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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-05
FIRE COMPANY WILL
STAGE BIG BANQUET
To Be Held In Presbyterian Church
Parlor Next Thursday Evening,
January 10

The Pocomoke City Fire Depart.
ment will illustrate the value of the
social element in this organization
and regale themselves with sumptu-
Gus banquet to be held in the Presby-
terian Church Parlor on the evening
of Thursday, January 10, 1924.
The comittee, Allen Schoolfield and
Paul Vincent, have carte blanche to
make the menu fit for a king, and a
sumptuous feast is in prospect.
The Mayor and City Council will be
the guests Of the evening, and some
other invitations will be sent out. The
hour is $50 P. M, and it is safe to
say, no one will be late.
The firemen have an unusually
pleasant home in the Municipal Build
ing, and no doubt this has served to
bring the boys into closer relations
with one another. A sort of home
has been created, and no home is per-
feet unless the family, at some time
or other, get together around the fes-
tai board.
The Firemen will give an evidence
of their ability to do some other
things than fight fire. The attack on
the table will surely be as effective as
their cnflict with flames. They will
soon put it out Of commission.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-05
DISTRICT MNCR. CARTY
GUEST OF ROTARY CLUB
Gives Views On Question Of Mar
ket Street Phones. Proposition
To Remove Poles.

H. w. Carly, District manager OF
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Company, was a visitor to the POGO
moke City Rotary Club last Monday
evening. Mr.. Carly was requested to
meet the Rotarians to give his views
upon the matter of removing the COM
pany's wires on Market street be-
tween Front and Second, and to fore
cast, if possible, the Company's ac-
tion.
The local Eleceric Light Company
has taken favorable attitude toward
the improvement; all the business men
have favored it,. and it is more than
likely all the citizens of the town
would be more than satisfied with the
change.
Mr.. Carly had, previous to- visit
supposed the removal of wires and
poles, would necessitate an under
ground system. This, he was pre-
pared to say, was too expensive
proposition to be entertained in a COM
munity where the number of phone
subscriptions was no larger than here
But when it was explained that one
side of Market street could be served
from Willow, and the other from
Vine, the matter assumed different
proportions. E
While Mr. Carly did not commit
himself or his company to any line o1
action, still he was understood to lool
favorably upon the desired change.
Very little imagination would be
necessary to visualize the appearance
Of the two most important business
blocks of the town, cleared of the
massive poles and stringing wires
Then, with iron standards fitted with
cross arms supporting globes with
high-powered lights inside, the street
would assume modern aspect, anc
challenge most towns in point Of
beauty and shopping convenience.
Mr.. Carly was loud in praise Of
the possibilities of the shopping dis.
trict of Pocomoke, complimented its
fine mercantile houses and eulogizec
the pluck and success of those behind
Pocomoke's commercial enterprises
1t is to be hoped he may contribute
something to the onward movement
by inducing his company to relinquisf
their stand on Market street.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-05
Governors Inauguration
To Take Place Wednesday

The Inauguration of Gov. Ritchie
next Wednesday will be unique in the
annals of the State, in that the occa-
sion will commemorate the first re-
election by popular vote Of a governor
of Maryland.
Plans are being prepared for an
elaborate inaugural ceremony when
he takes the oath of office.
It is said that the topic of the Gov
ernor's address will be estates
Right" Some have interpreted this
as an anti-Volstead subject, and, as
it is fundamentally good old Demo,
cratic doctrine, it may attract the
presidential lightning.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-05

The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association have prepared a memor-
ial to the 1924 General Assembly,
looking to the conservation of one of
the most prolific sources of revenue
to the inhabitants Of Maryland-that
arising from oyster cultivation.
This would seem to imply that there
is danger of depicting the oyster sup
ply, and that some special legislation
is necessary to conserve it.
There is also an insinuation that
the Conservation commission, as it
now exists, is too much the creature
of politics, and, furthermore, it's per-
sonnel does not give absolute conf
dence in it's ability to handle the oys-
ter problem from the standpoint of
knowledge and experience in oyster
culture and other departments of the
oyster industry.
This conclusion is drawn from some
of the wording of the memorial. The
originators if it take occasion to say
that the chairman of the new Com
mission shall be ga person who is
specially we'll informed on the follow
ing subjects: oysters, clans, crabs,
terrapin, wild fowl, birds, game, and
fur-bearing animals. The personnel
will also be familiar with oyster con-
ditions and operations, and thus able
to evolve proper rules, regulations,
and policies to handle"
1t further says that, "the PROPOSE
ton will lift the oyster from politics. u
The plan proposed is to divide the
State into twelve districts, eleven of
which include two or more counties
and the twelfth, Baltimore city. A
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-05
REV. ]. R. BICKING EA
PISTOL WHILE PR
MAYOR E. JAMES TULL
81 HOUSED WITH COLD

