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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-30
PROMINENT DENTIST
COMMITS SUICIDE
DR.. A. J. Timmons, OF Crisfield,
With Razor, Cuts His Throat
From Ear To Ear.

Our sister town of Crisfield had
@nother great shock on Monday even
ing last when it was announced that
Dt. A. j. Timmons. prominent den
tist of that place, had committed sui
eide by cutting his throat from ear,
with razor, IN his dental offices
there. 1t was known that the doctor
lad been suffering from depression
and melancholy for the last few
days and he had remarked to some
cf his friends that he had not attended
church on Sunday because he con-
templated suicide on that day.
Mayor E. P. Wyatt visited the doc
tor Monday afternoon until $50
{ clock and left the office to attend
70 some business. A short time later
he returned with DR.. Timmons
brother, who had been sent for fror
Berlin, and it was then he was found
near a basin over which he held his
throat when slashed.
DR.. Timmons went to Crisfeld
about five years ago, widower, with
cne son, and had since been actively
engaged in his profession, enjoying a
good practice.
He was known to many persons in
our county and his tragic death is
source of much grief to them.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-30
P0com0ke Team
Has Good Week
Win Three Out OF FIUe Games, Shutting Out Princess
Anne And Cambridge Tean,s.-Belte HaUen
To Play Here This Saturday Afternoon

be out of whack and the result was
that very poor showing for both
sides was made. Pocomoke, however
got the better of it as the score will
show. Pocomoke 10; Salisbury 8.
PocOmoke 1; Cambridge 0.
On Wednesday afternoon, on the
Pocomoke diamond, another real
game was witnessed, when the CAM
bridge club crossed bats with our
boys. Like the one last week with
! !rincess Anne. the battle was hard
fought and the result was just the
same. The Cambridge boys are ex-
oellent players and they put up a
strong fight for supremacy, playing
a hard game from the first to the
,inth inning. Pocomoke, however,
! eld her own, and our boys, too, play
cd excellent ball. After a hard foughi
battle the score stood Pocomoke /;
Cambridge 0.
ChestertOwn IL; POcOmOke 10.
On Thursday afternoon it was ex-
pected that one of the best games of
the entire season would be pulled off.
Chestertown was advertised to play
cur boys on the Pocomoke diamond.
Ghestertown is said to have probably
the strongest team on the shore. In
stead of ball playing it was, like the
game at Salisbury on Tuesday, more
ct running match. Both teams in
stead of being at their best, seemed.
to be at their worst, and the result
was that a very ugly score was re-
corded. And this we say with all
courtesy to the visiting team. The
score card showed Chestertown 12;
Pocomoke 10. We failed to catch the
time of the heats.
All of the games that were played
OF our local diamond were largely at
tended, showing that our people have
not yet tired of the base ball enter
rise. The visitors were all pleased
with the town and are looking for
ward with pleasure when in the nat
ural turn of events they are scheduled
to play here again.
Belle Haven VS.. POcOmOke.
The Belle Haven Club will cross
bats with our boys on the home dia-
mond this afternoon. Don't forget it
and be sure to be present. 1t will b.
a good game.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-30
John WardDeN Improving

Latest reports from John Ward
we'll. who is in the Salisbury Hospit-
al, suffering with a broken leg as the
result of an automobile accident, are
TO the effect that he is gradually inn
proving. To be sure it will be some
weeks before he is able to return to
his home in this city, but with it all
he is doing as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-30
THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB ACTIVITIES
Most OF Them Arranging For At
tractive Exhibits At The Ap-
preaching Pocomoke Fair.
st. Martins Club.

