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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-06-11
Suit Filed For Abso.
lutte Divorce
DIR. France Asks Cecil Cir
cult Court To Dissolve
His Marriage

DR.. Joseph I. France, former Unit
ed States Senator and a candidate
for the Republican Presidential nom
nation in 1892, has asked the Cecil
Circuit Court to dissolve his mar.
rage.
Dr. France charged his wife, the
former Tatiana Dechterava, had de-
serted him in September, 1881. His
petition to the Court, filed through
Joshua Clayton, attorney, said they
were beyond any reasonable hope
of reconciliation"
Mrs. France was the daughter of a
member of the Russian Court of Ap-
peals under the Car. When the
revolution started, she fed her native
land with her mother.
She met DR.. France in Paris, and
they were married in civil cere-
mony July z, 1927. Twelve days
later religious ceremony was per-
formed in the Russian Orthodox
Church. Later the couple came to
this country, but Mrs. France did not
appear in society to any extent due
to poor health.
Mrs. France became a citizen of
the United States by naturalization
in 1929. Her citizenship papers
said she was born at Moscow in 1905,
two years after DR.. Frances first
marriage.
DR.. France, native of Missouri.
studied at Cornell, Leipzig and the
University of Maryland. He was a
teacher at Tome Institute at Port De-
post when he married the widow of
its founder, Jacob Tome.
She died April %, 1927, and he in
herited from her 100000 and the
residue of her estate.
DR.. France told the court that his
wife had returned to France after
leaving the home he provided for
her. He asked the court to set a
date for trial of the suit and to order
his wife to be present. He petition
ed for an absolute divorce.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-06-11
Held On Bogus Chech
Charges

Oxford Stock Dealer Issues Worth
less Checks
j. w. Newton, Oxford, Pa, stock
dealer, was held for court on two
charges of passing worthless checks
when given hearings before two
Chester county 'SQuires.
Arrested in Baltimore, Saturday,
Newton was confined at the county
prison and later taken Ito Oxford for
a hearing before Squire John T. Mil
Ter. Before this magistrate he was
charged with giving E. Stanley Web
ster, of Barnsley, a worthless check
in the sum of $719. Squire Miller
held him for court under $1,000 bail
From Oxford, Newton was taken
to Parkesburg, where he was ar
raigned before Squire George Mullen
ON a charge of giving a. worthless
check in the sum of $757 to w. T. G..
Young. Squire Mullen also held
him for court and set the bail at
$500.
Being unable to post security In
either case, Newton was remanded
to the county prison.
A warrant charging Newton with
passing a worthless check in the sum
of $1174 on a Lancaster business
man, issued by Squire H. R. Steiger-
walt, of Lancaster, has been left at
the county prison as detainer, in
the event that Newton is released.
Another Warrant has been sworn
out by an Atglen business man, re-
curing Newton to answer similar
charge. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-06-11
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM
FOR CHESAPEAKE CITY

Congressman T. Alan Goldsbor-
ough has been informed by the
Works Administration that Proposal
sol, application for water and sew
age system for Chesapeake City, Md,
has been approved by the President
and has been cleared through the
Bureau of the Budget and the Office
of the Comptroller General of the
United States. The project will be
returned to the Baltimore Office of
the Works Progress Administration
for final action. The estimated cost
of the project is $47.694, the FEEDER
al Government to furnish $22.227
and the sponsors $26,467.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-06-11
DETECTIVE ASSOCIATION UNION

The annual meeting of the Detec-
tive Associations Union of Chester
and Lancaster Counties, met with
the Kirkwood Detective Association,
Saturday. June at 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. R. F. Winston, Unicorn, was
the speaker. This meeting was the
S0th anniversary of the Kirkwood
Detective Association and in that
time not a single meeting has been
missed. The Missionary Society
ladies of Union Church served the
dinner. .s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-06-11
ATTENDED WORLDS w. C. 7. U.
CONVENTION

Cecil county was we'll represented
at the Worlds w. C. T. U. Conven-
ton held in Washington, June 8 to
8. Among those present from our
county were Miss Bertha M. Tyson,
president of State w. C. T. u, Miss
Bertha Balderston, Mrs. Iva McKin-
ney, Mrs. Miller H. Hall, Mrs. M. H.
Tatum, Mrs. Levi Balderston. Mrs.
C. S. Pyle, Miss Virginia Abrahams,
Mrs. William Taylor, Mrs. G. M.
Crawford, Mrs. John E. Boyle, Mrs.
T. N. Hite, Mrs. w. B. Cooney, Mrs.
Minnie B. Taylor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-06-11
Graduation Week In
Cecil Schools
Commencement Exercises
Mark Completion Of
Scholastic Course

