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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03
STORIEs-.
King Arthur's
Death Told IN
Tennyson Tale
BY ELIZABETH c. JAMES

TN THE last days of King Arthur,
his men were led in revolt
against him by the traitorous
knight, Sir Modred. Warfare had
continued many months and the
time had now come for the last
struggle. Among those faithful to
the king was the knight, Sir Bedi-
we're, now constant companion to
the lonely and aged king.
Overlooking the camps which
were arrayed for battle, the king
thought sorrowfully of his knights
whom he was now fighting. His
heart was heavy as the battle be-
gan, relates Lord Tennyson in his
story, "The Death of King Arthur"
On every side there was strife to
the death until the field was strewn
with men. At the point of Excali-
bur, King Arthur's famous sword,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03

The knight thought this strange
request, but he lifted the treasured
sword and went his way to the lake.
Standing beside the water, Sir
Bedivere thought of the needless
waste of so many jewels and of so
much beauty and he hid Excalibur
in tree. When Sir Bedivere stood
again before him, King Arthur asked
what he had seen when the threw
the sword into the water. Sir Bedi-
we're answered, "The ripping of the
waves"
"Betrayerl" cried the king. do
as I bid you'll"
Standing again beside the water
the knight thought: the king is i'll
and does not know what he says, so
/ will hide the sword. Accordingly,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03
Licking Stamps, Envelopes, Fingers
Dangerous Practice; Germs in the Gum

There are many ways in which
the tongue is misused-for example,
in licking stamps and envelope
flaps, moistening the thumb or fore
finger before dealing cards, sort
ing papers, turning the leaves Of
books. Licking the thumb or finger
is a bad practice, and should be
abandoned for two good reasons
out of respect for the tongue and out
of consideration for the next person,
says London Tit-Bits Magazine.
Just think it out. Stamps when
bought are pushed across counter
of very doubtful cleanliness; they
are carried in a waistcoat pocket,
in a purse or handbag, with all
the usual conglomeration, be it
clean or dirty. Stamps are lined
with gum-gum which picks up dust
and the germs which may be part
and parcel of the husband the
tongue that ticks the stamps col
lects this miscellany.
Envelope flaps may be less dirty
than stamps, but they are likely to
be dusty. A student recently col
lected samples of dust from ordi-
narily clean surroundings-from ia
BILE, window-ledge, coats and so on.
The samples were sown on suitable
growing media, incubated, and ex-
amined under microscope; sew
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03
"BEAUTIFUL" LIFE

Alfred, Lord TennysOn, lived q
life as beautiful and unreal i'm its
romanticism as that Of any hero
in his King Arthur stories.
The drowning Of Arthur Hal
lam, Tennyson's college friend
who understood and encouraged
the sensitive poet, caused Tenny-
son to suffer a nervous collapse
and to live ten years i'm retire.
ment. At the end of that time he
presented for publication SIN
Memoriam," an elegy to Arthur
Hallam, a poem said to have
brought more comfort to sorrow
ing people than any other poem.
Tennyson was not wealthy, and
he and his sweetheart wanted to
leave the path of his life open
for writing instead of trying to
earn a less precarious livelihood,
so they waited many years be-
fore marriage was possible.
Speaking of his marrying Emily
SellwO0d he said, "On the day I
married her, the peace Of God
entered into my SOUL"
AT the death of Wordsworth,
TennysOn was made Poet Laurie
ate of England, having long en-
joyed the friendship of Queen
Victoria. After that he was so
besieged by sightseers, that he
was forced to move to the Isle
Of Wight, which place is now
famous for having been his
home. Tennyson died in 1892, at
the age Of eighty-three.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03

