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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
Changes In The State
Roads Line Up
Cecil County Switched To
Fourth District

Wholesale personnel changes in
the District No. staff of the State
Roads Commission were disclosed
last week as the court fight over
other changes by the commission in
Cecil county was recessed until
August 7. Rolph Townshend, dis
trict engineer for the commission,
announced the personnel changes as
follows:
Cecil county, which formerly was
included in the district with Kent,
Queen Anne's, Caroline and Talbot
counties, has been transferred to the
Fourth District with headquarters at
Towson, Md.
Levin Deputy, Chestertown, has
been promoted to the post of county
engineer for Kent and Queen Anne's
counties, replacing Gilbert B. Tay-
lor as county roads supervisor in
Kent and j. r. E. Turpin in Queen
Anne's.
j. Russell Summers is the new
engineer in Talbot cunty and Harry
Waldorf in Caroline county.
Under the new set-up, county en-
gineers will supervise all roads, State
and county, in their territories.
H. Bates Chairs will have charge
of maintenance and construction in
Kent and Queen Anne's counties and
Richard b. Groves in Talbot and
Caroline counties.
All the new appointees are Re-
publicans, replacing Democrats.
The changes were announced one
day after DR.. Homer e. Tabler, chair
man of the Roads Commission, had
testified in Cecil County Circuit
Court at Elkton that it was not the
intention of the commission to dis
miss Democratic road officials and
replace them with Republicans.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
ELKS GATHER AT HAVRE DE
GRACE

The vanguard of what was expect
ed to be crowd of 5000 descended
upon Havre de Grace Monday for the
fifteenth annual convention of the
Tri-State Association of Elks. They
registered at the convention head
quarters tent pitched near the
Havre de Grace Race Track.
No sessions were held Monday, the
first business coming up for consid-
Grafton Tuesday morning. Mondays
program of the three-day convention
was devoted to a few sightseeing
tours.
Motor trips to the Aberdeen Prov
ing Grounds and the hydroelectric
plant at Conowingo were taken by
many of the delegates during the
day. A moonlight excursion on the
steamer Tired Avon made up the
evenings entertainment.
The association comprises lodges
of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Della
ware.
All the sessions were held in the
tent, which measures 200 by 100
feet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION TO
COLCHESTER

The combined Sunday school ex-
cursion of Rising Sun, Hopewell,
Port Deposit and Perryville M. E.
church, down the Chesapeake hey to
Colchester, on Thursday last, drew
more than a capacity crowd. When
the steamer Emma Giles left Port
Deposit, it was loaded to almost its
capacity, which is $50 persons. At
Havre de Grace only a portion of the
Perryville Sunday school were per-
mitted to board the boat, and it was
necessary to transport several to Toll
chester by automobile.
The trip down the Bay was greatly
enjoyed by the excursionists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
HIAWATHA AT CAMP HORSE.
SHOE

Saturday afternoon and evening
were redletter occasions at Camp
Horseshoe, the Boy Scout Camp,
northwest of Rising Sun. In the
afternoon relatives and friends of the
boys visited the Camp, over sixty
guests enjoying supper in the spa
cious mess hall Among the dis
tinguished visitors at the Camp in
the afternoon was Justice Roberts,
of the U. S. Supreme Court, who is
an enthusiastic Scout sponsor.
The pageant "Hiawatha," direct
ed by Ralph e. Blakeslee, was pre-
scented in the evening by cast of
over sixty scouts, in an impressive
manner, deliberately costumed and
well enacted. Great pains had been
taken in arranging the lighting eff
fects with electric flood-lights, spot
lights, flares, etc., and the scenes
were all beautifully staged" in the
open along the bank of the Octoraro
creek, the large audience being
assembled in natural amphitheatre
that sloped toward the creek, afford
ing a wonderful view for everyone.
The closing scene, which climaxed
the presentation, where Hiawatha,
standing erect in a canoe, drifts away
toward the land of the setting sun,
was one of unusual beauty, flares,
placed down the creek several hun
dred yards from the natural amphi-
theatre, lighting the scene so bril-
liantly that the course of the canoe
could be traced easily as it rode
gracefully along on the water.
The narrator was Isaac White,
whose voice carried distinctly to
everyone in the audience. Among
the special features was a vocal solo
by Chief T. J. Price, an exhibition of
Indian torch swinging by Chief Medi-
cine Eagle, a snake dance by Alfred
Love and assistant, in which a live
snake was used Other striking
features, deserving of mention,
could be noted if space permitted.
The Scout band added much to the
evenings entertainment with several
well rendered selections. In fact,
everyone who had a hand in the or
ganization, presentation and enact
ment of the pageant has reason to
feel proud of the successful manner
in which it was carried out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
PLACED ON p. r.. r. HONOR ROLL

