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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
The Republican Side Show.

The socalled peoples party" convention i'll Snow
Hill last Thursday flashed III the pan. 1t failed miser-
ably to measure up to the claims made for it in ad-
vance In reality it was of Republican
ton than anything else-just expected and pre-
dcted. Early in the morning prominent Republicans
began to arrive, and they kept coming until it
the jocular comment that Republican convention
going to be held A few Democrats came-mghty
fewand some Of these drawn by curiosity, and
went back home disgusted The Republicans took
charge and showed their colaborers off the block show
ing plainly that the Peoples Party is controlled and
run by the Republican party, and is scheme for
rehabating the Republican party of Worcester Co.
We very much gratihed that there SO few
Democrats i'll Worcester County who can be fooled by
the claims and the trash emanatng each week from the
slush mill.
1t has been freely predicted by the leaders of the
fororn hope that many people would come here, and
every effort bring them that could be thought of
put forward, but it was failure, and the convention
failed to nominate a ticket.
The people have been fooled too often by those
who are endeavoring stir up strife i'll county
and who have misrepresented public officials who
their superiors every respect and who are known
the public as honest honorable gentlemen.
The meeting of Thursday great dsappont-
ment both in numbers and accomplishments to those
who buded so high upon the outcome Many of the
Republicans disgusted, and it looks if they
intend to go it alone and nominate straight Repub
lican ticket
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
500 Flee From eurninu Mine.

Five hundred men and boys were
rescued from the No. mine OF the
Delaware. l.ackawanna 4 Western
company AT Wikes-l3arre. Pa, after
the tlmbers In the shaft had been fired
by carpenter who carelessly dropped
a lighted match.
As smoke from the burning timbers
filled the chambers in which the min
ers and laborers were at work com
pany officials realized that quick work
would be necessary 10 avert loss oi
lie. Messengers were sent throughout
the working. ordering men to flee "a
the outlet OF No. 3. which leads into
the Woodward shaft Of the same com
pany.
First aid to the injured teams were
organized and after the messenger
returned from their journeys to the M.
nermost workings. helmet men OF the
first aid corps were sent out to see
that no one was overcome OF that any
Of the men were lept behind.
Within an hour the 500 workers had
reported AT the outlet. where officials
OF the Woodward mine awaited to lead
them in safety to the surface.
The No. shaft is 50 feet deep. A
force of carpenters were working in
the shaft. Several OF them We're on the
carriage and one stopped TO light his
pipe. ThoughtlesIy he dropped the
lighted match into the mine and O
pocket OF gas was ignited. There was
no explosion but flame shot up the
shaft and the carpenters were forced
to hurry to the surface The timhers
for a distance of several hundred feet
were soon blazing.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
An Inquiry Shows the Custom
is General
GIRLS SOLO BY PARENTS
Children Bring From $50 to StC0
Apiece In Market and Peonage Is
Common.

That slavery in its most revolving
forms-including the sale OF little girls
by their parents-eXists in the Philip
pine Islands is amply proved by an
official report received by the bureau
OF insular affairs from W. NJ. Phipps.
au litor Tor the civil government OF
the Philippine Islands.
Mr.. Phipps' report said in part:
II have no hesitancy in saying that
| think that the charges that slavery
exists in the Philippine Islands are
sustained"
The report. which was called forth
by the recent charges made by Dean
Worcester. secretary OF the Philippine
commission. and filed with the war
department several days ago. is based
upon Investigations conducted under
the direction of the Philippine auditor
by district auditors.
1t was accompanied by list OF
names OF sixty-seven persons held rs
slaves. some being held outright and
some under the so.called debt" sys-
TEN. the fallacy of which Is shown by
the fact that some OF the slaves so
held are more than sixty years old and
have been held by their present own
ers since birth.
Mr.. Phipps. like Dean Worcester,
says the market price for boys and
girls Is from $50 to 800. and adds that
heads of families sometimes sell their
daughters into slavery. and regard the
practice as one OF their rights. The
current prices for slaves are given as
follows; Children. three years old.
$50: children fourteen years and over.
$50; adults. 500.
'The almost universal report made
TO me BY each person who has been
asked 10 investigate wrote Mr..
Phipps. was that slavery in some
form existed 10 his personal knowl-
edge: with number II is form OF
peonage. which Is the most extensive
form OF slavery practiced here: with
many others, II will he noted. Il Is the
barter and sale of human beings by
one person to another. who holds such
person so sold 10 him in absolute sub.
jugation. and they perform duties and
labor for him without compensation
further than scanty clothing. and In
many instances Indifferent food"
All OF the district auditors. who as.
sisted Mr.. Phipps. were obliged to
promise their informants that the
source OF their information would not
be made public. The names OF the Of.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
crazed Nearo slain By EmpIoyer.