he once more placed it safely away.
The second time the king asked
what he had seen and the knight
gave the same answer as before,
ssThe ripping of the waves"
With great effort King Arthur
cried, eff you do not do as I COM
mand, I will kill you with my own
hands,"
Sir Bedivere ran to the lake,
wheeled the sword high, and with
all his might, hurled it into the
lake. Instantly an arm clothed in
rich apparel rose from the lake,
caught the sword, brandished it
three times and drew Excalibur un-
der the waves. When the king had
heard what Sir Bedivere had seen,
his soul was satisfied. Then he made
his last request of his knight, that
Sir Bedivere would assist him to
reach the shores Of the lake.
Old Order Changeth.
When the king stood beside the
waters, there appeared in the dis
lance barge. Nearer and nearer
it came, until the richness Of the
black draperies could be seen.
Three queens weeping in lamenta-
ton stood on the bow looking toward
King Arthur, Sir Bedivere supported
his king, until the outstretched arms
of the queens assisted King Arthur
to take his place on the barge.
Slowly the barge began to leave
the shore. Standing alone as King
Arthur moved into the distance, Sir
Bedivere cried out, 81 am left alone!
What shall l do?"
Kindly answered the king, "The
old order changeth, giving place to
new-Pray for me, for more things
are wrought by prayer than this
world dreams of
So ended the life of King Arthur.
for many years ruler over the
Round Table.
@ Bell syndicats. Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03
SHINING PALACE
REPRESENTATIVE AYs[&lI4llAY1ai3

BY 9ilHEEIN]

hadn't knocked me down that day
in the Office, the break between you
and Leonora might never have
come about"
James, staring into the fire, said
nothing because there was no deny
ing this aspect of the case; and
after a silence Ned went on:
"You see, thought that story he
told me was just bunk. I sup
posed he was trying to pull the wool
over my eyes; and I as much as
told him he lied. / couldn't imagine
Cant now, for that matter) how
any sane man could be so easy as
to hand over a roll of bills to a
girl he'd never seen before, without
making some sort of investigation.
But suppose it takes all kinds Of
people to make a world; and my
my own kids, now they're old
enough to think about it, tell me I
haven't any imagination. And If
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03

eral varieties of dangerous disease
germs were found, despite the fact
that none Of the objects examined
would have been considered dirty.
1t is more than likely that envelopes
might collect similar samples of
dust.
The habit of moistening the
thumb again and again when touch
ing cards or papers may cause
germs to be transferred from one
persons mouth to that of another.
Even the cleanest mouth is far
from germless; the average mouth
and throat form a kind of hot-bed
for microbes, to the activity of
which the owner may be immune
from long contact and an acquired
tolerance. But when such germs
are transferred to another person
they are likely to attack with all
possible virulence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03

Sir Modred met his
end. But, alas, King
Arthur was sorely
wounded. Carefully
Sir Bedivere carried
his king of the field.
But King Arthur
knew that now he
was to die.
Calling his loyal
knights to him, he
requested Sir Bedi-
we're to carry Excal-
ibur down to the
lake front and throw
~ into tho vzyafov,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03