Scholastic Course
The public schools of Cecil county
finish their scholastic year this week
and close for their summer vacation
period.
Thursday is commencement day in
the various high schools of the coun-
ty, when the graduates who have
completed the prescribed course re-
ceive their diplomas.
The graduating week activities OF
Rising Sun High School began on
Sunday morning. June 9Th, when
Rev. Frank White delivered the SER
mon to the graduating class.
The church was we'll filled with
friends and parents of the graduates.
Beautiful floral decorations and spec
ial music by the choir added much
to the service.
The graduating class of twenty
nine members, robed in caps and
gowns, made very impressive sight.
Rev. White delivered a splendid
sermon to the youthful members OF
the class on the subject, every
thing is yours"
Graduating exercises will be held
Thursday night the 10th, in the high
school auditorium, at p. m.
Twenty-Five members of the Sen
ior class will receive their diplomas
from DIR. T. B. Moore. Vice President
Of the County Board of Education.
The address to the class will be
made by Rev. Oliver Collins, of Will
mington, Del The following Sen
iors will receive their diplomas:
Mildred Ansalvish, William Baugh-
man, Elsie Brammer, Elizabeth Carr.
Herbert Dinsmore, Florence Drew,
Helen Duncan, Dorothy Elville, Edna
Ewing, Genevieve Foster, Helen Gift
ford, Ernest Clifford, Bruce Gray
beal, Martha Johnson, Catherine
Keilholtz, Virginia Kincaid, James
Pafford, Beatrice Phillips, Gerald
Pierce, Marian Rawlings, Pauline
Sheetz, Eugene Tharp, Lila Todd,
Ida Tome, Harvey Townsend, Har-
old Way, Hubert Webb, Elizabeth
White, Catherine Whitman.
The Rising Sun High School Alum
nj Association will hold their annual
banquet in the High School Auditor
ium on Friday, June 18th, at $3.50
p. m.
The dinner will be served by the
Ladies Aid Society of the M. e.
Church.
| Baccalaureate sermon to the grad
yates of Calvert High School was on
Sunday evening, June 6, in Rosebank
M. E. Church at Calvert, Rev. c. H.
Atkins, speaker; Glass Night, We'd
nesday night, June 8, in Zion M. E.
Church House; commencement on
Thursday morning, June 10, at 10
| " CuOCh Ill AlOA W. SAuACA AAOu0C1
Joshua Clayton, Esq, of Elkton,
speaker. Seventh grade graduation
exercises for the Ninth district on
Thursday afternoon, June 10, at
O'Clock in Zion M. e. Church House,
Rev. c. c. Weir, speaker.
Attorney-Gen. Herbert r. O'Con-
nor of Baltimore, was the graduation
speaker at the exercises of the Elk
ton High School at the New Theatre,
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Glass night exercises were held in
the theatre on Tuesday evening. The
Rev. A. E. Thomas addressed the
graduates at the Elkton Presbyterian
Church on Sunday morning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-06-11

Ralph Townsend has purchased
from C. C. England of Calvert, the
property he is now occupying at Zion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-06-11

A small man is apt to make more
noise than great one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-06-11

Wise men may fool others, but the
fool fools only himself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
'SDuE'ned' Bride FIeeS
AnHlu meIlt Action

HOLLYWOOD, April 3 G.N.S).
The most hilarious honeymoon of
the season careened toward a new
climax today as beautiful Nan
PierSon Brooks Macy Brill fled to
San Francisco.
1t all began early this week
when William Hunsaker Brill,
wealthy sportsman, eloped to
Yuma with the New York socialite
and then disappeared a few hours
after the ceremony.
A climax was reached when
Brill filed suit for annulment yes.
terday, but shortly thereafter his
bride said he assured her it was
all "a mistake because I love
you"
The consensus today appeared
to be that Brill forgot to obtain
his mothers consent before marry
ing.
After leaving his bride at a Hol-
lywood hotel Tuesday, Brill tele-
phoned her repeatedly, she said,
assuring her of his devotion-but
he failed to go near her.
1t was when Mrs. Brill asked the
police yesterday to find her hus-
band that things began to happen.
The couple held an affectionate
reunion at his mothers home, but
the bride, after q family confer.
ence, left in tears. She said:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03

