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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
TUo Worcester Boys To
Graduate From u. OfM.

Worcester county will have two
representatives among the Ill who
will be graduated from the University
of Maryland at College Park this
month. They are John W. Mumford,
Jr., of Newark, and William C. Stur-
gis of Snow Hill. Mumford will get
his degree from the college of agri-
culture, and Sturgis will be graduated
from the college of arts and sciences.
Commencement exercises will begin
Sunday, June 10, with the baccalaur-
cate sermon by Bishop William F.
Mcdowell of the M. E. Church and
will continue all week. Degrees will be
awarded Saturday, June 16, between
IL and l o'clock with Hon. Alexander
Armstrong, Attorney General of
Maryland, giving the address.
There will be base ball and lacrosse
games between varsity and alumni
teams Friday afternoon.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09

what grounds it is hard to say. The
umpire was asked to say that batted
ball had struck base runner. He
wouldn't do it. Now the Del. boys are
going to ask some one higher up to
say so. AS none of the big bugs was
there it is hard to say how they are
going to decide it. The umpire has
the final word. We don't like to
knock anybody, but the sportsmanship
displayed by the players and fans was
not of the highest quality. There was
an evident attempt on the part of Mil
ford to get that game by any means
in reach. The spectators made a
concerted attack on the pitcher to
rattle him, and no opportunity was
neglected to mess up things.
Alex was taken out of the box,
Meyer was brought from right field
to the box, and Alex went to his place
in right garden. A big kick was reg
istered when Alex took his turn at
bat, the claim being set up he was out
of the game. It was very poor base
ball for the crowd not to know he was
still in the game. The kick was an
incident to becloud the issue, and
make the going rough for the visitors.
1t did not work as Pocomoke romped
ahead in the tenth.
On Monday last the Salamanders
went to Dover, and they were showing
the Capital city boys the way to go
home, when Phifer, the locals best
bet, took slide on his left shoulder,
in trying to make bag. He had to
leave the box giving way to Dougher-
ty who couldn't hold the job down and
Meyer from right field was again
brought into action. The score was
8 to in favor of Pocomoke when
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
Pocomoke Continues
Its Winning Stride
Now Stands At Top Of Lst-The Club Seems Able To Win
On Foreign Ground As Well AS At Home.-Won
Four Out Of Six Since Our Last Issue.

Since our last chronicle of the base
ball doings, the Salamanders have
been practicing their winning ways,
and captured several more contests.
After taking the crabbers into camp
on Thursday of last week, they enter
tanned Milford on the home grounds,
and so pleased were the visitors with
what they saw, they couldn't be so
impolite as to take anything away
with them except good impressions,
so Pocomoke chalked up another
game to their credit, score 10 to 8.
1t took three home pitchers to win
the game. Dougherty and Veso tried
to land it, but found the going too
hard, and retired in favor Of Phifer
late in the game. Doesn't make any
difference how we got it, the game
goes into the winning column. Score
by innings:
Milford O4O1 900 1 2 8
Pocomoke 4 10 OO1 8 x-1O
On Saturday, June 2 the locals took
a long, hot drive to Milford. Alex
ander started in to pitch, and had the
game sewed up in the ninth inning
s to 8; two men were down, and then
something happened. 1t might have
been that Alec's shirt spontaneously
combusticated, or maybe the fans got
next to his nerves, or old man Sol was
feeling specially good-whatever it
was, it placed Milford on an equality
so far as runs were concerned, and
an extra heat had to be trotted. Po-
comoke showed it's speed and left
Milford at the post, The score was
to 5.
Pocomoke ID 90 900 0 2-7
Milford 021 900 O O 2-5
This game was played under pro-
test from the Milford crowd, but on
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
SHRINERS TAKE POSSESSION
OF CAPITAL.

