell took another Curtiss
fighter to Hampton Roads
Lieutenant Gardner took three
passengers to New York in the
Fairchild and returned with
them about rnid-afternoorl---
Lieutenant Barnar closed the
day with a round trip 70 Hamp-
ton Roads, using a Corsair.
Only q few cross-country hops
INDUCED in by the Army bunch
at Boiling Field yesterday. but
they made Up for this. by max
ing IL local flights and one test
Lieutenant Longfellow used
the FIeetster to take q passen-
ger UP to Hartford. Conn
Lieutenant Goodrich took a pas
senger to Pope Field in a BIT
and Lieutenants Alexander and
Hopkins each made this same
trip in O-i9's-Lieutenant Hood
had a passenger going to Edge
wood Arsenal in an attack
plane.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
LIQUOR PATROL
TRIAL FRIDAY

NEW YORK, Dec. IL dN.s0.
with two of the series Of court
martial trials Of Coast Guards
men accused Of taking money to
permit passage Of rum boats
completed. plans were made to.
day for the trial of John s.
Scoy, a surfman., He will go on
trial Friday.
The case Of John Beebe, auto
mechanics mate, was completed
in Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday
and sent to washington today
for decision. Earlier in the week,
Howard clifford, boatswain's
mate, was tried.
Testimony revealed the Guards
men had conspired with rum
runners to let liquor boats enter
the AbSecon IN. ID inlet for
from 5000 to $500 a boat.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
Deeds of 1852 Needed
To Settle Gravel ROW

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Deeds
dating back as far as 1852 viii
have to be examined to settle a
dispute between two gravel COM
panies about the dredging rights
around Barrell Island. So Su-
preme Court Justice Druhan, In
Brooklyn. said. The Great East
ern Gravel Company sought an
Injunction restraining O'Brien
Brothers Sand anG Gravel Com
pany from digging sand on, the
island, but the court enjoined both
pending q decision.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
Hunter Lures Bear
ByPutting Honey
On His Boots

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 8.
According to friends of Luke
Yocun, Of DowningtOwn, he
used unusual strategy to shoot
Q 25O-pound bear while hunting
last week in Potter county.
Yocum lured the bear within
range Of his rifle by rubbing
honey upon the upper part Of
his boots. The bear could not
resist the odor Of sweets and fol.
lowed to his death. q shot from
Yocunn's rifle killing the animal.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
d,II4,OCO Relief
Passed by Reading

READING, Pa, Dec. 11.-A mu-
nicipal construction program cost
ing $1,114,00O to provide Jobs for
idle men was announced by
Mayor j. Henry Stump.
1t viii include work on a reser-
voir, playground grading, erecting
city machine shop, a new fire
house, and other work. A relief
fund has passed the $4,000 mark,
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
Rum Runners Crew
Rescued By Cutter

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. II
GN.SJ-How the Coast Guard
cutter Montgomery rescued the
crew Of nine men from the burn.
ing British schooner Chapel
Point. a rum runner. was dis
closed here today.
The rescue was made 18O miles
The Washington times., 1930-12-11
SCHOOL BANK ROBBED

Miss Helen Knighton, principal
Of the Cranch School, Twelfth
and @ SITS. S. E., reported to po-
lice that thieves entered the build
ing and stole savings bank con.
tanning a small amount Of money.
The Washington times., 1930-12-11

south Of here off the Mexican
coast. The crew was placed on
another British rum boat by the
cutter.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-07
ATTIC DISTILLER
SENT TO PRISON
Two More Facing Trial in
Anderson Case.

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, June 7.-Wil-
liam James, "a, will be taken to the
state prison to serve sentence of
one to five years, imposed on him
in Madison circuit court here by
Judge Carl F. Morrow, on plea of
guilty to a charge Of violating the
prohibition law.
James admitted he was the own
er of huge still police found oper-
ating in the attic Of a residence of
Wallace Arehart. He said he in
stalled the apparatus, provided ma
terials for the manufacture of corn
whisky and hauled away the fin
ished product, paying Arehart a
stipulated price for each gallon the
still produced.
Arehart and his father-inlaw,
William Stewart, jointly charged
with operation of the still, have rot
been brought before the court.
The convicted man served a state
farm sentence year ago on con-
viction on a similar charge.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-07
$500 GIVEN HUSBAND
IN LOVE THEFT SUIT
South Bend Man Asked $4,000 for
Loss of Wife's Affections.


