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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
Maryland Legislature
Strongly Democratic
Worcester County Representatives Important Fac
tors in Making Laws of State. Speaker
Likely To Come From Hartford
Baltimore, December sth, 1921

Baltimore, December 9Th, 1921.
Editors Messenger:
The preparations for the organiza-
tion and work of the General Assem-
bly,, which will convene on Wednes-
day, January ith, are rapidly near
ing completion, and all the indica-
tions point to harmonious and
efficient meeting, when the members
get together at Annapolis. The Gov
ernor is busily engaged in the prep
aration of his message. and also in
the completion of the budget of APP
preparations, and such other legis-
lation as he deems necessary to pre-
sent early in the session. so that
there will be no delay in getting the
lawmakers down to business. 1t now
seems highly probable that the first
time in many years, the work prepar-
atory to the biennial session will be
ready for consideration much earlier
than usual, and that the customary
delays, which force matters into a
jam during the last weeks of March,
will be absent, and that there will be
more than enough time, to give meas
ures careful consideration before the
closing hours.
Ii is the general belief, at the
present writing, that Delegate John
L. G. Lee, of Hartford County, will
be elected speaker. and Senator Will
liam |. Norris, of Baltimore City,
President of the Senate. The op-
position TO Mr.. Roberts, of Prince
Georges as candidate for Speaker,
developed with great suddenness
and was so strong and vigorous that
Several of the most influential of the
party leaders, who had been favor
ably disposed to the Prince Georgian,
changed front almost overnight, and
now it appears almost certain that
the Hartford County member will be
chosen to preside over the House.
OF course all this may be changed
when the members from the Eastern
Shore counties are heard from, and
should it develop that the statesmen
from across the Bay have candi-
date for speaker from among their
own number, the whole situation may
be changed. 1t has been the i'm
preston here, ever since the election,
that should the Eastern Shore want
the speakership, its wishes would
probably be gratified. But no word
on the subject has come over from
that section, and it has now been
taken for granted that no candidates
will come from there this year 1t
has been matter of surprise that
after victory in which the tide
water counties had such great part,
few of them have been in Baltimore
to take part in the plans of the
leaders for the coming session of the
General Assembly. In years past
the Eastern Shore statesmen have
been on hand Immediately after the
election, especially when the Demo-
Gratis were victorious. This year they
seem to be remaining at home, but
no doubt they will be on hand in
force later on and will take usual
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10

ed, with the exception of removing
the liver, the body tipped the scales
at zoos lbs. As the liver weighed
20 pounds, the net weight Of the
meat alone was 985. The hog stood
nearly four feet high, and was seven
feet one inch in length.
Mr.. Dickerson's hog was pure
bred Duroc, and the huge weight he
attained shows what breeding will
do, even in hog. Mr.. Dickersor
obtained him from the Governmer
Experiment Station at Beltsvill
through DIR. Russell, who came he
at the invitation of County Age
f. |. Oswald in the interest of I'll
Boys Pure Bred Pig Club. The NAL
obtained by Mr.. Dickerson was the
head of the Beltsville herd until they
had finished with that particular line
of breeding. He was farrowed Janu-
AIRY 10th, 1917, was about two year
old, and weighed about five hundre,
pounds when Mr.. Dickerson brought
him here.
Mr. Dickerson also slaughtered
twelve young hogs Wednesday, and,
although some of them weighed
around three hundred pounds, they
looked like pygmies when strung up
alongside the mammoth Duroc.
William Dale, colored, living j
same neighborhood, killed five
weighing 20l4. The largest
weighed 760 lbs.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
MR.. JAMES o. BYRD
NEW CITY COUNCILMAN

Mr.. James o. Byrd, member of the
firm of Selby & Byrd, millers and
dealers in feeds, was elected a men,
ber of the Snow Hill City Council,
by the Mayor and Council at the reg
ular monthly meeting of that body
last Monday night, as the successor
of Councilman William o. Shockley,
who had resigned to take the Office
of Sheriff, y which he was recently
elected.
Mr.. Byrd is a wide-a-wake citizen
and can be depended upon to look
after the interest Of all the people
of Snow Hill.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
MARYLANDERS
OPPOSE POLLUTION
Tell House Committee That
Dumping Is Damaging Chesa-
peake Fish Industry.

