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Evening star., 1921-10-07
SENDS OUT PRAYER PLEA,
Cardinal O'Connell Acts as Arms
Conference Approaches.

BOSTON. October cardinal
O'Connell. in letter to the clergy of
the Boston Archdiocese today, re-
quested that prayers be offered at
masses on Armstice day for the suc-
cess of the conference to limit arma-
ments. which begins at Washington
that day.
The cardinals letter said that
upon the success of the conference
will depend in great part the uni
versal good will and happiness for
which an afflicted and sorrowing
world is yearning."
Evening star., 1921-10-07
NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER.

LONDON. October "a dispatch
from Melbourne says Sir Joseph Cook.
minister OF the treasury Of the COM
monwea1th, has been appointed AUS
tralian high commissioner to London
in succession to Andrew Fisher.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
100 BODIES ARE BURIED.
Soldiers Who Died Overseas Now
Rest at Arlington.

Bodies of 100 enlisted men of the
Army who died overseas were buried
in the Arlington National cemetery
yesterday afternoon with full mill
tary honors.
Religious services were conducted
by Army chapiains of various denom-
nations. The list of dead included
the name of Henry H. Woodville of
1ndiantown Va. who. was killed in
action at Clerges. France, October /.
1918. while serving in Company u
126th Infantry.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
AGAIN HEADS UNITARlANS

DETROIT, Mich. October will
llan Howard Taft, Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court, today
was reelected president OF the Uni
tartan General Conference at the or
sdnization's closing business session
He was elected without opposition
for a third consecutive term.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
work Aecu1nulates. A

The commissioners announced that
while It was their wish on their own
initiative to Investigate rents In con-
nection with properties offered for use
OF delegates to the conference on
limitation Of armamenta the accumu-'
Evening star., 1921-10-07

Neither Hindus nor Japanese will
ever willingly sleep with their heads
to the north.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
RENT COMMISSION
WORK HELD VITAL
Continued from First Pase.)

, hunted far and near in good localities
for a reasonably priced room. Find
| everything In that line sky-high and
soaring. It's a burning shame that
honest, Industrious women who are
endeavoring to earn an honest liveli-
live at moderate rent. Rooms on
third floors are rented at $40 per
month without a bathroom. Women
all over the city are dSsparate at
!! the enormous rents out of moderate sal
aries.
'In q locality where respectable
woman desires to live you can get
nothing for less than $40. and for
TSst .rs rooms they s are cs sss fs So TO-
done to bring down these intolerable
prices driving our weaker sisters to
suicide and shame? find places
where both husband and wife are in
government employ, their little chill
dren In the care Ct a servant and
prices"
Characteristic Of Others.
Mrs. Taylor and Mr.. GUIDE explained
that the tone Of the letter was char-
acteristic Of others received. The con-
ditions pointed to, they stated. actual
ly exist today in washington. While
they admitted that there are many
rooms for rent" signs posted through
out the city, 1t was asserted that the
rentals asked were In most cases ex-
orbitant ana calculated to scare away
the majority Of room hunters. In
stances of single furnished rooms held
for $55 a month and isolated demands
for as much as $50 have been reported,
1t was stated.
Both commissioners explained that
it was due the real estate men to ex-
plain that most OF this kiting Of
prices on rooms was being done by
persons subleasing their houses to
roomerA Realtors, In most instances,
have shown q sincere desire to CO.
operate In amelierating the conditions.
1t was said:
v6nSnr 4 aSuYsa nj fAa
Evening star., 1921-10-07

lation of work now before the COM
mission virtually precludes such
action. Qualification was expressed
that a committee of the Washington
keal Estate Board has undertaken to
do this work
Evening star., 1921-10-07
First Jobs for Veterans,

II believe with Secretary of Labor
Davis when he says, When good times
return the first jobs must go to the
Evening star., 1921-10-07
HOUSE TO TAKE UP
CAR MERGER BILL
Continued from First Page0

Electric Company. and we hope by this
legislation to give relief at the earliest
possible moment and without attendant
litigation.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-01
Pocon,oke RiUer Bridge
Nearing Completion

The new bridge spanning the Po-
comoke river at the foot of Market
street is expected to be open for
traffic November list, So far, while
it has been suggested no plans have
been made to celebrate this big event.
1t is to be hoped however that our
merchants and other public spirited
citizens will take the matter up and
make it a gloriuos occasion and one
long to be remembered in the history
Ct the town. This handsome struc-
ture is credit to the city and also
to all who have been instrumental in
its erection. 1t is a creditable
achievement of which We are justly
proud, and it is only natural that we
should wish to share this pride with
cur sitter towns. Let us plan for a
big week to celebrate this important
eN ent.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-01
WARSHIP ALABAMA
SUNK BY AIR BOMB
Our Own Tangier Sound The Scene
OF The Destruction OF The
Famous Battleship.


