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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-05
AGRICULTURE

Agricultural and banking interests
Of Maryland are to be brought into
closer relationship and the farmers
and bankers will become better &C.
quainted as result of a meeting of
bankers and others interested in ag-
riculture of the State, which was held
in Baltimore on March 26.
The Maryland Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, the Maryland State Grange
and the Extension Service of the Uni
versity of Maryland were represent
ed at the meeting in addition to a
good representation of bankers of the
State, and Of the American Bankers
Association, under whose auspices the
meeting was held. The meeting was
called by DR.. Thomas B. Symons, of
the University of Maryland in re-
Spouse to a request from the agricul-
tural commission of the American
Bankers Association.
Edwin Warield, Jr., vice-president
Of the Maryland Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, B. John Black, master of the
State Grange; DR.. Symons, E. G.
Jenkins, State Boys Club Agent, and
J. Enos Ray, acting president Of the
Maryland State Bankers Assertion
were among the speakers. Victor
Cushwa, Of Hagerstown Bank, a
member of the State Bankers agri-
cultural committee thought there
would come out of the meeting a def
lite agricultural program to be SUBJ
mitted to the bankers of the State
Ind that in the future bankers would
likely be invited to attend important
meetings of the different farm or
CARNATIONS.
DR.. D. H. Otis, director of the
National Agricultural Commission
spoke for the American Bankers, and
J. Elwood Cox, of North Carolina
represented the Fifth Federal Re-
serve District. The latter explained
how the. bankers believe they are
partners with farmers i'm prosperity
or adversely and that without the
success of agriculture there can be no
successful banking in this or any 9TH
ar state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-01

(The author was with the Amer
lean Friends (Quakers) in Soviet
Russia for nine and half months
during the famine)
rs there any graft and dishonesty
in Russia today? Welt it de-
ponds on whom you ask. And if YOU
had asked me year ago, my an
swer would have depended on what
day you asked the question. If it
were the day that theft was discov-
cred in the warehouse, or the day
that Famine Committee President of
Ivanovka was reliably reported to be
dispensing special rations to his
friends, / should probably have said,
"All Russians are thieves and liars"
If had just come from conyersa-
ton with Tovarish Rolf who works
with much patience, long hours and
little reward to bring enlightenment
to the Communist youth of Sorochin-
skoe; or if it had been the day
tied my clothes in a neat bundle, put
them on my head and waded the
river with the district school in
spector to visit a children's home
where there was a suspicion of graft
II should very probably have said
with great decision, "The Russians
are fine, honest lot"
In either case, should have fallen
into the great Nordic Fallacy and
have been guilty of that supreme
error, a universal race or class
pidgeon-hoieing. There are honest
Russians and Russian crooks. There
are devoted, self-sacrifcing Com
munists in Russia and there are
those, particularly in the villages,
who have been swept into places
of responsibility and power holding
on to the skirts of the Revolution,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-01

assumed that the official has no other
means of support, owns no ranches,
clips no coupons, and draws no re-
tainers' fees. A rather certain sus-
picion would attach to one Of these
officials if he were observed to be
living unusually well.
! have laid emphasis on the more
or less mechanical deterrents The
real reason, in the end is the second
one have pointed out. Lenin did
not refrain from stealing for any of
these reasons, but simply because he
was not that kind Of a man. There
has been no sensational corruption at
the top in Soviet politics because the
leadership has been in the hands of
men who are honestly devoted to a
cause into which they have put their
lives and are actuated by no Interior
motives. And the system to which
they are devoted will make increas-
ingly less probable such conditions in
every part of the Soviet Republic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-01