Washington, Dec. Z. Appearing
before the House Committee on Rivers
and Harbors today in support of the
Appleby bill, representatives of the
State Conservation Commission of
Maryland and the Maryland Fish and
Game Protective Association told the
committee that the fishing industry
of the Chesapeake Bay is being seri-
ously injured by the dumping of oil
and other refuse matter into Balti-
more harbor and the bay.
The Appleby bill is one making
illegal the pollution of the navigabe
waters of the United States by oil
and other refuse matters"
Maryland speakers before the COM
mittee today included Swepson Earle,
engineer of the State Conservation
Commission, and W. Champ Robin
son, of the Fish and Game Protective
Association. John w. Stanford, of
Baltimore, chairman of the associa-
tion's special committee, also attend
ed the hearing and may be heard
later. The Marylanders testified that
oil refuse on the waters of the
Chesapeake is an injury to the fish
of the State and is otherwise harm
full.
Earle Plan Well Received.
Mr.. Earle presented concrete plan
to make dumping unnecessary and
his suggestion apparently met the APP
proval of various members of the
House Committee, as well as oil men
and manufacturers representatives
who attended the hearing.
Engineer Earle proposed dredge
cut in Baltimore and other harbors
into which oil-buining vessels, includ-
ing those of the navy, may go to
pump out their bilges. In these
dredge cuts he recommended sets of
piles with device embodying flexible
holes connecting with the bilge holes
of vessels and underlaid piping that
would carry the oil refuse ashore in
stead of emptying it into the water.
On shore, Mr. Earle said, this re-
fuse. including oil sludge, might be
SdiNdEtu III pdil anu uSSu as Os
products.
Says Dumping Unnecessary.
ut is necessary" said Mr.. Earle,
"for vessels entering a harbor after a
long journey to pump out refuse.
Naval vessels are included and pos
sibly are the worst offenders in
Chesapeake and other waters. This
oil refuse is having a deleterious ef-
feet on oyster spawn, fish eggs. she'll
fish and the fishing industry in gen.
eral. 1t even gets into the marshes
where the crab sheds. II is hurtful
to bathing and other beaches, and as
pointed out here today, the fire haz-
ard is also involved"
Mr. Robinson testified along simi-
lar lines. Herbert Hoover, Secretary
of Commerce and spokesman for the
board of army engineers, was among
witnesses who favored early action
on the Appleby bill. The hearing was
attended by representatives of the
American Manufacturers Associa-
tion. the Petroleum Institute and
other interested associations.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10

Mi' "iiidhi ". DlCheTSOu, VI III
diantown, near Snow Hill, is the
champion big hog raiser of Worces-
ter County. To him belongs the
honor of having butchered the larg-
est hog ever raised or produced in
the county, and the high mark his
big hog reached-1065 pounds-is a
record that will probably remain for
many years to come.
For several weeks the "big hog"
has excited the curiosity of Mr.. Dick
erson's neighbors as well as many of
our townspeople, and many are the
guesses that have been made as to
the weight of the porcine wonder.
The guesses were not so far apart,
for all who saw the animal agreed
that he was the largest hog they had
ever seen, and that had been raised
in the county. Last year Mr.. Ed
ward Jones, of Queponco, was the
champion hog raiser, his big hog"
dressing 900 lbs. As Mr.. Dickcrson's
hog was conceded to be larger and
heavier than the one Mr.. Jones
slaughtered last year, few guesses
fell far below 1000 lbs.
All guesses We're set at naught
Wednesday, when Mr.. Dickerson kill
ed the hog in the presence of numer-
Gus interested spectators.
After it was shot and bled, the hog
weighed 1865 lbs; after being dress
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
TWO HURT in AUTO
ACCIDENT FRIDAY
Prof. L. Clarke FOntaine OF PO.
c0mOke, And w. L. Kimm
Injured When Car Skids

Prof. f. Clarke Fontaine, State
Supervisor of High Schools for the
Eastern Shore, and Willard |. Kimm
of Orange, N. j., Maryland repre-
sentative of CHM & Company, book
publishers of New York, were in
jured at p. NJ. Friday when their
automobile skidded on curve in
the State Road about three miles
this side of Sharptown, struck a
stump near the roadside and was
badly smashed. Mr.. Kimm was
hurled through the windshield, the
glass cutting his face and hands,
while Prof. Fontaine, who was driv-
ing the car, was jammed against
the steering gear and severely
bruised. The right rear wheel of
the car was completely demolished.
The accident is said to have been
due to the slippery condition of the
road caused by the rain.
Prof. Fontaine, whose home is in
Pocomoke City, is well known on
the Eastern Shore as one of the
foremost educators of this section.
He was formerly principal of the
Allegheny High School, Cumber-
land, which position he resigned a
few months ago in order TO take up
his present work.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
BERLIN SHOW
PRIZES AWARDED
Peninsula Horticultural And
Community Show Winners
Have Been Named.

