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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-03-26
First Week of April
For Soil Testing

The Lime requirement soil testing
campaign a. conducted last year met
with ,uch favor among tho farmers
that it has been deemed wise by the
Department to set apart he first week
in April a. soil testing week for Wor
costcr County The campaign will be
conducted exactly The same as it wa.
last year, except that instead Of ha'
ing one day, week has been set
apart
In order to get accurate results, it
il necessary that the samples Of soil
be properly taken With u spade or
shovel dig a squire hole TO the depth
Of about six inches, lay a piece Of
clean paper IN the bottom Of the hole
and then have y thin slice from one
side of the hole. allowing the soil to
fall on the paper Lift the paper and
soil slice from tn" hole and proceed to
another place in the same field and
repeat the operation
If the field is small and fairly uni
form. two hole, viii be sufficient 10
give representative sample. but if
the field is large and uneven. it will
BE- better to secure samples from at
least four different places The sam
pie, thus secured from dircren, places
in the same field should then be mixed
together and from the mixture a half
pint Of soil should be- taken for the
test. This half-pint sample should be
wrapped in paper or pa; in clean
bag and numbered or marked on the
outside Of the package The samples
from each field should be wrapped and
numbered separately. then all packed
together in a box Or package for ship
mcnt.
In order to make it more convenient
for farmers from all over the county,
those in the northern section of the
county will bring their samples of soil,
neatly packed. to the Berlin Hardware
Company. those of the southern sec
ton will bring their samples to the
Peninsula Produce Exchange office a,
Pocomokc while those in the central
section will bring their samples to the
County Agent, office in the Court
House. The County Agent will then
collect the samples from Pocomokc
and Berlin and will ship them all di-
rect from his Office 70 the Maryland
Experiment Station, where they will
hc tested and result, returned to the
County Agents Office to be sen, to the
respective farmers.
Before the package is wrapped for
shipment. fill our tho slip At the
bottom Of this page tear off. and at
tach il TO the sample, keep copy for
reference. Thi, j. impowan, inc, the
result Of the tc-, Wil b, reported to
yoU by number and il will To- nocc
,ary that you know the fields CORES
ponding to the numbers.
LINE REQ IREMENT SOIL TESTS.
Location IF the farm
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-03-26
FRANKLIN CITY Mp. CHARGE.

Services FOR Sunday, March 9th. as
follows:
Greenbackville-S Special Easter SER
mon and music, 1890 A. NJ. Sunday
School. 23O 7. VI.
Signpost-S Special Easter sermon
and music. 800 T. NJ. Sunday School,
2l5 p. VI.
Portersville-Sunday School at 2.30,
T. NJ.
Girdletree-Class meeting at 1890,
A. NJ. Sabbath Schod at 2.15, p. NJ.
REV. R. w. SUTCLIFFE, Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-03-26
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Preaching Sunday morning al 1890
and in the evening AT 7.45.
Morning theme. Tho Resurrection
of Christ" Evening theme. Faster
All the Year"
Sunday School at ll.3O. Mrs. c. l..
Vincent, Superintendent.
Subject Bible Glass: "A Chrome
logical Review of Old Testament His
tory" All are cordially invited.
REV. -. S. KREGER, Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-03-26
WHATCOAT NJ. f. CHURCH
EASTER SUNDAY SPECIAL.

f.AS FIN - MA 81 FsNisNl"
1000 A. NJ, Sunday School. Prof.
a. c. Humphreys. Superintendent.
100 A. NJ. Public Worship and
sermon. Theme: "Somc Evidences of
The Resurrection and What They
Teach.
7.30 p. NJ, Public Worship and
sermon. Theme This Same Jesus. .
Special Music At the morning
service the choir will sing THE Old
Easter Anthem" and Lift Up Your
Glad Voices" (Schncckcr) a soprano
and tenor duet
At the evening service Tell Is,
Tell Is" (Miles) will be sung by the
choir and 81 Am the Resurrection and
the Life" (Stultz) a soprano and alto
duet.
Come! You will be helped. A home
like church.
REV. L. f. POOLE, Pastor
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-03-26
Miss Julia Bratten is spending
the holidays with her niece, Miss
Leila Vincent, in Wilmington.

