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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

WHen IL was over
Florencio Ell. Arosemena had given up
his office of president and was under
arrest at the home Of cousin who
was one of the revolutionists, the gov
eminent was in the hands of junta
and DR.. Harmodio Arias was named
acting president.
The Office Of president was at once
offered by cable to Ricardo Alfaro.
Panama's minister to the United
States, asking him, If he accepted. to
return at once from Washington. AL
faro took only four hours to decide.
and then accepted the call and began
to wind up his affairs in the American
capital. He is veteran liberal and
has been minister in Washington for.
nine years. 1t was believed by the
revolutionists that his close relations
with the American government would
tend to hasten the recognition Of the
new regime by President Hoover.
For day or two it seemed likely
that Panama. City would be attacked
by a small army of armed farmers
from the Chepo district where Is the
country seat of Vice President Tomas
Duque, an adherent of Arosemena.
But the provisional government placed
machine guns on the highways lead.
ing into the city. and the counter re-
volt faded into noth.ngness.
Secretary Of State Stimson con-
ferred with President Hoover on the
matter of recognition. and, while no
statement was given out. the indica-
tions were that the A.faro govern
ment would be recognized after some
delay.
NJ OBLIGATION of the so-called
1V1 consent decree of 1920, ordered
by Justice Jennings Bailey of the
District of Columbia Supreme court,
greatly ioosens the restrictions i'm
posed on the big packing companies.
The Armour, Swift, Cudahy. and Will
son concerns are now permitted to
engage in the manufacture and sale
of nearly all classes of food COM
modities. But they are not allowed to
enter the retail field, Justice Bailey
holding that retail activity by the
packers would probably result in al
most complete humiliation of the in
dependent retail grocers."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23


n EARLY seven months of intensive
~ and careful work by detectives
and newspaper men has resulted in the
arrest of the man who is declared to
be the murderer Of Alfred Lingle, a
reporter for the Chicago Tribune. The
law authorities in Chicago assert that
mysterious crime that excited the en-
tire country is now cleared up. The
accused man Is Leo Brothers. a gun
man Of st. Louis where he has long
police record. He was quietly arrested
In Chicago on December q, but the
capture was kept secret while the Of
flcials completed their investigation.
Brothers, wslo in Chicago went I'M
der the name Of Louis V. Bader, an
swers the description of Lingle's assas-
sin and is said to have been positively
identified by witnesses to the murder.
The officials declare he was hired to
slay Lingle, but refuse for the present
to tell who hired him or to name the
witnesses who identify him. Neither
would they reveal any of the proof
they say they have of his guilt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

GoNG RES S no
~ sooner resumed
its session after the
holidays than the
opponents of the adj
ministration resumed
their troublesome tao.
ties. These centered
for the time being
largely about the APP
propria tion for
drought relief. The
house passed the bill
T no y.s.x,inm &AE 000 000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

BANANA starte d
4 the New Year of
with a bang and add
ed that country to
the list of Latin
American nations that
have set up new gov
ernments by force.
This revolution, how
ever, lasted less than
twenty-four hours and
was accompanied with
very little bloodshed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

ID ESPONDING to a
IN resolution of the
senate asking for in
formation on the sub
ject. Secretary of La
bor William N. Doak
reported that approx
mately 100000 aliens
are now illegally re-
siding in the United
States, and that of
this total, Is per cent,
or 100000. are de-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23
Impossible

Bride-Will you always love me like
this. darling. even when l become old
er and uglier?"
Groom (Who married for money!
You may become older sometime, dear
est. but you will never be uglier.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

