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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-14

Mr.. Etchison's statement was made
during a discussion Of the county tax
rate, and the part referring to the
educational system follows:
"The taxpayers have scored the
victory however, in the first battle
for the humiliation of our present
extravagant, inefficient, senseless,
vicious and rotten public educational
system.
"The time has come when we must
get back to the fundamentals and
where reading, writing and correctly
speaking the English language will
take the place of nonsensical paste
and wicked waste.
81 am relentless foe Of the pres
emit system of high 4alaried and sum-
mer-coursed officials who are only
fat friers and enjoying jobholders.
and if a man is needed in Maryland
to lead a fight for a better and more
practical public educational system at
less cost to the taxpayers am will
ing to get on that job and get there
now, provided the farmer mechanic.
workingman and the average toiling
man and woman will get behind me-"
Mr.. Cook, in reply to the Etchison
charges, issued the following state
ment:
"What he really means is-"Teach
nothing but the three Rs to the COM
mon school children, and if their
parents want more than that taught
let them pay for it themselves and re-
lieve the taxpayer This is the old
Prussian idea Of education for the
Glasses with minimum fundamentals
for the masses so that the masses
will continue to be satisfied as 'hew-
ers Of wood and drawers of water
That same idea also embodied the
theory that the business Of the mas
ses was to work and not to think, and
that great numbers of the people
should be ignorant as well as poor.
CAT the present time there are
more methods and devices being used
to teach, test and check results on the
fundamental subjects than ever be-
fore. Never before in Maryland's
history, perhaps, have the people as a
whole been SO thoroughly united on
any one question as on the desire for
of educational opportunity
for all children, including high.
school education for all who are able
and willing to get it. The demand for
more and better elementary high |
schools comes insistently to my office
from every county in the State-east
west, north and south.
"Our system of public education is
far short of what the friends of edu-
cation would have it; but one thing is
certain: Education of all people is
the only hope, the only safeguard of
q democracy; so that if public educa-
ton fails, democratic government
must fail"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-14
Peninsula News

In connection with Investigations
Ly the police, which resulted in the
Mayor and City Cor;ncil of Cumber-
land, Md, revoking the licenses of
3S soft-drink dealers who were SELL
ing whisky, unique schemes were
unearthed.
One place on Front street had .
jug suspended from rope in trap
door. In the cellar was a pile of rocks.
In case of alarm the jug. was drop
ped on the rocks and smashed. Seve-
raj times, following false alarms re-
earding impending raids, the jug
was smashed. Another place on Front
street had big picture hung on the
wall. When a man with thirst and
so cents called the picture was
turned to the WALL" where a bottle
of hootch, securely fastened, reposed.
One place on North Mechanic street
did not cater to the "roughneck" eie-
ment, but had big bottle, gallon and
case trade among the so-called re-
spectacle and business element. The
proprietor, a foreigner, had been
making money in large sums, but
holding it in cash until he obtained
sufficient sum for a real estate in
vcstment. d
The fake closet, covered with wall
paper, which swung open and reveal
ed bottles of liquor, was used in seve.
raj places. In most of the establish
ments the shaded nook of back
room, where the drinker goes in the
dark and a ghostly hand pours out a
drink for him, was the modus oper-
andi. The little water pitcher, too,
innocently placed on the back bar,
was often the source where the man
who wanted liquor obtained his drink. |
Quite a number of places had regu-
lar lists pensioners whom they sup
piled with liquor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-14

