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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10
AUTOMOBILE DEATH RATE IN
MARYLAND

Automobile fatalities decreased in
Maryland last year, but the rate for
the State remained higher than that
for the country as a whole, The Cen
sus Bureaus annual report on auto
mobile deaths shows.
The number killed in automobile
accidents in Maryland last year was
1873, as compared with sos in 1891
md Az in 1880. OF last years.
total, thirteen died in collisions of
automobile with train, in collisions
Of autos with street cars and one was
killed by motor cycle.
The automobile death rate per
100000 was &c in Maryland last
year, 30.6 in 1881 and 1872 in 1880.
The rate for the country was 1876
last year, 27.2 in 1881 and 1913 in
1880.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

AS will be noted by published
statement elsewhere in this issue of
The Midland Journal, every qualified
voter of Rising Sun will have an OPP
portunity on Monday afternoon,
Nov. 18th, to cast his ballot on the
question of sewer system and dis
posal plant for the town.
The ever increasing menace of
cesspools, as years go by, has been a
factor in determining the Town
Board to take steps looking to a
sewer system, a public improvement
which sooner or later the town will
be forced to make for public health
safety, and with the opportunity
presented for securing the necessary
funds on easy terms, made possible
through the Public Works Admins
tration, there seems no better time
to take the necessary steps tc secure
the system than now.
Every voter owes it to his town
to go to the polls on Monday after
noon next and express his senti-
ments, by ballot, on this all import
ant public improvement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

To prevent lawyers from intruding
themselves into criminal cases for
the purpose of spreading propaganda
engendering racial controversies or
for other Interior motives, and to put
an end to the solicitation of Grimm
al cases by lawyers AMI organiza-
tions, is one of the principal objects
of the recently appointed Statewide
judicial commission, organi. ed last
week to report it's findings to the
Special Session of the Legislature.
1t is also intended to bar the pos
sibility of repetition of delays such
as in the Fuel Lee case, which was
dragged through the courts of the
State over period of two years, be-
cause of the maize of legal techni-
calities which were involved.
Another innovation sought is the
Encouragement of the present law SO
that the counties may be relieved of
all or part of the expenses incurred
by the removal of cases to other
jurisdictions for trial. Speeding up
the process Of justice so that prompt
trials may be obtained and change
in the methods of selecting grand
and petit juries so that criminal mat
tiers may be disposed of swiftly, is
another problem that has bean taken
under advisement by Chairman Her.
bert r. O'Conor, of Baltimore, and
other members of the Commission.
1t is also planned to eliminate de-
lays in appeals when criminal cases
are taken to Court of Appeals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

farmer grew wealthy, few of them
handled very much money, but then
things began to change. Our educa-
tional system began to develop out
in the rural communities; good
roads and automobiles began to put
farm people in touch with metropol-
IAN lie; radio and moves gave new
..eas. With that grew the demand
for many new things. Our families
demanded higher standard of liv-
ing and are demanding it Today. We
wanted automobiles, radios, running
water, steam heat just as others had,
and that in, reased the cost of living.
Taxes went up and stayed up to
maintain these schools and roads.
The farmer then woke up to the fact
that it took money to get those
.hings, and that farming must, of
necessity, become business.
Yet, here we were. We had the
same farm, practically the same
equipment, the same investment, but
it had to produce more income, more
cash money, to support higher and
more expensive standard of living.
in nut shall, here is the big cause
of the farm problem. Another fac
tor has added to this farm problem
and that is the demand of the con-
Stunning public. Higher education
and standards of living in the cities
have brought a fastidiousness in
ideas of foodstuffs. Folks must
have tuberculin-tested milk, sprayed
apples, infertile eggs, etc. all of
which may be proper but which OBJ
viously add 10 the farmers problem
and cost of production.
The point l am trying to make,
however, is that these are conditions
that exist and the present depres-
sion has only served to focus atten-
ton to them. Had there been no
World War and subsequent depres-
sion, this problem of the farmer, the
problem of making his farm pay
higher dividends to meet new eXper-
fences and adjusting his production
to consumers demands, would have
come to pass sooner or later. 1t has
been developing slowly; thereby,
many did not catch the significance
of this movement. Many never will.
Let me say, that l have little pa
thence with the fighting talk of some
so-called farm leaders against the
interests" that are exploiting and
depressing the farmer. l have been
unable to detect any deliberate fight
between industry and agriculture.
There has been and is today a con-
flict of thinking and opinion, but
there is actully no conflict nf inter-
est. No one group can, in this COM
pick society of ours, afford to cypress
group and l know of no
group that is trying to deliberately |
put the farmer out of business. 1t |
it to clear up that conflict of thought |
that | write the succeeding articles. |
Next week Mr.. Fairbank will dis
cuss "The Facts About SURPRISES.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

