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The Washington times., 1923-01-17
.H|DE0US TYPES
IN GORKY'S
PLAY
Moscow Theater Portrays
Lodging House Dregs,
Says Alan Dale.
BY ALAN DALE.

Written for Cosmopolitan News Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. live never
saw the grim, mercilessly photo.
graphic play Of Maxim Gorlxy. until
last night when it was given by the
Moscow Art Theater. We had seen
limitations Of 1t. We had viewed
Arthur Hopkins in the Iabyrinths.
We might be forgiven a smile at
the idea Of an American version Of
Maxim Gorlky, just as we might
be forgiven a smile at the idea
of q Russian version OF "Uncle
Toms Cabin" Especially after last
night, when we perceived the real
thing-MaxIm GOrky acted by his
Iown cornpatriots-the terrible Night
Lodging"
AS we gazed at that hideous lodg-
ing house with its human dregs
and its wailing, concentrated,
poverty bitten, pessimisrl exuding
derelicts, iInaging the effluvlal hor-
rors, we saw the GOrly play in its
own surroundings.
We have but one idea OF . tramp
The Moscow Art Theater gave US q
dozen tramps, each widely differing.
They came on In marvellous cos
tuning Of mildewed rags that al.
most defied analysis-co coats patched
coats; trousers that had long ago
forgotten that they were trousers;
hats OF all shapes and sizes,
sQuashed into disrepute: shawls OF
weird design, ugly peasant gowns,
rigid and curious.
They 1olled and they lounged:
they lat Hat on their back and they
sprawled: they sang and they drank,
and they quarreIled and they
gambled and they philosophical and
they loved and they hated, and
all the kaleid oscopic life OF the.
squalid night lodging In the slums'
OF q Russian life was lived before
our eyes.
We saw Lulxa, the eternal Russian
pilgrim. and Nastaya. the woman,
Of the streets, and Kvashnas the
vendor Of meat pies, and Bubnoff,
the cap maker, and Anna, the tuber-
cuIar sufferer, and Vassilisa Kar.
pOvna, the sinister wife Of VasEa
PeppeI, and Natasha, her sister, and
the nerve-shattered actor shouting
Shakespeare before the motley and
unappreciative gathering.
It was the Queeregt collection OF
types I have ever seen on one
stage, and they were new types.
One of them would have made the
fortune Of any native production,
and here we have q dozen, each,
more bizarre than the other.
One grew enamored Of the strange
and whitening scene. The unknown
tongue in which the play was.
cOucIled soon lost It's foreign flavor.
The actors lived in their roles and
forced US to understand them.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
FIRENEN' S band
WINNER IN
SUIT

Justice Hitz Of the District su-
preme Court yesterday directed the
Jury to return a verdict In favor
of thirty members Of the District
Fire Department Band who had
purchased musical instruments from
George C. Meeks, one Of the mem
bers Of the band, and held that
they could not be held responsible
tor $1,000 which IL claimed in a
SUIT against them by c. G. Conn,
Ltd, OF Elkhart, Ind, for instru-
mentS.
The defendant firemen claimed
that Meel1s had not been authorized
to conduct negotiations with the
EIkhart firm as q representative
OF the band, but did 80 on his
own account, and any moneys due
should be collected from him. De-
PENDANTS declared they each pur-
chased their own instrument and
paid for them.
Plaintiff sued for $500, less $500
placed to the credit Of the firemen.
Included in the bill Of sale were
clarionets, saxophones, comets,
trombones, drums and other instru-
ments Defendants were represent
ed by Attorneys George e. Mcneil
and William H. Hoover.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
WAGER ON POISON DOSE,
2 MEN DEAD AS RESULT

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Edward
Hulk, twenty-eight, of Newark. N. j.,
q barber, told police as he lay dying
at dawn in the Newark City Hospital
that a week ago his friend, John
Schneider, thirty-four, of Whippeny.
N. J., a pool parlor keeper, gave him
q dose Of tincture Of cantharta.
Last Thursday, he said, he met
Schneider in Newark, and made a
wager which could take the greater
dose. Hulk said he took one and a
half ,teaspoonfuls and Schneider i'm
mediately doubled the dose.
Early today, when told he was
dying, Hulk informed the police
Schneider had large supply Of the
drug. The police told Schneider he
also was dying and asked him to re-
veal the source of his supply.
Schneider refused to tell, and then
died.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17

