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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-23
Ewell & Child, Attorneys.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scribers have obtained from the Or
phans' Court for Worcester County
Maryland, letters Testamcntary on the
personal estate of
JOEL w. MADDOX
late of Worcester County, deceased.
All persons having claims against
the deceased, are hereby warned t.
es hibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber on or be-
fore the 18th day of June, 1928. They
may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefits of the said estate
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 9th
clay of December, 1922.
NOAH J. GIBBONS,
Test: Executor
PAUL JONES,
Register of Wills
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-23
POSTAL BUSINESS REFLECTS RETURNING
OF PROSPERITY.

The country is its way of industrial prosperity
such has never been seen before is the opinion of First Assist
Postmaster General Bartlett In substantiaon of his opn
ion Mr. Bartlett mo better proof of this be found than
postal business The mails running than
time in history Receipts at postofces from the sale of
stamps going upward The amount of matter going
through the mails at the present time taking the capacity of the
entire system The postal service is widespread extending
the most remote of the republic and feels readily
than other business organization both the blight of
cal stagnation well as the flourish of its revival
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-23
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Pocomoke City National
Bank will be held in their banking
building (Clogg's Garage), Pocomoke
City, Nd, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1928, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock A. M.
and a P. NJ, for the purpose of elect
ing Directors to manage the affairs
of the Bank for the ensuing year and
for such other business as may come
before the meeting.
FRANCIS M. WILSON,
President
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-23
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Having decided to discontinue farm
ing, will sell at public auction on the
farm where | now reside, the same
belonging to William H. Clarke, of
rocomoke City, and being located near
Cokesbury, on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1928
The following personal property to
wit: bay horse, 10 years old; l mule,
II years old; 1 cow;,2 steel plows; l
harrow; l riding cultivator; 1 Deering
mower; 1 walking cultivator; l ton
hay; and lot of small implements
such as hoes, rakes, pitchforks, SHOW
els, spades, etc.
Also my entire lot of household and
kitchen furniture consisting of beds,
tables, chairs, rugs, knives, forks,
sideboard, dresser, heaters, kitchen
stove and other articles too numerous
TO mention.
SALE BEGINS AT 9 O'CLOCK A. M.
Terms of Sale:-On all sums of $40
CT under the cash will be required on
the day Of sale and on all sums in
excess of $40 a note with approved
security payable four months after
date will be accepted. All notes to
bear interest.
N. PAPERNEK.
John S. Melvin, Auctioneer.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-23
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of thePocomoke Division of
the Eastern Shore of Virginia Pro-
duce Exchange will be held on the
third floor of the Beauchamp building,
Pocomoke City, Nd, on Saturday,
december 80, at o'clock P. NJ, for
the purpose of electing new officers
and for such other business as may
come before the meeting.
w. H. LANG, Director.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-23
Removal Announcement.

On or about December 18th l will
move to my new office at 205 PENN
sula Produce Exchange Building,
where i hope to serve you better than
ever. Yours for Insurance,
12-9-4t EDGAR FONTAINE.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-23
Special Attention

All persons using the city water,
and owing for two months or more,
are hereby notified that the water will
he turned off after January l, 1928.
By order of the Mayor and Council
of Pocomoke City, Md.
12-16-2t. w. E. HALL, Collector.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-23
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

The extends to all it's subscribers patrons, and to
the public generally all the Fluctuations of the May the
joys Christmas Tide attend you throughout the coming
May happiness plenty be your good fortune and M
long to enjoy them
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-23
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Having decided to rent my farm for
another year, will sell at public auc-
ton on the premises where | now re-
side, two miles south of Pocomoke
City, Familiarity known as the "Log
Cabin Farm" on
THURSDAY, DECEMBER rs, 1922
The following personal property to
wit:
One Overland Delivery Truck in
good order, one 10-guage Parker Shot
Gun, one 12-guage Stevens Shot Gun,
one Mule, three Flows, one Sod Cut
ter, one Weeder, two Cultivators, one
2-horse Harrow, one 250-egg Hot
Water Incubator, two Breeders, Pillow
Harness, Buggy Harness and other
articles used on farm. Also a lot of
Hay and lot of Household and
Kitchen Furniture.
SALE BEGINS AT 9 O'CLOCK A. M.
The Washington times., 1922-06-29
}. c. CARMEN ON OUTING
At CHESAPEAKE BEACH

