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

Wifie-Newspaper stories aren't
very clear, are they?
Hubby-In what way, my dearf
Wifie-It's SO hard to tell which
are the politicians and which are
the gangsters.-Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

It's easier for a woman to look
as old as she is than to look as
young as she feels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23

Fortune tellers get share Of your
fortune for telling it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-23
LEADING -
RADIO PROGRAMS

(Time given is Eastern Standard:
subtract one hour for Central aud two
hours for Mountain time.)
Evening star., 1931-06-10
MRS. MLEAN HERE
TO FIGHT POST SALE
Silence Follows Talk With At.
torney-Petition to Court
Being Prepared.

Following her statement that she op-
posed the proposed sale of the Wash
ngton Post to David Lawrence, preSi-
dent of the Consolidated Press and
publisher of the United States Daily
Mrs Edward B. Mclean. wife of the
publisher of the Post, arrived here this
morning and conferred with counsel as
to action to be taken.
Afterward, it was said on her behalf
by Albert w. Fox, member CT her
counsel, that nothing can be said
now" Fox added that Mrs. Mclean
who has been at her Summer home In
Newport, r. l., was just getting the
facts" and that she would ''act care
fully in reaching a decision.
He expected that whatever she de-
cided would be announced by Frank j
Hogan, or his associate. Nelson T. Hart
son. who also are representing Mrs
Mclean.
Out of Touch With Details.
To the suggestion that Mrs. Mclean
might herself take over the paper
inasmuch as she has expressed desire
to hold it fer the children, Fox replied
that that would be a pretty big propo-
sition.'
He explained that, being away from
the city, Mrs. Mclean had been out OF
touch with the details of the negotia-
tions, and that she had come here sc
she might be fully conyersant with
what is being dcne.
The petition for the sale, that must
be ratified by the court, now is being
prepared.
Mrs Mclean, who now is estranged
from her husband, made her views or
the sale of the paper known to the
Associated Press in Newport last night
Has Faith in Paper.
According to the Newport dispatch
Mrs. Mclean said:
II have great faith in the Post anc
expect my sons, who are now doing sc
we'll in boarding school, will be anxiou:
to get into the work.
"AI the paper needs is a new build.
ing. do not want to see it sold anc
will necessarily have 10 object to its
purchase by Mr.. Lawrence"
The boys are John R., 2nd, who is 16
and Edward B.. jr., Is. There also Is
a daughter, Emily, 9.
They are being represented in the
negotiations by Lucien H. Mercier anC
Ralph K. Quinter, guardians ad litem
whose recommendations would go to
the court whenever the trustees peti'
toned for sale of the paper.
The American Security g. Trust Co
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ID
Evening star., 1931-06-10
BORDER GUARDS GUN
HELD DEATH WEAPON
Manslaughter Charge Expected to
Result From Killing of Rum
Auto Driver.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, June 10.-A
bullet fired from the gun of Harold G
Markham, border patrolman, the dis
trict attorneys Office here said it was
informed, killed Donald fremont, rum
runner, near Lafargeville yesterday
The information came from Assistant
District Attorney Carl J. Hynes, who
went to New York yesterday to confer
with ballistics experts.
The office of the district attorney also
said that there was probability that
warrants or a warrant charging man.
slaughter would be issued in the case
The Office, however, was unwilling tc
say who these warrants would name.
fremont, whose home was at Rices
near Watertown, was killed while fleeing
in an automobile from two United States
customs border patrolmen in the early
morning yesterday. In the car was
found 20 bags of Canadian ale. The
officers were Markham and Perl Lewis,
stationed at Claytonville.
The assistant district attorney TOOK
with him to New York the bullet that
was alleged to have killed fremont
He wanted to know, said the office here,
whose gun the bullet was fired from
and whether it had struck any OBJECT
before entering Tremont's body.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
TAKE STEPS TO BALK
MINERS OUTBREAKS
Machine Guns Mounted at Colliery
to Guard Property From
Violence.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, June l0.-Fearing
violence at the Crescent mine of the
Pittsburgh Coal Co. at Daisytown, mine
guards mounted four machine guns at
the mine today, but the Southwestern
Pennsylvania mine strike area was
quiet. Only a few minor demonstra-
tions were reported.
Several hundred miners paraded near
the Mountour mine No. 10 of the Pitts
burgh Terminal Coal Co. at Library
this morning, but the parade was
orderly. :.
Attorneys for the Butler Consoli-
dated Coal Co. were expected to seek
another court injunction today to re-
strain strikers from interfering with
its wildwood mine. Judge Samuel H.
Gardner yesterday refused to grant an
Injunction because no specific persons
were named in the petition.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
BOY EXPLORERS
A|RPLANE CRASHES
Youths Escape Injury When
Ship Falls in Studying
Peruvian Ruins.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1O.-It was
learned today that one of the planes OF
the Shippee- johnson expedition which
is photographing the lost cities of the
Incas in Peru has been wrecked in a
crash but that the occupants escaped
without injury.
The accident was revealed in letter
from Robert SEippee. the youngest OF
the five young Americans who set out
last December to spy out from the air
the secrets of the ancient civilizations
which once flourished in the wilderness
behind the Peruvian Andes.
Shppee, VINO is only 20 years old. and
Irving G. Hay. former New York tug
boat captain. were in the plane when
it crashed on a take-off at Cuzco.
The accident was a climax of sew
eral days of comparatively minor mis-
seemed exciting in itself, but~for being
overshadowed by the final.
On May 20, Shippee wrote, the expe-
dition set out in its two American
planes from Arequipa for Cuzco. The
personnel was Shippee. Hay. Valentine
Van Keuren. 80. vice president of the
Red Bank, N. j., Airport: George r.
Johnson, 80, former New York camera
man, and Max Distel, "a. The plane
named. the Lima arrived, but the one
called the Washington got lost, ran out
of gas, and had to make forced land
ing on the desert, breaking of the left
wing The Lima flew back the next
day and located their companions but
in landing damaged the tail skid and
rudder. After repairs, all but May few
to Cuzco in the Lima and Hay managed
to pilot the broken washington there
alone. although the rudder was broken
in landing.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
10000 MASSACRED
AS BANDITS DRAF 7
F farmers AS SHIELD
Chinese Troops Charged Aft
er Helpless Non-combatants
Are Slaughtered.
5000 SOLDIERS SLAIN;
ATTACKERS LOSS SMALL
Ten U. S. Missionaries Report Safe
Arrival at Foochow After
Leaving North Fukien.

