Editorial Notes on 1928 Campaign Issues and Tax Viewpoints
Democratic leader William A. Oldfield assesses likely 1928 campaign topics, predicting the Republican convention will back Harding and Coolidge. He faults administration records on prosperity, debt reduction, foreign policy, and corruption, argues for a cleansing of government, and notes tax burden on avg earners with Harvard’s Munro adding how property owners pass taxes to tenants and customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
William A. Oldfield
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Oldfield
Republican Party
Harding
Black Hills
Wilson
Latin America
Central America
Department of Commerce
Mexico
Veterans’ Bureau
Department of Justice
Pennsylvania
United States
William Bennett Munro
Harvard University
Tax Burden Shifted to Consumers Warns Lawyer and Doctor
A lawyer and a doctor warn that taxes are an element in the cost of everything and do not stay where levied. They say taxes are shifted along until they reach the ultimate consumer who cannot unload the burden, and urge voters to remember this when considering tax increases.
General Leonard Wood Dies and Shapes Philippine Policy
The obituary recalls General Leonard Wood as a prominent army figure who rose from doctor of contract status to chief of staff and governor general of the Philippines. It notes his vigorous, scandal-free career and the likelihood that his successor will be a non military, diplomatically trained leader, as Wilmington Every Evening predicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wood
Army
Wood
Theodore Roosevelt
The
Philippines
Wilmington
Will Irwin urges rural towns to seek undistorted truth
Will Irwin notes suppression of naval conference reports in Britain fuels propaganda and warns that public apathy hinders disarmament. He joins a national forum promoting truth over propaganda, with other leaders shaping a yearlong rural education program. The National Community Foundation seeks a $5 million endowment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Irwin
England
Geneva
National Community Foundation
Swarthmore Chautauqua Association
Irwin
Elon H. Hooker
Carmi A. Thompson
Philippines
Francis H. Sisson
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Camp Sanitation Placard Indicates Approved Camps
State Health officials advise campers to seek the placard reading This camp has been inspected and approved by the State Board of Health at entry. Dr. John S. Fulton signs as Director. By August 1 this year seventy six camps had been placarded after local inspections. Permit requires location purpose water supply sewage disposal and food sales plans. Inspections focus on water quantity and protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
State Board of Health
John S. Fulton
Camp Regulations on Sanitation and Food Safety
Regulations require screened enclosed kitchens and closed milk receptacles kept under 60 degrees to protect food from flies. Camp crews must notify the local Health Officer of fever or diarrhoea cases, isolate patients, and obtain health officer permission before removal. Copies of regulations and campground sewage blueprints are available from the State Department of Health in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
West
Saratoga Street
Baltimore
Northern Nut Growers Convention at Easton Md in September
The Eighteenth Annual Northern Nut Growers Association convention will meet September 15 and 16 in Easton Maryland at Hotel Avon. Secretary Henry D Spencer reports optimistic attendance with invitations to nut orchard owners, Farm Bureau agents, and college agriculture presidents. Del Mar Va Eastern Shore Association aims to attract nurserymen and growers, highlighting Peninsula climate and soils for nut crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Northern Nut Growers Association
Avon
Henry D. Spencer
Decatur
Ill
Peninsula
Farm Bureau
Colleges of Agriculture
Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association
National War On Rats Shows Results
Rats are probably decreasing in numbers in the United States, says the United States Department of Agriculture. Better sanitation, building design, and waste elimination contribute. Farmers' Bulletin 1533-F outlines rat control on farms and in cities, including exclusion, shelter removal, and food denial, plus poisoning and trapping. Community effort is urged, with department assistance available for organizing antirat campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
James Silvert
The
Biological Survey
Department
Antirat
Subscribe for The Journal and Get All the News
A promotional line urging readers to subscribe to The Journal for complete news coverage across all sections and updates, highlighting access to timely reports and comprehensive local and national stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Trans-Pacific Fliers Trained On Milk For 25 Hour Flight