Nor in her enthusiasm for select"
has she at any time lost sight of COM
fort. She has chosen costume in
russell and crimson. The short skirt
of deep red is, fashioned of comfy"
wool while the snug jacket is fleece
lined suede. The jaunty stocking cap
winds its Icing scarf streamer around
her neck. Her russell and crimson
leather boots are laced on the inside
Of her foot and they are topped with
as gay pair of striped wooden socks
as can be located in any up-to-date
hosiery department. The gloves?
They are crimson knit.
1t seems that skiing costumes have
gone Norwegian to great extent.
The long trousers snuggle up around
the angles in most protecting way,
revealing just enough of the gay
socks to give the proper touch of
color. In making the jacket Of the
same material, the idea uppermost in
the designers mind is to maintain a
solid color background which will the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23
Must Be a Mistake

Simpson-These reporters tell awful
tibs.
Sampson-What do you mean?
Simpson-0ne of them interviewed
my wife and said that she had moth
ing to say.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

n NE day after fiat
~ ly denying the re-
port that he was
a b out to resign.
George Akerson, sec
rotary to President
Hoover, handed in his
resignation-to t h e
considerable relief of
the Chief Executives
supporters. AS his sue
cessor prominent Re-
puDiicans in WASH
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23
Great Affairs

"Do you like to discuss political at
fairs?"
mot those Of Europe" answered
Miss Cayenne, except in the cases
where ancient families have avoided
getting their political affairs mixed
up with their love affairs. Washing
ton Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23
His Trouble

Cashier-You don't look well lately i
Butter Clerk-No; can't sleep at
night on account of lung trouble.
Cashier-Nonsenses; your lungs are
all right!
Butter Clerk-Yes, mine are; the
trouble is with the bahy's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23


man was killed in the fall OF the first,
and the entire crew of four persisted
when the second fell and burst into
flames. The two replacement planes
that were in the squadron were or
dered into flight after these mishaps,
and both OF them were forced down
by mechanical trouble not far from
the Brazilian penal island Of Fernan-
do do Noronlfa. Their crews We're
picked up BY Italian destroyers that
were patroling. the route. d
OF the ten planes that got across
safely. the first to land at. Natal,
Brazil. was the one piloted by Gen.
Italo Balbo, Italian air minister, who
commanded the armada. The second
was piloted by Colonel Maddalena,
holder of the worlds distance and en-
durance records. General Balbo was
highly elated by the success of the
fight, saying it was greater than he
had expected, despite the misfortunes
at Bolama. The ayiators were given
a great welcome at Natal, and later
In the week, when they flew on to
Riosde Janeiro, were the recipients of
wonderful ovation in that capital
city. The planes are all to be sold to
the Brazilian government, but may
first be flown to- Buenos Aires and
back. They are of the voia-March-
etti "55" type adopted as bombing
planes by the Italian navy and on the
transatlantic flight each carried. four
men and radio telephone and telegraph
sets. 9s-%
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23
IL. Pretty Simple

do you know what think of mar
ried life?"
Are you married?"
Eyes"
"Yes."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

MORE trouble for
Vl the administra-
tion is brewing in the
matter of immediate
payment Of the World
war veterans adjust
ed compensation GER
tificates in cash. Rep
resentative Patman of
Texas, sponsor Of the
bill for such payment.
said 1t was likely the
house would discharge
the ways and means
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23
No Left Hand Turns

Passenger-How do you know the
way back?
AviatOr-I just notice the shapes Of
the clouds and then 1t is easy.-H
Travaso.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23
Wedding Announcements

No matter what the gossips say
OF matrimonial manners new,
Folks marry in the good old way
And live for an affection true.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

Friend-Why were you so pleased
when that lunchroom opened just op-
posite to your store?
Druggist-Our sales of dyspepsia
cures have doubled in less than
month.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23
News Review Of Current
Events the World Over
Ten Italian Planes Make Flight From Africa Brazil
at Cost Of Five ives-Dongs in Congress
Unemployment Decreasing.
BY EDWARD W. PICKARD

TTALY'S "air ar
l mada1 conquered
the Atlantic ocean,
but at the expense of
Eve lives. or The four
teen big seaplanes
that started from
Rome for Brazil, ten
made the flight across
the sea successfully.
Two crashed iinmeii-
ately after the take
off at Bolama. Portu-
r,,nco Ci1iuoa. one
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