Loss of Wife's Affections.
BIZ Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June IA
jury in Judge j. Fred Bingham
court after three hours delibera-
ton Friday afternoon gave Lloyd
II. Fletcher a verdict for $500 dam
agaSe against Ray H. Heierman, a
druggist, for the alienation of Mrs.
Gertrude Pletcher's affections.
Fletcher asked for $4,000 dam
ages for the loss of his wife's love.
He produced evidence ito show that
Heierman and Mrs. Fletcher had
many clandestine meetings during
the fall of 1928 and the early win
ter of 1929.
There we're only few spectators
in court when the jury reached its
verdict. Most of the women who
had faithfully attended the hearing
for three days had tired of waiting
for the jurors to reach an agree
ment, and most of them left just
before the verdict was voted.
Floyd o. Jellison, presenting
Fletcher, spent most of the morn
ing denouncing Heierman as a love
thief and home-wrecker.
An hour later George Sands, at
torney for Heierman, had the floor
before the jury. branding Fletcher
as negligent husband who threw
his wife'S love away.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-07
5000 GALLONS
OF MASH FOUND
IN LARGE BARN
Seventeenth Liquor Plant in
Clinton Area Wrecked
Near KIondike.
By Timcs SDociol

By Timrs SDccioi
NEWPORT, Ind. June Z. - The
seventeenth liquor plant wrecked
by officers in this vicinity since Jan.
81, was housed in large barn near
Klondike. II was destroyed by a
party composed Of Sheriff Harry
Newland of Vermillion county,
Deputy Sheriff Ray Foltz. Everett
Helms, Clinton police chief, and
Patrolman Burnside.
The officers made no arrests. A
man in the barn as they approached
fed, warning another who was en-
gagged in digging well, and both
disappeared in a ravine.
Axes were. used to chop holes in
seven vats holding mash, and 1000
gallons flowed out. The mash would
have been ready for distilling with
in a few hours Charcoal, thirty
sacks of sugar, coke, heater and
a large copper tank were seize =.
There was no still. The raiders
said 1t appeared that part of the
apparatus would have been installed
within a few days.
In the loft of the barn extra vats
and f1ve-gallon tin cans had been
stored. Preparations had been made
to create an elaborate plant. Sew
eral hundred feet of two-inch pipe
had been laid from the barn to a
well. and there was a pump operated
by a gasoline engine for transport
ing water. The officers estimated
several thousand dollars had been
spent in establishing the plant.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-07
MINING ARBITER
CHOICE DEFERRED
John [. Lewis Will Be Asked
to Aid Union in Selecting
Man.

By United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June t.
Decision to ask John L. Lewis, in
ternational president of the United
Mine Workers of America, to aid in
selection of an arbitrator for dA-
trict No. II, vote of the miners was
reached in meeting between the
executive boards of the district
union and operators here today.
According to plans formulated at
the meeting, Lewis will meet with
Homer Talley, president of the In
diana Coal Operators Association,
and Michael Ferguson, president OF
District IL as soon as possible, to
make the selection.
The arbitrator, as provided in a
contract agrcemeJt between the
miners and operators, signed April
J., this year, will hear arguments
on working conditions that come
up between the two bodies, and give
final ruling on settlement.
Other actions taken by the joint
boards in the meeting included ap-
pointment of a committee to draw
up new working conditions for the
deep mines in this. district using
loading machines. The committee
is composed of Abe Wales, district
vice-president; William Eainey ana
Frank Barnhart of the miners ex-
ecutive board, and Harvey Cart
wright, P. L. DOME and John Tenn
pleton, of the operators association.
No definite date was set for the
meeting of the committee on work
ing conditions, but it was said the
two committees planned to meet
soon.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-07
Anderson Mans Promise to
Aid Prosecution Delays
Sentence.
BIZ Tim rs SDecia1