Ernie Smith and navigator Emory Bronte trained for the first California to Hawaii ocean hop by relying on milk for stamina. The Oakland City crew prepped the "City of Oakland" with a milk packed ration, faced radio and fuel troubles, and limped to Molokai after a grueling 25 hour endurance test. Smith credits UC Rugby days and strict milk nutrition for the feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Hawaii
Ernie” Smith
San Francisco
Ernie
Molokai
Honolulu
University of California
United States
Smith
Oakland
Lindbergh
Chamberlain
Byrd
Orphans' Court Proceedings in Caroline County
The Caroline County Orphans Court met with Judges West, Harper and Shawn. Walter Trice, administrator of Ellen M. Trice, filed inventory and appraisement and an order to sell was granted. Harvey Barton, executor of Elizabeth A. Barton, filed inventory. Letters of administration on William G Wright were granted to William W Wright. Bond filed and approved. T Pliny Fisher filed first and partial account. Anabel Moore and Oscar Clark filed first and final account and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and Shawn
Walter Trice
Ellen M. Trice
Harvey CC. Barton
Elizabeth A. Barton
William G. Wright
William W. Wright
T. Pliny Fisher
Thomas R. Green
Anabel Moore
Oscar Clark
E. T.a
Laura Moore Fleming
Orient Recreated For Chaney Film
The making of Mr. Wu required duplicating Chinese architecture and decor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Director William Nigh and Lon Chaney studied Chinese religion to design authentic sets reflecting triangular temple forms and dragon motifs. The cast includes Louise Dresser, Renee Adore, Ralph Forbes, Gertrude Olmsted, Anna May Wong, and Holmes Herbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Chaney Film
Mr. Wu
Lon Chaney
Dover Opera House
China
Willian Nigh
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Chaney
Louise Dresser
Renee Adore
Ralph Forbes
Gertrude Olmsted
Anna May Wong
Mrs. Wong Wing
Holmes Herbert
Claude King
Eddie Cantor Stars in Special Delivery at Arcadia
Eddie Cantor, famed stage comedian, returns to the screen in the photoplay Special Delivery at Arcadia Theatre Wilmington for the week of August 15. The postman tale features Cantor in rivalry with a beat officer for a waitress, supported by Jobyne Ralston and Mary Carr among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Cantor
Arcadia Theatre
Wilmington
New York
Eddie
Cantor
Jobyne Ralston
Willian Powell
Donald Keith
Jack Doughtery
Victor Pete
Paul Kelly
Mary Carr
Local residents visit relatives and return from trips
A parade of visitors and homecomings fills the Delaware shore area as Nashville, Wilmington, Baltimore and Camden residents spend weekends with family. Folks include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore and son Howard, Miss Virginia Luff, Rev Beniah Hevalow and Téressa, Miss Mildred Strantahan, Arthur Hutson and kids, C. H. Meeds, Anna Wieneke, Ernest Cohee, Charles Travers and Orville, Jeanette Curry, John Coats, Leonard Murphy, Elizabeth Sharp, William Stevenson, Ralph Sharp and Elizabeth, B. C. Beckham and Strede, George Norsey, Robert Joiner, W Temple Smith, Robert D. Clark, Alice Hutson, Marie Hutson, Marie Edwards, Mrs. Bradford Starkey, Mrs. Ralph Marvel, Nancy and Peggy Smith, and others visiting or returning from trips to Wilmington, Rehoboth, Baltimore, Garden City N Y and Camp Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Moore
Howard
Nashville
Enn
John T. Moore
Virginia Luff
Wilmington
Pennsylvania
Beniah Hevalow
Téressa
Conshohocken
Mildred Strantahan
Charles Willis
Burrsville
Arthur Hutson
Robert Hutson
C. H. Meeds
Baltimore
Anna Wieneke
J. H. Jordan
Ernest Cohee
Mollie Bennett
Charles Travers
Orville
Jeanette Curry
Rehoboth
John Coats
Josephine Moore
Leonard Murphy
Laurel
Del
Fred Murphy
Elizabeth Sharp
William Stevenson
Calvin Butler
Ralph Sharp
Elizabeth
B. C. Beckham
Strede
Claymont
George R. Norsey
Robert Joiner
W. Temple Smith
Harry Whitehill
Garden City
N. Y
Robert D. Clark
Alice Hutson
Marie Hutson
Roland Willey
Little Marie Edwards
John Cahall
Bradford Starkey
Camden
N. J
Charles Walls
Ralph Marvel
Easton
S. N. Harris
Nancy
Peggy Smith
Camp Davenport
Walter Weaver
Joseph Simpson
Indian Village by Susquehannock Tribe at Timonium Fair
The Susquehannock Tribe of the Woodcraft League of America will stage a model Indian Village at Timonium during the State Fair September 5 to 10 1927. The display follows a successful Patterson Park showing and aims to educate old and young about Plains Indian crafts weaving bead work primitive cooking and lifestyle with guidance from Albert R. King head guide.