! touch with their constituency. / saw
an example of this in Moscow at a
meeting of delegates of all the trade
unions of the state or gubernia Of
Moscow.
The meeting was held in the great
Han of the Mobiles, now the Dom
Soyuzov or House of the Unions
Ut was in this same hall that the
body of Lenin lay in state Just a
few days ago.. By a special ticket
from the president of the Moscow
unions my friend and / were adj
mitted to the platform which had
been erected at the end of the great
ball room with it's magnificent chan
deliers. The floor of the room was
filled with representatives from the
industries of the state, horny-handed
workingmen and stalwart working
women straight from the bench and
the machine.
1t was the custom in all such meet
ings that | attended to have as part
of the program presentation of the
World Situation, as they termed it.
The man selected to present this
world view was always one of the
best informed men they could find.
On this occasion it was none other
than Kamenev, one of the trium-
virate nearest Lenin. He was re-
ceived with applause upon his APP
pcarance, but without ceremony,
and went shortly to the speakers
desk. He smoked cigarette thru
out the talk which was more like a
class room lecture than speech.
And, here is the significant thing:
turnout the talk a perfect snowstorm
of questions written on bits of paper
was showered on the platform from
all parts of the audience. He knew
and his audience knew, that he was
speaking to the backbone and sinews
of the Revolution. Here was the
significant and determinative consti.
tuentcy of the government plying one
of the chiefs with questions. 1t was
the sort of thing that happens in
America when a member of the cabi-
net addresses a notable chamber Of
lcolamerce.
No Teapot Politics in Russia.
Then there is still another reason
It would simply be impossible for ar
official in Russia to sell a Teapot
Dome and get away with such con-
venient little loan as our late secre-
eary of the interior is reliably re-
ported to have done.
With private ownership of estates
stocks and bonds eliminated, it would
be a matter of real practical diff
Guilty for an official to take any large
sum and remain in Russia to enjoy
it. The salaries of all officials is
well known, and it is also well known
that none of these salaries will per-
nit luxurious living. 1t can also be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-01
The InfaIIibLe
Decision

In California when a radical
is apprehended, if he is sus-
pected of having harbored a
thought, he is arrested for
thinking it, tried for criminal
syndicalism, and convicted for
contempt of court.
Shortly we may expect:
Prosecuting Attorney Ito an as
tronomer, charged with carrying
mystic inscriptions in the left hind
pocket of a pair of union-made trous-
ers) Is it not fact that this is a
code message in the unknown tongue;
and that is was delivered to you by a
flying dutchman, ten feet under
ground?
Astronomer: Those, Sir, are copies
of ancient Babylonian inscriptions,
recording an eclipse.
Prosecuting Attorney: Lair! where
did you get them?
Astronomer: took the paper out
of the waste basket in the obserya-
tory, and, as / was going for walk,
| brought it along. Nature is not
always considerable Of the time and
place in making her demands.
Judge: Any one uttering the word
mature" in this hall of Justice is
guilty of contempt of court. / SEN
tence you"
Prosecuting Attorney: Your Hon
or!
Judge: What is it?
Prosecuting Attorney: Your Hon
or is we'll aware that the crime OF
contempt of court carries a light
penalty.
Your Honor, just saw this crimi-
nal bestow vile look of disdain upon
the Holy Bible that sanctifies yon
witness stand.
Judge: Proceed
Prosecuting Attorney: Base crimi-
nal, do you believe that Jesus Christ
was the son of God?
Astronomer: No.
Prosecuting Attorney: What do
you believe?
Astronomer; (of his guard) | be-
lieve he was a lucky lad who, by some
happy chance, was led to think in
stead Of initiate.
Prosecuting Attorney: Your Hon.
or, the crime of blasphemy does not
carry sufficiently heavy penalty for
this infdel.
Judge: An insignificant detail,
technicality of no consequence--cul-
prit, stand up while | make an ex-
ample of you'll
astronomer stands up with be-
wildered expression on his face.)
Judge: You are convicted CT the
objectionable sin. and | sentence you
to be hung in this world and to be
burned for ever with hell-fire in the
next.
Next easel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-01

VINO hold office for the usual reason
what they can get out Of it. It
was historically inevitable that with
a complete inversion of society some
of the dregs should have remained
near the top for a time. 1t was in
evltabie, too, that in the unsettled
times of transfer from the old to
the new, certain individuals should
have taken advantage Of the chaos
to settle old sores of hate and re-
venge. 1t is either utopian or igno-
rantly partisan to ignore these facts.
There are certainly still such ex-
amples of dishonesty and graft to be
found. But to conclude from these
cases that all Russia is welter of
bribery and theft is to follow the rea-
soning of the blind man who felt on
the tail of the elephant and assured
his friends that the elephant was
very like a rope.
No Corruption in Higher Places.
There is, however, one curious as
pect of Communist Russian political
corruption. While cases Of petty
thievery and graft are found in the
minor positions, it is rare that such
instances are produced, even by the
most meticulous search of i'll wishers,
in the ranks of the higher officials
where greater temptations with
larger rewards for dishonesty present
themselves.
/ presented this phenomenon to a
friend who returned from Russia
only affew days ago and asked for
an explanation. He replied at once
that the reason was simple, the pros
pect of the nearest wall and a we'll
aimed rifle was a rather strong de-
terrent. Undoubtedly this does play
a part. During the time / was in
Russia ten months heard of
/ twenty railway officials being execut-
ed when found guilty of accepting
brides. A noticeable increase in
railway efficiency followed all down
the line.
But the explanation lies infinitely
deeper than that. First of all, the
men who occupy the major positions
of power and Importance are men
who have been tried for years in the
fire of revolutionary activity, who
have so long forgone the acquisition
of personal wealth for their cause
that they are above temptations of
this lower order. Lenin, whatever
other criticism may have been heaped
upon him, was never accused Of hav-
ing ambitions for personal enrich
ment. The others at the top will bear
the same close scrutiny.
Importance of Communists.
1t is, of course, one of the sad
things of the revolution that there
are not enough of that sort to go
around for all the positions of trust
and Importance. An American who
was with the Red Army during the
Revolution told me in Moscow five
years later that one of the great dis
appointments of his return was to
find that such great numbers of the
idealist youth of those early days
were not to be found. They had
naturally been the first to offer them
selves in the battle against reaction
nd had been killed in the hottest part
of the fighting. War, contrary to
Mr.. Brisbane's brilliant column, does
not destroy the most bloodthirsty and
bestial of the race first.
A second condition bringing about
this honesty in high places is the
construction of the Soviet State,
which keeps the officials in closest
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Real Color of Gold