Berlin. Md, Dec. 4.-Prizes have
been awarded for the exhibit of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society, held
here in connection with the meeting
last week. The premium winners
are as follows:
Fruit-Sanger Bros, Cordova, Md.
Walter B. Harris. Worton, Md; +. J.
Dukes & Bro, Girdletrce. Md. Vege-
tables-Fred Hirst, Cambridge, Md;
= J. Howard Hirst. Cambridge, Nd; j.
w. Killen, FELTON,. Del. Nuts. w.
Killen. White Potatoes-Fred Dukes,
Howard Hirst, Fred Hirst, Elijah
Bradford, Berlin, Md. Sweet Pota-
toes. Howard Hirst. Table Beets,
Walter B. Harris. Celery. w.
Killen. Horse Radish-Fred Hirst.
Swiss Chard-Fred Hirst. Mangel
Wurtzels-J. w. Killen. Parsnips-
Fred Hirst. Rutabagas, Fred Dukes.
White Turnips-J. Howard Hirst.
Yellow Turnips-J. w. Killen. Spin
ach-Fred Hirst. Hubbard Squash
Fred Dukes. Largest Pumpkin-W.
S. Purnell. Best Pumpkin. How
ard Hirst.
Berlin Community Show Prize
Winners. Farm Display-Walter T.
Coe. Household Display-Mrs. Wal
ter I. Coe. High School Exhibit
Berlin High School Wheat-C. w.
Hanley. Hay-Walter T. Coe. Hoos-
Ter Potatoes=O. p. Sharp. Oysters
and Clams-C. E. Blades, Girdletree.
Md. Vegetable Seeds-Mrs. r. j.
Dryden. Corn-Walter T. Coe. Pre-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10

The Orphans Court met in special
session Tuesday for the purpose of
passing accounts and transacting
other business before the affairs and
conduct of fhe Office of the Register
of Wills Mere turned over by the
retiring Register, Asbury C. Riley,
Esq, tofthe newly elected Register,
DR.. Paul Jones.
After qualifying before the Clerk
of the Circuit Court, DR.. Jones as
sumed charge of the Office of the
Register of Wills. He was warmly
congratulated on his accession to the
Office of Register of Wills of Wor-
cester County, and with Judges
Samuel f. Shockley, Thomas J. Fas-
slit, and Edward II. Bounds on the
bench, he at once plunged into the
routine business of the Office, show
ing grasp and understanding of his
duties and responsibilities that be-
speak for himself a successful ad-
ministration. and for the public a
just, impartial. and business-like dis
charge of his duties.
DR.. Jones retained as his deputy
Miss Frances C. Truitt, who is very
competent and well qualified for the
important duties of deputy, and her
reappointment meets with very gen.
eral approval.
Since the last meeting of the
Court, the following business has
been transacted:
Wills of Samuel Johnson and Kate
NJ. Williams proved and filed.
Exemplified wills of DIR. William
Short Hitch and Rosalie T. Shreves
filed.
Testamentary bonds approved and
filed in the estates of Samuel John
son and Kate NJ. Williams.
Administration bonds approved
and filed in the estates of James T..
Hancock and Joseph II. Hastings,
and letters granted to Alfred c.
Hancock and John +. Hastings.
Inventories filed in the estates of
Charles II. Ellis, Yancey l.. Jacobs,
and Joseph II. Hastings.
Account of sales filed in the estate
of John w. Mills.
Administration accounts passed
and filed in the estates of Laban T..
Quillin, John B. Jones, Samuel I.
Doughty, James T. Hancock. James
b. Lingo. Charles II. Ellis, Ellen A.
Mason, Margaret d. Purnell, Yancey
L. Jacobs. William life, Minnie E.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
WALTER RUARK'S FAMILY
BEING LOOKED AFTER