We bought her the SWEETEST gown on
sale
And thought 1t lucky catch,
But all the day she wept because
She hadn't a hat to match.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

with the United States force in an
effort to stamp out banditry. His gov
eminent. he said, is trying to obtain
a loan of $1,0O0,O00. part of which
would be used to strengthen the ma
tional guard for this purpose.
- EST news of the week was that
- many thousands Of men were be-
ing put back to work, especially by
the railroads and the automobile man.
ufacturers. The tension of the unem-
ployment situation was appreciably
lessened. The Chicago & Northwestern
system returned nearly 1000 en-
ployees to their jobs In the mechanical
and car departments which had been
closed since December a. These de
partments were reopened on a three
day a week basis. The Monon lines
took back nearly 800 men on part
time basis, and the Santa Fe and the
Rock Island lines were preparing to
give at least temporary jobs to hun
dreds. Other thousands. mainly shop
men, were returned to work by the
Illinois Central, the Norfolk & West.
ern, the Missouri Pacific. the New
York Central and the Southern Pa
cific.
In Detroit and Cleveland the auto
mobile factories were humming again.
Twenty-Five thousand men were re-
called to the plants in the Detroit
area Monday, and in the Ohio city not
only the motor car makers but many
other industries added to their pay
rolls.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

ITO DRESS to environ
L ment is a fine art which
should be cultivated. Evil
IDENTIFY the charming young
sportswoman in the picture
thinks just that. In her
selection of all the trap
pings which go to make up
a perfect costume for a per-
fec. winter day this fair
lady shows a sophistication
which declares her to be
righffulIv Stvla-minflnd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
Old Connecticut Roads

Some day an enterprSIng writer will bur den himself with the task of handing down to posterty d history of Connecticuts roads. They go all the way back to l638. I he first road of which we have any reference connect cd Windsor and Hartford and was built eral years after these places had been settled, Doubtless if enough records were consulted, too. some trace of road from Wethersheld to either of the above places would be found for if Windsor much as claims the honor of being the first town in Connecticut a counter claim IS forthcoming from Wethers- field. Naturally the settlement of these early towns was followed by road building.
 Waterbury, first road might be imag ined, linked the little Naugatuck valley settle ment with Pennington. From the history of Waterbury we learn that this route was via the present East Main street and old Cheshire road to the East Farms schoohouse then along the dirt road to the left for piece and across pasture to the Merden road near the Woloott- Waterbury town line. bat was laid out in 1877. More roads came later on, of course. as necessity demanded travel to and fro between towns, county seats. seats of government. and the like. Waterbury had its share of highways as did every Connecticut town.
 We noticed in the New Haven Journal Courier last week that George J. Bassett, prominent manufacturer and banker of New Haven, gave talk on The Old Derby Toll Road to members of the Civitan Club. Dur ing the course of the talk Mir Bassett stated that this road was the second of that type in the state This was news to us. We knew that the ofd Derby toll road was the last one to go out of existence, but We did not think it was the second one to be bullt,' History again tells us that the first record of toll being collected on Connecticut high ways occurred in l792. A road ran through the Mohegan Indian reservation on the New London Norwich road. Tolls were collected for three years before the Norwich-New Lon don turnpike road was incorporated.
 Tolls were also collected about this time on the stage coach road through Greenwich. This might reasonably be assumed as being the old Boston Post road. In l794 there was a tollgate on the Norwich Providence Post road. However. the first turnpike company incorporated in Connecticut came before'1 797. It ran stage coaches from Litchfeld to Massa chusetts. The old Straits Turnpike was built in l796 and coaches sent over it the follow iny year. There were three tollgates on this historic road which has often been credited to the surveying ability of Benjamin Frank
 lin The old Straits Turnpike may be in- eluded in the state highway system if bill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1881
Real Test Coming