In II Maryland counties consolida-
ton of high and elementary schools
will be effected on a large scale this
year, with the possible addition OF
several new high schools to the State
system.
Baltimore, Queen Anne's, Charles,
Anne Arundel, Kent, Frederick, ALE.
gany, Cecil, Howard, Dorchester and
Calvert counties urge schemes which
probably will result in the abolish
fnent of the one-room schoolhouse
and the transportation of the pupils
to modern rural high schools to be
constructed shortly.
The information came recently
from Albert S. Cook, State Superin-
tendent Of Schools; William J. Hol-
loway, his assistant, and DR.. Samuel
M. North, State Supervisor of High
Schools.
By canvass Of the counties, they
found many consultations contem-
plated. In some of the counties there
are extensions Of the bus lines which
for several years have conveyed chill
dren from the rural districts into the
town schools. This has led to the
deSertion of the one-room rural
schools in many parts of the Eastern
and Western shores.
A summary Of the consultations
planned for this year follows: /
In Baltimore county, Thistle Mills
School, the school at Grays and the
Della School will consolidate.
In Queen Anne's,s the bus line
which have been transporting pupils
to the town schools will take on two
more busses.
In Charles county five rural schools
will be merged in a large rural high
school to be constructed at Glasva,
near Faulkner. The land for the
schools-five acres-was donated by
a farmer of the section, and it is the
intention Of the county to make it a
model school Of it's type.
Anne Arundel county will see the
erection of consolidated high school
lat Glenburnie.
In Cecil county the two-year high
school at Fair Hill will be moved ov-
erland one mile, and then consolidate
ed with several elementary schools,
This school is expected to grow even
tually into a four-year high school
provided sufficient pupils can be oh.
tanned.
Howard county will build a new
high school at West Friendship, the
result of consolidation, and it's pupils
will be taken to it in buses.
Dorchester county will build a new
four-room school and consolidate two
others. The first consolidation there
was made last year with eight routes
and six BUSES. THIS year the in,
crease in the number of pupils going
to the consolidated schools will sneces.
state the use of four more buses
In Calvert county the schools al
North Beach and Chesapeake Beach
will be merged and a new building
erected halfway between the two
towns.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-14

Albert S. Cook. State Superintend-
ent of Schools characterized the at
tack upon the State educational sys-
tenn, made in Frederick by H. Dorsey
Etchison, an attorney of Western
Maryland, as being "Prussian in it's
ideals and an effort to deprive the
children of the working classes of
the opportunity to obtain a. remark
able education"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
SHOULD RESCIND ACTION

Whether the County Commissioners have
contracting for rcunng bonds will determined an action
property started by number OF taxpayers prevent
Favorable sale Of bonds In would be better
FeScnd the action and dispose Of any bonds necessary
issued open sale after the widest publicity has been given
While The Tribune inclined believe county board
acted without fraud collision do wrong, the
procedure bSncSslikc public policy In
issue OF this KIND the competition should be
aged and the taxpayers did right bring legal stay
the oil the bonds.
What will be the final outcome problcmatical. Whether
the bond has valid to be
Those points will be adudcated unless the bond company
gracefully reccdeS and permits bids called for The
enacty with which they seek performance Of their
will indicate whether this transaction in good faith
There should always be the widest publicity in matters of
this kind public dollar spent for which the
greatest value oItaiabIc is not secured
States Attorney Allen and attorneys for petitioners
should the vigorously taxpayers
expenditure of any funds nccdessly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
SOME RENTED
LAND TO LIE
IDLE IN STATE
Labor Shortage Responsible =
Wheat Seeding Is Well
Advanced

Fargo, May 10-Favorablc seeding
weather throughout North Dakota
last week resulted in the bulk of
the wheat crop being planted, and
sowing of feed crops, corn, flax, al
falfa and sweet clover is now under
way, according to reports received
from % county agents at the Office
of the North Dako Extension div
ision.
Reports from the southern two
thirds of the state indicate that
from Is to 100 per gent of
the wheat is in the ground
while in the northern counties the
agents report from 20 to so percent
Of the wheat seeding finished at the
close of last week. Wheat seeding
will be discontinued at the end of
this week regardless of re amount
planted by the end Of this week, re-
ports indicate.
Much of the early sown grain is
already up, and the cool, rainy
weather to date has been very favor
able for the growing grain, caus-
ing the formation of deep root sys-
tens and heavy stooling. w inter-
crops have come thru only n fair
condition, mostly due to the lack Of
mo sture last fall. Wintor-killing
of alfalfa and swee: clover, while by
no means general is reported from
many localities. Alfalfa pastured
{ heavily last year and sweet clover
planted with a nurse crop in the
dricr regions have suffered the
most.
While temperatures below frcez-
ing were reported from all weather
observation points in North Dakota
Monday night, ranging from l8 Ia
81 degrees, no damage was report
cd due to the fact that the crop
was not far enough advanced. We'd
nesday morning reports from Bis
marck, Devils Lake, and Moorhead
showed advanced temperatures mimi
| NUNS ranging from % to 42,.and the
forecast called for slightly warmer
weather Wednesday night and cool
er again Thursday.
Great increases in flax acrea. es
| and substantial increases in lne
acreage of corn, alfalfa and sweet
| clover are indicated by the reports
| These increases will take care OF
part of the decrease in the wheat
acreage, but considerable amount
of rented land will lie idle due ia
the continued labor shortage and
| the late season.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
OF
SEASON NOT
UNMIXED EVIL
May Prove Great Impetus in
Movement for Crop Diver
sification

