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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31
NURSES READY FOR
NATIONS CALI,

Whenever the country faces
a great epidemic, as in the
influenza which followed the
war, or when some section is
overwhelmed by disaster, as in
the Mississippi flood of three
years ago, the American Red
Cross draws upon it's reserve Of
$4,000 enrolled nurses.
This reserve provides for
Red Cross public health SER
vices in connection with the
local chapters and as instruc-
tors of classes in home hygiene
and care of the sick. By Con-
gressional enactment, it is the
official reserve of the nurse
corps of the army and navy.
Only those nurses who have
attained the highest profess
sional requirements are ac-
cepted. They are enrolled
through a series of commit
tees, local, state and national.
There are about 1,400 nurses
serving as volunteers on these
committees.
In forming a national re-
serve to be called in the hour
of need, the Red Cross nursing
service has been a beneficial
influence on the nursing STAN
dards Of the country. Schools
whose graduates have not been
accepted are thus Influenced to
improve the quality of their
training and to raise their
general requirements.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31
GREAT ARMISTICE DAY
CELEBRATION

We are in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from Dorchester
Post, American Legion, Cam
bridge, Md, with the request
that it be given space in our
columns:
Editor Midland Journal
Dear Sir
On behalf of Dorchester Post,
No. 81, American Legion and
the citizens of Cambridge and
Dorchester county, Md, we ex-
tend to the readers of your
valuable paper and To their
friends a most cordial invita-
ton to visit Cambridge on Ar
mistice Day. Tuesday, Novem-
Der 18th, and see the Great Ar
mistice Day Parade and Cele-
bration. Our stores are all
closed on that day. No carni-
val of any kind is held, and it
is all free.
We especially urge that you
bring the children in order that
they may learn more about Ar
mistice Day. A feature of this
parade is fifty historical floats
constructed at great cost.
No advertising floats Of any
kind are allowed in the parade.
Boumi Temple of Shriners, Of
Baltimore, with five hundred
men and four bands, will be
with us, in addition to many
other bands from Baltimore
and other cities.
Nothing to compare with it
has ever been attempted on the
Del-Mar-Va before. We urge
that you come early. Try to
get here by noon in order to
avoid traffic congestion.
Something doing all the
time, so come and come early.
Rain or shine. Park on the
High School lot in the heart OF
the city. Paid watchmen and
free parking. We shall expect
you and you will never re-
|gret it.
Thanking the editor for his
courtesy in publishing this LETT
ter, I remain
Sincerely yours,
JOHN J. BARTH,
Chairman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31
PLACED ON THE RETIRED
LIST

After service of Al years,
William I. Barron, operator at
the B. & o. Station at Havre de
Grace, will be placed on the
retired list November 1, with a
substantial pension.
Mr.. Barron started his rail-
road career with the old P. w.
and B. Railroad, as a telegraph
operator. After a few years
he resigned and accepted a
position with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company,
later becoming agent and
operator for the company at
the Havre de Grace station,
taking up the work on August
20, 1886, the first train having
been run over the new railroad
about a week before.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31

Water, or more accurately speaking,
the lack of it, has been the cause of
considerable worry 70 millions of peo-
pie during the severe drought OF the
past summer. In many sections wells,
springs and streams have completely
dried up or have become so nearly
so that the shortage of water has
been d serious problem. This condi-
tion was not only true in the rural
sections, but in cities and towns as
well, where water is supplied from
reservoirs and pipe lines to homes
and business places.
Water department officials In num-
egous cities during this stressing De-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31

proper SpellluS Oh the name. eOr IN.
stance, Read might be spelled Reid.
Reed, or Reede. Smith could be
Smithe, Smyth, Smythe, or Schmitt,
while Johnson might be asked for
when johnson, Johnston, Johensen,
Johanson or tombstone is wanted. An.
other name that people frequently get
confused, according to telephone Of.
ficials. is Lee. The spelling might also
be Lea or Leigh.
To facilitate the handling of the
telephone information bureau in the
larger Offices rotary card file system
is used which simplifies the furnish.
ing Of telephone numbers and makes
them much easier to locate. The card
files in this system contain all new
and changed telephone numbers with
names and addresses in alphabetical
order. Both sides of the file leaves are
used for listings. Each leaf or set
of leaves is equipped with index tabs
arranged alphabetically so that the
operator can turn quickly to the leaf
on which the listing for which she
is searching appears.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31

