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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-23
GOVERNOR RITCHIE.
HAS NEW PROGRAM
Continued from page 1

ties were performed away from the
State Capitol. Now the whole floors
in several Of the largest office build
ings in Baltimore, are crowded by
Commissions of all sorts and kinds,
and their hundreds of thousands of
subordinates, literally making up a
small army, and costing hundreds of
thousands of dollars every year. And
oil these Commissions are asking for
more room, more money and more
people to aid them in their work
That there is much waste of labor
and efficiency, and no little waste of
money, is apparent to all who art
familiar with the way public work is
done. For nearly year the govern
or has been making an exhausted
and thorough examination of all these
matters and has reached certain def
mite conclusions in regard to them.
In short time therefore he proposes
10 make certain recommendations as
10 what he thinks should be done, in
order to give che people time to con
slider them at their leisure, and on
their merits. Heretofore Governors
Lave reserved their recommendation
until the opening of the General AS
sembly, when they have presented
their views and plans in messages to
the two Houses. The plan of the
present Governor seems to be a great
improvement over the old system
Making it public months before the
law body meets, will give the people
an opportunity to look into all these
matters for themselves, and will open
them for discussion during the cam
paign in which the men who are to
vote on them at Annapolis, will haze
a chance to discuss them before tie
people, and find out what they think
CT them. In this way, the voters can
pass on the plans of the Executive at
the polls and he will find out whether
public sentiment is with him or
against him.
There is no doubt of the fact that
the Governors program is the most
revolutionary ever placed before the
people of Maryland, and will bring
about great change in the effective
ness Of the State Government. There
is also no doubt but that it's enact
ment will greatly reduce the expenses
of the public service, which has been
going on in a slipshod, inefficient
way, as a slow growth, ever since the
Civil War, now nearly 60 years ago
Most of the officials during all that
period of time have been honest and
faithful men, and whatever evils
have existed, have been those of
system of administration, and legis
lation, which the people of the State
have long outgrown. Now that States
as well as all sorts of government
agencies are obliged to retrench and
economic, it is we'll for the people of
Maryland to give consideration to
these problems solution of which
the Governor is preparing to propose
to them.
PAUL WINCHESTER.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-23

COPS RAID cRoATiAN HOMES
Find Large Quantities Of Munitions
croats Burn SIavish Club.

Tricst-Large quantities of arms
and munitions have been discovered
by police officials in IA DIS on the homes
Of Cr0atians involved In the recent up.
rising near this city. In one Of the
Croutian headquarters 20 men were
found and arrested. The Extreme Ma
tionalists of this city, upon herring of
the work of the police, burned local
club having Slavish members in re.
taliatiOn.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-23
Indigestion and Constipation.

"Prior to using Chamberlain's Tab
lets i suffered dreadfully from indi-
gestion. Nothing l ate agreed with
me and lost flesh and ran down in
health. Chamberlain's Tablets streng-
thened my Indigestion and cured me
of constipation" writes Mrs. George
Stroup, Solvay, N, Y.-Advertise-
ment,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-23
ASK MORE FARM CREDIT
Senators Also Want Lower Rediscount
Rate.

Washington Senators from the
agricultural states will make fight
for more liberal credits and lower
rediscount rate at the federal reserve
banks to the President, it was an.
nounced by Senator Smith, Democrat
Of South Carolina. These Senators
contend that the increase in the gold
reserve points to the availability of
more credit facilities, estimated at
$1,000 100000
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-23
WHEAT GOES BELOW 81

Kansas City, MO.-Wheat for .
July deliveries is selling below =
dollar Il bushel for the first y
time since 1916, dropping 2A y
. cents to IS cents. D
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
MATHEMATICS OF BAD ROADS
Farmer Solves Problem Of Hours Lost
In Making Trip Over Road That
ls Deep in Mud.

If it takes a farmer, making a trip
through the mud n hour and a half
longer than when the roads are firm,
how many hours are lost in a year II
1000 farmers make an average Of IL
trips a month? What would be the
monetary loss If each ~ hours lost
be estimated at Is cents per hour for
each man and his team? This two
proposition gave our old cat
considerable trouble, but he tinaily
worked it out thus: One farmer null
tiplied by IN hours multiplied by Il
trips. multiplied by 1000 farmers,
by II months equals 216,-
wv hours lost; going a step further.
and multiplying 216.OOO by IS cents,
you have $4,000 per annum lost to
he farmers. Our old cat Is now pom
how many road bonds this
annual loss would float at s e cent
nterest-Union Times.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
BABE COMES BACK.