Don wasn't lying (and ! doubt now
that he was), you can hardly blame
him for seeing red, can your"
''He didn't lie," said James, ''but
the fellow had no business to lose
his temper TOTO that extent" he
added hastily, remembering occa-
sions when his own temper had ex-
ploded too violently for the COM
fort of those concerned.
Surmising his fathers thought,
Ned smiled a little; and then went
on: ''Well, that's ancient history
now; and since then other things
have hurt me so much more that
that old experience doesn't seem
worth remembering certainly not
worth bearing grudges for. What
troubles me is that I've gone on all
these years without trying to bring
you and Nora together. And I
might have. You can't deny that,
Dad. I've known you were missing
her; but I've never lifted a finger
to bring her back. Years ago Mar
tina told me how dead the whole
house seemed without her. She hint
ed that I ought to talk with you
about it; but somehow I couldn't.
It was the night I made the mis-
take of trying to buy Nora's four
poster! Do you remember"
James looked up, a pathetic smile
in his worried eyes.
''Did I hurt your feelings, SOM"
''Not so they stayed hurt. You
never have, Dad. It's because you
and ! have always been so close
and understood each other, that the
gap between my boy and me has
seemed so tragic. Even the girls
(whom sometimes feared was
spoiling) tell me I never see their
side-that I'm unsympathetic. l
suppose I am, in a way. was
unsympathetic to Nora, always;
though it took number of hard
knocks to open my eyes to the fact"
James murmured, as if his mind
had wandered a little from what
Ned was saying: Tiff could only
know where she is now!"
81 know where she was six weeks
ago." was the amazing rejoinder.
"You dol" James Lambert's voice
sounded belligerent.
81 heard not half an hour before
I started over" Ned told him. "Cor-
inne was at a tea this afternoon
and gave one of the other women
lift home-Mrs. Ed Whitney, whose
niece was in school with Nora, you'll
remember. She and some friends
were on motor trip through Maine
a while ago. They stopped some
where for lunch and couldn't get
away for several hours-some trou-
BILE with their car-and to pass the
time they wandered into the hotel
ball room to watch dancing class
children of the summer popula-
ton, I suppose. And Nora was at
the pianol"
"She was!"
Ned nodded.
MRS. Whitney didn't recognize
her at first. Said she looked good
deal older, and--and pretty rocky.
She was going to speak, but on Sec
ond thoughts decided it would be
kinder not to. But she made some
inquiries of the hotel people who
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03

W(AS AdtAVCO Va bAAG Rk0CGs 4hGy
said that Nora was trying to support
her family. That she played the
organ at church, and gave music
lessons, and made cakes to sell
during the summer season; and"
Ned hesitated, as If uncertain
whether to finish, "and-well they
said, Father, that she was living in
an old barn or garage or some
thing, down near the water"
James stared at him.
"My Nora living in barn?"
"That's what Mrs. Whitney said;
but she's one who makes the most
of good story, Dad, so don't let
that worry you. What riled me was
that she told Corinne she thought
we ought to do something about it.
She implied, as politely as possible,
that we'd treated Nora outrageous
ly. Corinne was so mad she didn't
have sense enough to ask the name
Of the town; but I'll call Mrs. Whit
ney on the telephone and find out.
Even Corinne thinks that something
should be done--that is" "a cynical
smile curved Ned's lips) "she's
afraid there'll be talk unless we do
i'll"
For a moment or two James
Lambert did not respond. Then he
arose and unlocked a beautiful cab
met of Chinese lacquer. AS the
doors swung open Ned saw that it
contained letters-neat piles of let
tiers held together with elastic
bands, and somewhat surprising
pair Of silver slippers, furnished
now, from being laid away.
"Nora's!" he thought; and then his
father turned, extending the postal
written so long ago.
II got this in the early summer,
three years back. I guess she was
poking little fun at me. I'd told
her, you see, that to survive a house
must be founded on a rock. She
says:
Safe upon the solid rock the ugly
houses stand;
Come and see my shining palace
built upon the sand!'
Except for hint the first time
they went to Capri, it's the nearest
thing to an invitation she ever gave
me. I wish" The old man paused,
then finished thoughtfully, in all rev.
erence: II wish-to God-I'd gone"
Ned was studying the postal-its
quotation - instructions, and the
small red map.
IA shining palace" he observed.
'That's not the idea Mrs. Whitney
gathered-not at all. Corinne said
that she appeared quite Mortified.
Well, Dad, these directions are plain
enough. I'll 60 to Maine tomor-
row."
But James, who had resumed his
seat before the fire, shook his head.
'No, son, I'm going myself. I
dare say I'm the stubborn old man
that Martha showed me this eve
ming; but I'm not too stubborn to
ask forgiveness of the only daugh-
ter ever had, nor too old to take
journey of a few hours. If they
turn me out-and ! can't imagine
Nora turning her father out, Ned
can come away again; but / want
to see the situation with my own
eyes,"
He arose, moving brislxly, alertly
Gas if, Ned told himself, there were
something to move forD, rummaged
in his desk for a few minutes, and
then said: II thought there was a
timetable around here, but evidently
Martha's been cleaning house. viii
you call up for me, Ned, and en-
gage Pullman chair on the first
train? I want to get off early.
And before you leave ask John to
have the car here at the proper
time"
"That won't be necessary, Dad.
I'll run you down to the station my
self. I'd like to-"
"That'u be finei" (ssHow bright
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03
Newton, Great MATHEMATICIAN