Americans Lalk more Dy LelepnOn
than any other people in the world.
From figures just compiled it is found
that telephone users in this country
now average S3.O35,OOO calls daily. In
the use of the telephone people fire.
quently have occasion to call "infor-
nation" to ascertain the number of a
subscribers telephone which has not
as yet been listed in the telephone di.
rectory by reason of the fact that tele.
phones are constantly being installed
and directories are issued periodically.
Naturally there are always a certain
number of telephone users whose
names are not listed In the worlds
greatest social register"
Information operators, in addition
to supplying the numbers of telephone
subscribers which have not yet ap-
peared in the directory also assist in
locating the numbers of subscribers
which the calling party cannot locate
In the telephone book. One of the
uses for this is that the calling
sometimes does not know the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31

The spelling bee held last
week at Red Mems Hall,
Cherry Hill, was participated in
by twelve contestants. After
fifty minutes of spelling before
a large audience, Ralston
Scott, a student of Beacom's
College, and member of Leeds
Sunday school, was declared
the winner, and received the
five dollar gold piece offered as
e prize BY RI ]. McC auley.,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31

riod required frequent and definite
information on the amount of water
being used daily and of the available
supply. In Washington, D. c., several
reservoirs are equipped with telephone
apparatus which supplies this infor.
nation.
A water department engineer wish.
ing to know the depth of water in
particular reservoir calls telephone
number associated with that station.
and when the connection is established
the telephone instrument and associ.
ated apparatus installed at the reser.
voir announce by series of buzzes
the number of feet Of water at that
particular point.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31
MRS. JENNIE TAYLOR

Licensed Funeral Director
Gentleman Embalmer Lie
ensed for. Maryland and Penn
sylvania.
Dignified service given all
calls, night or day.
Cor. N. Queen & Walnut SITS.
Phone 122 Rising Sun. Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31
CURTIS E. IRWIN
666

Relieves q Headache or Neural.
gia in 80 minutes, checks q
Cold the first day, and checks
Malaria in three days.
666 also in TABLETS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31
Notice To Cllnners

A representative of Clerks Office
will visit the following Towns for
the purpose of issuing Hunters Ii
censes, Sink Box Licenses, Sneak
Boat Licenses and BOBBY Blind Ii
censes:
NORTH EAST-Andrew Reynolds
Store
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 9a. m. to noon.
Thursday, Get. 80, 9 a. m. to noon.
CHARLESTOWN-R. X. Barnes
Store
Wednesday, Oct. %. 1880 to 4:30 p. m.
Thursday, Oct. 80, 1870 to 4:30 p. m.
PERRYVILLE-Sanders Drug Store
Friday, Oct. 81. 9 a. m. to 5p. m
S. RALPH ANDREWS, Clerk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-31

The true, strong and sound
mind is the mind that can en-
brace equally great things and
small.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
SCRUBS. VS.. PUREBRED

To the Editor of The Republican,
1 do not condemn the use of pure
bred animals on the farm, but l do
advocate the proper attention to all
animals, whether purebred or not.
1t is only fair that we give our
mixed breed Commonly called scrubs)
equal attention to our registered
stock and then note results. 1t is
only human nature to discriminate
between the two, usually because of
the initial investment and pride of
ownership in registered animals.
AS an illustration of what can be
accomplished with proper care: /
own common Duroc sow, was bred
to o. l. C. and narrowed nine pigs,
March 10, 1880, and slaughtered No
vember "a, 1880. Weights of five are
as follows: Gross 500, net 421; gross
445, net 377; grass 40, net 343; net
weight of two were 371 and 346, res
pectively.
The last two pigs were raised by
my neighbor, A. P. Wotring, and
slaughtered December 2. They re-
ceived practically the same attention
and feed as did mine. AS for feed:
These pigs received part Of the skim
milk from one cow. Grain feed con-
sisted of ground wheat and oats all
the time and last two months what
corn they would eat with it. Can any
"purebred fans" take like number
of their pigs and beat this record?
The matter of proper attention to
our stock leads me to believe Jnat if
we would apply more of ouc time to
our stock and farm and less to hold
ing the steering wheel of our auto
mobiles, farm relief would he auto
lnatically accomplished.
w. E. ROTH,
Aurora, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
SENATOR DAVIS VINDI-
GATED

