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Montana labor news., 1936-05-28

liquor at tables in such dining. rooms or
restaurants. The licenses should be is
sued and collected for by the city, if
within the city limits; by the county,
II outside the city limits, and the state
gets its revenue from the sale OF wines
and liquors. This plan would elimi-
nate all the jokers in the present sys-
tenn and the local authorities, in each
city O county would be compelled to
enforce the law to protect their own
interests. The law should be so dras-
tic that the proprietor OF any dining
room would sooner have a leper around
his place OF business than an intoxi-
Gated person.
The proposed Initiative on the
Liquor Law should receive scant con-
sideration from the voters OF this
state. The Democrats in their ma
tional convention, made a solemn
pledge that ii the Prohibition Law
was repealed they would see that the
old-tsme saloon was not reinstated.
A law should be passed by the next
session OF the Legislature changing the
accounting setup OF this state. The
State Accountant should be made
comptroller of finances. The several
departments, instead OF being turned
loose on a two-year appropriation,
should have their funds dribbled out
TO them in quarterly allowances; sub
ject to sanction OF the State Comp
troller. This officer should be in po-
sition to know, to the last dime how
much each department has spent up
to the minute and how much they have
left OF their appropriation. This would
place the Board of Examiners in a po-
sition to know whether they would ap-
prove a purchase order or not. There
should be a bookkeeping system i'm
stalled such as any corner grocery
store would keep, crediting the bust
ness institutions with the amount COM
ing to them and have their auditor is
sue one warrant to each concern per
month Other states do business along
these lines and Montana should be, at
least, business-like.
Regarding the State Refunding
Bonds in amount OF -Four and One-hali
Million Dollars, which the 1888 regu-
lar session of the Legislature author
lied issued, there were Four Million
Two Hundred and Thirty-seven
Thousand Dollars issued. The Board
of Examiners had several meetings
Montana labor news., 1936-05-28
Sam W. Mitchell Files
For Reflection As
Secretary Of State

His slogan and platform are the
same as when he first ran for nomi-
nation and election. He leaves it to
the Judgment of the electors Of this
state as to whether he has lived up to
his former pledges and asks them TO
vote accordingly.
There are a number of measures that
ne feels that the voters should insist
that their Legislators should enact as
laws OF the state in order TO give their
state administrative officers better
tools to work with. There are many
things that the officers would ike to
DO in the conduct Of their offices for
the good OF the state, which are I'M
possible under present conditions.
First, the Secretary OF State advocates
that a law be passed enabling the Gov
ernor to call a special session OF the
Legislature for not less than three
days or more than fifteen. Under the
present law the Governor a call the
Legislators into special session but he
can't send them home again in less
than sixty days. He further suggests
along that line that no special session
shall be called within three months OF
any special or regular session.
Sometimes emergencies arise which
make it desirable TO hold a special ses-
sion but any Governor who has the
states interests at heart will hesitate
to make the call knowing that such
action would incur the expenditure Of
about Two Hundred Thousand Dol
lars.
Regarding state insurance it is re-
grettable that an appropriation could
not have been made of One Million
Dollars and Immediately put all our
insurance on an assessment basis in
stead of having the battle with racke-
teering insurance companies, as has
happened in the last several years.
For instance In the past twelve
years the state has paid out, in insur-
ance premiums, over Three Hundred
and Twenty-Five thousand Dollars
and has recovered from fire losses
less than fifteen thousand dollars
and then they will tell you that the
state is going to be ruined through
putting an end to this enormous graft.
The Referendum on the state insur-
ance law should be approved by the
voters at the coming election if they
wish to conserve the funds Of the
state.
The responsibility of inaugurating
and carrying on the Liquor Control
Board has developed upon your pres
ent Board Of Examiners who consists
OF the Governor, Attorney General and
the Secretary OF State. Montana's
Liquor Control Board has made the
greatest success and has the best con-
troll OF any state in the Union. The
liquor law should be amended, abol-
ishing the permit or at least cut down
the price to twenty-five cents. The
opening and closing hours OF the
Liquor Stores should be left to the
discretion of the Board and there
should be a law passed enabling cities
and counties to license hotel dining
rooms and restaurants to sell wine and
Montana labor news., 1936-05-28

