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The Washington times., 1931-09-30
LGgUnG Cotton Crop
Worth S25.OOO.OOO

TORREON, Mexico, Sept. 3d.
QN.S0-The cotton crop in the
Laguna district. heart of Mexico's
cotton belt, will reach a total
value Of nearly $25,00O,0 900 this
season. Abundant rains insured
much larger crop than ex.
pected.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
IS URGED
Of AVERAGE
EARNINGS
Should Be Considered Along
With Asset Values, Finance
Corporation Tells Buyers

OF a group of $50 stocks listed
on the New York Stock Exchange
1874 or 1873 per cent sold on Sep
tember 81 at less than ten times
average earnings for the past
seven years, according to a study
Normal Earnings and Equities
VS.. Market Prices" prepared by
the Ontario Finance Corporation.
The tabulation shows further
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
News of Trade
Gains Today

Commercial Credit Com
pany increases net.
A m erican and Foreign
Power reports gain.
KreSS Company pays 80
cent extra dividend.
Community Finance cuts
2O-cent melon.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
BOSTON AND MAINE

Net income of Boston & Maine
Railroad Co. for eight months
ended August 81, 1881, was So,
591,077 after taxes and charges
compared with $3,494,998 in first
eight months of 1880. August net
income was $346,730.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
FEDERAL STORAGE co.

The Federal Storage Co. has
decl-red the regular So dividend
on preferred, stock, payable
october is To stockholders Of
record at close Of BUSINESS today.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

SALES
washington Gas IS "A", 5000
1011a.
Potomac Electric 5has preferred,
10 107; 10@107; 1O@107.
Second National Bank, 100 166.
Lanston Monotype, 10@74A.
Mergenthaler Linotype, $3.50.
After Call
Potomac Electric Consolidated
SIS, 100000 0312.
Washington Gas IS "B", $4,000
1O5.
Washington Railway and Elec'
trio Is, $2,O00Q91A; $1,000@91A,
Potomac Electric IS preferred
5@111h.
Potomac Electric IS, 1858
$1,000@107A.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30

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Pot Elec Cons 5s.....,,....l1 03hl1O6
Poteanac Elec .I107& los u
Wash Alex & Mt V Ctf. ....I 3 l....
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Wash Gas SIS series A.ss.. I10l hl10S
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
RUN DOWN BY AUTO

Russell Mccall, aged 35
years, was struck and seriously
injured, on Saturday night,
about 11:15 o'clock, as he was
walking along the shoulder of
the State road, near the resi-
idence of J. Famous Ham, east
of Rising Sun.
The machine that struck Nc
Call was driven by Miss Mil
dred Donache, daughter of j.
D. Donache of this town. Miss
Donache is employed as an OPP
orator in the telephone ex-
change at Oxford, Pa, and was
returning to her home here
when the accident happened.
Following her closely was a
machine driven by Catherine
Kichernell, of Lancaster, Pa.
Mccall was struck by the fen
der of the machine driven by
Miss Donache, and knocked
down, the machine following
also striking him, but not run
ming over the unfortunate man.
DR.. r. c. Dodson was called
and had Mccall taken to Union
Hospital, Elkton, where an ex-
animation revealed a fractured
pelvis bone and other serious
injuries. The patient is doing
as well as could be expected,
considering the nature of his
in iuries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Elmer Ellsworth Bennett

Elmer Ellsworth Bennett, 81
years of age, died at his home
in Havre de Grace on Sept. %,
of heart disease. Mr.. Bennett
was born in Cecil county,
but most of his life was spent
in Havre de Grace. He was a
former telegraph operator on
the Pennsylvania railroad.
Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Mary Gray Bennett; two
daughters, Misses Zelma and
Elizabeth Bennett, and two
sons, Austin and Elmer P.
Bennett. His mother, Mrs.
Mary E. Bennett, who is 81,
also survives.
The funeral was held on
Saturday morning, and burial
in Charlestown cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
FOREIGN ENGINEERS PAY
VISIT TO POWER
PLANT

A group of distinguished en-
gineers and industrialists rep
resentative of the companies
supplying electric power to
Paris and the district sur
rounding. the French capital,
visited the Safe Harbor, Holt
wood and Conowingo power
plants last week.
The party left Baltimore on
Friday for Washington, going
from there to Pittsburg, Gle
veland, Detroit, Chicago, and
st. Louis. Other cities visited
were Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara
Falls, Buffalo, Schenectady, AL
bany, New York and Philada.
The purpose of the visit is to
study economic conditions in
the United States and Canada,
particularly in reference to the
production and use of electric
power and the progress being
made by power companies on
this side of the Atlantic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
BOOZE CLEARING HOUSE
RATDED

