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Evening star., 1932-10-13
RAID COMMUNIST SHOPS
Police Search Prussia for Illicit
Literature.

BERLIN, October 13 CP).-By order
of the state attorney police searched
Communist centers and printing shops
throughout Prussia today for illicit lit
erature.
The raids began early in the morn
ing and continued until noon. 1t prob
ably will take several days to examine
the piles of books and other materials
to determine whether their contents
are incriminatory.
Evening star., 1932-10-13

Radio Program: on Page D-3
Evening star., 1932-10-13
GERMAN ENVOY TO STAY
Report Bruening Would Come to
u. S. Officially Denied.

BERLIN, october 13 UP).-An official
denial was issued today Of reports that
former Chancellor Heinrich Bruening
is to succeed Frederick Won Prittwitz
Und Gaffron as Ambassador to the
United States.
Evening star., 1932-10-13
WEATHER.

%. 8. Weather Bureau FOrecast)
Cloudy this afternoon and tonight; to-
morrow fair, not much change in tenn
perature: gentle to moderate southwest
and west winds Temperatures-High
81. at 2:30 pm. yesterday; lowest, As, at
TOO am. today. Full report on page 9.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
EASTERN BEAGLE CLUB
TRIALS

The eighteenth annual field
trials of the Eastern Beagle
Club will be held near Newark,
Del, October 8 to 8. The
headquarters of the club will
be at the Washington House,
IN that town, as has been the
custom for the past few years.
1t is expected there will be
125 or $50 entries in the diff
ferent events.
The officers of the club are,
Ross Robson, Gordon Heights,
president; Herbert D. Litzen-
berg, Elkton, Md, first vice
president; Matthew J. Haley,
Wilmington, second vice-presi-
dent; Harry E. Campbell, Phil
adelphia, third vice-president !;
William T. Roe, Sudlersville,
Md, secretary; Charles T.
Hartmann, Wilmington, chair
man of field trials; Richard w.
Willis, Glasgow, show superin-
tendent; Robert G.. Litzenberg,
Elkton, chairman of show
committee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
ELKTON PLANT SWEPT BY
FIRE
Lumber And Building Supplies
DestrOyed-TwO DWELL
ingS Burned

"A fire that started in the
lumber storage building of the
Elkton Supply Company, on
Sunday afternoon, and spread
with great rapidity, threatened
to wipe out a large section of
Elkton's business center.
Aid was asked from fire COM
panies of towns within a radius
of twenty-five miles of Elkton,
and companies from Newark,
Christiana, New Castle, North
East, Chesapeake City, Rising
Sun, Perryville, Port Deposit
ana Havre de Grace responded,
and helped fight the flames.
The tire spread from the
lumber storage plant to- two
dwellings nearby, and both
were destroyed.
The plant is located along
the Big Elk creek, near the
Elkton Pulp Mills, which were
endangered, but were saved by
the hremen. Several stores
and dwellings in close proxim-
ity to the lumber yards were
slightly damaged.
The engine companies called
to the assistance of the Elkton
tiremen found an abundant
water supply, as the plant is
close to the Big Elk creek, near
the bridge on the Elkton-Ches-
apeake City road.
Henry Shank, a contractor
and builder, lost his workshop
and office, together withs his
machinery and a lot of mill
work.
Several auto trucks and two
horses owned by the Elkton
Supply Company were saved.
A car of gasoline was standing
on a railroad siding within
twenty feet of the building
which first took fire, but it was
run farther up the track and
saved.
The fire was discovered by
Ernest Maker, a Negro en-
ploye: Another employe, Ster-
ling Reynolds, was overcome
fighting the fire and was re-
moved to the Elkton Hospital.
The loss is placed at $4,000
with partial insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
TRICK WRECKED

A large truck, owned by the
MarshailPs Express Company,
of st. Micheals, Md, enroute to
Baltimore with three hundred
cases of tomatoes, and driven
by James Wells, colored, was
wrecked Saturday morning, in
attempting to negotiate the
sharp turn onto the Octoraro
creek bridge, at Porters Bridge,
after coming down the hill at a
speed of about As miles an
hour.
The big covered vehicle
could not stand the pace, and
upset on the curve, just before
reaching the bridge.
The driver and his compan-
ion escaped unhurt, but the
large covered bed was stripped
from the running gears, and
completely wrecked as it crash
ed into and broke off two tele-
phone poles, cases of canned
tomatoes being strew over the
highway.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
FAMILY REUNION