One Of the worlds greatest math-
ematicians left school at an early
age (fifteen) to work on farm, but
didn't stay there. This was Sir
Isaac Newton. Finding he was USE
less as a farmer, his parents
sent him to college, where he de-
veloped some of his most famous
theories.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03
MEN LOVE GIRLS
WITH Pep

II You are poppy and full Of fun, men win In
vite you to dances and parties. BUT, II you
Interested. Men don't like Squiet" eiris. -
For three generations one woman has told
another how to 60 ''smiling through" with
Lydia 3. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. 10
helps Nature tone up the system, thus lessen-
orders which women must endure.
Make note NOW to get bottle Of world.
famous Pinkham's Compound today WITH.
OUT FAIL from your druggist than
million women have written In letters 70.
porting benefit.
Why not try LYDIA e. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03

knowledge Of the Brave
Only the brave know how to for
give. A coward never forgave; IL
is not in his nature.-Laurence
Sterne.
Evening star., 1938-06-06
GRAY VETERANS
HONOR WAR DEAD.
Memorial Day Is Observed
With Exercises Held in
Arlington Cemetery.

Fresh flowers frightened the graves
OF Confederate soldiers in Arlington
National Cemetery today--the gift Of
their descendants at Confederate Me-
mortal Day exercises yesterday. q
With the Stars and Bars floating
beside the Stars and Stripes in the
amphitheater, Representative Rich
ard M. Duncan Of Missouri, son of
Confederate veteran, paid tribute
to the valor and patriotism of those
who followed the waning fortunes Of
the Confederacy for four years. He
spoke of their leader, Gen. Robert E.
Lee, as "one Of the greatest military
geniuses the world has ever produced"
Civil War Declared Tragic.
"A civil war" Mr.. Duncan added,
lis the most tragic of all wars. 1t
is never a war of conquest or of hate
and greed When brother fights
against brother 1t must be in defense
Of deep-seated principles"
But that war, he said, sad as it was,
proved inevitable, necessary to draw
the various sections OF the United
States closer together. From the ashes
OF that conflict emerged the greatest
Of all united countries"
Three of the one-time Boys in
Gray" were mustered for the cere-
monies. They were Peter B. Smith,
"a: E. M. Walker. 90. and Robert w.
Wilson. %. They marched with frm
step from the Confederate Gate to
the Confederate Memorial.
The service was in charge of three
organizations. the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy. Children Of the
Confederacy and Sons OF Confederates
Veterans.
Wreath From President.
A wreath from President Roosevelt
was presented at the Confederate
Monument. Flowers were strewn on
the graves by the Children of the
Confederacy. under the direction of
Mrs. Rosa Lee Wood. A prayer was
offered by DR.. John T. Briggs. At the
Amphitheater. Mrs. Richard A. Allen
saluted the Confederate nag. Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith recited the Amer
lean Greed. The three old soldiers
accepted the flowers and the tribute
on behalf Of the United Confederate
Veterans.
Frank r. McNinch, Federal COM
munications commissioner, read an
invitation from the Pennsylvania State
Commission urging all Confederate
veterans who were able to attend the
Gettysburg celebration June 20 to July
s. on the 18th anniversary Of the
battle.
The Marine Band and a double
quartet gave q musical program. Miss
Claire Gilmore recited Bryart's Than
atopsis." Mrs. r.. Stevens Pendexter.
president Of the District Chapter of
the U. D. c., presided. The program
at the Ampitheater closed with the
singing OF Dixie" by the audience.
A concluding ceremony was held at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
where wreath was placed by Mrs.
Norma Hardy Britton. Washington
attorney, president Of the Confederate
Memorial Association Mrs. Britton is
daughter of the late Thomas Hardy.
Confederate. captain. 3 s
Evening star., 1938-06-06
SHR|NERS FLOCK
TO Los ANGELES
National Convention Opens
TomorroW-BaItimore
Bids for Session.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 6.--Los An
geles sprouted red fezzes today like a
lush strawberry patch.
Shelving its Spanish pueblo history
for duller day, the city became Mecca
to the noble hosts of the Mystic Shrine,
who open their national convention to-
morrow.
Baltimore already is bidding for next
years convention, supported by San
Francisco's Islam Temple
Baltimore also is offering John H
link as a candidate for imperial outer
guard, the elective ONCE which leads
in II years to imperial potentate
Other candidates are Stephen 8. Jones,
Louisville, KY. and Galloway Cal
houn, Tyler. Tex.
This week Andrew A. D. Rain Of
Minneapolis will succeed Walter 8
Sugden Of Sisterville, w. Va, as i'm
perial potentate.
Minneapolis Zuhrah Temple took
notice last night that it had reached
movieland by appointing Actress June
Lang honorary patrol captain.
Evening star., 1938-06-06
R. P. PERRY DEAD;
RAINBOW VETERAN
Buffalo Resident, Formerly of
Washington, to Be Buried
Here Tomorrow.