States should keep out OF the arma-
ment race that must inevitably lead
us to war
Organized Labor Can Stop War.
Within its W ranks, organized la
Dor. represent .ng the great mass OF
working people, and the greatest or
gained constituency, has the power to
stop war.
Perhaps some labor groups feel that
this is not an immediate issue or that
4 is not a problem which confronts la
Dor; or that it is not within its sphere
OF activity.
The continued growth OF the labor
movement and the preservation OF the
achievements which il has gained
through bitter struggle hang upon the
prevention Of war.
Labor and peace are the two great
movements in the country. As such,
they should go hand in Rand, co-ope-
rating to their mutual benefit. The
labor movement needs the peace move
ment II it is TO survive; the peace
movement needs labor if it is to be
successful in preventing war. Coope-
ration between these two groups can
not help but bring success.
Labor must unite with the women's
organizations, the churches, the farm
ers, the colleges and schools in ban
ishing war-the plague OF mankind
from the face OF the earth. It must
unite in a program based on national
defense. limited TO defense Of our soil
only; l~essening of economic tensions
through the continuation and extern
sion OF reciprocal trade agreements,
stabilizing %currencies and turning colo
MES into open door" mandate (thus
giving freer access to raw materials to
the under-privileged nations); mem
bership in a revised League Of Ma
tions that shall make all possible pro-
vision for peaceful change" with
strengthening of our neutrality legis-
lation to include war materials until
such a League is set up and accepted in
Europe, and naturalization of the mu-
nitions industry and taking the profits
out of war.
This is election year. Labor must
demand from its Congressman and
Senators and the President an ex-
PLANTATION OF the helter-skelter policy of
the Administratio in using taxpayers
money to increase our war machine as
a threat to the other nations of the
world. 1t is only when the people OF
this country unite in demanding peace
and in making their demands heard in
Washington that there will be a gen.
uine response from the men and wo-
men in Congress who are elected to
represent their views.
The voters of this country have the
political weapon at their command.
They should elect men and women to
Congress who will support peace poll
cies, the curtailment of our war
budget, with permanent social security
for the American people.
All presidential candidates, between
now and November, should be asked
their position on peace issues; all
delegates to party conventions should
be urged to support a candidate and
a platform assuring protection against
war and all influential members Of
political parties as we'll as actual can
didates for office should be made
thoroughly aware OF the overwhelm-
ing demand for peace on the part Of
the people of this country.
When you go to the polls, put peace
above party. To the body that has the
power of decision between peace and
war, help to elect men and women
pledged to peace.
Montana labor news., 1936-05-28

inexperienced are finding the conven-
ing exams a little tough, These lads
have only a few weeks to show their
stuff If they are to remain in the
league, and with the excitement, the
awful task of trying to remember
everything the manager says, and the
crowd, who sometimes is unaware of
the rockies predicament, they are find
ing it doubly tough.
Lefty Nettleton, who had a four-hit
game under his belt in the Freebourn-
Park tussle, only to groove one for
Shrimp Mehelich, boundry better, who
stored it away in the bleachers. Lefty
lost the ball game, but what made it
tough was the fact that he had the
well-kown Indian sign on Mehelich
previous to the honey delivery. Hilary
Gregier, Silver Bow Park catcher, who
has had numerous chances but so far
has yet to catch a foul fly.
Montana labor news., 1936-05-28
LOCAL WEEKLY SCHEDULE.

Thursday May 2S-Colored Giants
VS.. Silver Bow Park.
Friday, May 29-Great Falls VS.. Sill
yer Bow Park.
Saturday, May 3O-Helena VS. Col
ored Giants.
Sunday, May 3l-Great Falls VS.. Sill
yer Bow Park.
Tuesday, June 2-Frebourns VS.. Sill
yer Bow Park.
Wednesday, June 3-Anaconda VS..
Silver Bow Park.
Montana labor news., 1936-05-28
OUR SYMPATHY.

McLaney, former Colored Giant
pitcher, a likeable fellow and a darn
good ball player, who for obvious rea-
sons is not on the Giant roster, and
who for league regulations will find
the situation Interchangeable regarding
personnel of other clubs.
Fish Pajnich, last years No. 2 slug
ger, who is having difficulties meeting
the apple while in the batter's box.
Yearlings like Mike O'Leary who are
attempting to crash the league. The
sand-lot grads who are more or less
Montana labor news., 1936-05-28

Political cynics say that CALIFORNIA;
voters, knocking down the Landon
slate of delegates backed by Hearst,
showed that they didn't want their
states to be controlled by alien forces
from the nearby monarchy OF San
Simeon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
EIDEWATER MARSH TRAPPING
RIGHTS PUT UP TO COURT

