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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
BOHEMIA BRIDGE DEDI-
GATED
Appropriate Exercises Mark
Official Opening Of
New Span

Sponsored by the Lions Club
of Chesapeake City, the recent
ly completed handsome new
steel and concrete bridge over
the Bohemia river, in Cecil
county, was dedicated with ap-
propriate exercises on Wednes-
day afternoon.
The program, which began
at two o'clock. included the
dedication of a bronze tablet,
attached to the bridge, in
memory of Augustine Herman,
one of the early settlers OF
Cecil county and first Lord OF
Bohemia Manor.
Former United States Sena-
tor Thomas F. Bayard, of Del
aware, who has a summer
home on the property adjoin-
ing the span, was one OF the
speakers. Secretary of State
David G. Winebrenner 3rd, and
Chief Engineer Williar, of the
State Roads Commission also
spoke.
State Senator Wallace Will
liams presided. Mu &c was
furnished by North East Band.
The exercises took place at the
northern end of the span.
The bridge, which has been
open to traffic for some time, is
1135 feet in length, and re-
places the old wooden structure
in use for over fifty years, and
which has been RACED since
completion of the new one.
The new Bohemia river span
was built by the State Roads
Commission at a cost of ap-
proximately $275,000 out Of a
bond issue of two million of
dollars, authorized by the
last session of the General AS
sembly of Maryland for the
building of twenty-one bridges
in the state roads system.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY

A check for $40 given w. f.
Tollinger, at Penn Hill, by r.
Won Blevins, proved to have
been forgery. Blevins had
used the name of M. E. Haines,
of Pleasant Grove, and said he
wanted to pay a bill owing by
Frank Clark, his employer, and
got about $29 in change, after
paying the Clark bill.
The young man was arrested
and the money recovered from
him. However, this proved to
be the third offense of a SINH
lar nature that Blevins had
been connected with, and he
was committed to Lancaster
jail to await trial.-Quarry-
vile Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
p. r.. r. FREIGHT TRAINS
ROBBED
Thieves Threw Off Loot Along
Tracks-Five Negroes Held

Pennsylvania Railroad an
Lancaster, Pa, police have re-
vealed what they say was a
widespread system of freight
train robberies in which thou
sands of dollars worth Of mer-
chandise had been stolen from
moving P. r. R. freight trains.
Disclosure of the robberies,
which extended from Washing
ton, Wilmington, Del, Balti-
more and Havre de Grace, Md,
and Pennsylvania cities and
towns along the Susquehanna
River to Columbia, police said.
followed the arrest last week
of five Lancaster Negroes who
are held on charges of felon-
ious entry and larceny.
Richard Michael, who escap-
ed when the others were ar
rested, is held in Washington
after his capture during what
Washington police reported
was an attempted freight car
robbery.
Police said the group with
confederates who have not yet
been caught, robbed cars while
P. r. r. trains moved, and
threw off their loot to assist
ants at Perryville, Md, and
Safe Harbor, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
BI-CENTENNIAL CERTIFI-
Gates

Certificates have been dis
tributed by Joseph L. Davis
Post No. Al, American Legion,
of Havre de Grace, to all par
Elephants in the Harford-Cecil
George Washington Bicenten-
NAL Celebration on July 4.
The certificates are engraved
attractively in black and white
with a portrait of Washington
in the center. They bear the
Legion's seal and are signed by
Samuel L. Craig, Post Com
mander, and Oliver M. Currier,
chairman of the General Com
mittee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIA.
TION OF MARYLAND

The Maryland State Library
Association will hold it's an
nual meeting at Washington
College, Chestertown, on Mon
day, September IL. DR.. Paul
E. Ellsworth, president of the
college, has recently been
named to the Maryland Libra
ry Commission by Governor
Albert c. Richie.
The purpose of the meeting
OF the State association is to
broadcast the library idea
throughout Maryland and to
make known to the citizens OF
the State the service of the as
ISOLATION to any community
desiring it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
WEDDINGS
MISUNDERSTANDING