"Why, they can't do that to
me. I'm not a a bride in name
only. Bill loves me-he told me
so. He just put his arm around
me and told me he loved me-"
The annulment action, filed in
nearby Ventura county, alleged
that she obtained Brill's consent
to marriage by fraud, while he
was under the influence of intoxi-
cants and of the opinion she had
been married once, not thrice. Re-
torted Mrs. Brill:
"That Is outrageous. was
only married once before. My
husbands name was Macy and
we are divorced. NV fathers
name was william Earl Brooks"
Mrs. Brill then said she was
thinking about consulting a law
yer, or might drive to San Fran
cisco, or might remain in her hotel
until something happens"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
TROLLEY KILLS
D. {. WOMAN
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page II
night brought injury to six other
persons.
Miss Sandra Lynde, 26, who is
understudy to Miss Ruth Altman
in the leading role Of Countess
Baranskaya, was taken to Elmer
gency Hospital where it was said
she suffered several rib fractures.
Ralph Sanford, 81, noted actor
who plays the role of the inn
keeper in the show, was cut and
bruised in the crash, which &C.
Cured at New Jersey Avenue and
E Street Northwest.
Miss Lynde is registered at the
Capitol Park Hotel and Sanford
at the Willard. They had finished
last nights performance and were
going out to supper when the
crash occurred. The taxi and
private car came together, with
the point of impact at the side on
which Miss Lynde was sitting.
Sanford has been seen in a num-
Der of productions here, playing
the part of the football coach in
Good News" and was also in sup.
port of Mae West in her last ap-
pearance here.
Girl, 10, Hurt in Traffic
Betty Stansbury, 10, Of BOT F st.
N. E., suffered a fractured collar
bone when she ran into the side
of a car while playing near her
home. She was treated at Casualty
Hospital.
Two women were injured when
truck crashed into a taxicab in
which they were riding at Twelfth
and H Streets Northwest. The
women, Bertha Mcintyre, 40, of
5000 Connecticut Ave. N. W., and
Kate Smith, 40, of 3100 Connect.
cut Ave. N. w., were cut and
bruised.
Collision Injuries Three
Three persons we're injured In
an automobile collision last night
on Lincoln Memorial Bridge.
Vance Goss, SO, of Arlington.
Va, driving toward the Capital.
collided with a car being driven by
Major Romney Hough, AZ, of 1901
Connecticut Ave. N. w. Major
Hough was accompanied by his
sister, Patricia.
The cars we're wrecked and their
occupants were taken to Emer-
gency HOSPITAL where they were
treated for cuts and bruises and
sent to their homes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
LUMBER CHIEFS
TO MEET HERE

State and Government officials,
forest conservation groups, direc-
tors of farm organizations and
prominent lumber producers and
investors will gather in Washing
ton next week for two key meet
ings to be held at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Considering forest protection
and utilization closely bound to
national prosperity, the sessions
will cover discussions on virtually
every topic pertaining to the lum-
Der business, ranging from the
small home building to the export
trade.
First of the annual meetings
will be that of the National Lum-
Der Manufacturers Association,
scheduled for April S and g.,
while the second will be the For
est Conservation Conferen nc e
April Z, 8 and 9.
w. B. Nettleton, president Of
the National Lumbermen's A6so-
citation will address the opening
meeting of his group. Others
scheduled to address the group
are Wilson Compton, secretary
manager of the Lumber Manufac-
turers; I. N. Tate, president,
American Forest Products Indus
tries; c. C. Sheppard and David
T. Mason, nationally known con-
Sulting foresters.
The second day of the meetings
will be devoted to annual meetings
of the stockholders of both groups.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
Game and Wild Life
Protection Planned