Washington street car employees,
members Of Local No. $50 Of the
Amalgamated Association OF Street
and Electric Railway Employees Of
America. are making merry at Ches-
apeake Beach today. Before night
fall 5000 excursionists are expected
at the resort. The outing Is one OF
the largest Of the season at the
beach.
Fifteen athletic events are on the
program. Five hundred car tokens
will be distributed as prizes to win
ners of first, second, and third
places. Jazz music, free dancing,
fishing, bathing and boating arc also
on the pleasure manu-.
J. H. Cookman. financial secretary
and business agent OF the union, is
chairman Of the arrangements com.
mittee.
Maryland Avenue and Temple
Baptist Sunday Schools held a joint
outing at the beach yesterday.
The Washington times., 1922-06-29
PRESIDENT WON'T TAKE
ANY SUMMER VACATION

President Harding today prac-
tically abandoned all plans for q
summer vacation. Three crises de-
manding immediate action and three
more not quite so acute will keep
him at his desk here.
His contemplated trip to Marion.
his old home, for the first week in
July. probably will be called off on
account OF the urgency Of develop
ments within the last few days.
These are the nationwide coal
strike, the threatened railway strike
of July /, and the rapidly moving
Mexican situation.
The Washington times., 1922-06-29
MORE PARKS IS
=. CITIZENS AIM;
TWO PROJECTED
Rhode island Avenue Associa-
ton Praises SherriIl's
Clean Crusade.

More parks and more Fairgrounds
are the aim Of the Rhode Island Ave
nue. Citizens Association. It was
brought out at a meeting Of that
body in the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church, Twenty-second and Jackson
streets northeast, last night.
Parks. to be laid out on South
Dakota avenue, at Irving and Twsn-
ty-sixth street, are sought by Lieut..
Col. c. c. Sheriff., In charge OF
public grounds. Another beauty spot,
to be located at South Dakota and
Rhode Island avenues. Is projected.
Colonel Sheriff. has promised TO
carry out the REQUESTS 20 Ear as he
10 able as soon as he has received
the annual appropriation for his de-
partment., The association commend
ed Sherrill's activity in keeping clean
the parks.
Urgent need of water and sewerage
facilities at Saratoga Heights was
revealed by DIR. c. J. Browns. chair
man Of the health committee.
The Washington times., 1922-06-29

that, more than anything else thst
happened In that day. gave me the
real insight into tho heart Of the
woman whom the Democrats Of
Minnesota have selected as their can
didate for Senator. a..
Whole Town Burned.
This entire town was burned to
the ground three years ago." she
said. Not "A stone was left stand
ing except the Garfield school.
"Mr. Olesen was the first one to
whom the people came. There was
not house left standing-mind you
every stick Of furniture had been
burned and the town was desolate.
What shall we dor everyone said.
And Mr.. Olesen said. build temper
ary shacks--stay here and keep the
children in school and they did.
1.-The Garfield school. which was
housed 1000. The fire came oc-
had even the high school running.
Most of the teachers felt that the
fire had finished Cloquet for all
time and asked to be released from
their contracts. Mr.. Olesen let them
60. and I went in and taught high
school. Mr.. Olesen and Mary and
I lived for one year in O cloak
room Of that school with only two
cots and q chiffonier for furniture.
I'VE thought the people needed US
here. and we stayed. 1t was my
crucifixion, and 1t 10 because I
struggled and suffered and had my
time OF sorrow and poverty that
feel qualified to fight for the people
in an executive capacity. What
does a big corporation counsel, born
and raised in luxury, whose daily
contact is with the millionaire steel
heads and big men, know Of the
needs of a people that are almost
entirely Of the middle class?
One OF tho People.
IT have been 'one Of the people
all my life. I have known poverty
and the struggle Of making both
ends meet, and I believe in justice
to the common people. These are
my qualifications-if the people
think they will help me to fight for
their rights, they will elect me. II
not, I will go on being Mary's
mother and president Of the Cloquet
womans Club and head of the
house of Olesen!
That's what Mr.. Olesen calls me.
you know. He says that the school
superintendent is secretary to the
Senator-elect out Of office hours.
Here he is now-and it's time to put
the water on for the spinach"
And Mrs. Olesen, who docs all
her own housework," and I, who
couldn't do 1t II had the time. set
the table for Father Olesen and
Mary.
The Washington times., 1922-06-29
JUDGE CALLS DEFENDANT
A REGULAR PHoNoGRAPH'