The garage just west of town
known as Austin's garage
which has long been under sus-
picion as a booze joint, was
raided by party of four FEEDER
al officers on Wednesday after
noon last, and liquor by the
wholesale confiscated and pour
ed out.
A room in this so-called ga
rage had been fitted up where
the raw liquor was cured by
electric heating appliances.
The officers seized and mash
ed up sixteen cases of pint bot
ties of liquor, and eleven 10
gallon kegs of liquor. In addi-
ton lot of new 10-gallon kegs
were broken up.
Two arrests were made, but
the prisoners were later re-
leased on bail.
While the raid was i'm prog
ress truck load of sugar from
one of our local stores was de-
livered at the garage"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
STRICKEN WHILE AT THE
BOTTOM OF, WELL ~.

"A heart attack proved fatal
to Fri c. Wherry, aged IS, on
Sept. %, after he was rescued
by fellow workers from a well
that he was cleaning out.
He died a short time after he
had been taken to Union Hos
pital, Elkton.
Wherry was helping a
neighbor, Frank Spratt, of
near Pleasant Hill, clean out
"a we'll. Caleb Scarborough
was assisting. Wherry had
already sent up one bucket Of
refuse that he had taken from
the bottom of the well, and
failing to signal the men to
again pull the bucket up, after
it had been lowtred a second
time, the men became alarmed
and Spratt was lowered into
the well, where he found the
stricken man leaning against
the wall. He was brought to
the surface and hurried to the
hospital at Elkton, where he
died shortly after being adj
mitted. The deceased was an
employee at the Providence
paper mill, and was a veteran
of the Spanish-American war.
Besides his wife. he is sur
vived by five children: Fran
ces A. Wherry, Maze Wherry,
Olive Wherry, Ellen Wherry
and John Wherry; also two
brothers and a sister, Powell
Wherry, of Chester, Pa; DAY.
i'd Wherry, of Providence, and
Mrs. j. o. Widows, of Nor
wood, Pa.
The funeral was held Satur-
day afternoon, with interment
in Friends burying grounds at
Calvert.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
Mrs. Arthur Smith

Mrs. Alvae Catherine Smith,
wife of Arthur Smith, died on
Wednesday, Sept. %, at her
home on what is known as the
John P.~Wilson farm, near Ris-
ing Sun. The deceased had
been a sufferer from heart
trouble. She was 80 years of
of age, and was the daughter OF
the late Taylor w. and Hannah
Moore. She was born near
Rising Sun and spent her en-
tire life in this neighborhocd.
Her husband survives; also her
mother and two sisters.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday afternoon at her
late home, with interment in
Brookview cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
DISTRICT FIRE WARDEN

announcement was today
made by the State Depart
ment of Forestry that Ralph
K. Levering, of Principle Fur
mace, Cecil county, has been
selected as District Forest
Warden for Cecil, Kent and
Queen Anne's counties.
The organization of these
counties into one fire control
district is new step in
the Departments general
organization plan. Duties of
the new District Fire Warden
will be to supervise and cor
relate the activities of exist
ing Forest Wardens in the
three counties and direct the
detailed work of Organization
and fire control in the dis
trict. Heretofore this work
has been handled directly by
in Salisbury.
District Forester Kenneth
j. Seigworth, Salisbury, plans
to conduct Mr.. lowering over
September 28.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY
AT ROSEBANK nj. e.
GHHRCH

The fortieth anniversary of
the dedication of Rosebank M.
z. Church, at Calvert, will be
observed with special exercis-
es on Sunday, Nov. 8.
Rev. Disston w. Jacobs,
Superintendent of the Will
mington District, will speak
in the morning. DR.. Harvey
w. Ewing, of Newark, Del,
will be the afternoon speaker.
A special musical program
will be arranged for the eve
ming. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Wilson, Gospel singers of Will
mington, are expected to be
present.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
OBITUARY
Mrs. Lawrence Leslie

