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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-30

Of the successor. The Comptroller and the
Treasurer shall keep their Offices Al the seat OF
government. and shall take such oath. and enter
into such bonds for the faithful disc barge o.
their duties a. are nov. OF may hereafter DC
prescribed ty s~.
Sec. ,. And be Il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That the aid aiofegoins
section hereby proposed AZ an amendment y
the Constitution. shall Al the next ensuins
general election for members Of Congress, 70
be held in this State on the Tuesday next sne,
the FRS, Monday Of November one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five. be submitted 10
the eEnl and qualified voters Of The state tor
their adoption or rejection In conformity Win
the directions contained in Article NV OF the
Constitution Of this State. and At the said eleo.
ton The vote on the said proposed Amendment
10 the Constitution shall be BY ballot, and upon
each bal 10, there shall be printed the WORDS
For The Constitutional Amendment and
Against the constitutional. Amendment. as
nov provided BY Law, and Immediately after
aid election due returns shall be made 20 the
Governor Of the vote for and sgans, said pro
posed amentmeS, and further proceedings ead
N accordance ~ith Article ~ Of the Coas'iiu
ton
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-30
BOTH SIDES OF A QUESTION
Possessions Bound TO Bring Response.
bility, but There is Also Ade-
quate Recompense.

Everything that you can think OF In
the way of desired possessions brings
with II an accompanying load Of trou-
Bile. care and responsibility.
And this Is something of n consola-
ton for those who must stand outside
the barred gates and look yearningly
In.
After all, they can think, It's lot OF
trouble 10 take care of so much: per.
haps It's just us well to be without It
That's where the trouble part helps
them.
But ON the other hand, it's worth
some care TO have the real antiques
that other people are striving to find.
It's worth some responsibility to have
such beautiful old silver.
The house In perfect order. the vel.
vety lawn and the garden that make
visitors gasp with pleasure are pretty
good payment for all your thought and
work and planning and caring for
them.
That beautifully shaped head and
graceful couture are surely satisfying
enough to make up for the pain and
the lost time.
If people who have things didn't
have some trouble with them. then
there would be the greatest amount Of
discomfort among people who haven't.
Mere possessing gets to be like u
habit; one foTgets all about what il Is
that she possesses. whether it is yalu.
able or not. and whether or not one
should be grateful about Il.
But when little trouble and diiii-
Guilty come along with it, one realizes
that il has cost something and is worth
something Kansas City Star.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-30
For Sale
Five Valuable
FARMS

Having decided to give more time
to my lumber business, ! will sell at
private sale the following valuable
farms:
One farm one mile from Stockton,
on the State road leading to POGO
moke City. This farm contains 100
acres, more or less, about so acres
being in cultivation. Part OF the land
is suitable for trucking, and the bal
ance adapted to the growth of grain.
Two farms in Newark Election Dis
trict, situated on the seaside, q miles
from Newark station. These farms
are in high state of cultivation, and
are improved by new two story resi-
dences, and new barns and outbuild-
ings. They contain about $50 acres
Of land, l40 acres being in cultivation.
All high land, every foot good truck
land Well drained, no bitches. The
woodland is well set in pine and oak
timber. The farms adjoin, and they
will be sold separately, or as whole.
One farm in East Berlin District
q miles from Berlin, containing 1875
acres, more or less, about fifty acres
are in cultivation, the balance being
heavily set in pine timber.
One farm in st. Martins Neck, 81
miles south of Bishopville, on the east
side of st. Martins River, in sight of
Ocean City, containing $50 acres of
land, more or less. This farm lies be-
tween the st. Martins River and the
county road leading from Bishopville
to Whites Island, and has a frontage
of one mile on the st. Martins River.
The land is especially adapted to the
growth of trucks and all farm pro-
duce.
Any of the above described farms
can be bought at bargain on easy
terms to suit the purchaser.
For further particulars, apply to
the undersigned owner.
JOHN l.. MASON,
Newark, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-30
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS"

