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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-06

"'Twas this way" began he. "Zenas
Henry an me thought we'd take a
bit Of meander. We'd been to the,
post Office an was standin' in the door
way when we spied Charlie Eldridge
goin' by with fish-pole-"
"Charlle Eldrldge-the bank cash,
ier7" Rebecca echoed. "But he amt
no fisherman. / never In all my life
knew Of Charlie Eldridge goln' a.
fishin'. Not that he amt got perfect
right to fish IL he wants to outside
bankin' hours. But"
'But Charlie fishin'l" interrupted
Abbie, cutting her friend short. "Why,'
he'd no more dirty his lily.white hands
putin a sQuirmin' worm on a fish
hook than he'd cut off his head. In
fact, 1 don't believe he'd know how:
You didn't, likely, see where he went"
''Wal-er-yes. We did,"
Zenas Henry wheeled about.
"Havin' completed the business that
took us to the store" he began.
"Havin' in short, asked for the mail
an found there warn't none," laughed
Abbie, mischievously.
Zenas Henry ignored the comment.
ave walked along in Charles
wake" he continued.
"Where'd he go?" Rebecca urged, her
face alight with curiosity.
"Wal, Charlie swung along, kinder
whistlin' to himself, It'll he come to
the fork of the road. Then he made
for the Shore"
$50 he was really goin' fishin',"
unused Abbie, suggestion of disap-
pointment in her voice.
"He certainly was. Oh, Charlie was
goin' fishin' right 'nough. He was
aimed for deep water" grinned Zenas
Henry.
"He wouldn't ketch no fish In Wilton
harbor," shifted Rebecca contemptu-
ously. wouldn't you think he'd a.
known that?"
"He warn't," observed Zenas Henry
mildly, "fggerin' to. In fact, 'twarn't
to Wilton harbor he was goin'. Bank
cashier or not, Charlie warn't that
much Of numskull. He was primed
to fish in more propitious waters"
"Zenas Henry, do stop beatin' round
the bush an say what you have to say.
If you're goin' to tell US where Charlie
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-06
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-06

to everyone quick as Jason was buried.
Folks round about here are fond of
Marcia an feel she's been cheated out
of what was her rightful due. They
want her to begin anew an have what
she'd oughter have had years ago-a
good husband an half dozen chill
dren. l amt denyin' there are GER
tain persons who are more self-seekin'.
! amt blind to the fact that once Jason
was under the sod, bout every widower
In town sorter spruced up an began
to take notice; an before week was
out every bachelor had bought new
necktie."
"Abbie!"
"It's true. An why, pray, shouldn't
the men cast sleeps eyes at Marcia?
Can you blame 'em? She'd be one wife
in hundred could a body win her.
There amt thing she can't do from
shinglin' a barn down to trimmin'
hat. She's the match Of any old salt
at sailin' boat an can pull an oar
strong as the best of 'em. Along with
that she can sew, cook, an mend; pillow
an plant; paper room. It's marvel
to me how she's kept out Of matri-
mony longs this with so many men
millerin' round her."
"She certainly's takin' her time. She
don't pear to be in no hurry to get
husband" smiled Rebecca
"Why should she be-? Her parents
left her with money in the bank an
the Homestead to boot, an Marcia was
smart enough not to let Jason make
ducks and brakes of her property"
"All men mightn't fancy havin' a
wife hold the tiller, though"
ANY man Marcia Howe married
would have to put up with it," Abbie
asserted, biting off a needleful Of
thread with snap Of her fine white
teeth. "Marcia's always been captain
of the ship an she always will be-"
Gathering up her mending, Rebecca
rose.
"Well, can't stay here settlin' Mar
cia's fortune" she laughed. 'Ive got
to be goin' home. Lemmy'll be wantin'
his supper"
A SQUIRTING on the steps, the kitchen
door swung open and Zenas Henry's
lanky form appeared on the threshold.
Behind him tagged his crony, Lemuel
Gill.
swell, well, 'Becca, If here amt
Lemmy come to fetch you!" Abbie
cried. "'Fraid your wife had deserted
you, Lemmy? She amt. She was just
this minute settin out for home"
81 warn't worryin' none," grinned
Lemuel.
"What you two been doin'?' Abbie
inquired of her husband.
"Oh, nothin' much" answered the
big, loose-j ointed fellow, shuffling into
the room. "We've been settin' out,
drinkin' in the air."
The carelessness of the reply was
trifle overdone, and instantly aroused
the keen-eyed Abbie's suspicious.
She glanced into his face.
"Where you been settin'?" she de-
handed.
"Settin'? Oh, Lemmy an me took
sort of little jaunt along the shore.
Grand day to be abroad. / never saw
a finer. The seas blue as corn-aow-
er, an the waves are rollin' in, an
rollin' in, an"
Lemuel Gill stepped into the breach.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-06