ANDERSON, Ind, June 7.--Clar-
ence w. Scott, one of the principals
in a group of nineteen defendants
charged with conspiring sto defraud
the Modern Woodmens of America
by means of bogus applications for
membership and fraudulent proof of
death on insurance policies, with
drew a plea of not guilty and sub
stituted a plea of guiltyeto charge
of feloniously receiving money OBJ
tanned by false pretense.
Judge Carl F. Morrow postponed
passing of sentence until the other
cases are disposed Of. Scott offered
if called upon to testify in the other
cases before the court to talk freely
and truthfully, and on this promise
Prosecutor Oswald Ryan suggested
to the court that the attitude of the
defendant be taken into considera-
tion when sentence is pronounced.
DR.. Fred A. Kimble charged with
being party to several hundred
alleged fraudulent insurance trans
actions on policies written by Scott
and his deputies to collect bonuses
for obtaining new business for the
company. The policies were taken
out in the names of fictitious, per-
sons, accompanied by medical GER
tif1cates alleged to have been signed
by DR.. Kimble One or two pre-
miunns we're paid on the policies,
after which they were allowed to
lapse.
Scott admitted that payment of
two $4,000 death claims by the home
office Of the Woodmen was obtained
by fraud, and he confessed to re-
-ceiving share of the money after
the checks we're sent to. the local
Woodmen camp in the names of the
beneficiaries. Seventeen persons,
among them former local camp off,
GERS and deputies, are in custody.
Two others charged with engaging
in the conspiracy are fugitiveS.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-07

BB Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June t.
A $500 scholarship for the study
of French literature abroad has
been awarded to Miss Aurora Yetta,
Connersville, sophomore student in
the French department of Indiana
university. The scholarship was
granted by the committee on for
eign study of the Institute of Inter-
national Education. Miss Yetta
will study in Paris next year, re-
ceiving full credit for her work
abroad corresponding to a year
spent in Indiana university.
Miss Yetta will sail July 16 with
group of students under the
supervision of the University of
Delaware and will remain abroad
approximately a year. The Ameri-
can student group will go to Nancy
for three months of extensive study
of spoken French, and then to Paris
for an academic session of eight
months. Later she will tour Italy
and visit relatives in Rome.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-07
COURT CALLS
$4,000 LEVY
Directors of Closed Bank
at Hobart Cited.
BIZ Times SnecinE

BIZ Times SDecidL
CROWN POINT, Ind, June T.
Thirteen directors of the closed Ho-
bart bank have been ordered by
Judge E. Miles Norton to appear in
Lake circuit court here June 81 to
show cause why they should not
be assessed for amounts sufficient
to meet all claims against the bank
for a total of approximately $4,000.
Since the bank was voluntarily
closed five years ago, the directors
have paid about 100000, three
fourths of the amount of claims.
The citation of Judge Norton Is
designed to bring in money to COM
plete settlement.
The bank was private instltu-
ton and the directors therefore are
declared liable to depositors to the
full amount of money they had in
the institution.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-07
COAL COMP ANY
I. FINANCES SHORT
Claims of 100000 Against
Property Worth $25, 900.

PH Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June T.
A hearing in the receivership of the
General Coal Company, operator of
two coal mines in southeastern Glib
son county, has been set for
Wednesday in Vigo circuit, court
here before Judge John Jefferies.
A. M. Ogle, Indianapolis, receiver,
has claim Of $1,000 against the
company, and John T. Beasley, at
torney, and Clem Richards, expert
adviser to the receiver, claims of
$4,000 each. In addition, employees
not paid when operation of the
mines ceased are demanding $4,000
and there is also a claim of $4,000
for taxes filed by Gibson county.
With fees connected with the re-
ceiversflip, the total debt is expected
to exceed 100000. The property is
valued at only $4,000.
It. is said Ogle and Beasley had
invested approximately 100000 in
the property at the time the mines
were closed.