Prof. A. c. Humphreys went to
Baltimore Thursday morning
The young people Of Bates
Memorial NJ +. Church arc rchcarsing
Il comedy entitled Aaron Slick From
Pumpkin Creek" which they will pre-
sent 10 the Srow Hill public in the
Opera House, Thursday night March
3lst. From what we can learn of the
play il will be mos; enjoyable, and
those of our people who do not 20
will miss some hearty aids to indgcs-
ton. 4 good LAUGH makcth the heart
glad.
Nli. Henry ". Conant, Prcsid, Mt
of the Chncotcaguc Fish. Oil & Guano
Co.. of Chncoteague, Va. was in Mil
ford. Delaware. Tuesday Of this week,
and while there negotiated for the
purchase Of the nov Fishing steamer
recently launched by the Vineyard
Ship Building Company. Considcra
ton. >3o.o0o Gifty thou>andD. The
steamer is new and of the most
modern design. President Conant
says he is determined that tho fleet Of
his company shall be swift and Of the
most suitable size
Miss Kathryn Jones has returned
from Baltimore where She spent Il
week with friends. She also made
daily visits to her father. Or. Paul
Jones. who is convacscing in the
Church Home Hospital The many
friends Of DR.. JcncS will be pleased
to learn that he is making very salts
factory progress towards recovery.
and expects to be able TO return home
in short time.
Prof. Walter 5. Hastings. of the
department Of languages, Princeton
University, is spending the Easter
holidays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Hastings.
Miss Frances Puncll who has
been spending the winter in Baltimore,
has been visiting Miss Carolyn Hargis
this week.
Miss Anita Hof'. OF Baltimore, is
spending Easter with Mr.. and Mrs.
K. II. Renshaw. Jr. Miss Hof is not
stranger here. as She visited Mr..
and Mrs. Renshaw about year and
half ago. when She made many
friends. who gladly welcome her re-
turn.
Mrs Emma Spencer has been on
few days visit to her nieccs, Mrs.
NJ. f. Grisc and Miss Florence Mil
bourne. in Pocomokc City. While
thoc she also had the pleasure of
hearing two splendid sermons by
Ri. hop John ". Hamilton Of the VI. +.
Church.
Work has becn commenced to I'M
PROVE the road across Jones mill dam.
The public win bc pleased TO learn
Thu.
Nj :. l.. Pmncn. Jr.. will spend
Easter with relatives in Baltimore.
Mis- Julia EIanlcy, who is at
tending school in Princes Anne, is
spending the Easter holiday With her
parents. Mr. and Mr.. Theron 4. Han
ley. Miss Charlotte Fitzgerald, Of
Princes Anne, ana Mis- Matte Puscy.
OF Salisbury, are also guests at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. Hanloy.
The first baseball game of the
season will be played in Snow Hill
nest Tuesday, when the Snow Hill
High school boys viii have thr Sails
bury High School boys a. their oppo-
ncnt, On Friday following the FIRST
game in the High school League will
be played, Snow Hill meeting Berlin
in SNOW Hill
Nh Clifford >turgis. Fl the mi
<ct-ity OF Maryland il pending the
Ea,tc holiday with his parents, Nj.
and NJ William II. %.u,ris
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-03-26
Real Estate Transfer.

+ Hudson from John +. Hall and wife,
/ - acres Of land, more or less, neal
Shovel Station, in the Ninth Electio
District. Consideration, $1,000.
Herman {. johnson and Evelyn NJ.
johnson his wife from Asher johnson
Blackwell and wife, 3 acres of land,
more or less, on the southwest side of
Long Avenue. in the First Election
District Consideration, $40. etc.
Thomas Henderson and George l..
Hounds from James d. johnson and
wifc. farm containing 1922 acres. more
on less, in tho Seventh Election Dis
tiict. on the county road leading from
Dividing Creek Bridge to SNOW Hill.
Consideration. 1000 otc.
Samuel } Trader from Thomas
Henderson and Wife, 1t al. farm con-
tanning 122, acres, more or less, in
Atkin,on's Election District. on the
hell road leading from Dividing
Crock Bridge to Snow Hill Consid-
Grafton 81 600, etc
Samuel J Trader from Thomas
Henderson and wife. acres Of land,
more on less. in the Seventh Election
District. on tho northwest side of the
count! road leading from Dividing
Creek to Snow Hill Consideration,
SO, etc
Eugene C. Payne from l. Paul
Ewcll and wife, farm containing 674
acrcs. more or less in the First Elec-
ton District, on the State stone road
leading from Pocomoke City to Snow
Hill Consideration. $4,000.
John +. Hall from Lovey y. Lynch
and husband. lot on the mainland
opposite Ocean City. in the Third
Election District Consideration, $40,
etc
James Edward Weldon from James
I. Weldon ct al. real estate contain
ing about y! acres. on the road lead
ing from Bishopville to the Line
Hotel in the Fifth Election District.
Consideration, SO. etc.
George f. Disharoon and Edward F.
Hancock from William c. kerbin,
Trustee. The Lower Fooks Farm"
etc, on the south side of the county
road leading from Stockton to George
Island Landing in the Eighth Election
District Consideration. $1,000.
Samuel J Johnson from Edwin j.
Thomas, Admir-. It al. an undivided
interest in Eagle Point" containing
=. acres an undivided ID interest in
Rodney Lo,," etc. containing acres,
] L, and : PENS, and an undivided
interest in Good VIII" etc. contain
ing Is \ j. Poles. all in the Third
Election District. Consideration, 81,
etc.
Holm II iItfc and Maggie D. life,
his wife. from Joseph life and wife,
., al. an undivided - interest in real
estate containing ] acres. more or
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-03-26