Through the activity of Rev. c. r.
Strausburg the business men of
Snow Hill went to the help of the
family of Walter Ruark, this week.
An auto load of provisions was car
ried to them by Rev. Strausburg, and
he reports the four children in need
of clothing. There are three boys,
aged ~, 9 and years respectively,
and one girl aged years. Mrs. NJ. T.
Hargis will receive and distribute
such clothing as the good people of
Snow Hill contribute. If you have
anything to give, do so promptly.
Mr.. Ruark, the father, is in the
State Asylum at Cambridge, and his
family is in need.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10

prominent part in all that goes on in
public affairs.
The coming Assembly will be a
Democratic SESSION in the fullest ex-
tent of the word, and the Republicans
will be there in such few numbers,
and so insignificant in personality
and ability, that they will be hardly
worth taking into account. Not since
the session of 1866, when they had
but four Senator's and ten members
of the house, will the Republican
party present such an insignificant
and impotent spectacle in the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland. They
were literally wiped out in several
counties, and the arrogant boast of
Senator Weller. that Maryland had
now become Republican state, was
thrown back into his face with scorn
and contempt. When the Democrats
of Maryland are united and are work
ing together, as they are at the
present time, the Republicans have
no chance whatever to win. 1t is
only when the jealousies and quar-
rels of the leaders. and the factions
back of them, and the Republicans,
that they have even the slightest
hope to gain anything, and it is to
be hoped that all these internal feuds
and chickering's have gone, not to re-
turn for a long period of years, if
ever.
In the meantime Governor Ritchie
is at Annapolis working as no Gov
elnor of Maryland ever worked, to
get things in shape, so that the
General Assembly can start out with
definite program, ready for action.
He has devoted the two years of his
incumbency of the Office to thor
ough study of the needs of Maryland
in all phases, just as he devoted four
years of his incumbency of the office
of Attorney General, to the study of
the statutes of the state, so that he
obtained a thorough knowledge of
their defects. Ever since he became
Governor, he has been studying the
needs of Maryland, from a material
educational, and every other point of
view. In addition to his desire to Sc
cure the enactment into law of his
plan for reorganization of the de-
partments of the state administra-
tion, he has had in view very
considerable program for the better
ment of the public welfare, in the
way of changes in certain laws, which
are now obsolete and have been rem
dered useless or cumbersome by the
passage of time, and the growth of
the people in knowledge and practical
wisdom. His Excellency is enthus-
iastic when he takes up matters in
which he is interested, and often he
works far into the night to accom-
plish a task upon the completion of
which he has set his heart. He
never seems to tire, and, unlike his
predecessors, most of whom content
ed themselves with giving few
hours to their duties as executive, he
devotes all his days to the work, and
his work days is never limited to
eight hours.
PAUL WINCHESTER
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
NEED OF NATION
Chairman Hull, OF National
Committee. Plans Campaign
For Votes.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Cordell Hull
of Tennessee, formerly an economic
authority in tn, House of Represen-
tatives and now chairman of the Ma.
tional Democratic Committee, is
planning, it was learned today, ar
intensive campaign of education
among the voters, to attempt tC
prove to them, especially the bust
ness men, that they really need the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Hull is proceeding on the
theory that the accumulations of wal
irritations that beset the Democratic
party in the lest national campaign
is fast wearing away, and that as
the intelligent voters begin to weigh
the records of the two major parties
they will turn to the Democracy.
Attacks G.. O. r. On Taxation.
"The voters who think carefully
and analytically of the political
events of the last decade will soon
see" Chairman Hull said, "that it is
not an accident that the Republican
party has failed to meet the fiscal
needs of the country.
"This failure is not an accident.
II is the logical fruition of the facts.
The Republicans do not know how to
reorganize the Governments fiscal
system. They have not the men for
it, the training for it.
'If you will stop a minute to think
you will see that the Republicans had
no training in internal revenue legis-
lation up to Mr.. Wilson'S first cleo
tion; they had no responsibility and
no training during the first six years
of Mr.. Wilson's service, and. conse-
quently, when they came into power
in 1918 and found situation in
which the war had made il necessary
to gather great sums for internal
revenue-a situation in which their
old standby, the tariff, was drop in
the bucket for revenue purposes
they simply did not know what to do.
Could Only Tinker" He Says.
"All that they could do was to tin
ker with this existing tax, and then
with that existing tax, backing and
filling, changing their minds, and f.
nally producing a measure that con-
fessedly is a sad makeshift. Under
lying all, of course, was the effort of
certain elements to take care of the
special few.
"The same thing is demonstrated
from another angle. The common,
everyday experience of every man
tells him that when there is too much
of commodity in his own little COM
munity, the price of it sags misera-
bly,; when there is too little of it, the
price swings up. When this country
gets, as it has got, TO the point where
it produces too much for its own con-
sumption. il must sell abroad, or the
prices Of its products will sag mis-
erably. ANY man of ordinary intel
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
NEWARK NJ. f. CHARGE