Ralph p. Perry. formerly of this
city. who served overseas with the 42d
(Rainbow) Division during the World
War, died Saturday in Buffalo, N. Y,
where he was sales manager for the
Revere Brass & Copper Co. Death
occurred on his 46th birthday. He was
the son of Mrs. Louise Perry, 370l
Sixteenth street NV. His father was
the late T. Albert Perry.
Funeral services will be held at /
pm. tomorrow at Hines funeral home.
2901 Fourteenth street NV, with the
Rev.. DR.. Arlington A. McCallum, rector
OF st. Paurs Episcopal Church, him.
self Rainbow Division veteran. ofii-
ciating. Burial will be In Arlington
National Cemetery.
In compliance with wishes ex-
pressed by Mr.. Perry shortly before
his death, Rainbow Division veterans
will take an active part in the fu-
neral. it was announced by Col. John
j. Reinhard, president of the District
chapter, Rainbow Division Veterans.
The following men who served in
the company with Mr.. Perry will be
pallbearers: Walker H. Colston,
honorary president OF the local Rain
bow chapter; william H. Kay, past
president, of the chapter; Bernard v.
Rhodes, Winfield Scott Lynn, Joseph
c. Flood, Howard E. Black and Bentley
Mulford.
Mr.. Perry was educated at the old
Business High School and at the
Georgetown University Dental School.
After the war he served for several
years with the Shipping Board. For
the last decade he had been an execu-
tive with the Buffalo firm.
!. Besides his mother here, he Is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice
Perry.
Evening star., 1938-06-06
POETS LAST As MINUTES
HOLD KEY TO MURDER
Police Believe Man Was Slain and
Then Body Tossed in
Worcester Park.

Es the Associated Press.
WORCESTER, Mass, June 6.-The
last 45 minutes in the life OF Thomas
A. OConnell, 80, amateur poet, was
the focus today Of the police in
vestigation Of his brutal murder.
Capt. Of Detectives John ]. Kali
aeher and his Investigators have found
witnesses who saw Mr.. O'Connell alive
at las am. His body, the face bait
tered, was found in q park at 7:30.
Medical Examiner John H. Ward set
the hour Of death as at 2:30.
/ What happened between las and
2::3o police will try to CLEAN today from
the stories of several persons.
/ Still admittedly at q loss for q
motive. Capt, Kalagher said the ques-
,tioning viii seek to determine with
whom Mr.. O'Connell talked In 4 cafe
whore he spent the evening.
He left shortly after midnight. and
three witnesses later saw him trying
to hitch" ride TO his home, some
2 miles away. Capt. Kalagher said
there was possibility that Mr.. O'Con-
nell was not slain in the park, since
his clothes were dry but the grass was
wet with rain.
Evening star., 1938-06-06