A rebuke to the Nye Committee has
been administered by the Senate
which seated James ]. Davis as Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania over the obJec-
tions of the special campaign investi-
eating committee.
In the face of evidence that Mr..
Davis, who served as Labor Secretary
under three successive Presidents, had
expended only $4,000 personally to
win the election for the Senate, the
Nye committee sought to have him
barred on the ground of excessive
costs of his campaign.
The committee rested its case on
the contention that Mr.. Davis headed
complete Republican ticket on be-
half of which expenditures exceeded
100000 and that consequently he was
the beneficiary of the total amount ex-
pended, although there were some
5000 other candidates on the ticket
with him.
This contention had been raised by
such investigating committees in the
past, but they succeeded in barring
Senators elect on other grounds, such
as improprieties in the election or the
receipt of funds from Objectionable
sources.
There were no such allegations in
Mr.. Davis case. There was no init
nation that any money had been i'm
properly expended or that any had
come from sources that might seek
future legislation from the Congress
in which the former Labor Secretary
would serve.
It was proposed to bar Mr.. Davis
solely because he handed a ticket on
behalf of which half million dollars
was spent. The Senate gave a quick
and negative answer to that sort of
a proposition.
Two states into which the Nye COM
mittee carried its investigation seem
to furnish a conclusive answer to this
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
Mrs. ]. C. Renninger Resigns as
Red Cross Treasurer

With extreme regret the Garrett
County Chapter of the American Red
Cross has accepted the resignation of
Mrs. Gertrude S. Renninger as its
treasurer. Mrs. Renninger has been
its first and only treasurer, elected
when the chapter was organized thir-
teen years ago. Through all these
years-including those in which du-
ties were heavy because of the World
War-she has served efficiently and
with great interest in all phases Of
the work. Because she has genuine
sympathy for all people in distress,
she has been recognized as 4one who
could be depended upon to- give
thought to all problems concerning
expenditure of Red Cross money as
we'll as care in keeping the funds and
records. Even now Mrs. Renninger's
interest in the work is as intense as
ever, but she is unable to serve as an
officer because from now on she will
probably not reside in Garrett county
continuously.
Mr.. j. M. Jarboe, of the Garrett
National Bank, has been appointed to
act as Red Cross treasurer. :
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
THE PRESIDENTS STATE
MENT

President Hoover has issued this
statement in regard to unwarranted
appropriations by Congress on the
public funds:
81 observe that measures have been
already introduced in Congress and
are having advocacy, which, if passed,
would impose an increased expendi-
ture beyond the sum which l have
recommended for the present and next
fiscal year by total of nearly $4,-
500,O00,000, and mostly under the
guise of giving relief of some kind or
another. The gross sums which l
have recommended to carry on the es-
sential functions of the Government
include the extreme sums which can
be applied by the Federal Government
in actual emergency employment or
relief, and are the maximum which
can be financed without increase in
taxes.
"No matter how devised, an in
crease in taxes in the end falls upon
the workers and farmers, or alterna-
lively deprives industry of that much
ability to give employment and de-
feats the very purpose of these
schemes. For the Government to
finance by bond issues deprives indus
try and agriculture of just that much
capital for it's own use and for en-
ployment. Prosperity cannot be res
tored by raids upon the public
Treasury.
"The leaders of both parties are CO.
operating to prevent any such event.
Some of these schemes are i'll con-
sidered; some represent enthusiasts,
and some represent the desire Of in
dividuals to show that they, are more
generous than the administration or
that they are more generous than
even the leaders of their own parties.
They are playing politics at the ex-
pense of human misery.
"Many Of these measures are being
promoted by organizations and agen-
cies outside of Congress and being
pushed upon members of Congress.
Some of them are mistaken as to the
results they will accomplish and they
are all mistaken as to the ability of
the Federal Government to under
take such burdens. Some of these
outside agencies are also engaged in
promoting political purposes. The
American people will not be misled by
such tactics.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