This amendment provides that all State
officers except judges and all county officers
c1sctc3 rs qualified voters shall be elected In
eseD fourth wear for terms Of four years be
ginning with the election in November, nine
zen bun ired and tweniy-sS The term, Of
State and county officers to be elected IN nine
teen hundred and iwen,y.ihree are reduced 10
'hfce years, and the terms OF other elective
officers are increased or reduced, as necessary
50 tina, their Successors may be elected IN nine
'cea i''ntfed and fWcniy-sS Terms Of officers
appoa ;ed BY the Governor and by County Com
nisslonet' are adjusted in harmony with the
terms o. the officials by whom they ap
pointed. The General Assembly shall NEE, in
nineteen hundred and ;wenty;our for a reg
u.af session, and again in nineteen hundred
and ;WcriS seven. and every TWO years there
after Other provisions Of the Constitution and
- thc Laws are adjusted 20 harmonic with the
above changes; and the words For Pewer
Elections Amendment" and Against Fewer
'ec.5ns Amendment" as nov provided BY
aw and Immediately after said election due
fr'arrs shall be made 20 ;he Governor OF the
vote for and agans, said proposed amend
Meit. AZ directed av said Fourteenth Article
q the Constitution, ANA further proceedings
lad IN accordance With said Article Fourteen.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-30

Section l. All State Officer elected ~ quail
fei voters tcs,ep, Judges Of the Circuit Court
z The several circuits, the member o. me
Goufi % Appeals from Baltimore City. ana
members q the Supreme Bereh Of Baltimore
llivl. arl all county officers elected BY quail.
ned voters shall hold Office Tor terms OF ioui
yeas, tai until their successors shall Qualiiy-
Section :. Elections BY qu1iihcI voters tor
TUESDAY nest after the trsi Monday OF Soyem-
bcf. 10 tie yeas nineteen hundred md twenty
slS and on he same DAY IN every fourth year
thereafter.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-30

WHEREAS. At II. January Session Of .ss
General Assembly Of Maryland. held in the
year 1927, hve Acts we're passed, pFopoans
sdditions aud amendments to the CONSTITUTION
Of the State, to.wii Chapter 7, propoeins an
amendment to Section Z q Article ). Tale.
~Legislative Department" Chapter 90 pfepoe
tng an amendment 10 Section 81 Article J.
nue, Legislative Department. Chapter ISL
proposing an amendment ~ Section o. AT
ticls 8. t,le Treasury Department, Chapter
3z7, proposing an additional Ariiee g the Con
stituton, TO be known a. Article A!!l tnereoi,
utle. "QuadrenniAl Elecuons" and Shapter
rs, proposing an amendment TO Section ~ q
Article Is. ttle. miscellaneous" and vhieh
said Eve Aeu are in the words and hgaTss iel
svinG;
cHAPTKR ,.
AN ACT 10 propose an amendment e Seehsn
81 Article III. Of the Constitution Of the
State Of MarylAnd. title Legislative Depart
msnt." increasing the number Of Legislative
districts Of Baltimore City. and providing
fe< the submission Of ssid amendment TO the
quahsed voters Of the State Of Asryiaad for
adoption or rejection;
Section l. Re IL enacted By the Gsrstsl a.
ssnely Of Maryland. three niih, OF an tne
that the following Section be ant the same -
hereby proposed an Amendment 70 Seeuen
Of Article Ill Of the Constitution 81 inc STAG
OF MAfylAnd, Ntie lseNleiaANN
the same II adopted by the legally quained vol.
ere Of the State ~ herein provided, 70 become
Section ~ Article III OF the Cossiiiuilsa Of
the State Of Maryland. -.
4 The City Of Baltimore shall be divided
knto SIX legislative districts a. near a may be
Of equal population and Of senrguous isrritory'
and each Of said Legislative districts OF Bait
more City as they may from time 70 nms DC
laid out in accordance with the PROVISIONS
hereof snd each county in the state, sAah Dc
entitled 10 one Senator. who shall Dc eleetsd
By the qualified voters Of the sad legislative
districts Of Baltimore City and OF the eoantes
Of the State respectively and shall serve TOT
four yesrs from the date OF Ms election, suelee
~ the class,hesron Of Senator hersaftsf pro
vided for
Sec ? And be it further enacted BY the su
thority aforesaid, That said sforsgoing section
Aereby proposed as an amendment &c the Con
stituuor shall be at the next seneral eleetion
for Members Of the House o. Representatives
Of Congress held in ;h:s State submitted 70 the
legal and qualified votefs Of the State for adop-
ton or rejection. in pursuance o. the directions
contained 10 Article XIV Of The Constitution OF
hi, State. and A. the said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment, 10 the
Constitution shall be by ballot and upon each
ballo, ;her, shall be printed The word. FOR
the Constitutional Amendment and "AsainH
the Constitutional Amendment as no. pro-
vided BY law and Immediately after s1id elee-
uon due returns shall be made 20 the Governor
Of the vote fos and agains, said proposed
amendment "a directed ~ said Fourteenth
Article Of the Constitution, and further PRO
eeedinss had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