The boys and girls of st. Martins
Agricultural Club held a picnic in the
grove at st. Martins Church on Mon
day, July 25th The first feature of
the picnic was the holding of for
NAL club meeting, the members an
swering to the roll call with either a
reading or quotation. The club
members discussed plans for making
exhibits of Gamer products, sewing,
poultry, garden and farm products at
the Pocomoke Fair. Appropriate
songs were sung and refreshments
were served to the members of the
club through the kindness of Rev.
and Mrs. Jones. This club will hold
It's next meeting on August 9Th.
Whaleyville Club
The Boys and Girls Industrial
Club of Whaleyville met at the home
Of Littleton Fooks in Whaieyville.
After the business meeting was ad-
journed, games were played and re-
freshments were served to the club
members.
POcOmOke Club
On Saturday afternoon one of the
largest meetings yet held by the
Boys Agricultural Club of Pocomokc
was held in the Club Room at the Cit
liens National Bank. The club was
addressed by Mr.. Byrd, cashier of the
bank, on the advantages derived from
becoming a club member. County
Agent Oswald discussed with the boys
the preparing of their pure bred pigs
FOR the club exhibit at the Pocomoke
Fair, and plans were made for the
sending of club winners to Boys and
Girls Club Week at the University.
After the meeting was over, Mr..
Byrd agreeably surprised the mem-
bers by inviting them to an "ice
cream set up" at the soda fountain.
The next meeting of this club will
be held at the Farmers Room at the
I ocomoke City National Bank on Sat
urday afternoon, August 18th.
Ohiyesa Club
The Ohiyesa Club of Pocomoke vi
finity met at the home Of Nora Vans
colina for it's second meeting in July.
After very profitable business meet
ing, a demonstration to prepare the
girls for demonstrating in the remov-
81 of stains was given by Miss Wal
ter, Home Demonstration Agent. The
meeting, adjourned to meet again on
August 18th at Grace Churn's.
Stockton Club
The Girls Club at Stockton held its
meeting on July 26th at the home of
Ellen Hill. A committee was ap-
pointed to see all girls to secure a
Continued on Page s.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-30
Belle Haven VS.. POcOmOke.

The Belle Haven Club will cross
bats with our boys on the home dia-
mond this afternoon. Don't forget it
and be sure to be present. 1t will b.
a good game.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-30

Since our last issue the Pocomoke
Base Ball club has had all kinds of
experiences. A part of the time they
have played good ball and won victor
les that were a credit to them. AT
ether times they seemed to have lost
their pep and their playing was any
thing but creditable. But this hap
pens with all players SO we will have
% overlook their bad playing and
give them full credit for victories
achieved.
Pocomoke L; Princess Anne 0.
The first contest they were in since
our last issue was that of Friday OF
last week, when they again met the
Princess Anne team on the POcomoke
diamond. This was truly a good
game from start to finish and the
boys of both clubs put up hard
fight. Upon this occasion the clubs
seemed to be evenly matched with the
odds slightly in favor of Pocomoke.
Both of the teams fought hard for
supremacy but at the close ofthe ninth
inning our home team had scored
snother victory with a score of l to
0. Good ball playing, boys.
OnancOck 10; POcOmOke a.
On Saturday afternoon the Oman
cock boys again visited ou r town.
They came with blood in their eyes
and it was evident that it was their
intention to win a victory if such a
thing were possible. And they were
not mistaken in their intention, for
they walked away with our boys, and
it seemed to have been done very cas-
ily. For some reason the Pocomoke
bows were not on their stride and the
visitors got the lead on them and they
were never able to even up. The visl-
tors went away with the score, 1t
standing Onancock 10; Pocomoke A.
Pocomoke 13; Salisbury 9.
Our boys went to Salisbury on
Tuesday to entertain the team Of that
town. Of course they went for the
purpose of playing base ball game,
but it has more often been referred
20 as running match. All base ball
teams, it is said, have their off days,
and surely this was the case with
both the Salisbury and Pocomoke
.lubs on Tuesday last. as evidenced
b, the score. Both teams seemed to
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-30
On Visit To Son.

