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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
PROSPECT FOR FRUIT
Is MORE FAVORABLE
Expects Claim That Recent Freeze
Did Not Do As Much Damage
As First Reported.

The bright prospects for a bumper
fruit crop existing in the Maryland-
Delaware territory up to a week OF
so ago have gone glimmering. But
with this statement conditions are
now said not to be anything like as
bad as they were reported in our last
issue. Out of the reports received
from all portions of the afflicted ter
rltory there seems reasonable ground
to believe, says John S. Dennee, ag-
ricultural statistican for the United
States Bureau of Markets and Crou
Estimates, cooperating in statistics
with the Extension Service of the
University of Maryland, in a state
ment made public the first of the
week and received at our office on
Wednesday, that the final outturn
may not be quite so bad as at first
thought, and that after the June drop
more will be known about the result
ant damage from the unreasonable
frosts and freezes.
Not a few orchardists have since
taken stock of their trees and discuss
ed among themselves frankly but not
pessimistically the injury done, and
while it is conceded that the damage
was bad enough and hard blow to
the fruit men, the damage may not
be irreparable in those sections where
the trees were heavily blossomed, as
enough blossoms yet remain to assure
fairly good yield
The report further says, in speak
ing particularly of the Delaware
Maryland peninsula. that the fruit
was too far advanced to be materially
damaged by the frosts, and moreover
that the thick foliage served as a pro-
lection. Indeed some growers speak
of the possibility of good crop OF
apples and peaches, and particularly
apples.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
Keep Fighting For
Postoffce Building

We hope that our people will not
give up the fight for a Federal build
ing in Pocomoke City. The commit
tee recently appointed should keep
right after it, day in and day out. We
are prompted in thus writing by the
action of the people in Middletown,
Del, who few weeks ago lost their
postoffice by fire and are trying for a
Federal building in their town. In
that town a committee to boom the
project among the business men has
been named and United States Sena-
tors Heisler Ball and T. Coleman du
Font have been appealed to, with Con-
gressman Caleb r. Layton, to exer-
else their influence with the postal
authorities to obtain an appropriation
large enough to warrant the construc-
ton of building sufficient to meet
the needs of the community.
1t would surely not be amiss for
our committee to follow the lines
mapped out by our Delaware friends
Nothing beats a trial. If they get
theirs we might also strike luck.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
NORRIS ENTERS RACE
FOR U. S. SENATORSHIP
President Of Maryland Senate An
nounces Candidacy For The
Democratic Nomination.

Away goes another hat in the ring.
William l. Norris, President of th,.
State Senate, formally announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina-
ton for United States Senator Tues
cay night last, accompanying his an
rcuncement with statement of the
political principles for which he
stands.
In asking for support in the pri-
maries, the Senator referred to his
service in the General Assembly as a
member of the House of Delegates
and the Senate Of Maryland, holding
that the experience gained justifies
the belief that he is fully equipped to
serve the State in the Congress of tha
United States.
Stating that his record at Annap-
oils is his platform, he makes special
reference to his position on import
ant national questions. He makes
plain his views on prohibition, whic,,:
are in keeping with the stand he took
i'll the Senate; favors the granting
of women the same political rights
now enjoyed by men and emphasizes
his advocacy of States Rights.
The announcement of Senator Nor
lis puts two candidates definitely in
the field for the Democratic nomina-
'ion, David J. Lewis, of Cumberland,
former Representative, having al
ready begun his campaign. Neither
the State nor the city Democratic or
ganization forces have lined up be.
hind any candidate, Mr.. Norris en-
trance into the fight having been tax
en- without assurance of organized
support. 1t is known, however, that
the Senate President has received q
number of letters from county mem
bers of the Legislature pledging their
support if he should enter the fight.
For the benefit of our readers we
publish the statement of Senator
Norris, which is as follows:
"Since the adjournment of the last
session of the General Assembly, be-
ginning even before that, have been
urged by so many of the thinking
people of Maryland, both men and
women, and from the counties as we'll
Continued on Page 2
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
GREATLY IMPROVED
POcomoke City Merchants Are Sup
plying Their Trade With Pre-
Fire Efficiency.

