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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27
P.H. S. COMMENCEMENT
TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK
Interesting Program Has Been Prepared-Dr Bomberger
To Address The Graduates At Closing Exercises.
Twenty-Eight In Class This Year.

teen boys. This is rather unusual for
our town as the girls as rule greatly
outnumber the boys.
AS was stated in our last issue the
Junior-Senior Reception will be held
on Monday evening. The juniors ex-
pect to make this a record breaking
event in the specia | line and fro n
what we have been able to gather we
are sure they will carry it to a sue
cessful issue.
Instead of having Glass Night the
Seniors have decided to substitute for
it a formal banquet. This innovation
has been worked out after much
thought and it is expected that it will
be one of the most interesting events
Of the entire week.
DR.. Bomberger of the University of
Maryland will address the graduates
Of the High School on Commencement
night, Wednesday, May 31st. DR..
Bomberger is an excellent speaker,
and the class may consider itself for
tunate in being able to secure his
services. An attractive program ha:
been prepared for the occasion and
large crowd will be at the theater that
night. The exercises will begin
promptly at eight o'clock. The tickets,
the price of which is 35 cents, will be
on sale at several of the stores the
first of the week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27
AMERICAN STORES CO.,
REMEMBER our FIREMEN
Donate $lOO. To Local Fire Depart
ment In Appreciation Of
Their Services.

The American Stores Company, op-
Grating two of their stores in this
city, appreciating the good services
of our local fire department in the
recent confagration of April 17th, and
in which both of their stores were
saved from destruction, has donated
to the Pocomoke Fire Department
500 in cash.
A letter dated Philadelphia, May
the 22d, and directed to Mr.. H. S.
Sherwood, one of their managers here
read as follows:
Enclosed please find check for one
hundred dollars ($1OO) as this COM
pany's contribution to the Pocomoke
City Fire Department. Will you
kindly deliver this to the proper Off
cials and oblige."
The letter was signed by Mr.. VIM.
N. M. Robinson, Treasurer.
Upon receipt of the check the Fire
department dictated letter to the
american Stores Company, as fol-
lows:
"Mr. H. S. Sherwood, your repre-
sentative in our city, has handed us
check for one hundred dollars ($100)
as contribution to our Fire Depart
ment. On behalf of the entire com
pany, we thank you sincerely for this
expression ,of appreciation and as
sure you that the contribution will be
placed with our other funds and dis
bursed in proper manner. Again
assuring you of our profound feeling
of gratitude, we are"
This communication was signed by
A. Picken, Chief; and James F. Dry
den, Foreman.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27
CITIZENS MILITARY
TRAINING CAMPS
Will Be Held AT Camp Meade From
July 9th, To August 26th. Fine
Chance For Young Men.

The Citizens Military Training
Camp, Sd Corps Area, conducted by
the U. S. War Department, will be
held this year at Camp Meade from
July the 9th to August 26th. This
is a fine chance for a vacation in
Camp. The Government pays all nee
essary expenses.
Three courses of instruction will be
held this year. They will be known
as the RED, the WHITE, and the
BLUE. Every person wishing to ap-
Fly should read carefully the quail
fications necessary to attend each
course before making application.
Each course will be of one months
duration.
The RED Course is intended for
those who have never had any mill
tary training or who desire to COM
bine a practical field training with
training already received in a cadet
corps or similar organization. Age
limit is from II to 25 years. All ap-
p'icants must possess average general
intelligence and be of good moral
character. The military training Civ
en- will be confined to the simple fun
damentals, sufficient to qualify a
graduate for enlistment in the Organ
i1ad Pacerync
The WHITE Course is the nexG
highet course. 1t is intended for men
whose military qualifications are
equal to or greater than those of a
graduate of the RED Course. The
training given will be with view to
qualifying selected privates of the
Regular Army. National Guard, and
Organized Reserves for service as
specialists and noncommissioned Off
GERS in the Organized Reserves. Civ
ilians who do not care to enlist in any
one of the three components of the
Army of the United States may be
designated if they have had militar
training in RED Course or its equiv
alent. The age limit is from 18 to Is
Continued on Page 9.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27