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about Is per cent woel' size 66xS4. and
White Cotton Blankets, size 72xS4; very
heavy and very we'll finished "a Ok
Pair ..s..a~
The Washington times., 1923-01-17

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and rose: and Atwood Scotch Plaid Blan-
kets. 66xSO, Atwood White Blankets
and 7Ox80 part-wool North Star Mills
Blankets. Some with soisette bind co OK
ing. Quality coverings all. Pair ~~'~~
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
me Is Yours; Savings Are Remarkable

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kets, in block plaids. and 7OxS2 Atwood
White Blankets, soisette bound. 60 AZ
North Star Blankets: part-wool; In white
with blue pink and rose border. Very
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finished. Size 7OxSO. Pair. $50. WO'OU
Fifth Floor.
The Washington times., 1923-01-17
66x8O Atwood Blankets, $7.45 Pair

Heavy warm blankets firmly long staple WOOL with ney
in
distinctly quality them.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
Prof. E. e. Fontuine
Brings Home The Fish

Prof. E. Clarke Fontaine is quite
an enthusiastic disciple of Isaak Wal,
ton, and one day this week landed a
piscatorial prize not often hooked in
the dark waters of the Pocomoke.
According to this fisherman's story
the catch was no less than black
bass weighing all of two pounds, and
as gamey fighter as ever swan.
Prof. Fontaine knows all the haunts
of the finney tribes that feed in our
local waters, and reports some fine
catches of sunfish-not the Pinch
long specimen generally seen, but real
specimens of good table furnishing
If you want to have more than what
is generally known as "Fisherman's
Luck" get the Professor to guide you
to 'em.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
"7he Village Blacksmith"
At The Empire Theatre

The Empire Theatre presents as q
feature attraction next Friday and
Saturday, June 20 and 30-"The Vii.
lage Blacksmith" adapted from Long.
fellows famous poem. This great
picture is produced by William Fox
and is brand new 1923 melodrama
An all star cast portrays the various
roles and some unusual gripping
scenes are expected.
There is a realistic train wreck, a
vivid storm, conflict between the
smithy and his traducers, good hui
man, man-to-man fights, and over it
all is the very human spell of the
young lovers, and the humorous types
of a small town that everyone knows
and loves.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
Peninsula "Hop" At
Salisbury Wednesda,

Great preparations are being made
for the big peninsula hop to be given
in Salisbury on June 27 in the Ar
mory.
The building is to be deliberately
decorated; the famous Meyer Davis
music from Washington has been en-
gagged for the occasion; and every
other detail worked out to make the
affair the biggest of it's kind.
A large crowd is expected to be
present, and those who go can also
see the Parksley-Salisbury base ball
game, members of which will be pres
ent that night. Lovers of the dance
will do we'll to attend this function.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
Crockett & Crockett, Solicitors
ORDER NlSI

James M. Crockett, Assignee, for
the purpose of foreclosure, of William
H. Taylor, Mortgage of Robert H.
Northam and Iona D.Northam, his
wife. Elk parte.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
Base Ball Rioters
Given Noise Makers

N. Davis & Sons, our enterprisine
merchants, have presented the "kid'
base ball rooters with rattlers and
noise pans for use at the ball park.
Ordinarily these youthful enthusi-
asts do not need any mechanical ap-
planes to produce noise. Scientists
say that boy is 80 per cent noise
any how. That being the case, these
youngsters will show about one hun
dred and fifty per cent. efficiency, and
will be liable to get the nerve of
many a boxman.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23

Ordered that the sale made and re-
ported by James M. Crockett, As
signee for the sale of the real estate
in the above cause described be rati-
fled and confirmed unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the 9th day of July next, provid-
ed a copy Of this order be inserted in
some newspaper printed inWorcester
County, once in each Of three success
sive weeks before the I'd day of July,
in the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-three.
The report states the amount of
sales to be 100000.
OLIVER D. COLLINS, Clerk.
True Copy: Test:
OLIVER D. COLLINS, Clerk.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY.