The Shriners have taken posses
sion of Washington this week.
They elected Conrad Victor Dyke
man of Kismet Temple, Brooklyn,
N. Y, imperial potentate for next
year; and Clifford Ireland, of
Peoria, Illinois, a former member
of Congress, to be imperial outer
guard. Kansas City was chosen
for the Shrine convention, to be
held June 2, 8, and 4, 1924. 200,-
900 visitors were in the capital for
Shrine week ceremonies. The hous-
ing accommodations were sufficient
to take care Of them all. Those
from Pocomoke who were there
were: Godfrey Child, ESQ.,, c. Q.
Huffman, Jas. P. Blaine, Jr., E. s.
Maddox, and Milton F. Matthews.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
Kills Three;
Shocks Several More
Three Colored Persons Instantly Killed On Farm Of Frank
Wilmington, Near Marion.-Victims Were In House
Fitted Up For Sleeping Quarters

Lightning on the farm Of Frank
Wilmington, near Marion station
Somerset county, showed it's deadly
power, when bolt struck three col
ored persons dead, and badly shocked
several more.
The fatality occurred about $50 p
NJ, on Thursday, and the people killed
were in a building thai had been fitted
up for sleeping quarters.
The firery fluid came down through
loft filled with wheat straw; and, to
show what miraculous pranks this
mysterious force plays the straw was
not at all affected, not a wisp being
burned.
The victims Of the storms rage
were, Mary Johnson, daughter OF
Norman Johnson; Rome Roosevelt
Johnson, son of Wesley Johnson; and
Wibert Lee Cannon, son of Martin
Cannon; these were aged respectively
l7>rsars, 81 years, and years.
1t is reported, tho not verified, that
Mary Johnson had baby in he1
a ms, which the lightning left unhurt
an instance that vies with the safe
passage of the straw through the fiery
furnace.
These colored people all lived nea
Pocomoke City, and were well-know,
here. Their homes were just across
the River in what is known as Tind
ley Chapel and Pullett Town.
The bodies were all brought to Po
comoke City where they were EN-
balmed at the undertaking establish
,nent of Stevenson Bros.
The lightning showed very little et
feet on the bodies of the victim.
} Mary Johnson showed none at all
Rome Johnson had q small hole in hi
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
SPECIAL MEETING OF
FARMERS TUESDAY
DR.. Bomberger And Mr.. Kellam
Will Discuss Subjects Of Vital
Interest To Farmers

There will be meeting of farmers
in the Court House on Tuesday af-
ternooh, June IL, at 2.3O o'clock. This
meeting will be held in conjunction
with a special meeting of the Farm
Bureau.
Two very important subjects will
be discussed by able authorities,
namely, plan of work for the farm
ers of Worcester county and what can
be accomplished by having definite
plans of work outlined. This subject
will be discussed. by DR.. Bomberger
from the Maryland Extension service.
Mr.. Kellam from Accomac county,
Va, will discuss the subject of pota-
to growing and the Importance of
better seed. Mr.. Kellam has had the
opportunity of visiting the seed pota-
to section of Maine for several years
and realizes the Importance of secur-
ing certified seed.
Every potato grower in the county
will be interested in hearing this dis
cussion on the conditions that exist
in Maine. 1t is hoped that farmers
from all sections of the county will
avail themselves Of the opportunity to
hear these able speakers on subjects
Of vital Importance to the agriculture
of Worcester county.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
Somerset Man, Long
Sufferer, Died Monday