Synopsis.--Young Carlyle Wilbur
ton Dale, or "Bill Dale" son Of
a wealthy coal operator, John X.
Dale. arrives at the Halfway
Switch, in eastern Tennessee,
incidentally a bride, Patricia CLAW
ering. at the altar-determlned to
make his own way in life. He
meets Babe" Lttleford. typical
mountaineer girl. by" Heck. a
character of the hills. takes him to
John Moreland's home. Moreland
Is chief OF his ~"clan." which has
an old feud with the Lttlefords
He tells Dale Of the killing of his
brother. David Moreland, years
ago. owner OF rich coal deposits,
by a man named Carlyle. Dale
believes the mar was his father.
Dale makes his home with the
Morelands: Talking with Babe.
Dale is ordered by BLACK Adam"
Ball to leave his girl" alone.
Dale whips the bully. He arranges
with John Moreland to develop the
coal deposits. Ben Littleford sends
a challenge to John Moreland to
meet him with his followers In bat
tie. Moreland agrees. The two
clans line up for battle. A Lit
tleford fires the first shot. Babe,
In an effort to stop the fighting.
crosses to the Moreland side Of the
river, and is accidentally shot by
her father and seriously wounded.
The fight stops and Babe Is taken
to the city. Doctors nou she
is not seriously hurt. Dale meets
an old friend. Bobby McLaurin,
who has married Patricia Claver-
ing. Dale's father admits he killed
David Moreland and offers him
funds to develop the coal. Dale
declines and gets funds elsewhere.
He realizes he loves Babe. who
goes to live with Patricia to be ed
ucated. Henderson Golf, q coal
man, appears on the scene. Dale
has an exciting encounter with
Golf. and is saved by "By Heck"
He tries to end the feud.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12

per ut a crucial moment ! He wondered
whether 1t was yet too late, and
turned his eyes toward his silent com
paniOn. He saw that John MOreland
was looking toward the beacon star
The voice of Ben LittlefOrd came to
them plainly because the night was so
very still; he was reading from the
Gospel according to Saint Mark,
preparatory to his bedtime prayer
The two at the gate listened intently.
The way in which the illiterate giant
stumbled over the simplest words was
pitiful. .
The hillman closed the Good Book
and placed it on the table beside him.
There vas the low shutting Of feet
as half a dozen persons knelt at their
chairs. The prayer which followed
was much like John MOreland's own
bedtime prayer; it had In it less of
s~upplicatiOn than of thanksgiving.
And in the. tail of it there were
words that were like bullets to the
mOuntaineer at the gate
BLESS the good man who Is with
us here tonight, and all O. our kim
folks, and all O. our friends, and all
o. our inemies-and specially the
MOrelands. Aymen."
Dale's hand came down hard on
John MOreland's shoulder.
You told me he wouldn't do it'll"
The old clan leader hung his head,
like a man suddenly broken. He re-
piled not a word; he seemed amazed
into speechlessness. He had been
wrong In his estimate Of Ben Little
ford; he had lied about a man who
had just asked the good Almighty to
bless him. John MOreland chOked a
little and started toward the cabin.
He walked as though half blind across
the porch, and entered without knock
ing, and vent in to Ben Littleford with
his right hand 'Outstretched.
Les begin anew" he said huSkily.
Les be friends, yore people and my
people, you and mel"
LittlefOrd arose and CROPPED for his
enemy's hand, found it and
grasped it in both his OWL.
You're better AN 1 am, John More
he said-'you're a id sight
better an l am"
When Dale left them. they were
over a great bear-hunt that
had taken together a score of
years before.
The mOOn, full and as bright as new
gold, had risen just under the beacon
star when Bill Dale reached the door
step of the cabin that was home to
him. He faced about. The broad
green valley lay very serene and very
beautiful there in the mellow light.
There was no sound save for the gen
lie murmuring of the crystal river.
you wonderful place." he said soft
y, then added: MY own country"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
CHAPTER x
Tho Barbarian Princess Goes Home.