Few persons are familiar with the
real color of gold, because It is sell
dom seen except when heavily al
loyed. state in which 1t is much red
der than when 1t is pure. The purest
coins ever made were the $50 pieces
which were once in common use In
California. Their coinage was aban-
doned because the loss by abrasion
was so great and because their inte-
rior could be bored out and filled with
lead. They were octagonal in shape
and were the most valuable coins ever
mlnted and circulated. All gold Is
not alike when refined. Australian
gold is distinctly redder than that
taken In California. Moreover, placer
gold Is more yellow than that which
is taken from quartz. This is one of
the mysteries of metallurgy. because
the gold in placers comes from that
which is in quartz. The gold In the
Ural mountains Is the reddest in the
world.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Carthaginians Taught
Romans to Build Roads

The Roman empire was intersected
by roads constructed principally be-
tween the Second and Fourth centu-
ries after Christ. These highways
varied in width from 8 to Is feet, and
were almost universally built in
straight lines without regard to grade,
probably because the use Of beasts Of
burden as the chief means Of transport
rsade the preservation Of the level an
affair Of minor Importance. Soldiers,
slaves and criminals were employed In
the construction Of these highways.
the durability of which is shown by
the fact that, in some cases. they have
sustained the traffic OF 1900 years
without material injury.
The Roman forum Is said TO have
been the point of conveyance Of "a
roads. which, with branches, had to-
tai length OF 52.904 Roman miles. The
Romans are said TO have learned the
art Of road building from the Cartha-
ginians.-Adyenture Magazine.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Indians Of Amaxon Valley

War Is the normal state of the
Jiharo Indian Of the Amazon valley,
first, for the purpose Of getting wives
from neighhoring or enemy tribes, Sec
ond, for revenge Of Injuries Inflicted
upon relatives during wars, then for
enemy heads that are supposed to
bring good luck to the possessors be-
cause Of the sacrifice of the victim to
the devil The heads Of their enc
mics also become a source of income
to these savage Amazonian tribes,
since they are exchanged with trad
ers for arms. ammunition, etc.
The skull Is removed from the head
of the decapitated enemy through a
slit In the hack from the neck up.
The skin Is then boiled to arrest pu-
trefactlon. after which 1t is dried and
reduced In size by inserting hot stones
the size Of mn orange. When the in
terror has been shrunk to the size Of
the stones hot sand is used to con-
tinue the process Of drying and shrink
ing. After the process Is completed,
the head Is hung up in the hut as n
trophy and feasts are held in Its honor.
These miniature heads. retaining to
remarkable degree characteristic
likeness to the living person, are in
demand in the outside world.--Detroit
News.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
sItEaIEE,s SALE