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Woodcraft League of America
Timonium
Albert R. King
Woodcraft
Patterson Park
Ernest Thompson Seton
Baltimore
Timonium Fair
Plains
Alfalfa sowing guidelines updated for Maryland conditions
Alfalfa should be sown mid August at 20 pounds per acre on well drained fertile neutral soil. Lime after plowing. Common alfalfa from the Northeast suits Maryland. seed from abroad may disappoint. Inoculate unless sweet clover or alfalfa grown recently. Soil from old beds or inoculation material available via seed stores or university through county agent.
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Maryland
South America
Bathing Plans Spur Imitation Caves at Gilpin Point
In a new proposal the shore at Gilpin Point may see concrete imitation caves built to resemble rocks. They would serve as dressing rooms for bathers and shelter for campers while preserving the spot’s colonial charm. The columnist urges embracing childlike recreation to keep youth and health through simple, camp style pleasures. I D Clare.
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Gilpin
I. D. Clare
The Cafeteria Picnic Weekly Health Talk
The Philadelphia Inter-State Dairy Council promotes The Cafeteria Picnic a group outing where chores are shared. Menu includes chicken en casserole fruit salad iced cocoa brown nut bread cheese and olive sandwiches ice cream and cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutrition Department
Philadelphia Inter-State Dairy Council
Templeville and Area Social News This Week
Templeville Mrs John Davis and son with relatives near Salisbury from Wednesday to Sunday. Templeville Sunday School held its annual picnic at Tol Chester Beach last Thursday with a good crowd and fine time. Mrs Mollie Diggans of Queen Anne spent days with sister Mrs William H Kinamon. Mr Oscar Lord and children of Mahony City Pa visit Dr and Mrs R H Downes. Mrs J Stant and children of Princeton N J guest this week with sister Mrs John Davis. Linwood McKnett of Marcus Hook visited mother Mrs L A McKnett. Mr and Mrs J F Baughley visited Woodland Beach Del last Sunday. Mrs Annie Greer of Tacony Pa visiting Miss M E Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
W. H. Cooper
Blossom Cooper
Salisbury
Templeville
Tolchester Beach
Mollie Diggans
Queen Anne
William H. Kinnamon
Oscar Lord
Mahony City
R. H. Downes
J. Stant
Princeton
N. J
Linwood McKnett
Marcus Hook
L. A. McKnett
J. F. Baughley
Woodland Beach
Del
Annie Greer
Tacony
M. E. Perkins
In Memorism for Anna May Spence
In loving remembrance of our dear daughter and sister Anna May Spence who departed this life August 16 1924 three years ago. Though cheerful we appear grief is silent and deep. Forever remembered by Father Mother Brother and Sisters.
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Anna May Spence
Light beam to blazing sunlike power shown in Charlottesville
The General Engineering and Management Corporation unveiled a super powerful searchlight to be turned on next Tuesday night in Charlottesville Virginia. The beam tops 1 385 000 000 candlepower and will be visible 200 miles with a crater arc producing 38 000 degrees Fahrenheit. The exhibit, ten times the brightness of past lights, runs at full power with the Institute of Public Affairs and Virginia Public Service Company sponsoring. Tests will probe Einstein theories and the speed of light with university labs using the light for demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
General Engineering and Management Corporation
Earth
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
Virginia Public Service Company
United States
Albert Einstein
University Physical Laboratories
Wilson Observatory
Mars
Denton
Caroline County
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Pefr Ps
General Wood
J. H. Owens
Federalsburg School
B. C. Willis
Owens
Baltimore County
Johns Hopkins University
Newark
Delaware
Henderson
Ridgely
Andersontown
Federalsburg
Orphans' Court Proceedings
Greensboro
Alfalfa
Agnes M. Swartz
William H. Swartz
Cordova, Md
Shakespeare
Denton Journal
Denton, Md
Auditor’s Order
Nisi
Calvert C. Merriken
Wilbert L. Merriken
John W. Funk
Daisy V. Funk
Circuit Court
Equity
T. Clayton Horsey
True SP
Auditor's Order
Wesley E. Thawley
Samuel G. Sadler
Clayton Horsey
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
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