Political observers believe that the first real test of Governor Gross ability as a states man will come when he attempts to name democratic judges to the city court of New Haven or when he fails to reappoint certain republican officials whose terms of office eX- pire this year. According to these same po- litical observers all such democratic appoint ments will be turned down by the republican legislature. Of course in the case of those appointees not requiring legislative ratification nothing can be done. We don't intend to get all worked up over this thought unless it actually happens.
 We might point out, though. that the republican legislature is going about its task of reappointing republican judges to the minor courts of the state. It has grown SO accustomed to doing this that change sn even considered. There is no thought among republican legislators, apparently of gong half way with the democratic party.s The republicans fail to remember that their hold on the state was seriously challenged last fall and may never again be as firm as it has been in the last decade. Were our republican legs- tors wise they would play ball with the demo- crats.
 We have no knowledge of how Governor Cross will act under fire. But we do feel that if his toes are trod upon he will retail iate We don't think he will resort to petty politics. He's too big man for that. But in the fight that seems bound to ensue at Hartford squeamishness has no place. The democratic party won a signal victory last fall. It IS entitled to say in making ap pointments whether they be judicial, execu- tive or legislative. Ever since the New Haven statute was passed giving the gover- nor the power to nominate its city court judges just as those of the supreme, superior, and common pleas courts are named, there has been no complaint. No, not until dem ocratc governor was elected.
 Republicans "a, swell democrats were re- sponsbe for the change in the New Haven law which makes it the only town where minor court judges are named by the governor with legislative consent. But until this change was made in the law New Haven was d hot bed of political instruction every time op- pointment necessary. Members of the judiciary should be nominated by the governor. Republicans should realize that well as democrats. We think d ma Jorty of them do, but unfortunately they do not con- trol the machinery of the general assembly which IS necessary to bring about a change in procedure. We feel secure in stating that Gov ernor Cross will not come out second best if his mettle is tested by the republican party on the question of appointments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
Moving Maps

One of the nifty accessories offered to this years long distance motorists is moving road map, described as follows: "A holder for the map is built to fit inside the car. directly in front of the driver. Inside the frame maps fit on rolls like camera films one roll to each transcontinental route, and others for secondary highways. At night light behind the map makes it eglble, and the rolls turn to right or left according to the route as il is followed.'
 Such map wouldn't end the usefulness of larger, still maps showing regions network of highways but it ought to be real boon to the motorist making long trip and planning to follow certain route most of the way. If the moving map is as good as 1t sounds there will be lot of them in use by the time mid summer touring gets started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03

Former Governor Alfred E. Smith is rally ing to the support of Senator Norris lame duck amendment. The proposal is that the government start it's business in January and not in March and December as is now the case. After eleeting president we delay his inaugural until March. A quarter of year elapses between the two events. As for rep- resentatives they wait thirteen months to permit lame duck session of congress to be held The inefficiency of the whole thing is so apparent that we often wonder how congress has been able to continue this anti quated system for So many years. Senator Norris amendment has been submitted to congress four or five times and while it is steadily gaining strength it usually has been tabled long enough for it to be lost in the shuffe of other business. With such men as Smith coming to its support maybe it will get more legislative recognition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
In Memory of Lafayette