AKRON. Ohio. June $50 In.
cessantly and 20 huently did Myers
Abramson talk In his own behalf
when taken into court on the charge
Of being minus q tail-light on his
automobile that Police Judge L. 8.
Pardee designated him "a regular
phonosraph."
Playtng-machine tactics, however,
failed to absolve Abramson. who was
found guilty.
The Washington times., 1922-06-29
tL0QUET PORCH
ITO BE FAMOUS,
DECLARES PAT
Writer Visiting Mrs. oIeson.
Senatorial Candidate, En-
Joys oId-Fashioned Home.

What manner of pomdn is Mrs.
Anna D. OLesen, whose successtul,
sensational race for the Demo:
cratic nomination for United
States Senator from Minnesota has
attracted nGtion-toide dttenttonf
This question is answered IN a
series of articles, the first Of Which
Is presented here.
| By OUR PRINCESS PAT.
NcopyriEht. ls22. by Cosmopolitan News
/ service)
CLOQUET, Mimi, June 27.-There
n a front porch in this city that bids
fair to rival the most famous front
porch of Marion. Ohio.
And the lady who owns 1t sweeps
Il every morning herself.
, : And every afternoon she puts on
her silk dress. jumps into the splc
and span little Ford the ladies' OF
Minneapolis gave her and drives OH
10 campaign meetings.
She is Mrs. Anna Dickie Oleson..
She first woman nominee for United
States Senator and the best house
keeper in Minnesota.
Met by F1ivver.
| II was the Olesen Ford that met
me at the Cloquet's brand new sta
tion, and the Olesen daughter, Mary,
who flung enthusiastic arms around
me and scored one for Minnesota 8
Senator elect.
Eve been so anxious for you to
eone." she said. "I didn't sleep all
hight. Goodness, but it's fun being
mothers daughter"
Welcomed With kiss.
Mrs. Olesen welcomed me with q
kiss and called me by my first name.
And II the critics say that a
woman in politics neglect her home.
I urge them to spend a few hours In
the home on Carlton avenue. 1t is
simple and clean and cool. There
are pictures of Grandmother and
Grandfather Oleson and OF Mary at
various ages. There were large
bouquets of peonies in nice, old
kAshioned bowls and up-to-date cut
glass vases.
"I hurried and had my house
work finished early today" Mrs.
Olesen said, leading me into the
guest room, $50 we could just visit
all day. And tonight we're going
to have a picnic supper in the
woods. Mary thought you'd like
ttr'
And then, while we looked out
upon the bautiful little town, whose
Indian name means Singing OF
the Mills" she told me a story
The Washington times., 1922-06-29
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Clearance Of Mems Straw Hats
including Smart Set" and Col
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and every popular braid; all sizes.
The Washington times., 1922-06-29

Corwith Mills White Ribbed
Cotton Pullover Undershirts,
sleeveless style; sizes - to 46:
perfect quality.
The Washington times., 1922-06-29
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NegIige Shirts
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OF good quality high count
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The Washington times., 1922-06-29
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Of white ribbed cotton or bal
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The Washington times., 1922-06-29
Mems So
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The Washington times., 1922-06-29
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The Washington times., 1922-06-29
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The Washington times., 1922-06-29
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The Washington times., 1922-06-29

that. more than anything else that
happened In that day. gave me the
real insight into tho heart OF the
woman whom the Democrats Of
Minnesota have selected as their can
didate for Senator. ...
The Washington times., 1922-06-29

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The Washington times., 1922-06-29