Franklin A. Somers, of Somerset
county, near Pocomoke, died last Mon
day evening, at his home, aged about
40 years.
His remains were sent to Phladel-
phia last Thursday for burial. MIR.
Somers was a member of the Masonic
fraternity, and also member OF
Fairfax Lodge I. O.. o. F., No. 8, and
Christine Encampment No. IL, both
Of Wilmington, Del. These lodges
took charge of the body, and the loca
lodge attended Mr.. Somers during his
illness here. He is survived by wife
and daughter.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
DIR. BOWEN
CELEBRATES HIS
GOTH BIRTHDAY
Many Friends Present At Dinner
Served In His Honor AT Berlin =.
Tuesday Evening.
EASTERN SHORE POET
STILL HALE AND HEARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin B. Taylor gave
seven o'clock dinner to their uncle.
Rev. L. P. Bowen, D. D., Tuesday,
June 5 at the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin,
Md, in celebration of his ninetieth
birthday; thirty one of the friends in
vited, sat down with DR.. Bowen, and
enjoyed the menu, which is character
istic OF the splendid hosiery. The
tables were artistically decorated with
flowers and at the right of the Guest
Of Honor were beautiful bouquets of
roses, sweet peas, and remembrances
Of friends in Berlin and Monroe, La.
During the dinner, various tele-
grams of congratulations to DR.. Bow
en- were read at different times, by
DIR. j. r. Verbrycke and Calvin B.
Taylor, ESQ.,, one of the kilograms
from Pocomoke City was signed by SO
friends, and was beautiful. Some of
them were from friends at churches
he had served in other days, one from
the First Presbyterian Church, Mon
roe, La, one from Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
G. Weaks, and George G. Weaks, Jr.,
Monroe, La, one from John P. Par
ker and family, Monroe, La, one from
Spencer o. Greer, st. Paul, Mimi, one
from the First Presbyterian Church,
Marshall, Mo-, one from Rev. j. S.
Montgomery, Cape Charles, Va, of
Norfolk Presbytery, of whichs DR..
Bowen is member and one from Rev.
r. A. Boyle of the Wicomico Presby-
terian Church of Salisbury, Md, who
was unavoidably absent from the
dinner.
At the close of the dinner, Mr.. Tay-
lOr read beautiful letter from Harry
Pringle Ford, Philadelphia, express
ing his deep regret at not being able
to be present, and then introduced
Rev. DR.. ]. R. Verbrycke, as toast
master. DR.. Verbrycke acted in his
usual happy style. Those who re-
sponded to toasts were DIR. w. S.
Kreger, pastor of Mackenzie Memorial
Presbyterian Church, Snow Hill, Rev.
Charles P. Butler, pastor of Whaley-
vile M. P. Church, whom DR.. Bowen
had known in Missouri, Rev. Thomas
Kerr, who is now pastor of Green
Hill Presbyterian Church, Whining
ton, Del, and a former pastor Of
Buckingham Presbyterian Church of
Berlin, Rev. ] Watkins Lacy, pastor
of Pitts Creek Presbyterian Church,
Pocomoke City, Md, Rev. Herman
Bischof, pastor of old Rehoboth Pres
byterian Church, which was DR.. Bow
ems last pastorate, and Rev. H. G.
Martin, also former pastor of old
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church.
The responses were all to the point,
and greatly enjoyed by the assembled
guests. After the speeches, DR.. Bow
en- requested his nephew, Mr.. Taylor,
to read poem entitled "Nonagenari-
an Fandango," which was received
with hearty applause. "Auld Lang
Syne" was then sung, and the guests
separated, wishing DR.. Bowen many
happy returns of the day.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
President Harding Will
Be At Milford Today

The whole Eastern Shore is making
plans to visit Milford, Del, today
when President Harding, George B.
Christian, his secretary, and Theodore
Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, will be initiated into the Tall
Cedars of Lebanon, Evergreen Forest
No. 40 Of Milfrd.
AS automobiles will not be permit
ted to park in Milford after midnight
a special train has been chartered to
accommodate those going from the
Eastern Shore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09

head which looked as if it had been
made by a bullet; and Wilbert Can.
mons chest showed abrasions which
might have been made by the bolt
or could have been caused by fall.
A double funeral will be held today
or tomorrow of the Johnsons at Tind.
ley Chapel.
This tragedy is one of the greatest
that has occurred in this vicinity fol
years, and it is one that will call fortl
the sympathy of the most callous.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
Pocossaoke Girl Junior
Chautauqua Leade,

Miss Isabel Veasey left Saturday
to spend her vacation as Junior leader
Of Swarthmore Chautauqua staff. Her
travels will include New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Maryland
states.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-09
NEXT WEEKS BALL GAMES
POcOmOke At Home.

POcOmOke At Home.
Tuesday, June IL, with Parksley.
Thursday, June ID, with Laurel.
Saturday, June Is, with Crisfield.
POcOmoke Away.
Monday, June II, at Parksley.
Wednesday, June 13, at Laurel.
Friday. June Is, at Crisfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01
melon in the back of the auto.