Mrs. Charles Grande left Friday
for 10 days visit with her son, Rev.
John w. Grande, in Hummelstown,
emma.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-30

Miss Dorothy Hancock had as her
guest for the week Miss Mae Meal
lister, of Snow Hill.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
PIEDMONT ORCHARDIsTS
PLAN AN ORGANIZATION
Judge A. f. Chamberlain and J. G..
Hrnce TO Speak in Nelson, AM
hcrst and Other Counties.

LYSCHBURG, VA, Dec. 3.-Or-
chardists in the central Piedmont are
TO bo organized fDr protection in the
future in the way of better produc-
ton. marketing and storing apples.
the promoters of the move being
Judge A. r. Chamberlain. of the pro-
duction and marketing bureau OF the
local Chamber of Commerce. and j.
G.. Bruce. district agricultural agent.
who were asked by an Informal meet
ing of growers held here to arrange
for the formation OF county associa
lions. After the formation of county
associations meeting will he held
here for the organization of CEN
trail organization.
The schedule for the meetings Is as
follows:
Nelson County. at Lovingston, De-
cember 8 alto A. NJ.
Amherst County, at Amherst, De-
cember 10 at 10 A. NJ.
Bedford County, Mt Bedford, Decem-
Der Is at IL A. M.
Campbell County. at Lynchburg,
December II at 1 p. NJ.
AppomattoX County, at Appomat-
tox. December Is at II A. III.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
CORN HEADS 2OLEADING CROPS
IN UNITED STATES; HAY, SECOND
Total Value of Twenty Main Crops in 1919 Was sl3,
'o4sz9o,92o, More Than Nine-Tenths of the Total
Value OF Crops Shown by Fourteenth Census.

WASHINGTON. d. C.. Dec. s.-The
Department Of Commerce, through
the Bureau Of the Census. announces
the following data from tho 1920 cen.
sus of agriculture OF tho united
States.
The twenty leading crops of the
United States in 1919, arranged in
order OF value. were corn. hay and
forage. cotton. wheat. oats. potatoes.
tobacco. apples. barley, sweet pota-
toes. rye. rough rice. grapes. peaches.
kahr and milo. oranges, sugar beets.
peanuts. dry edible beans and sup,r
cane. The total value of those
twenty crops was s13,75Io,o.es
which represents more than ni,e-
tenths of the total value OF crons
shown by the fourteenth census.
Corn Heads the List.
Corn heads the list. with a ya,ue NJ,
sa.'of.'s'.l02, or almost $1,000. 600
more than hay and forage. which
stands second on the list with a vaJ,o
OF *2.523.o50.22+. Cotton ranked third
with n value Uncluding cot,onsecdI
OF *2.355.l6s.365, and wheat ranked
IT, with a value of s2.074.07sso1.
ihese -FOUR crops combined. represent
eh value amounting to 1850. oo5.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
MANUFACTURERS MAKE
EXHIBIT RESERVATIONS
Indications Are the 1922 Elk.
hibilion Will Be the Great
est Ever Staged.

manufacturers and exporters of
Richmond are rapidly resesvinE space
tor display of their products at tn.
l922 exhibition which will be held
the week of February 10 in n hall
yet to be designated. T.. NJ. Runncls
the managing secretary, and mem
pers OF the committee in charge nj
the forthcoming exhibition are pre-
pairing for the greatest DISPLAY az
iilchmond- made goods ever shown In
this city, and IL will be an eve.
opener to many who think they know
what Richmond produces.
Under the rules laid down by the
committee. the 1921 exhibitors hay.
until December 10 to make reserya
ton OF display space. the old EXHIBIT.
tors being given the preference
After December 10 the spaces vii,
De allotted to the applicants n:
rapidly as they come In.
Reservations Made.
Up to last night the followine
hrns had reserved space:
Manchester Board and Paper CON,
pany. Dunlop Mills, G. w. Antrim G
Sons. Richmond Steve Comna,w
american Can Company. Old Domin.
ION beverage Company, Southern
stove Works. kingan e. Co, Rich.
mona engineering Company. Roun.
tree Trunk and Bag Company, Abe
marie Paper Manufacturing Com
pany, Textile Manufacturing Com
pany. Westmoreland Manufacturing
Company. Miller. Manufacturing Com
pany. p. Lorillard CO.. The Beaufort
Continued on Eighth Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
$4,000 STEEL CONCRETE
BRIDGE OVER MATTAPON|.
Tappahannock Section Open
cd to Richmond by Newly
Constructed Highways.
SURVEYING ROAD TO MANau1y
Caroline md Hanover Counties with
state Aid Complete x15,75O Steel
Bridge Over the PRmunkey River
ON Line OF Two Counties.