Lateness of the season in North
Dakota resulting in a smaller grain
| acreage "is by no means an unmix-
ed evil in North Dakota, in the OPP
inion Of Governor r. A. Ncstos I'M
pctus given to divcrsfication in
farming may result with ultimate
great profit to the state, he believes.
THE latCncss of the season is not
it is apparently even worse in Mich
igan and in the other central stat
cs where ! have been recently" Gov
crnor NcstOs said. "This, however
as far as our own state is concern
cd is by no means an unmiXcd evil
as ! am confident that if our pco-
pie will either use the occasion to
summer fallow or otherwise clean
the balance Of their lard, or plant
portion of it to other crops, that
the curtailcd wheat acreage will
have proven of real value in the
progress of the state"
after spending a month in the
state of Michigan" the Governor
continued "and talking with many
people from the central and eastern
states, | am more confident than
ever before of the value of an in
creased production Of poultry and
eggs. and Of vegetables, berries and
small fruit from our gardens. This
development docs not require any
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
FRECKLE FACE
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly
Spots. How to Remove
Easily

Here's chance, Miss Freckle~
face, to try a remedy for freckles
with the guarantee of reliable
concern that it will not cost you a
penny unless it removes the freck-
les: while if it does give you a
clear complexion the expense is
trifling.
Simply get an ounce of Othine-
double strength--from any drug
gist and few applications should
show you how easy it is to rid
yourself Of the homely freckles
and get a beautiful complexion.
Rarely is more than one ounce
needed for the worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for
the double strength Othine as this
strength is sold under guarantee
OF moneyaback il it fails to remove
freckles. ~ r : Z =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
DAM REPAIRS PROGRESS.

The last plling in the Golfer dam
being constructed to close the gap
where the Heart river washed around
the north end of city park dam were
driven yesterday afternoon.
J."A. Hedlund, expert builder in
charge, believed the work would be
completed this week. Sheathing in
of the piling to form the crib into
which tons of hay, clay and rock
will be poured to close the channel
began today.
Mss Gertrue Ritchey, president of
the park commission, said that the
spirit shown by Mr.. McClelland of
the State Training school in cooper
ating with the board and the citi-
zens Of Mandan was most commend
able.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Eckroth of the city Tuesday
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
ADVENTUREOF
THE TWINS
BY Olive Barton Roberts

The next place the Twins visited
on their adventures was the Land
CT the Ragsies.
What! Never heard of the Rag
sizes?
Well, we'll, we'll! That's strange.
But then! Nancy and Nick had never
heard of them either until an acct
dent happened one day. If it hadn't
been for that l don't suppose they
ever
Goodness alive! There l go again,
always getting off the subject.
1t was this way:
The Fairy Queen sent for the
Twins to take a message to Mr..
Tingaling the little fairy landlord of
Whispering Forest. 1t was about re-
ducing the rents Of the Forest Folk
on May Day.
Well, Nancy and Nick were going
along, not thinking of a thing, when
suddenly Nick's sharp eyes saw
some smoke coming out of hollow
stump.
"Look, Nancy!" he whispered. TAX
ing her hand and pointing. Some
body's been having fire."
The two of them tiptocd softly
over and pceped down into the black
ness of the stump. Yes, sir, it was
smoke! 1t came right up into their
faces and almost made them sneezc.
k"Oh, look! There's a smudge Of
slot on your nose, Nancy" laughed
Nick.
There's one on yours, tool" said
Nancy. Fright there!"
Both children began rubbing at
the sooty places on their noses, and,
of course, instead of going away the
smudges only got bigger.
ooh, don't let's bother! Let's peep
again and see if we can see any
thing" said curious Nick. II do be-
lieve this old stump is somebody's
chimney. Why, yes it is! It's as
plain as anything. Of course it's a
chimney! Why did we thing it was
a stump?"
!, Because the magic smudges have
opened your eyes, son!" said voice
and turning the children beheld the
raggediest, tattered and torn little
fairy they had ever beheld. He was
Ragsy,
(To Be Continued.)
| Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
MANl!A!N!! NEWS
Score 3 Perfect
Babies in Clinic