Mrs. Agnes hopper Leslie,
wife of Lawrence Leslie, died in
the Mahaffy Hospital, Sweeds-
boro, N. j., of uremia poisoning
on Sept. 10. The deceased was
81 years Of age. She was the
daughter of Joseph and Louisa
hopper, late of Rising Sun,
where she was born. Her hus-
band survives.
Funeral services were held at
her late home, 319 Du Pont
Ave., Paulsboro, N. J., Tues
day, Sept. %, and interment
made in Egglington cemetery,
Clarkboro, N. j.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
ARREST LEADS TO RECOV-
cry OF STOLEN GOODS

Following the arrest In
Elkton of Herbert Truman,
Sheriff Buckworth, of Cecil
county, accompanied by De-
tective Riley, visited house
at Elmhurst, Del, where Tru-
man had lived, and recovered
stolen goods valued at $4,000.
The officers believe that
during the past three years
Truman has been robbing
yachts and cottages along the
rivers in Cecil and Hartford
counties. Wilmington police
say that Truman has a long
record in that city for larceny
and breaking and entering.
Cottages and yachts along
the Maryland rivers have been
robbed frequently during the
past three years, and Truman
lis suspected Of having COM
mitted great number of
these robberies. For a time he
lived near Port Herman, be-
low Chesapeake City, on the
Elk River, and is believed to
have operated for a period
from that place.
The goods recovered by the
Sheriff filled a large truck.
They included clothing, suit
cases, oil heaters, radios, and
other articles of various sorts.
Some of the goods were pack
just as they had been left by
occupants of the cottages for
the winter season, or in prep
aration for removal to the
homes of the cottage owners.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
ROBBED OF HIS SAVINGS
Lacked Faith In Banks And
Carried Large Sum VI
Money On Person

| WlUMOy VM \ "a
A lack of faith in banks, plus
the contents of a box of snuff,
caused Albert Barrett, a farmer
of this locality, to be just $500
poorer on Friday afternoon.
Barrett considered his peck
cts a safer place for his money
than a bank, and this fact had
evidently become known to
parties who awaited an oppor-
tunity to relieve him Of it.
Barrett was cutting corn on
the Adams farm, near Harris
vile. about one mile west OF
Rising Sun, when two men at
tackled him, threw snuff in his
eyes and robbed him of his saw
ings. His assailants approach
ed him from behind through
the cornfield and siezed him.
AS one held him the other
threw the snuff into his eyes,
after which they easily took his
money from his pocket and fed,
leaving their victim blinded
and writhing on the ground.
Barrett reported the theft to
the authorities, but as he did
not see his assailants before
being blinded about the only
clew he has is the empty snuff
Lox that he picked up after the
robbery.
Some time ago, it is said,
Jarrett dropped a package con-
tanning $500 from his pocket.
A neighbours dog that had been
trained to carry packages,
found the money and carried it
in his mouth to his master, who
returned it to Barrett.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
THE HARFORD-CECIL
DENTAL CLUB

The fail meeting Of the
Harford-Cecil Dental Club
was held on Thursday evening
last, at the Howard Hotel, in
Elkton. Following a we'll ap-
pointed banquet served to the
members, DR.. Clyde A. Nelson
spoke on "Amalgam and Its
Manipulation"
The meeting was presided
over by the president, DR.. j.
Stephenson Hopkins, of Bel
Air. DIR. T. B. Moore, Of Ris-
ing Sun. was in attendance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
ORPHANS COURT

Accounts Passed-First anG
final account Of Nellie c.
Black, executrix of John G.
Graham: first and final &C
count of Ella r. Queck, adj
ministratrix of Charles c.
Queck, and distribution struck
ON same.
Sundry claims against es-
tates were examined anC
approved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02