Everything is in readiness for the
Pocomoke High School Commence
ment which is to take place the COM
ing week. In fact the school has been
the scene of much activity during the
past week, as the final examinations
have been going on since Wednesday.
The Manual Training and Domestic
Science Departments have also come
in for their full share of attention.
Their exhibits occurred on Thursday
and Friday and proved to be very in
teresting. Many of our people made
it point to visit these exhibits and
they were more than pleased with the
progress that is being made in this
line and were especially compliment
tary to those having the departments
in charge.
The Commencement exercises prop
er will begin with Sunday night, when
the sermon to the graduating class
will be preached by the Rev. j. W..
Lacy, pastor. of the Presbyterian
Church. The service will be held IN
the Salem M. E. Church and will be
in the nature of union service, the
other churches of the town attending
as a compliment to the school.
The class to be graduated this year
is one of the largest in the history of
the school. There are twenty-eight
graduates-fourteen girls and four
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27
OCEAN CITY HOTEL
HAS new OWNER
DR.. c. W. Purnell, OF This City,
Buys Atlantic Hotel; Will Take
Immediate Possession.

DR.. C. w. Purnell of this city has
recently purchased the Atlantic Hotel
at Ocean City, Md, and will take i'm
mediate possession. The new pro-
prietor plans extensive Improvement
before opening for summer visitors
and will begin work at once so as to
be open for business in the near
future.
This hotel occupies one of the most
desirable locations in Ocean City and
Las always been popular with sum-
1aer visitors, having ample accomm1-
dations for a large number of guests.
DIR. Purnell has been in the hotel bust
ness for a number of years, having
lad charge of the Atlantic Hotel at
Chincoteague, several years prior to
it's destruction by fire, and has the
reputation of ;'eing a most successful
II anager. Fro all reports the Allan
tic has fallen into capable hands and
will be run in first class style, cater
ir g to the guests in a most approved
manner.
1t is also understood that the Ca
s;no, in the Pcrskie building, has been
purchased by Nixon ands Erlindger,
we'll known theatrical managers of
Philadelphia, and will be turned into
first class moving picture and vau-
deville concern. This is another i'm
provement which will greatly increase
the popularity of Maryland's summer
III 0Tt
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27
ACTIVITIES OF The
COMMISSIONERS ROOM
Many Bills Are Ordered Paid And
Other Important BUSINESS Is
Transacted By Full Board.

Tuesday last was another busy day
for the County Commissioners. The
full Board was present and after the
reading of the minutes of the previou.
session and the transaction of few
minor matters, the treasurer was or
dered to pay the following bills:
H. W. Lam6ertson, road work, Dis
trict1, $77.50.
o. D. Collins, clerk office, 81 ,O65. IT.
Ed. Cooper, court crier, $1O5.O4.
W. o. Shockley, Sheriff account
$112.9O.
VIM. L. Purnell, Deputy sheriff, So
VIM. o. Shockley, conveying pris-
oner to Cambridge, $49.75.
W. 0. Shockley, Sheriff account
$1O8.55.
J. H. Mumford, registrar, $4.2O.
$1,000.
S. E. shockley, Judge Orphans
Court, $4,000.
Thomas J. Fassitt, Judge Orphans
Court, $4,000.
E. H. Bounds, Judge Orphans
Court, $4,000.
A. G. Riley, Elk. Reg. Wills account
$121.58.
DR.. Paul Jones, Reg. Wills account
$94.76.
DR.. A. E. Landers, examining in
sane patient, $500.
DR.. John L. Riley, examining in
sane patients and Jail account, $50.
DR.. A. A. Parker, examining insane
patient, $1,000.
Chas. V. Rowley, Sup. of ASSESS
ment, $8.25.
?. d .Cottingham & Co., mdse. e
bills Court House and JailD, SLIT.
Upshur Grey, bridge lumber, Dis
trict 80, $71.92.
W. A. Riggin, road work, District
=, $3.50.
Parker Smith, board for jurors, $13
Geo. Richardson, road work, Dis.
trict 2, $1,000.
Horace Pusey, road work, District
2, $15.75.
Eugene Pusey, road work, District
2, $29.70.
Standard Oil Co., oil and gas, Dis.
trict 2, $26.00.
Elisha Hastings, road work, Dis.
trict 8, $45.OO.
Jas. E. Rayne, road work, District
9, $3.50.
c. w. Jones, road work, District 8
$4,000.
r. N. Stagg, Jr., Running Roac
Machine, Districts 2-6, $27.50.
H. r. Figgs, road work, District Z
$11.3O.
SamI. Burbage, ashes, $1.60.
r. P. Dennis, road work, District
4, $123.00.
w. P. Whaley, bridge lumber, Dis
trict 2, $40.32.
Po. Fdwy Mch. Wrks, mdse., 1921.
Russell Cdr. Co., Road machine
blade, $3.50.
Benton Hammond, road work ant
frt. pd., $51.50.
w. P. Watson, road work, District
Is, $3.50.
H. D. Dukes road work, District 8
$29.O4.
P. w. Scarborough, building Docl
at Taylor's Landing, $3S1.60.
Continued on Page 10
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27
SOMERSET COUNTY HAS
BIG BERRY CROP
Over Fifty Carloads Shipped Daily
From Marion Station Alone.
Bring Fair Prices.