Mayor E. James Tull is housed with
severe cold, which seems 10th to a.
bandon its bodily tenement. He has
been somewhat weakened by the all
ment, but should soon be at his ac-
customed place, of business. The
Mayor is an important parsonage in
the civic life of Pocomoke City, and
his familiar presence on the streets is
soon missed and provokes interested
inquiries.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-05
1924 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ORGANIZES FOR BUSINESS
MRS. N. E. SARTORIUS'
CONDITION IMPROVED

Mrs. N. E. Sartorius, who has been
quite ill with typhoid-pneumonia, is
reported to be on the road to recov-
cry, much to the relief of her many in
terested friends.
She has been having serious time,
hut she is at last responding to treat
ment, and, if no unfavorable sympt-
oms arise, should soon be conva-
lescent.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-05
PAST MASTERS ASSOCIATION
TO MEET IN PRINCESS ANNE

The Past Masters Association, A.
F. & A. M, including the counties of
Worcester and Somerset, will meet in
Princess Anne on Thursday 'of next
week, January 10.
Degrees will be conferred, and a
banquet held. These are occasions of
great fratenal interest to the broth
erhood
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-05
''''''' i !
FLAYS BOOTLEGGER
SENSATIONAL

M. E. Church, this
rather startling attitud
evening, when he drew
from his pocket and 10
pulpit stand in front Of hin
This would imply thatl the
gentleman was rather plplem
sermonizing, and those WI
present can testify that |such
case.
Mr.. Bicking was led into
might be called scathing process
cause of some gossip which he laid
the door of certain women of his
gregation, and which he chose I'd
slider Sefected upon him directl,
personally.
He paid his respects to tsea
uncertain language. His elll
anime thyself," ," gives some idea as
the trend of his thoughts. and his de.
nouncement Of the scandal monger
was unstinted and forceful.
He went SO far, it is alleged, as t
. y
say that he would not grieve if they
should leave his church; intimating
they would have serious difficulty in
gaining membership wherever they
might apply.
Mr.. Bicking passed from this phase
Of his address to his connection With
the bootlegging episodes. Hex
that he exhibited his frearm
is alleged, expressed his detel
tion to protect himself should ocd
demand.
He declared eternA warfare on
illegal liquor traffic, retracted nj
ing OF his stand, and bade defiance
their prosecutions.
1t is said that the basis of the Cos
sip referred to, is the preachers asso-
citation with some of the younger
members of his flock. His traducers
chose to construe this in an unfavor-
rble light and to intimate that he has
been imprudent in his relations with
the juveniles.
His supporters maintain that Mr..
Bicking's strong point in his minis
terial work has been his influence with
the youth Of his community, and this
was largely the cause of his call to
this charge. And he has proved his
efficiency in this direction by the
large and active Sunday School he has
built up; therefore, his mingling with
the boys and girls has been solely for
the purpose of inducing them to at
tend church.
The evident attempt of some who
are connected with the congregation
to assign other motives, led to the
demonstration last Sunday. 8
Mr.. Bicking has been an indefatig5
able worker since he came to POGO
moke City against evil in all it's forms.
Such zeal is bound to divide the popu-
lace into pros and cons, disapproval
and approval. A man in his position
must follow the dictates of his own
conscience, and work as he thinks his
Master would have him do-then
leave it all to Him.
Evening star., 1924-12-05
SEAT SELLS FOR $4,000.
New York Exchange Membership
of Clews Bought.