BY the Associated Press.
NANKING, June l0.-Advices from
Nanchang, capital of the bandit-in-
tested Kiangsi Province, today said
10 900 persons had been slaughtered
near Kianfu in clash in which out
laws, farmers and soldiers figured.
The reports said the outlaws sue
ceeded in isolating 5000 soldiers. but,
due to the latters' supply of machine
guns and rifles, did not dare attack
them directly.
The bandits then rounded up 10000
non -combatant farmers, according to
the report, and drove them against the
soldiers. Using the helplesS mass Of
humanity as a shield, the bandits were
said to have waited while the soldiers
moved down the farmers with machine
guns until thair weapons were over
heated or otherwise out Of commission
Then the outlaws charged, annihilating
the troops The bandits were said TO
have escaped virtually unscathed.
u. S. Missionaries Safe.
The American Methodist missionaries
evacuating Northern Fukien Province
reported to their headquarters here
that they had arrived safely at Foo
chow and added that the country about
Yenping was being overrun with Reds.
Forty thousand Communists were re-
ported by the missionaries to be ap-
preaching Yenping from the northwest,
driving soldiers before them and fore
ing missionaries to flee.
Among the refugees arriving at Foo
chow were DR.. and Mrs. j. E. Skinner
of Topeka, Kans.; Mary Eide, Des
Moines. Iowa. and DR.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Bankhardt of Berea. Ohio.
In an effcrt to strengthen its drive
against outlawry and communism,
government authorities today an
nounced they were planning to inaugu-
rate political economic and educational
programs to supplement their military
campaign.
Chiany Forming Committee.
Government officials said Chang Kali
Shek, head Of the government, is or
ganizing a committee composed of ex-
pert political scientists and economists
who will accompany him when he leads
the anti-lawleSS campaign within
Human and Kiangsi Provinces shortly.
These experts will undertake the
rehabilitat ton of the captured areas,
consolidating the accomplishments OF
the government forces through educa-
ton
The government military reported its
troops in Kiangsi Province were making
progress againts Reds and bandits,
scattering the outlaws and breaking
their hold on the gentry. Chang is
expected to establish campaign head
quarters at Nanchang.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
FALLING METEOR OR BLAST
SHAKES OHIO AND INDIANA
Explosion Which Awakened Thousands of
Persons and Shattered Windows
Mysti6es Investigators