Charles P. Rutledge, passenger
conductor, of the Maryland Division,
has been retired after So years of
service. He was born in York, Pa,
on April IA, 1868, and entered the
service as messenger at York,
April 25, 1888; promoted to pas
senger brakeman, December 1, 1889;
baggage master, October /, 1894,
and passenger conductor, January
IS, 1898, which position he held
until the date of his retirement.
He lives at Perryville, Md, and
for great number of years was
passenger conductor on the Column
bia and Port Deposit Branch of the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
For Old
Age Pensions
Must Apply At Welfare Board
Office In Elkton

The Board of State Aid and Chari-
ties is being swamped with old age
pension applications. A large num-
Der of Cecil county applicants have
already secured application blanks,
and the number grows daily. Many,
1t is believed, will meet with dis
appointment, as officials point out
that only those who have no means
of support and cannot earn living
are entitled to pensions.
To those interested in old-age pen
sions, the Cecil County Welfare
Board wishes to make the following
statement:
All applicants should apply in per-
son at the Welfare office in the Clay
ton building, Elkton, Md. If, how
ever, the trip would cause hardship
to the applicants because of infirm-
ity, then they should write a letter
to the Office and representative will
call at the home. The Welfare office
has been notified from Baltimore,
that it will be approximately two
months before funds will be available
for the old-age pension, but as each
case requires considerable investiga-
tion the Bard feels that the appli-
cant should place his application as
soon as possible.
Each case will be considered on its
any applicant to apply to any person
or persons other than at the Welfare
Office, as by doing so 1t might only
delay his application.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
FORMER PORT DEPOSIT RECTOR
NAMED BISHOP

The Rev. Joseph Wilson Sutton,
DID,, vicar of Trinity Chapel in New
York City, has been elected Episco-
pal bishop of Vermont to succeed
the late Bishop Samuel B. Booth,
who died June II.
DR.. Sutton is unmarried, was born
in Baltimore, June s, 1881, and re-
ceived degrees of A. B., NJ. A., and
DID,, from Washington College.
He received his B. D. from the Gen.
eral Theological Seminary in New
York in 1905.
His first parish was at Port De-
post, Md. Later he served as eurate
at st. Pauls School, Baltimore, and
in 1910 became headmaster.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
LOCAL BALL PLAYER TO GET
TRYOUT

Marvin Lucas, aged 10 years, of
Rising Sun, who is playing at short
stop this season for the Oxford, Pa,
Bi-State team, is to be given tryout
in faster company next year. Lucas
is a graduate of Rising Sun High
School, and got his preliminary base
ball training with the High School
team. He was recently recommend
ed to Herb Pennock by Taylor R.
Biles, manager of Rising Suns Sus-
quehanna League team. Pennock
for years was pitching ace for the
New York Yankees, and is now
president of the Charlotte, N. c.,
team in the Piedmont League. Pen
mock will take the fast Rising Sun
lad for a thorough tryout mex.
season.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
DAMAGE SUIT FOLLOWS AUTO
ACCIDENT

Suit for $4,000 damages has been
filed at Lancaster, Pa. by Elmer
Ellsworth Boyd and wife, of near
Unicorn, Pa, against Paul Rice and
Ellwood Rice, both of near Christ
ana, Pa.
The suit is the result of an auto
collision on July % near Nine POINTS,
when both of the plaintiffs and two
other occupants of their car were
injured. Their car collided with a
truck owned by Ellwood Rice and
driven by the latter's son. Paul.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
PYLE-NICKERSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Nickerson,
Of Chesapeake City, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Anna Nickerson, to Mr.. Ralph Pyle,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Adm Pyle, at
3elair, on Saturday, May IL. The
lir, on Saturday, May IL. The
bride is a graduate of Chesapeake
City High School and Beacon Col
lege, Wilmington, Del.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
DOG GOES "BACK HOME"