Whereas: Our Heavenly Father in
His All-Wise Providence has seen fit
to afflict our brother Rotarian
Charles Mason with a great sorrow in
removing his mother from the activi-
ties of this life to the larger life be-
yond, therefore be it resolved that We
the members of Pocomoke City Ro-
tary Club extend to him and family
in this hour of bereavement our
heartfelt sympathy and assure them
of our deepest interest and sincere
prayers that they may be comforted
and sustained.
Resolved that a copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to him, copy publish
ed in the Worcester Democrat and a
copy recorded in the minutes of the
Club.
H. B. PILCHARD,
COLMORE E. BYRD,
E. L. BUNCE,
Committee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23

Mr.. Charles Edward Howard, of
this city, died last Tuesday at his
home, aged rs years and 10 months.
Mr.. Howard, whose occupation was
a farmer, was born August 10, 1847
in Worcester county, and was a most
exemplary citizen.
The cause of his death was valvula1
lesion. He is survived by a widow,
five daughters, and one son.
Interment took place last Thursday
in the Baptist cemetery. Rev. E. L.
Bunce, officiating.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
Activities OF The Boy
Scouts In P0cornoke

The weekly meeting of the Boy
Scouts of Pocomoke City was held
last Thursday night. The first part
Of the programme was held on the
lawn Of Salem M. E. Church. The
boys played and enjoyed several good
games namely: stir the beans, crab
race, wheelbarrow race and high div.
ing.
The attendance was the best it has
beeen since the troop first organized.
Nearly all Of the troop being present
except few stragglers who have evil
IDENTIFY given up entirely.
The Scoutmaster expects to have
practically all of the troop second
class scouts by the first of July.
There were three boys admitted to
the troop: namely, Earl Thompson,
Elwood Mason and Wilson Outten.
AS the troop now has seven boys
over the allowance, which is thirty
two, Scoutmaster Smith says if he
can obtain twice that number he will
organize another troop, as the compe-
tition between two troops makes
scout work exceedingly interesting.
All of the new members were plac-
ed in a patrol to themselves with Will
son Outten as the leader until they
have passed the tenderfoot test. Then
they will be permitted to fill in the
vacancies in the other patrols. Ali new
Corners welcome; there is plenty of
room boys.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
Sale Of Fair Privileges

The privileges of selling soft
drinks, ice cream, cigars and to-
baccos, peanuts and popcorn, fruits
and CONNECTIONS, etc., and the quarter
stretch privilege at the Pocomoke
Fair, August IA, Is, 16 and II, will be
sold at public auction, in front of Hill
mans store (the old Ford House) at
Pocomoke City, Maryland. on
FRIDAY JUNE 20, 1928
at 2.3O P. M. For further particulars,
communicate with
m. CROCKETT, Sec'y.,
Pocomoke City, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
Roll Call OF Time
Answered By Three

Nathaniel T.. Parker, died last We'd
nesday, June 10, aged 40 years.
Mr.. Parker was born in Somerset
county, but moved from Pocomoke
City to Chester, Pa, six years ago.
He is survived by a widow, three
sons and one daughter.
His remains were brought to Prin-
cess Anne last Thursday, and inferred
at Perryhawkin, the Rev. D. w. Lit
Teton, officiating.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
HARGIS STORE NOTES.

Some one of our customers is Z ,ing
to be presented with fine new Ford
Touring Car, absolutely free of
charge. Save your coupons. One CIV
en- with every cash purchase of $1.0O.
Read our ad in this ISSUE.
A Victrola concert will be held ev-
cry Saturday night on the second
floor of our store, between 8 P. M.
and P. M. You are cordially invited
to spend this hour with us. All the
new records will be played, comfort
able chairs will be provided and ou1
customers aad friends made comfort
able with electric fans during the
warm weather. Come IT, this Satur-
day night. Whether you wish to buy
or not. Come in ana hear your favor
tie music played. This concert will
be in charge Of one of the young la
dies who will devote this hour to you
ard your amusement.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23