ROCKVILLE, Nd, April "a
program for protection Of game
and wild life in the northwestern
section Of Montgomery county will
be inaugurated with establish
ment Of the Travilah-Darnestown
Farmer-Sportsman's Cooperative
Protective Association at a meet
ing to be held in the Travilah
School Monday at 8 p. m.
Officers will be elected and a
constitution and bylaws adopted.
William H. Ward, of Travilah, is
temporary chairman Of the organ
ization, which is being formed
under sponsorship of the Rock
vile chapter of the Izaak Walton
League of America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
TRAIL M0DEL'S
BOY FRIENDS
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Of being forced to produce bonds
totalling $4,000 but after his law
yer explained he was virtually
without funds, Magistrate
Michael Ford fixed bail at $1,000.
Assistant District Attorney Ray
mond Leo admitted that the only
evidence linking Gedeon with the
crime was the evidence regarding
his possession Of a revolver.
Claims He Was Beaten
Gedeon aroused the ire of in.
vestigating officials when he
charged he was beaten by detec-
tives who questioned him.
Just before he was released
under bond, Gedeon's lawyer is
sued a statement signed by three
physicians who examined the man.
Gedeon claimed he was kicked
and pulled and dragged and
slapped for hours, beginning
Wednesday at II a. m.
NCOCO1 44oO DCCA1 u14OC4 NuCo-
tioning for SO consecutive hours,
officials admitted. They denied,
however, that he was beaten.
One person the authorities have
listed as a possible suspect is a
mysterious millionaire with whom
the artists model was said to be
friendly.
Charles Sturtevant, who owns a
laundry, told detectives Mrs. Ged-
con mentioned the millionaire to
him, and said she had tried to
break off his friendship with her
daughter.
Police placed considerable i'm
portance in Sturtevant's story. The
laundryman said Mrs. Gedeon
feared something would happen"
to her daughter if she continued
meeting the man. Mrs. Gedeon is
quoted:
Zone time, ROnnie even went
on a yachting trip with the mil
IiOnaire. 1 certainly didn't like
that aid told her So"
1t may have been the yacht
owner who was seen in the hall.
way of the apartment house where
"Ronnie" and her mother resided
the night before the triple Staying
Witnesses have told of a heavy
set, swarthy man hanging around
the building for sometime.
GedeOn Jaunty
Gedeon appeared jaunty and
carefree when he appeared in the
police lineup before his arraign
ment in felony court.
Inspector Joseph j. Donovan
Intercepted him in connection
with the Sullivan law charge. He
asked:
'Is this charge correCt?"
eyes, sir, it Is"
"Where did you get the gum"
"A friend of mine from Hun
gary gave it to me-"
Gedeon explained he had owned
the gun for % or 20 years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
Only 81 Acts scrapped
BY Court, Lemke Emphasizes

william L,emke, the North Da-
kota Congressman whose political
star rose during the 1886 cam
paign when he was a candidate
for President, was in the lime
light again today with new at
tack on President Roosevelt's pro-
gram for judiciary reform.
Now a Republican member OF
the House, the man whose presl-
Dental candidacy was supported
by the Union for Social Justice,
declared the President should
keep his hands off the Supreme
Court.
Recalls Record Of Court
Representative Lemke, co-au-
thor of the Frazier-Lemke farm
mortgage act, recently upheld by
the high court, asserted:
"The Supreme Court has de-
feated the public will less fire.
uuently than either the Con-
gress or the President"
He pointed out that Of the 81
acts held unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court during its entire
existence, less than seven were de
batable," adding:
at is unfortunate that many
people in high official life who
really ought to know better are
arguing that the power to de-
clare acts of Congress uncOnStl-
futi0naI was never given to the
Supreme Court by the cOnstitu-
tiOnaI convention. That Is a
misstatement of fact and en-
tirely erroneous.
"It is true that there was
some discussion in the constr
tutiOnal convention about GER
tain powers of the Supreme
Court, but the controversy did
not revOlye around the courts
authority to invalidate acts OF
Congress.
"The constitutional cOnven-
tion's argument about the Su-
preme Court concerned the pro-
position Of whether the court
should Join with the President
in vetOing acts of Congress. This
power was denied the Supreme
Court, but anybody who knows
anything at all about the stu
alton should know that there Is
a distinct difference between .
veto anG judicial review"
Notes Total of 1850 Cases
Representative Lemke pointed
out that during the constitutional
convention, James Madison IA
vored the policy Of granting the
supreme Court authority to de-
clare acts of Congress unconsti-
tutional.
In further proof of his argu-
ment that the high court had not
defeated the public will" with
the frequency described by pro-
ponents of the Presidents plan,
Mr.. Lemke said the 81 invalidated
acts were out of total of $500
cases in which constitutionality
was directly challenged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
STUDY SCHOOL
JOBS CURB

Whether employees should be
prohibited from accepting out
side employment will be one Of the
questions to come before the Board
Of Education meeting Wednesday
at the Franklin School.
In the District Appropriation
Bill passed Friday by the House.
one paragraph forbids teachers
performing clerical work except
that incidental to their classroom
teaching"
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, school
superintendent said today, the
board will discuss its application
to all employees in the District pub
lie school system.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
KEENAN'S
"F|L|BUSTER"
CHARGE
Score Cummings Aide
and Say ESQ Want
To Testify
b. WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service


