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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
PRATT CITY MAN
HOLD-UP VICTIM
L. C. Richie Robbed OF $500
By Negro Highwaymen

L. G. Richie, Hill grocery store
manager at Pratt City, Saturday night
was forced to surrender the days re-
ceipts from the two Hill stores at Pratt
City when he stopped to repair blow
out on hte road between East Thomas
and Birmingham and was held up by
two unidentified negroes.
Richie told Police Officers Bragan
and McCOmbs that the two envelopes
contained well over $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
JAMES A. OCKERsON DIES
Was Member or Mississippi Rive
Commission

Commission
ST. LOUIS, March 22.--James. A.
Ockerson, member of the Mississippi
river commission for more than 20
years and an international authority on
navigation, died here today following a
stroke of paralysis. He was 76 years
old.
Ockerson made an intimate study of
the Mississippi river both in official and
unofficial capacities and largely as a
result of his work, t is siad, that river
became the most charted stream in the
country
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
DEAS-,JENKINS

Grady Woodfin Deas of Avondale
and Miss Lille Mae Jenkins of North
Birmingham were married Saturday
afternoon by DIR. ]. A. Bryan at the
Third Presbyterian church.
After a honeymoon to Atlanta and
other southern cities, Mr.. and Mrs.
Deas will be at home at 4001 Avenue G.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
WRITES To MEET

DIR. B. u. L. Conner and Henry
Vance will meet in debate as the head.
line feature for the weekly meeting OF
the advertising club Monday noon, ii
was announced. Maurice Lackey( r.
B. Chandler and Herbert Baum also
will take active parts nthe meeting,
which will be held at 1915 O'Clock.
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The English Neat about 80 pounds OF
fish more per capita year than Amer
leans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Next time you have steak smoth-
cred in onions squeeze the juice Of
lemon over it before serving. You
win like the improved flavor.
Evening star., 1924-01-01
+ STAR, WASHINGTON, D. c., TUESDAY,

man government under penalty is
considered as the most effective way
or getting the Information which Is
desired primarily by the French gov
eminent. However, bankers who vis-
ited Germany last summer and fall
express grave doubts that such an
investigation will ever be successful
ly conducted.
No Law to Force Details.
Heads of large International bank
ing firms here frankly stated that
they knew OF no law by which they
could be compelled to reveal the
private business of their clients:
them frankly stated that they would
decline to give details of transactions
believed to involve capital of German
origin unless they were forced to do
so by law. Some of these same banks.
however, have kept the government
informed of the receipt of German
gold without going into the details
!. To get the information sought,
bankers pointed out that the repara-
tions commission .,,commfttee would
have to get the cooperation not only
of the German and allied govern
ments, but Of those of neutral coun-
tries as well, particularly Switzer-
land, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Den
mark and Spain, where. the bulk of
migrated German capital is believed
to have gone.
Considerable capital of German
origin is known to be hidden in this
and other countries under various
disguises. In many cases 1t Is held
in the names of relatives or friends
of Germans who are citizens Of the
Evening star., 1924-01-01
2 DENVER WOMEN DIE,
OTHERS HURT, IN FIRE
Occupants of Apartment Houses
Forced to Flee From Flames
in Night Clothes. !,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press a
DENVER, Colo, January 1.-Two
apartment house-fres here yesterday
caused the death of two women and
resulted in serious injury to five, other
persons, it was reported at hospitals.
where some of the injured were
taken. The condition of two women,
Miss Mary Olsen. school teacher,
and Miss Beatrice Duskey, telephone
operator, was said to be critical
Both suffered severe burns and brok-
en- bones when they jumped from
windows in the burning buildings
Miss Beatrice Jones, also a school
teacher. and Miss UIa Kramer, an
employe of a Denver bank, lost their
lives In the fire. Miss Jones jumped
from window when forced to do so
by the flames and died when being
taken to a hospital. Miss kramer
was burned to death in her room, her
charred body being found by firemen.
Occupants of the apartment houses
We're forced to flee from buildings in
the early morning hours, attired only
In their night clothes. Both fires,
according to fire department officials,
were caused by overheated furnaces.
Evening star., 1924-01-01