A reunion of the Robertson
family was held on Labor Day
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard r. Brown, near Syl-
mar.
A long table was spread on
the spacious lawn beneath the
grateful shade of trees, and a
bounteous dinner enjoyed by
the company. Those present,
in addition to the host and
hostess were: Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. M. Pogue, son Benjamin,
daughter Isabel; Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude c. Buck, children Billy,
Gertrude. Jack and Mary Ann !:
Mrs. Lillian Robertson, son
Asher, wife and son Harry;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Robertson,
Freehold, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. B. Robertson, daughter
Ann; Mr. and Mrs. Taylor X.
Biles, daughter Ruth; Mrs,
Mary Mcdowell, Mrs. Susan
Lee, of Baltimore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
SUN CECIL COUNTY, MD. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1889
CECIL COUNTY LEAGUE
Rising Sun Defeated - Post
Season Series To Be
Played

In the closing game Of the
second half of the league sche-
dule, on Labor Day afternoon,
between league leaders Char
lestown, and Rising Sun, play
ed here on the High School
grounds, the home team could
not stop Charlestown, being
swamped under a score of II
to 2. The Charlestown team
completed the second half of
the schedule without a defeat,
their record being ten games
won. Rising Sun, the run
ner-up, won eight and lost two
games in the second half.
These two teams will open a
three game post-season series
on Saturday afternoon, with a
game on the High school
grounds here. The series is to
determine the league cham
pionship, as Rising Sun won
the first half with a record of
eight games won and two lost,
while Charlestown was the
winner in the second half, as
stated, with a clean record.
The largest crowd that has
been seen at a game here this
season turned out Monday at
ternOon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
GOOD VIEW OBTAINED OF
Eclipse

Pieces of smoked glass were
in demand Wednesday after
noon last, with which to view
the eclipse of the sun. Cloud
less skies for the most part
gave a splendid opportunity to
see the phenomenon. The
moon began to cross in front
of the sun shortly after two
O'Clock. At 1885 it reached
about 90% totality when there
was a very noticeable peculiar
shadowy aspect over the land
scape. The eclipse was over
about 4::3O o'clock.
Wednesday was a very hot
day, but during the eclipse the
mecury ranged five or six de-
grees lower than at it's begin
ming.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
ENTERTAIN HOUSE PARTY

Sarah and John Mckee en-
tertained a number of their
friends at a house party over
Labor Day at their home,
"Highfield," Conowingo. In
honor of their guests they de-
lightfully entertained on Sat-
urday afternoon and evening
at swimming and a picnic sup
per, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph e.
Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
H. Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard M. Balderston, Rising Sun;
Misses Leila and Iva Hite, Port
Deposit; Miss Mildred Mitch
ell, Aberdeen; Miss Eleanor
Taylor, Conowingo; Mr.. Rich
ard Cole, Havre de Grace; Mr..
Herbert Weir, Newark; Mr..
Howard Horn and Mr.. William
Stevens, Burlington, N. j., and
Mr.. Hilton Singer, Philadel-
phia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
KILLED BY b. & O. Elk.
PRESS
Two Girls Lose Lives On Rail-
road Track

Two girls, were killed by a
Baltimore and Ohio express
Thursday as they were walking
down the tracks near a Leslie
cannery, owned by Charles B.
Silver & Son, of Havre de
Grace, at which they had been
employed.
The victims-Mary Marshall,
16, of the 800 block South
Chester street, Baltimore, and
Anna Majja, Is, who lived near
her, had been picking peaches
with two other girls at a farm
near the cannery during a
temporary shut down of the
cannery.
They were returning from
the farm where they had been
picking peaches, walking along
the railroad tracks. Observ-
ing a freight train approach
ing, Mary and Anna stepped
to the west-bound track and
were struck and killed by the
express.
Their bodies were thrown
about seventy-five feet. Coro-
ner F. Rodney Frazer. of Elk
ton, held an inquest.
A Coroner's jury was en-
pannelled for each victim and
similar verdicts of death by be-
ing struck by the train while
trespassing on railroad prop
erty was handed down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
POULTRY THIEVES AR
RESTED

Delaware State Police stop
ped a car in which were two
Wilmington colore men,
Howard Groome and Harold
Watson. A lot of chickens
were found in the car, and at
ter a grilling, Groome admitted
the poultry had been stolen
near Earleville, Cecil county.
Both men implicated Jack
Johnson, colored, of Cecilton,
who was arrested and lodged
in Elkton jail.
The stolen chickens were
identified by Mrs. Pierce, of
near Earleville, who had also
lost ten others the previous
night.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
FIRE DESTROYS RESTAU.
RANT AND BARBER SHOP