You Have to Say"
Eldridge went, out with 1t. If not,
stop talkin' about it," burst out his
wife sharply.
saint 1 tellin' you fast as can?
Why get so het up? If you must know
an can't wait another minute, Charlie
went fishin' in Crocker's Cove"
"Crocker's Cover" gasped Abbie.
"Crocker's Cover echoed Rebecca.
"Crocker's Cove" nodded Zenas
Henry.
mercy on usl Why! Why, he
he must "a been goin' began Abbie.
g. to see The Widder,' Rebecca In
terrupted, completing the sentence.
"Td no notion he was tendin' up to
her." Abbie said.
"Wal, he warn't 'xactly tendin' up
to her-leastway, not today. Not what
you could really call tendin' up" con-
tradicted Zenas Henry, twinkle in his
eye. Rather, I'd say twas t'other
way round. Wouldn't you, Lemmy?"
Sagaciously, Lemuel bowed.
"You see," drawled on Zenas Henry,
"no sooner had Charlie got into the
boat an pulled out into the channel
than he had the usual beginners luck
an hooked a stragglin' bluefish. You'd
oughter seen that critter pull He
most had Charlie out of the boat.
II shouted to him to hang on an so
did Lemmy. In our excitement, we
must "a bellered louder'n we meant to,
cause in no time The Wilder popped
outer the house. She took one look
at Charlie strugglin' in the boat, raced
down to the landin' an put out to him
Just about at the minute he was wav-
erin as to whether he'd chuck pole,
line, an sinker overheard, or 60 over
board himself.
"Quicker'n scat she had the fish
pole, an while we looked on, Charlie
dropped down kinder limp on the seat
Of the beat an began tyin' up his
hand In a spandy clean pocket hand
kerchief while The Wilder gated the
fish an hauled 1t In"
"My soull" exploded Abbie Brewster.
my soul an bodyr
"Later on" continued Zenas Henry,
Charlie overlook us. He'd slowed
away his fish-pole somewheres. Least
way he didn't have 1t with him. When
Lemmy an me asked him where his
fish was, he looked blacker'n thunder
an snapped out: Hang the flsh!'
"Seein he warn't I'm no mood for
neighborly conversation. we left him
an come along home"
no BE CONTINUED
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-06
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PimpIes
Relieved After
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The pimples were hard, red and
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81 used many remedies, but to no
avail. A friend asked me to try
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, so I
did. Soon an improvement could be
seen, and after using for two and a
half months my complexion was
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1918 s. Blvd, New York City, May
2, 1885.
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Mass" ADV.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-06
Try CARDUI For
Functional Monthly Pains

Women from the teen age to the
change of life have found Cardui
genuinely helpful for the relief of
functional monthly pains due to lack
of just the right strength from the
food they eat. Mrs. Crit Haynes, of
Essex, Mo-, writes: II used Cardui
when a girl for cramps and found il. very
beneficial. have recently taken Cardui
during the change of life. was very ner-
vous. had head and back pains and was in
generally rundown condition. Cardui
has helped me greatly"
Thousands of women testify Cardui bene-
flied them. II it does not benefit YOU,
consult physician.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-06
BEccARs' SCHOOL EFFICIENT

A new school for beggars was dis
covered by the police at Brno, the
leading town Of Moravla. Complete
courses were organized. Lessons
were given In makeup and the fax.
ing of deformities. Heart-touching
"patter" was taught. The school
had IA pupils, all boys. The two
teachers took half Of the daily "col-
lectlons' as tuition fees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-06

kits Wanted in America
Edinburgh, Scotland, reports an
unusual demand for kits from Scots
In America.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-06