Pocomoke City merchants are truly
live set of business men. Many Of
them, it will be remembered. in less
| than week after the great conflag-
ration of Easter Monday were in tenn
porary quarters and, though handi-
capped to some extent, were supply
ing the demands of their customers.
10 be sure it took some time to ad
just insurance claims and by reason
OF this fact some were belated a little
in getting before the public again.
AT this writing, a little over two
weeks after the fire, we find all of the.
merchants nicely located and witt;
new stocks of goods they are taking
care of their trade just as though
the fire had never occurred. This is a
record of which the town feels Justly
proud and we are glad to know thaa
the public at large appreciates it also.
Commenting on it We heard a gentle
man from our neighboring county Of
Accomac say the other day: "You
may say what you please, the POGO
moke City people certainly have grit.
1t is wonderful the amount of work
they have done in a short space Of
time. Their temporary stores arc
really credit to them"
The fact is that our friends in the
adjoining counties have shown great
interest in Pocomoke City and have
expressed the deepest sympathy fol.
US in the losses sustained, for all Of
which we feel deeply grateful. These
good people have for years traded a.
our counters and the business rela-
tions between them and our people
have been of the most pleasant char
acter. And now in our time of af-
Fiction we want them to know that
we are making the very best effort to
continue to take care of their business
interests. Our merchants are filling
their stores, as rapidly as the trans
portation companies will bring them
in, with stocks that cannot fail to at
tract the purchasing public. They in
tend to keep their stocks up to the
standard, even while in temporary
quarters, so that their trade will not
have to go elsewhere to deal and in
doing this they expect to hold their
trade until they are in their new
quarters displaying the best line of
merchandise on the Eastern Shore
peninsula.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
7. F. HARCIS STORE
OPENED WEDNESDAY
Enterprising Firm Now Occupying
Their New Temporary Building,
Stocked With Goods.

The progressive spirit of our bust
ness men is again demonstrated by
the rapidity with which the Hargis
Store recovered from the recent fire
and is now welcoming it's friends in
new quarters. Within two weeks
from the time the two large Hargis
stores were completely destroyed by
fire corps of workmen have erected
large roomy building just across
from the old store site and already
this enterprising firm is doing busi-
ness on the old scale.
A sale was held Wednesday to clean
out the the old stock salvaged from
the fire. An entire new and fresh
stock has already made its appear
ance and old friends are being well
coined back.
During the interval which has clap
sed since the contents of these stores
were burned this service has been
greatly missed by the public here and
elsewhere and it is very gratifying to
know that business has again been
resumed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
THE BURNED DISTRICT
SCENE OF ACTIVITY
Scores Of Men And Teams BusiIy
Engaged In Cleaning Up And
Hauling Away Debris

The burned district of our town has
been scene of unusual activity the
past week. The weather for the most
of the time has been of the favorable
kind and it is really wonderful what
rapid strides have been made in the
way of cleaning up the burned section
Of our town. Several of the lots which
a week ago were filled with broken
bricks and other debris are now in
perfect condition and ready for the
brick layer to begin work at any time.
All of the old walls have been torn
down with the exception of the two
banks. AS We go to press the Citiz-
ems walls are almost level with the
grounds and this leaves only the walls
of the Pocomoke City National stand
ing in the burned area. There is not
a lot but what considerable work has
been done on and if we have two
weeks more of clear weather it is
safe to predict that every building lot
will be cleared away and ready for
the contractor to begin his work.
Thus far we have not heard of any
contracts that have been let except
that of Mr.. E. w. Veasey. We un-
derstand that he has contracted for
the rebuilding of the storehouse at
the corner of Clarke avenue and Mar
ket street, occupied by H. W. Gala
han &Sons. 1t is his intention to be-
gin excavating for the cellar at once
and he expects to have the contract
ors at work on the building sometime
during the coming week.
He will surely be the first one to lay
brick in the building of the Bigger
and Better Pocomoke City,"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
Summary sofRoints.
JUNIOR so LIB. GLASS