The question of ownership of a
marsh over which the tide GIBBS and
iows every day, is one which Police
Magistrate Walter G. Miller, of Elk
ION, has been called upon to decide.
Claude Hearn, the owner of White
Hall farm along Elk river, two miles
south of Elkton, had leased the
muskrat privilege of the marshes to
timothy Raisner, who sought to pre-
ven. others from trapping there.
John Lang and Reginald Brown,
since the opening of the trapping
season on January 1, trapped musk
rats in the marshes adjoining the
farm, and were charged with tres
passing. There was no dispute as to
trapping, but the defendants contend
that where they trapped the tide
rises and falls daily, and that such
marshes in Maryland are not subject
20 private ownership, but open to the
public. The case will probably go to
the higher court.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
Senator Assails The
Relief Tax
Opposes The Present Set-Up-
Shows Excessive Cost
To Administer

Joining a growing bloc of his col
leagues in the upper branch of the
General Assembly and assailing
what he calls "the terrific overhead
and unnecessary expense" of the
present relief set-up, State Senator
Harold E. Cobourn (Dem., Cecil)
suggests that relief administration be
turned over to the counties and COM
munities.
Half a dozen Senators have an
nounced they would fight continu-
alton of a Statewide relief program
and additional taxation to support it.
Senator Cobourn said his prefer
ence was to discontinue "all taxes for
this purpose and permit the counties
and communities to care for their
citizens who have met with adversely
and misfortune, in the same manner
that has obtained since the birth of
civilization"
According to figures furnished by
the Maryland Emergency Relief Ad-
ministration it cost, in Cecil county,
during the month of September,
1885, s1,222.53 to distribute 49,
404.46 in relief.
He predicts further relief taxation
by the State, however, and proposes
that the money collected be turned
back to the counties to be used in
improving third and fourth class dirt
roads so that they might be convert
ed into second-class roads. He sees
many benefits from this plan.
Senator Cobourn outlines his relief
proposal in view of the approaching
special session of the Legislature to
deal with the problem. He addresses
his plan to 'the citizens of Cecil
county and asks for their "consid-
Grafton and criticism" of it.
I'VE are in receipt of a communi-
cation from Senator Cobourn, setting
forth in detail, and asking criticism
and comments, which will appear,
in full, in our issue of next week. ]
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
RETURNS TO MARRIAGE MART

Rev. Cyrus A. Starkey, who left
Elk:on some time ago because of
what he termed "deplorable" prac-
tees in the marriage mill has re-
turned to the town, probably to share
in the ducats that flow from the mar
riage business,
Mr. Starkey said he plans to spend
week-ends at the Maryland Gretna
Green until March. He said negotia-
lions were under way for church
for him.
HAVRE DE GRACE YACHT CLUB
The Havre de Grace Yacht Club
has elected officers as follows for the
ensuing year: Commodore, G. Bartol
Silver; Vice-Commodore, Frank
Maxa; Rear Commodore, Thomas F.
Colleran; Secretary Treasurer, j.
Lawson Gilbert. Messrs. Harry
Lawder, Jr. and John Maxa were
elected to fill vacancies on the board
of governors. The annual regatta
will be held Friday and Saturday,
July II and IS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
Cantata "Holy Night"
Presented
West Nottingham Church
Crowded With Appre-
ciative Audience

The Cantata Holy Night, originally
intended to be presented during
Christmas week in West Nottingham
Presbyterian church, but postponed
by force of circumstances, was rend-
cred by large chorus on Sunday
evening, The Grace Evangelical Sym
phony Orchestra, of Lancaster, Pa,
with thirty pieces, and the pipe
organ, presided over by Prof. Ack-
royd, Of the West Nottingham Acad-
envy faculty, assisting with the music
The rendition of the beautiful and
impressive cantata was directed in
masterful and artistic style by DR., A.
H. Hibshman, pastor of the church,
and was enjoyed by an appreciatlve
audience that taxed the seating
capacity of the large auditorium of
the church
The chorus was composed of Miss
Mallory, Mrs. Woodrow, Mrs. Smith
son, Mrs. Rowland, Mrs. Dinsmore,
Miss Gertrude Dinsmore, Mrs Swami
Everis., Mrs. George Liddell, Mrs.
Jenness, Mrs. Irwin, Miss Virginia
Richards, Miss Virginia Drennen,
Miss Helen Clifford, Miss Doris Me-
Vey, Miss Margaret Tyson, Miss
Miriam Williams, Miss Virginia
Smithson, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. thinner
man, Mrs. Rawlings, Mrs. Traygo,
Mrs. Boyle, Miss Wilamina Ward,
SIS Henderson, Messrs. Rollins,
Hoppersett, tombstone, Rowland,
Meyarhein, Ewing, Poist and Shelley.
The solcists were Miss Florence
Mallory, of Oxford Presbyterian
Church, Philadelphia; Mrs. M. U.
Zimmerman, of Rising Sun; Mrs.
Swami Everist, of Philada.; Mrs.
Leslie Rawlings, of Rising Sun; Mrs.
Harry Smithson, of Colora; Rev.
Shelley, of Darlington; e. d. E.
Rollins, of Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
Personal And Social

The recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Jos. T. Richards was Miss Mary Nc
Kay, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Rawlings, OF
West Chester, were Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Boyle.
The Komrade Club was entertain
ed on Thursday evening last by Mrs
Richard A. Lane, at her home on
Cherry street.
The Turks Club of West Noting
ham was entertained Saturday after
noon by Miss Miriam Williams at her
nome on Cherry street.
The marriage of Miss Sarah Eileen
Schrader, daughter of Mr.. Alvin
Schrader, and Mr.. James H. Bramble,
Doth of Bohemia Manor, has been
announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. David T. Reed had
as Sunday guests Mrs. Frank Cor
readen and Mrs. John Price, of Elk
lon, and Miss Rachel Clancy, OF
Merchantville, N. ].
The engagement of Miss e. Eliza
beth Tiffany, daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. H. E. Tiffany, of Newark, Del,
and Mr.. Leonard c. Barker, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Barker, OF
Wilmington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
LAND SECURED FOR RACE
TRACK

Four hundred and thirty-two acres.
part of two farms near Stanton, have
been acquired by the Delaware
Steeplechase and Race Association,
Inc, it was announced Saturday by
Lawrence Talley, realty operator.
The property secured by The
Steeplechase and Race Association
are the James r. Cunningham farm,
and the farm of Wladislaw Samluk,
both southwest of Stanton, Delaware.
A total of 255 acres of The Cunning
ham farm was acquired, all of the
farm but about 2S acres on the north
side of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road tracks to be retained by Cum
ningham, and III acres of the Sam
lux farm, all of the farm including
% acres on the north side of the
Baltimore and Ohio tracks.
The options executed, according TO
representatives of the association,
call for payment of the property at
an average price of about $40 an
acre and it is considered as favor
able price for the land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
PASSED bogus CHECKS

Representing themselves as repre-.
sentatives of large publishing com.
pany of New York, two young men
are being sought by Cecil and Har.
ford county officers on a charge Of
passing forged checks in Elkton
Perryville and Belair.
The men would strike up an &C
quain.ance with prominent men in
the various towns it is said, and
after they had called ON them two
or three times, would present a check
drawn on publishing house in New
York, and get it endorsed and then
cash same at one of the local banks
Several days later the checks were
returned, marked "forgeries."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
REORGANIZATION SOUGHT b,
CHESAPEAKE TUG co.

The Southern Transportation Com
pany, which operates feet of tugs
and barges between Philadelphia and
Chesapeake City, Norfolk, and other
Southern ports, has filed petition
in Federal Court for reorganization
under Section 77-B of the National
Bankruptcy Act.
Il Although the petition claimed
assets of s1,321,SS2 and liabilities
of 81, O33. 764 as of last June 80, the
firm said it is in financial straits be-
cause of lack of working capital or
liquid assets to meet obligations,
particularly $s5O,OOO in First Mort
gage Marine Equipment, seven per
cent. serial gold bonds which have
matured,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
MARYLAND PRESS ASSOCIATION