In terrific hand.tohand combat
with cra2ed and infurated negro.
armed with an axe. which occurred
in the garage of his residence. at
2227 Euiaw Place. Baltimore. Md.
Charles @. Gu,h. former president OF
the Guth Chocolate Company. shot and
mortally wounded his asss4iant
The negro. George Murphy, who had
been Mr.. Guth's chauffeur. died in
the ambulance while Deing conveyed
TO ST. Lukes Hospital
Mr.. Guth was arrested and is being
held pending an investigation by the
police.
For several days. according TO Mr..
Guth. Murphy had been acting strang.
ly He was moody and insolent and
had given little attention to his du.
ties. When Mr. Guth went TO the gar.
agxe to be driven in his car to his OF.
fee. Murphy was still In sullen and
resentful mood. He responded inso.
lently to his employers orders and
Mr.. Guth rehuked his sharply.
The rebuke seemed TO inspire Muir.
ply with murderous frenzy. He
picked up an axe that lay near at hand
and made a mad rush for his employ.
err Mr.. Guth managed TO eyade the
attack and vent back into the house
and procured revolver.
While inside his residence he tele.
phoned the facts to the northern po
was in murderous rage. determined
apparently to Kill or he Killed
Finally he wrested the weapon from
Mr.. Guth's hands drew away and fired
two shots. both of which went wild.
Mr. Guth again grappled with his
assailant and after long fight wres
ed the revolver from him. He lf
backed away and fired. the b'
striking Murphy just below the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
Son IeId as Eather,s SLAYER.

Charged with implicitly in the muir
der of j. e. Hammons. their father
Oscar Hammons. merchant, OF Dun
negan. Mo. and Albert and Arthur
Hammons. wealthy farmers. of Cedar
county, were held In the criinal court
in Stockton, Mo.
The body of the elder Harmon
bearing three bullet wounds, was
found on the farm June l2. last. Lloyd
Hammons. fourth son, charged by the
state with firing the fatal shots has
not been found.
During the preliminary hearing II
developed that the state will attempt
to prove that the four brothers con
spired to Kill their father in order "a
get possession OF valuable estate.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
JOHN w. STATION. Attorney.at.Law
Collectors Sale
REAL, ESTATE
FOR TAXES.

BY virtue of the authority vested in
me as Collector of State and County
Taxes for the FIRST Collection District
of Worcester County, Maryland. for the
years 1910 and 1911. under the provi.
sions of the Public General Laws and
Public Local Laws. of Maryland, as
amended. have levied upon. seized
and taken in execution the respective
properties below described. all being in
Worcester County. Maryland, for ate
and County taxes due and In arrears
for the years hereinafter stated:
/. For 1910 and 1911. lot adjoining
the right Of way of the Baltimore, Ches-
apeake and Atlantic Railway Comp any
in the Third Election District, improv-
ad by canning house and outbuildinga,
being part of the land which was con.
veyed To Levin h. Dirickson and Edwin
+. Dirickson by Edwin J Dirickson and
wife by deed dated April 18th. 1901. re-
corded among the land records OF Wor-
cester County. in liber +. II. p No. 10.
folio ll5. the interest of said Edwin +.
Dirickson having been devised to the
said Levin Il Dirickson by the last will
aud testament OF said Edwin +. Dir
ickson. said lot being assessed To SAID
Levin T.. Dirickson.
2. For 1910 and 1911. lot at Ocean
City in the Third Election District. on
the east side of Baltimore Avenue
aud the south side of North Division
Street, adjoining the property of Edw.
NJ. Scott. aud fronting about sixty one
feet on the east side of Baltimore Ave.
nue.. being the same which was conveyed
10 John ID. Showell by John I. Ensor
aud wife by deed dated June 18th. 1901.
recorded in Liber II. = No 81. folio
l0j. and assessed TO John ID. Showell.
1 For 1911. lot on Atlantic Avenue
at Ocean City in the Third Election
District. designated as lot number nine
in block number five north, being the
same which was conveyed TO Clarence
Il. Doyle by David Moore and wife by
deed dated June 20th. 1907, recorded
in Liber f. II. =. No 2S. folio i32. and
assessed TO Clarence Il. Doyle.
:. For 1911. lot at Ocean City known
as lot number twelve in block number
three north. conveyed TO Clara \. Nc.
Lean. by the Sinepuxent Beach Com
pany Of Baltimore City. by deed dated
August 9th. 1898, recorded in Liber +.
II p No. ). folio 81. and assessed 10
Clara A. Mclean.
And | hereby give notice that on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27