SO Yard Dash-Won by F. Warren,
Pocomoke; I'd, E. Rodney, Berlin; 3D.
+. Merrill, Merrill's; d. Cathell, Ber-
lin, fourth Abs.
Standing Broad Jump-Won by D.
CULLEN, Berlin; f. Palmer, Berlin
second; F. Warren Pocomoke, third;
a. Bailey, Snow Hill, fourth. Dis
tance feet, IL in.
Dodge Ball Throw-Won by M
Pruitt, Berlin; M. Holland, Berlin
second; J. Powell, Pocomoke, third; A
| arkford, Pocomoke, fourth. Dis
tanace SO feet, 1 inch.
440 Yards Relay-Won by Berlin
n. Holland, r. Palmer, M. Pruitt. d
Quillen; Pocomoke: D.Jones, W.Lang
A Landlord, W. Sartorus, I'd; Snow
Continued on Page 8.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
BALTIMORE CITY
OR THE COUNTIES
Political Writer Strikes From The
Shoulder Regarding Increased
Representation For
Baltimore.

One of the things that has done
more than any other to cause misun-
derstandings between Baltimore City
and the Counties, is the fact that a
very large proportion of the people
forget that the City is part of the
State of Maryland-in other words
that Baltimore is in Maryland, and
that Maryland is not in Baltimore.
At least three fourths of the people
you meet here talk and act on the as
sumption that the only viewpoint
that is worth considering, is the City
viewpoint-that the State of Mary
land as a whole is really Baltimore
City, and that what the Counties may
think about any public matter, is not
to be considered where it may con-
fict with the views of the city. That
Public sentiment in the State at large
must give way in all things before
the public sentiment of the City of
Baltimore, and, in discussing the a.
Availability of candidates for important
public offices it is said with great de-
cislon that such and such a man will
lot do, because he may not have an
nounced his position on some subjects
which may be looked upon in the City
ty many people, in way the exact
opposite to the way the same subject
is viewed by large majority in the
country districts.
The people of the Counties, regard
less of party have to decide, by their
votes this year, the question as to a
great increase in the representation
OF the city in the General Assembly
The practical effect of this propos-
cd increase, would be to give repre-
sentation to the vast influx of ignor-
ant, illiterate, and in most instances
anarchistic and socialistic foreigners
who have crowded into the slums in
recent years, and large proportion
of whom do not read or speak oul
language, and who not only do moi
understand or sympathize with oul
system of government, but in fact are
hostile to it in every important par
ticular In the session of the Genera
Assembly which closed last month
there were samples of the sort o1
representatives these people will sent
there in larger numbers, if they have
chance. One of the City members
vas an out and out anarchist, Others
werd thoroughly foreign and anti
American in their views, and most o.
them were not even taxpayers, and i
is rather a startling fact that one o.
the County members paid more take:
than the whole number of City mem
bers in the House of Delegates. Wher
the role was called, the names sound
ed like those on the roll call of
! bolschevik club in Russia, and gen
tleman who appeared before one O
the House Committees, said the mem
bers of the Committee sitting arount
the table, looked like the pictures O.
a meeting of the Russian Soviet il
| Moscow; and at another time whei
Continued on Page II
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
Donation Party.

Rev. Mr.. Bicking and family were
given surprise donation party Tues
riay evening of this week by the mem
bers of the M. E. Church, of which he
is the pastor. Packages of all sizes
containing fruits, vegetables and var
ious commodities to stock pantry and
kitchen were carried to the parsonage
and graciously received by the good
pastor and his wife.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
BERLIN VICTORIUS IN
TRACK AND FIELD MEET
ANNEX 1873 POINTS AGAINST 1872 FOR POCOMOKE
IN SEVENTH ANNUAL AFFAIR HELD in
THIS CITY MONDAY LAST.

