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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-10-14

The rebuilding OF Pocomoke Cit!
goes steadily on.
Day by day the contractors are
forging ahead on the many new store
buildings, residences and other struc
lures, Already the city has changed
much in appearance since'the big fire
and in year hence the visions of {
Bigger and Better" Pocomoke shoulc
be partly realized.
These are ideal days for building
end work is being rapidly pushed or
the various structures in order tx
complete them before the winter sea.
son starts. Of course much carpenter
work will be done during the cole
weather but very little brickwork car
be accomplished, which will mean thai
few new buildings will be started be.
fore next spring. Then will begin an
other boom and at the end of 1872:
Pocomoke should be able to claim the
distinction of being the finest and
most up-to-date city on the Easterc
Shore.
One has to but walk around the city
t. see what has been accomplished
since the disastrous conhagration OF
April II. In the business section two
new buildings have been occupied in
addition to the new postcffice.
The Peninsula Produce Exchange
building where the postoffice is now
located, when completed, will be the
largest building in Pocomoke with the
exception of the 7. F. Hargis depart
rent store. In this building, in addi-
ton to the postoffice, will be located
the general offices and seed and feed
store of the Exchange, several law
snd real estate offices, two stores
barber shop, and three lodge rooms
Masonic, Odd Fellows and Knights OF
Pythias. The lodge rooms will be
situated on the third floor. This
building will be heated by steam and
have constant janitor service. 1t will
contain many up-to-date features and
bc modern in every particular.
Another new building nearing COM
rletion is that in the rear of the Ex-
change building and owned by Messrs
William Powell and Thomas o. Long
This building is wood structure but
credit to that portion of the city. II
will be occupied by the Pocomoke City
Garage, Bunting Brothers, proprie-
tors. 1t is an ideal location for ga
rage, inasmuch as it faces the new
bridge over the Pocomoke river. Ir
this building will also be located the
Exide Battery Station, owned by Mr.
E. S Williams and the plumbing shoI
of Mr.. Charles Brand.
The new City Hall on Willow street
now nearing completion, is a credit te
the builders and the city itself. The
front brick work is quite a novelty
inasmuch as it differs from design
from any building in the town. The
betting and paneling effects are artis
tic and pleasing in appearance, On the
first floor will be located the city Jail
fire fighting equipment and street
cleaning machinery. A large room
for the firemen, the offices of the
Mayor and City Council and the ta'
collectors office will be situated OF
teh third floor, while on the seconc
floor an assembly hall for public
meetings, estimated to seat 400 ol
more persons will be located. The
building will be electrically equipped
steam heated and will contain lava
tories and toilets on each floor. An
other feature will be fire escape tha
will lead from the third floor to thu
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-10-14

P. H. 81 0-1.
S. H. H. So 90
Goal kicked by Payne.
Referee, Bailey. Lineman, Sher-
wood and Shocks. Substitution,
Thompson for Bicking. Time of per-
iods, 25 minutes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-10-14

Mrs. Charles H. Ellis and daughter,
Miss Flossie Ellis, returned Tuesday
from trip to Wilmington.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Dos Passos in Quixote Land.

liphs" and passages in other chap
ters give an incised view Of political
Spain. an unnaturally centralized
kingdom in which is fitfully pro-
ceedins q desperate economic strug-
gle. half agrarian and half Industrial,
not unified. parallel Capitalism
reaches for the country at the same
moment that communism does; cap
italism is the more powerful, but,
just possibly. communism may prove
the quicker. But it is not in politics
or economic deformities that an ar
tist spends much time looking for a
gesture. Mr.. Dos Passos is in love
with line and color. both sensuous
and intellectual. He sees the shad-
ow of a man hoeing and recognizes
that the shadow is purple: observ-
ing the wife of a Catalan he notes
her ''ful brown face flushed on the
cheekbones and given triangular
shape. by the bright blue
handkerchief knotted under the
chin" This is his painters eye. like
the careful brushwork Of Joseph Her
gesheimer, who also began express
sion by sitting patiently before an
easel The intellectual line and color
sought by our author is implicit in
his admiration for the poetry of
Maragall and Machado, his semi
humorous expose OF Blasco Ibanez,
his respect for, despite his dissent
from. the Iberianism of Unamuno;
and explicit In the tentative cpl
grams and half philosophizirrgs OF
the roadside, in the analysis of 10
flamenco. in the butterfly net dropped
lightly over the cdsti=o which makes
the plays Of BenaveSte more truly
expressive Of the soul OF Madrid than
any street or cafe in the city itself.
Certainly these studies viii turn
readers to contemporary Spanish lit
erature. TO the translations OF Ba-
roja and Benavente and some of the
poets. Mr.. Dos Passos gives infor-
NAL translations, necessarily mere
samples. of the work OF Maragall.
Machado. Unamuno. By a coinci-
dence an English translation of Una
muno's The Tragic Sense of Life"
has just been published in this coun-
try by Macmillan. One is fascinated
by this mystic who holds the chair
Of Greek at Salamanca. who is the
Zoe or Europeanization and motlerni-
zation II Spanish life and thought.
whose spiritual kinship Is with 10y
ola and Torquemada, Santa Teresa
OF amorous madness and the Knight
Of La Mancha. sublimely mad Fas-
cinated. yes; but what fascination
could be greater or more memorable
than this portrait presented in the
first few pages Of the book? The
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