To regain governmental economy
it is not necessary to curtail or dam,
age necessary governmental func-
tions-it simply. means that the
waste. inefficiency and duplication OF
effort that is actually harmful to le-
Ultimate governmental work, must
be eliminated. In some cases a
start has been made, and the tax
payers have been saved millions-as
in the post Office department, which
is breaking even for the first time in
many years But the work nas
barely begun.
Reasonable taxation is the friend
of recovery, of employment and
higher wage scales, \and individual
and corporate prosperity. That must
not be forgotten.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

Hogs processed for consumption
by the farmer who raised them are
exempt from the processing taxes
recently announced in connection
with the new corn-hog production
control program. This means. ac-
cording TO the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. that a farmer may butcher
hogs for his own consumption and
cure the carcass portions without any
tax being imposed, or he may have
the butchering and curing for his
own consumption done tax-tyee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

Contracts for reduction of wheat
production signed by growers in
shree Maryland counties have been
accepted and approved by officials of
The Wheat Control Section IN Wash
ington and checks for benefit pay
nents will be forwarded TO tie grow
ers in the very near future. The
counties accepted are Caroline, Wi
,omico and Queen Anne's. Con-
tracts from other Maryland counties
are almost ready to be submitted and
it is expected that checks will be
going to all counties before many
weeks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10
HARTFORD COUNTY TAX RATE

The Board of Commissioners of
Hartford county have fixed the county
tax rate at 95 cents on 500, a re-
duction of rs cents from last years
rate. The town rate was fixed at 81
cents on 500. a reduction of Is
cents from last years rate. The
rate is the lowest for Hartford county
III wears.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10
FOREST FIRE DANGER
THREATENS
Maryland Forest Wardens Prepare
For Fall Activity

FOf FaiI ACTIVITY
Maryland's usual fall period of
forest fires is clearly imminent, ac-
cording to State Forester F. w. Bes-
ley who announces that the usual ar
rangements for combating fall fires
are being made. An abundance of
rainfall and green foliage has held
the fire hazard at minimum during
the summer and early fall months,
according to Mr.. Besley, but the ac-
cumulation of new fallen leaves,
brought down by recent cool weather
and a high percentage of clear,
bright days with little rainfall, has
brought the scheduled period of for
est fire danger that is experienced
every fall.
At the direction of the State For
ester, the district forestry officials
have organized their districts for inn
mediate action in case of fire. Look
out-watchmen have been placed on
duty at Maryland's 10 forest fire
towers, in order to discover prompt
ly any fires originating within the
areas visible from the towers. For
est wardens are revising their fire
fighting crews, and fire tools are be-
ing repaired, -sharpened and inspect
ed by district officials. The State
Forester pointed out that this pro
lection is being provided at greatly
reduced expense to the State and the
counties, due to salary and wage cuts
and the replacement of fire suppress
sion employees by availab.e mar
power at civilian conservation
camps, which are operated at federal
expense. All salaries and wages
paid by the State Department. of For
estry have been reduced from 10 10
5 per cent, in order to perform the
necessary activities of the depart
ment under a severely reduced bud
get Men who were formerly en-
ployed during the fire seasons ins the
vicinity of the State Forests will not
be hired during the current season in
the interest of economy, DEPENDENCE
being placed upon the conservation
camps for aid in case of fire. State
Forester Besley is particularly hope
full that the public will cooperate by
exercising particular care with fire
at this time, in order that any un-
usual expense for forest fire control
can be avoided.
During the summer a valuable ad-
dition was made to the forest pro-
lection facilities of Maryland in the
erection of 100 foot galvanized
steel lookout tower at Great Mills,
St. Mary's county. State Forester
Besley stated that this structure
should enable an improvement in the
fire record for southern ST. Mary's
county where there are located some
of the most valuable pine forests on
Bay. Because of the high quality
of the lobloll ypine timber growing
there, forest fires have resulted in
heavy loss in past years. The new
tower should enable prompt discov-
cry and immediate attack of every
threatening blaze. Mr.. 3esley says
that 10 to Is additional towers of
this type are needed in order to pro-
tect adequately all the important
forest areas of the State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