is reported Tuesday morning
The fall tang in the air has
made fires comfortable this
week.
The w. C. T. U. will meet
with Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue on
Thursday, October 8, at 2 p. M
Henry v. Davis, nj. D., a
graduate of the University OF
Maryland School of Medicine,
has located in Chesapeake
City for the practice of his
profession.
William Maddox, of Tuscum-
bia, Ala, employed on the Safe
Harbor dam, was instantly
killed early Thursday morning
when he fell from the top of a
scaffold at the dam, fracturing
his skull.
The contract for the struc-
tural steel work for the pro-
posed bridge over Deer Creek,
on the Hickory road, in Har-
ford county, was let TO the
Pittsburgh, Des Moines Steel
Company for $1,000.
The Los Angeles, the U. S.
airship, passed over to the
south of town, between ten and
eleven O'Clock, Tuesday, sailing
in a southwesterly direction.
The big silver ship presented a
beautiful sight as it moved
slowly along.
While Geo. Logges, of New
ark, Del, was driving along the
Elkton-Glasgow road, a mule
owned by John Markanyck ran
in front of the machine, was
struck and killed, and the car
badly damaged. The driver es-
capped with slight injuries.
William Henderson, an aged
colored man from Virginia,
who had been working at
Colora, died Sept. 10, at Union
Hospital, Elkton, where he had
been taken for treatment for
Bright's disease. Efforts to To-
cate any of the mans relatives
failed and interment was made
at the County Home burying
ground.
Clyde Tigert and his half
brother, George Milburn, were
arrested last week by Lancas-
ter county offers charged with
thefts from cottages in the vi
entity of Fite's Eddy and
HOLLYWOOD. Tigert led the Of
ficers to a cache in the woods
where loot of every descrip-
ton had been hidden.
Antionette Thachell, who
has been making her home
with her uncle, William Alex
ander, at Calvert, was bitten
by a strange dog some days
ago. She was given the Sc
rum treatment and so far has
shown no bad effects form the
bite.
The carnival held on We'd
nesday and Thursday last, at
Fair Hill, by the ladies of
that community netted the sum
of 5000. One half of the pro-
ceeds will be given to the
American Legion for the am
bulance fund, and the other
half to Union Hospital.
The water supply at the
plant of the Armstrong Stove
Co., at Perryville, was suddenly
cut off on Thursday, and after
considerable digging work.
men discovered a large eel in
the main pipe leading into the
plant. The eel measured eigh-
teen inches in length, and was
dead when removed from the
pipe.
Henry Hovermill, of Rising
Sun High School.faculty, had a
narrow escape from serious in
jury on Thursday night last,
when his auto ran off the con-
crete of the new Gathers Cor
ner-Port Deposit road. The
machine straddled an abutment
and finally brought up against
a telephone pole. Mr.. Hover
mill was painfully hurt about
the legs, but not seriously in
jured. The machine, a Chrysler
roadster, was badly wrecked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-02
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Ter, OF harrington, are enter
tanning the formers mother
of Roanoke, Va.
George Bechtel, of New Or
leans, was the Sunday-Monday
guest of Mrs. G.. O.. Bechtel, at
West Nottingham.
Mrs. j. L. Twadell, of Devon,
Pa, and Mrs. VIM. F. Porter,
of Baltimore, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil e. Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Barrett re-
turned on Monday from a two
weeks trip by auto to points in
Delaware, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
| Miss Evely Ewing has re-
turned to her duties at Mary
land General Hospital, Balti-
more, after recovering from an
operation for appendicitis.
Maris K. Rineer, of Safe
Harbor, Pa, and Miss Sara M.
Kepple, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Kepple, of Lancas-
ter, were married in Elkton on
Saturday
The Junior League Choir, in
charge of Mrs. A. NJ. McNa-
NEE, director, enjoyed an out
ing at Hance's Point, Thurs
day afternoon. About forty
members and friends were on
the picnic, the party being
transported to and from the
riverside in the new school
bus.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Wilson
were among those to enjoy
seeing the Shriners parade
and exhibition drills at Allan
tic City, last week.
Mrs. Leslie Rawlings was
also at visitor at the seaside
resort, where she attended the
National Saengerfest and con-
certs by the u. S. Navy Band,
held in Convention Hall.
AS Frank Burn, of near Sin
gerly, stopped his car at the
BRUCE street railroad crossing,
in ElktOn, when the gates were
lowered, car driven by Nor
man Mccall, of Nottingham,
Pa, crashed into the rear of the,
Burn car, damaging both ma
chimes and injuring Mrs. Burn
about the head. Mccall was
arrested and held for a hear
ing, charged with driving a car
while intoxicated.
The eighth annual train
load of fifty cars of salt, ship
ped by the Worcester Salt Co.
OF Silver Springs, N. Y, arriv-
ed in Lancaster, Pa, on Tues
day last, for the grocers and
jobbers of that city.
Roy Enfield, a farmer of near
Bel Air, was gored by Guern-
sey bull on Sunday, suffering a
fractured rib and other severe
injuries. The animal attacked
him as he was untangling the
chain with which it was tied.
Enfield succeeded in getting
hold of the ring in the bulls
nose and twisting it until the
animal backed away, when he
made his escape.
At the request of the Board
OF Supervisors of Elections for
Cecil Coutn, G. Reynolds
Ash, counsel to the Board, has
written to the Attorney Gen
eral. for full ruling in re-
gard to voters who registered
without declaring their inten-
lions. which has been ruled as
unconstitutional. WheL the
opinion has been received the
Board will know definitely what
action must be taken.
The Riverside Theatre, Port De-
post, which has recently undergone
extensive Improvement, including
redecoration, installation of the latest
sound equipment, and other features
that makes it an up to date playhouse,
is under new management, and will
present new pictures at popular
prices. The program, beginning on
Friday of this week, will be found
elsewhere in our columns.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
Champs in
Night Tilt
Broad Ripple Team ThumpS
RuShviIIe Eleven in
Wednesday Fray.