lice station and then went back to
the garage.
He had just entered the garage when
Murphy repeated his attack with the
axe. Mr. Guth grappled with the
chauffeur. at the same time menaclng
his assailant with his revolver.
To and fro across the floor of the
garage the men fought. Mr. Guth
seeking to subdue Murphy without In.
ficting unnecessary injuries. Murphy
flcials who helped in the preparation
of the report also are withheld.
One investigator made this report
There il considerable traffic In
girls. personally have had q num-
ber of offers of this kind. and II is
generally known fact that large per-
centage OF the Chinese who have Fill
plno wives actually bought them at
stipulated price. 4 recent instance In
which | ses offered boys and girls for
the small amount Of 90 pesos. 30 pesos
and 80 pesos $50. Si5 and s20). was
In August OF last year az Cebu. Peon-
age exists In all parts of the islands
anu III Hdh! lHStdh'eS dhouutS "
slavery"
The report Is now before Secretary
Of War Garrison. who is considering
the conditions set forth and the rem
edy to be applied Drastic action will
be asked by Senator Borah. whose
resolution demanding information
from the war department was respon-
sible for the revelations contained in
the report OF Dean Worcester.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
LEROY SMITH. Attorney.at.Law.
Sheriff's Sale
= OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE,

BY virtue of an execution issued ont
of the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. Maryland. upon judgment
rendered in said Court againsta certain
Harry X. Ayres IN favor of Calvin Il.
Taylor and John w. Station. Trustees.
to the use of Eva X. Ayres to the ex-
tent Of s5S3.09 and interest from De-
cember lIth, 1911, per order filed June
10th. 1913. and 20 me directed. / have
seized and taken in execution all the
right. title ard interest Of the said Har-
ry X. Ayres in and to the following
real estate 10 wit:
All that parcel of land situated in the
town Of Berlin. Worcester County.
Maryland, on the north side of Main
Street or tn road leading from Berlin
10 Snow fill. containing 2SS acres.
mere or less. and being the same parcel
of land which was conveyed TO the said
Harry r. Avres by deed from Mary T..
neDman. Spipster. dated November
9Th. 1909. and recorded among the land
records OF Worcester County. Maryland.
in Liber o. ID. c. No. .. folios POI and
255.
And hereby give notice that | will
sell at public auction. for CASH. in
front of the Atlantic Hotel. in the town
Of Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
Fire Marshal Killed.

Fire Marshal George Weihi. OF Ma
hanoy City. Pa. grasped metal
spouting to draw himself to the root
OF a burning building and was electro
cuted.
The spoutIng was charged with elec
trlcity from a mix-up of telephone and
electric light wires. Weihl's neck was
also broken when he fell. sweeping
two fellow firemen from the ladder
They escaped injury.
Half n dozen curious onlookers Were
knocked on their feet by wriggline
line OF hose in the excitement. The
fire marshal was for,y.fiye years old
and was a veteran OF the Spanish
American war.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
TUESDAY,
September 3Oth, 1913,
At 2.3O O'CLOCK p. NJ,

~ ~scO ~ 1AoSh AAst
at the Court House door in Snow Hill.
Worcester County, Maryland. l will sell
az public auction, for cash. all the sew
eral lots and parcels of land hereinbe-
fore described. TO satisfy aud pay the
State and County taxes for the years
above mentioned. levied upon the said
lots or parcels of land, together with
interest and costs.
TERMS OF SALE:
That the purchaser pay TO the Collec-
tor on the day OF sale the entire amount
Of the purchase money, otherwise the
Collector will resell at the risk and cost
of the first purchaser. The right Of re-
demption by the owner prior to the sale
extends twelve calendar months from
the day Of sale, as provided bv law.
EDWIN J. THOMAS,
(sept 6-ts) Collector.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
TUESDAY, Sept. Both,
and TUESDAY Oct. 7th,