Don't worry. If you have no
friends. you probably have no enc
mics, either,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

A man would rather be called
wicked than dumb.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

A civil denial is better than a
rude grant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-10

The saying that beauty is but skin
deep is but a skin deep saying.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
Believe Dueling
Doctor Insane

PASADENA, June l. <U.PJ-Dr. H.
M. Griffith. 55, prominent Pasa-
dena physician under arrest on
charges of assault with a deadly
weapon after an alleged gun duel
in which M. Villas Hubbard, Al,
banker, was shot three times in the
right arm, will be examined as to
his sanity before facing a court, po-
lice announced today.
The duel, with each man assert
edly firing four shots, was fought
in fashionable residential district
on the front porch of the home of
Hubbard's father, w. H. Hubbard,
according to authorities.
Friends told police that Griffith,
a World war veteran, was on leave
from SaWBelle military hospital
where he has been undergoing
treatment.
Hubbard was not injured serious
ly, physicians said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
HEWES-YOUNG
ASK GOVERNOR
TO AID CANAL

When E. T. HeweS and w. E.
Young, directors of the Imperial
Irrigation District, met this morn
ing to adjourn until tomorrow for
lack of quorum, they ordered the
following telegram sent Governor
James Rolph, Jr.:
1--WE respectfully urge you to en-
dorse the purpose of the documents
enclosed in our letter of May 81,
by airmail. A quorum not being
present for board meeting impossi-
BILE to take official action but board
unanimous on those measures.
The telegram was signed by
Young and HeWes.
The documents referred to in the
telegram include information con-
cerning the All-American canal
project and were forwarded in the
campaign to secure the aid of Gov
ernor Rolph by endorsement of the
plan to include the canal on the
public works program of President
Roosevelt. The documents also
contained estimates of the number
OF men who would be provided with
employment at commencement of
construction.
Mark Rose, director, M. j. Dowd,
chief engineer, and F. H. McIver,
secretary, left for Sacramento late
yesterday to place the matter be-
fore Governor Rolph and before
the California Districts Securities
commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
HAWKS PLANS
ROBOT FLIGHT

LOS ANGELES, June l. U.P)-
A nonstop flight to New York in
a robot plane is scheduled to be
made tomorrow by Lieut. Comdr.
Frank Hawks, holder of numerous
speed records.
Hawks will act solely as naviga-
tor during the flight, with the
plotting of the plane left entirely
in the mechanical hands of the au-
tomat-a robot perfected by George
De BesSon, long a close friend OF
Hawks.
The craft is a l4-cylinder, low
wing monoplane, driven by a 75O-
horse power motor and capable OF
26O miles an hour at high attitudes
After testing the automat, Hawks
announced that the robot will fly
a plane within two degrees of a set
course, which is more accurate
than a human pilot.
Aviators here expressed the be-
lief that the robot will bring an
other revolutionary change to the
aviation industry. De Besson ex-
perimented with the automat five
years before he permitted Hawks
to use the robot.
Hawks plans to take off from the
municipal airport at 4:3O tomorrow
morning and fly to the Floyd Ben
nett airport in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
To TRY
LENGTHY HOP

LONDON, June /. U.P-A 10 to
: gamble against death, with the
stake the thrill of making airplane
flights no one else had made, will
be essayed Monday by j. A. Molli-
son and his wife, Amy Johnson.
The MollisonS plan to fly from
Croydon airdome, near London to
Floyd Bennett field, New York; to
rest for one day, then fly to Bag
dad, Pesia, and back to Croydon
$4,000 miles in all
Success would mean making the
first two way Atlantic flight, break
ing the nonstop distance record
in the New York-Bagdad hop, and
being first to fly from London to
New York.
Testing their new plane, "Sea-
farer", yesterday the Mollisons cir
cled southern and eastern England
in nine hours.
"Our chances of making the
flight I figure at 10 to IT, said
MolliSon today. eff we get through,
it will be our last big flight. We
can't gamble with luck indefinite
" -
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
Subpoenas For
Three Directors