| Berlin broke the County record il
the 80 Id. 440 yard relay, 95 fb. 44(
yard relay and the One Mile relay.
R. Aiken of Snow Hill, broke the
County record in 100 yard dash.
w. Bicking of Pocomoke broke
County record in 220 yard dash.
H. Wardwell of Pocomoke broke
County record in "a yard dash.
r. White of Snow Hill broke Coun.
! ty record in $50 yard run.
d. Quillen of Berlin broke record ir
80 fb. Standing Broad Jump.
r. Mumford of Snow Hill broke
County record in 95 ID. Hop, Step anc
Jump.
M. Matthews of Pocomoke broke
record in Senior Running High Jump
R. Taylor of Berlin broke IL ID
Shot Put record.
Pocomoke broke record in Junior
$50 yard relay.
Whereas the distribution of points
last year was; Berlin 154, Snow Hill
107, Pocomoke 81, the arrangement
this year was 1873 for Berlin, 1872 fol
Pocomoke, 80 for Snow Hill. 1t is
apparent that while Snow Hill made a
much poorer showing for 1922 both
Pocomoke and Berlin made much
better appearance.
The Berlin track and field team was
a superior machine and it is no dis
grace to have lost to such worthy op
ponents. That Pocomoke did better
than last year can be seen from the
fact that Al more points were won in
1922 than in 1921. 1t is not that Po-
comoke did less but that Berlin did
more.
Pocomoke High School has won
more county championships in Track
and Field than has any other school in
the county. 1t was the consciousness
of this tradition that impelled the Po-
comoke team to do it's best to uphold
the honor of the school.
They would have liked to have
won the Meet. That they did not was
"a natural disappointment. But though
they lost in points they can feel that
they played the game. Their idea may
be expressed in the words: eight
hard but above all fight clean" DR.
Burdick, State director of Physical
Education, who officiated in person at
the Meet, expressed his great pleas
ure at the high grade of work done
saying that Pocomoke could be proud
Of her 1922 Track and Field team. H.
was especially impressed, however
by the spirit of true sportsmanshir
shown by the whole school through
out the day and shown by the spirit
with which the Pocomoke team ac-
cepted the results of the Meet.
Though she did not win the County
championship, though she came sec
ond in number of points; Pocomoke
High School can feel that her Honor
has been. upheld. >
The results of the xarious events
are as follows:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
BETHANY M. P. CHURCH

Services on Sunday as follows:
Sunday School and Adult Bible clas-
ses for men and women at 9.45 A. M.
Divine worship and sermon at II A.
M. and s P. M. Prayer service and
short address by the pastor on Tues
day evening at o'clock. A cordial
welcome to all. Come and worship
with us.
E. L. BUNCE, Minister.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
Attend College Dance

Misses BERTHE Merrill, Cynthia
Elaine and Clara Coston attended the
Delaware College dance at Newark,
Del. last week.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14
Hylan Says City Wassts
No sMakeshift Buses

Mayor Hylan, replying yester-
day to the statement OF Chairman
McAneny OF the Transit Commits
sion placing upon the Mayor re-
sponsibility for the possible dis
continuance Of the bus service,
said that the city wants to own
and operate it's own busses, and
does not want makeshift bus oper-
alton.
''If the city granted franchises
for bus operation ON routes that
are now operated on daily per-
mits," the Mayor said, II wonder
how long it would be before the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company ap-
Piled for franchises for all Of Che
bus routes established. And +
wonder how long it would take
the State Transit Commission to
indorse all the applications of the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company in
preference to those Of individ-
uals."
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14