Tho Tappahannock section is fast
being opened To Richmond through,
the Improvement OF highways and
the completion OF s3o.5Oo steel and
concrete bridge across the Malta
pony River.
The improvements in the highways
have been along the route from Rich
nond via Old Church. Manquin. Ay-
lett, Bray's Fork, thence to Tan
Eahannock. bringing tho latter place
To exactly fifty miles from Richmond,
and milking available from the salt
water OF that section the fine oysters
and fish which have been going 10
Baltimore and other markets.
New Bridge Over Mattaponi.
The bridge over the Mattaponi
River has main span $50 feet in
length, the total length of the bridge
from approach to approach is 46S 1-2
feet. the floor being concrete ana
the balance OF the bridge steel. The
standard width bridge is now open
TO uafi:c
miles of splendid gravel road have
been constructed, and north OF the
bridge strip OF one and one-halE
mile in length will be completed by
the latter part OF this month.
The road from Bray's Fork to Taps
pahannock has also recently been
improved Surveyors will leave this
week to finish the survey and speci-
hcations for improvements OF the
road from Richmond to Manquin, II
distance OF 1874 miles.
Another New Bridge.
In cooperation with the State the
counties OF Caroline and Hanover.
have just completed the new Page
bridge over the Pamunkey River on
the line between Caroline and Han
over Counties ut cost of S15,750.
The bridge is OF steel, and Is 32f
feet In length. This bridge opens a
rich territory In Caroline County
and adjoining. and affords another
route via Ashland out of Richmond
to penetrate the Tappahannock sec
ton. Only few miles of road I'm
rrovement are needed to give pas-
sable roads through the entire Sec
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
WHAT OTHER STATES ARE
DOING IN HIGHWAY WORK
West Virginia Sells SIS, 0OO,.
900 of 5 Per Cent Serial
Bonds at Par.
PAGE TELLS or PLAN IN y. G.
Governor Sells s5.OOO.O1O Worth of
q Per Cent Short-Tern Notes on
Basls or 3.05-PrnnsyIvnnin Dis
poscs of Inst of Issue nj IOt.

AS the question of Il State high
way bond Issue of sl2.00O.e00 cover
ing the two-year period of l922-23.
has had an important part in the dis
cussion OF how Virginia can go
ahead with road construction. the
Virginia Good Roads Association has
made inquiry as TO what other States
which had previously authorized
state highway bond issue. were able
to do with the sale OF bonds.
Major c. T.. Fortncy, chairman OF
the West Eir. !nia state Highway
Commission. reverted that they had
sold s15.ooo.ooO of per cent serial
State highway bonds at par. with
accrued interest. G. II. Fitzpatrick,
State Treasurer of Connecticut. adj
vises that his state has sold 5000
600 OF per cent serial State high
way bonds at substantial premium.
North Cnrolinn'n Plan.
Frank Page, chairman of the Norm
Carolina State Highway Commission,
reports the sale OF the first INSTALL
ment OF }5.00O,000 OF their per Gene
serial State highway bonds at 4 pre-
MUM above par. Ninety days pro,
TO the sale OF these bonds, the Gov
crnor. in accordance with the action
of the General Assembly. sold s5.oov,-
600 of per cent short-tcrm notes
on basis OF 5.9J. This was done,
II was explained, to give the STATE
funds with which to take advantage
OF the low prices prevailing on roaa
construction. due to unemployment.
and to carry tine work forward pend
ing the arrival Of the time wsui
their per cent bonds could be sold
ut or above par
Colonel w. u. Uhlcr, chief State
highway engineer OF Pennsylvania.
advises Of the sale OF the last in
staliment OF the ss0.0o0.00o bond is-
sue amounting to sl0000.O00 Of 4 "a
per cent bonds at I04. Michigan,
Illinois and other States, which have
previously authorized bond issues for
road construction. have placed their
bonds on the market with the reduc-
ton OF the rate Of interest.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
HAS INCREASE IN INCOME
Statement for October and for
the January-October Period
Shows Improyement