Subpoenaes were issued yesterday
for Mark Rose, Ira Aten and Bur-
leigh Adams, directors of the I'm
perial Irrigation District, to appear
before the county grand jury for
questioning this morning.
When the papers we're served on
Rose at noon, yesterday, he pro-
tested, saying that in the interests
of the All-American canal it was
imperative that he be in Sacra-
mento to attend a conference with
Governor Rolph as part of the pro-
cedure necessary to have this pro-
ject included in President Roose-
velt s public works program.
Elmer Heald, district attorney,
was engaged in carrying on legal
action in Calipatria at the time the
papers were served on Rose and
when Informed of the circumstance
es, stated over the telephone that
neither he nor the grand jury
wished in any way to hinder the
progress of negotiations relative to
the speedy fulfillment of plans for
the building of the canal. After
further discussion of the matter it
was determined that the three men
should appear before the jury next
Monday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
Imperial County
Owes State Money

SACRAMENTO, June /. UP
California IS So counties have turn
ed over to the state 1920, ,088.89
which represents the semi-annual
settlement for care of patients in
institutions, inheritance tax and
other items, Ray L. Riley, state
controller, announced today.
A corresponding settlement for
1892 yielded $4,191, 1854.
"No provision is made by law
for acceptance of registered war
rants of the counties which are un-
able to meet their obligations due
the state, Riley explained. "There-
fore, Alameda, Imperial and Sac
ramento counties failed to settle in
full.
"Their outstanding accounts are
as follows: Alameda $55 5,502.57; I'M
perial $1,65318, and Sacramento
S5953.45.'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
LYON LETTERS
READ, IN COURT

LOS ANGELES, June l. U.P) -
Letters written by E. P. Lyon, for
mer auditor of the Italo Petroleum
corporation, relating to acquisition
of the McKeon Drilling company,
were read into the record in the
mail fraud trial today of Lyon and
16 others, over strenuous objec-
tions of defense counsel.
It is the government contention
that the II defendants perpetrated
a $10,000,000 fraud on general
stockholders of the Italo corpora
tion through taking of excess
commissions" and secret profits.
Gwyn Redwine, special assistant
United States attorney general,
read a memorandum from Auditor
Lyon in which Lyon construed the
actual value of the McKeon prop
critics at $2,123,8 1929.
Redwine then read the contract
entered into by the Italo Petroleum
corporation to purchase the Nc
Keon properties for a consideration
of $6,000,000 of which $1,500,000 was
to be paid in cash, and $4,000, 10000
shares of stock at 81 par value.
The government contends ap-
proximately $2,50o,oOo of this amount
was taken in commissions" by the
defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
ATTACK PLEA
Of MITCHELL
Bankers Claim That Big Profit
Was Merely Loan Termed
'Sanctimonious Hypocrisy.

NEW YORK, June l. ,U.Pj-The
government today vigorously at
tackled Charles E. Mitchells con-
tention that $666,666 he received
from a huge management fund"
of the National City company in
1929 was merely a loan" and not
subject to taxation as income.
AS the trial of Mitchell, former
chairman of the National City bank
and its affiliate, the National City
company, accused of dodging $780,
600 in income taxes for 1929 and
1880, proceeded, United States At
torney George z. Medalie drew from
witnesses a dramatic story of the
setting up of a 100000 manage
ment fund and its split-up by the
principal officers of the institu-
tionS.
Frank j. Mcguire, assistant sec
retary of the National City COM
pany, identified the minutes of di-
rectorS' meetings at which the
fund was created, and Medalie read
to the jury the terms by which the
fund was to be distributed.
Mitchell's share of the fund,
which reached $4,000 in 1929, was
to be 33 1-3 per cent, and that of
other officers varied from 21a to
II per cent, according to their i'm
portance to the company.
The government has shown by
previous witnesses that Mitchell re-
ceived from this fund $666, ,666 as his
percentage, but that he did not in
clude the sum in his income tax for
the year.
Several months later, the defense
claims, the board of directors, by
a new set of resolutions, declared
that the split-up from the manage
ment fund was only an advance" !"
to be repaid by the participants out
of future earnings, if any.
In statements to the jury, Med
ale called this resolution a piece of
"sanctimoniouS hypocricSy," evi-
denced "at a time when the public,
the stockholders, and government
officials were becoming curious as
to the workings of such funds"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
SHERWOOD IN
NYACK, N. Y.