Two properties located on
East High street, both owned
by the Providence Methodist
Episcopal Church, one occupi-
ed as a restaurant by Ebert
Carroll, and the other occupi-
ed as a barber shop by Benja-
min Mercer, were burned We'd
nesday afternoon. The origin
of the fire has not been deter
mined. The Elkton Volunteer
Fire Company responded to the
scene and prevented the flames
from spreading to other prop
critics adjoining.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09

Seven State roads contracts,
t o falling $64,749.90 were
awarded Thursday. Awards in
Cecil county were:
Electric lighting system for
grade elimination over Penn
sylvania Railroad at North
street, Elkton, to A. Victor
Davis, $1,140.62; electric light
ing system for grade elimina-
ton over the same railroad at
Bridge street, Elkton, to same
firm. $1.002.78,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
SALES TAX EFFECTIVE IN
PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania new one per
cent retail sales tax, by which
it is hoped to raise $12, 900, 900
to provide unemployment relief
in that State became operative
on September 1, and will be eff
fective until February rs, 1888.
The tax applies to all tangi-
BILE personal property, thus af-
fecting food, gasoline (already
taxed 1 cent by the Federal
Government and 3 cents by the
State,) clothing and luxuries.
but does not apply to water,
heat, gas, electricity and real
estate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
COUNTY SCHOOLS REOPEN

The public schools of the
county reopened on Wednes-
day of this week, after the
summer vacation period OF
more than two months.
The Rising Sun school facul-
ty embraces the following in
structors:
High School-M. U. thinner
man, principal; Eva P. Nutter,
Julia A. Woodward, Dorothy
M. Bonner, Harry A. Hover
mill, Mary. E. Mendenhall,
Warren Warren.
Elementary School-Miriam
e. Scarborough, principal; M,
Lidie Stewart. Mae McFadden,
Eudora Sheridan, Sara E. Kidd,
Mary Frances Taylor, Emily
Blake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09

A clinic, conducted by DR.. w.
A. Bridges, of the Maryland
tuberculosis Association, will
be held in Cecilton on Septem-
Der IA, at Colored Hall (color-
ed) 10000 a. M, and Episcopal
Church House (white) 100
p, m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09

FT0OUOIu, L d.. udO 'OOCA VA0ANAh
Miss Mary Brokaw.
Miss Kitty Hill has been en-
tertaining Miss Dorothy King
Terrell, of Roanoke, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Earl Tyson
enjoyed an automobile trip to
Blowing Rock, N. c., the past
week.
Miss Grace Muirhead and
Miss Nellie Hawks, of Wash
ington, are visitors OF Mrs.
Sara Wagner.
Rev. A. B. Frye and family
have returned from a vacation
of three weeks, spent with rel
atives in North Carolina.
Mrs. Joseph Ireland, OF
Washington, d. c., has been
visiting at the home OF Mrs.
Frank Rawlings, near town.
Wesley Ferguson, Arthur
Ryan and Everett Donache left
Friday night by auto for Cleve-
land, Ohio, where they attend
ed to airplane races.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Shaffer
and sons, Hugh, Donald, John
Hart and Perry, of Cumber-
land, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing.
Jesse T. Cameron, of ware
house firm of Biles & Cameron,
of this town, attended the con-
vention of feed manufacturers,
in St. Louis, Missouri, last
week.
Announcement has b e n
made of the marriage of Miss
Olive E. Wickes and J. Thomas
Malin, both of Elkton. The
wedding took place August 20.
at Bel Air.
Mrs. Basil HI. Brown, son
Edgar Brown, and Miss Mar
garet Haines spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
c. Dixon in Philadelphia. Mrs.
Dixon accompanied them home
for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mcintyre,
of Princess Anne, Md, an
nounced the marriage on Tues
day, of their daughter, Miss
Mabel E. Mcintyre and Leslie
S. Conley, of Elmhurst. The
wedding took place at Elkton,
the Rev. Mr.. Morgan officiat-
ing.
Miss Mary Virginia Laning,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard Arthur Laning, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Mr.. James
Donald Everitt, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Frank Everitt, of
Cranberry, N. j., were united
in marriage on Monday, Sep
TENDER 5, in Pittsburgh. The
groom for the past three. years
has been instructor in English
at West Nottingham Academy.
After a wedding trip to Reho-
beth Beach, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs.
Everitt will live at the home
OF Miss Bertha Tyson, at West
Nottingham.
Announcement has just been
made by Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min H. Davis, of Elkton, of the
engagement of their sister,
Mrs. Jennie Davis Collins, to
Robert J. McCauley, Register
OF Wills for Cecil county. The
date for the wedding has not
been announced, but it is un-
derstood it will take place next
month. After her first mar
riage and up until about a year
ago, the prospective bride made
her home in Wilmington, Del,
returning about a year ago to
make her home with her sis
ters, Misses Flora and Isabel
Davis, in Elkton.
With a program which will
open at 10 o'clock with a pub
lie inspection of the colonial
homes in that section and close
15 hours later with the terml-
nation of a Colonial Ball at the
State Armory, Elkton will
commemorate the bicenrennial
of the birth of George Wash
ington, on October z. The Gel
ebration is being arranged by
the local George Washington
Bicentennial Commission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