NEW YORK, December 5.-The
New York Stock Exchange member
ship of tho late Henry Clews, promi-
nent banker, who became a member
of the institution in 1854, yesterday
was sold for $4,000 to Joseph r.
3Trounstine. Since the death of Mr..
Clews several years ago, the seat
had been held by his estate
At the time Mr.. Clews entered the
exchange membership had no actual
value, although an initiation fee of
$4,000 was required.
Evening star., 1924-12-05
GUARD AGAINST FAKERS.
New York Special Service Squad
to Be Fingerprinted.

NEW YORK, December s. Mem
bers of the special service squad.
which includes 359 men and 25 wom-
en-, were today given distinctive gilt
badges and were required to carry
lde dentification cards bearing their pho
tographs and fingerprints, by order
of Commissioner Enright. The order
followed the report of numerous ar
rests being made by fake officers,
who showed tin badges and proceed
ed to collect blackmail money.
Evening star., 1924-12-05
CECIL WINS WILSON
FOUNDATION PRIZE
British Viseount to Come to
U. S. December 28 to Get
$25, 900 Award.
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 5.-Vis-
count Cecil of Chelwood, formerly
Lord Robert Cecil, is the winner of
the $4,000 award made by the Wood
row Wilson Foundation 'for meri-
torious service of a public character
tending to the establishment of peace
through Justice"
Viscount Cecil was chosen unani-
mously out of about 100 nominees,
Norman II. Davis, president of the
board of trustees of the foundation,
said in announcing the award The
verdict was rendered in Boston on
November s by the jury of awards.
headed by DR.. Charles w. Eliot, presi-
dent emeritus of Harvard University.
When notified of the decision the Wis
count said he would come to America
with Viscountess Cecil to receive the
honor at a dinner to be given at the
Evening star., 1924-12-05
MEMORIAL BRIDGE
PROJECT IS URGED
Board of Trade Committee
Also Recommends Replace
ment of Two Other Bridges.

There are a great many bridges in
the District of Columbia which need
attention, but the Washington Board
of Trade committee on bridges, un-
der the chairmanship of George w.
Offutt, states in its annual report
that 'fn the light of previous ex-
perience and in an effort to really
get some constructive work done.
their activities will be confined to
work on the replacement of Pennsyl-
vania. Avenue Bridge, the replacement
of Chain Bridge and the erection of
the Memorial Bridge.
Previous Report Cited.
In connection with the Memorial
Bridge, the committee 1t Is ''the
most ancient and honorable" project
Evening star., 1924-12-05
TWO UNCONSCIOUS
FROM GAS, RESCUED
Workers at Plant in Alexandria
Found in Vat-Both Will
Recover.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Spec1aI DIspatch 10 The star. n
AIlExANDKIA, Va, December g.
Robert Hicks. 406 Wilkes street, and
Harry Bryant, 212 North Pitt street,
escaped death yesterday aft
ernoon, when they were overcome by
gas in one of the purifying watts at
the municipal gas plant, where they
had gone to repair a stop cock. Other
workers found them locked in each
others arms, unconscious. They were
rushed to the Alexandria Hospital,
where they were revived by DR..
George T. Klipstein and DR.. Samuel b.
Moore. Their condition is not re-
garded as serious.
Charles II. Costello led in the work
of rescue.
Evening star., 1924-12-05

Davis. "It was as Lord Robert that
he attended the Paris peace confer
ence, where he instantly won the
admiration of the large corps of
American newspaper correspondents /;
nor had he yet been elevated to an
earldom when he visited the United
States two years ago.
Educated at Eton.
HE was educated at Eton, Uniyer-
sity College, Oxford. He was private
secretary to his father between 1886
and 1888. and during that time he was
called to the bar. In 1906 he became
member of Parliament, sitting for four
years.
'Tn 1916 and 1916 he was parlia-
mentary undersecretary for foreign
affairs; in 1918 he was assistant sec
retary of state for foreign affairs,
and during the critical years 1916-1S
he was minister of blockade
After the creation Of the League of
Nations at the Paris conference, Gen.
SHUTS. Boer leader. appointed Lord
Robert to represent South Africa in
the league assembly at Genoa. 1t
was not until last year that Great
Britain named Viscount Cecil as the
representative of the empire at
Geneva. This gave him membership
in the council as well as in the as
sembly."
Evening star., 1924-12-05

gerous, it" seems to us that this is
an appropriate time to do something
of consequence with the structure"
states the committee. which outlines
the heavy traffic burdens placed upon
the bridge.
Evening star., 1924-12-05