melon in the back of the auto.
son, we must have this, too,'
gurged the Gator.
"By all meansl" growlGd the
Bob Cat. "We II tie Uncle Wiggily
outside the den by "A grape vine
rope while we cat the melon. After
that we II nibble his ears. -
So they tied the bunny rabbit out
side the cave by long piece Of
rope from the wild grape vine. Then,
taking the melon inside the cave,
the Alligator and Bob Cat cut it
cpen in halves, and each one, taking
halfs began scooping out the juicy
red pulp.
"Ah, that was good said the
Gator, tossing outside the cave his
empty scooped out half of the me-
lon.
every good" growled the Bob
Cat. And he also tossed outside
the cave his empty half of the
scoOped out watermelon. "And
now for that rabbit S ears" "
CIij l't . It9J a blt anu hlCcp1
said the Gator. "There is no
hurry ana 1 am not so hungry af-
'er eating the melon"
GAN right" said the Bob Cat.
But first III look and see if I'M
r'o Wiggily is tied safely" He
Q9icd outside the cave, but Uncle
Wiggily wasn't there. He s gone!''
howled the Bob Cat. ~ see the
empty watermelon rolling down hill,
but Uncle Wiggily is gonelp
And so the bunny was. For when
he saw the empty halves of the
melon bunny thought of trick. He
gnawed himself loose from the
grapevine rope, got inside the empty
scooped out melon, and, holding the
halves together, he wiggled and
woggled until he started it rolling
down hill away from the cave.
Inside the empty melon Uncle
Wiggily rolled until he reached his
auto not far away. Then he burst
out of the empty melon, jumped
into his car, stepped on the gas and
away he went so fast that the bad
chaps couldn t catch him. Then he
bought another melon and got safe
ly to his bungalow with it.
Ny, you were a long time, Wig
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01
Must Have Babies
To Be Beautiful,
Says Frenchman
BY WEBB MILLER

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Sept. 1.-"To be really
beautiful after girlhood American
and other women must learn that
they must have babies-and must
nurse their own babies -
Such is the dictum of DR.. Brett
mon, French beauty specialist.
Contrary to the usual belief a
woman cannot be really beautiful in
middle age unless she has had
babies,' said Brettmon. "The
Venus must have had several babies
she could not have been as beau
tiful as Statue indicate unless she
had.
"The widespread custom of feed
ing babies by bottle is fatal to rich
ripened femme beauty. The act of
nursing a baby is natures own way
and acts upon certain glands and the
body in such way that the whole
facial expression is softened and
beautified as nothing else can do
it. Also the same act improves the
complexion through action on the
glands.
"The American girl is wonderful,
but | notice that too frequently the
American woman does not retain her
beauty past girlhood. If she has
babies and nurses them herself and
observes the ordinary \rules of
health, there is no reason why she
should not retain that beauty and
ripen it.
"A woman who has never had
babies will never be really lovely in
the way nature intended, no matter
what she does.
~ know there is a prevalent be-
lief among women that childbirth
will ruin their figure. 1t is not only
true if proper care is taken, but on
the contrary normal childbirth en-
hances the natural beauty of the
figure. 1t is what nature intended
and she developed the human frame
with that en- din view. Therefore il
is ridiculous to think otherwise
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01
TEN YEARS AGO
September 1 1913

Philip Feigenbaurh, San Diego
musician has arrived in Ell Centric
with the purpose of organizing a
band here.
Mrs. E. j. Miller, mother of w.
r. Miller died at Seeley.
a. F. Wagner, county bee inspec-
tor, is well pleased with the honey
outlook fr the year. When he was
appointed inspector four years ago
there were but $500 stands of bees
i'll the valley and the number has
increased to $4,000. 1t is expected
that 30 carloads will go to market
this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Harold Bell Wright, the novelist,
and Allen Kelley, editor of the
Press are spending few days in
Los Angeles.
City trustee Charles r. Buttrcss
has gone to Los Angeles for a
couple of weeks and on his return
he will Immediately begin the CON
struction of the new Holton Power
Co. shops to replace those DESTROYED
by fire last year. While on the
coast Mr.. Buttress will purchase ma
chinery for the new shops.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01
"HELP! HELPw

Two young men, padding the shore
of lake at summer resort, had fine time pretend
ing to capsize the craft and observing the commoton
their cries caused among the spectators land Fin
ally the latter ceased to pay attention to them
When after while, there final outburst of
shrieks for help, and the overturned,
nobody was alarmed. | twas just another trick of
those fool boys to attract attention.!
1t happened, though, to be the real thing that
time One of the canoests was drowned and the other
had mighty narrow escape.
Just another version, taken from the days news
of the old Wolf! Wolff" fable. Those young men,
evidently, had had it drilled into them in their child
hood that there is nothing dangerous than fake
appeals for help.
This sort of practical joker only too often be-
the victim of his tragic jest. At best, he
cruelty harrows the feelings of others and often lures
them to peril in a generous effort to help. Yet there
still people who tolerate and laugh at such BRAIN
less foolery, thereby encouraging it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Sept. l. The
foreign exchange market closed ir-
regular. Sterling demand 4.54 3-l6
off Is; francs demand .0562, up
.0001; lire demand .0425%, up / !;
Belgian francs demand .0462, up
.O0O31s; marks 100000 to the
dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
September /, 1904