TO PREVENT INBREEDlNG |
sell my registered Guernsey Bull,
n S. King. Quiet. easily handled,
4 sure breeder. If interested,
for pedigree, price and par1icu-
+ see him and his get AT my
1t Wesley Station. W. +. Bow
Route /, Snow Hill, Md
G REDUCTION IN PRICE OF
Machines-C Columbia Grafo-
,duced as follows, $1,000 re-
$4,000; $l25.00 reduced to
10000 reduced TO 10000;
'duced to $4,000. Come in
stock is exhausted Coum-
records SOC each. j. w
ow Hill, Md.
LE-GASOLlNE BOAT
equipped with an eight
Harris engine, in good
:. Owner will quit work
d has no further use foi
be seen at Georges Is
NJ. Il. Paradis, Stock
MOST CORDIALLY
ID examine my line OF
in all the approved
rs to your order anC
e. Before deciding
nifty to please you
nan, next to the
Evening star., 1921-05-18

-
nouncenfent OF a reduction in the gas
rate in Greater New York from Sl.50
Thousand TO 81 -. effective August J.
The negotiation of new contract for
gas oil at Il substantial reduction from
the price now being paid is assigned hy
George r. Corteyou. president of the
Consolidated Gas Company. as the rea-
son reduction will be made possible.
The present contract calls for oil at
l2t.c a gallon whereas the new con-
tract will he II s. Mr.. Cortelyou de-
clares his company and its subsidiaries
believe in passing on to the consumer al
the first possible opportunity any saving
in the cost of manufacture. He does not
know that gas companies in other cities
will do The sam" thing.
* $
BOSTON. May l>.-A!thoush it was
known there was a close community OF
interest between the two big firms. the
merging of the international Shoe Com
pany of 81. Louis with the W. II. Me
EIwain Company Of this city came as a
distinct surprise IL the trade.
x :: ): x
PITTSBC RGH. May 1s.-Furthrr
changes in working hours and ADJUST
ment of wages have been announced.
following the lead Of the Republic Iron
and Steel Company in abolishns time
and one-half payment for overtime work
beyond elGht hourS. inc ireSseu Stesi
Car Company has abolished the eight
hour day and has adjusted its wage
scales to A lower figure than most OF
the other steel and equipment companies
X x x x
DETROIT. May 1S.-The production
of 100, 900 cars in May is forecast al ths
Ford plants The average daily produc'
tion has risen from 3.9a3 May TO ap-
proximately 400 daily at the present
time. These are new production records
by the Ford organization.
Evening star., 1921-05-18

latter information is Of great i'm
pcrtance.
The consumer sill holds aloof.
Lower prices have not been as tempt
prices have been ignored in many
cases. Building material has been cut
and labor may be had, but building is
stagnant. Efforts to attribute lack
'of building to high freight rates has
brought he disclosure that any ten
able reduction in rates would not re-
duce the cost of an ordinary dwell
ing over $50.
Efficient Labor Greater Problem.
A reduction in labor cost weull have
to be greater than can be expected or
greater than may be desirable. to
bring about IA real boom.
Efficient labor is a greater problem
than high priced labor. The investi-
gators have. however. found another
reason. II has to do with he relative
prices of unrelated commodities; of
shoes and corn, for instance. or steel
and clothing. ShCas. the merchants
ave.. ar. greatly reduced but III" re-
duction is perhaps not so great as
that of corn. The conclusion is that
readjustment will not have run it's
course until the relations of the prices
of III commodities to one another have
been made stable.
Union Men Halt REIMBURSEMENT.
The union men who strike to force
the having of wartime wage scales
arc delaying the read justment process.
The retail merchant who holds goods
bought at high prices and viii not
take his loss Is causing delay. In the
end all will have to surrender. The
final buyer is in control. He does
much by doing nothing and he is Ger
tain to have his way.
Many trades report increased and in
creaSing sales Conditions on tn"
farms are better in real prospect as
we'll as in hope. Even the bankers
are more cheerful.
Evening star., 1921-05-18
numerous. but petty compared with
similar affairs in other sections.
PaSseMRef Busineas Drops.