But before we leave. the brother
who conducts US in our Christmas
pilgrime will indicate the entrance
to the Valley Of Gethsemani..'
where may be seen, in turn. the
"Grotto Of the Agony" the
Tomb Of the Blessed Virgin"
the "Grotto OF Lourdes,"', the
Chapel Of st. Ann, the mother
Of the Blessed Virgin. and the
Home Of the Holy Family In
Egypt" shrines that in summer
are enhanced in beauty by the
flowers SO literally planted here
And 1t may be that even on this
December day, a late rose will be
blooming In the garden. The
stations Of the Cross'' complete
the tour, representations of Our
Lords sufferings. .s
The Franciscans ask US, as we
return to the world again. to re.
member our visit with the Biblical
verse. Behold the tabernacle oe
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three Wise Men knelt in adora-
tion Of the New Born King.
Donations will be gratefully
received by the Franciscans for
the monastery and the work in,
Palestine. and indeed it is the
only support Of their activity. for
they are forbidden themselves to
own property or money. What
a delightful sense of freedom
one must experience who has
renounced all his earthly goods
in order to lead a life of service
and absolute consecration!
A request to the Father Superior
at the Franciscan monastery will
bring a little booklet telling of
the aims and work of the order,
and picturing, too. the shrines de-
scribed I'M our Christmas visit.
Donations may take the form OF
shrines. altars, a statue. memorial
lamp, altar-cloths., or similar Oh
ject-
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God with men" (Apoc. xxI:s)
But to many of us. who in our
ignorance knew little of the his.
tory Of the church. there comes
the desirs to learn something OF
the life Of the Franciscan priests
and brothers. who 70 chserfully
renounce all worldly wealth for
spiritual gain. Their habit or
gown of coarse brown cloth. with
pointed head or capuche and held
by cord at the waist. 10 O. cos
tune which resembles the dress Of
shepherds Of the time when the
order was founded by st. Francis
in 1909. The wearing of shoes -
not permitted, except IN case Of
age or illness. and fasts are en-
Joined on all Fridays. and also dur.
ing the ordinary Lent, from, Ash
wednesday to Easter, and what 10
termed the Franclscan Lent. from
All Saints Day. November l.. TO
Christmas.
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electrical purposes except main
propulsion. Among other purposes
to be served by this auxiliary gen
Grating equipment will be the op-
Grafton Of steering gear, anchor
windlass, ventilation fans and
lighting systems.
The airplane carriers will be
among the first vessels Of the navy
to embody the unique surface cool.
er system of ventilating their cleo
trio machinery. This Is a new ap-
piication. developed by engineers
of the General Electric Company
originally for warships. and now
modified for use likewise in gen
Grating stations on land.
REVERSE OF AUTO.
Termed also the radiator
method, this il q clever, yet
simple, adaptation Of principle
long used by motor car manu-.
facturers, but made to work In
this instance In just the reverse
order from the process in auto
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completed. q