Three perfect babies, grading 100
per cent have been among the multi
tude Of Riddles examined yesterday
and this morning at the first three
sessions Of the Child Welfare clinics
which continued this afternoon with
an increased number present and
will close tomorrow afternoon.
The three were Margaret Mary,
daughter of Mrs. ana Mr.. H. j.
Schafer; Helen Florence, one of the
twin daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. W..
c. Tostevin, and Arthur Raymond,
sen of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Brazda.
All three were of the exact weight
and height measurements at their
particular age to conform to the
standard normal figures set up by the
national board of child hygiene.
Seven prizes will be awarded to-
day after the annual Kiddic Parade,
which was held at 3 o'clock this at
ternoon.
The prizes and events are:
To little girl who has the most
deliberately decorated doll buggy
Prize, talking doll.
To both the girl and boy having
the most tastily> decorated tricycle.
or wagon. Prize to each, an alarm
bell.
To boy with fanciest bicycle. Prize,
baseball and mitt.
Girl with fanciest costume, genu
inc Betty bead necklace and pencil.
To mother sof A.child in best decor
ated buggy 80 cart, etsytsterling sill
yer spoon. " ~ sa 'E m
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO HER MOTHER, MRS. JOS
EpH HAMILTON

At last | have found an apart
mcnt, Mother de;,r. after days of
looking about when / came home SO
tired each night that could not
talk. Usn't it funny that your
husband wants to read the paper
when you want to talk and then
when you are so tired you can not
move and you. juse want to lie down
on the sofa nd think, that. is the
time he selects to go to picture
show or somewhere to dance?
l just happened on the Quickest
little place. A wonderful long atO-
dio room that we can use( for liv-
ing room and Il dining room. One
large bedroom ana smaller room
which | shall fit up for guest
room.
A fine modern bathroom and a
most up-to-date little kitchen. And
think Of It, Mother, five closets!
| don't know wat Jack will say
when he finds out that the flat is
fifteen hundred dollars year and I
had to take it for three years to get
it at that price. That includes heat
and there will, of course, be no
grass to cut or water tax.
The agent drew my attention to
the fact that the owners even wash
ed the windows on the outside and
he said that, while of course Jack is
only getting five thousand now, he
surely will have a raise very soon.
He assured me, Jack was called one
of the corners in Albany business
life.
The man also told me confident
tally that rents were going up and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10

Savannah, Ga, May 1o-Who is
the waving girl!
Ask any sailor whose vessel has
passed out of or entered Savannah
harbor-he'll give you an earful.
Or if there's no sailor available
read this:
Her name is Miss Florence Mar
tus. She's gained her title becaus>
for 30 years she's saluted every shil
that's left or entered the harbor
with flying bit of cloth by day
with Il lantern at night.
Miss Martus, who lives at the en-
trance of the Savannah (Ga.) har'
Dor, where her brother is in the
lighthouse service, is probably thi
most famous woman in Savannah il
not in the whole south.
Every vessel that goes by salutcS
her. The giant steamers send out
their deep-toned message of greet
ing or goodby as they plough The
waters of the river and the smaller
craft either dips its colors Or
sounds its whistle as it makes the
journey into or cut of the port.
Romance Legend
Miss Martus says she does this
because she loves the sea and tn:
men who roam it. There has been
built up a legend of lost lover
who never returns but Miss Martus
and her brother George, who lives
with her, do not confirm this pretty
romance.
"The sailors are all my sweet
hearts" says the>apostle Of the ligh,
and of the waving signal. 81 an
pining for none in particular.
greet them all as friends.
81 greet the ships and, the small
err craft because find pleasure ir
it. began the practice in the fai
of 1887 and | have not failed since
then to be on hand when a shil
sails in or out.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
FIREWATER