from 4. NJ. to p. NJ. each day.
In the First Election District. Cos.
tons. at Pocomoke City. in the office Of
the Worcester Democrat
In the Second Election District. at
Snow Hill. in the county voting house.
In the Third Election District. East
Berlin, Precinct No. |. in the county
voting house. Berlin.
In the Third Election District. Pre-
ciuct No. .. at the storehouse of VIM
Il 5. Powell. Ocean City.
In the Fourth Election District. New
ark. in the s;orehouse of John l.. Ma.
son. in Newark.
In the Fifth Election District. st.
Martins. al Bishopville. in the office Of
Whaley q Company.
In the Sixth Election District. Col.
bourne. in the county voting house on
the Joseph Godfrey farm.
In the Seventh Election District, At
kinson's. III the county voting house in
said district.
In the Eighth Election District Stock
ton, in King b. Johnson's barber shop.
In the Ninth Election District, West
Berlin. in the county voting house at
Berlin.
The Registrars Will also sit at their
respective places Of registration on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER l4th. 1913.
from a. IN. TO p. m, for the purpose
of correcting and revising said registra-
ton lists. No new names will be reg.
istered on that day.
Registration officers will appear be.
fore the Board Monday. September
29th. to receive Registration Books.
j. SAMUEL PRICE, President
JOHN II. BLADES.
HARRY +. DALE,
Board of Election Supervisors.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27

Washing on Gardner. OF Albion.
Mich. was elected commander.in.chief
of the G. 4. X. in the forty-seventh an
nual session at Chattanooga. Tenn.
The election was made unanimous By
the withdrawal of other candidates.
Detroit. Mich. was selected as the
meeting place Of the 1914 national en-.
campmeni OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic and allied organizations.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
the Officers Of Registration Of voters Of
Worcester County will meet ~ the time
and place hereinafter designated, for
the purpose Of revising the general reg
istry Of voters Of said county for the
year 1913, on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
browns child and Hangs Sell.

When Carl Hrsch. glass cutter
entered his home In MonOca. Pa.
for his luncheon. he discovered the
body of his infant son in the bathtut
and it's mother. Mrs. Ida Hirseh. hang
ing to a beam in the cellar.
rhe woman had drowned the child
and then committed suicide. II is sup
posed that the deed was committed II
a 1T of insari'y.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27

Subscribe for The Messenger si.OO.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
FIRST DISTRICT

NO. NAME PoSToFFlCE
!. Nellie Atkinson. Pocomoke
2. l.. Clarke Fontaine.
2. Mary n. Hyland,
2. Lulu King.
2. Maude Townsend. -
3 Braxton Richardson,
2. Marian Stevens.
2. Sadie 0. Powell.
2. Mary b. Pasey,
2. Jennie Bonneville.
=. Annie Payne.
2. Ruth Young, g
?. Laura Miles. '
.. Lillian Colbourn,
2. Eva Stevenson, a.
2. Anna Adkins, NJ. 7.
2. Edith Stevenson, c. C.. g
2. Ethel Dix, d. S.,
3. Martha Curtis,
4. Beulah Mock. =
1. Georgia Wilson.
5. Willie Mariner.
8. Mona Wilson,
SECOND DISTRICT
10 Teachers
/. Fannie Nelson, Snow Hill
?. Lucy Stagg, .
2. Frances c. Truitt. 90
3. Allie Mae Bailey, 4"
5. Arthur C. Humphreys:
5. Edna Station Whaley. :"
5. Julia +. Bratten. "
5. Laura Easley. e"
5. Nellie X. Price,
5. Mary A. Powell.
5. Elizabeth S. Richardson, Z"
). Georgia Bonneville, "
5. Mary f. Parsons,
5. Lille Howard.
5. Winifred Spencer,
5. Levin J. Kelley. NJ. T., "
5. Mary A. Townsend, c. c., 80
5. Mamie Purnell. ID. S.. g
6. Elvira Ryckman. Il. F. d. -
THIRD DISTRICT
II Teachers
|. Ella X. Scott. Berlin
2 Lurah ID. Collins, =
3. Mary E. Bethards, -"
4. Aralanta Coffin. Z"
4. Anna c. Ridings. "
5. May V. Hastings. "
6. Beulah l.. Hudson. Showell
8. Willie Burbage. .
g. Newell Corddry, Ocean City
3. Annie l.. Price.
Is. Louise 7. Scott,
8. Carolyn Pruitt, Berlin
FOURTH DISTRICT
Teachers
!. Lottie +. Holston. II. F. d. Snow Hill
2. Virginia d. Melvin. Newark
2. Florence Mason. ''
2. Frances Collins. g
3. Bessie Dryden, r. +. D. Newark
4. Mary +. Dryden "
FIFTH DISTRICT
10 Teachers
/. Daisey V. Ellis. Bishop
2. Elizabeth Bishop. Bishopville
g. Margaret Purnell,
3. Anna Ryan.
g. Sadie f. Johnson.
3. Matte Powell.
4. Catherine Hammond. Berlin
8. William Hudson, Williamsville. Del
6. BERTHE +. Jones. Bishopville
Z. Minnie Coffin. Bishop
SIXTH DISTRICT 49,.
Teachers
/. Minnie Warren, Snow Hill
2. Margaret Northam, r. F. D. '
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
TEACHERS OF
OUR SCHOOLS
Public School Teachers OF WOr.
cester County Who Are
Now On The Job.