Tho Barbarian Princess Goes Home.
Miss Elizabeth LittlefOrd beheld an
interesting sight when she alighted
from a n%OrthbOund afternoon train at
the Halfway switch. Just below the
long siding a shorter siding had been
put in-the railway company had been
fastened. no doubt, by the great in
tluence of old Newton Wheatley-and
from it had been unloaded a small
geared locomotive, a dozen or so Of
little coal cars opening at the bottom,
and miles of light steel rails with kegs
of spikes for them.
Out toward her home a crew Of men
worked like bees at the building of a
trestle Of round timbers that had been
cut from the nearby woods; she at
once recognized these. men as More
lands and L~ittlefOrds, and she knew
it meant peace! They didn't recognize
her, because Of the distance and the
clothing she wore, and because they
were too busy to pay any particular
attention to her.
Farther out toward Doe river an
other crew of men was at work clear
ing the way for the little narrow
gauge. She heard the sounds Of the
ak and the saw, the hammer and the
steel, and once there came to her bars
the great dull roar Of exploding dyna-
mite as a cliff was blown clear Of its
foundations.
Miss Elizabeth Littleford smiled
happily. And she had not been happy
for a long time. Patricia McLaurin,
with whom she ha dbeen staying, had
been kindness itself, but the mother
Of Bill Dale, her Bill Dale, had
snubbed her-and besides the longing
for the old home hills was riotous in
her blood. So she had come back, run |
away at less than q moments notice
as had Bill Dale before her, and how
good 1t seemed to be at hOmel She
would have gone to see the men, had
It not been that she feared she would |
be a bother.
There was another interesting sight
when she had reached the crest Of
David Moreland's mountain. In the
upper end Of the broad valley, mid
way between the settlement and the
opening of the Moreland coal vein, two
arge buildings were well along in
heir course Of construction.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
1MA4mH
3!
GOOD ROADS SAVE MUCH GAS
Trucks Use Twice az Much Fuel o.
Dirt Highfays AZ on One
Built Of Concrete.

That good roads cut the cost Of
gasoline more than so per cent 10
stated by Freight Transportation d.
gest." A loaded twO-ton truck was
used in q test and in running 100
miles on an earth road consumed 17.3
gallons of gasoline. making an aver
age Of 5.78 miles a gallon. The cost
figured at % cents a gallon was $4.33.
The same truck was used on a con-
crete road and travelled the same dis
tance on $40 gallons Of gasoline, max
Ing Ills miles per gallon. The cost
In this case, figured ON the same
basis, was $2.12. The net savings in
cost Of gasoline on the improved high
way was therefore $2.21, or moro than
100 per cent.
Statisticians could step In here and
c~Onjure a colossal sum to represent
the savings in gasoline cost If all the
highways Of the United States were
paved. remarks the Columbus CO.,
Dispatch. They could, for instance.
assume that all Of the one-half million
motortrucks In the country were two
ton trucks, and on this basis figure
cut a saving in gasoline costs equal to
a couple of Liberty loan issues.
This enormous reduction In gasoline
costs. coupled with the ability to
handle loads with less fractional eff.
fort, has become one Of the strongest
for good roads. The two
tests cited in this instance show con-
clusively that poor roads are expen-
sive to the farmer and merchant alike.
The farmer who hauls with a motor.
is getting only one-eighth Of tina
profit he could get and the merchant
and %inter-city freight truck operator
are paying out twice what they should
gasoline and are getting only one
eighth Of the profit they could get.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
The Two CIansmen Stared at Each
Other More and More Sharply.

The Two ciansmen Stared at Each
Other More and More Sharply.
yet very thorough. He went to his
feet. John Moreland, too, arose.
WED as we'll go, hadn't weY' Dale
clipped, and there was disgust in his
voice.
II reckon we had" agreed More
land.
They walked out Of the cabin, leav-
ing Major Bradley and Ben Littleford
gazing silently after them. At the
gate Dale caught John Moreland's
sleeve and halted him.
"Why on EARTH" he demanded,
"didn't you make the break?"
"Bill Dale, l went into his house 7"
Dale put his hands on n of the
weatherbeaten gateposts and looked
over to where a bright star burned
like a beacon light above the pine
.fringed crest Of David Moreland,s
mountain. He continued to look at
the star, his face gray, until it glim-
tmered.
Then he began to blame himself:
he was the hope of a benighted peo-
pie, and he had foolishly lost his tenn
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CHAPTER IX-Continued.

