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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
WHISKEY FL 0 , AT NEW YORK
 POURS IN

New York, Feb. 2.-Whiskey, wine, alcohol and chapagne valued, at boot leg prices, at about s5,25O,O00, have been illegally imported into New York during the four months from last August 19 to the middle of December, according to a report furnished off, cials in Washington through the CO., operation of customs officials and General Frederal Prohibition Agent John D. Appleby. The report also es- timated that the illegal liquor i'm ported into other ports of entry of the United States totalled half as much more than that imported into New York
 '"The failure to stop these importa- tions," the report says. 'tdoes not lie solely at the door of the customs off, cials, whose duty it is to permit entry of all goods under certain regulations or their rejection where importation is not permissible. In numerous in stances a prohibition director of New York had O. k.'d the importation of illegal entries and permitted the with drawal of whiskey and wine and al- coho1 where the party making the withdrawal had only an importers permit.
 "Grand total amount of whiskey, alcohol and wine purchased from do- mestic companies on importers per mits, imported after the expiration of their permit to import had expired is shown a fn11nUS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
MID WESTERN FARMERS TO PLANT FULL YEARS CROPS
 BUT WILL CUT EXPENSES
Necessity Of Meeting Debts Forces Planters To
 Freight Rates And Bankers Credit Grip D.

to the effect that the farmer will SOW only a small percentage of his usual acreage will develop this year into nothing more than what it has always been-merely a false alarm.
 "The low prices which were paid the farmer for his crops since the bitant freight rates he has been forced to pay the railroads for trans porting said crops, have discouraged the farmer. He is fast approaching would do well to bend an, ear to the ground and heed the 'rumb1ing.' The farmer will certainly have to be reckoned with in the future," Swim ney declared.
 Conditions Far From Normal.
 The crop prospectus which was forwarded to the clients of a we'll known brokerage house in Kansas City this year indicates conditions among the farmers to date are far assuring, to say the least" Almost every farmer, according to the pro- spectus, is planning year of re- trenchment in expenditures, and a agriculture was forecast.
 ''The farmer will be reluctant to SOW his crops this Spring, albeit competition will gradually force him to prepare for his harvest this Fall" said Ava J. Strandberg, president of strandberg, McGreevy & Company, brokers.
 Breathing a sigh, perhaps of re- gret, he will plant everything, just as he has done in previous years, and, silently praying, will tackle his job.
 "One of the most difficult tasks which the farmer faces this year will be to entreat his banker to finance him, until he is able to market his 1922 crop. The low prices which the markets quoted for foodstuffs during 1921 ruined numerous tillers of the soil. With their credit destroyed fhev have reached the last straw.
 However, if the bankers of the country do not act too impuIsively when passing judgment to the farmers safety as a credit risk many of the farmers will pull out of the rut," concluded Strandberg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02

deck before him. playing Highland Laddie''
 'I am one of the last of the Clan of Grant" said the aged traveller. There were seven brothers of us. All were bachelors. Six are dead. I thought a trip would do Mac my piper, some good, so I brought him over to America. Personally I didn't care for it. have been fhere 8 score of times, the last voyage being on the Lusitania shortly before she was tor pedoed.
 Mac my piper. was in the Scots Guards in the war. He was wounded and gassed and has not picked up as quickly as I would have liked. The sea air will do him good, I thought. so here we are. I don't care about coming to a dry country. It's irksome to me, but Mac the piper, Is in need of fresh air. I am going to a hotel but Mac wants to see Niagara Falls so he can run along up and take a look at that vo1ley of tumb1ing water.
 Hes a good boy. is Mae Did you ever hear him play Scotland For ever? Let her go, Mac my lad. Oh, man, did you ever hear anything like it? Mac is the champion piper of the Highlands. He's one of the Clan Macdonald, and there are some mighty fine players in that clan, but he's the best.''
 Macdonald was in fun Scottish re- galia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
LOBSTER HAUL BIG. BUT PRICE FAILS TO DROP
'CRy International

San Diego. Cal, Feb By the rdght of the law of supply and de snand'' Holsters should be cheap sea- food, emphatica1ly asserts an official statement from the California Game and Fish Commission.
 War on lobster profiteers has been koroclaimed, declares the announce ment, pointing out that there is no reason why Holsters should be retailed by restaurants at from so cents to S2 Der portion. The present season along She Pacific Coast, it is declared, is the 4argest in years.
 Despite the great influx of shell tish. the Commission asserts, the price 10 the consumer has not dropped a single penny.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
Swedish Physicians
 Cannot Be Forced
 To Give Testimony