meteorologists said such lack did not
disprove the belief that falling meteor
caused the shock
Although the farm house of Charles
Babcock. only 600 fest from the center
of the shock, was undamaged except for
broken windows. the shocks were of such
great intensity they were felt at Find
lay. Fostoria. Bluffton. Continental, Ma
poleon. Columbus Grove, Wauseon.
Ohio, and in several towns in Indiana.
The shock occurred about am. and
no one was found as an eye witness of
it. Police at Findlay said there ap-
parently were three shocks, the first
one light, the second heavy enough to
disturb persons asleep and the third
one light There was no msteor visible
in the hole in the ground. 1t was
pointed out that If a meteor had struck
there it probably would have covered
itself with dirt.
M j. Tobias Of Grelton, who exam
ined the hole, said the earth was loos-
ened as if by a nitroglycerin explo-
sion. There were no caches of eXplo-
sives reported to have been at the place,
however.
An investigation of the hole in the
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1931-06-10
RESCUERS HOPING
TO SAVE 8 ON SUB;
10 FEARED DEAD
33 Escape in Wreck of Brit
ish Craft, Six by Use
of Lung"
BY the Associated Press.

by Jne ASSOClaleQ FGeSS.
WEIHAIWEI, China, June 10
Twenty fathoms under the yellow Sea,
eight men in the Sunken British Subma-
rine Poseidon waited helplessly today,
while en- the surface desperate efforts to
rescue them proceeded.
The parent ship Medway was able to
maintain communication with the sub
mersible while the naval vessals
Hermes and Cumberland worked with
a japanese salvage ship to raise the
hulk off the bottom. Naval officials be-
lieved they could do that within few
hours.
The eight men still living were be-
lieyed to be the only ones OF the III
missing after the submarine colllded
with the Chinese steamer Tuta 81 miles
north of this port, shortly after noon
yesterday.
Two Die After Rescue.
The other 10 were believed to have
been trapped in one of the compart-
ments from which rescue would be VIZ
tually impossible, even If they were
still alive.
five anu oU HiSll WIZ
six of them popping up through the
water within four hours after the dis
aster. They had used the Davis es-
cape apparatus, issued to British SUBJ b,
marine crews only recently. TWO OF
them died shortly after they were taken
out of the water, and one of the re-
naming four is still in critical condl-
ton.
Last Word in Submarines.
1t was uncertain here whether the
Peseidon was cruising on the surface or
partly submerged when the collision oc-
Cured. She was one of the largest
aud finest Of Great Britains underseas
feet.
Built in 1929, she and her sister ships,
Pcrseus. Pandora and Proteus, repre-
sented virtually the last WORD In SUD-
marine construction throughout.
Unescorted, the four vessels made
15.000-mile voyage to China last VIM
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
BERLIN STUDIES BRAND RAP.

BERLIN, June 10 (P).-Political cir
eles here believe Aristide BRAND had
domestic political eXigencies uppermost
in his mind yesterday when he told the
French Chamber of Deputies that the
recent steel helmet" disorders at Bres-
lau had made it difficult to continue
peaceful relations with Germany.
No representations have been made by
the French government to the German
authorities, it was recalled, with the
exception of some more or less informal
remarks which M. BRAND made to the
German Ambassador at Paris.
The only editorial comment on M.
Brands speech was in the Nationalist
Der Tag, which referred to it as an
s'impertinent interference in Germany S
internal affairs which should call for a
rebuke from the German government"
Evening star., 1931-06-10
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio. June 10.-Heavy
earth shocks caused by the falling of a
large meteor or by the blast of some
powerful explosive shook Northwestern
Ohio and Eastern Indiana early today.
Thousands OF persons were awakened
by the shock and windows were broken
in houses at considerable distance
from the place where either a meteor
struck the earth or where an explosion
occurred.
The center of the shocks was at
large hole, 10 feet in diameter and
feet deep, on the Henry Pohlman farm.
one-half mile north of Malinta, Ohio.
No Evidence of Heat.
The heaviest damage was within
3OO-foot radius of the hole. In this cir
Gle four telephone poles were broken,
wires were down, small trees knocked
over. A field of oats was crushed to
the ground. But there was no evidence
of heat or fire around the hols. but
Evening star., 1931-06-10
VATICAN GIVES UP
DIRECT CONTROL
OF CHURCH CLUBS
PapaI Undersecretary Quits
Action Society Board at
Pope's Request.
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, June l0.-With-
drawal of the Vatican from direct con-
rection with the Catholic Action So
ciety was indicated today by resigna-
ton of Archbishop Giuseppe Pizzardo
papal undersecretary of state, from the
organizations board of directors.
He acted on request, which was
virtually an order from Pope Plus.
The archbishop one of the best
known prelates below the rank of car
dinal in Rome, is secretary of the Con-
gregation of Extraordinary Ecclesiasti-
cal Affairs, and many believe that
eventually he will be made cardinal
The Fascist newspaper Lavoro FaS-
cista, which recently printed an account
of what it described as secret meeting
Of the Catholic Action, mentioned the
archbishop as one of those who at
tended that meeting and quoted him as
voicing anti-FaScist sentiments.
Control Is Shifted.
The pontiff's previous order bringing
the Catholic Action Society under the
direct jurisdiction of the diocesan
bishops, coupled with today's order. re-
moves that organization completely
from direct administrative control by
the Vatican.
Last week the pontiff forbade the
customary outdoor religious professions
of Corpus Christi day, instructing that
throughout Italy the services should
be held inside the churches. 1t was a
retaliatory move against the dissolution
by the government of Catholic clubs
for laymen.
Women Go Over to Fascists.
A few days ago a group of Catholic
women at Campo BaSso voted a reso-
luton of protest against the Catholic
Action organization which the italian
government accused of participation ir
politics. and voted as a body to go ovel
to Fascist organizations for women.
Under the order of interdiction the
church bells may not be rung and the
functions of>the priests are limited tc
such imperative needs as the admin
Stration of extreme JUNCTION.
The congregations in the two towns
held their Corpus Christi professions ir
public in direct disobedience to the
papal order. The priests, it was ex-
planned, took no part in the ceremonies
Campo Basso has a population OF
10000 and Capanzaro, $4,000. Police
protection has been reinforced to pre-
vent any demonstration.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
HEAVY RAINS SWELL
new ENGLAND RIVERS
Farmers Face Big Losses if Storms
Continue-Coast Is Swept
by Gale.
b. the Associated Press.