These are of exceptionally
fine soft chinchilla, seldom
available at this low price.
Wool body lined, convertible
collar styles in navy blue
(brass buttons) cinnamon and
heather mixtures. Sizes 5
to 10 years.
Evening star., 1924-12-05

before the Board Of Trade "A third
of a century has passed since the
submission of the splendid report by
the then chairman of the bridges
committee, Theodore w, Noyes, adj
vocating the construction of Me-
mortal Bridge" states tho committee
in urging all members of the board
to rally in support of the committee
in urging upon Congress the neces-
sity of having tho bridge built.
The vibration OF the Chain Bridge
when used by heavy traffic Is termed
as really alarming" in the report
which asks that plans be made by
the District, following the appropria-
ton for new Rennsylyania Avenue
Bridge, for a new Chain Bridge.
In speaking of the Chain Bridge
the committee states that "as 1t now
stands, 1t is of an old suspension
type and, while vibration must be
expected from this type, 1t has really
become alarming from the use of
heavy vehicles which must neces-
sarily pass over the structure from
Virginia"
Avenue Bridge Stressed.
Great stress is placed upon the
necessity of a new Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge. Since the Govern
ment has been condemning land on
the Anacostia side of the Eastern
Branch for some years, and is even
now improving It by the building
of retaining walls and the grading
and refilling for parks, and, as the
condition of the present bridge, so
far. as surfacing Is concerned. Is dam
Evening star., 1924-12-05

The easy mark doesn't know how
easy he IN until some salesman of
worthless stock or bonds has his
money.
Evening star., 1924-12-05
Qualifications Listed.

HighIights in the Englishman's
qualifications for the $4,000 prize
were listed as:
For five years he has carried on
the ideals of Mr.. Wilson.
'In the Italo-Grecian crisis a year
ago he fought for peace. for media
ton, for a fair settlement with an
honesty and a rightness which could
not be denied
He was instrumental in gaining
statehood for Albania, thereby tend
ing to assure peace in the Balkans.
He Mas aided in the development
of an international conscience in the
matter of mandates-'the sacred
trusts of civilization dreamed of by
Woodrow Wilson.
He has been a pioneer for control
in arms traffic.
He has been increasingly active
in behalf of racial, religious and lin
guistic minorities."
1T was as Lord Robert, third son
of the third Marquis of Salisbury,
that Viscount Cecil built his great
fame as a British statesman and his
greater renown as an advocate of
peace between nations" said Mr..
Evening star., 1924-12-05

Hotel Astor on December 2S. the six
ty-eighth anniversary of President
Wilson's birth.
The award Is the first made by the
foundation, which was created to give
annually a prize of 900 to the per-
son who appeared to a jury to have
done most to further the late Presi-
dents ideals for world peace. A fund
of about $500, ,o00,- raised by public
subscription, furnishes the income for
the award
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SOLOMEN SEAL s
lodge by
the Dunes" "

A Camp for little Indian Child,
rem. Write Il. +. ID. No. 2.
Chesterton, Indiana.
The faculty in charge "f this
institution are admirably qualified
for their work. 1t is in charge of
a college trained lady who is u
graduate of Smith College for
girls, and who also spent two years
at the Massachusetts, Agricultural
College, and a term at the Uni
versity of Chicago.
She has rs an assistant a college
trained Indian woman who under.
stands the Indian children and is
deeply interested in her work.
Charges are reasonable. Write for
pal ticulars.
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country are admittedly competent.
In 1913, for their own protec-
ton and to prevent further des-
poliation of the estate by the In
dian Bureau, the Indians organ
lied a voluntary association known
as the General Council of the
Chippewa Indians of Minnesota.
Shortly after its organization they
obtained the services of Webster
Ballinger, an attorney Of Wash
ington, D. G. They commenced a
struggle with the Indian Bureau
that has been memorable in In
dian affairs. For ten years the
Indians have sought to obtain an
investigation into their affairs by
a competent committee of Con-
gress. Each time the investigation
has been blocked by the Indian
Bureau. When the present inves.
tigation was being insisted upon
By the Indians the present Secre
tary of the Interior, signed a
communication prepared in the
Indian Bureau, in which Congress
was advised that there had been
no violations of the terms and
provisions of the agreements of
1889, that no law Of Congress had
oeen enacted in violation of the
terms of those agreements; that
the Department had dealt fairly
and Justly with the Indians, and
consequently there was no reason
for an investigation, which, if
made would be productive of no
good results. The Indians finally
triumphed and the result of the
investigation now being made by
a Senate committee, and which
opened at Bemidji on Monday of
this week. is looked forward to by
them as the dawn of a new eru in
their affairs.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-08-28