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroa j
mas just issued statement of reye-
nues and expenses for the month OF
october. 1921, showing the operating
revenues TO be s5.5I7,73s, as corr.
pared with sG,4sG.925 IN 1920. and
so'o39,2l6 in 1919. and operating ex.
penses TO be $4,69l,45S. as compared
with t5.43e,1G5 in 1920, and s4.5i0.7sO
IN isls' The operating income. after
aeuuctins taxes in October, 1921. was
''o,ssi' rs compared with s77e.7eO
In 1920 and ss2S.436 in 1919.
January to October 81.
inc statement also covers IN,
period from January to October AZ
1871 as compared with the like period
IN 1890 and 1919. This year the oper.
atine revenues totalled s55.Ia9.2s7
as compared with s5s.els.432 in 1890
and s5l.Sl5.7S5 in 1918. The operat.
ing expenses were s49.03I,5SS, as com.
pared with s56.96S.s95 in 1920. ana
si4,l47,o59 in 1919.
After deducting taxes the ooero,.
ING income was s3,422.70i. as com.
pared with iIo7.770 in 1920, and
S5.o5s,676 in 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
833,1H V|RG|N|ANs
GA|NFULLY OCCUPIED
Preliminary Report of Census
Bureau Covering United
States Issued.
EASTERN WOMEN IN THE LEAD
Proportion of Gninfully Occupied Fc-
males Larger I'm States Lying Near
Atlantic Const Than In Central or
Western states.
EASTERN WOMEN IN THE LEAD

According to the preliminary state
ment of the Department OF Commerce
through the Bureau OF Census, show
Ing the number OF persons Eainfully
occupied. Virginia in 1920. had L.
5iS,S6S population ten years OF age
and over. of which S33.l77. or 47.6
per cent were engaged I'm gainful oc-
cupation. The total number of males
ten years and over in the State was
given at SfS.i93. with 677.004, or 76.i
per cent engaged in gainful
occupation. The total number of fe-
males in the State ten years and
over is given at s62,375. OF which
i56.l13. or 1871 per cent were en-
gagged in gainful occupation.
Classes Specified.
The "gainfully occupied" classes
comprise % employers. (2) profess
sional and other persons working
on their own account, and 90 en-
ploycs working for salaries or wages
or their equivalent.
The report shows n total popula-
ton. ten years and over. in the
United States of S2,139,3i5. Of which
4l.609,19 or b0.3 per cent arc en-
gagged in gainful occupation. OF a.
ss9,e69 males. ten years and over. 3D.
059.793. or 1872 per cent are engaged
in Eainful occupation. and of 49,
1896 females, ten years and over,
S.549.399. or 2l.1 per cent are engaged
II gainful occupation.
or the 41.6O9,l92 persons gainfuily
occupied in 1920, 33,059.793 were
Ilales, and S,549,39s were females.
The males formed Sis per cent Of the
total male population, and 1872 per
cent OF the male population ten years
of age and over. The female gain
full workers formed 1876 per cent of
the total female population, and Pill
per cent OF the female population
ten years OF age and over. In the
case of each sex separately. rs in the
case OF both sexes considered to-
gether, the proportion gainfully oc-
cupieI increased from census to CEN
sus between 1850 and 1910, but de-
creased between 1910 and 1920.
Eastern Women Lead.
The largest proportion OF gainful
workers OF both sexes In the popu-
Luton ten years Of age and over, is
SHOWN Cor the District of Columbia,
6l.2 per cent. The largest proportion
il any State appears for Nevada. 5S.S.
and the smallest, A, for North Da-
ota. The largest and smallest per-
centage of painfully occupied males.
az and 700. are also shown for Ne
.ada and North Dakota. respective
". The largest percentage of gain
fully occupied females in any state
appears for South Carolina. 1914. and
the smallest, 1l.2. for West Virginia.
For the District of Columbia. how
ever. the percentage OF gainfully oc-
cupied females. 1876, is much larger
than for any State. being more than
twice as large as the corresponding
(Continued ON Eighth Pnge.l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
Farmers to Meet Dece mber "a.