Of two or three blocks. a general ex-
change or transfer station Is within
the commissions plan, making this
one Of the most important traffic CEN
ters in the city.
"The building OK the b. r. r. extsn-
sion north Of Fifty-ninth Street and
under Central Park West will also pave
the way for the permanent removal Of
the surface railroad tracks through
this section. There has been, for some
time, persistent and actively waged
campaign either for the relocation or
the removal of these surface tracks,
in order that Central Park West may
be developed into thoroughly modern
boulevard fres for vehicnlar traffic. BY
providing subway transportation for
the present surface passengers. the
way naturally will be eased for taking
up the surface tracks. 81
"In the $21S,o00,00o five-year con-
struction plan presented by the COM
mission in. May the B. r. T. extension
north was included at an estimated
cost Of S28,500,O00. This figure will re-
main unchanged as far as the building
Of the line 20 156th Street is concerned.
Nc estimates have been made for the
new Washington Heights portion, the
cost depending to considerable extent
upon the exact nature Of the connec-
tions made, but the commission antici-
pates that it will be comparatively
slight"
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14
Bluenose, Lost by
Convoy, Reported
Sailing I'm Safe
Parting of Towing Cable in
Night Led to Fear That
Canadian Challenger Had
Met With an Accident
specia, Dispatch TO The rrsoun.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct. 1s.-Ru-
mors that something had happened at
sea to the schooner Bluenose, Cana
trophy, were set at rest tonight, when
word was received that the missing
craft had been sighted off Cape Ann
She is expected to sail into this port
some time tonight.
Fears that the Bluenose was in diff
culties we're aroused when the/Cana-
dian cruiser Patriot, her convoy,
steamed in with the news that the tow
ing cable had parted in the fog off
Cape Sable and that 1t had been impos-
sible to locate the Canadian champion.
The Nuremberg schooner, COM
nanded by Angus Walters and manned
by thirty Nova Scotians, left Halifax
Wednesday morning under the convoy
Wednesday night at 10 o'clock. After
leaving Halifax the convoy let out her
towline until 1t reached six hundred
feet, and at no time did there appear
to be any straining between the two
crafts. It was 1880 o'clock Wednes-
day evening that the commanding offi-
Ger of the Patriot, Lieutenant C. G..
Jones', r. NJ, received his last report
that "all was well and the line hold
ing" AT this time the fog was thick
and tho area of visibility only about
four hundred feet.
-Four hours later an alarm was
sounded that the line was loose and
the Bluenose nowhere to be seen. AT
what time or under what circumstances
the line parted is not known For over
nine hours Lieutenant Jones secured
through the heavy fog looking for
some signs of the Bluenose, without
any results. The Patriot then headed
for Gloucester, keeping her wireless
busy all the way asking passing ves-
sells to be on the lookout for the Blue
nose
On the arrival of the Bluenose here
this afternoon delegation Of tho
American race committee, headed by
John Hays Hammond jr, boarded the
convoy and after the usual greetings
Of welcome went into conference with
Leslie Davidson, of Halifax, represent
ing the Canadian fishermen, and COM
pleted arrangements for the cup races
of next week "a
Seething. with activity was the water
front to-day as the crack racing
schooners Of the America fishing fleet
were being made ready for the second
heat of the elimination races to select
The American challenger. ship car
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14
Recital by Lucy Gates
Varies Widely i'm Quality
Artistic Best il. Old English Air,
but Fails i'm Handel and
SchumanD ,roun

Memories, which must needs be OF
recent years, of Miss Lucy Gates's
singiHg of songs classed by critics as
Lieder lbecause their finest specimens
came from the Germans Schubert
Schumann, Brahms and their success
sors) are not manv. When she was
new to local concert rooms, only few
years ago, she achieved brilliant sue
cess with Mozart's arch Warning" IN
troauced in "The Impresario," when
she sang it to her own accompaniment
upon spinet. In her concert appear
ances afterward she confined herself
almost exclusively to airs of the forid
type, which she sang with much skill.
nne taste and voice of ingratiatine
quality. 1t was in an ornate old Eng,
hsh song, Shepherd, thy demeaner
vary, that she achieved the, best eff.
3sct in song recital given in Aeoliar
Hall last night. For Handei's aComa
MY Beloved" and group Of sehm.
mann's songs she was so deficient ir
the prime essentials demanded 70,
their Interpretation - such reau;rs.
merts as equable tone quality.' sns
tained style, correct phrasing and III,
/ proper poetic conception--that deta;lat
discussion would be as grievous to VI,
..evlewer as to the singer and he,
ariends. So we forbear. II. *
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14
700 Admirers Pay 81, OF for
Farrar Keepsnkes at AUCTION
Relics of Prima Donna's Brief Domesticity,
Initialled G. r. T., Priced; Louis Bedroom
Suite Brings Top Price ON Sales First Day

There IVES someth;nr warm,v ner.
sana, -. ....asaa,.,s - c.,
sohai aDou' yes.e'aay sa'e OF Gsral- ,
dine Farrars household furnishings
that distinguished 1t from other such
affairs. They were not merely art
-. ..,.s :. o.,.s.s - ~.
lovers wno 'l'ea W oa.oiu eacn o.nel
in the Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms
They were men and women who had
followed the singer and her flashing
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