The energy which will be de-
hvered to each shaft by the motors
will be $4,000 horsepower. or a
total to all four shafts. as stated.
of 100000 horsepower. Under the
impulse of this immense force, the
propeller blades will revolve 31s
times q minute.
The total weight Of the propul-
sion apparatus will be 2,1o0 tons,
Each generator set will be about
forty feet in length. and each pair
Of motors about th1rty.four feet.
The work that-fs being done on
the propulsion machinery for these
two airplane carriers is being car
ried on under the direction of
Admiral J. X. Robinson. chief Of
the bureau of engineering. United
States Navy.
In addition to the propulsion ma.
chinery. each ship will be provided
with six $50 kilowatt. direct cur.
rent turbine generator sets. which
will furnish direct current for all
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where in America to see these
newly arrived mothers loaded with
planks Of firewood. and baskets
Of coal. vegetables and clothes
for the wash.
SELECT sCREEN.sTARs.
Fortunately. after arrival, they
will not allow their daughters to
acquire sthe habit. but the work
inss Of the laws of heredity pre-.
vent an increase of stature Of
their little girls.
Such conditions have had a
widespread influence on Amer.
ican educators, who are now
striving at every schoolhouse in
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finds the female constantly de-
creasing in stature, or >reverting
to pygmism Of the most primi.
tive type. Any one has only to
walk the Broadways. of our East.
ern cities to see hundreds Of
thousands Of miniature females.
For years. immature sized
women have been pouring into
the country In holds Of vessels,
women >who and whose long line
of ancestors, carried burdens on
their heads, resulting in con.
stantly reduced statures. Nor
can these immigrants resist the
habit after arrival.
1t II no uncommon sight any
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mobiles. As automobile mechan-
les know. the auto radiator gets
rid Of the heat Of the engine BY
transferring the heat from the
water to the air. In the case OF
electric apparatus. the heat ere.
ated by the generators In making
electricity is transferred from the
air to the water. !,
On the aircraft carriers each of
the four. generators win have six
teen cooler sections and each of
the eight motors will be provided
with twelve. making. total of
$50 cooler sections for the entire
vessel. The coolers will make
the electrical unita entirely self
contained. rt~
The advantages become obvious
when the old method is under.
stood. Formerly a system of air
ducts passed from the electrical
machinery up through the hull Of
the vessel to the deck. Cooling
air was drawn in through one set
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the land to increase the stature
OF the miniature alien-Americans
by vigorous calisthenics. garden
ing, physical culture and use Of
height raising machines.
Motion picture managers have
been quick to take advantage Of
the above conditions to select
tintorreto types for screen stars.
The smaller the girl, the swifter
her rise to fame. apparently. Just
the same. when the scenes roll
by. II tall girl happens to cross
the floor. the miniature star fs
forgotten a. the fans shift theft
admiration to the girl who can
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in England. Our men. he finds.
average taller than the men Of
northern Europe. meaning Nor
way. ireland and Scotland. DIR.
Hrdlicka, however, does not quite
agree in his summary with war
statistics.
The average height of soldiers
in the war from many sections Of
the world and including white and
colored fighters, was six feet. The
tall foresters Of Oregon and WASH
ington were well matched by tall
East Indians. Algerians. Senegam-
bians, Irish. Scotch. Scandinavians,
English and Prussians.
RETURN TO TALL MEN.
The dwindling Of size Of warriors
came with the wholesale killings
of millions Of fighters who fought
first, and the requirements were
Of smaller and smaller-sized men
who had either been held in reserve
or were not called except as a last
resort. America had but a small
proportionate quota Of men killed,
90 naturally It now has the largest
number Of tallest men Of any ma
tion or all nations combined.
DIR. Hrdlicka's statistics appar.
emily only show q recrudescence,
return to very tall stature Of
men In past ages. throwback to
far earlier racial giantism.
English army authorities since
those days have been forced re-
peatedly- to lower the height
standards Of soldiers In order to
get the required quota Of men,"
According to this. the stature
Of mankind swings in cycles. and
apparently the swing now IL back
~ former days Of giantism.
In striking contrast, Sadler
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The propulsion apparatus. de-
signed with the utmost care by
the engineers Of the General Elec-
trio Company, and the same. bar
ring minor alterations, as was
planned for the original battle
cruisers. will consist Of four tur-
bine generator sets. supplying cur
rent to eight great electric motors
in each vessel. The turbine gen.
orators will be operated by steam
from sixteen oil-fired boilers and
each will have q rating of 10000
kv-a.. 5000 volts. three-phase. 1870
revolutions per minute.
NEW COOLING PLAN.
The motors will be connected in
pairs to each of the four propeller
shafts. Each pair Of motors will
have an aggregate weight of 44o..
900 pounds. Each motor will have.
q capacity of 22.500 horsepower
and will measure fifteen feet in
diameter.
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Continued from Page g.