received a fractured rlD anu
minor decorations when he was
knocked down by an automo-
bile on the public road.
M. Herbert Paul, formerly of
Cecil County, has been granted
a divorce in Reno, Nevada,
from his wife, Mrs. Eva Smith
Paul, of SwarthmOre, Pa.
The regular meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held at the
home of Mrs. Sara H. Wagner,
Thursday, September 18th, at
1880 p. m.
Mrs. Clorinda Abrahams,
aged II, of Port Deposit, is a
patient in Havre de Grace Hos
pital, suffering from a broken
hip, as the result of a fall at
her home.
The Zeitler property of 1913
acres in the Third district was
sold Tuesday. by Charles w.
Held, Esq, Assignee, to the
Federal Land Bank of Balti-
more, for $4,000.
The property in the Seventh
district assessed to Harvel
Wardell was sold at tax sale
Tuesday by Sheriff Albert G.
Buckworth, to Rowland l..
Bortner, for $119.72.
Poultry thieves made a raid
on the premises of Joseph B.
Conner, near Elkton, one night
last week and carried off sew
enty young turkeys. The tur-
keys weighed about 8 pounds
each.
Representative Stephen w.
Gambrill, of the Fifth Mary
land Congressional district,
WI the speaker at a Demo-
or, tic rally held at North East,
Saturday evening, in Firemen's
Hall.
Weekend and Labor Day
auto traffic over Route No. 1,
through Rising Sun. was I'M
usually heavy, the line of traf-
fic in the mornings and eve
nings being almost continuous,
and everybody in a hurry, ap-
parently.
st. Andrews Protestant Epis-
copal Church at Andora, which
has been closed for several
weeks undergoing a complete
renovation, will be reopened
with a special service at IL
O'Clock Sunday morning. Sep
TENDER Is.
Two valuable cows belong
ing to Horace Steele, of near
Kinks Mills, Pa, were found
dead in the pasture field on
Wednesday last. Traces of
some unknown poison were
found in the stomachs of the
cows by a veterinarian.
Some dangerous submerged
rocks in the Chesapeake & Del
aware canal at Bethel, are be-
ing dynamited and removed.
Several boats, it is said, have
had holes torn in their sides by
projecting rock at this point.
The water is fourteen feet deep
at the point where the project
ing rocks are being removed.
w. B. Cooney is picking
some large tomatoes from his
garden, from plants secured
from H. S. Price. The toma-
toes are OF the yellow variety,
large and firm, ranging from
three-quarters to a pound or
more in weight. One of the
largest of a basket picked on
Tuesday weighed one pound
and a-half, and there are
others ripening on the vines
that are equally as large as
this big fellow.
/ T h e Whitaker residence
property, located ON Park
Circle, Elkton Heights, has
been purchased by George w.
McCool.
Brig. Gen. Milton A. Reckord
was elected commander of the
Maryland Department, Ameri-
can Legion. at the annual con-
yention at Ocean City,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-11-25
Road Sentences
Are Melted Out
By Judge Finley

Quite a number of criminal
cases have been disposed Of in
Superior court in session here this
week with Judge T.. B. Finley,
presiding and Solicitor Z. V. Long
prosecuting.
Some of the outstanding cases
follow:
Slick Furr, Arthur White and
Red Helms, charged with breaking
and entering and larceny and re-
ceivlng, were given sentences of
eight months on the roads for lar
ceny and two years in the peniten-
tiary for breaking and entering,
the latter sentences not to become
effective except upon order of the
court.
James Rustin, convicted of
violating the prohibition laws,
was given 90 days on the roads
on one count and IS months on
the roads on the second count,
the second sentence not to become
effective except bySordsr Of the
court.
Victor Bryant, Joe Hart, JESSE
Grier and Irwin Williams plead
guilty to store breaking and re-
ceived sentences of not less than
two nor more than three years in
the state pen.
Harve Karriker, charged with
larceny and receiving, was fined
$4,000.
Arthur Cheeks, charged with
manslaughter, obtained a mol pros
with leave.
B. C. Craige, convicted of oper-
ating a motor vehicle while drunk,
was given a fine of $50 and costs
and prohibited from operating a
car for 10 months.
R. w. Mendenhall, found gull
ty of larceny and receiving, was
given 5 months on the roads.
Sam Howell, resisting an officer,
was given six months on the roads.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-11-25
Merchants Ready For Prosperity Week
Wins Little Six
Title By Defeating The
Lenoir-R Rhyme Team 200