George Wilson and family recently
moved from the Fair Hill section,
this county, to Newtown Square, Pa,
taking with them beagle dog that
was a pet with the children. The
following the dog disappeared, and
several days after appeared at the
farm vacated by the Wilson family,
having found it's way black home"
distance of As miles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
KoMRADE KLUB OUTING

The Komrade Klub enjoyed a
lays outing at Sandy Cove Beach,
the North East river, on Tuesday
asst. Following splendid dinner
erved by the management of the
'esor., the Komrade members played
everal tables of bridge. High score
lonors were awarded Mrs. Elizabeth
Biles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09
HEAT WAVE BROKEN

The heat wave, which extended
over a period of fully two weeks,
Turing which the mercury played
lround we'll up in the nineties for
successive days, while sweltering
humanity resorted to every means to
keep cool, has finally been broken.
Showers and cooler weather have
been our portion since Saturday eve
ming, and everyone breathes with
grateful relief at the passing of the
jcorching days, when Old Sol made
himself felt to the limit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-09

Biggest bores of all are the hard
boiled with their eternal grumpinesa.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Employers Fear
liza Militancy

SEATTLE, March I'm a letter
from the West Coast Lumber
mems Association to the Water
front Manufacturers, these en-
ploying bodies state very clearly
their fear of the militancy of the
LA, especially as it is operating
in San Francisco. The lumbermen
complain that the longshoremen
are succeeding in making closed
shop of the industry.
Speaking of the recent mari
time strike the letter states the
only reason it was possible in the
Iongshore strike to bring any or
der out of the chaos was that
most OF the steamship lines still
had on their side those men who
were able to direct the work and
were able to take green labor and
perform the work of loading and
discharging. Without this direct
ing force we feel that it will be
impossible to carry out any sort
of strike-breaking operation"
The letter goes on to say that
'oin the face of the fact that the
steamship owners and waterfront
employers have been unable to
protect and preserve tn jobs OF
the men who stayed with them in
the last strike, we doubt that
any one is going to gamble with
the employers next time"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Judge Kanzler
Denies Vet Relief

PORTLAND, March 7-Clrcuit
Judge Jacob Kanzler, who pre-
sided over the criminal syndical-
ism trial of Dirk De Jonge, SEN
fencing him to seven years in
prison, has denied the suit OF
A. R. Bishop, world war veteran,
for relief from the state INDECENT
soldiers and sailors fund.
After stalling for several days,
Kanzler decided in favor OF the
Red Cross and County Commits
sioners who are using the fund
to promote forced labor projects
while letting veterans 60 hungry.
One of the vital issues under
lying the suit, which was spon'
sored by the Veterans Union and
handled by the International La
Dor Defense attorneys, was the
fact that veterans, for whom the
INDECENT fund is provided by tax
alton, are being herded into the
SERA forced labor camps.
Kanzler, reliably reported to
be a member of the Friends OF
New Gremany," Unanswered the
hearing on the case to quash re-
Violations about the graft and
misuse OF the fund. The Veterans
Union is considering sponsoring
an appeal of the case.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Court Denies CS
Appeal Expenses

PORTLAND, March = The
state of Oregon will not pay for
the transcript in the case OF Ed
ward Denny, organizer OF the
jobless single workers, under SEN
tence of two years on a Criminal
Syndicalism frame-up growing
out of his activity in mobilizing
the single unemployed in sup
port of the maritime strike.
Such is the decree OF Circuit
Judge James Stapleton, who also
denied defense motion for new
trial. Stapleton stubbornly re-
fused to give any response to
the attorneys requests for the
reasons for his decision-merely
growing Denied! Denied!
Five other workers still face
criminal syndicalism charges in
Portland. Resolutions and let
tiers demanding dismissal OF the
indictments should be sent to
James Balm, District Attorney, at
Portland.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
One of Gang
Sought for
Grand Larceny

OLYMPIA, Wash, March Z
Holding a warrant for the arrest
of Major Osborne, prominent Ia
coma welfare executive and for.
mer head of the Tacoma Volun-
teers of America, on charges of
grand larceny citing the disap-
pearance in transit of truckloads
of bacon being sent from the Car
stems Packing Company to points
of welfare distribution, police
were making a futile search with
the growing belief that he had
fled the state.
Under the testimony of truck
driver who Indicated that Major
Osborne had eommandeered his
truck full of bacon and that
when it was returned to him it
was empty and in light Of the
fact that the records show that
the bacon did not reach its des-
tination, but apparently found
its way into the retail market,
the Senate Investigation Com
mittee on the VERA, swore out
a warrant for the arrest of o.
borne.
Major Osborne is further
sought in connection with the
forging of checks against welfare
funds. His family recently moved
to California.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Longshoremen Score
Wagner-Lewis Measure,
Ott Bill; Thank Bone
By. L. Krattley