City public high school football
honors will be at stake in two i'm
portant grid struggles carded to-
night and Friday afternoon.
Shortridge and Washington will
renew their rivalry at Butler bowl
under the arcs tonight. Manuals
unbeaten veterans will tangle with
a fast-coming Tech eleven at the
east side field Friday afternoon.
Washington, 1880 city public
schools champions, and the north
side Blue Devils have met twice in
the past, with each holding a tri-
umph. The Continentals turned in
their victory in winning last years
title. Washington already has
bowed once this season, to Manual,
a to 0, but has shown improvement
IN recent encounters. Shortridge,
OF TO slow start, will be playing
Its first city series game.
A Manual victory Friday will give
the south siders a strong claim on
the city trophy as the tilt will wind
up the city series schedule for
Coach Harry Painters crew with
wins over Washington and Broad
Ripple. The Red eleven will play
Cathedral on Nov 6.
Tech also is making its 1881 city
series bow, and has late games
scheduled with both Washington
and ShOrtridge.
Crispus Attacks, local Negro prep.
eleven will invade Louisville for a
Saturday battle. Coach Shellburne's
team is in top shape and prospects
are bright for another triumph.
Piling up 10 points in the first
half, Ed Deiderichs Broad Ripple
gridders coasted through the last
half against Rushville Wednesday
afternoon at Rushville and won,
- to 7.
Murbarger, key man in the Ripple
ottense, crashed through the line
for the first touchdown early in the
game and a few minutes later Ever
SON Ripple quarter back, crashed
through center on fake play and
dashed thirty yards for the second
marker. just before the half closed
Murbarger tossed a lateral pass to
Everson and he was off forty-two
yards Tor the third touchdown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
FIGHT PICTURES HERE

Starting Saturday the Colonial
theater will show action pictures in
sound, of the recent Jack Sharkey-
Primo Camera heavyweight scrap
staged over the f1fteen-round route
at Ebbets field Brooklyn. Sharkey
won the decision.
According to the Colonial theater
management every round of the
battle is shown with blows described
by Sam Taub, sports writer and
radio announcer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
Richards on
Mat Program

Ray Richards, ex-grid warrior of
Nebraska university, and Dick Lever,
Detroit, will appear in the semi
windup on the wrestling card Fri
day night at the armory, I'll North
Pennsylvania street. They are heavy
weights.
Hardy Krusekamp, heavyweight,
of Philadelphia, and Charlie Stan
ton of st. Louis will headline the
bill. Krusekamp has shown twice at
the armory and has gone unde-
feated.
Stanton performed to advantage
in several bouts last winter at Cadle
tabernacle. He uses the flying tackle
and is aggressive A prelim will open
the card. at $50. Women will be adj
mitted at half price.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
Johnston, New Garden Pilot,
Lines Up Heavyweight Bouts
Del Moore

with Camera. but the Italian and
his manager, Leon See, want easier
opposition. See says that he will
not accept the Campolo match, but
will match Primo with Pauline in
Newark, Philadelphia, Havana, Chi
cago or Detroit if the commission
does not change its stand.
Other feature bouts proposed by
Johnston included Mickey Walker
VS. Max Schmeling at Miami in
February; Schmeling VS.. Jack Shar-
key at New York in June and Jack
Dempsey against Camera, Sharkey
or SchmeIing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
Butler Ready
for Dayton u.

A new passing combination, Kenny
Booz to Jimmy Stewart, has been
developed by Coach Harry NJ. Bell
as Buffers Bulldogs drill for Friday
nights encounter with Dayton U. at
Dayton.
A short workout was held Wednes-
day, with longer drill carded for
today. In the scrimmage the Bull
dog captain completed several sue
cessful forward passes to the lashy
sophomore quarter back.