BY Virtue of II certified copy OF De-
cree OF Foreclosure Issued out of the
Clerks office of the District Court OF
Phillips County and State OF Colorado.
and TO me directed. whereby / am COM
mnnded TO make the sum OF One Thous-
and Seven Hundred SlNty-hve and 81
100 Dollars, Nl.165.3D and costs of suit.
the amount of certain Judgment re-
Gently obtained against NJ A. Wagner.
Frank w. West. ana The First National
Bank OF Sterling. Colorado. "a Corpora
ton. In favor OF Elizabeth Burke. out
OF the lands tenrmcnts, goods and chat :
tells Of the said NJ, A, Wagner and Franls
w. West hnye levied ON the following
property. to-wlts
The Southeast Quarter tsEi,) OF
Section Thirty go Township Six fG)
North. Range Forty-fya ,i5D West
OF the Sixth tGth) Principal Meridian
County OF Phillips. State OF Colorado.
Therefore, according to said command.
shall expose for sale, at luhh, Auction.
all the right. title and interest OF iLe
above named NJ. A. wngnes Frank w.
Weat and The First National Bank. OF
Sterling. Colorado. corporation. IL and
to the above described property. on Sat-
urday, the ard day OF May. iasl, Mt 10
O'Clock A, ~, at the West front Door OF
tho Court House In llolyoko. phlliibl
County, State of Colorado.
Dated Mt ifolyoko. Colorado. This 2Gth
day OF March. 1894.
Sheriff Of PhliiiIH ounty.
J. V. Redmond. Attorney.
Date Of First Publication March -. iast
Date OF Last Publication April - 1874.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
SHERIEE,S SALE

BY Virtue of n certified copy OF a De-
cree OF Foreclosure issued out of the
Clerks Office Of the District Court OF
Phillips County ana state OF Colorado,
and TO me directed. whereby | am COM
manded to make the sum OF Five Thous-
and Two Hundred Seventy-hve and 81
100 Dollars. S5275.52) and costs OF suit.
the amount OF a certain Judgment re-
Gently obtained against John T. Spells,
blanche A.. Spelts. and Charles Mann in
favor OF Minnie Seegcr out of the lands
tenements. goods and chattels OF the
said John Il. Spelts. and Blanche A.
Spelts. l have levied on the following
property. to-wit:
The Northeast Quarter (NEH) OF
Section Thirty (30j, Township Eight
tS North. Range Forty-two iI2)
West of the Sixth t6thl Principal
Meridian. County OF Phillips. State
OF Colorado.
Therefore, according to said command
shall expose for sale. ut Public Auc-
ton, all the right title and interest of
the above named John L. Spelts and
t'lanehe a. Spelts In and to the above
described property. on Saturday. the 3rd
day OF May. 1928. at 10 o'clock A NJ. at
the west front door OF the Court House.
Colorado
Dated AT IIolyoke. Colorado. tins Goth
W II. BEvARD.
Sheriff OF Phillips County.
y. V. Redmond, Attorney.
Date OF First Publication Marcn %. 1894
Date OF Last Publication April 20. 1924.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Plants Gross Toward
Light Unless Blinded