Stockholm. Feb. 2-Physicians in Sweden, like those of America, can not be compelled hereafter to give evidence in court against their will have been professionally connected under a decision just given by the Lower Court of Appeals of Stockholm. This court has just reversed g. decis- ion given by a magistrates court which would have compelled a physi- elan to testify. In fact ths has been the practice in Sweden
 The case which evoked this ruling placing the Swedish physician on par with the American doctor, at tracted wide attention in Scandinavia and on the continent, while it was being fought in thes two courts and was closely watched by lawyers as well as physicians.
 Although the case may yet be ap- pealed to the Supreme Court. no mo- f1ce or such action ha0 been E4Fer-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
PUPILS STUDY BIBLE
 IN NEBRASKA SCHOOL

(By International News Service.)
 Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2-Public schools of University Place, an aristo- cratic suburb of Lincoln, have taken up a course of Bible study.
 This course" says A. J. Dixon, school superintendent of that district. lis non-religious and non-sectarian. It will promote no creed or faith. 1n- structors are forbidden to interpret truths of the Bible. We are intro ducing the course to make better Christians, just we study geometry to make better mathematicians."
 The course was adopted with the consent of the school board and on the advice of counsel that Bible study could not be prohibited under Nebras- ka's school laws.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
FARMERS SECRETARY
 CRITICISED SEC. WALLACE

Washington, Feb. 2-The admission that the National Grain Dealers As sociation spent S72.657 in six months last year in combating the farmers cooperative movement foStered by the United States Grain Growers, Inc, was made before the Senate Agrt- culture Committee by Charles Quinn, of Toledo, O., secretary of the former orsanization. Quinn criticised Sec retary of Agriculture Wallace for what he termed a failure to "check he pernicious political activity of farm bureau county agents" in 8 lumber of agricultural states.
 1T wrote to the secretary about hese agents and he wrote back, pooh ,oohing the idea that they were vorking injury to the farmers and
 -ating that while few of them night be over jealous in the perform
 nee of their duties most of them aemed to be accomplishing much
 ood," said Quinn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
C0LLEENS, F0RSAK|NC IRISH JICS
 FOR FOX TR0T ANGER C0UNCILL OR

It was at a meeting of the Council "a meeting on such q subject is truly Irish-that MT. Brett thundered his denunciation of this English abom- ination," as he termed it. No true Irishman, he declared, would trot to the tune of this irsidious propaganda.
 Mr Brett has asked that the county hall be not lent to dance parties un- less they guarantee an a1l-1riSh dance program. The village colleenS are now devising a treaty trot.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02

London, Feb. Fox trotting has offended the sensitive soul of MT. Pat Brett, a Sim F'ein County Councillor of Mullingar.
 Apparently the co11eens of Mullingar thought that program composed en- tirely of 1rish-strictly nationa1-jigs might be tiresome as one limited to hor1spfpes or Scottish reels. Hence the syncopations which smote the pa triOtic ear.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
RALLY DAY SERVICES IN
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rally Day services were held in
Mackenzie Memorial Church by the
Sunday School last Sunday night.
The program "Children of Light" was
used for the music. After the Bible
responses, and prayer led by the pas
tor, DR.. kreger, Mr.. William Price
gave a talk on the meaning of Rally
Day, which was followed by song
Onward Christian Soldiers"
Next came the baptismal service,
two Cradle Roll members receiving
the rite. Rally Day greetings were
given by the following little folks:
Sara Moore Hayward, Esther Will
son. Charles Moore, Thomas Stanford.
Recitation, Count the Little Ones
ln'--Primary and Beginners Glasses.
Recitation-Betty Ann Purnell.
Observation-Disclosures Truitt.
Recitation, Coming Juliet Mum
ford.
Song. "Who Will Our Pilot Be ~
Mrs. Howard Collins class of boys.
Recitation, "Asleep'-Grace Hig-
gins.
Recitation, "Under the Stars
Hance Fooks.
Congregational Singing-America.
Recitation, "A Call to the Colors"-
James Wilson.
Song by School-"sing We the
King Who is Coming to Reign
Recitation, "Our Foreigners" -
Elizabeth Stanford.
Solo. always Try to Do Your
Best"-Samuel Mumford.
Recitation. "What a Child Can Do"
Dorothy Lepps, Virginia Riley. Vera
Jones, Anna Jones, Wilma Jones.
Esther Tatman.
Solo q Belong to Jesus Beulah
Song by School = Country of
Light"
Presentation of awards for attend
ance by the Secretary, Mr.. William :.
Parsons.
The following received awards for
one years attendance-T. Howard
Collins, Jr., James Wilson, Jr., Wilma
Jones. Vera Jones, Anna Jones. Esther
Iatman. For second year-Hance
Fooks, Virginia Riley, Leroy Smith,
Emily Smith.
The offering was for missionary
work among immigrants in America.
Service closed with cong by DR.. Henry
Van Dyke, america Befriend."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
WILSON MARTIN LETTER
MADE A VALID WILL