Similar dHalrS IN Ctner SeCtioHs.
Passenger Business Drops.
The local transit company reports
that its passenger business fell off at
the rate of 100000 passengers per day
during April, the decrease in travel
being attributed to the industrial sit
uation affected by the strikes and
! lockouts.
Lower prices for food continue
Bread at to 12 cents, according to
the size of the loaf. is now followed
by drop of cents per quart for
milk. which retails at II cents. Be
cause OF the comparatively lower
prices fresh vegetables and fruits
from the south are in strong demand,
receipts being heavy and the markets
active.
Coal Operators Demands.
The chief reason offered by anthra
cite operators for demanding prices
above the wartime level is that
miners wages are high. but btu
mInouS operators. who also are paying
hlgh wages to miners. have lowered
prices 90 per cent from last years
city councils in Philadelphia and
c. mfen "r,. about to nass ordinances
which will put into effect by June
daylight saving. This measure has
been strongly advocated by the banks
and trust companies, and it has met
source. The change will be effective
until September % Railroads are
holding back their seashore schedules,
which will probably be rea ranged to
accommodate multitude of summer
commuters
Evening star., 1921-05-18
For Burning Eczema
Apply Zemo, the Clean, Antisep-
tic Liquid to Use
Does Not Stain

Greasy salves and ointments
should not be applied if good clear
skin is wanted. From any druggist
for 35c, or S1.00 for a large size,
get bottle Of Zemo. When applied
as directed it effectively removes
eczema. quickly stops itching, and
heals skin troubles, also sores,
burns, wounds and chatting. 1t pene-
trates, cIeanses and soothes. Zemo
is a clean, dependable and mex.
peusive antiseptic liquid. Try it, as
we believe nothing you have ever
used is as effective and satisfying.
In skin troubles, ordinary soaps
are irritating and liable to aggra-
vate the condition. Use Zemo soap.
1t is antiseptic, soothing. and
hastens the process of healing.
The e. W. Rose Co.. Cleveland, O.
Evening star., 1921-05-18

citation. had made signal failure of
their attempt to handle the crop.
They attribute their success to an
intensive advertising campaign. as
result of which they have sold a mil
lion more packets of rice than last
year.
The high freight rates continue to
deprive northern and eastern cities of
large quantities of early vegetables
Growers complain that transportation
charges absorb the greater portion of
the proceeds of shipments and some
times all.
Retail trade has shown moderate
improN ement this week. Although
sales are still under last year. lead
ing houses feel they have little to
complain about, as business is run
ming ahead of 1919. Jobbins trade
Evening star., 1921-05-18
NOTES

NEW YORK. May 1s.-One of the
important signs Of the times is the an
Evening star., 1921-05-18
:.CONSUMER STILL HOLDS ALOOF;
/F BARGAIN SALES TODAY NO LURE
j.; Slow Trade in Chicago Area No Fault Of
Striving Producers and Jobbers.
Other Sections.

for lack of determination on the part
of producers and jobbers or for lack
of analysis by investigators and sta
shown m every discussion in the many
convention that are being held. Tie
work of the investigators is told in
newspaper pages. Every business man
should know everything about con-
ditionS in his own line and a good
deal about conditions generally. The
Evening star., 1921-05-18
Bid and Asked Prices
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
STOCKS

ICBlslt I lIbl IFS.
American Tel. and TelSa. II
Washington Gas
Norfolk and Wash. Steamboat. II
Washington Rwy. and Elec. com.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd.
Wash. -Eir RMy. pfd. .....
Evening star., 1921-05-18
Philadelphia Labor Status
Shows Little Improvement
by FRANK ID. McLAIN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. May 1S.-La Dor
conditions show little Improvement.
The strike of the preSsmen has af-
fected several large plants, notably
that of the Curtis Company. At d
meeting of credit men yesterday a
strong appeal was made in behalf of
the job printing houses whose buSi
ness is badly handicapped. Business
men whose printing is delayed are
not only asked to he patient. but to
be lenent in regard to the collec-
ton of claims.
Disturbances of a violent nature are
Evening star., 1921-05-18
MAY RENEW TUG SEARCH,
Navy Has No Trace of Conestoga
and New Tlotilla Proposed.