1000 A. NJ. Sunday School.
11.00 A. NJ. Morning Worship.
800 p. NJ. Preaching at Wesley.
6.45 p. NJ. Epworth League.
7.30 p. M. Evening Worship. Ser
mon by the pastor.
The public is cordially invited.
w. A. HEARN, Pastor
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10

serves-Mrs. A. c. Holloway. Pot
ted Plants-Mrs. Harry Purnell, Miss
Margie Purnell. Pickles-Mrs. X. J.
Dryden. Embroidery - Miss Nan
Purncll. Knitted Articles - Miss
Edna Dryden, Mrs. Harry Punell,
Miss Rida Burbage. Pie-Mrs. r. j.
Dryden. Cake-Mrs. o. p. Sharp.
Corn-Roland Beauchamp. Poultry,
Gordon Bowen.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
GIRDLETREE BAPTIST CHURCH

There will be services in the Cir
dletree Baptist Church next Sunday
Preaching at 1l.0O A. NJ, and 100
p. NJ, by Rev. w. H. Savage, of
Watsontown, Pa. All are welcome.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10

"The members of a union have no
right to- oEobject when a strike is or
dered," exclaimed the labor agitator.
"When there is a milk strike the
cows are not even consulted" "Just
like putting over the Eighteenth
amendment, eh?" suggested the in
nocent by-stander.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
DR.. PAUL JONES is NOW
THE REGISTER OF WILLS

Newton, Edna b. Tatman, Mary C..
White, and Fanny A. Carmean.
Order of sale passed in the estate
of Joseph II. Hastings.
The regular meeting of the Court
will be held next Tuesday, December
18th.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
HOG AND HOMINY
FILL THE LAND
Worcester County Farmers Killing Hogs This
Week-W. o. Dickerson Kills The
Champion Hog of County

The squea of the porer has been heard section
Worcester this week With plenty of fresh pork sausage scrap
pe pigs feet and other good thngswth bumper crop
thee be plenty hog and homny Worcester one need
where.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10

Many woman who stoops to con-
quer never succeeds in getting Nthe
crick out of her back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-03
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS
BY Condo

The many friends of Miss Freddie
Ship will be pleased to learn of some
slight improvement in her condition.
For several days past she has been
very i'll with scarlet fever.
The very serious illness of Mrs.
George Seig is matter of great con.
Germ to her family and friends. She
has been ill with fever for several
days.
The marriage of Miss Emory Fos-
ter and Mr.. O. P. McKenny on Sun
day was an occasion of much interest
to the many friends of the fair bride
in this city. The wedding occurred
at high noon at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Evan I. Mathis, where the bride
resided. Rev. R. L. Bivins performed
the ceremony in the presence of rel
atives and close friends of the young
couple. Mr.. McKenny is member
of the Fourth Estate, owning an ex
|cellent newspaper at Fairmount, w.
Va, whittier he goes with his fair
bride tomorrow.
Americas will see the circus again
this week, when the well known
Nickel Plate Shows come on Thurs
day, the 9th.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-03
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times Recorder December

~ IO04sy
The receipts of the Al, L. /, fair
held last week will approximate $500
and the few remaining unsold arti-
cles will be disposed of before the
end of the week, adding to the fund.
All the saloons in the city were
closed yesterday in pursuance of an
ordinance SO ordering. They will be,
however, in full blast today.
State Superintendent S. D. Brad
well has appointed Friday, the 4th
of December as legal holiday for
all public schools, throughout the
state as Arbor Day, which will be
observed generally.
William Hooks, of Lee county, will
shortly move to Americas or vicinity
and will establish gilt-edged dairy
farm. He will supply an active de-
mand for fresh butter and milk, and
will also supply private customers.
Prof. A. j M. Bizien showed the
grand jury through the various de-
partments of the public schools yes
terday, and they, as body, express
ed their commentator of the system
In force. The school building is one
OF the best in the state, and the
school grounds are the most attrac-
tive that can be found anywhere.
E. B. Mcclellan, who for some
time past has been connected with
the S. A. M. road here, leaves for
Montgomery, where he has accepted
a lucrative position.
Charles Graham was recommended
by the grand jury for the position of
notary public ex-officio justice of the
peace to fill the position made vacant
recently by the resignation of Walter
Wheatley.