isn't a play. And what is more,
wish you wouldn't disturb me-"
1t isn't a play?''' asked Mr. Flick
incredulously. 'Lookit the title
The Drama o. the Forests
Il suppose, Mr.. Flick, II | were
reading The Theater Of War you'd
ask me If that was a good play. too.
You are the most literal minded oaf
that ever worked for me-" said Mr.
Bucket. rosuming his reading. "and
I've had some jackasses in my EN-
ploy"
"Aw. don't be 50 grumpy" said
Mr.. Flick soothingly. Il just sold a
book"
"Humph. I'm glad you're waking
up. Mr. Flick"
"A four dollar book. too. The
lady said she didn't know what she
wanted but it would have to be
something with plot. So"
"Are you trying to josh me. Mr..
Flick We have no 81 fiction"
"why sell her fiction? She said.
Something with a plot So. Mr..
Bucket. 1 sold her G. Morgan's
The Plot Against Civilization
''If-cr rather. chcn-she brings
il back" said Mr.. Bucket. resuming
his reading. don't forget that pou
sold It to her. have a family"
"Shc won't come back" sail Mr..
Flick cheerfuliy. Its q good book. "
Then leaning over Mr.. Buckets
shoulder. We'll, I'll be darned,"
What's the matter with you?"
asked Mr.. Bucket looking up from
nj. book.
THAT Drama OF the Forests
must be somc book" replied Mr..
Flick "As I was looking over your
shoulder / noticed a qassase about
No Ka. the Ojibway hunter who. in
one day. killed sixteen elk. four buff
falo. five deer. three bear. one lynx
and ono porcuplnc. That's some
hunting"
Some hunting said MI. Bucket
scornfully. Tut, Listen to this:
'No-Kd must hare been OrcG.
hunter. Bat hare heard OF an In
I dian IrhO lC0uld hare been q match
\ for him. He. too, trus an Ojibtrdy
aud his name irdS NnrphiH. Ire
/ heard " stated that he killed, IL his
4 lifetime. more than $4,000 IiDino
/ things. Some bag for ono hunter.
i Well. what DO you think of that
Mr. Flick"
Some bag for one hunter IS right
some sasbag."
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
THOUGHTS on 4 MYSTERY

THOUGHTS on A MYSTERY
atCarGranS ~ Night by Harry
HerUcB.D
with jewels the plot IS studded, 50
Ii might be called 4 gem,
trhis tale OF crooks who plot for
dough.
And those who capture them.
tPerhaps it isn't fair to guy
The jewel-bestudded plot
Tne book has many thrills and
Enjoyed the thing a lott
6he Maharajah. millionaire
King OF the Indian shore.
Possessed more precious stones than
there
Are in . jewelry store.
Fnese trinkets robbers far ard near
Were anxious to adopt.
And you won't be surprised 70 hear
That one day they were eoppei
WHO copped EN-? Bet you'd ike to
know,
You shall not hear from me.
fm not the kind Of guy 70 blow
An authors secret. see?
SIrs not permitted. see Page Three.
REVIEWERS HAND BOOK:
Bdrds
who 0ire Gtrav mysteree
shan lose their HHiOn cdrdst
Now. when the trinkets disappeared
One OF the crooks to fee a
Cop. put peroxide on his beard -
A fine peroxideai
Il made his sable whislsers white,
And you'll agree with me
A blond bewhiskered villains quite
A joyous noveitee.
And then-but overmuch I scrawl,
IL any more / mention
III ruin the mystery after all.
And that's not my intention!
WHITE WASHING THE CHARGES
Sir:
A whole week has elapsed without
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