The jury in the Circuit Court for
Somerset County Wednesday return
ed verdict sustaining the will of
Wilson Martin, the young Snow Hill
soldier, who died in France, while
serving with the American forces
overseas.
On September /, 1918, Martin
wrote his aunt, Mrs. Maria S. Martin,
of Royal Oak, letter. directing how
his property should be disposed of
in the event of his death.
A young soldier named Andrews
had made deposition that young
Martin said he had written a letter
to his aunt telling how his property
should be divided in case he died over
seas.
The case has attracted great in
terest all over the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, where all the parties in
terested are well known. Young
Martin was an orphan, his father and
mother having died when he was very
young. His father was the late Ed
ward Martin, of Baltimore, son of the
late Judge William Martin, of Talbot
County. His mother was a daughter
of the late United States Senator
Ephraim X. Wilson. of Snow Hill. The
parties to the suit were l.. King Will
son and others against Maria 5. Mar
tin and others.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
BUILDING ACTIVITIES
IN SNOW HILL

Work on the new NJ. +. Parsonage
is going on rapidly. 1t is being con-
structed of gray stone to correspond
with the church.
c. Parker Smith is making a nice
home for someone out of the NJ. T..
Parsonage building which was moved
TO the old NJ. p. Church lot.
The Bradford building going up on
the corner of Green and Bank Streets
is now above ground. It's going to
be a whale of a building and "old
man Dan" is right on the job every
day helping to build it.
The Ralph Carmean residence has
been raised high above the street and
will be nice home when completed,
which will be done in few weeks.
This is the property of Thomas Lewis.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY
PARTY FOR DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. William Pennewell,
of Berlin, gave surprise party last
Saturday evening in honor of the
birthday of their daughter, Elizabeth.
Those present were: Miss Elizabeth
Williams, Helen Jones, Helen Parker,
Florida Jarvis, Elizabeth Britting-
ham, Mary Davis, Marguerite Tay.
lor, Virginia Holland, Achsah PurnelI,
Charlotte Bethards, Mabel Scott,
Cecil Bradford, Mildred Pennewell,
Evelyn Burbage, Katherine Britting-
ham, Elizabeth Jarvis, Luther Bur-
bagc, Ralph Davis, Robert DeGrange,
Harrison Wilmington, Charles Hol-
land, Braxton Wilmington, James
Davis. Charles Williams, Archie
Bishop, Oscar Massey, Stanley Daley
and Everett Birmingham, DR.. and
Mrs. c. a. Holland, Mr.. and Mrs.
John X. Davis and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. John b. Birmingham and chill
dren, Mrs. Charles Bethards, Mr..
Charles Birmingham. Mrs. William
Burbage and children, and Mrs. John
l.. Conner, of Wilmington.
Games were played until late
hour, when the guests were invited
into the dining room, where refresh
ments were served. Miss Pennewell
received many beautiful gifts. The
guests departed at late hour, after
wishing her many more happy birth
days.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
INDIANTOWN