In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland. In Equity. No.
1857 Chancery. May Term. to wit:
June 13, 1923.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
Summer Voiles

The variety of colos great land matter what your
particular desire personal taste may be will find
mong these newest voes just the piece you like your
summer dress at just the price you wish to pay.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23

Mrs. Leah Ellen Boston, widow o.
the late Thomas Boston, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John S
Aydelotte, on Saturday June 9. She
was born in Worcester county 81
years ago.
Funeral services took place at Rem
sens, Rev. J. w. Lacey officiating. In
terment OH the Boston Homestead
June II, 1923.
She is survived by two sons, JOSEPH
and Raymond Boston; and three
daughters, Mrs. John S. Aydelotte
Mrs. Edward Davis, and Mrs. Hattie
Hackney.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
HI A RGIS
DEPARTMENT STORE
POCOMOKE
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express our thanks to
cur friends and neighbsrs for their
great kindness shown us in the illness
and death of our loved one, the late
Merrill A. Walls. We also deeply
appreciate the beautiful floral trib-
utes and the furnishing of automo-
biles. FAMILY.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-23
CARD OF THANKS.

We, the children of the late Mrs.
Priscilla Mason, desire to express our
heartfelt appreciation to all who so
kindly helped us in our recent hour of
affliction and extend our gratitude to
those sending flowers and proffering
the use of automobiles.
THE FAMILY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
Tax Certificates Should
Be Cleaned Up at Once.

Grant county has thousands of dol
lars in unredeemed tax certificates.
AS a result the tax budget after coll
lection is short some 100000 eacn
year. The shortage gets larger each
year.
Ihis condition is due to the auto
matte turning back to the county Of
numerous parcels Of taxable proper
ty upon which the taxes have not
been paid. The owners of the prop
critics fail to pay their taxes and lose
title. Other persons fail to buy the
properties up. AS result the coun-
ty gets stuck"
The county board might go into the
whole matter and authorize the sale
of such certificates for what they will
bring The various parcels would
then go back in the tax roll.
At present unredeemed property is
figured in the budget as though the
taxes would be paid. These taxes are
not paid Hence the 100000 shortage
in county funds due to a theoretical
condition.
The county treasurer is our source
of information and substantiates the
foregoing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
AGED LOTHARO
PAYS FINE FOR
LOVE EPISODE

MADISON Testimony Of Hazel
Smale, %, when brought before Judge
o. S. Stolen in superior court, on COM
plant of her father, resulted in the
arrest of John Johns, 65, wealthy far
mer of near Cuba City, Tuesday.
Johns was taken to Madison and al
raigned on a statutory charge. He adj
mitted having been the girls sweet
heart for four years. He was fined
$1,000.
DR.. G. A. Kelland, Madison, was also
arrested on the statement of the girl.
He pleaded not guilty to having per-
formed an illegal operation.
The young woman met Mr.. Johns OF
Cuba City where her family formerly
lived in a house rented of the farmer.
The father traced letters written by
the girl to Johns and Capt. Morgan
Grifiths of the Volunteers of Amer
lea brought the case to the attention
of the court. Johns asserted in court
that his farm was valued at S150,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
union STATE
BANK PUTS IN
ALARM system
Device Latest Thing in
Burglar Protection.

At considerable expense the Union
State Bank has installed a compre-
hensive burglar alarm system, de-
signed to give instant and vociferous
notice in case an effort is made to en-
ter or tamper with the bank Vaults
and valuables.
The system is so arranged that any
attempt to cut wires or cables, drill
through vault Innings or doors or use
the oxy-acetylene flame would result
in an alarm being given.
The system has it's own electrical
energy, not depending on any outside
source. This electrical energy is in
stalled inside the vault, as is every
thing else connected with the system,
except the three big alarm gOngs.
The alarm consists of two ten inch
bronze metal gongs, in shields, locat-
ed just above or beside the vault
doors, and twenty inch, fifty pound
bronze gong in a housing, located on
the outside of the building. Any
tampering with these gOngs, or any
part of their enclosures, will turn in
an alarm.
The vault itself is protected on the
inside with a double steel plate lining
for the open circuit, with a cOntinu-
GUS grid of leadfoil strips for the
closed circuit; this lining covers the
vault floor ceiling, walls, doors and
vestibules, not a square inch being
left unprotected. The doors them
selves are controlled by electrical
time locks which automatically switch
the current on and off the doors for
closing and opening at such time for
which they may have been set.
1t is claimed that in . the past 20
years not a single instance has been
known where the system has been
burglarized Repeated efforts have
failed in every instance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
COUNCIL RESCIIVDS
SCHRELNER PARK
LIGHTING SCHEME