as agricultural lands, resulting in
great loss to the Indians. The
timber on the pine lands was
grossly under estimated =, as shown
by the official reports, and the
timber and land sold on the basis
of the under estimation. Disregard
of law, and fraud in administration
permeates every act of the Indian
Bureau during the last lhirty-fve
years of its administration of this
estate.
The meager funds received from
a part of the property have been
and are now being used in defray-
ing the expenses of the activities
of the Indian Bureau in Minnesota.
If this should continue the Indians
would receive at best only inciden-
tai benefits from a small part of
the estate, the great bulk of the
money received and to be received
from that part of the estate that
has not been given away would be
used in paying the salaries and
expenses of the officers and en-
ployees of the Indian Bureau, and
at the expiration of the fifty year
trust period there would remain
not dollar for division among the
surviving Indians.
There has been no classification
of the Indians, separating the
competent from the incompetent,
so that the competent might be
liberated, with the result that the
entire membership today is held
wards of the nation, notwithstand.
ing the fact that between 80 and
40 per cent of these Indians have
left the Indian country and are to
be found today in all the walks
aud professions of life, taking their
places side by side with the white
citizenery, and the further fact
that more than so pei" cent Of
those remaining in the Indian
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Place Absolute Confidence In Investigating
Committee.
4 BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION
NOW EXISTING.
Result Of Investigation Now in Progress
Looked Forward to With Keen Interest
By all Interested.

The Indians throughout the
country are awaiting with keen
interest tie outcome of the inves.
tigation which started on Monday.
of this week at Bemidji by sub.
committee of the Senate Committee
ON Indian Affairs, composed of Sen
ators Harreld of Oklahoma, Ken
drick of Wyoming, and Frazier of
North Dakota.
- The competency of the Indian
Bureau to administer the property
of the Indians and the integrity of
the officials of that Bureau will be
put in direct issue. The investi.
CATION bids fair to be one of the
most sensational in its disclosures
of anything that has thus far oc
Cured in Indian matters. 1t is
looked forward to by the Indians
of the country as the opening
wedge to the complete disintegra
tion and ultimate abolishment of
the Indian Bureau and the system
for which it has stood for so many
years, and the creation in its place
of efficient governmental agencies,
located in closer proximity to the
Indian wards of the nation. and
whose activities will be limited
solely to the care and protection of
the incompetent Indians, thus
emancipating from governmental
supervision the admitted competent
persons of Indian blood so many
of whom are now held under gov
ernmental control.
The administration of the estate
of the Chippewa Indians of Mime
sofa by the Indian Bureau has been
characteristic of its administration
oflndian estates generally. There
fore brief summary of the situa-
tion existing, and that has existed
for nearly half a century among
the Chippewa Indians of Minneso-
ia will be interesting and enlight-
ening.
In 1889 there were eleven reser.
vations in Minnesota occupied by
approximately 7,100 Indians who
were members of bands or tribes
that formerly constituted a part of
the great Chippewa Tribe or Ma.
ton of Indians. These eleven
reservations comprised approx
mately 100000 acres of laad,
containing as fine stands of pine
timber as existed anywhere on the
North American Continent. In
sistent demands by the white pop.
ulation for the lands of the Indians
eliminated in an act of Congress
approved January IA, 1899, which
appears in volume 25 of the statues
of the United States commencing
on page 642. BY this act the
President of-the United States was
authorized to appoint commission
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