While the President has remained
silent, neither denying nor confirming
the undercurrent of information that
1 have reported here, one cannot fall
to reach the conclusion that IL many
of the New Deal measures are held
invalid, the President and his New
Deal supporters, of necessity, must go
to the country in the next election
seeking constitutional modification to
permit the use of policies now inimical
to our form of government That is the
issue which the voters will be called
upon to decide.
Since we have examined the circum-
stances from the New Deal side, let us
Evening star., 1935-02-14
|MENCKEN PLEADS
FOR LYNCH BILL
Writer Tells Senators U. S.
Is Facing Contempt of
Christendom.
BY the Associated Press,

| BY the Associated Press,
The United States was told today
! by Henry L. Mencxen, the writer, that
"either IL must make every possible
effort" to stop lynchings "or suffer
the scorn and contempt of Christen-
dom"
He testified before Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee after Senator Costigan
Democrat, Of Colorado had urged ap-
proval of his bill to impose stringent
penalties against mob participants,
omcers wko fail to protect prisoners
and counties were lynchings occur.
Lynching was described by Costigan
as "open anarchy"
Explaining he could offer no opin-
ion on the wisdom or the constitu-
tionality of the bill, Mencken urged
its enactment as an experiment"
Value in Experiment.
Even II the worst comes to the
worst and we find that preventing
lynching is actually impossible, that
discovery viii at least be something. .
he added
Assuming Federal action was neces-
sary to check mob killings. Mencken
said:
The States are charged with pun
ishing all such invasions Of the COM
mon right of citizens, but some OF
them have failed to do 50 and Others
have not honestly tried. +
Meanwhile, lynchings continue and
though they do not increase In num-
Der, they show tendency to increase
In savagery -
mo government pretending to be
Evening star., 1935-02-14
REYNOLDS TO ADDRESS
BANQUET OF LAW CLASS

Senator Robert r. Reynolds of North
Carolina will be the guest speaker at
the thirty-ninth annual banquet of
the junior class of the Washington
College of Law, to be given Saturday
night at the Mayflower Hotel The
Senator will be introduced by Duke H.
Blackwelder, president of the evening
division of the class, who will act as
toaStmaster.
Among the honored guests who will
be present are Justice and Mrs Josiah
A. Van Orsdel, Justice and Mrs. F.
Dickinson Let's, Justice and Mrs. Jesse
c. Atkins, Judge Mary O'Toole, DR..
Bessie Parker Brueggman, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Jennings Randolph of
West Virginia, DR.. Edwin C. Dutton.
president of the Board of Trustees of
the college, and Mrs. Dutton; Miss
Katharine r. Pike, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
G. Meen and Mr.. and Mrs. John E.
Laskey.
A dance will be held following the
banquet.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
BILL ASKSSTUDY
Of RACEPROBLEM
Representative Mitchell In.
PRODUCES Measure Look.
ing to Policy.

Intensive study of the industrial
and social problems confronting the
Negro race in the United States, look
ing toward formulation of q policy
for mutual understanding and conf
dence between the races is proposed
in the House today by Representative
Arthur w. Mitchell. colored member
of Congress from Chicago.
This legislation is hailed by leaders
of the Negro race as "the most con-
structive piece of legislation that has
been offered in the interest OF the
Negroes during the last quarter CEN
tury." It was referred to the House
Judiciary Committee.
A telegram calling Representative
Mitchell to his mothers bedside in
Birmingham, Ala, delays immediate
hearings upon this measure. but the
colored Representative announced
that he will urge action upon the bill
at the earliest possible date.
The Mitchell bill calls for special
industrial commission on Negro af-
fairs composed of five members, three
of whom shall be Negroes. and au-
thorizes the expenditure of 100000
for making the survey.
Findings of the commission, with
recommendations to Congress, would
be submitted by the President.
Under the terms of the Mitchell
measure the proposed commission
would study the economic conditions
of the Negro, survey labor problems
in which the Negro is fundamentally
interested, would stimulate and en-
courage thrift among the racial mem
bers and would discourage subversive
doctrine and propaganda.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Have 7 ried to Help.