Came a silence that was heavy.
Each was depending upon the other to
make the advance. The two clansmen
stared at each other more and more
sharply. and 500 shadows of bitter
ness began to creep into their eyes.
Then Major Bradley, guest of Ben
LittlefOrd, strobe into the room with
a patrician and sOldierly air, and he
understood the situation perfectly.
"Gentlemen," he urged, shake
hands. Be friends"
They didn't. Neither seemed to
have heard the major. 1t angered Bill
Dale. His knowledge of these feud-
lists, these grown-up children, was not
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
GOOD GUIDE FOR TRAVELLERS
lowa's Highway, and Point Out
Proper Direction.

All detOurs around roads closed TO
traffic in Iowa are carefully marked
for the guidance and protection of
travellers. Signs are erected at inter-
walls SO that the proper direction can
be taken with the slightest deviation
from the regular route. The signs, as
furnished by the state TO the counties
at cost, have a yellow arrow printed
against a black ground, with the word
"detOur" above and below the arrow.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12

was more hateful than ever, now that
she knew he meant to marry her. She
strove to change the subject
"See that little, Eteeny flower over
there-that little, teeny, blue one?'
she asked, pointing. That's a day
flower. It's the purest blue Of any
They call it a day1lower because it
don't last but jest one. single day"
And again, pointing: See that little,
teeny, purple flower owe there at them
twisted laurels? That's called Jobs
tears, and they don't last but one day,
neither. That little red, spidery thing
is bee balm. Over yander at the
hick'ry is mOnkshoOd. l Earned the
m out o q book Major Bradley
loant me. Hadn't we better be a-gOin'
toward home? it'll be a-comin'
dark purity soon, won't itT"
Said Dale, Twill you go back to
Patricia tomorrow"
live been a-wonderin'," muir
INJURED Babe. (Which is proper, Bill,
bust or burst?"
Dale spoke quickly. Burst for you,
bust for me. VIII you go back to
Patricia?"
Beaten, Babe Littleford drew a long
breath and smiled.
Eyes, Mister Dale,' she answered
resignedly. g" will. I'll go whar-
where you want me to go, eff it's
to Torment. Now tell me how it comes
that / find my people and their inc
mics as thick as m'lasses in a Jug,
while we walk on"
When Dale returned to John More
lands cabin from having seer Babe
safely to her fathers door,
he found Major Bradley and BY Heck
waiting at the gate. Heck had some
bad news, he said.
Better not tell me about it until
after SUPPER" replied Dale. I'm as
hungry as you ever were, By" i
They went in to sit down to one of
the best meals Addie Moreland had
prepared. When they had fin
Ished eating, John Moreland led the
way into the best room, where they
took chairs. The major produced
cigars. BY Heck, swollen with a feel
ng Of greatness, lighted the wrong
end Of his weed, faced Dale, and be-
,an to unburden his mind Of it's weight
If information.
swell, Bill, old boy" he began-and
hen stopped to wonder why his cigar
wouldn't smoke as well as the majors.
Well, Bill, old boy" he went on, final
y. Henderson Golf, he's shore been
IS busy as a one-armed man In a bum
nest. / caln't see, igod, what's
wrong with this here seegyar. He's
vent and brung about twenty-five Tor
eys from two places knowed as Jer-
STEM Gov and Hatton's hell, to help
york his mine when he gifts 1t. They're
IL a-puttin' up with them Balls. The
is part Injun, Cherokee In
I'm, and I've heered it said at they
'as as bad or wuss'n rattlesnake
=
Major Bradley blew a little cloud of !
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12

doesn't always see things In the true
light. You'll 60 back, won't your
She bent toward him and asked
pointedly:
Bill Dale, what makes you 50 anx-
iOus TO me to GOT"
Because" readily, Il want you to
have an education"
What makes you want me to have
q education, Bill Dale?"
Because you'd be such a splendid
woman. If you had an education"
Babe Littleford pursued with child
like eagerness: "And what makes
you wan me to be such q s-splendid
wOman?"
Dale lifted his gray eyes and an
swered her frankly:
Because l expect to marry you
some day."
Babe Littleford blushed deeply. Her
eyes were glad, filled with rejoicing.
II he didn't love her now, at least Just
q w%eeny-teeny bit, he wouldn't be
thinking of marrying her some day,
certainly, and this conclusion made
her happier than she had ever been in
all her life before. She wished wildly
that she could hug him with all her
might-and she had q big notion to do
1t. But what would he think of her?
Well, there would come q day when
she would surely hug him with all her
might. She would simply break his
blessed bones, almost.
viii you go to Patricia tomorrow"
he asked.
She really believed that she ought
to 60. But the thought Of leaving him
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
"You promised me you'd 60
back to Patricia and finish your
education"
CTo BE c-oNTINUED.)