Liquor 100000 cases Of it year is Struggled into our
country by the rumrnnnng fleet Off the Atlantic coast
estimates Palmer Garfield federal prohibition director of the
New York district.
That 100000 bottles, mostly imperial quarts, the total
equal to L44O0OO American quarts Before this figure staes
remember that l9l before America began going dry
ESQ times that much whisky manufactured in the United
States And that doesn't include production of runs gins and
brates not to mention imports from abroad Moon
sinners are active but hardly believe they making up the
difference
= We going dry, all right. Why kid ourselves!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
BE- 3! !! :; :, !9 {! ]! ,?
~ Ak h71x471 Sn1y q Anfppuy
AK lsrtMxrx Srpy q |

it would be big rent bargain to
take this at the price. He intimat-
ed that he would not have made as
advantageous lease with any one
else. paid the first five hundred
and fifty dollars rent in advance
out of the four thousand.
That lovely Chinese rug Aunt Jean
gave me is large enough for the stu
dio room with the addition of a eou
pie of small ones. l got thenlhat
great bargains. The two only cost
me three hundred dollars. When
you see them you will think l am Il
regular buyer.
Of course, l haven't had to buy
any silver at ALL but Dishes! l
am glad I am going to do my Own
work for if anyone would break any
of my new "Crown Derby | would
MT be able to eat lunches for
month; they were so expensive.
Mother, l think they are prettier
even than your Dresden set.
The stove was in the apartment
but I spent thousand dollarc be
fore l turned around. And then,
Mother, an awful ,ning happened. |
told you all the nice things first but
now l have got to confess what u
little fool | am.
! have also little bone to pick
with you, Mother dear. Why didn't
you teach me how to buy things
guess | was like Jack, ! thought
four thousand dollars would buy
everything in the world and-and
well, might as we'll begin at the be-
ginning. Don't tell Dad, will YOU'D
Here comes Jack. Must wait until
tomorrow.
Hastily,
LESLIE
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10

"If | am away from home, l see
TO it that there is someone on guard
to take my place"
Gets Many Gifts
The waving girl has been the re-
cipient Of many gifts from admiring
friends. She treasures each of the IN
as she does the correspondence that
has come to her from all parts OF
the world from those whom she has
never known personally.
1t is believed if letter was mail
ed to her from the far corners of
the globe merely addressed "The
Waving Girl it would come direct
to her because she is so we'll known.
"Am | lonesome Miss Martus
repeated question put to hersS Il
should say not. Who could be witt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
STRAIN ON HIS NERVES

traffic cop in Moline, ILL.,. suddenly went insane No
wonder after trying handle the crowds and autos Instead
OF running from the job that had driven him distractions
made all stay nearby fast they up rushing
You We noticed how driving keys your nerves to high ten
slon rrltatcs you almost to Distraction Your simple
compared with the traffic cops Give him square deal
obey without compelling him explosions He
there to your life well as Others
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
ASSAULT CASE APPEALED

Carson, N. D., May l0--Appeal has
been taken to district court by Ed
Stoller, convicted in justice court
here of assaulting his wife and sem
fenced to serve 80 days in Jail and
fined 500 and costs. The wife testi-
fed that the defendant struck her
with a bride, knocking her down and
kicking her and Ealing her vile
names. The defendan. swore he did
not strike her.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
RELIEVED wHoop1NG COUGH

"My little child had Whooping
Cough" writes James Noll, Corners
Vile, Indiana, "and Foley's Honey and
Tar gave her relief. If my children
contract cough or cold I give them
Foley's Honey and Tar and always
get good results" For quick relief
from Coughs, Colds, Group, Throat,
Chest and Bronchial trouble use
use Foley's Honey and Tar, the larg-
est selling cough medicine inSthe
World. No opiates. Refuse s1bsti-
tutes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-10
A THOUGHT

The good man is persisted out Of
the earth,Ea and there, IN none upright
among men; they all lie in wait for
blood; they hunt every man his
brother with net.-Micah 7:2.
So the false spider, when her nets
are spread, deep ambushed in her
silent den does lie.-Dryden.