Miss Frances Hilton Strick-
land, daughter of the late
Clarence G. Strickland, Of Elk
ton, was married to Mr.. Neil
Holmead, of Silver Springs,
Md, in Washington, D. c., on
Saturday, August 81. Miss
Strickland is a graduate of
Goucher College, Baltimore, of
the class of 1880, winning high
honors at that institution. For
the past two years she has been
teaching in Silver Springs, Md,
and in the Rockville, Maryland
High School.
CaldWell-Devine
After keeping their mar
riage secret for seven months
Harry C. Caldwell, chief clerk
in the office of the Prest--O-Lite
Company, at Elkton, and Miss
Arrie Devine, of Elk Neck,
have announced the news to
their relatives and friends:
They were married December
&C.. 1881, at Bel Air, Md. Mr..
Caldwell is recovering from
severe injuries received when
an automobile in which he was
returning home from Betterton
recently, struck a telephone
pole.
WhiteOak-BuckWOrth
Mr.. and Mrs. Tullard Buck
worth, near Middletown, DEL,
announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss May
Buckworth, and Mr.. J. Ray
mond Whiteoak, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Whiteoak, near
Chesapeake City. The cere-
mOny was performed by the
Rev. Richard Wickes, at Tow
son, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
PROHIBITION LAW VIOLA.
TORS PLACED UNDER
ARREST

Ralph Atkinson and Carl
Ward were placed under arrest
Friday, when Federal prohibit
ton officers located and de-
stroyed a large "moonshine
plant" in a woods near Zion.
Approximately 1920 gallons of
mash, about ready for distill-
ing, was also destroyed. The
still was in operation when the
officers appeared on the scene.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
BASIC MILK PLAN I'm.
CHANGED

After a number of Confer
ences between the Interstate
MIX Producers Association.
and the Philadelphia Distribu-
tors, it has finally been agreed
10 continue the present selling
plan for 1888. Due to pi esent
market conditions it was not
felt wise to make any new
basic amount this fall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
BARN DESTROYED AT
PERRY POINT

On Thursday afternoon a
large frame barn on the U. S.
Veterans Hospital Reservation
at Perry Point, was destroyed
by fire, together with contents
including the years crops,
farm machinery and other
property. The origin of the fire
is not known.
Seven streams of water were
played upon the large frame
structure but the blaze could
not be checked, building and
contents being a total loss, said
to be about $4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
DISMANTLING TELEPHONE
LINE

The American Telephone
and Telegraph Co. line that
runs through Rising Sun is be-
ing dismantled. The sixty cop
per wires and six cross arms
are being taken from the poles,
which will later be cut down.
The poles through this town
are unusually large ones.
The line, which extends
from New York to Washing
ton, has practically been aban-
doned for some years, since the
placing by the A. T. & T. Co. of
their wires underground, the
conduit running through Cecil
county by way of Perryville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
FRIENDS QUARTERLY
MEETING

Nottingham Quarterly Meet
ing was held August 81, at the
old Friends Brick Meeting
House, Calvert, beginning at
1890 in the morning, and was
largely attended.
Frederick McCord, of Phila-
delphia, was the speaker in the
afternoon, his subject being
prohibition and Prosperity. "
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
COAL CONTRACT AWARDED

The County Commissioners
awarded the contract for coal
for the Court House, Jail and
Board of Education in Elkton
to Charles R. Brown, of Elk
ton, at $3.50 per ton. Other
bidders were Jos. E. Benjamin
& Co., 1914; Elkton Supply
Co., $1,000; Joseph E. Scar
borough, $1,000; Keys & Miller
Lumber Co., $1,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE

The September meeting Of
the Cecil County Republican
League was scheduled to be
held at the public hall at Bay
View, at 8 o'clock, Thursday
evening of this week. The
committee from the Ninth dis
trict, headed by Charles r.
Brown, was host to the organi-
cation at that time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
LABOR DAY SHOOT

A Labor Day Shoot will be
held on Monday at Greenbank.
Fifty targets. Entrance $1.5O.
Three classes, two prizes to
class. Lewis Glass. Hugh
Falls. cashier.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02

Ted Gather and his team
from Charlestown, will tackle
the Rising Sun club on the af-
ternoon of Labor Day, Monday,
Sept. 5, on the High School
grounds here. A good game
may be expected as these two
teams are contenders for the
Cecil County League Cham
pionship.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
GOSPEL MEETINGS