w. w. Adams has returned from
Coronado, where he has been spend
ing his vacation with his wife and
family.
F. N. Burleigh has returned from
visit to his family in Los Angeles
and the beachesi
Judge Farr, Who has been away
on vacation has returned to Calex-
leo.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01
STOCK MARKET STEADY

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Profes-
sional efforts to capitalize the
strike news and the warlike develop
ments in Italy's rupture with
Greece bore little fruit in the brief
session on the stock market which
closed steady for the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01

gyl" said Nurse Jane, who was
talking to Mrs. Twistytail.
~ had a gyeat ad Jenture,' said
the bunny, and he told about it,
just as | have told you. And if the
feather pillow doesn T think it's a
bird and try to fly out of the win
dow, I'll tell you next about I'm
Gle Wiggily's fountain pen. a
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD R. GARIs
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
WATERMELON

Tin-a-ling!" rang the telephone
bell in the hollow stump bungalow
of Uncle Wiggily one day.
"I1l see who it is" said Nurse
Jane Fuzzy N,uzzy. And when the
muskrat lady had listened for Il
moment, saying YES and mo"
and "Oh, how lovely!" a, couple of
times, she turned to Uncle Wiggily
and said: !
"Mrs. Twistytail is coming over
to see us.
"Good!' exclaimed Uncle Wiggi-
ly. els she going to bring any of
the little Twistytails with herr"
"No,'' replied the muskrat lady
housekeeper who had hung up the
telephone "she is coming all by her
self. And do you know what L wish
you'd do, Wiggy?'
''Do you mean comb down my
fur or put On new necktie?'' ask
ed the rabbit uncle.
"Don' t be silly! You always
look nice" laughed Nurse Jane.
"But L wish you d get large me-
lon for lunch. Mrs. Twistytail is
very fond Of melons. "
"Then I'd getter get d water
melon,' laughed Uncle Wiggily.
"That is the largest kind. All
right, III take my auto and get the
largest melon l can find so you
can give Mrs. Twistytail two slices
if she wants That many
"Oh, she'a sure to want two,
at least' laughed Nurse Jane.
Then the muskrat lady began to
tidy up the hollow stump bungalow
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01

The Home Economies Association solemnly
nounced that movies good for children. 1t might
also observe that children are good for movies
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01

the SdtOr.
while Uncle Wiggily set off in his
auto to buy a large watermelon
at the seven and eight cent store.
He found lovely one--green on
the outside and red on the inside
with plenty of black seeds. The
watermelons was placed in the *
part of the auto, and Uncle Y
ly stepped on the gas
for home.
But he had
when all of 2 T.
car run owe, IN ...-
a Jolt, a ia u--.r au tA-l
came a riss ot r i5. % s',am lI
diator on : cotH aHa frosty morn
ing.
"'Puncture!' cried Uncle Wig
gily.
"I thought that would stop
him!" chuekled another voice.
Out Of the bushes at the side
of the road stepped the Bob Cat
and the Alligator-the Skillery Seal
lery Alligator with humps on his
tail. Uncle Wiggily looked at the
bad chaps and then at u sharp
pointed nail in the road. He had
ridden over this nail, puncturing his
tire.
~ put the nail there!" laughed
the Alligator.
"And l helped" chuckled the
Bob CAT 'FNOv come into my den
and we II nibble your ears!'' And
as he and the Alligator led poor
Uncle Wiggily into the rocky cave
den the Gator saw the big water
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01

France is so implacably opposed to all things
German that she'd like to swallow half Of Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01

1t is said that President Coolidge claims his
cestors did not come over in the Mayflower. Maybe
So but that's hard thing for any native American
to prove.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01

On little drop of cheer in the cup of the impover
ished farmer-motor fuel is getting cheaper.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-01

We do hope there won't be any hazing at that
Ku Klux University.
"Woman's character is revealed by her walk,
saws careful observer Another argument for those
low, broad heels, to steady her gait.