A house plant grows toward tho
light, and if the pots are turned about
so that the leaves face away from the
window, II takes only a day or two for
them to screw themselves around once
more into nearly their old positions.
II now one looks carefully for the
Joints where this bending Is done, he
sees at once that nearly all stalks have
two. AT the bottom Of each leaf stalk,
where 1t joins the twig, there is a
spot Of soft. bright green tissue, which
Is one joint. Then, at the other end
of the stalk, where 1t joins the leaf,
there is likely to be still another. One
sees this easily in the bean. The leaf,
as whole, has one of these joints be-
tween leaf stalk and stem. Then each
of the three leaflets has one of its
own, between itself and the common
leaf stalk. So, too, the three leaflets
of the clover move, each by itself. by
means of such joint.
Curiously, however, as has been dis
covered only lately, these bright green
spots are not simply the joints Of the
leaf; they are also Its eyes. 1t has
been found that If the spots are COW
cred with black paper, the Pant be-
comes blind, SO that it no longer turns
Its leaves toward the light. But. II
the rest of the leaf and Its stalk are
covered, and only the joints left ex-
posed, then the leaves turn as usual.
Moreover, not only light, but also pin
pricks, acids. electric shocks and heat.
applied at these joints, will cause the
leaf to mOve.-St. Nicholas Magazine.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS. S. A. Chestnut and Clara
GhSsnut; n,, h4sband and wife, by deed Of
recorded in Book VI. at page 2s3, in the
records OF the ONCE of the Clerk and
Recorder OF the County OF Phillips
Public Trustee in and for said County
OF Phillips, Colorado. the following des-
f516sd pbns real estate az IN said of
quartz Quarter M NJ q tNwM,. W. SSasa@sss Nsrtnsss5
qaarter ,NLAl and the North
lNss seq of astaIas' section Niaeaeen Haas.sn
Ns)., and the West Half of the
Sc Southwest sar,;am /, quarter ,tr ,ynS ySnWSN :SWA)
ship Six CD North, of Range
sixth Principa1ll Meridian ~ cone ,ae
tanning 400 acres. more or less.
which deed OF trust was made TO Sc
cure the payment OF one promssory
note note, o. o.. even e date with said deed OF
red 2,o0O;09) Dollars payable to the
order OF The Eastern Colorado Farm
Loan Company five years after date
per cent. ts%) per annum. according
to certain interest notes more partic-
uiariy i set forth in said deed of trust,
greater certainty. and
WHEREAS, the said S. A. Chestnut
and Clara Chestnut, husband and wife.
or under them. having deiaulled IN pay
ment OF the seili-annual interest due
March !. 1922 ana all interest and prin-
cipai thereafter. and taxes for the
years 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923, and the
legal holder oil said note having eicuted,
on account of said defaults. to declare
said note unpaid, due and payable,
NOW. THEREFORE,, AT the written
request Of The Colorado Farms Con-
pany. the legal holder of said note, pur-
suant to law. 1. the Undersigned Pub
lic Trustee in and for the County of
Phillips State of Colorado, do hereby
give notice that I will at the nour OF
ten o'clock in the forenoon on Tues
day, the 22nd day of April, A. j..
1894, at the main front door OF the
Court House in the City OF Hoiycke,
Colorado, sell at public auction to the
highest and best bidder for cash. .the
said described premises and all rieht,
title and interest of said S. a. Ches
nut and Clara Chestnut husband and
Wife,. their heirs and assigns therein,
for the purpose of paying the indebted
ness secured by said deed of trust. and
the taxes ana costs and expenses Of
executing this trust. and attorney 5
fees, and will deliver 10 the purchaser
u certificate of sale as provided by
law.
Dated Mt HolyolSe. Colorado. This 18th
day of March. y. ID. 1924.
a. a. HA4tGhtiAVES q
Public Trustee in and Tor
the County OF Phillips,
State OF Colorado.
First publication March 20, 1929.
Last publication April II. 1924.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
MesksOoki Tribe Bought
Its OsOn Land in Ioua

The Meskwaki originally were a
Wisconsin tribe. but now are living on
reservation in Tama. Iowa. being the
only Indians In Iowa.
Some years ago the government
granted them tract Of land In Kansas
They tried living on II, became dis
satisfied and returned TO Iowa. where
they purchased their own land nni
formed colony.
The Meskwaki are very primitive
tribe. but In the last ten years have
advanced TO the stage where the brave
Will 20 out and perform manual labor.
They figure quite largely In the can
ming industry, and are 10 be seen GO
Ing 10 work in automobiles that are
the envy OF the whites.
These Indians never were known TO
send visitor away hungry. The M.
erage Meskwnh viii walk mile and
visit two weeks at the home Of a
friend. Squaws OF the tribe nre very
subservlent and patient. and never
complain when hubby drags home a
raft of company for dinner. Instead
they pour additional water In the soup
and perhaps roast another chicken or
two.
II is not mn infrequent occurrence
for visitors 10 appear from out the
woods IN every direction just ms a
Mcskwnk meal ls being served. and II
there isn't enough TO eat. Mrs Indian
must prepare enough. News
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
TONE EUP,PURIFY
IN THE SPRING

Every woman knows that hor
house has 20 be cleaned thoroughly
every Spring. During winter dust,
dirt and germs accumulate In the
corners under the rugs, IN the cur
tnins "an" every place, Just 40 with
your aystcm-lt should bc given u
thorough cleansing. purifying this
Spring. iioLLisTERS ROCKY
MOUNTAIN TEA will do tho Job
slick and quioit. II will clean
your system. freshen aud purify you
all oyor--you'll enjoy living, eat
better. sleep better - feel better
The BIG BRICK DRUG STORE.
Phillips County herald., 1924-04-17
Rare Sea Shell

In a specially provided case in the
foyer of the American Museum q
Natural History, there was exhibited
recently for the first time one Of the
most highly priced cone shaped shells
ever found in the world. ACCORDING
to scientific authorities 1t Is properly
called 'The Glory of the Sea-"
1t Is about five inches in length, o.
peculiarly slender appearance, grace
full proportions, and has taperina
spire. 1t suggests an unfolding rose-
bud. The ground color Is pale ivory,
overlaid with mosaic Of thousands
of triangular figures ranging from an
eighth Of an inch to almost micro,
scoplcal size. These triangles are outt
lined In chrome yellow or deep chssAt
nut brown.