Washable Tubular Fibre silk
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Mems 75c and $I.OO
NecklDedr,
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Mems English Broadcloth Neg.
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dashery always
sufficient
folk who buy for the O. family
of
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-24

panelling slid away. Something
metallic fell with a thud to the
fIoor-and then Billy Kane was on
his feet, ciinging with a fierce, un-
conscious grip to the table.
He had forgotten the police and
that secret door at the far end of
the room, forgotten the peril in
which he stood, forgotten that ugly
black muzzle of a revolver in the
others hand. His mind and brain
seemed to be reeling. Some inhu-
man devils trick was being played
upon him. That was one Of those
iron crutch shafts, painted to re-
semble grained wood, that the Rat
was picking up-yes, and fitting it
now with deft, accustomed fingers
to the armpiece! The Rat-the
Man with the Crutch - the mur-
derer of David Ellsworth-the man
whose very role he had taken upon
himself and played!
"You" he cried, and swayed at
the table. And then passion seized
him. "You hound of hellw he
shouted hoarsely. '"The Man with
the Crutch-it was you who killed
David Ellsworth"
Sit DOWN. The Rats lips were
thinned, merciless; the revolver
edged forward. "Well, what about
it! Why don't you say Peters, too?
You stuck your nose pretty deep
into thatw
Billy Kane mechanically sank
back in his chair.
$50 you've got it, have you?'
jeered the Rat. "Sure. the Man
with the Crutch was me! And you,
you fool, through your cursed in
reference with Red Vallon, put
the police on my trail for Peters
murder. Well, Pm going to let you
be the Man with the Crutch, too
as we'll as the Pat. That'll let me
out on both .ceuntsm> He stood the
crutch up against the wall, and
from the opening drew forth some
Copyright 1922.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-24

inquest finished Billy Kane for
fair, and didn't want the evidence
changed. 1t was me Peters saw
coming down the back stairs and
entering the library that night
only he thought it was you. Do
you take me for fool? l knew
you'd see the report in the papers,
and that, knowing there was some
thing wrong about Teters' story,
you'd hunt Peters out and have a
showdown, and that between you
there was a chance of you getting
at more of the truth than I wanted,
and that Peters would retract his
evidence. Get me?
'"'I wasn't for letting you out.
I'd been banking on you to do a
lot for me. The only guy that was
in with me on that deal was Jack
son-and he's dead-just as the
Rat is going to be. I spotted you
long ago when you used to nose
around here for that old fool who
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-24

He brushed his hand across his
eyes. He understood we'll enough
now why the Rat had been indiffer-
ent to what Shaky Liz, or the
Cherub, or any of them, might
hold over himwtherg would be no
Rat, if he, Billy Kane, in the Rats
stead, were murdered. And the
Rat believed, of course, that She
her name was Margaret-Margaret
Blaine-that she was dead. But
he, Billy Kane, was playing for
time, wasn't he? And the Rat, in
his hideous propensity for a cat
and-mouse game, seemed quite
willing to talk.
''You killed herw Billy Kane's
ejaculation was one Of stunned in
creduIity. "But--but she threat
ened me, when she thought I was
you, by saying that If anything
happened to her the evidence
against you would be produced
just the same"
Sure, she did" leered the Rat.
''ln twenty-four hours after her
disappearance. And it'll be TWEEN
ty-four hours all right before they
have any proof of that. 1t wasn't
pulled off where a howl would go
up ten minutes after she snuffed
out! Sure, in twenty-four hours!
Well, Pm in no hurry, am /? In
twenty-four minutes the Rat
that's you-won't need to care
what busts loose! It'll save me a
lot of trouble if they find the Rat
sprawled out on the floor with
bullet through him, won't it?''
The door! Had it moved inward
a bare fraction of an inch, as it
had that other night? There would
have been time by now, just time,
for her and the police to have got
here. Was that widening crack
along that panel there-or only a
shadow flung with haunting malice
by the murky light? Not moved
now! He was sure of it. 1t
moved!
He forced himself to laugh in a
short, nervous way.
81 don't see how that lets you
out" he munnbled. What's to be-
come of you if the Rats found
dead?"
The Rat was moving back from
the table to the side wall of the
den.
'T'll show you,' said the Rat,
with an ugly grin. And don't
move-you understand? I'm a
dead shot, and I'm not risking any
thing by being few feet farther
away. You'd only go out little
sooner, and miss something that'll
maybe sweeten your last moment
see?" His revolver still covering
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-24