Around the name of Longworth are gath erng many Capital legends Some concern Nick, genol Speaker of tn House of Representatives. More pertain to his wife, Princess Alice, concerning whom people love to speculate in spoken word and print. And there is another member of the family
 not so well known. yet deserving of at tention namely, the Comtesse Clara Long, worth de Chambrun. sister of the speaker. Although the Comtesse de Chambrun has won distinction chiefly with her literary accomplishments, she has many other inter- ests, and Washington hears of her achieve ments in far-off Paris. Right now. she is promoting a Franco American memorial in the old Lafayette Castle on behalf of her distinguished husband lineal descendant of the Revolutionary Hero.
 The Lafayette estate. La Grange, IS still owned by the family. It is the Comtesse de Chambrun's ambition to gather all the scat tered Lafayette relics and place them at La Grange, making the place q shrine similar to our Mount Vernon. Toward this end. she has been trying to find the relics and heirlooms that were taken from her husbands home at St Mihiel in the World war, but the German government claims that it cannot locate the missing articles.
 Shortly before the war Comte de Cham brun, then a captain and French military attache in Washington, was ordered to St MIhiel. He and his wife took with them all the Lafayette relics that had been divided among the descendants of the generals two engravings, family portraits medals. mnia lures, American Revolutionary War maps and other valuable possessions were all lost during the Only one has been recov- cred an engraving of Lafayette which Ger man commander had hanging in his office at St Mihiel when he was routed by the Ameri can advance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
At The National Capitol
 DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER M Digest of Who's Who and Whats What H
 RODNEY II
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER

"On New Years day." Eddie says. father used to go around 10
 as many as six or eight fine homes | and mix eggnog. They gave him $1O bowl for the mixing, it was so good. When he got old and sick the people around town pensioned him and sent him one or two bas- kets of food every week"
 Eddie himself, with the same re-
 cipe, later became famous as an
 eggnog mixer. He has refused to sell the recipe, but is going to hand
 # down to the family. He has three
 children and four grandchildren. One son is assistant superintendent
 of colored schools, another a dentist. His daughter is a school teacher. Handles Treaty Pen.
 It's Eddie who hands the pen 10 foreign emissaries when they sign treaties ard other documents in the secretary's office. And it's Edd e who takes the pen and puts it back. They used to use Eddie for the secretary's New Year reception. and
 breakfast at the Pan-American
 Union. The first time they tried to let him ort of that, in deference to
 his advancing age and more highly
 pitched voice, his substitute. an-
 nouncing the Swedish minister.
 bawled: The minister from Rl-
 mania!'
 Eddie also used to do the an-
 nouncing at the diplomatic recep-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03

We presume that advocates of the re- formed calendar will be active this month. If they aren't they are missing the one golden opportunity that the present calendar will afford for some years. February is the perfect month this year. It has twenty eight days The first fell on Sunday, the first day of the week. Therefore there are four weeks begin ming with Sunday and ending with Saturday. That's the way every month would be if the proposed calendar changes went into effect. Sunday would be the first day of each month of the same length. Sometimes it sounds good to us, but then again we might miss the old regime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
SOUVENIRS
(New York Herald-Tribul

(New York Herald -Tribune.)
 Every one who has served where old roads keep their intended way into upstate back country. through creeks, woodlots and gaps in the mountains, knows that sooner or later they always pass an old TUT. mace, an old quarry, an old mill, an old forge or an old mine. This is . peculiarity of the kind of road that is not shown on maps of motor tours. Along every energetic stream there is still an old mill, though the wheel lies at the bottom of the waterfall and the road over which so many wagonloads of grist were drawn now leads only to a stone foundation which the brush has hid den. There is hardly a lonely stretch where our forefathers did not tirelessly quarry out stone or gravel, or dig informally some kind of little mine. And ever since Siegfried hammered thin the blade that would cut a falling feather there has been an "old forge" some where among the trees beside road that kept its name. The old forge. the old furnace, the old grist mill will they say when an equal time iidb PdSSCus tuC Oiu bCItlCc II. "the old dog stand" or "This bou- levard goes past the swale where old cars used to come to die. Looks solid enough today?
 With spring book will appear from the University of Pennsylvania Press devoted to the early forges and furnaces of New Jersey. Throughout New York state, too, there is wealth of intimate history of another era's ways of living and working that rusts into woodland mold with the old forges and is be- ing overgrown with the old furnaces and mills. As the people die, who still can remember what they meant. not in documents but in vigorous daily life, nothing will be left of them but sometimes a gnarled native who mumbles In answer to speGdir6 query: Why. you keep right or along the Old Furnace Road-th, Bellevue Concourse. as they call it now"