HONOLULU. T. H.. May 1S.-Admiral
William r. Shoemaker. commandant
of the fourteenth naval district, an
nounced today that the last ship OF
the fiotilla which has been searching
for the missing naval tug ConeStoea
has returned to port, and that none OF
the ships reported any trace of the
vessel.
Naval authorities are considering
the sending out of another f1otilla.
The search for the missing vessel
has covered a radius Of 1,400 miles
from Hawaii
Evening star., 1921-05-18

!. Dispatches marking the pr ,xress OF
the denatiOn and readjustment proc
eAs in business throughout the conn
try. giving the cOncluaiOnx cf special
correspondents. who have been in
atructed to present conditions and
Indications as they really exist. nre
printed daily in The Star.)
BY A. ID. WELTON.
er<cial Dispatch to The S:ar.
= CHICAGO. May 1S.-If trade con-
tinues to be slow and spotty ii is not
Evening star., 1921-05-18
New Orleans Area EIated
Over Better Rice Market
BY I. v. SHANNON.
,r"iai Dispatch TO The star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, May 1S.-Thc cond
tons in the rice market have improved
so much that there is a general feeling
Of elation in this city, and throughout
the ricegrowing section. The demand
is constantly growing and the indica-
tons are now that the producers will be
able to get rid OF most of their surplus
before the next crop is made.
Farmers are now getting from dol
lar to dollar and half sack more
tor their rough rice than they could get
thirty days ago.
At the same time the price for cleaned
rice has advanced about a cent a pound.
The advance, instead Of restricting de-
mand. seems to have increased 1t. job
bers all over the country are for the
first time in months buying in carload
lots.
Rice Trading Improves.
The credit for the Improvement is due
to the initiative shown by the rice mil
lers and dealers of this city. They took
the situation in hand after the pro-
ducers. through their cooperative asso-
Evening star., 1921-05-18

shows about the same volume as last
month. so far as domestic trade is
concerned. Orders from Central and
South American countries. on the
other hand, are showing steady i'm
prOVement.
Banking and financial conditions
show steady improvement. The fact
that commodities raised in this sec
tion have stopped declining is en-
abling holders to sell more easily and
to liquidate. Bankers are conserving
their resources for the purpose of aid
ing the harvesting and moving of the
growing crops.
X X x
NOTES.
NEW YORK, May 1s.-One of the
important signs Of the times is the an
Evening star., 1921-05-18
Nashinqton Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
potnmas Electric deb. 6s-S5on al a3
Capital Trartior-3 at siS. at S's
Washington Railway rfi.-25 at 63. - at
g.
Mergenthater I.ino:ypr-5 at 12oi..
Money-Cail loan. Gig and q per cent
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-28

key, and loaded into the cab of the
engine. From that on, it was all plain
sailing"
Then they toola you 10 the old lum-
Der camp?"
AS fast as the engine could be made
TO turn her wheels. Arroyo has, no
night operator. and when we sneaked
through the Banta yard and past the
station, the operator there was asleep.
] saw him, with his head in the crook
of his arm, at the telegraph table in
the bay window as we passed.
"We ran out to the Timber Noun
tain " and from that on up the old
saw-mill line. The rail connections
We're all in place, and ] knew from
this that preparations had been made
beforehand. They wouldn't tell me
anything except that / was to be
locked up for a few days"
You knew what that meantY'
Perfectly. My drop-ont would be
made to look as IL ! had jumped the
job, and Dunton would appoint a new
man. After that. I could come back,
II wanted to. Whatever ! might do
or try 70 do would cut no figure, and
no explanation I could make would be
believed. had most ~obligIngly dug
my own official grave, and there conld
be no resurrection"
What then?" pressed Ripley, keenly
interested, as anybody could see.
when they took The cloihes.line
from my arms there was another
scrap. II didn't do any good. They
GOT the sloor shut on me ind got
Il lorked. After that for four solid
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-28
PAGE SEVEN
After Mr.. Norcross had bought some

After Mr.. Norcross had bought some
cigars at the stand he said he guessed
he'd run out to Major Hendricks for
a little while; and with that he went
up to his rooms. Though the major
was the one he named, knew he meant
that he was going to see Mrs. Sheila-
1 remembered what he had said to
Ripley about Il .wonan's giving him
germ ideas and such things, and I
guess it was really so. Every time
he spent an evening at the majors
he'd come back with a lot Of new no
tons fer popularizing the Short Line.
When he said that, about going out
to the majors, Kestler was near
enough to overhear it, and so he waited,
lounging in the lobby and pretending
to read a paper. About half-past seven
the boss came down and asked me to
call a taxi for him. I did it; and
Kestler loafed around just long enough
to see him start off. Then he lit out,
himself, and something in the way he
did it made me take out after him.
The first thing I knew I was trail
ing him through the railroad yard and