Billy Kane's eyes stole to the
secret door again. He remem-
bered the fascination with which
he had watched it slowly open on
the. night he had lain there on the
bed, and Karlin, in the hands of
the police now, had sat at the bed
side, and Red Vallon had been
here at the table. And it seemed
now as though the door moved
again as it had moved that night.
But he could not be sure. Perhaps
it was his imagination that was
father to the wish-and he dared
not look steadily, or too long in
that direction.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-24

few minutes ago without giving
me the trouble of making you
hand them over?" Again is left
hand, thrust back Of him, sought
the interior of the opening, and
came out with a number of small
plush trays piled one on top of an
other, the topmost flashing and
scintillating now with it's score of
fiery, blood-red stones. "You
were looking for these, weren't
you?" prodded the Rat, with
chuckle. "Well, you had 'em here
with you all the time"'
Billy Kane was fighting desper-
ately for self-control. Could they
hear outside there?- The man was
condemning himself out of his ON
mouth! God, could they hear out
there - did they understand that
this man had murdered David Ellis
worth, and that Billy Kane was
clear! He met the Rats eyes with
deliberate defiance now. More!
Everything! The man must be led
into telling everything-he had not
told enough yet to make it sure
and perhaps they had not heard it
all.
"And Peters," he rasped out.
"You killed Peters, too - Peters,
who helped you kill David Ellis
worth! Weren't you satisfied with
your share, that YOU had to steal
his?"
The Rat had advanced to the
table, and, setting, down the trays,
always with his revolver covering
Billy Kane, had begun to pour the
contents of one tray at time into
the open bag. He stopped now,
and stared at Billy Kane in sort
of contemptuous surprise.
$50 that's the way you doped it
out, is it?" he said, and laughed
raucously. "And you're kind to
Peters. aren't you? Peters, who
wouldn't harm a fly! l killed
Peters because his evidence at the
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-24

clothes and flung them down be-
side the crutch. "Get the idea?
This is the costume that goes with
the crutch-sort of reserve stock.
Understand? 1t wasn't always con-
venient to come here as the Rat,
or leave here as the Man with the
Crutch-or the other way around
if you like. I'll leave the stuff
there where it'll show up, and the
police can put two and two to-
gether the same. as you have, And
that answers your question as to
what is to become of me. am
a gentleman of several parts, and
I can spare two of them. What's
left is none of your business, and
anyway Pm getting tired Of this.
I'm pretty near ready to go. But
there's one thing nore-there were
some rubies you We're looking for,
weren't there, besides the ones
you've been taking charge of and
so kindly placed in that bag there
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-24

didn't they come in? Were they
going to stand there and see him
shot down-see another murder
committed? MOI He understood.
The slightest sound from the di-
rection of that secret door would
be but the signal for the Rat to
fire. 1t was up to him-somehow
some way-to give them a
chance to act. 1t was up to him in
some way to beat the Rat to that
first shot, that would not be de-
layed many seconds now.
He eyed the Rat for a moment
steadily; appraised again the cold
blooded, callous implacability in
the others face-and then Billy
Kane squared his shoulders, and
his hands on the table slid back a
little until the thumbs extended
over the edge, and he laughed
coolly.
Its the limit, is it, Bundy?"
he said quietly. "Well, then, I'll
take it standing up, you cur, if you
don't mind"
The Rat nodded indifferently.
1t seemed as though Billy Kane,
for all his apparent GOODNESS and
composure, was not equal to his
self-appointed task. He half rose
to his feet, and sank back heavily
in his chair again, and his hands,
as though TO steady himself
clutched with seemingly desperate
energy further over the tables
edge-and then, in a flash, the
table was in midair between the
two men, and. as it hurtled for
ward, Billy Kane crouched low,
leaped for the other, as the Rat,
with an oath, sprang to one side
to avoid the table
A red flame blinded Billy Kane's
eyes, an acrid smell filled his nos
trils, and seemed to stife him, and
make his head swim dizziIy, and
his left side seemed curiously
numb and dead, but his hands had
reached their mark, and had closed
like steel vises around the Rats
throat. And he hung there; mung
there because a fury and a seeth-
ing passion gave him superhumar