EVERETT, WASH, March Z
The Everett local lila 1915, in
structed the unions secretary to
write the two United States sem
ators, Bone and Schwellenbach,
thanking them for voting in favor
of the McCarran amendment to
the Federal Public Works bill.
Also that the local was against
the Wagner-Lewis Unemploy-
ment Insurance bill as being in
adequate, and a strike-breaking
piece of legislation.
But the most important mo-
tion was that the Everett lila
instructed the secretary to i'm
mediately write the state legis-
lature to take steps for the i'm
mediate reconsideration OF the
House vote on the OFT anti.Com-
munist bill.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Martins Machine
Forces Hiring of
Moral Degenerate

OLYMPIA, Wash, March L
Coercion used against the wei.
fare board of Pacific county re.
suited in the continued employ
ment of Stanley Craft, who had
been dismissed when charges OF
contributing to the delinquency
of young girls had been placed
against him. According to the
board, Craft, as supervisor of the
Ilwaco Office, was forcefully kept
in that position by McInnes
Moore, state relief supervisor,
who told Commissioner Winkler
that no money would be forth
coming for the county unless
Craft was maintained.
This instance was known to re-
lief heads generally but Craft
was able shortly thereafter to
leave highly recommended and
find a better position on the Ia
coma Emergency Relief office.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Ernst Outfit
Sells 81 Land
For $50 an Acre

OLYMPIA, Wash, March =
As part of the corrupt patron
age system exposed by the activi-
ties of the VERA investigation
facts were disclosed as to the
manner in which the Rural Re-
Mobilization Corporation control
led by Relief Head Chas. F. Ernst
and friends elaborated in
spending the money allotted to
an administrative fund under
the control of Governor Clarence
d. Martin.
The Rural Rehabilitation fund
was apportioned for the creation
of subsistence homelands in
Washington. In spending these
funds the Ernst corporation paid
as high as $50 for land previously
assessed at 81. Portions of the
land are under salt water at high
tide.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Oregon Senate
IOKS State Police

PORTLAND, March With
the passage of BIB 242, the Oregon
State Police legally become an
other strike-breaking, la BIO T.
smashing weapon in the hands
of Oregon imperialists. The meas
ure, part of an openly fascist
program, recently passed the
state senate by 20 to 10 vote.
Some more of the whirlwind
of reactionary legislation rushed
into the present session OF the
state legislature includes a gag
law requiring all public employ
ees in Oregon to take an anti
working class oath. This measure
Senate Bill 1872, also passed the
Senate, and is part of the des-
peration of employers to put over
as much reactionary legislation
as possible. 1t was introduced by
Senator Wallace at the time he
withdrew bills "a and IS, aimed
at outlawing the Communist Par
ty in oregon.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
liza Helps ISL

SEATTLE, March 7-Another
victory for the ISU was chalked
UP when the strike on the SIS
Makua was won with the help Of
the LIZA. The vessel was struck
to remove five scabs from the en-
CINE room.
Mr.. MeGovern, district secre-
tary of the MFOW had instructed
the Seattle local to allow these
scabs to remain aboard. The rank
and file seamen here showed
what they thought of him by
striking the ship for five days
and replacing the scabs with I'M
ion men.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08

WILL ONE OF THESE contestants from Seattle and
respectively be the winner Of the Voice OF Action
$1,000 drive trip the Soviet Unon2
Sommeile is still leading with $96 turned in to date
and Miss Farmer the contest days has
reached second place already in last Monday
Leaving the first of April the Voice OF Actions Am
will Washington from New York transfer
Soviet steamer at London and arrive in Lenngad April
Is Two days capital of the Czarthen Red Moscow on
May Day. The demonstration as millions
march through Square The cities New factories The
farms How the people What they think From Moscow via
Kiev to Poland land Of the Brown Ter
ror Paris. Have. New York Home.
Small wonder there is competition for such przel hst
of the ten highest four with other
news on Voice of Action Others are run
ming Give your favOrte helping hand!
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
TUO More Face
Deportation