NOHtiHucu irUin rage o.
being first stoned, and then later
shot with arrows. concerning
which thece Is 9 long story of
great interest. had we room for
1t here.
OWN NO PROPERTY.
And now. last but most impor.
tant. we visit the Grotto of Beth
lehem. AZ II IL today In Bethle-
hem. In the niche between the
two stairways> is copy of the
Altar Of the Nativity. beneath
which 10 seen a>{ac-simile of the
silver star which marks the spot
of the Saviour's birth in Beth.
lehep. We may also observe the
place of the Manger." where
the Divine Child was placed by
His virgin mother on the First
Christmas, and at the left the
Altar Of til Masi" commemo-
rates the place where the
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reach the gas Jet or the prunes
across the boarding house table.
SYNOPSIS OR BIOLOGISTS.
Or. sadier seems to accept the
view of naturalists that dimuni-
tion in size Of the female
amounts to racial degeheracy. A
synopsis Of the investigation of
many biologists on this matter
follows:
The biologically approved per-
feet type of sirl, physically ma.
tured for motherhood In her
teens, should be five feet six
inches In height and weigh lsb
pounds.
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The navy at present has but one
airplane carrier, the U. s. 8.
Langley, which has just been COM
missioned and given its sea trials
IN Chesapeake Bay. The Langley.
named after the scientist who
made the first practical investi-
cation of aeronautics, was rebuilt
from the old collier Jupiter. the
first vessel Of the navy to be
equipped with the electric drive.
The two aircraft carriers being
built from the. battle cruisers will
be literally floating airplane fields.
They will also be floating electric
generating plants. They will be
the longest naval vessels in the
world. F'f
10000 HORSEPOWER.
They will be Capable of develop
Ing the tremendous force Of $780,
900 horsepower. through. four cleo
trically driven shafts, This is al
most six and a half times greater
than the propelling energy Of the
Maryland, representative Of the
nsvyss present speediest class Of
ships, which is rated at 5000
shaft horsepower.
The speed of the airpiane car
ners will be over 33 knots, or
1875 knots more than the speed
of the Maryland. Their length at
the water line will be $50 feet,
and they will have beam Of 105
feet. The Maryland is 500 feet
hong, at the water line. with a
beam Of )7h feet. The iength
Of the Langley Is $40 feet. and
her beam is IS feet
The vessel which was to have
been the battle cruiser Saratoga
10 building at Camden. N. j.,
-snipyFd, Of the New York Ship
Suilding Corporation. while the
vessel originally designed as the
Lexington is being constructed at
the Fore River shipyard Of the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding' Corpora
tion at Quincy. Mass. The launch
ings Of these ships, as airplane
carriers. is expected to occur
early in the summer Of 1924.
Continuing the policy first
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adopted in the case of the New
Mexico. acclaimed with enthusi-
asm upon her completion. as the
electric battleship, these vessels
will both be electrically equipped
throughout by the General Elec.
trio Company. Powerful turbine
generators will create the cleo
trical power which will drive. the
propellers by means Of huge eSec.
trio motors. two for each Of the
four propeller shafts.
Thus 1t IL apparent that these
vessels will each have an almost
unsurpassed capacity for general.
ing electricity. Each Of them
would be able to produce enough
electric scuTent to light and
otherwise supply the demand for
electricity OF the entire city Of
Boston. In other words. each
would be capable of supplying
the electrical needs Of a city of
zoe, 900 Inhabitants.
In the words Of Rear Admiral
Griffin. former chief of the
Bureau Of Engineering. they will
present "the greatest horsepower
per shaft that has ever been
projected In any marine installa-
ton, Irrespective Of the type of
motive power"
MAKE ss KNOTS.
Few persons would suppose
that any ship afloat could re.
quire, such a volume Of electrical
energy. Yet these ships will
both consume the entire electrical
output of their individual elec-
trical plants.
The principal use to be made
Of the electricity, Of course. will
be for propulsion. A speed Of
thirty-three knots IL equivalent
to about thirty.nine miles an
hour on land, or fully - fast az
the average express train. When
1t II considered that this speed
can send a ship weighing more
than $4,000 tons through the sea.
even in the stormiest weather. It
is possible to realize what a vast
driving power will be embodied
in these great giants Of the
water. -