vorce, alfinony, contractual rights,
the right to sue, designation as head
of family, property transfers, crimes
and torts committed by married wom-
en-. support, administration of es-
tates, slander and services or earn
ings-al prepared by the Maryland
branch, National Womans Party.
A bill adding eight new members to
the city republican committee-pre
pared by the City Federation of Re-
publican Women.
Voters League Measures.
The following legislation the Mary
land League of Women Voters would
like to see put through:
Strengthening child labor laws,
undermining child care; extension of
juvenile court system to every county,
an amendment to divorce laws, strik-
ing out as ground for divorce "un-
chastity of wife before marriage" re-
quiring health certificates before mar
riage, a uniform marriage evasion
act. abolfshment of the board of police
examiners, establishment of state
bureau of markets, a separate build
ing for women prisoners.
Evening star., 1924-01-01

ge1 word of Gen. Robert e. Lees sur
render until almost two weeks after the
southern army had capitulated. In the
meantime all the other troops had been
notified.
When word came to fall back Mr..
Kendall was said to have been the last
man to leave the fight, turning and
firing a single shot into Potter's force,
which was moving In for flank attack.
The following day Col Thomas w.
Thompson, in command of the brigade.
received orders to find Potter and con-
clude an armistice.
Thus friends of the veteran claimed,
there was little doubt that the shot fired
by Mr.. Kendall was the final one of the
war.
Evening star., 1924-01-01

United States. Switzerland, Holland.
Spain or the Scandinavian countries.
Among the methods said by the
French bureau of information to
have been used to get capital out OF
Germany were:
Payment" of ,ctitious debts in
foreign countries.
Organization OF holding and other
companies outside Of Germany with
German capital.
Establishment Of agencies in cities
like Zurich and Amsterdam, which
receive the orders of German manu-
facturers, send the bills and cash
them. while the manufacturers send
the goods direct to the customers,
the prices quoted to the agency be-
ing price. thereby enabling the
manufacturer to build up capital in
neutral country without the inter-
ference OF his own government.
Evening star., 1924-01-01
WOMEN CONCENTRATE.
ON MD. LEGISLATURE
Opening Session at Annapolis To-
morrow Will Find Many
on Ground.
NUMEROUS BILLS READY
State Voters League Announces
Program for Year.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. Md, January 1.-The
eyes of Maryland women now are
turned eagerly toward the Legislature,
which opens tomorrow.
Never in the history of this state has
any legislative session aroused the
interest of womenas has the coming
one. To the Maryland League of Wom-
en- Voters, of which Miss Lavinia
Engle is manager, is mainly due this
Increased interest on the part of the
woman voter toward her political
duty and power. This organization
has kept up steady firing of litera-
ture and has conducted an intensive
educational campaign throughout the
state to awaken women to their po-
litical duty.
Many of the bills to come before
this Legislature are "womens bills
They have been prepared by women
and they will be lobbied for by wom-
Ell. A number of these measures have
come through the legislative clear
ing house-an organization of orsani-
Zations-formed to collect the wom-
ems bills so that the women's legis-
1ative efforts may be pooled and
united thus lending more strength
to their respective measures.
Other women's organizations, how
ever, have gone "on their own" and
will present their own bills and do
their own lobbying for them.
Bills Backed by Women.
Legislation, which the women OF
she state are behind, includes:
"A bill doing away with Registration
of exact age, when applying for citi-
zenship.
An proflteering bill prepared
by the Housewives League.
Thirtythree equal rights" bills ap-
plying to the eight-hour law, laws
regulating overtime pay, one making
it mandatory to provide seats for
women workers, guardianship and il
Legitimacy of children, the status of
married women touching domicile, di-
Evening star., 1924-01-01
Shirts Reduced

The half.yearly clearance
sale covers our, entire stock
of Mems Shirts, with the ex.
ception only of Manhattans,
full dress and tuxedo shirts.
Shirts of every type that
men want, in all neck sizes
and sleeve lengths.
Evening star., 1924-01-01
600 TRIP0LITANS SLAIN, /
ITALIAN CHIEF REPORTS.
Many Rebel Leaders, Killed in En-
counter Near Urflla-250 ,
Rifles Captured.
By the Associated Press

TRlPOLI, January In the sue
cessful encounter reported Saturday by
Gen. Graziani against the rebels in the
region of Crflla, southeast Of TripoIi.
the enemy suffered heavy losses. AT
Beni-Ulid. the enemy casualties num-
bered 600 dead, while ESQ rifles were
captured. Among the dead were many
rebel chiefs.
On the Italian side a lieutenant was
killed and two men were wounded, while
among the native troops under italian
command the casualties were given an
eighteen dead and eighty-four wounded
The rebels are in flight to the south
of Beni-Ulid, according to official re-
ports, with Italian patrols closely on
their heels.
Evening star., 1924-01-01
Tux,edOs