Somerset county is one of the larg-
est strawberry growing counties in
the State and the past season has
been one of the best the people of
that good county have experienced.
In order that our people may know
something of the vastness of the crop
over there we reproduce the follow
irg, taken from the Crisfield Times
Of last Saturday, which deals with
the crop of last week.
Somerset county is harvesting the
greatest strawberry crop in it's his
tory, prices are holding up far beyond
expectations, buyers, growers and
pickers are busy, and everybody is
happy.
Despite predictions of few weeks
ago, that the late frosts and cold snap
damaged the strawberry crop, there
re more berries this season than ever
before; and at the various shipping
centers of the county, particularly at
Marion station, the operation surpas-
ses anything ever known in the
strawberry business in the past.
The week opened at Marion with
SO cars loaded and 55 shipped, the
price per crate averaging well above
s.. On Tuesday this shipment record
would have been broken except for a
car shortage which made it necessary
to hold over large portion of the
days pick until Wednesday. And
ON throughout the week, Marion has
shipped on an average of more than
81 carloads each day, the selling price
Under the Farmers auction block aver
aging well over 81 per crate.
The cars are loaded with 240 crates
and are shipped to all parts of the
country, twenty5three buyers being
engaged nthe business at Marion
some of them from Canada, others
from Boston, New York, Delaware
in addition to local buyers.
During the busy period OF the day
from 500 to 600 wagons, carriages
trucks and other vehicles can be seen
winding their way toward the Marion
auction block, taking their places in
the long line, awaiting their turn be-
fore the auctioneer. The line will of.
Aen reach for more than a mile out
! side the auctioneer's stand, and while
it is estimated that one truck or wag.
on load of berries is auctioned off ev.
cry six seconds, the auction block is
busy from early morning until the
close of the day.
Indications now point to a Millior
Dollar berry crop for Somerset coun
t.. this season.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27
Pocomoke City May
Haze Masonic Temple

Arrangements are being made to
purchase a suitable site, in the heart
of Pocomoke City. on which to erect
4 handsome structure to be used as
Masonic Temple.
Several desirable locations are un-
der consideration and it is to be
hoped this project will receive the
support and cooperation of our citi-
zens and be carried through.
The proposed temple constructed on
modern Ines will make a most attrac-
tive and imposing edifice and will be
credit to- the new Pocomoke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27
Quietly Married.

A quiet wedding took place on
Tuesday night May 2. Miss Bessie
Mae Howard, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Howard, f Marion
Station, was united in marriage to Mr.,
William C. Bunting, of this city. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
j. w. Lacy, pastor of the Presbyter-
ian Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Bunting
will reside at 618 Walnut street.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-27
Celebrates Birthday.

A most delightful dinner was given
Saturday evening of last week by
Miss Evelyn White at her home or
Fourth street. The affair was in
honor of her eighteenth birthday an
niversary, and was an occasion much
enjoyed by all who participated.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13
Infant Mortality
Lowest In West.
Federal Research Places
Oregon in Front
Health Rank.