On Monday last, in Tangier Sound,
within whistle distance of our town
CT Pocomoke City, 2000-pound bomb
ended the career of the old battle
ship Alabama at 1915 o'clock p. M
A Martin bomber, flying over the
obsolete warship anchored off Tan.
gier Island, in Chesapeake Bay, tore
eff her mast, destroyed her super
structure and turned her over on her
side in shallow water.
Six other planes almost simultane
ously rained 1000 and 1000 pound
bombs on the hulk as she went down.
Four hit the vessel as she trundetl
over, and the remainder landed in the
water within 20 to 80 feet
The plane which gave the Alabama
rer death blow flew over the vessel
and dropped 100-pound sighting
bomb Her pilot then guided her
hack, and from the observation taken
the 2000-pound bomb dropped in the
identical spot where the sighting
bomb hit-directly at the base of the
main mast.
The scoring by the planes par.
4, ticipating in the final attack was loo
per cent. Air Service officers san
adding that tests involving the Ala,
bama were very successful. The
chemical warfare laboratory tests
were particularly satisfactory as il
Illustrating that no person could have
lived on the ship after the deadly gas
eS had been released from bomb:
dropped on the vessel.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-01

The question has been asked-In
what way are Chamberlain Tablets
superior to the ordinary cathartic and
liver pills? Our answer lis, they are
easier and more pleasant to take and
their ecect is so gentle that one hard
ly realizes that it is produced by a
nedicine. Then, they not only move
the bowels but improve the appetite
nd strengthen the digestion.-Adver-
tisement.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-01
OPPORTUNITY.

Mr.. Clogg gave one to the public
last week, and nearly 5000 people
took it. Advertising his wares in this
way gives him quite list of persons
interested in the somewhat obscure
(?) Ford, and the fair treatment of
all should reward him in the good
will and patronage of the public.
Two of the 5000 got small prizes,
and one got a free car. The rest were
in for "the fun of it"
Advertising usually pays, and l
have an opportunity to offer to the
people, that, if it fulfflls the expecta-
tions of many conservative business
men of my acquaintance, will be far
ahead, even Of free Ford, as, for a
small contribution to the venture, ev-
cry one will participate in the re-
turns that are expected.
A successful oil operation and bust.
ness man, whom l know in Pueblo,
Colo, has organized a company which
has secured government lease on
2400 acres of land on the edge of the
oldest oil producing field in Colora
do, and within easy piping distance
of a refinery, and they think they
have the source of all the oil in that
field. They have spent more than a
year in securing the lease and getting
equipment on the ground, at an out
lay, up to July, of over $18,00G
mostly in equipment, and are now
about ready to begin drilling. The
president of the company put in near
ly $4,000 of this advanced cost, be-
sides all his work. Seeing accounts of
this enterprise in the papers, began
Investigations in August, and have
details and maps of it, and the opin-
ions of several business men, and
from all showings, l can recommend
both the proposition = and the COM
pany.
They have allowed me a block of
10000 shares to place here, if the
people want them, and am allowed a
short time to dispose of them at rs
cents.
1t will only take ten individuals
or associations of individuals, who
can take 1000 shares each, to pool
this much stock, and if returns are as
expected, it may bring more money to
Pocomoke than has come here for
some time.
1t should be demonstrated within
a year, perhaps in a few months. But
fer delay, due to the Colorado flood
drillinw would now be started. AS il
has to be closed soon on this basis
will give my attention to it next week
and will meet postal, or other APP
pointments with individuals, oil
groups to show the details, as may be
desired. Talk it over with friends
and see, or write me at 917 Clarke
avenue.
G. L. KNIGHT.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-01
Oyster RoaSts
Now Popular

Moonlight nights, pleasant even
ings and delicious bayside oysters are
proving an irresistible combination to
Tocomokians young and old. Nearly
every evening of the last week con-
genial parties motored to Georges Is
land Landing and enjoyed the most
palatable of oysters fresh from the
alter, roasted in good old fashioned
style.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-01
MILWAUKEE BARS TO STAY

Court OVerrules opinion OF state At
torney General on Matter.
Madison, WiS.-Bars in saloons need
not be removed or altered to comply
with the new state prohibition law
Judge L. r. Stevens told attorneys for
Milwaukee saloon interests, who have
brought a test case. The Judge said
that he was satisfied that the attorney
general was wrong in his opinion that
bars must be altered to give ,lnob-
structed view Of The space behind
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13
JUST FOLKS
By EDGAR A. GUEST.