BOSTON, June 10-Four days of
driving rain out of the northeast had
brought New England rivers up almost
to the food stage today, and 1t was
predicted that, if the rain continued
another "a hours farmers would suffer
heavy losses to crops and live stock.
Along the coast the storm developed
into a 50-mile gale. A yacht and a
sloop were torn from their moorings
in Boston Harbor and freighter with
35 men aboard was blown ashore just
outside of the harbor at Portland, Me.
A 35-foot cabin cruiser in Portland
Harbor broke loose and was pounded
to pieces on the rocks.
Inland the most critical condition
existed along the Hoosac River. which
in 1927 caused one of the worst floods
Western Massachusetts, ever eXperi-
enced. The river was feet above
normal today and was rising rapidly.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
FECHET LEAVES PANAMA

PANAMA CITY, June 10 tP).-After
a two-day inspection of the Canal Zone
air defenses Maj. Gen. j. E. Fechet,
chief of the United States Air Corps,
left France Field today on a return
flight to the United States. He was
piloted by Capt. Ira Eaker, and planned
to stop at Managua. He said that no
major changes in the Canal Zone cir
defenses were planned.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
MCDONALD DENIES
INTENTION TO CALL
WAR DEBT PARLEY
Action Toward Cancellation
Unsuited to British Plans,
He Declares.
GERMANS CONFERENCE
| WITHOUT CONCLUSIONS
Government Accepts German Bid
for Return Visit by Henderson
and Prime Minister.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 10.-Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald told the House of
Commons this afternoon that the gov
ernment has no present intention of
making any moves toward an Inter
hational War Debt Conference.
Asked by a Conservative member
Whether he considered calling a con-
ference of the powers interested in in
30 mutual cancellation of obligations
on the largest possible scale" the
prime minister replied: The attitude
of this country in regard to war debts
Is we'll known and action on the lines
suggested would not in the present
circumstances serve any useful pur-
pose"
No conclusions or decisions were
reached in the British discussions with
Chancellor Bruening and DR.. Julius
CurtiuS, German foreign minister, dur
ing the visit that has just ended other
than those set forth in the commu-
nique issued after the Chequers Con-
ference, Mr. Macdonald told another
questioner.
These discussions took, as always
had been intended, the form of a
general exchange of views" the prime
minister said.
He added that the government had
great pleasure in accepting the invita-
tion of the Germans to himself and to
Arthur Henderson, foreign secretary,
to pay a return visit, the date for
which has not yet been fixed. Despite
pressure from various sections OF. the
House of Commons the prime minister
declined to go further in elucidating
the ChequerS discussions.
He was reminded by one member
that there had been no general discus
sion of inter-allied debts or repara-
tions during the present parliament
and was asked if he did not think the
matter OF such Importance that 1t
ought to be conSidered by the House.
SYes, when the time comes" was
his laconic reply.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 10-Most folks go to
a doctor or dietician for a change in
diet, but not Mrs. Anna Fry. She went
to court.
she complained to Judge Alfred o.
Erickson "All the neighbors have had
chicken for three days. Now we've got
to have rabbit stew for three days. The
neighbors don't like it so we'll. Neither
do we and We want Joe put in jail"
Judge Erickson was astonished. He
Evening star., 1931-06-10
BOUT POSTPONED
nccial D,spatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 1O.-The Primo
Carnera-Pat Redmond bout scheduled
for Ebbets Field tonight has been post
poned because of the weather until next
Monday evening, when the Italian giant
and the Irishman will have their To-
round go, according to an announce
ment made at noon today by Pro-
moter Jimmy Johnston.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
Three Slayers Hanged.