Foes Of President Roosevelt's
Supreme Court proposals today
expressed resentment over Admin
istration efforts to close the
senate's public hearings on the
issue.
With the hearings ending their
fourth week, Assistant Attorney
General Joseph B. keenan,, who
has charge of the Administra-
tons case, was blamed for urg-
ing the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee to suspend public ses-
sions. keenan, intimated the Ad-
ministratlon believes opposition
leaders were staging "filibuster"
against the bill by prolonging
hearings.
Opposition leaders Indignantly
denied this charge. One said all
who want to testify could not be
heard, but insisted the hearings
continue until every cross-section
Of American public opinion has
been presented to the committee.
Senator Ashurst CD, Of Arl-
iona, committee chairman, as
sumed his usual role of peace
maker. He said the opposition
had presented Every interesting
testimony" thus far and that the
hearings would be continued until
both sides were satisfied that they
had had a "full and complete
hearing" AshurSt again declared
time would prove to be an "ally Of
the President" aiding his sup
porters in winning ian ultimate
victory in the Senate"
The opposition announced Dean
Frank H. SommerS of New York
University's Law School and OS-
valid Garrison Willard, liberal
writer, would be heard Monday,
with further witnesses to be pre-
sented throughout the week.
PICKUP FOL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
MADRID HALTS
ENC|RCL|NG
FORCES
Claims Insurgents Are
Checked in Nearly
All Sectors
BY THOMAS A. LOAYZA

MADRID, April 3 U.N.s0.
Stubborn fighting by loyalist
troops today halted Gen. Fran
cisco Francois attempt to encircle
Madrid by drives from the north
and south.
The insurgent onslaught met re-
verses in nearly all sectors, &C
cording to government claims, de-
spite participation Of German and
italian troops said to number
thousands.
Communicates issued by insur-
gent headquarters telling Of al
legged successes in the Basque
country were discounted by 10y
alist leaders here who said the in
surgent drive on Durango and
Bilbao has been definitely
checked.
Mercenaries Active
In the Basque sector, nearly all
inSurgent aviation and mechanical
equipment is Italian or German,
the government declared. ind1cat-
ing Franco has drawn upon his
most valuable reserves in his effort
to gain control Of the northern
SeacoaSt.
Foreign mercenaries also have
been active in the south, the gov
eminent declared, and in the Cor
doba region have suffered reverses
comparable to those in the north.
LoyaliSt communicates listed town
after town as falling into govern
ment hands as the rebels retreat
in disorder.
The heavy fighting on both
northern and southern fronts fol-
lowed terrific artillery lombard
ment of the center of Madrid in
which an undetermined number
of persons were killed and injured.
A drastic turn of events in the
war was predicted today by the
loyalist government.
Advance IL Miles
Fast on the heels of Italo-Ger.
man insurgent troops, loyalistS ad-
vanced IL miles in the Pozoblanco
sector of Cordoba province, &C.
cording to Valencia advices.
Now four miles from Valabarta
in this important battlefront,
scene of a fortnight'S stiff struggle,
the loyalistS occupied positions on
the Buena Vista Mountains over
looking the railway running north
from the city of Cordoba.
GIBRALTAR, April 3 0.N.SO.
The Danish steamer Niobe, carry.
ing a cargo of fruit from Alicante
to Rotterdam, was halted by in
Surgent trawlers in the Straits of
Gibraltar and conveyed to Ceuta,
Spanish Morocco, advices here
said today.
HENDAYE, France, April 8
U.N.S0.-Spain'S insurgents have
captured all heights overlooking
Ochandiano, according to reports
from the Basque front today, with
the aid of Moorish troops and
reinforcements who hand-gren-
AIDED Basque leftiSts out of their
mountain Notifications, which
were manned by machine guns
and light artillery.
Severe fighting, insurgent re-
ports stated, led to capture of
Mount Corbea-their biggest sue
cess in the present campaign.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
Kidndp Suspect
Ends Life in Cell

UTICA. N. Y, April 8 GN.S).
Francis Leo Obey, 20, who was
awaiting trial this month in Fed
eral court at Albany for ki6nap-
ing John j. O'Connell, jr., member
Of the politically prominent
Albany family, committed suicide
in the Utica jail last night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
Tmperor's Kin WEEDS

TOKYO, April 5 G.N.SD.
Lieutenant Pu CHER, a brother
of Emperor Kangeth of Man
chukuo. was married at the
Soldiers Club here today to Miss
Hiro Ko, granddaughter Of
Marquis Kintoh Saga, a member
Of the House Of Peers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
Student Pilot Dies
In Western Crash

TULSA, Okla, April 8 Q.N.S0.
Fred Coronado, 23-year-old student
pilot, was killed in an airplane
crash here yesterday. Coronado's
home was in New York city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
Vidal Car Stolen
From Parking Place

An automobile, belonging to Eu-
gene L. Vidal, former Director of
the Bureau of Air Commerce. was
apparently stolen from in front
Of his home, at 1903 Connecticut
Ave. N. W., police reported today.