Mr.. and Mrs John II. Truitt and
son. George. Mrs. Susan Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. William X. Truitt and chill
dren. Gertrude and Elijah, Mr.. and
Mrs. James W. Truitt, of Indian
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Ananias Hastings
and son. Howard, Mr. Daisy, of Gum
boro, Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Bethards,
of Powellsvlle. Mr.. +. Dean Bethards,
of Snow Hill, Elder and Mrs. Claude
Kerr, and Mrs. Mary Ann Hastings,
OF Delmar, were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Bethards
Sunday for supper.
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Truitt
motored to Salisbury Saturday.
Mr.. f. VI. Bethards, of Powells-
vile, entertained a number of friends
Saturday evening.
Mrs. f. C. Shockley, Mrs. Bus
sells, and Miss Nettie Shockley were
entertained Wednesday by Mrs. Leon
ard Hancock
Mrs. Samuel Shockley, of Wilton,
spent Tuesday with Mrs. p. w. Dry
den.
Mrs. King Adkins, Mr.. Claude Ad-
kins, and Miss Lola Adkins spent
Sunday in Salisbury.
Mr. and Mrs. William j. Shockley
entertained the following guests on
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. py-
mond and children. of Snow Hill, Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Disharoon and chill
dren, and Mr.. and Mrs. James B.
DevereauX and son, Of Indiantown.
Mr. and Mrs f. c. Shockley enter
tanned their children and their families
at dinner Sunday.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
MR.. GEORGE MOCK OF
GREENBACKyILLE DEAD

Mr.. George Thomas Mock died on
Wednesday morning, September 9th,
of pneumonia, following severe
stroke Of paralysis. He was 6S years
olV. Eor several years prior to his
deH he was employed by the Texas
on Company at Cape Charles, and
helA very responsible position until
his health began to fail, and he was
obliged to resign. Since then he
gradually became weaker, and al
though all was done for him that low
ing hearts and medical skill could do,
he passed quietly away to the home
awaiting for him.
Mr. Mock was a good man, loved by
all who knew him. Since childhood
he was member and faithful attend
ant of the Baptist Church. Funeral
services were held on Friday after
noon at the VI. =. Church, conducted
by Rev. J. r. George Services at the
grave were held by the Jr. o. L. A.
NJ, Of which order he was a member
The handsome and numerous flowers
attested the esteem in which he was
held.
Besides his widow he is survived
by the following children: Mrs. l.. T.
Mears, Mrs. Roy Mason, and Mrs
Maggie Gosline, of Philadelphia, Mrs
Harry c. Ellis. and Mrs. Andrew
Coffin, of Greenbackville, three broth
ers and three sisters. besides host
of friends.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
ANNE BOEHM KILLED
BY AN AUTOMOBILE

Anne Boehm, the nine-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold d..
Boehm, cf Lee Avenue, Jamaic |
Estates, Long Island, was crushed to
death in sight of her mother Sunday
morning at Sea Cliff, Long Island,
when she was struck by limousine
driven by Montagu Lamport, nine
teen-year old college student, West
23rd Street, New York. The young
man, who was driving a car belong
ing to his father, said the little girl
stepped from behind another car.
Mother and daughter had just
alighted from car, and were stand
ing hand in hand. Mrs. Boehm, who
had dropped her handkerchief, was
in the act of picking it up, when her
daughter, taking one step forward,
was struck and instantly killed.
Mrs. Boehm would probably have
been killed also, if she had not stopped
to recover her handkerchief.
The body accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Boehm, and their son, Dennis,
was brought to Snow Hill early
Thursday morning, and rested in All
Hallows Church until half after two
o'clock in the afternoon, when funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
Alfred Lee Jones. The body was laid
to rest in the family burial lot in
All Hallows Churchyard. The pail
bearers were the following: William
Price, Edmund Johnson. Newell Cord
dry, Thomas Johnson, Allen Landers,
and Barton Smith.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
BERLIN