Catawba won the Little Six
title here yesterday in the annual
turkey day classic by defeating
Lenoir- Rhyme 20 to 0 in a game
witnessed by two thousand ardenr
fans of the two institutions.
Catawba scored two touchdowns
in the second quarter and one in
the third. Appanitis and Pearson
tailed once each in the second.
Ceasareo scored in the third. APP
panitis scored two extra points in
the second period. In the third,
the try missed.
Catawba established an early
lead in the second period which
was not overcome by the Noun
tain Bears although a valiant fight
was staged by the mountaineers.
Catawba scored IS first downs
as compared with IS for Lenoir-
Rhyme.
Numerous passes were resorted
to by either team. Catawba ex-
ceiling in the aerial artistry.
For Catawba, Wilmer, Robin
son, Ceasareo, Appanitis and Van
ieswky excelled while for Lenoir-
Rhyme Newton, Poovey and Par
kley were the shining stars.
The lineup and summary fol-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-11-25
MARINE CORPS TO
FILL

The United States Marine Corps
Recruiting Station, 121 Builders
Building, Charlotte, N. c., under
the command of Sergeant Geddes
M. Attaway, has announced that a
limited number of vacancies for
that branch Of the service will be
filled during the months of De-
cember and January.
Careful selections will be made
in filling these vacancies as the
duties of the Marine Corps are vari-
ed and require men who can learn
to familiarize themselves with the
various features of the military ser
vice ashore and aAoat.
Applications by mali or in person
of high school graduates of good
character between the ages of
eighteen and thirty will be given
consideration.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-11-25
Show
At The Victory

Stepin Fetchit, celebrated negro
movie star, will entertain late
theatre-goers at a midnight show
at the Victory Theatre tonight
at 11:45 P. M.
Stepin Fetchit has been playing
engagements at some of the lar
ger theatres and his rendition of
song and dance have been unusu-
ally we'll received throughout the
state.
In addition to the stage act,
"Scarlet DAWN. featuring
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr:, and
Nancy Carroll will be presented
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-11-25
Early Shopping
ToBeEncourage
Tempting Bargains For Christmas
Buyers Will Be Exhibited In
Stores Next Week
Sales Viii Continue Until Christ
mas Eve; Stores Heavily Stock
ed With New Merchandise

The big trade event of the sea-
son will be held here next week,
when the merchants of Salisbury
join in the observation of "Pros-
perity Week. and the annual for
NAL opening of Christmas displays.
The merchants have been pre-
pairing for this occasion for some
time, and anticipate a great ucces
All show windows will be attrac-
lively decorated and filled with the
latest and best values of the year,
while the stores will be chockful
of holiday merchandise.
| The Saiisbury-Spencer Merchants
Association is sponsoring the pro-
gram, and all merchants, whether
members of the association or not,
are invited to participate in max
ing this the greatest trading week
here, and Mayor B. V: Hedrick
and City Manager Haden C. Hol-
mes issued a proclamation stating
that next week is to be made the
occasion of the 1882 display of
holiday wares in the various stores
of the community, and of general
rejoicing that conditions have
reached the definite point where
improvement is certain, and that
the road to Prosperity is surely
open.
In connection with the weeks
program, a Treasure hunt" will be
conducted in which approximately
100 prizes will be given. This
week numbered tickets are being
given away at the Capitol theatre
when tickets are bought to the
shows there. Corresponding num-
bers will placed on various articles
ON display in the show windows OF
merchants in, this city, and the
holder of same receives the prize.
Therefore, it will be advantageous
to holders Of tickets to do an ex-
ira amount Of window shopping.
The Capitol theatre, in tune with
the times, will present a picture,
prosperity" in which the fun
makers, Marie Dressler and Polly
Moran play the leading roles.
1t is hoped that all merchants.
and citizens will join in the Pros
perity Week observance in a hear
ty manner, and buyers are urged
to do their shopping early while
the stocks are complete.