HEARTS DESIRE.
What is it that the heart desires,
beyond the peace OF happy fires,
The kettles merry song!
And what can gold and silver buy or
all the pomp of fame supply
Which man need mourn for long7
What Is there in life's luxuries, and
all the drowsy ways OF ease
That man should sigh to miss?
If but the home he keeps Is glad with
laughter, why need he be sad,
Or seek a greater bliss?
And yet men sigh from day TO day,
and frown where merry children play,
And tell their tales OF woe,
Because they have not come to fame and
have no lands or gold to claim
oh, why should this be SO?
With health and laughter where he dwells,
no man should sigh for thing else,
Who sits by happy fires.
to him the joys Of life belong,
He has his hearts desires
Copyright, 1921 By Edgar 4. Guestl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13

in Paris. He began to pine for his
daughters, and last November he
wrote to his Belgian wife, Charlotte.
to Join him in America, bringing fif-
teen-year-old Virginia and the younger
Philomene with her.
In due time they arrived. Antoine
wept tears of joy upon seeing them,
and swore that the widow Pierre
Labar should depart from his life.
AS it happened, however, the widow
did not see things that way at all. She
continued to remain in the apartment
of Antoine, recognizing the household
on a new basis and managing it as be-
fore Charlotte she took to work with
her every day at the costumer's where
she was employed, and the chhdren
she placed in school All might have
gone well, as it seems to do in so many
of these bigamy cases. If the neigh
bors had L<t discovered the cfrcum-
stances and had Antoine arrested
Such cases present great difficulties
to well-meaning judges, especially
when a man is found to have two
wives, both having children and both
dependent upon him for support II
the wives don't object, why should the
court? This was the somewhat I'M
usual position recently taken by the
federal authorities in the case of an
italian who came in great distress to
the police when he suddenly found
himself with two wives and two sets
of children on his hands. He had left
his first wife and their Son in Italy
while he came to this country to make
his fortune. During the war, he sent
her the passage money to come 70
America and join him, but hearing
nothing in reply, he assumed she was
dead He thereupon married a
Pennsylvania widow. who is now the
mother of two babies. Thus, imagine
the poor mans plight when a few
weeks ago wife No. and her son
arrived from Italy. evincing great de-
Tight at seeing him.
Sometimes a near male relative, an
obliging brother or uncle steps noDiy
to the rescue in a situation OF this
kind. but in the absence of such a
hero, some authorities think the best
solution is to set the bigamist free
to work out his own difficulties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13

1t is estimated> from late figures
that fewer than A per cent of the in
habitants of the United States are on
farms. The movement to the cities
instead of to the farms is regarded by
both farmers and economists as a
source of pressing danger to the pros
perity of the nation. Scores of rea-
sons are adduced to account for the
movement. But it is improbable that
this condition will be changed by n
protective tariff on agricultural prod
ucts or by extending additional credit
to farmers. There are two reasons
for the changed ratio between rural
and urban populations, which the
economists may have overlooked.
One is that it requires fewer persons
to produce a given amount of farm
products than formerly owing to the
development of agricultural machin-
cry. Another is that the increased de-
mand for machinery has called the
rural dweller to the manufacturing
industries. A farm tractor now does
the work formerly requiring the serv-
ices of several men and the men thus
displaced find jobs with the concern
manufacturing the tractor. Really
there does not seem to be any cause
for worry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13
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Dorothy Dix Talks
The Happiest Estate.
By DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer,


II a man is self-centered. he will
be happier single than married. The
family circle has no room in it for
seifishness. On the contrary, 1t Is a.
place where self-sacrifice does it's
great and perfect work, and unless one
Is SO constituted as to enjoy a certain
degree Of martyrdom, one shows
gumption by keeping out of it.
Even the best of wives Is no pin
feathered saint. Even the finest chill
dren are little imps. There is no
household that runs always on BALI
bearing wheels. Unless a man is will
ing to bear and forbear with his wife;
unless he is willing to walk the colicky
and mean dinners upon occasion: un-
less he can love those dependent on
him better than himself, and feel 1t a
privilege to toll in order to keep them
safe and warm, he's got no business
getting married.
But the old bachelors life is not all
beer and skittles: for there comes to
every man a time when the only de-
sirable thing on earth is some warm
human tie: and IL he has not made
that IN his youth by marrying. his old
age is desolate, no matter what he has
achieved, no matter how much money
he has accumulated.
The old bachelor may be rich and
famous. He may live in a luxurious
club where he IS waited upon by
trained servants, and every meal IS
the triumph of a chef. He may have
every little fussy way catered to. and
Anot a care or anxiety about another
human being in the world. and yet be
so lonely and forlorn as to be an OBJ
Jsct OF pity TO the poorest and hum
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13
PROFITS TAX SHOULD GO.