Hear the old time gospel,
preached by S, G, Blackburn, i'm
large tent at Conowingo. Be-
ginning Sunday night, Sept.
4, and continuing for three
weeks. Everybody welcome.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02

tient in a Philadelphia Hos
pital.
Miss Evelyn Mccoy visited
Rising Sun friends the past
week.
Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds is visit
ing Mrs. Ebert Jeans, Of
Woodlawn, Md.
Miss Audrey Repp, of Union
town, Md, is spending some
time with Miss Mary Brumfield.
Mrs. Ada F. Smith, OF Wav-
erly, Va, is visiting MI. and
Mrs. Harry Shepherd and fam
lily.
Mrs. Sara Wagner has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Melvin Thompson, of New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard l.
Brumfield, of West Chester
were weekend visitors of Ris-
ing Sun relatives.
Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck spent
several days last week with her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Know
les, at Boothwyn, Del.
Mrs. Louise Brokaw and son
Kirk, enjoyed a visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank williamson,
Alexandria, Va, last week.
Mrs. Arthur S. Irwin, daugh-
ter Isabel and son David, AL
toona, Pa, are visiting Mrs.
Twins mother, Mrs. Clara B.
Keen.
Mrs. Donald Dudley and
little son, of Washington, have
been spending some time with
her mother, Mrs. Ada K. Buff
fington.
Mrs. Mary Mahan and Mrs.
Jennie Denning, of Newark, N.
j., were visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. McNamee during
the week.
G. o. Bechtel, who has been
spending some weeks at his
old home at West Nottingham,
left for Galesburg, ILL.,, on
Sunday.
Miss Mary Maxwell is enter
tanning Misses Lillian Backen-
stoe, Mount Joy, Pa; Martha
Hoover and Janet Close, Scran-
ton, Pa.
Miss Margaret Donache, of
Mount Holly, N. j., Hospital, is
spending some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Donache.
Harry Hovermill, of Rising
Sun school faculty, returned to
Rising Sun on Monday, after
spending the vacation months
at his home in Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva C. Rey-
nolds and son, Carroll, Indian
apolis, Ind, have been visiting
Misses Mary and Stella Rey-
nolds and other relatives of
this vicinity.
Mrs. Eleanor J. Moore had
as dinner guests on Wednes-
day evening Mr.. and Mrs. G.. O.
Bechtel, Mr.. and Mrs. M. U.
Zimmerman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard T. Ruhl.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Will
son, OF Easton, Pa, and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. E. Dare and
daughter, Miss Virginia Dare,
OF Alexandria, Va, were WISH
tors of Ralph T. Wilson and
family on Saturday.
Miss M. Lidie Stewart. who
spent the vacation months
with her sisters in PhiladeI-
phia and Cleveland, has re-
turned to Rising Sun, prepara-
tory to the re-opening of
school.
Miss Marian Fehr entertain
ed Misses Virginia Biles, Emily
Biles and Shirley Ewing, at
luncheon at the Rising Sun
Hotel on Tuesday, the young
| a d es afterward ENJOYING
bridge at the home of the host
eSS.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Vim
singer have announced the en-
gagement of their niece. Miss
Margaret Gray Frigar, to
Poague Rowan Paxton, from
erly of Chester, Pa, but now
of Elkton. The wedding will
take place this fall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-02
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