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, June 10 (E1.-
Mike Radko and Bertram Jones' slayerS
of a Calgary taxicab driver. and Fred
Baldwin, who shot and killed Miss Maud
Law of Calgary after she had attempted
to break his engagement with her half
sister. were hanged in the Jail yard
here tOdaV
Evening star., 1931-06-10
MISS CIRCUIT LOSES
THIRD-ROUND MATCH
Miss Fishwick, Defending Cham
pion, Also Eliminated in Brit.
ish Women's Golf Meet.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTMARNOCK, Ireland, June 10.
-Maureen Orcutt of Englewood, N. j..
only American challenger for the Brit
ish ladies golf championship, was elm
mated in her third-round 18-hole
match today by Miss Elsie Corlett,
and g.
Miss Diana Fishwick, defending
champion, also failed to survive the
third round. bowling to Miss D. Pimm
on the nineteenth green. Miss Enid
Wilson, who won the qualifying medal,
easily defeated Miss Goats, and S.
Miss Fishwick had an easy time with
her second round opponent, Miss Bab-
bington. winning and S; Molly Gour-
lay won from Mrs. Kidd, and 6, and
Wanda Morgan defeated Miss McCul-
loch. 4 and 2.
Miss Orcutt had advanced to the
third round, defeating Kathleen Garn-
ham ! up.
Miss Enid Wilson, champion of Eng
land and medalist in the current
tournament, won from Mrs. Marks 8
and 2.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
CONFESSES HE KILLED
WIDOW AND SHOT GIRL
Slew Woman in Quarrel Over
Friends Return to Husband,
Machinist Says.
ny the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
s CAMDEN, N. j.. June 10.-Prosecutor
Clifford A. Baldwin today said he had
obtained a confession from William
Russell, 40, of Camden, in connection
with the Staying of Mrs. Ella Wood, go,
and the serious wounding of Mrs. Ruth
L. Day, 81.
Russell admitted, Baldwin said, that
he shot the women in the home of Mrs.
wood, widow, here yesterday during
a quarrel over Mrs. Days announced
intention of returning to her husband,
Millard Mcclure Day, whom she left a
year ago. Russell, a machiniSt, was
arrested yesterday and was Identified
by Mrs. Day as the assailant.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
MOB HECKLES BRUENING.

BREMERHAVEN. Germany. June 10
R.-Chancellor Bruening's political op-
ponentS met him at the pier today as
he and Foreign Minister julius Cultius
arrived from England and police had to
use their clubs to disperse mob OF
shouting National Socialists.
Down with the hunger dictator,
khey shouted as they maSsed under the
Nazi flag with its Swastika emblem,
'Down with Bruening, down with
Curtius."
The statesmen, accompanied by Am
hassador Sackett of the United States,
boarded a special train for Berlin with
out appearing to notice the demonStra-
tion.
The police waded in, swinging their
clubs, and arrested four men, including
the editor of the local National So
eialist newspaper.
Evening star., 1931-06-10
CHICAGO WOMAN GOES TO COURT.
NOT DOCTOR, FOR CHANGE IN DIET
Family and Neighbors Had to Eat Chicken and Rabbit
Because of Brothers Action.

asked for particulars and was told she
was complaining about Joe Pokower, ner
brother.
But can't put man in jail for be-
ing a good provider." the judge pointed
out
II know" said Mrs. Fry, "but Joe
and I had an argument and he went
out in the back yard and wrung the
necks of my 80 chickens and IL raDpitS.
IT understand now" said the court.
I'm that case Joe will have his meals
for the next week in the Bridewsn JAIL