TuxedOs
Tuxedo suits for men and
young men. Notch and peak
collars. These suits are
from the famous Sanford &
Russell mill and. are of un.
finished worsted. Specially
priced
$3.50
Evening star., 1924-01-01
MAN WHO FIREDLAST
CIVIL WAR SHOT DIES
Adrian T. Kendall Of Kentucky
Had Not Heard Of Lees
Surrender to Grant.
By the Associate Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, January Taps
have sounded for Adrian T. Kendall of
Shively, KY, who was reputed to have
fired the last shot of the war between
the states Mr.. Kendall, for thirty
three years an active member of the
Louisville bar, was buried yesterday
afternoon in the cemetery at Shively.
The Orphan Brigade, which had been
pursuing Potter's forces in the vicinity
of Boykine's Mills, in Georgia, did not
Evening star., 1924-01-01
GERMAN GOLD EXPORT
PROBE HELD FUTILE.
Wall Street Bankers Doubt Posi-
bility of Accurate Check on
Movement Of Metal.
FIGURES DIFFER WIDELY
Estimates Vary From 100000, 900
to $4,000, 600, 900.
RI $50
BY the Ssncia ted Press

By the Associated Press. s.
NEW YORK, January Leading
Wall street bankers yesterday ex-
pressed the opinion that the amount
of German capital exported abroad
since the armistice, which is to be
the subject of an investigation by an
international committee appointed by
the reparatlons, commission, will
never be accurately ascertained. .Es-
Inmates, of this sum, which range all
the way from S100,000,000 to $4,000
600, 0,000, are generally regarded as
mere guesses.
A rigid Investigation by the Ger
Evening star., 1924-01-01
CAP" PISTOLS FATAL TO FIVE.

NEW ORLEANS, La, January l.
Five negro children in one group
died in Charity Hospital late yester-
day of tetanus caused from wounds
by cap pistols and other explosives
Christmas day, hospital authorities
announced
Evening star., 1924-01-01

Suits
Mems and young mems sack suits, in fancy
and staple fabrics, in sizes "a to SO.
$3.50 and $40 grades. ..... .$29.5O
S45 and $47.5 so grades. 49,. $34.5O
500 and sos grades. $3.50
About 800 mems and young mems sack
suits, fancy and staple fabrics, all sizes, 33 to
46. All models, broken lots, reduced. Val
ues up to $40. Specially priced for the semi.
annal clearance sale.
$25
Evening star., 1924-01-01
KNOXVILLE, ARK, BURNS.

KNOXVILLE, Ark, January l. Six
buildings, in the business section of
this village, were destroyed last night
by fire, with a total loss estimated
at $4,000. Only three business houses
remain in the village
Evening star., 1924-01-01

Mexico recently prohibited the i'm
portation OF meat, = hides. bones and
the raw products derived from ami
mails shipped from districts where
animal diseases are known
to exist.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12