The sixteen succeeding chapters
divide. About half relate the Talk
by the Road" OF these auesters and
such casuals as they meet. The
other chapters offer a series of
straightforward studies Of present
day Spain. The two kinds are pleas
antly alternated; the book ends with
the arrival Of Telemachus and Lyseus
in Toledo during Carnival. The
close is upon a comic. or. as some
win prefer TO think. upon an ironic
nOte-fugitive, anyway.
1t perhaps labors the fancifulness
Of the books design to suggest that
both Telemachus and Lyaus stand
for phases OF the authors personal
ity-or was he accompanied by an
actual Lyaus. a hearty. rollickins
soul? Telemachus was the son OF
Odysseus Cor Ulysses) and went in
search OF his father: the father OF
this Telemachus would be. But
no matter Obviously, the Penelope.
his mother. whose moral maxims
this Telemachus occasionally calls to
mind, is the authors own land, these
United States. But, IL saying so will
not condemn Mr.. Dos PassoS TO per-
petual exile. even Penelope scarcely
matters.
With what does matter Mr.. Dos
Passos is preoccupied from his first
page to his iast-the poetry OF Jorge
Manrique. Antonio Machado. Juan
Maragall: the pervasiye personality
Of Don Francisco Giner: the mssti-
cEsm of Miguel de Unamuno: such
novelists as Pho Baroja and Blasco
Ibanez: such playwright as Jacinto
Benavente; such q painter as FL Gre
and dead: but the authors preoccu-
patton with humble persons is equal
ly insiStent. There is that donkey
boy who insists. I'm America no
sc dirierfe. In America they don't
do anything except work and rest
SOS to get ready to work again.
It's not gold people need, but
bread and wine aid
life" There is the banker OF
Almorox whose work did not mat
ter because strangers did not come
every day to Almorox. There is Don
Alfonso riding his RoSinante; there
are the Universal Agent ami the
actor who lamented the $dr=Eeld'S
death and the syndlcalist who had
conscientious objections to taking
money FROM Just anybody our
opinions coincided !" There
are hardly any women. UyRus,
Where are your adventures? Why
have you withheld them. making this
chronicle incomplete?)
"Cordova No Longer or the Ca
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

subject is Jorge Manrique compos-
ing his poemiupon death:
1T had been raining. Lights rip
pied red and orange and yellow and
green on the clean paving stones.
A cold wind off the Sierra shrilled
through Gathering streets. As they
walked. the other man was telling
how this Castilian nobleman. cour-
tier, man-at-arms. had shut himself
up when his father. the Master of
Santiago. died and had written this
poem, created this tremendous
rhythm of death sweeping like a
wind over the world. He had never
written anything else. They thought
of him in the court of his great dust
colored mansion at Ocana, where the
broad caves were full of cooling OF
pigeons and the wide halls had dark
rafters painted with arabesques in
vermilion, in a suit of black velvet,
writing at a table under q lemon
tree. Down the sun SCARED street,
in the cathedral that was building in
those days. full of a smell of scaf-
folding and stone dust. there must
have stood n tremendous catafalque
where lay with his arms around him
the Master of Santiago: in the carved
seats OF the choirs the stout canons
intoned an endless growing litany;
at the sacristy door, the fare of the
candles flashing occasionally on the
jewels of his inter. the Bishop fin
gered his croziar restlessly, asking
his favorite choir boy from time to
time why Don Jorge had not arrived.
And messengers must have come
running to Don Jorge, telling him
the service was on the point OF be-
ginning, and he must have waved
them away with 4 grave gesture of
long white hand. while in his
mind the distant sound of chanting,
the jingle of the silver bit of his
roam horse stamping nervously where
he was tied to a twined Moorish
column, memories of cayalcades fill
ing with braying of trumpets and
flutter of crimson damask into con-
quered towns, of court ladies dane
ing, and the noise of pigeons In the
caves. drew together like strings
piucked in succession on a guitar
into a great wave of rhythm in which
his life was sucked away into this
one poem in praise of DEATH
Spain was like that. Yes! Even
now. Spain IS like that. In a para
phrase Of the opening words Of Con-
rad's novel. Romance: To yes
terday and tomorrow. Spain says
her "Vaya. listed con Dios"; what
are those days 70 her? But to-day
Well, you. IL you choose, may
live the life of law; rs for me, there
is the life of grace. the life Of gcnu-
inely living.
GRANT OyERTON.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
aoSISANTR 10 THE ROAD AGAIN.
81 John Dos Passos. George II.
Doran Company.