So have tried, in my way, to do
something about this. I have been
answering the questions of myriad
newspaper readers the country over,
and almost always they pertain to
government. I have written a daily
newspaper article dealing, as a rule,
with some phase of government.
Twenty-Five years ago wrote a
book called "The American Gov
ernment," which, with its revisions.
ran through 81 editions and sold
over 100000 copies. Some of you
may recall that the late Henry w.
Savage made motion picture Of my
book that was titled 'Unele Sam at
Work"
Evening star., 1935-02-14
IRA LLOYD LET'S,
j. S. JUDGE, QUITS
Coolidge Appointee Asks
Roosevelt for Release,
Effective April |.
ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, r. T., February Ii.
Judge Ira Lloyd Let's today re-
signed as United States District
Court justice for Rhode Island, and
asked President Roosevelt that the
resignation become effective April /.
The announcement Of his resigna-
tion came as distinct surprise and
throws open to Democratic patronage
the highest Federal Office in the State.
Judge Let's, who is Republican, was
named to the Federal bench in 1927,
after serving as an assistant attorney
general and acting attorney general of
the United States during the Coolidge
administration.
Judge Let's said he intended to re-
sumo the practice of law, indicating
that he had already arranged for en-
gagement as corporation counsel to
one or more large business Enterprises
In Rhode Island.
Constitution Authority.
During the nearly 10 years he spent
IN washington and on the Federal
bench here Judge Let's attained a ma
tional reputation as a constitutional
lawyer. During the years of prohibi-
ton he frequently upheld the sanctity
of homes. threw out liquor cases where
agents illegally entered property, and
did not hesitate to condemn as bur-
glarly'' the tactics of some of the Fed
eral prohibition agents in this district.
He also was known for his caustic
criticism of bureaucratic policies by
other Government officials.
Most Of his decisions Of law, when
appealed to the Circuit Court and
sometimes reversed there. later were
upheld by the United States Supreme
Court.
Ruled on Mazel Toy.
The most noteworthy case in which
his decision Of law was upheld was
that Of the Mazel Toy seizure. The
Canadian rum runner was seized by
the Coast Guard off Block Island,
about II, miles from shore. Judge
Let's ruled that treaties between this
country and Canada, exempting YES
sells from seizure if they were one
hours sailing distance from shore,
took precedence over the old revenue
laws which established the 12-mile
limits. The Mazel Toy had been
logged and it was found that her
speed was less than II miles an hour.
The Circuit Court reversed Judge
Let's on Government appeal, but
two years ago the Supreme Court up
held him and ordered the rum boat
and her cargo returned to her owners.
A native of CORTLAND County, N. Y,
where he was born May 20, 1889,
Judge Let's graduated frob Brown
University in 1918 and obtained his
law degree from Columbia Law School.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Woman, iii, Forced
To Quit Home First
Time in 20 Years
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Pre6S.
PITTSBURGH. February IA
Mrs. Anna Westcott, rs, has left
her house for the first time in 20
years-and that against her will.
Police broke into the bare home
and found Mrs. Westcott, once a
wealthy woman, i'll of pneumonia.
She was lying on the floor as
there was no bed in the house,
they said.
There was no food to be found
and DR.. B. M. Fields said the aged
woman's condition was compli-
Gated by undernourishment.
Neighbors told police that for
two decades Mrs. Westcott had
never stepped beyond her doors.
She always called children to the
door and asked them to make
purchases for her.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Coughs STOP.
Colds GO
when vitannin A
works for you

The way has been found to use Ndtars's o,cn
vsapon to fight coughs and colds. That weapon
n Primary Vitamin A-the "Anti-Infective'
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Evening star., 1935-02-14
INJURIES ARE CRITICAL
Man Who Leaped in Blaze in
Serious Condition,

Emmett Rodgers, %, who was in
Jured early yesterday when he dropped
from fourth-story window as flames
swept his apartment at the August
Apartments, 2147 o street, is still in
. critical condition. Emergency Hos
pital authorities said today.
Rodgers suffered a fractured pelvis
and internal injuries.
The fire routed 46 families and re-.
suited In four alarms,
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Correspondent to Speak.

Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington
correspondent for the London Times,
will be the principal speaker at the
forty-fourth annual banquet of the
Vaughn Class of Calvary Baptist
Church February % at $50 pm. DR..
Allan A. Stockdale, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, and Mark
Foote, president of the National Press
Club, also will speak.
Evening star., 1935-02-14

q native Of South Carolina, said there
may be political consideration" that
would prevent South Carolina Senators
from voting for the bill, but that senti-
ment In the South for such legisla-
ton had grown since Q recent lynch
ing in Florida.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
INSPECTOR EDWARDS
BROTHER DIES IN OHIO
Jesse II. Edwards, Native Of Vir-
ginia, Is Victim of Blood
Poisoning.

Jesse H. Edwards, SO, contractor
and builder, Of Canton. Ohio, q
brother of Assistant Supt. Of Police
L. I. H. Edwards, died early today in
Canton following a short illness.
Inspector Edwards and the latter's
son, Policeman Thomas E. Edwards,
left here by automobile Tuesday night
for Canton and were with Mr.. Ed
wards when he died.
Mr.. Edwards had been sick since
developing blood poisoning in his
hand about week ago. He was q
native of Virginia, but had been q
Evening star., 1935-02-14

LdNS kIte0 du luiS sOISly 10 S1OW
that my interest in government, and
in informing people about their gov
eminent, is no new thing, but is real,
and has dominated me over a long
period of years.
New Book Sells Uncle Sam.
Now l have brought out a new
book. 1t is called 1.-THE AMER
ICAN GOVERNMENT TODAY"
OF course, am trying to sell my
book to you, but far more than my
interest in its prospective sales is my
pride that my book undertakes to sell
the United States government to its
people and to the world. And your
newspaper is offering it to you for
that very purpose. It's great gov
eminent, but it can't be any greater,
any more efficient, any more honest,
OF any more intelligent. than are you,
the people who comprise it. Indi-
vidually, each of you may be hell on
finance, tops in industry. or a bell
wether in agriculture. but how do
you round up? How do you rate on
government? In fact. what do you
actually know about it!
There's more to government than
an Army. a Navy. Congress. Su-
preme Court. and President-more
than all the departmental establish
ments, the independent commissions.
and the Alphabet Bureaus Of the
New Deal. Back of all these are the
people who must have understanding
and knowledge and faith.
/ am for our government. as it
was created, as it has existed. and as
it will endure.
l hope You read my book, and
that YOU like it. 1t will tell you
almost anything you want to know
about your government.
Truly,
3a.~>3 A@S*s
Frederic J. Haskin.
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Skating Is Popular.

Figure skating and ice dancing are
enjoying a boom In London.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
ST. JOHN FUNERAL RITES
Washington Youth to Be Buried
in Tennessee.

Funeral services for Landon Carter
st. John, 22-year- old son of Charles
q. st. John, vice president of Griffith
Consumers Co., who died yesterday of
pneumonia at Blacksburg, Va, will
be held today at Bristol, Tenn. st.
John was student at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, having previ-
ously attended the University of Vir-
ginia. He was graduated from Gen.
tral High School here
Besides his father, he is survived
by two brothers. David Haynes st.
John Of Washington and Robert Love
St. John. a student at the University
Of Virginia.
Evening star., 1935-02-14

Write for your copy of THE AMERICAN oOvEkNMsNI
today Enclose dollar and adde's The Eosntng Stas
Evening star., 1935-02-14
An Open Letter,
To Newspaper Readers
From Frederic J. Haskin

For many years l have held that
people generally do not know as much
about their government as they
should. Ihave believed that this was
basieally the cause of such weaknesses
as we have had in our governmental
structure and personnel. There have
been two big rs-Ignoranee and
Indifference. Ignorance of what
magnificent institution has been
builded upon the foundation laid by
the forefathers; ignorance of how it
functions; Ignorance of the fact that
its innumerable activities affect every
American for better or for worse.
And the indifference! That which
keeps so many million Americans
from exercising their priceless heritage
the right to vote. That which
takes no thought of who will admin
lister the affairs of the greatest business
in the world. Indifference to any
thing in government-until there is
an economic breakdown and incomes
and salaries and wages are reduced,
or wiped out. and taxes are increased.
In short. you do not sit up and take
notice until the politieal-eeonomic or.
ganization under which you live
steps on your toes or on your purse.