and a legal holiday.
The public schools of the
county reopen on Wednesday
next.
An institute for teachers of
Cecil county will be held in
Elkton on Tuesday next.
Elkton's 1928 dance sea-
son will open on September %
with the Co. "E' Clubs fourth
annual Gala Opening Dance at
the State Armory.
The improved road from the
Liberty Grove pike to the
bridge at New Valley, built out
of county funds, has been COM
pleted and opened to traffic.
The executive committee of
the State Firemen's Associa-
ton has fixed the dates for
next years State convention
as June IA, Is and 16, to be
held at Westminster, Md.
Mrs. Samuel Miller, of Prov
idence, Cecil county, was the
holder of the ticket that won
the Studebaker automobile,
given away the last night of
Oxford, Pa, Fire Company
carnival.
The barn on the farm near
Bethel, tenanted by Harvey
Williams, was totally destroy
ed by fire early Friday morn
ing, together with this years
crops. a large amount of farm
machinery, etc.
The State Roads Commits
sion has advertised for bids to
replace the fender-system of
the bridge over the Susque-
hanna River between Havre
de Grace and Perryville. The
contract will be awarded on
September 6.
The Board of Town Commits
sioners of Chesapeake City,
has appointed William K. Ber-
ger, of that town, town treas
urer to fill the vacancy caused
by the recent death of William
H. Johnson, who held the Office
for a number of years past.
Daniel Feehly, son of the
late Roger Feehly, of Elkton,
who for some time past has re-
sided in Wilmington, has been
presented by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, with a
handsome fifty year service
pin, he having just recently
completed a half century with
that company. :,
On the charge of cruelty to
animals, preferred by the So
ciety for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, Daniel HI. Wood,
of Cecil county, was fined by
Magistrate Patrick, of West
Chester, Pa, 500 and costs.
Wood loaded a cow and a calf
in a truck with eight other
cows and they were trampled
to death. The COW had given
birth to the calf but short
time before.
Suffering from a gun shot
wound in her right shoulder,
received it was said, at a road
house in Cecil county, Miss
Isabel Russell, 10, Of North
East, received treatment one
night last week at Hayre de
Grace Hospital. Her COM
panions, Edible Kane and Jer-
Wis Spencer took the young
woman to Havre de Grace,
where she received medical
treatment and returned home
a day or two later.
An effort is being made to
have the commissioners perm
anently improve the Old Post
Road, leading from Elkton out
over Red Hill, to the Delaware
line. This road, which is the
shortest one to either Wilm-
ipgton or Philadelphia, is a
historical one. 1t was used by
George Washington, practical
" every time he made a trip
from Mt. Vernon north.
The marriage of Miss Annie
Eva Wharton, of Chesapeake
City, and Oscar Frederick Will
liams, of North East. has been
announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-10
WILBUR STATES
GOVERNMENT TO
RULE DAM SITE

WASHINGTON, June 10. U.P)-
Secretary of Interior Wilbur in a
letter to Governor Balzar of Ne
vada declares that Boulder City,
center of the Hoover dam con-
struction project, must be solely
under federal jurisdiction.
During construction" Wilbur
wrote, exclusive federal jurisdic-
tion is essential, and this means
incorporation of the Nevada
statutes respecting taxation, min
ing, gambling and other statutes
which interfere with the purpose
at hand, which is construction OF
the dam"
The secretary pointed out that
the federal government built the
city and said "the attempt to COM
pei state taxation will merely har-
rass and delay the project" He
said the Nevada laws respecting
segregated vice districts and per-
mitting gambling were "out of
place" in Boulder City "for mani
fest reasons"
Wilbur assured Balzar that the
government had no intention of
creating a taX-free haven for per-
manent industries. He also said the
department felt all residents OF
Boulder City should have the right
to vote and had introduced bill
in congress to guarantee this right
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-10
STATE RESTS IN
PROSECUTION OF
CASTON MEANS

WASHINGTON, June 10. U.P)-
The prosecution in the trial of Gas
ton B. Means, charged with trick
ing Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean out
of a 100000 Lindbergh baby ran
som, rested its case today.
District Attorney Leo A. Rover
closed the governments case against
the former department of justice
investigator shortly after hearing
testimony of Captain Emory G.
Land, first cousin of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh's mother.
Captain Land, who is connected
with the office of naval operations
in the navy department, explained
that his part in the negotiations
for the return of the kidnapped baby
was to secure immunity for Means
and the kidnapers from the Lind
bergh family.
The naval officer was called to
the stand Immediately at the con-
clusion of testimony of Col. Robert
Guggenheim, wealthy friend of the
Lindbergh family.
Guggenheim said on one occas-
ion Means asked him to obtain an
automobile with diplomatic Ii
censes" so the kidnapers might use
it to avoid interference from po-
lice.
Il told him (Means) that I had
secured the car of the Austrian
minister and that it was at his dis
posal anytime he wanted it," Gug-
genheim said.
when it stood outside my house
for "a hours without Means using
it," he said, II called Means and
told him it was a great inconven-
ience to the minister. At Means
suggestion, I returned it to the
minister with the understanding,
however, that we could use it when
ever it was needed"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-10
COOLIDGE SAYS
WAR DEBT MUST
BE- COLLECTED