Revised.
Laugh and the world laughs with
you, or if it doesn't you should
w0rry."-BOst0n Transcript
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
Points Of Interest Marked.

Practically every. point of interest
within a radius Of Is miles from Phila-
delphia Is distinctly marked On more
than 800 miles Of important highways.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
Pays Good pividends.

A good home fruit and vegetable
garden ID paying good dividends on
dime and labor invested these days.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12

The blank sign furnished to the coun-
ties is shown in the upper corner,
and as used, In the lower. The
larger illustration shows how the
signs are disposed to guide traffic
around a closed road.
When the sign has been placed with
the arrow pointing In the proper d.
rectiOn, the "detOur" below Is deleted
with black paint. The name of the
place the arrow is pointing to, and
other Information, is stenciled inside
the arrow.-POpular Mechanics Maya
zine.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12

Detroit Best Regulated.
Detroit has the reputation Of being
one of the best regulated traffic CEN
ters In the country.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
| D REUNION WILL
 BE HELD IN BOSTON

ffHH# arc practically cumH Efta# for fine big r D reunion Boston. July 2nd. 3rd and llh
 The t82ud Veterans will be qaar- tered at tbe Ha5sd Oxford and n one of Inc amortrs fhe rates ii thr Hatel srt from f5n mp. Those de sling ta sleep iii ihe armoIk Will find theIr comfort arranged for aHd hy so duIug. Will brine the cost down ID g minimum Oiieiaf reunion badges will be on hand in Boston. giving the man name and arganlzatlen
 Saturday morning will be gwen over to registration of members In the afternoon. there Uill bc Il monster boxing carnival at Braves Field. In the evening. f will be devoted to or eanIzation reunions of different kinds
 Sunday. boat trip to Plymouth The whole town has been set aside for thp D. on that day. While there an old fashioned barbeeue dinner will be served The return by boat will be made in the evening
 Monday morning. che big parade under command If Grn Edwards will take plaee and he has requested every man to be- in uniform In the after noon. there wili be trAuk meet and in the evening. the largest and finest display of fireworks in New Eugland
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
WHO'S " e

A whose beaat Is equal to her 8Hr.Hesa ir co5xe= sutton Nus visiting a house where ot-e- .uest7 were as semi blsti. a7aong dfsua the eldest son of rict manufacture The talk tunnel oa uas.ta nia s4aahbles. Sad She eliFioie young naa
 II hold that she correct thas Is for t6s husband to h.s.s as he intends to sa=efa Sas. for instance. tae 4ues- tian .uo,Ju1 Almost immediately Vaa .hoA ny i9te itigus by llEht- .as 4 etsac ana etLu- The question faH et
 Am psaId .avcA che th-ne out af eaar mou the latperioas
 nal ,He yaune man. la-=t lhHe seu eau.i be there ''
 HIfBIts
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01

The carpentry department of th, State Trade school has just eomplet cd bmlHur carave en Chapman street
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-25
A Rotatlng Post Headqusrters.

Although Ventura county, Cal,
Post has its headquarters in the post
adtutant's fivver. the attendance at
post meetings far exceeds the capa-
city Of any Ford. Ventura veterans
are not organized for any one com
munity, so their meetings rotate from
town to town in the county. and it's
a rainy night that doesn't bring out
100 men. None OF the traditional
Legion festivities are neglected,
either. A theatrical troupe was or
ganized this year and went on a tour
OF the four principal towns OF the
county, netting a considerable sum
from its transforming trip. This fall
the post will open a display OF war
trophies an adjutant's Office and
headquarters for it's Auxiliary at the
county fair. In the meantime, post
headquarters will continue 10 travel
UP and down the county. taking care
OF Gains and digging up other
troubles for the adjutant. BY the
way, Post Adjutant, Charles p. DAILY
was furnished his portable Office by
the other Legionnaires. who felt they
could afford the expenses in view Of
their saving on more definite head
quarters.