Mrs. F. w. Wilson is visiting
friends in New York.
Mrs. Harry Young spent part Of
this week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Scott Porter returned from q
business trip to Philadelphia and
New York.
Misses Ora and Mae Byrd have re-
turned from trip to Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
Mr.. William Walters is home from
Salisbury Hospital where he was con-
fined for an operation.
Mrs. Alicia Hopkins, Of Onancock,
Va, has been the guest of Mrs. James
! Dryden on Market street.
Mrs. D. c. Armstrong and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Elva Walls motored here
from Wilmingtos and spent Sunday
with friends and relatives here.
Miss Myrtle Mock, of the Univer-
sity Hospital, Baltimore, who has
been on visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. M. Mock, has returned.
Mr. Elmer o. Tucker has returned
to Philadelphia, after spending the
last week with his mother His wife
accompanied him home to her moth
in Snow Hill.
Mrs. E. c. Emery and daughter
Miss Elizabeth motored here from
Seaford, Del, and spent Monday as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Farrell Bowen
on Walnut street.
9 Mrs. Frank U. Barnes, of Williams
ton, N. c., arrived in town on Thurs
day last. After spending a few days
here witr relatives, she will visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. McMas-
ter, at their home on "Sunnyside
Farm" &
Mr.. Walter D. Bromley has return
ed to resume his studies at the Uni
versity Of Maryland, after spending
the holidays with his paresss, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bromley of scar Pocomoke
He had as his guest Mr.. Ernest Wal
ker and Mr.. S. Jenkins, of College
Park, Md.
Calvin E. Townsend will hold anoth-
er sale of mules in the near future,
SO watch this paper for advertise
ments. These will be offered either
next week or the week thereafter.
Anyone needing good stock can b as
sured they will find it at "Cal's" sta
bles when he pulls off an auction. He
has the confidence of the people, plays
the game fair, and his sales always
attract large crowds.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Little Miss Elizabeth Fontaine wa
very i'll last week.
Mrs. Ray Bowden is home from .
trip to- Philadelphia
Captain Spencer D. He'll, Of Balti
more was q visitor in Pocomoke THU
week. ~
Mr.. Edward Edmonds, of Accomac
Va, was visitor in Pocomoke OF
Tuesday.
Mrs. A. D. Merrill is home from 9
visit with her parents in Winchester
Virginia.
Mr.. w. X. Funk made business
trip to Cambridge the early part Of
Tie week.
Miss Lorena Koskey, of Onancock
Va, has been a guest at the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Matthews, neal
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mariner, oil
the "Dale Farm" have been visiting
DR. and Mrs. Strickland, in Raleigh
North Carolina.
Mr.. H. w. Carly, District manage,
of the G. & P. Telephone Company
was caller at the Worcester Demo
crat office on Monday.
Judge Robert F. Duer was in town
this week. He continued his way ia
Snow Hill where he administered the
oath to the recently elected county Of
ficials.
Miss Joyce Ford, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Josepr r. Ford, this city,
and Mr.. Sheldos Lutz, of Baltimore,
were quietly married at Ellicott City
January 2.
E. P. Long and E. A. Matthews re-
turned from business trip to Balti-
more. The latter gives some interest
ing experiences of his visit, and says
he knows physician who can cure all
Ills.
Mrs. Norris M. Young left Wednes-
day of this week for Newbern, N. c.,
where she will spend several weeks.
She accompanied her sister and broth
er who has been spending the Holt
days with her.
! Mr.. Bradish, of Salisbury, manager
lof the Woolworth and 10 store and
Mr.. Owen, of Cambridge, manager OF
Wcolworth 5 and 10 cent store visited
Mr.. w. X. Funk, of Pocomoke the ear
~ part of the week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12
Mr.. Hugh McMichael, of Eden,
spent the weekend in Pocomoke.

Mr.. Hugh McMichael, of Eden,
spent the weekend in Pocomoke.
Messrs. William Merrill, John Ennis
and Walter Atkinson left Monday for
the University of Maryland.
Mrs. J. Henry Young, Of Cape
Charles, spent the week with her
daughter, Mrs. M. L. Veasey.
Miss Louise Byrd left the early
Fart Of the week for Florida where she
will spend the rest of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Crowson
spent Sunday with the formers par
erts, Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Crowson.
Mrs. Ounce Ashburn very pleasast-
ly entertained number of her
friends at Bridge Thursday evening.
A meeting of the Executive Board
Of the Worcester County Chapter, A..
r. c., will be held in the Court House
on Monday January 10, at $50 P. M.
The Mayor and Council of POGO
moke City have just purchased one
thousand feet of extra heavy snap
coupling hose for the Fire Company.
Mrs. Edward Gray, Mrs. Ira Brit
tingham and Mrs. R. J. Long, have
returned home after spending the
weekend with the formers son, Mr..
Walter Gray, who is at Sanitorium
Mrs. James F. Mason, of Norfolk,
Va, visited her old home, Chinco-
league Island, Va, and from there to
Pocomoke City, spending some time
with her sister, Miss Annie M. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Miller Nc
Glothlin, of Norfolk, Va, spent the
Christmas and New Years holidays
with the latter,s aunt Miss Annie M.
Davis, of Second street. Mr.. Nc
Glothlin had a bad attack of tonsilitis
while visiting friends in Poromoke,
but under skillful treatment was soon
restored.
Maryland, with population of ap-
proximately 100000 and an area of
9,941 square miles, has more than
100000 telephones in service, one tele-
phone for every nine inhabitants.
The Company has in the State an in
vestment of approximately $27,0OO,-
600, and it is increasing at the rate of
approximately $2,500,000 per year.
It is interesting to note that there are
more telephones in Maryland than are
in service in Central America, Mexi-
CO, Argentine, Austria, Belgium,
Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal,
Roumania, Spain, Switzerland, Brit
ish India, China and Africa.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12
CUSTOM HATCHING-DAY OIL
CHICKS.