Mr.. William Bratten, Of Philadel-
hia, is spending several days here
with his mother, Mrs. Ann Bratten,
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Davis spent
part of last week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. G. Hayward, of New York,
has been spending few days with
her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Erickson. who is quite i'll, and with
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Purnell, Mrs.
George Purnell, and Mrs. William
Powell returned last week from a
motor trip to Philadelphia.
Mr.. James Holland, Of Burkville,
Va, has been spending several days
here with his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Holland, who has been quite i'll, but
is now improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred n. Gibbs
moved last week to their home on
Broad street, recently purchased
from Mrs. T. Y. Franklin.
Mr.. l.. l.. Erickson, of Newport
News, Va, has been spending several
days here.
Mrs. Eliza Teas and mother. Mrs.
Alice Holland, have returned from a
visit Of several weeks with relatives
at Deals Island
The Ladies Of St PauPs Industrial
Guild will hold their annual Bazaar
on Tuesday, November 2sth.
Mr.. John Mumford returned Friday
to his home in Summit, n. Y, after
enjoying a visit here with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Robins Purnell.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ". Pckens and
two children are spending this week
al their home near New York.
Mr.. William Holloway made bus
mess trip to New York this week.
Mr.. J. Sidney Burroughs, of Snow
Hill, visited relatives here on Satur-
day last.
Mrs. Otto Lang, of Philadelphia, is
spending several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Annie Connoway.
Mrs. Wilmer Purnell was quite i'll
during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gunby and
son, of Salisbury, visited relatives
here on Sunday.
The Red Cross County Nurse will
be in Berlin every Wednesday from
3 to p. NJ. at the Woman's Club
rooms. She will be glad to see any
body wanting advice or help in sick
ness.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
MD. S. $. CELEBRATE
S0TH ANNIVERSARY

The Maryland Sunday School AS
sociation will celebrate the S0th
anniversary Of its organization in the
old historic First Methodist Episcopal
Church of Baltimore, October 1920.
The date has been moved forward
from November to avoid the rains,
and the best have been secured for
this convention.
In addition TO the conferences,
which will occupy two entire fore
Moons and which are of inestimable
value, wonderful program has been
nearly completed. Dr. &. A. HUI
bert, pastor of Brown Memorial
Presbyterian Church. gives one of
the greatest Adult Bible Glass adj
dresses in the United States, and he
will give this address as the opening
and keynote of the convention.
VIM. II. Ridgway. the iron manu-
facturer of Coatesville, Pa, known
to tens of thousands by his unique
weekly contributions to the Sunday
School Times. will open the eyes of
the whole state rs to the relation of
business to religion, and especially of
great business men 10 the Sunday
School. 1t has just appeared that
only five per cent of the members of
Congress are not church members.
The wizard speaker of Washington,
DIR. C. G. Chappell of the great
Representative Church, which is not
large enough TO hold the audience.
will also speak upon an Adult topic.
Mrs. Maud Junkin Balwin, Inter
national Elementary Superintendent,
who has already endeared herself to
Maryland and has just put forth a
remarkable book on elementary work,
will lead the elementary work of the
convention.
Mayor Albert W. Roper, of Nor
folk, whose class, it is stated. spends
also accepted an invitation to be
present.
John l.. Alexander, the greatest
Young Peoples worker in the world
and the head of the International
Sunday School Association staff of
young peoples work. will be one of
the strong characters of the conven-
ton.
DR.. Hugh s. Magil, Field Secretary
of the National Education Association
and new General Secretary of the
International Sunday School AsSo-
citation will be on the program.
A pageant committee has been at
work for weeks to put on a Pageant
the first night of the convention with
1876 persons taking part entitled "The
Lamp" The membership of this COM
mittee insures its success beyond
question. They are Mr.. Daniel A.
Hauer. Mrs. +. A. Bandholtz, Miss
Augusta Fenton, Miss Goldie Funk,
Miss Marie Stab and Miss May
Wharton. In addition to the First
NJ. f. Church, st. Marks's Lutheran,
Associate Congressional, st. Johns
NJ. p. and st. Michael and All Angels
churches have been secured.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-07
NASSAWANGO

Senator and Mrs. C. +. Disharoon,
of Salisbury, were entertained at
dinner Monday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. |. II. Pennewell.
Mrs. John Gordy and children spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland Carmean.
Mrs. h. j. johnson is visiting her
son. Mr.. Marion Johnson, of Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Wimbrow, of
Wango. spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Olan Carmean.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Leake, and
Mr.. and Mrs. \. J. Pusey and two
children spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Bounds.
Marvin Parks spent the week end
with Charles Pennewell.
Rev. H. L. Mason took dinner at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gordy
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Perdue spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Zadok
Sturgis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pusey, Edna
Gray, and Mrs. \. J. Gray and son,
James, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Pussy. of Box Iron.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Davis and son,
Edward, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bounds and son, William, attend
revival meetings at Greenbackville
Sunday afternoon.