c LYNCHBURG, VA, Dec. 3.-Thc
thirteenth annual meeting OF thl
Farmers Educational and Co-opera-
tive Union Will be held In the audi
forum OF tho yirginiap Hotel IN this
off. On NWSdnesda December 1 1. IS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
Virginia Ranks Third.
UrEcx Organization.

DR.. Fletcher made "a plea for an
organized development of the apple
Industry of the Cumberland Shen-
andoah region as "a unit. The APP
pie growers in this valley" he as
serted. have a community OF In
tcrest that would not be disregarded
by any other group Of business men
similarity situated. They sell the
same commodity. seek the same mar
kct. and have substantially the same
CONTINUED on Eighth PaCeJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
VIRGINIA takes LEAD IN
PURE-BRED STOCK DRIVE
Two Hundred and Eighty
Seven New Members En-.
rolled in State.
1900 CERTIFICATES ISSUED
Six Counties In Virginia Have More
Than Twenty SiEnerS Each to Pure
bred Sire Picdgcs-Ohto Close
Second.

BLACKSBURG. VA. Dec. 3.-Ac-
cordIng to reports from the Wash
ihGton Office on the Pure Bred->Src
cam paign in the United Statese the
State OF Virginia is leading all other
states in new members, 2S7 being
enrolled in this State. Ohio being
second with 259. Nebraska third with
lo3, and Kentucky fourth with AS.
Six counties In Virginia have more
than twenty siSners each. Oklahoma.
although having comparatively few
slshers' showed widespread in
terest with nineteen new counties
Joining the ranks.
To Stimulate Hotter Stock.
The Better Sires. Better Stock
campaign" inaugurated by the
United States Department of Agri-
cultural In the autumn of 1919. TO
stimulate tho replacement of low
class breeding animals with pure
cred males and pure bred females.
mas gone ahead with increased impe-
tus in recent months as the aboy.
reports show, In spite of the depres-
sion In the farming and live stock
business.
In the two years that the campaign
has been In progress, IO2,437 cattle
nave been listed by men who have
signed the better sires, better stock
pledge; also 1889 horses. 493 asses
49.35I swine. 1891 sheep, 2.7so goats.
ioi.1l7 poultry have been listed. This
makes total OF 6i3.94a animals and
fowls. or the greeding stock owned
oS persons using only pure bred
males. the highest percentage OF
pure bred females has been found
among swine, 64.7 per cent. or the
cows listed 3G.s per cent are pure
pred: OF mares, 1915; OF ewes. 1877
per cent. or tho female poultry en-
tered by signers G9.l pJ, cent was
standard bred.
1900 Certificates tn virginia.
In the number number OF persons
70 whom certificates have been is-
sued. virginia leads with 1903 md
Neoraska Is second with s92. Tho
latter State. however, leads I'm Tho
hummer OF animals and poultry listed.
having 51.o66 and 1ol.63a respectiye,
asa. s., -, ana 'l'-
The ten leading states in member
snip arc Virginia. Nebraska. Ohio
south Carolina, Kentucky. wasbinr.
ton. Massachusetts. Texas. vernon,
and Connecticut. The splendid show.
ing made by Virginia In this cam.
Continued on Eighth PaEe.J