81 John Dos Passos. George II.
Doran Company.
"HosE who know anything
whatever about John Dos
Passos beyond the fact that
he wrote Three Soldiers" are aware
OF his versatility. He is a poet, he
paints in water colors; ne writes nom
Action. For many months he has
been travelling: some time ago re-
port said he had reached Teheran in
Persia. The way thither led him
through Spain. ard the fruit Of his
Spanish wayfaring is this new book
Of essays (for the sake OF classifica-
tionl with the title "Rosinante TO
the Road Again" Rosinante, it will
or win not be remembered, was the
steed Of the worshipful and renowned
knight. Don Qulxote de la Mancha-
Mr/Dos Passos's title. then. is ad-
mirably expressive OF journeyings
less for the purpose Of sightseeing
than with the aim Of discovery. Dis
covery Of what? Facts, things to
nit ones preconceived ideas? Such
was the errand Of the knight OF La
sMancha: but that is not exactly what
we mean when we speak of a pur-
pose as being quixotic. No, we use
that adjective made from the knights
hame to denote something infinitely
worth while. even glorious-and a
little absurd Which is precisely the
association Mr.. Dos Passos would
6tir up for US. lie wants Us to un-
derstand that. if we go with him
through these pages. we shall be fol-
lowing an intellectual gIeam. will
p'-the-wisp rather than a fixed star.
Telemachus and Lynus are fellow
travellers who go afoot from Madrid
TO Toledo. TelemachuS Is intent
upon capturing a gesture. the gesture
Or CASTLE. And what is that? Some
thing overpowering: something you
safeel in your arms; something sud
den and tremendously muscular''-
b medieval knight "fiinging his
mailed glove at his enemy's feet or
= rose at his lady's window: a mule
Eriver tossing or glass Of aguar-
Niente: Pastora Imperie dancing
a yellow fame against ma
room AMI purple cadenccs." The
gesture of CASTLE? ''An instant
swagger Of defiance in the midst Of
= litany 70 death the al powerful
THAT is Spain.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
The Book Factory
BY EDWARD ANTHONY.

William Allen White calling some
book or other THE greatest thing OF
its kind since -" (insert name
Of greatest leriter ia field nader dis
cHsSion) Conservativeiy estimated.
Nr. White has discovered l.342 mas
terpieces in the past year.
This enthusiasm complex is trace
able 10 the fact that Mr..
White Is a regular feller. .
Ever since he has arrived with q
bang as a publicist and novelist, he
has been 50 desirous OF showing
that success hasn't changed him
that he has praised indiscriminate-
ly.
II hurts me 10 see the author of
In Our Town" ia this grandmother
u role. used to take his judgments
more seriously when he took q
whack at something once in while.
NOAH kOWNT.
We cant deny that our friend
Noahs ark-light has shed a few
truth rays. Nevertheless, preju-
diced cuss that we are. we arise 10
hoIler as regards the Prince Of
Peoria:
What's the matter with win?
He's ali white.'
Some one has been putting over
old stun on the unsuspecting edi-
tors Of Llc-or a remarkable coin
cidence has taken place. The Lite
rary Lost ana Found Dept" in thc
issue of March IS 4 dead ringer for
a series Of skits that appeared ii
this department. under the title 'our
own Literary Question Box" week.
| ago.
To continue our series would bS
% run the risk ~ being accused oi
stealing our own stun. But this ha:
happened u Us before.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
GRANT OyERToN.

You don't doubt the authors
word. 10 your
NO. Mr.. Bucket. but l think
there's joker in that statement
/ mean the phrase living things
That would include flies he's swat
ted and potato bugs he's paris
greened on his farm. Shucks, I've
swatted million flies myself and I'm
not exactly a Nimrod.'
II you think that's funny. Mr..
Flick. you're mistaken"
ITS as funny as some OF the junk
on the HUMOR counter. Take some
OF those quietly humorous English
essays. Quiet is right. The laughter
is silent. as in funeral. I wouldn't
trade Clarence Day. Jr.. for n regi-
ment OF 'em. tell you here and
now"
mot so many gestures. please.
Mr.. Flick. This is not a forum-or
the after dinner oratorical contest
Of the United Bookclerks Annual
Clambake & Frolic."
AS you say. Mr. Bucket. but
There's 4 customer beckoning
you, Mr.. Flick
"Yes-the lady who wanted some
thing with a little plot What shall
tell herT'
Anything you please
"Tn send her TO Kcnsico-or
woodlawn. They have some nice
plots there-family plots"
THE PATOIS or THE PIONEERS.
(Pome based on the lingo of the Iotrd
pioneers in "FdRdcmdrk's Folg.'D
The emptins didn't make good rolls.
They left me wamble-cropped,
stood a-sitheing on the shoals
And pretty nearly dropped
/ skithered 10 a medico
Who said. They've cruelizel YOU,
And nearly nepoed you with dough
That's puffcd and diversified you
When you've figured that out
send us a postal card and Wen run
the next instalment.
Art Is a beautiful. si0olIeH lie
criticism cold compress. ."-George
Jean Nathan in The Critic and the
Drama"
There are some critics who are
| swollen. too-in the vicinase of the
sconce.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
n BUcKEL.s DooKsHor.