SEATTLE, March 1.-Two more
Northwest workers are threaten
ed with immediate deportation
for their working class activities,
the international Labor Defense
announces.
The Department of labor has
ordered the deportation OF Har-
nv LOTUS and Walter Baer, both
of Portland. The LID will take
their cases into the federal court
on writs of habeas corpus. A
hearing on the Baer case will be
held in Federal Judge Fees court
in Portland, Monday, March IL,
at 10 a. m.
Lotus, a Greek restaurant
worker who was arrested last
summer at the time of the raids,
is now in the immigration Sta
ton at Seattle. He is charged
with being a MEMBER OF THE
LID.
In the case of Baer, an old
conviction on criminal charges
was used as cause for deporta-
ton, the real reason being work
in the unemployed organizations
and in promoting a sewage pro-
ject as part of the public works
program.
Baer has a good reputation
as civil engineer, but has been
unemployed much of the past
few years. Baer is ordered de-
ported to Germany, although he
came to America as a boy OF six,
was educated here, and cannot
speak or understand German.
He has a wife, a native OF Ore
gon, and three Oregon-born child.
rem. The government generous
Ily" offers to send them to Ger.
many with Baer.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Oregon Farmers
Attend National
Relief Conference

WEST STANTON, Ore, March
1.-The United Farmers League o!
Oregon is sending State Orgoniz-
er H. J. Correll and four dele
gates to the Farmers National
Relief Conference to be held in
Sioux Falls, s. D., on March %, 26
and q.
Meetings are being arranged
enroute to the conference at
which the delegates will speak
popularizing the conference. The
Farmers Emergency Relief Bill
HR 3471, and conducting an In
tensive drive for subscriptions to
the Farmers National Weekly.
The first meeting is at Hood
River, Oregon, on the night OF
March 8.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Threaten Haner
and Kairis

ELLENSBURG, March ION
the morning of the Kittitas Coun-
ty Hunger March the following
note was found tied around q
small stone and attached to the
door where Mark Halter and Mil
ton Kairis live.
"Haller and Kairis, watch your
step. We are tired of your preach
ing Communism in this vicinity.
IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIVES.
SCRAMl We are tired Of tracing
you. If this does not explain WE
WILL USE ANOTHER METH
Cd. This is not a love note by
any means.
On the back of the note were
drawn a skull and cross bones.
In heavy print was written Be
WARE.
Halter and Kairis were secre-
tary and chairman of the arrange
ments committee for the confer
ence.
"Details OF Ellensburg Hunger
March on Page ~
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Pays for Truck
with VERA
Payroll Checks

OLYMPIA, Wash, March =
Charging successful defrauding
of the government against A. C.
st. John of the welfare board of
Lewis county who, under false
payroll guise, purchased a truck
with welfare funds, the Senate
VERA investigation committee
set in motion action to recover
the defrauded property.
Utilizing an employee, Ted
Burrows, to falsely sign checks
as wood hauler," st. John ex-
pended the money in buying a
truck for the company. However,
the committee ascertained that
Burrows was not a wood hauler,
and that the truck was obtained
under unlawful premises.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
VERA PR0BERS BARE GIGANTIC S3000000(
ROBBERY OF UMEMPL 0YMEMT RELIEF FUNDS
Hit Standard
of Living by
Sales Tax!

OLYMPIA, Wash, March Z
As o cap the climax" gesture
of the most reactionary law-mak-
ing body ever to sit in Olympia,
administration members of both
House and Senate are threaten
ing the enactment of sales tax,
the proposed Revenue Tax OF
1885, HB 237. that would press
the already falling standard OF
the workers vitality lower.
The bill, coming at a time
when the maintenance of health
full standards is difficult to en-
ployed workers and impossible
to the unemployed, would sad
die an additional tax burden OF
SIS, 100000 on the small consum-
er.
Ignore Income Tax
Ignoring the wide range Of
revenue bearing ground as out
lined in the proposed tax on in
comes over 5000 suggested by
the Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill, HB 1928, proponents
OF the sales tax insist that all
other revenue sources are ex-
hausted. Further pressure Is be-
ing enlisted around the bill as q
money for relief" bill and as
measure to keep our schools"
Leading the opposition against
the sales tax Senator Paul O.
Thomas said, This sales tax
places a greatly increased bur.
den on the small purchaser. Un
der the capitalist system l favol
only a graduated income tax"