Now that the public schools are run
ming at full blast and teachers and
scholars have buckled down to work,
we are enabled to publish list of
the teachers of the county. as follows
FIRST DISTRICT
% Teachers
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27

Aud / hereby give notice that on
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Test-EDwARD +. DAVIS.
(sep 27.3D Register OF Wills.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-24
When LIES Victories Sink.

Strange, isn't it? We know we
must go, we are warned countless
of thousands OF times, but in the
lust of life's battles there is nc
room for the consideration of the
future-the future when life's vic
tories sink into nothing, when our
accumulations are dross in ouI
hands, and when our dearest pos
sessions must pass to the hands OF
others, says an exchange. Few
there are of us who live the right
life, the life that accumulates con-
tent instead of money, good deeds
instead of property. Americans
have not learned the art of living
And they will not learn it in your
life or mine. The opportunities OF
gratifying the desires are too great
in this land. 1t is too easy to get
what we want, and there is toe
much pleasure In possession. Not
until the last call comes will we real
ize, and then it will be too late, and
we will not be ready.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-24
DECLAMATORY CONTEST.
Annual High School DeclamatOry
Contest Held Friday and Satur-
day Evenings.

The annual high school declama-
tory contest was held at the high
school Friday and Saturday eve
nings. Two fine programs were CIV
en-, and the winners in the dramatic,
oratorical and humorous classes
were chosen. The first in the dra-
matte, and winLer over all was Miss
Alice Daniels, in delivering The
Going of the White Swan" She will
enter the district preliminary con-
test, which will possibly take place
at Postville sore time in January.
To take part in the state contest
which will be held at Reinbeck, she
will have to compete and win in the
preliminaries at Postville and also
the preliminaries for Northeastern
Iowa which will he held at Mason
City. The second in dramatic was
Esther Larson. First in oratorical,
Walter Jewell, second Byron War
ner, first in humorous, Gladys Ha-
berly, second, Florence Marsh. Miss
Esther Larson was second over all
and Walter Jewell, third over all
Miss Bertha Martin, head of the de-
partment of expression of the State
Teachers college, acted as judge. .
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-24
Youngsters Are skating.

Quite a crowG of youngsters and
some that were not so young, boys
and girls, were out skating Sunday
on the river at the Dugway. The
ice was about four inches deep. With
the fine weather we have been having
it doesn't seem possible that ice,
strong enough TO hold a crowd of
skaters has formed, but skating has
held off so long this year that they
are taking chance, and it will be
well for all who go on the river to
be careful, and they cannot be too
careful either on such thin ice.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-24
Celebrated Silver Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dresselhaus Gel
ebrated their silver wedding Satur-
day at their home in Canoe Twp. All
of their children were present and
neighbors and friends from miles
around were there to extend them
congratulations and good wishes.
Rev. Damerow, of DEBORAH, was
present and opened the exercises
with song and prayer. A very pleas
ant day was spent and the best wish
es of all were extended to these good
people, and they were also presented
with lot of line silverware in re-
membrane of the occasion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-24
Will Accept New Position.

Mr.. Leo Coughlin, who has been
the efficient bookkeeper in Ben
Bears clothing store for several
years past, has resigned, and the
first of the year will depart with his
family for independence, his old
home, where he has accepted a fine
position with the Campbell Mercan-
tile Co., as head bookkeeper and
credit man. Mr.. Coughlin is a fine
young man, ana is possessed of a
disposition which readily makes and
holds friends, and his new employers
will find in him valuable asset to
their business. We regret to see this
estimable family leave DEBORAH, and
wish them luck and prosperity in
their new home.