dARYLAND PRESS ASSOCIATION
The Maryland Press association
acid a two-day meeting at the Emer-
son Hotel, Baltimore, ON Friday and
saturday last. A. the sessions on
r'riday the members of the Associa-
Ion were addressed by Harry
dreenstein, State Relief Administra-
or; Commissioner Lubin, Dept. of
Labor; Major Enoch B. Carey, Supt.
State Police; P. G. Stromberg, pub
isher Ellicott City Times; D. S.
Jenkins, Annapolis Capital.
On Saturday morning John E.
Roberts, of the Western Newspaper
Union, talked on advertising, and at
he luncheon Mayor Howard W.
Jackson and President of the State
senate Lansdale Sasscer spoke to the
men on relief legislation
Ind measures that will be considered
4long these lines at the coming ses-
ion of the special session of the
legislature.
L: was the sentiment of the Asso-
cation that the Legislature should
;onfine itself to the consideration
solely of relief measures at the spe-
cial session and not permit swarm
Of other bills, that may be intro
Iuced, to delay needed prompt pas
age of welfare legislation
Samuel E. Shannahan, publisher
Of the Easton Star Democrat and
hartman of the Board of State Aid
and Charities, was reelected presi-
lent of the association. David S.
Jenkins, publisher of the Annapolis
Capital and Maryland Gazette, was
reelected ecretary-treasurer, while
,. Watson Webb, of Cambridge, and
John E. Roberts, of Baltimore, were
chosen first and second vice-presi-
tents.
Selections for the board of COVER
lors included j. Wilmer Cronin, of
Aberdeen, and I. E. Jones, of Sails
bury, for three years each, and
James P. Curley, of Laurel, for one
year, filling the unexpired term of
Mr.. Roberts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17

The War Department has awarded
to the Triumph Fusee G. Fireworks
Co., of Elkton, an $4,000 order for
flood lights.
Robert c. Wolford, operator of The
Blue and White filling station, east
of Rising Sun, has been granted a
Glass D beer license.
The Mutual Building Association
Of Elkton has declared Series T 1924
shares matured, and $4,000 will be
distributed among shareholders.
The Women's Club of Elkton
marked it's 23rd anniversary on
tuesday, Jan. Z, with luncheon
attended by 119 members and guests
at the New Central Hotel.
Plans are under preparation for
the establishment of an intermediate
landing field at Magnolia, Hartford
county, as a Works Progress Admin
lstration undertaking, to cost ap-
proximately 100000.
Having been acting postmis.ress at
Chesapeake City, for more than a
year Miss Katherine Schaffer has
oeen named to fill the position and
ner appointment has been sent to The
Senate for confirmation.
Plans are being made to hold an
other Mercantile Show in the Elkton
Armory, Thursday, Friday and Sat
drday, February 20, 81 and %. A.
Victor Davis is chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of arrangements.
Frank L. Brentz, secretary to the
State Conservation Commission, an
nounces that more than 5000 legal
,ize black bass weighing more than
1000 pounds have been planted in
Maryland streams during the past
.hree months.
During the coming winter months
he registration Office of the National
1teempioyment Service will be dis
continued at Port Deposit, Rising
sun, and Cecilton. The Office at
41lkton Court House will be open on
very Friday afternoon at 1880 p.
A., instead of Tuesday morning as
heretofore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
PASTORS INVITED TO RETURN

The Rev. Howard McDade, pastor
of Port Deposit M. e. Church, was
invited to remain as pastor of the
church by the congregation at the
quarterly conference. The Rev.
Walter E. Gunby. district superin-
tendent, presided.
Reports of committees showed the
church had successful year in
1885. E. ]. Gibson was elected
delegate to the annual M. e. Con-
ference, with Walter Todd named
alternate.
Hopewell M. E. Church, at Hope
well, Md, held the quarterly confer
ence and invited the pastor, the Rev.
John Diehl, to remain for another
year. Reports were made Of the
years work. Perry A. Gibson was
elected delegate to the conference,
and H. H. Kirk was elected alter
nate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
DWELLING DAMAGED BY FIRE

Prompt response by Rising Sun
fremen, with chemical apparatus, on
Monday afternoon, saved the dwell
ing of Calvin Martin, near Harris
vile. A defective fiue had resulted
in the roof under the cave, near the
chimney, catching on fire, and by the
time the firemen arrived the blaze
was assuming threatening proper
tions. A stream from the chemical
engine extinguished the flames, after
a section of the roof, weather board
ing and joists had been burned. The
damage was not great, bu: IL was a
narrow escape for the small frame
dwelling.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
PROPERTY SALE

The Berkowitz store and dwelling
property, on Main street, in this
town. for years occupied by the late
Eli T. Reynolds as drug store, has
been purchased from the National
Bank of Rising Sun by c. e. Marker.
who will move his barber and beauty
parlor business to 1t. and occupy the
second floor a. . dwelling.