William Gates, Wesley and James
DeBerry, all of Hutton, killed four
deer and a wild turkey near Frank
vile, this county, last Friday. g..
Clerk of the Circuit Court, E. z.
Tower, has issued during the year
ending November so, 1890, TIA mar
riage licenses. Of these 72 were is
sued to parties from West Virginia,
and 10 to parties from Pennsylvania
Harry Sincell has gone to Barritt
to clerk for w. A. Barritt, Jr., and Co.
Oakland Council No. 249, Catholic
Benevolent Letion, elected officers for
the ensuing year and included M. j.
Garrett, j. M. Litzinger, John Faher-
ty, Richard R. Maroney, Owen Mack
in, M. Treacy, John w. Maroney, and
J. w. Hart.
Alta Lodge, Knights of Honor,
elected officers and included Thomas j.
Peddicord, John Compton, James O.
Cleveland, George M. Mason, Rev.
John M. Davis, DR.. S. Townshend, A.
G. Sturgiss, David Little, DR.. E. H.
Bartlett, DR.. w. H. Ravenscroft. "a
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Mr.. Michael Boyle returned home
from visit to various points in West
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. G. A. Fraley went to Baltimore
Monday afternoon where he is attend
ing the meeting of the Maryland
Presbytery as representative of the
local Presbyterian church.
Miss Thekla Fundenburg spent last
Friday in Oakland on business, re-
turning to Cumberland where she and
her mother, Mrs. E. Fundenburg are
guests of Mr.. Robert Shriver.
December has the distinction of
having two new moons, one on the
first day and one of the last day.
Two new moons in a month are said
to mean great good fortune, peace,
prosperity, success and happiness to
the people of the earth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
An Interesting Fact
ANNAPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE
UNITED STATES.

The hearts of the Colonists must
have beat with pardonable pride on
the 26th day of November, 1888.
For weeks before that date we can
imagine the prominent citizens of An
napolis meeting in conference at vari-
Gus homes, or in the tavern, discuss
ing the best means of locating in
that town a new enterprise that
would for all time place the name of
their town on the lips of every citi-
zen of the entire country. At least
they must have arrived at the
conclusion that a committee in the
nature of a legislative committee
should be appointed, composed of the
"go-getters" of the community to in
duce the General Assembly to get
behind their cherished proposition.
The committee was evidently well
selected, for we read in Andrews His
tory that the Assembly acted with
this group of citizens in urging upon
the Congress of the Confederation
that it make its permanent abode in
Maryland. The resolution adopted by
the legislative body set forth the su-
perior claims of Annapolis, urging its
advantages in the way of health, ac-
feasibility and as the possessor of
many springs of excellent water.
The Assembly in its desire to secure
the honor sought, offered to present
the Estate House and the Public Circle
in the City of Annapolis Exclusive of
school house, loan office, etc.,, to the
honorable Congress for their use"
Even the Governors mansion was
offered for the use of the President
of the Congress, the Assembly further
agreeing to build thirteen dwelling
houses and other buildings for the
residences of the delegates of each
of the thirteen Confederated states"
at an expense mot exceeding thirty
thousand pounds specie"
This persuasive resolution and gen
erous offer, forwarded to the Mary
land delegates in Congress, Daniel
Carroll and James McHenry, who, no
doubt added their eloquence in urging
affirmative action, had he desired eff
feet, at least, partially, for we find
that the Congress decided, temporar-
lily, to avail itself of the hospitality
of the Free State.
Accordingly Congress adjourned to
meet at Annapolis November 26, 1888,
but it was not until December 13 that
the necessary quorum was secured,
nine states then being represented.
1t was during this session of Con-
gress, on December %, 1888, that
George Washington, in the presence
of the Governor and other state Off
Gals of Maryland and certain mill
tary officers and ladies and gentle
men of high standing, resigned his Of
| flee as Commander-in-C Chief of the
American Army.
Thus it was that Maryland shares
equal honors with Pennsylvania, with
which she had been embroiled in a
long-drawn out bitter boundary dis
pute, in having been selected to have
located within her borders the Capital
of the United States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18