S. G. w. Leghorn chicks of high
quality, the big husky kind all hatch
ed from old hen eggs. The hens from
which the eggs come are Hogan test
ed are in free range and are wonder
full layers of large white eggs.
have % years experience which counts
for something, in the quality and
number Of chicks can hatch for you.
| have patrons I have Matched for for
10 and IL years.
I use, sell, and recommend the
Magic Brooder, the best out. Send
for circular.
COMMUNITY HATCHERY
H. w. Taylor, Prop.
BERLIN, MARYLAND.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12
GIvARZ STORE NEWS

Agency for American Lady Cor
sets. There are no better.
If in need of a Coat, Suit or Dress
visit our second floor department.
The only correct patterns are the
Butterick. We sell them.
None better than ready-to-wear in
ladies' goods than we carry.
New arrivals in Coats, Suits, and
Dresses. It is the biggest, and best
and most reasonable priced line we
have ever had. Give US q call.
BENJAMIN GIVARZ.
Pocomoke City, Md
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12
BUSINESS POINTERS.

Buy your Hats at Callahan's.
Buy our guaranteed Boots at Cal
lahan's.
Pure Country Lard at Hillman'a
Market.
Dress yourself from head to foot
at Callahan's.
WANTED = Hogs at Hillman's
Market.
It is the style to give photographs
this year. We have the best styles at
Harris Studio.
Home made Sausage and Scrapple
at HILLMAN'S MARKET
WANTED-1OO men at the Baptist
Church every Sunday morning.
H. B. PILCHARD.
You will find Pure Mountain Buck
wheat -four and home ground table
hominy at EAGLE MILLS.
FOR neutrality-suspicious. of foul
rooms, Possession Feb. /. Apply to
612 Market st. 1-5-tf.
FOR SAEE-All wool bed blankets.
$12 per pair. Apply to
FRANK E. HUDSON.
!. WANTED-Large young chickens.
Also eggs. B. F. Sturgis, corner OF
Vine street and Clarke avenue. Tele.
phone 119.
FOR RENT-Three desirable of.
fees in the Woolworth Building. I'm
mediate possession.
1-5-4t. M. L. VEASEY
Bring your eggs to us. We pay tn
highest market cash price.
AMERICAN STORES CO.,
Pocomoke City, Md
STORE FOR RENT-January LIST
Now occupied by American Store
Further information at
FISHERS BARGAIN STORE.
FOR RENT - Desirable apart
ment. Apply to o>,
12-29-tf. 1928 Second st.
Start the New Year right. Learn
barber trade in few weeks. Writ
Tri-City Barber School, 817 E. Balti
more ST., Baltimore, Md. 12-29-4t
EGGS WANTED - whites snc
browns. Live poultry. Highest cash
G. H. EVANS.
NOTICE - Get your house move.
by the house mover, who has had Is
years experience in moving all siz.
buildings. G. T. Groton, Parksley, w
Eggs and Poultry wanted. Don't
hold broilers as Market is inclined
lower. Corner Vine street and Clarke
eve. Phone 119. B. F. STURGIS.
FOR RENT-Six room house, with
conveniences. Possession February l.
1-12-2t BENZ. GIvARZ.
FOR RENT-Present location Of
Citizens Bank. Will be vacated Feb.
ruary LIST. Apply to ..,rr,,,
Dec. 20. OUNCE AASHBURN.
FOR SALE CHEAP - 100 Mule
Brides, Riding Saddles, Back Bands.
Rain Coats, Artics and Boots.
G.. CLEVE TOWNSEND,
1-5-tf. 406 Clarke Ave
"BABY CHIX"-Place orders nov
for Baby Chix as my Matching space
is limited, and am booking orders
daily. Phone 119 corner, Vine street
B. F. sTURGIs.
LOST-Extra so x a Fisk Automo
bile tire and rim, Sunday night, 60
ing from Pocomoke City to Wei.
bourne. Finder will please return to
GROVER WARD,
Dec-15-tf. Melbourne, Md.
WANTED-Young woman in coun.
try home to assist light housekeep.
ing, and care of invalid woman.l Coco
home and wages to proper party
Must give reference. Apply to Demo
crat office. Nov-24-tf
FOR SALE-One Heatrola and two
Alright Wood stoves. Reason fol
selling moving to steam heated
quarters. Bargain to quick buyer.
EWELL & CHILD,
Attorneys-at-Law,
Pocomoke City, Md
FOR SALE - Farm near Wei.
bourne, containing about 100 acres
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-01-12
EXCELLENT BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY

For Sale - Store Property with
stock of goods. Excellet location for
CASH trade. Well established bust
ess. If interested, apply to
FRANK E. HUDSON,
2003 Peninsula Bldg,
Pocomoke City, Md.