NEW YORK, June l. U.P)-Rus-
sci T. Sherwood mysterious figure
in the James j. Walker investigation
whose disappearance provided one
of the grounds cited by Samuel
Seabury in his drive to have Walk
er removed from the New York
mayoralty, has been found living In
Nyack, N. Y, it was learned today.
Sherwood was represented as be-
ing unable to pay either $4,000
contempt of court fine or a $4,000
back income tax assessment which
stand against him as a result of
Seabury's revelation of extensive
brokerage dealings by Sherwood.
which Seabury always contended
were conducted for Walker.
United States Attorney George z.
Medallie, advised of Sherwood Is
proximity to New York, announced
he would confer with Hugh Nc
Quillan, head of the treasury de-
partment intelligence unit here, ON
the matter of Sherwood s back in
come tax.
Seabury said he had been in
formed Sherwood had denied he
served as fiscal agent for the for
mer mayor
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
NEW LIST Of
STOCK BUYERS
MADE PUBLIC
Income Tax Phase OF Morgan
Inquiry Reopened By Senate
Investigation Committee.
HUGE PROFITS REPORTED
Associate Justice OF Supreme
Court Among Those Named As
'Gavored Customers.

WASHINGTON, June l. W.P-
The senate Morgan inquiry yeered
suddenly back to the subject of in
come taxes today as a fourth list
of bargain stock buyers was made
public and testimony showed that
potential profits of $152 $685. 900 were
possible to Morgan officials in or
ganization of public utilities
holding company.
L. A. Keyes, office manager of
J. P. Morgan and Co., testified that
Morgan and his partners paid an
aggregate income tax of $51 $685.
807.75 from 1917 to 1929. Since en-
actment of the income tax law,
Keyes said, partners in the firm
have paid taxes totaling $58,538.074.
In the first phase of the inquiry
last week, it was developed that
Morgan partners have paid little
or no income taxes in the last three
years.
The fourth "preferred list, a
title to which the Morgan partners
take exception, was in buyers of
United Corporation stock through
Drexel and company, the Philadel-
phia branch Of J. P. Morgan and
Co. These purchasers, the smallest
of three groups privileged to buy
United Corporation at price $24
below the opening market quota
ton, were in a position to realize
an aggregate profit of nearly
$4,000, 900. f%iIl
Owen J. Roberts, at present an
associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States was
named on the Drexel list, as were
others who have figured on prev
iouS lists of a similar nature.
George Whitney, Morgan part
ner, testified that the potential
profits of more than $4,000, 900
were not taken.
The inquiry was resumed after
Morgan and his associates had been
kept waiting nearly two hours while
the senate banking and currency
committee, in executive session, de-
cided to make public the articles
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-01
June /, 1888
Captain Jess M. King
Salvation Army,
635 Broadway Avenue.


Captain Jess M. King,
Salvation Army,
635 Broadway Avenue,
Ell Centre, Calf,
Dear Captain:
On behalf of the police depart
ment of this city, wish to thank
you for the cheerful, kindly cooper
alton attended us in the handling
of transients during the past sew
eral months.
I cannot compliment you too
highly for the business-like and
efficient manner in which you have
ministered to the wants of the
thousands of single men who have
passed through our city during the
past six months. These m n
drawn from every walk and station
of life, would have constituted a
very serious problem for local res
idents, had it not been for the ex-
cellent work performed by the Sal
vation Army. Your great and un-
selfish organization not only super
vised the distribution of food and
shelter to the needy "stranger
within the gates" but also provid-
ed moral encouragement of trans
cendent value.
Unfortunately for the thousands
of unemployed worthy men who are
on the road, small minority of