proposition. Pennsylvania has 65
counties and a population of 9,854.OOO.
Delaware has three counties and a
population of 244,OO0. Obviously the
cost of distributing even single
piece of literature to the people of
Pennsylvania would be some 45 times
as great as the distribution of the
same piece of literature in Delaware.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
ROAD COMMITTEE MEETS
TO DISCUSS PROPOSALS
Continued from Page One)


of schools, elections, etc.
Those members of the committee
present in favor of building the roads
pointed out that it wasn't like bond
issue where it was necessary to pay
the principal. In this case, they said,
we will have the use of the roads
and only have to pay the interest on
the money used.
The question most discussed relat-
ed to the increased rate in taxes, and
it was felt that if a plan could be
worked out in some way to raise the
interest without increasing the tax
rate, then the people of the county
would be heartily in favor of it, but
if it was necessary to raise the tax
rate, the people would be against it.
AS a general rule, people living on
or near a good road are against adj
ditional roads when built at local ex-
pense, and those who are not so sit
uated want the good roads in their
communities.
Mr.. Browning concluded his re-
marks by saying: II do not think
that there is a business man in Gar
rett county who would object to an
additional tax rate, but the farmers
who have small farms, children to
support, send to school and provide
for the needs of his family, cannot
afford to pay any more taxes than
they are paying today; and if we can
arrange a way to pay this interest
without raising the taxes then l will
support this proposed bond issue, but
if the taxes have to be raised then
shall oppose it.
ever since 1 have been Commits
sioner 1 have always found that the
people who live along or near the
State roads always seem to think that
those who live miles or more from
the good roads should not have any
thing in hard road improvement.
Such an attitude is not becoming and
I have no sympthy for them, for they
have always been the ones to oppose
rural road improvement in Garrett
county,"
A committee was appointed to con-
fer with Mr.. Uhl and the Attorney
General on the legality of the propos-
ed ways and means of raising the
money for roads, the committee be-
ing composed of former Senator j.
W. Mccullough, George D. Browning.
Arthur G. Cullers, Ohio S. Fike, AL
bert Markley, C. N. McIntire and Sem
ator-elect Henry W. McComas.
The following were present at the
meeting on Saturday: c. N. McIntire,
chairman; A. C. Stanton, William
Winterberg, George D. Browning, c.
W. Ream, J. B. Emory, C. E. Eli
thorp, H. V. Leighton, Carroll Patti
son, John w. Mccullough, James A.
Fitzwater, George W. Harvey, w. o.
Davis, secretary; E. A. Browning, H.
A. Loraditch and Rev. E. E. Campbell.
The probable income from lateral
road gas tax and post roads, both
State and Federal, during the years
1931-1938, inclusive, as set forth in
Mr.. UhPs letter is as follows:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
GLADES

Quite a few people attended the
funeral of Mrs. Bittinger at Bittinger,
on Tuesday.
A Christmas service is being pre-
pared which will be presented at the
Glades church.
Messrs. Daniel Brenneman and
John Frickey left Sunday for Ohio
after visiting here for some time:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
Black Hawk Attendance

The following pupils of Black
Hawk school were present every day
during September, October and No
vember: George O'Brien, Mae o.
Brien, Gerald Broadwater, Donald
King.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18
DIED..
JEREMIAH HARVEY

jeremiah Harvey, aged more than
eighty years, died at his home in the
Ryan's Glade section of this county
yesterday morning following an in
validism of several months. Mr.. Har-
vey was the oldest member of the
Harvey family at the time of his
death. Funeral services will occur
tomorrow afternoon at 2:9O o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-18

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