Is IT a good play. Mr. Buckel2r
asked Head Clerk Ferdinand *.
Flick of his employer. who was hud-
died up over a massive volume that
had obviously captured his interest.
What do you -play?"
asked Mr., BuckeI irritabiy. This
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-14
ASKS ACQUITTAL
OF MRS. PHILLIPS
Lawyer Declares Peggy Chat
fee, and Not Defendant,
Was Hammer SLAYER.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 10
(By A. PA plea for the acquittal
OF Mrs. Clara Phillips on trial for
the murder OF Mrs. Alberta Meadow
based on the contention that il was
Mrs. Peggy Cahfee. the states star
witness, who beat Mrs. Meadows 10
death with a hammer. was made 10
the jury today by Bertram A Her
rington. defense attorney.
Peggy Caffee struck the fatal
blow" Harrington declared. 1T was
not the defendant here. but Peggy
Caffee, and she alone, that caused
the death Of Alberta Meadows We
do not know who mutilated the body
after the death blow was struck but
such mutilation does not make any
one guilty OF a crime.
Harrington was still arguing when
court adjourned today. He devoted
practically all OF his tir.e 20 an at
tack upon the testimony OF Mrs.
Cafe. which ne characterized as a
stack OF manufactured incidents"
Mrs. Phillips wept when her at
torney mentioned a charge % inf
deity which she had testified heI
husband made against her. but other
wise did not indicate she heard the
plea in her behalf
The case Is expected 20 go 10 the
jury Wednesday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-14
PREPARATIONS BODY
UNABLE TO AGREE
Deadlock Seems Imminent in
Discussion of Attitude To-
ward Germany.

PARIS. Nov. 13-(By A. P.)@The
reparations commission at 8 o'clock
this evening. after three hours OF
discussion OF the situation Of Ger
many financially and economically.
as viewed during the commission's
recent visit to Berlin, found itself
jusc as far from agreement as when
the session began. The American IN
official representatives, Roland W.
Boyden and Col. James A Logan.
jr., participated IN the session. A
deadlock in the commission again
seems immine nt. Although IL is re-
liably reported that ". Barthou. the
chairman. has been favorably i'm
pressed with the proposed solution
10 study the situation. IL is stated
that Premier Poincare insists upon
the imposition upon Germany OF RI
gid guarantees before everything
else
II is suggested in one quarter that
the PREPARATIONS problems might be
left in suspense until the inter-ailied
conference al Brussels on the Ques-
ton OF reparations and the inter
allied debts ls held. but those mem
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GGontin Jed on Page TWol
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-14
SUES GOSHEN MAN FOR
DAMAGES OF $4,000

suit has been filed in the EIkhart
County Superior court by Aurelia
Mckenzie OF South Bend. against
Taylor Newell Of Goshen for $4,000
damages for personal Injuries sus-
tanned on Dec. (, 1921. The com
plant states that on that date the
plaintiff was in an automobile driv-
en- by Samuel Kull and was coming
toward Elkhart from Goshen on the
highway between the two cities.
when, about 1870 p. m. something
went wrong with the motor OF the
car and Kull drove over to the right
side OF the pavement, with two
wheels on the pavement and two
off. It states that the lights were
burning and that Newell. also com
ing toward Elkhart and said TO have
been driving 80 TO 40 miles an hour.
ran his car against the Kun car. the
plaintif being thrown against the
forward seat and back again. and
suffering a severe nervous shock
which compelled her TO go 10 a hos
pital. The complaint states that she
incurred large expenses and that her
health was never regained. This. It
AYERS, Is all due ito the carelessn ess
OF Newell" On March 4. last Mr.
Kull filed a suit for $4,000 damages
10 himself and his car, against Ne
well.