The story comes from Washington
that western representatives in con-
gress are to make common cause with
the representatives of the agricultural
south in behalf of a retention of the
excess profits tax. This is the tax
whose elimination mas been urged by
both a Democrat and Republican Sec
rotary of the treasury, on the ground
that it has outlived It's productivity
1t has been rightly condemned as a
levy upon ability, loo1 energy, upon
enterprise, and upon Industry. 1t has
been shown up as a throttler of bust
ness.
1t seemed but short time ago that
If anything were certain in the tax
situation it was that the excess profits
tax must go.
And now comes the report that the
farming interests of the west and the
south are planning to oppose the re-
peal of this tax. The reason advanced
for the stand is that the public, Of
which the farmers form so large a
part, would be made to bear the bur-
den which would be taken off the cor
porations by the elimination of the
tax.
It IL no compliment to the intelli-
gence of the farmer, says the Sioux
City Tribune. to believe that he would
be swayed by such a fallacy. The
farmer of today recognizes plainly that
his own prosperity depends upon the
prosperity of the nations industry and
finance, Just as the prosperity of in
dustry and finance depends upon the
prosperity OF the farmer. No one in
terest can prosper while the rest of
the country suffers.
The farmer knows, therefore, con-
tinues the Tribune. that whatever
hurts the manufacturer or banker en-
gagged in legitimate business ultimate
ly hurts him. The excess profits tax,
It has been quite clearly demonstrated,
/ is pernicious. Furthermore, it no
longer yields an adequate revenue.
Even If it be allowed to stand, the
(but will not) must be raised in some
other way. Such a specious argumen:
as that it's repeal would mean the
transferring of a heavy tax burden
from the rich corporations to the poor
people deserves what It will probably
| get-scant consideration.
The representatives of the agricul-
tural west. at any rate, can hardly
claim to be representing their constit-
uencies If they oppose the repeal OF
the excess profits tax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13

1t is expected that the railroads will
promptly enlarge their working forces
when the new wage rates become ef-
fective. Not only would this hasten
the accomplishment of deferred re-
pair and maintenance work, but it
would materially reduce the number
of unemployed railwaymen. Altho
railway earnings are below the in
come contemplated in the revision of
rates last year, rates appear to be I'M
reasonably high. in view of the
changed levels of commodity prices.
Tho reduction in wages will undoubt-
edly strengthen the demand for lower
freight rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13

b1est man who has his children's arms
about his neck.
For achievement becomes an empty
thing when no one cares whether we
succeed or fail After we are middle
aged, money can BUY US little because
We want little, and as we grow old
We are no longer interesting, even to
ourselves. We have taken our own
measures. We have got Our own
numbers. What it was in us to dor
we have already done. and we begin
to be bored with life unless we have
children.
In them we find our own fountains
of perpetual youth. They rekindle our
hopes and ambitions, because we fond
ly trust that they are going to achieve
all the great. things that we aspired
to. and failed to do. Listen to the talk
of parents. It is all of their children
Mothers live over their own romances
in their daughters love affairs. Faith
ers boast of their sons proves in
athletics, or their grades at school, or
of how they are getting on in business
and making good at this or that To
miss being able to brag about your
children is to miss the consolation
prize of life.
Not all marriages are happy. Not
every man is lucky enough to get q
good wife. Undoubtedly, there are
many men who should never marry
at all; but taking it by and large, the
married man is happier than the
bachelor. Anyway, he is a bigger.
broader, better man, because matri-
mony is the great educator and disci-
plinarian of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
THE GLORY OF EARNING.


We are only owners of those things
which the toll of our hands OF our
brains have entered into. We may in
deed possess-but possession Is not
necessarily ownership
any one are those things which nave
come thru sweat, long toll, worry
maybe, backaches, and sacrifice.
But there is a divine cast to the
process of earning!
Earned things are appreciated
And when they are given away, the
Garner gains greatly increased happi-
ness over that which gave him his
gain in the first place.
/ always like big, rough hands on a
man. They mean that he takes pr1oe
in what they are able to DO.
To earn, you must thlnK' read oo-
serve, work.
what thrills one gets from taking
home a book that he has earned or
from giving some appropriate thing
to a friend whose tastes are AKIN.
There is a sense or security ABOUT
having something earned.
Your home, or automobile, or busi-
ness, the position in which you work,
or the well known name you bear-to
have something very close to you All
the time that you have earned Is TO
keep your power vibrant.
The boy who earns his way thru col
Iege has something on the one whose
way is paid for him.
Earn what you get-or dom
take it!
Every day get new glory out of
earning And try to distribute this
glory by stimulating other people to
honestly earn.
Never mind the long hours. the tired
body, the carloads of disbursements
big events happen for those who
take pride in earning every bit of the