The city council met Tuesday night
for the regular months business.
$3,O61.83 in bills was audited and or
dered paid.
5000 was voted to Hillside ceme-
terry association to meet deficit IN
labor expense.
$88.48 back tax for 1922 was re-
funded to Cottingham Clothing Co.,
on proof that same had been overpaid.
The valuation on Lambert Groe-
nier's stock of merchandise was cut
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Upon petition sidewalk was or
dered in within 80 days on north side
Of block 8, original plat, being the
south side of Hickory street between
Washington and Harrison.
A committee was appointed to in
vestigate complaint of Walter Weber
in regard to food water from Lincoln
Ave. pavement running over his
premises. Mr.. Weber claims his
property is inundated in time of
storm.
The council rescinded its action a
month previous ordering lights and
power lines run to Schreiner park
and the city rock quarry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
Race Track Notes

The Tempter, w B. Dyer's fast
PAGER, won the first and second heat
in the 2:25 pace at Amboy, H., half
mile track last week. Time of the
two heats PIP and 2:13A!
DR.. Duncan's Trampworthy was
second in 2:15 and on account of
faulty Harvesting was distanced in
the next heat.
In regard to the 2:17 pace with the
governors cup added that was raced
at the Boscobel fair, Ramey Payne
was not eligible to start in that class
as he had record of 2:14A. He 5ot
no part of the money and Maeola, Mr.
Shaw's entry from Elkhorn, Wis,
got first money and the cup.
Edward Perrin shipped three of his
horses trained at the track here to
Monticello, Iowa.
Dyer's string split this week, two
horses at Aurora, ILL.,, and two at Ga
lena, Ill.
Robt Leffler is at the Mineral PIT.
fair with his mare, Brownie MGregor.
1t is reported that Leffler and Run
dell were offered $1,000 for their PAGER
Brownie M'Gregor. That would make
the boys nice little profit on their
first investment. They are like the
Arab, they think more of their horse
than the gold.
HORSEMAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
GOOD HOG
FEED? AUTHORITY
SUBMITS A PROOF

Ralph Irwin, local orchardist,
hands the Herald the following item
on apples as hog feed:
'"The Washington State College has
found that Gull apples are worth S19
a ton as hog feed. Extensive expert
ments were conducted the past year.
Pigs which weighed 94.6 pounds each
at the start of the experiment gained
in weight 66.1 pounds each, or an av-
erage of 1.38 pounds per day. Each
pig was fed an average of AZ pounds
of apples and All pounds of grain
per day 1t was found that the APP
pies saved, per every 100 pounds Of
gain, 409 pounds Of tankage, 31.7
pounds of millrun and 94.42 pounds
of barley To do this, 1866 pounds
of apples were fed. AS the apples are
bulky, containing little protein, it is
necessary to include a little more
tankage in the grain mixture
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
BLOOD HOUNDS
USED ON ITHACA
STORE ROBBER \

The H. G. Helmer store at Ithaca,
a small village in Richland county,
was burglarized last Wednesday. Su-
gar, flour, candy, canned goods, Gig
arets, ETC., were stolen. Thursday
bloodhounds from Mansion led the
trail to the home Of one Con Duren, a
resident Of the village. Duren was
away at a picnic and the officers
searched the place. 1t is said that
the premises were loaded with goods
of various kinds. Dulen was arrested
on his return and taken to Richland
Center for questioning. He is 4
freight hauler from Richland Center
to Ithaca. Various recent shortages
in freight consignments are laid at
Duren's door although he was not
suspected until the discovery last
week