WASHINGTON-The department
of commerce will soon issue abulle-
tin, based on 1921 figures compiled by
the Bureau of the Census, showing
for each state and each city in the
birth registration area the number of
births and the infant mortality rate,
together with figures for 1920 for
comparison. These 1921 figures for
a population of 70,425,7 05 show L.
714,261 births, S25,511 deaths at all
ages, and 1858 deaths under l year
of age, which give birth rate of 24.3
per 1000 population, record low
death rate of ill., per 1000 popula-
ton, and a record low infant NOR
tally rate of 76. In 1920 the rates
for the birth registration area were
Birth rate 1871 per 1000 population
death rate 1871 per 1000 population
and infant mortality rate SO.
For the states the lowest 1921 in
FAINT mortality rate (5D appears fol
Oregon, and the highest (98) for
Delaware; for cities of 100000 popu
lation or more the lowest mortality
rate (5O) appears for Portland, Ore
gon, and the highest G14) for Fal
River, Mass.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13

fathers earned less than $3.50 year
had discontinued their schooling for
regular work, while only lis pc! cent
of the 1873 whose fathers earned ST.
$50 or more had done so.
The average best days pay during
the year ending May 81, 1919, among
the mine-working fathers included in
the study, was between 81 and SIS, but
although the period was one of high
production before the industrial de-
preston, 81 per cent of these fathers
had lost time because of market fluc-
tuations, car shortages, and other in
dustrial conditions. This was direct
ly reflected in their earnings for the
year; less than one-ffth of the faith
ers employed in mining reported earn
ings of $1,450 or more, and only a.
per cent earnings of $3.50. A total
of 23l or 16.6 per cent, reported less
than $3.50; SAB or 80 per cent reported
less than $l,050, and 1872 or 63.4 per
cent less than $3.50.
The infant mortality rate for the
town in 1918 was los deaths under
year of age per 1000 births as COM
pared with 101 in the 20 states then
included in the United States birth reg.
istration area.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13
Nugent Helps To
Investigate Wheat.
Federal Commission T.
Seeking Information
On Grain Business.

WASHINGTON-The fedora, .,
commission, which is conductirn 'ae
inquiry into the grain trade ;r ~
spouse to a resolution of the 1rr;..,
States senate, announces that az
missioners Victor Murdock Iobn II
Nugent, Huston Thompson and W..
non w. Van Fleet, are holding 60
les of public conferences with ROM.
sentative grain men at Wasbiueton
New York and Chicago.
A statement given out bv the 49,.
missioner says the conferences are Co.
the purpose of obtaining inform,.;o.
pertinent to that part of the senate
resolution calling for "all the Co.,.
concerning market manipulations e
any, in connection with large exnort
transactions, or otherwise"
The facts concerning the slumn !,
grain prices during the last six month.
OF. 1920 after future trading in wbe,t
was restored, as well as the reason.
for the severe fluctuations in the nr;co
Of May futures of 1921 and 1922 ara
being investigated.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13
What Kind Are You?

Three men were cutting stone at the
cathedral grounds.
What are you doing No. |?
I am working for $675 day.
What are you doing, No. 2?
I am squaring this stone.
What are you doing, No. 3?
I am helping to build that-and
this worker pointed proudly to the
great unfinished cathedral on the hill.
Stone-cutter, ditch-digger, bond
broker, observation-disclosures your cal
ling-you are one Of the three types
of men. Which? Taken from Bum
ble-bee.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13
j, 8, SH|PSLO
BIC VOLUME Of
FOREIGN TRADE
Analysis of Shipping Re-
veals American Bot
toms Carry Only Small
Part of Business.

WASHINGTON-The bureau of
research of the United States shipping
board shows that 81 per cent by vol
ume of the water borne foreign COM
merce of the United States is carried
in American bottoms The statement
emphasized that this figure was due
to large commerce on the Great
Lakes, and traffic in mineral oil, al
most exclusively carried in our own
vessels. A later statement shows that
after the Great Lakes trade, the oil
movement and the commerce with our
adjacent nations is eliminated, the
proportion of our oversee commerce
in general cargo that American YES
sells transported did not exceed 80
per cent Only about one fourth of
this was carried in private American
bottoms, the remainder being carried
in vessels operated for the United
States shipping board thru its man
aging agents, under which plan the
government pays tHC looo III oPSid
ton.
The total water borne commerce
of the United States for the fiscal
year was SO,2sO,OOO long tons. Fore
ign ships carried 48 per cent of this
shipping board ships carried ID per
cent and independent American ship
ping SO per cent But this total in
cludes large amount, more than H.
100000 tons, carried upon the Great
Lakes. The vessels operating or
these great inland seas are of spec.
ial type and are designed for theil
specific trades. They cannot reach
the ocean nor would they be suitable
there if they could Of the Grea
Lakes traffic foreign ships carry 8
per cent and American ships carry g.
per cent. If this fresh water com
merce is subtracted from our tota
commerce, there remains i68,000,00(
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13
COAL INDUSTRY
LAYS BLIGHT ON
YOUNG AMERICA
F e d e raj Investigators
Find Wholesale Viola
tons of Child Labor
Laws; Conditions Bad.