. trafic accident analysis OF inter-
sections where the first 23 lights were
placed in 1895. 1t reported a % per
cent reduction in the number of ac-
cidents in 313 days, 96 per cent re-
duction in the number Of persons In
jured and 100 per cent reduction in
fatalities.
Evening star., 1938-06-06
WILL HONOR NURSE

n Miss salaria Kee. only colored nurse
who served In Loyalist Spain. win b.
the honor guest Of the Washington
Friends Of Spanish Democracy and
the Friends Of the Abraham Lincoln
Battalion at tea in Wesley Hail at 5
pm. today.
Members Of Howard University fac
ulty and the Washington branch oi
the Teachers Union will be among the
guests.
Miss Kee has just returned after .
years service at the front with the
staff Of the American Hospital. She
win tell Of her experiences.
Evening star., 1938-06-06
3D WIS. c0NTlNUOuS SUCCESS

" IhCs OONI1NUVUO OUO1kOO
II skin on your face, legs, arms or hands n
covered with red, scaly, itching Eczema like
left above and you'd like It lovely and
smoother like right--see your Doctor about
proper diet (such ~ one free from rich gravies
and pastries), drink plenty Of water AND to
hslp nsture promote faster healing BY ALL
famous original formula Of DR.. ]. 81. Rose.
Soothing, cooling Zemo brinu quick relief
from even intense kching. It eontainA 10
different, spssdy-a actinS, elective medimnts
long valued for aiding the healing Of pimpies.
products didn't help report prompt results
with Zemo.
Stainless, SNsiaible-Ieaye zemo liquid on
day or night while II wondsnully helps your
Evening star., 1938-06-06
What Is Your
News |. o.

Each question counts 20. each
part OF tDo-part question, 10.
A score OF so Is tair; 30. good.
Ans1pers on page 40.
I. Who Is the Governor Of KEN
lucky, shown above?
2. Chairman OF the Tennessee
Valley Authority Is: (a) A. e.
Morgan; (b) David e. Lilienthal;
(c) H. A. Morgan?
3. What was the result of the
recent Japanese cabinet shake-up?
4. The Supreme Court has ruled
that football at State universities
Is q business. True or false?
5. Under proposed legislation.
how would the United States
finance war?
Evening star., 1938-06-06
LIGHTS SAVE LIVES

Sodium Vapor illumination at
Intersections Cuts Accidents.
Los ANGELES. June 8 GP,.--so-
dunn vapor lights at hazardous street
intersections in Los Angeles have
greatly reduced nighttime trafiic cas-
ualties, Ralph T. Dorsey. trafic en-
gineer, reported today.
Los Angeles, the first city to use
these safety glowing yellow lights ex-
tensively, has them at 81 intersections.
The engineering department made
Evening star., 1938-06-06
Royal Philatelist Dies.

LONDON, June 5 CFp.-Sir Edward
Denny Bacon, n. one Of the worlds
foremost stamp authorities and super
visor Of the magnificent collection of
the late King George v. died today
at his home In South Croydon.
Evening star., 1938-06-06
K. of G. to Elect.

FOREST GLEN, Nd, June 6 (Spe-
ciaD .-Ofhcers will be elected at q
meeting OF Forest Glen Council,
Knights Of Columbus. tomorrow at
$50 pm. at Rosensteel Hall.
Evening star., 1938-06-06

Jaws u shippins .2many tons 81
Ro6usta coffee - lily.