NEW YORK, June 10. U.P)-Cal-
vim Coolidge today answered argu-
ments for foreign debt cancellation
by declaring the World war was
not a common enterprise and that
each nation should do what it
agreed to do, that if we do not COL
lect from Europe, we must collect
from our own taxpayers"
The former Presidents views
were presented in a Cosmopolitan
magazine article entitled Settling
the War Debts"
mo doubt" he said, 'it may be
argued that the payment was one
cause of the present depression.
But any such statement lacks con-
vincing proof. =. we cannot dis
regard the evils and destruction of
the war, the present cost of great
ornaments, the burden of new So
cial experiments and assess the
blame to the relatively small items
of debt payments"
Coolidge explained that no Eur
opean nation except Great Britain
had paid any amount that could
be said to have any effect on their
national finances.
Coolidge maintained the position
of the United States was entirely
different from that of other allies,
because I'VE are blamelesS of the
origins and the starting of the wal" :"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-10
IMPERIAL MIGHT
RECONSIDER ON
SEWER PROJECT

That the Imperial city council
may reconsider its refusal to join
El Centro in construction of a new
outfall sewer system was the pos
sibility advanced last night at a
joint meeting of the El Centro and
Imperial councils at Imperial, to
consider the liability of this city in
the event the outfall system is
abandoned by Ell Centro but still
used by Imperial.
Members of the Imperial council
expressed a favorable feeling toward
the proposition TO construct a new
sewer, but were in doubt as to the
advisability at this time of placing
before Imperial voters bond prop
osition. Because of Imperials fin
ancial condition the sale of bonds,
should they be voted, also is in
doubt, members of that council said
AT the close of the meeting it
was left to the Imperial council
further to consider the matter, pos
sibly calling meeting of Imperial
taxpayers for an open discussion
Should such a meeting be called
Phil knights, Ell Centro city en-
gineer, will be present to outline
plans. An answer on this reconsid-
Grafton is expected by El Centre
not later than July 6.
Should Imperial finally refuse to
join Ell Centro in construction. of
the proposed new system, liability
of this town in case of abandon
ment will be established more
firmly.
1t was the general opinion last
night, both of council members
and city attorneys, that Ell Centre
will not be liable if the present sys-
tenn is abandoned, but Still in use
by Imperial.
Dorsey Whitelaw, Ell Centro city
attorney, expressed the poinion
that Ell Centro will not be liable
legally, for the continued use by
Imperial of the sewer system. The
Imperial city attorney said that
while he is not prepared to give
final opinion, he believes this
to be true.
The four members of the I'm
perial city council present at last
nights meeting did not believe that
Ell Centro should be held for any
liability in case of abandonment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-10
COURT AMENDS
PROBATION In
SHELTON CASE

Luther Shelton today was taken
before Judge Vaughn N. Thomp-
son for hearing to determine
whether probation granted him on
a charge Of possession of a still
should be revoked.
Judge Thompson amended the
probation order to more definitely
set forth the amount and time of
payment of money for support of a
minor child. 1t was one OF the
terms of Shelton's probation that
he was to provide for the support
of the child.
BY the order made today Shelton
is to pay $40 a month, the first
payment falling due June "a.
Shelton has been mentioned often
during trial of A. l.. Hendrix on a
charge of numbering w. II. Mccoy
north of Holtville last January 49,
He was a close friend of Hendrix,
and was suing Mccoy in a $4,000
alienation of affections suit, charg-
ing that Mccoy paid the expenses
of his wife on a trip to Reno for
a divorce.
Mrs. Shelton was in court today
to testify that her former hus-
band has made no provisions to
support their child.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-10
CHILDERS ASKS
PERMISSION TO
REFUND BONDS

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10. W.H
Seeking some plan to prevent de-
fault of interest on bonds, Charles
L. Childer,s S attorney for the Imper-
ial Irrigation District, appealed to
the California District Securities
commission today for permission to
refund all of the Imperial bonds
falling due for the next three years.
There are approximately Sl4,500,-
900 in bonds outstanding, and $780,
900 of them mature July l. At the
same time, a $400,000 interest pay
ment will become due. Childers re-
ported that the Imperial District
was not in a position to meet both
payments. It seeks to refund all
bonds for three years, in order that
interest payments may be met.
The commission considered the
problem but took no action.