Observation-Disclosures child
labor in a Pennsylvania coal-mining
district in the anthracite region, and
direct relation between child labor
and low earnings of the fathers are
reported by the United States depart
ment of labor thru the children's bur-
eau in a bulletin just issued, The
study deals with children from Is to
10 years of age in district of the
central field in Schuykill county. In
this area of little more than half a
square mile 24,726 persons were found
living-13,592 of them with more than
one person per room and 3,045 with
two or more. Rooms were general
" small and cubic air space below a
minimum standard.
The available land, hemmed in by
mining properties on all sides, was
so nearly covered with houses that
even when these were unsafe the ten
ants found it necessary to remain
Streets, railroad tracks, and dumps af-
forded the only space the town where
children could play. Of the boys be-
tween IS and 10 years of age in the
district, 81 per cent-896 out of 1864
and of the girls, 20 per cent-453 out
of 1572-had left school for work.
A total of SIG of the boys had been
employed contrary to law, before
reaching the age of IA years,-299 had
been employed full time, and 90 per
cent of these in or about the mines
Likewise in violation of law, 1877 boys
not yet 10 years of age had been EN-
ployed underground. Of 97S boy:
from Is to 10 years of age who had
been, employed in or about the mines
178 had suffered accidents, including
serious injuries in the breakers as wei
as underground. The girls we're EN-
ployed chiefly in clothing, cigar, anC
other factories, and in domestic o
personal service. Family need wa;
the reason most frequently given 10
leaving school and going to work
and the proportion of children VIII
had entered employment was frcate
as the fathers income was less. Al
most half of the 4S3 children who's
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13
Thirty Three Pay Tax
On S1,OOO,O00 Income

Observation-Disclosures stat
istics of income for the calendar
year 1920, made public by the
commissioner of internal revenue,
show tina t7,259,944 individuals
filed income tax returns, paying
total tax of $1,075,053,636 and that
2O3,233 corporations reported net
incomes taxed at $1,625, 234,643.
Thirty-three individuals in the
United States paid taxes on in
comes of $1,O00,0O0 or more, nine
teen paying on $1,0O0,OO0 to ST.
100000, two of these being listed
from Illinois.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13
Gold Production
Reaches Is Billions.

Eight hundred and seventy-fve
million fine ounces of gold, val
ued at $lS,OOO,OOO,OOO, have been
produced by the world since Col
umbus discovered America. About
$4,000, 100000 of it are in circula-
ton as money or in the banks and
public treasures of the world-two
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13

tons, which represents the amount OF
cargo carried on the oceans.
But there is still another important
point to be noted. OF this 6S,0O0,000
tons, 25,000,000 tons represents ship
ments of mineral oil in bulk, that is
to say, in tank steamers. In this
movement, in which American ton
mage largely predominates, foreign
flag ships carried but rs per cent, the
privately owned American tankers 65
per cent and the shipping board YES
sells the remaining 10 per cent.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13

billion of the eight is in the
United States treasury. The other
$4,000, 100000 worth of gold has
been used up in the industrial
arts or has disappeared in the 43O
wears since the keeping of accur-
ate gold statistics began.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13

100000 to loan on choice farms at
per cent l can handle all the good
farm loans in Canyon and Ada coun-
ties. No mddlemen F. H. Kerno-
han, Nampa, Idaho, COL 18th Ave
South. Acknowledgement.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-13
Mummy Cloth

The extraordinary durability of III.
ancient Egyptian mummy cloth is he.
lieved to be due to the fact that !,
was finished with a vegetable him.
derived from the African locust .hsor
lyee.